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Michael Shermer, Ph.D. (left), Micah Augimeri-Lee (center) and Stobhan Brooks (right) were three of the five panelists discussing free speech on college campuses. Nearly 175 audience members watched the panel of alums, professors and students address safe spaces, trigger warnings and microaggressions.

Is free speech harmful? Panel discusses safe spaces, trigger warnings SARAH WOLSTONCROFT Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton College of Humanities and Social Sciences held a panel Monday morning titled, “Is Freedom of Speech Harmful to College Students?” as part of its 2016-2017 lecture series “Interdisciplinary Conversations on Crossing Borders.” The panel featured students,

professors and lead speaker CSUF alumnus Michael Shermer, Ph.D., founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine. Other members of the panel included: Micah Augimeri-Lee, editor-in-chief of the Daily Titan, Stobhan Brooks, professor in the African-American Studies Department,

Berenice Delgado, philosophy and chicano studies major and CSUF debate team member, Rob Robinson, assistant professor of political science in Politics Administration and Justice Division, and Taylor Thornton, biology major who works in the African-American Resource Center.

“In terms of choosing the panel, what we wanted was a range of opinion. We wanted it to be collaborative, not oppositional,” said Lynn Sargeant, associate dean for Student Relations in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. SEE PANEL

Unknown cause for freeway fire

Reports of smoke result in multihour closure JASON ROCHLIN BRANDON ROSS Daily Titan

Smoke emanating from the center divide of the CA57 freeway bridge over Nutwood Avenue resulted in the closure of all lanes going in both directions Monday night. During the freeway closure, members of the Fullerton Police Department (FPD) and Cal State Fullerton’s Parking and Transportation services helped direct traffic around the bridge. The smell of gasoline alongside water ran down the gutters of Nutwood Avenue in both directions, coming from underneath the bridge where fire trucks and police cars were blocking traffic and pedestrian access below the highway. SEE FIRE

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University Police, Fullerton Police, Cal State Fullerton’s Parking and Transportation Services, California Highway Patrol and Fullerton Fire Department joined efforts in controlling traffic while the fire investigation occurred.

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First, second and third place winners were awarded prizes in the annual TSU art show in the Center Gallery Monday

A good work ethic in college wasn’t always something that Cal State Fullerton transfer student William McCoy used, but after traveling the world and starting a family, that work ethic has become his life blood. McCoy is a communications major with an emphasis in public relations set to graduate in the spring. He is a first generation student in his family and will be the first to earn a college degree. McCoy was recently one of 24 scholars to earn the 2016 CSU Trustee’s award, which he attained through a scholarship with Wells Fargo. McCoy found the scholarship while applying for a few others and ultimately applied. He felt that having good references is what helped him the most while applying, and he feels it’s a thought that’s often overlooked by college students. Not only is McCoy a fulltime student and a full-time employee, he is also a fulltime husband and father. When he isn’t doing all of that, he is volunteering for various community service events and toy drives, such as Toys for Tots. He is also directly involved with the President Scholars Group on campus, which deals with a large amount of community service. “It’s a way for Fullerton students to give back, to have a positive representation within the community,” McCoy said. McCoy attended Orange Coast College after high school, but found himself constantly skipping classes and realizing that he lacked the inspiration and drive to pursue an education. Tired of missing direction in his life, McCoy decided to start looking into the military. Coming from a military family, McCoy said it seemed like it was the way to go for him. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2008, a choice that gave him the opportunity to travel extensively. “Oh man, I got to see every continent in the world except Antarctica,” McCoy said. He served in the Middle East, saw parts of Africa and the Pacific Islands, along with Germany, Hawaii, Canada, Australia and the United Arab Emirates. He said he is grateful that the military gave him a unique sense of perspective and appreciation for all of the world’s different cultures. SEE CSU 4

Reserve officer does humanitarian work

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Sgt. Caroline Fuel continues to serve after six years in active duty by providing dental care to impoverished communities

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California has 18.1 million registered voters, its second highest in history. Seven million other residents are eligible to vote but not yet registered. The deadline to register is Oct. 24.

