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Bill Nye to give speech at CSUF Former TV host will give keynote at science symposium CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan

Mario said. “But it’s something we can learn from this game and take into the next games.”

Senior Ellen Renfroe (80) took the circle for the Volunteers.

Renfroe was the backto-back Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week and had an impressive stat line coming into the game.

The Natural Sciences and Mathematics Inter Club Council (NSMICC) has confirmed that scientist, engineer and former television host Bill Nye will be the keynote speaker for their symposium on Mar. 20.

The Science and Math Symposium in March is an annual two-day event meant to highlight student and faculty research.

Past keynote speakers have included Bob Ballard, one of the discoverers of the Titanic, and Cal State Fullerton alumna and NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson.

The theme for this year’s symposium is Explorations in Citizen Science. Bobby Wright, a senior physics major and chair of the NSMICC, said Nye would embody that theme very well.

“Bill Nye, as a public figure, he’s kind of like a spokesman for science, so he’s a person who really gets citizens involved in science,” Wright said.

“He’s somebody that the public knows that is also a scientist.”

Shawn Robinson, a senior geology major and director of administration for the NSMICC, said this year’s symposium is meant to be inclusive of students and majors all across campus, and getting Nye to speak at CSUF helps accomplish that.

“This is a natural sciences and math symposium that we put on every year, but we’ve, in essence, expanded it this year to be more than just natural sciences and math. We want all the colleges involved, all the students involved,” Robinson said. “We’re a 36,000-person campus.

We think someone of the caliber of Bill Nye will really bring together students across the board.”

Reaching across campus has already started during the planning stages for the symposium.

Footing the $35,000 bill to secure Nye as a presenter has required the NSMICC to collaborate with groups including the business, community service and sports inter-club councils.

Spreading the cost across a variety of groups has made funding Nye’s presentation possible, Wright said.

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MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan Amber Jeanseau and Genie Phan of the Mihaylo Business Honors Program help lead a public art project, “Before I Die I Want To...” chalkboard in the Steven G. Mihaylo Hall courtyard Tuesday. The wall will be available in the courtyard until Thursday. Students are welcome to add their own comments.

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Music event celebrates sounds of the century Students and faculty perform in annual music event KALEY WILLIAMS Daily Titan

This generation of music is largely technologically based, but music did not begin that way.

The 2014 New Music Festival, titled “Sonic Landscapes,” aims to explore the music of the 21st century while still putting emphasis on the traditional composer-performer relationship.

The festival, which takes place from Feb. 5 to Mar. 2, will include faculty, students and some guest performers who will perform pieces that focus on sound in space.

Pamela Madsen, Ph.D., an associate professor of music, has been involved with the festival since its first year in 2001.

Madsen said the festival began with a different focus.

The festival was initially for women in new music, but over time it transformed. While still focusing on women in new music, the festival is now much more inclusive and has a new subject for composers and performers to embody each year.

“This year we feature Eve

Beglarian and Matthew Burtner as our guest composers in residence—both presenting different views of Sonic Landscapes,” Madsen said.

Beglarian’s first performance of the festival will take place on Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. in Meng Concert Hall. Beglarian will perform “The River Project” which she composed after traveling the entire length of the Mississippi River via kayak and bicycle over a four month period.

Burtner’s first contribution to this year’s festival will take place on Mar. 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the World Electroacoustic Listening Room Project Recital Hall. The piece will be an EcoSono Biomes concert in six parts and will be curated by Burtner.

Madsen is also musically involved in the performance. Her work, titled “...and the wild, wild wind,” will be performed with a collection of pieces on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in Meng Hall.

The festival will also include Glen Whitehead, the Guidonian Hand Trombone Quartet and the LA Percussion Quartet, as well as many other performers.

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AMANDA SHARP/ Daily Titan Gabby Aragon watches a Tennessee Volunteers pitch into the catchers mitt. The Titans offense struggled to get going all night against the dominant pitching of Ellen Renfroe in the 8-4 loss.

First home loss for CSUF Power surge propels No. 2 Tennessee past the Titans MICHAEL HUNTLEY Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton softball team fell to the visiting Tennessee Volunteers 8-4 in front of a near sellout crowd at Anderson Field Tuesday night.

The Titans (11-6) were looking to carry their momentum from an impressive showing at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic last weekend where they beat No. 15 Baylor along with Boise State.

The Volunteers (140) came into the game Tuesday ranked No. 2 in

the nation in both the USA Today and ESPN polls. They are one of four undefeated teams remaining in the country.

Sophomore pitcher Jasmine Antunez got the start for the Titans in the circle.

Antunez (5-4) had a rough start in the first inning.

After striking out freshman second baseman Megan Geer, she allowed a home run to senior shortstop Madison Shipman.

She then walked backto-back batters before allowing a three-run home run to sophomore catcher Lexi Overstreet.

“We could limit the walks, that would make a huge difference,” senior right fielder Lauren

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“With a speaker of the caliber of Bill Nye, you’ve got to expect a big price tag for him,” Wright said.

“That’s why collaboration has been so important.”

Working to secure Nye as a keynote speaker has been no easy task. Amy Matten, the NSMICC advisor and assistant dean for student affairs for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said the students involved have put in the most effort she has ever seen in her time on campus to make it happen.

“This was a really daunting task, and they just kept after it,” Matten said.

“They wanted to bring together the campus community for something that would benefit all of them.

It was a very unselfish goal … they kept saying they wanted to put Cal State Fullerton on the map, they really wanted to do something that was big, and they didn’t give up on it.”

