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Monday September 28, 2015

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Titans gain momentum going into the Big West

Moon turns red in rare eclipse Students in awe at Sunday night’s “supermoon” DAVID LEOS Daily Titan

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Several Titans scored in their last non-conference game of the season. Fullerton tore apart San Diego’s defense with a six-goal romp, all coming from different Fullerton players.

Women’s soccer crushes opponents before conference RYAN PORTER Daily Titan Coming off of two disappointing double overtime games, the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team headed

into its final two non-conference matches this weekend.

Prior to the weekend, the Titans had a record of 6-1-1.

Their first loss and tie of the season came last week.

Vs. Loyola Marymount The Titans defeated Loyola Marymount 2-0 on Friday to bounce back from their loss against Washington State the week prior. Both Rebecca Wilson and Christina Burkenroad

scored goals to help Fullerton get its third shutout of the year.

In the 34th minute, an LMU defender did well to block a Burkenroad shot but the rebound was collected by Wilson, who found the far post for the first goal of the game.

Burkenroad scored in the 44th minute of play. Her goal would be the last of the game and would secure the Titans’ lead through the

second half until the end of the game.

The Titans are undefeated (5-0-0) with Jennifer Stuart in goal. Stuart recorded her second shutout of the year with three saves from 11 shots from the Lions.

The Titans got 14 shots off and eight on goal.

They played aggressively on offense, but only netted two goals against LMU

goalkeeper Charlee Pruitt, who recorded six saves.

Vs. San Diego Coming off their win against LMU, the Titans took on the San Diego Toreros on Sunday.

Wilson drew a penalty in the 23rd minute when she was tripped up by a USD defender in the 18-yard box.

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The Fullerton Arboretum hosted a viewing party for the total lunar eclipse of the “supermoon” Sunday night, where students, professors and other curious onlookers stared into the sky to see the rare event.

“We’re enjoying what we are seeing and we have a very good view,” said CSUF alumna Brenna Biggs. “I had been looking forward to this event for a couple of months.

I heard about it a few months ago, so I was really happy Cal State Fullerton had something planned.”

Hallie Beatty, radio-TVfilm major, had high praise forthe eclipse.

“It’s awesome,” she said.

“These celestial events are important to partake in and experience at least once.”

Though there was some light cloud cover, the weather did not spoil the view. Reaching totality at exactly 7:47 p.m., Sunday night’s eclipse proved to be a considerable celestial event, as it occurred while the moon appeared 14 percent larger to the eye. This phenomenon is popularly known as the supermoon.

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App reinvents nutrition management Student creates customizable health application VIVIAN PHAM Daily Titan Saturday was the opening reception and kick-off of the “Inspiring Better Health” exhibition, by Jieun Lee, at Cal State Fullerton’s Duff Gallery.

Lee, a master’s graphic design student at CSUF, spent 18 months working on the exhibition, beginning in spring 2014.

The exhibition showcases “Vitability”, a simulated health management brand that gives people information and tools to help them make smart decisions regarding their nutrition. Lee created the brand and app Vitability for the master’s program.

The app provides personalized suggestions as to what

foods people should eat and vitamins they should take, depending on individual’s data and lifestyle.

Lee said the idea of “Vitability” sprung about when she found that health information online is too broad and decentralized.

“We have many options, but we don’t have a summary of what’s best for each person,” Lee said.

Each semester, Lee had four or five committee meetings with professors who gave their opinion and advice on what worked and what needed to be revised in the project.

Lee would take their critiques into consideration and continue working on the brand from there.

Chen Wang, professor and coordinator of CSUF’s graphic design program, was one of the chair members who helped Lee. “We think about the best way to represent, promote and to make the information clear.

We think about what kind of

style is suitable to visualize the information,” Wang said.

To produce designs for Vitability’s logos, brochures, product packaging and app, Lee used software programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects.

“She’s one of the best students here. She always tries to find unique solutions,” Wang said. “We’re amazed by how many versions she created. It’s not just to finish the work, but to find the best solution.”

Lee strived to make Vitability user-friendly and appealing to everyone between the ages of 20 and 50 by incorporating a color-coding system that matched consumers to their nutritional needs.

For example, a person color coded as orange is low in minerals. The Vitability website then directs that person to its orange product line, which contains foods and supplements that can take care of their mineral deficiency.

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This example of a meal delivery box in the Vitability line showcases the color-coding and unique design of the health management brand that CSUF student Jieun Lee has created.

Dancing at Lughnasa has strong debut

NYC Muslims get much-needed recognition

A period piece about five sisters in rural Ireland explores family values, religion and the power of music 4 and dance

For the first time ever New York City public schools close for Muslim holidays Edi al-Adha and 5 Edi al-Fitr

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Grant sets college path for 7th graders CSUF gets over $7 million to support high schoolers JESSICA BUTALLA Daily Titan

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The United States Department of Education awarded Cal State Fullerton a $7.2 million GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant to guide Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) students to college.

GEAR UP is designed to start with seventh graders, who will be grouped together until their first year of college. Junior high is a critical time in student life when they are able to comprehend the idea of college and start to make early impacts to work towards higher education, said Director of Educational Partnerships Melba Castro.

