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Finals increase suicide risk factors University Police watch for warning signs during exams.

DANIEL INGA MARIA ONG Daily Titan Suicide is the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 15 and 34, according to a 2015 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

At Cal State Fullerton, University Police and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) take reports of suicidal thoughts or attempts.

In 2015, CSUF University Police received 11 calls of suicide ideation and attempts, two of which were forwarded from CAPS. They received 18 calls in 2016, 11 of those coming from CAPS, said University Police Capt.

Scot Willey.

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Student author pens picture book Tyrah Majors plans to pursue her writing career further.

ANGIE SUK Daily Titan After publishing and illustrating her first book, “Grammy and Me,” Tyrah Majors stays busy with acting, modeling, reporting and fashion design.

After the loss of her great grandmother in November 2014, Tyrah began to write a story about a child spending the day with her grandmother in remembrance of her own grammy, who she said was like a second mother to her.

“Writing the book, I wasn’t really thinking about her death. I was thinking about our happy times, like our memories and different ideas,” Tyrah said. “I also did all the illustrations so as I was drawing the pictures, I had all this imagery in my head, and it just brought up happy memories.”

In the spring of 2015, Tyrah wrote her book in one day. After reading it to her mother Sheneka Majors, she encouraged her to publish the book.

“I thought it was the most enduring, touching story ever,” Sheneka

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Tyrah Majors’ book, “Grammy and Me” focuses on a child spending the day with her grandmother. Majors also works for the Born This Way Foundation and designs tshirts.

said. “The moment I read the story I said, ‘Tyrah, we’re going to publish this book.’”

Sheneka, who calls herself Tyrah’s “momager” and her “walking talking billboard” began to help Tyrah look into getting

published. After taking a few months to finish the illustrations, Tyrah settled on a publishing company at the end of 2015.

With the help of cartoonist Brandyn Hannah and graphic designer Alexis Lanz, “Grammy

and Me” was published November 2016, almost exactly two years after Tyrah’s grammy had died.

“I thought it was so great because she’s a young girl and I love the basis behind the book too.

I was super close with my grandma, so the fact that she was doing a book based off the relationship with her grandma, I just thought it was super adorable,” Lanz said.

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Small spending, big results for Titans

CSUF finds ways to win with low athletic funding.

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Jeff Harada only recently had his furniture delivered to his new home a few weeks after being named Cal State Fullerton’s newest women’s basketball head coach.

Until then, he’d been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor. With Harada’s background coaching at Division II schools, he’s used to searching for ways to bargain hunt within a smaller budget.

It’s an approach the Titans–who ranked seventh in spending on athletics in the Big West ($4,159,876) last year–need all of their programs to have.

“You definitely have to be creative. You’ve got to figure out ways that you can save money,” Harada told the Daily Titan. “It’s more about understanding ‘need’ versus ‘want.’ Everybody really wants things, but you have to go with something you absolutely need versus what you want.”

Fullerton’s frugality is a necessity due to its budget,

as they also rank seventh in the conference in revenue ($4,279,379).

About 33 percent of CSUF’s athletics budget comes from the state of California, with an additional 8 percent coming from fundraising, Senior Associate Athletics Director Steve DiTolla told the Daily Titan.

Another 8 percent of the Titans athletics budget comes from “generated revenue,” which includes renting out their facilities to other organizations and corporate sponsorships, DiTolla said. Another 4 percent comes from gate receipts, which include any paid attendance, including season tickets for the various sports.

But the majority of the budget is student fees, which DiTolla said make up the remaining 47 percent of the Titans budget.

In 2015-16, $35.64 of the $238.92 each student paid into the Student Success Initiative went toward athletics support, with an additional $39.60 going toward athletics facilities.

In 2016-17, those numbers rose to $54, $362 and $60, respectively.

Fullerton’s ability to stay within the budget has made it one of six teams in the Big West to make more than it spends, with UC Davis,

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The above graphic lists last year’s spending and revenue for every athletics program in the Big West Conference along with the number of regular-season and postseason championships it has won since the 2011-2012.

Cal Poly and UC Riverside all losing money.

The athletics department does give out the maximum amount of scholarships the NCAA allows, DiTolla said, but financial realities mean the Titans have to search for

ways to make their dollars go further.

