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Anonymous donor gives $300,000 to College of Arts’ glass program

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Assistant professor and CSUF alumna Hiromi Takizawa is leading the efforts to apply $300,000 of donation funds to renovations and new hands-on workshops in the glassblowing program.

Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts is breathing new life back into its glassblowing art concentration program thanks

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to a $300,000 donation.

This money will be allocated to new renovations in the art glass studio, funding for new

classes and hands-on workshops with guest artists.

This semester, the college received the donation from a

local patron of the arts who wanted to remain anonymous, said Hiromi Takizawa, an assistant professor of art and the

coordinator of the glassblowing art program.

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Fullerton earns first win of season Grad

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Six Titans score in double digits to write off Poets.

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Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball beat Whittier 97-49 to earn its first win of the season Monday. The win ended a four-game Titan skid, the worst season start since the 2005-06 team went 0-5.

“We needed this as a unit just to elevate our spirits just a little bit and keep us going,” Fullerton guard Iman Lathan said.

The Titans set the tone early as defensive pressure forced the Poets into five turnovers in the first five minutes.

Whittier Head Coach Roy Dow called a timeout as he saw the Titans score seven of their first 10 points off turnovers.

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College of Communications hires graduate.

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Redshirt junior guard Iman Lathan (center) led the Titans with 26 points in Monday’s 97-49 win over Division III Whittier.

Guards China Henderson and Daeja Smith contributed double digits in points and rebounds to back Lathan’s performance.

Balancing time between social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn can be overwhelming for anyone.

For Anakaren Cárdenas Ureño, spending time on social media takes on a whole new level of responsibility.

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Council dynamic changed after election

Student discusses lifelong love of running

Policing of pipeline protestors is inhumane

Incumbents Jennifer Fitzgerald and Bruce Whitaker as well as newcomer Jesus Silva take three seats on the council.

Emily Ruiz, a member of the CSUF track and cross country teams, has enjoyed running since she was a small child.

Corporations are wasting government time and money by unjustly attempting to abuse land taken from the Natives.

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Takizawa has been the head of the glass blowing program since fall 2015. She went through the program earning bachelor’s degree in 2005 and her master’s in 2007.

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Takizawa said she has been in touch with the donor and that they hope this money will help reinvigorate interest in the program as well as upgrade existing facilities.

The upgrades, which are planned to take place in segments, are geared toward adding new energy efficient equipment such as glory holes, pipe warmers and annealers for properly heating and cooling the glass. The studio workspace will also be redesigned to allow students more room to express and work on their creative concepts.

Takizawa is spearheading these efforts. Having been a former CSUF student of fine arts herself, graduating in 2005 with her bachelor’s and 2007 with her master’s, Takizawa brings new energy and enthusiasm into her glass blowing classes.

“For my glass program, (students) make sculpture glass. We have a good balance between traditional

craft and making of sculptures,” Takizawa said.

“There is over 2,000 years of tradition in glasswork, but here we’re trying to be innovative at working with glass beyond craft and functional objects. They (students) use the glass to express themselves.”

Takizawa has led the glass-blowing art program at CSUF since the fall 2015 semester after professor emeritus of art John Leighton stepped down as program coordinator. Using her extensive knowledge of glassblowing history and technique, she hopes to inspire a lifelong love for glass working with her students as well as give them technical skills that could some day translate into potential job opportunities.

“I’m very active in the glass community,” Takizawa said. “It’s one of those things where I knew that this is it, I wanted to spend my life working with this medium.”

As it currently stands, CSUF is one of the only

universities in Southern California to offer a glassblowing concentration and typically these courses have remained small in size due to safety requirements, Takizawa said.

Thanks to the donation, Takizawa says she plans to revamp the program through the addition of new coursework to the already existing program and the inclusion of a four-month residency program with artist Greg Price for the spring semester.

Glass art blowing classes are listed as Art 224: Introduction to glassblowing and Art 424A for more advanced Glassblowers.

These courses are open to students of all majors and concentrations.

