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Volume 102 Issue 46

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Cal State Fullerton continues its search for the next University Police chief.

Pi Sigma Alpha honors society allows political science majors to connect and give back.

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Faculty diversifies with slow progress A multiethnic student body is not reflected in the university’s current roster of professors, though CSUF’s strategic plan has made an impact.

DAVID MARSHEL Staff Writer

As Cal State Fullerton’s fiveyear strategic plan closes in 2018, the goal of creating a diverse academic learning community has seen slow progress in the ethnic distribution of tenured and tenure-track faculty campuswide.

Goal three of the plan expresses the university’s forward-thinking vision to recruit and retain a high-quality, diverse faculty.

“The heart of the university is in its employees,” said CSUF vice president of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion David Forgues, Ph.D. “To have a goal in the strategic plan around investing in, diversifying and finding the highest-quality faculty is us investing in our future.”

Since the plan’s launch in 2013, 32 percent of CSUF’s current 843 tenured and

Men’s basketball is starting to understand its dynamic squad.

JARED EPREM

Asst. Sports Editor

As the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team enters the last month of nonconference play, further understanding the dynamic of its squad is at the top of the program’s to-do list.

“Each player has a different rhythm, and we have to understand our rhythm individually and then find out how it fits into the overall concert of our team,” said Titans Head Coach Dedrique Taylor after their win over Harvard University. “Once we start playing as a concert, I think we’ll be a really good ball club moving forward.”

This concert level of play has been a season-long objective the Titans have yet

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If we can find a way to get on the same page ... I think our offense will take off and go to a different level.

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to achieve. The ideal outcome would feature sophomore forward Jackson Rowe as well as junior guards Khalil Ahmad and Kyle Allman having solid performances in the same game.

The three of them have performed outstanding solo acts, with Allman scoring 34 points against Georgia, Ahmad recording 25 against Sacramento State and Rowe matching Ahmad’s total when the Titans faced Harvard. However, six games in, they have yet to function as a band.

The closest this group has come to achieving this goal was in its latest game against Harvard. Rowe poured in 25 points on a perfect 10-10 shooting and Allman contributed 16 for the game. Ahmad struggled in this matchup, putting up 9 points on 3-10 shooting from the field.

Taylor acknowledged this feat postgame, stating that having almost all three players in double figures was good for the team, but they will need to find a rhythm together in order to improve offensively.

“If we can find a way to get on the same page ... I think our offense will take off and go to a different level,” Taylor said.

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‘Dance Theatre’ to showcase student choreography The concert will be performed in the Little Theatre until Dec. 10.

KRISTINA GARCIA Asst. Lifestyle Editor

As the large red curtains sweep open, the dancers are isolated in darkness on stage. The first ray of light shines on the individual performers as they sway and synchronize to the music with precision and elegance in each step. But with each movement, a choreographer on the sidelines watches steadily to ensure every move is perfected and crafted in the way they imagined.

Cal State Fullerton’s “Fall Dance Theatre” combines the choreography of students, faculty and guest artist Mike Esperanza, a CSUF alumnus, as they paint pictures with the stage as their canvas and the dancers their brush.

Before the concert is assembled, everyone has their own shoes to tie as choreographers prepare their pieces, dancers audition and tech rehearsals are run.

“There are times where the movements will be similar and I’ll go doing one dance and then I’ll be like, ‘Wait, wrong dance.’ But

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The concert promotes a professional work environment for the students as they work with all aspects of the show including, lighting, costumes, sets and choreography.

usually it’s so natural to my body to pick up the chore-

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I think (Willis) wanted us to realize that it wasn’t just arbitrary. Everything we are doing actually has a purpose and a meaning behind it.

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tenure-track faculty pool were hired. However, overall faculty ethnicity percentages approach, but still do not reflect the ethnic diversity of the student body.

In fall 2016, Latino students comprised 39 percent of the university’s students.

Yet, only 9.4 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty were Latino.

During the same semester, Caucasian students made up only 22 percent of the student body, but Caucasians make up 63.1 percent of faculty.

“When these numbers get closer to the student body, we’ll feel pretty good about it,” Forgues said.

Equilibrium does reside with Asian and Middle Eastern populations, with students making up 21 percent and faculty making up 23 percent of the university.

TAYLOR-ANNE MURRAY CSUF dance student ography,” said dance student Gabriella Bridgmon.

