Small Spending, Big Results for Titans Student Author Pens Picture Book

Tuesday May 9, 2017 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 101 Issue 48

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ANGIE SUK risk Daily Titan

After publishing and illustrating her first book, factors “Grammy and Me,” Tyrah Majors stays busy with University Police acting, modeling, report- ing and fashion design. watch for warning After the loss of her signs during exams. great grandmother in No- vember 2014, Tyrah be- DANIEL INGA gan to write a story about MARIA ONG a child spending the day Daily Titan with her grandmother in remembrance of her own grammy, who she said Suicide is the second lead- was like a second mother ing cause of death among in- to her. dividuals between the ages “Writing the book, I of 15 and 34, according to a wasn’t really thinking 2015 report by the Centers about her death. I was for Disease Control and Pre- thinking about our hap- vention (CDC). py times, like our memo- At Cal State Fullerton, ries and different ideas,” University Police and Coun- Tyrah said. “I also did seling and Psychological all the illustrations so as Services (CAPS) take re- I was drawing the pic- ports of suicidal thoughts or tures, I had all this im- BAILEY CARPENTER / DAILY TITAN attempts. agery in my head, and Tyrah Majors’ book, “Grammy and Me” focuses on a child spending the day with her grandmother. Majors also works for the In 2015, CSUF Universi- it just brought up happy Born This Way Foundation and designs tshirts. ty Police received 11 calls memories.” of suicide ideation and at- In the spring of 2015, said. “The moment I read published. After taking a and Me” was published I was super close with tempts, two of which were Tyrah wrote her book in the story I said, ‘Tyrah, few months to finish the November 2016, almost my grandma, so the fact forwarded from CAPS. They one day. After reading it we’re going to publish this illustrations, Tyrah settled exactly two years af- that she was doing a book received 18 calls in 2016, 11 to her mother Sheneka book.’” on a publishing company ter Tyrah’s grammy had based off the relationship of those coming from CAPS, Majors, she encouraged Sheneka, who calls her- at the end of 2015. died. with her grandma, I just said University Police Capt. her to publish the book. self Tyrah’s “momager” With the help of car- “I thought it was so thought it was super ador- Scot Willey. “I thought it was the and her “walking talking toonist Brandyn Han- great because she’s a able,” Lanz said. most enduring, touch- billboard” began to help nah and graphic designer young girl and I love the SEE SUICIDE 2 ing story ever,” Sheneka Tyrah look into getting Alexis Lanz, “Grammy basis behind the book too. SEE AUTHOR 4 Small spending, big results for Titans CSUF finds ways as they also rank seventh in the conference in revenue to win with low ($4,279,379). About 33 percent of athletic funding. CSUF’s athletics budget comes from the state of Cal- HARRISON FAIGEN ifornia, with an additional 8 Daily Titan percent coming from fund- raising, Senior Associate Athletics Director Steve Di- Jeff Harada only recent- Tolla told the Daily Titan. ly had his furniture deliv- Another 8 percent of ered to his new home a few the Titans athletics bud- weeks after being named get comes from “generated Cal State Fullerton’s new- revenue,” which includes est women’s basketball head renting out their facilities coach. to other organizations and Until then, he’d been corporate sponsorships, Di- sleeping on an air mattress Tolla said. Another 4 per- on the floor. With Hara- cent comes from gate re- da’s background coaching ceipts, which include any at Division II schools, he’s paid attendance, including used to searching for ways season tickets for the vari- to bargain hunt within a ous sports. smaller budget. But the majority of the It’s an approach the Ti- budget is student fees, tans–who ranked seventh in which DiTolla said make spending on athletics in the up the remaining 47 per- Big West ($4,159,876) last cent of the Titans budget. year–need all of their pro- In 2015-16, $35.64 of the grams to have. $238.92 each student paid “You definitely have to be into the Student Success creative. You’ve got to fig- Initiative went toward ath- HAYLEY M. SLYE / DAILY TITAN ure out ways that you can letics support, with an ad- The above graphic lists last year’s spending and revenue for every athletics program in the Big West Conference along with save money,” Harada told ditional $39.60 going to- the number of regular-season and postseason championships it has won since the 2011-2012. the Daily Titan. “It’s more ward athletics facilities. about understanding ‘need’ In 2016-17, those numbers Cal Poly and UC Riverside ways to make their dollars One strategy the univer- Davis ($99,767) and UC versus ‘want.’ Everybody rose to $54, $362 and $60, all losing money. go further. sity has taken is not spend- Riverside ($90,890) spend- really wants things, but you respectively. The athletics department The Titans have gotten ing big on its head coaches. ing less. have to go with something Fullerton’s ability to stay does give out the maximum the most out of their money, Fullerton ranked seventh Those same head coach- you absolutely need versus within the budget has made amount of scholarships the winning the fifth most reg- out of nine teams in the es also have to find ways to what you want.” it one of six teams in the NCAA allows, DiTolla said, ular season (nine) and post- Big West in terms of aver- be wise with their budgets. Fullerton’s frugality is a Big West to make more than but financial realities mean season (seven) titles in the age salary per head coach necessity due to its budget, it spends, with UC Davis, the Titans have to search for Big West since 2011-2012. ($103,219), with only UC SEE BUDGET 8

