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Cal State Fullerton alumna and former Students for Quality Education (SQE) member Ginny Dolores (second from right) leads the crowd at a walkout held in front of the Humanities and Social Sciences building Tuesday. The group was protesting a proposed CSU-tuition increase.

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Board of trustees met while clubs organized walkout. ASHLEY HALEY ASHLYN RAMIREZ Daily Titan

Students chanted “No cuts! No fees! No corporate universities!” as they rallied across the Cal State Fullerton campus while the CSU board of trustees met to discuss possible tuition increases in Long Beach Tuesday morning. The proposed tuition increase could potentially reach

$270 for resident undergraduates, said CSU spokesperson Elizabeth Chapin in an emailed statement. Student organizations including Students for Quality Education (SQE), Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (M.E.Ch.A.) and others hosted the rally at 10:15 a.m. in front of the Humanities and Social Science building to allow students a platform to express their opinions. Rally speaker Leslie Molina told the crowd that she was close to dropping out last semester because of the cost of tuition. Molina, a Chicano studies minor, attended

school and worked two part-time jobs to make ends meet. “We want a fully-funded CSU system. This tuition increase is insane,” Molina said. The tuition hike would generate about $77.5 million in revenue for the CSU system, according to the Press Telegram. However, Chapin said in the email that the tuition increase would not “affect the CSU’s neediest students,” who are the 62 percent that fall into the family-income category of $70,000 income or lower. The tuition costs for

these students are covered by grants and waivers. “We’re tired of paying so much for tuition and not understanding why the costs keep going up when we’re not getting anything different,” said SQE member Sarah Ellis at the rally. During the board meeting, Executive Vice Chancellor Steve Relyea informed the board of trustees that a tuition increase would allow the university to hire more staff to teach the growing population of students. Students would be able to graduate at a faster rate if there were more classes available to them,

Relyea said. Chancellor Timothy P. White, who oversees all 23 campuses in the CSU system, also heard the grievances of students like Cal State San Marcos graduate student John Walsh. Walsh said that this particular generation of students carries a burden that no others have in regards to getting a higher education. “Student debt is now over a trillion dollars in this country ... and we are the ones paying for it,” Walsh said.

times, how great it would be to have a football team here because it sets the tone for the year in terms of school spirit,” said Senior Associate Athletics Director Steve DiTolla. CSUF dismantled the football program in 1992 after winning just two games each of the final two seasons and struggling to fund the program due to dwindling attendances at games. The program faced issues with getting the attendance to rise because of the absence of an on-campus stadium. Titan Stadium was completed in the final season of the football program’s existence. While the stadium holds 10,000 seats, 8,279 fans showed up for the first game that season. Over the 22-year existence of Titan

Football, the team played at various locations, including the Santa Ana Bowl and Angel Stadium where crowds of just 3,000-11,000 packed the 43,000 seat venue.

home game, the amount of revenue the athletic department would receive from just six games each year would not be enough to fund the program due to its 10,000 seat capacity, DiTolla said. The stadium may be too small in DiTolla and the athletic department’s eyes, but fellow Big West Conference universities such as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Davis support Division I FCS level football programs while housing the teams in stadiums that seat just over 10,000 fans. However, both Cal Poly and UC Davis have made plans to expand their respective stadiums to 22,000 and 30,000 seats. The thought of Titan Stadium not being able to attract crowds that would

fund the program is just one of several issues with trying to start a Division I football program at CSUF. The school would also need to build several more facilities to house the student athletes such as training rooms, weight rooms and locker rooms, DiTolla said. DiTolla and the rest of the athletic department would not only be building facilities for a football team, but for several other programs they would have to add as well. Fullerton would almost certainly play at the FCS level which allows 63 fullride scholarships that can be divided up amongst athletes to allow a maximum of 85 student athletes to be on scholarship.

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Football gone but not forgotten BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan With another football season in the record books, thoughts of the college game returning to Cal State Fullerton continue to linger. Tailgating Saturday afternoons before a football game is a weekly ritual on campuses across the country. However, fans and students at CSUF have not experienced such festivities in 25 years. “(Jim Donovan, director of athletics) and I have talked about this numerous

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It comes up every year ... It’s just not on our fiveyear rolling plan unless we’re able to get additional resources.

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Despite interest, the sport won’t be returning soon.

