Daily Titan | November 14, 2022

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CSUF professor leads in city council race

As the counting of votes continues, Cal State Fullerton professor Shana Charles holds 1,655 votes in the race for the District 3 seat in the Fullerton City Council election. Council member Ahmad Zahra nears reelection in District 5.

The two continue to push ahead, leading against opponents Arnel Dino for District 3 and District 5 candidate Oscar Valadez, who were both endorsed by Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung.

Charles said she plans on bringing public health expertise to the council, promoting a healthy community, restoring city services and being a female voice on an all-male council. She has served as chair of the Community Development Citizens Committee and has received endorsements from Rep. Katie Porter and Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva.

The races for the 45th Congressional District and the 67th California assembly member remain narrow after the midterm elections Tuesday.

Republican Michelle Steel has captured over 82,000 votes in the race for California’s 45th Congressional District, leading against Democratic Jay Chen, who gained about 69,000 votes shortly past 5 p.m. Saturday evening.

Democratic candidate Quirk-Silva holds a marginal lead over opponent Soo Yoo in the race to become an assembly member of

California’s 67th District. Quirk-Silva gained 51.3% of the votes while Yoo has 48.7% of the votes.

Orange County includes about 1.8 million voters; this year, about 42.5% of these voters cast their ballots for the midterm election.

Steel said she supports a ffordable healthcare, lowering taxes, supporting law enforcement and fighting inflation. She previously represented California’s 48th District, which included Huntington Beach, Aliso Viejo and Newport Beach prior to redistricting in 2021.

During her time in office, Steel voted against the legalization of abortion and co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act, which would ban abortions and certain types of birth control.

Andrea Mew is the communication strategist for the Lincoln Club of Orange County, the largest conservative non-profit donor organization in California. Mew said the Lincoln Club of Orange County has endorsed

Steel in her past campaigns.

“Keeping her in office, keeping a seat from California red, making sure it doesn't flip blue is very important in the overall plan to, you know, take back the house,” Mew said.

During these midterm elections, Steel outspent her opponent by a significant amount.

According to the Federal Election Committee, Steel received about $6.8 million and spent about $5.9 million. Chen raised about $4.6 million and spent about $4.2 million.

Opponent Jay Chen is a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy and a small-business owner. Chen supports the protection of reproductive rights, lowering rising costs and increasing resources for small businesses among other issues.

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District 3 was up for grabs as its current council member Jesus Silva did not run for reelection after serving since 2016. Dr. Charles faces off against businessman and politician Arnel Dino, and local businessman John Ybarra. Ybarra leads Dino, who was backed by Fullerton Mayor Jung, by 35 votes.

Zahra maintains a 193 vote lead over opponent Oscar Valadez.

Also endorsed by Mayor Jung, Valadez said he plans on creating affordable housing, increasing public safety and improving infrastructure. His experience includes serving as a Orange County Transportation Authority Commissioner and a career as a construction superintendent.

Over the past four years, Zahra has spearheaded public safety, affordable housing and energy sustainability. Looking toward the future, Zahra said he plans on improving traffic safety, repairing public roads and revitalizing the city’s economy by investing in the city’s assets.

Zahra has obtained endorsements from Rep. Lou Correa and Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva.

Underrepresented cultures highlighted by week of events

ELENA HANNA Asst. Editor NOLLYANNE DELACRUZ Editor

Several Southwest Asian and North African clubs at Cal State Fullerton held four events last week to celebrate their cultures. SWANA is an acronym for neighboring Middle Eastern countries, which includes Iran, Armenia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt.

SWANA co-president and inter-club council

chair Talia Boukhalil said that due to a lack of representation and resources on campus, it was vital for SWANA members to stick together and corroborate a week-long event run by CSUF students.

Boukhalil said a group of 12 SWANA students held biweekly hour-long meetings to plan the event, which was held from Nov. 7 to Nov. 10.

SWANA Magic: Nader Hanna - Monday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Titan Student Union Pub Nader Hanna, a mentalist and hypnotist, performed several magic tricks Monday night in the Pub of the TSU.

“SWANA invited me to come out and perform, and when I found out what the organization represents, I felt like it was something that represented a part of me because I’m Coptic Egyptian,” Hanna said.

Coptic Egyptians are a part of an ethno-religious group who follow similar beliefs and rituals to the Greek Orthodox Church. The SWANA organization advocates for inclusivity of all religions and identities, which is why Hanna wanted to represent the Coptic minority, who make up around 10% of the Egyptian population.

Of his many tricks, he revealed that he had a guest’s mother’s birthday written on a piece of

paper and helped facilitate some mind-reading between two participants.

Emiliano Ordoñez, a third-year business administration major, participated during the performance by randomly picking out a word from a page in a book and visualizing it until Hanna guessed it.

Hanna said he was thrilled to represent his ethnic background and perform for people with similar backgrounds.

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Cal State Fullerton celebrates first-generation students

Cal State Fullerton’s Division of Student Affairs held several workshops, panels and mixers to celebrate their fourth annual First-Generation College Student Celebration Week throughout the week of Nov. 8.

The week included several in-person and virtual programs such as budgeting and financial workshops, health insurance workshops, employer panels and student-led panels.

National First-Generation College Student Week was held to honor the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The act helped minority and low-income students pursue a higher education.

Justine Budisantoso, a student outreach specialist with the Office of Alumni Engagement said, “I think the importance of a First-Gen Week or any type of celebratory week or month is just to get the word out because you are a first-gen student 365 days a year, 24/7, but if you have a week there is less chance of you missing that something is happening on campus.”

The kickoff event for First-Gen Week was held at the Titan Student Union Pavilions. The event highlighted resources offered on campus for first-generation students and allowed students to meet first-generation faculty.

Male Success Initiative-Fullerton

hosted a two-hour long panel discussion with current student leaders where they shared their experiences as first-generation college students and provided strategies for success.

Alexis Garcia, an illustration and political science major, was one of the MSI panelists. He said it was essential for him to share his own experience in order to pass on the knowledge he has gained since attending CSUF with other first-generation students.

“You never know what type of advice they could be hearing that just lights a light bulb in their head and causes them to go on to pursue great things,” Garcia said.

Chuka Okafor, a computer science major, also participated in the panel. He said that he felt gratified encouraging students to continue pursuing higher education.

“It was fulfilling,” Okafor said. “It was nice knowing that there are people around me who are willing to listen to what I was able to tell them and that they are able to gain some experience from it and also they feel encouraged by what my messages were.”

CSUF’s Office of Alumni Engagement and the I Am First program collaborated together on the First-Gen Mixer. The mixer was a networking opportunity for students to meet other first-generation alumni.

“One of the best things for your career is not necessarily what you know, but it's who you know when

you graduate,” Budisantoso said.

Julian Vaca, a human services major and psychology minor, said that his experience as a first-generation student has been stressful because he did not have any familial guidance when applying for college.

“Well, being first-gen it's a super daunting pressure,” Vaca said. “Being first-gen myself, I went through the trouble of not having help from my parents with applications, FAFSA. Being the first in my family to go to college and trying to juggle the stress of paving a way for my younger siblings,” Vaca said.

Vaca said he felt empowered when surrounded by other first-generation students.

“I think this kind of representation is really important, so that first-gen, they feel seen and understood,” Vaca said.

According to CSUF’s Office of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness, first-generation students make up 31.7% of the CSUF student population. In February, the Center for First-generation Student Success recognized CSUF as one of 53 institutions committed to first-generation student success across the country.

Jonathan Hernandez, an accounting major, said he felt inspired by First-Generation Week because of the resources it offered.

“It provides a community just for safety and being able to receive inspiration along with giving it to other people,” Hernandez said.

School board elections remain tight in Fullerton districts

BORLEN CHONG Asst. Editor

This story was updated Nov. 13.

One of two board seats is in a close race within the Placentia Yorba-Linda Unified School District, which stirred backlash for its recent ban on critical race theory.

As of 7 p.m. Saturday evening, incumbent Carrie Buck captured 4,955 votes for the Area 5 board of trustees seat, which is 681 more votes than Richard Ingle . Ingle, an Orange County-based attorney who campaigned on focusing tax funds on students, said he would work to keep critical race theory out of the classroom.

The ban prodded Cal State Fullerton’s student teaching program to suspend its partnership with the district in October.

Buck is the vice president of the Orange County School Board Association. She was appointed to the Child Nutrition Advisory Council by the California State Superintendent this year. She voted to rescind the K-12 mask mandate and advocated for Measure Y, an educational bond marketed on building and improving schools in the district.

The other seat lies in Area 4, where Todd Frazier is leading with 4,339 votes against incumbent Karin Freeman and Steve Slawson.

