Titans Collapse Under Big West Lights Arboretum Hosts Annual Fresh

Monday March 18, 2019 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 105 Issue 24 Officer-involved shooting sends man to hospital Suspect stood behind stolen Medicina General and Pedia- was one, not two suspects. vehicle in alleyway on 800 tra or Good Samaritan Medi- William Noxon, a resident block of Harbor Boulevard. cal Clinic, on West North Street who lived three houses down near Harbor Boulevard. Clinica from the incident, said that an Medicina General and Pediatra ambulance took the suspect KAITLIN MARTINEZ is a local clinic that treats gen- from the alleyway. Daily Titan eral and infant health. Anaheim resident Yolan- Noriega was at home cleaning da Real received a call around On Friday, March 15, there when he and his mother heard 12:20 p.m. from her niece, who was a shooting involving an of- sirens, then gunshots. was at the clinic. Real ran over ficer in an alleyway near the “I walked out and a block and officers let her cross the po- corner of West North Street and away from my house, I actu- lice tape to check on her niece. Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim, ally went and looked in one of “We see people that were according to Anaheim Police the alleyways and they had a scared because they hear a lot Sgt. Daron Wyatt. white car there. I don’t know of shooting but everybody’s fine Wyatt said two officers found if that’s the victim’s car or not in there,” Real said. a suspicious person in his 20s but we did see the officers pull The shooting is under inves- or 30s at 10:43 a.m. The po- out a couple of semi-automatics tigation by the Orange County lice called for assistance, then and run towards that vehicle,” District Attorney’s office and radioed that they were in an Noriega said. the Anaheim Police Depart- officer-involved shooting. -Ac The suspect was standing be- ment Homicide detail. cording to police updates, the hind a stolen car, according to The officers involved were suspect is currently in critical the Anaheim Police Depart- wearing body cameras that condition. ment via Twitter. A later Twit- were on and recording during Desi Noriega, an Anaheim ter update stated that a handgun the incident. NATHAN NGUYEN / DAILY TITAN resident, said it happened in was recovered at the scene. They will be reviewed during Officers secure the alleyway after the suspect was taken to the hospital. the alleyway behind Clinica According to Wyatt, there the investigation. Titans collapse under Big West lights

CSUF men’s basketball allowed UCI to shoot 61.8 percent from the field.

