Fullerton Breaks out the Brooms Against CSUN

Monday April 4, 2016 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 99 Issue 30

FB.COM/THEDAILYTITAN WWW.DAILY TITAN.COM INSTAGRAM & TWITTER @THEDAILYTITAN CFA strike now legal Fullerton breaks out the in light of brooms against CSUN new report Mediator releases findings from salary proposal

VERONICA MARQUEZ-ESHELBY Daily Titan

The fact-finding stage of the proposed salary increase by the California Faculty Associ- ation has confirmed that Cal- ifornia State University faculty salaries lag behind market comparators, giving the CFA the legal right to strike this month. Fact-finder Bonnie Castrey published her report Monday, March 28, on the stalled nego- tiations over CSU faculty pay, now in the second year of the contract. The report offered four major recommendations: -“Increase faculty compensation with a General Salary Increase of 5 percent.” -“Provide Service Step In- creases to the approximately PATRICK DO / DAILY TITAN 43 percent of faculty eligible.” Cal State Fullerton baseball began Big West Conference play on a high note as it took all three games against the Cal State Northridge Matadors this past weekend. The -“Continue to study the fac- Titans improved their overall record to 16-11. ulty salary issue. Develop a list, agreeable to both sides, of Baseball sweeps 16-11 record overall. On the mound, starter bases. He went on to strike relief this season, the Titans comparable universities that Despite the triumph, the Blake Quinn struck out seven out RBI leader Branden Ber- kept Northridge at just one award bachelor’s and master’s Matadors in first dramatic series was anything through 4.1 innings, contrib- ry and the following Matador run. degrees and do a comparison conference series but three relaxing days at the uting to a combined 12 strike- hitter to end the threat. The Titans’ prowess on the using available AAUP (Amer- ballpark. outs by Titan pitchers. “Those were two huge mound proved to be crucial in ican Association of University “You hate but you love Ti- CSUN scored one run in strikeouts against their three securing the victory, consider- Professors) data and include a HAYLEY M. SLYE tan baseball games,” said se- the ninth, but the Titans held and four hitters,” said junior ing the offense left a runner on cost-of-living comparison.” Daily Titan nior designated hitter Dalton on to secure the 7-4 win. Timmy Richards. “It was base in all but one inning and -“Develop a joint strate- Blaser. “It keeps you on your Saturday’s game was a clos- awesome to watch, it got me left 11 on base in total. gy and documentation to go toes” er contest as Fullerton man- pretty pumped up out there at “One-run games are to the California Legislature In its first conference series In Friday’s game, Josh Var- aged to come away with a 2-1 shortstop.” huge,” Richards said. “To and the governor to seek the of the season, Cal State Fuller- gas hit a triple that sent three win. Seabold went six innings, be able to win those games needed state funding for the ton baseball pulled off a sweep runs home and propelled the At the top of the fifth, striking out eight and allow- will definitely pay off later CSU budget.” over the CSUN Matadors, Titans’ lead to 7-3 after the right-handed starter Connor- ing only one CSUN run. in the season.” leaving the weekend with a Matadors tied the game in Seabold gave up a single and With starter John Gavin SEE STRIKE 2 spotless Big West record and a the eighth. pegged two batters to load the making a solid first outing in SEE CONFERENCE 6 Local art center unveils ‘Video Project Space’ Artwalk embraces the wonders of art. evening, “Polaris,” was A plethora of restaurants, shown through the art cen- community’s creativity museums, galleries, musi- ter’s newest exhibit, “Video and originality cians and street vendors are Project Space.” The exhib- sure to keep attendees en- it is designed to show new tertained with their intrigu- video work on a continuous AARON VALDEZ ing art pieces and dazzling loop from artists all around Daily Titan performances. the world. The Artwalk has brought GCAC Director and Chief in revenue to GCAC and the Curator John Spiak, who has Local art enthusiasts made surrounding businesses as its been affiliated with CSUF their way to Cal State Ful- lively and culturally diverse since September 2011, dis- lerton’s Grand Central Art environment attracts over covered “Polaris” while at- Center (GCAC) on Saturday 3,500 guests every month. tending Los Carpinteros’ night for a showcasing of Saturday night’s iteration studio during his trip to “Polaris,” a short video and of the monthly festivities fea- Cuba last May. Spiak was sound work by Cuban artist tured numerous artists dis- immediately fascinated collective Los Carpinteros. playing their unique crafts- with the work and knew it Located in the heart of manship while music groups was something he wanted downtown Santa Ana, the from local schools filled the to bring back and share with GCAC sits adjacent to the air with refined and well-re- his local community. vibrant 2nd Street Artwalk hearsed symphonies. “They were show- and serves as a satellite unit Upon entering the art ing it in their studio and for CSUF. center, visitors will notice when we started doing the On the first Saturday of a wide variety of sculp- ‘Video Project Space,’ I every month, the Artwalk tures and paintings on dis- thought, ‘Wow, that’s that Promenade provides com- play made by a mix of local piece I wanted to show,’” munity members with an students and independent Spiak said. RYAN PORTER / DAILY TITAN opportunity to tap into their artists. Los Carpinteros’ “Polaris” captivated audiences during the monthly Santa Ana Artwalk at Cal State creative sides and explore The main event of the SEE ARTWALK 4 Fullerton’s GCAC ‘Video Project Space’ exhibit Saturday night.

Policy about repeating courses examined Vegetarianism could help the environment Softball doesn’t skip a beat against UCR Students may People should The Cal State have to seek incorporate Fullerton soft- adviser ap- more veggies ball team kicked proval before in their diets to off the Big West taking a class reduce the harm Conference over again after meat production with a three- a failing or in- companies have game sweep of News 3 complete grade Opinion 5 on the world Sports 8 the Highlanders

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 2 APRIL 4, 2016 MONDAY NEWS DTBRIEFS CA to raise minimum wage to $15 The California Leg- islature voted Thurs- day on a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next six years, according to the Los Angeles Times. The plan, approved by a 26-12 vote, is set to raise the minimum wage to $10.50 by 2017, $11 by 2018 and gradually increase by a dollar per year until 2022. MONSE RODRIGUEZ / DAILY TITAN Businesses with Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, was the keynote speaker for the 8th annual Women’s Conference at Cal State Fullerton. An advocate for women’s education in the fewer than 26 em- fields of science and technology, Davuluri urged women to share their stories of encouragement to the world. ployees would be allowed an extra year to comply, and in the FOR THE RECORD case of another economic recession, in- It is Daily Titan policy to correct factual errors Conference empowers creases would be de- printed in the publication. Corrections will be pub- layed by one year. lished on the subsequent issue after an error is No other state has a higher minimum discovered and will appear on page 2. Errors on wage than Califor- the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. women with education nia’s $10. Corrections will also be made to the online Gov. Jerry Brown is version of the article. Annual event promotes in India and emigrated to the Korean hot pepper paste. expected to sign the Please contact Editor-in-Chief Rudy Chinchilla at issues relevant to United States to pursue a com- Tammy Hotsenpiller, per- bill into law Monday. (657) 278-5815 or at puter programming career. sonal trainer and president of [email protected] to report any errors. women in the area “All of you have a call to ac- Total Life Coach, LLC, shared - MONSE RODRIGUEZ tion to actually tell these sto- tips and tools to help people SEAN KELLEY ries and to encourage others succeed and enjoy the life they Daily Titan to do what you can,” Davulu- have been given. Long Beach ri said, “whether it’s through Hotsenpiller spoke on the a social media tweet or cam- philosophy of her favorite Nina Davuluri, Miss Amer- paign or partnering with acronym, FAT: “Faithful to police clear ica 2014, spoke about women something.” yourself, available to others empowerment through educa- The free event featured four and teachable at all times.” bomb scare tion at the 8th annual Wom- breakout sessions offering at- Sara Catalán, Royce’s dep- Editorial en’s Conference hosted at Cal tendees advice on financial uty chief of staff, explained A suspicious pack- State Fullerton. independence, healthy liv- the importance of the Wom- age found at a Long Editor-in-Chief Rudy Chinchilla The conference is organized ing, defense against identity en’s Conference Survey that Beach bus stop Managing Editor Zack Johnston yearly by Congressman Ed- theft and lessons from a life is filled out at the end of the prompted the evac- News Editor Micah Augimeri-Lee ward R. Royce (R-Fullerton) coach. day. uation of residents News Assistant Jason Rochlin and aims to address issues Celebrity chef Jamie Gwen, The survey helps set up the Sunday, according News Assistant Jillian Salas most important to women in a lifestyle expert and cook- next conference by using di- to reports from NBC News Assistant Gerard Avelino the district. Davuluri was this book author, hosted a ses- rect feedback from attendees. Los Angeles and the News Assistant Monse Rodriguez year’s keynote speaker. sion on healthy food choices. Respondents are asked to cri- Press-Telegram. Sports Editor Ryan Porter Davuluri, a graduate of the Gwen has been a judge on Fox tique breakout session speak- Long Beach Police Sports Editor Aaron Valdez University of Michigan, is a TV’s “Master Chef,” is a con- ers and suggest topics to cover Department spokes- woman Marlene Ar- Sports Assistant Hayley M. Slye science, technology, engineer- testant and winner on Food in the next conference. rona said that police, Sports Assistant Brandon Ross ing and mathematics (STEM) Network’s “Cutthroat Kitch- Royce’s office confirmed advocate who partners with en” and is a featured chef on over 700 RSVPs to the event, along with the Los An- Opinion Editor Alan Bernal the U.S. Department of Ener- KTLA Channel 5’s morning which included single moth- geles County Sheriff’s Opinion Assistant Rishu Bhardwaj gy and the U.S. Department show in Los Angeles. ers, small business owners, Arson/Explosives Unit, Opinion Assistant Cody Gion of Education, and collaborates Gwen, who attended the students and women planning were dispatched to the Features Editor Veronica Felipe with Google and Facebook to Culinary Institute of Ameri- for retirement. area of Atlantic Avenue Features Assistant Emily Dieckman promote women’s education in ca straight after high school, Royce, also the chairman of and 45th Street around Features Assistant Kaleb Stewart STEM. stressed the importance of go- the Committee on Foreign Af- 12:35 p.m., and traffic A&E Editor Angie Perez Davuluri also campaigns ing to college. fairs, touted the conference as was halted between A&E Assistant Jayna Gavieres nationally on behalf of diver- “I would tell your children a resource for women from all Del Amo Boulevard and A&E Assistant Jacquline Lindenberg sity and cultural competen- as I have told my own, get a walks of life. San Antonio Drive. Streets were re- Copy Editor Clayton Wong cy through her social media four-year degree and then go “Empowering women be- opened around 3:30 Copy Assistant Woaria Rashid platform, “Circles of Unity.” figure out what’s next,” Gwen gins with an education, espe- Davuluri asks people to share said. cially the education in science, p.m. after no explo- Copy Assistant Vivian Pham “representative thoughts and Gwen shared her “Food or technology, engineering or sives were found at Layout Editor Liz Luevano stories about their experienc- Trend Report,” which high- math,” Royce said. “It’s crit- the scene. Layout Assistant Christopher Sheats es on how we as a nation can lighted foods and ingredients ical that women are given Police wouldn’t com- Layout Assistant Reed Flores advance cultural awareness.” to look out for in 2016. High the encouragement and giv- ment as to what was Photo Editor Patrick Do Davuluri shared how her on her list were oatmeal, fresh en the opportunity to pursue in the package that Photo Assistant Yunuen Bonaparte mother received an education turmeric and gochujang, a these fields.” raised suspicion. Photo Assistant Nolan Motis Photo Assistant Katie Albertson - GABE ESPIRITU Multimedia Editor Frances Luthy Multimedia Assistant Jesse Lima Strike: Illustrator Natalie Goldstein Fact-finding data Azerbaijan Social Media Editor Gino Riccardi Web Master Gerry Avelino announces Adviser Bonnie Stewart supports salary increase ceasefire

