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Suite of new journalism classes launch

Classes reflect new approaches to a rapidly changing profession CYNTHIA WASHICKO For the Daily Titan

In an effort to keep pace with an industry which has undergone huge changes in the past decade, the communications department has added two new classes to the journalism curriculum. Communications 461, Journalism Innovations, and Communications 325, Multimedia Journalism, were pushed by faculty who aim to better prepare students for their entrance into media careers. “We identified areas of need in our curriculum and we worked really hard to get these new courses approved and to realign our requirements to make sure that students have the best curriculum to prepare themselves for the job market,” Associate

Professor of Communications Jason Shepard, said. Both courses—the result of two years of planning—will be offered as communications electives. Journalism Innovations is being taught for the first time this semester and Multimedia Journalism will debut in the spring. Comm 325 prepares students for multimedia work. The course emphasizes video, audio and story writing for online content. Comm 461 focuses on the business of journalism. Shepard, who currently teaches the inaugural Journalism Innovations class, said it is vital to arm students with the knowledge of how the industry works to prepare them for future changes. He explained that the course would be useful to students who aspire to be independent in the field, by creating websites or new media companies. SEE MEDIA, 2

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Flea market attracts collectors and artists Mercantile Flea Market takes place the first Saturday of every month SILVIA PEREIDA For the Daily Titan

Savvy shoppers searching for a good bargain on one-ofa-kind items and handmade art pieces can find them at the monthly Mercantile Flea Market in the heart of downtown Fullerton’s SOCO District. The f lea market is a monthly event held the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Boutiques are arranged behind the Carpe Diem Experience parking lot, where vendors display a vast array of antiques, vintage décor, jewelry and more. Many of the booth vendors also sell everything from handmade jewelry, hand painted wooden boxes and delicately arranged f lower hair clips.

Local music artists also contribute to the laid-back atmosphere as they play for bargain shoppers in search of unique treasures. Sabrina Contreras is the Mercantile Flea Market’s manager and says the f lea market idea is popular around the country, but especially in downtown Fullerton. The artful community and students from surrounding schools contribute interest to the fusion of unique items. “My big philosophy on design is when you put a combination of new, old and handmade (items) in your space, it has soul,” Contreras said. Contreras has owned the Carpe Diem Experience shop for 12 years and managed it for five years. She has been in the antique business for over two decades and is also the owner of the Red Hat Society and Stray Cat Vintage clothing shops. SEE MARKET, 6

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Collectables sold at the Mercantile Flea Market in downtown Fullerton.

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Santa Ana winds whip through campus OPINION 5

Who’s to blame for the government shutdown? FEATURES 6

Students utilize cultural centers on campus SPORTS 8

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Photo Courtesy of Katie Robertson Empower Nepali Girls scholarship recepients stand in front of their primary school near Besisahar, Nepal.

Sex trafficking a global issue

Professor works with nonprofit to keep Nepali girls from global sex trade MAGDALENA GUILLEN Daily Titan

Along the rocky trail of Mount Everest, abandoned young girls line the road barefoot, hungry and homeless. Many of these girls will “disappear” into the sex-slave trade shadows. Cal State Fullerton professor Jeffrey Kottler, Ph.D., co-founded Empower Nepali Girls (ENG), a nonprofit organization which supports young women in Nepal, who are at great risk of being sold into sex slavery. Kottler is an expert in counseling who has published over 80 nonfiction books on counseling, psychology and human

trafficking. He travels to Nepal with a team of students, scholars and professionals every year to provide mentoring, support and scholarships that can help keep at-risk girls in schools and out of the sex-slave trade. According to one Indian study, 200,000 Nepali girls are currently being held captive in brothels in northern India. “Human trafficking, and not just girls and women, but also boys and men, is the third largest criminal enterprise in the world, and in some ways the most profitable because unlike guns and drugs—where you actually have to buy something at wholesale to sell it at an inf lated price, most of the humans that are being trafficked have been kidnapped or stolen,” Kottler said. Many young girls are kid-

Photo courtesy of Katie Robertson Sabita was one of the first scholarship recipients.

napped or bought in rural villages and are transported to brothels across the border to northern India, where many men believe that having sex with virgins will cure them of HIV/AIDS, Kottler said. Many of the girls are raped

10-12 times a day, become infected and die. Nepal has a higher maternal mortality rate than much of the world; limited medical access contributes to the high rate. SEE NEPAL, 3

Miss America, more than a pretty face Two CSUF students recieve scholarships from Miss America pageant RILEY TANNER Daily Titan

Two princesses knelt around a group of beaming children to take a photo in downtown Fullerton. They weren’t actual royalty, of course, but the local representatives of the Miss America pageant were easily mistaken by the young girls as a fairy tale come to life in their gowns and tiaras. Originating in 1921, the nonprofit Miss America organization is the single leading donor of scholarship money to women in the United States, issuing a staggering $45 million a year. The funds collected by the organization are widely distributed over numerous states and regions, but a large amount can find its way into the pockets of contestants. Accumulated from various fundraisers and donations, the money acquired in the competition is primarily used by recipients towards college or their professional aspirations. This year’s Miss Yorba Linda, Kaitlin Urell, 21, cashed in $5,500, while Carly Valdes, 21, current Miss Placentia and a top 10 finalist of Miss California, collected over $10,000 through the competition. Both Urell and Valdes are Cal State Fullerton students and have taken serious advantage of the financial aspects of

the pageant game to advance their schooling. A host of smaller scholarships are available, such as the Miss Congeniality award Urell recently won. Two unique grants for $5,000 are also allotted, tailored specifically to those studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The process behind becoming a local pageant girl is no walk in the park. Urell and Valdes both completed a grueling four-month process of mock interviews, round table discussions, walking practice in heels and color analysis under the tutelage of Executive Director of the Miss

Placentia and Miss Yorba Linda Scholarship Program, Katherine Baldwin. “A lot of people watch Toddlers in Tiaras and think it’s the same thing. But, what I’ve learned is how much it empowers females,” Valdes said. “It’s given me more confidence than I’ve ever had.” Pageant judges evaluate the women on a variety of attributes over a range of five subjects. The sequence of these subjects might change according to the specific competition, but presentation and community achievement are always ascertained through an interview conducted on the day of the competition.