JORDAN MENDOZA Daily Titan

Poor shooting and UC Irvine’s efficiency from 3-point range ended the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team’s chance at becoming back-to-back Big West champions, as they fell to the Anteaters, 92-64, in the Big West Tournament Final Satur- day night. UCI’s 28-point victory was the largest win in Big West ti- tle game history, and led by as many as 32 points for the night. “They came out and played exceptionally well tonight,” said CSUF head coach Dedrique Taylor. “We ran into a buzzsaw. That team out there, they proba- bly would’ve beat the Lakers.” UCI finished the night shooting 61.8 percent from the field, compared to the Titans’ 41.2 KASON CLARK / DAILY TITAN percent. Forward Johnny Wang puts up a hook shot from the key over UCI’s Elston Jones at the Honda Center. Three-point shooting was the difference in the game, as and the Anteaters head coach there was nothing about what MVP, as he fueled an 11-0 run a lot of confidence in me too,” the Anteaters made 10 of their Russell Turner said his team’s we did tonight that surprised early in the game, making three Hazzard said. 14 3-point shots (71.4 percent), ability to stop the CSUF offense me,” Turner said. 3-pointers during the stretch. CSUF senior guard Kyle All- while CSUF was 5-for-21 (23.8 led to the season sweep. UCI’s Max Hazzard and Col- “I have a lot of confidence man Jr. led the Titans with 16 percent). “When we played this team lin Welp led the game in scor- in my ability to shoot the ball. points. The win was UCI’s third time this year, we’ve consistently ing with 23 points each. Haz- I put in a lot of work and my beating the Titans this season, dominated with our defense, so zard was named tournament teammates and coaches have SEE WELP 4 Arboretum hosts annual fresh produce sale The 2019 Veggiepalooza according to Greg Pongetti, the Veggiepalooza and I think they lot of different research and edu- Gem cherry tomato, according to offered 300 different plants Living Collections Curator at the should come here because they cational uses of the Arboretum. the Arboretum website. in nursery fundraiser. Arboretum. should support their local gar- We have over 150,000 annual Veggiepalooza takes place “Veggiepalooza is our annu- dens and get some really well visitors,” said Pongetti. in spring, but this year’s yield al vegetable plant sale. We do grown, great produce,” said Der- The Arboretum’s partnership was undercut by harsh weather HOSAM ELATTAR Daily Titan it every year in spring.We grow ek Dobbs, a horticulturist at the with the city of Fullerton is set conditions. 20,000 vegetable plants from Arboretum. to end in 2020, which will result “We have had the coldest Feb- seed here at the Arboretum. It’s All the earnings from the in a loss of $250,000 of funding ruary on record. It’s been a very Tomato, pepper, corn, egg- grown by volunteers and staff, event go towards maintaining that is not expected to be offset rainy year also. Due to the cold plant, onion, bean and pea plants then we offer it in a big weekend the Arboretum. Pongetti said the by the university. and rain some of our plants have lined the tables behind the green plant sale,” said Pongetti. goal for this year is to raise about Close to 300 different species not grown to our desired size,” house in the Arboretum this The 20,000 plants were all $50,000. Each plant was sold at of vegetables were sold to those Pongetti said. weekend for the 2019 annual organically raised in the Arbo- $3.50. who attended the fundraiser, Dobbs who helped grow the Veggiepalooza fundraiser. retum’s nursery with the oldest “It’s important to support the with over 100 varieties of toma- vegetables said that they even Veggiepalooza is the Arbore- ones planted in December of last Arboretum because we are in a toes and 70 varieties of peppers. lost some plants due to the cold. tum’s third biggest fundraising year, said Pongetti. unique position in Orange Coun- Forty-seven new plants were sold event, usually raking in around “Seeing all the people here ty. We are the only botanical this year including the Trinidad tens of thousands of dollars is one of the best things about garden in the area and there is a Scorpion pepper and the Golden SEE GARDEN 2