“I have students from health science, students from engineering departments, business departments and economics. I actually have a great diversity of students that bring different backgrounds, which has really enriched the class,” Takizawa said.

Professional advice from HR executives Panel offers workplace perspective to CSUF students.

ANDREW SALMI Daily Titan The Mihaylo College of Business & Economics at Cal State Fullerton was visited by a panel of five Human Resources (HR) executives Monday night that particepated in a question-and-answer session with students in order to educate them further about the field of human resources.

Panelists included Mark Manion, a senior human resources leader for landing gear and fuel tanks operations of GE Aviation, Frederica Weimer, vice president of HR for Boeing, Tawanda Starms, director of HR for Thales, Karen Meno, HR director of Learning & Organizational Development at Irvine Company and Dan Shea, who serves as vice president of HR for TRI Pointe Group.

The event was put together by the Society of Excellence in Human Resources, which is a business club at CSUF that focuses on developing student leaders by connecting them with professionals in the field.

Shea was very direct on what he said he feels the core responsibilities of being a human resources professional are, citing the importance of staying positive through the toughest

times and maintaining credibility.

“I think human resources has to have credibility and the courage to speak up at times. You have to make a lot of deposits in the bank account before you’re going to make a withdrawal,” Shea said. “We all know this in our hearts: We do 100 things right, but we do one thing wrong and people don’t forget it. It irrefutably damages our credibility and the things we say we stand for.”

Weimer, who graduated from CSUF with her Bachelor’s of Arts in 1984 and went on to get her Master of Organizational Management, Business Administration and Management from the University of Phoenix, discussed what her definition of building up a network is and how vital it is for students to build lasting relationships with people.

“It means you take time to get to know people outside your industry. You reach back to schools that you went to and you stay in contact with people that you’ve met in conferences, you get out to associations and you meet people that way,” Weimer said. “Within the company that you choose to work with, you step out of your four walls ... you just continue to connect through people.”

Natalie Green refers to herself as a CSUF “super senior” is majoring in management with a focus on human resources and agrees

with Weimer on how important networking is in 2016.

“I definitely understand the networking part of it. I have networked this semester so much more than I ever would have networked,” Green said. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”

Starms, who graduated from CSUF with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, said how important knowing how to hire the right human resource professionals who understand exactly what their roles are within the company is important.

“I think when you’ve got conflict, that’s when your influence skills and your relationships come into play as well. If you’ve got a leader who may not necessarily be adhering to those values, I think that’s a great opportunity for developing leaders,” Starms said. “I think that’s a great opportunity for re-engaging to make sure that you’re all aligned with regard to the direction that you’re going into.”

Katherine Merced, also a management major with a focus on human resources, found that passion was a major key to success in human resources and people shouldn’t be afraid to take risks.

“Don’t be afraid to move laterally in order to move forward,” Merced said.

“Plant your roots so you can grow and really learn your craft.”

Eleven students were injured Monday after an Ohio State student crashed his vehicle into pedestrians on the Columbus campus and began slashing at students with a butcher knife before being fatally shot by university police, according to CNN. The assailant, who has since been identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was a Somali native and was residing in the United States as a permanent legal resident. The motivation behind the unprovoked attack is still unclear and terrorism has not been ruled out by federal investigators.

The injured students were rushed to nearby hospitals where one is reported to be in critical condition, according to university police.

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OC killer attacks deputy An Orange County man serving a life sentence attacked a deputy at Wasco State Prison with a homemade shank Wednesday, according to the Orange County Register Dustin McDonald, 25, native of Garden Grove, was convicted of shooting a man and injuring two others over drugs.

McDonald allegedly punched and stabbed a deputy in the face while being served dinner, along with stealing the officer’s baton and hitting him with it.

The officer sustained four puncture wounds to the face and arm. He was treated at a nearby hospital and released.

McDonald was transferred to another institution.

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Reward offered for escapees Northern California sheriff Laurie Smith informed the public Friday about a $20,000 reward being offered to whoever assists in the capture of two Santa Clara County Jail escapees, according to NBC. Rogelio Chavez, 33, and Laron Campbell, 26, escaped Wednesday evening and if convicted, will be charged with burglary, extortion, false imprisonment and possible life sentences.

Chavez and Campbell escaped with two other inmates by using bar cutters on a second-story window and rappelling down.

While the other two were apprehended quickly, Smith expressed concerns over the two still on the loose, “To think that we have inmates in there with those kinds of tools is pretty disheartening.”

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The Fullerton City Council had three seats up for grabs in the November election. Eight candidates campaigned for these seats. Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald, Incumbent Bruce Whitaker and newcomer Jesus Silva, a Fullerton teacher at Nicolas junior high for 19 years, emerged victorious.

Silva shakes up city council Two incumbents, one newcomer elected in 2016 election.

ASHLYN RAMIREZ Daily Titan November’s election results are bringing change to Fullerton’s City Council.

While incumbents Bruce Whitaker and Jennifer Fitzgerald won their seats back, newcomer Jesus Silva, a Fullerton teacher, emerged with enough votes to land him 1 of 3 seats for city council.

Council members Greg

Sebourn and Doug Chaffee will hold their seats while Mayor Pro Tem Jan Flory, who was elected in 2012, chose not to seek re-election, according to the Orange County Register.

Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald was first elected to the council in 2012. Fitzgerald campaigned heavily with Larry Bennett, a city planning commissioner, and won the most popular vote with 17.2 percent. Whitaker, who has been on the council since 2010, did not endorse Bennett, who garnered 12.2 percent. He instead endorsed candidate Susan Gapinski, who got

6.4 percent.

The dual-endorsement for Bennett and Gapinski by U.S. Representative Ed Royce ultimately divided the Republican vote between two different candidates.

This allowed the husband of California Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva to land a spot on the council through a strong grassroots campaign.

Silva, who said he began his campaign late, still had an advantage as a resident of Fullerton for 26 years and a teacher for 19 years at Nicolas junior high school.

“It was pretty much door-to-door and talking to people,” Silva said about his winning campaign strategy.

Silva said his campaign simply did what they could afford to do.

Silva would get off work around 4 p.m. and start knocking on doors, often coming face to face with many of his past students.

Silva is also involved as a commissioner with the Parks and Recreation Committee, according to Silva’s campaign website.

Endorsed by the Democratic Party of Orange County, Silva’s strong

connection with the community managed to take precedence over campaign donations and propelled him into a city council seat.

Silva feels that this shows that the people of Fullerton are ready for a different voice to represent them.

“The will of the people is reflective in this election,” Silva said.

Both Whitaker and Fitzgerald weren’t immediately available for comment about their victories.

Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald may not have been able to bring Larry Bennett onto the council with her, but

her common goals are similar to Silvas: aiding the homeless, smarter development in neighborhoods and a larger focus on public safety.

Whitaker also bears a focus on repairing public roads and working to increase and better public safety. He takes pride in working with an honest government, according to his campaign website.

“Fullerton is moving in the right direction, and I’m really glad we’ll all be able to work together to keep it going in that right direction,” Fitzgerald said in an article from the OC Register.

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While still finishing graduate school at Cal State Fullerton, she has also been hired on as the Digital Communications Specialist for the College of Communications.

“Right now, our social media pages are like babies … They had basically been abandoned or not frequented or used,” Ureño said.

“During my time here, I’d like to make sure that our digital platforms mature to the point that they’re consistently and constantly pushing our information and content.”

Ureño hopes to bolster the College of Communication’s social media presence and student engagement by taking a bottom-up approach – having the student body and organizations on campus send information to her so she can post it.

“That’s one of my biggest things: making sure we’re putting out information that students care about,” Ureño said.

Michael Mahi, the director for online and social media engagement at CSUF, feels that having social media directors for each college can be beneficial for both current and prospective students.

“Social media can take me places that I can’t get into because I’m not in the program,” Mahi said.