Camp counselor shares her experiences Elon Musk ventures are too far-fetched Titans look to maul Bruins at home Titan de- While his track Cal State Ful- scribes posi- record is im- lerton baseball tively impact- pressive, the hosts UCLA at ing children’s public puts too Goodwin Field lives through much trust in in a mid-week her work as the CEO and matchup before rewarding and founder of Tes- returning to Features 4 life-changing. Opinion 6 la and SpaceX. Sports 8 conference play.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 2 MAY 9, 2017 TUESDAY NEWS DTBRIEFS Man found unconscious died Monday A man died Monday after he was found unconscious outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Stanton, according to the Orange County Register. Police received a 911 call around 1:11 p.m. of an unconscious man found on a side- walk near the pharmacy at Beach Boulevard and Chapman Avenue. They arrived on the scene to find a woman already performing CPR on the man, said Lt. Sean Howell of the Orange County Sher- CATHRYN EDWARDS / DAILY TITAN iff’s Department. FOR THE RECORD Calls to Counseling and Psychological Services of suicidal ideation get forwarded to Although he was University Police. Calls directly to UPD went down from 2015 to 2016. pronounced dead at It is Daily Titan policy to correct factual errors a local hospital, homi- printed in the publication. Corrections will be cide investigators are published on the subsequent issue after an error still trying to figure is discovered and will appear on page 2. Errors on out the cause of his the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Suicide: death. Corrections will also be made to the online UPD sees Anyone with more information is en- version of the article. couraged to call Please contact Editor-in-Chief Hayley M. Slye at 714-647-7000. (657) 278-5815 or at [email protected] to report any errors. rise in calls to CAPS - PRISCILLA BUI CONTINUED FROM 1 Campus resources “Our numbers went down Car hydro- in 2016, as far as calls just Cal State Fullerton University Police to us, and the numbers qua- • Located across from the State College Parking planes into drupled in the health cen- Structure ter and with CAPS,” Wil- • Contact: 1-657-278-2515 (Dispatch Center) ley said. “Hopefully that’s big rig truck Editorial a good sign pointing that 1-657-278-4308 (Business Office) Editor-in-Chief Hayley M. Slye people are going to get help, A car hydroplaned Managing Editor Micah Augimeri-Lee they’re reaching out.” Counseling and Psychological Services into a big rig on the 91 News Editor Jason Rochlin Some of the calls includ- • Located in the Student Wellness Center freeway Sunday during heavy rain, according to News Editor Sarah Wolstoncroft ed people who needed trans- • Contact: 1-657-278-3040 News Assistant Brandon Pho portation to the hospital af- the OC Register. News Assistant Priscilla Bui ter taking too many pills, he The accident occurred For emergencies, call 911 around 4 a.m. when Sports Editor Bryant Freese said. the woman was driving Sports Social Media Editor Harrison Faigen In 2017 so far, Universi- ty Police received two calls, a Honda sedan in the Sports Assistant Mariana Vera one of those coming from the counseling center is period” because students far left lane of the east- Rishu Bhardwaj Opinion Editor CAPS, Willey said. “under-utilized.” may find the values they bound 91 freeway near Opinion Assistant Ilana LaGraff The stress of being a col- “I think it’s because sui- were raised with now con- the Lemon Street exit, Opinion Assistant Ashlyn Ramirez lege student is a major fac- cidal ideation is taboo,” she flict with who they want to according to Sgt. Pete Opinion Assistant Athena Sobhan tor that can lead to suicidal said. “It’s difficult. It’s very become, Mechanic said. Kim of the California Features Editor Kyle Bender ideations and suicide, Wil- hard to express.” “You’re first learning how Highway Patrol’s West- Features Assistant Briggetta Pierrot ley said. Suwinyattichaiporn noted to be independent, you’re minster Area. A&E Editor Kaleb Stewart University Police pays with the rise of online use, figuring out, ‘Who am I It is not known how A&E Assistant Sarah El-Mahmoud special attention on finals there is a rise in the poten- apart from how my family fast the woman was driving before the accident A&E Assistant Darlene Casas week for warning signs. tial for online counseling, and the world wants me to occurred. She suffered Copy Editor Aaron Valdez “We do see a rise in which can help reach people be? What are my values?’ stress-related incidents usu- who may be uncomfortable Mechanic said. “It can be a minor injuries and the Copy Assistant Ashley Haley ally around finals time,” talking to someone about difficult time.” big rig driver was not in- Victoria Kim Copy Assistant Willey said. “We’ll tend to their feelings face to face. She said this can lead to jured. Neither party was get calls of students having Suwinyattichaiporn and feelings of depression and suspected of driving un- Layout Editor Christopher Sheats II a negative reaction or acting her colleagues are in the hopelessness, which are der the influence. Layout Assistant Megan Maxey out due to a perceived bad process of developing a soft- stressors for suicide. Kim said drivers Layout Assistant Tracy Hoang grade and so we respond ac- ware for an app called Ark “When (people) feel should slow down when cordingly, with understand- Humanity. The app detects hopeless or helpless to it starts raining because Photo Editor Katie Albertson ing and care of what their suicidal or questionable so- change the situation, that’s roadways can get very Photo Assistant Bailey Carpenter outward reactions to stress cial media posts and sends a pretty significant risk fac- slick, making it more likely for vehicles to Social Media Editor Zack Johnston factors are.” the person who wrote the tor for suicidality,” Mechan- hydroplane. Social Media Editor Assistant Katrina Roybal The recent research post resources to find help. ic said. is serious and worri- The goal is for universi- Direct signs of suicid- Social Media Editor Assistant Angie Noriega some, said Assistant pro- ties nationwide to adopt and al thoughts include people - DARYLESE SHOOK Ryan Porter Multimedia Editor fessor of human com- subscribe to the app so they communicating that they Multimedia Assistant Mia Agraviador munications studies Tara can be alerted of these posts wish they were dead or want Illustrator Cathryn Edwards Suwinyattichaiporn. and reach out to their stu- to kill themselves, while in- Fourth of July Webmaster Ashish Merani College students today dents, Suwinyattichaiporn direct signs may be more face unprecedented levels said. She hopes CSUF will subtle, like saying they are fireworks Adviser Bonnie Stewart of stress because they of- adopt the new technology. tired of life or cannot go ten hold jobs while going to The expected launch for on. relocated Editor-in-Chief (657) 278-5815 [email protected] school full-time, she said. the software is fall 2017. Mechanic said when a News Line (657) 278-4415 [email protected] She said the younger gen- Psychology professor person’s depression symp- eration’s reliance on tech- Mindy Mechanic said social toms are noticeable, having Fullerton’s annual Advertising nology and social discon- media influences can have a a friend available to talk to Fourth of July Fireworks nectedness also leads to negative impact on troubled can greatly benefit the de- Festival will be moved Director of Advertising Paige Mauriello suicide concerns. young people because they pressed person. to Fullerton Union High’s Asst. Director of Adv. Marco Roza “A lot of this generation of glorify suicide as a viable Students feeling de- softball fields, according National Sales Executive Dominick Lorenz college students are always option. pressed are not alone in to the OC Register. Marketing Executive Evelyn Cadena in front of their screens “When suicide is seen by their feelings and should The festival, which Graphic Designer Ariel Cortez rather than being out com- individuals as an acceptable not be afraid to reach out has been held annual- Graphic Designer Sophia Shimamura municating with other peo- means of dealing with emo- for help, Suwinyattichaiporn ly at the school’s foot- Account Executive Ivan Diaz ple, having real social inter- tional pain or stress or anxi- said. ball stadium since 1990, Account Executive Aaron Rivera action,” Suwinyattichaiporn ety, whether it’s popularized “Choose an outlet that is changed venues due to Account Executive Allia Ward said, “That is one of the rea- in social media or when oth- suitable for you. If you real- the installation of artificial turf at the football Account Executive Alyssa Verano sons that attributes to feel- er teens do it and it’s publi- ly want to see someone and stadium set to start this ing depressed and lonely, cized, it gives other young talk to them in person, then which can eventually cause people the idea that this is that’s the best way. If you summer. Business Manager Jeevani Midigaspe suicidal ideation.” an okay way to deal with really don’t want to be fac- The turf installation will begin in June and Adviser Michelle Kurland Despite an increase in your problems,” she said. ing a person, look at these CAPS calls relating to sui- The transition from high apps, talk to people. Essen- is expected to last up to four months. Distribution Thomas Grimes cide from 2015-2016, Su- school to college is also a tially, talking to someone is winyattichaiporn said “developmentally stressful key,” she said. It is undecided wheth- Advertising (657) 278-4411 Fax (657) 278-2702 er or not the festival will [email protected] return to the football CORRECTION stadium next year. How- © Copyright Daily Titan 2017 All Rights Reserved In the May 8 article “Parody account accused of hate speech,” a quote ever, staff said the soft- The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday from a @realsque post that should say “racially-charged behavior” was ball fields keep the event through Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of misquoted. near downtown, and the Associated Students, Inc. College of Communications, CSUF admin- grass outfields should istration and the CSU. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public keep everyone cool. forum since inception. 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PRISCILLA BUI Daily Titan