The symposium will have lectures and events from Mar. 19 to Mar. 20.

A schedule of the symposium presentations is available at Nsmicc.

Blogspot.com, and ticket information will be available soon.

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AMANDA SHARP / Daily Titan Gregory Chris Brown, Ph.D., an associate professor of criminal justice, speaks during a panel discussion on the “N-word” Monday night. Brown served as the moderator for numerous speakers who were invited to share their thoughts on the word.

‘N-word’ deconstructed Panel debates best way to handle the controversial word CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan

In a panel Monday hosted by the Diversity Education Initiative and Cal State Fullerton Housing and Residence Life, panelists tried to establish a consensus on how to move forward with the “N-word” and the social and political implications inherent to it.

Moderated by Gregory Chris Brown, Ph.D., an associate professor of criminal justice, the panelists responded to a series of questions on the impact and use of the N-word and its role in both historical and modern contexts.

Panelist Tami Foy, interim director for the office of research and development, quoted Arizona State University English professor Neal Lester, who called the N-word the “atomic bomb of racial epithets,” which she said makes discussions like this one even more important.

“Unless we have these types of dialogues, we really can’t even begin to figure out what we want, how we’re going to move forward,” Foy said. “I think we’re so afraid to have these dialogues, but this was a great event tonight.”

One of the issues raised during the panel was the variety of uses for the N-word. Some students who attended said they use it as a term between friends and never as a slur.

That distinction, Foy said, is the product of a generational gap between people who grew up with the N-word as an exceedingly derogatory slur and younger people who do not understand the history behind it.

“This young group, the millennials, as I call you all, they haven’t had that

AMANDA SHARP / Daily Titan Tami Foy, Ph.D., shares her experiences with the N-word. She said the generation gap results in the younger generation viewing the word less seriously, because they are not as aware of its history.

struggle and so they’re moving forward with just knowing what they know as far as the N-word, where the older group has more of a context to put it in, so you’re definitely going to have a different framework to start (the discussion) in,” Foy said.

She said the use of the word in music and other casual contexts is an important consideration when discussing the place of the word in society.

“We have to really think about some of the messages that are out there that we’re saying, and we almost become desensitized to what we’re saying to the point where it’s detrimental to all of us, not just black people but everyone,” Foy said.

Scott Spitzer, an associate professor of political science and one of the panelists for the discussion, also raised the issue of the use of the N-word in contexts that are not intended to be harmful.

While he said he never uses the word himself outside of the academic

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setting, he was hesitant to hold to a concrete rule to never use it.

“When you think about the comedic use of the term, and turning it on its head, and the way we use it in literature, it can be harmful as well as a revolutionary act,” Spitzer said.

He said being on a college campus for a discussion like this one is particularly beneficial.

“This is the kind of thing that people don’t talk about, and on a university campus, we get to talk about everything and it’s open, it’s free, it’s thoughtful, you have experts here,” Spitzer said. “With that kind of background, that kind of context, you can discuss it in a way that makes everybody’s voice heard, and you can’t do that anywhere else except for a university.”

The audience of college students is another benefit, Spitzer said, because it serves as an ideal launching point to talk about a contentious subject like the N-word.

“Having it at a university

with college students who are interested in exploring ideas … is an easier first step, especially with a very, very controversial topic like the N-word,” he said. “If you can do it well here, you can learn enough to bring it out to a broader society.”

Students who attended the discussion echoed Foy’s point on the generation gap, including Kemani Rodgers, a third year mechanical engineering major. Rodgers said the panel showed him how powerful the N-word is, and the extent of the historical context it has. The group discussion, he said, is an important device to educating students about the word.

“It’s a tool to teach students the power of the word; a lot of the people here didn’t know the history of the word, the context of the word … this is a chance to show how it’s been used, how it’s been used to degrade people and, try to find a solution right now, if there is one,” Rodgers said.

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DTBRIEFS US threatens to pull out of Afghanistan Obama administration officials announced Tuesday that United States troops will pull out of Afghanistan if the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) is not signed by the end of the year, according to CNN. President Barack Obama said the BSA ensures American soldiers are guaranteed of their rights, among other benefits.

Pentagon officials have been asked to ensure that withdrawal plans are in place if the federal government decides to remove soldiers in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

This is the first time Obama has told the Pentagon to plan for a complete withdrawal.

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CA tightens alcohol sales at parties The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that hosts who charge admission costs to parties may be legally responsible for underage drinkers who hurt others or themselves, according to the Associated Press.

The ruling will likely affect student parties the most, as cover charges and underage drinking are common.

Cover charges are considered a sale of alcohol, and persons who sell alcohol to minors are liable for harm the minors cause, according to state law.

This ruling expands on a previous law made in 1970, where social hosts could be held liable for any harmful behavior if they knowingly served alcohol to minors.

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New library service, Ambrose Digital, offers BBC videos SASHA BELANI Daily Titan

Dost the “thou” and “thee” make you squirm-eth? Does talk about roses and names make your head go round?

Does reading William Shakespeare in English class make you wonder ‘What the heck is he talking about?’

Well, do not fear, the library is here. A new streaming service at the Pollak Library brings Shakespeare’s 500-year-old prose to life.

Last November, the Cal State Fullerton library began a subscription to Ambrose Digital, a streaming video database that has over 500 videos that can be streamed, including all 37 BBC adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays at a cost to the library of $2,700 annually.

Ambrose Digital can be accessed for free by all CSUF students, faculty members and staff who can log into the university’s online portal.

