Thursday September 7, 2017

Thursday September 7, 2017

Volume 102 Issue 5

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Two students infected with chickenpox can not come to campus until they are no longer contagious.

iFullerton app offers useful and easily accessible features for students.

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Lifestyle 5

Womens’ soccer is looking to get back to its winning ways after its first loss of the season.

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A face-to-face with Pres. García In a wide-ranging Q&A with the Daily Titan, the president of CSUF discussed DACA, Milo Yiannopoulos, parking on campus and more.

Q: What was your first thought when you learned about this decision to rescind DACA? García: Disappointment.

Real disappointment and hurt. I know people are very anxious. I just heard Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaking on NPR as it was happening, and he shared that we have the most DACA students in the state of California. He mentioned that one out of four are in California and of these 800,000 people across the country, at least 200,000 to 250,000 in California are affected. We think we have between 600 and 900, because not everybody signed up for it, on this campus alone. So worry was my first reaction. Disappointed and painful.

Q: What would you say to any of the DACA students being affected right now?

García: Not to give up hope. To keep on studying, to keep on being the wonderful citizens they are. That we will continue in the struggle to see if we can talk to our own Congress, our representatives. Congressman Ed Royce came out with a very strong statement yesterday,

and we’re very proud of that.

We’re going to work and work hard to help them reach their dreams.

Q: Any specifics on how you can help them?

García: The only thing we can do right now is to speak to our Congress representatives. That’s what we need to do and if we have the entire state of California, that’s pretty good. If you watch the news lately, on both sides people are upset over what happened yesterday and if you saw the president’s tweet yesterday afternoon, I think he’s having a change of heart.

Q: What would you say to anyone who thinks this is a good move for the country?

García: It’s all about discourse and having civil conversations and explaining about how these individuals — and we do have stories right here on our campus — go to school. They get a degree. They want to buy homes. They’re hard-working citizens, and this country is built on immigrants.

All of us are immigrants. Except for Native Americans and those who lived in Mexico when that part of California was part of Mexico, those are the natives. Many of us are not natives. We’re all children of immigrants. Those immigrants came and built an amazing country, and this country is founded on that.

So you have these conversations with people and hope that they see what we see.

Q: How do you feel about some of the reactions that have been going on on-campus in response to this?

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Regarding DACA, CSUF President Mildred García said students should not give up hope, keep studying and reach out to members of Congress to have their voices heard in passing laws to help protect them.

García: Most of the reaction has been very supportive of our DACA students.

When they released me from jury duty yesterday, I ran over to the Dreamer’s center, and so did people from across campus. Not only did the vice presidents come in, I saw faculty members going in, chairs of de-

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Q: Do you feel like there is any extra pressure on you or the university, given that it’s in the national spotlight right now?

to do great things? So yeah, it’s pressure, but it’s also role modeling the behavior that we should be role modeling for the country.

García: I always say we are the model comprehensive university of the nation, and it’s showing to the rest of the world that the demo-

Q: As soon as March of 2018, all DACA recipients employed by the CSU will be let go. Is there any comprehensive figure as to how many DACA recipients are employed by CSUF?

It’s all about discourse and having civil conversations and explaining how these individuals ... go to school.

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partments, staff people going in there and talking to them. Some of them were scared. We have a graduate assistant in that office who volunteers her time as a social worker who was talking to students and calming them down. So I’m very proud of Cal State Fullerton and how we reacted.

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This is an interview with Cal State Fullerton President Mildred García from Wednesday Sept. 6. The interview was conducted by Daily Titan Editor-in-Chief Zack Johnston, News Editors Jason Rochlin and Brandon Pho and Managing Editor Harrison Faigen. Also present was Vice President of University Advancement Gregory Saks and Chief Communications Officer Jeff Cook. This transcript has been edited for clarity.

graphics are changing. The United States is changing, and we’re demonstrating to the world how you do that.

How do you get people from all walks of life, regardless of ethnic background, religion, age? How do we all come to live, work and study together and make sure you all have a great education and go off

García: Probably very little. It’s not a lot. We have more students, obviously, but I think that date is predicated on that nothing will happen by that time. It is our sincere hope that something will happen by that date, and that we’ll be able to have these individuals on campus working.

Q: What’s the university’s next move in responding to this?

García: Working with

Congress and speaking to people in Washington. We do have organizations that we are part of. One of them is the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. I’m on the executive board of that. They’ve already sent a very powerful letter representing all of the institutions that are doing research. I’m also on the executive board of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and they represent all state colleges and universities. They’re in Washington working on that. We have lobbyists for the CSU who are in Washington, so we have different avenues that we’re working on and hopefully, I’ll be speaking to our congresspeople although our congresspeople in our area know that Royce has come out so strong, we’ll be fine.

