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The annual 990 Form explains how funds were used in the last fiscal year REBECCA LOPEZ Daily Titan

Emily Kuper, president of the Cal State Fullerton Catholic Newman Club, considered his choice brave and noble.

“Not many ‘men in power’ would give it all up for the betterment of the community they are leading,” said Kuper.

Cal State Fullerton’s Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors approved a tax form Tuesday that explains how ASI funds were used last fiscal year.

Tax Form 990 is an annual reporting form that is used for federally recognized organizations that are tax-exempt.

ASI is unique in that it is not considered a corporation rather than a public entity.

Board members are not considered employees, they are considered student officials who volunteer their time to improve campus life and the CSUF community.

The board went over each page of the tax return in detail, discussing the amount of funding that went into the activities the organization hosted last year.

Although ASI is considered tax-exempt and non-profit because they accept contributions from donors and individuals, it is required to publicly show how that money is being used.

Previous 990 forms can be found on the ASI website and yesterday’s will become available once it is filed to the Internal Revenue Service.

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Kevin Vann, center, Bishop of the Diocese of Orange, celebrates a mass honoring Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic Church at Holy Family Cathedral in Orange on Feb. 28.

OC Catholics anticipate new pope

115 cardinals from across the globe vote to fill the holy seat in Rome BEVI EDLUND Daily Titan

Black smoke surged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday, telling the world that

voting cardinals have not reached a decision on who the next pope will be.

The 115 cardinals entered the papal conclave yesterday to begin the voting process after Pope Benedict XVI retired from the holy position on Feb. 28, the first to do so in almost 600 years.

According to the Orange Coun-

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ty Register, about 1.2 million Orange County Catholics are registered with the Catholic diocese.

The Rev. Thai Trinh of Holy Family Cathedral in Orange said the process of electing the new pope will begin with a prayer and “inspiration from the Holy Spirit.”

The Holy Family Cathedral held a special mass on Feb. 28 to

celebrate the final night of Benedict’s papacy and the upcoming election of the new pope.

It was estimated that 500 people attended the special Mass last month, according to the Rev. Monsinger Doug Cook of the Holy Family Cathedral.

Some Catholics were satisfied with Benedict’s decision to step down.

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Former drug addict illuminates road to recovery The ex-substance abuser is now a recovery coach and addiction counselor CASEY ELOFSON Daily Titan

Eric Carlson, an addiction counselor and recovery coach, gave attendees a look inside his past life as a drug user and his current one as an addiction counselor during a Sociology Week event at the Titan Student Union Tuesday.

Born to a middle-class home, Carlson said his family frequently moved.

He bounced around a handful of different schools and attributes the constant uprooting and boredom in class to spurring his drug addiction at the age of 14.

“When you move around a lot, you’re always the awkward new kid, but I learned quickly, that if you’re into drugs, there’s a culture that gives you acceptance,” said Carlson.

As a teeneager in the ‘60s, Carlson referred to himself as a “dropout hippie.” He started experimenting with drugs, including marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine.

He emphasized that before the middle-class started using drugs, most often users were simply sent to jail.

If one was rich, money was used as a way to get around it, he said.

When drug use started effecting the general population, it was

looked at as a disease that needed to be treated.

“There are solutions that don’t require sending them to jail,” Carlson said.

Carlson attributes the increase in drug use of the middle-class to the creation of substance abuse treatment, but did not seek it himself as he continued using into the ‘90s, and began using cocaine recreationally.

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Susan Allen, a loyal crossing guard of 25 years, helps provide safety to parents and their children.

Fullerton elementary school budgets stabilize YVETTE QUINTERO Daily Titan

Educators’ budget woes for the Fullerton Elementary School District have relaxed since no major cuts have been projected to the $100 million allocation for the 2013-2014 year.

The financial stabilization for Fullerton Elementary came at a time when Orange County school districts are projecting to lower their budget obligations by as much as $158 million.

School districts like Anaheim Union High and Huntington Beach Union High, among others, have projected their spending to be less than their general fund

spending during the 2012-2013 year.

Both the Fullerton Joint Union High School and Fullerton Elementary districts have projected spending to be more than the general fund spending in 2012-2013.

However, despite a stabilized budget, deficit spending of under $2 million will be implemented for the Fullerton Elementary district.

Susan Cross Hume, Fullerton Elementary School District Business Services assistant superintendent, said the district is prepared to move forward despite deficit spending.

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Guitarists to pluck with heart DEANNA TROMBLEY Daily Titan

The Clayes Performing Arts Center will showcase highlights of music history in the upcoming Cal State Fullerton’s Guitar Chamber Recital on Friday.

Director Martha Masters, renowned classical guitarist and winner of the 2000 Guitar Foundation of America international solo competition, arranged a refined guitar performance.

“There is no theme in particular, but will feature small ensembles, and a few solos as well, covering a wide variety of music from baroque to folk music,” Masters said.

This recital will highlight the strengths of the Music Department’s finest guitarists.

“We have some great students who will be not only really solid in terms of their technique, but also offering an interesting musical perfor-

Courtesy of Martha Masters Martha Masters is a renowned classical guitarist and winner of the 2000 Guitar Foundation of America competition.

mance, said Masters.

One of the performers, Ebaa Kahamas, will perform a duet with graduate student Stephen Laughlin in a light baroque piece by Antonio Soler.

“The most challenging technique that I’m working on this semester would have to be playing at a faster tempo than I’m used to with simply

said ‘letting go,’” said Kahamas.

One of the greatest things about the guitar is the wide range of music it has been used in, from baroque to punk rock, from country to heavy metal.

“We are lucky that due to the nature of our instrument, we have a very diverse program within that world,” said Masters.

Students will not only showcase

their mastery in technique and skill, but also their passion for the art form as well.

“My favorite style/genre is ‘80s rock and heavy metal, but since I came to CSUF I started to enjoy playing several other style like classical music and flamenco,” said Kahamas.

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“We’re in pretty good shape,” said Hume. “We have a high fund balance, so we do project deficit spending next year.”

Budget proposals are in the process of being written and financial discussions are underway.

Budgets will likely be finalized after Gov. Jerry Brown presents a revised budget picture in May. Brown presented a budget proposal in January. The proposal includes a new funding formula for education, the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

The new formula would combine the dollars across multiple programs into a single per-pupil grant.

“My 2013 Budget Summary lays out the case for cutting categorical programs and putting maximum authority and discretion back at the local level—with school boards,” said Brown during his Jan. 24 State of the State address.

Educators would be given the opportunity to decide on the allocation of funds they receive from the state to design specific programs that are tailored to their community.

For the first time in five years, local educational agencies (LEAs) will see an increase in per-student funding

Under the LCFF, not all districts share equally in new dollars. It would also replace revenue limits and most categorical program funding.

