daily titan: wednesday, april 4, 2010

Saint Martin De Porres Catholic Church seated a small crowd that left the memorial mass of Marine Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni, Tuesday, with the echoing words, “I’ll never let you down, even if I could I’d give up everything, if only for your good … So hold me when I’m here and love me when I’m gone,” of 3 Doors Down, accompanied by a slide-show of pictures encompassing the life of Centanni, from his birth to the time of his death at the age of 19.

For all who knew Centanni, those words reflected what he stood for. A song chosen to play at this memorial service

by his father, Santa Ana Police Sgt. John Centanni, who during the days leading up to the funeral, listened to that same song as he remembered his son.

Centanni, a Yorba Linda native and alumni of Esperanza High School, was killed March 24, along with Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle, 45, by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on patrol in the Helmand province, Afghanistan, according to the Department of De-fense.

Although the number of people in-side St. Martin’s was small, seating only immediate family and friends, the mass of people surrounding the church and along Yorba Linda Boulevard reached high numbers.

By Laura Barron - LopezDaily Titan News Editor

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Cal State Fullerton students will have the opportunity to vote for their Associated Students Inc. representa-tives this Wednesday and Thursday.

The elected ASI officers will repre-sent the entire CSUF student body at the local, state and national levels.

Gregory Washington, ASI’s chief governmental officer, said that ASI is an non-profit organization that pro-vides students with auxiliary services at CSUF. ASI fund-ed the construction of the Titan Student Union, Children’s Center and Recre-ation Center. ASI also employs over 300 students.

“We (ASI) are the go-between for CSUF students, state legislature and even national legislature. We’re also the representatives to university administration and faculty ... if stu-dents don’t vote, they’re really losing their voice and their influence over the decisions that ASI makes,” Wash-

ington said. ASI was established in 1959 as the

result of student votes. It was known as Student Senate for 26 years, but was re-named in 1976 when it be-came a non-profit organization.

ASI is managed by an execu-tive team which consists of the ASI President and CEO, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Finance, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Governmental Officer and Chief Communications Officer.

CSUF students vote for the presi-dent and vice president who, once

elected, appoint individuals for the other executive po-sitions.

Washington said that the executive officers meet at least twice a week for two hours each time.

“This week ... I have 11 meetings scheduled,” Wash-ington said. Wash-ington is also the

Chair of Lobby Corpsan ASI com-mittee that represents students at state legislature.

By Katie rossomanoDaily Titan Staff Writer

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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

April 7, 2010Vol. 87 Issue 30

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Check out photos from the exciting Nuclear Cowboyz showMusic, fire, and motocross stunts combine to form a unique show DETOUR, Page 4

Titans slay Bruins at Jackie Robinson StadiumSPORTS, Page 8

ASI elections begin today

A closer look at this year’s available asi positions

Hundreds attend fallen Marine’s service

Playing field increases with added candidates

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Candidates answer student questions the day before the commencement of Associated Students Inc. general elections.

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At Riverside National Cemetery, Marines fold the American flag over Rick J. Centanni’s casketß to present it to his parents.

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Candidates gathered in the Becker Ampitheatre to answer questions about their platforms. Ice cream was served to students who attended and candidates wore T-shirts promoting their candidacy.photo By Christa ConneLLy/Daily titan photo editor

“Mind if I do a J” a Big Lebowski fan says during a costume contest at the Lebowski Fest bowing party at Cal Bowl.

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President of the Candela Club Sen Nandayapa, 24, teaches attendees of the event how to salsa dance.

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General elections for Associtated Students Inc. officials run from April 7 to 8 at various polling locations around campus

Lebowski-fest sparks up

shadow day enlightens

He stares intently at the 10 pins. They taunt him with their mere stillness. Ball in hand, he positions himself for the roll. He slips as he releases it. As he lies dazed on his back in the waxed lane, a crowd headed by a handful of bearded men in yellow, shooting glasses and khaki vests shout, “Over the line!” and “Mark it zero!” fol-lowed by “You’re entering a world of pain!”

Nearby, red bob-haired ladies, possibly naked be-neath their green robes, sip Kahlua-vodka beverages, while look-a-likes of a familiar bum intermingle with other bowlers. To you, that bum is The Dude. Or His Dudeness. Or even El Duderino, if you aren’t into the whole brevity thing.

Lebowski Fest LA, held April 3 in the Wiltern and April 4 at Cal Bowl in Lakewood, honors the ’98 Coen Brothers flick The Big Lebowski with a screening of the movie one night and a bowling party the next.

Nearly 80 high school students from Anaheim and Santa Ana got to experience college firsthand by attend-ing classes and touring the campus alongside Cal State Fullerton students during “TRIO Shadow Day” Tues-day.

The event, put on by the Talent Search and Upward Bound programs at CSUF, was to help high school stu-dents experience college for a day by shadowing univer-sity students.

“We want students to be comfortable and know that college is accessible to them and that it’s a reality,” said Adriana Badillo, director of the Talent Search Program.

To first generation college students, college is even more daunting than it is for the rest of us, Badillo said. Without parent guidance or past family experiences to help them relate, some students don’t see college as a possibility. Badillo said this turns into “fear of the un-expected.”

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(Working for ASI) has been a really great experience for me– Gregory Washington

ASI’s chief governmental officer

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See LEBOWSKI, Page 5

See SHADOW DAY, Page 3See MARINE, Page 3

The Associated Students Inc. spring elections are here again, but unlike last year, there are four sets of candidates vying for the positions of president and vice president of ASI.

Esiquio Uballe, associate dean of students and elections adviser, said that he hasn’t witnessed as many candidates running for election in the past eight years, and was pleased to see more can-didates this time around as it made for

more awareness about ASI and what it does on campus.

One of the reasons could be that more students want to get involved as opposed to just being apathetic or complacent, Uballe said. When things are not going well, when funds are tight, people want to either see or make changes, he added.

“There are segments of students who may be disappointed and frustrated with the way members of the ASI al-locate funds and these students may want to see a change,” he said.

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ASI election candidate statementsEditors’ Note: These statements have been edited for length, spelling, punctuation and AP style. They are the words of the candidates themselves and have not been verified

independently of the Daily Titan. All candidates were contacted and given equal opportunity to respond.