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Commuter challenges

Students express tiredness from driving to class and work.

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Cal State Fullerton freshman Cyrus Manley isn’t from Southern California, but he still decided to find roommates off campus and commute rather than live on campus.

“I think the dorming is kind of a scam financially,” Manley said.

It’s a known fact that CSUF is primarily a commuter school, and students, whether living as close as Anaheim or as far as Riverside, all have their reasons for making the long trek on crowded freeways rather than living in the dorms or in nearby housing.

Manley, a kinesiology

major from Clovis, moved to Orange the weekend before the semester started and already has a job working at South Coast Plaza. He said he budgets for food every month and cooks for himself.

“If you’re a commuter living with your parents, and they pay for your gas and they pay for your food and they pay for the miscellaneous expenses that commuting requires, then their responsibility is a little less harsh,” Manley said.

He says there is a different kind of responsibility required by all commuters to get to school on time and deal with traffic.

“It depends on what part of the spectrum you’re on, if you’re living with your parents or living on your own,” Manley said.

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About a third of the 1,185 students living in the CSUF Residence Halls are currently in triple dorms. Although students are able to select which rooms they would like to live in, when housing runs out of double rooms they can wind up in a tight spot.

Residence Halls overfilled Freshman students begin college in a tight squeeze.

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Julianna Stewart, 18, expected to live in a double dorm during her first year at Cal State Fullerton, but her plans fell through.

One of 1,185 students living in the Residence Halls, Stewart wound up

in one of the 138 triple dorms.

“Initially, I wanted to be in a double. I was on the housing app and I found one of my roommates that I currently have …

She got to pick first what

dorm we were in and she said something about how there weren’t any doubles anymore, so that’s why we had to go in a triple,” Stewart said.

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Director of Housing and Residential Engagement Larry Martin cited “additional interest” in housing as cause for the increase in triple dorms.

Martin noted in an email that a 20 to 25-person annual increase in dormitory residents has taken place over the past two years.

“It’s just kind of hard to walk around and do your own thing,” said first-year student Lauren Wong. “I think I would spend more time in my room (if it was a double), probably, just because it would be easier

for me to study and just sit there and relax.”

She also noted the difficulty of sharing the space when her roommates

people because it kind of clashes like all together,” Wong said.

There were some students who listed the triple

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It’s just kind of hard to walk around and do your own thing. I think I would spend more time in my room (if it was a double), probably, just because it would be easier for me to study and just sit there and relax.

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LAUREN WONG First-year student want to talk on the phone or watch a movie at the same time.

“It’s kind of hard to do that when there’s three

dorms as their preference for the financial benefit, like 18-year-old Isabel Diaz.

“At first, I did want to

live in a double but when I was going through the housing app with my counselor, she mentioned that it was cheaper, so that’s why I went with the triple,” Diaz said.

According to Martin, students can receive up to $800 of credit toward their housing balance each semester for settling in a triple.

If residents want a different dormitory situation, Martin said students must submit a request form through the housing office and meet with a staff member to determine both necessity and availability.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, itch-relieving oatmeal baths can treat chickenpox. However, more severe cases with symptoms like rashes that leak pus, blood or bruises, frequent vomiting and high fever should consult a health care provider.

Chickenpox comes to CSUF

Two students told to stay home, possible contacts warned.

MEGHAN KLIEWER Daily Titan

Two cases of chickenpox have broken out on campus, according to an email sent out to students by the Dean of Students Office Wednesday.

The two students were diagnosed last Thursday at the Student Health and Counseling Center and have been instructed to stay home until they are no longer contagious.

“All students and faculty in classes the (infected) students attended on Aug. 30, 2017 and Aug. 31, 2017 have received a separate email,” the office email read.

The Interim Director of Health Services for the Student Health and Counseling Center was not available for comment.

Chickenpox is usually contracted through di-

U.S. National Library of Medicine.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) does not have extensive information, but recorded 33 outbreaks in 2012 through “passive

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Two cases of chickenpox have been diagnosed in current CSUF students. To prevent the spread of the virus, the students will be off campus until they are no longer contagious.

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DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE EMAIL rect contact with someone infected but can also be transmitted through the air if someone infected coughs or sneezes.

Contact with someone who has chickenpox “will almost always lead to infection,” according to the

surveillance” in only six states. More recent information is not available.

The typical symptom of chickenpox is itchy blisters that develop into a rash, according to the CDC. Others may include fatigue, fever, headache and

loss of appetite.

People can prevent contracting chickenpox by getting two doses of the varicella vaccine. CSUF’s Student Health and Counseling Center does not offer the vaccination so students will have to see a personal health care provider.

