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The Cal State Fullerton Japanese Culture Club presented “Art of Japan” for the 4th Annual Japanese Culture Expo in the Titan Student Union on Sunday. The event included karate demonstrations, live calligraphy art, music and dance performances, a traditional tea ceremony and a fashion show featuring Japanese attire. SEE JAPAN 4

The jury trial is expected to begin next month in a class-action lawsuit filed against the CSU Board of Trustees over an increase of the 2009 fall semester fees, according to court documents. The complaint alleges that when the universities billed the students for Fall 2009, “it did not anywhere on the students’ online accounts include notice that the (fees) would later increase, or that the price set forth in the bill was not the final price for the fall 2009 term.” The plaintiffs used that increase in their first cause of action, in which they said it was a breach of contract of the CSU student subclass, according to the complaint. They allege that, by not informing students that the price was not final for the term, they established a binding price contract. In the plaintiffs’ third amended complaint, they allege that the board increased Fall 2009 fees and their respective universities sent them bills for the difference in fees after they had already paid fees prior to the raised amount. Plaintiffs allege that the board imposed the increase after many students had already paid the 2009 fees and were unaware that they owed more money. SEE FEES

Renovation plans for library presented Phase one of project expected to cost $15 million SPENCER CUSTODIO Daily Titan Students gathered for open forums on proposed renovation and placement plans for the entire library Monday. There are no plans to change the infrastructure or the exterior of the buildings, architect Gili Meerovitch said. The cost of fixing the ceiling—which was damaged in the March 2014 earthquake—left little funding for expansion and it was therefore easier to keep to the existing architectural footprint, she said. During the meeting, a discussion was held regarding compact shelving and where to place it. Compact shelving would need to be expanded in order to fit the collection with the new design, Meerovitch said. Interim University Librarian Scott Hewitt was a proponent for moving compact shelving on the fourth and fifth floors to the basement where there was once a computer lab, in order to make the space more appealing. The best place for the

new shelving would be the basement of the Library North, said Amir Dabirian, co-chair of Pollak Library of the Future Task Force steering committee and vice president for Information Technology. Moving the compact shelving to the basement nearly doubles the capacity the shelving can hold, Meerovitch said. Hewitt addressed questions regarding the library collection and whether there were any plans cut down on current collection. “We have been weeding the journals and government documents (sic) for quite a while now,” Hewitt said. “And we are going to lightly weed the books, something that hasn’t been done in a number of years.” Library officials are trying to use other methods that don’t require a serious reduction to the library’s collection in order to get more space, like the expanded compact shelving in the basement, he said. There are plans to put the less-used items in the compact shelving in the basement and the more frequently used items in the upper floors, he said. SEE LIBRARY

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Some of the library staff raised concerns over where the research assistance desk was going to be placed. The library is not in the programming stage yet, which will include the exact placement of elements like the reference desk or rows of computers, Meerovitch and Dabirian said. The architects are designating space for certain things and holding open forums to hammer out the finer details of the renovation plans, Meerovitch and Dabirian said. The library plans on opening the south entrance that faces the Quad in the proposed phase one, which would happen by the end of 2017. Included in the phase are the renovations and openings of the fourth and fifth floors of the Pollak Library South. The first floor was designed by planners to be

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Attendees examine proposed plans for the renovation of the library. The first phase of the project, which is expected to cost $15 million, will open the south entrance of the library and renovate parts of the fourth and fifth floors by 2017.

the intellectual and cultural hub of the campus. Phase one will cost an estimated $15 million, Dabirian said.

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and comparative literature and government documents next to the third floor of the northside building, Hewitt said.

Arguments, and the reasons behind them, will be the focus of the 45th Annual Philosophy Symposium hosted by the Department of Philosophy The symposium, titled “Why We Argue & How We Should: Reason and Deliberation in Public Debate,” will feature discussions on contentious issues, including abortion, drone warfare, climate change and gay marriage. The symposium will address why people argue— an act that stems from the fact that humans are social beings, said Andrew Howat, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy and faculty organizer for the symposium. “One of the fundamental reasons why we argue is because, firstly, we disagree and second, we nevertheless have to live together because we are social beings, and in order for social beings to live together in a successful way, we, therefore, have to find a way to resolve our disagreements or at least to