Frazier is a business owner and 30-year-Yorba Linda resident. He said he is against critical race

theory and plans to limit online instruction.

Fullerton Joint Union High School District and Fullerton School District also have seats up for election. In the Fullerton School District, Ruthi Hanchett is leading against opponents Lisa Wozab and Rudy Garcia with 2,435 votes as of 7 p.m Saturday. Hanchett has captured 600 more votes than Wozab and 1,875 more votes than Garcia.

In the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, incumbent Lauren Klatzker is leading with 58% of the votes in the race against Matthew Van Hook as of 7 p.m. Saturday evening. Klatzker is the president of the school district’s board of trustees with 18 years working in education.

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The Division of Student Affairs offered networking opprortunities and workshops during First-Generation Week.

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(R) Young Kim

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The 45th Congressional District race was one of several critical races in California.

According to the Secretary of State, Orange County includes six representatives. All leading candidates in these districts have previously served as representatives. After redistricting in 2021, five candidates are running for election in newly-established districts.

Xavier Nunez-Sundara, the vice president of the College Democrats of Cal State Fullerton, was tabling with Jay Chen’s campaign on election day. Nunez-Sundara said the 45th Congressional District is a vigorously contested area because it may be determined by student voters.

“Voting is the essential thing you can do in a democracy. It’s perhaps the most important thing you can do in government. And getting people started on voting earlier, as soon as they can, helps instill in them that value of American democracy,” Nunez-Sundara said.

As of Saturday night, four Democratic candidates and two Republican candidates who would represent Orange County are winning in their districts. The two republican candidates who are winning are Steel and Young Kim, who previously served as the representative for Fullerton.

In the assembly districts, five Republican candidates and four Democratic candidates who would serve Orange County are winning in their districts as of Sunday night, including assembly member Sharon-Quirk Silva.

After being virtually tied Wednesday, Quirk-Silva currently holds 51.5% of the 80,623 votes

counted. She previously served as Fullerton’s assembly member but is running for election this year due to redistricting.

Quirk-Silva has served four non-consecutive terms in the position. She was first elected in 2012 after she defeated former Fullerton Mayor Chris Norby. After losing to 39th District representative Kim in 2014, Quirk-Silva was reelected as an assembly member after defeating Kim in 2016.

Following her second consecutive term, Quirk-Silva was reelected as assembly member again after her victory against Cynthia Thacker in 2020.

Before being elected as an assembly member, the CSUF alumna served two terms as the Fullerton mayor between 2004 and 2012.

According to the Secretary of State, Quirk-Silva gained nearly twice as much money as Yoo and spent nearly three times as much. Quick-Silva gained about $693,000 and spent about $918,000 on her campaign. Yoo gained about $353,000 and spent about $303,000 on her campaign.

Yoo served as president of the ABC Unified School District Board and represented Trustee Area 2 after she was elected in 2013.

Yoo said she plans to focus on lowering the cost of living, working with law enforcement to improve community safety and standing up for parental rights. Yoo said she strongly opposes the movement to defund the police and aims to implement hard-on-crime policies that punish repeat offenders and hire more police officers.

There are still several races that are too close to call at this time, and there are 32 days left to count all of the votes.

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The 45th congressional district, encompassing CSUF, Fullerton College and Hope International University is a contested area, as student voters may in uence the outcome of the election.

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In the race for Fullerton city council, Shana Charles is leading in District Three against Johnny Ybarra and Arnel Dino. Ahmad Zahra is leading in District Five against Oscar Valadez and Tony Castro as of Saturday night.

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Michelle Steel is one of the Republican candidates in Orange County winning their congressional district.

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Culture: SWANA Week emphasizes solidarity

Cooking Class: Hyefeast LATuesday 4 p.m. to 5 p.m at the TSU

Chef Lena Artunian, a social media blogger, hosted a cooking class to teach students how to make vegan dolma and baklava. Due to a lack of authentic recipes online, Artunian shares traditional Middle Eastern recipes for future generations to honor and preserve their culture. She provided step-by-step instructions for younger generations to understand and encouraged them to keep a digital record of their family’s recipes.

Dunia Radwan, a third-year

political science major and a member of the SWANA planning committee, said the club wants to appeal to more cultures.

“We’re all connected through different foods, and we all have our different interests,” Radwan said, “But when it comes down to it, I think people can agree that good food is good food.”

