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horrors relived

Holocaust survivor tells about living through Third Reich.

Engineering department uses $160K for research.

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NIKKI NADVORNICK Daily Titan The engineering department at Cal State Fullerton has been awarded the National Science Foundation grant, estimating at about $160,000, to help fund earthquake safety within highrise buildings.

Assistant professor of civil engineering, Kristijan Kolozvari, is leading the research on campus alongside two students. Kolozvari’s work under the grant is part of a collaborative effort with Vesna Terzic, an engineering professor from Cal State Long Beach.

“We meet once every other week and talk about the progress and things that we are working on, ”Kolozvari said. “Eventually, we are going to put our results together.”

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Ronaldo Pineda (center) who ranks third in points for the Titans, fights through two UC Riverside players. Pineda had five shots with one on goal and assisted on Jacob Perez’s game-winning goal.

Men’s soccer defeats UC Riverside Highlanders 1-0 at Titan Stadium.

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Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer made its biggest statement of the season as the Titans pulled off a 1-0 upset over Big West leaders UC Riverside Saturday night at Titan Stadium.

With the conference

season creeping past the halfway point, the Titans put together a collective team effort in order to upend a surging Highlander team that was undefeated in Big West play at 4-0.

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A Polish Holocaust survivor shared his story of suffering and endurance with a full audience Thursday afternoon in the Mackey Auditorium.

In an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) sponsored event, Jacob Eisenbach was invited to speak about his life during the reign of Hitler’s Third Reich. He immigrated to the United States in 1950 with his wife and firstborn child and practiced dentistry for 60 years before retiring at the age of 92.

Eisenbach began his story with snippets of a happy childhood while growing up in Poland. His immediate family consisted of his parents and three other siblings. Eisenbach said that his parents had a special talent for making each child feel special.

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‘Antigone’ is a unique take on a classic

Antigone and Creon clash in the Arena Theatre.

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Despite the deep chasm of time that separates modern society from Classical Athens, Sophocles’ works have managed to transcend through the ages.

Cal State Fullerton’s production of “Antigone” is a poignant and refreshing take on a classic Greek tragedy that weaves together a story of a city divided by political authority; thus, ambiguously reflecting the current and very much severed state of America.

Directed by Travis Donnelly, the play is an ongoing battle set in the ruins of Thebes between the two main protagonists, Antigone and Creon, who represent the power of the state and religious allegiance to the gods, respectively. Antigone’s brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, killed each other during the civil war that precedes the setting for this play.

While Eteocles receives a burial for defending Thebes, Polyneices does not because he had been the attacker.

As mouthpieces on separate sides of morality, Antigone and Creon fight over whether

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Antigone, played by Karina Pennett (left), and Ismene, played by Samantha Preshaw (right), debate on whether they should bury their dead brother, Polyneices, who had attacked Thebes in the play “Antigone” at the CSUF Arena Theatre.

or not Polyneices should be given an honorable funeral, if he is to be given one at all.

Because Creon epitomizes governance and rule, his refusal to give Polyneices a proper burial serves as

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an example of how traitors, even in death, should be punished. Antigone, a figurehead of chaos that disrupts Creon’s militaristic order, argues that such order doesn’t belong to men, indicating that one’s fate

belongs to the deities. In her eyes, a city that forgets and ignores the dead is unforgivable, which is why she is willing to break the law and receive a death sentence just to bury Polyneices.

CSUF’s “Antigone” makes great use of the Arena Theatre. While Antigone and Creon’s struggle for power unfolds, the setup of the stage is a constant reminder that this is a bloody aftermath of a civil

war with the Old Man, played

by Dan Keilbach, dragging dead bodies from every angle of the stage from beginning to end.

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Proposition 67 will tackle climate abuse

Women’s soccer falls to second in Big West

Taxing plastic bags might seem like a small step in helping the planet we are destroying, but it is necessary.

A late goal is not enough to sway the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos from serving the Titans a 2-1 loss at Harder Stadium.

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Attendees of the Autism Social in the TSU Underground had the chance to win a prize through a raffle Sunday. Some of the prizes included $200 sunglasses, a movie-themed basket and gift cards.

Autism Social gives networking chance

Students from CSUF and local universities helped run event.

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Cal State Fullerton hosted an Autism Social Sunday afternoon at the Titan Student Union for adults with autism, which provided networking opportunities, communication interest groups, and team building exercises.

The event, which lasted from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., offered a chance for those with autism to engage with others in the community. The Titan Student Union was morphed into a whirlwind of activity and voices. In one room, there was a dance party and a few feet away, an intense game of bowling was being played. Some of the other activities offered were board games and an active photobooth.

This is the third year the social was hosted at the TSU Underground. CSUF collaborated with Chapman University, the Family Autism Network and UC Irvine to

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put on the event.

