Daily Titan: Thursday, February 25, 2010

February 25, 2010

Vol. 87 Issue 12

Baseball prepares for TCU after 1-2 start

Hopes are still high as the Titans return to Goodwin Field for another three-game weekend against a highly-ranked opponent.

SPORTS, Page 8

THURSDAY

Can the USA Olympic hockey team pull off another ‘Miracle on Ice?’ OPINION, Page 4

Hispanic CSUF student is the leader of Mandarin club NEWS, Page 3

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Musink 2010 invades OC Third annual tattoo and music festival blends body modification and punk rock for a three-day event in Costa Mesa

Wrestling ready for Pac-10 championships

PHOTO COURTESY Titan media relations Junior wrestler Adin Duenas grapples with his opponent.

Duenas placed third in the Pac-10 championships last season.

By Nicholas Fortes

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

photo By shruti patel/For the Daily Titan Johnny 2/3 of Yer Cheat’N Heart Tattoo in Gardena, Calif., one of over 300 artists from around the world at Musink, puts needle to skin as he creates a freehand traditional tribute piece.

By Donald C. Stefanovich Daily Titan News Editor soundoff@dailytitan.com

Searing. Stabbing. The white-hot center of pain becomes a focal point as your brain struggles for distraction. After a while, you’re no longer sure if the incessant droning in your head is the hum of the tattoo machine puncturing your skin some 30,000 times per minute, injecting its indelible ink deep in your dermis or the swan song of the sonically-receptive hair-cells of your inner-ear after the last punk band to take the stage.

Welcome to Musink.

“The great thing is once somebody gets a tattoo, typically, they become one of us,” Johnny 2/3 said.

While not the first, the damage

Johnny did inside the hangar-turned- slingers worked to a soundtrack provided convention-hall would certainly be the by the likes of punk bands spanning three most meaningful so decades. far. The initials of Friday night loved ones lost were saw a slow start as inscribed as part of crowds trickled To see Daily Titan News Editor a traditional piece in and ’80s postDon Stefanovich get inked go to – the kind Johnny punk legends is famous for. The The Cult took sign outside the the stage. Before hangar summed it they had their up. “Ink.” chance, however, Johnny, rea man whose nowned for his name transcends traditional and reall boundaries DailyTitan.com/musink alistic work in the of sports, music South Bay and beand art repreyond, was one of over 300 artists from as sented over the three-day convergence of far away as Switzerland and Japan. counterculture took the stage.

Only half of the attraction, the inkMike Vallely, better known as Mike V.,

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first made a name for himself as a professional skateboarder and has fronted the hardcore outfits, Mike V. and the Rats and Revolution Mother. After hosting an all-star skate-jam on the mini-ramp, he lead his latest, By the Sword, in assaulting audiences with an array of Black Flag and Minor Threat covers, a concept he said was originally for Rev Mom and only temporary until By the Sword had more material.

“When punk rock came along, hardcore came along, it became very accessible,” Vallely said backstage after his set.

Covered in ink, mostly from the notorious Kat Von D., Vallely somehow seemed to be a walking summation of the spirit of Musink.

See MUSINK, Page 5

Medical mission takes students to Vietnam

The Cal State Fullerton wrestling team (2-9-1, 0-6-1 Pac-10) will travel to UC Davis this weekend to take part in the annual Pac-10 Conference Championship on Friday and Saturday. The Pac-10 will determine who goes to the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

The Titans will be competing in an individual match tournament against No. 12 Boise State, No. 15 Oregon State, No. 16 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and un-ranked Cal State Bakersfield, Stanford, Arizona State and host UC Davis.

It will feature 25 wrestlers ranked in the top-20 of their respective weight classes, according to InterMat Div. I college rankings.

See WRESTLER, Page 8

Huntington Beach band draws CSUF students to Becker

By Oscar Romero

Daily Titan Staff Writer soundoff@dailytitan.com

Moostache rocked out at the Becker Amphitheatre for another one of Associated Students Inc. Productions’ Wednesday Concerts, performing in front of a crowd of significant size.

Despite the difficult weather, Moostache managed to put on a free show that had some crowd members moving their feet and clapping their hands to the rhythm.

Students strolling by took a break from the commotion of getting to class to enjoy a few seconds of the performance.

By Melissa Maldonado

See MOOSTACHE, Page 5

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Twelve undergraduate students, one graduate teaching assistant and one professor will be traveling over 8,000 miles to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam for Cal State Fullerton’s first international field trip.

Communications professor and member of the Asian American Studies Program Council Jeffery Brody has teamed up with Project Vietnam to expose broadcast and print journalism majors to an international setting and give them the chance to be foreign correspondents.

“I thought it would be an excellent program, considering I have researched Vietnamese Americans and Vietnam, to take a group of journalism students there so they can participate in the program and write stories about the program as well as feature stories about Vietnam,” Brody said.

Project Vietnam has aided needy regions since 1996, aiming to improve healthcare assistance and services, as well as provide medical training for professionals.

The 14 travelers will participate in providing medical aid to the rural poor and will document their experiences on their Web site, Vietnam.dailytitan.com.

See TRIP, Page 3

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Check out the video of Moostache’s performance at DailyTitan.com/moostache

INDEX

News ....................................................... page 2,3 Opinion ................................................ page 4 Sound-Off................................................. page 5 ,6 Classifieds .................................................. page 7 Sports ...................................................... page 8

photo courtesy mct Dao Thi Kieu, 57, works her rice field, Sept. 19, 2009, outside of Bien Hoa, Vietnam, where her fields were sprayed with herbicides by Americans during the Vietnam War.

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February 25, 2010

IN OTHER NEWS CSUF reacts to Marjah offensive

INTERNATIONAL

Greeks strike agianst austerity measures ATHENS, Greece -Protesters and police officers clashed in the heart of the European capital on Wednesday, as Greeks took to the streets to voice their discontent at the government’s plans to impose tough measures aimed at reducing the deficit and regaining market confidence.

Two of Greece’s main trade unions, the private sector, GSEE, and the public sectorm, ADEDY, declared a general strike, and members of the Communist workers’ group PAME also joined.

No flights took off from or landed at Athens International Airport on Wednesday. The city’s subway system was also shut down.

In downtown Athens on Wednesday, thousands of people marched near Syntagma Square, where the Parliament building is located.

