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CAMPUS | Conservation

Efficiency group aims to reduce energy use ANDY LUNDIN Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton’s energyefficiency group PowerSave Green Campus is currently working with organizations across campus to encourage energy conservation cut down energy usage. The organization is hoping to promote this through techniques that include replacing incandescent light bulbs throughout campus and monitoring the amount of energy used. The group is organized by the Alliance to Save Energy, a studentled internship program in place at 19 schools around the state that concentrates on sustainability awareness. Jerome Terrell, 23, a master’s student in civil engineering and team leader of Cal State Fullerton’s Green Campus program, said that promoting energy conservation is

currently the team’s biggest focus. “As long as we can change behavior, it will help out the university greatly,” Terrell said. ”It will help people in the long run because these will be the things they teach their kids, their friends, their parents and reduce their energy bill as well.” Terrell said that on-campus housing is one of the most important places on campus to look at energy efficiency due to the fact that the university can easily track and manage the amount of energy used by students living on campus. “It’s really the easiest place where we can regulate it, other than the classrooms, which have to stay on for a certain amount of time ... when in the dorms we can just tell people ‘Hey, turn off your lights when you’re not using them,’” Terrell said. SEE ENERGY, 2

CAMPUS | Philanthropy TIM WORDEN / Daily Titan

Courtney Snyder, a nursing student who also plays for the CSUF women’s softball team, plays her instructional video for nurses at the Pollak Library on Monday.

Senior honors projects displayed Students spend a full year collaborating with mentors in preparation for event CHELSEA BOYD Daily Titan

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Members of Clear Point Communications collect shoes at the Titan Walk Tuesday.

Shoe recycling event raises funds for dogs ERIC GANDARILLA For the Daily Titan

A group of Cal State Fullerton students hosted a shoe recycling event, “Shoes for Shepherds,” to raise funds for the German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County at the Titan Walk on Monday and Tuesday. Clear Point Communications, a student formed public relations group, selected the German Shepherd Rescue organization as part of a service-learning class that focuses on servicing the community. “We chose this client because we all have a mutual love for German shepherds,” said Christina Colucci, 23, a communications major and member of Clear Point Communications. Donated shoes and shoe boxes were stacked around the students’ table along with large boxes for potentially donated shoes. The student group will received 78 cents for every pound of shoes that are collected, according to Michelle Kang, 21, a communications major and member of Clear Point Communications. Colucci said their goal was to raise $500. The funds will go towards the shelter to rehabilitate, feed and find new homes for rescued Shepherds. The shelter is a non-profit organization that receives a majority

of their shepherds from families who are no longer able to care for their pet or from people in the organization that rescue shepherds from shelters, according to Colucci. From there, it finds temporary foster families that can house the shepherds until they are officially adopted by a long term family.

“Dog overpopulation is a big problem in our community and we should do what we can to try to help the dogs.” CHRISTINA COLUCCI Clear Point Communications

At the moment, the organization has taken in so many German shepherds that they no longer have space to rescue more, Colucci said. SEE RESCUE, 2

Fifty-two seniors will be presenting projects this week for the culmination of their involvement in Cal State Fullerton’s Honors Program, with projects ranging from research studies and business plans to creative endeavors and cultural analyses. Students show their work with a 20-minute presentation for faculty, students and guests. Along with their presentations, students also submit a written compilation of their project that is printed and bound. The bound copies sit in the Honors Program office in the Pollak Library.

Presentations began Tuesday morning with Jessica Berry, an English major. Berry presented an excerpt and artwork from a 102-page novella she spent a year writing. Berry said the novella was the largest scale project she had taken on with the intention of sharing it with others. “The whole planning of it started last spring semester and it’s come full circle,” Berry said. For many honors students, this project is the most extensive they encounter during their undergraduate coursework. Courtney Snyder, a nursing student who also plays for the CSUF women’s softball team, presented a teaching video for nurses on the prevention and control of urinary tract infections in hospital settings. The DVD of Snyder’s video will be given to CSUF’s School of

Nursing. Each of the students work with at least one mentor from their department who helps them bring their concepts to fruition. They spend a full year collaborating with students on their work in preparation for the week’s presentations. Snyder’s mentor, Rebecca Otten, Ed.D., attended Tuesday’s presentation and said the honors program leaves behind an important legacy for future CSUF students. “(Snyder) is giving us such a gift for students for years to come,” Otten said of Snyder’s video. Susan Jacobsen, Honors Program director, begins advising each of the honors students in their freshmen year and watches each of the project presentations. Jacobsen, who has been director

of the program for eight years, said this year marks the most projects the Honors Program has ever seen. The program has more than 630 student members representing all majors across each of the colleges. High school seniors with GPAs of 3.5 or above are invited to apply to the program and, if accepted, spend four years taking rigorous honors courses and working to complete their senior project. Current students and transfer students with high GPAs who have not completed many G.E. courses are also able to apply. Students must complete a 24unit minimum of honors coursework and graduate with a minimum of a 3.5 cumulative GPA to receive honors recognition on their diplomas. SEE PROJECTS, 3

CAMPUS | Heat week

Panelists discuss lack of divsersity in education RAYMOND MENDOZA Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton’s Heat Week, a collaboration between oncampus resource centers, continued Tuesday in the Titan Student Union with a panel discussing diversity in education and how certain races and cultures are poorly represented. Panelists at the event, titled “Theory & Education: Creating a Space for Diversity,” also explored how ethnic studies classes and campus resource centers could help change negative attitudes. Patrick Weatherspoon, graduate assistant at the Chicana & Chicano Resource Center at CSUF, led the discussion by asking the panelists questions concerning their own experiences about racial and cultural problems that they have encountered and how education could help society move away from biased points of view. Eliza Noh, an Asian-American studies professor, said using civi-

ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan From left to right: Eliza Noh, Darrell “Jeejay” Brown Jr., and Patrick Weatherspoon discuss diversity in education during Cal State Fullerton’s Heat Week in the Titan Student Union on Tuesday.

lized discussion and theory for different races, cultures and sexual orientations is essential in today’s environment since it dispels false characteristics that could damage the image of certain misunderstood groups. “Theory is useful for understanding culture because when we think of culture and the popular way of understanding culture it tends to be influenced a lot by stereotypes and ideology,” said Noh. “Theory is one way to kind of break that down; to deconstruct those kinds of stereotypical ways of understanding culture.”