College of Communications

College ofHumanities and Social Sciences

College ofBusiness

College ofNatural Science

and Mathematics

President/Vice President

Board of Directors

Joel Thayer/BeTh Velasco

We promote unity and equality for all clubs and organizations on campus, this includes sports. We want to encourage students to get more involved by going out and ac-tually meeting with the students of the cal State Fullerton community. We want to increase transparency by adding more availability for ques-tions directed toward the president at events, such as ASI cookouts. We are focused on trying to expand more of an ASI presence to the Irvine cam-pus, and the Fullerton community, by working with ASI clubs that have a dedication towards philanthropy and civil service. We want to invoke more Athletic equality by expanding ASI reach to sports clubs and future club sports. We want to open the line of communication between ASI and the alumni by creating positions within ASI. We want to provide the tools for students to accomplish all the goals. With balance comes change, Joel supplies innovation and Beth supplies experience. together they are a winning team.

Joe lopez/andy lopez Khang pham/marK gonzalez

Joe Lopez and Andy Lopez are hard-working, dedicated and knowledgeable students running for the opportunity to represent the california State University Fullerton student body. they fo-cus their campaign on four main aspects, which include advocacy, outreach, unity, and experience. they are committed to making student concerns heard and will continue to advocate on behalf of all of their peers. Joe and Andy are also firm believers in accurate, out-spoken representation and shared governance. Getting the student body actively engaged with ASI is their main goal, and they want to provide students with the experi-ence and resources that they need in order to make a difference on campus and in their communities. Joe and Andy are dedicated to all fellow titans. they trust that clubs and organizations at cSUF bring the campus community together. their previous leadership experi-ence has prepared them to lead the cSUF student body with excellent knowledge and determination.

raymond (aUsTIn) naTIon/KrysTal sanTIago

We are exceptionally qualified, strong and compassionate leaders on our campus as well as in our com-munity. We bring to the ASI our unique perspective and a fresh, new viewpoint to the current “business as usual” that has been occurring within the current student govern-ment with our combined experi-ence, maturity and wisdom. Frankly, we feel that we are, in fact, the most qualified candidates running for ASI president and vice president. We both believe we can make next year a greater and more successful one. We promise that we won’t let you down.

our campaign is centered on two

College of Health andHuman Development

College ofEngineering and

Computer Science

ryan adams (wrITe In)My name is ryan Adams. I’ve

been attending this university for over two years now and this will be my second time running in an elec-tion. The first election did not go according to plan, but I’m here now to give it a second shot. our univer-sity system has been through some rocky times, but we should hold the concept of resiliency in high regard. resiliency is a concept which I abide by. As your representative I will used this concept to accomplish our goal: to better our campus life and our university.

lanI aKImI endo

elVIs amezcUaAs a current candidate for

Board of directors for the college of engineering and computer Sci-ence, I will maintain stability on resources in order for the college to operate successfully.

I do not see myself as just a freshman, yet a potential leader.

I am a proud brother, and a rep-resentative of delta Sigma chi co-ed fraternity.

communicating, analyzing, and encouraging are skills I frequently use as a representative.

Applying the skills as a Board of director, I can inform current issues, suggest guidelines for stu-dent organizations and insure that ASI achieves its goals between the college and its students.

rohUllah laTIf

hello, my name is rohullah Latif and I am running for the Board of directors position rep-resenting college of electronics and computer Science. Presently, I am on the Board of directors and would love to continue serv-ing the college of electronics and computer Science. I am a re-ally dedicated, honest and patient individual. currently I am try-ing to strengthen the connection between the ecS and the rest of the school. I feel like electronics and computer Science is some-what alienated from the rest of the school. out of all the departments I believe ecS should be the most technologically advanced depart-ment because this great country is in need of engineers.

yUe (erIc) nIUI’m a second year student in the

college of Business at cal State Fullerton. currently I am on the Board of directors for ASI and try to advocate on behalf of the stu-dents in the Mihaylo college of Business. I am the only student committee member on the cSUF housing Authority Board along with the president of cSUF, to represent 45,000 cSUF students. I am also on the University Schol-arship committee. Being an active member of the National Society of collegiate Scholars and Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, I have a passion for the position and I am trying to get more students involved and hope-fully benefit them with scholar-ships experiences.

erIc ThaINo statement.

elIzaBeTh shIpley (wrITe In)No statement.

BrIan cone (wrITe In)I am running for Board of di-

rectors so that I may further ad-

lorenzo fraUsTo (wrITe In)

I, Lorenzo Frausto, a political science major and Spanish mi-nor running for board of direc-tors for humanities/Social Sci-ences will continue to work with a passionate zeal to strengthen our university’s collective voice. I am currently collaborating with other out-of-state universities to assemble a networking workshop where california State University students will have an opportunity to participate in a week-long semi-nar, focusing on, but not limited to, the following: community or-ganizing, effective interaction with mainstream media and grassroots fundraising. Upon electing me as board of directors for humanities/Social Sciences, I will continue to pursue opportunities for active participation and advancement of cSUF students.

BrITTany herrIcK (wrITe In)No statement.

wIllIe holmes (wrITe In)coming for direct change for

the student, I am here to unify the student body amongst the col-leges, being on the board for the semester, I have had the ability to learn give of myself. I promise you I will try to change your frustra-tion into gladness. I am the man looking toward the future and a man of the people. Your vote counts. Make change a reality on seventh and eighth.

roBerT ryan (wrITe In)hello to my fellow titans! In my

years of study, I have become well diversified in many subjects and matured in taking on responsibil-ity. I am able to adapt to situations at hand and capable to develop a resolution. In years past, I have volunteered by assuming an active role in the community and partak-ing in local events. on campus, I am currently the treasurer for the criminal Justice Student Associa-tion. I would like to broaden ev-eryone’s horizon with the oppor-tunity to represent my college as a member of the board of directors. My name is robert ryan, and I want to do more for my colleagues and school.

lIsa BrandT (wrITe In)No statement.

The only candidates in this year’s election who want to bring drastic change to ASI.

$19,000 was spent on the titan Pride center in the titan Student Union to help reach out to students. out of 20 people surveyed by the daily titan, only one person knew what it was.

ASI spent $100,000 on the Spring concert and only allowed 2,500 students to attend. california State University Fullerton currently has 36,000 students.

