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Opinion Volume 97 Issue 33

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Royce hosts women’s conference

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Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, gave the keynote address at the seventh annual women’s conference March 28.

Former secretary of state talks education in keynote

Group gathers to protest Royce’s record, Rice’s war involvement

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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice emphasized the value of education and hard work in her keynote speech during the seventh annual Women’s Conference at Cal State Fullerton on March 28.

About 1,300 guests attended the conference, hosted by Rep. Ed Royce (R-Fullerton), which incorporated seminars featuring women sharing their success stories and others on finances, healthy cooking and children’s health.

Rice spoke about the nation as a whole being pulled together by the joint goal of achieving success.

“Our great aspirational narrative, it doesn’t matter where you came from, it matters where you are going, you could come from humble circumstances and you can do great things,” Rice said.

Rice also touched on the disparity in educational quality that students from different areas of the country must live with.

“The crisis in K-12 education is the greatest single national security threat that we face because, if we do not educate the kids who need it most ... they will be unemployed,” she said.

For a third year, a small group of protesters demonstrated outside the seventh annual Women’s Conference hosted by Rep. Ed Royce on March 28.

The conference featured one of its most distinguished keynote speakers, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Past Keynote speakers have included former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, actress Kristen Bell and television host Lisa Ling.

The event provided a chance for protesters to have their voices heard, said Marian Arguello, president of the Chino Valley Democratic Club who protested at the event.

“I believe that we all need to do our share and I’m here. You have to put your money or your time where your mouth is and I believe that somebody has to fight for women’s rights, and I’m here,” Arguello said.

The demonstrators kept to the north of the main entrance as a long line of people entered the event. The group of about 15 protesters spoke out about Rice’s and Royce’s political pasts, including the entry of the U.S. into Iraq during Rice’s time in the Bush administration and Royce’s voting record on women’s medical rights.

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Joshua Johnson (left) and Bailey Castle (right) star in Micheal Weller’s Loose Ends which opened in the Hallberg Theatre on March 27.

The play is set in the 1970s and is the story of Paul and Susan, a married couple with conflicting desires for their futures.

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Hallberg holds ‘70s drama challenging gender roles ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan The 1970s was a time of progress, love and counterculture. However, while some found liberation, others found constraint.

Playwright Michael Weller’s Loose Ends, which opened March 27 in the

Hallberg Theatre, is the story of Paul, a Peace Corps dropout, and Susan, a young aspiring photographer, meeting on the beach in Bali and falling in love.

The two marry and settle down in Boston and all seems well for the happy couple until Paul’s dream of a suburban lifestyle clashes with Susan’s photography ambitions.

The story is an honest testament of modern relationships, gender roles and how they can contradict desires.

The production, directed

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by associate professor of theater and head of the directing program Mark Ramont, brings ‘70s culture back to life with its detail-oriented production design.

A projection design by Kristin Campbell and Bethany Lizarraga is displayed on screens around the theater at the beginning of the show and during scene changes. It features pictures of Paul and Susan at different stages of their relationship to help create the illusion of the show’s nine-year time span.

The projections also feature pictures and videos of iconic ‘70s moments to the tune of popular songs from that decade.

The costume, hair and makeup design by Jane Baek also helps to give the show its overtly ‘70s theme and aids in the illusion of time passing. From conservative suburban fashion to eccentric hippie styles, each character’s costumes displays their personality with distinct ‘70s fashion trends.

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Cal State Fullerton baseball briefly returned home this weekend to take on the Mustangs of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The Titans were looking to push past the .500 mark, a spot they’ve been stuck at for some time now.

In the first game on Thursday, Cal Poly SLO (10-18 overall, 1-2 Big West) took control and never looked back as they shut down the Titans with a score of 5-0. The Mustangs rocked junior starter Thomas Eshelman, who gave up two home runs.

Fullerton (16-14 overall, 4-2 Big West) left 10 runners on base, and only three of them reached scoring position. Cal Poly SLO ace Casey Bloomquist looked sensational as he went 7.2 innings, only

giving up six hits and recording five strikeouts.

Eshelman, meanwhile, went six innings and allowed four runs (three earned). Eshelman recorded only one strikeout, which is a career low for him.

Junior Josh Vargas provided the Titans’ only extra-base hit with a triple.

Junior Tyler Stieb also provided some offensive spark, going 2-for-4 on the night.

Designated hitter Brian Mundell provided the offensive spark for the Mustangs, as he blasted two of the three Cal Poly SLO home runs that night.

In Friday’s game, junior Justin Garza took the mound for the Titans, picking up his second win of the season in a 2-1 victory.

Five different players had at least one hit for Fullerton, as the Titans mustered two runs off of five hits. Junior third baseman Jerrod Bravo went 1-for-3 and has now reached base safely in 16 consecutive games.

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Hip-hop culture to be featured

Symposium to include demonstrations and rap competition ARELY MARTIN For the Daily Titan

Students will get the chance to move, groove, listen to music and learn more about the hip-hop musical genre when Cal State Fullerton hosts its first Hip-Hop Symposium on Friday in the Titan Student Union Portola Pavilion.

The symposium, titled “Hip-Hop’s Rarest Elements: Music, Culture, and Rhetoric,” will bring in dancers, singers and music industry speakers to perform and present on an array of topics. The symposium will be hosted by Natalie Graham, Ph.D., a professor of African American Studies.

The organizers of the event aim to give participants a better understanding of hip-hop, said Dear Aunaetitrakul, assistant coordinator for the

African American Resource Center.

“The focus of this event is a celebration but also a time of reflection,” Aunaetitrakul said.

“It is our hope that when participants leave the symposium they will gain a new perspective on it and appreciate the hip-hop culture.”

The first performance of the day will start at 9 a.m. with a dance routine that will teach students dance moves seen in music videos.

At the conclusion of the performance, symposium guests will be able to participate in breakout sessions, which will be followed by a lunch break and a performance by rap artist Yung Stooey.

Elaine Richardson, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at the event. Richardson, an English professor and jazz singer, struggled through a period of drug addiction and time in jail before using education to better her life, Graham said.

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the symposium. In fact, one of my students has entered the rap contest,” Alexis said. “I am very proud.”

The event will take place

Friday in TSU Pavilion A and B. A registration form is available on the CSUF Hip-Hop Symposium Facebook page.

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Without a proper education, Rice said, children will have a harder time competing in the future job market.

If the disparity in education is not addressed, she said, the U.S. will be split into two nations—one capable and one not.

“For a country of people not held together by ethnicity or blood or nationality or religion, that will be the death knell of our democracy,” Rice said.

Rice ended her speech talking about the importance of finding her passion in her journey of success.

“Your passion is your passion and once you’ve found your passion, life takes

amazing turns,” Rice said.

The success stories seminar included a panel featuring Caroline Choi, Southern California Edison’s vice president for Energy and Environmental Policy, Katie Oyama, senior policy counsel for Google, and Szu Pei Lu-Yang, a senior associate at Graves & King, LLP. Each woman shared the story of her rise to success.

Choi started off the panel sharing her story of being a first-generation American citizen and her passion for environmental and energy policy.

Oyama told her story of growing up in New York, attending Smith College in Massachusetts and then onto UC Berkeley School of Law. She then took her

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Rolling Stone magazine retracted a fallacious story about a gang rape that allegedly occurred at the University of Virginia, according to NBC News.

The retraction comes following an independent report released Sunday by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism that found the story violated basic journalistic practices.

The story detailed the rape of a UVA student, “Jackie,” at the school’s Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house, prompting the president of the university to suspend all active fraternities on campus.

The report was after questions about the veracity of the story began to surface.

The writer of the story, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, was expected to continue writing for Rolling Stone.

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interest in the legal issues surrounding the Internet and technology and integrated that into her to her current position at Google, she said.

Lu-Yang shared her journey as an only child of an immigrant family who came to America when she was 5 years old to becoming a lawyer.

Through his time at CSUF, Royce said involving himself in different courses and activities helped him in his career.

He encouraged CSUF students to do the same.