Artistic expression and talent are weighed heavily in both the local and national levels of the pageants. Women wear gowns that are evaluated on their presence and poise mastery. Finally, attempting to distance the event from a chauvinistic stigma, pageant officials have redesigned the swimsuit segment as lifestyle and fitness. Initially exceeding 12,000 in number, the annual applicants of the various state and local events are gradually whittled down into a final 52 moving toward Miss America. SEE PAGEANT, 6

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Carly Valdes, Miss Placentia, and Kaitlin Urell, Miss Yorba Linda, take pictures with children on the sidewalk.

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Students will also acquire the knowledge to help bring legacy media companies up to date by applying new technology and techniques. Genelle Belmas, associate professor of communications and head of the journalism concentration, added that these classes were added now as a reflection of where the industry as a whole is headed. “Story is still key, story is still critical to any journalism project. But you can do storytelling in words, you can do it in pictures, you can do it in video,” Belmas said. “What we want to do is sort of marry all that together because that’s where the industry is going.” Shepard added that these particular courses fill gaps in the journalism curriculum. Jasmine Kianfard, a junior broadcast journalism major currently taking the Journalism Innovations course, said learning how the industry has changed is key to adapting to what the job calls for now. “I think it’s important to know the changes that are happening and you have to know the basis

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Tools of the trade

and foundations of old, traditional journalism,” Kianfard said. “The class goes over that and it shows (students) how it has changed and I think it’s important to understand what journalism is in today’s world as opposed to what it was.” Kianfard added that these classes aren’t just for her fellow broadcast majors, as Comm 461 provides students with skills that are applicable to various types of journalism. “The traditional (skills), those are easier to learn,” Kianfard said. “These newer classes are more current and up to date and you get more current and up to date information and you can evolve better as a journalist.” The bottom line, Belmas said, is that these classes will give students the edge they need to succeed in a fast-paced industry that promises more changes to come. And while no more classes have been specifically named to continue the expansion of curriculum, Belmas said more are likely to be added in later years. Shepard warns, however, that classes must first be discussed and approved before they can be added, which can take time.

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Multimedia journalists use a variety of video and audio equipment when covering stories, new classes will instruct students on their use.

High gusts blow through Campus weather station monitors high gusts on campus over weekend MIA MCCORMICK Daily Titan

High-velocity Santa Ana winds swept through Southern California the past few days, leaving fallen trees and other damage in its wake. Wind speeds clocked in at up to 90 miles per hour in some areas and Cal State Fullerton campus weather station, located on the roof of the Humanities Building, reported easterly wind speeds of 39 miles per hour. This specific bout of Santa Ana winds was not atypical for winds produced during this time of year, James Miller, Ph.D., an associate professor for the Department of Geography, said. “Typically, you get 50-70 mph winds in the foothills and mountains, which is what we observed,” Miller said. Wind conditions near the

CSUF campus this weekend were generally measured at speeds less than 30 miles per hour. “The Santa Anas occur between October and March when high-pressure systems develop over the Great Basin usually following a storm system moving through the Intermountain West states like Nevada and Utah,” Miller said. The high pressure over the Great Basin causes winds to travel from the basin toward the coast of Southern California. The winds dry out and heat up as they approach the region due to the compression for the air traveling over multiple mountain ranges to the northeast. Winds gain speed when they are “pinched” through gaps in canyons and mountains. Miller compares this process to the result of a person blocking water travelling through a garden hose with their thumb. Approximately 20 days per year can be classified as “Santa Ana wind days,” Miller said. Typically, the event will last about two days. December is

the peak month for these heavy wind conditions. The Santa Ana winds are not only an unpleasant change in the weather, but they also have the ability to cause major damage to the surrounding areas. As the winds have picked up, the threat of wildfires has posed a greater challenge for firefighters across the state. The dry weather conditions in some parts of the region due to low rainfall levels combined with the strong gusts increases the likelihood of fires igniting along the dry vegetation. California firefighters have seen an abnormally high number of fires this year, according to the Los Angeles Times. 2013 has already seen more than 5,600 fires, burning upwards of 146,000 acres. Locally, red-flag warnings of critical fire conditions have been issued by the National Weather Service in areas such as Tustin. Fallen trees and power lines are also a cause for concern as the winds blow through Southern California with great force.

Fortunately, the damage to the Fullerton area has been relatively low compared to past damage of other Santa Ana events, as there was not a wide outbreak of wildfires as seen in the past. However, communities like Fullerton that are affected by the Santa Ana winds should take precautions to protect themselves from possible dangers of these sometimes brutal weather conditions. “For those who live near the foothills, it is very important to monitor weather conditions to be prepared for these dry winds,” Miller said. “Fire spreads very rapidly with low humidity and high winds.” Constructing an emergency plan to implement in the event of an evacuation is crucial. Locals should plan out what to take with them if an evacuation were to take place. “For those farther away from the foothills, the biggest damage is from falling tree limbs, which can cause significant property damage or injuries,” Miller said.

