Wednesday September 13, 2017

Wednesday September 13, 2017

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ASI goes about business as usual, aside SQE’s silent protest of potential Milo appearance

‘BoJack Horseman’ season four brings humanizing storylines to its absurd comedy.

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CSUF talks Milo, campus still split Brand

New makes comeback

Rock band debuts ‘Science Fiction’ album at High & Low Festival.

GENE PIETRAGALLO Staff Writer

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CSUF President Mildred Garcia faces away from Liz Sanchez’s sign calling on her directly to “protect” her students from a potential Milo Yiannopoulous appearance at Cal State Fullerton. The ASI Board of Directors faced the crowd head-on as they attempted to proceed with business as usual.

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Cal State Fullerton issued an official statement Tuesday on the provocative move by the CSUF College Republicans club to try to host a Milo Yiannopoulos appearance on campus Oct. 31.

“Mr. Yiannopoulos is a controversial figure, but the university administration does not play a role in

determining which speakers student groups may invite to campus,” the statement

by Chief Communications Officer Jeffrey Cook read. “Furthermore, while many at the university and in the broader community may find Mr. Yiannopoulos’ remarks distasteful, if not wholly objectionable, the law is clear: what some

consider hateful speech is, in fact, protected speech.”

The statement articulated the details of the university’s role in the event’s coordination.

“The university is engaged in appropriate planning to ensure the safety

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points of view to be expressed on campus, we will not tolerate violence or the threat of violence in our learning environment.”

The Associated Students Inc. Board of Directors had one hour to appease demonstrators before CSUF Presi-

While we will defend the right of all points of view to be expressed on campus, we will not tolerate violence ...

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One conference room held the ASI Board of Directors, Students for Quality Education and President Mildred Garcia as tension showed

OFFICIAL CSUF STATEMENT of our community,” Cook’s statement read. “While we will defend the right of all

dent Mildred García arrived to speak at their Tuesday meeting amid a backdrop of

protesters’ signs directly addressing her.

They didn’t.

As per usual, the meeting opened with public comment. Liz Sanchez of Students for Quality Education stepped up to the microphone.

Calling out the board directly for its silence on Yiannopoulos’ scheduled Cal State Fullerton appearance while taking sides on other issues like the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Sanchez gave the board two options.

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Titan earns first Big West Honor Freshman Savahna Costello earns her first conference award.

KATHRYNE PADILLA Sports Editor

Cal State Fullerton volleyball libero Savahna Costello was named the Big West Volleyball Freshman of the Week following her standout performance in the Towson Tournament over the weekend.

With All-League Honors throughout all four years of high school and three MVP awards, Costello led her high school team in the 2016 season in digs (301) and has continued to be a key contributor for the Titans.

Costello demonstrated her level of play before the invitational in the Titans four-set match against Southern Utah in the Fullerton Classic where she gathered 40 digs, nearly double the amount of Southern Utah’s highest by Macky Fifita (26).

In all four matches of the Towson Invitational, Costello held the top spot in digs for the Titans with a combined total of 73.

Averaging 5.21 digs per set, Costello was also an all-tournament honoree.

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Freshman Savanha Costello has appeared in nine matches since the start of the Titans’ 2017 season and leads the team in service aces at 15. Fullerton now has a 4-6 overall record and will enter their final tournament before conference play Friday Sept. 15.

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Fog crept across the stage and fell onto the audience as a ghostly audio clip from the track rang through the PA system blaring the first notes of “Lit Me Up.” Post-hardcore and emo-heavyweight band, Brand New headlined their first official show for their latest album during High & Low Festival in San Bernardino over the weekend.

Dimly lit and reverberating across the festival grounds, Brand New began strumming the first notes of their long-awaited album, “Science Fiction” to thousands of onlookers. Fans sang along wholeheartedly and with familiarity, despite the fact that the album was released only a few weeks prior.

The ground shook as both drummers began playing the rhythm to “Gasoline,” an upbeat song that seemed to give everyone in the audience one goal and one goal only: to get to the very front of the stage.

Throughout the hour and 20 minutes that the band was on stage, the audience sang along to their favorite hits, sometimes even overpowering the band.

Brand New’s fifth studio album “Science Fiction,” released Aug. 17, earned the band a No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 charts for the first time in their 17-year career. It is the first independently distributed album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 2017.

