Eloisa’s brother first set foot in the United States when he was 17 years old. The second time, he was put on a plane back to Mexico City.

He had been living and working in the U.S. for five years before traveling to Mexico for personal reasons. He had come into the country with a Tourist Visa, which allows people to tempo-rarily enter the U.S. for business, plea-sure or medical treatment. But he was working without a workers’ permit during his stay.

“When he tried to come into the United States through Ontario,” said Eloisa, an accounting and Chicano(a)studies major. “That’s when they told him that he couldn’t because the visa that he had was for visitors only.”

When he tried to ask for the permit, he was interrogated for about three hours, and in less than six hours, im-migration officials had boarded him on a plane to Mexico City.

Patricia Pérez, assistant professor of Chicano(a) studies, knows of undocu-mented people who, before they were able to fix their immigration status, had to live “under the radar,” and were constantly scared and worried about

accident because I don’t have insurance,” Eloisa said.

Eloisa also thinks about sobriety checkpoints, which she explains often lead to deportations. However, she is a part of a network of friends, some un-documented and others legal citizens, who, through text messages, alert one another about checkpoint locations.

Eloisa awaits the approval of the Fed-eral DREAM Act, which would give the undocumented youth a path to citizen-ship in exchange for a mandatory two years in higher education or military service. In addition, they need to have entered the U.S. at age 16 or younger and must demonstrate “good moral conduct.”

Walking around in the desert heat, the smell of marijuana and body odor coming from the guy in front of you as you walk around searching for the band you want to see, ah, Coachella.

The 11th annual Coachella Music and Arts Festival took place April 16-18, and attracted thousands of people from all over the world for the three-day festival to celebrate their favorite

acts with other music aficionados.Despite no longer selling one-day passes and

a line-up that some considered to be upsetting, Coachella attracted 75,000 people from all over the globe, selling out the event and making it the biggest Coachella thus far.

The growth was definitely noticeable to regular Coachella attendees, including Mark Casas of La Mirada, who has attended Coachella every year since 2005.

A group of concerned Cal State Fullerton students and faculty met with the president’s administrative board to discuss the future of the university on Tuesday at the Ti-tan Student Union.

The students discussed the Strategic Planning Activities document which states that the university would put less emphasis on programs that are “esoteric,” such as philoso-phy, literature and fine arts. According to the document, they would instead focus on those that would produce a needed expert labor force in fields like health care, public administration, science, engineering and business.

Those in attendance were acting Director of University Planning/Writer of the Strategic Planning Activities, Mi-chael Parker; Vice President of Academic Affairs, Ephraim Smith; Vice President of Student Affairs, Robert Palmer and acting Chief Information Technology Officer, Chris Manriquez. Dean of Students Kandy Mink Salas served as the moderator.

Among the students who attended were current As-sociated Students Inc. President Juli Santos and ASI Pres-ident-elect Joe Lopez.

Comm. Week is a week-long event dedicated to spot-lighting the college of communications, which will take place Monday, April 26, through Sunday, May 2. There will be a variety of workshops students can attend and guest speakers from all areas of the communications field.

“We have over 75 guest speakers coming from the pub-lic relations industry as well as the entertainment indus-try, among others,” said Director of Logistics Committee Griselda Ramirez. “We have been planning for this event since the beginning of the semester. Right now, we’re do-ing last minute preparations.”

The event will kick-off with a scavenger hunt called TEXTravaganza! on April 26, at noon in which students will use their cell phones to play.

“We will be asking students questions about Cal State Fullerton and students will have to find those locations,” said Chief Financial Officer Jeannette Lalamas.

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The party in the desert

Students, faculty and the president’s administrative board gather to discuss the strategic planning activity document.

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Luis Alberto Diaz Cujcuj (right) with his friends in the small village of San Jose Calderas, Guatemala, talked about being chained on his deportation flight from the United States.

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illegal students livein fear of deportation

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human capital:strategizing acollege’s worth

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ABoVe: Swedish twee-pop band Camera Obscura performs to a crowd in the Mojave tent on Saturday, April 17. They were one of over 120 bands performing over the three-day festival.

top left: The party rages around ‘Successful House Plants,’ an art installment by Michael Christian of Oakland, Calif. This is the artist’s sixth year as part of the festival.

top right: Festival goers escape the desert heat in the air-conditioned Heineken Beer Garden, featuring two bars and a deejay making sure the music never stopped.

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where they went. The pursuit of a better quality of life

and greater economic opportunities are the reasons for immigration, legal or il-legal, and Eloisa said she doesn’t blame anyone for her current situation.

“My parents came here to this coun-try to have a better education, to have a better future for my brothers and I,” Eloisa said, who first came into the U.S. with a Visitor Visa. “I feel that it’s a struggle for me to get an education, but I’d rather be struggling for an edu-cation than be struggling by working 48 hours a week.”

Pérez said the constant thinking about their safety and thinking they are in danger of being deported filters into the academic lives of undocumented students.

Associate Dean of Students Esiquio Uballe said about a year ago a CSUF graduate, who had been living in the U.S. since he was young, was going to be deported to Mexico.

“Because he was in the middle of finishing his masters, we felt that it was important for him to complete his stud-ies. So, there was an appeal made to let him stay until his deportation hearing so that he could be released and then finish his masters,” Uballe said.

At the time of the arrest, the stu-dent was engaged. After his marriage,

he was able to apply for legal residency and continue his studies.

Brent Wilkes, national executive di-rector of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said in a press con-ference that over 380,000 people were deported in the first year of the Obama administration.

“There’s a lot of people who are in our situation but are afraid to lobby or to protest,” Eloisa said. “And there’s people who have documentation and want to help out, but they don’t see it as a priority, so they don’t help out as much.”

Eloisa said what frightens her most is driving, because she does not have a license.

“I remember my first year of college it was hard for me to drive to school, because I was afraid of getting in a car

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Oil rig workers missing after explosion

Heather Locklear faces misdemeanor traffic charge

THOUSAND OAKS – Actress heather Locklear could face a misdemeanor charge for allegedly knocking over a traffic sign in Thousand oaks this week-end, authorities said today.

Locklear, 48, was cited and released on suspicion of misdemeanor hit-and-run April 17 in connection with an incident in the 1100 block of North Lakeview canyon road, said capt. eric dowd of the Ventura county Sheriff’s department.

After responding to a report about 8 p.m. Saturday that a sign on Lakeview canyon had been knocked down at about 4 a.m., deputies investigated and determined Locklear’s car was involved, dowd said. They found evidence at the scene that was consistent with damage to the vehicle, the captain said.

Locklear is scheduled to appear in Simi Valley court May 17 in connection with the hit-and-run charge.

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LAHORE, Pakistan – Amid fears that severe energy shortages could touch off riots, Pakistan will announce drastic measures this week to save electricity, in-cluding a shorter workweek and restrictions on nighttime wedding celebrations, government officials said Wednesday.

With power outages lasting up to 20 hours a day in cities and villages, halting industry and even farming in some places, the electricity crisis could further de-stabilize a vital United States ally. Already this year, there have been street protests – some violent, resulting in at least one death – over the electricity stoppages.

“children can’t do their homework. household work doesn’t get done, as washing machines and other appliances cannot work. When you go home from work, you have no idea whether there will be electricity at home. Your whole life is disturbed,” said Mahnaz Peracha of the Network for consumer Protection, an independent Pakistani advocacy group.

NEW ORLEANS – coast Guard rescuers are “still optimistic” they can find up to 12 missing workers in waters 52 miles off the coast of Louisiana after an explosion and fire.

coast Guard rescuers in cutters, helicopters and a plane were scouring the waters 52 miles off the coast of Louisiana on Wednesday

“We’re still optimistic we can find them,” said coast Guard Petty of-ficer Mike Blakney.

the explosion on the deepwater horizon, a mobile offshore drilling unit owned by the houston company transocean Ltd., occurred at 10 p.m. tuesday, off the coast of Venice, La., on the far southeastern “toe” of the boot-shaped state.

Students find sleep on campusBy Maryanne ShultSFor The Daily Titannews@dailytitan.com

Matthew Sanjurjo, 19, manages to sleep on a concrete wall outside the Humanities building under the shade of a giant tree.

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For college students who find them-selves a bit sluggish in the afternoon, and a can of red Bull or a quick visit to Starbucks for a double-shot latte doesn’t seem to pull them back to the peak level of brain function, there’s al-ways the option of a quick afternoon nap to hit the reset button. however, since most cal State Fullerton stu-dents commute, the trick is to find the best place on campus to catch a little shut-eye.

research from the American Psychological As-sociation shows that the longer one is awake, the more diffi-cult it is for the brain to absorb information including dates and facts or even remembering a simple conversation. A 20-minute slumber can invigorate the short-term memory required to comprehend and maintain new information.

experienced nappers know where all the best places are on campus to sleep. The popular spots are various locations in the Pollack Library or the titan Student Union.

Some find peace and quiet in their cars while others prefer grassy knolls near the Arboretum, or even benches in the Quad.

“I like to sleep outside or on the couches in front of the tV,” said Mat-thew Sanjurjo, 20, math major. “one

of my favorite places is on the benches in the orange grove in front of Langs-dorf hall, near the fountain. When I close my eyes, it kind of feels like the beach with the sound of the water.”

Sanjurjo works full time as a bus boy at a seafood restaurant, while also carrying a full academic load. he’s on campus several days a week and his first class begins at 8:30 a.m. he said he gets tired during the day because he tends to stay up too late, so he naps during breaks. Fifteen minutes of shut-eye will usually revive him.

The tSU has several areas with comfortable chairs and couches. Favor-ites are the alumni lounge and on the second floor along the outside wall.

“The best place to take a nap on campus is on the

top floor (of the tSU). Go down the hallway with the sofa chairs and tables. You can combine them and make a bed,” said James Stanton, 20, psychology major. “everyone does this during finals week and I’ve done it many times.”

There are several favorite locations in the library, including the cubicles in the quiet area on the third floor.

“I was trying to do some home-work and I knew I was tired, but didn’t realize how fatigued I actually was,” said Janice Kellogg, 54, who is studying playwriting. “When I found my little cubicle, I opened my computer and I fell asleep im-mediately without knowing it. I had

just enough time to make it to my next class. This is the place to go for a power nap.”

Students utilize the tables in the north end of the fourth floor of the library to study in groups or to just chat with friends. however, tucked away in the west corner is another popular napping area.

“The best place is in one of the soft, comfy chairs by the window overlooking the health sciences building (in the library), especially in the morning,” said Shani dan-iels, 20, health science major. “In the afternoon, you can check out a video or dVd, rent an AV room,

watch a little of the movie, then set the alarm on your phone and take a nap. I love sleep!”

Students report that the library staff doesn’t seem to mind that stu-dents doze as long that they aren’t hindering use of the resources.

“It’s school. People spend lots of time studying and sometimes you just need a little down time. There’s no lack of space to find a quiet corner,” said trish campbell, an administrative as-sistant for technical services and an an-thropology graduate student. “I’ll only wake up a student if they are sleeping at a computer station, otherwise, I just leave them be.”

““I love sleep!– Shani daniels

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Students can register for this event online at communications.fullerton.edu/commweek/2010 and will have the chance to win $200 redeemable at the titan Shops.

ramirez and Lalamas said one of the key events students should look forward to is “casino royale” on Wednesday, April 28, hosted by the Public relations Students Soci-ety of America.

“This event is a great way for stu-dents to network with public rela-tions professionals,” ramirez said.

Students must rSVP for this event and are required to wear cocktail attire.

Another event students should keep an eye out for is the Forensics Showcase debate on tuesday, April 27, from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

This debate will focus on whether the constitution should be amended to require that more money be spent on higher educa-tion than prisons.

Also, April 27, Student organi-zations Accessing resources – col-lege Interclub council and Associ-ated Students Inc. will host “Poetry Slam” at the pub at 7 p.m.

“This is a fun event where people will be able to express themselves through poetry,” Lalamas said.

Assistant dean of the college of communications Peggy Bockman said comm. Week is aimed at hav-ing students better understand the field they’re getting into.

“There will be many events that are geared towards students net-working with professionals,” Bock-man said.

ramirez said the comm. Week committee hopes to make this a memorable event for students as well as make this year’s events stand out a little bit more than those of previous years.

If students want to get a be-hind the scenes look at how a story comes to life, they can visit the dai-ly titan newsroom on Wednesday, April 28, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Last week, Arizona lawmak-ers approved what some think is the toughest legal measure against illegal immigrants.

Senate Bill 1070 allows local police to arrest a person and determine whether he or she in the country legally.

“I wish it wasn’t possible, but since it has happened in Ari-zona, there’s a possibility that it could happen in california,” eloisa said about the Arizona measure.

Pérez, however, thinks that the measure was able to pass because there are strong con-servatives in Arizona.

“I think people don’t stop to think that california needs to be able to maintain a pro-ductive state economy,” Uballe said.

Uballe also said,”We have invested so much in educating students and we need to look at how we can reform the current immigration laws that will al-low students a path to citizen-ship.”

