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Course redesigns aim to break the ‘bottleneck’ $360,000 redesigns will revamp 10 lower-division roadblock courses HELENDA REED Daily Titan

High demand and high failurerate courses can go hand-in-hand at Cal State Fullerton, according to Provost José L. Cruz. As a result for some students, progress towards graduating has slowed down. Dubbed “bottleneck courses,” these classes create a roadblock for students who struggle to pass the class and often end up repeating them. “. . . The more students that need to repeat a course, the less seats there are available for stu-

dents that want to enroll in the course for the first time,” Cruz said. Faculty and students question why the failure rate for bottleneck courses have been high for so long. “In my opinion I think a lot of it is lack of confidence,“ said Cherie Ichinose, an assistant professor for the Department of Mathematics who is a member of the team redesigning Math 115. She explained that much of the time students come into courses like Math 115 with the belief that they can not do it, but she hopes that this type of mindset will change. According to Ichinose, nontraditional ways of teaching students could be a good start. “Instead of the students being

in a lecture based environment, I’m going to look at alternative ways of learning, whether it be a fully online course so students can learn anytime and anywhere with mobile learning,” Ichinose said. She believes that if students are able to learn at their own pace and environment, it will be more appealing and help give students the extra time they may need. Vivian Gonzalez, 19, a sociology major, is one of the students who has struggled with Math 115. SEE CENTER, 2

Professors study rare monkeys in Ethiopia Student assistants travel with professors to study gelada monkeys in Africa NEREIDA MORENO Daily Titan

Photo courtesy of Peter Fashing Niina Nurmi, former GGRP research assistant, now a Ph.D student in primatology at Max Planck in Germany, studying geladas at Guassa, Ethiopia.

Following the end of a long and bloody civil war that kept researchers out of Ethiopia for over 30 years, two Cal State Fullerton professors have made the African nation their summer home since 2007. Peter Fashing and Nga Nguyen founded the Guassa Gelada Project in 2007 to conduct research on the gelada monkey in a unique and ecologically pristine region of Ethiopia. The couple met in a Kenyan

rainforest and have been together for over 15 years. Nguyen was an undergraduate student at Barnard College, while Fashing was doing his Ph.D. research on colobus monkeys. Peter Fashing, Ph.D., an associate anthropology professor at CSUF, received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1999. Nga Nguyen received her Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Princeton University in 2006 and joined the CSUF faculty in 2009. “We both carried out our research in Kenya and then in 2007 founded this research project on gelada monkeys,” Nguyen said. “It was a site where we could go to the field and study animal behavior together.” SEE MONKEY, 2

Artists and shelters team up for animal rescue Three animal rescue organizations were apart of the Rescue Me exhibit ROBERT REYES Daily Titan

A few years ago, local artist Cody Raiza and her boyfriend saw a three-legged Dachshund named Elsa at a dog park and instantly fell in love. After learning that Gunther had been rescued from a shelter and was looking for a new owner, they fostered her. Since then, Raiza and her boyfriend have been committed to being a foster family for dogs that are rescued from local animal shelters until they find their own homes. “I find dogs all the time and I rehabilitate whatever falls into

my lap,” Raiza said. Now, her love of animals is being combined with her craft in an art show she curated at the Egan Gallery called Rescue Me, which opened Friday. What makes this exhibit special is it also doubles as a pet adoption event. Stephen Baxter, who runs the organization Art With An Agenda and is the owner of the Egan Gallery, approached Raiza with the idea to do a show to benefit animals. Both the gallery and Art With An Agenda are known for their socially conscious art shows including LOVE. SEX. UNITY. RESPECT. about marriage equality and The Life and Murder of Kelly Thomas about the death of Kelly Thomas. Raiza jumped at the chance to curate her first show and said that all of her experience doing group

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shows as an artist taught her everything she needed to know. Artists from Orange County to Philadelphia contributed new animal themed artwork for the show.

Many of the artists made personal pieces that featured their own pets. Craig ‘Skibs’ Barker’s mixed media piece, “Small Miracle,” features his wife and their three dogs.

Like Barker, Cal State Fullerton alumna Kelly Castillo is one of the featured artists who has adopted or rescued dogs. Castillo contributed a Virgin Mary-inspired portrait titled

“You Don’t Choose The Pug Life,” which includes a halo of pugs and playful allusions to ‘90s rap. SEE ANIMALS, 6

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Five cats were adopted at the Egan Gallery on Saturday as part of the Rescue Me exhibit. Paperwork for dog adoptions is in progress.

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According to Gonzalez, the reason was due to the online homework program WileyPLUS, which was frustrating and difficult with its glitches. The faculty has submitted six proposals for the redesign and enhancement of ten courses including lowerdivision biology and history classes. According to Cruz, the faculty has demonstrated positive outcomes with blended instruction - students view the lecture at home and come to class prepared for discussion. Cruz went on to explain that among the innovative ways to help student success, are peer led supplemental instruction programs, which are problem solving sessions led by student peers who were successful in the bottleneck course. These student peers work with course faculty to ensure

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appropriate content coverage. “All of these efforts will improve student experiences. The willingness of our faculty to consider, discuss and embrace alternative methods to improve course outcomes is inspirational,” Cruz said. According to Cruz, California is starting to focus on performance-based funding. Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal included $10 million to reduce bottleneck courses through the use of new technologies. According to CSUF, the university has received around $360,000 in one-time funding for course redesign. California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White also approved $7.2 million to promote student success programs. “All of these efforts will improve student experiences. The willingness of our faculty to consider, discuss and embrace alternative methods to improve course outcomes is inspirational,” Cruz said.

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Photo Courtesy of Peter Fashing Peter J. Fashing talking with local school teachers about GGRP’s research and conservation activities at Guassa, Ethiopia during a visit to one of the local primary schools in the area.

Nga Nguyen, Ph. D., with the gelada monkeys in Guassa, Ethiopia.

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Photo Courtesy of Tyler S. Barry Two gelada males fighting in the grass at the Guassa, Ethiopia site where Fashing and Nguyen have been conducting their study.

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Located in north-central Ethiopia, Guassa is an unusually pristine area that is home to a large band of the rare gelada monkey. Guassa has been conserved by the local people for about 400 years without any federal intervention. The locals protect the tall grasses that grow there and use it to thatch the roofs of their homes and to stuff mattresses and pillows. “They set aside this huge area of it–about twice the size of the city of Fullerton–just for protection so nobody is allowed to live there except us,” Nguyen said. The team has a campsite just at the southern end of Guassa, conveniently located at the heart of the gelada monkeys home range. There are about 220 monkeys that live in a giant herd that the professors have been following for the last 6 years. According to Fashing, the research team is able to recognize individual monkeys based on minor details such as a scar or freckle on their faces. “We’ve seen animals that were born right at the start in 2007–now they’re becoming adults,” Fashing said. “We’ve followed them through their sort of childhood.” The researchers do not interact with the geladas physically or influence their behavior in any way. They rely on their Ethiopian staff and student assistants to

monitor the project year round and resume work in Guassa in the summers. While living on site, the research team is forced to work under “simpler” living conditions, living in a small tent on a site 15 miles from the nearest town. A typical day for the team begins at 6 a.m. with a simple breakfast and professors leave camp about an hour later to travel with the monkeys for about a half hour out to the plateau depending on where they slept. “You pretty much live on this grassland and your day to day life is going out with the monkeys and following them from the time they leave their sleeping cliffs to the time they go back to them in the evening,” Fashing said. Gelada monkeys usually socialize and groom each other first thing in the morning and begin moving up to a plateau when they are hungry. Fifty percent of the gelada diet comes from grass, while 38 percent of it comes from herbs. They also feed on invertebrates (insects) such as locusts and worms. According to Nguyen, some geladas get horrible swellings in their throats caused by tapeworms that also infects humans. Derek Boyd, a masters student in forensic anthropology at Chico State University and 2013 CSUF alumni spent a year working with the professors to find what happens to individuals who have these tapeworms.

They discovered that the swellings caused the animals to die younger and reproduce more slowly. The children of the females with the swelling also are less likely to survive according to Fashing. Only 23 percent of the kids whose mother has had a swelling survived to age one. “I think that’s been kind of depressing in a way because you know that very few of them or a very small percentage of them ever really recovers from these infections,” Fashing said. “They just kind of keep getting bigger and bigger until eventually they get infected or it somehow does them in.” The basic social unit of the gelada society consists of onemale units–a group of multiple females and one reproductive male. “The birth/sex ratio is 50/50 and that means that some guys

are not gonna have any females that they have reproductive access over,” Nguyen said. “This leads to severe competition among males to basically take over a harem of females.” Yi Zhao, a graduate student at CSUF, studied the dominance in relationships among females in one-male units in Guassa. Zhao visited the study site during the summer of 2011 for about three weeks. “I wanted to see the site myself and the study subjects so they are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet,” he said. Zhao has been interested in wild animals since he was young and dreamt of studying them in their natural habitat. “I loved working with Dr. Fashing and Dr. Nguyen. I think they are brilliant professors and great people,” Zhao said. “They have helped me greatly in my research and life.”

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TSC mulls Amazon locker site Titan Students Centers coordinate with Amazon to bring lockers to CSUF MIA MCCORMICK Daily Titan

The possible installation of new Amazon lockers in the TSU Underground was back on the table Wednesday during the first Titan Student Centers Governing Board meeting of the semester. The lockers, which had been approved in the spring, were brought back to the board to request approval of an alternate location for the lockers in the Titan Student Union. “Last year, the (planning) committee looked at bringing in Amazon lockers to campus,” said TSC chairman Abi Prabakar, a business economics major. “If you order something on Amazon.com, it’s going to be delivered to our locker on our campus. We were looking at different locations. We ran

into some troubles interpreting that location,” she said. The school would work in cooperation with Amazon to provide students with these lockers, giving them access to their online orders on the Cal State Fullerton campus. “You can order certain qualifying purchases on Amazon and instead of having these things sent to your home, you can have them sent to this locker,” said Kurt Borsting, TSC Director. When an order is delivered, a code to unlock the locker containing the package is sent via text. The board is currently working on deciding an appropriate location for the lockers. The board originally foresaw placement in the Underground in place of the old bowling lockers parallel to the bowling lanes. These bowling lockers have already been removed due to insufficient usage by students However, the space that remains is slightly too small to accommodate the lockers.

