Thursday March 16, 2016 by Daily Titan

Thursday March 17, 2016

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

FB.COM/THEDAILYTITAN

WWW.DAILY TITAN.COM

Volume 99 Issue 25 INSTAGRAM & TWITTER @THEDAILYTITAN

Titans claim victory in shootout over Cowgirls

Student workers offered free books Program rewards work by paying for textbook costs MONSE RODRIGUEZ Daily Titan

NOLAN MOTIS / DAILY TITAN

The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team continues its best season start in program history after defeating the University of Wyoming 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The Titans now stand with a 13-2 overall record and have yet to lose on their home court.

Tennis racks up convincing 6-1 win against Wyoming VICTOR GALLEGOS Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team picked up where it left off Tuesday,

soundly defeating the Wyoming Cowgirls 6-1 Wednesday afternoon at the Titan Tennis Courts. Playing the second match of a back-to-back, the Titans saught revenge for last year’s 5-2 loss to the Cowgirls. The team started off the match well in doubles play. The doubles point has been instrumental to the Titans’ success all season; they have

lost every match when they squandered the point. It was the duo of Camille De Leon and Alexis Valenzuela that once again got things rolling for the Titans, as they defeated Wyoming’s Magdalena Stencel and Nastya Tokareva 6-3. With one match down, CSUF freshmen Masako Makiba and Karla Portalatin defeated Wyoming’s

Dorottya Jonas and Miranda Talbert 6-3, allowing the Titans to secure the doubles point for the 12th time out of 14 contests this year. Singles play ended similarly. Playing as the No. 4 seed for the second time this season, De Leon looked comfortable as she trounced Tessa Van Der Ploeg with resounding 6-0,

6-1 scorelines. Top seed Alexis Valenzuela also avenged last year’s loss to Magdalena Stencel. Valenzuela’s forehand was her biggest weapon, as she sprayed the ball in every imaginable section of the court. Eventually, Stencel wore down and succumbed to Valenzuela 6-2, 6-2. SEE TENNIS

The Cal State Fullerton Textbook Loan Program helps relieve required textbook and material expenses to students employed through the Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC). The program, offered to any student employee who works at the bookstore, dining service operations or in the administrative offices for ASC, allows students to save an average of $300$400 on textbooks, said Kimberly Ball, director of Titan Shops. There are currently 144 students employed in the bookstore and 105 employed in the Titan Student Union Food Court, Carl’s Jr., both Starbucks cafés and OC Choice Catering Company. The program’s main eligibility requirements include employment with ASC or dining services for at least one semester, good standing with the employer and a minimum availability of 20 work hours per week — though students often do not have to work the full 20 hours. SEE BOOKS

Student wins civil engineering award

CSUF junior recognized by global society

SAVANNA CLEVENGER Daily Titan Internships, jobs, awards, good grades and a positive outlook are often hard to juggle for many 20-somethings trying to get through college. While managing different aspects of the scholarly world can be tough, Chloe Gharios proves that it is definitely possible. At 21 years old, Chloe Gharios is already making big moves in the engineering world. President of CSUF’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and winner of the Outstanding Civil Engineering Student award, Chloe’s internship with Mark Thomas and Company only strengthens the path to making her dreams

come true. The Orange County branch of ASCE bestowed Chloe the Outstanding Civil Engineering Student award, the only accolade it grants to students. Along with the exclusive award, she acts as the sole student committee member in the Younger Member Forum branch of ASCE. While growing up in Long Beach with her family, Chloe said she was always interested in building, but it wasn’t until high school when she decided to join an architectural program that her desire to become a civil engineer unfolded. She would be following the career path of her father, but studying engineering was only one of the deciding factors that brought her to CSUF. “I grew up a tomboy. I’ve played soccer since I was little,” Chloe said. She wanted to continue playing soccer, but finding a college that would allow her to study engineering and play soccer was challenging.

Students learn how to manage finances

News

US Bank Branch manager educated students on how to properly budget their living and trans3 portation costs

“I was trying to find a school where the coach would let me do civil engineering. D1 sports take up so much time and engineering takes up so much time, they didn’t think you could do both,” Chloe said. However, after two years of playing soccer for CSUF, Chloe was diagnosed with a heart condition. “It was a whirlwind,” she said. After collapsing one day on the soccer field, she learned that she had an extra nerve in her heart and would need surgery to remove it. “After that, I couldn’t play D1 soccer anymore, so it was the end of my career at Fullerton. But I still have my baby, ASCE, and I still play for fun,” she said. After graduation, Chloe hopes to attend UCLA to receive her Master’s degree in engineering management. SEE FEATURES

YUNUEN BONAPARTE / DAILY TITAN

Chloe Gharios, CSUF civil engineering student, was awarded the Outstanding Civil Engineering Student award by the Orange County branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Curtain falls on ex-musical theater major

Features

Student experiences cutthroat standards of being a performing arts major at Cal 5 State Fullerton

Self-doubt can cripple language learners

Opinion

Stepping away from one’s native tongue can get discouraging, but one should not take self-criticism 6 too hard VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

NEWS

PAGE 2 MARCH 17, 2016 THURSDAY

Books: Students save up to $400 1

Good standing generally means students are not calling off work, are punctual, provide good service and are improving on their daily tasks, said ASC’s Tony Lynch, campus dining director. “We pick up the cost. It’s zero cost to the student,” Lynch said. The program benefits both students and employers in that the students’ annual scholastic costs decrease and the employers get returning employees who do not require training, Lynch said. “The cost of the program is absorbed by each of the operations,” Ball said.

