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CSUF wins final series of regular season over UCSB AARON VALDEZ Daily Titan Behind a solid, all-around team effort, the Cal State Fullerton softball team handily defeated the visiting UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over the weekend to cap off its sensational regular season.

The Titans claimed their first Big West Conference title since 2006 in their 2-1 series victory over Cal State Northridge last weekend.

Going into the series against the Gauchos, the Titans sought to defend their home turf and end the season on a high note in order to stay sharp for the postseason.

Game 1 On Friday, Fullerton set the tone by taking the series opener 3-1. Despite a scoreless first inning, the Titans wasted no time in the second frame as they knocked in a couple of runs to take a comfortable 2-0 lead.

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Undergrad discovers possible new species CSUF student studies prehistoric seal skull for thesis GALEN PATTERSON Daily Titan Adrian Garibay, Cal State Fullerton geology major, needed a thesis project.

His professor, James Parham, Ph.D., assistant professor of geological sciences and faculty curator at the Cooper Center, pointed him in the direction of a prehistoric seal skull that could lead to the discovery of a new species.

“Really, the whole new species aspect of my study was completely accidental,” Garibay said.

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Students in the University of California system graduate at rates significantly higher than those attending a Cal State University, according to CollegeMeasures.org. A CNNMoney report said that this could be because of UC system’s higher tuition as students with greater income tend to graduate at a higher rate.

Loans, jobs affect the time it takes to obtain a degree IMAN LATHAN CINTHIA PASILLAS Daily Titan There are particular inevitabilities on the path to earning a degree as a college

date, CSUF’s six-year graduation rate is at approximately 62 percent in fall 2009, and the Cal State administration is looking to boost overall graduation rates across the system to 60 percent.

However, the university understands that financial issues play a pivotal role in impeding the timing of graduation at CSUF. Balancing a part-time job with a

full-time class schedule is a common tale and it, at times, takes away from the race to graduation.

Fourth-year CSUF athletic training student Brandee Barbee has felt firsthand the stings of the pricey California education system. To help herself afford school, she works as a front desk attendant at CSUF’s Student Recreation Center, supplemented

with loans and grants that total up to $15,000.

“I haven’t started paying (the loans) off yet, but I’m sure I will be struggling when I start,” Barbee said.

On average, it takes an individual up to 10 years to pay off student loans, said Kelly England, Interim Director of Financial Aid. SEE FINANCE

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Car show preserves automotive history Concours displays beautiful and rare classic vehicles MEGAN SMITH Daily Titan With the enormous concentration of automobile culture in Orange County, over eight acres of classic automobiles sat pretty on the Muckenthaler Mansion lawn Saturday afternoon.

From street rods like Camaros, to Mercury roadsters from the ‘50s, the 22nd annual Muckenthaler Motor Car Festival is every classic automotive enthusiast’s dream.

Enthusiasts from all over Orange County cruised their way to the festival, where a wide arrangement of classic cars were showcased.

Participants registered their hot rods to be put into a contest where the Muckenthaler Motor Car committee judged the vehicles on best paint job and interior.

A crowd favorite was the

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student in today’s world that serve as roadblocks to the rate at which students graduate. One of these is finances and its complexities.

Following President Barack Obama’s challenge to the United States to have the highest graduation rates in the world by 2020, Cal State Fullerton has set goals of its own to aid in the reaching of this national challenge. To

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A 1970’s Batmobile was on display at the Muckenthaler’s Annual Motor Car Festival on Saturday. The hot rod featured a batlike body and dramatic fender flares.

classic 1950 Mercedes 170S, which gave insight to what luxury cars looked like in the middle of the 20th century.

With an impressive paint job, the street rod had a cool

grey and blue body with sleek silver details.

Another hot attraction was a Batmobile from the 1970s, representing the Silver Age of Comic Books. The batlike structure of the car, with

its red Batman emblem on the door and its dramatic fender flares left an impression of speed.

CSUF alumnus and Orange County native Mike McAdams brought a 1957

Chevy Bel Air that he owned since high school.

McAdams said the 500 brake horsepower car is fun to take out to the beach.

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Locals flock to seasonal Farmer’s market

Baseball takes down UCSB for series win

Fullerton Farmer’s Market attracts residents by creating an oasis of food, entertainment and 4 artisan products

With the season winding down, Cal State Fullerton baseball remains on pace for BIg 10 West title

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Success initiatives aim to assist in timely graduation University sets goal for raising degree completion rate AMBER MASON GALEN PATTERSON Daily Titan Completing a college degree in four years is often thought of as the norm, but this ideal has proven to be unattainable for many college students, including those at Cal State Fullerton.

According to the

latest research on graduation rates by CSUF Institutional Research and Analytical Studies (IRAS), only 21.9 percent of first-time freshmen who enrolled in 2011 graduated in four years or less.

For transfer students, themost recent two-year graduation rate is at 32 percent and the four-year rate is ataround 75 percent. However, in its data, IRAS does not factor in time spent in other institutions.

Ioakim Boutakidis, dean of Student Success, said graduation rates vary

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greatly across colleges, departments and different student demographic populations.

Certain populations are at greater risk than others for lower graduation rates overall. Some minority students, such as African-American and Native-American students, have lower graduation rates, Boutakidis said. According to the research, 80.1 percent of white students graduate within six years, compared to 67.7 percent of black students and 77.8 percent of Native-American students within the same time frame.