Five schools from AUHSD were among the top 50 local schools sending first-time freshmen to CSUF. Out of a

combined 2,923 12th grade students from Anaheim, John F. Kennedy, Katella, Loara and Western High Schools, 156 were enrolled at CSUF in fall 2014.

AUHSD has received the GEAR UP grant four times: in 1999, 2008, 2011 and 2015.

Each grant is given to that year’s seventh grade class.

GEAR UP students from the 2008 batch are now sophomores in college.

The $7.2 million grant will be distributed over seven years. $1.1 million will be given in the first year.

Congress decides how the funds are distributed, but due to legislation and the design of the grant, the GEAR UP grant is not awarded yearly, Castro said.

“One thing that’s unique about the GEAR UP grant is that, unlike other programs where students have to apply to be admitted into the program, the entire seventh grade class at the schools that we are serving are in the program,” Castro said.

“We apply for them when we apply for the grant. They will get offered all the services

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and support,” she said The GEAR UP grant offers early assessment and college entrance exam support, as well as college counseling and individualized college success plans. Students will also receive support for college readiness and assistance with financial planning for college.

Parents of GEAR UP students are given information to support their children on the path to higher education.

Students may have seen some press releases about the topic, but are not fully aware of the program, Castro said.

The grant is geared towards students who come from communities and schools with limited resources. Many of these students are enrolled in free and reduced lunch programs in school, come from low-income backgrounds and are first-generation college students, Castro said.

“We know that the students have the capacity to do a lot for their futures,” Castro said.

“It’s really about exposure, information and also helping to create the pathway for them.”

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Speaker John Boehner resigns Speaker of the House John Boehner announced Friday that he plans to retire from Congress at the end of October, just a day after listening to Pope Francis’ address at the Capitol, according to CBS News.

Boehner plans to use his last 30 days in office continuing to do “the right things for the right reasons,” what he feels will be in the country’s best interest. He hopes he can leave without giving his successor a “dirty barn” to deal with.

Majority leader Kevin McCarthy of California is likely to be his replacement, according to the New York Times President Obama remarked that the speaker was a “good man,” that though they had often disagreed, Mr. Boehner had “always conducted himself with civility and courtesy with me.”

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The moon looms behind the Fullerton Arboretum’s windmill as it turns red in the Earth’s shadow Sunday. The lunar eclipse is especially rare as Sunday night’s moon is at its closest point to Earth.

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“The orbit of the moon around the Earth is not a perfect circle. The moon is sometimes closer to the Earth than at the other times during the orbit,” said CSUF staff physicist Shovit Bhari in an email. “We see the moon larger than the normal when it makes the closest approach to the Earth.”

Lunar eclipses, unlike solar eclipses, occur when the moon becomes centered between the Earth and the sun, blocking its light. They can be viewed through the naked eye.

The red tint of the lunar surface was caused by the moon crossing into the Earth’s shadow. With the sun’s light permeating through our atmosphere’s ray-filtering gasses, pollution and cloud cover, only the longer red and orange light rays travelled far enough, dimly illuminating the moon’s surface as they curved around the Earth. Because of its red hue, it has historically been

referred to as the “blood moon.”

CSUF staff microscopist Stephen Karl said there was more going on last night than just the super moon.

“Tonight we’re going to hopefully see the Ring Nebula, the Hercules Globular Cluster, the Andromeda galaxy and what else might be out there,” he said.

The Fullerton Arboretum held a similar event in 2012, called the “Transit of Venus.” The event celebrated the solar system’s second planet passing in front of the sun, which only happens once every 120 years.

The event, presented by members of the CSUF physics department, triggered some renewed attention to the astronomy program on campus. The Venus viewing “was the first initiative to bring our Astronomy program back,” Bhari said.

CSUF students who would like more information on these types of programs will not have to look very far for answers. “(The) Dept. of Physics

offers Introduction to Astronomy, ASTR101 lecture and ASTR101L lab, every semester. In addition, physics club organizes trips to observatories and aerospace companies,” Bhari said in an email.

Event volunteer Ashley Le-Pham, a fifth-year biochemistry major, said the event was a success as it reached out to the community.

“A lot of people are interested in astronomy but they don’t get to have this engagement,” she said. “We have an event, we had these telescopes out, we had this (inflatable) planetarium that allows people to go in who aren’t maybe in the the scientific field, but they are interested.”

“Several celestial events are a once or twice in a lifetime experience,” said Bhari. “(The) last supermoon eclipse combo was 1982 and next will happen in 2033.”

With his 33rd birthday just around the corner, Bhari considers the event an early birthday present.

A stage curtain fell on Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina yesterday while she was giving a speech in San Antonio, Texas for the National Association of Women Business Owners conference.

Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek tweeted a video of the incident and soon after tweeted that members of the crowd yelled out about Trump, to which Fiorina replied, “Trump, Hillary — it could’ve been lots of people,” according to CBS News.

Fiorina’s Press Secretary Anna Epstein told CBS News that the candidate wasn’t injured by the curtain and continued taking questions. A recent poll by the Wall Street Journal has Fiorina tied for third place among GOP candidates, along with Marco Rubio.

