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Students boogie at Hit the LightsKelsey Goeres

Staff Writer

Hit the Lights, CLU’s latest Rock the Campus, took place in the Lundring Events Center on Friday, Oct. 21.

“Th is is a diff erent type of music than we’ve had performed in the past. Everyone has diff erent tastes and this is broadening what we’ve done so far with Rock the Campus,” junior committee chair for the event Kelli Campa, said.

California Lutheran University DJ Connor Bustrum was the featured artist at the event.

“I’ve heard Connor before and he plays house music and remixes of hip-hop songs. I like all of his stuff ,” ASCLU-G member Vim Iglesia said.

As the event title suggests, students at Hit the Lights used glow-in-the-dark items throughout the evening. Glow-in-the-dark sunglasses, bracelets

and necklaces were given away to students.

“Th e lights were cool, and the graffi ti art looked really good against the lights used. I got a glow in the dark necklace that was Christmas colors,” junior Erik Groth said.

Soft drinks were available on the cocktail tables set up in the room.

“We have to put ‘soft drinks’ on the poster to advertise refreshments, we don’t want people getting the wrong idea,” Campa said.

Unlike previous Rock the Campus events, Hit Th e Lights was meant to serve as a dance for students.

“Th is Rock the Campus had a diff erent feel; it’s more of a dance party for everyone since there isn’t another dance during the fall semester,” Campa said.

Students had to shake the cob webs out as this was the fi rst

Photo by Marina Hedroj - Staff PhotographerNick Ballou (left ) and Ray Worley (right) take second in the national doubles tournament. For full story, see page 12.

PAIR OF ACES

Students weigh pros of living on or off campus

Christina Banman Staff Writer

Th e fee for living on campus in a standard residence hall is $2,990 per semester. Th e price to live on campus in a non-standard residence hall varies. Mogen is $4,005 a semester, Grace Hall and Trinity Hall are $4,765 and a Trinity Hall Studio is $5,025 a semester.

With the completion of Trinity Hall in the summer of 2009, the number of residence buildings at CLU grew to 15.

On-campus housing off ers a range of options; from standard rooms in halls such as Th ompson, Pederson, Mt. Clef, Conejo, Aft on, Janss, Rasmussen, Potenberg, West, North and South, to suites with kitchens in Kramer, Mogen, Grace and Trinity.

Despite the housing options that California Lutheran University has to off er, many students choose to live off -campus.

Th e number of seniors living on campus last year was an all-time high of 245, which accounted for 49 percent of the total senior class.

Th is year was a diff erent story. Of approximately 550 seniors, only 185 live on campus.

Senior Jane Galluzzi lives on campus in a four-person suite in Trinity. She said she’d like to move off campus because she feels CLU’s rules are stricter than U.S. laws.

“I still live on campus because my parents would rather me have strict rules and regulations than live on my own,” Galluzzi said.

One of the major reasons why some students decide to live off campus is cost.

Sophomore Stefano Salvioni lives in a fi ve-bedroom, two-bathroom house where the total rent is

$2,600. He pays $520 plus utilities each month.

“I moved off campus so I could have complete freedom and not be under Cal Lutheran’s restrictions,” Salvioni said.

Salvioni’s parents fi nd it more cost eff ective to live off campus.

Each semester is about four and a half to fi ve months long, so the monthly rates for rooms on campus can range from $598 to $1,005.

Senior Garrett Smith lives in a two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Th ousand Oaks. He

Photo by Eric Broadfoot- Special to the EchoOff -campus Luxuries: Students have the option to smoke tobacco from a hookah pipe in their own living room. Th e arrows show the increase in space, option to hang photos free-of-charge and ability to smoke when desired.

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school-affi liated dance this year.“At fi rst people were shy about

dancing, as they usually are at things like this, but then people got more into it as the night went on,” Groth said. “Maybe they were insecure at fi rst because it’s a dance that’s an on-campus event.”

Th e event was for students to relax and have a good time.

“I just want people to have fun and enjoy the music, that’s what Rock the Campus is supposed to be all about aft er all,” Campa said.

Th e next scheduled Rock the Campus will take place on Nov. 11, also known as 11/11/11: the ultimate wishing day, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Mt. Clef Stadium.

Th e upcoming event is titled

Rock the Wish, in honor of the superstitious holiday, and also because of the event’s partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation — an organization that grants the wishes of children and young adults with severe diseases.

Entrance to Rock the Wish is free, but students will have the opportunity to purchase T-shirts for $3 each with the proceeds benefi tting the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“Each grade will have a featured performer so there will be all diff erent types of music and styles being displayed. It’s going to be a good time, and it really is helping a good cause so everyone should come out,” Iglesia said.

Poor economy forces more students to move off campus

Graphic by Evan Reed; Statistics from the Offi ce of Educational Eff ectiveness and Institutional Research On-campus vs. Off -campus Housing Trends: Over the last decade, more students decide to live off campus because of the cheaper cost of living.

Th is fall, 56 percent of CLU students are living on campus. Sixty-fi ve percent of students lived on campus in 2001, a drop of nine percent over the past decade.

Th e gap in students choosing to live off campus is even more signifi cant for new fall transfer students. In 2000, 61 percent of all new fall transfer students lived on campus, while 36 percent chose to do so this fall.

Director of Retention Angela Naginey said a number of factors are infl uencing this shift .

“More local students are attending California Lutheran University while living at home,” Naginey said. “Th e economic slump means more students are struggling to pay their tuition and can no longer aff ord to live on campus.”

Prior to working in the Center for Academic and Accessibility Resources, Naginey was the director of Residence Life, where she worked for more than 10 years. She said no new residence halls were built between 1989 and 2000. During that time residence halls were consistently overcrowded with fi ve people housed in suites intended for four, and construction of Mogen Hall did little to ease the overcrowding.

With the addition of Grace Hall in 2005, residence halls were full, but not overcrowded.

“Many seniors chose to live off campus, this year in particular,” associate director of Student life Christine Paul,” said. “We are looking into why some are

Will Reeve Staff Writer

choosing this, but at this point, we are unsure. I feel that students think it is cheaper to live off campus. However, when you consider all of the amenities of living on campus, it in fact is not cheaper.”

When Trinity Hall was built in 2009, it allowed the university to off er niche-oriented housing, including single suites and six-bedroom suites.

Last year, 203 students chose to live in Trinity Hall; others stayed away for, “fear of the building not being done on time,” senior coordinator for Residence Life, Nathan Fall, said, “Th is year 245

seniors are living in Trinity Hall.” “When we opened Trinity, we

had less seniors living on campus than in years prior. It really just created more desired housing and the shift was not that extreme,” Paul said. “We now have more desirable housing for juniors and seniors. Th ese students want their own bedroom and to live in a better area. When we designed Trinity, it was important to build a hall that seniors would be drawn to.”

CLU has a policy that all students must live on campus through their junior year with a few exceptions: students who are married,

students in the Adult Degree Evening Program (ADEP) or graduate programs and students who are 23 years old or older.

“I like the safety and convenience of living on campus,” Anne Zimmerman, a senior living in Trinity Hall said.

