Faculty present findings at Alternative Facts panel surrounding the history of California. News
Volume 103 Issue 10
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Thursday February 15, 2018
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Stereotyping undocumented immigrants as criminals is distasteful. Opinion
CSUF men’s golf hopes to use its chemistry to dominate at Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate.
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Sports
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Yellowcard singer returns Students struggle to Becker Amphitheater with sex and feelings Occidental College Associate Professor Lisa Wade, Ph.D., spoke about findings from her book ‘American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus.’ LAUREN DIAZ
Asst. Opinion Editor
Pop-punk turned acoustic singer brought nostalgia to a CSUF audience. CODIE HAYS Staff Writer
A big crowd formed at Becker Amphitheater on Wednesday as William Ryan Key, former lead singer for Yellowcard, played a soothing acoustic set for CSUF students. Associated Students, Inc. invited Key to perform because they thought he would be perfect
for Valentines Day. Event coordinators, Brennan Lyell and Lauren Olguin became excited when Key said he would come. Key appreciated California’s “short sleeve” weather and reminisced on playing the same stage with Yellowcard. His acoustic music was the perfect fit for the day, with powerful and thoughtful songs about relationships, heartbreak and changes. Playing past and present music, Key brought the amphitheater to life. “It’s Valentine’s Day, and we thought it would be something unique to bring to campus,”
Lyel said. Key sang his own acoustic renditions of songs from his former band Yellowcard. The song “With You Around” from their 2011 album set the perfect Valentine’s Day atmosphere, with the chorus echoing, “I want to chase forever down with you around.” Students like Neil Allen came to watch Key perform his new music. Allen said he has covered Yellowcard songs before in his own band and wants to see him perform again. SEE SOLO
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Students are playing this game so hard that they break their own hearts.
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Former lead singer of Yellowcard filled the Becker Amphitheater with acoustic renditions from albums throughout the band’s career. Key performed songs like “Ocean Avenue” and pieces from his recent work.
While the topic of college hookups isn’t new, Lisa Wade, associate professor of sociology at Occidental College, argues that students are gaining very little from them. Rising reports of emotional distress are consistent with college students engaging in these hookup encounters, Wade said. She found that less than a quarter of these students derive emotional satisfaction from them. Wade was invited by the WoMen’s Center community coordinator, Marlene Romero, to talk about her book “American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus,” which used data from 101 students who journaled about their experiences with college hookups. “It’s not the hookup that’s causing the problems for college students, it’s the hookup culture,” Wade said. What exactly is “hookup culture”? Wade defines it as having sex purely for the physical desire of sexual intercourse with no expected romantic future,
LISA WADE Occidental College associate professor
sometimes not even a second sexual encounter. Cindy Nguyen, a fifth-year marketing major, believes hooking up has evolved in a good way. “I’m for saying ‘Yeah, go and hook up.’ I think it’s good for people’s self esteem,” Nguyen said. Casual hookups have become mainstream on college campuses and can sometimes be considered an exciting new experiment for students. But Wade said there’s also something that is making them unhappy because of it. “There seems to be this persistent disappointment and frustration,” Wade said. “Just the sense that the ‘four-year orgy’ wasn’t all it was cracked out to be.” Before the mid-1990s, hooking up was simply an option on college campuses. Now there is a looming obligation for students to participate in this hookup culture if they want to do college “the right way,” Wade said. When college students observe that this is the new norm, Wade said they’re pressured to want the same thing or risk being seen as boring or old-fashioned. The most important emotion to avoid is love, noting a widespread wariness among students about the dangers of “catching feelings,” Wade said SEE CULTURE
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Titans look to stretch win streak
CSUF advocates safety and security on campus
Men’s basketball hopes to balance offensive and defensive play.
Day-long event promotes awareness of domestic violence and active shooters.
Sports Editor
Riding the hot streak of guard Khalil Ahmad, Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball looks to stretch its winning streak when it faces Cal State Northridge on Feb. 17. Ahmad is fresh off of earning his second Big West Conference Player of the Week award, and in Fullerton’s previous two games, the junior averaged 26.5 points with a 70.4/50/90.9 percent shooting split. His focus remains on helping the team win, regardless of whether or not he’s the one doing the scoring or not. “When I have the ball, I’m
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There are so many other aspects to basketball that are important, and right now we need defensive and offensive rebounds.
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JACKSON ROWE Titans forward
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“I feel like it doesn’t matter how or what happened to me ... I don’t want that to happen to someone else,” said Cal State Fullerton student Ana Vargas, opening up about her experience with sexual assault and violence. Vargas, a fourth-year human services major, was part of the WoMen’s and Adult Reentry Center booth on Titan Walk Wednesday, which supports and educates students on topics such as sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. “I did have some post-traumatic stress. It was like your self-esteem lowers down and you go through a lot of issues, more than how the other person faces consequences,” Vargas said. This was just one of the booths that was set up for Violence Awareness and Prevention Day. University Police, Emergency Management and Counseling and Psychological Services were also present to showcase the services
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Violence Awareness and Prevention Day saw many booths set up on Titan Walk on Wednesday with University Police present.
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I think people need to know what to do when they’re faced with a really terrible situation. Sometimes that happens in a very small space within themselves or sometimes it’s in a large venue, like what happened in Las Vegas.
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JARED EPREM
going to score or make a play happen so that we can get the win. At the end of the day, the most important thing is winning,” Ahmad said. The Titans will try to continue to limit their opponents’ offensive rebounding to keep second chance points to a minimum. In its last two games, CSUF has restricted the opposition to two second-chance points per game. Sophomore forward Jackson Rowe has emphasized crashing the boards to prevent giving up easy points. Rowe has averaged 9.7 rebounds over the last three games, responding to Titans Head Coach Dedrique Taylor’s frustration with the team’s poor rebounding. “There are so many other aspects to basketball that are important, and right now we need defensive and offensive rebounds, so I’ll do that if it helps the team,” Rowe said. His offensive production has been inconsistent as of late. But like Ahmad, Rowe’s worried about bringing CSUF’s total wins up, not his points per game. “I’ve never really prided myself on scoring,” Rowe said. “I’m not trying to force anything. I’m just trying to win. That’s the most important thing.”
SUE FISHER Emergency management coordinator they offer on campus. Initially the event was focused on active shooter type scenarios. Sue Fisher, emergency management coordinator, wanted to
bring awareness to what it means to be safe and prepared on and off campus. SEE VIOLENCE 2 VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM