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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
May 11, 2010Vol. 87 Issue 50
TUESDAY
Biology expert awarded for bacteria research
‘Gluten-free’ products emerge
Professor of biological science Marcelo Tolmasky will be honored May 21, following his acceptance of the 2010 Cal State Fullerton Outstanding Professor Award.
Tolmasky has been studying why and how bacteria becomes resistant to antibiotics since the 1980s.
“It’s a great honor,” Tolmasky said. Recipients of the award must demonstrate superla-
tive teaching, distinguished scholarship on a national or international scale and contributions to the Univer-sity and the CSU, according to a press release.
“He is considered brilliant as a teacher and brilliant as a scientist,” said Russ Hudson of CSUF Public Af-fairs.
Tolmasky first became interested in studying bac-teria resistant to antibiotics in 1985, while in Argen-tina.
“My first interest came by working with the people at the children’s hospital in Argentina and seeing the devastating effect of mulit-resistant infections on new-borns,” Tolmasky said.
The “gluten free” label has become more and more com-mon. Those words have little meaning for many customers, but for those who have been diagnosed with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes damage to the small intestine, finding a “gluten-free” proclamation on the front of a Chex cereal box or Betty Crocker cake mix found at mainstream grocery stores is exciting progress in health awareness. An estimated one in 133 people have celiac dis-ease, with about 97 percent of these people undiagnosed, according to the Celiac Disease Foundation.
“I was diagnosed with celiac six years ago. My mom had died from Chron’s disease and I was having a lot of weird abdominal symptoms and I felt sick all the time,” said Victoria Morrison, CSUF alumna and nurse practitio-ner at St. Joseph’s Hospital. “The doctors ended up doing testing on me for celiac to rule it out but it actually ended up coming out positive.”
Biological science professor Marcelo Tolmasky will receive an award for his contributions to the California State University.
photo courtesy marcelo tolmasky
By Fred BloomDaily Titan Staff Writer
See TOLMASKY, Page 2
Gluten-free baking can include foods that would otherwise contain gluten, such as cupcakes, biscotti and submarine sandwich bread.
photo courtesy mct
See GLUTEN, Page 5
By Brenna phillipsDaily Titan Staff [email protected]
Task Force must prove the Cal State Fullerton satellite school is still a viable expenditure
By alison munsonDaily Titan Staff Writer
Cal State Fullerton’s Irvine campus is still in danger of being shut down, even though it brought in an estimated $6.5 million in profits for the 2009-2010 academic year.
photo courtesy dt photo liBrary
Irvine Campus still at riskLast summer, the landowner of the Cal State Fuller-
ton Irvine Branch Campus, the Lennar Corp., intended to withdraw from a lease renewal with CSUF. After a decided extension of the lease to August 2011, the cur-rent location of the Irvine Branch Campus is still at risk of being shut down.
In January, the Irvine Branch Campus Task Force Report was released. Composed by 16 people, rang-ing from professors and administrators to students and deans, the report is an analysis of “historical and cur-rent documents pertaining to a central/southern Orange County campus,” otherwise known as the Irvine Branch Campus.
For 75 days, this group worked to answer a key ques-tion for the future of CSUF: Why should CSUF provide a campus in southern Orange County?
“We have made a commitment to south Orange County since 1989,” said Susan Cooper, dean of the Ir-vine Branch Campus. “We have made commitments to students, cities, school districts, etc. to have a presence in south county. The Task Force reaffirmed. Students de-pend on us, and vocalized this at our open forums and in each year of our student surveys, to be a location that they can reach from home or work in south county.”
The report in summary presents a “strong rationale for maintaining a campus in central/southern Orange County” and delves deeply into the economics of the situation as support for their reasoning. According to the report, during the 2009-2010 academic year, the Irvine Branch Campus revenue was estimated at $11.9 million with expenditures of an estimated $5.4 million. This im-plies an estimated $6.5 million in “profit” for CSUF.
The Task Force Report reasons that “Cal State Fuller-ton takes in much more revenue from the Irvine Cam-pus operation than it spends on Irvine campus func-tions” and so the $6.5 million is assumed to benefit the Fullerton campus.
In a letter to the Irvine Branch Campus Task Force, Justin Tucker, assistant professor of political science and graduate adviser for the environmental studies program, expressed his belief that “diverting resources to an ad-ditional campus at a time of budget cuts is demoralizing to the faculty and is a poor use of resources.”
“(We need to) pull some of the faculty that are teach-ing at Irvine and put them back here on the main cam-pus,” Tucker said. “I don’t think we’d have a net loss in number of classes or number of teachers but I think we’d have a definite reduction in costs in terms of building maintenance, power, and stuff like that.”
See IRVINE, Page 3
City budget cuts continue to affect community
German scientists discover that suffering stab wounds from robots can be lethal
OPINION, Page 6
Nerdgasm:
Fullerton Parks and Recreation Commission (left to right): Scott Hayes, Shawna Adam, Sueling Chen, Scott Stanford, Carl Van Gorden, Kathleen Shanfield and Wes Morgan.photo By JenniFer karmarkar/Daily Titan Staff Writer
Monday night, the Fullerton Parks and Recreation Commission unani-mously approved that budget cuts totaling $323,000 should go forward for final approval by the City Council in June. The City Council had already approved the total amount to be cut at a March city budget workshop, however, the way the cuts were to be dispersed among the Parks and Recre-ation department had been unclear.
In March, city officials announced a $5.5 million dollar shortfall for fiscal year 2010-2011, which begins July 1. The city council has already approved more than $3 million cuts and needs to slash the remaining amount by the end of June.
“What we have is a structural deficit citywide that we are a part of,” Parks and Recreation Director Joe Felz told commission members. “We’re trying to come up with the fundamental reductions citywide so we can move forward with the operation of the city. Clearly, public safety is the number one expense, but we are part of trying to create a new starting point for the city budget.”
One hotly-debated issue had been a proposed $80,000 cut to the Muck-enthaler Cultural Center. More than 150 people attended a March 23 city council meeting to protest the cut. However, last night, the Commission voted to move forward. In addition to the cuts to the Muckenthaler, cuts will be made to several other Parks and Recreation programs, includ-ing $152,000 to the Senior Center,
$12,000 to Adopt-a-Park, $50,000 to youth sports programs, $89,000 to the Fullerton Museum Center, $55,000 to FAST/Independence Park Pool and $19,000 to the Richman Center.