NATIONAL President of Toyota apologizes for 34 deaths WASHINGTON - The president of Toyota apologized Wednesday for acceleration problems in his company’s cars as Japan announced that it has launched an investigation into the issue.

A contrite Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder of the giant Japanese automaker, apologized to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for the flaws that have been responsible for at least 34 U.S. deaths and the recall of 8 million Toyotas worldwide.

“We pursued growth over the speed at which we were able to develop our people and our organization, and we should sincerely be mindful of that,” Toyoda said in written testimony released before the hearing. “I regret that this has resulted in the safety issues described in the recalls we face today, and I am deeply sorry for any accidents that Toyota drivers have experienced.”

STATE

California must sell investments held in Iran

SACRAMENTO - More than two years after California required the sale of investments in foreign companies operating in Iran’s defense and energy industries, the state’s biggest public pension fund still hasn’t sold any of its $900 million in holdings in those firms.

On Wednesday, legislators heard criticism from Jewish groups and an Iranian torture victim contending that the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and to a lesser extent the State Teachers’ Retirement System are flouting a 2007 law designed to bring pressure on the Islamic Republic.

The United States government has identified Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and is rallying international support to tighten economic sanctions against the Middle Eastern country, which is believed to be developing a nuclear weapon.

Iran claims it is enriching uranium to produce fuel for nuclear power plants to generate electricity.

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By Serena Whitecotton Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The U.S. Military launched its first attack on Taliban havens in Marjah, Afghanistan Feb. 14.

Almost 6,000 U.S. Marines are leading the joint campaign, called Operation Moshtarak­ (“moshtarak” means together in the Dari language), with the Afghan National Army.

This operation is in response to President Obama’s Dec. 2, 2009 call for 30,000 more troops in Afghanistan.

While some feel the president’s decision to bring more troops into Afghanistan goes against his campaign’s promises, Choudhury Shamim, a Cal State Fullerton political science professor, thinks President Obama had no other option.

“Whether there is a pro or con or not you have to do it, you cannot sit idle,” Shamim said. “They (the Taliban) have become more powerful in the last eight years ... the province was the hide out or base of the Taliban and (where they) grow the most opium and from that opium trade the Taliban gets money... Not doing anything is not an option.”

Some may feel that international conflicts don’t concern them, but Scott Spitzer, an assistant professor of political science, feels differently. “(It’s) always important for young people to know where our money is going and what the president is doing on behalf of the U.S. and it is important for us to know that it has long term effects,” Spitzer said.

“The world is a closely intertwined place; the success or failure we have in fighting terrorist forces could make the world safer or unstable.”

Since the Feb. 14 launch, U.S. troops and Pakistani forces have captured two important Taliban leaders: Mullah Abdul Salam and military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

The Taliban’s spiritual leader and supreme commander Mullah Mohammed Omar has yet to be captured, according to the LA Times.

When asked what she thought about the offensive’s capture of these

Taliban members, Elaine Yetemian, a 21-year-old English major, expressed her fear of what the Taliban’s retaliation might be.

“Sometimes if they capture them, it creates more danger because we’re going to piss them off even more and then they’re going to try and do something to attack us,” said Yetemian. “It’s going to bite us in the butt, I think.”

According to iCasualties.org, the independent Web site that has tracked troop fatalities since 2001, the number of U.S. casualties is now at 1,006. There have been more than 100 deaths in 2010 so far.

Spitzer stressed the importance of not being apathetic, an education in world issues and of being respectful to others who may have relatives or friends in the military.

“Vietnam was far away as well. It (raised) concerns and turned into a tremendously emotional issue for young people in the late ’60s.

I’m not saying Afghanistan is going to be like that, but any time the U.S. is involved militarily someplace, it can destabilize the entire globe,” Spitzer said. “We are the world power. We can use our power to improve and stabilize things in far-flung places or we can create a quagmire that will divide the country. It is up to us to hold our leaders accountable, who’s to say they will do actions in our interest or according to our values.”

Despite the number of casu-

alties, Capt. Jocelyn Simmons, the Reserve Officer Training Corps.

(ROTC) battalion executive officer and assistant professor of military science, supports the president’s decision and is ready to go to war.

“As far as feelings of being sent to, or our fellow troops being in, Afghanistan, we are here to receive and execute missions. We stand ready to serve the commander-in-chief to the best of our ability,” Simmons said.

Peace won’t come soon for the troops in Afghanistan. The operation is proposed to last at least 12 to 18 months, the latter being the

most likely.

For Yetemian, peace doesn’t seem probable.

“There’s no such thing as peace in today’s society,” Yetemian said.

“That’s just unrealistic.”

Shamim has hope for the U.S. troops and believes they must try to defeat the Taliban.

“This offensive may not go on for a long time but the strategy is to build an Afghan army that will be able to tackle the Taliban. And as long as that is not done, the U.S. and NATO will have to be there,” Shamim said.

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Large U.S.-led offensive

Marjah Helmand province

Source: ESRI

Kabul

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Graphic Courtesy of MCT

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February 25, 2010

13 Republicans cross party lines to OK job bill (MCT)The Senate on Wednesday passed a jobs bill that one senator described as "modest," but one that Democrats hope will be the first in a series of attempts to jump-start hiring nationwide.

More notable, perhaps, than the bill itself was the fact that 13 Republicans crossed party lines to vote for it. The $15 billion bill passed by a 70-28 tally.

The bill would grant employers a "holiday" on their 6.2 percent Social Security payroll contribution for every new employee hired through the rest of the year, as long as that employee has been out of work for at least 60 days.

It also would make it easier for businesses to write off equipment purchases and would extend federal highway and masstransit funding programs.

"For the first time in a long time we have a bill that is supported by both Democrats and Republicans," said Sen. Charles Schume (D-N.Y.) said shortly before the vote, but he cautioned, "This is not a magic wand that is going to be waved and all our joblessness will decline."

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the vote proved that bipartisanship in the Senate is "possible."

It also marked a victory for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) who has seen his chamber paralyzed by partisan warfare. Reid pushed for the vote counting on some GOP support and was rewarded earlier this week when several Re-

publicans, including the newest senator, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, signed on.