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Over 15,000 race to fight cancer More than 15,000 runners raised funds for breast cancer research Sunday at the 24th annual Susan G. Komen Orange County Race for the Cure in Newport Beach, according to ABC 7.

The race began on Fashion Island around 7:15 a.m. About 600 participants were breast cancer survivors, dressed in pink shirts and hats. Survivors wore beads that each symbolized an important hardship they overcame during their fight against cancer.

This charity event is the largest of its kind in Orange County and Komen’s goal is to raise $2 million.

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Latinas learn to ‘rise above barriers’ DAVID LEOS Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton students turned out for “We Stand Together: Rising above Latina Barriers,” an event sponsored by Hermanas Unidas de CSUF (HaU) last Wednesday at the Titan Student Union.

The early evening affair was part of a series designed to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which concludes in mid-October.

The audience listened to a 30-minute speech from Inez Gonzalez, Director of the Latino Communications Initiative at CSUF, who spoke of the struggles and pressures Latinas often face in school, on the job and at home. A 30-minute town hall-style Q&A session immediately followed the address.

By contrasting key topics through her own life experiences, Gonzalez, who received a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government in 2011, stressed the importance of higher education, cross-cultural understanding and proficient networking skills.

“Building a community that supports you is really important,” Gonzalez said in praise of HaU, a sisterhood of CSUF students promoting Latina empowerment. “Hermanas Unidas does that.”

“The purpose of this (event) was to enhance the voice of the Latinas,” CSUF senior and HaU

co-chair Maggie Perez said. “I think it’s important for us to have someone that tells us that we can do it.”

Gonzalez emphasized that one of the challenges facing Hispanic women is growing up in traditional families that typically have a different vision of the future than they do.

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Building a community that supports you is really important.

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Inez Gonzalez aims to inspire with stories of her life

INEZ GONZALEZ Director, CSUF Latino Communications Initiative As a first-generation college student, Gonzalez said she had grown up with an “authoritarian father” who insisted she pursue a career in technology. Under this patriarchal pressure, she eventually fulfilled her father’s wishes by graduating from the University of San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in computer science.

Still, she knew something was not right.

Gonzalez’s avenue for change coincided with her father’s passing. No longer having to consent to her late father’s traditional wishes, she quickly quit her tech job and decided to seek out a career she could enjoy.

In finding a new career, Gonzalez understood fairly quickly that her Latina struggles were not just based in the home — they were also in the workplace.

“I worked in an agency that was predominantly Anglo,” she said of

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Inez Gonzalez, Director of the Latino Communications Initiative at CSUF, speaks at “We Stand Together: Rising above Latina Barriers,” one of the talks scheduled for the university’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.

her building manager job then.

She said the lack of cultural diversity and unwelcoming environment provoked feelings of inferiority and insignificance.

She urged the audience of mostly Latina women to prepare for the mental disposition of probable workplace discrimination.

“It’s important to operate effectively in a place where you are the only Latina,” Gonzalez said.

HaU co-chair Naomi Tapia rejoiced at Gonzalez’s directive as she identified on what it’s like to be raised in a foreign

community. The CSUF senior “grew up in Burbank,” a relatively rich region which seemed to trigger an identity crisis for Tapia.

“I thought I was going to grow up to be blonde,” she said.

CSUF grad student Ashley Ramos, who is of mixed race, said that even though she identifies as Latina, there are still mixed perceptions of her as a result of her Anglo heritage.

“There’s a certain amount of privilege associated with that for me,” she said. “I resonate with some of the (Latina) struggles, but some of them I don’t,

because of my outward appearances.”

Senior Maritza Maravilla, who is also part of HaU, said the group gives her a platform to be heard.

“As of today, Hispanics are the majority in California,” she said.

In fall 2006, of all enrolled female students at CSUF, around a third were registered as white — as opposed to Hispanic women who were listed in the minority at just over 28 percent, according to Institutional Research and Analytical Studies statistics.

In the fall 2015 semester, however, enrolled white

females dropped sharply to almost 25 percent, while Hispanics steadily increased to nearly 39 percent.

As Latina enrollment has increased substantially over the past nine years, growth in the overall graduation rate has remained static at a modest six percent for that same demographic.

Despite these remaining obstacles, Maravilla feels it is crucial for students to follow their dreams.

“There are going to be hardships and hurdles in life,” she said. She said it’s also imperative that Latinas “follow through.”

Fair delves into study abroad possibilities Students get advice on study abroad programs from peers JENNIE VU Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton Study Abroad Program hosted a fair last Thursday in the central quad.

A mini fair was hosted Wednesday by student housing to get students to attend Thursday’s main event. The purpose of the fair was to give students a chance to explore the possibilities of studying abroad.

The Study Abroad Program set up 45 tables at the event, with each table set to have one or two representatives from the international schools and programs that partner with CSUF. One of these international schools is John Cabot University (JCU), an American university in Rome, Italy. The university offers 13 majors and 17 minors in the liberal arts field, with many classes taught in English, said Mary Rideout, representative for JCU. John Cabot University offers a four-year program for students who want to earn their degree in Rome, Rideout said. Rideout was one of the students who got the chance to study for four years at the university.

