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Theater production students use machines like the ShopBot CNC router to construct sets. Faculty members were given a demonstration of this machine as part of the hidden campus tour of the Clayes Performing Arts Center. The tour gave an inside look at what goes into putting on a theatrical production.

Hidden Campus tour looks at CSUF theaters MARICELA GOMEZ Daily Titan For many, the Clayes Performing Arts Center is just a building with many classrooms. Only a few discover that behind most classroom doors and walls there’s a unique world of theatrical production. About 10 faculty members toured the theatrical sets of The Comedy of Errors, a show currently playing at Cal State Fullerton, and Smash, which finished its four-week run on Sunday. Bill Meyer, technical director of theatre and dance, led the guests through the halls and sets of the performing arts center. “It’s fun showing off your space,” Meyer said. The Clayes Performing Arts Center tour was a continuation of the hidden campus tours organized by Barry Pasternack Ph.D., Information Systems and Decisions Sciences Department professor, and interim

associate vice president for faculty affairs. CSUF faculty got a glimpse of how theatrical props and settings were made. “There are those that think that we’re doing magic and it’s all smoke and mirrors and people get fascinated by how they do that,” Meyer said. One of the rooms toured was the scenic lab, a spacious place where theater students work on the props for theatrical productions. Currently, students are working on an 18-by30-foot bookcase wall that will be featured in the production of Spring Awakening. The bookcase is made of plywood shelves stacked with steel ladders, Meyer said. “The whole scenery part of theater, it’s one of the few custom designed, handcrafted areas left in this country,” Meyer said. “You can’t go to Home Depot and buy a set for The Comedy of Errors so that makes it unique.” Among the demonstrations at the scenic lab was the trap work for Spring Awakening’s grave set, which is a mechanism that allows the grave to be easily moved

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The Little Theatre uses a rigging system consisting of ropes, railings and counterweights for moving lights and scenery called a fly system.

around the stage, Meyer said. David Reed, the technical director of Smash, demonstrated how the gazebo set pieces featured in Smash were made using the ShopBot CNC router, a wide rectangular machine that replicates a digital drawing or design by cutting through brown masonite.

The tour continued as faculty strolled into the scenic paint shop laboratory. A motorized elevation system is used to paint the large wooden flats mounted on the wall so that painters don’t have to climb ladders to reach them, Reed said. SEE TOUR

Softball sweeps Easton Tournament

The Titans went a perfect 4-0 this weekend at home TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton softball team took care of business and swept the Easton Tournament for the second year in a row, echoing last year’s success when the Titans beat the defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners. The Titans improved to 1812 on the season with wins over DePaul, Boise State, Nebraska and Charleston Southern this weekend at Anderson Family Field. Friday Fullerton opened the Easton Tournament against the DePaul Blue Demons. Redshirt junior Desiree Ybarra got the starting nod in the circle for the Titans and pitched a stellar effort, allowing just three hits on her way to five innings of shutout ball. Junior Jasmine Antunez came in as relief and didn’t allow one hit in her two innings

of work to close out the game. On the offensive end, the Titans got the scoring started in the fourth inning when Courtney Rodriguez forced an error by stealing second, allowing Missy Taukeiaho to score from third. The scoring continued when Bryanna Ybarra’s sac bunt brought Rodriguez in. Errors continued to plague DePaul when center fielder Angela Scalzitti couldn’t put away the out, allowing Arianna Espinoza to score from second. The four-run inning was capped by an RBI-single by Shianne Brannan that drove in Samantha Galarza. The Titans would tack on another run in the fifth when Eliza Crawford’s sacrifice fly to left field plated Taukeiaho, as Fullerton cruised to a 5-0 victory. The superb pitching continued in the back end of the doubleheader against Boise State. Although sophomore Christina Washington was erratic while allowing seven walks, she struck out six and only allowed just two hits as she went unscathed through 5.2 innings pitched. The hot streak of freshman Samantha Vandiver continued

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Sophomore outfielder Delynn Rippy lines a single to the opposite field against Charleston Southern. Rippy went 6-12 this weekend at the Easton Tournament at Anderson Family Field.

