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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

PCL chosen for TSU project

Artist hopes to draw a crowd

Company will take on $20 million building redesign

Andrew Robinson will present on his graphic novels

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Cal State Fullerton reached the next step in expanding and renovating the dated Titan Student Union, selecting Glendale-based PCL Construction to partner with Steinberg architects to complete the $20 million job.

The 38-year-old Student Union can accommodate about 20,000 students, but enrollment is nearing 40,000.

The expansion will add an additional 25,000 square feet to the Student Union and give it a modernized look.

The current design feels stratified, meaning there are not many visual cues to know what the Student Union has to offer, said Kurt Borsting, interim executive director for Associated Students, Inc. “When you’re on the first floor, you feel like you are on the first floor,” Borsting said. “This addition opens up the visual cues … to find those other parts of the Student Union.”

The expansion will also excavate underground to expand on the basement and create a large stairwell that will lead into the games area, Borsting said.

An open-concept area surrounded by glass paneling going toward the Garden Café will allow students to enter and exit from outside the building.

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Western State College of Law has filed a lawsuit against CSUF’s Auxiliary Services Corp. calling for an extension of the lease held by Western State past the original expiration date of September 2015.

Suit filed by Western Law calls for lease extension Western Law asked for extension to September 2016 SPENCER CUSTODIO Daily Titan Western State College of Law has filed a lawsuit against Cal State Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corp. asking the court to extend Western’s lease until September 2016. Western filed the complaint on Nov. 7, 2014, nearly three months after

alleged lease extension negotiations fell apart.

CSUF currently owns the building at 1111 North State College Blvd., which the university purchased from Western State College of Law in 2012. Western State signed the lease that allowed the college to occupy the building until September 2015.

CSUF Auxiliary Services Corp. is responsible for commercial operations on campus, educational grants and contracts for the university.

Western State alleges that in late June 2014 Auxiliary Services agreed to a one-year

extension through e-mail negotiations between officials from both schools, according to documents within the legal complaint submitted

by Western State College of Law. On Dec. 15, 2014 CSUF Auxiliary Services filed a legal answer to the complaint.

In the answer, Auxiliary Services state that the “plaintiff unreasonably delayed in asserting the claims set forth in the complaint all to the detriment of defendant.”

Furthermore, the answer states that the the oral agreement is unenforceable in

accordance with the original lease signed by both of parties.

The original lease reads that the lease can only be modified in writing and requires signatures from both parties when the change is made.

If the lease amendment went through, CSUF would be receiving about $123,290 monthly base rent for an annual total of more than $1,479,530 through Sep. 30, 2016, according to documents submitted to the court.

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The Entertainment Art and Animation Department will host a presentation by comic artist and illustrator Andrew C. Robinson Thursday morning at the Visual Arts Building.

Robinson, who has illustrated both Superman and Batman, will talk about his graphic novel The Fifth Beatle, that won the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in 2014. The Eisner Award is considered to be the Oscars of the graphic novel industry.

The Fifth Beatle, a No. 1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel tells the real-life story of Brian Epstein, an English entrepreneur who discovered and managed The Beatles.

The graphic novel deals with his vision for crafting the legendary music group along with his personal struggles as a homosexual and his desire to be accepted.

Robinson’s work on The Fifth Beatle is a hybrid of hands-on painting combined with today’s digital tools.

Robinson began by painting on an illustration board, watercolor paper, bristol board and surprisingly on wood before bringing it all together with Photoshop and Art Range studio.

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Theater season to open with operetta

The Merry Widow opens in the Little Theatre Friday KLARISSA ALCALA Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts will begin its spring theater season with The Merry Widow on Friday in the Little Theatre.

The show is a comedic operetta originally by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár.

The opera takes place in Paris and tells a story of a rich Petrovanian widow, Hanna Glawari, and her countryman’s attempt to find her a suitor in order to make sure her fortune stays within their land.

“It is a romantic comedy with the simplest of plots, a story at which, at the end of the day, soul mates are reunited,” Director Craig Tyrl said.

Even those who don’t find opera interesting, can enjoy this fun comedic performance.

“I think people are going to just be delighted by how funny and charming the whole thing is. It is very easy to

understand,” Tyrl said.

Tyrl typically works in the Theater Department but said he had a lot of fun working with the extremely talented and hardworking students in the Music Department.

Despite this being Tyrl’s first experience directing an operetta, he was up for the challenge of directing a cast of 38 people, along with a full orchestra. It took a full semester to get the production ready for opening night, which was also a new experience for Tyrl.

The show features four main principle characters and several important secondary characters, all played by students in the music department.

Some of the main characters in the show are double-casted.

Jasmine Mangal and Juliet Kidwell play Glawari. James Lesui and Johnny Gonzales play Count Danilo Danilovitch, Glawari’s former lover. Tyler Wolsten and Chris Campbell play Camille de Rosillon, an attaché for the Petrovanian ambassador. Megan Ralston and Amy Schneeberger play Valencienne, the ambassador’s wife who is having an affair with Rosillon.

