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Drugs found on book burglar Heroin found after CSUF student’s failed attempt to steal books, police say BRIAN DAY Daily Titan

University Police arrested a 19-year-old student last week on suspicion of stealing textbooks from the Titan Shops bookstore and reselling them, as well as possessing a small amount of heroin, authorities said. Tina Foutris, 19, of Yorba Linda, was booked on suspicion of commercial burglary and possession of stolen property, with the additional allegation of a previous theft conviction, as well as possession of a controlled substance, following Thursday’s 8:20 a.m. incident at the bookstore, University Police Capt. John Brockie said. She was released from the Central Women’s Jail just after midnight the following morning after posting bail, according to county booking records. “One of the (community service officers) that was working loss prevention saw a female take three books, then leave the bookstore without paying for them,” Brockie said. The officer confronted the woman–later identified as Foutris–just outside the bookstore, at which point she dropped the stolen books, Brockie said. The community service officer (CSO) told her to come back inside the bookstore and she complied, but then ran out the door, he said. The CSO notified other University Police officers, who found and arrested Foutris on the west end of the campus near the Titan Student Union, Brockie said. Officers discovered .06 grams of heroin in her possession, he added. Upon further investigation, Brockie said, “(Foutris) also admitted she had stolen books from the Titan bookstore on several different occasions.” Police located a high-dollar-value book she had sold the previous day to the nearby Little Professor bookstore, which had also been stolen from the campus bookstore, he said. The four recovered books were valued at $617. Staff at the bookstore and the Little Professor said text book thefts appear to have been on the rise lately. “I think in the last couple years, with the economy, we’ve seen an increase,” said Mike Clemons, operations manager at the bookstore. SEE BURGLARY, 2

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Buddhist Monks from southern India visited Orange County to promote world peace. The monks created a sacred mandala that was available for viewing at the Neighborhood Congregational Church for a week until this past Sunday. The sand that the mandala was made from was taken to Laguna Beach to be washed away.

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NATIONAL | Presidential poll updates

Polls show Romney and Obama neck and neck Presidential contenders only have a few months left to convince swing voters in Florida and Ohio, who will likely decide the outcome of the election in November JONATHAN WINSLOW Daily Titan

Mere months away from the next presidential election, citizens of the United States remain unsure of who will be holding the reins for the next four years. The presidential debates are set to begin in less than two weeks and both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are gearing up for the final stretch. Of all the issues that will be discussed in the debates, the economy is at the forefront. Economic issues have always been a particularly potent topic during elections, and this year is no exception. Some voters will be deciding their vote based heavily on the economic policies of the candidates. “Obama seems to have good plans,” said Taran Eckel, a 20, kinesiology major at Cal State Fullerton. “Just going through with those plans seems to be the hard part for him, but I think he’d do a good job.” Eckel, a diabetic, said he recognizes the difficulty of supporting oneself financially in such a situation.

He feels that Obama’s healthcare plan is more catered to meeting the demands of such situations. Some, however, are not as confident in Obama’s economic strategies. One such person is Joseph Ward, 26, an elementary school teacher and CSUF alumnus. “I don’t feel that the current plan has worked very well,” said Ward. “We’ve spent kind of a lot of money on things that maybe aren’t where they should be.” Ward has been teaching for over a year now, but is currently on a half-year contract, which means at the halfway mark of the school year his job status will be uncertain. Ward said he feels that teachers are on the receiving end of economic distress, and that the administration is not making the proper moves to address it. According to CNN, current polls show Obama and Romney are extremely close to one another, leaving battleground states such as Florida and Ohio to determine the ultimate outcome. The debates will be a large part of determining which way those states swing, but other happenings can also have an effect on them. An example is Romney’s candid “47 percent” comment that was released in a video just last week.

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GOP nominee Mitt Romney addresses a crowd at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce earlier this month in Los Angeles

Local artist paints mural landscapes to last through generations Kevin Stewart-Magee has helped bring color to the community through his art LAURA BILLITER For the Daily Titan

Courtesy of Kevin Stewart-Magee The murals are a product of extensive research, as well as a community effort to depict the past, present and future. Stewart-Magee has worked on approximately 100 murals in six different states. CONTACT US AT DTNEWSDESK@GMAIL.COM

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For graduate assistant Kevin Stewart-Magee, mural painting goes beyond the creative process: It’s a process that incorporates both months of research and community members into the mural. Ultimately, there’s more to the art than just painting a wall. Stewart-Magee has painted, by his count, approximately 100 corporately, publicly and privatelysponsored murals in six states since the early ‘90s. His works, which average be-

tween 40 to 50 feet long and 10 to 12 feet high, can take months to complete. “It’s very much like getting a tattoo,” said Stewart-Magee. “But this is like getting a tattoo for your children.” These works of art are like massive tattoos on the environment of future generations, he said. “They’re a major commitment, last a very long time and can cost a significant amount of money— and your children have to love it or they’re going to get it laser-removed as soon as they can,” Stewart-Magee said. Stewart-Magee, a sunnily goodhumored and comic man with an infectious enthusiasm for all things art, assists in teaching art

classes at Cal State Fullerton. For years, he has understood the strong impressions murals inspire in the communities in which they are displayed. An Ohio native, Stewart-Magee came to California for the first time as a teenager and said the scale of the Golden State art wowed him. The effect proved to be a lasting one. After earning his undergraduate degree in painting from Ohio State University, Stewart-Magee said his paintings kept getting bigger and eventually caught the attention of a patron. Before painting a mural, he conducts extensive research. SEE MURALIST, 6

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MONKS TRAVEL FAR TO SPREAD THE WORD Sunday’s service in Laguna Beach was dedicated to the visiting Buddhist monks and included several chants in honor of Dali Lama ideologies. After the service, people in attendance were able to view the sacred mandala one last time before the mandala was brushed away by a chanting ceremony. A mandala is a Buddhist and Hindu diagram that symbolizes the universe from man’s point of view. The sand that was used for the mandala was given to the attendees and was taken to the beach to be washed away. The ceremony was meant to represent a need for world peace.

