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Titans golf places seventh Men’s team drops three spots on final day of Big West tournament.

HARRISON FAIGEN BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton golf concluded its season with a seventh-place finish in the Big West Championships Tuesday. The Titans dropped two spots from fifth-place, which they occupied when play ended Tuesday.

UC Santa Barbara— which hosted the tournament—won the three-day competition with a 12-under par 852 and will move on to one of six NCAA Regionals.

Titans star Jack Ireland missed the tournament with an injury, but Matt Wilson picked up the slack as the top finisher for Fullerton, closing out the tournament in a seven-way tie for eighth place with a 1-under par 215.

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In a last-minute rally, District 39 constituents chant, march and share personal stories to persuade Rep. Ed Royce to vote against repealing the Affordable Care Act in an upcoming House of Representatives vote Thursday. Ralliers marched from Royce’s Brea office, down Brea Blvd at the corner of Imperial Hwy.

Health care vote sparks rally Constituents call for Ed Royce to support Affordable Care Act. SARAH WOLSTONCROFT KEVIN LEY Daily Titan

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Around 85 people gathered in front of Rep. Ed Royce’s Brea office Wednesday in a last-minute effort to encourage him to vote against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

“People will die without the Affordable Care Act.

That is what it comes down to,” said Indivisible CA-39 rally organizer and CSUF alumnus Chris Hon. The House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on a bill that would replace and repeal parts of Obamacare. Ralliers focused their efforts on the

last possible night to persuade Royce before he makes his decision.

“I remain concerned about the rising cost of health care for Southern Californians and am listening to the feedback I’ve received from my constituents on this bill,” Royce said

through a spokesperson in an email Wednesday.

The protest started shortly after 6 p.m. on the street in front of Royce’s office.

The group yelled chants and asked for support from people walking by.

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Researchers compete against CSUs Two students study social media cyberbullying.

ASHLEY HALEY Daily Titan For the past year, a small room on the fifth floor of the Education Classroom Building consisting of two statistical-software filled computers, filing cabinets and desks has served as a research lab for CSUF students Selena Cartznes and Fardusa Ismail and assistants researching cyberbullying in depth.

“Our lab is a very fun place to be. It’s work definitely, we don’t sit there and chit-chat all day. We do a lot of work in there, but it’s a very home-y feeling,” Ismail said.

Ismail, a CHAD senior, wife and mother, took an introductory child development course with Associate professor Guadalupe Espinoza who briefly mentioned her research project to the class. Ismail visited Espinoza’s office hours to learn more about the project.

Initially, Ismail didn’t ask Espinoza to be her research assistant because she was unsure of herself as a returning adult student, Ismail said. Toward the end of the semester, Espinoza emailed Ismail about an opening in the lab and Ismail accepted.

“I read that email and I cried. I was at home and I literally cried because (I’m) still not sure of myself and I thought to myself, ‘I am a mess’ but (Espinoza) sees something in me and she thinks I can do it,” Ismail said.

Ismail said she considers herself Somali-American, therefore, the research means a lot to her because such groups are not normally represented.

Cartznes and Ismail competed in the 31st annual California State University Student Research Competition in San Luis Obispo April 28 and presented in front of a panel regarding how personal and witnessed cyberbullying affects Latino adolescents.

Espinoza, the faculty mentor for the pair, began studying school bullying experiences as an undergraduate at San Diego State University. She noticed that bullying behavior was prominent online as well, which is when she focused on cyberbullying specifically.

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Selena Cartznes (left) and Fardusa Ismael (right) worked closely with associate professor Guadalupe Espinoza to take their research to the 31st annual California State University Research Competition.

Pizza brings students and deans together

Study gives insight into police shootings

Fullerton to take talents to the islands

College of Communications event offers free food to start discussion between Titans and officials.

Findings reveal a skewed perception of the size and volatility of black men, potentially explaining fatal interactions.

Injuries have made it so Cal State Fullerton baseball’s road trip to Hawaii will not be a walk on the beach.

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Protesters gather near Ed Royce’s office Brea office Wednesday. Royce said through a spokesperson in an email he is “listening to the feedback I’ve received from my constituents on this bill.”

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Protesters held signs that read “Keep America covered” and “Ed Royce, kill the bill not your constituents” as organizers from Indivisible CA-39 led the rally and march to the corner of Brea Boulevard and Imperial Highway.

Speakers took to the front of the crowd to express the positive impact that the ACA had in their lives and the growing number of people willing to lend their support since President Donald Trump was elected.

“A friend of mine asked me why I go out to the rallies and demonstrations and I said because if I’m not out here, I’m at home yelling at my TV,” said one protester during a speech.

The crowd cheered as onlookers drove by honking and yelling support.

Participant Jeff Rosenblum, fifth-year CSUF economic and business administration student, said he wishes more young people would get involved in politics.

“I want to see more people getting involved at Cal State Fullerton specifically,” Rosenblum said. “I want to see people lose their sense of apathy and gain a sense of responsibility that this is their country too.”

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I think this rushed bill is going to take away health care for millions of people and it is going to hurt people. People will literally die if this is passed. This is something that is really important just on principle of caring about other people.

SARAH GOODWIN CSUF Alumna Hon led chants like “We will not give up this fight!

Health care is a human right!” and “The people united will never be divided.”

“I’d like to think we’re

here not because we hate Republicans but because we love our country,” Hon said.

Hon ended the rally by getting the group to recite the Pledge of Allegiance before walking back to the front of Royce’s office.

Rosenblum believes Royce will lose future constituent support if he votes for the revisions and repeals in the upcoming bill.

“If Ed Royce votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act, that will spell the end for him in 2018. He will be out in 2018,” Rosenblum said.

CSUF alumna Sarah Goodwin said she attended the rally because she gets access to health care through the ACA and she wanted to get more politically involved in light of the Trump election.

“I think this rushed bill is going to take away health care for millions of people and it is going to hurt people. People will literally die if this is passed,” Goodwin said. “This is something that is really important just on principle of caring about other people.”

Deans ‘break the ice’ with pizza

Event brings students and officials together to talk about life.

HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan

Communications Inter-Club Council (CICC) organizers offered free pizza outside College Park Wednesday, drawing in students to meet the College of Communications deans and ask them questions.

The students connected and conversed with deans over everything from the television show “Breaking Bad” to their work at the Daily Titan. Acting Associate Dean Douglas Swanson credited the pizza for breaking the ice.

“Everybody loves pizza.

It’s easy, it’s portable. It’s just a little something to entice people to stop by,” said Acting College of Communications Dean Edward Fink. “It’s an incentive to get people to

stop by and ask a few questions, and let us ask them some questions.”

Third-year communicative disorders major Mica Elahchacon said although her friend “dragged” her to the event, meeting the deans “was also cool.”

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We have so many students on this campus and in this college that it’s hard to communicate the kinds of things you want to communicate to everybody all the time.

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DOUGLAS SWANSON College of Communications Associate Dean “Since our major is a little bit removed from the other comm majors and other departments in comm, it’s nice to still be able to connect,” Elahchacon said.

Fink said he felt that getting those one-on-ones with the students again after spending time as an instructor previously made him a better administrator.

Swanson also helped CICC staffers hand out pizza as he talked to students.

“We have so many students on this campus and in this college that it’s hard to communicate the kinds of things you want to communicate to everybody all the time. It’s always hit and miss because everybody is coming and going and busy,” Swanson said.

The easy conversations CICC’s event provided might make students feel more comfortable reaching out to the deans in the future if they have a problem, Swanson said.

“Even if we talk to 25 people, that’s 25 people we didn’t reach some other way,” Swanson said. “Any opportunity to get the deans out in front of the students is good to let students know who we are and what we do here.”

CORRECTION In the May 3 article “SQE denounces tuition raise,” Jon Schreiber’s title was incorrectly stated. He is actually chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences InterClub Council (H&SS ICC), which co-hosted the rally.

Fullerton Police arrested a 50-year-old bus driver Tuesday, who was suspected of trying to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex at Fullerton Park, according to the Orange County Register.

Jerry Wayne Langley was taken into custody on felonies of arranging to meet with a minor to perform sexual acts and of completing the arrangement by going to the park.

Langley was suspected of targeting male juveniles through social media, said Fullerton Police Sgt. Jon Radus.

Radus said Langley’s position as a bus driver allowed him to have contact with children on a regular basis.

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Gun, drugs found on impersonator A man posing as a Fullerton city employee was arrested after police discovered a handgun, prescription drugs and burglary tools on him Tuesday, according to the Orange County Register.

