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The Fullerton City Council approved a resolution to support the creation of a year-round homeless shelter in Anaheim Tuesday. Mayor Greg Sebourn promised funding, coordination of local services and collaboration with neighboring cities to support the shelter as part of the resolution, pending council approval. A proposal for a yearround homeless shelter in Fullerton was first discussed by the council in February 2013. Then-Mayor Bruce Whitaker opposed the proposal, and it has been stalled in the agenda until Tuesday’s approval. A plan was developed by Orange County’s Commission to End Homelessness states that one of the most important actions needed for this plan is to develop a yearround, permanent emergency shelter and a year-round multi-service center. Fullerton and Santa Ana currently have emergency shelters at the National Guard Armory, but they are only open in winter months and will be closing for the season April 13 at 6 a.m. During public comment, it was also brought up that the National Guard Armory provides shelter for up to 200 homeless people each night and because of its closing, there is more of an immediate need for the service centers. 3

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Students competed in a worldwide paper plane contest Tuesday in hopes of winning a trip to Austria. Rules regarding construction and technique were developed by the Paper Aircraft Association.

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The Student Success Initiative Fee Advisory Committee meeting Wednesday focused largely on the progression of the overhaul of campus Wi-Fi and other Information Technology programs. The committee, comprised of students and faculty, is responsible for overseeing the use of funds brought in by the Student Success Initiative passed last year. The committee is cochaired by Vice President for Student Affairs, Berenecea Eanes, Ph.D., and Associated Students, Inc. President Harpreet Bath. Implementation of the fee, which was passed by the Student Fee Advisory Committe in the Spring 2014 semester, began last semester with a $60 increase in student fees. The fee approval came following a weeks-long consultation process that garnered responses from roughly 10 percent of the student population. The fee will continue to increase until it reaches its final amount of $181 in fall 2016. Funds from fees were slated to improve programs including athletics, counseling and IT support. Bath tackled the issue of campus Wi-Fi and said that it stands as one of the most important issues associated with the fee. SEE SSI

Big screen dreams for alumnus Producing knockout hits to an eloquent independent film SVETLANA GUKINA Daily Titan Seventeen years after earning his bachelor’s degree in communications from Cal State Fullerton, Ryan Harris is now a successful film producer and wants everyone to know that anything is possible. At 38, Harris can now fill his resume with hit animated films such as: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Shark Tale (2004), Madagascar (2005), Rise of the Guardians (2012) and The Book of Life (2014). Last month, this list expended by one more film. One especially important to him called Walter—an independent live-action film, which opened nationwide in March. Harris’ passion for producing originated during his childhood. He remembers how growing up in

Yorba Linda at the age of six or seven he used to have fun helping his aunts and uncles decorate family barbecues and picnics on Saturdays. From that point on, he always enjoyed planning. “Working on things, putting things together and having a final product— that was very fun,” he said. “That process from nothing to something is what I am addicted to.” His interest in art came about by his mother and grandmother when they introduced him to dance, which then led into musical theater. His love for theater later transpired into his love for television and film. One memory he has from his grandmother Frances DonVito-Konick, who passed away in 2009 at age 93, was a rainy day bus ride to see Pinocchio at a movie theater. Harris describes “getting lost inside the movie” as an eye-opening experience. His passion for art or as he puts it, “crazy amount of energy” to take a, “crazy amount of

extra curriculum” during his years at CSUF. As a communications major with emphasis in film and television, minoring in American Studies and working two jobs, Harris also managed to take dance classes. For a semester, he had to run across campus in ballet tights from one dance class to another three days a week—Monday, Wednesday and Friday—in order to be on time. The immense amount of units Harris earned allowed him to take a semester off to intern for Disneyland in Paris. And upon returning, he still was able to graduate on time. Even though he enjoyed dancing, Harris didn’t see himself as a performer. He didn’t like attention and wanted to stay behind the scenes while still doing something creative. He saw an opportunity in film and television production. After interning for the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless and graduating from CSUF, Harris received an offer to join DreamWorks Studios in 1998, which at the

