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Students speak against possible tuition increase

Students for Quality Education protest board meetings. JAYNA GAVIERES ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan

The California State University Board of Trustees convened Tuesday and Wednesday to further discuss the Graduation Initiative 2025 and the tuition increase proposed by the chancellor’s office. The board was met on both days by protesters voicing their concerns about the board’s push to get students to graduate faster and to possibly raise tuition. Cal State Fullerton graduate student and Students for Quality Education (SQE) member Elizabeth Sanchez addressed the board at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting. “Every time (the board) comes up with these crazy concepts and wants to dig into our pockets, I feel less and less valued. I feel like a dollar to all of you,” Sanchez said. The CSU anticipates receiving an allocation of $157.2 million from the state, leaving a $168.8 million funding gap between state funding and university need, according to the tuition proposal. Even with the state approving a one-time funding of $35 million to support campus graduation initiative efforts,

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A mock graveyard set up by Students for Quality Education chapters from multiple CSUs represented the suffering of CSU students under the threat of impending debt as a result of a possible tuition increase by the Board of Trustees.

the CSU is considering a potential tuition increase of no more than $270 for undergraduate students, $438 for graduate students and $312 for those in credential programs to help fund the initiative to

significantly increase graduation rates by 2025. San Jose State students, Ryan Eckford and Eric Medrano, attended Wednesday’s protest, representing their school’s chapter of SQE.

“It seems like they’re treating the CSU system like a corporation, where they’re just trying to yield as much human talent as possible at the expense of our sanity and freedom,” Medrano said.

Medrano is $13,000 in debt and said he’s fearful of his future after college because of this. Cal State Dominguez Hills business law professor Charles Thomas is involved in the

faculty association and academic senate. He fights to oppose student fee increases and to establish sanctuary sites for students on campuses. SEE PROTEST

Author compares Brexit to Trump Women

react to Trump’s victory

Joanna Williams discusses free speech post-election. AMY WELLS Daily Titan Published author and education editor for spiked-online.com, Joanna Williams, gave a speech at Cal State Fullerton about state of free speech in academia. The campus talk “Free Speech at the University: Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity” took place in communications chair and professor Jason Shepard’s 11 a.m. communications law class. Williams began by noting the parallels between Brexit and the presidential election of Donald Trump in regards to the response from academia. She believes universities in America took a stance against Trump similarly to universities in Britain that urged students to vote to remain in the European Union. SEE WILLIAMS

Students uncertain of what will happen in next four years. JULIANN FRITZ ELIZABETH HUMMER Daily Titan

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Joanna Williams, an author and education editor for spiked-online.com, spoke at communications chair Jason Shephard’s communications law class about the influence academia has had on the Brexit vote in Great Britain and Trump’s election in America.

“Ask Your Execs” gives students answers

News

ASI held a two-day event in which executive officers addressed concerns and questions from passerbys.

U.S. culture leads to obesity epidemic

Opinion

National Fast Food Day brings attention to just how much people ignore healthier choices when purchasing food.

On election day, millions of women watched as Donald Trump defeated the candidate who would have been the first female president of the United States. When news broke that Trump was elected president over Hillary Clinton, women at Cal State Fullerton reacted with a range of emotions to the culmination of an unprecedented campaign. SEE WOMEN

Men’s basketball to head to Las Vegas

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ROBERTO MUNIZ Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton students had the opportunity to get informed by speaking to the Associated Student Inc. (ASI) executive oﬃcers and at the same time, grab some free snacks. The “Ask Your Execs” event occurred Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in front of the Humanities Building, and Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. by the Pollak Library Titan Walk corner. Alexandra Beltran, ASI executive vice president, said the reason they planned two days of “Ask Your Execs” is because they think it’s important to reach out to both students who attend classes in the morning and night. Beltran said this event is exciting and that she and Yanitza Berrios, ASI president and CEO, strive to reach out to students.

“It’s really nice to also have our team here because we are a unit and we all represent the 40,000 students that come to our campus,” Beltran said. The ASI executive oﬃcers stood in front of tables that had snacks, beverages, informational flyers, stainless steel water bottles, a poster board with more information about ASI, and comment cards for students to write comments. Students who filled out comment card with suggestions received a free stainless steel water bottle. Physics major Benjamin Begay, 25, wrote on the comment card he would like more information about campus events since he doesn’t know what’s going on. ASI executives took time to talk about who they are and what they do for students. Ashley Forbes, 27-yearold psychology major, had the opportunity to speak to Berrios and ask her questions. “I knew (ASI) was a student body aﬃliation or government, but I didn’t know what they’re in control of

or what they do,” Forbes said. “I just knew that they’re in charge of hosting some events but it was good because I got to ask questions.” The executive officers also spoke of ways studnets could get involved with ASI. Vivian Lopez, a fifthyear math major, spoke with Gabriel Sedeño, ASI chief administrative officer, who informed her about the available positions. ASI utilized flyers to further inform students about them. Robert Gonzales, 23, business administration major, learned about the student homelessness situation by speaking with Beltran at the event. Beltran said this is the first time ASI has put on an event like this where the executive officers are available to speak with studnets, and they hope to do this again next semester. “We really want students to know what ASI is, what ASI is doing for them and to get feedback on how we can improve to better students’ Titan experience,” Berrios said.

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Williams argued that the homogenous viewpoint of faculty is problematic because it can differ from the opinions of the general public. “If your job is to comment on society, then I think it really helps to know what people off campus think about things,” Williams said. In both situations, students had a “parallel” initial reaction of shock, Williams said, which she credits to the absence of opposing viewpoints. “Students have been told now that they can be protected from things they find offensive,” Williams said. As students continue to be told they are protected from speech they find offensive, their reaction toward those who think differently can become irrational. By creating safe spaces and canceling classes, university administrators are validating students’ emotional responses, Williams said. “I think academics have been responsible for teaching students that ideas or words can be dangerous and can inflict

actual psychological harm on people,” Williams said. In her speech, Williams introduces the term “generational snowflake,” which suggests millennials “melt” when they find anything offensive. To her, the older generations are responsible for creating this mentality among students. Taylor Saucedo, a senior communications major, had a different take. “I don’t think millennials are melting at anything offensive, I think they’re being more conscious and respectful,” Saucedo said. Saucedo said she believes those who dismiss student responses are not aware of what they are saying. “I think they’re voicing why they’re offended. People just think that they’re crying about it but then they’re not listening to them,” Williams said. “If you want people to voice their opinions about being offensive, then you have to listen to the people that are offended.” Williams agreed that “generational snowflake” is not a term many students identify with. “Most of the students I’ve

met are very open-minded and don’t like being labeled ‘generation snowflake’ and want to engage in new ideas,” Williams said. She said the responsibility lies on the administration to engage students with diﬀerent ideas. “I think academics need to be saying to people ‘Yes, you might not agree with this idea, but let’s look at how we can take it up, let’s look at where this idea comes from and how we can challenge it,’” Williams said. When people are not given the opportunity to argue their ideas, they keep them to themselves, she said. “If you ban ideas or say they’re not welcome, you bury them underground. You don’t make them go away, you just suppress them,” Williams said. She said people took these suppressed ideas into their voting booths where they freely expressed them which is why Donald Trump was elected. “So I think the more you have these ideas out in the open, the more you allow people to argue.”

A trial began Wednesday for Steven Dean Gordon and Franco Cano, who have been accused with the kidnapping, raping and murder of four Orange County women, according to the Orange County Register. The two Anaheim men are both registered sex offenders and are facing charges for the forcible rape and special circumstances murder. They are accused of picking up the four women at local prostitution hubs before raping and killing them and then supposedly dumping their bodies in trash bins. Only one body was discovered at a recycling center while the other three are still missing. Gordon is set to represent himself in trial court. - JILLIAN SALAS

Policeman in viral video charged Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez has been charged with the second-degree manslaughter of Philando Castile and two felony counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm, according to CNN. Castile’s death during a police traffic stop was livestreamed on Facebook by his fiancee in July. In the video, his 4-year-old daughter can be seen in the car. Castile clarified he was carrying a weapon and also had a concealed carry permit. He was reaching for his driver’s license when Yanez fatally shot him. His death came a day after the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, both of which sparked national protests. - JILLIAN SALAS

Software used to steal data Roughly 120,000 Android phones in the U.S. have been affected by a hidden “backdoor” firmware, according to an investigation conducted by U.S. security firm Kryptowire this week. The software which was developed by a China-based company, Shanghai AdUps Technology, gathered information on users including SMS message content, call logs, location data and other private information and then automatically sent this data to AdUps data servers in China every 72 hours. The majority of affected devices were available through online retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy, according to Kryptowire. - SAM ALSTON

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The Board of Trustees discussed its Graduation Initiative at its Tuesday and Wednesday meetings. This initiative encompasses four different steps to get students graduated at a quicker rates. The board hopes to increase straightforward procedures for students through these steps.