Authorities say that Junichi Kitasumi, 28, of Irvine carried a loaded 9-mm handgun, unspecified burglary tools and prescription painkillers including Oxycodone.

Police said Kitasumi may have been casing an auto dealership in the 18 block of West Commonwealth Avenue. Kitasumi was wearing a reflective vest and claimed to be a city worker.

Kitasumi is being held at Fullerton Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, burglary tools and narcotics.

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13-year-old stabs mother repeatedly A 13-year-old stabbed his mother multiple times Wednesday, leaving her in critical condition, according to the Orange County Register.

The 30-year-old woman identified her son as her attacker while being treated for multiple stabs wounds in her abdomen. Garden Grove Police Lt. Carl Whitney said the mother was found outside of her Garden Grove home.

The suspect was found at a shopping center and taken into custody 25 minutes after the police went to his home.

Whitney said the boy will likely be transferred to Juvenile Hall and is being held at the Garden Grove Police Department.

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NEWS Exchange students struggle getting classes

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Non-degree seeking international learners face challenges.

ANGIE SUK KAROL PERDOMO Daily Titan

The spring 2017 semester brought 65 study-abroad students and 48 exchange students to Cal State Fullerton to experience being an American student.

Exchange students come to CSUF through an exchange agreement the university has with partner universities in other countries.

Semester-abroad students often go through outside agencies and are not included in an exchange agreement between CSUF and a partner school in their home country.

Although they gained a foreign college experience by attending CSUF this semester, non-degree seeking international students do not always have an easy adjustment.

Korean exchange student Hyo-ju Cheon, a junior painting major, said she chose CSUF because of the connections she looked to make with other Korean students, the art program and opportunities the location provided.

She said the hardest thing about being an exchange student was receiving the classes she wanted.

“Last semester, I really wanted to take my major.

We can take 12 credits, but I only took six credits with my major,” Cheon said. “It is hard to get into my major class because it is already full, and I had no chance for waitlist.”

Before students arrive in the United States, the International Student Services (ISS) department gives international students the opportunity to submit online 10 to 12 courses they prefer to take at CSUF. Once ISS receives these lists, the data is compiled and each college department is contacted to arrange students’ placement into courses.

“Pretty much all courses are available to them, but they are provided on a space availability, so priority goes to degree students,” said Natalie Mir, the International Student advisor at CSUF. Korean exchange student Soo-yeon Oh, a junior film major, described her struggle to attain courses she requested.

“When I arrived here, only one class survived,” Oh said. “I was not surprised because before I came here, I found the internet and I just googled CSUF exchange

and (there were) lots of posts from blogs. They said the same things.”

If they do not have enough classes to fill their schedule, the students must petition for classes when they arrive at CSUF. This consists of getting signatures from both professors and college departments in order to join the class.

“We do our best to get as many courses as we can reserved, but students will still have to go through that portion. While it is not the best at times, it is definitely better than what it used to be,” Mir said.

Even though students like Cheon and Oh are notified that CSUF “cannot guarantee the availability of classes” when they apply, exchange students still hope to get some of their preferred courses.

“It’s frustrating because I kept getting rejected,” Cheon said. “I understand but it’s hard.”

In addition to leaving space available for degree seeking students, departments have to confirm correct prerequisites have been taken.

“Chances are it’s because of the prerequisites,” said CSUF Study Abroad program assistant director Mike Roesler.

Although ISS said it attempts to help these students throughout the process, getting into classes is still stressful for international students.

“It’s really time-consuming to fix your own schedule and to go and crash all the classes and then having to be on the waitlist, and the management department doesn’t give out stamps up until after two weeks (into the semester),” said Elliot Magnusson, technology major and Swedish graduate studyabroad student.

If someone is not in any classes after petitioning to fill their schedule, Roesler and Mir said they spend extra time with them to address the issue.

For the average semester-abroad student, tuition is $5,600. For exchange students, tuition varies because they are paying the amount they would be paying for their own university.

Every international student also pays $690 for health insurance.

“I’m like, ‘why am I even here? Why am I supporting this school?’ That’s the real answer,” said Emma Pettersson, a sophomore studyabroad finance major from Sweden. “We pay double the amount of tuition that the rest of you guys do, but at the same time, I understand there are certain rules that

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Emma Pettersson (left) and Elliot Magnusson (right) are Swedish study abroad students. While thankful for the opportunity, Pettersson had qualms about high tuition costs for study abroad students..

