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Review: ‘Beast’ remains magical Disney’s latest liveaction remake takes few chances.

SARAH EL-MAHMOUD Daily Titan Disney serves up another top-notch fairytale with the enchanting new live-action “Beauty and the Beast.”

It’s a squeaky clean adaptation to the 1991 animated film, but also too familiar for there to “be something there that wasn’t there before.”

Disney has always reimagined old tales, more recently dusting off stories from its own shelf with “Alice in Wonderland,” “Maleficent,” “Cinderella” and “The Jungle Book” live-action retellings. Each of these adaptations brought new interpretations to the originals, but “Beauty and the Beast” is the first time a live-action version outright reenacts it. Viewers who liked the original will enjoy the 2017 version–because it is essentially the same movie.

It’s unsettling at times to watch the brand new film, as fans can will be able to guess a majority of the lines before they happen. Many scenes are taken straight out of the original, sometimes nearly shot for shot. “Beauty and the Beast” is a impressive film particularly for its ability to pay homage and offer sentimentality to the original. It is incredibly stunning, heartwarming and enjoyable to watch.

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Business major Laila Dadabhoy (left) and public relations major Andrew La (right) were voted in as Associated Students Inc.’s (ASI) new president and vice president for the 2017 to 2018 term. The two have experience working in ASI and being involved with other organizations on campus.

Students elect Dadabhoy and La Winners announced for ASI executive office and boards.

PRISCILLA BUI Daily Titan Associated Students Inc. (ASI) will welcome Laila Dadabhoy and Andrew La into its executive office as president and vice president, respectively, for the 20172018 term. Students were also voted into positions in the Titan Students Centers Governing Board and the board of directors from each college Thursday.

Dadabhoy and La won with 1,277 votes, which was 56.9 percent of the overall

ballot. Brian Miles Garibay and Deborah Ochei followed with 937 votes while candidates classified under “other” received 27 votes, according to the ASI website.

“No words can actually describe how I’m feeling right now,” La said Friday.

“I’m just really happy.”

Between the newly elected president and vice president, they have accumulated over six years worth of on-campus experience that wasn’t just limited to ASI, Dadabhoy said. She said this experience gave them a chance to understand how the campus works in different capacities.

Dadabhoy has been involved in ASI, the College of Natural Sciences and

Mathematics and the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics. La has been involved in new student programs, the Sigma Nu fraternity, UNICEF and Camp Titan in addition to ASI. “We’re both very aware of the different opportunities that are available to students on campus and we want to share this wealth of knowledge that we have been able to acquire with all the students on campus just to improve their Titan experience,” Dadabhoy said.

Because their term doesn’t begin until after the spring semester, La said they will start working on a timeline regarding how their goals will be implemented over the summer.

Dadabhoy said she and La have three “all-encompassing goals” as student government leaders on campus.

Their first goal is to work with the Diversity Initiative Resource Centers (DIRC) to supplement the resources that are already provided for the students through ASI. “I do recognize that there are students of different backgrounds and other walks of life that may not be getting that kind of support and I want to find ways within ASI to help them with what the university already provides,” Dadabhoy said.

Their second goal is to make ASI more accessible and efficient by making sure students know it is an

available resource and that there is a culture of transparency between the organization and the student body, Dadabhoy said.

Finally, Dadabhoy said they want to extend the ASI network to the students.

Since Dadabhoy oversaw the Community Engagement Coalition (CEC), she said she wants to use the network she built over the past year and extend it to students who are ready to be involved.

“For us, in particular, (we will be) creating a timeline of how it will look and what we want to do only because we want to be organized and transparent with everyone,” La said.

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CSUF records first series sweep of season Pitcher John Gavin collects a careerhigh 14 strikeouts.

BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan FULLERTON– With Head Coach Rick Vanderhook suspended for the final two games of the series following his ejection Friday night, No. 7 Cal State Fullerton baseball and pitcher John Gavin completed the series sweep over New Mexico for its sixth consecutive victory.

“We hadn’t done that all year. That’s something we like to do. When you sweep series, it puts some distance between you and some other teams when it comes

down to the end of the year,” said assistant coach Chad Baum, who filled in for Vanderhook.

Titans 2, Lobos 1 Game one was a typical Friday night for the Titans in that it was a low-scoring pitcher’s duel that ended in a 2-1 Fullerton win.