Approximately 325 people were registered to attend, and 143 of those attendees were undergraduate students who volunteered to assist with activities at the event.

“It’s exciting because it meets a unique need in the adult autism community,” said Erica Howell, associate professor for Special Education and co-director for the Center for Autism at CSUF. “We’re able to provide an event free of charge with college students as hosts, with naturalistic engaging activities like dancing, bowling, billiards, a photobooth so that they can have a fun day.”

Some of the undergraduate volunteers consisted of students from Cal State Fullerton’s clubs, fraternities and sororities, as well as guests from other universities.

“I am awed by the support of the students. Our representation of Cal State Fullerton students is exceedingly high but also Chapman University and UC Irvine,” said Debra Cote, Ph.D., the coordinator of the event.

One of the major facets of

the event was an opportunity for attendees to group together based on conversational categories they were interested in, such as animals, sports and more to help develop their communication skills.

“To see the response of the caretakers and parents and the adults with autism, you see their faces. It’s extremely rewarding,” Cote said.

The event offered a chance for adults with autism to meet new people and connect in an atmosphere that usually doesn’t exist.

“That’s really a goal, to connect them to the community and to get them to be more social and have more opportunities,” said Bonnie Gillman, founder and executive director of GAN (Grandparent Autism Network).

Last year, after the event at Cal State Fullerton, a large group of people who met went to Knotts Scary Farm together, according to Gillman.

“It’s not just a one-time nice afternoon. We want them to make real friendships and connect with the community,” Gillman said.

For the Record In our Thursday, Oct. 13 issue, the story titled “A Country Called Syria” stated that the organization’s “Syrian Live Arts Show” is being held on Nov. 6, 2016. It will actually be held on Nov. 5, 2016 at 12 p.m. in the Pollak Library.

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A recent compilation of data from various sources, such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Universe of Nottingham in the UK, has shown that the universe is a lot bigger than previously imagined, according to Futurism.com.

Since the early 90s, it has been speculated that there are at least 100-200 million galaxies within the observable universe. However, the data compilation says there are 10 times more galaxies, and 90 percent of those are still not even visible to the human eye.

It is believed that the James Webb Space Telescope, set to be developed by 2018, as well as other more advanced space telescopes, will help bring these unseen galaxies into view.

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Rent in OC highest in four years Southern California has officially hit a four-year high with rent prices within various counties, according to the Orange County Register.

The average rent for an apartment in Orange County averages at over $1,700 a month while Los Angeles County ranges at a little over $1,600 a month.

Orange County has the ninth highest rent rate amongst the top 79 U.S. cities, with LA County being 12th and the Inland Empire 23rd.

Much of the problem with rental prices is rooted in the amount of millennials, ages 19 to 35, starting to rent homes, according to the article.

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Honda holds huge vehicle recall Honda is recalling 350,083 2016 Honda Civics with both 1.5-liter turbo and 2-liter engines due to a potentially dangerous brake defect, according to USA Today.

In the recalled Civics, the electric parking brake may not work when the engine is off, causing the vehicle to roll away and potentially crash into nearby objects.

Honda has found 342 cases where the parking brake defect did occur.

Honda produced documents for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, stating that the problem can be fixed with a simple software update.

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Collector displays rare literature

First lecture in Patrons of the Library series attracts book lovers.

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Gordon Van De Water, member of the renowned Zamorano Book Club, presented a lecture on “Facsimiles of Rare and Scarce Books” in Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library Saturday. It was the first presentation in the Patrons of the Library’s lecture series.

Van De Water sought to share his passion and knowledge about rare books through his lecture.

However, he had to begin by defining a facsimile as “An exact reproduction or close to an exact reproduction of an original volume,” since it is not a commonly known type of book.

The relevance of facsimiles may be underappreciated, but Van De Water made it abundantly clear how important they can be both as a resource to scholars and as a form of art.

“The original document, if it’s worthy of being a facsimile, is probably a book that people would like to read, but they’re so rare that you can’t see the original,” Van De Water said.

The importance of the facsimiles and original editions in Van De Water’s collection are also reflected in their price, with his original signed copy of “Huckleberry Finn,” being valued at $20,000. His facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible cost $7,000, which is a steal compared to an original that is estimated to cost $25 to $35 million. Despite

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Rare book collector Gordon Van De Water shows off his facsimile of the original ‘Gutenberg Bible’ from the 1400s. Van De Water described the distinction between an original book and a facsimile, which is an exact reproduction of that original work meant to replace it should the original be hard to find and worthy of being seen.

the monetary value of his collection, Van De Water’s collection is extremely personal.

“There’s money to be made if you’re involved in that kind of business. I’m not. When I buy something, I want it to be on my shelves. I’m not buying it to sell it,” Van De Water said after discussing the immense appreciation in value of some rare books like “The Great Gatsby,” which was originally purchased in 1925 for $5 and is now worth close to $125,000.