These represent only a portion of the cuts to be made, according to Felz, with an additional $161,000 in cuts to be decided by June 1. He added that there has been a lot of co-operation among the groups since the cuts were announced.
“I think that the organizations are in the real world and they appreci-ate what’s happening throughout the economy,” Felz said. “This is not a big surprise to anybody who’s operating a business or working.”
Parks and Recreation Commis-sion members agreed that asking the groups to shoulder these cuts has been difficult.
“What makes Fullerton a unique place is the parks and recreation and museums and lakes and trails that we have,” said commission chair Scott Stanford. “For us to have to recom-mend any type of cuts to anything re-ally undermines the quality of life that we all enjoy, so I don’t think any of us enjoy taking these cuts.”
Stanford added that it’s a reality of the times we live in and the commis-sion would be irresponsible if they didn’t take a hard look at all of the different partners and ask that every-body make a sacrifice, including the Muckenthaler.
“We’ll just have to wait until the city council meeting and see what the final report is,” said Muckentha-ler Executive Director Zoot Velasco after the meeting. “And plan for the worst.”
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INterNAtIoNALAt least 92 Iraqis killed in a day of shootings
Obama nominates Elena Kagan to Supreme Court
DFG tries to enhance salmon return to American River
SAN PABLO – About 2 million young salmon are starting their mi-gration from the American river to the sea today, and this time they get to begin the long swim in their home river.
In prior years, nearly all the fall-run chinook salmon raised upstream at Nimbus hatchery near Lake Natoma were moved by tanker truck to San Pablo Bay near Vallejo. the intent was to help the fish avoid preda-tors and pollution in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta.
But thanks to some of the first data from a tagging program started in 2007, the california department of Fish and Game has learned that few of the fish released in San Pablo Bay made it back to the river to spawn as adults.
So starting today, the 3-inch salmon smolts raised at the hatchery are getting a shorter ride to the mouth of the American river, where they are released beneath the Jibboom Street Bridge, just upstream of the confluence with the Sacramento river.
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BAGHDAD – Militants launched attacks on security forces and Shiite Mus-lim civilians across Iraq on Monday, nearly killing 100 people in a spree of shoot-ings and bombings that rattled the country and worsened tensions among its political elite.
At least 92 Iraqis were killed and more than 300 were injured. The number of dead and wounded rose steadily in the evening as reports trickled in from Mosul in the north, Basra in the far south and points in between. News channels broad-cast familiar images of weeping women cloaked in black abayas, mangled motor vehicles and pools of water mixed with blood.
It was the worst day of political violence in Iraq since dec. 8, when insurgent bombings in the capital killed at least 127. No one claimed responsibility, but the choice of targets and the coordinated nature suggested an operation by al-Qaida in Iraq and sometimes-allied Sunni Arab insurgents groups.
WASHINGTON – President Barack obama on Monday nominated Solici-tor General elena Kagan to the Supreme court to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
“elena is widely regarded as one of the nation’s foremost legal minds,” obama said, with the woman he called his friend at his side in the east room of the White house.
he said Kagan “embodies that same excellence, independence, integrity and passion for the law” as Stevens does. he called Stevens “a giant with fidelity to the constitutional ideal of equal justice under the law.”
“I am honored and I am humbled,” Kagan said, calling it a “special honor” to be nominated to take the seat that Stevens holds.
Students enjoy frappéhourBy Zam anwar
Daily Titan Staff [email protected]
During the happy hour event that took place at the Starbucks in Mihaylo Hall, students were able to pick and choose the ingredients they wanted in their drink for half price.
photo By Christa Connelly/Daily titan photo editor
Students lined up at the Starbucks located in cal State Fullerton’s Mi-haylo hall on Monday to get a taste of Starbucks’ new however-you-want-it Frappuccino that launched May 5 and is half-price through May 13.
The happy hour lasts from 3-5 p.m., and allows customers to choose their own coffee intensity, type of milk, syrup, whipped cream amount and topping. Previously, customers could choose among the Frappucci-no flavors and customize their drinks only by selecting the “light” option or asking for no whipped cream or toppings.
According to a Starbucks spokes-person, the company has partnered with the Public relations Student Society of America to host a student competition to launch the new bev-erages on and around college cam-puses.
According to the campaign brief, Starbucks will award $500 to the top team, $300 to the runner-up and $200 to the second runner-up. In addition, each team will receive up to $300 to reimburse the costs of implementing its campaign.
At cSUF, titan Blend is the team of PrSSA members that is partici-pating in the PrSSA/Starbucks cam-paign to launch the new Frappuc-cino. christa Keizer, Karla Nieto and Jennifer Nguyen make up the three-member team of public relations ma-jors at cSUF who are planning the events around the campaign.
“This is not for academic credit. We’re doing this for the sheer hands-on experience,” said Nguyen, a junior public relations and sociology major. “If we are recognized in the competi-tion, it looks really great for cSUF, and we can say, ‘hey, Starbucks was our client!’ ”
Brittany hoxie-Wiley, nursing sophomore and barista at the Star-bucks’ Mihaylo hall location, said that usually the Starbucks Frappuc-cino consists of a pre-mixed base that was made up of non-fat milk and other ingredients.
“But it was pretty fattening and there was no option of soy or custom-izing your drink,” said hoxie-Wiley, adding that now consumers are al-lowed to customize their drinks any way they desire.
“The line is a little longer than usual today, and the event has just started. We also have more people working today because of the event.” hoxie-Wiley said.
Most students who lined up to par-take of the offer seemed to prefer the caramel Frappuccino, asking baristas to customize their drinks with mocha drizzles, shaved chocolate curls, toffee nut or peppermint syrups, or asking to add an additional shot of espresso or caramel.
chris Khong, senior business ma-jor, commented on the launch of Starbucks’ new however-you want-it Frappuccino.
“It’s definitely bringing a lot more attention, but I think the campaign will attract more loyal customers rather than new ones,” Khong said.
