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President Trump addresses immigration, health care

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President Donald J. Trump addressed a breadth of issues during his first congressional joint session, including U.S. immigration policy, health care, infrastructure, the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines, the Supreme Court, unemployment, education, law enforcement, the military and drug epidemics.

In his first congressional joint session, Donald Trump spoke on the nation’s issues and how he plans to tackle them.

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Welcomed by applause, President Donald J. Trump began his first address to Congress with a message on civil rights.

“Recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last

week’s shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms,” Trump said.

Trump said a new

national pride is evident throughout the country and both American allies and enemies will realize that America is ready to lead because it is “strong,” “proud” and “free.”

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‘Potter’ magic apparates into the pub ASI Productions hosts event for muggles.

KEVIN LEY Daily Titan The magic of “Harry Potter” was found in a completely ordinary muggle locale Sunday at the Titan Student Union (TSU) Underground Pub. ASI Productions’ Sunday Series presented the event “Butterbeer and Broomsticks.” There, it hosted the “Harry Potter” experience by showing the first movie of the series, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Along with this viewing, the Leaky Cauldron served snacks like Butterbeer and Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans—muggles know them as Jelly Belly candies.

Allison Dove, a junior business major, became a fan last spring after running into memes that revolved around jokes only “Harry Potter” fans would understand. She avoided the franchise because of its hype, but eventually caved in when she wanted to figure out the punch lines.

“I went and I read all the books, and I was like super mind blown … and now I’m just super in love with it,” Dove said.

She came prepared and dressed up for the occasion.

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Fans inside of the TSU Underground Pub were treated to Butterbeer and Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans on Sunday along with a screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

From head to toe, her clothing represented different things from the “Harry Potter” series.

Her shirt had a series of black sketches including a headshot of Albus Dumbledore, Potter’s owl Hedwig and professor McGonagall in her cat form. On her head, Dove wore a beanie supporting her house Hufflepuff. Even her socks showed the Deathly

Jordan Peele’s directorial debut falls flat

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“Get Out” has moments of eerie, socially-aware dread but loses its footing, chasing obvious horror tropes and gags.

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Hallows symbol: three magical artifacts that play heavily into the ending of the book series.

Dove’s knowledge of the wizarding world proved worthwhile during a game of trivia. She won an ASI tote bag and t-shirt. She even showed Dumbledore-like compassion when she gave her tote bag to another fan who had mistakenly

answered incorrectly.

“For this event, it was really through just the general idea… (that) ‘Harry Potter’ is really nostalgic,” said ASI Productions Sunday Series coordinator Susie Law. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” a movie within the “Harry Potter” universe, was recently shown on campus, which added to the excitement of this event,

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While Trump may have recognized malicious attacks, it does not fix the root of the problem–his narrative.

Law said.

When the film ended, applause and cheers ensued. The lights turned on, and trivia and raffles excited the aspiring wizards. Along with giving shirts and tote bags for answering fandom questions, “Harry Potter” themed prizes were awarded to attendees with winning tickets.

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Stolen gun found

Routine traffic stop leads to discovery of weapons, theft.

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Police charged two documented Fullerton gang members Sunday with multiple felonies for possession of a concealed weapon in a vehicle and for possessing a stolen weapon near Seville Street and Yorba Linda Boulevard.

Two University Police officers were on patrol near the 57 freeway and pulled the vehicle over after observing the driver going 50 mph on a residential street, said University Police Capt. Scot Willey.

Officers searched the vehicle and found an unloaded Smith and Wesson .38 caliber revolver under the passenger’s seat and a small pocket knife, Willey said in an email.

Giovanny Martinez, 19, and Ramiro Reyes, 21, were booked into the Orange County Jail “for different charges relating to possession of a concealed firearm in a vehicle,” Willey said in an email. The driver was also unlicensed and one of the men was on probation, according to the CSUF Police crime log.

The case was filed with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and was filed by the DA hours later, Willey said.

“It was really fast. It was a lot faster than we’re used to seeing, but it’s a different level, different priority for them,” Willey said.

A person can be documented as a gang member by police when they have identified themselves as a gang member, are involved with documented gang members or have been arrested with other members, Willey said.

Police later found that the firearm was stolen out of Arizona and the additional stolen weapon charges were filed against Martinez and Reyes.

“It took a lot of digging because there was some confusing information that came across the nationwide database that took our detective and dispatch to kind of dig through it a little bit to find the weapon,” Willey said.

The area the two officers were patrolling before they made the arrest has high gang activity and some gangs have been in the area for decades, Willey said.

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Although the Titans have had a down season, they are still in position to lock up the eighth and final spot in the tournament.