“Seize this opportunity to take courses, to join clubs and organizations, throw yourself into the experience, you do not know later in life all the ways that will benefit you,” Royce said.

ISIS takes refugee camp Islamic State militants seized a Palestinian refugee camp Saturday in northern Syria, according to a New York Times report.

The camp, known as Yarmouk, houses up to 18,000 residents, many of whom are descendants of Palestinian refugees who left Israel when it became a state in 1948.

Reports of killings and beheadings began to circulate Saturday and the takeover marked ISIS’s greatest inroads to the Syrian city of Damascus.

But the attack also suggested the Islamic State might be losing strength because it was on one of the area’s most vulnerable camps.

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Demonstrators focused on Rep. Ed Royce’s voting record on issues including the environment and women’s rights during the seventh annual women’s conference March 28.

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really using language and literacy as a way out of an environment that was just traumatic and difficult and so I’m really excited to see her come,” Graham said.

Students will also get the opportunity to ask questions and meet the performers.

“We’ll have the more open Q-and-A, back and forth, about the performance of gender and at the end we are going to close with another opportunity around 3:30 p.m. for participants to meet and greet, to talk to the performers and to do a book signing for a couple of the people who are here,” Graham said.

The symposium will end when the winner of a rap contest is announced. The winning artist will be produced by Richland Records.

Gwendolyn Alexis, Ph.D., an African American Studies professor, said one of her students entered the competition.

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It was Royce’s voting record on issues of women health, particularly reproductive health, that inspired Arguello to protest.

Arguello also held signs stating that Royce is a climate change denier, and said she came out to protest the representative’s voting record on environmental issues.

Protester Raleigh Webster represented Organizing for Action, which promotes a variety of issues, including

clean air, access to clean drinking water and the acknowledgement of climate change.

Webster said Royce fails to represent his constituency by voting against those issues.

Along with environmental issues, protesters demonstrated against the Bush administration’s controversial decisions to send troops to Iraq.

“There is a large group of people who think that the Bush administration were war criminals because of

their activities in Iraq, the reason we got into the war, etc. That’s why I’m here,” said Tom Giles, one of the protesters.

Campus police Capt.

Scot Wiley noted that the group stayed in its allocated zone near the entrance and did not cause any disturbances.

“They’re here every year and they work with and always contact the president; they work with our police department,” Willey said.

“They’re very cooperative.

They’re fine.”

Gov. Jerry Brown pardoned five people who committed crimes in Orange County more than 10 years ago for demonstrating good behavior, the Orange County Register reported.

The five convicted felons were among the 83 people who Gov. Brown pardoned this Easter Sunday, a tradition he does during each Christian holiday, according to The Sacramento Bee. Two of the five people who were pardoned for crimes in Orange County were from California and the other three were from out of state, but had committed their crimes in Orange County.

All were convicted of misdemeanor and felony offenses, but they will now have full citizenship rights.

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NEWS Council to focus on construction

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Project to upgrade sewers will be on consent calendar KLARISSA ALCALA Daily Titan The Fullerton City Council will resume its meetings Tuesday considering two city construction projects.

One of the projects is the replacement and upgrade of deteriorated sewer mains on Nutwood Avenue from State College Boulevard. The condition of the sewer systems in these locations, according to the proposal, is deficient.

The project will also restripe the westbound side of Nutwood Avenue and install signs for bike routes. The council will be asked to approve a budget transfer in the amount of $650,000 and award a construction contract to GRFCO, Inc. for the project in the amount of $582,055.

The council will also consider a reconstruction project for alleys along Pomona Avenue and between Harbor Boulevard and Highland Avenue.

The council will decide if it

will award the construction contract to RG General Engineering, Inc. of Yucaipa.

The project also calls for a budget transfer of $44,000 to replace the deteriorated pavement, alley gutters and replace access ramps to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. At the council’s last meeting council members unanimously passed a draft ordinance to update the municipal code with new speed limits throughout the city. They will be asked to do a second and final reading to adopt the ordinance Tuesday.

If given final approval the ordinance on the new speed limits will take into effect 30 days from the date of council’s adoption and new speed limit signs will be posted by the Fullerton Traffic Engineer.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved a “plan to end homelessness” by providing a year-round permanent emergency shelter and multi service center.