Many students said the housing costs encouraged them to fi nd housing accommodations off campus. It currently costs $9,530 to live in the apartment-like suites of Grace Hall and Trinity Hall during the academic year.

“I’m local. I live in town. It’s so much cheaper to live with my parents,” senior Jake Garcia said.

Other students agreed.“It’s just so expensive to live on

campus,” senior Sarah Ashley said. In 1994, at the tail end of the

minor recession of the early ‘90s, on-campus housing numbers almost paralleled the numbers from this fall term at a rate of 54 percent to the 56 percent this fall.

CLU off ers “premium housing for premium money,” said Naginey. “Th e resident rate will continue to go down [just as it had with] the previous economy lapse.”

Th e university has no plans to build new residences in the near future.

Students tally up pros and cons of living on campus vs. off campus

splits $1,350 a month, which covers rent and utilities.

Senior Matt Michaels also lives in an apartment off campus. He pays approximately $1,810 a month for rent and utilities.

Houses can range from a

Photo by Allena Williamson - Photo EditorLeft :Wanyan Zhu, an off -campus resident, enjoys the convenience of having a dishwasher in her kitchen. Right: Jonathon Howard (left ) and Kevin Oliver (right) hand-wash their dishes in their on-campus residence hall.

five-bedroom, three-bathroom house for $2,700 a month, to a four-bedroom two-bathroom house for $2,500.

Cost is only one issue; many think the pros of living on campus outweigh the cons.

Proximity is one of the

best things about living on campus, Senior Coordinator for Residence Life Nathan Fall said, “You can’t beat the convenience of living on campus. Waking up eight minutes before class, getting a Jamba Juice and being on time.”

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Rock the Campus switches it up with Hits the Lights

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Get involved, you pay for itBrittany Labbe

Staff Writer

Undergraduate students at CLU must pay a $250 fee each year in addition to tuition, room and board.

“Student fees go toward a lot of different things, such as clubs, sports and student life,” ASCLU-G senate director Sierra Ronning, said. “They also go back to students; helping improve the campus to give students a better college experience.”

According to the ASCLU-G constitution, “ASCLU Student Fees shall be allocated according to the following percentages: Executive Cabinet nine percent, Student Organizations and Publications 25 percent, Student Life 26 percent, Senate 10 percent, Programs Board 20 percent, Multi-cultural Programs five percent, Forrest Fitness Center three percent and Community Service Center two percent.”

The Executive Cabinet budget is used to make sure that other boards have proper support and to contribute to outreach programs.

The Senate uses its portion of student fees for campus improvements.

“The most recent expenditure by senate was the purchase of newspaper racks for the Echo,” ASCLU-G budget controller, Anne Zimmerman, said.

The Programs Board, which makes up 20 percent of student fees, was designed to organize events for students like Club Lu, music events, homecoming, spring formal and others.

According to the ASCLU-G Constitution, “The purpose of Programs Board shall be to represent the programming needs of the students of California Lutheran University,

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Planning & Services, Ryan Van Ommeren, said, “Indeed, the keys were found and I think they were turned in because of the awareness created by the article [printed in the Echo on Oct. 12, 2011].”

Th e article, titled “Missing keys cost school thousands,” highlighted the loss of master keys to several resident halls and

one academic building.Th ousands of dollars were spent

to rekey parts of the campus due to the loss of the keys. Van Ommeren believes the expense was justifi ed.

“It's not all bad, however, as switching to a new master keying system on the fi rst year residence halls had not been done for a number of years,” he said.

to set Programs Board budgets for the academic year and to be the forum in which the ASCLU programming needs are heard and met.”

The majority of Programs Board funds have been utilized for Club Lu events arranged throughout the year.

“So far this year there have been five events sponsored by Programs Board: Movie in the Park, Rock the Campus, Sky High, Drop in at Peet’s Coffee and Hit the Lights,” Programs Board member Jade Gurule said.

The clubs’ share of the budget is given directly back to students as club funding.

“The amount given to each club fluctuates based on how many students are enrolled in the club. An increase in clubs would mean a decrease in the budget for each individual club,” Ronning said.

There are currently 63 student-run clubs and organizations.

Each club gets a certain amount they may spend however they’d like, as long as it serves the club’s purpose.

“Sports teams, such as lacrosse and rugby, are supported by this budget. Clubs decide how their money is spent, but they’re only given a certain amount,” Zimmerman said.

Students who participate in events and clubs take advantage of the student fees they paid.

“If you participate in clubs and get involved, and use the campus and events that are offered, you will get the most out of your student fees,” Ronning said.

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10/18/11: A fi re alarm was pulled on the third fl oor of Grace Hall. Th ere was no fi re, and it was determined to be a false alarm. Activating a fi re device to cause a false alarm is a criminal off ense. Th e matter was turned over to Residence Life.

10/18/11: Damage was done to an exterior door at Peters Hall. It appears there was an attempt to pry open the door to gain entry.

10/20/11: Two bikes were reported missing from the area around Aft on and West Halls. Cameras are being checked for suspects. Bike locks were cut. Public Safety recommends students use a solid U-shaped bar lock.

10/21/11: A smoke alarm in the break room on the second fl oor of the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center was activated due to cooking in the microwave.

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Th e senate approved the ultimate Frisbee club, but not the Aderfi club.

Homecoming nominations will be on the MyCLU Portal through today.

Senior Coordinator for Student Programs and Wellness Initiatives Amanda Whealon reported that $9,000 in rollover from last year will be added to the senate budget for a total of $54,000.

Th ere will be no Senate meeting Monday, Oct. 31.

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.

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Politically controversial club gets OK from CLU Heather LeFevre

Staff Writer

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, also known as MEChA, was approved as a club on the CLU campus this semester, but its approval did not come without concern. Th e ASCLU-G Senate did not vote unanimously on the decision to formally recognize MEChA as a club at California Lutheran University.

MEChA has sparked controversy in the past over its beliefs and actions. Th e national organization's chosen political battles, such as its support of people despite their legal status, have also caused uneasiness among some individuals.

Gurpreet Sahan, a junior senate transfer representative, voted against the initiation of the MEChA

chapter at CLU. Currently, the university has another student organization, the Latin American Student Organization (LASO), which promotes community education about Latin American culture.

Sahan had mixed feelings about MEChA.

"I think that this is an awesome thing for our school. Political activism helps to educate members of our society that may not be well informed on topics that do not pertain to them. On the other hand, I feel that a political organization, especially such a large organization, should feel the responsibility to advocate for minorities as a whole, not just one particular group," Sahan said.

MEChA's national website acknowledges the national pride its members maintain.

Th e organization claims it is a nationalist movement hoping to keep the Chicana/Chicano identity strong.

"MEChA was founded on the principles of self-determination for the liberation of our people. We believe that political involvement and education are the avenues for change in our society,” the national MEChA website states.

Dr. Akiko Yasuike, assistant professor of sociology at CLU, is the adviser for MEChA. Yasuike supports the club but also understands how some individuals may take off ense to its history and motives.

"MEChA was created in 1969 when prejudice and discrimination against women and racial minorities were rampant and many young people actively participated in social movements, demanding

social justice. During this time period, extreme rhetoric and aggressive demonstration tactics were used by frustrated young people who became impatient of slow progress," Yasuike said.