Connor Seabold continued a trend of solid Titan pitching, giving up four hits and one earned run while striking out eight batters.

“I didn’t think my stuff was there first inning, inning and a half, but after that I felt fine,” Seabold said. “I settled in a little bit and got command of my pitches. After that, it was the same as it’s always been.”

With Titans leading hitter Taylor Bryant on second base, freshman Sahid

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Women writers shared their experiences publishing books while handling other life responsibilities Thursday.

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Valenzuela stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the fifth and delivered a double to center field, putting Fullerton on the board first.

New Mexico answered back in the top of the sixth inning with a double to left field that drove in Luis Gonzalez from second.

In the sixth inning the Titans lost their skipper as Vanderhook, who had taken issue with several strike calls from the umpire, was ejected.

“It usually fires everyone up, because he was right.

The guy didn’t have a low zone all night,” Bryant said.

“Hooky’s got our back and when he gets tossed, we want to get that win for us, but we want to get that win for him too and I know he was up there watching.”

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Redshirt freshman pitcher Erik Cha has ERA of 0.00 in 10 inning pitched while striking out five batters.

Cha had is longest performance of the season, pitching four innings in Saturday night’s 5-4 victory.

DreamWorks speaker pays CSUF a visit

Softball falls beneath .500 after losses

Steve Marks spoke in front of dozens of Titans Friday about how to make an impression in animation.

Cal State Fullerton lost the weekend series to Texas 2-1.

The Titans were outscored 14-1 in Saturday’s doubleheader.

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Diana Phan (left), Tyrah Majors (middle) and Dianna Blake (right) are Cal State Fullerton student authors who spoke on their experiences at the Women’s History Month author panel Thursday.

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When asked how to start writing a book, CSUF student authors Diana Phan, Tyrah Majors and Dianna Blake advised their audience to “just write” at Thursday’s Women’s History Month author panel.

The event, hosted by the WoMen’s and Adult Reentry Center, created an intimate space where students, professors and the panelists were able to ask questions and share their own experiences not just as writers, but as women.

“The biggest challenge with my work was trying to balance everything along with school, promoting this book, trying to sell this book, organizing book signings and meetings and all kinds of things along with trying to find an internship and be involved in extracurricular activities and having a social life. It’s all a lot. It’s very overwhelming,” Majors said.

A collision involving five vehicles Saturday left 11 people injured in Anaheim, according to the Orange County Register.

The accident occurred on Magnolia Avenue when a car sped through a gate and drove into traffic, subsequently crashing into two cars that were driving northbound and two cars driving southbound.

Eleven people, including three children, suffered non-fatal injuries.

The children involved, between the ages of 6 and 17, were taken to local hospitals to be treated for their minor injuries, according to Sgt. Daron Wyatt.

Although police are still investigating, they have determined that drugs or alcohol were unlikely to be the cause of the accident.

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Second-year graduate student Dianna Blake published “College Success for Moms” about her experiences as a student mother.

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I’m in science fiction which is heavily maledominated. I heard so many criticisms about ‘We don’t want women of color doing it,’ which is why if I ever publish it, I have to publish it under a male name.

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DIANA PHAN CSUF English and gender studies major Majors, a junior broadcast journalism major, is the author of the published children’s book “Grammy and Me.” Phan, a senior English major and gender studies major, authored a novel series called “CIA Punk.”

Blake, a second-year English graduate student, is the author of the published book “College Success for Moms.”

The audience was encouraged to ask questions as they discussed the problems they faced as women writers and why it is more challenging to get published as a woman.

“I think it’s because they don’t publish women. I think it is that simple … I actually self-published my dissertation under my cat’s name and it sells more. His name is Herman,” said Sharon Sekhon, an American

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office charged Miguel Siliceo, 51, Wednesday with a felony count of false report by a peace officer, according to ABC7.

The office reported that body-camera footage contradicted Siliceo’s police report accusing a suspect of resisting arrest.

The victim, who was previously charged with a misdemeanor was relieved of all charges.

A filed criminal complaint against Siliceo caused the case to be seen by the Special Prosecutions Unit.

The district attorney’s office will also seek to reintroduce Siliceo’s filing of a fraudulent insurance claim in 1999.