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Jake Sokolowski, assistant manager at the Little Professor, agreed. “We’ve had issues with it, in fact, more recently, in the past semesters, than other years,” he said. Though book sale profit margins are already extremely thin, Clemons said, the costs associated with the apparent crime trend have not thus far been passed on to students.

multiple copies of the same book, Clemons said. To combat the problem, college and private bookstores communicate regularly and share information regarding book trends, Clemons and Sokolowski said. “Even though they’re competitors, we he have a good relationship with the Little Professor,” Clemons said. “We also have a good relationship with University Police.”

Online master’s program launched this semester

Schedule flexibility a main reason why fifty students are already enrolled LAUREN TORRES Daily Titan

This fall, Cal State Fullerton’s College of Engineering and Computer Science welcomes a new online master’s degree in environmental engineering. The program, approved last March, will provide students with practical information and technical knowledge on contemporary environmental topics and issues including wastewater treatment and disposal, water reclamation and reuse, stormwater runoff management and treatment. Jeff Kuo, Ph.D., professor in environmental engineering and coordinator for the online master’s program in environmental engineering is in charge of everything administrative, student communication and curriculum. According to Kuo, there are about 50 students enrolled in the program. The structure of the program is based on a cohort model in which students move through the two-year curriculum as a group. Students will be trained for consulting companies, industries or as officials for local governments as well as state or federal regulatory agencies. At the end of program, students will be prepared for the professional engineering exam in environmental engineering. The reason the degree program is online is because many students work full time, and have other priorities, which set them back from being able to attend classes on campuses. Kuo said the new program is a benefit for many students. “Online classes are a trend, good for working professionals, they can view their lectures, on their schedule, their own pace” said Kuo. “We still have good communication with students.”

Kuo expressed that there are effective ways to communicate with professors without physically being on campus. “Students can send emails, can stop by my office hours, or Skype me if they want,” Kuo said. Although this fall is the first year of the master’s online program in environmental engineering Kuo has high hopes for the continuation of the program for years to come. “I hope first years success can carry on,” Kuo said. Not only has the program touched base with faculty and students on campus, but students from other campuses who are finding out about it want to come and join. Kuo has even received an email from a student who graduated from UC Riverside with their degree in environmental science and heard about the program and would like to join next year. Sarah Aboulhosn, 25, a civil engineering major, heard about the program and is looking into to it to see if it would benefit her and align with her daily schedule. “I heard this semester. It’s a program that involves more studies and research about environmental engineering,” said Aboulhosn. “I am interested in it, but I’m not too sure if I’m going to do it.” Aboulhosn said the program will be beneficial because of scheduling and the idea of working only gives students so much time to be on campus. She said she likes the idea of online lectures because as a student, others can view them and listen on their own time, however, she said she also wants to be able to see the professor lecture instead of just reading material word for word. Jarome Terrell, 23, another civil engineering major, said he also feels the online master’s program is beneficial because for a lot of labs, students have to be in class to complete them. However, most professors already post lectures online, so it would not be something new to him. “Right now with the economy most jobs are not located in southern California so to be able to work out of state and be able to come here for your masters is a great idea,” said Terrell.

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“We’re not raising the price (of books) to compensate for the loss,” he said. But both the campus store and the private bookseller around the corner are keeping an extra-keen eye out these days for book thieves. “Red flags” that a person is trying to sell stolen books include someone trying to sell back, rather than return, a brand new book at the beginning of a semester, or selling

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DTBRIEFS Man stabbed during street fight A man was hospitalized with stab wounds to his head and neck and another man went to the hospital with blunt force injuries following a fight in front of a Fullerton liquor store late Sunday, police said. No arrests had been made Monday morning as police continued sorting out what exactly unfolded about 8:15 p.m. in the 300 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue, said Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart. Officers first responded to a report of a fight near a liquor store when they discovered a bleeding 25-year-old man, Stuart said. “During the fight he received stab wounds or slash wounds to his neck and head,” said Stuart. The man’s jugular vein may have been pierced, he added, but he received prompt treatment and was expected to survive. As police were investigating the stabbing, “we get another call of another fight occurring down the street,” Stuart said. Officers arrived to find the stabbing victim’s brother, 23, detaining an 18-year-old man believed to have been involved in the stabbing a block to the east, he said. The man being held had injuries consistent with being punched or kicked, however it was unclear whether he suffered them in the initial fight near the liquor store, or while struggling with the wounded man’s brother. The circumstances of the stabbing remained under investigation, as well as the motive and which person was the aggressor. Stuart said Cal State Fullerton University Police officers helped the Fullerton Police Department field calls for service as the Fullerton officers investigated the stabbing scene late Sunday. Brief by BRIAN DAY

Blood drive begins in TSU Cal State Fullerton and the American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive on campus, which will last until Thursday. The drive will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the Titan Student Union Pavilion C. The blood drive will be accepting both walk-ins and appointments. In order to donate, the American Red Cross has guidelines set up for a minimum height and weight for males and females. The minimum height and weight for males is 150 pounds and 5-foot-1 inch and 175 pounds and 5-foot-5 inches is required for female donors. The American Red cross is also asking for donations from type O donors since it is a universal blood type for transfusions. The entire process of registration, a mini-physical, donation and refreshments will take 70 to 90 minutes. Brief by RAYMOND MENDOZA

Pinterest taught in Fullerton Library A presentation on the basics of Pinterest called “Pinterest: Discover the Latest Social Media Craze” will be held Tuesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Fullerton Public Library. Attendees will learn about Pinterest and how to use the social media site. There will be no registration required for this event, according to the Fullerton Public Library website. On Thursday, a screening of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will be held in the Osborne Auditorium rooms A and C at 1 p.m. as a part of the library’s weekly classic movie film series. The library will be holding a Friends of the Library Used Book Sale Friday. The event begins at 10 a.m. for members of the library and 1 p.m. for non-members. Brief by ADREANA YOUNG

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Gov. Romney’s current platform is to get ‘America back on track’ economically through deregulation and less government control on businesses big and small.

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In the video, Romney said 47 percent of Americans are dependent on the government and will vote for Obama. He said that they are not worth considering during the election. Since this video arose, some of Romney’s supporters have distanced themselves from him. Following the candid statements, Republicans have been circulating audio of Obama from his days as a senator, during which he speaks in support of redistribution. Some feel that the negativity of these approaches with negative angles of campaign ads, is becoming a bit much and distracting to voters. “Negatives hide the real issues,” Ward said. “Every time a

negative issue comes up, it just kind of devalues what’s trying to be done by both candidates.” With the debates beginning next week, some voters have yet to definitively settle on a candidate. Lorenzo Lizardi, 18, a finance major at CSUF, currently supports Romney, but may be swayed after he looks into it more. “My parents are Republicans, so what they talk about at home is usually what I hear,” Lizardi said. Lizardi mentioned that he plans to do more research in the coming weeks on both Romney and Obama’s policies, before it is time to pull the lever in November. Many voters like Lizardi will be watching the debates, waiting to see who will take charge of country from the Oval Office.