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Hyo-ju Cheon (left) and Soo-yeon Oh (right) are exchange students from South Korea. Though Cheon says getting into classes is a “frustrating” process, she enjoys the weather and clean skies of California.

have to be followed.”

Despite the frustration of some non-degree seeking international students in getting schedules coordinated and paying high fees, they said they are grateful for

the ability to study at CSUF and experience American culture.

“I like this school a lot and since I didn’t have a university back home in Sweden, I felt like I could do this,”

Pettersson said.

Though Cheon misses South Korea, she said she enjoys the clean air, the Californian weather and the fact that she can see the stars at night.

“The people are so kind and friendly,” Cheon said.

“When I go to school, sometimes I bump into people but they say, ‘Hey, good morning,’ even though they don’t know me.”

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As a student, Espinoza conducted research about bullying at schools which were made up of predominantly Latino students. She said she continues to focus on Latino youth because there isn’t a lot of research available on Latinos and their peer relationships.

Cartznes, a fourth-year child and adolescent development (CHAD) major, became interested in conducting research after taking a research methods course, she said. She reached out to Espinoza, applied to be a research assistant and was accepted.

“In this day and age, it’s impossible for kids to go through life without going on the computer or going on their phones so I thought it was something that really needed to be studied,” Cartznes said. “I thought it was really interesting, (but) I’ve never actually been bullied myself.”

Cartznes and Ismail met in fall 2016 but were paired together this semester because their schedules overlapped, Cartznes said.

Espinoza said she connected with two middle schools in Orange County and went with her research assistants to collect data from students.

On their first visit, Cartznes and Ismail explained to the students on separate visits who they were, why they were there and told the students the benefits of participating in their research, Ismail said.

“We tried to get the students excited about what we were doing,” Ismail said. “We let them know that if they participate,

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After taking an introductory child development course, CHAD major Fardusa Ismail took an interest in Guadalupe Espinoza’s research project. The research conducted was focused on the effects of social media and cyberbulling on young students.

they had to fill something out on the first time we were there, (and) they got a dollar for that.”

After students agreed to participate and turned in permission slips from their parents, they were asked to fill out daily surveys for a week about how they felt at school, interacting with their teachers and parents, and if they have ever seen or heard someone say a “mean” comment toward someone else.

If students filled out every survey, they received $8 in total, Ismail said.

As a new faculty member, Espinoza received startup funds which were mainly used to fund the research project, Espinoza said. The Titan Shops also donated items to raffle off to get students excited about the idea of college.

The main finding of the research is if a student is being cyberbullied and witnesses someone else being cyberbullied, their classroom engagement is not as bad as if they were just being bullied on their own, Cartznes said.

“Seeing other people

going through what you’re going through helps,” Cartznes said.

Cartznes and Ismail gathered data from both schools, then organized, coded, entered and verified the data collected from the adolescents, Ismail said. After the data was analyzed, Cartznes and Ismail presented what they learned in front of a panel at CSUF. Associate professor Nathalie Carrick, Faculty Fellow for the Student Creative Activities and Research on campus, worked

with Cartznes and Ismail to perfect their presentation by looking at PowerPoint slides, watching them present and providing feedback.

“They really wanted to learn how to present, so working with them and giving them some suggestions was really easy and a complete pleasure,” Carrick said.

Cartznes and Ismail were among 15 finalists chosen to present at the CSU Research Competition at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

They did not place in the

final competition, but received a certificate for their participation, Ismail said.

Both students said they left the competition feeling happy, proud and excited to see what other students are studying.

“I am impressed by how quickly they really kind of took ownership over this research project. They understand the method, they understand the results. I’m very proud of them, that they’re putting in a bigtime commitment on top of being full-time students,” Espinoza said.

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FEATURES Dance student teaches, masters her art form

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Long-time dancer helps through performance.

SARAH EL-MAHMOUD Daily Titan

Seventeen dancers sit on chairs in the studio until Abigail DiGrazia flips music on and breaks their stillness. DiGrazia and Victor Sanchez hang on the sidelines, keeping time and observing each movement closely as their dancers bring life into the room.

DiGrazia, a 23-year-old senior dance major, is getting ready for her last show at Cal State Fullerton. She will be performing in six dance pieces including one she choreographed with partner Sanchez called “General Admission,” an upbeat, contemporary number.

