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California Secretary of State appeals to CSUF millennials

Padilla speaks at Voter Registration Concert PRISCILLA BUI Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton’s political organizations and California’s political leaders united Tuesday afternoon to celebrate National Voter Registration Day at the Student Housing piazza.

The “Rock the Vote” concert partnered with the Orange County Registrar of Voters in an effort to get more students to register to vote for the upcoming election. The concert was the first of many events that will be hosted in collaboration with the campus community through organizations such as CSUF Republicans, College Democrats of CSUF and the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

Both the Orange County Registrar of Voters and CSUF’s political clubs were present to encourage students to vote, and help some of them to fill out voter registration forms.

During introductory remarks, Neal Kelley, whose role in the Orange County Registrar of Voters concerns voter registration and elections throughout the county, said that student voices needed to be heard in this election, regardless of who they were voting for.

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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla (middle) poses with ASI President Yanitza Berrios (far left), CSUF President Mildred Garcia (left), Registrar of Voters for Orange County’s Neal Kelley (right) and Amanda Isabel Martinez, chief governmental officer for ASI (far right), at the CSUF Voter Registration Day Concert.

Edberg finishes first in Aurora Senior leads Titans as team finishes in seventh place HAYLEY M. SLYE Daily Titan Martina Edberg took her second straight tournament victory at the Rose City Collegiate in Aurora, Ore. on Monday and Tuesday. The win leaves her undefeated so far in the 2016-17 season and cements her legacy in the Titan record books even further.

Day One Edberg led the pack again, shooting 4-under 140 through two rounds. Last week at the WSU Cougar Cup, the Sweden native finished the tournament with a 10-under 206 to break her own 54-hole individual score of 211.

“This being her senior year, I think she’s kind of

looking forward to going on to the next steps in her golf career which is to play professionally,” said Head Coach Pearl Sinn-Bonanni prior to the tournament. ”So I think she just has a little bit of extra intensity about her this year, which is great for us.”

Edberg recorded nine birdies on day one.

Gonzaga transfer Daniella Uy was the next-best Titan golfer during day one of the Collegiate, shooting a 4-over 148 to tie for 16th place.

“She’s a really good ball striker and is just very natural” Sinn-Bonanni said. “I think we’re just trying to set a good stage for her to go out and just bring out her talent.”

As a team, Fullerton left day one in fifth place. Freshman and Edberg’s fellow Swede Elsa Lundquist had another rough outing, shooting a 21-over 165 to finish tied for 79th.

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Culture of rape explored Documentary puts the consequences of assault center stage KALEB STEWART Daily Titan

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Martina Edberg (above) is poised to set several Cal State Fullerton records before finishing her college career.

Last year, Marvel and Netflix created “Jessica Jones,” the story of a superhero who hits rock bottom as a nefarious villain controls Jones’s mind and forces her to perform sexual acts without consent. As rape culture and victim blaming emerge as a more prominent topic of conversation in today’s society, Netflix’s new documentary “Audrie & Daisy” displays the companies willingness to distribute content that depicts the realities of rape culture and online bullying.

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Mentor-Mentee Program offers resources

The Page Turner talks movie adaptations

Police training is flawed and needs reform

Students create an environment of support in the University Honors Program through a new “buddy system”

Though they can be entertaining, Hollywood adaptations of beloved novels will never measure up to reading a book

Too many civilians are killed because law enforcement is trained to always be suspicious and on guard

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DTBRIEFS Two charged in triple homicide Murder charges were given Tuesday to the two men involved with the murders of a Fullerton couple and their friend, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Joshua Acosta, 21, and Frank Felix, 25, were charged with three felony counts of murder with special circumstance allegations of multiple murder. They each face life-sentences without parole.

Acosta was also charged with a sentencing enhancement.

The DA’s office has not said if the unidentified 17-year-old girl also arrested after the killings will face charges.