The Titans have gotten the most out of their money, winning the fifth most regular season (nine) and postseason (seven) titles in the Big West since 2011-2012.

Camp counselor shares her experiences

Elon Musk ventures are too far-fetched

Titan describes positively impacting children’s lives through her work as rewarding and life-changing.

While his track record is impressive, the public puts too much trust in the CEO and founder of Tesla and SpaceX.

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One strategy the university has taken is not spending big on its head coaches.

Fullerton ranked seventh out of nine teams in the Big West in terms of average salary per head coach ($103,219), with only UC

Davis ($99,767) and UC Riverside ($90,890) spending less.

Those same head coaches also have to find ways to be wise with their budgets.

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Titans look to maul Bruins at home

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Cal State Fullerton baseball hosts UCLA at Goodwin Field in a mid-week matchup before returning to conference play.

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“Our numbers went down in 2016, as far as calls just to us, and the numbers quadrupled in the health center and with CAPS,” Willey said. “Hopefully that’s a good sign pointing that people are going to get help, they’re reaching out.”

Some of the calls included people who needed transportation to the hospital after taking too many pills, he said.

In 2017 so far, University Police received two calls, one of those coming from CAPS, Willey said.

The stress of being a college student is a major factor that can lead to suicidal ideations and suicide, Willey said.

University Police pays special attention on finals week for warning signs.

“We do see a rise in stress-related incidents usually around finals time,” Willey said. “We’ll tend to get calls of students having a negative reaction or acting out due to a perceived bad grade and so we respond accordingly, with understanding and care of what their outward reactions to stress factors are.”

The recent research is serious and worrisome, said Assistant professor of human communications studies Tara Suwinyattichaiporn.

College students today face unprecedented levels of stress because they often hold jobs while going to school full-time, she said.

She said the younger generation’s reliance on technology and social disconnectedness also leads to suicide concerns.

“A lot of this generation of college students are always in front of their screens rather than being out communicating with other people, having real social interaction,” Suwinyattichaiporn said, “That is one of the reasons that attributes to feeling depressed and lonely, which can eventually cause suicidal ideation.”

Despite an increase in CAPS calls relating to suicide from 2015-2016, Suwinyattichaiporn said

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For emergencies, call 911 period” because students may find the values they were raised with now conflict with who they want to become, Mechanic said.

“You’re first learning how to be independent, you’re figuring out, ‘Who am I apart from how my family and the world wants me to be? What are my values?’

Mechanic said. “It can be a difficult time.”

She said this can lead to feelings of depression and hopelessness, which are stressors for suicide.

“When (people) feel hopeless or helpless to change the situation, that’s a pretty significant risk factor for suicidality,” Mechanic said.

Direct signs of suicidal thoughts include people communicating that they wish they were dead or want to kill themselves, while indirect signs may be more subtle, like saying they are tired of life or cannot go on.

Mechanic said when a person’s depression symptoms are noticeable, having a friend available to talk to can greatly benefit the depressed person.

Students feeling depressed are not alone in their feelings and should not be afraid to reach out for help, Suwinyattichaiporn said.

“Choose an outlet that is suitable for you. If you really want to see someone and talk to them in person, then that’s the best way. If you really don’t want to be facing a person, look at these apps, talk to people. Essentially, talking to someone is key,” she said.

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In the May 8 article “Parody account accused of hate speech,” a quote from a @realsque post that should say “racially-charged behavior” was misquoted.

CORRECTION In the May 8 article “Parody account accused of hate speech,” the Daily Titan incorrectly relayed the timeline and content of communication between Jon Bruschke and Janet Eyring. Bruschke contacted Eyring prior to the Cinco de Mayo flyer post. He did not specifically request that the account be deleted.

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Car hydroplanes into big rig truck

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the counseling center is “under-utilized.”

“I think it’s because suicidal ideation is taboo,” she said. “It’s difficult. It’s very hard to express.”

Suwinyattichaiporn noted with the rise of online use, there is a rise in the potential for online counseling, which can help reach people who may be uncomfortable talking to someone about their feelings face to face.

Suwinyattichaiporn and her colleagues are in the process of developing a software for an app called Ark Humanity. The app detects suicidal or questionable social media posts and sends the person who wrote the post resources to find help.