“I learned a lot about myself, other cultures and the city of Rome,” Rideout said.

Another school at the event was the University of Nevada, Reno. The booth also hosted the University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC), a nonprofit that helps send students to study abroad.

The program is one of the few to offer students an internship while studying

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Students sign up to receive more information from a booth at last Thursday’s Study Abroad Fair in the central squad.

abroad, said Julie Mathews at the UNR booth. Internships are offered in Australia, Costa Rica, Ireland, Germany, Spain, New Zealand and more.

“A lot of students feel that study abroad isn’t possible.

They assume it might be too expensive,” said Mathews, who spent two years studying abroad in Spain and Argentina. “There’s a ton of scholarships available to students to study abroad.”

One reason why students don’t study abroad is because some countries don’t offer programs for their major, Mathews said.

International students studying at CSUF also offered advice to prospective study abroad students.

George Canning, a theatre major from the University of Wales Trinity of Saint David.

It was his first time not only in Southern California but also in the United States.

Canning said that everyone should study abroad because it’s a great social experience.

“It’s such a different culture from Wales and everyone is just so friendly,” he

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said. “The accent kind of gets picked up by everyone. It’s really great and I’m really glad that I’ve done it.”

Kinesiology majors also had a special study abroad program in Greece. The program, called CSUF Kinesiology Study Abroad in Greece, is the only one for kinesiology majors. Faculty members Matthews Llewellyn and John Gleaves had been trying to plan this trip for four years.

Whitney Leyva, graduate student and kinesiology major, said she felt honored to be a part of Llewellyn and Gleaves’ study abroad program since she had been hearing about it for years.

Leyva and 25 other students spent two weeks in Greece over the summer to learn about the ancient and modern Olympic sights in Athens, Olympia, Delphi and Nemea.

Mayra Salcedo, CSUF student, said that the fair helped her garner more information about the programs. She said she learned a lot about the programs, and it was more helpful than weeks of online research.

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Rediscovering history through music A free course aims to enrich American music knowledge ERICA SHARP Daily Titan A ripple of laughter rings throughout the audience.

Appearing on screen are the black and white images of Gracie Allen and George Burns, the two early 20th century stars of “The Burns and Allen Show,” performing one of their famous comedy skits, “Lambchops.”

Allen and Burns were one of the many topics discussed in last Tuesday’s Great American Songbook, a series of six free classes focusing on the history of American music.

The series is presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Cal State Fullerton. and hosted by Ellie Monroe, an OLLI volunteer instructor and coordinator.

This is the second semester the class has been held on campus, replacing the History of Broadway class taught in previous years.

Monroe said the class will move chronologically through the history of

music in America. In the first class, she began with Native American music then moved on to the music of Pilgrims, slaves and minstrels.

Ken Lycett, who attended last Tuesday’s class, said he enjoys attending, even though he is not a part of OLLI. “The most interesting thing I’ve learned is about the American Indian,” Lycett said. “The problems that they have and how their music related to them.”

This week’s lecture focused on the period and performers of 1800 to 1920, when Broadway and vaudeville were both huge influences on American entertainment.

The Great American Songbook is an interactive class. Monroe said she uses a variety of materials to convey information, such as Bill Messenger’s “The Great Courses” lectures and both audio and video clips.

Kay Burgess, an OLLI member and student who also takes courses in reading music, said the class is both educational and fun.

“I have attended before and it’s very interesting,” she said. “It’s education,

not homework.”

Monroe said she loves seeing her students engaged with materials.

“You know what I like about that class?” Monroe asked. “It tickles me that sometimes, during lecture, he (Messenger) will be playing a piece or something like that and the audience will start singing along. It’s such a sweet thing to hear. They just enjoy themselves so much; they just start singing.”

Elaine Trost, one of the attendees, said she appreciates the materials Monroe uses.

“I think she does a great job gathering what’s of most interest probably to the audience,” Trost said.

Trost also said she makes a point to attend the classes because she’s eager to expand her musical knowledge.

“It’s really a part of American musical history and it’s important just to remember what preceded what we have today. We go through all these different eras,” she said.

Burgess said she hears songs covered in the lectures that are still played in the modern era.

“Some of those songs at the turn of the century

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The Great American Songbook is a free course series sponsored by OLLI at CSUF. The course aims to educate citizens on the dynamic history of American music.

were very well known and they went on even today,” she said.

As an instructor, Monroe said the Great American Songbook is fulfilling because she feels it is a way of giving back by helping people appreciate forgotten music.

“It really is very heartwarming for me when I

know that they’ve really enjoyed the program. It really is. It makes me feel good inside,” she said.

The class primarily draws an OLLI crowd, though Monroe wishes that attention and attendance among CSUF students was higher.

“I don’t see Cal State Fullerton students very

often,” she said. “I guess it’s because they don’t know about us.”

The next class will focus on the impact of radio on the music industry and will feature dancers and singers from the 1930s.

Classes meet from noon to 2 p.m. every other Tuesday in the Mackey Auditorium until Nov. 17.

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One of Lee’s struggles while creating Vitability was to consistently keep each part of the brand looking like a unified whole.

“I didn’t just make a logo; I did a whole brand.

