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CSUF softball corrals Mustangs in three games AARON VALDEZ Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton softball team sustained its undefeated status in Big West Conference play as it downed the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs in a three-game series sweep over the weekend.

The Titans went into the weekend coming off a strong showing in their first conference series of the 2016 season. CSUF won in convincing fashion, sweeping the UC Riverside Highlanders 3-0 and outscoring them 23-4.

Game 1 Saturday featured a series-opening double header against Mustangs, where the Titans established their dominance early.

Despite senior left-handed pitcher Desiree Ybarra allowing a run at the bottom of the second, the Titans answered back by scoring eight runs in the third frame. During that stretch, 13 Fullerton batters went up to the plate. The Mustangs finally managed to stop the bleeding on a groundout to second base from Titan infielder Missy Taukeiaho.

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After the release of an independent fact-finder report that supported the demands by the CFA for a general salary increase, a final negotiation took place that resulted in a tentative agreement between the CSU and CFA. The deal must still be approved, but it has averted the strike that was set to start April 13.

A 10.5% salary increase by 2018 proposed in deal MICAH AUGIMERI-LEE Daily Titan

After a year-long dispute, a tentative agreement between the California Faculty Association and the California State University system has averted the union strike that was set to begin Wednesday, April 13.

The tentative agreement between the CFA and CSU, announced Friday morning, proposes that all faculty members will receive a 10.5-percent general salary increase over a three-year period ending in 2018. Eligible

faculty will also receive a 2.65-percent service salary increase in the 20172018 fiscal year.

The agreement also asks for a longer vesting period for retiree health benefits, doubling the current vesting period from five years

to 10 years for employees hired after July 1, 2017, and elevating the pay increase minimum for promotions for tenure-track faculty from the current 7.5 percent to 9 percent.

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TitanCon infuses Western and Japanese art Convention’s debut showcases panels, exhibits and artistry KALEB STEWART Daily Titan Pop culture and Cal State Fullerton’s student body collided on Sunday as the TitanCon came to the Titan Student Union.

The subtitle for TitanCon is “First Impact,” referencing its debut.

Con-goers, in a wide variety of costumes, walked casually through the halls of the convention that featured Japanese and Western pop culture-themed cars as well as artists selling their wares.

The event included exhibits, an artist alley, vendors, panels, performances, cosplay, a maid cafe and food trucks. Corporate sponsors included TESPA, Funimation, Universal, Bushiroad and Cal State Fullerton eSports.

A gaming lounge was also sponsored by iBUYPOWER, ASI, AICA,

eSports Arena and CSULB eSPORTS. David Hernandez, the chairman for the event, described the student pop-culture convention as taking inspiration from Comic-Con, Anime Expo and E3.

“We really wanted to bring all three of those big conventions into one place,” Hernandez said.

Melanie Tong, a senior public relations major and the convention’s marketing director, said the challenge of doing PR for a convention is making sure it appeals to its intended audience.

Jeremy Wan, business entrepreneurship major and CEO of TitanCon, has worked for multiple conventions, which led him to the challenge of creating TitanCon for CSUF. “I always wanted to develop something on my own, but I always had this enthusiasm that led me towards anime conventions,” Wan said.

After working for such conventions as Ninja-Con and Touhou-Con, Wan decided to run with the skills he learned and design a convention of his own.

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where the Itasha Car Show and food vendors were, Aya Suzuki, staff member and general art major who dressed as the con’s mascot, Eri, was seen posing in front of the vehicles on display.

Suzuki made the costume with assistance from a friend.

The Eri costume included repurposed clothing from Goodwill coated with floral paint.

“We bought a shirt and we destroyed it,” Suzuki said.

“The easiest way to save money on cosplay is to thrift shop everything.”

Under the Round Table Pizza sign in the TSU’s pub, a cardboard standup of Eri, dressed in a French maid costume, stood in front of the location for Arcane Cafe’s Maid Cafe. Kiley Theiring, a.k.a. “Kiki,” represented a table maid.

The emphasis of a maid cafe over a normal cafe is hospitality, she said.