First-generation college students are also at risk for having lower graduation rates. According to IRAS, in 2009, first-generation male college students had a graduation rate of 52.9 percent, compared to 61.5 percent for those whose parents graduated college. For females in the same class, first generation college students had a 63.3 percent graduation rate, compared to 69.1 percent for those whose parents completed a college degree.

Male students also graduate at lower rates than their female peers, Boutakidis said. The difference for the cohort of students who began in fall 2009 is substantial. Of first-time freshmen in fall 2009, 65.9 percent of females graduated in six years or less compared to 56.5 percent of males, according to IRAS. There are multiple resources on campus intended to address these problems and help students graduate, Boutakidis said.

For example, academic advising centers are designed

to help students graduate by helping them choose the classes they need. Student success programs such as Supplemental Instruction (SI) have even won grants because of their success.

Mentoring programs specific to each college and tutoring centers can also provide more intimate connections with students than conventional classrooms.

Each college’s student success center is comprised of a student success team — specialists and advisors within the individual college that help students stay in school and complete their degree programs, said James Rodriguez, Ph.D., professor of child and adolescent studies and former interim assistant vice president for Institutional Research and Analytical Studies in spring 2015.

One program designed to help students pass notoriously difficult classes is called Supplemental Instruction. SI takes in students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and maintain a high B or A in the course they want to help tutor. These students can then be hired as instructors for smaller classes of students who are currently enrolled in the same course.

Some members of the program report forming family-like connections with their SI instructors.

“This isn’t just a job,” said Gabriela Vasquez, biology major, who is currently studying SI connections between members and instructors. “What they take away from it is so much more than that.”

Funding for SI has been awarded to CSUF from

the chancellor’s office by means of competition, meaning the CSU puts up money for which all 23 campuses can apply, Rodriguez said. CSUF received $458,000 for the program in 2014.

These programs have had a measured success on graduation rates.

“We have, over a multiple year period, seen an increase in the overall graduation rate for the university,” Rodriguez said. “If we go back just a few years, at the implementation of our strategic plan, the overall graduation rate was hovering around 50 percent.”

Advising is another critical service CSUF offers to increase graduation rates and overall student success, Boutakidis said. “Quite often the issue is students just not planning out what they have to take and when they have to take it,” he said.

Other things like not meeting certain graduation requirements, or not knowing what grade is acceptable to satisfy a requirement, translate into big problems for students trying to graduate, Boutakidis said.

The most recent set of data is from spring 2015 and shows a six-year overall graduation rate at over 60 percent.

“We have seen a progression of graduation rates, absolutely,” Rodriguez said.

Though there are many reasons that contribute to this result, Rodriguez believes the programs, processes and initiatives that the university engages in are key.

“It is with purpose and intention that they do these things,” Rodriguez said.

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Minor kills man in hitand-run A 17-year-old male was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after a fatal hit-andrun that left one person dead, according to the Orange County Register.

The unidentified teen hit a pedestrian who was walking through a parking lot on Katella Avenue and Beach Boulevard around 6:20 a.m.

The teen then abandoned his vehicle and ran from the scene, but was later caught by deputies some blocks away. The teen was arrested and booked into juvenile hall.

The victim was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center and was later pronounced dead.

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Plane crashes in LA forest One person was killed Sunday after a plane crashed in the Angeles National Forest, according to ABC7 Eyewitness News.

Los Angeles County fire officials said the Cessna 182 single-engine plane was seen near the Angeles Crest Highway and Mt. Wilson Red Box Road just after 9 a.m.

Allen Kenitzer, representative of the Federal Aviation Administration, issued a statement declaring that the plane was traveling from San Diego to Santa Monica when they lost contact with the pilot.

The now-deceased pilot was found to be the only person on board when the plane crashed near Brown Mountain in the Altadena area.

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A suicide bomber killed 27 people and injured 60 more in Sanaa, Yemen on Sunday, according to the Orange County Register.

The bomber attacked a crowd of men attempting to enlist in the Yemeni army at a would-be recruits gathering in the city of Mukalla.

The Islamic State group is taking responsibility for the attack. There has been a history of conflict within Mukalla after the withdrawal of al-Qaida militants who occupied the region for a year.

Pro-government forces and allied Gulf troops subsequently took control of Mukalla last month.

Yemeni government representatives and Shiite Houthi rebels are involved in peace talks mediated by the United Nations.

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While living in Fullerton, the remainder of her grant and loan money after paying tuition would go straight to her rent, which would total to about $1,000 monthly.

So, Barbee decided to move back to her family’s home in Fontana to alleviate some of her financial hardships, exchanging monthly rent for a daily hourlong commute.

Spending $30 to fill her tank every three or four days instead costs her roughly $200 a month.

With a day starting at 4 a.m. for a morning shift at the SRC, class from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m., work in the athletic training room from 12:30 to 5 p.m. and finally the commute back home, Barbee said that exhaustion gets to her.

“When it comes to school, I know I should put in more effort than I am, and I’m not because I’m tired when I get home,” Barbee said. “I don’t

want to do anything, because I’ve been doing something all day.”

Still, when all is said and done, Barbee will be approximately $30,000 in debt after she graduates.

Similarly, Alexandria Stewart, fourth-year biology student and track and field student athlete, is also experiencing a financial struggle.

As a track and field athlete, she only receives a partial scholarship, which covers half of her tuition and all of her books.

To compensate for the rest of her tuition and fees, Stewart relies on Pell Grants and loans, receiving around $1,200 a semester from Pell Grants and $2,000 a year in loans. She also has to balance two jobs on top of everything else.

Grants, including Cal Grants and federal Pell Grants, are typically based upon students’ financial needs and are not required to be

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paid back. On the other hand, loans are money that must be paid back.

