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Math department faculty divided over textbook Spring 2014

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Alain Bourget uses book of his own choosing. He gets reprimanded & suspended from Linear Algebra.

Goode’s book is published.

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LGBTQ students highlighted for being fearless in athletics DARLENE CASAS Daily Titan

Policy decision settles on common textbook for all Math 250B sections.

Alain Bourget voices concerns. Committee tells him to continue using Goode’s book.

Administrative hearing is scheduled.

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Math professor Alain Bourget broke department tradition when he introduced a new textbook for the Math 250B course, calling decades of practice into question.

Department disagreements result in hearing SPENCER CUSTODIO Daily Titan Associate math professor Alain Bourget, Ph.D, is slated to have an administrative hearing Friday about a reprimand he received from the math

department for using a different book than one that was adopted by the department. In October 2013, Alain put in a request to use “Introduction to Linear Algebra” by Gilbert Strang, Ph.D., as the textbook for his Math 250B class for the Spring 2014 semester, according to emails obtained by the Daily Titan. Math 250B Coordinator Scott Annin, Ph.D., told Alain that he would like all sections of the course to use the same text.

Alain ended up using Strang’s book that semester anyway, telling Annin that, to his knowledge, the department had not officially adopted a textbook for Math 250B. The textbook currently assigned to the course, the third edition of “Differential Equations and Linear Algebra,” is written by Stephen Goode, Ph.D., mathematics department chair, with Annin listed as co-author. “My recollection is that

when my text became available (around 1989), we adopted it by unanimous consent so no formal motion was necessary,” Goode said in an email obtained by the Daily Titan. Associate math professor Adam Glesser, Ph.D., said that since Alain kept insisting there was no policy requiring that all sections of the course use the same book, the math department felt it was time to officially adopt Goode’s book for the course.

The math department held a vote on March 7, 2014 regarding the issue. Goode’s book was overwhelmingly accepted, Glesser said. He also said that, to the best of his memory, the only three who voted against it were associate professors Tyler McMillen, Ph.D., Gülhan Bourget, Ph.D. and Alain. Gülhan and Alain are married. SEE MATH 3

Racing team on track for competition Titan Baja looks to surpass expectations HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan At a Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) race, cars rumble around a track. They bump into each other and fall over. Their suspensions rip loose, their breaks stick and their wheels come off or end up sideways. The cars start the race in multiple different colors, but end up in just one: dirt. Cal State Fullerton’s Baja SAE team will compete for the second consecutive year in 2016. After not participating for eight years, the team came back in 2015 and placed 56th overall at a competition in Oregon. If that sounds unimpressive, consider that other teams told them not to be surprised if they don’t finish the race or if their car

breaks down. “‘Breaks down’ is putting it nicely,” said Joseph Piacenza, Ph.D., faculty advisor for the Titan Baja team and assistant professor of mechanical engineering at CSUF. In the middle of the main event, the master cylinder of the Baja car locked up. The team had to tear it apart and rebuild it on the spot. Yet the car, named “Cronus” after the Titan in Greek mythology, made it across the finish line. Cronus finished the race with 11 laps while many schools didn’t have more than 10, and some higher-ranked cars broke down and didn’t finish. Christopher Gutierrez, a mechanical engineering major on the Titan Baja team, said that the 2015 team defied the odds. “A lot of teams didn’t expect us to do that good. I guess for most teams you wait one or two years or two or three years to be able to have a fully functional car, but we were able to do it in one,” Gutierrez said.

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Jonathan Nash, a mechanical engineering major at Cal State Fullerton, adjusts a tire on Cronus, the car Titan Baja team built for the Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) 2015 competition.

Coming off of its 2015 success, the team didn’t waste any time preparing for 2016. “A lot of teams take the summer off. We didn’t,” Gutierrez said. As a tribute to the team

that built Cronus, this year’s team is considering naming the new car “Zeus,” the son of Cronus. Since the team is not allowed to use any part of the previous car in their

Student heading to world championships

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new car, the name and the experience of making it will be the only thing the team can take from the 2015 Baja car. SEE CAR 5

