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Student duo invited to national tournament JASON ROCHLIN Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton seniors Berenice Delgado and Gabriela Gonzalez will be competing in the National Debate Tournament (NDT) at Binghamton University in New York from April 1 to 6.

This will be the 38th time CSUF has sent a team to the NDT and the second time in two years that Delgado and Gonzalez are competing. The invitation-only tournament is being held by the American Forensic Association.

“In a collegiate debate, the top 78 teams across the country are represented at this tournament,” said CSUF Director of Debate LaToya Green.

“They basically compete against each other to determine who will be the national debate champions for the entire season.”

The subject of debate at the NDT will be the same as every other debate that teams across the country have been using for the whole debate season.

“The entire college debate community is arguing about the U.S. significantly reducing the military presence that we have in one of three places: The Greater Horn of Africa, the Persian Gulf or in Northeast Asia,” Green said.

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Black students make up just over 2 percent of the Cal State Fullerton student body and face some of the lowest graduation rates. CSUF has taken steps to improve on these numbers through initiatives focusing on students’ identities.

CSUF aims to lessen inequality in graduation rates IMAN LATHAN Daily Titan Along with Native Americans, black students are toward the bottom of the graduation barrel at Cal State Fullerton.

CSUF touts itself as one of

the most diverse campuses in the U.S., composed of thousands of students of color. But despite the diversity, blacks are overwhelmingly underrepresented, and this fact is evident at commencement ceremonies year after year, with only a small portion of black students in attendance.

This spring 2016 semester, black students make up less than 2.2 percent of the university’s population — 834 out of a total of 38,414 students, according to the CSUF Office

of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies.

Comparatively, Hispanics, who are also considered an underrepresented group, made up roughly 37 percent of the CSUF population in the spring 2016 semester, with over 14,000 students enrolled.

Hispanics also see a six-year graduation rate nearly 12 percentage points higher than their black counterparts.

The graduation rate for black students at CSUF is 16 percentage points lower than

that of the average student.

The six-year graduation rate for black students who enrolled at CSUF in fall 2009 was 45.9 percent, compared to the 61.9 percent rate for the entire student body, According to CSUF institutional research.

White students graduated at 66.4 percent, Hispanics at 57.6 percent and Asians and Pacific Islanders at 67.4 percent.

Nationwide, the percentage of white students who

graduate after six years is consistently 20 percentage points higher than their black colleagues. Other ethnic minority groups also tend to graduate at a higher rate than the black student body.

CSUF acknowledges this achievement gap, classifying three ethnic groups as “underrepresented:” non-Hispanic African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans.

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Women’s roles in horror films explored Women in horror films reflect societal anxieties KATIE JOLGREN Daily Titan The WoMen and Adult Reentry Center held a presentation for Women’s History Month titled, “Living Dead Girls: The Changing Roles of Women in the Horror Genre.”

The event went over the evolving role of women in horror films and how depictions of women in the genre reflect changes in societal attitudes toward women.

This event was hosted by the Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Sonja Sanders.

“It’s nice to put in perspective, to be able to view the anxieties of different eras to see and connect the puzzle pieces,” Sanders said.

Sanders said the horror genre began with a Gothic period and evolved to include films about the supernatural, monsters, slashers, exploitation and psychological horror.

She outlined various horror subgenres and the variations on themes of death and dying.

Despite multiple subgenres, horror stories always revolve around death, Sanders said.

Sanders described how the rise of women’s voting, education and alternative lifestyles in the early 1900s threatened societal norms and led to anxiety in a male-dominated culture.

“We’re responding to a cultural movement, but it’s the anxiety of a cultural movement,” Sanders said.

Women in early horror films were shown lording over and taking power away from men, until the culture shifted in the 1930s, Sanders said.

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Sonja Sanders, assistant to the associate vice president of student affairs, gave a presentation on the history of women in horror films at the “Living Dead Girls: The Changing Roles of Women in the Horror Genre” event Tuesday.

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Rather than taking a typical affirmative or negative approach to the topic, Delgado and Gonzalez have implemented an alternative argument discussing how the violence of colonial America allowed the country to become a world military presence in the first place.

“We’re able to expand our literature base to other places, and we’re not limited to militarism in America but also how it functions in other places,” Gonzalez said. “The topic is pretty cool, and I think it’s interesting how different approaches can be taken

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within the debate.”

