Daily Titan November 1, 2010

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November 1, 2010Vol. 88 Issue 34

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OPINIONCapital punishment should be killed outright....................................... 4

FEATURESDay Tripper:Stormy Santa Barbara....................................... 5

SPORTSMen’s soccer drops one at home to SDSU...................................... 8

Recipes for easy pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread to celebrate the autumn season

Fullerton familyevicted due to racism

Family works on a film script documenting their 1943ordeal with their battle for civil rights

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Titans sit comfortably in first place in Big WestAARON GILLIAMAsst. Sports Editor

Coming into this past weekend, the Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team was tied for sec-ond place in the Big West Confer-ence with long-time rivals Long Beach State. All that changed on Friday when the Titans took on No. 1 seed UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State took on No. 3 Cal Poly.

If CSUF were to win and Long Beach State were to lose, the Ti-tans would be sitting in first place all alone.

Fortunately for the Titans, both teams did just that, giving CSUF the top spot in the Big West once again.

With a sweep (26-24, 25-17, 25-18) against the Gauchos, the Titans swept UCSB for the first time in the program’s history.

“Our team really stepped it up this year. By playing hard and be-ing aggressive, we were able to get the win. We’re not really think-ing about getting any records but by beating the record it makes it sweeter that we actually did break a record in the process,” said Erin Saddler, senior middle blocker and

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure mobile unit parked in front of the Engineering and Science Build-ing on Wednesday to spread awareness and informa-tion about breast cancer and its risk factors.

Every year, the nonprofit organization takes its trailers across the country for the Komen On the Go tour.

The trailers usually go to public universities, com-munity festivals and neighborhood centers in more than 30 cities.

The bright pink trailer was brought to Cal State Fullerton by the Student Health and Counseling Center and attracted many students, both male and female, to the information tents.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer and de-feating it, Rebecca Hultquist, a volunteer for the event and advocate for the Komen chapter, wanted to

do something meaningful with her time.“After I was cancer-free and finished treatment, I

couldn’t just sit around and do nothing,” Hultquist said. “I felt like I wanted to do something because I have three daughters. A friend recruited me at a health fair, and it took off from there.”

The mini health expo featured an information tent that provided pamphlets about breast cancer health and breast exam cards in different languages.

These cards had diagrams to teach women how to properly check for signs of cancer.

Volunteers from Komen and student volunteers from Peer Health University Network (PHUN) were there to answer questions from passer-bys.

Students that stopped by the tent were encouraged to spin a wheel and answer questions about breast cancer. If they answered correctly, they would be able to choose a prize that ranged from T-shirts to tote bags and key chains.

Breast Cancer information center visits Fullerton

Junior setter Andrea Ragan (1) prepares to set junior outside hitter Leah Maurer (11).Johnny Le / Daily Titan

See VOLLYBALL, page 8

Water is all around us. As hu-mans, we are comprised of 70 per-cent of the precious liquid. The oceans are enormous.

Strange, then, that two Dutch bicyclists have dedicated, so far, nearly four months of their lives to raising awareness for water con-servation through an international bike ride, for several more years to come.

Their method may seem ab-surd to some. Joost Notenboom, See CYCLE, page 5

Cyclists on bamboo bikes bring insightTwo Dutch bicyclists ride from Alaska to Argentina for a causeKATIE EVANSAsst. Features Editor

Legally stoned in California

See STONED, page 2

Alpha Phi Sigma and other spon-sors hosted “Legally Stoned in Cali-fornia,” a panel discussion on Propo-sition 19 Thursday.

The audience at the panel filled the Titan Student Union Pavilions to ca-pacity with students and faculty inter-ested in learning about the November ballot initiative that, if passed, will, “regulate, control and tax cannabis in California.”

“We want students to be informed, whether good or bad; we want them to make decisions based on the facts,” said Zach Salazar, president of Alpha Phi Sigma. “We are not here to per-suade people – too often we go to the polls on emotion; we want to bring logic in as well.”

Results of a poll conducted by Cal State Fullerton’s Center for Public Policy was as an introduction to the discussion.

Christine Gardiner, associate pro-fessor of criminal justice, said that in a survey of 600 Orange County resi-dents, a 58-percent majority opposed Prop. 19.

However, Gardiner went further into the results and showed that most did not oppose the initiative based on morals - they did not want the in-creased exposure of marijuana in their communities.

Beau Kilmer, co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, addressed attendees in regards to what a California with legalized cannabis could look like. Kilmer said that even though there is a great deal of uncer-tainty involved with Prop. 19 passing, it is a given that prices of marijuana would be dramatically lowered.

However, there are still several big question marks if the initiative passes.

“So much of this depends on what the federal government is going to do,” Kilmer said.

A group of local experts weigh in on the possible legalization of marijuanaKEITH COUSINSAsst. News Editor

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The Komen On the Go information center that came to campus featured a 40-foot interactive, educational trailer in which people could watch informative videos about breast care health, the cancer movement and inspirational stories about breast cancer survivors.

ALAYNA DURAN / Daily Titan

team captain. Saddler was key to the Titans’

victory Oct. 29, as she led all play-ers with 17 kills on the night, 13 of which came in the first two sets.

Sophomore outside hitter Kayla Neto also contributed to the Ti-tans’ success by hitting .500 and getting 10 kills of her own.

On the defensive end of the court, Titan junior outside hit-ter Torrie Brown contributed a match-high five blocks, four of which were solo efforts.

Senior libero and Titan ‘Dig Queen’ Cami Croteau, continued her quest for Big West dig-domi-nance by adding another 19 digs to her resume. She led all players and became the second Big West player to ever reach the 2,000-dig mark.

“It’s good to know my digs are paying off. I’m just going to keep going. It’s expected of me to get more because it’s my job on the team,” Croteau said.

The Titans continued their quest for success the following night as they faced the Cal Poly Mustangs, who after Friday’s matches were in second place by a win.

See BREAST CANCER, page 2

MI TRANStaff Writer

28, and Michiel Roodenburg, 25, stopped by Cal State Fullerton on Thursday to spread word of their cause.

