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2012 MLB draftee Dalton Blaser sticks with school

Eating issues inspire change Student creates chapter to fight eating disorders JESSICA BUTALLA Daily Titan

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Dalton Blaser’s committment to the game and classroom keeps him in control of his future. Blaser is in his senior year, waiting to graduate with a degree in sociology.

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Professor restores car to old fame CSUF teacher repairs unique Czech vehicle DARLENE CASAS Daily Titan Most people who think about restored classic cars usually picture Ford Mustangs or Chevrolet Impalas, but most have never heard of a Tatra T87.

In 2010, a 1941 Czechoslovakian Tatra T87 won the New York Times Collectible Car of the Year Contest. Then in 2014, its owners, Cal State Fullerton geography professor Dydia DeLyser and her boyfriend of 29 years, Paul Greenstein, published a biography on its complex history and restoration.

DeLyser and Greenstein spent many years traveling across continents researching and interacting with other Tatra enthusiasts who helped them give their rusty war-weary car another chance to be the luxurious vehicle it once was.

The history behind the metal The Tatra company was founded in Czechoslovakia,

initially manufacturing horsedrawn carriages in the 1850s.

Tatra then transitioned to trams and railroad coaches.

In 1897, the company made the first passenger car in Central Europe. It is the third-oldest motor vehicle company that still remains in business today.

Tatra cars such as the T87 influenced the design of the 1940s American Tucker. The T97 Tatra inspired Ferdinand Porsche during his Volkswagen collaboration with Adolf Hitler.

Between 1936 and 1951, only 3,023 Tatra T87s were created. Fewer than 300 exist today.

Tatra enthusiast and author Ivan Margolius said Tatra T87s are recognized as icons of the modern era. Today, they are displayed in several museums and art institutions.

“The streamlined, courageous design illustrates the modern progressive design of the 1930s,” Margolius said via email.

Margolius has been studying the history of the company since 1987. In 1990, he published his book entitled “Tatra: The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka,” and will release a second edition this year.

Margolius met DeLyser and Greenstein after reading the New York Times article and

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Dydia DeLyser poses in front of her restored 1941 Czechoslovakian Tatra T87. DeLyser and her boyfriend, Paul Greenstein, recently published an article on the the life of their Tatra T87.

they included his research into their T87’s biography.

The spark that plugs the interest Greenstein said he wanted to own a T87 since he was 15

years old, but the “fabulous and expensive Czechoslovakian car” seemed far out of reach.

That is, until one appeared on eBay in 2001—a rather new site at the time—and DeLyser and Greenstein

rushed to enter the bidding process. They won the T87 for $8,000 and began their eight-year journey of restoring the vehicle and unlocking its past.

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During Meg Burton’s freshman year at Cal State Fullerton, she feared relapsing. After years of battling and overcoming an eating disorder, the lack of resources for eating disorder survivors at CSUF motivated her to create the help she needed.

“I was really passionate about advocacy,” Burton said. “When I moved down here, I was in awe that there were no resources in this area for eating disorders.”

Burton founded Project HEAL’s (Help to Eat, Accept and Live) Southern California Chapter, a nonprofit organization based in New York. This organization provides grants for people with eating disorders who cannot afford treatment, promotes healthy body image and self-esteem and serves as a testament that full recovery from an eating disorder is possible.

Burton began having eating disorder thoughts at 11 years old. By the end of sixth grade, she was exhibiting eating disorder behaviors. Into her freshman year of high school, Burton’s condition worsened until she decided to tell her parents.

“They knew, but I think that they just didn’t want to deal with it,” Burton said.

Burton was hospitalized and put into in-patient care on two different occasions in high school.

During her hospitalizations, Burton’s father was in England. Her parents decided to have her move to England in hopes that it would help Burton’s situation. Burton returned to California for her last year of high school, a period she said was beneficial.

“Things kind of started falling into place for me and I really wanted to recover,” Burton said.

Burton completed treatment, graduated and started attending CSUF, a step that brought back her old thoughts.

“People see eating disorders pop up during times of transition within people’s lives,” Burton said.

“Often times this could be seen during puberty, leaving for college or going through menopause.”

