Fourteen people were arrested in connection with a protest demanding justice for transient Kelly Thomas and victims of police brutality at the Fullerton Police Department on Saturday.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the department in response to the acquittal of two former police offi-cers accused of beating Thomas to death in 2011.

Protesters marched down East Commonwealth Avenue toward the Fullerton Transportation Center, where the deadly beating occurred.

The protest took a violent turn when a Tustin woman allegedly struck a KCBS videographer in the face. As a result, the police declared the event an unlawful assembly.

The woman who struck the reporter was arrested for assault, according to the Fullerton Police Department.

There were a total of 14 arrests—two people for vandalism, one for robbery, one for assault and 10 for refusing to follow an order to disperse, according to Fullerton police.

Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart said Sunday that a 14th protester was ar-rested Saturday afternoon after stealing from a nearby supermarket.

The department is reviewing video footage of the incident and has identified

additional suspects, which will probably lead to more arrests in the future, the department said in a statement.

An Orange County jury found for-mer Fullerton police officers Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli not guilty on charges of beating Kelly Thomas to death last week.

The six-week trial ended with a jury finding Ramos, 39, and Cicinelli, 41, not guilty on all charges, including involun-tary manslaughter.

The 12 jurors also found Ramos not guilty of second-degree murder and Cicinelli not guilty of using excessive force.

Cathy Thomas, Kelly Thomas’ mother, said she was horrified when the verdict was read.

“They got away with murdering my

son. It’s just not fair,” she said. “I guess it’s legal to go out and kill now.”

John Barnett, Ramos’ attorney, maintained his client’s innocence and said he was pleased with the outcome of the trial.

“These peace officers were doing their job. They were operating as they were trained ... they committed no crime,” Barnett said.

The defense argued Thomas died from an enlarged heart that resulted from years of methamphetamine abuse. The prosecution said Thomas died from a lack of oxygen to the brain resulting from various facial and bodily injuries from the violent encounter.

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said he does not plan to pursue charges against Joseph Wolfe, a third officer accused in the case.

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Gastronome gets an “A” grade

Alumnus takes on life for a second time at parade

Ron Thomas, father of Kelly Thomas, at his son’s memorial site in Fullerton. Family, friends and supporters of Kelly Thomas visited the vigil in downtown Fullerton. On Jan. 13, two former Fullerton police officers were found not guilty in the death of Kelly Thomas.

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A protester holds a sign marching down West Commonwealth Avenue Saturday, heading towards the Fullerton Transportation Center, where Kelly Thomas was beaten in July 2011.

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In December, the Daily Titan reported on the grades of food outlets on campus. Since then, many food out-lets on campus have been reinspected––or inspected for the first time ever.

The Gastronome, as well as every other location that received health inspections during the months of December and January, all earned an “A” grade.

The buffet-style restau-rant showed significant improvement since its last inspection in July. After their Dec. 20 inspection, their grade changed from a nearly failing “D,” to an “A,” according to the Environmental Health and Safety inspection reports.

In the most recent in-spection, the Gastronome was docked just five points, a stark contrast to the 28 points the restaurant lost during the July 2013 inspection.

In the July inspection, the Gastronome lost most of its points for several reasons regarding improper food holding temperatures. During the most recent in-spection of the Gastronome, the only holding tem-perature issue came as a result of diced tomatoes being held at an improper temperature.

The improper “cold hold” for the tomatoes was considered a minor viola-tion and only warranted a single point deduction because it was held at 43 degrees Fahrenheit, two degrees higher than the temperature they were supposed to be held at, according Cal State Fullerton Environmental Health and Safety. Had it been held above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, it would have been considered a poten-tially hazardous food and a major violation.

Although the Gastronome

previously held a “D” grade, none of the violations it re-ceived were considered ma-jor. It was an accumulation of multiple minor violations that resulted in the the poor grade.

Apart from the im-proper holding tempera-ture violation, every other violation the Gastronome was deducted points for during the most recent in-spection came as a result of violations the restau-rant did not have during the inspection that took place in July.

According to CSUF Housing Services and Residence Life received a few inquiries from those who were concerned re-garding the mandatory meal plan before the Gastronome earned its high reinspection rating, but have received none since acquiring the “A” grade.

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A parade f loat covered in thousands of brightly colored roses leisurely moved its way down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena while enthusiastic spectators celebrating the first day of the year waited to see its spectacular design.

Craig Hostert, a Cal State Fullerton alumnus, was a rider on the float.

He looked out to the crowd of parade-goers, smiled and waved at them.

Hostert is happy and grateful to be alive.

It’s sort of like a second chance at life, he said.

Hostert was one of 30 organ

and tissue transplant recipients on the Donate Life float during the 125th Rose Parade. Donate Life is a nonprofit alliance of na-tional organizations dedicated to educating the public about organ, eye and tissue donation.

Each of the riders on the float share the bond of experiencing the sorrows and joys of getting a transplant.

However, Hostert’s transplant journey is unique. He received not one, but two kidneys; they came

from his wife, Kathleen Hostert, and son, Justin Hostert. Both of them are CSUF alumni as well.

At the age of 28, Hostert was diagnosed with nephropathy, a cureless autoimmune disorder of the kidneys, and he spent two years on dialysis. His doctor told him that he would suffer from kidney failure within 10 years.

The couple constantly wondered when that day would come.

About 14 years later, Hostert’s kidney failed and he was in need of a kidney transplant.

At first, Hostert’s brother was a promising kidney match, but af-ter several tests were performed, he was unable to donate. Hostert and his wife then went to a doc-tor at UCLA, who explained that Kathleen could donate her kidney to Hostert.

Without hesitation, she decided she wanted to help save her hus-band’s life.

The discussion of Kathleen do-nating her kidney to her husband

occurred in the couple’s car in the UCLA parking structure.

“I looked at Craig and said, ‘I’m going to give you a kidney,’” she said.

She said her husband replied, “No you’re not … that’s just crazy.”

Kathleen was pregnant at the time with a daughter, Nicole, and had to wait about a year after giving birth to start the process of donating her kidney.

She was persistent and did most of the testing required for a kidney transplant behind her husband’s back.

She said she was unsure if she was a match and didn’t want to get his hopes up.

Although Kathleen ended up being at the lowest scale of matching, she was able to donate her kidney in 1998.

The transplanted kidney lasted for 14 years and one month.

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Craig Hostert was a rider on the Donate Life Rose Parade float

Craig Hostert (center) stands with his two kidney donors, his son and wife.MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan

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Not guilty verdict stirs city

CORRECTIONS

Corrections for the most recent inspection

Handwashing sinks were observed at proper temperatures.

Proper hot holding methods were observed.

Documented Time as a Public Health Control procedures were ob-served at the waffle bar and omelet bar locations.

Proper cooling methods were observed.

Sanitizing solution was observed at proper con-centrations.

Warewashing machine was observed to be oper-ating properly.

Signage observed instructing customers to take a new plate observed at salad bar.

Fan units in walk in cool-ers were observed to be free of accumulated dirt.

Dumpsters were observed to have appropriate lids.

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“I have no reason to believe that it was not a fair jury. Frankly, it doesn’t make sense to me to continue to pursue (Wolfe), whose con-duct was certainly not as rep-rehensible as Manuel Ramos’ conduct,” Rackauckas said.

Ron Thomas, Kelly Thomas’ father, said he had a bad feeling about the out-come of the trial.