Preparations for the concert can be long and tiring,

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“It’s so much different being a dancer versus being a choreographer because a lot of it is a collaborative effort that you don’t really realize as a dancer,” said dance student A’Kaila Willis. “People think it’s all in the steps, but most of what makes a choreographer is all the behindthe-scenes things that people don’t see.”

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“When these numbers get closer to the student body, we’ll feel pretty good about it,” Forgues said.

Equilibrium does reside with Asian and Middle Eastern populations, with students making up 21 percent and faculty making up 23 percent of the university.

African-American students and faculty are also similar at 2 percent and 3.3 percent respectively.

“We’ve made progress here, we just have more work to be done,” Forgues said. “We want our faculty to reflect the diversity of our community.”

Some students question the need for promoting diversity through hiring, as selecting equally qualified candidates based on identity rather than merit raises some concern.

“I think it is very valuable that everyone is treated equally and fairly,” said political science major Ryan Hoskins. “I want the hiring practices of the university to be neutral and merit-based, and to say that diversity is more important than merit, I think that’s flawed and will lead to a lower quality of education.”

To consolidate the

university’s hiring practices, CSUF President Mildred García established the Human Resource, Diversity and Inclusion division in 2013.

“Historically, our faculty have not always reflected the diversity of the community that we serve,” Forgues said.

“This is not just us. This is a national problem. Goal three in the strategic plan is us saying this is an issue that we collectively need to work on.”

For the university, hiring and retaining faculty has many different limitations to consider. Tenured and tenure-track faculty come from a limited hiring pool, Forgues said. Doctorate degrees in specific disciplines are foremost on the list of qualifications for tenure-track employment and are sought after by universities nationwide.

CSUF competes against bigger research institutions, the cost of living in other areas and corporate industries as well. Not all doctoral candidates consider careers in teaching, and not all candidates have diverse backgrounds.

“The majority populations are much more overrepresented in Ph.D. programs than are minority populations,” Forgues said. “That’s

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We’ve made progress here, we just have more work to be done. We want our faculty to reflect the diversity of our community.

DAVID FORGUES Vice president of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion

nationwide. So if we don’t have enough candidates from diverse backgrounds receiving Ph.D.’s, it’s more difficult to get them into the faculty.”

Mary Ann Villarreal, vice president of Strategic Initiatives and Academic Affairs, said the university is committed to establishing a multicultural campus community and taking action by re-evaluating the recruitment process.

“We have not always been great practitioners of recruiting and this has been a trend in higher education,” Villarreal said. “We can’t be passive recruiters and expect that people want to come to us. We want to attract someone that wants to serve the students we serve.”

Once hired, Forgues said faculty need to feel welcome in the university’s academic community. The third goal from the university’s strategic plan evolved into Titans Together, a communal website for increasing diversity

at CSUF. The site also provides university policies, resources and demographics as a one-stop virtual space for all Titans.

“Anything that is related to equity, inclusion and diversity is on this site,” Villarreal said. “It’s about how we define diversity and equity, and how we do that together as students, staff and faculty, regardless of where you are on this campus.”

The 41 faculty members hired in 2017 contribute to CSUF’s academic diversity and inclusivity, and the Strategic Plan Steering Committee has begun soliciting feedback from the campus community to determine overarching themes to address for the next five-year plan starting in 2018.

“I can’t imagine equity and inclusion will be removed in any way from our plan,” Villarreal said.

“It just may be framed differently to reflect who we want to become over the next five years.”

ASI prepares for Homecoming Cal State Fullerton’s school spirit to not only show, but glow.

LAUREN HOFER Staff Writer

ASI Titan Tusk Force’s Electric Pep Rally will give students a glowing Electric Daisy Carnival-themed experience in preparation for the Saturday’s homecoming game.

“We’re trying to make it like you’re entering a whole other world,” said Associated Students, Inc. Titan Tusk Force director Kaetlyn Hernandez, who is heading preparation for the event.

The pep rally will take place on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center and will feature live performances by Cal State Fullerton dance group The Movement, as well as Ballet Folklorico de CSUF. DJs Austo and Pharaoh will be playing music throughout the evening, and ASI will teach attendees the Titan Clap, a school cheer that “not many people know,” said the event’s marketing coordinator Jennifer Mendoza.

There will be games and opportunities for people to enjoy free vendors like a caricature artist, photo booth,

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Associated Students, Inc. Titan Tusk Force director Kaetlyn Hernandez, who is in charge of event preparations, promised that Friday’s Electric Pep Rally will be like ‘entering a whole other world.’

airbrush tattoo artist and live art.