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Council includes public in drawing districts

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Fullerton City Council seeks public input on drawing district boundaries for municipal elections at the com3 munity hearing

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Free writing workshops offered Professor aims to curb writing decline with free workshops GRAHAM MCTAGUE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s communications department will hold writing workshops to help students become better writers and promote the importance of proper grammar, a skill critical to student success, said Pete Evanow, advertising and public relations professor.

The workshops, held roughly every other Friday at noon, aim to help students advance their skills in all areas of communicative writing and offer writing tips not covered in most classes. Evanow plans to teach cover letter writing, grammar and spelling, AP style, reference pages and report writing.

“I just felt like students need to learn how to do a straight cover letter and sales letter and so that’s kind of what this

format is,” Evanow said about the first meeting, held Sept. 4.

“When students try to write a cover letter they try to write all this stuff about ‘me, me, me, me, me,’ and I say cut that out.”

College-level reading and writing levels have dropped over the last five years, Evanow said, but the writing workshops are also in response to faculty noticing that many graduates can’t write well.

“We need to preach the importance of grammar … and the need to write concisely and efficiently,” said Evanow in an email. “I’ve been teaching writing at CSUF for 14 years, and I feel it is so crucial to continually push the need to get our students to write well.

It’s so vital to their futures.”

The reason that the level of these skills are dropping could be due to overreliance on phones, Evanow said.

“Granted, the phone is the basis for all future communication but we’re losing the skills of writing complete

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sentences, using punctuation,” Evanow said. “Plus, many of our students (and people in general) don’t read like they used to, and that loss has accelerated the deterioration of our writing skills.”

A 2013 academic journal article found that instant messaging, text messaging and tweeting have deteriorated reading and writing skills because writing a complete, grammatically correct sentence is too cumbersome and most of the aforementioned communication services have character limits. Furthermore, they found that the college students spend 42 percent less time on their studies as compared to students a generation ago.

The study also found that graduate students’ writing abilities were not much higher than the level of high-school students.

This is only the second semester Evanow is putting on the writing workshops, but bigger plans are being developed for the future.

“Dean Matz and I have been

working on creating a College-wide Writing Center that would ultimately help students with writing problems, real-world solutions, like cover letters, proposals, RFPs (Request for Proposals), etc.,” Evanow said in an email.

“I think as we get closer to

All workshops tentatively to be held at noon in CP-022 Sept. 18

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Gov. Jerry Brown authorized an additional $12.4 million to help firefighters battle wildfires raging throughout California.

The money was provided in response to the two most recent blazes: the Valley fire and the Butte fire, which burned over 130,000 acres of land and led to one confirmed death, according to the LA Times.

Extra funds will let the fire departments hire more staff and purchase more equipment.

The money comes from the Emergency Wildland Fire Suppression fund—of which $212.6 million has already been spent.

If the fires continue and the budget runs out, the state still has a $1.1 billion reserve fund for economic uncertainties, said H.D. Palmer, spokesperson for Brown’s financing department.

500-year low for Sierra Snow Snowpack levels in the Sierra Mountains are the lowest they’ve been in at least 500 years as of April 1, according to a recent study published in the Nature Climate Change journal.

The level of snow was unprecedentedly low, said University of Arizona paleoclimatologist Valerie Trouet, one of the study’s authors, to the LA Times.

The amount of snowfall was found to be around 5 percent of the mountain range’s 50-year historical average.

The snowmelt is the source of not only a third of California’s drinking water but also the state’s ability to fight wildfires and generate electricity.

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when the writing assignments starting building up, they need a little bit of help and they start coming,” Evanow said at the first workshop.

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Dapper Day returns to Disneyland Dapper Day returns to Disneyland for the fourth year in a row on Sept. 18 and 19. Park visitors can dress up in vintage attire—from inspired classics to 1950s looks— and attend numerous themed events.

A Mark Twain Riverboat ride will be held Friday followed by a carousel ride at Fantasyland.

At Downtown Disney, Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen will host an after-party at 9 p.m.

The first ever Dapper Day Car Show will then be held Saturday at the Disneyland Hotel at 11 a.m. It will showcase various cars from Model T’s to Lamborghinis.

Food and refreshments will be served.

