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Monday December 3, 2018

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Muslim-Americans speak out against injustices Linda Sarsour defended Muslim’s constitutional rights in Anaheim on Saturday. HOSAM ELATTAR News Editor

The crowd fell silent as a 17-year-old boy’s voice resonated in the walls of Anaheim’s Masjid Al-Ansar mosque with a verse from the Quran, commencing a fundraising event for the Muslim Legal Fund of America on Saturday. “We have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the scripture and the balance that the people may maintain their affairs in justice and We sent down iron wherein is great military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allah may make evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might,” he said. At the “Realizing the Promise of Hope” event, Linda Sarsour, Palestinian-American civil rights activist and former

executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, advocated for the charity and addressed current issues that Muslims face. The Muslim Legal Fund of America is a nonprofit that funds legal work to defend Muslims facing injustices in the U.S. The organization formed after 9/11 to pay for the defense trials of Muslims wrongfully accused of criminal offenses such as acts of terrorism. “We’ve been funding cases all across the country from California to New York. We don’t fund criminals. “We try and we fight to protect constitutional rights. The cases that we fund and the cases that we win inshallah are cases that make an impact for all of us,” said Abdullah Mamun, the deputy executive director for the Muslim Legal Fund of America. The organization has helped win several cases dealing with immigration and First Amendment rights. One of the major cases they won was the Noor Salman trial

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Linda Sarsour, civil rights activist, highlighted the injustices that Muslims have historically faced in the U.S.

in March 2018. Salman was the wife of Omar Mateen, the man who killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub in 2016. She was found

not guilty for aiding and abetting her husband in the attack. According to the organization, Salman was only tried because of her Islamic identity.

Mamun said the nonprofit has set a precedent in the country for years to come. SEE JUSTICE

Club hockey taps into friendship De-stress

before finals

Students should consider exercising in order to relax at the end of the semester. MATTISON CANO Staff Writer

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Several members of the CSUF club hockey team play rounds of Beer Die with tables set up on a house driveway.

CSUF students bond over beers, games and laughs on ‘Dye Wednesdays.’ TANYA CASTANEDA Lifestyle Editor

With the words “die up” being yelled at the top of someone’s lungs, a dice is thrown high in the air, waiting to make its way down to the “CSUF dads” table beneath it. While everyone watches carefully, the competition of Beer Die gets more

intense by the toss. Beer Die is a popular game among college students across the country and in one particular driveway on Chapman Avenue, the boys of the club hockey team at Cal State Fullerton gather religiously every week to toss. The game is played with four people broken up into two teams, and four cups on a wooden table. Throwing up a dice, the players have the intent of either sinking it in their opponent’s cup or hitting the table without allowing

their opponent to catch it. This all began when club hockey member Andrew Wong visited Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, a school with a very active Beer Die community, and learned all about the game. When he returned to Fullerton, he took it upon himself to throw some wood together and build a table. Beginning the tradition two years ago, the teammates decided that Wednesdays would be the day to play as they had no

hockey practice. They thought of it as an extracurricular activity and took it as an opportunity to unwind. The additional time spent together outside of the rink served as a way to better communicate as a team. Other activities such as Beer Die help them understand one another on a deeper level, said Shawn Betschel, a club hockey member. SEE DICE

The last few weeks of the semester can feel overwhelming for Cal State Fullerton students as finals rapidly approach, but partaking in stress relieving activities can help those who are feeling overwhelmed and overworked. Samantha Rebert, part-time kinesiology lecturer, said students often feel like they have to be constantly productive or that they should always study for something. However, without resting time, Rebert mentioned that it is actually harder to stay on top of things. According to The American Institute of Stress, 77 percent of people regularly experience physical symptoms caused by stress and 73 percent of people regularly experience psychological symptoms caused by stress. Rebert said she recommends that students who are feeling stressed out and want to unwind should participate in any type of outdoor activity. She suggests activities like hiking or even sitting outside. “I would highly recommend trying out the Arboretum. We have that available on campus for all of the students and its kind of that hidden gem that not many people know about. It’s really beautiful and being outside in nature can be very grounding and help put things in perspective,” Rebert said. SEE RELAX

