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Sexual assault reported on campus Female victim attacked by acquaintance
RUDY CHINCHILLA Daily Titan A sexual assault allegedly occurred on campus Thursday evening, according to a University Police timely
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warning alert. The alleged perpetrator is an “unnamed male CSUF student and an acquaintance to the victim,” according to the timely warning alert. The victim is female, said University Police Capt. Scot Willey. No arrests have been made as of the time of this writing. The assault occurred between the Starbucks coffee shop at the Pollak Library and the Engineering and
Computer Science building. The CSUF Title IX Office notified University Police of a confidential report of the assault Friday afternoon, Willey said. The victim of the assault reported the incident to the Title IX Office on Friday, but chose not to identify the perpetrator by name, Willey said. Officials at the Title IX office could not be reached for comment as of this writing.
CSUF Dean of Students Tonatzin Oseguera said that university officials do not want to pressure the victim into revealing the perpetrator’s name. “What we’re really looking for is other students to come forward and share information,” Oseguera said. While University Police will proceed with an investigation, no arrests can be made until an official crime
report is filed. “No crime has been reported to us, so even if we got camera footage and we saw what happened, that’s not in itself enough for (University Police) to go after somebody, because we don’t know that something actually occurred,” Willey said However, Willey added, if University Police identifies the perpetrator through its investigation, it can contact the
Title IX Office, which in turn can give the victim the option of filing an official report. If the perpetrator is identified through an investigation, then the Title IX Office can take disciplinary action in lieu of a police report, Oseguera said. Disciplinary action can include suspension from the CSUF campus or expulsion from the CSU system. SEE ASSAULT
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CSUF renovates landscape to mitigate water usage
Citizens voice concern over CollegeTown plan MICAH AUGIMERI-LEE Daily Titan The Fullerton City Library hosted a public forum Monday, Jan. 25, where community members were invited to engage in a presentation about the Specific Plan for CollegeTown in a question-and-answer session. The plan for CollegeTown has been in the works since 2008, and community members have shown varying levels of support for the plan. Sean Paden, Fullerton resident and vice chair of Fullerton’s Design Review Committee, started a group dubbed “Our Town, Not College Town” for community members who are not supportive of the CollegeTown proposal. SEE COLLEGETOWN
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Workers are renovating grass areas to help reduce water usage at CSUF by 28 percent. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California incentivized the removal of 11 acres of grass throughout campus for $1 million.
Removal of grass aims to reduce water usage CLAYTON WONG Daily Titan
Cal State Fullerton is removing 11 acres of grass throughout its campus to reach its goal of cutting water usage by at least 28 percent. The landscaping coincided with a water restriction mandate by Gov. Jerry
Brown, issued Apr. 1, 2015, and is scheduled to be completed Monday, Feb. 1. Brown’s executive order called for a cut in average statewide water usage by 25 percent. Cities across the state had varying conservation goals based on
Men’s basketball homecoming spoiled by UCR Highlanders CSUF suffers its sixth straight loss in Big West play AARON VALDEZ Daily Titan The UC Riverside Highlanders spoiled the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team’s homecoming as the Titans drop their sixth straight game in Big West Conference play on Saturday. With the Titan Gym packed for one of the
biggest games of the year, the Titans were looking to end their five-game losing streak in front of their spirited fans. This was the second meeting between the two sides as the Titans managed to edge out the Highlanders 79-73 during the first conference game of the season. Fullerton has since completely fallen off the map and have been unable to formulate any sort of winning effort. Even with the support of the homecoming crowd behind them, the Titans’ struggles continued on Saturday night.
population density per acre. The City of Fullerton, and in turn CSUF, had to cut 28 percent of its water usage, said Megan Moscol, Sustainability Programs Manager. “(CSUF is) part of the City of Fullerton water
district, if you will, so whatever their restrictions are would apply to us,” said Willem van der Pol, interim assistant Vice President of Facilities Operations and Management. SEE DROUGHT 3
Kevin Costner speaks at Dinner with the Titans
Fullerton baseball breaks its own fundraising record PATRICK DO / DAILY TITAN
The Titans drop to the bottom of the Big West Confernce as they squander an early lead to the UC Riverside Highlanders.
However, the beginning of the game saw the Titans jump out to a quick 7-0 lead scored by freshman guard Kyle Allman. Despite the effort, the lead was shortlived as the Highlanders responded quickly, eventually leveling the score at nine points apiece.
About 15 minutes into the first half, CSUF went on to earn their largest lead of the game when sophomore forward Jamar Akoh converted his layup to give the Titans a 26-19 advantage. SEE SPORTS
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HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton alumni, students and supporters gathered on Friday night to raise money for Titan baseball and to see Academy Award-winning CSUF alumnus Kevin Costner speak. The team is coming off of a 2015 season which ended with an appearance at the College World
Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Over 700 guests attended the event, which raised over $155,000 for the program. The previous record for funds raised was set at last year’s Dinner With the Titans, which brought in $75,000. “The proceeds, what we make tonight, will just help us be able to maintain what we need to do,” said Rick Vanderhook, Titans’ head coach. “Success helps, and I think Kevin coming out to show his support of the rogram helps a lot.” SEE SPORTS
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CFA still pushing for faculty salary increase
Titans strengthen spirit in eventful week
Professor assigns meaningful projects
Union gathers to discuss the latest on the bargaining process for faculty pay and chancellor’s 2 visit.
CSUF students were able to participate in Homecoming activities that encouraged school pride 5 last week.
Semester-long assignments take students out of the classroom and into the world of fundraising to 6 fight sex slavery
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