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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Volume 97 Issue 42
Earth Day brings attention CSUF expands to state’s severe drought linkage options
Program eases process for med school application NAYARA ASSIS Daily Titan
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Dry brush and grass fading to brown surrounds the Huntington Beach wetlands, showing the effects of California’s hottest and driest years in over a millenium. Oil wells continuously pump into the cracked dry dirt as the only other noise that can be heard are lizards scurrying throughout the brush.
Experts urge CA to to merge Earth Day into their lifestyles ALEJANDRO REYNOSO For the Daily Titan Earth Day is celebrated Wednesday and marks the anniversary of what many see as the start of the modern environmental movement. The annual event was
founded in 1970 by former Sen. Gaylord Nelson in an attempt to raise awareness for environmental protection after witnessing the aftermath of a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. There is no better place to raise environmental awareness than here in California, as the state is currently experiencing its hottest and driest years in over a millenium, according to a study published
by American Geophysical Union Journal. Although there is discord in the scientific community whether the drought is a natural phenomenon or human-caused climate change, there is a consensus among environmental experts and scientists who believe the drought was intensified by high temperatures spawned from greenhouse gases. The temperature is continuously rising, said
Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Ph.D, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. “Continuous increase in greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which accounts for 82 percent of all the greenhouse gases, has led to the dramatic changes in temperature variations.” The three-year period between 2011 and 2014 was the driest since record keeping began in 1895, according to a recent publication by the Public
Policy Institute of California. To make matters worse, 2014 was the warmest year on record in California. Such severe statistics prompted California Gov. Jerry Brown to issue mandatory water restrictions in potable water for cities all across the state on April 1. “Conservation of water is a big deal,” Kurwadkar said. “A penny saved is a penny earned.” SEE EARTH
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In hopes of facilitating an easier, more cost-effective admission process into schools with medical programs, Cal State Fullerton has created linkage programs in conjunction with other universities. The programs, formally approved in 2014 and facilitated by the university’s Health Professions Program, are partnerships between Cal State Fullerton and two other universities: American University of Antigua and St. George’s University, said Christina Cardenas, Communications and Marketing Specialist for the office. Students in the program— who start as undergraduate students at CSUF—will be able to take advantage of an accelerated application process and will be offered special consideration for admission, Cardenas said. The program also saves students the necessity of applying to multiple medical schools, she said. “Traditionally, applying to several schools can cost upward of $5,000 with all the application fees and travel for interview,” she said. “Also, whereas U.S. medical schools typically have one application period a year, these two campuses have two or three application or ‘entry points.’” Both universities are located in the Caribbean, and program officials realize that not everyone will be suited to studying in an offshore program, said Christina Goode, Ph.D., director of the Health Professions Program. SEE LINKAGE
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CSUF golfer chases professional dreams Tisha Alyn Abrea is hoping to become an LPGA player STEPHANIE GOMEZ Daily Titan It was the first hole in the first golf tournament of her life. Seven-year-old Tisha Alyn Abrea, competing in the 9 to 12-yearold girls division, had just carded an 11 on a parfour hole; not a good start. With tears in her eyes, she broke tournament rules and ran to her parents in the crowd and told them she wanted to quit, but they encouraged her to finish the game. She did—in last place. After her loss in that very first competition, she returned next year to the same tournament and won. Now, ten years and many tournaments later, Alyn Abrea can’t imagine giving up golf. “I’ve never burnt out.
I’ve always loved it,” Alyn Abrea said. The 21-year-old broadcast journalism major will be graduating from Cal State Fullerton in May. With only a few weeks left in the semester, Alyn Abrea says she is on the brink of reaching her next goal: going pro and competing in the Ladies Professional Golf Association. In 2014, Alyn Abrea achieved several personal records like finishing with a 75.31 scoring average and earning four top-10 finishes throughout the season. That year was also the one which cemented her resolve to pursue a professional career. “I felt like this game that I have is good enough to compete at a really high level ... the fact that I’ve kind of already touched greatness for a little bit was like, ‘OK you got to at least try; you can’t quit before you even try,’” Alyn Abrea said. SEE GOLFER
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Tisha Alyn Abrea went sobbing to her parents after finishing last in her first golf tournament as a 7-year-old, but is now pursuing a professional career in the sport she loves. The senior also hopes to be a broadcaster for The Golf Channel one day. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM