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Thursday October 25, 2018

CSUF reacts to bomb threats against Democrats, CNN The Secret Service intercepted several packaged homemade explosives before reaching their designated addresses. KORRYN SANCHEZ Layout Editor

NOAH BIESIADA Asst. News Editor

The Secret Service intercepted multiple packages between Monday and Wednesday containing homemade explosives addressed to Democratic figures, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden. The packages were intercepted during routine mail screenings and the recipients were never at risk of receiving them, according to the United States Secret Service press release. The initial package was sent to billionaire George Soros on Monday followed by a package addressed to Clinton on Tuesday. The next package found Wednesday was addressed to

Obama and a series of other packages were delivered to CNN headquarters and other Democratic Party members. None of these devices reached their intended targets and several law enforcement agencies have been involved in attempting to identify the origin of the packages; all packages had the same return address. “This investigation is of the highest priority for the FBI,” said FBI Director Christian Wray in a press release. “We have committed the full strength of the FBI’s resources and together with our partners on our Joint Terrorism Task Forces, we will continue to work to identify and arrest whoever is responsible for sending these packages.” Several members from the Cal State Fullerton community spoke out about the president’s role in the increasingly tense discourse between political parties: “Liberal, conservative, libertarian, everything. We want to emphasize civil discourse. There has to be collaboration and thinking. That’s why we have time, place and manner rules that are First Amendment compliant,”

said CSUF President Fram Virjee after hearing about the targeted threats. Cameron Shore, first-year political science major and registered Democrat, said President Donald Trump deserves some of the blame because of his political rhetoric. “It’s reasonable to suspect that the perpetrators are supporters of the president,” Shore said.“It certainly doesn’t help that he is riling people up and being so divisive with his language.” Dean Kazoleas, communications professor and adviser to the CSUF Republicans, spoke about his reaction upon first hearing the news. “I was shocked, I was appalled,” Kazoleas said. “When it was first Clinton and Obama, I was like ‘This is not good,’ and now as we’re seeing more and more, I’m more concerned because it could be something much, much bigger.” Kazoleas said the unstable political climate could promote extremist measures. He said he worries that violent protests, even those on campus may motivate or promote unbalanced behaviors. SEE TERROR

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Flu Fighters administer shots Men’s

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Between 2014 and 2017, the clinic has vaccinated over 5,600 students. BROOK FARIEN ANTONIO LOPEZ Staff Writers

TitanWell made its attack on the flu at the annual Flu Clinic on Tuesday in the Quad. The Flu Clinic ran Tuesday through Thursday as a part of an ongoing effort from TitanWell to promote healthy choices and behaviors across Cal State Fullerton. Symptoms of the flu negatively affected a reported 17.2 percent of CSUF students’ grades, according to the 2018 CSUF Executive Summary. Between the years of 2014 and 2017, the clinic has given out over 5,683 vaccines to students, and the goal this year is to vaccinate 1,300 students, said LaShelle Chambers, a nursing supervisor at the Student Health & Counseling Center and coordinator of the Flu Clinic. Chambers has helped organize the clinic since 2015. She said they set up the clinic in highly frequented locations on campus as a way to bring the service directly to students at no cost. The effort was a partnership between the Health Services department and the School of Nursing to give shots to those who are enrolled at CSUF as a way to help prevent the spread of the flu, she said. “I had to sign a waiver to see if I have any reactions to it or if I had ever taken a flu shot before, or if I am currently sick right now. They just confirm those things before they let me get the shot, said My Tien Pham, a CSUF student. A student nurse administered

The last game of the season will determine tournament play for the Titans. MATTHEW MENDOZA Asst. Sports Editor

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A student nurse gave free vaccine shots to those who are enrolled at Cal State Fulleron.

the vaccine and the entire process was completed in under two minutes. Chambers said the clinic acts as flu fighters by going beyond vaccination and includes education and data collecting in its process. “Getting the flu can be a

severe thing if you are not vaccinated. We are trying to spread awareness, so that even if you get the flu it is much milder,” said student nurse Jessica Ellis. Part of the education included flyers, such as a vaccine information sheet provided by the

