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“Hands Across Our Campus” links students and staff MONSE RODRIGUEZ Daily Titan About 60 students gathered in Cal State Fullerton’s central quad Wednesday to join hands in an effort to promote unity on campus.

The event was planned in the hopes of recreating, on a small scale, the “Hands Across America” demonstration that happened in 1986, where thousands of people across the United States joined hands to promote unity, peace and community.

Tom Garland, community service chair for the Human Student Services Association, was the director of the CSUF event aptly titled “Hands Across Our Campus.”

“We Titans are all one family,” Garland said. “There’s a lot going on in our world, and we all really need to embrace each other and work on the problems that face all of us, as opposed to the problems existing between us.”

Garland said the event aimed to alleviate the pain felt from recent tragedies around the world, such as the San Bernardino shooting that occurred December 2015, where the CSUF community lost alumna Tin Thanh Nguyen.

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Cal State Fullerton President Mildred García welcomed the campus community to the reception for the university’s Women’s History Month celebrations. The theme of the event focused on challenging respectability politics, the idea that marginalized people have to adapt to social norms to be respected.

Feminist, queer and trans politics honored at event KATE JOLGREN Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton President Mildred García hosted the Reception for Women’s History Month on

Wednesday, which focused on women challenging “the politics of respectability.”

The concept of the politics of respectability refers to the continued efforts of marginalized groups to police their own members and show that their social values are compatible with mainstream social values.

“Respectability politics suggest that only those who … dress appropriately,

those who are educated, those who are heterosexual and monogamous, those who are appropriately religious are the only ones entitled to justice and equal protection under the law,” said Xhercis Mendez, Ph.D., women and gender studies professor.

The theme was meant to honor feminist, queer and trans politics. This opens up a space to engage in

intersectionality that all of the speakers and performers embody in some form, Mendez said.

“We are challenging the politics of respectability in the very essence of women’s history at Cal State Fullerton,” García said.

García invited the campus community to the reception held at the Marriott Hotel, which included an address by keynote speaker

and Rose Espinoza, La Habra city council member.

Espinoza is the founder and director of the nonprofit organization “Rosie’s Garage,” an afterschool tutoring program that focuses on providing a safe place for at-risk and underprivileged children and encouraging children to become productive citizens.

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CSU officers run from Baker to Vegas Two CSUF officers compete in 120mile relay race MEGAN SMITH Daily Titan Twenty CSU police officers from all over California gather in front of a dusty motel off Highway 127, 25 miles north of Baker. Around 9 a.m., the sun starts to shine down on the hundreds of officers preparing to embark on the first leg of an all-day run through the Mojave Desert to Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Challenge Cup Relay/Baker to Vegas Race is a 20-stage, 120-mile trek.

Los Angeles Police Department officers started the race over 20 years ago, hosting 19 teams. Now, the race hosts 280 teams that represent branches of law enforcement from all over the world.

The CSU officers

anxiously wait until 2 p.m. to start their race for their division. Divisions are decided by team speeds, with the faster teams starting later in the day.

Chris Schively, from CSU Long Beach, starts the race for the CSU team. The team van follows closely behind in order to keep him cool and hydrated as 95 degree Fahrenheit heat beats down on him. An alternate runner rides in the van on standby, in case Schively needs relief.

But the alternate runner remains seated 5.4 miles later, as Schively completes his leg of the race.

Not only is this a relay race for law enforcement, but it provides the CSU community a chance to come together and build a brotherhood.

“It is really the only thing that we can really rally around statewide and be one team. Generally we are CSU Fullerton, CSU Channel Islands, CSU Monterey, but here, we are the CSU running team, and that’s

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pretty special,” said Dan Borgstrom, vice president of the Statewide University Police Association (SUPA) and former CSU Channel Islands officer.

At the baton exchange for leg 12, a race official yells out, “Runner 69, you’re 100 yards out,” warning team 69, the CSU team, its runner is approaching. Standing on the edge of Highway 160, readying himself for the handoff, is CSUF Cpl. Detective Paul McClain.

“When I am in the shoot (lane) getting ready, I’m all pumped and jazzed and once I get that baton, I take off,” McClain said.

Each leg is ranked, with one being the hardest and 20 being the easiest. Three miles is the shortest leg and 10.7 miles is the longest leg.

