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CSUF stem cell program awarded $2.96 million AMBER MASON Daily Titan The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded a $2.96 million grant to Cal State Fullerton’s Bridges to Stem Cell Research program. The program has been funded by CIRM since 2010 and accepts up to 10 students a year for training. The training allows the students to work in a lab in preparation for a 12-month internship on stem cell research, said Nilay Patel, program director. “There is a huge jump that a student sees from lecture classroom, to a lab classroom, to an independent research project,” Patel said. “We slowly transition them so they can work as independent researchers.” Students spend seven months training on campus and working with different mentors as they complete research in various fields. SEE STEM CELL

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The California Faculty Association and the California State University system have not reached an agreement for the proposed faculty salary increases. If an agreement cannot be made by both parties after the fact-finding report the CFA will strike on all 23 campuses.

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The California Faculty Association (CFA) board of directors has announced dates for a potential strike on all 23 California State University (CSU) campuses if a consensus about the proposed 5 percent General Salary Increase (GSI) and a 2.65 percent Service Salary Increase

(SSI) for all CSU faculty cannot be met. The GSI is a salary increase allocated to all faculty members within their classified salary range. The SSI is a salary increase available to faculty who qualify for it based upon rank and performance. The five-day strike is set

to occur from April 13 to 15 and April 18 to 19 unless an agreement between the two parties can be met, according to the CFA’s website. Union members approved the strike by a 94.4 percent margin, with an 80 percent voter turnout in fall 2015. Talks about a potential

salary increase began in May 2014 and is now in the final fact-finding stages, where a third party appointed by the Public Employment Relations Board reviews evidence presented by the CFA and CSU. SEE UNION

Senioritis can affect more than attendance Students and professors speak on lost motivation ZOLAYKHA HERNANDEZ Daily Titan There is only one thing keeping Tawnni Ortland, CSUF kinesiology major, from slacking off academically and falling into the trap of senioritis. “If it wasn’t for me wanting or needing to go to graduate school, then I would not care (about grades) whatsoever,” he said. Senioritis is characterized by school seniors’ lack of motivation, excessive absences and general apathy toward coursework, affecting academic performance, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Leani Gutierrez, a CSUF senior, has experienced these symptoms during college. “I can feel it. I kind of follow the ‘Due today? Do it today!’ protocol now. However, I can see it affecting my grades; I need to stop,” she said. Senioritis may not seem

like a real state of mind, but it can lead to a pile of procrastination. “This is my second year of grad school, so I definitely have no time to have senioritis like I did my last semester of undergrad,” said Farnosh Mazandarani, CSUF grad student. “I procrastinated until the last second and told my professors to go easy on me since it’s my last semester.” Some professors understand the pressures of senior year, but work with students to navigate around the senioritis slogan. “I have had students tell me in a joking way to go easy on them because they’re seniors and all that, but I can’t ever remember it being a real problem,” said Davis Barber, part-time CSUF faculty member. “It’s not about the grade, it’s about the learning.” Elaine M. Lewinnek, Ph.D., interim chair of the department of American studies, said outside pressures often discourage students, and some even “disappear” toward the end of the semester. SEE SENIORS

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College students describe their experiences with senioritis. Many of them have exhibited symptoms of senioritis, such as procrastination, lack of motivation and poor attendance.

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After the review, the third party will recommend a potential settlement in a written report. After its completion, the CFA and the CSU will have the opportunity to study the report during a 10-day media blackout period. Faculty members have the legal right to strike after the blackout, according to the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA). “We are fighting for high quality education for our students. It is the chancellor’s decisions and priorities that have led us to this point,” Michele Barr, CFA chapter president of CSUF, said in an internal email. “The continual disinvestment in faculty hurts students every day.” Fullerton chapter CFA members are ready to strike if they need to. “We don’t want to strike, but we will and we are,” said Gregory Brown, CFA member

and CSUF associate professor of criminal justice. During a live webcast on Feb. 5, Toni Molle, CSU director of public affairs at the chancellor’s office, said the CSU is doing all that it can to fairly compensate all employees. The CSU has budgeted $65.5 million for the 20152016 fiscal year for employee compensation. Over half of that money — $32.8 million — is allocated to faculty, Molle said during a CSU webcast. However, the CFA is demanding both a 5 percent GSI, which would cost $82 million, and a 2.65 percent SSI. Both increases total $101.7 million, $68.9 million more than the 2 percent increase the CSU has proposed for employee compensation. The gap is a lot of money, Molle said. “I want to be clear, we continue to value our faculty and we believe that faculty should be compensated for their