The Disneyland Hotel Exhibit Hall will also host Dapper Expo both days, with shops available for anything from vintage accessories to beauty products.

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City wants input on districts Fullerton council wants citizen input on drawing boundaries CLAYTON WONG Daily Titan The Fullerton City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday night on incorporating citizen input during the drawing of district boundaries for municipal elections due to the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the city.

The council will hear from the public about the Community Participation Plan for Creation of District Boundaries for District Elections, a proposal for community outreach regarding the formation of new district boundaries.

The plan is the result of a lawsuit filed March 18 by Jonathan Paik, an Asian-American community organizer for the Korean Resource Center in Buena Park.

Paik sued the City of Fullerton for allegedly violating the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, which declares that elections may not be conducted in such a way as to prevent racial minority groups from electing a representative of their own choosing.

Paik alleged in his complaint that “although Asian Americans in the City of Fullerton make up 23% of the population and 20.9% of the citizen voting age population, no Asian American serves on Fullerton’s City Council.”

The five-member council has historically been elected at-large.

The case reached a settlement July 7, with the City of Fullerton agreeing to develop a system of electing city council representatives based on voter districts.

The plan outlines proposed

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The five-member Fullerton City Council, historically elected at-large, will now have to draw voting districts for municipal elections after settling a lawsuit for allegedly violating the California Voting Rights Act of 2001.

meetings in which Dave Ely, the city council’s hired mapping expert, will illustrate potential legal district lines for stakeholders such as the ACLU, Asian Americans for Justice, city council members and locally elected officials.

At least two rounds of community meetings are to be held beginning in the fall, according to the meeting agenda.

The first round will feature four meetings, one for each quadrant of the city. Agendas for each meeting will be identical.

The second round of meetings will take place after Jan.

1, 2016. Two meetings per quadrant will be held in the second round. If scheduled, city council will accommodate additional meetings.

City officials estimated the costs for the plan at approximately $50,000, which includes advertising, translation services and staff meetings.

The council will also consider moving forward on bike paths and traffic control.

The East Wilshire Avenue Bicycle Pilot Program is a proposal created to accommodate cyclists along East Wilshire Avenue.

The program involves designing existing streets along

the avenue in order to reduce automobile speeds, minimize bike stops, increase pedestrian safety, increase emergency vehicle response times and make cycling safer for commuters, recreational riders and children.

Tuesday’s meeting will address the approval of mock-up installations on East Wilshire Avenue and Pomona, Lawrence, Balcom, Berkeley, Lincoln, Raymond and Annin Avenues.

If approved, installations will be temporarily put in place for evaluation for no more than six weeks. The meeting will also cover an

approval for a one-time extension of an additional sixweek evaluation.

Four designs are up for approval. The first design was developed to reduce traffic speeds and to increase bike safety in neighborhoods.

It involves the installation of traffic circles at neighborhood intersections along East Wilshire Avenue in order to decrease traffic speeds to 15 mph.

The second design is intended to achieve the same goals as the first, but instead of traffic circles, the plan calls for the installation of chicanes and slow-movement

intersections.

The third design seeks to reduce non-residential vehicular traffic on East Wilshire Avenue by using traffic diverters to create one-way streets, prohibiting vehicles from entering or exiting residential areas through streets.

The fourth combines the first and third designs with diverters, traffic circles and slow movement intersections in the hopes of reducing automobile speed and vehicle volume in neighborhoods.

The council meets at 6:30 p.m. in city hall, 303 W. Commonwealth Ave.

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Car: Bringing life out of lost rust CONTINUED FROM

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“To me it was a once-ina-lifetime chance that was worth getting,” Greenstein said.

From car graveyard to a safe yard DeLyser and Greenstein began researching their car’s origin by traveling to the Tatra Museum in Czech Republic. There they found records of their car’s original buyer, V. Konstantin, an auto-garage owner and presumed car dealer. Konstantin’s car was delivered on May 10, 1941, but was confiscated six weeks later when the Nazis invaded Russia in Operation Barbarossa.

Greenstein said his grandfather ordered a Tatra that was seized by the Nazis during World War II. The Nazis’ fascination Though the car’s war-service records remain unknown, T87s were praised for being fast and luxurious—making them prized possessions for German officers.