DeportatIon: a threat to IMMIgratIon

April 22, 2010 3

Campus group takes strides for the globe

Human Capital: a university DoCument offenDs stuDents

Cal State Fullerton student or-ganization, Project Earth, hosted its first Earth Week event “Face the Earth,” which included a walk-through exhibit, recycling center and an opportunity to plant a seed.

The event took place in the Quad Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and students were encouraged to walk through the main exhibit first, which consisted of cardboard pan-els hung from crafted wood frames, creating an impromptu hallway.

Adrian Diaz, a project director and senior human communica-tions major, said that the group had been working on the exhibit all se-mester.

The exhibit itself demonstrated ways to recycle for it was comprised of reused and donated materials.

The project directors had writ-ten environmental information on each panel of the exhibit.

“We’re just hoping to impact people. Even if it’s just one thing that they learn,” said Shelly Villalo-

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bos, project director and senior sociol-ogy major.

The exhibit provided information regarding a variety of environmental issues such as greenhouse gases, global warming, deforestation, water and air pollution as well as the over-con-sumption of fossil fuels.

“550 health problems occur each year in the U.S. and Canada due to acid rain,” according to one panel.

“Americans are 6 percent of the world population and produce 35 percent of the waste,” another panel informed viewers.

There was also advice about how to reduce one’s impact on the environ-ment. Some suggestions were to use Energy Star qualified products and to turn off and unplug electronics when not in use.

“These issues are talked about a lot, but we wanted to remind students and really hit home,” Diaz said.

At the end of the walk-through was a large paper mache globe made of recycled materials that participants could write a “promise to the earth” on.

Ishita Shukla, one of the project di-rectors, said she hoped that the walk-

though would inspire people to make a promise to reduce their impact on the environment.

One area of the exhibit was dedi-cated to encouraging recycling, with designated areas for students to drop off cans and bottles.

Another booth gave students the opportunity to plant a seed as part of their promise to the earth.

Janelle Truong, a child develop-ment major and volunteer at the event, showed participants how to plant their own seeds. A small amount of compacted dirt was mixed with water to create soil, then participants could choose from a variety of seeds to plant such as oregano, basil, sweet pepper and cucumber.

Truong was a project director two semesters ago but she continues to be passionate about the project and vol-unteers whenever she can.

“Being part of Project Earth has made my college experience so much better, (I enjoy) making a difference,” Truong said.

Earth Week started April 19, and will continue through Friday with more events encouraging environ-mental awareness.

A paper mache globe where participants of Project Earth pledged to be environmentally conscious Wednesday in the Quad.pHoto By katie rossomano /Daily titan staff Writer

Speakers from the Cal State Ful-lerton Arboretum and Campus Footprint organization gave a pre-sentation on Wednesday to inform students about how they can help the environment through estab-lishing sustainability.

While many students don’t re-alize that the CSUF campus has an arboretum, Earth Week has provided an oppor tuni ty to become ac-quainted with it.

The arbore-tum is run by the city and the campus jointly, and is a 26-acre green space housing more than 4,000 species of plants, all surrounded by the urban environment of CSUF.

There are classes offered to help educate people on growing their own food, different types of gar-dening, as well as basic knowledge about sustainability and how to reach out to the community.

The arboretum also contains a historical presence.

“We have ... an agricultural heri-tage museum that connects people with plants through the past and into the present,” said Arboretum Education Manager Ami Becker. “(The Heritage House) is a his-

toric house from the Victorian era that was built in Orange County and moved to the arboretum.”

A few examples of sustainabil-ity include that of future projects, which vary from catching water off roofs, to looking into using solar techniques to help make the arbo-retum more efficient.

Recycling and being environ-mentally friendly doesn’t always have to involve money or modern technology either.

“We recycle woodchips and they act as a way to re-duce the evapora-tion of water and it suppresses weeds so we can reduce the amount of her-bicide use … of course, we want to reduce our wa-ter use and the use of any chemicals,” said Living Collec-tions Curator Chris Barnhill.

The Arboretum also contains a 12,000-square-foot farm that grows organic produce, which is later donated to homeless shelters in Fullerton.

The Arboretum is not the only organization on campus that strives for a healthy environment.

Campus Footprint, a student-run organization that teams up with other student organizations on campus, have so far reduced carbon emissions by an estimated 15 tons.

“College campuses account for a lot of our country’s carbon foot-

print,” said Chief Operations Officer of Campus Footprint Nash Ream. “So I think a col-lege like UC Irvine has a bigger carbon footprint than the entire country of Iraq.”

While it is known that about 50 percent of schools’ carbon footprints are from commuting, Campus Footprint offers an al-ternative to those who are will-ing to make a difference.

They offer electric bikes that can maintain a 20 mph speed and are cleaner than driving a car. They may even be more prac-tical than a vehicle due to some electric bikes having the ability to fold. Other products include stainless steel water bottles, wa-ter efficient showerheads and even eco friendly garbage bags. All these, and many other envi-ronmentally friendly products, can be found at Campus Foot-print’s website.

Both the Fullerton Arboretum and Campus Footprint are look-ing for support in their mission to provide a cleaner environ-ment.

The Fullerton Arboretum is always looking for volunteers, part-time workers, full-time workers and also offers intern-ship opportunities.

Their website can be accessed at Fullertonarboretum.org.

Students can also become ac-tive by joining Campus Foot-print or purchasing eco friendly products through Campusfoot-print.com.

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“College campuses account for a lot of our countries’ carbon footprint.

– Nash Ream, Chief Operations

Officer of Campus Footprint

Department Chair of History, Bill Haddad said students came to him because they felt frustrated by the document.

“People who are from profession-al programs on this campus need to be especially aware of the implica-tion of putting out documents like this,” Haddad said.

Haddad said students who are in the Humanities programs feel like they are being targeted.

“The tension that is occurring now is that no one is standing up and saying we value students who know how to think,” Haddad said.

Parker responded by saying that it never entered his mind that the document could be interpreted as a “slam” to Humanities and Palmer agreed.

“I would have to resign my posi-tion if I felt in anyway that students should not embrace the Humanities program,” Palmer said.

History major Tim Barrette said the only problem he had with the document were the cold terms that it used.

“It devalued the human nature of people, like we’re just capital,” Bar-

From Page 1 rette said.Palmer said that students should

utilize ASI and voice their concerns through them.

“ASI is the primary voice of stu-dents,” Palmer said.

History major Chirag Bhakta re-sponded by saying that ASI is not the primary voice because a major-ity of students don’t know who they are or what they do.