Hernandez said popcorn and cotton candy in glowing containers and small giveaways like glow bracelets and sticks will be guaranteed for the first 400 arrivals.

The first 250 students will also be given homecoming package vouchers to redeem at the festivities the following day. The packages will include a shirt, a

commemorative cup and a food voucher.

“Once they redeem that ticket at the Saturday event, their ticket is put into an opportunity drawing for a free spring 2018 parking permit,” Hernandez said.

Students can attend for free; they’ll simply need to provide their campuswide identification number and scan their hand as they normally would when entering

after fall 2017.

“It’s an opportunity that combines my passions of law enforcement and education,” Rogers said. “I’ve always aspired to culminate my career by being a chief of police and leading an agency, bringing all the things that I’ve learned over my career and lifetime to building an agency.”

He explained his vision to continue the legacy of a supportive, motivated and empowered University Police force while focusing on student safety.

“We want to provide a safe, open and nurturing environment for the educational experience to take place, but we also want to make it clear to people who want to come and do harm to our students, faculty, staff and campus that we have a police department that’s willing and able to stop them,” Rogers said.

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the SRC. Students who have not registered with the SRC will need to go to the second floor and use their portal login and campuswide ID to register before heading to the basketball court for the festivities.

“We want it to be CSUF meets EDC. So we’re just hoping the music, the food, the vendors and all of that will make that environment,” Hernandez said.

Police chief search continues Former Los Angeles County sheriff assistant presents candidacy.

GENE PIETRAGALLO Staff Writer

Former Los Angeles County Assistant Sheriff Todd Rogers gave a presentation in Mihaylo Hall on Wednesday on his candidacy for the Cal State Fullerton Chief of Police opening before spending the day talking to the university’s faculty and students in lecture halls throughout the campus.

Rogers, a 32-year veteran of the sheriff’s department, addressed his plans to improve on the University Police following Chief of Police Dennis J. DeMaio, who recently announced his plans to retire from his position

It’s an opportunity that combines my passions of law enforcement and education.

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TODD ROGERS Former Los Angeles County assistant sheriff After praising University Police, Rogers added that he plans to observe their practice before making any adjustments.

“There’s a great legacy left by the retiring chief, and I need to come in and become a subject-matter expert on the department,” Rogers said. “When the time is appropriate, I will apply my breadth of experience and help mentor the team.”

Rogers also has experience with city government, as he has been the mayor of Lakewood on three separate occasions, most recently between 2014-15. He is also a current member of the Lakewood City Council.

“From what I heard, he seems to be a good fit for the student body and what the students want in a police chief for our University Police Department,” said third-year psychology major Samantha Bowen, who attended Wednesday’s presentation.

Rogers is the second chief of police candidate to present on campus to faculty and staff following University Police Capt. John Brockie’s talk Monday.

San Diego Community College Chief of Police Raymund Aguirre is scheduled to present his campaign and potential employment plans on Dec. 4.

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NEWS 3 Why some students hesitate to declare a major THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2017

It takes time for some to explore different career paths.

JULIAN MUNIZ Staff Writer

Lack of commitment and uncertainty among college majors could be an explanation for students remaining undeclared for long periods of time.

In fall 2017, 12.7 percent of all 4,426 first-time freshmen entered Cal State Fullerton undeclared, according to data provided by CSUF’s Institutional Research and Analytical Studies department.

Along with the freshmen class, CSUF admitted 3,755 new transfer students. Of those transfers, 40.8 percent were undeclared at the time of enrollment.

“They have this notion that their major is going to dictate what they’re going to do for the rest of their life,” said College of Education Career Counselor Miguel Martinez.

Eventually all students must commit to a major so they can graduate.

Institutional Research conducted a study in fall 2015 that polled students on the perception of being undeclared.

According to the study, 54 percent of undeclared

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They have this notion that their major is going to dictate what they’re going to do for the rest of their life.

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MIGUEL MARTINEZ College of Education career counselor

students felt they had more time to discover their interests, explore careers and gain experiences. Conversely, 46 percent had a fear of falling behind, felt a lack of direction and developed feelings of anxiety and worry.

Sophomore Andres Salas said that it is hard being undeclared and feeling “lost” while seeing that a lot of students know what they want to do.

“I’m still trying to figure it out,” Salas said. “A lot of things appeal to me but I’m not sure which one I want to invest in, and have a future career and spend the rest of my life doing.”

