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CSUF police increases patrols in wake of shooting

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The Titan Card of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the killers in Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, was uncovered after journalists stormed his house in Redlands last Thursday. This prompted a statement from Cal State Fullerton administration confirming Rizwan’s enrollment in an online master’s program at CSUF.

Who is Syed Rizwan Farook?

• Farook was born in Illinois and raised in Southern California.

• His brother, Syed Raheel Farook was a Navy veteran.

• Farook was a health specialist at the San Bernardino County Health Department.

• Farook and his wife had gone to gun ranges in the Los Angeles area days before the massacre.

• Farook practiced shooting an AR-15 at the Riverside Magnum Range.

• Enrique Marquez, Farook’s long-time

friend, legally purchased and gave him two of the assault rifles that were used in the massacre.

• Both Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, had been radicalized for some time, but officials are still trying to find how and when that occurred, said David Bowdich, assistant director in charge of the FBI Los Angeles field office.

• Farook was enrolled in the online graduate program in environmental engineering at CSUF for one semester in fall 2014.

Campus law enforcement addresses active shooter scenarios JASON ROCHLIN Daily Titan Since last Wednesday’s shooting in San Bernardino, Cal State Fullerton’s University Police has been on high alert and is working with the FBI to investigate the shooters involved, one of whom attended CSUF. Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 29, killed 14 people at a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino.

Since then, the FBI has been looking into possible links the shooters may have had with terrorist organizations.

Records show that Farook was enrolled in the online environmental engineering graduate program for one semester in fall 2014, according to a university statement last Friday.

CSUF police Capt. John Brockie said campus police officers are

prepared to respond to acts of terror should they occur on campus.

“Our officers train specifically for active shooter responses,” Brockie said. “We train internally, with the local police agencies and the local fire department.”

While Brockie says there are specific procedures practiced for active shooter responses, the University Police does not share the information in order to ensure that their tactics can’t be used against them.

“We train at least once a year for shooters. We train with firearms quarterly,” Brockie said. Large-scale training exercises, with over 100 participants, are done every few years.

University Police officers are trained to respond to threats involving explosives.

“We have training in identifying possible explosive devices and how to respond to them,” Brockie said.

However, University Police would call the Orange County Sheriff’s bomb squad to handle the explosives if a bomb situation were to occur.

The university has reached out to students to help ensure their safety.

University Police and CSUF administration called the Muslim Student Association the morning after the shooting to assure them that help would be available if needed, according to the association’s president, Ahmad Maki.

“I am not aware of us receiving any reports of harassment or threats to Muslim students and faculty following the San Bernardino attacks,” Brockie said.

The emergency preparedness processes that officers follow are taught as a part of their training, but University Police refines its procedures using analysis from incident debriefings that officers attend.

Celebration highlights Hispanic culture

Activist speaks on transgender issues

Students enjoyed food, drinks, games and dance at CSUF Mesa Cooperativa’s Las Posadas 3 celebrations

Destiny Caro, who has experienced gender discrimination, hopes to create a more inclusive environment on 4 campus

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University Police is on high alert.

The usual number of officers on patrol is two. Since the San Bernardino attacks, at least four University Police officers have been on patrol at all times.

CSUF emergency procedures for active shooters on campus advise that a person’s first reaction should be to escape or hide. However, if that isn’t possible, students should “be prepared to disarm the threat,” according to the campus emergency preparedness website prepare.fullerton.edu.

The website recommends having a two to five-person “attack team” ready just inside the door of a hiding shelter to disarm any assailant, as well as having tables set up against the door to block clear views inside and slow the attacker. Measures should be taken to distract the shooter with thrown objects so members of the “attack team” are not noticed before they can do their job.

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Symposium to debunk myths on black fathers Talks aim to explore stereotypes of black men in America JASON ROCHLIN Daily Titan

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“Finding Fathers: Confronting Stereotypes of Black Dads,” a free symposium set for Wednesday, aims to confront and revise images of black fatherhood by analyzing stereotypes and looking at stories from the community.

Student-made posters will be on display at the event to show creative and research-based student presentations and feature a reading from the award-winning poetry anthology “Zero to Three,” by author F. Douglas Brown.

Natalie Graham, assistant professor of African American studies, who teaches AFAM 308: Black Men in America, organized the event. Her class covers the representation of black masculinity all over the world, as well as the realities

of social, economic and political struggles for black men.

“The event is being sponsored by the African American studies department, the Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers, the African American Resource Center and the Black Student Union,” Graham said.

