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Titans earn a win and a draw Softball leaves from Bakersfield after a tough doubleheader JOHNNY NAVARRETTE Daily Titan

Smith said the goal is not a perfect tool. The goal is to allow a patient to do something they wouldn’t be able to do otherwise. Although the device may not be perfect, it will still help many people. Sharon McCurdy said allowing her husband to regain control over simple tasks could have a remarkable impact on both his life and hers.

In its final warm-up before conference play, the Cal State Fullerton softball team won its first game but tied the second in a doubleheader versus Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday afternoon at RR Softball Complex. In game one, the Titans shutout Bakersfield 6-2 behind pitcher Jasmine Antunez. She improved to 8-6 on the season. Antunez went six innings, allowing seven hits and two earned runs. The sophomore struck out five while walking just two batters. Tied 1-1 in the third inning, the Titans got some help from the Bakersfield defense as it committed an error on a Eliza Crawford hit, allowing Delynn Rippy to score, giving CSUF the lead. Crawford was 2-for-3 with one run batted in and drew one walk. In the fourth inning, Missy Taukeiaho broke the game open as she smashed a two-run home run to left field, her 10th home run of the year, giving her team a 4-1 lead. Taukeiaho’s finished the game 2-for-4 with three runs batted. The sophomore also pitched a scoreless seventh inning in relief. Roadrunners’ starting pitcher Kelsie Monroe was roughed in her five innings of work, allowing eight hits and five runs as she dropped to 7-12 on the season. In total, the Titans (1912-1) tagged Roadrunners pitching for 11 hits, six of which were extra-base hits, including doubles from Taukeiaho, Crawford, Ariel Tsuchiyama and Samantha Galarza. CSUB’s Jessica Castaneda and Syndey Raeber led the Roadrunners’ offense. Castaneda was 2-for-2 with one run batted in and two walks, while Raeber was 2-for-4 with one run scored. In game two, the Titans let an early lead slip away as the Roadrunners battled back and the two teams ended the game in a 10-10 tie. After leading 7-1, the Titans ran into issues in the fourth inning as CSUB (9-25-1) put seven runs on the scoreboard to take a 8-7 lead. The Titans were able to regain the lead in the sixth inning.

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ELIZABETH MUÑOZ / Daily Titan Demonstrators protest “success fees” outside of the Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach during the California State University Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. So far, success fees have been implemented at 11 CSU campuses, with others considering fees.

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Demonstrations at Board of Trustees meeting blast fees KYLE NAULT Daily Titan

“I’m not done!” shouted Sean Washburn to the California State University Board of Trustees after his microphone was shut off during the public comment portion of the Wednesday meeting. Washburn, a member of the Cal State Fullerton branch of Students for Quality Education (SQE), was among 60 CSU students who continued protesting new “student success” fees as CSU institutions continue to formulate and implement them. “Please take note of what you see here, students standing against the fee that is a dangerous precedent, a fee that places student success on the backs of students who are already broken by skyrocketing fee and tuition increases and crippling debt,” he shouted. The CSUF student success fee will be phased in over the next few years, reaching its final cost of $181 per semester starting in fall 2016. During summer sessions, a fee

of $43 will apply starting in 2015. The Student Fee Advisory Committee initially proposed a figure of $240.50 per semester but pared the fee down to $181 per semester after analyzing student feedback. However, not all students are upset to be picking up the tab. Jonathan Leggett, the vice president of Associated Students Inc. and a voting member of the SFAC, expressed his thanks to Chancellor Timothy P. White for his recent approval of the campus-specific fee during the public comment period. “I firmly believe that we put together the most comprehensive program to outreach across to our 38,000-student population to acquire as much student feedback as possible,” he said. “Our students are starving for the premiere college experience.” Leggett was joined by Stephen Stambough, Ph.D., in showing gratitude toward White. “What we ended up doing was coming together with this proposal that was a little more focused and a little smaller than what was initially there, based on the student input,” said Stambough, who is the chair of the division of politics,

ELIZABETH MUÑOZ / Daily Titan Ryan Quinn, a member of the Cal State Fullerton branch of Students for Quality Education, calls for the repeal of “success fees” at the California State University Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.

administration and justice and a voting member of the SFAC. “I was impressed by the engagement, both for and against, and I’m very happy to see this as a faculty member.” With White’s final approval of the Student Success Initiative, the chancellor’s office has approved 11 similar fees across CSU campuses the first of which was

approved in 2011. As a result, SQE and other advocacy groups across the CSU took their disdain to the front lawn of the Office of the Chancellor. When Leggett and other CSUF representatives left the building, they were met with boos and chants from the large crowd. “I’m always really glad to see protesters out here,” Leggett said in response.

