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Palestinian student group builds replica West Bank barrier GERARD AVELINO Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton chapter of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will be constructing a replica of the West Bank barrier in the central quad on Tuesday and Wednesday. The display is meant to have a “subtle, silent message,” said Maisune Elhaija, SJP treasurer. The wall at the West Bank forces Palestinians to take longer routes to access vital resources. The replica showcases the disruptive effects a wall would have in the middle of the quad, she said. “It represents the real apartheid wall that runs through Palestine and Israel,” said Noor Salameh, SJP president. The Israeli government has been constructing the West Bank barrier for over 10 years to deter would-be terrorist attacks by Palestinian radicals, according to BBC News. SEE WALL

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Cal State Fullerton music performance majors practice in the Clayes Performing Arts Center. Music performance majors usually spend six hours every day training and sharpening their skills in order to stay competitive in their field. Students in this major must also perform in a major esemble and one or two solo recitals.

Students face long and intense practice hours MICAH AUGIMERI-LEE Daily Titan It takes hours of intensive training and mental resilience for a hopeful athlete

to make it big. The same amount of stamina is required for students striving for a music performance degree. Music performance is just one of the many degree emphases that a student can choose within Cal State Fullerton’s School of Music. CSUF’s music program often does not get the amount of attention it should,

considering the grueling hours and mental toughness necessary to be successful in this field, Associate professor of music and director of bands Mitchell Fennell, Ph.D., said. “At a school like ours, where many students work to pay for school, the biggest challenge for many of them is finding the time that they need to develop their

individual skills,” Fennell said. Fenell said that there is a “natural filtering process” where people might drop out due to “just natural attrition.” Others will realize how long they may have to wait to reap benefits from this degree and cannot afford to continue the program. Others may just come to terms

with the fact that “they don’t have the ability to do what they want to do,” Fennell said. On average, students in the music performance program have to practice about six hours every day to be able to keep up with the competition, on top of the other courses they may be taking. SEE MUSIC

Alumna creates unique jewelry line VERONICA FEIPE Daily Titan Liz Solares was driving down a freeway when a thought spurred her into action. She exited the freeway and went to the nearest Michaels. Using rubber bands, glue and lace, Solares built a prototype that would soon become a jewelry line. Yet, one thing separates her jewelry line from others: it is made for aromatherapy. “It’s been a rollercoaster ride,” said Solares, a Cal State Fullerton alumna. Her journey began when she witnessed her sister, who suffers from anxiety, search for a small bottle of essential oil in her purse. Solares could see her sister get more anxious the longer it took for her to find the bottle, and Solares thought to herself, “There must be a simpler solution to this.” “It can be inconvenient sometimes when you can’t

find the bottle in your purse or you’re out somewhere,” Solares said. “Maybe you don’t want people to know you are using essential oils in a bottle. Maybe you want to discreetly have it on you and this is another alternative.”

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CSUF graduate merges scents with accessories

LIZ SOLARES CSUF alumna and Serina and Company owner Solares began making prototypes in May 2014. Her hope was to make jewelry that people could use to pour drops of essential oil and be able to easily smell the aroma. She spent the next year-anda-half designing the jewelry, finding a graphic designer for the website and finding a manufacturer. Her jewelry line was finally completed earlier this year. “It literally brought me to tears when I saw my vision come to life and actually in my hands,” Solares said.

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Cal State Fullerton alumna Liz Solares created an aromatherapy jewelry line in order to provide an easier and more effecient way for people to access essential oils. She got the idea after witnessing her sister nervously searching for her oil bottle to ease her anxiety.

Solares named her jewelry line “Serina and Company” after her daughter Serina. When Solares had the idea for the jewelry line, she said it

was because of her daughter. While Solares was driving, she asked her mother to pour some essential oil onto a bracelet her daughter made

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Students for Justice in Palestine at CSUF took offense to Mohammad Dajani’s attempt to represent 6 Palestinians

for her, and that was when the idea for her business sprung. “Honestly, if she never made me that bracelet I don’t

think I would’ve had the idea,” Solares said. “She motivates me, she pushes me, she just SEE JEWELRY

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Students for Justice in Palestine CSUF puts up a wall every year in the quad to bring awareness to the Palestine-Israel conflict. The wall, a replica of the West Bank barrier, showcases art and photos to illustrate statistics and information about the conflict.

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Students read information written on a replica of the West Bank barrier, an exhibit constructed yearly by Students for Justice in Palestine CSUF.

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Palestinians, however, see the wall as another way for Israel to occupy and annex parts of the West Bank. Palestinians are required to obtain permits to pass through checkpoints to travel across towns divided by the barrier. The barrier reduces access to schools, farms and families. Diagrams on the BBC website show that part of the barrier consists of a 3-meter high fence with electronic sensors and barbed wire coils. The remainder of the

wall consists of 8-meter high concrete walls. “Our goal is to spread awareness,” Salameh said.

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NOOR SALAMEH President, CSUF Students for Justice in Palestine The replica wall will have information on individual Palestinians

affected by violence in the area, including death tolls and statistics regarding the U.S. military’s involvement with Israel, she said. “The wall attracts a huge audience,” Salameh said. “Lots of people are intrigued by it.” Faculty will supervise the exhibit in order to guarantee no disruptions, Elhaija said. SJP builds the replica wall once a year. It was last set up in December 2014. They will build the wall at 8 a.m. and take it down at 5 p.m. each day.

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Updated annual passport prices and options for Disneyland Resort were announced Sunday. Prices of lower-tier annual passports have increased as much as $60, and the original $779 Premium Pass will be replaced by a new $1,049 Disney Signature Plus Pass, according to the Orange County Register. Disney has introduced the Disney Signature plan and the Disney Signature Plus plan. The Disney Signature option will allow annual passholders to visit the park an estimated 350 days, which will cost $849. Disney Signature Plus will offer the same number of days as the previous Premium passport at a higher price.

A report from the World Bank says that extreme poverty is expected to affect less than 10 percent of the world’s population by the end of 2015, according to Fortune magazine’s website. “This is the best story in the world today,” said Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank. “These projections show us that we are the first generation in human history that can end extreme poverty.” The World Bank revised the international poverty line for inflation from $1.20 to $1.90 per day. By the end of the year, an estimated 702 million people will be living in poverty; a drop from 2012, when an estimated 902 million people were in poverty. - KALEB STEWART

Gov. Brown signs ‘right to die’ bill California became the fifth state in the country to give patients the right to die after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill Monday, according to the Orange County Register. Under the bill, terminally ill patients will be allowed to end their lives using doctor-prescribed medicine. To apply for the right to die, patients must be mentally sound and have their actions approved by two doctors after filing several written requests. The patient must be able to take the lethal drugs on his or her own under the watch of two witnesses, one of whom must be outside the family. - KALEB STEWART

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Students learn about nutrition Health center offers workshops to teach students about diets JESSICA BUTALLA Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton Health Center educators provide two different weekly nutrition workshops for students, Nutrition 101 and Nutrition Hot Topics, offering students ways to eat healthy and giving a breakdown of mainstream diet trends. The Nutrition 101 workshop addresses healthy diets and the challenging barriers of doing so. Nutrition Hot Topics is about mainstream nutrition topics and trends. Topics include antioxidants and gluten diets, as well as the difference between dairy and dairy-free diets, said Darany Hoang, CSUF health educator. Students will also learn how to accurately read food labels. The discussions aim to give students proper nutrition education, which would help them become health-conscious consumers by choosing better options. “Right now we are still getting a slow start,” Hoang said. “We have had this for a couple years, and it is our third year doing it. But we could only do it at the health

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The Cal State Fullerton Health Center provides weekly workshops where students can learn more about proper nutrition. Nutrition 101 talks about healthy diets, while Nutrition Hot Topics tackles mainstream diet trends.

