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1. Trinity University2. Santa Clara University3. Loyola Marymount University4. Mills College5. Seattle University7. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (tied)7. Chapman University (tied)9. University of Portland (tied)9. Whitworth University (tied)11. University of Redlands
U.S. News & World Report West RankingsU.S. News & World Report West Rankings 12. St. Mary’s College of CA13. Pacifi c Lutheran University14. University of Dallas 15. Point Loma Nazarene University16. Seattle Pacifi c University17. Abilene Christian University18. California Lutheran University19. N. Mexico Inst. of Mining & Tech20. St. John’s College21. St. Edward’s University
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Veteran actress Molly Hagan speaks to students about her experiences.
Hooters plans to open location in Thousand Oaks at Janss Marketplace
Christina Banman Staff Writer
Rankings provided by U.S. News & World ReportTop rated: For the second consecutive year, CLU was ranked among the top 20 regional universities in the West.
CLU ranks No. 18 in the WestKarina Maloney
Staff Writer
Photo courtesy of Hooters of America Giving a hoot: If approved by city council, the famous Hooters sign will shine bright on one of the main streets in Th ousand Oaks.
For the second consecutive year, CLU was ranked 18th on the list of best colleges and universities by U.S. News & World Report.
According to the California Lutheran University website, the university has been ranked in the top 20 for the past 17 years; the list includes schools from 15 states.
U.S. News & World Report uses seven factors to rank institutions: peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources (for example, class size), student selectivity (for example, average admissions test scores of incoming students), fi nancial resources and alumni giving.
An increase in applications caused CLU to raise admission standards. Th is resulted in a decreased acceptance rate, from 62 percent down to 47 percent.
Th e average GPA of an accepted undergraduate student at CLU is
a 3.6. Th eir SAT composite scores were between 1020 and 1200.
Th at placed CLU in the “A+ Options for B Students” category by U.S. News & World Report. Th e category is reserved for
high-ranking colleges that are willing to accept students with “unstratospheric transcripts” as described by the U.S. News & World Report.
Head of Graduate Admissions
Th omas Hoener said,“We’re not ashamed of the title.
Of course we want to increase our prestige locally and nationally,” said Th omas Hoener, head of
Hooters restaurant, known for its owl logo, hot wings and provocative servers, plans to open a location in Thousand Oaks.
The Atlanta-based franchise will occupy the vacant location on Moorpark Road where Fuddruckers restaurant used to be.
The city’s planning department received the company’s application to modify an existing special use permit in June 28 of this year.
The 5,500 square foot restaurant currently holds a liquor license for the sale of beer and wine. The permit modification would permit the restaurant to operate as a full bar.
Hootwinc, LLC in Oceanside holds the rights to operate all Hooters restaurants on the West Coast. The Thousand Oaks location will be the 19th Hooters on the West Coast and the first in Ventura County.
Hootwinc also submitted plans to remodel the building. The new plans will expand the kitchen and down size the dining area.
Residents and local business
Graphic by Caitlin Coomber View from above: Th e map shows the planned location for the Hooters in Th ousand Oaks, marked with “A.” It is set to replace the former Fuddruckers restaurant building on the corner of North Moorpark Road and Brazil Street in the Janss Marketplace.
Amid protests, controversial restaurant receives liquor license
owners are protesting Hooters.NewMark Merrill Cos. CEO
Sandy Sigal, owner and operator of Janss Marketplace, remains strong in his decision to bring
the restaurant into town. The city and NewMark Merrill
received letters from people who had opinions on the proposed [See HOOTERS, Page 3]
[See RANKING, Page 3]
September 28, 2011
NEWSthe EchoPage 2
Cafeteria cooks up plan to reduce wasteKelsey Goeres
Staff Writer
Photo by Allena WIlliamson- Photo EditorFood for thought: Th e CLU cafeteria is undergoing renovations to make the eatery more sustainable. Th e plans include energy recycling, reduced packaging and less food waste.
Th e top fl oor of the cafeteria will have a lounge area complete with couches, tables, chairs, a foosball table, a television and a coff ee station.
Sophomore Jessie Black looks forward to the cafeteria func-tioning as more than a place to eat.
“Once the lounge is done, I think it’ll be the perfect place to meet up with people to study or do a project,” she said.
Th e “hot off the grill” option is now available seven days a week as opposed to Monday through Friday. Th e weekend hours of the cafeteria are now 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
“I love the new weekend hours because I can sleep in if I want to. And, if I work, I can still eat at the caf as long as it’s before 6:30, which is always cheaper than eat-ing out,” Black said.
Food Services consistently tries to improve student’s dining ex-perience, according to General Manager Martin Finfrock.
“Along with some of the menu and hour changes, we’re really trying to implement our ongo-ing vision of sustainability — ev-erything we do is because of this plan,” said Finfrock.
Th e sustainability plan includes enhanced recycling, compost, energy saving in the kitchen and dining areas, reusable and corn cups, reduction of waste, organic gardens and reusable plastic to-go boxes.
Reducing the amount of waste produced at every meal is key. Finfrock has replaced the old napkin dispensers with ones that will only allow the release of one napkin per pull.
Ordering food in bulk also re-
duces the amount of packaging thrown away.
“Th e biggest aspect of the sus-tainability plan is that it is a learning process. All we can do is educate ourselves and read and do what we can to make our-
selves better,” Finfrock said. In an attempt to help the stu-
dents learn about the sustainabil-ity plan, the food service man-agement team has put up various posters, signs and pamphlets re-minding students that “a better tomorrow starts today.”
Inside the pamphlets, students will fi nd the benefi ts of trayless dining, the locally grown farmers and vendors CLU supports, how to learn more about sustainabil-ity, the environmental awareness policy and California Lutheran University food vendor Sodexo’s, in-depth “better tomorrow” plan.
Along with the visual remind-ers, the Food Services Manage-ment team practices diff erent methods to raise awareness on how to be eco-friendly every month.
“For September, we’re doing the “weigh the waste” project again where we have students dump their left over waste from their plates into a bucket to weigh,” Finfrock said. “It’s just a little something that’s so simple but can make all the diff erence.”
“I think it’s defi nitely great how hard our school works at keep-ing us eco-friendly. I think a lot of people here wouldn’t go out of their way to be so green if it wasn’t made so easy for us,” said sophomore Olivia Hill.
