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Volume 102 Issue 42

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics dean talks about upcoming required course.

Guillermo del Toro explores an unlikely love story with his film ‘The Shape of Water.’

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Lifestyle

Women are being woefully disrespected with insufficient paid maternity leave.

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Opinion

Venzant’s determination Diversity shines for leads him back to the court 2018 Grammys COLUMN

The freshman guard overcame an injury and demonstrated he can be a key player.

Innovative artists like Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar are being recognized by taking the lead with the most nominations.

HARRISON FAIGEN Managing Editor

NICOLE ADAMITA

Titans freshmen Daniel Venzant and Josh Pitts have been inseparable since the moment they got to campus. The two first-year players from Texas have bonded over their shared roots playing against each other in the Amateur Athletic Union, and whether they’re playing video games or grabbing food, the two are almost always together. Venzant and Pitts even have the same class schedule, allowing the former to fulfill his point guard responsibilities of setting up teammates not just on the court, but off the court as well. “Even though I don’t get some stuff, he helps me. He’s basically like a brother,” Pitts said. “Having a point guard and a friend that’s close to you like that, just having him by your side at all times and letting you know that he’s got your back, that’s pretty good.” Venzant downplays his role helping Pitts and said they’re “both trying to work on” their math skills, and to what extent he does help his friend, it’s just what point guards do. “I feel like as a point guard you should have a relationship with

Asst. Lifestyle Editor

GABE GANDARA / DAILY TITAN FILE PHOTO

Daniel Venzant has appeared in four games since his recovery from a torn ACL and meniscus. He believes in having a strong relationship with his team.

everybody on the team,” Venzant said. “It’s more than basketball, too. These guys are your family, because I’m from Texas, so my family is far away. So the people around the team are the closest people to me.” Venzant has been groomed to play this role since his father put a ball

in his hands as soon as he was old enough to play and then became his first coach. Their goal of developing Venzant into a point guard was simple: To earn a scholarship that would pay for his college education. SEE DRIVE 8

When the 60th Grammy Awards nominees were announced on Tuesday morning, fans were pleased to see the unusual amount of diversity. For the first time in Grammy history, no white male artists are nominated for album of the year. Jay Z takes the lead with eight nominations followed by Kendrick Lamar with seven. The ongoing issue of race has been a widely discussed topic in recent years as white artists continued to receive high awards over equally, if not more deserving artists of color, including last year when Beyoncé lost to Adele for album of the year. Even Adele herself was dismayed during her big moment, stating that Beyoncé deserved to win. “I’m very humbled and I’m very grateful and gracious, but my artist of my life is Beyoncé, and this album to me, the ‘Lemonade’ album, is just so monumental,” Adele said during her 2017 Grammy

album of the year speech, unaccepting of it. Although Adele is a highly respected artist and may or may not have deserved that award, it goes deeper than that. Black artists have been continuously kicked to the curb and not recognized for their hard work and great contributions to the music industry. This year, the Grammys recognized diverse artists across the board, including Childish Gambino, Bruno Mars, Khalid, SZA and Cardi B. Most of the nominees have released game-changing albums, especially Jay Z’s “4:44” and Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” Instead of rapping cliché lyrics about girls and money, both albums present an innovative and progressive approach to music and highlight heavy issues of race, relationships and personal obstacles. SEE GRAMMYS 4

Security Day 2017 looks at online safety California Assembly member, alumna among speakers. AMY WELLS

Asst. News Editor

Creating strong passwords and updating operating systems were recurringly emphasized at Security Day 2017. Tuesday’s event, which was hosted by the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the college’s Center for Cybersecurity, began in 2013 to get students interested in cybersecurity. However, Associate Computer Science Professor and

We’re trying to build up our security program and our security stature in the community.

MIKHAIL GOFMAN Center for Cybersecurity director

Center for Cybersecurity Director Mikhail Gofman said Security Day has evolved to be more inclusive over the years. “We’re trying to bring together students, faculty, people from the industry, even people from the general public to learn about cybersecurity,” Gofman said. The all-day public event was held in the Titan Student Union with free admission. It was comprised of presentations by industry experts ranging from protecting businesses against attacks to promoting cybersecurity products. Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva and Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Information Technology Amir Dabirian were the keynote speakers. “We had (Quirk-Silva) speak and actually recognize our efforts. We had official recognition from her, which we consider to be a big deal,” Gofman said. SEE SECURITY

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ETHAN PESCHANSKY / DAILY TITAN

Former Interim City Manager Allan Roeder facilitated the Fullerton City Council’s special meeting Tuesday to answer questions council members had regarding policy statements that will attempt to improve the city’s financial situation.

City council weighs fiscal options Special Tuesday meeting focused on financial sustainability. ETHAN PESCHANSKY Staff Writer

Fullerton City Council held a special meeting Tuesday aimed at improving the city’s fiscal sustainability. The council discussed policy statements focused on three main themes: Infrastructure and city assets, fiscal and organizational stability, and public safety. These statements will act as guidelines for the city when it constructs budgets for future fiscal years.

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“It’s an opportunity to begin making adjustments as may be needed, not only in terms of what the city provides in the way of programs and services, but how those programs and services are provided,” said former Interim City Manager Allan Roeder, who acted as the meeting’s moderator.

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