I needed to make some guidelines for the colors, logo and font family for the consistency,” Lee said.

Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Lee garnered an interest in art at a young age.

As a kid, she took photos of signs and patterns

anywhere she went and kept them in a hard drive as inspiration for her designs.

“My mother is a visual merchandising designer. When I was a child, I continuously looked through her art books, exhibitions, drawings and oil

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paintings,” Lee said.

In 2009, Lee left Seoul and came to the U.S. to further her education.

She attended Irvine Valley College, where she received an associate degree in digital media art.

Lee enrolled at CSUF in fall 2012, and is now a

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NBC or other entertainment companies. In there, I want to do more challenging projects as a graphic designer,” Lee said.

“Inspiring Better Health” will be open for viewing in the Duff Gallery through Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment.

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Dancing at Lughnasa The dramatic play explores family and strife in rural Ireland ERICA SHARP Daily Titan

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graphic designer for the graduate studies office on campus. Lee said she hopes to work in the entertainment industry and dreams of having her own graphic design company someday.

“I’m going to apply to companies like Disney,

In the 1930s, the Roman Catholic Church was the presiding force in Ireland.

Individuals who felt restricted and oppressed by the church’s rule took to dance and music to break free.

Brian Friel’s “Dancing at Lughnasa,” directed by Master of Fine Arts student Sarah Ripper, debuted on Friday in Cal State Fullerton’s Hallberg Theatre.

It is the dramatic tale of the five Mundy sisters raising a boy together in rural Ireland. The sisters struggle to make ends meet as their world begins to fall apart.

A melancholy violin solo opened the play, foreshadowing events that were to come. The lights faded up to reveal Michael, played

by Wyn Moreno, who stood center stage and began to recount the summer of 1936 in the fictional village of Ballybeg, when he was 7 years old. Moreno transitioned effortlessly between the portrayal of Michael as a child and as an adult.

The play focuses around two of Michael’s memories: the time his family bought a wireless radio and when his uncle Jack, the town’s Catholic priest, played by Joshua Johnson, returns after a long time as a missionary in a leper colony in Uganda.

Upon Jack’s return to Ireland, the Mundy sisters feel

that he has changed noticeably. The most disturbed sister is Kate, played by Victoria Sasso, who is unsettled by his newly adopted pagan ways.

Johnson captivatingly portrayed his character’s struggles with paganism and malaria.

Kate acts as a motherly figure to the rest of the sisters, but is strict in keeping a Catholic lifestyle. Complete with a stern expression, Sasso stayed true to her character, delivering a powerful performance.

As Kate tries to enforce her ideals, it is revealed that Chris, played by Karina Pennett, gave birth to Michael out of wedlock with a carefree salesman, Gerry Evans, played by Miguel Castellano. Pennett and Castellano perfectly portray the essence of Chris and Gerry’s rocky relationship.

The play also centered around the Lughnasa festival, which marks the beginning of harvest and celebrates the god Lugh, believed to be pagan in Irish tradition, Ripper said.

As Ireland finally catches up to the rest of the world with the Industrial Revolution, the Mundy family begins to feel financial strain.

Agnes, played by Tamara Veres-Vailant, and Rose, played by Shellie Sterling, act as a comfort to each other, especially in dealing with Kate’s harsh expectations.

Agnes and Rose, along with Kate, who is a schoolteacher, contribute to the Mundy family’s income by knitting and selling gloves.

As pressures increased for

both Agnes and Rose, VeresVailant and Sterling captured the influence of these changing forces with seeming ease.

Although the play had serious undertones, it was balanced with plenty of lighthearted, funny moments, chiefly through the character of Maggie, played by Autumn Paramore. Paramore beams happiness in her portrayal, eliciting laughter throughout the evening.

The production provided an intimate experience by placing the audience around the stage.

The simple, yet effective set was designed by Ashley Strain. It featured a small kitchen and sparse furniture. A canopy of branches hung above the stage, perfectly evoking a woodsy ambiance.

Sound designer John Favreau expertly added sounds of birds and crickets chirping.

Spot-on costuming by Christina Perez, and period music, helped achieve the show’s 1930s-era authenticity.

Hair and makeup by Amanda Zukle and Kaylee Truenow exceptionally captured Jack’s deteriorating condition.

Whether it’s Jack’s struggle, Rose and Maggie’s energetic outbursts or Chris and Gerry’s tender relationship, there are plenty of captivating moments in this wonderful play. These talented students delivered a touching performance that is not to be missed. “Dancing at Lughnasa” will be running until Oct. 18.

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OPINION Reckless bill shot down by Senate PAGE 5 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Ill-advised efforts to defund Planned Parenhood thwarted BOBBIE URTEZ Daily Titan The United States Senate halted Conservatives efforts to shut down the government and defund Planned Parenthood on Sept. 24. Fantastic.

Conservative congress members have been trying to defund Planned Parenthood over edited videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, an anti-abortion group, that seemingly depict the healthcare organization as illegally selling fetal tissue.

The bill that the Senate denied on Thursday had two important sections; one section funded the government until Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown, the other was to stop government funding to Planned Parenthood, stripping the organization of $500 million.

The bill had already passed in the House of Representatives, and the Senate was the next step in eliminating government funding for the health organization.