This creates a more personalized experience as the maids talk and play games with guests on top of supplying food and refreshments.

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Holly Ollmos (left), Carmen Olmos (middle) and Jaden Camacho (right) all dressed as characters from the popular Japanese anime series “Naruto.”

Storybook fairytale delivers theme of morality

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Musical’s portrayal of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into The Woods” offers impressive visuals 4 yet equivocal

Fullerton suffers defeat in conference play

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Strike: Deal must still be voted on

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If the agreement is approved, the first general salary increase of 5 percent will occur June 30, 2016, followed by a 2 percent increase July 1, 2016 and a 3.5 percent increase July 1, 2017.

The announcement marked the end of the 48hour “blackout period” in which the CSU and CFA bargaining teams went through final negotiations after an independent fact-finder’s report agreed with the CFA’s proposal for salary increases.

“The outcome of their work (the CFA and CSU bargaining teams) — improved compensation for our faculty and all employees — is an investment in our students, and that investment in students will yield dividends for generations,” CSU Chancellor Timothy White wrote

in an email to all CSU employees.

The agreement also addresses pay increase for lecturers, but numbers have not yet been put forward.

Instead, the agreement proposes that a working group be created to study certain problems with the current classification of lecturers.

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This is an important change from our past bargaining processes, and signals a new spirit going forward.

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Man impaled in BMX accident A BMX biker was impaled in the abdomen in an accident Saturday afternoon in San Clemente, according to the OC Register.

The man, 26, attempted a jump with his bike at a trail near Rancho San Clemente around 3:20 p.m. when the seat detached from the bicycle and left its metal support bar exposed.

Coming down from the jump, the man was impaled three to four inches into the abdomen.

Rescuers from the Orange County Fire Authority flew the victim via helicopter to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. While the man suffered severe bleeding and internal injuries, he is expected to survive.

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budget is established, allotting enough time to make the proper funding requests to the legislature.

“This is an important change from our past bargaining processes, and signals a new spirit going forward,” Jennifer Eagan, president of CFA, said in the announcement.

The tentative agreement still needs to be approved by the CFA Board of Directors, ratified by CFA members and approved by the CSU Board of Trustees.

The current faculty contract will be extended for one year under the tentative agreement. Bargaining for the next faculty contract, beginning July 1, 2018, will start on July 1, 2017, Eagan wrote.

“We will need your (CFA members) help building power through membership and your fierce advocacy very soon,” she said.

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NEWS

OLLI Eclectics I: The Sands of Time - Using Marine Sediment to Understand Changes in the Ocean, Land and Climate • Mackey Auditorium, Ruby Gerontology Center • 10 - 11:30 a.m.

ASI Productions: Pub Tuesday Open Mic • Titan Student Union Underground • 12 - 1 p.m.

OLLI Musical Performances: Matters of Time • Mackey Auditorium, Ruby Gerontology Center • 1:15 - 2:40 p.m.

2016 Global Studies Speaker Series: The Vietnam War and Militarized Refuge(es): The Production of Memories of the “Generation After” • University Hall room 252 • 4 - 5:30 p.m.

2016 Archaeology Program Speaker Series: Recent Results of Ceramic Provenance Investigations in South America • McCarthy Hall room 420 • 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Concert: Air Force Band of the Golden West’s Commanders Jazz ensemble, featuring Bill Cunliffe • Clayes Performing Arts Center, Meng Concert Hall • 8 - 10 p.m.

Running Exhibits Jimon: The work of Florentino Jimon Barba • Pollack Library North, first floor Golds of Rice Blend with Bombs: Pathways to Peace • Pollack Library, second floor terraces Society of Museum Associates: Visual Arts Show • Titan Student Union Plaza Gallery

Kerry won’t apologize for nukes U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry will not apologize for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan at the end of World War II, according to the Washington Post.

Kerry arrived in Hiroshima on Sunday morning to discuss the war in Syria and the refugee crisis in Europe with foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries.

A state department official, speaking anonymously, told reporters that Kerry will not specifically apologize for the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The diplomats will lay a wreath at an altar Monday at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum which highlights the bombing’s effects on the city.