Editor-in-Chief (657) 278-5815 [email protected] CONTINUED FROM 1 increases beyond the 2 per- “I think what I want stu- cent increase already of- dents to know is that going After seizing contest- News Line (657) 278-4415 [email protected] The report vindicated fered because the budget on strike, even for one day, ed territory, Azerbaijan has announced a uni- Advertising CFA’s proposal, officially has already been allocated is not an easy decision for concluding the end of the for the current school year. anybody to make — espe- lateral ceasefire in its Director of Advertising Ayesha Doshi statutory bargaining pro- Any changes would take cially for faculty,” said Mi- territorial conflict with Asst. Director of Adv. Paige Mauriello cess under California labor away from existing student chelle Barr, president of the Armenia, according to Sales & Promotions Dominick Lorenz laws. The CFA has sched- initiatives, he wrote. CSUF chapter of the CFA. The New York Times. Graphic Designer Hossro (Mir K) Khorsand uled a series of strikes from The university “remains “We are faculty because we The announcement Graphic Designer Justine Eisner April 13-15 and April 18-19 committed to negotiating love our students, we love comes after a sudden, Account Executive Leslie Gomez if no settlement is reached in good faith with the CFA to teach and we love to see armed clash in the un- Account Executive Mayra Gomez in the interim. to resolve these structural them be successful, so this stable Nagorno-Kara- Account Executive Aaron Guido “The fact-finder’s report salary issues over a multi- was not an easy decision bakh region left at least 30 dead over the week- Account Executive Aaron Rivera unambiguously supports year period so that the for us to make.” end. Azerbaijan and Ar- Account Executive Ariel Cortez the union’s bargaining pro- university faculty salaries The constant raising of posal of a 5 percent pay more closely align with the tuition, excessive fees and menia blame each other Business Manager Patrick Chen raise for all CSU faculty comparable higher educa- overpopulated classrooms for starting the fight. The two countries, Adviser Michelle Kurland and an SSI. A neutral, out- tion institutions,” the dis- are ultimately hurting stu- side voice has confirmed sent letter said. dents, Barr said. The fact straddling the Cauca- sus mountains in West Distribution Thomas Grimes that these raises are afford- However, the CFA dis- that faculty are not being able, reasonable, justified agreed with these state- offered the compensation Asia, have been in a Advertising (657) 278-4411 Fax (657) 278-2702 and necessary,” said CFA ments and believes that the that they need leads to low- state of open hostili- [email protected] President Jennifer Eagan in CSU system can amend the er-quality hires. ty since the early ‘90s, a statement on the CalFac budget to accommodate a 5 “We’re losing a lot of when each declared in- website. percent General Salary In- our up-and-coming, bright, dependence from the Soviet Union. The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through In the CSU Adminis- crease, as well as provide young scholars because Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of Associated tration’s dissent of the Service Step Increases to they just can’t financially Minor incidents of Students, Inc. College of Communications, CSUF administration and fact-finding report, CSU the roughly 43 percent of do it here.” Barr said. “It’s ethnic violence have the CSU. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public forum since incep- Vice Chancellor Bradley the faculty who are eligible not about hurting our stu- since plagued the Ar- tion. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, W. Wells stated that the for them. dents at all. If anything, it’s menia-Azerbaijan advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or CSU agreed with the re- Meanwhile, CSUF stu- about preserving the qual- border, even after a ventures identified in the advertisements themselves and not by the port’s findings that CSU dents and teachers have ity of the CSU for every- long-standing armistice university. Such printing is not to be construed as written or implied from 1994. sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such commercial faculty salaries lag behind been rearranging their body, and taking a stand for enterprises. The Daily Titan allocates one issue to each student for the market comparators. schedules to accommodate that. This isn’t going to fix - GERRY AVELINO free. However, the CSU system changes in coursework as a everything, but it’s at least is unable to grant additional result of the strike. a start.”