“When we got that ver-dict, it was as though Kelly was just murdered by the jury,” he said.

Thomas was present at the protest outside the Fullerton Police Department Saturday. He thanked the crowd of 200 for their continuous support and asked them to join him at the Fullerton city council meeting Tuesday under the name “Kelly’s Army.”

Kelly’s Army, a local group of supporters that formed as a response to the 2011 beating, collaborated

via Facebook with advo-cacy group A California Campaign to STOP Police Brutality to organize the Saturday protest.

“Today is just an aware-ness gathering,” he said. “We’re gonna raise some hell when all the evidence comes out to show how unjust it is.”

Susan Cameron, a Fullerton resident and member of Kelly’s Army, said she was not surprised by the outcome of the trial.

“I’d like to see what the feds can do with it and take a deep look at this and see if we can go from there but I don’t know what’s gonna happen,” Cameron said. “I’m just really sad and upset.”

Ron Thomas said he is counting on the United

States Department of Justice to step in now that the trial is over.

He said he has had several meetings over the last two and a half years with the U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, who has assured him that Justice Department has been watching the proceed-ings from a distance.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced in a statement last week that they will re-examine the Thomas case.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said an investigation was opened in 2011 to see if Thomas’ civil rights were vio-lated during the altercation.

“With the conclusion of the state court trial, inves-tigators will examine the evidence and testimony to determine if further inves-tigation is warranted at the federal level,” Eimiller said.

The vending machines on campus, some of which had either never been in-spected or were receiving their first inspection in over a year, all received an “A” grade during inspections in December, according to inspection reports.

According to CSUF Environmental Health and Safety, unannounced inspections, which are scheduled at four month intervals, may be delayed for reasons including staff availability, campus sched-ule and food establishment closures.

Shop24, the large vending machine located between the Humanities Building and the Education Classroom Building, was inspected for the first time since construction. It received an “A,” but was docked two points for not maintaining a record of cleaning and sanitization by the operator of the ma-chine for at least the past 30 days.

The Daily Titan previ-ously reported that the

inspection for Shop24 was one of Environmental Health and Safety’s tasks to do.

The coffee machine located next to the Humanities Building also received its first inspec-tion and earned a perfect score.

One violation observed in both the vending machine on the first floor of Steven G. Mihaylo Hall and the cof-fee machine in the Visual Arts Building was not post-ing a sign that identified the machine owner’s name, address and phone number in a prominent location.

The Kinesiology and Health Science Building concession stand, which had no previous health in-spection reports, earned an “A” grade Thursday.

However, it was docked five points during the inspection for not having hand washing facilities on site while also serving non-prepackaged foods.

Baja Fresh located in the Titan Student Union, which earned a “B” during a September inspection, is due for its next inspection.

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Iran scales back nuclear program

Fight leaves woman brain dead

CSU sees new record for applicants

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A temporary nu-clear deal between Iran and six world powers went into ef-fect Monday, accord-ing to CNN.

The deal, made in November be-tween Iran and the P5+1 nations—the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China, France and Germany—calls for Iran to reduce ura-nium enrichment levels and dilute its stockpiles.

In return, Iran will receive lighter economic sanctions for six months, which is projected to result in about $7 billion in relief.

This deal is part of a six-month agreement that will allow for more time to negotiate a more permanent solution.

An unidentified woman has been ar-rested in connection to a beating in Santa Ana that left a 23-year-old woman brain dead, ac-cording to the Orange County Register.

Kim Pham is cur-rently brain dead and on life support after being attacked outside of The Crosby, a restau-rant and bar in down-town Santa Ana, early Saturday morning.

Santa Ana police offi-cers arrested a woman on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily damage.

Officers are also searching for four others who may be in-volved in the incident.

The attack began with a heated argument between Pham and the five others. The iden-tities of the others in-volved are not known.

California State University’s 23 cam-puses reported a record number of applications for the fall 2014 semes-ter, according to CSU statistics.

However, state offi-cials said many fresh-man applicants are not adequately pre-pared for college-level coursework.

Nearly 284,000 stu-dents applied to CSU campuses, a 2 percent jump from last year, and the most applica-tions the system has ever received.

The most popular campus remains Cal State Long Beach, with 56,281 freshman applicants and 25,910 transfer applicants.

Cal State Fullerton is the fourth most pop-ular campus for pro-spective applicants.

Ed Hart, the director of the Cal State Fullerton Center for Family Business, told business owners and other workshop attendees Wednesday that proper communication and being willing to trust others are crucial elements to a suc-cessful business.

The workshop, titled “Building Relationships of Trust in a Family Business,” took place in the O’Brien Center within Steven G. Mihaylo Hall. Attendees, many of whom are involved in family businesses them-selves, were encouraged to share their thoughts and experiences regarding trust and communication.

Hart cited an experience with a “trust fall” exercise as something that reshaped his behavior. He was ran-domly assigned to join a group with an 81-year-old woman, a woman who was eight months pregnant and others who lacked size and athleticism.

“I’m 6-foot-3, 300-plus pounds. There’s no way these people are going to be able to catch me,” he said. “And, of course, I had to go first.”

Hart said he took a few minutes in position to fall before going through with it, having made the assump-tion that his group would not be able to catch him.

“I don’t know what clicked in me, but eventually I just leaned back and I fell, and before I even hit their arms, I was in tears,” he said. “The lesson, for me, was how quickly I rush to judgment, how quickly I make deci-sions of trust or lack of trust in an instance.”

Trevor Spencer, a 24-year-old marketing major and an assistant with the Center for Family Business, said proper trust and com-munication is important for any healthy business relationship.

“I think making sure that you do what you say you’re going to do … keeping commitments and holding yourself accountable is really important,” he said.

Hart used 13 “behaviors of a high trust leader” listed in The Speed of Trust

by Stephen M.R. Covey to explain his philosophy.

The first habit is to “talk straight,” which helps create an environment that is respectable and transparent.

Lori Muse, an associate professor in the business management department, said she talks about trans-parency a lot in her classes. “The point I usually make on transparency is, for big-ger issues for companies, is that the rumor mill at the organization is likely to fill in the gap (if management does not adequately inform employees),” she said.

Muse said complete transparency is not always possible, but with “major situations,” a forthright ap-proach is generally the best choice.

Another behavior listed in The Speed of Trust is prac-ticing accountability and properly handling credit and blame. As a baseball fan and former general manager for a minor league baseball team, Hart said one experience from watch-ing the sport stuck out to him as a strong example of accountability.

In 2005, the Angels were in the second game of their playoff series against the Chicago White Sox. With the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, an errant call by the umpires averted a strikeout that would have sent the game to extra innings. The White Sox scored a run to win in regulation, then went on to defeat the Angels in five games.

“In a press conference, you’ve all heard athletes after a game talk about ‘the officials blew the call, I can’t believe that they hosed us like that, we lost the game because of this bad call,’” Hart said.

Hart said he did not hear any complaints about offici-ating from Angels manager Mike Scioscia or his players. Instead, they focused on their own mistakes when talking to reporters.

“To me, that’s one of the greatest examples of ac-countability,” Hart said.

The workshop’s emphasis on trust contrasts with an upcoming seminar on “patent trolling” and intel-lectual property protection presented by the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Family Business. It is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the O’Brien Center.

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Music student crowdfunds grad school

Paying for higher education is not easy, especially when you work three jobs, take a full course load and adhere to a vigorous practice schedule. At the age of 22, Andrew de Stackleberg, mu-sic performance in double bass major, turned to the internet for help.