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Comedic operetta The Merry Widow opens friday night in the Little Theatre. The show is directed by Craig Tyrl. This is his first experience working on an operetta. The production consists of 38 cast members and a full orchestra.

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Western Law is paying CSUF a monthly base rent of more than $117,420 until the current lease expires Sept.

30, 2015.

Jim Alexander, director of property development for Auxiliary Services, acknowledged that there had been an informal agreement in an email to Joseph Marisco, director of corporate real estate for Education Management Corp., on June 24, 2014.

The Education Management Corporation manages Argosy University, which operates Western State College of Law. “As we discussed on the phone today, we have agreed to extend the rental agreement for one additional year through Sept. 30, 2016,” Alexander wrote in the email.

Alexander intended to have the lease amended that

day, he wrote, but would need to receive final confirmation from the university before proceeding.

There were further email exchanges between the two over the course of July 2014 regarding the possibility of a two-year extension.

Alexander wrote on July 30 they had approval for a one-year extension, but they needed the chancellor’s office to approve a two-year extension.

On Aug. 20, Argosy University System Chancellor Craig Swenson received an e-mail from Danny Kim, vice president of administration and finance for CSUF, that stated the university would be unable to extend the lease.

“Current lease expires in September 2015 and we were not able to extend it as initially thought due to circumstances that subsequently emerged,” Kim said in the email.

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Western State University of Law filed a complaint against Cal State Fullerton regarding its lease.

Swenson and Kim have not returned calls to comment on the issue.

The lease was never officially amended by either

party, said CSUF Director of Media Relations Christopher Bugbee.

Fullerton has deemed it time to prepare the

building for CSUF use and has tried to assist Western Law in finding another space for them to operate, a CSUF official said.

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A 17-year-old Anaheim resident injured his hand in an apparent explosion while holding an e-cigarette Tuesday afternoon, according to the Orange County Register.

The Anaheim Police Department received a phone call around 3 p.m. about an explosion in the 700 block of South Quail Circle in the city.

Before the police and fire departments arrived to the residence, the teenager had driven himself to a local hospital, reporting his hand was injured.

Police are currently investigating what had caused the explosion within the e-cigarette.

There were no reports of other injuries and there was no damage to the residence.

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Associated Students, Inc. President Harpreet Bath answers student questions alongside Cal State Fullerton President Mildred García during last semester’s event.

Dishing up questions to campus leaders Biannual event will be more conversational than in past years CECILY MEZA Daily Titan Students will have the chance to serve up their questions to university leaders Wednesday at the biannual Pizza with the Presidents.

President Mildred García, Associated Students, Inc. President Harpreet Bath and other university leaders will be fielding questions from students as volunteers dole out pizza and drinks.

The event this year will be differ from previous events, and will feature a slightly more conversational atmosphere, said Jonathan Kwok, Associated Students chief communications officer.

Kwok will be hosting and moderating the event, but will be taking a slightly different approach to move

from one topic to the next smoothly.

“Previous years we’ve seen it more like in a Q and A form,” Kwok said. “This year we were doing it in a way where it is more like a fireside chat … it’s more conversational this year.”

Bath said he encouraged students to address any kind of concern they have, including any questions about the Student Success Fee. The event, he said, will provide a forum to discuss changes that have been made to the fee process.

“There has been a lot of work that has happened … that has given the students of CSU and Fullerton more power in the say of our campus-based fees and student success fees,” Bath said. “I definitely will try to expand on that a little bit at some point during the event.”

Kelsey Brewer, Associated Students chief governmental officer, said she hopes to see students engaging with their campus administrators.

“There’s definitely people who are going to be frustrated and are coming to vent a little bit … that’s totally fine. I think that’s part of what the event is for,” Brewer said. “There’s also people that want to come

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This year we were doing it in a way where it is more like a fireside chat … it’s more conversational piece this year.

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Brewer said a part of the event she found fun was the unpredictability of student questions to university officials.

Pizza with the President will be hosted in the Quad from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Cal State Fullerton student in 1994, according to ABC News.

Samuel Lopez, the defendant, is being tried for the murder of Cathy Torrez.

Lopez, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of Torrez, faces a possible murder conviction with a sentencing enhancement for dangerous or deadly use of a weapon.

Investigators said Torrez was stabbed to death.

The 20-year-old honors student from Placentia was missing for a week before her body was discovered in the trunk of her car.

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ISIS kills American captive The U.S. Government has confirmed that Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old American woman who was held hostage by the Islamic State in Syria, was killed, according to the Washington Post.

Her death was concluded when ISIS sent the pictures of her body to her family.

President Obama acknowledged her death in a statement stating, “on behalf of the the American people, Michelle and I convey our deepest condolences to Kayla’s family.”

