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Thursday October 9, 2014 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 96 Issue 22

WINNIE HUANG / DAILY TITAN Dana Loewy, Ph.D., a business communications professor, marches with other CFA members Wednesday. The rally saw students and faculty marching across campus to protest stagnant wages and difficult working conditions for CSU faculty. Faculty rally for better pay Union wants 10 Inﬂation rate CSUF faculty pay increase Students ‘03-’04 0% percent raise ‘04 3.3% stand by CFA JAMIE CORPUZ ‘04-’05 0% CESAR GAMBOA Daily Titan ‘05 3.4% Daily Titan “What do we want? A fair contract! When do Cal State Fullerton members of the Cali- we want it? Now!” ‘05-’06 3.5% fornia Faculty Association (CFA) got support Faculty members chanted and picketed ‘06 2.5% from students yesterday when the CSUF chap- Wednesday during a rally to engage the campus ter of Students for Quality Education (SQE) to their cause of remedying stagnant wages and ‘07-’08 4% joined them during a protest of stagnant fac- increasing workloads. ‘07 4.1% ulty wage. The collective bargaining agreement between Faculty and students marched through the the CSU Board of Trustees and the California ‘08-’09 5.7% walkways between University Hall and McCar- Faculty Association for 2012 through 2014 ex- ‘08 0.1% thy Hall chanting, urging CSU and CSUF lead- pired on June 30, and after seven months of failed ership to correct an inequity in faculty wages. negotiations, the contract was extended. Last ‘09-’10 0% The contract in question is the collective bar- week, the contract again expired with little move- ‘09 2.7% gaining agreement between CFA and the Cal- ment toward resolution. ifornia State University. The current proposal Current deliberations concern a contract that ‘09-’10 0% from the CSU includes a 7 percent wage in- will span three years. The CSU has proposed a ‘10 1.5% crease over three years. CFA is asking for 10 general salary increase of approximately 7 per- percent. cent over three years, while CFA wants a 10 per- ‘10-’11 0% The contract affects over 23,000 professors, cent increase over the same period. ‘11 3.0% librarians, counselors and coaches who work The proposed 7 percent increase has not satisfied in the 23-campus CSU system. Negotiations the CFA delegation. Since 2008, none of the collec- ‘11-’12 0% on the contract have been drawn out over nine tive bargaining agreements between the CSU and ‘12 1.7% months. The most recent deadline for contract CFA has included an increase in wages, though Uni- approval passed on Sept. 30 without agree- versity of California and CSU faculty members did ‘12-’13 0% ment between the groups. receive a one-time $80 per month salary increase in ‘13 1.5% SQE issued a letter stating their support for 2013 as a result of the passing of Proposition 13. CFA, said Sean Washburn, a member of SQE The CFA bargaining team argues that inflation, ‘13-’14 0% and graduate student at CSUF. The group is increased workload and class sizes, the cost of ‘14 1.7% using that letter with other materials to drum living and six years of stagnant salaries make a up student support for a largely faculty-fo- 10 percent raise viable. BERENICE ASHIKIAN / DAILY TITAN cused issue. One of CFA’s complaints include the fact that faculty wage increases SEE FACULTY 3 have not kept pace with inflation. SEE STUDENTS 2 Student earns jiujitsu champion title Richard Arreola was the blue- “At the time, I was work- that added insult to injury,” belt victor at the World Jiu-Jit- ing a dead-end job and I he said. su No-Gi Championship was coaching wrestling. He spiraled into depres- RUDY CHINCHILLA And when I was coaching sion until a friend convinced Daily Titan wrestling, I realized that him into giving jiujitsu a that’s what I want to do try. Inside the Student Recre- with my life: I want to be “When I did it, the love ation Center is the classroom a wrestling coach,” Arreo- just grew from right there,” of a jiujitsu instructor—an la said. Arreola said. “It saved my unlikely world champion. At 27 years old, Arreola life.” Richard Arreola, a ki- enrolled at Santa Ana Col- Success was not immedi- nesiology major at Cal lege and soon found himself ate, however. He got choked State Fullerton, had to bat- competing on the wrestling out twice in his first tour- tle emotional and physical mats once again. nament, but he steadily im- pain before earning the vic- His college career, how- proved, winning various tory at the World Jiu-Jit- ever, was cut short after a white-belt tournaments en su No-Gi Championship on car struck Arreola when he route to the 2013 Pan Jiu-Jit- Saturday. was 29. The accident left su Championship. An amateur wrestler since him with a compound frac- “When I walked in there, age 14, Arreola stopped ture. Then, the eight-year I thought, ‘Holy cow, what competing after high school. relationship with the wom- did I get myself into?’” However, he maintained a an whom he was going to Arreola said. “I probably connection with the wres- marry came to an end. had no business winning tling community by training “I was dealing with the re- that tournament.” other high school wrestlers ality that I was never going MARIAH CARRILLO / DAILY TITAN in his early 20s. to wrestle the same again, so SEE JIUJITSU 5 The jiujitsu champion teaches the martial art in the Cal State Fullerton Student Recreation Center.