“I am asking you to approve a brand new Local Control Funding Formula which would distribute supplemental funds, over an extended period of time, to school districts based on the real world problems they face,” Brown said.

Hume said the district is projected to exceed revenue next year, increasing the deficit by $2 million. However, that number is likely to change.

The district is spending more than they have to keep programs. She said something must be done about the this deficit spending because the district cannot do it forever.

“If I didn’t want to deficit spend and the board said no deficit spending, I’d have to make $2 million in cuts, which would mean I would have to get rid of support staff or teachers or take more furlough days,” Hume said. “When I say we’re projecting to deficit spend $2 million next year, that is very tentative. That is probably going to change,” Hume said.

The Fullerton Elementary School District will also rescind five furlough days for 2012-2013 to work a regular school year, next year. The district subtracted the five days from the

school calendar in response to cuts during previous years.

Proposition 30 passed in November, which increased taxes on earnings over $250,000 for seven years and sales taxes by one-fourth of a cent for four years to fund schools.

Cuts that would have affected class sizes, staff and students were avoided because of the passage of Proposition 30. As a result, the district projects a positive net income for 2012-13 fiscal year.

“Prop 30 … prevented us from being cut even more … It kept our status quo,” Hume said.

Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of public instruction, delivered a speech before the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Finance on March 5. He spoke about the passage of Proposition 30 and the financial state of education in California.

Torlakson said it will take years to restore our education system to financial health, but it was a relief that the budget proposal began putting schools back on solid financial ground.

“Last year, we faced the very real prospect of $6 billion in additional mid-year cuts,” said Torlakson. “This year, I can say with growing confidence that the worst of California’s school funding crisis is behind us.”

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Mothers of victims call for justice Two Anaheim mothers called on the Orange County District Attorney’s office Tuesday for a conclusion to ongoing investigations into police-involved shootings that ended the lives of their sons last summer, according to the Orange County Register.

The women demanded that District Attorney Tony Rackauckas file charges against the officers who shot two men, Manuel Diaz, 25, and Joel Acevedo, 21. The deaths instigated days of civil unrest in Anaheim.

Diaz and Acevedo were known gang members, according to police. The two were shot in separate incidents less than 24 hours apart.

The women allege that their sons were killed inappropriately; Diaz was shot in the back and Acevedo was apparently shot in the back of the head, execution style, according to Genevieve Huizar, Diaz’s mother.

Investigations into the shootings are ongoing and it is not currently known when a final report will be presented, according to the district attorney’s office.

Huizar has sued the city of Anaheim; her lawsuit is currently pending.

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An Orange County jury found a homeowners association guilty of negligence for not resolving an issue between neighbors at a Trabuco Canyon condominium over a smoke dispute.

The family had to move out of the condo and rent a unit elsewhere because of secondhand smoke since it was affecting their young son’s asthma condition.

The jurors awarded a family $15,500 split two ways, $6,000 for economic damages and $9,500 for emotional distress.

The condo association and management failed to ensure the non-smoking family’s right to the enjoyment of their own unit.

The verdict was part of a growing trend of non-smokers in California complaining to homeowners associations, filing lawsuits and trying to stop smoke from entering their apartments and condominiums by appealing to city councils.

California Assemblyman Marc Levine, a San Rafael Democrat, filed a bill that would eliminate smoking in condominiums, apartments and duplexes.

It will be aimed at secondhand smoke but would not affect the stand-alone houses.

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Members of the Knights of Columbus, Orange County Chapter, stand in church during the special mass on Feb. 28.

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She added that many of her friends are excited for the election of a new pope.

“It is not too often that we get to experience such an influential change,” she said.

Trinh said the cardinals elect one another for the pope position. The winning cardinal must have a twothirds vote from the group in order to be determined the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church. “(The Holy Family Cathedral) believe (cardinals) are ultimately guided by the Holy Spirit to cast their votes with prayers and even taking oaths,” said Trinh.

Two voting sessions take place in the morning and two more sessions occur in the afternoon.

It took cardinals two days to select Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the next pope in 2005, said the Rev. Thomas Reese, analyst for the National Catholic Reporter, in an interview with USA Today. He added that voting will most likely last more than three or four days.

Reese said the first vote, which is at their discretion, is the only optional item on the agenda.

He added that when the cardinals are not voting, there will be discussion regarding those cardinals that will be tested in the conclave.

“This is the most important thing these men will do in their lifetimes,” said Reese. “A bishop could miss Holy Week (back home) and survive. But if they make the wrong choice for pope, the church will really be in trouble.”

After the votes are cast, notes on who is electing whom are written and saved in the Vatican archive, said Trinh.

The ballots are then collected and burned after the decision has been made.

When people see white smoke escaping from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, they know a new pope has been selected.

Mark Gonzalez, member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Mission Viejo and local resident, said he is sure it is a stressful position that takes a lot out of a person, even those who are used to serving others, like priests.

“We all have a choice and are given a great many in our lives,” said Gonzalez. “His was to step down and let someone else lead and that’s a right God gave him.”

Colorado lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to legal recognition and protections for couples regardless of gender.

The bill passed 39-26 with blanket support from Democrats and two votes from Republicans.

Colorado Rep. Joann Ginal, an openly gay Democrat, said the time has come, and pleads to support equality for everyone.

However, the bill does not include religious exemptions for adoption organizations that last year’s proposal contained.

The GOP missed its chance to compromise on religious exemptions due to the blockage of civil unions last year, responded Rep. Cheri Gerou, a Republican who voted in favor of the bill.

Although Colorado voters banned same-sex marriages seven years ago, the U.S. Supreme ruling on same-sex marriage laws could change that in the future.

Among rights now allowed to civil unions are joint adoption, medical decisions for partners, property succession rights, and hospital and jail visitation privileges.

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Tuesdays meeting also included a quarterly report from the Titan Student Union from Titan Student Center director Kurt Borsting.

The quarterly report discussed many of the recent and upcoming projects at student centers on campus.

The TSU has undergone some updates in the past months, particularly in the Alumni Lounge.

Sofa seating arrangements have been added to the inner courtyard. These aesthetic improvements have been made in an effort to spruce up and update one of the older buildings on campus.

A survey of more than 8,000 students last year to asked what kinds of improvements were needed in the TSU and Student Recreation Center. Answers were compiled and are now being translated into new design plans.

One of the major upcoming changes in the TSU will be an upgrade to the structure’s HVAC system. The current heating and cooling units are more than 20 years old and in need of replacement.

The removal of these units will occur over the summer, beginning in the first week of June with completion on or before Aug. 9.

Concerns were raised about the use of air conditioning during the

warm summer months, particularly during student orientations.

It was said the repairs would not hinder the orientation process, but would instead be worked around that schedule to ensure no one would be uncomfortably hot for long periods of time.

A new LED display above the TSU’s east entrance is also planned to be installed by commencement.

The Committee on Environmental Sustainability also gave a short presentation on their upcoming activities and plans for transforming CSUF into a greener campus.

