Daily Titan: Monday, September 28, 2009

Monday September 28, 2009

Since 1960 Volume 85, Issue 13

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

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Women’s SPORTS: volleyball loses to conference rival, page 6

Campus unites to voice grievances

By Greg Lehman

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

More than one hundred students, professors, staff and student government members met on campus last Friday to discuss their concerns, frustrations, and possible solutions to the hardships that they are facing with the decreased budgets, furlough days and fee increases.

News of the event was spread by coordinators handing out strongly worded and direct flyers throughout the week. The flyer called for the Cal State Fullerton community to meet and fight against the increase in student tuition and faculty layoffs.

The “Elephant in the Room” opendialogue meeting was held at 1 p.m. at the Aloha Java café, between the Humanities and University Hall buildings. The group planned a demonstration to be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Quad and at the street light facing Nutwood Avenue. There will also be a demonstration planned for Oct. 13.

Nikki Muth, 22, a senior double

majoring in psychology and women’s studies, defined the cause of the meeting: “This is basically an open dialogue for students to come and vent their frustrations, but also move forward with a plan of action and how (the group) are going to let administration know that they’re upset about the cut of their classes.”

She made it clear that the meeting was also a planning event, a time to strategize which direction the group would take.

“We came up with some goals, and came up with the next meeting plans, some demonstrations. We let people know what will be going on in the community. I mean it’s a pretty cool first step,” she said.

Muth explained that through education people could find out where to focus their energy and remain informed on the issues. “I think it’s important for everyone to educate themselves on the issues, and say, ‘What can I do from here?’”

Muth said that a question of priorities was important to anyone on campus. “I want people to ask the question

about the value of education. Do they care about their education? That’s it. I want them to ask themselves that.”

People in the group spoke openly and were met with tolerance. When a division formed between those who said that the main antagonist of the issue was state level administration and those who said it was the

Photos By Todd Barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editor Above: Professor of social justice Jarret Lovell speaks to an audience of more than 70 students and faculty gathered at Aloha Java on campus Friday afternoon. The meeting was held on a campus furlough day and proceeded as an open forum to discuss the action in the face of campus-wide cutbacks. Below: Tamara Khoury, a sophmore nursing major, raises her hand to join the debate.

See UNITES, Page 2

Opinion:

FDA gets bullied into approving products by politicians, page 5

Annual Grad Fair brings information, advice to Quad Recruiters came to answer students’ to be willing to put in the time because questions and to promote their schools’ graduate work is more time consuming programs. This event allows students than undergraduate work.” to talk to recruiters personally and to Eric Young, director of Recruitlearn about what ing and Student the schools’ proOutreach for the grams require and School of Eduwhat they offer to cation at Loyola students.

Marymount Uni“You have to versity looks for know what you students who have want to do before a “strong underyou enter a gradugraduate backate program. It ground or credenwould make life a tials and who have whole lot easier,” a firm idea about Darling said. what their career The requireis.” ments of each “The best thing graduate school that you can do is vary, but some of look good on pathe most common – Eric Young, per. A lot of people requirements are can sell themselves Recruiting director a good standing in a personal ingrade point averterview, but if on age, community service and experience paper it does not show that you have in the field. Recruiters also look for ad- research in your specific industry, you ditional qualities in students. are not going to look like a strong canStudents who want to be good can- didate,” he said. didates for graduate school have to be For students to boost their appeal “fiery and dedicated,” said Jason Hale, on paper, they have to be more inassistant director of Recruiting and Ad- volved. “If you do a couple of internmissionsww at USC. “Any experience ships, if you have volunteered and have that they can have in any of the related done some research, you are going to programs is helpful as well. They have look like a fantastic candidate,” Darling said.

Young says that there are many misconceptions that undergraduates have about the requirements of graduate schools.

“A lot of undergraduates short-sell themselves. They underestimate their skills, and they do not think they qualify, and we would love to have them,” Young said.

Students should contact schools in order to get a sense of what they require, Young added. “There’s a certain misunderstanding that you need to have a certain bachelor’s degree to get into a certain program, and you usually do not.”

Aside from the general qualities that a student needs to be a strong candidate for graduate school, there are additional requirements for each school, and Darling recommends that students start looking into graduate school early on.

“You have to be thinking at all times about the future if you want to continue your education beyond the undergraduate level,” Hale said.

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A lot of people can sell themselves in a personal interview, but if on paper it does not show that you have research in your specific industry, you are not going to look like a strong candidate.

Canned food is turned into art at South Coast Plaza, page 4

Photos By Jeff Lambert/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Above: The Peace Corps was one of the many organizations to make it out to the fair. Below: Students get infomation on school programs at the Gradute School Fair Thursday, Sept. 24.

By Jamie Iglesias

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

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Last week, the annual Graduate School Fair provided students with the opportunity to learn about the different graduate school options available to them.

On Thursday, recruiters from outof-state schools, as well as a majority of recruiters from schools around Southern California, and six master’s programs from Cal State Fullerton attended the event.

The event is held once a year during the fourth week of September at CSUF, and it is an event held at all Cal State University campuses. It is great timing because this is the time of year to start the application process, especially for seniors, said Debbie Darling, industry specialist for Humanities and Social Sciences and government.

“I think that this helps stimulate students to start thinking about these kinds of things. It gives encouragement to students,” said senior Gabrielle Han, a 22-year-old psychology major and human services minor.

“This helps students get perspective on what they want to do and what kind of options that are out there by talking to people who are on the field and have their degrees already,” Han said.

This year the Career Center was able to get more than 90 schools to inform students about the opportunities that

are available after finishing an undergraduate degree.

“The Career Center puts it on to allow students to see what opportunities are available to them, and graduate school allows access to that. It gives students the opportunity to see what is out there,” Darling said.

By sponsoring this event, the Career Center not only gives students options

to expand their education, but it also gives students the chance to learn how to become more successful.

“This gives me a chance to look at other options, and it is beneficial for me. Getting a master’s degree is helpful because you get paid more, of course, but you have more options,” said Jacqueline Aguilar, a 20-year-old junior criminal justice and health major.

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INTERNATIONAL

Merkel wins mandate in German election

GERMANY (MCT) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc appeared to have won the most votes in Sunday’s national election and was likely to form a center-right coalition government with a smaller probusiness party.

Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union and its southern sister party the Christian Social Union won 33.9 percent of the vote, while the pro-business Free Democratic Party captured 14.7 percent of the vote, according to the early projections by German television ARD. Merkel, who was born in Hamburg and grew up in East Germany, is the nation’s first female chancellor and came to power in 2005.

