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Beauty guru and YouTube fashionista, Eva Gutowski, turned heads when she walked through the Titan Student Union with her lace dress, heels and a large sunhat, topping off her ensemble. At only 19 years old, she has taken the YouTube community by storm.

Gutowski has over 240,000 YouTube subscribers and counting and hopes to reach one million by next year.

The college sophomore started her channel under the name Mylifeaseva a year ago and has gained an abundance of love and support from her dedicated Inter-

net family. She receives hundreds of comments every day on her YouTube, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

With such an impressive following, she has garnered attention from the executive producer of Seventeen magazine, who she knew from a previous YouTube network.

The producer offered her the opportunity to be part of an online daily show project for the company.

The show revolves around eight girls who discuss beauty and fashion, among other topics at the girls’ discretion.

Gutowski’s latest segment of the show is already on Seventeen’s YouTube page for viewing.

The YouTuber got her start when she found herself sitting at home with nothing to do and having a best friend who was busy with dorm life at another school.

She began producing videos to remedy her boredom and simultaneously groom her skills for her ultimate career goals.

“My major is broadcast journalism, so I knew that eventually I was going to be talking in front of a camera,” Gutowski said. “I started watching YouTube videos and I figured, why not just make YouTube videos just to talk and get used to talking in front of a camera?”

However, Gutowski was unaware of the huge conglomerate of people within the YouTube community regularly producing videos and attracting committed subscribers. Because of this, she initially posted her videos on private Facebook accounts.

“People started finding me and I started to watch other people,” she said.

As she saw how beauty and fashion videos were format-

Courtesy of Mylifeaseva Eva Gutowski, a broadcast journalism major, began making videos on YouTube to fill her down time.

Now it has become a successful recurring show with a massive Internet following.

ted, Gutowski grew more inspired to continue making videos people would be interested in.

Through the stylists she

watched in these videos, she began to realize that there was an entire editing process involved. Luckily for her, she already had access to much

of the software needed to edit the videos to her liking.

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Geology students to visit Grand Canyon during spring break Activities to include 12-mile hike through canyon on first day DAVID COATS Daily Titan

Nicole Bonuso, Ph.D., an assistant professor of geological science, will lead a group of about 40 students from her Earth History (GEOL 201) class on a fiveday trip to the Grand Canyon during spring break at the end of March.

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dents majoring in geology are required to take part in expeditions to the Grand Canyon or other regions. Bonuso said these trips serve a few different purposes.

“The curriculum part is over the three different parks that we’re visiting; we actually can examine about 3.8 billion years of geological history within three parks,” she said. “Because it is a major’s course, I like to foster relationships and camaraderie, and to get people interested in science, I think they

have to be doing it.”

In addition to building friendships, “it’s really important as a person to go out and be … physically active,” Bonuso said.

Safety is, of course, the main concern Bonuso has.

She makes sure students come prepared with the right equipment and sunscreen, stay hydrated and avoid dangerous situations.

She said she takes a satellite phone with her, because regular cellphones typically do not get reception in the canyon.

But things still can— and do—go wrong.

Previously, Bonuso would take some of the students to the bottom of the canyon and make camp there, which adds to the danger.

However, she does not make that part of the trip anymore, because the risks do not outweigh the overall reward.

A few years ago, on one of the trips to the floor of the canyon, one of her students said he had something on his back and that it was causing him a lot of pain.

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Upon inspection, Bonuso discovered a huge welt on the student’s back that was caused by his backpack. She had to lance and drain the welt.

“At the time, it was terrifying, but then it turned out to be OK,” Bonuso said.

David Morales, a 21-year-old senior geology major, is one of the students going on this trip.

He said even though he’s been to the Grand Canyon before, he is still very excited about going this time.

“I’m looking forward to kind of figuring out the puzzle of nature,” he said.

“It’s beautiful to look at, but I’m really interested in figuring out how it happened.”

Morales considers himself lucky to have this opportunity and he almost feels bad for the students who are not able to go on a trip like this, especially with the vast majority of the costs being handled by the school.

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Rethinking the medieval Student groups will put on display of combat, culture MATTHEW MEDINA Daily Titan

Renaissance faires are not known for historical accuracy, instead relishing in extravagant performances. Cal State Fullerton student organizations hope they can shed light Wednesday on the nitty-gritty of the medieval period.

“A Journey Through European Martial Cultures” is a medieval faire that will help explain what the culture, food and combat was like in the era. The event will feature research presentations from CSUF professors and graduate students, followed by combat exercises performed by Kron Martial Arts members. As the exercises take place, performers will play music from the medieval era in costume.

The European Studies Society will host the event together with the Cultural and Public History Art Association (CPHA) and the Medieval Swordsmanship Club, which is affiliated with Kron Martial Arts.