Siddharth Godsay, who is pur-suing his Masters in marketing at
cSUF, said that in terms of marketing, these special events that qualify as sales promotions are just efforts to entice customers with reduced prices.
“Starbucks is generally expensive, but when new customers come in and try these promotional drinks, they sometimes get addicted to them and become repeat customers,” Godsay said. “This is how consumer psychol-ogy works.”
team titan Blend of the PrSSA will
also be hosting an event on tuesday at the Quad from noon-1 p.m., called “express your love,” where students will have the opportunity to express their love for the new Frappuccino on an “express your love” wall.
There will be a poetry recital by stu-dents that will allow them to express themselves before finals. A live jazz band from the college of arts will also play music to help students relax before their final exams.
tolmasky: professor reCipiant of honorFrom Page 1
“Many newborns would die be-cause of infections. They have to be treated immediately.”
researching a single specific topic could get old after 25 years, but tolmasky maintains interest because the problem has not been solved and continues to increase.
“The problem is growing. It’s not going away,” tolmasky said.
tolmasky is involved in several organizations and programs in-cluding the cSUF-based Minority health and health disparities In-ternational research and training Program.
The program, aimed at providing awareness for minority and interna-tional health problems and finding novel approaches to them, sends students to conduct research inter-nationally at places such as the Uni-versity of cambridge in London and chiang Mai University in Thailand.
“he mentors students from around the country and, using his international connections, lines up research opportunities for them in Thailand, Argentina and england. This is an incredible op-portunity for our students,” said pro-fessor and chair of biological sciences, robert Koch.
Through MhIrt and other pro-grams, tolmasky has generated inter-est on bacteria’s re-sistance to antibiotics to thousands of students at cSUF and around the world.
“on this campus, he's very well known for his work and research,” hudson said.
tolmasky earned his Master’s degree and doctorate in chemistry at the Uni-versity of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
he holds the status of academic af-filiate at San diego State’s center for Microbial Sciences.
As a corresponding investigator at Fundacion Insituto Lel-oir in Argen-tina, he can conduct and collaborate on research.
he was an official aca-demic visitor to the Univer-sity of oxford during sum-
mer terms as part of the United Kingdom’s microbiology unit from 1998-2007.
he now is an official academic visitor year round. he also co-ed-ited the book “enzyme-Mediated resistance to Antibiotics Mecha-nisms, dissemination and Pros-pects for Inhibition.”
“We are thrilled that Marcelo was chosen for this honor,” Koch said.
“Not only is he one of the most productive and widely known re-searchers in our department, but he uses that prestige to offer top notch experiences to students in his research lab as well as in his classes.”
the outstanding Professor award is the highest honor that can be given out by the university to faculty.
As this year’s recipient, tol-masky will also carry the mace to lead the faculty during commence-ment ceremonies.
he will also receive a $4,000 cash award from the President’s Associates.
When asked why her profes-sor deserved the award, third year graduate student richa Aggarwal gave a simple reply.
“he's awesome.”
““on this campus, he’s very well known for his work and research.
– russ hudson cSUF Public Affairs
May 11, 2010 3
IRvIne: value of campus weIghed
university extended education builds life-long relationshipsSince 2003, University Ex-
tended Education has been home to the International Pro-grams, Asia, one of the longest-lasting programs at Cal State Fullerton. UEE, as well as other colleges on campus, developed programs like IPA to help es-tablish the prestige of the Uni-versity, as well as help diversify students and others involved in the international programs.
One of President Milton Gordon’s main visions for the university is to build the Uni-versity with a global outlook and broadness, said Lisa Xue, director of IPA and University Outreach.
Xue has been the director of IPA and UO since she came to CSUF seven years ago. She, along with the help of UEE Dean Harry Norman, has trans-formed IPA from a China-only program to the broad program it is today.
IPA, which is part of the CSUF Auxiliary Services Corpo-ration, focuses on the academic exchange between international faculty members, students and professionals in general.
“We are going global,” Xue said. “We have a lot of groups from universities in Asia that want to come to our university to learn about our university system as well as our Student Affairs system.”
Through IPA, these inter-national faculty members, stu-dents and professionals are able to shadow CSUF professors and faculty members. They are able to sit in on classes, listen to lectures, as well as conduct research with the professors of CSUF. Each international pro-gram is customized and can last from two weeks to a year. This opportunity gives many partici-pants the chance to develop life-long relationships as well as help culture CSUF faculty members
and vice versa.Being part of this program has
various steps, Xue explained. Par-ticipants must first be attending universities in Asia that are part-nered with CSUF, as well as be in good academic standing with their university. They then go through an interview process and are selected form there. Administration, faculty and staff also have to go through a selection process within their own universities.
While being part of the IPA, participants work closely with Stu-dent Affairs, with strong support from Student Affairs Vice President Bob Palmer, to gain an understand-ing of the strong curriculum estab-lished for them.
This summer, UEE will be host-ing a four-week-long International Students Summer Leadership Pro-gram, which currently has around 100 students registered. ISSLP participants will be from various countries in Asia, including China, South Korea and Makow. Students will be able to strengthen their leadership skills as well as learn the qualities of a good leader.
These international students will also have to opportunity to interact and mingle with CSUF students who volunteer to be mentors. Xue
encourages CSUF students to vol-unteer to be a part of this program and believes it will help students to learn about different cultures.
“We are going to schedule them (international students) with Uni-versity (CSUF students) to help make them feel more comfortable,” Xue explained. “This is a great way to broaden views on both sides.”
IPA Assistant Director Arthur Wang explains that the internation-al students who come to the ISSLP have peaked interests in California and can experience California first hand through this program.
Wang is in charge of marketing the IPA as well as reaching out to new clients.
Within the IPA, there is also the Osaka Faculty Development Program, where professors from first-class Osaka University in Ja-pan come to discuss and research within their area of expertise.
The participants are able to de-velop an understanding of UC and private schools as well as commu-nity colleges. They are able to inter-act with their counterparts because of the government funding they receive. Their government wants the participants to take what they learn in the United States and in-corporate it into their universities
in their home countries, Wang ex-plained.
Extensively involved in the FDP is Vice President Ephraim Smith, as well as Associate Vice President Ed Trotter of Undergraduate Pro-grams.
