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‘Wall of Heroes’ builds up support for CSUF veterans ADREANA YOUNG Daily Titan

The “Wall of Heroes,” a collection of photos and profiles of Cal State Fullerton community members who have served in the military, was set up Monday for all to honor between the Pollak Library and the Titan Student Union. Beneath the pictures are bits of information about the veterans, their majors, what academic year they are and what they want to do in their future. For the past three years, the Wall of Heroes event has been put on by the Veterans Student Services (VSS) in order to honor veterans

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and men and women who are currently serving. “We’re trying to raise awareness on campus of the veteran population (to) help us become more visible on campus so we can better provide for the veteran population,” said VSS vice president and veteran Peter Weiman. In addition to the Wall of Heroes, VSS will be holding a tree planting ceremony Friday, along with the groundbreaking for a plaque dedication to commemorate veterans. Following the ceremony, the VSS will be celebrating their grand opening for their new office. It will provide support and counseling for veterans and their friends and family, along with many other attributes such as computers, scantrons and blue books. SEE CARE, 2

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Hiring season rains with job openings Local businesses are looking to hire seasonal workers for holiday rush PETER PHAM Daily Titan

With the holidays approaching, businesses are looking to hire seasonal workers to take on extra shifts. Major holiday shopping bursts like Black Friday are approaching and stores are looking for extra pairs of hands to cover shifts. In a period of economic recovery, any extra work is good news, especially for college students. Ashley Marie Spaulding, human resources department supervisor at Toys R Us located in Fullerton, said Toys R Us begins the hiring process in mid-September and ends the week after Black Friday. Applications for the seasonal positions come

in by the thousands. “There’s been about 2,800 applicants and we have to hire 75,” said Spaulding. “We don’t interview all of them, but that’s how many that apply.” The new hires would begin on the day they are hired and would work until Jan. 1, 2013. “We just look at the application that goes through and then we do a group interview,” Spaulding said. “We see how you interact with other people, your leadership skills, communication.” If the applicants make it through the initial rounds of interview, they will get a second-interview with the store manager. The Fullerton Target at 2920 Yorba Linda Blvd., down the street from Cal State Fullerton, welcomes seasonal workers. SEE JOBS, 3

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Christina Venegas, Nguyen Quach and Froylan Zarala study for classes inside Steven G. Mihaylo Hall Monday using the Internet and other online tools at their disposal.

Opportunities on line Distance education classes promote convenience and access

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Since before the beginning of the century, the growing popularity of online education and the boom of the smartphone business here transformed the college experience for both students and educators. Professors teaching classes miles away can now inform students in their living rooms, and instructions from professors are just a pocket dig away. A study released in May by the ITHAKA research group concluded that students “pay no price” when taking hybrid classes instead of traditional ones. The hybrids were courses taught mostly by machine guide and accompanied with an hour of face-to-face instruc-

tion per week. Pass rates and final exam scores were among the measurements of the study. ITHAKA was confident in the equality of learning methods, but not everyone agrees, including Associate Dean of Cal State Fullerton’s Irvine Campus Van Muse, Ed.D. Muse’s first staff position in the college system was within the admissions office of Auburn University in 1997. By this time, the college had already been using email as well as other online tools. “There were a couple of classes in the technology field that were mostly conducted online,” said Muse. “Those tended to be online correspondence classes, where a lot of it was self-directed learning with email being the main communication medium between instructors and the students.” In a study published by the U.S. Depart-

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ment of Education in October of 2011, the percentage of undergraduates enrolled in at least one distance education class expanded from 8 to 20 percent between 2000 and 2008. Regardless of the growth during that time, online education had been around for many years before. “In terms of the national scope, online education has really been around since the eighties,” Muse said. “It started as a means for students who were disabled or in remote areas not being able to get to campus. Really, the shift from online education being an access issue to being a learning mode and being pursued by students from a convenience factor, that really kind of happened in the ‘90s.”

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Titan Pride Center encourages students to vote with scavenger hunt LAUREN TORRES Daily Titan

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Officials say the redesign will be completed by January of next year to improve access to the north side of College Park complete with a pedestrian walkway, tables and sitting areas.

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White round tokens the size of a hand show Tuffy the Titan dressed as Uncle Sam in patriotic red, white and blue. One peeks out from behind a trashcan, another from behind a poster on a billboard in a hall. These tokens are hidden all over campus, inside and outside buildings. “I’ve been on the lookout since last Thursday,” said Carlos Navarro, 20, a Spanish major. The campaign titled “Snooze, Lose, or Choose Giveaway!” is an effort made by Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Pride Center in hopes of getting students to vote in this Tuesday’s election. The contest works like this: First, go out on campus and find a token. They can be hidden anywhere. Once you have found a token, you take it to the Titan Pride Center. An attendant at the center will then check to see if the token is a winner.

Each token is identified by a number and if that number is a winner, students will be informed right there and then. At the same time a Tuffy token is redeemed, students will receive a “Guide to Voting in California.” “Not all of the tokens are winners. Students need to bring the token in to the Titan Pride Center to find out if it is a winner,” said Drew Wiley, coordinator of Associated Students Inc. Leader and Program Development. “A student can turn in as many tokens as they find until they turn in a winning token. Once they have won, they are no longer eligible to participate.” The Snooze, Lose or Choose Giveaway is a promotional contest intended to encourage students to become aware of and engaged in the upcoming general election, Wiley said. “Our hope is that by creating buzz about the contest we can further spread the message that students should get informed about the election process, how and where they can vote, ballot issues and candidates, and ultimately choose to exercise their right to vote,” Wiley said. SEE VOTE, 6

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As of Monday, early voting shows that President Barack Obama may be leading in the presidential race. An estimated 34 million early and absentee ballots have been cast so far, which is about 35 percent of the expected voter turnout this election. Although the actual ballots cannot officially be released before Election Day, Democrats have shown a higher turnout for early voting than Republicans, according to Examiner.com. The states that hold the most sway this election are Florida, Nevada, California, Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin—Florida, Iowa, Nevada and North Carolina are leaning left. Gov. Mitt Romney is leading in Colorado. Early voting results did not predict the 2008 election, when Republicans had at a higher turnout. Romney, who was campaigning at Orlando International Airport in Florida early Monday, said, “Tomorrow we begin a new tomorrow.”