- SEAN KELLEY

Navy officer accused of espionage A U.S. Navy officer has been accused of providing classified information to China, according to the Washington Post.

Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin, who was born in Taiwan, faces espionage and attempted espionage charges and is accused of hiring a prostitute, committing adultery and failing to disclose official foreign travel, according to a “heavily redacted charge sheet” released by the Navy.

Lin, assigned to the headquarters for the Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, came to the United States when he was 14 and he became a naturalized citizen in 2008.

- SEAN KELLEY

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ASI prepares Earth Week activities

Conservation, recycling and plastic alternatives will be emphasized CINTHIA PASILLAS Daily Titan Associated Students, Inc. discussed ways to educate people about sustainability problems and solutions during Thursday’s Environmental Sustainability committee meeting regarding Earth Week.

Members of the committee discussed preliminary plans, which included setting up two tables, one as a recycling information booth and the second as a do-ityourself (DIY) table, said Monserrat Villalpando, communications and programming coordinator for the Environmental Sustainability committee.

Some of the DIY ideas discussed at the meeting were decorating flower pots or painting T-shirts with natural dyes.

Students who participate in a DIY activity and receive information from the recycling booth will get a free, eco-friendly glass bottle. The various Earth Week activities will provide a total of 200 resuable bottles for those who participate.

Inspired by a “bring your own bottle” campaign at CSU Chico, Emerolina Cantu, director of the Committee on Environmental Sustainability, provided the attendees with facts on how plastic bottles affect the environment, what they are made of and the amount of energy it takes to make them. Instead of buying bottled water, Cantu suggested students should

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Emerolina Cantu, director of the Committee on Environmental Sustainability, spoke about the effect plastic bottles have on the environment and suggested students consider using reusable water bottles.

bring reusable bottles from home.

“We are encouraging bring your own bottle: ‘BYOB,’” Cantu said.

The committee’s goal is to bring awareness to students about becoming eco-friendly.

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“Our number-one focus is for the students and to have them be aware of what we are doing to the Earth,” Villalpando said.

The Environmental Sustainability Committee focuses on two main events: Earth Week during spring

and “Seeds for Change” in the fall, Villalpando said.

This year, the committee focused on giving out reusable water bottles, Villalpando said.

“We were so worried about the drought in California. We wanted students

to be aware of that, as well as plastic. We see a lot of plastic being used,” Villalpando said. “Our campaign this year was reducing the bottled water waste and reducing water use.”

Earth Week activities at CSUF will be held from

April 19 to 21. More clubs and organizations plan to collaborate during this week, including student organizations and staff and university divisions and departments, according to the CSUF Center for Sustainability website.

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THEATER REVIEW: A successful opening weekend falls slightly short of authenticity

Into the Woods

ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” opened Friday in the Little Theatre, and with it came dazzling show tunes, themes of moral ambiguity and a mixed bunch of performances.

A wicked witch orders a baker and his wife to gather a list of supplies for her so that she will lift a curse preventing the couple from having a child. As the couple tries to complete this task, they cross paths with beloved storybook characters as they each pursue their desires.

The timeless musical takes a wide variety of archetypal characters that most theater-goers already know and love and throws them all into a cohesive story full of humor and drama that examines parts of human nature.

Although the show tends to drag on, the performers and designers give it their all in this expressive production.

“Into the Woods” serves as an impressive feat for the makeup design by Chauna Goldberg and costume design

by Michelle Kincaid.

Before she magically restores her beauty, the Witch appears with facial prosthetics that make her look horribly deformed, all while not hindering her performance.

She is also adorned in flowy gothic dresses to match her facial features.

The character of the Wolf features an impressive, realistic mask and an abundance of fur from head to toe, as well

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Elyssa Alexander (left), who plays the Baker’s Wife; Matt Dunn (middle), who plays the Baker; and Allison Jane Parker (right), who plays the Witch, give compelling performances during the opening night of “Into The Woods.” The Stephen Sondheim musical will run until April 24.

as a lustful open red coat.

Effective lighting design

by Ben Hawkins creates a variety of visual effects from birds flocking to a giant on a rampage.