Jeff Sheng introduced his photography series of LGBTQ student athletes, named the “Fearless Project,” to CSUF on Wednesday night at the Titan Gym. Sheng’s cover photos depict a different person from a different sport, but each athlete shares one thing: the courage to embrace their identities. The CSUF organizations that planned this event celebrated student athletes’ bravery to show that each student, whether LGBTQ or not, will be welcomed in the CSUF community. The series took 13 years to complete and includes athletes from high schools and colleges throughout the United States and Canada. Sheng shared his story to the crowd about coming out and consequently quitting tennis. He described how he was inspired by the athletes he photographed because they accomplished something he was unable to do. Although Sheng ended his athletic career, his transition to photography came naturally. He said photography and tennis were both hobbies that took his mind off his sexual orientation. “There was something about hitting a tennis ball and taking pictures that translates from one to another,” Sheng said. “You are looking through a viewfinder similar to searching a tennis ball.” His most memorable experience was when he was photographing a pair of fraternal twins who were both gay, and their mother quickly approached him. To his surprise, she told Sheng she was really glad that he was doing this project because he was making the world a safer place for her children. “In an ideal world (sexual orientation in athletics) wouldn’t be an issue anywhere,” Sheng said. “We have such few percentage of that in professional sports, and even in high school and college sport and it would be great if they just were who they are.” Joy Hoffman, Ed.D., Director of Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers, said Sheng was strategic in designing the eight covers of his book, with each one representing a color in the rainbow of the LGBTQ flag. SEE LGBTQ

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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) hosted a panel of experts Wednesday at the Elks Club Lodge in Fullerton to address the recently passed physician-assisted suicide law in California. The event, held as part of the Health and Wellness Medical Lecture series put on by OLLI, opened with an introduction on the law by Dan Lawton, attorney and Georgetown University School of Law alumnus. Lawton pointed out that the law was first introduced in California in 1992 under Proposition 161. This proposition and those that followed were rejected in California. However, a physician-assisted suicide law was passed in Oregon in 1994, which California’s new law is modeled after. Other states with similar laws or court orders include Washington, Vermont and Montana. The requirements for a patient to receive physician-assisted suicide are not complicated, Lawton said. “You have to have a terminally ill adult patient who’s a California resident,” Lawton said. “They have to meet certain qualifications, which include capacity to make medical decisions, the mental capacity and they have to have the physical ability to self-administer lethal drugs.” Lawton also said that the attending physician must

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Members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute learn about California’s recently-passed “right to die” law.

determine that the patient is suffering from a terminal disease and the patient must request the use of lethal drugs twice verbally and a third time in written form. Following the presentation from Lawton was a presentation by Robert Olvera, M.D., advocate of the nonprofit Compassion and Choices, who agreed with the law. “The reason I became an advocate with Compassion and Choices is because I saw an injustice in California,” Olvera said. Olvera said he witnessed his 25-year-old daughter, Emily Rose, battle leukemia for the last 17 years of her life. During her last four months, she suffered from a stroke that caused her to go blind, on top of having four different types of cancer in her brain and spinal cord, Olvera said. “My daughter died last year begging me to give her sleeping pills to let her die peacefully,” Olvera said. Following his experience, Olvera spent much of his time advocating with Compassion and Choices, the nation’s

largest nonprofit organization working to expand patients’ choices when reaching the end of their lives. Last to speak was Vincent Nguyen, M.D., Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist, who felt that the law on physician-assisted suicide is dangerous. Nguyen believes in the use of palliative care for patients suffering from terminal illness, stating that the goal is to reduce the symptoms and stress of patients by caring for them in a physical, psychological, emotional and even spiritual aspect. “We’re not here to prolong the dying process, but rather to journey with the patients and their family during the course of this illness,” Nguyen said. Nguyen believes that we live in a death-denying culture, always trying to find solutions, which leads people to become unprepared and fearful of dying. “When we’re sick and we’re disabled, when we’re stressed … we don’t think straight,” Nguyen said. “Death is something we must fight.”

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden bowed out of the presidential race Wednesday with a speech at the White House Rose Garden, according to CNN. His family is going through a period of grieving after his son’s death, Biden said, which was a contributing factor in his decision. Biden would have faced significant challenges by running a political campaign late after Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had gained the lead in the Democratic presidential race. Save for an unanticipated turn of events, Biden’s political career will likely conclude on Jan. 20, 2017 with the current presidential administration. “While I will not be a candidate,” Biden said. “I will not be silent.” - KALEB STEWART

YouTube to launch paid service YouTube has announced a new monthly subscription service called “YouTube Red,” which will launch next week. “For years, YouTube’s fans have been telling us they want more,” said the YouTube Official Blog. “On October 28, we’re giving fans exactly what they want.” The service will cost $9.99 per month and will allow ad-free video streaming and the option to download videos onto a device for offline viewing. YouTube Red will be expanded early next year with member-exclusive programming, movies and original content from popular YouTube channels. A YouTube Music app was also announced with an undeclared release date. - KALEB STEWART

Man thrown off motorcycle dies A motorcyclist died Wednesday morning after his bike crashed and caught fire on the northbound I-405 in Seal Beach, causing the closure of part of the freeway, according to the OC Register. Long Beach resident Mitchell Roach was thrown off his Suzuki Intruder after crashing into a truck. Afterwards, the rider-less bike caught fire and collided with an SUV. Authorities responded at 8:19 a.m. Roach was shortly pronounced dead at the scene, but there were no other injuries. “There was nothing they could do to save him,” said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi. Four freeway lanes were closed after the accident, but the roads were reopened to traffic by noon. - GERARD AVELINO

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Math: Textbooks cause contention CONTINUED FROM

“There was absolutely no policy in the department about textbooks,” McMillen said. McMillen and Gülhan said that the department relied on a policy from 1984, which was when the department voted to have a common book for all Math 250B classes. Minutes from the 1984 meeting show that the department approved a Math 250B book, but the minutes do not specify the book’s title or how long it would be approved for. In an email, Goode said that the curriculum committee back then codified this policy, allowing for textbook decisions to be made at the department level. An internal campus email from Provost José Cruz obtained by the Daily Titan shows that textbook decisions for multi-section courses, like Math 250B, are made at a department level through an ad hoc committee recommendation. Cruz wrote that he could not comment on personnel

matters. David Bowman, interim dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, also said that he could not comment on personnel matters. McMillen said that he sat on a committee created by former dean Robert Koch about the issue. This committee was formed before the March 7 committee and a majority favored to let Alain use Strang’s book. After the committee’s discussion, Koch said he would meet with Goode about an experimental section that would use Strang’s text, McMillen said. McMillen said he never received any more information and the experimental section of Math 250B did not materialize. Bourget received a letter of reprimand on June 11, 2014, which stated he “acted contrary to department policy when (he) did not use the single assigned textbook for MATH 250B sections.” Associate professors Gülhan and McMillen said that Goode stacked the deck against them by assigning Annin, co-author

of Goode’s book since the third edition, as course coordinator for Math 250B. Gülhan said that since she started to speak up about this issue, she has been teaching nothing but introductory-level math classes. Math Professor Maijian Qian, Ph.D., wrote a letter to the OC Register about their coverage of the issue; she has never been forced to teach a class she never requested. “Common sense tells us that forcing a professor to teach a particular course is not a good practice, for either the students or the instructor,” Qian wrote. Department administration has the final say in what courses professors teach, according to the university’s interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement article they used in their response to Alain’s grievance. Both McMillen and Gülhan said that they are risking promotions, and possibly their jobs, by showing their support for using another book. The two said that the use of Strang’s book

would not only be a better learning experience for students, but it would also save them money. Glesser said that Strang’s book was written for an MITtype of audience and that Goode’s book better serves the CSUF program. He also said that when discussions took place regarding a possible book change, Alain never mentioned that it would save students money. “The claims they have made are absolutely outrageous,” said Bogdan Suceavă, Ph.D., math professor. He said Goode’s book could be rented and that nobody is forced to buy the book. Goode’s book can be rented anywhere from $24 to $120, depending on the book rental website. Strang’s book can be rented for around $30 at most rental websites. The loose-leaf version of Goode’s book can be bought starting at $100, while the hardcover is priced at $170 at to Amazon.com. The Strang book can be bought in the price range of $35 to $65 at Amazon. “It’s easy for them to say (Goode’s book is) a great

text,” Alain said. “They never used it. I don’t think they have taught the class.” Glesser said that Strang’s book is “not a bad book,” but Goode’s was designed for CSUF with specific regard to the varied majors required to take Math 250B, such as computer engineering or biological science. “In all the discussions, we never heard about the textbook (by Strang). (Alain) never brought up that price,” Glesser said. Alain said that he did bring up the price, but at the March 2014 meeting to vote on the books, he was not given a chance to speak his side. Alain said that each time a motion was made, someone called a question, killing any chance of discussion. “We could not express our views,” Alain said, adding that they did not speak about Strang’s textbook again until fall 2014, when McMillen unsuccessfully proposed using Strang’s book to the department. Cal State Fullerton’s California Faculty Association chapter President

Mahamood Hassan, Ph.D., will be representing Alain at Friday’s hearing. “(Alain) did everything within reason,” Hassan said. Hassan said that after 25 years of using the same text, the department should have considered other alternatives. Hassan said that the moves made by the department were about power. “The administration sees nothing wrong with this,” he said. “They’re on a power trip.” “(Hassan is) completely full of it,” Glesser said. “He’s been nothing but hostile to our department since I’ve been here.” Meanwhile, Alain said that the stress of the ordeal is taking its toll on his work performance, as well as his eating and sleeping habits. “I won’t be surprised if they fired me for this,” Alain said. “I did it for the students. I didn’t gain anything from this.” Alain’s administrative hearing will take place 8 a.m. Oct. 23 on the seventh floor of College Park.