in the third inning with a single. An error by Bronco third baseman Makenzie Sullivan on the play allowed Brannan to trot home from second for the first Titan run of the game. Fullerton extended their lead in the fourth when Rodriguez led off with a triple and was then brought home by Melissa Sechrest’s single to right field. The Titans kept attacking in the fifth. With the bases loaded, Taukeiaho earned the

RBI the tough way, by getting drilled by a pitch to score Brannan. Ybarra would come on for the the final 1.1 innings to earn the save and the shutout win at 3-0. Saturday Pitching and defense was once again on display for the Titans in their 3-0 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Ybarra took the circle determined not to allow the first

opposing run of the tournament, and she delivered. The Riverside native tossed a fourhit complete-game shutout, recording four strikeouts in the process. The Titans got on the board early in the first when Rodriguez tripled to right center and then scored on a wild pitch. Fullerton was held scoreless in the second, but threatened once more in the third when they loaded the bases. SEE WIN

A meeting Friday revealed plans to reopen the south entrance of Pollak Library between summer and fall of 2017 and create a cultural and social hub for students. Architect Gili Meerovitch and Interim University Librarian Scott Hewitt gave the presentation on plans for the library renovation and received input from the staff during the meeting. The existing architectural footprint of the library will remain intact, without any expansions, Meerovitch said. She added that damage sustained by the south side of the library was a key consideration during the planning process and the first phase of renovations will focus entirely on that damaged area. The first phase will renovate the first, fourth and fifth floors of the south library building and open them along with the south entrance in 2017. The cultural centers, also damaged in the earthquake, will be included among the renovations to on the first floor of the south side along with group study rooms, Hewitt said. “What we really want is for the library to be a social, cultural and technological hub for our students,” he said. Staff participation, Hewitt added, will be key in making the project a collaborative success. “All the departments on campus are like their own little ivory towers and they don’t know what’s going on in the other departments,” Hewitt said. “But (the staff) knows a little bit about what’s going on in a lot of different parts of the campus. And in that regard, you could be kind of the glue that brings collaborations together across the campus.” Staff raised concerns about where the placement of the reference desk would be placed on the first floor. One employee said the desk’s current location is so loud they have a difficult time hearing their patrons. Another said they were concerned that if the reference desk is too close to the south entrance, they would get too many questions that would have been better suited for the welcome desk. Meerovitch assured the crowd the plans are not set in stone and that there is plenty of room for flexibility. Employees will be working to put together a list of concerns and input to bring to project planners at their next meeting. SEE LIBRARY

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The business model behind the imaginative success of the Walt Disney Company will be highlighted at a panel featuring Disney business employees Wednesday. The Working for Disney Panel, will feature three Cal State Fullerton business alumni currently working for Disney in multiple capacities, including marketing, finance, accounting and business development. The event will allow undergraduate and graduate business students to have an opportunity to hear and network with Disney business representatives. JJ Espinoza, a managing consultant in marketing, David Hernandez a manager for learning and development and James McKinney, a finance manager will speak on the panel. Espinoza, who earned a masters in economics

from CSUF, works at ABC TV—a subsidiary of the Disney Company—where he uses statistics to improve revenue.

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ZOE SULLIVAN Graduate Career Advisor David Hernandez has a human resources background and, prior to his position as manager, worked as a learning and development consultant. James McKinney, a former president of the CSUF Business Titans Alumni Chapter, has been recognized by the Disney

Company for designing and implementing a disney auction site for its employees. Students will not only get to hear the guests speak, but will also have a chance to network with them, but should arrive early to network before the panel starts, said Zoe Sullivan, a graduate career advisor at Mihaylo Career Services. Sullivan encouraged students planning to attend to determine what area of the company they would like to work in before Wednesday’s panel. It’s also important that students research the speakers before they arrive, she added. “Be prepared to talk about their experience. If you can research their background a little bit, have some pointers on their experience that you can speak to that would be a bonus, letting them know you did some research on them,” she said. The Working with Disney Panel will take place Wednesday, March 18 in Mihaylo Hall room 3230 from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Registration is required to attend the event.