Similar medieval fairestyled events have been held in the past, but this is the first to be held in conjunction with Humanities and Social Sciences Week at CSUF. Myles Cupp, a graduate student studying electrical engineering and the president of the CSUF Medieval Swordsmanship Club, said the combat demonstrations would focus on weapons that have the most historical documentation explaining their use, including long swords, rapiers and swords paired with bucklers.

However, club members will also go over less common weapons, as well as traditional arts of wrestling in German and Italian history.

“There is documentation for sickle fighting,” Cupp said. “How often have you seen people fight with sickles in the movies?”

Cupp said one of his club’s members, Colin Farabee, is preparing historically accurate food for the occasion, including bread, cheese and skewered meats.

Courtesy of Kron Martial Arts Historic European martial arts (HEMA) enthusiasts spar in full armor during the Cal State Fullerton Pumpkin Launch in 2010. The Medieval Swordsmanship Club has been at CSUF since 2009.

“(The medieval diet is) a very simple diet, but you still get your daily intake of calories pretty well from bread,” Farabee said. “If you taste medieval bread, you understand what it means when people pray and they say ‘Give us, Lord, our daily bread.’

That’s your meal. It’s pretty substantial stuff.”

Raymond Ortiz, a history graduate student and the president of CPHA, said he hopes this event will help attendees understand aspects of European history that are frequently overlooked.

When people think of the medieval era, they only focus on a few aspects of the time period, Ortiz said. They think of tales like Robin Hood or restaurants like Medieval Times, which is usually the centerpiece of most Renaissance faires.

In addition to misconceptions concerning the history of medieval Europe, Ortiz said people frequently think history has no hands-on applications.

“There’s a lot more to history than what people think,” he said. “It’s not about sitting in a classroom, trying to memorize facts of kings and queens, presidents.

It’s about

being hands-on, learning about the past to understand where we are today.

And what better way to do that than to go and engage yourself in something a lot more hands-on?”

Ortiz said as a graduate student, he has had the opportunity to get involved and study history with a more active approach.

“The GE (history) classes that I took were a lot more trying to memorize the facts in a book, and the dates, and the wars … this event, in particular, is put on by history graduate students, so they’re tapping into their passion, their research,” he said. “That’s what I hope

people who attend tomorrow night will see.”

The presentations will explore topics such as the symbolism of violence and combat in literature, how religious attitudes tie into war and how writers and philosophers criticized militaristic values.

“We want to talk about the martial arts, but we also want to talk about the culture of the martial arts,” Cupp said. “Even from the academic point of view, the time period that we are going to be covering is vast.”

The event will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Pavilions.

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DTBRIEFS OC possibly exposed to measles virus The Orange County Health Care Agency has warned of a possible measles outbreak in Orange County after five cases were reported in the last nine weeks, according to a press release from the agency.

St. Joseph’s Emergency Department at 1100 W. Stewart Drive in Orange has been identified as a potential exposure site.

Residents who were there on March 2 between 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and March 3 between 7:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. are at risk.

Measles is a highly contagious disease.

Symptoms include watery eyes, unexplained rashes and fever.

People should monitor their own symptoms for seven to 21 days after exposure.

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Flight was off course before going missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was hundreds of miles off course in the opposite direction from its original position before it disappeared suddenly Saturday, according to CNN. Search and rescue teams have not found any clues on the plane despite searching thousands of square miles of ocean as of Tuesday. A number of nations, including the United States, have joined Malaysian and Chinese officials in the effort to find the plane.

Officials are still trying to figure out where the Boeing 777 plane and its 239 passengers have ended up. The flight was on route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur when it stopped responding to flight controllers.

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CIA accused of obscuring documents Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, accused the Central Intelligence Agency Tuesday of removing documents used in the “Panetta internal review” from a computer used by staff members, according to the New York Times.

The report, named after former CIA Director Leon E. Panetta, was created by the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the CIA’s detention program, which President Barack Obama officially ended in 2009.

Currently, sections of the review are being stored in a safe at the Hart Senate Office Building.

John O. Brennan, the director of the CIA, denied the accusations.

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Courtesy of Nicole Bonuso A student of Nicole Bonuso, Ph.D., sits near the Tapeats Sandstone, a geologic formation in the Grand Canyon. Cal State Fullerton geology students will hike 12 miles on the first day of their spring break field trip to visit this plateau with Bonuso, an assistant professor of geological science.

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The financial side of the trip is taken care of by the funding provided by the Instructionally Related Activities fee, Bonuso said.

The fee, which currently stands at $36 per semester, “provides funding for educational experiences and activities directly related to courses offered at the university,” according to the Associated Students Inc. website.

Bonuso estimated the total out-of-pocket cost for a student who wanted to purchase the necessary equipment they need for the trip would be $100.

She said students could actually rent equipment too if they didn’t want to buy it, making the cost even cheaper. “(Students) are excited because they realize a trip like this would cost them a lot of money,” she said. “Not to mention that if you were to take a guided tour in the Grand Canyon, just that would cost you $1,000.”