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DTBRIEFS Ex-teacher sentenced to 190 years Former Santa Ana teacher Robert Ruben Ornelas, 65, was sentenced to 190 years in federal prison Monday for sexually assaulting two girls and recording the acts during trips to the Philippines, according to the OC Register.

The assaults occurred between 2006 and 2012 involving girls as young as 8 years old. Ornelas’ recordings were found on his computer by a relative in 2013.

After a jury found Ornelas guilty of seven felony counts, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney gave him the maximum punishment; a sentence that prosecutors argued would stop Ornelas from “preying upon other children in the future.”

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“We’ve been recovering quite a few, about half a dozen, at least five stolen vehicles from that neighborhood in the last couple of weeks, which is pretty high. We usually get one or two stolen vehicles out of there every four or six months, but we have been getting them quite a bit out of there lately,” Willey said.

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Ramiro Reyes was arrested for a concealed firearm within a vehicle charge. He got a probation violation and was later charged with possession of a stolen weapon. The charges were enhanced for gang involvement.

Giovanny Martinez was arrested for a concealed firearm on person charge.

He was later charged with possession of a stolen weapon. The charges were enhanced for gang involvement.

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In the Feb. 28 story “Students navigate ‘Tunnels of Oppression,’” Counseling and Psychological Services counselor Aurerlio Agundez was misquoted and improperly paraphrased. The story said Augundez said one of the goals of the exhibit “was to create a somber, discomforting and disturbing environment for students.” Agundez was actually only asked about the final room of the exhibit and said that CAPS staff was there to provide support for students who feel “uncomfortable” or “upset.” Agundez was also quoted saying students leave the experience feeling “negative, but also positive.” He actually said “they are not feeling negative, but positive.” Another quote should have read “not ready to manage or deal with... and that is natural, that’s normal.” Instead, it read “not ready to manage and that is natural. That’s normal.“ The Daily Titan regrets the errors.

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The Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County and its Tarbut V’Torah school received a phone call about a bomb threat Monday, according to the Orange County Register.

About 1,000 people were evacuated by staff due to the threats.

The center and school were then searched by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department bomb-sniffing K-9 unit.

Nothing suspicious was found and no injuries were reported.

The incident is under investigation by the Irvine Police Department, FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.

Irvine Police Detective Michael Moore asked that anyone with any information to contact him at 949-724-7316.

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Three were killed and two were injured Monday when a small plane carrying a family of five left Riverside Municipal Airport and nosedived into a Riverside neighborhood, according to the OC Register.

The crash caused two houses to be destroyed in a “big orange ball of fire,” according to neighbors at the scene. All the victims were on the plane when it crashed, and nobody in the neighborhood was injured.

One survivor was brought to Riverside Community Hospital with “very minor injuries” while the other survivor was brought to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in “very critical condition” to undergo surgery.

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NEWS Trump: President calls to put citizens first PAGE 3 WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 2017

He questioned what America has accomplished in past generations and what kind of country we are leaving for our children as we enter the decade leading up to the 250th anniversary of national independence.

The middle class has shrunk in response to jobs and wealth being sent overseas, harming the fates of the children in inner cities, Trump said.

“I will not allow the mistakes of recent decades past to define the course of our future,” Trump said.

Issues he addressed included highly-debated topics like immigration and the repeal of Obamacare, which continue to be the subject of protests and marches across the nation following Trump’s election.

The enforcement of immigration laws will help raise wages, decrease unemployment, save billions of dollars and make the nation safer, he said.

Trump has passed three executive orders regarding immigration, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website. The first two, both released on Jan. 25, detail border security and immigration enforcement improvements and enhancements meant to ensure public safety in the interior of the United States.

The third, released on Jan. 27, details policy regarding the prevention of foreign terrorists entering into the United States.

“As we speak tonight, we are removing gang members, drug dealers and criminals that threaten our communities and prey on our very innocent citizens,” Trump said.

He also reemphasized his plan to build a “great, great wall” on America’s southern border and to protect America from Islamic terrorism, stating that it was “not compassionate, but reckless to allow uncontrolled entry from places where proper vetting cannot occur.”

“To any in Congress who do not believe we should enforce our laws, I would ask you this one question:

What would you say to the American family that loses their jobs, their income or their loved one because America refused to uphold its laws and defend its borders,” Trump said. “We cannot allow our nation to become a sanctuary for extremists.”

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Mandating every American to buy governmentapproved health insurance was never the right solution for our country. The way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do.

DONALD TRUMP U.S. President Trump also requested that Congress repeal Obamacare to expand choice, increase access, lower costs and provide better health care.