The goal is for universities nationwide to adopt and subscribe to the app so they can be alerted of these posts and reach out to their students, Suwinyattichaiporn said. She hopes CSUF will adopt the new technology.

The expected launch for the software is fall 2017.

Psychology professor Mindy Mechanic said social media influences can have a negative impact on troubled young people because they glorify suicide as a viable option.

“When suicide is seen by individuals as an acceptable means of dealing with emotional pain or stress or anxiety, whether it’s popularized in social media or when other teens do it and it’s publicized, it gives other young people the idea that this is an okay way to deal with your problems,” she said.

The transition from high school to college is also a “developmentally stressful

A man died Monday after he was found unconscious outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Stanton, according to the Orange County Register.

Police received a 911 call around 1:11 p.m. of an unconscious man found on a sidewalk near the pharmacy at Beach Boulevard and Chapman Avenue.

They arrived on the scene to find a woman already performing CPR on the man, said Lt. Sean Howell of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Although he was pronounced dead at a local hospital, homicide investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of his death.

Anyone with more information is encouraged to call 714-647-7000.

A car hydroplaned into a big rig on the 91 freeway Sunday during heavy rain, according to the OC Register.

The accident occurred around 4 a.m. when the woman was driving a Honda sedan in the far left lane of the eastbound 91 freeway near the Lemon Street exit, according to Sgt. Pete Kim of the California Highway Patrol’s Westminster Area.

It is not known how fast the woman was driving before the accident occurred. She suffered minor injuries and the big rig driver was not injured. Neither party was suspected of driving under the influence.

Kim said drivers should slow down when it starts raining because roadways can get very slick, making it more likely for vehicles to hydroplane.

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Fourth of July fireworks relocated Fullerton’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks Festival will be moved to Fullerton Union High’s softball fields, according to the OC Register.

The festival, which has been held annually at the school’s football stadium since 1990, changed venues due to the installation of artificial turf at the football stadium set to start this summer.

The turf installation will begin in June and is expected to last up to four months.

It is undecided whether or not the festival will return to the football stadium next year. However, staff said the softball fields keep the event near downtown, and the grass outfields should keep everyone cool.

Fireworks will be set off from Fullerton College’s parking structure.

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NEWS Engineering teams present projects and research

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Showcase and awards event largest in ECC college history.

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Engineering teams showcased their research and competition projects at The Engineering and Computer Science Showcase and Awards Monday in the Titan Student Union.

“This is an opportunity for the college to show off the things that we do well, which is–since we’re engineering and computer science–build stuff,” said Joseph Piacenza, a faculty event coordinator.

While the event has been going on for a few years, this is the first time it’s been on a large scale, he said. The showcase used to take place in the center courtyard between the two engineering buildings back when there was only a handful of projects.

“During the 2013-2014 year, which would have been the year before I got here, there were only 20 projects, and now we have 70,” Piacenza said. “This is the biggest one of this scale and really the only one of this scale so far.”

Mechanical engineering major Kevin Jaturapatporn and his team entered the competition with a project called Automated Sewing of Implantable Cloth, sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences. The team’s purpose was to automate and develop a cost-effective design platform that could uphold a standard already set

by Edwards Lifesciences.

The team created a machine that automated the

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Timothy Parks (left) and Shan Lineage (right) demonstrate the Titan Rover Club’s autonomous navigation system on their test platform they call the “runt rover.”

sewing process. The project used a motion capture system to track the trajectory of specific joints in the hand through the sewing process.

In place of traditional sewing maneuvers were x, y and z rails. The automated system also had a z-axis system where a needle could be passed, which mimicked an actual sewer. The team started the project from scratch about three months ago.

“We roughly put in about 40 to 60 hours per week just to build this guy,” Jaturapatporn said. “Nothing like this

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has been done before, and it’s still being continuously improved (on).”

The team behind the project Disney Wear Inspection was sponsored by Disney.

The team was awarded budget of about $2,500 to work the project.

Their project was to create an inspection tool that checks for wear created after the Matterhorn bobsleds ride broke.

“When the ride breaks, it creates a wear, which is a smooth groove that gets on the underside of the rail. So it’s important to be able to

measure the wear because you don’t want the rail to fracture at all,” said team leader Taylor Gilman.

The inspection tool would essentially speed up this process and give Disney more reliable data, she said.