Students will hike for about 25 miles on the trip, and they will travel 12 miles on the very first day. They will camp out

Courtesy of Nicole Bonuso and Matan Salmon Nicole Bonuso, Ph.D., an assistant professor of geological science at Cal State Fullerton, disinfects her water near the bottom of the Grand Canyon during a previous field trip. Bonuso will take a group of students to the canyon during spring break at the end of March.

under the stars in tents, which Morales said is one of the things he’s looking forward to most.

Morales said he’s a big fan of sleeping in a tent and waking up outside on a cold morning and he loves the desert. He has even spent New Year’s Eve camping in Tucson, Ariz.

Morales said he agreed

with Bonuso about fostering relationships within the department, and he said trips like these help create bonds between people that can last for years beyond college.

“In geology, you’ve got a lot of cool people,” he said. “It’s a small major, a small department … and you just get to know a lot of different people.”

GRAND CANYON TRIP • Students will hike 25 miles; 12 on the first day • Equipment costs are estimated to be $100 • Travel costs are funded by Instructionally f Related Activities fee ($36 per semester)

Irvine Campus to expand University will seek student feedback in focus group sessions MATTHEW MEDINA Daily Titan

This Thursday, Cal State Fullerton will begin holding open focus group sessions with students to gather their feedback on how to move forward with expanding the Irvine Campus.

Focus groups will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 4 to 5:30 p.m. in room 245 on the Irvine Campus.

Auxiliary Services Corp. purchased two properties adjacent to the Irvine Campus in the Banting Corporate Center in August for $30.5 million, according to a university press release.

The purchase was

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financed by the California State University Board of Trustees issuing systemwide revenue bonds.

Some of the debt from those bonds will be paid by current tenants, who will continue to inhabit one of the buildings for up to five years. In addition to the buildings, the purchase also includes surrounding parking lots, which will be available for students to use.

The campus, which serves about 3,800 students from the southern Orange County region, currently offers upper division and lower-division courses for graduate and undergraduate students, but does not offer all of the majors and course options that are available at the Fullerton campus.

Portions of one of the buildings are expected to be ready to host additional

courses for students by the fall 2014 semester. The full expansion, however, may take several years, depending on factors such as the current tenants’ plans and the renovation process.

Some of the majors the university plans to add to the Irvine Campus after the expansion is complete include kinesiology and art.

The campus has been in operation since 1989, but did not offer lower-division courses until 2013.

When the expansion is completed, the Irvine Campus is expected to serve about 7,000 to 8,000 students.

An additional focus group is planned to be held in two weeks, on March 26 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Send RSVPs to irvineadvisor@ fullerton.edu for each focus group. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required.

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Science of the Impossible Tornadoes hit the wall GUSTAVO VARGAS Daily Titan

MIKE TRUJILLO / Daily Titan A Santa Monica lawmaker wants to ban orca whales from being held in captivity for the purpose of entertainment in SeaWorld.

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A lot of local jobs would be lost if this proposed legislation was passed Santa Monica assemblyman Richard Bloom has proposed the Orca Welfare and Safety Act, legislation that would ban orca whales from being held in

captivity for performance purposes.

The decision was based off the documentary Blackfish, which details how the mistreatment of animals in captivity leads them to be hostile. The film portrays the 2010 death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau who was killed during a performance as an inevitable act of aggression.

But the issue at hand is not as simple as banning the holding of whales for entertainment. In fact, it is only the latest in the conflict between zoos

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While these organizations’ concern for the welfare of the animals is justified, zoos like SeaWorld must aim to provide ideal conditions for their wildlife to be healthy without compromising other components—and that is the issue that must be addressed.

While zoos obviously must have a business model to ensure money is constantly flowing from patrons, this goes into the care and maintenance of the park and the animals in their jurisdiction.

As a result, more people are able to interact with the animals, and become educated in a way they might not have been able to if they never personally travelled into the wild.

Children who visit SeaWorld and similar parks come away with a sense of attachment to the animals, which sometimes stays with them even as adults.

The valuable experience leaves a lasting impact even into adulthood and a greater understanding of the majestic creatures featured at SeaWorld.

What would happen if such an experience was not allowed?

The legislation would affect only SeaWorld in San Diego, as it applies only to marine theme parks in California.

Beyond the sentimental value, a decision to shut down this main attraction could cause even more problems for the region’s economy. Many are concerned that if the legislation goes through many jobs could be lost as a result.

Because the orca whale is a critical part of the main attraction at SeaWorld, getting rid of the show could mean putting at risk a percentage of the 4,500 employees that are employed there during the summer.

“SeaWorld is a critical part of San Diego’s economy. In addition to drawing thousands of tourists to San Diego each year, it is also a leader in maritime and wildlife conservation, said San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.”

Furthermore, the proposed legislation does not offer any solutions on how to save the whales.

