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Pipe burst floods the SRC CSUF

drug arrests decrease

2013-2015 CSUF crime stats show downward trend.

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University Police is still investigating circumstances that led to a main water pipe bursting in the Student Recreation Center (SRC) Monday night. The pipe connected to the sprinkling system that is vital in case of a fire. The pipe was repaired Tuesday and the facility was reopened, although damages are still being assessed and handled.

University Police and Fullerton Fire Department dispatched to the Student Recreation Center Monday.

DANIEL INGA Daily Titan

A fire sprinkler pipe at the north side of the Student Recreation Center (SRC) broke Monday night, causing flooding and damages to certain areas in the facility.

Scott Martin, ASI associate director of Marketing

Communications and Design, said the entire sprinkler system connects to the pipe that broke, which caused the fire alarm to go off, the facility to be evacuated and triggered a response by the Fullerton Fire Department and the CSUF

University Police.

The pipe connecting to the sprinkler system is vital in case of a fire and was repaired Tuesday, Martin said. The facility was cleared for reopening.

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Seniors lift Titans past UCLA

CSUF veterans come up big on Senior Night.

BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan

After being honored on Senior Night, Timmy Richards and Taylor Bryant showed why the team will miss them next season. Both players came up clutch for the Titans in the bottom of the fifth inning to help Cal State Fullerton baseball squeak past UCLA in a 4-3 victory.

“I’ve grown up with those guys, and we’ve come a long way, it feels good to see them go out there every day and perform, especially on Senior Night,” said senior pitcher Maxwell Gibbs.

The middle of the order played big for Fullerton in the late-season, mid-week rematch against the Bruins.

With two outs and runners on first and second in the bottom of the fifth, Richards snuck a ground ball through the legs of the Bruins third baseman to drive in Scott Hurst from second and give the Titans a 1-0 lead.

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Hunter Cullen (left) and Chris Prescott (right) celebrate during Cal State Fullerton baseball’s 4-3 win over UCLA on Senior Night.

Cullen’s solo home run in the sixth inning was ultimately the game-winner when UCLA rallied for three runs in the eighth inning.

Bryant, a redshirt junior, was honored before the game in anticipation of him leaving Fullerton early to start his professional career,

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followed up Richards with a single up the middle to drive in Sahid Valenzuela from second and give the Titans a 2-0 cushion.

After the two veteran leaders of the team put the Titans on the board, freshman Zach Weller stepped to the plate and hit an RBI single past

Trumpcare hurts more than it heals

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New vague health care bill regulations and lengthy list of pre-existing conditions leaves public hanging out to dry.

the third baseman to drive in Richards and extend the Titans lead to three.

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Arrests for drug crimes are steadily decreasing on the Cal State Fullerton campus.

In 2013, there were 139 University Police drug-related arrests, according to UPD crime stats. In 2014, those numbers went down to 75 and in 2015, down to 34. There were no arrest statistics available for 2016 or 2017.

California passed Proposition 47 in 2014, which reduced the personal possession of most illegal drugs to misdemeanor. The sales of these drugs are still illegal, said UPD Corporal Jesse Blanpied.

Possession crimes were reduced to citations instead of arrests.

“They come here, we give them a ticket, and then we release them out the back and take their drugs from them, and then the courts do everything else,” said University Police officer Karlton Bridgewaters.

The University Police includes offenses by both students and non-students on its crime log. There were 40,235 students enrolled for the fall 2016 semester, and Blanpied called the campus a “small city.” The majority of drug crimes are committed by non-students.

“This is a public university, anyone is allowed to come here at anytime,” Bridgewaters said.

Bridgewaters and Blanpied said adderall is one of the most common drugs they run into. Even if someone on campus has a lot of adderall and is giving it away, they can be arrested for “furnishing,” Blanpied and Bridgewaters said. It can also impair driving.

“If you get behind the wheel under the influence of adderall, you’re going to get arrested,” Bridgewaters said.

Although there are legal drugs, they can still be addictive and can affect students’ academic goals, Bridgewaters said.

If a CSUF student gets in trouble with drug possession on or off campus, their future with the university can be compromised, Blanpied said. The Dean of Students gets involved in these cases to make students aware of available resources.