During Merkel’s first four-year term, her conservative bloc shared power with the SPD. Sunday’s national election was regularly scheduled.

NATIONAL

Gates calls Afghanistan war deadline a mistake

SAN FRANCISCO (MCT) - In a sharp rebuke to growing calls for a timeline or time limit, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Sunday that setting a deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan would be a mistake that could lead to a disastrous defeat for the U.S. “The notion of timelines and exit strategies and so on, frankly, I think would all be a strategic mistake,” Gates said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “The reality is, failure in Afghanistan would be a huge setback for the United States.”

“Taliban and al-Qaida, as far as they’re concerned, defeated one superpower. For them to be seen to defeat a second, I think, would have catastrophic consequences in terms of energizing the extremist movement, al-Qaida recruitment, operations, fundraising, and so on. I think it would be a huge setback for the United States,” Gates said.

Gates’ comments come as President Obama begins reexamining his administration’s strategy.

STATE

Memorial services held for slain Yale student

SACRAMENTO (MCT) - Yale University student Annie Le, a brilliant young woman from Placerville with an infectious laugh and a dream of medical healing, was eulogized Saturday as her mother read a poem in Vietnamese, saying, “Farewell, my child.”

Sunlight streamed through foothill oaks and ornate windows into Holy Trinity Catholic Church in El Dorado Hills, Calif., as family members and parishioners passed Le’s coffin for Holy Communion. They honored her with prayers and hymns in English and with “Amazing Grace” sung in Vietnamese.

Le, a Yale graduate student in pharmacology, disappeared Sept. 8 from a laboratory building on the university’s New Haven, Conn., campus. Five days later, on the Sunday she was to be married to fiance Jonathan Widawsky, her body was found hidden in a wall at the Yale lab.

New Haven police have arrested Raymond Clark III and charged him in Le’s murder.

Standing near the draped casket, Monsignor James Kidder, who knew Le personally, began the Mass, saying, “The whole community feels the loss.”

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September 28, 2009

Unites: CSUF community organizes From page 1

Cal State University itself, both sides were listened to with patience.

Even though disagreements came up, the goal was clear: Education through consistent classes and faculty is crucial to a quality education, and compromising that ambition through furloughs and fee increases damages the university.

Students spoke up about personal problems with classes getting canceled and fee increases. Some voiced concerns about constant building projects spending the school’s funds.

A student said that the library’s limited hours of operation kept him from being an effective student.

The meeting shifted to questions on how to organize. Some wanted to get things started at CSUF and then branch out to other campuses like Cal State Long Beach. Others wanted to start with branching. A student from CSULB, who had helped organize demonstrations there, said that through a coalition between campuses a louder message could be heard. Some wanted to present the message of preventing class cuts and employee firings as a first priority to those who ask about the purpose of the demonstrations.

Some said that the demonstrations themselves would be the message.

Some speakers said that though high-priced construction projects like the new police station on campus came before the budget crisis, better money management could have prevented the problems arising now.

The speakers, many of whom did not want to be named, wanted to make the idea heard to the administrators to not let teachers go, and demanded that they find resources to pay the teachers. They said that the administration acts like a chain, where officials agree to follow rulings from above. The speakers made it clear that each official has a choice to follow these orders. The speakers wanted their officials in the CSU and in state government to not comply by implementing budget cuts.

A few students brought up the idea of teach-ins, where people could offer alternative classes on furlough days. These students wanted to make something creative out of the negative place they find themselves in, and thus form a sense of community. Professors and students alike said that it was all right to be confrontational and to not be afraid of addressing the issues passionately. Others said it was important to maintain credibility, to stay active while still being respectful.

Associated Students Inc. President Juli Santos said she had come to the meeting to find out more about the concerns students had and learn more about the event the flyer had promised. “I was kind of taken aback when I saw the handout,” said Santos. “I read through it and realized this was really intense, and whoever wrote this was really passionate about it. But like I said a couple weeks ago in my state of the student address, that any kind of complaint, positive or negative, shows passion and shows that we care about Cal State Fullerton in

By Todd barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editor some way or another. And I went, ‘OK, this is good, someone cares, someone is actually caring enough (Above and below) Students and faculty gathered at Aloha Java Friday, Sept. 25, to write such a strong thing; we for ‘“The Elephant in the Room,” where should probably see what’s up, see they voiced their concerns with the recent what’s going on, attend this to see budget crisis. if we can meet somewhere in the ning. The voice of the people is the middle.’”

Santos had no illusions about most powerful thing; it changes. It the problems the budget crisis has may not change it instantly, but it created. “Another thing too is that will change over time. Voice your the state starts committing to the opinion because without an opinpromise of the California higher ion, we have no voice, we have no education plan,” Santos said. “A lot purpose.”

Jim Yarrow, 46, a junior maof promises have been broken, a lot of things have been thrown out the joring in linguistics and English, window, and (we need to) just kind talked about a solution he worked of come back to that fundamental on at Santa Ana College. A group idea where California residents can of students held fundraisers to pay come and receive a higher educa- for a summer session themselves aftion, a quality higher education, ter it was canceled. “What we did and kind of go back to that, back to is we banded together as a group of students,” Yarrow said, “and we the mission of the master plan.”

When people at the meeting decided that one of the most tangible ways that brought up the we could help the idea of leaving budget situation class to demonis, in addition to strate on days protesting, acwhen more peotually seeing if ple would be on we could raise campus, professor money within the of history Steve community to Jobbitt said, ”I put classes back. feel that there is We raised about sympathy among $3,800, and that the faculty for was enough to put what students are one section back doing.” into the summer Jobbitt also enschedule.” couraged the stuYarrow was dents to do what quick to name all they were doing of the strengths at the meeting by CSUF has on its enacting a moveside to help with ment and bringing faculty into

By Todd barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editor the issues it faces, including fraterit. “It’s my feeling that faculty are waiting for students to nities and sororities, clubs and a “vibrant alumni community who has do something,” he said.

Timothy Hutchins, a 26-year- proven themselves ready to help.” old senior human communications Yarrow added that the large populamajor, said he felt this was an im- tion is a crucial strength. “We have portant step of action for concerned lots of bodies here. If we all worked students. “Often times we sit back at it, we could go to the alumni, and we think, ‘OK, I hate that I have we could go to the community, we to pay a larger amount of money for could say, ‘Hey, this is a local proba parking pass, I have a tuition in- lem. So why don’t we look at it as crease,’ but we do nothing about it. a local problem, and why don’t we I feel like this is something; this is have a local solution?’”