There are three ways to be invited to the NDT, Green said. The top 13 teams in the country are reserved a “first-round bid,” then the rest of the teams compete in a district debate for one of seven districts across the United States to be invited. Teams then can receive a “second-round bid” if they didn’t win in their district, and fill out an application to have judges review their entire debate season.

Thanks to their presence this season in competitions all across the country, including those at USC, the University of Missouri, Harvard University and the

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The Cal State Fullerton Debate Team meets at least once a week to engage in practice debates while coaches critique debaters arguments in preparation for upcoming tournaments.

University of Texas in Austin, Delgado and Gonzalez received a second-round bid.

“We did try to do well at districts and it didn’t work out so well because a lot of teams are trying to qualify and there just weren’t enough bids,” Delgado said. “We kind of just assumed we were going to try and qualify for the NDT — especially since it’s my partner’s last year.”

While Delgado has only

been debating for the last three years, Gonzalez has been competing in debates since high school. As a fifth year senior, this is her last opportunity to compete for Cal State Fullerton.

“It’s pretty intense and it’s a very good educational opportunity. You learn so much, it’s ridiculous,” Gonzalez said. “I wish I could have been competing at these national tournaments since my freshman year, but unfortunately I only got

to go once. Thankfully now I get to go twice.”

While Gonzalez can’t compete in anymore debates after NDT, Delgado will also be competing in the Cross Examinations Debate Association Championships with other members of the debate team while in New York.

Gonzalez and Delgado will be accompanied by their three coaches and Erika Thomas, director of the forensics department.

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Historically, African-American students in California have struggled for representation and opportunity in education. In 1852, two years after attaining statehood, California banned black students from attending California public schools as part of its fugitive slave law.

In 1872, the California Supreme Court upheld a “separate but equal” act in support of a public school’s denial of admittance of an African- American student in Ward v. Flood.

CSUF President Mildred García, together with the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jose L. Cruz, are co-chairing OASIS, Optimizing Academic Success and Institutional Strategy, a research network that aims to improve graduation rates among black and Hispanic students and reduce the national gap. The OASIS network consists of 11 institutions across the country known to historically serve minority students.

The university looks to “reduce the achievement gap between underrepresented and non-underrepresented students from 12 percent to 6 percent or less,” according to CSUF’s Graduation Initiative website.

CSUF has a “moral imperative” to increase graduation rates among underrepresented students, García said in a CSUF News post. “Rather than addressing this responsibility in isolation, we, along with our OASIS partners, believe we can harness the power of our collective knowledge to better provide equitable access to higher education for our diverse students.”

Garcia did not respond to requests for interview for this story.

Feelings of detachment have also swelled in the psyche of some African-American students.

Third year communications and advertising student Yaaasantewaa Faraji said that it seems like the educational system, from the kindergarten to the university level, perpetuates the belief that black students are programmed not to succeed academically.

“How can we find a way to find resources when we’ve been told all our life that there are none?” Faraji asked. “I don’t see a place that is accepting me, I don’t feel welcome here.”

Torrell Foree, a higher education graduate student, agreed.

“We need things differently than other students do,” Foree said. “We need to see people who look like us, not just as students but faculty and staff as well.”

Foree questioned the lack of black professors on campus — outside of the the Department of African American Studies — who black students can speak to about issues that affect them due to their racial identity.

Jullian Perkins, a fourth year sociology student, said she feels a disconnect despite active involvement with a number of organizations and groups on campus.

“I feel so detached from this community, from this school,” Perkins said.

African-American studies professor Tyler Parry, Ph.D., said that black students at CSUF often tell him that they have to find their own way on campus.

“It seems like there was a hunger amongst black students to have that support system,” Parry said. “It’s just that it wasn’t visible.”

Joy Hoffman, Ed.D., director of Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers, said that the term “achievement gap” assumes that students are at fault for the disparity in the numbers.

Hoffman uses the term “opportunity gap” instead.

She said it puts the responsibility on the education system, from the educator

to the institution, to provide appropriate opportunities.

The purpose of the Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers is to promote resources with identity consciousness in mind, as well as to help students become more comfortable with their identities and to better navigate through their college careers, Hoffman said.

Parry said that African-Americans are different and have a unique experience as minorities because their numbers haven’t grown.

Identity-conscious resources specific to particular ethnic groups need to be put in place in order to close the opportunity gap, Hoffman said.

