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Thursday November 15, 2018

Volume 104 Issue 35

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Anti-Semitic language found on campus

University Police are investigating the graffiti as an act of vandalism. CAILTIN BARTUSICK Managing Editor

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An electrical city box at Cal State Fullerton was vandalized with the words, “For the many, not the Jew,” on Tuesday. The box is located next to the intersection of Nutwood and Commonwealth avenues at College Park. The anti-Semitic vandalism appears to be a reference to the British Labour Party manifesto “For the many, not the few.” The graffiti was taken down the same day by engineers in College Park, and University Police are investigating it as an act of vandalism, not as a hate crime, said Capt. Scot Willey. “Hate crimes are very specific. They’re intent crimes that have to show they are directed at a certain building that houses a certain group. If that was on a synagogue or where campus Hillel group meets, then we could categorize it as a hate crime,” Willey said. “If we get any more information, we will prosecute it to the fullest extent.” Willey said there are no leads on the investigation. Hate crime trends New data from the FBI shows that there was a 37 percent increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes between 2016 and 2017. In 2016 there were 684 anti-Jewish bias-motivated incidents, and in 2017 there were 938. Across the country, college campuses have also seen a rise in

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Anti-Jewish graffiti was written on a Fullerton city electrical box near College Park on Tuesday. hate crimes. The Anti-Defamation League, an organization founded in 1913 dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, released data in February showing an “alarming increase” in white supremacist propaganda on U.S. college campuses. California is one of the states that has experienced the most incidents of campus flyer propaganda, according to the Anti-Defamation League. “We have seen increased

incidents, not just in anti-Semitism, but ‘alt-right’ and white supremacists on college campuses, over the past two years. We’ve seen an incredible increase in extremist and hate and bigoted posterings, graffiti, flyers, on college campuses,” said Peter Levi, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in Orange County and Long Beach. According to the 2018 Annual Security Report that collects

CSUF crime statistics, there were two hate crimes reported in 2016 and none reported in 2017. One of the reported hate crimes in 2016 was aggravated assault and the other was reported bias on sexual orientation. Willey said the university has “little to no history” of hate crimes occurring on campus. Student impact The anti-Semitic writing hit close to home for some students on campus. Rivka Pruss, a fourth

year and double major in journalism and Spanish, said she was shocked and angry when she realized how close this vandalism was. “I guess I’m just really hurt because you want to think of college campuses as a place where students come together, learn and are accepting and respectful of all cultures,” Pruss said. SEE CRIME

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Students are no longer able to wear certain gym attire at the Cal State Fullerton Student Recreation Center due to recent dress code changes. The dress code was initiated and enforced two months ago, and while it applies to all genders, the students who appear to be most affected are women who use sports bras, said Ryan Lim, Student Recreation Center customer service worker. “We get a few incidents where floor attendants have to talk to students. It’s mostly with girls, but also with guys too. Guys aren’t allowed to have cut out tank tops,” Lim said. Clothing like sports bras, extreme stringer tank tops and other revealing apparel have been banned from use. A sign is placed at the entrance of the recreation center that details and visualizes what is appropriate sportswear for the center. According to the sign, it is a goal of the center to continue providing students with a “safe, clean and supportive environment” to meet their exercise goals. The change has been met by criticism from students and was one of the topics brought up during the Associated Students’ first town hall meeting earlier this month. However, CSUF student Krystal Khuat said the recent dress code changes have not affected workout routines very much. “I usually wear a shirt. I wasn’t sure about the dress code before, but I think I knew that

After a life behind bars, Joseph Cruz became a Project Rebound scholar. DIANE ORTIZ News Editor

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guys couldn’t have their shirts off so I think it’s essentially the same (idea),” Khuat said. Lim said the changes were introduced during an SRC staff meeting and are enforced to ensure the hygiene of the center’s equipment as the restrictions minimize the risk of bacteria and bodily fluids, such as sweat, getting on the workout equipment. “Wearing open clothing is a lot less hygienic,” Lim said. Some of the common infections that can occur from bacteria left on equipment are ringworm and MRSA, which are the

result of skin-to-skin contact with pads, mats and equipment in areas like gyms, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated Students supervises and funds the Student Recreation Center, and support the “belief that fitness should be for all — no matter your size, shape, fitness level, or physical ability,” according to its website. The dress code update is not exclusive to CSUF. Other universities such as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Northridge, University

of California Los Angeles and Riverside, as well as others all employ a similar dress code. While the changes to the dress code do have their sanitation and cleanliness foundations, Lim said that one of the underlying factors that influenced it was to “promote body positivity.” “The (Student Recreation Center) is a service and is meant for every student,” Lim said. “It’s about fitness mentality and also supposed to prevent drawing eyes.” SEE EXTENDED