“It’s kind of an employee benefit.” Current student employees who qualify are notified via email to fill out the Textbook Loan Program application. Applicants are asked to provide a copy of their class schedule, required book list and their semester availability. The Titan Bookstore provides the books, encouraging rental books to be picked up first, followed by used books and — when neither rental nor used books are available — new textbooks. Students who decide to buy their rented books are able to do so at a “used” price, even if they were

FOR THE RECORD It is Daily Titan policy to correct factual errors printed in the publication. Corrections will be published on the subsequent issue after an error is discovered and will appear on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Corrections will also be made to the online version of the article. Please contact Editor-in-Chief Rudy Chinchilla at (657) 278-5815 or at editorinchief@dailytitan.com to report any errors.

bought as “new,” Ball said. The first licensed Starbucks on campus opened in Mihaylo Hall in 2008. Lynch said ASC have had students start working their

“

“We believe our goal is to provide student employment,” she said. Hazel Chicas, third year geology major, has worked at Starbucks in the Pollak li-

“

CONTINUED FROM

We pick up the cost. It’s zero cost to the student. TONY LYNCH ASC Campus Dining Director

freshmen year and continue until graduation. While anyone can apply to be a barista at Starbucks, students have priority in the hiring process. Lynch said Starbucks gets “tons” of applications.

brary since her sophomore year and has been a part of the textbook program for a year. Chicas said she saved about $250 on five books during her spring 2016 semester. The program also

DTBRIEFS

provides book codes. Professors sometimes require these codes in order for students to turn in assignments or access supplemental textbook materials. “Those codes are $85 by themselves,” Chicas said. Chicas also said that people in the program get priority in obtaining textbooks, so the possibility of not having their textbooks before the semester starts is minimized. Lynch is in talks to have a third licensed Starbucks at the new expanded TSU opening in spring 2017. Depending on student availability, Lynch said it could produce 40-50 additional barista jobs on campus.

Roundtable discusses celebrity LGBT allies

Obama nominates justice President Barack Obama announced his Supreme Court nominee to fill the seat left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday, according to the Washington Post. Merrick Garland, currently the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit, followed Obama’s nomination speech by accepting and using the opportunity to announce his views on the future position. “He or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law, not make it,” Garland said. Obama credited Garland as being “one of America’s sharpest legal minds.” Garland is also noted as having “a rare ability to bring together odd couples” on a wide range of issues. - RISHU BHARDWAJ

Trump warns of riots

Editorial Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor News Editor News Assistant News Assistant News Assistant News Assistant Sports Editor Sports Editor Sports Assistant Sports Assistant Opinion Editor Opinion Assistant Opinion Assistant Features Editor Features Assistant Features Assistant A&E Editor A&E Assistant Copy Editor Copy Assistant Copy Assistant Layout Editor Layout Assistant Layout Assistant Photo Editor Photo Assistant Photo Assistant Photo Assistant Multimedia Editor Multimedia Assistant Illustrator Social Media Editor Web Master Adviser Editor-in-Chief (657) 278-5815 News Line (657) 278-4415

Rudy Chinchilla Zack Johnston Micah Augimeri-Lee Breanna Vasquez Jason Rochlin Jillian Salas Gerard Avelino Monse Rodriguez Ryan Porter Aaron Valdez Hayley M. Slye Brandon Ross Alan Bernal Rishu Bhardwaj Cody Gion Veronica Felipe Emily Dieckman Kaleb Stewart Angie Perez Jayna Gavieres Clayton Wong Woaria Rashid Vivian Pham Liz Luevano Christopher Sheats Reed Flores Patrick Do Yunuen Bonaparte Nolan Motis Katie Albertson Frances Luthy Jesse Lima Jillian Lees Gino Riccardi Gerry Avelino

KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN

Human services major Cyrene Underhill facilitated the “WoMen in History: LGBT Community” workshop, where students discussed famous women who inspire them. Ellen Page, Lady Gaga, P!nk, Ellen DeGeneres, Kesha and Jodie Foster were a few named for being advocates for LGBT women. Historical figures Jane Addams and Eleanor Roosevelt were also mentioned in the discussion.

- MONSE RODRIGUEZ

Man with Alzheimer’s missing

Bonnie Stewart editorinchief@dailytitan.com news@dailytitan.com

Advertising Director of Advertising Asst. Director of Adv. Sales & Promotions Graphic Designer Graphic Designer Account Executive Account Executive Account Executive Account Executive Account Executive Business Manager

Ayesha Doshi Paige Mauriello Dominick Lorenz Hossro (Mir K) Khorsand Justine Eisner Leslie Gomez Mayra Gomez Aaron Guido Aaron Rivera Ariel Cortez Patrick Chen

Adviser

Michelle Kurland

Distribution

Thomas Grimes

Advertising (657) 278-4411

Fax (657) 278-2702 ads@dailytitan.com

The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Students, Inc. College of Communications, CSUF administration and the CSU. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified in the advertisements themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be construed as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such commercial enterprises. The Daily Titan allocates one issue to each student for free.