The piece seeks to emulate the physical response of an audience as they watch a performance, DiGrazia said.

They play with how audiences might sway with the performers and yearn to join them or they might sit back in their seat waiting for it to end.

“It kind of has a story of its own and its own world,“ said freshman dance major Chandler Davids. “(Her choreography) pushes me definitely and she’s crazy. I wasn’t expecting some of her choreography to come out of her.”

DiGrazia started dancing when her parents put her in ballet at 4 years old.

She became especially fond of teaching dance in high school. In junior college, she rekindled her passion when she was introduced to modern dance, leading to an audition at Cal State Fullerton.

“The one thing I really loved about this program was that is was small, and it felt like the faculty really cared about you and were interested in how you learn and how they can help you compared to other (programs),” DiGrazia said.

In preparation for the “Spring Dance Theatre” show opening Thursday, DiGrazia found putting together “General Admission” to be a smooth and collaborative process with the dancers.

“They would come prepared with material or they would have an idea of an image they want to see the dancers create and they would implement that and we would play around,” said senior dance major Jonathan Kim. After graduation, DiGrazia will guide another studio with her choreography when she begins her job as a dance instructor at Crete Academy. The newly formed charter school next to Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles provides a place for underserved children in impoverished communities. She will be the first to incorporate a dance curriculum at the school, for kindergarten to second-grade students.

“I want to create a safe environment where they can express themselves and create an outlet for that to be a place where they can come in and dance it out and be able to use dance as a way to express what they can’t say,” DiGrazia said of her program.

Dance was important to her in this way in her own childhood, she said. Implementing it into her life has always allowed her to express what she couldn’t say

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Abigail Digrazia has spent almost her entire life dancing, and she plans to use her experience to help form stronger bonds within communities by encouraging young people to embrace the expression of dance.

with just words. She feels that dance will especially be beneficial to this underprivileged community where abuse, alcoholism and drug addiction is prevalent among other matters.

As DiGrazia and the Cal State Fullerton School of Dance put the finishing touches on “Spring Dance Theatre,” she is especially excited to put on her own spring dance show with the Crete Academy kids this time next year.

“I’m so excited to start this adventure. I just know something great is going to come out of it because if their parents or their family members or people in the community see that they can do it, then it gives a spark of hope for the people around them,” DiGrazia said. “I know it’s going to change this community for the better.”

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A group of dancers in the “Spring Dance Theatre” practice the upbeat number “General Admission,” using chairs to emulate audience experience.

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OPINION Study reveals negative racial perceptions

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Findings show gun deaths possible result of hostile impressions.

TODD HADLER Daily Titan A new study about racial perception and hostility could be vital in explaining the reasoning behind tragically unjust shootings against black males.

It’s not uncommon for police officers testifying under

homicide investigations to defend their fatal actions by saying, “I feared for my life.”

Thus far, that comment has been ridiculed by activists and protesters alike, claiming unarmed black males pose no risk and that this is simply racial profiling.

But a new study shows that there could be a reason behind this explanation. Although the findings, in no way, justify these shootings, they might pose as an important view that can help understand this occurrence.

The study, published by the American Psychological Association last month, shows that people tend to perceive black men as being larger and more threatening than similarly sized white men.

“Unarmed black men are disproportionately more likely

to be shot and killed by police, and often these killings are accompanied by explanations that cite the physical size of the person shot,” said lead researcher John Paul Wilson, Ph.D., in a press release. “Our research suggests that these descriptions may reflect stereotypes of black males that do not seem to comport with reality.”

This study proves the dangers of being a black male in America. This racial bias puts black men in harms way because they are perceived as something they are not.

Wilson and his colleagues surveyed 950 online participants in which they were shown color photographs of white and black male faces of similarly sized individuals. The online participants were then told to estimate the

height, weight, strength and muscularity of the men in the photos.

“Participants judged the black men to be larger, stronger and more muscular than the white men, even though they were actually the same size,” Wilson said. “Participants also believed that the black men were more capable of causing harm in a hypothetical altercation and, troublingly, that police would be more justified in using force to subdue them, even if the men were unarmed.”

The unnecessary deaths of unarmed black men such as Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and many others confirm this data’s terrible reflection of reality.

