Daily Titan | February 13, 2023

Email scare cancels classes

MARIO LEAL ANDREW TORRES

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Police activity on campus was heightened Wednesday after an instructor in the College of the Arts received a vague email urging them to cancel class for a “once in a lifetime event”. The email, later revealed to be a joke in reference to an event hosted by the gaming giant Nintendo, resulted in the cancellation of several classes and club events.

The instructor received the email from an anonymous Gmail account, which referenced an event happening on Feb. 8 around 2 p.m. and urged the professor to cancel instruction for the “good of humanity.”

“After hours of investigation by our detectives, we learned of a Nintendo Direct event that would occur at the exact date and time the individual suggested the class be canceled,” said CSUF Police Department Capt. Scot Willey in a press release.

Nintendo Direct, a series of livestream hosted by the gaming company, is often used to announce new titles or consoles.

In response to the safety concerns, CSUF PD sent out all of their officers, including their K-9 team, to patrol the campus on We. Willey said that detectives worked two to three hours of overtime getting leads on the case.

According to a screenshot of an email that was posted on social media, the threat targeted a class on the first floor of Visual Arts building D, leading to a professor of art to cancel class. The name of the professor who was initially targeted was not released.

CSUF PD later dismissed the threat after the anonymous writer emailed the professor back, regretting the original message and claiming that it was worded poorly on his part and that it referred to the Nintendo Direct announcement happening then.

Fullerton Fire Department to raise pay despite deficit

Willey also said the email was signed under the pseudonym Mario from the popular Nintendo game series, Super Mario Brothers.

CSUF PD is working in coalition with the Orange County Information Assessment Center to find the person who sent the email.

“We are assuming that it is a student; we are still trying to verify that,” Capt. Willey said.

Because there was no threat of death or grave bodily injury, the person who sent that email will not face criminal charges or arrest.

The interim department chair of visual arts, James Hussar, declined to comment due to the ongoing investigation.

Although the threat was later regarded as a joke, the Pilipinx American Student Association, or PASA, canceled their Aking Kapamilya mixer, which aimed to welcome new members and help them get comfortable with the organization.

AJ De Guzman, the president of PASA, met with his executive board and academic chair and decided to cancel their event.

“Reading the email it seems like a bad joke but after talking with my e-board and talking with the academic chair we don’t want to put any of our members at risk so we decided to cancel it,” De Guzman said.

Despite the fact that this threat was not real, there are several steps that the university can take to respond.

In the case of a credible threat, the university president, in collaboration with CSUF PD and the vice president, could close the campus, such as in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, in the case of an active emergency, such as an active shooter, CSUF PD has the ability to put a shelter in place, enforcing a blanket order for everyone to go indoors and hide.

Willey said that CSUF PD is equipped with all the necessary resources to deal with active emergencies and threats.

The Fullerton city council voted 3-2 on Tuesday to increase the Fullerton Fire Department’s salaries by 22% over the next four and a half years, adding to the city’s multi-million deficit.

The agreement will cost over $530,000 for the rest of this fiscal year, $1.8 million for the next fiscal year, $2.8 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, $3.3 million for the 20252026 fiscal year and $3.8 million for the last year of the agreement.

“We don’t have the budget to pay for this, at least not right now,” said Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung.

Fullerton councilmember Ahmad Zahra said these salary increases are meant to stabilize the fire department and fill the vacancies through

employee retention and hiring.

According to the Fullerton City Council Agenda report, the salaries for all fire department employees increased by 8% in January of this year.

There is an expected incremental increase of 4% in July 2023 and 2024. Fullerton firefighters' salaries will increase by an additional 3% in 2025 and 2026.

This newly-approved agreement has superseded the former agreement that would end on June 30 this year.

Jung said the benefit of having the fire department remain locally funded is because they are a consistent group of people that are responsible to Fullerton residents.

“I think it is important, for not only our services long-term, but absolutely in the short-term, that we kept Fullerton fire. And I’m glad we did,” Jung said. “I’m glad we were able to keep our firefighters. I think that’s only going to turn out to be great.”

The new agreement also adjusted the positions of fire department staff and their benefits and pensions.