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DTBRIEFS Drunk driver convicted ETHAN HAWKES

An Irvine man who struck and killed a 14-year-old girl with a car while drunk was convicted Monday, for vehicular murder according to the Orange County Register. Ashton Sweet, a high school cheerleader, was killed after Austin J. Farley, 27, drove to get fast food after taking a taxi home from a night of drinking in May 2011. Farley was also convicted of drunken driving, causing serious injuries when he crashed into a Mercedes-Benz at Culver Drive and Irvine Boulevard. Deputy District Attorney Troy Pino said Farley had a history of alcohol-related offenses and was warned in court prior to the incident that he could kill someone. This previous warning elevated the verdict to murder rather than manslaughter. Ashton was coming home from a birthday party with three of her girlfriends when she was hit. Monday’s verdicts came on what would have been Ashton’s 17th birthday.

Hangar poses safety threat MIA MCCORMICK

A $35 million heliumfilled zeppelin was damaged Monday morning after part of the roof of the historic Tustin Marine Corps Air Station hangar it was being stored in collapsed. The damage to the Aeroscraft zeppelin resulted in a helium leak, according to the Orange County Register. Hazardous material crews were called to stop the leak, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi. Concialdi reported that the portion of the roof collapsed at approximately 7:45 a.m. Monday. The extent of the damage to the zeppelin is unknown, but the cost is estimated at $35 million to $40 million. The cause of the roof ’s collapse is also unknown. City officials have been assigned to surveying the damage to the hangar. There were no reported injuries resulting from the fallen roof, Concialdi said.

Photo courtesy of Katie Robertson Cal State Fullerton volunteer Katie Robertson poses with Bhaktapur scholarship girls behind the Himalayas.

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As a result of their patriarchal society and caste system, it is believed that if a woman is having a difficult pregnancy, her husband’s mother will forbid her to seek medical care. The lack of care causes a majority of these women to die. In 2003, Kottler had no intention of becoming involved in a humanitarian cause. He was conducting research in vil-

lages along with a student of his own on women’s maternal health. But Kottler said this was nothing compared to hearing about girls who were disappearing in these villages they were working in. Nobody knew where these girls went. “That’s nowhere near as evocative or as emotional as to actually encounter a young girl who you know is going to disappear next,” Kottler said. Kottler and his team learned at one of the villages they were

Man receives death penalty MIA MCCORMICK

An Orange County jury sentenced a man found guilty of the rape, torture and murder of an 84-year-old woman to the death penalty Monday, according to the Orange County Register. The man, Anthony Darnell Wade, killed the 84-year-old widow after breaking into her Anaheim home in 2010. Wade took the witness stand and confessed to raping and murdering the woman. His defense attorneys acknowledged Wade’s guilt, but contended that he did not torture the woman during the attack. Wade said in his confession that the woman pleaded with him during the attack, saying “Please, don’t kill me.” He said in his testimony that he did not know the woman, and he targeted her after seeing her sleeping alone through her bedroom window. Wade’s defense attorney, Andrew Nechaev, pleaded for life in prison without the possibility for parole for Wade.

Photo courtesy of Katie Robertson Girls from the Everest region hold their new Empower Nepali Girls backpacks.

working in that a 12-year-old girl was going to disappear next. He gave $50 to the school principal to keep a girl named Sabita in school. He told the principal that he would come back next year to make sure she was still there. Ten years later, Sabita has obtained her nurse’s license— the first such license among girls in her village. “I came back to Cal State Fullerton, and tried to resume my life–and it’s been really hard for me to take all that seriously, everything that I do ever since including even what I’m doing right now,” Kottler said. Back Home Human trafficking exists in California too. On Oct. 2, 2013, a Fullerton woman was sentenced to six years in prison for procuring for the purpose of prostitution, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office. The woman had placed an advertisement online to solicit prostitution for an underage girl, setting up various appointments for sexual encounters. The Anaheim Police Department investigated the undercover Facebook operation and arrested the woman at an Anaheim motel. According to the OC Human Trafficking Task Force, 300 trafficking victims have been served through OCTTF since 2004. In 2010, Anaheim Police Department investigators analyzed that many prostitutes they came in contact with had

similar backgrounds and concluded that they were in fact, sex trafficking victims. Most of the women characterized their path into the sex trade industry as a boyfriend becoming a pimp or a girlfriend becoming a prostitute. In Transition During the year, Kottler and his students focus on fundraising. For every individual going on the trip, their goal is to raise $5,000. It costs about $125 to support a girl in primary school for a year, and many students find creative ways to help raise the scholarship money as well as their own travel expenses. “About two years before making my trip to Nepal I worked with my friends and Project PATHE (People Against Trafficking and Human Exploitation) to raise money for scholarships. I hosted fundraising parties, held bake sales and sold jewelry to raise money,” Nhi Tran, a student volunteer, said. The organization currently sponsors over 200 girls, in three regions of Nepal: The northern villages, the city and the southern region. “Last year I was able to interview one our girls about her experience-she said at one point that with ENG’s support she (was) able to show her parents that she was worth as much as a son,” Project Coordinator, Maggie Johnston, said. “We try to be another support system for the girls. Since most of them are the first in their family to go to school, most of their parents and sib-

lings don’t necessarily understand what school entails,” Tran said. Recently, ENG has expanded to the Himalayan region where many girls are found along the trail, abandoned. Many of the girls’ parents have died or disappeared working on the trail. Last year, they started asking what they could do with those children found. “We called the elders from the village together—and find out somebody in the village that doesn’t have a child, that would like a child and we would adopt them on the spot,” Kottler said. ENG then agrees to pay for the child’s schooling and Nepali volunteers check on them every month to ensure that they are okay. This December, ENG will launch a career conference for the girls, inviting Nepal women from different careers and professions to explain and inspire career paths to the girls. “We hope to include women in medicine, nursing, business, engineering, accounting, tourism, as well as trade occupations like motorcycle repair and trekking guides. We are planning one conference in Kathmandu for all the girls from the Northern villages and the city and another in the South of the country,” Kottler said. The goal of the conference is to connect girls with one another, creating a support system within the scholarship recipients. “We are trying to change the culture as of a whole country to value girls and women,” Kottler said.