Forensics, Hollywood to be discussion topic Authors will discuss movies’ incorrect portrayal of science JESSICA BUTALLA For the Daily Titan Two authors will take Hollywood to task on the movie industry’s portrayal of forensic scientists and their work solving crimes, during the Fullerton Library’s Distinguished Speaker Series next week. Jan Burke, a Cal State Long Beach alumna, and Dr. D.P. Lyle, author of Forensics for Dummies will discuss the role of forensic scientists in solving crimes, a topic they’ve researched during years of study. In addition to how forensic scientists do their work, the authors will shed light on how Hollywood

wrongly portrays how forensic scientists solve crimes. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Given Lyle’s and Burke’s interest in forensics and science, the presentation will take a different spin on what a mystery author usually speaks on, said Maureen Gebelein, Fullerton Public Library Director in an email. The authors also cater to a crowd-friendly topic, she said. “The public is fascinated by crime stories and mysteries are always a popular genre for our patrons, so this is a good fit,” Gebelein said. Burke and Lyle are cohosts of Crime and Science Radio, a production of Suspense magazine. Jan Burke is an award-winning novelist and short story writer. She has written more than ten

crime fiction books, including the Irene Kelly novel series. Burke founded Crime Lab Project, a nonprofit that aims to increase public awareness of the issues facing forensic science agencies, and the gap between public perception and the reality of forensic science work. The organization also advocates for increased funding to education and research in the forensic science field. Lyle has worked with multiple authors, as well as, writers of crime and science television shows including CSI: Miami, Law & Order and House. The Distinguished Speaker Series is hosted by the Fullerton Public Library two to three times a year. The presentation will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Community Room in the library’s Conference Center. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

Thousands of protesters rallied the streets of Brazil on Sunday to demonstrate their outrage toward President Dilma Rousseff due to a failing economy and her alleged involvement in a bribery scandal, the New York Times reported. The protests correlated with Brazil’s 30th anniversary of overthrowing military dictatorship to form a re-established democracy. Former executives from Petrobras, a national oil company, publicly released former bribery schemes which allegedly enhanced Rousseff’s campaign and increased his legislative supporters. Despite declining approval ratings, and a dispute with the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, Rousseff stated that there are no justifications for her impeachment. - DARLENE CASAS

Eccentric HBO star arrested Eccentric millionaire and HBO star Robert Durst was arrested Saturday for the alleged slaying of a Los Angeles writer in 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported. Durst, 71, was arrested by FBI agents at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in New Orleans, where he was registered under a fake name and identity, in connection with the 2000 death of his friend, Susan Berman, an FBI spokeswoman said. It’s possible that Durst killed Berman because she knew something about the disappearance of his wife, Kathleen, who was last seen in 1982, authorities said. Police said Durst’s handwriting closely resembles the writing on an anonymous note sent in 2000, which notified authorities about the presence of a “cadaver” in Berman’s house. - SVETLANA GUKINA

Nearly 200 injured in Marathon Approximately 221 runners suffered injuries in the 2015 Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Times. Runners experienced a variety of conditions ranging from cramps to heat exhaustion. Thirty-six of the runners required hospitalization for their injuries or conditions while the remaining 185 received treatment on scene. Runners were provided with 24 water and assistance stops throughout the way and marathon organizers started the race 30 minutes earlier this year, to mitigate the number of heat exhaustion cases. At 7 a.m., the temperature was 75 degrees and had crested to 87 degrees by the time runners began reaching finish line. - MARICELA GOMEZ

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Associated Students presidential candidate Michael Badal and vice presidential candidate Katy Johnson addressed student concerns during the uncontested debate Thursday.

Debate features Pres, VP goals Unopposed pair talk on plans for outreach, student involvement JUSTIN PATUANO Daily Titan With no opponents to debate against, Michael Badal and Katy Johnson, candidates for the Associated Students, Inc. president and vice president respectively, took to the Quad Thursday to discuss their plans for the university. Badal, a philosophy and political science major and current Associated Students vice president, and Johnson, a kinesiology major, stressed three points: unity, innovation and advocacy. “We want to engage with the campus more, uniting different organizations on campus,” Johnson said. “Opening up those facets so more organizations work together and also educating each other about our different backgrounds and perspectives that we have on campus.” The purpose of innovation, Badal said, was to bring more student voices to the forefront for Associated Students’ considerations. “We want to be very innovative in not only our event planning but also in our reach out to students and we want to hear more student voices,”