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Thomas said the board is tone deaf to the situation. They gave a report that spoke to none of the students and their “compassionate” statements. “Educational debt is real, and it stays with you,” Thomas said. The graduation initiative includes different projects that the chancellor’s office is working on with the campuses. The first is reforming some graduation procedures that, if not done correctly,

keep students from receiving their degrees. “The goal is to ensure that every CSU student who has done the work to be a candidate for graduation has a clear and seamless path across the commencement stage,” said James T. Minor, Ph.D., senior strategist for Academic Success and Inclusive Excellence. Student trustee Maggie White echoed the importance of changing graduation procedures. “If you have completed all your coursework, paperwork

should not stop you from graduating ... A piece of paper wasn’t turned in on time. It doesn’t matter about all the other pieces of paper that were turned in–countless essays and countless worksheets,” White said. The chancellor’s office plans to review drop-for-nonpayment policies that can keep students from graduating. The CSU is considering implementing a “micro-grant program” similar to Georgia State University’s Panther Retention Grant. These grants would typically

be under $1,000. The graduation initiative also calls for an increase in sections for high-demand courses and a re-evaluation of courses with high rates of drops, failures or withdraws. Assistant vice chancellor for Student Success Initiatives Research and Innovation Jeff Gold demonstrated two new online dashboards that the CSU plans to launch in efforts to achieve the 2025 graduation goals. One is designed for high school students and offers

data on specific high schools and their relationship with the CSU system. The other is for CSU faculty and gives them a closer perspective on students and their individual needs. Some trustees commended the work being done on the graduation initiative, as well as highlighted the importance of avoiding raising tuition. “To really accomplish the goals of the Graduation Initiative 2025, we really have to push the legislators and the governor that we get that continued funding of $75 million,

or whatever we determine in the future years, because we can’t do it just on one-time money,” said trustee Steve Stepanek. Other members of the community shared their concerns to the board for fighting for state funding. “It’s easy to raise fees on students. A simple vote, a stroke of a pen,” said California Faculty Association President Jennifer Eagan. “What’s more difficult is effectively fighting in the legislature to restore appropriate per student funding levels.”

Honors program treats participants with ice cream

Center for Scholars prepares for move with student input. ANDREW SALMI Daily Titan

The University Honors Program at Cal State Fullerton held an ice cream social gathering at the campus’ Center for Scholars Wednesday night to discuss ideas for the program’s future and its new location planned for 2018. A group of about 20 CSUF honors students showed up to the social, immediately flocking to the table in the middle of the Center for Scholars that contained cartons of ice cream, cones and toppings. Jeanine Congalton, who teaches Honors Seminar in Critical Thinking (HONR 101A) and Honors Seminar in Oral Communication (HONR 101B) at CSUF, spoke highly of these types of events held by the University Honors Program. “In the last few years, there has been movement to have gatherings like this so people can get together and talk about issues that they’re interested in,” Congalton said. “I think we’ve always

had a good turnout.” In the Center for Scholars, which is located in Pollak Library South’s first floor in PLS-194, students within the honors program have access to community scholar events, leadership development, a lounge with couches, a place to study, a computer lab and free printing. Plain white poster papers were hung on the walls of the room so students could write down their ideas for potential changes that should be made for the pending future location, which included event ideas and other areas of concern in the program. University Honors Program director Sandra Perez, who manages the program and is in charge of setting up events, looks forward to a bright future in the coming years and wants to appeal to the needs of the CSUF honors students. “I’m really hoping to build more community, to listen to the students, to go into directions that matter to them. So this very much helps me hear from students in a collective, informal setting,” Perez said. Space ideas for the center included faster computers, wireless printers, kitchen amenities, a different color