The bill now heads to the House, where leaders there must decide whether to pass the Senate bill unchanged or attempt to reconcile it with a much more sweeping $154 billion bill it passed in December.

House Democrats have complained that the Senate's approach is too incremental and won't reshape the employment landscape quickly enough.

Still, they may decide that Congress needs to show the public that it's moving forward on job creation.

Republicans opposing the bill charged that it was fiscally irresponsible and would add to the burgeoning federal debt.

"I don't think you get people back to work in this nation by loading more and more debt onto the next generation," said Sen. Judd Gregg, (R-N.H).

But others argued that the bill was necessary because it would pump up the depleted federal Highway Trust Fund.

"There are some things that we are supposed to be doing in America," said Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. "We need to start building roads and bridges and repairing them."

Just the mere scene of two Republicans having an open disagreement on a piece of legislation on the Senate floor was news in a year where party discipline has been the norm.

Senate leaders will now develop further job-related measures and they hope the votes this week will

Temp jobs on the rise Employment in the temporary help services industry has been on the rise the past few months, an indication to experts that employment in other sectors may also soon be on the rise.

Employment in temporary help services Over-the-month change, 2008-2009 52 60 44 Seasonally adjusted in thousands 40 17 20 3 0 1 6 -20 23 25 30 -40 34 38 37 43 34 37 45 48 -60 57 54 -80 73 73 90 90 -100 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N 2008 2009 serve as a bipartisan model going forward for passing a series of bills.

Those bills are expected to include extensions of several industry-friendly tax breaks, such as a credit for biofuels and research and development costs.

The Senate is also expected to

try and push through further extensions on unemployment compensation and COBRA. Many of those provisions were in a bill crafted by Senators Max Baucus, (D-Mont.) and Charles Grassley, (R-Iowa) that was rejected by Reid earlier this month as too industry-friendly.

Beyond that, Democrats are pressing for federal aid for beleaguered state and local governments to help preserve public-sector jobs, although that is likely to meet with significant opposition from Republicans.

Eight Republicans who Monday didn't support a procedural

Courtesy MCT

motion to proceed with the jobs bill switched sides Wednesday to support it, including Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.); Thad Cochran, (R-Miss.); Orrin Hatch (RUtah; and Richard Burr (R-N.C).

Hatch was a co-author, along with Schumer, of the payroll tax provision in the bill.

An unlikely Mandarin speaker leads club TRip: Journalism students travel across the world

By Juanita vasquez

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

When Victor Hugo Miranda Jr., a Costa Rica native, answered his phone, the words that came out of his mouth were not English.

On the other side of the line was his wife asking – in Mandarin Chinese – if he would be home for dinner.

"I am Hispanic and I'm leading a group of Mandarin speakers,” Miranda, 35, said. “And I'm not a native speaker of Mandarin."

Miranda is referring to Mandarin Friends, a Mandarin-speaking group based in the Los Angeles area. As the group leader, Miranda seeks to create a place where members can speak and practice Mandarin Chinese.

About three years ago Miranda, a linguistic student at Cal State Fullerton, was made club leader.

He has since made the club an online meeting place for members who want to break down political barriers and enjoy each other’s company.

"We come together to interact with one another and at the same time have fun,” Miranda said.

"Most of the events are outdoors, like hiking, but we also go to dinners, bowling, wine tasting and tea houses."

Vu Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Student Association, said that what Miranda is doing is a huge personal accomplishment.

Nguyen, a 20-year-old marketing major, is learning Chinese on his own time.

"In the world that we live in today," Nguyen said, "knowing another language is not even a trend anymore, it's just the way of life."

Those involved in Mandarin Friends are united by their desire and ability to speak Mandarin Chinese.

As a result, members are exposed to the culture as they learn about the language.

Minh Le, a 24-year-old finance and accounting major, said that

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Photo Courtesy of mandarinfriends.com Victor Hugo Miranda Jr.(third from right) and Mandarin Friends members during a Waxing Crescent Hike at Griffith Park.

Miranda could inspire other people to take advantage of language classes and really use it to their advantage.

"It's amazing that he’s doing this,” Le said, “especially if he wasn't born there (Taiwan)."

Miranda worked as an English teacher in Costa Rica before wining a scholarship to study in Taiwan. He studied Mandarin Chinese for three years andgeography for the next two.

Miranda, who also tutors children in Chinese and Spanish, says he is interested in creating a language exchange club on campus.

Although he is not currently taking Chinese courses, he wants to bring the atmosphere created in

Mandarin Friends to CSUF. This language exchange club is meant to be useful in networking, friendships and practice for members. Miranda is interested in working with Chinese speakers as well as Spanish speakers.

“There is the possibility that I could be able to do it, although it would be very difficult,” Miranda said. “I think I could be more of a consultant or adviser but I am willing to dedicate some of my time to establish this type of club.”

Miranda said anyone interested in practicing their language skills outside of the classroom could become a member of this language exchange club.

“I think what he’s doing is so common in Southern California because we’re so mixed now,” said Meijuan Dong, part-time Chinese professor.

But if a club like the one proposed by Miranda was to be formed, Dong said students could really benefit.

Students were picked for the trip based on their print, broadcast and multimedia abilities as well as recommendations from other journalism faculty.

“Vietnam is so different from the U.S. and I am looking forward to being able to immerse myself in a culture that is so drastically different from my own,” said senior broadcast journalism major Anna Gleason.

The majority of time spent will be at the Mekong Delta in Ben Tre where students will be visiting rural villages, orphanages, schools and dental and surgical clinics, as well building a home for a homeless person.

“While in Vietnam, we’ll be putting together videos for the Daily Titan as well as working with the different groups associated with Project Vietnam that will be setting up for either the dental, surgical or medical teams, helping them with taking vital signs such as blood pressure and pulse and any other little tasks they need done while we are there,” Gleason said.

The students’ articles, pictures, blogs and videos will be updated regularly on the Vietnam Web site.

“I hope to gain some great photos for my portfolio,” said senior photo journalism student Andrea Kellogg. “I’m excited to really put

what I have learned in school to the test and challenge myself.”

Brody’s 20-year relationship with pediatrician Dr. Quynh Kieu, the dynamic force behind the missions, led to Brody’s interest in the nine-day field trip. To make the opportunity feasible, Project Vietnam gave the students a break on the room and board package.