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 2 OCTOBER 9, 2014 THURSDAY NEWS Students: DTBRIEFS Arrest made SQE protests in Anaheim CONTINUED FROM 1 SQE and CFA to show their displeasure with how the CSU murder “We’re getting petitions administration is responding An Anaheim man was signed from students and fac- to faculty needs, said Elyse arrested Tuesday for ulty, and we’re going to hand Rickard, sociology major and the suspected murder them over to (CSUF President SQE member. of transgender and im- Mildred) García to show that “This is our way of getting migrant rights activ- the students of this campus are the word out, saying ‘Hey, the ist Zoraida Reyes, CBS concerned with the way their administration isn’t doing a reported. faculty are treated,” Washburn fair job. (Chancellor Timothy Randy Lee Parker- said. P. White) isn’t doing his fair son, 38, was arrest- Washburn expects actions job,” she said. ed for the murder of to be taken so CFA members Rickard said the current Reyes, 29, who was can have improved working system leaves students unable found dead behind an conditions and higher pay. The to reach the few full-time pro- Anaheim Dairy Queen in constant cuts and freeze on fessors available to them. June. raises for faculty translate into “I have a lot of professors Reyes was a leader in poorer learning conditions for and almost all of them are ad- the LGBTQ community, students, he said. junct. The ones who are full and was a member of “It’s a fact that our profes- time usually teach about six the transgender Latina sors are overworked, and this to seven classes,” she said. “I support group in Or- translates into student learn- usually don’t have time to go ange County, according ing conditions,” Washburn talk to them because they’re to the Orange County said. “If our faculty can’t either at a different campus or Register. give us more energy because they’re busy with other classes AMANDA SHARP / DAILY TITAN Police have not re- they’re overworked, then we’re they have at that time.” leased whether or not not going to learn as much Similar protests took place The Fullerton Fire Department presented their plans to raise awarness and funds for breast cancer research at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Parkerson knew Reyes, as we could if they were not across multiple CSU campus- but they have not ruled overworked.” es, with more scheduled to the murder to be a hate The protest allows both take place Thursday. crime. Parkerson is being FOR THE RECORD Firefighers step held on $1 million bail. It is Daily Titan policy to correct factual errors printed - CYNTHIA WASHICKO in the publication. Corrections will be published on the subsequent issue after an error is discovered and will appear on page 2. Errors on the Opinion in to fight cancer page will be corrected on that page. Corrections will also be made to the online version of the article. Fullerton Fire Department rolls A fire engine wrapped in at Troy High School foot- Airports Please contact Editor-in-Chief Nereida Moreno at out bright pink fire truck for bright pink vinyl adorned ball games and the farm- (657) 278-5815 or at [email protected] breast cancer awareness with breast cancer aware- ers market every Thursday begin Ebola with issues about this policy or to report any errors. HEATHER MYERS ness ribbons will help FFD evening. Daily Titan to reach the community, The biggest event, the screening Fire Capt. Pete Gray said. buzz-off, will consist of “We have an old, retired employees from five ma- The Centers for Dis- October is Breast Can- fire engine that the fire jor Fullerton hair salons ease Control and Pre- cer Awareness Month, and chief has allowed us to use chopping off ponytails and vention (CDC) will in- the Fullerton Fire Depart- our money, not the city’s shaving heads for Locks of crease measures at ment (FFD) is doing its money but our money, to Love. five of the busiest air- part to help. At the Fuller- wrap with vinyl,” he told The salons include Salon ports in the U.S. to help ton City Council meeting the council. “Through this Lujon, Salon Technique, prevent the spread of Editorial Tuesday, FFD presented month, we are going to use Salon Amerige, Joshua the Ebola outbreak, ac- Mayor Doug Chaffee and it as a rolling tribute.” Christopher and the Chop cording to CNN. Editor-in-Chief Nereida Moreno the council members with People can sign the truck and Mop. The selected airports Managing Editor Eric Gandarilla their plans to raise funds with the names of people Fullerton Police Depart- receive 94 percent of News Editor Samuel Mountjoy and awareness for cancer who have been affected by ment encourages people all travelers from West News Editor Cynthia Washicko research this month. the disease, Gray said. to go to Heroes Bar and Africa into the U.S. News Assistant Rudy Chinchilla Breast cancer is the sec- The goal is to have sig- Grill this Saturday from The measures will News Assistant Katherine Picazo ond leading cause of can- natures completely cov- 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. for a meal. only affect travelers Sports Editor Joseph Anderson cer death in women. The er the engine by the end The restaurant will donate from Guinea, Libe- Sports Assistant Michael Huntley chances of a woman be- of the month, according to 10 percent of all proceeds ria and Sierra Leone, Opinion Editor James Smith ing diagnosed with breast a City of Fullerton Press made during that time to countries which have Opinion Assistant Gustavo Vargas cancer is 1 in 36, or about Release. the cancer cause. People been hit particularly Opinion Assistant Alex Groves 3 percent, according to Dorey Madrid, a teach- can also come to the make- hard by the outbreak of Features Editor Elizabeth Muñoz the American Cancer er at Troy High School and shift barbershop behind the virus. Features Assistant Lizeth Luevano Society. breast cancer patient, was