The study points to a specific example in the fatal shooting of Dontre Hamilton

in 2014. Hamilton, who had a history of mental health issues, got into a confrontation with officer Christopher Manney in which Hamilton was eventually shot 14 times by the officer.

Manney described Hamilton as having a “muscular build” and being “considerably younger than me, in much better shape than me, and much stronger and more muscular than me.”

But at the time of death, Hamilton was only 5-foot7 and weighed 169 pounds.

Manney’s perception of Hamilton matches the exact data that Wilson and his colleagues found.

While the results of this study may provide an answer to police shootings, it is also nothing completely new, but does reveal a glaring finding.

Stereotypes of dangerous black males have existed for centuries and unfortunately haven’t passed with time.

It is those persistent stereotypes which have led to the results of this study. This study is an example of the kind of institutionalized racism that most people might not even be aware of. If something is perceived to be true for hundreds of years, then it will eventually be seen as the norm.

This dangerous misconception has led to a countless number of black men losing their lives for no reason other than being perceived in a negative light.

It is going to be long and difficult to undo centuries of racial stereotypes, but being aware of them is the first step to eliminating them completely.

Letter to the Editor In Response to “China beard ban is vague and misguided” published April 23 A Letter to the Editor titled “Acknowledging facts is not Islamophobic” from Maurice Pelagias was printed April 27 in response to the April 23 article “Chinese beard ban is vague and misguided.” Pelagias contends that the left wing wins by bullying people into the “most awful” labels there are and “garners contempt”, which prevents productive conversations. Yet, this statement failed to note its own blanket labeling and contempt of the left.

The main idea of Pelagias’ letter seems to be that anyone who says

anything negative about Muslims should not immediately be labeled as an Islamophobe. I agree, and the original article had a pretty clear conclusion which doesn’t take much to find: “Despite China having a reason to be fearful of religious extremists, this ban ignorantly considers everyone who wears a veil, has a beard or a non-Chinese name to be a radical terrorist.”

Pelagias’ letter provided data about some Muslim individuals’ attitudes toward extremist beliefs. This Pew Research studied individuals from

“seven countries that have high Muslim populations ... Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey”.

I fail to see how these numbers are relevant to this topic. Are we to generalize that attitudes of some Muslims from certain countries are the same attitudes of those in China and even the United States? Should we disregard the differences in culture and environment of each country?

Pew Research reported a 1.6 billion global Muslim population. Thus, the 88 million Muslims holding

a favorable view of Al Qaeda is only 8 percent of the entire population.

Only 7 percent believe that suicide bombings are sometimes justified. This can go on and on.

I agree that we should not label people as “Islamophobes” for saying negative things about Muslims, but to justify a negative statement about Muslims using broad generalizations is wrong. This is how the right wing wins, and it’s easy to say that Republicans bully citizens by distracting them from the real issue. This kind of statement, however,

demonstrates the problem with broad and hasty generalizations in the first place.

There are certainly right-wing thinkers that promote valid points.

Similarly, the attitudes of some Muslim individuals toward certain ideas should not be taken as a reason for oppression. Having a veil or a beard does not indicate any person’s support for extremist views. More importantly, I could not imagine how a beard or a veil can help facilitate a terrorist’s plans. Perhaps, some believe that certain styles of beards can be

used as a makeshift explosive, or that veils can hide things that a hoodie cannot.

Nevertheless, it is imprudent to judge a person’s appearance so quickly.

Acknowledging facts is not Islamophobic. However, to generalize the attitudes of a small number of Muslims as being the same attitudes of the entire 1.6 billion Muslim population all over the world, well, that is stereotyping, and dare I say, Islamophobic.

Anthony Co CSUF psychology major

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SPORTS Titans hope to avoid allure of Hawaii

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CSUF heads to the pacific for a conference matchup.

BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan FULLERTON – Cal State Fullerton baseball looks to narrow the gap on Long Beach State in the Big West Conference standings when it takes on the Rainbow Warriors in Hawaii for a threegame series.

CSUF will have to put aside the allure of Hawaii to come back with a series victory.

“We play a night game every night, and we stay right in Waikiki so there’s distractions, but we were in Vegas and we handled those distractions. We’ll need to handle these ones,” said Titans Head Coach Rick Vanderhook.

The Titans (26-15 overall) sit tied for second place in the conference with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with an 8-4 conference record. Cal Poly holds the tiebreaker over the Titans after claiming victory in their three-game series this season.