“We’re on a bit of a bike ride. We’re doing about 30,000 km down from the tip of Alaska to the tip of Argentina on our beautiful bamboo bikes,” said Notenboom.

The purpose of their trip is not only to spread awareness of water conservation, but upon arrival in Central and South Americas, to set up 14 separate projects, such as modernizing agricultural develop-ment in Third World countries or installing welling systems to pro-vide water for those in need.

“Water is basically the first step-ping stone to the ladder of devel-opment,” Notenboom said.

The Komen On the Go mobile unit made a stop at Cal State Fullerton to spread awareness about breast cancer

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Diana Salman, a PHUN mem-ber, wanted to volunteer because breast cancer has hit close to home for her.

“I was interested in this event be-cause my mom’s cousin has breast cancer,” Salman said. “I want to learn more about it and get more involved in helping.”

The main feature of the event was a 40-foot interactive educational trailer. Inside the trailer, students sat at one of the many computers and watched videos about tips on breast care health, the breast can-cer movement and inspirational stories from survivors.

Anita Pinto, a health science major, watched the educational video and received a gift bag.

“I came to the event to find more information about the sub-ject for a class assignment,” Pinto said. “With what I learned, I want to help my family members and spread awareness.”

In a San Fransisco Chronicle ar-ticle, Attorney General Eric Holder said that the Obama administration would “vigorously enforce” federal drug laws if Prop. 19 were to pass. This enforcement could include go-ing to court to prevent the measure from passing, as well as an increase in action against sellers and distribu-tors.

Another huge question is the ac-tual report that legalizing marijuana could generate up to $1.4 billion in tax revenue. According to Kilmer, that number has nothing to do with Prop. 19.

“It is based on a two-year-old analysis of Assembly Bill 390,” Kilmer said. “Some recent scenarios are lower, some are higher.”

A formal debate between Stephen

Gutwillig, director of Drug Policy Alliance California, and John Red-man of Communities in Action, concluded the informational panel.

Gutwillig argued in favor of the bill, pointing out the failures of America’s war on drugs.

“Whether we like it or not, mari-juana has become a widely used recreational drug,” Gutwillig said. “(The current drug policies) make criminals out of millions and mil-lions of otherwise law-abiding citi-zens.”

Gutwillig cited tobacco and al-cohol regulations in comparison to what would happen with cannabis.

“We don’t regulate alcohol and to-bacco to encourage their consump-tion,” Gutwillig said. “When you drive consumption underground, it magnifies the harms.”

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Oct. 28, 2010: the authors of the article titled “Actors urge youth to vote in elections” are Erin Bradley and Sophia Islas.

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INtERNAtIONALFour killed in bus attacks in northern Mexico

Intelligence spending tops $80 billion

Whitman says her former housekeeper should be deportedSACRAMENTO — As Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg

Whitman tours parts of California that have traditionally been recep-tive to GOP candidates, she’s also appealing directly to conservative tV audiences, hoping to fire up her party’s base.

On Wednesday, she appeared on Fox News and took a harder line on Nicky Diaz Santillan, the illegal immigrant who Whitman em-ployed as a housekeeper for nine years.

Since the controversy erupted in September, Whitman has said both she and a hiring agency relied on documents that turned out to be false and that she fired Diaz Santillan when the woman disclosed her immigration status last year.

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MEXICO — Armed men opened fire on buses carrying assembly plant workers near the texas border early Thursday, killing four people and wound-ing 15 others in the latest spasm of violence to rattle Mexico.

Authorities in the northern state of Chihuahua said the victims, identified as employees of a U.S. car-upholstery plant called Eagle Ottawa, were riding home about 1 a.m. when three company buses came under fire outside Ciudad Juarez.

Officials said they had not determined a motive. Witnesses said gunmen jumped aboard looking for a male passenger.

WASHINGTON — It used to be a closely guarded secret, but on thursday the U.S. government disclosed, for the first time in more than a decade, what it spent on total intelligence gathering in the fiscal year that just ended: $80.1 billion.

that’s more than the U.S. spent on the Department of Homeland Security ($53 billion) and the Justice Department ($30 billion), ac-cording to figures from the White House Office of Management and Budget. It represents about 12 percent of the nation’s $664 billion defense budget.

the total intelligence budget has doubled since 2001, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a statement.

Monday

WednesdayFaculty Jazz Sextet: Meng Con-cert Hall, 8 p.m.

Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament: Titan Bowl and Billiards, 4 p.m.

Day of the Dead Film Night: H-125, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Desserts and Dialogue: The Immigration Debate: TSU Alvarado AB, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ThursdayLaramie Project: Grand Central Theatre, 8 p.m.

Campus Promotion for Chevy: Titan Walk and Quad, all day

Rookies on the Rock: SRC Rock Wall, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Table Tennis Tournament: Ti-tan Bowl and Billiards, 4 p.m.

Patrick Merrill: Revelation: Begovich Gallery, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

FridayHakan Rosengren Clarinet: Meng Concert Hall, 8 p.m.

Graduation Workshop: Titan Theatre, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

SaturdayAnnual Glass and Ceramic Show: Grand Central Art Cen-ter Sales Gallery, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Throughout November)

Mila Gokhman: Grand Central Art Center Project Room, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer vs. UC Irvine: Titan Stadium, 7 p.m.

SundayAmelia Piano Trio: Meng Concert Hall, 4 p.m.

CAMPUSTHIS WEEK AROUND

Campus Speaker Parry Shen: TSU Alvarado AB,10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

TuesdayElection Day - California

Tuesday Recital Series: Recital Hall, 1 p.m.

LGBT SafeSpace: Ally Train-ing: TSU Ontiveros A, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

El Dia De Los Muertos Event: Garden Cafe (TSU), 6:45 p.m.

Reel World Film: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee:UH-205, 5:00 p.m.

Keep Your Private Parts Healthy: Women’s Reproduc-tive Health: WoMen’s Center UH-205, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

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Informative tents provided information about breast cancer in various languages. ALAYNA DURAN / Daily titan

Silent killer of American women

Although breast cancer is the second most common cancer in American women, it is not the deadliest.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month works to increase fund-ing for breast cancer research and promote education for Ameri-cans. According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly 40,000 people will die from breast cancer this year.