This is the first time the Pollak Library has offered such a video streaming resource, said Jaclyn Bedoya, an electronic resources librarian at CSUF. “There has been this huge demand for streaming video from students,” Bedoya said.

The library did offer

Courtesy of Ambrose Digital / BBC Television The Ambrose Digital library includes 37 BBC adaptations of plays written by William Shakespeare, such as Hamlet. Other content includes productions from Ambrose Video Publishing.

many of the popular BBC Shakespeare plays on VHS and DVD, but students were complaining because they can only be viewed in the library. With the streaming service, students can access it from anywhere, Bedoya said.

“It’s harder for students if they have to come into the library to check out one DVD,” Bedoya said.

“Whereas with this, they have unlimited users so

Students will draw portraits of children living in Mexico CHRISTINA NGUYEN Daily Titan

Flipping through a picture book full of childhood experiences evokes feelings and memories often taken for granted, but some are not so lucky.

Students enrolled in the education credential certificate program at Cal State Fullerton are taking part in the “Memory Project,”

painting portraits of orphans living in Mexico that may some day be their only picture of themselves as a child.

The project provides orphans with art from aspiring educators to inspire the children, combine the arts with education and bring awareness to the global community.

Kristine Quinn, an associate professor of elementary and bilingual education, said the project allows the future teachers in the program to relate to a world beyond the classroom.

“This project kind of ties

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produced by the Centre Communications for Ambrose Video Publishing, according to Elnor Barron, the sales representative in charge of California accounts.

In addition to the videos, which can be accessed by all devices, the service offers eight citation styles for each video for easy referencing and closed captions.

Because the service is still new, not many students

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has reported a surge in “concealed carry” gun permit applications after a federal court ruled that Californians no longer need to justify the permit, according to the Orange County Register.

In the past two weeks, the sheriff’s office has received more than 500 applications for a concealed weapons permit, which is about as many applications received in 2013.

Applicants might have to wait until August or September to get their permits approved due to this increase in applications.

Previously, applicants needed to show “good cause” to have applications approved.

a bunch of students can be watching it from their house. So for the library, that’s a win-win because we’re providing as much access as possible from wherever it’s convenient.”

Ambrose Digital is a video streaming site launched in 2009 by Ambrose Publishing. Half of the videos available for streaming come from production companies such as BBC, while the other half are

know about it and use it, Bedoya said.

Currently, library statistics have found only two to three dozen users have logged into use the service in the past few months.

“We’re really hoping that people start to use it a lot more because I think it’s a fantastic service,” Bedoya said.

Students can access the database through the research tab in the Pollak Library website, then clicking the “find databases” link and then scrolling down to Ambrose Video. Users might have to log in to use the resource, as they would with any other database in the library.

Professor Ellen Caldwell teaches the Shakespeare (ENG 316) and Shakespeare in Film (ENG 331) courses.

She said she does not personally use the Ambrose service, since it does not have a lot of the films she uses, and she did not like the production values in some of the videos available. However, Caldwell said the site might be useful for her students.

“In my Shakespeare on Film class (331), I ask students to develop an adaptation of a Shakespeare play for their final project,” Caldwell said. “I think these Ambrose videos can help them develop ideas of their own.”

The service also has videos on topics such as political history, ancient history, civil rights movements, fine arts, science and more.

Courtesy of the Memory Project The Memory Project pairs orphans with students and others who are assigned to create portraits of the orphans.

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together what we’re doing with being classroom teachers and connecting to a world that is larger than us,” Quinn said.

Funds for the project, which included a small registration fee, and supply costs came from the SchoolsFirst Center for Creative and Critical Thinking in Schools at CSUF, which recently received a $500,000 gift from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union.

Quinn is leading the project with Andrea Guillaume and Ginger Geftakys, who both serve on the project leadership teams in the SchoolsFirst center.

Guillaume, an associate professor of elementary and bilingual education who teaches science courses in the credential program, discovered the Memory Project and was interested in the idea to participate because the project can combine multiple aspects of science and community service into one art project.

“I’m their science teacher and art has all kinds of science in it, like facial proportions and measurement and things,” Guillaume said. “And for Kristine (Quinn)’s class, they’re required to do service learning, so I was looking for a project that would be not just ‘go out for four hours and volunteer,’ but a way that will challenge them to grow as people and as artists.”

While there are several emphases credential students can choose, such as language or technology, in order to earn their certificate, the arts emphasis, called the “arts block,” focuses on processing knowledge through different art forms. For this block, Quinn chose the Memory Project as part of her instruction on the service learning requirement, specifically for which at least five hours are devoted.

The Memory Project

organization, based in Wisconsin, coordinates with art teachers and students who draw portraits of orphans in South America. The group organizes for the schools to have the paintings shipped and eventually delivered personally to children who often do not have many photos or valuable memories of their youth.

Credential student Molly Behrens, a fifth-year child and adolescent development major, said she is nervous about the prospect of making something potentially impactful on a child’s life.

“It’s kind of overwhelming, to be honest,” Behrens said. “We’re making a portrait to send to a child who doesn’t have pictures of himself. For me, it is a big deal; ‘oh my gosh, what are they going to think when they see this?’”

Alondra HucksWillingham, a third-year liberal arts major and credential student, said she hopes the child who receives her artwork will be empowered in the midst of his or her circumstances.

“I just hope that being an orphanage without any

family, that he will realize that there are people around the world that love him,” Hucks-Willingham said. “I hope that it helps him feel value and that it encourages him to try to get out there and do something, to accomplish whatever he wants to in his life.”