“Whether you’re a plant or a human, you need space to grow and that’s what cultural studies does. ” WALTER SANTIZO Community activist, Chicana & Chicano Resource Center Noh also mentioned that the poor state of ethnic studies classes available to her during her college career led to her decision of becoming involved with Asian-American

studies and women’s studies and her eventual career as an AsianAmerican studies professor. SEE DIVERSITY, 3

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Brief by KAITLYN THOMPSON

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The Pentagon has increased planning for potential military intervention in the Syrian civil war, in reaction to growing evidence surrounding the regime’s use of chemical weapons, according to CNN. A senior administration official said that if President Barack Obama was to order action it could mean the involvement of thousands of U.S. troops. However, the official said the likelihood of putting troops on the ground in Syria is not high. After suspicions surrounding Syria’s use of sarin gas on its own people, the Secretary of Defense and other senior civilian officials at the Pentagon continue to update military options. The most likely options include the use of cruise missiles based at sea and on fighter jets to destroy chemical sites and Syrian military installations. Obama has not asked for any of these military options. New planning could involve an effort to align military capabilities and a more humanitarian approach of the U.S. military to relieve hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Turkey, according to the official.

TIM WORDEN / Daily Titan Jerome Terell, 23, a master’s student in civil engineering and team leader of the Green Campus program, talks about how the campus is adopting energy-efficient technologies.

ENERGY: Campus housing to reduce lighting energy use CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Terrell also said the group is working on retrofitting the older lights that are on campus. Doug Kind, manager of commissioning and engineering sustainability for the Physical Plant, said that PowerSave Green Campus has been working closely with both the Physical Plant and Housing and Residence Life to ensure the change of lighting goes through properly. PowerSave Green Campus has also been doing energy calculations for the Physical Plant. “They’ve arranged that in conjuction with us, so the Physical Plant is going to do product selection and acquire the materials. Green Campus is working with housing to make sure that’s all going to be working properly,” Kind said. Terrell said that the new LED lights they are adding will use just a fifth to a 10th of the energy used by incandescent lights. Terrell mentioned that the Alliance to Save Energy has helped PowerSave Green Campus by giving the group goals and project criteria. “This keeps us motivated to achieve those outreach and energy

reduction goals and make a bigger difference in what is happening. They also supply us with nearly all the resources we need to do projects if the Physical Plant or the residence halls can’t help us with what we need,” he said. He added that the Alliance to Save Energy gives the group an implementation budget, which are funds that are provided for PowerSave Green Campus each year to fund projects. Terrell said this helps the group find ways to promote energy conservation. The group is also hoping to contribute to energy efficiency on campus is by replacing the light bulbs on the exit signs across campus with photoluminescent lights. “Most of the time, (the lights) are on all day, all night, but if we’re able to replace them with photoluminescent cells, which is kind of like glow in the dark glass that builds up energy during the day and dissipates it at night, that’s no energy being used there,” Terrell said. Terrell said that PowerSave Green Campus is also looking for new ways to conserve the amount of water used on campus, specifically at the dorms by having low-

“This keeps us motivated to achieve those outreach and energy reduction goals and make a bigger difference in what is happening.” DOUG KIND Manager of Commissioning and Engineering Sustainability, CSUF Physical Plant

flow showerheads installed. “If we can reduce the amount of water coming out, that’s less water wasted. So even if you do take a longer shower ... you’re not wasting as much water if the water was on full blast,” Terrell said.

Brief by KRISTIN WISEMAN

Orange County to shame sex-buyers In an effort to reduce prostitution, the Orange County District Attorney plans to start publicizing sex buyers, according to the Orange County Register. The new tactic, referred to as “shaming,” publicizes information about convicted customers of a prostitute in the same way as murderers, gangsters and sex offenders. Of prostitution-related arrests, 75 percent are women. Traditionally, law enforcement has concentrated on addressing the sex worker. However, the shaming method is intended to punish the buyer by publicly shaming them. Increased criminal shaming such as this has been used in hundreds of local law enforcement agencies. Although the District Attorney’s office has not confirmed when the new policy will take effect or how much information would be divulged, they did say that public awareness of the situation is an avenue they will take advantage of. The county will also form a special three-person unit dedicated to prosecute human trafficking charges as well as connecting victims with resources.

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DIVERSITY: Ethnic studies classes aid critical thinking, experts say CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Darrell “Jeejay” Brown Jr., a graduate assistant for the LGBT/ Queer Resource Center, said creating a dialogue will help others find the same solace that he finds at the resource center and in his ethnic studies classes. “I think for me, as a queer person of color, to communicate and understand that I have a radical way of understanding myself and the world around me that may not fit for what the group thinks or what our larger culture understands,” said Brown. “I have now been given a language in which I can say who I am and be empowered in that voice.” Aside from educating the public on cultural differences, Walter Santizo, community activist for the Chicana & Chicano Resource Center, said that having cultural studies classes about are especially essential to individuals who are want to create a strong community dynamic. “The first step of genocide is the dispossession of space,” said

Santizo. “If we don’t have a space, we can’t grow. Whether you’re a plant or a human, you need space to grow and that’s what cultural studies does.”