Special Guest: Mai’s VaultWednesday 4 p.m to 6 p.m. at the theater in the TSU

First-generation Egyptian American content creator Mai Maxwell, also known as Mai’s Vault, held a Q&A session with Boukhalil. Maxwell touched on several different topics: growing up in an ethnic

household, becoming a content creator, her relationship with her husband and pride in her culture and religion.

“Culture and religion have always been a big part of who I am and always shaped me, and so I’ve always been proud of being Egyptian American,” Maxwell said.

When addressing the most significant challenge during her switch to content creation, Maxwell said, “You can’t wonder if people like it, and you get self-conscious because you’re trying something new. But I just knew that I was enjoying it and I was having fun.”

Dabke Night - Thursday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Becker Amphitheatre

To end SWANA Week on a high note, DJ Joe Khoury’s mixes and Freedom Dabke Group’s high-energy performance riled up the crowd for special guest Waheeb Nasan.

Nasan is a Palestinian rapper who spreads awareness about Palestinian sociopolitical issues through his music.

“It helps to remind other people in the world who we are, so that we are not forgotten by the world. Because no matter how much can be against us, the real help and the real power is within the people,” Nasan said.

Founder and co-president of SWANA, Mary Chammas, said dabke, a Levantine Arab folk dance, symbolizes resistance, unity and solidarity.

Even though not everyone knows the dance, Chammas said the event was successful.

“People perform it at weddings, people perform it during wars, people perform it during protests,” Chammas said. “We had different types of music playing from different cultures, and everyone was having the best time.”

By dedicating a week to celebrating and unifying the SWANA community, students are given a safe space to be proud of their cultures, religions and languages.

“SWANA strives to build that home away from home to create programs where people are valued,” Chammas said.

Six skincare essentials for your next trip

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Whether visiting family or flying to a new destination, packing your essential items should not feel like a chore.

Below are six carry-on skincare items to keep you protected and fresh to make your travels more manageable.

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While plane windows block out sunburn-causing UVB rays, damaging UVA rays are still present. These rays can penetrate glass,

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Lucas’ Papaw Ointment is a musthave product even when not traveling. Its multi-use abilities should earn a place on almost every person's bathroom shelf. The tiny bottle can treat anything, from cuts, burns, insect bites or rashes. However, its most common use is as a lip balm due to its natural and instant relief for cracked lips.

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Mary Chammas, founder and co-president of SWANA, a Southwest Asian and North African club, cooperated with several clubs to plan four events throughout the week of Nov. 7. SWANA Week invited Nader Hanna, a mentalist and hypnotist to perform for students.

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Lack of repairs will cause campus to crumble

New housing for students distracts from faulty facilities.

KEZIA SANTOSO Asst. Editor

Cal State Fullerton is recognized nationwide as a top institution and a leader within the California State University system. Standing since 1957, the university is now home to nearly 40,000 Titans, with the campus currently serving 25,000 fulltime students.

CSUF plans to increase its capacity to serve 32,000 full-time students. Even though the plan is to accommodate a growing university, CSUF is not doing a good job in maintaining the current campus. CSUF needs to ensure that the buildings on campus are up to date and have been properly repaired and renovated.

In an email to the Daily Titan, Hakob Avetisyan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering said that a “majority of the buildings on campus are not only old but do not serve the needs of the present. There is need for a major restructuring and reconstruction of the campus.”

According to the campus master plan, there are still three more housing clusters the university has proposed building, two for students and one for faculty and staff

However, some students disagree with this move. Gabe Valenzuela, a fourth-year communications major, said additional housing should not be on top of the university’s list.

“I don’t think that is a dire need,

I think there is more or other things that can be prioritized,” he said “Definitely more pressing concerns that questions that can be raised before going into this full force.”

Over-use of buildings and amenities due to the larger student population than what was originally set for, without proper maintenance, will lead to wear and tear.

“Any system has its life span that assumes regular maintenance during utilization. More use than originally planned for will certainly impact the life span of any system” Avetisyan said.

Within its first year of opening, CSUF was built to handle 9,500 fulltime students. With 25,000 full-time students now on campus, the campus needs to keep up with this wear and tear.

Despite receiving an unrestricted gift of $40 million from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett last year, none of the money was used to pay for renovations. The grant was intended to support programs that serve students from underrepresented communities. Arguably, updating CSUF’s infrastructure would be a worthwhile investment into those students’ futures.