Brand New’s set in San Bernardino along with a show in San Francisco on Monday were the band’s only 2017 California dates. Following co-headliners Tegan and Sara and Death Cab for Cutie, they debuted seven songs from “Science Fiction,” accompanied by several songs from the rest of their discography.

Vocalist Jesse Lacey, 39, closed the show with a solo performance of “Soco Amaretto Lime,” an acoustic favorite, which the band released on their 2001 debut record, “Your Favorite Weapon.” During the outro of the song, which features a group chant of, “You’re just jealous ‘cause we’re young and in love,” Lacey switched the lyrics to, “I’m just jealous because you’re young and in love” before thanking the audience and walking off into the dark side of the stage.

An eight-year stretch of sparse touring, a handful of singles that barely quenched the thirst of their die-hard fan base and a postponement of their new record through a letter to fans in 2016 left the altrock world at the altar. However, that was not enough to push them away.

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Members of the campus community took turns presenting to the ASI Board of Directors amid silent protest. Alongside the plans laid out by Housing and Residence Life, Associate ASI Executive Director Dave Edwards detailed ASI’s informational campaigns’ goals.

Emergency student housing presented to ASI board Meeting addresses current issues and goals for future.

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Director of Housing and Residential Engagement Larry Martin gave a presentation to the Associated Students Inc. Board of Directors highlighting the emergency student housing options available to students in need.

Housing now provides two campus apartments where students can stay for up to three weeks while they make plans for permanent housing, Martin said during the Tuesday meeting.

“We have two apartments designated in our community, designated for students who need emergency housing. Both are being used,” Martin said.

Housing also provides

meal plans for students struggling with food security.

Martin said students in need of temporary emergency housing or meal plans can meet with the Assistant Dean of Students Carmen Curiel to discuss their options.

“We have to balance to be able to make sure we have enough space for paying res-

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feedback from the previous ASI board. These goals included redesigning the ASI website, making improvements to the TSU food court and completing the Starbucks.

Edwards spoke on ASI’s goals for two informational campaigns – one about the services and purpose of ASI and another for increased involvement at the Children’s

We have two apartments designated in our community, designated for students who need emergency housing.

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LARRY MARTIN Director of Housing and Residential Engagement idents and students who are here for the academic year, but we do want to continue to provide as many spaces as possible,” Martin said.

Associate Executive Director of ASI Dave Edwards shared his goals for the academic year based on the

Center.

“Each month ... I’ll report the progress we’ve made and get feedback,” Edwards said.

Students for Quality Education attended the meeting and held a silent protest over President Mildred García’s

handling of Milo Yiannopoulos’ appearance.

García arrived toward the end of the meeting and spoke about student diversity, free speech and the fiveyear Strategic Plan. She emphasized ASI’s outreach to students facing challenges and answered questions from the board.

“I am very proud of the student leaders that have done so very much and I just want to highlight the amazing work you have done,” García said. “You’ve worked with students with food and housing insecurity you were committed to really work on that.”

García praised the board for their involvement and dedication to student committees.

“We need active students on each of these committees. We need you to speak up. We need you to give your ideas … because we can’t do it without your voice,” García said.

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NEWS 3 Milo: Board of Directors face pressure WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

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“Join us ... or be neutral and part of the oppression,” Sanchez said.

The board sat rigid as students bearing signs reading “ASI stop Milo” and “Mildred protect your students #noMilo” formed a wall at the foremost section of the Titan Student Union conference room and veered the board meeting into rally territory.

The student protesters watched silently as the board lent compliments to García once she arrived at the meeting with Cook, the Office of the President’s Deputy Chief of Staff Danielle García, Executive Communications Director Matt Olson, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Tonantzin Oseguera and Student Life and Leadership director Vincent Vigil.

ASI Board member Jason Bonney from the College of Health and Human Development lauded García’s continuing of initiatives on diversity and inclusivity.

“Those are huge feats to actually achieve,” Bonney said regarding the fact that Cal State Fullerton is the leading school in graduating Hispanics.

Not citing any club in particular, Bonney also brought up the issue of third-party funding for on-campus organizations, which he said is “polarizing our campus.”

García said that unless the organization is funding activities through illegal means, “we cannot stop them from receiving funds on their part. We just can’t.”