While the prospect of raising a great direction. ‘The Elephant in the Room’ is a challenge and a call funds to pay for removed classes is viable and has been successful befor students to act.”

Hutchins also commented on the fore, some people at the meeting importance of media involvement voiced dissent at having to raise in spreading the message: “I pray money themselves when they have and I hope that this here expands already paid increased tuition fees.

Cori Knight, 25, a third-year from the Daily Titan and ends up going to the Register, then from English graduate student, made the Register to the LA Times. I feel an analogy using business models like that is the movement, and I feel where customers pay for services as like this is the movement begin- students pay for an education.

“My point is that the CSU system and the state want to treat this like a business and not like education then we, as the customer, the recipient of the service that we’re paying for, we need to treat it like customer service,” Knight said. “You paid McDonalds for a hamburger and then when you went to take it and they said, ‘Uh-uh, we want an extra dollar before we’re going to hand it over,’ you would get angry. So why, as students, are we settling for the fact that they passed this emergency fee increase right before classes start and basically said, ‘Pay or you’ll be disenrolled’?”

Knight was impressed by the turnout at the meeting: “I have been on this campus a long time, and this is the most damn I’ve seen anybody ever give around here.”

Knight also encouraged students to act for themselves and voice their frustrations. “Nobody is going to get angry for them,” she said. “If they’re angry and they want change, they’ve got to step forward and help out. You can’t complain unless you’re going to work to fix it.”

Andrew Lopez, chief communications officer for ASI, said, “Even our top administrators for the university want to make sure they have that same open door policy and that same openness with students and everything that’s going on.” He added that on Oct. 7, from noon – 1 p.m.

ASI and the university will hold a panel discussion with university and student government officials in the Quad area. The “Pizza with the Presidents” event will be an open forum for students to come forward with ideas, questions and problems to discuss with the administration.

ASI Executive Vice President Joe Lopez said that as the student government goes to the conferences and board of trustees meetings they have an opportunity to provide students with knowledge of what exactly is happening in the CSU. Lopez emphasized their open door policy and devotion to keeping students informed.

“We’re going to provide them with accurate information,” said Lopez. “That’s why we came to this event today, to kind of just get a better understanding, because there might be something that students will just read and kind of pick up on and kind of interpret in their own way, and we’re here to just kind of clear that up and let them know what they can do about it as students and where they need to go to get their voices heard.”

Lopez went on to say that everyone who is a student is confronting the same challenges. “We’re all facing these same budget cuts,” said Lopez, “and we all express the same concerns. But that’s why it’s so good to be in this position because we really get that information, and we’re here to share it with the rest of the student body.”

Santos said that ASI is always open to suggestions and advice.

“If someone out there has fresh ideas and any kind of input, we’re more than willing to hear it,” said Santos, “because that will give us a fresh start, maybe something new that we’ve never thought of from someone who is objective and can be from the outside.

UC Irvine students, faculty rally against budget cuts place throughout the day but more people had attended the walkout itself in front of the campus.” news@dailytitan.com Hundreds of UCI professors, students and staff rallied outside Thursday, Sept. 24, was a day the administration building with filled with rallies and teach-ins at their signs, each of which stated all of the UC campuses in order something different: “Stop Yudof‘s to bring awareness to state cuts to cuts to education and research,” higher education. UC Irvine was and “Public education is a right, filled with students and faculty not a privilege.” who attended UCI professor the walkout Catherine Liu gave in support of a speech about the the budget problems facing the cuts, layoffs UC. and student “The more we fee increases. know about the UCI civil UC budget, the engineering more empowered – Catherine Liu, we will be to take student CaeUCI professor sar Martinez, action ... Ignorance 19, said, “I is fundamentally was just passdestructive ... Eduing through my classes when I saw cate and empower yourself. Learn many students, professors and staff what you are not supposed to learn. attending. They were all holding Take charge of where you’re going. signs while they were chanting, Figure out why the UC was virtu‘We shall fight back.’ There were ally tuition free in 1972, then ask a lot of cops that were trying to yourselves why Chase is pushing make sure nothing goes wrong and credit cards out there … How can no trouble would be caused. Noth- we change this course of events? ing happened, everything seemed Find the answer; do it together,” to go smoothly … events took she said.

By Amira Nesheiwat For the Daily Titan

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How can we change this course of events? Find the answer; do it together.

“Professors during class time you’re a young kid. were giving some type of speech No matter what it is, people will and informing the students about figure out a way to make a due just the walkout that was going on. like they did with the downfall of The events ended a little earlier the economy. than they were supposed to. (I’m) I mean, hey, we are in a recesnot sure why, but I believe that this sion, and you still see people buywalkout is going to make a differ- ing houses and Mercedes. What ence since all the makes you think UC campuses people are unable were involved to afford an educaand tried to tion?” she said. get their point “Don’t get across,” Martime wrong, I am nez added. against the idea of However, state budget cuts, some students but I don’t see us felt that the impacting their walkout would decision really. not be effective.

What are people Rana Jreisat, going to do? Go – Rana Jrelsat, on strike and not a 22-year-old UCI graduate go to school? OK, UCI graduate good for them, student, was student one of the many more priority for students who atme to get into my tended the walkclasses.” out.

The state leg“It’s not going to make a dif- islature approved a reduction of ference because people will still $637.1 million as part of the budbe able to afford their education get agreement reached in August. by either working another job, Moreover, another student fee depending on family or starting a increase is being considered for the $529 college savings account when fall 2010 semester.

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What are people going to do, go on strike and not go to school? OK, good for them, more priority for me to get into my classes.

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FEATURES

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Downhill derby ‘gives wings’ to morale Red Bull’s Soapbox Race in Los Angeles attracts thousands to downtown

By Patrick Cowles

Daily Titan Asst. News Editor features@dailytitan.com

The sun was out and the smog was shining in Los Angeles on Sept. 26.

Down off 5th Street and Grand Avenue, 42 teams rushed in preparation for a free-fall race down the surfacestreet course, featuring two jumps and a large metal banked turn.

As I walked through the crowd gathered at Pershing Square Park for the opening ceremonies, two figures from above descended upon the finish line with Red Bull-clad parachutes controlling their fall; apparently, gravity would have a big say in

the success of the day.

The Red Bull Soapbox Race closed off two streets from the normal Saturday bumper-to-bumper traffic.

As thousands filled the sidewalks and trees of Grand Avenue and 5th Street, daring drivers darted down the hilly streets dashing past hay bales and dodging jumps in the pursuit of speed.