Geftakys, an art instructor, organized the design of the visual aspect of the project. Students will create the artwork using a grid technique, in which the picture is divided up into small boxes and the artist focuses on drawing each box at a time to end up with the final product.

The final portrait will be completed with ink and watercolor.

The completed portraits will be finished at the end of March and are scheduled to be mailed on April 1.

Representatives from the Memory Project organization will deliver the art and take a picture of each child holding the portrait they received. The pictures of the children will be sent back to the artists of the participating schools via email.

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Save the libraries

Libraries offer many benefits to students and should be properly funded MICHAEL CHEN Daily Titan

Science of the Impossible Man’s best friend feeling vice versa.

“The location (of the activity) in the dog brain is very similar to where we found it in the human Throughout our lives we brain,” Andics said. “The build relationships with fact that we found these friends, family and even areas exist at all in the dog co-workers. As life goes brain at all is a surpriseon we may experience tur- it is the first time we have moil within these relation- seen this in a non-priships and they often leave mate.” This is no surprise us in a state of sadness. to me because I’ve alSome people, however, ways felt that my (or anyare fortunate enough to one else’s) dogs were fully build a relationship that aware of my feelings. extends past petty differThe emotional sounds ences. This relationship is (of laughter and crying) none other than the one a had similar responses person experiences with near the primary auditoman’s best friend. ry cortex for both sets of I myself am no strang- subjects. The same results er to this type of relation- for both subjects were also ship—I have four dogs. seen when looking at the Dogs, in general, when emotional dog vocalizatreated fairly, will al- tions such as whimpering ways be by your side even and angry barking. when you’re not in the best “We know very well that mood. dogs are very Dog own- Sounds made good at tuners, myself ing into the included, on from emotional feeling of occasion will their ownclaim that states such ers, and we their furry as crying know a good friends can dog owner actually un- or laughing can detect derstand motional triggered similar echanges them.

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Most good dog owners Recent studies might have already been aware show such claims are not of such a thing and they far from accurate. The would be believed this study that was published without any scientific vain the journal Current lidity behind it.

Biology suggested dogs The reactions from the indeed have a connec- dogs hearing the canine tion with their human sounds were much more friends. noteworthy than when Researchers from hearing the human voicHungary have found that es. The dogs were also less a canine’s brain reacts to able to tell the difference voices similar to how the between environmental human brain does. sounds and vocal noises as The lead author, Attila opposed to humans.

Andics, Ph.D., from the The research has gained Hungarian Academy of some comments from Science’s Eotvos Lorand people such as Sophie University in Budapest, Scott, a professor from said training the 11 pet the Institute of Cognitive dogs for the study took Neuroscience at University time.

College London. “Finding In the research they something like this in a looked at the brain of 22 primate brain isn’t too humans as well. Both the surprising but it is quite different subjects were something to demonstrate placed in an MRI scan- it in dogs,” Scott said. ner. The team of scienShe is right—we tists played 200 different wouldn’t often expect sounds to both the dogs as much from a dog and the humans. Sounds as we might a primate such as cars, whistle when it comes to human sounds, human sounds interactions. (but not actual words) Andics said for her next set and dog vocals were all of experiments she plans to played. go more in depth using simSounds made from emo- ilar methods. Being a dog tional states such as cry- person and overall animal ing or laughing triggered lover, I think more research similar responses in both involving our relationships humans and dogs. This with animals need to be might be the reason that looked into because there are some people feel their dogs so many we have developed are aware of how they are over the years.

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More money should be directed to public school libraries The importance of libraries cannot be understated. Thousands of students across the state use libraries as a quiet haven to study, conduct research and to collaborate with their fellow classmates.

Taking that away from any student would be devastating to their academic success.

Neil Gaiman, a bestselling author, is an avid reader, writer and supporter for local libraries and their well-being.

“Libraries are about freedom. Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not a process that finishes the day we leave school

or university), about entertainment, about making safe spaces, and about access to information,” Gaiman said in a Guardian article.

Libraries are not just a place to find dusty old books, and many students rely on the library for internet and computer access when they have no way of accessing these resources at home.

Libraries and librarians are vital for the success of future college students.

One of the most important factors of school libraries are the librarians in them that assist students with whatever help they need.

Budget cuts in the Los Angeles School District have resulted in those schools having to lay off hundreds of library aides.

Students would not be able to conduct their research for their school projects as well as they could have if they had a librarian helping them through the process.

School librarians are a direct link to improved

standardized reading test scores and “studies conducted over the past two decades, both in Colorado and nationwide, show that students in schools with endorsed librarians score better on standardized achievement tests in reading, compared with students in schools without endorsed librarians,” according to the Library Research Service.

Scholastic Corporation, an American book publishing company known for publishing education material for schools and teachers, found that “over the past 20 years, numerous studies have shown that elementary schools with at least one full-time certified teacher-librarian performed better on state tests. In a 2010 study conducted in Colorado, more children scored ‘proficient’ or ‘advanced’ in reading in schools with a full-time, credentialed librarian than those without.”

While the budget cuts have not affected high schools, only elementary and middle schools, it is

An easier weapons permit process in Orange County will deter criminals from attacking residents.

during the first stages of education where it is the most vital to make sure students learn to love education.

The thousands of books available in school libraries are a good way to ensure that happens.

“Albert Einstein was asked once how we could make our children intelligent. His reply was both simple and wise. ‘If you want your children to be intelligent,’ he said, ‘read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.’

He understood the value of reading, and of imagining. I hope we can give our children a world in which they will read, and be read to, and imagine, and understand,” Gaiman said.