“Zero to Three” was one of the books students read in Graham’s class. She describes the poetry as a “meditation on fatherhood,” covering the difficulties and challenges of being both a father and a son.

“There are going to be a couple of student presentations based on an assignment involving ‘Zero to Three,’” Graham said. “Right now there are about three creative presentations, such as student-written poems and a one-act play, as well as three analytical research presentations.”

The analytic presentations will revolve around comparing the father-son relationship in “Zero to Three” to other paternal relationships

represented in popular culture, such as that of Snoop Dogg and his son in the show “Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood,” Graham said.

On top of the student presentations and guest book reading, Finding Fathers will also have a community panel in which four fathers from different decades, ages 30 to 60, will answer questions from the audience.

“I will moderate the panel and begin by asking (them) to talk for seven to 10 minutes each about what they love most about being a father, what they see as the greatest challenges, and how their identities as black men have influenced their parenting,” Graham said.

While Graham has no particular audience in mind for the event, she hopes that it will have “broad appeal” and attract both community members and students.

“Finding Fathers” will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9 in the TSU Pavilion A.

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DTBRIEFS U.S. bomb stockpiles dropping A U.S. Air Force official has described munitions depot stocks as lower than expected, according to CNN. This news comes after the Air Force began a campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) and fired off more than 20,000 bombs and missiles in a 15-month span.

The Air Force has requested more funding to replenish its stock, which would take time and could take up to four years from the time of expenditure to asset resupply.

The Air Force released this information at a time when the Obama administration has been under fire by Republicans for not doing enough in the fight against ISIS. - ERICA BUESA

Beijing smog at critical level Beijing officials issued a red alert Monday night after smog levels reached an alltime high since “an emergency air-pollution response system was announced in 2013,” according to The New York Times.

Temporary restrictions will affect more than 20 million Beijing residents suc has school closures and additional driving regulations. Government agencies will also strictly control the amount of vehicles on the road. There is also a ban on fireworks and barbecuing.

The pollution reached dangerous levels on Nov. 30, when “deadly particulate matter,” was detected in the air at levels 40 times the suggested limit by the World Health Organization.

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Girl and father fall down cliff A 13-year-old girl was rescued by firefighters Monday morning after the girl slid down a cliff near a family member’s home in Yorba Linda, according to the OC Register.

The fire department responded to the 5800 block of Furnace Creek Road after the girl slid 60 feet down the hill and hit her head on concrete as she attempted to retrieve an object that fell off her deck, said Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority.

The girl’s father descended down the hill in an effort to rescue his daughter, but also found himself stuck.

Following their rescue, the girl was treated for a minor head injury at the Orange County Global Medical Center. She is “doing well,” Concialdi said.

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Cal State Fullerton students celebrated Las Posadas with traditional Spanish hymns that tell stories of when the biblical Mary and Joseph sought shelter for the birth of the child Jesus.

Cultural holiday sparks celebration

Mesa Cooperativa brings light and color for Las Posadas HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan

Holding candles and preparing to sing songs together, students gathered in a bustling Humanities and Social Sciences quad decorated with string lights and a banner of Latin American flags Monday night.

What had started as a small group turned into about 50 people huddled together, brightening the otherwise dark quad and eager to participate in the festivities. Rosa Rodriguez, vice chair of Mesa Cooperativa de Cal State Fullerton, urged the group to stand closer together so that the Las Posadas celebration could begin.

“Come closer, guys,” Rodriguez said. “We’re all family here.”

Las Posadas, which means “the inns” in Spanish, is a traditionally religious celebration that references the biblical journey of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem as they sought shelter for the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated in Mexico and parts of Latin America.

The event was organized primarily by Mesa Cooperativa de CSUF, a council of student organizations that

provide support to the Chicano, Hispanic and Latino community on campus.

They offer the community networking opportunities, organize cultural events and provide students and their families with information.

“This year, our theme is raising community consciousness and voice,” said Angelica Valencia, communicative disorders major and administrative assistant for Mesa Cooperativa.

“It’s not just being conscious of yourself, holistically as a person, but also as a person within the Latino community and then as a person in the community that wants to be knowledgeable and competent and teach others who don’t know anything about the culture,” Valencia said.

After the crowd joined in singing the traditional hymn “Versos Para Pedir Posada,” Alegria directed the crowd to participate in one of five activities set up for the event.