The Fullerton Council will be asked to approve a resolution in support of the County of Orange’s roadmap to effectively end homelessness in

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The Fullerton City Council will be looking at two construction projects, an ordinance that would change speed limits in parts of the city and a plan for homelesness in accordance with Orange County when it resumes meetings Tuesday.

Orange County.

Fullerton does not have a year-round homeless shelter, and proposals to create one have been stalled by the council.

A budget transfer of $275,000 from the Airport Fund balance will also be on the consent calendar. The

funding would be for facility and infrastructure improvements to make the airport more appealing to new tenants and businesses.

The proposal states that the airport has seen an increase of helicopter operations and, because of California’s drought, the unimproved

areas between runways and taxiways have become dry and loose creating unsafe conditions.

A portion of the requested amount will also go to repairs in restaurant space and for office furniture and equipment. The proposal states that most of the office furniture

is over 20 years old and does not present a welcoming atmosphere that the city aims to create.

The Fullerton Municipal Airport was founded in 1927 and is the last general aviation airfield still in Orange County. It spans 86 acres and can accommodate 600 planes.

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Paul is played by Master of Fine Arts acting student, Joshua Johnson, and Susan is played by Bachelor of Fine Arts acting major, Bailey Castle. Johnson and Castle share an infatuated dynamic throughout their performance. From the couple’s romantic beginnings to their choppy hardships, Johnson and Castle deliver the play’s honest themes of relationships with relatable and suspenseful performances.

As Paul and Susan’s relationship grows and changes, so does Susan with her hopes for the future and her passion. Castle shows a gradual development from a benevolent and innocent lover to an independent and ambitious artist throughout her performance.

Susan’s best friend, Janice, is played by musical theater major, Autumn Rose Paramore. Janice was originally traveling with Susan when she met Paul in Bali, and

continued to be a companion to her throughout the couple’s relationship.

Paramore is captivating in her portrayal of the quick-witted and loyal friend. She brings a healthy dose of comedic relief to her scenes as Susan and Janice catch up throughout the years.

The bickering spouses and friends of Paul, Doug and Maraya, are played by BFA acting majors, Kyle Anderson and Melissa Haygood. The upstate New York couple give each other a hard time as they raise their newborn, but clearly share an unconditional love for each other.

In their individual performances and as an ensemble, Anderson and Haygood contribute authentic performances that are both heartwarming and humorous. Through their performances, Doug and Mayara’s tendency to lock horns is matched by their devotion to each other and their child.

Loose Ends plays through April 26 in the Hallberg Theatre.

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Autumn Rose Paramore (left) and Marquell Edward Clayton (right) play the eccentric couple, Janice and Russell, in Loose Ends. The romantic drama is directed by associate professor of theatre, Mark Ramont, and runs through April 26.

Indie rock band to open Spring Concert Battle of the Bands winner One11 plan future concerts JUSTIN PATUANO Daily Titan Indie alternative rock band, One11, was the champion of Associated Students Inc. Production’s Battle of the Bands competition on March 24.

With this win, the Coachella Valley-natives will perform as the opening act for this year’s ASI Spring Concert.

Students new to One11’s music can expect to see four guys with a lot of energy, who love what they do and who will try to put on the greatest show they can, said Ryan Cenicola, One11’s drummer.

Each of the four bands competing at Battle of the Bands was allowed to play two songs.

“We picked the two most energetic songs we could play and we just gave it our all,” Cenicola said.

The band’s original members are Cenicola and lead vocalist and guitarist, Michael Ramirez.

Two former members left the band just before One11

got the opportunity to open for Eddie Money, leaving them without a bassist.

“It was our biggest show ever,” Cenicola said.

It was at that point when Evan Boydstun, lead guitarist and Cal State Fullerton student, and Matt Sutton, bassist, jumped on board.

Ramirez previously knew Sutton from school and asked him to join the band. At the time, Sutton was in another band with Boydstun. Sutton accepted Ramirez’s offer and Boydstun joined him. They all played the show a month later.