The student protesters left the meeting as soon as García did. “(García) has once again

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Messages like “Dreams don’t expire” glared in the eyes of the ASI Board of Directors as they maintained a flattering rapport with CSUF President Mildred Garcia, lauding her diversity and inclusion initiatives while throwing questions at her regarding campus organizations. Student protesters remained silent in the discussions.

doubled down on free speech. That is the official university stance, if it’s coming from her,” said SQE member Rebecca Hesgard. “Protecting free speech is not the revolutionary idea that she likes to frame it as. It was never at risk.”

Hesgard said García’s “neutrality” in the situation

makes the university “complicit” in the “oppression”

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ground in this type of situation,” Hesgard said.

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We cannot stop them from receiving funds on their part. We just can’t.

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students are facing.

“There is no neutral

García addressed this in her earlier remarks.

“It is my responsibility to listen, to not agree, to have alternate views, to have alternate events that demonstrate our fundamental values of Cal State Fullerton,” García said to the board. “I say that as individuals around this institution and other places wonder why we are allowing a controversial speaker

to come.”

Hesgard said that while she didn’t necessarily expect García to “take a sign and join in,” she at least expected recognition of their demonstration.

“It looks like a majority of her team was in there so they should have acknowledged some of the messages,” Hesgard said.

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Students learned professional sales skills at the Sales Leadership Center at Steven G Mihaylo Hall Tuesday. Started in 2009, the center provides certification of such skills through a course.

Sales expo shows students art of the craft Sales Leadership Center offers sales certifications.

ETHAN PESCHANSKY Staff Writer

The Sales Leadership Center at Cal State Fullerton held its Certificate of Professional Sales meeting at Steven G. Mihaylo Hall Tuesday.

The meeting informed students about upcoming events and how to obtain their CPS. By earning the certificate through a course offered every year, students learn valuable sales skills and are provided a competitive advantage while searching for their careers.

Established in 2009, the SLC caters to all students interested in learning sales skills, regardless of their

major. The center’s Student Leadership Team, which ran the meeting, holds workshops, organizes corporate tours and allows its members the opportunity to compete in annual sales competitions.

“We’re here to help students transition from a classroom into the real world,” said Student Leadership Team President and marketing major Matthew Mantey. “We open the door to sales careers and we also teach students sales skills that they could use in a career or in any aspect of their life.”

Members of the SLC are given their certificate after completing required coursework and participating in events like the Titan Sales Competition and Sales Career Academy. The Titan Sales Competition is a teambased competition for students interested in sales, while

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the Sales Career Academy gives students the opportunity to learn from other sales professionals.

“We have approximately 140 students who are earning the certificate and probably another 50 or so who are not earning the certificate but attend the events on a regular basis,” said Sales Leadership Center Co-Director Mark Mantey.

Many students attended the meeting and were excited to take advantage of the benefits offered by the SLC. Most attendees came from business backgrounds.

“I want to be a part of the sales leadership group. It’s a great opportunity to network with a lot of like-minded people that are into marketing (and) sales,” said junior business marketing major Albert Munoz. “The connections that you can make, I realize, can really pay off in the long run.”

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LIFESTYLE 5

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Netflix Original, “BoJack Horseman” centers around a ‘90s sitcom star who often puts himself in self-destructive situations. The series is an absurd comedy but is strongest in its moments of heavy character development, such as when BoJack deals with his mother’s dementia in the latest season.

‘BoJack’ sheds light on raw realities of life Season four of series especially succeeds in its dramatic themes.

KALEB STEWART Freelance Writer

The fourth season of the Netflix critically acclaimed comedy, “BoJack Horseman,” is most captivating not in how the characters grow, but in how they shrink. For every step forward, there always seems to be a couple of steps back. Like in real life, the characters of “BoJack” have no easy solutions to their problems, and watching their worries multiply is the basis of the show’s drama.

The primary story thread centers on BoJack Horseman

(Will Arnett), an alcoholic horse-man who lives in Los Angeles. He achieved fame and fortune after starring in a 90’s sitcom, but has since started falling into obscurity.

While he is living in the lap of luxury, he is also a self-destructive, self-loathing bundle of insecurity whose only fleeting moments of comfort often involve dragging the people in his life down with him. For context, in the prior season BoJack almost had sex with a teenage girl who was the daughter of a love interest from his past. It was a gross and morally questionable moment in Horseman’s life, but it also spoke volumes about his damaging addiction to nostalgia and longing for a time before he became washed-up.