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Students had the chance to contribute different ideas at the Honors Program Move Informal Discussion in the Center for Scholars regarding how they wanted to improve the physical space of the center after its relocation in 2018, as well as more courses they would like to see offered.

scheme, bean bag chairs, more tables, an increase in outlets for electronic devices and other additions. Luke Rodriguez, a freshman political science major in the University Honors Program, feels a more spacious change of scenery on campus would work wonders for honors students. “Essentially, what we’re

trying to do is to get a space that is larger and more comprehensive to fit more people. (One that) has more resources, and so I think it can help those scholars succeed to an even greater extent than they already are,” Rodriguez said. Perez plans on intently reading over the ideas that students brainstormed

during the event. “I haven’t read the entire list, but certainly tending to the technological needs of today and trying to anticipate future needs,” Perez said. Congalton praised the efforts of Perez, who she said continues to spearhead the growth of the honors program at CSUF.

“I’m wondering what’s going to happen in terms of the space ideas and what might be done to do some reconfiguration.” Congalton said. “Everybody with this program has had the opportunity to contribute ideas, make some suggestions and (Perez) is a person who’s looking for ways to help people explore.”

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Desiree Alemansour, a 19-year-old communications major, expressed concerns about Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump. Alemansour and her family have followed Clinton’s career since long before the election. Alemansour volunteered and her sister worked on Clinton’s campaign leading up to the election.

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Sepi Esfahlani, a 22-year-old political science major and communications director for the CSUF Democrats, was watching the results unfold during an election watch party held for former attorney general, now senator-elect, Kamala Harris. As the night went on, Esfahlani, who was an intern on Harris’ campaign, became aware of how things would eventually turn out. “I had a gut feeling that the results would come up that Donald Trump would be elected,” Esfahlani said. While Harris won the election, there were mixed emotions as she and the team were informed of the presidential election results. “I still don’t know how to describe it other than everyone was hurt,” Esfahlani said. “There was a sense of victory (because Harris had won), but it hurt.” Going forward, Esfahlani is concerned about how Trump’s policies are going to impact the reproductive rights that women have fought for. “I am more concerned not necessarily for women like myself who have the privilege of living in California, which is a more

progressive state,” Esfahlani said. “I am worried about people in Texas and the Deep South that already have only one or two abortion clinics in the state.” In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on August 16, 2015, Trump said he identified as pro-life, except in the case of rape, incest or in the event that the mother’s life is endangered. In December 2015, he indicated support for reconsidering Roe v. Wade and defunding Planned Parenthood. Willow Flowers, 25, is a communication studies major and the event coordinator for the CSUF Democrats. She felt disappointed with the election outcome in several ways. “I think we had a great opportunity to make history, and we did make history, but I think we missed a great opportunity to have our first female president,” Flowers said. “The United States is already behind when it comes to having a female leader.” Flowers said that she is primarily worried about the effect Trump’s policies will have on women’s healthcare. “I think that (Trump) could have a really negative impact on women because we could be faced with employers discriminating against different

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types of coverage,” Flowers said. Not only is healthcare weighing on Flower’s mind, she is also bothered by the potential nominations to the Supreme Court. “I think a lot of people think that liberals are being dramatic about this,” Flowers said. “But the fact that he will have an effect on the court for the next 30 years... I think that is the point that they’re missing.” Some women did not know what to think after the initial impact of the election. Hannah Bojorquez, 21, a psychology major, said she was caught off guard by the results. “I was pretty upset,” Bojorquez said. “I think we all joked about Trump winning as something that wasn’t really realistic.” Heather Muraviov, 22, an English and philosophy major, said she was disheartened even dating back to the debates. Her frustration was set off when Trump would interrupt Clinton during their debates. “I’ve never seen that before in my lifetime in watching the debates,” Muraviov said. “He couldn’t even show respect in that arena.” Sadie Grimaldi, 21, is studying abroad in Italy

and was in Paris when she found out about the election. “Because America is one of the strongest nations, it (the election) has literally been headlined in so many newspapers. When I was in Paris, it was the front page,” Grimaldi said. “Everyone looks up to us. I never knew who the presidents were over here, but everyone knows for our elections because it is such a big deal. I think it just caused a lot of fear amongst everyone just knowing that something like this could happen.” Grimaldi said French citizens in particular are concerned about Trump’s win because of its possible implications for their upcoming Republican primary. The possibility of victory for Marine Le Pen, leader of a national conservative party in the country who has endorsed Trump and made public statements similarly controversial to his, no longer seems so implausible. Grimaldi said she is somewhat scared to come back home to the United States, mostly to see the way it will affect her loved ones. “In a sense, it is scary to go back home and come to the realization that things can change,” Grimaldi said. The women involved in the Clinton campaign

or had been her supporters long before it, were heartbroken. Desiree Alemansour, a 19-year-old communications and CTVA major, was a volunteer for the Clinton campaign over the summer. “Before that, I was always a supporter of her because my mom has always been a huge Hillary (Clinton) supporter. She actually met her in 2003. (Clinton) has just always been kind of part of my life,” Alemansour said. Her mom took a picture with Clinton and had it framed to put it up in her home. Alemansour grew up seeing the picture and believing Clinton would one day be her president. “To have someone like Donald Trump come in and sort of start off as a joke but then grow into this kind of monster, it was terrifying to see,” Alemansour said. Alemansour also said she was concerned about Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, especially because her parents are U.S. citizens who immigrated from the Middle East. “That’s also something that makes me a strong non-supporter of his because I know how hard my parents worked to get here,” Alemansour said. “He just categorizes people and it’s not an actual understanding of who these people are.”

Although Alemansour is scared about having both a Republican Senate and House, she believes that women will still fight. “It is not even out of anger that Donald Trump has become president. I just think it is that (Clinton) got so close,” Alemansour said. Jessica McCullah is a 21-year-old business major who did not vote because she, like many others, thought this election was a joke and felt that her vote wouldn’t matter. “People are going so crazy. I feel like he’s not even in office yet and the United States is falling apart,” McCullah said. “We are caving in on ourselves. We are doing it to ourselves and fighting with each other. It’s just bad.” With the high numbers of protests and walkouts, McCullah does not want to tell people who she would have voted for if she had. “I don’t give my opinion when people ask because I feel like I am going to get yelled at either way,” McCullah said. Though many people feel that no good can come of Trump’s presidency, there may be a positive aspect that comes in the form of the mobilization and impassioned efforts of women like Alemansour. “It kind of lit a fire in me,” Alemansour said.

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Student witnesses international reaction to Trump’s election. BREANNA VASQUEZ Daily Titan For the almost three months I have been abroad, the U.S. election has managed to squeeze itself into every conversation I’ve had with students from all over the world. Each discussion, regardless of the person’s country of origin, shared a common denominator of a distrust toward Donald Trump. Last week, what most people thought was unthinkable happened – Trump became the 45th president of the United States of America. As I laid down on the eve of election day, almost 6,000 miles away from home, I was almost positive that I would wake up to the news that Hillary Clinton had become the first female president. However when I woke up, Trump had a substantial lead on his opponent. For a second, I thought I was dreaming. I just couldn’t understand how almost half of America, founded on supposed equality and freedom, had elected a xenophobic, sexist and racist man to represent our country. I was in denial and in the first stage of grieving. I arrived to my first class, which I share with other Cal State University students, and could feel the sadness penetrate the room. Tears were shed

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When study abroad student Breanna Vasquez (bottom left) woke last Wednesday morning in Spain, she was shocked to see that Trump was leading Clinton in the U.S. election. As her classmates from all over the world speculated on how this had happened, Vasquez struggled with the feeling that she couldn’t be proud of her home country.

and fear of the unknown creeped into many of our futures. The rest of day felt like a funeral. I just wasn’t sure how to be proud of my country when other students from around the world were offering their condolences to my classmates and I. With

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a shake of their head, they would say, ”I’m sorry. How did this happen?” It was almost as if they were consoling us for our grief and loss of hope, equality and freedom. I began to wonder if the country would come together and stand up for what they believe in.

A part of me felt selfish. I was enjoying life in Spain while others in the United States began to worry if some of their basic rights were going to be taken away, if they would be targets of hate crimes and what exactly a Trump presidency would to do the future of our country.