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Kessler wins conference pitcher of the week

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The award was Kessler’s third in a row, and fourth time being honored this season as she went 2-0 over the weekend.

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Club to unveil its Mars rover Event at Anaheim Bottle Logic Brewing to be held Wednesday.

JORY GOLDBACH Daily Titan The Titan Rover club will unveil its Mars rover Wednesday to sponsors, friends and family at Anaheim Bottle Logic Brewing.

“We’ve spent tens of thousands of hours, between the 40 of us, working on (the rover) all year.

So it’s seeing our hard work come to fruition,” said Byron Cragg, Titan Rover club science lead and director.

The event will last from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and the rover will be revealed in the back warehouse area around 7 p.m.

The engineering club built the rover for the University Rover Challenge, a

competition to “design and build the next generation of Mars rovers that will one day work alongside human explorers in the field,” according to University Rover Challenge website.

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We’ve spent tens of thousands of hours between the 40 of us, working on (the rover) all year, so it’s seeing our hard work come to fruition.

BYRON CRAGG Titan Rover club director

The rover they are revealing has been an engineering project for about four years, Cragg said.

The Titan Rover club has been an official InterClub Council (ICC) club at Cal State Fullerton for two years and has offered members opportunities for

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“Every case is unique. A lot of what we look for in the violation is not just the violation itself but what the need is, what the problem is and how it is impacting the community,” said Amanda Davidson, the interim director of Student Conduct.

Sometimes the issue is stress management, not the drug itself, Davidson said.

University Police jurisdiction extends a mile around campus, so citations are not limited to people on campus. These included offenders who possessed drugs while in a vehicle.

In 2013, two citations were issued for possessing under 28.5 grams of marijuana in a vehicle. In 2014, there were four citations

issued under that violation and in 2015, there were three, according to UPD crime stats.

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Every case is unique.

A lot of what we look for in the violation is not just the violation itself but what the need is, what the problem is and how it is impacting the community.

AMANDA DAVIDSON Interim director of Student Conduct

Among students living on campus, drug related citations rose slightly from 2013 to 2014 and decreased slightly from 2014 to 2015.

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jobs and internships, Cragg said.

“A lot of us want to work in the space industry or aerospace when we graduate, so a lot of it is getting good experience and getting hands-on experience for stuff they do not normally teach you in a lot of classes,” Cragg said.

In the future, Cragg said he would like to continue with his geology major and help “make the science devices on real rovers that are studying geology on other planets.”

The prize for the competition includes cash and a trip to present at the annual International Mars Society Convention.

“For a lot of us, it’s also just a fun way to use our love of space and our knowledge of our different disciplines such as engineering, computer science, geology and actually apply it to real world applications,” Cragg said.

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In 2013, three citations were issued in housing for possession of marijuana. In 2014, there were six citations for possession and in 2015, there were five, according to the crime stats.

Marijuana-related citations in general decreased significantly between 2014 to 2015, going from 12 down to five. Half of the 2014 citations were sales-related, whereas there were no sales-related citations in 2015.

The Health Center provides workshops and counseling sessions to students who may be dependent or addicted to drugs. There are also prevention and educational presentations that allow students to learn about how drugs ultimately affect physical and mental health.

President Donald Trump fired FBI director James B. Comey Tuesday, citing the reason being the way he handled the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, according to the New York Times.

Before his termination, Comey was investigating whether Trump’s officials worked with the Russian government to control the results of the 2016 election.

While many Republicans criticized Trump for making a decision that would leave consequences for their party, Senator Chuck Schumer said that the president was making a “big mistake.”

FBI officials also disagreed with Comey’s dismissal, worried that a White House ally would be appointed as the new director.

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Man charged for lewd acts with relative A man was charged Tuesday for molesting a 9-year-old female relative in Santa Ana, according to the Orange County Register.

Olegario Sigifredo Sorianosantos’ felonies include two counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor and two counts of forcing lewd acts on a child. He was also charged with substantial sexual contact, according to court records.

Court records also showed that such allegations spanned from 1998 to 2000.

The female victim lived with Sorianosantos for around a year and recently came forward after she “saw the defendant in the neighborhood and got scared,” said Senior Deputy District Attorney Whitney Bolosky.