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view America. A Pew Research Center poll conducted in 2012 showed that 74 percent of Pakistani citizens surveyed view America as their “enemy.” How can this be? Last year we gave Pakistan over $1 billion in foreign aid. Surely, people in Pakistan should love us! However, this is not the case. The reason why so many in Pakistan view us as the “enemy” is simple. Our drone policy instills fear, hate and resentment for the people living in the areas our drones frequent. It’s hard to blame them. It makes sense that people would live in a constant state of fear when bombs rain down from the sky unexpectedly. It is rational to

believe we Americans would feel the same way if it were happening here. Instilling fear in people is not the worst part. Hate and resentment are perpetuated every time a civilian is killed via drone. Some have argued that every civilian killed abroad creates dozens more terrorists. What is the point of killing one terrorist at the expense of creating dozens more to take his or her place? It is well known that terrorists utilize different recruiting tools to radicalize and bring in new blood to fight for their cause. The image and reality of drones raining down bombs on innocent families, schools and even funerals is a powerful one.

Terrorists know this and take advantage of the fear and heartache people feel. People are not born terrorists. They do not magically wake up one day and say to themselves, ‘Hey, it’s a Monday. I just drank my coffee and now I am going to strap on a suicide vest and find some Americans to blow up.’ There are reasons behind people’s decision to commit violent acts against us. Yes, they may hate us for our freedoms and what our country stands for, but us killing people’s innocent brothers, sisters, daughters, sons and parents is a more practical reason for the hatred aimed towards us. Moreover, these people are powerless to make these strikes stop. Even though their governments do not love the fact we are shooting missiles onto their soil, they put up with it. Working members of middle class society lack the power to influence their governments to make the drone strikes stop. Without power, people go to extremes to get the results they want. In this case, it is becoming a terrorist and committing acts of violence. Although these actions are absolutely wrong, immoral and horrible things to do, people are resorting to these measures just the same. The harsh reality is that our drone policy makes us feel less safe. It perpetuates the hate many people feel towards America. Seeing innocent people being killed and living in a constant state of fear have pushed some to the extremes of terrorism. The current drone policy is counterproductive at best. If our nation is to maintain a drone policy, it should be revisited. We must take into account the unseen and adverse effects it has among different people. It makes a lot of sense to either curtail or end this policy seeing that killing civilians only perpetuates and worsens the war we are so desperately trying to fight and win.

one stint in rehab. A rehab stint, bald head and a spontaneous 55-hour marriage later, Spears had hit rock bottom and stayed away from the media for a short time after. Nearing the end of the decade, Spears made an unexpected comeback, featuring a new hairdo, new look and overall new message of what it means to be sexy. Cyrus ref lects a similar “movement” as the singer likes to call it when explaining her drastic change from preteen to “adulthood.” Rapper Pharrell Williams

fires back at Miley haters stating in her recent documentary, Miley the Movement, that she is “a byproduct of America,” but Spears supporters may feel differently toward Cyrus arguing that her “movement” has no ground. Cyrus never faced the hardships that Spears faced, or did a stint in rehab, and ultimately has no excuse to be acting the way she is. There is no platform for Cyrus to be making lewd gestures during her shows or openly experimenting with drugs in the public eye because if that’s what

she defines as a “movement” or becoming an adult, then Cyrus may be becoming her very own wrecking ball. This does not mean Cyrus or Spears must live their lives and release their music as perfect individuals of responsibility. That would ultimately make their music and appeal boring. But if one’s story cannot be told without the shameless exploitation of the visual livelihood of others, than perhaps it is not a good story in the first place. If Cyrus refuses to appeal to a multitude of audiences, maybe this is the end of her story.

Letter Editor to the

RE: Program provides suicide prevention

In the Oct. 3 issue of the Daily Titan, an article was printed that reflected inaccurate information around the topic of suicide prevention. Below you will find the correct information. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), a student health fee funded program, has been part of the Cal State Fullerton campus for over 30 years. It was not created in 2004 when Proposition 63 was passed. CAPS offers mental health services such as individual, couples and group counseling. In addition we offer psychiatric and casemanagement services. Active Minds is a student organization that provides peer advocacy on campus for mental health and organizes events which decrease mental health stigma. The Cal State Fullerton Chapter was introduced in 2010 as part of the California Mental Health Services Authority (CALMHSA) project funded by Proposition 63, the California Mental Health Voter Initiative. Cal State Fullerton is amongst many universities across the United States that have an Active Minds Chapter on campus. Active Minds does not manage a faculty liaison program. CSUF does have a mental health faculty liaison program, which is part of the CALMHSA project. According to the article, Cal State Fullerton has the most suicides among the CSU schools. This information is inaccurate. Cal State Fullerton did not experience any on-campus suicides in the last two years and only two off-campus alleged suicides were reported. Printing inaccurate suicide statistics can potentially cause unnecessary concern and alarm amongst students, staff, faculty, parents and the surrounding community. I urge you to use more caution when editing articles containing statistics and information around such sensitive topics.