Nevertheless, Yasuike defends MEChA with a sense of understanding.

"Because I am familiar with social movements in the 1960s and 1970s and understand the historical context in which such movements developed, what MEChA or its members did in the past does not bother me," Yasuike said.

Th e MEChA club makes clear in its constitution that any CLU student can become a member, so long as they meet the expectations of the club.

Th e CLU website defi nes MEChA as a club that values unity. "Movimiento Estudiantil

Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) is committed to the struggle for self-determination, educational rights, cultural identity, political awareness, human dignity and freedom for students at CLU and in the community, in the interest of uniting all Raza [race]," the CLU website states.

"Th e primary objective of this club is to help create tight networks among Latino students and provide resources that help them succeed academically and occupationally," Yasuike said.

Yasuike noted Latino students make up the biggest group of minority students at CLU, explaining the desire for Latino support by the club's advocates.

In the words of the national MEChA organization, "La Unión Hace La Fuerza," a Spanish phrase meaning "Unity is Strength."

CLU works to ‘save the ta-ta’s’Taylor Lampela

Staff Writer

“I love boobies.”It’s very likely you’ve seen at

least one person wearing those thick rubber bracelets that so boldly proclaim that statement.

Whether the person wearing it was being ironic or sincere, it brings up a very valid point. Breast cancer is an issue that aff ects many people in the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2007 (the most recent year available) 202,964 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States alone. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and at CLU, many are striving to bring visibility to the cause. “Since a woman has about a 1 in 8 chance in her lifetime that she will be diagnosed with breast cancer, I think awareness of this disease is important,” said Dr. Kerri Lauchner, director of Health Services at California Lutheran University. “It is also important for women to know what they can do to fi nd breast cancer early when it is more treatable,” she said. Breast cancer aff ects young and older women alike. While it is less common in younger women, the risk is still there.

Amanda Whealon, senior coordinator of Wellness Programs, encourages students to take preventative measures. “We focus on the importance of self-breast exams - something that college-age women don’t oft en think they need to worry about,” Whealon said.

Lauchner recommends getting regular check-ups from your doctor. “To ensure breast health and good health in general,

women should listen to their health care provider's recommendations, limit their alcohol intake, maintain a healthy weight and be involved in physical activity several hours each week,” Lauchner said. Personal focus on breast health is as important as the spreading of awareness. Making someone else aware of keeping an eye on their health can make all the diff erence. “I think it is important for women to educate others about it; talk to friends and family members and educate them, if needed,” Lauchner said. “Donating to a known, trustworthy breast cancer-related charity can also make a diff erence.” It’s easier to donate to breast cancer awareness than you may think, especially on the limited budget of a college student. One way is by collecting the pink lids on the Yoplait yogurt sold on campus. Th ere’s a little collection box for them at the

register in the Kiosk, so you can instantly make a diff erence just by eating breakfast. Th e CLU women’s soccer team has made raising awareness a group eff ort. All month they wear pink shirts and collect donations. “We wore pink jerseys and socks at the Passionately Pink event at our Oct. 9 game against UCSC, but we do wear pink T-shirts on the days of games that say on the front ‘GAME DAY’ and on the back they have the breast cancer ribbon,” said senior Rebekah Casas. “At all home games, we have a pink donation table and all of the proceeds go toward Susan G. Komen for the Cure. As of today we have raised $985,” she said. While October is the month set aside to highlight breast cancer awareness, the issue does not go away once we fl ip our calendars to November.

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IN BRIEFInternational Education

Th e international student rate is at an all-time high at CLU. Th e university will highlight those numbers at International Education Week, starting Nov. 14.

Th is fall, 503 international students are taking classes at CLU- almost 20 percent higher than last year and fi ve times the amount of 10 years ago. Th is number includes students with dual citizenship and students with a primary address abroad.

Foreign students at CLU come from 38 countries around the world.

Festivities include a World’s Fair held on Nov. 16 as well as perfromances by a gospel choir and the Jishin Taiko Drummers from CSUN.

Courtesy of WikimediaTh ink Pink: Th e pink ribbon is a well-known symbol of breast cancer awareness.

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CLU professor uncovers the mystery of Padre Serra

Whitney Terry Staff Writer

CLU English professor Gregory Orfalea spent years looking for the answers to the mysteries surrounding Padre Junipero Serra, the founder of all 21 California missions we know today. There are many questions about the way Serra

lived his life and Orfalea set out to get a few of them answered.

After spending a few weeks in Western Europe last summer, he came home with more knowledge about the mysterious man. Orfalea wrote a book titled, “Serra’s Women: A Bilocating Nun, a Witch and a Sorceress,” and discussed it in his presentation at California Lutheran University on Oct. 12.

“My advice to myself throughout this whole lengthy process was that I need to remember that I am giving the subject a second life. He is getting his story told once more, and I am the one who can give him the voice all over again. People will read this and learn

about him as a person,” Orfalea said. “I don’t think anyone has ever discussed Serra’s life or his relationship to women. It’s just assumed that he was a celibate priest and had no interest in the opposite sex.”

The book, “Serra’s Women: A Bilocating Nun, a Witch and a Sorceress,” is about the little-known side of Serra, one of

California’s most influential historical figures. It will help uncover and explain some of the mystery surrounding the man best known as Father Junipero Serra.

During his presentation, Orfalea discussed the influence that Serra had on the settlement of California and his quest to the “new world”.

In his book, Orfalea talks about the close relationship Serra had with his mother and sister. He talked about the letters Serra wrote to those he knew when he was leaving to set sail for the “new world” from the same port Christopher Columbus set sail from.

“He wrote his sister three paragraphs while everyone else was lucky to get a few sentences. His sister was very sick and Serra had not had a chance to see her before he left. There was a plague going around at the time and was taking hundreds of lives, although she made a full recovery,” Orfalea said.

Orfalea’s book also discusses relationships Serra developed with four other women. Two women were spiritual guides and the other two were women from the “new world.”

“Serra [was] like a rock star in Spain. He’s famous for being ‘the

apostle of California.’ There is a small museum dedicated to him in Spain, and the house where he grew up and lived across the hall from his beloved sister is still standing. It is not well known though. There is no sign out front. You have to find the woman who has the key to get in and see it. His original bed was still there,” Orfalea said.

The audience took note of the extensive research and story-telling Orfalea had done.

“He is nothing short of a prolific writer, winning awards for his work,” said Joan Griffin, dean of college of arts and science at CLU.

Guests of the CLU community also found the presentation exciting and the facts about California surprising.

“We absolutely love learning about the history of our state. I find it fascinating that there was such scandal involving a priest; much less one that founded the missions in our state,” said Louise Jacobson, a 33-year resident of Thousand Oaks who attended the event. “I always knew of [Serra], but I never really knew all that much about him. It is great that there is now a book explaining the more secret side of Serra. I think many will find this interesting.”

Courtesy of gutenberg.orgFounding Father: Junipero Serra, the founder of California’s missions, had interesting relationships with women.

Courtesy of University RelationsInvestigator: Gregory Orfalea discusses the little-known life of Serra.

CLU professor discusses the controversies over state’s mission founder Serra was like a rock star

in Spain. He’s famous for being the apostle of California.”

