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Robotic arm aids ALS patients Students present research on mechanical arm at engineering conference this month

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Jeanette Reese, an OLLI student and co-coordinator of the flash mob, leads OLLI students in a choreographed flash mob to Pharell’s song Happy in the Quad Monday at noon.

Shakin’ it to celebrate Dozens take part in flash mob to culminate OLLI anniversary celebrations

RACHAEL GARCIA Daily Titan Spontaneous dancing isn’t entirely unusual on college campuses, but when dozens of gray-haired retirees break into a choreographed number, it tends to turn a few heads. To celebrate the institute’s 35th anniversary, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) members shook, shimmied and swayed to Pharrell’s hit song Happy in the quad Monday. With the sound of a sudden foghorn, music started playing and a group began to dance. Two more

groups jumped in a few seconds later. A few minutes later, the song was over, but an encore kept the dancing going. Once the dancing and celebrating stopped, the crowd dispersed and in typical flash mob fashion, it was like nothing had ever happened. OLLI provides study groups, lectures and social activities to retired people with the goal of engaging retirees in continued learning. The Cal State Fullerton OLLI chapter provides members with student benefits, including library access and the option to audit any regular class on campus with professor permission. SEE OLLI

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute • Established as the Continuing Learning Experience in 1979 • Serves 1,500 members with 340 classes per year • A $1 million grant in 2006 from Bernard Osher Foundation led to current name • Osher foundation awarded another $1 million in 2013 • CSUF chapter now part of 119 lifelong learning programs supported by the Osher foundation

A group of Cal State Fullerton students and one alumnus presented their research on a mind-controlled robotic arm at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) conference last week in San Diego. The students, along with Associate Professor of computer engineering Kiran George, Ph.D., developed the arm last year and began working with patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). More commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is a neurological disorder that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The progressive degeneration of nerves leads to paralysis and eventually death as the nerves become incapable of sending motor signals to the spine and muscles, according to the ALS Association. Approximately 5,600 people are diagnosed with ALS each year. The group is allowing their design to be recreated to benefit those who need it. George and his team of assistants have worked with 12 ALS patients over the past four months on a newer generation of the arm. Now in its third iteration, each version has enabled the arm to complete more and more tasks. SEE IEEE 2

Finding your niche Salsa Club

The CSUF salsa club welcomes students and non-students to learn and practice the dance

DEANNA GOMEZ Daily Titan Every Wednesday a large group meets in the Cal State Fullerton Kinesiology building. They put on their dancing shoes and practice salsa. The CSUF Salsa Club, founded in 2010, gives students an outlet to express their fiery love of dancing. Team Coordinator Joshua Mendoza founded the club after the previous salsa group on campus diminished. The club, once known as Candela, had about 25 members. As the president of Candela was preparing to leave, none of the current members showed any interest in keeping the club going. That is when Mendoza decided to take over and revamp the dying art of salsa dancing at CSUF. At the same time, Kazumi DeVries, the club’s current instructor, was also busy keeping the love of salsa alive. “At one point, the salsa population kind of died

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The club’s current instructor, Kazumi DeVries, has over 13 years of experience in salsa dance and teaches members basic salsa moves.

down … I’m a salsa dancer, so I figured I needed to have a place to dance,” DeVries said. DeVries helped keep the salsa scene going by hosting her Clave Lab Social in Fountain Valley. Mendoza was introduced to DeVries through another member of the club. DeVries, who has practiced salsa for about 13

years, came to the U.S. as an exchange student and began to study art. She is an international artist and was also teaching art at the time Mendoza approached her. Four years later, the club has over 150 members. “There’s a lot of love and care and a lot of thought that’s put into it. I really think Kazumi really cares

for each one of her students ... I think that’s why we got to where we are today. Once the club started, every year we were doubling our membership from then on,” Mendoza said. Mendoza admits it hasn’t always been easy running the club. He said it can be difficult to manage 150 members and figure out the expenses for

the club. However, the club’s executive board as well as DeVries help with responsibilities. The executive board has played a large part in the success of the club, Mendoza said. They are in charge of getting rooms and reservations for all of the clubs events and making sure the events run smoothly. The club is open to both