“I don’t think we can rely on ASI to be the primary voice when only 10 percent of the student popula-tion vote,” Bhakta said.

Parker said that if he knew stu-dents would read the document, he would have written it in a different way.

One student replied by saying that since the document was a stra-tegic planning document for the university, students should have been included.

Questions where also brought up as to why the Humanities program

was devalued in the document and not thought of as a “core” activity.

Palmer said it becomes diffi-cult to decide what is core when the university fewer and fewer re-sources.

Smith added that students have some control in this decision.

“Students vote when they ap-ply to the university, and by which programs they go into,” Smith said.

Graphic design major Rodrigo Calderon said that even though “core” hasn’t been defined, deci-sions have been made at Cal State Fullerton that show otherwise.

“We have cuts that are going through the arts and humanities programs, and that’s reflecting what the document says,” Calde-ron said.

An open forum titled “We Are Not Human Capital” will be held Friday at the TSU in Alvarado from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

4 April 22, 2010

Last night, a customer at work said to me: “Don’t tell me you’re one of those environmentalist types. I’ll have to jump back there and beat it out of you!”

Then she droned on about how Jesus Christ is going to save us, so I shouldn’t waste my time worry-ing about such insignificant things. She basically said it’s a waste of time, we’re already too deep into envi-ronmental damage, and “cows farts produce methane gas. What do you suggest we do about that? You can’t do anything!”

Needless to say, “Ruth’s” physi-cal threat has enlightened me to the grand realization that being an overall eco-conscious human be-ing is stupid. Why deprive yourself of polluting luxuries? At this point, we’re already too deep in pollution to really save anything.

According to some theories, the Earth will run out of consumable resources and we will either starve to death or kill ourselves in war for them.

If that doesn’t happen, the sun is going to supernova and consume our planet before we consume our-selves. Then God is going to save us. Unless you’re condemned, of course.So, what’s the point?

I love when people tell me stuff like this. It’s okay if you would rather

Shades of Green“Made from 100 percent all-natural opinion”

Gluttony, greed and greenby April Ehrlich

Daily Titan Features Editoropinion@dailytitan.com

be a gluttonous pig, eating whatever you want and stuffing landfills with your garbage, because it’s simply too late. Might as well speed up the pro-cess toward self-annihilation.

I mean, isn’t that what Jesus would do?

Granted, reversing the effects of global warming is basically impos-sible, not to mention that it’s seem-ingly cheaper and more convenient to live an anti-green lifestyle. You get to eat at Del Taco every day, you get to buy soap and lotion on sale at Target and you get to careless-ly scarf down double choco-late brownies every night, much like my favorite customer, Ruth.

Little does Ruth realize that she is committing two of the seven deadly sins: gluttony and greed.

She is a glutton, because she is eating too much of what she doesn’t need, and she is greedy, because she praises a societal hoarding of natural resources.

According to the Bible, the abil-ity to say “no” to anything in ex-cess, also known as self-control, is one of the fruits of a clean lifestyle (See Galatians 5:22, Deutoronomy 21:20, Proverbs 23:2, 2 Peter 1:5-7, 2 Timoth 3:1-9 and 2 Corinthians

10:5). That means only taking what you need so everybody can get a fair share, much like Jesus Christ, who shared his meals with everyone, in-cluding societal outcasts.

Still, that’s not really my reason-ing for going green. I do it for my-self. I like ensuring that no food goes to waste, I like preserving water and I like riding my bike.

Believe it or not, it makes me feel like a good person, and it clears my head of materialist congestion. Not to mention that I save a good dollar by eating leftovers and by printing notes on the backs of old essays in-

stead of using new sheets of paper. The smallest deeds of conservation add up.

Conservation is not expensive, it’s definitely not sinful and it’s not a waste of time. If anything, we are buying ourselves more time. Al-though the sudden green wave can appear silly and trendy at times, and tax payers everywhere are complain-ing about the expenses of newly-im-plemented green technology, every little step can increase our planet’s lifespan.

The reward will hopefully be that we can watch our children grow up in a world where they can breathe.

Society is nothing more than a loose collection of laws, rules and taboos that the people who make up society agree upon. When one of those laws, rules or taboos are broken, there are consequences. In the case of laws and rules, the punishment is more tangible than in the case of taboos. Often, those within a so-ciety purposely break the taboos of their collective, whether it be to change them for the betterment or detriment of their society.

In February 2010, Wisconsin University newspa-per The Badger Herald inadvertently ran an advertise-ment on its website that was directly associated with “Holocaust revisionist” Bradley R. Smith. Upon dis-covering the ad’s placement, The Badger Herald staff held several meetings to determine whether it would leave the ad or take it down. Initially, they opted to leave it until the end of its paid run. Two weeks later, they took it down. After both decisions were made, the Badger Herald received criticism for its actions, or lack thereof.

Months before that, Harvard and Yale inadvertent-ly let the ad appear on their websites, which created controversy and drew national attention. It is diffi-cult to assume that three major universities would run this ad not believing it to be objectionable, and then changing their minds only after receiving criti-cism. In reality, Smith used a deliberate process to ensure that his ad would appear on the websites he purchased space from.

Smith starts by using a third party to solicit the ad space. The ad is paid for and he then turns in the link to the ad after the deadline, right before it is supposed to go live on the websites he is advertising with. In a rush to meet their end of the deal, the publications allow the link to go live without taking the time they normally would to review content of the ad and what it linked to.

For those of our readers who may not have no-ticed, the Daily Titan fell for Smith’s ploy, and for two weeks ran his ad on our website. the Daily Titan has since removed this ad, but only after multiple dis-cussions and debate. Knowing the history of Smith’s ad but not wanting to defer to the decisions of other publications, the staff of The Daily Titan struggled with the implications of both running and removing an ad of this nature.

The ad, which appeared as part of the rotating ban-ner ads at the top of the Daily Titan website, is rather unassuming, displaying only a white background with blue text reading: “The Irrational Vocabulary of

the American Professorial Class ....” No one on the staff noticed it and most people who visited the site likely ignored it because of its bland nature, unlike the flashy designs of many advertisements more com-monly seen on the Internet.

If any of our readers saw the ad before it was re-moved and were offended by its content, we sincerely apologize, as it was not our intent to upset or anger any of our readers.

We were only made aware of the ad’s existence af-ter Smith e-mailed the Daily Titan Executive Editor, congratulating him and the entire Daily Titan for “its willingness to run a on-line banner that links to the text of a talk I gave at the Holocaust conference in Tehran (Iran) in December 2006. The full title of the talk was ‘The Irrational Vocabulary of the Professorial Class with Regard to the Holocaust Question.’”