Heart disease, however, will kill over 600,000 people.

Susan G. Komen Foundation’s mobile awareness center parked in front of the Student Health and Counseling Center Oct. 27 in order to educate students on breast cancer and its prevention.

Joy Busch, a member of the Su-san G. Komen mobile awareness center, does not think that heart disease awareness is underplayed.

“I don’t feel like there’s more emphasis on (breast cancer),” Busch said. “It’s just breast can-cer month.”

“(Breast cancer and heart dis-

ease) are equally advertised,” Busch said. She also said peo-ple should know equally about them.

Yet, there is a disparity in the amount of annual funds that leading charities for both health problems receive.

The Susan G. Komen Founda-tion raises over $300 million a year, funding research and aware-ness programs for breast cancer. In 2009, The American Heart Association received annual do-nations of ap-p r o x i m a t e l y $13.2 million.

Regard l e s s of the varia-tion in mortal-ity rates, Alma Marquez, a Spanish ma-jor, fears breast cancer over heart disease.

“I am afraid of getting breast cancer because my auntie died from (breast cancer),” said Mar-quez, who was not aware that heart disease was the No. 1 killer of Americans.

Heart disease can involve stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, high cho-lesterol, peripheral heart disease, diabetes as well as congenital heart conditions. Heart disease is not gender or age specific and af-fects all races and ethnicities.

Marquez thinks her knowledge of breast cancer is a result of a disproportionate awareness of certain cancers and diseases over other ones.

“I believe there’s a lot of sup-port and ads for breast cancer than other diseases,” Marquez said.

April Muoa, a Cal State Ful-lerton student, said breast cancer is more known to the general public because of public support and advertisements.

“I’d say breast cancer is very com-mon,” Muoa said.

R e g a r d -less of statis-tics, Busch e n c o u r a g e s students to

know their family history and take care of their bodies.

“Go to the doctor,” Bush said. “It’s important for heart disease and breast cancer prevention.”

The Susan G. Komen Founda-tion encourages women to get an-nual breast exams, and the Ameri-can Heart Association suggests managing stress, diet and physical activity in order to prevent risk.

Both organizations emphasize the importance of not smoking in order to prevent heart disease and breast cancer.

“- Joy Busch, member of the

Susan G. Komer Foundation

I don’t feel like there’s more emphasis on (breast cancer)...

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Heart disease is the deadliest health problem for females

ERIN BRADLEYStaff Writer

STONED: PANELISTS DISCUSS MARIJUANA

... Continued from page 1 man had with the initiative is the way it is worded.

“It doesn’t do anything its title reports it will do,” Redman said. “It doesn’t tax, it doesn’t regulate and it doesn’t control.”

Although the initiative states that it will legalize marijuana to be taxed, regulated and controlled by the gov-ernment, it is left up to local cities and counties to figure out what that will look.

“Every major policy maker is against it,” Redman said. “Why would people on both sides of the aisle be so com-pletely against it?”

In the conclusion of his argument, Redman said that if California really wanted to put a dent in the budget deficit, all that is needed is an increase on the alcohol tax – a tax that has not been raised in 20 years and would gen-erate far more revenue.

The variety of opinions expressed by the panel, as well as the range of topics discussed, helped to educate attendees on this critical initiative.

Jason Huynh, a criminal justice and psychology major, said that the infor-mation panel was really educational and that he learned a lot from the dif-ferent perspectives and viewpoints.

BREAST CANCER: INFORMATION ON THE GO... Continued from page 1

A discussion was organized at Cal State Fullerton to familiarize voters with the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. JOHNNY LE / Daily titan


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The time is near to apply for free money because in this economy, every penny counts. The College of Education scholarship applications are available online starting today.

Cal State Fullerton’s Financial Aid website states that nearly $2 million is awarded to CSUF stu-dents through scholarships and awards. The College of Education offers about 30 different scholar-ship opportunities that range from $400 to $3,500.

Most of the scholarships award-ed to future educators look for a 3.0 GPA and above, a professional aptitude for teaching and other qualifications within the College of Education.

Get started on those applica-tions; most deadlines are at the end of February. For more information and other scholarships from differ-ent departments, visit the Financial Aid website or the Office of Finan-cial Aid in UH-146.

Time to apply for scholarships

Brief by Jenna West

The Department of Modern Languages and Literature and the Asian American studies program will host a panel presentation called, “Why is it important to learn about Vietnamese studies?”

The panel will feature local Vietnamese American profes-sionals in UH-252 Wednesday, Nov. 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

All of the speakers are of Viet-namese descent and have careers that range from media to psy-chology to pharmacy.

The speakers at the event will share their experiences about how the language and culture has helped them in their professions.

The event is free and open to students and faculty, and it will help attendees learn about the benefits of being bilingual, espe-cially when searching for a job.

The importance of Vietnamese studies

Brief by Mi Tran

Changing civil rights

Long before Martin Luther King, Jr. shared his infamous dream for equality with the world, a small Mexi-can family living near Downtown Ful-lerton exemplified what King’s words would proclaim some 20 years later.

At least that is how Irene Bryant feels about her father’s legacy.

“Things have been snowballing the last two months,” Bryant said. “We’ve been out to Hollywood to film a documentary, and now we’re here to-night. I just wish daddy was here to see it.”

A crowd filled the Osborne Audi-torium at Fullerton Public Library Wednesday evening to learn about the case of the Bernal Family, a long-forgotten but crucial piece of Fuller-ton and civil rights history.

The two Bernal daughters, Irene and Maria Theresa, and son, Joseph, were present that evening, ready to share their family’s story.

The year was 1943, and Alex Bernal had recently purchased a home for his family in Fullerton’s Sunnyside neigh-borhood to live, love and grow in.

When surrounding neighbors be-came aware of the family’s presence, they petitioned to have the Bernals ousted from their home.

At the time, Sunnyside was strictly white and could legally remain that way with the neighborhood’s hous-ing covenant, a legal contract within a given neighborhood that prevented homes from being sold to people who were not Caucasian.

