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Volume 103 Issue 25

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Wednesday March 21, 2018

Sports clubs will seek new leader

Student Life and Leadership director overseeing clubs’ concerns in the meantime. JASON ROCHLIN Asst. News Editor

Skateboarder flips stereotypes Cal State Fullerton alumnus Zane Foley created a scholarship for skaters pursuing a degree. BRIAN ALVARADO Asst. Lifestyle Editor

Skateboarder, journalist and Cal State Fullerton alumnus Zane Foley laced his nagging left achilles up in a brace as he prepared himself for another day at North Hollywood Skate Plaza, where he shreds its ledges and manual pads. Whether it be an injury, a negative police encounter or a 10-page philosophy paper, Foley’s love for skateboarding has stuck with him for the past 16 years, catapulting him

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Even if I lost all my sponsors, even if my skill level dropped, even if I didn’t go pro, I would never stop being a skateboarder.

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ZANE FOLEY Skateboarder

through adversity and toward a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. “Growing up, (skateboarding) became my vessel of dealing with adolescence. I became extremely dedicated to it,” Foley said. Foley, who graduated from CSUF in 2015, has left his imprint in the skateboarding industry both through his ability to skate and write. He’s been sponsored by Cellular Skate, a skate shop in Rancho Cucamonga, featured in a video on TransWorld SKATEboarding and has even had articles published in The Berrics, a renowned skateboarding site founded by professional skateboarders Eric Koston and Steve Berra. Foley has also been involved with the College Skateboarding Education Foundation (CSEF) a nonprofit organization based in California created to give skateboarders in college a shot at scholarships. It’s the only college skateboard scholarship fund operating on a national level. Through this organization, Foley has created a scholarship named after him, which he has yet to award to somebody. When deciding on who to interview for CSEF’s introduction video, Keegan Guizard,

co-founder of the skateboarding foundation, said choosing Foley was a “no-brainer.” “He fits the criteria of ‘life for a skater’ ... and he’s an educated man” Guizard, who also skates, said. “Whenever we go skate, it’s always (skateboarding), whenever he goes home, it’s always work and he’s doing his thing. He balances life really well.” But being a skateboarder and a student don’t always go hand in hand. Skateboarding cliques like the Piss Drunx, notorious for their partying and wild antics, put forth a negative image of being a skater. “The landscape is changing slowly. For the longest time, skateboarding was viewed as … just drink beer, smoke weed and go skate, f--school. That’s always kind of been the thing,” Guizard said. But Foley wanted to challenge this stereotype and show it’s possible for skateboarders to have a “good head on their shoulders.” Eventually he figured out it wasn’t the struggles of balancing his skateboard career while nailing it in the classroom that became a difficulty; it was being judged by the people around him. SEE ROLL

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I think one thing we can definitely all help out with is to promote our sports clubs. I don’t think we give our students enough credit.

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Zane Foley spontaneously competed in the Collegiate Skate Tour contest in Carlsbad, finishing second place in the nonstudent division despite an injury.

Student Life and Leadership Director Vincent Vigil has been overseeing sports clubs on campus following the resignation of former coordinator Lydia Ayala on March 9. Vigil said his contact with the clubs has allowed him to work on concerns representatives and Ayala had with scheduling venues and feeling respected on campus. “I think one thing we can definitely all help out with is to promote our sports clubs. I don’t think we give our students enough credit for the work that they do,” Vigil said. Sports clubs being brought more into the public eye could help address some of the concerns club athletes have been voicing, said Cody Hale, Sports Clubs Inter-Club Council vice chair of finance.

VINCENT VIGIL Student Life and Leadership director “No one is aware of us, I guess you could say. They know about intramurals, they know about (Titan) Athletics. While they may be familiar with us, they really don’t know what we do with all the community service and fundraising,” Hale said.

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Baseball takes down San Diego 9-3 Cal State Fullerton scored six late runs to blow past the Toreros. LAUREN JENNINGS Staff Writer

After sweeping Grand Canyon University over the weekend, Cal State Fullerton baseball added to its winning streak, beating University of San Diego 9-3 on Tuesday. The Titans scored their game-clinching runs in the seventh inning with bases loaded. Pinch hitter Jairus Richards hit a ball down the middle of the field, bringing in two runs. Later in the inning, center fielder Mitchell

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The first swing I took on that 0-2 pitch was crazy for sure, so I had to settle back in and make sure I got the job done.

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JAIRUS RICHARDS Titans pinch hitter

Berryhill hit another ball in the same place allowing two more runs, increasing the Titans lead 7-3. Richards said they watched footage of the pitchers right before the game to gain an edge on the Toreros. “I felt very comfortable in that at-bat,” Richards said. “The first swing I took on that 0-2 pitch was crazy for sure, so I had to settle back in and make sure I get the job done.” Titans Head Coach Rick Vanderhook also said Richards looked comfortable with the bat in his hands. “I thought he was calm at the plate. I thought he did things the way he should do them and he had a big hit,” Vanderhook said. Toreros pitcher Nicola Mislinski made an error late in the eighth that led to two more runs stretching the Titans lead 9-3. With this win, the Titans have now won seven of their last 10 games.

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Outfielder Ruben Cardenas scored two runs in Tuesday’s game against the Toreros.

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Classism, sexism, ableism and racism were the issues that the Association for InterCultural Awareness tackled for this year’s theme, “This Is How It Feels.”

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Students guided through ‘Tunnels of Oppression’ TAITANA DIAZ

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Images depicting the struggles facing society’s marginalized groups surrounded students as they walked through the fourth annual Tunnels of Oppression exhibit in the Titan Student Union. “This Is How It Feels,” was the theme of this year’s event, put on by Associated Students’ Association for InterCultural Awareness, in collaboration with Counseling and Psychological Services, and Disability Support Services.

The “tunnels” are meant to raise awareness and challenge students to compare their everyday lives with the struggles other groups may face. “It was really moving to experience it all at once and to be able to reflect on it as systematic oppression, not just individually within our community spaces,” said Rebecca Hesgard, a fourthyear double major in business and, women and gender studies. The event focused on classism, sexism, ableism and racism with rooms set up to exhibit these forms of oppression through videos, timelines and statistics. Students participating in the event were encouraged to leave at any time if the information was

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I wish that we as a community would step forward and then be able to recognize that there are marginalized communities on this campus and in the world and to be able to do everything we can to support them.

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Event challenged people to compare their lives with those of minority groups.

EMMY SHIH Association for InterCultural Awareness chair too overwhelming. Counseling and Psychological Services were also present if additional counseling was needed. Marco Vargas, a third-year business administration major, said he connected to a majority of the issues presented because he identifies with Hispanic and LGBT communities.

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“Each room touched base on my identities, how much in the past we have struggled and how much more we have left to progress as a society,” Vargas said. Eric Tomas, a third-year economics major also identified with the Hispanic and LGBT issues presented. Tomas said his biggest takeaway was learning about

words that many people may not know are considered negative, such as “handicapped.” “I felt ignorant, I didn’t know so many of these offensive terms,” Tomas said. Emmy Shih, chair of the interCultural association, said their goal was to educate students on different communities, and encourage students to use the information provided at the event in their everyday lives. “I wish that we as a community would step forward and then be able to recognize that there are marginalized communities on this campus and in the world and to be able to do everything we can to support them,” Shih said.

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2018

Faculty debate gets heated on domestic issues

Professors of different political views discussed taxes and other issues. JENNIFER GARCIA Staff Writer

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At times, the debate took a humorous turn as one professor suggested having ‘more babies,’ to fund Social Security.

offered unique, at times humorous, options to keep the program funded. “We should all have more babies, that way more people can enter the workforce,” Tucker said. Nick Huntington-Kline, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics, offered an immigration-centric option and said more people

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The personal tax bill side of this seems like a complete disaster, ill thought out, all sorts of problems being brought out, rushed through.