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Hillel Club celebrates Jewish ThanksgivingScott Turner

Staff Writer

CLU’s Hillel Club held an event commemorating the Jewish version of Thanksgiving called Sukkot on Oct. 18.

Students, staff and guests met near the Financial Aid and Admissions building to partake in the festivities.

Sukkot is a traditional Jewish holiday to commemorate the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and their travels through the desert. It’s normally celebrated over a period of seven days, where traditional Jewish families build a “Sukkah,” a makeshift hut built out of wood or metal and palm fronds that cover the sides and the roof which family and friends sleep in overnight. Special prayers are said throughout the holiday using symbolic items

such as an “etrog” (a lemon-like fruit) and a “lulav” (a frond from a date tree). According to California Lutheran University’s Hillel Club Vice President Maxine Nelson, it can also be a celebration of harvest.

“There are two ways to look at it,” Nelson said. “One is that we are commemorating that we wandered through the desert after Moses spread the Red Sea and the Israelites wandered through the desert for 40 years; and the other is to commemorate the harvest festival our ancestors used to hold.”

Student Rabbi of the Hillel Club Belle Michael believes that one can also celebrate the harvest of the soul.

“We all have something we harvested this year,” Michael said. “Nowadays when we come to think of our lives, [we think] ‘what do we harvest?’ What do

we have to show that we have accomplished, made, became or grew into?”

The overnight event brought people together in a demonstration of appreciation for all the good things they have in their lives. Desserts and coffee were provided. Sukkot included a “chain of blessings” where people wrote the names of loved ones on little pieces of paper which were then made into a chain, accompanied by a few words of thanks.

For Hillel Club President Kelli Campa, events like this are important because they show CLU’s commitment to diversity and acceptance of other religious practices.

“CLU is so diverse and [having a] Jewish population on campus holding these events gives them a connection to the campus. Pastors Scott and Melissa have worked with us in the past to collaborate with the Christian religion. Since Christianity has roots in Judaism, it makes sense to collaborate with them,” Campa said.

The roots of the annual tradition of Thanksgiving celebrated here in the United States are firmly planted in Sukkot. According to Michael, the first-ever Thanksgiving celebrated by the pilgrims was based off the idea of the Jewish harvest festival.

“This is the original Thanksgiving festival,” Michael said. “The pilgrims celebrating

the first American Thanksgiving festival were aware of Sukkot and giving thanks to their harvest from the Bible.”

The main thing Campa wants Sukkot event attendees to take away is an appreciation for the people around them and their differences.

“I want students to leave with

an appreciation for diversity and acceptance,” Campa said. “When I came here my first year people were kind of confused, with me being Jewish, that I was going to a predominantly Christian school even though it is a liberal arts school. I feel this event gets people’s minds to be more accepting of others.”

Courtesy of WikimediaShhh: A traditional “Sukkah” where families can sleep in overnight.

Donʼt miss these eventsGospel ChoirRehearsals for Chapel, Kwanzaa and other events. Practice tonight at 6 in Samuelson Chapel. Observe or join in the fun.

Stalking PresentationListen to guest speaker Rhonda Saunders from the Los Angeles District Attorney’s offi ce as she discusses the signs and dangers of stalking tonight at 6 in the Lundring Events Center. Common GroundConnect. Engage. Peace. Share. Think. Join everyone in Samuelson Chapel at 9:11 tonight.

Report on Arab SpringCLU Alumni and former CEO of CNBC Arabiya Steve Hall will discuss his 20 years living in the Middle East as well as current politics in the region Th ursday at 5:30 p.m. in Nygreen 1.

Founders Day ConcertTh e University Symphony performs under the direction of faculty member Daniel Geeting Friday at 7:30 in Samuelson Chapel.

Homecoming CarnivalYou are invited to enjoy games and rides on Memorial Parkway on Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight.

October 26, 2011

OPINIONthe EchoPage 8

EmilyRiddle

Digitally creeping on students using the directory

Senate errs in rejecting sisterhood clubWhat’s up with Ro:

RocioSanchez

When you think of fraternities and sororities you automatically think of parties, keg stands, hazing, air-headed girls straight from “Legally Blond” or “House Bunny” and the loud, obnoxious, drunk meatheads with their collared shirts screaming how much they love college.

When you hear the name California Lutheran University, the adjectives that might come to mind are dry, quiet, expensive, somewhat conservative and private Lutheran institution.

Can you see these two possibly going together?

Aft er 52 years of CLU not having any sort of Greek life on campus, two sophomore girls hope to change that by trying to start a club that models a sorority.

CLU tries to promote inclusivity to steer the campus away from alcohol and hazing, which are the basic arguments against any form of Greek life on campus.

As hard as it is to believe, there is more to fraternities and sororities than just partying and drinking.

A group of girls who call themselves the “Aderfi Sisters” are trying to prove to CLU students and authorities that they can start a club similar to a sorority that is based solely on sisterhood and community involvement.

“We are all about being positive, getting people more involved at CLU and hoping they want to stay on campus on the weekends instead of going home,” sophomore Kiera Murphy said.

I thought playing “Just Dance” on the Wii at the SUB would be enough for students who want to stay on campus on a Saturday night. If that’s not social life at CLU at its fi nest, I don’t know what is.

Of course I’m kidding, but only kind of.

Th e girls have already started a Facebook group that has 90-plus members who want to be part of the club.

Th e main aim of the group is clear in their mission statement: “Create a supportive environment of women who have a special bond and companionship who develop a strong womanly character and unselfi sh leadership skills in order to broaden moral and intellectual life through community involvement, mentorship and sisterhood among Regals and Kingsmen.”

Nowhere in there does it say, “Pop bottles on campus, cause chaos and only allow certain people to join the group.”

“I feel like CLU is blinded by the stereotype of sororities. It’s not like an ‘American Pie’ kind of thing,” junior Nabil Torres said. “Th ere are diff erent types of aspects to it, like helping out the community, which looks good on my resume.”

Some are not too fond of the idea.

“If you want a sorority that bad, you could just go to a school that already has one,” junior Lauren Kennedy said.

Kennedy has a valid point: private schools such as Redlands and Chapman have Greek systems.

Other small private institutions have a Greek systems that aren’t the end of the world.

“Girls always have drama, so this can be bad, but I think it does deserve a chance,” sophomore Alyssa Keith said.

Girls do tend to have unnecessary drama, but that should not be a factor in deciding whether a club should be started.

Th at’s like saying girls shouldn’t be allowed to live on campus because putting four girls in one room will only lead to an episode of “Basketball Wives.”

If people don’t want to be a part of the club, then they don’t have to be.

Everyone has the right to choose to be a part of any club at CLU or not.

People who are new to CLU, such as freshmen, transfers or girls who aren’t involved as much as they like would benefi t from this club because it gives them an opportunity to build relationships with a diverse group of girls while bringing positivity to the community.

“Since getting the club together, girls have been starting friendships, coming up with ideas together and overall starting a sisterhood,” sophomore Mackenzie Gerber said.

Th e Aderfi Sisters hope to inspire guys to start their own brotherhood as well.