“It’s just been great ever since,” Cenicola said.

Last year the band performed at Tacheva, a block party in Palm Springs that includes an outdoor concert. The band performed in front of around 6,000 people as they opened for Fitz and the Tantrums.

“It was such a huge event.

It was in our hometown so it was really special to us,” Cenicola said. “We were representing our hometown in a good way.”

Along with their success, One11 has been able to form their unique sound from working together over the years.

“We’ve all grown so

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Indie alternative band One11 consists of Ryan Cenicola, Evan Boydstun, Michael Ramirez and Matt Sutton. The Coachella Valleynatives won the Battles of the Bands competition on March 24 and will be the opening act for Spring Concert on May 2.

much; we’ve all morphed our sounds,” Cenicola said.

“As we mature the music matures with us. We are really starting to find our sound and really find

what we’re meant to be.

It’s been a really fulfilling experience.”

One11 has plans to perform this summer. The band is working on booking

shows in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas.

“We just want as many people to hear our music as we can. It would be awesome if people around the

world would be listening to our music,” Cenicola said.

The band will perform at the Spring Concert at the intramural field at CSUF on May 2.

Alumnus releases original jazz album HEAVEN OCAMPO Daily Titan Alumnus and professional jazz musician, Mike LeVan, released an original jazz album, A Different Shade of Blue, on March 26.

LeVan and his trio, made up of world class bassist David Enos and drummer John Ferraro, played at downtown Fullerton’s premier jazz club, Steamers, to celebrate the album’s release. The club was packed as friends and family enjoyed the sounds of the new album. Some drove 50 miles to support their close friend.

LeVan comes from a musical and creative family. Both of his parents are graduates of the University of Southern California; his mother was an actress and his father was a director.

LeVan is one of four boys, each play classical piano or guitar.

LeVan began playing classical piano at age 9.

He still remembers the exact moment he chose his instrument.

“I was walking through a mall and there was this guy playing an organ, and I pointed at him and told my mom, I said ‘hey I want to do that,’“ LeVan said.

Soon after, his parents signed him up for lessons.

He attended Cal State Fullerton and graduated with a degree in music. His focus was classical piano.

His fondest memory at CSUF was his senior recital. In preparation for it, he practiced seven hours each day and would have the recital hall opened up just to practice.

At the time, CSUF’s jazz program was not fully developed and after completing his degree he attended Fullerton College to take improvisation classes. At 23, LeVan began a difficult transition into jazz music.

James Linahon, a professor at the college, noticed the talent and uniqueness LeVan put into his music.

“A lot of people sound like somebody. Like ‘he

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sounds like Oscar Peterson or he sounds like Dave Grusin’ or whoever, but Michael LeVan sounds like Michael LeVan,” Linahon said.

Linahon owns the recording studio, LMP Studios,

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A lot of people sound like somebody.

Like ‘he sounds like Oscar Peterson or he sounds like Dave Grusin’ or whoever, but Michael LeVan sounds like Michael LeVan.

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JAMES LINAHON Music Professor and assisted in the recording and mixing of LeVan’s album.

LeVan, Ferraro and Enos were set up in the studio so that they would have good eye contact with one another. They used their talent and creativity to improvise different pieces.

Most of the album is the first recordings of the songs and was recorded over the

course of two days, Linahom said.

“We have chemistry and its kinda hard to buy that,” LeVan said. “Everything just fit, everything just seemed right. Even if you have good player, if you don’t have that chemistry its never going to be as good.”

The title of the album was inspired by the blue luminous color he saw when writing his original pieces.

The cover art shows a beautiful photo of New York City in different shades of blue.

“This CD is one of the greatest things I have ever done,” LeVan said.

“A Time to Remember” one of the ten tracks on the album, has a beautiful melody and is a crowd favorite.

“I really wanted to be able to have a recording to show my original material … When you have something on record, it kind of lasts for a long time.

Even after you die, it is still going (to be) like a blue print.”

To hear some of Le Van’s music and to see upcoming shows, visit MichaelLevan. com.

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Cal State Fullerton alumnus Mike LeVan realsed his original jazz album, A Different Shade of Blue, March 26.

