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Bat Night at Tucker Big West play begins Sanctuary will host a Men’s soccer is riding a four- bat-themed event this month game winning streak News 3 Sports 8 Thursday October 2, 2014 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 96 Issue 18 GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE MONTERREY CAMBRIA SAN MATEO FREMONT Council MORRO BAY SAN JOSE KING CITY debates LOS ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST ARROYO GRANDE kick off SANTA CRUZ SANTA MARIA election Fullerton infrastructure be- DAY 1: MONTERREY DAY 2: CAMBRIA DAY 3: 133.78 MILES 99.17 MILES came a focal point for candi- 105.97 MILES dates in Tuesday’s debate 11.5 HOURS 10 HOURS 9 HOURS SOLVANG JAMIE CORPUZ Daily Titan SOLVANG LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST The first of two debates between candidates for Ful- SANTA BARBARA SANTA CLARITA lerton City Council saw all seven candidates come out Tuesday to discuss issues ahead of the election next VENTURA SIMI VALLEY month. Fullerton’s business cli- DAY 4: SANTA MONICA mate and public employee 130.5 MILES pensions were top concerns, 13 HOURS but none were so widely dis- cussed as infrastructure. BERENICE ASHIKIAN / DAILY TITAN “Fullerton’s roads are the worst in Orange Coun- ty. About 48 percent of the roads are in fair or poor con- dition in this city,” said can- didate Sean Paden, an at- 471 miles in four days torney, citing independent studies. CSUF alumnus will bike for men’s health He claimed the $140 mil- lion proposed trolley plan HEATHER MYERS his weekends partying with would be a waste and ex- Daily Titan his friends. Frequently pressed his opinion that bet- smoking and drinking took ter roads are a more immedi- Determination can take a toll on his self-image and ate concern. shape any number of ways. he rapidly gained weight. Mayor Doug Chaffee, who For Justin Mills, Cal State These habits continued is running for reelection, Fullerton marketing alum- well into his college educa- agreed that roads and infra- nus, it has taken the shape tion after he transferred to structure were not only im- of a bike. CSUF. portant, but key to attracting Mills, 29, is planning It was not until he went and retaining businesses in to ride his bike from San to Las Vegas for gradua- Fullerton. Francisco to Santa Monica tion in 2011, that he real- Chaffee proposed a pave- in four days to raise aware- ized he needed to make a ment management plan, ness for men’s health. change. which would catalog all The grueling 471-mile Mills’ friend, who was a the roads by condition and ride will require intense couple of years older, was help organize road work training and complete fo- able to party all night and projects. cus. Despite the fatigue, still wake up in the morn- He said the manage- muscle pain and exhaus- ing to go to the pool with- ment plan would help to tion, Mills is persever- out hesitation. The differ- get all projects associated ing to show his support ence was that he went to with a particular stretch of for a cause that resonates the gym often, and Mills road done in a sensible time closely. was completely out of frame. Mills was very active as shape. He knew that in or- “We try to keep all our a teenager, said his mother der to live his life to the things happening at the same Janet Saitta. He was heav- fullest, he needed to get time,” Chaffee said. “In the ily involved in sports and healthy. road you might have a sewer played football for Yucca “Everyone always says MARIAH CARRILLO / DAILY TITAN line, a gas line, a cable line–– Valley High School. that smoking and drink- Justin Mills is dedicated to a healthy lifestyle and spreading awareness for men’s health. all those things. So when However, his lifestyle ing will knock a couple of we fix the road, we try to do drastically changed when years off my life at the end the end, it’s just making all After participating in He decided to become a more than that and try to get he entered college. … and the last couple years the years up to it s******r the Tough Mudder obstacle healthier person both phys- everything that’s in the road During his freshman of your life are s****y any- because you aren’t able to course race in 2013 with ically and emotionally. fixed at the same time.” year at Riverside City Col- way so who cares? But it’s enjoy your life and have his brother, Mills gained lege, Mills started to spend not knocking years off at fun,” Mills said. a newfound purpose. SEE CYCLING 5 SEE DEBATE 2 Girls on the Run teaches girls self empowerment CSUF sorority Gamma Phi