However, seeing the country come together and march peacefully while exercising their first amendment right gave me hope. I don’t know what to expect when I return to the U.S. in June. Only time will tell. But right now, only hope gets me through the days. Hope that the 892

hate groups operating in the U.S. will fade away, the 190 Ku Klux Klan groups will disappear and the 67 percent increase in anti-Muslim incidents from 2014 to 2015 will begin to decrease. I can only hope to come home to a unified country that I can be proud of.

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Fast food epidemic largely ignored

America’s culture plays a big role in its obesity problem. JACQUELINE LINDENBERG Daily Titan

As National Fast Food Day has passed, it’s only natural to feel the need to go on some insane detox diet. But celebrating a single day of fast food isn’t the worst thing someone can do for themselves. It’s when National Fast Food day is spread over 365 days that fast food becomes worse than one can imagine. Although ordering fast food is rather quick and cheap, it’s also deadly, to put it bluntly. Of course, munching down on the occasional 4x4 from In-N-Out or a Big Mac from McDonald’s won’t cause a person to drop dead on the spot. However, eating fast food on a regular basis is what really has negative, and in some cases, fatal health effects. It’s commonly known that fast food isn’t exactly the healthiest or nutritious of meals, yet American society is tailored around the idea of getting in and out as quick as possible. The bad side of eating fast food on a consistent basis is that the negative health effects aren’t short term, but long-lasting. Some of the basic but detrimental complications that arise with consuming fast food are cardiovascular disease, heart failure and Type 2 diabetes. Eating fatty foods contribute to excessive weight

gain and obesity, something Americans aren’t in the dark about as almost 1/3 are classified as obese, landing the U.S. in the top 10 of the fattest countries in the world, according to the Gazzette Review. It isn’t much of a surprise to see obesity and a rise in bad health in the United States with almost 241,000 fast food restaurants in America alone as of 2016, according to Statista. Americans live a fastpaced life too, which contributes in this epidemic. During the workweek, there isn’t time to sit down in a nice restaurant and order nutritious meals, let alone the time to cook healthy meals at home. With timed breaks at work, it’s a rush to head over to a restaurant, order and scarf down a meal, but with fast food, that is achievable. Besides the horrid health effects on an individual, there are the animals to think of too. With so many fast food chains in America, that means there is a high demand for meat and dairy. Animals are raised only to be slaughtered, packaged and sold to fast food companies. The treatment of the animals can be rather inhumane, as farmers inject the livestock with artificial growth hormones and other harmful chemicals, only to then be painfully killed on an assembly line, according to the Food is Power website. Greasy fast food also impacts the environment with water contamination. Fertilizers, harmful hormones and pathogens land in the water supply when

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America’s problem with obesity stems from its fast-paced culture. Struggling to fit in the time to plan for and make, not to mention afford, healthier meals is what eventually leads to giving in to fast food.

producing fast food, which can cause waterborne illnesses such as E. Coli, according to the One Green Planet website. But to throw in at least one positive side to the fast food dilemma, fast food chains are attempting to add healthier items to the menu. For example, McDonald’s has been trying to make its menu healthier by frying its fries in a healthier canola oil, adding snack wraps with grilled chicken and artisan sandwiches.

While there are other places that also offer a low-calorie menu, it’s still something that needs to be worked on for both sides of the problem. The people going into these fast food places aren’t looking for a salad, they want greasy food and they want it fast. It’s inconvenient to eat healthy and maybe that’s something that needs to change. Some may argue that fruits and veggies aren’t

that expensive, but the fact is that no one feels full or is properly and wholly nourished after only eating fruits and veggies. The option of buying a Hungry-Man TV Dinner is much more enticing and economically sound than buying all the individual parts of a full meal. Especially if you are in a hurry. Becoming a more economic problem, chain restaurants need to understand that most of their

demographic can only purchase their dollar menu items. It’s a devilish circle that companies have found the algorithm for. The only way to combat it is to be educated and make better choices. In the end, it is perfectly acceptable to indulge in high-calorie, fatty meals on days such as National Fast Food Day. However, keeping a balanced diet on a day-to-day basis is key to having a long and healthy life.