CSUF Career Development and Academic Advising Specialist Janette Hyder said that there is a multitude of factors that keep students from declaring a major.

“They’re unaware of different majors that are available, or they don’t know what the major entails,” Hyder said. “Some students that I’ve met with, some of them did not want to be forced into something just yet, so they figured undeclared would be the best opportunity for them to explore.”

Hyder has collected data throughout the 2016-17 year by surveying students who attend her panels and workshops for undeclared majors.

Analytics from her survey suggest that students might not realize that they have options when it comes major exploration, especially in terms of branching out with a concentration while remaining in the same major.

She found that 50 to 70 percent of all undeclared college students also tend to change their major at least two to three times over the course of their college tenure.

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An Institutional Research and Analytical Studies department study from 2015 showed that 54 percent of undeclared students felt they had more time to discover their interests or explore and gain experience in some careers.

“(Students) think they know what a major is, then they realize that it’s not what they thought it was,” Hyder said.

She said that pressure from certain peers or

guardians is another key factor that ties into the prolonged process of declaring a major for some.

“What I have encountered when doing new student orientation and doing parent

orientations is sometimes students declare majors because it’s like parental pressure,” Hyder said.

Despite specialists like Hyder and Martinez being available to help students

find what major they want to pursue, the process can still prove to be difficult for some undeclared students.

“It seems like everyone knows where they’re going except me,” Salas said.

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The fossil was donated by John Gregg, President of Gregg Drilling and Testing, Inc., who pondered the possibility of future installations in Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Student Union.

Introducing the Fully Mammoth A Twitter poll decided the name of CSUF’s new installation.

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Cal State Fullerton’s woolly mammoth installation, now named the Fully Mammoth was officially presented Wednesday at the Titan Student Union Chapman Atrium for the university’s Homecoming Week.

Students and staff filled the hallway outside of the atrium to hear speakers talk about the history of the fossil and why President of Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc., John Gregg happily donated a piece of history to CSUF. Since the date of installation, Gregg had not seen the fossil finalized until the reveal celebration where he said he is happy to see the university completely accept his donation.

“It’s really nice. They’ve embraced it completely and I think even more than I thought they would. They’re owning it and they’re branding it, and it’s going to be part of the culture here and it’s really nice to see,” Gregg said.

Chair of the TSU Board of Trustees Jared Hill explained that the board really wanted to be inclusive of the students and departments on campus when considering the fossil’s name.

Through surveys and Twitter polls, the board of trustees finalized three potential names: Tatum the Titan, Morgan the Mammoth and the Fully Mammoth. Between the three contenders, the Fully Mammoth reigned supreme after receiving 53 percent of the votes.

The Fully Mammoth has already impacted Fullerton’s programs and themes. The final weeks of the fall 2017 semester have been dubbed

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Mammoth Study a week dedicated to all night studying that will preside within the TSU Pavilions.

There is excitement around how the fossil could impact student academics and studies, as it brings new attention to paleontology, a subcategory of geology, said CSUF Geology Club President Adrian Escobar.

“It’s a means for us to recruit and to get people genuinely interested, even if they don’t want to join the department. They can still visit the department. We can take them on tours and show them around,” Escobar said.

Gregg said that his donating experience with the mammoth has him pondering the potential of future installation contributions.

“There is a few other things that I think they might be interested in sitting in here too so we’re talking about those now,” Gregg said.

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Every aspect of the performance is formulated from an idea into existence, as what is presented on stage is made to depict the choreographer’s vision precisely.

After extensive dance tryouts, Bridgmon was chosen to perform in five pieces in the concert.

“I was really grateful that a lot of people chose me to be in their dances, but I was also sad because I had to turn down some choreographers but it’s not possible because of the quick changes and back-to-back dances,” Bridgmon said.

During their auditions, dancers were taught small parts of the performances and sometimes not even the movements that the choreographer uses, but the style.

Other choreographers asked dancers to improvise and chose them based on that.

But the process continues, because out of all the pieces dancers audition for, only a small amount of performances make the cut in the concert.

“I think (Willis) wanted us to realize that it wasn’t just arbitrary. Everything we are doing actually has a purpose and a meaning behind it,” said student dancer Taylor-Anne Murray. “There’s a reason behind all of her movement.”