STEVE DITOLLA SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD Even with Titan Stadium as a potential permanent home for a football program, there are challenges in reinstating it. If CSUF was able to sell out every

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Two Troy High School students were arrested for planning to carry out a shooting at their school that they described as “bigger than Columbine,” Fullerton Police said in an announcement Wednesday. The two 16-year-old males students are currently awaiting charges at the Orange County Juvenile Hall. University Police Captain Scot Willey said his department was notified of the events at Troy High School with the rest of the community because CSUF was not directly involved. Willey emphasized the importance for students to report potential crimes when they see them. “This was a perfect example of when seeing something and saying something worked,” Willey said. Law enforcement officials became aware of the plot after a concerned community member sent in a photo she took of the suspects at a school sporting event after she heard them discussing plans to bring weapons to school. “The courageous act that woman took by taking a picture covertly in order to get to law enforcement, she saved an untold number of lives. We may never know,” said Sgt. Jon Radus of the Fullerton Police Department during his public announcement Wednesday. “You can’t describe the importance of that photo.” During the investigation, no weapons were discovered in the suspect’s houses. However, police found that the boys had recently conducted internet searches of past school shootings and the price and effectiveness of firearms. “We don’t know when it was going to happen, we just know that it was being planned,” Radus said during his announcement. “We’re grateful no weapons were found because that means it wasn’t imminent, but it was certainly an opportunity for crime to happen.” Fullerton Police has reinforced its presence at Troy High School in light of the threat. To report a crime to University Police, students can call 911, visit the University Police station or use any on-campus emergency blue phone. More information is available on the University Police website.

Anti-Islamic views perpetuated by politics

Men’s basketball streaking in Big West

With hate crimes reaching a high since the post9/11 era, proper media representation can be used to alleviate Islamophobia.

Jackson Rowe and Tre’ Coggins’ contributions are keeping Cal State Fullerton afloat in conference play.

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Donald Trump voiced his idea of using federal funding as a weapon to deter an “out-of-control” California from condoning sanctuary cities, during in an interview with Bill O’Reilly from FOX News. According to the Los Angeles Times, his statement was in response to a state Senate committee approving a bill to recognize sanctuary cities statewide, which prohibits the use of police officers or jails to uphold federal immigration laws. The bill SB-54 passed with a 5-2 vote by the Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, according to The Intercept. “I think it’s ridiculous,” Trump said in regard to California’s bill. “If we have to, we’ll defund.”

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A student-organized walkout turned into a march Tuesday with students expressing their dissatisfaction over a possible increase in tuition across the CSU system of up to $270.

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CSU spokesperson Elizabeth Chapin said in an email that the board of trustees will seek government funding to avoid the tuition increase. The board will vote on the matter in March.

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Walsh isn’t the only student worried about how government funding has dwindled away from universities. During the rally and the meeting, many students expressed they struggle to make ends meet and adding a new bill is “baffling” to them. “To us, it means finding a way to pay for books, finding another way (to pay) for parking, not booking a flight home on breaks and it will take away from study time and involvement on campuses,” said Cal State Dominguez Hills student Elizabeth Cabal during the meeting. “You see, to us, it’s not just a

$270 fee increase. We see a door open to a cycle of systemic exploitation for programs you say are meant for students.”

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We’re tired of paying so much for tuition and not understanding why the costs keep going up when we’re not getting anything different.

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Thousands of people gathered Sunday for the first anti-pipeline protest in Los Angeles since President Donald Trump signed executive orders to expedite the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Protesters marched down Olive and Fifth streets toward the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on Temple Street. A rally was held at the federal building around noon, according to the Los Angeles Times. Activists around the country said the proposed $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline threatened the water supply and sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota. Organizers said that Sunday’s protest might be the first but probably won’t be the last.

SARAH ELLIS SQE member Chapin said that Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal is set to distribute less than half of what the

CSU needs to fund the system. “If the state does not fully fund the CSU’s proposed 2017-18 support budget, the CSU board of trustees will need to consider difficult options, including increasing tuition,” Chapin said in an email. CSU trustees and leaders will continue to advocate for increased state funding in Sacramento until the final state budget is released in June, Chapin said in an email. The CSU board of trustees plan to vote on the tuition increase in March.

