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NBA dreams started for the Titans guard after a neighborhood shooting. HARRISON FAIGEN Freelancer

The moment Wayne Arnold knew he had to get his family out of Compton came when he saw someone get shot and killed right on the doorstep of the one-bedroom apartment he shared with his mom and her boyfriend. Arnold was only in sixth grade at the time, but even as a child, he knew his family needed to be anywhere but there. “When I saw that, I was like ‘I really got to get my mom in a better place, in a better position,’” Arnold said. “I was like ‘I have to figure something out to get my family out’ ... I didn’t know it was basketball yet.” Arnold didn’t start seriously pursuing basketball until eighth grade, but once he did, it was with the single-minded determination and focus of a child who just wanted their parent to be safe. He gave up skateboarding because he didn’t want to tweak his ankles or hurt his knees. He started watching Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant to learn his moves and mannerisms, most notably Bryant’s hard-edged and unceasing competitiveness, a trait everyone who knows Arnold cites as one of his greatest strengths. It’s a trait that helped earn him

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Arnold spent most of his high school days in a gym because his mom worked two jobs to support their family.

a full scholarship to Cal State Fullerton and a spot on the men’s basketball team. While Arnold hasn’t played much this season — he’s only averaging 12.8 minutes per game and seems to exist right on the fringes of the normal rotation — the slightly undersized, 6-foot-4-inch freshman,

has already made an impression on the Titans because of his dedication. Titans head coach Dedrique Taylor has been impressed with the way Arnold has come in and put up extra shots in his free time and how he visits Taylor’s office to ask specific questions

about the Titans’ defensive schemes. Arnold has also quickly excited Taylor by not sulking when a coach has to critique him, or when a more experienced teammate is roughing him up in practice. SEE GRIND

Cal State Fullerton’s College Park may have a renovated Student Success Center as early as fall 2019. The current center, located on the sixth floor of College Park, serves as a waiting lobby for students who are seeking advising in its offices. There are new plans to move the center to the second floor of College Park, with an entire wing dedicated to open space. As of now, there is no confirmed timeline or production in motion. “If we can, it would be nice to open it in conjunction with a natural time frame of students, like a grand opening that’s available in the fall semester,” said Deanna Leone, associate dean of the College of Communications. “I anticipate we might move sooner than that, but that would probably be a naturally occurring timeline.” SEE SUCCESS

A meow-ditation story from Brea About 40,000 students are enrolled at Cal State Fullerton. They come from communities in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Some commute long distances to get to campus. The series Voices from Home tells stories about the people and places that make their communities unique. These are some of their voices.

Those who would not like to participate in yoga classes can also make their own cat toys.

This unique yoga lounge allows people to unwind with the help of cats. RYAN MATTHEY Freelancer

People have heard of meditation, they’ve heard of cats, but have they heard of cat meditation? The ZenCat Lounge in Brea is the only studio to incorporate meditation and cats in one facility and thanks to their work, both cats and meditation coexist in harmony.

The owners, mother-daughter team Donna and Melissa Brown, opened the studio in March of 2018. Their idea was to open a place that would help humans as well as homeless cats. With Donna’s 30 years of meditation experience and Melissa’s bachelor’s degree in psychology, the duo combined their knowledge to form the idea of meditating with cats. “My mom and I were both at a point where we wanted our work to be doing something meaningful and giving back to the world instead of just

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making money for other people. So, we decided to combine our passions and our experiences,” Melissa said. Their mission is to increase the number of permanent adoption placements for stray and surrendered cats and they believe forming a connection with a cat prior to taking it home is what ensures lasting relationships. This connection is made through the different activities ZenCat Lounge offers, such as group meditation and yoga classes that are offered every week. Here, participants engage

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All of the cats at the lounge are friendly toward people and other cats.

in meditation and yoga techniques with the feline residents’ company. For a more solo endeavor, private rooms are available where participants follow guided meditations through Muse headbands and tablets. The headband, a biofeedback device, measures brain activity and tells users how calm their minds are while the tablet teaches basics of good posture and meditation with cats. However, the real stars of the lounge are the cats. Customers who choose not to meditate are free to hang out

with the resident cats. Coloring pages and create-your-own cat toys are available to enhance the experience. The cats come from different rescue organizations local to Orange County and Los Angeles, including Cats In Tow, Healthy Paws, The PAW Mission and MeoowzResQ. The lounge has only two criteria for the cats they take in: they must be good with people and other cats. This leads to what Donna considers to be a collection of the best cats in Brea. SEE PAWS 6 VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