The upcoming “Lean Green” week was announced and will include events to encourage the student body to think about the actions they take and how it affects the environment.

The committee is also looking to install what they call “Hydration Stations” in a couple locations around campus.

These stations would be placed in the TSU food court as well as in the SRC and would allow students to fill up their water bottles with filtered water. The stations would include a Brita water filtration system.

The committee also spoke about their increasing efforts to improve CSUF’s carbon footprint and establish a standard for the future of the campus in moving forward with more green projects.

Bills passed to reduce gun violence The Senate Judiciary Committee approved bills Tuesday to have background checks on gun purchases and to improve school safety.

A bill that would authorize $40 million in grants was passed to improve school safety.

The bill would help provide districts with resources to help with school safety and close loopholes that allow the mentally ill, felons and others who should not have guns to avoid background checks can help save lives.

The panel voted 11-7 to approve a bill that would make it a crime for people to purchase weapons for those who are prohibited from buying one.

The Committee postponed the consideration of the bill that would ban certain kinds of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines to Thursday due to a conflict in Sen. Dianne Feinstein schedule, who is the lead sponsor of the ban.

These bills are part of the plan to reduce gun violence.

Brief by KRISTIN WISEMAN ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan Harpreet Bath and Yvette Loaeza listen to speakers at an ASI Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday.

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Eric Carlson, addiction counselor and recovery coach, speaks about his past drug addiction on Tuesday.

He was soon arrested and spent time in jail. When he was released, Carlson decided to pursue a chiropractic license, but went back to using drugs.

He described himself as a “functioning addict” since he was able to earn his degree and became a chiropractor during this time.

Carlson attended Narcotics Anonymous meetings and continued to work as a chiropractor. However, he lost his license to practice chiropractic medicine after he was convicted of medical documentation fraud.

From there, Carlson re-enrolled in a treatment program in an effort to kick the habit and went back to school to become a counselor with an emphasis in chemical dependency.

With his past life as an addict, Carlson is more able to relate to his clients and is more knowledgeable about the

tools necessary to help them on the road to recovery.

“Knowledge is not sufficient for change.”

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“Knowledge is not sufficient for change. If you want to change your behavior, you have to establish new behaviors. And if you want to keep those new behaviors, you have to maintain them for the rest of your life,” said

Fullerton Commission mulls over park spending Residents voice opinions on improvement plans and future expansion projects MICHELLE TUYUB Daily Titan

Fullerton’s Parks and Recreation Commission met Tuesday where residents conveyed their opinions on upcoming park improvement plans and property expansion.

Alice Loya, administrative manager of the Fullerton Museum Center, gave an overview of the Park Capital Improvement Budget for the 2013-2014 and the 2014-2015 year.

Improvement plans in the budget included finishing Harbor Boulevard at Hillcrest Park, a project the commission plans to complete in segments.

“We are trying to take the high priority issues that we have,” said Loya.

“Hillcrest Park has been a high priority for the community for years.”

Rolling Hills Park is in need of a more suitable parking lot, according to the commission.

There is currently no dedicated parking lot at Rolling Hills and visitors have to park along the Bastanchury Road thoroughfare.

One idea provided by the commission was to construct a turn-out lane along Bastanchury Roach to alleviate the parking situation and increase safety.

These modifications will be funded by two sources: the Park Dwelling Fund and the Brea Dam Fund.

According to Loya’s budget over-

view, the Park Dwelling Fund is supplied from fees paid by homebuilders, $10,600 per dwelling unit.

“When a developer comes in to build a new home, they pay a fee,” said Loya. “The reason for that fee is to mitigate the impact the new population coming into the city has on our parking trail system.”

The fund pays for typical wear and tear at the park and can only be used for park and trail improvement or acquisition, according to the commission.

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Zoot Velasco, executive director of the Muckenthaler, speaks to the committee during a meeting on Tuesday.

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Judge enters plea on behalf of suspect The judge presiding over the murder case of James Holmes, the shooter at the Aurora movie theater, entered a plea of not guilty on the suspects behalf Tuesday, according to USA Today.

The judge informed Holmes that he could enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity at a later date but it was time to move forward in the case.

A plea of not-guilty by reason of insanity would set in motion a court order to determine whether or not Holmes is competent to stand trial.

Holmes is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder of 12 moviegoers in the July 20 Denver shooting.

Arapahoe County Judge William Sylvester agreed and ordered the case to move forward even as Holmes defense attorney Dan King said his client needs more time to prepare a plea.

The request was denied since the attorney and client had eight months to prepare the plea.

The trial is set to begin on Aug. 5.

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“When a developer comes in to build a new home, they pay a fee.”

The Brea Dam Fund, which can only be used in Brea, receives the majority of its revenue from the Brea Creek Golf Course.

This fund can be used for operating, capital projects or maintenance but is restricted to Brea, according to the commission.

Another item on the agenda was the Muckenthaler Cultural Center’s plan to add two new buildings to the property and rebuild the parking lot. The

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Muckenthaler offers exhibitions, performances and educational programs.

“When I came to the Muckenthaler in 2007, we had about 1,000 students a year,” said Zoot Velasco, executive director of the Muckenthaler. “We now have over 8,000 students a year.”

Velasco added that their audience has grown from 500 per year to almost 12,000.

The commission anticipates that the project will be complete by 2020, if the

plan is approved by the Parks and Recreation Committee.

Although the committee seemed enthusiastic about the plans, not everyone felt the same.

Residents living near the Muckenthaler expressed flaws attached with the master plan.

One main concern was the amount of people a bigger facility will bring, along with the additional noise factor.

Residents claimed they were not be-

ing informed of the changes or taken into consideration.

Paul Breen, Fullerton resident, said the commission should remember that there is a residential area near the expansion.

“This affects the city of Fullerton, it affects all the neighbors that live there,” he said.

The Parks and Recreation Commission will review updated information during the April meeting.

House Republicans unveiled a budget that would balance the nation’s books in 10 years without raising taxes Tuesday, according to USA Today.

The budget would eliminate Presidents Obama’s health care law, revamping Medicare and creating two tax brackets: 10 percent and 25 percent.

The House is scheduled to approve the budget next week.

Senate Democrats will unveil a competing budget for the first time since 2009 on Wednesday.

The GOP budget would include a balanced budget that will be achieved in 10 years and the federal government would spend $4.6 trillion less over the next decade that the government is currently planning on spending.

This would cut the growth of public debt to an estimated $14.2 trillion by 2023 instead of $20 trillion.

The White House said the president still believes it is the wrong course.

A law that was passed earlier this year mandated that lawmakers approve a budget by the April.

Otherwise, their salaries would be held in escrow until a budget was passed or the current Congress ended in 2015.

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Courtesy of MCT Los Angeles sued Community Recycling in 2004, alleging multiple violations at its Sun Valley recycling center.