“Fall Dance Theatre” will be Willis’ first time choreographing a concert. Her segment is a modern dance called “The Bystander Effect” which is based on the common attitude toward police brutality. With her choreography, Willis wants to challenge the audience and

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‘Shedding the Shields,’ choreographed by Alexander Caballero, is inspired by the three wise monkeys: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Caballero dresses his dancers in vibrant red cloths as one dancer has their ears covered, the next dancer has their eyes covered and the last dancer has their mouth covered.

make them feel uncomfortable with each movement evoking emotion and portraying controversy.

Student choreographer Alexander Caballero’s “Shedding the Shields” is a contemporary hip-hop piece.

He drew inspiration from the three wise monkeys: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil and by the phrase “turning a blind eye.”

The piece is also

influenced by a modern-day philosophy of people trying to ignore all the negative aspects in their life in an effort to live more happily. With this piece, Caballero is exploring that the ideology is not ideal for living. He said society has to see the negatives as well as the positives in order to live a more prosperous life.

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A’KAILA WILLIS CSUF dance student I wanted to create movement upon and then let the audience decide what that movement meant to them, in whatever way it meant to them,” Caballero said.

“Whether it’s exactly what I thought or completely opposite, it doesn’t really matter to me as long as it speaks to them on some level.”

The concert gives

students the chance to create a message, while also becoming more familiar with a professional setting.

As the curtains reopen this semester, students, staff and the CSUF alumnus will unveil their ideas to be viewed and judged by the audience.

“Fall Dance Theatre” will run in the Little Theatre on campus from Nov. 30 to Dec. 10.

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Pi Sigma Alpha promotes community Honors society provides a political science network.

PAOLENA COMOUCHE Staff Writer

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Pi Sigma Alpha members participate in the honors society’s event ‘Party With a Purpose’ by wrapping the gifts they have collected for teens and children to donate to the nonprofit, CSUF Center for Healthy Neighborhoods.

by student officers, and the members choose how active they are in regards to what events and service opportunities they would like to participate in. In the past, they have done research conferences, co-sponsored election debates and held a panel on international relations.

Members are given the opportunity to participate in community service, social and special guest speaker events. They can also attend conferences and network

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with other students, faculty and alumni.

Twice a year, members can also submit their research to be published online in the Pi Sigma Alpha Journal of Politics online.

Next year, Pi Sigma Alpha plans to host a local political panel for which it will invite political science experts and professors to provide their expertise on certain issues and topics pertaining to local elections in Orange County.

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(Pi Sigma Alpha) has really helped me step out of my comfort zone and talk to people, make announcements and help recruit (people).

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Pi Sigma Alpha is a nearly 100-year-old political science honors society that hosts and participates in political events, and often partners with nonprofit organizations to take part in charitable causes.

On Wednesday, during the Cal State Fullerton chapter’s event “Party With a Purpose,” the honors society wrapped the gifts it collected for children and teens for its holiday drive to distribute to local nonprofit organizations like the CSUF Center for Healthy Neighborhoods.

Founded in 1920, Pi Sigma Alpha has over 700 chapters at different colleges across the nation. Its members include graduate and upper-level undergraduate students who recognize and promote high academic achievement in the field of political science.

It takes a lot more than just interest to be a member of this exclusive group.

Students have to meet certain qualifications in order to be asked to join. For undergraduates, these requirements include the completion of at least 10 units in political science, as well as three upper-division units and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.

The CSUF chapter has been around since the 1960s, according to Valerie O’Regan, CSUF political science professor and advisor of the PSA Fullerton Chapter. However, the society was discontinued for a period of time and was not re-established until the early 1990s.

The society is mainly run

SARA SALINAS Pi Sigma Alpha Fullerton Chapter president beneficial for students seeking to build their resumes or become active on campus.

Sara Salinas, president of the Pi Sigma Alpha Fullerton Chapter, said that joining the society made a positive impact on her college

experience by helping her to become more accustomed to speaking with all kinds of people.

“It has really helped me step out of my comfort zone and talk to people, make announcements and help recruit

(people) for our events,” Salinas said.

By being apart of the honors society, she has also created friendships with other political science majors that have been in her classes beforehand.

“You’ve had them in a couple classes, haven’t really talked to them and then once you realize you’re both part of Pi Sigma Alpha, it really solidifies that,” Salinas said. “So it’s a good networking group.”

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OPINION 5 Start small with New Year’s resolutions THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Even with missteps, yearly goals can still be achieved.

KIERA PEACE Staff Writer

2018 is just around the corner, and talk of New Year’s resolutions are buzzing. However, the conversation is starting to take a cynical turn as people discuss the futility of dedicating the new year to a promise with an expiration date of usually two months.