Hoffman said feelings of not being welcome at CSUF are all too common, with some black students struggling with pinpointing why they feel that way.

The university has been working toward improving the six-year rate for black students.

The university administration, as well as the AARC, which is under the Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers, are taking steps to resolve the issue.

Efforts from resource centers such as the AARC aim to reduce students’ feelings of not belonging.

The AARC, which opened in 2005, provides a space on campus for African-Americans to call home. It aims to empower and strategize with the black student body at CSUF, Parry said.

“Since I have been here, the AARC and other centers have come a long way,” said Gwen Alexis, African-American studies professor and faculty liaison for the AARC. “The university is also reaching out to attract more African-American students.”

“We are on a path toward upward mobility,” Parry said. “It’s just that things take time.”

DTBRIEFS Brussels attacked

by ISIS The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the deaths of at least 30 civilians in an airport explosion in Brussels, Belgium, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Tuesday morning, two suicide bombers attacked Brussels Airport, killing at least 10.

Another explosion occurred at a central metro station, killing at least 20. At least another 86 were injured in the attacks. A third device that failed to detonate was later found at the airport.

The Islamic State group attributed the attack to a “security group from the soldiers of the caliphate.” The attack comes four days after the capture of Salah Abdeslam, one of the terrorists involved in the Paris bombings.

The Belgian government has announced a three-day mourning period.

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Hospitals hacked for ransom Two more hospital hacks have struck Southern California, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Chino Valley Medical Center in Chino and Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville had their computer systems infiltrated Tuesday.

The hackers used ransomware to lock the institutions out of their systems and demanded payment.

Neither Chino nor Victorville patients or employee data was compromised.

A similar attack occurred months earlier at a Hollywood hospital, where $17,000 was paid in ransom.

The FBI has taken over each case and the investigations are still ongoing.

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DOJ may be able to hack phone The U.S. Department of Justice said it has found an “outside party” that might be able to crack the security code for the iPhone of one of the terrorists from the San Bernardino attacks, according to the Orange County Register.

Tests will be needed to make sure the data on the phone will be unharmed, but if this alternate process were feasible, it could end the court battle attempting to force Apple to cooperate.

The iPhone is suspected to have vital information about Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik.

Apple’s attorneys said they were not aware the FBI was looking for someone to crack the device.

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Jordan Morales, facilitator for the Cal State Fullerton WoMen’s Center’s Para Mujeres discussion group, showed her audience how mainstream media and advertising plays with women’s insecurities by distorting models’ bodies with photo manipulation.

CSUF women talk body image

Discussion group examines positivity and self-esteem CINTHIA PASILLAS Daily Titan

Students talked about body positivity and self-love Tuesday evening at Para Mujeres, a weekly Latina-focused discussion group hosted by the Cal State Fullerton WoMen’s Center.

The session of Para Mujeres — Spanish for “for women” — allowed women to speak freely about their body image experiences with the goal of teaching others that all bodies are good bodies.

Jordan Morales, Para Mujeres facilitator, showed a short video to the audience explaining the body-positive movement. People in the video were asked to define a “plus-size body” and a “normal body.”

Members of the audience were then asked to name celebrities they considered as having the perfect, ideal body. Some names that came up were Eva Mendes, Salma Hayek and Selena Quintanilla.

Morales shared her difficulties finding clothes that fit at popular department stores.

Seminar attendee Alexa Hayes, criminal justice major,

shared the same experience.

The biggest issue is finding jeans and shirts that fit, Hayes said.

“The important thing is that when you look at body positivity, it’s finding a way to love everything about you and loving everything about other people,” Morales said.

Shaqreua George, sociology major, said it is hard for her to maintain a positive body image, but that those who do not feel confident shouldn’t feel at fault.

Passive messages from the mainstream media affect self-image, such as the way Disney princesses are portrayed. They are petite, white, thin, blonde and have blue eyes, she said.

“You grow up being told all the time that ‘This is what’s pretty,’” George said.

Students shared that even though they felt happy with their body, they still tried to change it to please others.

“At the end of the day, I’m not even losing weight for myself. I’m literally doing it for other people.” George said. “I’m happy with myself.

I like the way I look.”

In order to really love yourself, it is important to realize if you are changing for yourself or if you changing for others, Morales said.