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California’s state secretary’s office has partnered with the Cal State University system to reach out to students and get them registered to vote before the deadline on Oct. 24. In support of that partnership, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has been visiting CSU and high school campus’ registration events, with CSUF being the most recent last week. This is the first time a state secretary and a publicly funded higher education system have made a formal commitment to support voter registration on this level. California is at its second-highest level of registered voters in the state’s history at 18.1 million voters, just under its highest at 18.2 million in 2012, and through this partnership with the CSU, the state could see new heights. “I predict that before the November general election, we will break the record of the highest number of registered voters in California

history,” Padilla said. Full participation among student voters can drastically influence whether California will break its record. “There’s nearly 7 million people who are eligible but still not registered, and even amongst that group there’s a lot of young people,” Padilla said. This partnership sparked through meetings between Padilla and Cal State University Chancellor Timothy P. White shortly after Padilla took office last year, said Lizette Mata, deputy secretary of Special Projects. In March, the two offices began planning. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Voter Registration and Engagement was released by the secretary’s office and outlines the roles of Padilla, Chancellor White and the Cal State Student Association in this commitment to CSU students. All 23 CSU campuses are required to send at least one all-campus email regarding voter registration and at least one registration reminder on the student portal, according to the MOU. They are also all encouraged to post on social media about upcoming deadlines and to think strategically about when the reminders get sent.

These agreements between the CSU and the state secretary are designed to increase California’s 8 percent turnout for voters ages 18 to 24. Padilla predicts that less than half of eligible student voters are not registered to vote, so one of the goals the secretary’s office is aiming for is to make the registration and voting process for students as easy as possible. One method of simplifying the voter registration process is to integrate it with the CSU enrollment processes for first-time student, and class registration. “Let’s use state-of-theart technology that we have to register students (to vote) while they’re registering for classes,” Padilla said. Another method is for the secretary’s office to use the university’s communication platforms to reach students and give out important information about registration. The office would essentially take contacts that the university has with its students and send out reminders via text or email of registration deadlines, when to request a vote-by-mail ballot or encouragements to go out to voting polls, Padilla said.

TSU annual art show winners named

The Society of Student Associates Club awards students KALEB STEWART Daily Titan

Winners of the Titan Student Union Annual Student Art Show were announced Monday. The first-place prize of $250 was awarded to Philip Kupferschmidt for his pottery collection titled “Vessel Series.” Second place and $150 went to Daniel Perez for his painting called “Self-Concept.” Riza Cruz won third place and $100 for her sculptors series “Paper Trucks.” All of the art pieces submitted, regardless of which media or category they fell into, were judged for the honors. The art exhibit is on two different levels of the TSU, one in the Center Gallery and the other downstairs in the Plaza Gallery. Around 70 pieces were entered in the show, all of which were

put on display in either the one of the two galleries in the TSU except for two pieces, said gallery coordinator Danielle Clark. Senior Jessica Lopez, submitted her work called “A Day at the Atrium,” a printmaking piece she made of her son. The piece was made with lionel cut and ink. “We were just at the atrium one day and he was very disdained about not being able to get close to the pond, so he climbed up on the bench and had a pout session,” Lopez said. “I was able to capture it and turn it into a print.” Riza Cruz, a senior fine arts major with a concentration in illustration, won third place and her influence was entirely based on her desire to create an ice cream truck. “I started with wanting to make an ice cream truck, and then I went ‘woah, that would be really cool if I made a pencil truck,’ and then I just started making all these trucks,” Cruz said.

An arson investigation team was brought in to investigate a fire that burned three cars at a Costa Mesa apartment complex early Monday, according to the OC Register. Costa Mesa Fire Department Capt. Chris Coates said firefighters believed the cause of the blaze was suspicious because of a similar fire that also burned three cars at a Costa Mesa church in the 700 block of Victoria Street this past Sunday. No injuries were reported as a result of Monday’s fire and as of yet, there is no evidence of a correlation between the two cases according to Coates. - JASON ROCHLIN

Evidence emerges in LA shooting New evidence supports the police officers’ version of the series of events that led to fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in South Los Angeles Saturday afternoon, according to ABC7. Police officers stated footage of the incident came from a local business and proves the suspect was armed. Following a car chase, a man later identified as Carnell Snell Jr., exited his vehicle while holding his waistband, prompting the police to believe he was armed with a handgun. An on-foot pursuit of 200 to 300 yards began in the area of 108th Street and Western Avenue as Snell allegedly held the firearm in his left hand. - MEGAN MAXEY

UC Irvine to lay off 175 people

There were three trucks in the series, and each of them had little items inside of them such as popsicles and pencils. “There is no deeper theme,” Cruz said. “It was just really about experimenting and having fun without any pressure of schoolwork.” Considering that her work was made with cardstock, and paper art was a medium Cruz feels doesn’t usually get a lot of attention, she was very glad to be recognized in the show. The judging for the event was done by Society of Student Associates club members who had volunteered to become a part of the community. Every year on top of the student art show, the TSU allows students and professors to apply for exhibition space in one of the three galleries supplied. The Pencil Mileage Club on campus typically books the Center Gallery in the spring and holds a club show, Clark said. The space is free of charge.