When the budget cuts happened, ASI did nothing and left it up to the students to organize rallies and pro-tests against the cuts.

When the library cut its hours, ASI again did nothing until a group of students organized a sit-in and one person actually handcuffed him-self into the building. only then did they respond and help out.

Pham and Gonzalez want to tear down what ASI currently is and re-build it into an organization that ac-tually stands up for students rather than just one that acts as a mediator between the students and the ad-ministration. Vote for revolution.

Lani is in her third year at cal State Fullerton, majoring in child and adolescent studies with a minor in natural sciences. She currently serves on the Board of directors as a representative to the college of health and human development as well as executive president to the child and Adolescence Studies Stu-dent Association (cASSA). her past leadership experiences include direc-tor of administration to the health and human development Inter-club council (hhd-Icc) and vice president and Icc representative to cASSA. In addition, Lani has been involved in numerous committees and organizations including Univer-sity Affairs committee, Scholarship committee, delta Zeta Sorority and Student california teachers Associa-tion (SctA). Through these organi-zations, she is able to get a better per-spective of the university as a whole. If re-elected, she plans to continue to represent her constituents, advocate for higher education and strengthen the leadership and involvement of students.

vocate on behalf of our students specifically within the college of humanities and Social Sciences, whether it be regarding issues with classes in the college, club-based issues or programs within the col-lege. My objective is to encour-age majors within the college to become more involved with the many opportunities for career building, scholarships, clubs and employment within the depart-ment and programs and for those who just want to come to school for their education well I’ll still be here looking out for any issues that they might have too.

central and important themes for the 2010-2011 school year:

We want to encourage student involvement with cSUF for many years to come. We are promoting membership in the cSUF Alumni Association for graduates or the titan Ambassadors for current students. Stay connected and give something back to cSUF!

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ASI overvIew: InSIght Into the offIceS cAndIdAteS vIe for

ShAdow: leArnIng the ropeS

MArIne: A hero reMeMbered

ASI Chief Administrative Officer Kathy Ting-Ting Yu said that she has many responsibilites, but her main role is to recruit and oversee presiden-tial appointees. She said that her oc-cupation requires 20 hours of work a week “ but I'm in meetings 15 to 20 hours a week already so I spend an ex-tra 10 to 20 hours doing work in my position.”

ASI officers recieve a scholarship, rather than a typical paycheck or sal-ary.

Washington said that the scholar-

ship funds about two-thirds of the cost of tuition and housing. ASI is funded by a student fee that is included when students pay for tuition. He said that it costs $74 a semester.

Henoc Preciado, ASI vice president of finance, is responsible for all ASI funds.

“This 2009-2010 fiscal year, ASI has a budget totaling $6,998,313 in oper-ating expenses. These funds are distrib-uted among the Inter-Club Councils, Funded Councils, Programs and a number of different things,” Preciado said.

Other segments of ASI include the

Executive Senate, which is made up of the leaders from all student-run coun-cils and programs that are funded by ASI; the Titan Student Union Govern-ing Board, which consists mainly of students who vote on issues concern-ing the TSU; and the Board of Direc-tors, which consists of two student representatives from the eight colleges. These representatives are elected by students.

“(Working for ASI) has been a re-ally great experience for me, it has been a great opportunity to get real-world government experience,” Washington said.

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The students who attended the event are participants of the Talent Search and Upward Bound programs. These two programs focus on provid-ing services and motivating underrep-resented youth to attend institutions of higher learning.

Badillo said last year opened the eyes of high school students to what college is really like so the event was put on for its second year.

Miguel Gonzalez, a junior at Cen-tury High School in Santa Ana and a participant in Upward Bound, said he wanted to learn more about the for-mat of college classes.

“The major difference in college is that people actually pay and choose to be here, so there's a lot more dedica-tion and there's actual learning going on,” said Gonzalez, who plans to ma-jor in civil engineering.

The student he shadowed took him

to a public relations writing class and although he said he wasn't entirely sure what what this major was about, he said it's always good to see new things.

Yvette Garcia, a student volunteer and a senior at CSUF, said she didn't have anybody mentor her during high school and because her parents didn't go to college, she didn't know a lot about the college process.

“I heard that volunteers were needed that could mentor kids, and that really hit home because I didn't have any-body mentor me. So I wanted to make sure that I came out and helped,” Gar-cia said, a human services major.

Evelyn Soqui, an academic ad-viser with the Talent Search program, helped organize TRIO Shadow Day. She said they wanted to have an activ-ity that dismantled the fear of being in a college campus in first-generation college students.

Informing and preparing students for college was also an idea behind the

event, Soqui added.“Most of our students are from low-

income backgrounds, so this is the first time that anyone in the family has been navigating the system, there is also the fear of not being able to afford college, which is a big issue in the community that we work with,” Soqui said.

This college process and experience was something that Angelica Kroll-Rivas, a first year sociology student, didn't have.

“I wish I did it when I was in high school because I'm a first generation college student and this would have helped me a lot,” Kroll-Rivas said. “I came here and I was lost.”

She took a student to her Dance 101 class and said she hopes they get to experience what college is like and have fun.

“I hope that this will give them the experience so that when they come here on their first day they can say 'hey, I remember this building! I went to the dance classes here!'” Kroll-Rivas said.

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The procession route departing from the church passed by Centanni’s vari-ous alma maters, from elementary to high school, before taking the freeway to Riverside National Cemetery. The size of the procession, including the motorcade accompanying it, reached numbers rarely witnessed according to several police officers monitoring the service.

The support for the family, the love and displays of respect for the fallen ma-rine crossed boundaries: police agency boundaries and city boundaries.

As the processional drove on the 91 freeway reaching Riverside, people lined the street bridges that overpassed the freeway, some in uniform, others regular civilians holding American flags or banners that read “Thank You.”

“I knew Rick through my brother and after my brother enlisted, he was like a second brother to me because whenever my brother was gone on his duties, Rick was always there,” said Aisling Byrnes of the marine.

The effects of Centanni’s death were evident upon the faces of those closest to him.

Joseph Patterson, one of Centanni’s closest friends and fellow marine, gave the eulogy. Centanni was his reason for becoming a Marine.