Two-hour parking enforced at local parks Chapman, Acacia Parks introduce temporary rule WOARIA RASHID Daily Titan Students who park in the vicinity of Chapman and Acacia Parks could face a $38 fine, according to a

new, temporary parking rule. The City of Fullerton imposed a new parking rule at Chapman Park on Oct. 2, and a similar rule at Acacia Park on Oct. 5. These new rules, which are in a 90-day observation phase, prohibit cars from parking in the area between 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to police Cadet Denise Bueno

from the Fullerton Police Department’s Traffic Engineering Division. “It’s just a proposal right now where the time zone is implemented for the 90 days,” Bueno said. “If we continue to have complaints, then it will be permanent.” Parking complaints could come from residents in the area or people who want to

use the park, Bueno said. Those who violate the rules will be cited on city code, which states that vehicles are prohibited from parking for longer periods than what is indicated on the sign. Cal State Fullerton students expressed their concerns about the rule on reddit, an online bulletin board system.

“I parked at the park today and apparently in violation of 8.44.160 (C) FMC which is ‘parking overtime, section C posted timezone,’” wrote one reddit user, who said he was ticketed at Chapman Park on Oct. 5. “I thought it was safe to park at Chapman Park.” “I could see how they would make this rule up,”

another reddit user said on that thread. “The residents there get pretty mad about us parking there.” Signs with the new rules have been put up at the parks, Bueno said, and a $38 fine will be given to those who fail to comply with the signs. Those who get a ticket have 21 days to respond starting on the date of citation.

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Student battles on and off mat

Martial artist’s passion for jiu-jitsu leads to championship win VIVIAN PHAM Daily Titan

As Richard Arreola was crossing a street on July 4, 2010 in a residential neighborhood of Santa Ana, a woman driving at 40 mph accidentally hit him with her vehicle. The result was a compound fracture in his left leg’s tibia and fibula. He later had a titanium rod inserted into his leg, which remains with him today. “I had to learn to retrain my leg again to get the movement back, get the mobility back. It was a very tough recovery process,” said Arreola, 34, a kinesiology major at Cal State Fullerton. Within the next six months, Arreola managed to heal by training in the wrestling room every day. Around that same time, he met Mohammad Khayat at an old gym called No Limits Mixed Martial Arts. “Richard looked really good wrestling and I thought, ‘Hey this guy has a lot of potential for his future if he sticks it out with jiu-jitsu,’” said Khayat, a no-gi jiu-jitsu instructor at One Jiu-Jitsu and Fitness. Now, jiu-jitsu has consumed Arreola’s life, leading him to success in the jiu-jitsu world. On Oct. 2 at 10:30 a.m., Arreola boarded a plane for a five-hour flight to New York City to compete in the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship. “It was a rough flight because the past 42 hours I was cutting weight and trying to study for exams,” Arreola said. The championship was held at the City College of New York and attracted hundreds of competitors. “You’re given one round and it’s five minutes, so that’s all you have. You have five minutes to either win by points or to finish your opponent by submission,” Arreola said. Arreola was scheduled for three matches in his bracket. While Arreola respects all his competitors, he said his second-round fight was his toughest because his competitor used wrestling tactics. “I kinda had to keep beating on his head, snapping the head

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Richard Arreola practiced twice a day and carefully watched his weight before competing in the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship. Competitors from all over the U.S. came in hopes of capturing a gold medal. After winning three consecutive fights, Arreola captured the gold medal and became the Jiu-Jitsu Pan-American Champion.

down, just making him move and try to wear his neck out,” Arreola said. “I pretty much had to wear him down for the last five minutes.” Arreola’s hard work paid off as he managed to win three consecutive fights, capturing a gold medal in the blue belt division. Arreola said this was the biggest competition he has participated in thus far. “It’s always been my dream to travel across the country and battle against the best jiu-jitsu competitors in the world … the majority of the tournaments I’ve competed in have been local or regional,” Arreola said. “I wanted to see if I have what it takes to compete with guys from all over the United States.” At the event, Arreola employed tactics of nogi jiu-jitsu, which is more involved with wrestling and grappling but also includes submission, chokes and holds. Unlike gi jiu-jitsu fighters who wear traditional kimonos, no-gi fighters wear shorts and rash guards. “You’re not going to be able to use the (no-gi) clothes in a manner to try

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Five years ago, Arreola was hit by a car and needed surgery to insert a titanium rod into his leg. He spent the following six months in a gym training and healing his leg.