An emotional press conference was held in her hometown of Prescott, Arizona.

Mueller’s friends and family hailed her passion for helping those in need as well as her free spirit.

Mueller was abducted in August 2013 after leaving a hospital in the city of Aleppo.

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University Police officers have been taking turns using the Taser Axon cameras on loan from the Fullerton police department.

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A University Police officer wears gear which includes one of the Taser Axon models loaned from the Fullerton Police Department in January.

Police consider camera options Fullerton police loan two Taser cameras to University Police STEPHANIE GOMEZ Daily Titan University Police has been debating between two different body camera models for full-scale implementation and officer use since December 2014, but it appears a third contender has entered the ring.

The department was originally considering two models from camera manufacturer Wolfcom, the Wolfcom 3rd Eye and Wolfcom Vision.

However, the department began a trial on two Taser Axon cameras after the Fullerton Police Department lent them in January.

Officers at the University Police Department are taking turns with the cameras so each will have a chance to test out the Axon, which a University Police official

said has become the favorite contender.

The Axon Body camera has a 130-degree lens, 12-hour battery life and retina low-light technology, allowing for better image capture with limited light. Officers can stream video captured from the cameras live or playback files temporarily on their phone, according to Taser’s website.

The Axon sells for $399, a price point that puts it between the $475 Wolfcom 3rd Eye and the $249

Wolfcom Vision at. All three cameras are still in the running and none have been eliminated yet, a University Police official said.

CSUF currently has $33,000 budgeted to purchase 26 cameras that will be worn by campus officers while on duty. However, there is no purchase date in sight for the cameras, a University Police official said.

There are too many variables to predict a decision date or even when the

cameras will be put into use as the department is still in its research phase, the official said.

Those variables include cost, durability, ease of use for officers while in the field and video and audio quality.

Battery life, download speeds, storage system and warranty will also play a part in the decision of which camera to buy, the official said.

The movement toward equipping police officers with body cameras began last year, and since then the police departments

of Anaheim and Fullerton made the decision in September 2014 to require officers to wear body cameras.

Use-of-force incidents and complaints against officers can be reduced when body cameras are used, a study by the Rialto Police Department and University of Cambridge found.

Both the Anaheim police department and the Fullerton police department made the choice to purchase the Taser Axon cameras in September of last year.

Student assaulted in on-campus housing Incident is the second sexual assault of the semester CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan

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The design by Steinberg architects was chosen for the expansion and renovation of the TSU. The company will partner with PCL Construction to complete the project.

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An expansion of the second floor will include social areas and a large meeting room that will serve as the new legislative chambers for student groups, Borsting said. The information desk will be relocated and opened up for a new food vending service.

Along with the expansion, the air conditioning system will be renovated to accommodate the Student Union’s new capacity.

Kristyn Grime, Titan Student Centers Governing Board chair, was a part of the staff and student team that would ultimately select the design team to follow the project through.

Previous governing boards established building goals that they thought the students and faculty would want from the building.

Among those goals was the implementation of the grand staircase, which officials at Titan Student Centers hope will better serve the students knowledge of multiple levels of the building, Grime said.

The redesign will incorporate glass that students can see through from the outside of the building and through the passing hallways. “(The students) can easily look up … and be like, ‘oh cool what’s that? I want to get involved,’” Grime said. “It’s a really cool place for (the clubs and organizations) to be seen and hangout.”

This legislative chamber will be available for student government to hold their meetings with a view. The room will also be available to be rented out for other clubs and organizations to meet in.

The design by Steinberg was chosen out of three options

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proposed to students last semester. Students were able to give feedback on the designs at three drop-in sessions and, following that, the Steinberg design was selected.

The entire expansion project will cost about $14.5 million from a $20 million budget.

The funding for this redesign will be coming from Associated Students’ reserves accrued from student fees. There will be no borrowing or additional student fee increase needed to build the project.

The redesign project is slated to break ground in August of this year, after the Cal State Board of Trustees approves. The project is scheduled for completion in November 2017.

The Titan Student Union will remain open during construction.

A student was sexually assaulted in on-campus housing approximately two weeks ago, according to a University Police alert.

The incident was reported to University Police Feb. 9, according to the alert, the same day a rape occurred, also in campus housing.

Alcohol may have played a role in how the perpetrator committed the assault, according to the alert.

In both instances, the perpetrator was a male acquaintance of the victims,

according to University Police alerts.

“The University is obligated to and will exercise its judgment to issue a Timely Warning to the campus community about reported crimes, when it determines that doing so enables the community to increase its safety awareness,” said media relations officer, Christopher Bugbee in an email statement.

University Police did not reply to requests for information.

Four rapes were reported in 2014, two of which occurred in 2011 but were reported last year. All four rapes reported last year as well as the two reported this semester occurred in campus housing.

Rape victims are advised to call the police or a

rape-crisis center immediately, according to the CSUF WoMen’s Center.