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Spring break excess is overrated

Your week off from school should be spent relaxing VIVIAN CHOW Daily Titan

Now that spring break is over and we’re all back to the daily grind of college life, many of you may be coming back in worse shape than ever.

If you decided to partake in any wild spring break activities last week, I’ll bet you’re regretting it.

That may not be true for everyone, but the idea of spring break–traveling to a sunny destination, getting wasted and partying until dawn–is a lot better on paper.

I’m not saying all spring break vacations or activities are a waste of time.

Planning a short trip with your friends or family can be a great bonding experience if you have the time and money to do so.

It’s a great way to blow off some steam and enjoy some adventures.

But those who don’t have the time or money to travel for spring break, shouldn’t feel envious or regretful.

Spring break is overrated.

Films like 22 Jump Street glorify the spring break experience, making

the allure of spring break ever so enticing to overworked students who are eager to party.

The time off from school only lasts a week and takes place in the middle of the semester, with no other holidays in sight until summer.

Instead of taking this precious week off to party like there’s no tomorrow, you should take this time to relax and rejuvenate.

You no doubt have essays to write, projects to finish and tests to study for, all of which will force you to scramble if you’re trying to work it in before or after spring break activities.

Not to mention all the productive things you could accomplish when staying close to home.

You could finish an entire book, hone a new skill or hobby, spend time working out, visit relatives you haven’t seen in a while or finally catch up on that fully stocked Netflix queue, Staying at home will also save you the outrageously expensive costs of traveling during spring break.

At any hot vacation spot, you’ll find throngs of crowds and endless lines, all filled with crying kids, sketchy people or belligerent drunkards.

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The traditional idea ofspring break as a rite of passage for college students is tired and overrated. Students should take the week off to relax and work on themselves instead of wasting time, money and regret after partying too hard.

Maybe it’s time to reevaluate the idea of spring break as a rite of passage.

It’s a bit of an overkill if you think about it; as if

college students don’t party enough throughout the year, spring break is just one drink too many. You have your whole life to

travel and make memories, it’s alright to take some time and focus on yourself.

College is a time where we have the freedom to

be selfish; don’t take it for granted. Remember to relax and spend some quality time restoring your body and your mind.

Letter to the Editor Domestic violence in media lacks accuracy GABY HERNANDEZ, JANELLE LIM, BEA PASCUAL, KAYLA SMITH, MANUELA STRATMANN Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate women, past and present, as well as to unite in the fight for women’s equality and justice in various aspects of society. Intimate partner violence (IPV), which has historically been known as domestic violence and wife beating is a social issue warranting the time, attention, and efforts of everyone. IPV is estimated to affect 25% to 44% of women. It is characterized by acts ranging from stalking to causing serious physical and emotional harm.

The old adage, “you can’t always believe what you see,” is especially relevant when it comes to how intimate partner violence is portrayed in movies and television. In the half-hour episode of your favorite television show or the two-hour movie you watched last weekend, one of multiple scenarios may occur in which IPV is depicted.

Though it takes, on average, six to seven attempts for a woman to complete an escape from an abusive relationship, media frequently shows the woman either fleeing immediately from her abusive partner with little trouble or getting revenge and “justice” by engaging in her partner’s own manipulative “game.” The latter of these is seen in the film, Enough, with Jennifer Lopez, as she fights for survival and plots to escape the wrath of her husband. Although her actions, on the surface, reflect women’s empowerment to audiences, in reality, female victims do not always participate in elaborate strategies to leave their abusers.

Television shows also make light of IPV, as seen on Family Guy’s episode Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q. This episode takes a more comedic stance on the abusive relationship between a character and her boyfriend later turned fiancé. But it begs the question: can a scripted story played by actors truly portray the real life scenarios that women fighting for

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control and power over their own lives struggle with?