Libraries are a fundamental reason for why students succeed. Prioritizing libraries in terms of school budgets is detrimental to the schools and its students.

Budgets should prioritize funding for libraries and librarians as they provide crucial assistance to students on the path to college.

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Permits will increase safety DAVID COATS Daily Titan

More easily attainable gun permits will benefit Orange County The Second Amendment of the Constitution states, “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” A Feb. 13 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals made it easier for Orange County residents to exercise this right.

“The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that California’s ‘good cause’ requirement for handgun carry licenses violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution,” according to the Calguns Foundation website.

Orange County sheriff Sandra Hutchens said she will follow the court’s ruling.

This is good news for residents of Orange County.

“Bottom line is the sheriff is going to abide by the law,” Lt. Jeff Hallock, a spokesman for Hutchens, said in an interview with the Orange County Register.

This means it’s now easier to obtain a permit to carry a gun in Orange County.

Nothing else on the concealed weapons permit application changed due to the ruling. Applicants still must fill out the 11-page application that has questions regarding the applicant’s personal life, past traffic violations, criminal history, as well as the make, model, caliber and serial number of the firearm they wish to carry if they obtain the license.

As it states on the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website, “the application process includes an interview, payment of fees, as well as state and local background checks. Successful completion of a firearms course of training is also required.”

It is still not an easy process, but the barrier of having to provide a “good cause” reason can now be

crossed much easier.

Stricter gun control laws do not necessarily equal less crime. Think of it this way: criminals don’t comply with the law. Taking away the right to protect oneself makes it easier to become a victim.

Following the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012, Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, famously said, “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”

Who gets called when a crime is being committed?

The police, and they have guns.

However, according to a Wall Street Journal article from April 2013 the national average response time was 11 minutes.

What should people do in those 11 minutes? In Orange County, protection is now easier to obtain.

Any would-be criminal will have to think twice before committing a crime.

Criminals will not know who is armed and able to protect themselves.

John Lott, author of the book More Guns, Less

Crime, said in an interview with the University of Chicago, “Concealed handgun laws reduce violent crime for two reasons.

First, they reduce the number of attempted crimes because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves. Second, victims who have guns are in a much better position to defend themselves.”

The Constitution guarantees rights to everyone in this country. Like it or not, the right to bear arms is assured. Not having a concealed weapons permit doesn’t stop a criminal from carrying a gun. It stops law-abiding citizens from doing so.

Orange County may become safer because of this decision, which should be the ultimate goal. In a perfect world, no one would need a gun. Unfortunately that world doesn’t exist.

Hutchen’s decision to abide by the court’s ruling should be applauded. She ensured the Constitutional rights of the people and gave them an opportunity to protect themselves and not become a victim.

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Solo act turned full band to play at CSUF Wednesday ASIP hosts local artist for Wednesday concert TROI MCADORY Daily Titan

MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan Senior Kendall Russo performs in the 2013 Spring Dance Concert and will be performing in this year’s 12’ x 16’ showcase.

12’ x 16’ returns to Grand Central dancer choreographed his or her own work instead of being guided by a choreographer.

This gave the dancers a chance to personalize TROI MCADORY their work and become as Daily Titan much a part of it as possible while placing the auIn an office decorated dience closer for a stronwith what he calls “fif- ger effect. teen years of love,” dance Though some dancers professor William Lett are exposing their priand his dancers share vate lives for all to see, their aspirations for this others are presenting a semester’s 12’ x 16’ Dance playful side of themselves showcase. through their dance.

With a showcase that Rachel Rae, an 18-yeartends to get overshad- old freshman, is excited owed by the big bang of to be part of this semesthe Spring Concert, the ter’s 12’ x 16’. Her perdancers say most people formance differs from do not know of the 12’ x the others by putting a 16’ showcase unless pass- twist to Anna Kendrick’s ersby happen “Cups” from “I get to work the movie to pay close attention to Perfect, with awesome Pitch an advertiseusing tap students, with shoes. ment for the show. colleagues that theme is “The A lot of kind depth and get along and we of like, never creativity give up,” Rae make art.” has gone into said of her the producnumber. tion of the WILLIAM LETT In her show, which Professor of Dance piece, she started over tries to mimeight years ago. Even the ic Kendrick in her now fashow’s title was meticu- mous cup trick but prelously thought out. tends to fail and decides Deliberation over the ti- to display her talents in tle took a bit of time be- dance instead. cause of the off campus Rae’s piece is one Lett setting. The faculty want- tends to gravitate toward ed to incorporate the vi- because he likes livelision of the Grand Central er pieces and steers away Art Center in its title from the darker ones. without it being boring.

“I like lighter work,” Since Grand Central is a Lett said. “I like work that satellite venue on campus is not so dark in the sense which has a more artis- that I don’t want a lot of tic grunge feel, the faculty angst.” wanted to come up with Sarah Scull, a senior a name that fit the venue, and the productions stage Lett said. manager, will be experiLett and other faculty encing the 12’ x 16’ dance members in the Musical show for the first time.

Theater Department were Scull has a choreomotivated by the mea- graphed piece in the show surements of the perfor- using some of her fellow mance floor and the name dancers titled “Learning “12’ x 16’” has stuck ever to Color Inside the since.

Lines.”

With a name that Lett is looking forward doesn’t limit the perfor- to the show, which takes mance to one genre or the stage this week. He give too much away, it is passionate about what provokes people to be he does and loves being curious about the show, surrounded by those who which is exactly what Lett make him feel like he nevand his performers want er has to work. to happen.