Police found the victims of the triple homicide, Jennifer Goodwill Yost, 39, Christopher Yost, 34, and Arthur William Boucher, 28, with significant trauma.

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The band Ceasefire performed at the Voter Registration Day Concert on Tuesday. Ray Alexander, lead singer and frontman for Ceasefire, is an alumnus of CSUF. The concert lasted from noon to 3 p.m. in the Residential Housing Piazza.

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CSUF political organizations teamed up with the Orange County Registrar and Secretary of State Alex Padilla in an effort to increase voter registration on college campuses.

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Because 44 million millennials are eligible to vote in this election, their voice would have a strong and powerful impact, he said.

“Millennials are the most diverse demographic in this country today,” Kelly said.

“Your voice is really going to shape communities and how communities are represented.”

Former state Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva also said the notion of student representation during the election by handing out water bottles and encouraging students to vote by talking to them face-to-face.

Being a mother of four millennials herself, Quirk-Silva understood relatable issues such as affordable housing, student debt and life after college.

“I think getting students engaged in the voting process is the fundamental building block of our democracy,” Quirk-Silva said.

Registering to vote would be easy for students, particularly the residents at CSUF. Nathan Schuch, a residential adviser, said that being able to vote on campus would be

convenient for students since most of them already spend a good amount of time at the school. This election is important because of the intensity both parties brought, he said.

“Both of the sides are so heated right now. It’s like a hot mess,” Schuch said.

Secretary of State Alex Padilla was the special guest speaker for the event. Padilla said he was honored to be invited by the students of CSUF, noting how student-driven the campus was.

Padilla said that he wanted more young people to participate in the voting process because while the 18-24 age group was the largest demographic, it still had low registeration and voting rates.

“If we want our democracy to be healthier and stronger, we need more young people to participate,” Padilla said.

His appearance at CSUF was just another stop on his statewide tour of high schools and colleges over the next several weeks in order to spread awareness of student participation in the election.

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During his speech, Padilla advocated the importance for not only voting for the next president of the United States, but voting for other elected officials and propositions that have the ability to shape the future. The voters get to make decisions on investments in education, college affordability and the infrastructure and the economy, he said.

“It’s not just because of who we’re voting for or what we’re voting on,” Padilla said. “It’s because of you.”

In California alone, there are seven million people eligible to vote but won’t be able to because many of them have not even registered to vote yet. With the election approaching this Nov. 8, encouraging eligible voters to register is entirely crucial.

“People died for us to have the right to vote,” said CSUF President Mildred Garcia, who also made an appearance at the event. “Make sure that we are voting to not give up our democracy to others. If you don’t like what’s going on, vote.”

The San Andreas Fault experienced more than 140 earthquakes Monday and Tuesday, including two 4.3 magnitude temblors south of Bombay Beach, according to CNBC. No accounts of injury or damage were reported to the Imperial County Sheriff’s Department.

“They are not strongly damaging earthquakes but obviously the fact there are so many of them and they are occurring so close in time is something that deserves our attention,” Graves said in his quote to CNBC. The San Andreas Fault runs 10 miles from the Salton Sea in Imperial County to Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County.

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Loma fire burns over 15,000 acres Hundreds of residents near the Santa Cruz Mountains were evacuated Tuesday as the Loma fire continued to rage, according to ABC News.

The fire started Monday afternoon and has already burned through more than 1,500 acres with only 5 percent containment.

There were more than 500 firefighters working around the clock.

California’s recent triple-digit heat and ongoing drought contributed to flames reaching 100 feet.

There are 300 structures threatened by the fire.

It’s been reported that one firefighter has been injured and at least one home has been destroyed in the blaze.

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PAGE 3 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 Case of Chicken Pox identified

A student living in one of the University’s resident halls has a suspected case of chicken pox and has been escorted off campus until he or she is no longer contageous. The medical staff at the Student Health Center (SHC) diagnosed the student on Sept. 26, and he or she may have exposed students, faculty and staff over the week prior. The student ate at the Gastronome on Sept. 23 and Sept. 26. Chicken pox is an airborne virus that causes itching, blister-like rashes, tiredness and a fever. The SHC has a limited supply of vaccines, but can be reached at (657) 278-2800.