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Junior broadcast journalism major Tyrah Majors published “Grammy and Me,” a children’s book.

studies lecturer who was in the audience.

Phan agreed.

“I’m in science fiction which is heavily male-dominated. I heard so many criticisms about, ‘We don’t want women of color doing it,’ which is why if I ever publish it, I have to publish it under a male name,” Phan said.

Students showed interest in how the authors balance their time. Blake, who is married with four children, explained that she plans and makes lists, but there are days when it does not work out.

“Even last night I was in my car at Target because I had to stop and get something and I called my

husband and the baby was crying in the background and I was mad at myself. I’m like, ‘I know I’m going to college for my kids, but I really hate myself right now.’

So it is a constant struggle to keep everything balanced and not nose dive into just despair,” Blake said.

With less than 15 women in the room, the authors and the audience shared their struggles with one another and talked about what inspires them to write.

“It’s my kids. I’m reminding myself, ‘I’m doing this, I’m in college , I’m writing this, I’m promoting this book because I want to give it to other people. I want my kids to see what success looks like,’” Blake said.

A waiter at Saint Marc, a Huntington Beach restaurant, was fired after customers complained that he needed their proof of residency before he served them, according to the LA Times.

The restaurant has apologized via social media and in a letter to the LA Times. However, the social media apologies have since been deleted due to the company’s belief that the problem was solved internally.

The customers were offered VIP status at the restaurant and a donation to the charity of their choice with 10 percent of weekend sales.

They declined the VIP status and directed the proceeds to Orange County Immigrant Youth United, a Santa Ana illegal immigrant advocacy organization.

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NEWS Academic Senate decides on deadlines

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KAROL PERDOMO Daily Titan The Academic Senate decided Thursday to revise UPS 410.103, the Curriculum Guidelines and Procedures for degree programs, to govern how many deadlines should be allotted for the process of creating new academic programs.

The Senate is planning to add in its revision an additional new-program deadline for the first Monday of April.

UPS 410.103 defines several types of undergraduate and graduate degree programs and discusses the process of approving new program proposals by faculty. It also notifies faculty of an annual deadline for the first Monday of November in order to process new programs.

“The annual deadline for submission of new degree programs is too limiting, far too limiting,” said Director of graduate studies Katherine Powers, Ph.D. Powers argued against the language in the document and said that “potential implementation” of programs would be highly unlikely for the following academic year. She instead proposed having two

deadlines for new-program proposals which she said will counter the long process to help more proposals reach fruition.

New program proposals allow for faculty to work with the Office of Graduate Studies, Office of Undergraduate Studies and General Education to form courses and programs to better facilitate student success, according to Cal State Fullerton’s curriculum development website.

The current new degree program approval process starts with faculty who have a new degree idea contacting the Office of Academic Programs for consultation and approval. It then goes in front of the CSU board of trustees before the related department develops a full proposal, according to the Office of Academic Programs website.

It must gain approval in these departments, the Academic Senate and with the university president. If the program is perceived as beneficial, then it must be submitted to the Chancellor’s Office for final review and approval.

Liberal studies professor Mark Fischer, Ph.D, said the document revision emerged from a request made from the senate in the spring of 2016 which specifically asked for a review of new programs and proposal changes.

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The Academic Senate decided to add a second deadline for new program proposals in a revision to UPS 410.103, the Curriculum Guidelines and Procedures for degree programs, at its meeting Thursday. The additional deadline will be set for the first Monday in April.

Fischer said previous revisions “eased” the process of new program proposals which can be submitted anytime and are not limited to fall semester.

Biology professor Sean Walker, Ph.D., said that if the Senate members were worried about implementations, he did not see the reason to have deadlines at all. Walker questioned the value of the long process

and whether it was worth setting a time frame for committees to get done in

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the problem of not having defined deadlines is that it is “disruptive to workflow”

The annual deadline for submission of new degree programs is too limiting, far too limiting.

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Guidelines for new academic program proposals revised.

KATHERINE POWERS Director of graduate studies an academic year.

History professor Lynn Sargeant, Ph.D., said that

and hinders the maintenance and processing departments from being

efficient.

“I agree with the comment that it does not make sense to constantly be announcing new programs throughout the year. This would give some guidance about specific announcements of programs and I think it would help the flow of marching new programs through here,” said history professor Nancy Fitch, Ph.D.