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Ryan Harris (center) is an alumnus of Cal State Fullerton. He is now a producer in Hollywood with nearly a dozen recognizable films accomplished and a passion that’s keeping that list growing.

time was still a developing company. He took the offer with enthusiasm. “I jumped at it,” he said. “It was a start of the company, it was an underdog, and I wanted to go be a part of that.” DreamWorks producer

Maryann Garger, 45, met Harris 16 years ago, and she immediately recognized his potential. “Right away I could see he was a real ‘go getter,’ who could expertly handle trying production

situations,” she said. Impressed by his character and professionality, she made Harris her assistant on the film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. SEE PRODUCER

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Khalifa to play Spring Concert Rapper Wiz Khalifa will headline ASI concert with Tyga ELAIZA ARMAS Daily Titan Rapper Wiz Khalifa will be headlining alongside Tyga for this year’s Associated Student, Inc. Productions Spring Concert on May 2. Unlike previous spring concerts, which have been paid for entirely through student fees, students will be required to pay $10 for wristbands. Originally from Pittsburgh, Wiz Khalifa started his music career in 2005 at 16 years old, but it wasn’t until the release of his mixtape titled Kush and OJ in 2010 that Khalifa grew in popularity. The mixtape consisted of beats sampled from a variety of creative musicians like rhythm and

blues artist Tevin Campbell, British electronic duo Frou Frou and French artist Cortex. Initially available as a free download, the mixtape eventually became the No. 1 Google and Twitter, according to the New York Daily News. About two months after the release of Kush and OJ, Khalifa signed a contract with Atlantic Records. In September 2010, he released his first hit single with Atlantic Records titled Black and Yellow off his album Rolling Papers that landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 before the album’s release, according to Billboard.com. After selling 197,000 copies within the first week, Rolling Papers was then certified gold and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, according to Billboard.com. Khalifa has won numerous awards including the Billboards Music Award

for Top New Artist, BET Award for Best New Artist, BET Hip-Hop Award for Best New Mixtape and several more. He also has his own record label, Taylor Gang Records, an independent label located in Pittsburgh, co-owned by rapper Juicy J. The label has signed popular artists like Ty Dolla $ign and Chevy Woods. Khalifa has released five studio albums and the Pittsburgh City Council made Dec. 12, 2012 Wiz Khalifa day for demonstrating constant pride for the city, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The two headliners will take the stage at CSUF’s Intramural field at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for guests, who must be 18 years old or older. Tickets will be released Monday and can be purchased at the Titan Student Union Lobby starting at 8 a.m.

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Rap artist Wiz Khalifa will perform along with Tyga at the ASI Productions Spring Concert in May.

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Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been found guilty of all 30 counts against him for his involvement in the 2013 attack that killed three and injured 264. Charges include conspiracy to use a weaon of mass destruction. It took the jury slightly more than 11 hours to register a verdict—following the testimonies of 95 witnesses over 17 days. Out of the 30 charges against Tsarnaev, 17 carried the death penalty. A separate hearing will determine whether he will be sentenced to death. For Tsarnaev to be sentenced to death, it would require a unanimous vote from the same jury that laid down convictions today.

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The Student Success Fee Initiative Advisory Committee discusses Wi-Fi improvements and their implementation during one of their regularly scheduled meetings Wednesday, April 8.