“That’s the beauty for me of really engaging social media.”

One of the things Mahi is in charge of is the university’s Social Media Working Group, in which 52 people that deal with social media from every college come together quarterly to discuss and collaborate on determining the best and worst practices for different social media platforms.

“If there’s any one best practice I’ve learned from that whole thing, it’s that using a network of social media coordinators and your followers can really help you push that information out.” Mahi said.

Since she started working for the College of Communications in September, Ureño has been a part of this group.

“Before they hired her, the sites were kind of dormant,” Mahi said. “What that means to me is a great opportunity to start fresh and do some new and exciting stuff.”

“She’s adopted a lot of things we’ve been doing, and her dean is really interested in social media,” Mahi said. “I always tell people that the best way to use your social media is to give them

Student finds freedom and opportunity through running.

NIKKI NADVORNICK Daily Titan Running has been a passion for Emily Ruiz for most of her life.

“I’ve been running since I was in middle school. I’m in cross country and track, but I didn’t know there was a sport until middle school. Even in elementary, on those running days, I was running all the time,” said Ruiz, who is a 21-year-old senior majoring in criminal justice.

Ruiz has been on the cross country and track teams ever since she began attending Cal State Fullerton after transferring from community college in 2015.

However, the love for

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Graduate student Anakaren Ureño was appointed as the Digital Communications Specialist for the College of Communications in September. In the past, she worked for a marketing and public relations agency where she was once handling about 15 accounts at once.

a daily snapshot of what it means to be, say, a communications student, and I think Anakaren understands that.”

Ureño heard about the position through Andi Stein, the Graduate Advisor for the Communications department.

Part of Ureño’s interview for the position centered around her plans for the future and her previous work in the field. Her experience includes work for a public relations and social media management agency in Orange County. Ureño said the job had her splitting her time with a wide range of fields including health and fitness, technology and restaurants, dealing with start-up companies and clients such as Elbows Mac n’ Cheese in Downtown Brea.

“I worked as an assistant account executive, managing at one point up to 15 different clients in the industry, and I did everything from media relations and outreach for them to community engagement,” Ureño said.

Many of the clients that Ureño worked with were in different time zones, and she had to work with each of them on an individual basis, so she is enthusiastic about her new and centralized position at CSUF. “This change has definitely been very exciting and

running stems from more than just competition.

“I like that it’s a sport where you just do it with your own feet, with your own lungs. It’s something you can do on your own,” Ruiz said.

Being in the CSUF Track Program has opened a lot more doors than she imagined it would.

After graduating, Ruiz hopes to take what she has learned from running and implement it for future generations as a possible hobby.

“Maybe (I’ll) coach kids to run in middle school so I could run with them and encourage them to run. I know a lot of kids run to get out of PE, but you don’t know how many doors it could open for you or how far you could go with it,” Ruiz said.

As for now, Ruiz will continue to run six days a week.

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very welcome,” Ureño said.

Although her experience in the field of public relations helped her obtain her current position, Ureño had no idea what she wanted to do until she started her higher education journey at Orange Coast College (OCC) in Costa Mesa.

“I had gotten accepted into a few four-years, so I had that option, but I was definitely the kind of student that had no idea what she wanted to major in. So I opted for the community college route,” Ureño said.

OCC not only introduced Ureño to the communications field, it also introduced her to CSUF, where she would later transfer to finish her undergraduate studies.

“I just kept hearing more and more about Cal State Fullerton’s communications program and how amazing it was, so that made it really exciting,” Ureño said. “It was the perfect opportunity to come somewhere where I would have access to all these amazing faculty, and the cost wasn’t something compared to say a USC.” Ureño is a first-generation Mexican-American and the third oldest of nine children. Although one of her older siblings has finished an undergraduate program as well, she is the first in her family to pursue a master’s degree.

“It’s been scary, but it’s

what has motivated me most,” Ureño said. “It’s a path nobody in my family has taken before, and maybe if I go down it and accomplish it successfully, maybe for my younger siblings or cousins or relatives or anyone who hasn’t gone down that path yet, it will be less scary and more accessible.”