Any clothing or other belongings present during the incident should be preserved to be used during a possible criminal trial, and victims should also document the incident with as much detail as possible, according the center’s website.

Any information regarding the rape last week or any other incident can be reported to University Police at (657) 278-2515.

Victims of sexual assault can also reach out to the WoMen’s center, a victim advocate center, at (657) 2783928. The WoMen’s Center is located in University Hall, room 205.

Victims can also contact Counseling and Psychological Services at (657) 278-3040.

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Local bar to host annual Mardi Gras for Autism event CECILY MEZA Daily Titan Bourbon Street Bar and Grill will host its sixth annual Mardi Gras for Autism event on Saturday.

The family event is free and encourages fun for all at the Mardi Gras themed event to raise money for the Autism awareness coalition Fullerton Cares.

Autism is a child developmental disability that can produce significant social, communication and behavioral challenges, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

The disability affects 1 in every 68 children and is almost five times more common in boys than girls, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Fullerton Cares will use

the money raised to support Fullerton special education programs.

Fullerton Cares, established in 2010, has raised over $53,000 for Autism charities and programs that support Fullerton school programs and spreads awareness throughout Orange County.

The event begins at 11 a.m. and has a number of prominent Fullerton city members that will begin speaking at 11:30 a.m.

The tentative speakers at the event are Fullerton Mayor Greg Sebourn as well as Fullerton City Council Members, Fullerton School District Board Member Janny Meyer.

Irvine Mayor, Pro Tem, and Chairman of OCTA, Jeffrey Lalloway is also expected.

Aside from the speaking engagement, there will be family fun attractions for all ages.

The attractions include the Aquarium of the Pacific on Wheels, Medieval Times Junior Knight Training, karaoke at Slidebar and Sensory Cooking by Chef Patrick.

There will also be performances throughout the day, which include Star Wars light saber fights, the Dixiedelics Jazz Band and the CF Dance Academy ‘Everyone Dance Now.’ Finally, there will be multiple free booths open throughout the day that include Talk About Curing Autism, Children’s Learning Connection and Creative Behavior Interventions.

Although the event is free, tickets will be sold as a fundraiser for attendees to participate in some of the featured attractions and dining.

Food will be provided by Bourbon Street Bar and Grill, BJ’s Restaurant and Heroes for those who have purchased fundraiser tickets.

Food includes sausages and hot dogs, gluten free pizzas and pizookies, gumbo, jambalaya and red beans and rice.

The Mardi Gras for Autism event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bourbon Street Bar and Grill located at 110 E. Commonwealth Ave. in Fullerton.

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The Sixth Annual Mardi Gras for Autism event will be at Bourbon Street Bar and Grill Saturday. The event will include tentative speakers plus attractions and performances for all ages.

Comic book art exhibit comes to Fullerton Alex Ross displays personal art collection at Fullerton Museum HEAVEN OCAMPO Daily Titan A revolutionary in the world of super heroes, Alex Ross will be displaying his comic book art in an upcoming exhibit Heroes and Villains: The Comic Book Art of Alex Ross at the Fullerton Museum.

The exhibit will feature

Ross’ personal collection of paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures.

A reception will be held at the Fullerton Museum Center on Sunday from 6-9 p.m. Admission to the event is free for museum members and $15 to the public.

There will be live music, refreshments and a talk by the curator Kelly Chidester.

Attendees are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite superhero. “(The exhibit) was organized by the Warhol Museum

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in Pittsburgh,” Chidester said.

“There are works that span from when he was a child up till his current work, which is his commercial work.”

Known as the Norman Rockwell of the comic book world, Ross introduced a new art style to the comic book community called hyper-real art. This style of comic art moves away from the typical cartoon-like characters and toward a more realistic drawing approach.

Ross reached success after releasing Marvels in 1993.

The graphic novel gave the beloved characters of the Marvel universe a realistic look from the eyes of a common citizen.

Ross went on to create Kingdom Come with DC and got the attention of many comic fans through his attention to detail for the characters he painted.

Enrique Munoz, owner of Comic Hero University, a comic book store located just a few blocks from the museum, will be sponsoring a superhero film event during the Ross exhibit. Munoz and his crew

of comic book experts will be educating the crowd on the characters that the comic community have grown to love.

“When Kingdom Come came out, the idea of comic books just being like cartoons … just drawn and colored in with pencil,” Munoz said. “When he brought in the painted aspect of it, I think that changed the whole medium and people realized that comic books can be much much more than these drawings that we’ve seen

before. Comic books can be incredible pieces of art.”

Movie nights at the museum will be held on April 17, 24 and May 8 with the Captain America and Superman movies, as well as the Wonder Woman television film. The movies are free to the public and start at 7:30 p.m. each evening.

The exhibit will be available to the public Sunday to May 10. For more information contact the Fullerton Museum at (714) 738-6589.