“I get to work with aweThe dancers have been some students, with colworking on the produc- leagues that get along and tion of 12’ x 16’ since the we make art,” Lett said. fall when they had to auThe show is set to start dition two minutes of Thursday, Feb. 27 at their individual piec- Grand Central Art Center es for approval. Each in Santa Ana.

Student dancers showcase their talent in dance show

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Kyle Reynolds fell into music during his junior year of high school as a way to focus on the positive aspects of life after a rough start into his first two years. He has since found his true calling and is focused on turning his music into a career.

Reynolds will bring his music to Cal State Fullerton today, as the featured artist for this week’s Associated Students Inc. Productions’ Wednesday concert.

Feeling such an intense pull toward music, Reynolds started by teaching himself how to play the piano by watching videos YouTube.

“After six months of learning covers, I wrote my first song,” Reynolds said. “And then I started singing and it became one of those things that I do, and I fell in love with it.”

Reynolds said much of his determination comes from those who don’t appear in the front stage as much as he does: his support group.

He said his family and friends are onboard with the path he has chosen, which has gained him a fairly large fan base.

“It’s definitely been growing recently,” he said. “And it’s been really fun to watch and interact through social media.”

He said he highly enjoys hearing about the effect his music has on his fans. He finds it inspiring to hear the various interpretations people have when listening to his songs because it gives him encouragement and connection.

Reynolds humbles himself when speaking of the admiration people have for his music and is conscious to keep a level head the further he progresses into the music industry.

Most of his songs are geared toward romance, though he does have a few that are not.

“I like to write about life and things that a lot of us feel but not necessarily say,” he said.

He said his first performance was an indescribable and humbling experience.

“I understand not everyone is going to like the music I play,” he said. “I think when I play people will be able to tell how sincere I am in my writing and how honest I am when I put these songs out.”

Reynolds is commonly asked if the band members who play alongside him at gigs make up a full band or

Courtesy of Kyle Reynolds Musician Kyle Reynolds will play at the Becker Amphitheater Wed., Feb. 26.

simply accompany his solo act.

“It’s something that has slowly built over time,” Reynolds said. “It started out as a one-piece then me and drums two-piece.”

Overtime, the band continued to grow as Reynolds’ talent did.

Theodore Soulopulos, bass guitar player and student, was the one who got the spot for Reynolds to play at CSUF after contacting ASIP. Reynolds currently travels around the country promoting his songs and sharing his legacy. He has played at several venues around Southern California and has made appearances in Fullerton. He also has several songs and a CD available on iTunes.

Having strong faith and being an expressive artist are stepping stones to aid Reynolds’ success in the music industry. With a huge support system behind him and gigs already lined up, he is well on his way to achieving that goal.

Reynolds will take the stage at the Becker Amphitheater Wednesday at noon.

Courtesy of UVisit.com The Becker Amphitheater welcomes new artists every week for ASIP’s Wednesday concert series

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014 WEDNESDAY

Beck, ‘Morning Phase’

Annual music event returns

Beck releases new 13-track album as a companion piece to 2002 record, ‘Sea Change’ ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan

With a new day comes new opportunities, as well as some new music. Morning Phase, the eagerly anticipated album from anti-folk artist Beck hit shelves yesterday, Feb. 25.

The Los Angeles based singer and songwriter began his music career in the late 1980’s and became famous for his 1994 breakthrough hit, “Loser.”

Morning Phase is Beck’s first studio album in six years, following his album Modern Guilt, which was released in 2008. Morning Phase was released through Capitol Records.

The new album was announced in June 2013. This year, Beck released two singles from Morning Phase leading up to its release.

This new album is a “companion piece” to his 2002 album, Sea Change, Beck said. Artists who collaborated with Beck in Sea Change returned for the recording of its new counterpart. Morning Phase shares the stylistic qualities of its 2002 companion that fans initially fell in love with.

Morning Phase touches on themes of serenity, melancholy and self-discovery. These themes are matched by resonating weighty tones that engulf the album. Each of the thirteen tracks follows a cyclical rhythm with breath-like motion that brings the listener to a comfortable and relaxed state.

After the 40 second instrumental introduction, “Cycle,” the album kicks off with the tranquil tune, “Morning.” The acoustic track features bellowing harmonies and reminds listeners of the comfort of the new morning.

Beck introduces a touch of twang to this otherwise smooth album with the song “Say Goodbye.”

Layers of reverberating banjo

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Courtesy of Capitol Records Morning Phase, a new acoustic album from Beck, was released yesterday, Feb. 25. The album is accented with romantic undertones, tranquil harmonies and themes of self-realization.

notes float along a country style beat. Thoughts of confrontation and validation that fill the song easily relate to listeners.

A mandolin introduction begins the albums first single, “Blue Moon.” Listeners go from a tone bleak loneliness to one of spirited resolution in this heavy ballad. A variety of instruments are used to perpetuating and upbeat sounds.

A simple, yet chilling melody makes up the albums middle song, “Wave.” Delicate strings create gloomy and daunting tones that encompass Beck’s vocals.

Themes of surrender and solitude

flow through the everlasting music.

At the start of “Don’t Let It Go,” a single guitar beautifully accompanies Beck’s vocals. Themes of validity of truth follow though the repeating riffs. Beck creates satisfying harmonies with the use of two vocal tracks.

The tempo of the album gets picked up a bit in “Blackbird Chain.” A reverb-soaked electric guitar complements a rhythm acoustic guitar and soft vocals. The song’s pleasant beat fits the song’s romantic undertones.