Hayes shared her experience of having curly hair, saying that she felt ashamed of it because of the criticism she received from other

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Shaqreua George (left) and Jordan Morales (right) talked about the difficulties of maintaining a positive body image and how they should not let other people’s opinions affect their own self-image.

people.

“I would always judge myself based on what other people thought, even though I actually like my hair,” she said.

Morales provided attendees tips on how to learn how to love the skin then live in. She suggested that they

compliment themselves, wear something that makes them feel sexy and confident, not play down compliments and spread self-love by complimenting others.

Morales also advised members of the group to acknowledge the goals they accomplished no matter how

small, stop comparing themselves to magazine ads and find activities that make them feel good.

Members of the audience then shared positive activities, such as hanging out with friends, listening to music and dancing.

“If enough of us, as people,

are able to remain positive on a day-to-day basis, the positivity will spread,” Morales said. “Happiness is super contagious.”

Para Mujeres meets Tuesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Wakeman Seminar Room in University Hall room 205.

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Professor lives out childhood dream Anthony Sparks lands dream job working alongside Oprah Winfery FRANCHESCA AWWAD For the Daily Titan Anthony Sparks, Ph.D., lives a double life. By day, he’s a producer and writer for “Queen Sugar,” a new TV series on Oprah Winfrey’s network OWN, and by night, he’s a professor at Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Cinema and Television Arts.

As a young boy from the neighborhood of Morgan Park in Chicago’s South Side, Sparks created his own success despite hardships of growing up with a single mother.

He was heavily involved in theater during high school. Sparks won many awards for his acting and writing, predominantly in theater.

As fate had it, Oprah’s company Harpo Films was also based in Chicago.

“When I was in middle school and high school I would often ride the public bus past her studios,” Sparks said.

Sparks’ talent was highlighted by the many scholarships awarded to him in high school before graduating and heading to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California. As an undergraduate at USC, he studied theater but found himself hanging around the film school, he said.

While conversing with his peers, he began to consider television screenwriting as a potential profession.

After receiving his B.A. and M.F.A., Sparks took his talents to New York where he was given the opportunity to perform in the Broadway production “STOMP” for five years. While starring in “STOMP,” Sparks began to take writing more seriously. He performed in seven to eight shows a week while writing his own plays during the day.

A huge turning point in Sparks’ career was when he caught the attention of an NBC executive Lou Viola, who saw Sparks’ solo play “Ghetto Punch”

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Anthony Sparks, Ph.D., was hired in fall 2015 as an associate professor and joined the CSUF Department of Cinema and Television Arts faculty. Sparks was recently given the opportunity of a lifetime to work alongside Oprah Winfery and film director Ava DuVernay as a producer and writer for “Queen Sugar,” new TV series on the OWN network.

and told Sparks, “You have something.”

“I am a big believer in walking through the door that’s open even though it might not be the exact door I had in mind when I started. As an African-American man, it’s generally a very closed door,” Sparks said.

Coincidentally, Sparks took a trip to the local library at the time to check out every book it had on television writing. Sparks said that the NBC executive’s interest in his work was the affirmation that he needed to continue down this path. He decided to teach himself how to write for television and left playwriting behind.

Sparks started developing speculative screenplays that eventually led him back to Los Angeles. Sparks earned his first writing job in 2003 for the CBS drama, “The District.” His career in

television quickly took off afterward.

After working on “The District,” he wrote and contributed to television hits such as “Lincoln Heights,” “Undercovers” and “The Blacklist.”

Sparks is currently working on a new project, “Queen Sugar,” which is set to air on the OWN network in October 2016.

“Queen Sugar” is a series based loosely on Natalie Baszile’s novel about a successful young woman living in Los Angeles whose life falls apart after the death of her father. She inherits her family’s sugar farm and must move back to Louisiana, where she grew up. She then embarks on a journey of “rediscovering her roots with reconnections,” Sparks said.

Sparks was chosen to work with film director Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey through an introduction by his agent.

“It was a pleasant surprise when I got a call last fall that they were interested in having me as writer/producer on the show,” Sparks said.

Sparks has come a long way from his roots in the South Side of Chicago and understands that he is very fortunate and blessed, he said.

“What’s really special is being able to work with someone who is breaking down barriers…to be a part of a project with these two powerful creative minds is my own little dream come true,” Sparks said.

Growing up in Chicago wasn’t necessarily easy.