- Leticia GutierrezLopez Ph.D. Director, Counseling and Psychological Services,

Courtesy of MCT The number of deaths in Pakistan are approximated over 2,500, but evidence suggests that almost a fourth of those deaths are civilians, not enemies.

Drones, the costly killer The strikes on Pakistan are turning the tables and making the US the enemy PATRICK RYAN

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The United States’ lethal drone policy must end, or at least be reconsidered. Even though we have killed hundreds and hundreds of suspected and confirmed terrorists, the costs of this policy have far outweighed its benefits. Over the years of fighting the War on Terror, the U.S. has employed the use of unmanned drones to carry out lethal strikes on suspected terrorists abroad.

Despite the fact that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, he has drastically increased the use of these lethal weapons in more countries than war hawk President Bush. Irony aside, these drone strikes are a real problem. Sadly, we do not always get it right when it comes to drone strikes. It is common for civilians to be counted among the dead alongside terrorists. Sometimes, civilians are the only ones killed. In Pakistan, we have killed over 2,537 people with drones. Evidence suggests that almost one fourth of those deaths were civilians. This collateral damage has a real effect on how people

Miley Cyrus’ fall from grace is her own doing The former Disney star is losing her good girl image to inappropriate gestures MATTHEW SLAGLE For the Daily Titan

In recent news Miley Cyrus is being popularized for her skimpy outfits, lewd gestures and downright raunchy performances. Her behavior begs the question, is she trying to attract attention or is there an even bigger concern on the horizon? Cyrus first caught the public’s attention with Hannah Montana, and even grabbed a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2007. Three years after Hannah Montana last aired, the public no longer sees a young and upcoming child star, rather an adult who tries her hardest to separate herself from her fellow teen peers. Cyrus’ feeble attempt to empower herself comes off as exploitative and overly sexual. Just recently singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor sent an openly cautious letter to Cyrus

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warning her of exploitation. “I am extremely concerned for you that those around you have led you to believe, or encouraged you in your own belief, that it is in any way ‘cool’ to be naked and licking sledgehammers in your videos,” O’Connor said. As expected, Cyrus fired back through Twitter by attacking O’Connor and her struggles with bipolar disorder. O’Connor’s comments are not unwarranted, as Cyrus told Rolling Stone that she intended her look to be based off of O’Connor’s. Cyrus has been attempting to distance herself from her Disney roots since she cut her long locks off and went on a promotional rampage for her new album. Her attitude only brings questions of whether she is putting on another act to sell herself, or if she is showing her true colors. Cyrus’ antics are not just inappropriate for younger people, they are inappropriate period. There is a concern when a person needs to sexualize themselves to the point of disgust to gain fame and attention. Similarly to Cyrus’ speedy transition from preteen to sensationalized sex symbol, Britney Spears has experienced a similar change and in fact paved the way for young adults like Cyrus. Spears, who is most commonly known for her rise to fame when she debuted her song “Hit Me Baby One More Time” in early 2000, had transitioned from America’s sweetheart to a good girl gone bad. Spears, barely dealing with the pressures of fame and an all too controlling management team, broke free from the shackles of the music industry by shaving her head in 2007 followed by more than

Courtesy of Wired Images Cyrus’ controversial performance in the VMAs led to the public outcry against the singer’s recent antics.

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Shutdown: Who is to blame? Illustrations by MIKE TRUJILLO / Daily Titan

It’s the Republicans’ fault MATTHEW DOS SANTOS For the Daily Titan

With the federal government still shut down, most Americans are split on which party of Congress to blame. Some Americans are pointing the finger at Democrats, and even more are taking a passive approach and blaming both sides of government for the dysfunction, but most of the blame lies with the Republicans. Regardless of a government shutdown, congress still gets paid. Yes, Congress literally gets paid to sit and do nothing while multiple government agencies are shut down, and roughly 800,000 government employees will be sitting at home for the duration of the shutdown. But that raises the question: Why is the government shut down in the first place? The root of the problem was Congress’ attempt to create a budget for their fiscal year as it ended on Oct. 1. The Senate is controlled by Democrats, while the House is held by the Republicans. This accounts for the bipartisan deadlock. The Senate is aiming to pass a budget with President Obama’s Affordable Care Act receiving all of the appropriate funds. Keep in mind the Affordable Care Act has already been signed by the president and survived a legal challenge in the Supreme Court, yet the GOP is attempting to defund and repeal it. A signature does not necessarily get Obamacare the appropriate funds. This is why the nation is currently living with a shut down government; the House refuses to pass a budget with the Affordable Care Act receiving the funds that the Senate is demanding. The House has made multiple attempts to derail the act by adding on amendments to the budget that would leave it with minimal to no funding. The Democrats refuse to let the Republicans attach amendments to a budget that would derail, or worse, defund Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act would create a huge milestone for liberals that not only the party, but also the president as well have been working towards for the past four years. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stated in an interview with David Gregory on CNBC that the Democrats have compromised on “nothing.” Cruz continues to argue that the Republicans are making a compromise for “American families” by delaying the bill for as long as possible, which includes a government shutdown. This action to compromise via government shutdown is obviously supported by another CNN/ ORC which finds that 68 percent of Americans