While the characters are all straight from fairy tales, there are varying levels of authenticity from each performer.

For Little Red Riding Hood, played by Hannah Clair, her attempts at making a child-like rendition of a timeless character are unfruitful. For the most part, Clair’s innocent and wideeyed behaviors come off as

unconvincing and unoriginal, however she does have her moments when her neurotic quirks earn her some laughs.

A satisfying bond forms between the Baker and the Baker’s Wife, played by Matt Dunn and Elyssa Alexander, respectively. During songs such as “It Takes Two,” Dunn and Alexander’s interactions are authentic and heartwarming. As the couple run into seemingly endless obstacles obtaining the Witch’s objects, Dunn and Alexander express their characters’ love for each

other and their yearning for a child.

Spencer Ty Pierson plays Jack and is increasingly engaged throughout his performance. He brings a pleasant mix of innocence and audacity to the stage as Jack goes from selling his precious pet cow to stealing gold from giants. Though at times Pierson stumbles over his vocals, he delivers an impressive tenor performance in “Giants in the Sky.” Allison Jane Parker is captivating in her role of the Witch. Her movements are

fluid and ethereal as she portrays the short-tempered sorceress. Parker commands the stage whenever she is present with her mix of comedic and dramatic talent, along with her stunning mezzo-soprano vocals in songs such as “Stay With Me” and “Last Midnight.”

Rapunzel and Cinderella’s Princes are played by Joe Stein and Marquell Edward Clayton, respectively.

Stein and Clayton steal the show with their duet, “Agony.” As a conversation about each Prince’s new-found love

turns into a battle over their machismo, Stein and Clayton each deliver hilarious Disney hero mannerisms and comedic timing.

The entire cast works wonderfully together as an ensemble as the story develops and conflicts are met. They bring spectacle and emotion to this storybook musical, making it an overall success.

What is needed to drive home the themes of morality, however, is an extra push for authentic storytelling.

“Into the Woods” plays until April 24.

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Communications major Madelyn Lund shows her spirit in cosplay as the Star Wars character, Rey, during CSUF’s TitanCon on Sunday, April 10.

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This creates a more personalized experience as the maids talk and play games with guests on top of supplying food and refreshments.

For general con-goers, the convention had advantages not found in larger venues.

Marianne Azakian, storyboard animation major at Glendale College, carried a bag filled with themed buttons from all the comic conventions she’s attended since 2010.

Azakian complimented the abundance of open space in the TSU, as well as the free drinks and food offered, but the artist alley was of particular interest to her.

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alley booth owners are also animation majors, so I get a lot of good information out of what they do. It helps me out a lot,” Azakian said.

The artist alley showcased collections of artwork, including work by CSUF alumna Kirsten Sexton. Sexton’s style gravitates more toward detailed black-and-white ink drawings and sketchy portraits inspired by films.

Portraits of Beetlejuice characters were displayed at the front of her booth.

“Tim Burton is my ultimate inspiration and hero in life,” Sexton said.

Even members of CSUF faculty had their own booths.

Chris Nielsen, a professor of illustration, featured his Adobe Illustrator skills in a mix of drawing and

cosplay photography.

Nielsen takes a quick reference shot of a cosplayer and then utilizes it as a base for his art.

“It involves 10 minutes of your time. I take a photograph, I bring it into Adobe Illustrator, and I redraw that in a graphic style,” Nielsen said. “I’m taking a really bad picture and turning it into a great drawing.”

The subtitle for TitanCon is “First Impact,” referencing its debut.

Hernandez notes that the campus never had a pop culture convention quite like TitanCon. “There have been other art expos, of course.

There’ve been business and corporate expos, but nothing of this type and scale,” Hernandez said.

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OPINION

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Increasing wages will pay off

Boost in earnings is best for workers and businesses alike VERONICA MARQUEZ-ESHELBY Daily Titan

The California State Legislature recently approved a progressive plan that will raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour within the next six years. This move comes as a win for millions of minimum-wage workers, and will hopefully pave the way to national reform that would go a long way in the right direction to lift the struggling middle class.

As it stands, California recently completed its transition to a $10 per hour minimum wage this January. The latest legislation would see that number incrementally increase to $15 per hour by the year 2021.

Small businesses with fewer than 25 employees would be given an additional year to comply with the increase. The bill also stipulates that California lawmakers can pause the increases by a year in the case of an economic downturn. This was a wise move that minimizes risks for the economy suffering during the transition.

Additionally, the minimum wage will adjust annually after 2021 to keep up with the rate of inflation, according to the California Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.

Overall, the measure is expected to help workers make ends meet and, hopefully, decrease reliance on public welfare programs.

Critiques for the bill could come in the form of fear of widespread job loss and devalues the labor that already earns $15 an hour.

Moreover, some businesses may not be able to afford the increase, as was

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California’s decision to raise the minimum wage will go a long way to helping a struggling middle-class. Opponents of the bill cite the dangers that it may cause to businesses; however, they don’t seem to consider the plight of the workers.

the case with Abbott’s Cellar, a small restaurant in San Francisco; the business later cited the city’s $15 wage hike as a factor for its closing, according to the OC Register.

However, the wage hike will bring more good than harm. Studies show that minimum wage stimulates consumer spending, therefore creating demand to allow people to keep their jobs, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Moreover, raising the

minimum wage is likely to cause a “ripple effect” where in an indirect wage increase for employees who were already earning above the minimum wage would occur, according to the Washington Center of Equitable Growth. The ripple is necessary for companies to retain workers by avoiding wage inequality, which could cause workers to pursue less demanding duties that pay the same.

Fifty-seven percent of small business owners supported raising the minimum

wage in 2014, saying they felt it would drive more customers to their stores, according to a national poll

by Small Business Majority, a small business advocacy organization.

“Millions of hardworking Californians struggle every day to provide for themselves and their families because their wages have not kept up with the high cost of living in our state. California leads the country on so many issues like the environment, civil rights and public health,

so it’s only appropriate that we also lead on addressing income inequality,” said Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a major proponent of the bill and a future candidate for the governor of California.

Georgette Bradford, a member of the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) labor union had much to say about the problems that proponents hope the bill will remedy.

“Low-wage workers are not teenagers working after school. Almost half of them are parents and one

in 10 are senior citizens.

They are crossing guards, retail and warehouse workers, teaching assistants, cashiers, school janitors and security officers who get paid $10 to $11 dollars an hour,” Bradford said.

Minimum wage increases have led to increased consumer spending, economic growth and improved the quality of life for America’s working class. California lawmakers made an excellent decision by choosing to approve this increase.

Letter to the Editor In Response to “The Apartheid Wall — A Gross Misinterpretation of Israeli-Palestinian Relations”

by Oscar Trinh FROM NOOR SALAMEH, PRESIDENT OF CSUF CHAPTER OF STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE Last week, a garnished piece of handcrafted architecture arrived on campus to portray a small fraction of the Palestinian narrative which is far too often ignored or misrepresented in mainstream media. The Apartheid Wall serves as a small representation of the real Apartheid Wall that runs through Israel and Palestinian territories. Five percent of the barrier is concrete and towers 26 feet high (twice the size of the Berlin Wall). The rest of the barrier is made up of electrified barbed wire fences. The wall is illegal, but expansion projects on the wall are still in effect, according to the International Court of Justice.

You would think that even if it was legal, a “security fence” or “separation barrier” meant to stop people from entering its territory would be built around its border — but in fact 85 percent of the 280-mile long wall runs through the West Bank. The construction of the wall throughout the West Bank separates Palestinians from their families, places of worship, hospitals, work, school and so forth. Having seen the wall and traveled through checkpoints myself, I was dumbfounded at the complexity of the wall’s map which ran right through Palestinian neighborhoods. Since I had an American passport, it was relatively fast getting through checkpoints — it took me about two to three hours. It can take Palestinians up to a full day to be permitted to pass through a checkpoint, or they may be denied entry altogether.

What defenders of the wall conveniently leave out is that the Second Intifada (as well as the first) was a defensive reaction to Israeli occupation policies that continually violate international law. Some of these violations include: violating the U.N. Partition Plan by annexing Palestinian

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land by force (U.N. Charter Article 2), forbidding civilian populations the right to return to their homes (Geneva Convention IV), the expansion of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories that displaced hundreds of thousands of indigenous people from their legally owned land (Geneva Convention IV), human rights violations including torture, imprisonment without trial, land confiscation, harassment, unwarranted withholding of medical care, denial of free movement or travel, etc. (U.N. Charter, Article 1) and numerous legalized discrimination laws against Palestinians that fit the U.N. definition of apartheid.

The State of Israel was in fact built on a foundation of colonialist ideology as it establishes illegal settlements throughout Palestinian territories while simultaneously displacing people from their homes.

Just like in Apartheid South Africa, the Israeli institution serves to subjugate Palestinian inhabitants by depriving them of rights such as the right to free speech, the right to assemble, the right to travel and the right to vote (in most territories).

Palestinians are also subject to imprisonment without charge, collective punishment, police brutality, house searches without warrant and are under constant surveillance from physical watchtowers stemming from the Apartheid Wall. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are living in one of the most densely populated and decrepit regions on Earth, with limited food and water supplies and little-to-no access to medical care.

Equal rights across race, religion, sexual orientation and gender are in fact not enshrined within the framework of Israeli governing institutions — the violation of 28 U.N. Security Resolutions and almost 100 U.N. General Assembly resolutions

doesn’t exactly scream democracy.

Like any other territory, Palestine makes mistakes (the term ‘territory’ was used since Palestine is not recognized as a sovereign state). However, Palestine does not receive an annual 3.1 billion dollars from the United States to maintain an illegal occupation. Palestine does not have one of the largest militaries in the world. Palestine does not sustain a 280-mile long wall that cuts through Israeli settlements.

If you look on the Apartheid Wall and find yourself moved to anger, you should be — your tax dollars are paying for it. When reflecting on Israel and Palestine, keep in mind the 450 Palestinian towns demolished during the 1948 Nakba, when two-thirds of the population were exiled from their homes. Keep in mind the nearly 7,000 political prisoners in the custody of Israeli forces (many of whom are women and children).

Keep in mind the 4.4 million registered refugees who were forced to escape persecution by the state of Israel. Keep in mind the 28,000 Palestinian homes that have been demolished by Israeli forces since 1967. Keep in mind the 2,104 Palestinians killed during Operation Protective Edge (2014). Keep in mind the 167 Palestinians killed during Operation Pillar of Defense (2012).

Keep in mind the 1,391 Palestinians killed during Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009). Keep in mind the 18,300 Palestinians killed during the Six Day War (1967). Keep in mind that Palestinian resistance is a helpless reaction to a system that has continued to strip them of their basic human rights. Attempts to “normalize” Palestinian-Israeli relations dangerously ignores the foundation of the problem: the illegal, inhumane and immoral Israeli occupation of Palestine.

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SPORTS

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Titan track sets bar at home in Big West Classic

CSUF sets personal records, wins in five different events RYAN PORTER Daily Titan

In its first home event since the Ben Brown Invitational, the Cal State Fullerton men and women’s track and field teams seized victories in five events at Friday’s Big West Challenge at Titan Track.

Sophomore sprinter Eli Penick stole the show as he won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. In the 100-meter, his 10:55 time was his best this season. His 21.26 time in the 200-meter was an all-time personal best.

For the women, senior thrower Jessica Flores took first place in the hammer throw. Her distance of 58.09 meters was her second-best this season.

Freshman sprinter Zuri Henderson earned her first win as a Titan, recording a 55.80 in the 400-meter dash.

The women’s 4x400-meter relay team also took

home the gold, clocking in with a time of 3:44.89, which leads the conference in that category.

Many Titans set new personal records in the Big West Challenge.

Throwers Steven Parsons, Trevor Gorwin and Michael Jackson set personal records when they notched distances of 55.97 meters, 55.83 meters and 53.01 meters, respectively.

In shot put, JaQuan Scott also beat his own best, as he threw for a distance of 15.37 meters.