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Pianist Akiko Ebi plays her classical repertoire Sunday GABRIELA LEPE Daily Titan The School of Music presented Japanese pianist Akiko Ebi in Meng Concert hall Sunday afternoon.

The concert featured

pieces from three different composers that are part of Ebi’s repertoire.

In 1975 Ebi launched her international career after winning the Grand Prix of the International Marguerite Long Competition in Paris.

Along with her many recognitions, the French Government named Ebi “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres,” as she is one of the

most important interpreters of French music among all Japanese pianist.

Akiko Ebi spoke briefly and began by first thanking the audience and CSUF Music Professors Eduardo Delgado and Rob Watson for allowing her to perform.

The pianist dedicated her show to her late teacher, Aldo Ciccolini, who recently passed away in his

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The show’s musical directors are Janet Smith and Mark Salters and the orchestra will be conducted by Kimo Furumoto. The production features an early 20th century set, designed by Kristen Campbell and choreographed by Natalie Baldwin McAllen. “(Students can expect) a delightful evening of gorgeous costumes, lavish sets and exquisitely beautiful musical performance,” Tyrl said.

The Merry Widow will be running for two weeks starting Friday and continuing until Feb. 22. Tickets for the show are $22, or $20 with a Titan discount, and are now available at the Clayes Performing Art Center box office.

Paris home on Feb. 1 at 89 years old.

Ciccolini held an 18-year tenure in the Paris Conservatoire as a professor with students like Ebi. Following her brief words, Ebi began with Pour le piano by Claude Debussy and Gaspard de la Nuit by Maurice Ravel.

The audience quietly admired with a deep silence in the Meng Concert Hall, as

Ebi gently tapped each key.

The crowd was eager to shower the pianist with applause between every song and at the conclusion of the first part of the concert.

A few bravos were heard in the back of the concert hall as Ebi bowed and smiled gracefully before heading backstage.

For the second part of the performance Ebi played six short pieces by

the Polish-French composer and pianist, Frederic Chopin, with quick pauses in between as Ebi took deep breaths before she played the soft melodies.

In between pauses Ebi was handed a bouquet of roses by one of the audience members, which she received with a smile. After a few more pieces the concert concluded with Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor.

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The Merry Widow is the story of a wealthy widow and her countrymen who find her a suitor to control her fortune.

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Andrew Robinson will discuss his graphic novel The Fifth Beatle at a presentation in the Visual Arts Building Thursday. His comic book explores The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein.

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The Florida native describes The Fifth Beatle as the biggest endeavor in his 20-year career, which has included short story illustration for Dark Horse Comics, painting covers and the creation of his own comic book hero, Dusty Star.

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supporters had the opportunity to receive Art Hog and Art Hog Volume Two books containing a

compilation of sketches and commissioned art.

The comic book artist and illustrator has appeared in many comic book shops and artist alleys in comic book conventions around the country, including locally at the Long Beach Comic-Con and the famous San Diego Comic-Con. Andrew C. Robinson will be in VA-275 from 9-11 a.m.

Thursday and the event is open for all students.

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Hope for singles on Valentine’s Don’t overlook online dating - it’s worth a shot for finding love ADRIANA NAJERA Daily Titan You’re faced with the option of swiping left or right on the person of your dreams— swipe left if you’re not interested, right if you definitely are.

This is all based on a few photos each user posts on their account.

These are the features of an app receiving lots of attention today called Tinder.

Some say it’s solely used for hook-ups, while others argue it’s been a success in their dating life.

Yes, the idea of meeting people online is scary, but

it’s no different than walking into a bar and spotting someone who catches your attention.

When Tinder first debuted, I was just getting out of a fiveyear relationship, and had no interest in downloading what I thought to be the silliest app to ever exist.

Looking back, never say never.

Flash forward to Valentine’s Day last year.

I’m cooped up in bed neck deep in a tub of ice cream watching episode after episode of Sex and The City and trying to relate it to my horrible life.

I just so happened to be that girl who got dumped right before Valentine’s Day, go figure.

Sure enough, I gave in and joined Tinder. Since I was single now, what the heck?

I’m not going to sit here and pity myself. I’m going to do my thing.

My friend and I both downloaded Tinder out of curiosity, just to see what the hype was about.

Slowly but surely, we found ourselves glued to her couch, swiping through guy after guy and finding pure entertainment from it.

We were sucked into the dark side.

Our inboxes were soon overflowing with the cheesiest pickup lines, straightforward guys asking to hook-up and even worse—stage-five clingers.

We decided to go on a double date with a pair of roommates.

It was a fun night, but did not result in anything further than just being friends.

I realized after that night,

my dating game had been a bit rusty considering I had been in a relationship since the age of 16, and needed to be more outgoing and open to new things.

The swiping continued and after swiping past all of the cute boys messaging me, I gave one promising guy, Derek, my swipe of approval.

