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The Fullerton City Council approved a cooperative funding agreement with the County of Orange and City of Anaheim to facilitate a year-round homeless and multi-service center in Anaheim during its meeting Tuesday. The agreement requires Fullerton to put down $50,000 for a nonrefundable deposit as a limited due diligence cost. The proposed location for the center is located at 1000 N. Kraemer Place, Anaheim. During public comment, concerns about what services would be provided were once again brought up. As part of that concern, an indexing system was proposed that would identify the types of individuals using the center, including mentally disabled individuals or those with a criminal record. The funding agreement for this project is a total of $1 million, $500,000 from Fullerton and $500,000 from Anaheim. Even if the purchase of the center does not go through, Fullerton would still be required to pay $50,000 for pre-acquisition costs, including testing the proposed site. Councilwoman Jan Flory took issue with that cost. “If the county is asking Fullerton city to contribute a half million dollars to the ultimate construction and acquisition of the property, why are they asking us for $50,000 now?” Flory said. SEE SHELTER 3

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Students laid in a large group on the cement ground Wednesday, some covered with signs reading “Black Lives Matter,” and “CSUF stands with Baltimore.” The mass of students, faculty and staff took activism to the area outside the Humanities and Social Sciences building during a “die in,” in which participants pretend to be dead to bring attention to social justice issues. The event, which lasted 15 minutes, was organized by Alexandro José Gradilla, Ph.D., chair of the chicana and chicano studies department, to draw attention to the events in Baltimore and

issues surrounding police violence. “I selected die-in because it is such a spectacle and important visual representation of the violence facing communities of color,” Gradilla said. More than 100 people attended the event, which aimed to show solidarity between students and faculty and staff, Gradilla said. “The students were greatly impacted by the show of strength from the faculty. The big take home message today—we are community,” Gradilla wrote on the event’s Facebook page.

Crowds erupted in applause as actress and transgender activist Laverne Cox made her way Wednesday to the Titan Gym to discuss issues facing the transgender community and relate her own personal struggles as part of her “Ain’t I a Woman?” talk series. Laverne Cox is the first transgender woman of color to have a leading role in a scripted show and is known for her role as Sophia Burset, an incarcerated, African-American transgender woman, on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black. Cox is also well-known for being a transgender activist and the issues faced by the transgender community were heavily addressed throughout the course of her speech. She shared statistics about the difficulties the transgender community experiences with homicide, unemployment, incarceration, bullying and harassment and said such things have culminated in a state of emergency for transgender people across the nation. The actress discussed discrimination, something she said she has been at the receiving end of. She discussed a moment in third grade where her teacher confronted her in class for fanning herself in a glamourous manner. SEE COX

Not just a pile of burning leaves Biology student explores palm frond possibilities MARCIELA GOMEZ Daily Titan Research projects didn’t intrigue Jarrett Jones much in the past. But, that all changed when the 23-yearold, senior biology major discovered Cal State Fullerton’s Urban Agriculture Community-based Research Experience program, created to improve urban food systems. His attention shifted to the agricultural aspect of research to improve the human lifestyle. Since fall 2013, Jones has been working on his first research project to create and evaluate the effectiveness of burning palm fronds into charcoal (known as biochar) and how it reacts with plants and comparing it to commercial biochar and soil that’s left alone. Despite Southern California’s adornment of elongated palm trees, its stocky

and green fiber leaves are impossible to be recycled or shredded, Jones said. Therefore, Jones steered his focus on utilizing the leaves in the research project. More than a year ago, a palm tree once swayed in the heavy winds at the Fullerton Arboretum, until it collapsed onto the floor, shedding its leaves. With Arboretum staff approval, Jones was able to obtain the leaves for his project. After shredding the enormous palm fronds, Jones was ready to char them into a potential soil amendment for plants. Jones burned the palm fronds in his backyard using two cylinder shaped acetylene tanks. The tanks were stacked upon each other and topped with a thin chimney. Fresh air comes from the bottom tank, while fire descends from the top, creating a flowing connection that burns the palm fronds, dissolving the leafy texture and converting it to moist and soft charcoal, Jones said. The lengthened fronds

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Jarrett Jones (above) inspects his test plants to research how the abundance of Southern California palm fronds can be made into biochar and used as a potential soil amendment for plants.

that once filled two 32-gallon trash bins, dissolved into a average-sized bucket. Jones is currently

growing basil, spinach and radishes to examine how the plants react to the palm frond biochar compared to commercial biochar.

The plants reside in a rectangular shaped room at the corner of the greenhouse complex, where Jones supervises and drizzles the

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Laverne Cox, actress and transgender activist, spoke in the Titan Gym Wednesday as part of her “Ain’t I a Woman?” series.

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Cox’s mother later received a call from the school and Cox was subsequently placed in therapy. Her theraphist asked if she knew the difference between a boy and girl, she said. She was deeply ashamed when she was younger and, in the third grade, was taken to a therapist for testosterone injections to make her more masculine, a practice her mother later discontinued. Those feelings continued when she was in the sixth grade, as she was going through puberty, she said. Following the death of her grandmother, she realized her relative would have been disappointed about her feelings and attraction to men and swallowed a bottle of pills in an

attempt of suicide. Since then, Cox has transitioned into a woman and is no longer ashamed, she said.

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Germanwings co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, practiced taking a plane into a controlled descent on on a separate flight before crashing Germanwings flight 925 and killing 150 passengers on March 24, reported CNN. A report by the French air accident investigation agency indicated that Lubitz had made several altitude selections toward 100 feet in the flight from Germany to Spain. The altitude changes were unnoticed by air traffic controllers because they had already asked him to begin his descent to land in Barcelona. However, it was later found by a flight data recorder. On the returning flight, from Barcelona, Spain to Germany, Lubitz slammed the plane into the French Alps.

LAVERNE COX Actress and Transgender Activist “Transgender is beautiful,” Cox said. “All the things that make me noticeably trans I celebrate

today … I think we all should celebrate them.” Cox was born in Mobile, Alabama to a single mother who worked two or three jobs before becoming a teacher. “I stand before you as a proud, transgender woman from a working class background raised by a single mother,” Cox said. “I stand before you as an artist, an actress, a sister and a daughter.” At the conclusion of her speech, Cox challenged the audience to keep an open mind and not to shy away from difficult discussions. “I charge each and every one of you to go out and have those difficult conversations across difference with each other,” Cox said. “Create a safe place and take risks and make mistakes.”

A former Dana Hills high school teacher and court-appointed Special Advocate for Children volunteer was charged with sexual assault and possession of child pornography Wednesday, the Orange County Register reported. Ezequiel Barragan, 48, of Aliso Viejo, was arrested Monday. Barragan faces four felony counts of performing lewd acts on a child under 14, three felony counts of lewd acts on a child between the ages of 14 and 15 and a felony count of possession of child pornography. The alleged male victim remains unnamed. Barragan currently faces up to 16 years and eight months in a state prison. Authorities ask anyone with information about other potential victims to call District Attorney Supervising Investigator Kelly Core at (714) 3478794 or Sheriff’s Special Victim’s Unit Sgt. Wade Walsbick at (714) 647-7418. - SVETLANA GUKINA

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NEWS First forum held to find Financial Aid director Candidate discussed plans to streamline financial aid process GABRIELA LEPE Daily Titan The first of two candidates for director of Financial Aid discussed his goals for the future of the department at Cal State Fullerton during an open forum Wednesday. Tae Kang, currently a senior programs manager at the California Student Aid Commission, discussed trends he has seen during his work with the commission that have challenged the financial aid institutes in California, including rising tuition costs and a trend toward tuition guarantees for students. Tuition at California State University campuses has doubled in the last five years, and nearly $630 million in student grants have been invested in 23 CSU campuses, but there is still a deficiency for student aid, he said.