For the spectators that lined the streets, this was no ordinary soapbox race.

“I thought we’d see some soapbox cars today, but so far we’ve only seen one,” said Los Angeles local, Jason Whitton, referring to the KIIS Soapbox car.

However, that should have been expected. Given Red Bull’s tenacity for creativity, none of the 42 entries could be considered typical derby cars.

With the panel of judges sitting high above street level at the 90 degree banked turn from Grand Avenue onto 5th Street, contestants were scored based upon time, creativity, and showmanship. Before every race, teams put on a short skit.

The panel consisted of: former “American Idol” contestant Kimberly Caldwell, former “Chips” star Erik Estrada, TV host Sal Masekela, ESPN anchor Stan Verrett and motocross rider Ronnie Renner.

Red Bull has been putting on the soapbox race since 2000. The race has visited more than 30 countries over the last nine years.

Although the first U.S. event was held in St. Louis in 2006, the race made two stops in the U.S. this year, in Atlanta on Aug. 29 and LA on Sept. 26.

For the contestants, certain rules

By Janelle Conner/For the Daily Titan Cal State Long Beach’s team “Banana Hammock” get ready for the race. Forty-two teams competed in Red Bull’s Soapbox Race.

had to be followed to ensure safety on the track. Each car required a braking system. No cars could use stored power or external energy sources; it had to be entirely man-powered.

Each car had to maintain a clearance of 7 inches off the ground to ensure no bottoming-out occurred and a ceiling of 7 feet.

Box cars could have a maximum weight of 176 pounds, drivers not inBy Janelle Conner/For the Daily Titan cluded.

Team “Pole Position” member performs a sensuous dance on the way down the course from Grand Avenue to 5th The 42 most Street in Los Angeles, during the Red Bull Soapbox Race held Saturday, Sept. 26. creative teams were chosen to compete out of 200 ship, “Ludicrous Speed” dressed earning one of the fastest times of applicants. to impress. Members dressed up as the day.

The spirit of Michael Jackson was With only six weeks to construct “Spaceballs” characters Barf, Lone the handmade human-powered Starr, Dark Helmet, Princess Vespa alive and well, as a “Thriller”-inspired driver raced his coffin-car with reckderby cars, the teams did not disap- and Dot Matrix. point.

As for the Winnebago, “I think it less abandon down the track.

Team “I’m On a Boat” traveled “You have to have a strong theme will hold up pretty well,” Delgatty to support your vehicle and charac- said. “We’ll pray the Schwartz is fa- from Cal State Long Beach to test their engineering skills. Set to go ters,” said Grant Delgatty, a member vored upon us.” of team “Ludicrous Speed,” dressed Sebastien Dessureault of team second for the day, “I’m On a Boat” as Lord Dark Helmet from the mov- “Tandem’s Pursuit of Glory/Going reached the bottom of the hill with ie “Spaceballs.”

Down” came from Montreal, Can- little difficulty.

The crowd responded with a hiContestants submitted their ideas ada to race in the event. With his back in May; the selection occurred Bronco-police cruiser tandem box larious uproar as a piano-shaped in mid-August. Upon selection, car, Dessureault wanted to theme his box car skipped the first jump and teams could begin building their car after LA’s most famous car chase: immediately hit the hay bale wall box cars.

OJ Simpson’s high-speed pursuit with an explosion of straw cascading down upon them as they scurried to Leaning against his Winnebago- from 1995. styled car, Delgatty described the “My business partner told me free their car to finish the race.

Locals like Jason Whitton, Lisa circumstances behind his third cre- about the event,” said Dessureault.

Durel and their daughter Maya ation for the Soapbox race. Delgatty “He works here in LA.” had competed in the St. Louis and Although his partner is based in Cash, who is three-years-old, said Seattle soapbox races.

LA, Dessureault built the tandem they were excited the Soapbox race For “Ludicrous Speed,” the idea box car in Canada and shipped it to came to their hometown.

“We watch it every year on TV,” just fell right into place, including LA. the name.

Other entries included a Durel said.

“Maybe we’ll enter the contest Since the contest was judged not “Baywatch”-styled box car that sped just on speed, but also showman- down the track braving both jumps, sometime,” Whitton said.

FEATURES

Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com

“One CAN make a difference.”

This is the slogan of “Canstruction” – a national competition and charity aiming to combat world hunger.

Supported by the talents of the design and construction industry, Canstruction gives teams around the world a chance to compete by designing different structures made entirely out of cans.

This year’s second annual Orange County Canstruction competition was held at the South Coast Plaza, and ended Sept. 27.

Each team around the world had months to plan, but only 12 hours to build their structures.

The displays were judged, awarded and will soon be sent off to local food banks and other organizations aiming to provide for the growing rate of requests for food assistance.

Teams had to raise their own cans, either by sponsorship or hosting their own food drives.

This year’s event brought 10 colorful displays and a total of 50,000 cans to the South Coast Plaza, all of which will be donated to the Orange County Food Bank.

Each team presented their creative ingenuity while simultaneously displaying a positive message.

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising won honorable mention for their display titled “We can heel hunger one step at a time,” which used 3,000 cans. The large red heeled shoe was made of Bumble Bee Tuna cans, black olives, corn peas and chicken broth.

“Health is always in style, thus, all of these ingredients will make several ‘fashionable’ meals,” read their mission statement.

The other nine designs were spread across the mall into different areas and floors.

Although they may have had their own unique designs and focuses, they were all there for the same purpose: to give support to the hunger issues in Orange County.

Louie Garcia, 33, chair of Canstruction in Orange County, said the

By Jonathan Montgomery/Daily Titan Staff Writer Walt Disney Parks & Resorts’ display “CANnecting to Environmentality” topped the other groups with the most cans donated and used. A model of Earth donning a pair of the famous Mickey ears was made up of 10,000 cans.

economy had a definite impact of this year’s competition.

Not only was it harder to get teams to participate, but also the number of people who need assistance is steadily growing, Garcia said.

This year they had to branch out to different companies, still only bringing in 10 teams compared with the 12 teams last year.

“The economy is taking its toll on Orange County,” said Garcia.

According to the Canstruction Web site, the request for food assistance from the Orange County Food Bank has doubled in the past year alone.

“You wouldn’t think Orange County is food insecure, but it is,” said Natalie Newman, judging chair of Canstruction Orange County and

last year’s chair.

In fact, “500,000 Orange County residents are currently food insecure,” states the Web site.