the restaurant to partici- The measures will A&E Editor Zack Johnston Over the past three years, the inspiration behind the pate in the buzz-off. include taking travel- A&E Assistant Deanna Gomez the department has raised rolling tribute. FFD will give all of its ers’ temperatures and Copy Editor Tameem Seraj over $25,000 for general The fire department raised donations to St. Jude asking whether or not Copy Assistant Elaiza Armas cancer research, a trend the will be hosting sever- Crosson Comprehensive they’ve been in contact Copy Assistant Kevin Chiu department plans to con- al events throughout the Cancer Institute in Fuller- with an Ebola patient. Copy Assistant Siamack Esmaili tinue during “Pinktober.” month, including events ton on behalf of Madrid. CDC Director Tom Frie- Layout Editor Kaley Williams den estimates about Layout Editor Emily Mondragon 150 people per day Photo Editor Mariah Carrillo will be affected by the Photo Editor Winnie Huang measure. Photo Assistant Yunuen Bonaparte Private donations to CSU Photo Assistant Marisela Gonzalez Photo Assistant Amanda Sharp - CYNTHIA WASHICKO Multimedia Editor Abraham Williams Multimedia Assistant Ryan Steel spent on alcohol, dinners Illustrator Mike Trujillo Art Director Berenice Ashikian Investigative report shows spent some of those dona- receive attention. ISIS shoots Web Developer David McLaren administrators used funds to tions on alcohol, parties Health science ma- wine and dine donors and sporting events. jor Zack Dumond said he down Adviser Bonnie Stewart Donations also went to would also like the funds ALEX GROVES the purchase of $7,000 used for bolstering student Main Line (657) 278-5815 [email protected] Daily Titan helicopter worth of tickets for the educational opportunities. News Line (657) 278-4415 [email protected] Cal State University Hollywood Bowl and din- He said class size is an is- The militant group (CSU) Administrators have ners at top Los Angeles-ar- sue, but that he’d also like Advertising ISIS shot down an Iraqi spent hundreds of thou- ea restaurants. to see parking addressed. military helicopter yes- Director of Advertising Chelsea Norrup sands of dollars of univer- Some CSU officials, how- That’s something he said terday, according to the Asst. Director of Adv. Ana Godinez sity donations meant to im- ever, have defended the funds from private donors New York Times. Sales & Promotions Ayesha Doshi prove student education on spending. CSU Chancellor could easily go to. The insurgents re- Graphic Designer Andrea Gonzalez lavish parties and other di- Timothy P. White said the “You have to get here portedly used a shoul- Graphic Designer Shane Goodwin versions, according to an expenditures are necessary early to find a good spot,” Classifieds Manager Ann Pham der-fired missile to investigative report from to foster good relations Dumond said. “Especial- Account Executive Ramiro Jauregui shoot down the craft CBS Los Angeles. with wealthy donors. ly for me. Because of my Account Executive Rachel Flud while it was on a sur- Among the expenses, a “It’s hard work,” White schedule, I come in later Account Executive Stephanie Giron veillance mission. Both $3,000 gift card that went told CBS in an interview. and it’s just (me) constantly Account Executive Paige Mauriello the pilot and co-pilot to former Cal State Ful- “It’s hard work to build re- waiting for people to leave Account Executive Alex Cabale were killed. lerton President Milton A. lationships over time.” just so I can get in. This is the second in- Distribution Saul Tinoco Gordon purchased by offi- Multiple students said Computer Engineering stance of ISIS shoot- cials at Cal State Los Ange- they would like to see the major Vija Duggicola said ing down an Iraqi he- Main Line (657) 278-3373 Fax (657) 278-2702 les as a retirement present money spent elsewhere. it’s not necessarily bad to licopter in less than a Advertising (657) 278-4411 [email protected] for Gordon. Gifts of $9,000 “I feel that there is a wine and dine donors, but week. went to other retirees, ac- problem, and I think it’s the money should have On the same day, cording to the report. unfair,” Diana Huynh, bi- been spent more wisely. Iraqi Army and po- The report chronicles ology major said. “Because “I wouldn’t say that it’s a lice forced ISIS fight- a list of various expendi- our future’s important bad thing to have all those ers from three towns tures CSU officials made and it’s useless spending things, but they’re using The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through in the Anbar province. using funds from various that money rather than on the funds in a wrong way; Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Taking back the cities Students, Inc. College of Communications, CSUF administration and donors. students.” that’s what I believe,” Dug- cuts off an important the CSU. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public forum since incep- While a portion of the Vincent Su, a biochem- gicola said. “Private funds route for the insurgent tion. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, millions the university sys- istry major, said he would that should be used for ed- group to transport sup- advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or tem receives does directly like to see privately donat- ucational quality should be ventures identified in the advertisements themselves and not by the plies and arms between benefit students, some do- ed funds given to the uni- used for what they’re meant university. Such printing is not to be construed as written or implied strongholds. sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such commercial nor funding was spent on versity go to issues on cam- to be.” other expenses that did not pus. Class availability and The way the money was enterprises. The Daily Titan allocates one issue to each student for - CYNTHIA WASHICKO free. directly affect students. professor numbers were spent could scare away fu- CSU administrators two issues he said should ture donors, he said.