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“Sorry, go ahead,” was a common remark during Cal State Fullerton’s first “Econ vs. Poli-Sci Faculty Debate,” which seemed to be more of a discussion on taxes, Social Security, health care, national debt and unions among colleagues in the Titan Student Union on Tuesday. Audience members balanced notebooks on their laps and took notes throughout the debate, as professors deliberated over the ongoing consequences of the United States’ decisions. The first topic was Social Security. “We have to change the societal expectation about what Social Security is,” said Justin Tucker, Ph.D., associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Public Policy at CSUF. “It’s for old people who’ve won the lottery, who lived long enough.” Solving the problem of Social Security will be difficult because as Robert Robinson, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, pointed out, “old people vote in high rates and are not going to vote to let their benefits slash by that much.” Robinson said Social Security is the most bipartisan issue of the topics addressed. The professors

ROBERT ROBINSON Assistant professor of political science should be let into the country. Segwaying into the topic of taxes, moderator Hafez Karimi

brought up how Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world, pays a lower percentage of

taxes than those who work in his office. “Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are actually welcome to write a check for as much as they want. We’ll take it,” said Mira Farka, Ph.D., associate professor of economics. Tucker had a question for Farka: “Why doesn’t he just flood the system himself?” Farka repeated her earlier statement, and then both she and Tucker began to speak over each other. “The personal tax bill side of this (debate) seems like a complete disaster – ill thought out, all sorts of problems being brought out, rushed through,” Robinson said. “(The bill is) basically designed to give Republicans something, I mean literally one thing, to run on in 2018.” Scott Spitzer, Ph.D., associate professor of political science attempted to jump in and calm the contention. “Our government definitely has a responsibility, when it is harmful to the fabric of having such high levels of inequality” Spitzer said. This on-campus debate was the first of a planned annual series hosted by the CSUF Economics Association. As the civil debate event went on, it was the difference in thinking that threw the dialog into contention. The economics professors offered statistics, while the political science professors questioned how those statistics would affect people.

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Sports club fundraising chair, Demetrius Knight, talks at March 9 meeting.

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While overseeing sports clubs, Vigil and Anthony Pang, Student Life associate director, have begun the process of hiring a permanent coordinator. They plan to post the call for applications on the Cal State Fullerton Human Resources website within two to three weeks and choose a replacement before the spring semester ends. “We don’t like to do search processes while our students aren’t here because we always want to have our students involved in the search process,” Vigil said. At least half of the committee for hiring a new coordinator will be made up of students, including the sports clubs council chair, treasurer and a third representative, Pang said. If the process is not able to come together by the summer, or if there are not enough qualified applicants Student Life and Leadership will wait until the fall semester to hire a new coordinator, Vigil said. Student Life is also currently in the process of searching for a Fraternity and Sorority life coordinator. During a sports clubs council meeting, Ayala announced her resignation due to concerns she and club athletes voiced regarding funding and event cancellations, which she said she felt were “brushed aside.” Ayala worked as the first sports clubs coordinator for CSUF for over a year. Vigil said he was on vacation VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

that week and was unaware of her resignation beforehand. The position of sports clubs coordinator was created following an external review conducted four years ago that recommended adding an assistant director of Fraternity and Sorority life to lessen the amount of work one person had to oversee, Vigil said. “If an organization is underutilized then I’ll point that out to the leadership and encourage them to think about ways they can resource that area to meet the needs of the clients they’re trying to serve,” said Dawn Person, director of the Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership. She said the specific details of her consultations are confidential. The new coordinator will be expected to work as a primary advisor for sports clubs with regards to scheduling games or practices, hiring coaches and leadership development. The coordinator will also deal with risk management and building relationships with stakeholders, Vigil said. The inter-club council is currently putting together a list of improvements it would like to see, and wants the next coordinator to be someone who has experience with programs like sports clubs, Hale said. “I guess it has been difficult because we’re going from the ground up,” Hale said. “When people think of sports at Fullerton, they’re thinking Titan Athletics. We’re just having some trouble finding solid ground to start on.”