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“I think it just happens to be one of the most visible aspects of the (Student Success Initiative) fee,” Bath said. “What tends to happen is the students have issues connecting to our Wi-Fi ... and then they blame it on poor service. And then they blame it on student fees not being utilized to better our Wi-Fi.” Bath has not been able to connect to the campus internet since IT switched to the new Wi-Fi system, he said. He expressed concern that too many other students are facing the same problem. Rommel Hidalgo, associate vice president for Information Technology, addressed the recent Wi-Fi crash. The promise of the Student Success Fee to improve

Wi-Fi service on campus put added pressure on his team and, when all combined, resulted in the disconnects, he said. One of the bigger issues was people who still had profiles for the old Wi-Fi system attempting to connect to the new Wi-Fi system, Hidalgo said. “It didn’t go out as seamless as we planned, but we’re just going to work on that.” He added that, as more people use the new Wi-Fi, it will become easier for Information Technology to find and solve the issues. Since January, the 24/7 IT help desk has provided an average of 72 hours a week of phone support and 77 hours a week of walk-in support, Hidalgo said. Much of the support was for educational software such as Mathlab and

other programs used by divisions across the campus. The IT help desk is planned to be 24/7 throughout the summer. Hidalgo also said that they had approximately 3,000 students sign up for the free Dropbox accounts offered by the school. Depending on the demand by students towards the end of the semester, IT may renew the license for a lower amount. “I think that’s the most cost effective way to do that,” Hidalgo said. The IT department received approximately one-third of the projected funding from the Student Success Fee. Until the fee is fully implemented, IT plans to borrow funds from other areas in its department and will repay them when the student success fees reach the fall 2016 amount, Hidalgo said.

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The Islamic State unexpectedly released more than 200 Iraqi Yazidis following an eight month imprisonment by the extremists, according to The Guardian. The Yazidis freed about 40 children and the remainder were elderly. The majority of those released showed signs of abuse, neglect and ill health. The Sunni extremist group has targeted the Yazidi people in the past because it perceives them as religious traitors worthy of genocide, slavery and subjugation. The release of Yazidi children and elderly on Wednesday marks the second occurrence this year, with a similar release in January. - MATTHEW HADDIX

Man shot fatally in Santa Ana A 44-year-old man died in the hospital after he was shot several times Wednesday afternoon in Santa Ana, the Orange County Register reported. Santa Ana police found the man with several gunshot wounds to his upper body when they arrived at the 1100 block of West Chestnut Avenue at 3 p.m. The suspect—described as a Hispanic man in his 30s—left the scene following the incident. The two appeared to be involved in an altercation, police said. Authorities do not believe the shooting was gang-related and it’s unknown whether the two men knew each other previously. - JACKIE TAMBARA

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If the county-operated shelter is built, it would replace both of these emergency shelters. Concerns were raised during public comment about the kinds of services that these centers would provide, what kind of funding the county would require from the city of Fullerton and what kind of input the public would have on the service center. Council member Bruce Whitaker also expressed his concerns and voted against the resolution, calling it “an experimental approach to resolving homelessness.” Whitaker also said that he would prefer to see nonprofit, volunteer and religious-based organizations to serve the county’s homeless population. “I have concerns that once the county is involved in creating open-ended commitments for taxpayers, that we will wind up instead of ending homelessness in Orange County, we will begin to accommodate larger numbers of long term homeless,” Whitaker said.

The rest of the council members said they saw the value of a county-run shelter, but brought up the fact that there have been problems with locating and identifying a site for the centers. Councilwoman Jan Flory said that about nine months ago, they had site on the border of Anaheim and Fullerton that she thought was a good fit, but as of now nothing has been agreed upon. Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Fitzgerald also supported the resolution. “The only way that a lot of folks, I think, who find themselves homeless are going to forever get off the streets and into a stable housing situation is to have an emergency shelter, like we’re talking about here.” Fitzgerald said. Mayor Greg Sebourn recognized that this resolution will be far from a final solution to the issues of homelessness, but it doesn’t mean something shouldn’t be done. He reiterated that there is a support for a regional year-round homeless shelter.

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The Fullerton City Council approved a resolution Tuesday to support a year-round homeless shelter in Orange County.