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Imagine living in an an area that is littered with trash. The air quality is terrible, dust burns your eyes and the air reeks of an odor akin to rotten meat. Discarded chicken bones fall from the sky out of the mouths of gulls, and rats the size of dogs scurry around.

What I’m describing are what the residents of Sun Valley, an L.A. district, have actually seen and experienced because of the way that their recycling center, Community Recycling & Resource Recovery Inc., has been operating.

But the residents of Sun Valley aren’t strangers to these disgusting conditions; they’ve pleaded with the company and city officials for years to change how the facility handles its intake of waste.

Even though the company has claimed it’s addressed some of the issues, the grievances haven’t ceased.

Adding insult to injury, Community Recycling plans to expand the amount of waste that the company handles, according to the Los Angeles Times. It’s safe to assume that these aren’t the kind of changes the people of Sun Valley were hoping for.

Does anyone, other than the residents of Sun Valley, realize that taking in more garbage is just going to make things worse? It’s bad enough that people have had to live through these conditions for so long, even with the alleged changes.

This is especially appalling since health issues related to recycling operations do exist.

According to the Center of Sustainability, “Byproduct emissions from current recycling operations often release hazardous wastes into the environment. For example, steel smelters have become a large source of emissions.”

Complaints from residents of

Sun Valley about the facility’s conditions and its interest in increasing its waste intake were heard last Friday during a public meeting, making it clear that the problems haven’t been addressed enough.

According to the Times, “Daniel P. O’Donnell, the city planner who presided over the hearing, urged company officials, residents and city officials to work together to come up with an improvement plan before the company’s proposal moves to the city Planning Commission later this spring.”

Even though the company has claimed it’s addressed some of the issues, the grievances haven’t ceased.

Disappointingly for the residents of Sun Valley, a solution to curb the filth doesn’t seem to be anywhere in sight—but its not because city officials haven’t noticed any problems.

Regulators of the facility have documented over 70 different violations but are yet to fine the recycling center for any of them.

This doesn’t make any sense; laws have been ignored as the facility continues to go about its business, a disturbing fact to say the least.

But the city itself relies on the facility, saying “A crackdown could imperil a recycling system that elected officials tout as essential to making Los Angeles an environmental leader. Failing to meet recycling targets could also trigger state fines.”

It looks as though the city govern-

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ment is sacrificing concerns simply for its own sake and essentially ignoring the interests of Sun Valley residents.

Continuing to delay the proper usage of the facility is only going to add more issues to the ones that already exist regarding the recycling center. Some residents of Sun Valley have suggested removing the facility altogether, but another health issue could arise if that were to happen.

According to Buzzle.com, “Abandoned dump sites can severely damage the surrounding environment. Harmful chemicals in the trash can mix into water and soil. This can cause water and soil pollution and harm plants and fish in the streams and lakes.”

When you consider how the facility has already been handled at this point, proposing to remove the the recycling center altogether might result in a dilemma such as this.

It’s a pretty dreary situation however you look at. O’Donnell is correct in believing that an agreement must be reached before things get any worse for Sun Valley. With years worth of complaints, ignoring the pleas of the people is as unhealthy as it is unethical.

Furthermore, if the residents, the company and the city can’t come up with a compromise regarding the facility, O’Donnell will make his own recommendation to the commission.

It’s refreshing to hear someone taking action in this situation.

At least there’s someone else that knows a change needs to be made.

For Sun Valley’s sake, hopefully that change comes sooner than later.

WASTE STATS Nationwide Waste 250 milion tons per year 85 million tons recycled

Per person Waste: 4.43 lbs. a day Recycled: 1.5 lbs. a day

Paper waste 28.5 percent annually 71.25 million lbs.

Food scraps 13.9 percent annually 34.75 million lbs.

Plastic waste 12.4 percent annually 31 million lbs.

Source: EPA

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The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing decided to increase requirements before sending interns to teach students with learning dilemmas regarding special needs and language.

Teach for America is a program for graduates who wish to continue their education and receive their teaching credentials on nights and weekends while teaching as needed under emergency credential validation.

This program is a great way for students who cannot afford to take an additional year of schooling while not receiving any income. It’s a way for people to give back to their community, as the organization often sends interns to underrepresented areas, special needs programs and students who have learned English as a second language.

The red flags are being drawn by a coalition of civil rights organizations, teachers’ unions, researchers and parents who argue that these technically under-qualified teachers are being sent to serve the state’s neediest areas, which may compromise the underprivileged students’ rights to an equal education.

These interns, who are still earning their teaching credentials, were intended to be recruited on a “last resort” basis, but it appears the state’s current 4,400 interns are being disproportionately sent to the these designated areas.

This is cause for alarm.

Students who were brought to America at a young age, or even students born to non-English speaking parents, should not sit under a teacher who has not yet proven his or her teaching credentials. These are people most likely to need specialized teaching techniques designed to supplement their disadvantages.

I would want to know if my child was being taught by an intern, at least ... to ensure his or her education standards were up to par.

In a letter the coalition wrote, it stated that: “As organizations committed to ensuring that California’s most vulnerable students are taught by teachers fully prepared to meet their needs, we write to express our strong support for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (“the commission”) staff’s recommendations.”

We can all agree that this is a great program to help keep classroom sizes down by introducing interns into the workforce. However, precautionary steps must still be taken in order to ensure that equal education is distributed evenly throughout the state.

Such recommendations include strengthening training for interns before they enter a classroom, limiting their teaching strategies to those proven to work, and adding supervision and support to the classes being taught by interns.

Another agenda on this list of to do’s is to figure out what is to be done after the expiration to the rider which Congress attached to the No Child Left Behind Act. The act labels teaching interns as “highly qualified” as means to bypass the emergency waiver notice given to parents whose children are enrolled in a class with an intern teacher. This bill is close to expiration and opposition would like this to be extended, but the CCTC is seeking to close this option indefinitely.

I would want to know if my child was being taught by an intern, at least as a precautionary step to ensure his or her education standards were up to par.

The Teach for America Organization is conflicted on these issues. It appears the intern teachers who are genuinely interested in the wellbeing of students’ education are okay with stricter regulations.

In their eyes, the better equipped they are to take on a highly complicated task, the better.

Opposers are clearly only worried about more money being spent to educate the interns further, along with a harder workload, which may deplete the program. But for the ones who are there for the right reasons, I do not believe their determination can be swayed with higher standards; they will embrace it.

Looking through the frosted glass Transparency may be the goal, but much is still hidden in American politics REBECCA LOPEZ Daily Titan

Organizing for Action, a nonprofit advocacy group affiliated with President Obama, has decided last week that they are going to step up to the plate and reform how they handle contributions to their organization.

Jim Messina—the chairman of Organizing for Action, former deputy chief of staff and campaign manager under President Obama—released a statement to CNN stating that the group will no longer accept donations from corporations. Messina also said they will voluntarily disclose the exact contribution amounts above $250 made by donors on a quarterly basis, according to an article by the Los Angeles Times.