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NEWS – Page 3the EchoSeptember 28, 2011
CLU attempts to move up in ranks [RANKING, from Page 1]
Locals protest the Janss Marketplace Hooters
[HOOTERS, from Page 1]
Graduate Admissions. As far as recruiting students with higher GPAs and higher SATs goes, we look for that, but that’s not the only thing that we’re looking for,” Hoener said. “We want a nice robust student profi le that represents diff erent kinds of people. So it shouldn’t just be about the [statistics] but, obviously good grades matter.”
Despite CLU’s selectivity, it didn’t move up on the U.S. News & World Report list.
According to Provost Leanne Neilson, the presidents and other top administrators of universities judge other institutions, and their opinions are factored into the rankings.
“Almost 25 percent of the [entire] score is based on a survey that [U.S. News & World Report] sends to three people
on each campus: the president, the provost and the head of admissions,” Neilson said. “In my office the president’s office, and the admissions office, we end up getting tons of magazines, flyers and information from other universities because they’re using their marketing [strategies] to try and get us to rank them higher.”
CLU professors were asked about their thoughts on the school’s ranking.
“[Since CLU has grown] we need more faculty to keep our student-faculty ratio lower because the reality is that our freshmen are often in classes, (with the exception of the religion and English departments), that have more than 50 students in them,” said history professor Michaela Reaves.
restaurant.The public voiced their
opinions about the alcohol
Being on a main thoroughfare gives it higher visibility. Th at coupled with Hooters’ national reputation makes it more challenging to say [Th ousand Oaks is a] family friendly community.”Jean SandlinCLU Professor
“ permit expansion request at the administrative hearing in Thousand Oaks on Sept. 15.
Of the 43 residents who addressed Marjan Behzadi (permit process manager at the hearing), 39 requested the denial of the permit modification.
“I think the young people in this town need a place to go badly,” Josh McCloud, Hooters supporter and seven-year resident of Thousand Oaks said. “On top of that, it’s going to be a good working environment for young people too.”
The request was granted for the permit expansion after a three-hour administrative hearing.
According to Behzadi, there were no grounds to deny the expansion.
During the hearing, Hootwinc CEO Rick Leukert explained that the hard alcohol sales only represent 8.5 percent of the restaurant’s total sales, according to the Ventura County Star.
City resident Susan MacLean started a petition to block the restaurant. MacLean, a mother of three, does not object to the restaurant chain, but to the location.
The Janss Marketplace is
promoted as a family-friendly shopping center.
“Being on a main thoroughfare gives it higher visibility,” communication professor Jean Sandlin said. “That coupled with Hooters’ national reputation makes it more challenging to say [Thousand Oaks is a] family friendly community.”
In favor of the franchise coming to Thousand Oaks, California Lutheran University
senior Alana Boyd said, “I love their chicken wings. I can’t wait for it to open!”
The official open date is to be determined.
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EXTRASthe EchoPage 4
9/16/11: Report of a minor injury in Kingsmen Park when a participant fell while playing Frisbee.
9/17/11: A paper poster with graffi ti drawn on it was found on the outside of a window of Mt. Clef Hall. Th ere was no damage to CLU property.
9/19/11: Ventura County Sheriff ’s deputies stopped a vehicle in Chapel Circle. Th e driver was reportedly under the infl uence of marijuana. 9/22/11: A minor injury was reported during a practice at the GSFC.
9/23/11: Damage to a vehicle was reported in the Th ompson Hall parking lot when the front end of a vehicle drove over a sprinkler head by the curb. Th e vehicle attempted to back up and caught the sprinkler head on the underside of the bumper.
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Dean of Students Bill Rosser reported that a new fi re sprinkler system in Rolland Stadium must be OK’d today by the fi re department for the football game to go on Friday as planned.
Amanda Whealon reported that Wellness Programs is bringing the Red Watch Band to CLU.
Provost Leanne Neilson will talk about the Strategic Plan for CLU at the Senate meeting on Oct. 3.
Th ere is no Club-Lu event this Friday.
Th e Senate passed a bill to purchase 13 new newspaper racks for the Echo by a vote of 11 for, 2 against and 2 abstaining.
Senate meetings take place Mondays at 5:20 p.m. in Nygreen 1,
Programs Board meets at 7:15 p.m. in Trinity 318. Both are open to faculty, staff and students.
Tips from Career Services
Develop new or advanced skills through intern-ships and volunteer experiences.
Look at job listings to know the skills and back-ground needed to eventually reach your goals.
Seek out people in your fi eld of interest who would be willing to act as mentors and advisers.
Dates to Remember
10/3/11: Last day to apply for the December 2011 graduation ceremony
10/11/11: Senior social at Lazy Dog CafeMond
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It seems like just yesterday it was freshman year, and now senior year is almost halfway though. Th e real world is just around the corner, so I hope it will be just as scary and exciting as people make it out to be.”
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FEATURESthe EchoSeptember 28, 2011
‘Drive’ weaves a tale of love, violence and carsTaylor Lampela
Staff Writer
“I don’t carry a gun; I drive,” said Ryan Gosling’s character.
And so begins the neo-noire film that is director Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive”, a film that redefines the action movie genre.
Gosling plays an unnamed character who is a Hollywood stunt driver and auto mechanic by day, and a getaway driver for hire by night. He meets Irene (Carey Mulligan) a single mother of a son who lives next door to Gosling.
When Irene’s husband returns from prison, Gosling decides to help him escape his old associates and acts as a protector towards Irene and her son. But a quick pawnshop robbery goes awry and things take a turn for the worse when Gosling’s favor to Irene backfires.
The appeal of the film lies not only in the tautly directed car scenes, of which there are few for a movie called “Drive”, but in the simmering tension built by the astounding amount of silence. Gosling’s character is a man of
CARE handles campus confl ict
The Campus Awareness, Referral and Education group, commonly known as CARE, has an important role in ensuring the safety of the CLU community and providing a comfortable learning atmosphere.
The CARE team is comprised of five core CLU members, who are employees from different departments. This team conducts informal consultations to help support the well being of the CLU community.
Matters involving individuals who may be dangerous to themselves or peers, or whom are being disruptive are addressed to provide the best outcomes for all involved, according to the team’s website. Concerns may involve an individual's abnormal or worrisome behavior, abusive tendencies, frequent disruptions or serious health issues.
"You cannot raise a leader without tending to all aspects of human life. To keep eyes on all of our students academically, emotionally and spiritually is a worthy endeavor," said campus pastor Scott Maxwell-Doherty about the services CARE provides.
Referrals may be made about students, faculty or other CLU
Heather LeFevre Staff Writer
Courtesy PhotoZoom Zoom: “Drive” stars Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan.
few words and a whole lot of intimidating presence. It just goes to show sometimes things left unsaid are more powerful than words. This is especially true of Gosling’s surprisingly sweet interactions with Irene.
