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REVIEW: ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ CSUF theater takes a safe approach to an English classic. Lifestyle

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Thursday April 26, 2018

Federal judge orders reopening of deferred action Washington D.C. Judge John Bates deals blow to the Trump administration’s goal to end DACA. BRANDON PHO News Editor

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that protections for some undocumented immigrants in the U.S. stay in place, and that the federal government must continue granting them. Although John Bates, in Washington, D.C., is the third U.S. district judge to make a ruling against President Donald Trump’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Bates’ decision to order the federal government to accept new applications, on top of renewals, deals the

largest blow. Bates gave the ruling a delay of 90 days to allow the government an opportunity to better explain its stance, with the possibility of reversing his ruling. While Bates’ ruling does work in favor of undocumented young adults, Ana Aldazabal, Associated Students vice president-elect said some undocumented Cal State Fullerton students she has spoken to are tired of “being played” by the DACA program, and that they don’t want a “Band-aid” for the situation of immigrant families. “DACA isn’t a permanent solution and DACA is not a pathway to citizenship, and ideally that’s what we deserve as undocumented people in this country,” Aldazabal said. At the time of this publication, Trump

has not made an official statement on the ruling. However, in a White House press briefing Wednesday, communications director Sarah Huckabee Sanders called Bates’ ruling “good news for smuggling organizations and criminal networks, and horrible news for our national security.” CSUF fifth-year student and DACA recipient Berenice Guillen, however, said with this decision comes a sense of relief. She said she hopes her protected status might allow her to travel in and out of the country to see her grandparents in Mexico, who she hasn’t seen in over 17 years. “I have the opportunity to have this permit to work and be here without being afraid. I feel like other people having that security as well is really good,” Guillen said.

Bates not only ruled that the program, enacted in 2012 under former President Barack Obama, was lawful, but that the rescission of DACA under Trump, six months into his term, was “arbitrary and capricious.” “The Department (of Justice) failed adequately to explain its conclusion that the program was unlawful,” Bates said in his ruling. “Neither the meager legal reasoning nor the assessment of litigation risk provided by (the Department of Homeland Security) to support its rescission decision is sufficient to sustain termination of the DACA program.” On Sept. 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced a plan to “wind down” the program. SEE STATUSES

CSUF to host series against UC Davis Titans softball is “overpreparing” for three-game series against the Aggies. JARED EPREM Sports Editor

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Apollo Hill has worked with other CSUF student-musicians and friends to create music videos for his songs like ‘RED WINE’ and ‘DIVE.’

Student overcomes stutter through his music Apollo Hill pushes boundaries to create his own sound and express what he otherwise cannot. KAMERON LEONG Staff Writer

Hip-hop singer and Cal State Fullerton student Paolo Ombao, better known by his stage name Apollo Hill, said it’s an uphill climb to get where he wants to be as a successful musician. To Hill, the representation of Asians in the arts is low and even lower in the music industry. “People may not take me as serious because I’m Asian,” Hill said. But he wants to reverse that trend and be as prominent as his role models Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, significant figures who have “kicked down the door for Asian people.” Hill’s musical passion started when he was a child, but amplified when he started to

record himself and create his own beats at the age of 16. Now 23 years old, Hill continues to make his own music and distribute it on Spotify, SoundCloud and YouTube. While he has performed in Reno, Nevada as well as Programme Skate & Sound in Fullerton, Hill focuses on social media as his primary means to spread his name. In the seven years since Hill started to record and make his own music, he has drawn from rock, hip-hop, modern rhythm and blues and ‘90s R&B to develop his own musical style. “Honestly, I don’t really have a genre. I guess I am making a new genre. Like pop songs, it’s kind of like a mixture of everything,” Hill said. Quinton Hal, a friend of his, said Hill has the ability to transform a song. “They all start from something so tiny and random, but they always come out so good like he’s just been plotting on it his whole

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With the stutter, I can’t really express what I feel sometimes, but I guess with music you can fully express yourself.