“(Ethnic studies) teaches them the critical tools that they need to know regardless of whatever disciplinary training they get.” ELIZA NOH Asian-American Studies Professor

Santizo and Noh both agreed that ethnic studies classes help add

to the critical thinking ability of students, which could lead to better job opportunities. “(Ethnic studies) teaches them the critical tools that they need to know regardless of whatever disciplinary training they get,” said Noh. “That they can apply it to any discipline and kind of setting, which is knowing how to deal with people and understanding the values of our society.” After the discussion ended, Weatherspoon said he hopes that Heat Week will help more students will get involved with ethnic studies classes and campus resource centers since it helps students find an empowering environment with like-minded individuals. “I hope they walk away with a better understanding of how cultural studies can not only benefit them in the classroom but outside in the community and as they go into their professional careers,” said Weatherspoon. “All of these (resource) centers are about having safe spaces for students to go to and relate to one another,” he added.

Courtesy of German Shepard Rescue of Orange County Babe Ruth, a German Shepherd puppy, stands by shoes that were donated to German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County during an event on Sunday.

RESCUE: Event raises awareness of dog population in community CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Due to the overabundance of shepherds at the shelter and the high cost of placing a shepherd with a foster family, the organization welcomes any donations, Colucci said. The event was sponsored by two cupcake stores and the group had a jar for people to donate. “We had the Classic Cupcake sponsor one dozen red velvet cupcakes to our cause with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to the german shepherd rescue. Then we had three dozen cupcakes donated from Kerri’s Sweet Kreations and 100 percent of

the proceeds of those cupcakes as well are going to the german shepherd rescue,” said Sara Araujo, 22, a communications major and member of the group. The group also sold candy and water, with all the proceeds going to the rescue. Raising money was not the only goal of the event—the students also wanted to spread awareness of the organization and situation of dogs in the community. “Dog overpopulation is a big problem in our community and we should do what we can to try to help the dogs,” said Colucci.

“We chose this client because we all have a mutual love for German shepherds.” CHRISTINA COLUCCI Clear Point Communication

TIM WORDEN / Daily Titan Jessica Berry, an English major, talks with her honors project mentor, David Sandner, Ph.D., an English professor, after a partial reading of her novella at the Pollak Library on Tuesday.

PROJECTS: Honors students end CSUF education with presentations CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

In addition to completing the Honors Program unit and GPA requirements, students must present a personal project worth five units of credit. The presentations are spread out from Tuesday through Saturday, with one on Friday, May 17. In their junior and senior years, honors students take a one-unit course each semester dedicated solely to the program. They listen to guest speakers from across the campus and develop their senior projects. Jacobsen said the project parameters are set with the personal interests

of the student in mind. “My first question to them is, ‘What are you passionate about? What do you want to know more about?’” Jacobsen said. “This is the one assignment of their entire undergraduate career that is truly their own.” Students can choose any topic they wish to explore and come up with a substantial method of structuring the project. Some, like Snyder, present their work in video form, others put together live performances or share written research. Jacobsen said while there are guidelines, she expects them to fully explore projects passionately rather than try to hit a page count

with the written portion. She describes the projects as bricks placed in a wall of contributions to academia. “Their projects are not the beginning or the end of their subject. It’s a tiny contribution to the world of scholarship,” she said. Students also choose who their audience will be, Jacobson said. While some choose to gear their presentations to the general public, many choose to speak to experts in their fields. “They have to think about why they’re doing this project, who they’re writing for, the ‘so what’ factor,” she said. “As scholars we’re not in this alone. We’re in a dialogue with other scholars.”

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The slightly taxed and open Internet The revenue generated by online sales tax would help cash-strapped states LAUREN HARRITY Daily Titan

A bill proposing to expand Internet sales tax nationwide is moving forward in the Senate, despite many critics who feel it infringes on states’ rights and Internet commerce. Yet despite the fears of many conservative anti-tax activists, this bill will not be an infringement, but rather a benefit to many states and small businesses. Many have cited the Internet Tax Freedom Act to try and claim the injustice of the bill, which is already in effect in California. However, the Internet Tax Freedom Act was passed in 1998 when the Internet was just beginning to be something that everyone had in their homes; back in the days of AOL and “You’ve Got Mail.” The act was set up to prevent people from having to pay taxes for access to the Internet itself or to email, but does not exempt tax from being collected on sales over the Internet as these are made at the

state level like the taxes on mail orders were once upon a time. There is no way at that time anyone could have anticipated the life the Internet would take on or the effect it would have on brick-andmortar stores. Today, most people can’t go more than an hour without being “online” either through their phones, laptops or tablets. Under current law, online retailers can collect sales tax in states where they have a physical presence, like a flagship store or warehouse. With the new bill, sales tax would be collected in the state where the purchaser lives, regardless of the presence of a physical store in that state. The tax is estimated to collect between $22 billion and $24 billion that have so far gone uncollected. This new source of revenue could help the many states currently in dire financial straits like our beloved California. While the tax bill hasn’t been in effect long enough in California to get a real idea of the effect, the possibilities are that we could see millions of dollars in revenue being used for transportation expenditures, aid for local governments and public education. As a student at a public univer-

sity I am all for something that will generate more revenue for my school, even if it means having to pay a measly 4 percent more on my online shopping.