Zahra expressed his concern in funding the new contract with the fire department during the meeting.

“We’re never going to properly give our firefighters dignity and also to provide the adequate services we need for our residents because we're always going to be playing catch up,” Zahra said.

Fullerton city manager, Eric Levitt said the new contract with the firefighters will be funded through the general fund and that they are building next year’s budget to accommodate the salary increase.

“The budget will be able to accommodate it this year, and next year, we’re putting it in the budget,” Levitt said.

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Privacy worries lead revision of recording policy

SINCLAIR ANDRUSKA

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The Academic Senate is in the process of revising Cal State Fullerton’s policy regarding students rights’ to record or distribute class materials.

The latest revision would require students to have explicit written consent from an instructor to record audio or video course activities and additional consent from classmates to publicly share the materials.

The policy, which underwent multiple revisions at the Academic Senate meeting on Feb. 2, will include accommodations for students registered with Disability Support Services.

Lori Palmerton, the director of Disability Support Services, said she is currently involved in the revision process, and she wants to ensure there are provisions for students with disabilities in the new policy.

Senator Jon Bruschke, a professor of human communications, said the senate is leaning toward a ban on any recording in class, unless a student has accommodations from DSS or has received explicit written consent from an instructor.

The Student Academic Life Committee, an Academic Senate committee responsible for reviewing policies regarding academic advice and retention of students and ensuring students rights are included in university policies, will

be in charge of editing the policy and providing the new version to the senate. This includes the recommendations made by senators at the meeting to be included in the new policy.

The current university policy states that students may not make their class content publicly accessible without written consent of both the instructor and students in the class.

Students who receive permission to record class through DSS must sign the university recording and transcription agreement. It requires students to delete class recordings at the end of the semester, and prohibits sharing or recording class materials without written consent of the instructor.

Senator Rosario Ordóñez-Jasis, a professor of literacy and reading education, mentioned a concern involving students recording lectures to share outside of class, such as recording an instructor’s lecture and sharing it online.

“I think that an emphasis, or re-emphasis, on recording lectures given that in many states there are laws that are protecting students from recording, actually encouraging to record to show political bias, and that’s still a major issue,” Ordóñez-Jasis said.

Freddi Bruschke, a lecturer in geology, said in a phone interview that they have had students counter them on topics that are “not controversial

but controversial” that could be taken out of context.

“I’ve definitely had students who, in tests, when they start talking about the age of the earth — or climate change, or the Big Bang, or evolution — I’ve had students who start challenging me from what seem to be scripts that are ‘anti those things,’” Freddie Bruschke said. “And I know that people are concerned about being recorded, and then doxxed just teaching basic science.”

The senate has yet to decide if all students may have to sign the agreement before they can record in class.

The Academic Senate will return to meet Thursday, following the Student Academic Life committee meeting on Tuesday.

The Fullerton Fire Department will receive $1.8 million next year for sta salaries following a new agreement with the city.

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Award-winning journalist promotes Black history

MELANIE NGUYEN Asst. Editor

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke to students about racial injustices and democracy on Thursday at the Titan Student Union Pavilion in a discussion hosted by the Associated Students and the Division of Student Affairs.

Hannah-Jones is an investigative journalist for the New York Times Magazine who focuses on civil rights and racial injustice. She previously wrote for other publications such as the Oregonian and ProPublica.

Hannah-Jones was invited by ASI during Black History Month as a part of the Beyond a Conversation series to highlight the impact Black people had in American history and democracy.

During her conversation with ASI President Lydia Kelley, Hannah-Jones spoke mostly about her Pulitzer prize-winning book, The 1619 Project. The project is also a podcast and a documentary series on Hulu.

The 1619 Project was first published as a series of articles in The New York Times to investigate the origins of the slave trade. Hannah-Jones said the project attempted to unsettle our national narrative and our kind of collective memory of who we think we are as Americans.

“That’s basically what The 1619 Project is. You think you understand capitalism, well you don’t. You think you understand democracy, well you don’t. That to me is compelling journalism,” Hannah-Jones said.

In partnership with a children’s book author named Renée Watson, Hannah-Jones also co-wrote a children’s book called The 1619 Project: Born on the Water. She said she wrote the book to help Black children

understand that their lineage and heritage matter.

“I really wrote that book to my younger self,” Hannah-Jones said.

“Our children don't have the luxury of not being taught about race, the history of race, and having to deal with that. Because our children are going into a world where they see that.”

When looking for jobs,

Hannah-Jones encourages students to stop worrying about feeling like a “diversity hire.” Hannah-Jones said if she is qualified for a job, she is going to get hired either way.

“We cannot fix a race-specific system of inequality by pretending that racism no longer exists. I’m just not interested in that.” Hannah-Jones said. “We bring something important

in every space that we’re in. Whether it’s valued or should be or not; that’s not my concern. And it shouldn’t be your concern either.”

Kelley said she thinks the best way to learn about other cultures is to immerse ourselves in other communities.

Hannah-Jones also talked to students about work and their passions. She said she also worked multiple

jobs in college, so she understands the struggle.

“Even if it’s hard and it’s not fair, if you’re going to succeed, that’s what you’re going to have to do. What I do hope though is that you can look at me and know that it won’t always be this hard. If you invest yourself in this way that you can make it to where you want to be,” Hannah-Jones said.

Kelley said she believes that everyone deserves the right to a quality education.

“I think that it’s important to highlight the work that our students do and everything that goes into them wanting to be here and earn an education,” Kelley said.

Hannah-Jones said she hopes students try to use the resources available to them on campus and enjoy their college experience.

“There’s plenty of time to be out in the world. You should try to take as much advantage of everything that the university has to offer as possible,” Hannah-Jones said.

Helayna Carnes-Williams, the liaison for the National Association for Black Journalists, said she loved that this event happened during Black History Month.

“Honestly, it was really inspirational, especially being a Black journalist. She kind of spoke to a lot of us when she said not to think that we don’t belong in spaces that we actually do belong in,” Carnes-Williams said.

Kelley said she was inspired by Hannah-Jones for the way she has taken journalism to a completely di fferent level.

“I think what’s beautiful about her is that she has a multitude of avenues that she’s worked on and I think I resonate with that on a personal level,” Kelley said.

Diversity resource centers director resigns

And then a lot of the change, sometimes, it can also hurt. Even if it’s good or even if it’s neutral, or you know what I mean. It’s just change. It’s a lot for people to handle and process,” said Mariham Iskander, the associate director of DIRC.

Iskander said students can serve on a committee to provide a student perspective during the hiring process for a new director. Students can also give feedback in forums and events catered to them about prospective candidates.

Endika McCauley, a third-year communications major and program activities lead for the African American Resource Center, talked about her personal experience with Leon and how that has helped her grow.

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The former Director of the Cal State Fullerton Diversity Initiatives Resource Centers, Sophie Leon, resigned after leading the center for three and a half years.

On Jan. 30, DIRC announced Leon’s departure from her role as director.

According to the center’s Instagram post, “Though DIRC will miss her immensely, we are so excited for her and her new venture serving as a Senior

Consultant for a prominent DEI consulting company.”

In Leon's absence, Martha Enciso, the associate vice president of Student Affairs, will take over as the interim director. Enciso will make the final decision on who to hire. The search for a new director will involve Student Affairs and committees composed of students, faculty and administration.

The post also commemorated Leon for her work in leading DIRC and its various identity-based resource centers. Leon invested and worked toward building infrastructure within the department and fostering a sense of community in an impactful way.

“A lot of the change can be good.

“Over the course of a couple of months, Sophie has helped me so much personally and made me feel very supported and valued and was able to reassure my feelings about a lot of things,” McCauley said.

Iskander said DIRC will continue to expand its physical and cultural presence on campus.

“On a larger level, it will not impact our growth, moving full steam ahead with having a permanent space for the Women’s Resource Center, having a Southwest Asian North African Center and having a center for Indigenous and native folks. That expansion is not on hold,” Iskander said.

DIRC posted the director job listing on the CSUF career website. The search will be international, and the job listing will remain open for about two weeks, depending on the number of candidates.

