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Andrew Puzder of CKE Restaurants spoke on economy. PRISCILLA BUI Daily Titan Students and faculty members alike gathered in Mihaylo Hall last Wednesday to attend a presentation featuring Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, which owns and operates the restaurants Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, Green Burrito and Red Burrito. Cal State Fullerton College Republicans hosted the event in an effort to talk about individual freedoms, free trade markets, job creation and other business prospects before Election Day on Nov. 8. CSUF Republicans Vice President Amanda McGuire said that acquiring Puzder, who was also one of Donald Trump’s advisors, as a speaker was not only a privilege, but also an effective tool in emphasizing these points in business. “We think talking to kids about job creation rather than government subsidizing is going to be the way that we can take back not only our state, but our nation,” McGuire said. SEE CEO

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Ruck-A-Thon participants gathered on Saturday to support ROTC by walking or running in 5k and 10k courses while being sponsored by various organizations and donors. This weekend’s event brought in over $3,500, according to Major Brad Isler, executive officer and instructor for ROTC.

ROTC cadets carried 35-pound rucksacks in 5k and 10k runs around CSUF campus to help fundraise for the program. ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton community got a taste of military lifestyle Saturday morning at the fourth annual RuckA-Thon, a fundraising event for CSUF’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). Participants in the event either ran or walked a 10k course

while lugging a 35-pound rucksack over their shoulders. Other participants could opt to do a 5k run without the ruck. Fundraising for this year’s Ruck-a-Thon was a bit different, said Major Brad Isler, executive officer and instructor for ROTC. In years past,

participants paid a $25 registration fee to participate. This year, in addition to the registration fee, cadets were encouraged to raise money by having people sponsor them in the run. SEE RUCK

Pitch event bolsters innovation Titans

Participants given 60 seconds to present their ideas.

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KALEB STEWART Daily Titan Students from both Cal State Fullerton and other schools looking to become entrepreneurs had an opportunity to enter a shark tank, though these sharks were not out for blood. Instead, the judges for the Titan Fast Pitch Competition on Saturday gave students the opportunity to learn the crucial skill of pitching business ideas both succinctly and eloquently under the pressure of a 60-second time limit. Director and advisor for the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship, John Bradley Jackson, encouraged students to participate even if they did not succeed. For those who were nervous, he recommended using a visualization technique, which has often helped him in the past with nerves. “What I like to think about is that you are my friend and we are in Starbucks and we are having a coffee and I wanted to tell you about my new idea,” Jackson said. “So it is just us friends, let’s share an idea and then listen to what we have to say.”

Fullerton tops Irvine with clutch goal in overtime. HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan

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John Bradley Jackson, Director and advisor for the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship, introduced the Titan Fast Pitch Competition to both competitors and audience observers Saturday in the Titan Student Union.

The event, which was sponsored by the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship and other organizations such as the National Startup League, ran from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. After the introductions, the Titan Fast Pitch transitioned into what was called a “bull

‘Fall Concert’ not worth the admission

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The dance performances for the fall semester featured few high-points among its below average line up.

pen round,” where judges sat around the room waiting for registered students to pitch their concepts. This round lasted for around one hour, with a minimum requirement that participants pitch to at least three judges within the allotted time.

“I think there is an opportunity for you to pitch up to 10 times hypothetically,” Jackson said. Before the bullpen round began, Will Taormina, founder of the National Startup League, led a warm-up in which participants started a

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60-second argument over who was a better entrepreneur: Steve Jobs or Elon Musk? The participants also had a person next to them in order to help bolster their passions and confidence. SEE FAST

Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer will enter the Big West Conference Tournament as the third seed after having a chance to claim the top seed over the weekend. Following a loss to CSU Northridge Friday, the Titans rebounded to win 2-1 in overtime against UC Irvine Sunday. The postseason will be the first in two years in which the Titans did not begin as the top-seeded team in the Big West. “We’re 0-0-0, and there’s one game in front of us that we have to pay attention to. It’s against a now-familiar opponent in Irvine,” said Head Coach Demian Brown. SEE CLUTCH 8

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Students demonstrated new technologies and gave the Girl Scouts of Orange County a tour of different classrooms and laboratories that are affiliated with STEM programs Sunday, Oct. 30.

Girl Scouts explore STEM opportunities The expo featured interactive science and math activities. ALYSSA MARTINEZ Daily Titan The Girl Scouts of Orange County gained a new participation patch Sunday at Cal State Fullerton for their own personal STEM Expo aimed to inspire and encourage the girls in attendance to consider future careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The STEM Expo was held in the Titan Student Union’s Portola Pavilion. STEM departments, Girl Scouts of Orange County STEM Patrol and CSUF STEM student organizations introduced the girls to activities involving virtual reality, rockets and coding toy robots. CSUF’s Association for Computing Machinery-Women in Computing (ACM-W) was able to fund the expo through a $10,000 Google igniteCS grant. ACM-W and the Girl Scouts of Orange County have been working together to teach fourth to eighth grade girls how to code since last fall as this was the first STEM Expo coordinated by both groups. A STEM panel discussion