The women’s javelin throw saw Kelsey McKelvey log in a season best of 38.79 meters.

Jade Lewis achieved a season best in the 200-meter with a time of 24.62.

Alexis Stewart also secured a personal record with a 24.67 in the 200-meter.

The Titans return to the track Wednesday for the California International Combined Events. The event will continue into Thursday, when Fullerton will also send athletes to the Beach Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Meet and the Mount Sac Relays.

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Fullerton softball got its second conference sweep in as many weekends, bringing its win streak to six games. The team is two games above Cal State Long Beach in the Big West standings.

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Fullerton, however, remained silent the rest of the way and did not score another run in the following four innings.

The sixth inning saw quick stints from relievers Jasmine Antunez and Christina Washington. Antunez allowed two Mustang runs, but Washington came on too close out the inning, thwarting a Cal Poly comeback.

Freshman Sydney Golden pitched the final inning for Fullerton, surrendereding two hits but not allowing a run. The eight-run third inning was all the Titans needed to secure the 8-3 victory over the Mustangs.

Before being relieved after the fifth, Ybarra gave up six hits but recorded six

strikeouts in five innings pitched. She earned the win, improving her record to 9-5 on the season.

Taukeiaho had a nice outing offensively, recording a hit, two RBIs and one run scored.

Game 2 The Titans continued the double-header with Golden in the circle.

Both sides were tied 1-1 through the first three innings until the Titans took a 4-1 lead in the top of the fourth. A Samantha Vandiver RBI single was the catalyst of the breakaway, as she brought in Brooke Clemetson to score, followed by two straight base hits from Taukeiaho and Alexis Gonzalez.

In the seventh inning,

Fullerton added an insurance run on their way to claiming the 5-1 victory. Golden tossed a complete game as she allowed no earned runs, but only one strikeout to improve her record to an impressive 12-3.

Vandiver was the Titans’ best player offensively in the game as she went two-forfour with an RBI and two runs scored.

Game 3 In the series finale, the Titans quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning after Taukeiaho and Sarah Moore scored off a wild pitch and a throwing error, respectively.

The Mustangs closed in on the Titans’ lead in the third inning as Cal Poly’s Sierra Hyland drilled

an RBI single up center field to bring in Stephanie Heyward.

Neither team would score another run in the game as the Titans held on to take the game 2-1 behind solid pitching efforts from aces Ybarra and Golden.

Ybarra pitched five complete innings, allowed four hits and notched three strikeouts before being relieved by Golden, who finished the game and picked up two strikeouts in the process.

The Titans have now improved their overall record to 31-10 and conference record to 6-0.

Fullerton returns home for a three-game series against the UC Davis Aggies this Friday and Saturday at Anderson Family Field.

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Junior Alexis Valenzuela won both her doubles match, with partner Camille De Leon, and her singles match Sunday as the Titans fell to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 5-2. Despite their team ending the weekend with a loss on their formerly undefeated record, Valenzuela and De Leon improved their doubles record in conference play to 6-0.

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Tennis sets record for conference wins before loss to UCSB HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team succeeded in setting a program record, but failed against a formidable opponent in Big West Conference play this weekend.

The team outlasted the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs on Friday, improving to a program record 6-0 in the Big West, before conceding its first conference loss to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Sunday.

On Friday, Fullerton faced Cal Poly (3-13 overall, 1-6 Big West) in singles play only. The Titans swept the Mustangs 4-0 with ease, taking all but one set by a margin of four or more points.

Junior Camille De Leon and freshman Karla Portalatin were particularly dominant. De Leon won

her No. 4 seed match 6-1, 6-0 against Cal Poly’s Abigail Bacharach, while Portalatin extended a win streak to eight games with her victory over Ilana Oleynik. “(Portalatin) is playing really good tennis,” said Fullerton Head Coach Dianne Matias. “She’s just confident in her game; I feel like she has a lot of weapons she can use.”

The Titans gave a lackluster overall performance in their final match at home Sunday as they were trounced 5-2 by the Gauchos.