Contraction may also be prevented by a vaccination within five days after exposure.

Chickenpox can be treated at home with itch-relieving oatmeal baths. The CDC recommends people seek help from providers if they have more severe symptoms like severe fever, a rash that leaks pus, bleeds or bruises, difficulty breathing or frequent vomiting. Serious cases may be prescribed antiviral medication.

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NEWS 3 García: Discussing new Strategic Plan THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Q: How do you personally feel about a figure like Milo Yiannopoulos coming to campus?

García: I am against all kinds of racist behavior against any group and I don’t like what he has said in the past. But we are a public university and we have to follow First Amendment rights. So I’m disappointed and I would say that we again have to have civil discourse and find ways of listening, even though we may not agree with what is being said and then counter-talk about that. We need to have different options, have different opportunities for people to be able to talk about why they don’t agree, or even have a civil debate so people can talk backand-forth. That’s what our country is based on.

And before you ask me, people have already asked me ‘Don’t let him come.’ I can’t do that. We are a public university. There are First Amendment rights.

Unless there is imminent danger, there is no way that any court is going to uphold that I barred this man from coming. Then if I bar him, who makes the decision on other things?

It’s a painful thing for me personally, but I have to uphold the laws and the Constitution of the United States.

Q: When did you first become aware that Milo could be coming to campus?

García: It has been a couple of months. In fact, it was over the summer.

We’re preparing, but it’s not real for me until that contract is signed.

I just watched one of his videos last night because I had never really heard him. One of my vice presidents sent me a seven-minute video and I went ‘Ugh.’ I saw the one that he said he’s suing Simon and Shoester for $10 or 12 million. That’s what he said.

Q: Would you be attending if he comes to speak?

García: Probably not, though I don’t know. It depends on where I am. I’m not changing my calendar for him. At SLO (San Luis Obispo), the president of SLO was at a meeting at the Chancellor’s office, so his people took care of it.

We are making sure everything will be in place.

Q: What are your thoughts on the political divisiveness this issue has created?

García: Again, I think this is a teachable moment for the entire campus to understand that because we’re a public university and because we have to uphold the Constitution, he should come and speak.

There are ways of counterbalancing that kind of language and that kind of behavior. We hope there will be teachable moments not only in the classroom but in all of our clubs. In the journalism classrooms, it will probably be a big thing that we’re talking about this and letting people debate as to why they feel he should or shouldn’t come and that people debate on his ideas. That’s how you learn.

Q: What level would his rhetoric have to get to for it to constitute an imminent threat?

García: That’s a really good question. We’ve been talking to our attorneys and they say we have to have proof of imminent

threat. What that would mean is a good question and we’re trying to figure that out, but it can’t be wishy-washy. It has to be really something big for me to call university counsels and say ‘Hey, this is what we’re hearing, here’s some evidence.’

They’ll probably call out me, and that’s fine. I’m used to that. But they could call out anybody for all I know. I hear that’s what he’s famous for. He’ll come to a campus and name all these people. It’s freedom of speech.

Q: How much work has been done on preparing for the next University Strategic Plan so far?

García: We now have co-chairs of the new Strategic Plan Steering Committee that’s just starting up. The co-chairs are Dr. Robert Mead and Dr. Kari Knutson Miller. The reason they’re the co-chairs is because they’ve been around, and were around for the first Strategic Plan, so it’s continuity. The campus knows them and respects them. They’re now thinking things through and they’ll come back with a plan on how to engage the campus in a conversation that will begin in the spring. There will be subcommittees and student representatives and staff representatives and faculty members. We’ll do basically what we did the last time with not only a couple of town halls. We’ll have a website where people can respond to whatever comes up and start the process of having it done.

Q: Would you say the current Strategic Plan has lived up to the expectations you came in with when the idea was first brought to the table?

García: It was extremely successful. We’re proud to say. If you go through every single one of the goals, we’ve accomplished them and, in many cases, surpassed what we said we would do in five years. Graduation rates are up. Retention rates are up. Opportunity gap is either erased for transfer students or it’s zero. We’ve raised $22 million. When we raised $7 million when we first got here, we said it would be $15 million.

Our grants and contracts are up. One out of every three tenure-track faculty were hired over the last four years, so yeah. We’ve been on the move, and it’s because the entire campus has focused on the Strategic Plan. And we’re also getting ready for our accreditation visit where we have to show that we can do it.

Q: Is the next Strategic Plan going to follow, in essence, the same goals?

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to diversify our faculty and staff. That’s important as well. We have to make sure the curriculum is cutting edge, whatever that means.

There will be tweaks, but I think we know more or less where we’re going.

How the faculty, staff and students feel, we’ll see.