CLU cannot argue that Aderfi is being exclusive and only allowing certain students or a certain gender to join because there’s a club at CLU called SisterFriends which is “an ongoing support group specifi cally for Black female students at California Lutheran University,” according to their mission statement.

If that club isn’t exclusive, then clearly Aderfi shouldn’t have a problem being approved as a club.

At least that’s what they thought.

Th e Senate meeting that took place Monday took club leaders by surprise when the decision was made to not approve Aderfi as a club.

Senators argued that there are already clubs on campus that other people can join with the same intentions and were concerned that Aderfi would create competition between other clubs, specifi cally SisterFriends.

In all honesty, I took that to mean SisterFriends was here fi rst, so students should join them because they are also a support group.

No thanks. I think senate missed the point here.

How is a group of girls focusing on African American culture the same as a group of people from any social background and ethnicity focusing on community involvement and peer mentorship the same?

“We are very passionate about this and we aren’t going to stop until we make a change at CLU,” Murphy said.

It’s about time people stopped being afraid to take the initiative to start something new at CLU.

Way to go ASCLU-G. I’m waiting for the day that your way of thinking starts making sense to the rest of the student body. Th at might take awhile.

Log on to MyCLU. Click on “directories” in the

upper right corner of the screen. Then click the tab labeled

“student directory” on the left corner of the screen.

Now type in the first name of that guy you hooked up with at that party last weekend.

Click search. Now you know where he lives on campus.

Not to mention his mailbox number, campus telephone number and email address.

Obviously the student directory was intended for students to help locate each other to work on group projects and study together.

But that doesn’t mean it will be used in that way.

Facebook is intended to keep old friends in contact with each other.

That doesn’t stop pedophiles from using it to lure children.

Anyone with an iPhone can access Facebook information

about someone, any time and any place.

In this day and age, no one’s information is private.

If you combine a last name and a birthplace, the power of Facebook and Google will turn up a lot of results about a person.

The CLU student directory is just one more way to find out a little bit more information.

When asked about the student directory, the majority of students did not even know it existed.

After being informed about it, most students thought it was a violation of privacy.

“It’s weird to believe my classmates could just search me and find out where I live. I thought CLU was supposed to keep me safe,” Alvina Wong said.

Other students were nervous to learn about the student directory.

“I don’t even like to post Facebook statuses because I don’t want random people to know things about me. [The student directory] makes me uncomfortable; it is just more personal information on the Internet for anyone to see,” said another CLU student who asked not to be identified.

For a campus that works so hard to protect its students, a student directory may have been counterproductive.

CLU has a visitation policy, a policy on drinking as well as campus security and patrolling police cars, intended to keep us safe from harm.

But the student directory could

cause more harm than good. It was created with the best

intentions but the Internet has the potential to multiply danger exponentially.

We do have options and control when it comes to sharing our information online.

Set the proper privacy settings on your Facebook account

and have discretion in your Facebook posts and Facebook pictures.

Don’t go places alone at night and keep an eye on your friends at parties.

In essence, it comes down to another lesson we learned from our parents–it’s better to be safe than sorry.

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Sports fans aren’t that different from my peopleGeek Culture:

BrennanWhitmore

In my time as a Geek Culturologist, I have noticed that in most nerd communities there exists a very specifi c kind of insanity that I’ve only really seen in one other subculture:

Hardcore sports fans.Before I go any further, and

to hopefully avoid a rash of angry emails or Roadhouse-style confrontations, I should probably defi ne “nerd.”

A nerd is someone who has a passion for something and an extreme eye for detail on that same subject.

A good example would be someone who plays and loves all the old Sonic games and endlessly argues in forums online on how the new Sonic games are terrible, specifi cally because Sonic now has green eyes.

Th at example is a real issue in the video game community and will probably be covered in a future column titled “Why Brennan Drinks.”

Anyway, something I don’t understand is why you never hear the phrase “sports nerd.” Th ere

really isn’t that much diff erence between someone who spends hours trying to create the perfect fantasy football team and a hardcore Dungeons and Dragons dungeon master.

Senior math major Miguel Tenorio doesn’t see much of a diff erence between the two subcultures.

“It’s basically the same type of person, just in a diff erent building,” Tenorio said.

It’s possible that since sports are one of the few things productive members of society are allowed to obsess over the association with “geeking out” isn’t made oft en.

“Somewhere along the line, sports got defi ned as being a socially acceptable thing to be addicted to at the age of 21,” junior David Lopez said. “Video games, not so much.”

Currently Lopez works as a correspondent for the Ventura County Star and reports on college and high school athletics.

Before he transferred to CLU we both attended Moorpark College and worked on the Student Voice, the Ventura County Community College student newspaper.

Th ere Lopez had a sports column and I remember one of his best articles was a carefully-constructed piece that tried to defi ne what a “real” sport was.

Th e only other time I’ve seen an

Photo by Anna Meyer - Special to the Echo CLU’s Purple Crusader: Th ere is no parallel for the purple man in any nerd community. He’s the sports fan CLU deserves, but not the one it needs. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian. Our purple knight.

article that attempted to defi ne an object of nerd devotion so meticulously was a 1,000-plus word manifesto on why Farmville wasn’t a true video game, posted by a commentator on Kotaku.com.

Also, have you ever noticed that sports jerseys are essentially cosplay?

If you wanted to wear something just to support your team, you could use a shirt with the team’s logo on it.

A jersey is a costume, and to this chemically imbalanced nerd, that puts it on the same level as a Star Trek uniform and the gaggle of women that dress up as Slave Leia at Comic Con.

And with that, I have defi nitely gone too far.

I should probably also make it clear that I have nothing against sports fandom. Far from it.

Th e level of devotion and genuine love a sports fan can show for a team is unlike anything

I’ve ever seen, anywhere. Lopez thinks this devotion

might stem from a familial bond.“I feel like one of the reasons

why there’s such a passion behind sports is it’s one of those things that you did with your dad, or your parents,” Lopez said. “Th e reason why I love baseball so much is because it was the fi rst thing I remember doing with my dad.”

You don’t get that kind of connection with Zelda. Well, not

College tuition just keeps increasing despite the economic state we’ve been in for the past few years.

Based on a June 23 report by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, tuition has increased by about 4.6 percent this year, in comparison to 6 percent increases before the economy took a downfall.

Between 2009 and 2011, in state tuition fees for public universities have seen an increases in the years before of 7.9 percent.

As CNN Money pointed out on June 13, today’s average annual salary would have to be $77,000 to match rising college expenses.

It’s obvious this is not the case, especially in today’s economy.

Th e article said that two-thirds of students who earn undergraduate degrees are left with an average of $23,186 in loans. Twenty years later, a majority of those students fi nd themselves still paying the loans because of low employment.

Th is is what ultimately led to my decision of transferring to CLU aft er completing general education courses at a community

college to save money.Th is is the choice more families

are making for their teens, to cut costs.

Th e Department of Education reported attendance at universities aft er high school has dropped, while more students are choosing the more economical route and enrolling at junior colleges before transferring.

It has come to the point students are practically forced into taking diff erent routes to eventually land a seat at a four-year school. Without community colleges, many students would not have access to education that is necessary for today’s competitive job market.