This surprising number is not strictly limited to the homeless, but also the elderly, disabled persons, the working poor and the unemployed.

The 50,000 cans collected this year will only provide food for about a week, and the Orange County Food Bank has been limited on supplies recently, said Garcia.

Garcia said some people in Orange County are oblivious to the growing rate of food dependency.

“Some have no idea what is going on with their neighbors next door,” Garcia said. “Hopefully, we are sending a little bit of education out there.”

By Laura Barron-Lopez For the Daily Titan

features@dailytitan.com

“If we only read things that don’t offend us, how are we going to understand our world and the society we live in?” said Dr. Irena Praitis, a Cal State Fullerton English professor, regarding the subject of banned books.

Sept. 26 – Oct. 3 is Banned Books Week, which brings awareness to the public about books that have been banned.

The American Library Association established the Library Bill

By Shruti Patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor of Rights, which states, “LibrarCal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library holds over 1 million books. In regards to Banned ies should provide materials and Books Week, their blog states, “Our professional ethics require us to resist attempts at information presenting all points restricting access to information or chilling the free speech of fellow citizens, even if of view on current and historical we personally disagree with the ideas or opinions expressed.” issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because time, that scene was never printed or awareness about banned books of partisan or doctrinal disap- performed. The scene was not print- and to show which ones they proval.” ed until 1608,” Caldwell said. carry.

Librarian William Breitbach of Seeing a monarch being overAlthough many people have CSUF reflected on the librarians’ thrown is powerful imagery and is been exposed to banned books code of ethics and said, “If we capable of creating ideas among the like “The Grapes of Wrath,” “To allow these books to be banned, people. Caldwell said, “We must Kill a Mockingbird” and “I Know then we don’t have a free market consider why it might offend and Why the Caged Bird Sings,” there of ideas. If we ignore these banned discuss it. I trust my students to have are those that are discussed less ofbooks, how can we learn?” the ability to analyze controversial ten due to their sensitive topics.

Any book that challenges con- texts for themselves.”

Some examples include “The ventional ways of thought has Despite the importance of ac- Communist Manifesto,” “Mein been banned somewhere at some cepting all literature, the ALA has Kampf,” the Quran and the Bible. point in time. received notification that over 3,000 Yet without discussing these, how Books that have been banned books have been banned in libraries would it be possible to underare on a list for documentation. from 2000-05. stand the very things that make “The Adventures of Huckleberry Many big-brand bookstores and us human?

Finn,” “1984,” “In an academic library, it is publishing “The Catcher companies are very uncommon for a book to be in the Rye,” guilty of ban- challenged. We ensure that books “The Lord of from a variety of viewpoints are ning books. the Rings,” and Books are available to students,” Breitbach “Harry Potbanned due to said. ter,” are only a College students do have a people being handful of the uncomfortable plethora of books to choose from many books with the text in their academic libraries.

– William Breitbach, and with the islisted.

These books discuss varying isLibrarian “The real sues, but how many students take sues it raises. question is what Their fear of advantage of learning from them? are we afraid of?

It may make people feel uncomfacing the issues It’s not that words are dangerous; and comprehending them may also fortable, but true understanding it’s that they are powerful,” said contribute. “We seem to be a culture can be achieved through reading Dr. Ellen Caldwell, professor of that doesn’t know how to disagree,” works from different cultures and Shakespearean literature.

Praitis said. “We all have different contrasting ways of thought.

While discussing the power of understandings and views of the In order to reach this underbooks, Caldwell used the example truth. It’s important to stay aware of standing, however, these books of Shakespeare’s play, “Richard the reality that things are banned and must be available in the first place, the II,” a work she teaches in one why they are banned.” which is why recognizing Banned of her courses.

The ALA encourages all booksell- Books Week is significant to our “Act 4, scene 1: Richard II is ers and libraries to put up displays society. usurped. When it was performed during Banned Books Week.

As Praitis said, “Freedom is a in 1596 and in Shakespeare’s lifeThe posters are designed to bring responsibility as much as a right.”

“

We ensure that books from a variety of viewpoints are available to students.

Writer finally fulfills longing to see TV host After two failed attempts to see ‘The Tonight Show,’ at last a triumph

By Katelin Paiz

Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com

Red hair perfectly quaffed into that immovable signature wave, impeccably tailored suit, Andy Richter and of course the Max Weinberg Band could mean only one thing ...

I’m a go go for the CoCo show show!

Friday was my third time making the long traffic-filled journey into the heart of Hollywood to see “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” but admittedly was my first time actually making it in to see the show.

In a series of heart-breaking mishaps and miscalculations for this Conan fan, my tickets were given away on both of my previous attempts.

But not this time!

This time I was determined. This time I was driven. This time I was three hours early.

Conan is a fairly recent import to California and the reason for my obsession of vying for a spot in the audience.

I was lucky enough to land three tickets to the Friday show when the guests were Courteney Cox Arquette, Ted Danson and Nelly Furtado.

With my older sister and her boyfriend at my side, I triumphantly waited in the line of the first 90 people to arrive.

We were each given a golden ticket to show of seniority. I began humming, “I Got a Golden Ticket” from “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” in giddy anticipation.

In my excitement, I could not help but accost the people sitting nearest to me.

“We always watch ‘The Tonight Show,’” said Sally Wilson, 53, who turned out to be an Australian in the U.S. for her wedding anniversary.

“We saw online where you can get tickets, and we thought, ‘Cool, let’s see them taping an American TV show.’”

Her husband was equally enthused.

“The show is quite familiar to us even though it screens on the other side of the world,” said David Wilson. “It’s interesting to see all the be-

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The show is quite familiar to us even though it screens on the other side of the world.

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By Jonathan Montgomery

Challenged books honored this week

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Can structures help spread awareness of world hunger

September 28, 2009

– David Wilson,

Visiting from Australia

hind-the-scenes activity.”

Indeed, the behindthe-scenes activity was one of the most interesting parts of the taping.

Before the show even started, the studio was buzzing.

The crowd “warmerupper,” as my sister called h i m , poked f u n at the audience in an effort to amp us up for what was to come.

Meanwhile, the production crew set up cameras, and the security looked forebodingly at the crowd, daring any audience member to take out their phone and begin texting.

The commercial breaks proved to be very revealing into the actual character of Conan and his celebrity guests.

One might think that during the commercial breaks the make-up artists come out for a touch up and the gloves come off, but that was not the case.

The band played enthusiastically throughout the breaks while the cameras adjusted and Conan chit-

chatted with Andy and the guests.