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I bet if these Czech scholars see a paper about their national treasure written by some Americans, they will smile upon it.

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DYDIA DELYSER CSUF Geography Professor The Tatra company revolutionized automobiles with T87’s features such as its rear-engine, 160 kph speed, air cooled, overhead-cam V8, three headlights and four-wheel independent suspension.

After the T87 survived the war, it was imported to the U.S., most likely as a serviceman’s souvenir. The T87 made the roads of central New York its new home until a thrown rod caused a catastrophic engine failure during the early 1950s.

Molyneux Lincoln-Mercury, a used car dealer in Dansville, took the damaged T87 as a trade-in.

There, the T87 decayed for years until the late 1960s, when a father and son purchased the car as a restoration project. The pair carefully rebuilt the drive train, but their plans were interrupted when the son was drafted into the Vietnam War. The unfinished T87 was returned to the same dealer, where it continued to rust on his land for decades until his son sold it to DeLyser and Greenstein.

The road to restoration Greenstein said his T87 initially seemed like an unrestorable disaster with

a missing engine, door panels, seats and a trunk.

However, he said he had the most difficult time restoring the car’s missing clock because it was constantly being misplaced and broken; sadly, it remains broken.

Since T87s are rare, finding parts was a challenge.

However, Greenstein said reproducing his car’s steering wheel was a simple task after a Wisconsin Tatra owner lent and shipped him his original steering wheel to create the molding for Greenstein’s T87.

“He was willing to take the risk to support us in our project to restore our car, and we didn’t even know him,” DeLyser said. “He was a stranger who loved the car.”

Greenstein said he and DeLyser painted their T87 its original color and spent about $80,000 for its restoration; however, he suspects his car’s value is around $300,000.

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DeLyser and Greenstein won their Tetra T87 on Ebay with a bid of $8,000. The car was neglected for decades before being auctioned. The car was missing an engine, door handles, seats and a trunk. The couple spent about $80,000 to restore the car.

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When the Tatra T87 was completely restored, Greenstein and DeLyser wanted to drive it on a tour in its homeland, but the restoration shop mechanics wanted to make sure they knew how to drive it.

Greenstein already drove the car, but it was the first time DeLyser saw it completed.

DeLyser had driven several antique cars and at the time, she drove a 1924 Nash to work. She recalled that the mechanic seemed nervous to see her drive the car but, since she was familiar with the gear pattern and double clutching, the mechanic did not have to give her any instructions.

“I found out later that they had never seen a woman drive one of their restored T87s,” DeLyser said.

“This was very unusual for them.”

After the drive, a mechanic told DeLyser that she drove really well.

“If I was a man, he wouldn’t have said that to me,” DeLyser said. “He said that because I was a woman and he thought I was going to drive really poorly.”

Although DeLyser said she and Greenstein only drive the car for special occasions, the New York Times article made Tatras internationally prominent and their T87 became the most famous Tatra in the community of Tatra enthusiasts.

“Every Tatra person wanted to know us in a nice way because that article put these cars on the map,” DeLyser said.

DeLyser said she and Greenstein have been recognized in the streets of Prague and interviewed by several Czech news outlets.

Even television host Jay

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DeLyser’s and Greenstein’s Tatra T87 won the New York Times Collectible Car of the Year contest in 2010. The couple spent a week in Prague, Czech Republic driving their newly restored Tatra in it’s homeland. Out of 3,023 Tatras made, only about 300 exist today.

Leno asked Greenstein for expert advice to repair his Tatra T87’s engine while also lending Greenstein parts from his mechanic shop.

“That’s the community of enthusiasm; you just help each other out,” DeLyser said.

From oil to ink DeLyser wrote a paper about Tatra T87 once she decided to attend the International Conference of Historical Geographers in Prague in June 2012.

“I thought to myself, ‘What a great venue to be talking about that car and there might be Czech scholars that would appreciate it,’” DeLyser said.

The two spent a weeklong vacation there,

traveling to car museums during the day and working on the paper in the evening. Greenstein knew the history of Tatras while DeLyser connected it to geography.

“I bet if these Czech scholars see a paper about their national treasure written by some Americans, they will smile upon it,” DeLyser said.