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The Wall of Heroes memorial dedicated to veterans was set up between the Pollak Library and the Titan Student Union. The pillars display pictures and information of veterans from the CSUF community.

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The death toll of Superstorm Sandy has climbed to 113 in the U.S., 48 in New York alone. The governor of Pennsylvania reported 14 fatalities caused by falling trees, carbon monoxide poisoning and fires. Since Sandy made landfall early last week, fatalities have been reported in the states of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Connecticut, North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire. The New York Times reported that as of Sunday, 156,800 people in New York City were still without power. Public transportation services such as subways and buses are mostly back online and tap water has been deemed safe to drink. Power is expected to be restored in all affected areas within 10 days and all New York Cityarea airports have re-opened. Brief by ARJUN MALHOTRA

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“The hardest transfer for military coming back to school, or one of the hardest since we’re usually older than the normal college student, is the relational,” said Weiman. The office will provide veterans a place to come and socialize with people they can relate to. The CSUF President Scholars Program is also working to support veterans and active servicemen alike. A branch of the President’s Scholars Program, the Veterans President Scholars Program (VPSP), hosted a care package event Monday. The program gathered in the TSU to box up and send out packages of toiletries, books, socks and candy to troops. The VPSP boxed 20 care packages to send to troops all over the world, said VPSP President Jacob Gomez. Gomez was deployed multiple times during his four and a half years at CSUF in the Navy. He said care packages are one of the only things, next to talking to one’s family, that can boost a soldier’s day. “It really gets blurred, the lines do, when you’re over there. (You think) ‘What am I even here for?’ Seeing that, seeing that you have the support of the civilians and the people of this nation is really beneficial and really perks you up. So, care packages are really important,” said Gomez. According to Gomez, the care package event is something that has been put on by the President Scholars Program for a while now, even though the VPSP was only born last year. Iraq veteran Michael Jenkins joined the VPSP this year and said things like care packages mean a lot

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ELEONOR SEGURA / Daily Titan (Left to right) Wyatt Walsh, Ron McGill and Jacob Gomez load care packages for troops onto a truck outside the TSU Monday.

to the troops overseas. “I did two deployments over in Iraq from 2002 to ‘07 and a lot of times we would get random packages from some association and it always feels awesome. It’s really a morale boost,” said Jenkins “It’s not just that you’re getting candy or books, but it’s more that people are supporting you and are behind you,” said Jenkins. “And that’s really important being over there, because there’s a lot of bad things that can happen over there so just getting a care package from a random person and you know you have their support and their backing you that means a lot,” he said.

“Seeing that you have the support of the civillians and the people of this nation is really beneficial and really perks you up.” JACOB GOMEZ VPSP President and veteran

Police are searching for a suspect accused of shooting a man Sunday night during an altercation at a gas station in Anaheim. A civilian accident investigator in a patrol car was hailed by a bystander who said someone had been shot at the Shell station on the corner of State College Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn told the Orange County Register. Shortly after, Anaheim officers found a gold Nissan Altima, which matched the description of the suspect’s car, near Broadway and East streets. Officers arrested the driver, Miriam Alvarez, 18, of Anaheim, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, assault and battery, resisting arrest and narcotics-related violations, Dunn said. The investigator found a man with a gunshot wound in his hand at the station, Dunn said. He was transported to a hospital and is expected to survive. Dunn said the argument may have began when the victim asked the suspects for money. The man suspected of being the actual shooter was not found, Dunn said, and the weapon has not been recovered by police. Brief by IAN WHEELER

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JOBS: Local stores on holiday hiring spree

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“For the holidays we start around late September, October and into November,” said Mark Hizon, executive team leader. “We encourage candidates to apply at Target.com/careers.” The store also provides kiosks where applicants can come in and apply, enabling them to ask questions as they fill out the forms. Hizon said the store gets many applications every week, but they try to go through them as quickly as they can. “If we have a candidate that meets the needs for our business and we find that it’s going to be a great fit, then that’s when we go ahead and start the further interviewing process,” Hizon said. “From there we interview them and go to hiring from there.” Though applicants can apply for positions all year round, the

website shows what positions the Target store is looking to fill, making it easier for applicants to aim for a specific job. If the seasonal hires show talent and promise in their performance through the holiday season, Hizon said there is a possibility that the store will decide to keep them further on past the beginning of the new year. “Great team members, great leaders, come in many different ways,” Hizon said. “At the end of the day, we’re looking for somebody who has focus, (who knows) how to work with people—how to make sure that they can satisfy the guest. Those are the key things that we look for that are important.” Though the store sees a lot of college students, especially from CSUF, there is also a lot of diversity in their team members. Some students believe that sea-

sonal work is a good way to get their feet wet in the real work and garner experience in the workforce. “It’s an easy way for (people) to gain a little bit of experience in a limited amount of time, especially in the holidays a lot of retail is hiring,” said Carlos Xitumul, 20, a psychology major. “It may not be permanent or long-term, but it’s a way to build up their resume.” Annamarie Mayer, 18, a business administration major with a concentration in entertainment tourism management, found temporary work last month at Knott’s Scary Farm’s Halloween Haunt as line-control. “It was overall a very good experience,” said Mayer. “It was just the second half of September and October.” November will be the last month of the holiday season that most businesses are looking to hire seasonal workers.

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The Toys R Us at 1100 S. Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton is one of many large stores seeking seasonal workers.