He created a profile on GoFundMe, a crowdfunding website to help fund his dream to attend a double bass performance graduate program.

People seeking donations to charity or personal cam-paigns make their case, and for him every Monday, the donation funds are deposited into his bank account.

“I really wanted to go to grad school, I’m graduating this semester and I didn’t want to take a break between bach-elor’s and master’s because one thing that’s really import-ant to me is continuing my educa-tion and continuing to improve on my instrument and improve my musicality,” de Stackleberg said.

De Stackleberg said he realized he was broke and didn’t know how he would be even able to pay his applications or his flights for entrance auditions.

“Somebody just told me in pass-ing, ‘Oh you should make a fund-raising page, go to this website,’” he said.

De Stackleberg said he realized

promoting himself on the internet is both nerve-racking and he needed for people to really believe and trust him.

“I was like, ‘Oh, this isn’t going to work,’ but I started the page,” he said.

Snippets of musical perfor-mances grace his GoFundMe profile along with specifics and a wish list of what he needs the money for. Prices for application and flights to the specific schools he is applying to are listed on his profile.

De Stackleberg said on his GoFundMe page he needs to purchase seats both for himself and his bass. He has allocated $3,000 for plane tickets to universities including Juilliard School, The Manhattan School of Music, College Conservatory of

Music - University of Cincinnati, UCLA and the New England Conservatory.

He has been se-lected to audition to every school he applied to.

“I was sitting at The Habit, and I opened my email, cause I’ve been waiting to hear back from them (Juilliard) so I kept checking my email whenever I had a minute, I read

(the acceptance audition email) and I stopped and I screamed,” he said.

De Stackleberg has raised a lit-tle over $1,200 so far. He estimated his costs, including a personal accompanist, to be about $5,000 total. Friends have contributed to his goal, but so have people he has never met. One anonymous donor chipped in $500.

De Stackleberg is financially in-dependent from his parents, who live in Irvine. He currently holds

three jobs in order to live near Cal State Fullerton and pay for his personal expenses.

In addition to working at a mu-sic shop specializing in selling and repairing basses, he teaches music lessons on the side and is currently the orchestra manager and the orchestra librarian at CSUF.

He said he is very fortunate to

have great professors and a pri-vate teacher that have supported him from the beginning.

“For performance majors, the first thing that sticks out in our mind is our private teacher. It’s a one-on-one relationship with your teacher ... they’re the person who charts your progress, pushes you to do better, gives you your

repertoire and they’re the person you spend the most time with,” de Stackleberg said.

He describes Frederick Tinsley, his private teacher, as a mentor and said he aspires to be just like him. Tinsley, a CSUF pro-fessor, has held a section bass position with the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1974.

His roommate Chris Hon, 21, describes de Stackleberg’s deter-mination and passion for music as sometimes “overwhelming.”

“Andrew is a monster. He can play just about any piece of sheet music you throw at him. It’s like watching a paper shredder at work, except instead of thin slices of bank statement and a ca-cophony of beeping and electric groans he cranks out beautiful, flawless music,” Hon said. “He plays with a rich, consistent tone, precise intonation, and strong, lyrical sense of phrasing.”

Another person who has en-couraged de Stackleberg is Nicole Baker, Ph.D., a music history pro-fessor at CSUF who has hired him for gigs.

“As a musician, Andrew is top notch. He’s an excellent player, and very professional,” Baker said.

Baker is also familiar with crowdfunding and other online fundraising campaigns.

“I’ve used a similar kind of on-line campaign to fund a friend’s battle with lymphoma. It’s a great way to raise money,” she said.

De Stackleberg was surprised with the amount of support he has received through his campaign.

“More people are rooting for me than I ever really thought,” he said. “I was just really sur-prised that so many people cared enough to give me a little bit here and there,” he said.

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Andrew de Stackleberg demonstrates his talent on the upright double bass. De Stackleberg is looking to the internet to fund his way to graduate school.

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Friends, family and strangers have donated more than $1,200

“I was just really surprised that

so many people cared enough to give me a little

bit here and there.”

ANDREW DE STACKLEBERGMusic Performance Major

I want to first start off by saying two things: welcome back to Cal State Fullerton, for those of you who were here this past fall semester, and welcome for those who are here for the first time.

I myself am looking forward to this long and dreaded semester. With that being said, I am happy to resume my column for the Daily Titan. I hope I can continue to bring you interesting stories about science, and for those who care, give you some of my thoughts on the subject as well.

Most of us have noticed, either during a trip outside or while watch-ing a movie, that birds will occasionally fly in the shape of a “V.” If anyone has ever wondered as to why they prefer to fly that way, a study was published last week in the scientific journal Nature. The study hoped to find out why so many birds fly in a “V” formation.

It turns out birds use that shape to their advan-tage for conserving energy. The researchers also found the birds synchronize their wing beats. The study from Nature was possible due to a conservation project by the Waldarappteam in Austria, in which they hoped to bring the ibises back to Europe after hunt-ing had decimated their population and altered their migration patterns.

The birds used in this study were Northern Bald Ibises that were trained to migrate a certain path. They were fitted with tiny sensors that could monitor

each bird’s speed, position, heading and wing flap. The lead researcher, Steven Portugal, Ph.D, said the birds are “seemingly very aware of where the other birds are in the flock and they put themselves in the best possible position.”

To me, this is a fascinat-ing display of ingenuity from nature. It’s interesting to see how these creatures figure out a way to more effectively get something done. What sometimes goes a bit further than that is how we sometimes en-gineer something inspired by mechanics that nature has already designed. The actual physics behind their “V” formation advantage are actually pretty cool.

The lead bird (or bird at the vertex) doesn’t gain any advantage the other birds do, but that is why the lead bird changes from time to

time. The birds benefit from upward-mov-ing air that the bird at the front gen-erates. This upward air is also known as “upwash,” and it is created as a bird is flying

forward. Regardless of whether the bird is flapping its wings or just gliding, it will push air downward beneath its wings.

What a bird doesn’t want is air that will push it downward. The “upwash” is best utilized at the bird’s wingtip. Portugal said “this can give a bit of a free ride for the bird that’s follow-ing.” This helps prove why birds choose to fly in this manner. The same princi-ples that allow us to create planes that fly in the air are put to great use here by the kings of flight themselves.

In regard to timed winged beats, Portugal said the birds “timed their wing beats perfectly to match the good air off the bird in front.”

This type of natural phe-nomenon is something we should start taking a closer look at, so that we may find inspiration for innovation ourselves.

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Pass-fail rating not enough

Justice blind to color blue

Kelly Thomas was murdered.Two men in blue who vowed to pro-

tect and serve held him tightly to the ground and hit him so hard that he was left with numerous broken bones and was unable to breathe.

Thomas was murdered by two former Fullerton police officers, Jay Cicinelli and Manuel Ramos, but because of their profession they were found not guilty of the crime they committed. They lost their jobs, but that was a slap on the wrist in the grand scheme of things. Other officers who had a hand in Thomas’ death were not put on trial at all.

One of the main reasons behind the “not guilty” decision was the concept that police officers should be able to use force if they feel they’re in danger. But looking at the video, the men in blue were not in any real danger. Yet Thomas was shoved to the ground, punched, tased and repeatedly hit in the face with the butt of said Taser. This doesn’t seem like an appropriate response to the “danger” they were in.