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To any in Congress that do not believe we should enforce our laws, I would ask you this one question: What would you say to the American family that loses their jobs, their income or their loved one because America refused to uphold its laws and defend its borders.

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DONALD TRUMP U.S. President “Mandating every American to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country.

The way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do,” Trump said.

On Jan. 20, Trump passed an executive order to minimize the economic burden of the patient protection and Affordable Care Act pending its repeal, according to the DHS website.

Trump said his health care reform aims to protect people with pre-existing conditions, provide a stable transition for Americans enrolled in health care exchanges and help Americans purchase their own coverage.

He also said the reforms will give state governors the resources and the flexibility they need with Medicaid, protect patients and doctors from unnecessary costs and give Americans the freedom to purchase health care insurance across state lines.

“Everything that is broken in our country can be fixed. Every problem can be solved and every hurting family can find healing and hope,” Trump said.

In addition to his plans to reform immigration policies and health care, Trump highlighted his accomplishments so far. These included getting major companies like Walmart to invest billions of dollars into the United States and pledge to create thousands of jobs, placing a hiring freeze on nonmilitary and nonessential federal workers, “clearing the way” for the construction of the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines and ending the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

In his speech, Trump used an analogy of an earthquake to describe how “a rebellion” started in 2016: first as a quiet rumble of diverse families who wanted fair opportunities for their children to thousands of citizens speaking out across the country, which led to the earthquake of millions who voted for him.

“They were all united by one very simple but crucial demand: that America must put its own citizens first. Because only then, can we truly make America great again,” Trump said.

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ON THE ISSUES IMMIGRATION: “By finally enforcing our immigration laws, we will raise wages, help the unemployed, save billions of dollars and make our communities safer.”

HEALTH CARE: “I am also calling on Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs and provide better health care. ” INFRASTRUCTURE: “I will be asking Congress to approve legislation that produces a $1 trillion investment in (the) infrastructure of the United States.”

PIPELINES: “We have cleared the way for the construction of the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines, thereby creating tens of thousands of jobs.”

SUPREME COURT: “We have chosen Judge Neil Gorsuch, a man of incredible skill and deep devotion to the law.

I am asking the Senate to swiftly approve his nomination.”

MIDDLE CLASS: “For too long we’ve watched our middle class shrink as we’ve exported out jobs and wealth to foreign countries.”

EDUCATION: “Education is the civil rights issue of our time. I am calling members of both parties to pass an education bill that funds school choice for disadvantaged youth.”

LAW ENFORCEMENT: “We must work with, not against, the men and women of law enforcement. We must build bridges of cooperation and trust.”

THE MILITARY: “We must provide the men and women of the United States military with the tools they need to prevent war and if they must to fight and to win.”

DRUGS: “We will stop the drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth and will expand treatment for those who have become so badly addicted.”

Career expo will wrap up Business Madness week

Students can network with employers at event on Thursday.

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The Career Center will host the Business Career Expo Thursday, giving students the chance to meet with potential employers and explore career opportunities.

Employers will be recruiting for full-time and internship positions in the business fields of accounting, finance, financial services, insurance, real estate, marketing,

general management, sales, retail management and operations, according to the expo registration website.

“We recommend that (students) dress to impress, like what you would wear to an interview, and bring copies of your resume. You can come and get your resume reviewed here at the career center beforehand,” said the CSUF Career Center’s events, marketing and social media specialist Krystyl Nottage.

The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Pavilions. The expo is free for all CSUF students and alumni but others can attend

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for $25 cash.

About 72 companies are expected to attend the event, Nottage said. As of Tuesday night, 303 students are registered, according to the expo registration website.

“The ECS Fair, where it was more targeted to engineering students, was smaller. This one has more employers,” Nottage said.

Some companies expected to attend include Abercrombie & Fitch, Department of Business Oversight, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, J.C. Penney, Target, U.S. Bank, PepsiCo and Farmers Insurance, according to the expo registration website.

Students are encouraged

to register online for the expo prior to the event to receive programs and other information in advance but student and alumni walk-ins will also be welcomed, Nottage said.

The expo is the last event of Business Madness week, an annual event that features networking opportunities, a guest speaker and a business pageant, according to the Business Madness website.

“They want to recruit Cal State Fullerton students specifically and that’s why they are here,” Nottage said. “(Students) can stop by in between classes and hopefully get an interview with a company.”

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A&E ‘Get Out’ is much less than its premise PAGE 4 MARCH 1, 2017 WEDNESDAY

Peele’s social commentary grows dull by the final act.

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“Get Out,” beneath all of its layers of social commentary, is a deceptively simple horror-comedy. Though it is far removed from director Jordan Peele’s previous work on Comedy Central, there is no shortage of laughs that come at the expense of building lasting tension.