Where season four really

shines is not in what it does differently from prior seasons, but how it continues to follow the trials and tribulations of its characters to inevitable conclusions. The characters don’t always rise to meet the challenges ahead of them, rather, their roads to happiness are constantly cluttered with internal and external emotional obstacles.

Mr. Peanutbutter (Paul F. Tompkins) finds a new purpose as he runs for governor of California, but ends up putting strain on his relationship with his wife Diane in the process. Princess Carolyn (Amy Sedaris), a Hollywoo agent and cat, is getting married to a mouse despite his family having a culturally ingrained bias against felines. Todd comes out as being asexual. BoJack

responds with “sometimes I wish I was asexual, maybe then I wouldn’t have ‘a-strand’ of herpes.”

The show is constantly evolving from episode to episode, and the dynamic between two characters can turn on its head at any moment.

This is something that even acclaimed live-action series have a difficult time pulling off, so when a cartoon about talking animals executes it so effortlessly, it is quite astounding.

Where “BoJack” has always been the weakest and continues to be is in its attempts at absurdist comedy. Scenes dedicated to Todd’s shenanigans involving drones, celebrity dating and a dentistry business are all low points of this season.

Constant references to Hollywood film and television culture are sprinkled throughout every episode, but frequently feel at odds with the more serious tone of the heavy character drama. A story arc that turns into a “Lord of the Flies”- style fight for survival is nowhere as riveting as BoJack dealing with his mother’s dementia.

It is difficult to say where this season measures up next to the quality of the previous years. Each season has built on the themes and events of the last, meaning it grows in terms of complexity, even though the writing and direction has been remarkably consistent. However, for new viewers, an understanding of where the characters have been before season four is

necessary to fully appreciate this new slate of episodes.

“BoJack” is willing to discuss and dissect parts of the human experience that are often left out of mainstream media, both live-action and animated. Not only does it do this well, it does it better than any other animated program currently on television.

Other shows should take note from the guy with the horse head and the humanoid body. Imperfect characters are what sells drama, even if said characters are anthropomorphic animals with silly names. Watching these people make poor life decisions, only to pick themselves back up again, is the heart of “BoJack.” It always feels human, even when it doesn’t land every joke.

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Preorders for “Science Fiction” sold out the first day they were made available but were soon opened for additional orders once arrangements were made.

The album release, which took place over the course of two days, was cryptic, sudden and created hysteria among the scene that surrounds the band.

On the morning of Aug. 15, the band made announcements on their Facebook page regarding preorders for the new album. Without any set release date or previews, the post generated a wave of questions from fans, critics and music publications. Due to the excessive gap between albums and the band’s not-so-subtle hints that they would be splitting up in 2018, rumors of a potential new album drove the internet to madness.

Two days later, reports of fans receiving unmarked CDs containing one 61-minute track in the mail began making their way around the internet. Only 500 copies were shipped from the band’s own label, Procrastinate Music Traitors. They were titled “44.5902N104.7146W,” which are the coordinates to Devils Tower. The tower is a scenic national monument in Crook County, Wyoming, but the band has yet to confirm the meaning behind it, pushing fans to create conspiracy theories regarding its meaning.

The album was uploaded to

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Alternative-rock band, Brand New formed their band 17 years ago and has maintained a huge following of fans to this day.

YouTube through fan accounts and has received over 1 million plays combined through separate unofficial channels.

An official release was made by the band following news of fans receiving the album from these unofficial channels.

“Science Fiction,” which clocks in a total running time of 61 minutes, is Brand New’s longest album to date. The band, who has developed a reputation for switching the direction of their sound with each album, stays true to that tradition with “Science Fiction.”

There are new sonic elements surrounding the songwriting style that the band has stuck to over the last 15 years, and Lacey approaches the songs with a much more relaxed, natural vocal style than the band’s previous efforts.

The album, in its entirety, balances between the eeriness of Brand New’s 2006 release,

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“The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me” and the abrasive, often overlooked 2009 album, “Daisy.”

Album influence aside, “Science Fiction” offers a nostalgic taste of each Brand New album and blankets them in a new, profound style that the band has spent the last eight years perfecting.