Melem Sharpe-Kwon, who is the program director for the OFDP, coordinates the academic side of the program, helps develop the visitors’ schedules and acts as a li-aison between Osaka and CSUF professors who are mentors in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
Sharpe-Kwon recalls the first group of professors who visited CSUF in the first OFDP in spring 2009. Susumu Uchiyama, an as-sistant professor within the depart-ment of biotechnology, was one of Sharpe-Kwon’s most memorable faculty members she worked with.
“He was just a very unique indi-vidual because he had a lot of expe-rience overseas at other universities in other countries,” Sharpe-Kwon said. “His view of education was different from other professors. He had a progressive idea of where ed-ucation was going to go in Japan.”
Sharpe-Kwon said she has had great philosophical conversations with many of the professors from
Osaka, and this program is a great collaboration between the univer-sity and international universities, allowing faculty to learn from one another. They are able to exchange research and ideas as well as inter-act with students. It’s win-win for both sides, Sharpe-Kwon said.
“For these (people) to pick us (CSUF) shows extreme prestige,” Xue said. “And their relationships with (CSUF) professors last a long time.”
Also under the large umbrella of UEE exists the American Language Program and University Semester Abroad Program, which attracts more than 13 countries to CSUF.
Christine Pircher-Barnes, the director of International Student Services, explains that the USAP allows international students to come study at CSUF. In order to be part of this program, incom-ing students must be apply for the program, be in good standing with the University, as well as have profi-cient English-speaking skills.
Unlike IPA, USAP allows stu-dents to come study at CSUF even if the international University doesn’t have a contract or partner-ship with the University.
“Students are able to take classes and make friendships,” Pircher-Barnes said. Students are able to come and stay in California resi-dent’s homes and learn the culture of Orange County.
Housing/Health Insurance Co-ordinator Jessica Hammond ex-plained that there are four different options international students can choose. They can stay in the dorms, find housing roommates, find an apartment or even be part of the Cultural Homestay Program.
The most popular out of the four programs is the CHP. In order to be a part of the CHP, both students and families must apply. Families wanting to host international stu-dents must pass a series of tests. Each person within the household must pass the Megan’s Law test, and Hammond personally visits each house to make sure the living environment is safe. Along with these tests, each household mem-
By adRIan gaItanDaily Titan Copy Editor
From left to right: Nancy Dolliver, Susan Dolliver, Don Dolliver, Ding TaoWen (China IPA student) and Phuong Hua (Vietnam IPA student) pose for a photo at the Dolliver family home in Placentia.
photo couRtesy susan dollIveR
Jessica Sotero, an 18-year-old unde-clared freshman, would want to spend any available money “on (the Fuller-ton) campus, not on the other cam-pus because this should be the main campus, I mean it’s in Fullerton.”
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ber must go through his or her own interview process.
Students, as well as the host families, fill out applications and are further matched based on interests and compatibility. This allows the students and the families to develop life-long relationships. The cultural ex-change is extremely enriching, Hammond said.
Susan Dolliver, a Placentia resident, and her family, have hosted around 16 students for the past two years through the CHP. The students her family takes in range in age, with the youngest being 18 and the old-est being 39.
The Dolliver family is current-ly hosting a Vietnamese woman and a man from Saudi Arabia. This is the first time she has hosted an international student not from an Asian country.
“I have never had a student that wasn’t kind and helpful. They’re always willing to do whatever possible to help me,” Dolliver said.
With Dolliver’s own kids out of the house, she, along with her husband, decided this would be a great opportunity to always have company.
Dolliver believes that stu-dents benefit from the CHP by being able to learn English and the culture within an American household.
Dolliver’s most memorable moment while being a host mother was when her husband underwent a serious surgery. She spent numerous hours with her husband at the hospital and, when returning home, her inter-national students surprised her with gifts for her birthday. To this day, she still doesn’t know how the students knew it was her birthday.
“They are so caring and con-siderate of the people around them,” Dolliover said.
“I think that (CSUF) should sup-port the main campus before they try extending out to anything else,” she added.
In addition to physical costs of campus maintenance, the Irvine cam-pus is protected to the point of excess and is essentially taking away from students at the main campus, Tucker said.
“Classes that typically are taught here at Fullerton with 30 or 40 stu-dents are taught at Irvine with six or seven students,” he added. “If a class is on campus here with less than 15 students, it’ll be cut but all the classes at Irvine seem to make. In fact, last se-mester or two semesters ago, a class on minori-ties had one student enrolled at Irvine, one student, and we were forced to teach it there. So, instead of having a professor teach a class full of 30 students here, we had that (professor) doing one class with one student in it at Irvine.”
Shawna Carroll, a 21-year-old se-nior and child development major, feels the effects of losing classes at the Fullerton campus.
“I hate the fact that all the classes have been cancelled,” Carroll said. “I would focus on giving the teachers more hours back. When you set up a
schedule and you find out a week be-fore that two of your classes have been cancelled you’re out of luck because you can’t get into classes that you need to take.”
Similarly, Gayle Brunelle, profes-sor of history, wrote in a letter to the Task Force that she has “never seen any convincing evidence that the Ir-vine Campus was anything more than a drain on our campus staff, faculty, facilities and budget.”
“I’ve never seen any information or statistics, that the administration has
offered, showing that in terms of revenue or cost verses revenue that the Irvine campus profits the university,” Brunelle said.
For Brunelle, m a i n t a i n i n g the campus is a
burden on the shoulders of the faculty who must commute to the campus while bearing the general increase in workload, she said.
“The issue is that the cost in terms of staff, library, infrastructure, as well as faculty is being born by the CSUF campus,” Brunelle added. “Faculty get in their cars, they drive down there. The University here is paying to rent space down in south county. All of that is a cost. You have to look at what the cost is of accommodating (Irvine campus students) and who is bearing the cost because right now (it) is com-ing out of Cal State Fullerton.”
For Cooper, the students at the Irvine campus are CSUF students all the same and because of that their presence is not taking away from Ful-lerton students.
“Students at Irvine pay the same fees that Fullerton campus students pay,” Cooper said. “Students at the Ir-vine Campus deserve services that are pertinent to their needs. The purpose of the Irvine Campus is not to create revenue for Fullerton.