Honors creates mentor program

Students help one another acclimate to college environment JACQUELINE LINDENBERG Daily Titan

Honors Student Advisory Council (HSAC), a new resource within the University Honors Program, strives to not only improve and support students in their academic careers, but also show Cal State Fullerton in a positive and inspirational light.

The honors council hopes to “build a strong community between all honors students and faculty while also raising awareness of the honors program at Cal State Fullerton,” according to the program website.

President of HSAC and biochemistry major, Kaitlynn Kim, and Vice President and biochemistry major, Meagan Phelan, have created a mentor-mentee program to develop members’ skills, assist in their senior honors projects and offer support in any academic adversity they may face.

“Our goal is to open up to all honors students and just make people more aware of the resources available to them here,” Phelan said.

The HSAC program has 70 students signed up who will each be paired with a mentor. Students are paired with mentors by their majors so that they have a contact in case of any questions or just to simply have someone to talk to.

“It’s like a buddy system,” Kim said.

This is the first year for the Mentor-Mentee Program, which will host a panel on Oct. 25 featuring a recent graduate and former member of HSAC to inform incoming students and freshmen about the new program.

The seniors honors project begins in the junior year and is a requirement for all honors students at CSUF. “You just tackle a topic that really intrigues you whether if it’s about your major or a different concentration and then you form a question and do intense research under a professor who is going to be your mentor,” Kim said.

The senior project might appear rather intimidating to some students, but the goal of the HSAC program is to better inform the students of what the project actually entails.

“This program is really to get those students awareness of what the project is and not to be scared of it so they don’t drop. And then they stay in honors for the whole four years and get the whole experience of it,” Kim said.

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Visual art major Greg Theodotou, 20, works on his Art 103 project in the Honors Center by creating compositions using stable shapes. The Honors Student Advisory Council’s new Mentor-Mentee Program has been implemented to help provide younger honors students with guidance on getting involved at CSUF.

Although the senior project takes a lot of research and guidance, the experience of being in the honors program is beyond beneficial and rewarding, Kim said.

“Being in University Honors is a stepping stone into being involved at Cal State Fullerton because we have such a high commuter population,” Kim said. “Having the Mentor-Mentee Program gives them the initiative to be more involved.”

The HSAC Mentor-Mentee Program will be a way for students in the council to not only gain knowledge from their mentors, but to also have someone to go to for information and advice whether it’s for honors or not.

“I think it will be a good opportunity for freshmen to just become aware of Cal State Fullerton in general and honors specifically,” Phelan said.

The program is set to make students’ experience at CSUF memorable and beneficial toward their future careers and to make a positive impact on the university.

With the new Mentor-Mentee Program about to begin, that confidence leap has already been made.

“I am really excited. I think it’s going to be really successful,” Kim said.

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The University Honors Program is housed in Pollak Library South 194 and provides students with a study space that allows access to computers and free document printing.

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A&E The Page Turner: ‘Film vs. Book’ PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 WEDNESDAY

Hollywood adaptations don’t live up to expectations JACQUELINE LINDENBERG Daily Titan

With Hollywood running out of original ideas, picking up books and adapting them into movies seems to be done without hesitation.

With authors like Jane Austen, Sophie Kinsella and J.K. Rowling having their works turned into blockbusters, it feels like most of the movies that make it to the big-screen are adaptations of novels. However, books are interpreted differently by each reader, and that specific vision created in a reader’s mind can never be compared with a typical Hollywood movie.

In 2015 alone, over 40 books were turned into movies. That’s a lot of books for studios to be spending their valuable time and money on, especially considering all of the elements of production necessary for a Hollywood adaptation.