live with them in a constructive fashion,” Howat said. The symposium will address the philosophy of arguing and why it’s important—an important topic, philosophy professor Heather Battaly, Ph.D., said. “Philosophy is all about evaluating one another’s arguments and disagreeing where appropriate in order to get closer to the truth,” Battaly said. The discussions at the symposium will also include student commentators, philosophy professor, Laura Beeby, Ph.D., said. “Every single year, our students do a really great job of bringing the issues back home to their lives, and really talking about the ways that these issues are going to affect them as students and us, as the Fullerton community,” Beeby said. The keynote for the event will be presented by Scott Aikin and Robert Talisse, authors of Why We Argue (And How We Should): A Guide to Political Disagreement. The conference will take place on March 2627 in the Titan Student Union Pavilion C. All of the sessions are free and open to the general public.

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What • “Why We Argue & How We Should: Reason and Deliberation in Public Debate • 45th annual Philosophy Symposium

When • March 26 and 27

Where • Titan Student Union Pavilion C

Keynote • Scott Aikin and Robert Talisse, authors of Why We Argue (And How We Should): A Guide to Political Disagreement

150 killed in France plane crash All 150 passengers on the Germanwings Airbus A320 plane that crashed into the French Alps Tuesday are presumed dead, according to a CNN report. The plane was traveling to Dusseldorf, Germany from Barcelona, Spain. Shortly after its 10 a.m. departure, the plane dropped nearly 27,000 feet in a matter of minutes, crashing into the snow-covered terrain. On board were six crew members and 144 passengers. One of the aircraft’s data recorders were found, but the cause of the crash is still unknown. Officials from Spain and Germany joined French authorities in their rescue effort, but authorities were unable to retrieve any of the bodies due to weather.

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Initiative prepares freshmen Incoming freshmen to the Cal State University system are the best prepared for college-level English and math courses thanks to Early Start, an initiative created in 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Cal State Board of Trustees heard research about the initiative during their meeting Tuesday. The initiative, which began in 2012, provides summer instruction to incoming freshmen to prepare them for college. It requires incoming college freshmen to take remedial courses to complete them before beginning their first term. Summer 2014 was the first time all accepted freshmen had to partake in the program. - JUSTIN PATUANO

Greyhound not liable for crash Greyhound was found not guilty by a Fresno jury on Tuesday in a 2010 crash that resulted in six people dying, according to the Los Angeles Times. A Greyhound collided with an overturned SUV on California Highway 99 on July 22, 2010. James Jewett, the driver of the Greyhound, was accused of not wearing his glasses, operating at an unsafe speed and making an unsafe lane change at about the time of the crash, according to the Los Angeles Times. It was confirmed by a California Highway Patrol report that Jewett was wearing his glasses and colliding with the SUV was unavoidable. - JUSTIN PATUANO

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Flower research heats up

Faculty look into how corpse flower raises its temperature MATTHEW HADDIX Daily Titan

A corpse flower has opened its petals and spread its signature scent throughout the arboretum for the second time this month, leaving faculty members with a limited window of time to study the plant and its unusual behavior of heating up before coming into full bloom. The titan arum, otherwise known as the corpse flower, is one of the few plants in the world that is able to increase its internal temperature. The plant does this in order to volatilize its signature stench over a large area to attract carrion-feeding insects, which it uses to pollinate itself. What’s unclear is how the plant heats up. There have been few tests that attempt to understand how the plant achieves a dramatic temperature rise. Testing remains difficult because the period of time available to test the plants is limited. While it may take years of preparation for the plant to develop a flower, the actual bloom time could be as short as a day, said Gregory Pongetti, the living collections curator at the Arboretum. “The one that flowered in 2006 that was here also flowered in 2000,” Pongetti said. “Each time it does produce the flower, it is really only open and active for about 24 hours.” Pongetti spends a

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The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the corpse flower, has bloomed again in the Fullerton Arboretum. The flower will only bloom for a short time, putting constraints on researchers looking to examine how the flower raises its temperature.