“They have the passion, whether it’s for or against, and I respect what they are out here to do, but at the end of the day, I do oppose their opposition and we are here to make our point.” Members of SQE and other advocacy groups also said they have a point to make. SEE FEE PROTEST, 2

Arming patients to battle disease Students test out robotic arm prototype CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan

His arms were the first to go. That’s what Sharon McCurdy remembers of the time shortly after her husband, John McCurdy, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). His

hands now lie furled in his lap, resting on legs that also refuse to function. John was diagnosed with ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, two years ago. The illness leads to the degeneration and eventual death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, according to the ALS Association. The degeneration causes a progressive loss of control over voluntary movements. Helping patients like John was the focus of a meeting

on March 18 between a group of Cal State Fullerton students and the Orange County chapter of the ALS Association. The students have been working for months on a prototype for a robotic arm that could be used to aid ALS patients. The arm and corresponding headpiece use signals from the wearer’s brain to move motors on the arm. Those motors, in turn, move the framework of the robotic limb and the wearer’s arm and hand with it.

Michael Smith, past president of IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society, worked with the students prior to the meeting to help them develop the arm to best fit the patients’ needs. Smith said a tool like this, even in a simple form, could make a world of difference in the life of an ALS patient. “It’s all about function,” Smith said. “What people with ALS are concerned with … is ‘What can this device do for me?’”

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“(The fee) harms all of us as students,” Washburn said. “The people who are supporting (the success fee) just don’t see that and they don’t get it because they are just as disattached as our administration is.” Daniel Akers, a graduate student at CSUF and an assistant coordinator for Veterans Support Services, said the fee will help students. However, he said he understands the demonstrators’ opposition to success fees being implemented at CSU schools. “When I hear the negativity, sometimes I wonder, what’s the plan?

“I respect what (the protesters) are out here to do, but at the end of the day, I do oppose their opposition and we are here to make our point.” JONATHAN LEGGETT ASI Vice President

How do we go forward when there a limit of resources?” he said. “I do understand the students’ concerns. I wish we had a better plan … I don’t want to see the students that I take care of not … be able to have a place on campus where they belong.”

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MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan Andrew, Ann and James Fortuna hold the Jeff Fortuna Outstanding Lecturer Award, in honor of the late Jeffrey L. Fortuna, DrPH. Jeffrey Fortuna taught at Cal State Fullerton for 27 years before dying from complications relating to Leukemia in February.

Paying respects to Fortuna Lecturer taught health courses at CSUF for 27 years MAGDALENA GUILLEN Daily Titan

He was the kindest and most giving man. Faculty and staff of the College of Human and Health Development expressed the impact lecturer

Jeffrey L. Fortuna, DrPH, had on both students and staff for the past 27 years at Cal State Fullerton. Fortuna died on Feb. 22 from complications battling with acute lymphocytic Leukemia. He was 66. At a tribute ceremony held Wednesday, his family, friends and colleagues told dozens of stories of how giving Fortuna was, especially to his Titan family. In honor of Fortuna and

his achievements, CSUF awarded his wife and two children the first-ever Jeff Fortuna Outstanding Lecturer Award. The award will be given out every year to an outstanding lecturer at CSUF. Fortuna taught health behavior, nutrition and classes in alcohol and drug studies. Colleagues said he believed in the art of conversation, often stopping to conversate to students and staff.

He was a consultant for various international research groups and adolescent treatment centers, such as the Newport Academy. He had written three books in his career as a researcher and was working on a fourth book as he was going through chemotherapy, on surviving Leukemia. Fortuna is survived by his two sons, James and Andrew, and his wife, Ann.

Student researchers to convene Committee will recognize students from each college MATTHEW MEDINA Daily Titan

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When school resumes after spring break, students from all walks of life at Cal State Fullerton will offer their findings on everything from black holes to data mining. About 54 undergraduate and graduate students will present their research through posters and exhibits during the second annual Student Creative Activities and Research Day. “It’s really amazing when you look at the work that Fullerton students are doing,” said Terri Patchen, Ph.D., a professor of elementary and bilingual education and a faculty fellow helping to organize the event. “It’s pretty inspiring.” For Nathalie Carrick, Ph.D., an assistant professor

Courtesy of Nathalie Carrick The first Student Creative Activities and Research Day, which was held last year, included a poster and exhibit session featuring undergraduate and graduate students from every college.

of child and adolescent studies and another faculty fellow, one of the most memorable presentations during the inaugural research day last year was a poster on autism research that also included portions of a student documentary. “We have students who are studying black holes and working on amazing

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telescopes, and things like that; it boggles my mind,” Carrick said. CSUF encourages research presentations and other projects from students as part of its push to increase high-impact practices–hands-on learning experiences that are intended to help students properly prepare for their careers. “If you’re engaged in research as an undergraduate and as a graduate student, you’re involved in developing ideas, making arguments, proving hypotheses,” Patchen said. “I think a fundamental thing you can (teach through research projects) is failure at all sorts of points. I think it really gives students the capacity to figure out how to deal with difficult issues and how to keep going.” Patchen said she would like to encourage students from specific colleges to join more generalized, campuswide events like this research day. “It would be nice, what we want to do is expand college-specific presentations into this arena,” she said. “I think the college presentations, conferences–Comm Week–that’s a great thing, and so I’d like to see some students from those events participate in this university-wide thing.” The three best presentations of the day will earn an “Outstanding Poster/ Exhibit” award, and prominent work from undergraduate and graduate students from each college will be recognized during the

