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RAISE grant helps STEM Funding to aid Latino and low income students. ROBERTO MUNIZ Daily Titan The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Cal State Fullerton a five-year $5.8 million grant for STEM education that started Oct. 1. The grant goes toward Project RAISE, the Regional Alliance in STEM Education, which includes eight community colleges. Cal State Fullerton is collaborating with Citrus, Cypress, Fullerton, Golden West, Mt. San Antonio, Orange Coast, Santa Ana and Santiago Canyon community colleges, according to interim dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science Susamma Barua, Ph.D. Mark Filowitz, Ph.D., associate dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said the grant targets Hispanic and low-income students as CSUF, along with the participating community colleges, are all Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Filowitz said about 70 percent of Latino students start their careers in a community college and less than 10 percent go to a four-year to get their bachelor’s degree, and that’s a problem. CSUF has been working with similar programs to Project RAISE, and there has been a gradual growth of participating community

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STEM students in Chem 422 work on a lab assignment in Dan Black Hall. Mark Filowitz, Ph.D., associate dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics said he hopes this five-year grant for project RAISE will cater to low income and Latino students trying to transfer into these STEM programs.

colleges with each program, according to Filowitz. In 2008, a three-year $1.5 million program called TEST-UP was funded by the National Science Foundation, with Mt. San Antonio and

Santa Ana community colleges participating, Filowitz said. In 2011, a five-year $6 million HSI-STEM grant was awarded to go toward a program called (STEM)2 that

had CSUF working with Citrus, Cypress and Santiago Canyon community colleges, Filowitz said. Filowitz said that the amount of students transferring from a community

college to a four-year has increased since 2011. “The first cohort that we were able to actually measure was last year because they (students) had to be here a couple of years to graduate.”

Filowitz said. “Over 80 percent of the students that were in the program did transfer to a four-year and are getting a bachelor’s degree.” SEE STEM

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Local nonprofit Fullerton Cares provides resources to families who are affected by the communicative disorder. EMILY DIECKMAN Daily Titan When her son was less than two years old, Jess Nerren knew something was wrong. “He was having a tremendous amount of difficulty,” Nerren said. “He was also trying to smash his head against the wall and the floor and every corner he could find and was screaming hysterically – like every waking hour – and doing all this weird activity like lining everything up and just being lost in his own world.” Her son, Royce, was eventually diagnosed with autism. Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) encompasses an array of brain development disorders, all of which are characterized by varying degrees of difficulty with communication and social interaction. About 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with autism, and it affects four and a half

times as many boys as it does girls, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention After Royce was diagnosed, Nerren vowed to make a presence and a difference in the autism community, and she has found that opportunity in the local nonprofit, Fullerton Cares. Nerren began by volunteering as head of the communications committee for the Southern California chapter of Autism Speaks. She worked to raise awareness for the annual Autism Walk in Los Angeles and then went to help with the Orange County Autism Walk. At her first meeting, she met Larry Houser, the founder of Fullerton Cares and fellow parent of a son with autism, and she could tell that their goals were aligned. “We wanted to give up our free time and remaining

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Student Life and Leadership taking donations. NIKKI NADVORNICK Daily Titan

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Linda Holman, the First Vice President Dean of Chairs for the Woman’s Club of Fullerton, was in charge of an event last Saturday to raise funds for Fullerton Cares, the Woman’s Club Charity of the Year.

sanity to help this effort,” Nerren said. “All those years ago, when you have hard times and you go ‘I want to help make it better for someone else’ and you have that opportunity to do it, it’s spectacular.” As Fullerton Cares began to grow, so did its events and the number of families it was helping. Aside from

providing a number of services to the community, it also partners very closely with the Center for Autism at CSUF. Erica Howell, another CSUF alumna, serves as the co-director of the center and said that Fullerton Cares has served as an incredible community partner. “They’re kind of astounding

in what they’ve done in a short amount of years,” Howell said. “They basically have mobilized the Fullerton business community and just surrounding citizens of Fullerton to have a focus on equipping and furthering our autism education in Fullerton.” SEE CARES 4

The Titans Helping Titans Hygiene Drive, hosted by Student Life and Leadership, will be accepting hygiene donations throughout the month of October. “We want to be able to provide the items that students need, that way they can continue to go to school and go to work and not have that additional barrier in the way,” said Heidi Elmer, coordinator of community service and leadership programs in the office of Student Life and Leadership. SEE DRIVE

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DTBRIEFS Man killed by train identified A 50-year-old man who was killed after being hit by a train in Fullerton has been identified as Fullerton resident Sean Gracia, according to the Fountain Valley Patch. The incident, which occurred this past Saturday, left Gracia dead at the scene, according to the Orange County Coroner’s office. Police were alerted by BNSF Railway just after 4:30 a.m. that a man was hit by a train at Basque Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Fullerton police have yet to rule whether his death was an accident or a suicide as no witnesses have come forward. Anyone with further information can contact Fullerton Police Department at 714-738-6800.

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Teddy Kidane (far left), Eddie Covarrubias (left), Caitlin Phelan (right) and Ashley Le-on (far right) work on a lab together for Chem 422. Project RAISE follows in the footsteps of similar STEM-related programs like TEST-UP and (STEM)2 in allowing more students to experience STEM classes.

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The last project resulted in over 175 students transferring to Cal State Fullerton, Barua said. Project RAISE will offer priority registration, the summer research project, bilingual family orientation and peer-mentors. The summer research project lasts for eight weeks, and allows 32 community college students the opportunity to work with Cal State Fullerton faculty and students, according to Barua. Teddy Kidane, part-time faculty, lecturer for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has participated in the summer research project. Kidane said the students he has been able to work

with from the community colleges are “very good” and “very motivated” for the most part. Some new components are a paid summer internship and a free open source program called Transferology. Filowitz said they are working with the Orange County Business Council to offer paid summer internships so that students gain experience in the real world. The summer internship will be 10 weeks and will have 30 students, Barua said. Students will be trained through Transferology, which will help students know about the courses they have already taken that are accepted at Cal State Fullerton, Filowitz said.

“The goal is to develop enough convincing information so that the campus can eventually look toward institutionalizing these programs so we don’t have to wait for grants, (as they) are hard to get and you never know what’s going to happen,” Filowitz said. Barua is co-principal investigator, and Maria Dela Cruz, who ran (STEM)2, will still serve as a consultant while remaining at Santa Ana college, Filowitz said. Barua said there is assurance that Project RAISE will do well. “We are very confident that this will be an extremely successful project, and we will be able to make a significant impact at all eight colleges,” Barua said.

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Bush fired after leaked recording Ten days after a 2005 video was leaked showing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and NBC personality Billy Bush engaging in a lewd and sexually aggressive conversation about women, Bush announced he is leaving NBC, according to CNN Money. Bush recently became a host of the “Today” show at 9 a.m. for NBC, but after the video was leaked, he did not go to any show recordings. The first comments he made on the controversy came the day he announced his leave. The announcement came the same day as Melania Trump talked about Bush being the one who “egged on” Donald into the “boy talk” with Anderson Cooper for CNN. - JASON ROCHLIN

Shots fired at university in Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati issued a warning at 8:18 p.m. EST Monday that shots were fired on campus, according to BNO News. Police urged faculty and students to take shelter and stay in place. No one was harmed, according to police chief Anthony Carter. The university, which was on lockdown, said that the suspect, a 5-foot-10 black male in gray shorts, was seen running toward the baseball field, Cincinnati Police reports. At 9:20 p.m. EST, no one was in custody. Multiple shell casings were found outside of Dabney Hall, which is a resident hall for undergraduate students at the college. - ASHLYN RAMIREZ

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The items that students are asked to donate will include: tampons, pads, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, soap, deodorant, shaving cream, shampoo, conditioner, hair combs, washcloths and razors. This hygiene drive is being held in hopes that students will be successful while they are within the campus community. “One of our missions is to help enhance the Titan experience for our students and the Titan experience is whatever you make out of it within Cal State Fullerton,” said Vincent Vigil, director of Student Life and Leadership. These Titan experiences may be hindered if students are lacking the basic hygiene necessities. Student Life and Leadership believes the experience may be enhanced once those needs are met. “Everyone should know that they can make a difference. It seems really silly, but by providing something as simple as a toothbrush, you’re helping someone to stay healthy,” Elmer said. “No donation is too small and you really can make a difference to someone. You have these huge classes. Look around that room, someone in that room has a need.” Student Life and Leadership has been promoting the Titans Helping Titans Hygiene Drive with the help of students using #TitansHelpingTitans on social media in order to reach a bigger audience. “This is a step to help make certain that regardless of where you come from, regardless of your background, that these are basic items that our Titans should have and we will try to help each other