Should the public now fear police officers because there is no limit to the amount of force they can use? It is clear in the video of the altercation between Thomas and six officers, an excessive amount of force was used. Thomas can be heard screaming in pain and begging for the officers to stop. He also repeatedly apologizes, calls out for his father’s help and tells the officers he can’t breathe.

The officers’ use of excessive force is also apparent in the video as the pool of blood under Thomas’ body

continues to grow. Early on in the trial, the defense

attorneys tried to blame Thomas’ death on his enlarged heart and even past drug use, but later in the trial it was made clear that the enlarged heart did not contribute to his death. Thomas died because he was not getting enough oxygen to his brain due to mechanical chest compression. He suffered cranial and facial injuries, which also lessened the oxygen traveling to the brain.

Thomas did not have any illegal drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of his death. Thomas died from the brutal beating given to him by Cicinelli and Ramos and for no other reason. There is no logical scapegoat and no other plau-sible explanation.

For this reason, Cicinelli and Ramos should be behind bars, paying for the death of the homeless man they mur-dered. There needs to be a federal inves-tigation into the case of Kelly Thomas to

ensure the officers are held responsible for their actions.

Without justice, police brutality will continue and officers of the law who have been abusing their power will con-tinue to walk away with little to no re-percussions for their actions. The public needs a police force they can trust, and with an unlimited amount of power, our men in blue will be feared far more than they will be trusted.

Thomas was more than just a home-less man murdered in the streets, and his story needs to be remembered, but not like this. This is a case of police brutality that cannot be allowed to slip through the cracks.

Acquitting Cicinelli and Ramos does not set a good precedent. Officers of the law have been given free reign to employ the same kind of excessive force that was used on Thomas. They have been given the opportunity to get away with murder.

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Loyalties to Fullerton Police took precedence over justice for Kelly Thomas.

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Science of the ImpossibleWhy Birds Fly in a ‘V’

It’s interesting to see how these creatures figure

out a way to more effectively get something

done.

Before recent inspections, some of the eateries on the Cal State Fullerton campus had shock-ingly low inspection scores. The Gastronome (before reinspection) was given a “D” twice in a row, the Garden Cafe was given a “C” and the Starbucks in Steven G. Mihaylo Hall was given a “C.”

As disturbing as the grades were, part of what made this information so unsettling was how many people on campus were unaware of the low scores.

Orange County does not require restaurants to post a letter grade somewhere visible to customers. This also applies to Cal State Fullerton food establishments.

According to OcFoodInfo.com all records of the health inspections of restaurants and eateries in Orange County are published online. Restaurants are given a “pass,” a “reinspection due - pass” or a “closed” sign to place within the es-tablishment. But is this enough?

Although Orange County restau-rants have “pass” signs visible,

customers do not automatically know what the grade is simply by visiting a restaurant. They are un-aware of the violations restaurants may have had unless they check online.

Eating at a restaurant with a pass sign in the window does not necessarily mean one should not be concerned about their choice of restaurant. The simple pass sign may be deceiving and even slightly dishonest. People are unaware of the whole truth about the restau-rant they chose to spend their money on.

Based on student reactions to the Gastronome’s former “D” rating, a rating as low as a “D” may make some wary of eating at a place that barely passed an inspection. Merely passing may not be enough to ease fears of food poisoning.

Brad A. Johnson of the Orange County Register recently wrote about a negative experience in a Newport Beach restaurant that passed health inspections.

He said he became extremely ill after eating in the restaurant and, after looking up its actual score, found out it passed but with a lower score.

“If this restaurant had opened in Los Angeles instead of Newport Beach, it would have to display a let-ter grade of “C”, or possibly “B”, in the front window – and I never would have dined there,” Johnson wrote.

Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties, which surround Orange County, all require letter grades to be posted on site. Orange

County should as well. According to County of Los

Angeles Public Health, “ … placards are provided by Environmental Health and must be posted in an area clearly visible to patrons/public, as determined by the inspector.”

Johnson said, in his article, Orange County almost established a system similar to letter grades in 2008. Restaurants would display color coded placards to inform customers of the scores after inspections.

Green cards for the highest scores, yellow for two major health violations and the need for rein-spection and red for major viola-tions and closure of the restaurant. The plan was rejected by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, who believed it was too costly for restaurant owners, according to the Orange County Register.

However, the color coded system would have only increased owners’ fees to the health department by $7 annually for certain restaurants. The health of the public should be more important than avoiding such a small cost.

Although this may not have been ideal to the Board of Supervisors, a similar plan that allows a consumer to immediately know what kind of rating the restaurant they are visit-ing scored would be ideal.

Customers have every right to see the quality of a restaurant with lit-tle to no effort and without needing to go out of their way to research it online.

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In June 2005, United States Navy SEALs and Marines began Operation Red Wings, a mission to observe Taliban activity and to capture or kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. Marcus Luttrell and his team of SEALs were dispatched on the slopes of Sawtalo Sar, a mountain near the village of Salar Ban, where Taliban activity took place.

The events that carried out over the mis-sion were some of the most tragic accounts of the war in Afghanistan. The story salvaged from this tragedy is one of survival, brotherhood and solidarity.

Lone Survivor is a drama-tization of the real events of Operation Red Wings. The film is based on the nonfiction best seller of the same title, co-written by Luttrell. The book delivers an eyewitness account of the operation.

Mark Wahlberg stars as Luttrell. Much of the film’s intensity is drawn from Wahlberg’s fan-tastic performance. Luttrell and the other members of SEAL Team 10 come face to face with death as they come under attack by Taliban forces.

Wahlberg brings enthralling passion to his character as the men fight for their lives and are forced to make quick decisions. Wahlberg captures an authentic sense of fear and distress as Luttrell’s chance of survival dwindles. Luttrell’s moving story is beautifully captured in Wahlberg’s nat-ural and realistic performance.

The other members of SEAL Team 10 are Danny Dietz (Emile Hirsch), Matt Axelson (Ben Foster) and Michael Murphy (Taylor Kitsch). As they fight alongside each other, the squadron displays a strong sense of brotherhood and unity.

Each member of this strong ensemble creates a unique character and establishes strong ties with one another. Every actor gave a standout performance as the char-acters face fatal danger. Hirsch creates

unruly suspense as he shows Dietz in a state of shock from severe bullet wounds.

Axelson’s devotion and fury is captured perfectly by Foster’s performance as his character fights with his brothers. Kitsch induces awe as he conveys Murphy’s dedi-cation and leadership in battle.

The choices made by the film’s director and screenwriter, Peter Berg, evoke tones that effectively tell the story. Each shot of the film delivers a necessary piece of the story and deepens the viewer’s under-standing. Moments of light humor balance out the drama, action and heightening suspense.

Composer Steve Jablonsky and rock band Explosions in the Sky collaborated on the film’s music, which ably embel-lishes the many different emotions present.

Luttrell’s inspiring story expresses several war-re-lated themes, including moral ambiguity. The al-legiance and the personal principles of the soldiers come into question as they make difficult decisions

concerning their safety and the safety of civilians.

The film observes the incredible endur-ance and stamina that those in military service must have to defend the United States. The film explores themes of hospi-tality and fellowship as interactions be-tween the SEALs and the villagers occur.

Lone Survivor is a glorious salute to the brave men and women of the military. The film honors the fallen soldiers of Operation Red Wings and their great sacrifice for their country.