Engineering teams show- cased their research and competition projects at The Engineering and Comput- er Science Showcase and Awards Monday in the Titan Student Union. “This is an opportunity for the college to show off the things that we do well, which is–since we’re engineering and computer science–build stuff,” said Jo- seph Piacenza, a faculty event coordinator. While the event has been going on for a few years, this is the first time it’s been on a large scale, he said. The showcase used to take place in the center courtyard between the two engineering buildings back when there was only a handful of projects. “During the 2013-2014 year, which would have been KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN the year before I got here, Timothy Parks (left) and Shan Lineage (right) demonstrate the Titan Rover Club’s autonomous navigation system on their test platform they call the there were only 20 projects, “runt rover.” and now we have 70,” Pia- cenza said. “This is the big- sewing process. The proj- has been done before, and measure the wear because the acid through three dif- award. Student Aerospace gest one of this scale and ect used a motion capture it’s still being continuously you don’t want the rail to ferent methods–cost and ex- Society followed in second really the only one of this system to track the trajec- improved (on).” fracture at all,” said team posure, taking them out in place with its Gas-Regen- scale so far.” tory of specific joints in the The team behind the proj- leader Taylor Gilman. small increments, and cost erative Hybrid Rocket En- Mechanical engineer- hand through the sewing ect Disney Wear Inspection The inspection tool would of agitation–to see which gine and received a $1,500 ing major Kevin Jaturapat- process. was sponsored by Disney. essentially speed up this pro- would produce the best award. porn and his team entered In place of traditional The team was awarded bud- cess and give Disney more results. The Automated Sewing the competition with a proj- sewing maneuvers were x, get of about $2,500 to work reliable data, she said. “Even though our sample of Implantable Cloth team ect called Automated Sew- y and z rails. The automated the project. Kevin Nguyen and his size was small, we did find received third place and got ing of Implantable Cloth, system also had a z-axis sys- Their project was to cre- team researched the feasibil- that the agitation method re- a $1,000 award. The team sponsored by Edwards Life- tem where a needle could be ate an inspection tool that ity of sharpening 3-D metal sulted in the best sharpness,” behind Titan Baja received sciences. The team’s pur- passed, which mimicked an checks for wear created after printed dies with acid. The Nguyen said. “They were $500 for their honorable pose was to automate and actual sewer. The team start- the Matterhorn bobsleds ride idea behind the project was cutting sharper than they did mention. develop a cost-effective de- ed the project from scratch broke. to give accurate dimensions before they were dipped.” “We were pleasantly sur- sign platform that could up- about three months ago. “When the ride breaks, with 3-D metal printing to During the awards cere- prised with the amount of hold a standard already set “We roughly put in about it creates a wear, which is a Edward Lifesciences since mony, the teams behind the student participation (and) by Edwards Lifesciences. 40 to 60 hours per week just smooth groove that gets on the company’s current dies Titan Rover and Titan II then just beyond participa- The team created a ma- to build this guy,” Jaturapat- the underside of the rail. So were all thrown out. Rocket projects tied for first tion, the quality of the proj- chine that automated the porn said. “Nothing like this it’s important to be able to The dies were dipped into place and split the $3,000 ects,” Piacenza said.