The bill is evening the playing field between material stores and online retailers. Another fear is that the bill will ruin Internet commerce and force customers into shopping at brickand-mortar stores against their will. Yet, In my experience, the main motivation for shopping online rather than in store is because it is more convenient to sit at home in pajamas and shop than it is to go out into the world (or because the item is only available online). Nobody is stopping those of us who prefer the convenience of on-

line shopping to continue to do so, rather the bill is evening the playing field between material stores and online retailers. For those who can only shop online, or simply prefer it, they will continue to do so unimpeded. Those who are able and don’t mind venturing out of doors will find instore costs to be more comparable with their online counterparts. This will give small businesses a fighting chance against the big Internet companies. Small businesses are a staple in many communities and getting rid of them would not only be getting rid of a member of the community but taking away jobs from our neighbors or friends. It is only fair that companies selling the same products should pay the same taxes. This new bill is not raising taxes, but rather providing legislature to enable states to enforce already-established tax laws. Many online companies were at first opposed to the bill but after researching it clearly big name companies like Amazon have realized it is not a threat to them and now support the bill. Despite the cries of the doomsday-ists the benefits of this bill far outweigh any negatives.

Limited reform is better than no reform

Gov. Jerry Brown has made education reform a focus of his administration.

Dem’s fighting words, politically RICARDO GONZALEZ Daily Titan

SERGIO GOMEZ Daily Titan

The United States was built on a foundation laid out by immigrants from all over Europe. Many more immigrants came to the U.S. in the early 20th century to build a better life for themselves and their family. Over the past several decades, many more families have followed suit and have come to the U.S. to pursue that American dream. Now, there is a hard push for immigration reform in the U.S. as many of those families who came have found it difficult to do anything about their status here; they’re forced to live in hiding. A Senate bill introduced earlier this month would bring many of the estimated 11 million immigrants living here illegally a in a path to citizenship. The problem, however, is many would be left behind from this reform push. There hasn’t been a mass immigration reform since the 1986 amnesty, which gave nearly 12 million undocumented people residency and citizenship, because of the difficulty in how to execute one and who to grant benefits from it, all while keeping the U.S. secured. Under the bill proposed, people who arrived here after Dec. 31, 2011, those with gay partners legally in the U.S. and siblings of U.S. citizens (along with many deportees) will not qualify for citizenship. The number of people who

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Courtesy of MCT Proposed immigration reform would benefit 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, but loopholes exclude many.

have come to the U.S. since January 2012 is believed to be a small amount, according to the Associated Press, and deportation numbers did not exceed. Although deportations split up families, this is a necessary casualty in the battle for the passing of an immigration reform. The number of immigrants that have been waiting for decades to get a chance greatly outweighs the small amount of people who will not be eligible. The bill should not fall just for the benefit of the minority and should pass for the benefit of the majority. There have been immigrants here that brought their families more than 20 years ago and have struggled ever since with no real

way to become a legal resident. Their children know nothing outside of the U.S. and they feel is their country. These children grow up and go to school. The passing of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals bill has given them the ability to work and stay in the country legally. However, they still have no path to citizenship. The passing of this current immigration reform bill will give these people a chance, they will justify their parents decision to bring them here. For the few who won’t qualify, well tough luck. Those who came here after 2011 should not be able to qualify because it wouldn’t be fair. Those who have been deported, it was likely for a reason; an arrest. Ac-

cording to the AP, most of these arrests come from DUI and domestic violence, so why should they be able to benefit for their mistakes? Siblings or gay partners of U.S. citizens should not be able to benefit simply because they haven’t been in the U.S. at all; struggling alongside the rest of the roughly 11 million immigrants here. There are also families who have been split up because one of the parents decided to leave the U.S. voluntarily to go visit a dying relative; something that was their decision to leave. It is a sad reality, but necessary to ensure the majority of immigrants get their chance. A sacrifice, unfortunately, for many to finally be able to fulfill their dream of becoming a U.S. citizen.

Tough times demand tough talk, and times have indeed been tough for California’s once-great educational system for some time. Reforming the aged and decrepit systems currently in place has been a crusade that Gov. Jerry Brown has been doggedly fighting since he took office. Now turning his focus toward funneling money from more affluent public school districts into poorer ones, Brown’s ambition is once again meeting some staunch resistance from those both within and outside his party. But it seems that Brown has forgotten his crusade is only a metaphoric one, as he seemed more than ready to unsheath a sword on the state’s Senate when he addressed them on April 24. “If people are going to fight it, they’re going to get the battle of their lives,” said Brown. “Everything we have to bear in this battle, we’re bringing it.” Brown would christen his pitch to lawmakers as a “cause,” making the distinction from a typical measure that the Senate would face. Fellow Democrat, Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento, told the Los Angeles Times he felt Brown’s comments were “a little bit sharp,” somewhat evincing the atypical level of aggression that Brown showed.

It’s refreshing that a politician would come straight out and say, ‘I want this. Do this now.’ And why shouldn’t this approach come off as a bit surprising? After all, as cutthroat as the realm of politics is, it’s usually veiled (however thinly) by restraint and implication. Politics are passive aggressive—more comparative to a mother trying to get her sons to visit her more often than an actual combative exchange. If only because he’s chosen to cut the figurative malarkey and get to his point and his real political desires, Brown’s no-nonsense approach should be admired. Whether or not one agrees with him should be a moot point; it’s refreshing that a politician would come straight out and say, ‘I want this. Do this now.’ But can this approach work to get Brown the measures he wants?