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2 News

MONDAY DECEMBER 3 , 2018

Justice: Activist urges Muslims to act

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Muslims pray before the ‘Realizing the Promise of Hope’ event at Anaheim’s Al-Ansar mosque, where Palestinian American civil rights activist Linda Sarsour spoke about the Muslim experience. CONTINUED FROM

“The Muslims are the canary in the coal mine right now, meaning we are the group of people that they are trying to take rights away (from) and it will impact others. Muslims are the ones dealing with the worst civil right issues,” Mamun said. Sarsour, who is also one of the leaders of the Women’s March, highlighted many issues that Muslims face today such as DACA, immigration and the U.S. travel ban, and urged the community to stand against injustice as part of their religious duty. “Our beloved Prophet Muhammad was an activist. He was a man who encouraged the education and the empowerment of women. Our din tells

us to stand up against injustice. The followers of Islam must engage in bringing justice to the society we live in,” Sarsour said. Some Muslims were unconvinced by Sarsour’s speech, like Khalid Alkhalili, a 26-year-old military history student who came to the event in a “Make America Great Again” hat and “Trump-Pence” shirt. “The theme of tonight was them basically telling us that (Muslims) are being treated like a second-class citizen. Who is treating me like a second-class citizen? I’m not being treated like a second-class citizen,” Alkhalili said. However, for Sayedah Mosavi, a political science major at Citrus College, the discrimination spoken of was all too real. “My younger sister was

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sexually assaulted. The perpetrator had kept telling her to take her hijab off. The case has gone to court.” “I had no confidence in the jurors in understanding Islam. They didn’t rule in her favor,” Mosavi said, adding that she knows other Muslim women who have faced sexual harassment. Sarsour said the Trump administration is an imminent threat to the community’s basic civil rights, including the Supreme Court’s decision on the president’s Muslim travel ban. While the first attempts to enforce the travel ban were unsuccessful, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-to-4, upholding the president’s ability to protect the borders over the summer, according to the New York Times.

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“Right now it is the law in the United States of America to keep out Syrians who have been devastated by a war for eight years. Syrians who need refuge more than anyone else are not allowed to come to the United States of America,” Sarsour said. Alkhalili said whether people agree with President Donald Trump’s policies or not, they have to accept him as the president of the U.S. “If you don’t want to respect him, then we have to respect the office. If you don’t like him, you have 2020 and you can vote against him if you want. That’s the proper way of exercising your right as a citizen,” Alkhalili said. Since Trump’s election, the first two Muslim-American women have been elected to

Congress from Kansas and New Mexico. “We at least have a seat at the table with some movement right now but I don’t think it’s going to make dramatic change until we have more Muslims, more people of color, more immigrants get more positions of power,” Sarsour said about the elections. She called on Muslim-American college students to be “unapologetically Muslim.” “This constitution of the United States of America applies to you whether they like it or not,” Sarsour said. “If you woke up this morning and you are breathing and you are Muslim, then you are political. You have no choice. Your faith has been politicized in this country.”

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News 3

MONDAY DECEMBER 3, 2018

‘Sex on the Lawn’ provides sex education

In 2017, 45 percent of cases of chlamydia were college-aged females. DIANE ORTIZ News Editor

Students, staff and faculty at Cal State Fullerton were given the opportunity to receive free HIV/AIDS testing and become informed about sexually transmitted diseases at Friday’s “Sex on the Lawn” event in the Student Recreation Center. The event provided information on resources on and off campus like CSUF’s Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment program, a state-funded program for students who don’t have health insurance or are low income. The program gives free or affordable access to reproductive health care such as annual Pap tests, STI testing, HIV testing and access to birth control and resources like Plan B. National reports of sexually transmitted diseases reached record-breaking highs in 2017, surpassing the previous record set in 2016 by more than 200,000 cases and marking the fourth consecutive year of significant increases in these sexually transmitted diseases, according to the 2018 press release by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “There’s a lot of stigma around STIs, but I always like to tell students that every STI is livable and they are all treatable. “There are a couple that are not curable but you can treat every one of them and you can live with all of them,” said Kerri Boyd Crooks, senior coordinator for TitanWell. Chlamydia remained the most common condition reported with more than 1.7 million cases diagnosed in 2017; 45 percent of which were college-aged