I want to believe that this is a step in the right direction, and that this group is taking the high road and is making a mature, responsible decision. I want to say that they are stepping out in front of the problem to tackle it head-on.

But one can’t help but wonder if Obama seems to think the American public has short-term memory or that Organizing for Action thinks that this will eradicate any lingering questions or doubts. The group should be accountable for past contributions, and should acknowledge the continued practice of giving top donors preferential treatment.

Wasn’t it President Obama who ran on a platform in 2008 that said you would help to restrict the amount of big money being thrown around in politics? Strange then that his administration itself is aligned with a group that has no contribution limits.

Or I could just be reading into things too much.

Let’s instead go ahead and entertain the possibility that this isn’t some big public relations move to get the heat off of advocacy groups.

Let’s say Organizing for Action really does want to increase transparency with the public and wants to show accountability. Awesome.

Well, why not just have a running budget of contributions on a weekly basis? It keeps the public really informed of every single dollar that passes into the advocacy group’s hands, so they have nothing to complain about.

Courtesy of MCT Jim Messina is attempting to follow up President Obama’s 2012 campaign pledge of transparency in political funding, despite preferential donor treatment.

Consider (political transparency) more like frosted glass with limo tint ...

Here’s the thing with political transparency: It’s rarely practiced how it’s preached. Don’t think of transparency like a window where you can take a look in and see everything nice and clear. Consider it more like frosted glass with limo tint; you can kind of make out fuzzy shapes, but you’re not really sure if that’s a dead raccoon or a pile of clothes there on the floor.

On paper, transparency is a magnificent concept. It’s democracy at its best: The government serving the people and fulfilling all of their wishes and desires for unlimited access to information.

Except Organizing for Action keeps forgetting to mention that their top donors are able to sit in on legislative briefings with administrative officials. This tidbit of information is just a bit scary: An extremely wealthy donor has just donated copious amounts of money to an advocacy group and can now sit in on a policy meet-

ing regarding the funding of the district he lives in. It all just perpetuates the idea that a wealthy minority maintain influence over a majority of politics.

Again, maybe I’m just reading into things too much.

Organizing for Action chose to reform partially because of accusations that a group of their stature with such close ties to the executive administration, and the President could be pulling favors for donors.

Their response was to amend how they dealt with their finances, instead of changing the access to these lucrative legislative meetings.

I want the best for and from our government, I really do. I refuse to just sit back and let things pass by without raising some serious issues. My most optimistic hope is that these actions are indeed the first of many in a series to change how big money affects politics in this country, even if it’s only a half-step toward progress.

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FILM: Soderbergh cures with side effects MATTHEW PIER Daily Titan

SIDE EFFECTS

Coutesy of Wetwood Smokes Wetwood Smoke consists of trio Josh Bowman, Chrystian Cano and Steven Howard influenced by progressive rock.

Indie trio debuts at the Becker Wetwood Smokes will be performing a mix of original songs and covers.

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Anaheim indie rock/alternative trio Wetwood Smokes is next to perform at the Becker Amphitheater today at noon.

The multi-talented act made up of step-brothers Josh Bowman, Chrystian Cano and Steven Howard officially began in September 2012.

With the amount of time spent together, Wetwood Smokes shifted their brotherly relationship into a musical investment.

“Starting our own band just made sense,” said Cano.

The trio has worked on other projects and developed impressive music chemistry even before Wetwood Smokes was formed.

The band’s first gigs root from informal jam sessions.

Their latest song, “I Am The One,” was released a month ago.

The band is gradually making a name for itself in the music industry.

Each of the boys possess versatility and adaptability.

As an example of their love for music, the band’s individual talent far exceeds an average musician’s capabilities.

Their wide-range instrumental skills allow the band members to rotate instruments when they play.

Bowman (lead vocals, guitar, piano and bass), Cano (backup vocals, bass, drums and the xylophone) and Howard (drums, guitar, piano and programming) possess musical qualities many musicians strive to attain.

Wetwood Smokes combines elements of passion and peace into a progressive rock style that best showcases the bands’ wide-ranged talents.

“We try to have a mix of those songs that you can listen to when you’re out with friends having a good time,“ said Cano. “At the same time we want to have those more intimate songs that you can listen to alone and connect with on a personal level, really dig into the lyrics and

feel something from it.”

Wetwood Smokes has released four songs, including “I Am The One,” “Cold”, “Medicine” and “Folks.”

“Musically we are inspired by everything from Delta Spirit to Bjork, Simon and Garfunkel to Jack White, Kings of Leon, Paper Route,” Cano said. “Finding the balance between the three of us, creating our own sound and writing music that we ourselves would enjoy listening is really my favorite part.”

With only four released tracks, the band plans to perform cover songs to fill their set and may give listeners a taste of their next song in the making.

“We are in the process of recording new songs that are really coming together nicely. (We’re) also planning a cross-country tour at the end of the year. A lot to look forward to,” Cano said.

They have announced they will be handing out free CDs containing their four songs to listeners willing to ask.

The only side effect of seeing this movie is the pain that it might be the director’s last.

In true fashion of film director Steven Soderbergh, Side Effects tells a story that has as many angles as it does notable actors. Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta-Jones star and disappear into their roles.

Emily Taylor (Mara) plays a young depressed wife conflicted with mixed emotions as her husband, Martin Taylor (Tatum), is released from prison after four years due to insider trading.

One day after work, Emily crashes her car and is taken to a hospital where her mental state is evaluated by psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Banks (Law). Emily becomes a regular patient of Dr. Banks.

She opens up about her home situation with her husband.

Dr. Banks learns she has a history of mental health issues and contacts her previous physician, Dr. Victoria Siebert (Zeta-Jones).

After a consult with Dr. Siebert, Emily is prescribed a new drug and her personal life immediately begins improving. However, the movie’s title kicks in and everything takes a dark, twisted turn.

Side Effects takes many of these turns, all the while spinning Dr. Banks’ life out of control. The film becomes a game of trying to figure out which side effects are prescribed and which ones are not.

If the movie is the last for the director, as it has been rumored, then it is a testament to what future audiences will be missing.

Soderbergh began his career as a film director with the independent hit Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), which tells the story of a man’s affair and unique fetish. The critical praise he received

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from the film foreshadowed what the young director would become accustomed to.

While continuing to direct independent films throughout the last decade of the century, he also picked up a knack for producing, as many directors usually do.

One of his earliest producer credits came from 1998’s Pleasantville, where Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon took their lead characters into a fictional black and white town and literally filled it with color.

That same year started Soderbergh’s streak of annual releases, with some of those years including multiple titles.

Two years into the streak, a double dose of dramas landed him into the Hollywood limelight.