“Drive” is not for the faint of heart. The violence is bloody, brutal and shocking. The tonal shifts that Refn expertly employs from the quiet pacing of the first half to the aggressive and intense conclusion are really what sets “Drive” apart from typical action movies that studios produce en masse.
Refn won the Best Director prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and it’s clear to see why. The tension he builds throughout the movie reaches a pseudo climax that leaves audiences wanting more.
Another key element of the film is the stunning music. The stark, electronic sounds of the score were written by Cliff Martinez, former drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Those are paired up with 80’s sounding synth-pop songs. It sounds odd on paper and it’s a little off putting at first, but it blends incredibly well. You know it’s a good composition when you don’t have to think about it; it just becomes part of the landscape of the artwork that is this film.
Gosling is the driving force behind the movie, no pun intended. He creates depth to a character who could have easily been one-dimensional. We can sympathize with him, even when he commits extreme acts of violence.
It’s a movie that will affect you. It’s hard to pinpoint why though. The majority of people don’t go out and commit crimes, or kill people, or drive crazy, and yet it strikes an emotional chord that lingers with you far after you leave the cinema. And that is the sign of a truly great film.
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staff members with assurance of confidentiality. Once the CARE team is informed, it gathers important information about the situation and the community member of concern. The community member is then contacted and given helpful resources.
Core CARE team member and Associate Director of Student Life Christine Paul has been associated with the group since its start at CLU in 2008.
“I feel our communication with one another is a step in the right direction for the safety and security of all of us here," Paul said.
The CARE team meets two times each month and as deemed necessary for the purpose of communication and problem resolution.
The team often consults with other CLU faculty and knowledgeable experts to deal with each circumstance both safely and professionally.
“Each situation is handled accordingly and in the most beneficial manner for all involved,” as explained on the CARE website.
"It is important that the offices that are represented have the same information about community members, meaning
Gosling creates depth to a character that
could have easily been one-dimensional. We sympathize with him, even when he commits extreme acts of violence.
September 28, 2011the EchoPage 6 – FEATURESCampu
s Quotes: What is your favorite thing about fall?
“Garrett Smith
Seeing everyone at school.”
“Haily Jones
Disneyland and Halloween!” “
Leanne Blackwell
Being able to wear warm clothes and drink hot coff ee.”
“Max Zappas
Halloween.”
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Biology department welcomes “The Lizard Guy”
Photo by Allena Williamson - Photo Editor“Th e Lizard Guy” at CLU: Dr. Kristopher Karsten, one of the new biology professors, is looking forward to getting more involved in the CLU community and with his students.
Whitney Terry Staff Writer
Th e biology department at CLU welcomes a new staff member nicknamed “the Lizard Guy”.
Kristopher Karsten is one of 17 new professors on campus this fall and teaches ecology and evolution, environmental ecology, and scientifi c literature.
Karsten is known as “the Lizard Guy” because it is his favorite species.
“Th ey have fascinating behavior and adaptations,” he said.
Karsten is surrounded in his offi ce with books about biology and lizards. He spoke about moving into his new offi ce in the science building.
“Sometimes people came up to me and asked, ‘Are you the lizard
guy or the other new professor?’” he said.
Th e biology department has added two new professors this semester: Karsten and Chad Barber.
Professor David Marcey said, “Both Kris Karsten and Chad Barber, our two new biology professors, bring a breath of fresh air to the biology department. Th ey are both talented teachers with active research programs that will include undergraduates.”
“Kris is intelligent, witty and easy-going — he is a good fi t for our department. We are very pleased that Kris accepted the position in the biology department. As a terrestrial ecologist with an interest in vertebrates, especially reptiles, he will help to broaden our
course off erings and research experiences for our majors,” professor Kenneth Long said.
Karsten feels welcomed to the university.
“Faculty and staff have been wonderful; a real family feel. Th e students have been great, too, by stopping by my offi ce and introducing themselves to me. I like getting them to realize how many cool things there are about biology,” Karsten said.
Karsten received his bachelor’s of science in biology from Truman State University in Missouri. He studied for his master’s degree at Texas Christian University and continued his education at Oklahoma State University where he got his Ph.D. in zoology with specializations in ecology, evolution and behavior.
He moved to Th ousand Oaks at the end of July. Since that time, he’s gotten used to the new climate.
“I moved here when it was 110 degrees in Texas. Th e weather here is so comfortable all the time,” said Karsten. He moved from Fort Worth, Texas.
“I miss the ecological diversity
and all of the neat plants and animals,” he said, when speaking about Fort Worth.
Karsten stated that he is excited about becoming more involved in the California Lutheran University community and exploring the creatures in his new local habitat with his biology students.
Donʼt miss these eventsSlam NightJoin the Poetry Slam Club in Overton Hall tonight at 7 for an evening of fun poetry reading.
“Poto Mitan”Reel Justice Film Series presents the story of fi ve courageous Haitian women in the Lundring Events Center tonight at 7.
Th e F-Word!CLU’s Feminist Club hosts a panel of professors and students to talk about what it means to be a feminist in the Lundring Events Center Th ursday at 6.
French Film FestivalWatch “Seraphine” on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. in the Preus-Brandt Forum.
Common GroundConnect. Engage. Peace. Share. Think. Join everyone in Samuelson Chapel at 9:11 tonight.
Football TailgateJoin fellow football fans for the traditional pre-game celebration in University Plaza on Friday at 5:30. Donations of $5 are encouraged to support Kingsmen and Regals athletics.
FEATURES – Page 7the EchoSeptember 28, 2011
Actress schools aspiring performers in conversation
Scott Turner Staff Writer
CLU professor Markus Flanagan hosted the ongoing “Conversations with...” series in the Preus-Brandt Forum by moderating a talk with actress Molly Hagan on Sept. 21.
Flanagan, a theatre arts lecturer and 24-year veteran of the acting world, is known for his roles on television hit shows such as “Malcolm in the Middle”, “Th at ‘70s Show”, and “Unfabulous.”
Th rough the “Conversations with...” series, Flanagan provides audience members, particularly aspiring actors, an opportunity to hear from practicing actors fi rsthand and participate in a questions and answers session.
For the aspiring performer, events like these provide invaluable information.
Student Th omas Schofi eld is an acting hopeful honing his craft at California Lutheran University.
“I think (the “Conversation with...” series) is awesome,”
Photo by Allena Williamson - Photo EditorTea time: Markus Flanagan and Molly Hagan discuss tips for budding actors at “Conversations with...” talk.