Q: Does the level of success you mentioned in meeting those goals from the last Strategic Plan make you a little bit more ambitious when you’re setting this one up?

García: Oh, of course.

Ask Vice President Saks.

It’s almost like, here’s a goal and you have to have stretch goals to go above.

I call them stretch goals.

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You always set up goals and when you see you’re getting there you say, ‘Oh, maybe I could do a bit more.’ For me, as I look at institutions like us, what’s the high point? What’s the low point? Where do we fit? May that be raising dollars? May that be faculty diversity and recruitment of good faculty regardless of background?

When you look at staff, when you look at curriculum, are we on cutting edge? What’s going on in the world? Are we doing, for example, cyber security? Are we graduating people in engineering and STEM? Those things I look at.

Q: Beyond the Strategic Plan, are there any big things coming up in the near future for the 60th anniversary?

García: We’re at the discovery stage of our comprehensive campaign. We have never had a comprehensive campaign at the university. That really shows that our university has grown up. And so we’ve never had one and are at the discovery stage.

Now that we’ve had two back-to-back, 20-milliondollars-a-year fundraising, that’s a biggie. We’re in the middle of a facilities master plan and looking at our facilities and our 60-yearold buildings. How do we do that? So we’re looking at that and the Strategic Plan and then the WASC visit. I think that’s enough.

With the visit from WASC, that’s big.

Q: So there’s the Strategic Plan, and then the CSU system has put forth the graduation initiative plan. Are there any specific things that CSUF is doing to comply with the graduation initiative?

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García: We’ll see what the campus is ready for.

We certainly will have to pay attention to graduation rates. I mean, the governor and the legislature are really strong on that, and our saying that they will do part of our budget will be based on outcomes, and so we have to pay attention. We’re going to have to continue raising dollars because we don’t get enough money from the state. We have to continue

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Parking has to be paid for by the students.

If I build another parking structure, students have to pay for it. That’s the heartbreak here.

That is another cost on the students.

Or are there different goals that are planned.

nationally known for the student success teams, for example. That’s a pretty innovative idea. Most of the time, they either want to do it centrally or they want to do it within their college with no student affairs or academic affairs people involved. But those student success teams are pretty innovative in that they’re in the college with the associate dean of the college, the assistant dean of students, an advisor, a recruitment specialist, a retention specialist and a career specialist all in one college.

That’s pretty innovative.

We continue to think about ways we can help to ensure students are graduating.

People have already asked me ‘Don’t let him come.’ I can’t do that. We are a public university.

There are First Amendment rights.

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García: I would say we started that before the chancellor put that in place. We’re actually continuing to work on our graduation rates. That’s our goal. I always say, no student comes to college to fail. Everybody comes in here with dreams and aspirations. What can we do to help everybody graduate that wants to graduate and help them get to wherever they want to go? May that be graduate school or out to work. What’s the best way that we can do it?

Our faculty and staff are

Address, you touched on emphasizing CSU’s expectations for four-year track graduations. How does that affect your priority of people who take more time to graduate?

García: Just as important. Our goal for 2025 is 44 percent. If we can get at least four out of 10 to graduate in four years, we’re done, basically. The other students are just as important. You all know that some students can’t finish in four years for many, many reasons. But there are students that can and who want to. How do we help them? That’s how we’re managing it. You’re still a success story if you graduate in six years or graduate in eight years.

You have your degree.

They’re just as important as the ones that will come in and want to graduate in four. Sometimes students change their major. Sometimes they decide they need to take a semester off.

There’s all of these things.

Students are working three jobs. There’s a family issue. We have to pay attention to that as well. When I went to school, students were 17 to 21. That’s not the case anymore. There were students that their parents had enough money, and you went full time and you didn’t have to worry about working. It’s not true with our students, so we have to be sensitive to that as well. We can’t ask for the impossible.

Q: What we see students talking about the most is the parking shortage.

García: So here’s our issue with parking. Parking has to be paid for by the students. If I build another parking structure, students have to pay for it.

That’s the heartbreak here.

That is another cost on the students. That is the struggle. Trust me, we’ve been talking about parking more than you know, and that’s why we’re trying to find different ways. That’s why we have the lot, we’re trying to do all the things we do. But it is very difficult for me to say, ‘OK, we’re going to build another parking structure and students are going to have to pay “X” more.’ And I keep on saying, ‘Can we find another reasonable alternative? Can it be lower?’ And so that’s what we’re looking at, because it’s hard on students. I understand that.

I worked three to four jobs when I was in college. I get it and I didn’t even have kids. Some of our students have kids.

Q: Are things like the shuttle service and the

assisted parking services going to be available all semester?

García: I don’t actually know the answer to that.

Saks: The shuttle parking, I believe, will be available all semester but I think in October, the assisted parking stops.