Attendees were invited to page through a small portion of Van De Water’s

collection, including facsimiles of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species,” “Gutenberg Bible” and “The Book of Kells.”

There were also first edition copies of Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” and John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” which could be compared side by side to their facsimile counterparts.

Book collector and attendee, Scott Fitzgerald, CSUF alumnus from 1972, shared a similar love of books with Van De Water. In addition to their academic worth, Fitzgerald

recognized the beauty of books as well.

While he said he lamented “The death of the book,” Fitzgerald said that “there’s a lot to be gained by just holding and reading an old book,” and he encouraged students to root for the book itself.

The Patrons of the Library will be putting on three more lectures throughout the 2016-2017 academic year with guests from films, politics and literature. The ultimate goal of the Patrons, as a support group of the Pollak Library, is to “augment the library’s holdings,”

in ways that state appropriation could not, to enhance students’ education, said Howard Seller, chair of the Activities Committee of the Patrons of the Library.

He added that any opportunity to expose students to great books and classics can help show the beauty and craft of them as an art.

“I wouldn’t for a moment put down reading on a kindle or a nook. I think obviously it is the wave of the future. Nevertheless, these books are beautiful artifacts. They are almost like looking at art in a museum

or hearing a great piece of music in a symphony hall,” Seller said.

In addition to the lectures, the Patrons offer students an opportunity to purchase affordable, donated books at the Book Sale Center on the main floor of the Pollak Library, which is currently open Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Seller encouraged students to attend the next lecture in the Patrons’ series, which will be given by chair of the Radio-TVFilm department at CSUF, Garret Hart, Saturday Dec. 10 in Room 130 of the Pollak Library.

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For instance, Eisenbach said his mother would gather all of her children in her arms and tell them all that they were her most precious possession.

“She died one year before the war, so she did not go through the Holocaust, and she never knew that those words that she said to us ... how much it helped us to survive,” Eisenbach said.

After Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with Stalin that would essentially divide Poland in half, Nazi Germany invaded Poland with little resistance.

Eisenbach said the only fighting that took place was in Warsaw, but Poland would be completely taken over in just three weeks.

“My city was taken over within seven days without firing a single shot,” Eisenbach said.

Once the ghettos were built to concentrate the Jewish people, Poland was ultimately cut off from the rest of the world, considering that the population had no access to newspapers, radio, mail or other forms of communication.

Sometime after that, Eisenbach’s father received a note to report for deportation.

“They were telling us that they were going to all the camps for work, but that was a big lie. He was rounded together with 600 other men, and I have never seen him again,” Eisenbach said.

Eisenbach himself received a note to report for deportation. He and the remaining Jews in Poland were also fed the lie that they were being transported for work only to later find out from Polish trade contractors that the thousands of people taken to Auschwitz never came back out alive.

“So when I received the order for deportation, that was a death sentence and I broke the law,” Eisenbach said. “I did not report for deportation. I wasn’t about to submit myself to be gassed in a gas chamber.”

Eisenbach and his remaining brother, Sam, went into hiding, but the police eventually found them hiding beneath a padlock of a friend’s house.

Sam didn’t receive a note

for deportation, but he willingly followed Eisenbach to the camp anyway, where he would meet someone who would become very important to him.

“I met my wife in the most romantic place that you can imagine: a Nazi concentration camp,” Eisenbach said.

Eisenbach said that he, his wife and Sam escaped the camp while the Nazi guards were engaged in warfare with the Russians. When the war ended, Eisenbach went back to his hometown and enrolled in a university there, but tensions between anti-semitics and Jews were high.

Eisenbach and his wife finally decided to leave Poland when anti-semitics began killing the few survivors of the Holocaust, including Sam. Marcy Fry, a member of OLLI, said she came to the event because she always liked to take advantage of hearing stories from Holocaust survivors.

“There aren’t a lot left now, so I always want to be inspired and hear it from people who really

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Polish Holocaust survivor Jacob Eisenbach (left) talks with an OLLI member (right) about escaping Hitler’s Third Reich during World War II at his presentation Thursday in the Mackey Auditorium.

experienced it even though it’s hard,” Fry said.

Dick Blake, another member of OLLI, said that it was a worthwhile experience listening to Eisenbach because it reminded him of Leon Leyson, a friend that was in OLLI who had also been a Holocaust survivor.

Leyson was the youngest

employee of Oskar Schindler, and his widow spoke at the Fullerton Public Library about his experiences in May. Eisenbach also had an extended family of 100, though he is the sole survivor today.

He said he sometimes wondered why he was still alive when 6 million Jews died.

The answer came to Eisenbach then–he was a messenger with a responsibility to make sure that the story of the Holocaust would never die.

“If we allow this to die, we would make it that much more possible for another genocide to happen,” Eisenbach said.

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In addition to the research conducted between the two professors, much research has already been completed here at Cal State Fullerton.

Kolozvari is studying the effects earthquakes have on high-rise buildings using a computer simulation model that replicates seismic behavior, said 23-year-old civil engineering major Ross Miller.

Ross is one of the two students alongside Jasper Abang working on the

project who focuses on the data processing for the research.

“We have a model that simulates taking a concrete wall and shaking it back and forth, and it measures the deformation and stress caused in the building from the earthquake activity,” Miller said.

Miller’s job entails taking the numbers that come from the earthquake model and making them intelligible so they can measure the force and deformation of the given building.

“The model just spits out

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a bunch of numbers and when you look at what it puts out, it’s meaningless.

So you have to graph it,”

“It’s something that you work very hard for when you write these proposals. Usually, they don’t go

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I have the opportunity to spread the name of Cal State Fullerton and my department and my students on a broader perspective so everybody else can know what we’re doing.

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Miller said.

Kolozvari said that the NSF grant is the first “bigger” proposal grant that he has received.

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You write a couple times and you never really know what’s going to happen. If you get one of the grants

then that’s great,” Kolozvari said. “I have the opportunity to spread the name of Cal State Fullerton and my department and my students on a broader perspective so everybody else can know what we’re doing.”

Kolozvari, Miller and Abang plan on presenting their research at multiple upcoming conferences, beginning locally and eventually expanding worldwide.

“We are planning to do that within several conferences throughout the year.

One of them would be the Undergraduate Research

Score (UCR) that Ross will present at UC Riverside in November,” Kolozvari said.

Others will include a conference in Chile around January 2017 and the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) conference in Denver, Colo., in April of 2017.

“I’m hoping this will be a stepping stone for the future. I’ll definitely keep pursuing these grants and I’m hoping this will be a stepping stone to have other opportunities,” Kolozvari said.

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Travis Donnely’s production of “Antigone” focuses on the moral conflict between Creon, played by Kelvin M. Rhodes II (left), and Antigone, played by Karina Pennett (right), as they decide if the figure Polyneices should be given an honorable funeral.

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The entirety of the stage is black, marred by scratches on the floor and the walls.

This attention to detail effectively explains that these are still ruins. The worn and torn look of the set subtly implies that the characters are deeply bone-weary, even in their passion, as a consequence of the war.

Another wonderful effort to dramatize this story are the strobe lights. Having

them flash rapidly while actors move languidly beneath every flicker of light creates a rather powerful effect of slow motion, stressing the importance of time. The strobe lights are used only in scenes that exploited attacks against religion, class and gender and end up being beautiful sequences.

Karina Pennett’s portrayal of Antigone exudes the best kind of defiance. Her character could have been seen as another youthful

brat rebelling against order, but Pennett’s delivery in questioning such order poses a relevance to the youth of this generation. Pennett’s commitment to her character mirrors Antigone’s commitment to her unrelenting beliefs, and that in itself is a noteworthy accolade.

Creon, played by Kelvin M. Rhodes II, is the perfect complement to Antigone’s impetuous nature.

Rhodes II’s emotional transgression in his character is

captivating; his performance illustrates an emotionless and pragmatic ruler becoming undone, resulting in a woeful man who has lost everything because of his mistakes.

Though his appearance is brief throughout the play, Anthony Ayala’s portrayal of Haemon is also strong as he juggles his loyalties of being a dutiful son to Creon and a lover to Antigone.

The aggression in his conflict with Creon is hardly

repressed and that argument amongst all the others makes for a memorable scene.

Keilbach’s rendition of the Old Man is perhaps the most surprising of all the standout performances. Often offering comic lines derived from dark humor, Keilbach’s grumpy and exhausted character is a fitting voice that represents the ordinary citizens of Thebes and one that provides profound commentary on a

variety of social injustices.

“Antigone” offers a soundboard of characters who are unrestrained as they swear at each other in the midst of their own individual frustrations. It showcases flawed, humanistic characters and the resulting tension pilfered throughout only adds to its brilliance.

The production will run at the Arena Theatre until Oct. 30. Ticket prices are $5 for students and $10 for general admission.

‘Haters Back Off’ loses charm of YouTube series Colleen Ballinger’s new show misses the comedic mark.

KALEB STEWART Daily Titan “Haters Back Off” is one of the strangest Netflix Originals of the Fall season and teen viewers are likely to find it appealing.

It delivers a distinctly “Napoleon Dynamite”-esque style, where much of the humor comes from the characters’ awkwardness instead of any situational wit. Fans of the YouTube character Miranda, which show creator Colleen Ballinger has been performing as for over a decade, may find that what is funny in short skits online, can otherwise be insufferable when stretched to a halfhour episode.