Higher tuition also causes students to think twice about attending graduate school aft er. Oft en times, students with bachelors degrees are off ered resources that barely cover monthly expenses, let alone pay a decent income.

Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary wrote an article analyzing whether the cost of graduate school is within reach.

Singletary interviewed a young woman who had been contemplating whether to move from her home in New Jersey to accept an off er from a graduate school in California. Unfortunately, she was off ered a whopping salary of $17,000 per year barely enough to cover her

daily expenses.So what’s really the main reason

behind tuition hikes?Apparently, employee

compensation has a lot to do with it. On Oct. 13, a New York Times article confi rmed this and said faculty salaries make up 60 to 70 percent of college increases. All schools, including public and

private, have been hiring more part-time staff and graduate assistants.

CLU is one of the colleges that recently hired 17 new professors for the start of the fall semester.

Although college is not a right, it is certainly an opportunity that should not be reserved for the wealthy.

If schools are going to increase their fees, more fi nancial aid and grants should be awarded to students from middle to low-income families to keep up with higher education costs.

As for myself, these depressing statistics make me feel relieved that I chose the most cost eff ective route to earn my degree.

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October 26, 2011

SPORTSthe EchoPage 10

To apply, please contact the Writing Center Director, Dr. Amber Engelson at aengelso@callutheran.edu or 805.493.3785

CLU Writing Center is now hiring tutors

Are you a good writer?

Do you like to help others with their writing?

Are you a sophomore or above?

All majors are welcome to apply.

Regals volleyball fall to Occidental on the roadStephen Johnson

Staff Writer

Th e Regals were 9-0 in SCIAC play and winners of 13 consecutive matches, but they suff ered their fi rst conference defeat at Occidental on Oct. 21. Losing 3-1 snapped the Regals 16-match win streak against the Tigers.

Kylie McLogan and Casy McWhirk earned double-doubles, combining for 26 kills and 32 digs. Jackie Russell contributed earning all but one of the team’s assists with 36.

Junior Rachel Smith added 15

digs to her career total, moving her into third place with 1,048. Russell also moved into the tenth spot for single season assists with 815 aft er Friday night’s game.

“Losing to Oxy was not easy because every girl on our team hates losing,” said senior captain Jacki Richards. “Oxy played really well that night and we struggled. Sometimes losing comes at the right time though, and for us, I think that loss just motivated us more. We watched them celebrate aft er they beat us and assured each other that we never want to watch that again.”

Th e Regals rebounded the next day sweeping both NYU and Redlands in a day-night double-header, while Occidental lost their next match against SCIAC opponent Whittier.

“We hope to see them in the SCIAC tournament Championship; there couldn’t be a better time to beat them than on that night,” Richards said.

McLogan lead with 13 kills and four service aces in the three set victory over NYU while Richards added four digs to her career total becoming the seventh player in CLU history to reach the career

mark of 1,000 digs.In their second match of the

day, the Regals held Redlands to a meager attack percentage of -.086, .061 and .167 in the Regals’ seventh season sweep of the Bulldogs in eight seasons. Russell and freshman Jena Chavez both earned 18 assists while Richards added 11 more digs to her career total with 1,011; ranking seventh in Regal history for career digs.

Since the start of the 2010 season, the Regals are an impressive 51-19 in match play and a SCIAC record of 24-1. Th e Regals have three regular season conference matches

left before the SCIAC tournament. Th ey will be the top seed in the tournament for the second consecutive year.

“We are realizing that there isn’t a team who doesn’t want to beat us. We have a huge target on our back and no one is just going to just hand us the win,” Richards said. “Th e teams we play have nothing to lose when they play us, while we have just about everything to lose.”

Th e Regals (22-5) will play Friday night against the Whiiter Poets at home on Friday at 7:30 p.m. It is senior night and their fi nal regular season home match this season.

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Last week, I was having a hard time deciding what to write about and ended up previewing the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals, noting it as a must-

watch. I’ll be honest, I didn’t think it would be this good.

Football rules America. It has for a few years now and it will continue to do so.

Saturday night pushed the World Series into the headlines as the best player in the world over the last decade, Albert Pujols, blasted three homeruns en route to a 16-7 Cardinals win in Texas. The Cardinals led the series 2-1.

Sunday and Monday nights are declared primetime NFL nights, contained terrible football games. Sunday night football had one of the NFL’s worst teams this season, the Indianapolis Colts, against one of the league’s premiere teams, the

New Orleans Saints. The Saints demolished the Colts by a score of 62-7. It was an old-fashioned butt kicking. Meanwhile Derek Holland, a 25-year old, was putting on a show in game four of the World Series.

Holland pitched 8.1 innings, allowing two hits—both to Lance Berkman—while striking out seven Cardinals in the Rangers 4-0 win, evening the series at 2-2. The Rangers got some breathing room in the bottom of the 8th inning when catcher Mike Napoli hit a three-run double to right center. The crowd was chanting, “Na-po-li. Na-po-li.”

Holland came out for the ninth inning with the Rangers crowd roaring, giving the viewers an unforgettable moment. The crowd was chanting his name in unison, “Der-ek Holl-and,” hoping he would pitch a complete game. Holland got the leadoff man out, but then issued his second walk of the night. Rangers’ manager Ron Washington made his way out of the dugout, likely for a pitching change.

The crowd started booing, but Washington never signaled for a new pitcher. Washington and Holland had a 30-second conversation, but eventually

Washington signaled to bring in closer Neftali Feliz.

The fans realized this was Holland’s moment and bringing in Feliz to face Pujols, was the right decision. The announcers went silent and the crowd roared. The social media world went nuts; it was an overall consensus, for everyone but the Cardinals fans, that this was a goose bump moment. No disagreement here.

“The hairs on my arm stood straight up, the few hairs that I do have,” Holland said after the game in an on-field interview with Ken Rosenthal.

It was a comical statement by Holland, because he was sporting a mustache, but most would call it peach fuzz. It honestly looked like a 14-year old trying to grow facial hair. No disrespect to Holland, because I actually thoroughly enjoyed it as I’m attempting to grow a mustache myself, but it’ll end up more like peach fuzz too.

Some men are blessed with good facial hair, and some are not, but we all like to give it a shot at one point.

The following night, Monday, is famous for Monday Night Football. However, this week’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville

Jaguars was infamous, filled with turnovers, penalties and questionable officiating. Once again, the World Series was not disappointing.

The Cardinals jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against Rangers’ ace C.J. Wilson. The Rangers would battle back, first in the bottom of the third when first baseman Mitch Moreland went deep, 2-1 Cardinals.

Then in the sixth inning Adrian Beltre gave us one of his signature one knee-on-the-ground homeruns, tying the game at 2-2. The game and the series were tied 2-2; people like drama. Again, the social media world was blowing up about baseball instead of Monday Night Football.

Mike Napoli did it again. He doubled in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring two, giving the Rangers a 4-2 lead. The chant was back, “Na-po-li. Na-po-li.”

Feliz came in for the save and faced Pujols again. However, this time Pujols was the tying run with a guy on base. It was a 2-2 pitch and the runner on first base was trying to steal. Pujols swung and missed, and Napoli threw out the base runner for a strike-him-out and throw-him-out double play.