Although the bill does allow the parks to rehabilitate injured whales in a pen for public viewing, the legislation prohibits further breeding of the animals for performance purposes.

This would mean the animals would just die off in captivity.

We live in a world full of utilities that make our lives easier.

Ancient elements such as water, electricity, fire and natural gases were once untamed, but now these elements can be manipulated to serve our purposes.

We have conquered many aspects of nature in the sense that we no longer are at its complete mercy.

Throughout history, however, we have never been able to compel the violent side of nature to take it easy on us.

When the Roman Emperor Caligula tried to stop the waves from crashing on the beach by ordering his men to attack is an extreme example of how futile it is for us to try and stop such powerful forces found on this planet.

An absurd idea of the same magnitude may have just sprung up.

During the American Physical Society meeting in Denver, Rongjia Tao, a professor from Temple University, proposed an idea that involved the construction of massive sized walls that will help eliminate the threat of tornados.

His idea didn’t sound as crazy when he explained his reasoning.

He wants to build three “Great Walls” 300 meters (980 feet) high and about 100 miles long along Tornado Alley, the area of the United States where tornadoes are most frequent.

The walls would not be meant to stop an already formed tornado in its track but act as a preventive method to stop them from forming by lessening the combining of hot southern and cold northern air from which twisters in these regions form.

This project would cost about $16 billion to build, but is said to be justified in the billions saved from the lack of damage costs each year.

Tao believes these walls will be enough to accomplish this.

“If we build three eastwest great walls, one in North Dakota, one along

the border between Kansas and Oklahoma, and the third in the south in Texas and Louisiana, we will diminish the threats in Tornado Alley forever,” Tao said.

Tao said they have already been simulating this on computers and they plan to build physical models to be tested in wind tunnels.

Not everyone is on board with this idea, many critics say his idea is not practical.

Harold Brooks of the National Severe Storms Laboratory said the walls would not work and shared the example that parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri have east-west hill ranges, like what Tao is proposing, and yet tornadoes still occur.

Joshua Wurman of the Center for Severe Weather Research said Tao’s idea is premature.

Wurman said that for his walls to have effect they would have to be built on a much larger scale, and also said “… clearly that would also cause a drastic change in climate.”

He warns that any geoengineering scheme strong enough to stop tornadoes from forming would equally have negative side effects as well.

This project would cost about $16 billion to build, but is said to justified in the billions saved form the lack of damage costs each year.

I do enjoy some big unique and innovative ideas to solving problems but sometimes they are not always the answer.

I think getting in nature’s way too much might have repercussions that we might not have anticipated.

Predicting the rain is far from controlling the weather, but it’s a start. We might be getting ahead of ourselves if we attempt to stop tornadoes from forming.

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Courtesy of 21st Century Fox Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey premiered last Sunday on Fox and National Geographic Channel. The new series is a continuation of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage from 1980. The show is produced by Seth MacFarlane and Sagan’s widow, Ann Druyan, and hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson brings 80s educational program to a new generation ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan

Students have often been wrongfully brought up with the impression that what is taught in science classrooms is the extent of what there is to know about the universe. Science has become a practice of learning what is already known rather than a process of questioning the unknown.

This gross misrepresentation is rightfully being combated by the television program, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.

In 1980, astronomer Carl Sagan gave audiences a view into the interstellar world through Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning series brought the wonders of the universe to a generation of young and

curious minds.

The new follow-up series, which was produced

by Seth MacFarlane and Sagan’s widow, Ann Druyan, premiered last Sunday on Fox and National Geographic with an introduction from President Barack Obama.

The reality is that the amount of new information yet to be learned casts an overwhelmingly large shadow on what the scientific community has learned thus far.

Cosmos provides a scope into the developing bridge between the known and the unknown in a visually appealing and informative way. It uses the “ship of imagination” to view the universe in a never-ending wonder, rather than an enclosed sphere of obtained knowledge.

At the helm of this ship is

famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. In 2006, Tyson was the host of the PBS series NOVA ScienceNow and is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium. He has made numerous TV appearances and now brings his charm and vast knowledge to the new series.

Cosmos has its foundations set in terms of the scientific method.

“Test ideas … build on those ideas that pass the test, reject the ones that fail, follow the evidence wherever it leads, and question everything,” as described by Tyson on the program.

Rather than a colorless lecture presented with clever images, Cosmos tells a story.

Tyson is warming and enticing as he monologues

about the wonders of the universe and appeals to a natural sense of curiosity. Outstanding animation and cinematography would make one think they’re watching a science fiction movie, yet the content has nothing fictitious about it.

The show’s pilot, “Standing Up in the Milky Way, “ covers a wide range of subjects and serves as an introduction to the 13-part series, showing what to expect in future episodes.