Beth Moody, operations and communications specialist at Capital Programs and Facilities Management, said in an email to the Daily Titan that “the maintenance and upkeep of fire life safety for all buildings on campus, is the top priority.”

Despite the importance of the situation, there are many issues that have been left unmanned.

These issues range from expired elevator permits in some buildings or elevators that are operating under temporary permits, the flooding

in Dan Black Hall, the lack of running air in certain buildings, out of order restrooms and the dissatisfaction of the fine art students with their buildings.

Stating that maintenance is top priority but not properly taking care of modernizing the older buildings that stand now, is simply contradictory.

McCarthy, Pollak Library, Langsdorf Hall and the Humanities and Social Sciences buildings are some of the oldest buildings on campus.

Valenzuela said he worries for his and students’ safety within the McCarthy and Langsdorf buildings.

“The ceilings have stains, the elevators are really slow and creaky,” Valenzuela said. “It’s very dark on certain floors of those buildings.”

Fourth-year fine arts student Ramón Aquino said the department is overwhelmingly outdated. Aquino said the poorly ventilated rooms, along with the absence of a proper darkroom for photography students and water shortages in Building D of the department of visual arts are prevalent issues fine arts students face on campus.

The Visual Arts department is currently being renovated, but the modernization is failing to address the issues that students have with the building.

Rather than putting all their focus into new creations, the university should assess the buildings around campus to find what can be improved and listen to student voices through discussion boards.

CSUF has shown difficulties in accommodating the student body and they should avoid making plans to increase enrollment before properly settling the issues with the current buildings.

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Titans rally late, defeating Vermont, 94-85

do-it-all guard Dylan Penn, who had 27 points, four assists and four rebounds.

With under a minute to go in the second half, a crucial stop on defense gave the Titans possession, trailing 63-62. Harris came off a screen set by senior forward Vincent Lee and was able to make a clutch midrange jumper to put CSUF ahead 64-63 with 22 seconds left in regulation.

After a Catamounts turnover, thanks to a bad pass by Penn, CSUF guard Latrell Wrightsell was intentionally fouled and went 1-2 at the line, giving Vermont one last chance in the closing seconds, trailing 65-63.

Penn redeemed himself on the ensuing possession and scored a layup to send the game into overtime tied at 65.

In overtime, Harris stepped-up in the clutch once again, hitting a step-back 3-pointer to put the Titans ahead 72-70 with a minute left. Vermont immediately responded with a three of their own from guard Kam Gibson to put the visitors ahead by one.

After a layup from Jones gave CSUF a slim 74-73 lead, Vermont forward Nick Fiorillo was fouled and sent to the free-throw line with less than one second on the clock, with a chance to take the lead.

Fiorillo would go on to make the first and miss the second to send the game to double overtime.

Senior guard Jalen Harris nished with 18 points, eight of which came in both overtime periods in Titan Gym on Sunday night.

ANTHONY BAUTISTA

Asst. Editor

Despite trailing for a majority of the game, Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball outlasted the University of Vermont Catamounts, 94-85, in double overtime Sunday night in Titan Gym.

All Titan starters scored in double figures and were led by senior guard Tory San Antonio, who finished with 21 points and eight rebounds. San Antonio had 17 of his 21 points in the first half, with 12 of those coming from beyond the arc.

“He’s been working extremely hard on his jumpshot and it showed tonight,” said CSUF head coach Dedrique Taylor about San Antonio after the victory. “He’s a glue

guy, he’s an energy guy for us and I thought in the first half he was really good for us defensively and got himself going.”

Senior guard Jalen Harris had several clutch shots for CSUF as he finished with 18 points and three rebounds. Transfer guard Max Jones contributed with 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

After defeating Pepperdine University, 74-71, just 48 hours prior, Harris

spoke about what these early season close game victories mean for the Titans and their aspirations to win the conference.

“The ultimate goal is to win the Big West Championship and in March you gotta win three games in three days and that’s hard,” Harris said after the win. “I feel like having tough battles now is only making us stronger when we get to March.”

The Catamounts were led by their

Harris once again came up big for CSUF late in double overtime, converting a 3-point play after driving down the lane and hitting a layup over two Vermont defenders to put the Titans ahead 87-83.

The Catamounts would not be able to extend the game any longer after a slam dunk from Lee got the crowd on their feet and sealed the win for the Titans.

