MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Volume 95, Issue 42
Head coach put on leave Rick Vanderhook, baseball head coach, under investigation MATTHEW MEDINA & SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan
Rick Vanderhook, the head coach of the Cal State Fullerton baseball team, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday, according to a statement from the university. CSUF has received allegations regarding Vanderhook that it must review, the statement read. Mike Kirby and Jason Dietrich, current assistant head coaches for the Titans, will serve as the interim co-head coach. The Titans began a three-game series on the road against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Thursday. The team learned about Vanderhook’s leave around 3:30 p.m. when they boarded the team bus to San Luis Obispo, Kirby said in an interview following the game Thursday. Vanderhook has not had a chance to address the team since he was placed on leave. The team was told that it was an ongoing matter that is being looked into and not to comment. CSUF lost to the Mustangs in an 8-0 rout Thursday. The news about Vanderhook caught some players off-guard, but did not seem to be a distraction to the players on the field, Kirby said. “It comes down to some simple things on the baseball field; throwing strikes, playing catch and putting the ball in play,” he said. “Coach Vanderhook isn’t hitting third or playing the field and neither are the coaches, so it really comes down to the players, and we got outplayed tonight.” The Mustangs went on to sweep the Titans in the Big West Conference series, the first time they have been swept in conference play since 2007, when they lost three games to UC Riverside. Their loss Saturday was their fifth in a row. In his latest interview, published Thursday by ESPN, the head coach complained about a lack of leadership among his players, saying they do not hold each other accountable for their mistakes. “They’re a soft group,” Vanderhook said. “And if they keep doing what they’re doing, they’re going to be the first team from Fullerton not to play in the postseason in 26 years.” Sportswriters have described the Titans’ head coach as outspoken and expressive. SEE COACH, 2
Taking to the skies ROTC cadets get flight experience on Black Hawks ETHAN HAWKES Daily Titan
Chairs and backpacks were blown away and dirt was kicked up by the whipping winds from the rotors of two Black Hawk helicopters that descended onto Cal State Fullerton’s intramural field Friday. Cadets, instructors and civilians loaded single-file into the 11-passenger UH60 and got a bird’s eye view of the campus flying
at over 100 mph through the hazy sky in the imposing black warbirds. The event gave the battalion a break from their usual Friday class and lab exercises and an opportunity to familiarize themselves with helicopter procedure and safety. “I don’t think there has been a more visible event on campus that ROTC has ever done,” said Tyler Rund, an ROTC instructor who coordinated the event. “It’s a piece to show what ROTC is all about and to give our cadets who are actually in it a show of what the Army is all about.” After being securely
strapped into the helicopter’s collapsible seats, riders disembarked on a 20-minute ride over freeways and neighborhoods to Huntington Beach. Side doors were wide open to allow passengers to fully experience the aerial view of Orange County and the immense noise created by the rotors and the jet engine that spins them. Between the engine noises and deafening wind, passengers could only communicate with each other through facial expressions. SEE ROTC, 2
Photos by ETHAN HAWKES & MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan
Top: ROTC cadets look at the soccer and baseball fields while flying over Cal State Fullerton in a Black Hawk helicopter Friday. Bottom: The Black Hawk takes off from the CSUF intramural field, taking cadets to Huntington Beach.
Band turned record label goes global Fullerton record label nourishes local music community ELIZABETH MUÑOZ Daily Titan
Behind the rows of music records and cassettes, past a door with an Elvis cut-out on it, is the workspace of Sean Bohrman and Lee Rickard, founders and owners of Burger Records, located in Fullerton. Posters and memorabilia cover every inch of the room, representing all genres of music. A
ELIZABETH MUÑOZ / Daily Titan Burger Records in Fullerton got their start in 2009. Since then, the record label has grown into an international company, widely known for their music festival, Burgerama.
giant burger-shaped piñata hangs from the ceiling, but that’s not where the burger trail ends. In one corner there is a stuffed
burger and a burger piggy bank by the cash register up front. The love for burgers here is obvious.
Burger Records is the creation of Bohrman and Rickard, and their uninhibited and free-spirited love of music.
Their high school band, Thee Makeout Party, is the root of it all. They released their first album out of Bohrman’s home in 2007. What started out as a garage-band-like concept has gone international. The shop opened in 2009 after Bohrman quit his job as an art director for a fishing and boating magazine, because it wouldn’t allow him to go on tour with the band. He cashed out his 401k and they launched their business with a personal SEE RECORDS, 5
CSUF women’s soccer kicks off for charity Titans wrap up spring games with win over Bakersfield JOHNNY NAVARRETTE Daily Titan
Spring soccer results may not be considered official, but the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team played for something much greater than wins
and losses as it teamed up with Soccer For Hope to raise awareness for cancer in its final spring exhibition game of the semester. “Soccer For Hope is an outstanding organization,” said Head Coach Demian Brown. “We’ve just been so fortunate to have the opportunity to be over the last 10 years in support of the things they do. This event here today was just another opportunity for
our programs, both men and women soccer to really do our part in helping Soccer For Hope.” Soccer For Hope is a non-profit organization that was started in 1998 by founders Oliver and Jamie Wyss. In 1997, Oliver was a professional soccer player before being diagnosed with severe Aplastic Anemia, a rare blood disorder that ended his playing career.
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Years later, both of Wyss’ young children, Hudson and Abella, were diagnosed with rare and cancerous brain tumors. Sadly, Hudson passed away in 2008 at the age of three while Abella continues her fight. The mission of Soccer For Hope is to continue its focus on childhood cancer research, awareness and family support. “They (CSUF) are always
generous with their time and they always commit to bringing their team out to our camp anytime we have any need for anything extra they go above and beyond,” said Adeela Syed, a representative for Soccer For Hope. “This is the first event we’ve had like this and it is thanks to Demian initiating it.” SEE SOCCER, 6
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