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Wednesday April 18, 2018 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 103 Issue 37 CSUF alum advocates for autism education, inclusion CSUF hosts speaker Lisa Boskovich, a researcher living with Asperger’s. OMAR SANCHEZ Staff Writer The Titan Student Union at Cal State Fullerton is illuminat- ed in blue lights for the month of April in honor of Autism Awareness Month. The CSUF Center for Autism hosted Education Core coordi- nator Lisa Boskovich, who pre- sented on autism, advocacy and neurodiversity in higher educa- tion Tuesday. Boskovich, a CSUF alumna and third-year Ph.D. student at Chapman University, detailed the time she dropped out of college because of difficulties learning mathematics, which DIANE ORTIZ / DAILY TITAN she later learned was because Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Well tabled on the backside of Langsdorf Hall on Tuesday. she struggled with Asperger’s syndrome. “Everyone is unique. It’s not something that needs to be fixed. There is nothing wrong STD testing on campus increases with anyone that is on the spec- Cal State Fullerton health experts urge 24, according to the California Department trum. I personally believe our sexually active students to get tested, of Public Health. A lot of STIs are asymptomatic so brains think differently and pro- as some may be unaware of infection. “One of the reasons (for the rise) might you can’t assume“ you don’t (have cess information differently, and be the lack of major concern about exposure “ that to me is not a disability.” to STDs. It’s almost a part of culture now,” one) just because you don’t have any Boskovich said. CAITLIN BARTUSICK said Dr. Richard Boucher, interim director of symptoms. She said autism awareness Asst. Copy Editor Health Services and chief staff physician of and advocacy is important for DIANE ORTIZ Student Wellness at CSUF. KERRI BOYD CROOKS educators. Staff Writer Currently, Student Wellness provides STD Titan Well senior coordinator “When teachers know more, testing for a fee ranging from $3 for a syph- they can spot children who The nationwide rate of sexually transmitted ilis test to $43 for a chlamydia test for stu- early stages of syphilis increased 99 percent, may need more help and refer diseases has reached epidemic levels over the dents who do not qualify for Family PACT, a chlamydia went up 65 percent and gonor- them to help. Through aware- last few years, with a reported 2 million cases state-funded program. rhea rose 129 percent, said Christopher Ried, ness, things can change ... with in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease The center primarily tests patients based on medical director of HIV/STD services for Or- silence, nothing can change,” Control and Prevention. California ranked their individual risk factors like sexual histo- ange County Health Care Agency. Boskovich said. among the highest rates of primary, second- ry. Some STD symptoms can go unnoticed by Ried said a large portion of the increase in Leslie Martinez, another co- ary and congenital syphilis contraction per patients, which is why Kerri Boyd Crooks, se- STIs between 2012 and 2016 came from 18 ordinator for Education Core, population. nior coordinator of Student Wellness subdi- to 24 year olds, and a large part of the syph- said people on the autism spec- In 2017, a total of 7,112 tests for syphilis, vision Titan Well, encourages students to get ilis and gonorrhea increase stems from men trum are often overlooked gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV were con- tested regularly. who have sex with other men. He attributes and feel like they need to be ducted at the student health center. The tests “If you don’t get tested, you don’t know the rise in STDs to several factors including validated. found that eight Cal State Fullerton students your status. A lot of STIs are asymptomatic lack of STD clinic funding, insufficient treat- “I think it’s important to be tested positive for syphilis, 26 for gonorrhea so you can’t assume you don’t just because ments for asymptomatic STDs and less con- open minded,” Martinez said. and 142 for chlamydia, according to statistics you don’t have any symptoms,” Boyd Crooks dom usage. “Even in our planning commit- provided by Student Wellness. said. “There’s not that many STD clinics left tee, some of our students have No information was available on how many An STI, or sexually transmitted infection, in California. There’s very few. We are one disabilities and you wouldn’t students, if any, tested positive for HIV. is an infection spread through sexual contact of the only STD clinics in Orange County,” have even known. They can do In Orange County, the number of cases in- that can sometimes lead to a sexually trans- Ried said. “To have a clinic that is dedicated everything everyone else can.” volving syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia mitted disease, according to the American solely to STDs is very unusual.” has dramatically increased since 2011, partic- Sexual Health Association. SEE AWARENESS 2 ularly for people between the ages of 20 and In Orange County between 2013 and 2017, SEE SEX 3 Titans lose 10-4 at University of San Diego Baseball gave up six runs San Diego scored 10 unanswered in the fourth inning and runs, including six runs during couldn’t stop the bleeding. the fourth inning. CSUF had no answer for the Toreros pitching, as Nate Kuchta TAMEEM SAHAR and Anthony Donatella held the Asst. Social Media Editor Titans scoreless for the final five innings. Cal State Fullerton baseball The umpires tossed Titans gave away a four-run lead, fall- Head Coach Rick Vanderhook ing 10-4 against the University out for questioning a couple calls of San Diego at Fowler Park and during the fifth inning. This is Cunningham Field on Tuesday. the second time in three games After winning seven of its last he has been ejected. nine contests, Fullerton dropped The Titans scored all of their the ball in a game that could have runs in the first four innings. brought its record above .500. In- Shortstop Sahid Valenzuela, des- stead, the Titans are now 17-18. ignated hitter Jace Chamberlin “Didn’t get all of the breaks, and second baseman Hank Lo- but that’s baseball and we’re go- Forte each registered an RBI. ing to move on to the next one. Borgogno secured his fifth We all will continue to get bet- double of the season in the third ter,” third baseman Brett Borgog- inning. Shortly after, Nick Cian- no told CSUF Sports Media. dro recorded his first ever colle- It wasn’t until halfway through giate hit, paving the way to bring in the fourth inning, after the Ti- Borgogno home. tans scored their final run, when GABE GANDARA / DAILY TITAN FILE PHOTO the game started to go downhill. SEE DEFEAT 8 Hank LoForte recorded one hit and one RBI against the Toreros. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM 2 News WEDNESDAY APRIL 18, 2018 KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN Students wrote letters of love about their pets. OMAR SANCHEZ / DAILY TITAN Lisa Boskovich struggled in school before learning she had Aspergers. KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN Awareness: University Volunteers spoke on Titan Walk about OC Shelter Partners on Tuesday. promotes disability outreach CONTINUED FROM 1 in her “home,” coming full circle: “I am the student not fully understood. I am Programs that are offered through the Education intense. I am passionate. I am the student not Core in the Center for Autism are open to every- recognized. Yet, I have been in every class you one, and include the “Fall Social for Adults with taught. Not known and yet known. My verbal Autism and their Caregivers,” which helps reduce skills may outpace my written organization. I negative labels of disabilities, “No Limits Cre- am bright. I am brilliant. I also need your un- ative Arts,” a dance program that promotes motor derstanding and help. I may not present as one, activity and social interaction and an extracurric- but I too claim a space on the wide spectrum. ular, peer-assisted college support program. I am here to also teach you. I am everywhere. Boskovich, who is also a writer and a poet, You just haven’t recognized me. I hope you will closed her presentation with a poem she wrote. see me in the eyes of every student you have yet It was the first time she had ever publicly pre- to teach. I hope in seeing me, you will never sented it and she said it felt appropriate to debut it look out upon a class the same way.” KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN Tomas Moran (left) and Yvonne Luu (right) spread awareness on animal care. Editorial Charity promotes Editor-in-Chief Kyle Bender Copy Editor Kristina Garcia Managing Editor Sarah El-Mahmoud Copy Assistant Caitlin Bartusick News Editor Amy Wells Copy Assistant Brandon Angel News Editor Brandon Pho Layout Editor Tracy Hoang animal care services News Assistant Breanna Belken Layout Assistant Tatiana Diaz Orange County Shelter Partners provides resources like pet News Assistant Jason Rochlin Photo Editor Katie Albertson food and medical assistance to pet owners to help relieve Sports Editor Yaresly Sanchez-Aguilera Photo Editor Gabe Gandara their animal’s stress and keep them out of shelters. Sports Editor Jared Eprem Photo Assistant Jaime Cornejo Sports Assistant Kathryne Padilla Torres Social Media Editor Lissete Gonzalez Sports Assistant Kaila Cruz Social Media Asst. Chelsea Hernandez CHELSEA HERNANDEZ Asst. Social Media Editor Opinion Editor Sophia Acevedo Social Media Asst. Tameem Sahar Opinion Editor Briggetta Pierrot Illustrator Dalia Quiroz Opinion Assistant Lauren Diaz Illustrator Anita Huor “We love our pets,” reads a specifically asked by OC Shel- Lifestyle Editor Hannah Miller Asst.