students, non-students and has two organizations within one. General members meet every Wednesday for FUNdamentals, a class where members learn basic salsa moves and techniques. The other part of the Salsa Club is the competitive team. The organization is set up so that general members can progress and become a part of the competitive team if they wish. After attending the FUNdamentals classes, members can choose to attend the Salsa Academy held on Fridays. The Salsa Academy’s aim is to further member’s techniques and prepare them for the competitive team if they choose to join it. These members come from all walks of life and each has their own reasons for joining the club. “I love to dance and it’s a lot of fun dancing with people. You get to feel the beat and also make some good friends,” said Hugo Diaz, 24, who joined the Salsa Club this semester. “They were always great to me. They were always welcoming.” SEE NICHE

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“The current generation of the arm allows only for simple tasks to be performed by patients, such as picking up a bottle of water and taking a sip from it,” George said. “This seemingly simple task is very significant to the patients, as it gives them independence and confidence that helps them make it through the devastating ALS disease.” The patients testing the robotic arm were chosen based on their stages of ALS. This allowed the group to determine how the arm functions with patients at multiple stages of the disease, which is important because ALS progresses differently in each patient. The group’s work with ALS patients allowed them to implement functions that would best address the issues faced by the patients, since there is a wide

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The group of students, led by computer engineering Associate Professor Kiran George, Ph.D., presented their robotic arm at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers conference last week.

variety of patient needs for the technology. Hayden Donze, a computer science alumnus who worked on the first two generations of the project,

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experienced working with two patients personally. No case is exactly the same, Donze said. One patient Donze worked with had most of his motor skills,

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History professor will lecture on ethics of using atomic bomb on Japan in WWII

Robert McLain, associate professor of history, will speak at the Fullerton Public Library Tuesday night about the atomic bomb and its explosive impact on history. The Bomb: The Controversy will cover the decision to use the atomic bomb, the ethics related to this decision and its role in ending World War II. “It’s very controversial, even today,” McLain said. “I’m hoping to bring a little clarity to that decision within the context of that time period.” The controversy lies in the argument made by some historians that Japan was on the verge of surrender and that atomic bombs

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were unnecessary, McLain said. The issue, he said, is far from one-sided. “People tend to think it’s either one way or the other, when in fact there were no good choices,” McLain said. “Was the atomic bomb a horrible weapon? Of course. Did it probably save Japanese and American lives? It did. So it did both, they’re not mutually exclusive.” This isn’t McLain’s first lecture; he has been participating in programs like this since 2009. McLain, who said his World War II class is also his most popular, believes that these programs are popular because World War II remains a topic that generates public interest. This lecture is part of the Fullerton Reads program, which features a library-chosen book to

highlight every year. The program also generates programming to accompany the topic, including lectures like McLain’s. This year’s book is Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption. The book tells the story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic distance runner who enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. After a potentially fatal plane crash, Zamperini was able to stay alive on a raft before being captured by the Japanese military and kept as a prisoner of war for 2 1/2 years. Other programs this year have included swing dance lessons, a free screening of Bomb Girls and lectures about various aspects of the war. The lecture will be at the Fullerton Library Osborne Auditorium Tuesday from 6-9 p.m.

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Pasadena couple stabbed A couple was fatally stabbed in their Pasadena home Monday morning, according to police. Larry Bressler, a culinary arts instructor at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena, and his wife were believed to be stabbed by a relative, NBC reported. Bressler was able to call 911 to report that he and his wife had been attacked. The couple was transported to the hospital, but later died. Police found the suspect near the Bressler’s home with blood on his clothes, and arrested him. One other person was injured. The suspected attacker has not been identified, and police are still trying to identify a motive for the attack.

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The Islamic State (ISIS) seized control of a military base in the Anbar province of Iraq, provincial security forces said Monday, according to CNN. If ISIS takes over all of Anbar, the militant group would control a region extending from the perimeter of Baghdad all the way to Raqqa, Syria. ISIS now controls approximately 80 percent of the province, and is within a mere 15.5 miles of the airport in Baghdad. While the United States has sent low-flying helicopters to help combat the advance of ISIS, Anbar leaders have asked the U.S. government to send ground troops to the region.

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After over a month of absence, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reappeared Tuesday morning, according to North Korean state news agency KCNA. A U.S. National Security Council spokesman could not confirm the KCNA report. Kim had not been seen since Sept. 3 when he attended a concert with his wife, making this his longest absence from the public eye since his debut as the leader of North Korea, according to CNN. Kim’s sudden disappearance created speculation over his health, as images taken before his absence showed him walking with a cane. Kim gave guidance to residential projects and visited the Natural Energy Institute of the State Academy of Sciences during his absence, according to KCNA. - AMBER UDDIN

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Fostering international ties

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A delegation of presidents from several Central American universities visited campus Monday to meet with President Mildred García, Provost José Cruz and other campus administrators. The presidents were representing the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities to develop relationships among institutions of higher learning in North, South and Central America.

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Jeanette Reese, OLLI student and co-coordinator of the flash mob, had the idea to orchestrate the event one day while dancing to the song. The event, however, was about more than simply

dancing in the quad, she said. “We really wanted to showcase OLLI’s main goal to help people stay socially, physically and intellectually active,” Reese said. The choreographer, Cara La Green, said they started choreographing in May

every other weekend at different senior centers and on campus. An encore dance followed cheers from the crowd, and the performers’ enthusiasm was evident, said geography major Dennis Hernandez. “I think you can have fun at any age; it’s about how

willing and how much energy you have to put into that,” Hernandez said. Fullerton resident Dianne Wallace, one of the dancers, said the event was a chance to show the lighter side of retirement. “We wanted the students to see that we enjoy life

and can have fun,” Wallace said. In addition, Reese said it gave observers the chance to see the type of successful aging OLLI aims to support. “This was just one of the things we wanted to do to share with students as to

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how to grow gracefully, if you will,” Reese said. Hernandez was walking through the quad and stopped to watch the performance. “It looked like they were having a lot of fun. They seemed to really be enjoying themselves,” he said.

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Class teaches disability awareness A new CSUF course is available for students who want to teach people with disabilities

CYNTHIA PLEITEZ Daily Titan Career and Life Planning: Disability Awareness and Advocacy (Counseling 252), is a new course this semester at Cal State Fullerton. Jacquelyn Gerali, a disability management specialist who will be teaching the course this semester, said she wants to bridge the disparaging workforce gap between those with disabilities and non-disabled individuals, while providing the resources they need to succeed academically. One in 5 people had a disability in 2012, according to the United States Census Bureau. The American disabled population of 56.7 million people totals 19 percent of the population, a population that sometimes does not have access to the resources they need to succeed. These are the facts that Gerali is trying to illuminate. “This percentage is atrocious,” Gerali said. ”It is up to society (individuals with disabilities as well as individuals without disabilities) to impact this inequity and dramatically

make a positive difference. By cultivating a more inclusive and dynamic world, viewing the world of disability can be recognized as normal, meaningful and purposeful.” Only 53 percent of people with disabilities with a bachelor’s degree were employed in 2011 compared to the 83 percent of non-disabled people, according to the American Community Survey. Disabled employment disparities start right after the age of a typical college graduate and follows into the senior citizen age range, with only 41 percent of 21-64-year-old disabled individuals employed. By contrast, 79 percent of people without a disability in the same age range are employed, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Gerali will teach the course using a core curriculum created by UC Berkeley Director Paul Hippolitus. The course is connected to the “Bridging the Gap from College to Careers” project through the Kessler Foundation’s Signature Employment Grant Program partnership with San Diego State University’s Interwork Institute, PolicyWorks and Hippolitus. Elements to be covered in the course include individual career exploration strategies, personal business

leader resources and internship exploration. The emphasis on assisting students with disabilities represents Gerali’s goals of making the course available to students who are planning a career working with disabled students. “I believe that disability inclusion is critical and disability diversity makes the world a more meaningful place,” Gerali said. In 2016, she plans to open the course up to students with disabilities as well as students interested in working with students with disabilities as a career. This class will provide useful information once students are ready to look for employment. CSUF accommodates disabled faculty, staff, appointees and job applicants with all aspects of employment, per the person’s request. Some aspects of employment assistance include promotion and transfer, benefits and leave, performance evaluation and compensation as well as separation from employment. In addition to workforce assistance, the Disability Support Services (DSS) office located in UH 101 provides current CSUF students with disabilities with braille transcription services, accessible