This happens anyway. I believe that the Irvine Campus has been generat-ing income for CSUF for a long time. Students in south county want the campus in Irvine. I believe that the Irvine Campus is an excellent invest-ment in the students of south county as well as the future of CSUF.”
For a full copy of the Irvine Cam-pus Task Force Report, go to Fuller-ton.edu/irvinecampus/pdf/TaskForc-eReport2010.pdf.
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“I think (CSUF) should support the main campus before they try extending...
– Jessica Soteroundeclared
4 May 11, 2010
Cal State Fullerton students have a myriad of choices when looking for a local burger fix. And the options continue to expand as new places like The Habit open near CSUF.
But for an after class burger expe-rience, venture to Downtown Ful-lerton where Heroes Bar and Grill serves up hearty portions in a relax-ing atmosphere.
Located near Harbor and Com-monwealth, Heroes is the perfect place to wind down with friends af-ter those early morning classes.
Many may be familiar with the night scene at this bar, but it’s a dif-ferent scenario during the day.
The atmosphere is a mix of rustic and modern, with flat-screen televi-sions at each corner and classic tunes filling the air. Sawdust is scattered on the floor, perfect for absorbing the peanut shells that patrons are invited to toss on the ground.
The walls are lined with south-ern decor such as old-timey pho-tographs, old gas station signs and animal heads.
The menu has something for ev-eryone, offering everything from salads to chili to fish and chips. The restaurant also has more expensive dinner options and a kids menu for children 12 and under.
Guests are greeted early and of-ten upon arrival, and offered help by multiple waiters throughout the visit.
From the mo-ment the wait-ress brings drinks filled in mugs big enough to for Paul Bunyan, it is obvious that everything at Heroes is done big.
This assertion is only proven true when a plate of food arrives with curly fries stacked so high they overshadow the high-light of the entree.
The Hero Burger has a smokey flavor. A thick charbroiled patty, topped with thousand island is served on a onion roll.
Adding bacon is a bit pricey, at $2, raising the price of the plate from $10 to $12, but the added fla-
vor is worth it. All burger offerings can also be substituted with a turkey patty.
The Patty Melt might be better than the restaurant’s classic burger offering.
It is a more traditional flavor and the sandwich is easier to attack be-cause it does not fall apart.
The patty is sandwiched between two slices of per-fectly toasted Par-mesan bread and grilled onions give the melt the feel of a sandwich rather than a burger.
Who says the only way to get chicken fingers is through the kid’s
menu? Heroes cooks up a man-sized portion of chicken served on top of a mountain of fries. It is a great choice for those not interested in another beef dish.
At lunch, Heroes draws a crowd, but finding a table is not a problem. Guests range from businessmen to families to college students. Prices are only around $15 for a meal, not bad for the massive portions.
By Fred BloomDaily Titan Staff [email protected]
Located in downtown Fullerton in a rustic building that once housed a blacksmith in 1910, Heroes Bar and Grill may be better known by students as the place to go on a weekend night, but few recognize its satiating lunch time menu and kickback atmosphere.
Photo courtesy oF heroes Bar and grill
getting more than a beer at heroes
The walls are lined with southern decor such as old-timey photographs, old gas station signs and animal heads.
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look out for Fullerton market
LEFT: Salvador Garcia, 24, of Santa Maria is one of many produce sellers at Fullerton’s weekly farmer’s market. Along with live music, adorable dogs, and a train for chil-dren, there is a scrumptious food for everyone: crepes, Mexican food, shaved ice, freshly baked breads, tri-tip sandwiches, locally-harvested honey, Mediterranean food and so much more.
Photos By Joy KuhnsFor the Daily Titan
caPtions By serena whitecottonDaily Titan Staff [email protected]
LEFT: Rich Datin, 54, of Bue-na Park makes a Big Stick flavored shaved ice.
RIGHT: Allysa Eves, 21, of Ba-kersfield makes savory treats at the popular crepe stand in downtown Fullerton.
The Chicken Caesar crepe by the Crepe Makers is highly recommend-ed: made with creamy dressing and the fresh chicken, it taste like a fresh salad wrapped in a crouton.
Even at $5.50 for the small crepe, it is worth every penny.
The larger crepes are $8, and you would need two hands to eat those. Dessert crepes are offered at the same price.
LEFT: Dollface Des-serts of Huntington Beach offers some freshly baked desserts.
Overall, the Fullerton Market is a great place to spend a Thursday eve-ning. The bands change every week and it’s a great place to people-watch.
This is a cash-only event, so make sure to visit the ATM before-hand.
Fullerton Market is held every Thursday from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Wilshire Avenue, be-tween Harbor Boulevard and Pomona Avenue, by the Museum Center.
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Many go without ever finding out that they have celiac disease because the symp-toms are often attributed to other causes.
People with celiac disease may ex-perience abdominal pain and swelling, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, and sometimes vomiting, which can easily be mistaken for irritable bowel syndrome or food intolerance.
“I think that we’re going to have to start campaigning and advertising for people to start being tested for celiac,” Morrison said. “The people who have it really need to educate other people. As health care providers, we really need to be aware and look for those patients.”
Patients who are diagnosed with ce-liac are advised to stop eating food that contains gluten, which is a protein that is found in all forms of wheat, rye and barley.
“I grew up being able to eat a lot of those foods, so I feel like I was never de-prived in my life,” Morrison said. “I also know how sick it makes me, and I know what I feel like when it gets in my system. Plus, it seems like gluten-free options are busting at the seams.”
Many restaurants and fast food chains
have begun adding gluten-free options to their menus, and grocery stores, such as Whole Foods and Sprouts, contain entire gluten-free sections.
A fundraiser event was held for the American Celiac Disease Alliance in May to promote the advancement of restaurant menus to include more gluten-free options.
“Getting families to eat out during May, and supporting establishments which are serv-ing their needs is a major goal for us,” Executive Director of ACDA Andrea Levario told PR Newswire.
Levario noted that this was not only a fundraising benefit to the organization, but gave those who have celiac disease an opportunity to enjoy dining out.
Even some fast food services are beginning to offer gluten-free products, such as Starbucks, which began offering gluten-free cookies and snack bars this year.