Nicole Hannah-Jones spoke to students at the Titan Student Union about the impact of Black people on American history.

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The Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers is looking for a new director.

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TitanWell festival urges safer sex practices

TitanWell connected peer health educators with students to promote safer sexual practices at the first annual Sexual Health Awareness Group Festival on Wednesday.

The festival took three months to plan and was a collaborative effort by different groups from TitanWell, such

as their Sexual Violence Prevention Services team and the Nutrition and Active Lifestyle team.

SHAG promoted its condom distribution program, known as Readily Accessible Protection or R.A.P.

The program makes condoms available at no cost for students. Peer health educators will be walking around with the R.A.P cart on campus twice a week.

“Any kind of sexual act is the most vulnerable we can be with another person, but ironically it can be

Debt: Pay to increase by 22% over four years

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According to the 20222023 adopted budget, the city of Fullerton has budgeted about $29.1 million to the fire department.

Levitt also said this number was agreed upon in order to keep the Fullerton fire department on par with other local fire departments in Orange County while trying to balance their finances.

“We can handle it within our current revenue expenditures structure in the budget,” Lewitt said.

Jung said if the city of Fullerton cannot fund this contract, it may start spending its reserves and could go bankrupt.

Levitt also said this plan is less expensive than a contract with the Orange County Fire Authority.

“We’re averaging somewhere between $1.8 and $3 million per year in savings by maintaining our own fire

department,” Levitt said. “We’re paying a lower cost than we would be in contracting with OCFA.”

Last October, the Fullerton city council voted against joining the Orange County Fire Authority. The firefighters advocated joining the county due to issues of staff retention and low pay.

The city is currently losing about $5 million this fiscal year. Fullerton firefighters are paid 16% below average salaries and the department is 25% vacant.

The chief of the Fullerton fire department, Adam Loeser, did not respond to requests for comment.

Zahra said although this plan may not be the best, it was the only plan the city had.

“We are doing too little too slow, and that’s not good for our public safety,” Zahra said.

“Our firefighters have been more than gracious to accept this, but it is not for us to brag about it.”

uncomfortable to talk about it verbally,” said Stephanie McGuire, the event coordinator for SHAG and a sexual health educator at TitanWell. Students were able to pick up free condoms, lubricants, pamphlets and brochures at one of the tables. Michelle Ramirez, a graduate assistant in the public health master’s program and one of the public health educators in SHAG, said her biggest goal is to remove the stigma surrounding sex. This semester they are emphasizing self-pleasure and

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“There might be some pressure or guilt that's associated with masturbation. But we do want to kind of get rid of that and allow people to take their own bodies back and just do what they want,” Ramirez said.

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How to celebrate Valentine's Day with friends

ALEXIS DE LA CRUZ Sta Writer

Being single does not mean skip ping out on the most loving holiday of the year. Valentine's Day is a celebration of love, but who says only those in a romantic relationship can celebrate it?

Valentine's Day is a day to honor everyone you love in your life, including your friends. From a picnic in the park to a night out on the town, here are five ways to celebrate Valentine's Day with your besties around Fullerton.

Have a picnic

Though dependent on sunny weather, a picnic with friends can be the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Luckily in Fullerton, there are a ton of picnic-worthy parks nearby. Whether you are looking for a nice view or a park with activities, we have got you covered.

For an intimate picnic with great scenery, check out Mountain View Park. With a fantastic view of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline, Mt. Baldy Peak of the San Gabriel Mountains and Santiago Peak of the Santa Ana Mountains, it will not disappoint. Filled with tables and benches, this is the perfect park for a private picnic with some friends.

For a more activity-filled afternoon, check out Yorba Regional Park. With plenty of tables, bicycle trails and four lakes, this is the perfect park for a fun picnic. You can even find bike and paddle boat rentals. Enjoy a great lunch with your friends, then paddle around the lake on a swan boat for the perfect afternoon.

Throw a slumber party

If you don't feel like going out this Valentine's Day, invite loved ones over

for a movie night. You can guarantee a great Valentine's Day with good company, your favorite movies and food.

Hailey Bustamante, a Fullerton resident, is having a potluck for a Valentine's Day slumber party with friends this weekend. Whether it’s watching a cheesy romcom or a scary movie, a slumber party is a perfect way to spend quality time with your besties.

Go to Brunch

Going out to eat on Valentine's Day is not exclusive to just romantic couples. Try going out to brunch with a friend instead! Trying a new restaurant is a great way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Fullerton is full of restaurants that offer delicious brunch menus for everyone.

If you are looking for a budget-friendly restaurant with a fun environment, check out El Torito Grill's Sunday brunch. From bottomless mimosas to a fajita station, the all-youcan-eat-and-drink Mexican buffet is ideal for a Valentine's Day brunch with friends.

For another excellent brunch restaurant in Fullerton, check out

Early Bird. Full of all the breakfast and lunch favorites, this local business is a great place to grab some tasty food and coffee with friends. With locally grown ingredients, Early Bird is an excellent option for a healthy brunch.

Have a karaoke night

Change it up this Valentine's Day and have a karaoke night with your friends.

If you're looking for a fun night out, visit Cielo Karaoke Y Mas. The colorful restaurant and full bar, with several rooms for karaoke, is a fun place to celebrate Valentine's Day. With private karaoke rooms, a fun-loving group can enjoy the night singing hearts out to all their favorite songs.

Have a coffee date

If looking for something easy to do this Valentine's Day, explore new coffee shops— go on a coffee date with a friend. RJ West, a Fullerton resident, plans on doing something simple with friends for Valentine’s Day, like grabbing a cup of coffee and having good conversations.

Fullerton is full of fantastic coffee shops ideal for friend dates. For a cute coffee shop, check out MADE Coffee. This intimate location is a great place to enjoy delicious coffee and pastries while spending time with loved ones.

Another coffee shop in the area is Tierra Mia Coffee. With its large variety of coffee, this coffee shop is perfect for a Valentine's date . They have a delicious horchata latte that is a must-try. Whether you go out for a cup of coffee or have some friends over for a movie night, take time this Valentine's Day to celebrate love overall. It's important to remember that Valentine's Day isn't just for the romantic relationships in your life but also for your treasured friendships.

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Reduce, reuse, recycle? Not in CSUF housing

MATTHEW ROSOFF Sta Writer

Cal State Fullerton is a national leader in sustainability, with a 61% waste diversion rate. However, the university has room for improvement.

Specifically, CSUF has yet to address a significant environmental issue: waste diversion for campus housing. Waste diversion is the amount of waste that isn’t sent to landfills because of recycling, reusing and composting. The percentage of items by weight that is diverted from landfills is known as the waste diversion rate.

There are 13 residential buildings on campus, housing approximately 2,000 students. Only three of these buildings have recycling bins currently in place.

CSUF needs to implement recycling systems in all residential buildings in order to reduce pollution and improve the environment.

California’s Mandatory Commercial Recycling law that was passed in 2012 requires all residential buildings with more than five units, including the CSUs, to have a commercial recycling program in place. Only the newest phase, Phase IV of campus housing, includes the option to recycle within the building.

Students living in the older housing facilities on campus must default to throwing recyclable items into dumpsters that eventually make their way into landfills. This is adding unnecessary items to landfills that can easily be recycled.

All CSUF needs to do is provide easy access to recycling for residents in every building.

According to NASA, the world has reduced the amount of ozone-depleting substances over the last 20 years, some of which come from landfills. This reduction has helped partially repairedrepair the hole in the ozone layer.

It’s important to continue our collective efforts in recycling to further repair the hole in the ozone layer, since it protects humans, animals and the Earth from harmful ultravioletUV radiation.

Recycling also allows students to reuse plastic and other imperishable materials and can lead to the reduction of these greenhouse gasses. When materials are recycled to make new items, it eliminates the need to extract or mine natural materials from the earth, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

In a study from 2018 conducted

by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, about 64% of the material in landfills were items that could have been recycled, specifically paper, wood, rubber, leather, textiles, metals, glass and plastic. Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced if these items were diverted from landfills and properly recycled.