Brody also obtained subsidized funding from the Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) committee, which sponsors overseas trips.

“There are a lot of opportunities because they’re going to see this country with fresh eyes. I told the students to jump in and do as much work as possible, far and beyond what they would normally do in a school week. They need to shine and excel, and work on their portfolio and show prospective employers that they can handle themselves in a foreign country,” Brody said.

This will be Brody’s fourth time to Vietnam. He would like to return to Vietnam with students next year if funding allows.

Brody expressed that he hopes the students will learn a great deal from their experience.

“I hope they will learn what it takes to be a foreign correspondent in a developing country, establish some empathy for the people who are living there and experience a journalistic adventure and come back with very touching stories,” he said.

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February 25, 2010

Shades of Green “Made from 100% allnatural opinion”

By Nick Fortes

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

The idea of free higher education was reason behind the University of California, Cal State University and community college systems currently in place. In the beginning, if you were in the top 10 percent of those in the state, you were allowed to go to a UC free of charge, other than processing fees etc. It was the same with the CSUs. The top 30 percent of those in California could attend a CSU free of charge. The remainder went to community college.

These programs were put in place at a time of economic prosperity in the late 1950s; Cal State Fullerton was founded in 1959.

Though on paper it seemed like a great idea, we weren’t going to able to afford nor wanted to keep sending thousands of people to school when we ran out of money. Economic ups and downs happen, and although today it may seem like we are paying out our ass to get through school, it’s a hell of a lot better than not having an opportunity to get an education.

The United States is a capitalist society where money rules all.

If you can’t afford it, you can’t

have it, and school is the absolute same thing. I don’t have the money for a new car, but does that mean that the government should give it to me? Hell no. There used to be a pride in this country, where you worked hard and you earned what you got, but somehow, we as a society feel as though we should be given anything we want.

Is it that we’re finding that capitalism isn’t what we once thought it was? I don’t know. All I know is that I’d rather have myself struggle and earn what I have because that builds character. We can all use it, but we cannot just give up and not want to work for it.

We need to stop looking for handouts and start looking to make our lives better on our own accord. If you really want a higher education, you can go about it for cheap and free if you try really hard.

When I went to Foothill College in the bay area, almost half my teachers had tenure at Stanford, which was a couple miles away, and they all said they like to teach at community college on the side because the students have lived somewhat of a life and have so much more to offer in their essays and writing.

If you try hard, you can get a higher education, but we need to focus on not relying on the government. Their job is to protect us and keep us safe, not ensure that we have a free opportunity to better ourselves with education.

We’re not all Yale caliber students and if you are, there are scholarships and help you can get to accomplish your goals. Unfortunately, most of us aren’t Ivy League material and we should be glad that we can get an education for the price we do today.

By Brian Zbysenski

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Education should be a right for everyone. Those who wish to succeed in life and increase their efficiency throughout the work force by achieving a higher level of education, deserve it. However, obstacles such as finances always seem to come to play with such controversial topics such as this. For those who are not financially privileged, they don’t have many choices.

Those who do not have the funds to participate in higherlevel learning, often turn to the military. Yet, according to an article on Nybooks.com, the government spends about $40 billion every three or four months just to be in Iraq. See the irony?

Wouldn’t it just be easier and morally sound to spend that money to help students by sending them to school and not sending those same people to war? I understand that there are reasons why we can’t just pull out of the war, but that’s a different story.

I realize that some colleges do offer help through financial aid, but only if you are approved. As luck would have it, you sometimes need to be financially stable

to be approved for that as well. It’s like when trying to apply for your first credit card, you need credit to obtain it, but without someone’s help, you’re not going to get accepted. It’s an endless cycle that can only be broken if you find financial means elsewhere.

Scholarships are great if you earn them early on in your educational career, but what about those who performed poorly earlier in their lives, but have recently found motivation to do well in life? Should we really be restricting students with inspiration to succeed, after they just left a gang, or strayed from other unfortunate decisions that they had made earlier? These are the ones that need it the most.

It’s hard to imagine someone who grew up in a gang hurting innocent people, who eventually saw their lives as appalling and attempt to make a 180, only to be turned down by the school because they can’t afford it. Sometimes mistakes are realized, but most turn away.

Those who make the effort to correct them should be eligible to do so.

Especially in this day and age and the current financial system that we are all in, college is becoming more and more substantial in peoples’ lives. We no longer live in an era where if you can find a decent job out of high school and stay there the rest of your life.

These jobs are seldom found anymore and for the many who are currently unemployed, it’s still not easy to find another job. We should all have the right to earn a degree that we can put to use as a back-up plan. Money means everything in this world, but it shouldn’t impede our rights.

Economically Green

by April Ehrlich

Daily Titan Features Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

In his State of the Union address, Obama insisted on the “overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change,” to which Americans grumbled and retorted against scientists for creating theories of this supposed “air pollution.”

Why is the sky reddish orange as the sun sets? Oh hun, that’s just the beauty of nature. Atmospheric pollution caused by iron and industrial emissions? Never heard of it.

It’s all right if you don’t believe in global warming. Those gusts of black smoke will eventually dissipate anyway, right?

It’s all completely useless.

The air is so fresh that it hurts to breathe, and that is why children all over Southern California are coughing up a lung due to asthma attacks.

With all that said, it’s understandable why everyone is in an uproar over Obama’s attempts to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Critics have a right to argue against Obama’s spending of tax credits for a clean energy economy that will ostensibly create 17,000 jobs. Their argument: The government’s plan to increase labor-intensive “green” power sources is going to cost our nation a pretty penny that it can’t afford.

So what do they propose doing instead? Nothing. The air will eventually clear, industrial pollution will disappear without a trace and the economy will fix itself.

Obama’s green plan may not immediately save our suffering unem-

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ployment rates, just like Roosevelt’s New Deal policy didn’t exactly kick the nation into immediate recovery from the Great Depression, but you can’t ignore the gray cloud of chemicals that you inhale everyday as you merely walk to your car. What it comes down to is: what’s more important, your money or your health?

Obama is calling for alternative power sources to cure our heavy dependence on fossil fuels, like oil.

Thus, he will be paying favor to more “green” power plants (blanketing wind, solar and nuclear) and producers of electric plug-in cars. Meanwhile, he seeks to limit company’s carbon emissions through a “cap-and-trade” method that will tax businesses according to how much they pollute our air. This will force companies to lower their pollution levels, or else they pay for it.