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MEGAN MAXEY Daily Titan

When volunteer Megan Duffy offered her support and encouragement to one of the young boys at Camp Ti- tan, she said she got a sweet surprise months later. When she saw the boy again in December for the annual toy drive, he told her he always keeps her letter in his binder to look at when his peers are mean to him. “There’s not words to de- scribe what that does to you and it really does change your perspective. You never know what saying one little thing can do for somebody,” Duffy said. The third year child and adolescent development major is also Associated Stu- dents Inc. (ASI) productions coordinator as well as a vol- COURTESY OF MEGAN DUFFY unteer at Camp Titan, a char- ity that brings Orange Coun- Megan Duffy (right) sits with her younger sister Lily Perez (left) on the sidelines at one of their soccer games. Duffy was inspired by her sister to ty children to a campground coach. in Big Bear where it teaches them leadership skills, has Camp Titan. brothers’ soccer teams. down when I’m mad or sad,” said. She will keep climbing “She’s amazing with kids them participate in outdoor “(Being a counselor) re- She was inspired by her Lily said. “I love her be- and “never settle.” and she cares so much about activities and build relation- minded me that there is so 9-year-old sister Lily Perez ing my sister. Whenever I’m Duffy envisions herself them because she can see ships. This year, she will much great in the world and to work with children, Duffy hurt, she always cares for me being a team mom and a part value where other people serve as a leadership staff co- so many things we should said. and says nice things.” of the Parent-Teacher Asso- don’t,” Johnson said. “I think ordinator at the camp. be thankful for and that (the “Growing up with her, I Duffy didn’t show a ma- ciation (PTA) on top of be- that’s so important especial- “She brings the light and children) can remind me, was a role model as much as ternal instinct until Lily was ing an elementary school ly when working with kids, happiness wherever she someone who is 21, about I could be,” Duffy said. “But born, said Duffy’s mother teacher. especially when you work goes,” said kinesiology major that, I think, is so amazing,” she is absolutely a role mod- Jennifer Perez. “I’ve kind of always want- with at risk youth or under- Katy Johnson. Duffy said. “We learn so el for me and she is signifi- After having a little sister ed to own my own summer privileged communities.” The 21-year-old said she much from them.” cantly younger than me, but to look after, Jennifer said camp or somehow be co- Johnson said not only does aims to be a grade school Her time at Camp Titan that doesn’t change that fact she knew Duffy would grow ordinating summer camp Duffy have motivation and teacher after graduating was “a life-changing experi- that she is able to help me see up always going out of her events,” Duffy said. determination, but she also and earning her teaching ence” because she saw how things that I’m not seeing.” way to help people. She said she would like sees how important taking credential. positive some of the children Lily said she believes “I think (Duffy) is a life- to offer parents an afford- on challenges is. Duffy has an “infectious were despite their hardships, her sister will make a great long learner. She is always able place to leave their “People don’t want to put energy” and sees value in she said. teacher one day. going to want to improve children where they can in the time or see the value things others don’t see, John- Before coming to CSUF, “(Duffy) is nice and also on who she is and what she have a fun experience. in doing that kind of work, son said. She works with Duffy volunteered as a youth very caring for her siblings. knows,” Jennifer said. Johnson said Duffy but Megan is a person who Duffy in ASI and bonded soccer coach, coaching both She’s always talking in a nic- Her daughter won’t stop at could do so many things does. She wants to empower during their time together at her little sister and little er way and trying to calm me just being a teacher, Jennifer with her future. others,” Johnson said.