A moment in a darkly-lit suburb as an African-American man is strangled to the point of unconsciousness while the song “Run Rabbit Run” plays eerily in the background opens the film in a striking fashion. It is also a clue to what the movie’s primary couple is about to experience, as Chris Washington prepares to meet his girlfriend Rose’s parents. Chris is concerned that Rose has yet to tell her white upper-class family that he is black, but she assures him that they are very open-minded and progressive people. In fact, her father often iterates how he would have “voted for Obama three times.”

It’s a cute line, one of many that help elevate the

cast of characters from simply being one-dimensional horror archetypes to being something far more human and relatable. All of the performances, especially from Daniel Kaluuya as Chris and Allison Williams as Rose, have a conversational flow that is rare to see in horror. It is easy to fall for them and hope that her family’s odd racial insensitivities are nothing more than forgivable microaggressions.

It is a shame that the film’s narrative, which focuses around Chris’ growing fear that there is something far more sinister happening at Rose’s family estate, is undercut by too many reveals that diminish its social commentary that it began with. What starts as an analysis on racial relations through the lens of horror tropes, quickly turns into something far more absurd.

The problem is that the chills that are set in our everyday ordinary world, such as the film’s unapologetically-terrifying opening, are far more thrilling than the far-flung explanations as to why the events are occurring in the first place.

Fans of horror come to expect absurd. Facing reality is much scarier.

Just as the film takes a deep dive into the bizarre

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Daniel Kaluuya plays Chris, a twenty-something man who begins to suspect that there is something deeply sinister about his girlfriend Rose’s family.

and the weird, it is frequently followed up with a scene aimed at getting a cheap laugh. Doing a horror-comedy competently is a tricky balance: too much horror makes the comedy seem pointless and too much comedy makes the film feel everything but horrific.

In “Get Out,” the comedy elicits the occasional belly laugh but it can feel

particularly out of place with the subject matter. It seems as though Peele is giving his audience a security blanket as opposed to a relief, reminding them that parts of the film are inherently ridiculous. Many will argue that this adds to the film’s eccentric charm, but it comes at the cost of its best scenes never quite getting under the skin.

By the time “Get Out”

reaches its last act, it adds up to much less than the promise of its initial premise. Jumps are had and laughs trickle through, but food for thought is thrown out as the film transforms into just another thriller.

The trailer for “Get Out” is a solid bar-o-meter of one’s potential enjoyment of Peele’s directorial debut. Though there are further reveals and revelations

to witness, the meat inside matches the label on the tin.

It isn’t organic, in fact, it is about 70 percent “The Stepford Wives” and 30 percent “Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner,” but it is easily digestible.

Horror fans can do much worse, especially after such mega-hits like “Rings” and “The Bye Bye Man” have left the genre completely vapid.

Oscars bow as the movie season Marches on KALEB STEWART Daily Titan With the Oscars now swept beneath the carpet of the American consciousness and “Moonlight” narrowly coming home with the golden statue after “La La Land” was just about to dance off stage with it, the blockbuster films of March are just around the corner. While these may not have the artistic prestige of the movies released right around award season, March is still filled to the brim with escapism.

“Logan” (March 3) Hugh Jackman says goodbye to the character Wolverine in his final performance as the mutant in “Logan,” which is the first film in the X-Men franchise other than the foul-mouthed “Deadpool” to receive an “R” rating. It certainly doesn’t hurt that critics are already raving about it, receiving a 94 percent on review aggregate site

Rotten Tomatoes.

“One of next year’s nominees for best actor must go to Jackman,” said Victoria Alexander of FilmsInReview. com. “His ‘Logan’ is as moving and complex as dramatic characters demand.”

High praise, especially for a comic book film.

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Jackson’s “King Kong” remake from 2005, it is strange to see them go in such a drastically different direction.

“Beauty and the Beast” and “T2 Trainspotting” (March 17) Reaching for drastically different audiences is the remake (get cozy with that word readers) of the 1991 cartoon “Beau-

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From superhumans to giant apes, this month is packed with films.

One of next year’s nominees for best actor must go to (Hugh) Jackman.

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VICTORIA ALEXANDER FilmsInReview.com (March 10) Warner Brothers plays the next card in their monster movie continuity–beginning with 2014’s divisive “Godzilla”–with this reintroduction of King Kong. Set during the Vietnam War, the all-star cast includes Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and John C. Reilly.

Considering that Universal Studios spent millions of dollars to create a ride based on Peter

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ty and the Beast” reimagined in live action. The film is set for release the same day as the “Trainspotting” sequel that everyone has been waiting for. The former has to do with a beautiful young woman turning a beast into a tolerable prince, while the latter has to do with young men becoming middle-aged men.