Situations such as those described above within media and entertainment can lead to the normalization and desensitization of intimate partner violence. Research shows that exposure to sexually violent material encourages viewers to feel more comfortable with the violence involved in these behaviors. This leads viewers to believe acts of intimate partner violence are less degrading to women, less violent and less offensive than they may have otherwise believed. What society fails to recognize and understand are the longterm effects these traumatic experiences have. Survivors experience an internalized battle that can last a lifetime. They suffer from a list of health problems, both physical and psychological. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common outcomes following a traumatic event such as IPV.It is reported that 51.6% of abused women fully develop PTSD and that it can be present even nine years after the last abusive episode. Survivors who suffer from PTSD experience symptoms like disturbed sleep, numbing responses, avoidance of activities, anger and re-experiencing the pain of trauma.

By passively viewing the media displayed on screen, society effectively perpetuates “victim blaming,” or the idea of victims as partially or fully responsible for their own victimization.

Such media images support the myth that to be truly worthy of services and sympathy, an individual must fit the characteristics of an “ideal victim”-a woman who is passive, fearful, and economically and emotionally dependent. Ultimately, it is important to be aware that survivors of intimate partner violence do not choose to be victims and responsibility should be placed on the perpetrator.

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The Mustangs’ only offensive spark of the evening came in the first inning when right fielder John Schuknecht struck an RBI-single into center. Garza was able to settle down the rest of the game and ended up going 7.2 innings.

Cal Poly SLO starter Kyle Smith pitched an eight-inning complete game, but still took the loss. Smith allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks.

The Titan offense woke up in the fourth inning as designated hitter Jake Jefferies hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Vargas to tie the game at 1-1. It would stay that way until the sixth inning, where Dustin Vaught and Josh Estill each got hits.

Thanks to a Cal Poly SLO mishandle by first baseman Ryan Drobny, Vaught scored from third, which proved to be the game-winning run.

In Saturday’s matinee rubber game, the Titan offense exploded right out of the gates, scoring four runs in the first

inning as designated hitter David Olmedo-Barrea connected with a grand slam, sending Cal Poly SLO starter Andrew Bernstein to the bench early.

Bernstein didn’t record an out, giving up four runs on two hits and two walks.

The Titan offense totaled 13 runs on 13 hits in Saturday’s affair. Vargas went 3-for3 with a triple, RBI and three runs scored. Bravo went 2-for4 with two RBIs and one run scored.

Olmedo-Barrera would drive in eight runs, which tied a school record for most RBIs in one game. Olmedo-Barrera finished the day 2-for-2 with a single, grand slam, sacrifice fly and an RBI-hit by pitch.

The Mustangs’ offense struggled as they left 10 men on the bases and went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Titan pitching held the Mustang offense to just two runs on 11 hits.

Fullerton now heads on the road for a season-long ninegame road trip, which begins Tuesday at the University of San Diego.

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Softball drops home series to Hawaii The Titans lose a thrilling rubber match in extra innings 8-6

to get a runner past second in the final innings and succumbed to Hawaii 5-1.

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Saturday featured a doubleheader on a warm day at Anderson Family Field. Jasmine Antunez took over in the circle for the Titans and pitched beautifully.

The junior earned the complete game win by allowing just one run and scattering eight hits.

The teams were deadlocked through three innings before Hawaii opened the scoring in the fourth. Third baseman Kristina Akiona’s single allowed Jaramillo to trot home to take the 1-0 lead.

The Titans took their first lead of the series in the bottom of the fourth when Gonzalez stepped up again as a pinch hitter and lined a single into center field for two runs batted in.

Fullerton kept the pressure on in the fifth inning by extending their lead to 5-1 off of a 3-run shot by Rodriguez.

The Arizona transfer went 3-for-4 on the day and was a single shy of completing the cycle.

Hawaii’s brief comeback with a solo homer in the sixth was immediately quelled by two more Fullerton runs in the bottom of the inning. Missy Taukeiaho missed the Santa Barbara series with an injury, but came back with a bang by crushing her ninth homer of the season in the inning.

The Titans would cruise to a 7-2 win to even the series at one apiece.

After earning a gritty series win against UC Santa Barbara in the opening weekend of Big West Conference play, the Cal State Fullerton softball team lost two of three games against a tough Hawaii squad.

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Junior Jasmine Antunez fires a heater to a Hawaii batter. Antunez earned the win in the second game of the series by pitching a dominant seven innings and giving up only two runs (one earned).