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Student Life and Leadership is aiming to collect all kinds of hygiene-related goods, including soap, toothbrushes and razors.

out to make certain that they do have these,” Vigil said. Although Student Life and Leadership has done many hygiene drives like this in the past for the city of Fullerton, they are deciding to shift its focus to those who may be in need on campus first and foremost. “I think sometimes we forget that there are students within our own community here at Cal State Fullerton that also need support and need help, Vigil said. “So we want to remind our students that it’s great to do philanthropic work - do

committee service out in the community - but there are Titans here on our campus that need assistance too.” Students who would like to participate are able to drop off their donations at the Student Life and Leadership office, at Housing and Residential Life or at any of the cultural centers. The Student Life and Leadership office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accept donations. “These are things that are needed to be successful here at Cal State Fullerton,” Vigil said.

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There are Hygiene Drive drop-off locations at both the offices of Student Life and Leadership and the Community Service and Leaderships Programs in the Titan Student Union (TSU), the Resident Housing’s Academic Resource Center (ARC), the African-American Resource Center in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building (H), the Asian-American Resource Center in University Hall (UH), the Chicana and Chicano Resource Center in Titan Shops (TS) and the Titan Dreamers Resource Center in the Pollak Library (PL).

Creative writing to be explored in workshop ASIP and CSUF Writing Center team up for writing series. ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan Students interested in creative writing but don’t know where to start are in luck. Associated Students, Inc. Productions and the Cal State Fullerton Writing Center have partnered for a three-part series of creative

writing workshops which starts Tuesday night in the Pollak Library from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. This first workshop will focus on poetry writing and future workshops will deal with things such as song writing, spoken word and zine writing, said Chloe Okura, the Pub Monday/ Tuesday Karaoke Open Mic coordinator for ASIP. “Each one is going to touch on a different subject,” Okura said. All students are welcome and no previous writing

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experience is necessary. Okura got the idea for the workshop from attending a spoken word workshop last semester, enjoying how intimate and collaborative it was. From that workshop, she wrote her own original piece which she performed at an open mic on campus, she said. Upon earning a position in ASIP, she knew she wanted to plan a similar event to the one she experienced. “I wanted to recreate that experience because I know

that a lot of students are interested in the concept of writing and of becoming writers,” Okura said. She hopes that these workshops will provide a jumping-off point for students interested in writing but who are perhaps feeling hesitant. The workshop will feature CSUF assistant professor of African-American Studies Natalie Graham, who has worked with other professors to host events on campus for poetry month and recently had her own

book of poetry accepted for publication, Okura said. The speakers for the next two workshops are going to be a surprise, Okura said. Those who attend the workshop will practice making found poems, which is a poem composed of words found in another work of writing arranged in a new order. “All students need to get started is just to bring themselves, maybe some pen and paper if they want to bring some and the

willingness to start,” Okura said. The next workshops are scheduled for Nov. 7 and Nov. 28, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., in the Pollak Library. Okura hopes to extend the workshop series into next semester so even more styles of writing can be explored. “There’s definitely a lot of ideas I have, but those creative writing workshops are going to be a staple of my line of programming,” Okura said.

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Project brings voices of the past into current conversations. AMY WELLS Daily Titan

Tucked away on the third floor in the south side of the Pollak library are almost 6,000 oral histories waiting to be discovered. The recordings reside in the Center for Oral and Public History (COPH). To highlight the center’s many collections, Benjamin Cawthra, Ph.D, associate director of the center, and Carie Rael, the office manager, put together a podcast that features new and ongoing projects and collections from students and faculty. “We think of history as this sort of ‘long ago and far away’ type of thing, but I think oral history makes it very ‘here and now’ and very direct, and that’s what’s exciting about it,” Cawthra said. “Outspoken: A COPH Podcast” began in May and has aired four episodes so far, which range in subject matter from covering an exhibit on Latino activism to a piece on women in politics. “Hearing the words of some of these people is just so profound, and you don’t necessarily get that if you read the transcripts,” Rael said. “So it’s a way of getting their voices and stories out there.” With the help of the COPH’s archivist, Natalie Navar, the team of three creates an hour long episode each month. Because so many of the oral histories in the archive are focused on the rich history of Southern California, much of the podcast is too. However, the podcast aims to