“Starbucks recognizes its diverse market of customers,” said Frank Marquez, the manager of a local Fullerton Starbucks. “By offering products such as Dr. Lucy’s Cookies, we are providing snacks that all customers can in-dulge in.”
Unfortunately, Starbucks also changed the Frappaccinno recipe to include gluten at the
same time. While gluten-free foods tend not to taste
exactly the same as their equivalents, these products have begun to improve in taste.
“There are so many more choices now,” Morrison said. “Six years ago, I would have never even thought I’d be able to eat a cookie
that actually tastes like a cookie.”
This sudden increase in gluten-free products can be attributed to ad-vancements in enzyme technology, bioprocess-ing and high-pressure processing technology, which have been suc-cessfully applied to im-
prove the quality, safety and nutritional at-tributes of such products.
Though it may be difficult for those who are diagnosed to completely change their diet, proper eating habits are necessary, oth-erwise one may face serious long term effects such as stomach cancer, osteoporosis, and lymphoma.
“I don’t want people to think that it’s the end of the world if they are diagnosed,” Morrison said. “There are a lot of diagno-ses out there that are a lot worse. If you do change your diet and your lifestyle, you can be healthy and you can live a long time.”“Gluten-free” is more than just a label for those with celiac disease, which prohibits gluten consumption.
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Busy Bee, a Chinese food eatery, is one of many non-chain restaurants that is not required to provide nutritionl information. Photo By Nick marley/Daily titan Photo editor
No nutrition facts from non-chain eateries
As the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, grilled paninis, and orange chicken fill your nose, you quickly make a decision as your stomach begins to growl, crying for food. As you narrow your lunch options, you convince yourself you need to stick with a healthier diet.
Those who wish to eat healthy, or who are restricted to certain diets due to a health condition, may elect to skim over a restaurants nutritional guide to help them make a choice, yet certain restaurants at the Titan Student Union may not be able to hand you one.
According to SB1420, the Cali-fornia labeling bill that was enacted July 1, 2009, non-chain restaurants such as the Busy Bee, Fresh Kitchen and Langsdorf Hall Express are not required by law to provide nutrition-al information.
The bill states that only chain res-taurants need to provide nutritional information with the calories, carbo-
hydrates, saturated fat and sodium for all standard items either in bro-chure form, or posted on all menus.
However, the law “applies to fast-food and other chain restaurants having 20 or more outlets in Cali-fornia,” said Christina Martinez, the general manager of the CSUF Food Court.
“We have re-quested that Busy Bee look into producing a brochure for us to carry, and are pursuing the pos-sibility of hav-ing a brochure made for The Fresh Kitchen in the near future,” Martinez said.
Still, most students express con-cerns.
“That’s morally and ethically wrong,” said Aldo Guereca, a 19-year-old sophomore majoring in so-ciology. “Chain or not, a customer should have the right to know what’s in his or her food.”
Health issues are also a worry to students.
“I think that every restaurant on campus should have nutritional in-formation,” said Amanda Benz, an 18-year-old history major. “It can be dangerous to some people with aller-gies and for those of us who want to
know about calo-ries.”
Meanwh i l e , chain restaurants in California will be required to make nutritional i n f o r m a t i o n more visually apparent to cus-tomers by next year.
According to the same bill, chain restaurants will have to “provide the calorie content information for all standard menu items, menu boards and on display tags used by the facility.”
But again, this won’t apply at CSUF, unless the Fresh Kitchen or Busy Bee meet the requirements in the meantime.
By BriaN ZByseNskiDaily Titan Staff [email protected]
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“Chain or not, a customer should have a right to know what’s in his or her food.
– Aldo Guereca, Sociology major
gluteN: more thaN a laBel for some
Many go without ever finding out that they have Celiac disease because the symptoms are often attributed to other causes.
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6 May 11, 2010
To be honest, science and I usual-ly get along just fine (unless it makes me do math, then I have no other choice but to go medieval on that bitch). Modern science has led to the creation of countless advancements, including penicillin and Mountain Dew Code Red (I’m doing the hell out of the Dew).
Well, ladies and gentlemen, pre-pare to have your collective worlds rocked, because Germany just opened up a can of knowledge on
Nerdgasm“Exploring the highs and
lows of nerd culture”
Mr. Stabboid comethby AShleigh JohNSoN
Daily Titan Copy [email protected]
your asses. What Germany has found is probably the single most important discovery in the history of man.
According to a BBC article, a German study has proved that, take a deep breath now, if you get stabbed accidentally by a robot, you could die.
Go on, drink it in. You’ve earned it.
In the study, scientists used “a ro-bot arm holding a variety of bladed tools programmed to strike test substances that mimic soft tissue,” and “in some cases, the researchers found, the robots managed to acci-
The latest attempted terror-ist attacks, including the alleged Christmas Day bomber and last week’s unsuccessful attack in Times Square, has fueled the de-bate regarding Miranda rights. On Sunday, the Obama admin-istration announced that they would look into making Miranda exceptions when interrogating terrorism suspects.
Miranda rights were estab-lished in a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 1966 and gener-ally prevents prosecutors to use any statements made by suspects before they have been read their Miranda rights; which are they have a right to remain silent and to consult a lawyer. Republicans have long detested the Miranda ruling, and argue that terrorism suspects should be questioned as military detainees, rather than dealt with as regular criminals. Their primary concerns have them fearing that informing a suspect of their rights might prompt them to stop disclosing information that could possibly prevent future attacks. Which brings me to think that this is just another attempt by Obama to gain republican support. He already folded on his stance on offshore oil drilling. Is this next?
Attorney General Eric Holder told “Meet the Press” host David Gregory that “we certainly need more flexibility and we want the ‘public safety exception’ to be con-sistent with the public safety con-cerns that we now have in the 21st Century.” In other words, people are attacking our country so screw their rights, let’s protect ourselves before we get attacked again.
Do they forget that the U.S. Constitution, what we live by and what represents our country as a whole, says that non-citizens share the same rights as us?
Article III, Section 2 states, “The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, un-der their Authority; to all Cases af-fecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls ... and for-eign States, Citizens or Subjects.”
Holder also stated that the Time Square car bomb driver, Faisal Shahzad, continued to talk to in-vestigators after he was read his Miranda rights. Regardless of their knowledge of the fact that they have a right to remain silent, a suspect’s intention to disclose information is up to them. How much influence do the investigators really have?