As he captains the ship of imagination, Tyson explores time and space and explains Earth’s place in the universe. He brings chills as he presents Earth’s “cosmic address” and reveals the overwhelming vastness of the universe.

The Milky Way is hardly an insignificant pixel compared to the size of the observable universe, which

is only an accumulation of light that has reached Earth so far.

Tyson elaborated on man’s achievements in space exploration.

He touched on Voyager 1, which is currently exploring deep space and has traveled farther than any other man-made object.

He covered the history of society’s journey out of a confined geocentric solar system and into an immense heliocentric galaxy.

He explained the significance of figures like Giordano Bruno, who was one of the first philosophers and astronomers needed to bring about this social change.

In addition to human

history, Tyson displayed the universe’s 13.8 billion year old history. Starting with the big bang, Tyson scaled down the past events of the cosmos into a calendar year model that puts into perspective how young the Earth and mankind is.

Tyson finished off the pilot with an homage to Sagan as a scientist and his inspiration. For the last half of the 20th century, Sagan made an astounding impact in the field of science, making predictions and discoveries that shaped our modern scientific endeavors and understandings.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey airs Sundays on Fox and National Geographic Channel.

Courtesy of Mylifeaseva After only a year of producing videos on YouTube, Eva Gutowski has gained extensive Internet fame for her videos about fashion, beauty and fitness. Gutowski now has over a quarter-million subscribers on her YouTube channel titled Mylifeaseva. Her success has led to a deal with Seventeen magazine making videos for an online daily show.

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When it’s time to make a new video, Gutowski said she tends to find inspiration through the music she listens to rather than the clothes in her closet or the products in her makeup collection.

“I like to find really good music that no one else has

found yet,” she said. “If I’m listening to it and really liking the song, I’ll base a video around it, like my outfits or lookbooks.”

She now has a wide variety of videos for her viewers that range from topics of healthy eating and workout plans to how to wear your favorite lipstick with a cute outfit for date night.

Gutowski is certain this is

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her calling, especially upon recalling a time during an event called BeautyCon in Los Angeles when her popularity was still growing.

“I had only had maybe 60,000 subscribers at the time … one girl noticed me and so she ran up to me and asked me for a picture,” Gutowski said. “People noticed who I was, and then 70 girls ran out of the line with

their parents and got in a big line.”

This was a very surreal moment for her.

Gutowski said she is still baffled by how many young girls’ lives she has touched within the last year, including some who are Cal State Fullerton students close to her age.

Now with almost a quarter-million subscribers, she

is aware of the effect that she can have on her young followers.

“These girls that we all cater to are 11 … to 17 years old,” Gutowski said. “And when people are … showing a really provocative outfit or something, it just doesn’t send out the right message.”

To keep herself grounded with the new changes in

her life and her quick rise to YouTube fame, she looks to her religion for guidance.

“I think it’s good to have God surround you, knowing that you don’t need to do those things to get popular,” Gutowski said.

Her latest project will feature her in an online Seventeen special modeling bathing suits from Target. The video will air next month.

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MARCH 12, 2014 WEDNESDAY

Disney’s wildest ride returns Disneyland offers sneak peek of Big Thunder Mountain MIA MCCORMICK Daily Titan

Disney has exciting news for fans of the “wildest ride in the wilderness.” After more than a year of closure and anticipation from Disneyland-goers, the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is finally reopening next week.

Before the popular attraction reopens to the general public on March 17, the park will offer a special early preview for Disney Parks passholders. Beginning March 13 through 16, annual passholders will have the opportunity to experience the newly refurbished ride before the remainder of the park’s patrons.

The new version of the ride boasts updated features including an updated track and new ride vehicles. Although the railroad’s route will remain the same, the track itself has gotten a much needed makeover.

Notable changes have also been made to many of the show’s audio and lighting elements to enhance the experience.

The Rainbow Ridge Mining Town inside of the ride will maintain its same signature old west motif, but with some minor updates, including new materials and paint.

Although the classic Frontierland feature will remain largely the same, many of the items from the original area, such as props, signs and windows, are being reused throughout the renovated ride.

The 135-foot Big Thunder Mountain itself will also have a new look upon the reopening. A brand-new

Courtesy of superstriketwo The track route of the refurbished ride will not change from the original, but it will feature brand-new ride vehicles and an all new track to transport guests through the ride. The mountain itself has also been updated with new paint, show audio and lighting elements.

coat of paint will give the famous mountain a fresh face to complement its other updated features.

This is one of the largest rehabs that has been done since the attraction opened back in 1979, said Nadeem Shiekh, project manager for the refurbishment.

Guests can also expect some new surprises throughout the ride as well, according to the official Disney Parks blog.

“We’re really looking forward to seeing the looks on the guests’ faces when they get here and are finally able to look at all of the

work that we’ve done out here and the new improvements that we’ve made for them,” Shiekh said.