The show centers around Miranda and her disastrous artistic endeavors. She can’t sing, she can’t act, she can’t dance, but she thinks of herself as God’s gift to the world of entertainment.

Some of her false confidence is derived from her Uncle Jim, played by Steve Little, who believes getting just under a hundred views online is equivalent to going viral.

However, Miranda is not a sensation but is instead the victim of a few negative comments for her YouTube singing videos. The series follows Miranda in her quest for fame and glory, but subplots focused on her family are sprinkled throughout in an attempt to bring variety to the proceedings.

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Many characters are intended to be oddballs, but not a single performance is endearing or close to being memorable.

The series encourages its audience to laugh at the characters and their implied mental instability instead of with them, and it comes off as unsettling instead of humorous as a result. Napoleon Dynamite was loyal to his friends and able to bust out a wicked dance that won the appreciation of his peers, but in “Haters Back Off,” whenever any sort of heart is forced into an episode’s narrative, it feels disingenuous and phony.

This type of humor might only appeal to kids in their early teens who are at a stage where awkwardness feels like a fact of life. It was one of the main reasons why “Napoleon Dynamite” was such a success over a decade ago. It appealed to the desire inside of teens to find something that is lower than what they feel and find some basic humanity in it. In this case, a neurotic home-schooled girl who makes terrible YouTube videos could be seen as an extension of their own awkward tendencies.

The content of the show, however, is completely lacking. Miranda Sings, as a real life Internet oddity, featured videos that had a homemade charm that just doesn’t translate well to a Netflix series. Online viewers get the sense that the woman playing Miranda is having an absolute blast goofing off, and while

her humor is not for all tastes, most of the videos are under five minutes long. Teens get to laugh at someone making silly voices and expressions for a few fleeting moments without an overarching narrative to wear it down.

With a narrative backbone, Miranda is no longer a pleasant snack, but a full-fledged meal. Much like other YouTube stars who make a big break into longer-form entertainments, like Fred, the jokes lose their appeal when surrounded by unnecessary filler.

The cast of characters is far too unlikable to make a consistently watchable television series. Not even a good dose of drama involving Miranda’s mother, played by Angela Kinsey, during the show’s latter half can bring the show from feeling like a bloated accessory to a perfectly nice YouTube career.

“Haters Back Off” feels as though it exists in an alternate universe in which everyone is either petty, grating or self-centered. It doesn’t have the cutting boldness to directly imitate “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” with its mean-spiritedness, and its humor is frequently repetitive and dull. It is the weak link in Netflix’s Fall lineup thus far, but its constant non-sequiturs and goofy hijinks are bound to appeal to a group of teenagers somewhere. For them, it could be the next cult sensation, but most adults should just re-watch “Arrested Development.”

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OPINION America bags its pollution problem

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Proposition 67 forces the U.S. to stop its poisonous habit.

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In an unprecedented move across the world, France is the first country to take further action against the obvious effects of climate change by effectively banning plastic cups, plates and cutlery by 2020. With the U.S. contributing such a large part of the pollution of the world, our legislation should be taking some notes.

Out of the 50 states, not including territories, the U.S. has some form of a plastic ban legislation in only eight states, including California, according to The National Conference of State Legislatures.

Considering how many people in the world already accept climate change as a serious threat to our society, eight out of 50 states is shameful.

Over half of the world believes that climate change is a serious problem, according to a study done by the Pew Research Center.

At the least, California is pushing forward and trying to reduce its carbon footprint.

The state has already implemented a tax on plastic bags and will vote in November to continue that bill through Proposition 67.

Certain Californian cities have begun to implement a styrofoam tax as well, according to the LA Times.

The problem with plastic and styrofoam is that it doesn’t degrade for nearly 100 years after it’s deposited, making it easier for this generation to allow the problem to spoil into the future.

No one thinks about where their trash is going, and unfortunately, it’s being pedaled back into the environment.

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The tax on plastic bags is a small but necessary step in fixing the enormous carbon footprint the U.S. has left. The ignorance toward the damage plastic bag disposal has done is irredeemable, but yes on 67 gives chance for redemption.

Animals get stuck in our trash, and if they don’t meet their end that way, consuming it doesn’t help either. It’s even worse when one considers the very large possibility that the waste left for the animals is being ingested by them and consequently presented on the public’s plates.

Maybe it doesn’t bother people that it’s ruining the environment and killing animals, but maybe it will bother the public that the plastic is probably being reintroduced back into our diets.

It’s pretty clear and plain what needs to be done. The evidence for what people are doing to the planet is startling.

Ninety-seven percent of scientists have come forward to speak out on climate change and the impact humans have on the planet.