Despite the defeat, the No. 1 seed doubles combination of De Leon and junior Alexis Valenzuela improved its record against Big West opponents to 6-0 with a 6-1 win against Paulina Dubavets and Stefani Stojic of UCSB. Valenzuela also dominated in singles play, taking a tough match against Lou Adler of UCSB in straight sets of 6-2, 6-1. “(Valenzuela) plays

the big points well, she’s smart,” Matias said. “In order for you to beat her, you need to beat her. She’s not just going to give it to you.”

Her victory and De Leon’s 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 win over Jaimee Gilbertson were the Titans’ only victories in singles matches.

The Titans sit in second place in the Big West standings behind Long Beach State, which remains undefeated in conference play. Despite the standings, the Titans have a better 17-3 overall record compared to Long Beach’s 15-4.

“Long Beach, that’s another opportunity for us,” Matias said. “We should be excited playing that match.”

Fullerton will head to Long Beach on Friday to take on the 49ers at 2 p.m. in the last game of the conference season.

“We’ve got to go all out, leave everything on the court and just fight until the end,” Valenzuela said.

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Karla Portalatin competed against Cal Poly SLO’s Ilana Oleynik in singles action Saturday, winning 7-5, 6-2.

CSUF falters in second conference series Fullerton baseball drops two of three games to Cal Poly BRANDON ROSS Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton baseball team continued to struggle on the road as it dropped two of three in a Big West Conference matchup against the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs this weekend.

Fullerton (18-13 overall, 4-2 Big West) took a step backward offensively in the series with Cal Poly (19-11 overall, 2-1 Big West), as it only amassed five runs in three games.

Friday Sophomore righty Connor Seabold, who got the nod on the mound for CSUF in the opening game of the series, only gave up one run on three hits and struck out six Mustangs in 6.1 innings of work.

The Titans scored their first run of the game in the fourth off the bat of senior right fielder Dalton Blaser, as he pulled a single to right, sending senior third baseman Jerrod Bravo home.

In the sixth, Tanner Pinkston scored the Titans’ second run of the game on a fielding error by the Mustang shortstop, putting

CSUF up 2-0.

The Mustangs scored their only run of the game in the seventh on an RBI single to left, but reliever Scott Serigstad put the fire out, retiring the next two Mustangs and forcing Cal Poly to strand three baserunners.

Neither team picked up any more runs as the Titans went on to win the game 2-1.

Seabold secured his third win on the season and junior righty Miles Chambers picked up his first save.

Saturday The second game of the series saw another pitchers’ duel between Fullerton’s freshman righthander Colton Eastman and San Luis Obispo’s Erich Uelmen.

The Mustangs had a golden opportunity in the bottom of the third to take an early lead, but stranded runners on second and third.

CSUF threatened to score in the seventh on a bases-loaded rally, but ultimately failed to capitalize as sophomore outfielder Scott Hurst grounded into an inning-ending double play.

Cal Poly had a chance of their own to take the lead in the bottom half of the inning, only to strike out with the bases loaded.

The game was decided in extra innings as the game remained scoreless into the

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In Sunday’s 6-3 loss to the Mustangs, right-hander Blake Quinn struck out six, but gave up four earned runs on five hits. He pitched 3.1 innings until he was replaced by Brett Conine.

10th, when the Mustangs scored a run off a sacrifice fly to secure a 1-0 loss for Fullerton.

Sunday The Titans got on the board early in Sunday’s game thanks to a solo blast to left field from junior infielder Timmy

Richards in the first.

The Mustangs responded in a big way with a two-run second inning, three-run fourth inning and a one-run fifth inning to give Cal Poly a commanding 6-1 lead after five frames.

Trailing 6-2 in the top of the ninth, CSUF freshman

outfielder Ruben Cardenas belted a solo shot to left, but Fullerton could not keep up the momentum, dropping the game 6-3, and ultimately dropping the series.

Junior right-hander Blake Quinn started CSUF but got chased out of the game

quickly, as he pitched just 3.1 innings and allowed four runs and walked three Mustangs.

His record now stands at 3-2 on the season.

The Titans return to Goodwin Field this coming weekend as they host the UC Davis Aggies for a three-game conference series.

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