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Man faces felony for pimping Fontana resident Armani Montrale Green, 20, was arraigned Monday for trafficking a 17-year-old minor in Orange County.

Green is accused of demanding the San Bernardino victim earn at least $300 before he picked her up, said the Orange County District Attorney in a statement.

Green was arrested May 6 by the Santa Ana Police Department and was found with the victim’s identification cards, according to the statement.

Green faces felony counts of human trafficking, pimping and pandering a minor, as well as a misdemeanor count for driving without a valid driver’s license.

A pre-trial will occur May 16 in Santa Ana. - BRANDON PHO

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NEWS Pipe: Insurance still assessing damages

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Business major Brandon Powell said he was sitting in the SRC talking on the phone after working out when he heard what “sounded like the stairs were falling down” and smelled gas.

Three people were doing pull-ups on the pipe before it burst, Powell said.

“They ran and then it got cooler because then the thing started spraying with the pressure,” Powell said.

University Police Capt.

Scot Willey acknowledged there has been speculation that students may have caused the incident by hanging on the pipe but said the cause is still unknown.

“Our detectives are looking into it, our police officers talked to a couple people that night as well as the SRC staff. They’re reaching out to people that they talked to.

Our detectives are following up on some video footage,” Willey said. “We’re working hand in hand with them in trying to see if we can determine if somebody did that purposely.”

All that is known so far is that a student approached the SRC front desk and told the staff that a pipe broke before the sprinkler alarm system went off, Martin said.

Willey advised anyone to come forward to University Police or the SRC as a witness or as someone taking responsibility for breaking the pipe either by accident or maliciously.

The incident was first reported at approximately 8:20 p.m.

Fullerton Fire Department eventually shut off the water.

“It took roughly 35 minutes for the water to be shut down because the entire

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It took around 35 minutes for Fullerton Fire Department to shut off the water because the sprinkling system drained through the pipe that broke. Officials stayed in the building until midnight to refill the system with water and squeegee water from the floors. The SRC plans to shampoo and dry the carpets over the next 10 days.

sprinkling system drained through the pipe that broke,” Martin said.

Fullerton Fire Department and ASI building engineering stayed at the facility until midnight to refill the sprinkler system, clear up some of the water and allow students to gather their belongings, Martin said.

“We were working out and there was a pipe leak, so they made everyone get out immediately,” said marketing

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major Mailynn Nguyen. “We couldn’t get our stuff or anything until like 15 minutes after.”

Belfor, a property restoration insurance company, evaluated damage done to the facility Tuesday, looking at how much water reached the area, the walls, the wooden floors and carpeting.

The SRC intends to shampoo and dry the carpets, which will take around 10

days, Martin said.

“The hope is that most of everything will be salvageable, that the carpet will be able to be dried out with no mold, that the wood flooring on basketball court No. 1 will be dried, perhaps just sanded and refinished, same with Harvey McKee Studio,” Martin said.

The cost in damages is still to be determined in Belfor’s full evaluation.

The Harvey McKee Studio

and basketball court No. 3 will be indefinitely inaccessible due to repairs. Any classes scheduled at Harvey McKee Studio will now take place at court No. 2 or Dance Studio, depending on availability. Drop-in fitness will continue, but locations may have to be changed, according to a Titan Recreation statement emailed to students Tuesday.

The hallway by the north stairwell is also completely

closed off.

Martin hopes there won’t be a need for major repairs or refurbishing.

“We’re hoping that Belfor is going to have (the) bestcase scenario for us, that we’re not going to have to replace a lot of the area that was affected by the water,” Martin said.

Brandon Pho and Sarah Wolstoncroft contributed to this report.

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In retrospect, “Sailor Moon” seems kind of sexist.

DARLENE CASAS Daily Titan

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t never quite dawned on me that my two favorite magical girl cartoon shows from my childhood featured exaggerated portrayals of the female body that are problematic.

The other day, I was excited to show my editor an episode of “Mew Mew Power.”

His reaction was not what I expected.

“What the hell are they wearing?” he asked me.

I can’t say that I saw anything wrong with the female characters in “Mew Mew Power” and “Sailor Moon” as a child. I thought these shows were absolutely profound, like how the show “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” actually is.

Magical girl shows are a subgenre of Japanese anime where adolescent girls attain magical powers and usually use cutely-styled weapons.