ONLINE: Educators disagree on web-based learning

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The rise of the online course in mainstream education has had many effects across the board, with students as well as teachers divided on its benefits and downfalls. Britney Bencomo, 24, a psychology major at CSUF, said she has taken online classes in the past. She was ambivalent toward them from the onset. “At first, they’re a little scary because I didn’t have the instructor there with me. I’m the type of person who attends the class. I never miss,” said Bencomo. She said she has a clear strategy for succeeding in online classes, which includes not taking them lightly like others are susceptible to. “I’m the one to usually take the initiative to figure out what I need to do, who I need to talk to, and everything like that,” Bencomo said. “So I think it would be a little bit harder for somebody to get started when they don’t take the initiative right away and just kind of sits back and waits for something to be due.” Educators like Muse agree with the importance of due diligence when the responsibilityis on the student to remember deadlines. “I think the greatest misunderstanding of online education is that somehow it is easier,” Muse said. ”Because of its nature of being asynchronous learning, students do not have some of the crutches that they have in face-to-face learning. They don’t have someone standing in front of them looking them in the eye and saying, ‘Where is your paper, it was due today.’” Amybeth Cohen, Ph.D., a biology professor who came to CSUF in 1997 when the Internet was starting to appear in force on the campus. She said she feels it has made more of a negative impact than anything else. “The use of Powerpoint and the use of websites where we post everything for students, I think, on some level, has actually made a lot of our lives harder than easier,” said Cohen. “It’s interesting—I don’t think I have seen my students’ grades change from when I came here in 1997 to today.” Cohen does not run any online courses, preferring to leave it up to those more versed in the marriage between technology and learning. “I know that to get a class like that together is a tremendous effort, and I was never taught in it,” she said. “I’m more of a one-on-one person. I would actually rather walk to your office and talk to you than pick up a phone.” Muse said that whether or not the denizens of college are ready for it, if patterns continue, online education will be here to stay because of definite needs in some circumstances. However, Muse warned that online courses are always at a disadvantage by default when compared to traditional classes. “It is always a replacement of the face-to-face interaction, and whenever you have a replacement of something you’re always working to get up to the ideal, as opposed to

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Katrina Dobieski, 22, a communication disorders and music composition double major, works on homework in Steven G. Mihaylo Hall.

being the ideal,” he said. Muse said he does not believe this should deter us from looking to the future, and instead it should be a learning experience in itself. “How best we can use technology to get to that ideal is a challenge— a good challenge for online education,” he said. “It just needs to be handled appropriately, both from a learning methodology standpoint as well as the utilization of technology.” Mark Cartiglia, Ph.D., is a CSUF professor with advanced degrees in clinical psychology and teaches many online courses at Northcentral University in Arizona and Cal State Dominguez Hills. Even though communications is not his specialty, Cartiglia said he is quick to talk about the significance of non-verbal communication. “Scholars who have studied this tell us that a big part of communication is non-verbal,” said Cartiglia. “Sometimes it’s difficult to perceive intent when you don’t have the person physically present with you. You don’t always get the subtlety in humor, or you may misunderstand things.” This can translate into an effect on morale in the digital classroom, Cartiglia said, which is something he has seen in his own personal experience. “Oftentimes, I think students do well in classes because they enjoy the classes,” he said. “They are motivated based on factors like the student sitting next to them. Knowing that, okay, I want to do well because I have gotten to know these students. We’re working together in study groups.” The shrinking of direct social connections may not just be limited to the college grounds. A Pew Research Center study released in March found that 63 percent of teens use text messaging to communicate with each other

every day, while only 39 percent make and receive phone calls. Furthermore, 35 percent of teens socialize in person outside of school, demonstrating a shift toward a new social paradigm that not everyone appreciates. The turn away from traditional communications worries Cartiglia and encourages him to believe that a social component is vital to every college course. “I honestly wonder if people have the skills they need to be able to conduct themselves comfortably in the workplace when so much of their experience before they reach that age is textual,” he said. “I think people are missing something.” This can go on to affect a person’s ability to start the next step of their lives after school, including starting a career. “In an interview situation, a student who might not have had these kinds of experiences, I think that probably limits their ability to

come across in a way that is relaxed and confident,” Cartiglia said. Not everyone is worried about the fate of students’ ability to communicate in person, including Shelby Bryant, 19, an art major at Glendale Community College in Arizona. She takes on a calmer outlook towards the future, seeing non-verbal communication as just another part of life that complements in-person communication. “I can see how people would be worried. I myself am not worried just because people will always need that face-to-face interaction,” said Bryant. “At least with texting and social media you can still maintain a relationship with the person you can’t see all the time. I don’t think it will ultimately destroy human communication.” Bencomo is an exception—she prefers calling on the phone when talking with friends. She also sees the evidence of texting and social

media’s impact in ways that do not impress her. “I was recently at a job fair and I noticed a lot of really smart people on paper (but) when asked simple questions, (they) weren’t really able to articulate what they were trying to say,” she said. “Not that it sounded like text, but it just didn’t sound like (the same person) that their resume was presenting.” Ultimately, experts say the solution is moderation, using the best of both worlds to bring out the best in everyone. Even ITHAKA’s study incorporated a live component with the online classes, symbolizing a balance that might help the transition in learning and connecting students, teachers and professionals. “Everybody wants it quick—everybody wants to download it. Reading the book is not so popular anymore because everything is on the web,” Cohen said. “I don’t want to say I don’t appreciate it, but I think there has to be a happy medium.”

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Hate is not the solution to fight hate The mentality of “us vs. them” is undoubtedly a harmful route. To provide progression towards equality, acts of intimidation and division should be the last thing in someone’s agenda. “Die Cis Scum” is a slogan recently brought to fruition by transgendered anarchists and employed through social network sites such as Tumblr and YouTube. The phrase carries the heavy burden of violent implications and only further complicates our already divided community. Cis itself is not an insult. For those unfamiliar with the term, “cisgender” is used to identify those who associate his or her gender identity with the one that they were assigned at birth, as well as carrying out the societal roles that are associated with such gender. To further put cisgender into context, it is essentially a word used to show a certain degree of fairness to the transgender community, instilling a sort of political correctness and doing away with the implications of what entails being “normal.” Within the LGBT community itself, labels have the tendency to be esoteric and that can often be burdening to those outside of this group; individuals assign themselves specifically, and with that comes an even broader spectrum of interpretation. In turn, people are easily and constantly offended, LGBT or not. “Die Cis Scum” is one of those phrases that does not need to exist. It is a violent call to arms. It is insinuating that transgender people resort to the same hostility that the transphobic cis community has bestowed upon us. However, there must be some sort of justification in supporting a completely anti-cis agenda. That reasoning is quite simple: The transgender community has suffered humiliation.