kicked off the event for the ninth to 12th grade girls group. The panel included five speakers: Susan Barua, a leader in engineering educational reform, Kelly Ann Wright, a seventh grade life science and AVID teacher, C. Lynn Cowan, an Agile Project Manager at Unisys, Cindy Shulstad, manager of the Show Systems group at Disneyland and Donna Andert, a Senior Cloud Security architect in the Financial Services. CSUF computer science faculty member and ACM-W co-adviser Beth Harnick-Shapiro led the discussion. Speakers introduced themselves, briefly sharing what they currently do and how they arrived at where they are today. Panelists were asked a series of questions from the girl scouts including what their companies do to support women’s advancement in the workplace. “Don’t let anybody tell you that you should be ashamed of the fact that you are standing out because you’re a woman in a field that doesn’t have a lot of women,” Shulstad said. After the discussion, the girls split off into groups to tour the College of Engineering and Computer Science, as well as the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Following the conclusion of the tour, the

girls participated in activities and experiments conducted in campus classrooms and laboratories. Activities and experiments included seismic shake table test demonstrations, 3D printing demonstrations, electron collisions and more. Various technologies were introduced to the girls including Odex, a $1.3 million robot with long, spider-like legs built by Odetics Inc. “It can climb a staircase, it can pick a weight up with one leg and figure out how to walk with one leg missing,” said Jon Woodland, CSUF Equipment technician. Woodland said Odex was originally built as a prototype for research and development at Odetics Inc., before the company lost its investors, “went under” and donated the robot to CSUF. The girls were given an inside look at real technology and tests used in everyday life. A seismic shake table test was demonstrated for the girls to see and understand how buildings move when presented with an earthquake. “They can see actual real world paths in research and development,” said Hector Zazueta, CSUF Instructional Support technician. “We have a lot of really big equipment here that they’ve probably never seen in their lives.”

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Puzder began his speech with the principles and experiences that have guided his life and influenced how he runs his corporation. He said that this talk couldn’t have come at a more critical time, considering the outcome of the next election would have a profound impact on how Americans would lead their lives. “The choice (for the next president) would affect the viability of (Americans’) freedoms and liberties, the ability to start businesses and create new jobs, and the size and power of the government,” Puzder said. “Together, these things will determine whether we usher in a new era of prosperity or further accelerate our current economic decline.” The reason why Puzder said he regularly does interviews and speeches was because he strongly believes in individual liberty and economic freedom. “In America, your future is limited only by your dreams, not by the whims of dictators or the constraints imposed by big

government-ruling elites,” Puzder said. Puzder said that there was an incredible and positive power that came with free markets and individual liberty, but that it was also threatened by consolidated power in few government-based individuals. Over the past several years, there had been a disturbing move from individual responsibility and reliance on free markets to a dependence on the government, according to Puzder. When the government takes power, it takes it from the people; thus affecting individual freedom, job creation, business ventures and the hard work that comes with those ventures, Puzder said. “We shouldn’t ignore the reality that government inevitably falls under the control of people who view themselves as an elite group entitled and better abled to make decisions for us because they believe we are incapable of making good decisions for ourselves,” Puzder said. For example, infrastructure investment was both a

proper and necessary function of government, but it was still only a temporary driver of growth. Jobs centered on building roads and bridges were short-term answers to job creation, according to Puzder. “You don’t build roads and bridges to create jobs; you build roads and bridges because people have jobs and they need to get to their jobs,” Puzder said. “Rather than roads and bridges creating jobs, it’s American workers and businesses that create the need for jobs as well as the tax dollars to pay for them.” Sustainable jobs are created by building businesses, not bridges, Pudzer said. Jan Eyring, the faculty advisor for CSUF Republicans, agreed with Puzder’s message about how businesses were really made and the hard work ethic that came along with it. Eyring agreed with “his ideas about the economy, and the United States and what it’s going to take to strengthen this country again. I do believe eight years of stagnation has got to stop.”

FBI director James Comey sent a letter to Congress Friday stating the FBI “learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation.” The letter also stated the investigation on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s emails on her private server she operated on during her time as the Secretary of State has been reopened. The new emails were discovered during the investigation of Anthony Weiner, according to CNN. Weiner recently separated from Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, due to his scandals involving sexting underaged girls. - MEGAN MAXEY

Pedestrian killed on Yorba Linda A man was hit and killed by a car while crossing the street Saturday morning in Yorba Linda. Ziad Ghamyan, 56, was crossing Bastanchury Road when he was struck by a 2012 Mazda car, said an Orange County Sheriff deputy. According to the coroner’s records, Ghamyan was pronounced dead at 10:54 a.m. at the UCI Medical Center in Orange. The 19-year-old male driver of the Mazda was neither arrested nor cited for the accident. Investigators said the driver was not under the influence when the crash happened. The investigation is still underway. It is still not immediately clear how fast the male driver was going when his Mazda struck Ghamyan. - PRISCILLA BUI