In order to partake in the early sneak peek, Disney Parks passholders must present their valid annual pass at the ride’s entrance to enter through the

standby line or access the FASTPASS kiosks. Upon returning with a FASTPASS, both the annual pass and FASTPASS must be presented for entry.

This opportunity will only be offered during normal park hours on the four days that the exclusive

preview will take place.

The wait is finally over and it is the perfect time to take advantage of the perks of being a Disney annual passholder. For more information on this limited time opportunity, visit Disneyland.Disney.

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Alternative LA band to bring talent to the Becker ASIP welcomes In Leagues for Wednesday concert MICHAEL CHEN Daily Titan

Alternative rock band In Leagues will perform today at the Becker Amphitheater with a frontman who has over 15 years worth of musical know-how.

The Los Angeles-based band was brought together by their love for alternative music.

“We’ve all known each other ... going on seven years now. We’ve played

around here and there in different projects over the years, and then in late 2012 we said ‘Um, why don’t we all just play together?’ and started fussing around with writing some songs,” said 31-year-old lead singer and electric guitarist, Ryan Workman.

Spencer Balliet, 30, plays drums, Nathan Schafer, 31, plays bass, guitar and sings backup vocals and Matthew St. Laurent, 31, plays keys and also sings backup vocals.

“It was a slow burn in the beginning and then we realized we were really happy with what was coming about so we put together

a set and played our first show at The Satellite in Silverlake in April of 2013,” Workman said.

Although the band was conceived in Los Angeles, the members are not from the area. In fact, they all come from different parts of the country where they each created their own music individually, and then ultimately joined together in LA. “Spencer and Nathan grew up in Wisconsin, I’m from Northern Indiana and Matthew is from Massachusetts. The other three guys met in college out in Boston and moved to LA around 2005 while I showed up in

2007,” Workman said.

While the other group members create the structure of the songs, Workman is responsible for the lyrics and the storyline of each of the band’s songs.

“Day-to-day life and experiences tend to really feed the content of what we make. The four of us are equally responsible for the musical structure but the words and story are mainly my job,” Workman said.

“Everything that I write is a biography, whether it belongs to me or someone I observe, is up in the air.

No single song ends up being created quite the same way, which allows for more

creativity and flexibility.”

Workman said he finds inspiration for writing his music from his parents and grandfather.

“I grew up in a musical household, like so many people did, but what I saw my parents do as a way to unwind quickly became a more serious pastime for me. They bought me my first guitar at 12, this really fantastic piece of crap from the J.C. Penney catalog and I never looked back,” Workman said. “My grandpa would teach me old Johnny Cash tunes and other Western standards and it was all over.”

Workman described

creating music as one of the few things that still feels “brand new.”

“Every new song still feels like the first time I ever wrote one and that excitement and challenge has never gone away. I believe that there will always be something to learn and that all I can ever do is keep trying to do it better,” he said.

In Leagues has over 100 likes on their Facebook page. The band just finished recording its first EP and hopes to break into the mainstream industry.

Catch them on campus today from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Becker Amphitheater.

Courtesy of In Leagues In Leagues is a Los Angeles based alternative rock group. Each member is originally from different parts of the country where they created music individually before collaborating in LA.

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(MARCH 21 - APRIL 19):

A surge of power and energy accompanies Mars in Aries (until 4/20).

Don’t steamroll anyone with your feisty enthusiasm. Today and tomorrow seem lucky and playful. Keep it respectful, and play full out. Push your favorite game forward.

TAURUS

(APRIL 20 - MAY 20):

Attend to domestic projects today and tomorrow, with a surge of creative energy. Keep it manageable.

Mars moves into Aries today (until 4/20), providing a power boost.

Don’t get sidetracked by an attractive distraction.

GEMINI

(MAY 21 - JUNE 20):

Graceful communications serve you well today and tomorrow. Ignore a rude remark. Keep track of all expenditures, and stick to your budget.

Friends help move the ball forward, with extra energy (now that Mars is in Aries).

CANCER

(JUNE 21 - JULY 22):

The most expensive choice isn’t always the most beautiful. Today and tomorrow business booms, especially with Mars in Aries (until 4/20), for added oomph. It gets profitable and exciting. Work interferes with romantic fantasies.

LEO

(JULY 23 - AUG. 22):

You’re strong and creative today and tomorrow. Pay your way, and ask for what you want. Tempers could get short. Don’t let it crimp your style.

With Mars is in Aries (until 4/20), blast ahead with new energy.

VIRGO

(AUG. 23 - SEPT. 22):

Today and tomorrow favor thinking and consideration over big action, although Mars enters Aries today for a power-boost (until April 20). Compromise and plan the course. Listen to what your team says. Take a philosophical view.

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LIBRA

(SEPT. 23 - OCT. 22):

Fun with friends could either distract from work, or conversely, benefit it.

Your team inspires today and tomorrow. Your superpowers seem charged up, now that Mars is in Aries (until 4/20). Use them to clean a mess.