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NOAH BIESIADA Daily Titan

After the Associated Students Inc. executive team debates last Thursday, ASI is preparing for the election cycle over Tuesday and Wednesday, where the next board of trustees, board of directors and presidential team will be chosen. Tristan Torres, the current board of directors chair for ASI, is running for president with former ASI executive office employee Alexa Flores as his running mate. Torres has experience serv- ing as the College of Natural Science and Mathematics rep- resentative on the board in ad- dition to his current role. Flores is the executive director of the College Legal Clinic funded by ASI. One of their campaign’s primary goals is to increase on-campus recognition of ASI and its purpose. “A lot of times people know ASI as the people with free shirts or the free food, and ASI offers so much more than just that. Making sure students not JOSHUA ARIEF HALIM / DAILY TITAN only know the names but they Associated Students candidates Tristan Torres and Alexa Flores share their ideas about fiscal responsibility outside the Titan Student Union. know what ASI is doing for them,” Flores said increase student involvement. that I see as a need on this cam- restructuring, Torres also already available by examining One of the cornerstones of “I want people feel like they pus. I feel like that’s something brought up the idea of institut- the advertising tactics and pos- their campaign is the idea of fis- can get involved and have a we can push for in the next cou- ing an emergency grant as part sibly extending the deadline to cal responsibility, with the hope home on this campus and devel- ple of months if elected,” Torres of ASI’s future budget, allow- encourage more students to ap- of reining in extraneous spend- op and grow. I think I have had said. ing groups in need to apply for ply to them. ing. The president writes the a lot of opportunities to grow as Flores also brought up the emergency funds. “I think it’s an issue on may- first draft of ASI’s yearly bud- an individual through ASI and possibility of expanding the “Last year we gave money be an advertising type of thing, get before it is approved by the through my fraternity,.” Torres Veterans’ Resource Center that to the Basic Needs Center just because not many students are ASI Finance Committee. said. is currently in University Hall, to get them started, this year aware of all the scholarships “I just want to make sure that The candidates also brought which will be renamed as Mil- there’s been talks about help- that ASI offers, and that’s a big all the money is going into pro- up the idea of expanding the re- ton A. Gordon Hall in Fall ing out Project Rebound. So I issue, because not enough stu- grams and resources that stu- source centers offered on cam- 2019. think something that maybe Al- dents are utilizing that resource dents need on campus and just pus, increasing resources in “I know I would like to see exa and I’ve established is more that’s there for them,” Flores reassessing current events and those currently active and po- the Veterans Resource Center like an ASI grant for universi- said. programs and making sure that tentially adding new centers receive a little more funding. I ty resources on campus that Torres and Flores are cam- they are successful in providing to the south side of the Pollak think it’s a really great resource need help maybe that year, just paigning to increase ASI’s vis- those resources,” Flores said. Library. for veteran students. I come a thought though,” Torres said. ibility, what it offers students, Torres also brought up the im- “I think I’m very passionate from a military family so that’s On top of increasing ASI and improve and bring in more portance of expanding aware- about having a SWANA (South- something that really resonates grants, the candidates also hope campus resource centers for ness of available student growth west Asian North African) re- with me,” Flores said. to increase visibility and use students to utilize and enjoy opportunities on campus to source center, that’s something With their proposed financial of ASI scholarships that are while on campus.