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Amazon Echos occupy CSUF dorms To pay for the devices $9,400 has been allocated from the general IT budget. BRIAN BECSI Opinion Editor

“Hey Alexa” is now a common phrase that can be heard throughout the dorms in Cal State Fullerton. Students who live in CSUF housing received an email during break that informed them of an early holiday present: a second-generation Amazon Echo with Alexa. The school purchased approximately 200 Amazon Echo Dot and Amazon Echo devices for the dorms. The Amazon Echo Dot cost the information technology department’s general budget $47 a unit for a grand total of around $9,400, according to Joe Luzzi, senior director for Enterprise and Applications at CSUF, who oversaw enforcement of the system. The Amazon Echo is a smart speaker with Alexa, Amazon’s intelligent voice assistant that can receive voice commands. Amazon Echos are now in the common room for each floor of the first-year dorms. The rest of housing received a smaller version, the Amazon Echo Dot, to share in their dorms. Alexa can sync up with someone’s personal Amazon account as well as other apps for listening to music and making phone calls. It’s also capable of home automation, linking up with thermostats, lights and home security. Alexa started showing up in college campuses last academic year, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Colleges, including CSUF, see Alexa as a way to provide answers to questions students may have about the campus after hours. CSUF had already created its own intelligent assistant to answer student questions called iTuffy, which has

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The Amazon Echos in the dorms are installed with iTuffy, an intelligent assistant, to answer questions students have about the university.

been integrated on the Amazon Echos. The iFullerton app was awarded a Digital Edge 50 award in March. Last academic year, CSUF launched its iFullerton app for Android and iOS. Students can use the app to register for classes while they’re away from the computer, as well as ask iTuffy questions through text or voice search. IT worked with a contractor to program the devices over the course of about six months. “The common room is a place for people to get together — you

can just ask (Alexa) questions or get things answered or play music,” said Casey Wathen, a first-year theater student. She said she is already familiar with Alexa because her sister uses it to plan and make grocery lists. Carlos Jimenez, a first-year graduate student studying sociology, said his roommate likes to have Alexa keep time for him while he’s cooking food. “Well the thing about Alexa,” said Eric Rodriguez, a thirdyear business major, “It’s not a complete gadget on its own.”

Rodriguez said he uses Alexa at home to control lights, play music, call his girlfriend and to control the lights on his Christmas tree with his voice. To do this, he said he purchased a smart outlet that links to his device. It cost $49.99 for a three pack on Amazon. Going forward, the IT department is hoping to add features to the device in the future such as class schedules. “There are so many other things that we could do with this to benefit the student, and I think getting some feedback

after its been out in the wild, the students will really help us to shape the direction that we go,” Luzzi said. However, there have been privacy concerns related to voice-activated devices such as Alexa in the past. According to Amazon’s terms of service, Alexa only shares voice data when users say the activation word (“hey Alexa,” or some other predetermined activation word). Students are free to disconnect the devices if they are still concerned about their privacy.

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Students stopped on Titan Walk to call Senators Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein.

Advocates reached out to state representatives for the rights of immigrants. HOSAM ELATTAR News Editor

Titans got connected with their senators on Monday to express concerns about migrants at the southern border as part of a phone bank held on Titan Walk. Cal State Fullerton students were encouraged to call Senators Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein to tell the United States government to stop the militarization of the border, deportation and detention of immigrants, as well as to respect the rights of migrants who seek asylum in the U.S. Heather Noel, a kinesiology major, said she called Feinstein to tell the government to stop the unethical use of force to deter people from crossing the border. “We’re kind of the next generation and we’re the only people who can do something about it. Lately students haven’t been acting, so just simply calling is one way to get the senators to do something about it,” she said. Diversity Resilience Education Access Movement Co-Operation (D.R.E.A.M. Co-Op), a student organization that advocates for the rights of DACA students, and the Fullerton