Badal said. “We want to do more surveys to understand what students want to see in the event planning that we do,” Badal said. Badal and Johnson’s platform went one step beyond encouraging more students to voice their concerns and thoughts. As president and vice president, they would advocate for the students in the hopes of addressing those concerns head on, Badal said. “Most importantly we want to make your experience here at Cal State Fullerton count and we want to make sure that everyone has the best experience that they can,” he said. To make Associated Students more personable, Johnson wants to focus on student leaders being active on campus and involved with students. “Educate them on what ASI is, what services we offer, any events going on on campus and different clubs that you’re able to get involved in,” Johnson said. In addition to being personable, the pair aims to be approachable, Badal said. “Being approachable starts with just being out there,” he said. “The president and vice president roles as well should be reaching out to different students every day.” Badal also mentioned using the Associated Students

street team and making an outreach program to get ideas from students, of what they want and to check if Associated Students is doing a good job supporting them. The candidates answered more than 20 questions from the audience of nearly 35 people. Students may be given more opportunities to hold the president and vice president accountable, Badal said. “There’s been ideas thrown around doing more open forums,” Badal said. “I would like to do more Q&A’s as we are in office if elected.” Badal has been involved in Associated Students since his freshman year and has also been an orientation leader for two years. Johnson is on the Associated Students Board of Directors and serves as the current vice chair. Voting for the ASI Board of Directors and president and vice president will begin Tuesday, and continue through Thursday. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Students can vote at any of the five polling stations on campus or online via Vote.Fullerton.edu.

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They held focus groups that included professors, deans, students, library staff and others to see what issues needed to be addressed during the remodel, Meerovitch said. There was a consensus that

student writing was a high priority. Intellectual programs like the writing lab was at the top of the priority list, Meerovitch said. The estimated cost is between $30-40 million and that $6 million is expected to

come from the chancellor’s office, Hewitt said. He added that a detailed cost analysis of the project will take place over the next few months. The renovation plans will also be discussed during open forums on March 23 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Really Really

THEATER REVIEW:

Grand Central puts on contemporary drama in the Arena Theatre DYLAN LUJANO For the Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts opened Really Really at the Clayes Performing Arts Center, Arena Theatre Friday night. The lights fade up to a dramatic beginning as two disheveled roommates enter a dimly lit apartment. Leigh, played by Evette Torres, shows agony from a bloody cut on her hand. As the lights switch to the other side of the stage, it reveals a typical college guy environment, complete with playful banter. Empty pizza boxes lay on the floor and beer bottles are scattered across the room as the boys talk about girls, play video games and study for midterms. The boastful and privileged Cooper, played by Sean Ellner, fights with his roommates Davis and Johnson over who had sex at his

party the night before. Davis, played by Christopher Yu is deemed a good student by his friends—however that is meant to be taken negatively. A dark side is revealed when Davis’ friends discover he had sex with Leigh, who is the pregnant girlfriend of their friend Jimmy. Johnson, played by Miguel Castellano, walks in on Davis and Cooper wrapped in each other’s arms mid hug, bringing comedic relief to the scene. At this point of the show, the audience is left to make their own assumptions of what really happened at the party. Leigh’s roommate Grace, played by Adaeze Emeahara, gives a powerful speech to the Future Leaders of America about the “me” generation, asking questions about achieving goals. She shows confidence, wit and the importance of the future for a younger generation. The scene then switches to Leigh at her apartment as Jimmy, played by Timmy Jasperson, comes home knowing that she cheated on him with Davis. Leigh

notices something wrong with Jimmy as it quickly escalates to Leigh in tears recalling a night of terror and rape. She defends her actions saying that she tried to get out, tried to stop him and yelled stop but yet no one was there to help. With great emotion and despair, the audience can’t help but feel sorry for what happened to her. The conflict only grows more intense as Davis finds out that Jimmy now knows the events of that fateful night. He is forced to skip his midterms, and shows vulnerability when he realizes what his actions could do to his future. Cooper starts to question his friend as all the fun and games begin to fade. Real life sets in and Davis begs him to believe that he is not who Cooper thinks he is. The show, under the direction of Sarah Ripper, has its ups and downs, from everyday college life, to real-life trauma that could happen to anyone. Leigh’s sister, Haley, played by Chelsea Harvey, provides a comedic break in the show with her