Well, yes and no. If one looks at politics from a larger scale—say on the national stage—one can do a quick comparison to traditional political practices. For example, when President Barack Obama wants a measure passed he typically makes an appeal to unity. He attempts to bind all parties under the flag they share and make changes based upon a collective middle ground. This makes sense, too. Obama is dealing with an entire country filled with such a huge spectrum of different people and ideologies that it would be more than foolish for him to come off as confrontational. It isn’t to say that the president never calls out the opposing party or viewpoint; his emotionally aggressive address after recent gun control measures died on the Senate floor being a prime example. However, therein lies the heart of a great conundrum. Obama’s understated appeal lead to the measures he supported ultimately failing. That means, despite the “playing ball” approach, there’s only so much influencing what way the political chips will fall. Sometimes, the other side is just going to take their ball and go home, even when the most reasonable and communal rules are in place. That means that Obama and his supporters would have had much better results had they come straight out to lawmakers and said, ‘You better be passing these bills OR ELSE,’ right? Undoubtedly. Maybe. Probably not. Again, national politics is a much different animal than state-level politics that even if the president came out with the tough guy act, there’s not too much he could do in the wake of overwhelming opposition. But Brown’s unorthodox move actually does have a good chance of swaying state lawmakers into “standing down,” if only to avoid the fight that Brown has vowed is coming should this education reform meet a similar response. “I’m glad we provoke a strong reaction,” Steinberg said, expanding on his feelings about Brown’s statements. “It is time to engage with the leaders and the members who have the responsibility to actually cast the votes and pass any change, any major change to the way we finance public education.” If nothing else, it will most certainly be fascinating to see what happens in the wake of this address. The reaction to these statements and indeed the fate of Jerry Brown’s education reform might mark this as a crucial turning point, for good or for ill. Though, secretly, it would be entertaining to see just what kind of rhetoric Brown might use should his appeal go unheeded.

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Beer taps worked overtime this Sunday as guests were invited to raise a glass ... or 10, at Fullerton’s microbrewery Bootleggers. Bootleggers hosted their fifth anniversary celebration: “Music & Beer Fest at The Muck,” at the historic Muckenthaler Center in Fullerton. Eager patrons arrived an hour before the event, creating a line that quickly wrapped around the parking lot. Attendees who purchased the $30 ticket received ten taster tickets to sample more than 30 of Bootlegger’s beers on tap. The selection included several barrel aged rarities and sour beers featured exclusively for the event. Bootleggers also released their highly anticipated “80th Anniversary Ale” for sampling Sunday. “It’s named after the number of years after prohibition, so our fifth anniversary is actually named 80,” said Aaron Barkenhagen, owner and head brewer of Bootleggers Brewery. Barkenhagen said that this year’s anniversary ale is a Belgian style stout, made with Belgian yeast and roasty dark fruit notes. Beer buffs in attendance also received a commemorative “Bootleggers 5th Anniversary” tasting glass to use for sampling drinks. Tarin Almsteadt, 34, one of Bootleggers first employees and Cal State Fullerton alumni, said that he was looking forward to completing his tasting glass collection. The event brought in locals and beer aficionados. From a photo booth, a mechanical bull, lawn games, three live bands and free tours of the Muckenthaler vintage travel exhibit, there were plenty activities to partake in while visiting the 16

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The microbrewery hosted a music and beer festival to honor their anniversary.

different beer tasting stations. For hungry beer bellies, three gourmet food trucks including Dos Chinos, TJs Woodfire Pizza and The Viking Truck drove out for the anniversary. Local venues like Brew Haw BBQ and desserts by Brew Cakes, who specialize in beer infused cupcakes and treats, offered their services as well. The celebration brought an array of breweries from the local southern California micro brewing community. The participating guest breweries included The Bruery (Placentia), Tustin Brewing Co. (Tustin), Noble Ale Works (Anaheim), Packinghouse (Riverside), Bravery Brewing (Lancaster), Ritual Brewery (Redlands) and Newport Beach Brewing Co. (Newport Beach). Barkenhagen said that the brewinging industry is a large community. “We just asked some of our friends to come and pour some beer, and be a part of our anniversary, it’s cool, ya know,” said Barkenhagen. In March of this year, Bootleggers made a big move from a crowded warehouse to a new tasting room and pilot brewery location, cleverly nestled behind the popular SoCo district in Downtown Fullerton. The popularity of microbreweries are continuing to grow. Beer drinkers can now find various types of a Bootleggers branded beer at many local spots in or around Fullerton. “We are in over 250 taps just in Or-

ange County,” said Barkenhagen, “Out of all the breweries on draft in Orange County we’re No. 14. That includes all the big breweries too.” The hometown craft beer creator also said that Bootleggers has roughly 1500 accounts in Southern California. Bootleggers’ branded beer can be found on shelves at grocery stores, bars, liquor stores, restaurants, etc. Greg Nagle, writer of OC Beer Blog, said it’s been fun watching Bootleggers grow over the last five years. “I love everything that they do, and its good to support Orange County breweries, and obviously Bootleggers is a huge part of that,” Nagle said. Although, five years may seem like a short climb to success, Barkenhagen, who graduated from Cal State Fullerton, started making beer in his garage at 19. “It’s awesome, I couldn’t ask for anything else, its been a long road to get here, but we’re super excited that we’re here after five years and are doing well,” Barkenhagen said. Barkenhagen said that future entrepreneurs should have a good plan, even if it’s a small, get started small and build up from there. “If I hadn’t had taken that initial leap, and just kind of ya know went for it, we would never be here right now, so just, ya know, go out, and give it a shot,” Barkenhagen said. “Take the leap, do something.” Cheers to that!

Travelling from town to town over the years, Casey Cerescenzo of The Dear Hunter has seen the good, bad and beautiful moments of life. But now he has a new story to tell in his recently released album, Migrant. Cerescenzo has served as both a performer and a producer of music. One of his most recent side projects was the production of the alternative indie rock band K Será. Over the years Cerescenzo has put creative thought into the growth of The Dear Hunter. The Dear Hunter started as a side project of Cerescenzo’s during his high school years. Cerescenzo would put the name “The Dear Hunter” on the songs he wrote because he was always too bashful to put his own name on his work. Over the years, The Dear Hunter grew to be both a way of theatrical storytelling and a hand to hold through the rough patches of life. The Dear Hunter has released a collection of EPs and an album as a three-part story. This includes Act I: The Lake South, The River North, Act II: The Meaning of and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading and Act III: Life and Death. There is anticipation among fans for a concluding part four to the beloved trilogy. “I want to do it, but every time that somebody comes up to me at a show and is frustrated that the new record is Migrant and not Act IV, it makes me less and less ex-

cited to do it, just because I want people to want a record from the band that is a record we are excited about,” said Cerescenzo, “So I want them to want Act IV when we’re excited about it, and not just want it on the principle of having it.” Cerescenzo plans to wait until he feels an uncontrollable passion to finish the collection. The Color Spectrum, released 2011, was the first project where Cerescenzo wanted to switch gears and different sounds and styles. Each EP has a unique sound to each color. The whole collection included Black, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet and White. Songs from the Green EP were gentle and calming, while songs from the Red EP were gritty and dark. With Migrant out, Cerescenzo is taking The Dear Hunter on its first headlining tour in a year. The band is picking up popularity with their single from the album, “Whisper” playing on radio stations. “We’ve supported so many bands on tour for so long and we traveled around doing 30 minute sets that I think we’re kind of, whether or not our career is passed that, I think for our own enjoyment, musically, we’re passed that,” said Cerescenzo. He added that the group wants to stay active but that they collectively agree that it means doing longer headlining tours rather than the less frequent shows that are sometimes around. Cerescenzo has high ambitions for The Dear Hunter and hopes to extend headline tours overseas one day. One of the songs in the album, “Sweet Naiveté” has become Cerescenzo’s favorite song.

This is because of the delicate and more thoughtful dynamics of the song compared to what he’s used to as a musician. Cerescenzo said that it’s different for him because he is so used to yelling and singing really loudly. “I guess grow as a singer and a songwriter, and to do something more subdued and thoughtful, it’s a growing learning process for me … I’m taking a leap in a personal way,” said Cerescenzo. Cerescenzo has taken influential moments in his life as a form of inspiration for his music. Even the title Migrant was thought out for a theme throughout the songs. “The more and more I thought about it, it’s a lifestyle that we use,” said Cerescenzo, “It’s buried in the music itself, it just felt like a parallel to our lives in a way.” Migrant consists of some of the most personal songs Cerescenzo has written. Still, with the range of emotions The Dear Hunter has always offered a spectacular range in styles visited throughout written songs from distorted guitar to orchestrated strings and to gentle piano. The songs of Migrant offer ambiance, reflection, hope, and the gritty taste of reality. “There’s a threshold of how similar things sound,” Cerescenzo said. “Once it crosses that line and it’s too reminiscent of something else I think that’s just the filtration process of the right music for the album.” There is no telling where Cerescenzo will migrate to next, but he’ll be stopping by the Becker Amphitheater today. For more news on the band or to see their tour schedule visit http://TheDearHunter.com/.

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Food and drinks: That pretty much sums up a typical night out. But if you’re heading to downtown Fullerton (DTF), you’re probably not looking for Chili’s, Buffalo Wild Wings or any other chain restaurant. You’re looking for an authentic dining experience. In the mood for Italian? Mexican? Irish? Whether you’re craving European beer on tap or a classic American burger, downtown Fullerton offers an array of venues to satisfy any craving. Non-residents visit DTF for its nightlife that promises entertainment, music, drinks and a good time. While Google searches and Yelp reviews may dictate how a guest may choose their restaurant or bar of choice, locals, in this case Cal State Fullerton students, have the upper-hand in knowing which places offer the best deals and menu selection. Alicia Meyer, 22, a kinesiology major, said she likes Hopscotch, one of downtown Fuller-

ton’s newest bars, which features a southern-style atmosphere, comfort food and more than 100 varieties of whiskey. “I like Palapas. The fish bowls are fun and it’s a good way to get a big group going,” Meyer said. Meyer said she enjoys Palapa Grill, an island-themed Tiki bar, for their happy hour deals which include $3 beers and $3 well drinks. Kyle McCain, 24, a psychology major, said he visits Heroes at least once a month. “Each place has a pretty good beer selection, but my favorite place would have to be Heroes,” McCain said. McCain added that he normally doesn’t go for happy hour, but that he likes the venue’s nightlife. “I’m a really big fan of their $10 beer selection. The beers are huge,” McCain said. Jose Galvez, 19, a sociology major, said that although he isn’t legally allowed to drink yet, downtown Fullerton has many restaurants and cafes suitable for any age group. “I really like Tranquil Tea ... The atmosphere is calm,” Galvez said.