An email laying out plans to fire 175 people was sent to UC Irvine Health employees Monday by vice chancellor of health affairs, Howard Federoff, according to the OC Register. UC Irvine Health holds the University of California, Irvine’s teaching medical facility. The School of Medicine will also be reviewed. Federoff, also the CEO of UC Irvine Health, said that “without immediate action, our expenses will exceed our operating revenue this fiscal year.” Employees will reportedly be notified over the next several days as many positions in the program will be eliminated. Next week, there will be town hall meetings held for faculty and staff members. - JASON ROCHLIN

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Fullerton Fire Department dispatch supervisor said that initial reports indicated an “unknown type” fire that started on the 57 overpass above Nutwood Avenue. The fire department said there wasn’t any kind of accident that caused the fire and was first discovered when reports of smoke coming from the center divide came in around 6:01 p.m.

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The on and off-ramps heading north and south on the CA-57 were still open to traffic. The first reports of smoke came in around 6:01 p.m., according to a fire dispatch supervisor with the Fullerton Fire Department (FFD). “I do know that they’re still actively trying to put out the fire, or whatever was producing the smoke there,” the fire dispatch supervisor

said when called around 8:12 p.m. “They’re still searching for the source.” A Sigalert indicating that “a fire has only the two right lanes open in Fullerton on 57 (SR-57 Orange Fwy) SB (southbound) between Yorba Linda Boulevard” came out at 6:39 p.m. It also said traffic was stopped all the way back to Imperial Highway. FPD officers were directing traffic attempting to come through the bridge from the westside to get

back on the northbound CA57 and get back off again at Yorba Linda Boulevard to

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the source of the fire is still unknown. “The only thing we ini-

There was fire and smoke coming from under the concrete on the median of the 57 freeway – very strange.

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SCOT WILLEY CSUF Police captain avoid the closure. When asked whether a vehicle or traffic collision caused the fire, FFD said

tially got was that it was an ‘unknown-type’ fire,” the fire dispatch supervisor said. “There wasn’t any

kind of accident that caused it.” According to FFD and the California Highway Patrol (CHP), there was some sort of “structural compromise” to the center divide on CA-57. “Everybody’s still on scene. We’re just trying to repair what’s damaged structure-wise,” said CHP operator A15981 when contacted at 8:20 p.m. CSUF Police Captain Scot Willey said that University Police was assisting

FFD and the CHP via text. “There was fire and smoke coming from under the concrete on the median of the 57 freeway,” Willey said. “Very strange.” Willey, the fire dispatch supervisor and CHP operator A15981 all came to the conclusion that the cause of the fire may not be known for some time. As of the writing of this article, the investigation was still ongoing. At around 10 p.m., access under the bridge was still closed off.

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“We also wanted to have a balance of student and faculty voices to make sure that everyone had a chance to be heard.” The hour and a half long panel discussed trigger warnings, safe spaces and opinions on the actions universities should take to rectify the proposed issue of harmful free speech. Nearly 175 people attended the event. Audience members were given a two-sided sign that read “Agree” on one side and “Disagree” on the other to silently show their opinions while panel members were speaking. They were also given index cards to pose questions at the end of the discussion. The moderator Professor Don Matthewson, Ph.D., first said that Cal State Fullerton has been placed on “category yellow” by the Foundation for Individual

Rights and Education. “Code yellow applies to those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that encourages administrative restrictions on speech or reprisals,” Matthewson said in the opening remarks. The classification was due to the disciplinary action taken in 2014 against a sorority on campus that held an event considered to be cultural appropriation. Shermer kicked off the discussion providing the definition for free speech as it relates to the First Amendment, saying that “the government cannot restrict citizen speech just because it finds their opinions distasteful, offensive or critical of its policies.” He went on to describe trigger warnings and the potential negative effects they can have on discussion by creating a culture of victimhood through infantilizing adults, the disproportionate number

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of politically conservative professors on college campuses and the harmful practice of colleges disinviting speakers who have controversial viewpoints. “College campuses: this is the most liberal place you will ever find in America,” Shermer said. “When you leave here you’re going to be shocked to find out what the rest of the world is like.” Shermer expressed that college campuses lack the discussions necessary for inciting social change because they lack a variety of opinions. “The ultimate cause is a lack of diversity. Not ethnic, race or gender diversity, I think we’ve made huge strides in those areas, but viewpoint diversities, specifically political viewpoint,” Shermer said. One of the panel responders resonated with Shermer’s points. “There are always extremes on both sides of a discussion

or a debate. They are necessary evils as long as the other one exists,” Augimeri-Lee said. Augimeri-Lee said that feelings shouldn’t take precedence over meaningful discussion. “Instead of whining and being triggered, I think it’s time to start thinking,” Augimeri-Lee said. “The way that you destroy these ideas ... is with better ideas. You do it with deliberation and meaningful discussion. That’s the point of a university.” The other panel responders refuted the claims made about trigger warnings, safe spaces and the culture of victimhood. “I agree with the conclusion of Dr. Shermer that freedom of speech is not harmful to college students,” Delgado said. “Where I disagree is to the extent that safe spaces and trigger warnings are a threat to this so called freedom of speech.”

She argued that trigger warnings aren’t designed to hinder discussion or free speech, but rather to give students a warning prior to being exposed to potentially traumatic material, referencing students who experienced sexual assault. “I see (freedom of speech) as a double-edged sword ... it’s good for college students because we need to prepare for the real world ... but it’s something that cannot be met without opposition,” Thornton said. “However, in regards to the larger scope of things, freedom of speech has always been in favor of individuals that are not marginalized.” Robinson took neither side, instead he questioned whether the culture of victimhood was a substantial problem. “I’m not as convinced that empirically we have as big of a problem with safe spaces, microaggressions and trigger warnings as the media would

point it to be,” Robinson said. “It’s a big nation, lots of college students, and obviously a small handful of incidents are going to get the most media play.” Brooks advocated for change in the classroom to rectify free speech issues. “We do not discuss diversity enough in our classes,” Brooks said. “We tell people not to say things ... but we never really talk about why it’s wrong. We need to have those very hard discussions.” Sargeant said she hopes the event will inspire students to learn more about free speech. “The university is the place to ask questions and to think about things that maybe you haven’t thought about,” Robinson said. “No matter what your position is on these issues, I think these forums are good to ... reflect on these issues that can help them the rest of their lives.”

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COURTESY OF WILLIAM MCCOY

William McCoy is one of 24 scholars to earn the 2016 CSU Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement. After feeling unmotivated when he first started at community college, McCoy decided to join the military. He returned from a tour with a fresh perspective and now has a full-time job, is a full-time student and is a proud husband and parent.

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“I think one thing the military taught me from all my travels was to see what diversity really looks like. The United States itself is just a very big melting pot of culture and it’s a beautiful thing,” McCoy said. McCoy started boot camp when he was 20 years old and he described it as complete chaos; a place designed to break down civilian ways of life and rebuild people into Marines. It was there that he experienced one of the most sobering moments of his time in the Marines. He remembers his sergeant screaming at everyone and saying, “Look to your left and right. The person you see next to you is your brother but just know at some point in your enlistment, this time, some

of you are going to die.” Boot camp was a defining and changing experience in his young adult life that caused him to realize that he wasn’t Superman. He said that the military was not comfortable, and it wasn’t meant to be comfortable. “If it was, we wouldn’t have one of the world’s best fighting forces ever,” McCoy said. The military had forced him to grow up, cherish others and be able to take on leadership positions. “It made me realize how important the person to my left and right was,” McCoy said. He was going to do a second tour but decided to go a different route. Ultimately, McCoy’s experiences and travels around the world are what made him level-headed enough to go back to college, since

he hadn’t taken it seriously before. Jaime Hamilton, program coordinator for the President Scholar’s program, in which McCoy is also a part of, noticed how his dedication and responsibility are key traits for a successful student. In order to participate in the program, McCoy needed to maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA while also volunteering for three community services per semester. Aside from being a part of the President Scholar’s program, he also joined the CSUF Roller Hockey team, which he was heavily involved in last year. “He’s one of those students that every time he comes to an event, he ends up being a leader whether he intends to or not,” Hamilton said. Hamilton also noted that