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A man’s body was found Sunday morning inside the Metro Red Line subway tunnel in Hollywood after being hit by a train, according to the Los Angeles Times. The body was discovered in a tunnel that was connected to the Red Line Sunset Boulevard/ Vermont Avenue station. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said the man was likely struck by a train headed for Union Station. Firefighters and paramedics arrived around 5:50 a.m. Humphrey said that there were no injuries to the train operator or to the 40 passengers on board. Officials said it was unclear why the man was in the tunnel. - PRISCILLA BUI

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NEWS Discoverfest hosts 11 new clubs and organizations

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Over 200 groups participated during the two-day event. ASHLEY HALEY MARIA ONG Daily Titan

Hip-hop songs “Caroline” and “We Gon’ Be Alright” blasted through Power 106 radio speakers as students explored clubs at the spring 2017 Discoverfest Wednesday and Thursday. Some students danced to the hip-hop music as they navigated through the central Quad while others walked slowly, carefully reading each club banner that they passed. Organizers handed out reusable orange bags that depicted an astronaut with “#Titanexperience” printed on the front, which included buttons and a map of the event. “The beginning of the semester is an exciting time in general, but I really like the second week with Discoverfest because students get to go out there and really show their passions,” said Student Life and Leadership associate director Anthony Pang, who has worked closely with Associate Students, Inc. (ASI) for the past three years to make Discoverfest possible. The spring Discoverfest offered over 200 student clubs and organizations, including 11 new additions. The clubs and organizations range from cultural and faith-based to sports, volunteer service and honors societies. The new groups included Alpha Sigma Lambda-Nu Pi Chapter, the Association for Women Geoscientists, the Athletic Training Student Association, the Biology and Biotechnology club, the Collegians for Christ (CFC) Campus Ministry, Chi Sigma Iota-Kappa Omega, Data Science Student club, Engineers Without Borders, Multicultural Arts Council, Physical Theatre and SEDS. New clubs and organizations were strategically placed in the central Quad to encourage students to stop and learn about them, Pang said. Registered organizations have the opportunity to get an ASI club account, office space in the Titan Student Union (TSU) and host events at little to no cost. Bianca Maximiano, co-president of Cal State Fullerton’s CFC Campus Ministry, helped start the new club to share her faith with college students. The club is open to all religions but focuses heavily on Catholicism. The CFC Campus Ministry offers students a place to go where they can say what they believe in and not feel judged for their beliefs, Maximiano said. The Biology and

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Groups like the Harry Potter Alliance club attracted crowds to their booths with pop-up displays and free giveaways. The event took place Wednesday and Thursday in both the central Quad and Titan Walk.

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Discoverfest is held every semester to help clubs and organizations draw new membership. Over 200 clubs set up booths this semester, including 11 new organizations such as the Collegians for Christ Campus Ministry and the Biology and Biotechnology club.

Biotechnology Club hung a black and white handmade banner over its booth. Tristan Torres, founder and president of the club, thought it would be “cool” to add biotechnology to their biology club to attract engineering and math majors. “We hope to establish an organization that has a lot

of networking opportunities for people and a lot of service activities people can do and overall just have fun,” Torres said. Getting involved on campus in co-curricular activities allows students to benefit from connections they make within their clubs, develop skills and contribute to their overall Titan

experience, according to the Student Life and Leadership website. However, students like sophomore political science major Nicolette Solorzano felt that it would be easier to participate in Discoverfest if the event lasted longer than two days. “A lot of people stack their classes so it’s hard to

get out there,” Solorzano said. Students who were not able to attend Discoverfest are encouraged to visit TitanLink, a student organization database that allows students to connect with clubs and organizations that spark their interest. Every registered campus organization can be found on

TitanLink, as well as club events, meeting times and locations. “It’s a chance for all of us (myself, faculty, staff, students) to see the true liveliness at one time,” Pang said. “Discoverfest allows us to bring all of those things together and for everybody to see this is a part of what being a Titan is.”