Some highly anticipated releases coming out this year based on novels are “The Girl on the Train,” based on a book of the same name by Paula Hawkins and “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” also based on the book of the same name

by Ransom Riggs.

The problem with adapting a book into a movie is that the film can never truly meet the imaginations of the audience. Every person who has read the book before seeing the film has their own specific vision of the book’s contents, whether it is regarding how the setting and characters look, to how the dialogue is spoken.

When that vision is dictated by a director and crew, then projected on a screen, those visions are never entirely met.

I have faced this problem a few times, going off to see a movie that was adapted from a book, only to find myself sitting in the theater with my head buried in my hands from utter disappointment in the way the

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Hollywood is a business and typically picks books that they know will make them a lot of money, regardless of whether they intend to honor the material or not.

Sometimes books should just be left alone and not made a part of the Hollywood production line.

characters are represented I just recently saw the film, “Me Before You.” I had seen the trailer and automatically knew I had to read the book. On a flight to London, I read the entire book from start to finish and bawled my eyes out while passengers around me stared like I had completely lost all trace of sanity. So when I saw the movie, I was mentally and emotionally prepared for it.

However, I felt like I was laughing more throughout the film than taking it seriously. It wasn’t because the acting was bad, but the dialogue and situations just felt more comical than on the page. In the book, there were a few funny bits, but overall it was a dramatic and heart-wrenching story. Honestly, I was disappointed I

didn’t cry my eyes out at the movie theater. I didn’t feel connected to the characters or the storyline like I did when I read the book.

I feel Hollywood picks up books based on their popularity, often forgetting the reasons why the book was well-known in the first place. Books connect to readers’ hearts and minds with more than just exciting storylines. Taking that deep connection and placing it on a literal screen will never compare to what a reader feels when initially reading a novel.

Making films based on beloved best-sellers brings in crowds and saves the studios from developing a movie based on an original idea. Even though the film will never surmount the greatness of the book, the

curiosity of seeing the world come to life is still there.

Another problem that arises when turning a book into a movie is the loss of important scenes and details. Films often have to meet a particular runtime, and that means cutting certain parts of their source material that can’t be explored in one sitting. Every morcel of a book holds an important piece of the story unfolding and, unfortunately, a Hollywood film can’t always have it all.

The anticipation of wanting to know how the book will come to life is a good enough reason for most readers to buy a movie ticket. There are multiple questions that they may have, like how an actor will portray a character or how the world of the book would

look visually on screen.

I saw a movie based on the book “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” Now, I highly respect the masterpiece “Pride and Prejudice”

by Jane Austen, which has had many film and television adaptations. However, zombies weren’t part of the original. As a woman waiting for her own Mr. Darcy, I went to see this film because I was fascinated with how Hollywood would portray such a unique vision.

It most definitely was not a traditional Jane Austen film. When Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth were dancing and falling in love at the ball, they were surrounded by blood and guts.

All I could say was that it was “most invigorating” with all the intense action and kung fu fighting. In this

sense, the book was better than the movie. The art of kung fu in a romantic period drama is already a little out there, but seeing it all on the movie screen took away a sort of seriousness that was in the original book.

The novel was well done and should have remained a novel instead of being made into a feature length film.

I will never get tired of reading a book and ending my journey there. Sometimes, books should be left alone instead of being sucked into the money-making machine that is Hollywood. As interesting as it is to wonder how a book would translate to the big screen, the way a book connects with us on an emotional level is impossible to ever compare to the original material.

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While many will find the documentary difficult to watch due to its intense content, it tells stories that can inspire survivors to speak out about their experiences, making it worth a stream for anyone not triggered by the subject matter.

Directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, the documentary follows the stories of the film’s title subjects, both of whom were

sexually assaulted while in high school. “Audrie & Daisy” primarily focuses on the ways in which social media and online bullying can take a toll on survivors of sexual assault, leaving survivors feeling as though their lives may never return to a state of normalcy. They are frequently blamed for the crimes, or worse– accused of lying.