DeLyser said they presented their paper titled “‘Follow that Car!’ Mobilities of Enthusiasm in a Rare Car’s Restoration,” during the last day of the conference which, compartiviely, have a scarce audience. However, DeLyser was surprised by a packed house. She soon discovered that everyone attended that day to vote for the location of the next conference,

which takes place every three years.

DeLyser has been presenting at conferences for about 20 years, but said the Prague conference was the most fun she ever had because of the paper’s subject.

“It’s not just about how many Tatras were produced. It’s about the emotions of the work of restoring the car and about the life of the car,” she said.

After receiving positive feedback from the audience, DeLyser decided to expand the article and submit it to the Professional Geographer so that members of the American Association of Geographers can see it. In the article, she thanks all the geographers who voted online for her car to win the New

York Times Collectible Car of the Year Contest in 2010.

DeLyser and Greenstein completed a journal article this summer about the historical geography of restoration and how those ideas changed with time as communities of restorers evolve. They used three Indian motorcycles that Greenstein restored as case studies.

DeLyser said her research and her life with Greenstein have always been tied together.

“That’s what writing the paper about the car was about. It was about saying, ‘My research and my life are one,’” DeLyser said.

“They are not separate, so let’s write a paper with Paul, let’s do this together, let’s complete the circle.”

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Burton, a psychology and women and gender studies double major, started the Southern California chapter of Project HEAL about three years ago. She found the project on Facebook and decided to apply for a public relations internship during that summer. Burton continued to work for Project HEAL into her sophomore year of college.

During Burton’s internship, Project HEAL was featured in People magazine. She said an explosion of new Project HEAL Chapters began after the feature was published, which is when Burton asked if she

could help open a Southern California Chapter.

The Southern California Chapter covers Los Angeles and Orange Counties. This specific Project HEAL team is primarily college-aged.

According to Burton, most of the people in Project HEAL’s Southern California team are in recovery from their eating disorders.

Amanda Larson, senior at CSUF, heard about Project HEAL through a Daily Titan article written two years ago while she was battling her eating disorder.

Larson’s eating disorder began at 11 years old when she put herself on her first diet. She struggled with the

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mental aspects of an eating disorder for a long time, but became bulimic her first year of college.

nightmare for me. I couldn’t control myself with all the food around.”

Larson, a communica-

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People see eating disorders pop up during times of transition during people’s lives. Often times this could be seen during puberty, leaving for college or going through menopause.

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MEG BURTON Founder of Project HEAL’s Southern California chapter “I definitely think the pressures of ‘Freshman 15’ had something to do with it,” Larson, 21, said. “I dormed on campus so the buffet-style eating was a

tions major, said that many more people than one would expect go through eating disorders.

“I have to admit that reading the story about Project

HEAL was part of the inspiration to make me better because I want to help people, but I can’t help people until I am well,” Larson said.

Project HEAL’s Southern California Chapter is holding its first gala next week.

A Project HEAL scholarship recipient will give a speech during the gala to the many eating disorder survivors expected to attend.

“I think our upcoming gala is going to be the best moment,” Burton said. “I think it’s been really rewarding planning the gala.

It has taken awhile for our chapter to be able to do such a big event like this.”

Project HEAL’s Southern California Chapter and Reasons Eating Disorder Center will present the gala entitled “Radiate Love.” The event will be hosted and sponsored by Gabriel Hammond, CEO of Broad Green Pictures, in the West Hollywood Hills. The evening will celebrate recovery, community and choosing love over fear. All proceeds from the event will go to Project HEAL’s treatment grant.

The gala will be on Friday, Sept. 25 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. To buy tickets, donate or become an event supporter, visit the “Radiate Love” page on Eventbrite’s website.

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OPINION City cashes in while businesses lose

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Marijuana merchants losing revenue through licensing processes BREANNA VASQUEZ Daily Titan Seven months after Santa Ana held a lottery to let small businesses sell medical marijuana, only two have opened: South Coast Safe Access and OC3. Reasons for the slow start vary among prospective marijuana merchants.