Kevin Nguyen and his team researched the feasibility of sharpening 3-D metal printed dies with acid. The idea behind the project was to give accurate dimensions with 3-D metal printing to Edward Lifesciences since the company’s current dies were all thrown out.

The dies were dipped into

the acid through three different methods–cost and exposure, taking them out in small increments, and cost of agitation–to see which would produce the best results.

“Even though our sample size was small, we did find that the agitation method resulted in the best sharpness,” Nguyen said. “They were cutting sharper than they did before they were dipped.”

During the awards ceremony, the teams behind the Titan Rover and Titan II Rocket projects tied for first place and split the $3,000

award. Student Aerospace Society followed in second place with its Gas-Regenerative Hybrid Rocket Engine and received a $1,500 award.

The Automated Sewing of Implantable Cloth team received third place and got a $1,000 award. The team behind Titan Baja received $500 for their honorable mention.

“We were pleasantly surprised with the amount of student participation (and) then just beyond participation, the quality of the projects,” Piacenza said.

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FEATURES Camp Titan counselor pursues teaching PAGE 4 MAY 9, 2017 TUESDAY

Megan Duffy sees future in working with children.

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When volunteer Megan Duffy offered her support and encouragement to one of the young boys at Camp Titan, she said she got a sweet surprise months later.

When she saw the boy again in December for the annual toy drive, he told her he always keeps her letter in his binder to look at when his peers are mean to him.

“There’s not words to describe what that does to you and it really does change your perspective. You never know what saying one little thing can do for somebody,” Duffy said.

The third year child and adolescent development major is also Associated Students Inc. (ASI) productions coordinator as well as a volunteer at Camp Titan, a charity that brings Orange County children to a campground in Big Bear where it teaches them leadership skills, has them participate in outdoor activities and build relationships. This year, she will serve as a leadership staff coordinator at the camp.

“She brings the light and happiness wherever she goes,” said kinesiology major Katy Johnson.

The 21-year-old said she aims to be a grade school teacher after graduating and earning her teaching credential.

Duffy has an “infectious energy” and sees value in things others don’t see, Johnson said. She works with Duffy in ASI and bonded during their time together at

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Megan Duffy (right) sits with her younger sister Lily Perez (left) on the sidelines at one of their soccer games. Duffy was inspired by her sister to coach.

Camp Titan. “(Being a counselor) reminded me that there is so much great in the world and so many things we should be thankful for and that (the children) can remind me, someone who is 21, about that, I think, is so amazing,” Duffy said. “We learn so much from them.”

Her time at Camp Titan was “a life-changing experience” because she saw how positive some of the children were despite their hardships, she said.

Before coming to CSUF, Duffy volunteered as a youth soccer coach, coaching both her little sister and little

brothers’ soccer teams.

She was inspired by her 9-year-old sister Lily Perez to work with children, Duffy said.

“Growing up with her, I was a role model as much as I could be,” Duffy said. “But she is absolutely a role model for me and she is significantly younger than me, but that doesn’t change that fact that she is able to help me see things that I’m not seeing.”

Lily said she believes her sister will make a great teacher one day. “(Duffy) is nice and also very caring for her siblings.

She’s always talking in a nicer way and trying to calm me

down when I’m mad or sad,” Lily said. “I love her being my sister. Whenever I’m hurt, she always cares for me and says nice things.”

Duffy didn’t show a maternal instinct until Lily was born, said Duffy’s mother Jennifer Perez.

After having a little sister to look after, Jennifer said she knew Duffy would grow up always going out of her way to help people.

“I think (Duffy) is a lifelong learner. She is always going to want to improve on who she is and what she knows,” Jennifer said.

Her daughter won’t stop at just being a teacher, Jennifer

said. She will keep climbing and “never settle.”

Duffy envisions herself being a team mom and a part of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) on top of being an elementary school teacher.

“I’ve kind of always wanted to own my own summer camp or somehow be coordinating summer camp events,” Duffy said.

She said she would like to offer parents an affordable place to leave their children where they can have a fun experience.

Johnson said Duffy could do so many things with her future.

“She’s amazing with kids and she cares so much about them because she can see value where other people don’t,” Johnson said. “I think that’s so important especially when working with kids, especially when you work with at risk youth or underprivileged communities.”