Kang wants to simplify financial aid by streamlining the process for students and removing unnecessary roadblocks that make it difficult for students to navigate the financial aid process. One of the ways Kang said he would like to simplify this process for students is by using social media and apps they can relate to. He added that financial aid jargon confuses students instead of making it easier for them to finance their education. Kang also discussed the trend of campuses offering a tuition guarantee, where students pay the same tuition rate all four years regardless of fee increases. “That means that students, when they come in, they know for certain that their tuition is not going to ever increase,” Kang said. “That decreases the stress.” Implementing incentives such as a tuition discount for those who have taken 16 units or more each semester will encourage students to

be committed to an earlier graduation, he said. During his presentation, Kang discussed his past experience and how it would benefit him as director of Financial Aid. He discussed past financial aid directors he has worked under, and said that he would like to emulate their traits of diligence and passion for excellence. He added that he would like to be a voice for his staff and, in turn, to encourage his staff to be a voice for students. “I know financial aid often gets picked on, stepped on, we’re like the gum on the bottom of the shoe, and I think a lot of it is out of our control,” he said. “But some of it is, and the things that are in our control ... I would like our staff to work together to get there to also be available to also be a voice for our students,” he said. Kang, who has worked in the financial aid offices at UC Davis and UC Irvine, said he wanted to get back to a college campus to be among students.

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Fullerton City Council approved funding to create a homeless and multi-service shelter in Anaheim. The cities of Fullerton and Anaheim will each contribute a $500,00 for the shelter.

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Flory said she does not believe the $50,000 is needed at this point, and commented that the county should secure the location before requiring Fullerton to contribute to the center. “We can agree to put the half million dollars in because we do have a stake in resolving this problem, but why are we being asked to put in $50,000 at risk, before the county has even determined that are going to be able to close the deal?” Flory asked. Flory ultimately voted

for the action, but she also expressed concern about the lack of information the council has been given. “We are given no details whatsoever ... to tell you the truth I don’t like being treated like a kindergartener, I want to know what the deal is,” Flory said. Councilman Bruce Whitaker voted against the action, stating that, because Anaheim is a much larger city, the center would be used more by the Anaheim homeless than homeless people from Fullerton. Whitaker also expressed concern about the fairness

of the deal because Anaheim is twice as large as Fullerton and both cities would ultimately be contributing the same amount. Council member Doug Chaffee and Mayor Pro tem Jennifer Fitzgerald expressed their support for the center. Fitzgerald also stated that for a project this size the $50,000 is not too much to ask. “If we really want to get going on a shelter this is a modest commitment that we’re being asked to make,” Chaffee said. The property on Kraemer is currently in escrow.

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Still, Jones was confronted with several challenges—including gaining approval for biochar research from Assistant Biology Professor Joel K. Abraham, Ph.D., and shedding voluminous trees and getting the palm fronds to burn appropriately, was also a challenge, Jones said. “Originally it was a hassle because I had an idea and Abraham would pick it apart because that’s what he has to do—make it better,” he said. “It took like a year and a half for the project to improve, I felt I wasn’t making progress until I actually

started, so it’s good now.” Despite the challenges, improvements within his research data motivated Jones to persevere. Jones described his dedication to the research as a, “substantial investment,” where he is constantly watering plants 2-3 times a week, reading papers during free time at work, class and meetings and even including seven hours of data collection. With graduation quickly approaching, the biology graduate-to-be will have his research analysis completed in the summer and writing by the end of fall semester, Jones said.

U-ACRE greenhouse complex manager, Edward Read, described Jones as his “right

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JERRETT JONES Biology Major hand man,” who’s worked for him for approximately four and a half years. Throughout the years, Jones has been able

to master the watering system techniques and plant care for more than 4,000 organisms at the greenhouse complex. His immense knowledge is capable of taking over the complex, Reed said. Phyllis Liang, 24, a biology major and member of the U-ACRE research program said Jones is a cordial and kind-hearted lab mate. “He is very much a gentleman, he never lets me open the door,” Liang said with laughter. “He’s very good hearted, he is just a really good guy.” As Jones prepares to graduate he also prepares to end his lengthy biochar research journey for soil sustainability.

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Throughout his research Jones must tend to his plants 2-3 times a week and spend hours collecting data.