Editorial Garden: more Editor-in-Chief Korryn Sanchez Lifestyle Assistant Darlene Vasquez Managing Editor Sophia Acevedo Copy Editor Tabitha Butler Senior Editor Megan Garcia Copy Editor Ayrton Lauw than 19,000 grown News Editor Noah Biesiada Copy Assistant Bianca Noone News Editor Kaitlin Martinez Copy Assistant Rivka Pruss News Assistant Hosam Elattar Copy Assistant Dimitra Doiphode News Assistant William Robbins Copy Assistant Stepheny Gehrig News Assistant Andre Salazar Layout Editor Emily Mifflin News Assistant Adam Maldonado Layout Assistant Eduardo Hernandez News Assistant Taylor Arrey Photo Editor Joshua Arief Halim Sports Editor Julius Choi Photo Editor Eliza Green Sports Editor Jordan Mendoza Photo Assistant Natalie Medeiros Sports Assistant Matthew Mendoza Social Media Editor Lauren Wong Sports Assistant Arnulfo Gonzalez Social Media Editor Kameron Leong Sports Assistant Demetrious Herrera Social Media Assistant Charity Clark Opinion Editor Alyssa Lopez Social Media Assistant Julia Pihl Opinion Editor Bernadette Steele Illustrator Anita Huor Opinion Assistant Angelina Dequina Illustrator Alex Bosserman Opinion Assistant Madeline Gray Illustrator Assistant Rebecca Mena Lifestyle Editor Kristina Garcia Digital Editor Caitlin Bartusick Nathan Nguyen Digital Editor Brandon Killman Lifestyle Editor BAYLEE MAUST / DAILY TITAN Lifestyle Assistant Christian Aguilar Multimedia Editor Dominic Torres Residents peruse over 300 plants at the Fullerton Arboretum. Lifestyle Assistant Kim Pham Multimedia Assistant Julian Serrano Lifestyle Assistant Alyssa Valdez Webmaster Nikita Rathod CONTINUED FROM 1 Garcia, the Orange County Fair Adviser Walter Baranger Advertising “We tried to mitigate it as best Blue Ribbon winner for larg- we could with tarps and various est zucchini, Veggiepalooza is a Director Of Advertising Anthony Ramirez Contact us: covering. All of our cucumber va- tradition. Director Of Marketing Hannah Haeger Editor-in-Chief (657) 278-5815 rieties did not make a lot and a “We’ve been coming for four Graphic Designer Makenzie Van Vooren [email protected] lot of the peppers as well, both of years. The reason why we keep Graphic Designer Sarah Fong News Line (657) 278-4415 which tend to like the heat a little coming back is they have a good Account Executive Alex Bosserman [email protected] bit more than the other things. To- variety of plants that are well suit- Account Executive Andrea Ortiz Sports Line (657) 278-3149 matoes tend to be able to take it a ed for this climate. We also like Account Executive Chase Gill [email protected] bit better,” said Dobbs. supporting the local universities,” Account Executive Ernest Belen About 25 volunteers helped said Garcia . Account Executive Simon Bae Advertising grow the plants for the event and Garcia said he bought what Student Accountant John Balestreri (657) 278-4411 about 100 volunteers helped with would become his award win- Distribution Evan D’Asero [email protected] the event overall, said to Pongetti. ning zucchini at the arboretum last Adviser Michelle Kurland Asha Bhattacharya, a student year. volunteer and president scholar Bhattacharya said that students FOR THE RECORD said she volunteered to help out be- would be heavily affected if they cause she loved the atmosphere of lost the Arboretum, a nature oasis It is Daily Titan policy to correct factual errors printed in the publication. Corrections will be published on the subsequent the event. on campus. issue after an error is discovered and will appear on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. “Everything at the Veggiepaloo- “It’s such a sacred spot here on Corrections will also be made to the online version of the article. za is locally grown at the arbore- campus and I think that’s what re-

Please contact Editor-in-Chief Korryn Sanchez at (657) 278-5815 or at [email protected] to report any errors. tum and there (are?) so many won- ally separates Fullerton from oth- derful things that we have here,” er CSUs and other universities as Bhattacharya said. “It’s awesome a whole, that we have a spot that’s © Copyright Daily Titan 2019 All Rights Reserved they do this event every year and I dedicated just to nature. Again I think it’s a tradition that shouldn’t think that’s something that’s be- The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of be lost in our changing times.” ginning to go away right now in Associated Students, Inc. College of Communications, CSUF administration and the CSU. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted Veggiepalooza has been happen- our era,” she said. by commercial activities or ventures identified in the advertisements themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to ing in the Arboretum for over 13 be construed as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such commercial enterprises. The Daily Titan years, said Pongetti. Rivka Pruss contributed to this allocates one issue to each student for free. For some attendees like Andy article

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ANITA HUOR / DAILY TITAN

Hateful rhetoric on the today, that quote carries some consciousness, and the amount of down its invention. stay in tact. internet affects algorithms weight when we look to the social data being uploaded is increasing The intent of Tay’s language The battle for a more just trends of the World Wide Web. at a rapid rate. The data that is programming was to assure that World Wide Web begins with that collect data. The web turned 30 years old voluntarily uploaded is collected its responses came off as “con- making the web more available last week, and its creator, Tim and stored in a way that can be versational”, but the availability to diverse groups of people. If the Berners-Lee, has some qualms used by algorithms, which in turn of diverse language in 2016 didn’t data that we are uploading into about the nature of his own in- could reveal a unique truth about allow that function. the cybersphere is one- sided, vention. Berners-Lee brought us the current digital society. The AI systematically revealed then we will end up with an algo- into a new age of human inter- The truth of our society was re- a truth about humanity that oth- rithmic bias. action with the web, but he feels vealed in 2016, when Microsoft erwise would have gone unno- There just won’t be enough that his invention is now in a invented an artificial intelligence ticed. If hate speech is not tol- data for a computer to know what state of dysfunction. Twitter bot, Tay. erated in the physical world, it diversity truly is if the program To Berners-Lee, the World Intuitive and whimsical, Tay’s should not be tolerated in the vir- hasn’t learned who is diverse or Wide Web has become a place first tweet stated, “Hello!” with a tual world. where diversity comes from. BRANDON KILLMAN that has given marginalized world emoji as the O. The beauty of an algorithm Programmers and lawmakers Daily Titan groups a voice, yet has also given In just 12 hours, Tay was dis- is that it is documented in a se- alike must strike a balance that a platform to voices that spread seminating hate speech and rac- ries of coding which allows the protects freedom of speech while There needs to be more laws hate speech. He declared in an ist rhetoric. A concoction of ho- creator to program rules, much also assuring that a hateful agen- and regulations that bar the use open letter, “The fight for the locaust denialism, sexist remarks like laws, that operating systems da does not prosper under the of online hate speech, making it web is one of the most important and neo-nazi sympathies were must follow. Since we are bare- nose of society. It’s now up to so- a free, open and diverse domain. causes of our time.” learned by the AI through its ally scratching the surface of this ciety to take action to assure that Mahatma Ghandi once said, The web has become an gorithms that replicated the be- technology, programmers must the web continues to stay free, “You must be the change that you ongoing archive of the hu- havior of other twitter users, stay vigilant to assure that the available to everyone and fair for wish to see in the world.” Even man experience and stream of and Microsoft was quick to take morality of our social constructs all people to use. Column: CSUF advising is inaccessible With limited availability, filled quickly, leaving students frustrated but understanding. academic counseling has What truly seems worrisome many barriers to entry. in these circumstances of academic advising is that in my time here, it feels like the norm. Students expect this to happen and get frustrated yet these frus- trations just get ignored. No sig- nificant changes have been made to improve academic advising and no aggressive message has been made to call out this all too obvious issue (well, until now). As a whole, the universi- SOPHIA ACEVEDO ty and College of Communica- Daily Titan tions have to recognize the im- portance of academic advising, If there’s anything that Cal and the error in dismissing these State Fullerton has taught me prevalent issues. to absolutely dread, it’s the nec- Academic advising is impact- essary but frustrating process ful for students and it can con- of going to advising during the tribute to the overall satisfaction semester. a student feels towards a school, Though my experiences according to a 2011 study by the only come from the College of University of Nebraska. Communications advising, it It can serve as an essential wouldn’t be at all surprising if support system, giving confused students faced a similar impend- wanderers some much needed ing doom in other departments direction towards their path and on campus. reassuring those who just need Getting an appointment for to feel more secure. the College of Communications Academic advising at the can be as grueling as humanly College of Communications possible, even though it’s essen- at CSUF, and in extension, ev- tial to one’s future. ery department, must undergo Ultimately, this is a failure on a serious makeover with stu- the school for not being able to dent feedback to try to allevi- provide this basic necessity for ate current issues that frustrate students. Instead of alleviating ALEX BOSSERMAN / DAILY TITAN students. students’ worries of academics Instead of making it a long or graduation, the advising pro- occupied, the room crowded given the opportunity to be ad- schedule an online appointment. and tedious process that stu- cess is an unneeded hurdle that by equally bored students. The vised, the clock seems to triple No matter how many times one dents like me absolutely despise, many end up going through. clocks seems to slow down to it’s speed. Before one can com- may try to book an appointment it should be an enriching, effort- For the College of Communi- an excruciatingly slow pace, al- pose their thoughts, it’s over, online, the calendar is empty, less supplement. cations in particular, there have most as if the second hand is and all pressing questions are like a repeated slap in the face. Doing so won’t be easy, but if been numerous times when I’ve only moved by a student’s tears. thrown out of the sixth floor of It should be pointed out that the university wants to deliver seen a particular ill-fated rou- A literal tumbleweed could pass College Park. this isn’t the academic advisors’ quality resources to benefit stu- tine occur. by at any moment, a symbol of For the College of Com- fault for this series of unfortu- dents, then it has to do better by It doesn’t matter what time a everyone’s inevitable mental munications, advising has ap- nate events. With only a few ad- turning a dreadful process into student arrives because the lim- breakdown. pointments and walk-ins, yet visors to provide information for a more satisfying and positive ited amount of seats are always Once students are finally it’s basically impossible to ever so many students, their time gets experience.

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KASON CLARK / DAILY TITAN The Titans compose themselves prior to the tipoff against UC Irvine.