The amount of commitment and willpower these brave souls had is un-fathomable and will forever deserve our admiration. The courage and strength of SEAL Team 10 will live on and will always be remembered through Luttrell’s amaz-ing story.

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Coming from their first show of a new tour in Santa Cruz, Calif., Yellowcard re-turned to Orange County to play a sold-out show at The Observatory in Santa Ana.

The tour is a celebration of the 10th anniversary of their hit album, Ocean Avenue. The platinum al-bum, which was released in 2003, blew fans away with its unique brand of alter-native rock. It is the band’s most successful album to date.

To honor the album’s decennial, Yellowcard re-leased an acoustic version of Ocean Avenue in August. The Ocean Avenue Acoustic tour began Jan. 16.

Upon arriving to a Yellowcard concert, one might notice how many different demographics Yellowcard’s music appeals to. Throughout the venue, an attendee will find a wide spectrum of punk rock misfits, preppy alter-native skaters and bearded metalheads.

Guys hang out, girls take selfies and young couples embrace. The concert also has a wide age range of fans, from preteen partiers to middle-aged diehards.

As pre-show music en-tertained the crowd, the stage remained dimly lit with instruments waiting to be played and a large

Yellowcard sign in the background. At 8 p.m., the opening act, What’s Eating Gilbert, took to the stage in their classy black-tie attire. Frontman Chad Gilbert was sporting his gray suit, bow tie and blue hair.

The acoustic power-pop band features some long-time friends of Yellowcard who were thrilled to be on tour with them. The band warmed the crowd up with its catchy style of ‘60s bub-blegum pop and their up-beat cover of Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman.”

After What’s Eating Gilbert’s set, fans eagerly waited for the headliner. As fog engulfed the stage and the house lights dimmed, Yellowcard appeared to thunderous applause.

The band spent the first half of their performance playing Ocean Avenue Acoustic in its entirety, opening with the single, “Way Away.” The band started strong and kept the momentum going with their endless enthusiasm.

An unusual, yet impres-sive, aspect of Yellowcard’s act is Sean Mackin rocking out on his violin. Mackin kept the audience engaged and pleased as he deliv-ered a striking solo. He paused between songs for a moment to examine the crowd, commenting, “If you see me smiling like an idiot up here, it’s your fault.”

Lead singer and guitar player, Ryan Key, gave a solo performance of “Empty Apartment.” The soft rendition of the rock song enchanted the audience as they sang along with every word. Despite feeling under

the weather, Key was able to hit each note hard and strong and lose himself in the music.

During a song change, Mackin said a fan had tweeted that he planned on proposing to his girlfriend after the band played their hit single, “Only One,” and was able to spot them in the crowd. She said yes.

The band continued through the album, char-acterized by Key’s senti-mental lyrics and Mackin’s reverb-soaked violin solos.

After a short break and set change, Yellowcard stormed back on stage, this time wielding their electric instruments. The energy in the room immediately shot up as they performed the second half with “Paper Walls.”

Key was anxious to let out his rock ‘n’ roll energy as he showed off his distin-guished tenor voice. With spit flying and the bass thumping, each member of Yellowcard gave each mo-ment of the show their full energy with true joy and passion.

The band thanked the audience, showing their genuine gratitude for their support, and then closed the show with “Lights and Sounds.” One lucky fan went home with a drum-stick thrown into the crowd by drummer Longineu Parsons.

During the show, Key made promises of a new album to be recorded soon, as well as other big news set to happen within the year that he could not fully reveal.

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The couple never hid information from their children about Hostert’s disease and the transplant process.

As a young child, Justin spent his Friday nights sit-ting with his father during dialysis treatments.

However, when Hostert told Justin his mother was donating her kidney, he was extremely upset.

After several weeks of avoiding his parents, Justin eventually told Hostert he was upset because he wanted to be the one to save his father’s life.

Justin was unaware at the time that many years later he would be able to.

When the kidney from Kathleen failed, the disease progressed rapidly in the transplanted kidney and Hostert’s body started to shut down. Hostert’s doctor told him that he would need to go back on dialysis and receive another kidney transplant.

Hostert and Kathleen

were devastated by the news.

Justin, sitting in a chair by his father’s hospital bed, nonchalantly told Hostert that he would donate his kidney.

“I had no hesitations whatsoever,” Justin said. “I never even second guess it today. It was probably one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever made in my life.”

Hostert said he can’t put into words how he felt when Justin told him that he wanted to donate his kidney.

After numerous tests, Justin found out he was a match.

On Dec. 11, 2012, Justin donated his kidney to Hostert.

The process was easy for Justin, who was able to go snowboarding four weeks later.

Besides having a few scars, Justin has been al-most completely unaffected by the kidney surgery.

However, the experience has changed Justin’s outlook on life.

“I don’t focus on the little

things anymore,” Justin said. “Life’s too short for that.”

The experiences Kathleen went through led her to work for OneLegacy, a non-profit organization that as-sists donors and recipients with transplants.

OneLegacy and a commit-tee from Donate Life spon-sored Hostert, Kathleen and Justin to be on the Rose Parade float, which featured a festival of lanterns for its “Light Up the World” theme.

Hostert rode on the float while Kathleen and Justin, along with 10 other living

kidney donors, walked alongside it. They were the first family to be on the float.

“For me, to be able to walk next to Justin and to look over and see Craig riding on the float, it was just an unbelievable experience,” Kathleen said.

She said the crowd was extremely enthusiastic and thankful to the donors and recipients on the float.

Although the family was always close, dealing with Hostert’s kidney disease and transplants made the fami-ly’s bond stronger.

The active family recently went to a Chicago Bears football game and plans to live life to the fullest.

In 2003, Hostert and Kathleen started the Donate Life walk held at CSUF to raise money for recipients who are waiting for a transplant.

The couple is preparing for the organization’s an-nual walk in April.

“We don’t have anything specific to look forward to except for everything,” Hostert said.

The Metro swooshed by and blew cold air into my eyes as it slowed to halt in its tracks.

I was standing alone behind a yellow line with flashing spotlights, my hands stuffed deep into my warm pockets. I was bracing my limbs tightly to keep my body heat from escaping.

As I hugged myself for warmth, I concentrated on looking like I knew where I was going and what I was doing.

The sudden rush of freezing air blew my concentration.

It was my mission on my trip to Washington, D.C. to introduce myself to our nation’s capital.

I didn’t have the tourist’s agenda–rush to every point of interest to cram in as much as possible during one visit.

No, my plan was to strip D.C. to the basics.

I wanted to survey the layout of the city, figure out their public transit system, analyze the people and determine whether the city was a good fit for me.

So after riding the Washington Metro once the night before with my boyfriend, David, and tour guide, I decided to venture out into the bustling and historic capital on my own.

I studied a map of the Metro system, which has six different lines distin-guished by their different colors.

I had to take the red line and then transfer to the blue line to arrive at Foggy Bottom, the stop closest to the Lincoln Memorial.

I boarded and made my way to my transfer point, Metro Center. Once there, I got off and looked at where to catch the blue line.

The station was busy, with the typical commut-ers leaving work to eat lunch.

I caught the blue line train and sat down in a corner.

“Get off the train at fluffer nutter or something like that,” I thought to my-self. I couldn’t remember the name, only that the name of my stop began

with ‘f ’ and sounded silly. I basked in the sunlight

as it shone directly on my face when I surfaced. My nose, numb and pink from the cold, felt relief at the warmth it hadn’t felt for almost a week.

