Thursday December 7, 2017
Volume 102 Issue 50
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
CSUF’s chief physician’s education in Mexico impacted his practice in medicine.
Instapoets challenge traditional notions of what makes good poetry.
The Titans hold on to their win streak after a victory over the Portland Pilots.
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Playing Monopoly with politics CSUF’s Hispanic population grows “
PAOLENA COMOUCHE Staff Writer
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Protesters, a handful of which dressed as Mr. Monopoly, gathered outside California’s 39th Congressional District Representative Ed Royce’s office in Brea. The Monopoly-themed demonstration was met with opposition and “build the wall” chants.
Ralliers handed out chocolate “tax breaks” outside Royce’s office. BREANNA BELKEN Asst. News Editor
A handful of men gathered outside representative Ed Royce’s office on Wednesday dressed as Mr. Monopoly, handing out chocolate gold coins that they called tax breaks. The demonstration was part of Indivisible CA-39’s protest against Royce’s “yes” vote on the Republican tax
bill, which was passed by the Senate in the early hours of Dec. 2. The tax bill includes a permanent cut to corporate tax rates and a plan to count stipends graduate students earn as taxable income. Crowds chanted, “shame on you,” outside Royce’s office and faced counter-protesters who met them with chants of, “build the wall.” The counter-protesters held signs that read, “make america great again,” and voiced their support for President Trump. Leanne Hebert, a co-chair on the action committee for
Indivisible CA-39, said she believes the Republican tax bill is a tax scam that will hurt Californians. “Everything that is in this bill or was thrown into this bill is awful and it’s really going to hurt this district,” Hebert said. “So we decided we need to be visible out here and educate people about what this is all about and what’s happening right now.” Hebert said the “Mr. Monopoly,” idea came from the Indivisible CA-39 action committee and organization committee. Vincent Hennerty, a resident of Chino Hills, was one of the men dressed up
as Mr. Monopoly outside Royce’s office. Hennerty’s concern with the tax bill is the cut to spending for programs in order to provide tax breaks, including Medicare, and the subsequent burden that could befall the poor and working class. “With his vote on the tax bill, that’s what’s bringing me out here,” Hennerty said. “There are so many different things that are going to be felt in this country, and it’s going to reverberate, and we will feel it for decades and it’s not going to be a good feeling.” SEE ROYCE 2
California has the nation’s largest Hispanic population according to the Pew Research Center. Data from the California Census Bureau shows that Hispanic people make up 34 percent of the community in Orange County alone. Cal State Fullerton has a campus that effectively reflects its surrounding communities by showing a significant growth in the Latina/o student population. According to data from CSUF’s Institutional Research and Analytical Studies, the number of degrees awarded to Latina/o students has steadily increased since the 2004-05 academic year. In 2005, CSUF awarded 1,380 degrees to Latino students. By 2013, that number had nearly doubled, and in the 2014-15 academic year, Latinos became the highest graduating ethnic group at CSUF. As a result of Hispanic students making up the majority of CSUF’s population, the campus has seen an expansion in Chicana/o clubs, groups and programs on campus.
The experience here in terms of student population and diversity and representation of the Chicano/ Latino population is exceptional.
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Latina/o population nurtures a vibrant student community.
ANA NEZ Chicana/o studies lecturer The Chicana & Chicano Resource Center searches for and provides students with events and programs that are inclusive of the history, education and culture of Latina/o students. Jacqueline Castañeda, the community success lead at the Chicana/o Resource Center, connects students to on and off-campus resources by helping coordinate informational seminars and workshops for them. Castañeda said that the events put on by the resource center usually draw a big turnout and give students the opportunity to get to know each other. “I meet different people here all the time, and sometimes you don’t even need to see their faces often to remember who they are,” Castañeda said. “A lot of students that hang out here are involved in other student organizations as well, so that’s kind of how they meet too.” SEE HISPANIC
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Students suggest Born to help deliver babies tips on studying Daily Titan gathers finals week advice from people on campus. KYLE BENDER Copy Editor
When home is rife with distractions and finals are looming overhead, senior broadcast journalism major Justin Wheat finds studying solace at a quiet FedEx Kinkos workstation where he can sprawl his work out and organize his thoughts. “I just get this little desk to myself. I don’t have to pay to be there. The Wi-Fi’s free,” Wheat said. “It’s 24 hours. I can go whenever I want, stay as long as I want.” Kinkos may be just what some students need, as even some of the supposedly silent safe havens can sometimes be too loud for studying. “If I go to the library, I use headphones to cancel out the noise because there are
speaking floors,” said second-year linguistics graduate student Carla Chavarin. “The environment does have a huge impact on how you prepare for studying.” When alone, silence, or at least less noise, can greatly benefit students by removing some of the greatest distractions that plague those trying to focus. “I have to be by myself. I can’t study with groups, and I have to read to learn,” said second-year criminal justice major Arlette Sicairos. Solitude may not work best for everyone though. Having friends or classmates to bounce ideas off of is a great way to get suggestions, and the Pollak Library has study rooms available for groups to reserve. After finding a study space, it’ll finally be time to sit down and hit the books and junior geography major Joseph Weaver said the sooner the better. SEE STUDY
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Nursing student finds joy assisting mothers in labor. NATALIE NUESCA Staff Writer
Amanda Felton, 21, was helping a woman around her age go through labor with her first child. The expecting mother was unresponsive to the medical staff and Felton could sense her rising anxiety. When the family and nurse left the room, Felton stayed behind and tried to comfort her. As Felton started light conversations with her about pop culture, she gradually started to open up and calm down. After that, the patient responded to the midwife and followed instructions during delivery. Moments like these remind her why she wanted to go into the Cal State Fullerton nursing program in the first place. “Nursing is an art, so you have to be in there emotionally and physically,” Felton said. “As a nurse, you have the power to make that connection
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CSUF nursing student Amanda Felton couldn’t imagine herself in a different career field and also serves as the membership director of the Nursing Student Association on campus.
with a patient and build that trust with them.” Felton strives to be a labor and delivery or obstetrics nurse because she loves the excitement that comes with the birth of babies and the stories the mothers share. Felton
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also enjoys witnessing what she likes to call “the cascade of firsts.” “Once the baby is born, you get to see the mom and the baby interact for the first time, or the first time the dad gets to look at his daughter,
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or the first time the grandma and the kids meet the baby,” Felton said. “Those are all super special moments and it’s just a very precious thing to be a part of.” SEE NURSE
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