Q: It phases out by necessity?

García: By demand.

Saks: You guys know this firsthand, I mean everybody knows that once you get deeper into the semester it’s not as insane as far as parking. It kind of settles a little bit. But it is a challenge, safe to say.

Q: Any other specific things the university is looking at for parking?

García: I’ve been talking to our faculty and deans about looking at schedules where students can get courses five or six days per week. So if you expand the schedule, it will affect the parking shortage. If you come here on Friday, I’m sure you’ve noticed parking’s not a problem. If you come here on Saturday, I think you will notice parking’s not a problem. And I’m not saying faculty and staff have to work all six days. Staff have to work five, but faculty could rotate. There’s nothing wrong with having a Monday off instead of a Friday. And I walk around the Titan Student Union and I ask students ‘Would you take a weekend class?’ and they say ‘If it’s the only time I can take it and you tell me ahead of time, then I’ll work my work schedule around taking my classes at that time.’ So I think the myth about students not willing to come to weekend classes, I don’t agree with. I think that if people could get their schedule and still be able to work, I think they would do it. I know an institution back east that schedules some courses Monday through Friday and by noon the students are out. So their coming five days a week but you’re out by noon so you can

work from 12 o’clock on.

So I’m not telling faculty how to do it. That’s not my job, but I want them to start thinking about that because we’re not the only institution in the country that’s starting to look at these options.

Q: So we’re talking about tweaking the class schedules so they’re not all stacked at the same times?

García: Right, or not all stacked in three days or four days but scheduling it out, and then you’ll have less people on individual days and then there will be more parking.

Q: Is this something the university is just thinking about, or can we expect to see it actually implemented?

García: The deans and the provost are talking about that as we speak. But presidents only direct. You can’t get involved in curriculum stuff.

Q: The other issue we wanted to talk about was the issue involving professor Canin. I think it’s fair to say you’ve been rather silent about this issue, is there a specific reason for that?

García: It’s a legal issue, No. 1. It’s a personnel issue, No. 2. It went before an arbitrator. The arbitrator made a decision, and we followed the arbitrator’s decision.

Q: What would you say to some of the conservative students that are maybe feeling like their freedom of speech is being threatened?

García: I would say that if they read the arbitrator’s decision, they will see that the institution took a strong line and a strong position on protecting freedom of speech. We took the position. The arbitrator made a decision and I have to follow the arbitrator’s decision. Now all I’m asking everybody is that as employees of the university, we all have to role model the behavior we want our students to have.

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LIFESTYLE 5 Commuters: Trading time for money THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

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For Manley and many other commuters, the distance between home and the CSUF campus acts as a barrier to building friendships.

“I come to school and once my classes are over I really don’t want to stick around anymore,” Manley said.

Naissa Gonzalez, a transfer student in her second semester at CSUF, drives to campus two days a week from Chula Vista, a city in the San Diego area.

The drive generally takes her an hour and a half, time that she fills with listening to music, podcasts or the audio of a television show.

Attending school, for Gonzalez, is a time to learn.

She comes to class and then leaves.

“Being in the car for so long, you’re tired, and then once you are already tired, you go to school and you’re even more tired and then once you get home it’s a relief,” Gonzalez said.

With both school and work, she hasn’t gotten involved on campus either. She said she would like to, but there just isn’t time.

Students today have a lot going on top of financial concerns. Even if students want to move closer to campus and live in an apartment, it’s not an affordable option.

According to rentcafe.com, average rent in Fullerton is over $1,500 a month.

“I looked at the whole pros and cons. It’s just cheaper to stay at home and pay a couple bucks for gas than to come here, live by myself and spend a thousand dollars on housing and on top of that, school expenses,” Gonzalez said.

Matthew Rico, a sixthyear mechanical engineering student, commutes three days a week for an hour and

a half from Riverside. Rico said he is always tired.

“If I’m not in school, I’m always working late and then the next day I have to wake up at 6:30,” Rico said.

When Rico first became a student at CSUF six years ago, he said he lived in the dorms and in nearby apartments the next two years.

Rico has been commuting for three years now.

“Living on campus makes it a lot easier. When you’re commuting, you’re kind of just going to class and going back and you really don’t have time to talk to anybody,” Rico said.

For some, the reality of not interacting with other students is unfortunate but for Rico, it doesn’t matter.

“I’m pretty okay with that, I kind of just want to get out of here,” Rico said.

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Living on campus makes it a lot easier. When you’re commuting, you’re kind of just going to class and going back...

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CONTINUED FROM

MATTHEW RICO Sixth-year CSUF Student Many students like Rico express a desire to be done, get out and start the next phase in life, but freshmen like Manley have great hopes for their college experiences.