Instead of harboring such a pessimistic attitude toward the potentially productive tradition, people have to start small and understand the purpose of these personal promises.

Part of the problem comes from people flaunting their resolutions to friends and peers. It’s an easy tactic and makes some feel as though they’ve already completed the goal without attempting anything.

That satisfaction from telling a friend about plans to get fit is enough validation for people to postpone any efforts to start a New Year’s resolution.

The term for this

phenomenon is known as social reality, according to a study published by a journal from Association for Psychological Science. By receiving that good feeling of telling someone plans, it satisfies the need to actually follow through.

Obviously as the time comes, people will talk about their goals for the upcoming year, but if people wouldn’t be so broad and open in their hopes right away, they would be able to talk about their progress rather than just their new resolution.

For 2015 and 2016, the most common resolutions were focused on staying fit and healthy, losing weight, enjoying life to the fullest, saving more and spending less and traveling more, according to Nielsen, a data consumer researcher.

People use the holiday as a clean slate and tell themselves that they will do better this year. It works for a while, but after the first week a little over a quarter of people already lose motivation to maintain their resolution, according to the Statistic Brain Research Institute.

Some may even make it to June by tricking themselves into being ok with a half-hearted effort filled with mistakes. These won’t be resolution-ending mistakes as long as they are corrected in the future.

If people are trying to atone for their past, then why is it so hard for them to keep their resolutions? These

goals are usually manageable and would really benefit the person who sticks with them, but people are too fast to break them.

Staying fit can improve quality, and even quantity of life.

If people choose to travel more to make their life more fulfilling, they should take that goal, complete it and use it to snowball into their future goals.

Saving more money and spending less will help with stress in emergency situations and will allow people to buy more expensive items when necessary It’s easy to say these things and not follow through.

That’s generally how these resolutions end up. But the key to actually holding onto these promises is starting one step at a time.

To make greater progress on resolutions, start small.

If people have laundry lists of resolutions, their goals become much less manageable.

People work better when they focus on one thing, instead of trying to change all of their behaviors, according to the American Psychological Association.

Nobody is perfect. So when people don’t meet their resolutions, they shouldn’t beat themselves up about it. Missteps are normal and shouldn’t make them give up completely. As important as these resolutions may be to some people, they have other things in their life as well that are going to take their

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New Year’s resolutions are commonly abandoned, but with a little lenience and simple goals people can make it through the year and improve their lifestyle.

attention away. They just need to get back on track as soon as they can.

Also, not meeting the exact resolution doesn’t mean failure. If people

even get through the year and make only minor adjustments to their lifestyle, they should consider it a win. By meeting it at all, people are doing better

America: The land of complicit citizens

than they did last year.

As 2017 comes to a close, use the next 31 days wisely to come up with some specific resolutions and maybe don’t tell everyone.

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With the end of President Donald Trump’s first year in office fast approaching, Dictionary.com has delivered the perfect social commentary by deeming 2017’s Word of the Year as the sadly appropriate “complicit.”

In light of last year’s upsetting presidential win, ensuing administration and Twitter shenanigans, this country has seen an emergence in activism. However, too many people are still standing by and merely watching as the country descends into chaos.

Hopefully, with Dictionary.com reporting a 10,000 percent increase in daily average lookups, as well as this poignant choice for Word of the Year, people will be inspired to stop being bystanders.

The website saw a spike in searches of the word on March 12 after “Saturday Night Live” aired a skit starring Scarlett Johansson playing Ivanka Trump endorsing a perfume called “Complicit” with the tag line: “The fragrance for the woman who could stop all this, but won’t.”

They saw a surge once again on April 5 when Ivanka Trump stated in an interview with “CBS This Morning” co-anchor Gayle King that “if being complicit (with her father’s actions) is wanting to be a force for good and to make a positive impact, then I’m complicit.”

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In April, Ivanka Trump was rightfully criticized for being too complicit of her father’s actions.

Similarly, too much of the general public has been bystanders on vital policy decisions.

complicit, taken from Dictionary.com, is “choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having partnership or involvement in wrongdoing.” They even point out in their Word of the Year post that complicit is “decidedly negative.”

So while Ivanka Trump didn’t quite grasp the meaning of the word before, she’s heard enough backlash to know it by now. Despite understanding the word, she has yet to stop being complicit to her father and his many oppressive proposals and policies.

The website chooses the words to award every year based on the amount of searches it garners on the site, as well as the social impact it has.