New kiosk gives cash for old phones

• Montclair State University • Mount Royal University • Catholic University of America • University of New Hampshire • Wellesley College • University of Nebraska-Lincoln ment uses technology to combat the trafficking of children for commercial exploitation. “By having different groups like NGOs, technology firms and law enforcement come together through this grant, we can not only work to combat human trafficking but also to prevent it,” she said. She said that the practical application of her research is training law enforcement, who are usually at the front lines of the issue by being first responders. Human trafficking is the second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world, according to the 2012 U.S. State Department Trafficking In Persons Report. According to Musto, human trafficking is often first seen by law enforcement officials who arrest those involved in the crime, including johns, pimps and victims. Law enforcement training that can be provided as an outcome of this Microsoft-funded research will help officials identify those sold through the human trafficking trade as victims and not criminals. Another goal of Microsoft’s research is to raise human trafficking awareness because the public seems to be largely unaware that victims of sex trafficking are most often times forced into the slave trade by means of coercion, and not by their own voluntary actions. “While technology certainly has a role in promoting the online solicitation of sex trafficking victims, the great thing about it is that it also plays a huge role in both preventing and combating the crime by generating awareness, and providing proof of trends and indicators,” Musto said. “We are working to help provide a means to succeed in accomplishing the ultimate goal of all those behind anti-human trafficking–and that is to abolish slavery.”

EcoATM touts convenience for mobile users who want to dispose their old devices

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With the release of the iPhone 5, many people will be looking for somewhere where they can get immediate cash for their old cellphone. The ecoATM is an automated, self-serve kiosk that quickly evaluates and buys back used consumer electronics and properly recycles unwanted phones. It is the first of its kind to use artificial intelligence, advanced technology in vision imaging. It can identify exactly what kind of cell phone the consumer is trying to sell, and if it has a cracked screen or dead pixels. “Our system is so smart that it can identify more than 4,000 different kinds of cellphones, with up to eight degrees of conditions, from very poor to excellent,” said Anita Giani, a spokeswoman for ecoATM. The advantage of this ATM compared to similar buying-back companies like eBay or Gazelle is that it is immediate instead of the wait time for mail-ins and credits. Since the ecoATM is connected to a worldwide market, there are people around the world making bids on the phones. At that moment, the sellers are given an evaluation of what the phone is worth and offered an amount in cash, which they can take or donate to a provided list of charities. Consumers who are not offered cash can choose to recycle a phone that is of too little value or damaged to keep toxic chemicals out of landfills as a result of cell phones. “When people put mobile phones into (the) trash, it’s the absolute worst thing they can do,” Giani said. “All the phones we collect, three-fourths of them, we’re able to find second homes for them, the one-fourth unable to be sold— those get responsibly recycled.” Giani said the response from

Research funded by Microsoft is now underway to identify technology’s role in sex trafficking. This research will help provide a framework for understanding how technology affects human trafficking in the United States, specifically regarding the commercial and sexual exploitation of children. The $185,000 grant, awarded by Microsoft Research and the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit in March, will fund research that aims to provide intelligence and data concerning the advertising and selling of human trafficking victims, and the searching for and purchasing of victims by “johns” (those who buy victims). Most projects funded by the grant will be completed by summer of 2013. According to Microsoft Research’s official website, some questions already being considered include, “How do johns search for their victims?,” “How are pimps communicating with johns?,” and “How is an arrangement to meet made during the process of buying and selling a victim?” The aim of this grant is to help fund scholarly inquiry that can provide empirical research and evidence for Internet-related sex trafficking cases, such as the current high profile Village Voice Media scandal concerning the buying and selling of victims through Backpage.com. Daphne Phung, founder and executive director of California Against Slavery, recently said Backpage.com, which is facing mounting public pressure, needs to be continually addressed by the media in order to further increase anti-sex trafficking awareness. This type of pragmatic research could have the ability to serve as evidence to prosecute human traffickers in a court of law. “It’s clear that child sex trafficking is evolving from the streets onto the Internet’s social networking sites and other online advertising sites,” said professor Mary G. Leary of Catholic University of America, whose project is focusing on providing a comprehensive assessment of judicial opinions on child sex trafficking issued over the last 10 years. “Besides the Internet, cell phones and other technological devices are used to accomplish sex trafficking goals (of criminals, like johns and pimps). But how are the courts using this evidence? That’s what we’d like to determine,” Leary said. Leary and other grant recipients, like Jennifer Musto, Ph.D., of Rice University, say they also recognize the opportunity of prevention in sex trafficking through their research. “Human trafficking is a human rights issue that cannot be solved by one group alone,” said Musto, whose project aims to provide research on how law enforce-

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Jake Miller, a Brea resident, uses the ecoATM to get cash for his old phone outside the food court at Brea Mall.

consumers has been huge, and by the end of the year she believes the company will have processed over a million phones. “There are going to be millions of people buying the new iPhone 5. When they do, we want there to be an ecoATM nearby for them to cash in or recycle their old phones,” said Tom Tullie, chief executive of ecoATM, in a statement. The nearest ecoATM to Cal State Fullerton is outside the food court at the Brea Mall on State College Boulevard and Imperial Highway. During the time of this report, the machine was out of cash on Friday and Saturday and could not buy electronics from consumers. Many people walking up to the machine to sell seemed to walk away disappointed. Friends Dante Duke, 18, and Rob Simons, 17, were among those who had to walk away. Even though Duke could not make a sale he said ecoATM is a very good way to recycle. Other customers were curious about the machine just from walking by. “How will they know if you

send the right phone?” asked Ramon Gonzales from Walnut, who lost his iPhone 4. As of August, ecoATM started a mass commercialization of kiosks, and there are currently 150 locations around the United States, with a plan to have 300 more by the end of November. To sell a device, each seller must scan a driver’s license and fingerprint at the kiosk. State or local laws require ecoATM to ask for personal information from the consumer to avoid buying stolen electronics. “We also get the serial number, device description and a variety of other information that is then uploaded into a variety of law enforcement databases used to search for any reported stolen items,” said Mark Bowles, co-founder and chief marketing officer of the company that makes the kiosks, to Scientific American magazine. If there is a match, the seller can be identified and reported to law enforcement. EcoATM also buys back MP3 devices. More information on how ecoATM works and locations for the kiosks can be found on its website EcoATM.com.

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“Innocence of Muslims,” a short film on YouTube, sent ripples through the Middle East with its potrayal of the Prophet Muhammad. It raises the question of whether free speech could go too far.

As offensive as some may be, we cannot allow offensiveness to be a reason for censorship ERIC FARRELL Daily Titan

Whether or not the recent influx of attacks on U.S. compounds throughout the Middle East and parts of Asia have been in retaliation for the online video “Innocence of Muslims” is certainly up for debate. Another debate also rocks the very foundation of our country: the debate on free speech. Specifically, questions regarding whether content like “Innocence of Muslims” is protected or unprotected speech have been raised. Is this content legal? The answer is yes. “Innocence of Muslims” is protected speech in the U.S. But we’re in an Internet age where information travels faster than ever before. This film spread like wildfire over our planet, and ignited the tempers of many in the process. In this rapidly progressing technological era, websites like YouTube control the free speech pipeline. The burden falls on their backs. In the U.S., narrowly tailored standards for what is unprotected speech give us great freedom in what we want to say. Our unprotected categories of speech include obscenity, libel (false and defamatory comments made about someone else), and incitement to vio-

In defense of free speech lence, among a few others. Offensiveness does not fall within any of these categories. “I think it’s very clear that, as a legal matter, this film is protected by the First Amendment. The First Amendment allows people to say and write and publish a whole variety of offensive things, and just because its offensive, does not mean that it’s illegal,” said Jason Shepard, Communications professor. “There’s a long history of the Supreme Court protecting offensive speech, and this film clearly does not fall into one of the unprotected categories of speech,” Shepard said. Several landmark court cases set precedent for what is protected speech and what isn’t. In Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, an ad was run in Hustler magazine parodying Jerry Falwell, who was a prominent religious figure at the time. Despite the ad being a clear parody, Falwell claimed that it caused great emotional distress. “In that case, the Supreme Court said just because an advertisement offends a religious leader, doesn’t mean that it could be a cause to censor somebody,” Shepard said. Elsewhere, in Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court voted to invalidate a federal law that prohibited people from burning the American flag. “The fact that an audience takes offense to certain ideas or expression, the Court found, does not justify prohibitions of speech,” reads the case brief on Oyez.org. Shepard said that if any argument was to

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Past Supreme Court rulings: Free speech Brandenburg v. Ohio (decided June 9, 1969): The government cannot constitutionally punish abstract advocacy of violence, force or law violation.

Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (decided February 24, 1988): Protected the right to parody; gives speakers immunity from sanction with respect to their speech concerning public figures (barring actual malice or reckless disregard).

Texas v. Johnson (decided June 21, 1989): Defended the act of flag burning as “expressive conduct” under most circumstances. be made that “Innocence of Muslims” fell within a particular category of unprotected speech, it would be the incitement to violence category. In Brandenburg v. Ohio, a three-part test was developed to determine whether speech was unprotected under this category. “The Supreme Court has said that speech that might advocate or incite violence can only be banned when the speech is directed at inciting violence, the violence is imminent, and that it’s likely to incite violence,” Shepard said.

“It’s hard to make the case that the film was directed at inciting imminent lawless action,” Shepard said. Establishing and reiterating American standards concerning free speech is important because we cannot compromise our identity as a free, trendsetting country. The burden is not on Americans to suppress the offensive speech of the few just to satisfy the wants of those who turn violent whenever something offends them. In today’s society, one nutjob can autonomously post something on the Inter-

net and it could lead to civil unrest in over a dozen locations across the globe. This wasn’t a video posted on a U.S. government website. This was a video posted on YouTube, owned by Google. “At Google we have a bias in favor of people’s right to free expression in everything we do, but we also recognize that freedom of expression can’t be—and shouldn’t be— without some limits. The difficulty is in deciding where those boundaries are drawn,” wrote Rachel Whetstone, senior vice president for communications and public policy at Google, in a 2007 blog entry. “For a company like Google with services in more than 100 countries—all with different national laws and cultural norms—it’s a challenge we face many times every day.” Google has the power to be the moral agent that the U.S. can’t be. The U.S. can’t punish offensive speech—it would corrupt the country’s ideals—but Google certainly can. Its terms of service can be tailored in a way to minimize violence, and they wouldn’t be infringing on First Amendment values by doing so since its a private company. Of course, it saddles companies like Google with an enormous responsibility and pressures them into moral obligation. Since things on the Internet aren’t necessarily limited to being seen by people in any one country, companies like Google suddenly dictate what constitutes free expression online. The power is in their hands.

Past abuse should be a defense for murder Terry Williams killed those who had sexually abused him; cases like this should be grounds for clemency GARRETT YIM Daily Titan

To take the law into your own hands is an invitation for death. Listen to Terry Williams, a Philadelphia man who went too far. He killed his alleged former sexual abuser and now faces the death penalty. Whether or not he is innocent or guilty, it poses a question to our system of law. Should clemency be granted to those who have justified themselves in committing an act of murder? With sexual abuse victims, the case is unique. If we allow the psychological implications that come with pleads of poor mental health or insanity, it’s only fair to allow victims of sexual abuse a similar sympathy. While it can be said that murder is not a justifiable action for victims to engage in, it should be understood that 54 percent of all rapes and sexual assaults are not reported. Sexual abuse is often a humiliating process to explain, and is extremely difficult to measure the scope of and how people may mentally react from years of abuse. Many victims are uncomfortable to reach out for help, fear being faulted for their actions, or may even risk their own privacy or status if believed to be untruthful about his or her assault.

It is such a difficult thing to judge because the damage of abuse victims doesn’t always manifest physically; it is mental and unseen. Abuse itself opens the door for poor judgment beyond the common logic that other people who commit crimes can easily comprehend. The mental effects of abuse disrupt the corpus callosum, which connects the right and left side of the brain. It is decreased in size of victims of abuse, which causes dramatic shifts in mood and personality. Abuse victims also have higher levels of stress, often being stuck in a chronic state of anxiety, due to the “stress hormone” cortisol reaching abnormally high levels. Various disorders that affect mental states also develop with victims, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and various forms of depression and addiction. Although everyone is subject to his or her own subjectivity concerning this, it is really not up to anyone outside a victim’s situation to feel as if they can perceive the mindset that the victim is in. At the very least, courts can be empathetic towards the victim and try their best to assess the evidence properly, if there is any. California is generally sympathetic towards acts of murder in general, with 80 percent of murderers who are eligible being released on parole. While Williams’ case is across the country, it’s difficult to understand why such an act of mercy isn’t bestowed upon those who have suffered obvious mental trauma. To open up the door in allowing “justified

“...we need to assess victims as individuals with unique mental problems and experiences.” murder” does not necessarily mean the door to mass murder is open. It simply means that pardoning should be based upon an individual basis. If facts point to abuse, the person being charged should have the option to have charges dropped and be offered psychological treatment. Rules are made from law, but laws should not solely be dictated by arbitrary rules. Unless statistics and concrete knowledge exist, our system sadly fails to assess individuals in an empathetic manner. While the motives and late evidence of Williams are questionable to some, his story does not exemplify everyone. There are many who are being broken down because of abuse with nowhere to turn. Instead of running by the idea that murder is simply murder, we need to assess victims as individuals with unique mental problems and experiences. They say an “eye for an eye,” but we all see the world through a different lens.

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Buying up our own debt only hurts us in the long run when the money returns DANIEL BARBEAU For the Daily Titan

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Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a restriction that will ban protests within 300 feet of a funeral. This is a response to the many protests held by the Westboro Baptist Church at soldiers’ funerals around the country.

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There is a time and place for protests, but a funeral is not one of them LILIANA MOTA For the Daily Titan

On Monday, Sept. 17, Gov. Jerry Brown signed 26 news bills that dealt with issues such as providing some form of legal amnesty to those seeking help for drug addictions to setting barriers for protesters near soldier funerals. Specifically, the new law focusing on the barriers that were set for protesters is a hot point of contention for some. For those not aware, setting limitations on picketing soldiers’ funerals was a result of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church protests. The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) has held peaceful demonstrations since 1991 showing its hatred for homosexuals. Recently, the church has been receiving greater publicity and has ramped up the offensiveness of their message. The WBC began picketing military funerals saying every death of a soldier was a punishment for America’s “tolerance of homosexuality.” Members of the church protest specifically at military funerals and carry signs with slogans that state: “God hates fags” or “Pray for more dead soldiers.” The bill includes regulations such as requiring protesters to be at minimum 300 feet away from the burial site. If an individual violates this regulation, he or she can face a $1,000 minimum fine or up to six months in prison. Senator Ted Lieu wrote the bill to try to stop such disgusting hatred by protesters. The bill has stirred up controversy; is this a limitation on free speech or a needed measure to protect those in mourning? Nowadays people seem to be abusing their freedom of speech. There is a fine line in stating your opinion and completely abusing others to get your point across. The WBC members took

protesting to an entire different level; their protests disgust me. It seems as if they have no respect for the dead. The Bible itself says not to judge, but yet these protesters are judging homosexuals. Luke 6:37 says, “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.” Ironic? The bill Brown signed is only a measure to protect those in mourning and those soldiers who died for this country. They sacrificed their own lives to save ours, so we can live in a better place. If anything, everyone should be praying for their safety, not their death. Who cares if someone is lesbian, gay, or bisexual, we’re all human. Give the soldiers the respect they deserve. Everyone has the right to protest, but there are appropriate times and places to do such things, and a military funeral is not the right location. Families are hurt and mourning their loved ones, how terrible must they feel to walk out of a funeral home and see countless protesters hold signs wishing for more dead soldiers. Personally, I’d be extremely mad if protesters were yelling bigoted epithets at my family member’s funeral. Point being, I’m glad Brown passed a bill setting regulations to where one can protest. It’s not limiting an individual’s freedom of speech because they can still protest all they want, they just have to be a minimum of 300 feet away, or else they’ll get a fine of $1,000. It is simply protecting those in mourning and respecting the soldiers who gave their life for this country. Treat others the way you like to be treated. I’m sure those individuals protesting would not want someone to be protesting at their funerals. We have to keep the love and respect in this country, as it’s something we’ve been found lacking.

Quantitative Easing is a term that many Americans might hear bandied about on the late night news, but few understand or appreciate its significance. In short, Quantative Easing (QE) is monetary creation by the Federal Reserve. In the current economy, investors find it tough to locate a safe place to lend their money with hope of any interest return. Therefore they turn to Uncle Sam and his frequent treasury debt auctions to stash their cash in government treasury bonds. Of course this starves the private marketplace of lending ability so, with massive government debt sucking up so much private capital, borrowers have trouble finding lenders. Hence the Fed swoops to the rescue, buying up government debt from secondhand owners, thus driving up treasury scarcity and accompanying prices, while sinking interest rates on government debt and making it less attractive to lenders. However, the Fed does not use tax dollars, nor does it borrow money to purchase these treasuries. Instead, it simply creates the money and injects it into the economy to stimulate private borrowing. As a convenient side effect, one arm of government (the Fed) can freely finance another (Congress’ appropriations) through monetary manipulation. The Fed’s asset purchases during the first two QE sessions since the recession began have been enormous. During the first round that begun in November 2008 and colloquially called QE1, the Fed bought $1.75 trillion in assets, followed up in November 2010 by QE2, pur-

chasing another $600 billion worth of government debt. In fiscal 2011 the Fed bought a whopping 77 percent of all debt treasuries issued by the federal government. Of course this type of monetary injection must have consequences for the economy. After all, the Fed cannot dump trillions of fiat dollars into the economy and see no ripples of inflation or economic distortions, but paradoxically the latest figures from the government’s Consumer Price Index show that inflation averaged around 1.7 percent over the last year. So where is all of this QE money disappearing into? Much of it is going overseas, into commodities, and into even more purchases of government treasuries. U.S. dollars are our greatest export to countries like China—who amass them into their central banks’ foreign currency reserves—and Washington’s debt blowout demands ever more domestic capital to be sunken into federal treasuries. Commodities are also rising in part to this artificial flush of liquidity and fear of further devaluation of the dollar. The viability of these excess monetary outlets all hinge on the assumption that the dollar remains the world’s reserve currency and our government’s bond markets never see the loss of faith that is occurring in many European countries. Unfortunately, both scenarios are currently unsustainable and this cached money eventually will make its way back into the U.S. economy, risking ruinous inflation and economic chaos. Despite trillions in previous purchases and close to zero percent Fed interest rate, lenders are still hesitant to lend, and the economy continues to grow at an anemic pace. After the dismal job market data released

Quantitative Easing: When the central bank (in the U.S., this would be the Federal Reserve) creates money to purchase financial assets in an attempt to stimulate the economy. There have been three QE’s in U.S history: November 2008 $1.75 trillion in assets purchased

November 2010 $600 billion in government debt

September 2012 $40 billion in assets per month indefinitely

in early September, the Fed began anew the effort to buoy the economy with easy money. In an upping of the ante, QE3 has now commenced with the Fed buying $40 billion of assets a month indefinitely. This monetary distortion will have an impact on every American as financial speculation prompted by easy money builds a mirage of economic growth that will shatter against the slightest economic hiccup or monetary tightening. Moreover, every QE dollar created will inevitably shrink the purchasing power of each greenback, steadily eroding the assets of the saver and consumer. Inflation is the equal opportunity destroyer of wealth.

Immigrant grocer sheds his roots A man who started as an illegal immigrant is now turning his back on others JONATHAN WINSLOW Daily Titan

Fans of ethnic grocery stores may recognize the name “Mi Pueblo,” a Mexican-themed supermarket with stores peppered throughout California. The chain was founded by an illegal immigrant who strived to make immigrants feel at home when they went to get their groceries. At least, that’s how it used to be. The 21-store chain that became known for blasting Ranchera music and proudly displaying hometowns on its employee’s name tags is now subjecting future hires to an immigration status screening. Interestingly enough, the move to participate in the screening program, E-Verify, was wholly voluntary. Even more interestingly, the founder, Juvenal Chavez, is now a legal resident of this country. Chavez managed to create a $300 million business from scratch in 20 years, and now that he’s got his papers, he’s turning around and sticking a knife in the backs of those who helped him get where he is. What happened? It’s as if The Brothers Grimm wrote a fairy tale about the American Dream. Sure, the hero ends up accomplishing his goals through hard work and determination, but at the end of the day his ambition ultimately crushes all the people who helped him get there, leaving him to enjoy his profits in solitude. Though it’s easy to want to view this as an average story of corporate

greed poisoning an average Joe, the reality is likely a bit more complicated. Specifically, the immigration angle adds a layer to this story that many people won’t stop at first to consider. People who are familiar with the one-season-wonder TV show The Oblongs may remember a scene that lines right up with this story. In the scene, a truck carrying the frame of a house goes out of control and crashes, sending the house sliding into an empty lot where a homeless man is begging. The homeless man joyfully throws away his begging sign and goes inside, after which another homeless man knocks on the door and asks for spare change. The new homeowner coldly says “get a job,” and slams the door. Obviously in this case, the situation is played up for comedy, but it’s not an entirely unrealistic scenario. The first homeless man found himself suddenly thrust into a new social class and was, to our amusement, remarkably quick to take up its ideals and mannerisms. When it happens in real life, though, it’s somewhat less funny. Chavez may have not done a heel turn like the homeless man did, but he did make essentially the same move over a much more realistic period of time. Chavez managed to go from an illegal immigrant to a legal, successful business owner. That’s a considerably radical shift, and it’s not surprising that at some point in his two decades of business he began to take on the behavior of his new social position. A friendly “suggestion” from immigration officials simply served to speed up the process. Many politicians have switched

“... he’s turning around and sticking a knife in the backs those who helped him...” parties in the past to gain popularity with the voters, or even just to guarantee a position in primary elections. People who were Republican for their entire life could abandon their base in a heartbeat if it guaranteed them some headway in the next election. Something like this could also be at play in this case. Mi Pueblo’s representatives are quick to point out that they felt great pressure from immigration officials, although the fact remains that their participation in E-Verify is voluntary. Perhaps Chavez and his associates felt that taking this chance to get on the government’s good side has more benefits for their new business-oriented mindset than helping out their loyal base. The Hispanic community is planning a boycott next month if Mi Pueblo doesn’t agree to sit down to discuss its stance on the issue. Here’s hoping the Mi Pueblo executives can recognize that having a chain aimed at a certain community doesn’t mean much when you turn your back on the members of that community that made your business possible in the first place. VISIT US AT DAILYTITAN.COM/OPINION

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DAVID LE / For the Daily Titan LEFT: The “Pomona Envisions the Future” mural was completed in 2003 and was the collective effort of many experienced artists. Under the leadership of StewartMagee, the project spanned 12 weeks.

RIGHT: Stewart-Magee is looking for a longer-lasting painting materials. The current form is too expensive to maintain and has areas, such as Cal State Fullerton, straying from the added costs of maintaning a mural.

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“For almost every mural, I spend more time doing research than working on the actual mural,” Stewart-Magee said. “What I don’t want to do is come in and inflict my misinformation (on the community). I want to be well-informed.” A good mural, he said, is one in which the painter invests. “I’m not just painting it now—it should be sort of timeless. A little bit of what’s there, what used to be there and what we all wished was there,” Stewart-Magee said. Depicting the city’s past, present and future, the “Pomona Envisions the Future” mural captures this sense of timelessness on the west face of the Union Block

building in downtown Pomona. Stewart-Magee was the lead artist on the sole permanent artistic work from Pomona’s 12-week community art project,“Envisioning the Future,” from September 2003. “The mural was the one piece of the project that became permanent—a major gift to the city of Pomona,” said J. Cheryl Bookout, 65, community coordinator for the Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center. “I am very proud of the mural and what it has come to represent for the area,” she said. Chris Toovey, 60, and Amy Runyen, 35, worked on the Pomona mural as part of a team of artists under Stewart-Magee’s leadership.