Preferred name policy embraces student identities MEGAN MAXEY Daily Titan When Joaquin Caro heard his professors call role on the first day of classes, he didn’t have to worry about being called by any name other than the one he prefers to go by. This semester, Cal State Fullerton students can now go by whichever name they prefer in their classes and have the name they choose on their class rosters. After a resolution passed by Associated Students Inc. (ASI) suggesting the policy, a committee was put together to develop it. Caro,

ASI board director for the College of Health and Human Development and fifthyear human services major, helped write the resolution last spring and served on the committee during the fall 2016 semester. “It allows students, any student that has a different name, to use it in the classroom or see it on their portal which can be very validating,” Caro said. “I hope (students who use this) gain a sense of privacy.” Tonantzin Oseguera, Ph.D., was the facilitator of the committee and wanted to focus on creating an environment where students can truly focus on their classes and not have to think about the added stress of having to correct their professors about their preferred name in the beginning of the semester.

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“We want to make sure students feel comfortable in being who they are; that they feel like their identities matter and are respected,” Oseguera said.

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director of ASI, also served on the committee last semester and said this policy is a simple way to support students at CSUF. “It’s critical for student

We want to make sure students feel comfortable in being who they are; that they feel like their identities matter and are respected.

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TONANTZIN OSEGUERA Associate vice president of Student Affairs Oseguera, who is also the associate vice president of Student Affairs, said she knows how important a name can be to someone’s identity. She shared that she cherishes her first name and the culture and meaning behind it. She said it represents a part of who she is. Dave Edwards, executive

success. For some students, being able to be identified the way they choose to be identified can be a positive contributing force in their success,” Edwards said. Edwards said the policy has a number of applications. This policy not only supports the trans community, but also those students who

have changed their names over time because of legal reasons, marriage or students who have gone by nicknames their whole lives. In addition to these, many international students have taken advantage of the new policy, Oseguera said. The committee that developed this policy included both faculty and student perspectives. The group, made up of eight CSUF voices, met a few times last semester to decide on the language of the policy and how it would be implemented. Oseguera said the committee decided against having any sort of limitations on the policy despite other schools having an approval process with their policies. While this allows the possibility of students using it for insincere reasons, she said

the risk was worth it to avoid any sort of control over student identities. Students who have used their preferred names in classes this semester still have their legal names used on all legal documents for financial aid, financial services and their Titan ID cards. Oseguera said the committee will meet again this semester to analyze some data and look for future improvements. However, both she and Edwards said they have received nothing but good feedback on the policy. “(A name) can give you confidence in moving out in the world and truly represent who you are,” Oseguera said. “It didn’t cost us anything, why wouldn’t we do it? We’re here to help and support our students.”

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Raoul Peck spotlights the brutality of American history. JADE LOVE Daily Titan

“I Am Not Your Negro” is a brilliant documentary that parallels past and present. With the help of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck, “I Am Not Your Negro” brings the violent past of black communities back to life with photo images and video clips of James Baldwin speaking against white supremacy and footage of those who used their bodies as resistance against discrimination. Much of the film was written years ago by Baldwin, using content from a manuscript he wrote called “Remember This House.” Baldwin eerily discusses the death and brutality that black individuals face in America by highlighting the lives of three of his dearest friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Though Baldwin is often referenced between the years of 1950-1970, the brutality against black people that he spoke about then is horribly similar to the deaths in recent years. Peck strategically lays out the foundation of how present American life, culture and media came to be; much of it at the exploitation of black people. From the benefits of cheap labor to comedic relief by those in black face, this documentary shows the audience why black and white relations have been strained for centuries by uncovering the violent roots of America’s foundation. Baldwin begins with the

idea of a hero. The depiction of what Americans believe to be heroic and who their heroes look like can often be seen through media. For many Americans during the 1950s, a hero was a man like John Wayne: a cisgendered white male. The problem with having this type of figure as the ultimate hero in almost every Hollywood film is the fact that their villains were often black people. Baldwin explains this experience is as traumatizing and confusing for black children, forcing them to feel displaced in a country that is said to be their home. The film argues that images like these force black children to mentally internalize that blackness is bad and oftentimes deviant, which causes mixed emotions about self-esteem and self-worth. The documentary shows that by tainting this idea of a hero for the black man, real heroes such as Malcolm X, Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr. can either be forgotten or misrepresented as villains. Death is heavily investigated in this film when talking about the life and mobility of the black body in this country. Both Baldwin and Peck do not hold back with the vulgarity of true history with images of lynched bodies from the past and beaten bodies from the present. As black people have had a perplexed relationship with death in this country, Baldwin highlights the deaths of his friends in order to prove that this is a tragedy that can and has happened to black people. “History is not the past, it is the present … we are our history,” Baldwin said.