SCORPIO

(OCT. 23 - NOV. 21):

Consider new opportunities today and tomorrow. You’re attracting the attention of an important person.

Take direction, and use it. Practice makes perfect. With Mars in Aries, extra energy abounds. A rise in status becomes available.

SAGITTARIUS

(NOV. 22 - DEC. 21):

Plan for the future and schedule actions (including travel) over the next two days. Check your agenda. Clarify the request. Get lost in your studies. Wash everything in sight. There’s a trickle of cash.

CAPRICORN

(DEC. 22 - JAN. 19):

Mars moves into Aries, powering and energizing your next month. Join forces to get the funding you seek.

Diplomacy’s useful here. Stay out of somebody else’s argument. Wheeling and dealing may be required. Discuss shared finances.

AQUARIUS

(JA. 20 - FEB. 18):

Let others help today and tomorrow, especially with a new assignment.

Compromise with your partner.

Choose romance over righteousness. Be respectful, even as you jump into action with Mars in Aries (until 4/20). Don’t overpower. Collaborate.

PISCES

(FEB. 19 - MARCH 20):

Dive into work with a month-long energy burst, as Mars enters Aries.

Everything moves forward with more velocity... try not to run anyone over.

Sort through feelings as they arise.

Follow a female’s lead.

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Titans guard duo earns Big West honors

-JOSEPH ANDERSON

Women’s hoops fall in first round The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team saw its season end abruptly in a heartbreaking 64-60 loss to rival Long Beach State at the Walter Pyramid.

The Titans struggled on the offensive end all night, shooting just 36.2 percent overall and 26.9 percent from threepoint range. Chante Miles and Kathleen Iwuoha led the way on offense, with 14 points each while no other player reached double figures.

Long Beach guard Lauren Spargo torched the Titans’ defense for 19 points, making four of the team’s eight three-point baskets.

Forward Ella Clark put in 15 points while making six of her 13 shot attempts.

CSUF led its rivals 6057 with 2:03 left to play, but struggled to make stops on defense as the team watched the 49ers complete their comeback.

Full coverage of this game will appear in the March 13 issue.

-JOSEPH ANDERSON

WEDNESDAY

CSUF heading to the Honda Center

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Two Titan basketball players received conference honors Monday.

Senior guard Michael Williams was named Big West Newcomer of the Year while also receiving all-league second team honors. He is the third Titan in the last four years to earn the award.

The University of San Francisco transfer excelled all year for CSUF, scoring at least 10 points in all 30 of the team’s games. He led the team with 17.6 points per game.

Junior guard Alex Harris was named honorable mention in the Big West, despite multiple injuries this year.

Harris finished second on the team and ninth in the conference with 15.5 points per contest, while scoring more than 20 points on eight occasions.

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Titan guards hope to carry Fullerton during tournament TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan

AMANDA SHARP / Daily Titan J.D. Davis and the Titans offense struggled all game against the San Diego Toreros pitching staff.

Baseball suffers another extra inning heartbreaker Relief pitching fails to preserve the lead as CSUF falls to 8-6

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The No. 9 ranked Cal State Fullerton baseball team traveled down south to San Diego Tuesday for a matchup against the San Diego University Toreros.

The Titans again underperformed against subpar competition by dropping a hard-fought game in 10 innings 5-3.

The game lasted three hours and 32 minutes, which makes it an even more bitter pill to swallow.

Taking the mound for the Titans was freshman phenom Phil Bickford. So far in the season, the jury is still out on his productivity due to limited action, but tonight he started strong.

Bickford pitched a solid first four innings, allowing just three hits, giving up one earned run and striking out three before Head Coach Rick Vanderhook gave him the early pull for pitch count reasons.

The Toreros took the early lead, going up 1-0 in the second inning off an RBI double from shortstop Kyle Holder that brought in San Diego catcher Jesse Jenner.

In the fourth inning, the Titans got the equalizer by being patient at the plate and allowing San Diego to make mistakes. With the bases loaded, freshman second baseman Timmy Richards was hit by a pitch that brought in junior first baseman J.D. Davis who started the rally by singling to left field earlier.

Fullerton capitalized again off mistakes from San Diego in the sixth. The bases were loaded with one out with senior catch-

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5 er Jared Deacon up. Deacon chopped a dribbler down to third baseman Andrew Daniel who threw out Greg Velazquez at home, but as Jenner tried to finish the double play at first, the throw was off target and sailed into right field. The errant throw brought in both junior Clay Williamson and Richards to give the Titans a 3-1 advantage.

Entering the fifth, Vanderhook went with junior right hander Koby Gauna to pitch.

Gauna, the Titans most experienced relief pitcher, shut down the Torero bats in the fifth and sixth innings by retiring six out of seven batters and allowing only one hit.

In the seventh inning, Gauna gave up back-to-back singles to start the inning but worked his way out the jam with a strikeout and groundout to keep the lead.