“He was not selfish at all and would sacrifice anything for anybody, and he made the ultimate sacrifice for our free-dom and for everyone in this country,” Patterson said.

Centanni’s admirers spanned across age groups, from the young to the old.

Andres Estrada, 16, recalled count-less fond memories of Centanni and said that he looked up to him and wanted to follow in his footsteps.

The fact that Centanni cannot live the life he had planned and the young age at which he died was sobering to everyone.

Centanni planned to follow his fa-ther and join the Santa Ana Police De-partment after serving in the Marines.

The Santa Ana Police Department did something it had never done in the history of the city, and made Centanni

an honorary Santa Ana police officer, giving Centanni’s father a badge, ID and name plate reading ‘Rick J. Cen-tanni’.

“Rick would have been a hell of a good dad, he never complained and my kids loved him,” said Chris Koelber, a La Habra police officer, who knew Centanni since he was 4 years-old.

When asked what he would say to Centanni if he could, Koelber had dif-ficulty getting his response out, but tearfully answered, “I’d say, I love you, he was like a son to me, and God bless you.”

The memorial service united cities in honor of a fallen Marine, in honor of Centanni, whose character, accord-ing to many if not all in attendance, can be captured by the very tattoo he wore, “for those I love, I give my life.”

Students also had a chance to meet the candidates Tuesday afternoon at the Becker Amphitheatre as they pitched their goals and fielded ques-tions from the audience.

To the handful of students that showed up, the candidates introduced themselves and answered questions re-garding their aspirations for the com-ing term.

The executive candidates this year are: Joel Thayer and Beth Velasco, Khang Pham and Mark Gonzalez, Raymond (Austin) Nation and Krys-tal Santiago, Joseph Lopez and An-drew Lopez.

Although all candidates were uni-fied in their aspirations to have more student involvement and bring greater transparency to ASI, each set of can-didates had their own pitch for the election.

Khang Pham and Mark Gonzalez, who say they are looking to make dras-tic changes to ASI in terms of what it stands for and what it can do for stu-dents, are urging students to “vote for revolution” by supporting their team.

Pham said that he feels ASI is not assertive enough when it comes to supporting students on issues such as

the recent protests on the budget cuts.He said he grew increasingly inter-

ested in ASI after the March 4 pro-tests.

“I saw people wearing ASI T-shirts and I assumed that the ASI was ac-tively involved in the protest. Then I learned that they were only allowed to protest silently.”

Pham said that he didn’t understand how ASI, who are representatives of the students, can be so passive in their approach to student issues.

“I plan to be very proactive,” Pham said. "I will be out there with the stu-dents in all their efforts.”

Raymond (Austin) Nation and Krystal Santiago, whose main goal is to have the student body and ASI come together, have a slogan as well.

“We call it ‘Students Becoming One Voice,’ but it is also about instilling Ti-tan spirit and pride,” Nation said.

Santiago and Nation said they could bring a broader perspective, maturity and wisdom to ASI as they believe they are clearly more qualified than the rest of the candidates.

“We also hope to create more events on campus, and have better network-ing among clubs that work with the ASI,” Santiago said.

Nation added that another goal was to create more opportunities for stu-

dents to get involved on campus, es-pecially those who don’t know what’s really going on.

Joseph Lopez and Andrew Lopez said that their campaign is based on four main aspects: advocacy, outreach, unity and experience.

“One of our goals is to be dedicated to all the clubs on campus; to serve them better and address their con-cerns,” Joseph Lopez said.

Andrew Lopez said that the biggest issue was to get the name of ASI out there to the students.

“We are students too, and we need to keep our ears open, hear more stu-dent voices, and be more transparent,” he added.

Joel Thayer and Beth Velasco plan to reach out to students with their slogan, “New time, new faces, new game.”

“Experience and innovation is ex-tremely important in the new era, and we can supply that,” Thayer said.

Velasco and Thayer said they would push for more alumni involvement in order to get increased funding for campus related events and clubs.

Thayer also added that his focus was to work primarily with the naysayers on campus.

“All they want is a voice, to be heard,” he said.

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Freestyle motocross riders take to the air during the theatrical performance “Nuclear Cowboyz” at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Friday, March 26.On tour was a cast of motocross performers including Adam Jones, Mike Mason, Nate Adams, Jeremy ‘Twitch’ Stenberg, Ronnie Faisst, Todd Potter, Beau Bamburg, Nixey Danielson, Jim McNeil, Dustin Miller, Matt Buyten, Brian Foster, Jimmie McGuire and Jackson Strong.

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secrets shared in the tsU

‘PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God’ is on display until May 14 in the TSU.photo by GINa baXtEr/Daily titan staff Writer

Everyone has a secret. What's surprising is how many people are willing to share their secrets with the world.

That’s what Frank Warren, the creator of PostSecret, learned when he began asking people to send in anonymous postcards with a secret on them to his mailbox in German-town, Md. The only requirements were that the secret be truthful and that the sender had never told an-other person.

Soon after beginning this cre-ative art/mail project, Warren was inundated with hundreds of post-cards, some funny, others startlingly honest and profound, proving that when it comes to secrets, people all across the nation are filled with sur-prises.

Now in its fifth year and still go-ing strong, “PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God” opened in the Titan Student Union’s center gallery on April 1. Cal State Ful-lerton has the unique distinction of being the first ven-ue in the state to host this particular PostSecret exhibit. This time, the se-crets are focused on faith and God, both controversial topics that many students on cam-pus, religious or not, can relate to.

“This is by far the coolest thing I've seen here,” said Warren Lee, a 23-year-old mar-keting major. “l was just walking by and saw the exhibit and stopped to check it out. A lot of people find it hard to talk about religion, but these people were brave enough to share their secrets with complete strangers.”

PostSecret rapidly grew from a small art project into a nationwide

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phenomenon. Since its conception in 2004, PostSecret has accumulat-ed millions of followers on its blog and social networking sites like Fa-cebook and Twitter.

It has spawned four books to date and countless Web site archives, all with people waiting to see what

new secrets will be revealed.

“I go on the Web site to check the updated se-crets every Sun-day,” said Sarah Shokair, 21-year-old biochemistry major. “It's amaz-ing how many se-crets you can relate to. It makes you feel really small, seeing how every-one is connected in some way.”