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“I Am Not Your Negro” brings the violent past of black communities in America back to life with photo images and video clips of James Baldwin speaking against white supremacy and footage of those who used their bodies as resistance against discrimination.

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OPINION Honest representation cures Islamophobia PAGE 5 MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017

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Islamophobic ideals are being spread by political dialogue that portray a specific group as the enemy. Positive representation in the media is the only way to proliferate a more human view of Islamic people.

Political and social hegemony promotes anti-Islamic narratives.

ATHENA SOBHAN Daily Titan In the past decade, society has seen an exponential rise of Islamophobic behaviors. Hate crimes against Muslim-Americans rose to 78 percent since the beginning of 2015, the highest it’s been since the post 9/11 era, according to a 2016 study by Cal State San Bernardino researchers. President Trump’s executive order banning Muslim

refugees and those coming from seven Muslim countries from entering the United States further proves that this ignorance grows stronger each day. Hegemony, or the influence of a dominant group over social and political norms, contributes to the rise in Islamophobia. The best way to combat it is to use the media to break down stereotypes and encourage an open dialogue. Donald Trump’s campaign not only failed to combat these issues, but perpetuated the belief that the war against ISIS is a war against Islam. During the second presidential debate in October, Trump criticized then-President Barack Obama and thenpresidential candidate Hillary Clinton for not using the term “radical Islamic terror” when referring to terrorism. Clinton argued in the

debate that the United States is not at war with Islam, yet, she argues that “American Muslims need to be part of our eyes and ears on our front lines.” Explicitly assigning responsibility to Muslim-Americans continues to perpetuate the idea that all Muslims are part of the problem. Since the election, there have been reports of women’s hijabs being pulled off by strangers while mosques across the country are receiving threatening voicemails and hate letters. Trump’s recent executive order isn’t exactly going to help those numbers dwindle. Apart from the influence of our political climate, societal norms within Western culture are another conduit for Islamophobic ideals to become mainstream. In August 2016, a Muslim woman was forced to take off her burkini, a

body-covering swimsuit, at a beach in France because of newly adopted laws following recent terror attacks within the country. This incident sparked controversy across the world and brought attention to the stark ideological differences between Western and non-Western ideals. The French prime minister justified the ban on the burkini in a press conference on Aug. 17, claiming it is “a symptom of ‘the enslavement of women’ that ‘is not compatible with the values of France,’” according to a 2016 article by the New York Times. The statement from the French prime minister highlights the double standard prevalent within Western beauty standards, that women should be free to choose what to wear, yet the French government limits what Muslim women can wear. Despite Islamophobia’s

prevalence, there are many artists doing well founded work to combat it. In April 2016, filmmaker Rolla Selback conducted a social experiment on YouTube where two Trump supporters, who had never met a Muslim before, spent a day with Muslims. After the experiment, one of the participants said meeting and talking with Muslims really gave him perspective. Through social interaction, the experiment allowed people to humanize Muslims, making them question the beratement of an entire group of people because of the words and actions of a few radicals. While it’s not possible to make everyone see eye to eye, it is possible to disseminate this message in the mainstream media. The 2015 documentary “Salam Neighbor” further fights Islamophobia exposing the audience to different

perspectives. “Neighbor” follows two American men spending a month living and documenting refugees’ lives in Zaatari, the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world. The documentary focuses on the positive stories of Syrians making the best out of their situation. The documentary addresses how the media mainly focuses on the political and violent side of the Syrian crisis rather than on the civilians displaced from the war zone or those that are stuck in Syria. While it is true that the media has been aiding in the proliferation of Islamophobia, poisonous rhetoric can be eradicated through unbiased and non-sensationalist coverage. Muslim inclusion within the media is necessary to not only combat Islamophobia, but to provide an authentic and broader view of the Muslim community.

GMO stigma founded in unrealistic ideals

Organic foods can only be sufficient in a perfect society.