“Duration, climb, incline, distance and elevation.

(Race officials) take that into account,” McClain said.

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Thousands of police officers from all over the world gathered in Baker on Saturday to compete in a 120-mile relay race to Las Vegas, Nevada.

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DTBRIEFS Irvine man dies in car crash

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Twins Tiffany James and Ganessa James, who are known for their creative arrangements and playful harmonies, performed at the reception Wednesday in honor of Women’s History Month.

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An Irvine man died around 1:25 a.m.

Wednesday after his truck drifted off the northbound 133 Freeway and crashed into a guardrail, according to the Orange County Register.

Authorities say the crash caused the Ford F-150 to become airborne before hitting a concrete pillar on the freeway near Irvine Center Drive.

The truck burst into flames with the driver still inside and was fully engulfed within 10 minutes. The driver, identified as 36-year-old Todd Michael Gibson, died at the scene.

Police are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about it to contact the CHP office in Santa Ana at 714-567-6000.

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Cal State Fullerton President Mildred Garcia hosted the reception and spoke about challenging the politics of respectability.

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Espinoza outlined her initial struggles in creating Rosie’s Garage and her journey to becoming a La Habra city councilwoman and mayor.

“Don’t forget to go back,” Espinoza said. “It is important to go back and help your community.”

The reception included a scholarship sponsored by the WoMen’s and Adult Reentry Center.

Destiny Caro, human services and queer studies major at CSUF, was chosen for the award based on a submitted essay discussing his experiences with feminist activism that challenges the politics of respectability.

“The moment I started to challenge the status quo, there were consequences, such as constant questioning, shaming, staring, policing and violence.

My body’s a statement that challenges the politics of respectability. My gender nonconforming presentation makes disruptions.”

Caro wrote in his essay.

“As I continue to live, I continue to challenge the politics of respectability,” Caro said.

The reception also included musical and spoken word performances by students and artists.

Twins Tiffany James and Ganessa James offered an acoustic set as the duo “Onliest,” which focused on playful harmonies and song arrangements with multigenre influences.

“They also express gender diversity through performances that play with gender nonconforming presentations,” Mendez said.

“The expression of gender fluidity and sexuality manifests in their music, as well.”

The event included a spoken word presentation by Resident Advisor of Housing and Residence Life Hannah Elliott, communications major, who performed Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman” as well as an original piece.

The CSUF Women’s Choir concluded the event, singing a variety of songs composed

by women, including an arrangement of the poem “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou.

The women’s floor from Housing and Residence Life created an art exhibit and centerpieces for the event that showcased various themes on women’s history.

García spoke about the need for women to continue to break the glass ceiling and to encourage future generations to follow their dreams without struggle.

“That’s why we’re here, to not only celebrate women’s history and the incredible leaps we’ve made, but also empower each other to continue to push toward the day when the children — the nieces, the daughters, the granddaughters — can reach their dreams without getting that glass in their hair, without the scars and without the struggle,” García said.

CSUF’s Women’s History Month celebrations will conclude with the 8th Annual Women’s Conference held in the TSU Pavilions March 26.

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A secret cross-border tunnel was found

by U.S. authorities in the California desert, according to the Associated Press.

The underground passage, which spans the length of four football fields, runs from a three-bedroom home in a residential area of Calexico, a city 120 miles east of San Diego, to a restaurant in Mexicali, Mexico, according to a media advisory from federal officials.

Drug traffickers allegedly purchased the house in April for $240,000, and the project was completed by December. Prosecutors said the tunnel was first used Feb. 28 to ship over 1,300 pounds of marijuana.

Four arrests have been made in connection to the discovery, including a woman who is reportedly the individual who purchased the home.

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Clinton, Sanders come to CA Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders took their campaigns to California this week.

Sanders arrived in California on Tuesday night and held a rally in San Diego that drew 10,000 supporters, according to the Los Angeles Times. He spoke at a rally Wednesday at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.

The Sacramento Bee reported that Clinton arrived Wednesday to hold two fundraisers in the Bay area. She will be holding a series of fundraisers in Los Angeles Wednesday, along with one at the Avalon Hollywood nightclub, according to The Wrap.