CSUF has made many improvements in sustainability over the years, earning them the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold award for sustainability for the Student Recreation Center. Additionally, the campus has installed solar panels to collect electricity and charging stations for electric cars.

Adding recycling systems to the university’s student housing facilities would help further mitigate the harmful impact of recyclable items being

added to landfills, and bolster the improvements to the environment we have witnessed in recent years.

Beth Moody, the operations and communications specialist for Capital Programs and Facilities Management, said this is something CSUF Sustainability and Waste Management plans to add more recycling options in the futureoptionsdo in the future. While implementing these systems may take time, we desperately need them sooner rather than later.

Providing an opportunity for over 2,000 students living on campus to recycle can only positively impact the environment, by reducing waste pollution and greenhouse gasses. This can be accomplished by adding recycling dumpsters to the 10 housing buildings that do not have them. The sooner accomplished, the better.

Elevated dining cuts out cultural cuisines

DOMINIC SAMANEIGO Sta Writer

When planning for a fine-dining experience, one is met with many French and Italian options throughout California, but not much else. There is a clear lack of culinary diversity in such a diverse state. This is due to racism that seems to go unnoticed, but is prevalent in many ways: especially in our food.

Fine dining stems from 1600s French haute cuisine, which translates to “high cooking.” It catered primarily to the rich and privileged, landing its luxury status to only those who could afford it.

French techniques were popularized and taught throughout the United States from the late 1890s to the early 1900s by chefs like Auguste Escoffier, a white chef who specialized in French cuisine. The influence of French cooking techniques within culinary schools today can be traced back to him.

Today, fine dining restaurants depend on the bar set for them by the Michelin Guide. This prestigious, France-based company began awarding restaurants one-to-three stars based on their culinary excellence in 1926. These stars are awarded based on a few things: the quality of ingredients, the taste of the food and the cooking practices.

Most restaurants that have been awarded Michelin stars serve mainly traditional European food.

This is where racism becomes an issue within the culinary world. Culinary schools need to move away from Escoffier’s eurocentric ideas and start teaching foods from different countries of origin.

Eurocentrism, a concept that stems from European conquest, is the belief that European culture sets all the standards and values by which society operates.

Christina Ceisel, an assistant communications professor at Cal State Fullerton who specializes in food and culinary tourism, said colonialism played a part in fine dining standards.

“With that comes this idea that European ingredients and preparations are going to be better–– elite–– because as the Europeans arrive, they maintain themselves as the elites,” Ceisel said.

In California, the Michelin Guide has given three stars to only six restaurants. Of these six, only one of them serves Asian contemporary dishes. Of the 12 two-star restaurants, only four are either Japanese or Mexican cuisine.

There are 69 one-star restaurants in California. More than 40 of them are Contemporary, French, Italian, American or Californian dishes.

Contemporary, American and Californian cuisine are typically blends of other cultures’ foods with a French touch, overall taking away the cultural background and white-washing it.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, California has a racial makeup of 40% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian and 6.5% Black or African American. With so much cultural diversity across

the board, elegant dining options should not be as limited.

Foods of non-European origin have been discriminated against and looked down upon. For one, any food typically sold by street vendors, like quesadillas or tacos, is labeled “street food” in a negative term, even if it is served in a restaurant.

Eurocentric cooking techniques have even gone as far as “simplifying” people of colors' food to fit European standards. On popular television shows like MasterChef, chefs have been challenged to “elevate” street food of their choice, many choosing the safe bet of French street food. Those who dared to choose other countries for this challenge were advised to focus on a French twist, overall white-washing the culture of the food. Those who chose non-French street foods were eliminated.

Today, “white people food” has been categorized as flavorless and unseasoned, ultimately becoming a meme. Many people take to social platforms to criticize white creators who post cooking content. Yet we still view their food as “higher-class” than other cultures—thanks to colonization, of course.

Alexandro Gradilla, an associate professor in the Chicana and Chicano Studies department, recognizes people's need for knowledge concerning food and history.

“We make these assumptions not having full context. We kind of buy into the idea that European food is more advanced or, going back to the origins of conquest colonization of the

Americas. that it’s more civilized than the food that was here in the Americas or in Asia or Africa,” Gradilla said.