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‘Sex on the Lawn’ gave students the opportunity to learn about sexually transmitted diseases and safe-sex practices.

females, who also hold the most risk. Undiagnosed STIs cause 24,000 women to become infertile each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Since we’re in college, we know that a lot of people are sexually active and STDs are really common among college students,” said Martha Nunez, member of the Peer Health University Network and Eta Sigma Gamma, organizations that took part in the event. The center attributes the high percentage of reports of STDs in youth to insufficient screening, confidentiality concerns,

lack of access to health care and having multiple sex partners. “It’s convenient for a lot of our students to come on campus to get tested or if they want to speak to a physician or nurse practitioner about birth control. “Confidentiality is an issue for a lot of our students and that is very important for us as well,” said Gloria Ortiz, a Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment program representative at the campus’ student health center. In 2017, a total of 7,112 tests for syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV were conducted at the student health center.

Eight students tested positive for syphilis, 26 for gonorrhea and 142 for chlamydia. Out of 1,343 students tested for HIV, none tested positive for the 2017-2018 academic year, according to statistics provided by Student Wellness. Boyd Crooks said a lot of STIs are asymptomatic, which means even if they have an STI, they may not have symptoms. This makes it difficult to identify until the individual is tested. “Students may have a difficult time navigating difficult conversations with their partners like having conversations about being tested and how to use

protection,” Boyd Crooks said. However, students can meet with TitanWell’s health educator on campus to better process diagnoses of an STI and any issues or concerns they have surrounding reproductive health. “We want students to be aware of our resources both on and off campus. If they are comfortable coming on campus, they can get the resources here. If they’d rather go off campus, they’ve met folks today that they can see again in the community to meet their needs,” Boyd Crooks said. Miguel Hidalgo contributed to this article.

Alumnus becomes storyboard artist Ari Castleton currently works on an animated TV show on Nickelodeon. ANDRE SALAZAR Staff Writer

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Former member of the Pencil Mileage Club, Ari Castleton spoke to members at an event on Friday.

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Cal State Fullerton alumnus Ari Castleton went from watching cartoons as a kid to becoming a storyboard artist on “The Loud House,” an animated TV show on Nickelodeon. “It was such a big part of my childhood. I love ‘Catscratch’ so much, that wacky type of comedy is what built my sense of humor. I’m just a kid who gets to draw cartoons all day and I have to thank Nickelodeon for that,” Castleton said. Castleton gave insight to art students on how to succeed in the animation industry at the Pencil Mileage Club speaker event on Friday. The return to his alma mater was what he described as “surreal.” Castleton said attending CSUF prepared him for a career in animation and provided him with the skills to improve his work and ability to network. Being a former member of the club himself, Castleton said he appreciated being able to come back and give advice to students that are in the same position he was while he attended the university. “I think all (Pencil Mileage Club) students should be going to every speaker event that they can. “You never know what somebody’s journey is like and where you can pull information or advice from that. It certainly helped me as a student,”

Castleton said. The Pencil Mileage Club is for animators and illustrators who want to get a better understanding of the animation industry and build connections with those in it, said Kat Turner, president of the club. The 22-year-old club is hosting several speaking events this semester with one more to come, Turner said. Castleton said events like speaker night are valuable for students to attend because they provide an understanding on how to network and build relationships while they are still students. “We’re pretty connected with the industry,” said Cassidy Foelsch, club officer and event coordinator. “Luckily we’re at a point now where (Pencil Mileage Club) has a pretty good reputation in the industry that people know what it is.” CSUF alumna John Munoz said he believes the events inspire students to find their own unique career path. “These events are a good example to show not everyone goes in the same way that you’re expected to,” Munoz said. Chuck Grieb, an animation professor who taught Castleton while he attended the university, said the success that Castleton has achieved is a win for him as a teacher and that it was wonderful seeing him come back to speak at the event. “It doesn’t take anything away from him. He’s the one who’s done that, but still for (professors), this is why we do it. There’s a sense of pride and it just makes you feel wonderful cause you’re helping to see this person achieve that dream,” Grieb said.