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This sheet states reasons to give the vaccine, the possible risks of the vaccine and other important information such as the shot not causing the flu because there isn’t a live flu virus within the shot. SEE HEALTH

The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team will conclude the regular season against UC Riverside on Saturday night at UC Riverside Soccer Stadium. The Titans are one of five teams battling for one of the final three spots remaining in the Big West Tournament. A win would put the Titans in the tournament for the fifth consecutive year. However, if they do not make the tournament, it will be the first time head coach George Kuntz hasn’t led the Titans into the postseason. Fullerton is tied for fourth place in the Big West with Cal State Northridge and UC Davis. Each team holds a 2-3-1 record in conference play as they head into the final game of the regular season. The Highlanders are in second place in the conference with a 4-2-0 record in Big West play. If the Highlanders are able to defeat the Titans, or force a tie, then they clinch the final first round in the Big West Tournament, with the other one belonging to first place UC Irvine. The Titans are coming off of a 2-0 win against the University of Nebraska Omaha. It was their first road win since Sept. 27 against Loyola Marymount. SEE BIG WEST

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 25, 2018

Property tax could decrease for seniors Proposition 5 may help seniors, but would take money away from schools. DIANE ORTIZ News Editor

Proposition 5 will determine if seniors over the age of 55 will receive tax breaks when moving into a new home. A yes vote on this measure would eliminate the moving penalty that currently exists, and would provide solutions for the housing shortage in California, according to the arguments in favor of the proposition in the California voter’s guide. “(Proposition 5) helps seniors and the disabled sell a home that is no longer practical,” said Mike Mirando, a Vote Yes on Proposition 5 campaign member. The proposition was initiated by the California Association of Realtors with the purpose of creating “new homeownership opportunities by generating more sales of single-family homes in existing neighborhoods,” according to its website. The no vote would mean property taxes remain the same. If the initiative gets passed, there would not be any help provided to first-time homebuyers “in the midst of a severe housing crisis,” said Mike Roth, a spokesman for No on Proposition 5. “Prop 5 takes upwards of a billion dollars each year from local funding for schools and another billion dollars from local services and fire protection to health care in order to give new tax breaks to a select few Californians,” Roth said. The California Budget & Policy Center predicts that the reduced property tax revenue under Proposition 5 would result in the losses of about $1 billion annually for cities, counties and special districts in state funding available for public services, K-12 schools and community

colleges over time. “The loss of a billion dollars from California classrooms from Prop 5 would set back the important progress that we’ve made. It would mean $3,000 per classroom or possibly 10,000 teachers being laid off,” Roth said. Schools and local governments would lose over $100 million in annual property taxes, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. “Right now, about 85,000 homeowners who are over 55 move to different houses each year without receiving a property tax break,” according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Under Proposition 5, their property taxes would be lower, reducing the property tax revenue. Mirando said the proposition would be beneficial because of the aid it would provide to seniors and disabled individuals. “Seniors have been in their homes that have become impractical. The kids have grown up and they’ve left,” Mirando said. “It’s time once again for voters to stand up for California and fix the system that prevents seniors and others from having the freedom to move as they see fit.” Mirando said students should vote yes on the initiative because they are transitioning into the workforce with their degrees and will eventually own a home. “We want to keep them here in California and a fair and equitable tax system is advantageous for both them and their families to stay in California to live, work and play,” Mirando said. However, Roth said California classrooms cannot afford the initiative and that the proposition would benefit wealthy property owners and realtors. “Everyone wants to help struggling seniors, but that’s not what Prop 5 does. Prop 5 does nothing to help the vast majority of seniors and people with severe disabilities,” Roth said.

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The Flu Clinic was part of an ongoing effort by TitanWell to counter the flu.