On one end, there was a Ballet Folklorico workshop where women swung voluminous pink, blue and green skirts around in figure eights, dancing around in little hops. On the other end, there were craft tables where people could learn how to make intricately cut paper crafts, called “papel picado,” simple piñatas and tiny felt poinsettia flowers. Occasionally, Alegria yelled “estrella!”

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Cal State Fullerton’s Ballet Folklorico dance ensemble joined in on the fun at Monday night’s Las Posadas celebration, where they taught students traditional dances.

or “mundo!” as part of a Bingo-like game called “loteria.”

After participating in the activities, guests could help themselves to tamales and “champurrado,” a thick, corn flour-based drink.

“The students come here on campus, they kind of lose themselves in the culture of campus.

I know I did.” said Diego Reyes, archivist for Mesa

Cooperativa and third year history and Chicano studies double major. “It made me appreciate where I came from again. It just gave me a different perspective.”

Las Posadas is the final major event of the fall semester for Mesa Cooperativa. Several student groups were involved in the celebration, such as Hermanas Unidas, Hermanos Unidos, Ballet Folklorico

and Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan (MEChA).

“Since there is a huge amount of Latino and Hispanic students on this campus, it is important that they get represented on campus in some way or form. Having this event helps them learn about their culture and also be able to celebrate it if they already know,” said Lianni Jo Cruz, second

year radio-TV-film major, Mesa Cooperativa representative for MEChA. “It’s a really beautiful culture, putting aside the fact that I belong to it,” Alegria said. “I really love the music, and want other students to get a taste of what it is to enjoy the celebration and just the cool, different aspects of our culture. Music, dancing, everything.”

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Student strives for inclusivity CSUF junior reflects on transgender tolerance issues BREANNA VASQUEZ Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton is known for its diversity. After all, 37.2 percent of CSUF students are Hispanic, 23.2 percent are White and 20.8 percent are Asian or Pacific Islander. CSUF is also number one in California and fifth in the nation for awarding the most bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics. Students and faculty wander around campus comfortable in their own skin as passersby float past them unnoticed. But for a small community at CSUF, thinking about safety and experiencing microaggressions based on how they look are a part of everyday life at a campus that appears inclusive to everyone.

“A lot of people stare …

I’ve had people point and laugh at me,” said Destiny Caro, a transgender student at CSUF. This past semester has been increasingly tough for Caro, who has recently begun publicly presenting as male.

In August, Caro started experimenting with his body and how he wanted to express himself. He decided to cut his hair short, grow his body hair and wear a breast binder. Going against society’s normative behaviors, however, can have its restrictions.

“Overall, I don’t really feel safe on campus,” Caro said.

At one point, Caro felt safe and free to dress how he desired on campus. But in September, he began to feel as if he did not belong at CSUF. While searching for an open gender-neutral restroom in the Education Classroom building, Caro was directed to the women’s restroom by a faculty member and was subsequently confronted by a confused faculty member when Caro asked to use the restroom he was directed to. The faculty member, who will not be named due to an ongoing Title IX investigation, told Caro, “Well this is for only women. You have to use the men’s restroom.”

“At that point, it made me really confused. I felt like I didn’t belong anywhere,” Caro said. “Like you don’t belong in the women’s restroom, you don’t belong in the men’s restroom.”

Caro felt the faculty members were telling him where to go without asking him what he needed, assigning a gender to him instead. When people look at him, Caro is aware that they see a girl. He learned that he has to verbally say he’s not a girl, and that scares him.

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Destiny Caro, a human services major at Cal State Fullerton, is a discussion facilitator and LGBTQ activist who participates in Pride Talk at the WoMen’s Center. This past semester, Caro began publicly presenting himself as male and hopes to create a more inclusive environment for transgender students on campus.

always scared of. It’s like, ‘What do you mean you’re not a girl? What are you, then?’” Caro said.

That reaction is equally terrifying to Caro’s partner of four years, Carlos Rodriguez, who identifies as a cisgender male, meaning he identifies as his biological sex.

“When I know Destiny is alone, I do tend to get a little worried,” said Rodriguez, a kinesiology major.

“Because (of) everything you hear in the news that is constantly happening in the trans community, you really don’t know what’s going to happen.”

Seeing Rodriguez support Destiny for the past four years is empowering, said Ashley Rojo, a psychology and sociology major at CSUF. Rodriguez was always there for Caro during the transition and provided him with nothing but support and optimism, she said.

“I think that’s really rare to find somebody like that that can be there for you,” Rojo said.

Since both Caro and Rodriguez’s families have a hard time understanding their lifestyle, the couple has chosen to live together. Both come from a traditional Mexican background where couples are expected to marry and have children of their own.