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La also said they will start a student leadership training program over the summer to help acclimate

newcomers into becoming ASI student leaders.

“I want ASI to be part of the success of the student,” Dadabhoy said.

“I want students to feel

like being a part of ASI will have some sort of benefit for them and to make sure they are prepared once they graduate to enter the working

world and be prepared academically, socially and professionally.”

La said that all the campaigning that he and Dadabhoy had done was worth

it to be able to end up at this point.

“Through everything, through the three weeks that we had of just campaigning, reaching out to

people and seeing what people wanted, it was fantastic to see that we are able to lead the new generation of ASI (next year),” La said.

ASI Election Results for 2017-2018 Titan Student Centers Governing Board Megan Ayala (1016 votes) Austin Mendes (944 votes)

Rebecca Hesgard (839 votes)

Tori Hust (872 votes)

Britlynne Davis (789 votes)

Damoira Chung (868 votes)

Eric Achatz (780 votes)

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• Sara O’Toole (78 votes) • MacKenzie Sheppard (76 votes)

College of Business and Economics • Nicholas Jakel (183 votes) • Glaiza Julian (162 votes)

College of Communications • Joshua Borjas (226 votes) • Tyler Gelrud (145 votes)

College of Engineering and Computer Sciences • Sharon Pak (119 votes) • Kyle Snyder (114 votes)

College of Health and Human Development • Monique Francisco (329 votes)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences • Elizabeth Jimenez Perez (222 votes) • Jesse Rodriguez (156 votes)

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics • Jessica Sherman (102 votes) • Erika Hermosillo (77 votes)

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A&E DreamWorks visit shows Titans path to career PAGE 4 MARCH 20, 2017 MONDAY

Animation studio offers educational opportunities.

KALEB STEWART Daily Titan The opportunity to work at DreamWorks Animation would be “the dream” for many animation majors on campus, including Bradley Ziegler. Ziegler sat in on a lecture from a DreamWorks representative who taught the basics necessary to win over employers at the famous studio.

Steve Marks, a University Relations Representative for DreamWorks Animation, led the DreamWorks Visit on Friday. Covering many subjects from preparing a professional portfolio to the work one can expect in the field, the visit was for those students looking to break into the entertainment industry.

The room was filled with students, some taking to laying on the floor or leaning against walls as seating was filled well before the beginning of the presentation. Marks, a talent development representative for DreamWorks Animation, encouraged those in attendance that they can “find their place” in the field of animation, even if they are not immediately going to be a creative director or character designer.

“We have been connected to DreamWorks going back to its inception,” said Dana Lamb, professor emeritus and Entertainment Art and Animation internship coordinator. “When they started their company, I was invited to come and see a presentation by Jeffrey Katzenberg to the industry talk about recruiting for our artists for a new company called DreamWorks.”

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Steve Marks, a University Relations Representative, led the DreamWorks Visit on Friday. The presentation featured a brief overview of DreamWorks Animation’s television department. The visit served as an educational guide on how best to impress a prospective employer in the animation industry.

At that time, an animation program had begun at Cal State Fullerton, and so they had reached out immediately to all of the studios. As a result of that, an internship program was built.

“A lot of you are probably going to be leaving school feeling like the only thing you can do is the thing that you majored in college,” Marks said. “What you are going to find is that entertainment is a large beast with lots of different parts … and there is ways to maneuver and ways to pivot.”

Marks himself has a degree in screenwriting and began his career as an intern at Nickelodeon. He since worked at Disney and Laika.

“My one big takeaway is that regardless of how the next year or whatever goes, you will find a place and everyone will be good. Don’t worry about it so much,” Marks said.

The presentation featured a brief overview of DreamWorks Animation’s television department. It was founded in

2013 by Margie Cohn, when herself and many talents from Nickelodeon had brought themselves over to DreamWorks.

The DreamWorks building in Glendale is five floors, which is three floors larger than when Marks had begun working for the company only a year ago.

“The TV business is booming right now. It’s definitely where most of our action currently is,” Marks said.

There is approximately a 90-minute movie worth of

animation created for television every week. All of the newly in-development DreamWorks programming is set to air on Netflix, which includes recent creations “Trollhunters” and “Voltron.” TV development serves as a sort of boot camp, Marks said, as its production is much faster than in feature films.

