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Students walk to end Alzheimer’s Angel Stadium of Anaheim hosts thousands to raise money for research DANIEL OSTRIN Daily Titan

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Left: Yvette Harless, volunteer, offers her time up each week to provide supplies to the homeless near the Fullerton train station. Right: Dale Wallace, 54, has been homeless the past five years. Prior to being homeless Wallace worked as a chief, cook, warehouse hand and mason.

Homeless Life on the streets ROBERT REYES

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obin Rodriguez stands barefoot and shirtless at the Brea Dam Park wringing out the clothes he just washed in the park’s restroom. There is no one at the park except some bicyclists and two men emptying trash cans that morning to see Rodriguez, 54, bathing and doing his laundry at the women’s restroom sink, which is doorless and exposed to the public. After he is done, he will get on his bike and try to find some food and coffee. He is not sure where. Rodriguez is one of more than 4,000 homeless people in Orange County, some of whom resort to similar measures to get routine chores like laundry done. Rodriguez, one of 797 people who fall into the same category, is considered chronically unsheltered homeless, according to the Orange County Homeless Count & Survey Report released in June. Officer Mike McCaskill, a homeless liaison with the Fullerton Police Department, works day-to-day with home-

less people and those affected by homelessness. The homeless liaison program has doubled from two officers to four since McCaskill joined a year ago. McCaskill said he thinks the increase in officers is in response to the substantial growth in the number of homeless people in Fullerton over the last few years. The increase of homeless residents is caused by a mixture of people originally from Fullerton and others who have come from other cities and counties. McCaskill said the goal for the homeless liaison program is to get homeless people to comply with laws and to help get them into different programs, getting them off the streets. While McCaskill generally tries to avoid citing people for minor violations, like littering or trash digging, he uses enforcement tactics like arrests when he deals with people who do not want to get off the streets. “If you live on the streets for 20 years, Dale is a 67-yearold homeless Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy for eight years. During two of those years, he served as active duty aboard various aircraft carriers. He has been homeless for the past few years in the Fullerton and Santa Ana area. On Saturday night, Dale waits to enter the Fullerton Armory where shelter, bathing options, hygiene products and food are provided to all who come and sign in for the night.

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Computer Science Department hosts Security Day, preps for new major

sometimes people don’t want to change their ways,” McCaskill said. Dale, a 67-year-old homeless Vietnam veteran, who did not want his full name made public, said officers from local cities like Fullerton, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Garden Grove are hard on the homeless. Dale said he was sitting at Ford Park when a police officer threatened to give him a ticket for “camping” on Saturday if he did not leave. Dale said laws like anti-camping ordinances are used to discriminate against the homeless. “It’s not against the law to be homeless,” Dale said. “They say it is.” But Dale said the police are just doing their jobs, and there needs to be more understanding from the elected officials. “They got their fine homes, they have this big paycheck coming in all the time. They could care less about us,” Dale said. “We’re nothing.” Susan Faber, director of community ministries at the Fullerton First United Methodist Church in downtown Fullerton, said many of the homeless in Fullerton do not have access to medical and mental health programs offered in places like Santa Ana. When homeless schizophrenic Kelly Thomas died after being beaten by six Fullerton police officers, Faber and a group of community faith leaders went to Fullerton’s Hunt Branch Library to assess the needs of the city’s homeless population. At that time, the library was known for its growing homeless encampments. Before it closed, McCaskill said 75-80 homeless people were staying there. The library was closed in April after complaints from the library staff, who said the location had become dangerous. The group determined that needs like storage, medical care, a place to do laundry and shower were needed, in addition to the food offered by many Fullerton churches. Twice a month, married couple Jim and Roe Dodgen tow two trailers to the Fullerton First Methodist Church. One contains a pair of portable showers, and another is loaded with seven washing machines and seven dryers. SEE HOMELESS, 3

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The Army’s proposed policy on tattoos takes away a soldier’s individualism

Thousands walked Saturday at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim for the 2013 “Walk to End Alzheimer’s,” which benefits research on Alzheimer’s disease. About 3,771 people participated in the event, including 290 teams who raised more than $283,173 for the cause. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to University of Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders. “Today you’re all angels,” said Dennis Kuhl, chair of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. “You’re angels for being here and taking your time to walk and get rid of this dreadful disease.” Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain

disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ability to do simple tasks, according to the Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center. Angel Stadium was stained purple to represent the fight against the disease. “You can’t see what I can see, but people are stretched as far as the eye,” said Lynn Mullowney, vice president of Development at the Orange County Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. With multiple social fraternities and sororities alongside the Gerontology Honors Society, Sigma Phi Omega, and the Human Services Student Association, Cal State Fullerton was well-represented at the philanthropic event. Mullowney personally commended the Sigma Kappa Sorority chapter (Epsilon Tau) of CSUF. The Sigma Kappa Foundation is a National Gold Team within the Alzheimer’s Association. SEE ALZHEIMER’S, 2

SPORTS | MEN’S BASKETBALL

Titans blow out the Broncos at home

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The Titans huddle after their win against Santa Clara University Saturday.

Men’s basketball rebound from heartbreaking loss with a convincing victory ABRAHAM JAUREGUI Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team returned home and opened up Titan Gym’s first home game with a win by defeating Santa Clara University 86-73 Saturday afternoon. The 13-point victory moves the Titans to a record of 2-1, while giving the Broncos their first loss of the year; they are now at 2-1. This was also Head Coach Dedrique Taylor’s first victory at home in front of 1,154 fans. “Awesome win for our program to be able to come home and put our best foot forward,” Taylor said. “It’s just good to see these guys have a chance to get a win in front of their friends and family, especially coming off what we went through in Seattle, but it’s just good to see these guys come out and play as hard and play as well as they played.”