After spending 23 years in prison, Joseph Cruz, psychology major, said he went straight to college at Cal State Fullerton. Cruz was one of four panelists at the Project Rebound panel called Deconstructing the Effect of Criminalization in the Latinx Community on Wednesday. The panel was a part of the “Al Tanto: Latinx Community Symposium” that took place in the Titan Student Union and focused on several issues impacting Latinx communities including incarceration, immigration and gentrification. “I guess most stereotypes, I fall under. I’ve lived the life of gangs, I’ve sold drugs, I’ve done a lot of things at this point in my community and I’ve perpetuated those stereotypes,” Cruz said. However, it wasn’t his community that led Cruz to become a gang member, but rather it was his time in prison. “The funny part of it is that I didn’t become a gang member until I went to prison. Prison created a gang member,” he said. When incarcerated, Cruz was asked which gang he was from because it would help them place him to live with either the Northerners or the Southerners in the prison. SEE PROGRESS 2 VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

2 News

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Social worker becomes tenure-track faculty Professor hopes to bring a school-based social work program back to campus. AURIELLE WEISS Staff Writer

Some may say there is a misconception that social workers jobs require them to break up families and yank children from their homes, but Gordon Capp, assistant professor of social work at Cal State Fullerton said they spend most of the time just trying to make people’s lives better. “They’re really working to be in a place where they can effect change for people and make things better for people,” Capp said. “We do our best to try and figure out how to help them and make their life better. That’s the goal.” The 43 year old has taught at CSUF for about seven years part time, teaching special education and counseling. He received his undergrad at Seattle Pacific University, his master’s degree in social work at Cal State Long Beach and his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. “I’ve been working a long time to get to a place where

I’m in a job like this in a social work training program in a university. In a lot of ways this is the dream job,” Capp said. Before he was a social worker, he was teaching at the elementary and middle school level in Colorado for six years. It is there that Capp decided to explore a different career path. “I had a lot of students. They had issues with their families, they had things going on internally and I kind of realized that I didn’t actually care if they did their language arts homework. I thought, ‘All right what else can I do that’s going to allow me to continue working with kids and maybe with schools,’” Capp said. One of the most difficult jobs Capp said he had in social work was when he was at Orangewood Foundation, a foundation for foster children and community youth. “The goal was to get them back out into the community as quickly as possible, get them back with a family member, but sometimes we had to admit kids into Orangewood until we could find a place for them. “That was a tough place to work and a tough thing to work on. Having your own kid

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Professor Gordon Capp taught elementary and middle school for six years.

changes how you look at a lot of those things,” Capp said. Capp’s research in social work has explored everything from school climate and school safety, to the differences in military connected students and

non military connected students, to child maltreatment. His goal at CSUF is to develop a school social work program in his department. “We’ve had it in the past but right now we don’t have that

option for students to have a pathway to become school social workers directly out of our program. “That’s one way we really can make a difference in things,” Capp said.

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“I was like ‘No, I’m cool. I don’t want to live with gang members,’” Cruz said. Cruz was sent to the “border brothers,” otherwise known as “paisas” in prison. They were of Mexican descent, but because he didn’t speak Spanish, he wasn’t welcomed there either. The organization in prison and the fear of danger is what Cruz said forced him to become a gang member. “In prison you have gang members that self-admit and they get housed with their own,” he said. Even with some non-affiliated groups, Cruz said Latinos had to make a choice. “You’re one or the other,” he said.

“Because my crime was committed in Sacramento County, they labeled me as a Northerner.” Cruz was asked by the Board of Prison Terms why he joined a gang when he hadn’t been affiliated before entering prison. “I simply said, ‘I need to survive prison.’ I didn’t want to be there forever,” Cruz said. “Obviously I need to be protected, so I need to use my brains to survive. This is what I was forced to do. There are still consequences to it, just like there is on the streets.” Cruz said kids are at risk when they are growing up in communities where fathers aren’t around and mothers are working, or if both mothers and fathers

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community willing to help you,” Cruz said. “I don’t feel like I walk around with this big poster board on me that says ‘ex-criminal.’” Although Cruz is proud of his progress, he said he was aware of the mistakes he made and has been held accountable for his actions. He now warns others of the consequences of living a criminal lifestyle. “I served my sentence. I’m out here trying to live my life like everybody else, and then some,” Cruz said. “My advice to you is to embed it in your brothers that they can become something. That lifestyle, there’s consequences to it. It’s death and it’s incarceration.”

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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Students adhere to dress code Crime: Vandalism hits home Appropriate apparel at the Student Recreation Center has changed for sanitary reasons. WILLIAM ROBBINS Staff Writer

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The university and campus police have partnered with anti-hate groups like the Anti-Defamation League to train and educate people about hate crimes. They work with groups like campus housing and law enforcement to inform them about hate groups, bias and bigotry. “I don’t even know what whoever wrote this is trying to say by writing like that,” Pruss said. “Jewish people have historically helped lots of people. We continue to try to be of service as much as we can to others.” On Oct. 30, CSUF students and community members held a vigil to honor those who had been killed or affected by the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pennsylvania. Days after the massacre in Pittsburgh, an Irvine synagogue was defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti. Isaiah Kuli Nieto-Goldman, president of the Hillel club at CSUF, said the vandalization has made students in the Jewish club feel less safe on campus. “For me, it doesn’t matter if it comes from a fellow student or somebody on the outside. The fact that it’s that close to me and it’s still showing up in places that I need to be in, obviously. It shows that it’s close enough,” Nieto-Goldman said. Resources With the rise in anti-Semitism across college campuses, Levi said it is important to report any hate incident, even those that may seem minor. “Don’t let people make sexist jokes, or racist jokes. Don’t let people stereotype or generalize others, because when we normalize ideas, attitudes, stereotypes or jokes, it escalates. If it’s from a peer, a professor, anywhere — say something. Do something,” Levi said. To report a hate crime, contact University Police. For students looking for support, contact the Student Health and Counseling Center.

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The Titan recreation center’s dress code was initiated two months ago.

“Wearing open clothing is a lot less hygienic,” Lim said. Some of the common infections that can occur from bacteria left on equipment are ringworm and MRSA, which are the result of skin-to-skin contact with pads, mats and equipment in areas like gyms, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated Students supervises and funds the Student Recreation Center, and support the “belief that fitness should be for all — no matter your size, shape, fitness level, or physical ability,” according to its website. The dress code update is not exclusive

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4 Opinion

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Mental illness is a scapegoat for mass shootings Gun violence is an American epidemic: It must be stopped.

BRIAN BECSI Opinion Editor

Last weekend tragedy struck when a mass shooter opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, one of the safest cities in America. At least a dozen people, many of them young and college-aged, died. President Donald Trump has regularly politicized mass shootings on Twitter, infamously calling for teachers to carry guns in school. In response to the Thousand Oaks shooting, he blamed mental illness. However, most gun violence is committed by someone without a mental health diagnosis. Mental health interventions have the potential to help reduce both mass shootings and suicides, but it can be problematic to focus on mental health as the sole talking point for gun control. Mental illness is a broad and encompassing term, and it would

be inappropriate to suggest that all mental illnesses increase the risk of gun violence. The systems for screening for mental health aren’t foolproof either. The shooter in Thousand Oaks had prior contact with law enforcement and had undergone psychiatric evaluation, but had not been disarmed even though California law allows law enforcement to disarm people who show signs of violence. It’s possible that officials messed up, or that their department hadn’t enforced California’s red flag law, but it’s more likely that the shooter, a Marine veteran who may have been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, just didn’t show any obvious signs of a predisposition for violence. Thousand Oaks was the 307th mass shooting this year and there have been 339 victims of mass shootings in the United States during 2018, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit organization that collects and publishes data on gun violence in the United States. Mass shootings are a uniquely American tragedy, as a third of the world’s mass shootings occur in the United States, but they are a subset of America’s much more severe gun-violence problem. In 2016 and 2017, there were more than 15,000 gun-related deaths and an additional 22,000 gun suicides per year. This would

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make suicide the most common form of gun-related death in America, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Suicide is also one of the most common ways for a mass shooter to die. After police arrived on the scene at the Borderline in Thousand Oaks, the shooter engaged with officers, fatally wounding Sgt. Ron Helus of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. The gunman then committed suicide with his own firearm. Mass shootings hit close to

home for many, but politicians haven’t just balked at dealing with gun violence — they’ve resisted and used mental health as a scapegoat rather than a real talking point for common-sense gun legislation. These aren’t real attempts to find a solution to reduce gun violence — they’re deflections away from the issue. Congress hasn’t enacted gun control legislation in the last three years. After the Parkland school shooting, the National Rifle Association broke its

own fundraising record. All victims of gun violence deserve to be remembered in thoughts, prayers, advocacy and action. But beyond that, common-sense gun legislation needs to include bans on assault weapons, extended magazines and bump stocks. So when Congress gets ready to pass the next round of legislation American citizens need to demand comprehensive legislation and not be fooled by half-steps or deflections.

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College campuses are no place for anti-Semitism The phrase “For the many, not the Jew” appeared on a electrical city box on Tuesday outside of College Park. It brought with it the reminder that hate still has a voice, and far worse, it has found a way to speak on our campus. The vandalized electrical box was downstairs from the Daily Titan newsroom, and feet away from a building frequented by Cal State Fullerton students. While a written message may not seem like cause for concern, it occurs on the heels of a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pennsylvania as well as a string of anti-Semitic acts that occurred in Orange County over the last month.

It also brings anti-Semitism right to our campus a little over a week after local Jewish communities held a vigil at Becker Amphitheater for the 11 people killed in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. The message was scrawled in what appeared to be black marker, which would suggest that whoever wrote it did so in a careless manner and without much thought for how their message would be received. In a time when white supremacist propaganda on college campuses has been increasing, especially in California, hateful messages like these can’t be taken lightly. With so much hate in the nation, our campus should work to remain a safe place of

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Column: Thanksgiving means family My aunt gave me the gift of holiday cheer and taught me the value of family. SOMMER CLARK Staff Writer

There is a chill crispness in the air that introduces fall and, before you know it, it’s that time of year to pull out warmer blankets, oversized sweaters and prepare for the string of holidays that bring families together. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love the dinner fixings, the quality time with family and the anticipation it brings for the Christmas season. I no longer look at it as the holiday that supports the discovery of the new world, but rather as a designated time to sit down with extended family and give thanks for all that we have. This was the tradition we had when my Aunt Debbie was still alive. Debbie loved going all out for Thanksgiving. Often her home looked like a Pier 1 Imports catalogue exploded in her home. Before she got sick, her house was the designated meeting place for family on holidays, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. The oven-roasted turkey filled her house with a cornucopia of savory scents that met everyone at the front door, instantly bringing a hunger pain to our stomachs. Debbie could be heard yelling for people to get out of the kitchen so she could finish preparing the meal and to ensure no one’s appetite was ruined before everything was done. Yet there was always one scavenger looking to sneak a bite of stuffing. Two dinner tables were set up separating the adults from the “kids” with beautiful harvest place settings. That tradition carried on even when my

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cousins and I were over the age of 18. Yet it was a time to rekindle our inner child, a time to forget the real world for a short while, to feast to the point of a food coma and enjoy harmless jokes. After her passing, it has been harder to get the family together. Someone always feels left out because of drama or a fued. It frustrates me that there’s not a designated holiday house anymore, and a lot of the family is busy working, studying or taking care of infants. There seems

to be a separation that is not allowing time to be set aside for all the extended family to spend with each other and catch up with one another’s lives. I keep finding myself wishing my aunt Debbie was back to provide my daughter with the holiday cheer she always brought, but that is impossible in the way that I wish. I’ll keep Debbie’s spirit alive by honoring her and providing similar holiday cheer. With Savannah in the world now, it is time to plan our own

holiday festivities that would make aunt Debbie proud. It will be her first Thanksgiving and I want to honor my aunt’s memory and spirit. I feel it is essential to recreate the same warm and safe holiday house that is full of love and good times for my daughter. I do not want to fear that it will just be dust in the wind, never to leave a mark on the world, let alone my own family. Life goes on, but holiday memories and traditions that are cherished keep an essence of

those who have passed on alive. My aunt’s spirit will live on for a long time because of the many hearts she touched each holiday season. I’ll continue to wake to my Savannah sunrise, giving thanks to the blessings she brings to me and teach her the importance of unity through family and spreading holiday cheer. I want her to look back at her life and remember holidays filled with family and immense amounts of warmth and love.