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Cal State Fullerton softball will host UC Davis for a threegame series starting Saturday. The Titans (11-1 in Big West conference) swept Hawaii last weekend on the road. UC Davis lost its final game to UC Riverside on Sunday, but took the series by winning the first two. “We won each game differently and it shows how versatile we are. We don’t have to rely on one thing at a time, hitting, pitching and defense. When we have all three working, it’s incredible,” said Titans third baseman Bryanna Ybarra. Ybarra is fresh off her first career Big West Conference Field Player of the Week award after recording six hits and two home runs at Hawaii. She said the award didn’t come by surprise. “It was a goal of mine but it wasn’t what I was striving for. It’s really great that I got it but I think it shows all of the hard work that I’ve been putting in. To see everything clicking last weekend and getting this reward is like ‘Wow, finally, my work is paying off,’” Ybarra said. CSUF’s offense, led by Ybarra, ranks first in runs, hits, extra-base hits, RBIs and more since conference play started. However, they will be matched up against an astute defense at UC Davis. The Aggies have given up the third fewest hits, runs and have the third lowest ERA in the Big West. They also rank third in fielding percentage. The Titans know how much work is required for a win — they have yet to lose a series in the conference — and that starts with “over-preparing” for the matchup against UC Davis. “We scout them and know which pitch they’re going to throw. Defensively and offensively, we take our reps. Throw some fun in there, and I feel like we’re going to be good,” Ybarra said. Saturday’s doubleheader will start at noon, with the second game at 2:00 p.m. The final game of the series will start at noon on Sunday.

APOLLO HILL Musician life,” Hal said. Music has grown into something beyond just a passion for Hill. Making music has become a sanctuary because of a stutter that makes it difficult for him to speak and connect with others. “With the stutter, I can’t really express what I feel sometimes, but I guess with music you can fully express yourself,” Hill said. Hill’s friend Dalton Robinson described the influence music has on Hill and how it tells a different story. SEE BEAT 4

Alumnus defected from Iran to the U.S. Iranian wrestler and CSUF graduate Reza Abedi left his home country in 1982. TRICIA LASHA Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton alumna Kristin Orloff said her life was changed after hearing the story of Reza Abedi, a gold-medal winning wrestler who fled Iran in 1982. Orloff said hearing Abedi’s story gave her an entirely new perspective of Iran. The country, to her, became a “different place and time in history,” and she said she felt compelled to share. “I had no idea that I was going to dive into an adventure and book, but it was life changing,” she said. Orloff spoke in the Pollak Library on Wednesday about her book, “American Wings, Iranian

Roots,” based on the life of Abedi. The book also details the events before and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. “When I grew up in the 1970s, what I saw on TV, with relation to Iran, was the Iranian hostage crisis. I was afraid of Iranians, I didn’t understand, and there wasn’t an opportunity for me to be educated in anything,” Orloff said. “I didn’t have anything to challenge those views until I started speaking with Reza Abedi.” Abedi was also present, and talked about growing up in a family of 10 children. Growing up, Abedi said his mother never forced him or his sisters to do or wear anything they didn’t want to although, despite living in Iran during a time when the government would restrict its citizens from reading books. SEE BOOK

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This week on campus Thursday, April 26 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Titan Student Union Drop-in Workshop: DIY Titan F at Titan Student Union Grand Stair Studio 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. How to Paint at Titan Student Union Grand Stair Studio 7 p.m. ASI Student Film Festival at Titan Student Union Titan Theater

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For the Record In the April 25, 2018 issue of the Daily Titan, the headline of the front page story said that CSUF President Fram Virjee’s salary was among the lowest in the nation. It is not among the lowest in the nation, but among the lowest of university’s with similar high enrollment.

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Orloff said it wasn’t until around the age of 20 that Abedi had the opportunity to wrestle competitively on an international level, and it was through this opportunity that

he considered leaving Iran. Through the book, Orloff said she wanted to be the “vehicle and voice” for people like Abedi and his family fighting for their freedom, and instead of relying on media, she sought to understand the

truth behind Iran’s history. “I felt that it was a story that needs to be told. It’s a story that needs to be read. It’s a connection that we need to be able to make with people of all walks of life,” Orloff said.

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On Sept. 5, 2017, President Donald Trump announced a planned wind down of DACA. This year, a federal judge has questioned the legality of that decision.

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the DACA program. This was one month before the March 5 deadline, given to Congress by Trump, to produce legislation on the program that would satisfy both sides, and particularly, Trump’s desire for a southern border wall. Congress never met that deadline. Bates’ ruling comes amid a wave of anti-undocumented immigrant sentiments in Orange County cities, onset by the board of supervisors’ March 28 decision to join the DOJ lawsuit

This jarred some of the roughly 800 DACA recipients enrolled at CSUF, prompted an emergency counseling session for affected students at the Titan Dreamers Resource Center, and elicited backlash on campus by student activists decrying the Trump administration’s move. On Feb. 19, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by the Trump administration to hear a challenge to end

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to reconsider. Several California officials have hailed Bates’ ruling. “Another legal victory for our nation and Dreamers. These brave young people continue to demand fairness and justice from the only country they have ever known. It’s long past time for Congress to act,” wrote California Sen. Kamala Harris, in a tweet Wednesday. Xavier Becerra, California attorney general, tweeted on Tuesday that Bates’ decision

was “another victory for the #Dreamers who have been courageous & unafraid, for #DACA & for everyone who has boldly fought in court.” As vice president next year, Aldazabal said she plans to add to the undocumented conversation. “I want to be an advocate for the undocumented community at Cal State Fullerton,” she said. Amy Wells contributed to this report.