You can guess which one is the musical and which one involves drug consumption.

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Awards should not be so divisive Grammys reinforces conventions instead of relevance.

SARAH EL-MAHMOUD Daily Titan Elaborate stage performances and heartfelt speeches have defined another awards season as the bests of 2016 were chosen in 2017. However, I feel the celebration of the arts seems to pit fans against each other instead of bringing home a message of unity.

Art by its very definition is the application of creative skill and imagination; to be appreciated for its beauty and emotional power. Why do people watch art ranked and awarded every year?

On Sunday night, the Academy Awards closed out its season with a cloud of confusion as “Moonlight” was revealed as best picture after being mixed up with “La La Land.”

The most anticipated award of the night suddenly felt irrelevant to viewers as the controversy became more important than the actual award.

A parallel can be seen in the Grammys. The buzz of music’s biggest night centered around Adele’s “25” against Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” for album of the year.

Adele raved about the importance of an album like “Lemonade” after she won the honor. In her speech, she described Beyoncé and her album “Lemonade” as “monumental,” “soul-bearing” and “empowering.”

Then, Adele broke her award in half.

The finales of both the Oscars and the Grammy Awards bewildered viewers with their convoluted conclusions. The question of who deserves the top prize is not as important as what it would mean for progress in the industry.

“25” is a contemporary and elegant bestseller while “Lemonade” is risky and provoking. When Adele swept the night, traditionalism scored another point in a year of revolutionaries. If Beyonce had won, it would have been a recognition of her message about intersectional feminism apparent throughout “Lemonade.”

“The Grammy effect” continues to be impactful showing that the winners do matter. Digital sales of songs performed during the Grammys increased by 140 percent the week after the show, according to Billboard. Adele’s “25,” in particular, jumped up in sales by 137 percent since the Grammys aired, according to Nielsen music.

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Whether it be the competition between “La La Land” and “Moonlight” or Adele and Beyoncé, determining what is the best of the year often overshadows why art is great to begin with.

Each year, the Grammys follows the same unmistakable trend that has overtaken the album of the year rank. Taylor Swift won instead of Kendrick Lamar in 2016, Beck won instead of Beyoncé in 2015, Daft Punk won instead of Kendrick Lamar in 2014 and Mumford & Sons won instead of Frank Ocean in 2013.

Disregarding the talent of Adele, Taylor Swift or any Grammy-winning artist is besides the point. It’s the

Recording Academy constantly giving special attention to music that feels more timeless than timely.

Black versus white is a simple distinction of what is at stake during award season. The fans may feel subconscious pressure to pick between who is better or more deserving. Picking a more traditional artist like Adele feels innately unprogressive because Beyonce’s music is its polar opposite. Instead of sharing

the unique achievement in each piece of music, a single album is chosen to represent the whole year.

Music award shows could potentially reveal the hidden jewels of the year, but instead they often recognize those who already receive millions in sales and are tirelessly played on the radio.

Award season hopes to recognize the arts by bringing the industry together in one room and celebrating

the year’s “greatest hits.”

Ultimately, it creates more division than progress. Music award shows, in particular, seem to produce the same outcome: alienating fans and ultimately failing to recognize so much great work created each year.

Music doesn’t belong to one type of narrative or genre–it belongs to everyone. Exclusion through its biggest celebration makes the awards more irrelevant each year.

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“Harry Potter” fans and students got to participate in a game of trivia after the screening of “The Sorcerer’s Stone.”

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These prizes included a new collection of the seven-book series, a soup bowl with the Marauder’s Map and a grand prize of two tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood, home of the west coast’s “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.”

Paul Lindberg, a junior, heard about the event from his girlfriend, Savannah Lewis, who was with him.

Although he is not an avid fan, his girlfriend is attempting to change that.

“I was a kid just like everyone else when the ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ came out, and it was a big deal,” Lindberg said. “As I grew up, I didn’t

keep up with it as much, but I certainly like it, and (Lewis) is getting me back into it.”

Whether guests won something or not, it was clear that fans enjoyed the experience. Guests left the event to return to the muggle world but took a little more magic than what they came with.

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OPINION Trump’s narrative bolsters hate groups

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President’s ignorance serves as a catalyst for radical ideals to thrive.

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he Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its annual report on hate groups in the United States on Feb. 15. While the results are unsurprising, they are also disappointing.

The number of hate groups is on the rise across the nation, and seeing as the president won’t do anything to police this, it’s up to the public to stay vigilant on the matter.

President Donald J. Trump continues to reassure the public that he’s the “least racist person,” with the latest statement coming out Feb. 16.

