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Volume 96 Issue 25

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

CSUF slogan aims higher The first university tagline implemented since 2007 supports strategic plan goals

ALEX GROVES Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s newly-implemented slogan is taking the university’s strategic plan to new heights. “Titans Reach Higher” became the university’s official tagline last month, but the slogan was created a little more than a year ago at the start of President Mildred García’s tenure. It’s the first tagline the university has used since its 50th anniversary in 2007 with the phrase “Discover, Innovate, Achieve.” Jeff Cook, CSUF’s chief communication officer, said the tagline is important because it sets CSUF apart from the other 22 campuses in the CSU system. “It leverages the power and meaning of the term “Titans,” and is reflective of the growing institutional ethos that we can and do go further—we reach higher,” Cook said. The slogan also elevates the goals and visions of the university’s strategic plan, Cook said. The strategic plan, which was implemented in 2013, is one of the ways CSUF is trying to raise itself to be a nationally-recognized institution. The plan aims to raise graduation rates, heighten student participation in a global society and boost the hiring of a well-trained and diverse faculty—among a number of other goals. Cook pointed to Student Success Dashboard and curriculum redesign efforts as two of the ways CSUF is working to reach those goals. The Student Success Dashboard, a collaborative effort between information technology and academic advising, tracks student success in real time by analyzing data. Advisors will be able to see the most up-to-date information about a student and how they’re performing through the program, which is currently only in the testing phases for a small group of faculty. The university is also working to improve graduation rates by addressing the issue of bottleneck courses. The Student Success Initiative, which raised student fees by $181 per semester and was approved in the spring, included provisions to expand course offerings. “We’ve accomplished a great deal in the planning phase, thus the “Reaching Higher,” and now we continue to move forward in the implementation,” said Mary Ann Villarreal, director of strategic initiatives and university projects at the president’s office. “So really building on that tagline to demonstrate that as a community as a campus that we continue to strive to achieve our goals.” SEE SLOGAN

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Farragut North opens Friday at Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana. The political drama stars students from Cal State Fullerton like Kenney Selvy and Arash Fakhrabadi. The play was written by Beau Willimon and was the inspiration for the film The Ides of March.

Grand Central gets political Political drama to open soon at Grand Central Art Center with new faculty director

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Farragut North opens Friday at Grand Central Art Center. With its complex plot twists and ambitious politicians, the play is not only a true behind-the-scenes view into the cutthroat world of politics, but also a compelling story of a character who spins out of control. Farragut North was written by playwright Beau Willimon in 2008 and is an honest and vulgar political drama which reveals the good, the bad and the ugly about being involved in presidential campaigns. The play is directed by Professor Christopher Shaw. It is Shaw’s first year of teaching at Cal State Fullerton. Farragut North takes place over two days, yet various twists challenge not only the characters involved, but also targets the audience’s emotions as they react to

the devious actions of the characters. The play focuses on Stephen Bellamy, an ambitious young man in his mid-20s who is the press secretary for the U.S. Democratic Primary Elections. As the play continues, the audience gets a chance to see how living in the daily life of politics can destroy a person. Bellamy starts off as a charming, yet cocky character who knows what the people want. However, his drive to do whatever it takes to win causes him to spiral out of control and betray his own ethics as he begins to worry that the election won’t be in his favor. Kenney Selvy, 21-year-old senior acting major, plays the devious Bellamy and thinks Bellamy is a cocky young man who is a lot of fun to play. Selvey enjoys getting to tap into his vulgar side. This will be Selvey’s fourth production at CSUF and he is

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Cal State Fullerton Professor Christopher Shaw is the director of Farragut North. This is his first year teaching at CSUF.

excited for opening night so that he can finally let go and enjoy acting. Arash Fakhrabadi, a 19-year-old sophomore general theater major on the acting route, plays Tom Duffy,

a campaign manager for the opposing party. Duffy is in his mid-40s, which has been challenging for Fakhrabadi to tune into, but has been rewarding at the same time.

Fakhrabadi thinks this is a great play because it exposes the daily life of politicians and shows their hard work instead of just the end result. SEE FARRAGUT

Second 2011 rape reported University Police receive second report of rape that allegedly occurred in dorms

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Reynold Levaron and Maria Victoria have been working together to release an anthology of 65 years worth of music.