At the PostSe-cret exhibit in the TSU, students can view real postcards sent to the project’s founders and get sense of how many people have been affect-ed by this project. From confessions of illicit behavior to questions about the afterlife, each postcard leaves its own indelible mark on the viewer. Some of the cards are heartbreaking,

others are inquisitive and thought-provoking, but each is a reminder of how similar minds can be.

Allie Harris, 22-year-old theater arts major, has been a fan of Post-Secret since high school, which prompted her to stop by and ex-amine the new exhibit for more se-crets.

“It's really incredible, this sense you get of everyone being so inter-twined,” Harris said as she walked through the gallery. “It’s a beautiful way for people to express themselves and feel united with others, even if it's only on the back of a postcard.”

With over 300 million viewers on its Web site, Post Secret has success-fully created an outlet for those who often have no other place to turn.

After realizing how many people were affected by the project, Post-Secret teamed up with the National Suicide Hotline in order to spread a message of hope to those affected by depression.

What started out as just an art project spurred people into ac-tion in many life-altering ways, all thanks to one man who opened his mailbox to the world.

“PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God” will run until May 14 in the center art gallery of the TSU.

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“It’s amazing how many secrets you can relate to. It makes you feel really small, seeing how everyone is connected in some way.

– Sarah Shokair Biochemistry major

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Jackson alive and well in the Magic KingdomClash of the Titans crashed hard.

This remake of the 1981 classic fell far short of the name that the previ-ous movie had made legendary.

My utter disgust with this movie could be in part because of my high expectations of what a modern per-spective could offer to this extraor-dinary tale. The movie took on way too much and played up the worst of all its components. The writer seemed to be trying to balance the iconic legend of Perseus (Sam Wor-thington, Avatar) with his own cre-ative ideas, and in true Hollywood fashion twisted the story to become a bitter battle between good and evil, pitting Hades, god of the un-derworld, against Zeus, lord of the heavens. Can anyone else see the biblical reference?

Why couldn’t they just stay true to the story that obviously has had mass appeal since before the birth of Christ?

On top of that was the added plot twist of humanity’s rebellion against the Greek gods. I sat through the movie trying to decipher who was good and who was bad, and at times I found myself hating the main char-acter. Because he is such a proud man and a god killed his family, Perseus refuses to use the gifts that Zeus, his father, gives to him. In the end, he uses all the gifts without any resolu-tion of his, or humanity’s, grievances against the gods.

Also, while I never expected an amazing plot, I did expect some epic fighting scenes and a climatic end-ing, but again found the movie lack-ing.

Hauntedby brenna PhilliPs

Daily Titan Staff [email protected]

NiceKicks.comby fred bloom


Have you ever noticed someone walking by, your eyes shift down and you wonder, “How come I’ve never seen those kicks before?” The reason is because you have never visited Nice-kicks.com.

Matt Halfhill started Nicekicks.com in hopes of providing the most accurate and relevant sneaker informa-tion to enthusiasts. Like many shoe collectors, he was frustrated over the lack of in-depth information found on forums and message boards.

Over the past few years, Nicekicks.com has developed from a small blog with sneaker news to the premiere source for information on kicks. Once a mere place to get a sneak peek at up-coming releases, the blog now contains great features that have sneaker aficio-nados coming back day after day.

The blog consists of general infor-mation that should be found on any sneaker site. Recent posts include a look at the Adidas Star Wars collection and a preview of the Vans spring line-up. Updates also contain looks at the exclusive editions of sneakers custom

To be completely honest, the Me-dusa scene in the original Clash of the Titans is superior to the remake’s.The remake’s CGI wasn’t great and featured a Medusa that was way too humanoid. In the original, I was scared shitless by the Medusa scene as she slithered across the ground from pillar to pillar, sneaking up on her victims. The remake transformed her from a terrifying monster to some crazy snake bimbo turning men into stone.

The final battle scene was over way too quickly and had no real fighting. The Kraken was turned to stone and crumbled in an instant. When Hades comes to avenge his creature, he is defeated in a matter of seconds after Perseus throws his lighting-powered sword at him.

Absolutely nothing in the movie worked. The acting sucked, the plot was lousy and the CGI didn’t make up for any of it. With a movie this bad, they should have just bumped up the rating to an R by adding a gratuitous sex scene, then at least there would be an actual reason for me to sit through it.

Captain EOby danielle flint

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If you haven’t already heard, the King of Pop is back on the big 3-D screen at the happiest place on earth.

Michael Jackson stars as Captain EO in a 17-minute film with the same name, reclaiming the theater sandwiched between Space Moun-tain and Star Tours. Captain EO was a big hit in the ’80s, but waned in popularity as Jackson became less and less relevant. It was finally re-placed with Honey, I Shrunk the Au-dience in 1998.

Its return sparked a wave of nos-talgia amongst avid Jackson and Dis-ney fans alike, and it was no surprise when they flocked to the Magic Eye Theater for opening day. Having only acquired the ability for long-term memory in 1994 and no inter-est in 3-D movies until 2000, I was unable to see Captain EO during its heyday. I, like many curious mem-bers of my generation, was eager to catch a glimpse of the cause of all the hubbub.

So, cutting to the chase – is Cap-tain EO worth a side trip during your meticulously-planned day at

Disneyland?Yes.However, I wouldn’t recommend

an immediate journey to the rattling and bouncing theater, nor would I recommend more than one viewing for the rest of your adult life – once is enough, trust me.

Once you pass the gift shop win-dow filled with Captain EO printed T-shirts (only $26.95!), you might find yourself face-to-face with a less than ideal wait time. I managed to slip in with a pair of goofy plastic glasses right as the doors opened and found a seat near the back, but don’t expect such a lucky break when you’re standing shoulder-to-shoulder with 300 of your closest friends. A woman whose job could easily be replaced by a recording welcomed the audience to the show, the crowd screamed and the room went dark.

What happened next is still hazy. I won’t give away all of the super sweet details (a rotating asteroid made of paper mache ominously floating to-ward my face was the most notable), but I will mention that it was hard to contain my laughter throughout most of it. Glowing rainbows flying out of MJ’s T-shirt and turning trash monsters into attractive background dancers with feathered hair, a puppet-elephant-marshmallow ruining abso-lutely everything and a robot with a

mustache cloud my memory when I try to recall most of the film. The audi-ence participation was the icing on the deliciously bad cake. I doubt Lady Gaga gets the sort of reception MJ did when his jerry-curled head popped onto the screen for the first time.