“Mew Mew Power,” for instance, features five teenage girls who fight alien enemies after attaining special powers when their DNA become infused with endangered animal

species. I was an animal enthusiast as a child, so to imagine attaining the remarkable abilities of a clouded leopard and gaining magical powers seemed awesome.

Even today, “Mew Mew Power” is the wallpaper on my iPod. That is the power of nostalgia I suppose, a false memory of how special a story really was.

Nostalgia roams in my car too, as I have a stuffed Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask dangling above the backseat.

I always woke up thrilled to see these female cartoon characters combat bad guys on Saturday mornings. I never questioned why they fought in revealing outfits until I got older.

At one point, I thought the “Mew Mew” outfits were absolutely lovely. As Zoey (Ichigo in the Japanese version), the team leader, transforms into her “Mew Mew” state; her hair becomes a Pepto-Bismol pink and she wears a bright matching dress with a corset and leg garter.

I once found the outfit astonishing, and I still do but for a different reason.

My mature female mind can’t help but wonder, what is the purpose of that leg garter?

All of the five middle-schoolaged heroines wear one too, and their outfits sort of resemble lingerie. They also have animal ears and tails. Interesting outfits for a kids cartoon show, I know.

On top of that, the girls also wore frilly maid outfits when they worked as waitresses at the Cafe Mew Mew, which was their homebase. It seemed

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as if it was crucial for the entire show’s production team to have their heroines display this kind of femininity in both spheres: combat and work.

I watched the English dub version, which was supposedly edited to tone down the amount of nudity that the original Japanese version portrayed. Though this nudity was by no means graphic, consider it more like a Barbie doll without clothes. This version also made the girls a few years older than their Japanese versions.

“Madoka Magica” totally sabotages that lovey-dovey trope and many others, especially when compared with “Sailor Moon” and “Mew Mew Power.”

I recently began watching “Madoka Magica,” which is a fantasy anime that draws into more mature themes that appeal to me now as an adult, especially since they have more intricate outfits.

“Madoka Magica” offers a sinister twist to the magical girl genre. Compared to the romanticized story of “Sailor Moon,” “Madoka Magica” dives into dark themes and the detrimental consequences of attaining superhuman powers.

In “Sailor Moon,” its female lead Serena (or Usagi as she is called in Japan) portrays a dramatic teenage girl who often acts irrational, especially when circumstances involve her love interest Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask always appears to save Serena (his pretty guardian in distress) and for a little girl viewing it in the 1990s, nothing sounded

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Remembering favorite childhood anime such as “Mew Mew Power” raises questions about the portrayal of young magical heroines in Japanese cartoons, especially in regards to their leg garters.

more romantic.

On the other hand, “Madoka Magica” does not focus much on romance like “Mew Mew Power” and “Sailor Moon.” The very little romance that does come up in “Madoka Magica” leads to a character’s demise. (A girl gives up her life for a boy who will never return her affections!).

In fact, Madoka and each of the witch-fighting magical girls follows her own moral code. Tensions rise among them, for they are not a cohesive team like the Sailor Scouts, who share a common goal, which is

symbolically emphasized by their uniforms.

Of course, Sailor Scouts all have different personalities, like the minor tweaks in their short-skirted uniforms. However, their internal conflicts are not as emphasized or as nuanced as those in “Madoka Magica.” This show demonstrates the dark side of being magical and not just exaggerated portrayals of the female body.

Another revelation that astonished me about “Sailor Moon” was how Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune were originally a same-sex couple, but the English dub edited

their story and made them cousins. When I first saw them on TV as a child, I just assumed Amara was a man who would become a woman when transforming into Sailor Uranus. Looking back, I pictured a form of transgender transformation.

Seriously though, “Sailor Moon” is best kept as a cute childhood phase while “Madoka Magica” offers an intriguing alternative to this genre.”Mew Mew Power” is best kept as a wallpaper.

“Madoka Magica” offers an intriguing alternative to this genre.”Mew Mew Power” is best kept as a wallpaper.

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A&E ‘Mario Kart 8’ earns its ‘Deluxe’ title

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Switch gets best version of outstanding kart racer.