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BAILEY CARPENTER / DAILY TITAN THE DAILY TITAN Tyrah Majors said writing and illustrating her children’s book “Grammy and Me” let her relive is 100% student-run and with pleasant memories of her great grandmother. more than 75 industry awards, we are the exclusive multi-platform media outlet providing news and information to more Author: Writer shares than 40,000 students, faculty and staff. fond memories Hardworking and talented graphic CONTINUED FROM 1 has positive thinking and Foundation created by Lady We are looking for designers who are passionate about Tyrah is probably one of the Gaga and her mother. Despite her successes, sweetest people I know,” Tyrah is one of 50 youth advertising and design there were also moments Smith said. reporters to share stories of discouragement. People Tyrah has done two book of acts of kindness in the made comments asking if signings and readings and community. The first story kids even read books any- has one scheduled this she covered was a profile on By becoming a graphic designer at the Daily Titan, you will: more, or that perhaps us- summer. At one event, she a UCLA student who does ing a professional illustra- read her book four times in work with The Princess Produce and modify ads for clients across tor would have been better, the span of two hours but Project—an organization Majors said. she doesn’t mind. where women donate their Southern California. “One of the reasons it “They’re just so cute. prom dresses to women took a year and a half or Like at the end their re- who cannot afford them. Create ads to promote the paper and other two years is because I had actions. That’s my favor- “It’s a very important media platforms. that self doubt, and I wasn’t ite part so far. They want cause because there’s so just sticking to my gut. And to see the pages again. much negative stories in the then I ended up sticking to They’ll be like, ‘Can you media,” Tyrah said. “So it’s Layout the ads in the paper for every issue and my gut and it all worked go back to so and so page,’” definitely a good thing to design covers for special print publications. out,” Tyrah said. Tyrah said. “Everyone’s fa- highlight the positivity that Tyrah hopes that her vorite page is when mom- goes on in the world.” book will promote family my comes to pick them up Tyrah hopes that in Spend the summer designing a brand new bonding. This is important or grammy and me makes the future, she can turn client media kit to be used all year. to her personal life. Though cookies.” “Grammy and Me” into a her family is in San Diego, When she isn’t promoting series and potentially turn she FaceTimes with her her book, studying or hang- it into a children’s play. mother every day and has ing out with friends, Tyrah “I’m just excited to see Apply by sending your resume to a 50-day Snapchat streak also designs shirts. Tyrah where she goes and to see with her as well. said she wants to make her if she’ll publish another Marco Roza at [email protected] “We’re 20—almost 21— “whole Major brand.” book in the future,” Lanz and some people are cor- Tyrah also works for said. “I just know she has rupted and just have neg- Channel Kindness which is a really bright future ahead ative vibes, but she always part of The Born This Way of her.”

CATHRYN EDWARDS / DAILY TITAN Letter to the Editor Submitted by 65th District Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva

EDUCATION INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED: SUPPORT THE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT

In April, the CSU Board of Trustees voted to be a big part of rent. That can be a lot of money Universities, including CSU Fullerton. increase tuition $270 despite student protests both for food. Assembly Bill 393 suspends the tuition hike inside and outside the meeting hall. There have To earn $270, it would approximately take an and limits the increase of system-wide fees to an been protests at many campuses in California, extra 25 hours of work for a student that works amount that was agreed upon on December 2016. and protests against the tuition fee increase will a minimum-wage job. That loss of time will This suspension will be in place until the 2019-20 persist until student voices are heard. The public hurt the working student. That is 25 hours away academic year. education system is facing a myriad of problems; from the classroom. That is fewer units taken per The freeze would last through June 2020, and now is not the time to force a tuition increase. year, and extending their time at the university. it would provide our state time to find the ways The increase may seem inconsequential to That is 25 hours taken away from studying and to ensure that CSU Fullerton and our public some, but most students struggle with affording their family. Students are already working hard higher education system are accessible to every both higher education and the daily cost of living to make ends meet, we cannot keep asking more student without making students run up debt to here in Orange County. Our students are strug- from them or the repercussions will be felt in graduate. gling to maintain a balance between the high cost lower graduation rates. I am pleased to report that AB 393 successful- of college and necessary expenses such as hous- The California Faculty Association, a strong ly passed its first hurdle in the state legislature, ing, food, health care and long commutes. sponsor of The Student Protection Act, has found with a unanimous, bipartisan vote in the Assem- Middle-class students, in particular, are find- in its research that 40 percent of CSU students are bly Committee on Higher Education. ing it increasingly difficult to navigate between not dependent upon their parents and must work I hope that you, as a CSU Fullerton student sup- two financial realities: Their family incomes are to support themselves. In fact, about 25 percent port AB 393, too. Let your voice be heard! Sign too high for them to get financial aid, but too low of students even have dependents of their own. our petition online. And for further information, to pay for much—or sometimes any—of their For them, $270 is eight cans of baby formula. or just to keep aware of the status of AB 393, I schooling. As a teacher for over 30 years and a mother invite you to visit my website at asmdc.org/a65. Students are not only struggling to pay their tu- of four, I know our state must commit to mak- ition, but to pay for necessities like rent and food. ing sure that all California students have access Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva rep- The cost of living in Orange County is already 33 to higher education. That is why I am authoring resents the 65th Assembly District, which in- percent higher than the average cost of living in legislation that, if passed by the legislature and cludes the Orange County communities of Ana- the United States. Consider what $270 dollars is signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, will place a mora- heim, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden to a college student in Orange County. That can torium on tuition increases at California State Grove, La Palma and Stanton.