Titan gets his big break CSUF student Reynold Levaron works with Latin music icon, Maria Victoria on anthology

JEFFREY BARNER For the Daily Titan Making it in show business takes hard work and serious dedication. Not many people succeed in being the next great recording artist or film director. However, for Reynold Levaron, a Cal State Fullerton student and entertainment industry veteran, his time to shine has

finally come. Levaron was born and raised in Los Angeles. From an early age he dreamed about being a famous recording artist. He idolized performers he saw on MTV like Cindy Lauper, Prince and Michael Jackson. His Latin roots also made him a fan of Spanish artists like Angelica Maria and Maria Victoria. At 8 years old, he began his career by performing in his first play. Levaron took off from there by singing

in choirs and performing solo acts that consisted of him singing popular hit songs. Levaron was a part of the Conservatory of Fine Arts at Cal State Los Angeles during his years in high school, which gave him the opportunity to perform even more. During that time, he also attended Hollywood Performing Arts High School where he worked on singing and writing music. SEE LEVARON

University Police received another report of a rape from 2011, the second in two weeks, according to campus crime logs. The nature of the rape in the Elm Residence Hall, which occurred Sept. 25, 2011, is classified as a rape with the victim incapable of consent. A rape which occurred on Sept. 24, 2011 was reported a few weeks ago. The nature of that rape was by force or fear. No arrests have been made in either case, said University Police Capt. John Brockie. Until investigations are complete, speculation of a possible connection between the two rapes is unfounded, Brockie said. University Police encourages rape survivors to report when they are ready to

report. “Everyone is different, so reporting times vary,” Brockie said. Recent legislation, such as the “Yes Means Yes” law that requires California schools to adopt an affirmative consent standard in sexual assault policies, has increased national focus on the issue and will increase the likelihood that a rape will be reported on college campuses nationwide, Brockie said. Many locations on campus can provide resources to survivors of rape or sexual assault. The WoMen’s Center, which acts as a victim advocate center, can be reached at (657) 278-3928. For Counseling and Psychological Services, dial (657) 278-3040. Rape can be confidentially reported to either CAPS or the WoMen’s Center. University Police can be reached at (657) 278-2515. In an emergency, dial 911. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

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Small business center gets grant A $320,000 grant will fund capital infusion to small businesses in Orange County

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FRANCISCO REYES Daily Titan The Orange County and Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (OCIE SBDC) at Cal State Fullerton has received a $320,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). The SBDC Network provides free consulting and low-cost training to small businesses in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. California will also match the grant amount, the first time the state has done so since 2010. The money will help go toward helping small business owners with capital infusion, which in turn aids job creation and retention, along with other factors, said Katrina Smith, associate director of the OCIE SBDC Network.

OCIE SBDC Between 2009 and 2013, the SBDC has: • Created 3,557 jobs • Helped 394 startups • Obtained more than $100 million in loans Before the funding came in, the network had been looking for support from other sources, Smith said. “(Prior) to that, we had been working with our legislators, our state assemblymen and house representatives to advocate for our centers,” Smith said. Several politicians helped the OCIE SBDC Network receive the grant, but Smith said State Assemblyman Jose Medina was a standout advocate. Even though the OCIE SBDC Network office is

located at CSUF, Smith said their office services are available to students and non-students alike. Anyone looking to start a business, and even current small business owners in the Orange County, Riverside or San Bernardino region can receive assistance from the network, Smith said. “(OCIE SBDC) can help them with their marketing plan, market research, business plan, financial plans or anything they might need help with from start to finish with their business.”

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Orange County saw a spike in the amount of drowning calls this year, the Orange County Register reported. In 2014, there have been 74 drowning calls and 32 fatalities in Orange County. Of the fatalities this year, 19 have been of people 50 or older. In 2013, by comparison, there were a total of 73 drowning calls and 37 deaths recorded. In 2012, the worst year for drowning deaths this decade, there were 93 calls and 53 deaths. The most recent drowning death in Orange County was in Newport Beach, when an unidentified man in his 20s died.

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“Titans Reach Higher” can be seen on banners around campus. The slogan was implemented last month as part of Cal State Fullerton’s Strategic Plan.