KALEB STEWART Daily Titan The moment “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” revs its engines, the strengths of the Nintendo Switch as a portable graphics powerhouse are made clear. Crisp, vibrant graphics come roaring off the system’s portable screen in the best showcase of the Switch’s technical prowess to date, and being able to take such an accessible racing game on the go sweetens an already comprehensive package.

This isn’t to say that a repackaging of “Mario Kart 8” with a few added features is by any means a revolutionary act by Nintendo. It’s still the game that nearly everyone who owned a Wii U played, just with more tracks and racers offered right out of the gate. This, on top of new Battle Modes, makes this the best version of an already excellent game.

Not every game cries out to be taken on the open road, but the pick-and-play nature and easy to understand controls make “Mario Kart” an ideal distraction for backseat passengers. The simplicity

of play lends itself to players of every skill set, from children to adult veterans who grew up with the series dating back to it ‘90s origins.

The 200cc race mode, which makes the carts in question go extra fast, is not for the faint of heart nor the slow of thumb. In this mode, it takes the most skilled of players to keep Mario and his friends from veering off the track.

That is unless the player chooses to turn on “Smart Steering,” which means that the player’s kart conveniently veers away from obstacles without any need for input beyond hitting the gas (which can also be put on automatic). This feature is turned on by default, making the navigation of turns much easier on novice players, especially children. It’s strange that Nintendo did not make the means of turning the feature off readily known on the main menu or upon booting up the game, since most “Mario Kart” fans are likely to find it an unnecessary crutch.

If players aren’t looking to race at all, there are always the new Battle Modes for competition-minded gamers to blow their opponents sky high. The most explosive and bombastic of these is fittingly Bob-Omb Blast, where characters roll

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“Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” hardly rewrites the long history of the series, but it is the best kart racing game to grace a handheld and the second best entry in the Switch’s current game lineup.

around a themed arena and throw explosives at one another. This take on vehicular combat is glossed over with the typical G-rated Nintendo flair, but is manic enough that even seasoned players can lose track of what is going on within the heat of battle.

One of the things that has made the “Mario Kart”

series so popular is its mass appeal. Any child or beginning gamer can jump into a low-speed race and have a low-stress good time. Meanwhile, hardcore gamers can crank up the difficulty and feel completely satisfied with the game’s loopy tracks and sometimes unforgiving artificial intelligence. There’s something

for everybody, from single players to multiplayers to casuals to veterans.

“Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” hardly rewrites the long history of the series. Those who had already purchased all of the game’s contents for the Wii U may be left disappointed that this is merely an expansion and not a new installment for a

fancy new system.

It is, however, the best kart racing game to grace a handheld and the second best entry in the Switch’s current game lineup. Those looking for a zippier distraction than the sprawling “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” need only park themselves at the starting line.

Logic’s newest album is one for ‘Everybody’ Rapper’s project explores fame, religion and interculturality.

CHRISTOPHER SHEATS II Daily Titan In his third studio album in three years, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II gives fans the real Logic with “Everybody.”

Following his most recent mixtape “Bobby Tarantino,” Logic taps into his internal struggles and upbringings in his life as a constant theme throughout the project.

“Hallelujah” opens up “Everybody” with a great introduction as the artist implores listeners to “open (their) mind.” The journey is much more experimental than works on his second album “The Incredible True Story.”

Then the artist transitions into his song “Everybody,” the premiere single off the album where Logic is able to display his versatility as a lyricist and a storyteller.

“White people told me as a child, as a little boy, playin’ with his toys, I should be ashamed to be black, and some black people look ashamed when I rap, like my great granddaddy didn’t take a whip to the back,”

highlights the artist’s struggle growing up as a multiethnic youth.

Logic also does a very nice job expanding his range of features in the rap industry as he includes verses from the likes of Killer Mike in the track “Confess” and adds a nice back-and-forth with Juicy J on “Ink Blot.”

One of the more up-tempo songs in the album is “Killing Spree,” where Logic points out the many temptations he faces as a rapper.

The hook at the very end of the song by Ansel Elgort, the actor, adds a nice contrast as it leads into the next track “Take It Back.”

“Everybody wanna tell me what I am, what I am not, you ain’t black, you a mothaf*****n’ white boy, shut ya mouth, do it right boy, a’ight boy?,” he raps in “Take It Back.”