The California primary is June 7, with 475 delegates available.

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Faculty recognized at awards event Seventy professors from eight different colleges honored ANDY ALIMOHAMMADI for the Daily Titan Three faculty members who were involved with the recent discovery of gravitational waves were among the 70 faculty members to receive recognition for their work at Cal State Fullerton with this year’s annual awards ceremony, hosted Wednesday in the Titan Student Union.

The three faculty members, who were also this year’s keynote speakers, included Joshua Smith, Ph.D., associate professor of physics and director of CSUF Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy Center; Jocelyn Read, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics; and Geoffrey Lovelace, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics.

“We were very lucky,” Smith said. “Nature was very gracious to us this year.”

The gravitational waves project not only involved CSUF staff members, but also 40 students. Some of the students working with the gravitational wave center work on simulations to help them visualize what gravitational waves look like.

Smith finished his talk by explaining his contributions to the finding and then handed the microphone to Lovelace, who used a video illustration to help the audience better understand the discovery. The crowd saw what looked like tubes and lines spinning around, forming a black hole.

“These pictures here are showing computer

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Two of the three keynote speakers, Geoffrey Lovelace, Ph.D., (left) and Jocelyn Read, Ph.D., (right), spoke about their involvement in the discovery of the first observed gravitational wave that Einstein predicted 100 years ago.

simulations of the black hole’s horizons,” Lovelace said. “The point of no return as they spiral together.”

After Lovelace presented his piece about their discoveries, Read took over to help share her part in the findings of the gravitational waves.

“We expect a whole population of black holes merging across the universe will

be accessible to us,” Read said. “And we’ll continue to explore the astrophysical implications of that population.”

Read went on to finish the presentation by sharing what they have discovered and offered to answer any questions the audience had.

After the keynote

presentation, awards were presented to the different departments. The ceremony was done in groups of colleges, recognizing 70 people in total.

The event was run by Laura Lohman, director of the Faculty Development Center and professor of music at CSUF. Lohman expressed that

she enjoys recognizing her colleagues for their performance in the college.

“Basically as a faculty member, I have committed myself to this university,” Lohman said. “And I’ve found (a) really nice array of different opportunities that I can pursue in teaching and scholarly work and in terms of service and

leadership.”

Although everyone was not able to attend the event due to scheduling constraints, they were still recognized for their achievements. Lohman said that getting the opportunity to host these events gives her “a chance to recognize my colleagues from many other colleges.”

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“That was very local, so it seemed to have hit home with a lot of us,” he said.

Professor Joe Albert Garcia, a full-time tenured faculty member from the human services department, was among the faculty who joined hands in the event.

Garcia said that different groups on campus experience exclusion, but this event could help promote a sense of community.

Garcia was happy with how the event turned out.

He said that, for just a few minutes, students were able to “at least acknowledge that we all are a part of a community that can work together to solve any issues.”

David Ferreira, a senior

human services major, rushed to the quad upon finishing his exam to be able to join and hold hands.

“I wanted to support my community and support the campus,” Ferreira said.

“Some of us were singing. We were all singing the same song. We were all holding hands and we were all really connected, and that’s what I was really after, so it felt good,” Garland said.

The event featured the songs “Where Is the Love?” by The Black Eyed Peas and “Imagine” by John Lennon.

Garland not only hopes to continue holding this event in years to come, but also plans on tying it with National Peace Day, which takes place Sept. 21.

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Approximately 60 people gathered in the CSUF central quad Wednesday to hold hands in hopes of spreading a message of peace and unity in the midst of divisive societal events.

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Psychologist promotes healing Mental health specialist advocates for students with disabilities BRENT CABATAN Daily Titan Laura Luna, Ph.D. has made it her goal to stand up for the students with disabilities, whether these disabilities are seen or unseen.

A learning disability and mental health specialist at Cal State Fullerton, Luna tries to raise awareness of the difficulties some students face on a daily basis, and provide resources to help them.

Luna works at the Disabilities Support Services (DSS) program on campus, which helps students with physical or psychological disabilities, providing them with accommodations for classes and other resources.

She started in the position in August 2014 and was initially brought on as an emergency hire when the original hiree fell ill and died.