highlight some of the pieces that are more related to current events or projects. Cawthra, who is also an associate professor in the history department, hosts the podcast and co-writes with Rael, who also produces the show. At the start of the podcast, Rael was completely new to editing and has been teaching herself the necessary techniques along the way. “I feel like I’m learning new skills and being a part of something that I think is really interesting and worth doing,” Rael said. Rael fell in love with oral history after an emotional interview with Latinas in Orange County, who became activists against police brutality after losing their sons to police violence. “Every person that I’ve interviewed, I feel a connection to after listening to them speak. The fact that someone felt comfortable enough to share their story makes me feel honored that I was able to share that experience with them,” Rael said. Most of the center’s recordings were conducted by students for academic projects. The interviews provide an in-depth and personal look into the lives of people throughout some of history’s most memorable moments. “It kind of brings that human element into it,” Rael said. “You get to just catch a glimpse of their experience by listening to them tell that story, and I don’t think anything really beats that,” Oral histories bring attention to the voices of everyday people that are often overlooked or ignored. “There’s no substitute for people telling their stories,” Cawthra said. “We can have a good conversation (on the podcast), but it’s really

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The Center for Oral and Public History, located on the third floor of the Pollak Library, is home to over 6,000 oral histories, many of which are on reel-to-reels and cassettes. “Outspoken: A COPH Podcast” is bringing some of these oral histories back to life.

punctuated and brought to life by the voices of the people in the oral history.” The archive segment put together by Navar brings each podcast to life. With 300 collections of oral histories, she finds recordings that directly relate to each story. Navar, who has been at the center for three years, has noticed many students are unaware of the center and hopes the podcast brings attention to resources COPH has available for

faculty and students. “I hope it is going to reach out to more students and reach out to more faculty members who would want to use oral history,” Navar said. “Part of our mission is to collect these oral histories, but it’s also to get these public histories out to the public.” To those who might not find reading history interesting, Navar thinks that oral histories make topics more fun to learn about because they can provide a

different and more human perspective. Navar works on several projects at a time to keep the center running and updated. With a team of student assistants and volunteers, Navar is currently working on digitizing the center’s oral histories, many of which are still in their original format on reel-toreels and cassettes. Cawthra, Rael and Navar would love to see a growth in the podcast’s audience and a growth of interest in

the center. “I think it’s maybe a growing trend in the oral history community, so I’m excited and looking forward to it hopefully getting bigger and catching on more,” Rael said. The podcast is available on the COPH website, as well as on iTunes and SoundCloud. “What we hope is that more and more people are able to click on us and listen and make it a part of their lives,” Cawthra said.

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The community surrounding autism awareness at CSUF extends far beyond the autism center, with several different clubs that often have a presence at Fullerton Cares events. Vicky Cid is the founder of CSUF’s first autism club– Autism Speaks U. Now an alumna, Cid teaches a special education kindergarten class and is on the board for Fullerton Cares. Cid became dedicated to the cause after her nephew was diagnosed with autism. “I just always wanted to get involved with my community to make sure that he has an easier time going through life by me just helping spread awareness

of what autism is and hopefully, helping spread acceptance of autism,” Cid said. With the help of a donation from Fullerton Cares, she was able to build a sensory garden at Mabel Paine Elementary, the school where she teaches. A sensory garden is basically what it sounds like. Not only does it have plants that elementary school students can water and tend to, it includes elements to stimulate all five senses, ranging from a xylophone to giant logs for climbing to “mystery sensory boxes,” which kids can put their hands in to feel materials like buttons and beads. “I just love to see exactly where money is going. Because when you go to these events, you sometimes wonder,” Cid said. But to also

see the children and my students using the material every day, it’s even more impactful.” Building the sensory garden was a testament to how dedicated the community had become to helping do their part, Cid said. With the beginning of the school year drawing near and time running out to complete the garden, Cid turned to Facebook to ask for help with the garden’s construction and received an overwhelming response. “Just so many people from the community, including so many people from Fullerton Cares who just are simply volunteers donating their time to give back to these kids,” Cid said. “Mind you, it was in the middle of August, with triple digits, and just everyone giving back.”