Disneyland CHOC walk raises money Participants at the 26th annual CHOC Walk in the Park raised $3 million at the Disneyland Resort for the children’s hospital on Sunday. Almost 15,000 people who either had children or relatives who stayed at CHOC walked the 5k route through both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The walk started at 6 a.m., but people were still walking three hours later. Because Disney is a major sponsor of CHOC, many Disney characters lined the route for support. The honorary ambassador for this year’s walk was Timmaree Hicks, who spent two years at CHOC before passing away in 2008 from a rare form of eye cancer. - PRISCILLA BUI

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Terrell Bolden (left) and Armando L. Cordero (middle), both from Cal Poly Pomona, were presented with the first place prize of $1,500 for their mightweight alternative transportation by director and advisor for the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship, John Bradley Jackson (right).

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“You need to bring the same level of passion and confidence that you bring to that argument into your pitch to the judges,” Taormina said. After the warm-up, middle school, high school and university competitors were asked to find a red dot to stand on. This was in preparation for the

bull pen, which took up the next hour of all participants time within the event. While the judges tallied their scores from the bullpen round, one of the two raffles had commenced. Students who had registered for the proceedings that were lucky enough to have their number called received select prizes, which included $25

Amazon gift cards and Amazon Kindle tablets. The winner of the university division of the event earned $1,500 and an interview with one of the heads of Entrepreneur Media Startup Youngry. Second place received $1,000, third was awarded $500 and fourth earned $250. For the high school level scholarships, first place

received $400, second earned $300, third was awarded $200 and fourth won $100. Four teams from the high school section and four teams from the university section were narrowed down for the finals, each coming forward to pitch their ideas for the final panel of judges. The winners of the $1,500 University level scholarship

was a start-up company composed of CEO Terrell Bolden and Chief Engineer Armando L. Cordero from Cal Poly Pomona, who had created a lightweight alternative for student transportation. The name of their company was not mentioned during the presentation. The prototype that was being shown had been worked on for about a year.

Theirs was the only pitch that had made it to the final round with a prototype to be demonstrated. A thanks was given to the sponsors of the event as well as to the teachers. “To the teachers involved, we couldn’t do it without you,” Jackson said. “ We had 50 people come and participate as judges and I really loved the energy of all that.”

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ROTC raised “considerably” more money compared to years past, Isler said, approximately $3,500. Past Ruck-a-Thons raised around $1,000 to $1,500. “The way we’ve done it this year seems to be a recipe for success,” Isler said. According to Isler, the money raised will go directly to ROTC, and helps fund things like transportation costs and renting out training facilities. Each runner’s bag was weighed before and after the race. A rucksack filled using an army packing list can weigh between 35 and 55 pounds. The 35-pound weight is a military standard, Isler said. Participants could fill their sack with whatever they wanted as long as it reached the minimum weight. At around 9 a.m., the runners got into place and started their respective runs. The whole course was done twice by those running the 10k and once for the 5k. The track began at the ROTC obstacle course in the intramural fields and covered most of the CSUF campus. Cadets were stationed at different checkpoints to hand out water and keep the runners on the right path. Cadets Taylor Quan, 19, and Denise Martinez, 20, were stationed in the central Quad near McCarthy Hall with a table of water cups. Both enjoyed volunteering for the race and are considering running in it next year. Throughout the morning, runners could be seen with their heavy backpacks going around the Fullerton Arboretum, rounding

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Cadets running in the 10k race started in the ROTC obstacle course in the intramural fields and covered most of the campus. The Ruck-A-Thon was held Saturday and cadets were stationed at different check points to point runners in the right direction.

the outside of Mihaylo Hall or running across Titan Walk. Many cadets and runners finished or were finishing their runs at around noon. Finance major Alex Lopez finished first for the 10k with the rucksack and biology major Tyler Hyde was first place for the 5k. Lopez finished in 57 minutes and was sponsored by his fraternity and sororities on campus. Last year Lopez volunteered for the event. This was his first time running in the Ruck-a-Thon and he looks forward to running again next year. Hyde, who finished the 5k in 19 minutes and 57 seconds, thought the course was very organized and was thankful that most of it was flat. This was the first Rucka-Thon for the 18-year-old, and he’ll most likely do it again next year.

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The Ruck-A-Thon began around 9 a.m. and those above who ran the 10k race had to run the course twice. The race required runners to find sponsors in order to raise more money this year. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

A&E ‘Fall Dance Concert’ not in sync PAGE 4 OCTOBER 31, 2016 MONDAY

One standout piece is the only highlight of this season’s concert. PRISCILLA BUI Daily Titan