I was more im-pressed with the film’s score. “We Are Here to Change the World” had me tap-ping my toe against the sticky floor as the entire theater bopped along with the music.

The story was lacking, and the acting was sub-par at best, but that shouldn’t deter you from seeing Cap-tain EO.

Michael Jackson’s 3-D debut is less about quality of storytelling and more about experience. There wasn’t a single person leaving the theater with a frown on their face, and, though

Clash of the Titansby michael arellano


made for endorsed athletes.Air Jordans are covered extensively.

A beautifully designed release dates section tracks recent and upcoming re-leases, while the Air Jordan guide lists every pair that has ever been available to the public.

Contrary to when the site first launched, accurate release dates can now be found easily. Nice Kicks takes the crown of sneaker sites because of its expansive features.

It is safe to assume that most sneaker fiends are also basketball fans. Hence, the people at Nice Kicks scour the

NBA for the near daily feature, Kicks on the Court, which shows what cur-rent players have on their feet while in action. After all, it is tough to play like Kobe Bryant without a new pair of the Nike Zoom Kobe V.

The Performance Review feature rates the newest and most popular basketball shoes available. Sneakers are rated on a scale of one-to-10 in various categories, including durability and stability.

Throwback Thursdays is a weekly history lesson on shoes from the past, while Air Force Fridays highlight a

different pair of the famous Nike Air Force One each week.

The site’s only disappointment is the weak search engine. Posts with vague references to the search term ap-pear as results. However, the problem can be solved by typing in more spe-cific terms.

Over two million unique viewers have visited the Web site and it has had over nine million page views. Recently, the blog even made the jump from the World Wide Web to the physical world by opening a Nice Kicks store in Austin, Texas.

Haunted is perhaps one of Chuck Palahniuk's most overlooked books. Palahniuk, who is widely known for his novels-turned-movies Fight Club and Choke, seems to have written Haunted in response to the rise of the reality television.

Published in 2005, the novel is a story about a group of aspiring novelists who are forced to work to-gether during a writer’s retreat in an abandoned movie theater. The writ-ers hope to create their best work by isolating themselves from the outside world. The main storyline is inter-rupted every other chapter by one of 23 short stories, each of which are the “work” of the writers at the retreat, and are also preceded by short poems.

The format of Haunted can be confusing for first-time readers who are unaware of the premise of the novel, and it is sometimes difficult to keep track of the characters, who have named themselves after the plot of their stories, such as Director De-nial or Comrade Snarky.

In attempt to add dramatic flair to their story, which they believe will be made into a movie once made pub-lic, the characters begin to sabotage the food, water and electricity in the theater, and eventually resort to self-mutilation and murder in an attempt to outdo each other. As a result, the characters start dying off one by one in a manner that is reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

Even though the main plot line is filled with gore and intricately-de-tailed violence, it is the short stories that make Haunted Palahniuk's most disturbing novel. The short story “Guts,” which Palahniuk read to au-diences during his book tour, tells the story of a man who loses part of his intestines in an accident involving masturbation and a pool drain and reportedly caused almost 60 listeners to faint throughout the book tour.

Haunted is a blatant satire on the extremes that people will go to in order to achieve fame, and many felt that this time around Palahniuk has overdone the carnage in his novel. However, the grotesqueness embed-ded in every story seems to make the novel unique and a favorite among his fans.

Diary of a Wimpy Kidby Juliana camPbell


“I have to go to school right now to get picked on, but in 20 years, these kids will be work-ing for me,” writes Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon, Santa Buddies) in Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, directed by Thor Freudenthal.

The movie follows Heffley as he tries to survive the first daunting year of middle school while des-perately trying to fit in with the other kids and climb the popular-ity ladder.

Unfortunately, his size (small and wimpy) proves to be detri-mental and gets him in trouble as he tries to stand out in the sea of young middle-schoolers.

Heffley’s right hand pal Robert Capron (Rowley Jefferson), who has a more easy-going attitude, does not seem to care about achiev-ing popularity and ends up getting the advantage over Heffley.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid is nos-talgic, bringing back memories of those scary middle school years of sitting next to the class idiot, not finding a place to sit during lunch, not being in touch with the latest styles or trends, or being called an embarrassing nickname (“Cheese Touch” in Heffley's case).

Heffley feels that he is sur-rounded by idiots and writes down his thoughts in a journal – not a diary – writing, “One day I will have better things to do than an-swer people’s dumb questions.”

He also draws cartoons to dem-onstrate how he feels at the mo-ment, which is usually frustrated.

Jeff Kinney, the author and car-toonist of the insanely popular book series the movie is based on, obviously knows all too well about those awkward years and his sto-ries made for a delightful movie.

I would recommend this movie to everyone because no matter who you are, you at one point at-tended middle school too.

It is something that you can talk about for hours over a cup of coffee, reminiscing or shuddering at your memories of youth. The movie is hilarious and explores the humor of middle school.

One of the many Captian EO sovenirs available to fans.Photo by adrian gaitan/daily titan copy editor

reasons varied, (a nostalgic return to childhood, smug amusement or genuine enjoyment), no one was dis-appointed. Disney may be milking this cash cow for all he’s worth, but at least they’re doing it with a classic; I can’t wait to show my kids.

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Fans show up dressed as different characters, objects and even phrases from the film. Some simply came to bond with other bathrobe-clad fans, shouting lines directly from the movie to one another as they indulge white Russians.

So why The Big Lebowski, you might ask?

“Because Raising Arizona was not in a bowling alley,” said organizer Scott Shuffitt. “And because it is the most awesome movie in the world.”

Shuffitt, who has been a part of the team putting the event together all over the United States and even the United Kingdom for the last nine years, co-wrote I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski: Life, The Big Leb-owski, and What Have You, a book on how to incorporate more of The Dude into one’s life. After all, the Dude abides.

“It's been a fucking blast and I still am amazed that we're doing it,” Shuffitt continued.

Some have compared going to Lebowski Fest to attending a mid-night showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, where fans garb them-selves in screen-accurate costumes, mimicking the movements of char-acters in the movie while audience members shout call-outs.