Ureño said two professors she has taken classes with at CSUF have made an impact on her life and career choice beyond Andi Stein, who initially pointed her to the open Digital Communications specialist position.

One is Dennis Gaschen, a communications professor that taught her undergraduate capstone course and really motivated an interest in the field of public relations.

“Prior to Anakaren, there was no dedicated person or effort to make our online presence felt,” Gaschen said. “She’s trying to find connections online, and giving a sense of welcome (to prospective students) is great.”

The other was communications professor and director of the Maxwell Center for International Communications Dean Kazoleas, Ph.D., who Ureño said encouraged her to think more about the future.

“She asks very good questions, and when I throw

a discussion topic out, she’s thoughtful and articulate,” Kazoleas said. “She’s a very intelligent woman.”

Kazoleas often encourages his students to think about possibilities such as Ph.D. programs and graduate school.

However, as a Greek first-generation American and college graduate himself, Kazoleas knows there are challenges to balancing school and family obligations. He called Ureño a natural leader with the potential to be a good professor or Ph.D. candidate.

“I understand that because I’m in the same boat,” Kazoleas said. “We do want that diverse student population to be inclusive. We have very, very good students. But I think if you get someone in her position–someone who’s a first-generation student–she understands that perspective.”

After earning her undergraduate degree, Ureño applied to only one graduate program: the program at Cal State Fullerton.

“I took a gamble there, but I think it worked out,” Ureño said. “I really like this campus and the faculty here.”

Currently in her fourth semester of the program, Ureño is working on her final thesis and expects to be done after the coming

spring semester.

Though she is still considering going for a Ph.D., Ureño has thought about one day working on Capitol Hill.

“I love the idea of working for government. Not necessarily in politics but almost like in an office where you’re working for the better good,” Ureño said.

However, as a part of the CSUF staff, Ureño hopes to be able to provide better digital information dissemination and access to events for the largely commuter campus.

“Right now, we’re focused on social media management and management of the website, making sure that our content across all platforms is uniform, speaks to the same thing and is all encompassing as far as everything that’s going on in the college,” Ureño said.

Her work, so far, has certainly been noticed.

“The idea that the College of Communications and other colleges and departments are bringing on social media coordinators is an outstanding thing,” Mahi said. “I think hiring folks like Anakaren to do this type of work just shows the commitment the university has toward social media and to communicating to students.”

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Pipeline protestors being flushed out

Greedy corporations push NDakota natives out of their own land.

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While the majority of the nation seems to sleep soundly at night, North Dakota has been host to one of the biggest standoffs in recent history, between Native Americans and militarized police.

Energy Transfer Partners, owned by Sunoco Logistics, is a corporate shill that has no business tampering with land that is not theirs.

With the protests inciting a police presence, the cost of blocking access to the pipeline has risen over $10 million thus far, according to DemocracyNow. However, the cost, along with any vital information concerning the protests, hasn’t seemed to hit

any major news headlines.

Why this deal continues to fly under the radar is up to one’s own speculation, but the American government’s deep capitalist ties are no secret.

Protests against the North Dakota Access Pipeline have been happening for two years–a lot longer than mainstream media has cared to report. But the latest developments in the egregious battle have finally brought the problem to the public’s view.

With police being involved and using rubber bullets, it’s no surprise that this is not the first time that the protests have ended in violent clashes with law enforcement, according to NBC. Dogs have also been used to attack peaceful protestors, known as water protectors, which sparked national outrage.

Journalist Amy Goodman even faced criminal

trespassing and rioting charges for filming one of the many altercations between police and protectors.

Although journalists are allowed to report on anything thanks to the First Amendment, the North Dakota Police Department sent a clear message that they do not want the media there.

The police say that the reason for the violence is that protestors are rioting and becoming aggressive toward police while being armed, despite there being countless video evidence circulating social media that evidently shows otherwise.

Something that was quickly circulated through social media was unarmed protesters that were held in dog kennel cages and tagged with number codes on their arms by police.