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Grammy winning bassist, composer and arranger John Clayton will perform six selections from his albums Friday in Meng Concert Hall. The performance, hosted by the Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, will include clinics on Thursday and Friday. Friday’s performance will feature the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, of which Clayton is a founding member. The Grammy-nominated ClaytonHamilton Jazz Orchestra is co-led by his brother John, saxophonist Jeff Clayton and drummer Jeff Hamilton. John also co-leads with Jeff to create the Clayton Brothers Quintet, which has been nominated for two Grammy awards. Clayton has written and arranged numerous songs for many famous artists such as Natalie Cole, Nancy Wilson, Quincy Jones and Gladys Knight, among others. “We always had music around the house and when I was 13 I was able to take an elective, and I chose music,” said Clayton. Clayton said he originally signed up to play the tuba, but something immediately caught his eye as he was leaving music class.

who made so many recordings and tours with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, recorded with Luke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Sara Vaughan and Billie Holiday, and so on,” said Clayton. “He was my teacher who pretty much became a father figure for me, and he opened the door to this music and this life which led to a lot of different things.” Clayton said that based on the experiences he has created and experienced, it has molded him into who he is today. Bill Cunliffe, a Cal State Fullerton music professor and director of Clayton’s upcoming performance, explained what students should expect to enjoy based on Clayton’s years of experience. “He is a very charismatic and emotionally communicative musician. He is about making the music feel great and about inspirational and lyric beauty in his bass playing, arranging and composing,” said Cunliffe. “It is rare to have someone who is a great instrumentalist and a great composer.” Cunliffe said he has played in both of Clayton’s groups, The Clayton Brothers Quintet and the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra for more than 10 years. “(Clayton) reached out to me when I moved to town 23 years ago to play in his band, so I have known Clayton since 1989,” Cunliffe said. Cunliffe desired for Clayton to come to Fullerton, because of the great role model he is to students both as a musician and as a person. “He (Clayton) is about communication,” Cunliffe said. “I believe that when there is good communication, good music becomes great.” Luther Hughes, a music professor who teaches electric and double bass at CSUF, explained the connection between Clayton and himself, and how Brown assisted Hughes in landing his first job as a musician. “Ray gave me my first big important job in town with some very famous jazz players,” said Hughes. “Ray was very instrumental in helping me get my career started in Los Angeles.” Hughes expressed that besides Clayton being a marvelous educator, his teaching abilities stem from his passion for music. “He has become a tremendous internationally respected arranger and composer,” Hughes said. Cunliffe hopes Clayton’s performance will influence students to become emotionally deepened towards jazz.

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Tranquil Tea Lounge’s menu features more than 95 varieties of specialty and organic loose leaf teas. The lounge has a relaxing atmosphere where you can study, hang out or chat with friends, said Galvez. Galvez usually orders the “Geisha’s Kiss,” which he describes as “a bunch of different teas put together with rose hips in it.” Ryan Cabrillos, 21, a business major, said although most of the happy hour deals in DTF are the same he puts Bourbon Street at the top of his list. The California Cajun familystyle restaurant and bar features New Orleans style plates as well as a full bar. Cabrillos said he usually orders a whiskey sour and jello shots. “They also use to have this hot dog stand that was really cool, but then they took that down,” said Cabrillos. Cabrillos added that Bourbon Street’s bacon-wrapped hotdog was his go-to food whenever he found himself at downtown Fullerton after a couple of drinks.

Bourbon Street’s bar is open everyday until 2 a.m. Domestic draught beers are $3 Monday through Thursday during happy hour. They also offer taco Tuesday deals with $5 all you eat king tacos. Courtney DeLong, 22, a business major, said she likes Roscoe’s Famous Deli, which specializes in upscale sandwiches and full beers. “I see a lot of people I know at Roscoe’s. It’s kind of a younger crowd,” said DeLong. Roscoe’s loud and lively environment makes up for the fact that they do not have any food and happy hour deals. Their flat screen TV’s and live entertainment that includes bands, DJs and comedy acts, attracts many young college students. Whether you’re with friends, family, on a date, legal or underage, just a few minutes away from campus is Fullerton’s biggest playground full of quality food, quality beer and quality entertainment. So if it’s a street dog or happy hour deal, DTF has got it all.

Magical comedy blurs lines of reality CHELSEA BOYD Daily Titan

This Friday, Cal State Fullerton’s Theatre and Dance Department will invite audiences to take a trip to Spain. Well, actually, they are inviting audiences to take a trip to the Grand Central Theater in Santa Ana to see their latest production, Spain, directed by Jeremy Lewis. This is the last spring show opening at Grand Central and the first full-length production for Lewis who is in his second semester as a graduate director. Spain, written by Jim Knable, is described as a seriously magical comedy about a woman who, after being deserted by her husband, finds herself tangled up in a world where the lines between dreams and reality are blurred. That world includes a 16th century Spanish conquistador, who

through his passion and brutality, helps the woman navigate the strange circumstances. The cast is made up of five student actors who have been working with Lewis and the production team since December. The cast described their first impressions of the script as “crazy” and “magical.” Lewis said he chose Spain because in the midst of all of the chaos in the show, both real and imagined, he found himself connecting with the main character, Barbara, in her struggle to find solid ground. Junior, Melissa Booey, 23, plays Barbara in the show. Like Lewis, she found connection and relatability in her character. “As seemingly otherworldly as it can be at times and kind of surreal, there’s this very truthful undertone about what she’s going through,” Booey said. “Sometimes you have to go through a brand of madness to

redeem your sanity.” Lewis said working with the cast made the process of bringing the play to life a worthwhile experience. “Every rehearsal is a blast,” said Lewis. “We’ve made it a point from day one, to get our work done, but to have a lot of fun doing it.” Among the various challenges in the play’s production and execution, that of speaking with a Spanish dialect was just one faced by seniors Nick Waaland and David Contreras. Waaland, 23, who plays the Conquistador, said this was the most extensive dialect work he has done in a show. Senior acting student, Monique Gelineau, came in later in the process, to help the actors perfect their accents. Contreras not only tackled a dialect, but also took on the task of playing multiple characters. “Solidifying and making each character a definite character, not allowing it to bleed into another character has been the hardest for me,” said Contreras. Rounding out the cast are acting senior Gary Fields, 21, and musical theatre senior, Amanda Sylvia, 21. Fields plays Barbara’s soon to be ex-husband, while Sylvia takes on the role of Diversion, Barbara’s eccentric best friend. Fields also plays a curiously familiar guitar player, who shows up during key moments in the show, providing music that contributes to the dreamy nature of the play. Lewis said one of the biggest challenges he, the cast and the production team faced, was bringing a script with heavy design and tech-