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Faith inspires clothing line

Student finds business success through Instagram LIZETH LUEVANO Daily Titan

Wearing a shirt that read “Child of God,” Tiffaney Youngblood proudly walked the halls of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics. What at first glance is just a shirt is actually from Youngblood’s own clothing line, Brave Little Ones. Youngblood, a business marketing major, began her clothing line in April during finals week after listening to a guest speaker talk about the importance of following one’s dreams. The guest speaker encouraged students to go home, think about their dreams and take steps to achieve those dreams, Youngblood said. She began to think about what her own life dreams were and narrowed it down to starting a children’s clothing line, writing a children’s book or opening an orphanage, she said. Youngblood, who was previously a nanny, knew she wanted to do something involving children. “It’s just something I’ve been passionate about my whole life,” Youngblood said. She thought that in terms of business, the kids’ market was a good market to get into. “For kids, every three months you have to get a new shirt because the shirts are sized by months, so they’re always going to be coming back to buy more if you have a good business,” Youngblood said. Youngblood wanted to incorporate a teepee into her logo because she recalls loving them when she was a child. “To me, teepees symbolize braveness, and then I went camping in Big Bear and saw a poster that said, ‘Be Brave’

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Tiffaney Youngblood, a business marketing major at Cal State Fullerton, wears a shirt from Brave Little Ones, a clothing line she created for kids. Shes uses $1 from every shirt order to sponsor a child in Rwanda, Africa. After graduating, Youngblood hopes to work full-time on her clothing line.

and it was then that I decided that was the perfect company name,” Youngblood said in an email. Using that, she came up with Brave Little Ones. Her designs and company are also influenced by her Christian faith, which became a big part of her life when she started college. She said that she hopes her clothing line can “spread the love of Jesus.” “I feel like without Him I wouldn’t have been able to start (my business),” Youngblood said. After coming up with the idea for Brave Little Ones, Youngblood went home and made her website that same

night. “I just Googled and I figured out how to start a clothing company,” she said. She looked up questions like whether she needed a business license and how to get a wholesale account. After teaching herself how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator by watching YouTube videos, she hired a screen printer and bought two shirts with “Child of God” printed on them to start off. As soon as Youngblood received the shirts, she posted them on her website and started an Instagram account for Brave Little Ones. She upfronted $100 to begin her

website and purchase screens to make the first two shirts. On the first day she began selling, she sold about 50 shirts and made that money back. Youngblood said that Instagram is crucial to her business. “I get like 95 percent of my business from Instagram,” she said. She garnered followers by following people with kids or grandkids. Youngblood, who is a fulltime student as well as a business owner, credits having a routine with helping her run her business smoothly. She sets up a schedule every week and sticks to it. Youngblood

also does most of the work for Brave Little Ones on her own. “I don’t like asking for help at all,” she said. Her boyfriend, Jon Ezell, is a graphic designer who helps her with fixing her designs and coding the website. “She really impressed me in how motivated and quick she was to build her company from scratch,” Ezell said in an email. After graduating, Youngblood would like to focus full-time on her clothing business and see if it’s enough income to make it a career, she said.

She wanted to be able to give back after starting her clothing line and found the “Under His Umbrella” organization through Instagram. After reading about the organization, she decided to use $1 from every shirt order to sponsor a child in Rwanda, Africa. The money goes towards providing tuition, healthcare, uniforms and shoes for her sponsor child Betty, Youngblood said. This December, Youngblood will be able to meet Betty while on a missionary trip to Rwanda with the Under His Umbrella organization, she said.

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“There’s a lot of stuff that we do and don’t like about this car, and that’s what you learn from competing and from testing,” said Doug Stevenson, the Titan Baja team captain. The process of building a vehicle is one of the unique things about participating in Baja SAE. Engineering students often run numbers and come up with designs, but don’t actually fabricate parts or go through the process of building them. Baja SAE allows them to do so. “A lot of companies are looking for people who do this to hire them because they’ve gone through all the way up from nothing to design, analysis and competing. It’s a process that most engineers don’t actually go through,” Stevenson said. As a result of the unique opportunities the competition presents, students are able to network within the engineering industry during and after the event. “A lot of the SAE students from last year, both Baja and Formula 1, have jobs. There’s a couple of students that went to Honda, Northrop and SpaceX,” Piacenza said. The 2016 competition will be held about two hours from Fullerton in Gorman, California. This comes with a huge home field advantage for the CSUF team. The 2015 competition was the first time they saw the Oregon

