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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Monday, March 6, 2023

Volume 113 Issue 07

Provost Titans walk off twice at Judi Garman Classic dismissal blindsides Senate SINCLAIR ANDRUSKA Editor

Tensions were high at the Academic Senate meeting Thursday, where senators expressed their opinions on the recent departure of provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, Carolyn Thomas. In an email statement that was sent to faculty on Monday, President Framroze Virjee announced the removal of Thomas from her position, just over a month after President Virjee announced his plan to retire effective July 31. Karyl Ketchum, a professor in women and gender studies, said the email addressing Thomas’ removal did not mention her name and was used to “humiliate and silence” her. “I want to understand the process that went into this, who was part of the decision making, what possibly could she have done that would make her disappear mob style?” Ketchum said. “And what I got was, ‘Sorry, I can’t tell you, it’s a personnel issue.’ It’s more than a personnel issue.” Su Swarat, the senior associate vice president for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning, will serve as the Executive in Charge for the Division of Academic SEE EXIT

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Junior Kika Ramirez swings at the Judi Garman Classic. Ramirez scored her only three RBIs of the season against UCF on Saturday. MARIO LEAL Staff Writer

In the annual Judi Garman Classic at Anderson field, two walk-off hits secured the Titans’ only wins of the weekend tournament. Named after Cal State Fullerton’s first ever

softball head coach, Judi Garman, The Titans won two out of their five games, with both victories coming in dramatic walk-off fashion against San Jose State and UCF. The Titans also faced UCLA, Michigan and Minnesota. Anderson Family Field was home to another edition of the Judi Garman Classic featuring

Students promote Nigerian culture SINCLAIR ANDRUSKA

Akwafuo, a professor in computer science, said he was a member of NSA when he was in college.

While a gray and misty storm rolled through Cal State Fullerton, the first-ever Nigerian Student Association was a source of warmth and light as they opened the doors to their first general meeting Monday evening. The meeting, which took place in Juniper 111, consisted of a few standard club procedures, including icebreakers, a forecast on upcoming club events and details about the organization’s purpose. During the introductions, board members and attendees shared their American and Nigerian names, including the meaning behind them. Temitope “Temi” Sule, a third-year biology major, serves as the club’s treasurer, and said that her name means that she continuously praises God. The association at CSUF consists of nine board members and over 100 member sign ups they received at Discoverfest. Their adviser, Sampson

How it all began Afro-fusion music featuring Nigerian artists such as Burna Boy and Davido played softly in the background while Seyi Alli, co-president and Black Student Union event coordinator, and Charles Iyare Jr., co-director of culture and outreach, recalled the history behind NSA CSUF. Iyare Jr., a third-year biochemistry major, said a Nigerian Student Association CSUF chapter had been in the works since 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down their plans. Alli said at the Black Titan Experience event in August 2022, Timi Adeboyejo, the current co-president of the club, approached Alli about starting a Nigerian Student Association on campus. “Fall semester, I saw another school that had an NSA, and I was like, ‘Ok, it would be cool if Fullerton has an NSA too’,” said Michael

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Elebe-Amudoaghan, a co-event coordinator for the club . “So I kind of helped spin the idea around with other people, my friend Charles and some of the other board members.” Two months later, the club CSUF had their first unofficial gathering at Hillcrest Park, in Fullerton. The picnic took place shortly after Nigerian Independence Day and was a way to get people interested in moving forward and building the club. It featured Nigerian food, group games and a raffle. Their Purpose The association is organized under the CSUF Black Student Union which encapsulates other student organizations such as the Afro-Ethnic Student Association, the National Society of Black Engineers, Sistertalk and more. At the meeting, Iyare Jr. said the club would like to have educational meetings and events in the future to inform students about Nigerian SEE CLUB

softball teams from across the nation, including top teams like No. 2 ranked UCLA, No. 15 LSU and the University of Central Florida. “We fell short this weekend, but with the outcome and record, we had some personal growth. SEE RUNS

Golfer Garrett Boe earns Big West honors GOTTIE CHAVEZ Editor

Following a month where the Titans won both tournaments they competed in, Cal State Fullerton men’s golfer Garrett Boe was awarded Big West Men’s Golfer of the Month for February. Boe is the first Titan to win the award since alumni Derek Castillo back in March of the 20192020 season. In February, Boe helped the Titans achieve two team victories at the Orange County Collegiate Classic in Coto de Caza, California and the Joust at Goose Creek. In both events, Boe placed in the top three on the individual leaderboards.

Leading off the month, Boe finished in third place on the individual leaderboards at the Orange County Collegiate Classic, where he shot an overall score of 5-under-par-211. Across the twoday competition, Boe averaged 3.90 strokes per hole and was one of three competitors to play the par 4 holes under par. Following this performance, Boe continued his run of good form at The Joust where he shot 5-under-par-208 to finish tied for first with California Baptist University’s Eeli Kujanpää on the individual leaderboards. Boe finished the tournament beating all competitors in birdies with 15. Boe and the Titans men’s golf team will return on March 13 to compete in the GCU invitational in Phoenix, Arizona.