March 18, 2010
Vol. 87 Issue 23
Senior heavyweight on the road to NCAA Wrestling Championships SPORTS, Page 10
Demonstration addresses national gay rights violations
THURSDAY
NEWS, Page 2
Manchester Orchestra performs at The Troubadour
SOUND-OFF, Page 8
Sound-off: What defines music? SOUND-OFF, Page 6
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
CSU honors internment victims LMFAO to play
Spring Concert
By Tanya Ghahremani
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
In the spring of 1942, hundreds of thousands of Japanese Americans were removed from their homes and forced into internment camps. Among those who faced this injustice, many were students who had to leave their studies. The Nisei Diploma Project is a collaborative effort of all the current CSU campuses that had JapaneseAmerican students who were removed and forced into internment camps during World War II. While Cal State Fullerton was not open at the time, six other CSU campuses were – Fresno, Pomona, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and San Luis Obispo. Through the project, those removed and forced into internment camps will receive Honorary Bachelor of Humane Letters degrees. According to the project’s Web site, the CSU system hopes to at least ease the pain of the incarceration the students faced, and welcome the students back into the CSU. When Beverly DiDomenico photo courtesy flickr.com/fredmikerudy heard about the project, she was Japanese children were forcibly evacuated and moved to internment camps while their homes were burned down by the U.S. Navy during WWII. overjoyed. Both of her parents were removed six campuses included began plan- cans began shortly after the bombing camp – I didn’t know what they were talking about. I didn’t find out about from their studies and placed in in- ning their ceremonies soon after and of Pearl Harbor in 1941. It was during that time that ap- the relocation camp until I was takternment camps during the spring started to figure out how to locate the students. proximately 110,000 Japanese Ameri- ing American history in high school,” of 1942, and neither Unfortunately, cans on the West Coast were interned DiDomenico said. were able to complete The CSU system many of the stu- – all under the justification of ‘na- Her mother, now 88, didn’t tell their education later. DiDomenico much about the intern“I know if the war hopes to at least ease dents who were tional security.’ from “It was an injustice upon people,” ment. hadn’t happened they the pain of the incar- removed “She really wouldn’t talk about it studies are Bentley said. would have finished ceration the students their now deceased. DiDomenico’s parents were each (when I asked),” DiDomenico said. school,” DiDomenico faced, and welcome “Should we placed in different camps – her moth- “It was the worst time of her life.” said. Joy Sato’s parents were both inGov. Arnold the students back have done it years er, Ellen Kuyama-Matsumoto, in Posago? Of course,” ton War Relocation Center, and her terned in 1942 as well. Schwarzenegger signed into the CSU. “They said that they felt safe there. Bentley said. “It’s father, Shigeki Matsumoto, in Gila the bill calling for the They were all together.” late, but it’s still a River War Relocation Center. project last summer. “When I was young, my relatives According to Colleen Bentley, who worthwhile program we put together.” See NISEI, Page 2 has been working on the project, the The internment of Japanese Ameri- would get together and talk about
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By Melissa Maldonado
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan. com
The Associated Students Inc. production staff has confirmed that the Grammy-nominated electropop group LMFAO will be headlining this year’s Spring Concert, scheduled for Friday, April 16. E i g h t months of planning and Photo courtesy rene mclean open-ended student surveys showed the band was favored alongside Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West and No Doubt. “We’ve been planning the event since July,” said junior Michelle Carnero, Spring Concert coordinator. Carnero’s first task was to discover which artists students cared to see perform on campus. Campus-conducted surveys showed that LMFAO was in the top 10. “Afterwards, the majority of the year is spent getting the biggest artist we possibly can within our budget ($100,500 of the ASI budget has been allocated to the concert) and reminding people to save the date and just letting people know that the concert is coming up,” Carnero said. After the original headliner, hip-hop artist Drake, unexpectedly backed out, the chart topping, campus-friendly group became a favorable alternate. “When booking a band, we contact an artist’s agent and ask for availability and interest and if they agree. Then Thomas Kocina, the ASI program director, and I will bring it to the Finance Committee to get it approved. See LMFAO, Page 3
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Titan baseball aces take the mound By Fred Bloom
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
photo By NICK MARLEY/Daily Titan Photo Editor Sophomore right-hander Tyler Pill pitches in to Arizona State Sun Devils.
Cal State Fullerton sophomore right-hander Tyler Pill, sophomore right-hander Noe Ramirez and junior righty Daniel Renken are three of the most highly-touted starting pitchers in college baseball. The three have managed to balance personal aspirations with understanding and distinguish the difference between competition and competitiveness. Sacrificing individual goals for team accomplishments led to the development close relationships. “We all love to joke around. We’re like brothers,” Ramirez said. “We help each other out. We’re always there for each other. It’s that way with the whole team but there’s just a special bond between us three.” Pill and Ramirez were both named Freshman All-Americans following stellar rookie seasons and shared Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year honors last year. Ramirez was 9-2 with a 3.33 ERA. Pill set CSUF freshman records in wins, shutouts, and winning percentage. He went 11-3 with a 4.06 ERA. Renken, majoring in comparative re-
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ligion, is the oldest of the three. He made 14 starts as a freshman in 2008, going 5-5 with a 4.11 ERA. He was even better in 2009, posting a 2.69 ERA good enough for 2nd in the Big West Conference and 23rd nationally. He was able to retain his position as ace of the staff, but not without pressure from the two rookie standouts. They all watch each other closely when on the mound and hopes to top that performance in his next start. “We want to compete against each other’s starts,” Pill said. “It’s just competitive nature. For them to do well pushes me even harder to do well.” The early success of the freshmen was a pleasant surprise for the Titans but veteran Renken maintained his role. However, he admitted adding more star pitchers brought new elements to the staff off the field. “We’re not out there to put more pressure on each other. We’re out there to make sure we get better,” Renken said, adding that they do feel the need to outperform one another. “The pressure we do put on each other is good pressure.” See TITAN TRIO, Page 10
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