Schofi eld said. “Hearing from someone about their experiences trying to get in the industry and the techniques they used and getting is always helpful for someone who is aspiring to be an actor in the future.”
Th is particular night of “Conversations with...” was highlighted by actress and yoga expert Molly Hagan. Hagan joins a roster of other established actors to “Conversations With...” such as Doug Jones and Melissa Gilbert.
Th e event kicked off with an introduction f r o m F l a n a g a n , who has a past working on the set with Hagan. He i n t r o d u c e d the audience to Hagan and her body of work with a
highlight reel of her recent and more prominent roles.
To begin the conversation, Flanagan and Hagan drank a cup of tea and discussed the beginnings of her career, and her parents’ reaction to her goal of becoming an actress.
“My mother told me ‘actors are
so dull,’” Hagan said. “My father was an artist and he taught me not to have expectations.”
Early in her career, Hagan felt pressure to prove herself-a pressure that she no longer feels today.
“I worried about being liked. Now, I don’t even care anymore,” said Hagan.
Th e conversation between the actors continued for approximately an hour where various topics such as her love for yoga, her inspirations, embarrassing moments on set
and the importance of training to become an actor. Aft er Flanagan’s round of questions, the spotlight was turned on the audience who were given a forum to learn more about acting and Hagan.
When asked by an audience member what one piece of advice she hoped those in attendance would take home with them Hagan’s response was simple and serious.
“Know how to read. Seriously, know how to read a script,” she said.
For Schofi eld, the most
important sentiment he took home with him is an outlook that aspiring actors should consider.
“You can’t consume yourself with getting the next job. You kind of have to accept what happens with it and move on to the next audition or role,” said Schofi eld. “I think a lot of the time people get so consumed with themselves and the industry that they constantly think about themselves. Th ey don’t worry about the future of the job because they get so caught up in things that might hold them back.”
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confrontational way. "All CARE efforts will be
directed toward striking a balance between interests in ensuring community safety, protecting individual rights, and in preserving a healthy campus learning, living and working environment," according to the website.
CARE has been working to meet these objectives since its establishment on campus in 2008.
CARE can be contacted in a
Veteran TV actress Molly Hagan offers words of wisdom
faculty, staff and students," Paul said.
The CARE website also states its primary intentions of helping others in a safe and non-
variety of ways. Each of the core members is available for the community to report any person who displays troubling behaviors. In addition, the CARE team can be reached as a whole at [email protected].
"The email that was sent out to everyone is very informative of our purpose and how to make contact with us at any time," Paul said.
Another important resource is the 24-hour Campus Conduct Hotline where you can voice your concerns. The CARE team can be reached at (866) 943-5787.
For further information, you can visit www.callutheran.edu/care or contact the CARE team.
Photo by Rachel Balderas - Staff PhotographerCAREing Heart: Christine Paul has been involved since CARE’s start.
My mother told me ‘actors are so dull’. My father was an artist and he taught me to have no expectations.”
Molly HaganActress
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Photo by Brennan Whimore - Opinion editorMen in tights: Dreamworld Comics in Simi Valley has seen a positive fan reaction to DC’s “New 52” relaunch.
Geek Culture:
September 28, 2011
OPINIONthe EchoPage 8
BrennanWhitmore
Palpable, impotent nerd rage over “New 52”
Th e world of superhero comic books can be daunting to anyone without a glorious neck-beard.
Th ese comics are entrenched in a long, complicated cannon that literally can span decades and be completely impenetrable to outsiders.
DC Comics, publisher of “Justice League,” “Superman” and “Batman,” realized this and planned a major reboot to wipe the slate clean and restart all of their 52 comic lines at number one, starting with “Justice League No. 1” which came out on Aug. 31.
DC’s new release was dubbed “New 52” and they began a campaign to get the word out, which included actually marketing to people other than hardcore fans by using TV commercials.
A reboot in the comic book universe usually entails killing off “frivolous” characters that don’t have as much broad appeal as the heavy hitters such as “Batman” or “Aquaman.”
So far they’ve been pretty successful. “Justice League No. 1” had a print run of more than 200,000 copies, making it the best-selling comic book for the month of August, according to a statement issued by DC.
Local comic book stores have seen positive reactions to “New 52.”
Ed Katayama, owner of A Hidden Fortress in Simi Valley, said that despite initially receiving a lukewarm reaction from the fans, sales picked up.
“Overall it’s done very well, I’ve got more people who want to reserve copies, more people coming in and buying it,” Katayama said. “Now will that continue? Th at’s going to be hard to say.”
Katayama said that the media coverage has defi nitely helped out.
“A lot of the time it has everything to do with media coverage, there’s a lot of media coverage then it just excites a lot of people,” Katayama said.
While sales are a good thing in an industry that has had a slow couple of years, reboots can be a tricky thing to sell the hardcore fans.
Th is is because to a lot of them, the most important thing in a comic book universe is canon. Characters and stories evolve over years in a way that really takes advantage of the medium.
Another problem with a reboot is that it never lasts long.
Usually when a new readership comes into a title they hear about a bunch of characters that are now either dead or just written out all together.
Th e new readership then becomes interested and wants those characters back and then slowly but surely everything goes
back to the way it was before the reboot, until once again the main comic book storyline becomes too complicated for new readers and everything has to be rebooted yet again.
Personally I’m a fan of giving people a kind of entry point into a series.
I only really began reading comics regularly when I discovered “Ultimate Spiderman,” a more modern take on the “Spiderman” character that existed outside of the main storyline.
Of course I eventually lost track of that continuity until I learned that the original “Ultimate Spiderman” was dead. Sounds
pretty complicated now. We might need an “Ultimate
Ultimate Spiderman.”Still, I can understand why other
comic nerds would be irritated by having to constantly relearn how to ride a bike.
Fans might be willing to forgive all that if the new comics are worth the paper they’re printed on.
According to Mike Sweeney at Dreamworld Comics in Simi Valley, the new number ones have made a convert out of him.
“I haven’t picked up a DC (comic) book in years and years and years, so I’ve gotten several since this relaunch,” Sweeney said.
Sweeney mainly read Marvel up
until “New 52,” a migration that he’s seen a lot of the store regulars embrace.
“It’s getting fans. More like taking fans away from Marvel towards DC instead of towards comics in general,” Sweeney said.
Even though Dreamworld hasn’t seen much of a pick up in sales as a direct result of the reboot, it has made the fans happy. In the end that might be more important than bringing in sales.