There seems to be a stigma that most comeback albums aren’t as good as their predecessors, an unfortunate cliché for artists who shy away from the traditional two-year album release cycle. However, Brand New seems to have laid waste to any speculation that their career would succumb to a withered end.

Brand New starts their official tour on Oct. 15. “Science Fiction” is officially available on streaming services and can be purchased at the band’s site, procrastinatemusictraitors. com.shop.

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6 OPINION Climate deniers need to wake up

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Recent natural disasters indicative of the effects of global warming.

ILANA LAGRAFF Asst. Opinion Editor

Climate change deniers are looking dumber than ever as hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Jose all hit the Americas one after the other.

With Harvey and Jose reaching category four and Irma making it all the way to the maximum category five, there is no way these consecutive natural disasters can be called a coincidence, said Phillip Williamson, Ph.D., NERC Science Coordinator at University of East Anglia in an Independent News article.

People who think global warming is a hoax often point to the fact that Earth does go through natural cycles of extreme heat and extreme cold, so how can people know that global warming is caused by humans?

Well, the best evidence is found in the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

It’s commonly known in the scientific community that CO2 is trapped by burning coal, oil and gases.

Scientists also know how to tell the difference between the burning of those fossil fuels and the naturally released CO2 from plants and animals, according to Climate Central.

Not only have CO2 levels increased, but about a quarter of the CO2 in the atmosphere is the result of human activity, according to Climate Central.

Due to the rising levels of CO2, the average global surface temperatures are 0.94 degrees Celsius above the 1950 to 1980 average, and the 17 hottest years on record have all occurred since 1998–with 2016 and 2017 being the hottest and second hottest, respectively, according to NASA. The average global surface temperature change may seem small and insignificant at less than one degree, but it has a huge impact on Earth – most relevant to the hurricanes are the rising ocean levels and temperatures.

“Damaging hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons occur in tropical parts of the world at the time of year when the sea is warmest.

So if the world gets warmer still, the risk increases–it’s as simple as that,” Williamson said in an Independent News article.

Climate experts are the first to say that global warming is not to blame

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With the recent spike in hurricanes across the Americas, it’s no question that global warming is playing a large part in making these storms more frequent and more disastrous. Deniers, especially those in the government, need to act quickly in trying to keep the climate from getting any worse.

for causing the hurricanes.

However, most agree that global warming definitely made them worse and is probably the reason they happened within weeks of each other.

“No individual meteorological event is attributable exclusively to shifting climate, but human alteration of the atmosphere is having a major role in causing more costly and more frequent extreme weather events,” said Jeffrey S. Kargel, Ph.D., a professor from the University of Arizona’s Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences.

These storms have

increased rainfall and flooding, and therefore increased damage, due to global warming, according to the Guardian.

A warmer atmosphere that enhanced the storm’s ability to retain moisture and increased ocean levels allowed for the storm surge to be half a foot higher than it would have been a couple decades ago, according to an interview the Guardian conducted with Michael E. Mann, a professor of meteorology and director of the Earth System Science Centre at Pennsylvania State University.

In response to the

devastation these hurricanes are bringing, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told CNN that he wanted to focus on helping the people facing the effects of the storm and refused to talk about the cause of it.

While the priority should absolutely be to help the people caught in the storms, it is irresponsible to ignore this opportunity to inform and rally people behind the truth of what global warming can and will do.

Especially since Pruitt himself has initiated a

push against EPA regulations that would protect the earth from greenhouse gas emissions.

President Donald Trump has also made it known that he does not care about the environment, first by hiring Scott Pruitt, and most recently by withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement.

The Paris Agreement is a treaty that “brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so,”

according to the official United Nations website.

Some of Trump’s reasons for withdrawing were that it would cause job losses, electrical brownouts and blackouts and have a negative impact on the economy.

Hurricanes cause all these things too.

Global warming is real and getting worse by the year. The public needs to start taking it seriously and make active, tangible efforts in slowing it down because if we don’t, the natural disasters are only going to become worse and more frequent.

OP - ED

California is 100 percent ready for clean electricity Senate Bill 100 will help fix the Golden State’s energy problem.