Hawaii is fifth in the Big West with a 6-6 conference record (24-15 overall), with losses to UC Riverside, UC Davis and Cal State Northridge.

Fullerton starter Connor Seabold and Hawaii starter Brendan Hornung are projected to be on the mound Friday.

The two are tied with a conference-leading 73 strikeouts.

Hornung is also ranked fifth in the conference with a 2.98 ERA. Hawaii took the series last season 2-1 at Goodwin Field.

In Hornung’s start, he went 6.2 innings pitched and gave up seven hits and two runs but didn’t give up an earned run.

Injury update Sophomore right fielder Ruben Cardenas missed 19 games in the middle of the season with a lower-back injury before returning against UC Davis on April 7. Cardenas then missed back-to-back games against USC and San Diego before being put back in the rotation for two games against Cal Poly.

Since the series against the Cal Poly, Cardenas has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.

The loss of Cardenas is a big one for the Titans, as he ranks sixth on the team with 18 RBIs and is second on the team with three home runs in just 16 games this season.

“It’s a huge loss. If you look at his numbers, he has about 1.5 runs accounted for a game,” Vanderhook said.

“We’re going to go to war with what we got.”

Hunter Cullen has been one of the guys the Titans have gone to war with in the absence of Cardenas. Cullen has been a defensive fill-in for most of his four-year career at CSUF, but has had more opportunities now in his senior season.

The senior defensive specialist has played in 36 of the Titans’ 41 games. Now with Cardenas out, he is the everyday starter in right field. Cullen made a diving catch in the Titans 3-2 victory over Irvine last Saturday that was ranked No. 9 on SportsCenter’s top10 plays. “(I’ve watched it) a good amount, I’m still watching it,” Cullen said.

While Cullen is known for his highlight defensive plays, his offensive ability has helped the Titans at the plate this season. Cullen is batting at a .296 average with a .364 on-base percentage. The senior also ranks fourth on the team with 19 RBIs and tied for second with Cardenas with three home runs.

“Just staying within myself. It’s my senior year so I’m just going out there and having fun. I’ve been waiting for three years,” Cullen said.

“It’s good to be able to swing it now.”

Typical shortstop Timmy Richards has been nursing a sore groin throughout the season, causing him to miss six games earlier in the year.

Because of his limited range due to the injury, Vanderhook decided to change up the defense, putting Richards at first base and moving Sahid Valenzuela to shortstop while returning Dillon Persinger to second base.

Vanderhook said the defensive positioning will be on a week-to-week basis depending on how Richards is feeling.

Fullerton is back on the diamond Friday in Hawaii at 9:35 p.m. when it takes on the Rainbow Warriors.

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With Ruben Cardenas ruled out for the rest of the season with a lower-back injury, senior Hunter Cullen has taken his place in right field and has made waves with his defense. Cullen’s diving catch against UCI was No. 9 on SportCenter’s Top-10 plays.

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Sophomore pitcher Gavin Velasquez has filled in for injured starter Colton Eastman who has missed all but three starts this season with tendinitis in his throwing elbow.

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Your energy is uncontainable today and you see signals to go ahead everywhere you look. But reality isn’t as kind as you wish and the green lights don’t tell the whole story.

TAURUS

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You have a lot on your mind today, but might choose to keep your thoughts to yourself. It’s not that you’re unsure of your position.

Actually, the opposite may be true: you’re so certain of your perspective that you have no tolerance for anyone else’s.

GEMINI

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You appear to have a finger in nearly every pie today, and your friends might be judgmental of how you’re spending your resources. They may remind you that spreading yourself too thin means you can’t give your best to any one activity.

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You might feel as if your private life is too public today. You may be required to deliver a report, make an introduction or just be on display when you wish you were working quietly in a more sheltered space.

LEO

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It doesn’t seem to matter how much planning you put into an endeavor because there are still loose ends that defy your attempts at wrapping them up. You want to keep your pet project on track, but progress is like greased lightning today.

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You don’t want people to notice your moodiness, so you might go out of your way to speak in a logical manner. However, your mechanical approach makes it readily apparent that you’re hiding something now, prompting others to ferret out the missing pieces by asking questions.

LIBRA

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You may have extensive conversations with yourself today, lost in the intricacy of details that don’t ultimately matter.