“There are some similarities,” he said. “All the Achievers love Big Leb-owski probably as much as folks who go to Rocky Horror Picture Show love their film.”

Overall, Lebowski Fest was unbe-lievably fun. I had gone in years past and never had so much fun sucking at bowling. The people in costumes also made for an amazing experi-ence. Two girls actually came as The Dude’s rusted-over car, and of course won first place.

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I loved being in the United States during the recent presidential elec-tions. It was the talk of the town; the merits of Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton, and Sarah “Tina Fey” Palin’s ridiculousness. People in America seemed to really care who got voted into office, and that’s what democracy is all about. It was beau-tiful. So why is it that no one seems to care about elections a lot closer to home?

But before I get hate mail (again) I have to say that things appear to be different this year.

As opposed to the “unopposed” situation we had at Cal State Ful-lerton last year, there are four par-ties running for Associated Students Inc. president and vice president this year. That’s a huge leap from just Joe Lopez and Juli Santos running and winning by default.

On another side note, I have to tip my hat to both Joe and Juli as they seriously surpassed all my per-sonal expectations regarding ASI. Their efforts in dealing with budget cuts and protests and their support for students over administration de-serve at least the tip of a hat. There, hat tipped.

Back on track, this year I went to the Coffee with the Candidates event, where ASI presidential candi-dates held a question and answer ses-sion open to any and all students. It was for students to bring their con-cerns, questions and queries to the people who might well be the next pair of student leaders on campus.

Funnily enough, most of the people in the crowd weren’t average students, but appeared to be friends, family and frat brothers of the can-didates.

So CSUF, where the hell were the rest of you?

I would put the total number of attendees at around 30, which

Alien in America“From the inside looking out”

Student voting: An apathetic situationby ISA GhAnI

Daily Titan Multimedia [email protected]

is a 0.1 percent representation of a 30,000 student strong campus. Now that’s just downright pathetic, Ti-tans.

I get it; you just couldn’t give a shit. You come to school, go to class then GTFO to go back to what-ever suburb of Orange County you crawled from. Is that what you want from school?

Not everyone is a commuter-col-lege student. Not everyone leaves the minute class is over. I’m an interna-tional student, I live next to campus and I spend a lot of my time here. There are tons of interesting things going on after hours. I’ve had better parties on campus than off-campus sometimes.

College students are fun to hang out with. So why not care about the school you spend two to four years of your life attending?

In a time of budget cuts and eco-nomic crisis (they were going to cut large parts of the Humanities de-partment for God’s sake!), it’s really weird to me that students still seem to not care about the student gov-ernment elections.

Here are some things to consider:Does ASI even matter? Yes, be-

cause they are still in control of a multimillion dollar budget. The ASI president makes over $18,700 per academic year. Don’t want to be president? No problem – the V.P. makes $17,600, and 3 other posi-tions below that make $15,400 a pop.

It’s a pretty sweet deal, and a heck of a lot more than I’m getting paid to write this column.

Does ASI affect you as a student? Yes, because every student makes a mandatory payment of over $200 per semester to ASI’s budget.

So, if you voted for Obama be-cause you pay tax dollars, why shouldn’t you vote for the ASI presi-dent? You sure as hell paid for it al-ready.

This election looks to be a good one, and we seem to have a great di-versity in candidates:

Joel Thayer and Beth Velasco are male and female, Greek and non-Greek with the message of unity for students.

Joe and Andrew Lopez (no rela-tion) are two current ASI members and frat boys.

Khang Pham and Mark Gonzalez are business majors, and I’ve partied at their house (true story).

Austin Nation, an older male nursing major, and his running mate Krystal Santiago, who is young, beautiful, intelligent and a business major.

It already sounds better than the cast of 90210.

Step up and vote. It doesn’t costu anything, yet could mean the world to you if you intend to remain a stu-dent at CSUF.

In a time of dire budget cuts and a bleak future for California’s Master Plan for Higher Education, we need a few good men, and women, to take the lead and defend the rights of students whenever and wherever it is needed.

So, for Tuffy’s sake, go vote.

A group of students who took part in the “coffee with the canidates” event.

Photo by nIck mArley/Daily titan Photo editor

Cal State Fullerton’s Associated Students Inc. is a non-profit, student-run organization that controls the millions of dollars brought in by mandatory stu-dent fees.

The CEO of the corporation is elected by the students of this campus. This year’s election begins today. But there is something different about today; something special. The healthy competition posed by the four presidential candidates is a glimmer of hope for the campus.

CSUF students might actually be beginning to understand how crucial the ASI presidency is to the university.

CSUF is, of course, infamous for being an apathet-ic, commuter campus. But compound that problem with the current financial crisis and this year’s protests and it’s easy to see that the election’s victor has the enormous responsibility of leading the student body through the most turbulent time since the Vietnam era.

Because of the volatile atmosphere, the presidency is more relevant to students than ever. But despite the added relevance, the presidency has always been a po-sition of great importance to students.

The ASI president not only oversees the distribu-tion of millions of dollars to student organizations, he or she is the top CSUF student representative to the California State University administration. That role cannot be overestimated when belts are being t i g h t e n e d across the state.

It is the job of the ASI president to advocate for the students he or she rep-resents.

One of the criticisms of the current administra-tion is that it has been too hesitant to directly advocate for its students. At one point, the ASI ex-ecutive staff

confusingly stated that it supported students who protested, but not necessarily the protests.

That might have been the inspiration for students outside the current administration to run for the top spot. And there is, not surprisingly, a common theme among the candidates: change. Having the courage and strength to actually implement true change and to directly advocate for the students is necessary for the next candidate.

It’s doubtful that after winning last year’s election, ASI President Juli Santos knew she and her vice presi-dent and current presidential candidate, Joe Lopez, would have such a difficult year to weather. But who-ever gets the top spot can look forward to just as dif-ficult a year, if not worse.

Even as early as last August, Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs Ephraim Smith warned that the 2010-2011 academic school year could see a more difficult financial situation than the current one. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger included an additional 10 percent student fee increase in his state budget proposal for next year. If passed by the California State University Board of Trustees, student fees would have been in-creased by 42 percent in two years.