“It was a labor of love,” said Runyen. “It was a very glorious project, albeit trying at times.” Toovey said that working on the mural was an experience that brought together all the artists involved. “At times, there’s no camaraderie like artists getting together and sharing ideas and creating something out of the blue,” said Toovey. “And then on the other hand, there’s no hell on earth like working with artists. Dealing with individual egos and personalities… it’s like herding cats,” said Toovey. SoCal’s murals, however, also have faced a long history of hazards in addition to the toll of time. “Artists are so used to working in their

studio that they forget to have a conversation with the community. If you don’t show respect, then someone won’t respect you either,” Stewart-Magee says of graffiti vandals. “What you can do is try to be honest with that community and find out what is special. If you’re interested in something that will last, then you should do something that’s well-researched and honest, because if it’s well-researched, beautifully crafted and honest, that’s about the best the artist can do,” he added. For a campus, Stewart-Magee said, a mural needs to be environmentally safe and has to work for the campus community, administration and future student generations. CSUF does not allow murals to be painted on campus.

Titan sells NHL shirts to support the league

SoCal shines in the eyes of a UK student A foreign exchange student from Swansea University adjusts to life ADAM RENNIE For the Daily Titan

A student’s efforts to bring hockey back have gained him nationwide recognition KIMBERLY FLORES For the Daily Titan

The National Hockey League is having its second lockout in eight years, seemingly with no end in sight. Cal State Fullerton student Sam Brown, 20, public relations major, has decided to take advantage of the lockout situation and put his graphic design skills to use. Brown designed a shirt for every hockey team in the NHL so fans may still be connected to their team for the duration of the lockout. His shirts read, “Bring Hockey Back” on the front and are selling online for $5.99. Brown said he wanted to flood the market with a cheap shirt just to get them out there. On the first day of the lockout, Brown said the idea to make a design for hockey fans in America just came to him. Being a hockey fan himself, he said felt like this could actually work. He said he decided to sleep on it and by the time he woke up, he was adamant that a “Bring Hockey Back” brand would work. However, he did not anticipate was how fast word of his new T-shirt line would spread across the U.S. “It was kind of just in the spur of the moment. I knew it would blow up because no one else was doing it,” said Brown. Brown was receiving orders as

“Just from a standpoint of craftsmanship, the (CSUF) campus has a policy of not doing murals because they don’t last and they’re expensive to maintain,” Stewart-Magee said. Joe Forkan, 48, associate professor of foundations and drawing at CSUF and one of the faculty advisors for the arts, said Stewart-Magee has been working pretty extensively to find longer-lasting painting materials. “I think it’s a great thing—if he can get some murals on campus, I’m all for it if his advancements in mural painting and longevity go through,” said Forkan. “It’s a great goal and approach for Southern California, which has a long history of murals.”

Courtesy of BringHockeyBack.net The site went up for business on the second day of the National Hockey League lockout, and should remain in business for the months to come as no drastic progress has been made in the recent weeks.

far as St. Louis, Mo. and as close as Anaheim. Other places he has received orders from include Kansas, Michigan, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, among others. University of Phoenix student Cody Lerner, 20, said hockey is not as respected as it should be and is elated that Brown started the brand. Lerner and Brown played hockey together in middle school and have remained friends over the years. Lerner said he knows firsthand how much effort Brown has put forth in starting his own clothing line. “Sam just really deserves it,” said Lerner. “People don’t know how much work he puts into it.” During the second day of the NHL lockout on Sept. 17, Brown’s website, BringHockeyBack.net, was up and running by noon. It took no more than five hours for him to build the website and get it running. Brown is using social media sites such as Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook to get his designs out there. In just one night of creating

the Instagram account, bringhockeyback, he gained more than 450 followers. Brown deals with the designs, orders, screening and shipments on his own. He has plenty of experience with Endovx, his main clothing line. He started this clothing line for men in 2007 and it continues to be popular nationwide. Staying up to date with information regarding the lockout, Brown said the lockout will continue for quite some time. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and other NHL players have already displayed interest in signing with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League, according to the Washington Post. Brown said the only way his business will continue is if the lockout continues. “My business is only good if the lockout stays,” Brown said. With his business venture, Brown has motivated other students on campus to take action in accomplishing their goals. “Sam is an inspiration to me

“I knew it would blow up because no one else was doing it.” SAM BROWN Website creator and should be an inspiration to every CSUF student. He not only thinks about an idea but he takes action,” said Hayden Jauregui, a business management major. Jauregui said he was not aware that Brown was capable of doing so much in such a small amount of time. He said it is amazing what Brown has accomplished and how the website is exponentially gaining more and more popularity. Brown said if this continues to go well he would like to eventually do a new run of shirts, stickers and hats.

When I was preparing to leave the United Kingdom for the Golden State seven weeks ago, I was bombarded with stereotypical conceptions of California. The beaches, the boards, the films and the stars, all seemed to make me think that it was every inch of California that oozed those connotations. While half of this is true the other half is somewhat fiction. After stepping out of the airport the only things that grasped me were the sun and the characters of popular cartoons walking around the streets of Downtown Los Angeles with their tricks and imitations. (But of course everyone has to earn a living.) The arrival and delving into school life at Cal State Fullerton are definitely a world away from those stereotypes that shadow the international view of California as a whole. One of the few observations I have picked up on in regards to independent living in California is how different apartment layouts are. Most apartments are occupied by fewer people and the best part is I only have to share a bathroom with one person. This is a stark contrast from the six people that I shared with back home. The amount of friendly people at the university village where I live is a great medicine for homesickness. I would recommend to any international student coming to CSUF in the future to invest on a car. If they want to see places on their own watch, it is the only way. However, the times I have managed to sightsee have not left me disappointed–the coastal beaches are

beautiful and packed even during the worst weather, which in California is just a slight breeze or light rain for an hour. It makes a change from the substantial cold and wind that deter people from using beaches in the U.K. Hollywood was also another “wow” moment of my time here, although the four-hour walk from the train station to Hollywood highlighted the naivety and stupidity of me. To be honest, taking a stroll down Rodeo Drive and seeing the Walk of Fame, Chinese theatre and the Hollywood sign more than compensated for my idiocy. Once school started, parties and gatherings were heard in mass and the sorority girls flocked to the walkways of campus. It was then that I knew I was in an American college. The outstanding stadiums, which mirror the importance of sports in this collegiate society, the bands playing outside in the scorching, late-summer sun, and not to mention the sea of people signing up for every society I could ever think of, all of this before I have even set foot in my first class. I would be lying if I declared that the levels of work required from students here was easy, because it’s not. The dedication and work load students at CSUF have to tolerate puts my old efforts back in Swansea University to shame. The levels of discussion and interaction in each class are a great way to keep attendance high; the numbers in each class compared to classes back home also make it seem more intimate. This gives me a sense of value. To summarize on my time, so far, at CSUF is to say that it has been an absolute pleasure. It only solidifies my desire to stay here, to immerse myself in red-cup parties, as well as the debating society, charity work, and writing for The Daily Titan.