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FEATURES ‘Soul of RTVF department’ to retire

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Leaving CSUF won’t stop Perebinossoff’s passion to teach MEGAN MENDIBLES Daily Titan

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Philippe Perebinossoff, Ph.D., will retire after this semester.

censor sex and violence. Perebinossoff continued with ABC as director of motion pictures for television, then he became executive director of motion pictures for television. During his time at ABC, Perebinossoff developed and supervised more than 200 projects and kept an eye on the production of projects. Perebinossoff worked with Oprah Winfrey and had a “number of successes” with her, like the television movie, The Wedding with Halle Berry. Perebinossoff said that to this day, he still has a huge amount of respect for her and all she has accomplished. As an executive at ABC, Perebinossoff taught part time. He saw value in what students were responding to and what they were watching. After ABC, Perebinossoff went to work in 2000 with TEAM Entertainment as the senior vice president of Longform.

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Philippe Perebinossoff’s industry experience allowed him to share with his students genuine anecdotes of actors and other industry officials he came across. He will be speaking at the RTVF commencement ceremony this spring semester.

“One of the reasons that I like what I did, was I am starstruck, I’ve always been starstruck,” Perebinossoff said. Megan Tambio, radioTV-film major and current student of Perebinossoff, finds that his genuine accounts of the industry captures the class in a new way. Some stories even include interesting anecdotes of actors that he has come across. Perebinossoff’s time in the industry allowed him to cross paths with many different people in the industry. One of those people was Garry Hart, former Paramount Network Television president and current radio-TV-film department chair. As department chair,

Hart realizes the hit the department is going to take with Perebinossoff’s retirement.

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students, the way he interacts with the faculty, the way he interacts with the administration, he’s really

He’s got a great feel for people and and he is bold for following what he believes. ... he is a truth teller and that’s really valuable.

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While most young boys eagerly await sports games, Philippe Perebinossoff, Ph.D., would eagerly await the arrival of his French magazines on the international box office that his aunt would send from France. “I was very much into movies and gossip about movies,” Perebinossoff said. Perebinossoff, now a radio-TV-film professor at Cal State Fullerton, said he had always been infatuated with the silver screen. After a long career in the television industry and years spent relaying his insight through teaching, Perebinossoff is retiring from CSUF after the spring semester. Perebinossoff’s passion for the industry makes his eyes glint when recounting his career with the broadcasting giant ABC starting off as manager of motion pictures for television, broadcast standards & practices in 1979 through 1999. “I wanted to work at ABC, I would not take no for an answer,” Perebinossoff said. “I latched onto people who might be able to help me or who did help me and eventually I was offered a job.” Perebinossoff started off his career with ABC as a network censor for 10 years. Perebinossoff said that as a network censor he would edit theatrical films for television, check docudramas for accuracy and

GARRY HART Chair, RTVF Department “He’s got a great feel for people and he is bold in following what he believes. He’s not a politician, he is a truth teller and that’s really valuable,” Hart said. Hart said, to a certain extent, the radio-TV-film department will be losing its soul when Perebinossoff retires. “His interaction with

adept at working all constituencies,” he said. While the radio-TV-film department may lose Perebinossoff to retirement, Perebinossoff has his sights on continuing teaching through tutoring with 826 LA, a non-profit writing and tutoring organization. Perebinossoff also hopes to spend his retirement

updating a textbook on media ethics, spending time at the beach and traveling. Perebinossoff plans to impart valuable advice about the challenging road ahead in the industry of radio-TVfilm at the radio-TV-film commencement ceremony. “Cal State Fullerton students have to be very, very aggressive and stay with it a long time to get a job,” Perebinossoff said. “Students, if they can, need to be patient.” It took Perebinossoff a long time to break into the industry, he said. But remaining consistent in his efforts led him to his long career in the industry doing what he loved, to read about in those French entertainment magazines as a little boy.

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Pie Dog gets crafty with hops and dogs The laid back tavern offers unique brews and delicious bites JACKIE TAMBARA Daily Titan Despite all the chaos and mayhem in the heart of downtown Fullerton, there is a place where you can kick back, unwind and enjoy a gourmet meal and superb craft beer. Pie Dog is an up-andcoming restaurant for all types of people; old, young, locals, tourists and everyone in between. With a laid back, casual atmosphere, Pie Dog is a great place to meet up with friends, enjoy unique beers and indulge in a handcrafted burger or bratwurst. The establishment is spacious and has plenty of room for large groups or gatherings, yet still practical enough for a date or a casual dining experience. It might seem odd, but the best way to start off your meal is with a craft beer. Pie Dog always strives to have the tastiest craft beers in town with a very unique selection.