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Jacquelyn Gerali is teaching the course and plans to open it to students with disabilities in the future.

computer lab, career/life planning, sign language interpreting, priority registration, test taking accommodations as well as support groups and workshops. Despite the current resources offered on campus, Andrea Ampig, student assistant at the DSS office, knows the benefits of providing a course that makes these resources available on an ongoing basis. “I think it gives the students that are in disability support services a chance to interact with each other more. A lot of them don’t really see a lot of each other,

they just come in and out of here. So I think it gives them a chance to kind of come together and they could also talk about their experiences and what they’re going through as well,” Ampig said. Disability workshops and resources are available through the DSS office that can provide a well-rounded education when paired with the new course. “We provide students with different accommodations, so that could be anywhere from testing, or we also have different support groups that we offer. We have different

workshops every week and different support groups,” Ampig said. Students interested in registering for Career and Life Planning: Disability Awareness and Advocacy (Counseling 252) can contact Jacquelyn Gerali by emailing jgerali@fullerton.edu. Disabled individuals can request disability accommodation by filling out the Request for Disability Accommodations Form or contacting Workers’ Compensation Program Manager/ Disability Accommodation Coordinator Alisha Brown at (657) 278-2824.

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Other members like brothers Luciano and Fernando Lassalle joined so that they would no longer be wallflowers when they went out. Luciano said he felt left

out when he went to parties because everyone else was dancing, while he stood to the side. He decided that it was time to learn a new skill and chose the Salsa Club. His brother Fernando joined with him. “I’m tired of looking like

a fool every time there’s a party going on,” Fernando said. Mendoza’s reason for dancing is partly to please his parents. Growing up Mendoza’s parents told him to be a well-rounded person.

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its four-year anniversary with its Salsa Academia held at the Titan Student Union. The event included a special musicality class with Don Baarns and music by Super DJ Robby. After the musicality

lesson, guests spent the rest of the night dancing. The dance floor was never empty as CSUF Salsa Club members and other guests danced until 1 a.m. For more information on the CSUF Salsa Club, visit csufsalsaclub.com

Titan House serves as a reminder of CSUF’s past

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The CSUF Athletics department is housed in a small brick house that is rich in history

RACHAEL GARCIA Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s campus is not known as an architectural museum, nor deeply rooted in our country’s history, but a small colonial brick house rests on the edge of the intramural fields on the outskirts of the more modern, concrete buildings. It’s an everyday time machine into the past of the Athletics Department. A dairy farmer by the name of Henry T. Hetebrink, originally from Germany, is moving his business and his family from Northern California to Fullerton. The year is 1872. Hetebrink loads his boat with cattle and his family , then sails south along the California coast. The Pacific Ocean spits them out at Anaheim Landing (now Seal Beach). Hetebrink gathers his family and his cattle, then sets off across Orange County. Orange groves line up to greet them. The sumptuous land Hetebrink purchases is one of the few dairy farms in the area. The dairy farmer builds a farmhouse on his new land, and settles into his new life. But, one day a fire breaks out and his cattle and house are wafted into the furious blaze. Even after a fire, one thing rings true: oranges grow plentiful in this land. With that, Hetebrink turns to oranges and walnuts for economic stability. It’s now 1886. Hetebrink builds another house using brick this time. Surely, bricks can withstand a fire.

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The colonial brick Titan House sits on the outskirts of campus.

The 1886 Hetebrink house still stands today, but it’s now called the Titan House. It’s the only early brick house still remaining in Fullerton, and houses the CSUF Athletics Department. The State of California purchased the land in 1950 for the CSUF campus. It was used for classrooms, science labs and offices before finally being renovated for the Athletics Department. Senior Associate Athletics Director Steve DiTolla is one of the few people who call the colonial house their office. When CSUF had a football team, the coaches would sit on the Titan House porch, surrounded by history and making their own imprints on the house. “I remember Coach Murphy (the former football coach) sitting on the porch after practice smoking his cigar. Oh, if only the walls could talk,” DiTolla said.