Students searching for a satisfying escape from hardpressed schoolwork and daily routine would not find it in Cal State Fullerton’s production of “Fall Dance Theatre.” The showcase promised a demonstration of talent from CSUF’s award-winning dancers and choreographers, but the performances that were on display failed to deliver. Coordinated by Gladys Kares, the “Fall Dance Theatre” is better described as an odd procession of flailing limbs than an actual dance concert. “Waltz and Peasants Pas de Deux,” which is an excerpt from the classical ballet “Giselle,” serves as the opening. The music for the entire piece is objectively pretty, although it doesn’t sync well with the dancers’ movements. In fact, the ballet dancers themselves weren’t really in sync with each other throughout the performance. The synchronized jumps are uneven, the leg extensions are illtimed and half-hearted and the

steps do not flow well with the music. Out of that overall lackluster piece, the only standout is Kristina Bearden during the second variation, who’s solo performance accentuates the right amount of grace and airiness compared to the other dancers on stage. Following that is “The Dogma Affect,” a piece choreographed by Jessica Vela which begins the cycle of strange flailing limbs doomed to repeat in subsequent performances. Dancers here slap their own chests and somersault over the floor multiple times. Dancing to the music of Colin Stetson, the dancers’ movements actually match the songs in sheer intensity at least, yet the audience doesn’t know why due to the performance’s abstract message. “Ask and Tell,” a performance choreographed by guest artist Joshua D. Estrada-Romero, finally gives audience members a reason why they paid either $12 or $14 for a ticket in the first place. This contemporary piece tells a beautiful and tragic story about two male soldiers falling in love as they endure life in the military. It is a piece that inevitably moved most of the audience to tears and garnered the loudest applause. Angelo Martin and

Dylan Ochoa are the only two dancers, but they managed to fill the void of the stage with the incredible emotions that bled through their dancing. Quiet and poignant, this performance is the only thing students should look forward to in the entirety of “Fall Dance Theatre.” After that emotional dance is “Disintegrated Image,” a piece from the modern contemporary jazz genre that brings back the flailing limbs, but takes it one step further. The performance involves a lot of rapid catwalking across the stage that is interrupted by erratic thrashing. The dancing used here is of the unusual and bizarre kind that only few would likely want to see. Like “The Dogma Affect,” this dance also has an abstract message–if it even has a message at all. Following that is guest artist Daniel Jaber’s “Weirdland,” which is a very apt name for the performance itself. The beginning of the piece had its dancers manueving their arms and legs in a strange manner, although that probably shouldn’t have been surprising at this point. However, the performance took a turn for the better once it reached the middle as it transitioned from a vague and nearly unrecognizable genre to the familiarity of hip-hop. With an edited version from

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“Fall Dance Theatre” contains four sloppy performances, two adequate pieces and one that thankfully stands out from the rest. The concert ended its run on Oct. 30.

“Urthboy” supplementing the music, the rest of the dance turned out to be quite decent, perhaps even good. “When It Pours, It Pours On All of Us” is a dance choreographed by Nadine Tran that revolves around mental disorders and the individuals affected by them. Despite the message, one can barely see it throughout the performance. The all-female ensemble danced with umbrellas to the backdrop of a bench and a few lampposts on a rainy day. Some

of the movements displayed here are questionable because they are hard to interpret for the most part. It also didn’t help that there is no music to the piece as performers moved to the sound of pouring rain and while that’s supposed to make the piece as unique, the boredom that settles from watching them dance to one unchanging sound fails to make it as eclectic as it should be. The finale comes in the form of “On the Rocks,” a jazz piece

choreographed by Macarena Gandarillas. The couple that started this performance off are fluid in their movements, making it look almost effortless as they dance. The group ensemble that followed was well done, but it wasn’t enough to wash out the bad taste from watching four bad performances, one tolerable dance and only one excellent piece during the first act. At least with “On the Rocks,” the dance theater as a whole ended on an adequate note.

Hip-hop collaboration seduces listeners

‘Yes Lawd!’ showcases versatility in vocals and production. KYLE BENDER Daily Titan

Singer and songwriter Anderson .Paak and producer Knxwledge tread a fine line between playful and provocative on their first full-length collaboration “Yes Lawd!” as NxWorries. For those familiar with Knxwledge and .Paak, this record may be a little surprising. The production quality and .Paak’s vocals are still present, but the music style is distinctly different. Instead of his usual intense singing and drumming backed by his band “The Free Nationals,” .Paak

displays his versatility on this more traditional hip-hop album. “Yes Lawd!” in essence, serves as a victory lap for the southern California hip-hop powerhouses. After years of being the new kid on the block, .Paak now revels in his hard-earned fame over the tunes of the beat scene veteran, Knxwledge. The production is laid back and calming throughout the album’s entirety. Some of the loops Knxwledge creates can even be hypnotic and soothing. At no point does the production take priority over vocals or vice versa. Each song is a careful balancing act between the two. They are weaved together masterfully to create very natural highs and lows, both within individual tracks and

throughout the album as a whole. The two artists have at least two solo studio albums under their belts which have gained considerable recognition for their unique sound over the past few years. Their combined musical experience is immense and is vivaciously displayed as .Paak and Knxwledge play off of each other’s styles throughout the album. On the track “Kutless,” .Paak’s playful tendency to flow between singing and rapping is brought under control by the minimalist beat. Furthermore, Knxwledge creates the perfect soundscape for .Paak to play with in the song “Get Bigger / Do U Luv,” as the singer looks back on the struggles and accomplishments he faced when he struck out on