Collegiate League of United Latin American Citizens Council hosted the phone bank. The League of United Latin American Citizens Council is a student organization that advocates for the civil rights of the Latin American community. The event was held due to concerns over the treatment of migrants at the Tijuana border a few weeks ago when migrant men, women and children from Central America seeking U.S. asylum were tear gassed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. “These are immigrants trying to seek asylum because of political climates and social climates and economical climates that are happening right down in Central America, that’s why we need to help out. We know that we have the resources here in the US, why not help out?” said Jesus Rojas, a member of D.R.E.A.M. Co-Op and vice president for the League of United Latin American Citizens Council. Third-year Beatriz Villarreal, the parliamentarian for the council, said a phone bank allows anyone to participate and grants everyone a chance for their voice to be represented. “CSUF, being a Hispanic-serving institution, knows this crisis is hitting close to home especially to the undocumented students,” she said. About 41 percent of the students enrolled at CSUF were

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Hispanic in fall 2017, according to a CSUF fact sheet. In April 2014, CSUF was the first university in the Cal State system to open a DREAM center and take a public stance in favor of providing safe and supportive education for undocumented students. Rojas said he is certain there is at least one family member of a CSUF student in the caravan because of the number of undocumented and Latinx students who attend the university. “It’s important for CSUF students to get involved with that because that’s our community,” Rojas said. “Whether they’re related or not, those are our people, that’s our heritage, our culture, they’re bringing that with them. As CSUF students, we’re supposed to help one another.” Those interested in calling their representatives in support of the group’s mission can reach Feinstein at (310) 914-7300 or Harris at (310) 231-4494. Other student organizations like the Association for InterCultural Awareness have announced plans to drive to the border and donate non-perishable food, clothes, blankets, hygiene products and baby clothes to the migrants. “We shouldn’t see the people as migrants,” Villarreal said. “They’re human and they deserve equal rights, human rights and an equal chance at a better future.”

This space would allow students to socialize and study, in addition to receiving academic advising resources, graduation advising, tutoring and workshops, Leone said. “I have no doubt that students don’t find the Student Success Center currently because of it being on the sixth floor and because of the way that you walk into it. It feels like you’re walking into a singular office. It’s small and it’s tight,” Leone said. According to a survey conducted by Associated Students, the Student Success Center is often forgotten by communications students who frequent the building. The survey, which was conducted in front of the College Park building, found approximately 39 percent of students were not aware that their academic college had a Student Success Center. This feedback reached Associated Students’ representatives, who then relayed the information to the College of Communications dean’s office. “One of the reasons we keep getting feedback about the upstairs space is because the wait times for students to see the advisers can be longer than they prefer,” Leone said. The current Student Success Center doesn’t compare well to other success centers on campus, said Mark Mumford, Associated Students’ College of Communications representative

on the board of directors. “Our current Student Success Center just has a few chairs and tables where others have physical spaces, workshops and tutoring available for students. A lot of Student Success Centers have students that just hang out, so we wanted a more central space,” Mumford said. Ideas for a renovated Student Success Center had been a goal for about three years, and have been on the agendas for Associated Students’ board of director representatives before, Mumford said. Before the administrative offices on the second floor of College Park can be relocated to Titan Hall (corner of State College Boulevard and Dorothy Lane), fire marshals must first approve the building. It’s anticipated that a response will come in January, and that the renovation will occur over the summer, said Noel Quinones, College of Communications student leader. The renovation wouldn’t require any intensive construction, but would repurpose the floor for its new intent. The restructuring would not demand tearing down walls and would not interfere with classes or student traffic, Leone said. “The success center would enhance what we currently have on the sixth floor advising center and create more of a student-centric, student-focused area,” Leone said. “This new space we’re hoping can meet those objectives.”

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High occupancy lanes waste space The HOV lane makes traffic worse and isn’t fair to commuters.