We immediately followed the link embedded in the ad to the Committee for Open Debate on the Holo-caust’s website, more specifically to the transcript of a speech that Smith gave. Smith makes a number of claims in this speech, most of which are questions of what society has come to accept as fact in reference to the Holocaust.

Our initial reaction, to both reading Smith’s let-ter to the Daily Titan and his speech, was to remove his advertisement immediately and refund his money. This was our final decision, but only after several dis-cussions about First Amendment Rights and what it means to stand for free speech.

The Daily Titan staff does not share the opinion presented by Smith, but we felt for a time that if we silenced Smith by removing his ad from our site, we would be hypocrites. As advocates for free speech, we would be silencing someone’s voice simply because we disagreed with what they said. It did not sit right with us to decide for society what it should and should not be exposed to. But in the end, we realized that this is something we do every day, just not to such a compli-cated and controversial degree. As journalists, we are the gatekeepers of information. We make decisions based on what we believe is important or of interest to the Cal State Fullerton community.

We ultimately decided to remove the ad from our website because we believed we held a responsibility to the sensibilities and sense of decency of our read-ers. We hold the right to free speech in the highest regard, but we also make a distinction between our legal right to publish this ad and our moral obligation to our readers; that is what lead us to our decision.

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That means only taking what you need so everybody can get a fair share, much like Jesus Christ, who shared His meals with everyone.

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The Ruby Suns is the brainchild of Ryan McPhun. Born in California, McPhun frequently visited New Zea-land, which he has called home since 2003. His travels and his exposure to exotic musical styles have infused his music with tropical rhythms, uncon-ventional arrangements, sunny melo-dies and lush sonic textures.

Recently, The Ruby Suns released Fight Softly, their second album for Sub Pop, and third album overall.

A short while before his headline performance at The Echo, McPhun had some time to share a few words about his approach to writing music, his influences and how a fire-related disaster involving his band’s vehicle has not deterred him from touring.

Daily Titan: Did you go to a lot of shows as a kid growing up in Ven-tura, Calif?

RM: I went to Los Angeles when I was in high school to go see shows. There wasn’t too much going on in Ventura. I went to a university in Los Angeles for one year, so I went to a lot of shows while I was there.

DT: Were there any shows that had a big impression on you?

RM:Probably one big one was Krist Novoselic from Nirvana had started some, like, supergroup with some guy from Sublime and one of the guys from the Meat Puppets. That was sometime during my teens. Dave Grohl also happened to be at the show, so I ended up meeting both Dave Grohl and Krist Novolesic on the same night, so that was an excit-ing one.

DT:Which venues have you en-joyed playing at the most in the California?

RM:We’ve actually played at The Echo before and we really enjoyed it. We played Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco and we really enjoyed that too.

DT: I read that your van caught fire when you were touring in 2006.

Q&A: Artist discusses disaster, third album and influences

What exactly happened and how did you psychologically recover from that mishap?

RM: Time, I suppose. (laughs) I’ve got no idea why the van actually caught fire. It was a motor home, and I was driving down the motorway and basically saw flames coming out of the exhaust in the rearview mirror, and we freaked out, pulled over and got out of the van and watched everything burn to the ground, which was scary. It was almost liberating having lost all of that stuff. We had nothing after that except the clothes on our backs.

DT: What is the main inspiration for your free-form, improvisational approach to making music?

RM: I’ve been really influenced by a close friend of mine, Bevan Smith, from New Zealand. He has a really good attitude about making music and kind of opening yourself up to creativity, allowing yourself to impro-vise and keep fleshing something out, even if you don’t think it’s that great when you start. You can keep refining it. He’s got a band called Signer, who I really like. A vocalist who I really, really like is Arthur Russell, and his record-ings are really improvisational.

DT: Did you approach the song-writing process on Fight Softly differ-ently from Sea Lion?

RM: The process was kind of simi-lar, in that a lot of the songs are hodge-podge and sort of thrown together. I would sometimes connect two seg-ments and make it one song, kind of like a jigsaw puzzle, which is some-thing I’ve always done. It’s much more electronic than the last album, and with that, I veered away from double-tracking and triple-tracking everything and focused more on sounds more than I had before. I was working on one sound a little bit more rather that having three things going on at the same time.

DT: You’re performing at the Great Escape Festival in May. How do you feel about playing in festival venues compared to playing smaller indoor venues like The Echo?

RM: Sometimes they can be really good, but at the same time, festivals can be really stressful because you don’t get a proper soundcheck. But sometimes,

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if there’s a good crowd and they’re into what you’re doing, then that’s better in some ways because you have more people. At the same time, in a smaller venue, there’s more intimacy and you can have more of a rapport with the audience.

DT: Do you write music while on the road?

RM: I don’t really write music, I just come up with ideas every now and then, and I just jot them down and record them. But yeah, I never have the time to sit down and work on something (on tour) because I’m too exhausted. If I do have time I just want to watch TV. (laughs).

DT: Did you produce Fight Softly yourself out of necessity, and was it easier producing it yourself rather than finding an established producer?

RM: A part of it was necessity. We do get money from our label, Sub Pop, but I don’t think it would be enough to pay for a proper producer, at least with want I would want out of a pro-ducer. Also, if I produce it myself, I get the producer money, and I need that to live (laughs) and to pay for rent and food, so I’ve gotten into the habit of doing that.

DT: Did you achieve the sound you had in mind?

RM: I think there are things I would change, but I think I came pretty close. If I listen to something a couple times, as time goes by I pick out things I don’t like and I think, ‘I would this differ-ently or do that differently.’ But for the most part, I’m proud of it.

DT: Would you consider yourself a competent producer now?

I probably would never consider myself a proper producer because I’m always guessing, and I don’t know that many techniques. I kind of just throw shit on the wall and see what sticks, (laughs) which I think can get you in-teresting results.

For fans of: Le Loup, The Dodos, Animal Collective

Ryan McPhun of The Ruby Suns.Photo courtEsy suB PoP

this wEEk At thE BEckEr: thE swivEl

The Swivel’s lead singer and bassist Matt Garza and guitarist Nathan Hawela bring a new enthusiasm to the Becker Amphitheatre during the latest installment of Associated Students Inc.’s Wedsnday Concert series on April 21. The band seemed new to performing in front of a crowd however they were able to maintain a steady crowd and provided an enertaining and energetic set to Cal State Fullerton students watching their performance.

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“Every other time I’ve been to Coachella, I had been able to wander around and randomly see bands at different stages without a set plan. It seemed this year, you had to carefully plan out exactly where and when you needed to be. There was never a time I went into a tent to see a band where the crowd wasn’t pouring out of the sides” he said, adding that this set-back would not prevent him from attending the festival in the future.