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Villarreal will be facilitating a town hall meeting later this month that will discuss the slogan, the strategic plan and what they represent in a more in-depth capacity. The town hall will bring up mandatory advising, a university-wide assessment

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The Islamic State (ISIS) gained more ground in Iraq Tuesday, but were halted in Syria, according to CNN. In the Anbar province of Iraq, ISIS fighters surrounded the Ein Al-Assad military airbase, while fighters in Syria were prevented from completely taking over the border city of Kobani. The Ein Al-Assad airbase is located halfway between the towns of Hit and Haditah. Fighters are preparing to launch an attack on the base. If successful, they would be one step closer to Baghdad. In Kobani, ISIS militants blasted their way through the city, but were stopped from advancing any further by airstrikes from the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition.

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plan and policy and efforts to build relationships between students and the university, she said. “It’s important to have a student voice at that table,” Villarreal said. The town hall will take place from 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27 in the Titan Student Union.

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has pledged $12 million to the Corporation for Supportive Housing for both new establishments and adaption of private units for the homeless population of Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Times. The money will be split equally between a grant and a loan, and the foundation said it should create 780 new housing units. With this new development, the yearly cost of hospitalization, jailings and emergency room visits for the county are expected to drop from $63,000 to $17,000 per chronically-ill homeless person living in permanent housing. - HEATHER MYERS

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The California DREAM Loan Act will provide over $9 million for students eligible under the state DREAM Act. The program is expected to be implemented by next year.

Gov. approves DREAM funding Campuses will be allowed to issue up to $4,000 per year to eligible DREAM Act students

JAMIE CORPUZ Daily Titan Gov. Jerry Brown has approved the California DREAM Loan Act, setting aside $9.2 million in state funds to create a student loan program for students without legal residency. Senate Bill 1210, which was authored by state Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, allows California State University and University of California schools to issue loans of up to $4,000 per academic year to students who

are eligible under the California DREAM Act. Eligibility for the CA DREAM Act application was expanded that same weekend with the passage of Assembly Bill 2000, which amended the Education Code to include attendance at California elementary schools to the minimum three year in-state education requirement. The state will begin loaning money to qualified students July 1. Prior to this new legislation, undocumented students were ineligible for state funded loans and received limited financial aid through

private grants, scholarships and work study. At Cal State Fullerton, Director of Financial Aid Cecilia Schouwe and the Department of Student Affairs, which oversees financial aid, will be working with the Chancellor’s Office and various state offices to implement the new program by next year. “At this point, the financial aid office is awaiting guidance and instructions from the Chancellor’s Office,” said Associate Vice President of Student Affairs James L. Rodríguez, who oversees financial aid. The recently-opened Titan

Dreamers Resource Center, the first center of its kind in the CSU system, will be making sure students are aware of the available loans and talk to the right people at financial aid, said Lea Jarnagin, the associate vice president for student affairs. “We are looking to build a cross-sectional team so that if a student walks into the Titan Dreamers Resource Center, they will get the same information as if they walked into financial aid,” Jarnagin said. It is impossible to know exactly how many undocumented students are on campus, but CSUF has received and filed about 800 applications

for exemptions of out-of-state tuition for undocumented students provided by the Assembly Bill 540, which passed in 2001. Henoc Preciado, the Dreamers Center coordinator, said about 2,000 students have visited the Dreamers Center this semester so far. In the last few weeks alone, somewhere between 70-80 students have confided in him their undocumented status. In cases like these, Preciado said he sits down with the students to explain to them what resources are available on campus. Jarnagin said that all staff, student and professional, across all diversity

initiatives and resource centers are trained to welcome questions related to the CA DREAM Act, and then refer those inquiring to on-campus specialists. Jarnagin and Preciado both said that collaboration with external community resources, such as legal aid, immigration services and non-profit organizations are in the works. Preciado said it would still be some time before any such partnerships would be formed because he wants to be certain of the quality and type of care each institution will provide. He said student safety was a top concern.

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Colleges from California, Arizona and Nevada will compete in the Friendship Games this month.

PASA picnic aims to foster friendship among thousands Event will bring together attendees from over 40 colleges for friendly competition

AMBER UDDIN Daily Titan Over 4,000 students from California, Arizona and Nevada will chant, dance and march on campus Oct. 25 when the Pilipino American Student Association (PASA) hosts the 29th annual Friendship Games. PASA is expecting as many as 6,000 attendees from more than 40 different colleges. The event will take over the Engineering and Computer Science Lawn to play a series of picnic games. How well the campuses do in the picnic games and performances will ultimately decide which campus receives the coveted eight-foot-tall trophy for having the most “SPUF”–Spirit, Pride, Unity and Friendship. The road to the trophy isn’t an easy one. Participants must compete in a series of relay races like the “Alpine Green,” which requires four people on one set of skis to traverse the lawn in unison without falling down.