Two batters later, Lance Berkman struck out swinging to end the game. The ball was in the dirt so Napoli had to chase it down and throw him out at first.

The Rangers now lead the series 3-2, but both teams are back in St. Louis for game six. You can watch the game tonight at 5:05 p.m. on FOX to see if the Rangers clinch their franchise’s first ever World Series or maybe the Cardinals will give us more drama and force a game seven, something the World Series has not seen since 2002.

Baseball needed drama and excitement and for these two weeks the MLB is getting it.

SPORTS – Page 11the EchoOctober 26, 2011

Kingsmen water polo win three straightRobert Ambrose

Staff Writer

The Kingsmen water polo team is off to a fast start in conference play. The Kingsmen played in four competitive preseason tournaments that prepared the team for competing in the SCIAC. The Kingsmen are 2-1 in SCIAC after beating Cal Tech and La Verne this week.

The Kingsmen lost the conference opener on Oct. 15 in a hard--fought game to a very tough Redlands team 9-7.

On Wednesday, the Kingsmen traveled the road to take on Cal Tech. They dominated the game on both sides of the ball from start to finish. The Kingsmen led 3-1 at the end of the first quarter and then in the second quarter, the offense exploded scoring nine times to put the game out of reach at the half, leading 12-4. The Kingsmen continued to pull away at the start of the second half, and took a 16-5 lead at the end of the third quarter and ended up winning the game by a final score of 22-7.

The domination was a total team effort for the Kingsmen. Kyle Norheim, Dejan Novakovic and Cameron Shannon each scored a hat trick, scoring three goals respectively to lead the way for the Kingsmen. Nine of the other 11 Kingsmen who

made it into the game scored at least once.

The Kingsmen surpassed the 16 goals they scored against Gannon University of Pennsylvania for their highest point total of the season.

The Kingsmen’s dominating road win over Cal Tech carried into their next game, Saturday against La Verne. The game was the team’s first conference home game of the season.

Similar to the Cal Tech game, the Kingsmen started fast and took a 1-0 lead just 26 seconds into the game on a goal by Alex Hacker. La Verne tied the game 65 seconds later on a goal by Andrew Mackay. Twenty-two seconds later, Shannon scored to put the Kingsmen ahead for good at 2-1 and then the Kingsmen began to pull away from La Verne. Hacker scored his second goal of the game a minute later and Norheim added a goal to put the Kingsmen up 4-1 with 3:30 remaining in the opening quarter.

Both defenses began to step up for the rest of the half, and Gross scored the only goal for either team in the remaining 11:30 of the first half. The goal came with 6:06 remaining in the second quarter to give the Kingsmen a 5-1 halftime cushion.

“Our front court defense has really stepped up,” said Gross of

the team’s tremendous defensive effort.

The second half started as the Kingsmen continued to dominate on defense and began to click on offense as well. The Kingsmen scored four times in the quarter and shut out La Verne to put the game out of reach with a 9-1 lead at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Kingsmen pulled away to win the game by a final score of 13-2. Hacker and Gross were the stars of the game. Hacker scored two goals in the first quarter, which really set the tone for the Kingsmen offense for the rest of the game.

Gross scored four times including twice in the fourth quarter to help put the game away.

It was the lowest point total by a Kingsmen opponent all season.

“I just wanted to go out and get fired up on defense, and I knew that offense would come,” Hacker said of his two first quarter goals.

With the victory, the Kingsmen improved to 2-1 in conference play and 11-8 overall. In the last two games, the team showed they were capable of winning games any way possible.

“We have a lot of weapons on both sides of the ball,” said

assistant coach Matt Warshaw.The team has four more regular

season games before the SCIAC tournament. Their final two home games will be next week against Whittier on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and against Claremont-

Mudd-Scripps on Saturday at 11 a.m. The team will then close out the regular season with two road games the following Wednesday against Whittier at 4 p.m. and the following Saturday against Pamona-Pitzer at 11 a.m.

Photo by Shauna Douglas - Special to the EchoSenior Smith: Senior Gannon Smith leads Kingsmen water polo team.

Peter Ciaramitaro Staff Writer

Regals soccer extends winning streak to 14 straight

Aft er winning 1-0 against the University of La Verne Sagehens, the Regals clinched the SCIAC championship.

Th e Regals played two games this week, and continued their winning ways. Th ey have a 14-game winning streak and an eight-game shutout streak. Th e Regals haven’t given up a goal since Oct. 1.

Th e game under the lights made the SCIAC conference champion Regals look that much better. Th e big crowd, the lights gleaming off the fresh new stadium turf and the Regals shining through the night, made the fi eld a perfect scene for No. 8 CLU, to win against La Verne for the top spot in SCIAC.

Th e Regals had their chances throughout the game and junior

Lindsay Armenta displayed her power for the game’s only goal. Armenta received a pass from Nicole Rains, and then crushed the ball from about 30 yards out, past the La Verne goalkeeper.

“We were really pressing hard that fi rst half, we just really wanted that goal because we knew if we scored early then we could have some breathing room,” Armenta said. “We could all relax aft er that fi rst goal and play our game.”

CLU had 30 shots on goal while La Verne had six. La Verne had its chances but could not fi nd a way past keeper Renee Standage. Standage and the Regals defense brought the team’s shutout streak to eight straight and 13 overall this season.

“We really wanted it, we were really excited the championship was right there and we had so many chances throughout the

fi rst half. Th at fi rst goal helped calm down the team and we than played our game,” Armenta said.

Senior assist leader Sinead Vaughan received the SCIAC athlete of the week last Wednesday. Vaughan scored in both games against Mills College and UC Santa Cruz, and contributed three assists during the week’s games. Vaughan, with 12 assists, only needs one more to break the record set back in 1994 by Carla Crawford.

“I really like working with Sinead, she’s all over the fi eld and I know exactly where she is at all times and what she is going to do,” said freshman-scoring leader Taylor Will.

Th e Poets brought out the rough side of the Regals during Saturday’s contest at Whittier College. CLU was in command and shut out the Poets for the fi rst time this season. Th e Poets were looking for revenge aft er losing to the Regals early in the season 12-1.

Early scoring has been key to the Regals’ success in SCIAC play. Senior Jen Jones scored off a 2nd minute corner kick taken by Vaughan, giving the Regals an early lead against the Poets.

Th e Regals scored three unassisted goals by Vaughan, Rains and Mayra Virgen.

CLU defense held their opponents to zero goals giving them another shutout. Kristina Bailey and Tina Headwall split

time versus Whittier guarding the Regals’ net. Bailey and Headwall both made multiple saves to keep the 14-game winning streak alive.

With only two conference games left , the Regals look to keep the winning tradition alive against

Pomona-Pitzer (9-4-1) tonight at 7 at William Rolland Stadium.

Th is is the last week of the regular season for the Regals, and the SCIAC tournament will begin Nov. 3 with the Regals highly ranked.

Photo by Doug Barnett - Staff PhotographerHome Turf: Th e Regals are undefeated at home this season, 6-0-0.