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Christopher Yu (left) and Miguel Castelano (right) play Davis and Johnson in the contemporary drama Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo. The show opened Friday in the Arena Theatre and is directed by Sarah Ripper. Really Really runs until March 28.

witty one-liners and sassy attitude. Even in the moments of comedy there is a sense of darkness. The play explored themes of trust and suggests that it is only when people

face intense situations that their true nature is revealed. A topical and relevant story for a new generation, Really Really provides current matters that make an audience not only question, but

also feel. Even in the end, the audience is left wondering who is really at fault. The play is presented by Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana and runs until March 28.

Professor awarded for contribution

Dana Lamb awarded Animation Educator of the Year by Variety CECILY MEZA Daily Titan

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Student designers paint part of a set for one of the future productions from the Department of Theater and Dance.

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The guests were also given backstage access of the Little Theatre, where the focus was on the fly system, a series of ropes in the wings of the stage connected to railings above the stage that hold lights and scenery. A blend of mechanical and manual techniques are used in the Little Theatre to lift the scenery. The weight of the scenery must correspond with the counterweights so that the sets can be lowered down to the stage with ease, Meyer said. The tour concluded with the Hallberg Theatre where the production of Smash took

place. The gazebo set pieces from the ShopBot and the vibrant green painted flooring were present in the theater. Bright colors of red and yellow covered the stage for The Comedy of Errors in the Young Theatre, where a reusable steel sculpture was transformed into a ferris wheel, and a trampoline decorated the stage. Meyer hopes the audience will be able to see the extraordinary and diverse theatrical production that runs through the performing arts curriculum. “It’s kind of a different approach … our program is (that) each production is unique and different,” he said.

Hollywood isn’t the only place where ‘award season’ occurs. Dana Lamb, Cal State Fullerton emeritus professor of art and coordinator of the College of the Arts’ Entertainment Art/Animation concentration, was honored with the Animation Educator of the Year Award from Variety Magazine, an entertainment trade magazine. Lamb, former department chair, developed the College of the Arts entertainment/ animation concentration at CSUF and helped establish relationships with animation companies throughout Southern California. Lamb, a CSUF alumnus, first became interested in animation when he was growing up. He was constantly drawing cartoons and was an admirer of comic books. Lamb took the only animation class that was offered at CSUF while he was an undergrad and discovered an appreciation for what an individual can do within the animation industry. “I love the freedom and expression of animation,” Lamb

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At the time Dana Lamb attended Cal State Fullerton there was only one animation class offered. Now, thanks to Lamb, the CSUF College of the Arts offers an entertainment art/animation concentration.

said. “It just seems like you can do so much with animation than one single picture by itself.” Lamb has worked independently for different advertising agencies, where he enjoyed creating art and cartooning. Lamb was not expecting to receive any kind of award for his career in animation and was surprised after receiving an email from Variety. “It’s a little overwhelming,” Lamb said. “I’m accepting it because I love the idea of (getting) an award but the bottom line is I’m accepting

it on behalf of all the people that helped build the program.” Lamb recognized former Dean Jerry Samuelson, Professor Don Lagerberg, Department Chair Larry Johnson, graduates building their careers and the countless directors, animators and background artists for helping contribute to this achievement, in a statement for Variety. “Our program reflects the collaborative nature of animation in that the spectacular films you see on screen are a result of many, many people

who all played a part in our success,” Lamb said in a statement to Variety. “No one individual in animation or education can succeed without the help and talents of the many.” Many graduates from the entertainment/animations concentration have gone on to produce, animate and direct successful movies, such as the Academy Award winning Best Animated Films, Frozen and Big Hero 6, Lamb said. Lamb received Variety’s “Animation Educator of the Year” award Tuesday, at Siren Studios in Hollywood.