However, none of these laws are actually banning any of these products, so there’s no severe human consequence for using them. It seems like the world is trying to slowly ween off an addiction to plastic, but society should keep in mind that it can’t take it’s sweet time. This matter shouldn’t be left to the states or an uninformed public for its choices.

If we continue to crawl at this slow, lethargic rate, the plastic pollution will ultimately triple by 2050, according to

a study done by World Economic Forum.

What that means is that in less than 50 years, there will be more plastic than fish in our waters, according to the Washington Post.

The fact that not every state has some kind of law addressing this problem is something that is truly unsettling, considering the overwhelming amount of evidence that backs modern society’s slow suicide by endless greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels, coal, oil and endless car smog into Earth’s precious atmosphere.

France is the only country in the world that has promoted a massive overall change

in the way it affects the environment, and it is absolutely needed.

However, modes of archaic motion, such as the coal and oil industry, are essentially holding the entire world back from saving it’s tender environment.

No one seems to realize that some of our invaluable resources will be gone in a matter of years, like gold in 15 years and oil in 38, according to a study by North Carolina State University.

There are many ways that our nation can cut back on our permanent mark on the environment, and Proposition 67 is just the first step.

This ignorance shows just how reluctant our society is to change, even with countless pieces of evidence falling into the public’s lap.

To deny that something needs to be done about our problem with treating the world like a trash can is like saying that America’s urban population isn’t living in a permanent brown smog.

It may seem like it’s a small step, but doing something about our plastic usage will dramatically improve our environment. Society needs to take these steps toward necessary change–the first and easiest being Proposition 67.

Ignorance begets record prison rates America’s No. 1 rank in incarceration is created by judicial incapacity.

JADE LOVE Daily Titan For a country that prides itself in being the land of the free, it’s a bit troubling that America is number one in incarceration around the world, and not much else, according to the World Prison Brief. The two reasons for this landmark are our judicial system’s ignorance of its demographic and the hugely unsuccessful applications of the Zero Tolerance Policy and the War on Drugs.

Thanks Nixon.

Though America only carries 5 percent of the world’s population, it is sadly responsible for 22 percent of the world’s prison population.

This means the criminal justice system holds about 2.3 million people in state and federal prisons, local jails and juvenile correctional facilities, according to a 2016 study by Prison Policy Initiative.

These numbers in particular are problematic because not every individual that is incarcerated is convicted of a crime. It’s the individuals who have yet to be convicted of a crime that are adding to the U.S.’s exorbitant prison populations.

The 99 percent increase in prison population, according tot eh same Prison Policy study, is 100 percent related to the pre-trial convictions that almost always end up in no convictions. To clear up, incarceration doesn’t necessarily mean conviction, it simply means confinement or imprisonment.

This, in itself, is problematic because thousands of people

who are waiting for trial are mostly innocent but are forced to sit in a jail cell because they cannot afford bail, according to the Baltimore Sun. This only adds to the hundreds of thousands of people walking through the prison’s walls.

Because of the high price for bail, people who are waiting for trial will unfortunately end up pleading guilty to minor crimes that they did not commit just to speed up the conviction process, according to the Prison Policy Initiative.

However, the explanation as to how prison populations expanded so vastly goes past the fact that people are just in jail cells waiting for trial.

Though there have been bail reforms to better this situation by allowing inmates to only pay 10 percent of their total bail amount, it has proven to still be too much for inmates who fall below the poverty level.

The judicial system should be able to set bail at an amount that is somewhat affordable for the inmate based off his or her’s income and severity of crime; this “innocent until proven guilty” seems to really be “innocent if you can afford not being guilty.”

There are more political reasons that play into why 11 million people are walking in and out of prisons each year, one of those being “The War on Drugs” politics implemented by former President Richard Nixon in the 1970s.

Once the “The War on Drugs” began, incarceration rates shot up drastically. People were being arrested for nonviolent drug crimes and hundreds of thousands were being held in prison cells.

The ridiculous sentences placed on drug offenses

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are almost incomprehensible, with a federal drug offense being minimum 11 years, according to a 2015 study by the U.S. Department of Justice. This is clearly a huge reason for our embarrassing place on the world’s scale for incarceration.

This also serves as a social issue within the colored community, as the Zero Tolerance Policy passed in schools led to more youths being arrested because they were being suspected of the smallest of crimes and juvenile offenses.

Ahmed Mohammed, a ninth-grader of middle eastern descent, was arrested in 2015 under an assumption by the police for making a bomb while he was really making a clock for his science project, according to the Daily Beast.

In a similar situation, Noah, a 19-year-old high school student from Park Slope Collegiate in New York, was arrested in 2015 because police believed that a small pin he used to keep his glasses together was a viable threat to school safety, according to New York Daily news.