Outstanding Student Scholarly and Creative Activities Award Ceremony. Faculty from each college can nominate research projects and other work that they feel should be recognized, and a committee of representatives from each college will decide the winners, one undergraduate and graduate student from each college. “It’s really amazing, all of the projects that the students work on,” Carrick said. “It’s extremely difficult to pick a winner for it because it’s really impressive when you read about what everyone is doing.” The research may overlap with what students are presenting during the opening poster and exhibit session, or it may be something different entirely, she said. The Student Creative Activities and Research Day will take place April 7 in Titan Student Union Pavilion A from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SCHEDULE • Student poster and research session: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. • Award ceremony: 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. • Faculty-student reception: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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DTBRIEFS State senator arrested for corruption State Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) was arrested Wednesday on charges of trafficking firearms and conspiring to commit wire fraud, according to the Los Angeles Times. Yee’s arrest was part of a public corruption probe by FBI agents. He was taken to the federal court in downtown San Francisco. Yee and 25 other people were indicted on charges related to Chinatown figure Raymond Chow, who is also known as “Shrimp Boy.” Chow has been connected to criminal gang Wo Hop To. Yee was allegedly involved in a gun-trafficking scheme in which he would receive thousands of dollars in campaign donations as payment. - SASHA BELANI

21 in county afflicted by measles virus The Orange County Health Department announced a measles outbreak in Orange County, with 21 reported cases as of Wednesday, on their website. Measles is a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease. Symptoms include a rash, fever, cough and red, watery eyes. The disease is most contagious four days before the rash appears and up to four days after it appears. Measles is considered to be very rare in the United States. Last year, only three cases of measles were reported statewide. People are reminded to ensure their MMR vaccinations are current. A list of organizations that provide free or low-cost immunizations is available on OCHealthInfo.com.

Students call for campuswide smoking ban ELIZABETH MUÑOZ & MATTHEW MEDINA Daily Titan

For the California State University Board of Trustees, top priorities on the first day of their meeting included addressing a new collective bargaining agreement with faculty and developing a plan to reduce the current deferred maintenance backlog. Faculty members from multiple CSU campuses attended the meeting during the collective bargaining committee Tuesday to urge trustees to deliver on improvements for the faculty in a new contract. The current bargaining agreement expires June 30. Andy Merrifield, Ph.D., a political science professor at Sonoma State and the chair of the California Faculty Association bargaining team, said across the CSU schools, faculty are currently overworked and undercompensated for the high-quality education they are asked to provide. “Though they are from different disciplines, different campuses, different ranges and different ranks, the story is the same,” Merrifield said. Elaine Bernal, who teaches organic chemistry at Cal State Long Beach, said with the current contract, it has become difficult to care for her two children, one of whom has chronic asthma, while teaching as many as eight courses per semester. “It is a challenge to grow

professionally, especially after being hit with a $10,000 bill the week before Christmas because a doctoral fee waiver was incorrectly applied by Academic Affairs and Budget and Finance, and be hit with an additional $400 a month in taxes due to that fee waiver,” she said. “With ongoing challenges like this, what is it going to look like when my oldest (son) goes to college 10 years from now?

Maintenance The board examined informational reports regarding a massive backlog of deferred maintenance projects across CSU schools to start formulating a plan to make the necessary repairs. CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White emphasized that solving the deferred maintenance backlog should be a priority. “We have just in the deferred maintenance side, we’re at $1.8 billion, with a B, growing by $100 million a year,” White said. “And it is unsettling and inappropriate for us as stewards of this state asset to simply say, ‘well, this has to continue to growing because we can’t solve it.’”

Ethnic studies Students from Cal State Los Angeles urged the board to implement an academic requirement in the curriculum for ethnic studies courses. “I believe that the people that have the power … are there to keep the status quo intact and if we were to make ethnic studies a requirement for all students to take, that would be the

opposite of what society really wants,” said Jelani Hendrix, a recent graduate in pani-african studies. Hendrix’s passion for the creation of an ethnic studies requirement derives from his own personal experiences as an African-American, he said. He said he encountered violence while living in El Sereno, and said he believes that if people were better educated about race and ethnicity, those types of situations could be prevented. “(Ethnic studies) promotes critical thinking, it promotes being active in your community through education,” Hendrix said.

Smoking ban Students advocated for a complete tobacco ban on all CSU campuses. Trailblazers for this cause include CSUF, which has prohibited cigarettes on campus since August 2013, San Diego State University and Cal State Sacramento, which is en route to become a tobacco-free campus in fall 2015. Alexandra Rossi, a student at San Jose State University, said she hopes all other campuses can follow these footsteps and expressed her passion to ban all tobacco products. In her address to the board, she recalled a campus cleanup event held at the San Jose campus where students picked up 11,000 cigarette butts within an hour and called for a systemwide smoking ban. Students also proposed the prohibition of e-cigarettes and vaporizers, even though they produce vapor and not smoke.