His biographical film Erin Brockovich earned lead Julia Roberts an Oscar for Best Actress at the 73rd Academy Awards, while also garnering himself a nomination for Best Director. Sadly, he would not win for that movie, but instead took home the same award for his other acclaimed film Traffic, a tale about the underground drug trade between Mexico and America.

Cashing in on his newfound fame, the director went on to do Ocean’s Eleven in 2001. With George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon headlining the enormous cast, as well as the sequels in 2004 and 2007, Soderbergh proved he could entertain

audiences and critics alike.

In 2008, he partnered up with Traffic actor Benicio Del Torro to do a two-part film adaptation of the life of Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Che parts I and II were also firsts for the director as he elected to shoot a majority of the films in Spanish.

Recently, Soderbergh seems to have made a blitz towards the finish line.

Starting in 2011, he reminded audiences to wash their hands in the medical disaster film Contagion, once again proving his prowess over large, notable acting casts.

He then released the stylized thriller Haywire in 2012. Starring former mixed martial artist Gina Carano, the roller coaster movie is high on action, low on dialogue and over before you know it.

Pleasing the ladies, 2012’s Magic Mike tells the story of a male stripper played by the aforementioned Tatum. Paying to see skin with an actual story proved to be lucrative for Hollywood. A sequel for the skin-baring hit is expected.

If this truly is the end of Soderbergh’s directing career, then it went by too fast. Consistently releasing smart, entertaining films has to be draining on a person, so hopefully this is just a brief hiatus; for he has surely earned it.

Do yourself a favor, go get your Soderbergh shot and enjoy the side effects.

CSUF jazz bands bring the beat Small jazz combos band together to play bop, hard bop and dixieland music MICHELLE TUYUB Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton’s small jazz groups are set to take stage in the Benton Minor Recital Hall next week.

Four jazz groups will be part of the event set for March 14 at 8 p.m. with free admission.

Formerly called “combos,” the small jazz groups; perform two concerts during the semester.

In the music department there are a total of eight small jazz groups.

The other four will be performing in the second concert taking place in April.

The jazz groups will include the Art Rock Ensemble, Fullerton Jazz Quartet, The Jazz Singers Trio (which is directed by Bill Cunliffe, a Professor of Music) and Quarter ‘Til (directed by Charles “Chuck” Tumlinson, Ph.D., professor of Music).

Co-director Cunliffe called the small jazz groups the heart of the jazz programs because jazz is a genre of improvisation.

The small jazz groups play original songs and different variations of a song also.

“It’s one of the crown jewels, one of the real hidden treasures of the Cal State Fullerton experience,” said Cunliffe about the jazz at CSUF. There will be a lot of traditional jazz music being played with

“We want jazz to be a thing that communicates with people so that it will survive. ” BILL CUNLIFFE Music Professor

mainstream jazz styles such as bop and hard bop.

Some groups will also perform from the beginning of jazz including dixieland.

The Art Rock Ensemble will feature more of a rock-style fusion and hard rock.

A song that a Quarter ‘Til will perform is “Reincarnation of a Lovebird” by Charles Mingus, which is an interesting sound with a mix of avant garde and traditional jazz.

They also will be performing a Radiohead song and a hip hop song.

Every band will play about 20 minutes of music. The event will last for about 80 minutes.

The CSUF small jazz groups are set apart from others because they have to memorize all their music; there is no sheet music.

The jazz groups are expected to learn music by listening to records.

This is a standard that Dr. Tumlinson expects from them.

According to Cunliffe, the audience and artist should experience a deep and profound connection during a concert.

“We want jazz to be a thing that communicates with people so that

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it will survive,” said Cunliffe.

Benton Minor Recital Hall is perfect for this interaction with minimal microphones and no music stands, making it an intimate feeling with the audience and the players.

“People really love them,” said Cunliffe about the concerts. “It’s fun to listen to and fun to see.”

The small jazz groups have been winners in previous years of the Reno Jazz festival.

It is one of the biggest jazz festivals in the west.

CSUF small jazz groups partake in a share of events outside of CSUF, performing at parties, venues and other concerts.

Quarter ‘Til performed at President Mildred García’s inauguration in a mini collage concert.

This event is free and around 100 people are expected to attend.

Cunliffe encourages people to arrive early to get a seat.

Steven Ragsdale, a 22-year-old music major, is one of the leaders of a small jazz groups.

Quarter ‘Til has been playing music for about eight years.

“It’s a real good time of year for the jazz program right now, for the music program­ —it’s probably the best its been in years,” Ragsdale said.

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Africa rebels with punk rock ANDRES GARCIA For the Daily Tiian

Punk in Africa is the first documentary of its kind.

It covers the rise of punk rock music in South Africa beginning in the late ‘70s and highlights the evolution of punk rock through the decades after in countries like Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Directors Keith Jones and Deon Maas, along with producer Jefe Brown, present a stirring and sincere film that makes one look differently at punk rock and its reactionary nature, but also about the relationship it can build with its surrounding cultures to create a truly unique movement.

The 1970s in South Africa were a very tumultuous time.

Black citizens, even though they were the majority, live under apartheid, the systematic segregation of races.

Every aspect of South African life was segregated, including housing, education and beaches.

In June 1976 the student uprising in Soweto against proposed changes in education left almost 500 students dead at the hands of the police.

There was civil war in Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

These were the circumstances in which people lived.

“The struggle of black kids in Soweto, and the struggle of white kids to understand why they didn’t want to go into the army and kill people. This kind of met and out came this type of music,” said Ben-

jy Mudie, executive producer of South African groups like National Wake and Asylum Kids.

The film does an excellent job in establishing the context of the South African punk scene.

The footage of the riots in Soweto and conflicts in Angola adds to the sense of instability at the time, the feeling that anything could happen.

There is very little narration in the film and that fact serves it well.

The interview with the people at the forefront of the scene, including Michale Flek of Wild Youth and Rubin Rose of Powerage, are more than capable of carrying the story along.

To convey the identity of the scene, Jones used as much audience footage as possible.

A prime example is the footage of a National Wake show in which the band and concert goers were in complete accord.

Men, women, black and white dancing together in an air of joyous rebellion.

“All the rules about black and white people actually socializing, it was draconian and it was a mine field,” said Ivan Kadey of National Wake, one of the first multi-racial punk bands in South Africa.

“We just sort of stepped out way through.”

National Wakes very existence was a rebellious act.

They didn’t do it with bricks and molotovs, they did it with colors and rhythms.

The soundtrack of the film is absolutely amazing. It consists of

original recordings of some of the bands that appear in the film like Wild Youth, Powerage and Koos.

Any arguments that the punk in South Africa was just an echo of what was going on in the rest of the world will be quickly put to rest after watching the film.

Bands such as National Wake and The Genuines broke the wall between punk rock and traditional african rhythms.

