MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014
Volume 95, Issue 46
Special Games to draw 6,500 Athletes, volunteers will converge for 28th annual event ELIZABETH MUÑOZ Daily Titan
silent film. Sound effects were added to the final cut later on during post production.
In 1986, a group of Cal State Fullerton students decided to create an on-campus event entirely dedicated to developmentally disabled and special-needs students from schools across Orange County. It started off as an ambitious group idea that brought in 90 students with conditions such as Down syndrome, autism and other physical and mental disabilities in its first year. Almost three decades later, it is known as the CSUF Kathleen E. Faley Memorial Special Games. Early Friday morning, students and volunteers will gather on the athletic fields north of the Titan Gym to celebrate a day of non-competitiveness and community spirit. The Special Games has grown into the most extensive and inclusive event of its kind held in the county. It is expected to host 2,500 special athletes and more than 4,000 volunteers. Jack Faley is the father of Dan and Kathleen Faley, who helped organize the inaugural games. He remains actively involved in the coordination of the event every year. “It’s a good thing for the disabled kids,” Faley said. “Once a year, this is something that they look forward to, many of them.” Kathleen Faley died in a car accident one year after the initial launch of the project. On the third anniversary of the Games, they were memorialized in her name. “She really made things happen. She was a catalyst,” Faley said. That was the year that it really started to gain momentum and they hosted 350 special athletes, he said. “It was just very small … It was just one of those things that kind of came together and it started to grow and grow and grow,” Faley said. The Games have evolved into a familial effort and activity for the Faley family. The name is a dynasty on the list of Special Games board members. All his kids and 16 grandchildren are involved in some way, he said. Apart from the the contributions and time that the Faley family dedicates, the Games are supported by local schools, businesses and organizations.
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WINNIE HUANG / Daily Titan Junior J.D. Davis drives the ball against a Hawaii Warriors pitcher at Goodwin Field on Sunday night. Davis didn’t drive in a run, but the Titans still pulled out a 2-1 victory.
Titans squeeze a win Jared Deacon executes a suicide squeeze to down Hawaii in the 11th inning JOSEPH ANDERSON Daily Titan
Cal State Fullerton entered Sunday night looking to earn their second sweep of the year as they took on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. They were able to do just that, pulling off a 2-1 win courtesy of a walk-off squeeze bunt in the 11th inning. Junior Grahamm Wiest got the start for the Titans, throwing 10 strong innings. He allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven. His effort was unfortunately not rewarded with a win, as Koby Gauna earned the victory. “Our guys are doing great, we had a lot of quality at-bats tonight and I think we’re starting to turn it around at the plate,” Wiest said. “There’s a lot of confidence building so we’re going to try and roll it into next week.” Wiest wore No. 28, which is typically the number worn by Head Coach Rick Vanderhook, as opposed to his traditional No. 12. Vanderhook was placed on administrative leave last week.
“It was kind of a silent protest we want him back,” Wiest said. “It’s taking longer than we thought it would and we just need our coach back.” The bats remained dormant through the first few innings until sophomore Tanner Pinkston broke the scoreless tie with an RBI double that plated freshman Taylor Bryant. Pinkston continued his hot streak for the Titans, recording an RBI for the third consecutive game. The Rainbow Warriors countered immediately with a run of their own, courtesy of a run-scoring single from senior Marc Flores in the top of the fourth inning. Both teams remained quiet at the plate until the bottom of the fifth inning. Back-to-back singles from freshman Tyler Stieb and Pinkston, followed by defensive indifference, put runners on second and third for junior Matt Chapman. Unfortunately, the Titans were unable to bring any runs across as Chapman struck out looking to end the frame. The Titans were the beneficiaries of a defensive miscue from Hawaii. A routine grounder to Flores turned into an errant throw to his pitcher covering the bag, allowing for senior Clay Williamson to slide safely into second. Freshman A.J. Kennedy followed up the mistake with a sacrifice
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bunt that set the table for Bryant to be the hero of the night. However, Fullerton’s woes with runners in scoring position continued, as a routine ground ball to third baseman Juliene Jones turned into a 5-2-5-4 double play that caught Bryant out between first and second base after Williamson was thrown out at home. Despite the lack of offense for the Titans, Wiest continued to dominate the Rainbow Warriors while Hawaii’s pitching staff kept CSUF quiet on offense. Senior Keegan Dale got the Titans’ offense started in the ninth inning with a rocket single up the middle, which he followed up by stealing second base without a throw. Junior Austin Diemer followed that up with a sacrifice bunt to move Dale over to third base.
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Williamson stepped up to the plate, but was unable to deliver as he struck out on a fastball that was out of the strike zone. With two outs and the winning run on third, sophomore David Olmedo-Barrera flew out to left field to end the threat and send the Titans to extra innings for the second time in the three-game series. As well as Wiest pitched for CSUF, Rainbow Warriors reliever Scott Kuzminsky was just as dominant out of the bullpen. In the bottom of the 10th inning, the Titans were again given an excellent opportunity to pull out the victory, as they loaded up the bases with two outs and Dale back up at the plate. SEE BASEBALL, 8
Film student takes on Newport Beach Film Festival CSUF filmmaker premieres original short on big screen KALEY WILLIAMS Daily Titan
Most filmmakers work all their lives to see their work shown on a big screen, but for radio-TVfilm major Carlos Cortes, that dream is already becoming a reality. Cortes, 20, created an original short film titled disconnected., which was shown Sunday at the Newport Beach Film Festival. The short was shown at the ASIP Student Film Festival on campus last month where it took first place. Cortes said disconnected. is about a college student who is unable to use any device that requires electricity, so he must learn how to live without the use of technology. He said he was inspired
to make this film while on a trip to Colombia, where he was born. “I took a trip to the jungle where there was little to no electricity, and on New Year’s Eve the electricity went out in the whole neighborhood,” he said. “It was then when I realized how dependent we are (on) electricity and technology in general and more importantly how much more we can enjoy by interacting personally instead of electronically.” While Cortes was the brains behind this short film, he had a large team of people help make his vision come to life. Marc Oliver Downing, 19, a radio-TV-film major, was the editor for disconnected. He said it took about a month to edit the film to its final cut. Downing also helped Cortes get funding for his short film, which took a total of three days to
Courtesy of Elijah Wells Carlos Cortes (left), a radio-TV-film major, filmed disconnected. last year over the span of three days with the help of a production team comprised of his friends as well as fellow CSUF students.
film. “Working with Carlos was a fantastic experience because he was very particular with what he wanted, but was also open to hearing new ideas as
well,” Downing said. Downing also said editing disconnected. was a challenge because there was no sound while editing, so he was essentially editing as if it were a
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