My heart instantly fluttered for this guy and seconds later I got a notification letting me know that we matched.

I did not message him first.

After receiving a multitude of messages from him asking 21 questions, he asked for my phone number.

Soon after, I was receiving daily texts and phone calls from him asking when he was going to have “the blessing of my presence.”

I had absolutely no thought of ever going on a one-on-one

date with him. I just was not ready for that.

There was certainly something about this guy that attracted me to him.

He would call me almost every night and we would talk for hours.

We set up dates which I always ended up canceling with a made up excuse when in reality, I was simply too nervous.

Three weeks passed and Derek still persevered.

I was out with some girlfriends in Beverly Hills when I happened to get a call from him, asking what I was up to that night.

By ‘coincidence,’ he was going to be right down the street from the bar I was at.

Yeah, right.

Derek ended up meeting me there and stole me from

my girlfriends to have some alone time.

My heart was racing and I couldn’t believe we were finally face-to-face, almost a month after matching.

My girlfriends teased me the whole night, and to this day still call me “Tinderella.”

Following that night, Derek and I have spent everyday together.

Our one year anniversary is next month.

Looking back, I never would have thought I would have found someone, online of all places, who inspires me and motivates me to be the best version of me.

I never would have guessed I could find happiness through an app.

I guess you can say I found love in a hopeless place.

Couples should count moments, not miles Long distance relationships can be worth the effort KATELYNN DAVENPORT Daily Titan I’ve always hated traveling by airplane.

When the plane I boarded on an early November morning began its ascent into the awakening California sky, I was beyond nervous, but those nerves were nothing compared to how shaky and sweaty my palms were after the plane

had landed.

Long distance relationships seem crazy—until you’re in one.

Being in a committed relationship with someone who moves away is one thing, but being in a relationship with someone who has never been in the same state seems too crazy of an idea for most people to support, especially parents.

Although these relationships seem unrealistic, they can prove to be just as successful as conventional relationships.

Distance should not deter someone from being

committed to the person he or she really wants to share a life with.

About 7 million couples in the U.S. consider themselves “long distance,” according to a study by the now-defunct, Center for the Study of Long Distance Relationships.

When I was a sophomore in college, I flew over 2,800 miles by myself to meet someone for the first time.

We had met on Tumblr four years prior and our online friendship turned into a romantic relationship.

Before I flew across the country to meet him he had watched me open my

college acceptance letters and Skyped my Mom dozens of times, but he had never felt how cold my hands always were or smelled my hair just after I’d showered.

Eventually, I flew from California to New York to finally meet him.

The relationship didn’t emerge because I was bored or because I was uninterested in seeing the person I was romantically invested in every day.

I was in an unconventional, long distance relationship because I was happy with that person.

That is what relationships come down to—happiness.

Being in a long distance relationship can get tiresome, but if the person is able to be just as supportive, loving and loyal as someone within close quarters, then it’s worth it.

Long distance relationships have become easier than they used to be, with ever-advancing technology.

I used Skype nearly every day and sent photos and audio messages to him easily.

The technology surrounding long distance lovers goes even further with creations like Pillow Talk, which claims to allow couples to hear one another’s heartbeat

through their pillows when they go to sleep in their respective beds at night.

A similar gadget, the Taion Heart, simulates hand holding for couples.

There are so many accommodations that make being in a long distance relationship easier, there’s really no better time to give them a chance.

Relationships, near and far, conventional and unconventional, are about creating happiness that can be shared.

Don’t be afraid to try something different, because you might touchdown for the perfect landing in love.

Make the first move for your future happiness We owe it to ourselves to ask for what we want VIVIAN CHOW Daily Titan We all know the feeling— crushing on that special someone.

That delightful ball of butterflies swelling around

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involved, everything seems like it’s do or die.

Punch it, squash it, throw it out of the house. It has no room in anybody’s head.

It’s time we stand up and start giving ourselves a chance.

We owe it to ourselves to ask for what we want.

If we don’t, who will do it for us?

The worst that can hap-

In the grand scheme of things, telling someone how you feel is one of the simplest acts we can do.

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whenever he or she walks into the room, says hello or asks to borrow a pencil.

We replay these moments on a loop, analyzing every detail to gain some insight on their thoughts.

You like this person, you want to hug them, hold their hand, kiss them.

You just want to tell them how you feel.

But what if they don’t feel the same? What if they, heaven forbid, say no?

Don’t listen to that voice in your head.

Recently, the fear of rejection cost me to miss the chance to reach out to a guy I’ve been interested in.

My head got in the way of my heart and once again, I’m left in a puddle of regret.

He’s since moved on and I’ll never know what could have been.

All I had to do was reach out.

So just come out with it, because what’s the worst that can happen?

Your crush doesn’t feel the same. That’s it, that’s the big kahuna we’re all cowering under.

It’s silly to think how we lose all sense of logic and reality for such a trivial thing.