We have been mentally shamed. Hundreds of us are persecuted on an everyday basis and many are even killed every year. The world cannot accept who we are and for that we are angry at this chauvinistic cis society that we have had to endure since birth. We are in turn, “justified” to feel discontent; just as any other “minority” has felt throughout history. But as Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” and I agree with that in every way. For all that can motivate to hate, it’s a lot harder to love, and such an attitude of unyielding positivity is the true root of progression. I do not wish to carry the burden of “Die Cis Scum.” Part of the solution is that we within the LGBT community need to approach acceptance from transphobic people in the same manner that we try to get anyone else to accept us on an everyday basis. We remove the veil of our hatred and we display ourselves as pure. We can’t make someone an enemy before knowing that they can actually be our friend. We need to be truthful in our kindness, and hopefully kindness shall be received back. If kindness does not heal, then respectful education comes next. Historically, hostility seldom works, and hostility in general only tends to fuel tensions that may not even be there. “Die Cis Scum” has the ability to offend possible allies to our cause. The phrase has been defined by supporters as only referring to those who show hostility towards transgender people, but interpreting it in such a way is not that simple. The term, like many other creations of the LGBT community, is conducive of being an extremely convoluted umbrella phrase. If there is one thing I have learned from the LGBT community, it is to not make assumptions and always take a step back. Why don’t we analyze “Die Cis Scum” and its damaging implications in the same way? Certainly the word “transgender” can be seen as detrimental. After all, we are just people like anyone else. But if being a “transgender” is seen as detrimental, so are labels of any kind. We need to cease complicating ourselves with unnecessary words. “Die Cis Scum” is not what we need and may only set back what we have gained for ourselves so far. The world has not come to accept the LGBT community so quickly, but progress is happening every day. If it is said that “violence is not the answer,” then it certainly has no place within the transgender community as much as it does within the cis community.

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Some schools have been stripped of their API rankings after it was discovered that teachers had been helping students cheat on tests.

Cheating signals broken system Though teachers helping students cheat is not excusable, the real problem lies deeper in the laws JONATHAN WINSLOW Daily Titan

California state officials have stripped 23 schools of their API rankings—a rank by which grade schools are measured in the state—due to cheating on standardized tests. Academic dishonesty is nothing new, but what makes this story interesting is that this time, it was the teachers doing the cheating. Teachers at the various schools that had their API ranking stripped participated in all kinds of cheating, from the deceptively subtle to the blatantly overt. For example, at some schools, teachers “forgot” to cover bulletin boards that displayed information that could be helpful on the tests. At others, teachers used facial cues such as a smile or a blank stare to let students know if their answer was correct or not. In some of the more disturbingly obvious cases, teachers would look at the tests and send their students back to their desk to redo problems that were incorrect—going so far as to mark all of the incorrect answers on the test for the student. As utterly juvenile as some of these methods can be, it’s not hard to see why faculty at these schools are going to such lengths to boost their students’ standardized test scores. Good performance on the

tests boosts the school’s API score, which can increase property value of the area surrounding the school. Low scores can get the school labeled as a failure, get it slapped with penalties, and cost potential funding such as grants. All the same, it’s rather obvious that teachers cheating and artificially boosting test scores is not the answer to such a dilemma. The fact that our educators have been reduced to acting like Jr. High school students who just discovered how to cheat is completely laughable. The fact that they feel the need to go so far is perhaps an indicator that it’s time to take a look at our education system, not just on a state level, but on a national level. In recent years, starting when the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law in 2002, schools across the nation have been focused more and more on the “importance” of standardized testing. The No Child Left Behind Act requires all schools that receive federal funding to issue standardized tests to their students. If students perform badly on these exams, actions will be taken against the school. These actions can range from minor penalties like being required to offer free tutoring to extreme actions such as replacing the entire staff or outright closing the school. When all these facts are considered, it’s no wonder that some teachers are feeling pressured enough to resort to such ridiculous tactics. It’s as if a lumberjack was told he’d be kicked out of the woodcutting

industry unless he could teach a random child the art of clear cutting in a matter of months. The way that the current education system is set up breeds a natural mistrust of students in these public school educators, so the fact that some are feeling the need to take matters into their own hands isn’t exactly shocking. Furthermore, as if the cheating teachers wasn’t bad enough, these tests affect students’ educations in other, more subtle ways. Since standardized testing has become a major focal point for public schools, many schools have begun teaching in a way that is specifically targeted towards the tests. Standardized tests represent just one small sample of what a student is supposed to pick up in their education; they’re merely used to measure competency. To focus entirely on making sure that students meet this federal idea of “competency,” rather than attempting to give them a legitimately varied and bountiful education can only be hurting us as a nation. Any system that results in teachers feeling the need to cheat like a pack of delinquents is not fit for a nation’s education. The No Child Left Behind Act was passed with the goal of closing the achievement gap and making our schools more competitive with other nations, but such an enormous emphasis on arbitrary tests with severe punishments at risk for everyone involved is clearly not the way to accomplish this goal.

Tattoo taboo not such a threat to you With their growing place in mainstream culture, tatoos won’t affect employment JAZMIN SANCHEZ Daily Titan

Having tattoos was once considered a taboo shared among only the most rebellious groups in society, commonly associated with sailors, criminals and circus members. Flash forward to the year 2012 where, according to StatisticBrain. com, an estimated 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo. The culture of tattoos has lost some of its “hardcore” meaning over the years, but with that it embraces a new interpretation. With more and more people going under the needle, society continues to push the envelope on social discrimination against tattoos. From a mainstream perspective, visible tattoos are no longer considered rebellious or scary, but are popularly classified as modern and even fashionable. Tattoos no longer

define the type of person who has them but reflect the personality of the group they belong to—a group that refuses to care what other people think, specifically the opinions of job employers. It’s obvious by the mass number of tattooed people in the U.S. that the superstition of limited job opportunities for those with ink is false, despite what our parents may have told us to scare us into not getting a tattoo after we turned eighteen. Of course there are millions of people with tattoos that are employed, but that’s probably due to the fact that they do what they can to cover them up while at work. The truth is that there will always be jobs for those with tattoos, permitting certain restrictions of course. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on race, color, religion, age, or gender. Employers are, however, allowed to impose dress codes and appear-

