Volume 103 Issue 36
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Tuesday April 17, 2018
University Police officers injured in altercation
A male nonstudent was arrested and charged with two felonies. AMY WELLS News Editor
Two Cal State Fullerton University Police officers received minor injuries during a physical altercation with a male nonstudent on Thursday evening, said University Police Capt. Scot Willey. Around 5 p.m., University Police received several calls
regarding a suspicious male throwing trash and yelling in a hallway in the Visual Arts Building D, Willey said. Two officers responded to the scene and recognized the individual as Bryan Cash Charle who has had prior run-ins with University
Police, Willey said. On March 10, Charle, 30, was escorted off campus and given a seven day Stay Away Order for “disturbing the peace” when he threatened to punch a student in the face for sneezing outside the Mihaylo building’s Starbucks.
Four days later, Charle was arrested under suspicion of trespassing after University Police received a call about a suspicious male in the women’s restroom in McCarthy Hall, Willey said. SEE CRIME
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Former nurse now helps his students
CSUF professor Austin Nation pushes for health and HIV awareness. KAMERON LEONG Staff Writer
Counseling program tackles stigmas “ Ánimo: Latinx Counseling Emphasis will train students on how to provide services for the Latinx community. JACOB TATHAM Staff Writer
Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Counseling will offer a new emphasis for master’s students in providing multiple mental health services specifically for Latinx and Spanish-speaking clients in the fall 2018 semester. The new program, Ánimo: Latinx Counseling Emphasis, will work to meet the demands of cultural and linguistic proficiency
in counseling assistance for the largest demographic at CSUF. The program will consist of five courses that teach counseling concepts such as assessment, diagnosis and treatment, in addition to addressing cultural components within the Latinx community. SEE HEALTH
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Students unleash their inner wizard “
The Harry Potter Alliance hosts activities that mirror the films and books.
This is the first (club) where you can actually just nerd out completely and no one would judge you for it.
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LAUREN DIAZ
Asst. Opinion Editor
Hidden within the imaginary houses of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin are eager members who hope to recruit potential wizards for the Harry Potter Alliance at Cal State Fullerton. Members pride themselves on the promotion of fan activism by using scenarios and concepts from books like Harry Potter and applying them to real-world events. While the CSUF chapter has only been around for about four years, the Harry Potter Alliance began in 2005 and now consists of 225 chapters in 25 countries. “I feel like it’s more of a safe space to be yourself,” said Brenda Castillo, club president. “It’s just something if you want to join with awesome people and get to know like-minded people.” The CSUF Harry Potter Alliance club has around 15-20 members and meets every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Titan Student Union. During this time, the members mostly partake in crafts, writings and games, all within the themes of Harry Potter. The club does everything from
TABITHA BUTLER Club treasurer
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The Harry Potter Alliance also has chapters at high schools.
wand making, to sorting its members into different houses by drawing cards from a sorting hat, just to add a little competition among its members. Cristina Herrera, criminal justice major and vice president of
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the CSUF Harry Potter Alliance, said whenever people attend club meetings and participate in activities, they earn points for their house, and at the end of each semester the house that has the most points wins a trophy called
the house cup. During their two recent meetings, the club members created monsters and had to come up with a story behind them, explaining their strengths and weaknesses. The goal was to battle their creatures and combine their artwork to make a book on how to take care of magical creatures, similar to a monster book in the movies. The club is also planning an end of the year quidditch game for its members. “It’s basically just us envisioning what that game would be like for us to play it in real life. It’s obviously not as cool as the books and movies, but we do what we can,” Herrera said. It’s essentially a game of tag, with everyone running around on brooms and throwing balls at each other. There is also a separate person who will be playing the snitch, and play once during the game to give people a chance to catch them. SEE SPELL
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I love teaching students. There is nothing more exciting than seeing that light bulb go on.
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Olga Mejía, a CSUF associate professor, developed a new Department of Counseling emphasis to help students work effectively with Spanish-speaking clients.
Cal State Fullerton professor Austin Nation was compared to the art piece “Sunday in the Park with George” by George Seurat by his colleague and mentor Penny Weismuller. Up close, the historical painting seems to only be composed of dots; viewers have to back away from the piece to make out the scene. “There’s all these little experiences that I’ve shared with him, but you have to step back to see this wonderful masterpiece that’s just larger than life – that’s what I think of when I think of Austin,” Weismuller said.
AUSTIN NATION CSUF nursing professor The two first met 20 years ago when Weismuller was the division director of the Disease Control & Epidemiology Division in Orange County, and Nation was a community activist working with people who contracted HIV. Throughout Nation’s lifetime, he has pursued a career in public service, helped many with his work in the HIV/AIDS community. Whether it was working extensive shifts at hospitals or making the decision to go back to school, Nation’s life has come full circle as he continues to give back to his community. After 20 years as a nurse, the CSUF alumnus found a change of scenery in returning as a professor at the university where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. “I love teaching students. There is nothing more exciting than seeing that light bulb go on when they are struggling with some of the concepts we are teaching them,” Nation said. The position has also given Nation a platform to talk about health care issues within the African-American community with events like Faculty Noon Time Talks. “There are a lot of disparities among communities of color. We talk about why African-Americans have such high disparities in number of different health conditions,” Nation said. He wants to open up a conversation on the broader topic of “How we can move forward and engage folks of color who come into care?” SEE NATION
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