“Overall, I think performance-wise, this was the best Coachella yet. Every artist I saw, except for MGMT, put on a great show,” Ca-sas said.

The festival did see some setbacks. The volcanic activity in Iceland caused some foreign acts to cancel, including The Cribs, Frightened Rabbit and Gary Newman. How-ever, as a whole, the festival was a success, with great performances by more than 100 artists; includ-ing up-and coming acts like Frank Turner, La Roux and Local Natives, Deejay sets from David Guetta and 2ManyDJ’s, old favorites like Devo and a reunited Pavement, and headlining performances from Muse, Gorrillaz, Thom Yorke ????, The Dead Weather and Jay-Z, the first hip-hop artist ever to headline the festival.

The event also included new at-tractions, including a giant ferris wheel at its entrance and various pieces of art, most of which were interactive.

Artists from all over the globe performed at the event. British folk-punk rocker Frank Turner, who opened the festival on Satur-day afternoon, was one of the art-ists fortunate enough to make the trek to Indio. His first time play-ing at an American music festival, it was also the first time that he played a show on the West Coast with his full band in tow.

Turner said that his experience at Coachella was quite different from any festival he had been to or played at in Europe.

“Friends of mine happily re-gailed to me stories about Coachel-la,” Turner said. “Glastonbury

looks and feels like a humanitarian disaster, with some bands playing,” he laughed, adding that American festivals are much cleaner than Eu-ropean ones.

“European festivals are fun to go to because they are absolute chaos,” he said, “but to play at them is an absolute headache. Everyone who’s supposed to help you are off their fucking minds on drugs.”

Turner added that he enjoyed playing smaller live gigs better, however, he enjoyed Coachella be-cause it gave him the opportunity

to meet new people, and gave peo-ple an opportunity to listen to his music who might not have listened to it otherwise.

Artists weren’t the only one’s to come from across the pond to at-tend Coachella. James Faiers, Mat-thew Mchugh, and Luke Mchugh of England came to the States to attend the festival.

They all agreed that the line-up, and what they had heard about Southern California weather, ini-tially attracted them to the festi-val.

The friends were impressed with Coachella, and said they enjoyed the performances of Jay-Z, Vam-pire Weekend, Passion Pit and The XX, among others.

“The only problem is the drink-ing, you have to sort of sit in a corner if you want to drink and you can’t just walk around and see bands,” they said, joking that, “if they changed it, we’d definitely come back.”

The one thing about Coachella is that those in attendance can expect surprises from the artists perform-

ing, and this year was no different. Beyonce made a surprise appear-ance during Jay-Z’s performance on Friday, and characters from Yo Gabba Gabba were present during Lance Rock’s set the same day.

By giving the opportunity to see hundreds of bands you may or may not have heard before, and the chance for people from vari-ous backgrounds to come together to celebrate a common love for music, Coachella is quite possibly one of the greatest events for music lovers, especially those in Southern

California, to attend. It is a diffi-cult experience to describe, as each person who attends has the chance to make their own of it. A mod-ern Woodstock by day, and argu-ably one of Southern California’s biggest parties by night, Coachella is one event that music fans of all ages should attend at least once in their lifetime.

“Once you go one time, it’s hard to stop,” Casas said. “Coachella is basically a giant party in the desert with great bands and great people ... I can’t wait for the next one.”

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The Coachella Music and Arts Festival, which took place April 16-18, attracted 75,000 music fans and over 100 musicians to the desert of Indio. 1. Festival goers take a break in between performances at one of many art installments placed throughout Empire Polo Fields. ‘Golden Shack-Easy Time’ was created by Los Angeles artist Shrine. 2. Gossip’s Beth Ditto performed to a large crowd on Saturday in the Mojave Tent. 3. British folk-punk singer Frank Turner was the first to perform in the Gobi Tent on Saturday. 4. The Dead Weather’s Dean Ferita and Jack White played a packed set headlining the Outdoor Theater on Saturday. 5. Fans were more than anxious to dance during Gossip’s energetic performance in the Mojave tent on Saturday. 6. As the sun dissapeared into the horizon, the destert skyline lit up witth various strobe and skylights, turning the daytime festival into a lively party-like atmosphere.

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Local Natives– Gorilla Manor

Editors’ PlaylistBand you’d choose to headline at Coachella

April Ehrlich – Features EditorBroken Social Scene

Danielle Flint – Copy EditorAny band that wouldn’t look cool on an indie kid’s T-shirt.

Isa Ghani – Multimedia EditorArctic Monkeys

Melissa Hoon – Asst. Opinion EditorOf Montreal

Meghan Alfano – Sound-Off EditorThe Smiths

Christa Connelly – Photo EditorPaul McCartney, every single year.

Brittny Ulate – Detour EditorNo Doubt or Incubus

Adrian Gaitan – Copy EditorLa Roux

Sergio Cabaruvias – Executive EditorJonas Brothers

Jeremiah Magan – Managing EditorMe First and The Gimmie Gimmies

Damon Lowney – Online EditorSublime

Donald C. Stefanovich – Sports EditorGeneration X

Gilbert Guitierez III – Asst. News EditorP. Diddy

Nick Marley – Photo EditorJustice

Bianca De La Rosa – Design EditorThe Beatles

Kristen Hulsey – Design EditorYeah Yeah Yeahs

Duo packs Glasshouse in Pomona, wows crowd with their brand of sunny pop

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Musician M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel sold out The Glasshouse in Pomona on April 15. The duo is on tour in support of their recent release, ‘Volume Two’.

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Gorilla Manor is the debut full length album of Local Natives, a band whose sound does not stray far from its roots in sunny Los Angeles. Risen from the ashes of Cavil at Rest, the band’s former moniker, Local Natives have cata-pulted themselves into the “indie elite” with intricate composition and a penchant for synthesizers.

The lush three-part harmonies are an undeniable facet of the band’s ethos. Soaring highs and soothing mids typify the Gorilla Manor experience. Members Tay-lor Rice and Kelcey Ayer are the most prominent “lead vocalists” in the quintet, though it isn’t difficult to get lost in the synergy of Local Natives.

This high level of interplay is not only heard in vocals, but also

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For fans of: Surfer Blood, Real Estate, Girls, Fleet Foxes

in percussion patterns. Much of Gorilla Manor enlists the help of multiple band members on drum duty. The result is a frenetic energy that permeates through the entire album.