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After a disappointing loss on the road to Seattle University last Wednesday, where they gave up an 18-point lead, the Titans were eager to get back to their winning ways. They took control of the game about halfway through the first half, and they never looked back. The Titans virtually controlled most of the game with lockdown defense, tough interior play, great ball movement and efficient shooting from inside and outside the three-point line. Defense is where Taylor wants to create an identity, and the Titans really backed up their coach by holding the high-scoring Broncos to a 37.3 total fieldgoal percentage, 33.3 percent from three-point range, and causing 14 turnovers. For the game, the Titans shot an outstanding 53.8 total fieldgoal percentage, 50 percent from beyond the three-point line, and 75 percent from the free throw line. On offense, their only slip-ups came on turnovers, as they had 16 in the game. SEE MEN’S BASKETBALL, 8

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Women’s soccer falls to Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

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Computer science experts host Security Day Engineers and security experts explain how hackers can operate PATTON TRAN Daily Titan

In an era when so much personal information floats through the Internet, protecting data has become a constant battle. Those tasked with protecting passwords and credit card numbers of Internet users must play a game of wits to barricade information from malicious hackers. As part of Security Day, the Computer Science Department at Cal State Fullerton addressed students Friday on the importance of security to help students pursue jobs in the field. Mikhail Gofman, an assistant professor of computer science, laid out the plans for security for the school. “Our long-term objectives are to go beyond our security program,” he said. Gofman discussed the goal to

start a graduate and undergraduate major for cyber security, and introduce a minor degree in the same field, so that non-security majors can learn the coursework. The department is working on making information security a requirement for the computer science major. Gofman thinks every computer science major should know about security when they are designing a system. Through the planned major, Gofman hopes to become nationally recognized by the National Security Agency for education and as a research school. In the United States, hacker groups are a constant threat. They have taken down major networks, and even compromised the Twitter account of President Barack Obama. Even the NSA itself has been in the news for exploiting the systems of major companies like Google and Facebook. Michael Skroch is a strategic capabilities deputy at Sandia National Laboratories, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp. that

works with the government on defense and national security. He said we need to take another look on how to design security. Skroch has also worked for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Department of Defense. In many ways, technology has progressed rapidly, with cloud storage services becoming more readily available. However, Skroch warns that in terms of security, “we are back in the day now; it hasn’t changed a whole lot.” Skroch said he believes there needs to be trade-offs between security and profit. At Sandia, they are attacked every day by hackers. “We are at war; you just don’t see blood in the streets,” Skroch said. A question raised was whether cyber security is proactive versus reactive. Skroch said as a nation we are reactive and the reason is because the value of security is not tangible. He asked how you put a price tag on something that has not

happened yet. Gofman warned that people discover new ways to get malicious code into systems. “If you think at molecule level, I will attack you at the subatomic level,” he said. Ron Williamson, a senior engineering fellow at Raytheon Network Centric Systems, used the Stuxnnet computer worm as the example of hackers thinking outside of the box. Stuxnnet was a worm that may have been created by the U.S. government that infected the systems of a nuclear power plant in Iran. The plant system was on an isolated network to prevent cyber attacks from outsiders. Williamson said hackers infiltrated the plant by taking advantage of social networks. They went to Facebook and LinkedIn and used it to attack people, knowing their victims would inadvertently bring the virus to work through a thumb drive. This out-of-the-box thinking took down something engineers believed to be secure.

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Top: “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” participants at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim showcase a #EndAlz sign to bring awareness and participation among passersby for the Alzheimer’s Association. Bottom: Over 3,000 participants walk to raise over $200,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association to find a cure at the ”Walk to End Alzheimer’s” at the stadium.

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The criteria for a Gold Team is an annual enrollment fee of $2,500, corporate contributions and a suggested average of 100 teams (minimum of 10 members per team) within its organization. Epsilon Tau strongly represented altruism and its alma mater by volunteering before dawn, being the biggest team with 127 team members and raising 109 percent of its intended goal of $2,250. Walk Champions are those who have individually raised over $500 in donations. With

more than a hundred Walk Champions at the stadium, over $100,000 was collectively raised. “The walk route is 3.2 miles,” said Andrea McDonald, Alzheimer’s Association Walk Coordinator. “Around the parking lot, through the concourse, onto the field and back around (to the start).” Walkers were led through the stadium like average ticket holders into the parking lot to the “Big A.” However, when re-entering the stadium, participants were not like average ticket holders. Led through Tunnel A and onto the sodded stadium, the walkers marched along the dirt con-

tours, where many champions have set foot. The walk had an earnest purpose, but that did not stop participants from having fun inside the stadium after they finished. Kuhl invited all of the walkers, a combination of humans and dogs, to stick around after the circuit for “the biggest party you’ve ever seen.” Guitars strummed loudly, vuvuzelas blew harmoniously and the sound of music could be heard from the nosebleed seats. Many photographs were taken to share the experience and spread awareness. “Today we walk and remember our loved ones,” said Lind-

sey Jordan, a 19-year-old advocate for Alzheimer’s research. “And we will continue to walk until Alzheimer’s is no longer a disease, but just a memory.” Jordan fights the disease by giving speeches and coordinating awareness events that have drawn in attention and support from many influential people, such as Maria Shriver, the former first lady of California. Jordan has traveled to Sacramento and even to Washington D.C., where she has shared her story with elected officials about dealing with Alzheimer’s. She continues to spread awareness for her father and others who have been affected by the disease.

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DTBRIEFS Santa Ana man dies in crash VINCENT LA ROSA A wrong-way driver in Santa Ana is dead and three others are injured following a head-on crash Saturday morning with a pickup truck, according to the Orange County Register. The cause of the collision occurring on West McFadden Avenue near South Mohawk Drive was unknown, but officers noted finding open alcohol containers in the deceased driver’s Nissan Sentra. Officials said the 30-year-old male driver died at the scene, while the passengers were taken to local hospitals with critical injuries.