Competitors will also try to best each other in “The Conveyor.” Seven people lay down in a line and roll across the field to create a human conveyor belt to move an eighth player across the field. The CSUF team has been training for the games this semester with weekly team relay. They work on their theme, props and chants during SPUF practice. Each school has a theme, which is kept under wraps until the initial roll call the morning of the games, when each team introduces themselves with a dance or skit. Even when themes overlap, there’s still the variations in how the teams choose to portray the themes, said Abigail Aviles, a biology major and one of the coordinators of the games. “I’m interested to see how the different schools with the same theme are going to approach it in different ways, that’s what I’m most excited about,” Aviles said. The Friendship Games was founded in 1985 at CSUF and is one of the longest student-run events

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in the nation, according to their website. Although PASA is a Filipino organization, and the games have a Filipino theme, the club is ethnically diverse and has many members who come from different nationalities and cultures. The event, Aviles said, is about bringing people together. “We are trying to find a common thing and be able to come together. It’s something that’s not exactly school related, it’s good, clean fun and I don’t know of another place where you can do what we do,” she said. The games begin at 7 a.m. on Oct. 25 and will end at 6 p.m. After the long day, many of the students plan to join together for an after party at the Grove in Anaheim at 9 p.m. All are welcome to come and watch the games, enjoy the show and the food, although a photo ID or a guardian’s permission if under 18 years of age is required. For more information, visit PASA’s website at CsufPasa.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

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Kathleen Supové and Neil Rolnick will perform in the Meng Concert Hall on Saturday. Supové is well known for her visually spectacular concerts. She has performed all over the world giving concerts featuring electronic music, vocal rants, theatrical pieces and other innovative components to her performance.

Multimedia concert comes to CSUF Experimental performers Kathleen Supové and Neil Rolnick to perform Saturday

VIVIAN PHAM For the Daily Titan Contemporary pianist and performance artist Kathleen Supové is known for breaking the boundaries between performer and audience. As an acclaimed and versatile musician, she is continually reinventing what being a pianist, keyboardist and performance artist means. This dynamic pianist will perform at Cal State Fullerton with Neil Rolnick, a

composer and pioneer who began using computers in musical presentation in the late ‘70s. The duo is set to take the stage on Saturday in the Meng Concert Hall from 8-10 p.m. Supové has performed around the world with her visually and aurally intriguing performances. After she won the top prizes in the Gaudeamus International Competition for Interpretation of Contemporary Music, she was a guest artist at the distinguished Darmstadt Festival in Germany. This marked the beginning of her career.

Supové has annually performed a series of solo concerts called The Exploding Piano, according to her website. She premiered works of established and emerging composers like Missy Mazzoli, Michael Gatonska, Anna Clyne, Dan Becker and Randall Woolf in this series. A Yamaha artist since 2001, Supové created The Exploding Piano as a multimedia experience, championing music of strong virtuosity and audience connection by using electronics, vocal rants, theatrical components, staging and collaboration with artists

from other disciplines. “This isn’t electronic music in the familiar beep-boop mode—it’s utterly idiomatic piano music ingeniously touched up and played to dexterous perfection,” said Joshua Kosman in a review for the San Francisco Chronicle. In 2004, Koch International Classics released Supové’s Infusion, an enhanced CD that includes four works by composers Woolf, Carolyn Yarnell, Marti Epstein, and Elaine Kaplinsky along with a video of her live performance. Some of Supové’s more recent projects and collaborations

include Pictures of an Exhibitionist by Phil Kline, Delta Space by Lukas Ligeti and Gameboy sounds by Bubblyfish, to name a few. Supové’s performance partner, Rolnick, frequently combines unexpected and unusual materials in his music, making him an appropriate addition to the Saturday concert. He is an international performer who explores forms as various as digital sampling, interactive multimedia and acoustic vocal, chamber and orchestral works. Rolnick also developed the first integrated electronic arts

graduate and undergraduate programs in the U.S. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s iEAR Studios in Troy, New York. He developed these programs throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. Much of Rolnick’s work joins music and technology, making it experimental, yet highly melodic and accessible. Tickets for the event cost $13 with a Titan Discount, $15 for the general public. Seating is still available. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit the Clayes Performing Arts Center website.