significant amount of time studying the corpse flower alongside Edward Read, the manager of the CSUF Biology Greenhouse Complex. The two men use the rare bloom periods to better understand how the plants heat themselves. “One of my hurdles is getting equipment to actually study it,” Read said. “I borrowed the thermal camera from a herpetologist in the (biology) department,

and he was great … we were able to get the (thermal) images.” To the surprise of Read and his associates, the self-heating spadix—the large green “stalk” that extends from the flowering stage of the plant—was not evenly heated. “When we were testing the temperature, the tip of the spadix was close to 10 degrees hotter than the rest of the plant,” Pongetti

said. Read is not the only one conducting thermal experiments on corpse flowers. Researchers at Cornell University have undertaken similar tests, he said. “They used a thermal imaging camera also,” Read said. “Their tip (of the spadix) got to 106 degrees Fahrenheit, which is really hot.” Read has been cultivating a batch of titan arum

in the Biology Greenhouse Complex in order to make the plant easier to study. “If we have regularly one or two blooms a year, that will enable them to actually dedicate time to study it,” he said. Currently there are no formal studies on the plant taking place at CSUF, Read said, but studying the plant is still important because it could lead to great scientific discoveries.

Read specifically pointed to the use of Taq Polymerase, a key enzyme scientists use today to copy DNA strands. “Taq Polymerase comes from aquatic bacteria that grows in thermal pools,” Read said. “You never know what’s going to come out of it, so we don’t know what’s going to come out of this—a plant that actually heats up is really fascinating.”

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The original action was filed by the plaintiffs on July 31, 2009. In the time between filing and the scheduling of a jury trial, multiple motions

in limine—motions that attempt to prevent or limit evidence from being presented—have been filed to preclude evidence, testimony and arguments by both the defendants and the plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs, Honora Keller, Samantha Adame, Vivian Kwak, Xuelian Xie and other similarly situated persons are seeking injunctive and declaratory relief and damages against the board.

The CSU Board of Trustees entered into a closed session Tuesday to discuss the pending trial, according to their online agenda. The board denied that there was an established

Board approves TSU plans CSU Board of Trustees approved design and construction plans

A case management conference is set for Friday at the San Francisco Superior Court. Jury selection begins April 6 and the estimated trial time is six weeks, according to court documents.

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contract regarding fee price between the CSU system and the students. The trustees said there were disclaimers in 2009 for all respective university student portals that said fees are subject to change.

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The CSU Board of Trustees met Tuesday and approved the schematic plans for the expansion of the Titan Student Union. The board will meet again today.

This project is expected to be more costly because of CSUF’s below-grade construction and the planned curtain wall system that includes high performance glazing. The glaze curtain walls help with transparency with the new additions and maximizes daylighting and views around the building. The board also approved an agreement between the CSU Board of Trustees and the Statewide University

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as a critical time in campus operations. Also approved was the adoption for opening negotiations with the State Employees Trades Council—a union representing skilled workers—and the Academic Professionals of California, which represents over 2,000 academic counselors statewide. Some of the proposals presented by the two groups include benefit and salary and other amendments to articles.

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Japan: Expo shares culture in Pavilion

Japanese Culture Club embraces “Art of Japan” in culture expo JACKIE TAMBARA Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton Japanese Culture Club presented the 4th Annual Japanese Culture Expo Sunday afternoon in the Titan Student Union Pavilion. The expo’s central theme was “Art of Japan” and featured different types of Japanese art forms, including karate, floral design, calligraphy and modern dance. The club sought out various organizations and groups to provide a variety of Japanese art activities for attendees. “Our coordinators know the Japanese community and we get to reach out to performers and demonstrators,” said Yuki Chen, one of the main expo coordinators for the Japanese Culture Club. Chen also participated in

several performances like the dance medley and acapella group. The expo kicked off with taiko drumming performed by Senryu Taiko from UC Riverside. UCR’s Origami Club was also present with a booth for activities. The CSUF Shotokan Karate Club welcomed members from the Long Beach chapter to join them in a demonstration following the opening ceremonies. “I’m here to support them, get them more popularity, recruit more members and enhance the Japanese culture,” said Patrick Dong, a member of the Shotokan Karate club of Cal State Long Beach. Dong has been a member of the Shotokan Karate Club of CSULB since 2012. For Dong, karate is a way to build up self confidence and courage, he said. CSUF Shotokan Karate Club currently has 15 members, including students and alumni, and is still growing. Miyako Arao, a floral