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contribution to our students and campuses,” Molle said. Compensation is “so important” that it was the largest expenditure for new money received by the state, Molle said. In the past three years, the CSU has invested a total of $129.6 million in employee compensation, with half of it going to faculty. The CFA and CSU systems are currently waiting for the fact-finding stage to conclude and the report to be filed on the proposed salary increases. “We expect fact finding to be completed by mid to late March, at which point we will be legal to strike,” Barr wrote in an internal CFA email obtained by the Daily Titan. “There is still time for the chancellor to make the right decision and avoid the strike,” Barr said in the email. “But if he does not, we must send him the strongest of messages by shutting down this campus and every other one simultaneously.”

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A car turning right onto Nutwood Avenue struck a cyclist who was riding eastbound on Folino Drive around 3 p.m. Monday. University Police officers on the scene investigated and questioned the two students involved in the collision. The driver involved declined to comment at the time of the incident and the cyclist reported no injury.

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A man who died Monday morning after a speeding driver struck his car has been identified as Mitchell Viturino of Fullerton, according to the OC Register. The collision, which occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, caused the closing of the intersection at North Bristol Street and West First Street for 10 hours. A 2006 Mercedes speeding southbound ran a red light and struck Viturino’s eastbound Ford Mustang, Santa Ana Police Cmdr. Jeffrey Smith said. After the collision, witnesses reported seeing two men fleeing the Mercedes. Investigators are processing blood left in the Mercedes in hopes of identifying the driver. No arrests have been made. - BREANNA VASQUEZ

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Four people were rescued Monday from the wreckage of an apartment building that collapsed in Taiwan in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake Sunday, according to the LA Times. Over 170 people have been rescued in the three days since the building collapsed. Among those saved Monday were a now-widowed wife, a 28-year-old Vietnamese woman, a 42-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl. Over 100 people are believed to still be under the debris, leaving families and loved ones distressed for the beginning of the Lunar New Year, which has had celebrations subdued by Republic of China President Ma Ying-jeou in light of the disaster. - JASON ROCHLIN

I-5 stopped by dangling woman A 40-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after hanging from a chainlink fence above the northbound I-5 around 1 p.m. Monday, according to the OC Register. California Highway Patrol officials closed all lanes for over an hour after the woman was seen climbing the fence on the bridge over West La Palma Avenue in Anaheim The Fullerton Fire Department, Anaheim Fire & Rescue and police authorities responded at the scene and at 2:30 p.m., the woman agreed to come down. The freeway resumed normal traffic at around 2:45 p.m. - MICAH AUGIMERI-LEE

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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded a $2.96 million grant to Cal State Fullerton’s Bridges to Stem Cell Research program. The program has been funded by CIRM since 2010 and accepts up to 10 students a year for training.

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After training at CSUF, students go on to complete a yearlong internship at off-campus institutions such as UCI, Stanford, USC or City of Hope. The internships are paid, fulltime positions, Patel said. The Bridges to Stem Cell Research program saw an increase in funding this year due to extended internship requirements. “We’ve gone from a 14-month program to a 20-month program” said Alison Miyamoto, the program’s internship coordinator. In response to the extension, the Bridges to Stem Cell Research program has also developed a partnership with the Center for Internship and Community Engagement in order to set up “patient engagement activities,” Miyamoto said. By participating in these activities, students will be able to get hands-on experience with people who could benefit from stem cell research, such as those who have Alzheimer’s disease, Miyamoto said.

Eight of the 46 graduates of the program have published research findings in peer-reviewed journals with their internship mentors.

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AURIANNA ARABPOUR CSUF Bridges to Stem Cell graduate “The program does a wonderful job at not only preparing students for a possible career in research, but also building a strong foundation in stem cell biology/regenerative medicine,” Aurianna Arabpour, CSUF Bridges to Stem Cell graduate, said via email.

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CSUF students who participate in the Bridges to Stem Cell Research program are able to participate in a yearlong internship at offcampus institutions such as UCI, Stanford, USC or City of Hope.

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Students gathered on campus during Discoverfest to explore more than 350 Cal State Fullerton clubs and organizations last week. Among the well established clubs were new faces, including The A capella Group, which was born out of the “Pitch Perfect” movie craze.