his own at the age of 17. What he achieved during his rise to stardom and how he deals with it are most prominently displayed on the standout track of the album “Suede.” The song showcases .Paak’s success while making it clear that it has not completely gone to his head as he writes off the lifestyle of a player who has multiple women. This recurring theme is also present on the track “Sidepiece” while he verbalizes his commitment to the woman of his dreams despite the temptations of the lifestyle that touring comes with. Some of .Paak’s motivation and love for this woman is shown when he explicitly chronicles just a few of his favorite sexual acts on “Lyk Dis.” However, .Paak’s

newfound fame is not without its hardships. Throughout the album he recounts a number of troubles that come with such tremendous success. “H.A.N.” is a comical retelling of .Paak’s encounters with trifling artists that try to use his fame to promote their mixtapes, which leads into one of the album’s many skits. Although they aren’t formally labeled on the tracklist, the skits are a vital part of the “Yes Lawd!” composition. They bring a bit of levity and flow to the album throughout its 48-minute run time. With most of the 19 tracks running for around three minutes or less, the skits serve as excellent interludes between the short songs. The skits even become self-referential as the sample from the

cartoon, “Rick and Morty,” at the end of “Can’t Stop” calls back to lyrics found in the song “Wngs.” “Yes Lawd!” is an accomplishment on every front and it shines among this year’s hip-hop releases. Whether it’s a raunchy song about passionate lovemaking or a skit about scientists inventing a new way to kick someone’s rear end, the album stands tall on its own two feet. The duo creates a noise that is wholly their own as they bring together .Paak’s soulful vocals and Knxwledge’s experimental and jazzy production. The care put into this album shows, and listeners will likely find themselves eagerly scouring every available outlet to find .Paak and Knxwledge’s solo work.

Streaming Screams Haunt Screens Some spooky films for those staying in this Halloween. KALEB STEWART Daily Titan While many sociable souls will be out galavanting tonight under the pale moonlight, some of us will be sitting in front of our television sets looking for thrills of a more introspective variety finding it right through our streaming services. With so many B-movies coming out, (“Zombeavers” and “Dead Snow” keep haunting my “Because You Liked ‘The Walking Dead’” list) sometimes finding something right for you is as hard as surviving a shopping mall full of early credit-eating Christmas shoppers. For those who like their terrors old and campy, Vincent Price’s “The Fly” from the 1950s is perfect for those looking for little thrills and self-deprecating chuckles. It is the story of a man experimenting with teleportation technology, and like every experiment in every horror film, something goes horribly wrong. His head ends up on the body of a tiny fly while the fly’s head ends FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

up on the human’s. Hilarity ensues when the human fly head is revealed in full, looking like a Halloween mask you could find at Party City. Despite its cheesy nature, “The Fly” has its heart in the right place. The concept of a failed teleportation experiment is genuinely unsettling, even if the results lead to more giggles than gasps. However, don’t go out renting the 1980s remake starring Jeff Goldblum expecting much of the same. The 80s version is pure nightmare fuel, in the best possible way of course. Sadly, the breezy sci-fi of the Price film is nowhere to be found. For monster-in-the-city fans, there is “The Host.” This is the closest thing to a Spielbergian classic that has come out in recent years. “Stranger Things” be damned. The story is about a Korean family during a monster attack, which may sound like the set-up to a bad Godzilla knock-off. However, the way it tackles a story that has been tackled time and time again is nothing short of inspired. There are moments of gut-busting humor, heartbreak and genuine horror mixed together with one of the best orchestrated monster against human

finales of recent years (not to mention the funniest). There is something here for everybody, and unless someone in your family has a phobia of monster attacks, it is bound to please just about everyone at a Halloween party. Family drama and action leads up to one hell of a show. Fans of musical theatre, particularly the works of Stephen Sondheim, may find the throat-slashing antics of Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” to be right up their alley. Back when Tim Burton was still capable of balancing genuine creeps along with his quirky gothic visuals, Depp plays a barber who vows to take vengeance on a world that has done him wrong. Don’t be surprised when you discover that these vows are primarily sung. It is likely one of the bloodiest stage musical adaptations to grace the silver screen, and the lyrics are absolutely infectious. Oh, and Sweeney Todd also turns his dead victims into meat pies with the help of Mrs. Lovett, played by Helena Bonham Carter. And yes, they sing about the many flavors that come from their victims’ meat to Lovett’s shop. You will either laugh or hork.

If you are a rebellious whippersnapper and like free shipping with your video streaming, Amazon Prime has lots of quality titles to chose from. Joe Dante’s “Gremlins” features one of the cutest creatures to ever populate the screen. This creature then gets dosed with water and gives birth to a bunch of other cute fuzzy creatures, which then turn into green scaley killers that terrorize a small town. You can have your cute creature and then get eaten by it too. If you want something a little slower-paced and cerebral, my beautifully brave assistant recommends “The Witch,” on Amazon Prime. I can’t attest to this recommendation, however, seeing as I am too scared to watch it. Sure, you could also watch things like “Dead Silence” (an unintentionally comedic masterpiece with the least scary mannequin doll this side of Goosebump’s Slappy) or “The Human Centipede,” which is just … gross, but the Daily Titan readership deserves better than that for their Halloween. They deserve indie foreign horror, one of Tim Burton’s least popular films and an inferior original to a superior Jeff Goldblum masterpiece. Happy Halloween! VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/AE

OPINION Halloween dangers spook parents

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Alarmist articles scare families into destroying an annual tradition. JACQUELINE LINDENBERG Daily Titan Gone are the days of Halloween being a simple, candy-filled celebrations. Nowadays, the media and various news outlets portrayal of Halloween as a dangerous holiday has created an unnecessary amount of fear in adults, keeping children from the greatest sugar high of their little lives. Only 20 years ago, it was normal to see a rainbow of power rangers formed in a group of 10 year olds without a parent in sight, but in current times it’s obvious that things have changed. Various articles come out every year listing the multiple ways to stay safe for Halloween and naming all the precautions a child must take to stay safe. These overly dramatic articles create a stigma that Halloween is an extremely dangerous holiday rather than a light-hearted, fun occasion. Only 32 percent of people will take their children trick-or-treating this year, according to a poll taken by statisticbrain.com. Just look outside during Halloween tonight and there’s no doubt that there won’t be any kid under the age of 15 walking without their parents. It seems that those alarmist articles are reaching the adults. Some articles published around Halloween time satiate the fear in mothers and fathers about any and every reason to be scared. The lists include some of the most common sensical things any parent should have already been aware of,

even before Hallows’ Eve. There are long lists floating around the internet warning parents of the treacherous ways of a dimly lit doorway, or the unpredictability of an open flame. The lists go as far as making sure that children are walking with their heads up. What’s most interesting is that one of the most common inclusions in these lists is that children should be partaking in the buddy system, but less than half of the population seems to be leaning towards a hermetic Halloween. Soon, all of the lists warning kids of a harrowing alleyway will be warning them of the dangers in their own dark kitchen. While it is true that during Halloween weekend crime rates tend to spike, in no way does this mean children should be afraid from walking around cashing out on their rich neighbors with king sized Hershey’s bars. Though the increase in tension can be warranted by the aforementioned spike, this doesn’t mean that precautions are not being taken. Not all of the badges you see on Halloween night are costumes. An increase in patrol and neighborhood watch is a commonality now, being in place in nearly every city that has seen a spike in criminal activity. This assurance should be enough to wane the overly sensitive parent whose child is wearing protective gear around his or her costume and blinking like a christmas tree with glow-sticks. Another area of warranted concern is with children going trick-or-treating alone. After the tender age of 10, those little Scooby-Doo outfits turn into Michael Myers. In with the knife and out with the dog ears and

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It seems that all of the goblins, ghouls and gremlins that once littered the streets on Halloween night have been laid to rest. This is thanks to the overly cautious parents who read one too many articles listing a laughable amount of safety measures to a night that really isn’t that bad.

parental guidance. The main worry with this is the potential risk of an encounter with a sexual predator. But parents can be rest assured that it’s a rule in many major cities and states including South Carolina and New York City to keep some sort of strict curfew

for sexual predators so they may not be out and about as the same time as the children, according to the Huffington Post. It’s sad to see that Halloween is now viewed as more of a day filled with anxieties rather than a day that is supposed to be

a fun, memorable way to spend time with family and friends. Parents shouldn’t have to deal with built-up tension and stress because of one specific day out of the year. While being safe is of the utmost importance, having

a good time to celebrate a day where children and adults indulge in an awesome amount of candy is what it’s really all about. It’s hard to tell whether or not Halloween will ever be seen as a safe holiday in the eyes of the public again.

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SPORTS

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XC ends conference run strong

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Alex Heilmann (above) was named College Soccer News National Player of the Week as well as the Big West Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 24. He assisted Ruben Alvarez’ goal Saturday night in the 1-1 draw against UC Irvine.

Titans take second in Big West

Men’s soccer ties twice in weekend matchups. HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan

Fullerton completed its last conference match of the regular season at second place in the Big West South, three points behind division champion CSU Northridge. In their last two games of conference play, the Titans played to a couple of 1-1 draws against CSUN and UC Irvine. CSUN It was a familiar narrative for the Titans Wednesday against first-place CSUN. In the last match between the two teams, Fullerton

maintained a 1-0 lead until CSUN tied it up and neither team scored through double overtime. The Titans came into Wednesday’s match tied for second and one point behind CSUN. In the 20th minute, French native Corentin Ohlmann neatly headered a corner kick from Robert Coronado into the left side of the net past Matador goalkeeper Kevin Marquez. Marquez went into Wednesday’s game ranked 6th in the nation with 87 saves. The Titans took a 1-0 lead into halftime as the two teams went shot for shot in the first, ending with six and five shots, respectively. Fullerton started strong on offense at the beginning of the second half,

compiling four shots and a corner kick in the first 17 minutes of the half. CSUN evened the score in the 66th minute with help from Alex Heilmann. A ball that appeared to bounce off the head of Matador Samuel Dadzie actually ricocheted off of Heilmann, counting as an own goal on Fullerton. Neither the Titans nor Matadors managed to break through in regulation, going two overtime periods in which Fullerton could not bring anything to fruition. “Overall, I’m not disappointed in our team but I’m disappointed in our finishing. Our effort, possession and style of play was as good as anybody in the league but that doesn’t count. All that counts are the wins and losses,” said

Head Coach George Kuntz in a press release.