Next, CSUF will head north on I-5 to meet the University of the Pacific Tigers on Friday at 7 p.m. in Stockton, California.

Women's basketball prevails against San Jose State

EMILY WILSON Asst. Editor

In their first matchup since 2012, Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball defeated the San José State Spartans, 71-63, on Sunday afternoon.

The win extends CSUF's winning streak against San José State to seven games, dating back to 2006.

Similarly to the loss to Santa Clara University on Friday, CSUF starting guard Fujika Nimmo was the Titans’ leading scorer with 19 points. Following Nimmo was guard Gabi Vidmar

who had a strong performance with 16 points, seven rebounds and a career-high eight steals.

Spartans guard Jada Holland scored 16 points on 6-16 shooting, as well as pocketing six steals. San José State’s bench contributed 24 points compared to CSUF’s 11. Reserve Spartans guard Sabrina Ma led all bench scorers with 13 points on 4-7 shooting, while nine of CSUF’s bench points were scored by freshman guard Demonnie Lagway, who recorded three rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes of action.

The Titans were efficient from the

free-throw line, going 30-37 for the game.

San José State’s full court press defense worked well against the Titans, forcing 23 turnovers and scoring 20 of their points as a result.

Throughout the game, the Titans threw lazy passes, committed offensive fouls and struggled to run offensive sets early in the shot clock against the Spartans’ defense.

Trailing by as many as 10 points while going over seven minutes without a field goal in the first, the Titans ran a 2-3 zone midway through the second quarter, which caused six

Spartan turnovers to help them enter halftime with a 34-30 deficit.

Returning from the locker room, the Titans’ offense exploded with 41 points in the second half on 52.2% shooting. The offensive outburst helped the Titans to go on a 8-0 scoring run to take their first lead of the game, 40-38.

Both teams would trade baskets throughout the rest of the third quarter with the score tied at 50 heading into the fourth.

With the help of Nimmo’s and Vidmar’s scoring 13 of the Titans’ 21 points in the fourth quarter,

CSUF built their largest lead of the contest at 11 points.

Holland made a driving layup to cut the lead to 65-57 with three minutes remaining, but that would be the last made field goal of the game.

Both squads traded free throws throughout the rest of the game until Titans guard Una Jovanovic’s free throws sealed the game for the Titans, 71-63.

The Titans will continue their four-game road trip against Georgetown University on Friday at 4 p.m.

Volleyball su ers fourth consecutive loss

The Titans dropped to 12-12 overall, barely holding onto a .500 winning percentage. They currently sit in seventh place in the Big West standings with a 6-10 record in conference play.

in average hitting percentage.

Matadors outside hitter Taylor Orshoff and setter Carisa Barron were the catalyst for CSUN, combining for 21 kills.

changes. The Titans’ nine errors in the set were detrimental to their chances towards a win. Down by one point, a kill by Jefferies kept the Titans’ chances alive with the set tied at 25.

set with a 17-8 lead. The Titans were unable to get stops against CSUN outside hitter Nicole Nevarez and Orshoff, who each served five kills in the set. The Matadors went on to win the set, 25-14.

A day after being swept by UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team extended their losing streak to four games after suffering a 3-0 sweep against the Cal State Northridge Matadors on Saturday. Consequently, CSUF has now been swept in five out of their last six matches.

Struggling on the road has been a recurring theme for the Titans this season, posting a 5-9 record outside of Titan Gym.

With a season average hitting percentage of .184, the Titans are revealing a pattern in their play with a .167 hitting percentage in losses. They are currently ranked ninth in the Big West

Outside hitters Danielle Jefferies and Lolo Fonua led the Titans with a combined 16 kills, while setter Elizabeth Schuster led the team in assists and digs with 19 and 12, respectively. The third and final set was the closest between the two squads as it eventually went toward set-point.

It was a back and forth battle between the two teams with 12 lead

However, an attack error by Jefferies brought the Matadors to match point before Orshoff clinched the match with a kill of her own.

The first set saw the Titans trailing 10-2 with Orshoff serving three kills to start the match. Continuing their momentum, CSUN handedly won the first set, 25-15.

The Matadors opened the second

The Titans will now finish off conference play and their regular season with a four game homestand over the next two weeks. Overall, CSUF holds a 5-3 record playing at Titan Gym this season.

CSUF will begin their homestand against UC Irvine on Friday at 7 p.m.

JONATHAN GONZALEZ Sta Writer

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