Clearly, the best way to suppress protesters is by treating them like dogs.

Police also unleashed a water cannon assault,

coupled with tear gas and rubber bullets, on water protectors in freezing conditions, which injured over 167 people, according to Slate.com.

There’s nothing that can justify the brutal tactics being used on peaceful Native Americans and activists.

The irony is sad and hellish.

After all of this time, America is still treating Native Americans as if they have no right to the land that Europeans stole from them hundreds of years ago.

The police are staying on scene in order to prevent criminal trespass on private property, according to Morton County Sheriff’s Department in an interview with NBC. Despite police accusations, the protests are largely peaceful, accompanied by the likes of actors Mark Ruffalo and Shailene Woodley, along with 280 other indigenous Native American tribes.

With plenty of video evidence, protests are also taking place on land native to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. This begs the question: Who is the one trespassing here?

While mainstream media giant CNN took the time to publish an article showing the hundreds of military veterans coming together to protect protesters on the front lines from militarized police, very little about the protest has actually been reported by them. That includes footage released from the violent water cannon attack on Nov. 20.

Although Senator Bernie Sanders heavily condemned the violence perpetrated against water protectors, President Barack Obama has stayed eerily silent on the issue since early November, simply offering to reroute the pipeline after letting it play out for a little bit longer.

A few weeks have passed

since then, and most prominent politicians and media outlets have continued to stay silent while the protests have raged on during Thanksgiving week.

The final blow to the right to protest was dealt when the US Army ordered the eviction of the protector camps along the Dakota Access Pipeline. Press will now be shepherded to a designated media area from which they will be allowed to report from.

By Dec. 5, those Native Americans are going to be forcibly removed from treaty land that was supposed to be theirs. Because the American government happened to take it back when it was convenient to them.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, after generations of discrimination and genocide of their ancestors, deserves to have a say in the destruction of their own land, not Bank of America.

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Actors absolved by indecisive film industry Hollywood should realize its power before acquiting actors.

KALEB STEWART Daily Titan Freedom of speech is one of the most important basic freedoms offered to American citizens, and with that comes great art and criticism of the artists that create it.

But it seems the film industry abuses its power by exonerating certain artists of their notorious past based on their work, not character.

In the case of Mel Gibson, his new film “Hacksaw Ridge” has received so much positive attention from critical circles within the film industry, that the question of whether Gibson can find himself within the good graces of the film academy or not has risen again.

An article, produced by the Los Angeles Times last month, posed the question of whether Gibson should be forgiven for his past discretions.

Let us not forget, this is the man who had told his ex-girlfriend that she deserved to be raped by African-Americans because she “looked like a pig in heat.”

During that same conversation, he also said that she deserved getting hit by him, though Gibson later denied having done the action.

In another instance, when he was pulled over by the police during a DUI, Gibson spouted anti-semitic comments, blamed Jewish people for all of the wars that have happened in the world and asked the officer if he “is a Jew?” When talking to the LA Times, Gibson said in his defense that he is “not completely nuts or anything. I had a couple of bad moments. I think it’s called a nervous breakdown? So it’s a pity you get penalized for that.”

It is important to consider that many of these tirades were when Gibson was consistently abusing alcohol. But

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Hollywood’s reception on films has led the public to sway certain ways on moral standing toward the likes of Woody Allen and Roman Polanski for their accusations.

Mel Gibson’s new film is being critically acclaimed, but his actions in the past shouldn’t be as that part needs to be left to the public.

on that same note, he still said that his ex-girlfriend deserved to be hit in the face.

While all these incidents were years ago, his past is still an important factor of who he is not only as a man, but as an artist.

There is a chance that he has completely reformed his character since then, and that his violent outbursts were all merely due to his alcoholism. That doesn’t change the fact that the public’s reaction toward him is shifting primarily based on his new movie and the reception it is getting.

Those who feel uncomfortable about supporting a problematic artist regardless of

the quality of his work have a more than understandable foundation to stand upon.