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When high school was over, Levaron’s drive pushed him toward a field in the entertainment industry. He did anything he could to get his foot in the door and make a name for himself. Levaron’s uncle helped him stay positive as he pushed for his dream. He told Levaron that to become the person on the screen, he had to first be the person behind the scenes. He said Levaron had to work his way to the top. He took that advice to heart, and it eventually got him connected to people that would help him realize his dream. Once connected, Levaron still had more obstacles to overcome. Once he was finally involved in the Latin recording industry, he struggled to connect with his partners due to family members getting in the way and phasing him out of the productions. Despite these obstacles, Levaron kept pushing and eventually was given the opportunity to work with one of his childhood idols, Victoria.

Victoria is a Latin screen legend and icon in Latin American music. For three years, he had been producing an anthology album called Triunfo Del Amor/ Love’s Triumph, which encapsulates Victoria’s entire 65-year career. Levaron also did public relations for Victoria promoting the album. Since Victoria was used to her record companies taking care of promotions, Levaron took over responsibilities to help his partner succeed. The album was released in September 2014 and Levaron hopes its success will help him take a huge step forward in his career. He is currently in his last year at CSUF majoring in public relations and also recording his debut album. Levaron believes that the success of Triunfo Del Amor/ Love’s Triumph can change his life and he plans to never quit reaching toward his dream. Victoria’s anthology album, Triunfo Del Amor/ Love’s Triumph, is available on iTunes.

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Farragut North is the story of Stephan Bellamy, an ambitious press secretary for the U.S. Democratic Primary Election. As the plot thickens, Bellamy becomes more corrupt and willing to do whatever it takes to win.

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“I really like the play because you kind of see all of these things that happen. You would never think about it ... you never know what really

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happens,” Fakhrabadi said. In 2011, Farragut North was adapted into the major motion picture The Ides of March, which starred Ryan Gosling and George Clooney.

Farragut North will begin showing at the Grand Central Art Center, Grand Central Theatre on Friday and runs through Nov. 1. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Clayes

Performing Arts Center box office. For more information about tickets, contact the Clayes Performing Arts Center at (657) 278-3371 or visit fullerton.edu/arts.

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Local jazz club to host RagFest

Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe celebrates historic music style with annual festival

KRISTINA HILLIARD Daily Titan Fullerton is once again ready to get ragged with RagFest 2014 this weekend. Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe in downtown Fullerton will be hosting the annual festival on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The event will be celebrating and showcasing the sound of ragtime, which originated in the late 19th century. Ragtime was a form of entertainment played by slaves when they lived on plantations. “They would create a steady beat, and then against that steady beat they would do counter rhythms that were offbeat. Eventually, that sort of technique drifted into, melted into American popular music in the late 1890s,” said Eric Marchese, RagFest’s founding artistic director. As opposed to the last RagFest, this year’s festival will host a plethora of sets with few repeats on each day, which Marchese says is unusual for the event. Saturday and Sunday will have different rosters to keep audience members hearing a new rag sound. “It’s the first time we haven’t really featured a lot of the same people both days,” Marchese said. Audience members can also expect to hear the vintage sounds of ragtime as

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Jazz Steamers Club and Cafe in downtown Fullerton will host RagFest 2014, a two-day event celebrating ragtime music, on Saturday and Sunday. The festival will feature a greater variety of ragtime artists compared to previous RagFests.

well as more contemporary works. Marchese says audiences love the mixture they bring to the festival with works that were played 100 years ago as well as works that have been written and performed by modern ragtime composers. “Our purpose is basically to provide a showcase for those musicians ... who

specialize in ragtime music, and give the audience a place to come to, to hear these musicians and to give the venue a way to reach audience members that may not normally come to their place,” Marchese said. In addition to the live music offered, viewers may even be able to take a piece of the performance home with them, as some

performers bring books or CDs to sell afterward. For viewers who are not yet fans or privy to ragtime, the event will also have sets of great solo pianists, stream orchestra and even a pianist and banjoist duo spread out over the weekend. “Everybody gets something out of it. I think the most exciting thing to hear from an audience member

is that they not only really enjoyed all the music they heard and loved everything, but that they learned something about what they heard, because each musician usually tells a little bit of background before they play the piece,” Marchese said. Now in its 14th year, RagFest has done its best to keep the event intimate

and comfortable for all in attendance. This year, there will be no tickets for presale, but instead a $10 cover charge at the door. Payments can be made in cash or with checks made out to Friends of Jazz. Keeping up with the event’s family-friendly nature, attendees 12 and under will be able to attend the event free of charge.