4 Lifestyle

MONDAY DECEMBER 3, 2018

Column: A note made history a reality After buying a used book from Amazon, I discovered a story within a story. ANGELINA DEQUINA Lifestyle Editor

In 1995, my mother had jet black hair that was usually tied up with a soft scrunchie. When she smiled, it looked like the scrunchie tugged at the corners of her mouth to reveal the happiness beaming inside of her. She was 17 years old, madly in love and pregnant. Her story began much like the ones in the book “The Girls Who Went Away” by Ann Fessler. The difference, however, was that she kept me. I discovered “The Girls Who Went Away” last year while taking a class called Women in American Society. A few pages from the book were assigned reading, so I read them online in the Pollak Library, surrounded by people whose effervescent laughter rang in my ears. The computer flickered as I read the words “Good Girls v. Bad Girls,” the title of the third chapter. I was intrigued by what could have been the author’s definition of a good girl and a bad girl, especially since I was viewing it through the lens of my own feminist perspective. I leaned closer to the screen as my eyes swallowed each word whole. All of the laughter around me suddenly went mute. My heart staggered along with the writing on the pages in a rhythm. I was captivated. The chapter detailed some statistics of the so-called “bad girls” in the decades before Roe v. Wade who had gotten pregnant out of wedlock and faced harsh social consequences because of it. More often than not, the women were sent to maternity homes where they went through their pregnancy in secret and were forced to give their child up for adoption. Each page was layered with quotes from women who had the same experiences. As I read their narratives, I could hear their voices telling me about their trials and tribulations.

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Finding the note in the book allowed me to share sympathy with women I didn’t even know and discover the role of feminism in my life.

And I imagined women who were so much like my mother when she found out she was pregnant with me: nervous and happy. But they were more barred by social restrictions on contraception, sex and pregnancy, and while my mother faced these restrictions too, she did at a much less severe rate. I itched to read the rest of the book, so I decided to buy it. Living on a student budget complicated this, but I managed to find a well-priced used version of the book on Amazon. In the week that I had waited for my book to arrive, I did some research on the book itself. I learned that the author of the book was an adoptee herself, which drove her to research

the girls who went away. I came home from a long day at school to find that the book arrived earlier than I expected. It was wrapped in soft orange packaging and when I tore it open in excitement the book spilled out in nearly perfect condition. I smoothed my hand over the hardcover, which pictured parts of two women’s faces. One had a dark-colored bob and the other had cornsilk hair that reached her shoulders. They smiled earnestly like my mother, only without the scrunchie. I felt like I had the journals of the many women in the book. I opened the book carefully, as if I was peering into the lives of women I could only get

so close to. It was then that I unearthed another story. On the first blank page of the book was a handwritten note from a mother to her child. It was dated back to 2009. In it, the mother explained that she hoped the book would help her son understand the era she grew up in and why she had to give his brother up. In her TED talk on storytelling, Sisonke Msimang, a feminist and social justice advocate, said, “Sometimes it’s the messages we don’t want to hear, the ones that make us want to crawl out of ourselves, that we need to hear the most.” Reading that note made the history within the book reality

to me. It was no longer just pages full of text, nor was it just an interesting assignment. It was me, the author, the women in the book, my mother and the woman in the note all sitting together at a table drawing on the extraordinary circumstances that brought us together. I’ve come to believe it’s those very circumstances that have allowed me to embrace feminism to the fullest extent and be thankful that I was never separated from my mom because she was a young mother. I often wonder how such a meaningful and personal book ended up in my hands, but there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t try to give meaning to it.