Housing covenants were both legal and common in Orange County at the time.

This sparked the case of Doss vs. Bernal. Luis Fernandez, a Cal State Fullerton alumnus, said this case even-tually set the precedent for the famous U.S. Supreme Court case, Shelley vs. Kraemer, a 1945 case which ruled

that racial housing covenants were a violation of the 14th Amendment.

“People didn’t believe that there were housing covenants in Orange County,” said Fernandez, who also spoke at the symposium. “I wanted to prove them wrong. That’s what drove me to keep digging .”

During the course of his research, Fernandez, who was a graduate his-tory student at the time, was able to make the connections between several court cases leading up to Shelley vs. Kraemer, the starting point of which can be traced back to the Bernal case.

While the judge of Doss vs. Bernal ruled in the Bernals’ favor, sending a surge of national media attention upon the family, it’s a wonder why their light dimmed in the eyes of his-tory.

“I think that with the onset of World War II everyone sort of for-got,” said Joseph Bernal.

Bryant suggested Orange County wanted to the case quiet.

The Bernal sisters, who were both

very young at the time of their fam-ily’s case, said they did not realize until they were teenagers the importance of their father’s courage.

Bryant said she found a folder one day filled with documents from the case and letters written by people from around the nation to Alex Ber-nal in support of his family’s struggle.

“I had to ask my father what it was because I did not know. It didn’t seem real. I thought it was someone else. But my father always told us to fight for what we wanted,” Bryant said.

Six months after the Bernal case was concluded, Esther Bernal died.

“We have no shame in what our family went through,” Bryant said. “But knowing what my mother had to go through, she didn’t get to live in that house.”

The audience fell silent as Bryant wiped her eyes.

“It still hurts after all these years to know that she had to go through that,” Bryant said.

Now that the Bernal case has been

revitalized within the public minds of Fullerton and Orange County, be-cause of an article written this year by OC Weekly Managing Editor Gusta-vo Arellano, the question now is how to give the case its seemingly deserved historical merit.

Ideas of a film have been tossed around by Joseph, who is currently in school learning script writing.

“I wrote to Edward James Olmos, asking him to turn our story into a movie,” Joseph said. “He did write back to me, and he told me that I should go to school and learn how to do it myself because I’d get more plea-sure out of it,” Joseph said.

From a legal perspective, Fernan-dez suggested writing to local con-gressmen and senators.

Arellano said that by simply mak-ing people aware of the Bernal family case, some attention can be given to their story.

“Just talk to people about the case,” Arellano said. “Tell whoever you can about the Bernals.”

A Fullerton family evicted due to their ethnic background

FRANCINE RIOSStaff Writer

Internet revenues increase

Alex Bernal purchased this house in a strictly white neighborhood in 1943. His neighbors petitioned to have his family evicted from the house.

JOHNNY LE / Daily Titan

CHRISTOPHER PARKFor the Daily Titan

The Internet Advertising Bureau recently said that during the first six months of 2010, online advertising sales were 11.3 percent higher than they were during 2009’s first six- month pe-riod, setting a new half-year record for Internet ad revenues.

Display-related advertising such as banner ads, digital videos and spon-sorships, saw the greatest increase in revenue. With a total of $12.1 billion made in Internet ad sales, the revenue total was 16 percent higher than during the first six months of 2009.

“Consumers’ appetite for immer-sive online experiences is limitless as technological innovation and creativity give rise to new forms of entertainment and information in the digital age,” said Randall Rothenberg, president and CEO of IAB.

Digital video also saw record growth and set a new half-year record, as its rev-enue was 31 percent higher than it was during 2009.

Search advertising continued to re-main the largest percentage of overall revenue at 47 percent.

With the print medium continuing to struggle, switching to a digital format could be the solution, said Andrea Ma-glione, an undeclared major.

“I think they’re going to take advan-tage of that,” Maglione said. “News and media will be more prominent on the Internet.”

But some students are not so sure of that. Edward Lee, 20, a business major, said he reads most of his daily articles online.

“I can definitely see the potential, but I’m not entirely convinced,” said Lee.

The $12.1 billion total doesn’t exclu-sively come from newspaper and media sites; it also includes commercial web-sites on the Internet.

“I know most online ad revenue comes from the number of clicks on articles,” Lee said. “But no one knows how to really make the most out of on-line ad money.”

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Back in ancient times capital punishment was used to pun-ish those who committed cruel crimes.

According to DeathPenalty.org, for many years there have been holes in the criminal system and the issues regarding capital punish-ment.

It was legal until 1972, when our society realized that it violated human rights.

Now it’s only legal in 13 states. Capital punishment is one of the

most cruel things in our society. The government is in charge of

taking the life of another human being if he or she was convicted of a crime.

It violates all rights to live and takes the life of others.

Some people will argue that if a life is taken, then the killer’s life should be taken as well.

We are becoming murderers if we continue to use capital punish-ment as a tool to kill off those in prison, just because we feel like they don’t deserve to live.

We teach children to not hate and to forgive others. Killing some-one that murdered someone close to you doesn’t bring your loved one

back, so why take their life too? This will put you in the seat of

a murderer. As humans we fear death – we

really don’t know what’s going to happen to us.

We depend on our religious views to help carry us into a place where we won’t burn because we think that we are doing the right things.

The Bible says forgive others and you will be forgiven.

Capital punishment isn’t some-thing that happens very often but it does take place.

A lot of exectuted prisoners don’t have a lot of money to pay for a lawyer so they don’t end up winning the case.

It’s hard to find a wealthy man or woman who commits a crime and is sentenced to the death.

Most of the time their lawyers are able to work out an agreement so they don’t receive capital pun-ishment.

Executing a person denies him or her a second chance at life and a second chance to improve him or herself.

If we kill the people we put on death row, we will really never know if that person could have made a difference in society even if they were convicted for a crime.

People can change.

In certain situations, lawyers can prove that they are innocent and the convicted person is proven innocent after he or she was ex-ecuted.

Inmates that are sentenced to death have to endure the pain of what they have already done to an-other human being.

Chaining them up in a high powered chair that sends volts of electricity through their body and letting the families watch this person get executed is torture for them as well.