On top of giving a behindthe-scenes look of DreamWorks Animation and its culture, the visit was an educational guide on how best to impress a prospective

employer with a portfolio, particularly for DreamWorks. Aspects such as how best to showcase technical, storytelling and styling skills was discussed.

“When we say ‘storytelling,’ we are talking about the ability to make people feel something,” Marks said.

“A lot of that feeling comes down to clarity in your drawings. If we can’t tell what your characters are feeling or what their facials are or their motivations or emotions are, it can be very hard to tell what the story actually is.”

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Emma Watson plays Belle, a proud feminist and intelligent bookworm. Her singing voice carries sweetly, however, her performance lacks a defining moment to accompany her character’s strength. Dan Stevens as the Beast is a treat, as he brings a sharp wit to the growling prince. The peculiar nature of their relationship is still as present as ever, though this time, they have a bit more in common as their friendship grows into a love story.

The production design is beautiful with breathtaking costumes and sets, though it feels too fantastical for the term “live-action” to apply. Enchanted characters Lumiére, Cogsworth, Mrs.

Potts and Chip are not as lovable as their cartoons versions due to the constraints of them being stiff objects dancing around the castle instead. However, the all-star voice cast behind them such as Ewan McGregor, Ian Mc-

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numbers by Alan Menken, who composed the original “Beauty and the Beast,” along with “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin,” are highlights of the film. “How Does a Moment Last Forever,” “Days in the Sun” and

The moments that color outside the lines of the framework of its predecessor are the most memorable.

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SARAH EL-MAHMOUD Daily Titan Kellen and Emma Thompson bring the characters to life.

While for the most part “Beauty and the Beast” plays it safe, the film’s best moments are through its new material. Brand new

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“Evermore” are songs that offer refreshing moments that strengthen the characters, helping to redeem the film.

The moments that color outside the lines of the framework of its predecessor

are the most memorable.

The more dynamic arc found between the duo Gaston and LeFou played by Luke Evans and Josh Gad translates wonderfully to screen.

They clearly are having fun with their characters and the “Gaston” sequence is reinvented with their talent.

Also, a more complete backstory involving Belle and the Beast’s past offers more insight into their characters.

Undoubtedly, it will be a box-office hit, but it feels like an unnecessary release. Disney clearly felt there wasn’t much else to tell. Overall, revisiting one of Disney’s most treasured movies will be magical for viewers to see on the big screen, if they can settle for watching the same tale as old as 1991.

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Revisiting one of Disney’s most treasured movies will be magical for viewers to see on the big screen, though it is a very familiar tale.

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OPINION Disney takes strong stance in controversy

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Instead of giving into the drama, it reacts with class and logic.

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isney’s 2017 live-action recreation of the classic film “Beauty and the Beast” has been met with criticism both globally and domestically concerning homosexual themes surrounding one character in the story.

Disney’s reaction to the outrage so far has been nothing but commendable, and something the public should take note of. Disney sets a precedent in handling intolerance with logic.

Actor Josh Gad plays the character LeFou, sidekick to Gaston, who has an “exclusively gay” infatuation with Gaston, director Bill Condon told Attitude magazine.

As Disney features its first LGBT character in a film, history is

also repeated as those against the movie are relentless in spreading their fear of progress.

Ground-zero for the outrage comes from Henagar, Ala. On Facebook, a privately owned drive-in theater in the town announced it would be stopping all shows of the new movie because “companies continually force their views on us,” according to USAToday.

Condon replied to the message with, “I’m sad about that theater but there are 4,000 theaters showing the movie, I hope everybody moves past that and just goes to take pleasure in what we made,” according to an interview with USAToday.

Instead of giving into the drama stirred up by the theater, Condon saw right through the act with class. Rather than creating controversy by adding fuel to the fire, situations like these must be met with the same logical rationale—address the slight displeasure and move on.

Similar controversy has been brewing in Russia. Despite initially being wary of the film, the country approved screenings of the movie but with one stipulation: The minimum age to watch the film will be 16.

While Disney has yet to say anything on this matter, it seems to recognize that this positive change in attitudes toward the LGBT community will take time.

It starts with one small gesture of normalization, then it matures.