Although Luna was not the primary choice for the position, she has successfully helped students with learning disabilities and other psychological issues that may affect their academic performance.

Luna received her doctorate in counseling psychology from New Mexico State University and completed an internship at Santa Ana College, with over 1,500 hours of service. She was then hired at CSUF, where she has been working ever since.

“My internship is really what allowed me to get this job here,” Luna said.

But the experience didn’t come from her time as a

doctorate student.“The work we do is not something that a lot of people who have our credentials would ordinarily have experience in,” said Doug Liverpool, a senior learning disability and mental health specialist for DSS. “(Luna) had that background and she had worked with community college students.”

Her experience as an intern provided her with learning disability training that not all CSUF faculty are equipped with.

“When people are going through their doctorate programs … there’s not necessarily any training specific to ‘How (do) you work with students with disabilities?’ so that’s what’s not there,” Luna said.

She is currently working to create “disability diversity training” to raise student and faculty awareness of disability issues. She also wants the campus to be more accessible for students with disabilities.

Luna considers creating different programs for students and faculty one of the most enjoyable parts about working at CSUF. Along with disability diversity training, she has also started a meditation group that meets every Monday from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. in room 116 of the Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC) East building.

She is hoping to advocate for students with disabilities through some of these programs, as she sees lack of accessibility as one of CSUF’s biggest problems.

“Sometimes students are refused accommodations (by professors). Sometimes faculty, because they don’t understand, they don’t know the law, they didn’t get any training, a professor might say, ‘No, I don’t know what

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Learning disability and mental health specialist, Laura Luna, Ph.D., works in Disabilities Support Services on campus. She assists students with mental and psychological disabilities, as well as educates the campus on problems some students with disabilities deal with on a daily basis.

this is. I’m not going to accommodate you.’ That’s against the law,” Luna said.

“I have to talk to (some) faculty and just educate them and just let them know these accommodations are required by law.”

While she finds this aspect of her job frustrating, she loves hearing from students she’s helped.

Luna recalled a particularly rewarding instance where a student approached her on campus and said that her meditation classes helped with the student’s anxiety and nervousness

before presentations.

Moments like this are part of the reason why Luna said working with students with disabilities and mental issues has made her see things in terms of accessibility that she hadn’t before.

“There’s just a huge stigma associated with disabilities. I don’t know where I was looking (that said) people with disabilities are becoming the largest minority in the U.S., so there’s a lot.

It cuts across race, ethnicity and gender. Anybody can have a disability, and I have

that more in the forefront now, and that’s definitely changed me for life,” Luna said.

Liverpool, coordinator for Counseling and Disabilities Services, praised Luna’s eagerness and proactiveness since her arrival at CSUF. “Our new interim director, (Tom Thompson of DSS), is really pushing the notion of doing outreach,” Liverpool said.

Some of the programs Luna has helped to start are in line with this notion of outreach.

This is Luna’s second

year of “temporary status,” where her employment is reviewed yearly. She said she hopes all of her efforts at CSUF will help her snag the permanent tenure-track position once it is posted again.

Luna hopes to one day be a part of a healing sanctuary, whether it be through development or operation of one. The center would be what she describes as “integrative healing” and would include practices such as acupuncture, massage, talk therapy and a focus on nutrition.

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Definition of infidelity blurred in the Internet age Modern couples must personally decide what ‘cheating’ is EMILY DIECKMAN Daily Titan Thanks to technology, the nature of some of humanity’s most fundamental questions have changed. No longer do we ask, “If a tree falls in the forest with no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?”

Instead we ask things like, “Did I really go to that concert if I didn’t post a picture of it on Instagram?”

So much of our lives get documented through cell phone pictures, social media posts and saved text conversations. But because all of these things aren’t concrete, they are also easy to delete. Living our lives through cell phones and computers makes it easier to cover up our actions.

I’m not usually a very opinionated person, but I think frowning upon infidelity is something most people can agree on. Don’t cheat on your boyfriend or girlfriend, because that’s just not cool.

But in recent years, infidelity hasn’t been so simple to define. What exactly does cheating on someone entail? Are emotional and physical infidelity equally bad?

Technology has made everything from navigation to photography easier for people. It may have also made it easier to cheat, or at least confuse people about what it means to cheat.