Five killed in Midwest tornadoes CHU-LING YEE Dozens of tornadoes hit the Midwest on Sunday, claiming the lives of five people, according to the Associated Press. Approximately 70 homes were destroyed, according to CNN and Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Jonathon Monken. Six trucks were overturned on the highway by winds traveling at 80 mph. The Federal Aviation Administration said more than 230 f lights have been canceled at O’Hare Airport, according to ABC’s local affiliate in Illinois. Commonwealth Edison reported 72,000 are currently without power.

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Fullerton Women’s Leadership forum honors four local women Four women share their stories of success and overcoming adversity ALLY FITZGERALD Daily Titan

Four local, successful women were honored at the ninth annual Fullerton Women’s Leadership forum held at the Fullerton Community Center Thursday. Marie Avena, Sueling Chen, Annette Magdaleno and Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) were honored at the event attended by nearly 200. Fullerton City Council members Jennifer Fitzgerald and Jan Flory hosted women of all ages, career paths and political persuasions. Avena was recognized for her success in founding Coast to Coast Foundation, a charitable organization that seeks to aid homeless people in the community by providing basic necessi-

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Roe Dodgen said they try to offer mentoring and connections to other people in the community to help them get

ties with an opportunity to be reunited with family living across the country. Avena told of her own experiences with homelessness, recalling being kicked out of her home at the age of 18 when it was discovered that she was pregnant. Avena said though her profession is in real estate sales, her passion has always been to help those who find themselves homeless, as she once did. “How many teens get pregnant? How many teens get kicked out of their house?” Avena said. “It is what you do after the fact. Life is a choice. We all have a choice.” Avena implored the women to step outside of themselves and help others. The second honoree was Chen, who serves as the principal and founding owner of Arborland Montessori Children’s Academy, Arborland Education Center and Arborland Academy of the Arts. Chen spoke about being raised

in Taiwan and how it was drastically different from the world in which we live today. “Why would women need to go to college? We are built to work in the kitchen and we are good in the bedroom,” Chen said. “That’s what I was told.” Chen moved to the United States as an adult and received her Master of Business Administration from USC. After having her first daughter, Chen was inspired to change the education system for the better and created Arborland Schools, which seeks to individualize the education system for students. Chen spoke about the school’s aim to inspire students to be the best, most productive citizens they can, regardless of their chosen profession. “You don’t have to know your calling, but do what you believe is the right thing to do,” Chen said. “Serve other people, and you’ll have happiness come around to you.”

Chen offered similar advice to the women in attendance, encouraging them to lead in whatever their chosen role in life may be. “Many of us, even though (we) grew up in America feel that we need to take the back seat,” Chen said. “Why would you take the back seat when you know where to go, and how to get there and be the very best you can be?” Magdaleno, the third honoree, is a human resources specialist for the Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s mill in Fullerton. She recalled her time as a woman in the corporate world, explaining her many duties within the corporation. “I’m a wife, a mom, a champion, a disciplinarian, a friend and then I go home,” Magdaleno said. Magdaleno was recognized for her 36 years in the corporate

off the streets, if they are willing. They also pay two formerly homeless men to help run the program. Fullerton Public Library Director Maureen Gebelein said anyone who follows the

library’s code of conduct is welcome to use the library and its resources. “They know they’re welcome here, they know we’re advocates for them,” Gebelein said. However, people have to be asked to leave if they start to

bother the library’s other patrons due to poor hygiene because they cannot bathe or do laundry. “It’s an uncomfortable conversation to have, but I think by and large most of them comply and get it,” Gebelein said. Recently, the library staff ’s workload has been increased because they are regularly handling “challenging situations,” Gebelein said. Staff at the library has had to deal with potentially dangerous situations that they are not trained to handle. In the past year, a man with Tourette’s syndrome stood in front of the library threatening to kill 50 people. Another man was found passed out in the restroom with a hypodermic needle in his arm. Gebelein has had to call the police on multiple occasions and estimates that she has banned 10 patrons. “We have to strike this balance between keeping it safe and welcoming everyone, and it’s a moving target, every day and every hour,” she said. The Fullerton Armory opened its emergency shelter operations Wednesday, which is a few weeks earlier than usual. The cities of Fullerton and Anaheim each committed $40,000 to open the Orange County Cold Weather Armory Emergency Shelter to allow the early opening, a fee that Fullerton councilwoman Jennifer Fitzgerald said was “nominal.” Rodriguez said most shelter programs are “wonderful,” but that some homeless people who go to shelters can be belligerent and cigarette smoke agitates his asthma. When he does go to places like the

1992 January 2010 Camping laws implemented into Fullerton municipal code Orange County Board of Supervisors approved the Draft Orange County Ten-Year Plan July 2011 to End Homelessness beaten by six police officers after they confronted him; died five days later

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Soccer ref sentenced for sex acts SONAM MIRPURI Youth soccer referee Jorge Diosdado Serafin, 31, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for sex acts against three boys at or near his Anaheim apartment, according to the Orange County Register. Serafin, who worked for Oakview Soccer League in Huntington Beach, was charged for three felony counts of oral copulation on underage boys. Serafin pleaded guilty in October to three lewd acts on three minors younger than 16. The lewd acts against the boys, who were 15, 14 and 10, occurred in October 2012 and January 2013, prosecutors said. Lifetime registration on the sex offender registry is included in Serafin’s sentence.

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world, as well as for her work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The charity, which grants wishes to terminally ill children, is close to Magdaleno’s heart as they granted her young son’s wish of going to Disney World before he died. The final honoree was QuirkSilva, who was previously Fullerton’s mayor and currently represents the city in the 65th Assembly District. She was recognized for her success in the political realm, as well as her various other roles in the local community. Quirk-Silva earned her bachelor’s degree from UCLA and later earned her teaching credential from Cal State Fullerton. She worked as a schoolteacher in Fullerton for 27 years before running for a seat on the city council in 2004.