Yes, when emotions are

pen is being turned down and how big of a deal is that, really?

If your crush doesn’t want to be with you, that’s okay.

Move on with your head held high. At least you tried.

Now you can save your angst for something worthwhile like exams or landing a job.

But on the other hand, what if that person feels exactly the same about you?

Then making the first move will bring about some incredible things and endless possibilities.

In the grand scheme of things, telling someone how you feel is one of the simplest acts we can do.

It’s time to embrace our emotions.

I’ve regretted not saying what I should have for so long.

I’ve lost amazing opportunities as well as incredible friends, whom I miss everyday.

I’m trying to change that.

I’ve learned that lesson the hard way and don’t wish to continue living with such heavy regret.

Do it for yourself and for all the times you’ve

regretted not saying or doing something.

For the times you looked back thinking, ‘I should have just said something.’

This goes for the friends and family in your life, too.

Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love.

Love extends to so many things in our lives; our friends, our family, our pets, our work, our passions and most importantly, ourselves.

Don’t wait for an opportunity to slip through your fingers.

Don’t wait for that cute guy or girl to pass you by and find someone else.

It’s never a sign of weakness to open your heart, it’s never too late to say what you feel and make the first move.

Now go out there and make yourself proud.

Tips for making the first move Don’t second guess yourself • Follow your gut and it might pay off.

Be honest from the beginning • Just be yourself and making the first move will be easier.

Don’t anticipate rejection

• Don’t go in expecting rejection.

Think positive!

Respect your crush’s feelings • If he or she isn’t interested, then it’s time to move on.

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It’s a perfect day to spend time with friends, catch up on the past and talk about the future.

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Women’s golf struggles at Gold Rush tourney The Titans finish last in their first action of the spring semester TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan The CSUF women’s golf team teed off its spring season by finishing 11th at the Gold Rush tournament in Seal Beach.

The tournament featured many familiar faces for the Titans, with six of the 11 teams competing hailing from the Big West Conference.

The competition kicked off on Monday, with the Titans carding a 317 and 307 in the first two rounds,

respectively. They finished the day tied for eighth place with UC Irvine. Host Long Beach State topped the leaderboard through the first 36 holes with a 16-over 592 score.

After carding a score of 314 in the third round, the Titans fell to the last spot.

Long Beach State easily captured the team title with a score of 19-over 883. The closest score to Long Beach was Fresno State’s 38-over 902. Fullerton’s final tally was a 74-over 938.

Brigham Young’s Lea Garner took the individual title with an even 216 score, just one stroke ahead of 49er Kassidy Teare.

Despite the last-place finish, freshman Brittany Farrell impressed for the Titans,

posting a top-10 finish with a 9-over 225 mark. Farrell tied for 10th with Brigham Young’s Maria Yacaman.

Competing as an individual, Fullerton senior Makayla Mier finished in a tie for 34th place. Mier had the second-best score for the Titans with a 17-over 233.

Coming off a career-best second round score of 73, junior Nadine Rivera finished the Gold Rush tied for 42nd place with a score of 236, 20-over par.

Tisha Alyn Abrea started the competition well with a first-round score of 77, but was inconsistent through the final two rounds. The senior finished with a score of 24over 240, good for sole possession of 53rd place.

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finished right behind Abrea with a score of 25-over 241, placing her in a tie for 54th.

No Titan golfer struggled more than the reigning Big West Conference Championships individual title holder, Martina Edberg.

The Swedish sophomore couldn’t find any rhythm through the competition, carding scores of at least 80 in each round to finish with a 28-over 244, putting her in the 59th spot.

Edberg needs to shake off her sophomore slump if the Titans are to find success in the spring.

The Titans will have a chance to redeem themselves Sunday at the Delta Gamma Challenge in New Braunfels, Texas.

CSUF looking to get back to winning ways Women’s basketball hoping to end their recent losing streak

Titans travel to take on the best of the Big West

DREW CAMPA Daily Titan If the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team is to break out of its recent funk, its chance will come at home this week, albeit against some good competition.

The Titans (9-12 overall, 3-5 Big West) sit seventh in the Big West Conference and will host UC Davis Thursday at 7 p.m. before welcoming conference-leading Hawaii Saturday at 6 p.m.

Fullerton is in the midst of a downward spiral, having dropped three straight contests and five-of-six since Jan. 17.

On the flip side, the Aggies (11-10 overall, 6-3 Big West) have won three consecutive games and are in a tie with three other teams for second in conference.

UC Davis already has a home victory under its belt versus Fullerton when the Aggies won 64-59 on Jan. 17, the start of the Titans’ struggles.

In a contest that featured nine lead changes and five ties, UC Davis only separated itself over the final five minutes of the contest because the Titans went ice cold.

Fullerton took a 59-55 advantage with 5:43 remaining after a 3-pointer from senior Chante Miles.