“We have a relatively highneed population, meaning we have a large number of (Pell Grant) recipients,” England said.

Roughly 67 to 68 percent of the CSUF student body receives the same type of financial aid, England said.

In the 2013-2014 academic year, 17,214 students received grants or scholarship aid, with an average of $8,794 per student.

The average borrowed amount of money per academic career is $13,500 per student, averaging a monthly payment of $139, according to England.

As of the 2015-2016 school year, the systemwide tuition for CSUs is $5,472 per academic year for undergraduate students enrolled in more than six units per term, according to the Cal State University website. In comparison,

yearly tuition is just over $12,000 for University of California students.

Although paying tuition at CSUF is far more manageable than other private universities and prestigious public institutions, students are still calling for assistance.

“A high percentage of our students are relatively low-income,” said Lynn Sargeant, associate dean for student relations.

This puts CSUF at a disadvantage and at the lower end of the graduation income gap.

According to CNNMoney, it is more difficult for lower income students to climb the economic ladder. Well over half of students who come from wealthy families receive bachelors degrees, but that number dwindles to less than 10 percent for low-income students.

According to the Center for Studies in Higher Education, students from wealthy

families typically attend the most prestigious private and public universities, which include some UC schools.

According to higher education research website Collegemeasures.org, most UC institutions see six-year graduation rates above 80 percent.

However, a trend of comparatively lower graduation rates can be seen across all 23 of the CSU institutions, which averages to under 50 percent.

The national average graduation rate is approximately 59 percent.

Despite these issues, there are efforts set in place to alleviate the financial burden and subsequently raise the graduation rate.

“The Obama Administration has been putting a lot of effort into new repayment programs for loans,” England said.

These programs include a Pay As You Earn repayment plan, which “limits your payment to a percentage of your

discretionary income, so it could stretch out the payment period depending on what your income is, but it could also make the payment more manageable for students,” England said.

Those approved have up to 20 years after their graduation to repay their debt. After 20 years of monthly payments, any remaining debt would be forgiven or discharged.

Another program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, is for people who work in qualifying government or nonprofit organizations. After 120 payments under a qualified repayment program, the remaining student loan balance is forgiven.

With the growing efforts to increase the graduation rate within the CSU system, CSUF remains optimistic.

“We’re moving in the right direction, but we have a distance yet to go,” President Mildred García said in a statement on the CSUF website.

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Patrons can enjoy fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables at the Fullerton farmer’s Market, which takes place every Thursday in Downtown Plaza until Fall. The market also features artisan prodcuts, an outdoor beer and wine garden, live music and entertainment.

Farmer’s market celebrates 25 years Residents gather to support vendors and local agriculture SAVANNA CLEVENGER Daily Titan As children play in the water fountain, adults explore a wide variety of booths offering free samples of delectable fruits.

Artisans selling hummus, tri-tip sandwiches, pizza, homemade jewelry and the crowd-favorite beer garden attract numerous locals to the seasonal Fullerton Farmer’s Market in Downtown Plaza on Thursday evenings.

Food, jewelry, music and dancing await locals and families at the Fullerton market.

Fruit is usually the first thing that comes to mind when attending a farmer’s market, and the Fullerton market does not disappoint with fruit stands lined up down the block, offering a variety of goodies and free samples.

The fruit vendors are hard at work supplying the fresh nectarines, peaches, plums, apricots, oranges and many other deliciously juicy fruits.

Those looking for a full meal can look no further than the center water fountain surrounded by booths replete with pizza, chicken strips, fish and chips, hot dogs, barbecue and enchiladas,

all accompanied by live music.

Among the many guests was the Card family. Sydney Card, recent graduate of University of Alabama, and James Card, student at Boston University, were in town visiting from college.

The two were experiencing the farmer’s market for the first time with their mother, Sue Card, a Fullerton Farmer’s Market regular.

“We just moved here about a year ago from Texas,” Sue Card said.

She said she’s been to the market many times before.

“I absolutely love it.

I think it’s fun, and we were just watching all of these families and all of these kids having so much fun out here. And there’s so many good things to eat. I try and come down every Thursday,” she said.

James Card said the wine and beer garden was his favorite attraction, while Sydney Card said she admired the lively community and what Fullerton had to offer.

The guests were not the only ones enjoying the market. Many of the participants working during the market found it to be a great place for meeting new people to expand their businesses.

Drink Bar Juicery representative Ivy Carnegie was all smiles as she ran her booth of organic

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Drink Bar Juicery is one of many vendors at the farmer’s market. The juicery dedicates itself to helping customers better their lives, overcome illnesses or beat addictions with its organic juice cleanses.

juice cleanses.

Carnegie said the juicery specializes in helping its customers improve their lives, overcome illnesses or beat an addiction.

“It’s cool. There’s a lot of people that want to come here and be a part of it,” Carnegie said.

Drink Bar Juicery got its spot in the market about three years ago, she said.

“Even if we don’t make a lot of money on what we have here, it’s really

a good marketing opportunity just to be here. And it allows us to explain our product hands-on to customers,” Carnegie said. “We’re able to really speak to them and be hands-on, hear about their life or hear about their day and what kind of issues they’re dealing with.”

Having this one-onone time is important for businesses such as Drink Bar Juicery because it gives them the opportunity to hear people’s

stories and really help them to pick out the product that’s right for them.

Jennifer Iturburo was also at the market, running an eco-friendly booth featuring essential oils and her mommyand-me products.

“I’ve been doing this farmer’s market for maybe five years now,” Iturburo said. “I’m sure I’ve gotten a lot of faces I recognize here. I’m a Fullerton native, so I’ll do anything to support

the city.”

Iturburo is taking some time off to go back to school, and she is looking forward to returning to the farmer’s market when she graduates.

With a plethora of foods, products and fun, the Fullerton Farmer’s Market attracts guests, both young and old, to come out and have a good time.

The market is held every Thursday in downtown Fullerton from 4:30 to 8:00pm, and it will run until fall.

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Spring productions dazzle stage

CSUF theater season delivered a variety of talented spectacles ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan Another semester has come and gone, and so has another successful season of productions from Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Theatre and Dance.

As usual, the department delivered a pleasing variety of classic and contemporary productions.

The season opened in the Hallberg Theatre with the historical drama, “The Miracle Worker,” directed by Joseph Arnold, Ph.D., College of the Arts dean emeritus.

The play is adapted by William Gibson and tells the story of a young Helen Keller’s journey in overcoming her disabilities with the help of her resilient teacher. A minimal, rural set filled the theater-in-the-round stage, and heart-wrenching performances were delivered from the show’s leads.

This semester’s Shakespearean production, “The Merry Wives of Windsor” in the Young Theatre, was a slapstick comedy directed by Sarah Ripper, Master of Fine Arts directing student.

The production took on a post-World War II England setting and featured several stand-out comedic performances and some impressive gender swapping, while examining the role of women in post-war society.

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Chayan Tavakoly (above) gave a comedic performance as Caius in the Shakespeare play “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” The 2016 spring theater season also included “The Miracle Worker,” “Into the Woods,” Don’t Dress For Dinner” and “Spring Dance Theatre.”

In the Little Theatre, CSUF took on Stephen Sondheim’s classic “Into The Woods,” directed by musical theater professor Eve Himmelheber.

The musical serves as a mash-up of several different fairy tales, with beloved characters such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Jack of “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

The musical was full of humor, drama and timeless musical numbers.

Directing professor Mark Ramont brought the farcical comedy “Don’t Dress For Dinner” to the Young Theatre. The story follows a womanizer who ties himself up in a string of lies trying to appease his wife and mistress.

Ramont and his cast and crew produced a high-energy comedy full of humorous antics.

The Little Theatre hosted “Spring Dance Theatre,” coordinated by professor of dance Gladys Kares.

The dancers performed nine original pieces choreographed by student, faculty and guest artists. Each dance

took audiences on a journey through excellent choreography, music, lighting and costumes.

In addition to the main campus performances, CSUF’s Grand Central Art Center had a successful season with its annual dance show “12’ x 16’ Dance” coordinated by professor of dance for musical

theatre William F. Lett, and the contemporary drama “How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found,” directed by adjunct professor of acting Christopher Shaw.

Although the official season has closed, Grand Central is hosting the “Spring BFA Cabarets” Tuesday through Friday at 7 and 9 p.m.

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The classic red paint job on the Chevy drew many people in.

“There’s quite a bit of people who will come up and talk about their memories with (the vehicle). Usually the older folks will be like, ‘Oh man, I remember having this car,’” McAdams said.

McAdams said he attended the Muckenthaler Car show for 10 years and like most, went out to relax and admire the gorgeous machines.

McAdams, who once won best in show with his 1935 street rod, said that the hobby was time-consuming, requiring a lot of dedication and money, but it was worth it.

“Some of these cars out here could be $100,000 with all of the work that they have put into it.

Some could be $20,000, $5,000 or whatnot,” McAdams said. “It’s just getting some of these

old things out and showing the public what the world used to be 50 years ago.”

The vehicles brought a sense of nostalgia, taking people back to the era of classic cars like in the movies “Grease” and “American Graffiti,” McAdams said.

McAdams highlighted the difference between working on a modern street rod versus the older machines.

“It’s not like the newer cars where you have to plug something in to figure out what is wrong with it. These you just look at it, listen to it, tighten a bolt and there you go,” he said.

Another notable car was a brilliant red Camaro, one of seven Camaros owned by local resident Shirley Arendt.

“This was the car I learned how to drive in.

I’ve just always have loved them,” Arendt said.

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A 1970 Chevrolet El Camino SS-454 coupe was one of many classic cars showcased at the car show. The Chevy’s candy apple red paint job drew in many automotive enthusiasts.

bought a beautifully stocked car, she said it isn’t perfect just yet “We are in the process of changing some things to make it more mine,”

she said.

She is planning on adding harness seat belts to her Camaro for safety reasons.

Southern California is

considered the birthplace of hot rod enthusiasts, and customizing cars as a hobby, the annual car show offers enthusiasts a piece of the classic

automotive culture and its history.

The intricacy and attention to detail these cars exhibit allow all to enjoy a glimpse into yesterday.

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When the skull fossil was initially found, the finder of the fossil wrote cryptic notes and identified the skull as a type of prehistoric seal commonly found in the area of discovery, which is believed to be near the Orange County coastline. It remained that way until Garibay began studying it.

Initially, Garibay began studying it under the impression that it was what it was labeled as: a juvenile allodesmus, which is an “extinct seal-like mammal,” according to the San Diego Natural History Museum.

The card, however, had no information on the species of allodesmus. Garibay began to realize something was amiss.

“I noticed that the sutures on the skull, which is where bone meets up with another bone, were fused,” he said.

“That doesn’t happen until the later stages of life.”

The location where the card said the species was discovered was incorrect.

Notes left behind only offered clues as to where the animal had met its end and where the fossil had been discovered.

Garibay set about trying to identify the species based on the available information.

“As I compared it with other specimens and other species of allodesmus, I realized that there were a lot of differences,” he said.

Garibay started trying to prove it was a new species of allodesmus, a decision that changed the course of his work from ontogeny, or the study of how organisms grow, to proving a new species. The differences he found shaped the argument that he would bring forward in his thesis.

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Adrian Garibay, a geology major at Cal State Fullerton, began studying a prehistoric seal skull for his undergraduate thesis project. When he noticed some key differences between the skull and the other seal skulls from the same time period, he realized that he may have discovered an entirely new species of prehistoric seal.

With the guidance of Parham, Garibay began to catalogue unique features of the new species.

He found that the fossil’s snout was more duckbill shaped, in contrast to the narrow snouts of the allodesmus. The area between the top rows of teeth, the palate, was much wider in Garibay’s specimen than in modern sea lion and seal skulls. The orbits, or sockets, where the eyes are, were much wider as well, which most likely means the

specimen had bigger eyes for diving deep into the water for prey. “(Garibay) has determined, I think pretty convincingly, that it is a species new to science,” Parham said.

The skull is believed to be between 14 and 17 million years old, based on the rocks in which it was found and the time frame in which allodesmus existed.

Garibay began working with Jorge Velez-Juarbe, Ph.D., the assistant curator

of marine mammals at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

“That was probably the coolest moment, knowing that, okay, now there’s three people in this room who agree that this specimen that I’m working on is new,” Garibay said.

Garibay’s research will be joined with Velez-Juarbe’s research for publication. After the research is peer-reviewed and published, it becomes accepted by the scientific

community, meaning the species will be officially discovered.

The group has not yet thought of a name for the new species.

“That’s a discussion we’ll have in the summer,” Parham said.

Parham said Orange County is something of a hotbed for fossils.

Michaela Adler, another geology major, is one of Parham’s students and a lab mate of Garibay. She is currently writing her thesis

on a bone bed in San Clemente that is 40 million years old.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie in this lab, for sure,” Adler said.

Born and raised in Southeast Los Angeles, Garibay is graduating after his final course in the summer, but he will walk at graduation May 21. From there, he hopes to attend graduate school.

“Hopefully I can do that here, because I want to keep working with Jim,” he said.

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EMILY DIECKMAN Daily Titan I have now spent an entire semester writing about the way that, thanks to technology, relationships are not the same anymore.

I never really came up with a definitive opinion on whether this was a good or bad thing because I don’t think there’s a definitive answer. Technology has allowed people to come together in a whole new way.

In an era before texting and video chatting, I would have been considerably more resistant to entering a relationship with my current boyfriend, who lives on the other end of what I had never really realized was the longest state in the history of all states (I mean, really, California? Sometimes I feel like you’re mocking me with your sheer length).

But, thanks to the knowledge that we can pick up our phones and talk to one another pretty much whenever we want, we both decided it was a relationship worth pursuing. And I’m so glad we did.

On the other hand, technology really has a way of leaving me confused and scattered and actively not living in the moment.

I’ve seen couples so focused on building an Instagram following around their cute couple photos that they never actually sit down to relax and have a conversation.

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Technology has changed the way that people communicate, but the age-old sentiment of love has stayed the same.

I’ve seen couples fight about how one partner spends too much time texting other people when they’re supposed to be spending time together. And I am also guilty of looking down at my phone, rather than up at the people around me.

I guess all I can really say is that technology has changed the way we interact.

Whether that’s for better or worse is up to how individuals choose to use it.

But no matter what Snapchat filter we choose to apply, no matter how much we text and Skype, swipe left or right, I think there’s one thing — the most important thing — that has stayed the same, and that is love itself.

It sounds cheesy, and it is, but there’s something really comforting about it to me. In a time where everything around us seems to be changing and shifting so quickly, knowing that we experience the same feeling as people thousands of years ago, offers a sense of peace. Love comes in all different forms, sure, but it

always has.

Even the wrenching heartache of loving someone who doesn’t feel the same way?

That idea has been discussed since the time of Plato (circa 300 B.C. or so).

What about the frustration of realizing that love isn’t as exciting and flawless in real life as it is when depicted in popular culture? Shakespeare talked about that.

The way we express ourselves may have shifted, but the sentiments have remained the same.

Technology has created new ways of expressing love, but (at least so far) nothing can replace the feeling of being physically reunited with someone you love, or sharing an enormous bear hug or taking a nap together (nothing will ever replace the value of a nap).

And maybe, as we finish up our academic year, many of us excited, some of us graduating, almost all of us confused and uncertain, love — pixelated or otherwise — is the one thing we can count on to stick with us.

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Fullerton alumna is an ice person

Hockey enthusiast is a Power Player for the Anaheim Ducks GABE ESPIRITU Daily Titan

Snow flurries up from the razor edges attached to the skates of the Mighty Ducks, as their fans roar in applause. Between the onice sports action of a Ducks game, a group of 16 women entertain fans during timeouts by shoveling through the slush of snow left by the famous hockey team.

They are called the Power Players, ambassadors for positive fan experiences, and they have made their presence known in the Honda Center. Among them is five-year Anaheim Ducks veteran and Cal State Fullerton alumna, Erin Rohac.

For the 31-year-old Riverside native, the opportunity to become a Power Player came by chance as she juggled full-time hours as an assistant manager for Abercrombie & Fitch with starting the journey to obtain a master’s degree in public relations, advertising and applied communication, all while wanting to relocate to Orange County.