But if you’re still stressing about the national pocketbook, there is yet another positive economic tactic aside from the creation of new jobs: if we limit our dependence on foreign oil, including oil from the middle east and Venezuela, we can pull from our own domestic Americanmade energy sources, strengthening both our economy and our security.

Even if this new green technology plan doesn’t work out for our economic benefit, at least our children won’t have to inhale large doses of industrial poison on a daily basis.

Side effects include coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, fatigue, dry throat, chest pain, headaches, migranes, nausea and asthma.

Oh joy!

What’s more important, your money or your health?

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Should the ability to pursue a higher education be a right, regardless of finances?

Can US pull another ‘Miracle on Ice’?

By Brian Zbysenski

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

It was 30 years ago this week when the United States Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviet Union, giving them the opportunity to play Finland in their final round and eventually earning the gold medal.

Can the U.S. team pull off another upset this year? This time, it would be against Canada’s elite team on their home ice.

In hindsight, the “Miracle on Ice” was completed by an American team comprised of amateurs and college players, hence the miracle.

Much has changed since then, as the 2010 Winter Olympics marks the fourth time that NHL players are allowed to represent their countries.

Back in 2002, during the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, Canada eliminated Team USA. Now it may be time for the U.S. to return the favor. With the U.S. defeating Switzerland 2-0 and Canada upsetting the Russians by a blowout score of 7-3 Wednesday night, it may be time for the U.S. to pull off another upset.

During Sunday’s Canadian defeat, U.S. Captain Jamie Langenbrunner scored a pivotal goal during the third period, leaving the Canadian team wondering why the scoreboard

read 5-3 as they stepped off the ice.

Langenbrunner’s leadership as the captain of the U.S. squad is playing a crucial role in this team’s success.

Not only is he playing consistently and performing well, he is putting up points when they really matter However, according to ESPN, some are not convinced. “You guys are probably going to be shocked by this; I’m not happy with the way we’ve played to this point,” said Team USA’s General Manager Brian Burke.

He stressed how the team will have to play much better in order to reach the pinnacle of the tournament, the medal round.

Despite the crude comments, the team has yet to lose a game. In fact, they are leading the entire 12-team tournament. With Ryan Miller in net, anything seems possible with this team. He has been playing phenomenal and is holding his composure well under the pressure of representing his team in Olympic hockey.

Either Canada or Russia were proposed to walk away with the gold.

Yet, Canada has only now started to wake up. They seem to be an emotional team; if they are winning, they win by a lot. Their positive attitudes on the bench tend to spur more scoring. Their 8-0 shutout over Norway, their 8-2 blowout over Germany and their dominance over Russia with a

7-3 score proves this. But when the opposing team is playing on edge, the Canadian team starts to collapse under the pressure.

This is not turning out to be such an easy gold medal like they originally thought. Their statistics on paper and play on the ice shows that they are incredibly vulnerable right now.

Now that Russia is, surprisingly, out of it already, there will be less emotion in the tournament. In fact, it is said that when the Soviet Union lost to America during the “Miracle on Ice” game and won the silver medal against Sweden, the players were so disappointed they broke a time-honored Olympic custom.

When they received their silver medals, none of the team players brought them in to have their names engraved on them. Now that’s either passion, or an incredibly bitter sore loser. But it’s over now and nothing out of the ordinary has happened, so I don’t expect them to take off their skates and start slitting Canadian throats.

Now that Canada has defeated Russia, I think that the momentum will help them tremendously. They will get a huge boost of confidence not only from the win itself, but the fans as well. The red-clad fans will only fuel the fire that hasn’t been burning, but it’s not going to ensure the gold just yet.

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February 25, 2010

MUsink: Tattoos and tunes

Underground Sounds

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The Olympic Playlist

By Skyler blair

For The Daily Titan

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I have been totally wrapped up in the Olympics this year, particularly the halfpipe snowboarding (Gretchen Bleiler is a total babe) and one thing I have noticed is that the Olympics have chosen to play an interesting set of music during the runs. Maybe they are trying to be more edgy or bring in a younger demographic of viewers by playing songs by popular artists Phoenix, Daft Punk, The Black Eyed Peas and – possibly the reason why the U.S. lost the gold in Ladies’ Halfpipe – Miley Cyrus. So humor me while I give a rundown of some not-so-mainstream tunes that could go well with some of my favorite Olympic events.

So what kind of music would be the best to go with boarders grabbing huge air and busting tricks bigger and better than ever before, like the Double-McTwist (no, it’s not a hamburger) by Shaun White? I believe some old-school rap and hip-hop is in order. Local DJ collective, Abstract Workshop,

provide funky beats and tight rhythms.

Snowboarders tend to embody the more laidback and kickin’ vibes these DJs provide. You can get down to the classic jams of the Abstract Workshop DJs as they unleash their sick flows every Friday night at Memphis Café in Costa Mesa.

Figure skating is a sport that requires a tremendous amount of athleticism, balance and skill. Sure, it may not be the most “masculine” sport in the Winter Games but you have to admit there is a beauty to what they are able to express on the ice. The song “This Is My Life” by Edward Maya is under the genre of minimalistic tech house but the moniker doesn’t quite give it justice. It’s a lovely melodic tune with folky bits that make it very organic, and accompanied with the driving beat make it perfect to keep rhythm for the ballet on ice. For this event, music choice is very important and perhaps playing something other than orchestral ballads might throw off the judges, but I’m sure it would get good crowd response.

On the opposite side of the Olympic spectrum is ice hockey. This is where the winter Olympics compensate with

their masculinity in a sport where gearing up and getting physical is just part of the game. Mind you, the rules in the Olympics are slightly less physical, and getting in a fight will get you ejected from the game, but there is still no shortage of stick-checks and hard hits into theboards. So obviously, something more brash and dirty is in order to go along with this rougher sport. I think the song “Conscience Killer”

by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club epitomizes this attitude nicely. The Black Rebels have a sound similar to Kasabian and a real “don’t give a fuck attitude” in their musical stylings that has the makings to instigate a riot. Their new album, “Beat The Devil’s Tattoo,” featuring this track, will be out March 9.