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CSUF equestrian team rides as underdog

The club meets at El Rodeo Equestrian Center and is open to all skill levels. JENNIFER GARCIA Staff Writer

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The El Rodeo Equestrian Center hosts Extreme Cowboy Association events which includes races and clinics.

its purpose is to give back to the community and raise money for their team. In addition to being a member of the sports council, the team is also part of the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association. This comes into play at competitions when there is a drawing from a pool of designated horses, often times riding a horse that they don’t know and have never ridden before, according to the horse show association rulebook . Competing against schools such as the University of San Diego, Arizona State University, UCLA and USC, the CSUF equestrian team is one of the smallest in its division with only nine members in comparison to other teams often composed of 20 or more. “The best thing about having a small team is that we get to show more because there are rider limits for certain classes so

Major record labels do more harm than good for artists.

KRISTINA GARCIA Copy Editor

Sliding through the living room hall “Risky Business” style, breaking out “Guitar Hero” and acing the solo for Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid,” (a nearly impossible task on expert mode) would make any kid want to become a rockstar. Especially this kid, who still button smashes to this day – I guess I’m called the newsroom child for a reason. The best part about finishing a “Guitar Hero” song as a kid was the crowd cheering as a huge slogan flashes across the screen reading, “YOU ROCK!” After beating “Guitar Hero” several times, I knew I had a calling and I had to unleash my inner musician. I couldn’t let my skills collect dust on a shelf, even at eight years old. So naturally, the first thing I did was search up potential record labels so they can realize what kind of superstar they were missing out on, even if the only guitar I could play was the one connected to my PlayStation 3. Oh boy, so naive, so youthful. But today, as I search up those record labels once more, I realize that eight-yearold me might not have wanted to become a slave to the music industry and maybe this journalism gig was the right choice after all. The role of a record label is to support the artist and vice versa – a “You take care of me, I’ll take care of you” FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

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This team has given me so many crazy opportunities to go do things I didn’t know were possible from a club sport.

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El Rodeo Equestrian Center is a quick blink away from missing the left turn down a gravel path on Carbon Canyon Road in Brea. The unmistakable smell of hay and manure permeates the air as the sound of passing traffic is replaced by the stillness of the stables. This is where the Cal State Fullerton equestrian team trains for competitions under the supervision of its new trainer, Danielle Yater of Yater Performance Riding. “We are kind of considered the ‘underdog’,” said club member Fatima Askerova. “Despite having that view from the other colleges, we do really well.” The last competition of the season was held February 24 and 25 in Los Angeles at the Hansen Dam Horse Park. Team member, Julia Agahee, took first place in intermediate fences and third in intermediate flat while Sydney Parkhurst and Ashleigh Davis placed third in advanced walk, trot and canter. Teegan Carthew placed fifth in novice fences and novice flat. Askerova, a senior history major who joined the club last spring, said she’s been riding since she was 10 years old, including for the equestrian team at UC San Diego in high school. She took a five-year break during her transition from high school to college. When Askerova came to CSUF she was ready to get back on a horse after finding the team at Discoverfest. “I was like ‘Hell yeah, I’m going to join because I really miss horses,’” Askerova said. “This was my opportunity, finally.” While horseback riding is regarded as an individual sport, the Sports Clubs Inter-Club Council requires the team to participate in philanthropy work and community service. The work does not have to be animal related;