The album’s second instrumental

track, “Phase,” leads into the light and airy “Turn Away.” A delightful mix of strings and piano create a clever and agile melody.

The album finishes off with its second single, “Waking Light.” The song wraps up the motifs of the album, expressing themes of self-actualization and solidification.

Peace and contentedness fill the vocal harmonies in the song. An outro engulfed in strings, vocals and guitars brings a satisfying end to this soulful album.

A second new album from Beck is in the making and is planned to be released later this year.

Eric Dries, Ph.D., the director of the Michalsky Resource Center Computer Lab and Electronic Music Studio, will perform in the festival and speaks highly of it.

“The CSUF New Music Festival is a fantastic opportunity for our students to collaborate and perform with internationally renown composers and performers of contemporary concert music,” Dries said. “ The music is always challenging, both in technique and conception and I look forward to the chance to perform with the students in the department.”

Dries will perform a piece by Eve Beglarian called “Early in the Morning” on keyboard, and a piano piece by Matthew Burtner titled “Prismic Generations.”

Ken Walicki, Ph.D., an associate professor of music and composer, said the festival is a good way to bring performers to campus.

“In Orange County, aside from Segerstrom (Center for the Arts), that’s not always going to happen. Here we have a world class concert hall where we can bring in all these different performers and composers, and here they can offer one-on-one time with students,” Walicki said of the festival.

The one-on-one time Walicki refers to occurs throughout the festival by means of open rehearsals, lectures and workshops that are free to the public.

“Here we have a world class concert hall where we can bring in all these different performers and composers, and here they can offer one-onone time with students.”

KEN WALICKI, PH.D. Associate Professor of Music

A piece that Walicki composed titled “Black Water” will be performed on Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. in Meng Hall, along with other pieces composed for the festival.

Walicki composed his piece, which includes clarinet, piano, video and electronics, about the BP oil spill that took place in 2010.

Many different musical styles will be performed during the festival, and everyone is welcome to enjoy the music.

More information about the 2014 New Music Festival can be found at Fullerton.edu/Arts/ Nmf/.

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WINNIE HUANG / Daily Titan Sophomore guard Hailey King looks to lead the Titans on their road trip against Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State. The Titans are looking to avenge their home blowout losses to both teams.

Titans hit the road for last time CSUF looks to end the season with a winning road record IAN O’BRIEN Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team will embark on its final road trip of the season, hoping to recover from a 64-54 loss to UC Santa Barbara.

This loss brings the Titans’ record to 10-15 overall with a 6-6 Big West record. The Gauchos improved their overall record to 8-17 with a 3-9 record in conference play. This puts them at seventh in the Big West.

Senior guard Alex Thomas and junior guard Chante Miles carried the bulk of the scoring burden, with Thomas scoring 29 on 10-for-25 shooting while Miles added 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting. The rest of the team only added 11 points, and the Titans collectively shot 33.9 percent from the field.

The Titans’ first game of their road trip will be against Cal State Northridge. CSUN is second in the Big West standings with a 9-4 conference record and a 13-14 overall record. The Matadors beat the Titans 76-54 in their

last meeting and have won in their last six meetings.

CSUF is led in scoring

by Thomas, who averages 14.4 points per game and is 66 points shy of joining the 1,000-point club. Miles slightly trails Thomas with 14.1 points per game. Junior guard Kathleen Iwuoha also averages double figures in points with 10 per game.

Iwuoha leads the Titans in rebounding with 7.3 boards. This ranks fifth in the Big West. Freshman guard Samantha Logan averages 6.4 rebounds per game. Miles leads CSUF in assists with four per game.

Shooting has been a weak area for the Titans this season, as they have been held to 36.7 percent as a team while allowing their opponents to shoot 43.7 percent. Iwuoha leads CSUF in shooting percentage with 49.2.

CSUF has struggled to shoot from the free-throw line as well, shooting 69.4 percent from the charity stripe. Thomas leads the Titans in free-throw shooting with 75.4 percent.

Cal State Northridge has caught fire in 2014, winning nine of their last 14 games.

CSUN is coming off a 76-72 loss to UC Irvine.

The Matadors are led by junior guard Ashlee Guay,

who has scored in double figures her last nine games.

She averages 16.2 points per game and has shot 43.2 percent from the threepoint line. Junior guard Cinnamon Lister is closely behind in scoring with 15.2 points per game.

Junior guard Janae Sharpe and Guay lead the Matadors in assists with 4.1 and 3.9 per game, respectively.

The Matadors are led in rebounding by junior center Camille Mahlknecht, who averages 7.6 boards per game. This ranks fourth in the Big West. She also leads the Matadors in blocked shots with 3.1 per game.

After their game against the Matadors, the Titans will travel to Long Beach State, a team that beat CSUF 83-64 in their last matchup. The Titans’ last win against the 49ers came in March 2013.

The 49ers are coming off a 65-62 win against UC Davis. They improved their record to 15-11 overall with a 7-5 conference record.

This is good for fourth in the Big West.

Leading the 49ers in scoring is freshman guard Raven Benton with 12.9 points per game. Junior guard Lauren Spargo trails Benton with 10.7 per game.

Senior center Jade Wilson leads the 49ers in rebounding with 5.8 per game, followed closely by Benton with 5.5 per game. Junior guard Hallie Meneses leads the 49ers in assists with 4.3 per game.

The Titans will begin their road trip against CSUN on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Matadome.

Their next game will be against Long Beach State will be on Saturday, Mar. 1 at 4 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid.

For more information on CSUF women’s basketball and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

WINNIE HUANG/ Daily Titan Senior guard Michael Williams leads the Titans as they return to Titan Gym, hoping to get past road losses to Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara. This is their final homestand of the season.