The Titans (25-15 overall, 3-3 Big West) welcomed the Rainbow Wahine (23-16 overall, 4-2 Big West) to Anderson Family Field Friday to begin the series. With redshirt junior pitcher Desiree Ybarra out due to an injury, Christina Washington (12-4) earned the starting nod from Head Coach Kelly Ford.

The sophomore from Inglewood pitched a complete game, but not before being taken deep twice and allowing five runs on her way to her fourth loss of the season.

Washington was first touched up by Hawaii right fielder Keiki Carlos in the third inning with a solo shot to left field. Hawaii extended their lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning when Carlos’ infield single with the bases loaded brought in Lindsey Willmon.

The Titans answered in the bottom of the inning by capitalizing on a Hawaii defensive mistake. After junior Courtney Rodriguez reached first from an error by Hawaii shortstop Sarina Jaramillo, sophomore Lexi Gonzalez entered the game as a pinch hitter and brought Rodriguez home with a sacrifice fly to right field.

However, that would be the only offense CSUF would muster as they stranded a runner on third.

Rachel Lack launched a solo round-tripper to left-center field and Hawaii tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh to open their lead to four.

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relief, allowing just a solo homer over the next six innings.

Rivera’s ability to keep the Hawaii offense quiet allowed the Titans to mount a comeback.

Freshman shortstop Shianne Brannan smoked her first homer as a Titan in the fourth inning to halve the deficit to 6-3.

The Titans entered the final frame still trailing by three, but Hawaii pitcher Kanani Aina Cabrales could not put the finishing touches on the series. CSUF came storming back with three runs off of three hits, capped off by an RBI-single by second baseman Samantha Galarza to send the game into extra innings.

All the momentum Fullerton gained was halted in the eighth when Hawaii struck back for two runs to go up 8-6.

This time, Cabrales was able to finish off the Titans and secure the series win.

During the series, CSUF freshman outfielder Samantha Vandiver continued her torrid start to her Titan career, extending her school-record hitting streak to 24 games.

The Titans will have a chance to right the ship Tuesday with a non-conference match against UCLA before returning to Big West action next weekend against UC Riverside on the road.

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Track shines at UCLA invite The team combined for 17 top-five finishes at the event KATELYNN DAVENPORT Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s track and field team snagged multiple spring break victories during the two-day UCLA Legends Invitational last Friday and Saturday.

By the end of day two, the Titans stood with a combined 17 top-five finishes at the meet, the men leading with 13 top-five placers. Senior Steven Williams was a leader by jumped ahead of the competition, placing first in the men’s high jump with a jump of 6 feet, 11 inches.

The Fullerton distance runners who started the

momentum off on the right foot for the Titans, with junior Tim Reed placing second in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase at 9:23:10, sophomore Emily Taylor placing third in the women’s 5000-meter run at 17:36:57 and sophomore David Ramirez placing fourth in the men’s 5000-meter run at 14:46:95.

Ramirez’s finish was a personal-best for him, slashing 10 seconds from his previous personal record.

Next came another fourth place victory, this time from junior Steven Parsons in the men’s hammer throw. Parsons threw 170 feet, 10 inches, leaving him 34 feet from the first place spot.

The junior and senior men’s 4x100-meter tag-team just barely placed second with a time of 41.36 seconds. Cal State Los Angeles nearly

passed them, clocking in at 41.39 seconds.

Senior Taylor Ros’ 48:08 second sprint around the track put him in third for the men’s 400-meter run. Senior Titan sprinters Nick Sole and Malek Walls placed third and fourth in the men’s 100-meter dash at 10.82 seconds and 10.87 seconds, respectively.

Other top-five placements for the women included senior Tejera Dial for second place in the 800-meter run at 2:10.46, freshman Tyler Hardge for third place in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:01.06 and sophomore Ifunanya Gwacham in the triple jump for fifth place at 36 feet, 7.75 inches.

The Titans will be back in action at the Big West Challenge on April 10 at 3 p.m. The Big West Challenge will be the final track and field competition on the home track.

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