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North Korea fires missiles into ocean North Korea fired two ballistic Rodong missiles into the sea off its eastern coast from a site north of Pyongyang, its capital city, according to CNN. The launch happened while South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama were meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands. The Ministry of Defense in Seoul demanded a stop to North Korea’s actions, saying the missile exercises were meant to send a message to the international community, due to its timing. North Korean military forces launched four Scud missiles in the same region earlier this month.

ELIZABETH MUÑOZ / Daily Titan Members of student advocacy groups and other activists sit on the lawn outside of the Office of the Chancellor during their protest of student success fees Wednesday.

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Photo illustration by AMANDA SHARP / Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton sent 150,000 emails to students asking them to provide feedback on the success fee, but over half were not read.

Few SSI emails were effective Half of Student Success Initiative emails were not read SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan

Of more than 150,000 emails sent to students to encourage completion of the Student Success Initiative feedback form, just 652 were effective in getting students to click the link to the initiative’s website. The brief emails contained a schedule of upcoming forums, links to the Student Success Initiative site and a link to unsubscribe to email alerts. More than half of those emails were not opened. The committee feels the amount of data gathered through consultation, including the 3,809 paper and digital surveys, validates the decision to use the alternative consultation process, said a Cal State Fullerton representative. At the end of the first two weeks, 771 students had completed a paper form and 279 had completed a digital feedback form. When the SFAC reconvened on Feb. 21, they decided to give students another two weeks to provide input and to shift its focus from emails to showing a screen explaining the proposed fee when students log in to the Student Portal. During the “round two” period from Feb. 25 to March 9, more than 700,000 logins to the Portal were made. Ten times as many students filled out the digital feedback form during round two compared to the first round. “The portal is a hub of students going into

getting any kind of electronic information,” said Amir Dabirian, the vice president for information technology, during the Feb. 21 SFAC meeting. During this meeting, committee members explained that they had heard feedback from students that it was not clear enough that the Student Success Initiative was in fact a proposed fee. Students were not aware that student input was important to the process, said Tristanie Bjazevich, a student representative on the committee, during the Feb. 21 meeting. Before round two began, the committee performed an overhaul of how the proposed fee was communicated, making it more clear that the initiative sought to gather feedback on a proposed $240.50 fee, and that appears to have improved the student response. Nearly three times as many students took the forms through either paper or digital forms during round two of feedback. The retooled student success fee was approved last week at an amount of $181 per semester.

RESPONSES • 0.42 percent of emails were interacted with • 152,998 emails sent in total • 1,387 valid online responses collected

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The battle within the Army Sexual crimes in the military should see harsher punishments

KAYLI CRAIG Daily Titan

Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage are the United States Army’s core values. While Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair is a man who may have chosen to embody these traits during work hours, his recent acts of sexual misconduct are not a proper representation of those values. Sinclair, who was tried in a North Carolina courtroom, admitted to having an affair with an officer under his command as well as carrying improper relationships with two other women

during his command. He was reprimanded and received a $20,000 fine for adultery, maltreatment of his accuser and two other improper relationships, among other things. Despite pleading guilty to the charges, the disgraced Army general was spared a jail sentence, according to the Washington Post. “It’s possible he will retire as a general, and it is possible he will retire at the last rank he served honorably,” said Richard Scheff, Sinclair’s attorney. Sinclair was originally accused of having an affair with a female captain below him in 2012. His accuser said she had been the married general’s mistress for three years. She also claimed that he threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone about their affair.

CHARGES • Adultery • Mistreating the captain • Misuse of government charge card for the affair • Disobeying orders to not contact the captain • Asking a female lieutenant for a date

• Making sexist comments • Impeding an investigation by deleting sexually explicit emails • Possessing pornography in a war zone, • Relationships with two other female officers

Several charges against him were dropped when the prosecution admitted they were unsure about the alleged victim’s reliability. Based on this accusation and the other acts of misconduct, many people believe that Sinclair should have received a harsher punishment, if not a jail sentence. After all, $20,000 isn’t much to a high-paid general. An entry level salary for a brigadier general is $7,919 a month, according to Military-Ranks.org. This isn’t even including his monthly allowance. Even if he was paid an entry-level amount, it would only take him just over two and a half months of salary to pay the fine. This is a far cry from a proper punishment for his actions. The military is set in place to protect Americans, whether it be another member of the military, a citizen or the land. Sinclair wasn’t there to protect the men and women below him. As a higher ranking member of the army, he should be setting an example of what the Army embodies versus abusing his authority over others. If the members of the military can’t be protected by their own “brotherhood,” the courts should be the next step. But what example did the court set by giving him a slap on the hand? If the courts had set a precedent with Sinclair’s punishment, it would show