I had a friend who was in

a long-term, long-distance relationship. She created a Tinder account to make up for the lack of attention from her boyfriend. Her reasons were that she didn’t see him often and they weren’t in the “honeymoon” phase anymore. Tinder was supposed to help her with the transition. She had no intentions of going out with any of the guys she talked to; it was just a little harmless flirting. I guess the question that comes up here is, “What constitutes ‘harmless?’”

Years later, the same couple finally broke up when my friend learned that her boyfriend had been texting inappropriate pictures to one of his female friends.

Most would agree that’s inexcusable, but her own actions are in more of a grey area.

Would his actions have been okay if he had been sending explicit sexual descriptions, rather than an actual photograph? Or, what if he sent them to a stranger rather than a friend?

What is harmless and what is unforgivable? A line was definitely crossed here, but it’s hard to determine exactly where.

Is it inappropriate to text a co-worker or a friend 24/7 while in the company of your partner? It probably is, and that’s actually just kind of rude. But is it cheating? By putting more time and effort into that relationship than the one with your partner, are you being emotionally unfaithful?

Just as technology has made it easier to cheat, it has also made it easier to discover

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When flirtation can occur without making a sound, couples are forced to redefine infidelity on their own terms. Since most communication is done through the virtual world, cheating can be committed without ever making physical contact.

cheating. One day, a suspicious friend of mine tracked her husband, who had been spending a lot of time with a female co-worker, by using the GPS on his phone as he drove home from work.Sure enough, he stopped by a woman’s house.

However, my friend was left in an awkward position having to admit that she had tracked him on his way home from work, and still had no concrete evidence that he was being unfaithful. Which as

it turned out, he hadn’t. They both laughed off the incident, and he agreed to stop spending so much time with the woman since it bothered his wife.

In hindsight, it seems like they should have just talked about it in the first place. Communication is probably one of the best ways to ensure that both members in a relationship are on the same page. But no one wants to come across as the crazy girlfriend or controlling boyfriend who asks, “Who have you been texting

all day?” or, “You’ve been spending a lot of time with X lately … why?”

It’s probably best to have open conversations, rather than jump to conclusions or install tracking devices, or feel vaguely guilty and deleting some of your text conversations “just in case.”

My very first boyfriend broke up with me because I wrote “I love you” on another boy’s Facebook wall.

To 16-year-old me, I was

just telling a friend I loved him, and had no reason to be secretive about it. To my boyfriend, who didn’t have a Facebook and whose friends had told him about the post, this was blatant infidelity.

In the technologically driven world we’re living in, it seems the best way to avoid feeling betrayed or committing betrayal is to figure out what betrayal means in the relationship that you’re in.

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Two Cal State Fullerton University Police officers were part of the CSU running team at this year’s Baker-toVegas relay race. The CSU team won first place in its division, beating out its rival, San Bernardino County.

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Leg 12, at 4.6 miles, has a difficulty level of 14, and McClain has ran it for the past two years.

“It’s easier to train what you know if you have already run it,” McClain said. “I do a lot of hill and long-distance training to mix it up, but to compare that to the actual course is very different.”

McClain has been training for the last five months, but no amount of training can prepare runners for the nervousness prior to the race.

“Last year, when I grabbed the baton and took off, and our alternate … told me, ‘Slow down. It’s a long way to go,’” McClain said.

“Warming up, I get very anxious. But around mile one or two, I start getting into my zone and pace.”

The Baker-to-Vegas race is “very competitive,” McClain said. Teams have to be invited to take part in the race.

Last year, the CSU team faced its main rival, San

Bernardino County. McClain recalled watching San Bernardino racers pull ahead of the CSU team as his leg of the race approached.

As McClain started running, another runner passed him, but he kept going at his own pace. Eventually, he caught up to other racers.

“I pass one person, and as I am passing the second guy, I look up and it’s San Bernardino,” McClain said.

Despite CSUF coming in second place in its division last year, McClain said he was still excited to have passed San Bernardino.

CSU Bakersfield Officer Scott Jelletich explained that the spirit of the competition and the camaraderie between the team is the reason why he has participated in the race for 21 years.

“This is my first year running with the CSU team, but I wanted to run with all the guys just to meet them,” Jelletich said.