believe that a government shutdown is a bad idea, even if it’s only for a few days. The problem is that many members of the GOP, including Cruz, are in denial that the Affordable Care Act has been legislated and adjudicated. The Republicans lost the war on Obamacare when it was signed into law. Republicans lost the war on Obamacare when the Supreme Court declared that it was, in fact, constitutional. Now the House Republicans are taking their final stand, so to speak, by taking Congress for a joyride at the expense of the American people. It might also be helpful to consider the fact that this government shutdown will not kill Obamacare; in fact, most of the money comes from taxes and cost cuts that will still continue regardless of a shutdown. Mitt Romney even used his model of universal health care as a campaign technique in his first election for governor of Massachusetts. He spoke numerous times about his solution to the “free rider” problem, which was vastly supported by the GOP. At this point, the Affordable Care Act also has provisions to eliminate the free rider problem using similar methods to the plan that Romney championed and signed into law. But only a few years later Republicans suddenly hate the idea of Obamacare and want it repealed. Currently the government shutdown has not affected the country too badly. However, in the coming days, calamity may ensue. If the shutdown continues, on Oct. 17 America will be unable to borrow money. After that point, the U.S. Treasury will have a mere $30 billion to last them a few days. Economists on Wall Street also noticed a sharp increase of stock sales on the Thursday after the shutdown. The government’s last shutdown in 1995 had adverse effects on the economy due to its 21 day duration. Some fear that if this shutdown lasts just as long, it could lead to a depression in the American economy. As of now there is a massive bipartisan chasm in Congress that is unfortunately, greatly detrimental to the American people. This shutdown of the U.S. government probably could have been avoided. But it wasn’t. Republicans have openly taken the government hostage for their blatantly partisan goals. Americans should have one goal: to ease the GOP’s influence. We, the people, need to get the government on track and stop the Republicans from derailing the state.

It’s the Democrats’ fault CHRIS WALSH

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It has been a week since the federal government shutdown, leaving political observers wondering, who is to blame? Partisans in the media have been working frenziedly to set the tone of this debate, clinging desperately to talking points. Origins of the shutdown aside, the blame for its continuation rests solely on the recalcitrant Democrat position of non-negotiation. Before delving into the blame game, it’s worth first examining the often-misunderstood role the House of Representatives plays in American democracy. House Speaker John Boehner often says “we are only onehalf of one-third of the federal government,” yet the House, under Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, holds the crucial power over the purse. The House was never meant to be a rubber stamp for the appropriations process, where there is an all or nothing proposition. Constitutional roles aside, subsequent to the Oct. 1 shutdown, the Republican controlled House has taken several steps at conciliation. President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have decided to take a different course, one of a refusal to negotiate combined with an effort to portray the shutdown as more disastrous than it is. The House Republicans have passed piecemeal legislation to fund the national parks services, veterans programs, the National Institute of Health and others. The Senate has said it would kill every bill that aims to temporarily fund each individual program, and President Obama has promised to veto any bill that doesn’t include funding for Obamacare. As far as negotiating the terms of a new continuing resolution, President Obama has insisted that he will not negotiate on the budget until the House passes a clean resolution and lifts the debt ceiling. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid echoed the president’s statements, saying he would open conference committees only after the House sends through the continuing resolution that includes Obamacare funding. The Democrats warned early on of the consequences of a shutdown. Now that it’s upon us, the Democrats have done everything to pin the blame on “Tea Party extremists,” all while refusing to negotiate and rejecting all legislation. The Democrats are not interested in alleviating any of the pain that might be

caused by the shutdown. The opposite is true. The perfect example is the closure of the World War II Memorial. An open air, 24/7 memorial with no need for any staff was barricaded with the help of seven workers who had to be brought in from the National Park Service. Democrats killed the same bill that would have kept national parks like this open. The greatest irony of this is that the WWII Memorial was built and is maintained by private funds. There is one bright spot in all this mess. Amid the chaos, the House passed a bill to give back pay for furloughed federal workers by a 407-0 margin. The Senate passed the bill and the president signed it into law. Unfortunately, that is where the agreement ends. All this bickering is for the sake of a law that the Obama administration has unilaterally changed five times, including a one-year delay of the employer mandate. The House bill would afford regular citizens the same opportunity as businesses and repeal the medical device tax, which makes it harder for seniors to purchase wheelchairs, pacemakers and insulin pumps. These “rule by decree” actions from the administration set a bad precedent and undermine the Constitution, if not violate it completely. It is understandable that the president wants to maintain his signature legislation, but during a shutdown, the president has to lead. While it is true that President Obama received his mandate to govern in 2012, it is important to remember that the Republicans also received a similar mandate in 2010 and again in 2012. Republicans were given control of the House largely in response to the passage of Obamacare. They ran and won on the promise of defunding it. Why is there any surprise when they do exactly what they said they would do? Call the Republicans Tea Party extremists, but the reality is there are millions who are concerned about the size of government, Obamacare’s overhaul of onesixth of the economy, and the legacy of spending they are going to leave for their children and grandchildren. Why shouldn’t they have a representative in office speaking for them?

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The collection of items in her shops are an eclectic collection of trinkets from all over the world. Many vintage items showcased during trade shows from all over the country have found a way into Contreras’ possession. Contreras said sometimes the items were gifts from local artisans she has met throughout the years. As part of her hobby business, La Palma vendor Maria Reinhardt enjoys acquiring vintage jewelry and antique figurines, which she has collected for over 25 years as a way to meet various people. Reinhardt also does private English tutoring on the side and sells at the Mercantile Flea Market to help her network as well as offer customers an opportunity to bargain with her in person. “I like (the f lea market) because I get to meet various people, different cultures. It’s a way of coming together of people and I can refer them to any other stores,” Reinhardt said. Anaheim resident Jorge Martinez and his wife are avid f lea market travellers and vendors specializing in painting and making jewelry. They began to participate in the f lea market 10 years