Although San Diego didn’t score, the feeling that Torero hitters were figuring out Gauna with their third time around in the lineup was evident.

The eighth inning was a disappointing one for the Titans, as they lost an opportunity to take the lead into the ninth by digging themselves in a hole. Gauna allowed two back-to-back hits to lead off the inning, this time a double and single that put runners on the corners.

At that point, the mix and match game was on between Vanderhook and San Diego skipper Rich Hill. Re-

liever Tyler Peitzmeier was brought in to face pinch hitter Brandon Defazio. Fresh off the bench, Defazio ripped a double in the left-center alley. That brought in both runners and tied it up at three apiece.

Going into extra innings, the home team definitely had the momentum and played with more energy.

With two outs in the 10th and nobody on, the trend of allowing back-to-back hits this time proved deadly for CSUF. After senior Josh Gossen-Brown singled, sophomore designated hitter Troy Conyers came fresh off the bench to belt a two-run walk off home run to right field to give the Toreros a 5-3 win.

CSUF was out hit 12-7 in the game and did not record a hit from the eighth inning on.

Fullerton sits at 8-6 overall record, a very disappointing mark for a team expected to go far and finish with a trip to Omaha. The good news for the Titans is that it is still early in the season and they have time to identify their flaws.

One bright spot for the Titans is sophomore Tanner Pinkston who went threefor-five tonight and has been on a tear all year batting .385 with six runs batted in.

The loss against San Diego epitomizes the Titans struggles this season. The inability to win close games, having poor relief pitching as well as a lack of timely hitting have all hurt CSUF. After being on a long road trip in the past two weeks at Baylor and Oregon, coming home to Goodwin Field is something the Titans desperately need. The next nine games are at home for Fullerton, three against St. Mary’s, a midweek game versus UNLV and a rival weekend series clash with Long Beach State.

The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team will begin its quest for their first trip to the “Big Dance” since 2008 Thursday with a first-round matchup against rival Long Beach State in the all-important Big West Conference tournament.

The Titans (11-19, 6-10 Big West) split their season series with the 49ers (14-16, 10-6 Big West) with each team winning on their home court.

CSUF comes into the tournament as the No. 6 seed in the conference, while Long Beach State holds the No. 3 seed.

This time they will meet at the Honda Center where a neutral-court win has eluded both teams this season.

CSUF lost its lone neutral-site game while Long Beach went 0-3 this season.

There is no better way for first year Head Coach Dedrique Taylor to be immersed in the long-lasting rivalry between CSUF and Long Beach State than a meeting in the conference tournament with the season hanging in the balance.

After the 17-point loss at Long Beach on Feb. 1, Taylor said the loss didn’t sting as badly because he was new to the rivalry.

But if CSUF gets bounced in the first round of the Big West tournament like it did last year to the 49ers, Taylor and the Titans will surely have a bitter taste left in their mouths.

As they have all season, senior guard Michael Williams and junior guard Alex Harris will shoulder most of the scoring burden for the Titans.

The duo are the only players on the CSUF roster to average double digits in scoring, with Williams scoring 17.6 points and Harris putting up 15.5 points per game.

CSUF likes to run various iso plays, which has resulted in the team ranking last in the conference in assists with 11.1 per game.

No Titan is averaging more than three assists per contest, with Williams averaging 2.4 assists and Harris dishing 2.5 assists per game as the team leaders.

Controlling the paint

will be key to advance out of the first round.

Junior forward Steve McLellan will have his hands full with the Long Beach forwards.

The 49ers are the second ranked rebounding team in the conference behind the effort of Dan Jennings, a senior forward who averages 8.5 rebounds.

In comparison, McClellan is the Titans’ leading rebounder with just 5.8 per game.

The Titans may feel like they are looking in a mirror during the game.

Like CSUF, the 49ers rely heavily on their junior guards Mike Caffey and Tyler Lamb.

Caffey drops 16.2 points and Lamb pours in 15.5 points per game while both shoot over 40 percent from the floor.

Jennings rounds out their double digit scorers with an average of 10.3 a game.

The Titans are looking to go dancing at the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.

The Titans will rely heavily on Alex Harris and Michael Williams Because both teams rely so much on their guard play, it has resulted in both squads shooting percentage to be in the bottom half of the Big West Conference table.

The teams have near identical percentages with CSUF shooting 42.9 percent and Long Beach shooting at a 43 percent clip.

The teams also share similar poor free throw percentages.

CSUF makes 66 percent of its attempts from the charity stripe while Long Beach cashes in on only 66.4 percent of its free throws.

The Titans will need to replicate their hot shooting in their 84-76 win on March 1 at Titan Gym if they are going to advance to the quarterfinals.

CSUF shot 56.4 percent from the field in the win, with Williams leading the charge with his 28 points off of 12-of-18 shooting.

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

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