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Doug Stevenson, the Titan Baja team captain, hopes to make Cal State Fullerton a top 10 engineering school. The Titan Baja team looks to compete in the 2016 Baja SAE competition in May.

track, but for the 2016 competition, they’ll be able to regularly train on the competition track in Gorman. The team hopes to make CSUF a top 10 engineering school. Stevenson said that the competition reflects the level of engineering happening at the schools. “When people think of schools and of engineering, Cal Poly Pomona is always the first one they think of. Like, ‘Oh I’m going to apply there, I didn’t get in, I’ll go to Cal State Fullerton.’ We want it to be that Cal State Fullerton is where you apply first,”

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Stevenson said. Piacenza, who pursued his master’s and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University, a top Baja school, praised the engineering program at CSUF. “Using (Oregon State) as a benchmark, these guys are absolutely every bit as talented. The facilities here are really good, so hopefully we’re going to use their hands-on ability to guide them. I definitely think that top ten is very reasonable,” Piacenza said. Baja SAE clears a path for students like Gutierrez

and Stevenson to pursue their goals in mechanical engineering, an industry they’re passionate about. “I feel like it’s in its own renaissance right now. The things people are creating and building are just absolutely incredible,” Gutierrez said. The 2016 Baja SAE competition will be held from May 19 to 22. For more information regarding the Titan Baja team visit the team’s headquarters in room E-21 of the engineering building or their website: http://ecs.fullerton. edu/~bajasae. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

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Disney is verging on a monopoly

Marketing for new “Star Wars” movie is crossing ethical lines DAVID LEOS Daily Titan

In consideration of the long-anticipated film “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” the recent marketing campaign promoting its Dec. 18 release utilizes some suspicious tactics and permeating through unfamiliar channels. The ESPN “Monday Night Football” broadcast of the game between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles debuted the trailer for the upcoming Lucasfilm feature, and while it’s not entirely unusual for a mega-blockbuster like Star Wars to reveal itself to a vertical market of would-be viewers like sports fans, it’s the method in which the material was presented that leaves one to ponder whether or not there’s an entertainment monopoly in our midst. What was particularly revealing in Monday night’s promotional blitz is that it seemed the Star Wars branding completely intertwined within the ESPN telecast and persisted throughout. After the halftime premiere, Star

Wars trailers ran lockstep with every commercial break, “Star Wars” logos were imbedded behind the announcers and broadcasters and the hashtag “#theforceawakens” was tweeted by SportsCenter to its 21 million followers. Commentator Adam Epstein wrote in his blog, “Star Wars didn’t just interrupt the Monday Night Football broadcast—it lingered on the cable channel all night. The trailer loomed over every pass, every huddle, every highlight.” As a result of the synergistic relationship between ESPN and Lucasfilm, both underlings of the parent company, Disney, prerelease ticket sales are soaring to new records. Despite the huge demand spike that prompted a shutdown of online ticket retailers like Cinemark and Fandango, the preview to the seventh installment has already tallied a gross of $6.5 million in IMAX presale receipts. To add perspective, presale figures for mega-blockbusters, like the previous presale title holder “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” can hover around the million-dollar mark. The interest surrounding “The Force Awakens” this week was so large, in fact, that Fandango reported traffic to its site as seven times the

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The highly-anticipated film trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” debuted on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” a Disney-owned program, and seemed to permeate throughout the entire broadcast, raising questions about the ethics of Disney’s business practices.

amount of previous peak levels of presale. Embedded within all this post-promotional ballyhoo for the legendary science fiction series are questions regarding ethics in business. Is it fair for Disney to own and control virtually every aspect of

the content-creating spectrum, from production to promotion? Disney’s global ad campaign has already gone so far as to land a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner wrapped in R2-D2 garb in Vancouver and fostered a swarm of 500 life-size Storm

Troopers that lined the Great Wall of China earlier in the week. In light of Monday night’s overreaching presentation, ESPN, Lucasfilm and Disney should tread lighter in their promotional tactics as their actions are flirting with the

unethical in the current entertainment environment. In the long run, a monopolistic entertainment platform would erode creativity, quell opportunity and, most of all, undermine the overall value of the product that fans get so excited waiting for.