With no plans to get married because the two don’t believe in marriage, Caro’s family finds it hard to understand why he and Rodriguez choose to be together.

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Caro, a junior at Cal State Fullerton, is currently working with Associated Students, Inc. on a set of resolutions for the campus to better include the transgender community.

“Just finding different ways of living and not feeling that we have to conform to a certain timeline is very liberating for us,” Caro said.

“We feel like we can be ourselves.”

Caro releases the frustrations he has encountered within his family through outlets such as Pride Talk, in which he is a discussion facilitator and LGBTQ activist every Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. in the WoMen’s Center at CSUF. Members of the LGBTQ community

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constantly face questions such as, “How do I deal with these emotions? Who do I tell? Who will understand?”

Caro said.

“You need that (support).

Without support, it kind of feels like you don’t know where to go from here,” he said.

After encountering the bathroom discrimination at CSUF in September, Caro considered not returning in spring to take a break from stress.

“I fell behind in my

classes,” Caro said. “It’s difficult and I don’t think the administration is realizing the experience of transgender people on campus.”

Caro, who was once homeless and unable to find a job because of the discrimination he experienced, feels that there are not enough resources on campus for the transgender community. He said the administration does not understand the many obstacles the community faces, on and off campus.

As a human services major,

Caro is currently working with Associated Students, Inc. on a set of resolutions for the campus to begin including the transgender community. The set of resolutions will ask for self-identifying forms to allow students to choose what they wish to identify as and ask for more adequate Title IX training, specifically on transgender issues.

“I really hope that this campus, at some point, starts including trans students,” Caro said.

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OPINION Claiming ‘The Wiz’ is racist is racist PAGE 5 TUESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2015

Backlash from “The Wiz Live!” not only incorrect, but absurd ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan NBC aired a live broadcast Thursday night of “The Wiz Live!,” a teleplay rendition of the iconic 1970s musical. The production was met with strong ratings, raving reviews and a huge active Twitter audience.

However, many critics have taken to Twitter to voice their complaints about NBC’s production, deeming it racist for featuring a cast of all black actors.

These critics are very wrong for one reason, and incredibly wrong for another.

Twitter user Declan Madden tweeted, “Why change every single character color in The Wiz? If every black character in tv or movies was switched to white there’d be an uproar (sic).”

Another tweet from user Frederick S.Blackmon read, “How can we be mad at @ GodsofEgypt for White actors playing African characters when ‘The Wiz’ is Black cast playing Whites?

Double standard (sic).”

“The Wiz” is a musical adaptation of the classic film “The Wizard of Oz,”

by Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown. It opened on Broadway in 1975, won numerous Tony Awards and was adapted into a popular film in 1978.

The adaptation is intended to retell the classic story of Dorothy’s adventure in Oz in a way that reflects black urban culture. Therefore, it is ideally produced with an all-black cast and has been done so in productions for decades.

To insist that any traditionally casted production of “The Wiz” is racist is absurd. Plenty of plays and musicals feature racially exclusive characters and settings simply because that is what the story calls for.

There is, of course, plenty of leeway in many plays for colorblind casting. Cal State Fullerton’s recent production of “Carrie: The Musical” featured a mother and daughter of different ethnicities, but it played no part in the quality or integrity of the show. However, if theater producers decide to stick to tradition, it is completely justifiable, especially for “The Wiz.” Sheer ignorance of musical theater aside, there is a much deeper problem with so many people taking offense to any production featuring an all-black cast.

Storytelling is important and has a huge cultural impact on how people grow

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NBC’s live broadcast of “The Wiz Live!” received an onslaught of backlash on twitter, with users claiming the production is racist for only featuring black actors. What those users obviously do not know is that “The Wiz” is intended for an all-black cast.

and how society is perceived and evaluated. The invention of moving pictures revolutionized the art of storytelling and introduced a great social imperative for film makers and the film industry about how culture is represented.

The American film industry has an overwhelming history of telling stories made by white people, about white people and for white people. In general, white Americans don’t fully understand the importance of racial media

representation because they’ve always had plenty of it.

Any white consumer of American media has absolutely no moral ground to complain about a lack of media representation for his or her community,

because there is no such thing.

A greater effort made by the film and television industry is what is needed to fill the deficit for representation of minorities, and productions like “The Wiz Live!” do exactly that.

Breed-specific laws are unfair to dog owners Pit bulls are unfairly punished for only a few dog’s actions BOBBIE URTEZ Daily Titan The talk of breed-specific legislation is sure to come up after a 4-year-old boy was fatally attacked by a pit bull in Detroit, Michigan.