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OPINION Consumers not ‘lovin’’ McDonald’s

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Fast food chain supplying customers with subpar food DREW CAMPA Daily Titan Over the last few months, it’s become apparent that McDonald’s is in the middle of an identity crisis. It’s strange that a company with roots dating back to before America’s entrance into World World II and which employs around 420,000 people, no longer knows what it is and more importantly, what customers want. I’m a sucker for cheap drinks and free Wi-Fi. So as a somewhat frequent customer, I would just like to make a plea to McDonald’s. Will those over in corporate baffled as to why consumers are turning to other fastfood chains please do just one thing? Would you just taste the food? Americans sure have, and they’re voting with their wallets. In July, Consumer Reports issued its “Best and worst fastfood restaurants in America” survey, which consisted of tasting “96,208 meals at 65 chains.” Of those chains, 22 were classified under “burgers.” On a scale from 1 to 10, McDonald’s finished dead last on the list of burger joints and it wasn’t even close. The burger giant scored a 5.8, which was almost a full point worse than No. 21 Jack in the Box (6.6). On the flip side, The Habit was No. 1 at 8.1 and just edged out No. 2 In-N-Out (8.0). That seems pretty damning, but there’s more. That same month, the American Customer

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McDonald’s’ latest advertising campaign has missed the mark. It’s promoting a “beefetarian” lifestyle and ignoring the fact that the restaurant needs to improve the quality of their ingredients. The restaurant should take less time creating these advertisments and take more time listening to their customers.

Satisfaction Index ranked McDonald’s as last among limited-service restaurants in customer satisfaction. McDonald’s dropped two percentage points to 71 percent, just behind Taco Bell (72 percent). McDonald’s was nine percentage points behind the industry standard of 80. That’s interesting given that the overall customer experience had improved in 7-of-9 benchmarks in the limited-service category, including “accuracy of food order” and “quality of food.” Yet, despite the evidence, McDonald’s has been

trying to send a different message. Earlier this year, the fastfood giant released a commercial taking aim at the Arch’s enemy—foodies. In the 30-second spot that features various extreme close-ups of McDonald’s Big Mac, the narrator takes a variety of jabs. “All vegetarians, foodies and gastronauts kindly avert your eyes,” the commercial states as shots of the Big Mac are displayed. “You can’t get juiciness like this from soy or quinoa. This is not Greek yogurt, nor will that ever

be kale. In its lifetime, it won’t be deconstructed or infused.” Drive down most Southern California freeways and you’ll likely hit a McDonald’s “Go Beefetarian” billboard advertising the new $2.49 triple cheeseburger. While McDonald’s came out punching in both previous examples, choosing tradition over change or unhealthy versus healthy, they’ve been slowly lacking in fresh ideas as of late. In their ingredients commercial, famous cinematic

catch phrases are listed together such as “yo, Adriiiaaaan” and “you talkin’ to me.” Of course McDonald’s interjects this phrase with, “two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun” into the mix. It seems that McDonald’s has completely missed the point of needing to improve food quality standards and has instead turned this into some sort of a food culture war. It’s difficult to understand why McDonald’s misses the point.

It doesn’t need to become a health-food haven. It just needs to serve up higher quality food. The company has been talking about a “Create Your Taste” option in which consumers would get to choose their own ingredients and construct their own burgers. But here’s the problem; if McDonald’s can’t supply higher quality ingredients, better cooking standards, friendlier staffs and a better overall experience, then what’s the point? It will just leave a bad taste in the consumer’s mouth.

Letter to the Editor Regarding Cal State Fullerton’s attendance policy not being friendly toward disabled students EDDIE SMITH

To Whom It May Concern, As a registered disabled student at CSUF, I have noticed every class I have taken contains an attendance policy that, by its nature, is discriminatory against disabled people who are likely to miss two or three or more classes in any given semester. This is especially true for disabled students with any kind of chronic pain syndrome, but applies across the board for disabled students beyond the normal sick days, traffic, car problems and personal issues every student faces. The fact that some disabled students have chronic permanent conditions that will cause them to miss days related to their disability—here and there—above and beyond what is normal for everybody means that attendance grading necessarily discriminates against disabled students. Take this semester for instance: I have Philosophy 312 at the Irvine campus with Gary Jason. He also has a grade weighted attendance policy. If a student misses five classes during the semester, they receive an F for the attendance part of the grade worth a total of 5 percent of the grade. Five classes are easy for a disabled student to miss as are four classes (D), and three classes (C), putting the disabled student in a hole most other students do not have to face outside the normal of what everyone faces. But missing classes due to your disability because of pain, or some other disability-related problem, is far outside the normal realm for everyone and pertains directly to a person’s ability under a disability. As such, attendance policies, like the one in my Philosophy 312 class, inherently discriminate against disabled