“I’m looking for friendships. They always say you meet your best friends in college. I have really close friends back home so I’m kind of excited to see what kind of friendships I build here,” Manley said.

He also wants to network with the staff and athletes as a kinesiology major to help him pursue his career, but he is aware of the limits brought

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In order to save money, some students travel hours to school rather than move closer. Some students drive from as far as Chula Vista while others have shorter commutes from Orange.

about by commuting.

“I was going to rush a fraternity, but being a commuter student and then working and having these set goals and wanting to get my college done as soon as

TECH

iFullerton helps students on the go

Find parking, food and elusive buildings through the app.

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Cal State Fullerton’s very own mobile application, iFullerton is a multi-purpose resource tool that students can access from the palm of their hand.

“My favorite feature (of the iFullerton app) would definitely be the parking,” said business major, Shannon McKercher. “I think that it’s super helpful, especially when you’re in a hurry trying to get to class.”

Among the many features iFullerton offers, tThe parking feature has proven to be the most popular with over 800,000 views in the month of August alone. This specific function allows students to view the number of parking spaces available at each structure in real time. There are sensors that detect anytime a car leaves the areastructure and automatically sends information to the app.

Titan Mobile (Titan Online) and TITANium are also popular features, which provide students access to their portal dashboard, classes and email by simply clicking on the icon they want.

“I really like how I can check my grades so easily,” said kinesiology major Jenny-Leigh Rankin. “Using the browser, you have to sign in everytime and it’s annoying but with the app, I just click on it and it takes me right to it.”

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possible, I didn’t want to hamper myself in the first semester of my freshman year,” Manley said. “It’s a lot for me right now.”

While making the drive to campus isn’t always easy,

especially for those who live farther away, students like Gonzalez look for the positive aspects of commuting. “(Commuting) makes me appreciate what I’m doing a little bit more. It makes

me appreciate both cities on their own and together, since I feel I’m kind of becoming part of both. It’s an experience. It’s something I’ve decided to do and it’s fun,” Gonzalez said.

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Students are able to access multiple resources through the campus app to help them with daily tasks.

the newest addition, iTuffy, a chatbot that answers CSUF students’ basic campus questions. Vice President for Information Technology, Amir Dabirian, said they are working on enhancing the iTuffy functions in terms of accuracy and personalization.

Some professors have started using the iBeacon feature that allows students to log their attendance in class simply by opening the app and shaking their phone. So far, 172 class sections have implemented this feature.

Although the function can be useful, especially for large lecture classes, it is not without its faults.

“I think the iBeacon is a cool idea, but it could not always be accurate and in some ways, like with problems with taking attendance, there could be always glitches in technology,” said cinema and television

arts major Cree Andrews.

“What if a student can’t afford a smartphone to use for the app? That puts them in a position that could be embarrassing or demeaning.” iFullerton was developed on campus by the IT department and launched in 2010. CSUF was one of the first universities to create an app designed entirely for educational purposes. It has been downloaded more than 19,000 times by Apple and Android users.

The IT department is constantly making improvements to the app and adding any resources they deem necessary.

Next on their agenda is an athletics feature, allowing students to listen to broadcasts of sporting events and check game schedules, Dabirian said.

“We know technology plays a huge role in the learning process,” Dabirian said.

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6 OPINION Trump administration halts equality

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Disbanded regulation could have helped close the gap.

CODY GION Daily Titan Last week, the Trump administration made a sexist decision by stopping an addition to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that aimed to help women combat the gender wage gap.

The halted regulation was supposed take effect at the end of September and would have required companies with more than 100 workers to provide information on how much they pay their workers, along with their sex, ethnicity and race.

This executive order was set to pave the way to equality for women by making businesses police themselves, providing statistical evidence for support.

Instead, it was stopped by President Donald Trump.

When Trump terminated the rule, he halted the fight for both equal rights and pay for women. This rule would have potentially provided vital evidence that unequal pay is in fact occurring within big companies.

“Pay discrimination goes undetected because of a lack of accurate information about what people are

paid,” said chairwoman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Jenny Yang at a White House conference. “Collecting this pay data would help fill a critical void we need to ensure American workers receive fair pay for their work.”

Someone’s gender, ethnicity and race should never have an influence on one’s paycheck. But the fact of the matter is that it does. It needs to change, yet Trump and his administration cannot seem to recognize the numbers.

The gender wage gap has decreased over the years, but it is still substantial.

In 2016, the median weekly full-time earnings for men 25 years or older was $969 and $784 for women, according to a 2017 survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

An unjustified difference in pay is disgraceful. Women should not be getting paid only 80.9 percent of a man’s income.

Studies have suggested this gap exists because of factors such as the “motherhood penalty.”