“I came to a Ducks game (in April) and the tryouts were coming out for the Power Players and my mom looks up at the screen and tells me, ‘You need to try out. That would be perfect for you,’” Rohac recalled.

“I honestly laughed at her and scoffed at the idea because I thought, ‘I have a degree. Now I’m going for my master’s, but you want me to be a cheerleader?’”

After a few weeks of consideration and with skating experience under her belt, Rohac understood that she was presented with more than just a “silly parttime job.” Rather, it was a stepping stone into the Ducks organization.

“Whatever industry you want to get into, it’s all about who you know,” Rohac said. “I knew I would get to meet people on the inside and, whether it was

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Cal State Fullerton alumna Erin Rohac tried out for the Anaheim Ducks’ Power Players while she was working toward her master’s degree. Soon, she was a a Power Player and has since swept the rink during important hockey games and massive charity events. After five years on the ice, she now hopes to move into a managerial position at the Ducks organization.

going to happen immediately, they were going to know my face, they were going to know my name, they were going to know my work ethic.”

One of the people Rohac has built a relationship with almost immediately is her longtime best friend Fiona McCarthy, whom she met during the Power Player tryouts in July 2011.

McCarthy recalled sitting next to Rohac, striking up a conversation and getting along really well.

“Once we made the team, then our friendship just kind of developed even more,” McCarthy said.

“We both have in common that we both love hockey.

You don’t find too many

girls that you can talk hockey with.”

Despite McCarthy’s stint as a Power Player concluding two years short of Rohac’s in the 20132014 season, not much has changed in terms of their friendship.

“We usually see each other every week, which I think is a lot because I don’t really see any of my other friends that often,” McCarthy said.

Rohac’s personality has made a strong presence in the lives of those she met.

As a result, more opportunities have presented themselves to her. Rohac had the chance to sweep the ice with Anaheim Ducks living legend Teemu Selanne

during the Fedorin Cup, a charity hockey game in Orange County to support the fight against cancer.

She reminisced on Selanne grabbing one of the Power Player’s shovels during the game and started shoveling the ice for her.

Later on, Rohac was able to share her shovel with Selanne and skate a lap around the rink together.

“It was just such a unique experience. Nobody else can say that they got to do that,” Rohac said.

As prospects audition to become Power Players, they are aware that the maximum tenure their career as a Power Player can go is up to four years. “(The Ducks organization)

extended it to five years in large part because of Erin.

I don’t know if she would admit that, but I know from talking to the front office people that they did not want to lose her,”John Cordes, an independent professional photographer often hired by the Anaheim Ducks, said.

Cordes, who also met Rohac during her tryouts, has developed both a professional relationship, as he occasionally photographed the Power Players, and a personal friendship with her over the last five years.

Since October 2013, Rohac has held a full-time job as an executive assistant to managing partner at the Frost Data Capital incubator.

As Rohac stands at the end of her five-year journey as a Power Player, she has a positive outlook on it all.

“I think I got so much out of this job that I could have ever hoped to get, and then some,” Rohac said. “There were hard times with balancing, but I wouldn’t have given it up for the world.”

With the conclusion of a brief Ducks rally in the 2015-2016 postseason, however, she dreams of transitioning into a managerial role within the fan development, marketing or public relations side of the Ducks organization.

“Erin Rohac is one of those people that makes this world a better place to live in,” Cordes said.

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EDITORIAL ON ACCOUNTABILITY, FREE SPEECH AND CONTROVERSIAL ADVERTISING

In recent days, the Daily Titan has come under fire for running a paid advertisement from the Facts and Logic About the Middle East (FLAME) organization.

The advertisement questioned whether or not Muslim immigrants should be granted entrance into the United States due to their having “values antithetical to the liberal democratic principles (Americans) cherish.”

The advertisement has raised passions from Cal State Fullerton students and faculty, who said that the ad’s rhetoric amounts to “hate speech.” One email claimed that for the Daily Titan, “money is more important than my belonging, education and safety.”

We take these concerns seriously and refute the notion that the Daily Titan values money more than people.

To be sure, the FLAME advertisement was approved by the Daily Titan’s advertising staff. Per Daily Titan policy, the editorial staff cannot alter, move or otherwise change ad placement without prior approval.

However, the responses to the ad have encouraged editorial conversations about what the paper does or does not run.

In the recent past, the Daily Titan editorial staff has come under scrutiny for things like running a photo of San Bernardino shooter Sayed Rizwan Farook’s CSUF ID card. At that time, some students and faculty members claimed that the Daily Titan was purposely promoting anti-Muslim rhetoric, thereby creating a hostile atmosphere toward Muslim students.

Shortly thereafter, Daily Titan Editor-in-Chief Rudy Chinchilla met with Muslim Student Association (MSA) President Ahmad Maki to discuss the impact of the photo and the subsequent article, and both sides came to an amicable understanding.

More recently, Daily Titan advertising staff suffered the brunt of an editing error in which the paper misidentified the gender of newly elected College of Health and Human Development Board of Directors member Destiny Caro. Caro, a transgender student, identifies as a male; the paper incorrectly identified him as “she” in a photo caption.

The paper quickly moved to fix the error online, but

not before advertising staff members were met by an angry, profanity-laden tirade by newly elected board member of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Liz Sanchez, who did not know that the editorial staff was in the next room over.

Daily Titan staff members met with Sanchez later that night to explain the situation, and while Sanchez left the meeting frustrated at the Daily Titan’s refusal to adhere to her “list of demands,” Chinchilla later met with and spoke to various campus faculty members, who also came to an amicable understanding of the situation.