ANTONIO LOPEZ Staff Writer

With over 23 million licenses issued in California, and over 394,000 miles of road to use in the Golden State, cars are one of the most-used modes of transportation. As the population grows and traffic along with it, the state attempts ways to ease congestion, and the most useless option by miles is the high occupancy vehicle lane. While specifics vary across the country, in Southern California it operates 24/7, which is detrimental to millions of Southern Californian commuters, and has no effect on congestion. The most significant problem these lanes cause is reducing the number of lanes available to commuters. If somebody isn’t driving a specially marked vehicle, such as an electric car or motorcycles, or if somebody doesn’t have a passenger, then they’re barred from using the lane. Traffic will not magically get smoother if the road is smaller. It doesn’t take a physics expert to know that by forcing more cars into less space, it causes more traffic. While hundreds of people sit in stagnant traffic, an entire lane goes underused, with gaps of space between drivers in the

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high occupancy vehicle lane teasing those who have to ride alone. This ridiculous lane is particularly burdensome for people who must travel long distances during a given day. For example, Cal State Fullerton students come from all over. They travel often and many students aren’t going to be lucky enough to find someone to ride with because everyone’s

schedule is different. When students have to drive between their home, job and school on the freeway, there’s a good chance the HOV lane isn’t going to work for them. Rather, its restrictions deprive them of a usable lane of traffic — a punishment for being a productive member of society. It doesn’t even make sense financially, because regardless of whether or not you use the lane,

taxes maintain it. At least 59 percent of taxes garnered from gas and vehicle fees in California go to highway repair, maintenance and public transit. The design is fundamentally flawed because it’s never going to alleviate traffic. It seems like the only thing HOV lanes are good for are tempting drivers into violating it. At a minimum of a $490 fine by California Highway Patrol, it’s totally

not worth it. California ought to continue funding existing programs that expand public transit, such as Senate Bill 1, which could raise around $10.4 billion by 2020 for California roads and transit. At least in this scenario, drivers know the money they pay the government will be for actual results in transit, and not a confusing piece of legislation that has all the qualities of a wall.

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Column: Dealing with depression

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For me, recovery came from finding better ways to cope.

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Despite depression and anxiety being some of the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorders in the United States, treatment from professionals alone will not help everyone. Personally, getting help from a doctor was one of my biggest fears. The first time I went, hours seemed to pass by as I nervously paced back and forth, waiting to hear my name. My

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tireless pacing would have flustered anyone trying to track me on the Marauder’s Map. I walked into the psychologist’s office thinking I was going to lie down on a couch and not be in direct eye contact with anyone during the visit. However, the visit was exactly the opposite of what my expectations were. It wasn’t like talking to Dr. Frasier Crane, where his eloquent reassurances of “I’m listening” prompts you to talk about your problems. Instead, I sat upright in a chair while my psychologist would write down notes and look up occasionally when I paused. It made me feel like I was under a pressure cooker, or as if anything I said would be recorded. Despite being told the information I disclosed was confidential, I still felt uneasy. After attending a few sessions, I stopped scheduling future visits, but I at least

discovered that I had generalized anxiety disorder. For me, this meant that despite getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night, I would constantly feel tired. Mental breakdowns at social gatherings was a regular occurance. I recall feeling ashamed when our family would visit a family friend at his video shop and he’d laugh at me after saying that I always looked like I just woke up. It was unnerving that I couldn’t let go of any experiences of humiliation because those feelings consumed me. Everyday life was extraordinarily difficult because I couldn’t find a way to forgive myself. It got to the point where I found myself frequenting the National Suicide Hotline. Then it hit me. I realized that I had a problem, and that it was up to me to take the initiative to solve it. This realization felt incredibly empowering.

While traditional therapy can benefit those who seek it, it didn’t work for me and instead I developed positive coping mechanisms, replacing self-harm with breathing techniques. I would inhale for five seconds and hold my breath for four before exhaling for eight seconds to complete one cycle. This allowed me to slow things down and made things more manageable. Little did I know that the technique I employed is called diaphragmatic breathing. The exercise causes the vagus nerve in the nervous system to release acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that increases focus and calmness, according to Psychology Today. However, this method on its own was insufficient in combating the mental and physical battles that come with working full time as well as being a student. I found another positive coping mechanism in playing

“Tetris,” the 1984 block-building video game. Playing feels like unlocking a cheat code that bypasses my anxiety for extended periods of time and I discovered that when my mind was occupied on one task, I didn’t think about anything else. The tightness in my chest and relentless heart palpitations subsided, making me feel like a weight was lifted from my shoulders. As it turns out, the increasing speeds that a player can adapt to when playing the game guides people into what psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi refers to as a state of “flow,” according to NPR. Although the feelings of sorrow still surface from time to time, I am no longer consumed by thoughts of suicide and loneliness. Just as every keyhole has a unique key that opens doors, people can also unlock their individual pathway to living free from depression and anxiety.