center, so not a lot of people come.” Due to low attendance, the Health Center decided to partner with the Student Recreation Center. The recreation center has helped to advertise the nutrition

workshops. “We hope that students come back and continue the conversations because they are built up on each other,” Hoang said. Students generally know about the workshops because

they have been to the health center or have been referred by health center staff, Hoang said. She is an advocate for preaching “healthier consumers” and occasionally gives follow-up consultations to students who

are trying to meet nutrition goals. “Our goal is to hopefully reach out to at least a couple hundred students a year,” Hoang said. The Nutrition Hot Topics workshop is held Mondays

from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Health Center. The Nutrition 101 workshop is held Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the SRC. Admission is free because the workshops are funded through the student health fees, Hoang said.

Latina professors talk grad school in panel GRAHAM MCTAGUE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s Career Center will be hosting a faculty panel Tuesday as part of the “Grad School Prep Weeks” series, which will showcase “The Road to Success: Experiences of Chicanas/Latinas in Graduate School.” Organized by the Chicana & Chicano Resource Center, the panel will consist of Latina professors who will speak about their experiences in graduate school. They will talk about what it means to be Latina as well as the obstacles of raising children while attending graduate school, said Elizabeth Suarez, Ph.D., faculty member for the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education.

This will be the sixth year the panel will be presented at CSUF. It was originally organized due to students expressing that they didn’t see a lot of Latino faculty on campus,

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They talk about how to get to graduate school, but the flair is what it means to be a woman of color and go through this process.

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ELIZABETH SUAREZ Professor, CSUF Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education or professors of color in general, Suarez said. “It started way back then, in 2009, with the notion that maybe we need to also showcase that we do have—for this particular

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event—Latina faculty, and to share and talk about their experiences,” Suarez said. As of fall 2015, Hispanic students accounted for 37.2 percent of the student body, the largest ethnic demographic of students at CSUF. While the panel is designed for any student considering graduate school, Suarez said that this particular event will focus on the experiences of women of color, especially Latinas. “They talk about how to get to graduate school, but the flair is what it means to be a woman of color and go through this process,” Suarez said, noting that these professors have unique experiences being women of color. No registration is necessary to attend the free event. The panel will present from 4 to 6:45 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Hetebrink room.

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“Eventually, 24 hours isn’t enough,” said Dwayne Burrell, music performance major at CSUF. Every music performance student must be part of a major ensemble, which performs about three times throughout the school year. Students must also perform in one or two solo recitals. Ensembles are grouped together in terms of their skill level and musical style. The ensemble is a crucial aspect of the music performance degree. It can often make or break a musician. If a

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At a school like ours, where many students work to pay for school, the biggest challenge for many of them is finding the time that they need to develop their individual skills.

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MITCHELL FENNELL CSUF Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands student dropped out of an ensemble, then his or her reputation could be ruined, Burrell said. As nerve-wracking as it may seem, students who stick with the program and see their ensembles through generally do not dread public performances. “That’s why they’re in school. They’re paying for those experiences,” Fennell said. “They’re hardwired to perform. That’s their nature and their temperament.” After college, an ideal job to land is being a part of a major orchestra, but all music performance students eventually

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Rani Oliveira, Gaby Castro, Claire Grellier and Dwayne Burrell, Cal State Fullerton clarinet performance majors, speak about the struggles they face within their major, including time restraints, uncertain job security and grueling practices.

realize that dream is likely unattainable, said Rani Oliveira, a music performance major. Being in an orchestra means that a performer made it big, much like a drama student becoming an A-list actor, or a college basketball player making it to the NBA. “My goal is to be able to play. I always want to play,” Oliveira said. “I’m getting my master’s because I want to be the best musician I can be, and I always want to push myself and know that I can play at a pretty high level.” Not all students set their sights on landing a career in an orchestra after college. “For me, orchestra is not my dream job,” said Claire Grellier, a music performance major. Grellier said the competition

is tough when auditioning for an orchestra. She said that those who get into an orchestra are stuck there because they feel that they got lucky and their job security keeps them from doing anything else. Music performance students have multiple careers to choose from once they are done with their education. Students may go on to give private lessons, start their own ensembles or teach at a community college or university, depending on how far they decide to take their education. “As classical musicians, we don’t know where we’re going to go. We have no idea,” Burrell said. “We’re going to shoot for one star and you never know what opportunities

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Rani Oliveira (left) and Gaby Castro (right), both clarinet performance majors, practice in the Clayes Performing Arts Center. Oliveira plans to pursue a master’s degree after graduating CSUF.