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The Fullerton Arboretum is made up of 26 acres of gardens at the north end of campus, giving students plenty of space to unwind. It also offers yoga classes that guests can sign up for on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Taylor Ford, a CSUF indoor cycling spin instructor, said exercise can be very beneficial to relieving stress and picking a workout that you enjoy doing

will have the highest benefit. “Being college students we have so many things going on and you get overwhelmed with lots of different homework assignments, essays, work and studying. It’s important to release the stress by exercising,” Ford said. According to the American Psychological Association, 43 percent of adults say they exercise to manage stress and 53 percent of adults reported they felt good about themselves after exercising.

Students who are interested in stress relieving workouts but are unsure where to start can visit the Student Recreation Center for Drop-In Fitness classes offered throughout the week. “My personal favorite activity to relieve stress would be yoga. I really enjoy the distance from the outside world and just taking time to reflect on myself, how my body is feeling and just check in, and it’s good stress relief,” Ford said. If exercise is not your stress

reliever of choice, there are plenty of other options to unwind for these last few weeks before finals. Rebert said she enjoys taking a soothing bath while listening to music. Rebecca Sandler, a CSUF student, said she enjoys hanging out with her friends to unwind. She said it is important for her to take time to decompress to avoid burning out. “Writing things down also helps me de-stress because for me I like to see everything on a

piece of paper. It makes me realize I don’t have as much as I thought I did,” Sandler said. No matter the approach you take to relieving stress, whether it is doing yoga with friends or soaking in a candle-lit bath, it is important to take some time for yourself in the upcoming weeks. “Mental health is definitely number one. You need to take time for yourself and make sure that you prioritize things that are important to you to keep yourself sane,” Ford said.

Opinion 5

MONDAY DECEMBER 3, 2018

SpongeBob creates a lasting cultural impact Stephen Hillenburg’s ridiculous world shapes millennial humor.

NATHAN NGUYEN Asst. News Editor

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the animated cartoon show “SpongeBob SquarePants,” passed away on Nov. 27, leaving behind him a world of creativity and imagination. Though Hillenburg oversaw only the first three seasons of production, his characters live on, forever immortalized in our culture and leave a huge impact on society. It is the fifth longest-running animated show in the United States, and continues to be a symbol for people who are just not ready to grow up. “The show definitely shaped my childhood, I can’t imagine growing up without it,” said Leo Rodriguez, a first-year psychology major. “It’s something that I always think about because it really did shape who I was as a kid, it helped me embrace what it means to be a kid and I think that’s really valuable.” What makes “SpongeBob” so unique from other shows is the simplistic yet comprehensive setting in which everything happens. It is it’s own world, a timeless masterpiece rich with content that most everyone can relate to. “I feel like this has happened several times where I’ve bonded with people that I’ve just met

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over ‘SpongeBob,’” said Cathy Hasson, a third-year public relations major. People can relate to the ridiculous characters from Patrick Star and Mr. Krabs, to Squidward Tentacles and a whole cast of misfits scattered throughout Bikini Bottom. Every sea creature embodies a different persona, generalizing several stereotypes found back on land. Despite originally airing in 1999, the characters never seem to age and it’s as if time stands still for the citizens of Bikini Bottom — they all seem to be waiting for their big break but are stuck in their current situation. SpongeBob SquarePants hopes to make it as a

professional fry cook but works a dead-end fast food job where his talents are exploited. Squidward, a classical hipster of sorts, annoyed with everything around him, is in the same boat as he tries to launch his career as a professional clarinet player. Mr. Krabs represents the endless greed of capitalism and love of money while the naive Patrick is unaffected by events around him as he literally lives under a rock. There are many iconic moments throughout the show’s history: from selling chocolate to mayonnaise instruments to broken bones and the “Bubble Bowl,” the anecdotes are endless.