New semester brings new clubs to campus KATE JOLGREN Daily Titan New clubs and organizations at Cal State Fullerton bring more diversity and opportunities to campus. Among the few additions to the 350 established clubs on campus are new fraternities and music groups. Following a 13-year hiatus, Sigma Pi has returned in hopes of contributing to Greek life The fraternity is offering students a unique focus on philanthropic work while building a community of leaders. “We’re looking for those types of people who are passionate about this school and being involved,” said Sigma Pi Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator Dustin Stafford, 21. Another new organization to campus is Greek

Intervarsity, a nationwide fellowship across many college campuses meant to promote camaraderie among students. Members of Greek organizations can come together for worship across all denominations of Christianity. “We saw a growing need

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While there are many options for students who may consider joining a fraternity or sorority, there are also a wide variety of clubs meant to encourage hobbies or pastimes. The A capella Group was born out of the “Pitch Perfect” movie craze. The

We’re hoping that we can give people the opportunity to sing who maybe haven’t sung before.

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From Greek life to a cappella, students can find their niche

DUSTIN STAFFORD Sigma Pi Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator for Greek students,” said Dennis Hernandez-Caffey, 22, president of Greek Intervarsity. “We understand how broken the Greek system can be and we want to open that up for Greek ministry.” Greek Intervarsity will hold a large group meeting at the end of every month. All fraternities and sororities are invited to listen to music and testimonies while promoting fellowship within each Greek chapter.

club’s intent is to bring aspiring singers together to produce performance-ready songs without the use of instruments or tracks. “My goal for this club is to develop a community of people who love to sing and just love to be themselves,” said club historian Stephanie Jaramillo, 18. “Anybody who feels they need a place to belong.” When Isaiah Acevedo, club president, noticed there wasn’t an a capella club on campus, he decided to create

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After a 13-year hiatus, Sigma Pi is making a return to Cal State Fullerton. The fraternity focuses on building philanthropy and leadership skills among student members.

one. “We’re hoping that we can give people the opportunity to sing who maybe haven’t

sung before,” Acevedo said. “We just want to have a lot of fun and make memories with this club and perform.”

With a variety of clubs and organizations to choose from, there’s a place for everyone to share their Titan Pride.

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“We can work with you. If there is some crisis going in your life and you need a little more time, we will work with you,” Lewinnek said. The National Association for College Admission Counseling states on

its website that retractions, such as giving up and pulling back during senior year, are shown through seniors’ final grades and can affect students’ acceptance into grad schools. “The pressure is on. I have to get A’s in order to get into the schools I want,” Ortland said.

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It seems like senioritis can impact students differently. While Ortland fights senioritis for grad school, others are seduced by its promises of sleep and leisure. “Some students burn out toward the end and other students go out in a blaze of glory,” Lewinnek said.

“I think there is a variety among students.” Sometimes senioritis sets in early and sometimes it is another term to describe an ongoing fight for motivation. “Honestly, I don’t know if I should call it senioritis or not. I find myself wanting to spend more time

with friends at times, but I don’t want look back at college life and regret it,” said Orange Coast College liberal arts major Jazmine Kelly, 25. Kelly said she has had times when she wants to give up, but she has felt that way in her sophomore and junior years, too.

“It’s all about having your priorities straight. If you want good grades you’ll push through it,” she said. For seniors, the finish line is approaching quickly and a cure is in sight. “How did I overcome senioritis? By graduating,” Mazandarani said.

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Oscars reveal racist ideology

Current climate of the award ceremony echoes past bigotry CLAYTON WONG Daily Titan

The Academy Awards are not a reflection of cinema, but rather, it is a symptom of a film industry that has historically stifled the artistic achievements of minorities. On Jan. 15, 2015, April Reign, managing editor of Broadway Black, an entertainment publication, tweeted the hashtag “#OscarsSoWhite,” expressing her frustration about Oscar nominations that year. The phrase has since been used to highlight the academy’s neglect of black filmmakers and actors. But the academy’s, and by extension, Hollywood’s, race problem is nothing new. The Oscars were conceived in 1929, an era in which racial segregation was codified and enforced. Even when Hattie McDaniels became the first black actor to win an Academy Award in 1939, other black actors were not even allowed to attend the awards ceremony, according to the LA Times. The academy was built upon a foundation of racial exclusion and dehumanization. While times have changed; somewaht because racial discrimination is no longer explicitly written into U.S. laws, the impact of racism and de facto segregation has not fully diminished. Hollywood champions films about race, but these only illustrate the movie industry’s shallow understanding of racism. In 2006, “Crash,” a film which dilutes racism into its most reductive, stereotypical elements, won an award for Best Picture. “I don’t think there’s a single human being in ‘Crash.’ Instead you have arguments and propaganda violently bumping into each other,” author Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote

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The Oscars have been under pressure for their discriminatory leanings toward award nominees. The film industry is being called to rectify the injustice that black and other minority groups have had to endure in Hollywood,

for The Atlantic. “If you’re angry about race, but not particularly interested in understanding why, you probably like ‘Crash.’” It’s worth noting that the film was written and directed by white men, a demographic which composes 93 percent and 77 percent of Oscar voters, respectively, according to a 2013 report by the LA Times. A group that has not been subject to systemic, historically rooted racism is hardly qualified to determine what films best communicate such experiences. Richard Brody, film critic for The New Yorker, wrote that the academy only

recognizes black artists when presented with a “narrow, fragmented” depiction of the black experience in America. “If the stories were told — if the daily lives and inner lives, the fears and fantasies, the historical echoes and the anticipations of black Americans were as copiously unfolded in movies as are those of whites — then lots of white folks would be forced to confront their historical and contemporary shame,” Brody wrote. “They’d no longer be able to claim ignorance of what they’d like not to know — which includes their own complicity in a rigged system.” When black filmmakers are

celebrated at the Oscars, it is often for films which portray racism from a historical standpoint, such as 2013’s “12 Years a Slave” and 2014’s “Selma.” That isn’t to say directors Steve McQueen and Ava DuVernay were undeserving, but the message is clear: Hollywood is most comfortable with racism when it is viewed at a distance, and the violence and humiliation that white America has inflicted on black people exist solely as a relic of the past. It’s easy to say that the Oscars are just a joke or unimportant, as artists such as the Coen brothers have done, but that is clearly untrue. Movies

that are nominated for awards not only receive greater mainstream exposure but also higher box office grosses as audiences are compelled to see what the academy considers the most important films of the year. Before being nominated for Best Picture, “Selma” earned $16.5 million at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo. Post-nomination, it earned $35.5 million, 68.3 percent of its total gross. The Academy Awards, which is composed of artists and producers who work within the industry, is far from apolitical. Its failure to recognize the work of black artists

within cinema places a greater implicit, quantifiable value on the work of white artists. In its 88 years, the academy has only nominated three black directors, the first of whom was nominated in 1991. Only five black producers have ever been nominated for Best Picture. To presume that the academy has adequately represented the breadth and history of black filmmaking in America is nothing short of ignorant. In a world where black Americans must insist that their lives matter and plead that their bodies do not deserve to be strewn on the streets, it’s unforgivable.

Carpet bombs are not a blanket solution Ted Cruz ignorantly simplifies what should be done with ISIS RISHU BHARDWAJ Daily Titan Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who was chosen to be the new commander general of the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS in Iraq and Syria on Oct. 1, rebuked the idea of carpet bombing as a means of sending a message to ISIS. MacFarland is right the large-scale bombing of Syria and Iraq is unwarranted and will not solve

any problems. The only thing that will come out of this is more anger and more enemies. “Indiscriminate bombing where we don’t care if we are killing innocents or combatants is just inconsistent with our values,” MacFarland told CNN. MacFarland wanted the public to understand that the U.S. military won’t let this type of brash and ignorant strategy play out. MacFarland addressed the public in order to push back against Sen. Ted Cruz, who said during one of the Republican presidential debates that he would “carpet bomb ISIS into oblivion.”

Cruz even stated that he would like to see “if sand can glow in the dark.” As ridiculous as his statement is, Cruz does try to come up with quick answers to the concerns of people who think this bombing might be a bad idea. “You would carpet bomb where ISIS is … not a city, but the location of the troops,” Cruz said, responding to how a bomber can differentiate between civilians and terrorists in such a small area. But with this comes a question of certainty. In large cities where ISIS militants successfully blend

into civilian lives, there are bound to be some casualties. “Conventional bombing of German and Japanese cities failed to end World War II,” said Steve Chapman writer for the Chicago Tribune. Even with that answer, Cruz still seems to be blinded by his hubris. ABC News moderator Martha Raddatz tried to clarify Cruz’s stance during Saturday’s debate, but still could not get him to either come up with a good answer, or at least understand that it could cause more of an uproar if these carpet bombs were to hit civilians.