Today, taller, more modern concrete buildings are the home to classrooms, faculty and administrative offices. But Titan House, with its low-key charm, is home to the Athletics Department. “I love having my office in Titan House,” DiTolla said. “It has a lot of history and great personality.” Although DiTolla’s office is on the edge of campus, he still feels he is connected to the rest of campus. The Athletics Department is also reaching out and becoming more visible on campus, DiTolla said. “We love inviting people from across campus to join us for meetings,” DiTolla said. Several other buildings have been built, but none have been built with the same style as the Titan House. It is a small token from CSUF’s past and is still intertwined in today’s campus life.

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Devil’s Advocate

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Germany offers tuition-free universities

Free college tuition comes with Eliminating the cost of college many unforseen problems encourages education for all

graduate within a reasonable time frame. If it’s still free to graduate in five compared to Earlier this month, Lower the normal four years, it’s reaSaxony became the last Ger- sonable to expect that some man state to abolish tuition students will take longer. fees for its universities. Not In Germany, this is already only will German students a problem. The country’s be able to attend college for universities have long been free, but so will international known for their eternal stustudents. dents, or “Dauerstudenten.” For American students who Making education totally may pay tens of thousands of free doesn’t address the probdollars for tuition, the decision lem of the Dauerstudenten, it likely sounds like an incredi- just encourages them to conble one. tinue to receive an educaIncredible? Yes. Feasible? tion through a system funded Probably not. through taxes. While the abolishment of The German populace tuition fees sounds great in could find themselves paying theory, the resulting system a sizeable portion of their inwill be riddled with problems. come to support universities Unfortunately, there is no inundated with people in a such thing as a free ride. Every near-constant pursuit of eduprogram requires a source of cation. There has to be an end funding, and free education is point some time. no different. The German state The deal is bad for internawill have to come to a deter- tional students as well. mination on how they might Americans who feel gidfund the education of their dy with the notion of free colstudents. lege must also bear in mind Raising taxes may seem that studying at a university like the best scenario in this in Germany is much different case, but a raise in taxes would than studying at a university in be a hard blow to a population the United States. which already finds itself satuPerhaps it goes without sayrated with fees. ing that there are a myriad of Germany had the second cultural and structural differhighest income tax of 34 dif- ences between the two schoolferent countries, according ing systems, but those differto a study from the Organi- ences can impact the quality sation for Economic Co-op- of a person’s education. eration and Development. In Not only would American 2012 alone, Germans found students, or any other internathemselves paying 49.8 per- tional student, have to be fulcent of their incomes to their ly fluent in German in order to government. process the information given Another issue is that a com- to them in their classes, they’d pletely free system provides also have to be prepared for a no incentive for students to serious change in their student ALEX GROVES Daily Titan

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lifestyle. There are some major differences between U.S. and German university life, according to Slate. German students are used to a structure where they can come and go from classes at their leisure. They can literally get up and leave anytime they want. Imagine the chaos that must ensue with classes of more than 200 people, which are not uncommon at German universities. Universities in Germany also lack student life and academic advising, two things that multiple studies have suggested positively impact the educational experiences of students. Students who have academic advising at their colleges are more likely to return to the college the next year, and ultimately graduate, according to a study from the National Association of Academic Advisors in Kansas. Student social activities are also important, though they may not appear to be. Social relationships positively impact a person’s mental health and even their physical health, according to a report from the National Institutes of Health. The German universities lacking these very important positive attributes won’t be helped at all in a system that is encouraging the arrival of more students. College shouldn’t extort every penny from students through exorbitant tuition fees, but at the same time, free isn’t always the best answer.

DARRELL KING Daily Titan Germany may have just shook up the educational world when the European country announced that it’s now offering free college tuition to its citizens as well as international students, including those from the United States. There is a prerequisite for applicants coming from outside the country to have some fluency in German, but that’s a small price to pay for free tuition, and there are several courses available in America for people to learn German. Offering free education is a bold and monumental move, and hopefully will capture the a t t e n t io n of other countries on how to make college more financially manageable for students. For America to be the wealthiest nation on earth, it’s quite baffling that we haven’t mimicked Germany by offering free education to our citizens. With student debt in America risen to an alltime high of $1.2 trillion, two-thirds of American students are graduating with some level of debt, according to Forbes. One out of 10 graduates accumulate more than $40,000 in debt. These are astronomical numbers. How can a person legitimately start their lives off on the right foot when they’re financially