The Titans hope to capitalize on rivals’ poor road records TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team will look to salvage season splits this weekend against Big West Conference foes Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State.

The Titans (9-17, 4-8 Big West) return home from a road trip last weekend to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara.

The Titans dropped both games earlier in the season to the Matadors and the 49ers, but they will have home court advantage this time around.

CSUF holds a respectable 6-5 record at Titan Gym, while the Matadors are just 2-12 on the road, and the 49ers 5-7 in away games.

Vengeance will be on the Titans’ minds when they face the Matadors.

The Titans were stunned by a late three-pointer by Josh Greene with four seconds remaining in the Feb. 8 matchup.

This sent the game into overtime. CSUF would go on to lose in overtime 92-83, and it left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Titans.

Junior guard Alex Harris put up 27 points in the loss, and he will look to keep his hot shooting intact.

Harris has averaged 15.3 points throughout the season, but has elevated his play over the past six games, averaging 20.7

points for the Titans.

Senior Michael Williams continues to pace the Titan offense.

The 6’2” guard is a threat from outside, draining 37.1 percent of his three-pointers.

Williams leads the Titans in scoring, averaging 17.3 points per game, good for fifth in the conference.

Williams also dishes 2.5 assists per game with his excellent ball handling skills.

CSUN, the fifth place team in the Big West, will counter with junior Stephen Maxwell, junior Stephan Hicks and Greene.

Maxwell has been the goto player all season for the Matadors.

Maxwell is leading the Matadors in points per game with 17.6 and is also the team leader in rebounds with 8.8 per contest.

CSUF junior Steve McClellan will have his hands full in the post in the battle of 6’7” forwards.

McClellan will likely have to tangle with Hicks in the paint for rebounds.

Hicks is averaging seven rebounds per game and pours in 16.6 points per game, including 27 in the overtime thriller.

Besides hitting big shots for the Matadors, Greene is a key facilitator for CSUN with 3.2 assists per game.

The Titans never need any added motivation when they face Long Beach, but in case they do, they can look at their 19 point loss on Feb. 1 at Walter Pyramid.

Despite having a losing record of 12-14, the 49ers hold the third seed in conference standings with an

8-4 Big West record.

Like the Titans, the 49ers have a dynamic backcourt with junior guards Mike Caffey and Tyler Lamb.

The four starting guards for both teams were the only players who scored in double figures during the Feb. 1 matchup.

Caffey has served as both the top scorer for the 49ers and the main facilitator, with 16.4 points and 4.3 assists per game. The six foot guard averages 4.6 rebounds per contest.

Lamb scores at a clip of 15.3 per game and pulls down 3.6 rebounds per game.

He has also drained 38 percent of his three-point shots.

The Titans were able to neutralize 49ers forward Dan Jennings, who is third on the team in scoring, by getting him into foul trouble.

Harris causes problems for the opponent’s defense with his blazing speed and dribble penetration.

He has been sent to the line 130 times, but has only converted on 67.7 percent of his free throws.

The Titans will have to dig deep to earn victories in both games if they want to move up from their seventh spot in the Big West standings.

The CSUN game will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. before they face the 49ers on Saturday, Mar. 1 at 6 p.m. in a ESPN3 televised game.

For more information on the CSUF men’s basketball team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

Softball falls to second-ranked Volunteers SOFTBALL Continued from PAGE 1

Antunez again labored through the second inning. After quickly retiring the first two Volunteer hitters, she allowed a double to Geer and walked Shipman. She struck out freshman Annie Aldrete to get out of the jam.

Sophomore infielder Samantha Galarza led off the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run off Renfroe to put the Titans on the scoreboard.

It was Galarza’s second home run of the season.

“Being realistic leads to mediocrity,” Galarza said.

“It might be unrealistic to get a home run off her but I just figured, ‘why not?’”

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to pitch the third inning.

Washington walked a pair of Volunteer hitters but managed to escape the inning with no damage done.

Renfroe continued her dominance in the third.

She got freshman left fielder Delynn Rippy and Taukeiaho to ground out before striking out senior catcher Ariel Tsuchiyama.

“She’s got every pitch,” Ford said. “She can get you to chase, she’ll climb it, she’ll mix speeds, she’ll change plains, she’ll go east to west, she does a little bit of everything.”

Washington ran into trouble in the fourth inning. After getting two quick groundouts, she walked Shipman and allowed a two-run home run to Aldrete. It was

Aldrete’s second home run of the season and the second home run allowed

by Washington in her young career.

In the bottom of the fourth, Galarza singled to pick up her second hit of the game off Renfroe.

Freshman first baseman Melissa Sechrest struck out to strand Galarza at first.

Washington got herself into another jam in the fifth inning. After a leadoff walk, she allowed a double to Overstreet. She got the next two batters to ground out without allowing a run. She walked sophomore Haley Tober, but Tsuchiyama made a snap throw to third for the final out of the inning.

Sophomore pitcher Monique Wesley took over

in the sixth for the Titans.

She allowed a pair of runs and gave up three hits.

Junior first baseman Eliza Crawford hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth to narrow the Volunteer lead to six.

Mario hit a two-run home run off Renfroe in the bottom of the seventh, but the Titans were unable to add any more runs.

“I’ve been struggling a little bit at bat so I figured it was about time, and I was just going to be relaxed and hope for the best,” Mario said.

The Titans will play five games this weekend as co-hosts of the Long Beach/Cal State Fullerton Tournament.

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