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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Volume 113 Issue 08
Softball defends home, wins two straight
ALEXCIA NEGRETE Deputy Editor
Cal State Fullerton’s former head of information technology was named the interim provost in an email sent early Thursday from Cal State Fullerton’s President Framroze Virjee, following the dismissal of Carolyn Thomas, who held the position until last Tuesday. Amir Dabirian served as the former vice president of IT for 15 years and is currently a tenured marketing professor in the College of Business and Economics. This semester, Dabirian teaches a marketing analysis course focusing on decision-making in the information age. In the same email, Virjee announced Rommel Hidalgo would be taking Dabirian’s place as vice president of IT. Dabirian and Hidalgo are expected to be in their new positions for a limited term of two years, until a permanent president and provost is selected, Virjee wrote. After the two years, they are both expected to return to their original positions. SEE EMAIL
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Left fielder Bailey Wallace stole second base in the bottom of the fifth inning and scored the Titans' second run after an RBI double from Alexa Neil against South Dakota.
EMILY WILSON Deputy Editor
After a rain-filled weekend altered Cal State Fullerton’s softball schedule, the Titans beat South Dakota, 2-0, on Sunday and outlasted Weber
State, 3-2, on Thursday in a tournament co-hosted by Long Beach State and Loyola Marymount University. A third game was scheduled on Friday against Purdue, but was canceled due to field conditions. Pitcher Myka Sutherlin earned both wins and leads the Big West
conference in ERA with 1.27 and strikeouts with 87. In Thursday’s game against Weber State, she struck out seven batters in seven innings and gave up two runs. On Sunday against South Dakota, Sutherlin pitched five scoreless innings and struck out eight batters.
“She is such a leader out there,” head coach Kelly Ford said. “I think she is a fierce competitor, but she has the ability to play with joy. I think the defense responds to that, they’re really connected to her.” SEE HITS 7
Theatre production challenges familial trauma
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Freshman Delaney Wilder recorded one steal against UC Irvine on Sunday. The Titans had seven steals total.
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The actors in the play honored present-day women's efforts around the world to fight for freedom. NOLLYANNE DELACRUZ Editor
In honor of Women’s History Month, Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Theater and Dance produced “Women of Zalongo,” shedding light on the liberation and overlooked triumphs of women in the face of violence. “Women of Zalongo” premiered last Friday at the Clayes Performing Arts Center, weaving together the impact of women’s resilience
against violence when combined with intergenerational trauma. The play was written by Maria Cominis, directed by Kari Hayter and choreographed by Dr. Elleni Koulos. Events in Cominis’ life inspired the play, particularly her Greek grandmother and her childhood stories of before her family’s immigration journey to the United States in 1915. SEE GREEK 4
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