designer, experienced popularity with her activity booth. With plenty of fresh flowers and greenery, attendees were able to create their own floral center pieces. Arao and her assistants demonstrated Japanese floral design and helped guests construct aesthetically pleasing arrangements. Shoran Calligraphy was featured in the middle of the expo with live art and calligraphy on stage. Following the calligraphy, the music troupe, Fuji Japanese Music, performed traditional Japanese Kabuki music. Various types of Japanese dance styles were performed. The Japanese Culture Club’s very own members performed Soran Bushi, a traditional song and dance that illustrates the labor and techniques used by fishermen of Japan. The Japanese Culture Club also featured modern and pop dance routines as well as an acapella

segment which featured club members singing in Japanese. The expo featured a 30 minute demonstration of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. The demonstration was shortened because the ceremony traditionally takes four hours to complete. Tea was served throughout the expo so guests could experience a customary Japanese tea service. The kimono and Japanese fashion show was the finale for the expo. The Japanese Culture Club and CSUF Fashion Club collaborated to put together a fashion show consisting of traditional kimono fashion and modern day styles that are popular in Japan. The purpose of the Japanese Culture Club’s Culture Expo is meant to spread diversity and Japanese culture throughout campus and to students. Japanese Culture Club board member and expo host, Juancho Santamaria, has managed culture expos

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UC Riverside’s traditional Japanese drumming group, Senryu Taiko, began the 4th Annual Japanese Culture Expo with a performance.

since 2011 and strives to be involved for as long as possible, he said. Guests, performers and club members were eagerly engaged with the activity booths and performances throughout the whole expo. Lines formed to practice

calligraphy, floral arrangement and origami. CSUF Japanese Culture Club and its 4th Annual Culture Expo sought out to spread varieties of Japanese diversity within the immediate community, and they did just that all in one afternoon.

CSUF professors to collaborate in the Meng Ernest Salem and Alison Edwards to give performance Friday MEGAN TAMBIO For the Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s own Ernest Salem and Alison Edwards will be playing at the Meng Concert Hall in the Clayes Performing Arts Center on Friday.

Salem is a professor of music at CSUF and will be playing the violin. Edwards, an assistant professor of music at CSUF, will be playing the piano. The pair will be performing a collection of classical pieces, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”, Franz Schubert’s Fantasia in C major Op. 159, and Eugene Ysaye’s Sonata No. 5 in G Major Op. 27 for

solo violin. The two have performed several classical concerts at CSUF, both with other collaborators and with each other. “I think it is important for professors, who perform, to have some type of presence on campus in a performing capacity. I also enjoy collaborating with my colleagues, and Professor Edwards and I have performed together for many years now,” Salem said.

In addition to teaching music at CSUF, Salem performs with various groups within the Los Angeles region and across the United States, as well as in Europe and South America. Past credits include the Los Angeles Master Chorale Orchestra, the Los Angeles Symphony and the Titan Trio, which includes fellow CSUF professor Cynthia Bauhof-Williams. Salem is also the former concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony.

Edwards is an expert in piano pedagogy and leads the Pedagogy Program here at CSUF. She was a first prize winner in the Carmel Music Society Competition and has performed with the County Pacific Symphony and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Her music has been praised by the Sunday Peninsula Herald as “alternating strength and delicacy (and) playing with incredible fluency.”

Salem and Edward’s concert runs from 8-10 p.m. Single tickets are $15 at the door. Discounted tickets are available for $13 as advance admission entry for students, senior citizens, CSUF staff and faculty, Alumni Association members, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and support group members. Tickets can be purchased online at the Clayes Performing Arts Center box office website.

Plans This Week? Really Really • Arena Theatre • Wednesday-Saturday 8 p.m. • $10, $5 with Titan discount

ASIP Concert: New Beat Funds • Becker Amphitheater • Thursday Noon • Free

Lloyd Rodgers Goups • Recital Hall • Thursday 8 p.m. • $10, $8 with Titan discount

Loose Ends • Hallberg Theatre • Friday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. • $11, $10 with Titan discount

Earnest Salem, violin & Alison Edwards, piano • Meng Concert Hall • Friday 8 p.m. • $15, $13 with Titan discount

University Symphony • Meng Concert Hall • Saturday 5 p.m. • $15, $13 with Titan discount

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Loose Ends opens Friday in the Hallberg Theatre. The play is set in the 1970’s and is about Paul, a Peace Corps drop-out and film editor, and Susan, a successful photographer. Because of their clashing desires, their marriage begins to fall apart. The play is directed by associate theater professor Mark Ramont and deals with themes of feminism and relationship goals.