1 Coughing, sneezing and other symptoms are what mainly spread this virus from the months of October to May. It can also cause pneumonia and blood infections if not treated right away, and thousands of untreated influenza patients die in the U.S. every year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Minor side effects that may occur, like irritation around the injection site or fevers that happen soon after vaccination, usually last one or two days. More serious reactions to the flu vaccine can be a higher risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome, which the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke describes as a “neurological disorder where the body attacks the peripheral nervous system and effects can range from slight weakness to paralysis.” CONTINUED FROM

However, most people can recover from even late stages of this disease, and the risk from flu shots is one or two cases per million vaccinated, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Around 39 percent of CSUF students interviewed for the CSUF Executive Summary reported getting a flu vaccine in the last 12 months. This was the lowest percentage of reported vaccinations on campus, including chicken pox, hepatitis B and HPV vaccinations, according to the summary. “The data has shown that if you take a more preventive approach to prevent the spread of the flu by vaccinating and educating the students, you have a better turnout, so that’s what we do,” Chambers said. If students weren’t able to attend the clinic, they can still go to the screening department at the health center to receive a vaccine between October and May. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

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Terror: Secret Service seizes suspicious packages

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Scott Spitzer, a political science professor and adviser to the College Democrats of CSUF, also stated that the modern political climate could be fostering this harsh environment. “The nature of our politics these days is so intense that it’s not really all that surprising to me that there is a potential for serious violence, and I worry about that,” Spitzer said. “Focus on the policy positions, focus on

the differences in terms of what your vision for the country is and try to take the personal aspect out of your own politics, to try to diminish that potential for violence.” Breanna Curry, a psychology major and transfer student, said she wouldn’t be surprised if the president’s rhetoric incited these acts of terrorism and was surprised that Obama received a pipe bomb while Trump, who has many critics, has never experienced that.

“I feel like everything is going to be OK. We’re in the U.S., our security is pretty great,” Curry said. “We’re not weak as people. We’re strong. We can do anything. Anything is possible.” Elizat Musstaq, a first-year computer science major, had similar opinions to Virjee in regards to the First Amendment. “Everybody should have rights to present their opinion in the frame of the law. Nothing beyond that,” Musstaq said. “It’s like a restriction on the freedom

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of press.” Tristan Krogius, a second-year finance major, is trying to bring Turning Point USA — a nonprofit organization that helps Conservative students network — to campus. “It’s evident from not only the bomb scares but all the threats of political leaders from both sides of the aisle,” Krogius said. “It’s fairly obvious that politics have become a dirty game.” University Police Capt. John Brockie also commented on how

students can be on the lookout to ensure that an event like this doesn’t happen at CSUF. “Be aware of (your) surroundings.” Brockie said. “If someone comes and puts a package down and doesn’t come back for it... If they see something suspicious, we would rather they call us and let us check it out.” Nathan Nguyen and Hosam Elattar contributed to this article.

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4 Lifestyle

THURSDAY OCTOBER 25, 2018

Column: The traditions I pass down

How I shape my parenting style after the bond I created with my mom. SOMMER CLARK Staff Writer

I am 25 years old and yet I still call the woman who birthed me, mommy. With my busy schedule, it has been a struggle to juggle all of my identities as mother, student, fiancé and daughter. At times, it is even a battle deciding what role to take on. As fall creeps in and Halloween costume shops and pumpkin patches emerge from their hiding places, my inner child surfaces. The moment I heard of Tanaka Farms, a pumpkin patch featuring characters from Hello Kitty and Friends, I knew I had to go; not only for myself, but for my daughter and for my mother. I have distinct memories from my childhood of visits to pumpkin patches with my mom. She would often try to surprise me by not telling me where we were going, but once the community college came into view, I knew. The pumpkin patch from my childhood sat in a parking lot at the local college. When we stepped onto the straw-covered ground, it transformed into a pumpkin farm full of fun fall activities. I can still smell the musk in the air released from the fog machine in the small haunted house. My mother loves surprises. Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of money to do things, but when we did, she loved surprising me with mommy-daughter dates. My favorite memories were the days we spent at the movie theater. We would sneak Subway sandwiches in and wait for the lights to dim to fight