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Classic comedy ends theater season

CSUF’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is full of witty banter and beautiful sets. SARAH EL-MAHMOUD Managing Editor

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Apollo Hill has prooduced music for both himself and other artists.

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“His music brings out his personality so much. With his stutter, (he) is a really reserved, humbled person. In his music, he is a total opposite, a contrast. He is a superstar,” Robinson said. Hill said the music-making process is lengthy and can take him anywhere from a few days to a few months. His upcoming EP, “YOU ARE NOT ALONE,” will feature around five songs and has taken him about three months to develop. Hill said one of the songs from the EP, “91 WILLOW ST,” represents him as a person. “Most of the album really draws from my anxiety and depression. It also comes from drug use and some experiences in my past, in my childhood. It’s pretty much what inspired the project,” Hill said. In the future, Hill hopes to tour and gain recognition from other popular artists. He also plans to keep pushing the boundaries of different music genres and

continue to develop a unique sound. However, Hill is apprehensive about being a part of a major label. “I feel like major labels take advantage of artists. I kind of want to be more independent,” Hill said. It’s a future Hill knows won’t be easy, but he hopes he can eventually prove the people who doubt him wrong and inspire other Asian-Americans trying to break into the music industry. To Hill, music has no boundaries. “I keep putting myself out there as a musician, as an artist. People will get over the fact that I’m Asian and accept my music,” Hill said. Both Hal and Robinson can see Hill breaking out and making a name for himself as an Asian in the music industry. “If you’re Asian and you see Apollo Hill, and that doesn’t break barriers for you, then I don’t know what will. It doesn’t even matter if you’re Asian or not,” Hal said.

Cal State Fullerton’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” lets audiences indulge in Oscar Wilde’s classic, serving up sunny melodrama and mishaps, properly on the side of cucumber sandwiches and refreshing cups of tea. The production is a satisfying rendition, though safely frolics in its already witty source material. It’s nothing groundbreaking, especially for those familiar with the play, but stands to be an enjoyable comedy worth either revisiting or discovering for the first time. Young Theatre is transformed by the luxurious decor of 1913 England with pristine white walls and pastel florals to match the sophisticated whimsy of the play. Despite the play being around for over 100 years, Wilde’s light wisecracks and quirky wisdoms delightfully shine through as the production made little alterations to the original play. Miscommunications lead to less than earnest circumstances in the British comedy as Jack (Caleb Gibson) and Algie (Leo Xavier Torrez) are faced with confronting their perpetual lies. When Jack musters the courage to propose to the love of his life, the elegant Gwendolen (Isobel Beaman), he has one slight predicament: she absolutely adores that his name is Earnest. (Hint: It’s not.) “It is a divine name. It has a music of its own. It produces vibrations,” Gwendolen said. Algie gets himself in similar trouble by avoiding undesirable occasions, blaming his absence on his fictional friend Mr. Bunbury. With another use of this excuse, Algie escapes to Jack’s

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home in the country to play as Jack’s fictional brother in the country (also named Earnest). This eventually leads to mix-ups when Gwendolen pays a visit, looking for an Earnest and finding two. Each actor earns their laughter from the audience with likable interpretations of their characters. Jack and Algie create some organically funny moments together with their banter that challenges each other’s polar opposite personalities. Their better halves, Gwendolen and Cecily (Megan Hill), steal the show in their scenes together while wrestling with comedic tension caused by the men’s absurdity. Hill especially brings a charming performance as the ward of Jack, who Algie adores. She openly satirizes the silly concepts often found within the lovestruck teenage mind, with her playful stubbornness and dreamy scribbles in her journal. Jack and Algie hide behind the stature of being Earnest instead

of exposing their true selves in foolish fear of losing the women they love solely because of their names. This seems to poke fun at the superficial fears that can surface in a relationship but look a lot more like hilarious and foolish runarounds when given an audience. The set design is one of the most beautiful to recently grace the Young Theatre, with close attention to detail and location changes for each of the three acts, including magnificent centerpiece paintings that switch after each act. The production is a little under two hours and 30 minutes and is paced well with two intermissions. The play is pretty predictable, even for someone who hasn’t seen the show before, but it is a fun watch nonetheless. “The Importance of Being Earnest” ends CSUF’s strong season with a comfortable and light theater classic to escape to until May 6, with tickets at $14 and $12 for students.