ASHLEIGH DAVIS Equestrian team member there is only a certain amount of people that can ride,” said Sydney Parkhurst, a sophomore who started competing with the team this year. Competitions can be stressful, but they also serve as a bonding experience for the team. They all feel the stress that comes with preparing for a competition and getting on a horse they’ve never ridden before. The two designated CSUF horses, Smokey and Prince, are off-the-track thoroughbreds that Yates rescued and retrained to do beginner and western lessons. The team’s discipline is hunter and jumper, which is made

sort of dynamic. Record labels have marketing teams that promote their brand, because the more people who know the label, the more revenue they receive. Labels are supposed to work with their musicians as they help develop artists, and along with the obvious publishing of music, the labels also are responsible for copyright enforcement. That all sounds fine and dandy, but somewhere along the way, lines are blurred and corruption encrypts the lives of up-and-coming artists, as well as some of the most successful musicians the world has ever seen. Major labels treat musicians as puppets with the labels pulling the strings. Prince is known as the self-righteous innovator because of classics like “Purple Rain” and “When Doves Cry.” He didn’t put up with anyone, though he still suffered at the hands of his record label, Warner Bros. After the announcement of the release of his new album “HITNRUN,” Prince told Rolling Stone magazine it was exclusive, only to be released under Jay Z’s streaming service, Tidal. “Record contracts are just like --- I’m gonna say the word --- slavery,” Prince told the magazine. “I would tell any young artist … don’t sign.” Although “HITNRUN” was released in September 2015, it wasn’t Prince’s first account of fighting against “the Man.” In 1993, Prince would frequently perform onstage and appear in public with the word “slave” slathered across his cheek. It represented the feud between Prince and Warner Bros. over their record contract. Prince even changed his name a couple of times so he could be free “from the chains” that bound him to Warner Bros., according to the magazine. While Prince was known to be a diva, he wasn’t the only artist fighting for freedom. Immortal Technique is an influential activist recognized in the hip-hop community as a self-proclaimed rapper who became successful without the help of any major record label. His nightmarish beats and dense lyrics are vivid and bold as they

up of two parts. The hunter portion focuses on the equitation – how a rider looks on a horse and how the rider handles the horse. The jumper part focuses on how the rider and horse go through a course of obstacles that they need to jump over. Davis, a senior majoring in evolutionary biology, has been riding with the team for three years. She heard about the equestrian team through an article in the Orange County Register. “I was so excited to be able to finally ride that I cried because it was something I’d always wanted to do but had always been too expensive,” Davis said in an email.

The team is aware of the high costs associated with the sport, which is why Parkhurst said they keep their membership rates low. “We do what we can, but this is a very expensive sport,” Askerova said. Parkhurst credits Yater with charging them $25 per lesson, a relative steal compared to the usual $50 price. The team is also able to work for free lessons by cleaning the stables and helping with the horses and beginner riders. The team offers a place for riders of all skill levels to explore their passion and refine their craft. “This team has given me so many crazy opportunities to go do things I didn’t know were possible from a club sport,” Davis said. “I’ve met some of my best friends and made memories that I’ll never forget.”

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Prince wrote the word ‘slave’ on his cheek to rebel against his record label, Warner Bros.

explore the gray areas of morality. He’s not afraid to tell major labels to stick “it” up their behinds in tracks like, “Freedom of Speech.” During an interview with Hard Knock TV, Immortal Technique compared being signed to a record label with being stuck in an unhealthy relationship. “It’s like a woman that wants to marry an abusive rich man because she figures she can take the ass-whooping for a few years and get some money from the divorce,” said Immortal Technique in an interview, which was posted in a 2012 video by 2DopeBoyz. In “Freedom of Speech,” Immortal Technique raps to a remixed beat of Disney’s “I’ve Got No Strings” from the film

“Pinocchio.” His verses dive into the typical relationship of major labels and the way they handle their musicians. During interviews, he would never abide by labels’ rules of how to act or what to rap about, even going as far to say, “40,000 records sold, 400 grand… I won’t pay anyone else, I’ll bootleg it and sell it to the streets myself. I’d rather be that than signed and stuck on the shelf.” When artists entrust their talent to these major label entities, musicians break out of their shells in order to create something beautiful with their image and music. They shouldn’t be suppressed by those who claim to help them, it’s all about creating a mutual respect for one another as opposed to being held captive as a prisoner. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

Lifestyle 5

WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2018

During Zane Foley’s last three years at CSUF, he commuted about 50 miles from Studio City twice a week and spent time at Brea Skate Park while traffic died down.