Video games are falsely given a bad rap

Gaming has been tied to creating positive life skills for players. KYLE BENDER Daily Titan

Video games have a tremendous capacity to teach players life skills and train their brains but that has been overshadowed for years by a presumptuous fear that violence on a screen may lead directly to violent behavior and crime in real life. As of July 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) maintains its cautionary stance in opposition to virtual violence. However, much of its supporting research is drawn from extremely controlled laboratory studies, not experimental real-world studies. Historically, media outlets have created crusades causing moral panic over almost every new form of entertainment, including against things as harmless

as rock ‘n’ roll and comic books. Video games have been treated no different. Video games have been scapegoated as the cause for violent crimes and mass killings since their inception, including the 1999 Columbine massacre, the 2012 Sandy Hook Massacre, the 2012 Aurora, Colorado theatre shootings and the 2013 Navy Yard Massacre in a short-sighted attempt to make sense of horrendous tragedies. As a result, there has been a lot of debate about whether or not the gaming habits of violent criminals is linked to their actions and social behavior. While these arguments are certainly worth having, they are often ignorantly and irresponsibly discussed in a vacuum. To assume that video games create antisocial behavior or make people less empathetic completely ignores competitions and charity events where people come together to support a good cause or cheer for their favorite team amongst

tens of thousands of other people. Many video games are often connected to communities of enthusiastic players who interact online in cooperation with one another. The massive multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft, perfectly captures this sense of community. Players have shared stories of how the game helps them socialize, some going so far as to create guilds (groups of players) specifically for people with social anxieties. With such good-natured people online, it becomes more difficult to imagine a virtual world in which every player is a cold-hearted killing machine. The data drawn from research on violent video games has been mixed, citing conclusions of correlation, but not causation, according to a 2015 article by Whitney DeCamp, associate professor of sociology at Western Michigan University. Similarly, a 2014 study done at the University of

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Rochester suggests that it is not necessarily the violent content of video games that causes aggression. “The aggression stems from feeling not in control or incompetent while playing,” Rochester said. It’s important to note that aggression and frustration resulting from incompetence is nothing new. It’s experienced by most everyone who fails to achieve whatever goal they may have set for themselves, from athletes and doctors to video game players. While news outlets and researchers focus largely on the potentially negative impacts of video games, the benefits go almost entirely overlooked. The agency of players in video games gives the medium a unique capability to teach and train the brain in ways that aren’t found in television or movies. When a person is playing a reaction-based video game like “Call of Duty,” they must make moment-to-moment decisions that can mean

life or death in the game. This decision-making helps video game players develop a heightened sense of awareness to their surroundings, which can help with everyday tasks that require multitasking, according to a 2010 study done by cognitive scientists at the University of Rochester. However, there is more to be learned from games than just reflexes and awareness. Strategy games obviously exercise methodical problem solving skills, but some go a step further to teach players about the permanence of their choices. It may sound a bit macabre, but this teaches the player that their decisions have legitimate consequences that are sometimes irreversible, which is a valuable lesson that some young players may not have learned. Games that end in “Continue?” screens instead of irreversible death aren’t to be forgotten either. While failure is frustrating, there is an enticing factor of

video games that has the ability to teach its players about perseverance. If a player is willing to hang in there and learn to recognize and properly react to the patterns of whatever may stand in their way, they are sure to be rewarded. This sense of accomplishment, resulting from hard work, can easily translate to real life situations a person may struggle with. As scientists constantly prove and disprove the notion of video games creating killers, the medium still has yet to live up to its full potential as a force of good in the world. This, in part, is the fault of the bad image it gets whenever someone shoots up a building with a “Battlefield” badge on. Hopefully, in the coming years, the focus of the discussion will continue to shift from short-sighted scapegoating for violent crime and behavior, to the potential long-term benefits for the coming generations.

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Fullerton to take on top prospect

Titans aim to continue rolling in Washington and Las Vegas. HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball fans will have a lot of basketball to be thankful for over fall break. The Titans have four games over the next two weeks, including trips to Las Vegas for the Global Sports Classic. Global Sports Classic Preliminary Games: Before the Titans head to the desert, they first will travel to Washington to face Markelle Fultz and the Huskies Nov. 17. The 6’4 freshman is one of the top players in the country and the top-ranked NBA prospect on Draft Express. In the Huskies’ one game so far this season, Fultz led the team in scoring (30), assists (six) and rebounds (seven). Fultz will offer the toughest test yet for a Titans’ defense that has thus far held opponents to 38.9 percent shooting from the field amid a 2-0 start. Following its showdown

with the Huskies, Fullerton will head to the Thomas and Mack center in Las Vegas Nov. 19. UNLV lost its home opener to Southern Alabama 76-68 despite a 20-point effort from senior forward Christian Jones. Titans’ leading scorer Tre’ Coggins dropped 31 points on Portland State in his only game of the season so far, and will look to keep his hot shooting going in Las Vegas.