Knowing that Republicans are willing to put the United States through another government shutdown in order to get their points across makes it hard to take the party seriously. Shutting down the government only keeps non-political government workers from earning money and the public from getting basic government services.

Planned Parenthood does more than just perform abortions. It is an education center. It makes information readily available for everyone: teens, men, women, parents and soon-to-be parents

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The United States Senate shot down the Defund Planned Parenthood Act Thursday, which would have cut all federal funding for Planned Parenthood. The widely-used health center, which is facing allegations of illegally selling fetal tissue, provides not just abortions, but a variety of health services and information.

who have important questions on topics such as abortion, birth control, the morning-after pill, body image, pregnancy, sexuality, sexual orientation and relationships, including how to end a relationship and information on unhealthy relationships.

A common misconception is that Planned Parenthood is only for women, but it also

has advice for male sexuality and exams for testicular cancer and fertility.

Political activist Shirley Chisholm said it best: “No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for

the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”

One of the most cited reasons for having an abortion is financial instability. A study conducted in 2008 found that women who were denied an abortion were three times more likely to fall below the poverty line two years after.

Republicans have a history of disliking social welfare

programs, but the party is shooting itself in the foot by trying to defund such a vital resource for women. If women are forced to have children when they are not financially ready, it pushes them to use the same social programs that the GOP disagrees with.

Abortion is a personal and difficult choice for some women, and anti-abortion

groups have no business getting involved in the life choices of those women.

Even though the Conservative battle against Planned Parenthood and other health clinics that provide abortions is not over, clinics can rest assured knowing that they can continue providing services to their clients for a while longer.

Muslim holidays finally recognized in NYC WOARIA RASHID Daily Titan Muslim students shouldn’t have to sacrifice either their faith or their education when it comes to observing religious holidays and, as of last Thursday, they no longer have to.

The New York City public school district has finally acknowledged the 6.6 percent of New Yorkers who identified themselves as Muslims in a 2014 census, by allowing public schools to close last Thursday for Eid al-Adha and in the summer of 2016 for Eid al-Fitr.

This was the first time New York City public schools observed a Muslim holiday, despite Islam being the second-most practiced religion in the world, according to the Pew Research Center.

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holiest holidays in their religious calendar.

“If you close the schools for every single holiday, there won’t be any school,” he said.

“Educating our kids requires time in the classroom, and

This is a common-sense change, and one that recognizes our growing Muslim community and honors its contributions to our city.

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Controversy over the holidays rose in 2009 when the former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, opposed a resolution that would have given more than 100,000 of the city’s public school students who identified as Muslim time off from school to observe the two

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Eid al-Adha requires three days of observance from Muslims, and denying students the days off is unjust when Christian and Jewish students receive the days off they need in order to observe their religious celebrations.

Muslim students taking summer classes in 2016 will also get time off for the threeday festival Eid al-Fitr, the second of the Eid holidays, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

A large number of Muslims observe these holidays, and having to choose between faith and education is a choice that no student committed to his or her faith, and education, should have to make.

Current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña felt differently than Bloomberg on this issue.

“Muslim students and their families who observe Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha shouldn’t have to choose between an instructional day

and their religious obligations,” Farina said. “This new addition will also enable a teachable moment in the classroom for our students to learn about religious tolerance and the societal contributions of various cultures.”

Although the holidays don’t have exact dates, which can be inconvenient for school officials planning the curriculum, they tend to land on days that coincide with other religious holidays, on weekends or during the summer, according to the New York Times.

Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, is a time spent with family members, honoring the dead, giving to charity or helping the poor, while also indulging in new clothing and feasts prepared by direct family or

extended relatives and acquaintances. It is similar to Christmas.

At least one of the Eid holidays is expected to coincide with summer break or an existing school holiday each year for the next decade, according to a report by the Immigrant Rights Clinic at New York University.

“This is a common-sense change, and one that recognizes our growing Muslim community and honors its contributions to our city,” de Blasio said Wednesday.

This “common-sense” change is a giant leap for Muslim tolerance in America because it is a symbol of acceptance from society and, with hope, it will bring open-mindedness to those with more Islamophobic tendencies.

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The Titans head north to Washington for the Itani Collegiate ALAN BERNAL Daily Titan

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In its final non-conference game of the season, the Fullerton Titans got a 2-0 win over Grand Canyon University. They now stand at 5-4-0, with some momentum going into the Big West Conference.

Titans find their way, split games before Big West With a 5-4-0 record, the men’s soccer team head into conference AARON VALDEZ Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team split its last two non-conference games, falling to Utah Valley and defeating Grand Canyon University while playing away and at home, respectively.

Vs. Utah Valley Coming off a win against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the Titans were unable to begin another string of wins by falling to the Utah Valley Wolverines 2-1.

Utah Valley came into the game with a 6-2-0 record, only losing to Mercer University and No. 15-ranked University of Denver in a 2-1 overtime thriller.

It was a hard fought game in Orem, Utah. The Titans were the ones to draw first blood when Diego Sanchez headed a goal off the volley from a UVA defender, putting the Titans in a 1-0 lead. The Wolverine defender’s blunder gave Sanchez his fourth goal of the season.