UC Irvine Against last-place UCI on Saturday, Fullerton looked to gain ground in the Big West South Division. Instead, the Titans found themselves in a familiar situation with a 1-1 draw against the Anteaters. Irvine got on the board first as Edgardo Molina snuck a pass from Ivan Canales past Titan goalkeeper David Elias in the 10th minute. Elias did well to keep the Fullerton net silent after the goal, recording eight total saves on the night. Ruben Alvarez, assisted by Heilmann, gave the Titans something to work with in the 25th minute as he deposited a pass into the right

side to put the game at 1-1. “We came out a little flat defensively and unfortunately taking a goal against is what it took to wake us up,” Kuntz said in a release following Saturday’s game. “Credit UCI for bringing a battle during the game.” Through the second half and two overtime periods, the score stayed the same. In the end, the Anteaters narrowly outshot Fullerton 17-20. “We will continue to learn from these situations and grow. We need to shift our focus to our next match,” Kuntz said in the release. Next, the Titans will play their final regular season match against San Diego Wednesday before beginning the Big West Tournament Saturday.

Cal State Fullerton cross country finished its conference campaign on a high note in the Big West Conference XC Championships at the University of Hawaii Saturday. The men finished third overall, their best result in the tournament in 23 years. Meanwhile, the women took their best finish in eight years at fourth overall. Jason Hillquist ran best for the men, recording 12 points and a final 8k time of 25:34.3. Sierra Ungerman lead the women in the 6k with 12 points at 22:20.1. The Titans will head to the NCAA West Regionals in Sacramento, Calif. on Nov. 11. - HAYLEY M. SLYE

Doubles duo finishes second No. 31 Titan doubles duo Camille De Leon and Alexis Valenzuela came in second at the ITA West Regional last Monday. They were defeated by the Pepperdine pair of Mayar Sherif Ahmed and Christine Maddox 6-3, 6-1. De Leon and Valenzuela will look to build on their 5-2 record Thursday at the Jack Kramer Invitational in Palos Verdes, Calif. The tournament runs Thursday through Sunday. - HAYLEY M. SLYE

Volleyball loses eighth straight match Fullerton fights hard but falls to No. 14 Hawaii. BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball was unable to end a skid in conference play, extending its losing streak to eight games after falling to No. 14 Hawaii in straight sets Saturday night at Titan Gym. “You have to keep them focused, and this is a process. I think at times when you’re young and you don’t see results, you have to focus on those small goals,” said Head Coach Ashley Preston. “Honestly, they played very well against a high ranked team.” The Titans played Hawaii tough in the first and third sets, losing 25-19 in both. Hawaii was able to pull away late in the set in large part due to their height and experience. The Rainbow Wahine frontline tallied 10.5 blocks, led by 6-foot-5 Natasha Burns and 6-foot-3 Annie Mitchem. Hawaii’s height limited the Titans offensive efficiency as it finished the match with a .076 hitting percentage. On the other side, Hawaii put up a .316 hitting percentage. The second set was back and forth with the score tied up at 13 apiece before Big West-leading hitter in kills per set Nikki Taylor and the Rainbow Wahine were able to rattle off 12 straight points to take the set 25-13. Once again, the Titans were led by standout

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Rachel Hall, Madeline Schneider and Summer Kerins (left to right) square up in a 3-0 loss to UC Irvine on Sept. 28. The Titans have not won a game since Sept. 24’s 3-1 win against UC Riverside.

transfers Madeline Schneider and Shimen Fayad who had 11 and nine kills, respectively. Schneider and Fayad racked up 20 of the Titans 34 attacks with freshman Meagan Carlson and sophomore Summer Kerins adding six kills apiece. Titans leading blocker Kyra Smith contributed two as well.

The Titans’ defense has seemed to improve throughout the season as they had 52 digs on the night with Hawaii totalling 53. Freshman Madisen Babich led the Titans defensively with 23 digs. Mistakes plagued Fullerton throughout the match as it tallied 25 errors, whereas Hawaii’s experience showed as

it limited its errors to 11. The Titans know they have a lot of work to put in before they are playing Hawaii’s level. “We have a lot of inexperienced players and we haven’t played with each other for a very long time, so it’s going to take a little time before we’re able to pull away like

that,” Fayad said. In addition to their eight game skid, Saturday’s loss continued the Titans losing streak against Hawaii. Fullerton is 0-37 against the Rainbow Wahine all time. The Titans (6-17) hit the road to face rivals Long Beach State (15-8) Tuesday for the first time this season.

