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Thousands flood streets of LA and OC to denounce Trump win

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A diverse ensemble of people took to the streets of Los Angeles Saturday morning to voice their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump. Protesters marched down Wilshire Blvd. toward the Edward Roybal Federal Building before turning around and marching back to where they started.

Protesters march in solidarity seeking peace and unity. SARAH WOLSTONCROFT Daily Titan Trump protests continued throughout the weekend in the Los Angeles and Orange counties spreading a message of peace and unity. Nearly 10,000 protestors took the streets of Los Angeles Saturday morning to speak out against the election results and to come together as a community.

blasted the song, “F**k Donald Trump” by YG and Nipsey Hussle at full volume from his car to the delight of the crowd. “It’s kind of beautiful to see this many people out here behind all the respective movements,” Adams said. “It’s that common enemy kind of thing. It’s dope to see everybody get started like this. I just hope it keeps moving progressive and keeps moving toward some real, tangible change.” Adams said he hopes the protest inspires more people to get involved in the voting system. “We have a whole Washington D.C. full of Republicans

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Ryan Castle, one of the speakers at the Santa Ana protest, aimed to convey the message that the anti-Trump movement applies to all.

Protesters marched down Wilshire Boulevard to the Edward Roybal Federal Building and back chanting phrases including: “Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here,” “Donald Trump, go away, racist, sexist, anti-gay,” “I don’t know you, but I love you,” “Love trumps hate” and “Hey, hey, oh, oh, this country’s not a TV show.” Jason Adams, a Los Angeles resident, soon realized he would not be able to cross the street in his car because of the protest, so instead of turning around, he parked and

because we’ve been sleeping. It’s good everybody’s waking up. We’ll figure out what to do next. We’re awake - that’s the first step,” Adams said. The crowd featured everyone from transgender individuals to undocumented immigrants to mothers who even brought their small children and babies out to the streets in support of unifying communities that Donald Trump’s rhetoric may have affected. Protesters held signs that read, “complacency is serfdom,” “dump trump,” “p***y grabs back,” “your vote was a

hate crime,” “inclusion is patriotic,” “Pence can’t convert my girlfriend,” “this is not about losing,” “this is what democracy looks like,” “tiny hands can’t build walls,” “too gay to function in Trump’s America,” and “in the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America.” Ontario resident Alessandra Martinez, who took the Metrolink all the way to the protest, garnered attention from the crowd waving a dual flag that displayed both the United States and Mexico’s colors. “I come here to help my people and other people because I am a citizen too,” Martinez said. “I don’t like Trump. I like LA and the people. They are my friends.” LAPD officers were present at the protest but allowed demonstrators to occupy both the streets and the sidewalks. “It’s all good. Everyone’s been supporting each other. It’s been super peaceful,” said LAPD Officer Mike Rimkunas. Protests continued Sunday in Santa Ana and remained peaceful, bringing a crowd of nearly 400 community members. Loreta Sierra, 20, and Karina Alvarado, 21, coordinated the protest by setting up the “United Against Hate: A Call for Unity” Facebook event to gain community support. “I said ‘why don’t we start a protest?’” Sierra said. “My reasoning was that we need to show the world that we stand in solidarity with everybody else in California and around the world who is experiencing these feelings.” The event kicked off with protesters marching from fourth Street Market to the Santa Ana Courthouse where speeches were given from community members of all backgrounds. Speaker Ryan Castle, introduced as a white, cis-gendered male, riled up the crowd with

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Various groups intended to make their voices heard by gathering together with a colorful collection of signs conveying both unity and an opposition to Trump’s rhetoric.

his support for the anti-Trump movement. “Trumpism is not a Latino problem, it’s not a black problem, it’s not a Muslim problem, it’s not a LGBTQ problem - it’s an American problem,” Castle said in his speech. “America will never be at its best until we continue to fight for it to make it better than what it is.” While Sierra and Alvarado received multiple threats on Facebook from counter-protesters prior to the event, the protest remained peaceful with demonstrators even stopping to shake hands with police officers as they continued marching from the courthouse to the Plaza Calle Cuatro on Fourth and French. “We spoke with the organizers and they promised it would be peaceful. They told us what they were going to do and so far, they’ve been holding true to their word,” said Santa Ana Police Commander Ruben Ibarra. CSUF alumnus Matthew Melendrez, 27, was among the protesters in the crowd showing

support for the LGBTQ and Latino communities. He said that using violence and spray cans were not part of his goal in protesting. “I just wanted to put a face to who we are today. We are your neighbors, your friends, your relatives,” Melendrez said. The protest ended with an open mic, enabling members

of the crowd to share their experiences and join in support for one another. Before they dispersed, crowd members came together, putting their fists in the air and making heart shapes with their hands. For more photos, visit dailytitan.com

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Protesters of all races, genders and ages marched the streets of both LA and Santa Ana in solidarity after the presidential election.

Veterans honored on campus

‘Smash Bros.’ tournament in the TSU

Titans fall in Big West Championship

On the Marine Corps’ birthday last Thursday, servicemen and women were praised for their sacrifice and bravery.

Students participated in a video game tournament in the TSU Underground on Sunday evening, with the winner receiving a Wii U.

Men’s soccer fails to collect third straight conference tournament victory, as it was defeated by Northridge in overtime.

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CSUF’s Students for Justice in Palestine put up a mock apartheid wall in the central Quad last week in hopes of educating the student body. The wall sparked debate about the historical conflict Palestine and Israel.