Then, we get the new national anthem with “America,” where Logic touches on politics and calls out some of his rap brethren for not speaking out.

“George Bush doesn’t care about black people, 2017 and Donald Trump is the sequel,” the artist begins to rant on one of the final verses. “I’ll say what Kanye won’t, wake the f**k up and give the people what they want.”

The one thing that makes

this album complete is the interludes included throughout the album, especially the skit “The Waiting Room,” where the victim at the end of track one has a very existential and influential conversation with a “superior being.”

In sequence, the interlude sets up the next track perfectly as “1-800-273-8255” is essentially a call out for help. It’s the most powerful and moving song the artist has come out with to date, as it is very relatable and taps into everyday people struggles. The inclusion of Alessia Cara and Khalid to the song also adds more emphasis to the vocals displayed throughout.

The track “Anziety” starts as a soft melody and then transitions into a flurry of rhymes where the artist speaks about overcoming his anxiousness and being confident in himself. Once again, the artist taps into the everyday personal hardships, as most people deal with anxiety or living up to expectations placed upon them.

Then, Logic’s second single off the album “Black SpiderMan” provides the world with a different perspective through the lens of Bobby.

Logic really embraces his African-American heritage in the track as he endorses the world to change their way

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“Everybody,” Logic’s third studio album, encompasses themes such as fame, family and religion to give listeners a wide genre of music.

of thinking and open their mind to embracing change.

In this album, you can really see the progression that the rapper has made since his debut on “Under Pressure,” as he now touches on subjects much

bigger than just himself.

With the conclusion on “AfricAryaN,” the artist’s the theme comes full circle and he expresses the true struggle of living in a world where most people identify and label individuals by skin

color, not their actual race or heritage.

With an album much different from its predecessor in all aspects, Logic finds a way to encapsulate fame, religion and family for “Everybody.”

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OPINION Trumpcare doesn’t care about you

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New plan leaves general public with no viable insurance.

ASHLYN RAMIREZ Daily Titan

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ne of President Donald J. Trump’s least thought out bills, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), made it past the House Thursday much to the chagrin Democrats and members of the public.

“This bill is going nowhere fast in the United States Senate,” said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

The excuse for an Affordable Care Act (ACA)

replacement has brought a wave of outrage across the nation from doctors, hospitals, health care providers and patient advocacy groups directly opposing the bill, according to the New York Times and the Hill.

If the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the American Cancer Society are against this bill, then hopefully the Senate can make things right on their end. Unfortunately, just like how no one expected the Trump campaign to succeed, they could always pull some kind of magical strings to make things work in their favor.

Although the Trump administration and Republicans can dish out dirt, they can’t seem to take it as smoothly.

Some Republicans are hiding in the shadows, refusing to come on television talk shows like MSNBC host Joy Reid’s, just so they don’t have to explain their

vote. Other Republicans, like an Idaho congressman, attempted to justify their decision, but failed miserably.

“That line is so indefensible,” said Rep. Raúl R. Labrador, a member of the influential House Freedom Caucus, on May 5. “Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.”

Fullerton Rep. Ed Royce of the 39th district was one of 14 Republicans who voted in favor of the AHCA. Cal State Fullerton graduate student Cesar Rodriguez, a counseling major, was also disappointed in the bill passing.

Rodriguez, who graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s from CSUF in sociology, was disappointed in Royce, a fellow alumni, for voting for it.

“This bill affects me professionally and personally,” he said.

Rodriguez, a soon to be a marriage and family therapy intern, could lose potential clients because

mental health issues might no longer be covered under the AHCA. He said he also goes to therapy on occasion, and fears he may lose his health care.

“I believe that everyone needs (access to health) services,” Rodriguez said.

He said that this is going to really impact the Latinx population, along with the rest of the population as well.

CSUF health science Professor Shana Charles, Ph.D., said that Royce and his administration has ignored information regarding the AHCA’s impact on public health,information she gave to his office.

She also feels that it’s important to note that the ACA is still the law of the land.

“It’s almost crazy that Rep. Royce would ignore the wishes and concerns of his constituents,” Charles said. “Frankly, I don’t understand why they (Republicans) are ignoring the data.”