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Hamas, the terrorist group in control of Gaza, have organized weekly protests on the Israel-Gaza border since March 30.

Israel’s response to border protests was justified

The situation was handled with restraint to minimize harm. LUKE RODRIGUEZ freelancer

As Israel approaches its 70 years of independence as a democratic Jewish state, it faces a weekly threat from Palestinians. Hamas, an Islamic terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip, has spent $10 million organizing protests, despite the fact Gaza is on the brink of economic collapse, even organizing 30,000 protesters to riot at the Israel-Gaza border on March 30. Understanding the type of sickening, genocidal propaganda promoted by Hamas is essential to recognizing the threat Israel faces, and it should lead anyone to conclude that no other nation facing a similar threat could have responded with more restraint than Israel, unless it risked the lives of its own citizens. In Gaza, the propaganda against Jews is so disgusting, so vile and so effective it would make the Nazis proud. In an episode of a show called

“Tomorrow’s Pioneers,” which is targeted toward children, child actors are scripted to preach martyrdom, and tell the viewers “we don’t like the Jews because they are dogs,” and “the Jews are criminals and enemies, we must expel them from our land.” Hamas which produced this propaganda, won a majority of the Palestinian Parliament in 2006 during the Palestinian elections. They also currently control the entire Gaza region since Israel removed all its settlements. Up until May 2017 the Hamas charter explicitly called for a destruction of Israel and the murder of every Jew, according to the Avalon Project at Yale, a collection of historical documents. With that important context established, the recent clashes at the Gaza-Israel border have made it clear that the demonstration organized by Hamas was never meant to be peaceful. First, Hamas wishes to tear down the security barrier. In fact, Yahya Sinwar said the protests will continue until the barrier is torn down, according to the Times of Israel. Sinwar declared, “We will take down their border and we will tear out their hearts

from their bodies.” This is genocidal language from the leader of the march. As the Palestinian citizens of Gaza were attempting to destroy this very important security barrier, they began throwing Molotov cocktails and rocks at the Israeli side. Two were armed with guns and shot at Israeli soldiers. Kite bombs decorated with swastikas have been launched by Palestinians into Israel. The continued violence has resulted in 39 deaths since the protests started on March 30, according to Al Jazeera. It should pain anyone who cares about human life to hear this. As this conflict continues to rage, it’s painful every time one life is lost, whether it be Israeli or Palestinian. And the Palestinians have been placed in a terrible situation. The recent conflict at the border has to be explored through this lens: Hamas, a terrorist group bent on destroying Israel, organized several violent uprisings to destroy the security barrier. The goal of Hamas is twofold: to provoke Israel, and leave them with no choice but to engage in a

defensive attack that would undoubtedly leave several dead and many more injured, and to tear down the security barrier. Hamas loves the publicity. They are branded as peaceful resisters who kill no one, while Israel has killed several Palestinians in self-defense. The moral case against Hamas and for Israel can best be exemplified by the treatment of a 7-year-old Palestinian child by Hamas and the Israeli soldiers. During this recent clash, Hamas sent the child to the border, likely as a ploy to get her killed and win in the face of the international community. When the Israeli soldiers saw her, they put her out of harm’s way and ensured she was returned safely to her parents. That’s right; Hamas sent this child to die, and Israel ensured she remained safe. Israel, like any other country, is open to criticism in how they handle these types of situations. However, many are suggesting that Israel shouldn’t have had the ability to defend itself at all, and that this was a peaceful protest, even going so far as to take the side of Hamas.

Some have even suggested that the soldiers killed the people for target practice. But Israel currently has the capability and technology to murder every Palestinian, and certainly had the capability to kill far more than 39 people. However, the goal of Israel is not to kill indiscriminately, but to minimize deaths on both sides. If Hamas had the capabilities, they would murder every Jew tomorrow and destroy Israel. Hamas is still going to do its best to frame the issue as a genocide against its people. In fact, even the Students for Justice in Palestine at Cal State Fullerton participated in a solidarity rally on April 7 in Anaheim. One of the signs at the rally read, “All Glory to Our Martyrs.” Anyone with decent, secular or progressive values should be horrified by a sign like this that promotes extreme religious fundamentalism. If Hamas is successful in framing this narrative, it will only fuel more violent uprisings, and more dead people on both sides. This is how propaganda wins.