that there is zero tolerance for this behavior. Sinclair and his attorneys have put the blame on the female captain, saying she was jealous of his marriage and on-going relationships with other women. Still, the victim was made out to look like a fool, and others who are in her same situation may not come forth in the future. They could be fearful of finding themselves in a similar situation if they choose to do so. This is not the first sexual misconduct case that a member of the military has been accused of, and certainly will not be the last. There are an estimated 26,000 military men and women who are believed to have been sexually assaulted in 2012, according to the Pentagon survey. However, only 3,374 of those sexual assaults have been reported. Sickening is the fact that 30 percent of servicewomen are sexually assaulted during their enlistment and are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan than killed by the enemy, according to The Invisible War, a documentary on rape in the military. What is happening to the rest of these victims? Why are they not coming forth? Perhaps they are fearful their commanding officers won’t hear their stories, or if they do it will be shut out like Sinclair’s accuser’s were.

30 percent of servicewomen are sexually assaulted during their enlistment.

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Exploring In South Korea Breaking the language barrier ‘wall’ Student faces challenges while learning Korean ALEX FAIRBANKS For the Daily Titan

AMAL ROCKN / Daily Titan Linda Rivera, 24, a graduate student studying communications at Cal State Fullerton, developed the “Heels on Wheels” program as part of a requirement to obtaining her master’s degree.

Helping girls one dress at a time NOTEWORTHY SERIES

Impacting the community by thinking outside of the box Graduate student assists disadvantaged girls to make their prom dreams come true AMAL ROCKN Daily Titan

Her prom was practically perfect. She planned the entire event down to the hotel, food and invitations. On top of that, she wore a beautiful dress. However, Linda Rivera, 24, a graduate student studying communications at Cal State Fullerton, realized later on that many girls are not able to experience prom due to financial circumstances. Rivera’s positive experience with her own prom led her to develop “Heels on Wheels,” a program that aims to help build the self-esteem of young girls by providing prom essentials. She came up with the program as part of a requirement toward her master’s degree, where students choose between writing a thesis or doing a project. Students who decide to tackled a project work with a nonprofit organization and volunteer their communication services. “We have to take pretty much everything we’ve learned from the program and apply it in real-life settings,” Rivera said. “We do it for nonprofits because they’re usually the ones that can’t afford a communications coordinator or director to do press for them, or marketing or advertising.” Although Rivera has volunteered before, her largest contribution has been the Heels on Wheels program, which facilitates donations for the YWCA Prom Project. YWCA is an organization in Orange County that works toward empowering women. “The main goal is to help high school senior girls from low-income families attend the prom with pride, dignity and self-confidence,” said Diane Masseth-Jones, YWCA executive director. Costs for attending the prom can total up to $1,000 and many high school girls from low-income families cannot afford to buy a prom dress, according to the YWCA Prom Project website. Rivera is a full-time student, with a fulltime job, an unpaid internship and works with the Heels on Wheels project for up to 15 hours a week. Through the Facebook page that Rivera created, she and other volunteers communicate with users who want to donate a dress, shoes or accessories and set up a time and place to pick it up. Rivera wanted to make it easy for people to donate so she could get more dresses for girls in need. “She was so passionate about the Prom Project,” Masseth-Jones said. “It was her idea to get more dresses donated so more girls can enjoy a wider selection of prom dresses.” As part of the Prom Project, the YWCA hosts Boutique Day every year to welcome the chosen girls and are given a “personal shopper” who helps them choose a dress with high heels and accessories. Last year, the organization had 175 girls attend Boutique Day, but this year, they are hoping to bring in 200 girls from 25 different high schools in North Orange County. On Boutique Day, professional stylists give the girls tips on how to do their makeup for prom day, practice on them and do their hair for free. Rivera was also able to get a sponsor-

ship from TONI & GUY, a hairdressing academy and salon, who will donate 30 hair appointments for the girls participating in Prom Project. The girls will be chosen through a raffle and will be given an appointment card to use at the Costa Mesa location. Besides empowering young girls, Heels on Wheels is also designed to give them confidence and happiness to be able to attend a major senior event they otherwise couldn’t afford. “Prom is a big part of American culture that I feel like every senior in high school that wants to go should be able to go, regardless of their economic situation,” Rivera said. Rivera said her prom experience was great because she was senior class president and on prom court. She planned her prom and could not imagine how it would feel not being able afford it, which is the reason she chose this organization for her program. Rivera will help on Boutique Day, but after she will be choose five girls to participate in a focus group. She said she hopes to get qualitative data, and by holding the focus group, learn how to better approach the girls and how to raise their self-esteem. The focus group, she hopes, will help her with the methodology and results for writing her literature review, an essential aspect of the project for her graduate degree. Masseth-Jones said Rivera has already secured a half-page story in the Orange County Register and has gained a real-life experience organizing and getting people involved in a project that she is passionate about. “Those are some things you learn in school, but you aren’t able to apply your skills until you get out into your community,” Masseth-Jones said. Rivera said she has always been a hard-worker by performing multiple tasks for school, work or clubs. “This is the first time that I’m actually working for charity, and I know I’m getting absolutely nothing out of this monetary wise, but I don’t even care because it feels so good to do good,” she said. “I know I’m going to see the fruit of my crops when I see those girls getting the dresses and how happy they’re going to be.” Masseth-Jones said the project gives girls a chance to donate their dresses as a way to give back and help another girl achieve her dream. Prom Project’s fifth annual Boutique Day will be on March 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Fullerton. To donate a dress, shoes or accessories, visit the Heels on Wheels Facebook page or PromProject.org.