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Paws: Un-fur-gettable yoga experience

1 In 2017, Orange County animal shelters had to euthanize 3,594 cats. The Browns are trying to help the overpopulation problem, but they don’t feel like they can do enough. “We can take on maybe 16 to 20 cats here, but really, it doesn’t even scratch the surface of how many cats actually need a home,” Donna said. Regardless of whether potential cat owners stop by the Brea location or not, the Browns hope to bring awareness to the importance of adopting versus purchasing cats. “When you are just purchasing from a breeder, those people are just breeding for a hobby. They’re creating more cats when there are already more cats than there are homes,” Melissa said. ZenCat Lounge is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. CONTINUED FROM

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The Browns provide a foster home for many cats in Orange County.

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Sometimes the cats are too sleepy to participate in the yoga classes.

FullerTones dazzle at formal concert in TSU Pub The CSUF acapella group gave audiences a meaningful performance. NATALIE MEDEIROS Staff Writer

A harmonic sound pierced through murmurs in the crowd, signaling the start of the FullerTones Fall Concert on Thursday night in the Titan Student Union Pub. Tables lit with glowing tea light centerpieces created a formal and intimate ambiance for audience members and CSUF alumni who came out to support the CSUF acapella performers. “I think that my favorite parts of the event are seeing the audience be so appreciative, seeing family members and friends come out and support and seeing

the students celebrated,” said James Ruby, a faculty advisor and professor who has been with the FullerTones since he stumbled upon them at Discoverfest back in 2016. The quirkiness and playfulness of the acapella group was received with laughter by the audience. The group performed a wide variety of pieces that ranged from popular and flirtatious songs like “Chandelier” by Sia, “Into It” by Camila Cabello, a “Guardians of the Galaxy” medley piece and songs that resonated with generations of family members. Each song that was introduced was accompanied by a small remark on what it meant to the individual performing it. “This song is about being a greedy person. The reason I wanted to do this song as a solo

is because this song reminds me about wanting so much more than you already have so that it leads to your own destruction. This song reminds me to stay humble and count your blessings every single day,”said Charishma Marquez before performing “Never Enough” by Loren Allred. The group consists of diverse members from different cultural and religious backgrounds, as well as members of several levels of musical backgrounds. For some members like Samantha Thomas, one of the vocal soprano members, joining the the FullerTones is her first ever entrance into a musical group, while others have participated in choir and other singing activities their whole lives. Though it is Thomas’ first semester with the FullerTones, the time spent dedicated to the group

has introduced her to the familial environment and system of support. “This is not just a musical group. It transcends beyond that. This is a family. We love each other and can go to each other for anything,” Thomas said. It was an emotional night for the group as well. It was senior Megan Tate’s final performance, which meant she would leave a family that she had grown to love. As a transfer student, Tate joined the Titan community looking to establish a network of friends. She found that family a year and a half ago when she joined the FullerTones during her first semester. “I had an experience during rehearsal when I was rehearsing for ‘Chandelier,’ which I had a solo

in tonight, and I broke down because I was nervous I was letting everyone else down and I wasn’t going to be able to do it properly for them,” Tate said. “They literally attacked me with hugs and it made me realize how much this group means to me because it was my first friends, my first family.” The event concluded with a rendition of “Hallelujah” by Pentatonix, which was performed again as an encore request after a donation from an audience member. “The one thing I can say about how I feel tonight is pride. I am proud of my people, my club. Being able to come together and make people we don’t even know cry. Getting a huge donation just to do a song. I could not be happier,” said Justin Burke, FullerTones’ president.

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You love love and all its romantic trappings. Moreover, you thrive on expressing your affection; showering the special people in your life with sweet generosity.

Trying to sell that used car?

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sep. 22)

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Making lists is one of your go-to moves, especially when you want to create a big wave of productivity. The Aquarius Moon is busy stirring up unrest in your 6th House of Habits, and you are oddly emotionally attached to finishing your to-do list.

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A natural-born people-pleaser, you frequently struggle to put yourself first. But you are less interested in jumping through so many hoops just to make someone happy today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) One of your strengths is that you are someone who can typically hold space for difficult situations or unexpected crisis. The emotional needs of family might consume much of your energy today and you can’t help but be drawn to mediating the turbulence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)

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It is challenging to keep impassioned expression contained, especially when you believe others will benefit from your experience. However, as the evocative Moon interacts with expansive Jupiter, you might be hypersensitive and anxious to share your opinion.