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“A lot of skateboarders feel like they have to pledge allegiance to skateboarding so wholeheartedly that they’re not allowed to pursue other things,” Foley said. He was also the youngest in his family to be accepted a fouryear university, adding fuel to the fire to get through college. Foley graduated high school in 2010 and knew college was something he wanted, but he didn’t know where it was going to take him. After getting accepted into CSUF and accidentally missing his orientation day (due to the misread print which forced him to write an appeal to follow through with his admission), Foley embarked on his undergraduate career majoring in philosophy. “I chose philosophy because it wasn’t me being cookie-cut into the job force or about me becoming an accountant, or this major to this factor. I just wanted to study the world and people and learn about myself,” Foley said. Even after all the partying and occasionally ditching class as a CSUF student, Foley said his success in the classroom was a testament to his mother’s influence. “She said, ‘You know what, you can skate and go to college

You can lose a job, you can have a divorce, there’s a lot of stuff in life you can lose, but this degree is tied to me for life.

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ZANE FOLEY Skateboarder

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Zane Foley met The Berrics owner, Steve Berra, while in line for a taco truck at a DC Shoes video premiere event.

and not get a job, as long as you’re making the dean’s list and as long as you’re getting good grades,’” Foley said. During his senior year on campus, Foley crossed paths with fellow skateboarder, now alumnus Andrew McLean in a philosophy class. McLean is a journalist as well and featured Foley in a Daily

Titan article about the banning of skateboarding on campus after Foley was cited by an officer for skateboarding to class. Since then, McLean considers Foley one of his good friends, bouncing article ideas off of him whenever he needs the input. “Whether it be something I feel is controversial or whether it be an article topic, I usually will

take it to him because I know that he would be honest and I appreciate the way his mind works,” McLean said. In 2015, Foley reached his graduation day with a cumulative GPA of 3.4 and a major GPA of 3.7. At first, he downplayed the idea of attending his graduation ceremony but realized what a

milestone the achievement was. “What I accomplished here can never be taken away from me,” Foley said. “You can lose a job, you can have a divorce, there’s a lot of stuff in life you can lose, but this degree is tied to me for life.” After graduating, Foley committed to his passion for freelancing as a journalist. Writing has always been something Foley felt he had a knack for, going as far back as first grade. Skateboarding isn’t the only topics he’s covered either. Foley’s written pieces range from profiles on basketball players and up-and-coming rappers like Voli, to Donald Trump and the #MeToo movement. And, of course, even while pursuing his career as a writer, Foley is still skateboarding and loving every single minute of it, just as he’s always been. “Even if I lost all my sponsors, even if my skill level dropped, even if I didn’t go pro, I would never stop being a skateboarder,” Foley said.

“It’s about Acceptance.” • We need to accept that mental health challenges come in many forms and that it can affect anyone. • One in ﬁve American adults experienced a mental health issue.

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6 Opinion

WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2018

Overhunting hurts ecosystems and humans Tree-huggers can’t be the only people to care about animals.

KRISTINA GARCIA Copy Editor

The worst game at arcades has to be “Deer Hunting USA.” It may be a shady and repressed childhood memory, but who could ever forget running to the machine thinking it was just another “Time Crisis” game, only to be disappointed each time. To some, it was a stupid hunting game with no actual moral values, for others it justified hunting and made it seem normal. But the actual effects that come from hunting and fishing in excess — or otherwise interacting with the environment without thought — ruin not only ecosystems but human lives as well. Similar to how every person in a family has a role, so does every species in an ecosystem. When an animal is dangerously close to becoming extinct, it’s not just another issue that tree-hugging hippies cry about. It actually poses a drastic threat to the sustainability of an ecosystem and the humans who depend on it. In Thailand, the overhunting of elephants, tigers and civet cats directly affects forest growth. Larger animals are key to providing seed dispersal and thus aid in the survival of local tree populations. The diminishing number of large mammals has the potential to cause widespread changes to the tropical forests and the types of plants that grow there. An ecosystem is supposed to be sustainable in order to keep humans from running out of resources, but also to keep other organisms at bay. Even the more forgettable ones have a significant impact. Apparently “Save the bees!” has become the new environmental cause for people to become “woke” about, and focuses on the diminishing population of bees and the danger of losing their contributions to pollination. But of course it’s not that big of a deal, until the loss of pollinators (from hunting

