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Man allegedly assaults student
Volume 99 Issue 45 INSTAGRAM & TWITTER @THEDAILYTITAN
Sexual assault survivors find support in denim
University Police helping in search for assailant MONSE RODRIGUEZ Daily Titan The Cal State University Fullerton police department is collaborating with the Fullerton Police Department to locate a man who allegedly punched a CSUF student in the face Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 4:33 p.m., Ginny Dolores, 21, sociology major, was walking on Nutwood Avenue south of the CSUF Nutwood structure when an unidentified male approached her. Dolores said she did not immediately notice the man because she had earphones on, but she eventually noticed him trying to get her attention. The man asked her for the time and, after she checked her phone, the man punched her on her right cheek. Police describe the man as a black male in his midto-late 20s, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and 140 to 150 pounds, with a slim build and an afro hair style. The suspect wore a white T-shirt with long khaki shorts and white shoes. Dolores also said he was carrying a backpack. After the assault, the suspect ran behind a University Crossings Apartment building, Dolores said. SEE ASSAULT
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Annabelle Landry, chief governmental officer of ASI, addresses the crowd that gathered Wednesday for “Denim Day” in the Humanities Building quad. People were encouraged to wear denim to symbolize support for survivors of sexual assault.
Event sought to raise awareness of sexual violence SAVANNA CLEVENGER Daily Titan Students, faculty and campus police dressed in denim at Cal State Fullerton’s central quad Wednesday to
show support for survivors of sexual assault at the end of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Alyssa Hernandez, graduate assistant within the WoMen’s and Adult Reentry Center Violence Prevention Program, and Alyssa Avila, violence prevention educator and victim advocate, worked with peers to spread the word about “Denim Day” and the symbolism behind
wearing jeans. “The campaign to wear jeans for justice was originally triggered in a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court,” Hernandez said. “A rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim’s jeans were really tight, she must have helped her perpetrator pull them off, thereby implying consent.” In response to the court
ruling, the women of the Italian Parliament showed up to work in their jeans to protest the ruling and show support for the victim. Now, people around the world continue to demonstrate against victim-shaming and victim-blaming, showing their support of sexual assault survivors by wearing jeans on Denim Day. This year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month theme is
inspired by the national “It’s On Us” campaign. “We can’t look to other people and blame other people for the things that go on in our society,” Hernandez said. “So this is at the national level, a campaign that started basically asking everyone to say, ‘It’s on us,’ to change the statistic of sexual violence on campuses.” SEE DENIM
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Tale of two games for CSUF Softball Titans split first pair of contests in Long Beach State series HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan In the first game of a doubleheader against Long Beach State on Wednesday, nothing was clicking for the Cal State Fullerton softball team. The game was a stark contrast to its 13 prior victories. “Believe it or not, that loss was a gift,” said Head Coach Kelly Ford. “We can’t coast and just expect to show up and get the wins; it takes work.” The Titans split the two games at Anderson Family Field, dropping game one 8-1 and winning game two 8-0. The loss was the Titans’ first conference defeat of the season and broke a 13-game overall
win streak. Their 12-0 start to Big West play is the best since the 2002 squad started 13-0 in conference play. “I celebrate that 13-game winning streak. It was awesome,” Ford said. “But it’s funny, when we’re in it, I’m not tallying up the wins. I’m working the best that I can on keeping the team present and playing the game one pitch at a time.” Fullerton’s dominant Big West start and 39-11 overall record earned the team a No. 25 national ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll going into Wednesday’s game. The success did not continue into the first game of the Long Beach series as the 49ers completely overpowered the Titans, out-hitting them 14-5. Of the five Fullerton hits, not one came with runners in scoring position. SEE SPLIT
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Titan junior outfielder Delynn Rippy put together solid performances in Cal State Fullerton’s first two games against Long Beach on Wednesday, as she went 1-3 in game one and 2-3 in game two.
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