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Drama to challenge gender roles and relationships Friday ERICA SHARP For the Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts will present Loose Ends on Friday in the Hallberg Theatre. The play focuses on the relationship between Paul, a Peace Corps dropout

looking to settle down with film editing and Susan, a vivacious and confident photographer, driven to break free of a cookie cutter lifestyle. Written by Michael Weller, the play is set during the 1970s feminist movement; the expectations of gender roles and societal influences threaten the couple’s nine-year relationship. Associate professor of theater and head of the

directing program, Mark Ramont, directed Loose Ends, and said that, despite its 1970’s setting, it still has relevance to modern-day relationships. “(People) deal with clashes of desires,” Ramont said. “When the roles are very easily defined … it’s a little bit easier to accommodate, but when you have two people who have dreams and desires ... it is very, very, hard.” Bailey Castle, 22, senior

theater major, plays Susan and believes her character can act as hope for women who are victimized by patriarchy, she said. “It’s just ridiculous nowadays—society, and I think we’re in a transition period that I don’t know how long will take, but everything is getting jarred,” Castle said. Joshua Johnson, 33, theater major, plays Paul, a character that relates to college students, he said. “(Paul’s) trying to make a

difference and I think that’s something college students have; these great hopes and dreams of doing and they get out into the real world and it’s kind of suffocating,” Johnson said. Loose Ends is a story about life, Ramont said. “(Michael Weller) gets it,” Ramont said. “He captures who we were and where we were … I hope that it speaks to a younger audience more than just a history piece.” The play is also very true

to life because of its blend of comedy and drama, Castle said. All of the characters and situations are very relatable to a modern audience, Johnson said. Tickets can be purchased online at Fullerton.edu/Arts or in person at the Clayes Performing Arts box office for $11. Tickets are $10 for students, faculty and seniors. Loose Ends runs until April 26.

Competition winner to play alongside symphony ANASTASIA GEGES For the Daily Titan California State University Fullerton’s Symphony Orchestra will be performing Saturday with Concerto-Aria competition winner, Marta Xavier. Associate professor of music and department vice chair, Kimo Furumoto

will be conducting the performance. Furumoto has worked with the likes of conductors Leonard Bernstein and Robert Shaw. His long list of work experience includes working as the music director of the Concert Orchestra at the University of Cincinnati, and as the assistant conductor of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and College Conservatory of Music. Xavier will be accompanying the Orchestra with a new romantic piece titled

Concertino composed by Carl Maria Von Weber. Xavier is a graduate student in her second year at

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Academy for Orchestra in Lisbon, Portugal prior to attending CSUF, and will be graduating in May.

Having the right energy behind you while you’re playing is just awesome. It’s like you have a wave of sound behind you that is just carrying what you are doing. MARTA XAVIER Clarinetist

CSUF. She is from Portugal and has been playing the clarinet since the age of 12. She attended the

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Marta Xavier to perform concert with University Symphony

Xavier was one of the many musicians who competed in the Concerto-Aria Competition in late

October and she emerged the winner. “Working with the orchestra is always very inspiring to me, and Kimo has been very helpful and getting the right energy from the orchestra and matching it to what I’m doing,” Xavier said. “Just having the right energy behind you while you’re playing is just awesome. It’s like you have a wave of sound behind you that is just carrying what you are doing.” This performance will give the audience the opportunity to hear music the Symphony

Orchestra will be playing this summer in Paris. “They’re playing a repertoire that kind of portrays how America views Paris,” Xavier said. “(It’s) a musical exchange between America and France.” The performance is on Saturday at 8 p.m. and will be approximately two hours in the Meng Concert Hall. Presale tickets for students, senior citizens, faculty and Alumni Association will be on sale for $13 at the box office. Single tickets will be available for $15.