“It’s definitely had a huge impact,” Hasson said, “I used to watch it every day with my sisters and we would literally just go back and forth sometimes referencing random episodes.” Images from the show have even gone on to become viral internet memes. This year, the most popular memes include a picture of a winded SpongeBob without any pants on, Patrick looking down menacingly and Squidward miserably looking outside his window at Patrick and Spongebob roaming around, unsure if he wishes to join them or if he’s happy staying home right where he is. “It’s something that really shapes humor in our society and

I think it’s really inspirational to see that it carried through for a whole decade if not longer,” Rodriguez said. As with many artists, their work becomes more popular when they are no longer around and “SpongeBob” certainly has the potential to rise even higher than its current status. “He certainly deserves the recognition of his great work and I hope that carries through for years and years to come,” Rodriguez said. This legacy of millennial humor and almost universal relatability is what remains of Hillenburg’s original vision for the show, and it’s probably a bigger phenomenon than he could have ever imagined.

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6 Sports

MONDAY DECEMBER 3, 2018

Women’s basketball tops CSU Bakersfield

The 64-56 win over the Roadrunners placed the Titans in second place. JULIUS CHOI

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In the matinee game of Homecoming 2018, Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball pushed its winning streak to two games with a 64-56 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday. The Titans’ backcourt of Jade Vega and Raina Perez led the Titans with 17 points a piece with Vega making seven of her 15 shots attempted on the night. Fullerton (4-4) handed the Roadrunners their fourth loss in five road games this season. The Roadrunners started slow, missing their first seven shot attempts to start the game. Bakersfield didn’t find its first basket of the game until halfway through the first quarter when Jasmin Dixon made a 3-pointer. The Titans and Roadrunners exchanged leads in the middle of the second quarter but Bakersfield built momentum as it went on a 16-0 run to jump in front of Fullerton 26-17. The Roadrunners’ full-court

press forced a few of Fullerton’s 24 turnovers of the night. A 23-point second quarter by the Roadrunners had them leading the Titans 29-25 at halftime. Head coach Jeff Harada told his team to “take their time, have some poise and keep battling.” “We had a nice first quarter where we came out with great energy. Obviously, Bakersfield was going to respond in the second quarter and they did. We lost our poise, we got rattled by their pressure,” Harada said. Center Daeja Smith got in foul trouble early in the third quarter, picking up her fourth foul just 32 seconds into the third quarter. She sat on the bench for much of the second half until eventually fouling out with two minutes left to play in the game. The Titans faced a challenge without their leading scorer, but continued to out-rebound the Roadrunners. Forward Carolyn Gill grabbed 16 of CSUF’s 43 rebounds, which is the sophomore’s career high. Bakersfield only reached 32 total rebounds. “The game plan was to limit them from offensive rebounds, just limiting them to one possession,” Gill said. “I just saw it as my role

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Guard Raina Perez drives a layup against CSU Bakersfield in the Titans 64-56 win during CSUF’s homecoming.

to get as many boards as I could.” While she played her role well, Fullerton was not able to execute its game plan and Bakersfield finished with 17 offensive rebounds. Cal State Bakersfield shot 28.2 percent from the field in the second half with Jazmine Johnson and

Vanessa Austin going scoreless on a combined 11 shot attempts. The win put Fullerton in second place in the Big West conference standings, behind UC Irvine. “We’re 4-4 now. This is a big win, it got us to .500. We’ve got two games back east and we know

the adversity and the challenges that will cause for us,” Harada said. The Titans will play Columbia University on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 8 a.m. in the Levien Gymnasium. Nathan Nguyen contributed to this report.

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“It helps with building friendships and building friendships off the ice. It helps build team chemistry on the ice. It’s a really good way to bring us all together,” Betschel said. Wong said the more time they spend talking and working on a challenge together, the better they can understand one another in the rink with nonverbal cues and one-word calls, which ultimately results in winning more games. Originally the tradition was

exclusive to club hockey members. The group began with a handful of people so little that they couldn’t get two games going at the same time. However, with time, word started to get around and the small group began to grow. Now, they typically expect about 15 people on a Wednesday and about half are not involved with hockey at all. Eventually, Wong decided to create a Facebook page called “Dye Wednesdays” to unite those that come around and participate.