Th e comic book nerds are the ones who will stick things out even when Spiderman is replaced by a clone and Batman is killed and brought back as a pirate.
God bless those people.
JaneGalluzzi
Robertson offends with hateful, callous comments
If any publicity is good publicity then Rev. Pat Robertson is a lucky man.
He commented on Sept. 13 on “Th e 700 Club” about how people shouldn’t feel bad about divorcing spouses who have Alzheimer’s, his comment has caused an uproar in the Christian community.
“I know it sounds cruel but if he’s going to do something he should divorce her and start all over again (and) make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking aft er her… You said ‘till death do us part; this is a kind of death,” Robertson said.
CLU student Michael Austin has a family member who is currently fi ghting Alzheimer’s and can’t help but take off ense to Robertson’s advice.
“Robertson’s comment is completely deranged and off ensive to me,” Austin said.
“My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in March of 2003 and was expected to die four years ago; but because of the love and support that he received from my mom, my sister and me, he was able to fi ght off the disease and is still alive and fi ghting Alzheimer’s to this day.”
Robertson founded the Christian Coalition of America and has hosted “Th e 700 Club” since it fi rst aired in 1966.
Besides the Alzheimer’s comment, on Jan. 12, 2010 Robertson said that the Haiti earthquake was a result of a pact that the Haitian people made with the devil in the 1700’s.
“Th ey said, ‘we will serve you (the devil) if you’ll get us free from the French,’” Robertson said. “True story.”
Robertson also took a shot at women’s rights in a 1992 Iowa fundraising letter, according to the Washington Post.
“Th e feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women,” Robertson said.
“It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their
husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft , destroy capitalism and become lesbians.”
Th e list of outrageous comments by Robertson goes on, including ones about 9/11, homosexuals and Hurricane Katrina.
“I don’t agree with what he says and it is hurtful to
everyone,” Ermine Gartley said, a grandmother of a California Lutheran Student.
Unfortunately, Robertson won’t be taken off “Th e 700 Club” because when he sold the Family Channel (now called Fox Family) he made a clause in the contract that obligated the station to keep
airing “Th e 700 Club,” twice a day, regardless of the owner according to showbizdata.com.
Th anks to this clause, Robertson will continue to represent Christianity in America.
He gives religion and Christianity as a whole a bad name.
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International textbooks cost less than domestic
Krysten Jones
College students continue sweating bullets over expensive textbooks in the United States.
International editions are less expensive, primarily because of paper quality something that doesn’t warrant the high cost of U.S. editions being so costly.
Most college students run into challenges during their college years, whether they’re registering for classes or knocking out diffi -cult subjects.
But most are able to agree on one stressful issue—fi nding money to cover the cost of text-books.
Whether students are attend-ing school part-time or full-time, books are expensive.
Some professors require mul-tiple books for one course. Stu-dents are essentially forced to empty their bank accounts and squeeze in more work hours just to cover the expenses.
To add more fuel to the fi re, in-ternational textbooks are much cheaper, which is unfair to stu-dents.
As reported in the New York Times, spokeswoman for Th e National Association of College Stores Laura Nakoneczny said it’s unfair that a $100 textbook in the states can be shipped from out-side the country for $50.
Th at just goes to show how much American college students are being taken advantage of.
In the Sept. 1 issue of its person-al fi nance section, Forbes Maga-zine reported publishers includ-ing Pearson, McGraw-Hill, and Cengage Learning are bringing in $8 billion from the textbook market.
Th e NACS reported that the average full-time student spent $667 on books for the 2009-2010 school year.
International textbooks are less expensive than their U.S. coun-terparts, sometimes by up to 50 percent. Th is is a regional price diff erence for texts that are more or less the same.
“It has to do with the market and what the market will bear,” communication professor Jean
Sandlin said. “But [the high cost] is one of the reasons why I’ve gone completely electronic.”
“People can always buy the pa-per version of my books,” said Sandlin. “If they want to they are still available, but the electronic version is so much less expensive. I have students that come in with the international versions, so I know our American students are also purchasing them.”
Sage Publications in Th ousand Oaks textbook representative Jodie Smith did state that diff er-ent countries lead to diff erent markets. Textbook publishers cater to the cultures of the coun-tries they are being sold in. Inter-national editions are just as func-tional as the U.S. versions.
One blogger from PhysicsFo-rum.com said that he bought an international edition of a text-book made for countries like In-dia and Bangladesh for $30.
Th e American version was $100.Based on the blogger, the pa-
per quality was cheaper and had a diff erent design on the cover, but the book was functional. Th e page numbers were just about the same and he didn’t notice any major mistakes in the text.
In the last few years, textbook rental programs and other online resources, including Amazon.com, have been easing the stress of purchasing textbooks. Still textbook prices much higher in the U.S. than from international sources.
“Th ere has been a huge increase in college expenses in the last 10 years since I was an undergrad student,” communication pro-fessor Jannette Jauregui said. “I remember the headaches associ-ated with purchasing books each semester. Th ey were very expen-sive, and the costs have only gone up.”
Communication professor Jen-nifer Marshall also agrees that even with other resources, stu-dents are being taken advantage of, as the textbook industry is one big monopoly.
“(Textbook companies) realize students have few choices when selecting their textbook and are basically slaves to the prices the book industry selects,” Marshall said. “For instance, there is only one bookstore on campus and in Th ousand Oaks, there is no used bookstore (the closest is in Moorpark.)
If you do not purchase your book directly from the book-store, your other option is pur-chasing through Amazon.com or Half.com.”
Originally from Colombia, mar-keting communication major Ed-gar Zabaleta said that textbooks from his country are cheaper and the quality of the books make a diff erence in the cost.
“Books here are really expen-sive. For my business class, one book from the bookstore was like $200,” Zabaleta said.
“I don’t know the exact cost of that same book in Colombia, but I know it’s going to be cheaper than that,” Zabaleta said. “It’s going to be about 50 percent of that.”
Lastly, Zabaleta said that even with rental programs, books are still at a premium and should be lowered even more.
Th ere should be a better solu-tion where publishers are still able to make a profi t with lower textbook prices. If the companies don’t care about losing money, students are only going to con-tinue fi nding cheaper ways of buying books, even if they come from international sources.
Don’t panic just because Hooters is coming to townWhat’s up with Ro:
Rocio Sanchez
You would think that 1,382 comments via email, letters, peti-tions and phone calls from Th ou-sand Oaks’ locals would be on an important, urgent or even life-threatening matter.
But no, what are people com-plaining about?
Hooters. Th e restaurant that is.Let’s be real, there are more im-
portant things to worry about be-sides a restaurant opening up in the Janss Marketplace.