BRET WEINBERGER Op-Ed contributor

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ake a moment to envision the year 2045, right here in California. Do you think we’ll still power our society with coal and gas and accelerating global warming, or will we have a cleaner economy, running on renewable energy sources? Will large oil companies scramble to drill and frack everywhere they can, or will skilled technicians

manage a vast infrastructure of solar, wind and geothermal energy?

According to a recent Public Policy Institute of California poll, 76 percent of Californians believe it is time to phase out fossil fuels and move toward a clean, renewable-energy society.

Now, we have the opportunity to do just that.

I am writing in support of Senate Bill 100, sponsored

by State Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De León. This bill sets the goal of generating 100 percent of our electricity here in California from carbon-free sources.

The time for clean energy is now, as too much of our

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energy comes from fossil fuels that wreak havoc on our environment.

We have to dig, frack or drill into our land and oceans to get these fossil fuels. We have to transport them hundreds of miles on truck, rail or ship, which additionally poses great risks of spills, fires and explosions all along the way. We then have to refine them, which puts the health and safety of local communities at risk.

Finally, when they are burned, they pollute our air and water and cause global warming. Sadly, we are seeing the effects of global warming in our daily lives, from the fires and record

heat waves ravaging Los Angeles, to the tragic destruction caused by flooding from warming waters.

This is clearly an urgent call for action.

Luckily, we have all the technology we need to generate our electricity from clean energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal.

We also have a workforce ready to build a modern infrastructure.

Over the past 15 years, California has passed clean energy standards that have increased the amount of electricity the state generates from clean sources. Current law requires that we generate 50 percent of our electricity

from clean energy sources by 2030.

SB 100 would speed up that timeline, so that we generate 50 percent of our electricity from clean sources by 2026, and 60 percent by 2030. It would require state agencies to plan to generate the last 40 percent of our energy from clean and carbon-free sources by 2045.

This is a great step for California, the country and the world. In the face of rollbacks to our environmental protections at the federal level, California is taking charge and moving confidently to 100 percent clean energy.

All of these voices are

speaking loud and clear: “We are 100 percent ready for 100 percent clean energy.” Clean energy is good for our planet, good for our health and good for our economy. We must take action now to ensure a 100 percent clean energy future for California.

The bill is set to be voted on the California State Assembly floor this week.

Please let your local Assemblymember know that you want a “YES” vote for a clean-running California.

Bret Weinberger is a member of Environment California, a statewide citizen-based environmental advocacy organization.

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CAPRICORN

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Your schedule is wreaking havoc on your love life as your professional responsibilities continue to take up most of your time right now. Focusing on your commitments and determining if there’s any way to streamline your tasks will be a positive step in the right direction.

There’s just so much going on in your life right now, but it’s making it difficult to find time for romance right now. If you keep looking at your situation in a negative way, complaining about it and blaming everybody for your dilemma except yourself.

As much as you would love to open your heart and spill out its contents to your significant other or someone you’re seeing at this time, it may not be easy to find the right words today.

You tend to be fairly confident in matters of the heart, but temporary losses of confidence like the one you may be experiencing today can feel like real trouble.

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You want your romantic future to unfold in the best possible way, but you’re feeling a bit cautious about taking action towards your passionate plans. There are definitely some roadblocks that you may encounter along your path.

The current dynamic in your love relationship may be a source of concern for you right now, especially if you believe that your significant other is conspiring to not include you in their social plans right now.

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You’re starting to seriously think about the role you play in your current romantic partnership. You may be facing a situation that scares you a bit, but if you continue to do the right thing when it come to heart matters.

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If your partner is being really demanding right now, this could make for a challenging day in your love relationship. Perhaps you did or said something they didn’t like, and it may feel like they are trying to make you pay for it.

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It’s never fun hearing criticism from your significant other, especially if they’re trying to convince you of something you’re not willing to hear.

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Even if your partner isn’t willing to admit it, you can tell there’s something not quite right in your love relationship today. Serious Saturn intersects with the Virgo Sun, temporarily diminishing the flow of positive energy between you and the one you love.

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The last thing on your mind is to do something that will thwart your chance for romance with someone special. But that is exactly what you may be doing by not paying attention to certain signals and cosmic information around you.

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It’s never fun to experience drama in your love life, and your current situation may be so frustrating that you are considering calling it quits. This would be a rash and unfortunate way to react to your situation today.