Obviously, if I were on the Olympic Committee, things would be sounding significantly different (for better or worse) at the Vancouver games. But really, what better opportunity to shed some light on underground music than international sports?

moostache: band rocks becker

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“Turned out to be a really great show,” said Francis Szykowski ASI Productions concert coordinator. “(We) had about a little over 200 people over for it.”

The band incorporated bass, electric guitar, keyboards, drums and a tambourine. The string instruments often engaged in distinctive solos throughout their songs.

Moostache is based in Huntington Beach and is composed of the three Wardell brothers: Patrick on vocals and guitar, Brian on drums, Sean playing and bass and rounding up the lineup is their friend Scott

Zschomler on guitar and keyboard.

The band’s sound is quite unique and resembles Modest Mouse with a very soft melodic instruments and similar vocal style. They integrated jazz elements to their sound with simple scat singing and a walking rhythm bass.

As for their peculiar name, the band has some disagreement over the name Moostache, but they have an overall consensus as a memorable name for the followers of the band.

According to Patrick, the band uses a song writing style that is “always changing.” He creates the melody and the band gets together to

play it.

Moostache started its performance with an opening tune titled “Au Revoir,” a song that features style.

Moostache played a cover version of The Beatles’ classic tune “I’ll Never Dance with Another,” a song that provided a change of pace for the crowd.

The band displayed their versatility by playing Sean’s personal favorite song “High Walled Fortress.”

The band plans to record another in album to release this summer. (for full story, visit www.dailytitan. com/moostache)

“When I started getting tattooed, it was for outlaws,” Vallely said. “I’d like to think it’s still for outlaws, there’s just more outlaws, but I’m afraid it’s for pretty generic people now too. It’s a good thing for the people that make a living doing this kind of stuff, but maybe a bad thing for the spirit of it. But I think the real motherfuckers are still the real motherfuckers.”

Feb. 20 shot back to the ’70s and across the pond with English punks, Buzzcocks and The Damned.

Sunday, Musink reached its boiling point. Skate punk, which surfaced in the ’90s and ironically now seems old-school, ruled the day as anticipation for NoFX and Face to Face began to build. However, hometown heroes Longway stole the show with their brand of rockabilly punk.

“For us, we play these things because every time you go out and play it’s an opportunity to pull new fans,” said guitarist Trevor Jackson in their mislabeled trailer. “The Longways,” read the paper taped to the door.

There’s something to be said for a band when a guy with an eyepatch reading “Out of Order” scales the speaker stacks bookending the stage mid-song before descending into the maelstrom of the circle-pit whilst playing.

“There’s a bunch of people there that never would’ve saw us before, and they may never see us again, but at least we had a shot to go out there and play,” Jackson said. “And we’re lucky to be here,” sarcastic frontman Brian Longway added in a rare, humble moment amidst a steady stream of wisecracks, including that anyone who doesn’t like their music can, “take off their tattoos.”

Face to Face frontman Trever Keith had his share of quips.

“Hey, did you see that ONE GUY, with the black shirt and tattoos?” Keith questioned from onstage.

“This is rad and I was blown away when I walked in that room and

saw a million tattoo a r t i s t s ,” said bassist Scott Shiflett after the performance.

“But as far as bringing counterculture to the mainstream, it’s just been going on as long as there’s been admin mining the cool.”

Keith countered.

“I think it’s still counterculture. I photo By Shruti Patel/For The Daily Titan mean, it’s Trevor Jackson of the band Longway. The band performed at Musink bigger than on Sunday, alongside NoFX and Face to Face. it once was, but you couldn’t probably have Mu- that stuff my mom was saying about, sink in many other places besides a ‘You’ll never get a job at the bank,’ is place like Orange County and have just not true!” Shiflett added. this kind of a turnout. California’s After being back on stage only a the kind of place that you can go get short while since their five-year hiaa job … if you are sleeved. There’s a tus, and taunting the crowd in jest much more open-minded culture at with new material (to surprising large in California.” boos), Keith confirmed the rumors.

“There’s a guy that works at my “We have about 14 or 15 songs bank that’s covered in tattoos, so all kind of trumped up right now that are in various stages of completion,” Keith said. “We’re hoping to get into the studio in May and make an album out of it, see if we can make some chicken salad out of some For video, interviews chicken shit.” and live performances After NoFX’s set added an amfrom Musink, go to: plified exclamation point to the evening, a sea of bodies bandaged in plastic and masking tape, dripping blood and ink, slamming in the circle pit, it was clear that while it may still be a counterculture of sorts, Shiflett’s mom is closer to being wrong than ever.

“Tattoos:” Johnny 2/3 explained, www.dailytitan.com/musink “not just for sailors and fallen women anymore.”

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Tour inspires bands to ‘Take Action’ By allie moiser

Daily Titan Staff Writer Soundoff@dailytitan.com

The Take Action Tour at the House of Blues in Anaheim Feb. 20 was about more than just music – it was about saving lives.

Each year, the Take Action Tour brings bands together to shed light on important issues like depression, suicide prevention and volunteerism.

This year, Take Action partnered up with a charity called Driving for Donors to raise awareness about finding bone marrow matches for people in need of a transplant. Ten percent of each ticket sold was donated to the charity.

We The Kings, A Rocket To The Moon, Mayday Parade and There For Tomorrow and Stereo Skyline! played to a sold-out venue and each one of them took the time to encourage the crowd to sign up for the National Bone Marrow Registry.

There For Tomorrow front man, Maika Maile, said the band has al-

ways believed in music transcending the simple things.

“Music for us is like a cure, so it’s awesome that we can use our music now for a cure and for a better reason because we’re saving lives, essentially.”

Power-pop group Stereo Skyline! opened the show with their synth-infused song “Heartbeat” which got the crowd moving. There For Tomorrow debuted songs from their upcoming first full-length album “A Little Faster,” “Backbone” and “Deathbed.”

A Rocket To The Moon started out their set with a verse from Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and went straight into the crowd favorite, “Dakota.” ARTTM showcased a range of songs varying from the acoustic “Baby Blue Eyes” to the more dance/ synth song “Annabelle,” which front man Nick Santino described as “a song about hating someone’s guts.”