The latter half of the film covers punk bands that emerged after 1994 from Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Bands such as Hog Hogiddy Hog and Fuzigish meld the frantic sounds of punk and ska with traditional ghoema music to create something truly African.

The question of what is African is discussed with these bands and is a theme in some of their music.

Songs like Hog Hoggidy Hogs’ “African Son” deal with the issue of looking like you don’t belong, but embracing your culture.

Punk in Africa demonstrates that the punk scene there was not humming along to the tunes of the rest of the world.

They couldn’t afford to. This was not Reagan’s America or Thatcher’s England.

Their unique circumstances forced to to create a sub-genre that is unique. The film shows the organic growth and creativity with the people in the early scene and the bands that carry the banner now.

This just isn’t punk in Africa, this is punk from Africa.

Fullerton to be pinched with Irish spirit CASEY ELOFSON Daily Titan

With St. Patrick’s Day landing on a Sunday this year, the term “Sunday Funday” has never been more appropriately coined.

Whether you’re looking for a good time guzzling green beers, getting your riverdance on or just looking for a different way to celebrate the Irish culture, there are plenty of local places to test your luck on. Here’s the lowdown on where the best spots.

If you’re in the mood for hitting up a good ol’ Irish pub, you don’t have to wander too far from campus. Downtown Fullerton is pub party central.

Hopscotch

Although it’s the newest bar in Downtown Fullerton, its rustic vibe presents a more antiqued environment. With its plaid wallpaper and vintage photographs adorning the walls, the aesthetic is rural cool.

Hopscotch is the only place in the area that offers a selection of over 100 craft beers and 75 different types of whiskey, six of which are Irish blended.

“Which whiskey you order depends on whether or not you are Protestant or Catholic,” said general manager, Thomas Bazzara. “Either Bushmills or Jameson. One of them is distinctly Catholic or distinctly Protestant, now that’s for you to decide.”

9:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m.

136 E. Commonwealth Ave (714) 871-2222

Branagans’s Irish Pub

The Irish pub is hosting its annual St. Patty’s all-day-long party.

Green eggs and ham will be served in the morning starting at 6 a.m., followed by a catholic blessing.

The day-long party will include live bagpipers and Guinness girls to pour plenty of pints to go around.

“Last year it was pretty crazy and this year we are expecting the same again,” said Patrick Wise, a Branagans bartender. “It’s always gets pretty packed, so it should be fun.”

6:00 a.m.- 2:00 a.m.

213 N. Harbor Blvd.

(714) 447-3544

Silky Sullivans Restaraunt & Irish Pub

Voted best Irish Pub in Orange County by CitySearch, Silky Sullivans provides the authentic Irish experience.

The restaurant has been serving authentic dishes like bangers, cornbeef and cabbage, and even Irish nachos to the community for 28 years.

The restaurant/pub also features lives music for the day’s festivities.

9:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

10201 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Phone: (714) 963-2718

Orange County Marketplace

The Costa Mesa venue will host its 7th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration & Green Festival Sunday, March 17.

This event seeks to celebrate all things green, from traditional Irish dances to eco-friendly living tips to the Plastic Bag Fashion Show.

The celebration is to recognize that Ireland was the first country to tax plastic bag usage. The enforcement caused a 94-percent drop in plastic bag usage, making it almost a taboo to carry around a plastic bag.

Gourmet food trucks will provide green beer, lemonade and green mint ice cream during the festival.

Admission is $2. Plastic bag donations will be accepted and used to weave sleeping mats for the homeless.

“It’s a unique combination of the Irish and Eco-friendly activities. It’s unique subject matter that’s important to everyone,” said Events Coordinator, Jill Lloyd.

10 a.m.- 4p.m.

Orange County Marketplace 88 Fair Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626

The OC has plenty to offer during the maddness of St. Patrick’s day, ranging from pure family fun to belligerent partying, there’s something out there for everyone. Be safe and get your Irish on.

KYMBERLIE ESTRADA / Daily Titan David Delayo, 25, Animation major, recieve his fashion critique from a close friend who is a professional stylist

Fashion: Men’s tips and trends Men drop the layers and pick up the combs for the heat of the coming season.

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DO Groom: Although you’ve just about tired out the grizzly bear mane but can’t seem to part ways with it, the weather calls for some needed grooming.

Although the logical approach to staying cool as the temperature rises may just be to shave it all off, it may not suit well with the ladies. A little stubble shows a man is mature, masculine and a romantic type.

Celebrity heartthrobs like Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp have all followed to the this current trend. But don’t go James Harden on us; keep it at a manageable length and choose a style that’s right for you.

Hair: It’s been tested and proven; a simple side-part works every time.

You can achieve this look with short or medium-length hair.

This early sixties, Mad Menesque hairdo says a lot about a man, without saying much at all.

It shows he’s intellectual with a soft spot, while still maintaining a casual vibe.

The classic side-part is quick and easy to do. Use a minimal amount of pomade or gel and run it through your hair and you’re set for the rest of the day.

Tattoos: Now don’t go out and randomly get a tattoo, but if you’ve got it, flaunt it. You spent big bucks on it anyhow; don’t be afraid to show it off.

Tattoos show an artistic and individualistic man. They can also convey stories that help others get a better sense of who you are.

The rebellious art form is no longer limited to the bad-boy stereotype. The emergence of tattoos have spread to the kept-to-himself book nerd to the clean-cut pretty boy.

DON’T Too many layers: Stick to two or three layers at most when styling your outfit.

Don’t go overboard, you might come off as a hot shot. Be subtle when choosing what to pick.

Layers can spruce up a traditional basic outfit such as a T-shirt and jeans.

Avoid oversized garments that can weigh you down and add bulkiness to your figure. Choose fitted pieces for a sophisticated, well-put together look.

Wear minimal accessories, such as a backpack or watch, to add class and sophistication to an outfit.

Matching: Unless you’re a pre-teen girl, matching is a thing of the past.

Color or pattern matching, for example, your shoes, belt and hat, say you took way too much time choosing your outfit.

Don’t base your outfit on that purple Nike sign on your shoes.

Use blue, grey and brown to tone down bright and bold colors.

Wearing sweatpants to class: Yoga pants is as far as it goes when athletic wear becomes acceptable to wear to school.

You’re not a chick, plus you don’t have the challenging task of trying to squeeze into skinny jeans. Hopefully.

Men’s clothing is comfortable as is. Girls are allotted an exception to this rule.

Tank tops as outerwear: More and more college men are sporting this trend. Save it for the gym.

Tank tops on guys say you’re trying really hard to look cool, which doesn’t resonate on any girl’s list of turn-ons.

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With such devotion and adoration for the art form, students hardly make the music sound like work.

Rather, the pieces are expressed and interpreted to seamlessly mold on its own.

Although some pieces may seem like classical standards, students have learned to make each piece their own.

“My favorite part about being a guitarist is that I’m going to play guitar for the rest of my life and get paid for it hopefully. I’m going to wake up everyday excited about going to ‘work’,” Kahamas said.