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Group aims to halt trafficking OC human trafficking task force seeks innovative ideas MATTHEW HADDIX Daily Titan It has been 150 years since the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States, yet even in modern day Orange County, the practice continues in the form of human sex and labor trafficking. The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force was created in 2004 to respond to an increasing trend of sex trafficking found within the Orange County area, and since its inception it has helped hundreds of victims by providing them with shelter as well as medicinal, legal, social and educational aid. The Task Force recruits volunteers into its program on a quarterly basis, the next volunteer orientation will fall on April 21. Lihn Tran is the administrator of the task force, who speaks on the primary goals of the program: protection, assistance and prevention through cooperation between law enforcement, community groups and volunteers. Girls, women and men become victims of human trafficking, particularly sex trafficking, every year—although these victims have suffered greatly, the community they live in can protect and nurture them through responsible volunteerism. “Our individual success of each agency is amplified

because we do it together,” Tran said. This cooperation among various agencies and community groups gives the task force greater flexibility to address the needs of victims—who are predominantly female Americans. “Most of our American victims have been homeless at some point, and they were recruited into the life (of sex trafficking) by someone that they actually knew,” Tran said. “It is amplified when they are running away from home, out in the streets, for them to be targeted.” Victims out on the street may be approached by pimps and recruited into the life without previously knowing the perpetrator, but often a more protracted grooming process occurs. “The majority (of perpetrators) have been your so called ‘romeo pimps,’ who start off as a girlfriend/ boyfriend scenario,” Tran said. “The victim thought it was a boyfriend/girlfriend scenario not knowing he (the perp) was not actually a pimp and as part of the grooming process he’ll eventually pimp her out at some point.” The advancements of social media have given sex traffickers new methods to reach out to potential victims, but new laws have been passed to combat the solicitation of victims into sex trafficking. “There is a change in the law, a California specific law, that if you (pimps) try to recruit a minor to be involved in prostitution, and she hasn’t even done anything yet, you (pimps) can

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The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force was created in 2004 in response to increasing trends in sex trafficking found within Orange County. Volunteers contribute by spreading awareness and consolidating victims in any way they can.

actually be convicted to five years minimum prison time,” Tran said. While the law may becoming increasingly more severe for human traffickers, it can only reach so far—volunteers working for the task force can fill this void by spreading awareness of the issue and bringing their unique skills to help victims regain normal lives. Jennifer Juarez is the volunteer coordinator for the task force, she’s an arm of the task force that utilizes volunteers for a wide

variety of tasks that adapt to the changing needs of victims, who are often minors between the age of 12 to 14 years old. “With our volunteer program, it looks different every single month,” Juarez said. “Our program really depends on the need, our clientele, the season, and what’s going on that month for the task force.” As summer nears, the task force is preparing to open a booth at the Orange County Fair to help raise awareness about local human trafficking, and how

people can get involved. Spreading awareness is a critical part of the volunteer program. Juarez also encourages creative thinking when it comes to victim services. One such program is headed by Melissa Grace Hoon, a volunteer who helps victims deal with the crisis they experienced through introspective journaling paired with meditation. “Introspection is a huge part of any recovery process,” Hoon said. “You’ve taken on so much that isn’t

really yours. So what writing does is it helps you identify what is not yours so that you’re able to let it go and in doing that your true self will also begin to emerge.” Hoon’s contribution to the volunteer program is a creative response to trauma, but there is always room for more innovation. Prospective volunteers need to RSVP before attending the volunteer orientation on April 21—the information can be found on the events calendar of the task force website.

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Ryan Harris’ most recent film, released last month called Walter—is about a movie ticket taker who believes he is the son of God and decides people’s fate between heaven and hell.

Garger said Harris has a special gift to really connect, understand and sympathize with people. “He doesn’t care about the things that people think are important, which is having your own office and having a beautiful office or having beautiful furniture or having your own assistant,” she said. Harris is more concerned with making a great movie and being real with people, Garger said. “And that’s why so many people want to work with him,” she said. Harris’ domestic partner Josh Harrison, 36, has known him for more than five years. Harris always demands the best from

himself Harrison said. Shooting Walter, a live-action film, required working under a different kind of production schedule. Unlike with animated films, Harris had to wake up at dawn and be on set until night. Harris, however, never complained or wished that he was doing something else, his partner said. “He places a lot of value in his identity based on how he works,” Harrison said. “He is ready to start early, there as late as he needs to be.” For Harris, the key elements in a film are relatable stories and characters. Walter tells a story of a movie ticket taker, who believes he is the son of God. The protagonist, Walter

tries to deal with grief and come to terms with reality in his own unique way. “When you decide to do an independent movie, you have to believe in it,” he said. “If I truly believe in a story and characters, I will fight to make it done.” After being in the film industry for so many years, Harris assures that anything is possible. “When I was at Cal State Fullerton, I never imagined this day to come,” Harris said. “Where I’d be working in the industry and making movies—producing independent movies and knowing that I’m going to be doing more.” Nevertheless, hard work, dedication and good character made it possible for Harris to live his dream.

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Dreaming to understand the meaning ELAIZA ARMAS Daily Titan Briana Magaña stepped outside one day to the sudden feeling of a tooth becoming loose. Curious, she reached into her mouth to find all her teeth enlarged, with only five of them remaining, outlining the top and bottom of her mouth like giant blocks. She then continued to grab hold of one tooth, pulled it out and paused to stare at it. Frantic, Magaña woke up—it was all a dream. “I have teeth dreams frequently for some reason, but that was definitely the weirdest,” said Magaña, a 19-year-old Cal State Fullerton sociology major. Dreaming of teeth falling out is a common dream to have. But do dreams have a hidden meaning behind them, or are they nothing more than a compilation of random thoughts? “Some people say no and some people say yes,” said CSUF psychology professor Deborah Wilson-Ozima,

Ph.D. “I think it’s an individual thing. (Dreams) can be very bizarre, we have lots of different things going on ... that’s the whole point … People used to think years ago that (sleep) was a state like death—everything’s asleep, but our brains are very active when we’re still sleeping.”

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place during REM sleep as they found that participants, who were awakened during REM sleep, always recalled bizarre and vivid dreams. “If awakened while eyes were motionless (non-REM sleep), participants rarely recalled dreaming,” according to the National Sleep Foundation.

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DEBORAH WILSON-OZIMA PH.D. Professor of Psychology Wilson-Ozima, studies the behavior of sleep as well as the underlying mechanisms of it. There are a lot of thought theories behind recurring dreams, she said. Sometimes it’s just memories from our past, past things that have happened or things that occurred during our day, she said. Dreaming normally occurs during REM sleep, a stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement, Wilson-Ozima said. In 1953, graduate student Eugene Aserinsky and Nathaniel Kleitman, Ph.D., chair of physiology at the University of Chicago, discovered that dreaming takes

During REM, the higher cognitive area of the brain is not working, it’s the visual imagery and movement, Wilson-Ozima said. To better understand this, she uses the memory of how to ride a bike as an example. “You know how to ride a bike, so you can close your eyes and you can physically feel yourself going through those motions of riding a bike, but you’re not riding a bike,” Wilson-Ozima said. “You can imagine that because you’ve had that experience. Well when you’re sleeping, your brain is still going through all of that, those kinds of processes.” These processes are able

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There’s many theories behind recurring dreams, however, the lack of scientific evidence regarding dreams and what they mean is lacking. Sleep research has only been around for a century.

to be recalled because sleep is also used for memory processing and memory consolidation, Wilson-Ozima said. Thus, when sleeping, thoughts and memories are solidified. “It has to do with your hippocampus and things that are going on during our sleep … we have activity still in our brain,” she said. “It’s just a matter of when we sleep, those memories then are laid down in our brains in a more solidified way as oppose to just

learning material.” For a student like Magaña, this could possibly explain the reason for her recurring teeth dreams, as she often thought and talked about it, and up to this day is still able to recall it clearly. “That was during the time period that I kept dreaming about losing my teeth, so maybe it could have been because I kept talking about my dreams of losing teeth or just thinking about those dreams because they really bothered

me,” Magaña said. About a third of everyones life is spent asleep, yet research on sleep has only been around for less than 100 years, Wilson-Oziman said. Therefore, when talking about why people sleep or what dreams signify, it is important to remember that there’s no explanation for it. “We don’t know why. Why do we need it? Evolutionary speaking, we must—it must have purpose,” she said.