Borsting explained that the board along with the campus inspector is attempting to figure out if this space is able to be modified to fit the Amazon lockers. They are still working toward a solution in this location, but have come up with alternate locations as a secondary plan.

“If you order something on Amazon.com, it’s going to be delivered to our locker on our campus.” Abi Prabakar TSC chairwoman

The first alternative option proposed for the location of the lockers was the computer station adjacent to the bowl-

ing lanes. This location would provide plenty of electrical access and data available for use to power the lockers. Borsting said this area is not being used enough by students to be an effective use of space. The board hopes that the placement of the lockers in this area will increase usage and be a beneficial resource for students. The school is attempting to brand this area of the TSU as the “power zone” for students to use for electronics. The second alternate option is outside of the TSU. However, the patio area where is unsightly and might pose as a minor safety issue, Borsting said. The school has entered into a one-year agreement with Amazon for these lockers. Amazon has been very cooperative throughout the board’s decision process, Borsting said. The board will continue to move towards a decision in the coming weeks.

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DTBRIEFS Immigration Plan to shore debate delayed up water supply MATTHEW MEDINA

Congress may delay debate on immigration reform until the end of this year, due to the situation in Syria and an impending deadline on raising the federal debt ceiling. According to the New York Times, House Republicans are not eager to act on the issue of immigration, despite intense campaigning from supporters throughout August. The Senate passed a comprehensive reform bill in June, but the House is unlikely to pass it in its current form. Voting in favor of immigration reform in late 2013 or early 2014 would put Republican representatives in danger of angering their constituents during primary elections. If the immigration debate is delayed further, it might not resume until after the November 2014 congressional elections. Advocacy groups in favor of enacting immigration reform are mobilizing to keep their representatives mindful of the issue, hoping to persuade them to vote in early October.

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Earthquakes in the Bay Area could severely reduce the amount of water that f lows to Orange County. The Orange County Register reported that major water sources such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are at risk because strong seismic activity could displace small islands that act as levees between seawater and freshwater. Additionally, sometimes surplus rainwater cannot flow out of the delta because of concerns that the increased water levels would kill endangered fish. As a solution, state officials propose the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. It would create two underground tunnels to help make water transport safer. The plan is estimated to cost $24.5 billion, which would roughly translate to a $5 increase in monthly water rates for affected consumers. California officials intend to publish a final draft of their plan in October.

Police make Person found arrest in murder dead in car MATTHEW MEDINA

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Newport Beach police arrested Jaime Prieto Rocha of Santa Ana in connection with the death of a woman whose corpse was found under a bridge. According to the Orange County Register, Rocha, 40, is a suspect in the slaying of Nancy Hammour, 28. She was found laying face-down under the Bay Bridge with a gunshot wound. Police have not specified further details concerning the shooting or any connection between Rocha and Hammour, saying that investigation is ongoing. Hammour’s sister Yara Hayek said Hammour struggled with drug addiction and a legal custody battle over her 4-monthold child, but was taking action to turn her life around. Hayek said that she did not recognize Rocha’s name. Court records indicate that Rocha has previously been convicted of drug charges, burglary and other crimes. Rocha’s bail is set at $1 million.

The legal debate over California’s recent pension reform law has endangered $114.8 million of public transit funding for Orange County. The Orange County Register reported that legislation AB 1222, from Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) and Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento), would temporarily exempt public transit workers in California, from adding to their pension funds for a year. This delay would allow state and local representatives to appeal a decision from the U.S. Department of Labor stating that the pension reform bill violated public employee unions’ collective bargaining rights. The delay froze $1.6 billion in grants for public transportation projects, including $114.8 million for Orange County. Orange County Transportation Authority chief executive Darrell Johnson warned that if the lost funds are not restored, riders would certainly be affected.

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Russia proposes plan to seize Driver falls to death in crash control of Syrian weapons MIA MCCORMICK

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The Russian government proposed a plan Monday to defuse the crisis brewing over the use of chemical weapons in Syria, according to USA Today. This proposal would seize control of chemical weapons from Syria and potentially halt a U.S. military strike against the Bashar al-Assad regime. President Obama said he would definitely postpone a punitive strike against Syria if Assad surrendered his chemical weapons. Obama conducted several broadcasted interviews Monday to persuade Congress to support his call for military action. Obama told CNN Monday that the Russian proposal could possibly be a breakthrough in the Syria crisis if it is, in fact, “real.” “I think it’s certainly a positive development when the Russians and the Syrians both make gestures toward dealing with these chemical weapons,” Obama said. “This is what we’ve been asking for not just over the last week or

the last month, but for the last couple of years.” Yet, Obama said specific details of the proposal will still be required before he will be confident in the proposal’s effectiveness. “I think it is reasonable to assume that we would not be at this point if there were not a credible military threat standing behind the norm against the use of chemical weapons,” he said. Syria’s government stated Monday that it welcomed Russia’s proposal to avert a U.S. military strike by turning its chemical weapons over to international monitoring. This statement was released by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem. However, Moualem did not say whether Syria will agree to Russia’s proposal. Syria has not yet signed the Chemical Weapons Convention drawn up in 1992, an arms control treaty banning the use and production of chemical weapons and demands their destruction.