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Her daughter also came up with the company’s slogan, Solares said. “I took her and her friends to a golf course and said, ‘Okay guys I have to come up with a slogan,’ and we were having fun with it … then she said, ‘Well mommy, what about beautiful scent, beautiful you?’ and there it was,” Solares said. Serina and Company offers bracelets and necklaces for both adults and children. The jewelry consists of compressed wool fabric to absorb the essential oils. “Depending on the essential oil that someone uses, (the aroma) can last up to five days,” Solares said. Essential oils and aromatherapy can affect people in a variety of ways, the most common being a calming effect. Solares’ friend and essential oil user Eichelle Clever recalled how Solares’ jewelry helped her friend ease her anxiety during a flight to Utah for doTERRA, an essential oil company conference. “The airline made an announcement over the loudspeaker and asked everyone to keep their oils shut, but she wanted to use her oils for her anxiety of flying,” Clever said. Clever then provided her friend with one of Solares’ bracelets for the flight home. “She was able to have (her oils) right there and not have someone tell her that she couldn’t have it or that it was offensive,” Clever said. Lara Scott, an aromatherapist and radio host of the World Chart Show on KFSH 95.9, the Fish in Southern California, has been using FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

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Liz Solares’ Serina and Company jewelry consists of compressed wool fabric to absorb the aroma of essential oils.

Serina and Company jewelry since June. “It was beautiful and it worked well, so it’s nice that it’s fashionable and functional,” Scott said. Scott’s son also uses Serina and Company’s kids’ bracelets to help him “focus and calm down at the end of the day.” “He thought (the bracelet) was really cool when I put it on him and his favorite oil is frankincense,” Scott said. “It smells really good and he loved that he could have frankincense on his wrist.” Solares also offers classes to teach people about aromatherapy and essential oils. Scott, who works with Solares at the Fish, said this type of work is right up Solares’ alley. “She’s very kind, and it doesn’t surprise me that she wants to help people and teach them about essential oils,” Scott said. Solares hopes to sell her jewelry line in different boutiques, spas and gift shops. She said essential oils are

something anyone can enjoy, and having jewelry to retain an oil’s aroma makes it accessible to everyone. However, Solares said she has only been able to offer her jewelry locally. Solares has an ongoing Kickstarter campaign to help promote her jewelry line and offer her product at a discount rate. Those who donate to the Kickstarter, which ends Oct. 31, will receive their jewelry before Christmas. Purchases through Serina and Company’s website will be received earlier; however, they will cost more, Solares said Starting a business demands a lot of time and Scott said she was impressed that Solares was able to do everything on top of being a mother. “She’s a mom and here she is launching this business. I think it’s really, really fantastic and I think that it’s an inspiration to other moms, as well, that they can do it,” Scott said.

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NYC’s feminine hygiene program benefits lowincome families CONNIE LEE Daily Titan Having a steady supply of tampons and pads is an absolute must for women during menstrual cycles, no matter the price. With how quickly the cost of these necessary hygiene products can add up, helping low-income women acquire them should be a top priority. A New York public high school has recently installed dispensers containing feminine hygiene products in its bathrooms. The High School for Business and Arts in Queens is part of a new program to aid low-income women and girls, spearheaded by Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, with products donated by Hospeco, according to DNAinfo.com, a local New York news source. For low-income women, these necessities definitely are not cheap. The price of Tampax brand tampons at Target ranges from $3.99 for smaller packages to $26.37 for the bigger packs. To some people, these prices may not seem high, but a single box can only last so long and women often need to stock up on more than one box every month. That means that younger girls who start menstruation early need other resources when their parents can’t afford the products and they’re still too young to work.