Republicans can argue

all they want on this, but the issues with the bill are in plain sight. First off, Congress is exempt from the AHCA. If the health care bill is going to be that spectacular and is going to provide the best possible insurance for everyone, shouldn’t they want to use it? It’s a red flag that Republicans don’t and won’t recognize. This fact alone makes those passing the bill instantly lose their credibility. If a politician can’t put themselves in the shoes of their constituents, then they should not be a politician.

Republicans are convinced that the free market is going to fix everything. Give people more options for insurance, and surely, they’ll be able to afford it. However, less regulations on the companies and no guarantees for people when it comes to health issues is problematic.

The list of pre-existing conditions that could potentially jack up a person’s

premium is exhaustive, but they won’t exactly be denied coverage, according to a Washington Post report.

The vague and outrageous list of pre-existing conditions contains diabetes, irregular menstrual periods, pregnancy, cancer and mental health conditions. Essentially, if you’re a human being you have a pre-existing condition.

Making something like health care available yet impossible for families with lower incomes to afford is just as bad as not having anything available at all.

It is an anchor strapped to someone’s ankle. It could be a deathbed for the 52 million under 65 who have what qualifies as a pre-existing condition.

There has been no official analysis of the bill, and Trump didn’t wait for approval to send it through the House. So really, everything is up in the air until the plain is actually laid out and set in stone. Until then, everyone in America is left hanging in suspense.

Hazing is dangerous, not brotherly Frat tragedy shows negligence in regulating Greek life.

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t’s common to see college as a time in life for experimentation, but like any responsible scientist, these experiments must be met with certain precaution.

Rule No. 1 of college should be to practice safe drinking, since it obviously

cannot be stopped altogether. College life comes hand in hand with things like kegs, beer pong, boxed wine and handles of hard liquor.

However, that doesn’t mean that drinking can’t be handled responsibly.

Timothy Piazza, 19, was pledging for Beta Theta Pi, a fraternity at Penn State earlier this year, and met his untimely end last week during a party after “hell week.” It seems like this is just the mistake of a bunch of young students, but this was an act that went far past gross negligence.

Hazing is something that all college campuses have to deal with. The loss of a student with an entire life ahead of him should bring concern to the practices within the Greek system.

If Greek life is supposed to be about “brotherhood” and

“sisterhood,” it sure isn’t brotherly to leave someone on the floor of a basement while turning cold and rigid.

Over half of college students have been affected by hazing, and around 82 percent of hazing deaths are attributed to alcohol, according to the National Study of Student Hazing. The same study found in 95 percent of cases, students that were aware they were being hazed did not report it.

It shouldn’t be a complex ordeal to make sure that a teenager you’ve temporarily become in charge of does not die on your watch.

Everyone knows the dangers of binge drinking, but it doesn’t stop because one never thinks it could happen to them. Piazza’s blood alcohol content (BAC) jumped from zero to nearly a .40

within an hour of arriving to the party that killed him, according to the investigation report released May 5.

While 44 states have anti-hazing laws, fraternities and sororities still practice it. At least one person a year has died from hazing since 1970, according to hazingprevention.org. Hazing has been around since the 1800s, which is more embarrassing than the tradition itself. Piazza is not the first to be collateral damage for incompetence and he will not be the last, unless universities start cracking down harder on hazing.

That night, over 200 Four Lokos were bought, along with cheap water beer and hard liquor, according to the investigation. The amount the hosts bought, which was with fraternity funds, is enough to spell trouble from

the get go.

The manner in which Piazza died was too gruesome for words. Multiple falls on his head, including a fall down a set of stairs, ended up killing him. His spleen ruptured. A frat brother slapped his abdomen, which the investigation found further exacerbated the injury. When found over 15 hours later, 80 percent of his blood was inside his spleen, according to the investigation.

He had a skull fracture and hemorrhaging, and no one thought to call 911 to save his life, simply because they wanted to cover their own skins. The fraternity and fear of getting caught drinking was put above a person’s life.

All it took was one call.

These students were no brothers of Piazza, and it’s

a horrible shame. It’s a loselose situation. It is sad that there were 18 young adults that all consciously decided to not call the ambulance for the sake of saving face.

In the end, they would’ve gotten in far less trouble had they called the ambulance in the first place.

Penn State’s policy states that students who seek medical attention for someone with alcohol poisoning won’t be charged. With that fact in mind, being drunk is no excuse for such blind selfishness.