I walked quickly to keep warm, but also to keep up with the pace of the city and its people. Much like New York City, people there walked with purpose.

A giant marble temple could be seen at the end of a row of trees.

A couple of jaywalking stints later (jaywalking is completely acceptable in D.C.), I arrived at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Everywhere I turned there was something to see. I was standing on a historic stage–the steps

where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to the world about his dream.

Since then, the steps have become the main stage for people exercising their right to assemble.

At the top of the steps sat a man who changed history, venerated.

Abraham Lincoln sat there, massive in com-parison to the 20 tourists trying to snag a picture.

I looked up at the larger than life statue and turned to my left. Past a row of columns, I carefully read an inscription etched on the wall: “That this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom …”

Standing there, looking at the statue of success and progress, I shook the hand of a city filled with memories of yesterday and a hope for the future.

I sat on the steps, my back steady on a white pillar, looking on at the city skyline and an empty reflecting pool on the horizon.

The Washington Monument stood tall in the distance.

“I can’t wait to be back to see the cherry blossoms,” I thought to myself.

Orange County is the perfect mecca combining luxury, nature and fun. From its majestic views of the mountainous terrains to the magical sight of the Sleeping Beauty Castle, there are popular destina-tions in Southern California that cater to everyone.

Students in need of a break from studying, writing or taking tests can venture to these fun and interesting places.

Music and nature snobs alike will enjoy all of what Orange County has to offer.

Orange County provides a perfect backdrop to some of the area’s most spectacular views from its hiking trails.

For the devoted hiker, Orange County’s grand prize is Santiago Peak, the highest point in the county, along the Santa Ana Mountains. The 16-mile long (round trip) trail is a moderate to strenuous hike, follow-ing the Holy Jim Trail.

The scenic route will take up most of the day, so plan accordingly. Making a pit stop at Holy Jim Falls is worth the extra half-mile, especially on a scorching day.

Things to take:Comfortable clothes and shoes,

water bottle and a light snack. In warmer temperatures, make

sure to wear sunscreen. A camera to take awesome scenic

photos.

We still relish in amusement park rides and soft pretzels. With Disneyland located basically in our backyard, it is the perfect place to enjoy as an all-day trip or a quick stroll through Main Street; especially to grab ice cream at the Gibson Girl Parlor.

As an Orange County student and/or resident, buying an annual pass is a great investment. Monthly payment plans cater to the broke college student, and they eventually pay themselves off in a couple of vis-its to the park.

Also available are “park hop-per” ticket specials for Southern California residents, ranging from one-day to three-day options.

A free alternative is the Downtown Disney District, with great venues to visit such as the rockin’ House of Blues, ESPN Sports Arena, Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen - Flambeaux’s Jazz Club and AMC Theater.

Various boutiques and the WonderGround Gallery fulfill your shopping needs with cool artwork and one-of-a-kind pieces.

The Disneyland Resort is a staple of Orange County for the kid in all of us.

Things to take:Comfortable shoes and clothes

you wouldn’t mind getting wet, water bottle, camera, snacks and lunch (if you decide to not dine in the park). Can’t forget Mickey ears.

The Orange County Great Park Balloon ride is the most notable and iconic attraction in the park, sending riders soaring over Southern California Thursday through Sunday.

The environmentally safe balloon ascends at 400 feet, holding 25-30 people. This ride makes a great trip for a large group of friends or family for just $10.

With artwork inspired by vintage orange crates, the park’s carousel is another attraction available for groups both small and large.

Also at the park, every Sunday, the OC Great Park Certified Farmer’s Market is available with locally grown produce from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Food trucks, live entertainment and handcrafted artisan products cater to everyone’s unique tastes. Parking and admission is free and the park is pet friendly.

Things to take:Reusable bags, cash, comfortable

shoes and sunscreen. Bring friends and family to enjoy

the adventure too.

Music lovers will appreciate The Yost Theater in Santa Ana, the oldest theater in Orange County.

This historic landmark is still dubbed as an “indie” venue, offering concerts, mixed martial arts fights, gourmet dining and recording studios.

Built during the boom of vaudeville in the early 1900s, the Yost is over a hundred years old, attracting bands and artists both big and small, along with eclectic crowds.

This local favorite donates a small percentage of profits to help subsi-dize cultural and entrepreneurial education based programs for teens in Santa Ana.

Things to take:A camera (but don’t live through its

lens) and a friend.Be a tourist in our very own Orange

County! Visit OcGov.com/visitors for more places to discover.

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Standing there, looking at the statue of success and progress, I shook the hand of a city filled with memories of yesterday and a hope for the future.

“For me, to be able to walk next to Justin and to look over and see Craig riding on the float, it was just an unbeliev-able experience.”

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The Cal State Fullerton ice hockey team kept their unbeaten streak alive with a 5-4 overtime thriller against USC Saturday at Anaheim Ice.

Forward David Marabella provided the game-winning goal off a penalty shot after junior forward Mischa Chang was brought down on a breakaway chance with 60 seconds left on the clock in overtime.

Marabella’s game-win-ning goal was also his third of the game, completing his third hat trick in the season.

He went to his signature move and whiffed on the shot, but the puck trickled past USC junior goalie Nathan Urquhart to give the Titans the win.

“I’ve been doing that one for a while now, so I just thought I’d give it a try. I was pretty confident in it and almost missed, but that’s alright,” Marabella said.

The Titans (20-7-2) have not lost a game since Nov. 10 and are inching closer to securing a spot in regionals, which will be held in Flagstaff, Ariz in February.

Head Coach Ronnie White said he doesn’t think about the winning streak

in regard to the success the team is having.

“We just keep moving ... and it all counts in the end,” White said. “So we’re just trying to work hard and stay confident and just push each other. This team has a good work ethic.”

The Titans struggled during the early phase of the game.

The team gave up a goal to Daniel Vaynter 14 seconds into the game on USC’s first shot.

Approximately three minutes into the game, the Titans took a delay of game penalty after CSUF senior goaltender Brandon Heethuis threw the puck over the boards from the defensive zone.

Senior forward Andrew Walkon blasted a shot wide right of Heethuis which took a heavy bounce off the board and back in front of the net to extend the Trojans’ lead.

Heethuis nearly gave up a third unanswered goal after mishandling an attempt to freeze the puck. A USC player took the loose puck from Heethuis and flipped it into the net.

Fortunately for the Titans, the referee had already whistled the play dead.

“I came out and strug-gled through two periods and picked it up in the third and overtime. The net’s a little bit smaller and the game is a little bit faster and you need to get used to it,” Heethuis said.

The Titans managed to find the back of the net with 2:37 remaining in the first with a bid from

Marabella and ended the first period down 2-1.

Heethuis’ struggles con-tinued in the second period as he sprawled to cover the puck before Vaynter swooped in to knock it past Heethuis to give the Trojans a 3-1 lead.

The two-goal lead was short lived for the Trojans as freshman forward Eric Perusse brought the Titans back within one after danc-ing around two defenders with his speed and then roofing it.

Penalties continued to plague the Titans as USC scored another power play goal off of a sharp pass from the corner to forward Alexander Bradley who was stationed in front of the CSUF net.

Bradley wasted no time and first timed it past Heethuis.

The chippy nature of the game was shown after a scrum broke out after

Urquhart covered the puck and Perusse took a swipe at the netminder.

CSUF went on the power play for three minutes but came up empty.

Marabella broke loose on a breakaway and deked left, and then he went top right shelf to bring the Titans back within one to go into the locker room down 4-3.