These incidents highlight the fact that, while Daily Titan advertising and editorial staff members often work independently of one another, the decisions they make have an impact on the paper as a whole.

The Daily Titan is the premier learning laboratory on campus. And while the paper does its utmost to prevent them, as a learning laboratory, mistakes happen just as they would in “the real world.” Take a look at The New York Times: many of its articles have some sort of correction at the bottom of the story.

These mistakes, though, should not overshadow the work that the Daily Titan has for decades done for the CSUF community.

In April 2016, for example, the Daily Titan ran a story about an MSA-held Q&A in which Muslim students answered others’ questions about Islam. In April 2015, the Daily Titan ran an article about Muslim students’ need for a bigger prayer space.

The paper has covered other important issues, too. In May 2015, an article highlighted expired elevator permits, which led to the university making repairs to the elevators. In February 2016, the Daily Titan was the first media outlet to report on the death of missing CSUF international student Praveen Galla. Just last week, the Daily Titan provided live coverage of a suspicious package in McCarthy Hall.

As a staff, we strive to spotlight important issues, with the understanding that we cater to a large and diverse community.

The Daily Titan is an extension of this diversity, with

advertising and editorial staff members from different backgrounds, races, religions and sexual orientations.

So how did the FLAME advertisement make it on to the paper?

The Daily Titan advertising team has a policy in which any account executive who thinks an advertisement might be controversial or otherwise objectionable brings up the issue with the Daily Titan advertising director. This procedure was not followed on this occasion, as the account executive in charge of the FLAME advertisement failed to read it.

And while the incoming Daily Titan advertising director has committed to discussing advertisement policy changes going forward, the FLAME ad also highlights the issue of freedom of speech.

The FLAME ad is a form of speech protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights, and while various Daily Titan editorial members object to the content of the ad, they all agree that it is not the paper’s job to decide what is or isn’t objectionable.

The Daily Titan does not, for example, take editorial positions on most issues, as other papers often do. We only print what people or institutions are saying or doing; it is the readership’s job to react accordingly.

To that end, our readership has reacted negatively to the FLAME ad. The ad has sparked a discussion both about what the paper should run and about the immigration/Muslim issue discussed in the ad.

This is democracy at work. This is freedom of speech at work.

We cannot have these discussion without the free dissemination of ideas. Even if we oppose these differing voices, we can’t silence them.

We must listen to what others have to say. Growth and progress can be painful, but we must make an effort to advance through critical thought, not through suppression of ideas contrary to our values.

Anyone who wishes to further voice their concerns can submit a letter to the editor to opinion@dailytitan.com.

Furthermore, they can directly contact FLAME Vice President James Sinkinson at jim@factsandlogic.org.

Letter to the Editor In response to the paid advertisement for FLAME: Daily Titan, page 3, Thursday May 12, 2016 FROM TOM GARLAND, HUMAN SERVICES UNDERGRAD HSSA, COMMUNITY SERVICES

I’m guilty, I was skimming the paper as I was walking across campus yesterday morning — I almost fell off the curb as I came across the “paid advertisement” for Flame on the bottom right of page three — informing me that I “deserve a factual look at The Muslim Immigrant Question.” More of a short essay than the average advertisement, it goes on to offer “the facts” and openly questions how “we” should respond to Muslim immigrants. Frankly, if we are to “respond” to them as we have others throughout our history (Irish, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Vietnamese, to name a few), our immigrant Muslim sisters and brothers have quite the challenge ahead of them. But the intent of this letter is not to respond to the content of the ad, rather I take issue with the posting of the ad itself.

CSUF is a state-run university that, as I

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have been led to believe, prides itself on diversity and inclusiveness; evidenced by the numerous quotes, postings, articles and initiatives on various platforms by our president, administration, staff and faculty, as well as the Daily Titan team. Just a couple of months ago, I remember reading a wonderful DT article regarding our Muslim Student Association’s outreach efforts on TitanWalk.

That is one reason why it was so alarming for me to come across this anti-Muslim rhetoric in our school newspaper. It is demonizing, divisive and in my opinion contributes to xenophobic attitudes so prevalent in today’s society. I can only imagine what it must be like to be a Muslim student and to see this in our school newspaper.

My initial response was to send an email — it was sent to ads at the Daily Titan, editor-in-chief of the Daily Titan, as well as

news at the Daily Titan. A few hours later I received a cordial response from the DT’s director of advertising advising me that I could respond “directly to the nonprofit organization or through a letter to the editor.” I found this to be a curious reply; why would the director of advertising redirect my complaint regarding an advertisement? I do not ever remember seeing a ‘letter to the editor’ regarding an advertisement posted in the DT in the time I have been attending, confirmed by a review of two years’ of letters to the editor archived on DT’s website. Is this protocol?

Nevertheless, I do wish to express my objection to, and distaste for, the posting of this ad. As an institution that prides itself on diversity and inclusiveness, there is no place for divisive, vilifying rhetoric such as this on our campus. I do not wish to see this ad run again. Thank you.

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Cal State Fullerton infielder Dakota Wix (left) and outfielder Scott Hurst celebrate the Titans’ series sweep of the UC Riverside Highlanders from last weekend. This past weekend’s 2-1 series victory over UC Santa Barbara improved the Titans’ overall record to 32-17 and conference record to 14-4

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Hot bats and solid arms led Cal State Fullerton baseball to another dominant performance in Big West Conference play as the Titans took this weekend’s series against UC Santa Barbara 2-1.

Going into the matchup, Santa Barbara and Fullerton both appeared on Baseball America’s college top 25 poll at No. 24 and No. 22, respectively.