The CSU team has evolved in terms of logistics. In prior years, everyone

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would show up and hope for the best, McClain said.

Now, the team sets up towers to have radio communications throughout the race and looks at projections that show where the other racers are in the course.

“We are a lot more competitive and have a lot more resources,” McClain said.

Borgstrom said that CSU has always had a team, but that its members have come together over the last few years to represent who they truly are.

“In the course of about five years, it has slowly turned into something much more organized to really tap into the resources throughout the state,” he said.

CSU placed first in its division, beating Corona Police Department and San Bernardino County. It placed 52nd overall out of 280 teams, which is an increase from last year’s 69th position. The race took place on Saturday and went on until Sunday afternoon.

The prize for all this effort: a beer mug and bragging rights.

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Prescribed form for media writing fails to adapt with the times

Associated Press cramps a writer’s style

GERARD AVELINO Daily Titan I can’t stand when people tell me what to do, much less correct my grammar. But when my editors replace all my singular “they”s with “he or she,” I have to suck it up because the Associated Press Stylebook said so.

The debate for a singular “they” has gained considerable traction in the past few years, with the drive towards gender-neutral speech. Grammar purists, however, argue that using “they” in the singular is not grammatically correct since it is a plural pronoun.

In 1745, Ann Fisher, the first woman to publish a book on English grammar, was one of the first to propose “he” to refer to singular individuals of indeterminate gender. This somewhat arbitrary idea became commonplace until relatively recently, when feminist movements fought for more gender-inclusive speech.

But still, with the exception of transgender individuals who prefer to use “they” to describe themselves, AP style suggests to avoid using pronouns altogether. However, this often lends to unwieldy sentences that usually sound better if “they” had been allowed in the first place.

Grammar purists tend to conveniently leave out the fact that the term “they” has not only historically been used in the singular, but also continues widespread use to this day.

Shakespeare wrote in “The Comedy of Errors” that, “There’s not a man I meet but doth salute me, as if I were their well-acquainted friend.”

Meanwhile, over 500 years later in 2012, Tom Chivers of The Telegraph wrote, “If someone tells you singular ‘they’ is wrong, please do tell them to get stuffed.” The

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The Associated Press lays out all the proper formats and guidelines for media writing, yet contemporary English is moving too fast for the stylebook to keep up. The intricate nuances of the modern tongue have made AP writing sound stiff and outdated.

American Dialect Society even named singular “they” as its Word of the Year in 2015.

I agree with Chivers. If someone (like the AP Stylebook) doesn’t like the singular “they,” that’s fine. Just don’t tell me that I can’t use it when it’s perfectly grammatical. Basically, get stuffed, AP style.

I know I’m not the only one in this newsroom who gets hung up on how AP style sometimes gets things wrong.

At the Daily Titan, it’s probably Copy Editor Clayton Wong who deals with AP style rules the most, and he told me that he doesn’t like how arbitrary some of the

rules seem.

“I would appreciate it if there was a reason or explanation behind certain decisions that they make,” he said.

One such rule Wong said he does not understand is the prohibition of the serial comma, commonly known as the Oxford comma. For example, borrowing from a viral Internet meme, take the sentence “We invited the strippers, Obama, and Putin,” versus the sentence “We invited the strippers, Obama and Putin.”

In the first, the two presidents are about to have a good time at a party. The second, which AP style prescribes, sounds like they’re about to have a bit too much fun.

Editor-in-Chief Rudy Chinchilla commented that he doesn’t like how AP style spells “jiujitsu.” He argues that “jiujitsu” is a misspelling, and that “jiu-jitsu” is how the word should be spelled in English.

“That’s the traditional spelling,” he said, “but AP style wants to make it one word, without a hyphen. That’s annoying.”

He said that he hates those little rules scattered throughout the book that, to him, seem contrary to contemporary English patois.

Another problem, he said, is that there are so many small rules that change between yearly editions, it makes

the AP copy editors look wishy-washy.

“I hate the fact that they’re so arbitrary that they have to come up with a different book every single year,” Chinchilla said. “It just seems like a way for them to exploit journalists, and a cheap way to make money for them.”

Managing Editor Zack Johnston, on the other hand, simply dislikes the fact that AP style prefers to use the word “theater” instead of “theatre” when it refers to performing arts.