Republican presidential front-runner candidate Donald Trump warned of riots, should he not get the nomination Wednesday, according to Reuters. Trump won the primaries in Florida, Illinois and North Carolina on Tuesday, bringing him closer to the 1,237 delegates he needs to be a presidential Republican nominee. Having lost a vital state with Ohio, Trump said to CNN that the Republican Party cannot deny him a nomination if he comes short on the number of delegates needed to be a presidential GOP nominee. “I don’t think you can say that we don’t get it automatically. I think you’d have riots. I’m representing millions and millions of people,” Trump said.

Santa Ana police are looking for a 78-yearold man with multiple medical conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, who disappeared Tuesday afternoon, according to the Orange County Register. Prasert Sornnoi of La Habra did not have his four daily medications with him when he was last seen at 2:30 p.m Tuesday. Sornnoi, who is described as a 4-feet11-inch tall, 120-pound Asian man, was last seen wearing a blueand-white horizontal-striped shirt, blue jeans and brown sandals. His roommate had left him alone in a car outside a building in the 1600 block of West Edinger Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to call investigator Velarde-Reyes at 714-245-8701. - MONSE RODRIGUEZ

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/NEWS

NEWS

PAGE 3 THURSDAY MARCH 17, 2016

KATIE ALBERSTON / DAILY TITAN

Ashley Rowlings, CSUF US Bank personal banker, helped students plan their costs and expsenses with worksheets at the WoMen’s Center hosted workshop, “Women Living on Their Own With Entry Level Wages” on Wednesday. The handouts were designed to help student’s budget.

Students learn financial skills

US Bank delegate talks housing and transportation costs CINTHIA PASILLAS Daily Titan

The WoMen’s Center hosted a money-saving workshop led by Cal State Fullerton’s US Bank Branch Manager Layah Hollandsworth for students Wednesday. The workshop addressed the difficulty of housing and transportation costs that students face in college. Students were given various handouts with information, such as spending plans based on monthly income their outside expenses. “There’s a large opportunity for education around credit, around finances, around budgeting,” Hollandsworth said. Rent should not be more than 30 percent of a person’s gross income and transportation should not be more than 15 percent, Hollandsworth said. Housing and transportation combined should not exceed 45 percent, she said. Hollandsworth also discussed credit cards and which ones were best for college students, especially for those who have never had one before. “Start off with something small. Check with your bank see if they got some type of student Visa or student MasterCard,” she said. “Those should really be lower limits.” US Bank credit card gives

KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN

Layah Hollandsworth, Cal State Fullerton US Bank branch manager, educated students on how to budget their housing, transportation and weekly costs to stay out of debt and avoid stress. She recommended that housing and transportation costs should not exceed 45 percent of a student’s gross income.

college students a limit between $300 and $1,000 for their first credit card, said Hollandsworth. “It’s a practice card. It’s learning how to use credit, how to budget a payment, making sure it’s affordable,” she said. Hollandsworth created two different scenarios where students calculated if they could adequately afford their standard of living. Students should pay

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/NEWS

attention to what they can pay back, Hollandsworth said. She advised them to plan weekly their monthly spending. “Build a budget, build a spending plan and write down exactly what is coming in and coming out,” she said. “It’s harder to do something if you can’t track it.” College students tend to have a more difficult time in organizing their monthly

spending, Hollandsworth said. “It does seem to be a challenge,” she said. “The lack of having the education, having the resources to know how real life is supposed to work.” Jesus Calderon, 19, attended the workshop to learn more about money management. Calderon lives on his own and said he has a lot of expenses. “I realized I would really

benefit from this,” he said. “ I realized that there is a budget that we all have to follow and there are other alternatives that we could live by.” Rosalina Camacho, coordinator for the WoMen’s and Adult Reentry Center, said the center tries to host these events each semester because of the impact they have on students. She hopes these workshops inform students on how they are spending their money and how

they can stay out of debt. “We want to try to help students as much as we can, because if you are anxious about your finances, you are not going to be thinking about studying,” Camacho said. US Bank has a free resource page for students that talks about credit, budgeting and free financial modules. Students can go to http://www.usbank.com/student for more information.