RISHU BHARDWAJ Daily Titan A 20-year study conducted by independent researchers has been circulating articles since the beginning of the year, aiding in anti-Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) advocates’ arguments. The long-term study done by researchers from the University of Maryland and Benzon Research examined the strength certain genetically modified processes have on corn and cotton in defending against insects. The article effectively

brings about some concerns in the GMO field that point to the inevitable evolution of certain species and their ability to adapt to the resistances crops can be modified with. While certain anti-GMO advocates will cite the study as an example for the futility of GMOs, the necessity and realistic applications of the modifications outweigh this one controlled instance. The stigma glazed over GMOs is purely conceived by those misled by the notion that “organic is best.” Even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is slowly getting on board as it recently passed the production of the very first genetically modified animal–salmon. One controversial stipulation to the modified organism, however, is that it would not need to be labeled as such, contrary to the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. However, the FDA has been met with an enormous amount of criticism over the order and has halted production until an agreement has been met on the issue of labeling. Those against this approval

argue the fact that it not being labeled is wrong and the possibility of contamination is “considered a certainty,” according to realfarmacy.com, a health news site. With 15 million households being considered “food insecure,” according to worldhunger.org. With that in mind, the need for GMOs will, at some point, conquer the need for some “organic-all-natural” miniature food that costs twice as much. Not only do GMOs allow scientists to test the organism before it’s put out for the public, they can be modified so that pesticide proliferation can be reduced tremendously, according to a 2014 meta analysis funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. The study showed that chemical pesticide usage was lowered nearly 40 percent in GMOs. With technology creating these miraculous opportunities for farmers and people around the world to eat, live and thrive, the negative connotations that GMOs are faced

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Genetically modified organisms are a necessity in a growing society. The negative views brought upon them neglect to see the need for sustenance.

with should be dispelled as fast as the food they produce grows. Though the isolated case of corn and cotton being susceptible to evolving insects is undeniably something that needs further research and prevention, it’s nothing to cancel the production of crops and foods for the world over. Even peanuts are being tested to breed a new hypoallergenic version. This leads to a multitude of

benefits like children with nut allergies not having to worry about having a reaction in school or being able to enjoy peanuts at baseball games. And before the naysayers point out that it won’t taste like a peanut, take a minute and consider that around 92 percent of the corn we eat is genetically modified, along with 77 percent of papayas, 94 percent of soybeans and 95 percent of sugar beet crops,

according to the USDA. The solution should be found in proper research and understanding. It’s a bleak and morbid thing to realize; that the world is starving and the only real way to fix it is to engineer its resources to be bigger and better. Despite the constant criticism of the unnatural aspect of GMOs, there is a clear need for them. Huge is the best way to go. It’s the American thing to do.

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SPORTS Leading scorer benched during skid

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Iman Lathan has been sidelined for the Titans’ last two games. HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball had finally built a lead. The team was looking for its first victory in its last five tries when it led 22-17 at the half, but UC Santa Barbara had other plans. The Gauchos outscored the Titans 40-15 in the second half during their comfortable 57-37 win Wednesday night, leaving CSUF with eight losses in its last nine attempts. “I think fatigue set in a little bit,” said CSUF Head Coach Daron Park. “We played incredibly hard the first half and did some good things that ultimately gave us the lead. In the second half, we weren’t able to defend them as intensely as we did in the first half. We had a couple of defensive breakdowns that gave open looks to kids we didn’t want to give open looks to.” Sitting at 1-8 in the Big West (4-18 overall), the Titans rank at or near the bottom of several conference statistical categories. CSUF sits second from the bottom in the conference in field-goal percentage (37.1 percent), assists (11.2 per game), turnovers (17.1 per game), steals (5.7 per game) and blocks (1.9 per game). The Titans are also third worst in three-point percentage (28.9 percent). Making matters worse for the Titans is ranking dead last in the conference in points per game (56.5) and free-throw percentage (63.3 percent). Despite all of their issues, the Titans are a middle-of-the-pack team when it comes to rebounding

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Big West second leading scorer Iman Lathan sits on the bench during the Titans’ 65-48 loss to Long Beach State Jan. 21. CSUF Head Coach Daron Park hasn’t played Lathan in the team’s last two games.