“That’s not the right word,” he said. “And this is just coming from a theater person. That’s why I’m mad about it.”

One might argue that using the AP Stylebook is simply a stylistic choice, that the Daily Titan can very well use its own style and that everything I wrote about just now is nothing but the whining of a frustrated college student. That last part is true: I’m very frustrated. It’s almost spring break and I’m exhausted, so let me vent.

Still, considering the Associated Press’ prestige in the journalism world, it is imperative that its style guide evolves more closely alongside colloquial English. Technology and culture have been improving at an almost breakneck pace and journalistic style shouldn’t fall behind.

E-cigarettes are better for nicotine fix

Vaping is better for the public, the smoker and the world RYAN WHITEHEAD Daily Titan

While switching to electronic cigarettes will not completely eliminate an addiction to nicotine, the smokeless habit provides a great alternative for the public to be rid of harmful secondhand smoke.

Smoking tobacco is harmful and threatens individuals through secondhand smoking. Vaporizers, on the other

hand, do not affect anyone in the vicinity after exhaling, according to a study by BioMed Central, an open access science, technology and medicine publisher.

E-cigarette consumers also have a choice of whether or not they want to use nicotine at all. Nicotine serves as a nonoptional, active agent in cigarettes, while it can be excluded in vapor solutions.

Most people who have been around cigarette smokers can attest to the smell and disruption they cause. Vaping is a better option for those who just want their nicotine fix while being considerate to the public.

To the smoker, there is minimal difference between real and electronic cigarettes. One of the major changes is the smell, from nicotine and tar to vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and more. The second is the effect vapor has on the lungs versus cigarettes.

Cigarette smokers are 15 to 30 times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The more often a person inhales cigarette smoke, the more likely his or her chance of lung cancer jumps. Cigarette smoke has been the

No. 1 cause for complications in the lungs and accounts for 90 percent of all lung cancer cases, according to the American Lung Association.

While e-cigarettes also contain harmful substances that could lead to lung cancer, the amount of nicotine concentration depends on the brand users purchase. Additionally, those who vape can control nicotine intake with vaporizers, which can help squash the addiction.

Cigarettes can be improperly disposed of, contributing to litter and adding heavily to the $11.5 billion cleanup effort the U.S. spends

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annually, according to Keep America Beautiful (KAB), a non-profit organization that aims to help communities improve their surrounding environments. Cigarettes account for 38 percent of litter items worldwide, according to KAB. During the 2013 International Coastal Cleanup, more than 2 million cigarette butts were collected.

E-cigarettes are reusable and only a small amount of oil is needed to refill a vaporizer. Vaping is much more eco-friendly than its burning counterpart.

Users will do the environment a favor by decreasing

the amount of cigarette butts being littered.

Along with being eco-friendly, e-cigarettes also help save money for a smoker who could spend anywhere from $1,500 to $5,000 a year on regular cigarettes, according to Dallas News. Because of the low-cost, refillable nature of smoking vapor, converted cigarette smokers can save an average of $1,800 a year.

With all of these great benefits for smokers who switch to vapor, it’s hard to convince someone that cigarettes are still the best option for a nicotine fix.

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Titans outpace the Roadrunners CSUF softball clinches comfortable road win over CSU Bakersfield BRANDON ROSS Daily Titan Junior catcher Alexis Gonzalez hit her second threerun home run in two games in the 8-2 Cal State Fullerton win over CSU Bakersfield at the Roadrunner Softball Complex on Wednesday.

The Titans (25-9 overall) continue to dominate their opponents, claiming their fifth straight victory with the win over Bakersfield. Meanwhile, the Roadrunners (616 overall) have struggled to start the season.

Prior to Wednesday’s matchup, Fullerton played a solid game Tuesday at Anderson Family Field, beating the No. 23 Fresno State Bulldogs 5-0 with the help of Gonzalez’s first-inning homer.

Senior lefty Desiree Ybarra was in the circle for the Titans, pitching a complete-game shutout while earning her seventh win on the season and striking out 11.

Junior righty Cerissa Rivera got the starting nod Wednesday in the circle for the Titans. She entered the contest against CSU Bakersfield coming off impressive back-to-back outings against the Princeton Tigers.