constrained by student debt? The easy argument is that America is a capitalist society and by making education free, you’re devaluing its worth, but that’s not accurate. Currently, 30 percent of Americans who start college end up graduating, according to a 2010 report from the National Center for Education Statistics. This number is shockingly low. One major proponent of this free school philosophy has been Bob Samuels, a lecturer at UCLA. Samuels astutely argued that if schools in the United States were free, students wouldn’t have to work while in school, graduation rates would improve and more students would graduate in four years instead of six. There is a plethora of reasons why education should be free in this country. In 2013 found that 76 percent of Americans were living paycheck-to-paycheck, and 27 percent had no savings at all, according to a survey conducted by Bankrate.com . That’s very startling. Out of this 76 percent, how many include parents that have kids who may want to pursue higher education, but won’t because of financial roadblocks? Some of these parents may already have kids in college who are trumped with

debt because they couldn’t afford to pay out of pocket. Money should never be a deterrent in preventing someone from furthering their education. Although Cal State Fullerton tuition costs are lower than others at $6,316 yearly, tuition for public schools rose 4.8 percent in 2012. The average tuition for four-year public institutions in 2012 was $16,789, and $33,716 for private institutions. Despite President Barack Obama’s efforts in trying to lower student loan debt, the U.S government made a whopping $51 billion in profit from student debt last year, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office. There would be no need for loan forgiveness programs if education was free. Taxes might have to be increased, but investing in students’ futures is a tax that would actually show results. Education is vital to the function of society. If college tuition was to be made free, it doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone would attend, or colleges would become overcrowded and be unable to meet the needs of its students. Free college would simply eliminate much of the stress that comes with college and post-graduation, and make life more bearable for many students.

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The creation of the national monument will allow people to better connect with nature in the San Gabriel Mountains. Preservation of this land will allow local life forms such as the Santa Ana Sucker to thrive as well.

National monument only presents benefits President Obama’s executive action will have positive impacts for current and future residents

ALEX GROVES Daily Titan Southern California is a beautiful region, and any effort that can be made toward preserving its natural wonders for future generations should be lauded, not criticized. President Barack Obama’s decision to set apart 350,000 acres swath of woodland in the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument has been drawing some heat from people who feel the designation was ill-advised, but the benefits in this case most certainly outweigh the risks. The area has long been plagued by vandalism, deterioration of trails and illegal fires, among a number of other noticeable problems. Groups like the Sierra Club,

The Wilderness Society and Friends of the River have fought to get those problems fixed for more than a decade. The positive benefits of making the area a national monument are already visible. Following on the heels of the designation, the National Forest Foundation agreed to commit $3 million for the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Fund. A group of various other foundations are attempting to establish a $500,000 partnership fund for habitat improvement. These monetary donations, if used correctly, could go a long way toward benefitting an area that has been damaged and neglected by the humans that have used it. Another important benefit of the designation is the protection of the wildlife that live in the park, many of which are considered endangered.

The area has played host to a number of species that are not easily found elsewhere. These include Nelson’s bighorn sheep, mountain yellow-legged frogs and the Santa Ana sucker. The bighorn sheep have been particularly impacted as a result of human encroachment on its territories, according to a report conducted by White Mountain Research Center. Entire populations of the native sheep have disappeared over the last 140 years, as farmers have brought their disease-carrying domestic sheep to the West. Their ranges have also been substantially cut and changed as the result of human infrastructure like highways. The decision to set apart land will at least give the population of sheep located in the San Gabriel Mountains a chance to thrive without the threat of infrastructure or

farming. The Santa Ana sucker is a species of fish that has been an indicator of how clean or polluted waterways are, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. Its numbers have greatly reduced with the urbanization of Los Angeles, and again with the sprawl of the Inland Empire. Calls for the suckers’ preservation haven’t yielded the results that preservationists have been looking for, but setting aside an area of land in the San Gabriels will help protect the fish. It isn’t just the animals that benefit from the designation. Human beings have a greater chance of being healthy with the available hiking trails the space provides. Studies from the American Planning Association, Resources for the Future and Harvard University have all shown that people are