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students. To be fair, many of the instructors will work with disabled students in that area understanding those attendance policies are meant for the general able-bodied students. But, there are more than their share of apathetic instructors that apply it across the board without regard for a disabled person’s position which they have no control over due to their disability. My Philosophy 312 instructor ignored my emails about this issue. I would like to think the school simply overlooked this issue because the people who make these decisions are not disabled and unaware of the many difficulties faced by disabled students and how some policies actually discriminate against disabled students, not because some apathetic able-bodied person decided to show us disabled people how it needs to be because that person thinks they know something disabled people do not. While there are many excellent people looking out for the unique needs of disabled people, believe it or not, there are many people like that who hold positions working as counselors and other positions with graduate degrees that should not be working with or for disabled people. There are also many instructors that feel the same way with regards to disabled people. Some are very helpful and understanding while others are not. I feel this is an issue that needs to be addressed officially because it seems to be flying under the radar so to speak. Without an official address on the issue, this form of discrimination will continue unchecked. Sincerely, E.J.S. Disabled Student

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Rodriguez took advantage of the opportunity and earned a pair of RBIs by lining a single down the left field line to plate Delynn Rippy and Vandiver. Those early runs would be all that Ybarra would need to shut the door on the Huskers. Washington looked to match Ybarra’s complete-game shutout against Charleston Southern, and came very close to the feat. The Titans were first on the board again when Bryanna Ybarra laced a single to center to score Rodriguez in the third. Fullerton extended their lead to 3-0 in the fourth when Vandiver singled in Rippy before being driven in herself by Taukeiaho. Washington pitched five clean innings before being touched up by the Buccaneers in the sixth. Buccaneer right fielder Cheyenne Gandara roped a single to left field, allowing Natalie Yonan to cross home. The Titans would add two more insurance runs in the sixth to shipwreck the Buccaneers 5-1 and complete the sweep of the Easton Tournament. Tuesday, Fullerton’s season continues with a doubleheader against the University of Buffalo Bulls starting at 3 p.m. at Anderson Family Field.

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Freshman catcher Chris Hudgins takes a hack at a pitch and misses. The Titan bats whiffed 26 times this weekend to the Indiana Hoosiers pitchers in the three-game series. Cal State Fullerton was swept in the series and is now on a four-game losing streak.

Baseball swept by Hoosiers CSUF is currently riding a four-game losing streak MATT CORKILL Daily Titan The No. 23 Cal State Fullerton baseball team is now in the midst of a four-game losing streak after getting swept in their trip to Indiana over the weekend at Bart Kaufman Field. After weather delayed the series, the Titans started on Saturday with a doubleheader against the Hoosiers. However, Indiana clinched the series with a pair of wins. The Titans (9-9) came out swinging as the series opened plating four on

11 hits in the first game, but were plagued by mental errors both on the field defensively and on the basepaths. Junior ace Thomas Eshelman (2-2) got the no-decision after being on the mound for eight innings while he tied a career-high 10 hits allowed and a season-high of four earned runs. The Titans rallied in the top of the ninth inning after freshman Tanner Buis led the inning off with a single to left before having sophomore Hunter Cullen come in to pinch run for him. Sophomore Timmy Richards was hit by a pitch and junior Josh Vargas reached on a throwing error to load the bases with nobody out. Unfortunately for the

Titans, the rally was abruptly ended after junior Tyler Steib struck out and junior David Olmedo-Barrera was called out for batter’s interference after Cullen collided with Hoosier catcher Brad Hartong. The double play ended the Titan rally with the game still tied 4-4, sending the game into extras. Defensively, the Titans committed four errors in game one with three at the bottom of the 10th, including the walk-off error that allowed the Hoosiers to take game one of the series 5-4. Game two proved to be a pitchers duel as Titan junior Justin Garza (1-1) battled for six innings, allowing only one earned run on five hits with seven strikeouts against the collective