Global Sports Classic Fullerton will then head back to Las Vegas for a another helping of basketball when it faces Jacksonville State in the first round of the Global Sports Classic Nov. 25. Junior forward Norbertas Giga leads Jacksonville State with 14.5 points per game on 59.1 percent shooting, with three other Gamecocks averaging double figures in the scoring column as well. Jacksonville State is currently 1-2 and averaging 74.5 points per game, over 10 points higher than the 64 points per game CSUF has allowed so far. The Titans will finish up the holiday break with at least one more game in Las Vegas against a yet-to-be-determined opponent on Nov. 26.

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Tre’ Coggins dishes to a teammate in the Titans’ exhibition game against St. Martin’s on Nov. 5. In his only regular-season appearance this season, Coggins dropped 31 points.

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Titans have allowed. The team was predicted in preseason to finish eighth of 11 teams in the Mountain West conference. On offense, the Cowgirls have been particularly dangerous from beyond the arc, shooting at 44.7 percent as a team through three games compared to Fullerton’s 34.9. Leading scorer Clara Tapia has made half of the three pointers she has attempted this year, and more than half of her shots attempted from the field. University of Denver Picked second to last in the Summit League’s preseason poll, 1-1 Denver went 5-25 last season. Through two games, Samantha Romanowski leads the team with an average

of 16 points per game but was held to five in her last outing against Weber State. Jesse Spittel collected 10 rebounds in that game while Paige Bradley led the team in points with 13. Going forward, Fullerton Head Coach Daron Park wants to see his team continue the trend they set on Friday with 21 assists on 33 baskets. “It’s so important for them to celebrate when others are doing well, more so than when they’re doing well,” Park said prior to Monday’s game. “That has to be a staple of this program.” Wyoming and Denver are set to face off against each other Thursday at 5:30 p.m. before taking on the Titans Nov. 20 and Nov. 22, respectively.

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Senior center Dhanyel Johnson (above) collected 10 rebounds in Monday’s 88-86 loss to Idaho.

Volleyball seeks to snap multiple losing streaks Titans to try to end season with wins over Long Beach, CSUN. BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball has two games remaining on the schedule to end its 13-game losing streak before heading

into the offseason. The Titans will have an uphill battle before the season ends as they will tip off the first of their last two games Friday night at Titan Gym against rivals Long Beach State. The next day, they hit the road to face Cal State Northridge. In addition to their current streak of futility, CSUF has another losing streak it’s looking to break this weekend. The

Titans have not won a match against Long Beach since the 2012 season. The 49ers are ranked second in the Big West Conference with a 11-3 record in conference play after dropping two of their last five games, including a 3-0 loss to first place University of Hawaii, which likely decided the Big West champion. Fullerton’s defense will have the tough task of containing the conference’s leading

hitter, senior Nele Barber, who has 422 kills on the season. Barber led all hitters in the previous matchup against Fullerton with 14 kills in a 3-0 blowout victory. The Titans leading hitters, redshirt sophomore transfers Shimen Fayad and Madeline Schneider, who rank ninth and 12th in the Big West in total kill,s will have to face off against 49ers defensive stopper and fourth leading blocker

in the conference, freshman YiZhi Xue. The CSUN matchup will be the last game of the 2016 season for the Titans considering the 6-22 overall record and last place 1-13 conference record suggest no hope of getting to the postseason. However, Fullerton has a chance to come away with a win in its last game of the year. The Matadors are in seventh place in the Big

West with a 5-9 record and 9-17 overall. Once again, CSUF will be challenged on defense as the Matadors are led by sophomore Aeryn Owens and senior Julie Haake. Owens is fifth in the Big West with 335 kills while Haake trails right behind with 327 kills. If the Titans can’t come away with a win in their last two matches, they end their season on a 15-game losing streak.

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