Breed-specific legislation refers to government regulations pertaining to a specific breed — most often being American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier and Staffordshire bull terrier.

The regulations typically include sterilization or banning of the animals from a particular neighborhood, according to DogsBite.org, a non-profit education website.

This legislation punishes all pit bulls for the violent outbursts made by only a few of them, which is unfair.

In a 10-year period, between 2005 to 2014, DogsBite.org reported that there have been 203 deaths caused by pit bulls.

While the number may be uncomfortably high, each case must be assessed individually.

In situations involving children, there was poor dog supervision; in situations involving the elderly, multiple dogs were reported without the presence of a dog owner, according to DogsBite.org.

In CNN’s report of the dog attacking the 4-year-old boy, the dogs were a pre-existing problem for the neighborhood.

In a case such as this, the specific animal in question should be reported to animal control to ensure that is receives the necessary care, rather than creating laws that punish all animals of the breed.

The long-lasting issue of whether the problem lies with the owners or if the breed itself is to blame will likely never end. There are constant back and forths of “for all the pits that do attack, there are thousands that don’t” and “how many victims must there be before something is done?”

When people opt to get a pet, they are cautioned that pets—like children— are a big responsibility. What people fail to realize is yes, pets are exactly like children, and pit bulls, much like children, can be raised in hostile and dangerous environments and still be rehabilitated and live a

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full life, said Julie Castle, chief development, marketing and communication officer of Best Friends Animal Society, in a TED Talk.

While the intentions of the legislation are good, placing a ban on the animals would only cause the owners to illegally house them and in doing so, there would be less of a way for owners to provide a higher quality of life for the animals. Banning pit bulls will make them sheltered and unsocialized, therefore making them more hostile to other animals and unfamiliar humans, according to Pit Bull Rescue Central, an online shelter and resource center.

An unpopular answer is to compromise. It is true that an entire breed of dog cannot be blamed for the terrible acts of a few, but there should be some sort of reasonable regulation. Instead of banning the dogs, why not limit the amount an owner may have?

If someone is a registered breeder, why not document what is done with the dogs that are not sold?

As some pit bull owners say, “punish the deed, not the breed.”

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Following the death of a 4-year-old who was attacked by a pit bull, there is sure to be talk of laws that are specific to that breed of dog, but these laws unfairly punish all pit bull owners.

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Although a person, place or thing looked promising in the past, there is information coming to light now that could drastically change your opinion. Conflicts arise because your agenda is set in stone and you are driven to manifest your dreams.

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Don’t expect to get any rest and relaxation today. In fact, you can accomplish much more than you realize if you set your mind on a specific goal. Nevertheless, you still might encounter strong resistance from others who question you.

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Your desire to stick to your routine today might create unnecessary tension, even if you truly believe your actions are justifiable. Obstinately hiding behind a wall without expressing your feelings can lead to resentment on all fronts.

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Someone is undermining your efforts today and the situation is so complex that it could weigh heavy on your mind. One obvious tactic is to analyze what you may have done to arouse such opposition.

Much to your chagrin, it might be necessary to confront others about their behavior.

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(May 21 - Jul. 20)

Although everything might seem like a struggle today, don’t let your fear prevent you from doing what you know is right. You may be worried about the changing dynamics of a relationship because you are being pressured by events that you can’t control.

LIBRA

(Sep. 23 - Oct. 22)

A close friend or relative may be on your case today. You realize that a rapid response is necessary, but you’re flummoxed as to how best to proceed. Talking about your various choices won’t help you get what you want now, but a serious conversation can be useful.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)

It might appear as if you’re engaging in a battle with your family and friends today, rather than working or playing with them.

Although the circumstances may feel extreme, things are not really that black or white.

CANCER

(Jun. 21 - Jul. 22)

You can navigate through the challenges of the day with flying colors if you maintain your integrity and remember to treat everyone with respect and kindness. However, if you are holding onto an old grudge, any interaction might unexpectedly explode into an confrontation.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)

You’re so supercharged with emotions that sometimes they can be more than you want to handle.

Your two planetary rulers, warrior Mars and unrelenting Pluto, are dynamically squaring off in a cosmic battle of wills, cranking up your passions to record heights.

PISCES

(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

Your involvement in a surprising emotional showdown today could add unwanted turmoil to your life.

Although it may seem as if the problem originates with others, at least half of this conflict is contained within the confines of your mind.