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armory, he usually goes for a shower and some food and then leaves. Dale William Wallace, 54, said he has not been to the armory in five years. Wallace said the check-in system was a “hassle” and the other homeless people can be drunk, on drugs, or suffering from mental illnesses. He also said he would also prefer a shelter with more resources like storage, access to computers and career services. “An armory is nothing but a warehouse for people,” Wallace said. A.J. Hightower, who has been going to the Fullerton Armory for 13 years, said that while security can be lenient, it has been better since Mercy House took over operations at the Fullerton Armory and people do not become too rowdy. McCaskill said the shelter does bring more homeless people into Fullerton and increases his workload, but the shelter is invaluable for his work. In their final report released in June 2012, the Fullerton Task Force on Homelessness and Mental Health Services recommended that the city council collaborate with the county and other cities on a year-round shelter. Plans were made by Orange County officials to build a year-round shelter, but the plan was halted in June 2013 after the Fullerton City Council voted 3-2 against it. Among the reasons for the decision was the proposed shelter’s proximity to a school. Wallace said he has heard of people trying to build another shelter, but will not believe it until he sees it happen.

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James Thurman, 28, is mentally disabled and has been homeless off-and-on for the past six years. However, he’s engaged to be married and looks forward to a bright future for himself and his fiancé.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013 MONDAY

A penny more for hourly wage

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Tattoo ban unreasonable The Army’s policy to restrict tattoos removes soldiers’ individualism SARAH GERHARD Daily Titan

Tattoos, still one of the most controversial yet popular forms of expression, have caused conflict once again with the Army’s strict policy to ban any noticeable ink below the knee or elbow. The ban to prohibit such tattoos seems a bit rash, considering the Army’s duty is to protect and serve the country while constantly risking soldier’s lives for the benefit of a safer and greater United States. Within the country’s five

“The appearance of tattoos detracts from a uniformed service.” Raymond Chandler Sgt. Maj. of the Army

branches of service, including the Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines, the Army faces the strictest restrictions on tattoos if this policy is approved. With war winding down, the military now has the ability to be more selective about their recruits and the requirements soldiers have to meet. According to Time, Raymond Chandler was promoted to Sgt. Maj. of the Army in 2011. Upon his promotion, Chandler argued for a sterner tattoo policy. “The appearance of tattoos detracts from a uniformed service,” Chandler said. “You are part of something larger.” Chandler’s comments seem to be harsh, considering military men are covered by their uniforms for the majority of the day. As for the sense of individualism a tattoo brings, these individuals are fighting for their country. Therefore, that should allow them to sport any tattoos they please, wherever and whenever. Despite the negative perception of tattoos that some individuals have, a tattoo on a person’s body usually has more meaning than just another public statement.

America’s service members should be judged on their actions, bravery and ability on the battlefield, not on the amount of ink tattooed on their bodies. In addition to the preposterous policy, Chandler proposed a requirement that those soldiers who do not comply with the tattoo protocol will be required to pay for tattoo removal themselves. Of course, Chandler received a rightfully insurmountable amount of criticism from both soldiers and civilians for the proposed tattoo policy. According to the Daily Beast, “the initial wave of reaction on military blogs and social media has been largely negative. Many commenters cite the tattoo standard as antiquated and a poor indication of a soldier’s ability to perform the job. Others say body art has become a large part of the Army’s own culture, resurrecting an argument that surfaced when rumors of the new tattoo policy started circulating in 2011.” Keep in mind that numerous soldiers bear tattoos of their fallen squadmates who have fought and died beside them in war. For Chandler to even

touch upon the subject of tattoo removal would not only be disrespectful to the fallen friends themselves, but also a slap in the face to those who bear the memorial ink. However, soldiers who were recruited under the existing tattoo policy would be “grandfathered” and allowed to keep their tattoos so long as they do not contain any “racist, sexist, or extremist words or symbolism.” According to StarsAndStripes.com, a military-dedicated website, Chandler said the policy “is a matter of maintaining a uniform look and sacrificing for the sake of the force.” Sacrificing for the sake of the force? As if the Army does not sacrifice enough. Respectively, Chandler should channel his restrictive efforts elsewhere such as focusing on the future of America’s military. He should set a better example of someone in his authoritative role and be more proactive in his direction for dictation, disregard soldiers’ choices of expression and instead focus on the task at hand, like protecting this country.

When pursuing higher education in the United States, a vast majority of college students often finds themselves faced with certain unavoidable expenses. Average college students usually work for nothing more than minimum wage, yet they are also bombarded with the rising costs of tuition. When adding on the cost of housing as well as the interest rates for loans, students are in an uphill battle regarding their finances. The minimum wage in California, which currently stands at $8 per hour as of 2008, has only risen by 50 cents in the past five years. Raising the minimum wage would allow millions of people to pull themselves out of their financial holes, while providing a necessary increase in the economy by creating more opportunities for work. According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), if the minimum wage in the United States were raised, the gross domestic product (GDP) would increase by over $30 billion, which would subsequently create around 140,000 new jobs. An increase in job openings would decrease the unemployment rate, while allowing those individuals to cycle more money into the fragile California economy. With this increase of workers, there could be less money spent on state government assistance programs that are designed to assist families in providing for their children, including Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards and CalWORKs. An increase of the state’s minimum wage could provide employers with workers who are more than willing to keep their jobs for longer periods of time. A higher minimum wage would make workers less inclined to test the job market and search for a higher-paying job. The benefits of raising minimum wage would trickle down to those would do not need it, such as the employers. A “spill-