the crinkle of the paper in the dark. Recently, we sat indulging in Chinese takeout, watching Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s characters fall in love in “A Star is Born. My inner child came out as I laid my head down on her stomach and securely wrapped my arms around her in a warm hug. In that moment, I felt like a little girl again who just needed to feel the warmth of her body, the existence of life and the presence of her unconditional love. It has been a struggle for her to accept that her little girl has grown up, and she believes that she isn’t needed anymore. Well, that is the furthest thing from the truth. I fear my mom doesn’t understand that I often look back at my childhood with gratitude because of all the things she provided for me. Sure, there were the normal growing pains and attitudes that resulted in arguments between her and I — there still are — but I often can’t imagine my life without her and our mother-daughter traditions. Because of the feelings I have for my mother-daughter dates, I want to continue those traditions with my own daughter. I want her to have the ability to look back at her childhood and remember the days we shared together with fondness. I have brought my daughter to the Tanaka Farms pumpkin patch twice now, documenting the fact that, in some cases, she is smaller than the pumpkins. Chris, my fiance, thinks I’m silly and doesn’t understand my desire to visit a pumpkin patch more than once a year. It doesn’t matter though, I know it will one day be a cherished childhood memory. There will be times when my daughter and I do not meet eye to eye, times when I feel like

she no longer needs me, but I will combat those f e a r s knowing what it feels like to be in her shoes. I just have to remember that my mother felt the same way.

Although I am an adult who is trying to form my own identity and family, I still find myself needing the comfort of my mother’s words and love. So I’ll continue to rise to my Savannah Sunrise, with the understanding that as the days go

on, she will eventually grow up to form her own busy life away from home. But she will know that I’ll always be there, with open arms and comforting words just as my mother has been there for me.

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Column: ‘Lettuce’ read about the best salad The top three restaurant salads and why they’re worth ordering. BROOK FARIEN Staff Writer

Salads are one of my favorite foods. But more important than the taste is where the best ones are served. Although most restaurants serve this dish, three in particular satisfy my taste buds the best. Cheesecake Factory’s Almond Crusted Salmon Salad: This special one was discovered by chance, when I once blindly pointed my finger to a random item on the menu and said, “I’ll have this.” How was I supposed to know this meal would change the way I looked at texture in a salad bowl? First, a bed of kale. But not just any kale — crunchy, flavor-infused kale. Second, the most perfectly cooked salmon, soft enough to be finely intermixed with the other ingredients. And third, the discovery of texture: sauteed brussel sprouts, quinoa, radishes and cranberries. It becomes a competition in my mouth for which flavor I will taste first. Pieces of the salmon mixed with cranberry bites and quinoa sprinkled in between vinaigrette-soaked brussel sprouts all create a complete symphony. Although the ingredients are so different, they work together in such perfect harmony. It is the kind of salad that you put your fork down for because you don’t want to skip over any details. There is also the fear of missing a flavor combination because your stomach has overpowered you into eating it all within five minutes. Olive Garden’s House Salad:

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This is the kind of salad I could eat everyday and still not get tired of. It has everything you could want, yet it’s simple enough to satisfy the plainest of palates. I’m not quite sure when I had Olive Garden’s salad for the first time, but I know I never go there without ordering it along with my meal. It has become a staple dish for me. I know exactly what I’m going to get each time, and still my tastebuds are always

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surprised. In a simple glass bowl, iceberg lettuce overflows with onion, croutons, pepperoncinis, olives and tomatoes. Simple enough, right? Then, there is the Italian dressing always drizzled with astonishing accuracy. Never too much, never too little. It’s the flavor that you want with any meal. It serves to add zest to the steaming pasta and crispness to their creamy soups. The red onion and pepperoncini offer the spice of life, as you receive the flavorful kick you have always wanted. It’s fresh, as if the lettuce was just plucked from the

ground, washed and made available just for your satisfaction. I will order this salad until Olive Garden ceases to exist, end of story. Polly Pie’s Wedge:

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I once worked at Polly’s Pie’s restaurant, and had the unique pleasure of eating this salad once a week for three years. I remember watching an elderly man order it and it looked so appetizing. Many restaurants actually carry the wedge, although I don’t

know if they refer to it as a salad like I do. I will honor it as the third and final salad that changed my life. It sits like a queen with the perfect quarter of iceberg lettuce that’s neither plucked nor cut into aesthetic pieces, but simply a slab of freshness. Then the scallions, bacon bits, bleu cheese crumbles and, the fuel that started the fire — cranberries. It’s the sauce that decides the direction in which the wedge will take you in. Their recipe calls for bleu cheese dressing, but I always substituted that for homemade ranch dressing.

You don’t eat this like a normal salad. You take both a fork and a knife and carve out pieces that you want to consume. In taking the first bite, you feel the bacon thrust its way to the forefront of your tastebuds with the cranberries close at its heels. It’s not a very big wedge usually, and it’s over before you know what hit you. I suppose that is why I ordered it so much. It’s not a matter of how many ingredients that win you over, as much as all the flavor combinations. Day in and day out, I consumed and it was conquered.

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 25, 2018

Trump’s rhetoric incites extreme threats Actions speak louder than words, and hate groups take notice.

BRIAN BECSI Opinion Editor

President Donald Trump strongly denounced the attempted bombing of Democratic leaders Maxine Waters, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama and CNN on Wednesday. The attacker is already being labeled the #MAGA bomber on Twitter, as Trump has openly criticized all of these individuals over the course of his presidency. Trump’s denouncement of the recent bomb threats doesn’t seem genuine. In response to them, he hypocritically called for unity after spending years attacking liberal opponents. Of course people aren’t going to encourage or support bomb threats, but there’s a disconnect between Trump’s reaction in critical moments and the rhetoric he spews on a consistent basis. In his failure

to denounce right-wing extremism, Trump implicitly sanctions their calls for violence. Trump demonstrated that he’d be complicit with violence during his 2016 presidential campaign when rallies started to become combative. At one point, he stated that “maybe (a protester) should have been roughed up,” according to the Washington Post. At another rally, Trump continued with the assaultive rhetoric and said to a protester as he was being escorted out, “I would like to punch him in the face,” according to CNN. White nationalist groups picked up on Trump’s agenda long before the rest of the American public did. Rather than oppose extremism, Trump actively mobilized them with his rhetoric. This resulted in an early endorsement from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, which Trump struggled to denounce convincingly. It’s impossible to talk about Trump’s campaign and not mention the emergence of a branch of conservatives openly embracing white nationalism. The “alt-right” embraced Trump not only because of his nativist policies, but for his willingness to confront his political enemies, according to Mother Jones. Even after he was inaugurated, Trump has pandered to this important part of his base. Controversy surrounding the removal of

Confederate war monuments led to tragedy last August when a man drove his car into a group of protesters in Charlottesville, North Carolina during a white nationalist rally. Trump failed to unequivocally denounce the white nationalists that motivated the attack, and infamously said “I think there is blame on both sides.” He has openly endorsed violence against the press, and other provocateurs have joined him. Milo Yiannopoulos called for the murder of journalists the day before a mass shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, according to USA Today. While Trump denounced this attack on the press, he has since reverted to praising attacks on reporters after a campaigning congressman punched a reporter in the head. Trump co-opted extremist language when he identified himself as a nationalist, encouraging the continued trend of far-right mobilization. The number of neo-Nazi groups (which are groups that combine racism and white supremacist views with totalitarianism and authoritarianism) increased 22 percent in 2017, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Gavin McInnes, Vice co-founder, has started a new white nationalist gang called The Proud Boys. McInness has made generalized