NOLAN MOTIS / DAILY TITAN Members of Cal State Fullerton’s Academic Senate discussed the possibility of a policy change regarding students who retake courses. The draft policy, which will be up for a vote in an upcoming Academic Senate election, states that students will have to get permission from an academic adviser before being able to repeat a class more than once. Course repeat policy examined Students may have There is a huge problem limit for grade forgiveness, then make sure the student repeating classes, they’re stu- students at this critical point. to seek advising to with students repeating cours- and a 12-unit limit for grade understands the university’s dents that are really in a cat- “We want to make the ad- es multiple times using things averaging. course repetition policy. egory to need more advising,” visers who are listening to and retake classes like grade forgiveness and The current policy was The idea behind the pro- Fitch said. talking to these students truly grade averaging that get them imposed after former CSU posal is to get students to see Not everyone shared this understand the nature and the AMBER MASON “into a very deep hole that of- Chancellor Charles B. Reed advisers before they have ex- sentiment. major and the courses,” said Daily Titan ten prevents their graduation,” signed Executive Order No. hausted all of their resources Shawn X. Wang, Ph.D., Kristi Kanel, professor of hu- said Lynn Sargeant, Ph.D., 1037, establishing CSU sys- so they can complete their de- professor of computer science, man services. professor of history. tem-wide policies for repeat- grees, Sargeant said. said that because some com- This was the first reading of Cal State Fullerton students Academic Senate members ing classes. According to the “I can’t imagine people not puter science courses require the proposal, which aimed to who receive an incomplete or discussed intervening before CSUF Admissions website, agreeing to something like a C or better to get credit, stu- gather opinions from senate failing grade more than once students reach these limits exceptions are only granted in this,” said Nancy Fitch, Ph.D., dents should be free to repeat members and get approval for for the same course may have and are prevented from retak- extreme cases by petition. professor of history. certain courses as long as they its inclusion on an upcoming to see an academic adviser being a course at CSUF. According to the proposal, She said that while all stu- are necessary. Academic Senate elections fore they will be allowed to Since fall 2009, students after a student receives an in- dents could benefit from more “The student has a right to ballot. take the class again, accord- have been allowed to re- complete or failing grade on advising, students who had to complete a program,” Wang All issues and details are ing to a proposal at the latest take a course a maximum of a repeated course, the student repeat classes would especial- said. expected to be hammered out Academic Senate meeting on three times at CSUF. This would have to see an academ- ly benefit. There was also concern in further stages of planning March 24. is in addition to a 16-unit ic adviser. The adviser would “Obviously, if students are about who would be advising and implementation.