over” effect, brought out from the rising economy, would allow those who are above the minimum wage level to reap some of the same monetary benefits. Raising the minimum wage would also allow those who often under looked the chance to increase their economic value. According to the EPI report, if the minimum wage were raised in the United States, it would help over 30,000 people. Fifty percent of those beneficiaries would be women. Women, who already receive considerably smaller salaries than that of their male counterparts on average, would not only see a huge boost in their earnings, but would also find more opportunities to work. A raised minimum wage would provide them with a level playing field in a largely male-dominated field. The average perception of a person working for minimum wage is usually a high school student flipping burgers in his free time. In reality, the majority of people working for minimum wage have to provide for a family, and the minimum wage job is their primary source of income. According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator, the average family living in Orange County—two adults and three children—needs to earn over $60,000 annually to be considered above the poverty level. However, the report from the EPI shows that 70 percent of the families who subsist on minimum wage have a total family income that is far below the national level. Annually, 29 percent of those families make less than $40,000, 23 percent of them earn less than $20,000 and 17 percent of the families affected make less than $60,000. The average American family is forced to work far below the poverty line, making it difficult to sufficiently provide for their families. The minimum wage is creating an unfavorable situation for families who wish to earn a reasonable living wage and potentially increase in social stature. Fortunately, Gov. Jerry Brown approved a bill to increase the state’s minimum wage to 10 dollars an hour by 2016, boosting students’ financial state.

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Courtesy of Erik de Castro The proposed policy would ban tattoos visible below the elbow or knee to keep a uniform appearance among the soldiers.

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Opera brings villains and heroes together

Courtesy of Leo Key Leo Key, who performed with Motown legends like Earth, Wind & Fire and The Commodores, will bring a smooth sound to Becker Amphitheater.

Blues artist swings into campus with company Leo Key & The Company will perform at the Becker Amphitheater ZEILA EDRIAL Daily Titan

Leo Key & The Company will be performing smooth blues at the Becker Amphitheater performance Wednesday at noon. The multi-talented Leo Key (guitar, vocals) will be accompanied by Max Benson (bass), Ben Masters (drums) and Jeffrey Bryan (keyboards & vocals). Key has been in the music business for about two and a half decades. The guitarist is originally from Birmingham, Ala., but came to Los Angeles around the late 1970s. Since then he has called Los Angeles his home, but has toured and took on several projects in other states as well as overseas in Japan. Key described his sound as “old school and new school combined.” He said it is “somewhere between rock, R&B (and) a little bit of urban … (it’s) a mixture of all the elements.” Key was introduced to the professional music industry when he was only 21 years old and was fortunate enough to have connections early in his career. His manager was the

late Bill Whitten, who died in 2006. Whitten was one of the top fashion designers in the world, Key said. Whitten designed costumes for artists such as Lionel Richie, Neil Diamond, Elton John and Michael Jackson. Key’s manager was responsible for making Jackson’s white glove and John’s boots

“(I learned) everything from performing to engineering, writing arranging, production and also musical instruction.” Leo Key Musician

that lit up with electric lights. The fashion designer also managed Key’s former band, Between the Two. Whitten’s two nephews, Ernest “Flip” Sykes and Don Sykes, were both in the band. Between the Two was signed to MCA’s subsidiary label, Source Records. Since then, Key has worked

with many notable musicians and groups, such as The Commodores and Earth, Wind & Fire. He also said his mentors included the Jackson family. Furthermore, Key was a session guitarist for Motown Records. In 2004, Key released his debut album, Leo Key Unlocked. It was placed at number 30 in Real Blues magazine’s top 100 CD’s. Some of the tracks featured in Leo Key Unlocked include “If I Knew Then,” “The Blues Is Back” and “Sweet Lil’ Angel.” However, his favorite song to play live is “Moving On.” “It kind of states the mindset of people and how they’re dealing with issues of today,” Key said. The song has political overtones. It also involves everyday themes of dealing with people and their business mindset. “You gotta keep movin’, because you can’t stay here if things are not cool,” Key said. Key said he’s learned to do everything in the music business. “(I learned) everything from performing to engineering, writing, arranging, production and also musical instruction,” Key said. He gained his knowledge in recording by spending a lot of time in studios with a lot of great producers, such as

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people from Motown Records and MCA Universal. Key refined his craft by attending Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Porter Music Studios in Birmingham and Los Angeles City College. The musician is also a member of The Recording Academy as part of the Producers and Engineers Wing. He is allowed to cast votes for the Grammy Awards. “That is because I have worked on projects that have been released for (radio) airplay ... and TV,” Key said. He has worked with Grammy Award-winning gospel musicians such as Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond. From 1999 to 2007 Key ran a major recording studio in Dallas, Texas called Avalon Recording Studio. He currently has a production business, Key Sound Productions. It offers “everything you need to record very high quality music productions, corporate and small business audio commercials, radio spots, voice-overs, audio books, on-hold ad messaging and more.” Blues artist Edwin Holt and legendary bass guitarist have both gone to Key Sound Productions for their projects. For the latest news and more information about Leo Key & The Company visit LeoKeyBlues.com.

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Some may find the opera to be a fading trend, but Cal State Fullerton’s performance titled Opera Scenes: Heroes, Heroines & Villains proves it to be alive and well. The performance Friday night was held in the Recital Hall at the Clayes Performing Arts Center, an intimate venue that showcased the raw talent of the troupe’s singers. The performing opera group consisted of 33 members, directed and produced by Janet Smith and Mark Salters. This dynamic duo has been in charge of the CSUF Opera Theatre for over 15 years and produces opera excerpts, oneact plays and full-length operas. These are often held on campus and at various venues in the Orange County and the greater Los Angeles area. Heroes, Heroines & Villains, their most recent production, was compiled and presented into two acts, with a brief intermission. This performance included scenes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro and The Magic Flute, Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda and lastly Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The performers skillfully portrayed a range of emotion, which is nothing close to a simple task, especially when the songs were in Italian. Although the languages were varied, the troupe successfully communicated ranges of emotion that captured the feelings of the titular heroes, heroines and villains. The audience was captivated as the performance traveled through the dramatic lives depicted through moving pieces. Tears, fear and even laughter are just some of the themes that unfolded in the two-hour performance. The acting displayed was absolutely phenomenal, yet it was nothing compared to the drastic vocal range that was shown by members of the cast. Not a single performer was lacking when it came to delivering an astounding display of audible talent. Their voices bellowed and projected beautifully in the intimate environment as the