McCoy is a unique individual who will do whatever it takes to make his dreams happen. While it was difficult to calibrate and adjust to civilian life after the military, McCoy managed to make his life work out well for him. McCoy has a 2-yearold daughter, Lily, with his wife Katie McCoy. He said that his family is what keeps him going. “I would really love to emphasize how much my family gets me out of my bed in the morning to go to work and work forty hours and to continue taking 15 units this semester,” McCoy said. “I wouldn’t have this scholarship. I wouldn’t even be this type of student if I didn’t have that type of family support and that family drive.” For her part, Katie McCoy said his compassion

is what makes him really stand out as a person. “He was a big gentleman, very nice and accommodating. And not like any other guy that I’ve met, which drew me to him,” Katie McCoy said about meeting him for the first time. It’s a lot of late nights and early mornings, but it’s always been McCoy’s style to keep trying. Since he continues to find time to be a husband, a dad, a student and a good employee; he enjoys his life. “When it comes down to it, I just try. I try in everything I do,” McCoy said. “I try to be a good employee for my work, a good manager for my employees. I try to be a good student. When I come in, I try to engage in class and make sure I’m getting the most out of my education and my professors are getting

the most out of me. And then especially being a father.” McCoy feels that all of the work he has done over the years has been incredibly fulfilling. His diligence helps him keep up with his hectic schedule. Also, traveling through so many countries gave him an incredible perspective that many may not have or understand. He said that CSUF’s diverse environment has given him the tools to succeed and that the university continues to provide him with further guidance. McCoy wants to stay at CSUF and attend a master’s program after the spring. “If you want something, and you see something, if you work at it and have that patience, and the drive because your heart is in it, then you can accomplish anything,” McCoy said.

Army reserve balances responsibilities Student continues to serve in military after leaving active duty

JACQUELINE LINDENBERG Daily Titan Balancing classes and homework is a tough task for anyone. However, serving in the Army Reserve and doing humanitarian work on top of it all adds a little more difficulty. Sgt. Caroline Fuel has managed to attend Cal State Fullerton, study hard for her health science major and serve her country. Fuel’s first involvement with the military was in active duty, where she spent almost six years as a dental hygienist. She joined in 2007 and left active duty in 2013 to further her education. However, she wanted to stay involved in the military. “I wanted to continue my service being in the military so I stayed in the Army Reserves,” Fuel said. “The mission that the Army Reserve has and being able to go on these missions is so gratifying. I can’t explain how it makes you feel on the services that you provide these individuals.” Sgt. Fuel is enrolled in her second semester at CSUF after transferring from Santa Ana College. She plans to become a physical therapist in the army when she graduates. Immediately after this past spring semester ended, Fuel went on a twoweek mission with the Army

Reserve to Hawaii. The mission’s task was to offer free medical care in three communities. The group provided services such as: eye exams, hearing screenings, sports physicals for schoolchildren and nutritional services. Fuel is attached to the 185th Dental Company (AS), offering free dental care to those in need when she goes on the humanitarian missions. “Sgt. Fuel joined the 185th Dental Company (AS) in 2013 and there was an immediate change with her presence. Our weekend battle assemblies were more organized. Soldiers were more motivated, and it was established quickly the 185th Dental Company (AS) needed someone like Sgt. Fuel,” said Nancy Cardenas, who met Sgt. Fuel in hygiene school at Fort Sam in Houston, Texas via email. Fuel and the other members of her unit were all well-prepared to be providing such services. Before undergoing training for specific positions, such as dental hygienist or a nutritionist, members of the army must first undergo “basic training,” or what many people know as boot camp, Fuel said. Then they move on to more specialized forms of training. “The technicians such as myself or the hygienists have to be able to have training that is provided by the military before they go on to these missions,” Fuel said. “They can’t just come and provide volunteer services. They actually have to have a

degree and training.” Cardenas suggested that Fuel has another trait that is key to the work. “Sgt. Fuel has a great passion for the humanitarian missions. She demonstrates it by always volunteering for missions even though she has already fulfilled her obligations,” Cardenas said via email. Fuel has not only done missions in Hawaii, but in the past, she has done humanitarian work in New York, Tennessee and El Salvador. “A reserve soldier must complete an annual training that consists of a two-week time period,” Fuel said. Missions fulfilled during that time could be either humanitarian or regular training missions. Fuel’s command team plans an annual training; however, soldiers are not limited to only one mission each year. Fuel completed two missions this year, which included the humanitarian work in Hawaii and New York. “She influenced me in so many ways. She has shown me that you can be an extraordinary soldier and also an amazing friend. She is an example of exceptional selflessness,” Cardenas said. Fuel has given back to those in need, offering her humanitarian services to communities that aren’t able to provide care for themselves. While completing this work, Fuel has also had the task of balancing classes as well. “You have to find that balance and have that

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Sgt. Caroline Fuel spent two weeks in Hawaii over the summer as a member of the 185th Dental Company (AS). She has also administered dental care to impoverished communities in New York, Tennessee and El Salvador.

dedication to both your civilian life, whether it be school or work, and your military life,” said Fuel. “It is a teeter-totter kind of thing and you have to have good organization and good mentors to help you along to kind of help you balance with those.” Fuel has worked to maintain that balance by trying to complete her annual missions when school is not in session.

“Usually for these twoweek missions, I go during summer break or I do it in a period where school isn’t going so I don’t miss that much school,” Fuel said. Fuel said that through every moment away from home and every uncomfortable night in a cot, she has tried to keep sight of why she does this work. “All of that is worth it when (the people we are helping) are so grateful and

willing to allow us to help them,” Fuel said. She has made an impact for people around the world and continues to work toward her goal of giving back through physical therapy. “There are not enough words to explain what kind of person Sgt. Fuel is. She changed my life as a soldier and as a friend. She is the type of person you want your kids to grow up to be like,” Cardenas said.

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OPINION Free speech stifled by emotions

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No more coddling. It’s time to think, debate and deliberate MICAH AUGIMERI-LEE Daily Titan

Today I participated in a panel that posed the question: “Is freedom of speech harmful to college students?” There are two answers to this question. First, no, as a whole, college students are not harmed by free speech but in fact are strengthened by this right. The second answer is that yes, on a subjective individual level, one might feel that certain ideas or subjects are offensive to the point of considering it to be “harmful,” but should we allow this to stifle discussion? In a college campus climate that demands safe spaces, trigger warnings and the attention to microaggressions, I ask myself: “At what point did we allow those offended to be given the upper hand in an intellectual environment like a university? When did we let feelings take precedence over meaningful discussion?” As a lover of philosophy, I welcome any and all confrontation. I’ve learned in my studies that if you allow yourself to be exposed to viewpoints that stand in total opposition to your own, you will be surprised just how much you hadn’t thought about or how much you didn’t even know in the first place. I often times play devil’s advocate and argue for an extreme opinion I don’t even hold myself. Because I believe it is imperative that these discussions are had so that we can zero in on the truth. One of, if not the most important Greek philosophers was Socrates. He went around town and prodded people, challenging their beliefs with question after question until an inconsistency in logic was revealed, thus getting closer to what is true. There are always extremes on both sides of a debate and they are necessary evils so long as the

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In a culture of trigger warnings, safe spaces and microaggressions, freedom of speech is being stifled within campus communities. The only way to combat racism, sexism and bigotry is to engage in thoughtful discussion about the very things that make people uncomfortable.

other one exists. Truth always lies somewhere in the middle. On one side you have hypersensitive millennials with misplaced aggression raising their fists in the air demanding safespaces, trigger warnings, sensitivity training and all things of the like. For example, in March a group of 40 to 50 students at Emory University gathered in the quad after seeing various chalkings around campus in support for presidential candidate Donald Trump and chanted things like “You are not listening! Come speak to us, we are in pain!,” according to The Washington Post. Trump is understandably a person who can trigger, but instead of complaining, the students could have instead chalked their presidential choice

bigger, louder and bolder. On the other side, you have provocateurs like Milo Yiannopoulos who proudly says that fat shaming is good, feminism is cancer and that lesbians are not real. Milo was just recently banned from Twitter for sending out tweets in response to a barrage of offensive and sometimes racist tweets from other users. In an ABC Nightline special with interviewer Terry Moran, Milo responded to the offensive and racist tweets by saying, “Why should I have to police other people’s speech? I’m responsible for what I say.” I am not advocating that people be rude, mean spirited, racist, sexist or homophobic. We should all strive to be accepting and maintain a level of