Review: ‘FM!’ gives a taste of summer Vince Staples’ new album brings Long Beach to life through his music. KRISTINA GARCIA Copy Editor

NATHAN NGUYEN Asst. News Editor

After releasing four projects in four years, Vince Staples delivered the heat with his latest album “FM!,” which encapsulates the rapper’s upbringing in the suburbs of Long Beach. The 11-track album, was released on Nov. 2 with a total run time of 22 minutes, and features Kehlani, Ty Dolla $ign and Jay Rock, and has interludes from Earl Sweatshirt and Tyga. “FM!” begins with the sound of radio static tuning across several channels before landing on a single station. The first track “Feels Like Summer” opens with, “Summertime in the LB wild, we gon’ party ‘til the sun or the guns come out.” Even with winter around the corner, it’s always sunny in Southern California. Staples references the unpredictability of party life in his hometown in “Outside!,” which gives insight on the suburban scene: “Young and livin’ gorgeous reinforced whips, prolly can’t afford this we in orbit,” raps Staples. He calls upon the several parts of Long Beach to come together, from the northside to the eastside and westside. From muscle cars to MAC-10’s, Staples cautions to “never love, never trust, never gon’ switch” if things get out of hand. Never shy to bring up his affiliation with gangs growing up, Staples says that he “really came from the slums,” and couldn’t wait to get rich so he could buy a whole crate of guns in “Don’t Get Chipped.” With the amount of success he has garnered lately, VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

Staples conveys his fear of losing it all with the pull of a trigger. Staples advises his audience to always keep your “head on a swivel” and “stay dangerous” on the upbeat track “No Bleedin.” A more serious tone and ominous tenor is heard throughout “Relay,” as Staples recalls the dangers of the inner city, including his run-in with the authorities. Staples reinforces his rise to the top in “Run the Bands” while comparing himself to Jesse Owens, a legendary track and field Olympian. The beat of “FUN!” is nostalgic of “Humming the Bassline,” the theme song for the Sega Dreamcast’s “Jet Set Radio.” The music video for “FUN!” was released Nov. 1 on YouTube and, instead of following a bunch of graffiti tagging and rollerblading kids, the video accompanies Staples through his neighborhood with the use of Google Maps. “Tweakin’” is the track that has garnered the accomplishment of getting listeners to press the repeat button over and over again. Kehlani’s chorus feeds a soothing melody onto an otherwise lyrically melancholic song. In the song, Staples raps about the deaths of his friends and how these deaths are commonplace for his type of lifestyle. His album is more than a mesh of song like those of other artists. He focuses on a polished, continuous record as each song is played in succession of one another, like Queen’s “A Night at the Opera.” It connects the entirety of the album, forcing listeners to hear the record in order from start to finish so they can grasp the intricate flow of the tracks in succession. The transition between songs is so smooth that Staples leaves listeners constantly referring back to the album to see which song is actually playing.

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However, the cover art is nothing like Queen’s. “FM!” features an artistic “Where’s Waldo” touch, reminiscent of Green Day’s third studio album “Dookie.” But instead of paying tribute to the East Bay punk-rock culture, Staples depicts an environment surrounded by criminals, guns and mischievous behavior. From only listening to Earl Sweatshirt’s “Hive” featuring

Staples to listening to an entire Staples album, even for first time listeners, his newest album isn’t a piece to take lightly because of its call to home. Along with being featured on the new “Creed II” movie soundtrack, Staples hinted on his “Ramona Radio” show that there is more music on the way after collaborating with legendary producer Pharrell Williams on

several tracks that did not make it onto “FM!” Vince Staples tweeted out on Nov. 7 that “FM!” was not an album, despite its classification as his third official studio album, and that he “doesn’t know what an album is anymore.” No matter what “FM!” is, it certainly deserves a good listen, even if you aren’t from Long Beach or a fan of rap music.