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Overfishing and hunting take a toll on fragile ecosystems, putting animals at risk of extinction and ultimately impacting humans as well.

or other human interference) becomes so vast in an area that it lowers crop yields, according to Lessons in Conservation, a journal run by conservation and biodiversity experts. Beyond bees, pollinators such as bats and birds are dying due to loss of habitat, chemical misuse and invasive plant and animal species, according to Pollinator Partnership, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting pollinators. And that’s just the loss of those pesky pollinators. Consider the impact of overhunting predators. If there’s a loss of large predators, an increase of smaller predators will follow. If coyote were to become extinct, this would mean smaller animals such as raccoons, grey foxes or opossums would have an increased population, according to Lessons in Conservation. Their population increase would bring a

higher mortality rate and local extinction of birds. As of now, sharks have the potential to become extinct because their fins are in high demand. Although typically sold for their fins, their meat and body parts are also in demand with shark fin soup being the most exotic, expensive dish in Asia, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Speaking of the ocean, who remembers the Great Barrier Reef and how colorful it was in “Finding Nemo”? Oh boy, didn’t Marlin and Nemo sure live the luxurious life — too bad they’re probably dead along with the rest of the coral reef inhabitants. The Great Barrier Reef has been destroyed at the hands of human influence. The burning of fossil fuels and release of greenhouse gases has lead to higher ocean temperatures and in turn, the bleaching of the reef. Coral bleaching has become problematic

for poor countries living along coral reefs across the world because it puts the human populations’ main source of nourishment at risk, and could pose a humanitarian crisis as their food supply inches closer towards nonexistent. Other coral reefs also suffer from overfishing as fishermen use extreme techniques such as blast and dynamite fishing, (which is exactly what it sounds like). These methods may be “banned,” but it’s also illegal to drink before the age of 21, and teens still find their way around that one. Overhunting, overfishing and human interference all play their own roles in the extinction of species and crises of human populations, so how long until it’s enough? Perhaps it will be the day when humans become intoxicated in their own selfishness and have to look for a new planet to sustain.

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Women have made strides in business and in politics, but not nearly enough to be considered on equal footing with their male counterparts. Men overwhelmingly rule—an ugly truth that still thrives. The lack of faith in women as leaders is discouraging qualified candidates and effectively preventing progress as

a country. On March 12 Cal State Fullerton professors addressed unbalanced playing fields in government at a panel called, “A Women’s Place in Politics.” One speaker specifically addressed the 2016 elections, mentioning the many times President Donald Trump and his followers tried to undermine Hillary Clinton as a candidate by constantly questioning her mental capabilities. “Honestly, I don’t think she’s all there,” Trump said during an August 6 rally. Trump’s dialogue on women’s emotional strength was not only inaccurate, but also old and tired. Women are trusted to fight fires, protect the people of their communities and defend their country in war without hesitation, but there is still a lack of them in American government offices. Without leadership from women in the country, decisions will

remain one-sided. Stifling a female’s direction and input leaves men with all of the power, undermining half the population’s ability to voice their concerns. Currently, there are 105 women in Congress, which is a little over 19 percent of the 535 total members and about 22 percent of California legislators, according to the Center for American Women in Politics. That’s about 1 in 4 state legislators and 1 in 5 Congress members. Not to mention 100 percent of all U.S. presidents have been men. Women are more likely to receive hesitation and higher expectations from voters, according to Pew Research Center. As a result, a lot of women still believe they are not good enough to run for offices, or worse, voters would choose a male candidate over them, despite their qualifications. Women are much less likely

