Wednesday October 19, 2016

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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Wednesday October 19, 2016

Volume 100 Issue 28

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Project Rebound hits CSUF Hawaii

is no vacation for Titans

Women’s soccer heads to Honolulu for Big West play. HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan

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Romarilyn Ralston will serve as the program coordinator for the CSUF branch of Project Rebound, which hopes to reduce prison recividism rates by giving previously incarcerated people access to resources that can aid them in earning a college degree. Ralston is looking to spread community awareness both on and off campus for the program.

Program from San Francisco State University receives grant, allowing expansion to seven CSU campuses. JASON ROCHLIN Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton will be taking part in a threeyear pilot program starting in the spring 2016 semester alongside a number of other CSU campuses to implement Project Rebound, a means of expanding college access to help formerly incarcerated

individuals earn a degree and lower prison recidivism rates. Project Rebound is a program from San Francisco State University (SFSU) that has a goal of “Turning Former Prisoners into Scholars,” according to the

program’s SFSU Associated Students page. It was started by John Irwin in 1967, as the program became a model for other similar programs in Northern California. SEE REBOUND

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For most, imagining a trip to Hawaii conjures up visuals of crystal clear water, the feeling of sand between their toes and the sounds of waves crashing into the shore at night. For Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer, the trip won’t be quite so peaceful. “It’s not vacation and we’re not here to take a vacation, we’re here to win a game,” said Titans leading scorer Sarah Fajnor after team practice Tuesday, in preparation for their conference matchup with Hawaii on Sunday. “I think all of us have that mindset going into it, that it is just like going to UCI or just like going to Santa Barbara. It’s another game day, it’s another business trip and we need to take care of business on this trip.” SEE HAWAII 8

Film conveys LGBTQ romance

‘Mosquita y Mari’ reflects director’s life experience. PRISCILLA BUI Daily Titan

Students gathered in Cal State Fullerton’s Chicana & Chicano Resource Center (CRC) for a special film screening of “Mosquita y Mari” and a subsequent discussion with the film’s director Monday evening. The event was collaborated by CRC, the LGBT Queer Resource Center and the Women’s and Adult Reentry Center. The purpose of screening an LGBTQ-related film was to allow students to essentially open up a dialogue about an identity that really wasn’t disclosed very often in the Latinx community. “For individuals who are both LGBTQ and part of the Latinx community, I think it’s something that they could very much relate to because it’s an identity that isn’t talked about in our communities,” said Sabino Reyes-Leon, a student leader at CRC. The film “Mosquita y Mari” is a coming-of-age

story that revolves around the friendship between two young Chicanas in Huntington Park, Los Angeles. As affection blossoms between the two characters, it starts to affect their lives in terms of school, family and self-identity. It was Aurora Guerrero’s first feature film and was inspired by the director’s own comingof-age tale. “Even though I did not grow up in Southeast L.A., the heart of the piece is very much me,” Guerrero said. During the discussion following the screening, Guerrero said that while she loved romantic teen dramas, she could never relate to them because those movies never had any ethnicity, class, gender or sexuality factors she could identify with. The lack of relatability in romantic movies was one of the reasons why she created “Mosquita y Mari.” “We need our love stories. This is our community’s love story,” Guerrero said. The odds of creating “Mosquita y Mari” were stacked against Guerrero from the very beginning. On top of trying to raise funds for the film

Drive gives students chance to volunteer

News

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Working Wardrobes pairs up with Titan PR Club and Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity to collect shoes and accessories.

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Director Aurora Guerrero spoke about her film “Mosquite y Mari” at Cal State Fullerton’s Chicana & Chicano Resource Center (CRC) Monday evening. The film follows the story of a spiritual and physically intimate friendship between two Chicana teenagers.

in 30 days through Kickstarter, she was discouraged by others to not do what she was setting out to accomplish. “It was very rare when narrative films were raising more than $50,000,” Guerrero said. “But I’m

very stubborn and I needed $80,000 to make a movie.” When Guerrero initially wrote the story for the film, she was piecing together a narrative that was not only for herself, but for other young Latinas

‘Fall Dance Theatre’ begins Thursday

A&E

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Gladys Kares coordinates a varied collection of emotional dance numbers to be performed by students.

as well. Her hope for this film was to connect with young people, especially with those still establishing their own identity. Guerrero wanted to reassure the audience that the subject matter wasn’t necessarily about putting

labels on people. Instead, it was meant to be more of an acknowledgement of the spiritual, physical and emotional connection between the two female characters. SEE LOVE

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Black communities deserve reparations

Opinion

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America’s muddied relationship with African American citizens makes denying them appropriate services unjust. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM


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