Mayday Parade played old favorite “When I Get Home Your Dead” from their first album and closed with their upbeat hit-song “Jamie All

Four Tet – There is Love in You

By Meghan Alfano

Daily Titan Staff Writer

By tanya Gharamani

Daily Titan Staff Writer Soundoff@dailytitan.com

For fans of: Jenny Lewis, Neko Case, The Whispertown 2000

By Dave Munez/ For The Daily Titan The Take Actior Tour went through Orange County at the House of Blues in Anaheim Saturday to raise money for the National Bone Marrow Registry.

Over”.

Headliners We The King entertained the crowd with stories from the tour. The WTK performance ranged from a piano-solo, “All Again For You,” performed by front man Travis Clark to a cover song from Jimmy Eat World, “The Middle,” the song that put them on the map, “Check Yes Juliet,” and their new hitsong “Heaven Can Wait.”

As the show came to a close, 14year-old Patrick Pedraja, founder of Driving for Donors, made an ap-

pearance. Pedraja started the charity with his family a year after he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 10. He thanked everyone for helping and encouraged everyone to help out in whatever way they could.

Maile said the tour’s atmosphere has been different from others.

“My favorite thing is that everyone is here for the same reason to listen to music and have fun,” Clark said.

Take Action Tour runs until March 2.

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For fans of: Caribou, Boards of Canada, The Books Four Tet is at it again.

While his previous release, Everything Ecstatic, was a much more upbeat dance album in which Kieran Hebden shed the tag “folktronica” given to him by music critics, fans who strayed away from Ecstatic should not turn their ears away from There is Love in You, Four Tet’s first full-length album in five years.

No longer distancing himself from the derivative sounds in his initial records, the new album sees Hebden once again creating a dark and organic blend of jazz and hiphop fused with electronic dance beats. Minimalism seems to work best for Hebden: the tracks are smooth and by using everything from synths to acoustic guitar and flute in each song, he builds a beat that is fresh and not repetitive, unlike a lot of electronic artists today.

For the most part, the album is a melodic and at times hypnotic.

However, tracks “Sing” and “This Unfolds” stand out from the album as the type of song you would most likely hear at a party or on

The Watson Twins – Talking to You, Talking to Me

Sergio Cavarubias – Executive Editor “Jingle Bells” the dance floor. “Sing” is the most energetic on the album, with Nintendo-like beats and choppy vocal samples. “This Unfolds” begins with a slow drum beat, but picks up pace rapidly.

“She Just Likes to Fight,” the final track on the album partially stands out because it doesn’t feel like it should be there. While the rest of the album keeps a generally steady, somewhat fast pace, this track seems to hit the breaks and slow down tremendously. The track is equally, if not more, beautiful than the rest. However, it feels like it is something that should be on an Explosions in the Sky album, and seems a bit odd in comparison to the rest of the songs.

There is Love in You is out now on Domino Records.

You can catch Four Tet perform live at the Echoplex in Echo Park Feb. 27.

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It’s to be expected that a band who was able to successfully cover The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” on their 2008 debut album, Fire Songs, would produce an album to stun even the non-believers, but The Watson Twins’ Talking to You, Talking to Me is hardly above decent.

Sure, it had its moments, “Modern Man” and “Give Me a Chance” are both excellent songs, but the album in its entirety is bland, bland and bland with a side of – guess! – bland.

The problem isn’t really any of the songs themselves. They, with the exception of “U-N-Me,” a horribly offkey track, can all stand on their own just fine. The problem is with the setup. Listening to song after song, they all begin to blur together, thanks to the similar melodies and increasingly monotone voices of the twins them-

selves, Leigh and Chandra Watson.

The variation is practically non-existent – I wouldn’t be able to tell you the difference without a clear track list in front of me.

That being said, the lyrics are wonderful. “Devil in You,” with its sultry tones and unmistakable Southern vibe, stands out above the rest, with incredible lyrics that are expertly commandeered by the Watson’s equally entrancing voices.

Unfortunately, the rest of the album isn’t up to par with the lyrics.

I wanted to like this album, I really did. Alas, the songs will have to be saved for the occasional, individual listen.

Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore – Dear Companion

By Mec Valle

Daily Titan Staff Writer Soundoff@dailytitan.com

For fans of: Pete Yorn, Langhorn Slim, Josh Ritter Soothing music always helps when attempting to relax. When the muscles are tense and the mind just can’t stop running around with agendas and worries, take a break and pop in Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore’s new album Dear Companion. Your body will go from strained to tranquil in a matter of minutes. At least that’s what I first thought.

Although the instrumental background serves as music one could easily fall asleep to, the lyrics spark energy into the album.

When listening to the Kentucky natives, many musical influences come to mind. Tracks like “Something, Somewhere, Sometime” and “Try” resemble fast-paced folk music with a country feel.

“Dear Companion” is the most exhilarating track. It strays away from the rest of the album with Sollee playing an intense cello set. The song sounds like folk music on drugs.

The songs “Needn’t Say a Thing” and “Flyrock Blues” resemble unreached attempts of artists like She and Him and Jack Johnson. How-

ever, “Sweet Marie” did reach the level of Peter Yorn and Scarlett Johansson’s song “I Don’t Know What to Do.” The lyrics along with the music are not necessarily ground breaking but that’s what was interesting about the album. The album hits sensitive topics, like in the song “Only a Song,” which hits topics such as reform, poverty and basically a better world. The tone is set in such a sarcastic mood, it is entertaining, with lyrics like, “this is only a song, it can’t change the world.”

The lyrics and tone of this track can set another theme for the album which is a desire to somehow make things better, but they cannot ignore the ugly reality and give into a pessimistic outlook.

Dear Companion almost says mean things, but in a nice way

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Wrestling: Eyes on Pac-10 wrestler in the country, junior Kirk around the middle of the pack and Smith, No. 2 junior 133-pounder hopefully qualify three to four guys Junior 125-pounder Andre Andrew Hochstrasser and No. 3 ju- through to nationals.”

Gonzalez is looking to accomplish nior 157-pounder Adam Hall.

There have been three Titan wreshis goals on the season and break The Titans have had a tough year tlers ranked in the top-20 all season, through to nationals. but their hopes including Gon“I’m using this as a stepping stone are not down zalez, who’s won to get to Nationals,” Gonzalez said. leading into the some big matches “Obviously there’s a lot of tough conference chamand was ranked competition at the Pac-10s and go- pionship.