Although the young Fullerton squad is in the midst of a long losing slide, the players are looking at the positives going forward and not hanging their heads after losses. Schneider thought the Titans competed hard with Hawaii. “We definitely had our hearts in it this game,” Schneider said.

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SPORTS

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Clutch: Fajnor, Sloniger save season CONTINUED FROM

“We have a lot of confidence,” Brown said. Fullerton found out they wouldn’t get the No. 1 seed on Friday, when it was shut out on the road against CSUN. Seven different Titans fired away as the team outshot the Matadors 12-10 thanks to a 9-5 second half flurry. However, CSUF was unable to get anything past goalkeeper Jovani McCaskill. The redshirt junior’s six saves on the night made Fullerton’s scoring efforts futile. A goal in the 32nd minute from Lindsay Kutscher allowed Northridge to lock themselves in as the tournament’s No. 1 seed by virtue of its victory over the Titans. The loss also meant the Titans needed a win or a draw, coupled with a Long Beach draw or UC Davis draw or loss, to earn a spot in the Big West tournament. In Sunday’s game against Irvine, CSUF missed five shots in the first half. Despite their issues capitalizing, the Titans looked set to head into the half even at zero. Anteaters midfielder Elizabeth Hutchison had other ideas. The redshirt sophomore scored her first career goal in the 44th minute after the Titans failed to clear the ball out twice on a corner kick to give UCI a 1-0 lead at halftime. Things looked gloomy for the Titans on the cloudy afternoon until Jessica Simonian lofted a free kick from near midfield into UCI’s box in the 67th minute. No Titan was able to make a play on the ball, but UCI’s Reema

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Sarah Fajnor (right) embraces her teammate after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime Sunday. Fajnor ends the season as the Titans leading scorer at six goals on the season.

Bzeih’s attempt to head the ball out of the box instead sailed into the back of the net to tie it up at 1-1. It nearly wasn’t enough to get the Titans the draw they needed. Noel Baham was able to trickle a shot past Jennifer Stuart after colliding with her on the break, but freshman Savannah Sloniger was able to get back and deflect the shot out of bounds just before it crossed the goal line, saving senior night and keeping the team’s season alive. “I just couldn’t let it go in,” Sloniger said. “I missed (a chance to save the first goal) I needed to make up for my mistake and get back and save that because I couldn’t let it be my fault

that we lost.” The Titans wouldn’t need the full overtime period to get the goal that sent them to the Big West tournament. Sarah Fajnor juked out the UCI defense in the 96th minute and fired the game winner into the top of the goal. “At halftime when we were back on the field, we talked about ‘this is our last 45 minutes guaranteed of season’ and we didn’t want our season to end there,” Fajnor said. Entering the conference tourney in anything but first place is new territory for the perennial Big West power. Despite this, the Titans believe they can navigate the new experience with strong contributions from a junior

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No. 2 Jessica Simonian (center) celebrates with her teammates during Sunday’s overtime 2-1 win over UC Irvine. Simonian leads the Titans in assists with four.

class that includes Fajnor. “Our junior class, it does show us that there’s a bright

future,” Brown said. “But obviously we’re not done with the present.”

The Big West Conference Tournament begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Wilson leads Titans in middling outing

Fullerton finishes nine out of 13 in Stockton. ERIC DOMINGUEZ Daily Titan

Pacific Invitational over the weekend. The tournament was played at the par-71 Stockton Golf and Country Club, playing host to 13 universities and 78 participants.

Sophomore Matt Wilson finished best for Cal State State Fullerton men’s golf as the team placed ninth at the Visit Stockton

Round One Sophomore Jack Ireland led the Titans on day one, finishing tied for 23rd. Ireland was the only golfer for Fullerton to land in the

top 25 at 1-over par 71. Junior Mark Cobey had the second best score for the Titans at 2-over 73 while sophomore C.J. Coleman shot a 3-over 74. As a team, Fullerton finished the day tied with UC Riverside for 11th at 16over 300. Round Two Round two saw much of the same from the Titans

as they neither elevated nor dropped in the standings. As a team, Fullerton shot 287 for the round, 19-over. Wilson and freshman Michael Sharkey were the top players for the Titans, both finishing the round at 68 strokes. Wilson had entered the day tied for 55th overall, but his strong play saw him climb the standings to

a tie for 21st. Sharkey skyrocketed from 65th to tied for 28th.

Round Three The final day of the tournament saw Fullerton move into ninth place. Overall, the Titans finished 17-over 869. Individually, Wilson had the top score at 2-over 215 for Fullerton. The sophomore was the highest placed

Titan in the leaderboard, ending the tournament tied for 21st. Sharkey had the second best team score at 4-over 217, tying him for 32nd overall. Cobey rounded out the top three for the Titans tied for 34th at 5-over. The Titans conclude their fall season at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic Friday through Sunday in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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