From that point, the Aggies scored the final nine points of the contest as Fullerton missed their final eight shots of the contest.

Miles finished with 23 points, five assists and four rebounds, while teammate

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Senior guard Alex Harris (16.3 ppg) will be instrumental if the Titans are to come out of this weekend with a pair of victories.

Men’s basketball will look to climb out of the Big West cellar DREW CAMPA Daily Titan

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Junior guard Hailey King and the Titans return home this weekend to face UC Davis and Hawaii.

Fullerton is currently on a three-game slide, dropping to seventh in the Big West standings.

Tailer Butler added 19 points, nine rebounds and two steals.

Perhaps the biggest difference was in bench productivity as the Davis subs won the battle, 34-4, aided by 11 points from La Palma native Rachel Nagel.

Like their men’s team, the UC Davis women are deadly from behind the arc and are fourth in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage with a rate of 39.3 percent.

While the Titans have firsthand experience against UC Davis, that is not the case with Hawaii.

Saturday marks the first matchup of the season between the programs.

Hawaii (15-7 overall, 7-2 Big West) enters with an impressive non-conference resume that includes respectable losses to No. 17 North Carolina (74-65), No. 19 Stanford (86-73) and Cal Berkeley (79-72).

The Rainbow Wahine have also recovered from an early 0-2 start to conference play with seven straight victories.

Hawaii is second in the conference in scoring (70 points per game) and third in defense (allowing 62.4 points per contest).

While Fullerton is fourth in the conference in defense, holding teams to 63.8 points per game, the offense is only seventh, tallying just 60.9

points a game.

If Fullerton is to pull off the upset in either game, it’s likely the Titans will have to rely heavily on their one-two punch of Miles and Kathleen Iwuoha.

Miles enters Thursday as the conference’s second-leading scorer. Miles is averaging 19.5 points per game and has scored in double digits in 20of-21 games this season.

In games that Miles has scored 18 or more points, Fullerton has an 8-4 record.

Iwuoha is the conference’s No. 2 shooter percentage-wise, as the senior has hit 50.9 percent of her shots this season and is averaging 11.8 points per game.

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There’s little question that the road to the postseason is very much an uphill climb for the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team.

With eight games remaining this season, the Titans are last in the Big West Conference with a 9-14 overall record and a 1-7 mark within the conference.

Fullerton would not have qualified for the Big West Tournament if the postseason started would have started this week.

Yet, the season’s end is still a few weeks away and Fullerton showed its capability with a 69-53 victory over visiting Cal State Northridge Thursday.

Whatever momentum Fullerton may have gathered from that victory and a subsequent overtime loss Saturday to UC Riverside, 71-66, will be needed.

Fullerton travels to face the top two teams in the conference this week in UC Davis and Hawaii.

The Titans begin Thursday at 7 p.m. at conference-leading UC Davis (18-4 overall, 8-1 Big West).

The Aggies have yet to lose a game inside California (14-0) this season and have won nine of 10 contests since flipping the calendar to 2015.

There’s little surprise with how UC Davis wins, as the Aggies lead the nation in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting a whopping 46.2 percent, almost 4 percentage points better than No. 2 Idaho (42.3).

UC Davis showcased that sharp shooting in a 7968 victory at Fullerton on Jan. 17.

In that game, senior guard Corey Hawkins, son of former NBA standout Hersey Hawkins, drained four-of-seven 3-pointers in finishing with a

game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds.

Overall, the Aggies hit nine-of-19 attempts (47.4 percent) from behind the arc.

Fullerton will likely need to contain Hawkins, the nation’s top 3-point specialist who is shooting an unbelievable 52.6 percent. Hawkins is also No. 4 in the country in points per game, averaging 21.3 points a contest.

The last time both teams played, Fullerton stayed within striking distance because the Titans reached the free-throw line 34 times (making 25) and committed only eight turnovers.

From UC Davis, Fullerton travels to take on Hawaii (16-9 overall, 4-5 Big West) Saturday at 9 p.m.

The game will mark the first meeting between the teams this season. Both squads later finish the regular season at Fullerton on March 7.

While the Rainbow Warriors lack a high-flying scorer, the squad still leads the conference in overall scoring, averaging 72.4 points per game.

Hawaii has put together an interesting pattern lately, alternating a win with a loss over the last 10 contests.

Sophomore guard Aaron Valdes, who prepped at nearby La Serna High School in Whittier, leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.5 points per game.

Over its last two contests, Fullerton has showed two very different scoring styles.

In the victory over Northridge, the Titans boasted four players in double figures, led by 19 points from senior guard Josh Gentry.

Two nights later in the 71-66 overtime defeat to UC Riverside, senior guard Alex Harris turned in the highest-scoring effort of his career with 31 points.

The Titans will look for a repeat of the Northridge performance to notch a pair of wins this weekend.

To do so, Harris and Gentry will need to continue to step into leadership roles.

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