If in fact a suspect refuses to speak to investigators after being read their Miranda rights, does it matter? The suspect is off the streets and in custody. If there is sufficient evidence against them, they’re testimony isn’t necessary.
The Miranda rights should not be changed to accommodate ter-rorists. Our constitution repre-sents that everyone, citizens or not, have rights and are created equal. Changing this legendary Supreme Court ruling will only weaken our country’s credibility.
by MeliSSA MAldoNAdoDaily Titan Staff Writer [email protected]
by dANielle FliNtDaily Titan Copy [email protected]
Should the government allow exceptions to the Miranda laws in regards to terrorists?
Miranda rights have a clear and useful purpose: They allow detained criminals the knowl-edge that they have a right to an attorney for questioning, they may remain silent, and, if they re-fuse silence, that everything they say may be used against them in court. In border states, such as California, we even allow alleged criminals without citizenship con-tact the consulate of their country of origin.
Generally, these rights protect the accused from being pressured into a false confession, and very rarely does the reading of these rights pose a threat to national security. We, as citizens of the United States, pride ourselves on the equal treatment of all people, assuming innocence until proven guilty.
In the case of terrorism, as with the recent attempted bombing of Times Square, these rights do stand in the way of the safety and security of the nation.
When Faisal Shahzad was de-tained for allegedly orchestrating the failed terrorist attack on Times Square, law enforcement had no idea if he was acting alone.
It wasn’t until a few hours after they detained him that he was read his Miranda rights, but, as dictated
my Miranda law, no information he released to authorities could be used against him at a later time. Nonetheless, they took a major risk by allowing this man his Miranda rights and delaying information vi-tal to the security of this country. If it weren’t for the information they received before his Miranda rights were read, there’s no telling the possible threats to American secu-rity that could have occurred.
In most cases, a delayed confes-sion and relevant information to the crime are not interfering with the lives of hundreds of thousands of American citizens. In this case, a few hours could have meant death. Terrorism is not on the same level as petty or singular acts of violence perpetrated within our borders, they are acts of war against the U.S.
The men and women who com-mit (or attempt to commit) hor-rendous acts of violence against the U.S. do so without respect or ad-herence to the laws and principles of this country. If these criminals are citizens of the U.S., as Shahzad was, they have committed treason, and are, therefore, enemies of the state. Article three, section three of the Constitution states “Trea-son against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their en-emies, giving them aid and com-fort.” Shahzad, and any like him, have declared war on the U.S. by attempting to take the collective lives of our citizens.
Though the Miranda rights are important and serve a noble pur-pose, I am willing to take the un-popular stance that terrorists do not deserve the luxury of silence and legal counsel, potentially al-lowing greater acts of terrorism to take place as the criminal waits in an unused interrogation room.
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We are truly living in historic times. Al-bert Einstein is now nothing more than a shrieking, incontinent monkey with mad cow disease in my eyes.
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder during a news conference at the Department of Justice Nov. 13, 2009, in Washington, DC.
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Armed NYPD officers talk to each other as police and fire personnel close off the area in New York’s Times Square on May 1, 2010.
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dentally inflict wounds that would prove ‘lethal.’ ”
The stab-tastic study is thought to be the first of its kind, though apparently other studies have been conducted to find out “what would happen when large heavy ro-bots bump into people.”
We are truly living in historic times. Albert Einstein is now nothing more than a shrieking, incontinent mon-key with mad cow disease in my eyes. Carl Sa-gan had the intellectual prowess of a rock compared to these guys. Nikola Tesla? More like Nikola Testicle-a! (Sidenote: I am so, so sorry you had to read that. Don’t worry, I’ve already taken the liberty of bashing myself over the head with a sledge-hammer. My mouth tastes like pea-nut butter!)
I’ve decided to suggest some new studies for my idols. Here it goes: What would happen if a human drank a gallon-sized bottle of bleach?
Are mullets awesome? What makes a dog go “bark?” Can a baby defeat a mixed martial arts fighter with the power of music? Where’s my god-damn sammich? Fucking magnets, how do they work? Why do guys
never leave the toilet seat down, am I right ladies? (I’ll go get the s l e d g e h a m m e r …) Why is Dane Cook considered a comedian?
Actually, I’d be curious to see the results of that last study. That might actually have some scientific merit.
Seriously though, congratulations to the German research team for liv-ing out every slasher movie villain’s dream of getting paid to get their stab on.
With that out of the way, it’s time for a super special bonus, EXXXXXXXXXTRREEEME ver-sion of Nerdgasm! Radical!
It’s been a good run, y’all. But sad-ly, it’s time to blow this pop stand.
Soon, very soon, I’ll be graduat-ing from this campus into the career world, (ok, so I really got banned from campus for trying to pull a hilarious prank involving nitroglyc-erin, chocolate syrup, a wooden stake and a baby tiger, but the ad-ministration is allowing me to call
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my court-ordered ban “graduation.” So, thanks, administration!)
But before I’m officially off to wreak some serious shit, I wanted to thank anyone who has ever read my Sharpie fume-fueled rants. If I made just one of you crack a smile, it’s worth the dishonor I’ve brought to the family name.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Talk about basics today. Your mind may be going in 100 directions, but your effort needs to be focused on one thing at a time.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) You have more than enough great ideas. The challenge is to choose ones that accom-plish the immediate goal yet also have far-reaching implications.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) Imagination helps you put your best foot forward. Possible side effects include inventing problems where there aren’t any.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) Although the group awaits your decision, the contemplation of alternatives delays your arrival. Devise a careful presentation.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Actions speak louder than words. Today, however, words carry the essence of an abstract message.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Leave your favorite person in charge of today’s mysteries. That way you can handle practical matters for family members near and far.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Use your authority to assign tasks to others that you might ordinarily do yourself. This gives you a chance to evaluate the skills and meth-ods others use.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your imagination works overtime to figure out how to balance your partner’s practical needs against fantasy. There are obstacles, but your ideas are great, and others agree.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your imaginative ideas may not mesh with the stodgy ideas of co-workers. Let an ally smooth over any discord.