The Titans found an equalizer in the third pe-riod when junior forward Alec Censullo scored a goal from a sharp angle to tie the game at four.

From that point Heethuis was locked in and found his groove as he quelled the Trojan offense for the rest of the game.

He made a big stop with

eight minutes remaining in the game on a 2-on-1 USC opportunity.

The Titans thought they had the game winner with 1:55 remaining, but the goal was waved off.

The team had to return to the bench after they were already celebrating, but they celebrated the real game winner 55 seconds later.

CSUF will look to extend their unbeaten streak when they face Cal State Northridge next on the road Friday, Jan. 24 at 8:30 p.m.

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The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team opened their season with a 6-1 road loss at Aztec Tennis Center against San Diego State in Head Coach Dianne Matias’ debut.

Coming into the match, the Aztecs were ranked No. 46 in the country, and they lived up to their ranking throughout the match.

In the first singles set, senior Laura Antonana Iriate faced off against CSUF freshman Alexis Valenzuela.

The experience of Iriate set the tone for the Aztecs where she convincingly won 6-2, 6-2.

The second pairing of the singles matches was between junior Kristin Buth and senior Morgan McIntosh for the Titans.

The match served as an exciting one, with both players going back and forth, but in the end Buth pulled through, winning 6-4, 4-6, 10-4.

At that point, the Aztecs had full momentum on their side, taking away the all-important equalizer the Titans were hoping for from their senior leader.

The third set was the brightest point so far in the young season for CSUF. Freshman Camille De Leon squared off against fellow freshman Kennedy Davis for the Aztecs.

What was expected to be a close, gritty battle of freshman turned into a huge positive for the Titans.

De Leon cruised through the first set, winning 6-1, and she fended off Davis 6-4 in the second to secure a victory.

De Leon continued her hot start with the Titans after recording victories in the Matador Collegiate Invitational, ITA Regionals and the Beach Tennis Fall Invitational.

At that point, Fullerton was down 2-1 to the Aztecs and needed to build off the momentum De Leon provided.

Unfortunately, San Diego State proved too much to

handle, taking the next three sets to close out the singles competition, win-ning 6-1.

San Diego State sopho-more Tami Nguyen defeated junior Kalika Slevcove 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth set while Fullerton junior Jessica Pepa and sophomore Rebekkah Erca lost 6-4, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-4 respectively.

While the singles matches went poorly for CSUF, the Titans looked to capture the doubles portion of the contest .

Knowing how important seizing the first set and hav-ing the lead is, Matias sent out her two most produc-tive athletes in McIntosh, who forced the only three-game set in the singles portion, and De Leon, who was the lone Titan to record a victory.

In response, the Aztecs sent out their two best players in upperclassmen Iriate and Buth. The Titans

battled to win three games in the set, but it wasn’t enough as they fell 6-3.

Just like in the singles match, CSUF fought hard as the team of Slevcove and Valenzuela dominated the Aztecs in the second match, capturing the set 6-2.

San Diego State finished off the doubles portion in the third set in a rout of 6-0 behind the rackets of Davis and Isabelle Hoorn, win-ning the doubles matches 2-1.

For the Titans, even though losing both the sin-gles and doubles matches is not what they hoped, there are a lot of positives they can take away. Playing against a formidable San Diego State team on the road will go a long way in experience against tough competition.

The matches also gave Matias a better idea of what her team is capable of and what matchups will

work best. Specifically, the continued excellent play of De Leon will help the Titans compete for the Big West Conference title.

The Titans will next play Saturday in their home opener against the Air Force Academy at 11 a.m. at the Titan Tennis Courts.

For more information on the CSUF women’s tennis team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

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The Cal State Fullerton dance team competed for the Universal Dance Association national ti-tle Saturday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando.

CSUF earned their 13th national champi-onship in their storied program history. They won the Division I Jazz category.

The Titans also com-peted in the Division I Pom finals for the first time on Sunday after-noon, finishing second in the event.

The Titans’ latest victory marks their fifth consecutive champi-onship. This also gives CSUF their 11th na-tional title in jazz over the past 13 years.

For more infor-mation on the CSUF dance team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

Cal State Fullerton’s track and field team opened the 2014 sea-son by competing in the Northern Arizona Team Challenge.

During the event, CSUF freshman Destinee Brown set the school record in the 60 meter dash, clocking a time of 7.43.

It was Brown’s first time playing for Fullerton, which marks a bright future for her CSUF career.

Brown also ran in the 200-meter dash in which she finished with a time of 24.24.

Overall, Fullerton had a strong showing in the NAU Challenge where they scored well in the 200-meter run and shot put.

Fullerton track and field next competes on January 24 and 25th in the University of New Mexico Cherry and Silver two-day colle-giate tournament.

For more informa-tion on the CSUF track and field team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com

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For a team that started the sea-son 1-8, the end of 2013 couldn’t come soon enough for the Cal State Fullerton women’s basket-ball squad.

But with two wins in the team’s final three games before the new year, the Titans leaped into 2014 with a positive attitude and a re-surgence in their play. The Titans are 3-1 since the turn of the cal-endar, putting together a modest three-game win streak before an overtime defeat against UC Davis Saturday.

The Titans currently hold a 6-10 record (2-1 in Big West Conference play), good for a fifth place tie with Hawai’i in the conference.

One of Head Coach Daron Park’s New Year’s resolutions was a boost in the offense as the team has put up at least 60 points in all four of their 2014 games. The Titans were held to under 60 points in nine of the team’s first 12 games. Two Titans set new career highs in points over the last month.

Junior guard Chante Miles continues to lead the Titans in scoring and setting up teammates with 14.8 points a game and 4.4 assists a game. Junior forward kathleen Iwuoha leads the team in rebounds with 7.3 a game and is averaging 10.6 points per game. Senior guard Alex Thomas rounds out the three Titans averaging double digit scoring with her 10.9 points per contest.

The Titans earned their second win of the season on Dec. 21, just after win-ter break started, defeating Seattle 55-53 in a tightly contested match. The Redhawks failed to attempt a shot as the clock ran out and the Titans snapped their five-game losing skid. Thomas and junior center Natalie Williams chipped in with season highs of 13 points apiece.

Two days later, they downed New Mexico State 63-52 from a career-high 22 points by Miles and put together their first winning streak of the season. Iwuoha added a season-high nine rebounds in the contest as the Titans earned their 550th victory in program history.

The team had a chance to extend their win streak to three but a late turnover by sophomore guard Hailey King doomed the Titans in a close 66-64 loss to Boise State on Dec. 29. CSUF failed to get a look at tying the game with their final possession.

Iwuoha upped her season high

in rebounds to 13 and dropped 15 points to record her first dou-ble-double of the season. But Boise State’s Miquelle Askew proved too much to handle as the forward tal-lied 23 points and 13 rebounds.

The Titans had to rally from a five-point halftime deficit against Denver University to claim their first win of the new year by a score of 63-56. Junior forward Desiree Hunter showed a strong presence down low, grabbing 17 rebounds.The Titans still managed to out-rebound the Pioneers 41-40 in the game. Miles scored 20 points and Thomas chipped in with 16 as the Titans earned the victory despite being outshot 36.7 percent to 33.3 percent. CSUF was able to manage the win by taking care of the ball and only committing eight turnovers.