Throughout the first half, Fullerton did well to maintain the lead, withstanding an eager Wolverine offense that outshot the Titans 9-4.

The Titans held strong until the 72nd minute of the game, when Wolverine Alex Neff headed a ball into goal off a cross from a well-designed corner kick play.

The game-tying goal opened the gates for Utah Valley, as the momentum had swung its way from there on out.

Just a few moments later, in the 76th minute, Utah Valley managed to score the

The Cal State Fullerton men’s golf team will tee off Monday at the Palouse Ridge Golf Course to start its 2015-2016 season.

Head Coach Jason Drotter will start his seventh season leading the Titans through their 10 events before the Big West Championship and NCAA Regionals this year. Drotter’s mix of new and returning players will face off against nine other teams at Washington State University for the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate.

The Titans had a good performance at their last Itani event, finishing second place and missing out on the top spot by only one stroke in the final round.

The event will see Fullerton looking to improve on its past score of 837 over the 54-hole course.

Among other events, the 2016 season has the Folino Invitational in store for

CSUF. In its sixth-annual event, the City of Industry-based tournament has become one of the premier locations for collegiate golf, according to Fullerton Athletics.

A new addition to the squad this season is freshman Matt Wilson, who earned the 2014 OC Register Golfer of the Year award and won back-toback Trinity League Individual Championships for Servite High School.

Equally impressive is newcomer Jack Ireland, who claimed two South Coast Individual Championships for Tesoro High School.

Redshirt senior Mark Jensma looks to make his return to the roster after missing his last two events for Fullerton in 2015. Nico Mendoza and Marcus Mercado-Keil join Jensma as the squad’s only seniors for the season.

Juniors Matt Murphy, Martin Manalo and Kyle De Silva round out CSUF’s upperclassmen.

The 14-man roster will play 36 holes on the first day of the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate this Monday in Pullman, Washington.

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Diego Sanchez and company held their ground against GCU, but fell against Utah Valley. Head Coach George Kuntz needs them to be more productive in the final third to do well in the Big West Conference.

go-ahead goal, giving them the lead at 2-1. Wolverine Karson Payton snuck behind the Fullerton defense to receive a long pass from teammate Neff, ultimately knocking the ball past Titan goalkeeper David Elias and into the back of the net.

Despite not earning a clean sheet, Elias did accomplish a career-high seven saves for the Titans, beating his previous record of six saves in a game.

Vs. Grand Canyon University On a warm Sunday afternoon, the Grand Canyon University Antelopes came into Titan Stadium boasting a winning record of 4-2-0 compared to Fullerton’s even record of 4-4-0.

Looking to bounce back from their disappointing Utah Valley loss, the Titans began the match working hard to implement their style of play to control the game.

The Titans managed to test the GCU defense with an array of runs throughout the first half.

Despite these opportunities, the Titans’ five shots weren’t threatening enough to properly challenge GCU goalkeeper Joshua Zehring. The teams went into halftime tied.

In the second half, Fullerton broke the GCU defense, squeezing two similar goals in the 60th minute.

For the first, a play on the left flank had midfielder Oscar Torres deliver a cross to midfielder Ross McPhie for a tapin right in front of goal.

The second goal played out in similar fashion, but the play happened on the opposite flank as forward Brandon West managed to send a low cross straight to leading goal scorer Diego Sanchez, who buried it high into the net for his fifth goal of the season.

From there on out, the Titans had no trouble holding

off GCU, cruising to their fifth win of the season and improving their record to 5-4-0.

Head Coach George Kuntz said the difference between the two game was that the line-up against GCU was more possession-based and attack minded than the one used against Utah Valley.

As the Big West Conference matchups draw near, Kuntz feels his team can be a more effective aggressor and hopes to see more contribution from players such as West, who he feels could cause many problems for defending teams.

“I still am not comfortable coming away with a two-goal win when we dominated a team as we did,” Kuntz said.

“I think we could be even more aggressive with the attacking players we have.”

The Titans will remain at home for their first Big West Conference game, as they host Sacramento State Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Titan Stadium.

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Edberg shines for women’s golf The junior stood out as the Titans faltered at the Cowgirls Classic RYAN PORTER Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton women’s golf team once again finished in the middle of the pack after placing seventh over the weekend at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Classic, hosted by the University of Wyoming, in Palm Desert, Calif.

After the first round of play, Brittany Farrell led the Titans with the best score, shooting even on the round.

She recorded two birdies and two bogeys in both the front and back nine to account for an on-par round.

Martina Edberg looked strong with four birdies throughout the round, but she triple bogeyed on the par-4 fifth hole. The triple bogey, along with five other bogeys, would set her back 4-above par in the first round.

The Titans took a steep fall during the second round, dropping from being tied for third place to ninth place.

Edberg played well, reversing her previous round score of 4-over par to a 4-under par. She led the Titans after two rounds with an even score.

The Titans’ next best performance was a 7-above par round by Pauline Welker. Welker shot five bogeys and one double bogey with nothing but pars to fill in the round.

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It was the worst round for the rest of the Titans, as Farrell shot 11-over par, Nadine Rivera shot 12-over par, and Dakota Brown hit 13-over par.

