Project Rebound Hits CSUF Hawaii Is No Vacation for Titans Women’S Soccer Heads to Honolulu for Big West Play
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Wednesday October 19, 2016 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 100 Issue 28 FB.COM/THEDAILYTITAN WWW.DAILY TITAN.COM INSTAGRAM & TWITTER @THEDAILYTITAN Project Rebound hits CSUF Hawaii is no vacation for Titans Women’s soccer heads to Honolulu for Big West play. HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan For most, imagining a trip to Hawaii conjures up visuals of crystal clear wa- ter, the feeling of sand be- tween their toes and the sounds of waves crashing into the shore at night. For Cal State Fullerton wom- en’s soccer, the trip won’t be quite so peaceful. “It’s not vacation and we’re not here to take a va- cation, we’re here to win a game,” said Titans leading scorer Sarah Fajnor after team practice Tuesday, in GRETCHEN DAVEY / DAILY TITAN preparation for their con- Romarilyn Ralston will serve as the program coordinator for the CSUF branch of Project Rebound, which hopes to reduce prison recividism rates by giving previously incarcerated ference matchup with Ha- people access to resources that can aid them in earning a college degree. Ralston is looking to spread community awareness both on and off campus for the program. waii on Sunday. “I think all of us have that mindset go- Program from San Francisco State Cal State Fullerton will individuals earn a degree program’s SFSU Associated ing into it, that it is just like be taking part in a three- and lower prison recidivism Students page. going to UCI or just like University receives grant, allowing year pilot program starting rates. It was started by John Ir- going to Santa Barbara. It’s expansion to seven CSU campuses. in the spring 2016 semester Project Rebound is a pro- win in 1967, as the program another game day, it’s an- alongside a number of other gram from San Francis- became a model for other other business trip and we CSU campuses to implement co State University (SFSU) similar programs in North- need to take care of busi- JASON ROCHLIN Project Rebound, a means of that has a goal of “Turn- ern California. ness on this trip.” Daily Titan expanding college access to ing Former Prisoners into help formerly incarcerated Scholars,” according to the SEE REBOUND 3 SEE HAWAII 8 Film conveys LGBTQ romance ‘Mosquita y Mari’ story that revolves around the friendship between two reflects director’s young Chicanas in Hun- life experience. tington Park, Los Angeles. As affection blossoms be- tween the two characters, it PRISCILLA BUI starts to affect their lives in Daily Titan terms of school, family and self-identity. It was Auro- ra Guerrero’s first feature Students gathered in Cal film and was inspired by State Fullerton’s Chicana the director’s own coming- & Chicano Resource Cen- of-age tale. ter (CRC) for a special film “Even though I did not screening of “Mosquita y grow up in Southeast L.A., Mari” and a subsequent the heart of the piece is discussion with the film’s very much me,” Guerrero director Monday evening. said. The event was collabo- During the discussion rated by CRC, the LGBT following the screening, Queer Resource Cen- Guerrero said that while ter and the Women’s and she loved romantic teen Adult Reentry Center. The dramas, she could never re- purpose of screening an late to them because those LGBTQ-related film was movies never had any eth- to allow students to essen- nicity, class, gender or sex- tially open up a dialogue uality factors she could about an identity that really identify with. The lack wasn’t disclosed very often of relatability in roman- in the Latinx community. tic movies was one of the PRISCILLA BUI / DAILY TITAN “For individuals who reasons why she created Director Aurora Guerrero spoke about her film “Mosquite y Mari” at Cal State Fullerton’s Chicana & Chicano Resource Center (CRC) are both LGBTQ and part “Mosquita y Mari.” Monday evening. The film follows the story of a spiritual and physically intimate friendship between two Chicana teenagers. of the Latinx community, “We need our love sto- I think it’s something that ries. This is our communi- in 30 days through Kick- very stubborn and I need- as well. Her hope for this labels on people. Instead, they could very much re- ty’s love story,” Guerrero starter, she was discour- ed $80,000 to make a film was to connect with it was meant to be more late to because it’s an iden- said. aged by others to not do movie.” young people, especially of an acknowledgement tity that isn’t talked about The odds of creating what she was setting out to When Guerrero initial- with those still establish- of the spiritual, physical in our communities,” said “Mosquita y Mari” were accomplish. ly wrote the story for the ing their own identity. and emotional connection Sabino Reyes-Leon, a stu- stacked against Guerre- “It was very rare when film, she was piecing to- Guerrero wanted to re- between the two female dent leader at CRC. ro from the very begin- narrative films were rais- gether a narrative that was assure the audience that characters. The film “Mosquita y ning. On top of trying to ing more than $50,000,” not only for herself, but the subject matter wasn’t Mari” is a coming-of-age raise funds for the film Guerrero said. “But I’m for other young Latinas necessarily about putting SEE LOVE 4 Drive gives students chance to volunteer ‘Fall Dance Theatre’ begins Thursday Black communities deserve reparations Working Ward- Gladys Kares America’s mud- robes pairs up coordinates a died relation- with Titan PR varied collec- ship with Afri- Club and Alpha tion of emo- can American Phi Omega tional dance citizens makes Fraternity to numbers to be denying them collect shoes performed by appropriate News 2 and accessories. A&E 4 students. Opinion 6 services unjust. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 2 OCTOBER 19, 2016 WEDNESDAY NEWS DTBRIEFS Officers given memorial Memorial services for the two Palm Spring officers who were killed in the line of duty earlier this Oc- follow us on tober were held Tues- day at the Palm Springs @theDailyTitan Convention Center, ac- ASHLYN RAMIREZ / DAILY TITAN cording to ABC7. Cristina Calderon (left), manager of retail operations for Working Wardrobes, and Emma Bramer (left-center), Gov. Jerry Brown, Check out our daily Instagram posts! a public relations major, talk as Taylor Scherer (right-center) advertises future events for Alpha Phi Omega. state Attorney General Including exclusive photos, Kamala Harris and hun- dreds of law enforce- behind-the-scenes shots ment officers from and previews of stories across the country at- before they go to print. Titans take donated tended the event to honor Lesley Zerebny, 27, and Jose “Gil” Vega, 63. In addition to family, FOR THE RECORD shoes, accessories friends and fellow offi- cers, many members of CSUF club and fraternity others, but it is also self-ful- event for the club, which will the community were It is Daily Titan policy to correct factual errors filling, Calderon said. The also be helping host Hallow- also present, reaching printed in the publication. Corrections will be team with thrift shop way students involve them- een events for its thrift stores a total count of over published on the subsequent issue after an error for clothing drive. selves now compared to at the end of the month. 100,000 people. is discovered and will appear on page 2. Errors on when she was in college is Not only will there be the Zerebny and Vega the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. different. Thrift or Treat event in Cos- were killed Oct. 8 after ASHLYN RAMIREZ responding to a fami- Corrections will also be made to the online Daily Titan Students’ involvement ta Mesa, but Titan PR will in their education is appar- also be helping with a carni- ly disturbance call at a version of the article. home in Palm Springs, Please contact Editor-in-Chief Micah Augimeri- ent, and Calderon said it’s val for Working Wardrobe’s Local Orange County thrift a great thing that students clients. Calif. Lee at (657) 278-5815 or at shop, Working Wardrobes, are coming to them, looking Students have to find op- [email protected] to report any errors. along with the Titan Pub- to get active in their fields portunities and talk to other - MEGAN MAXEY lic Relations (PR) club and or giving back to the com- organizations for community Alpha Phi Omega, a com- munity through a charitable service on their own when in- munity service based fra- organization. volved with a club. Union ternity, have recently joined Emma Bramer, a third- The club is working on its together to bring a series of year transfer student major- outreach to other organiza- clothing drives to Cal State ing in public relations, first tions on campus such as Al- protests Fullerton. became involved with the pha Phi Omega (APO). The Titan Public Relations club through CSUF’s Public The overall goal is to get UCI layoffs Editorial Shoe and Accessories Drive Relations Student Society of students involved by either began Tuesday and will con- America (PRSSA). donating or volunteering Following the tinue until Thursday. The She said this is first time time with the organizations loss of 175 health- Editor-in-Chief Micah Augimeri-Lee drive will be held on Titan the club has participat- in order to assist them, Bram- care jobs at UC Ir- Managing Editor Brandon Ross Walk from 11 a.m.