6 Sports

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2018

CSUF baseball alumnus hosts toy drive

John Gavin is partnering with Negu to host a joy drive at Cal State Fullerton. KATHRYNE PADILLA Asst. Sports Editor

A group of Cal State Fullerton alumni including baseball alumni and current San Francisco Giants minor league pitcher John Gavin, will be hosting a joy drive on on Nov. 27 along Titan Walk for the Jessie Rees Foundation. “We’re asking people to bring in small toys and anything they can to help out and help put a smile on a kid’s face. At the end of the day, that what it’s all about, is helping these kids get through a tough time in their lives,” Gavin said. In 2016, eight-year-old Coben Swanson, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia, signed a letter of commitment to the CSUF baseball team through the help of Team IMPACT, an organization that pairs children with athletic teams in an effort to build a support group. “A child signs the national letter of intent, accepting the responsibility of being a teammate. It’s a nice experience, it’s inclusive, it’s welcoming and it really kicks off their relationship,” said Lynn LaRocca, case manager and licensed independent social worker for Team IMPACT. Since meeting Swanson, Gavin has put in effort to raise awareness for children who are battling all types of cancer and chronic illnesses. Gavin has kept close ties with

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the Swanson family and in a trip to visit them in January, he was introduced to the organization known as Negu, or the Jessie Rees Foundation that is

based in Irvine, California. “He opened this jar and I didn’t really know what it was. Inside this jar it had a bunch of small toys, it had bracelets

and other stuff like that and I was like, ‘What is that?’ And he said, ‘Oh, It’s my joy jar. I get one every once in a while,” Gavin said.

Negu, short for “Never Ever Give Up,” was founded after 12-year-old Jessica Joy Rees battled two brain tumors. Her desire to help others led to the creation of “Joy Jars.” Reese, with permission from her parents, would personally create 3,000 jars in her 10-month battle, which were sent to several children who were also fighting cancer. After passing in 2012, her family made sure to continue what their daughter had started which had impacted the lives of other children and their family. Fullerton alumni Tyler Harper, Taylor Pyrell, Trevor Mitsch and Bharbie Yadab are also partnering up with Negu in order to contribute to the joy that the jars bring to children. The group decided as a whole to use the Fullerton campus for the fundraiser as it is a familiar area for themselves. However, they also view this as an opportunity to reach a wide variety of ages to provide more knowledge and awareness. “We wanted to spread awareness in the college demographic and be able to help out with finding resources in the college,” Gavin said. On Nov. 27, online donations made to Negu and small toy donations such as toy cars, small action figures and new socks will be collected and given out by the group in hopes of being a part of ensuring a child is given joy this coming holiday season, Gavin said. “A smile can really go a long way in a kid’s life,” Gavin said.

Titans face Central Florida in South Carolina Men’s basketball will play the first game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational today. JARED EPREM Sports Editor

Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball plays the first game of the Myrtle Beach Invitation against University of Central Florida today in the HTC Center. This is the first of three games both teams will play in the tournament. The winner of today’s contest will face the winner of Saint Joseph’s versus Wake Forest on Friday at 10:30 a.m. The losing teams will play on Friday at 8 a.m. The Titans (1-1) come into the game after defeating West Coast Baptist College, 106-53 on Nov. 10. Freshman Wayne Arnold led CSUF in scoring with 23 points. Forward Jackson Rowe was second in points with 16. He also added seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal in his 16 minutes. The Knights (1-1) lost to

Florida Atlantic University on Sunday, 80-79. Guard B.J. Taylor scored 29 points on 64 percent shooting from the field. Central Florida averages 81.5 points per game while holding its opponents to 75. Taylor leads the Knights in scoring at 25.5 points per game while shooting 51 percent from the field and 42 percent from three-point range. Fullerton, meanwhile, averages 100 points a contest while giving up 77.5. Rebounding is again a struggle for the Titans as they have been outrebounded by 4.5 boards per game. However, they average more rebounds (44.5) than Central Florida (42.5) despite the Knights possessing three players that stand at 6 feet 11 inches or taller. The tallest player, 7 feet 6 inch center Tacko Fall, is third on the team in rebounds at 6.5 per game. He has only taken six shots in his forty minutes this season, but has not missed one of them. However, Fall has made only one of his six free-throw attempts so far. The game will tip at 10:30 a.m. today.