He also took a second or two to make a few off-camera jokes to the delight of the crowd.

The show itself was surreal.

Cox Arquette admitted to a run-in with lice.

Unlikely as it may seem, she was then able to transition into promoting her new show “Cougar Town” to which my sister’s Chili’s bartender boyfriend, Scott Austin, whispered, “‘Cougar Town’ is what I see every night at work.”

And in my head I thought, where else can you see Cox Arquette talk about her new show in conjunction with de-lousing — only on a show show with CoCo!

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OPINION

September 28, 2009

Titan Editorial Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960

FDA bullied into approval It is the dead of night, and you are enviously thinkThe device itself, known as the Menaflex, was ining about how the world around you is fast asleep. tended to help reinforce knee tissue. Despite this Your eyelids are heavy, and the idea of sleep – wonder- claim, scientists protest that the product is basically ful, glorious sleep – tempts you like the world’s most worthless and offers no real benefit to patients. adorable puppy, who also happens to crap diamonds.

It should also be mentioned that the four governWhile you are understandably jealous of your ment officials in question – two state representatives friends and neighbors who are all nestled cozily in and two senators – “received a combined $26,000 in their respective beds, you know that you must resist campaign contributions from ReGen executives, acthis urge to sleep, because at exactly 10 in the morn- cording to OpenSecrets.org, which tracks political ing, you have a major paper due. spending,” the AP article stated.

For whatever reason, whether it be procrastination Corruption is an ugly thing, and it’s not exactly a or you simply forgot, you have a paper due the next secret that it exists in the government. day that you waited until the last moment to get startSometimes, it seems like not even a week can go ed on. by without some Unfortunatescandal involvly for you, the ing corruption luxury of having and a government time to produce official getting a well researched, splashed across focused paper is the headlines. gone and you are But of all the stuck with the government ornext best option: ganizations, we doing a Google would like to think search, getting that the FDA – a whatever inforgroup responsible mation you can for maintaining and hoping that the safety and efwhatever gibberfectiveness of the ish you manage food and medito produce will cation that the get you a passing country relies on grade.

– would be able to Illustration By Jon Harguindeguy/For the Daily Titan weather the presNow imagine that you aren’t a sures of politics. college student, but an entire organization.

In fact, the FDA should have nothing to do with Let’s say, the Food and Drug Administration. politics at all. While the political world is often colNow let’s also say that instead of a paper, you had a ored with shades of gray, the situation at hand is a medical device to research, and instead of a professor refreshingly black and white one: The FDA was degiving you a passing or failing grade, the pressure of signed to do research, plain and simple. getting something done comes from a group of lobAs an organization that is supposed to be making byists. Oh, and the lobbyists may have been bribed science its first – and for that matter, only – priority, by high-powered executives for a pharmaceutical com- political agendas should be nonexistent. pany. Feel free to lose any sense of sympathy that you Perhaps this is an overly idealistic notion, but is it may have gained from the above example, by the way. too much to ask that the men and women who are As reported in an article that was published by the responsible for the safety of the products that we rouAssociated Press last Friday, the FDA is being heavily tinely put in our bodies be held to a greater set of idecriticized for caving to outside pressure from lobby- als than a garden-variety, two-faced politician? ists.

Evidently yes, and that’s what makes this situation ReGen Biologics, a New Jersey-based company, all the more troubling. submitted a device three times to the organization. The So line up, pharmaceutical companies! All you first two times the product was rejected. It was only af- need is a wad of cash and soon your poorly-researched ter the third time when Andrew von Eschenbach, the product can be made available for use by the public.

FDA commissioner at the time, was approached by As for FDA researchers, you all might want to add four lawmakers that the device managed to find back- something about taking bribes to the scientific method – you know, to make things official. ing with the organization.

A series of rave realizations

By Lauren Felechner

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

The big, brightly-lit lanterns dangled from the tree’s limbs as Alice and the Queen of Hearts made their rounds.

Most would think that the scene is Main St. at the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland.

However, it was at Nocturnal Wonderland last September that I got a glimpse of a different kind of Alice.

The annual event took place this Saturday in San Bernandino at the National Orange Show Events Center.

Nocturnal is the only rave that I have and will ever attend. It wasn’t something I had planned on going to for months like some people.

It was mostly an act of desperation to get my mind off of a thenrecent breakup.

I literally woke up that morning, called a girlfriend, and the day began with trying to track down tickets, outfits and party favors.

Granted, I love house music and it can get me moving, but other than that I don’t dig the reality of raves and the griminess they contain.

Last year the raver’s motto of “P.L.U.R.,” which stands for peace, love, unity and respect, made me realize that I am just an innate bitch.

Standing in line or just walking through the music tents, I would get harassed by random people trying to touch and rub up on me to “make me feel good.”

When my friend and I denied their advances, we were looked at with disdain and disgust, like we were Satan himself.

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One of the main attractions at the NOS center is the huge lake with a fountain in the middle. The lake was adorned with fluorescent lights that looked like they belonged in Disney’s “Fantasia.”

Ravers were huddled together at the water’s edge in massage-trains.

Their feet wrapped around the person in front of them while they melted into the person behind them.

Walking around the lake, it was not out of the norm to find several women lying on their backs while some guy hovered over them twisting and turning his fists and fingertips to make the lights on his gloves trail in the darkness of the night.

Rave names are another part of the scene I don’t understand. I met a pair of 17-year-old cousins who introduced themselves as “Speakerz” and “Bass.”

They apparently obtained these really cool names by standing next to one of the 7-foot-tall speakers all night at another rave.

I just wanted to know if they were deaf afterward. They were very adamant about trying to name my girlfriend and myself, but I’m OK with Lauren. I mean, it has worked for almost 23 years now, I think it fits me well.

Throughout the event, there were at least five different giant tents set up for different disc jockeys and different styles of music.

In a restroom inside the “drum ‘n’ bass tent,” a woman was passed out in a locked stall, not responding to her friend’s calls.

Another girl dressed up like a fairy was passing out her beaded bracelets to every girl that entered the bathroom.

She gave me two.

Just like the tradition of rave names and light shows, there is a specific way in which you are supposed to pass your bead bracelet to another raver. Interlocking fingers, the “passer” is supposed to roll the beads across the “passee’s” arm onto their wrist because it “feels good.”

I’m just wondering, though, do these people know what they actually look like all beaded up with a pacifier hanging out of their 16year-old mouths?

I mean, really. Let’s get it together people. I don’t understand why you are trying to look like you’re reverting back to your infant years.