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS THURSDAY OCTOBER 9, 2014 Faculty: CFA takes it to the president CONTINUED FROM 1 existing contract to supple- ment faculty wages. “I still have sizeable stu- CSUF CFA asks that dent loans,” said Crimi- García allocate 0.34 percent nal Justice Professor Jarret of CSUF’s operating budget Lovell, Ph.D. “Our current to faculty salaries in order to salaries simply have not bridge the gap between the kept up with the cost of liv- CSU and CFA proposals. ing in Orange County.” Hassan filed a grievance Lovell warned that larger against García earlier this class sizes means more re- year, which states that the liance on standardized tests president “failed to act in and less use of individual- good faith in implementing ized and creative assessment Article 31.14 of the CBA.” tools. All of that hurts stu- In 2013, Hassan met with dents, he said. Jennifer Faust, former as- “It means more students sociate vice president for slip by and fail to receive Academic Affairs, and oth- the more individualized at- er administrators to begin tention from faculty they de- analysis on implementation serve,” he said. of equity awards, he said. Salaries that don’t keep The 2012 contract grants pace with cost of living and each CSU president the other expenses has left some power to implement such professors searching for al- awards, which are meant ternative income sources. to balance wage dispari- “I’ve had to look for other ties between old and new employment in addition to employees. my teaching job,” said Busi- Other CSU presidents, ness Communications Pro- however, pressured García fessor Dana Loewy, Ph.D. not to agree to the award She often takes jobs as an implementation. interpreter and translator to James Busalacchi, Jr., di- make ends meet. rector of faculty and staff la- The Wednesday demon- bor relations, wrote to Has- strations culminated in the san on Dec. 19, 2013 that delivery of more than 400 “García has been encour- signed copies of a CFA peti- aged by the chancellor’s of- tion to CSUF President Mil- fice to hold off.” dred García’s office. A section of the 2012 col- In an email to CSUF fac- lective bargaining agree- ulty, Mahamood Hassan, ment says García has the Ph.D., president and facul- power to institute equity ty rights chair for the CSUF awards, but is not required WINNIE HUANG / DAILY TITAN CFA chapter, called on to do so. As such, the CSU Top: Mahamood Hassan, Ph.D., president of the Cal State Fullerton Chapter of the California Faculty Association delivers 400 signed García to use the authori- claims García has not violat- copies of a CFA petition to Ann Camp, chief of staff for President Mildred García. Bottom: Hassan leads a rally Wednesday. ty given to her through the ed the contract.

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/NEWS FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN PAGE 4 OCTOBER 9, 2014 THURSDAY FEATURES Pop-art gallery comes to Fullerton Multi-background artist, Zox, will end his pop-up art tour at Burger Records store HEAVEN OCAMPO For the Daily Titan Trans-American artist, Zox, has seen firsthand the power of his art, and Fullerton will get a chance to share it with him. The tour showcases his newest collection titled Idol Icon Avatar. The pop-up shows will feature his paintings inspired by the histor- ic journey of the art of making portraits, also known as Portraiture. Zox started touring his pop- up art on Sept. 13. He show- cased his 40 original works, oils, acrylics and watercolors, in cities with significant art communities including SoHo, Nashville and New Orleans. The final stop of the art tour will be at Fullerton’s very own Burger Records store on Tues- day, Oct. 15 from 4-8 p.m. The LA-based artist was born and raised in Holly- wood. He first realized his work had an impact on his au- dience while he worked at a record store. He would create album covers on vinyl sized pieces of cardboard, placing them around the store and people began to notice his work. The owner of the store eventually asked Zox to create a sign for him. The record store later hired him to make a mural with cartoon characters of music COURTESY OF ZOX artists such as Neil Young, The art gallery will showcase Zox’s newest collection of 40 orginal oil, acrylics and watercolor works titled Idol Icon Avatar. which was paid for by Warner Brothers. he was taking orders for was brief, it would not be his In 1987, Zox traveled to started flashing,” Zox said. the mural in hopes that it Job offers for advertise- his shirts and spending last encounter with Warhol. Germany. While there, he “Then it starts pouring rain ... would be destroyed along with ments started coming in from more time with the different Some years later, Warhol worked on a world peace se- it was thunder and lightning the wall. The mural remained every direction. Such oppor- labels. invited Zox to his factory in ries and wanted to place one that was going on before. ” there for two years until it tunities lead him to start cre- Zox studied at San Diego New York to show some of composition on the Berlin The wet paint began to drip was demolished, fulfilling the ating album artwork for an ar- State University where he his work. The inspiration he