Masters shows the same enthusiasm in her trade, offering a contagious love for becoming a disciplined musician among the performers.

“I love every aspect of what I do, performing and teaching being the main components,” said Masters.

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Ask for a woman’s opinion: While women specialize in putting together their own outfits, they have a keen eye for men’s fashion as well.

Whether it be your sister, girlfriend or a retail sales associate, women can be the closest thing you’ll get to a personal stylist.

While it’s been said to trust your instincts, when it comes to fashion, trust her instincts. You say it’s blue while your better half says it’s periwinkle. You say it’s denim when it’s really chambray.

Girls are experts when it comes to styling, hint the excess amount of Vogue or ELLE magazines piling up in her room.

“The teaching is particularly rewarding, because I remember what an important role my teachers played in my development, and I feel a great responsibility to do right by these students who are working so hard.”

Students have been given the ability to excel in a major that is not only considered a trade, but a passion for most.

“Making music for a living is a lot of work, but when one defines work as something that you couldn’t live without, I think we should count ourselves as lucky,” Masters said.

Martha’s direct experience in the professional music industry has shed plenty of new light on the student performers.

“Martha’s involvement in the CSUF guitar program simply elevated the program to a new level. A few things that I’ve learned and am learning from her are musical expressiveness, dedication, focus and most importantly mental discipline,” Ka-

hamas said.

The performance promises to uplift spirits and an adoration for life.

“I aspire to make change in people’s lives through music. Music can be a truly healing art,” Kahamas said.

The Guitar Chamber Recital will

“I’m going to wake up everyday excited about going to work. ” EBAA KAHAMAS Guitarist

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Freshman leads Titan baseball to one of best starts in years Despite being overlooked in high school, Thomas Eshelman has impressed SERGIO GOMEZ Daily Titan

Everyone loves a true underdog story—one of achieving greatness in the face of doubt, of shattering expectations and defying naysayers.

We think of Michael Jordan, who became the greatest player ever to set foot on a basketball court after getting cut from his high school varsity team, or Mike Piazza, who went on to post the best offensive numbers of any catcher in MLB history after being picked 1,390th overall in the 1988 draft. It’s easy to root for these kinds of players to exceed the expectations they face.

Cal State Fullerton’s Thomas Eshelman, freshman right-handed pitcher, is turning heads with both his talent and the journey he took to get to where he is now.

Eshelman, who was overlooked by most college programs when he was in high school, is now the ace of the No. 10 Titans’ pitching staff.

He boasts a 3-1 record with a 1.57 ERA, and perhaps more impressively, has struck out 26 batters and walked none in his 28.2 innings of work this year. CSUF is 13-3 out of the gates, thanks in part to the phenom’s flying start.

After losing aces Noe Ramirez and Dylan Floro to the MLB draft the last two years, the Titans were in need for a top-of-the-rotation pitcher. To the surprise of many, two incoming freshmen answered the call. Eshelman and teammate Justin Garza, who turned down a contract with the Cleveland Indians organization to play college ball, have given Head Coach Rick Vanderhook more than he could have hoped for.

Eshelman graduated from Carlsbad High School in 2012, where he was a four-time CIF Academic

Scholar Athlete, two-time Avocado League Player of the Year and CIF San Diego Section first team selection. Despite the accolades, Eshelman didn’t receive a lot of attention from programs around the country until his junior year.

“I wasn’t really known coming out of high school,” said Eshelman.

“My junior year in high school is when a lot of college coaches started to call me and send questionnaires.”

He played in the same backyard where another pitching phenom, Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals, got his start. Eshelman not only has a slight visual resemblance to Strasburg (tall and lanky with pants worn high to show his socks), but a performance-based one as well.

Vanderhook saw enough in him to offer him a chance; Eshelman took that opportunity and has ran with it so far. Choosing Cal State Fullerton over other colleges was a matter of the school’s tradition.

“Just the tradition here and watching them on TV, I felt a bond here,” Eshelman said. “Feeling like the underdog and coming here with the team ... we just connected.”

His incredible start is something that even the coaching staff didn’t foresee.

“Just the tradition here and watching them on TV, I felt a bond here. ” THOMAS ESHELMAN Freshman Pitcher

“I didn’t expect him to come in and be the Friday night guy, but I did expect him to be an immediate contributor and eat up a lot of

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Pitcher Thomas Eshelman has become the first Titan feshman since 1987 to start a season opener. He is 3-1 with a 1.57 ERA as the No. 1 starter thus far.

innings,” Vanderhook said. “He is just doing what pitchers are supposed to do—throwing strikes, and balls that look like strikes—so he’s doing a good job at that.”

Having played last summer for the Klamath Falls Gems of the West Coast League, Eshelman was able to polish his game in a league that features many of the top Big West players. Not long after, he became the first Titan freshman since 1987 to start a season opener on the mound.

Eshelman has energized the team, which has fed off his energy. Aside from his tough-luck loss Friday against Texas A&M (eight innings, three earned runs, six strikeouts), the Titans have been rolling behind his pitching. He has beaten USC twice (opening night at home, and last week on

the road), as well as No. 11 Oregon (March 1 in Fullerton).

“When we came in this fall, we knew we had a young pitching staff. We just didn’t know how good of a pitching staff we had,” said senior first baseman Carlos Lopez. “When we have guys like (Eshelman) out there just pounding the zone and throwing strikes, we know we have a really good chance of winning.”

Though he has had great success on the diamond, it has been adjustment off the field for Eshelman, as he is getting used to being in college. After his opening night victory against the Trojans, he acknowledged that the sellout crowd of 3,508 at Goodwin Field wasn’t something he was used to playing in front of.

As a student athlete, he must

find a balance between preparing for his starts and getting his homework and studying done. A lot of people forget that athletes are students first.

“Getting studying done and essays done have been tough so far, and we aren’t even halfway done through the season,” Eshelman said. “It’s hard being a studentathlete, but you just have to find a way to get your work done, like on the bus ride back from game. You just have to make time to get your stuff done.”

Moving forward and performing consistently through the long season is always a concern for a freshman pitcher, but Vanderhook isn’t worried about Eshelman’s workload.

“He’s in good physical shape, big strong guy. I don’t see anything

being a problem,” said Vanderhook of the long road ahead. “He’s in control of what he does. He gets his workouts when he’s supposed to, and we keep a pretty good pitch count on what he does.”

The two parties believe Eshelman’s success will be maintained beyond just this season—and perhaps beyond collegiate baseball.

“My goal is to hopefully go beyond college and play professional ball, but of course if that doesn’t work out, I can get my degree and go out into the workforce,” Eshelman said.

The underdog has become the top dog, carrying the Titans up the proverbial mountain (and hopefully for CSUF, Omaha). A long season still lies ahead, but the journey will definitely be a fun one to watch.

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