The most prevalent reason for the slow start, however

seems to be the fact that legal dispensaries have to go through unnecessary red tape that serves only to make money for the city at the expense of the dispensary owners. Meanwhile, illegal dispensaries reap the benefits.

In February, 627 prospective marijuana merchants entered into a lottery for a chance to apply for one of the 20 permits issued by the city to legally open a dispensary. But so far, the delays in requiring the propper permits have meant lost revenue for 18 of the 20 lottery winners, all while the city

has created revenue through this process.

With 627 application fees paid at $1,690 each, the city brought in roughly $1 million in revenue. But after the application fee, those who were selected now apply to the Santa Ana Police Department for the Regulatory Safety Permit phase of the process, which costs $12,086. The city has made another $240,000 off potential marijuana merchants.

But the process is at a stalemate for those who wish to operate legally and the reasons are unclear.

Illegal dispensaries still

exist. This is apparent by logging onto Weedmaps, a dispensary-locating website, and searching for a local dispensary or delivery service. Dispensaries permeate through most of Orange County. They may not be legal but they still continue to attract medical marijuana patients and, most importantly, untaxed revenue.

Unlicensed shops have the ability to offer regular discounts that drive patients into their shops, without losing profit. Not only are they creating untaxed revenue, but they are driving the price of medical-grade

marijuana down by offering markdowns that target those who are on a budget, all while never paying a dime on taxes.

Every passing day, dispensaries waiting for their permit process to go through are losing potential customers to illegal competitors. Those who are operating legally may be required pay roughly 5 percent of their sales to the city and consequently be forced to cut costs, as opposed to those who do not have to pay monthly taxes and can offer marijuana at cheap prices.

For those who abide by the law and are waiting to legally run their marijuana dispensaries, a cry for help must be heard by the city and law enforcement to eliminate unfair competition.

However, as more illegal dispensaries open up and the potential for revenue increases, not only will the city generate capital through taxing legal dispensaries, but the city will also create revenue off illegal dispensaries through raids and issued citations.

So who’s really making money here?

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ASI president ready to listen to students Michael Badal is suited to help students voice their concerns CONNIE LEE Daily Titan

COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE

After the civil unrest resulting from the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie RawlingsBlake has decided not to run for re-election, and to spend the remainder of her term fixing her city.

Baltimore mayor in the right by not seeking re-election

Scrutinized mayor puts her town’s future before her own GINO RICCARDI Daily Titan At a time when politicians are gaining popularity by distancing themselves from their respective private interest-driven parties, it’s becoming evident that voters are eager to reward public officials for acting in the public interest. Such was the reason given by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake for deciding not to seek re-election for the upcoming term.

“It was a very difficult decision, but I knew I needed to spend time, the remaining 15 months of my term, focused on the city’s future and not my own,” Rawlings-Blake said at a Baltimore City Hall press conference.

Her decision is followed

by a judge’s ruling against moving the trial of the six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray to another city.

Rawlings-Blake went on to say that she did not want all of her decisions to be judged in light of a political campaign.

What may appear to be political pacifism is more likely a patient, political move in a longer game. After all, the city has yet to go through six of the most highly publicized trials in the country.

Rawlings-Blake has been involved in public politics since the age of 25, when she was elected to the Baltimore City Council. Rawlings-Blake claimed that she has not lost an election since she was in middle school. She is no stranger to the political process and she understands the potential longevity and room for growth that a political career can offer.

Following the civil unrest that Baltimore suffered in response to the death of Freddie Gray, Rawlings-Blake has found herself in an unexpected limelight. Every move she has made, and every move she makes from here on out, will be heavily scrutinized through the lens of history.

If she ever wishes to ascend to a higher office, Rawlings-Blake will have to make every decision regarding this potentially explosive trial unencumbered by distractions like fundraising and the type of increased public examination that a political campaign would invite.

Rawlings-Blake will return to public service after all is said and done, and her record will reflect a woman who chose to prioritize her duty to Baltimore over the advancement of her political career—even though she will still have a political career.

Cal State Fullerton is already a tight-knit community, and with the Associated Students Inc. President, Michael Badal, wanting to improve things even more, there’s no way to go but up from here. Badal is still new to the position, but already has big plans like changing the IT laptop lending system and, most importantly, giving the students the chance to speak up, according to the Orange County Register.