Wall. down the wall just as Berlin pieces’ purpose. ray of musicians such as Tom designed his own creativity would gain from Warhol’s He and a friend prepped police arrived on the scene. In “If they destroyed my art, Petty and the Heartbreak- major that included art, pho- advice would be reflected in six-foot German letter cut- a panic, Zox planned to aban- they would have to destroy the ers, Ambrosia and Dwight tography, film and writing. his paintings. outs to be a template for the don the mural and run into a wall too,” Zox said. Twilley. While there, he met world “He was wearing a tweed mural and ventured to the nearby forest to hide. Zox is turning his Pop Zox also made airbrushed renowned artist Andy War- jacket, and came out to meet wall. However, because of gov- Up Tour into a film which painted t-shirts that he hol on campus, who was me holding a couple of brush- As they began setting up, ernment boundaries, the po- is expected be out next would take with him to presenting a film with direc- es,” Zox said. “You could see they were interrupted. lice had no jurisdiction where year. He hopes to take the meetings with art director, Paul Morrissey. a few flecks of paint on his “I started hearing gunshots they had placed the mural. show to universities across tors at record labels. Soon, Although this meeting jacket where he had missed.” ... and all of a sudden lights They were able to complete the country. Reflecting over six years worth of life lessons Student discusses the Up until I was 20, I refused where half of my face was would become strangers one was okay to let them go and be Driving in traffic and pay- difficulties that come with to pull my hair back in a pony- concealed by a wall of black day, fading into faceless mem- alone in a new school. ing for gas soon made me hate being a teenager and adult tail because I was ashamed to hair was ridiculous. I wish ories. By the time I started Diving into the unfamiliar it. show my forehead and ears. I knew that what they were college, my friendships were was terrifying. I had to learn I wish I knew to cherish ELIZABETH MUNOZ My level of self-confidence saying, for the most part, was quickly unraveling. to be okay with myself, by car rides with my parents Daily Titan was almost non-existent, and right. After some time, I couldn’t myself. and not sulk in the back I eventually gave myself a They were my real best tell why we were friends in the College presented me seat with earphones blast- I have repeatedly heard that complex. with the harsh reality of ing music to drown out

I look like I’m 16 far too many I was convinced that they adulthood. their lectures. times—more than I care to were abnormally large and I wish I knew to cherish car rides with my Paying for my own bills Learning to stretch my admit. This has offended me would do anything to hide parents and not sulk“ in the back seat with and cooking my own dinner is limbs out and absorb all on almost every occasion, but them. “ emotionally draining. the details that life pre- it has also caused me to reflect I’m really not sure how earphones blasting music to drown out Things that used to send me sented me with was harder on how much I have changed I came to the realization their lectures. down an emotional spiral at than discovering who I was and learned. that this was absurd, but I 16 pale in comparison to what or coping with my parents’ I am 22 years old and the wish I knew that although has been hurled at me since divorce. past six years have ushered my forehead is the size of friends, even though I certain- first place. then. At 16, I was stumbling in an enormous amount of a highway billboard, most ly didn’t treat them like they What held us together for I wish I wasn’t in such a and now at 22, I still am. sobering life lessons that I people tend to ignore them were. They were my constant four years were common rush to grow up—to get my However, knowing what wish I had known sooner, anyway. support and moral compass, classrooms and lunch seats. driver’s license. It certainly I know now six years ago along with invaluable bless- My parents tried convincing but I never went due North. But I held on to them for so isn’t all that it was cracked up would have made the to- ings that I wish I would’ve me that covering my forehead I wish I knew that 90 per- long because I was afraid. I to be, glamorized by my teen- pography of life a little appreciated more. with heavy bangs to the point cent of my high school friends wish I would’ve known that it age mind. easier to navigate. HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD! Submit a letter to the editor at [email protected] with the subject line as ‘letter to the editor’

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FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/FEATURES PAGE 5 FEATURES THURSDAY OCTOBER 9, 2014 Searching... for Mr. Right| Dealing with male friends as a single girl A student shares her struggles Meaning, we don’t really with trying to keep platonic friend- talk to anyone but each oth- ships with the opposite sex er. So when I became single, I became one of the KALEY WILLIAMS only single women that they Daily Titan interact with. The point that I’m try- When I was in sixth ing to make is that I don’t grade, my seat partner’s want to date my friends, and name was Sam. He wore when I talked to some of ripped jeans, pinned the my girlfriends about it, they names of obscure rock shared that sentiment. Yet, bands to his jacket and was the date invitations kept infinitely cooler than me. coming in. I recently ended“ a 2-year-long “relationship with a man who was initially just a friend.