(ranking fourth, fifth and fourth in the Big West in offensive, defensive and total rebounds per game, respectively). The team has also defended well without fouling, getting whistled the least (14.6 per game) of any team in the conference. That defensive discipline has allowed the Titans to rank fifth and seventh in the Big West in defending twos and threes, respectively. “That’s frustrating for us and it’s frustrating for our kids, but they’re doing everything we’re asking them

to do,” Park said. “Ultimately, sometimes I think when you’re doing that with a short roster, it’s tough to sustain that for 40 minutes. We’re asking a lot of them.” The Titans’ roster has been shortened due to Park benching guard Iman Lathan (who ranks second in the conference in scoring with 16.1 points per game) in the Titans’ last two games, both losses. Lathan’s playing time began to dwindle during the Titans’ 70-51 loss to UC Davis on Jan. 21. In that

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game, Lathan showed her frustration after she made an exceptional pass to Jordan Jackson for an easy layup, which Jackson was unable to convert. Immediately following her display of disappointment in the missed opportunity, Park benched Lathan for an extended period of time against the Aggies before she returned in the second quarter. “These are teachable moments for everybody and everybody’s going to be held accountable,” Park said after the loss to UC

Davis. “If there’s a reaction that I don’t think is appropriate, then I’m going to address it. That’s what the head coach does.” Park said his decision to leave Lathan on the bench is a move the team is handling “internally” and declined to give a specific reason for. “The bottom line is we have very high expectations of our student athletes here at Cal State Fullerton and we evaluate playing time on those expectations on a daily basis,” Park said. Park said Lathan has had

an “unbelievably positive” response to sitting and it’s unknown if Lathan will return to the lineup in the Titans’ next game at Long Beach State Thursday at 7 p.m. “Iman is an amazing kid and I’m very fortunate and love having her on this team,” Park said. “I’m excited and very hopeful that she will earn playing time and there’s no doubt that if she can do that, she can return to the court and hopefully ultimately help us.” Bryant Freese contributed to this report.

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Titan Stadium hasn’t seen a American football game in 25 years, but the sport remains in demand at Cal State Fullerton, according to Steve DiTolla. However, the athletic department has no plans of reviving the program at any point in the near future.

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The NCAA states on its website that Title IX “requires that women and men be provided equitable opportunities to participate

in sports.” If CSUF were to revamp the football program, it would also have to add several women’s sports to abide by Title IX. Fullerton’s student population is 56 percent female

and 44 percent male, according to the CSU website. Therefore, if the university brought in 85 male student- athletes for the football program, it would then have to add around 110

female student-athletes. Despite the large obstacles in the athletic department’s way, bringing back football is still something that’s discussed routinely. “It comes up every year

because every year in August when football is starting to cook, we get phone calls and all that type of stuff and we visit it and we look at what we have,” DiTolla said.

“We evaluate our fiveyear rolling plan and at this point, it’s just not on our five-year rolling plan unless we were able to get additional resources to accommodate it.”

Tre’s treys lift Cal State Fullerton in Big West

The Titans have already improved in conference play. HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan

After two straight wins over the last two weeks, Cal State Fullerton has launched itself back into the thick of the Big West Conference

title race. CSUF won its first game in Santa Barbara since 2009 after knocking off the Gauchos Thursday night. The victory moved them to 4-4 in conference play after a 2-4 start. Going .500 to start Big West play is a massive improvement for the Titans, who went 1-15 in conference play during the 2014-15 season and improved to 3-13 last year.

CSUF has succeeded largely due to the play of leading scorer Tre’ Coggins. The senior guard is averaging 17.4 points per game this season, which leads the Titans and the Big West. Coggins has done so by spewing flames from deep, knocking down 39.3 percent of his 3-pointers, the fourth-best rate in the conference. The team has received contributions from a number

of freshmen, most notably Jackson Rowe. The athletic forward is tied for fourth in the conference in rebounds (6.5 per game), sixth in offensive rebounds (2.1 per game) and first in field-goal percentage (57.9 percent). Rowe isn’t the only Titan effectively cleaning the glass. The Titans have rebounded 33.2 percent of their own misses, the second-best rate in the

conference behind UCI (33.7 percent). The main issue for CSUF has been handling the ball like it’s coated in melted butter. It leads the Big West in turnovers per game (15.7) and turnover percentage, giving away the rock on 22.7 percent of its possessions. The Titans have been able to mitigate this issue by forcing their opponents to turn the ball over 18.6 percent

of the time (second most in the conference). However, ball security remains a problem and it’s the main reason CSUF sits in seventh place in the Big West. The Titans will next put their improvements to the test at UC Davis Wednesday at 7 p.m. in a game with just a 20-percent chance to win, according to KenPom and the NCAA advanced statistics site.

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