One man is dead after crashing through an overpass Sunday night in Irvine, according to the Orange County Register. The vehicle landed in the middle of the I-5 on the center divider of the freeway. It was in flames when firefighters arrived. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department, the driver took the Barranca Parkway exit in the carpool lane. Barranca Parkway intersects with I-5 in a T-shaped intersection on the overpass. The driver crossed the roadway and collided with the retaining wall on the opposite side, Engen said. Irvine Police Department investigators are looking into the cause of the crash, but they suspect the vehicle must have been traveling “at a speed great enough to break through the wall,” Engen said. The driver has not yet been identified.

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Obama’s FAFSA plan not ideal The President’s three-step plan dependent on success of graduates over students REBECCA LOPEZ Daily Titan

President Obama delivered a speech on education at the University of Buffalo, with a focus on the rising cost of tuition and student loan debt. In his address, the President proposed a three-step financial aid plan that would better determine the amount of money schools are given based on the performance of the students. The current standard for universities to receive federal aid is based on enrollment. If this program were to go into effect as is, colleges would be required to answer to the White House if tuition costs were rising, but their students were faltering or dropping out. While this may sound like a dream come true, is more government intervention really what we need in our education? The concept of determining which educational institutions provide the best bang for the buck is ideal for young adults and their parents, but is reminiscent of public schooling and standardized testing. For years, there has been a debate as to whether or not “teaching to the test” has been detrimental to the quality of education in public schools across the country. Having students succeed for the purposes of showing positive statistics results in a lack of creative thinking and creates an environment where students are placed in a box. Dave Posner, a former professor of mathematics and CEO of Encirq Corporation, notes that, “optimizing such metrics (teaching to the test) requires ignoring individual students in favor of statistical abstractions.” In turn, this stifles a young

adult’s ability to think critically on their own and focuses not on actual cognitive learning, but the practice of regurgitation of trivial facts and information. Going off to college gives students a chance to explore their interests and figure out what it is that they are passionate about enough to invest time, money and resources into a degree. Creating a more effective university, in both cost and service, would be quintessential, but advocating schools to churn out more degrees and graduates can only be harmful in the long run. According to the Washington Post, the suggested “school machine” theory was raised meaning “any federal effort aimed at boosting university numbers without regard to the quality of students is misplaced.” The proposed rating system would begin prior to the 2015 school year. Student aid would not be awarded until 2018, allowing schools to improve their scores over the consecutive years. The U.S. Department of Education said, “the Obama Administration is going to continue to do everything we can to make college more affordable, and ensure students and families get as much value possible from their investment of effort, time and money in higher education.” With one of the factors determining aid being the success of those post-college, the question graduates should be asking themselves is, “How will Obama’s plan affect me?” Will alumni associations make more of an effort to reach out to their community to ensure that they are on a successful path? In an economy where the value of work experience is becoming increasingly as important as an education, universities may require students

Courtesy of MCT President Obama’s plan will not come into effect until 2018 giving universities an opportunity to programs to ensure a greater financial aid package in the future.

to have internship experience before graduation in order to help them get jobs quicker. In return, the universities’ financial aid may increase. The reasons for students dropping out of their degree programs vary across the spectrum from college simply not being their “thing” to having financial issues at home. By placing a higher level of stress and pressure to perform on students, universities and the government could further see enrollment rates drop, resulting in the exact opposite of their goals. The proposed financial aid plan is one the Obama administration should take back to the drawing board.

Obama-ed Three-Step Plan • Tying college performance to financial aid, which includes cost of tuition, scholarship vs loan recipients and the success of students postgraduation • Encouraging competition among universities in developing programs that aid students in obtaining degrees at a reasonable pace for a manageable cost • Allowing graduates to set a 10 percent monthly income cap on loan payments in order to promote responsible debt management

Time Warner Cable battles head on versus CBS leaving customers as the only victims The two companies were in disagreement leading to the blackout of programming ASHLEY BINION Daily Titan

MIKE TRUJILLO / Daily Titan The start of the NFL season pressured both sides to find an agreement.

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It’s Aug. 5 and you sit down to watch the most recent episode of CBS’s Under the Dome, only to find that CBS is blacked out by Time Warner Cable Inc. Time Warner and CBS failed to agree on a content carriage agreement and as a result, major CBS markets, including Los Angeles, New York and Dallas were blacked out on content from the cable provider. Customers were left out to dry while the companies fought for weeks on end over an agreement. Although Time Warner televised advertisements stating that they are fighting to get what’s best for their customers, subscribers were alienated from their favorite shows. Stations owned by CBS were also dropped, including TMC,

FLIX, Smithsonian and the premium channel Showtime. Locally, KCAL 9 was dropped as it’s a CBS-owned independent station. A month later, the battle between CBS and Time Warner finally came to a close. None of the details of the final deal have been released to the public. But, in statements released by both companies, it seems as if CBS won the war. CBS was looking to increase prices for their content, while Time Warner was looking to keep the prices down for customers. During the 32 day blackout, customers missed out on staples such as CBS’s summer hit Big Brother and many episodes of the final season of Dexter on Showtime. Traditionally, summer programing is somewhat bleak for network television. But for fans who regularly watch shows that air on CBS, they were unable to do so because of the blackout. Also, those who subscribed to Time Warner’s broadband service were blocked from watching full episodes on CBS.com. This isn’t the first time networks and cable providers have squabbled. In 2012, Fox and Cablevision faced off for two weeks concerning contract terms. Most recently, AMC and Dish network came into conf lict over a lawsuit that left

customers in the dark. Last year, provider Dish and cable network AMC couldn’t come to an agreement and had a blackout that lasted four months, from July to October. CBS and Time Warner had both fall TV and the NFL opening weekend to worry about when negotiating. Network TV’s number one drama, NCIS, and comedy, The Big Bang Theory, both reside on the network. With the NFL airing weekend games on CBS, customers would have had to face the choice to either stick with Time Warner and risk missing out on important games and popular fall shows, or switch to a different provider. If Time Warner and CBS did not reach an agreement before the beginning of the football season, the cable company would have sustained massive customer loss and would have been bombarded with numerous complaints. If this could happen to broadcast network’s biggest rating player, who knows what will happen when network’s smaller ratings players, like NBC or ABC, begin to negotiate with cable and satellite providers. This can’t bode well for customers. It’s unfair for networks, both broadcast and cable, to hold content captive while they ask for more money from the providers and the customers. According to the New York Time’s Media Decoder, CBS

set records in the fourth quarter for operating income. Revenue for the network increased from $3.61 billion to $3.7 billion. During this time, the network had an increase in advertising revenue and subscription fees. Retransmission fees, what CBS and Time Warner were in negotiations over, were up 9 percent for CBS. Unfortunately it’s almost always a lose-lose for customers. The users are hung out to dry during the blackout period and it usually ends up with the customer paying more money for content. This is one of the reasons why subscription services like Netf lix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus are gaining more popularity among subscribers. The services are keeping prices low and there are little to no restrictions. Services like Netf lix and Hulu Plus cost $8 per month while traditional cable or satellite cost the user $50 a month for the most basic package. Streaming services allow the user to watch movies and TV shows on the go with their mobile devices, where the user has to be in a fixed area to watch satellite or cable. Ultimately, the customer pays the price for the incompetency of the network and the respective provider. People pay for a service, and it’s their responsibility to provide one.

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Olympic’s oldest sport wrestles back for 2020 Wrestling returns to the games seven months after being dropped by the IOC ADRIAN GARCIA Daily Titan

The International Olympic Committee grappled with the idea of adding baseball/ softball or squash to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but instead reinstated wrestling after dropping it earlier this year. Wrestling has been a staple in the Olympics since its beginning in ancient Greece, but the sport has done nothing to modernize or attract a bigger audience in recent years. Yes, they added more weight classes for female competitors, but the sport has lost its power over the years. The history of the sport should not be a reason for it to remain in the Olympics if it is not revolutionizing for the future. Baseball and softball are becoming popular on an international level and are relevant in the world of sports frequently, not just every four years. Wrestling’s popularity lies mostly in high schools and individual practice as most NCAA Division I universities dropped the sports due to budget constraints. The sport has lost its appeal in higher divisions and schools are willing to support other athletic programs in its despair. According to the Examiner, the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships set the attendance record with 104,260 fans attending the tournament. The Omaha newspaper reports that the 2013 College World Series set the record with 341,483 fans attending. The College World Series tripled the attendance of the NCAA Wrestling Championships proving that the sport has lost its widespread appeal to sports such as baseball. The NCAA Softball Championship set an attendance record in 2012 with 9,310 according to the NCAA while women’s college wrestling is not a NCAA-sponsored sport but instead governed by the Women’s College Wrestling Association. Baseball and softball had a combined ballot to join the Summer Olympics as a pair

and so a higher attendance for both should be expected. Many would argue that the inclusion of baseball and softball would be an unfair advantage to countries like the United States that have a highly competitive professional league. A dream team, similar to those composed for years by the U.S. Basketball team, can sweep the competition and medal without even breaking a sweat. However, the U.S. Basketball team decided to recruit collegiate and amateur athletes to represent the country as opposed to professionals to give young prospects a chance to showcase their talents on an international level. The Olympic soccer program allows for professional athletes to compete, but requires them to be under 23 years of age, although the committee allows three overage players to play. The overage athletes serve as mentors to their younger teammates who are ready to be exposed to a world stage. This introduces the new generation of superstars to the public who do not follow younger athletes as closely. These past games showcased the talents of Neymar, a 21-year-old Brazilian soccer player who recently made the jump to one of the world’s top teams, FC Barcelona. Olympic wrestling does not create any household names that will remain with fans for years to come. Many of the competitors have everyday jobs who train for years in hopes of being selected to represent their countries for a few weeks. According to Yahoo! Sports, a few Olympic wrestlers have made the jump to compete in mixed martial arts and the UFC provided vocal support in reinstating wrestling in the summer games, but the fact of the matter is there is not much of a future in Olympic wrestling. Baseball and softball give players a chance to cement their future by honing their abilities and impressing scouts in professional leagues at an international level. By reinstating wrestling, it sacrifices the popularity of the Summer Olympic Games by focusing on its history, instead of its future.