Badal is perfect for the position and has firsthand accounts of what the students need. He’s been involved with ASI for multiple years, holds double majors

in political science and philosophy and participates in service events through his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha.

He’s a natural leader and can encourage his fellow Titans to band together instead of keeping quiet out of fear or judgment.

CSUF is a community, and there are already many student involvement opportunities available such as volunteering, donating at blood drives and helping the homeless. There are countless clubs such as the Cal State Disney Club and the Autism Speaks U club, as well as the Greek system that raises thousands of dollars every year for charity.

There are chances for anyone with a voice—no matter how big or small—to be included.

Beyond the student life, there is the university administration and its relationships with the students

that must be carried out in the most positive and direct way possible. Badal plans to give students the chance to voice their anger, support or whatever it is they may feel concerning the administration, since it revolves around almost 39,000 students.

Since the students are what make the school, ensuring that students are given the chance to speak up about an issue they feel passionate about is nothing but improvement.

Badal’s other duties include being involved with the TSU expansion project.

He’s a big piece of CSUF’s future, as are the rest of the students. If the students are able say what they want, it will improve the school for years to come.

“I think every student’s voice matters,” Badal said in an Orange County Register interview.

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Today your creativity might be stimulated by some free time, Sagittarius. You can try and save it for later, but you may not feel the same way then. Try to apply your creativity to a faster or more efficient way to do a particular job or make a dull job more exciting.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20 - May 20)

If someone you know is going through a rough time, Taurus, they could come to you for support or advice. People see you as genuinely concerned and a good friend, especially when times are tough. You’ve probably earned their respect through your caring and helpfulness.

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Virgo, you may discover today that you have a talent for something you’ve never even thought about before. If you always stick to what you know, how will you ever experience anything new?

CAPRICORN

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You probably have a knack for listening to other people and noticing when they need help or a shoulder to cry on, Capricorn.

Today may be excellent for you to help another person out. Consider going the extra mile by lending a hand to those around you who are in need.

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With some leisure time on your hands, you’ll find an opportunity to start fresh in some area that has challenged you, Gemini. Find the courage to examine your attitudes.

Armed with your new knowledge, you might have a new insight that allows you to approach an old problem in a different way.

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It’s a new day, Libra, a good day to let your caring side show. Take the time to smile and chat with as many people as you can. They will be drawn to your friendly personality and you’ll all enjoy your time together.

AQUARIUS

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It’s possible that someone will question your motives or wonder whether or not you’re genuine, Aquarius. Don’t take it the wrong way. You don’t take everything at face value either. Show your sincerity by following through and sticking by your word.

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Today brings the opportunity to see things as they are and not as you’d like them to be. It’s easy to fool yourself sometimes, but you can only get away with that for so long before the truth comes out.

You need to face things. Any time is an excellent time to start fresh.

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Today’s a good day to work toward the goals you’ve set, Pisces.

The aspect of the day influences your ability to focus on the necessary steps to achieve what you want. No goal is too big! Each step you take toward it will give you focus and improve your life.

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Blaser: More than just a ballplayer Baseball courses through Dalton Blaser’s veins, but the Cal State Fullerton senior has chosen to take the long route to the big leagues.

The Oakland Athletics drafted Blaser in the 2012 MLB Draft, late in the 39th round and 1,189th overall. But instead of signing onto a professional career, Blaser made the decision to prepare for life outside of baseball.

He eagerly awaits his day in the Majors, but the senior infielder won’t go through life relying on something that may or may not happen.

The Northern California native made his way down to CSUF to continue his pursuit of a career in baseball after playing at Sierra College, where he was an All-American as a sophomore. During his time at Sierra College, he earned the co-MVP of the Big Eight Conference — leading his team in almost all offensive categories­— and a spot on the Pacific Association Division Northern California All-Region First Team.

Such accomplishments drew attention from the A’s, but Blaser opted to

join CSUF, which offered him the opportunity to grow as a player at one of the leading baseball programs in the nation while also allowing him to pursue his academic goals.

Blaser wanted more control of his destiny.