Hoosier bullpen that threw four pitchers at the Titans for the combined shutout. The Hoosiers recorded 12 strikeouts with Brian Hobbie (2-0) picking up the win and clinching the weekend series 2-0. Offensively, the Titans struggled at the plate, striking out 12 times and stranding 10 on base with seven of those runners in scoring position to bring the total from the doubleheader to 18 strikeouts and 17 left on the basepaths. On Sunday morning, the Hoosiers (12-4) completed the series sweep in their 10-4 victory over the Titans. The Titans kept it close throughout the game, exchanging leads in the middle innings, but the bullpen came apart in the sixth

when freshman Connor Seabold (1-1) loaded the bases in relief after issuing a single, a walk and another single to load the bases for the Hoosiers. Senior Tyler Peitzmeier walked in the tying run before allowing the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly to left to put the Hoosiers up for good at 5-4. The Hoosiers added five more insurance runs over the next two innings to end the series with a 10-4 win. CSUF struck out eight more times and stranded another seven runners throughout the game. The Titans will look to snap the current losing skid when they return home to host Cal State Bakersfield (11-8) Wednesday at Goodwin Field with first pitch at 6 p.m.

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Sophomore Alexis Valenzuela keeps her eyes on the ball as she returns with a forehand shot. Valenzuela lost her No. 1 singles match against Hawaii’s Cindy Nguyen 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.

Tennis still winless in Big West The Titans dropped a pair against SMU and Hawaii this weekend MATT CORKILL Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis found stormy skies over the weekend in Hawaii, dropping both of their matches and falling to 7-9 overall and 0-5 in the Big West. A win for the Titans would have been their first Big West Conference victory and propelled the team above .500 overall. On Thursday, the Titans opened their trip to Hawaii with disappointment in a non-conference match against Southern Methodist University (9-3). The team seemed to suffer from jet lag, as they fell behind 0-5 early and ultimately dropping the match 2-5 at the University of Hawaii’s Tennis Complex. CSUF fell behind after they failed to gain the doubles point, losing on the No.1 and No. 2 courts 6-2 and 6-3, respectively. The only doubles win for the Titans coming from redshirt-sophomore Emilia Borkowski and senior Kalika Slevcove, 7-6. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DTSPORTSDESK

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5 The SMU Mustangs took the momentum from the doubles point into singles, bursting out to a 5-0 lead to seal the match victory over the Titans after winning on the No. 3 (6-2, 6-1), No. 5 (61, 6-1), No. 4 (6-2, 6-0) and No. 6 (6-2, 6-2) courts in straight sets. Sophomore Camille De Leon and redshirt senior Megan Sandford brought the lone singles points on the No. 1 (6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)) and No. 2 (6-4, 6-3) courts to end the match 5-2 and potentially build momentum going into their match against No. 64 Hawaii. On Saturday, the Titans continued to struggle in Honolulu with their fifth consecutive Big West Conference loss in their match against the Rainbow Wahine (5-7 overall, 2-2 Big West). The Titans earned the doubles point to take the early edge with No. 1 De Leon/

4 Sandford (8-6) and No. 2 Alexis Valenzuela/Danielle Pham (8-7 (7)) winning their matches, but the ‘Bows, celebrating Senior Day, came out firing in singles. Hawaii took a 3-1 lead after winning in straight sets on the No. 1 (6-3, 6-2), No. 2 (6-3, 6-2) and No. 5 (6-4, 6-2) courts before sealing the match 4-2 when Slevcove was defeated by Klara Pribylova in a three-set heartbreaker 6-1, 5-7, 3-6 on the No. 6 court. Sandford played spoiler to Hawaii senior Martina Kostalova in her victory on the No. 3 court 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 to make the overall match score 4-3 for the Rainbow Wahine. CSUF remains winless in conference play after the defeat. The Titans (7-9 overall, 0-5 Big West) will have a couple of days to rest before they host Colorado State (36) Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. on the Titan Courts.

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