According to the Ventura Coun-ty Star, Hooters won the fi ght for a bar license Th ursday Sept. 15th.
Aft er hearing the news, 77-year-old retired resident Don Hunn was not pleased. Th e thought of women in orange shorts, push up bras, white tank tops and tan pantyhose delivering hot wings led him to pay a ridiculous $1,130 to fi le an appeal to the City Coun-cil.
Although I understand both sides of to the debate about whether to open Hooters in Th ousand Oaks, I have to ask, what is the big deal?
People who oppose the opening of a Hooters argue that the res-taurant chain demeans women, does not promote family friendly values, does not fi t the image of Janss Marketplace and will in-crease violent, drunken behavior.
First of all, let me just state a fact: Sex appeal is legal, and it
sure does sell. Women have the right to choose
to apply at Hooters or not. If peo-ple feel Hooters exploits women and get off ended by it, then they don’t have to go, it’s as simple as that.
Th ere are thousands of others who will gladly take your place.
Second, what kind of image does Janss Marketplace have ex-actly?
With TGI Friday’s, Sunset Ter-race and El Torito just a few feet away, how will Hooters all of a sudden increase violent, drunken behavior when all of those res-taurants have bars as well?
People who oppose Hooters are quicker to complain about the Hooters uniform than the actual service they receive.
It is understandable that some parents might not want their little kids to see a woman with her cleavage out and about tak-ing their order, but at the same time the kids can be exposed to that anywhere, and not just from Hooters girls.
Hooters characterizes itself as a neighborhood place and not a typical family restaurant.
Th at is what makes it unique and original.
“When I was a preteen I would go (to Hooters) with my dad ev-ery other weekend to watch foot-ball games on Sundays,” junior Evan King said.
Hooters is a family orientated place,” senior Dami Ojo said. “You can get together and watch football games, have a few drinks and enjoy some good food.”
Some people act like the restau-rant is up to no good and wants
to demoralize families all over the world, but it is not that seri-ous.
According to its website, Hoot-ers has raised millions of dollars for local and national charities such as the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer research, Th e Make-A-Wish Foundation, the United Service Organization, Operation Homefront, the Special Olym-pics, the American Diabetes As-sociation, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
For a restaurant to be involved
in such good doings, I fi nd it hard to believe Hooters is not a good fi t for Th ousand Oaks.
In fact, Hooters coming to Th ousand Oaks is an amazing idea.
It might even be a better idea than opening a Total Wine store down Moorpark Road.
I just want good food, fun times with friends and family and more important, somewhere to go in Th ousand Oaks, besides Panda Express.
Backers of Hooters argue the establishment will bring a large
amount of income and plenty of job opportunities.
If people want to complain about something, why don’t they complain about something more important, like the Th ousand Oaks Police Department handing out tickets as if they were free lot-tery scratchers?
Learn from the man who paid $1,130 to fi le an appeal, and do the complete opposite.
Save that money for when Hooters fi nally comes to Th ou-sand Oaks.
Be ready.
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Regals come alive, scoring fi ve Peter Ciaramitaro
Staff Writer
No. 10 Regals soccer (7-1) stand on top of the SCIAC standings after three conference games. The Regals defeated the La Verne Leopards with a final score of 5-0 at La Verne on Saturday night.
Five of the Regals’ seven wins have come on the road, and the Leopards were no different.
They played under the lights at Ortmayer Athletic Complex for the Saturday night SCIAC showdown.
Freshman Taylor Will scored the Regals’ first goal early in the 8th minute. Will also had three assists and four shots on goal.
Will now has eight goals and four assists this season. She has started six of the eight games.
Sophomore striker Jessica Armstrong scored two goals, one in each half. Sophomore Kristina Hulse and senior Rebekah Casas recorded a goal each to secure the victory over the Leopards.
Hulse is second on the team with five points and tied for second for goals with three.
“I blame the Regals success on
our ability to win 50/50 balls, and how fast we can counter off another teams mistakes,” Jessica Armstrong said, “We bring a sneaky counter attack because
of how fast our team is.” The Regals took 21 shots with
15 of them on target, while only allowing five shots and three shots on goal by the Leopards.
Eleven CLU students have created an all-access documentary web series that showcases the athletic teams at CLU. CLU’d In Productions released its premiere episode, “Defending New Turf,” featuring the Kingsmen football team on Th ursday, Sept. 15, at Draughts Restaurant.
CLU’d In Productions was granted access to follow the Kingsmen football team and other fall sports teams in an unusual way. Th ey are in the locker room, at practices, and are on the sidelines at the games.
It is very similar to HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series. CLU’d In leaves their cameras on at all times.
Th e producers decided on the name, “Defending New Turf ” for the football series in honor of the new stadium opening this season and the Kingsmen are back-to-back SCIAC champions.
“Th is was the perfect opportunity to showcase incredible student-athlete talents outside of the classroom. And, it was also a way to get students to use what they’ve learned inside a classroom and put it to the test in the real world; in a football world,” according to the CLU’d In website.
California Lutheran University
senior and Executive Producer David Brown dreamt of giving the athletes at his Division III school a taste of the spotlight. He wanted to get the fans more involved than they have ever been, so he came up with the idea for this online documentary series.
“David Brown is the main man in charge of CLU’d In Productions,” said Spencer Votipka, the narrator of the episodes. “He has the general vision for the show and utilizes a small team of people to record and log video, edit and maintain the website, and cut and piece together the story.”
Brown got CLU’d In approved by the Kingsmen coaching staff , administration and the NCAA through phone and email this past summer while interning in Madison, Wisconsin.
“We granted them access to fi lm the team and that was that,” said head football coach Ben McEnroe. “I think it’s a great idea.”
With the help of assistant producer Xavier Walton and the other nine members of the team, Brown’s dream is now a reality, a reality show.
“Th ere was no doubt in my mind that this production was going to happen.
It takes a ton of hard work, but we have a great team, and everyone is in it for the long haul,”
Walton said.“Defending New Turf ” is
CLU’d In’s football series, which consists of fi ve episodes airing this semester that document the Kingsmen football season. Th e episodes are 10 to 20 minutes long.
“I think ‘Defending New Turf ’ is a great testament to how hard we have worked the last couple of seasons that I have played Kingsmen football,” said senior Bobby Rodrigues, a running back for the Kingsmen. “I loved the idea of this from the very start.”
In addition to the fi ve football pieces, there will be four bonus episodes released before the semester comes to a close on the other fall sports teams.