As Disney stays silent in regard to Russia’s actions, their stance on Malaysia’s discontent is magnificent.

Disney brandishes its confidence in the film and the message as it refuses to make any changes as Malaysia, which has strict laws against homosexuality, has asked. Instead, Disney is allowing the country until March 30 to decide between releasing the film without any changes or not releasing it at all.

Instead of adhering to the changes by tweaking the scenes, Disney stands its ground and recognizes the importance of having the moment in the film.

Some may consider the changes that Disney has made in the past with movies such as 2015’s “Inside Out,” where in Japan, kids hate green bell peppers more than broccoli so a scene was changed to further connect with target audiences, according to Business Insider. Or changing the name Moana in certain

European countries to not conflict with a copyright clash, according to The Telegraph.

But changes like those are trivial compared to the homosexual moment in “Beauty and the Beast,” and translating that logic to this situation would be dismissive of the progress that Disney is striving for.

Giving Malaysia an ultimatum is genius. If the film is not accepted, then Malaysia will effectively ostracize its LGBT community further, while also losing all the potential revenue the film would have generated.

Running the movie would be an enormous effort in changing the way the world looks at relationships like these.

Hopefully, it would also help reverse the laws that Malaysia has in place, or at least prompt the country to rethink them.

The one major take away from this Disney controversy is the attitude that the company set in place, to not erupt in anger and denounce those who oppose them and the film. The company is also not forcing opposing views to an audience not ready to accept but slowly integrate and ease in new progressive thoughts.

Apple’s anti-consumer agenda is getting ridiculous Flashy $1,000 phones will only sell for so long.

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t’s official. Considering recent leaks about the latest iPhone, it seems like Apple has finally struck the final nail in its own overpriced coffin. The leaks, according to Forbes, have brought about an anticlimactic and disappointing first impression for Apple’s newest fancy gadget.

Hopefully the business ethic, which Apple promulgates through ridiculous price points that don’t pay off for the public, will finally be

found out through this latest venture.

Whether it’s the $1,000 price point or its abandonment of the lightning cable that was considered the most revolutionary cable yet, Apple is shooting itself in the foot every step of the way leading up to the release of this new magical glowing rectangular device.

As Microsoft has steadily expanded its line of Surface tablets, laptops and desktops over the last few years, Apple has finally fallen behind. Maybe it’s time for the monolithic brand to be toppled by a more ambitious competitor that doesn’t abuse its customers’ trust of its brand.

Although it has been five years since the lightning cable’s implementation, the decision to move on to the bigger, better and often less safe USB-C is a foolish one. The USB-C is too new and hasn’t been widely tested on other gadgets. Since their release, knockoff cables have fried entire computer systems, according to PCWorld.com.

There’s no doubt that Apple can pour enough money into research to ensure the safety of its cables, but its outlandish pricing habits wouldn’t change a thing.

If the price of its accessories now are any consolation, its USB-C cables would be the perfect target for knock-off brands to imitate and put systems at risk.

Similarly, the price point of the phone itself is outrageous considering Apple’s habits of building technology with a shorter shelf life than most of its competition. The last iPhone was released in the United States in September 2016.

The new iPhone will certainly bring with it a wealth of operating system changes that quickly render the phones of yesteryear obsolete, but this is nothing new.

Apple has held this smarmy business practice for years, and consumers have fallen for it every single time, without fail. Customers line up in the wee hours of the morning and wrap around city blocks to get the latest glowing

wonder box, but hopefully that will stop soon.

Given the reaction to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7’s price of $880, Apple will definitely feel either financial or media backlash for the ridiculous pricing of this iPhone. The number of people who can afford to throw around $1,000 for a phone– not including overpriced and flamboyant accessories–is significantly smaller than those who could afford the last iteration.

On top of paying $1,000, those who adopt the new iPhone at release will serve as test subjects for Apple’s latest experiment. How much are people willing to pay for these devices with menial improvements? How far can a company get away with offensively anti-consumer business practices?

Hopefully, Apple will learn its lesson and finally begin to understand that its anti-consumer practices can’t be saved by aesthetics much longer. Quality always takes precedence over anything else.

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Titans say their season was the start of something special.

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FULLERTON– After Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball fell to Weber State 80-76 in the Riley Wallace Classic Thursday, Dedrique Taylor sat in a conference room alone but for a handful of reporters.