No. 15 in the ing into the tournament I’m ranked “We’re not as country, Hicks fifth, but obviously I want to do bet- good as we were said. ter than that.” in the last couple Although the – Kurt Klimek tournament isn’t Boise State is the defending cham- years. We’ve had Senior wrestler pion of the Pac-10 and all signs are some injuries a dual meet tourpointing to a 2010 repeat. and we’re a little nament – where The Broncos (14-3, 7-0 Pac-10) younger than we each team comwill bring five wrestlers ranked in have been,” said Head Coach Dan petes against each other at each the top-six of their weight classes, in- Hicks. weight class and wins and loses by cluding the No. 1 ranked 184-pound “Going in, we’re hoping to be team score – the championship is an individual meet based solely on how each individual wrestles and their performance contributes a score to the team for an overall conference championship.

The Titans will compete in Davis with Gonzalez, junior Aaron Navarrete (133), junior Adin Duenas (141), junior Nick Jordan (149), redshirt sophomore Steven de la Fuente (157), freshman Blake Ginsburg (149), junior Todd Noel (174), junior Mark Savalle (184), freshman Ethan Weisrock (197) and senior Kurt Klimek (285).

“Adin Duenas at 141 pounds placed third in the Pac-10 last year and he’s a guy that’s been up there photo By camille Tarazon/Daily Titan Staff Writer in the hunt with everybody,” Hicks said. “He’s been one take-down away Junior Nick Jordan grapples his opponent to the mat as the referee watches for the pin.

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photo courtesy titan media relations Senior John Drake watches for his opponent to make a mistake and go for the pin in a 197-pound bout at Titan Gym.

from a bunch of guys in the top-20,” Hicks said.

Jordan is a sleeper that could make it through to the national tournament or even win the Pac-10. “(Jordan) wrestled the Pac-10 champion and the kid’s ranked sixth in the country, from Boise, and (Jordan) went out and took him down twice and was ahead all the way to the last period ...” Hicks said. “(Jordan) had him on the ropes, so he’s a sleeper and no one really

knows how good he really is.”

Heavy-weight Klimek is ranked No. 18, including five heavyweights in the Pac-10 in the top 20.

Klimek boasts with confidence going into the tournament and knows what has to be done in order to qualify for nationals even though there are many highly-ranked wrestlers in the Pac-10’s heavyweight division.

“Going into it I know that we’re all ranked really close, but I know that through competing with them,

we’re all at the same level, we’re all equal and it will come down to who brings their A-game,” Klimek said.

If Klimek qualifies for the national tournament at the University of Nebraska on Mar. 18 he’ll be more than prepared.

“If nationals were tomorrow I’d be ready for it, but I need to know that I came to wrestle tough and I know I can,” Klimek said. “I just have to win every match and wrestle to the best of my abilities.”

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photos By Camille tarazon/Daily Titan Staff Writer From left to right: The Titan infield of Joey Giddons, Christian Colon, Matt Orloff and Nick Ramirez wait for the game to start.

It’s going to be a long baseball season.

To all Cal State Fullerton baseball fans who are screaming “the sky is falling” after the first three games of the season, just remember that it’s going to be a long season. A season comprised of 56 games that will take us on a ride full of unexpected ups and downs, so please don’t be so quick to press the panic button.

Think about what you’re doing and rationalize the situation. It’s only been three games.

Though the Titans lost their first two games at home for the first time since 1987, the season is still too young to be able to predict what lays ahead for this year’s team.

Despite the fact that the Titans lost 7-3 to the University of Oregon and then fell 6-0 to Pepperdine University, CSUF didn’t make a complete waste of last weekend’s opening series.

CSUF was able to pick up an 8-1 Brown and Christian Colon, were non-conference victory over hated able to pick up the pieces and pick rival Long Beach State to move to up their first win of the season 1-2. against the 49ers.

In fact, just one word that comes So, let’s all take a deep breath. to mind when contemplating the Remember to take it one game at start of the 2010 season, and that a time and let’s not get ahead of word is emotional. ourselves.

The season opener against OrNext up will be one of the egon, which was led by former toughest challenges yet for CSUF. CSUF skipper George Horton, was Undefeated Texas Christian Unifilled with all kinds of emotions. versity – ranked as high as No. 9 The feelings that come with wel- by the National Collegiate Baseball coming back one Writers Assocaof the greatest tion – will visit coaches in Titan the Titans for a So, let’s all history as an op- take a deep breath. three-game series ponent, the eagerthis weekend. ness that comes Remember to take it Unfortunately, with the first one game at a time Serrano will not game of the sea- and let’s not get ahead there for the first son and the emotwo games of tions of having to of ourselves. the series against deal with rainy TCU, as he was weather just crept suspended for up like a cat on a mouse. three games after his altercation There’s no doubt that all of these with an umpire in the Pepperdine things played a role in the way the game. team performed.

The challenge seems a bit dauntAgainst Pepperdine, the lack- ing for CSUF, which has been luster hitting performance against outscored 14-11 in the first three lefty Matt Bywater led to feelings games. of frustration.

On the other hand, TCU has That frustration was exhibited outscored its opponents 31-9 in when Head Coach Dave Serrano their first three victories. argued a call to an umpire in the The first game against the seventh inning, which ultimately Horned Frogs will be Friday at 7 resulted in his first ejection as a Ti- p.m., the second game will be Sattan skipper. urday at 6 p.m. and the last game But that’s what happens in base- will be Sunday at 1 p.m. ball. Bywater, who pitched a comAll games will be at Goodwin plete four-hit shutout of the Titans, Field. was just better that day.

CSUF will play one more game Despite the whirlwind of emo- at home against San Diego at 6 tions, the Titans were still able to p.m. Tuesday before heading out put all those feelings aside and on their first road trip of the seawent out there and picked up a son. victory without their coach in the The Titans will play a three-game dugout. series against University of Arizona The Titans, led by juniors Gary in Tucson, Ariz. starting Mar 5.

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By juan saucedo

For the Daily Titan

Senior catcher Billy Marcoe had one base hit against Pepperdine at Goodwin Field.

CSUF Baseball Rankings

Baseball America No. 8 Collegiate Baseball No. 6

NCBWA No. 11 Rivals.com No. 9