She notched a total of 13 innings of scoreless pitching, resulting in two wins for Fullerton.

The bats got off to a great start against the Roadrunners as junior outfielder Delynn Rippy smacked an RBI single up the middle of the diamond to drive in a pair of runs in the second.

Sophomore outfielder Samantha Vandiver followed Rippy’s single with a clutch hit of her own, drilling an RBI double to the left-centerfield gap, which gave the Titans an early 3-0 advantage in only the second inning.

The Roadrunners responded with a threat in the bottom half of that frame, which included runners on second and third with two outs. Fortunately for Fullerton, Rivera forced a grounder to the third baseman to escape the inning unscathed.

The third frame did not go as well for Rivera as CSU Bakersfield sent a runner home off a single and an error by junior infielder Sydney Colenzo. CSUF got out of the inning still ahead 3-1.

CSUF poured on more runs in the fourth inning thanks to an illegal pitch that scored a runner. this was then followed up by a Gonzalez three-run shot to left field as the Titans opened up to a commanding 7-1 lead in the bottom half of the fourth.

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Titan infielder Missy Taukeiaho is having a stellar 2016 season, recording a .376 batting average including a total of 15 RBIs and three home runs.

Senior pitcher Jasmine Antunez relieved Rivera to start the bottom of the fourth. Rivera was solid, pitching three innings and allowing only one run on five hits with one strikeout.

Fullerton and Bakersfield each added another run in the sixth frame, but the Titans were still able to cruise to a comfortable 8-2 victory. Antunez got the win for CSUF.

Antunez contributed with an impressive four innings of work, allowing one run on four hits. She improved her record to 3-1 on the season.

CSUF scored five of its eight runs off the bats of

Gonzalez and Rippy.

The Titans will look to continue their winning ways as they host the UCLA Bruins on Tuesday at Anderson Family Field. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.

Baseball looks to sweep up Long Beach Dirtbags Titans prepare for nonconference series with Big West rivals JOHNNY IVES Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton baseball team (11-9 overall) looks to snap a three-game losing skid as it hosts Big West archrivals the Long Beach State Dirtbags (14-6 overall) in a nonconference series Thursday through Saturday.

Long Beach State is nationally ranked, appearing at No. 20 in Baseball America’s “College Top 25 poll” and No. 21 in D1Baseball. com’s poll.

Junior right-hander Blake Quinn, Thursday’s probable starter for CSUF, is coming off a stellar performance against the Maryland Terrapins last weekend, giving up only one hit and striking out eight. Quinn is set to face Dirtbag ace Chris Mathewson, who owns a 3-2 record and 3.30 ERA this season.

The Dirtbags have been slightly more efficient at the plate than the Titans, recording a .258 batting average

and 84 RBIs on the season, compared to Fullerton’s .240 and 71 RBIs. Dirtbag junior Garrett Hampson has accumulated 30 hits on his way to an impressive .390 batting average in 77 at-bats this season.

Freshman standout Jarren Duran will also be digging in against Quinn, going into this weekend’s series with a batting average of .282.

Titan shortstop Timmy Richards comes into the matchup against the Dirtbags hot, hitting .313 after smacking a walk-off homer in the Terrapins’ series — his third of the year.

Richards, who is also slugging .531, is joined in his offensive success by seniors Dalton Blaser and Tanner Pinkston. Blaser leads the team in ERAs at .328, while Pinkston leads in RBIs at 12.

Last year, the Dirtbags emerged victorious in the nonconference series against the Titans, winning two out of the three games. However, CSUF prevailed in the last week of conference play, sweeping the Dirtbags 3-0 to conclude the regular season.

That sweep was a part of

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Cal State Fullerton’s senior infielder Jerrod Bravo smacks a triple in the Titans’ 1-0 loss to the University of Maryland last Sunday. The Titans have cooled down as of late, heading into the series this weekend with a 7-7 record in the month of March.

a 10-game winning streak for the Titans that propelled them through NCAA regionals, super-regional play and eventually the College

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This will be the Titans’ and Dirtbags’ first and second Thursday game of the season, respectively.

Fullerton will be playing on only two days of rest, coming off a 3-2 loss to the USC Trojans on Monday.

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