ago during their time living in Tamaulipas, Mexico. After a temporary break, Martinez said he began to expand his art by restoring old wooden boxes and incorporating Mexican art, such as calaveras and Day of the Dead images onto wooden canvas, gourds and jewelry. Peaking the interest of shoppers, Martinez’s vibrant works of art and interest in culture continue to attract customers. “The style is Oaxacan, and Day of the Dead where it is very common to use the calaveras (skulls) in Oaxaca and birds,” Martinez said. Martinez, with the help of his wife, also makes one-ofa-kind artisan jewelry, such as wood bracelets with Dia de los Muertos skulls and zipper bracelets. Martinez said he and his wife would see designs on the computer and try to replicate it. The layout of the f lea market is designed to allow shoppers the chance to come and enjoy their time shopping, while bargain hunting. Contreras said people are encouraged to bring their fourlegged friends as well. For additional information on times and dates and for an up to date schedule on the Mercantile Flea Market, visit the market’s Facebook page, Fa c ebook .c om/Merc a nt i le FleaMarket.

“The pageant is only one night, the program is the other 364 days,” Baldwin said. After the crowns and bouquets are given out, the real work begins. The winners then begin a process of community service, outreach, education or another philanthropic pursuit. “Every girl chooses a platform, something they want to promote in society that is near and dear to their heart,” Urell said. “In my case, women affected by domestic violence.” This platform system was established in 1989 and differentiates Miss America from the commercially oriented pageant, though women can compete in both if they chose. The celebrity status generated through the pageant is used to help others. “It helped me understand that when I put that crown on my head, it isn’t all about me. But rather, it is all about making a difference in someone else’s life,” Valdes said. While elimination is part of the grueling process, applying to be a queen is fairly simple. The qualifications to participate in a local pageant are being between the ages of 17 to 24, living in the area and/or attending school. With no entrance fee and with some participants receiving between $75 to $4,000, pageants such as Miss America are a potentially lucrative way for women to advance themselves and network. Applications for the Yorba Linda and Placentia events are due online by Oct. 12.

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Carly Valdes, Miss Placentia, said she hopes to help people through her status as a beauty queen.

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Kaitlin Urell, Miss Yorba Linda, said she focuses her pageant platform on helping women affected by domesitic violence.

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Throughout a student’s college career, he or she will need to write a multitude of papers and do many presentations and projects. Sometimes a student can feel lost or without assistance. Cal State Fullerton offers many programs, opportunities and services to help students make it through their time in college. Carmen Curiel, interim director for Diversity Education Initiatives, said in general stu-

dents do take advantage of the services provided by the university. Several of the CSUF’s cultural centers are targeted by students as places to use computers and the internet. These centers include the Asian Pacific American Resource Center (APARC), the African American Resource Center (AARC) and the Chicana and Chicano Resource Center (CRC). Curiel said he hopes this year to increase the visibility of the cultural centers to gain more attention from students, faculty, staff and newcomers. The goal is to have people familiarize themselves with the services and programs. “Our charge in the Diver-

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sity Education Initiatives is to help students understand and embrace diversity and to help them become strong global leaders who are self aware, critical thinkers and are culturally competent,” Curiel said. People who take advantage of services need a place to congregate and are in search of a second home, Elizabeth A. Suárez, CRC coordinator said. Then, the students will tell their peers, friends and colleagues about the resource centers and more students can benefit from the services provided by the centers. Suárez said as a whole, not many students take full advantage of the resources provided on campus. “One thing I work real hard

(at) is to let students know that the Chicano Resource Center is for all students, number one,” Suárez said. “And secondly, for students who are doing research on the Latino community, because we provide that resource that other centers would not have.” About 50 unique students visit the CRC each day, totaling about 150 per week. The best advertising tool for the CRC is word of mouth by students since they share what they know from a personal basis, Suárez said. Vincent Tran, a senior majoring in biochemistry, is a student assistant at both AARC and APARC and said that an average of 40 students visit both centers a day.

Tran said the centers act as an academic home. Since both programs have many events geared towards advocacy and social issues that can help make students more aware of their surroundings. Students are encouraged to attend these events. “We serve as a personal home. Students come here to relax and feel welcome in this campus,” Tran said. One reason why many students don’t know about the cultural centers is because of their lesser known locations, Tran said. CRC is located in the library, AARC is in the Humanities building and APARC is in University Hall. “If we were in a more cen-

tralized location on campus I feel like we would get more visibility and with that more students,” Tran said. Ashley Desiree Adams, 21, a graphic design major, said students do take advantage of the services provided by the cultural centers to a certain extent. However, she finds that other students are not aware of the resources that are available to them until someone tells them. Adams said she encourages students to do their own research if they are curious about what is available and if the school offers any type of resource or service on campus, and to simply ask anyone about them.

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Stay motivated during workout slump Healthy diets and workout buddies help students stay committed to routine ZEILA EDRIAL Daily Titan

Staying in shape takes a lot of time and dedication. Many who attempt to develop a routine and work out consistently may lose motivation and give up over time. So how do people stay motivated to continue working out? Jessica Kim, 19, was involved in cheer and swimming during high school and has kept up her good workout habits because she wanted to maintain being in shape when she got to college. Kim said that her healthy habits all started with having a good diet. “I think eating healthier would motivate you more, because if you have a bad diet, then you’re already unmotivated to work out because you feel fat and greasy,” Kim said. She warns against sodas and drinking any kind of liquid that is not water. She also discourages eating anything out of containers and she only tries to eat whole foods that she cooks at home. “I cook, so you should cook. You should never eat fast food or never eat like, easy food,” Kim said. Another student, Kyle Mahlstede, has been working out consistently for about five years. It began when the 18-year-old biology major played football in high school. Mahlstede said his motivation for working out is his friends and having friendly competition between them.