With that said, in a world where Woody Allen and Roman Polanski still get to be nominated for Academy Awards, Hollywood has not had the greatest track record in terms of determining who is on their good side and who is not.

If Hollywood gets to pick and choose who they recognize and who they don’t, there really should be more specifics. Apparently, alleged physical abuse and racism is not okay, but alleged child molestation and rape is perfectly forgivable from this perspective.

If “Hacksaw Ridge” were directed by Polanski, there would not be as much discussion of its artistic worth against the man.

Much like how many people won’t see Allen’s films without mentioning the sexual abuse allegations against him but will continue to celebrate his works.

This bias is also evident with Polanski, who continued to make motion pictures and be nominated for awards even after being convicted of raping an underage girl. In this particular case, it isn’t a stretch at all to imagine why someone would not want to support the works of a man whom for all intents and

purposes, fled from the judgement of the law.

This writer will likely see “Hacksaw Ridge” sometime after its initial release, but would encourage everyone to make their own decisions on whether they wish to support Gibson as an artist or not and not base their opinion from industry reception.

A ticket sale is, in many respects, a way of casting a vote on who may continue to represent Hollywood, one of the most powerful contributors of popular entertainment on the planet.

If people prefer to not give money, or in the case of those working within the industry, accolades, to an individual

who a decade before had been known for bluntly racist comments and domestic abuse, that is their moral decision.

It is not as though Gibson is being stopped from making motion pictures altogether.

Whether he wins an award or not is hardly the point of the art. Ultimately, it is up to audiences on whether they wish to give him and his team money for individual viewings.

Likewise, the film academy has its very own decisions to make when it comes time to give out the golden statues. However, with the industry being as influential as it is, the judgments made need to be more calculated and consistent.

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The Poets tried to force turnovers of their own with full-court pressure, but the Titans countered with speed by dribbling past the Whittier defenders on their way to the basket. Fullerton’s aggressiveness on defense transferred to the offensive side of the ball as the Titans got to the stripe 12 times, sinking eight. By the end of the first, the Titans had a comfortable 23-9 lead.

Not ready to write an elegy, the Poets would string together a few points to cut the Titan lead to 10 in the beginning of the second.

The hope was washed away like ink in the rain as the Titans pushed their lead to 18 with just under a minute left to play.

Fullerton did well getting to the line but failed to take advantage by only making 15 of 28 attempts.

The Titans saw strong play from their bench, outscoring the Poets’ second unit 24-15 through the first two quarters.

Lathan led the Titans with 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting in that frame while Keimeshia Walker had 11 points of her own and went 3 of 6 from the three-point line. Walker put the gym into a frenzy in the final seconds of the quarter by sinking a half-court shot at the buzzer.

The Titans leapt off the bench and circled around Walker before heading to the locker room with a 4928 lead.

The Titans came out of the locker room with the same intensity, continuing to enforce its will by outscoring the Poets 19-13. Titan center Daeja Smith used

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her 6-foot-3 height advantage against the smaller Poets team, recording a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds by the end of the quarter.

“I was just glad we were able to share the basketball.

We played for our team,” Smith said.

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The game was all but over by the start of the fourth quarter as the Titans lead ballooned to 40 points with under four minutes remaining. Leading scorer Lathan didn’t allow the score to determine her intensity as she drove to the hoop and let out a scream after drawing

the foul.

The Titans outscored Whittier 29-8 in the fourth.

After being outrebounded in their first four games, the Titans dominated the boards by outrebounding the Poets 58-38. Fullerton also bested the Poets down

low with 44 points in the paint.

Led by Lathan’s 26 points, six Titan players finished in double figures.

Fullerton shared the ball throughout, dishing out 21 assists and limiting its turnovers to 11.

“At this point in the

season, it’s not as much about who we’re playing as it is about how we’re playing,” said Head Coach Daron Park. “We will enjoy this win.”

The Titans will take the court again Wednesday at 5 p.m. against Montana at Titan Gym.

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