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8 SPORTS Honoree: Costello leads the Titans’ defense

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

1 In the third match against the University of Eastern Michigan, Costello provided steady defense. On several occasions, she was able to dominate by keeping the ball in play while racking up 27 digs for her trouble.

The Towson Tournament allowed Costello to rack up 171 digs early in the season and bump her average in digs per set to 4.75. Costello holds second place in digs and digs per set in the Big West conference, short only one dig from taking the top of the leaderboard.

After gaining three straight aces in three of the Towson Tournament matches, Costello tied for second in the Big West with University of Hawai’i setter Norene Iosia for service ace per set at 0.42.

Costello will have a chance to stand out once more at the Indiana State Tournament before the conference play starts. The Titans will begin the twogame tournament in a faceoff against Indiana State Friday Sept. 15 at 3 p.m.

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Savahna Costello (left) comes in the third spot in assists with 30 in the season while Nastassja Bowman reigns at 306. Costello also trails behind two services (36) as leaders Madeline Schneider, Bowman, Cady Francis and Summer Kerins fight for the top spot with 38 each.

CSUF women’s golf claims second

Pauline Welker and Elsa Lundquist rank in the top 10 in Montana.

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Cal State Fullerton women’s golf fought into the final round of the Battle at Old Works tournament and earned a second-place finish in its first tournament of the season. The Titans finished with a score of 23over par 864 but were

trumped by North Dakota State’s 14-over par 864.

In the first round of the tournament the Titans tied Eastern Washington for third place with a score of 4-over par 288.

In the second round, Cal State Fullerton finished fourth with a score of 8-over par 288.

Junior Pauline Welker finished the first day of the tournament as a top10 contender after shooting 1-over par 145. Her teammate Elsa Lundquist was tied for 14th place,

while fellow Titans Brittany Farrell and Britney Sok were tied for 19th place at the end of the first day.

In the third and final round, Fullerton’s score of 4-over par 292 was the best of any team on the course. Ultimately, the Titans’ efforts weren’t enough as North Dakota placed first in all three rounds and took the top spot in the tournament.

Individually, CSUF excelled on the final day of the competition with two top-10 finishers: Welker

and Lundquist. Welker beat out a three-way tie for fifth place after the first two rounds by shooting 1-over par 73 in the third round to finish 2-over par 218 and earn a third-place finish.

Lundquist tied Cal State Northridge’s Alice Duan for sixth place overall with a score of 3-over par 216.

CSUF aims to maintain momentum when the Titans play in the WSU Cougar Cup in Pullman, Washington on Monday Sept. 18.

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Junior Pauline Welker placed fifth overall as one of the top 10 players in the the Battle at Old Works tournament.

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Cal State Fullerton’s Matt Wilson earned 28th, helping the Titans maintain their fourth-place position throughout the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate.

Men’s golf end tourney fourth to start season CSUF Derek Castillo ties for 21st place in his first competition.

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Cal State Fullerton men’s golf began its season by tying for fourth place with South Dakota in the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate.

The Titans ended the first day of the two-day tournament 7-under par 568 and held the fourth-place spot.

Individually, junior CJ Coleman led the team and was in a three-way tie for second place after shooting 8-under par 142.

Senior Mark Cobey and sophomore Derek Castillo, who made his debut as a Titan, also ended in a threeway tie for the 21st spot at the end of day one with a score of 1-under par 142.

Junior Matt Wilson was in a seven-way tie for the 33rd spot with an overall score of 3-over par 142 and sophomore Davis Holman trailed behind in 65th place with a score of 11-over par 142.

The Titans continued to roll on the second day of the tournament, concluding the competition with a score of 12-under par 852 which allowed them to hold on to their fourth-place ranking.

Coleman, after trailing behind by two strokes from first place the previous day, dropped to third, with Long

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Beach State’s Joe Fryer at 9-under par 213.

In this tournament last season, Cobey placed 36th shooting 7-over par 213. Cobey improved this season by moving up 14 spots as he took 16th place in a threeway tie with Castillo at 2-under par 213.

Wilson dropped 14 spots from the 2016 season where he ended 14th with a score of 2-over par 213 to a 28th place finish by shooting 2-over par 213. Holman ended in a tie with Idaho’s Brock Anderson for 54th place with an overall score of 9-over par 213.

Fullerton will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico to participate in the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate on Sept. 22.

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