As the Titans head coach tried to almost instantly reconcile the end of his team’s season with the fact they had won more games in 2016-17 than any other year of his tenure, he was filled with conflicting feelings of pride and disappointment.

“There’s only four teams in the country that win their last game,” Taylor said. “At some point, we’ll look back and review the season and I’m sure we’ll be pleased with what we’ve done, but by the same token, as a competitor, I’m not okay with finishing anything less than first.”

Despite not finishing the season hoisting a trophy, the Titans saw signs of incremental progress.

Fullerton was within a last-second putback from Chima Moneke and eventual Big West champs UC Davis from heading into a second overtime in the Big West Tournament semifinals. The team allowed the third-fewest points per 100 possessions in the conference (97.2) after finishing dead-last (111.5) the season before.

More importantly to Taylor was how the team’s four seniors helped establish an identity for the team moving forward.

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Titans Head Coach Dedrique Taylor said he liked the ball movement he saw from his team in their final game against Weber State. “That’s the way that Cal State Fullerton has to play the game, and if we can do that consistently, then I like our chances,” Taylor said.

“I thought Lionheart Leslie, Tre’ Coggins, Darcy Malone and Richard Peters did an excellent job of taking their experience and giving it to our program,” Taylor said. “This young group of guys that’s coming up behind them, they’ve got to now take the baton and continue the trajectory that we’re on in terms of establishing a winning culture.”

Still, with the Titans not finishing where they wanted, the realization they

had made progress was bittersweet.

“There were obviously tears shed by a couple of seniors,” Taylor said. “I thanked the seniors and I encouraged our young guys to understand as best they could what those seniors are going through.

This is the last time that they’ll put on a collegiate uniform, and it is an emotional charge, and in a lot of ways, it’s like ‘What do I do next?’”

What comes next is as much of a question for the remaining Titans as it is for the seniors.

Barring something unforeseen, reigning Big West Freshman of the Year Jackson Rowe will return, as will key contributors Khalil Ahmad, Kyle Allman, Austen Awosika and Dwight Ramos.

Taylor hopes those players, as well as the team’s next wave of recruits, can take the baton from their

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outgoing seniors and carry the Titans even further. “(Our season) started off rocky and we were inconsistent, but we finally found a rhythm on both ends of the floor and we rode that wave toward the end of the season,” Taylor said. “I thought we got a chance to see a glimpse of what this team was capable of. I still don’t feel like we realized our true potential, but we got a chance to see just some of it.”

That “glimpse” of the team’s peak left him with high expectations for the Titans moving forward.

“There’s unfinished business for our program.

Our mission is to win a Big West Conference championship and win the Big West Conference Tournament to get to the NCAA (Tournament),” Taylor said. “I think anything less than that is not acceptable moving forward for this ball club.”

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SPORTS Fullerton falls to Texas, below .500 PAGE 8 MARCH 20, 2017 MONDAY

Titans outscored 14-1 in doubleheader Saturday.

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FULLERTONCal State Fullerton softball started its three-game series against Texas strong with an extra-innings comeback win against the Longhorns before dropping the last two games of the series to finish 1-2.

“A lot of shortcomings were exposed,” said Titans Head Coach Kelly Ford.

“That’s my job to set up our practices to now fill those shortcomings. We’ve got a short turnaround time between now and (the) LMU series and then between LMU and conference.”

Titans 3, Longhorns 2 Fullerton came from behind to take its first game against the Longhorns, winning 3-2 in an extra-innings affair. Titan ace Kelsey Kessler picked up her 10th win of the year while pitching a complete game, going nine innings and giving up two earned runs.

“Wins are a team thing, I don’t ever consider that a pitching stat,” Kessler said. “Kylie (Padilla) stayed strong back there with the few that I missed that they just happened to swing at.”

The Longhorns struck first in the fourth inning, scoring two against Kessler, including an RBI triple. After the Titans responded with a Shianne Brannan solo home run in the fourth, they were able to rally in the seventh inning on an

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Cal State Fullerton softball did not carry its four-game winning streak into Saturday’s doubleheader against Texas as it was outscored 14-1 and fell below .500 again with a 14-15 overall record.

RBI Lexi Gonzalez walk to tie the game and send it into extra innings.