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Titans look to snap Irvine’s six-game win streak

Baseball will face off against the Anteaters in competition for the Big West No.1 seed. LAUREN JENNINGS Staff Writer

CSUF baseball is heading into its series against a hot UC Irvine. The Titans will attempt to snap Irvine’s six-game winning streak this weekend as it travels to Anteater Ballpark. Fullerton (6-3) can use this series to take the lead over Irvine (8-4) in the Big West conference. The Anteaters have never won a three-game series against the Titans at home. Last year, CSUF won two of the three games against Irvine, with the Titans taking the series finale in 14 innings. The Titans and Anteaters shared the same opponents in their last two nonconference

games: UCLA and University of San Diego. Fullerton lost 12-4 on the road Tuesday against UCLA as it went through six different pitchers and gave up 18 hits. Titans Blake Workman and Jimmy Endersby were the only pitchers to throw scoreless innings. The Bruins swept the season series against the Titans, scoring 12 runs in both games. On Tuesday Irvine hosted San Diego and came out with a 10-7 victory. The Anteaters scored six runs in the third inning to take the lead for good and never looked back from there. CSUF has failed to string together two consecutive wins after San Diego State snapped its six-game winning streak on April 13. The first game of the series will start on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CSUF and Irvine will play again on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

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Titans outfielder Mitchell Berryhill has recorded 38 hits in his 125 at-bats this season.

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Titans senior Martin Manalo finished 10-over-par 226 at the El Macero Classic.

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CSUF finished the Big West Conference regular season as the No. 3 seed.

Tennis enters Big West championship The Titans will open up the conference championship against No. 6 Northridge. KAILA CRUZ

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Cal State Fullerton tennis will head to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday to take on Cal State Northridge in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament. Fullerton is fresh off a 4-2 victory on the road against Long Beach State in its most recent match. The win snapped the Titans’ 23-match losing streak

against the 49ers. The Titans finished the regular season with a 19-5 record while going 6-2 in Big West play. They tied with UC Davis for the second-best record in the conference. However, because the Aggies defeated the Titans on March 28, Fullerton earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament and will take on No. 6 Northridge. This will be the third-consecutive year the Matadors and the Titans face off in the quarterfinals. Last year, CSUF prevailed over Northridge 4-3 and advanced to the team’s first ever semifinal match. However, in 2016, the

Titans fell to the Matadors 4-3 in the quarterfinal match. The Titans hold a 1-16 alltime record in the tournament quarterfinals. Northridge’s regular season campaign ended with a 7-11 record while going 3-5 in conference play. The Titans last faced the Matadors in February for their conference opener where they swept Northridge 4-0. The Titans play the Matadors on Friday at 11 a.m. If Fullerton defeats Northridge, it will advance to the semifinals and play the winner of No. 2 UC Davis and No. 7 Cal Poly at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Men’s golf will wrap up its season at the Big West Championship. YARESLY SANCHEZ-AGUILERA Sports Editor

Cal State Fullerton men’s golf is gearing up for the end of its 2017-2018 season as it enters the Big West championship starting Sunday. The Titans are set to face other Big West teams at the Pacific Palms Resort where they will compete in an 18-hole tournament in the City of Industry. CSUF’s best performance to date was in its most recent tournament at the El Macero Classic April 13 to 14. The Titans managed to finish the tournament tied for third place, finishing 27-over-par 891, dominating over Big West competitors UC Davis and Cal Poly, which finished sixth and eighth, respectively

Titans sophomore Derek Castillo finished the 18-hole course at El Macero tied for 12th place with 7-over-par 216, and has led the way for the team after finishing in the top 20 in April’s tournaments. Long Beach State is going to be the most competitive opponent for the Titans when they meet for round one on Sunday, as they have secured a spot in the top five of its last five tournaments. The Wyoming Cowboy Classic finished with Long Beach tied for fourth against UC Davis. CSUF fell short and finished tied for sixth place. 49ers junior Joe Fryer was named April’s top golfer after completing three top-15 standings this month. He finished No.1 at the UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate, his second first place finish of the season. The Big West Tournament is set to begin Sunday, April 29 and conclude on Tuesday, May 1.

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