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SPORTS

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The Titans need to revitalize their waning season soon as the Big West Conference begins in the coming weeks. After losing their last seven games, the Titans are not going to have a chance to ease back into a rhythm, as they are on a crash course to a San Diego team that has been dominating on both sides of the court.

Titans set for raging Toreros Women’s basketball looks to get its season back on track ALAN BERNAL Daily Titan The year has not gone according to plan for the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team, but the squad will look to turn its season around Wednesday, when it hosts the University of San Diego Toreros.

The Titans took off

sprinting in the 2015 campaign, overcoming Portland State in a blowout victory, then edging out the Loyola Marymount Lions in the final moments of the game. However, Fullerton has been on the fritz, losing its last seven games, with five of those coming by double-digit margins.

The Titans had high hopes coming into the season. Head Coach Daron Park was excited for his young roster at the start of this year, noting how this season’s team has “been

two-and-a-half years in the making.”

CSUF has dramatically fallen since its early season high, but still has five games left to return to form before the Big West Conference begins.

The first step toward recovery for the Orange County team is to regain its rhythm against the visiting Toreros.

After Sunday’s 35-point loss against the University of Montana, Park said the only way out of the slump is to keep pushing

and working to improve everyday.

For San Diego, the season has been extremely favorable.

USD has been unstoppable until recently, dropping its first game of the season Sunday against Washington State. The Toreros are now 7-1 in the regular season.

The Titans are hoping to spoil San Diego’s perfect road record of 3-0 to get their season back in tow.

Leading the Toreros is senior Malina Hood, who

has been the driving force for the Toreros’ front court this year. Hood has been leading her team’s offense with 21 points per game and 43 percent from the 3-point line.

However, her versatility on both sides of the court should make her a point of emphasis for the Titans. Out of San Diego’s 73 steals this season, Hood earned 19 of them, which leads the team. USD has amounted 24 blocks in 2015; Hood owns a third of them with eight.

As much as the 5-foot-10 guard stands out, San Diego is loaded with enough talent to keep Fullerton’s entire backcourt occupied.

The Toreros have been promoting a high octane offense this season, averaging 73.1 points a game, while outscoring their opponents by an average 14.4 point margin.

The Titans are going to host a highly competitive opponent, and will have to dig deep to kickstart their season again when the Toreros visit the Titan Gym.

Athletic Academic Services fills in as a class coach CSUF players are provided extensive chances to succeed WOARIA RASHID Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s student athletes have a secret to balancing sports and academics: Athletic Academic Services (AAS).

AAS, located in room 209 of Langsdorf Hall, serves as a support system for student athletes from the time they are accepted into CSUF, until they graduate. Student athletes’ transcripts are reviewed as early as their freshman and sophomore years in high school and throughout their senior year before college, said AAS counselor Allyson Kelly.

AAS carefully reviews different curriculums to enhance student athletes’ opportunity to succeed. Meredith Basil, Ph.D., director of AAS, and her staff work with athletes to help them prosper as students and get them ready for life beyond sports.

In addition to general education advisement, student athletes also receive academic counseling, community service opportunities and career development.

“When student athletes are below a 2.5 GPA or are in any remedial classes, they have to meet with us or one of our graduate assistants and go over time management and classes to make sure they are on track,” Kelly said.

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Faculty and staff help manuever Titan athletes through their academic endeavors.

lab situated a few doors down from the AAS office, students are advised to keep their phones, food and conversation away, due to the limited amount of time they have in a day.

“We review everything for NCAA to make sure they are eligible because even good students can get into trouble if they are not in classes they need to graduate,” Kelly said.

After talking to the major advisers first, student athletes visit the AAS academic counselors to go over general education classes that the NCAA deems they should take in order to progress toward a degree.

AAS also connects incoming freshmen, transfer and returning student athletes to other resources on campus.

“We have a great adult re-entry program on our campus as well, so in addition to us, we often partner with them because coming

back as an adult sometimes is a little different than a first time freshman or transfer,” Basil said.

Life skills coordinator Pam Newton started the Life Skills program last year in order for student athletes to contribute to their communities.

Newton says that the Big West Coin Drive is the primary community service project, and Titans in all sports collect coins. Their competitive edge in sports also transfers to the athletes’ community service as they strive to raise the most funds.

Last year, Titans collected $2,600 and donated all earnings to the Children’s Pediatric Cancer Research Fund, Newton said.

“We took second place in it last year, we compete with all the teams within the Big West for all sports,” Newton said. “We are looking to go for first (place).”

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