Apartheid display draws Palestine-Israel debate

A wall of injustices brought about discussions of conflict. SARAH WOLSTONCROFT Daily Titan

A mock apartheid wall was displayed in the central Quad last week that sparked debate between students and members of the CSUF Students for Justice in Palestine Club regarding the controversial conflict between Palestine and Israel. “People do get sensitive if they are pro-Israeli, which is completely understandable, but at the end of the day, you just have to face the facts,” said Ruby Abutaleb, president of the CSUF Students for Justice in Palestine Club. “I definitely don’t like the claim that it’s anti-semitic because we are not attacking the Jewish faith at all. We are just trying to expose the Israeli government and what they do.” The purpose of the display is to bring awareness to the region of Palestine and to present students with facts from a non-Israeli perspective, that media outlets don’t usually cover, Abutaleb said. The conflict began in the late 1930s, after anti-Jewish

rhetoric in Germany led to Jewish refugees fleeing the country to British-controlled Palestine, Abutaleb said. In 1948, the British government granted permission to the Jewish-based Zionist Party to take Palestine as their homeland, which displaced over 600,000 Palestinians and forced them to move to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt. The wall, which began at UC Irvine and travels around Southern California, displayed facts about the history of Palestine, a map of the occupied region and statistics reflecting injuries, deaths, political prisoners and home demolition counts since the year 2000. The statistics, which Abutaleb said were updated one month ago, showed 91,541 Palestinian injuries and 11,709 Israeli injuries, according to the display. In addition to this, 9,432 Palestinian deaths, 1,204 Israeli deaths, 7,000 political prisoners and 48,000 home demolitions compared to none on the Israeli side. While members of the club said that the wall attracted a mostly positive reaction another group of students felt the depiction of the conflict was biased and unbalanced. “I think it’s too one-sided.

All they have right here is stuff against Israel. They don’t have anything against the Palestinians,” said Jonathan Khalili, senior business management major. “It says ‘Apartheid is real’ on there, but they don’t have any policies talking about Palestinian gays in the Palestinian lands, or the treatment of minorities or the fact that certain Jews aren’t allowed to go into Palestinian places.” Khalili suggested that in the future, one side of the display should feature the Palestinian perspective, while the other side explains the Israeli perspective. He also added that when holding the event in the future, the Palestinian club should contact the Israeli club on campus to hold a debate and foster discussion of the issue for onlookers. “Have a forum, have people talk. Have somebody from Palestine talk. Have somebody from Israel talk. Bring awareness to each other,” Khalili said. Event coordinator Sarah Daoudi said the Israeli club on campus was notified by Student Life about the event and while a public forum and mic were not present, the two groups were able to peacefully discuss the political conflict among themselves.

Abutaleb argued that formally facilitating a political debate between the two clubs could be counterproductive to their cause because their stark differences often cause the conversation to come to a “normalizing conclusion.” She said the issue extends far beyond individuals agreeing to get along. “The problem is having an institutionalized, racist system, oppressing the Palestinian people. Having a conversation is great, but when you do that, it de-legitimizes the whole oppression,” Abutaleb said. “When you sum it down to something as simple as us just getting along, you’re devaluing the whole occupation.” Due to decreased foot traffic in the spring semester, the CSUF Students for Justice in Palestine Club does not plan to bring the apartheid wall back until next fall. Instead they intend to focus on bringing guest speakers, holding workshops and hosting documentary screenings. “Our goal isn’t to solve all the issues. Our goal is just to let people know what’s going on so they can look into it themselves and maybe we can create a more pro-Palestinian rhetoric in the country,” Abutaleb said.

Foreign nations and the press Turkish journalist lectures on censorship in other countries. CHRISTOPHER SHEATS II Daily Titan The Society of Professional Journalists hosted a guest speaker at the Titan Student Union Thursday to speak about the role foreign governments plays in their medias. Guest speaker and Huffington Post writer, Mahir Zeynalov, is a former resident of the country of Turkey that fled the country because of legal charges. He’s an avid speaker for the power of free speech in press. He shared his experiences in the country and what each journalist faces when they step foot outside to do their job. According to Zeynalov, about one journalist on average has been taken into custody everyday in Turkey over the last three months for covering the Turkish government. Zeynalov made light of the situation and said that sometimes the conviction of these journalists is the best thing that could happen to them, including himself. “When you jail a journalist, they actually stay two, three months or one year, two years, but that is such a caring, advancing experience that you get a huge microphone, huge platform and it actually helps you,” Zeynalov said. “It’s actually the

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Journalist and guest speaker Mahir Zeynalov visited CSUF to lecture on the nature of the press in foreign governments. The Society of Professional Journalists hosted the event last Thursday.

dream of every journalist in this country to go to jail for several weeks at least.” Zeynalov went on to explain the charges he faces not only in Turkey, but two other countries as well. “There are now three countries that I am facing all these litigations and legal charges, but I am proud that I am facing these charges, because someone should question their word,” Zeynalov said. He also said many of the journalists in Turkey are facing arrest warrants and half of them are already in jail because of their criticism of the many government officials. Zeynalov encouraged those who were passionate about their career to continue writing, despite his numerous stories that would steer one away from the path

of journalism. “If you are writing a blog, if you are reporting on a voluntary basis, if you are writing a daily journal, and you keep interrupting that, take a one-week, two-week break, it will be more time that you will postpone it,” Zeynalov said. “So it’s important that you keep writing.” Zeynalov then opened the floor for questions and answered a few personal ones about the difficulty of the job and how the support from his loved ones keeps him going. “Never ever did she tell me ‘don’t write it, don’t tweet about that, don’t write articles or blogs, or go on TV and speak about that,’” Zeynalov said about the support he gathered from his wife. A select few students from various classes were there to

attend the guest lecture. “It’s an interesting perspective that you probably don’t get elsewhere,” said communications student Jeff Sparks, who was attending the speaker as a class assignment. When asked about what he learned from attending the guest speaker, Sparks said that it showed him other ways to explore in the world of journalism and the major differences between other countries. “Considering what happened this week, with the divisiveness going, it’s really not that bad. We should be proud of what we have, and it’s not that divisive considering what goes on in other countries,” Sparks said. For more information on the Society of Professional Journalists, visit spj.org.

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Veteran’s week hosts Marine Corps birthday

Campus organizations honored servicemen and women last week.

JACQUELINE LINDENBERG Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton celebrated Veterans Day with a week filled with events to honor the brave men and women who risk their lives to protect America and its citizens. Some of the events hosted by Cal State Fullerton’s Veterans Resource Center and the Student Veterans Association included a flag raising ceremony in front of Langsdorf Hall and a “Meet-a-Vet” event that took place on Titan Walk, allowing CSUF students to talk with fellow veterans. One of the events that stood out was the celebration

of the 241st birthday of the Marine Corps. The event was celebrated with a cake cutting ceremony. The cake itself served as an important symbol involving the oldest and youngest marine. “It symbolizes the marine tradition values passing down from the oldest to the newest generation that’s going to be taking our place,” said Glendo Kerol, a business finance major with a minor in natural sciences. “The Marine Corps is very big on traditions and history, and we take pride in it.” The Marine Corps was founded back in 1775 at the start of the Revolutionary War. “We honor the day just in appreciation for our corps. And those of us who have had the privilege in serving in the Marine Corps. That’s always a lot of fun to have both the young and old,

current and former marines come together in the spirit of that ceremony,” said Lui Amador, the director of the Veterans Resource Center at CSUF. Kerol served in the Marine Corps for seven years with two deployments overseas. Kerol got out of the corps in May 2015 and is currently in the process of getting back in with the corps for deployment with his unit. “Why I’m so involved is because I want them to be aware that student veterans are not just those wearing a military affiliated shirt. They are not always wearing the cap. They’re not always wearing an emblem of some sort,” Kerol said. Nick Lee, a student veteran at CSUF pursuing a degree in social work, served in the army for five years as a radio operator in a platoon with four deployments.

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The Cal State Fullerton Veteran Resource Center and the the Student Veterans Association hosted the 241st Marine Corps birthday celebration as a part of Veteran’s week.

“We wanted to showcase the campus population that there are veterans on our campus and to show them that we are not all robots and that we are people,” Lee said. Lee also was a part with

the “Meet-a-Vet” event on Titan Walk this past Wednesday. The fighting tactics the military uses are based on the Vietnam veterans and the fighting tactics they had used in the past, Lee said.

“Vietnam Vets are my heroes. All of our fighting tactics was because of them through their error and trials and testing, we learned what to do or not to do,” Lee said. “I have major respect for Vietnam Vets.”

CSUF talks sustainable food, water systems

U-Acre hosted Grow Local OC Conference Thurdsay and Friday. SAM ALSTON Daily Titan

The Grow Local OC: Future of Urban Food Systems Conference was hosted by Cal State Fullerton’s U-Acre Program last Thursday and Friday at the TSU Portola Pavilion. The two-day conference explored the futuristic sustainable food system innovations being implemented in Orange County as well as in other cities across the nation. The event attracted a wide range of individuals from a

variety of fields, including growers, entrepreneurs, food policy experts and leaders in California state agriculture. On day one of the conference, keynote speakers addressed the importance of access to locally grown healthy food and the steps communities can take toward developing strategic plans to begin implementing widespread sustainable food systems in their own communities. The speakers opened the discussion between community leaders and entrepreneurs about the potential benefits and economic rewards that these systems can have on the areas they serve. Sean Chamberlin, a natural sciences professor at Fullerton College, strongly advocated for the development of a more

robust local food production system. After working with his own students to develop a sustainable aquaponic food production system, Chamberlin said there is vast potential in these ventures. “In terms of the sustainability movement and our use of energy, our use of water, our use of resources and our ability to make food and care for ourselves, I think local systems are going to be easier to maintain and ultimately better than centralized systems,” Chamberlin said. The speakers also explored other topics such as the importance of building a sustainable regional food system infrastructure, the potential of hydroponic and aquaponic farming within cities, the necessity of devolving strong

local food policies and the educational benefits of community and school gardens. “You know where (the food) is coming from. It’s more nutritious and you know what went into it,” Chamberlin said. “You’re empowering people to grow their own food.” Sandra Contreras, a graduate student in the environmental studies department and U-Acre fellow, played a role in the development of community gardens at Ladera Vista Middle School and Pathways of Hope in Fullerton as a part of U-Acre. “We really focused on providing access to fresh and healthy foods for low-income communities. Ladera Vista has a lot of students that are from low-income families, so

it’s about increasing exposure on how to grow your own food,” Contreras said. “At Pathways of Hope, we created a garden that transitional residents has access to that was based on their input about what they wanted to eat.” On the second day of the conference, a small number of participants were invited on a “Future Farm Field Trip” during which they were given the opportunity to visit innovative urban and state-ofthe-art agriculture operations across Orange County. Participants were taken on a tour of four hydroponic and aquaponic farms in Anaheim, Laguna Beach, Irvine and Brea, and were given the chance to enjoy a meal produced by these systems. These aquaponic and

hydroponic farms are able to produce large quantities of organic produce using resource-efficient techniques. These two forms of farming minimize the need for excessive water usage as well as use of organic fertilizers derived from fish waste, which plays an integral part in aquaponic farming. The U-Acre program, which was started by CSUF professor Dr. Sarah Johnson, was established with the goal of ensuring access to fresh and healthy food, as well as ending food insecurity within Orange County. For more information on how to get involved with the U-Acre program, visit sustainability.fullerton.edu/UACRE/ or contact Johnson at Sjohnson@fullerton.edu.

Titans optimistic despite distaste over election ASI allowed students a safe place to voice their political views. SARAH WOLSTONCROFT Daily Titan ASI and other campus organizations shared the Humanities terrace space from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. last Wednesday and Thursday to give students an outlet to discuss the results of the presidential election. “It started very spontaneously. The day after the election results, we all felt the campus climate was very heavy and emotional,” said Amanda Martinez, ASI chief governmental officer. “There was a protest done by students, so I thought it was necessary ... to (give students) another outlet to express themselves and feel unified.” Students grabbed pens and sticky notes to post their perspectives about voting and the current state of the country on a board that ASI set up. The wall posed five questions: “How do you want to change tomorrow?” “What is your vision for the future of our country?” “Why did you vote, when you think of unity what do you think of?” and “What are your thoughts post-election?” Maisune Elhaija, a senior entertainment studies major,

added two notes to the wall which read: “Trump’s not going to stop my plans, whatever they are” and “Please don’t rip my hijab off.” Elhaija said she feels safe on campus but she doesn’t feel safe in Orange County, referencing instances where women in San Diego and Irvine had their hijabs ripped off by Trump supporters. “Our voter turnout this year was very low ... I personally voted, but for anyone who stayed home and thought, ‘oh, it’s not worth it’ or ‘Hillary’s going to win by a landslide,’ I hope this a wake-up call that your vote does count,” Elhaija said. In addition to the wall, CSUF Sister Talk held a bake sale and members of the National Panhellenic Council Inc. and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. passed around a microphone to students who wanted to voice their opinions in front of about 100 passerbys. “It was more about uplifting. People were just trying to create allies with one another, create support and find those support groups on campus, whether it is through student organizations or just through everyday talking to people,” said Jillian Perkins, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. vice president and National Panhellenic Council historian. The speeches were mostly

given by people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and women who expressed anger with the new president-elect and feelings of fear, Martinez said. “I think this a time for our community to build. I’m optimistic, as well,” said Malcolm Perry, member of Omega Psi Phi, in his speech. “This is a very important time in our country. This is a very important time in our lives. We are the future.” Although the subject-matter was controversial, the crowd remained quiet and respectful while the students were speaking, Martinez said. “It was very loving, encouraging and empowering for the people who were speaking and also for the people who were listening,” Martinez said. After passing the peaceful event and seeing its success, the dean of Humanities and Social Services offered ASI the Humanities terrace space all day Monday to keep the wall up for students who may have missed Thursday’s display, Martinez said. “The fact that (Donald) Trump is now president-elect, the positive aspect I see is that everyone is finally uniting how we should have been from the beginning. You can’t take it all as negative. There is positivity in there somewhere, you just have to search for it,” Perkins said.

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“Monads of Memory” is a collection of works surrounding artist Teresita de la Torre’s durational performance piece that she had worked on over the course of the previous year titled “365 Days in an Immigrant’s Shirt.”

‘Monads of Memory’ tells timely story

Exhibition makes important statement on immigration. ASHLYN RAMIREZ Daily Titan

“Monads of Memory,” an exhibition gallery by artist Teresita de la Torre, is a beautiful integration of performance art, photography, drawing and installation all wrapped up by a cohesive life story. The exhibition, which features a story of her performance art piece “365 Days in an Immigrant’s Shirt,” is a powerful statement that is especially important to not only immigrants, but Mexican-Americans and Americans everywhere. “Monads of Memory” is a collection of works all surrounding de la Torre’s massive performance piece that she performed last year. De la Torre wore the same plaid shirt that she found on the border of Mexico for 365 days. “I never thought that I

would do something like this, because I never really understood about performance art and I never thought that I could do something this big,” de la Torre said about her motivations behind the performance piece. One of her professors suggested that she wear it for 30 days, but it steadily became 365. From 2014 to 2015, de la Torre used the shirt as a way to facilitate discussions about social injustices, hemispheric politics and the human element of migration, according to Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Visual Arts. The meaning behind de la Torre’s work goes much deeper than the simple black and white drawings strategically aligned along the gallery walls. Her drawings depict a dialogue of the experiences she had while wearing the shirt, along with her everyday life throughout the year. “The main kind of reasoning, the main kind of feel behind this was because I’m

a Mexican immigrant. I was born in Mexico, I grew up on the U.S.-Mexico border. That’s where I lived most of my life,” de la Torre said. She was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and moved to Laredo, Texas when she was still young. The work on the gallery walls tells a story of pure frustration and the sheer determination of any generation that was born to immigrant parents to succeed in America. “I was really frustrated with immigration policies and I wanted to find my grain of salt to bring more awareness and more exposure to the issues surrounding the border,” de la Torre said. De la Torre’s passion for immigration issues and love of fine arts shines clearly in the work on display in her gallery. De la Torre said her art work came at an opportune time that corresponds with the issues that American society currently faces. Naturally, de la Torre had a Donald Trump piñata

ready for the end of her reception as a means to to celebrate the festivities. De la Torre is not only fearful of the future under a Trump presidency, but she also never thought he would win in the first place. She has her family, who immigrated from Mexico, to thank for the life she has today. “My parents came to this country hoping for a better life for us and hoping for us to get a better education because we lived in a really small town in Mexico without any university … so they brought us here. I think that all of my achievements are for them,” de la Torre said. She feels that her success was worth it for her parents to have to leave their home country. De la Torre, who received her bachelor’s from Texas A&M International, is now a part-time teacher in drawing while pursuing her Master’s in Fine Art at Cal State Fullerton. Not only does she teach, but she also gets to continue to learn and perform her art.

When she graduates, she wants to continue to teach and make art. As far as the next performance piece or gallery goes, de la Torre isn’t quite sure. “I will probably participate in smaller shows. I don’t think any big shows like this anytime soon,” de la Torre said. She is starting to work on a new idea but mentions that it is scary to start fresh. Melissa Scrivner, a studio arts major graduating in December, came to support her friend’s work. She met de la Torre on a study abroad trip to Mexico. “Teresita is a grad student here. I see her around all the time and we have classes together,” Scrivner said. She met de la Torre while she was completing her performance piece, and she remembers that she would come to her class and talk about the shirt she was wearing. Scrivner remembers that de la Torre was having problems trying to figure out exactly how she was going to execute the performance

work she did into a gallery form. “It’s cool to see it finally all coming together, and it came out great,” de la Torre said. Sara Roberts, a fifthyear double major in sculpture and American studies, also met de la Torre on the same study abroad trip to Mexico. “I am with Melissa on a lot of the same things, I think it was really cool that she was able to translate a personal performance into different mediums,” Roberts said about de la Torre’s gallery. Roberts also thought it was “cool” how de la Torre incorporated her MFA into her gallery as well. “It’s installation, it’s performance, it’s drawing, and so I just really appreciate the time and the different mediums she used to get her message across,” Roberts said. “Monads of Memory” is available for viewing from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Nov. 14th through 17th in the Leo Freedman and Duff Galleries.

Students ‘settle it in Smash’ TSU Underground featured a video game tournament. PRISCILLA BUI Daily Titan Competitive video game players gathered in the TSU Underground Sunday during a three-hour video game tournament where the winner would be awarded a free Wii U. The “Super Smash Bros.” Tournament was hosted by The Smash Club and presented by Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Productions’ Pub Thursday and Sunday Series. On top of the gaming tournament, the event also offered free play on many different consoles, live performances featuring game-inspired music and an art showcase by students. “I really wanted to bring something new and unique to Cal State Fullerton and really change up what kind of events that are offered through Sunday Series,” said Susie Law, coordinator for Sunday Series. Law said that an event like this was a good idea since it combined three interests– gaming, music and artwork– that were central to many students. Events like these existed to serve the students and provide experiences for them that would subsequently help them throughout their college career. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

“It gives them an outlet and a way to kind of meet people, make friends and enjoy themselves,” Law said. “This is a college after all, so we really want to accept creativity and, at the same time, be able to bond and have fun.” Phillippe Orea decided to attend the event after realizing it was a collaborative event between ASI Productions and The Smash Club, believing that the tournament would be fun. The tournament itself was specifically tailored for competitive gaming since there was a difference between casual players and competitive players, Orea said. “My understanding is there’s certain characters, there’s certain maps that aren’t allowed for competitive play,” Orea said. “There’s just some characters that are ridiculously overpowered and not balanced for competitive play and there’s just some maps that are too big … there’s elements in the maps that kind of influence the outcome of the game.” While “Super Smash Bros.” was primarily played in the tournament, other games such as “Injustice,” “Guitar Hero” and “Overwatch” were featured for free play on the other side of the TSU Underground. “I came because I knew it was gonna be a fun time. Our roommates got into a whole heated melee fever kind of deal and we just keep playing

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The Super Smash Bros. Tournament event brought art and competitive gaming together in the TSU Underground.

‘Super Smash Bros. Melee,’ so we kind of got real hyped for the event,” Orea said. Kyra Smith had just been walking around when she saw the poster for the event. The fact that it was a free-entry event played a big factor on why she finally decided to attend it in the end. “I decided if I went to church early, I’d have time to still come,” Smith said. Smith said she generally liked playing video games even though she hadn’t played until very recently. Despite that, Smith said she still enjoyed both the event and the

decent amount of pizza that was provided. There was also a raffle where ASI Production members gave away video gamebased merchandise to the lucky winners. Those who didn’t win said they still enjoyed the free console gaming, artwork and live music playing in the background. “The most worthwhile thing about putting on an event is the end product where your goal is to serve the students and the students really enjoy what has been shown to them and what has been given to them,” Law said. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/AE

OPINION

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Letter to the Editor FROM JOE GUZZARDI Now that Donald Trump has been elected in an upset victory over Hillary Clinton, the president-elect can turn his attention to resolving America’s border security crisis. Enforcement on the issue during President Barack Obama’s two terms has been next to nonexistent. New statistics from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as data from the U.S. Border Patrol, show that years of the Obama Administration’s lawless disregard for border protection have led to yet another new and unprecedented illegal immigrant surge. Among the recently announced facts: 1) ICE currently detains more than 40,000 aliens, with officials predicting that the total could rise to 47,000 within a few months; ICE admits that it’s having trouble finding housing for the detainees. 2) In fiscal year 2016, U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 408,870 illegal aliens at the southern border, 23 percent more than fiscal 2015. Brandon Judd, National Border Patrol Council president, said only about half of illegal immigrants are caught when they cross the border. Sources estimate that more than 800,000 illegal entries occurred last year. Judd said that his agents can’t keep up with the greatest number of illegal border crossers in history, and that Customs and Border Protection purposely

withholds the truth about the crisis. Pointing to the persistent promise of amnesty which has created pull factors that encourage people to come through Mexico and across the porous U.S. southern border, Judd said agents are “simply overwhelmed.” In recent weeks, Cubans, Haitians, Africans, Chinese, Indians, Bangladeshis, Nepalese, Romanians and Middle Eastern nationals have gathered at the border where they hope to be granted asylum based on their nebulous, impossible-to-confirm “credible fear” claims. Since 2009, border asylum petitions have increased 10-fold. Obama’s White House has been consistently dismissive of arguments that illegal immigration is a longterm threat to America’s well-being. Immigration advocates promote the outdated, romantic notion that today’s America is the same country that it was in the early 1900s when grueling immigrant manual labor often led to a middle-class income. In the 21st century, the U.S. has entrenched poverty, and adding low-skill immigrants to the labor force makes their path to success harder, thus putting vulnerable working Americans at risk. As University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds wrote: “You want to help poor workers in America? Cut down the number of people competing for their jobs.”

The immigration reform debate, endlessly ongoing in Congress, should address not which illegal immigrants should qualify for citizenship, but instead how much poverty the U.S. is willing to import before it irrevocably harms citizens. Recent Census Bureau data show that a majority of illegal immigrants struggle financially. Nearly a third live in poverty, two-thirds lack health insurance and less than a third own their own homes. Even the most enthusiastic immigration advocates don’t challenge Census Bureau information. The problems are that statistically-based immigration facts and figures are rarely published in the mainstream media, and the White House appears indifferent to unchecked immigration’s consequences. Confident that immigration violations won’t be punished, thousands of illegal immigrants continue to rush to the border. Frustrated Border Patrol Agent Chris Cabrera, unable to perform his job the way he should be able to, compared Obama’s indifference to lax border security with the same shrug of the shoulders as he would “a traffic ticket,” a frightening reality since the influx includes many with criminal histories. Trump can change all that simply by enforcing existing immigration laws. Joe Guzzardi is a senior writing fellow for the Californians for Population Stabilization.

Inclusive words exclude real issues Progress is stifled instead of facing problems head on. WILLIAM OLIVIERI Daily Titan If a word was changed or taken out of the dictionary every time someone was offended by it, then there would never be a reliable dictionary to use. Sensitivity is important to take into consideration, but there’s a line that’s crossed when the English language is changed so drastically that it no longer sounds familiar. The Cal State Fullerton WoMen’s Center holds workshops, also known as “Gender Chats,” for its Inclusive Language Program which focuses on gender-biased or exclusive language. While this is a good attempt to give students a safe space, it causes more confusion than intended as words are censored every time they have the slightest chance to be offensive. “Gender Chats” inform students what inclusive terms are acceptable and unacceptable to eliminate certain words as to not sound primarily associated with one gender. Some of the modifications include changing words such as: “spokesman,” “mankind” and “secretary” to “spokesperson,” “society/people/civilization” and “administrative assistants,” respectively. It’s important to note that

there is no official ban on these words. The change is in deeming them inappropriate in the school environment. On the surface, the change seems insignificant. There doesn’t seem to be any issue with changing fireman to firefighter but the changes are growing rapidly and are beginning to stretch beyond sensitivity and devolve into downright pandering. There appears to be no bias in the title “secretary.” Nothing in it points to one sex or the other. The list is taking a title that has no affiliation with any gender and changing it in order to stop offending others. While it might be true that history has shown secretaries as primarily being women, it is still a title that has nothing to do with gender. The only problem here is the connotation of the word “secretary.” That isn’t the fault of the word, but those using it improperly. Changing the words themselves is not the the best way to approach the situation. Ignoring the issue will never solve it, but it seems that lately, this pandering has unfortunately become the only solution. And with 71 percent of American adults believing that political correctness is becoming a large problem in today’s society, according to a 2015 study by Rasmussen Reports, a nonpartisan electronic media company, these term changes are doing nothing to mend but are only covering a wound.

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Changing words that are deemed “non-inclusive” not only ignores societal situations that should instead be talked about, but it also forgets the fact that these connotations are a product of society.

Instead of complaining about the words being offensive and suggesting to rid our vocabulary of them, society should lead by example. American women have grown strong over the last century. From 1968 to 2013, the percentage of women working in the labor force in managerial and professional occupations rose from 30.6 percent to 52.2 percent, according to a 2015 study by the Pew Research Center.

Even if the percentage of women in certain occupations still shows them behind men, they have managed to increase their numbers in the workforce with the same words and titles in use that the WoMen’s center is trying to purge. It does not add to their image of success when complaints are made every time a title or word offends someone. If society continues on this cushiony path, our language might become a

former shell of itself. The list also contains some confusing contradictions. It suggests that students replace “secretary” with “administrative assistant.” Yet it also suggests that “male nurse” be replaced with “nurse.” If “secretary” should be replaced merely because it has a stigma for being connected with a gender, why shouldn’t “nurse” be removed for the same reason? The same people that

think “woman” when thinking about the title “secretary” most likely have the same train of thought when saying “nurse.” Unfortunately, it isn’t simple to please everybody; somebody is going to get offended. So instead of hiding behind this veil of safety, maybe the WoMen’s center should be giving workshops that talk about the problems our society faces rather than cover them up.

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SPORTS Titans fail to three-peat in Big West

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Men’s soccer defeated 2-1 by CSUN in Big West championship match. ERIC DOMINGUEZ Daily Titan

Saturday marked the third straight year Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer appeared in the Big West Tournament championship game. The Titans were looking to become the first team in the history of the Big West to win the championship three years in a row. The CSU Northridge Matadors, however, denied Fullerton its spot in the record books, defeating the Titans 2-1 in double overtime to capture their first championship since 2012. At the end of the match, two ends of overwhelming emotion became apparent on the field. Northridge players immediately removed their shirts and sprinted to the sidelines to celebrate with the home crowd while the Fullerton players fell to their knees in defeat. “I’m really proud of our team because we overcame a lot of adversity and injuries this year. We were right there at the end and we had chances to finish this game.” said Head Coach George Kuntz in a press release. “Overall, it was an outstanding year because to get to the Big West Tournament final is a huge feat for this team and we were excited to be here.” The tournament match was the third time the Titans and Matadors met this season. The previous two games resulted in 1-1 stalemates. The first half of Saturday’s game mirrored the

back and forth play exhibited in the first two meetings. Northridge came close to scoring the first goal in the 32nd minute when the Matadors caught goalkeeper David Elias out of position. The net was momentarily exposed as the ball bounced to a Matador player, but the Titan defense was able to pick up its goalkeeper and deny Northridge. A defensive battle was expected between the two teams. The Titans and Matadors allowed the least amount of goals in the Big West this season. Northridge’s 1.12 goalsagainst average topped the conference with Fullerton right behind at 1.14. Both defenses held strong in the first half as neither team scored in the first 45 minutes. Fullerton went into the locker room with an advantage in shots (5-3), shots on goal (1-0) and corner kicks (6-5). The Titans broke through in the 58th minute off a corner kick from midfielder Nicolo D’Amato to start the second half. D’Amato placed the ball perfectly to leading scorer Alex Heilmann who headered it into the net for the 1-0 lead. The goal was Heilmann’s 12th of the season (most in Big West), and first of the tournament. The momentum shifted in the 78th minute when Matador Edwin Quiroz saw his shot sail past Elias and into the back of the net to draw even at 1-1. Ronaldo Pineda tried to get the Titans back on top by taking three shots for Fullerton in the final nine minutes, but was unable to slide one past the goalkeeper. In a fitting result, the Titans and Matadors went into overtime against each other for the third

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Titan goalkeeper David Elias (center) made an excellent save in Saturday’s Big West Tournament championship match. The senior leads the conference in goals-against average at 1.05.

time this season. The Titans are no strangers to overtime play as the championship match marked the ninth time Fullerton has played a game beyond regulation. In the first overtime, Elias made what looked like to be a devastating mistake in the 99th minute by coming off his line and fouling a Matador player inside the box. Elias placed his hands on his head in disbelief after being whistled for the foul that set the Matadors up with a penalty kick. With the game on the line, Juan Samayoa lined

up against Elias, but Elias held strong in the big moment. When Samayoa took the shot, the Titan goalkeeper dove to his right to make the save that left the Matador players stupefied. “We see him in training every day and we had confidence he could come up with a big one. You never know with PKs and you really got to give him credit today because he kept us in it and gave us a chance. In my opinion, he’s the MVP of the league,” Kuntz said. What initially looked bleak for the Titans turned

into a riveting moment before the start of the second overtime period. Despite the great play by Elias, the Titans were unable to faze the Northridge defense. In the 109th minute, Matador midfielder Shane Steffes corralled a pass in the middle of four Fullerton players. Steffes slipped past two Titans before getting challenged by a Fullerton defender. Steffes lost the ball, but it found Matador Jere Degraffenreidt. Without hesitation, Degraffenreidt got the shot off and saw it bounce into the net for the win. The loss might have

marked the end of Fullerton’s season. If the Titans had been able to win the Big West Tournament, the title would have guaranteed Fullerton an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. After Saturday’s result, the Titans are now at the mercy of the selection committee, but the chances of being selected look slim as Fullerton is ranked 103rd in the NCAA men’s soccer RPI rankings. The Titans will have a definitive answer regarding their future after the brackets are announced Monday Nov. 14.

Women’s basketball routed in season opener Fullerton comes up 53 points short against Toreros. BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball started the season on a positive note an exhibition win over Hope International University earlier this month. On Friday, the University of San Diego brought the Titans back down to earth with a regular season-opening 103-50 loss. Sloppy ball control was a key issue for the Titans, who turned the ball over 24 times in the game, including eight in the first quarter. The Titans also struggled to score efficiently, finishing the game shooting at 29.1 percent. The Titans battled through most of the first quarter, trailing 11-14 with just three minutes left before San Diego went on a 9-1 run to grab the momentum going into the second. Four out of the five starters for San Diego scored in

double figures. They were led by Katherine Hamilton, who made seven of her 10 attempted shots to score 17 points while adding four assists. San Diego showed proficient ball movement throughout the game as Cori Woodward’s team-high eight assists contributed to team’s total of 23. CSUF dished out just three assists in the game with point guard Jade Vega accounting for two. The Toreros’ second unit added a scoring punch that Fullerton’s bench could not match, outscoring the Titans 43-14. Freshman Ana Ramos and junior Jamie Kissinger led the charge for San Diego’s bench with nine points apiece. CSUF showed some fight coming out of halftime and hung with the Toreros in the third quarter, trailing by just three points. Redshirt junior Iman Lathan scored seven points in the third on her way to a team-high 20 points in the game. No other Titan scored in double figures. Freshman Keimeshia Walker was second on the team with eight points off the bench but struggled with her offensive efficiency

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Freshman Keimeshia Walker (center) takes the ball up the court against Hope International University Nov. 1. Walker came off the bench to score eight points in Friday’s 103-50 loss to San Diego. Her effort came in second to starter Iman Lathan’s 20-point performance.

as she shot 3-13 from the field. Redshirt junior Jordan Jackson, who led the Titans in the exhibition

game against Hope with 23 points, scored just six points on 1-9 shooting against the Toreros’ defense.

The Titans will have a quick turnaround as they attempt to bounce back from the loss, returning to

action Monday night with tip-off set for 7 p.m. at Titan Gym against the University of Idaho.

Women’s volleyball continues losing streak CSUF has not won multiple sets in a match since Sept. 16. BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan It sounds like a broken record, but Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball lost its 12th and 13th consecutive matches over the weekend. The Titans fell to UC Santa Barbara 3-1 Friday night

and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 3-0 Saturday night. Santa Barbara The Titans started off the first set of the weekend with an impressive performance. UCSB was steadily in control at setpoint with a score of 24-21 when Fullerton rattled off four straight points to take the lead before going on to take the set 27-25. CSUF was unable to carry over the energy and execution from the first set into

the second. The Gauchos began the set on a 10-0 run, forcing Fullerton into a big hole to crawl out of. After being down 21-8 at one point in the second set, the Titans went on a 9-2 run to bring the game back within in striking distance late in the set. UCSB, however, wasn’t fazed by Fullerton’s streak, taking the second 25-18. Fullerton was no match for UCSB in the third and fourth set as the Gauchos won 25-14

and 25-15 to take the match in four sets. CSUF defense was unable to contain the second-leading hitter in the Big West Conference, redshirt freshman Lindsey Ruddins, who racked up 27 kills in the match with a .411 hitting percentage. The Titans were led by Shimen Fayad who had 13 kills on the night with a .216 percentage. Cal Poly The second match of the weekend against Cal Poly

didn’t prove to be as competitive. The Mustangs swept the match in straight sets while coming out of the gates on fire with the first four points of the match. Fullerton didn’t have a single player with double-figure kills. Redshirt sophomore Madeline Schneider led the Titans with seven kills but struggled with her efficiency, attacking at a .143 percentage. Cal Poly was led by Taylor Grunewald, who racked up 20 kills in the match with a solid

.581 hitting percentage. Adlee Van Winden was second on the Mustangs with 11 kills. Van Winden is ranked fourth in the Big West with 349 total kills for the season. The Titans are now 6-22 on the season and 1-13 in the Big West Conference with two games remaining. Fullerton will match up against rivals Long Beach State Friday night at Titan Gym before finishing up the 2016 campaign at Cal State Northridge Saturday.

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SPORTS Fullerton tips off with 2-0 weekend PAGE 8 NOVEMBER 14, 2016 MONDAY

Unselfish play and grit yield undefeated season start. ERIC DOMINGUEZ BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball got off to a dominant regular season start as the Titans went 2-0 over the weekend against Caltech and Portland State. Caltech Fullerton controlled the game against Caltech from start to finish in a 77-28 blowout victory Friday. The Titans unselfish play was on display all night, with the ball moving around the court from side to side which led to wideopen shots and resulted in Fullerton shooting 53.8 percent from the field. “Always good to get off to a good start and be 1-0 at home. I thought our guys played selfless basketball tonight, I thought we moved the ball exceptionally well,” said Head Coach Dedrique Taylor. With last season’s leading scorer Tre’ Coggins not playing in the game while nursing an injury, several players stepped up to fill the scoring void. Three Titans put up double figures in the scoring column with freshmen Dwight Ramos and Jackson Rowe leading the way with 15 and 12 points, respectively. Both Ramos and Rowe had key plays in the contest that had the Fullerton faithful inside Titan Gym on their feet. Near the end of the first half, Ramos intercepted a pass from Caltech and took it the length of the court for

a one-handed slam dunk. It was followed up a few minutes later when senior Lionheart Leslie made a threepoint buzzer beater to end the first half on a high note for the Titans. Rowe shined in the second half, dropping 10 of his 12 total points, starting with a wide-open three on the first possession of the half to get the Titans offense rolling. Moments later, sophomore Kyle Allman came up with a steal on the defensive end which he turned into an electric fastbreak alley-oop dunk to Rowe. The Titans defense was stingy all night, forcing 21 turnovers and holding Caltech to 21.8 percent shooting. Fullertons’ defense did, however, allow Caltech center Nasser Al-Rayes to have a big offensive night with 17 of the Beavers’ 28 points. “I’m still disgruntled that the big fella’ got 17 points, because that was a key part of our preparation,” Taylor said. Fullerton improved on both sides of the ball in the second half, outscoring Caltech 41-10 as well as holding Al-Rayes to four points. Portland State Sunday’s matchup marked the 10th time in school history Fullerton and Portland have gone head to head. Both teams began the game with hot starts. In the first five minutes of play, Fullerton shot 83 percent from the field on 5-6 shooting. Portland was 7-8 from the field, but did long range damage by hitting all three of their threepoint attempts.

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Tre’ Coggins (right) missed Friday night’s 77-28 win over Caltech, but returned to the starting five Sunday to lead the Titans in scoring with 31 points.

Although the Vikings went on to shoot 47.8 percent from three, the Titans overcame Portland’s longrange success by sharing the ball and totaling up 24 assists. “Anytime you crack 20 assists and get to 24, I couldn’t be more proud of our ball club for that,” Taylor said. The Titans dominated the first half by attacking the heart of the Vikings’ defense, racking up 20 points in the paint. With the aggressive play on offense, the Titans were able to get to the line and make all seven of their free throws in the first half. In his return from injury, Coggins racked up five boards in the first half to

lead the Titans. Although the Vikings continued their hot three-point shooting by going 7-14, the Fullerton went back into the locker room with a 43-41 lead. Kyle Allman was the Titans’ top scorer at the half with 11 points on 3-7 shooting from the floor. “I felt they were giving me the drive,” Allman said, referring to Portland’s defense. “I was just taking what they gave me.” Although Coggins only had three points in the first half, the redshirt senior found a groove in the second, finishing with a gamehigh 31 points and eight rebounds. Fullerton dug themselves into a hole by turning the ball over 11 times in the

second half. Despite trailing in the final seconds, the Titans clawed their way back into the game. With 15.6 seconds remaining, Coggins was sent to the line after being fouled on a three-point attempt. The senior would go to the line and sink all three of his free throws to tie the game at 80. Fullerton had the 90-87 lead in the remaining seconds of overtime, but Portland’s Bryce Canda hit a game-tying three-pointer to send the game into a second overtime. The Titans were not deflated by the clutch shot, remaining confident and continuing to attack the basket and get to the freethrow line. Free throws were

influential down the stretch as Fullerton went 22-26 from the line, eight of those coming in the second overtime. “Anytime you shoot 84 percent from the freethrow line, I’ve got to imagine that you give yourself a good opportunity to win,” Taylor said. “We made more than they attempted, which is a statistical goal that we try to achieve night in and night out.” The Titans pulled away in the second overtime to finish the game with 106-100 win. Fullerton now advances to 6-4 against Portland all-time. The Titans will travel to Washington to compete in the Global Sports Classic Thursday.

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