Nerren brought her son and his friend to help build the garden. She said that its continued upkeep has had some eager children even giving up their lunch period to help take care of the garden. “The kids who are profoundly affected by autism and the neurotypical students are working side by side,” Nerren said. The sensory garden is just one of the ways that the organization has brought together members of the community to make a difference. While most of the people involved with Fullerton Cares have a loved one with autism, that isn’t always the case. “Some people just want to get involved with something that’s meaningful and important. They’ve truly

made a change within Fullerton,” Howell said. Nerren said that it has been inspiring to see the whole community open up and make an effort to understand autism. “It’s hard to be a parent of a kid with autism,” Nerren said. “Like, there’s no sugarcoating it. It’s hard. But it makes us the people that we are.” Fullerton Cares hosts events called Coffee Talks, where parents like Nerren, who are affected by autism, can exchange resources and share support. The organization raises money for community projects like these by holding fundraisers throughout the year. Its upcoming event, Comedy Show for Autism, will feature host Sam Tripoli and headliner Andy Dick,

and take place this Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Fullerton Ballroom. A pre-show reception will start at 5:30 p.m., and the event will go from 7 p.m to 10 p.m. Cid said that it is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year. “The proceeds from this event go not only directly into the classrooms, into the hands of teachers that are teaching directly to the students on the spectrum, but it also goes to other events that make an impact directly into our community,” Cid said. By contributing money to services that help parents, children and families, Fullerton Cares has become a valuable part of the community for anyone affected by autism. “I wish every city had this organization,” Howell said.

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Vacation days will help America’s morale Isolation from other cultures is detrimental to U.S. public.

JACQUELINE LINDENBERG Daily Titan While European countries give their employees the opportunity to enjoy their lives by allowing them a substantial amount of paid time off, American employees fall prey to a never ending cycle of the dreaded 9-5. Vacation is something that isn’t a part of the American vocabulary, and traveling the world has become more of a distant dream rather than a probable opportunity to experience culture. Americans don’t travel that much, especially compared to other countries’ citizens. And if they do, it’s hardly ever for personal pleasure. Other countries have time taken out of their work schedules for mandatory vacation time. That time off encourages and allows workers to travel. France, for example, is an amazing place to work when it comes to paid leave and delightful vacation days. An employee in France gets two and a half paid days off each month, resulting in five full weeks of vacation time, and that’s every year. In the United States, vacation days are not given. American employees are granted some federal holidays off, like Columbus Day and Christmas, all of which add up to a dismal total of 10 days a year. To top it off, those days aren’t guaranteed. In European countries, it is the law that workers are given mandatory vacation days, while in the United States, paid vacation days are not a provision required by the government. In 2015, about 32 million

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The U.S.A.’s hard working mentality aids in an absence of vacation days as American citizens are quick to deter from venturing outside their comfort zones, however this is a dangerous habit as it has led this country to a depletion in intelligence and an increase in mental health issues.

Americans traveled overseas; when broken down, this means only 10 percent of citizens traveled abroad that year, according to a study by the International Trade Admission. Going abroad to study or to travel leisurely has come to benefit travelers, meaning venturing out into the world makes one more cultured. While the 90 percent of American citizens that didn’t travel abroad last year would like to ignore this, it’s true. Traveling, studying or even working abroad exercises the brain and expands different ideas through creative thinking. Being around different cultures not only broadens the mind, but it also enables people to utilize a more critical

thought process. In Europe, a whopping 54 percent of the population are able to speak in more than one language, according to a 2016 study by the Guardian. Only a disappointing 19 percent of the American population can speak another language, according to a 2013 study by American FactFinder. These figures are a direct representation of society’s lack of adventure, the isolated nature our culture has adopted is extremely detrimental to the enrichment of our lives. Americans are so afraid of missing a day of work, that a 2016 study by Wakefield Research found “69 percent of working Americans don’t take

sick days, even when they’re genuinely ill.” In 2015, there were about 125,907,176 valid passports in circulation by Americans, according to the U.S. Passports and International Travel. With an overall population of around 325 million people, that means only around 39 percent of U.S. citizens are even allowed to travel out of the country; leaving 61 percent of citizens without a passport and lacking the ability to travel. But in this particular era, Americans have harbored this trepidation toward traveling overseas, especially with terror attacks striking all around the world. The attacks have added an irrational amount

