Monday, January 27 - Thursday January 30, 2020 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 107 Issue 2 REBECCA MENA / DAILY TITAN Tribute to Kobe Bryant outside Staples Center where fans gathered to mourn the former NBA star’s death on Sunday afternoon. NBA legend Kobe Bryant dead at 41 Bryant and his daughter were no survivors. Lakers legend. Teammates A tribute from the Despite all you ac- With five champion- Gianna died in a helicopter Among those on and peers such as Shaquille Daily Titan staf to complished, it was never ships, two Finals MVPs, crash in Calabasas. board were Bryant’s O’ Neal, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant. enough. You continued to 15 All-NBA selections 13-year-old daughter, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and have doubters. The crit- and 2008’s MVP, your Gianna Bryant, as well many others shared posts ics said you couldn’t do it two-decade long re- ADAM MALDONADO Editor as Orange Coast Col- remembering the Black Dear Kobe Bryant, alone. sume speaks for itself. lege baseball coach John Mamba with fans. You responded to them From the lob to Shaq in DANIEL VENEGAS Asst. Editor Altobelli, along with In downtown Los Ange- It’s hard to figure out by reigniting your game the 2000 Western Con- his wife and daughter. les, thousands of fans gath- where to start, but re- and elevating it to the ference Finals, outscor- There were also four ered together in front of the ally, you are an exam- next level. Even beating ing the Dallas Mavericks Los Angeles Lakers leg- other victims in the heli- Staples Center to grieve ple of what it takes to the Orlando Magic in the after three quarters in end and basketball icon copter crash whose identi- Bryant’s passing. be great. You inspired 2009 NBA Finals wasn’t 2005, dropping 81 points Kobe Bryant was report- ties have not yet been con- Bryant was born in Phila- a culture with your te- enough to silence them. on the Toronto Raptors in ed dead after a helicopter firmed as the investigation delphia on Aug. 23, 1978 to nacity and relentlessness They said you got 2006 to the epic 60-point crash in Calabasas on Sun- is still ongoing. mother Pamela Bryant and that was not quenched lucky playing an inferior finale in your final game day morning. The crash oc- The helicopter carry- father Joe Bryant, who was until you were undoubt- opponent, and that it was in the purple and gold, curred before 10 a.m. after ing Bryant and others left a professional basketball edly the best. And even a fluke they were even we were left in awe of the flight left from Orange John Wayne Internation- player himself. once you had reached there to begin with. your play on the court. County at 9:06 a.m. al Airport yesterday morn- As a teenager, Bryant that point, you wanted to You went back the year The impact you made The crash caused a quar- ing. Sources say Bryant and played for Lower Merion do more. You wanted to after and did it again by on us was so great, you ter-acre brush fire in the company were traveling to High School. As a senior, dominate, and in the pro- taking down your fran- had every kid yelling hills of Calabasas that made a basketball game. he led his school to a state cess, we were astonished chise’s rival, the Boston out “Kobe!” before they it difficult for rescue crews The sports and entertain- championship and won Na- by all the greatness you Celtics, in seven games made any shot. to reach the crash site. Upon ment industries reacted in ismith Player of the Year in achieved, and that’s why on your home floor, all arrival, paramedics were real time on social media 1996. it is so hard to suddenly after being embarrassed SEE MAMBA 8 able to confirm that there to the passing of the great SEE STAR 8 say goodbye to you. by them two years prior. Shelter Festival rings in Lunar New Year Guests welcome the year rod that looked like a fishing installation. Aside from the eye-catch- of the Rat at Tét festival pole. The art almost resembled One area drew the most atten- ing decorations, the Tt festival a giant wind chime. Lined below tion with its interactive props. wouldn’t be the Tt festival with- favored this past weekend. the sculptures were clipart-style Guests’ faces lit up as they posed out the mouth-watering food. The Fullerton City Council paintings of zodiac animals in interactive sets with props Regardless of the time of day, BRANDON KILLMAN against the booth wall. that replicated bánh tét and bánh the food stands drew the biggest will move forward with a Asst. Editor Across the way, delicate, chưng, traditional Vietnamese crowd. At night, guests wove in ELIZABETH TOVAR center for homeless. lacy lanterns hung from a bam- cakes filled with mung bean, and out of the steam from the JIYO CAYABYAB boo structure that looked like chicken and pork that are usual- fryers and griddles, and food Staf Writers DIANA TRAN schoolyard monkey bars. Below ly wrapped in glutinous rice and consumption was further cele- KARINA GUTIERREZ At this year’s Tet Festival, the structure, there were small banana leaves. brated at the pho eating compe- Asst. Editors guests welcomed the Year of the wooden boats lined up and filled If attendees were not pos- titions that took place throughout Rat by exchanging money-filled with an abundance of fruit. ing with the bánh tét or bánh the weekend. Fullerton resident Bernard, 43, red envelopes and writing down Some booths were solely ded- chưng, they were taking turns The food alone is an adven- urged the Fullerton City Council their year’s intentions on colorful icated to photo ops. One fea- waiting to pose with the carry- ture in itself. Korean barbecue, on Jan. 21t to move forward with paper, hoping to spread good en- tured fishing boats that served ing poles. Small children walked takoyaki and burgers were just creating a recuperative care facil- ergy and happiness into the Lu- as an homage to fishing villag- up to a pole suspended across some of the diverse options that ity and navigation center because nar New Year. es. Water lilies, fake fish, nets two baskets that held rice and visitors could choose from. The of his personal experience with For the past 38 years, the Or- and a paddle were all available food props. Attendees crowd- OC Fair vendors offered Ameri- homelessness. ange County Fair and Event Cen- props for guests to include in the ed around a small table to write can food, but guests were quick After a skydiving accident that ter has hosted a cultural hub for scene. In another, lanterns filled their wishes for the next year on to take advantage of the unlimit- put him into a four-month coma, Vietnamese people for an entire the backdrop, and hundreds of colorful pieces of paper and tie ed options of Asian food. he said it felt as if he lost every- weekend. small paper fishing boats were them to a wooden grid on display SEE LANTERNS 7 thing. While comatosed, the Multiple generations of Viet- strung like a garland across the for all to see. restaurant Bernard owned was namese families can be seen sold by one of his cooks who throughout the festival, many of forged his signature and fled the them dressed in traditional cloth- country. ing and embracing their diverse He had no family to reach out linguistic skills. to because he had been removed Visitors were entrenched in an from the registry years ago for environment where they could personal reasons. Bernard chose hang out, indulge in traditional not to use his last name because Vietnamese dishes and play car- of that experience. nival games for a chance to win He was homeless in Los Ange- a giant stuffed animal. For vet- les for several months until he cut erans to the culture-rich event, his head from a fall. This injury the festival is a free space to em- moved him up on the waitlist to brace traditional Asian culture be placed in a recuperative care through favored foods, games shelter, which eventually allowed and entertainment. him to move to permanent hous- This year, the cultural village ing in Fullerton a year and a half was located in the center of the ago. festival, where attendees went to “I’m very supportive of hous- source out the most unique selfie ing,” Bernard said. “The thing backdrops. is, I understand some people see There were several decora- housing as a nuisance, but the tive installations throughout the point is, every housing person is event. In one corner, straw hats somebody’s child.” were arranged from largest to smallest, vertically hung from a ELIZABETH TOVAR / DAILY TITAN SEE HOUSING 2 string attached to a curved iron Guests gathered around hanging lanterns at the annual Tét festival in Costa Mesa on Jan. 24-26. 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