What’s most compelling about Gorilla Manor is its level of polish. For a fledgling band, Local Natives displays a dazzling sense of layering and rhythm. However, even with polish, the band never abandons its boundless enthusiasm. Opener “Wide Eyes” is, perhaps, the one song that embodies the band as a whole: layers upon layers of com-plimentary strings, surging vocals and soothing melodies, tireless percussion and a sense of wonder.

Listening to Gorilla Manor, it’s hard not to gawk at the band’s potential. Standout track, “Sun Hands,” provides a probable glimpse at what the future may hold. The song travels in distinct movements held together, in part, by the hypnotizing bass line of band member Andy Action. The song climbs towards a rambunc-

tious climax, where the band shows some semblance of discord, but don’t let it fool you, the men of Local Natives are in complete control.

Local Natives’ stunning harmo-nies and polish make for a con-venient comparison to the likes of indie sweethearts Grizzly Bear and Fleet Foxes, albeit with their own regional slant. Local Natives capture in their sound what it is to be resident of Hollywood, a place where hopes and dreams are often the only things left at your dispos-al. Gorilla Manor never dwells too long on its losses, always returning to the steady beats of the drum, al-ways looking on the brighter side.

For fans of: Rilo Kiley, Neko Case, Camera Obscura,

As a tune-up for their Coachella

Music Festival performance the next day, She & Him played to a sold-out crowd at The Glasshouse in Pomona on April 15.

She & Him, consisting of actress Zooey Deschanel and musician M. Ward, gained notoriety last year for their inclusion on the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack (a film in which Deschanel starred), as well as Ward’s participation in the Saddle Creek folk-super group Monsters of Folk alongside Bright Eyes front man Conor Oberst.

The band was touring in support of their recently released album Vol-ume Two.

It was apparent that this was going to be a big night for the duo, as well before the doors opened at 8 p.m., a line of hundreds formed around The Glasshouse building and strip-mall that neighbors the venue.

“(She & Him) make such great music. I really loved the last album” said Katie Malone, 24, of Mission Viejo. “I mean, the last one was good too, but I really loved Volume Two.”

“I love Zooey Deschanel,” said Katrina Nichols, 24, of Chino. “I think she’s gorgeous … and her voice is amazing. It’s so upbeat and fun.”

The sold-out crowd patiently waited through a set by The Chapin Sisters, a folk duo from Los Angeles, who some in the crowd referred to as “hippies.”

When The Chapin Sisters set ended, the floor began to fill to ca-pacity.

With husband Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab For Cutie and Postal Ser-vice) on hand, Deschanel was met on stage by a barrage of cat calls and marriage proposals, neither of which seemed to phase her. It was clear that every male in the room was there to see Deschanel.

“She’s hot,” said Derek James, 20, of Yorba Linda. “That’s all I can re-ally say.”

Deschanel and Ward, accom-

panied by a band that included The Chapin Sisters, opened with “Thieves,” their first track from Vol-ume Two. They then played “I Was Made For You” and “Black Hole,” off Volume One.

Deschanel then announced to the crowd that it was “national high-five day” which was met with more cat-calls and marriage proposals.

Not to be outdone by the men, the ladies gave Ward a warm recep-tion when he provided vocals on songs such as the group’s cover of The Miracles’ “You Really Got A Hold on Me” and their NPBQ cover of “Ridin’ in my Car.”

She & Him played a very tight, yet free set. Deschanel bounced around stage, and sounded even better than she did on record. The crowd, cat-

calls aside, seemed more interested in listening to Deschanel than sing-ing along with her.

Ward was musically brilliant, and provided soft and pefect background vocals when needed. The backing band gave the duo a more Carter Family-like feel.

The band played a great mix of tracks off of both Volume One and Volume Two, and threw in a cover of “Fools Rush In,” made famous by Ricky Nelson, and even Ward’s own “Magic Trick.”

The band closed its set with “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here,” and “Sweet Darlin.’”

She & Him might be a side proj-ect for both Deschanel and Ward, but the duo certainly have the talent to make it a full-time job.

MGMt– CongratulationsBy Brittny ulate

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For fans of: Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, The Kooks

If There were one word to describe

MGMT’s new album, Congratula-tions, it would be, "harpsichords." Lots and lots of harpsichords. The band who once described themselves as “psychic pilgrims” are not diverg-ing far from that description.

Those wishing for a continua-tion of their last album, Oracular Spectacular, will be disappointed. Congratulations sounds like a differ-ent album done by a different band. There is not another “Kids” or “Time to Pretend” on this album.

gratulations, are their lyrics.“It’s working in your blood/which

you know is not the same as love/love is only in your mind/and not your heart.” The lyrics give the album some weight, holding it down de-spite the flighty music and nonsensi-cal direction this album tries to take.

The instrumental track “Lady Da-da’s Nightmare,” is completely for-gettable other than the fact it sounds like it could be used as a soundtrack to a Tim Burton movie. “I Found a Whistle” is the rocky marriage of folk and electronic music, with so much going on it sounds like the electronic elements ganged up and beat the gui-tar into submission, or just hurt its feelings so much that it decided it no longer wanted to be on the record.

MGMT has made such a uniquely different album with Congratulations that it’s hard to tell which is their real sound, this, or the one they had with Oracular Spectacular. Maybe they’ll keep us on our toes and release a surf rock album next.

One can only hope.

To be completely frank, Congratu-lations is boring.

Each track blends into the next like a stream of consciousness, un-changing and stuck on one thought, all coming from the mind of a bored, dark hippie who can’t stop obsessing about the "good ol’ days" on Haight and Ashbury – as he plays a harpsi-chord.

The album starts out semi-upbeat with the track “It’s Working.” The vocals are low and almost indistin-guishable, while the music soars above them, blending old and new school sounds with the energy of MGMT’s psychedelic rock sound.

The saving grace of this album, and maybe the reason MGMT have garnered so much respect after only one full length album before Con-

8 April 22, 2010

UC Davis: Three-game sweep.UC Irvine: Two of three.UC Santa Barbara: Two of three.Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Results

pending.The first three weekends of Big

West Conference play couldn’t have gone much better for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team. In nine conference games so far, the Titans have accumulated a 7-2 record, good for sole possession of first place, two games ahead of the 5-4 logjam at second place between UCI, Pacific and UC Riverside.

In other words, all is well in the Big West.

“We’re looking forward to con-tinue (playing) good baseball,” Ti-tan Head Coach Dave Serrano said. “Cal Poly’s record is not as good as it probably could be, but I know they’re a good team.”

For the second time in as many weeks, CSUF goes into a weekend armed with the reigning Big West Player of the Week. This time it’s in the form of junior center fielder Gary Brown, who menaced the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos during last weekend’s series win.