sopranos echoed in their high, yet pleasant, pitches while the baritones bellowed in their hauntingly low style. It was mystifying to see a group of young talents deliver outstanding vocal performances, especially under difficult musical stylings that is the opera. Although the performers delivered at an astounding level, the standout piece was the depiction of the opera buffa Le Nozze di Figaro, originally compiled by Mozart. The scene opens with the main protagonist, Figaro, arranging the marital bedroom with his future spouse Susanna. As they prance around the room basking in their premarital bliss, Susanna begins to worry. She is bothered by the room’s proximity to the Count’s chambers. He has been making unwanted advances toward her and plans exercising his “droit du seigneur,” the archaic feudal right of a lord to bed a servant girl on her wedding night. Figaro and Susanna begin to panic until they arrive at a brilliant idea that will surely dismantle the lord’s devious plans. Not only was the musical composition beautiful, but the acting displayed by the two performers was beyond charming and authentic. Their chemistry was off the charts, making it completely obvious how much they were enjoying the roles they were enveloped in. Although the visual connection added a certain level of enjoyment, the vocal talents of the two actors was nearly unbelievable. Overall, the production of Heroes, Heroines & Villains was entertaining. The performance is a mustsee for opera lovers and theater virgins. Even if you aren’t familiar with the musical stylings of opera, or even the classic pieces, this production adds an accessible understanding and enjoyment that manages to dismantle all pretension. Due to the variation of acts and musical numbers, the time f lies while enveloped in the world painted on stage. Opera can be a bit complicated and often hard to decipher, but the talented troupe at CSUF went above and beyond in adding a modern twist to one of humanity’s oldest art forms.

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Hockey sweeps North Texas The Titans have won four of their last five games to push their record to 11-7 ANDY LUNDIN & TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton men’s ice hockey team was able to take advantage of a weary University of North Texas squad Sunday to earn their second win against the team and complete the season sweep. The Mean Green Eagles were playing their fourth consecutive game, a weekend stretch that started on Thursday with a loss to the Titans. The Titans got a goal in each frame, but UNT could only get goals in the first two periods, and the game finished with a final score of 3-2. The win marked a sweep against the Eagles for the season. The Titans found the back of the net in the early going of the game, with a goal from Titan forward Sean Saligumba, the team’s leading scorer. The goal was his 16th of the season and came just 47 seconds into the game. The play that led to the goal was a result of a strategy that Head Coach Ronnie White uses with his team, which is to bring the puck back to the the blue line and relieve pressure around the net. “It’s a play we usually run. We run it back to the D (defense) and the D f lips it over, and we have our winger just skate full bore at it,” Saligumba said regarding his goal. “So it just worked out perfectly. That’s how I got the puck behind the defense; the goalie was way wide over so I just shot it.” Looking fatigued early on, the Eagles were outshot 7-2 in the first 10 minutes of the game, but managed to keep up with the Titan shooters as the game progressed. UNT ended up having 28 shots to CSUF’s 33. With the teams tied at 22 shots and two goals apiece to end the second period, the Titans managed to get another goal on the scoreboard early in the third period. Following a pad save from a shot that UNT goalie Louis Judge made after a face-off, Titan defenseman Trevor Wada found the rebound and managed to sweep it into the net. That was the game-winning goal and Wada’s second of the season. Though the Titans were able

to remain consistent in the scoring department throughout the game, sloppy puck movement from the team was an issue they had throughout the game. “We just hesitated a little bit,” White said. “I think we played down because we knew they were tired and they were hurt.” White said he liked the efforts of the team in the previous outing against the Eagles. “(The) first game we actually played a lot better than we did today,” White said. “Today we were kind of slow, missing a few guys. We should’ve taken better advantage of what we did. We kept it pretty close.” In the previous game the Titans defeated the Eagles 4-2. Titan goaltender Brandon Heethuis looked solid in net for his team, giving up just two goals on the 28 shots he faced. Titan forward Ryan Cruz, who scored in CSUF’s last meeting against UNT, scored his sixth goal of the season for the team during the game Sunday.

“He had a pretty good shot. He almost got me for a second there. He has a big shot; One of the best in the league.” Brandon Heethuis CSUF Goaltender

Both UNT goals came from the stick of forward David Wirth, who also scored on the only power play of the game. Wirth wasted no time to take advantage of his team’s man advantage by scoring 13 seconds into UNT’s power play. “He had a pretty good shot. He almost got me for a second there. I came out, and he faked the shot,” Heethuis said of Wirth’s shot. “He has a big shot; One of the best in the league.” The win improves the Titans’ record to 11-7 for the season while UNT’s record falls to 13-6. Next weekend, the Titans will travel to Sin City for a doubleheader with the University of Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday. For more information about the CSUF ice hockey team, go to TitanIceHockey.com.

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Long Beach’s Bre Mackie scores a point by spiking the ball past the outstretched arms of senior Bre Moreland and sophomore Holland Crenshaw.