Nevertheless, something drives you to untangle the finer points of possible plans that never come to fruition.

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Getting along with your friends can be a struggle today because you’re unwilling to put up with anyone’s inconsistencies. However, your lack of flexibility likely stems from your extreme level of self-criticism, and it’s less stressful to judge others than yourself.

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You’re more than willing to rearrange your day in order to accommodate your creative instincts.

Although you might be struck by a flash of inspiration concerning a current project, it’s tough to set aside your previous commitments to follow an out-of-the-box idea today.

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Your coworkers seem on edge today, as if they have lost patience with you.

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You might think you can successfully make your schedule up as you go along today. Unfortunately, there’s a severe price to pay for winging it now and you’re much better off to make a plan and stick with it.

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(Feb. 19 - Mar. 20) A close friend or partner may surprise you with his or her criticism today. Although you might not expect this kind of feedback, remain open to the silver lining behind the storm cloud.

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SPORTS Fullerton eyes conference title

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Titans can lock up the conference with two wins over CSUN. ADAM CASTRO Daily Titan

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Cal State Fullerton men’s golf finishes in seventh place out of nine teams in the Big West Championship tournament.

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Wilson finished even at par on the final day of the tournament to jump four spots from his round-one finish of 12th place. The sophomore held on with steady play, as he also finished even at par on the first day of the tournament while finishing with a 1-under par 71 in the second day of play.

Wilson was the only Titan to finish in the top 10.

As a team, the Titans finished with a 7-over par 871, one stroke behind UC Irvine for the sixth spot.

CSUF finished the first round of the tournament in eighth place with a 12-over par 300 with Matt Wilson leading the way.

The Titans came back on the links on Tuesday in the second round with their best performance of the tournament, moving up three spots to finish the day in fifth place with an 8-under par 280. Matt Murphy was the standout performer for the Titans on day two with a 7-under par 65.

Fullerton couldn’t live up to its day-two performance in the third and

final round of the tournament, finishing with a 3-over par 291, which pushed the Titans back two spots to finish seventh out of nine teams.

Mark Cobey, Michael Sharkey and Wilson all finished day three even at par to lead CSUF, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Titans near the top of the team leaderboards.

With the season now over, the Titans look forward to the abundance of players returning for next year. Only Martin Manalo and Murphy will not be back with the team next season.

Cal State Fullerton softball looks to clinch its second straight Big West title this weekend when it hosts a three-game series against Cal State Northridge.

Fullerton swept Long Beach State over the weekend, outscoring the 49ers 11-1 in 21 cumulative innings.

The Titans are riding a six-game winning streak and have won their last three series against Big West opponents.

A major key to Fullerton’s success against the 49ers was starter Kelsey Kessler, who took home her second straight Big West Softball Pitcher of the Week award after pitching two shutouts.

With their sweep over Long Beach State, the Titans have an overall record of 29-19 and a conference record of 12-3, good for first place in the Big West.

Right behind the Titans are the Matadors, who boast an overall record of 29-18 and a conference record of 9-6. Northridge is 15-5 at home and 7-5 on the road.

Last season, the Matadors finished second in the Big West behind the first-place Titans thanks to an overall record of 34-22 and a conference record of 14-7.

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Sophomore pitcher Sydney Golden posts a 3.22 ERA with 4-5 record on the season for the Titans.

off a 6-1 win over UC Riverside and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

CSUN is leading the Big West offensive categories, including team batting average (.288), on-base percentage (.364), slugging percentage (.470), runs (233), home runs (44) and RBIs (213).

Outfielder Taylor Glover is first in the Big West in batting average at .428, while her teammate Katie Hooper is third at .370.

Four of the top-five players in conference RBIs play for CSUN, with Fullerton’s Lexi Gonzalez— who ranks first with 36— as the only exception.

The Matadors aren’t too shabby in the circle either thanks to a team ERA of 2.71. CSUN is led by ace Daphne Pofek, who is fifth in the Big West in wins (15) and ERA (2.16). Sitting beside her is sophomore Taylor Troost, who has posted a 2.45 ERA and 10 wins this season.

Last season, the Titans took two out of three games against the Matadors. Since the start of 2014, Fullerton is 7-2 against CSUN. The Titans will host the Matadors in their last homestand of the season beginning Friday at 6 p.m. from Anderson Family Field.

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