Killing a person is not humane, no matter how much the person has messed up.

None of us really knows how we’re going to die, and unless we have had serious health issues, it’s hard to tell when our time is near.

Putting someone through capi-tal punishment can be painless and easy but that’s not what out crimi-nal justice system wants; it wants it to be slow and painful.

Sometimes to make it a painful experience they would put a wet rag on the criminals head so they burn into pieces instead of a quick execution, it lingers on.

Capital punishment should be considered cruel and unusual pun-ishment under the onstitution, and it needs to be abolished from the United States.

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Easy grader? Check! Little homework? Check! Log in, enroll in course before it’s

full and pass with flying colors? Check, check, check!rate My Professor (rMP) has

become a lot of students’ best friend and one of the biggest components for determining class schedules when registration approaches.

helpful? Yes. Beneficial? That is debatable.The website is undeniably helpful

in evaluating how difficult professors and their classes are.

It is a resourceful site that houses an accumulation of critics and gives you a marketplace of ideas portray-ing what a professor and his teaching style are like.

But is it directing students to an easy way out?

Many students use rMP in search of teachers that guarantee good grades, rather than strengthen their education.

I’ll admit, I myself am guilty of frantically looking up professors when the upcoming semester’s class schedule is posted.

Pen and paper in hand, I circle, cross through, write comments and make mental notes of both teachers with impressive ratings and profes-sors who have racked up ranting comments.

All warning me to steer clear for the sake of my sanity and for any slight chance of having a social life over the next four months.

The New York times has an ar-ticle analyzing rMP titled, “The Prof. Stuff.”

In it, author Virginia heffernan talks about professors’ rankings on the site and states, “(A teacher) scores high for his easiness and reviewers seem to agree that his class is difficult, if not impossible, to fail.”

“That may or may not make him a good professor by offline measures, but on this, a commercial professor-ranking site, it is no wonder he made number one.”

Although rMP is accommodating and does aide students in exploring

and analyzing potential professors, it seems to point them toward the direction of professors whose classes are less strenuous and challenging.

on rMP’s website, professors are applauded for their lenient and laid back nature.

Their course is recommended if it is one that requires little work out-side of class, and it is a big bonus if

they pro-vide hand-outs with word-for-word lec-ture notes, r e q u i r -ing the s t u d e n t even less effort to pass with a good grade.

“It was a really boring class – but easy! So I recommend taking her!”

“he offers so much extra credit… easy, easy, easy.”

With so many classes required to graduate and the majority of them being general education courses or prerequisites, it is easy to compre-hend why students would prefer a professor that has a reputation of teaching an effortless class.

But we pay a lot for schooling, and we should try to get the most

out of it. What happened to the saying,

“More bang for your buck?”Are good letter grades really more

important than academic growth?on EducationtechNews.com

there is an article titled, “Students cherry pick professors online: here’s why.”

In this article, Claire Knight cor-relates professor-rating websites to grade inflation.

She also cites a study that ques-tioned 1,200 current students and found that 45 percent of the stu-dents use websites to choose classes based on “easy grading reputation of professors.”

This article generated a forum in which numerous readers discussed and responded to her opinion.

An anonymous comment agreed to Knight’s article and said, “Students who choose “easy graders” may reap the rewards of an easy “A” now, but when they are called upon to deliver based on what they are supposed to have mastered while in class, they may find themselves regretting (their undemanding course).”

Either way, one thing is for sure, what was once merely campus gos-sip among peers has surfaced into its own website in which professors are highly recommended for being easy, regardless of their influence or lin-gering impact.

Professors: Be nice to us, you get graded tooWebsite caters to students scoping out easy teachers

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Women have recently taken the political world by storm.

republicans, Democrats and those in-between are constantly in the headlines.

But women are now forced to choose between their gender and political beliefs, with dire conse-quences.

these midterm elections feature many prominent women: Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Christine o’Donnell and Sharron Angle, to name a few.

And while these women are breaking the political “glass ceil-ing” and campaign donation re-cords to boot, I don’t support any of them.

I’ve had friends and family ask me why I don’t support a particu-lar woman candidate, and the an-swer is pretty simple: I don’t like her politics.

If any of the women above had

campaign ideals that agreed with my political beliefs, I would hap-pily vote for them (if I lived in the latter two women’s states, of course).

But I don’t vote for people who I don’t agree with, plain and sim-ple.

I consider myself a feminist, and I’m ecstatic that women are allowed to run for public office.

But that doesn’t mean that I have to vote for those women.

Last week, Meghan McCain went on ABC’s This Week with Christiane Amanpour. McCain is the daughter of Sen. John McCain and has just written a book about the 2008 campaign.

Meghan McCain has been on many tV news programs to pro-mote her book and has been asked a lot of questions about female politicians.

this week’s most popular topic: Christine o’Donnell.

McCain is not one to shy away from questions and called o’Donnell a “nutjob” and ex-plained, “My problem is that, no matter what, Christine o’Donnell is making a mockery of running for public office...She has no real history, no real success in any kind of business...(the message) that sends to my generation is: one day you can just wake up and run for

Senate, no matter how (much of ) a lack of experience you have.”

Without hesitation, the tea Party movement’s leaders and sup-porters responded with attacks...on her gender.

Conservative blogger Dan riehl called McCain “Meggie ‘Big Mac’ McCain” on his blog riehl World View and said she was “just a set of mega-breasts (that) doesn’t belong anywhere near a tV studio com-menting on anything.”

Wait – what do big breasts have to do with anything? McCain is a Columbia graduate, a respected senator’s daughter and is as knowl-edgeable as the whack-jobs that insult her.

She was attacked with insults to her body, not with insults to her words and that’s completely unac-ceptable.

the conservative bloggers and o’Donnell supporters are acting like children who have no come-back except, “Yeah? Well, uh, you’re fat!”

If the same sexist attacks were toward the women they support, like o’Donnell, Palin or Angle, the bloggers would throw a fit.

there was a similar problem during the 2008 presidential cam-paign (for both parties).

then-Sen. hillary Clinton’s camp had complained that the media were pointing out her flaws only because she is a woman.

then-Gov. Sarah Palin’s camp had complained that the media were pointing out her flaws only because she is a woman.