Titans stumble late in loss to rival Long Beach

CSUF downed by errors and 14 blocked shots by Long Beach State 49ers KYLE STUETZEL For the Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball squad came out fast against division rival Long Beach State, winning the first set, but they faltered late and ultimately lost the match 3-1. The match did not last long for Fullerton, as the team constantly made mistakes in the fast-paced game. Fullerton got into their opponents’ heads early, as Long Beach received a yellow card for delay of game in the first set. The Titans dominated the first part of the game, as Fullerton led 24-17 at one point in the set. The Titans failed to close it out efficiently, as Long Beach came storming back, but CSUF eventually secured the set 25-21. That momentum carried into the rest of the game as Long Beach won a tight contest at Titan Gym Saturday night. Effort certainly was not short in this game as both teams fought for each set. Senior outside hitter Bre Moreland and freshman outside hitter Paige Reed both scored aces in the first set of the match. Moreland recorded four kills and six digs in the first set, and continued to add to that total in the second set. Fullerton staged a comeback when down 22-19 late in the second set, tied up the score at 22 all. A poor serve in the net caused the Titans to lose the momentum and the set, falling 25-23. That was not the only botched serve, as Fullerton hit three different serves into the net in the fourth set. Mistakes came often late in the

game for Fullerton, and it ultimately led to the loss. “I think serving is all mental,” Moreland said. The mental mistakes stopped the surging Titans in the fourth set, as they lost the final set 25-20. At one point, they trailed 19-12 before coming as close as 20-18. A final serve into the net extended the lead for Long Beach to 23-19. Fullerton recorded 30 errors in the game compared to Long Beach’s 15. It played a major part in the game, especially in the third set. Fullerton recorded a violation to give Long Beach their 24th point, and a five-point lead at 24-19. Each set in the match Saturday night was decided by no more than five points.

mendous defensive game against the 49ers. The team recorded 88 total digs and three blocks. Reed lead the team in digs with 20, followed closely by senior outside hitter Abbie Miraldi. The team also kept the 49ers’ Bre Mackie and Delainey Aigner-Swesey in check. Mackie had 11 kills off of 28 attempts, and Aigner-Swesey recorded 16 on 48 attempts. Long Beach also recorded 14 blocks in the match. Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman was pleased with the overall effort of the team, and the way they battled against a tough conference opponent. “I can sleep knowing the ladies played hard,” Zimmerman said. “We played some darn good volleyball.” Fullerton is continuing to

struggle as of late, losing their eighth game in their last nine contests. The Titans ended their sixgame losing streak against UC Riverside last weekend, but a back-to-back set against UC Irvine and Long Beach resulted in consecutive losses, leaving the team next to last in the Big West Conference. “We’re still hungry. We want that win,” Moreland said. CSUF is set to take a week off before they travel for backto-back games this upcoming weekend. They look to get back on track when they face UC Santa Barbara on Friday, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Saturday. For more information on the CSUF women’s volleyball team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

“I can sleep knowing the ladies played hard. We played some darn good volleyball.” Carolyn Zimmerman Head Coach

It was an expected “grind it out” type of game between rivals, but Long Beach constantly edged out Fullerton at the right times. Sophomore middle blocker Holland Crenshaw and Moreland were the reason why Fullerton was in tight competition with Long Beach. Crenshaw finished the game with 14 kills, and Moreland recorded 20. Junior setter Julie Consani facilitated these two players for their successful kills. She had 50 assists by the game’s end. The Titans also had a tre-

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Senior Abbie Miraldi prepares herself to get a dig against Long Beach.

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Junior guard Alex Harris led the Titans again in scoring as he dropped 19 points on 8-for-14 shooting, 3-for-6 from beyond the arc, and had four assists in 35 minutes of play. Harris, a returning starter and leading scorer for the Titans at 17.7 points per game, was extremely animated in the second half. He encouraged his teammates to keep up the pace and close out the game. “When my team scores, I get real happy and try to feed off of it. It was a good experience, a good crowd, so everything

seemed to flow real good,” Harris said about his enthusiasm for the team’s victory. Senior guard Michael Williams filled up the stat sheet as he scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds. As the starting point guard, he also controlled the pace of the game setting up his teammates with a gamehigh five assists. In the second half, Williams found himself in a scoring battle with Broncos leading scorer Brandon Clark as the Titan constantly found openings to drive past Clark down the lane for acrobatic layups. “Early my team was setting good screens allowing me to have great driving lanes in or-

der for me to penetrate and get to the rim, and I just thank them for that. Great screens lead to huge gaps,” Williams said about his success scoring in the paint. Senior forward Marquis Horne scored 13 points on 5-for7 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds. Most importantly, he gave the Titans an energy boost to continue the onslaught of the Broncos by scoring nine of his points in the second half, including a rare four-point play. Off the bench, junior guard Josh Gentry has continued his productivity as the sixth man by scoring 13 points on 5-for7 shooting for the Titans in 20 minutes of action.

Sophomore Jared Brandon scored nine points, but effectively took the task along with his teammates in guarding Bronco sharpshooter and leading scorer Jared Brownridge throughout the game. Junior forward Steve McClellan controlled the paint and was an enforcer down low as he grabbed a game-high eight rebounds; four on the offensive end, and scored six points. With McClellan in foul trouble, freshman Joe Boyd came in off the bench and scored four points and grabbed four rebounds. Next for the Titans is a trip to the Galen Center in Los Angeles. They face USC Tuesday, and tipoff is at 8 p.m.

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Senior guard Michael Williams proves to be too quick for Santa Clara’s Brandon Clark and drives around him. Williams had 15 points in the win.