There is never a reason to not call an ambulance when someone needs it. Hopefully this tragic incident will bring awareness to the fact that hazing is still not being handled properly and how binge drinking continues to impact college campuses nationwide.

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SPORTS

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Kessler earns fourth Big West honor

Titans ace receives third consecutive pitcher of the week award.

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Cal State Fullerton Pitcher Kelsey Kessler took home her third straight Big West Pitcher of the Week award after picking up wins in both of her appearances against Cal State Northridge over the weekend. It is the fourth time Kessler has been honored this season. By recording wins in her last eight appearances, she is now 19-6 this season (9-1 in conference).

Kessler pitched 10 innings and fanned nine batters in the Titans 5-3 win over CSUN Friday, posting a 1.40 ERA for the night.

Despite going extra innings the prior day, Kessler was right back at it again in the Titans early game Saturday. The Titans’ ace chipped in four innings in relief against CSUN while allowing just three hits and no earned runs, giving the Titans their first victory of their Saturday doubleheader.

Kessler’s 19 wins rank her second in the Big West behind Sierra Hyland of Cal Poly, and she is near the top of the conference in several other pitching categories. Kessler ranks fourth in innings pitched (166), third in strikeouts (151), fourth in strikeouts per seven innings (6.37) and third in ERA (1.39).

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Cal State Fullerton softball first-year transfer Kelsey Kessler has been a key addition to the Titans pitching staff. Kessler leads the Titans with a 1.39 ERA and 19 wins in 21 starts this season. Her 19 wins rank second in the Big West Conference.

title with one series to go. The Titans will head to UC Santa Barbara for

their last three-game series of the regular season before heading to the NCAA

Regionals May 19.

The team will be hosting a NCAA Selection Show

at Roscoe’s Famous Deli in Downtown Fullerton on May 14 at 5:30 p.m.

First pitch of the Titans opening game against the Gauchos is set for 3 p.m. Friday.

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Then, another senior stepped up for Fullerton when Hunter Cullen blasted a solo home run to deep right, giving CSUF a 4-0 lead in the sixth.

“It was a good night to do it. It felt good,” Cullen said.

UCLA answered in the top of the eighth inning with four straight hits to drive in three runs and threaten the Titans lead at 4-3. The Bruins strung together two straight hits again in the ninth to put runners on first and second. One batter later closer Brett Conine got Sean Bouchard to ground out to close the game and record his conference-leading 11th save of the season.

“That would make anyone nervous but I knew Brett had it locked down and I knew our defense was going to lock it down,” Gibbs said.

Gibbs, another senior who

was honored Tuesday night and the sole senior on the pitching staff, got the nod to start the game for the Titans. Gibbs had not started a game all season and has struggled in his last year at CSUF. Heading into Tuesday’s start, Gibbs was posting a 9.82 ERA and 1-3 record in just 7.1 innings of work.

Gibbs and the Titans defense got off to a poor start against the Bruins. After the senior lefty hit the leadoff batter of the evening, Fullerton committed an error on a sacrifice bunt and watched as the next bunt stayed fair rolling all the way down the third-base line to load the bases.

With no outs and the bases loaded, Gibbs worked his way out of the jam with two fly outs and a strikeout to keep the game scoreless.

“I’ll admit I was extremely nervous. I looked in dugout a little bit, and Hooky

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(Rick Vanderhook) was going crazy, but it felt really good to get out of it,” Gibbs said.

Sophomore Gavin Velasquez came in for relief of Gibbs in the second inning after losing his starting spot last weekend against Hawaii.

Blake Workman took over for Velasquez after the latter gave up 13 runs in seven innings pitched over his last two starts. Even against Hawaii, Velasquez struggled in his typical reliever role, lasting only 0.2 innings while giving up two hits and a walk.

Velasquez rebounded against UCLA, giving up no runs and no hits in four innings of work while striking out four batters to help the Titans hold on to victory.

Fullerton returns to conference play Friday at Goodwin Field when it takes on UC Santa Barbara with first pitch at 6 p.m.

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Scott Hurst scores the first run of the game for the Titans on a Timmy Richards single past UCLA’s third baseman in the bottom of the fifth inning.

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