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Take a deep breath and a long slow exhale. The internal pull you’ve been experiencing to express your feelings to the world finally subsides to a quiet hum.

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LIBRA (Sep. 23 - Oct. 22)

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Collecting hobbies is nothing new for you. The validation-seeking Moon’s presence in your sign leaves you feeling more sentimental about your whimsical pursuits or passion projects.

Your sleepy nature loves to hang out in the dream-time long past the morning light. Your nightly visionary journeys are exceptionally vivid these days. In fact, you may even find yourself having precognitive dreams, revealing information of future events and possible alternative realities.

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Grind: Arnold impresses despite small role CONTINUED FROM

Taylor described a recent practice in which Titans guard Khalil Ahmad — a senior who made the All-Big West Second Team in 2018 and whom Taylor estimates outweighs Arnold by about 40 pounds — continually scored on Arnold in a scrimmage, leading some of Arnold’s teammates to start telling him to switch. The problem? Arnold had no desire to do so, and wanted to keep scraping and clawing to try and get the best of Ahmad. Taylor said he doesn’t give Arnold that option in games, but he gives his young guard a little more leeway to keep trying to get better in practice because the way Arnold is fighting has impressed Taylor. “Most freshmen will kind of maybe sulk, or walk off the floor with their head down,” Taylor said. “But Wayne didn’t back down he just said ‘Hey I got him. I got him.’ That competitive spirit I think gives him a unique advantage.” That fight goes all the way back to Compton and Arnold’s early days of playing on an Amateur Athletic Union team with now-Titans teammate Austen Awosika, under coach Jonathan Davis, who would also coach Arnold at Dominguez High School. Awosika and Davis got one of their first glimpses of Arnold’s fearlessness and drive during a tournament in Las Vegas. Awosika was a junior at the time and Arnold was a freshman playing in an upper age division. Awosika said Arnold was probably the skinniest kid in the entire game as well. But Arnold didn’t act like it, fearlessly driving to the basket in the closing minutes of one of their games and catching everyone in the gym by surprise when he dunked on a

6-foot-8-inch opposing center, who was significantly wider than the then-freshman guard. “He just dunked on him real bad. It was bad, man,” Davis said. Arnold remembers the moment well. “I screamed in his face and he just looked down at me and laughed,” Arnold said. The big man couldn’t help but crack up at the confidence of the skinny kid who just dunked on him, but was any part of Arnold worried that he might be about to start a fight he couldn’t finish? “Nah, my teammates had my back,” Arnold said. They aren’t the only ones. Davis has had Arnold’s back from the day he started coaching him, taking him out to eat, dispensing life advice and even playing video games with the player who would ultimately help improve his high school team’s record every year he was on the roster. Davis would spend an abundance of time around Arnold because Arnold’s mom was always working to support him and his little sister. Arnold knows his father, but he lives in Riverside, meaning he wasn’t always able to be around him. Davis said he has been close to a lot of his players, but the connection he built with Arnold is special, extending far beyond the court and is obvious to everyone around them. “My assistant coaches used to call Wayne my son,” Davis said. Davis acted the part, driving Arnold not just on unofficial recruiting visits to schools like the University of California, Berkeley, but also taking Arnold to and from practice, sometimes as often as four days a week. During these rides,

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Freshman Wayne Arnold earned a season-high 23 points against West Coast Baptist College on Nov. 10.

sometimes they would see police tape in front of houses in Compton, signaling more shootings or other crimes, and giving Davis a chance to remind Arnold that basketball could be his family’s way out. “I used to always tell him ‘Man, you have an opportunity to be able to get your parents out of this area,’” Davis said.

So far, Arnold has at least gotten himself out of there, but he still has the same goal. He hasn’t picked a major yet, and doesn’t know what he wants to do if it’s not professional basketball. He’s had the same plan since he was in middle school, and it’s worked so well that he has no reason to change it now. The

time for backup plans is later for maybe the most confident and driven player to ever step foot in Fullerton. “I want to be one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball,” Arnold said. “I’m gonna see wherever it takes me, but my goal is to make it to the NBA for sure. That’s where I want to be.”

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