When he was asked how carpet bombing is the best strategy to defeat ISIS given the groups anonymity, Cruz responded, “Overwhelming air power. It is one of the blessings of the United States of America having the greatest military on the face of the earth is we have the ability to use that air power.” Cruz’s artful ability to dodge the question was worthy of applause. “We should use overwhelming force, kill the enemy and then get the heck out,” he said, articulating his plan to break ISIS down one by one. But this still will not

solve the problem with ISIS. What Cruz does not understand is that ISIS is not a traditional enemy. They are not lined up on the other side of the battlefield with their guns drawn and their flag waved, waiting for the gunshot to charge. “People who use that terminology don’t understand ISIS and they don’t understand warfare,” said Christopher Harmer, former U.S. Navy officer. Hopefully, with all of this combative evidence, Cruz will start accepting MacFarland’s dogma: “It doesn’t only matter if you win, it matters how you win.”

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Sports this week Men’s Basketball PATRICK DO / DAILY TITAN STOCK PHOTO

In their last matchup with Cal State Northridge, Lionheart Leslie (above) led the Titans in assists, but CSUF ultimately lost the matchup 85-75.

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• Home, Titan Gym • Thursday, Feb. 11th at 7 p.m. PATRICK DO / DAILY TITAN STOCK PHOTO

CSUF’s Malcolm Brooks (above) sunk a jump shot to give the Titans an early 15-5 lead over the Matadors in their last matchup, but Fullerton would give up the lead due to its 23.5 first half shooting percentage.

Titans to face the Matadors Men’s basketball looks to avoid sole custody of last place ALAN HUERTA Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team continues its road swing as it travels to Cal State Northridge to take on the Matadors on Wednesday. After racking up their ninth win of the season last Thursday at Titan Gym, the Titans (9-13 overall, 2-7 Big West) come off an 81-68 defeat Saturday against UC Santa Barbara (10-12 overall, 4-5 Big West). In the loss, CSUF freshman guard Khalil Ahmad executed a strong 34-minute performance, finishing the game with team-highs in points, rebounds and assists with 21, seven and four, respectively. Redshirt junior guard Tre’ Coggins, who is averaging a team-high 17 points per game, recorded 17 points

against the Gauchos, marking his fourth consecutive double-figure scoring performance. Ahmad and Coggins’ efforts, however, were hindered by a second-half spurt from the Gauchos. Now focused on CSUN (815 overall, 3-6 Big West), the Titans look to turn the tide in their remaining conference games, as they have lost the last 7 of 8. Fortunately for CSUF, the Matadors come into Wednesday’s matchup in a slump of their own, having lost their last 3 of 4, including a loss that came in a 81-76 defeat against Long Beach State on Saturday. CSUN’s top-two scorers, junior Kendall Smith (16 points per game) and sophomore Micheal Warren (14 points per game), finished with 14 points apiece against the 49ers. In their first matchup Jan. 9, the Titans fell 85-75 to CSUN at Titan Gym. Coggins finished with a career-high 41 points, and Ahmad contributed 17 points of his own.

However, the Titans struggled in the paint, only scoring 10 points down low but allowing 40 to the Matadors. CSUF led for most of the first half, but a strong second-half push and a career-high performance from Smith, with 30 points, proved to be the difference. The Northridge duo of Smith and Warren scored a combined 42 points to contribute to the Matadors’ 53.1 shooting percentage against Fullerton. With seven games left in conference play, CSUF remains tied with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (8-14 overall, 2-7 Big West) for last place in the Big West. The Titans aim to move up in conference standings in order to help their seeding for the Big West Conference Tournament that begins March 10. The Titans seek revenge in their Big West Conference matchup against the Matadors at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

Vs. UC Davis

• Away, The Pavilion • Saturday, Feb. 13th at 2 p.m.

Softball (Titan Classic) Vs. UTSA

• Home, Anderson Family Field • Friday, Feb. 12th at 4 p.m. Vs. San Diego State

• Home, Anderson Family Field • Friday, Feb. 12th at 6:30 p.m. Vs. Weber State

• Home, Anderson Family Field • Saturday, Feb. 13th at 4 p.m. Vs. Canisius

• Home, Anderson Family Field • Saturday, Feb. 13th at 6:30 p.m. Vs. Weber State

• Home, Anderson Family Field • Sunday, Feb. 14th at 11:30 a.m.

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