of fear, stopping people from traveling abroad to stay safe. American citizens who work hard not only should be given paid vacation leave, but also need time off to keep their sanity. America’s seclusion and lack of exploration could offer a reason why 27 percent of the U.S. population is currently suffering from some sort of mental illness. While a third of the U.S. population continues to suffer from some sort of mental illness, other countries like France have only around 18 percent of their citizens living with mental illness. These numbers are unequivocally related to this sort of solitary confinement Americans force

themselves into. To keep the U.S. citizens from completely losing their minds, the government should begin to issue mandatory paid vacation days, seeing as the countries that have more vacation days are living in a more positive environment. Traveling allows one to experience the different cultures and people the world has to offer. It is a long-lasting, life-changing experience that one should have the opportunity to access. But, the only way this will happen is if the government takes a look over the pond and realizes how much happier citizens are just by having something so simple as a few more vacation days.

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It is safe to say that after November, presidential elections will likely never be the same. However, if America wants to avoid having another election cycle as convoluted as this one, there’s one thing that definitely needs to change: the debates themselves. If an undecided voter this year had absolutely no knowledge of the presidential nominees other than the first two debates, all he or she would know for sure is that each of them is equally good at trash talking about the other. If the last presidential debate set for Wednesday night is going to yield a viable candidate, it needs to overhaul this whole busted format and adopt a new unconventional one. In short, HBO’s “The Newsroom” had it right, back in 2012. The episode “The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate,” which is the fictional news network the show centers around, is being considered to host the 2012 Republican presidential primary debate. The network’s anchor Will McAvoy, played by Jeff Daniels, wants to host the debate, but on his terms. He and his team of reporters present a mock debate to members of the RNC to illustrate their ideas. “Questions have to be

tougher, they have to be able to square their campaign rhetoric with facts, they have to be stopped when they’re not answering the question and they have to be called out when their answers contradict the facts,” McAvoy says. In the scene, each of the reporters in the mock debate had spent two months researching a specific candidate on their positions and policies so they can answer questions much like the candidate would. Each of them stood at a podium and were wearing sweaters baring their candidate’s name. McAvoy then begins his questioning. “There are no rules. I question a candidate until I’m done,” McAvoy said. What follows is a montage of ruthless interrogation of the surrogate candidates. McAvoy asked specific questions geared towards the candidate, their past comments are called into question and he interrupts when they evade the question. “Baseball players testifying about steroids in front of a house subcommittee are subject to surgery, I don’t know why presidential candidates aren’t,” McAvoy said. The moderators of the next presidential debate should take a note from Mr. McAvoy. In the second presidential debate, the candidates did an excellent job of doing exactly what McAvoy is trying to avoid. Before the start of the second debate, the

audience was asked not to clap or cheer as to keep from wasting time, but the real time wasters were the two speaking. After the first question from one of the audience members about appropriate behavior modeling for children, each candidate used their response as a chance to dance around their version of a suitable answer and to hit each of their common talking points. They also used every chance they got to call out each other’s faults instead of focusing on their own policies. This type of “debating” would have been stopped immediately if it were taking place in front of McAvoy in lovely Aaron Sorkin-written reality, and it should have been stopped by the real-life moderators. If the candidates aren’t going to hold themselves accountable, then someone else has to. The moderators need to not simply ask questions and politely keep the candidates on subject. They need to hold them to the flame, be knowledgeable of what they say, what the facts are and to not yield until the candidates offer a legitimate answer. “Our job is to find the two candidates who will give the voters the best competing arguments and I don’t believe we’re seeing that. We have to put the candidates on a witness stand,” McAvoy said. These words perhaps apply more to this election than they did to the one four years ago.

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Titans take sixth place on day one Edberg sits in top spot through two rounds. HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan Martina Edberg led the pack for Cal State Fullerton women’s golf during the first two rounds of the Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate Monday. The tournament was the team’s last of the fall season. Edberg ended day one in first place, setting herself up for her third first place finish in the last four tournaments. Murray State’s Moa Folke was the nextbest competitor, ending the day three strokes behind Edberg. Edberg took third place

her last time out on the links, shooting 1-under at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational. Just like in the Memphis Intercollegiate, Edberg ended day one of that tournament in first place as well. As a team, the Titans finished the day in sixth place out of 13.