Despite being rated “TV14” on the Netflix server, the film does not shy away

from shedding light on what happened to each of the survivors. Whether it be accounts from the perpetrators of the crimes, fractured retellings of how the girls were taken advantage of or witnessing the emotional lows of the survivors, the film does not hold back from illustrating the emotional backlash.

Regardless of the weight of the subject matter, this should be a required viewing for girls entering their

early to mid-teens. “Audrie & Daisy” shatters many of the myths which perpetuate victim-blaming, often by illustrating the pure unwarranted hatred the internet can bring right onto the desktops of survivors.

The film is interspersed with quotes from social media, messages and posts made about the girls who were sexually assaulted.

Some of these messages are aimed directly at the survivors, frequently containing

hashtags so harsh and derogatory that they would be unfit to be printed in a newspaper.

The saddest reality brought to viewers attention is how often the system fails to bring perpetrators of sex crimes to justice.

Because the perpetrators in the documentary are technically minors, they rarely face a sentence that is proportionate to the extremity of their crimes. The documentary shows that society

tends to place blame on the survivors of sexual assault instead of the perpetrators.

Netflix should be complimented for distributing such an important documentary.

It is a sign of great things to come from the streaming site in terms of original content. Netflix’s “Audrie & Daisy” solidifies its voice in the important and delicate conversation about rape culture that so badly needs to be discussed in order to bring meaningful change.

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A&E ‘Generation Startup’ is a must-see

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Documentary follows graduates as they launch businesses STEPHANIE DELATEUR Daily Titan

The documentary “Generation Startup” illustrates the difficult task of starting a company.

The film follows six college graduates as they take on the challenge of starting their own companies. “Generation Startup” quickly addresses many preconceived notions about becoming an entrepreneur by depicting the grind that accompanies

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it. The documentary is shot with a painfully honest and raw perspective, allowing viewers to empathize with the subjects of the film.

The graduates are involved in a program called Venture for America, which helps them start their own businesses. Many of the college graduates went to prestigious universities, like Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University. Despite them having the willpower to start a company, they are still fearful young adults.

The directors, Cheryl Miller Houser and Cynthia Wade, add humorous

moments to lighten the film’s serious mood, but there is never a moment that seems staged or scripted. The documentary keeps the audience rooting for the young entrepreneurs, making it an emotional film.

One of the greatest peaks is when Labib Rahman reveals he no longer wants to be a practicing Muslim, and that his parents had stopped speaking to him as a result.

Another gripping scene is when Max Nussenbaum is in the living room of his half-renovated home (which he shares with eight others) trying to endure a blistering winter using a tent and a space heater. These scenes

give viewers a taste of the sacrifices necessary to start a company.

Most of the movie takes place in dilapidated Detroit.

However, “Generation Startup” captures a livelier side of the Motor City through its focus on the graduates’ companies and dreams, but they are still criticized more than praised for their work.

The empathetic nature of “Generation Startup” inspires audiences to believe in themselves and to never give up. The graduates must endure many trials such as struggling with low finances and failing to ship products that meets production standards.

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“Generation Startup” is the kind of film that inspires audiences to believe in themselves and to never give up.

“Generation Startup” is a must-see film with a lot of educational

value as millennials attempt to achieve what most people only dream of.

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OPINION

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Police field simulations focus solely on high stake situations, making officers fearful or suspicious in real-life instances whether it is warranted or not. This causes the actions taken by the officers to be inappropriately excessive when they don’t need to be.

Faulty police training breeds paranoia

Law enforcement protocol causes undue casualties

SARAH WOLSTONCROFT Daily Titan With law enforcement killing nearly three people every day in America, according to the Guardian, public outcry concerning police brutality is certainly justified. However protesters should be focusing on reform rather than rebellion. Whether these killings are justified or not, they are at a number that is far too high for a department that we are supposed to trust our lives with.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency last week after riots ensued in Charlotte, N.C. concerning the fatal police shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott. The riots were far from peaceful, with one civilian shot and four officers suffering from non-life threatening injuries, according to USA Today.