Johnson said not only does Duffy have motivation and determination, but she also sees how important taking on challenges is.

“People don’t want to put in the time or see the value in doing that kind of work, but Megan is a person who does. She wants to empower others,” Johnson said.

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Tyrah Majors said writing and illustrating her children’s book “Grammy and Me” let her relive pleasant memories of her great grandmother.

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Despite her successes, there were also moments of discouragement. People made comments asking if kids even read books anymore, or that perhaps using a professional illustrator would have been better, Majors said.

“One of the reasons it took a year and a half or two years is because I had that self doubt, and I wasn’t just sticking to my gut. And then I ended up sticking to my gut and it all worked out,” Tyrah said.

Tyrah hopes that her book will promote family bonding. This is important to her personal life. Though her family is in San Diego, she FaceTimes with her mother every day and has a 50-day Snapchat streak with her as well.

“We’re 20—almost 21— and some people are corrupted and just have negative vibes, but she always

has positive thinking and Tyrah is probably one of the sweetest people I know,” Smith said.

Tyrah has done two book signings and readings and has one scheduled this summer. At one event, she read her book four times in the span of two hours but she doesn’t mind.

“They’re just so cute.

Like at the end their reactions. That’s my favorite part so far. They want to see the pages again.

They’ll be like, ‘Can you go back to so and so page,’” Tyrah said. “Everyone’s favorite page is when mommy comes to pick them up or grammy and me makes cookies.”

When she isn’t promoting her book, studying or hanging out with friends, Tyrah also designs shirts. Tyrah said she wants to make her “whole Major brand.”

Tyrah also works for Channel Kindness which is part of The Born This Way

Foundation created by Lady Gaga and her mother.

Tyrah is one of 50 youth reporters to share stories of acts of kindness in the community. The first story she covered was a profile on a UCLA student who does work with The Princess Project—an organization where women donate their prom dresses to women who cannot afford them.

“It’s a very important cause because there’s so much negative stories in the media,” Tyrah said. “So it’s definitely a good thing to highlight the positivity that goes on in the world.”

Tyrah hopes that in the future, she can turn “Grammy and Me” into a series and potentially turn it into a children’s play.

“I’m just excited to see where she goes and to see if she’ll publish another book in the future,” Lanz said. “I just know she has a really bright future ahead of her.”

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OPINION

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TITAN TOONS

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Letter to the Editor Submitted by 65th District Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva EDUCATION INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED: SUPPORT THE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT In April, the CSU Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition $270 despite student protests both inside and outside the meeting hall. There have been protests at many campuses in California, and protests against the tuition fee increase will persist until student voices are heard. The public education system is facing a myriad of problems; now is not the time to force a tuition increase.

The increase may seem inconsequential to some, but most students struggle with affording both higher education and the daily cost of living here in Orange County. Our students are struggling to maintain a balance between the high cost of college and necessary expenses such as housing, food, health care and long commutes.

Middle-class students, in particular, are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate between two financial realities: Their family incomes are too high for them to get financial aid, but too low to pay for much—or sometimes any—of their schooling.

Students are not only struggling to pay their tuition, but to pay for necessities like rent and food.

The cost of living in Orange County is already 33 percent higher than the average cost of living in the United States. Consider what $270 dollars is to a college student in Orange County. That can

be a big part of rent. That can be a lot of money for food.

To earn $270, it would approximately take an extra 25 hours of work for a student that works a minimum-wage job. That loss of time will hurt the working student. That is 25 hours away from the classroom. That is fewer units taken per year, and extending their time at the university.

That is 25 hours taken away from studying and their family. Students are already working hard to make ends meet, we cannot keep asking more from them or the repercussions will be felt in lower graduation rates.

The California Faculty Association, a strong sponsor of The Student Protection Act, has found in its research that 40 percent of CSU students are not dependent upon their parents and must work to support themselves. In fact, about 25 percent of students even have dependents of their own.

For them, $270 is eight cans of baby formula.

As a teacher for over 30 years and a mother of four, I know our state must commit to making sure that all California students have access to higher education. That is why I am authoring legislation that, if passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, will place a moratorium on tuition increases at California State

Universities, including CSU Fullerton.

Assembly Bill 393 suspends the tuition hike and limits the increase of system-wide fees to an amount that was agreed upon on December 2016.