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/NEWS FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN PAGE 4 APRIL 4, 2016 MONDAY A&E Banned film resurrected into notariety “Panic Movement” film’s ban. group of strange men. The relived through The vague, surrealis- sinister Fando tells the men tic and seemingly random how beautiful Lis is and controversial movie arrangement of images in encourages them to fondle “Fando y Lis” bring forth her naked body, leaving the GABE ESPIRITU a sense of confusion and a viewers in discomfort. Daily Titan variety of perplexing emo- Created in the midst of tions. Divided into four the “Panic Movement,” different sections, the film “Fando y Lis” embodies The unattainable love, follows the journey of Fan- the beliefs of Jodorowsky, happiness and freedom do and his paraplegic lover, Arrabal and Roland Topor, found only in the myth- Lis, as they trek through a the movement’s creators. ical city of Tar are what post-apocalyptic world of Taking inspiration after young lovers Fando and ruins in search of the uto- the sexual prowess and vi- Lis search for in legendary pian city of Tar. The cou- rility of the god Pan, the Chilean filmmaker Ale- ple believes their problems collective sought chaos jandro Jodorowsky’s twist- will be solved upon arrival, in art and imagery, find- ed production of “Fando y assuming Lis’ inability to ing beauty and serenity in Lis.” walk will be cured. destruction. Loosely based on pro- Throughout the rocky Jodorowsky’s ideals are duced by artist Fernando journey, Fando alternates evident in “Fando y Lis” Arrabal, Jodorowsky’s first with pushing Lis on a wag- amidst the disturbing cha- feature-length film takes on and carrying her on os and deep symbolism of viewers on a 96-minute his back as they encoun- Christianity. Fando and ride of surrealistic scenes. ter strange characters and Lis’ consequential actions The boundaries of social scenarios. offset the movie’s black acceptability were pushed Bizarre situations in- and white presentation. with its premiere and its clude Fando and Lis being As the helpless Lis jour- ban by the Mexican gov- swarmed by a group of drag neys to a promised king- ernment in 1968, to the queens, fitting the two into dom, she endures a pas- digitally restored U.S. pre- each other’s clothes; Fando sion where she is forced miere at The Frida Cine- encountering a group of old to sacrifice herself out of ma in Santa Ana this past women in a card game by love for Fando, similar to weekend. a cliff, playing for the in- Jesus’ suffering printed in First screened at the Aca- timacy of a young shirtless the Bible. In the end, Fando pulco Film Festival, “Fan- man and the young cou- handcuffs her and stones do y Lis” contained graphic ple coming across a group her to death. nudity, misogynistic vi- of living dead in a pool of Her corpse is placed in a olence and disconcerting mud in which Fando tries white coffin as a crowd of representations of Christi- to abandon handicapped random people appear with anity. However, this proved Lis. scissors to cut off pieces of to be far too blasphemous As their attempt to reach her flesh and consume it, and disturbing for the era, Tar becomes seemingly fu- exhibiting a deranged sym- and incited a riot in the the- tile, Fando begins to disre- bolism of communion in aters that forced Jodorows- spect Lis, blaming her and the Catholic church. COURTESY OF MAD MUSEUM ky to sneak out of the often physically harming For Jodorowsky, his work building, only to have his her, only to apologize and is his attempt to resurrect Movie director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s film “Fando y Lis” premieres in the U.S. at Frida Cinema in limousine pelted with rocks convince her he truly loves it. Santa Ana for the first time after the Mexican government banned it in 1968. by moviegoers. her. Perhaps the most un- “Films are made to make During the film’s de- settling scene of all comes money. It’s an economic in- experimental film, like po- independence that audience with an insight but in Mexico City the fol- when Fando, in a devious dustry, not an artistic one,” etry, like a work of art, first Jodorowsky seeks is rep- into the artist’s mind. lowing week, fights broke fit of anger, chains down Jodorowsky said in a 2015 off, get rid of the industry — resented in his work. As “When the reflection faded among audiences once Lis to the wagon, strips VICE interview. “I see it that is, make it disappear.” “Fando y Lis” comes to an away in the mirror, it gave way again, resulting in the her and bellows to attract a another way. To make an The uninhibited end, a title card leaves the to the word ‘Freedom.’” Artwalk: Short video illustrates Cuban culture CONTINUED FROM 1 “Polaris” uses silence collective,” said Lavallee. to engage the audience as Along with “Polaris,” the Los Carpinteros was the video features hard- GCAC invited other artists founded in 1992 in Hava- ly any noise other than the to share their work, includ- na, Cuba by artists Marco soft and relaxing sounds of ing an interactive perfor- Valdes, Dagoberto Sanchez Mother Nature. Along with mance piece called “Public and Alexandre Zambrano. the serene imagery of the Trust” by Paul Ramirez Jo- The video illustrates an mountains, the soothing nas. Orange County-based unidentified, adventuroussounds of blowing winds artist Jasmin Sanchez dis- musician carrying three and babbling brooks help played her mural “Flux,” conga drums through the viewers appreciate the ar- which depicts how ur- majestic Pyrenees moun- tistic ingenuity of Los banization collides with tains, bordering Spain and Carpinteros. nature. France. The musician is de- In a time when the Unit- By the end of the night, termined, dragging each ed States is working dil- Spiak was pleased with all drum one by one, up the igently to reestablish its the hard work he and the snow-covered mountains. ties with Cuba, Etienne rest of the GCAC staff put After returning to the Lavallee, gallery assis- into the event, and recog- campground from his sec- tant and art history stu- nized the positive impact ond trip, the musician de- dent at CSUF, valued the it can have on students and cides to wait until the next importance of showcasing community members. day to take the final drum a prestigious art piece like “It’s a space where re- up the mountain. Despite “Polaris.” search and inquiry hap- feeling very fatigued, the “There is still some diffi- pens,” Spiak said. “By musician ultimately reach- culty in getting some of the seeing these exhibitions, es the mountaintop with most beautiful qualities of there’s inspiration, there’s his complete set of conga Cuban culture out here, so interaction and there’s drums and begins to play we’re extremely fortunate thought about process, RYAN PORTER / DAILY TITAN them until the scene fades to actually get this partic- about what’s going on in A local artist allowes attendees to paint and contribute to his lowrider vehicle. The ArtWalk is held the first to the end credits. ular representation of their the world around you.” Saturday of every month fostering local artisan street art, vendors, music groups, galleries and more.