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Different shapes of paper glided through the air as students funneled into the Student Recreation Center to engineer paper planes, in hopes that their aircraft would take them to Austria. On Tuesday afternoon, Red Bull sponsored Paper Wings, a global paper plane contest at CSUF. The event was hosted by CSUF’s Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists chapter and provided the opportunity for students to compete in building and throwing paper planes to judge for longest distance, longest airtime and top aerobatics. The winners of the regional competitions receive a chance to compete in Austria. The contest required each contestant to make a paper plane using the technique of their choice. Contest rules were developed by the Paper Aircraft Association, which requires all paper planes to be made onsite with official, plain white paper. Planes were thrown in the SRC where wind wouldn’t be a deterrent, per the rules established by the association. Dozens of students attended the event to dust off their elementary school engineering skills and capture

a chance to represent CSUF internationally. Some contestants, CSUF junior Ashley Pinsker, an advertising major, for example, had not constructed a paper plane since the fourth grade.

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ASHELY PINSKER Advertising major “I only know how to make one kind,” Pinsker said. “My grandpa taught me how when I was little, so I’m just going to stick with that and hope it sends me off to Austria,” Pinsker said. Tuesday’s competition was won by CSUF sophomore Joshua Bustamante, a mathematics major. On Bustamante’s first throw his plane glided effortlessly from his hand and soared through the air only to be stopped by the back wall of the gym. At the sight of Bustamante’s throw, the gym let out a roar, as all were astonished with how well the plane took to the air. Bustamante’s plane

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Evan Boydstun, an RTVF major in his third year at Cal State Fullerton, revs up for his shot at a trip to compete in Austria. The competition, Paper Wings, was sponsored by Red Bull and hosted by CSUF’s Mexican American Engineers and Scientists.

traveled over 35 meters. Bustamante is unaware if he’ll make it to the championship round, but he remains hopeful for the opportunity, should it arrive, he said. “The winner goes to

Austria, but there’s 16 other schools … If I do go, I’ll be pretty excited. I’ve never been to Europe,” Bustamante said. In terms of design, Bustamante decided to go with quantity over quality while

preparing for this event. “I just did the most basic, obvious technique. I made one long ways, I made one short ways, and I decided to go with this one,” Bustamante said. There are five more Red

Bull Paper Wing events on the schedule. Winners will be announced April 18 to attend and compete at the world championship in Salzburg, Austria. The world championship will be held on May 8-9.

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Airline psych evaluations need reform Pilots need mental health evaluations to ensure future safety JACKIE TAMBARA Daily Titan It’s apparent that the Federal Aviation Administration regulations are in need of review after the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 on March 24. Whether the German pilot, Andreas Lubitz, had suicidal tendencies and mental health issues is still under investigation. Regardless of the verdict upon Lubitz’s mental health, the Aviation Administration and other international flight administrations must take proper precautions so that similar events do not happen again. Airline pilots carry a huge responsibility of transporting passengers safely to their destinations. Passengers with phobias of flying depend on their pilot to make their journey as smooth and safe as possible. Flying can be a very scary activity for many nowadays due to fears of technical difficulties, severe weather or terrorism. Mental illness can be difficult to identify with the untrained eye––nor can it be fixed by airline

mechanics. This tragedy raises considerable questions for any pilot who has not been psychologically screened. The Federal Aviation Administration does not require an initial psychological screening of pilots when first being hired. A physical exam is the only test that pilots must pass prior to hire and only an annual physical test is required after hiring. Physical preparation is an important aspect to piloting, but psychological qualifications should also be considered. Operating machinery for hours at a time in a small space takes more than just physical power and strength. It takes critical decision-making skills and a stable mind to successfully fly a commercial airplane. It’s crucial for pilots to be screened periodically for psychological stability. Their job involves the transportation of innocent lives and that’s not something to take lightly. Lubitz showed foregoing signs of depression when he had to take a break from pilot training back in 2009. Germanwings airline did not catch this red flag, which has unraveled into a tragedy.