However, he’s going to have

trouble keeping up this image due to the fact that the “least racist person” has brought race relations to a level not seen for decades.

Although the president addressed the shooting in Kansas and the multiple vandalisms of Jewish cemeteries in his first address to a Joint Session of Congress Tuesday, Trump needs to do much more than recognize hate crimes out of a plea–he needs to call out America’s hate groups and violent extremists before they make national news.

It’s upsetting to know that he might just have spoken about the Kansas shooting because the hero of the hate crime called for the President to recognize it in the first place, according to CNN. But while he posits his position, it’s exactly his campaign’s narrative that has brought so many disappointing bullet points on the SPLC map. Overexposure to the radical right has caused something unprecedented: a sharp rise in active hate groups across the nation. The map shows that this spike lead to 917 groups residing in the land of liberty.

One theory for why

extremism is on the rise again is that Trump’s presidential campaign “flirted heavily with extremist ideas,” according to SPLC. There are 130 active Klu Klux Klan chapters across the U.S. While most are located in the Deep South, California still has three chapters, including one right next to Fullerton in Anaheim, according to SPLC. Students are closer to hatred and bigotry than they think; it’s terrifying to know that anyone could come in contact at some point with someone who holds extremist beliefs.

There are 79 hate groups in California, which is the most out of any state, with eight of those groups being located in Orange County.

In Huntington Beach, there is an anti-immigrant group called the National Coalition for Immigration Reform, which was well known for their hate speech in the 1990s.

The group, formerly known as California Coalition for Immigration Reform, was led by far right Huntington Beach resident Barbara Coe, according to OC Weekly.

The Orange County Register’s 2013 obituary on her

passing was a puff piece at best, making no mention of her ties to extremism. Painting the picture of a sweet old lady, her so-called activism is mentioned under the guise of her “patriotism.” This normalization of radical beliefs is something that needs to be addressed nationally. There’s a difference between conservatism and dogmatism.

And considering Orange and Los Angeles County house 1 million undocumented immigrants, this fight against ignorance is more imperative than ever.

Along with the outcry against Latino immigration in the form of hate groups, there was a 197 percent increase in anti-Muslim groups since 2015, according to the SPLC. It seems like America has entered into a modern red scare, and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer doing nothing but dancing around questions is not helping.

“I think that the president, in terms of his desire to combat radical Islamic terrorism, he understands that people who want to express a peaceful position have every right in our Constitution,” Spicer

said in response to a reporter asking about the data during a Feb. 21 press conference.

This vague answer fails to address the issue entirely. Trump’s administration needs to condemn all discrimination, not just anti-Semitism.

Even Hillary Clinton felt compelled to speak about the spike in hate crimes, tweeting out an article regarding the Kansas City shooting on Monday.

“With threats and hate crimes on the rise, we shouldn’t have to tell POTUS to do his part. He must stand up and speak out,” Clinton said in the tweet.

Clinton’s request was met Tuesday, “while we may be a nation divided on policies,

we are also a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms,” Trump said.

A nice sentiment expressed only after Trump had to be publicly called out by multiple people.

His narrative was the catalyst for white nationalists like David Duke and Richard Spencer to slither out of their holes, leeching onto him in a desperate attempt to gain mainstream traction.

America can’t afford to lose its empathy. We need to continue to ensure that hate groups are addressed properly. If it isn’t monitored, the complacency of the American people will drive the nation backwards 50 years.

Open internet closing up with new FCC chair

Net neutrality is threatened by nonconsumer agenda.

RISHU BHARDWAJ Daily Titan

W

ith President Donald J. Trump’s scandals popping up faster than the resignations of his team members, it’s easy to get distracted from the mess those left behind are making, namely FCC chairman Ajit Pai. Net neutrality was a concerning topic for Barack Obama during his presidency. The former president maintained the notion that broadband internet service

providers (ISPs) must treat all traffic equally and not allow a monopoly of power to be created. This value was backed by progressive actions like agreeing with and pushing the FCC’s rules against an unfair ISP system.

While those values were championed by his administration’s forward-thinking actions, the Trump administration has been adamant in reversing these motions since day one.

It’s clear that the Trump administration has a starkly republican and greedy mindset when it comes to neutrality, as seen with the removal of the “net neutrality” page on the whitehouse.gov website.

Newly elected chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, began his career by making choices that clearly indicate his favoritism for industry over the consumer.

These decisions will directly impact the nearly 90 percent of people using the internet today, according to

a 2016 study by the Pew Research Center, and in no way will the product of Pai’s actions be beneficial for the masses.

One of his first decisions was to cut a federal program aimed to assist low-income areas in acquiring affordable internet access. This act is directly in opposition to the progress that former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler promoted, according to the Washington Post.

This decision has been met with controversy as the effects of this action will trickle into schools partnered with the companies that are now closed and will not be able to give children in low-income schools access to the internet.

It’s decisions like these that will slowly cripple a growing and connected society.

As Pai continues to reverse the progress that Obama and Wheeler worked so hard for, the open net is closing up.

The problem lies in the largely complacent public.

While protesters focus on subjects like the travel ban, Russian connections and ignorant self-promotion by the Trump family, they might be missing a more important fight: net neutrality.

It sounds like a faraway concern–something out of a sci-fi movie–but the idea that one day the internet could be governed by conglomerates that have nothing in mind but money is getting closer and closer.

If that doesn’t sound tangible, then consider the fact that the Silicon Valley has been thriving on the values that net neutrality outlines.

Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon and many more are all relying on the idea of an open internet so that their customers can access them easily and quickly.

If the rules were lifted, as Pai is aiming for, then companies can make it harder and much more expensive for people to do something as simple as watch a YouTube video.

Nobody likes a loading

screen, and having to pay $5 to $10 a month just to access a webpage doesn’t seem to be something the public would fight for.

Pai’s anti-consumer voice has been met with similarly powerful voices from the NAACP, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the National Urban League and more in a Joint Press Statement released on Feb. 7.

The statement explains the principles that net neutrality garners and that they should be met with civility and not greed–as Pai has been doing thus far.

“A statute locking in net neutrality would protect net neutrality no matter how the political winds blow. The goal should be improve ment, deployment and adop tion of the high speed networks that all Americans deserve,” according to the statement.

The entirely anti-consumer approach that Pai has brought to the FCC under Trump needs to come

under as much fire as the big cheese himself.

In 2014, the nearly 4 million comments directed at the FCC concerning the best way to handle net neutrality led to the open internet; a right that Pai is repealing every day by pushing his industry agenda.

While that proposition is likely to never be brought up under Pai’s ruling, it shouldn’t deter those who value the freedom of the internet; the likes of which include the American Civil Liberties Union, Free Press and others. Their efforts are found in raising awareness and not allowing powers like Pai to continue their anti-consumer actions.

The first step in solving this problem is to understand net neutrality, then voicing opposition. So far, the only viable act is signing petitions and staying on the tail of those who aim to undermine the values that the internet rep resents: freedom.

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Your long-term goals appear blurry and you can’t make out defined shapes no matter how much you squint.

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Starting slow to finish strong is a paradox than might not even cross your mind today. It seems as if you can just articulate yourself a little better, your friends and colleagues will understand just what you mean.

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Bickering may be inevitable when you can’t figure out what someone wants from you. However, blurred lines between give and take could be a reflection of your own uncertainty when it comes to what you expect from a close friend or lover.

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Maintaining the peace requires extra effort today and you must constantly try to keep your balance. What begins as an impassioned dialogue can flip to a total free-for-all in the space of a moment.

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SPORTS Titans to play for last spot in tourney PAGE 8 MARCH 1, 2017 WEDNESDAY

Despite rough year, CSUF still has a chance at the postseason.

BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan

With a 1-13 record in conference play and a 4-23 overall record, Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball still has a chance to sneak into the Big West Tournament.

The Titans are last place in the conference but sit just one game out of the eighth and final spot in the tournament with two games remaining on the schedule.

Fullerton hits the road for its last two games of the regular season this week, matching up with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Wednesday night before returning to Orange County to take on UC Irvine Saturday at the Bren Events Center.

CSUF may need to win both of the remaining two games to have a chance at making it in the tournament.

However, it ultimately appears that its chances could come down to the final game of the season against UCI, who are seeded eighth in the Big West with a 2-12 conference record.

There are a couple different scenarios for the matchup.

The Anteaters play at UC Santa Barbara (7-7 conference record) Thursday before they host the Titans. If UCI is able to leave Santa

Barbara with a victory and Fullerton is unable to get a win over Cal Poly, the Anteaters will extend a twogame lead over the Titans, guaranteeing them a spot in the tournament and leaving CSUF out in the cold.

“At the end of the day, we can only control what we do, and we will work hard to prepare ourselves to compete in both games this week regardless of what the outcome of that game is Thursday,” said Head Coach Daron Park via email.

If both teams win or both teams lose their games prior to Saturday night’s showdown in Irvine, it will come down to the final game of the season to decide who gets the final spot in the Big West Tournament.

In this scenario, if the Titans are able to pick up a win in the final game over UCI, it will lock them in as the eighth seed in the tournament due to CSUF owning the tiebreaker over the Anteaters after having beat them once already this season.

“This is now our postseason and to have an increased sense of urgency for this win-or-go-home moment is critical if we want to play another game,” Park said.

Fullerton’s 64-53 win over UCI at Titan Gym Jan. 14 is its only conference win of the season and its last victory before going on its current 10-game losing skid.

In the victory, the Titans saw three players score in double figures, led by Iman

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Fullerton redshirt junior guard Iman Lathan rises up for a floater in the lane during CSUF’s 69-45 loss to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Feb. 11 at Titan Gym. Lathan leads the Titans in scoring with 15.3 points per game this season.

Lathan’s double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes of playing time off the bench.

Lathan is the Titans’ leading scorer and the fourth leading scorer in the Big West. However, Lathan’s scoring output has decreased amid inconsistent minutes

Men’s golf takes three steps back CSUF couldn’t follow up first and second round finishes.

BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan Following an eighth place finish on day one of the 21st Del Walker Intercollegiate, Cal State Fullerton men’s golf faltered in the third round to end the tournament in 11th place out of the 15-team field.

After round two was postponed midway through Monday night due to darkness, the field finished the rest of the second round before heading into the third and final round on Tuesday.

Fullerton finished the second with a 17-over par 287, the sixth-best score of the second round.

The Titans hit a divot in round three, finishing with a 18-over par 298,

their worst score of the tournament.

Michael Sharkey led the Titans through the first two rounds of the tournament with a 4-over par 140.

Sharkey had a tough time keeping up with his own success in the last round as he finished the day with a 9-over par, jumping his overall tournament score to 13-over par, tied for 42nd.

Sophomore Jack Ireland came back with strong outings in the second and third round, shooting a 1-over par and a 2-over par, respectively. At the conclusion of round one, Ireland was tied for 46th in the individual rankings. After his performance in rounds two and three Ireland forced his way up 24 spots to end the tournament tied for 22nd.

Coming in second place on the Fullerton roster was Matt Wilson who finished with a 9-over par 219. Wilson recorded his best score

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in the second round with a 71, just one stroke over par.

Wilson and Ireland had decent outings but didn’t get help from their Titan teammates. Martin Manalo completed day two with a total score of 15-over par, which ranked him tied for 51st. Ty Stites finished in last place out of the Titans, finishing with a 20-over par.

Boise State was able to overtake Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in round three to claim victory at the Virginia Country Club with a score of 15-over par 855. The Broncos top performer Brian Humphreys finished first in the tournament with a one-under par 209.

CSUF will hit the links again March 6 and 7 at the Valley Hi Country Club in Elk Grove, Calif. for the Sacramento State Invitational.

due to what Park has continuously called a “coaching decision.”

Sophomore point guard Jade Vega and redshirt sophomore center Daeja Smith followed up with 10 and 11 points, respectively, in the Titans’ win over the Anteaters. Vega added four assists

while Smith grabbed eight rebounds.

In the previous contest, UCI was led by sophomore guard Andee Ritter with 13 points on 4-13 shooting while junior forward Sabrina Engelstad added 12 points. The Anteaters leading scorer on the season,

Shereen Sutherland, averages 12.1 points per game but was limited to nine points on 4-10 shooting in her last matchup with the Titans.

Fullerton and Cal Poly tip off Wednesday at 5 p.m. with the final game against UCI set for 6 p.m. Saturday night.

Second for Edberg Team places 11th as senior star Martina Edberg shines.

HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton women’s golf was unable to drive its way to victory in the Bruin Wave Invitational Tuesday. Despite another superlative performance from Martina Edberg, the Titans (74-over par 876) placed 11th out of 15 teams.

The Titans were in 11th place midway through the second round of the tournament when play was halted due to darkness Monday. Although the team failed to improve, the Titans managed not to lose ground over the rest of the second and third rounds.

The second round of the tournament was the Titans’ best. The roster finished with a combined score of 313 before falling off with a score of 318 in the third and final round.

Edberg (1-over par 219) finished second overall in

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Martina Edberg, a native of Glumslov, Sweden, has finished in the top-five in her last six competitions.

the tournament, moving up from third place when play ended Monday. The tournament was the sixth straight in which Edberg has finished within the top-five participants.

The rest of the Titans couldn’t keep up, with Elsa Lundquist (21-over par) having the next-best Fullerton score. Lundquist’s third round was her best of the tournament as her

score of 76 powered her to a tie for 48th place.

CSUF’s Pauline Welker (29-over par), Lou Daniella Uy (29-over par) and Brittany Farrell (37-over par) all failed to finish inside the top 60 players in the tournament.

Fullerton will next tee off in the Fresno State Classic at the San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, Calif. on March 13.

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