nical implications to life in Grand Central’s small black box theater. Shows done in the Santa Ana space are done on lower budgets and with much smaller production teams than mainstage shows on campus. For Spain, Lewis has one stage manager, a lighting designer and a sound designer. Even without a designated costume designer, Lewis was able to procure a full conquistador costume for Waaland, complete with armor, helmet and sword. “We’ve been able to call in favors and scrape and find things and make the show come together and it still looks like its of a professional quality as any other show here with a large budget,” Lewis said. Lewis and the cast are gearing up audiences to join them on the journey they have been taking with these characters for the last few months. Sylvia said while reading the script, she felt somewhat lost, but that collaborating with Lewis and the rest of the cast in bringing the show to life has made things much more clear. “I think there are going to be many questions raised,” said Sylvia, “I think they’ll want to come see it again to figure things out.” Lewis said he hopes audiences will go into the show without expectations of how it will end. He said people should go with experience rather than try to figure it out. “This show—it’s nothing you’ve seen before,” Lewis said. “Just when you think it’s cliche, it’s not cliche and just when you think it’s one thing, it’s not that at all.”

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Collins coming out is one step in the right direction It took long enough, but there finally is an active gay athlete in one of the four major sports in America. Jason Collins just finished out his NBA season with the lowly Washington Wizards, but he hit the newswires on Monday morning in a way he never has in his 14-year professional career. Collins wrote a column for Sports Illustrated coming out as a gay athlete that will appear in the May 6 issue of the magazine. However, the publication decided to run his story online before the print edition, this was only the fourth time the magazine has done so since 2008. His first words were, “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” The piece was very well-written and an underlying theme seemed to be his attempt at shedding the gay stereotype. He discusses how he has always been an aggressive player and questions the gay stereotype of being “soft” because his game on the hardwood does not necessarily dictate that. He also interwove recent news events to his plight and ultimate decision to come out as gay. He mentions the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments for and against gay marriage in March and the Boston Marathon bombing as reinforcing the notion that he shouldn’t wait for the perfect circumstance to come out. Even the jersey number he chose to wear this season was what he described as “one small gesture of solidarity.” The number 98 is significant to the gay community because of one of the most notorious hate crimes; the murder of Matthew Shepard, which occurred in 1998. All in all, it was pretty inspirational stuff for a movement that seems to

“Unlike other sports, there is no helmet or hat to get in the way of connecting with a player as a fan ...” be growing stronger, especially if you consider the outpouring of respect and support that Collins received through social networking and other forms of media. Everyone from Collins’ teammates to action movie star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson expressed their respect for his announcement. Even former President Bill Clinton tweeted, “I’m proud to call Jason Collins a friend.” This coming from the person who signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, which was a federal law defining marriage as the union of a man and woman exclusively. Clinton has since urged that the law be overturned by the Supreme Court and his support of his “friend” Collins is a prime example of how far gay rights have come. Another example of progress in being more sensitive to the gay rights cause, Kobe Bryant famously used a gay slur aimed at a referee in 2011 and was fined $100,000 for it. Since that incident, Bryant has voiced support for the cause and tweeted “Proud of @jasoncollins43. Don’t suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others #courage #support #mambaarmystandup #BYOU.” Just within an hour of that post, it had already been retweeted more than 20,000 times. However, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows regarding Collins’ coming out, as new Miami Dol-

phins wide receiver Mike Wallace tweeted, “All these beautiful women and guys wanna mess with other guys SMH.” Wallace received a lot of backlash over the tweet, deleted it and tweeted “Never said anything was right or wrong I just said I don’t understand!! Deeply sorry for anyone that I offended.” Many took that as an apology but I don’t believe that admitting ignorance is necessarily the best way to say sorry about anything. ESPN NBA reporter Chris Broussard also received criticism as he was asked his opinion on Collins’ mention of being a Christian man. Broussard said that if you are living in unrepented sin regardless of what it is (including homosexuality), then it is an “open rebellion to God.” I don’t think the heat that Broussard received as a result of this was justified as he was asked his opinion from the standpoint of an openly religious man. Broussard later released a statement that said, “As has been the case in the past, my beliefs have not and will not impact my ability to report on the NBA. I believe Jason Collins displayed bravery with his announcement today and I have no objection to him or anyone else playing in the NBA.” Regardless of the controversy surrounding the statements made about Collins’ coming out, there is no better platform than the NBA to bring this issue to a forefront of ma-

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jor sports in America. Unlike other sports, there is no helmet or hat to get in the way of connecting with a player as a fan as you get to see their faces. You get a glimpse at the player’s personality and a familiarity with their likeness in the NBA more than any other major sport. I believe that fans will notice that Collins is no different than any other journeyman in the NBA, that he has the same goals as any other player and his work ethic is just as strong as anyone else’s.

The NBA has already been a trendsetter in the sporting world this season when it comes to gay rights as Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried has been an activist for the cause. In February, he was the first NBA player to join Athlete Ally which is an organization devoted to fighting homophobia in sports. Faried is very close to the issue as he was raised by a lesbian couple who entered a civil union in 2007. In a video posted by LGBT rights group One Colorado, Faried dis-

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