CSUF broke through in the bottom of the ninth, walking off on an error that allowed Delynn Rippy to score from second base.

“It’s something that we’ve been working for and tonight it all came together,” Ford said. “Defense stepped up big time, Kessler was outstanding again and then some timely hitting tonight.”

Longhorns 10, Titans 1 Texas roughed up CSUF pitching in the first game of a doubleheader

Saturday. The Titans fell in a 10-1, sixth- inning run ahead rule loss.

CSUF pitchers gave up nine earned runs and 11 hits, four of which were for extra bases. Titan starter Trish Parks lasted 2.1 innings, battling control issues all afternoon and giving up four earned runs and walking three batters while taking the loss.

“We got to take out Trish’s walks, we can’t have any walks,” Ford said.

“She puts herself in a position there where we can’t afford to give up a hit that turns into three runs and then we’re digging

ourselves out.”

Texas took control in a five-run third inning that knocked out Parks.

Longhorns’ starting pitcher Tiarra Davis stifled the Titans all game, limiting them to only three hits while striking out seven Titans in her five scoreless innings pitched. The Titans only run came on an RBI single by Samantha Vandiver in the sixth inning.

Longhorns 4, Titans 0 Fullerton fell again in its second game of the day to Texas, losing 4-0 due to a stellar performance from Texas starter

Erica Wright.

Kessler got the start in the back end of the doubleheader for the Titans and threw her second straight complete game. She gave up four earned runs and took the loss.

Texas continued its hot hitting from earlier in the day, jumping out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning. An RBI bunt single in the fifth inning pushed the Longhorn lead to 4-0, more than the struggling Titan offense could overcome.

Longhorns’ starting pitcher Erica Wright kept Titan hitters off balance all

day, not allowing a hit until the seventh inning. She threw a complete-game shutout, only allowing three Titan base runners.

“Today we just let the game slip away from us,” Ford said. “With all respect to Texas, they are an outstanding team, but we just didn’t play our game.

We played very tentative, our pitch selection was just poor today, just poor. All the way around, they outplayed us.”

Fullerton (14-15) will play next Thursday at 1 p.m., starting a road series against Loyola Marymount (10-16).

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Veteran catcher Chris Hudgins made the play that would be the winning run for the Titans and for Vanderhook watching from his office. Hudgins delivered a sacrifice fly to deep right field to drive in Bryant from third base to give the Titans a 2-1 lead they did not relinquish.

Titans 5, Lobos 4 After trailing 4-1 in the top of the fourth, Cal State Fullerton baseball put together four unanswered runs to take Saturday night’s game 5-4.

Valenzuela hit the go-ahead RBI single.

“I was feeling a little pressure, but once I got up to the box, I took a deep breath and got some relief right there,” Valenzuela said.

Starting pitcher Gavin Velasquez lasted three innings, giving up six hits and four

earned runs.

With Scott Hurst on first in the eighth, Taylor Bryant ripped a line drive to left field to tie the game 4-4. With Bryant having advanced to third, Valenzuela stepped in the box and grounded a liner passed the third baseman to drive in Bryant and come up big for the Titans again.

“Sahid (Valenzuela) is really good,” Baum said. “That’s why we recruited him. We knew what we were getting coming in that he would be a guy that can play right and contribute off the bat.”

Titans 1, Lobos 0 Gavin pitched all but a perfect game for the Titans Sunday afternoon. Gavin went eight innings, giving up two hits and no runs while striking out a career-high 14 batters and not walking a single one as the Titans nabbed a 1-0 victory.

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“(Gavin’s) best of his career,” Baum said. “(New Mexico) is a very good hitting team, a well coached team. It was an awesome performance.”

Gavin was surprised to hear his 14 strikeouts were the most by a CSUF pitcher since former Titan Thomas Eshelman recorded 20 against Arizona State in May 2015.

“Really? I mean I don’t really get strikeouts so that’s kind of cool. What was more important was the no walks,” Gavin said.

The one-run difference came in the bottom of the third inning when senior shortstop Timmy Richards hit a RBI single up the middle to score Dillon Persinger from second.

Next, the Titans will head out on an eight-game road swing which begins Tuesday against San Diego.

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Redshirt junior third baseman Taylor Bryant (above) leads the Titans with 14 RBIs and a .383 batting average.

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