When do we stop looking at gender and start looking at poli-tics?

I’m tired of having to explain why I’m not a fan of Palin’s or why I’m not voting for Whitman.

I don’t see gender as much as I

see ridiculous and crazy politics. Who really wants to have a gov-

ernor who hasn’t voted in 30 years? And don’t get me started on Palin.

I’m not planning on running for office in my lifetime – and neither are Meghan McCain or rachel Maddow – but I should be allowed to voice my opinion about politics without having my body insulted.

Everyone should be allowed to do the same.

Women were given the right to

vote in 1920, and we can exercise our right however we want.

I will continue to wait for a time when gender is no longer a factor.

I will continue to wait for a time when women aren’t insulted be-cause of the size of their breasts.

I will continue to wait for a time when political parties are events we all attend after an election.

And I will continue to vote for those candidates in whom I be-lieve.

Women shouldn’t vote for politicians just because they’re women

SERENA WHITECOTTONAsst. Opinion Editor

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Christine O’Donnel addresses the crowd at a meeting in Delaware.

“ We pay a lot for schooling, and we should try to get the most out of it. What happened to the saying, ‘More bang for your buck’?

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DaytripperA scenic trip to small- town Santa Barbara by way of train ANNA GLEASONAsst. Detour Editor

Santa Barbara offers a small-town atmosphere of shops, restaurants and historical architecture with a mountainous backdrop.ANNA GLEASON / Daily Titan

The scenery of U.S. Highway 101 and California State Route 1 are great ways to travel up the coast to Santa Barbara and relax, except for all the traffic. California natives are no strangers to the hassle and headache that are the roadways. So what is one to do? Take the train!

Starting out at the Irvine Station in south Orange County, the $62 round-trip ticket is well worth the money. It may seem like a high-priced ticket, but getting to relax for three-and-a-half hours while it poured outside was completely worth every penny I spent.

No matter which side of the train you choose to sit on, there is some-thing to look at. Beautiful ocean, sandy beaches and rocky hills and mountainsides go buzzing by.

Pulling into Santa Barbara, the station looks like one you might find in a movie out of the early 20th century. The small building, covered with brick, is located only a short while away from State Street, the main thoroughfare of the city.

Santa Barbara is a classic college town. Although it is a well-known city, it has a small town atmosphere. Everything you need is in walking distance and every once in a while they will close down sections of State Street for a farmers market.

There is a number of shops and restaurants located near each other, making it difficult to choose where to go, but wherever you choose, you are guaranteed a good meal and op-portunity to people watch.

My favorite part of Santa Barbara is the Mission. Located on the out-skirts of the main city, the Santa Bar-bara Mission is not only a beautiful piece of architecture but an amazing piece of history. Walking up to the mission, you get an overwhelming sense of history and appreciation. Many tourists come to Santa Barbara specifically to walk inside and learn about its rich history.

Another amazing historical site located close to the mission is the Santa Barbara Courthouse. Com-pleted in 1929, the courthouse is one of the oldest in the city.

Getting on the train to come back home, I felt like I was leaving too soon. There is so much to do in Santa Barbara, one day there hardly seems enough. As we pulled away from the station, I watched the lights of the city fade into the distance, and I was on my way back home.

I will say this, if a four-hour train ride seems like a long time to you, then don’t take a trip during a storm. Lightning will most likely hit the tracks and mess with the electrical switches like it did in my case, caus-ing my four-hour train ride to turn into a six-and-a-half hour train ride.

CYCLE: BIKING FOR WATER PRESERVATION... Continued from page 1

Under the moniker “Cycle for Wa-ter,” the two spoke about not just the water people drink or use to shower, but on being informed of the water used to produce everyday items such as chocolate or T-shirts, for example, the 4,500 liters of water used to make one steak.

“Shower with a friend! The people in the Humboldt County apparently very much enjoy that,” Notenboom said, drawing knowing laughs from his audience. “Showering with a friend is cool, but it’s not going to put a really big dent in water use.”

Both Notenboom and Roodenburg followed similar paths in life that drew them together. Before they met, they had both spent time in different parts in Africa at different points in their lives. Both witnessed the effects of the lack of water on societies. It wasn’t un-til graduate school that they met and went to Iran together for research.

While in the middle of the desert, they met a French man at a hostel who arrived covered in dust and sweat. He was on a bicycle trip through Asia to the Middle East, and his stories about his travels inspired them, Roodenburg more so than Notenboom.

The final push came in November of last year when Roodenburg showed Notenboom the story of Dominic Gill of the Take a Seat documentary in which he traveled from Alaska to South America on a tandem bicycle, picking up nearly 300 people to ride on the back seat as he went. Within minutes of hearing this, Notenboom was sold. They im-mediately began formulating a plan combining their graduate research on water and their interest in cycling.

“We didn’t have any training before we went on our little trip. We’re Dutch. We know how to ride a bike; you pick it up early on. (When we arrived), we were just standing there, ‘OK, now we’re going to cycle 30,000 km. How are we going to do this?’” Notenboom said. “I didn’t know how to change a tire. I didn’t know how to change a spoke. We just started. After a

couple of days of pedaling – a couple of horrible days, actually – we got into the rhythm of things.”

Along the way, the two met many cyclists throughout Alaska, the Yukon and the northwest states. A 75-year-old man, rough around the edges, rode with them for a day. A trucker picked them up when they had their first flat tire in the middle of nowhere on a grav-el road, pummeled by mosquitoes.

“He was very proud to be from Alas-ka, very proud of Sarah Palin, and he talked about things Alaska was famous for exporting, like oil and lumber,” Roodenburg said. “He asked us what

Netherlands is famous for, and I said ‘wooden clogs, tulips and gay marriage.’ The guy just looked at us like, ‘What, you’re a bunch of –’ so we changed the subject pretty quickly.”

They slept in tents on the side of the road at night, ate oatmeal and drank coffee in the morning and grilled hot dogs on the barbecue in the evening.