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ance policies, which means under law they can require employees to cover-up all visible tattoos. Peter Ronza, spokesman for the Society for Human Resource Management, said if more people with tattoos move into high-level positions, tattoos will become more accepted. Just under 40 percent of U.S. adults ages 18-25 have one or more tattoos, according to a 2012 statistic. This means that if the tattoo trend lasts, young inked-Americans will become the majority and take over the nation, forcing employers to look at an applicant’s skill sets and experience rather than the art on their skin. Don’t judge a book by its cover will no longer be just a metaphorical phrase, but society’s biggest reference. Aside from the typical jobs that allow visible tattoos like those in the arts, restaurant industry, retail and office jobs, there are also some large organizations that allow employees to show their tattoos as long as they are not offensive, including Wells Fargo, Sprint, AT&T and UCLA, according to ModifiedMind.com. “(Having tattoos) does not reflect someone’s work ability,” said Tim Olivas, 27, a manager at Smoqued BBQ in Orange who has numerous visible tattoos. “I think we’re already seeing a huge trend in employers being much more open-minded about it,” Olivas said. “There will al-

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ways be some that will care but I’d imagine them being outnumbered by those that embrace tattoos.” Labor and employment attorney David Barron says workplaces are allowed to limit visible tattoos with enforcing dress code rules equally across the board. It’s all about the fine print. According to Barron, if HR managers create a company policy that specifically restricts offensive tattoos or requires the coverup of visible tattoos, the employee is liable to conceal it. The bottom line is that you don’t have to choose between a tattoo or a career, but you should still be conscience of company policies regarding body art. Choosing the right placement, size and content of a tattoo can keep job opportunities open rather than limit you in your future career.

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Neutrality is our ideal, it’s our only endorsement Today, millions will exercise their democratic right to cast their ballot for state and national representatives and a slew of state propositions. For many Cal State Fullerton students, this will be their first opportunity to vote for a presidential candidate. Today, you will have the opportunity to shape history. While many college and professional newspapers have openly endorsed presidential candidates and representatives, The Daily Titan will not bring together its editorial board in order to tell you how to vote. Our publication serves two purposes. First and foremost, we are dedicated to providing you, the student body, unbiased news content that informs and educates. Second, we act as a learning laboratory for junior and senior journalism students. Our goal is to develop versatile, independent and unbiased reporters who will serve a vital role in American democracy when they graduate. Our newsroom is filled with a diverse editorial staff who all have their own opinions on presidential candidates, local representatives and state propositions. While I will admit that the majority of our staff is left-leaning, we also have editors who are conservative, libertarian and independent.

We welcome all opinions from our editors, writers and readers, and ensure that their views are represented in our opinion section. We believe that we have provided you with quality news coverage and an array of opinions that will allow you to develop your own opinions and cast an informed vote. If we are to continue to present ourselves as an unbiased news outlet, then we cannot, as an editorial board, use space in our newsprint or bandwidth on our website to tell you what candidate to vote for. Even on topics that directly affect all CSUF students such as Proposition 30, we have provided you with comments and opinions from opponents to weigh against our editorial. All that matters today is that you vote. If the news and opinion content that The Daily Titan and its staff have developed over the semester compels you to visit the polls, you will have given us the greatest compliment that a news organization could ever receive.

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EDITORIAL Now is your chance to change California A large amount of noise is made about voting and the decision of picking the next president of the United States, but here in California, the electoral votes that choose the president are all but decided. Many young people look at this fact and draw the conclusion that their vote is not important, but that could not be further from the truth. There are other very important reasons to vote and more ways to change the country than selecting one leader, such as

the California propositions. With your vote, you can change the way our state government is run. You have the power with your vote, and it counts. The Daily Titan urges you to vote. It does not matter who you vote for, or what your view of the props is. Take advantage of your democratic privilege. Propositions such as 30 directly affect how we as students will proceed with our education. Others will affect you as you leave

college and enter the workforce, most likely before the next presidential term. California is one of the few states that allows the public to directly vote on state amendments and laws. In 2008, the now infamous Proposition 8 passed by a narrow margin of 52 to 48 percent, a victory that could have been swayed either way with a higher voter turnout. Among students, voter turnout is generally lower than the other voting generations. In 2008, only

53 percent of the 18 to 29-year-old demographic did step out to vote in California. Other years show a similar trend; 46 percent of young people voted in the 2004 election. If everyone takes a few minutes of their day today to check a box and sign their name, it could alter the course of an election. A campus the size of Cal State Fullerton, 37,000 students strong, can make a difference. Not to mention the other college campuses around the state. Go vote.

Relief vs running; helping people should come first The New York Marathon was rightly canceled, but it took officials too long, causing strife for citizens and runners LAUREN TORRES Daily Titan

Amid the horrible devastation caused by superstorm Sandy that hit last week along the east coast, the New York Marathon was set to run this Sunday. Until it was canceled. The marathon was simply canceled, but rather abruptly last Friday when the race had been scheduled for Sunday. It had planned to start in Staten Island, which was a hard-hit area in which many lost homes and lives. Although the city did react and canceled the marathon, the controversy was immediate with blame placed on Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the director of the marathon, Mary Wittenberg, for suggesting it continue in the first place. By canceling the New York City Marathon, the city did the right thing. Right now is not the time to celebrate a marathon as a devastating hurricane just hit. According to the Huffington Post, there was so much scrutiny from the public and fellow New Yorkers to cancel the race. Politicians objected, Facebook groups sprang up, and runners protested instead of running. There were just as