healthier when they live close to parks and structures that encourage them to exercise. There has been some public outcry over the decision, calling it a land-grab attempt by Obama, and have argued that the decision would affect nearby Mt. Baldy and Burro Canyon Shooting Park. It’s somewhat unfair to call it a land-grab when Obama is one of 16 different presidents who have used the Antiquities Act established in 1909 to create national parks. The act has been used by Republicans and Democrats alike, and the last person to use it before Obama was President George W. Bush, who set aside land in multiple locations in the South Pacific. Additionally, the fears about Mt. Baldy and Burro Canyon Shooting Park being enveloped by what would become the monument turned out to be irrelevant.

Neither of the two locations will be absorbed because the executive action on the part of Obama did not equate to an unpopular bill introduced by Rep. Judy Chu of El Monte. People feared Chu’s call for the preservation of more than 600,000 acres is what Obama would use his executive action to facilitate. However, it was foolish to assume the executive action and the bill would be one and the same to begin with. Humans must recognize that they are not the only species to live on Earth, and as the dominant species, we must be sure to exercise good stewardship of the land. The San Gabriel Mountains are home to several species, fantastic views and cultural artifacts. With such a wonderful diversity of things to see, the land needs to be saved and improved for all future generations.

Fault lies with the users in Snapchat hack GUSTAVO VARGAS & JAMES SMITH Daily Titan Surprise (not really)! More pictures of naked people have been non-consensually posted to the Internet thanks to the umpteenth leak this month. The most recent of the seemingly endless chain of leaks has come from Snapchat, an app that allows users to send and receive pictures with each other with the belief that the pictures are deleted after a determined number of seconds. However, unlike all previous leaks, the hackers aren’t completely to blame.

It has become painfully apparent that the “online privacy and security” terms have become nothing more than oxymoronic punchlines. Since Thanksgiving of 2013, we have suffered a seemingly endless barrage of hacking scandals with victims such as Target, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus and Michaels. In addition to credit card information, hundreds of private celebrity photos were leaked online in August after an apparent breach in Apple’s iCloud. Currently, the idea of online privacy is a pretty thought and nothing more. Dubbed “The Snappening,” this leak is just the latest in a string of recent hacks, which a 13GB library of over 100,000 snapchat

photos and videos were compromised and leaked onto image sharing sites including 4Chan and Reddit, according to Newsweek.

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terms of use precisely because they compromise our users’ security,” Snapchat said in a statement. However, it’s hard to truly

It has become painfully apparent that the “online privacy and security” terms have become nothing more than oxymoronic punchlines.

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The most recent Snapchat hack is a clear example that online privacy does not exist

Snapchat says that their security is not to blame for the leak. “We can confirm that Snapchat’s servers were never breached, and were not the source of these leaks. Snapchatters were victimised by their use of third-party apps to send and receive snaps, a practice that we explicitly prohibit in our

trust the photo-sharing app on security matters, since its been less than a year since Snapchat’s previous security breach, where 4.6 million users’ phone numbers and usernames were leaked online by hackers, according to the Los Angeles Times. The problem this time wasn’t that Snapchat allowed themselves to be

breached, it’s simply that people were not using Snapchat properly. People are aware, or at least they should be, that they are taking a risk by using third-party services to get around or adding extra benefits to an app or service that strictly prohibits the use of them. That risk is on them, and shouldn’t be pinned on the app. One of the third-party services believed to be involved with Snapchat leaks mentioned was that of Snapsave, an Android-based app that saves sent and received photos to a users phone. “My app just saves Snaps to your Android phone, nothing is ever sent to my server,” said Georgie Casey, creator of Snapsave, in

an interview with the New York Times. It’s not surprising to see that Casey’s app was mentioned amongst this scandal —the blame needs to be pinned somewhere—but the blame should be pinned on the users’ shoulders, not the third-party apps. People need to be vigilant of what they are sending, and to whom they are sending. All it takes is one end not using the appropriate service for a photo to end up online for the world to see. This does not mean people should stop taking risque photos, they’re free to take any photo they want. But, they shouldn’t blindly trust Snapchat, or any company, with any information that they are not willing to share with the public.

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