Classical music group to play the Meng BRITTANEY CARPENTER Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s Symphonic Winds is performing in the Meng Concert Hall at Clayes Performing Arts Center Saturday from 4-6 p.m. The Symphonic Winds will be performing a number of classics including Fanfare Canzonique by Brian Balmages, which is based on a Renaissance piece by Giovanni Gabrieli,

Fantasia in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach, a Baroque piece initially written for an organ, Divertimento by Vincent Persichetti, a 20th century piece demonstrating 18th century structure, and Children’s March by Percy Granger, a wind band classic. The pieces were chosen by the group’s conductor, Patricia Cornett. Cornett picked each piece based on how she planned to instruct her students this semester, and what specific songs would improve their techniques. Cornett likes to choose

simpler music toward the beginning of the semester that will prepare her musicians for the more challenging pieces at the end of the semester.

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York, where she worked for one year after completing her doctorate in conducting in Michigan. One of the pieces being performed on Saturday has

It has a lot of different styles going on, there’s a lot of challenges, but it sounds really good and it’s fun, the audience will really like it.

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Symphonic Winds to perform classical pieces hand-picked by new CSUF professor

PATRICIA CORNETT Conductor Cornett is currently in her first year of teaching at Cal State Fullerton, coming from SUNY Potsdam’s School of Music in New

caused particular excitement among the students. “If I had to say what I think the group is most excited about, I would

probably say the Ticheli-Blue Shades, because they get to kind of let loose at the end of the concert. It has a lot of different styles going on, there’s a lot of challenges, but it sounds really good and it’s fun, the audience will really like it,” Cornett said. One particular student who favors the number is Andrew Owens, a trumpet player for the Symphonic Winds. Owens is in his third year at CSUF, majoring in music performance for trumpet, and hopes to become a professional trumpet player

who plays in the pit for musicals and operas. He has a tremendous amount of respect for Cornett. “She is amazing, she has almost everything I look for in a teacher,” Owens said. “She maintains a high degree of teaching and professionalism, but also makes the class very enjoyable.” Tickets for the performance can be purchased at the Clayes Performing Arts Center box office and are $10 for the general public and $8 for students, faculty and senior citizens with advance purchase.

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LA’s football fantasy could become reality Los Angeles is ready for the return of a professional football team as early as next season

FRANCISCO REYES Daily Titan Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently said in an interview with KNX-AM (1070) that the possibility of an NFL team moving to Los Angeles by next season is “highly likely” and that “football is something a big city should have.” Garcetti couldn’t be any more correct. It has been 20 years since LA last had a football team, and there is no reason why the second largest city in the nation should not have a team. Since 1995, Oakland, St. Louis, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Nashville, Cleveland and Houston have all welcomed NFL teams to their city either by relocation from another city or as an expansion franchise. LA is often characterized as a transient city that lacks the identity and civic pride of other places. However, there is no doubt a football team here would have vast support. Excluding Houston, the combined population of the aforementioned cities is about 4 million, while Los Angeles’ population is approximately 3.8 million—it’s clear that the city’s population isn’t an issue. Los Angeles’ desire for football is so strong that they

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Los Angeles’ new football stadium will be built by Anschutz Entertainment Group. The company is one of the world’s largest owners of sports teams and sports events whose assets include Staples Center and LA Live.