many against the race on Facebook as there were running in the race itself. Sadly all this attention from the media and public could have been deferred from Bloomberg had he not waited so long, instead of his questionable act to cancel last minute. Bloomberg should have canceled as soon as Hurricane Sandy hit, or postponed it ahead of time had he known a potential disaster was going to occur. Waiting only caused more tension. Not only should he have done it sooner but this late announcement caused an inconvenience for the runners who had already made the flight out for the race. Now not only are the runners out of luck with no marathon but some, such as a hotel owner in Staten Island, decided they would close their doors to runners and give shelter to those without power and water. Although Bloomberg stated he felt the marathon would “lift the spirits of the people as it did after September 11,” it was just too devastating for the residents, and who could blame them? It is not their responsibility to feel joyous to host a marathon after many have died and homes were destroyed. Sure the marathon would bring a great amount of revenue to the city, but how much would that be if large areas of the city are covered underwater, and streets are destroyed with debris from the hurricane? The effort to clean up in a short amount of

time is unrealistic, just for the sake of a marathon. Furthermore, Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo, told The Huffington Post that while the marathon would potentially be good for the city’s morale, it wasn’t necessary to boost the economy. One race would not change the amount of loss and devastation that has already occurred; according to New York Road Runners, the organization that operates the marathon, it takes about 93,600 bottles of water; 30,000 energy bars; 40,000 cups of coffee, and 1,700 portable toilets as a list of resources slated for the Staten Island start line alone. All these resources could have been geared to the refugees of the hurricane. This made many protestors very upset, many of which believed the city should focus resources on storm recovery, not the marathon. Since the marathon has been cancelled, these resources are now being used to help those who actually need it, and rightly so. At a time like this the city does not need a controversy from something as small as a marathon, runners do not need animosity from protesters in the city and the residents devastated do not need the city or mayor to tell them they have to embrace the marathon to feel united. Everyone is affected in their own way, and quite frankly Mayor Bloomberg ultimately did the right thing by choosing to cancel the event, even if he did so in an untimely manner.

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Brea Plaza theater shows movies at discounted prices The movie theatre gives moviegoers a chance to see old movies once again RAYMOND MENDOZA Daily Titan

There is a poem by Robert Frost that states “Nothing gold can stay” and it is analogous of the changing of times, the fond remembrance and the power of nostalgia. While Frost probably was not thinking about films at the time of the poem’s publication, the metaphor can still stand for a golden age of cinema or at least the childhood memories of an old film. With special “Red Carpet Classics” and “Flashback Films,” Brea Plaza 5 Cinemas allows moviegoers to re-live their memories by having an adventure with the Goonies, checking into the Bates motel or even doing the Time Warp again. While mainstream theaters struggle to keep up attendance and increase the price of admission and concessions annually, the Brea 5 has the prices and films of a yesterday from long ago. The theater is known as a “second run” theater, meaning that the films that the Brea 5 shows have all been released for at least three to four months at major movie theaters. Since the films are old to major theaters, the Brea 5 can discount prices to $3 for matinee showings and $3.75 for evenings. Discounted prices might bring about the idea that the theatre is in poor shape. However, the Brea 5 is vibrant and well-maintained from the bright red and blue concession stand to the soft red cushion seats. The walls are covered with framed movie posters featuring movies currently showing at the Brea 5 and coming attractions to both inform and entice customers to return. Unlike most movie theaters, the Brea 5 largely seems to be devoid of defacement or graffiti, and instead has clean walls and floors for a friendly and well maintained appearance. Somehow the Brea 5 lacks the sticky, gooey substance that seems to be mandatory floor coating at other major movie theaters. Patrons will not be hearing the sound of their sneakers sloshing through spilled soda or trudging through discarded nacho cheese. At the Brea 5, cleanliness is a permanent resident. Since there are only five screens at the Brea 5, the theaters are small compared to major movie theaters. Yet the theater makes up for that shortcoming by screening classic films such as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Big Lebowski and The Wild One. Tickets for the “Red Carpet Classics” and “Flashback Films” are priced at $5 each and are screened the first and third weekends of every month. The Brea 5 has been lauded by guests as fantastic with inexpensive prices to combat the rising costs of cinema experiences. The theater has been in business for just over two years, but has recently found success with old movie screenings within the past year and a modern social media approach to getting public interest to keep the business profitable. In a Los Angeles Times box office report for March 26, 2012, the article outlines irregular grosses for films from year to year with an emphasis on the 2011 box office grosses being the “lowest in 16 years.” The friendly atmosphere does not stop at the bright decor of the Brea 5; even the heavily tattooed General Manager Mark Martinez, 28, is approachable. Martinez, a Placentia resident, has been working at the Brea 5 theater since it opened in 2010 and has been the general manager for the past six months. Martinez outlined the business model for Brea 5 as mainly reach-

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ing out to the community through the use of sponsorships of local schools such as Brea Olinda High School and Fullerton College, as well as a coupon deal with Groupon.com. The community advertisements have apparently worked, as Martinez said that attendance is high enough that the Brea 5 is considered one of the top three theaters owned by Tristone Cinemas. “We just did a big thing with Groupon and that’s bringing in a lot of business. It’s really popular on the internet... People bring (coupons) in and it’s their first time coming here and once you get them in here and they see the set up and really like it, they’ll be coming back,” said Martinez. Even though Martinez could not divulge the actual profits of the Brea 5, he has said that attendance and concessions sales have increased in the past year and that the Red Carpet Classics and Flashback Cinema movies have helped with public interest in the theater.

“We’re a lot more... We’re more of a loving company than a corporate one.” JENNIFER GARNER Morning shift manager “By now after two years our business, especially around the holidays, has not only doubled but sometimes quadrupled in not only box office sales but also concession sales,” Martinez said. While most theaters claim to excel in customer service, some Brea 5 theater employees seem to be willing to go above and beyond to help patrons like Myrna Carrasco. “I once dropped my prescription glasses in the toilet,” said Carrasco. “They fell off as I turned to flush and the worker immediately stopped what she was doing to help me. Talk about great customer service.” Carrasco then said she enjoys going to the Brea 5 cinema because it is “convenient, affordable and friendly. The movie theater is not rundown, it’s clean.” Projectionist Paul Edwards, 30, has also noticed a fair amount of patrons at the Red Carpet Classics and Flashback Films screenings because of a fondness of films that have not been in theaters in years and sometimes decades. “There’s definitely a little bit of an edge with doing older films because I’m pretty sure a lot of people, not just myself, love coming out to see older films being played again on the big screen.” said Edwards. Morning shift manager Jennifer Gardner, 19, a business management major at Cal State Fullerton, said customer loyalty might be due to the low prices of tickets, affordable concessions and a friendly environment that big movie theaters sometimes do not have. “We’re a lot more, I guess you could say personal than (larger theaters) because our staff is so much smaller...We’re more of a loving company than a corporate one,” said Garner.