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) A household member requires your presence all day. You may need to take a day off to handle appointments or to provide compassionate care.
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Ten years ago, at Pebble Beach, Tiger Woods changed golf. He de-stroyed the field en route to his first U.S. Open victory. Now, his life is riddled with personal issues and he struggles to make the cut.
Woods withdrew from the Play-ers Championship in the middle of Sunday’s round, claiming that a neck injury will keep him from playing.
Woods says the injury has been bothering him since two weeks before last month’s Masters and fears that it could be a bulging disk.
He is also quick to point out that it has absolutely no relation to the November car crash that eventually brought Woods’ “transgressions” into the public eye. But this is the same Woods who earlier in the week said he was 100 percent healthy while try-
By fred BloomDaily Titan Staff Writer
ing to explain missing the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship last weekend.
Is there something wrong physi-cally? Maybe, but his neck prob-ably hurts as much as Lebron James’ “injured” elbow. Is there something wrong mentally? Definitely. Woods’ withdrawal is a combination of both; he is not up to par physically and not prepared mentally.
During his five month-long hiatus from golf, Woods rarely picked up a club. It is extremely difficult to simu-late an actual tournament and no amount of practice can take the place of competing professionally. If he was no good, at least he’d have an excuse.
Despite this, Woods returned suc-cessfully, finishing fourth at the Mas-ters. The performance had everyone thinking that Woods could block out his problems off the course as long as he was on one. Since then, he has been terrible. After missing the cut
for only the sixth time in his career, he was dismal at Quail Hollow and quit seven holes into a round.
His family issues could be taking a toll on him as he spends more time competing and less time at home. Aside from his personal problems, Woods has to deal with the stress of trying to maintain the world’s No. 1 ranking while Phil Mickelson looks primed to take it.
He will now head home to Or-lando, where he will have an MRI to determine the severity of his neck injury. His immediate future in golf is in doubt.
Woods says he would like to play in the Memorial, which starts June 6, in order to prepare for the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach starting June 17. In all likelihood, Woods will participate in those events even if he does not feel 100 percent. However, he would be better off staying home.Watching him play is a struggle and
it is obvious that he is not mentally ready for competition. Even if Woods was ready to compete physically, no-body could have prepared him for the steady stream of media inquiries and dwindling fan base.
The Tiger of old is gone. He is no longer a superhero or golf god. He is merely a flawed human, like any-body else, and that is how he is now treated. The world of Woods is much different.
Once the headline story on “SportsCenter,” he can now be seen on TMZ. The times he let his frus-tration get the better of him on the course are no longer tolerated.
Woods nostalgically wants to re-turn to Pebble Beach, 10 years after defeating the field by a whopping 15 strokes.
Instead of thinking about golf, he should stay home and attempt to solve his family issues and make amends for his transgressions.
Lacrosse reaches final destinationBy gilBert gutierrez iii
Daily Titan Asst. Sports [email protected]
The No. 13 Cal State Fullerton men’s lacrosse club competes today against the No. 4 Grand Valley State University in the Div. II Men’s Col-legiate Lacrosse Association National Championships at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colo., at 10 a.m.
The Lakers of Allendale, Mich., currently stand with an overall record of 11-3 and 4-0 in their conference.
In 2008, Grand Valley State made it to the championship round, but lost to Westminster College of Salt Lake City, Utah, 17-10.
With three players on their roster averaging more than two goals per game – GVS sophomore Jack Dumsa leads the team with 3.4 goals per game – CSUF knows what awaits them and they are determined to win.
“They’re in a really hard division and they take care of teams in their division, so they’re going to play as hard as they possibly can. We just got to be ready for it,” said junior captain Defensemen Ryne Olson (#14) and Jordan Michaels (#8) break up the Biola attack.
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and midfielder Mike Ansel.Last season, the Titans were elimi-
nated in the first round, but they know what to expect now, and can-not afford to make careless mistakes.
Previously, the team was more fo-cused on taking a defensive stand, but this year has been about gaining the offensive edge on their opponents, Ansel said.
“As long as our offense keeps the pressure on, we should do okay,” he said.
When reflecting about the team’s performance over the past two years, senior captain and defenseman Jor-dan Michaels feels that he and his teammates have bonded a lot more and learned how to work together on the field.
“Last year, we had a lot of good players, but we weren’t as close,” Mi-chaels said. “This year, we’re still a re-ally good team, we’re all really good friends and I think that’s what’s going to help us be successful.”
Michaels, a second team South-western Lacrosse Conference player, is excited and confident to take on their opponent.
“We are ready to go there and ready to show everyone that we can actually play with the best in the country,” he said.
Ansel – a two-time SLC player of the year – spent the past week men-tally preparing himself to face his op-ponents in Denver.
“I know I’m going to be going up against bigger and tougher guys, so there’s nothing really you can do. You just have to go out there and play your own game,” Ansel said.
The Titans went 12-5 on the sea-son and dominated their conference with a 7-0 record.
Despite the fact that they are seed-ed low in the polls, there’s no doubt that the Titans can be the spoiler in the playoffs and exceed their oppo-nents’ expectations. There’s no reason for anyone to count them out, espe-cially with junior goaltender Ozhan Kashkooli averaging 13.4 saves per game and a total of 188 saves in 14 games this season.
Titan Head Coach Kyle Morrison said that he is not going to change anything about his gameplan for his upcoming opponents, and he feels
confident that his team can defeat the Lakers.
“We’re just going to go out there and play aggressive, and hopefully we can get the win,” Morrison said.
Morrison believes that his team’s zone defense will be their biggest weapon.
“It makes it tough on the offense to know what’s going on, because most of the time you change your offense depending on what the defense does. We never really like to give them the same look at one point,” he said.
Although Grand Valley State may be one of the most well-rounded teams at Nationals, Morrison believes that his team is up to the challenge and they will give it their all.
“They might try to knock us off, I really don’t think so. I think we’re just going to play straight up and see where it goes,” he said.
Morrison has never coached a team that has made it this far, but he said that it’s going to be exciting to see his team compete with the best teams in the country.
The championship pool of 16 teams will be decided on May 15.
Controversy nothing new to ‘face of golf’
Tiger Woods reacts to his shot during the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship.photo courtesy mct