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Online gaming needs reform

Harassment towards women in gaming needs to stop HEAVEN OCAMPO Daily Titan

Playing video games should be an enjoyable and thrilling experience for all, allowing players to submerge themselves into a world of fantasy. However, many women within the online gaming community are subject to harassment. According to the Pew Research Center, 25 percent of female internet users between the ages of 1824 have experienced sexual harassment, and 50 percent of females have been called offensive names. A survey in 2012 given by Price Charting revealed that out of 874 participants, women were four times more likely to be subjected to sexism in gaming, with a total of 63.3 percent of them saying they have experienced harassment. In the same study, more than 35.8 percent of women said they quit a game temporarily because of the harassment they received. Websites such as Fatuglyorslutty.com and Notint hek it chen a ny mor e.c om collect and post screenshots of messages, photos and recorded dialogue from male users. Many of these messages are sexually harassing women, calling them fat or slutty, and telling them to get out of the gaming world. It’s great these websites can create a community for women to share their

negative experiences, but it’s troubling to witness the horrid and demeaning way women are treated online. Furthermore, the depiction of women in video games adds another layer to this issue. Female characters are created with unrealistic body sizes and proportions. Last month, Mortal Kombat X developers announced their female characters will be more realistically designed, which should have been a win for female gamers. However, reading the comment section of articles covering the announcement, male users commented, “I want to see T&A in my Mortal Kombat … not women who look like little boys,” user jeffryclause said, and, “Now [female characters] have interesting personalities and want to finish college,” user colbster said. The comments mocked the idea of realistic female characters and complained about how they won’t have the same sex appeal as the traditional characters. In order to expose the reasons why women are subjected to misogyny in the gaming world, Shannon Sun-Higginson decided to create the documentary GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming. She spoke to gamers, bloggers, scholars, developers and experts in an attempt to answer why women are targeted in the gaming communities. In the trailer of the film, professional gamers discuss how they are subjected to more criticism and harassment than their male

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Misogyny and harassment still permeate the online gaming community, creating a hostile and exclusionary environment for female gamers. An online experience should be inclusive to all participants and efforts need to be made to reform the community.

counterparts, who make up the majority of the gaming community. Sun-Higginson hopes to use this film as a way to

discuss the issues women face in gaming and how the environment can change in order to promote a more fair and inclusive community.

This issue is just one part of the misogynism women are subjected to everyday in society. Using these resources, female gamers can

enlighten people outside and within the gaming community to stop harassment and promote equality within the industry.

D&G’s insensitivity is unacceptable Dolce and Gabbana should be ashamed of anti-gay remarks LEON ROMERO Daily Titan Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce, the head designers and founders of the praised Italian high fashion label, Dolce & Gabbana saw their success come to a screeching halt on March 16, 2015 when they were quoted in an interview with the Italian magazine Panorama stating, “the only family is the traditional one. No chemical offspring and rented uterus.” As soon as the media took notice of these quotes, there was an immediate outrage from the public. Many of Dolce & Gabbana’s once adoring fans were now suddenly crying foul and posting statuses and pictures in opposition. Shortly after the public was enlightened of these oppressive comments, a trending hashtag was going around social media stating “#BoycottDolceGabbana.” Before these unfortunate events, Dolce & Gabbana

was actually my favorite high fashion label within the fashion industry, because they never ceased to amaze and inspire me with their breathtaking garments. Now I feel completely offended and oppressed by my favorite fashion designers. Celebrities, including Elton John, Madonna and Courtney Love, joined the shaming efforts towards D&G by using the hashtag in their social media posts. John has since posted a photo of the two designers on Instagram and wrote, “How dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic. Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce & Gabbana ever again.” It’s evident that everyone’s entitled to their own opinions in life, but it’s hard to support such impudent designers who claim that same-sex partnered families and babies born through artificial insemination aren’t considered an actual family. It takes a ton of courage

and nerve to be a proud homosexual in such an oppressive world today. Dolce & Gabbana must both surely know this since they are both self-proclaimed gay individuals, which leaves the gay community in amazement as to how they could say such shameful comments towards fellow LGBTQ members, who courageously choose to start a family. Dolce & Gabbana is a prominent high-fashion label that many young, gay individuals admire and praise. These young admirers are already being told on a daily basis that they’re not good enough and that being gay isn’t okay. The designers shouldn’t have chosen to make such careless remarks, especially given their elevated status in the media. A “family” is an assemblage of individuals united by their love and acceptance of one another. One can only hope that one day both Gabbana and Dolce will gain enough courage to start a family of their own so that they can understand the universal idea of familial love.

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Fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana have come under immense backlash after comments regarding their opposition to same-sex families and children born through artificial insemination.

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