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CSUF ousted in first round Taylor Uhl’s 15th minute goal knocks off the Titans and ends their season VINCENT LA ROSA Daily Titan

A 1-0 loss to Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament brought an end to the season for the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team on Friday. Earning their spot in the 2013 NCAA Tournament with shootout victories over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Riverside on the way to winning the Big West Tournament, the Titans’ match Friday was their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007. As the lone representative of the Big West Conference in the tournament, CSUF traveled to Palo Alto to face the No. 17 Stanford Cardinal. With a 14-5-1 record in 2013, the Stanford women’s soccer team played their way into the NCAA Tournament with a fourth-place finish in a difficult Pac-12 Conference. In addition to Stanford, the Pac12 fielded five other teams in the 2013 tournament. In the match, fielding six seniors to start in what would ultimately be their final appearance for the Titans, the CSUF team found themselves pinned back by the offensive pressure of Stanford from the opening whistle. Titan senior goalkeeper Lindsey Maricic was called into action early. She had to make a smart save on Stanford forward Alex Doll’s shot less than four minutes into the match. And with the Titans struggling to find a foothold in the match, Stanford found their opening. Stanford forward Taylor Uhl sent a header crashing off Maricic’s crossbar. Not giving up on the play, Uhl followed up her initial attempt with a right-footed shot just inside the far post to break the deadlock. The goal in the 15th minute was Uhl’s 11th for the Cardinal

in 2013, and it proved to be the eventual game-winner for Stanford. Sadly for CSUF, with the Titans down a goal, much of the match’s remaining 75 minutes served to express Stanford’s dominance despite the Cardinal’s inability to find a second. Outshot 21-6 in the match, CSUF found chances hard to come by, while Maricic had to be at her best to turn away 10 of Stanford’s 11 shots on goal. The Titans would also find themselves on the short end of corner kicks, managing only two corners to Stanford’s seven. But despite Stanford’s statistical dominance, the Titans did manage one gilt-edged opportunity to equalize in the 77th minute. Titan senior midfielder Erica Mazeau let loose one of her team-leading three shots and despite Stanford goalkeeper Jane Campbell making a fine save, the ball fell to the feet of Titan freshman forward Aly White. With a lot to aim at, White was unable to guide her attempt on target, putting the Titans best chance just wide of the Stanford goal. With the win, Stanford progresses to the NCAA Tournament’s second round on Nov. 22 to face No. 3 seed South Carolina, who defeated Furman University 5-0 on Friday. The Titans end their season with a record of 8-7-7. The 1-0 loss was the Titans’ 20th game decided by one goal or less in their 22 matches this season and the eighth time CSUF failed to score a goal in a match in 2013. For the Titans, the loss brings a close to the CSUF careers of nine seniors, including Maricic and Mazeau. Maricic finishes her Titan career with 245 saves and 24 wins, good enough for second on the CSUF all-time list in both respective categories. Mazeau’s 14 career assists ranks her eighth all-time for the Titans. For more information on the CSUF women’s soccer team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

Titans stifled by zone defense Fresno State forces CSUF into 21 turnovers with a trapping defensive plan TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan

Early turnovers plagued the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team in the 68-57 loss to the Fresno State Bulldogs Saturday. The Titans (0-2) started the match with traveling violations in their first two possessions by sophomore guard Hailey King. The Bulldogs used a trapping defense, which the Titans were unfamiliar with. The turnovers came early and often, as the Titans committed 21 in the match, 16 of them coming in the first half. Fresno State turned the 21 Titan turnovers into 31 points. “I think we haven’t seen a trapping defense and they are big trappers,” King said. “Instead of panicking, we need to slow down a little bit and make the easy pass. I think we tried to force some passes.” First-year Head Coach Daron Park, still looking for his first win at CSUF, wants to instill a “to the rim” mentality. He acknowledged that the Fresno State defense was preventing them from driving the lane. “It’s hard (to drive to the bas-

ket) when a team zones you, because they take away driving lanes a lot of times,” Park said. Many of the turnovers came from attempted passes through the middle. CSUF wanted to attack the zone by passing into the paint, but when the Titans would cut through the center, they would see the interior pass sail out of bounds. “The middle was wide open,” junior guard Chantae Miles said. “But I think we kind of panicked because the defense was right in front of us.” Despite the numerous giveaways, the Titans stayed close with the Bulldogs by shooting an efficient 47.6 percent from the field. Through the first 12 minutes of action, CSUF only trailed by two with the score at 15-13 after junior guard Chantae Miles picked the pocket of Emilie Volk twice and converted both steals into layups. Miles’ quick scores got the crowd of 279 back into the game, but a 15-4 Fresno State run opened up a double-digit lead that the Titans could only manage to cut down to nine the rest of the way. The run was fueled by the Bulldogs’ Moriah Faulk, who had seven points in the stretch by hitting three straight jumpers. Jacinta Vandenberg also contributed in the run. The 6’6” Australian scored five

points off of two layups on consecutive possessions. The Titans went into halftime down 33-22. King led the charge with her nine points, and Miles chipped in eight points.

“It’s hard (driving) when a team zones you, because they take away driving lanes a lot of times.” Daron Park Head Coach

It looked like CSUF would have some life to begin the second half. Early in the half, the Titans had a broken play with the shot clock winding down. Junior forward/center Natalie Williams picked the ball up and drilled the three-pointer as the buzzer sounded. Fresno State answered back with five straight points to open up their biggest lead of the night at 16. After two layups by junior forward Kathleen Iwuoha and three free throws, CSUF pulled within nine points with

just under 13 minutes to play. Once again, the Titans failed to sustain a run of their own and Fresno State worked their lead back up to 16. The backand-forth second half continued; the Titans came within nine again with six minutes remaining. That is the closest CSUF would get, as the two teams traded baskets to end the game. Despite clearly being outsized, the Titans matched the Bulldogs in rebounds with 29. Surprisingly, the shortest player on the Fresno State roster collected the most rebounds. Taylor Thompson, listed at 5’5”, had seven rebounds in the game. Thompson also had 14 points and four assists. Fresno State had four scorers in double digits, with Vandenberg’s 15 points leading the Bulldogs. Miles finished with a gamehigh 16 points and added two rebounds, assists and steals. King finished with 11 points and a team-high six rebounds. Fresno State had four scorers in double digits with Vandenberg’s 15 points leading the Bulldogs. The Titans will have a chance to get their first win of the season on Wednesday in New York against Albany. For more information on the CSUF women’s basketball team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

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