KASON CLARK / DAILY TITAN CSUF starters huddle up during the Big West Conference Finals on March 16.

KASON CLARK/ DAILY TITAN KASON CLARK / DAILY TITAN Gaurd Austen Awosika (10) speeds past UC Riverside’s Ar’Mond Davis (1) in the Big West semifinals. The Titans’ bench watches the Anteaters en route to a 28-point win.

CONTINUED FROM 1 UCI made five of their seven 3-point attempts in the “I’m not sure yet. I know there has been some pre- half, with four of them from Hazzard. The Titans were liminary discussions,” Taylor said. “That’s for our ad- UCI did not let up their hot start, making 10 of their 2-for-13 after missing their first eight attempts from be- ministration and for us to gather and figure out what we first 13 shots to give them an 18-point lead with 11 hind the arc. want to do next.” minutes left in the first. The Anteaters made their first four shots to open up With Allman Jr. and Khalil Ahmad being named The Titans attempted to claw back into the game, the second half and took a 29-point lead with 16 min- to the all-tournament team, Taylor felt his seniors de- getting the deficit down to as much as 11 with under utes left. served the award, and that they have changed his five minutes left in the half. However, CSUF would CSUF struggled to chip away at UCI’s lead, then the program. once again go cold, making only one of their final sev- Anteaters went on another scoring streak, with Welp “They have completely changed the face of Titan en shots to end the half and not scoring in the final making five out of UCI’s six straight shots. The Titans basketball forever. Their legacy will be etched in his- three minutes. made five of their final seven shots to finish the night. tory, and I couldn’t be more proud of what they’ve done The Anteaters finished the first 20 minutes shoot- As UCI punched their ticket to the NCAA tourna- for our program,” Taylor said. “I’m super, super excit- ing 57.7 percent from the field, while CSUF shot 34.5 ment last night, CSUF will decide later if they’ll par- ed to see what their next role will be in life.” percent. ticipate in any postseason play.