Sparks grew up in a working class family home with a single mother. Instead of letting that hold him back, Sparks’ passion comes from contributing to works that have a message challenging viewers to think critically.

“I am a person who

honors my beginning on the South Side of Chicago by trying to be a part of projects that have something to say,” he said.

Irene Matz, Ph.D., associate dean of CSUF’s communications department, who hired Sparks, said, “I am proud that he was hired under my leadership; I’m grateful that he said ‘yes.’”

Sparks’ advice to his students who want to be screenwriters is to write until the outcome of the work is exactly what was imagined.

He said that the most important thing is to stay educated and learn as much as possible.

“The biggest thing: be as educated as you can, take writing seriously and build up muscles of discipline and structure,” said Sparks.

Communication Department Chair Garrett Hart, a key player in Sparks’

recent hiring at CSUF, stressed how he appreciates the fact that Sparks still actively works in the field in which he teaches.

Sparks plans to keep learning through his work in the television writing and producing while changing the lives of the students he teaches and guiding them through his own real life experiences.

“To continue to learn and bring it back to the classroom, that’s the goal,” Sparks said.

Thus far, Sparks has been beyond successful in all his achievements, perfecting his skills as a writer, a producer, an actor and a professor. He not only teaches and shapes the young minds of his students, but also delivers a message to those who watch the shows he’s written and produced.

“I believe in entertaining people while educating people,” Sparks said.

Author inspires by sharing personal hardships Children’s illustrator gives advice to future creative visionaries GUSTAVO OLGUIN For the Daily Titan With Activision, Disney,and Google in his rearview mirror, childern’s author, Dan Santat, turned to an imaginary friend to help him become one of most prestigious children’s story authors.

Santat won the Caldecott Medal in 2015, for “The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend,” the most distinguished award for American picture books for children. He is also the creator of the Disney Channel animated series “The Replacements.”

Tuesday afternoon Santat led a presentation hosted in the Pollak Library. He dedicated most of the event to talk about the amount of work it took to become a successful author, which began with the pressure that he felt from his parents to be a doctor.

Valerie Dacpano, animation major at CSUF, said she could relate with the pressure she receives from her family.

“I’m going into art. I want

to do what I love,” she said. “(Santat) was saying to follow your dreams, and it’s never too late to change.”

Joy Sage, head of reference at Pollak Library, helped put the event together and said he liked that Santat shared his story with students.

“I think it’s very important to show that hard work equals success and that you can always change your mind,” Sage said.

After finishing school for art, Santat found himself working almost 18 hours a day working, living from paycheck to paycheck.

The only time that he had to work on his own art was from about midnight to 3 a.m., he said.

This was news to Dacpano.

“He brought this into my own lenses, the hard work that you have to put in,” Dacpano said. “In my mind, I was just thinking that I want to have a family one day, and I want to do this, but it’s good to know in order to pursue what you want to do.”

Santat said he began to see his artistic abilities take shape because he had those jobs that paid the bills.

“For a freelancer to succeed, it actually helps to have money, so it’s one less thing to worry about,” Santat said. “If you are a starving

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Children’s book author and illustrator, Dan Santat led a talk in the Pollak Library on Tuesday afternoon, following a signing of his book, “The Advertures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend.”

student, all the work that you do you are going to sit there and say, ‘Can I sell this? Can I make money?’ By that, you are already compromising your taste.”

Annie Dills, illustration major at CSUF, said

she found it interesting that Santat was able to use his personal experiences for inspiration.

“It definitely gave me motivation, and it helped me realize that drawing upon other people’s influences is good,

but it’s best to have your own style,” Dills said.

Santat said not everyone gets the “big checks” or wins a trophy, but keeping an optimistic mindset is key to making it in the end.

“Even if it doesn’t work out, just know that you are doing art because you love it and not doing it for the money,” he said. “You don’t have to put on a suit and tie and do taxes … What you are doing is fun.”

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When the United States entered the Great Depression, women were reinstated as housewives and damsels in distress because employed women were resented for stealing men’s work and were no longer offered powerful roles in film, she said.

“All of a sudden, we’ve got these sad women that fall into the arms of scary guys, and they give the hero someone to love,” Sanders said.

The rise of contraceptive use in the 1960s greatly affected depictions of women in film as they began to question their identities and societal roles, Sanders said.

“If you can control reproduction, you can forward yourself in society,” Sanders said, “because for once, you’re not having to stop your life to have a baby.”