Scott, who was suspected of rolling a marijuana cigarette and wielding a gun, is the most recent example of law enforcement deploying lethal force during non-life threatening situations.

Other cases include a traffic stop gone wrong where

the victim, Philando Castile, clearly stated that he was legally carrying a gun but was fatally shot as he reached for his wallet, according to CBS. Another more disturbing case is that of Melissa Boarts, where officers decided to kill Boarts instead of trying to assist in her manic episode, officers decided to taker her down since she was in possession of a blade she was cutting herself with.

While American citizens should be outraged these events are taking place, the answer is not to berate or harm individual officers and other civilians but rather pinpoint and fix the root of the problem: inadequate police training.

Officers are permitted to use deadly force when they feel that their life is in danger or if a person suspected of a felony is fleeing the scene, former Florida Police Chief Chuck Drago said in an interview with Business Insider.

These guidelines are ambiguous and leave too much room for interpretation.

If a suspect is perceived to move too quickly, is the officer in enough danger to warrant their use of deadly force?

If they are carrying something that resembles a weapon, should officers be allowed to rely on the assumption that it is one and shoot them?

If a person is suspected of

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committing a nonviolent felony relating to white collar crime or drug offenses and they avoid arrest, are they a big enough threat to justify being killed?

The only way to answer all of these questions is with a big resounding “no.”

What happened to reaching for a baton or a taser or simply talking to a suspect before lacing a nine-millimeter in their chest?

Police are not taught to use force to disarm a suspect but rather to eliminate any possible threat, aiming for the chest first, and then aiming to hit as many times until the suspect can no longer advance, according to Business Insider.

Police brutality is then a result of police training, meaning that it is taught not instinctual.

The fault doesn’t lie with the defect of an individual officer but rather on the system itself, which is promoting any potential concern for an officer’s life over the safety of the civilians that they took an oath to protect and serve. The goal should not be to solely ensure that officers get home safely at the end of the night, but to make sure the people they serve do too.

Officers should be held individually accountable for their actions. However, until we solve the issue of inadequate training, individual

officer punishments and court sentences will not deter the problem from occurring on a national scale.

Reporter Dena Takruri for AJ+, Al Jazeera’s online news channel, went to a police department with one of the lowest records for officer-involved shootings in Richmond, Calif. to pose the question: Under which circumstances it is permissible for officers to shoot a civilian, according to the Young Turks.

During live-action training, which Takruri participated in, she learned that officers are trained that any situation, even as menial as a traffic stop, can present a life-threatening situation for the officer. The training consists of various scenarios involving seemingly normal police encounters that resulted in a civilian getting aggressive or violent, prompting the participant to decide their response quickly.

“I don’t understand. This is so untypical, right? But, you put an officer through this training and they’re going to be really aggressive anytime they stop a car,” Takruri said to a Richmond Police Department official during the simulation. “The next time I pull someone over, I’m going to reach for my gun, but I shouldn’t because he’s an anomaly. He’s the exception, not the rule.”

Police should always be cautious and aware of their surroundings, but this should not be equated to assuming danger when no imminent threat is present.

Being so overcome by fear for their own safety that no other options aside from killing a potential suspect seems viable is not how officers should be trained.

This isn’t to say that no situation will ever warrant the use of a gun against a citizen who is inflicting harm upon another civilian or a police officer, but it shouldn’t be expected as normative behavior.

In 2016 so far, 800 people were killed by police, according to the Guardian.

And 744 of the deaths are attributed to gunshot wounds resulting in fatality. Unfortunately 125 of the total killed were unarmed at the time of their death.

The September case of Terence Crutcher, one of the 125 unarmed civilians, ended in his death because of his stalled car that seemed too suspicious for officers.