In the beginning, I felt like a language barrier “wall” was prohibiting my ability to connect on a deeper level with my South Korean friends. It was turning into a large concern of mine. I have been studying abroad in South Korea for about a month at the DongAh Institute of Media and Arts (DIMA). During my stay, I have developed an enormous desire to become friends with DIMA students. I was happy to find that many of the students know enough English and can engage in a casual conversation. This is because of the profound Western and English influences, which I have observed. Practically every store I walk into so far plays popular American songs when they are not playing South Korean pop music, otherwise known as K-pop. To my surprise, I occasionally see Korean people walking around wearing “USA” T-shirts or sporting a jacket with an American flag patch on the side of the arm. I have also learned from some of my Korean friends that many of them go to English learning institutions because they feel it will help them get ahead in life.

Courtesy of Alex Fairbanks Alex Fairbanks, uses the above materials: Korean cellphone and language guide to help him navigate throughout South Korea.

Despite all of this, I still found it difficult at times to go beyond engaging in generic and simple conversations with some of the students. A wonderful, yet frustrating example of this is my conversations with a DIMA student who nicknamed himself after the actor Jim Carrey. We have been able to understand each other for the most part, but sometimes we hit a wall and “Carrey” just stares at me. I look back at him as we lock eyes trying to telepathically communicate. Then, I will say, “I have no idea what you are trying to tell me right now.” In despair, he would put his hands over his face and we would share a silent moment of mental fatigue. In the midst of facing a language barrier, I have found ways to chip away at the wall, which showed me promising signs of being able to make meaningful connections in the future. The first way was playing soccer with the DIMA visu-

al production major team. Although we could not communicate with each other, I still felt we were bonding over the common knowledge of the game and our groups desire to beat the other team. Another outlet for social interaction is the pool and ping-pong room, which is located underneath my dorm. It was difficult to explain the pool rules I normally played by, but it was easy to spot the joy and laughter on my Korean friends’ faces. The other way I have bridged the language gap is by learning to speak Korean. I always keep a notepad with me and write down any new words I learn. All of my experiences so far have significantly diminished my concern about making friends. As long as I keep learning the language and engaging with everyone I meet, I should be fine. As time goes on, I feel the wall will be torn down and I will meet my friends in the middle, on top of the rubble.

FACTS • Dresses can be donated by visiting the “Heels on Wheels” Facebook page • About 200 girls are expected to attend Boutique Day this year • Costs for attending prom can total up to be as much as $1,000

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Approaching 30 never felt so good An upcoming birthday inspires a student to look back KRISTEN CERVANTES Daily Titan

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling … 29. No, not 22, but the underwhelming age of 29. My birthday is approaching in a few days, and as I get closer to the “big” day I have been reflecting on my glorious 20s and future endeavors. I feel like I am standing on a diving board, slowly inching my feet closer to the edge. I am ready to jump off, but as I look down at the deep, cold water, I become more afraid. My 20s have been good to me. I remember celebrating my 21st birthday, not at a bar, but by proudly walking into a liquor store, showing the cashier my driver’s license and buying my first beer. Although the beginning of my 20s were filled with fun nights, some were a blur. While trying to decide what to do with my life, I was able to learn more about myself and mature as an adult. I graduated from community college when I was 25 and transferred to Cal State Fullerton to get my bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis in print journalism. I spent a few years working at a bank while taking online and night classes. I was overwhelmed with assignments and work. I knew I wanted a career in journalism, but I was working at a job that had nothing to do with it.

I became extremely unsatisfied with how my life was going. During my mid-20s, I started to think about settling down. I never imagined I would meet my future husband, Anthony, while working at the bank job that made me so unhappy. I left my job and put all of my energy toward my dream of becoming a journalist. For once in my life, I was in control and doing what made me happy. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. My life started to become more complete after my mid-20s. By age 26, I was married. However, my life completely changed after I turned 27 and gave birth to my daughter, Natalie. I did not plan on having a child until I was at least 30 and

graduated from college, but I am so glad she is in my life now. She has filled a part of my heart that I always felt was missing. The closer I get to turning 30, the more anxious I feel about my future and getting older. Not only am I changing mentally, but physically as well. I remember the first time I found a gray hair. I was devastated. I plucked it out hoping it would never grow back, but sure enough, it made its presence known again about a month later. When I look in the mirror, I see more wrinkles around my eyes and I can tell I look more tired. However, I like to think each new wrinkle shows that I am living an eventful life. Although I tend to get sad about this year being the last of my 20s, I know

it’s going to be a good one. I am finally graduating from CSUF, my daughter is turning 2 and I will be celebrating my three-year wedding anniversary. I have also been sending my resume out in hopes of landing my dream job in the journalism field. As I look back on my 20s, I mostly think of the good times. I have dealt with and accomplished a lot in these past nine years and, to be honest, I would not change a thing. I want to take on the last year of my 20s in a positive way. Although I am nervous about what lies ahead in my life, I am excited for the new experiences I will gain in my career and with my family. I may not look or feel like I did when I was 22, but I feel more ready to take on the next chapter in my life:

MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan Kristen Cervantes, 28, a Cal State Fullerton student majoring in communications, learns to embrace getting older and looks forward to future endeavors.

MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton students have been working for months on a prototype for a robotic arm that could be used to aid ALS patients.

Device impacts patients with ALS ROBOTIC Continued from PAGE 1

“This, in a perfected form, could change an ALS person’s life,” McCurdy said. Kiran George, Ph.D., an associate professor of computer engineering, heads the group of students developing the arm. He said the meeting gave the students and himself insight into what an ALS patient needs. “We learned at the meeting that the needs of the each patient (vary) based on the kind of onset and progression of ALS; in other words the arm has to be customized for each patient,” George said. The arm will require more than a year’s worth of work, at least, before it is ready for commercial production. In the interim, George and his

students already have plans to adjust the arm so it best fits the needs of ALS patients. Those plans involve developing a system to go over the wearer’s hand, since putting on the glove that is used now can be difficult for someone with ALS. Hayden Donze, a senior computer science major and member of the team, said the insight gained from the patients will make the road to getting the arm commercially ready much easier. “We still have a lot of work to do, but it’s going to be easier to do it because now we have a direction to go in,” Donze said. Following that direction will inevitably take over a year onto a project that has already spanned months, but the end result could mean someone else’s arms won’t be the first to go.

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Lacrosse squishes Santa Cruz Slugs Kowalski scores five goals to keep CSUF undefeated at 8-0 MICHAEL HUNTLEY Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton men’s lacrosse team crushed UC Santa Cruz 12-4 Tuesday night at Titan Stadium. Over halfway into the season, the Titans (8-0, 2-0 Southwestern Lacrosse Conference) remain undefeated for the first time in the program’s brief history. “I don’t really think there is a difference (between this year’s team and previous years). Some teams get better, some teams get worse,” Head Coach Mike Ansel said. “I try to instill the confidence in these kids to do well in the season.” After playing two home games earlier this season at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, this was the Titans’ first game of the season at Titan Stadium. “I wish we could play here every time because it fires our guys up and gives us that competitive edge,” Ansel said. The Banana Slugs (0-7, 0-2 Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) are off to their worst start in the program’s history. They have allowed double-digit goals in all but two of their games this season. The Slugs got on the scoreboard early when senior defenseman Davis Lehman scored with a long stick just 94 seconds into the game. The Titans wasted no time responding when freshman midfielder Alex Kowalski scored an unassisted goal just 30 seconds later. “Alex has been a huge contributor coming in as a freshman,” senior attackman Gabe Alamillo said. “To be able to step up playing first line middie in the role that he has played, it’s been huge for us.” Shortly after tying the game, Kowalski scored with an assist from senior midfielder Matt Martinez to give the Titans a 2-1 lead. The Slugs won the ensuing face off and maintained

WINNIE HUANG / Daily Titan Head Coach Mike Ansel and the undefeated CSUF lacrosse team huddle during their 12-4 win over UC Santa Cruz on Tuesday.

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possession for the next three minutes of the game. The Titan defense, led by senior Austin Ray and junior goalie Christopher Laurino, was tenacious and forced a Santa Cruz turnover. “It’s (the defense) led by our seniors. We do have a couple underclassmen on man-down but the seniors hold it down. They do a really good job,” Ansel said. “Having a very good goalie in Chris Laurino helps as well.” The enthusiastic Titans scored immediately after the defensive stand when Martinez fed junior midfielder Max Thielen for his third goal of the season. The Titans dominated the Slugs in the first quarter and added two more goals to go up 5-1. The tempo of the game slowed down in the second quarter but Martinez scored twice off assists from Kowalski and senior midfielder Jeff Lyon to go into halftime with a 7-1 lead. “We have awesome chemistry,” Kowalski said. “We practice, we’re on the same line and we just work really well.” The Titans did not lift their foot off the gas in the second half. Kowalski scored

WINNIE HUANG / Daily Titan Junior Eliza Crawford helped the Titans to a win and a tie in their doubleheader on Wednesday with Cal State Bakersfield. Crawford went 4-for-6 on the day including a three-run home run in game two.

