The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Monday December 3, 2018
Volume 104 Issue 40
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
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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
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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
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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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