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Illustration by MIKE TRUJILLO / Daily Titan The prison system is calling for reform after the current overpopulation is leading to the early release of dangerous inmates in Los Angeles County.

Prisons filled to the brim California prisons are overcrowded forcing state officials to find a solution ADRIAN GARCIA Daily Titan

Gov. Jerry Brown last month proposed a solution to the overcrowding of our prisons by offering alternative cells for inmates without releasing them early. However, his proposal would drain $315 million from the states’ $1.1 billion reserve in the next year alone. That number is expected to increase to $415 million in the following two years according to the Los Angeles Times. Brown’s solution alone is a cause for concern because of the amount of money he is willing to invest on the inmates. It is understandable that the prisons across the state are filled to the brim, but adding more cells will not make a longterm impact. It is a short-term solution for a long-term problem. At the rate these prisons are being filled, the new temporary jail cells will be filled as quickly as their older counterparts.

The cost of housing the inmates will steadily increase as more cells will need to be built and the state will see a huge blow to its reserve. California is one of the states with the largest debt in the country. According to CBS news, California’s debt is approximately $848 billion and could increase past $1.1 trillion. With many other institutions lacking funds, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on convicted criminals is an irresponsible move for Brown. According to the LA Times, Senate leader Darrell Steinberg has his own proposition that focuses on spending more money on mental health and drug treatment program in an attempt to reduce the number of repeat offenders who return to prison. The ultimate goal for Steinberg’s plan is for lowering the inmate population in the long run. His proposal resembles a similar program implemented in 2009 that reduced the population by more than 9,500 inmates in two years. The problem has been ex-

posed to the limelight after various Los Angeles County jails released criminals serving sentences for violent and sexual crimes. These inmates serve as little as 40 percent of their time according to the Sheriff ’s Department records obtained by the LA Times under the California Public Records Act. Under the current policy, male inmates serving sentences less than 90 days and female inmates sentenced less than 240 days are released immediately. The thought of convicted criminals being released early is haunting for neighboring communities where the criminals reside. By cutting inmates’ sentences short, nothing will stop criminals from repeating the same offense if they know they won’t have to carry out the complete sentence. In the early 2000s, LA County jails were forced to release inmates early due to budget cuts, similar to today’s issue. The Times reported that 16,000 of the inmates released early were arrested for new offenses during the time

period of their sentences. Sixteen of those inmates were charged with murder. While Brown’s plan is a step in the right direction compared to reducing criminals’ sentences, it can lead to disastrous results for the future of the state. Adding more housing for inmates will not reduce the amount of repeat offenders being admitted to jail and it will only be a matter of time until the temporary jails will overf low as well. Brown is up for re-election in the next year and can face opposition from critics of his most recent plans. He has faced a lot of criticism after the announcement of his plan by both Democrats and Republicans in Congress who say that he is quick to spend money for a quick fix, instead of focusing on a solution for the long-term. “Governor Brown has a well-earned reputation as a good steward of the public purse; throwing this expensive Band-Aid on a hemorrhage threatens to undermine our hard work,” Steinberg said.

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An attendee views art from the Rescue Me exhibit held at the Egan Gallery last Friday.

She owns a half-chihuahua and half pug, but said she didn’t use her pug in her painting. “My dogs are cute, but I wanted them to be ugly pink pugs,” Castillo said. In addition to promoting the adoption event, part of the proceeds from the art show will go to rescuing dogs from Orange County animal shelters. Castillo was committed to making a donation even if her art didn’t sell. For Castillo, sometimes making art is about supporting a cause instead of just for the aesthetics. “Most of the artists I know, it’s really about participating, doing stuff for a good cause and identifying with a philosophical statement,” Castillo said.

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In addition to finding artists, Raiza also invited three animal rescue organizations to show up the following Saturday for a pet adoption event at the gallery. On Saturday, cages and gated play areas sat on the sidewalk outside the gallery with dogs from Orange County based organizations 4Life Animal Rescue and A Home 4 Ever Rescue waiting for their new prospective owners. Many of the rescued animals are minutes away from death and living in animal shelters when 4Life Animal Rescue gets them, according to outreach coordinator Mitzy Barney. They target the overlooked animals and the dogs that are not allowed to be adopted by the public. Some of these dogs are just victims of “inaccurate assess-

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Animals from various shelters around Orange County wait to be adopted by attendees of the event.

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Growing up with a gluten intolerance CSUF Junior Jena Slipp learns how to prepare gluten-free meals at home.