sensitivity for particular groups of people who have been marginalized throughout history. But instead of whining and playing the victim, it’s time to start thinking. The way you destroy the bad ideas is with better ones. Screaming names like bigot, racist, homophobe, xenophobe to a person you disagree with throws out the possibility of engaging in important dialogue that should be had. It’s important to also consider the demographics of universities as a whole when it comes to both political and societal ideologies. Universities are typically left to far left both within faculty and the student body. Just imagine how “triggered” conservatives feel on campuses when they have to hear and be taught ideas they don’t agree with on a day to day

basis. The difference, however, is that I don’t see many conservatives or those that may hold views that are not left causing the kind of ruckus that the left is causing. For example, I covered the Donald Trump rally in Costa Mesa this past spring and let me tell you, those that were protesting the presidential candidate were, for lack of a better word, animals. Surely, people have the right to be offended by Trump and in many instances are vilified in feeling that way. However, that does not justify the destruction and defacement of public property and police vehicles, assaults on police officers or the blocking of traffic, which all occurred that night. This is an extreme example but is nonetheless an example of the

stifling effects that emotional responses may have in situations that demands deliberation. I’d like to reiterate that it is of the utmost importance that we work to respect and understand the societal situations of all groups of people, but safe spaces, trigger warnings and attention to microaggressions simply aren’t the answer. I want to be part of a community that relishes in not playing victim, but instead outsmarting those with worse ideas. I want to be part of a community that does not hesitate to hit sensitive areas within myself because those demons have to be faced. It is counterproductive to the individual and society as a whole to shelter ourselves and allow emotion to reign over facts. That is not how we evolve.

Tuition-free college will cost students a true education Clinton’s schooling plans are too idealist to be realistic RISHU BHARDWAJ Daily Titan Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is adamant about instituting tuition-free colleges but isn’t as quick to specify the source of income that schools will be getting in supplement, so maybe she should rifle through the Panama Papers and scrounge up some of the billions she endorsed there. Besides that, tuition-free college makes no sense, not for the taxpayers nor for the students. Nothing is free and if college is supposed to be any sort of “real life” simulator, then that’s the first thing students should learn. Free tuition is a great idea in theory, and it sounds beautiful to students. But, putting that monetary bias aside and looking at a tuition-free plan as a whole reveals that it sort of defeats the purpose of school all-together. If college is about preparing students for the future, then why coddle them? Understandably, the expense of FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

college is astronomical, but nobody is forced to go to school. There’s no law that demands people must go to college, spend thousands of dollars to get a piece of paper that proves they can work a 9 to 5 job for years until that college debt is paid off only to be 30, sad, broke and alone. Now there’s no need for this philosophical questioning of the purpose of our actions, but the value of a degree is equated to its price. If the whole purpose of schooling is to get the best paycheck possible, then the price one pays to go to a Harvard or Princeton is worth it. Spending so much truly gets you what you paid for—the best faculty, the best facilities and prestige. Besides these advantages that paying for college gets, the idea of a tuition-free or debt-free education is bound to bring in an exorbitant amount of students. If Cal State Fullerton gave everyone a free ride, the school would flood with people. Free college is a very attractive idea, but once that goes into effect, people from all over would line up to come here. Why not right? Get educated for free, earn

a degree and get a great job? Sure the classes are now all impacted, the faculty is miserable, food is worse, parking lots have become demolition derbies and the school has become a glorified high school but hey, at least it’s free. Making college free will also essentially be making the degrees we spend years earning as pointless as a gold star on your high school paper on the revolution of salt. “Perhaps the greatest cost of all to Clinton’s free college plan is nurturing the notion that a college degree is an entitlement, not something earned,” according to GoUpstate.com. Probably the biggest problem with Clinton’s debt-free college is not the degradation of the degree, but the source of income for the schools. Maybe it’s the skeptic in me, but the first thing I think of when I hear “free college” is who is going to be paying for all of this then? On Clinton’s website, her statistics and explanations for student payment plans are vast and in depth, explaining loan forgiveness and cracking down on predatory schools and lenders;

it’s all quite impressive. But there is one section that is laughably quiet in information: “This plan will be fully paid for by limiting certain tax expenditures for high-income taxpayers.” There is so little information that one can quote everything instead of paraphrasing. Clinton’s plan is to allow students from families earning less than $125,000 a year to be free of the public university burden of debt. The Clinton campaign suggests that around $500 billion will be needed over the course of 10 years, which will most likely come from her taxing of the top one percent. It’s fair to say that this is a horrible way to pay for some kids who want to go to school for free. Why should the people who worked hard to get their money have to pay for some ball-cap liberal arts major who blames the system every time he stubs his toe? It seems that Clinton has lost sight of the purpose of college and the necessary struggles students have to endure in order to be well-prepared for the future. The only thing students would get is an easy pass instead of a good lesson.