Eurocentrism has solidified the idea that all practices and values expressed by white people are high quality, while everything else will always be lower quality. This idea furthers the divide between “ethnic” and “white people food.” We have been conditioned to believe that French or Italian cuisine is the epitome of fine dining. The food is elite because it is the food of the elite. In the age of Eurocentric fine dining, we need to bring non-white foods to the elite tables.

Culinary schools must take a more

diverse approach to train culinary students with more diverse techniques. The coursework in these schools does not reflect the diverse country we live in today, nor acknowledge the shift in cultural standards.

Culinary schools should offer a more extensive framework to their students by emphasizing various cooking techniques used in different cultures and educating them about the origins and cultural backgrounds of the foods as they learn about them. Fancy food does not have to be what eurocentrism and colonialism has made it to be. It can be what you make it to be.

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Hawai'i beats Titan women for third straight loss, 60-54

Hernandez with 14. Nimmo had an off night shooting the ball, only shooting 5 for 16. Hernandez shot 6 for 10 and had 11 rebounds to secure a double-double. Ashlee Lewis was one point away from a double-double, still having 9 points and 12 rebounds.

Guard Daejah Phillips from Hawai’i scored a game-high 18 points on 8 for 14 shooting with 6 rebounds off the bench. Lily Wahinekapu and Nnenna Orji also scored double-digits for the Rainbow Warriors. Despite Hawai’i jumping out to a 8-0 lead right away, the Titans were able to close the gap to a 15-12 game at the end of the first quarter. CSUF momentarily took a one point lead in the second quarter but did not lead at any point in the game after that.

The Titans were down by seven points at the half, but the Rainbow Warriors continued to match shot for shot throughout the third and fourth quarter.

The game came down to who was shooting more efficiently in the final stretch. The Titans tried to make a late push going into the final quarter down 49-42, but Hawai’i shot 50% in the fourth quarter, while CSUF shot 35.7%.

“Losing always makes you hungrier,” Hernandez said. “Just like wanting to get back on the winning path. Also, trying to secure sixth place so that we can get a bye when we go to the tournament. I think that's what motivates us.”

BRIAN GONZALEZ

Sta Writer

Following a close overtime loss to UC Riverside, Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team extended

their losing streak to three games after losing to the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors 60-54, Saturday at Titan Gym.

For the third game in a row, the Titans have failed to shoot the ball efficiently. In each of the three losses, they shot under 40% from the field.

This time they shot 34.5% with 20 for 58 shooting. “We have some days where it just doesn’t go in,” said CSUF forward Aixchel Hernandez. “I don’t think it was anything special. Those are shots we can easily make in any other situation.”

Hawai’i shot 43.6% along with 35.7% from the three point line. The Titans could have improved at the three point line, only making 2 out of 14 and for an overall percentage of 14.3%.

The two double-digit scorers for CSUF were guard Fujika Nimmo with 15 and forward Aixchel

The Titans’ record falls to 10-13 overall and 5-9 in Big West play. With the win for the Rainbow Warriors, they stay in fourth place with a 9-5 record in the Big West, while the Titans remain seventh in the Big West.

The Titans next game will be on Wednesday at Titan Gym, where they will take on UC San Diego at 7 p.m.

CSUF holds on against Rainbow Warriors, 52-51

EMILY WILSON

Deputy Editor

In a game where they led by as many as 18 points in the second half, Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball escaped with a win against the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors, 52-51, Saturday night at SimpliFi Arena.

Despite trailing by double-digits for much of the second half, the Rainbow Warriors outscored the Titans’ 36-22 over the second period to come within one point with 21 seconds remaining.

Hawai’i guard Noel Coleman fouled CSUF guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr., who missed a free throw that would have extended the Titans’ lead to 2 points.

Within the last 20 seconds, the Rainbow Warriors had three shot opportunities, all of which missed, and the Titans were able to hang on.

CSUF was led by guard Max Jones’ 13 points on 5 for 10 shooting. In addition, Wrightsell Jr. contributed 11 points from an inefficient 4 for 12 shooting while also grabbing 7 rebounds and 4 steals.