Do instances like these warrant a fatality? Absolutely not. And, to argue that this situation provided enough of a potential threat to an officer’s life to justify death by police isn’t just illogical or unjust, it’s inhumane.

It’s time for police

departments to take responsibility for the mindsets they construct in training for the officers they send out into the field.

A police officer’s job is to detain a suspect, interrogate them and allow the court system to determine the justice of the situation. What their job isn’t, is to take the law into their own hands like a reckless cowboy playing God. Police should reserve the use of deadly force for rare, exceptional cases. Training should focus on disarming and detaining, not stopping a threat indefinitely.

Civilians are humans not statistics. Death is permanent, not a mistake that can be rectified. These riots are heading in the wrong direction and if people would take a step back and find the root of the problem and address it, then maybe our country can stop seeing these horrendous headlines.

Not all encounters are potentially life-threatening.

Not all civilians are criminals. At the end of the day, most of us just want to feel safe in our communities and feel protected by police, not afraid of them. If the police feel the same way, then it would be in their best interest to start addressing these problems as well.

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Sweden native Martina Edberg took the top spot at the Rose City Collegiate in Aurora, Ore. Monday and Tuesday. She shot a 4-under 212 on the way to her second straight tournament victory of the 2016-17 season.

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Day Two Edberg came away from day two with another topfive finish, taking first place with a 4-under 212 score. The win puts her within one top-20 finish of tying Tisha Alyn Abrea’s 24 career top-20 finishes.

She already holds the record for top-five finishes at 11.

“I definitely saw the potential in her,” Sinn-Bonanni said. “She was one of those players

that we kind of put a lot of eggs into that basket and it’s all coming to fruition now.”

As a team, Fullerton dropped a few spots to take seventh place with a 38-over 902 score. Uy finished the highest among Titans other than Edberg, solidifying her spot at tied for 35th. Lundquist shot a 29-over 245 to finish the tournament.

Oregon State took the tournament crown with a 12-over 876 score.

“She played for her

national team in Sweden, very similar to Martina, so she kind of had that same upbringing which is promising,” said Assistant Coach Kathryn New. “Very knowledgeable, experienced but has a lot to learn too because she’s young.”

The Titans don’t compete again until Oct. 10, when they head back to Washington to participate in the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational. Last year, Fullerton finished sixth as a team at the tournament.

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• 14-over 230

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Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball will host UC Irvine Wednesday night in its second game of Big West Conference play.

Last season, the Titans dropped both games to the Anteaters, losing 3-2 in the first game and 3-1 in the second game.

This year’s Fullerton volleyball team is much improved from last season, evident by their 6-9 overall record, and 1-0 record in the Big West after beating UC Riverside Saturday night. Despite the

victory, Fullerton leads the conference in errors on the season.

“We have to minimize our service errors as well as minimize our reception errors. Serve/receivethat’s what wins matches and so we need to focus on that for our match on Wednesday,” said Head Coach Ashley Preston following Saturday’s game.

The win over UC Riverside was Fullerton’s first conference win since 2014.

Now, the Titans are in fourth place in the division behind three teams tied for first at 2-0.

UCI is 5-11 on the season and 0-2 in Big West play after losing to Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State. These results left the Anteaters tied for last place in the Big West with UC Davis.

Although UC Irvine is last in the conference, redshirt senior outside hitter Victoria Dennis leads the Big West with 240 kills on the season and is third in the conference in kills per set with 3.81. Luna Tsujimoto leads the Anteaters with 227 digs, ranking her third in the conference.

Shimen Fayad of the Titans trails Dennis with 194 kills on the year, ranking fifth in the Big West.

Madeline Schneider is second on the team with 170 kills. Fayad also leads the team in digs with 172.

CSUF leading blocker Kyra Smith believes that in order beat Irvine, the team just has to “hit our marks like coach always talks about.”

The game begins Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Titan Gym.

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