“Mothers working full time, year round outside the home are paid just 71 cents for every dollar paid to fathers, a gap that translates to a loss of $16,000 annually,” according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey.

Women bear most of the family burden. Working mothers are three times more likely than working fathers to say being a parent has hindered their chance of advancement in

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Four days after Women’s Equality Day, President Donald Trump and his administration stopped a rule making large companies release info regarding pay, gender, race and ethnicity about workers to combat the gender wage gap.

their job or career, according to a 2013 Pew Research survey.

They do not deserve to be discriminated against just because they are expecting, and their gender should not be a deciding factor that affects pay.

Former President Barack Obama set the stage for gathering the necessary data to prove whether-ornot any given organization

is discriminating against women but the regulation was shot down even before businesses reported their worker’s pay.

Trump’s actions are paradoxical. It took less than a week for his actions to contradict his promise.

“My administration is committed to fostering an economy where all women can succeed and thrive. We must prioritize the needs of

working mothers and families,” stated Trump in a proclamation on Aug. 26, Women’s Equality Day. Four days later, Trump and his administration both failed to lend a helping hand to women after shutting the regulation down, but why?

“It’s enormously burdensome,” Neomi Rao of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs told the Wall Street Journal. “We don’t believe it would actually help us gather information about wage and employment discrimination.”

If Trump and his administration really care about women, they would have never stopped the regulation in the first place. If they truly believe in equality, bringing the rule back is necessary.

Tips for students to find parking relief Planning ahead can help Titans find the best possible spots.

ALYSSA LOPEZ Daily Titan Whether students are new to Cal State Fullerton or just haven’t quite figured out the parking situation, they may have noticed how much of a pain parking can be. Parking at CSUF is a hassle that can be easily solved.

Here are some tips that can help make a commuter’s life a whole lot easier.

The first and most important tip is getting to school by 9 a.m. Students can park in the Nutwood Parking Structure, the Eastside Parking Structure and the State College Parking Structure. The sooner students can get to campus, the better. This is essential to avoid driving up and down the parking structure, desperately looking for an open spot. All of the parking structures are

usually full by the time 9 o’clock rolls around.

If meeting a 9 a.m. deadline is too hard or unattainable, heading straight to the top floor of the Nutwood Parking Structure is the best bet for a spot. Don’t even bother checking the other floors because they will be full.

Parking in student Lots A, D, G, S and E are options as well. Keep in mind that Lots A and G are the farthest but could serve as nice, safe bets when running late. They are located near the baseball fields, and the walk isn’t horrible, unless it’s 90 degrees outside.

Parking in the furthest lots requires more time to get to class.

Of course, to park in these lots or parking structures students need a permit that can be purchased from Parking and Transportation Services for $236, which is valid for an entire semester.

However, if a student plans on commuting

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without a permit, another alternative is to park on the street surrounding College Park. Unfortunately, spots are not regularly available.

Getting there between 6 and 7 a.m is necessary to ensure an open spot.

Parking on nearby streets or in neighborhoods will be tough because most have made their streets permit parking only. Parking is risky, and there is a chance of getting towed, so students should refrain from this option.

Chapman Park is another parking alternative with no permit required. Students can find this park by driving down Commonwealth Avenue and making a left on San Carlos Street. Arriving before 7 a.m. guarantees a great spot.

Parking and Transportation Services has added a couple more choices for students. Students can park at the Evangelical Free Church with a valid student permit, with shuttle transportation provided, leaving

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Parking at CSUF has always been an on-going issue among student drivers but if students plan their trip in advance, finding parking spots should not be a pain.

the driving to someone else until Dec. 7.

When in doubt, double-check the Nutwood Parking Structure.

It

usually has the most people coming and going, meaning there are more chances to find an open spot.

Lastly, students should

never trust the parking space signs that tell how many available spots are left in the structures. It will only lead to false hope.

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LEISURE 7

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

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(Jun. 21 - Jul. 22)

You welcome this day of renewal because you believe the past has been a good teacher and now it’s time to move on. You’re so certain about the current forward thrust that you’re ready to remove your rearview mirror.

You understand the importance of initiating action, yet you may be concerned that you’re reacting too quickly. The truth is you might not get as much finished in the long run if you throw caution to the wind today.

(Apr. 20 - May 20)

(Jul. 23 - Aug. 22)

TAURUS

Regardless of the demands that others put on your time now, your first inclination is to retreat and turn your thoughts inward. You can see the potential for inadvertently opening an old emotional wound, prompting you to do everything you can to avoid such an outcome.

