Thursday March 3, 2016
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HIU housing offered to CSUF
Titans can’t handle the heat in Arizona Baseball has an uninspired outing against Wildcats HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan
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Hope International University currently houses 15 Cal State Fullerton students and accepts applications from Fullerton students, said Reid McCormack, HIU dean of students. The single rooms at HIU are priced at $3,500 per semester compared to the CSUF residence halls that are priced at $11,238.
Students can dorm at HIU for $7,700 less than CSUF housing DESIREE B. HALEY Daily Titan Hope International University (HIU) dorms, located on East Nutwood Avenue, are available for Cal State Fullerton students to rent and are about $7,700 cheaper than those offered at CSUF.
The CSUF residence halls are over capacity, currently causing freshmen students to be placed in the student apartments, said Brittney Gridiron, CSUF housing representative. “The student housing community at Cal State Fullerton is at 100 percent occupancy. This includes bed spaces in both the residence halls and the apartments,” said Katrina Eberly, associate director of administration at CSUF. CSUF can house as many as 1,862 students, with 800
in the apartments and 1062 in the freshmen dorms also known as the residence hall, Gridiron said. CSUF charges $11,238 per semester to live in the residence halls, which consist of a two-bed setup with a shared common bathroom between a total of eight students. “HIU does accept applications from Cal State Fullerton students and currently has 15 students living in the HIU dorms,” said Reid McCormack, HIU dean of
students. HIU dorms consists of two living areas: Alpha, for male students, and Omega, for female students. Students can choose from two different living options: the quad or the single option. The single rooms are priced at $3,500 per semester, whereas quads are assigned if no single rooms are available. The quad is a two-bunk-bed setup that houses four students, two on each side of the dorm, with a shared bathroom in
the middle. The quad option goes for $2,400 per semester, according to an HIU housing pamphlet. The rooms at HIU include bunkable twin beds, desks, chairs, closets, Wi-Fi, central air and heat. Amenities include a swimming pool, the Lambda Lounge that connects the Alpha building to the Omega building, satellite TV’s in the lobbies and laundry facilities, according to the HIU housing pamphlet. SEE HOUSING
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The Cal State Fullerton baseball team failed to take advantage of multiple scoring opportunities in its 2-0 rubber duel loss to the Arizona Wildcats on Wednesday, putting the Titans at 4-3 overall on the season. Only four Titans managed to get a hit against Wildcat pitching. Three of those players made it into scoring position, but never managed to cross the plate. Fullerton went 0-6 with runners in scoring position. Freshman right-hander Brett Conine started the game for the Titans, having only pitched two innings with three strikeouts on the season going into Wednesday. Conine took the mound against Arizona’s Nathan Bannister, who had only allowed opposing batters to hit .225 prior to Wednesday’s matchup. SEE BASEBALL
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Alumna moves from classroom to courtroom
CSUF graduate gains position in Supreme Court EMILY DIECKMAN Daily Titan
Finding a job after college is rarely easy. Cal State Fullerton alumna Victoria Elizabeth Gomez can attest to this firsthand, as she recalls the fall that followed her August 2015 graduation. “It was definitely a tough time. A lot of people don’t kind of realize how long it takes to get a job,” Gomez said. “The process is very long and draining when you’re constantly pulling out cover letters and résumés and applying for different jobs.” Yet Gomez’s persistent job hunt paid off. Last November, the 22-year-old was hired as a Marshal’s Aide at the United States
Supreme Court. Gomez enrolled at CSUF in 2011 as a history major. However, she quickly decided to change her focus. Her parents are from Mexico, and Gomez visited the country every year. The summer between high school and college was a special one for her. As a graduation gift, Gomez spent the entire summer in Mexico with family, but she also had the opportunity to explore on her own. “I started wondering why Mexico is so different from the United States, and why every other country was different from the United States. I got the political science bug where I just started wondering why things were the way they were around me, and I realized I wanted to do a career in public service. I wanted to make our country better,” she said. SEE COURT 4
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Victoria Elizabeth Gomez graduted from Cal State Fullerton in August 2015. She postponed her spring 2015 graduation in order to participate in the Cal State DC Scholars program. After graduation, she was hired as a Supreme Court Marshal’s Aide.
CFA prepares for potential strike in April
Student reflects on Tinder experience
49ers’ game-winner ruins Titan senior night
The CFA will strike if the chancellor’s office cannot meet an agreement with the union on a 5 percent 3 salary increase
Mobile applications expanded the dating landscape, but their popularity reflects a common fear of 4 rejection
CSUF men’s basketball suffers last-second loss to Long Beach State in their final conference game of 8 the season
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