This suspension will be in place until the 2019-20 academic year.

The freeze would last through June 2020, and it would provide our state time to find the ways to ensure that CSU Fullerton and our public higher education system are accessible to every student without making students run up debt to graduate.

I am pleased to report that AB 393 successfully passed its first hurdle in the state legislature, with a unanimous, bipartisan vote in the Assembly Committee on Higher Education.

I hope that you, as a CSU Fullerton student support AB 393, too. Let your voice be heard! Sign our petition online. And for further information, or just to keep aware of the status of AB 393, I invite you to visit my website at asmdc.org/a65.

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva represents the 65th Assembly District, which includes the Orange County communities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Palma and Stanton.

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OPINION Elon Musk is wasting time with idealism

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Though the mogul has a good track record, his efforts need focus.

ASHLYN RAMIREZ Daily Titan Elon Musk’s extravagant plans to save humanity from advanced technology through advanced technology might be revolutionary but are hardly realistic. Additionally, they take away from the great work Musk can be doing today instead of experimenting on something unsure for tomorrow.

Modern technology is far off from harnessing the artificial intelligence that Musk is warning people about, and Musk should invest his time and resources in a project that could serve a real purpose.

Musk’s latest venture, called Neuralink is, a brain-machine interface company, according to an article from waitbutwhy. com, also known as an “adult science blog.”

Musk told a waitbutwhy. com blogger that the first goal of the business is “to bring something to market that helps with certain severe brain injuries (stroke, cancer lesion, congenital) in about four years.”

Basically, he wants to create tiny brain micro-chips to stick in

people’s heads. Though it seems revolutionary, it’s not illogical to fear some sci-fi-like doom where the robot takes over the human body or there’s an actual, malfunction.

This kind of technology seems like it couldn’t possibly be rushed to perfection in the time it takes to get a bachelor’s degree.

Four years really seems a bit idealistic when it comes to revolutionizing and advancing technology like that.

This seems like something amazing that could change life and society, but whether Musk has considered the consequences of his future actions is beyond anyone’s guess.

Another project he’s taking on is building an underground tunnel to avoid Los Angeles traffic. Instead, Musk could do something about the thousands that sleep on those very streets. If his company can really think about building a massive underground network, surely they could focus on ideas that are less of a stretch.

Musk is even thinking about human telepathy with Facebook’s division head Regina E. Dugan, but scientists have told CNBC that it’s easier said than done.

“It’s exciting that these people think it’s a problem worth solving, but I’m highly skeptical that we’ll be putting (tiny electronic devices) in healthy people within 10 years,” said Andrew Pruszynksi, the Canada Research chair in sensorimotor neuroscience and assistant professor at Western University

in Ontario, Canada, to CNBC. It’s already far-fetched enough to send people to Mars in the next decade, as well as perfecting space travel casually around the moon for leisure, but telepathy has to take the cake for most useless innovation idea ever.

To his credit, Musk has also had a heavy hand in developing self-driving cars, which are not only pretty safe, but also environmentally friendly.

The public is putting a lot of trust in Musk to not steer them wrong, and Musk needs to respect the influence he has by not biting off more than he can chew.

A 2016 Pew Research Center study found that over 69 percent of Americans are more worried than enthusiastic over getting a brain chip implant that could help improve cognitive abilities.

That skepticism is not unwarranted, considering how recent modern medical innovations are in history. The world just figured out in 1953 the exact DNA structure, as well as an artificial heart in 1969.

Someone needs to tell Musk that patience is the key to long-term success.

There is also the fact that people are simply not comfortable with playing “God” with humanity itself.

It’s not that people don’t want cures for diseases, or to make life longer.

It’s that the dependence on machines isn’t good for humankind’s survival instincts. The more the public relies on machines

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Elon Musk is no doubt a genius, but his latest technological feat has taken an idealistic turn. He might have bit off more than he should chew.

to fix everything, the more they won’t use their minds to put two and two together.

Musk should try to

solve world hunger or child homelessness, or even help out with climate change. There’s a lot of other bigger fish to fry

in this case, and the list is endless. If everyone is collectively wary of the same topic, then it should be addressed accordingly.

Muslim women fight against stereotypes They work to combat patriarchal values, despite many barriers.