We used to pass each oth- I once made the mis- er notes when our teach- take of accepting one, but it er wasn’t looking, and was before that 2-year-long I thought we were best relationship. friends. He, on the other We went to dinner and hand, thought we were char- a movie, and then we went acters in a captivating ro- to hang out with all of our mance novel. friends which was incred- That pretty much sets the ibly awkward, since we scene for the majority of my didn’t tell anybody we were opposite-sex friendships going on a date. throughout my life. The same guy asked if he I recently ended a 2-year- could take me out again post long relationship with a 2-year-relationship break-up. man who was initially just a I declined and said I didn’t friend. think that dating anoth- After we broke up, it be- er friend was a good idea. I came abundantly clear to also told him that two years me that by dating him I gave is far outside of the appro- the rest of my male friends priate time frame to ask for PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MARIAH CARRILLO / DAILY TITAN an “in.” a second date. Men see relationship potential with a platonic friend as a positive, while women see it as a negative, according to Jeremy Nicholson, Ph.D. Apparently, by dating Men and women are com- one male friend, I had in- pletely different. We think same-sex friendships, but sometimes put a sexual agenda I have a tendency to make willing to jeopardize a friend- vited them all to some kind differently, we look differ- men see relationship poten- before logical concerns about mental pros and cons lists ship unless I’m 110 percent of caveman-esque battle to ent, we have different man- tial with a platonic friend as potentially ruining a friend- prior to making any big sure it’s worth it. date me. nerisms and apparently, we a positive, while women see ship with a woman. decision. In the meantime, you can Let me assure you, this have completely different it as a negative, according to Women, on the other I don’t want to make it find me watching rom coms in isn’t my ego talking. My views on dating a friend. Jeremy Nicholson, Ph.D. hand, are natural worri- sound like my guy friends sweatpants, and you’ll find my group of friends are pret- Men and women see I’d like to speculate that ers and constantly analyze being interested in me isn’t male friends safely in the ty close to each other. similar benefits to having this is probably because men their decisions. flattering, but I am also not friendzone.

MARIAH CARRILLO / DAILY TITAN Richard Arreola engages in a practice jiujitsu battle during one of his classes. Jiujitsu: Competing against physical and emotional odds

CONTINUED FROM 1 story went differently on world champion, Richard Saturday. Arreola,’ oh my goodness, But he did and he also In what was the pinnacle it does something to you. It earned his blue belt on the of his jiujitsu career thus does,” he said. podium. far, Arreola went into over- Arreola hopes to inspire Arreola used his blue- time against his foe, scor- others with his victory. belt status this past Sat- ing a takedown to earn a “We have a choice. We urday at the International point. can either take our weak- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World After being told to stop by ness and make it our Championship. the referee in Portuguese, strength, or allow it to beat The tournament final it- which Arreola doesn’t un- us. Let your weakness be self was an opportunity for derstand, he grabbed their your strength … don’t let vindication. hands and raised his hand, anything stop you. Don’t let Arreola’s opponent had announcing his victory. anything stand in the way previously beaten him at “When they announce, of you becoming the best at the International Open. The ‘In first place, your 2014 what you do,” he said.

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/FEATURES FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN PAGE 6 OCTOBER 9, 2014 THURSDAY OPINION Cable merger is an unholy union Comcast and Time Warner deal would create a monopoly CYNTHIA PLEITEZ Time Warner was already Daily Titan involved in a disastrous merger. The $45.2 billion merger In 2001, when commu- between Comcast Corp. and nication companies were Time Warner Cable Inc. is thirsty to take advantage on hold after the U.S. Fed- of a converging Internet, eral Communications Com- America Online (AOL) ac- mission (FCC) extended quired Time Warner in a time for responses and op- $165 billion merger. After positions to the merger for the famous dot-com bub- filing and review. ble burst, AOL was left Comcast’s acquisition of with a loss of $99 billion, Time Warner would cre- and in 2003 Time War- ate a monopoly, giving the ner removed AOL from its company too much control name. over how the public uses It is highly unlikely that the Internet. another dot-com bubble Comcast announced yes- will burst, but the murky terday that its sharehold- waters of another large ers had signed off approv- Time Warner merger fail- al for the proposed merger ure is not. with Time Warner. One With a reach of over 30 step closer to an acquisi- million customers, Com- tion that can create a dan- cast and Time Warner gerous communications would have too much con- juggernaut. trol over what market pric- The shareholders meeting es will be (think hiked up held at The Kimmel Center prices), while providing for the Performing Arts in the public with less con- Philadelphia resulted in 99 sumer diversity. The FCC percent voter support to is- should take this “stopped sue 2.875 shares of Comcast clock” very seriously and stock for every one share use it to consider whether of Time Warner stock, ac- or not this merger has the cording to Business Wire. consumer’s best interest, or It is safe to expect a simi- COURTESY OF NATOMASBUZZ.COM just the shareholders. lar result when Time War- The FCC has placed a hold on Comcast and Time Warner’s mega-merger, two of the most powerful cable companies with the two It is certainly possible ner shareholders vote on the lowest customer service rankings. for a merger to overhaul its merger Tursday. services to create more sat- On Friday, the FCC re- Comcast already owns economies of scale.” in the two lowest spots on reaching 30 million sub- isfied customers, but what I leased a public notice the Comcast Cable, NBC It sounds like a far stretch ACSI’s Internet Service scribers would reduce mar- have yet to see is either of deadline for replies and re- Universal and all its because for the past two Provider’s (ISP) custom- ket competition and ser- these companies acknowl- sponses to oppositions of subsidiaries. years, Comcast and Time er service rankings report. vice options for consumers. edge their failures in re- the merger had been ex- This past February, Com- Warner have consistently The two companies, along Comcast penetrates major cent announcements to the tended until Oct. 29, 2014. cast posted an announce- failed to deliver exception- with AT&T, came in the northeast markets like Bos- press and public. Before Inadequate responses of ment about the merger on al service to its customers. last three spots of the AC- ton, Washington, Philadel- customers can believe that both cable companies to its website stating “This The American Consumer SI’s Subscription Television phia and Chicago. Time this merger is in the best disclose information of its transaction will create a Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Service report. Warner has a strong reach interest of the public, the merger to the FCC caused leading technology and in- a cross-industry measure With the customer ser- in Los Angeles, New York, FCC should push for more a “stop on the clock” to novation company, differ- of customer service in the vice history of both of Dallas and Milwaukee. details of their corporate the normal 180-day review entiated by its ability to United States, surveys thou- these companies, it is diffi- There is the possibility that responsibility. period. deliver ground-breaking sands of customers each cult to see a giant “leading too much control will be in Until there is more visi- What details and oper- products on a superior net- year regarding the products technology and innovation the hands of unsatisfactory bility by Comcast and Time ational plans are Comcast work while leveraging a and services they use. company” resulting. ISPs—pushing out smaller, Warner leading up to their and Time Warner hiding national platform to create In 2013 and 2014, Com- A big concern is wheth- more effective companies. merger, two wrongs will from the public? operating efficiencies and cast and Time Warner came er one giant cable entity For those who forgot, not make a right. EDITORIAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE If interested, please contact: We are currently seeking article submissions from all students with an interest in journalism and writing for the Daily Titan. We are especially interested in students who would like to become Nereida Moreno, Editor in Chief regular freelancers or involved in the production process. [email protected] Eric Gandarilla, Managing Editor [email protected]

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The women’s golf team shot 69 in the third round of the the fourth best single team consecutive top-20 finish a 69 overall and finished in Give ‘Em Five Intercolle- round in program history. and seventh of her career fourth place in Las Cruces giate last year hosted by The Titans finished fourth after finishing the tourna- New Mexico State; a tour- overall, falling one spot ment in a tie for 15th place JOSEPH ANDERSON nament in which CSUF fin- short of the third-place fin- with a two-over par 218. Daily Titan ished in third place. ish they recorded last year. Mier shot a three-over par Her performance helped 75 in round three with two Sophomore Martina Ed- her finish in a tie for fifth The Titans more birdies to give her 11 berg was the star perform- place yesterday, recording for the tournament, which er for the Titans yesterday, a four-under par 212 for the “finished fourth tied for sixth in the field. leading the Cal State Ful- tournament. overall, falling one Dakota Brown round-

lerton women’s golf team to She recorded five birdies spot short of the ed out the tournament a fourth-place finish at the in the final round and fin- for the Titans, scoring a New Mexico State Invita- ished the tournament with third-place“ finish four-over par 76 in round tional in Las Cruces, New nine total. they recorded last three, her best score of the Mexico with a three-under Senior Tisha Alyn Abrea, tournament. par 69 overall. who also tied the school re- year. Junior Nadine Rivera re- Edberg tied the school record in the second round, corded a 10-over par 82 cord for the best individual finished off the three-day CSUF was three strokes to finish in a tie for 77th round after her impressive event with a two-under par behind the host Aggies for place with a score of 246 end to the tournament yes- 70 in the third round to also third place. overall. terday, the second time she’s finish tied for fifth place Idaho won the tourna- The Titans return to ac- recorded that score in her with a four-under par 212. ment with a 14-under par tion on Oct. 21 for the fi- career and second straight The Titans posted a col- 850, and finished 10 strokes nal tournament of the fall season the sophomore has lective seven-over par 871 at ahead of runner-up Boise 2014-15 schedule when they shot a 69 at the course. the 54-hole event. State. travel to Wahiawa, Hawaii The Swedish import also The team posted a two- Senior Makayla for the Rainbow Wahine recorded a three-under par over par 290 in round three, Mier scored her second Invitational. Titans hope to strike gold against 49ers CSUF hopes to win their big back from a deficit, consid- midfielder Mimi Rangel. rivalry game against Long ering that they have only Rangel was the Big West Beach State at Titan Stadium scored the first goal of the Freshman of the Year last game twice this season and season and has played well MICHAEL HUNTLEY 11 of the team’s 15 goals in 2014. Daily Titan have come in the second She has also