One of the key victories over the break was their 82-78 win their Big West Conference opener on Jan. 9 against UC Riverside. The Titans fended off 25 points by Highlander sophomore guard Brittany Crane. CSUF was outshot 55.2 percent to 46.7 percent in the game but forced 19 Highlander turnovers and con-verted them into 23 points.

Junior guard Tailer Butler had her best offensive performance of the season with 19 points off of five 3-pointers, the most any Titan has hit all season. Miles and Thomas each contributed with 18 in the win.

Thomas had a career night on Jan. 16 against UC Irvine, pouring in 22 points in a convincing 75-58 victory. Iwuoha recorded her sec-ond double-double of the season

with 10 points and 13 rebounds in the game.

Butler continued her sharp shooting from behind the arc, draining six 3-pointers in the game. The great overall offensive night was facili-tated by Miles, who dished eight assists. The team shot 50 percent from the

floor to earn their first three-game win streak.

The Titans failed to make it four straight on Saturday at home against UC Davis as Thomas missed a potential game winning 3-pointer in overtime. Thomas topped her 22 point performance by recording a new career high with 23.

The Aggies dominated the low post game, holding a large rebound advantage 44-25 and scoring 36 points in the paint. CSUF stayed in the game because of 24 turnovers by Davis, which the Titans turned into 25 points.

The Titans will travel to Cal Poly on Thursday to start a new winning streak and keep their conference record over .500.

For more information on the CSUF women’s basketball team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

A new team in 2014

Titans road struggles

TAMEEM SERAJDaily Titan

Women’s basketball have gone 3-1 in the new year after a poor 1-8 start to the 2013 season

The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team has brought their subpar play into the New Year after struggling through November and December to open the season.

So far in 2014 the Titans are just 1-3, including a 1-2 mark to open Big West play, putting them seventh out of nine teams in the conference early in the season.

While CSUF had a positive start to Big West play by defeat-ing UC Riverside 78-73 in their conference opener, they dropped their next two road matches to UC Irvine and UC Davis by scores of 72-54 and 69-61, respectively.

On the season, CSUF stands at just 6-11 overall, with 13 confer-ence games left to improve their mark as they strive for a higher seed in the Big West Conference tournament.

First-year Head Coach Dedrique Taylor has seen his team struggle largely on the of-fensive end, as their 66.2 points per game ranks 299th out of 347 NCAA Division I teams.

Senior Michael Williams has carried the load on offense for a majority of the season, with his 15.6 points per game leading the team.

Junior guard Alex Harris, who was thought to be a potential breakout performer for CSUF heading into the season, has struggled through injuries.

This has contributed to a lowly

35 percent shooting mark and just 12.6 points per game.

No other player is averaging double-digit points for CSUF, which has added to the one-sided and inconsistent play from the offense.

The team as a whole has strug-gled primarily from behind the three-point line, where they have shot just 29 percent on the year.

Their underwhelming 68 per-cent from the free-throw line has not helped matters on offense, as the Titans have not been able to cash in on the easy points in many situations.

Rebounds are another area where the Titans have strug-gled greatly, as they are ranked 192nd in the NCAA with 35.2 boards per contest. The only Fullerton player with more than six rebounds per game is junior forward Steve McClellan, who averages 6.1.

This lack of size and aggres-sion on the boards has made it difficult for the Titans to tally second-chance points, which is even more important for teams with poor shooting.

With a majority of the Big West schedule left for CSUF, it is likely that the offense will be a point of emphasis for Taylor and the team.

Continued inconsistency on the offensive end could thwart a chance for the Titans to reach the coveted NCAA tournament for the first time since the 2007-2008 season.

Improved play on the road will also be key for the Titans, who have just a 2-8 record away from the friendly confines of Titan Gym.

With six of their remaining 13 games left on the road, CSUF will need to find a way to grind out tough road victories against

Big West Conference foes.Quick starts are likely what

CSUF is looking for, as they have only led at halftime six times this season, and they have compiled a 4-2 record in those games.

CSUF has found themselves facing a halftime deficit too often, which can be very difficult to come back from, especially on the road.

Taylor will look for the Titans to find an offensive identity soon so that his first season at the helm will end on a more success-ful note.

While it was unfair to expect immediate success from a CSUF program coming off of a 14-18 season in 2012, Titans fans should expect to see some im-provements going into the core of Big West play.

The Titans have time to turn their season around and earn a postseason berth, but it will take several adjustments by both the players and the coaching staff.

If those improvements are made, the Titans could earn their way back to respectability in the Big West. If not, the first year of Taylor’s coaching cam-paign could be seen as more of a rebuilding year than a year of positive strides.

CSUF will have two big oppor-tunities to show they are a seri-ous Big West contender when they take on Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Thursday and UC Santa Barbara Saturday. With both games being held at Titan Gym, the Titans have a chance to earn important conference victories before hitting the road for three straight conference games.

For more information on the CSUF men’s basketball team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

JOSEPH ANDERSONDaily Titan

Men’s basketball went 2-4 over winter break and own a 2-7 record away from Titan Gym

Sheldon Blackwell (center) directs teammates Steve McClellan (left) and James Johnson (right) into their formation.MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan

The Titans have scored at least 60 points in all four of their games in 2014 after being held to under 60 in nine of the first 12 games of the season.

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HOROSCOPES

ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL 19):

You could experience a missed connection this week. Maybe you’re feeling hot and bothered about somebody, only this person has to work late at the last minute. A moon opposition could create some temporary frustration, but this will soon pass.

TAURUS(APRIL 20 - MAY 20):

You could discover that you and a casual friend share some hot phys-ical chemistry. Venus is heating things up on both an intellectual level and sensual level. It’s proba-bly too soon to do anything about it, so just take note of your feelings for now.

GEMINI(MAY 21 - JUNE 20):

A bouncy sun is bringing you some good luck. If you’ve been trying to arrange a hot date, you could finally strike gold and enjoy a nice dinner out with someone. If you’re in a relationship, you and your honey could enjoy an in-creased feeling of connection.

CANCER (JUNE 21 - JULY 22):

With Venus still opposite your sign, romantic matters probably still feel uncertain to you. This isn’t the best time to make a ma-jor decision. Don’t move in with someone, don’t get engaged, and avoid having a kid if this isn’t the right time.

LEO(JULY 23 - AUG. 22):

You’re in the mood to take a risk, thanks to a spunky moon. You might decide to ask someone out even though you’d normally be too nervous to even attempt it. Or you could propose something doing fun or going somewhere unusual to your longtime sweetheart.

VIRGO(AUG. 23 - SEPT. 22):

Venus is bringing a settled feeling to your love life. If you’re single, you’re at peace about it. You’re not freaking out about being alone. If you’re in a relationship, you’re feel-ing happy about what’s happening with you and your honey. It’s nice to be sane once in a while.

LIBRA(SEPT. 23 - OCT. 22):

A spirit of adventure is in the air, thanks to Mercury. Sched-ule a weekend trip out of town. Or visit someplace local that is beautiful, fun, or inspiring. Bring your sweetheart along and have a mini-vacation. The two of you will have fun doing some sightseeing.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 - NOV. 21):

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CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN. 19):

It’s important to remain true to yourself. If you feel pressured to say or do something that doesn’t feel right in your relationship, stand up and make your desires known. The moon is encouraging you to honor your feelings.

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PISCES(FEB. 19 - MARCH 20):

Look deeper into a relationship to understand what’s really going on beneath the surface. The moon is urging you to play armchair psy-chologist. Analyze the past influ-ences that could be affecting your romantic situation.

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