already make up over 30 percent of San Diego Chargers’ local revenue, according to ESPN. This means LA football fans are giving up close to $80 million a year to a team that is over 100 miles away. By bringing a team closer, it

would not only homogenize a fan base, but also generate business within the city instead of shipping it off to other parts of the state. There are few details regarding which team would relocate here and where they would play, but the most

probable candidates include the Rams, Raiders and Chargers. Each of the mentioned teams would be taking a large step up in market size and revenue if they decided to make the move to LA. Even other NFL franchise owners are concerned by the

lack of an NFL team in LA. “I think ownership is collectively very concerned that we don’t have at least one team in downtown LA,” said New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft in a Los Angeles Times interview. “We’d like to do everything (we)

can to help facilitate that happening.” There would be many issues that would arise should this plan move forward, but the biggest issue surrounding the building of a new stadium would undoubtedly be the funding of it. The proposed stadium in downtown LA, which would be named Farmers Field, will cost an estimated $1.2 billion. Although the building of the actual stadium won’t be funded by taxpayers, but partially by Super Bowl revenue, the necessary improvements around the stadium likely will be paid by taxpayers. Although a location for the proposed stadium has yet to be determined, a shortlist has been created. The locations include the City of Industry, Hollywood Park, next to Dodger Stadium and at the top of the list and the most realistic location for the new stadium is downtown LA next to the Convention Center, which would require a lot of money. In the meantime, during the stadium’s construction, Dodger Stadium could be used as a temporary home, according to a CBS Sports report. It is clear there is more than enough support between the citizens, LA politicians, the NFL and its owners. There is no reason LA should not have a football team. Hopefully this time next year we will be celebrating our new and winning football team.

Parking problems gridlock more universities than just CSUF The lack of parking at CSUF is an issue many other UCs and CSUs are also battling

BRYAN CIFUENTES Daily Titan Parking is a problem at this school; there is no getting around that fact. It is an issue that seems to pop up every semester and administration has done their due diligence to accommodate as many students as possible with the stacked parking program, the pay by hour option, reserved carpool spots and more. It is no secret that even with all of these programs in place, parking at Cal State Fullerton is still a major headache. What we’re not aware of is that CSUF is not alone in its parking struggles—the issue has become a CSU and UC-wide problem. Similar to most UC campuses, CSUF’s parking services are self supporting, according to the Department of Parking and Transportation Services. This means they are completely run off the revenue of permit sales and get absolutely nothing from citizens’ tax dollars. CSUF is made up of

11,291 total available parking spaces, and of the more than 11,000 parking spots only 8,640 are for students, while the remaining spots sprinkled throughout campus are reserved for faculty, assisted parking, electric vehicles and service vehicles. This would be more than enough parking available anywhere else, but the reality is there were 38,325 students enrolled last year and that number continues to grow. During the day, there are about 10,000 plus students on campus, and although not all of them drive, it is still creating a logjam at every possible parking lot. The semester parking pass is $229, and administrators are planning to increase it up to $236 by July 2016. A daily permit costs $8, and the hourly parking on the first floor of the structures is $2 for one hour and $4 for two hours. The Marriott Hotel has also found a way to increase its profits by renting out its parking lot for $7 a day. As mentioned before, new stacked parking has also been instituted throughout the surface lots, but it’s still not the answer to the parking nightmare.

It’s easy to remain skeptical about CSUF’s handling of its obvious parking problems over the past few years, including the rising permit price, but in reality the parking nightmare is not much better at any other CSU or UC. Despite having less students, UCI’s parking prices are higher than CSUF’s. However, the higher cost does provide the Anteaters with an overflow of lots and shuttles coming and going every few minutes. Cal Poly Pomona also has its fair share of parking problems, as students are not guaranteed parking even with the purchase of a permit. For the Broncos, a daily pass costs $6 and $118 for the quarter. They also have a shuttle system that has three different routes for students at their convenience. The most surprising of the bunch is Long Beach State. Long Beach has approximately 14,000 parking spaces available with a daily permit costing $5 and a semester pass costing $123. Similar to CSUF, Long Beach’s parking program is completely self-supporting,

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Despite having three different multi-level parking structures, it is still difficult to find parking at CSUF during regular school hours.

so it raises the question of why CSUF students are being asked to pay more. The fact that CSULB has more parking spaces makes it logical to assume CSULB would require more revenue to maintain its parking and transportation services. However, that assumption would be proved wrong, since Titans are being asked

to pay $100 more a semester and $3 more a day, even with less available spaces. Not accounting the prices students are paying throughout California campuses, parking is a limited commodity on all UC and CSU campuses with each administration doing its best to implicate solutions for the best

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interest of students and faculty alike. Without a doubt, CSUF does have a parking problem that needs to be addressed, as well as financial questions that need to be answered. CSUF is not alone in this parking epidemic, and at least for the foreseeable future, it seems like there is no help in sight.

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