The decision hopefully

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brings attention to the fact that, like Ivanka Trump, too many people are being complicit in the face of social injustices.

While it’s important to push for social progress, it is also important to recognize the hard work people have put into rejecting complicity.

In response to Donald Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. saw the largest peaceful protest in history as up to 5 million people participated across the country in the Women’s March.

Colin Kaepernick, followed by many other professional athletes, took a stand, or a knee, against police brutality and racial inequality.

Protests don’t always have to be organized demonstrations though. Over 1,000 immigration lawyers across

the country mobilized to help those who had been detained in airports throughout the country after Donald Trump initially implemented the travel ban and the International Refugee Assistance Project sent emails asking for lawyers to volunteer.

Even Cal State Fullerton is offering an English class next semester called Writing for Social Action.

No matter how, it is important to not be complicit.

Ignoring the problem doesn’t make it go away. It might not be the easiest move, but the right thing rarely is.

Like Dictionary.com, people and businesses should do what they can to fight against the current administration and show them that they will not get away with their nefarious laws and policies.

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6 SPORTS Rhythm: Basketball strives to be in sync

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Rowe also understands the three’s play will dictate the amount of success the team will achieve.

“I’ve definitely been talking to Khalil and KJ (Allman) about ways that we can all be successful at the same time, in the same game,” Rowe said. “It just takes some more chemistry and a lot of work.”

Fullerton has been consistent in its effort on the defensive side of the ball. In their five contests since their season opener at the University of Southern California, the Titans have held their opponents to under 60 points per game. They are also holding opponents to under 40 percent from the field and just above 30 percent from three for the season.

Banking on the Titans’ big three to carry the load on offense and defense will wear them down. In some matchups, the remaining starters and reserves will have to shoulder extra responsibility. With CSUF rotating multiple players off the bench in every game, opportunities for contribution are always available.

The team’s most consistent helpers outside of the main trio have been Arkim Robertson and Austen Awosika.

Although both players have started in a few games for the Titans this season, they were brought off the bench in their most recent outing.

Despite Robertson being the team’s second tallest player, Awosika grabs more rebounds per game at 5.2, the second highest on the team.

He also leads the team in assists per game and holds the second spot for scoring.

“I feel like my role is to get other people involved first and then look for mine second and just try and make

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Fullerton guard Khalil Ahmad has played the third-most minutes on the Titans roster and makes good use of his time, leading CSUF with an 83.3 free throw percentage. Ahmad sits at second for 3-point successes behind teammate Jackson Rowe.

sure everybody is in the flow,” Awosika said.

Robertson is the more efficient player, though. He averages only 0.2 points less per game than Awosika, but attempts three fewer shots.

Where Awosika dominates the ball and gets to the bucket, Robertson lives off of putbacks from missed shots and dumps from driving players.

Their games mesh well together, which may lead to increased minutes together if they continue to come off of the bench. Awosika, however,

said he’s “definitely” trying to play his way back into the starting lineup.

“He (Taylor) had to do what he had to do, and it worked out best for the team,” Awosika said. “I wouldn’t say it was easy, but it was a good wakeup call for me.”

Jamal Smith, Davon Clare and Dwight Ramos have also played significant roles for the Titans. Smith has started at point guard since Awosika moved to the bench, but is less of a threat on the floor.

Although he gets to the free throw line three times a

game, which is tied for second on the team, Smith averages less than two field goal attempts per game.

Clare resembles Smith in his reluctance to shoot from range and his knack to get to the foul line. Ramos, on the other hand, is a straight shooter. In his 12 minutes per game this season, the sophomore from West Covina has put up 3.8 shots per game, with 2.4 of his looks coming from 3-point land.

Although he’s only eclipsed 10 points once this year, Clare’s willingness to shoot

makes him a threat whenever he is on the court. When the shots start falling, opponents will be forced to respect him more, opening up the floor for the rest of his teammates.

The Titans next rodeo is against the Cal Lutheran University Kingsmen Saturday Dec. 2. NCAA advanced statistics website KenPom gives CSUF a 100 percent win expectancy against Cal Lutheran.

Assuming the game plays out as the statistics predict, the reserves will have plenty of time to show what they

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8 SPORTS Titans hope to dethrone Kingsmen

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Men’s basketball is confident it can win its homecoming game.

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Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball is 2-1 at home heading into its weekend showdown with the Cal Lutheran University Kingsmen on Saturday at 6 p.m.