ATHENA SOBHAN Daily Titan In 2017, women are doing wonderful things to break down old stereotypes and barriers. Last month, world-renowned athlete Serena Williams won the Australian Open final while eight weeks pregnant, demonstrating that women are definitely not the

weaker sex and that they can do anything.

Muslim women, in particular, have really shown that they are a force to be reckoned with in 2017.

A 2017 study done by the Pew Research Center found that Islam is the world’s fastest growing religious group with the number of practicing Muslims set to increase by 70 percent between 2015-2060.

With the negative perception of Islam perpetuated especially in recent years, Muslim women have made important strides to demonstrate the strength within their community.

Malala Yousafzai, one of the world’s most influential Muslim women, dedicates her life to advocating for girls’ education. The Pakistani Taliban attempted to murder Yousafzai back

in 2012 for her work as an advocate.

Since the murder attempt, Yousafzai continued her activism becoming starting the Malala Fund in 2013.

She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, becoming the youngest person to ever receive the honor. Yousafzai was named the youngest Messenger of Peace by the U.N. last month as she continues to advocate for girls’ education around the world.

Yousafzai isn’t the only one doing her part to empower Muslim women.

The Qal’bu Maryam Women’s Mosque recently opened in Berkeley, Calif. as the second women’s mosque in the U.S. The mosque serves as a place of education, social justice, feminism and community, additionally it welcomes

anyone to worship alongside the women.

In traditional mosques, prayer is led by a man. But in recent years, women’s mosques have emerged to empower Muslim women to have a voice in this space.

Muslim women continue to use that voice to strike down negative stereotypes surrounding the people who practice Islam.

Lamyaa, a 17-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, was told by anonymous texts not to defend her religion because it forced her to wear a headscarf and taking it off would result in her father beating her. In response to this ignorance, she posted a screenshot of a text conversation with her father in which he defies the stereotype of a violent and controlling Muslim man.

In the conversation with

her father, Lamyaa tells him that she wants to take off her hijab, and he responds in support of her decision saying, “That’s no man’s decision to make,” and that he’ll “support (her) no matter what.”

His understanding as a parent challenges how American-Muslim women are thought to be treated.

Muslim women are not only working to advocate for fellow Muslims, they are also contributing to the fight for the equality of all women Journalist Noor Tagouri gained international fame after being featured and interviewed in Playboy magazine in 2016. While she faced severe backlash from both Muslims and non-Muslims, the backlash did not faze her.

In a blog post, Tagouri

defended her decision to be featured in Playboy, saying that “(she) did it to demonstrate that there is nothing more powerful than a woman being unapologetically herself and standing firm in what she believes—no matter who is listening.”

Since then, Tagouri has put together a mini-series documentary “A Woman’s Job” on news media website Newsy. The series shows different women successfully working in male-dominated industries, like the first woman NFL football coach Jen Welter.

While there are still many obstacles for women to overcome, Muslim women continue to demonstrate that they are more powerful than the patriarchal values that attempt to hold them back.

Letter to the Editor In response to: “Parody account accused of hate speech” published May 8 A PLEA FOR PEACE: HOW AND WHY OUR CAMPUS CAN AND MUST CEASE HATEFUL DIVISIVENESS It’s the morning of May 8, and I am sitting in Pollak Library. I just read the article “Parody account accused of hate speech” in the most recent issue of the Daily Titan and I have an uneasy feeling in my gut.

There is a beautiful stanza of our Alma Mater that reads: Every color, creed, persuasion, Finds a welcome in these halls.

Never languishing unheeded, ‘til the love of learning palls.

I have watched the CSUF Republicans ridicule my peers for their color, creed and

persuasion. I have watched them hide behind “parody” pages and false guises to spread their toxic hate. I have watched them fuel a divisive fire in the name of our unalienable rights. Now, I am done watching our community hand these individuals a microphone to amplify their visceral hate.

This is not only an opinionated call to arms for our student news and those that are afraid to speak up, but also to the politically conservative student groups behind the recent attacks. To our student reporters at the Daily Titan, I urge you to amplify a voice of unity. To those that have

come under attack, I am sorry. If we are to live up to our alma mater, we will need your voices now more than ever. Finally, to the conservative student groups, I urge you to denounce the hateful rhetoric of your members and get a hold of your organizations. You have a voice on this campus and are exercising it for all of the wrong reasons.

Jonathan Schreiber is a fourth-year American studies major and history minor serving as the president/chair of the Humanities & Social Sciences InterClub Council.

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Although you might try to fit more into your day than is possible, youʼre eager to do as much as you can.

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Pinning down the details on an upcoming adventure may be nearly impossible now.

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You have people you want to see and places you want to go today. Luckily, you should be able to accomplish these goals by giving yourself the day off. However, an over-indulgent Moon-Jupiter conjunction in your 3rd House of Distractions could trick you into believing you can fit three days of social activity into one.

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Center fielder and leadoff hitter Scott Hurst was awarded Big West Player of the Week honors after his impressive performance against Hawaii in the three-game series last weekend. Hurst is the first Titans field player to be named conference player of the week while four Titan pitchers have received Big West Pitcher of the Week honors.

Titans look for revenge against UCLA

CSUF hosts the Bruins in a midweek rematch.

BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan After defeating Hawaii in the rubber match Sunday afternoon to take a 2-1 series victory, No. 14 Cal State Fullerton baseball returns to the mainland to host UCLA Tuesday night at Goodwin Field.

Even with a conference victory over the Rainbow Warriors, CSUF did not change positions on Baseball America’s top-25 list, staying at No. 14 for two weeks in a row.

CSUF was unable to cut into Long Beach State’s 3.5 game lead in the Big West standings after the Dirtbags took their weekend series over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 2-1.

The Titans have a chance to close in on the Dirtbags this weekend as Long Beach

goes to Minnesota for a nonconference series while Fullerton plays host to UC Santa Barbara.

But Fullerton will have to wait to tighten the gap on Long Beach as it turns its attention to getting revenge on UCLA after losing 9-7 on March 28 at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Westwood.

Titans pitchers have been plagued by giving up big innings to opposing bats, most notably against UCLA when they gave up eight

runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.

UCLA is coming off a sweep over their rivals USC, where the Bruins outscored the Trojans 19-2.

The Bruins are 24-20 on the year and sit tied for second place in the Pac-12 standings with Stanford at a 13-8 conference record.

Right fielder Scott Hurst hopes to continue his hot hitting from the weekend series against Hawaii in the mid-week matchup against the Bruins. In the three

games against the Rainbow Warriors, Hurst went 7-12 (.583 batting average) at the plate with two walks, three runs and an RBI while reaching base on 10 of his first 11 times at the plate to begin the series.

Hurst claimed Big West Conference Field Player of the Week honors after his outstanding play in the Titans conference series win.

The junior lefty had his best performance of the series in game one on Friday night, going 4-4 batting

with two runs, including the game-winning run in the fifth inning, a walk and an insurance RBI single in the seventh. Hurst was a home run shy of completing the cycle while also stealing a base.

Fullerton has been awarded Big West Pitcher of the Week four times this season, but Hurst is the first field player to receive conference player of the week.

First pitch against UCLA is set for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Goodwin Field.

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Both Harada and men’s basketball Head Coach Dedrique Taylor said their programs plan trips in advance to save money, as well as making sure they can see multiple recruits who live in the same geographical area on one trip versus multiple visits.

“Just little things like that have the ‘Moneyball’ feel and approach,” Taylor told the

Daily Titan.

Taylor and Harada also said they both place an emphasis on recruiting locally, partially because Southern California is a hotbed for basketball talent, but also because driving is cheaper than flying.

“I want to really get in with these Southern California players and schools and coaches, and that’s going to be a priority for me and my staff,” Harada said. “Our priority

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“If (you’re recruiting) a kid that’s not from here, the first thing you mention is the

location,” Taylor said. “We just signed a kid from Slovenia and the only thing he knew of was Los Angeles and the beach.”

DiTolla said the Titans having a smaller budget has been a rallying cry for their programs, one that forces everyone to work extra hard. Taylor said he and his staff had their first meeting to make their offseason recruiting plans directly after the team’s

season-ending loss to Weber State. That type of work is necessary for the Titans to maintain a level of success disproportionate to their spending.

“Most normal situations they enjoy what they have and what they did,” Taylor said. “I think for us because of where we’re coming from and where we’re trying to go that is normal. It’s a normal approach to turn the page and get going.”

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