On the weekend, Brown went 7-for-14 at the dish with two home runs on Saturday (his first career multi-home run game), six RBIs, six runs scored and two stolen bases.

“(Cal Poly) is another opponent, just a different day,” Brown said. “We need to start with the first pitch, first hit, play well and stick to our (defense). Simple things. Not getting ahead of ourselves and just playing ball.”

In their 17 wins since being shut-out against Fresno State March 11, the No. 16 Titans have averaged just over 10 runs and 15 hits a game (which includes Tuesday’s 12-run, 15-hit win against the Pepperdine Waves).

Still, don’t give all the credit to the surging offense, led by junior short-stop Christian Colon (who leads the Big West with 11 homers) and soph-omore first baseman Nick Ramirez (who currently holds a 13-game hit streak during which he’s batting .509 with eight long balls), because in those victories Titan pitchers only allowed, on average, three runs a game.

“We’re looking to continue put-ting up runs and playing solid de-

Baseball prepares totame the Mustangs

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fense and have our pitching staff go out and do what they’ve been do-ing the last few weeks,” said junior catcher Zach Tanida. “We’re looking to go out and get three more wins this weekend.”

As for the Cal Poly SLO, they come to Goodwin Field with a 3-6 record in league play which includes consecutive series losses to UCR, UCSB and Cal State Northridge.

However, Serrano believes they’re well capable of turning things around.

“Their offense is very good, they’ve struggled a little bit on the mound this year, but their top five hitters are as good as anyone in the league,” Serrano said. “We’re going to have our hands full. I don’t care what their record is, I respect that coach-ing staff and I respect that team and we’ll have a battle on our hands.”

Since their first meeting in 1984, CSUF leads the all-time se-ries against Cal Poly 46-9 (27-3 at home). However, the Mustangs did win two of three against the Titans in 2007 – the first and only time they’ve done so.

“Everybody in the Big West is good,” said junior second baseman Corey Jones.

“It’s the game of baseball, any-body can beat anybody, so we don’t take any opponent lightly. We ex-pect Cal Poly to come in and want to beat us, especially right now. We’re playing well so there’s going to be a target on our back. They’re going to want to beat us in front of our home crowd so we need to be ready for anything.”

The first of three games this weekend starts Friday night at 7 p.m. at Goodwin Field.

Sophomore pitcher Tyler Pill settles in to pitch against Texas Christian University.photo By david munoz/For the daily titan

The color pink will be seen all over Anderson Family Field when the Cal State Fullerton Titans host the UC Davis Aggies this week-end.

Saturday’s doubleheader is CSUF’s second annual “Power in Pink” Day, as the players and coaches will wear pink to promote breast cancer awareness.

“There are so many lives that are affected by breast cancer and it’s a big deal,” Titan Head Coach Mi-chelle Gromacki said.

“It’s good to see that UC Davis is in complete support as well. It’s a great event.”

The Titans are going into this weekend after a series sweeping loss to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

“Our conference seems to be weak this year and I think it’s go-ing to come up to the very end,” Gromacki said.

The two teams were in a three-way tie with UC Riverside as well, and after the weekend’s games, Cal Poly sits atop the Big West Confer-ence as number one.

“In the games we play everything needs to happen,” Gromacki said. “We need to be hitting well, have luck on our side, but at this point it seems we have nothing helping us out on our side.”

The Titans look forward in preparation for UC Davis this weekend.

“I think our plan for UCD will be very similar to that of Cal Poly’s plan, because UCD also has a decent lefty pitcher (junior Alex Holmes),” said junior first base-man K.C. Craddick. “I think this weekend was disappointing to ev-eryone because we worked so hard the week before preparing for Cal Poly.”

The Titans are going to try and shake it off as they play host to the UCD Ag-gies.

“It always feels good play-ing at home. It’s where we are most comfortable playing and no one knows our field better than us,” Craddick said.

The team’s hitting has come around and has been better than

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ever, as they out-hit Cal Poly in the last game 13 hits to nine.

“We got a lot of hits but it wasn’t timely,” Gromacki said. “We left runners stranded in scoring posi-tion. It’s not great hitting that wins

ball games, it’s timely hitting.”

Craddick be-lieves that the team has been making out-standing strides this season and it is very notice-able each week of play.

“We have four weekends left to prove why we are the best team in conference,” Crad-dick said. “We are not concerned with the standings right now, all we are looking to do is win each game,

one pitch at a time.”Titans prepare to take on Pacif-

ic, Long Beach State and Cal State Northridge in the last weeks of the conference season.

“It’s hard, but we can’t just give up,” said junior pitcher Ari Cer-vantes. “We are trying hard not to let it get us down too much because things can always turn around and any team can beat anyone on any given day.”

With motivation and confidence still high, the Titans are assured that the postseason is not out of reach.

“As a veteran on this team, I try and go out every single day and show the team why I love to play this game. I think it is very important to stay positive and keep fighting. This team is a bunch of fighters and we will not go down without a fight,” Craddick said.

Junior first baseman K.C. Craddick trots to first base after getting walked April 10.photo By christa connelly/daily titan photo editor

Softball aims to get back in Big West race

““We have four weekends left to prove why we are the best team in conference

– K.C. Craddick junior first baseman

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Aries (March 21-April 19) As you accept your power-ful role, you also accept your greater good. Enthusiasm goes a long way as you challenge your own endurance. Test your limits.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Challenge yourself to accom-plish more than you think you need today. A demand from a distant tyrant requires you to adjust your sched-ule.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Save your demands for a pri-vate consultation. You get the changes you want more easily when you avoid embarrassing others.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Plan on giving in to the demands of others. The challenge is to hold out for the one thing you can’t live without. Let everything else go.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Love grows today. An older person shares stories that tug at your heartstrings. The morale of the tale can be applied to your work. Take it all in.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Younger people apply pressure for better toys. The group decision can account for their desires without excessively increasing the budget.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You get grumpy if you don’t get your way at home. You might warn everyone so they know it’s not personal. Healing energy comes from sand and sun.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You probably can’t ignore a power player today. Adapt to their demands in order to get on with the fun of working with compatible associ-ates.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Be conservative with money now. That doesn’t mean you can’t do something fun and creative. Put extra time into the planning.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Boost your energy level by eating more protein and less fats. Go ahead and splurge on carbs. Diet later, if you must.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You feel like a yo-yo in action. Stop and smell the roses. Ask your significant other to pace you. It’s an endurance race, not a sprint.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Deadlines have been moved forward. There’s plenty to do, but you bring organiza-tion and determination to the situation. It all works out.

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