To that effect, he felt that turning down the draft to

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Hopefully I can pursue my journey (of playing in the MLB) but if not, there’s always a plan ‘b’ and that’s why I’m at school.

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DALTON BLASER Infielder pursue a degree in sociology and criminal justice was a smarter way to ensure a better future.

“I decided that sociology would be the best fit because if I had a minor in criminal justice and major in sociology, those two together, there’s a lot of job opportunity there,” he said.

The level-headedness that Blaser displays can be directly linked to one very important person in his life: his dad.

Blaser’s dad was drafted by the New York

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The senior infielder has his mind set on making it to the majors, while also succeeding in the classroom. The sociology major was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 2012 but stayed committed to finishing his degree at CSUF.

Yankees.

“My dad always loved baseball,” Blaser said.

“We’d play catch every day and he was just pushing us every day to play baseball and we loved it so that’s kind of how we got started.”

After his baseball career, however, Blaser’s dad excelled in another field, which made his son realize that there is more to life than just a ballgame.

Blaser’s dad works at a correctional facility in Ventura as a superintendent helping children. Blaser’s desire to help troubled youth stemmed from his father’s commitment to those less fortunate than himself.

Blaser’s eyes lit up when talking about his father.

“He’s set such a good pathway and is such a good role model for my brother and myself. And he’s

pushed us in sports, he’s pushed us in the classroom and in life,” Blaser said with a proud grin.

His dad is the one who keeps him going when the going gets tough.

“He wants us to be successful and doesn’t want us to quit anything we started,” Blaser said.

Blaser is not ready to quit. In the meantime, he keeps his feet firmly planted on the ground.

The young prospect knew where fate wanted him to go from the start, but the journey was not easy. Just like with everything else in life, baseball has taught Blaser a tough lesson that he’ll keep with him forever.

“Hopefully I can pursue my journey (of playing in the MLB) but if not, there’s always a plan ‘b’ and that’s why I’m at school,” Blaser said.

Women’s golf hits links in Albequerque Titans finished 16th after first day of Dick McGuire Invitational DAVID LEOS Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton women’s golf team teed off a new season Monday at the Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque.

Swedish international Martina Edberg put together an impressive performance in the first two rounds of play.

In 80 degree Fahrenheit weather, with low humidity and a mild breeze wafting throughout the course, players from the 18-team field knew the scores would be lower.

The third-year CSUF

junior got off to a hot start by burying three birdies on the 10th, 14th and 18th holes.

However, Edberg struggled late in the first round with a bogey at the 12th. She would then triple-bogey on the 6th hole, adding four extra strokes to her scorecard and leaving her at 1-over-par heading into intermission.

During the first half of the 18-hole second round, Edberg used her short game to escape a tight jam. On the par-3 third hole, she knocked in a birdie to restore her score back to even par.

Edberg would not stop there as she buried three more birdies on the 4th, 6th and 9th holes which brought her score to 3-under par after 12 holes.

The icing on the cake

came when she chipped in two more birdies on the 10th and 11th, solidifying her place among the tournament leaders.

She finished the day 4-under-par 142, two strokes off the leader, Stanford University’s Mariah Stackhouse, who ended her day at 6-under-par 140.

Brittany Farrell and Felicia Medalla also had notable performances for the Titans.

Farrell gave a consistent performance in the first round with a series of pars and bogeys. The sophomore eventually overcame her sluggish start on the par-5 10th where she converted a much needed birdie, lowering her score from 5-over to 4-over-par.

She then closed out the second round of play

steadily in the 67th position.

She finished her day with a score of 9-over-par 126.

Medalla played a solid round as well. The standout freshman looked to gain ground on the rest of the field with a birdie on the par-3 third.

During the second round of play she would then birdie on the par-4 3rd hole.

Her luck stymied as she triple-bogeyed the second hole, costing her valuable strokes down the stretch.

Things settled down a bit for Medalla as she closed out her day in 83rd position with a score of 14-over-par 160.

Teeing off at 7:30 a.m., the Titans will hit the links again today, looking to finish out the tournament strong during the final round of play.

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Day 1 Team Results: T 6 Martina Edberg T 66 Brittany Farrel T 81 Felicia Medalla T 95 Nadine Rivera 102 Ebba Nilson

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