The Titans remain at the top of the Big West standings, holding a 14-4 conference record above second-place Long Beach State’s 11-7. With the series victory, Fullerton improves to 32-17 overall.

Game 1 Timmy Richards hit his eighth home run of the season in Friday’s series opener. It was a close contest, ending 3-2 in Santa Barbara’s favor.

Both Titan runs came off the bat of team home run leader Richards. Senior

outfielder Dalton Blaser also had a strong offensive game, going 2-4.

Blaser, who ranks third in the Big West in batting average with .387, went into the series swinging a hot bat. In last weekend’s UC Riverside series, he went 8-10, knocking two home runs in the final game of the series.

Despite the efforts of Richards and Blaser, the long ball got the best of right-hander Connor Seabold, who allowed two homers and all three Gaucho runs.

Game 2 Saturday’s contest was anything but close as the Titans took the matchup 18-2, with five Fullerton players endeing the night with multiple hits. Fullerton knocked 21 base hits in that game, compared to Santa Barbara’s four.

Freshman designated hitter Ruben Cardenas was particularly productive, going 4-6 with six RBIs, including a home run to back up John Gavin’s six-inning, three-hit performance.

Gavin ranks fourth in the Big West in ERA, joining fellow Titans Seabold and Colton Eastman in the top five. The entire Fullerton

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Titan infielder Timmy Richards continued his impressive play during Cal State Fullerton’s series win over the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over the weekend. Through three games, Richards went 6-13 and recorded five RBIs, including one home run.

pitching staff remains at No. 1 in Division I team ERA. Fullerton did well to take advantage of a bullpen meltdown by Santa Barbara. Right-hander Kenny Chapman allowed seven Titan runs in 2.1 innings of

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Game 3 Blaser got it done offensively in tandem with senior first baseman Tanner Pinkston in game three’s 6-3 win. Blaser went 3-5

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Freshman right-hander Eastman was solid in Sunday’s game, striking out six in five and two-thirds innings before handing the

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On deck for Fullerton is a three-game series against the University of Hawaii.

That series is set to begin on Friday at 7 p.m at Goodwin Field. Both Friday and Saturday night’s games will be televised on ESPN3.

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Riding on its momentum from the Big West Combined Events, the Cal State Fullerton Track and Field team established a middling standing in the Big West Conference Championships over the weekend.

Regardless of being relatively competitive in a majority of events, the Titans did manage multiple top-five finishes.

Sophomore India Owens placed first in the women’s 400-meter hurdles. After placing second in the preliminaries under fellow Titan senior Elizabeth Claustro, Owens recorded a 59.65

in the finals to win it, while Claustro placed fourth with a 59.85.

The women’s 4x100 relay team garnered another second-place finish with a final time of 45.48, falling just behind the UC Irvine team.

Junior Janaya Shorty placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.90, falling behind three Long Beach runners, the first of whom finished with a 23.65.

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Junior Shelby Hernandez Jr. recorded a 1:50:69, second-place finish in the 800-meter dash, trailing a split second behind UC Santa Barbara’s Shyan Vaziri, who completed a 1:50.45.

Senior Aneesh Joshi gave the Titans another second-place finish as he recorded a 14.35 in the 110-meter hurdles.

Trevor Gorwin performed the best of Titan throwers in his respective event, placing fourth in the shot put by throwing 16.94 meters.

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Junior outfielder Delynn Rippy went 6-9 in the series against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over the weekend. She brought in three runs and scored four to help the Titans take the series 2-1 at Anderson Family Field. On the season, Rippy sports an exceptional .373 batting average with 28 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

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The first run came off a sacrifice fly from infielder Sydney Colenzo, bringing in outfielder Sarah Moore from third. Outfielder Delynn Rippy followed up with an RBI of her own, doubling the CSUF lead.

Both teams went on to knock in one run apiece in the fifth inning but remained scoreless for the rest of the game. Another Titan

RBI sacrifice fly served as the team’s last run, but this time it came from catcher Alexis Gonzalez’s bat.

In the circle, Desiree Ybarra logged in a nice performance for the Titans as she pitched a complete game, allowing only one run and picking up six strikeouts.

Game 2 The Titans returned to Anderson Family Field on

Saturday to close out the Gauchos series with a doubleheader. CSUF came out firing early in the first game, jumping to a 3-0 lead after two innings of play thanks to RBI doubles from Melissa Sechrest and Rippy.

However, Fullerton struggled to capitalize with runners in scoring position through the remainder of the game. By the end of the contest, the Titans left nine runners on base.

CSUF’s scoring drought gave UC Santa Barbara the chance to formulate a comeback. The Gauchos ultimately recovered from their early deficit and scored a total of four runs in the third, fifth and seventh innings to win the game 4-3.

Game 3 In the final game of the series, the Titans bounced back from their earlier loss by going on a rampage. In

the first three innings, Fullerton notched six runs, including a four-run rally in the bottom of the second.

The Gauchos scored a single run in the first inning but a solid performance from the Titan pitching rotation made sure it was the only one of the game. CSUF added an insurance run in the sixth inning and cruised to 7-1 win over UCSB, taking the series 2-1.

Fullerton has now

finished the regular season with an excellent 43-14 overall record and a 17-4 record in Big West play. The Titans only lost one conference series this year to Long Beach State.

The Titans are now set to take on the Fresno State Bulldogs in the NCAA Los Angeles Regionals on Friday. CSUF emerged victorious in a meeting earlier in the season by a commanding score of 5-0.

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