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DEMETRIOUS HERRERA Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton softball was met with sunny skies, warm temperatures, and a ball- park eager for the Titans to showcase their skills in their final tournament of the season as the host team at the Easton Invitational. The Titans spent the stereotypically Cal- ifornian weekend playing against teams from across the nation in the comfort of their own backyard, to the tune of a 3-1 record in weekend play. Kicking things off the right way, the Ti- tans fought the Boston University Terri- ers on Thursday in the Easton Invitational opener, defeating the visitors 3-1. The Titans got off to an early lead against the Terriers, scoring all three of their runs against Boston within the first two innings. Freshman Alexa Neil and junior Ire- anna Siofele anchored the Titans offense with a combined three runs, four hits, and an RBI. The tag-team effort of freshman right-hander Dani Martinez and three-year veteran Sophie Frost that limited the Ter- NATALIE MEDEIROS / DAILY TITAN Pinch runner Jasmyn Vigilante (3) scored the Titans’ first run on a RBI single by left fielder Irie Siofele in the bottom of the second inning. riers to just one run and eight hits over the course of the game. overcome Harvard’s one run lead as both impress on Saturday however. Utility play- Siofele had a hand in two of the four runs, However, that wouldn’t be the extent of teams got shutout in the seventh. er Alexa Neil went a career high three for stealing home after her two-base hit to Frost and Martinez’s work over the week- Titan fans who came to catch CSUF take three for the Titans on Saturday, with a end the scoring for the inning. end, as the two switched roles the follow- on DePaul University the following day home run and two RBIs to boot. Siofele held that being the aggressor ing day against Harvard as Frost earned saw a thrilling performance. Fueled by a decisive win against DePaul, made all the difference in the Titans’ re- the start. Aside from a run which DePaul nabbed the Titans again looked confident against juvenated hitting as of late, stating that, The Titans were neck-and-neck with to open the scoring in the second inning, College of Charleston, their final opponent “We weren’t waiting for our pitches to Harvard in a pitching battle between Frost the Titans’ concert of explosive offense and of the invitational and of the weekend. come, we were just going after them.” and left-hander Katie Duncan, with both steadfast pitching joined to take DePaul What eventually became a 7-1 blowout at And the numbers seemed to back her teams scoreless through the first three out by four runs when the match came to Anderson Family Field began with a tena- up. Two CSUF hitters went two for two at innings. its conclusion. cious Titan effort at the plate that paved the the plate and of the Fullerton lineup who The Crimson opened the scoring when Martinez handed out six strikeouts, five way to a definitive win. had more than one at bat, only one could freshman Teagan Shaw notched a double to hits and a run over the course of nearly a Siofele helped open up the scoring, not muster a hit on the afternoon. left field to score Kaitlyn Schiffhauer. whole game, save ⅔ innings which Frost sending a trademark single dribbling It came as no surprise that Frost took The rest of the inning did not get any kept scoreless. down the middle of the field that fell right the circle a day after Martinez had gotten better for Frost, who gave up a two-run ho- The Bellflower, California native now under the glove of Charleston shortstop, the start, the two were inseparable and in- mer and afforded Harvard an emphatic 3-0 has five games under her belt pitching six Kelly Sinclair, giving Jasmyn Vigilante terchangeable throughout weekend. lead, but the Titans’ defense closed out the or more innings. To her credit, Martinez enough time to touch up at home for the “I rely so much on my defense just be- remainder of the inning without allowing has gone 3-2 in those games, something the game’s first run. cause I know if they have my back, I don’t any runs. Titans will surely bank on as the freshman The following inning, Siofele hit a dou- have to worry about anything,” Frost said A quick comeback in the bottom of the progresses throughout her inaugural sea- ble just after teammate, Deshea Hill, hit after a game in which she and her defense third and a pair of scoring runs in the bot- son and her career at Cal State Fullerton. her own, both of which contributed to the allowed one run, one error, and nine tom of the sixth would not be enough to Martinez was not the only freshman to four Titan runs in the bottom of the third. strikeouts.

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CHRISTIAN AGUILAR Daily Titan