With witnesses claiming Noah was tackled and slammed against the wall before the arrest, this Zero Tolerance Policy is aiding in the unneeded and detrimental nature of incarceration rates of the U.S. America may aspire to be No. 1 in a lot of things, but mass incarceration shouldn’t be one of them. As a country, we should be ashamed of how we treat our citizens. We should stand up against the government and demand a better judicial system that doesn’t criminalize it’s citizens based on false accusations, along with realizing the economic status of its demographic.

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UC Riverside was no match for Fullerton’s superior ball movement and tenacity as the Titans went on to earn a much-needed victory.

“I think the puzzle is just finally coming together. We’ve seen the proof in the pudding the last 10 days in the training and the guys just coming together a little bit, having some talks and just being closer as a team and working as unit,” said Head Coach George Kuntz.

The Titans did well to impose their style of play on the opposition and hold the ball in UCR’s half for a majority of the game. CSUF midfielder Ronaldo Pineda was the offensive catalyst, creating chances in the final third and causing problems for the Highlander defense with his quickness and elusive moves.

Fullerton had plenty of opportunities to score but struggled to execute as most of its shots taken didn’t pose any serious threat. Despite their dominance and 12 recorded shots compared to UCR’s two, the Titans were unable to break the deadlock as the score remained 0-0 heading into the break.

The second half featured more of the same. The Titans continued to apply pressure up top while the Highlanders had no answers for Fullerton’s speed, especially out on the wings.

Senior Alex Heilmann, who is the leading scorer for the Titans with eight goals, was relatively quiet throughout the game and was subbed out for forward Jacob Perez in the 63rd minute. Perez made an impact right away, linking up well with Pineda, Oscar Torres and Diego Sanchez in the Titans’ efforts for the rest of the half.

The closest chance for Fullerton came in the 68th minute when Pineda played a short through ball to an onrushing Perez, who sliced through the defense for an open shot on goal. UCR goalkeeper Vincent Morales then came off his line to knock the ball away but Perez managed to recover the ball and send a tantalizing cross in front of an empty net. Unfortunately for the Titans, UCR center back Stephen Copely was able to clear the ball away

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Junior midfielder Nicolo D’Amato (center) took two shots, with one on goal, in the 1-0 shutout against the UC Riverside Highlanders on Saturday. His two shots contributed to a combined 17 shots from the Titans, six of them being on goal.

from danger just in time.

The Titans’ hard work finally paid off in the 76th minute. Pineda, who had been wreaking havoc on the UCR defense all game long, was able to get a solid strike on the ball from the left side of the 18-yard box. Pineda’s shot was too hot to handle for Morales as he attempted to make the save but dropped it right in the lap of Perez, who buried the shot from point-black range, to give Fullerton a 1-0 lead.

In the closing moments, the Titans did their best to fend off UC Riverside’s last-ditch attempts to score. However, the Highlanders were awarded a penalty kick in the 87th minute after the official called a handball inside the box on CSUF. With the win on the line, Fullerton looked to goalkeeper David Elias, who just recovered from a broken hand suffered over the summer. UCR’s

Tyler Miguel stepped up to take the penalty but fortunately for the Titans, Elias made the play of the game, blocking Miguel’s shot to secure the victory for his team.

Kuntz had high praise for his team’s fighting spirit and is content with the way the Titans are coming along.

“We feel like we can compete in this league very well and our guys proved it tonight,” Kuntz said “We’ve just worked to try to get a little better each game. So I’m really proud of these guys.”

The win leaves the Titans with a 2-3-1 conference record, as well as keeping their Big West title hopes alive.

Having finally gained some footing, the Titans will continue their conference campaign with a match against UC Irvine (2-4 Big West) Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Titan Stadium.

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Women’s soccer trumped 2-1 at UC Santa Barbara.

HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan

With its throne atop the Big West on the line, Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer traveled North to face UC Santa Barbara. Despite a late goal, the Titans were unable to come back from a 2-0 deficit and fell 2-1, dropping to second place in the conference.

The contest was mostly uneventful but did feature a few memorable mments. In the 10th minute, Titan goalkeeper Jennifer Stuart thwarted Big West leading scorer Amanda Ball to keep the game tied at zero.

CSUF looked to answer back five minutes later but got overambitious and were whistled for being offsides.

UCSB counterattacked in the 20th minute, but the Titan defense was able to deflect Mallory Hromatko’s shot to remain even with the Gauchos. UCSB stayed aggressive but were called offsides on a chance four minutes later.

The Titans couldn’t slow

down UCSB’s aggressive attack indefinitely. Stuart turned away corner kicks from Gaucho Dakota Griggs in the 30th and 33rd minutes but was unable to stop Kate Shoemaker from netting her first goal of the season 30 seconds later.