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After pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed Germanwings Flight 9525 killing 150 passengers on board, airline protocols are being scrutinized.

Preventative measures should have been taken as soon as Lubitz decided he needed a break from training. Due to the cultural stigma surrounding mental illness in many countries, it can be difficult for those with mental illness to communicate the challenges

they may be facing in everyday life. Lubitz even tried to keep his depression and suicidal tendencies under wraps and hidden from the German airline. Current airline regulations focus on a system in which pilots are, “expected to self-declare illnesses such as addiction and

depression,” as reported by NBC News. This practice runs the risk of missing individuals who may pose a threat to themselves or passengers. In the wake of airline security changes following 9/11, the Aviation Administration and other international airlines must

consider mandatory psychological screening in order to keep their passengers as safe as possible. Regulations need to be tightened up and refined when hiring new pilots and evaluating current ones. This simple yet important step will ensure the safety of many lives in the future.

Patients should be allowed a dignified death LEON ROMERO Daily Titan Euthanizing an old family pet or an injured stray animal at the veterinarian’s office is mostly viewed as acceptable, as it spares the animal a painful death. However, the moment a human being decides they’re better off dead, a nation is suddenly divided.

Death with dignity laws throughout the United States defend Americans who believe they are better off being legally put to death by a physician. These laws allegedly assist with end-of-life medical care efforts, which include saving individuals the cost from medical bills supporting a dying loved one in a hospice, for example. In 1997, Oregon became the first state to enact a death with dignity act and Vermont was the most recent state to do so in 2013. So far, Oregon,

Washington and Vermont are the only three states to have successfully turned Death with Dignity bills into state laws.

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through the torment of enduring pain up to their last breath. They should have the choice to end their life with dignity, on their terms and

When it comes to an individual’s body, they should be entitled to do whatever they’d like, especially when it comes to terminal illnesses.

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Passing death with dignity laws is an act of due compassion

Death with dignity as a state law is a good first step, but it should really become a federal law. Those who have valid reasons to end their lives should not be put

with full consciousness. Death with dignity laws have recently gained the media’s attention with 29-yearold Brittany Maynard’s story regarding her choice to end

her life at such a young age. Maynard, a UC Irvine grad had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, which only allowed her six months to live. After appearing on a People magazine cover last October, with the bold headline over her photo stating, “My decision to die,” she has since brought the topic of assisted suicide to the national forefront. Maynard died peacefully this past November in her home surrounded by friends and family. When it comes to an individual’s body, they should

be entitled to do whatever they’d like, especially when it comes to terminal illnesses. By passing these laws, we could commence a more understanding and much-needed dialogue for those contemplating assisted suicide. States should certainly allow terminally ill patients to end their lives if a physician approves their request to do so. Death with dignity isn’t merely a legal form of suicide, it’s a solution for those who know what’s best for themselves and their loved ones.

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LIBRA

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GEMINI

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Finding the confidence you need to make progress is currently challenging because people who are usually on your side might now be playing for the other team.

VIRGO

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You may experience fruitful progress today, even if you have valid concerns about the bottom line.

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A dramatic metamorphosis that is already in motion is still shifting the direction of your life. Perceptive Mercury’s square to Pluto in your sign highlights one of the many pressing issues.

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Sometimes you can derive emotional security from what isn’t said between friends, but you may reach your limit with keeping quiet today.

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