A study found that 7.3 million Americans eat a vegetarian based diet KRISTEN CERVANTES Daily Titan

Black bean and cheese enchiladas, eggplant parmesan, asiago tortellini, creamy butternut squash risotto and sweet potato burritos. These dishes are not only healthy, but also vegetarian, or free of meat and sometimes other animal products. Vegetarianism is one of many current food trends on the rise in the United States. Other food trends include veganism, completely meat and dairy free, and glutenfree, a diet which excludes ingredients derived from gluten, such as wheat and barley. One of the top five consumer health trends for 2013 will be veganism and gluten-free diets, according to a national survey of 2,800 adults conducted by social science research group, Values Institute at DGWB. These trends occur for a variety of reasons, including religious, personal and health. According to a 2008 Vegetarianism Times’ study, 7.3 million Americans consider themselves vegetarian. The study also found that 1 million of those people are vegans. Kenneth Walicki, Ph.D., a Cal State Fullerton professor of music, has been a vegetarian for 20 years. He became inspired to be meat free after reading John Robbins’, “Diet for a New America.” The book examines how Americans are economically and morally affected by the food they eat. Walicki said he doesn’t believe it’s morally right to eat meat. A vegetarian diet can have lifelong beneficial effects on a person’s health, not only mentally, but physically as well. “I’m absolutely convinced that I’d be in way worse shape VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/FEATURES

ments,” Barney said. Inside of the gallery were 20 cats from the Kitt Crusaders animal rescue in Los Angeles. Still, that’s only a fraction of the 80 cats the organization currently has in foster care. But for Nelia Southwick, vice president of the Kitt Crusaders, the event is already a success before an adoptions take place because it gets the word out about pet adoptions and animal rescue. “This is the first time it’s been on such a big scale, where the whole event is geared around us,” Southwick said. Rescue Me will hold it’s closing reception on Sept. 21. To date, five of the cats have been adopted out and prospective owners have put in their applications to adopt some of the dogs after meeting them on Saturday. For more information email codyraiza@gmail.com.

and probably (would) have aged much more quickly if I had continued eating meat,” Walicki said. “I really believe that if I started eating meat now I’d probably die.” Although meat and gluten-free diets have become increasingly popular, many people eat particular foods for serious health reasons. After going to the same chiropractor and general practitioner for scoliosis for many years, Jena Slipp, a junior majoring in communicative disorders, discovered during high school that she had a gluten allergy. A few years later, Slipp found out that she also has a dairy allergy. “I have to not eat food with any gluten or dairy in the ingredients,” Slipp said. “Finding food that doesn’t have either has been quite tough, but I’ve learned to determine which things have them and which don’t.” Whenever Slipp eats anything with gluten in it, she gets inf lammation in her joints and at times becomes extremely dizzy. “As much I want to ignore it, sadly I really can’t, not if I want to be able to work and function well at school,” she said. Slipp, 22, said she can no longer eat her favorite foods, such as Italian, but has found ways around her diet to still eat satisfying food. She can eat food on campus, but has to adjust certain aspects of her meals. At Carl’s Jr., she has a lettuce wrapped burger, while at Baja Fresh she eats meat, rice and bean bowls. There are a few vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free food options on campus, including The Fresh Kitchen. The restaurant came about when students requested a replacement for Titan Grill in the Food Court, Crystal Wooldridge, marketing manager for campus dining, said. The Campus Dining food committee decided to add The Fresh Kitchen as a unique

concept for students who were wanting organic, vegan and healthier meals. “We understand there are customers of the campus community looking for healthy alternative options,” Wooldridge said. The Fresh Kitchen has a variety of healthy, vegetarian and vegan friendly menu items including, The Big Fat Greek Wrap, Crisp Sweet Potato Fries and Tomato Herb and Three Cheese Grilled Panini. “There has been (a) request for more allergy food alternatives and we are continually providing those options in all of our dining venues,” Wooldridge said. People with dietary needs, such as gluten-free and lactose intolerant, should see one of The Fresh Kitchen team members for special requests. Walicki said the Gastronome has really good vegetarian food options on campus, including a salad bar. “The Gastronome has made an effort to really be vegetarian friendly,” he said. The newer food trends could be a sign of people wanting to live a healthier lifestyle, especially with the current obesity problem in the U.S. A study for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in 2009-2010 found that 35.7 percent of American adults are obese. “America has an obesity problem,” Walicki said. Many vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free meals tend to be lower in fat and calories which can help a person lose weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, people can manage their calories and limit saturated fat by eating more fruits and vegetables, along with limiting meat consumption. Slipp said she feels healthier overall since staying on her diet. “My weight has been very stable since I’ve stayed away from gluten and dairy so all in all it’s been a good thing,” she said.

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Follow your inner impulse. Plan for the future. Your personal vision inspires others. Begin, and get farther than expected. Let your partner share the load. Organization and archiving keeps things flowing smoothly.

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SRC offers fun creative ways to stay fit Rec center offers a variety of free classes like yoga, pilates and Zumba CHU-LING YEE Daily Titan

Can’t fit exercise into your busy class schedule or afford a gym membership? The Student Recreation Center is offering free fitness classes that can fit any schedule. Students and staff can come to one of the various classes offered from Monday to Sunday until the end of the semester. The classes are designed to offer the most f lexibility for staff and students with several of the classes starting from 6:30 a.m. ranging to 8:30 p.m. The classes include yoga, pilates, Zumba as well as a variation, Zumba Toning. In addition, there is Titan Cycle, cardio kickboxing, abs and more, Guts, Butts and Thighs and martial arts. The SRC also has a rock climbing wall, a dojo and a cardio studio. The SRC which is located near the State College Parking Structure, is free to students. Students pay their membership fees for the SRC as part of their campus fees included into tuition. Yanitza Berrios, who is a sophomore biology major, said she enjoyed the cardio kickboxing class she attended for the first time on a drop-in basis. “I really enjoyed it because it worked different parts of me, and I definitely felt it, and I can’t wait to come again to start seeing results,” Berrios said. The United States Department of Agriculture recom-

mends that adults between 18 and 64 should exercise for a minimum of two hours and 30 minutes each week. The Department of Agriculture also recommends spreading aerobic activity over the course of three days and each activity should be at least 10 minutes. The classes offered are each an hour long. Students can attend as many as they like. The benefits of regular exercise include maintaining a healthy weight, having stronger muscles and bones, relieve stress, increasing the chance of living longer and also potentially meeting new people. Regular exercise has been

“It’s just a great place to meet with friends, get a great workout in and just have a blast.” Frank Anguiano Instructor

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proven to decrease the chances of getting heart diseases, type two diabetes and also having high blood pressure. “The schedules are amazing. They have a pretty f lexible schedule. I have a packed schedule already with school and with work,” said sophomore Vanessa De Vicente. “It’s going crazy, but being able to come work out on Sunday is amazing and the kicking boxing class is amazing. So I really encourage all of you to come.”

A student in the cardio kickboxing class throws the medicine ball to the Student Recreation Center trainer while balancing during Sunday’s class.

Students will need to register and agree to the terms and conditions using the kiosks located on the second floor before they are able to use the recreation center and attend the classes. After a person has agreed to the terms and conditions, the kiosk will require the individual to scan their right hand. Individuals have immediate access to the SRC and its facilities after registration. There is no waiting period

after registering, and students may use the facility as soon as registration is completed. In order to gain access into the center, students are required to enter their campus wide student identification number and scan their hand on the keypads near the turnstiles. If a person is denied access due to their handprint, they may have their hand rescanned or the employees at the front desk can permit entry by

buzzing them through. Staff and faculty are also welcomed to attend these free drop-in fitness courses. There is a $120 per semester membership fee for staff and faculty or they can opt for one year of membership for $300, which includes summer. The SRC offers students and staff the opportunity to use their equipment and the pool beside the drop-in fitness classes as part of their membership.

“It’s just a great place to meet with friends, get a great workout in and just have a blast,” Instructor Frank Anguiano said. Anguiano has taught Titan Cycle and cardio kickboxing to both staff and students for the past five years. A list of dates and times for classes are available at Asi. Fu l ler t on.edu/Src/DropInFitness.asp or call the SRC at (657) 278-7529.

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Finding the time to eat a wellbalanced meal can be a difficult task for busy college students, but in order to succeed, students should find a method that suits them. “Only five percent of Cal State Fullerton students get five or more servings of fruit and veggies a day,” said Darany Hoang, Cal State Fullerton’s Health Educator. According to the Center for Disease Control, you can still enjoy your favorite high calorie snacks but the key is to only do so once in awhile. It’s important to balance the fatty foods with healthier alternatives. Hoang said that a well balanced meal is the ideal lunch. There are few options that students have that can fulfill that goal. One of which is snacking at one of the eateries on campus. The healthy lunch options on campus that Hoang suggest are the chicken sandwich from Carl’s Jr. and “Baja Fresh, maybe an a la carte chicken or fish taco is fine with preferably more salsa than cream sauce.” Hoang also lays out some op-

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time frame happens to be when most students take their classes which makes it difficult for them to take a nap during this time. There are multiple methods to cope with exhaustion brought by a heavy class schedule. Erika Kercheval, 22, a graduate student in education, schedules her classes in the evening so that she can rest during the afternoon if she experiences any midday exhaustion. Other students like Coover resort to the pick-me-up that caffeine provides by drinking coffee. Hoang suggests a better alternative for students looking for a pick-me-up. “The better option to getting that afternoon pick me up is having like a whole grain meal balanced with some kind of fresh fruit, doing it naturally is the best way,” Hoang said. Gettler said drinking a lot of water, exercising and eating smaller meals every three to four hours is good to avoid that afternoon lull. For more information there are Nutrition 101 Workshops that students can attend free at the Student Health and Counseling Center on Wednesdays 1:30-3 p.m. or 4-5:30 p.m. and Thursdays 10-11:30 a.m.

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Healthy lunches to get you going tions for vegetarians. “Generally, there’s some salads I believe that don’t have meat on it but might have like a bean or hummus for their protein source that is at Baja Fresh or at Fresh Kitchen,” Hoang said. The alternative to eating on campus is to bring a packed lunch from home. “An easy, more popular choice that students bring is a sandwich and then hopefully some fruit on the side, fresh preferably,” Hoang said. Valerie Gettler, 22, a radioTV-film major, said her personal favorite is a half avocado with lime and salt. Tatiana Coover, 21, a broadcast journalism student, said almonds are a convenient snack to eat in between classes. Eating right isn’t the only goal students should have, they should also be getting the proper amount of rest. Unfortunately this isn’t always a possibility when students schedule their classes back-to-back. When students do this they tend to experience midday exhaustion. “It is really healthy to take a nap preferably between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. about 20 to 30 minutes is ideal,” Hoang said. Although that particular

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