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Forward Josh Pitts (24) posted 14 points and six rebounds against West Coast Baptist on Nov. 10.

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Fullerton ends season on the road Volleyball heads to UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this weekend. JARED EPREM Sports Editor

Cal State Fullerton volleyball travels to UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this weekend to play its last two games of the season. The Titans (6-22 overall, 0-14 Big West) were swept by both Santa Barbara (15-11 overall, 7-7 Big West) and Cal Poly (23-2 overall, 13-1 Big West) at home this season. Based on these results alone, CSUF’s last three games have been three of its best during the 21-game losing streak. Despite losing all three, the Titans won a set in each match against Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State and California Baptist University. Its 52 kills against Long Beach State were the second-highest total in conference play, and its 87 digs against Cal Baptist were the most they’ve totaled in a game this season.

The Santa Barbara Gauchos have the second-most kills in the Big West conference largely thanks to outside hitter Lindsey Ruddins, who has 538 of the team’s 1,358. Cal Poly has the second fewest, ahead of only Fullerton. However, the Mustangs own the highest hitting percentage (.292). The second best belongs to Long Beach State at .231. Cal Poly outside hitter Torrey Van Winden leads the conference in individual hitting percentage at .364. The setters for Santa Barbara and Cal Poly lead the Big West in assists per set. Gauchos setter Olivia Lovenberg averages 11.06 per set, and Mustangs setter Avalon DeNecochea averages 10.33 per set. The Titans’ all-time record in the Mott Athletics Center is 3-26, and they have not defeated the Mustangs since 2013. CSUF’s record at Santa Barbara is 4-31, and they have not defeated the Gauchos since 2012. CSUF will play Santa Barbara on Friday and Cal Poly on Saturday. Both games begin at 7 p.m.

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There’s a human element to basketball that is more than just filling a notebook with stats and play-by-plays of the athletes on the court. “I think people sense that I have a genuine curiosity about something that I am really trying to understand. I will commit the time. I will commit weeks, months and sometimes years just trying to understand one thing to a degree where I can explain it,” Holmes said. Before anchoring himself to the Lakers for ESPN, Holmes joined the Boston Celtics beat with The Boston Globe. At the age of 25, Holmes was competing with reporters who had been on the Celtics beat longer than he’d been alive. “I thought ‘Man, they’re going to wipe the floors with me,’” Holmes said. To set himself apart from the pack of veteran reporters, Holmes focused on feature stories within the realm of the Celtics. “I didn’t have the connections or what not, but I had a passion for feature stories and for enterprise reporting, so I thought the best way to help my coverage to stand out was to work on my coverage of those stories,” Holmes said. After immersing himself in the city of Boston for 22 months, Holmes made the move from one city with a storied rivalry to another: Los Angeles. “I’m probably a unique reporter in that I covered both the Lakers and the Celtics. I don’t

From 2014-17, Baxter Holmes served as Lakers beat reporter for ESPN. He is now a national features writer for ESPN.

have allegiances either way. I’m not from either of those cities; I’m from a small town in like the poorest county in the state of Oklahoma,” Holmes said. A standout season for Holmes was the complexity of Bryant’s last season of his illustrious career. The tired body of a 37-yearold led to longer nights for the writer, who waited for Bryant to finish extensive physical therapy treatments and receptions of celebrities. “Basically every night almost

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felt like a double or triple overtime game. The nights were very, very, very long,” Holmes said. Hailing from Oklahoma, Holmes said he wasn’t exactly raised in the extravaganza that surrounded Bryant’s career. The strenuous hours and days exposed Holmes to a different side of the basketball player, particularly in the last few days that led up to Bryant’s last game. The 20-season career was catching up to Bryant, even

more so when he ruptured his achilles during the 2013 season. Holmes detailed the few days leading up to the turning point in Bryant’s career. The dedication to winning on the court led him to watching the Lakers from the bench. “I hadn’t covered him for many years. I didn’t have a great and long time to get to know him, but during that final year I think I got to know him probably as much as I could,” Holmes said.

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Holmes said fire for writing and information still burns within him, despite the long nights he endured with Bryant and the thousands of words he’s written since then. “It feels like Christmas morning almost every time getting great information, and I go back to the computer and I know I have a great story at my fingertips,” Holmes said. Jesse Lima contributed to this article.