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Countless articles, animated GIF images, standalone memes and a parody website, JoeBidensTeeth.com, popped up all over the internet after the vice presidential debate. Biden’s teeth have also become the focus of many comedians’ jokes.

Media shines a light on Biden’s dental hygiene After presidential debate, Twitter buzz caused vice president Joe Biden’s white chops to go viral LAURA BILLITER For the Daily Titan

During election season, candidates are furiously trying to sway voters with precisely crafted messages, ads and slogans. But the impact of personal image might have the last laugh, as Joe Biden’s teeth brushed all that aside. Twitter feeds on Oct. 11 were abuzz with commentary and quotes from the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Candidates had their own teams typing out partisan tidbits in 140 characters or less. But while tweets from their official Twitter handles secured some spread, talk about teeth went viral. Comedian Morgan Murphy inspired nearly 15,000 people to retweet her thoughts on the Democratic candidate: “Biden’s teeth are so white they’re voting for Romney.” Biden’s brilliantly white chops and habitual smiling during the debate took the Internet by storm not only on Twitter, but also through animated GIF images and standalone memes featuring his “glowing grin.” Even newspapers and online publications the next day sank their teeth into the phenomenon. “Joe Biden’s Teeth Devour Debate” head-

lined Mashable, The New York Times led with “Show of Teeth Spurs a Debate Over Biden,” and Seattle Weekly proclaimed “Joe Biden’s Teeth Win Vice Presidential Debate!” Nationally award-winning social media, public relations and communications professional Ted Nguyen said anything that becomes viral will decidedly have an impact on the election. “To what degree, that obviously is to be determined, but I think the people who are predisposed to liking him will like him even more, and people who don’t like him will see something differently,” said Nguyen. “I think if anything it confirms or reconfirms people’s disposition and I don’t think it will make a marked difference, but I do think it will amplify existing attitudes and feelings people have,” he added. The website JoeBidensTeeth.com, however, appears to be trying to sway that. The website looks like a promotional dental hygiene site endorsed by the vice president. The visually kid-friendly, patriotic site features tabs such as “brushing tips,” “tooth chronicles,” and “mission” under their slogan “Nobody Messes with Joe!” Yet under the veneer of official endorsement and vice presidential polish, the site is in no way affiliated with Biden or any party or sponsor, and doesn’t provide any hygienic help. “Joe doesn’t know what the future holds or if America can survive its overindulgence. He doesn’t know when wars will end or if they will ever be a thing of the past.

He doesn’t know why he looks so good, but knows America likes it,” the site reads. The site touts Biden’s superior oral health as a sign of his clean-cut and responsible personality that makes him the prime candidate for office. But orthodontic specialist Ken Fischer, DDS, said Biden’s teeth don’t represent the work of good oral hygiene at all. “I noticed right away that those weren’t his natural teeth,” Fischer said. “From a professional opinion, it’s all crown and bridge. Natural teeth are not that white, and no amount of whitening can reach that kind of color,” he said. Fischer has privately practiced orthodontia since 1975 and said that the kind of dental work he believes Biden had done is very common in the entertainment industry, but that there are reasons other than cosmetic that would require crowns and bridges, such as “having your teeth knocked out and needing restorative work.” Unless shared, such information is that which only Biden and his dentist know. Whether knowledge or suspicion of Biden’s cosmetic enhancement will negatively affect voters is ultimately up to the individual. However, one thing is certain: Image, as much as message, is pivotal in connecting with constituents. The latest image is the one conjured by comedian and political analyst Stephen Colbert on his popular late night show The Colbert Report, Thursday: “The National Guard is assisting Jersey Shore… and Joe Biden is using his teeth to illuminate Hoboken.”

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There are over 300 hidden tokens on campus, and a total of 15 prizes to give away. The contest began last Monday and it ends Tuesday at 6 p.m. “It’s put on by the Titan Pride Center which is funded by ASI and also in partnership with the CSUF votes campaign,” said Frank Sanchez, 22, Titan Pride Center attendant and a radio-TVfilm major. Joanne Caculitan, 21, a kinesiology major, Titan Pride Center attendant and member of the Chief of Communications Team for ASI Executive Board said Wiley came up with the idea. “The idea is a spin-off of our popular Tuffy Token Giveaway that we have put on in the previous semesters,” said Caculitan. “If students do not have the time to go to the Titan Pride center they can easily just visit our Facebook page with all the info that will be provided.” Since tokens are scattered everywhere, the contest is like a scavenger hunt. Navarro said he went on a look-

out throughout the whole campus, going inside buildings trying to find tokens. “Unfortunately, the four that I have found were not winners,” Navarro said. “But now I’m just going to go on the lookout to find some more.” The tokens can be found anywhere, Navarro said. “Three of the ones I found were inside a building, like on poster boards in buildings or behind a trashcan” he said. “But one of them I actually found outside, and it was stuck to the side of a vending machine... they can really be anywhere on campus.” Navarro said his goal is to continue searching for the tokens and to hopes to get lucky with a winning one. He said it is difficult to find the tokens because they blend in into the surroundings. “What’s interesting about them is that they just blend in, so even though it’s somewhere very conspicuous, where you should be able to just see it, it just kind of blends in so you have to be looking for them to be able to find them,” he said.

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The Student Rec Center: more than just a gym

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The challenge of staying fit with a busy schedule Some students seek other alternatives when time at the gym is simply not an option LAUREN TORRES Daily Titan

A mecca of health and fitness at CSUF, the Student Recreation Center satisfies patron’s needs KYMBERLIE ESTRADA Daily Titan

After a highly stressful couple of weeks of midterms, students can finally take a study break, ditch the morning coffee energy boosters and get back to their regular workout routine. Unlike other gyms that have a very limited number of workout equipment, Cal State Fullerton’s 95,000-square-foot two-story Student Recreation Center (SRC) houses a large amount of equipment and space to accommodate its student population. The first level is comprised of a free weights room, two studios for workout classes, a 22,000 square foot multi-court gymnasium and an outdoor lap pool. The top level showcases an indoor track, two studios, a theater cardio room, racquetball courts, an indoor cycling room, as well as conference rooms. SRC front desk attendant Allison Doyanhos said not many CSUF students are aware that they are paying for the facility. “I’d say about 70 percent of CSUF students use the SRC regularly. It’s included in your tuition, so if you’re not coming to the gym, you’re wasting some of your tuition,” said Doyanhos. Doyanhos, who has taken most of the classes at the SRC said the guts, butts and thighs class is her favorite for its intense results, but the yoga and pilates classes are a great way to calm down those muscles. The SRC also has multi-purpose courts where students can play various sports, as well as be involved in an intramural league, such as basketball, badminton,

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Alex Ehrgott, 24, a nursing major, climbs the 1,100-square-foot rock wall which is one of the state-of-the-art features of the SRC. She started climbing last year.

volleyball and indoor soccer. Kinesiology major Jonathon Jimenez visits the SRC three times a week for two to three hours. “I usually do major lifts, bench, back exercises, then go play basketball afterwards,” said Jimenez. Jimenez, who comes by himself to the gym, mentioned that he has made a lot of friends at the SRC, including Fullerton College student Kron Johnson. The SRC is not only available to CSUF students, but also offers a non-enrolled student membership for $50 a semester. “I heard there was good basketball competition here,” said Johnson, explaining why he decided to get a CSUF gym membership. “It’s also a state-of-the-art gym with a lot of workout equipment.” Johnson said he enjoys the student-life environment the gym presents. “It just seems like a kick-it spot. Some people are just in their normal clothes hanging out,” Johnson said. The SRC is open everyday, Monday through Thursday 6 a.m. to midnight, Friday 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. Liberal studies major Samantha Hjellum, a commuter student, said she has class four days a week and is at school all day due to the time gaps in her school schedule. “I come to the gym Monday through Thursday and usually in the afternoon,”

said Hjellum. Hjellum’s workout routine consists of a lot of cardio and spending an hour on the treadmill doing intervals of walking and running while watching a movie in the cardio room. Kinesiology major Allysa Resultay gets a more balanced workout during her time at the SRC. “I run five miles on the indoor track, I go on the elliptical for 10 minutes, I do 30 reps on the vertical row and then leg training on the machines,” said Resultay. Resultay, who normally goes to the gym with a friend said that having a workout buddy is helpful since you’re “pushing each other” to get in a good workout. Many students prefer to attend drop-in fitness classes such as yoga, spin, martial arts and Zumba with a friend. “I usually go to Zumba classes with a friend. So if I look stupid or if my moves aren’t on point, I have someone to laugh with,” said theatre acting major Vivianne Thi. Among the several activities to attend with a friend, is also the SRC’s most unique feature, the indoor rock wall. The rock wall stands at 35 feet high and 27 feet wide and accommodates beginning to advanced level climbers. Rock wall attendant Ana Vazquez suggests rock climbing for every skill level. “We try to pull in new people to try it out,” said Vazquez. “A lot of people don’t know that this is available to them.”

These days, busy has become the norm for many students on campus. School, work and going to the gym may not always be the easiest of tasks to accomplish all in one day. Therefore, students are finding other ways around this system to beat and maintain a healthy lifestyle while juggling a busy life. With busy schedules, including being a full-time student, working either part-time or full-time and other responsibilities, students are finding it harder to get to a gym or a recreational facility without sacrificing time, energy and food choices. Full-time student and full-time employee at a warehouse in Chino, David Cantor, 27, a criminal justice major, said maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important even though he has a fullplate with work and school. “When I don’t have time to go to the gym and I’m at work, I do push-ups and pull-ups,” said Cantor. “I do 100 push-ups and 20 pull-ups.” Cantor also attributes his eating habits to his daily task of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Although he is often too busy to workout at the gym, he eats healthy to make up for it. “I usually do low-carbs and high protein diet, eating foods like white meats such as chicken, fish and boiled eggs,” Cantor added. “I try not to eat too much bread.” Cantor also said he avoids fried foods and a low intake of sodium. “I eat five to six meals a day, in small portions,” he said. He begins his day with breakfast in the morning which consists of a boiled egg and some cheese. Three hours later he has a protein shake. For lunch, he has some chicken or fish with mixed vegetables followed by another protein

shake and then lastly, he has his dinner. “I don’t eat after 8 p.m. because it’s harder for your body to digest food,” Cantor said. To supplement his low-carb diet, Cantor takes whey protein, glutamine and multivitamins. As for alcohol consumption, he adds that he tries not to drink beer because of the high caloric intake. His drink preference is a vodka tonic, which he can consume about two to three. He also adds that it is important to have a glass of water in between each drink. Eric Heilmann, 22, an American studies major, full-time student and part-time employee at Senor Campos Restaurant in La Habra, hardly has time anymore to make a trip out to the gym lately due to his busy schedule. According to Heilmann, he also gets his workout in when he is at work. “I’m on my feet constantly breaking a sweat,” he said. “I also try not to eat the food while I’m at work.” Heilmann said he tries to avoid fast food dining and he gets in a brief workout when he opts to use the stairs instead of the elevators at school. Jennifer Perez, 23, a criminal justice major and full-time student with 15 units under her belt and working full-time said it is hard to stay healthy, but motivation to look and feel good is what gets her to do the little things to help when she cannot make it to the gym. “I don’t drink soda,” said Perez. “And I try not to eat fast food, the convenient stuff like McDonald’s and Jack in the Box.” Perez also added that she tries to start her day by taking a morning jog around the park in her neighborhood. Although these students are busy, they still maintain motivation whether it’s simply eating something healthier while at school or at home or taking the stairs instead of the elevator. It is the simple things such as walking and using our legs and arms in our everyday tasks that make the difference.