calls for violence against liberal opposition to Trump on national media outlets with impunity, according to Vox. Despite some initial opposition to Trump during the election through #NeverTrump, Republicans have failed to hold Trump accountable for this, and are also to blame. Trump and the GOP have now joined in characterizing liberal opposition as a violent mob in the run-up to midterm elections. Supporting hostile attacks against another party, whether physical or verbal, only divides America even further. People need to unify against attempts to normalize calls for violence, call out radical rhetoric and confront purveyors of hateful ideology. It’s misleading to compare calls for violent political suppression with calls to confront systemic hate. In two weeks, voters will have the opportunity to confront the undeniable rise in right-wing extremism by voting with their conscience, not intoxicating groupthink. The burden is on conservative and independent voters to

stop ignoring the hostile, anti-democratic environment being fostered by Trump, his administration and some of his supporters. No party or policy is more important than confronting hate before it’s too late.

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Thinking pink fails to help cancer victims Stage four cancer victims don’t benefit from awareness.

EMILY MIFFLIN Layout Editor

Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which takes place during October, is centered around the idea that people should continue to have hope and resilience even while going through a tragedy that most can’t even fathom overcoming. It’s hard to ignore all the pink positivity, and for a lot of women, this month represents something less optimistic. The Breast Cancer Awareness movement ignores women afflicted with metastatic breast cancer, or stage four breast cancer, and isolates them by only directing its focus toward women who show a more ideal face for the movement. Stage four breast cancer is when cancer that resides in the breasts migrates to other areas of the body. It’s the final and most deadly stage. Within a five-year period of treatment, only 22 percent survive,

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according to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Women who are afflicted seem to be largely ignored and misunderstood by the Breast Cancer Awareness movement. Because the chances of overcoming this disease are so slim, some women dealing with stage four breast cancer may believe that the awareness movement sends a false message of hope to women just diagnosed or in the early stages of cancer. This can lead to misunderstandings about its implications. Women with metastatic breast cancer are being unfairly ignored

when it comes to research, and it shows with the number of resources being directed to research for the disease. Only 7 percent of $15 billion invested in breast cancer research from 2000 went toward work focused on stage four breast cancer, according to the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, an advocacy organization. This is unacceptable seeing that 30 percent of those diagnosed with early stage disease will eventually develop stage four disease, according to a 2014 journal from the Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Breast Cancer Awareness

movement needs to have more representation for those dealing with metastatic breast cancer, to show that even though there is no way to completely empathize in this situation, the community still cares and the women dealing with this disease deserve to be seen. Most people think that buying pink products and participating in fundraisers will bring people closer to a cure for breast cancer. But a lot of those shirts, water bottles, pencils and all other things pink will do more to profit the companies selling them than to the organizations that the companies say they are donating to.

For example, the NFL sells pink merchandise that is supposedly going toward breast cancer research. But once the NFL, retailers, manufacturers and administration take their cut, only about 8 percent of the profits go towards cancer research, according to Business Insider. For a lot of women affected by this disease, the month of October is a time to spread awareness, raise money and share inspirational stories of how they’re overcoming or have overcome challenges. So during this month of pinkwashing, one of the best ways to directly impact the metastatic breast cancer community is through direct donations instead of the buying of commercial goods that claim to bring awareness — who isn’t aware of breast cancer these days? These commercial products tend to impact the companies more than the movement as it also gives the companies a higher public standing amongst consumers. So instead, it is vital that people donate directly to organizations like METAvivor, where 100 percent of donations go directly to metastatic breast cancer research, according to its website. Research geared directly toward metastatic research will bring people closer to decreasing mortality rates, not a pink ribbon. That is why in the midst of fun runs, pink shirts and cries for awareness, people need to focus their attention on ways they can actually impact this community.

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 25, 2018

Women’s soccer nearing season finale

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Forward Maddie Bennett and other players on CSUF women’s soccer anticipate a corner kick from the University of Denver Pioneers on Sept. 23.