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VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/OPINION FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN PAGE 6 MAY 9, 2017 TUESDAY OPINION Elon Musk is wasting time with idealism Though the mogul has people’s heads. Though it in Ontario, Canada, to seems revolutionary, it’s CNBC. a good track record, his not illogical to fear some It’s already far-fetched efforts need focus. sci-fi-like doom where the enough to send people to robot takes over the hu- Mars in the next decade, man body or there’s an ac- as well as perfecting space tual, malfunction. travel casually around the This kind of technolo- moon for leisure, but telep- gy seems like it couldn’t athy has to take the cake possibly be rushed to per- for most useless innova- fection in the time it takes tion idea ever. to get a bachelor’s degree. To his credit, Musk has Four years really seems also had a heavy hand in a bit idealistic when it developing self-driving comes to revolutionizing cars, which are not only ASHLYN RAMIREZ and advancing technology pretty safe, but also envi- Daily Titan like that. ronmentally friendly. This seems like some- The public is putting Elon Musk’s extravagant thing amazing that could a lot of trust in Musk to plans to save humanity change life and society, not steer them wrong, and from advanced technology but whether Musk has con- Musk needs to respect the through advanced technol- sidered the consequences influence he has by not bit- ogy might be revolution- of his future actions is being off more than he can ary but are hardly realis- yond anyone’s guess. chew. tic. Additionally, they take Another project he’s tak- A 2016 Pew Research away from the great work ing on is building an un- Center study found that Musk can be doing today derground tunnel to avoid over 69 percent of Amer- instead of experimenting Los Angeles traffic. -In icans are more worried on something unsure for stead, Musk could do than enthusiastic over get- tomorrow. something about the thou- ting a brain chip implant Modern technology is sands that sleep on those that could help improve far off from harnessing the very streets. If his compa- cognitive abilities. artificial intelligence that ny can really think about That skepticism is not Musk is warning people building a massive under- unwarranted, considering about, and Musk should in- ground network, surely how recent modern medi- vest his time and resourc- they could focus on ideas cal innovations are in his- es in a project that could that are less of a stretch. tory. The world just fig- serve a real purpose. Musk is even thinking ured out in 1953 the exact Musk’s latest venture, about human telepathy DNA structure, as well as called Neuralink is, a with Facebook’s division an artificial heart in 1969. brain-machine interface head Regina E. Dugan, but Someone needs to tell company, according to an scientists have told CNBC Musk that patience is the article from waitbutwhy. that it’s easier said than key to long-term success. com, also known as an done. There is also the fact “adult science blog.” “It’s exciting that these that people are simply not Musk told a waitbutwhy. people think it’s a prob- comfortable with play- com blogger that the first lem worth solving, but I’m ing “God” with humanity goal of the business is “to highly skeptical that we’ll itself. CATHRYN EDWARDS / DAILY TITAN bring something to market be putting (tiny electron- It’s not that people don’t Elon Musk is no doubt a genius, but his latest technological feat has taken an idealistic turn. He that helps with certain se- ic devices) in healthy peo- want cures for diseas- might have bit off more than he should chew. vere brain injuries (stroke, ple within 10 years,” said es, or to make life longer. cancer lesion, congenital) Andrew Pruszynksi, the It’s that the dependence to fix everything, the solve world hunger or in this case, and the list is in about four years.” Canada Research chair on machines isn’t good more they won’t use their child homelessness, or endless. If everyone is col- Basically, he wants in sensorimotor neurosci- for humankind’s surviv- minds to put two and two even help out with cli- lectively wary of the same to create tiny brain mi- ence and assistant profes- al instincts. The more the together. mate change. There’s a lot topic, then it should be ad- cro-chips to stick in sor at Western University public relies on machines Musk should try to of other bigger fish to fry dressed accordingly. Muslim women fight against stereotypes They work to combat weaker sex and that they in 2012 for her work as an anyone to worship along- her father, Lamyaa tells defended her decision to be can do anything. advocate. side the women. him that she wants to take featured in Playboy, saying patriarchal values, Muslim women, in par- Since the murder attempt, In traditional mosques, off her hijab, and he re- that “(she) did it to demon- despite many barriers. ticular, have really shown Yousafzai continued her ac- prayer is led by a man. But sponds in support of her strate that there is noth- that they are a force to be tivism becoming starting in recent years, women’s decision saying, “That’s no ing more powerful than a reckoned with in 2017. the Malala Fund in 2013. mosques have emerged to man’s decision to make,” woman being unapologet- A 2017 study done by the She won the Nobel Peace empower Muslim women to and that he’ll “support ically herself and stand- Pew Research Center found Prize in 2014, becoming the have a voice in this space. (her) no matter what.” ing firm in what she be- that Islam is the world’s youngest person to ever re- Muslim women continue His understanding as lieves—no matter who is fastest growing religious ceive the honor. Yousafzai to use that voice to strike a parent challenges how listening.” group with the number of was named the young- down negative stereotypes American-Muslim women Since then, Tagouri has practicing Muslims set to est Messenger of Peace by surrounding the people who are thought to be treated. put together a mini-series increase by 70 percent be- the U.N. last month as she practice Islam. Muslim women are not documentary “A Wom- tween 2015-2060. continues to advocate for Lamyaa, a 17-year-old only working to advocate an’s Job” on news media With the negative percep- girls’ education around the girl from Pennsylvania, was for fellow Muslims, they website Newsy. The se- ATHENA SOBHAN tion of Islam perpetuated world. told by anonymous texts not are also contributing to the ries shows different wom- Daily Titan especially in recent years, Yousafzai isn’t the only to defend her religion be- fight for the equality of all en successfully working in Muslim women have made one doing her part to em- cause it forced her to wear women male-dominated industries, In 2017, women are do- important strides to demon- power Muslim women. a headscarf and taking it off Journalist Noor Tagouri like the first woman NFL ing wonderful things to strate the strength within The Qal’bu Maryam would result in her father gained international fame football coach Jen Welter. break down old stereotypes their community. Women’s Mosque recent- beating her. In response to after being featured and While there are still and barriers. Last month, Malala Yousafzai, one of ly opened in Berkeley, Ca- this ignorance, she posted interviewed in Playboy many obstacles for women world-renowned ath- the world’s most influen- lif. as the second women’s a screenshot of a text con- magazine in 2016. While to overcome, Muslim wom- lete Serena Williams won tial Muslim women, dedi- mosque in the U.S. The versation with her father in she faced severe backlash en continue to demonstrate the Australian Open final cates her life to advocating mosque serves as a place which he defies the stereo- from both Muslims and that they are more pow- while eight weeks pregnant, for girls’ education. The Pa- of education, social justice, type of a violent and con- non-Muslims, the backlash erful than the patriarchal demonstrating that wom- kistani Taliban attempted feminism and communi- trolling Muslim man. did not faze her. values that attempt to hold en are definitely not the to murder Yousafzai back ty, additionally it welcomes In the conversation with In a blog post, Tagouri them back. Letter to the Editor

In response to: “Parody account accused of hate speech” published May 8 A PLEA FOR PEACE: HOW AND WHY OUR CAMPUS CAN AND MUST CEASE HATEFUL DIVISIVENESS

It’s the morning of May 8, and I am sitting persuasion. I have watched them hide behind come under attack, I am sorry. If we are to live in Pollak Library. I just read the article “Paro- “parody” pages and false guises to spread their up to our alma mater, we will need your voic- dy account accused of hate speech” in the most toxic hate. I have watched them fuel a divisive es now more than ever. Finally, to the conserva- recent issue of the Daily Titan and I have an un- fire in the name of our unalienable rights. Now, tive student groups, I urge you to denounce the easy feeling in my gut. I am done watching our community hand these hateful rhetoric of your members and get a hold There is a beautiful stanza of our Alma Mater individuals a microphone to amplify their vis- of your organizations. You have a voice on this that reads: ceral hate. campus and are exercising it for all of the wrong Every color, creed, persuasion, This is not only an opinionated call to arms reasons. Finds a welcome in these halls. for our student news and those that are afraid to Never languishing unheeded, speak up, but also to the politically conservative Jonathan Schreiber is a fourth-year Amer- ‘til the love of learning palls. student groups behind the recent attacks. To our ican studies major and history minor serving I have watched the CSUF Republicans rid- student reporters at the Daily Titan, I urge you as the president/chair of the Humanities & icule my peers for their color, creed and to amplify a voice of unity. To those that have Social Sciences InterClub Council.