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The trend of juicing may be on the rise, but experts say it’s best as a supplement ERIC FARRELL Daily Titan

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Participants run to midcourt to begin a round of zombie dodgeball. The sport takes place on Thursdays at the Student Recreation Center and is one of the 12 intramural sports that are offered this semester.

Get fit and team build with intramural sports A fun way to participate in competition and meet new people on campus at CSUF RAYMOND MENDOZA Daily Titan

Intramural sports might seem like a normal sports organization on campus, which could lead to the misconception of a rigid period of tryouts and a brutal amount of practice with swearing coaches. However, Intramural Sports are more about camaraderie than competition. What else could one expect from an organization that offers zombie dodgeball as a team sport? While the idea of a sport called zombie dodgeball is strange, it and the other items that the Intramural Sports organization has to offer all hinge on one idea: Teamwork. The point of intramural sports is not to become professional athletes; instead it pushes students on campus to either form a team with a group of friends or branch out and meet new people. Intramural Sports are a way to not only enjoy playing various sports with old and new friends, but also to have a non-stressful environment in which to do so.

Farron Fowler has been the coordinator for intramural sports for the Student Recreation Center since the spring 2012 semester. His job is to oversee all the facets of intramural sports. His job includes leading free agents’ and coaches’ meetings and training officials on the rules of the sports. “Intramural offers you the opportunity to meet new people; that’s the number one thing,” said Fowler. “Usually (students) come with a friend and then you are added to a team of people you don’t know. So you meet new people and you’re inside the (Student Recreation Center) which is a phenomenal place of energy and excitement of the program. You get to experience a part of college that a lot of people don’t.” Fowler also said new sports have been added this semester, with indoor soccer and zombie dodgeball being new additions to the intramural sports organization as well as certain sports being available for single day tournaments. Lawrence Martinez, 18, a prebusiness major, has taken part in intramural basketball since the spring 2012 semester and enjoys the competitive nature mixed with the abili-

ty to create a team full of his friends. “You get to bond with your friends since you pick your own teams,” said Martinez. “You feel that chemistry with your friends throughout the season... It’s really just about getting along and knowing how everyone plays together.” Even with a heavy enrollment and positive feedback from participants, some students are still unaware that intramural sports are available on campus. One such student was Eduardo Miranda, 26, a broadcast journalism major. This semester is Miranda’s first semester being involved in intramural sports, but he has hit the ground running by joining the basketball league and soccer league this semester. “This is my first time playing intramural (sports),” said Miranda. “I didn’t even know about it. I transferred and I live in LA so I travel a lot. I really don’t know everything this school has to offer.” This semester intramural sports offers basketball, softball, indoor and outdoor soccer, zombie dodgeball and flag football. There are options for coed teams as well as single gender. Tennis, racquetball, table tennis and badminton are also being offered as one-day tournaments.

Apples? Check. Beets? Check. Carrots? Check. Juicer? Check. Juicing as in extracting the juices from fruits or vegetables for consumption has become increasingly popular over the years, but experts say that the trend is best used as a supplement to your regular diet, and even then it has its positives and negatives. “For the general student population that I speak with, because fruits and veggies are such low-consumed food groups, I would say that juicing is more of a positive. I would definitely support juicing as an option to supplement a balanced meal,” said Darany Hoang, a health educator at the Student Health and Counseling Center. Fruits and vegetables have long been neglected food groups, so the benefit of juicing means gaining the vitamins and minerals that students otherwise would not consume in a day’s diet. “If someone is really just not enjoying their veggies, an option to get a few servings in is to add them in with a smoothie. Those veggies that I hear people add are anything from cucumber to celery to spinach,” Hoang said. One popular juice recipe found online is called the “mean green,” which includes kale leaves, cucumber, celery stalks, apples and lemon. Isaac Salazar, director of strength and conditioning for the Athletics Department, said fruits and vegetables are valuable in giving athletes optimum performance. “Now that we are understanding how not all nutrients are created the same, we want to make sure our athletes are getting dialed-in, quality carbohydrates,” said Salazar. “We call them low-glycemic, high-fibrous carbohydrates. Those are your standard vegetables and fruits that are not high in the glycemic load that cause a spike in insulin response.” Salazar added that the net gain of nutrients helps our body maintain itself. “You’re getting additives of good vitamins and minerals that are going to help support bodily functions, and good antioxidants that are going to help relieve you of free radicals, or stressors, in the body that are going to cause cellular breakdown. It’s going to promote better focus and better sleeping habits,” he said. Both Salazar and Hoang support juicing as a supplement to a person’s regular diet, but they say our bodies need more than just fruits and vegetables. “I feel that it’s incomplete in a nutritional profile. Because we are made up of lean tissue, we need lean tissue,” Salazar said. “Healthy lean tissue from chicken, ground beef and steak help set up good neurotransmitters through-

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Juicing fruits and vegetables is becoming more commonplace in households across the country.

out the day, good metabolic functions to burn fat and when you’re putting in healthy fats, you’re using good functions to burn unhealthy fats.” Juicing fruits and vegetables may be an easy way to gain your daily requirements in those food groups, but there is at least one drawback to having them in liquid form. “My concern is the fiber gets separated in juicing, so one doesn’t get that benefit. I’m kind of in the middle, because sure you can get your vegetables in, but at the same time it’s great to have it whole,” Hoang said. The risk of overconsumption also comes into play. “The serving size of what you’re drinking in liquid form is significantly more than what you’re eating in an actual piece of fruit or vegetable,” Hoang said. Hoang added that overconsumption has no adverse health effects, but people need to watch their caloric and sugar intake. Nathan Castro, 21, a business major, pointed out the versatility of juicing fruits and vegetables. “You can make whatever you like. Some people don’t like certain fruits so they just make their own concoction,” he said. So it’s your choice whether you juice or not, but keep in mind that it’s important that juicing is only a supplement to a regular healthy diet.