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Jose Penaloza (above) placed 31st at the West Region Preview Saturday in Sacramento, California.

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Alexis Valenzuela (above) received First Team All-Big West Conference honors in 2016. Valenzuela has earned First Team recognition each year of her college career.

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Camille De Leon and Alexis Valenzuela will begin the Cal State Fullerton tennis season when they participate as a doubles team in the Riviera/Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships Tuesday. “The ITA-All American Championship is one of the toughest and most prestigious tournaments in the nation for which to qualify,” said Head Coach Dianne Matias in a press release. “We are honored for the opportunity for Lexi and Camille to play in the doubles qualifying draw. They will compete against some of the top

players in the nation and we are excited to see how they measure up.”

De Leon and Valenzuela Ranked 31st in the country by the ITA, De Leon and Valenzuela went 19-4 as a team during the 201516 season, which was the first the two had played doubles together. The sixth-seed pair will face Sybille Gauvain and Marie Klocker of San Jose State, ranked No. 47 by the ITA, to begin the tournament. Klocker lost to Ryann Foster of LSU in pre-qualifying singles play Monday. If De Leon and Valenzuela win, they will face the winner of the match between No. 39 Ellyse Hamlin and Meible Chi of Duke and No. 41 Julia O’Loughlin and Maureen Slattery of Denver. The Duke women’s tennis program ended last

season ranked No. 9 in the country. De Leon and Valenzuela were two of three Titans to earn Big West Player of the Week honors last season. Valenzuela earned All-Big West individual honors while De Leon and Valenzuela earned First Team doubles honors.

Coach of the Year In her third year at the helm of the Titans program, Matias earned 2016 Big West Coach of the Year. Mathias led her team to a 17-6 overall record and 6-2 conference record. Matias’ 17 overall wins were the most Titan wins since the 1991 team won 15 contests. Her team also set a school record for Big West wins. The team went undefeated in conference play until its last two matches against UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State.

New addition With no freshmen on the team, the only new addition to the Titan tennis squad is Chinese native Luxizi Meng, who transferred from UT Arlington. Returning talent In addition to De Leon and Valenzuela, the team has solid returners. Junior Danielle Pham ended the 2015-16 with a 19-11 overall singles record and a 6-2 overall doubles record in cahoots with Emilia Borkowski. Sophomore Karla Portalatin also boasted a strong Big West singles record of 6-2 last season. Game time The Riviera/ITA All-American Championships begin for De Leon and Valenzuela tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Pacific Palisades, California.

Freek van de Weerd Place: 30 Score: 16 Time: 24:41.6 Gap: 1:11.7 Jose Penaloza Place: 31 Score: 17 Time: 24:42.3 Gap: 1:12.4 Joe Casco Place: 48 Score: 25 Time: 24:55.9 Gap: 1:26.0 Sam Pimentel Place: 49 Score: 26 Time: 24:56.3 Gap: 1:26.4 Jason Hillquist Place: 66 Score: 37 Time: 25:12.0 Gap: 1:42.1 Daniel Ramirez Place: 84 Score: (44) Time: 25:25.4 Gap: 1:55.5 Gabe Toscano Place: 96 Score: (49) Time: 25:37.3 Gap: 2:07.4

Women’s team results: Standing: 4th Score: 122 Total: 1:47:5 Average: 21:3

Women’s top seven individual results: Sierra Ungerman Place: 7 Score: 6 Time: 21:03.8 Gap: 0:43.0 Samatha Huerta Place: 21 Score: 18 Time: 21:22.0 Gap: 1:01.2 Brianna Jacklin Place: 41 Score: 29 Time: 21:39.4 Gap: 1:18.6 Stephanie Ruiz Place: 48 Score: 32 Time: 21:48.3 Gap: 1:27.5 Arianna Fuentes Place: 54 Score: 37 Time: 25:12.01 Gap: 1:34.9 Stephanie Cortez Place: 100 Score: (61) Time: 22:39.5 Gap: 2:18.7 Kevelin Huerta Place: 111 Score: (66) Time: 22:56.2 Gap: 2:35.4

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