The lineup of beers tends to rotate for different occasions, seasons or whenever they’re in the mood to experiment with new ones. The Humboldt Hemp Brown Ale is a great start. It delicious dense flavor makes it easy to drink and enjoy. There’s a whole plethora of beers on the list to try out, sample and indulge in. However, beer is not their only specialty. Pie Dog’s menu includes a variety of gourmet choices, from handcrafted burgers and sausages, to wings and nostalgic appetizers like tater tots and onion rings with homemade dipping sauces. The “Paq-Man” is a Filipino spicy sausage that definitely packs a punch. It comes with a choice of sauerkraut or sauteed peppers and onions on a soft bun. This delicious dog is both savory and sweet due to the combination of flavors from the zesty sausage and the sweet peppers. It’s an explosion of flavor. The tater tots bring back a nostalgic feeling of being young again.

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Pie Dog is a great place to hang out with friends and grab a bite or drink. The casual bar and restaurant serves an excellent selection of craft beers, rotating the flavors with every season and holiday. The lively environment and friendly service make this a must stop.

For $1 more, these crunchy tots can be tossed in parmesan cheese and garlic for a zesty kick. Homemade dipping sauce is required and Pie Dog gives you six different types to choose from.

The staff is friendly and very accommodating. If there’s any trouble deciding what to eat, the servers are enthused to inform each customer what the best and most popular items are.

The owner and chef, Donny Guadiano, is pleased to greet each and every customer, making sure everything is up to par. With a fun and relaxed environment, Pie Dog is a must try for anyone in the

downtown Fullerton area. Whether it’s a calm Monday afternoon or a busy Friday night, the quality and service never diminishes at Pie Dog. This place has a bright future ahead.

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Get thoughtful over the next few weeks with Mercury in Gemini. Introspective inquiries reveal hidden layers of beauty and complexity. Listen to your angels. Don’t get limited by the past. Try a different tack.

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CSUF baseball in a three-way race for Big West Conference RYAN WHITEHEAD For Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton baseball team is in the middle of a first place battle in the Big West Conference alongside UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara with eight regular season games remaining. Fullerton (26-20 overall, 11-4 Big West) looks at a huge three-game home series looming as the Gauchos invade Goodwin Field Friday.

The Titans know it is crunch time at this point in the season. The Big West race has been intense over the past month with multiple teams fighting for the top spot. The Titans are coming off their recent sweep of the UC Riverside Highlanders. During a four-game stretch, the Fullerton pitching staff combined for 30.2 innings without giving up a run, which set a new school record. The Titans also scored 35 runs in the Riverside series; they hope to take that momentum into the Santa Barbara series. All three pitchers collected wins this past weekend, the first time that

has happened since the sweep earlier in the season of the then-No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders. Fullerton comes into this series on a five-game winning streak, with juniors Tyler Stieb and Josh Vargas leading the way in the hits category with 48. Junior David Olmedo-Barrera leads the team in runs batted in, with 35 total. Junior ace Thomas Eshelman is expected to pitch Friday night. Eshelman is coming off a strong performance in Riverside in which he went seven scoreless innings, collected seven strikeouts and allowed only four hits. The

Carlsbad native sports a dominant 1.94 earned run average through 88.1 innings pitched. Santa Barbara comes into this series coming off a 5-3 loss to Cal State Bakersfield. The Gauchos are still in the heat of the Big West race with a 34-11-1 overall record and a 11-4 record in Big West play. The Gauchos are currently ranked No. 11 in the latest Baseball America standings. The Gauchos offense is led by junior infielder Robby Nesovic, who comes into this series with a .363 batting average and leads the team in RBIs with 34. Senior

outfielder Cameron Newell leads the team with a .374 batting average with 26 RBIs and a team-leading 33 runs scored. This weekend’s series has high stakes for both teams and can allow one to claim sole possession of first place in the Big West. The Titans will also have to pay attention to what happens in the UCI/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo series, as those two teams are battling for first place as well. First pitch for Friday is scheduled for 7 p.m. The series will continue Saturday at 6 p.m. and conclude Sunday at 1 p.m.

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