“We get a little grumpy when we ride through the cities. It changes in a couple ways, like camping. Up north you can just camp in a bush, but here

in cities, that changes,” Notenboom said.

On their stop at CSUF, the men spoke to a small crowd in the Humani-ties Student Lounge, an event set up by the Center for Sustainability.

“We liked their story. That, mixed with the fact that I’m a big fan of cy-cling. I’d love to (go on a trip like them),” said John Marquez, 23, gradu-ate assistant at the Center. “In fact, when I graduated from Cal State Long Beach, I wanted to do a cross-country trip that never manifested, but I’m go-ing to ask them if they need a riding partner to get down to San Diego.”

Notenboom and Roodenburg are only a quarter of the way done with their extensive bicycle trip, but they re-main positive and excited for each day handed to them.

“I can’t stop smiling since I started this trip. I’m so happy. It’s just beauti-ful,” Roodenburg said, thinking back on the impressive scenery he has seen and the inspirational people he has met on the journey.

“We learned that if you take it one day at a time, and one hill at a time, and one mile at a time, then this big trip becomes totally manageable,” No-tenboom said. “I think that’s also true for a lot of these water issues. Taken to-gether, they seem very daunting, totally insurmountable. But if you break them up, then these issues become more manageable and solvable.”

Joost Notenboom and Michiel Roodenburg visited Cal State Fullerton to spread word about “Cycle for Water.” which promotes consciousness of water conservation.


“- Joost Notenboom

Cyclist for “Cycle for Water”

I didn’t know how to change a tire. I didn’t know how to change a spoke. We

just started.

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Pumpkin recipes perfect for any tableFall is well underway and during

the October and November months, the pumpkin reigns supreme over any other seasonal item.

From pumpkin spice lattes to pumpkin pies, pumpkin cookies to pumpkin carving, pumpkins are all over the place in the form of costumes, food, decorations and even drinks.

The Halloween and Thanksgiving months mark the season where that all-too-familiar orange fruit ends up on everyone’s dinner table in one way or another.

The pumpkin can be an intimidat-ing ingredient to cook with; many like to eat pumpkin pie, but not many want to tackle the challenge of baking a pumpkin pie from scratch.

So why not be brave for once this holiday season, all you pumpkin pie eaters out there, and at least try mak-ing it? You never know, it could start a tradition.

For those who don’t want to try pumpkin pie, or perhaps like pumpkin but not in pie form, pumpkin bread is also easy and a holiday favorite.

If baking really isn’t your thing, but you don’t want to feel left out of the holiday spirit, have heart as there is still something even the most begin-ner baker can make!

Sugar cookies in the shape of pumpkins are an alternative to actual pumpkin recipes.

They are also good for those who don’t like the taste of pumpkin, and those who still want to decorate a Jack-O-Lantern without the mess of pumpkin carving.

Sugar cookie dough can be pur-chased at any grocery store as well as pumpkin cookie cutters. Black and orange icing tubes are also available at any grocery store.

Simply roll out the dough, use the cookie cutters and bake the cookies according to the instructions on the cookie dough package.

Once the cookies have cooled, dec-orate as you like.

Regardless of skill, you can still take part in the pumpkin holiday craze, and if all else fails, you can always drink a pumpkin spice latte.

KELSEY LANEYCopy Editor

1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell2 eggs1 can (16 oz.) pumpkin1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon cinnamon½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon ginger½ teaspoon nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, and pour it into the pastry shell3. Place pie in the oven for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees4. Continue baking for 35 to 40 minutes5. Test with a knife by placing it in the pie. If it comes out clean, it’s done!

Ingredients

Easy Pumpkin Pie

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16 ounces of pumpkin puree3 ½ cups flour2 cups white sugar¾ cup brown sugar1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs1 ½ teaspoons salt2 teaspoons baking soda1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon1 pinch ground nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees2. In one bowl, combine all the dry ingredients until mixed evenly3. In a second bowl, combine the pumpkin puree with the vegetable oil until mixed evenly4. Beat in the eggs one at a time to the pumpkin and oil mixture5. In the dry-ingredient mixture, make a “well” or a hole and pour the pumpkin mixture in6. Use your hands to mix the ingredients7. Butter a loaf pan (to keep bread from sticking), and pour batter into the pan8. Bake for an hour, test with a knife to check if it’s done baking

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) Spend an extra ten minutes in the morning firming up everyone’s schedule. Then everyone gets there on time, and you can relax and enjoy the ride.

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The Cal State Fullerton men’s soc-cer team once again gave away a game. The Titans played one of their best first halfs of the season, then went on to play one of their worst second halfs. they lost 4-1 to San Diego State on Sat-urday. The team was leading 1-0 going into half but came out with a very lack-luster effort.

The Titans dominated the first half with strings of passes and holding pos-session. Junior midfielder Kevin Ven-egas served up a great free kick at the beginning of the match that hit the head of sophomore Jesse Escalante but was saved. Venegas then had another chance when he took a shot from 20 yards out that was once again saved. The ball squirmed out of the goalie’s hands and Escalante had a chance at it, but the keeper picked it up.

San Diego State also had a few chances of their own, with two free kicks from the Titans’ 19 yard line, but came up empty both times.

With 14 minutes left in the half, the Titans finally got on the board off Venegas’ penalty kick. The kick was a After a stellar first half, Cal State Fullerton Titans gave up ponts in second half to succumb to San Diego State Aztecs, 4-1.

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result of a foul in the box when fresh-man forward Anthony Rosales was fouled. Venegas put the ball in the right corner.

The Titans knew San Diego State would come out with a lot of energy.

“Coach told us at half that we did a good job, but we didn’t accomplish anything yet. We knew they would come out with energy, but we just weren’t pre-pared,” Escal-ante said.

Four minutes into the second half, the Aztecs struck. The Ti-tans mis-headed a ball in their own 30, which led to a goal by freshman forward Miles Byass. The Aztecs then scored again 15 min-utes later on a goal from the top of the box. Three minutes later, Byass scored on a rebound off junior goalkeeper Trevor Whiddons’ hands.

After such a great first half, the sec-ond half was all San Diego State. The Titans couldn’t maintain possession or string together any passes.

The Titans’ best chance of the sec-ond half was when Escalante had a

chance at goal from 10 yards out but misplayed the ball.

The Aztecs scored once more off a penalty kick, for a final 4-1 score.

Sophomore defender Nick Swart believes the defense had a few errors.

“We had a few moments where we let down. In those times, they took ad-vantage and were able to score,” Swart

said.V e n e g a s

thought the team needed to come out with fire but were too relaxed.

“We had a lead but didn’t stay on the at-

tack. We didn’t play our game in the second half. The first half we were ef-fective in our passing, but we got away from that,” Venegas said.

If the Titans were able to play like they did in the first half, the result would have been much better for them.

The Titans are now 6-9-2 on the sea-son and play at Cal Poly on Wednes-day. The Titans have a chance to lock up a place in the Big West Conference tournament with a win there.

Senior outside hitter Erin Saddler hits the ball over the net as her team gets ready for the following play.


Aztecs rally in second half to defeat Titans

Titan hockey gets slaughtered by Ice JacksMARC DONEZStaff Writer

An aggressive Northern Arizona team was too much for Cal State Ful-lerton Friday night as eight different Ice Jacks scored a goal, including a hat trick for freshman forward Gregory Park, helping to demolish the Titans 11-2 at KHS Ice Arena.

Emotions were high for both teams as NAU attacked Titans junior goalie Brandon Heethuis early. The Titans failed to play the puck out of their zone, forcing Heethuis to make five big saves early on.

The Ice Jacks finally scored the game’s first goal at the 13:47 mark when forward Nicholas Short scored 11 seconds into a power play.

The Ice Jacks came right back at the Titans when Ice Jacks junior forward

Rocky DeAngelo scored at the 14:11 mark on a two on one break away. Scoring quickly would certainly be the theme for the evening.

The Titans finally got on the board at the 15:15 mark when sophomore defenseman Payne Sauer scored on a quick pass from sophomore forward Jacob Daniel. The goal was scored with eight seconds left of four on four hockey.

The Titans played physical for the rest of the first period until Park scored the first of his three goals with six sec-onds left in the first period. The goal was a result of too many Titans passing within their own zone.

Park scored his second goal 18 sec-onds into the second period, forcing the Titans to pull Heethuis in favor of junior goalie Alex Miller.

The game turned physical at that point, as unsportsmanlike penalties

came down on Titans freshman for-ward Justin Monteleone and NAU’s DeAngelo. A quick NAU hooking mi-nor on senior forward Kevin Ingram, followed by a roughing minor on ju-nior defenseman Justin Frechicone gave the Titans a two-man advantage.

CSUF failed to capitalize on the advantage and were devastated when Ice Jacks sophomore forward Taylor Dustin scored a one timer, making it a 5-1 game, just as NAU returned to full strength at the 10:32 mark of the second period.

The Titans’ demise continued when NAU scored another quick goal at the 11:19 mark.

“We need to get focused,” said Blake Dorman, Titans senior forward. “We’re changing some things, like our pre-game, stuff like that. But we’ll come out and get them tomorrow.”

Turnovers continued to hurt the Ti-

tans for the rest of the second period as frustrations started to take over. Anoth-er unsportsmanlike penalty resulted for Titans freshman forward Jacob Brum-mett after a scrum with Ice Jacks junior defenseman Aaron Ghan.

The Ice Jacks were able to turn their frustrations into goals, however, with senior forward Barrett Buckowich scoring the last goal of the period for NAU, giving them a 7-1 lead.

“We let them get in our heads,” said Shane Galaviz, Titans junior center.

“We didn’t have our greatest game at all, that’s for sure. Too many penalties and we didn’t get pucks in the net.”

The third period saw the same ag-gression from NAU that fans at KHS Ice Arena were growing accustomed to. The Ice Jacks came out playing fast and physical, pushing the puck into the CSUF zone. It eventually resulted in their eighth goal of the night; sopho-more defenseman Tyler Sopp led a fast break with assists from sophomore for-ward Zach Vachris and freshman for-

ward Ryan Smith.The Titans finally scored their sec-

ond goal on a power play at the 14:59 mark when sophomore forward Jacob Daniel scored off a pass from Galaviz.

The Ice Jacks closed the period when Park earned his hat trick with 52 seconds left in the game.

Undoubtedly a tough game for the Titans, optimism was high for Satur-day’s rematch with NAU.

“Tomorrow’s another day,” said Elan Dunaev, junior forward.

The Titans (19-5, 8-2) started out quickly, looking as if they were going to make quick work of the Mustangs, but the Mustangs galloped back and tied the score at 19. Cal Poly then scored five straight points to go up 24-19 and ended up putting the first set away at 25-20. From that point, although the matches were close, CSUF took the remaining sets (20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20), setting a new school record for most wins in a season with 19, and improving their record of 13-1 at Titan Gym.

Junior outside hitter Leah Maurer

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VOLLEYBALL: PULLS AWAY FROM COMPETITION led the Titans by providing a career-high 15 kills in the match.

“I was kind of nervous coming into it knowing that we have to win from here on out in order to accom-plish our goals. We got it done, and I feel like I’ve made new strides in my career. I’m just glad that we are doing well as a team,” said Maurer about the team’s weekend perfor-mance.

Saddler also played a huge role in helping the Titans get their record-breaking win by adding 15 kills of her own as well as seven digs. Junior setter Andrea Ragan added another double-double to her wall of ac-

complishments by notching 44 as-sists and 22 digs. Senior setter Ge-nie Francisco added 16 digs to the team’s totals while Croteau added 20 of her own.

At the net, the Titans out-blocked the Mustangs 11 to 7, thanks again to Maurer, who tied Cal Poly’s Jen-nifer Keddy’s game-high of six, and junior right side hitter Jennifer Ed-mond, who tied her career-high of five block assists.

The Titans will face UC Davis (Friday) and Pacific (Saturday) at their respective places before return-ing home to face non-conference foe San Diego State on Nov. 9.

“- Kevin VenegasJunior midfielder

The first half we were effective in our passing, but we got away with that ...

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