his fourth goal of the game, unassisted, 41 seconds into the half. Santa Cruz senior midfielder Kevin Shea scored on a defensive lapse by the Titans. After a slashing penalty on senior midfielder Austin Gracia, the Slugs scored again when their leading scorer, senior David Misaka scored with the man advantage, cutting the Titan lead to five. The Titans ended the Santa Cruz run when Martinez fed Alamillo for a goal. Kowalski scored his fifth goal of the game and team-high 31st goal of the season in the fourth quarter to extend the Titan lead to 10-3. “He’s one of those guys who creates his own shot,” Ansel said. “I’m stoked to have him for the next four years.” Martinez fed Alamillo for another goal to extend the Titan lead. It was Alamillo’s 100th goal of his collegiate career. “It feels great. It means so much more having all the family and friends out here,” Alamillo said. The No. 12 ranked Titans face their toughest challenge of the season Friday against No. 8 ranked Western Oregon.

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The inning was highlighted by a Tsuchiyama RBI double and Crawford RBI single to put the Titans ahead 10-8. However in the bottom of the inning, the Roadrunners scored two runs to tie the game thanks to a sacrifice fly from Amber Mills and a bases loaded walk to Karsyn Guzman. The scoring would go no further than that as the game would end shortly after at 10-10. Titans’ starter Christina Washington went three innings, allowing five hits and three runs, two earned. Her biggest mistake came in the crucial fourth inning when she allowed a two-run home run to Mills. In the inning, the Titans used four pitchers in total including Monique Wesley, Antunez and Taukeiaho. Mills, the CSUB starting pitcher, went three innings allowing six hits and four earned runs. At the plate,

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Mills led the Roadrunners’ offense in game two, going 1-for-2 with three runs batted in and a run scored. Amy Ricciardi also provided the CSUB offense two hits and two runs batted in. CSUF got things going early with a four-run first inning. After a Taukeiaho double and Gabby Aragon walk, Crawford came up and sent the 1-1 pitch over the center field wall for a three-run home run. The next batter, Galarza, doubled, and later scored after Lauren Mario reached on a Roadrunners’ error. In the third inning, Titans kept their power display going with a solo home run from Aragon and a Mario two-run blast.

Taukeiaho’s two-game performance brought her batting average up to .371 and now has 23 runs batted in for the season. Crawford finished the game 2-for-3 with four runs batted in. This season, Crawford is batting .293 with nine home runs and 24 runs batted it. The Titans will now turn their attention to the start of Big West Conference play as it hosts UC Santa Barbara this weekend. The Titans and Gauchos will play a doubleheader on Saturday with the final game being played Sunday. For more information on the CSUF softball team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

Women’s golf finishes 15th in Farmers Invitational Tournament CSUF stumbles to low finish against ranked competition JOHNNY NAVARRETTE Daily Titan

Facing some of the most elite programs in the nation, the Cal State Fullerton women’s golf team was unable to make its way into the top-10 standings, finishing in a tie for 15th place at the Farms Invitational. The three-day tournament was played at The Farms Golf Course in

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. The No. 82 ranked Titans faced a competitive 17-team field that included six top25 programs featuring USC, UCLA, Arizona State, Stanford, Oklahoma State and Oregon. On the first day of the tournament, the Titans struggled on the 6,237-yard, par-72 course as they finished with a 26-over 314, good for 15th in the standings. After returning to the course for round two, CSUF shot slightly better with a 23-over 311, which moved the team up to 14th going into the final round of play on Wednesday.

The Titans dropped two spots on the final day after shooting a 322, its worst round of the tournament by eight strokes. CSUF finished with a 83-over 947. Tisha Alyn Abrea was the Titans’ individual leader at 41st place for the first two rounds, but she finished tied for 58th after an 11-over 83 in the final round. For the tournament, Abrea shot a 19-over 235. On day one for the Titans, Abrea shot a 2-over 74 that tied her for 20th place. In the second round, Abrea slipped slightly shooting a 6-over 78 but it was enough to remain

the Titans individual leader, although she fell to 41st in the standings. Martina Edberg was the most consistent player for the Titans, finishing tied for 49th after shooting a 16-over 232. The freshman, who earned her first career victory at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invite, posted a second round 5-over 77. This is a one stroke improvement from her 6-over 78, which she had on the first day of the tournament. She posted a second consecutive 5-over 77 in the third round. Dakota Brown ended up in 86th place after a 31-over 247 for the tournament. Brown’s

best round came on the first day, shooting a 7-over 79. The tournament championship went to top-ranked USC after the Trojans shot a 3-under 861, the only team to finish with a score under par. No. 2 UCLA finished in a tie for second with No. 10 Stanford after finishing with an even par score. USC freshman Karen Chung took the individual title with an 8-under 208. Chung’s best round came on the final day, shooting a 6-under 66 to claim the championship by two strokes. The Titans will look to bounce back after spring

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CSUF SCORES • Martina Edberg Score: 16-over 232 • Tisha Alyn Abrea Score: 19-over 235 • Makayla Mier Score: 25-over 241 • Dakota Brown Score: 31-over 247 • Nadine Rivera Score: 42-over 258

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