than men to think they are qualified to run for office, are less likely to receive the suggestion from anyone to run for office and sadly, most women are still responsible for a majority of child care and household tasks, according to “Men Rule,” a study that examined the under-representation of women in politics. The antiquated idea that men are meant to lead and women to stay at home is detrimental to the country’s growth. Women have proven their strength, competence and persistence time and time again, yet they are not taken seriously as candidates. It’s dull slurs like Trump’s, which demean women and their wherewithal, that allow the men to dominate government positions. But there are inklings of change. The current political makeup is the most diverse it’s been since the “Year of the Woman” in 1992

when there was a burst of women running for government positions. Many ran in response to the U.S. Senate Committee’s on the Judiciary’s treatment of Anita Hill when she testified about being sexually harassed by Justice Clarence Thomas. There has already been an increase in 2018’s female candidates, possibly as a reaction to the 2016 elections and the year’s surge of women’s sexual harassment testimonies during the #MeToo movement. Even with massive female movements and the positive reception to women speaking out, America is behind in political gender equality. America’s gender gap is not only unusual, but it contradicts the progressive ideals of the American people. More women need to be encouraged and empowered to run for government positions and men need to stop belittling women and see them as they are: equal counterparts.

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Softball dominates both games against Bakersfield The Titans shut out the Roadrunners in doubleheader at home. KATHRYNE PADILLA Asst. Sports Editor

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see what goes on,” Vanderhook said. CSUF baseball will head into a three-game nonconference series against rival Long Beach State starting Friday, March 23 at 7 p.m. Richards, who has not matched up with the Dirtbags yet in his career, is excited to see what the series brings. “I think it’s going to be a good series,” Richards said. “We both have a bunch of good arms and a bunch of good players, too. It’ll be interesting to see.”

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Cal State Fullerton softball picked up two shutout victories Tuesday against Cal State Bakersfield with final scores 3-0 and 9-0. “I think they were really good comeback wins. We’ve been struggling and playing some tougher teams, so this was definitely good for us,” said Titans outfielder Brooke Clemetson. CSUF quickly posted five runs in the first two innings during the second game. In the final at-bat of the night, infielder Sam Kennedy hit the only home run in both games, bringing in two other Titans to end the game with a 9-0 win. The Titans quickly created a lead over the Roadrunners after outfielder Brooke Clemetson was reeled in from third by outfielder Ari Williams when her bunt opened home plate. Maintaining the momentum, Williams stole two bases from the Roadrunners and was brought home after a single from Janelle Rodriguez. “I think we just jumped on her (Bakersfield pitcher Summer Evans) right away. We scored two runs in the first inning of each game. We were swinging at good pitches instead of swinging at pitches she wanted,” Clemetson said. Bakersfield tallied five hits throughout the game, but were unable to get any runs in as Titans pitcher Sophie Frost earned her third shutout of the season. Frost struck out seven of the Roadrunners at the plate and gave up two walks. With pitcher Trisha Park in the circle for the second game, the Titans left no chance for the

BROOKE CLEMETSON Titans outfielder Roadrunners to score, giving up four hits and two walks. “I think both of our pitchers set the tone. Sophie came in and threw ground-ball outs in game one and Trisha came in with heat and the best command she had to date,” said Titans Head Coach Kelly Ford. With conference play approaching, the Titans look to keep their “compete-every-pitch” mentality, selecting the right pitches in order to keep themselves on the board against

their opponents. Fullerton will utilize the final nonconference games to improve every aspect of its game. “There’s no time off in conference. Every series is a knockdown drag out and (they need to) be ready to bring every ounce of competitive blood in their body,” Ford said. Without a chance for break, Fullerton returns to Anderson Family Field on Wednesday at 6 p.m. to face Loyola Marymount for a three-game series.