Tamales, pupusas, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos with warm nacho cheese sauce and creamy horchata — who wouldn’t be hungry with that combination? The Chicana & Chicano Re- source Center celebrated its second annual Soy Yo Festival on Thursday, March 14 at the Becker Amphitheater. The Soy Yo Festival catered to a variety of different groups, said Citlally Contreras, gradu- ate student assistant at the Chi- cana & Chicano Resource Cen- ter and the moderator of the event. “The theme of this year’s festival is intersectionalities within the Latinx community, so we have activities about being Afro-Latino in Latinx, being CHRISTIAN AGUILAR / DAILY TITAN Asian in Latinx, about different Danielle Rosales, member of Ballet Folklorico de Cal State Fullerton, spreads awareness on the Latinx culture through dancing. genders within the Latinx community,” Contreras said. Fullerton to come out and just said. because it’s part of our culture “How have you perpetuated col- Students were given an ac- let everybody know that we’re The LGBT Queer Resource now. You have no choice,” Loza orism onto others, do you assign tivity card, which permitted here and also, to continue sup- Center had students play said. a high value to folk with a light- them to visit booths and partic- porting what we believe in, Lotería, which is a Mexican Another activity included re- er complexion and what will ipate in educational activities. which is to continue spreading bingo game, but did not include laxing while coloring in pages you do to interrupt colorism?” At each booth they were given the awareness of the culture its traditional pictures. of powerful women. Colorism is “the privileging a signature, and once students through dance, through folk- Instead of a man holding the “Honestly, my favorite part of light skin over dark” accord- visited five booths they had ac- lórico,” said Bianca Gonzalez, a world, a woman did, and while was the coloring part because ing to Time magazine. cess to free food. child and adolescent major and usually a female mermaid is you learn the different wom- “I like that it keeps you think- They chose from chicken, Spanish minor. displayed on the card, the game en that have made an impact in ing. A lot of these activities cheese or beef tamales, and ei- Alex Loza, theater major, said included a male mermaid. the Latino community, and they have you question and make ther lemonade or horchata. his favorite part about the Soy Also instead of a regular flag, can be African Latino, LGBTQ you think a different perspec- If students visited eight ac- Yo Festival is the folklórico. the card displayed an LGBTQ Latino, there’s like so many dif- tive, especially the colorism in tivities, they were entered into “I like dancing and dancing pride flag. ferent ones,” said Karina Bataz, the Latin community. a raffle. is just a form of art to express “That game can be offensive a communications major with I think it’s something that we Ballet Folklórico de Cal oneself and Mexicans do it with to some people. Like you see an emphasis in entertainment don’t really talk about, but it’s StateFullerton performed as their nice beautiful dresses, the the Lotería game with naked and tourism. really prominent in the Latinx students learned about different colors of the Mexican flag, a people or with people wearing After colorism conversations, community,” said Randy Gar- resources offered on campus. cowboy hat, cowboy boots. It the gay pride colors and you’re students were asked to answer cia, a human services major “This is an opportunity for just brings Mexican culture re- like, ‘I don’t really agree with questions about colorism within with a minor in sociology. Ballet Folklórico of Cal State ally live. Makes it real,” Loza this, but all right.’ I’m open to it the Latinx community such as, Women’s Club of Fullerton organizes charity The club started in 1906 and said. paying the club to use their facil- New membership fees are ity and the food,” Ramesh said. is one of the oldest chapters $65 and include a pin and name Michael Manchester, a mem- in the organization. badge, according to the Wom- ber for about two years, said she en’s Club of Fullerton website. joined the Women’s Club so she “You just have to come and be could get involved with her com- BAYLEE MAUST ready to volunteer and be social. munity after retirement. Staff Writer You make a lot of friends,” Ra- “I was desolate because I mesh said. didn’t have anything to do any- When Pallavi Patel saw the Mary Torres, vice president more. The Women’s Club was Women’s Club of Fullerton vol- of the Women’s Club, said her recommended to me by one of unteering for a fundraiser on a favorite memory was getting to the Women’s Club members and 103-degree-Fahrenheit day in give donated funds to the Fuller- I also joined a bunch of other October, she knew she wanted to ton Cares for Autism. things,” Manchester said. be involved. “Raising $20,000 for that Manchester said she loves the “I saw all these women; they nonprofit was amazing. Real- ability to fundraise and have a were bubbly, they had a smile ly amazing. They do such good strong sense of comradery with on their faces and they were still work here in the city of Fuller- the women in the group. working hard. I thought this is ton it was just really a pride- “Anytime I can be of service. something I want to join and see ful moment that we could be so All the things that I’m involved what they do,” Patel said. helpful to them to accomplish in, I’’m of service in one way or

Like many of the members, BAYLEE MAUST / DAILY TITAN their goals,” Torres said. another and that’s what drew me Patel said she admires what the Women’s Club of Fullerton members meet for general meetings monthly. Ramesh said fundraising is to it,” Manchester said. Women’s Club of Fullerton does accomplished through different Torres said she finds it reward- for fundraisers, charities and Garden Grove also have their support and help fundraise for. volunteer acts of service, raffles ing to help the community and volunteer support. own Women’s Clubs. “We meet once a month to de- and even fashion shows. several charities. The Women’s Club of Fuller- Shanthi Ramesh, the chair of cide the course for the month “We do gift baskets, pick a “We all are very giving wom- ton started in 1906 and is one of Helping Hands and internation- and then we then talk to other prize and everything is donat- en of our time and efforts and are the oldest chapters of the organi- al affairs, said the Women’s Club members because obviously, 40 ed and everything is volunteer just glad that we can be of help zation. Surrounding cities such meets once a month to discuss women, we’re all going to have hours. There is no cost when we to someone much more needy as Orange, Yorba Linda and new charities they are going to different opinions,” Rameshdo these fundraisers, other than than we are,” Torres said.

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