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EMILY DIECKMAN Daily Titan

College is a time for ex- perimentation, for trying new things and broaden- ing horizons. For some, this means learning about and adopting new lifestyle changes such as vegetarianism. While not every trend that college students try out is positive, eliminating or reducing meat consumption is a lifestyle change with far-reaching benefits for animals, human beings and the environment. Many vegetarians would argue that there is not an inherent problem with eating animals, rather than unethical ways that animal products are produced in the factory farming system. First, there are the clas- sic, horrifyingly sad PETA videos, such as “Glass Walls,” that no one wants to watch because they’re too upsetting. There’s some pretty gruesome practices going on, like grinding up male baby chicks because they won’t grow up to be egg-producing hens. Animals are bred to grow NATALIE GOLDSTEIN / DAILY TITAN as big as possible as quickly To keep up with consumer demand for meat, corporate farms have resorted to using despicable methods to increase how much product an animal yields. Switching to as possible, which means that vegetarianism could reduce those demands, and hopefully eliminate practices like using growth hormones that hurt animals and the environment. they are filled with hormones and live lives of suffering. Pigs houses, and then make only and hematopoietic cancers carbon dioxide, according the global deforestation, ac- Education Foundation. are as intelligent as dogs, el- $18,000 a year, according to was also 36 percent lower in to Earthjustice, a nonprof- cording to study by the Con- Cutting down on meats ephants and even humans in “Food, Inc.,” a 2008 documen- vegetarians. it environmental law orga- sultative Group for Interna- could reduce the load that cor- some capacities, according tary about the food industry. The aspect of vegetarianism nization. The Food and Ag- tional Agricultural Research porate farmers put on Earth to the International Journal Eating less meat may that is most likely to have far riculture Organization of (CGIAR), a global agriculture and improve living situations of Comparative Psychology. also be beneficial to hu- reaching effects is the poten- the United Nations (FAO) research group. Up to 91 perfor thousands of animals. However, they are oftentimes man health. tial impact it would have on found that animal agricul- cent of deforested rainforest Vegetarianism is a life- driven literally insane by the Vegetarians are about 24 the environment. ture produces 18 percent of land is used for animal agri- style that can benefit ani- constant confinement found in percent less likely to die of Cows produce 150 billion greenhouse gas emissions culture, according to a World mals, humans and the en- commercial farms, according ischaemic heart disease, ac- gallons of methane every worldwide. Bank study. vironment. For those who to an Oklahoma State Univer- cording to a study by Oxford day, according to Cowspira- Thirty-three percent of It takes about 2,464 gallons aren’t quite ready to give up sity report. University. Vegetarians were cy, a documentary about an- the arable surface of Earth of water to produce one pound pepperoni on their pizza, Humans are suffering due 77 percent less likely to de- imal agriculture. Methane is is dedicated to agriculture, of meat (from all of the trans- simply reducing meat con- to the rise of “big ag,” or cor- velop myeloma than meat-eat- the primary constituent of which means an enormous portation, crop-growing and sumption through measures porate farming. The average ers, according to the Amer- natural gas and is believed to part of Earth is being used increasingly complicated food such as a “meatless Mon- poultry farmer will spend over ican Journal of Clinical be the second-biggest driv- and abused. Agriculture is re- production process), accord- days” can have a positive $500,000 to build two chicken Nutrition. Risk of lymphatic er of climate change after sponsible for 75 percent of ing to a study by the Water impact going forward. Letter to the Editor

In response to “Learning foreign languages should not discourage students”

FROM MARJORIE MOTA, OLLI BLUE BOOK PROGRAM EDITOR

Gerard Avelino’s article in the March 17, 2016 Dai- teach Spanish at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of grades or exams, language learning is just as anx- ly Titan opinion section, “Learning foreign languag- (OLLI), which has a chapter on the CSUF campus. iety-provoking for us at our stage of life as it is for es should not discourage students,” deserves praise Our members are of retirement age and pursue a va- the average university student. Avelino paints a viv- from those of us who have long experience with for- riety of courses, including foreign languages. We are id word picture of all the fears that haunt us when eign language learning and teaching. I am writing not interested in obtaining diplomas or adding any- we take up a foreign language, but he also suggests from the point of view of a retired California school thing more to our résumé — we just want to learn for some sound remedies for facing down those anxiet- teacher who taught English to newcomers. Now I the pure joy of learning. Even without the pressures ies. I hope his article encourages many.