Photo by Doug Barnett - Staff PhotographerPerfect Playmaker: Sinead Vaughn leads the Regals with 12 assists/

Photo by Doug Barnett - Staff PhotographerRegals Records: Many players this year have cracked the Regals’s all-time records.

October 26, 2011the EchoPage 12 – SPORTS

Spectacular Sophomores: Nicholas Ballou and Ray Worley

Lindsay Adler Staff Writer

Sitting down in the middle of CLU’s Poulson Tennis Center on separate occasions, juniors Nicholas Ballou and Raymond Worley felt at ease speaking about their experience at this year’s United States/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (USTA/ITA) Small College Division III Doubles Championships held at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama.

Th e duo came in second overall aft er losing to Williams College’s doubles team Bryan Chow and Richard Meyer in the fi nal round 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, respectively.

“Overall it was a great experience,” Ballou said. “[Worley] had never experienced something like that. He’s starting to hit his stride and I think he was really happy to be a part of that. It was really fun.”

Ballou and Worley earned an automatic qualifying spot aft er winning the USTA/ITA tournament on Sunday, Oct. 2.

Th e pair then traveled to Alabama for their fi rst matchup against Sam Miles and Ben Kopecky of DePauw University. Ballou and Worley defeated the twosome 7-5 in the fi rst match and 7-5 in the second to advance to the second round.

“Th e second match, [Worley] played an amazing match,” Ballou said. “I’ve never seen him play such a solid doubles match. He’s more of a singles player but he’s developing into a doubles player.”

Th e following day, Ballou and Worley defeated Christopher Newport University’s Matt King and Eric Shulman in both matches, 6-0 and 6-3, respectively, to advance to the fi nal round.

“We came in second [overall] but it was still a great way to fi nish,” Worley said. “We didn’t fl y to Alabama to lose in the fi rst round. Th at just wasn’t an option.”

During the fi nal round, Worley and Ballou took the fi rst set with a score of 7-6 but were unable to take the second set despite a 4-3 lead. Chow and Meyer took fi rst place aft er a 6-3 victory in the fi nal set.

“It was kind of a battle of just trying to stay relaxed, calm and play our games,” Ballou said. “Aft erwards there was a bit of disappointment. We were so close. My number one goal is to win a national championship in teams, singles, or doubles. I was upset for about 10 to 15 minutes and then

I just decided to brush it off and focus on the spring,” he said.

Before nationals, Ballou had only been practicing for six weeks aft er recovering from his second surgery in a year to fi x a herniated disc in his lower back. In March he had to cut his spring season short for the fi rst surgery.

“I came back a little too quickly,” Ballou said. “I was doing rehab and I thought I was progressing well and then I did the same thing, a herniated disc even worse than the fi rst time. I’m just grateful to be out here playing tennis right now. I’m kind of lucky.”

As for Worley, the tournament was his fi rst appearance at a national championship event.

“It was defi nitely a lot diff erent than regionals,” Worley said. “Th e environment was way diff erent. Th ere were 60 tennis courts. It was a humongous tennis facility versus being at Claremont [for regionals]. Th ey have a big facility also, but it was very diff erent. It was nice to see a bunch of national teams that we never get to see, like teams from the east coast which was interesting.”

In the off -season, Ballou and Worley will spend the next four months training for spring semester, when they can offi cially compete for California Lutheran University.

“[Worley] and I are going to participate in a bunch of Southern California men’s opens to practice

Photo by Marina Hedroj - Staff PhotographerSophomore Special: Sophomore Nicholas Ballou still has two more years to get over the hump of fi nishing third in 2010 and second in 2011.

Photo by Marina Hedroj - Staff PhotographerSpring Ahead: Sophomore Ray Worley practices Friday at Poulson Tennis Center in preparation of the spring season.

as much as we can,” Ballou said. “As soon as spring semester starts it’s going to be hours and hours of work with our coaches to try and progres For me it’s just small adjustments in both my singles and doubles game to hopefully allow me to win the singles and doubles national championships this year.”

Worley and Ballou also hope the Kingsmen team will be top fi ve in the country at the end of the spring season. Th e ultimate goal would be to ease their way into the NCAA fi nals.

“Our goal as a team is to be the best team in the nation,” Worley said. “[We] just need to practice as hard as we can and everything will just fall into place.”

One win away from the SCIAC titleMadison McElhaney

Staff Writer

The CLU football team defeated Pomona-Pitzer 62-7 in a record-setting game Saturday, giving them a five-game winning streak. The Kingsmen have outscored their opponents 170-24 in their past three games.

“The key to our success has been our excellent defense and special team play that gives our already explosive offense easy opportunities to put up points in bunches,” said junior wide receiver Eric Rogers.

The Kingsmen’s running game dominated against the Sagehens, with 372-yards rushing and seven of their nine touchdowns scored on the ground.

“Our offensive line dominated last night,” head coach Ben

McEnroe said. “And Dan Mosier ran incredibly well to tie a school record.”

Senior running back Daniel Mosier matched California Lutheran University’s record with four rushing touchdowns in only 14 carries for a total of 118 yards. He scored on three separate runs of 16, 49 and three yards in the first quarter and continued to score a fourth midway through the second quarter.

“All I can say is that I couldn’t have set the record without my blockers,” Mosier said. “Every touchdown and yard I got was because of them. Their names should be on that record list.”

Following Mosier’s three scoring runs was senior quarterback Jake Laudenslayer’s 6-yard rush into the end zone and his 13-yard touchdown pass to freshman

wide receiver Shane Paulson. With only 20 seconds

left in the second quarter, senior defensive back Luis Villavicencio intercepted Sagehens quarterback, Luke Ferguson for a 49-yard touchdown return, bringing the score to 48-0 going into the half.

“We felt great going into the half,” said second-string running back, Bobby Rodrigues. “We knew that if we came out in the second half and stuck to what we did in the first half then we would be just fine.”

The Kingsmen relied on their running game even more so in the second half, as they made no attempts at passing. They have only passed three times during the second halves of their last three games.

“We felt like the past couple games we could out-physical the other teams with our line,

and we had success in doing so, “Rogers said. “If we had to pass we did, but us receives don’t mind blocking for our great running backs.”

The second half of the Kingsmen game featured touchdown runs by back-up quarterbacks Zach Shultis and Kevin Ramay. The Sagehens scored their only touchdown on their last play of the fourth quarter, bringing the final score to 62-7.

“We implemented a specific game plan, and we executed that game plan in all areas of the game,” Rodrigues said.

The Kingsmen defense held strong all night, only keeping the Sagehens to 45 yards rushing. CLU held the Sagehens running back Luke Sweeny, who was nationally recognized as the Division III leading rusher going into Saturday night’s

game, to 56 yards compared to his average of 203.“We played great team defense

last night in stopping the leading rusher in the NCAA,” said McEnroe. “Even our second and third string defenders did a nice job containing Sweeney.”

The victory against Pomona-Pitzer brought CLU’s winning-streak in conference road games to 14. This also puts CLU at 18 wins in a row for SCIAC games.

“No matter who we play, whether it’s the number one team in the country or Pomona, we will always play our hearts out as one unit,” Mosier said.

The No. 10 Kingsmen (5-1) will play Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in their Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m. in William Rolland Stadium. A win seals the SCIAC title.