“He has fun with it. He writes little articles on how the week went — the highs and the lows, the best players, the best games, player of the game, stuff like that. It makes it a fun time for everyone. It gets a lot of people involved and we are seeing our little friend group get bigger and bigger slowly,” said Nick Parker, club hockey alumnus. This serves as a way to socialize with more people and build a community on campus. The laid-back environment encourages visitors to get to know

others that they normally would not have talked to, Betschel said. Since welcoming new guests in its driveway, the club hockey team has had several visitors including foreign exchange students. Students from Germany, Sweden and South Korea have stopped by to learn how to play the game, make friends and immerse themselves in American culture. “It really makes the foreign exchange students feel a little

comfortable here in Fullerton. It makes them feel like they can have people that they can come talk to and hang out with. We always make them feel welcome and they always know they’re always able to come over here,” Parker said. Ultimately, the tradition is something the boys cherish and hope to keep going for the years to come. “Beer Die brings us together,” Wong said. “Friendship and drinking beers is what it’s all about.”

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Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball defeated Cal Lutheran University 99-60 behind 29 points from guard Khalil Ahmad at homecoming on Saturday night. In 19 minutes, Ahmad missed one of his 13 field goals, sunk all three of his 3-pointers and went 2-2 from the free-throw line. Guard Kyle Allman finished with 18 points and four rebounds. “Scoring is a little easier for us than it has been in the past,” head coach Dedrique Taylor said. “If we can show some toughness and unselfish play, I think we can be a pretty good ball club.” Despite earning his third-highest scoring game of the season, Ahmad matched his 3-point attempt season low of three. He said that shooting wasn’t his focus heading into the game. “(I was) just trying to attack the rim, get some easy stuff early and keep it going,” Ahmad said. Before Saturday, the Titans had not played a home game since Nov. 10. They came home to a crowd of 2,048 against the Kingsmen, according to the Fullerton Athletics page. That is the largest non-tournament home crowd Fullerton has played in front of since 3,978 fans watched CSUF play Hawaii on Feb. 2, 2013. “It was good to be able to see all those people there to root us on,” Taylor said. “The Titans were in the gym, so it was good for the women to start it off with a really good basketball win and for us to come in and clean it up.” Forward Jackson Rowe made his fourth consecutive start after missing the season opener due to injury

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Guard Kyle Allman breaks the Cal Lutheran defense to make a layup during the Titans’ homecoming win.

and coming off the bench in his first three games of the season. The junior finished with 7 points, six rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block. With a few starts now under his belt, Rowe said he understands his role but is trying to get in a “better groove playing with the team.” Rowe has recorded at least a steal and a block in every game, except against the University of Central Florida. Through seven games, he has nine steals and 10

blocks. “I’ve always prided myself on defense. This year, I’m trying to take it to another level,” Rowe said. Cal Lutheran is located in Thousand Oaks, a city that has been affected by the Woolsey Fire and the shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill. Prior to tipoff, a moment of silence was taken for the victims of both events. CSUF also took donations

during both homecoming games on behalf of the victims of the fire. “The real world still exists,” Taylor said. “What’s going on, not only in our state but around the world, is something that basketball can teach. A different level of togetherness and unselfishness, and that’s what the world needs, in my opinion. The more that we can do that, the better our world can be.” Fullerton will take on Loyola Marymount at home on

Wednesday before embarking on another road trip. The Titans know how to prepare for a rematch after they defeated the Lions last season, Ahmad said. “It’s going to be a real grind-itout game. I think they run zone, so we’re going to have to move the ball around and get a couple assists so that we don’t have to take tough shots,” Ahmad said. Wednesday’s game tips at 7 p.m. in the Titan Gym.

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