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A public high school in New York City installed dispensers containing feminine hygiene products as part of a new program to help supply students of low-income families with free pads and tampons. Hygiene products are a necessity for women and they should be more readily available.

Today, the average age for girls to begin menstruating is about 12 years old, and that doesn’t mean it can’t come when they’re even younger, according to the Mayo Clinic. If they don’t have the resources necessary to take care of themselves, there are two other alternatives: they can find another way to get the products or not go to school at all. The

latter is what commonly happens, according to the DNAinfo.com. With the countless resources that schools already provide for free, like toilet paper in the restrooms — and even condoms at some — it makes sense to make feminine hygiene products available for young women, especially when their usage is practically guaranteed.

Tampons are a universal necessity for women and if providing them for students helps bring more girls to school everyday, then by all means that should be done. This issue applies to older women with financial struggles, as well. Women living in shelters would benefit from the free products just as much as students who are receiving them.

Letter to the Editor What Mohammad Dajani Got Wrong FROM STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE AT CSUF On Thursday, Sept. 1, the Office of the President and the Department of Politics and Justice hosted an event that was promoted as a “celebration of rich diversity on campus,” but what many found it to be was a one-sided tool of propaganda by Mohammad Dajani, Ph.D. “Moderation in the Midst of Conflict: The Palestinian Wasatia Movement and the Path to Peace” was the title of Dajani’s address. A former professor in Jerusalem and current fellow at the Washington Institute, Dajani calls himself a “peace activist” working “moderately” towards a solution in the Middle East, but what he’s actually doing is being complicit with Israel’s ongoing occupation. He supports the Zionist agenda of silencing resistance, while ignoring Israel’s violations of international law. CSUF’s Students for Justice in Palestine found the following discomforting points in Dajani’s address and in the nature of this event as a whole: Firstly, when Dajani wasn’t promoting himself and his individual work, his talk revolved around promoting Islam as a religion of peace (which, having to convince people of that in the first place is a problem in itself). He discussed radical Islam, but failed to discuss radical Judaism, or Zionism. He blamed Muslims for the reason why Israeli forces take “extreme precautions,” such as firing tear gas and maintaining checkpoints, but he did not acknowledge the fact that Israel’s checkpoints violate international law to begin with. Checkpoints restrict Palestinian movement, preventing them from getting to work, school, hospitals or places of worship. Secondly, Dajani depoliticized

the conflict and focused on it as a religious issue. He operated on the assumption that “all Muslims hate Jews.” This logical flaw not only excludes Palestinian Christians from the equation, but all those fighting in solidarity with Palestinians all over the world. Every day, pro-Palestinian activists face backlash and threats for their work, especially on college campuses. Students and professors of all different backgrounds are regularly victims of censorship and/or punishment when advocating for Palestine. They’re often called anti-Semitic, a common misconception and flawed argument that equates criticizing Israeli apartheid with attacking Judaism. Last year, there were nearly 300 incidents of suppression of Palestinian advocacy work on colleges throughout the United States, according to Electronic Intifada, an online news organization focusing on Palestinian news. Dajani’s focus on Islamic extremism undermines and disregards the effects of Israeli apartheid not only in the Middle East but globally. Lastly, this event was promoted as a discussion in order to celebrate campus diversity, but no Palestinian organization was involved in the planning or sponsorship of this event. An event that was supposed to enhance diverse opinions on campus was controlled by the Zionist agenda in order to maintain a goal of normalizing and minimizing the core reason for conflict in the first place — Israeli settlement and apartheid. There was zero opportunity for response to express the Palestinian narrative. A meager two-question Q&A session was held but quickly halted, not giving much opportunity to respond. The follow-up discussion scheduled to

take place a week after the event won’t allow the opportunity to question Dajani; also, not everyone who attended the event will necessarily be able to attend the follow-up discussion, making it unfair to those who do wish to express or hear the true Palestinian narrative. A genuine and effective platform for opinion, dialogue and diverse discussion should have immediately followed Dajani’s address that evening. In concluding his address, Dajani expressed that we should be “pro-peace” rather than “pro-Palestine” or “pro-Israel.” The truth is, you cannot be pro-peace without acknowledging Israel’s war crimes. You cannot be pro-peace if you don’t accept the fact that anti-Zionism does not equal anti-Semitism. You cannot be pro-peace if you do not hold Israel accountable. You cannot be pro-peace if you condemn boycotts, sanctions and divestments (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would disagree with you on that one, Dajani). This event was just one of several efforts on college campuses to silence those in solidarity with Palestine; an event that coincided with the Zionist efforts to deny Israel’s oppression of Palestinians for the last 70 years. Students for Justice in Palestine is offended by Dr. Dajani’s attempt to speak on behalf of the Palestinian people — people who have been denied basic human rights including clean water, shelter, electricity and the right to return to their homes. We are offended that Dajani conveniently ignores these conditions while organizations like the Jewish Federation and the Washington Institute issue his paycheck. For more information, contact Students for Justice in Palestine.

Some shelters have a sparce supply of low quality hygiene products, according to Think Progress. For poor women already having a rough time, this would give them one less thing to worry about while getting their lives together. The problem goes beyond just low-income women. All women who have their period must

deal with this every month, whether they can afford the resources or not. Menstruation is a natural part of life that cannot be avoided, but the process can be made easier with the help of this low-income school project. With hope, programs like these will branch out beyond public schools and no woman will have to go without the necessary products.

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19)

You’re cosmically disposed to be a pioneer, bravely exploring unknown territories and eagerly pursuing the rush of doing things for the first time. Today’s fidgety Gemini Moon prompts you to pile on even more activities to your already hectic schedule for thrill.

LEO

(Jul. 23 - Aug. 22)

Although you Lions often prefer playing in a pack, you might want to venture off on your own today. The truth is you need to maintain your autonomy or you will feel trapped by the very same people you want in your life.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)

You are a pro at gazing far off into the distance, but sometimes miss seeing what’s right under your nose. A close friend or partner may overwhelm you with too much information about something that’s occurring now.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20 - May 20)

A realistic assessment of what you need versus what you want produces some pretty interesting results today. You understand that life is less complicated when you get by with just the basics, but you’re unwilling to make the adjustments necessary to change your lifestyle.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23 - Sep. 22)

Maintaining your sense of purpose is a struggle today, even if you have a very clear sense of what you need to do. Nevertheless, circumstances will likely pull you in several directions at once while you prefer to drill down on the details with a singular focus.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)

Spending the day talking around the water cooler seems like more fun than actually performing your job today. It’s challenging to settle down if you are busy socializing when you should be focusing on your work.

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GEMINI

(May 21 - Jul. 20)

Making an important decision can be challenging today because the dualistic Gemini Moon has you seeing double. Even after you make your choice, a single goal morphs into two very distinct possibilities -- just like the mythical Hydra who regrew two more heads each time one was cut off.

LIBRA

(Sep. 23 - Oct. 22)

You may secretly worry that your expectations for the future will be impossible to meet. However, adopting a common sense approach actually enables you to live out your dreams. But this isn’t an overnight project.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)

You are buzzing with so many creative ideas today that your innovative thinking could lead you in endless circles. You must slow down and take the time to turn your brilliant thoughts into bold action.

CANCER

(Jun. 21 - Jul. 22)

You probably sound more certain today than you actually feel. Although you may be inwardly lost in self-doubt, your coworkers won’t realize that anything is wrong. Ironically, you’re likely to receive support from others and be more© thewordsearc successful professionally.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)

Sometimes you dive into an emotional situation with such abandon that you lose all sense of perspective. However, you’re capable of being fully engaged without being hooked by someone else’s melodrama today. Your rational approach rewards you with a cool head now.