Sex education is lacking in intimacy

“Yes means yes” is not as simple as it is made out to be DAISY CARLOS Daily Titan

Gone is the coming-ofage mantra “no means no” and in its place lies a newer, more confusing mantra that aims to educate young people across the country on the importance of affirmative consent, while simultaneously further confusing and stressing young people everywhere. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill this month, making California the first state to require all high schools to educate their students on affirmative consent. In other words, “yes means yes.” Last year, California required that colleges use affirmative consent as the standard, ultimately affecting the way people agree to have sex, according to the New York Times. Under the law, high school sex-education teachers are required to educate students on the topic of affirmative consent. For college students, the law has been used to inform disciplinary decision, and has little to do with how sexual assault cases are prosecuted in criminal

courts and everything to do with how colleges and universities handle these cases, according to the New York Times. While the goal of the law is to improve the way colleges and universities deal with cases of rape and sexual assault, it’s disconcerting that society’s view on intimacy and sexual relationships has become overshadowed by the need to protect individuals from violence. Even more so, it’s been submerged into murky waters. Teens are left wondering what is okay to do and what is not, and when? In 2014, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga student Corey Mock was found guilty of sexual misconduct. Mock was unable to prove he had obtained verbal consent from the woman who accused him of sexual assault and was expelled. In a similar case, a former Clark University student was evicted from his dormitory after being accused of rape and ultimately filed a federal lawsuit against the university for failing to consider evidence supporting his view of the sexual encounter. In an interview with the New York Times, health educator Shafia Zaloom, recognized that in terms of sex, sometimes there is no

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California has become the first state to require that affirmative consent be a part of high school sexual education classes. While verbal consent is vital for safe and healthy sex, educators are ignoring the the intimacy component of sexual experiences.

straightforward answer and because of that, dialogue is vital. Zaloom is right, dialogue is an important aspect of having sex, but why then is it made to be so confusing? It seems that society today has put much more focus on the mechanics and politics of having sex that

we’ve lost what it can be: an intimate union between two people. Where is that in education? As cases of rape and sexual assault continue to sprout among younger generations, it’s vital that students are educated, not only on what sex shouldn’t be, but also

what a healthy sexual experience is and should be. Being able to decipher and feel in the moment what actions are welcome and unwelcome is the real necessary component to having a safe and enjoyable sexual experience — and isn’t that what sex is all about? Pleasure?

In this instance, education is power without a doubt. As schools continue to educate students on safe sex and the power of consent, it’s crucial that students are taught to know that sex starts and goes far beyond laws and regulations. It comes from a place of feeling.

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Titans upset by CSUN Men’s soccer could not hold on against the Matadors in loss RUDY CHINCHILLA Daily Titan

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In celebration of LGBTQ History Month, Jeff Sheng signed copies of his photobook, “FEARLESS: Portraits of LGBT Student Athletes.”

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Hoffman said she was thrilled with the partnership between athletics, Associated Students, Inc., the WoMen’s Center and the Diversity and Resource Center. The event would not have been possible without the partnership with the athletic programs. “Student athletics is changing for the better,” said Meredith Basil, Ph.D., Associate Director of Athletics. “And I think it’s because we are having these conversations and these partnerships.” Basil said that having these types of conversations is courageous. In a perfect world, people wouldn’t need to have these conversation; they would simply embrace their differences. Being involved in an NCAA Division I collegiate sport is a privilege, Basil said. She hopes that one day every person can enjoy this incredible experience without worrying about hiding their identity. “We don’t want students to feel like they can’t be an athlete and can’t be LGBTQ,” Hoffman said,

who said part of the book talked about Sheng quitting tennis because he was gay. Though not everyone is a member of the LGBTQ community, every person can do their part to support those who are. “I think Jeff’s work is making it normal, this is just another part of someone’s identity,” Hoffman

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Wednesday’s game against Northridge got heated as the Titans stuggled, and ultimately failed, to find a leveler after Northridge went ahead on the scoresheet. The Titans surrendered a 1-0 lead and lost 2-1.

tipped away Gonzalez’s low shot to keep the score level. The Titans only fashioned their first shot on goal at the 18th minute, when a tame Nicolo D’Amato freekick from 30 yards out went straight into the hands of the Matadors’ Adam Hobbs. It took another set piece situation for Fullerton to finally open its scoring account and give the home fans something to cheer for. In the 26th minute, Robert Coronado whipped in a corner from the right side that found the head of Mitchell Bell. Bell flicked the ball to the back post to an unmarked Edgar Rodriguez, who rifled it in to give the Titans the 1-0 lead. Northridge came out the aggressor in the second half, taking the game to the Titans from the outset. “I think we did come out a little flat-footed. They came

out with a little bit more energy and they caught us on the counter, and we didn’t expect it,” said Fullerton midfielder Nicolo D’Amato. Elias had to save a 30-yard shot from David Turcios in the 48th minute and once again had to make a stop in the 52nd minute, diving low to the right to prevent Turcios’ opener. But Turcios would finally get his goal in the 54th minute. After a good series of passes opened up the Titan back line, Turcios darted unmarked into the box to beat Elias at the near post and tie the game at 1-1. Northridge capitalized on its momentum and took the 2-1 lead in the 63rd minute, courtesy of a penalty kick from Trevor Morley. The Matadors defender coolly slotted in his shot after some more poor Fullerton defending led to the spot kick.