Whoever wins the election must be prepared to ei-ther protest along with the student body or weather another year of intense unrest.

If next year’s president can put his or her money where their mouth is and implement change and

advocate for s t u d e n t s , perhaps the student body can continue to under-stand and a p p r e c i a t e the impor-tance of the presidency.

And that understand-ing and con-nection with ASI is the first pivotal change that must occur before the wall of apa-thy can be dismantled.

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Seven of the 18 gymnasts who represent the Cal State Fullerton gymnastics team have been named to the Western Athletic Conference Winter All-Academic Team, an hon-or bestowed upon a select few stu-dent-athletes in recognition of their academic accomplishments.

The All-Academic Team is a list comprised of student-athletes across the country who have met a basic list of requirements.

In order to be eligible for the list, a student-athlete must have com-pleted at least one academic year at their respective institution, they must obtain and maintain a 3.0 grade point average and they must participate in at least 50 percent of their team meets.

“There are not that many student-athletes in the country let alone stu-dent-athletes with all-academic hon-ors,” said Kaitlin Reid, a 20-year-old sophomore and kinesiology major.

This is Reid’s second consecutive naming to the All-Academic Team.

“It’s nice to be recognized for be-ing successful in both sports and in

Titan gymnasts honored for their outstanding academic achievements By alison munson


school,” she said. Alongside Reid are seniors Shannon Kawada and Kori Underhill, juniors Alaina Baker and Shelly Cooper, and fellow sopho-mores Taylor Kearns and Vanessa Klass.

This is not the first time these gymnasts have been honored for their academia. All seven of the girls have been named at least once and some twice before.

Underhill, a 22-year-old kine-siology major named to the All-Academic Team for the third time, credits gymnastics Head Coach Jill Hicks for helping keep up with her grades.

“If we get below a ‘C’ on a test or an assignment then we have to go talk to her and see what she can do to help us to bring that grade back up,” Underhill said.

“I’ve learned that you can’t pro-crastinate like you did in high school and even though gymnastics can be more fun, school really does come first.”

When students are recruited to join the gymnastics team, they are told right away that the order of priorities at Cal State Fullerton are school, gymnastics and social, said Hicks.

“It’s a very serious commitment,” Hicks said. “When I recruit them I say academics first and I mean what I say. A lot of the time we have to teach the gymnasts how to not be stressed and how to take tests.”

Hicks requires eight hours of study hall a week for all gymnasts who are below a 3.5 GPA every year until graduation.

An academic counselor also helps students sign up for appropriate classes and if a gymnast is having trouble, Hicks gets personally in-volved.

“We usually talk about (the prob-lem),” she said. “We try to figure out what’s wrong, maybe it’s study habits or maybe they just don’t understand their professor. We try to confront the situation, not avoid it.”

Along with Hicks’ personal GPA standard, CSUF requires all student-athletes to maintain a GPA of 2.0 as well as the completion of a percent-age of their degree requirements that increases every year in order to com-pete in meets.

“It keeps kids on track,” Hicks said. “It keeps coaches accountable and it keeps students accountable. It makes sure that they’re working to graduate.”

Gymnastics instills discipline in student-athletes, agreed Hicks, Reid and Underhill.

It comes with the nature of the sport and most of the gymnasts have been practicing their whole lives but there has to be balance between ath-letics and academics, Reid added.

“Being a gymnast is a completely different lifestyle,” Reid said. “We’re elite level athletes but our coach def-initely pushes academics. But that’s why we’re here, that’s why we’re in college, because gymnastics isn’t go-ing to last forever. You have to be able to have fun with both.”

With all of the struggles that ac-company simply being a student-ath-lete, Hicks commends her gymnasts for powering through a tumultuous time of trying to save the gymnas-tics program that lost all university funding last spring.

“These gymnasts are a good exam-ple of how to be good in school,” she said. “There’s some stigmatism about athletes not doing well in school but when faculty and students on cam-pus have the chance to say some-thing about athletics, they will re-member these gymnasts in class now and how well they did and how great they were.”how great they were.”Junior Shelly Cooper is one of seven CSUF gymnasts on the WAC All-Academic Team.

photo By chad uemera/For the daily titan

Baseball upsets No. 3 UCLABy Brian whitehead


If you just so happened to be 15 minutes late to the Cal State Fuller-ton vs. UCLA baseball game Tues-day night, you missed just about everything.

The Titans (16-11) jumped on the No. 3 Bruins (23-2) early and often at Jackie Robinson Stadium, gather-ing five hits – three of which were home runs – in the first inning on their way to a 6-1 non-conference victory.

“(The five-run first inning) al-lowed us to relax,” Titan Head Coach Dave Serrano said. “That allowed us to settle in, and allowed Kevin (the starting pitcher) to put some big ze-ros on the board early on ... I like the way we set the tone offensively.”

Redshirt freshman designated hit-ter Carlos Lopez put the Titans on the board first with a two-run dinger to right field, scoring junior short-stop Christian Colon, who led off the game, with his eighth double of the season.

“My main thing right there was trying to get the ball in the air, get something elevated,” Lopez said. “The ball carries pretty good over here so I was just trying to get a fly ball to score (Colon).”

Following a groundout, junior second baseman Corey Jones hit his fourth home run of the year, a solo shot to right which gave the Titans an early 3-0 lead.

Not to be outdone, sophomore first baseman Nick Ramirez followed a double by senior catcher Billy Mar-coe with a two-run shot of his own – his third on the season.

“(The first inning) was a really big deal,” said junior southpaw Kevin Rath. “It gives me a bunch of con-fidence knowing I can go out there and just throw strikes because even if they score runs I know we’re going to put more up. That was a huge first inning.”

Five runs was all Rath needed to keep the Titan lead.

In his third start of the season, he induced eight groundouts, none of which was more important than the third out in the bottom of the fourth.

“As long as we continue to play with the energy and emotion that we have right now, and keep stick-ing together, we got a good baseball team,” Serrano said. “We’ve been battle-tested as much as anyone in the country. We’ve played some good opponents up to this point.” The Cal State Fullerton baseball team looks on as No. 3 UCLA gets ready to go on the field at Jackie Robinson Stadium April 6.

photo By Brian whitehead/daily titan staff writer

daily titan: wednesday, april 4, 2010

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