“I have a lot of friends who work out. And so, we usually compete to see who can lift more and … That’s pretty much it, just competition between my friends and me,” Malstede said. His friend Patrick Arvidson, 22, agreed and also put a lot of emphasis on finding a workout buddy to keep you committed. “Workout buddies are definitely going to help you (get inspired), especially on those days that you are not feeling … up to it. They’re going to push you to get better, ‘cause to be honest, those days that you feel like crap are the days that you really need to be in there working,” Arvidson said. Arvidson works out at the Student Recreation Center from Monday to Friday for one to two hours with the goal of getting stronger and more fit. Another tip that Arvidson offered to stay motivated is to set up goals. It would be easier to stay on the right track if there was an objective to work towards and to meet. For example, if someone wanted to lose weight, he should map out how much weight he wanted to lose by a certain amount of days and set markers to track their progress. If he wanted to bulk up and gain weight, he should set a goal of how much weight he wants to gain and by what day. “Just kind of monitor it and see yourself making those results. And once you get the results, you’ll feel more accomplished about what you’re doing,” Arvidson said. Seeing results gives you a feeling of accomplishment and will give you encouragement to continue working out.

Amanda Gomez, 23, is the owner and personal trainer at Ace Transformation in Irvine. Gomez began as a gym manager at Next Level Fitness in Irvine. The personal trainers at the gym caught her attention and inspired her to become a personal trainer. In June 2012, she started Ace Transformation.

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The latest trend in weight loss is the nutritional craze of juicing. You may be asking yourself, what is juicing and how does it work? Well, this popular diet goes beyond having a Strawberry Wave at the Juice It Up truck. Through juicing, a person will only consume fresh fruit and vegetable juice extracts, such as celery, mango, cucumber, kale, leafy greens, dandelion greens, carrots, beets, apples, turmeric, ginger and lemons. Along with water, these natural juices are the only source of nutrients and are said to help detox the body from harmful toxins. These cleansings contain carefully planned out eating schedules and guidelines that can last from a few days to several months. Fruits and vegetables have always been promoted as healthy living and great for the body, but can simply relying on these natural foods be beneficial? Pros Juicing experts claim that it promotes healthy living and natural energy, but most importantly, weight loss is the most attractive aspect of these cleansings. According to a Gallup study, the adult obesity rate for 2013 is up to 27.1 percent in the United States. Cutting out solid foods and drinking “healthy liquids” will give the digestive system a rest and allow the body to clean out the lungs, stomach, liver, spleen, intestinal tract, blood and brain, Elaina Love, detox counselor and owner of purejoyplanet.com, said. “The longer you fast, the cleaner your body gets and the healthier and more clear minded you will feel,” Love said, who claims juicing can possibly decrease diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Juicing programs are carefully laid out, detailing every fruit and

vegetable that will go into every meal everyday, making it easier to transition into juicing. Juicing advocates also say that these blended meals are an easy way to mix in fruits and vegetables into the recommended nutritional requirements. Very beneficial to the busy college student, juicing is also said to be a time saver because of the simplicity of juicers and the ability to take the meal with you on the go. Cons Juicing isn’t as effective as eating whole fruits and vegetables and eliminates important nutrients such as fiber, said Andrea N. Giancoli, a registered dietitian and spokeswomen for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Weight loss may only be temporary while on a juicing detox due to the fat elimination and lower calorie intake, which may also cause a slower metabolism. Once a person is off the juicing detox, their body may gain back all the weight that was lost due to a sudden increase of solid foods and calories. Adversaries of juicing say it is not cheap. Popular juicing machines may cost up to $300; in addition, the cost of buying fresh fruits and vegetables from organic markets can be difficult on a college student’s budget.

mez was quick to remind to not expect overnight results. This will only discourage people. “Results from training will never happen overnight from one workout. Keep at it, slow progress is still progress–remember to keep working hard and pushing yourself, the results will follow,” Gomez said.

She offered one last piece of advice for working out: “Never be scared to start working towards your goals towards a healthy lifestyle. The best time to start is now if you have any goals—you’ll only regret the time that goes by if you don’t take action towards moving forward,” Gomez said.

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Student Recreation Center personal trainer James Manibusan shows proper form for a military press. The SRC is available to all CSUF students.

Busting juicing myths Most new juicers will feel adverse side effects but will see results in long run

“Ace Transformation is all about transforming the mind, body and soul. Through my training, I do not just teach people how to workout, I teach them how to make healthy changes towards a healthy lifestyle,” Gomez said. When asked about how to stay motivated to work out, Go-

Ninety percent of juicers will at first experience tiredness, headaches, nausea, low energy, mucus, runny nose, swollen glands, sore throat and colon flushing, Love said, who attributes these side effects to the body cleansing itself of toxins as they begin to release into the bloodstreams.

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Recommendations Love said the first three days are the toughest, but progress will only improve the longer a fast goes on. She advises that busy college students at first only attempt juicing one day a week, while slowly progressing and building tolerance towards three days a week. Juicing diets shouldn’t be your only source of nourishment; instead, they should be included with a healthy diet and exercise, Giancoli, who recommends smoothies or purées as more efficient dietaries, said. The bottom line is that juicing isn’t a miracle diet. Like everything, it takes time, dedication, and an understanding of one’s own personal body. Something that works for one person may not be the right fit for another. Simply plugging in and out of dietary fads may not be effective. More importantly, a lifestyle change may need to occur for successful results to show and stick permanently.

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