I am not going to sit here and act like I was the only sober person at Nocturnal. I was far from it.

Yes, I got a little taste of the rave scene, and yes, I had fun.

However, I was not right in the head for about a month or two after, and I refuse to do that to myself ever again.

I bring this up because it was brought to my attention that my younger brother and his best friend plan on dressing up like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum for the festivities. I think “dumb” is a better fit, but whatever.

The raver community is very loving and accepting, and really knows how to make a girl feel welcome.

Maybe I am getting old and can’t hang any more, but I enjoy having a clear head and watching the sunrise sober.

This may be considered the happiest place on Earth to some people, but I think I would prefer the screaming babies who actually need pacifiers at Disneyland, to the light shows and dilated pupils of rolling teenagers.

Any feedback, positive or negative, is encouraged, as we strive to keep an open dialogue with our readership. The Daily Titan reserves the right to edit letters for length, grammar and spelling. Direct all comments, questions or concerns along with your full name and major to the Daily Titan Opinion Desk at opinion@dailytitan.com.

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That’s So Gay

“Out of the closet and into the limelight”

Prop 8: Promoting hate since 2008

by Daniel Batalla

Daily Titan Columnist opinion@dailytitan.com

I don’t know if I believe in marriage anymore.

As a kid, I thought when I got older I would find the right woman, settle down and have children.

I thought as an adult there were steps you took to achieve the perfect life, that you had to play by the rules.

Now that I’m in my early twenties, I feel differently about the idea of having to label my relationships.

I now see a man in my future, but I don’t necessarily see a ring.

Does that mean, though, that I shouldn’t have the right to marry?

No. Does it mean that I’ll never change my mind about marriage? No. Does it mean that the gay community should be denied its civil rights? Absolutely not.

I hear the argument that marriage should be between a man and a woman all the time. If you believe that, then you are most certainly entitled to your own opinion.

I’ve never argued that people should not be allowed to speak their minds. I’m all about freedom of speech.

But it’s when that speech becomes an action that limits my rights as a

human being that it becomes a problem. We evolve as people. We update our clothes, our haircuts and even our gadgets. But why are our views of marriage still stuck in the past?

It would be nice to say that I have had the support of my entire family on this issue, but I haven’t.

As the “Yes on 8” campaign began to gain momentum last year, my mother felt it was her obligation to leave pro-Proposition 8 bumper stickers on my bed, highlight the “appropriate” boxes on my information ballot and post those hideous yellow signs on our front lawn for the entire neighborhood to see.

My mother, who prior to my coming out was a friend and confidant, now stood for everything I believed was wrong and unjust in our society.

The last straw came as I arrived home from work one day to find a “Yes on Prop 8” banner hanging from the windows of our house.

The moment I saw those posters I snapped and tore them down without hesitation. I could no longer stand idly by and watch as my mother decided how our household would vote on this particular issue, or any issue for that matter.

The next day the posters were back up, this time secured with wire.

Again, I tore them down.

The following day my mother

confronted me about the signs.

“Are you tearing down these posters?” she asked.

“Yes,” I said.

“Well I pay the mortgage on this house, so they’re staying up.”

Not since the conversation we had when I came out years before had we discussed my sexuality.

We had simply swept it under the rug. But now the floodgates were opened and nothing was going to be held back.

After an hour of discussion and plenty of tears, we came to the understanding that she would never be able to fully accept her gay son, and I would never be able to understand how someone so educated could be so closed-minded.

So, here we are a year later and my mother is still my mother.

We still have our problems and still have our spats but we, like many families who have their setbacks, are working toward building our relationship back up again.

I’ve often heard people say we should teach tolerance. While that’s all well and good, I don’t want to be tolerated.

I want to be accepted.

Boy George put it best when he said, “There’s this illusion that homosexuals have sex and heterosexuals fall in love. That’s completely untrue. Everybody wants to be loved.”

For the record Articles written for the Daily Titan by columnists, other Cal State Fullerton students or guests do not necessarily reflect the view of the Daily Titan or Daily Titan Editorial Board. Only the editorials are representative of the views of the Daily Titan Editorial Board.

Sports

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Rival 49ers put halt to Titan attack

By shruti patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor Cami Croteau and the Titans were unable to sustain momentum against the 49ers.

By nicholas fortes

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team dropped their Big West Conference opener to rival Long Beach State in three sets (2125, 19-25, 21-25) Saturday night in Titan Gym, their first loss at home this season, keeping Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman from winning her 100th game.

“I’m a little disappointed, to be quite honest, thinking about the fact we were so close and we had some critical mistake in the middle of certain games and needed our players to step-up,” Zimmerman said.

Junior outside hitter Erin Saddler led the Titan attack with 13 kills hitting .239.

Junior libero Cami Croteau, the Big West team leader in kills, finished the game with 24.

“She did a very good job, she

served well, she got some good slow-ups at the net on the block, primary pass was very good,” Zimmerman said. “Double-digits in kills and hit for a good average, I’m very pleased.”

This was the Titans 54th straight loss to the 49ers and are now 4-55 in the all-time series against their Big West foe.

This was not the way the Titans were hoping to start the season.

“I think we need to focus on the basics,” junior defensive specialist Stephanie Sommer said. “It’s not about the points or the big kills, it’s about the little things that make those come. If we focus on the stepby-step it will get us through the long process rather than looking at the process and going backwards.”

The game started with both teams evenly represented and matched as neither team could gain any momentum nor a two point lead until Long Beach went up 12-10.

The 49ers showed their top-25 power taking six of the final eight points of the set, winning 25-21 and giving them the 1-0 lead.

The second set started much like the first.

The teams were close from the start until the Titans took a 12-10 lead and almost made it 13. How-

ever, a controversial call from the referee killed the Titan momentum, while getting the 49ers back in the set, when the ball landed in the Long Beach zone following a block and a net infraction that was called on Fullerton.

Long Beach State used the call to their advantage, going on a 5-2 run on the demoralized Titans forcing a timeout.

From then on it was all Long Beach State as they rolled to a comfortable 25-19 win in the second set to take a 2-0 lead and putting the Titans on the brink of a sweep.

The 49ers returned to the court after the break with the most energy they’d had all night and took an 8-4 lead and held the lead at four to the 14-10 mark.

The Titans, with their energy renewed, went on a 3-1 run taking the score to 19-17 in favor of Long Beach where the 49ers called timeout.

“It was unfortunate we lost to Long Beach, but we were right there with them. We played really hard,” Cami Croteau said.