Round 1 Edberg was the only Titan to finish the first round under par, shooting a 2-under 69 with five birdies. Pauline Welker and Daniella Uy did not start out as strong in the first round, both shooting an 8-over par 79. Elsa Lundquist finished Round 1 at 7-over 78, while Felicia Medalla was sunk by three double bogeys and seven bogeys, finishing last among Titans at 13-over.

Round 2 The team’s second round performance dropped them a bit in the standings. Edberg shot a double bogey on the back nine to put her over par, but still finished first over Folke. Meanwhile, Welker posted the second-best score in the round for the Titans by finishing 7-over par. Lundquist and Uy did not improve in the round, both finishing nine strokes over par. Medalla’s 11-over 71 second round did nothing to help her cause, dropping her to 24-over on the day. The Titans will have the opportunity to improve and close out the fall season strong in the third round of the Memphis tournament Tuesday.

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Pauline Welker (above) was the second-best Titan golfer next to Martina Edberg at the Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate Monday. Welker shot a 15-over par 142 through two rounds.

Standouts Wilson, Coleman keep Fullerton on par Titans tied for ninth entering final day of tournament ANDREW SALMI Daily Titan After roughly five weeks since playing in its first tournament of the 2016-17 season, the Cal State Fullerton men’s golf team rebounded from a shaky first round to finish day one of the Bill Cullum Invitational tied for ninth place out of 15 teams. Fullerton previously recorded a top-five finish in the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate in Pullman, Wash. Round 1 In Monday’s first round at Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley, Fullerton collectively got off to a rough start. The Titans finished toward the bottom of the overall standings at 8-over, putting them in 12th place. In the individual standings, Matt Wilson, CJ

Coleman and Mark Cobey posted the top scores for the Titans by shooting a 4-under 68, 3-under 69 and 1-under 71, respectively. Highlights of the first round for the Titans came from Coleman on the 15th hole when he recorded the team’s only eagle. Wilson and Cobey each sank a team-high five birdies apiece for the round.

Round 2 The tide turned for the Titans in the second round as they shot a combined 4-under, moving them up three spots to a tie for ninth with Southern Utah University in the team standings. Fullerton improved to a respectable 4-over 580 on the day. UC Santa Barbara dominated the rest of the field, shooting 22-under as a team. The Gauchos kept their distance from the rest of the pack all day, as the UC Irvine Anteaters shot an overall 8-under for second place. Utah State University finished the day in third with a 7-under performance. Cobey, Coleman and

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Matt Wilson (above) led the Titans Monday at the Bill Cullum Invitational. His 4-under score on day one earned him eighthplace in the standings.

Wilson all finished day two at least one stroke under par. Wilson was particularly effective, shooting a 3-under

69 in the second round to leave him tied for eighth place going into day two. The Titans will finish

the the final day of the Bill Cullum Invitational Tuesday, with tee off set for 7:45 a.m. Next week, Fullerton

will take part in a threeday tournament at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational on Oct. 27.

cross country men and women take second at ucr highlander invitational Men’s team results: Standing: 2nd Total: 51 Total time: 1:31:34.35 Average: 18:18.87

Men’s top five individual results: Sam Pimentel Place: 3 Points: 2 Time: 17:57.76 Avg Mile: 4:49.1 Freek van de Weerd Place: 7 Points: 6 Time: 18:14.59 Avg Mile: 4:53.6 Jason Hillquist Place: 12 Points: 11 Time: 18:22.15 Avg Mile: 4:55.7

Joe Casco Place: 13 Points: 12 Time: 18:23.85 Avg Mile: 4:56.1 Jose Penaloza Place: 23 Points: 22 Time: 18:43.17 Avg Mile: 5:01.3

Women’s team results: Standing: 2nd Total: 54 Total time: 1:29:25.17 Average: 17:53.04

Women’s top five individual results: Brianna Jacklin Place: 6 Points: 6 Time: 17:42.42 Avg Mile: 5:42.0 Sierra Ungerman Place: 9 Points: 9 Time: 17:45.87 Avg Mile: 5:43.1 Samantha Huerta Place: 10 Points: 10 Time: 17:46.31 Avg Mile: 5:43.3 Stephanie Ruiz Place: 13 Points: 13 Time: 18:00.43 Avg Mile: 5:47.8 Arianna Fuentes Place: 16 Points: 16 Time: 18:10.14 Avg Mile: 5:50.9

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