The Titans will wrap up the final home game with a ceremony honoring its seniors. MEGAN GARCIA Sports Editor

As Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer concludes a frustrating season, their last home game will be against the University of California, Irvine on Thursday. After its 2-1 loss against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Fullerton was eliminated from contention in the Big West

Tournament. Irvine holds first place in the Big West standings with Long Beach State, trailing by one point. With six games recorded in conference play, the Titans are 0-5-1. Since starting the conference with a 1-1 draw against Long Beach State, opponents have outscored Fullerton with 11 goals compared to the Titans’ five. Forward Atlanta Primus and midfielder Kristen Swales lead the Titans with two goals each in conference play and are tied for fourth place in the Big West.

Ranked in ninth place for saves and goals-against average, goalkeeper Tianna Sanders is seeing less minutes, and Allison Poole is garnering more playing time at the crossbar as she has started two out of the last three games. With opponents averaging 1.66 goals against CSUF, the Anteaters are averaging just under 1.25 goals per game. After their 2-1 loss against Long Beach, the Anteaters’ lead shrunk in the standings. Irvine midfielder Shelby Lee leads the team with four goals in conference play, which ranks her second overall in the

Big West. Scoring goals against Irvine’s goalkeeper Maddie Newsom won’t be an easy task for the Titans. Newsom has allowed five goals in conference play, the third lowest in the Big West. Newsom has shutout Big West teams twice this season. The Titans own a 14-10-4 overall record against Irvine and secured the wins in the two overtime matches between them. The match will start at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Titan Stadium with senior night ceremonies occurring before the game.

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Outside hitter Madeline Schneider and middle blocker Harley Carmo set up a block against the University of San Francisco Dons on Sept. 14 .

Volleyball struggles to find win after losing 15 consecutive games this season. JARED EPREM Sports Editor

Cal State Fullerton volleyball will travel to UC Riverside on Oct. 27 for its final matchup with the Highlanders this season. Forty days have passed since Fullerton has won a set in the Big West conference. If they come up empty on Saturday, the following day will mark a year since the Titans recorded a conference win.

Their last win came against Riverside on Oct. 28, 2017. CSUF’s all-time record against Riverside is 30-9. Five of the losses have occurred since 2015. However, the Titans’(6-16, 0-9) only conference wins in the last three seasons have come against the Highlanders. Riverside (6-14, 1-7) is in the midst of a four-game losing streak. Its last victory came against Fullerton on Oct. 6. The Highlanders own a 2-4 record at home this season. The Titans post a 2-7 record in games played away from Titan Gym. While no Titans rank in the top five of

any statistical category in the Big West, Highlanders outside hitter Kaiulani Ahuna earns the second most kills per set in the conference (5.07). However, she has not played in a match since Sept. 21. In her absence, outside hitter Nailah Jones has recorded 85 kills in Big West play, which leads the team. Fullerton and Riverside own the two worst hitting percentages as teams in the Big West at .160 and .168. They also have the least number of blocks in the conference with 115 for the Titans and 121 for the Highlanders. Saturday’s game will start at 4 p.m. in the SRC Arena.

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Junior goalkeeper Alfred Cortez recorded two saves in a shutout during the first start of his season. He had not played since Sept. 23, when he logged 26 minutes in the Titans 4-0 win against the University of San Francisco. CSUF has yet to win a conference game on the road this season. If the Titans lose on Saturday it will be the first time since 2014 that they failed to win a conference game on the road. The Highlanders, who are riding a twogame win streak, will host Fullerton. Over their last two games, the Highlanders have registered consecutive shutouts against Cal State Northridge and Sacramento State. Despite being in second place in the conference, the Highlanders have a 6-9-1 overall record, but they still haven’t been good on their home turf. They own a 2-4 record at UC Riverside Soccer Stadium with a -5 goal differential while at home this season. The Titans and Highlanders will kick off at 7 p.m. on Saturday night. If the Titans win and reach the Big West Tournament for the fifth consecutive season, they will begin the first round of the tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

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