Brown calls senior Douglas Renn the “web and everything guy.”
“Renn does it all. We will spend
‘Defending New Turf’ premieresMadison McElhaney
Staff Writera Saturday night sitting on his couch until 2 in the morning, and I’ll have a vision; tell him it, and then he makes it happen,” Brown said. “His dedication is invaluable and his talents are unexplainable. He can do it all.”
Renn said, “It’s remarkable to see the fi nal result aft er all the endless late night hours that everyone has put in.”
Draughts Restaurant in Th ousand Oaks opens its doors to the CLU community for sneak peaks of the episodes on four more Th ursday nights: Oct. 6 and 7, Nov. 27 and a fi nale aft er the season. Th e Draughts events start at 8 p.m. Th e restaurant gives specials on food to CLU students, faculty and friends while they view the episodes for the fi rst time.
“Now that I know about ‘Defending New Turf ’ I’ll for sure be at Draughts for the release of
the next episode,” said Parker Colvin, a junior on the golf team at CLU.
Th e production team plans to carry over the web series to next semester for the baseball season and the other spring sports teams.
“Th is is a really great production run by dedicated people who put a lot of hard work into it,” said Jacob Norlock, a senior linebacker at CLU. “Aft er seeing the fi rst episode, I am very proud of what they did and very excited for what is to come.”
For more information on CLU’d In Productions you can visit their website at CLUdInProductions.com, or like them on Facebook at Facebook.com/cludinproductions and follow them on Twitter, @CLUdIn.
Th e next episode of “Defending New Turf ” will air at Draughts on Th ursday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m.
With keepers Renee Standage, Kristin Bailey and Tina Hedwall all getting a chance to guard the Regals net, the Regals held their opponents to a shutout, making it their fifth shutout of the year.
Standhage was credited with her fourth win of the season.
After their only loss of the season on Sept. 10, the Regals have outscored their opponents 12-2 in the past four games,
Photo by Marina Hedroj - Staff PhotographerFreshman Leader: Taylor Will (in white) leads the team with eight goals and four assists in her eight games played.
three of which were shutouts.“Our defense is playing well
together. Rotations, movement and communication are what we rely on,” sophomore defender Anna Medler said.
This week the Regals will face Whittier College (0-7) at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Clef Stadium and then travel Saturday to Pomona-Pitzer (5-2) to face the Sagehens.
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You see them running at the crack of dawn. Th eir shadows following steadily in their wake. Th rough frigid wind and blistering heat, they are there, never looking back.
Th e people you see are the CLU Kingsmen and Regals cross country team. Th eir goals are simple: work hard and run fast.
Aft er fi nishing seventh in SCIAC last season, the Regals are looking to improve their standing to fourth place–a feat they haven’t performed since 2002.
“As a team, we are going to maintain a positive focus on our goal,” women’s team captain and
senior Toccoa Kahovec said. “We are going to encourage each other to stay consistent in our training. If each individual stays healthy by eating right, sleeping, going to the trainers, and icing we will have a strong shot at achieving our goal.”
Kahovec earned a 44th fi nish at the UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 17. She improved on her previous personal record time by 50 seconds, achieving a time of 21:50.6.
Along with Kahovec, all nine Regals improved on their personal record times at the invitational, including senior Caitlin Coomber who dropped two minutes from her previous personal record.
On the men’s side, with a time of
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25:33.3, men’s team captain Evan Reed earned the sixth-fastest time by any Division III runner. He also set a CLU course record at the invite.
Among the Kingsmen who also improved at the UC Riverside Invite were seniors Brett Halvaks (27:37.2) and Stephen Shirk (27:09.6) who shaved off 46 and 14 seconds respectively.
Th e Kingsmen fi nished in 22nd overall.
Although cross country is mainly focused on improving individual times, both the Regals and Kingsmen teams know the importance of team camaraderie.
“We’re really supportive of one another,” Reed said. “Even in workouts, we are always high-fi ving each other. It’s just a very friendly environment. ”
Reed and Kahovec also attribute the immense support they receive
to head coach Matt Lea and assistant coach Nicole Crawford.
“[Crawford’s] love for the sport is so inspiring,” Kahovec said. “She understands what her athlete are going through. At the beginning of my college career she believed in me more than I believed in myself. Her coaching has made me into the runner I am today.”
Reed also pulls inspiration from CLU graduate and former Kingsmen cross-country runner Ray Ostrander.
“I want to mimic what he did last year,” Reed said. “He’s my biggest inspiration at this point.”
Th e team standouts have set ambitious goals for the 2011 season.
Reed hopes to fi nish top 20 in SCIAC and make top 35 at the regional meet at the end of the season. As for Kahovec, her goal is to qualify for Nationals in Oshkosh, Wisconson and make top 50.
Th e next meet for the CLU cross-country team is the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on Saturday Oct. 1. Just keep running
Lindsay Adler Staff Writer
Much needed victoryThe 2011 Kingsmen soccer
season hasn’t gone according to plan especially after the team lost to the winless Cal Tech Beavers 2-1 at home. However, the Kingsmen soccer team (1-6) responded in a big way by beating the La Verne Leopards 5-0 on Saturday.
The Kingsmen scored in the 14th minute of the first half. They got within striking distance in the 13th minute when they had two corner kicks by Danny Kuntz and David Lee, which led to Lucas Kurzon’s goal, scored on a header.
The Kingsmen led 1-0 against Cal Tech at halftime, even without their leader Raul Yepez.
Teo Wilkening scored his first goal of the season to tie the game at one with in the 61st minute.
Just over 30 seconds later Mitchell Arene scored his first goal of the season on a header
from Rongxiao Zhang to put Cal Tech ahead 2-1 in the 62nd minute.
It was a similar story to the home opener against Fontbonne where the Kingsmen had 2-0 lead at the break and saw their lead disappear in a heartbeat when Fontbonne scored three quick second half goals to win 3-2.
Cal Tech held off the Kingsmen, taking away the their chance at their first win of the season. Three of the Kingsmen’s losses have been by one goal.
It was an emotional victory for the Beavers, who hadn’t beat CLU in three years. It was their first victory of the season and tears fell from some of the players after the game.
The Kingsmen had many missed opportunities that blew the game open.
The Kingsmen had a total of nine corner kicks in the first half and seven more in the second half. They managed a total of 29 shots but could only score one goal.
Cal Tech only had one corner kick and seven total shots on goal the entire game. Goalkeeper Wesley Swank pulled off six saves for the Beavers.
The Kingsmen looked for their first win again on Saturday, without Yepez, when they hosted the La Verne Leopards (1-4).
Senior Josh Hibbert put the Kingsmen in front 1-0 in the 6th
minute, courtesy of a Timo Ross assist. It was Hibbert’s first goal of the season. Luke Kurzon put the Kingsmen up 2-0 in the 40th minute off the assist from Tyler Pascoe.
It was an uneventful first half for Kingsmen goalie Rey Rivera-Ramos who did not have to make a save. La Verne’s Hector Lepe managed to get off all three of La Verne’s first half shots, but none of them were on goal.
The Kingsmen went up 3-0 in the 50th minute on David Lee’s first goal of the year. Tyler Pascoe sent his corner kick into the box and Lee put it home.
Luke Kurzon scored his second goal of the game just three minutes later to put the Kingsmen up 4-0.
The Kingsmen would not blow this lead as they added another goal when Kevin Tanner scored his first goal of the season.
It was another emotional postgame celebration, however this time the Kingsmen enjoyed it on their home field.
“How can you not feel happy today? Our guys have dealt with a lot of adversity this season. Today, we came together as a team and did not even give up any goals,” head coach Dan Kuntz said.
“Today, we were focused.” Said assistant coach Mario Marquez. “Moving forward, the team needs to stay focused and do what they know how to do.”
Robert Ambrose Staff Writer
Black OutCLU has built an $8.9 million
state-of-the-art football stadium and this Saturday night the Kingsmen football team will fi nally play in it.
Th e much anticipated inaugural game at the stadium has already been postponed one week, but as of press time, it will be ready for Saturday’s conference battle. It is a day fi lled with many storylines.
Th e No. 20 Kingsmen come in as the underdogs against their rivals the No. 13 Redlands Bull-dogs. Th is game will likely decide who wins SCIAC and who goes to the playoff s.
Th e football players take this game seriously, they haven’t worn red for two weeks.
Students are always wishing for a better college atmosphere at CLU, and this is the perfect op-portunity for that. It is the fi rst
ever night game at CLU. It gives Kingsmen fans the opportunity to prepare for the game all day instead of rolling out of bed for an aft ernoon home game.
Coaches and players are beg-ging fans to come wearing all black for the school’s fi rst ever “black-out.” Penn State is fa-mous for their “white-out” games where the stadium fi lls up over 94,000 fans wearing just white.
Th is is CLU’s chance to stand behind their back-to-back con-ference championship football team and come together as a school. Th is is CLU’s chance to let the community know they are here and proud of it.
Th is game is set up to make William Rolland Stadium’s debut one to remember.
CLU fans: wear black, a lot of black, and only black.
Th e game starts at 7 p.m., but the event will go on all day.
David Brown Sports Editor
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Senior Runners: Stephen Shirk (left ) Evan Reed (right) run towards Santa Rosa trail last Th ursday,
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Regals rise to the top of SCIAC
Photo by Ty Flemming - Staff PhotographerHigh Expectations: Head coach Kellee Roesel talks to her team during a timeout against No. 22 Occidental. Roesel said, “Th ey’re a good team but they’re young. Th ey will make mistakes and we must capitalize on those mistakes.”
Stephen Johnson Staff Writer
Th e No. 15 Regals volleyball team (10-4) wants to repeat their 2010 undefeated conference sea-son, and they are on track as they defeated No. 22 Occidental, Claremont-Mudd Scripps, and Redlands to start their SCIAC schedule.
Th e team’s fi rst match was against the Occidental Tigers who had fallen to the Regals in 16 con-secutive matches but had a better record coming into conference play at 7-2.
Th e teams traded the fi rst two sets with identical scores of 25-21.
Th e third set ended with the same score, 25-21. Th e Regals jumped out to an early lead and maintained it with contributions from senior Casy McWhirk, who led the team with 25 digs and 15 kills.
Junior Shannon Pearson also provided several critical kills to secure the third set. Th e momen-tum carried over into the fourth set for the Regals as they built a sizable lead thanks to errors from the Tiger defense and numerous kills from McWhirk, Pearson, Ky-lie McLogan and Rachel Smith. Th e Regals took the set 25-12 and notched their 17th straight vic-tory over Occidental in four sets.
“It was a very important victory to the team,” Pearson said. “We have been training very hard the
last few months, and it really felt like validation for all of the hours we put in. Th e girls really came to-gether and we all feel like we were the better team out there. Occi-dental is our biggest rivals.”
Th e Regals’ next challenge was an away game against a young Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athe-nas squad, who pushed the Regals to fi ve sets for the second time in their season.
“It was a hot sweaty gym, the crowd was rowdy and raucous, and we really had our backs against the wall,” head coach Kel-lee Roesel said.
Th e teams battled for the fi rst set; but the victory went to the Athenas, who narrowly escaped with the set, 29-27.
Th e momentum heavily favored the Athenas as they stormed to a 9-1 lead, forcing the Regals to take their fi rst timeout.
“I told them to keep believing in each other, remain patient, play our game and don’t worry about the score.” Addressing her team Roesel said. “Th ey’re a good team but they’re young. Th ey will make mistakes and we must capitalize on those mistakes.”
Th e team rallied from a 9-1 defi -cit to take the set 25-22 and dic-tated play in the third winning 25-17 and giving the Regals a 2-1 set lead.
Th e Athenas were undeterred entering the fourth set with the crowd behind them. Th ey took
command of the set, winning 25-19 and leveling the match at two sets apiece.
Th e fi nal set would prove to be a test of nerves as neither team could take control early.
Th e Regals pulled out to a 13-9 lead, two points from winning the match when the Athenas scored fi ve consecutive points to earn
match point, leading 14-13.Th e Regals took the next point,
leveling the match at 14-all. Th e teams traded match points until the Regals were able to win two consecutive points giving them the set 17-15 and the match in fi ve sets.
“Our girls always fi nd a way,” said coach Roesel aft er the match.
Th e following evening, the Re-gals soundly handled the Red-lands Bulldogs in three sets, with 11 members of the team scoring kills.
“I think the greatest factor that our team has is our unfailing be-lief,” said McLogan. “We never stop believing that we can accom-plish anything we put our minds to. When you have 18 girls who are willing to do anything for the girl next to them, as a player you cannot ask for more.”
Th e Regals will travel to face conference opponent La Verne on Sept. 30, before returning to CLU to play Pomona-Pitzer on Oct. 1 st approximately 1 p.m.
Regals win three straight
Photo by Ty Flemming - Staff PhotographerFull Confi dence: Th e Regals defeated rival Occidental in four sets at home on Tuesday, Sept. 20.