Sanders pointed out that the rise in contraceptive use led to the release of films featuring frightening children and childbirth, such as the 1976 thriller, “The Omen.”

Sanders discussed the increase in violence toward women in horror films as they gained greater autonomy.

“The more power you’re seeing women have in society, the less power they have as far as the violence that’s happening towards them on screen,” Sanders said.

Sanders said the first time audiences saw a woman on screen that seemed to be in control of her life is the 1960 thriller, “Psycho,” yet this woman was considered “bad” because she had stolen money and was not chaste.

During the conservative 1980s, society pushed back on the growth of women in

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The WoMen and Adult Reentry Center held the last presentation of Women’s History Month on Tuesday, talking about the evolution of women in horror films. Today’s horror industry stars strong female characters, said Sonja Sanders, assistant to the associate vice president for student affairs.

horror films by punishing women who were not ascribing to society’s norms, according to Sanders.

“The final girl is usually the chaste virgin that is the one that followed the rules,” Sanders said.

The new generation of writers, producers and directors live in a time where women’s individuality is encouraged, and in turn they create better roles for women in horror. Today’s horror industry stars

stronger female characters who are in control of their own lives and serve to be more than distressed damsels, Sanders said. “(The directors and producers) looked at their mothers as being their

hero, so now you have a male population of directors and producers that are creating strong women (characters),” Sanders said.

“We’re finally growing and getting our voice, and

we’re not just objects,” said Martha Del Bosque, psychology major at CSUF. The WoMen’s Center will conclude Women’s History Month with its 8th Annual Women’s Conference on March 26.

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Why liberals should vote for Trump GOP leading candidate is more appealing than he lets on MICAH AUGIMERI-LEE Daily Titan

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Twitter can be a great place to share and explore new ideas; however, the social media platform has, at times, proven to be a toxic and demeaning environment.

People take Twitter way too seriously Users of the popular micro-blog promote foul culture GINO RICCARDI Daily Titan Hypersensitivity breeds antipathy, not just because it’s annoying, but because it can literally destroy lives.

People might remember the story of Justine Sacco, the woman whose life was upended when she tweeted a joke to a friend prior to boarding an 11-hour flight to South Africa. The tweet went viral and she was fired from her job before her flight touched down.

“I had a great career, and I loved my job, and it was taken away from me,” Sacco said.

There’s no arguing the tweet, “Going to Africa.

Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” was in terrible taste. Unfortunately, terrible taste is an ingredient for good jokes, and the politically correct police have

a scanner for good jokes on Twitter.

Sacco’s story is not anomalous and there have been plenty of lives crumbling in ruins as a result of tweets made in bad taste.

More recently, J.J. Downum, an ex-athletic director at Florida Southern College, was dismissed from his position after bragging on Twitter that he had heckled professional golfer Ian Poulter.

Poulter’s followers justly fired back with a storm of angry tweets that resulted in Downum’s ultimate termination.

But not all of Twitter’s wounds are self-inflicted.

In 2013, Adria Richards snapped a photograph of a man who was sitting behind her at a tech conference in Santa Clarita after he had whispered a joke to a friend about computer “dongles.”

Richards shared the photograph with the caption, “Not cool. Jokes about … ‘big’ dongles right behind me,” to her 9,209 followers. The man, who chose

to remain anonymous, was fired the next day.

“I’m not one to shed tears. But when I got in the car with my wife I just …

I’ve got three kids. Getting fired was terrifying,” the man said.

Feedback from Twitter is highly overvalued. The comments that are posted on the Twittersphere are nothing more than passing thoughts aired by the same types of people who live vicariously through reality TV stars.

But more importantly, the disproportionate rage that gets pointed at these inconsequential microaggressions only serves to stifle any sense of personal expression, stirring up antipathy for important causes like feminism or social justice.

There is other more important oppression that needs to be addressed in the world, and too often than not, it gets lost in the crowd of angry Twitter followers who have nothing better to do.

Is your digital device distracting you from your real life?

People have called GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump a racist, a bigot, a fool, a liar and so much more. A man seemingly driven by his ego, his choice of words, campaign message and electability is undeniably questionable.

But there are more reasons to support the billionaire than liberals think.

I cannot begin to defend some of the things Trump says. Sometimes I wish I could call him on his solid gold phone and ask him, “What were you thinking? Really?” But we must dispel the instinctual urge to disregard him at first glance and really understand what he is doing; fooling the Republican Party.