Hawai’i forward Kamaka Hepa scored a game-high 16 points on 5 for 11 shooting and grabbed four rebounds. Guard Samuta Avea scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds.

Hawai’i only shot 29.6% from the field, well below their season average of 43.7%.

The Titans’ defense forced 14 Rainbow Warriors turnovers to score 14 points of their own, as well

as recording 5 blocks and 6 steals.

Both teams were well below their scoring average, likely due to the fact that both teams are ranked within the top three for defense in the Big West conference.

While the Titans shot similarly to their season average from the field,

they did not shoot well from deep, only making 2 out of 14 three-point attempts.

Hawai’i won the rebounding battle, 39-31, including grabbing 13 offensive rebounds to the Titans’ 4 and scoring 9 second-chance points as a result. With two minutes and 58 seconds

remaining, the game-winning points for the Titans were scored by Jones, who made both his layup opportunities to extend the Titans’ lead by 8 points.

Over the rest of regulation, the Rainbow Warriors would score three more times, but it proved to not be enough to overcome the deficit.

With this win, the Titans move to sixth in the Big West standings with a conference record of 8-6 and an overall record of 14-12.

Next, CSUF will visit UC San Diego for the first time this season at Liontree Arena on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Guard Fujika Nimmo scored a team-high 15 points against the University of Hawai'i on Saturday. She is currently second in the Big West in scoring with 15.3 points per game.

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Guard Max Jones, pictured against Long Beach State scored a team-high 13 points against Hawai'i on Saturday. This is his fourth straight game leading the Titans in scoring.

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Softball begins season, 3-2, in weekend tournament

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Competing in their first tournament of the season, Cal State Fullerton’s softball team won three out of their five games in their weekend matchups at the Easton Classic from Thursday to Sunday.

This tournament saw the Titans face No. 2 UCLA as their season openers, before competing against Utah State, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego.

Offensively, the Titans were led by center fielder Megan Delgadillo and Alexa Neil, who both had a batting average of .444 over the weekend.

After a lackluster first two games which saw Delgadillo have a batting average of .286, she bounced back for the second part of the tournament, hitting 6-11 for a batting average of .545.

After beginning the tournament batting second, Neil struggled in the first game, going 0-2 with 2 strikeouts. Moving her down in the lineup to 8th, saw her bat improve, batting 4-7 for the remainder of the tournament.

From the mound, the Titans relied on three pitchers for this tournament: Myka Sutherlin, Haley Rainey and Raci Miranda.

Sutherlin led the pitchers with an ERA of 0.93 over 15 innings as well as recording 19 strikeouts. Her only win of the tournament came in the game against Utah State where she threw a complete game shutout and recorded a career high 14 strikeouts.

Despite being awarded the only two losses of the tournament, Rainey had an overall ERA of 1.8 over 11.2 innings. Rainey proved to be more

effective coming out of the bullpen, earning a win and a save in a relief pitcher role.

Miranda earned her only win of the weekend, throwing 4 innings and allowing 2 runs in the Titans’ 6-2 win against UC Berkeley.

The Titans’ strong pitching performance led to a 1.44 ERA, which is ranked first in the Big West conference.

Heading into the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, the level of competition will increase for the Titans. Their opponents include multiple nationally ranked opponents, such as No. 12 University of Tennessee and No. 25 University of Mississippi.

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Over the weekend, the Titans left 27 runners on base. None more prevalent than their first match against Cal, where despite out-hitting their opponents 8-6, the Titans left 10 runners on base to lose the game 4-3.

In addition, the Titans will need to work on their baserunning discipline, as the weekend matchups saw them get caught stealing five times in

comparison to their opponents zero. During multiple occasions, these decisions cost the Titans’ possible rallies and ended their offensive momentum. The Titans will travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this week to take part in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. The first match against the University of Kansas is set for Thursday at 8 a.m..

Cal State Fullerton's pitching sta is currently ranked rst in the Big West with an overall ERA of 1.44., led by senior Myka Sutherlin's 0.93 ERA.

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