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KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN STOCK PHOTO Center fielder and leadoff hitter Scott Hurst was awarded Big West Player of the Week honors after his impressive performance against Hawaii in the three-game series last weekend. Hurst is the first Titans field player to be named conference player of the week while four Titan pitchers have received Big West Pitcher of the Week honors. Titans look for revenge against UCLA CSUF hosts the Even with a conference goes to Minnesota for a runs in the bottom of the games against the Rain- with two runs, including the Bruins in a mid- victory over the Rainbow nonconference series while fourth inning. bow Warriors, Hurst went game-winning run in the Warriors, CSUF did not Fullerton plays host to UC UCLA is coming off 7-12 (.583 batting average) fifth inning, a walk and an week rematch. change positions on Base- Santa Barbara. a sweep over their rivals at the plate with two walks, insurance RBI single in the ball America’s top-25 list, But Fullerton will have USC, where the Bruins out- three runs and an RBI while seventh. Hurst was a home BRYANT FREESE staying at No. 14 for two to wait to tighten the gap scored the Trojans 19-2. reaching base on 10 of his run shy of completing the Daily Titan weeks in a row. on Long Beach as it turns The Bruins are 24-20 on the first 11 times at the plate to cycle while also stealing a CSUF was unable to cut its attention to getting re- year and sit tied for second begin the series. base. into Long Beach State’s 3.5 venge on UCLA after los- place in the Pac-12 stand- Hurst claimed Big West Fullerton has been award- After defeating Hawaii game lead in the Big West ing 9-7 on March 28 at ings with Stanford at a 13-8 Conference Field Player of ed Big West Pitcher of the in the rubber match Sun- standings after the Dirt- Jackie Robinson Stadium in conference record. the Week honors after his Week four times this sea- day afternoon to take a 2-1 bags took their weekend se- Westwood. Right fielder Scott Hurst outstanding play in the Ti- son, but Hurst is the first series victory, No. 14 Cal ries over Cal Poly San Luis Titans pitchers have been hopes to continue his hot tans conference series win. field player to receive con- State Fullerton baseball re- Obispo 2-1. plagued by giving up big hitting from the weekend The junior lefty had his ference player of the week. turns to the mainland to The Titans have a chance innings to opposing bats, series against Hawaii in the best performance of the se- First pitch against UCLA host UCLA Tuesday night at to close in on the Dirtbags most notably against UCLA mid-week matchup against ries in game one on Friday is set for Tuesday at 6 p.m. Goodwin Field. this weekend as Long Beach when they gave up eight the Bruins. In the three night, going 4-4 batting at Goodwin Field. Budget: Coaches detail recruiting process CONTINUED FROM 1 Daily Titan. is to find the best California coaches have been able to location,” Taylor said. “We season-ending loss to We-

Taylor and Harada also said kids.” sell. just signed a kid from Slove- ber State. That type of work

Both Harada and men’s bas- they both place an emphasis nia and the only thing he knew is necessary for the Titans ketball Head Coach Dedrique on recruiting locally, partially You definitely have“ to be creative. of was Los Angeles and the to maintain a level of suc- Taylor said their programs because Southern California beach.” cess disproportionate to their plan trips in advance to save is a hotbed for basketball tal- “You’ve got to figure out ways that you DiTolla said the Titans hav- spending. money, as well as making sure ent, but also because driving is can save money. ing a smaller budget has been “Most normal situations they can see multiple recruits cheaper than flying. a rallying cry for their pro- they enjoy what they have and who live in the same geo- “I want to really get in with JEFF HARADA grams, one that forces every- what they did,” Taylor said. “I graphical area on one trip ver- these Southern California Women’s Basketball Head Coach one to work extra hard. Tay- think for us because of where sus multiple visits. players and schools and coach- lor said he and his staff had we’re coming from and where “Just little things like that es, and that’s going to be a For the kids who aren’t from “If (you’re recruiting) a their first meeting to make we’re trying to go that is nor- have the ‘Moneyball’ feel and priority for me and my staff,” California, the benefits of liv- kid that’s not from here, the their offseason recruitingmal. It’s a normal approach to approach,” Taylor told the Harada said. “Our priority ing in the state is something first thing you mention is the plans directly after the team’s turn the page and get going.”