sorority Gamma Phi Beta Beta helps youth development works closely with the program raise money program. “Gamma Phi’s mission CIARA GUTIERREZ is building strong girls. So, Daily Titan Girls on the Run goes per- Sophia Clauss watched fectly with that because carefully as her sorority sis- Girls on the Run is empow- ters were given tubes of ering young girls to grow toothpaste and instructed to into strong women … for us squeeze tight. it’s strong women growing The blue and white paste strong girls,” Clauss, CSUF oozed out of the plastic tube, senior, said. making a mess. As a big sister, Clauss’ “Now push the paste back dedication to building strong into its tube,” said one of the women began long before instructors. Gamma Phi Beta. The Gamma Phi Beta “I feel like it’s almost girls paused with confusion. natural for me to take on The task was impossible. something like this be- “The challenge you girls cause I have done it so are facing is the same im- much for my little sis- possibility that we create for ter her whole life,” Clauss the young girls in our pro- said. gram. We ask them to put Given her background as the toothpaste back into the the protective, strong older tube in order for them to un- sister and four-year mem- derstand the dangers of gos- WINNIE HUANG / DAILY TITAN ber of Gamma Phi Beta, sip and the impossibility of Gamma Phi Beta is dedicated to empowering and building strong girls through activities such as a 5K run. Clauss considered Girls on getting back something that the Run the perfect niche is said. Once it’s out, it’s helping empower young girls nationally recognized youth confidence through physi- County Council staff con- for her as soon as the in- out,” the instructor said. with wisdom, guidance and development program that cal activity. A council was sists of fully trained coach- structor’s demonstration Clauss’ eyes widened. support. strives to teach young girls approved and created for es that teach a magnitude of was over. This was her passion. This is *** in grades three through the Orange County area in different lessons. what life was about for her, Girls on the Run is a eight self empowerment and August 2013. The Orange Cal State Fullerton SEE RUN 4 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 2 OCTOBER 2, 2014 THURSDAY NEWS Debate: Focus falls on infrastructure DTBRIEFS CONTINUED FROM 1 said. “We’ve often been called the education community and Fullerton Candidate Jane Rands, a that’s why people like to come software engineer, said she here.” homeless didn’t think that Fullerton’s Fullerton’s education isn’t economic growth was neces- only attractive to prospec- man injured sarily contingent on popula- tive students though, Chaffee tion growth. said. A homeless man “There’s a conflict between “Getting a good education was found in serious providing jobs and provid- means you’re going to get a condition Wednes- ing housing if you’re losing good job,” he added. “It also day in Fullerton after the opportunity for jobs by re- attracts businesses.” he sustained a head zoning the commercial prop- Mayor Pro Tem Greg Se- wound, according to erties and making residential bourn, who is also running an Orange County zoning properties out of it,” for reelection, reiterated these Register report. Rands said. “I would suggest concerns. Fullerton must not The man was found that, for our economic growth, become a place where people bleeding from his head we don’t necessarily need to come home to, but travel out- in an alley behind the have such a large increase in side of town to live, work and CVS pharmacy located population.” spend money, he said. at 312 N. Euclid St. Rands said the city should He also stressed the need to The man was ex- instead focus on commercial address the leaking and bro- pected to survive from and industrial developments ken water lines that have been his injuries after he and affordable housing which a long-time issue, exacerbated was transported to would help retain the gradu- by the magnitude 5.1 La Hab- UCI Medical Center in ating student population. That ra-centered earthquake earlier Orange. population could then pro- this year. Detectives from vide the city with an educated A second debate will be held Fullerton Police De- workforce, she said. Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the city partment will be ask- Chaffee also stressed the council chambers of Fullerton ing local businesses importance of playing up Ful- City Hall. The League of Wom- for surveillance video lerton’s colleges in order to at- en Voters of North Orange as part of an inves- tract business.