The matchup doubles as the Titans’ homecoming game, and the team said maintaining a strong record in Titan Gym will be critical as the season continues.

“It’s just like, you don’t want anybody stealing anything out of your house.

That’s how we feel. It’s huge for us to get wins at home,” said Titans guard Austen Awosika.

Titans forward Jackson Rowe agreed with his teammate that “it’s very important” to the team to protect Titan Gym, but its goal is to go undefeated the rest of the way.

“It sets the standard for the rest of the season. If we don’t let any other teams beat us on our home court, we’ll have that mentality for any other teams that come through,” Rowe said.

Despite a historic shooting performance against Harvard University, Rowe

said he and the Titans aren’t satisfied and want to focus on improving other aspects of their game against the Kingsmen.

“There’s still a lot of stuff I need to work on. I still had turnovers. Our main focus of that game was rebounds, and I only had five rebounds, so there’s still a lot of stuff I have to work on,” Rowe said.

The Kingsmen are 2-1 so far, the third-best record in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Guard Austin Cole leads the way for Cal Lutheran with 27.7 points per game while shooting 60.9 percent from behind the arc, the second-best scoring average, and third-best 3-point percentage in the SCIAC. Cole’s scoring has allowed the Kingsmen to boast the fifth-best offense in the SCIAC with an average of 82.7 points per game.

Cal Lutheran has also been stout on defense, allowing the fifth-fewest points per game (80) in the SCIAC. However, it’s also a Division III team, meaning that NCAA advanced statistics website KenPom is giving the Titans a 100 percent chance of victory on Saturday.

Awosika said that doesn’t change the Titans’ mindset.

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Titans guard Kyle Allman has made considerable contributions to men’s basketball so far this season. Allman sits in second place with a 42.6 field goal percentage on the Fullerton roster.

“I feel like we should be confident going into any game against any opponent, but I think that we have a good chance of winning this game if we stick to the game plan,” Awosika said.

The Titans have struggled offensively so far, scoring the fewest points per game

(65.5) in the Big West on the lowest field goal percentage (40.3 percent) and second-lowest 3-point percentage (25.7 percent) in the conference, issues they hope to reverse against the Kingsmen.

“We’re trying to work on our bigs more to do more on

the offensive and defensive glass, and also score better as a team,” Rowe said.

To do so, Rowe has been hitting the gym so early in the morning that Titans Head Coach Dedrique Taylor has asked him to stop because he’s afraid it will tire him out before

practice, but Rowe smiled as he said he thinks that after his performance against Harvard that he’s won that argument.

“I still bring energy every day at practice, so I don’t see any reason why I should stop,” Rowe said. “I’m just trying to be great.”

Women’s basketball travels to Montana CSUF will head to Montana to compete in the Lady Griz Classic.

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Before conference has even begun, Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball is two victories away from the same amount of wins it totaled during the entire 201617 season.

The team will head to Montana to compete in the Lady Griz Classic, in which the Titans hope to show fans what they’ve been working on, specifically their free throws, box outs and rebounds.

“It’s going to be an emphasis, and defending too,” said Daeja Smith after the Titans’ recent loss to Denver.

Smith’s teammate Jade Vega agreed that “containing people on defense” was a priority as well.

The Titans previously played the University of Montana Lady Griz in the 2016-17 season earning one of their four wins

of that season in a 16-point victory.

When the Titans faced the Lady Griz last season, Montana Head Coach Shannon Schweyen found that CSUF was a formidable opponent at home.

“It was hard to find an answer to stop them. They’re tough at home,” Schweyen said in a press release. “Unfortunately we couldn’t find a hot hand and get enough stops on D.” Hosts and reigning champs, the Lady Griz have won the tournament 16 straight times while posting a 67-3 record.

Fullerton will also face another familiar opponent, the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles in the tournament. Although the Lady Griz currently hold an 0-5 record, the Golden Eagles are 2-3 overall and won their most recent game.

Despite ending its threegame losing streak with a win over Portland, CSUF failed to maintain its momentum and lost its most recent game to Denver. However, Titans Head Coach Jeff Harada is confident in his

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Titans guard Jade Vega emphasized that containing defense is key to her team’s success. Vega leads her squad in points per game and field goal percentage while making the most appearances on the court.

team’s ability to perform and hopes to inspire more pride in his players.

“It was more on the defensive end of where we need to work on and just have more

pride in what we’re doing,” Harada said. “We’ve got a lot to work to do, and I’m

confident that we’ll bounce back and have a great week of practice.”

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