taken 40 The Cal State Fullerton half. shots this season and 22 of women’s soccer team hopes The rivalry between the them have been on goal. She to continue their successful Titans and 49ers has been has only scored two goals start to Big West Conference evenly matched thus far. this season but has five as- play against Long Beach State CSUF has a slight edge sists which puts her second Thursday at Titan Stadium. over Long Beach in the all- in the Big West. The Titans (3-7-3, 1-0-1 Big time series with a 8-7-1 Gonzales has been Big West) are coming off a suc- record. West Offensive Player of cessful weekend. However, the Titans are the Week twice this sea- They opened up conference just 2-5-0 against the 49ers son, most recently on Sept. play with a road win against at Titan Stadium. The two 8, after scoring two goals the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine teams played to a 1-1 draw in a game against Cal State and a 1-1 tie against the UC in 2013 at George Allen Bakersfield. Davis Aggies. Field. Two of the Big West’s top Forward Rebecca Wil- The Titans enter play goalies will square off today. son was unstoppable over the ranked second in the Big Sophomore Ashton McK- weekend. West standings behind Cal eown will likely be in goal She scored all three of the State Northridge. for Long Beach. Titans goals and increased Long Beach State is tied She is second in the con- her season total to seven. Wil- for third place in the conference in saves with 49 and son is the only Titan player ference with Hawaii and Cal allows just 1.02 goals per to score multiple goals on the Poly San Luis Obispo. game. season. They had a roller coast- Jennifer Stuart will be in She has compiled six goals er weekend, suffering a 3-0 goal for the Titans. All three in CSUF’s last five matches. loss to Cal Poly SLO but re- of the Titans wins have Her dominance was im- bounding with a 2-0 victory come with Stuart in goal. pressive enough for her to over UC Santa Barbara. She has only allowed eight earn Big West Offensive Play- Ashley Gonzales leads goals this season and allows er of the Week for the first the 49ers in scoring with just 0.82 goals per game, time this season. six goals on the season, the both are the second best in The Titans have a balanced third most in the Big West. the Big West behind Jovani offensive attack. The freshman has a .450 McCaskill of CSUN. Nine different players have shot on goal percentage on Thursday’s contest will scored their 15 goals this 40 shots this season. be the last home game for season. Much of Gonzales’ of- the Titans until Oct. 23 MARIAH CARRILLO / DAILY TITAN FILE PHOTO Head Coach Demian fensive production comes when they take on the UC The women’s soccer team sits in second place in the Big West and hopes to stay hot Thursday. Brown’s squad loves coming with the help of sophomore Irvine Anteaters. Men’s soccer hopes to pick up offense

The Titans seek their first Big performances in confer- The story within the sto- West win of the season this ence play, the Titans had ry has to be the lack of weekend at Titan Stadium put together an impressive assists. four-game winning streak Obviously, without a BRYAN CIFUENTES with statement wins against score there cannot be an as- Daily Titan powerful teams like No. 14 sist, but having zero in two The Cal State Fullerton ranked University of Mary- games is still very telling. men’s soccer team is looking land-Baltimore County. The Titans need to revert to get back on track in con- The Titans are 22-29-3 back to a more team-based ference play Thursday night all-time against UC Santa approach that allows them at home, but it won’t come Barbara, and are looking to to set each other up for eas- easy as they will face their rebound from a dismal 3-0 ier scoring opportunities. biggest challenge yet in first loss to the Gauchos in the Senior Garrett Losee has place UC Santa Barbara. Big West Conference opener been one of the few bright The Gauchos (6-3-1, 2-0 last year. spots for the Titans of- Big West) come in full of Fullerton is more than ca- fense this year, scoring a momentum after upsetting pable of pulling off an up- team-high three goals in 11 Big West Conference favor- set, but will need to regain games to this point. ite UC Irvine with a stun- their pre-conference form Four CSUF players have ning 35-yard shot in the when they scored 13 goals in two goals apiece, showing 90th minute. nine games compared to just the relative balance of the Not only did they devas- one goal in two conference Titan offense. tate the Anteaters in thrill- games thus far. It is also worth noting ing fashion, they extended The lack of scoring is a that conference play has their conference winning little deceiving when taking brought out the best of their streak to 12 games. a deeper look at the Titans’ opponents because these The Titans (4-5-2, 0-2 statistics. are the games that matter Big West) might have peak- Fullerton is actually hav- the most in the season. ed too soon in the season; ing more success taking Defensive intensity has MARIAH CARRILLO / DAILY TITAN FILE PHOTO they are coming off back-to- shots as their shots per game definitely stepped up and Marc Fenelus (7) is one of five Titan players to score multiple goals this season. The Titans hope to back losses against Sacra- have increased from 14.1 to the Titans are feeling their see more points on the board this weekend after only scoring one goal in their past two games. mento State and UC Davis. 16.5 in conference play. rival’s wrath, but it is not The Aggies are tied with With nearly two more too late to turn things remaining, so it would be will get easier as the season Cal Poly San Luis Obispo UCSB for first place in the shots per game, their shot on around. premature to lose hope just progresses. who is undefeated in con- Big West. goal percentage also bumped The Titans have eight yet, but it would also be na- The Titans’ next game ference play thus far with a Before their two sub-par up from .413 to .455. conference matches ive to think their schedule is Saturday at home versus 1-0-1 record.