The third round, however, would shine some light on the team’s final day.

Edberg played exceptionally well in the third round on Sunday morning. She recorded her best round of the tournament, shooting 5-under par to secure first place of 70 players overall.

Edberg began the third round on the ninth hole. She shot even on the ninth, but buried four birdies on the back nine, avoiding any bogeys.

Only one bogey and two more birdies helped her, and the rest of her team, earn a few notches in rankings.

The Titans, as a whole, moved up two ranks on the

leaderboard. After Saturday’s second round, the team sat at ninth, but moved up to tie for seventh out of 14 teams. This is the second tournament in a row the Titans placed in the middle of the ranks, after they finished sixth out of 12 teams in the Cougar Cup last weekend.

Farrell also helped the Titans in the final round.

She improved immensely from her 11-over par second round, sinking a 3-over par to tie her for 21st overall at the intercollegiate.

The Titans’ next tournament does not take place until Monday, Oct. 12th.

The team will travel to Lakewood, Washington to compete in the two-day Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational at Tacoma Golf & Country Club.

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The Fullerton women’s volleyball team played its tightest game of the season, but fell short of its first win. The Titans are now 0-13 for the season and 0-1 in the Big West.

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Women’s volleyball could not close out its game against UCR AARON VALDEZ Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team showed signs of improvement in its Big West Conference opening game on Friday, but fell short, losing to UC Riverside 3-2.

Heading into Riverside’s SRC Center with a record

of 0-12, the Titans hoped to start fresh and snag their first win during their opening conference game on the road. History was in Fullerton’s favor, as it had an all-time winning record of 31-13-1 against the Highlanders.

UC Riverside came to the game with a losing record of 5-8. The Titans came close to pulling out a win, but the Highlanders were resilient and bested the Titans in five sets.

The Titans showed their mettle in the first set. After

being down 24-23 on a set point, the Titans jumped on the Highlanders by scoring four of the next five points, giving them a 1-0 set lead.

Despite their strong opening performance, the Titans were unable to follow up during the second set. The Highlanders fought back with a vengeance, as they easily ran away with the set, beating the Titans by a large margin of 25-10.

In a game that went the distance with five sets, the stifled Titan offense hit its lowest points total in a set

this season, with 10 points in the second.

A rejuvenated Titan squad took the third set by a score of 25-14. With a 2-1 set lead, Fullerton was primed to win its first game of the season.

The fourth set would be down to the wire, as both sides went back and forth throughout set. There was a total of seven ties and four lead changes between the teams.

Down the stretch, the Titans failed to put the final nail in the coffin, allowing Riverside to overcome three

match points. The Highlanders would ultimately end up taking the set 31-29.

The final frame would prove to be very competitive, also boasting a total of four ties, but with the Titans only leading once.

Alas, the Titans would squander their 2-1 set lead and lose their 13th match of the season 3-2 as the Highlanders cruised to a 15-10 final set win.

The Titans had three players with double-digit kills. Megann Delgado recorded a career high with

18, while Krya Hill had 16 and Kyra Smith 13.

Senior Mackenzie Olsen played consistently by recording a total of 45 assists and 12 digs. She also flirted with a triple-double by tying her career-high of seven block assists.

Defensive specialist Rachel Brown also performed well, reaching a career-high of 18 digs.

The Titans will head out to UC Irvine Wednesday for their second Big West Conference game at the Bren Events Center.

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The Titans dominated the weekend’s fixtures scoring eight goals in two games. An impressive display of offense will drive the women’s soccer team into the Big West Conference.

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Morgan Batcheller took the penalty kick for Wilson, a high shot just right of the keeper, to make it 1-0.

It took less than a minute in the second half for San Diego to score its first goal.

A mishandled ball inside the Titans’ box opened up a play for the Toreros as USD’s Tara Meier netted a wild shot to the right post, tying the game.

Connie Caliz answered back in the 53rd minute by scoring a goal off of the assist from Jessica Simonian and Kaycee Hoover.

Less than two minutes later, in the 55th minute, CSUF defender Jazzmin Mancilla scored her first career goal

off a Burkenroad cross, diving in front of the keeper to redirect the ball.

In the 58th minute, Wilson got an open ball and scored her 10th goal of the season.

Wilson swiftly chested down a bouncing ball, beating the defender and arched it over the USD keeper.

Burkenroad tallied another assist as Sarah Fajnor added on another goal for the Titans near the penalty spot, redirecting the ball off the left post to make it 5-1.

San Diego’s Caitlyn Kretzschmar and Jacquelin Altschuld scored in the 80th and 82nd minute, respectively, to cut the Titans’ lead to 5-3.

Fullerton’s Janelle Garcia responded in the 84th,

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securing a 6-3 victory on the final game of non-conference play.

Head Coach Demian Brown felt confident about how his team will fare in conference play. The defense was strong throughout most of the game, but six different Titans scored against San Diego, showcasing their diverse offense.

“We have a great group of women who are very focused and motivated. And now, going into conference play, I think they understand full well how important our conference is and how competitive it is,” Brown said.

The Titans will look to take their momentum to their first Big West game against Cal State Long Beach Sunday at George Allen Field.

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