Alba Barrios took Fullerton’s first and only shot of the half in the 43rd minute, but her attempt went high as the first half wound down with CSUF trailing 1-0.

The Titans came out of halftime firing, but Brooke Ligtenberg’s header in the 48th minute went wide. The two teams went back and forth for the next 10 minutes, but UCSB finally broke through as Griggs found the back of the net in the 59th minute to give her team a two-goal lead.

CSUF continued to fire away but were unable to score until Sarah Fajnor buried a penalty kick in the 88th minute. The goal was Fajnor’s fourth of the season, making her the Titans’ leading scorer on the year.

Fajnor’s late scratch was not enough for the Titans to rally as the they lost the game 2-1. Fullerton dropped to 3-2 in the Big West and 6-9 overall.

Statistically, the two teams

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Senior Ali White (center) made her first start of the season in the Titans’ loss to UC Santa Barbara. Freshman Alea Acosta (right) has appeared in 13 of the Titans’ 15 games this season.

were fairly even on the afternoon, but UCSB was ultimately able to capitalize on more opportunities. The

Gauchos outshot the Titans 13-7 overall, but only 4-5 in shots on goal, respectively. Both keepers made three

saves and the teams were dead even at six corners apiece.

The Titans will have a week

to recover before hitting the road to play fifth place Hawaii and its high-powered offense next Sunday at 7 p.m.

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Fullerton has lost its last five games in a row, four of which have come at Titan Gym. Additionally, the team has only won two of its last 17 sets.

CSUF drops fifth straight Women’s volleyball wins one set in two games over weekend.

ERIC DOMINGUEZ Daily Titan After matching up against two of the top teams in the Big West over the weekend, Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball finds itself at the bottom of the conference standings.

The Titans played host to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Friday, losing all three sets 25-13, 25-20 and 25-15. Saturday’s match saw Fullerton fall short to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, dropping the contest in four sets 26-24, 21-25, 25-19 and 25-20.

Vs. Cal Poly SLO The Mustangs started the match on a 5-1 run before Fullerton Head Coach Ashley Preston was forced to call a timeout. The Titans didn’t find any answers during the break as Cal Poly continued to attack the middle just beyond the 10foot line. The Mustangs went up 8-1 before a service error, FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DTSPORTSDESK

giving Fullerton its second point of the match.

The Titans gained momentum by forcing Cal Poly to commit attack errors, bringing the set within a four-point difference. However, the run didn’t last long for the Titans, as the Mustangs continued to attack at a high percentage.

Cal Poly managed to finish with 20 kills in the first set, recording a .425 attacking percentage. Fullerton only had six kills and ended with a dismal attacking percentage of .133.

The second set was not as lopsided, with both teams going back and forth throughout.

Fullerton was able to overcome its offensive struggles early on, at one point taking a 10-9 lead.

The lead didn’t hold as Cal Poly strung together six straight points, taking a 17-11 advantage.

Fullerton was not ready to roll over. The Titans got within striking distance with a scoring run of their own in the set to bring the score to 21-19.

Cal Poly regrouped after a timeout and didn’t allow the Titans to get any closer, finishing the set 25-20 off a kill by junior Raeann Greisen.

Cal Poly easily took the third set to hand Fullerton the loss. Much like the first, the Mustangs dominated from start to finish, not allowing the Titans to tie or take the lead for the entire set.

Shimen Fayad led the Titans with 14 kills and a .278 hit percentage. Fellow sophomore Madeline Schneider finished second on the team with five kills on a .100 kill percentage.

Vs. UCSB The Titans established an early rhythm, scoring six straight in the first set. Although it appeared Fullerton was about to take the set, the Gauchos went on a 13-4 run to take a 23-19 lead.

The Titans tied up the match at 22 before Santa Barbara took the lead for good.

Schneider almost rallied the Titans but saw her attack attempt blocked to give the Gauchos the first set.

The Titans again jumped out to an early lead in the second set, attacking for five straight points. This time Fullerton was able to hold on to its early lead, never giving the Gauchos an

opportunity to get close. The set was capped off by Fayad’s 10th kill of the match to tie the game up at one set each.

The Titans finished the second set with much improved offensive numbers, getting 14 kills on a .324 hit percentage.

The positive upswing didn’t last long, however, as Fullerton once again struggled offensively in the third and fourth sets, with hit percentages dropping to .019 inand .091, respectively.

Schneider led all players with 15 kills while Fayad racked up a double-double in the match with 14 kills and 17 digs. Despite their strong play, the Titans were unable to pull out a win.

The Titans are currently riding a five-game losing streak and have fallen to 1-5 in conference play. Fullerton’s last win came against UC Riverside, a team who is also struggling in Big West action with a 1-5 record.

The Titans will look to get back in the win column when they take on UC Irvine Thursday. The match is set for 7 p.m. at the Bren Events Center.

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