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Game three began in a different fashion, but ended in another Titan win. With two outs and Ber- ry on first, Justin Toerner homered to right, giving the Matadors a 2-0 lead in the first inning. The CSUN lead didn’t last long, however, as the Titans knocked in three base hits to tie the game in the second. “We had a good plan against the (CSUN) starter, so we stuck to our plan and put a couple runs on the board,” Blaser said. Fullerton continued to dominate the Matador pitch- ing in the third, sending all nine Titans to the plate in the five-run third inning. “You’ve got to swing it to hit it,” CSUF Head Coach Rick Vanderhook PATRICK DO / DAILY TITAN said. “They were just bet- Senior infielder Jerrod Bravo went 3-7 and notched two RBIs in Cal State Fullerton’s conference series sweep of Cal State Northridge. Bravo crossed the plate three ter pure at-bats (in Sunday’s times in the TItans’ 8-5 victory on Sunday. game).” Despite giving up three seven. In the sixth, East- Fullerton won the game conference the way we said. “I think we have Titans is a one-game match- home runs, Titan start- man struck out the two, 8-5 and secured the sweep in have so far. Obviously, it good momentum right up against the University of er Colton Eastman picked three and four-spot Mata- its first conference series. all matters when you get now.” San Diego on Tuesday at 6 up the win and struck out dor hitters in order. “It’s good to start to conference,” Seabold The next challenge for the p.m. at Goodwin Field. Titans swing in the wrong direction Women’s golf has the weekend. outstanding performance as the best Titan on the course, stroke score of 89-over-par the tournament in 67th unimpressive outing Before the Bryan Na- she placed second overall placing in the ninth spot 953, placing the Titans 14th place with a 27-over par tional Collegiate, though, in the individual standings. with a 4-over-par 148 score in the standings, in front of 243. Senior Nadine Rive- at Bryan National the Titans returned from a Her 3-under-par 213-stroke after two rounds. During only the University of North ra and freshman Pauline two-and-a-half week hiatus effort earned her a Big West the second round, Edberg Carolina at Greensboro. Welker finished closely be- AARON VALDEZ early last week when they Conference Athlete of the managed to record a total of Edberg did not perform hind Sok with a 28-over-par Daily Titan competed in the John Kirk/ Month honor. three birdies, but was heav- as well as she did during 244 score and a 29-over-par Panther Intercollegiate in Unfortunately for the Ti- ily weighed down by a tri- the first two rounds but still 245 score, respectively. Stockbridge, Georgia. As tans, Saturday’s first two ple bogey on the eleventh managed to muster a sol- Heading into their final Competing in its second a team, Fullerton finished rounds at the Bryan National hole. id third round with a 7-over competition of the season, tournament in less than a the tournament in the mid- Collegiate were not kind, as The final round Sun- par 79 score. However, this the Titans hope to bounce week, the Cal State Ful- dle of the pack, placing sev- they completed the day in 13th day turned out to be worse dropped her to a five-way back for the Big West lerton women’s golf team enth out of 15 teams with place. The first round saw the for Fullerton as the Titans tie for 21st place in the indi- Championships at Kapalua showed no signs of life as it a 21-over-par 915-stroke Titans record a score of 307, logged in their least impres- vidual standings. Golf Course in Hawaii. The finished 14th out 15 teams score. followed up by a 312 score in sive effort of the competi- The next-best player for tournament will open Sun- at the Bryan National Colle- Junior Martina Ed- the second round. tion, shooting a 46-over-par CSUF was freshman Brit- day, April 17 and last until giate in North Carolina over berg produced yet another Edberg was once again 334. This totaled an overall tney Sok, who completed Tuesday, April 19.

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RYAN PORTER Daily Titan

Coming off a close 5-4 loss to UCLA last week, the Cal State Fullerton softball team swept the UC Riverside Highlanders 3-0 in its open- ing conference series at An- derson Family Field over the weekend.