Funding Trump is not funded by special interests groups and is largely self-funded. This reason alone should appeal to the masses that are raising their fists in the air for change within the political establishment. A man who has no strings to be pulled is a man who caters to no interests except those that are best for the country. If you truly believe that the candidate has the interests of the country in mind, then he would be the most suitable to serve it.

Who’s going to be pulling Hillary Clinton’s strings?

Soros Fund Management has donated just over $7 million to her 2016 campaign. Euclidean Capital donated just over $3.5 million; Pritzker Group just under $800,000. The numbers are damning.

The marionette strings run

thick and strong with this one.

Let’s take Trump’s main Republican opponent, Ted Cruz. His biggest campaign contributors, the Wilks Brothers, have donated just over $15 million to his campaign, followed

by Renaissance Technologies with an $11 million donation.

Bernie Sanders is the left wing Trump in that his campaign donations don’t add up to anything that is worthy of puppeteering the candidate. His biggest contribution is just over $132,000 from Alphabet, Inc., followed by just under $47,000 from the University of California system.

The biggest single donation Trump’s campaign has received is $50,000, which is chump change to the elite real estate kingpin. The donation might as well have been a gift from a friend, because it’s hardly a sum that’s going to sway Trump in any direction.

These numbers alone should be enough to point you in the direction of who has the interest of the betterment of the country.

Closet liberal For years, Trump has adhered to and defended liberal principles. Jeb Bush released a television ad campaign titled, “The Real Donald Trump,” which showed clip after clip of Trump advocating for liberal principles.

Donald Trump is “prochoice in every respect,” according to the ad. He believes that tax on the rich should be raised substantially. In the Feb. 25 Republican debate, Trump

essentially said that under a Trump presidency “there will be no one in America dying because they don’t have enough money.”

He has not shied away from his support for universal healthcare during his 2016 presidential campaign.

“You’d be shocked if I said that in many cases, I probably identify more as a Democrat,” Trump told Wolf Blitzer in 2004. “The economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans.”

The list goes on, from being anti-gun to anti-deportation. We have to study the man’s tactics and understand what it is he is trying to do. Trump may not lay out specific plans on-air, but they are all listed on his website. Read, people.

There was no possible way that he would have gotten the Democratic nomination. He did not stand a chance, and surely running as an independent or any other third party would not get him the nomination.

But this is where things get sticky. He is treading in thick, murky water to get the conservative vote. Unfortunately, he’s appealing to the bigots and the racists. He has made extremely unsavory comments about Mexicans, Muslims, Obama and so on. And while I can’t defend his rhetoric, the man is being smart. He is intentionally appealing to a demographic and it’s sure as hell working.

The Republican establishment knows what he is doing and that is why they are trying to bring him down. This is a good sign, liberals.

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SPORTS Titans tame Fresno State Bulldogs

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Softball remains dominant as it wins fourth straight game ANDREW SALMI Daily Titan In what continues to be a highly impressive month for Cal State Fullerton softball, the Titans swung for the fences en route to a 5-0 shutout win over the Fresno State Bulldog on Tuesday night at Anderson Family Field.

Following a 10-1 blowout loss March 8 at the hands of the Florida State Seminoles, one of the nation’s top teams with a current 23-3 overall record, the Titans have since been on a tear and have won 11 of their last 12 games.

Their lone loss was a 2-1 defeat to No. 6 Alabama in the Easton Tournament last Thursday.

On Tuesday night, the Titans’ pitcher-catcher duo of senior lefty Desiree Ybarra and junior catcher Alexis Gonzalez simply overwhelmed the Fresno State Bulldogs from the get-go.

In the first inning, Fresno State senior righty Jill Compton allowed a leadoff single to sophomore outfielder Samantha Vandiver and a walk to senior third baseman Missy Taukeiaho. This set up Gonzalez for a three-run homer to give the Titans a 3-0 lead.

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CSUF sophomore shortstop Shianne Brannan fields a grounder to complete the out at first base during the Titans’ 5-0 victory over the Fresno State Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Titans continue to impresses as they improve their overall record to 24-9.

Tuesday night and hit her fourth home run of the season, attributed her successful evening at the plate to sticking with the team motto.

“Our motto right now is ‘Getting one pitch and getting your pitch.’ Just being patient at the plate and once you see your pitch, unleash,” Gonzalez said.

Thanks in large part to the Titans’ lack of injuries, Gonzalez and her teammates have consistently managed

to compete at a high level throughout the season.

“We’re just staying composed and playing our game, staying on top of our game and continuing to be healthy.”

Gonzalez said.

Ybarra was unstoppable in the circle for the Titans, as the southpaw cruised to a complete-game shutout over Fresno State. The senior, who improved to 7-4 on the season, handed the Bulldogs a whopping 11 strikeouts and

only gave up four hits in seven innings pitched.

CSUF Head Coach Kelly Ford was very impressed with Ybarra and her players, as Fullerton has outscored its last three opponents by a combined score of 15-1. “(Ybarra) is just getting ahead, we’re getting the leadoff out,” Ford said. “She just stayed in her zone. To watch her on the mound, she just looks like she’s all business.”

CSUF got themselves

into a bind in the top of the fourth inning, but the rally was quickly squashed when Fresno State second baseman Malia Rivers was tagged out at home after a wild pitch.

“That play at the plate was a big momentum shifter.

They got their coach kicked out and they kind of got internal with that, so we capitalized on that,” Gonzalez said.

CSUF gained a couple of insurance runs in the bottom

of the sixth inning thanks to RBI singles from Gonzalez and junior outfielder Delynn Rippy.

After this win, Fullerton now dons a 24-9 overall record while the Bulldogs drop to 18-9-1.

Looking to keep the momentum alive, the Titans will travel to CSU Bakersfield (6-15) to take on the Roadrunners on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Roadrunner Softball Complex.

Fullerton picked apart by Cornhuskers

Women’s tennis humbled in its narrow loss to Nebraska VICTOR GALLEGOS Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team suffered a gut-wrenching 4-3 loss to the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers on Tuesday.

The match started off well, with juniors Alexis Valenzuela and Camille De Leon dispatching the Cornhuskers’ top duo of Lisa Andersson and Maggy Lehmicke 6-3.

However, the Cornhuskers fought back as the No. 3 seeds of Mackenna Maddox-Herr and Katerina Matysova defeated Sarah Nuno and Danielle Pham 6-3.

With only one match left, freshmen Masako Makiba and Karla Portalatin each needed to secure a win to give the Titans the crucial doubles point.

Up 5-2 and serving for the match, Portalatin and Makiba were broken on serve

three straight times, eventually losing 7-5. It was the first of few golden opportunities that the Titans squandered that afternoon.

After the doubles competition, No. 1 seed singles player Alexis Valenzuela was scratched due to an injury. With Valenzuela on the mend, every player shifted up one spot in singles as freshman Caroleen Fararji took over as the No. 6 seed.

Singles play began on the wrong foot as the Titans’ No. 4-6 seeds all lost their respective first sets. Fortunately for the Titans, No. 1 seed Nuno picked up the slack, efficiently defeating Lehmicke by 6-3 and 6-2.

Immediately after Nuno’s match, No. 3 seed De Leon defeated Vasanti Shinde 6-3 and 7-6, giving the Titans a 2-0 edge. CSUF needed to take only two of the four remaining matches to win.

The Cornhuskers answered back with Sydney Harlow defeating Fararji 6-3 and 6-2, and Mackena Maddox-Herr defeating No. 5 seed Pham 7-6 and 6-3, to put them up 3-2 overall.

No. 2 seed Portalatin was able to extend her match against Andersson, winning the second set in a tiebreak by a score of 7-6. Simultaneously, Makiba faced Katerina Matysova, also prolonging her match by winning the second set 6-3.

Portalatin finished off Andersson with a 6-2 third set while Makiba was broken at 4-2 during the tiebreak. Makiba went on to lose the final set 7-6, giving the Huskers a narrow 4-3 victory.

Despite the tough loss, Head Coach Dianne Matias remained optimistic and praised her players’ efforts.

“Today’s match was a great learning experience for us,” Matias said. “We had a freshman (Makiba) who was playing the deciding match. For her to get that is a huge learning experience.”

The Titans will look to get back on track as they face off against the Cal State Northridge Matadors in a Big West Conference matchup Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Titan Tennis Courts.

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Cal State Fullerton’s Masako Makiba battled hard but ultimately fell in three sets during her singles match against her Universiry of Nebraska opponent Tuesday.

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