PISCES

(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

There is so much going on around you now that you might attempt to lose yourself in a daydream for a while. You are involved in too many activities for you to get very far with your escape. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

SPORTS

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Titans place lower, but improve runs Men’s and women’s cross country teams struggle at Rim Rock DAVID LEOS Daily Titan Coming off a strong performance at the Mustang Challenge, the Cal State Fullerton men’s and women’s cross country teams faced a fast field of runners at the Rim Rock Farm Classic Saturday. Squaring off against Iowa State, Nebraska, Rice, Southern Illinois, New Mexico State and the host team, Kansas, CSUF rounded out the field of highly reputable schools participating in the event this year. Looking to improve upon an impressive third-place finish at the Jayhawks’ home course last season, the men’s team fell short this year, finishing the 8k course in sixth place. The women’s team also stammered at the starting gun, failing to improve upon a fourth-place finish in the 5k last year, dropping one slot to fifth place. Battling the hilly, winding course, CSUF junior and Garden Grove native Jose Penaloza led the way for the Titans by picking up a 27thplace finish with a time of 25:12.6 among Division I runners, according to Fullerton Athletics. Last season, Penaloza finished 19th overall with a finish time of just 25:32.9, a strong indication that this year’s field was much faster than in 2014. “At first glance, the men’s results seem somewhat modest, but looking at last year and the times we ran, we did really well this year as we have four weeks left to the Big West Championships,” Head Coach John Elders said

to Fullerton Athletics. Crossing the finish line seconds after Penaloza was senior Tim Reed of Chino Hills, who ended the race in 31st place with a time of 25:30.4. Sophomore Joe Casco finished stride-for-stride with Reed, locking up 32nd place with a time of 25:33.4. Rounding out the top 50 finishers in the race was senior Jeff Little, who ended the day in 34th place with a time of 25:37.4. On the women’s side, CSUF senior and Huntington Beach native Emily Taylor, who finished top 25 last season in the Big West Championships placed highest of all Titans, crossing the end line in 15th place and clocking a respectable time of 22:12.9. Like Penaloza, Taylor improved her overall time by 13 seconds over last year’s eighth place performance, but was still relegated further down the rankings. A few paces behind Taylor ran Mt. San Antonio College transfer and CSUF junior Sierra Ungerman, who ended her day with a respectable 18th-place finish, earning a solid time of 22:20.3. Wrapping up the top 30 finishers for the Titans was junior Stephanie Ruiz, finishing 21st with a time of 22:35.8. While the Titans were in the Midwest, three CSUF runners, including freshmen Kevelin Huerta, Ruby Rodriguez and junior Abby Buckhoff, competed in the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on Saturday. Huerta finished the 6k race in 87th place with a clocked time of 24:33.1, while Buckhoff and Rodriguez finished 118th and 119th, respectively, finishing less than a second apart. The Titans head to the UC Riverside on Saturday, Oct. 17 for the Highlander Invitational.

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CSUF ran on a faster course than the previous year, with multiple Titans improving their overall times in Kansas but not placing higher that they did in 2014.

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The Titans split their roster, sending three runners to the Midwest to compete in the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational.

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Sports this week Women’s Soccer Vs. UC Davis

• Home, Titan Stadium • Friday, Oct. 9th at 7 p.m. Vs. University of Hawaii

• Home, Titan Stadium • Sunday, Oct. 11th at 5 p.m.

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Men’s Soccer Vs. Cal Poly SLO

• Away, Alex G. Spanos Stadium • Thursday, Oct. 8th at 7:30 p.m. Vs. UC Santa Barbra

• Away, Harder Stadium • Saturday, Oct. 10th at 7 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Vs. UC Davis

• Away, The Pavilion • Saturday, Oct. 10th at 7 p.m.

Women’s Golf Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational

• Tacoma Golf and Country Club • All Day Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 12th and 13th FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DTSPORTSDESK

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