Game 1 The Titans got off to a rock-solid start as Missy Taukeiaho blasted her fourth home run of the season for a 1-0 lead in the first inning. “She already knows coming in she’s not going to get a lot of good pitches, and those are in- tentional,” said Fullerton Head Coach Kelly Ford. “That first at-bat she makes that statement; that was incredible.” Taukeiaho was locked in, continuing her exploits as she walked twice and hit an RBI double to left field in the bottom of the sixth inning. PATRICK DO / DAILY TITAN The Highlanders tied the Senior infielder Missy Taukeiaho hit a grand slam in the third inning of Sunday’s game against UC Riverside to give the Titans an 8-2 lead in the third inning. Fullerton game 1-1 at the top of the went on to win the conference game 12-2 and secure the sweep in its first Big West matchup of the season. third when Haley Harris sin- gled to left field, scoring up five hits and striking out the first inning. sweep over the Highlanders of the day came in the top of Titans will now get longer Madeline Richard. seven batters. Golden and the Titan de- with a huge 12-2 win Sunday. the third when Chelsey Hol- rest periods between games. The tie was short-lived, fense controlled the game un- Once again, Taukeiaho led ley doubled down the right “It’s a little bit easier for us however, as Alexis Gonzalez Game 2 til Riverside strung together the charge for the Titans, as field, bringing in two runs to now. We know we got three hit a two-run homer to left Freshman righty Sydney a few hits and scored an un- she batted 2-for-3 and bombed make the score 4-2. (games), got to get through center field, giving the Titans Golden got the nod in the earned run off a throwing er- a grand slam over the left-cen- The threat did not mate- the first two and just keep the a 3-1 lead at the bottom of the circle for the second game ror at the top of the fourth. ter fence in the bottom of the rialize into a comeback as momentum going,” Taukei- third. of the afternoon against UC The Highlanders threatened third. the Titans went on to score aho said. “It prepared us Fullerton released the Riverside. to score again in the sixth in- The Titans had taken an five more runs at the bot- big time playing five games hounds throughout the re- Taukeiaho, just as focused ning as they gathered two hits early 3-0 lead in the first in- tom of the frame and three in one weekend; now this mainder of the game, scoring as she was in the prior game, but left a runner on base. ning off of runs from Vandiv- more in the fourth inning to is money, we’ve only got two runs in the fourth inning belted a double to right cen- Ybarra came back to close er, Taukeiaho and Gonzalez. force another mercy after five three.” and four more in the sixth ter, scoring Samantha Van- out the game and the Titans Fullerton scored again in the innings. Fullerton softball returns to force a 9-1 mercy-rule diver to give the Titans an won their second straight of second inning when Gonzalez Fullerton’s sweep over Riv- to action next week, as it finish. early 1-0 lead in the first in- the day 2-1. hit an RBI single, scoring Me- erside gives the Titans a 28- travels to Cal Poly San Luis In the circle, Desiree Yba- ning. Taukeiaho later walked gan Estacio and taking a 4-0 10 overall and a 3-0 Big West Obispo for a three-game se- rra pitched a complete game, home off a fielding error to Game 3 lead. Conference record. With the ries against the Mustangs on allowing only one run, giving take the Titans’ lead to 2-0 in The Titans secured their The Highlanders’ only runs start of conference play, the Saturday and Sunday. Titans make their 2016 Summer Session at mark at UCLA Invite Fullerton provides In the same event, freshman On the women’s side, notable perfomances sprinter Tommy Medina sophomore sprinter India finished sixth overall with Owens set her own person- during weekend meet a solid 48.88-second time. al best in the 100-meter hur- California State University Sophomore sprinter Eli dle run, clocking in at 14.48 BRANDON ROSS Penick finished second in seconds. Sophomore jumper Daily Titan the 100-meter dash, tying Laura Hamann set her own San Bernardino a season-best 10.59-sec- personal record as well, ond time. Freshman dis- with a distance of 11.61 me- The Cal State Fullerton tance runner Stephanie ters in the triple jump. track and field team saw Cortez participated in the The UCLA Bruins argu- Take advantage of: multiple impressive indi- 1,500-meter run and re- ably had the best tourna- vidual performances at the corded a personal best ment results, as they fin- • Access to high-demand courses - Get the classes you need! UCLA Legends Invitation- of 4:44:35, placing her in ished first in multiple events al in Westwood over the second. such as the men and wom- • Lower Tuition - Classes for summer session are only $235.00 per weekend. Redshirt junior thrower en’s shot put. UCLA had Besides CSUF, partici- Steven Parsons set a new the top three finishers in quarter unit! pants included UC Santa personal record and placed the men’s long jump and Barbara, Cal Poly San Luis third in the hammer throw another first-place finish • Two convenient locations offered - Classes at both Obispo, Minnesota, Loyola with a distance of 55.21 in the women’s pole vault Marymount, Pepperdine, meters. Parsons set anoth- competition. San Bernardino and Palm Desert Campuses! Cornell, Kansas State, Neva- er personal best in the shot According to Fullerton da and host UCLA. put competition, throwing Head Coach John Elders, Fullerton’s most note- a personal record of 14.59 however, the men and wom- worthy performance came meters. en’s squads had a solid week- Registration for visiting students starts from the speedy legs of ju- Junior mid-distance end, despite resting multiple nior sprinter Darion Zim- runner Shelby Hernandez athletes during the Legends merman, who recorded Jr. performed well in the Invitational. May 26th a first-place finish in the 800-meter run, as he set a The Titans return Friday to 400-meter dash with an im- season-best record with an host the Big West Challenge pressive 47.50-second time. astounding 1:51.30 time. at the Titan Track Complex.