FEATURES

PAGE 4 MARCH 17, 2016 THURSDAY

Social media places new social pressures on couples Streams of happy posts don’t always reflect a happy relationship EMILY DIECKMAN Daily Titan People who are in relationships and have access to social media are really annoying. I say that knowing full well that, in some of my past relationships, I have been one of those people. Once, I had a friend take anniversary photos for my boyfriend and me, and then I posted all of the pictures on Facebook and gleefully watched the likes and comments pour in about what a cute couple we were. We broke up three weeks later. Even though sometimes it’s obnoxious to see floods of posts about how happy all of your friends in relationships are, I think that the issue runs deeper than that. Sometimes, the couples that post the largest volumes of the happy pictures are in miserable real-life relationships. I’ve hung out with couples who are so unhappy that hanging out with them became uncomfortable. But the “man crush Mondays” and “woman crush Wednesdays” were still rolling out like clockwork on their Instagram feeds. On the flip side, some happy couples I know that have been together the longest rarely say a word about each other on social media. I think it’s interesting

that couples who post about how happy and idyllic their relationship is on social media start to deceive themselves into thinking that they’re happier than they actually are. What’s scary about social media is that it allows us to lie to ourselves about our romantic relationships. “How could I not be happy with him? We look so happy in our last Instagram picture and it received over 100 likes.” Maybe part of the problem is that couples sometimes spend more time together taking Instagram photos and refreshing their page to see how many “likes” the photo has gained, rather than simply enjoying each other’s company. Of course, this argument is tired by now. I’m sick of older generations telling us things like, “Kids these days don’t live in the moment,” especially since they’re oftentimes just as guilty. But the potential that these tendencies have to affect relationships that would otherwise be fulfilling is worrisome. Our generation is in such a weird place because much of the development of social media happened while we were aging from carefree children into functioning adults. When most millennials got into their first relationships, there was no precedent in place for whether or not to make social media posts about their relationships. We were ruled by hormones and emotions and we had this magical new way to express our feelings to a wider audience than

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY NOLAN MOTIS / DAILY TITAN

Social media has created new societal pressures around relationships. For millennials, social media provides an outlet to proclaim about how great their relationships are. However, sometimes too many posts about one’s relationship reflects a deeper issue.

ever before. When you’re 15 and in love, you want to tell the world, and changing your relationship status on Facebook makes that possible. Relationships have become more about status updates

than about happiness. So, now we’re at a crossroads. Do we laugh at the way that we were acting in high school and chalk it up to youthful naïveté and immaturity? Maybe it was like wrapping your

arms in Silly Bandz or listening to Green Day: fun in eighth grade, but laughable now. Or, do we accept the social media aspect as a normal, healthy part of any modern relationship? Maybe

it’s our responsibility as millennials to dedicate social media attention to our significant others. Maybe it’s a newly timeless tradition: a bouquet of roses, a nice dinner out and an appreciative social media post.

Award: Student building path to success CONTINUED FROM

“My big dream in life is to have my own company,” she said. “I want to open either a contracting company, or a consulting firm, one or the other. That’s what the engineering management, maybe even an M.B.A. one day, is going towards — to have my own gig.” Chloe works very closely with CSUF assistant professor Pratanu Ghosh, the ASCE faculty adviser. Gosh said he was very proud of Chloe and believes she deserved the award. Since Chloe assumed the presidency of the CSUF ASCE Club, many of the projects have improved, Ghosh said. “She is very

active in every aspect,” he said. She has taken on many of the engineering departments projects, Ghosh said, and oversees the transportation project almost entirely herself. “She’s always been a kid that went a hundred miles an hour. She’s very driven, from middle school on, she’s been way over the top,” said Nancy Gharios, Chloe’s mother. From being invited to Stanford to receive an award when she was still in middle school, to graduating high school with straight A’s, Chloe has always been driven, Nancy said. “She’s a very amazing girl. She amazes her father

and I,” Nancy said. “Her father always says, ‘Oh, I thought I was smart, but Chloe blows me out of the water.’” Chloe is proud to be one of the female engineering students on campus. “There’s not a lot of girls,” she said. “It’s awesome, though. We all stick together, us girls. We’re all good friends.” Chloe hopes to teach others that with hard work, a smile and even pink fingernail polish, anything is possible. “She’s all about the girl power,” Nancy said. “I’ve always told her, you don’t have to look like a guy to succeed, you can still be a feminine woman and be strong and smart.”

YUNUEN BONAPARTE / DAILY TITAN

Chloe Gharios, 21, civil engineering major, recently had heart surgery that ended her ability to play college soccer. She instead focused her energy toward her studies and leadership roles.

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/FEATURES

FEATURES

PAGE 5 THURSDAY MARCH 17, 2016

Student shares theater trials Ex-musical theater hopeful reflects on program experience REED FLORES Daily Titan Disclaimer: Reed Flores is a layout assistant at the Daily Titan. My first time performing was in first grade. I sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” from “The Wizard of Oz,” for the school talent show. The thrill of the spotlight in my eye and the approving applause from the audience lit a spark in my tiny heart. I had to perform, no matter what. Fast forward to my freshman orientation for Cal State Fullerton’s theater program, when a group of young performers, like myself, were ushered into a tiny room in a section of the Titan Student Union. Instantly, the room filled with nervous chatter and résumé readings. Eyes darted across the room, scoping out the best and the worst, the ones who would make it and the ones who would not. Musical theater hopefuls, as we are called, were placed into three tracks. Each track featured a rigorous schedule of theatre history, jazz dance, tap, ballet, acting and voice and movement for the body. We were hoping to get into the Bachelor of Fine Arts program for musical theater. The program is acclaimed to be one of the best in the nation, and “is ranked with such prestigious schools as Juilliard, New York University, Boston University and Northwestern University,” according to the theater and

dance department’s website. If you chose any Broadway show, or a show touring nationally, chances are at least one performer or technician is a CSUF alum. Life in the program was fun, but stressful. The common mentality was to work the hardest, achieve the most and pave an easy path into the B.F.A. program. It was expected of hopefuls to perform in directing scenes, B.A. student showcases and outside shows. Musical theater freshmen are not allowed to audition for first semester shows, but in the second semester, if you were cast in a mainstage show, you were a “shoe-in” to make the program. Let me explain the phenomenon around musical theater here at CSUF. Making the B.F.A. program means being allowed to train as a working performer, one who could book gigs on Broadway, national tours or cruises. I have heard great and terrible things about the program. A friend of mine left the program voluntarily and was then told by a student in the program, “I am so glad you see that theater is not the path for you.” That particular friend was actually just transferring to a different emphasis within the department. I’ve also heard a statement, said to a friend, to the tune of, “If you stay at this weight, you will always find work.” That statement was a compliment. The standard of a musical theater performer is higher than it was a few years ago. A performer is expected to excel as an actor, singer and dancer. This is the standard the faculty trains its students toward. At the end of freshman

NOLAN MOTIS / DAILY TITAN

Reed Flores enrolled at Cal State Fullerton as a musical theater hopeful. In order to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater, he had to be assessed yearly by his professors during what is known as a jury. Failing the jury meant being cut from his major track.

year, and from every semester on, musical theater students are juried and some are cut, and some are moved to the acting track. A jury is a test of sorts. It is designed to allow the faculty to see how each student has progressed as a performer, and the level of preparedness each student possesses to be considered for the B.F.A. program. Only the musical theater and acting programs do these juries. This reality causes many students to drop out of the program before they can be cut. My first jury was an easy one. Each freshman is expected to come in and

Club to host Japan Expo on campus ALYSSA MARTINEZ Daily Titan Ramen, goldfish scooping and a colorful umbrella dance are just a few things visitors can expect to experience at the fifth annual Japan Culture Expo on Sunday. The expo is hosted by Cal State Fullerton’s Japanese Culture Club, an organization committed to sharing Japanese culture and traditions with everyone through language, makeup and food workshops. Since its founding in 2010, the club has evolved from an interest group into an interactive society. The club is currently the largest it has ever been, with approximately 70 members, said Lauren Maruya, CSUF JCC’s financial adviser. The club helps people immerse themselves in Japanese culture through activities such as learning Japanese. Ayaka Yamagata, CSUF JCC culture chair, leads a language exchange for anyone interested, including non-Japanese speakers, every Monday and Wednesday for an hour. “On Mondays we usually practice conversation in Japanese,” Yamagata said. “On Wednesdays, we are helping (students) with Japanese homework.” Aside from learning a new language, members of CSUF JCC also participate in activities like tutorials for kabuki, which is a form of theatrical Japanese makeup

used to cover someone’s face with a white cream and outlining their features in black and red, and workshops for geisha, which is a style of makeup worn by female Japanese hostesses that includes a thick white base, from which eyebrows are drawn in with black liner.

“

The purpose of the expo is to basically showcase our club and also to give people a feel of Japan. So basically if you want to feel what a traditional Japanese festival feels like but you don’t want to pay like, a thousand bucks or something to go see Japan, come here.

“

Traditional Japanese music, games and food to fill quad

GRANDY LIRUNGAN CSUF JCC vice president “We got to see how (the makeup) is done, and then we got to demonstrate it on each other,” Maruya said. Throughout the years, CSUF JCC has hosted its annual culture expo in the Titan Student Union Pavilions. This time around, the club has chosen to change it up a bit. “This year, we decided to broaden our horizons and try bringing the feel of a traditional Japanese festival to the campus,” Maruya said. The expo will take place in the Humanities central quad Sunday afternoon, and

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/FEATURES

will also feature traditional Japanese games and cuisine for visitors. The theme for the expo is “matsuri” which translates to “festival” in English. Maruya said the club has managed to fundraise approximately $6,000 to properly prepare for the over 300 guests anticipated to attend Sunday. The addition of food vendors will bring Japanese delicacies such as, ramen, a pounded rice cake known as “mochi” and a savory grilled treat called “okonomiyaki,” to festival goers. Performances will also take place during the event, with the appearance of about 25 to 30 dancers illustrating both traditional and modern Japanese dance routines. Taiko drummers will play music and traditional flower arrangements will decorate the event. Yamagata will direct acapella and instrumental pieces and adviser Meiko Shimura will offer calligraphy lessons. CSUF JCC will also host traditional Japanese games at the expo. A game known as “kingyo sukui,” or goldfish scooping, will allow guests to test their luck at scooping goldfish with a small cup. “The purpose of the expo is to basically showcase our club and also to give people a feel of Japan. So basically if you want to feel what a traditional Japanese festival feels like but you don’t want to pay like, a thousand bucks or something to go see Japan, come here,” said Grandy Lirungan, CSUF JCC vice president. The fifth annual Japan Culture Expo is from 1 to 7 p.m. and is free and open to all ages.

perform for musical theater faculty a 16-bar cut of a musical theater song of his or her choosing. Each freshman enters the room, while his or her classmates wait their turn outside. The freshmen introduce themselves to the panel of three musical theater professors and state the song they’re performing. Almost every freshman is expected to pass this jury, unless something is very wrong with his or her performance. The second jury is not so easy. In the middle of sophomore year, every musical theater hopeful is juried on voice and acting. After rigorous rehearsals and hours

of training, each performer performs a 32-bar cut of a song of his or her choosing and a three-minute scene with another actor. I was cut at this jury, along with a few others. The third and deciding jury is the hardest. At the end of sophomore year, the remaining students are juried on voice, acting and dance (ballet and tap). This jury is where the faculty chooses the next class of the musical theater B.F.A. students. Needless to say, I was devastated after getting cut. My entire life had been dedicated to performing, and the envelope

containing my rejection letter told me I had been wrong. It took months before I told myself that an envelope would not dictate my career, that only I had the ability to affect my destiny. Life in theater is tough. An actor is expected to roll with the punches, accept the losses and enjoy the victories. Making the B.F.A. does not mean you are the best, and getting cut does not mean you’re the worst. In both cases, if an actor is to excel as a performer, he or she must work and train as much as possible, whether that is in the classroom or not.

一䔀嘀䔀刀䴀䤀匀匀

䄀䜀䄀䤀一⸀

OPINION

PAGE 6 MARCH 17, 2016 THURSDAY

Learning foreign languages should not discourage students

Learning a language is an intimidating, but a welcome, challenge GERARD AVELINO Daily Titan

It’s been a long-standing dream of mine to be able to speak every language. It’s impossible, I’m sure, but learning two or three should be manageable. Right now, I’m focusing on French. But I ask myself all the time: Will I ever get to a point where I can speak all these beautiful languages fluently? Will I ever sound as sexy as a guy sweet-talking his paramour in a French movie? Will I ever convince someone to paint me like one of his French girls? Hell, I can’t even speak English properly half the time, and yet I try to cram all these other languages into the dwindling storage space of my brain. Self-doubt usually creeps in, and I imagine scenarios where I’m in France, for example, and the baguette salesman laughs at my rough accent when all I wanted was to purchase a quick lunch. That — together with something like a never-ending fall off the Eiffel Tower — is the stuff of nightmares that jolt me awake when I should be catching up on my sleep after a long night in the newsroom. It turns out that foreign language anxiety is actually a common fear among learners of second (or

third, or fourth) languages. There’s even a fancy word for it: xenoglossophobia. Some people just feel like they can’t learn foreign languages. Some first-time learners freeze up when they try to speak to someone in their native tongue. I’ve even seen people downright burst into tears when the professor calls on them in a language class. Language classes are metal as hell. “Just as anxiety prevents some people learning successfully in science or mathematics, many people find foreign language learning, especially in classroom situations, particularly stressful,” according to “Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety,” an article in The Modern Language Journal by Elaine K. Horowitz, Michael B. Horowitz and Joann Cope. The late Alexander Z. Guiora, a psychologist and linguist who taught at the University of Michigan, posited that learning a new language is not just about motivation or attitude, but also about flexibility in reworking the categories and concepts in one’s brain. “Learning a foreign language is a profoundly unsettling psychological proposition,” Guiora wrote in “Language Learning,” a linguistics research journal. It isn’t just with foreign languages, either; anxiety also comes with trying to assimilate to a regional accent. “Profoundly unsettled” would accurately describe my state of being when I

NOLAN MOTIS / DAILY TITAN

When diving into a new language, fear of not being understood can be more detrimental than anything, but speaking confidently can sometimes be more valuable than coherency.

had freshly immigrated to California and got a job at a fast food place. Even if I had been speaking English for my entire life, I was deathly afraid that my Filipino accent would somehow sneak into the drive-thru speaker and embarrass me in front of a hungry visitor purchasing hamburgers. In hindsight, I probably shouldn’t have been that scared. Having interacted with other English speakers from all sorts of ethnic backgrounds, I’ve learned that

nearly everyone has some sort of anxiety with the way he or she speaks. Interacting with other students in language classrooms showed me that these fears are greatly magnified in situations when one cannot find comfort in his or her native tongue. I told one of my best friends once that while certain fears of hers may never go away, opportunities to learn don’t come by very often (I also told her to write that quote down because, wow, when am I ever that

profound?). I need to take my own advice: xenoglossophobia will always be that little voice in the back of my head telling me that I will never be able to speak all those languages I want to speak. But I can’t just stop working toward my goals because challenges get in the way. I’ve learned that I shouldn’t exactly worry if, when I try to cram a two-page composition for French class, the only words that come to mind

are from the other languages I know. That just means I’m learning. I’ve taken over 20 years to get to this level of speaking English, so I shouldn’t get frustrated about my progress when I’ve only been taking French for a couple of years. If I ever go to France and make a fool of myself enough to make a baguette man laugh, then I’ll be fine. Eventually, I’ll learn the language well enough to laugh at myself, too.

Letter to the Editor In response to “Trump blind to rallies’ violence” FROM CHRISTIAN MILORD In his Tuesday op-ed, (“Trump blind to rallies’ violence”), Cody Gion claims that Donald Trump is taking a “hear no evil, see no evil” stance regarding the altercations that have transpired at some of his rallies. While any violence at campaign events should be condemned, Gion misses the broader picture. Similar to other candidates and media pundits, Gion believes that Trump should tone down his rhetoric and surrender to the paralysis of political correctness. However, instead of expressing a knee-jerk reaction to anything related to Trump, folks ought to investigate the truth behind raucous campaign gatherings. Indeed, modern campaigns are tame compared to the rowdy assemblies of bygone eras. If you observe Trump over the past year, he rarely goes negative unless he is attacked by his GOP competitors or by the Democrats. Indeed, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on attack ads aimed at taking Trump down.

Yet the Teflon candidate is still standing and earning many victories in the primaries. The blue collar billionaire is fair and respectful to those who share these same virtues. However, when left-wing operatives associated with the Democrats infiltrate his rallies and attempt to take away his Constitutional rights, he must respond. Like the rest of us, Trump is no saint, so he has to beef up security to protect his audiences and the public at large. Notice that Trump supporters don’t go and try to disrupt the campaign events of their opponents. Trump critics ought to apply the same standard to the Democrats, because their venomous class warfare attacks against conservatives are usually false. Liberals often lecture us about diversity and inclusion, yet resort to hate speech if you disagree with some of their ideas. Intellectual diversity should be part of the overall equation as to how people treat fellow human beings. Unlike the liberal and conservative establishments, Trump has

Religious Directory

clearly interpreted the mood of the electorate during this cycle. He speaks in a language most folks can understand and celebrates the American dream. While he is a flawed candidate like all others, he wants to facilitate opportunity for all Americans so that fewer people resort to dependency on the welfare state. If political observers feel that Trump lacks character or is unelectable, then why doesn’t the media reduce its coverage of him? Keeping him in the limelight will help to ensure his success, because winning begets more triumphs. Moreover, it might not hurt to have experts in a variety of professions try to fix the broken mess in Washington. There are far too many lawyers managing the federal government, and their incompetence is glaring. Perhaps business and financial outsiders could help to balance the budget, reduce the debt, reform entitlements, restore efficiency and bolster national security within the rule of law.

For more information please contact Religious Director: Ayesha Doshi adoshi@dailytitan.com

Your Ad Could Go Here!

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/OPINION

CLASSIFIEDS

MARCH 17, 2016 PAGE 7

SUDOKU

YOUR AD HERE

PROVIDED BY dailysudoku.com

CALL US: 657.278.4411

Quotes for the Day “Luck is believing you’re lucky.” - Tennessee Williams “Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly being consumed by sheep.” - Dave Berry

Holy Family Services Pregnant? Free counseling and services. We come to you unless you prefer to come to our Fullerton Office.

WORD SEARCH

PROVIDED BY thewordsearch.com

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Holy Family Services, adopting, and foster care. 1 - 800 - 464 - 2367 www.holyfamilyservices.com FB & Twitter @HFSCommunity

CATHEDRAL, FESTIVAL, GREEN, RAINBOW, SHAMROCK, SAINT, LEPRECHAUN, WHISKEY, IRELAND, CELTIC, MUSIC, SNAKES, GOLD, HARP, MARCH, LUCKY, DUBLIN, PARADE

HOROSCOPE

PROVIDED BY tarot.com

ARIES

(Mar. 21 - Apr. 19)

It may feel as if you don’t have the time to do those things that could bring you the most spiritual and emotional growth. Thankfully, exploring the outer galaxies and the inner reaches of your imagination can be done in your sleep.

LEO

(Jul. 23 - Aug. 22)

You can make a lot of progress now by taking stock of your resources and managing them to the best of your ability. The good news is you stand to gain both financially and emotionally if you don’t push too hard to be on top.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)

This could be the time of your life if you were simply in it for the payoff. However, you know it’s not only about fame and fortune because your soul craves meaning and passion. Don’t postpone your soul’s journey; embrace the future and take a small step in your new direction.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20 - May 20)

Your creativity is longing to run wild and free today. Thankfully, the roadblocks that were standing between you and your satisfaction are finally falling to the wayside. The world is your oyster; adventure is calling and it’s up to you to answer.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23 - Sep. 22)

Your expectations are lofty, even if reality has been testing your resolve on every level lately. Make your intentions as clear as possible and hope for the best.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)

You might not be out of the woods yet, but jolly old Jupiter is flying around you like a hummingbird returning to the feeder. Sure, there still may be some tricky situations to handle, but they need not define your life. Don’t sit and wait for something magical to happen; moving toward your ideal future plays a large role in creating it.

GEMINI

(May 21 - Jul. 20)

Your inner confidence is on the rise today, especially with your family and friends acting as a source of genuine encouragement. Channel the support you receive to boost your resolve even higher.

LIBRA

(Sep. 23 - Oct. 22)

Invisible helpers seem to be watching your back today. You may assume that it’s just good luck, but you could actually have spirit guides or guardian angels who are looking out for your best interests. No matter what you believe, trust your instincts and never apologize for honoring your intuition.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)

It might seem as if something precious is being taken from you now, but believe it or not, things will still likely work out for the best. Your hard work now will pay for the future. Don’t waste energy worrying about what isn’t working today.

CANCER

(Jun. 21 - Jul. 22)

You’re certain your conclusions are correct and you’re all set to tell the world your viewpoint exactly as you see it. Although you’re willing to shout your message from the mountaintop today, you’re unsure if you are up for the climb.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)

You can feel your idealism slowly making its return today. Even if you’ve been through a crisis of confidence, there is good reason to be more optimistic in your outlook now. You can feel your idealism slowly making its return today. Even if you’ve been through a crisis of confidence, there is good reason to be more optimistic in your outlook now.

PISCES

(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

It’s time to rush to the rescue where your friends are concerned. Hvelp is also on the way to you, even if you don’t think you need it. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

SPORTS

PAGE 8 MARCH 17, 2016 THURSDAY

CSUF gears up for Easton Tournament

Softball to compete in its final tournament of the 2016 season ANDREW SALMI Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton softball team hopes to continue its impressive play in this weekend’s Easton Tournament at Anderson Family Field. The Titans (20-8) will look to improve on their seven-game winning streak following their back-to-back shutouts over Ivy League squads Yale and Princeton. Fullerton pitchers Christina Washington and Cerissa Rivera each picked up a win on Tuesday, going a combined total of nine innings pitched with no runs allowed. As a team, Fullerton enters the tournament with a .304 batting average and an onbase percentage of .383. The pitching rotation has been solid thus far, recording a total of 140 strikeouts while owning an ERA of 2.65. In terms of driving in runs, junior catcher Alexis Gonzalez and senior outfielder Sarah Moore have been the Titans’ best options, notching RBI totals of 17 and 16, respectively. The Easton Tournament

will feature highly competitive games against nationally ranked opponents, No. 6 Alabama (22-4) and No. 13 Oklahoma (17-5). The Titans will also play Arkansas (1113) and New Mexico (13-8). Vs. Alabama To kick off the four-day tournament, CSUF will face the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday night. Unlike the Titans, Alabama is coming off a tough 2-1 road series loss to the No. 4 Louisiana State University Tigers this past weekend. Alabama sophomore infielder Peyton Grantham leads the Crimson Tide in home runs and RBIs with five and 30, respectively. Senior outfielder Haylie McCleney is also contributing offensively, posting a formidable .472 BA. On the pitching side, junior Sydney Littlejohn continues to dominate this season as she currently boasts a 9-2 record with a 1.71 ERA. Vs. Oklahoma On Friday night, Titans take on a hot University of Oklahoma Sooners team. Riding a season-high ninegame winning streak, the Sooners have yet to drop a game in the month of March. In their latest outing, the

PATRICK DO / DAILY TITAN STOCK PHOTO

The Cal State Fullerton softball team will host the Easton Tournament this weekend. The Titans will play four games against the universities of Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico.

Sooners thrashed the University of Maryland in a twogame series, taking both contests by a combined score of 22-2 over the Terrapins. Over the course of their winning streak, Oklahoma has overwhelmed its opponents 72-15 in total runs scored. Vs. Arkansas The Titans will square off

Saturday night against the Arkansas Razorbacks, who were swept over the weekend by the No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers in a three-game series in Knoxville. Freshman infielder Ashley Diaz leads the Razorbacks starters in a handful of offensive categories. Along with recording 31 hits and 29 RBIs this season, Diaz has

also homered a total of nine times. Vs. New Mexico Finally, the Titans will conclude the tournament Sunday when they look to knock off the New Mexico Lobos. In the batter’s box for the Lobos, senior outfielder Mariah Rimmer leads the team with 31 hits and is batting .431 in the

2016 season. The Lobos are fresh off a successful road series in which they swept the UTEP Miners in a doubleheader with 8-2 in the first game and a comeback 7-6 victory in game two. The first game of the tournament against Alabama will be Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Anderson Family Field.

Tennis: Wyoming no match for Fullerton CONTINUED FROM

CSUF sophomore Danielle Pham continued to excel in the No. 6 spot. Pham took over quickly in the first, and ran out to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Miranda Talbert.

Pham’s win extended her winning streak to six games, her personal best at CSUF. Portalatin also got in on the action, winning her match against Dorottya Jonas 6-3, 6-4. She improved to 3-0 playing at the No. 3

spot and extended her winning streak to 3 matches. With the Titans firmly in control and having clinched the victory, Masako Makiba was handed Fullerton’s lone loss of the day, falling 3-6, 3-6 to Elisa Koonik.

No. 2 seed Sarah Nuno capped off another impressive day for the Titans, defeating Nastya Tokareva in a thrilling 7-6, 7-5 match. The Titans have improved their record to 13-2 while Wyoming dropped to 7-8.

With a couple of days off, the Titans will look forward to the visiting University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-2). “We just want to take the next couple days to reset and refocus.” said head coach Dianne Matias. “With

Nebraska, I think it’s going to be a fun match. They’re a good team and our job is just to come out ready.” Looking forward, CSUF will host the Nebraska on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Titan Tennis Courts.

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/SPORTS