And while the Titans produced a much-improved closing minutes to the game, they could not produce the tying goal in what would become an overly-chippy second half that saw Fullerton defender Michael Lopez receive a straight red card in the closing seconds for an unnecessarily aggressive and mistimed slide tackle. “The thing I was most disappointed about was (how) things spilled over at the end,” Head Coach George Kuntz said. “We need to still be diplomatic at the end of the game. Once the game is over, it’s over.” The Titans will look to get back to winning ways Saturday when they take on the UC Riverside Highlanders at Titan Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. on what will be Senior Day for Fullerton.

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Riding a four-game win streak, the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team returned to Titan Stadium Wednesday night to face the Cal State Northridge Matadors. Knowing that anything but a win might allow UC Santa Barbara to overtake them at the top of the Big West Conference, The Titans entered Wednesday’s game against Northridge determined to maintain the narrow distance between them and the Gauchos. Fullerton suffered a 2-1 loss that dropped them to third in the Big West, after both Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo won their respective games on the fixture list. Both sides produced a drab performance in the first half, punctuated only by a Fullerton opener and a handful of chances from the Matadors. While CSUF took control of possession, it often lost the ball in the final third, producing nothing from its efforts. Despite its lack of game control, however, CSUN produced the first clear-cut opportunity of the game in the fifth minute. Fullerton center-back Ricardo Covarrubias was easily turned by Northridge’s Carlos Gonzalez, who streaked into the box on the right side. Fortunately for the Titans, goalkeeper David Elias closed down the angle and

JOY HOFFMAN, ED.D. Director of Diversity of Initiatives and Resource Center said. When professional football or basketball players come out about their sexual orientation, people often question if they are still able to play, Hoffman said. She said people should not limit others simply by their gender identity or sexual orientation. “At the end of the day our teams are going to be more successful if they embrace the diversity,” Basil said. “Because they are going to be a stronger community and a stronger team.” RENZY REYES / DAILY TITAN

The Titans are currently sitting in first place in the Big West Conference, with 12 points. CSUN comes to Titan Stadium only 2 points behind CSUF. A win for Fullerton will cement its lead on top, but a loss will make it concede its lead to the Matadors.

Women’s soccer looks to gore Matadors The Titans prepare to defend their Big West Conference lead GABE ESPIRITU Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team will look to keep its No. 1 spot in the Big West Conference on Sunday as they take on the second-place Cal State Northridge Matadors. With the Big West Tournament just three games away, the top spot in the Big West Conference is on the line, as a loss for the Titans could bring them down to the No. 2 spot. A victory against the

Matadors, however would solidify Fullerton as No. 1 in its conference and further keep the momentum rolling into the tournament. The Titans have been playing a great season so far, boasting a 12-2-1 record overall, and a 4-1-0 record in the Big West. The Matadors, meanwhile, hold a 10-5-1 record overall and 3-0-1 record in the Big West. Cal State Northridge is currently the only team in the Big West Conference that remains undefeated in conference action. The Matadors are playing their first 10-win season since 2012. Coming off an undefeated weekend, the Titans will come into the Northridge

matchup riding a four-game win streak, while Northridge comes to Fullerton with a string of three wins pushing them forward. Having moved up in the Big West, the Matadors don’t want to lose any momentum as they come in only two points under the Titans. The Matadors will be up against the Titans’ formidable offense, as senior forward Rebecca Wilson’s record of 15 goals on the season ranks the eighth-best in Big West history. Cal State Fullerton senior goalkeeper Jennifer Stuart has been stellar, donning a 10-win record in the overall season and remaining undefeated in games she’s started.

Stuart’s 0.830 save percentage, which has earned her three clean sheets in her last four games, has been a major factor to the Titans’ success this season. Stuart will be challenged by the Cal State Northridge’s sophomore forward Cynthia Sanchez, who has recorded 11 goals so far in the season, setting a new single season record for the Matadors program. A victory against the Matadors will bring Stuart one win away from tying Fullerton’s 2006 goalkeeper, Karen Bardsley, who holds a 12-win record. The Titans will return home Sunday at 5 p.m. to host the Matadors at Titan Stadium.

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