For video highlights of the game, log onto www.dailytitan. com/wvballvslb09

Huskies force 1-1 tie in closing seconds By nicholas fortes

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team battled the University of Washington to a 1-1 tie at Titan Stadium Sunday night in a game that featured late game heroics and a double overtime finish.

Stacey Fox scored the lone Titan (2-5-1) goal and Jordan Santos had five saves to keep the Titans with the Huskies (6-2-1).

“Right before I scored, Tanya Slusser told me ‘Come on Stacey, lets do it right here, lets put the game away,’” Fox said. “My teammate needed me and I was in the

right place at the right time. Good ball across and just put it away.”

The first half began as a stalemate with both teams struggling to find an edge.

The Huskies found the holes in the Fullerton defense, relentlessly pressuring the back line and sophomore goalkeeper Jordan Santos.

“My performance was a little exciting,” Santos said. “I had a few mishaps with my feet, just kicking the ball, my distrobution, I’m really glad I had my defense there to back me up.”

For full story and video highlights, log onto www.dailytitan. com/wsoccervshuskies09

By todd barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editor Sophomore goalkeeper Jordan-Michelle Santos clears the ball into Huskies territory.

September 28, 2009

Men’s soccer loses to Denver 2-1 on overtime penalty kick By simon liang

Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor sports@dailytitan.com

The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team lost in a 2-1 heart breaker to the University of Denver in overtime on Sunday at Titan Stadium.

Pioneers’ senior midfielder Collin Audley kicked the game-winning goal off a penalty kick in the 95th minute after Denver’s freshman midfielder Josh Wren was knocked down in the penalty box by a Titan defender.

“In fairness, we had chances to win the game, and we shouldn’t have given it to the officials to decide it,” said Titans Head Coach Bob Ammann.

The Titans were clearly upset after the game, especially losing in such a devastating way.

“It’s always disappointing when you lose a game like that on a penalty because, in all fairness, I thought the call was a little harsh,” Ammann said.

CSUF was first to get on the scoreboard with senior midfielder Jamall Farquharson’s goal in the 30th minute. Farquharson waltzed into the front post on a rebound off of sophomore midfielder Kevin Venegas’ shot and tapped it in to make it 1-0 in favor of the Titans.

“I thought we were in control for the entire first half, up until their goal. They were sitting back, and we were kind of having our way with them,” Ammann said.

Before the first period was over, the Titans had a couple more chances to set up a more comfortable lead, but they could not put the ball in the goal.

“At halftime, we didn’t feel like we had to make any adjustments. We just had to keep doing what we were doing and move the ball around,” Ammann added.

When the two teams came out for the second half, the Pioneers were more aggressive on the ball.

“In the first half, we completely dominated them, and the second half was more even,” said sophomore

By shruti patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor Jonathan Birt makes a play on the ball.

goalkeeper Trevor Whiddon.

In the 55th minute, redshirt junior midfielder Jesse Henderson out sprinted the Titans and launched a pass to freshman forward Alex Tarnoczi to tie the game at 1-1.

“They punted well and beat us on the counter and, from that time on, it gave them new life, and we were a little bit on our heels,” Ammann said.

With less than five minutes left in regulation, the Titans had a great shot to win the game, but they could not capitalize. Their last chance at a score had the crowd buzzing as it hit the goalpost.

“It was a tough game; it was clearly not one of our best performances,” Farquharson said.

It was a disappointing loss, but the Titans will not dwell on the loss for too long.

“We just have to move on and get ready for Cal Poly on Wednesday,” Farquharson said.

The Titans open their Big West Conference schedule against the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Titan Stadium.

For video highlights of the game, log onto www.dailytitan. com/msoccervsdenver09

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SPORTS

September 28, 2009

Titans win home opener By gilbert gutierrez III Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Cal State Fullerton hockey club won their first game of the season Friday night at the KHS Ice Arena in Anaheim with a 6-5 victory over the USC Trojans.

USC put pressure on the Titans early by scoring four goals in the first period, including two goals within a minute. The Titans were penalized by the referees by sending four players to the penalty box, but were able to scrap for two quick goals in the middle of a power play. The Titans switched goalies to disrupt their opponents, and goalie Brandon Heethuis was able to fend off the Trojans’ attempts at the goal.

Going into the second period, CSUF was trailing behind 4-2, but their strong defense allowed senior forward Kyle Oyama to find the puck and score his second goal of the night.

The Trojans were penalized for a second unsportsmanlike conduct call when a player began throwing punches at a Titan. In reaction, junior forward Tyler Olson put on a powerful display of defense by checking two Trojans hard into the wall without drawing penalties. This lifted the Titans’ spirits and brought the crowd back into the game, and senior defenseman Cyrus Raagas was able to tie the game at 4-4. It wasn’t until the end of the second period that sophomore forward Shane Galaviz scored, giving CSUF the lead.

The third period was an array of defense from both teams but, yet again the Trojans were called for a penalty, and the Titans were able to expand their lead with another goal by freshman defenseman Payne Sauer.

The score would become even more interesting after another USC player scrapped for the puck and swatted it passed the goalie for a score of 6-5. The Trojans called a timeout with a minute left in regulation, but the Titan defense was able to fend off the barbaric Trojans.

The Trojans had two unsportsmanlike penalties called against them, one including a punch to the head of one of the Titans in the first

By Brian evans/for the daily titan The Titans celebrate one of the six goals scored against the Trojans in their 6-5 victory.

period, but the Titans were not afraid to back down from their opponents.

“Tonight we knew what we had to do (to play our game) and stay out of the penalty box,” Daniel said.

When asked about the unsportsmanlike conduct that was displayed

by USC, junior defenseman Andrew Hodge said that it just takes discipline.

“If you make stupid penalties, it’s just not going to help your team at all,” Hodge said.

The Titans were able to walk away from the Trojans’ discrepancies, and they stood together as a team in the process.

One of Hodge’s memorable highlights in the game came from junior forward Blake Dorman, a six-foot, 300-pound player that helped the team claw their way back into the

game during power plays. But what stood out the most for Hodges was the hard work that his teammates demonstrated throughout the whole game.

After the Titans took the lead at the end of the second period, the team was excited in the locker room, said Daniel.

“We knew that they were coming in the third, so we just matched the intensity and kept the momentum going,” Daniel said.

The team showed a lot of character against an experienced team, said Head Coach Nick Moran.

“We don’t react to what everybody else does; we react to what we do for each other,” Moran said.

The Titans host rival Cal State Long Beach at the Anaheim Ice Arena this Saturday night at 7:15 p.m.