GEMINI

(May 21 - Jul. 20)

Your get-up-and-go is unreliable today. You may possess an overabundance of physical energy one minute, only to feel depleted the next. Luckily, your internal batteries are recharged by your friends and coworkers

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LEO

You are proud of your big plans today, and you might even think you’re invincible. The impetuous Aries Moon’s presence in your 9th House of Adventure is enough to get you all fired up as you look to your future.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23 - Sep. 22)

You often prefer to remain on the straight and narrow path, avoiding circuitous routes that take you through shady territory. However, you might believe you have a rare opportunity to glimpse the truth today, even if you must do it in complete darkness.

LIBRA

(Sep. 23 - Oct. 22)

Your friends are encouraging you to gamble with your feelings today, but you’re not buying their advice. Although you’re still able to enjoy a social event, you’re hesitant to rush into anything that requires you to reveal your emotions.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)

You’re stepping into new territory; you still want to pursue your career objectives but you’re eager to shift some of your attention back to your personal affairs. You have a renewed interest in spending time with family and friends.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)

You’re not going to do anything halfway today; you’re either all the way in or you’re out. The assertive Aries Moon rattles its saber in your 6th House of Self-Improvement. Your confidence is growing now, leading you to believe that you can do whatever it takes in order to survive and thrive.

You might think you know how the day will unfold, but your schedule appears to have a mind of its own. Events occur that force you to alter your commitments today, or your priorities change dramatically enough that you cancel previous appointments.

SAGITTARIUS

(Feb. 19 - Mar. 20)

(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)

You can feel the thrill of the chase flowing through your veins. In fact, it’s a real challenge to stay focused on your responsibilities once the impulsive moon comes to.

PISCES

Your friends and associates seem so cautious now that you’re afraid to take a chance on your own, even if your ideas are amazing. However, justifying your intentions is a waste of precious resources today.

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8 SPORTS Women’s soccer hopes to shut out losses

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Cal State Fullerton will take on Iowa State over weekend.

YARESLY SANCHEZ-AGUILERA Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer will have a shot to stop their losing streak as they face Iowa State (2-3-1) Friday.

No. 21 Utah reigned over the Titans despite both teams having to adjust to the weather conditions. After having endured their first loss of the season against the Utes, the Titans are prepared to up their defensive

tactics against Iowa.

Junior forward Nano Oronoz is one of seven Titans who has started in all six games of Fullerton’s schedule so far and said CSUF’s key to victory this weekend is to be smarter on their feet.

“Just being better, fine tuning those little things and seeing what Iowa has,” Oronoz said. “Just finishing those little chances we have in front of the goal and just really keeping calm right there and getting more in.”

CSUF has also had its share of shutouts this season. Goalie Morgan Bertsch has shut out two of their six games, and has a goals-allowed average of 0.76.

Forward Atlanta Primus has led the way offensively for the Titans, scoring four of their 10 goals while leading CSUF in overall points (8).

The Cyclones have a high-powered offense of their own, attempting 78 shots in their last six games, with six goals overall.

Freshman forward Courtney Powell leads Iowa with two goals and 16 shots.

Titans will also have to bring their A-game offensively, as Iowa goalkeeper Dayja Schwichtenberg has three shutouts this season.

The Titans will take the field against the Cyclones Sept. 8 at Titan Stadium.

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Connie Caliz (7) has contributed three shots for the Titans and is also one of seven team members to start and play in all six games of the season.

Titans target win against Utah Valley Men’s soccer have opportunity to bounce back after 5-0 shutout.

KAILA CRUZ Daily Titan Standing with a 2-2 record, Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer is aiming to build some momentum in their next game against No. 14 of

the Western Athletic Conference, Utah Valley, Friday.

The Titans suffered a 5-0 shutout in their previous match against the University of Portland Pilots.

As a result of the shutout, Samuel Goni, Mark Hernandez and Ross McPhie continue to lead the team with one goal each. Senior midfielder Diego Sanchez has the team’s only assist.

Junior forward Bass Sarr

continues his aggressive attack as he leads the team with 11 total shots, while Mark Hernandez and Alex Suarez are behind Sarr with seven shots each.

Goalkeeper Paul-Andre Guerin has allowed seven total goals and recorded eight saves, giving him an average of 1.75 goals allowed per game.

Friday’s game between the Wolverines and the Titans

is a rare occasion for both teams as the Wolverines are a part of the Western Athletic Conference.

Utah Valley has faced only one other Big West team: Cal State Northridge. In that game, the Wolverines lost 2-1 after the Matadors scored within the first 16 minutes of the game and held a tight defense for the rest of the match.

Despite their loss to the

Matadors, Utah still holds high rankings nationally.

The Wolverines, are ranked No. 14 in the most recent Soccer America polls, while the College News poll has ranked them at No. 18.

Utah has also scored two goals overall, both made by senior defenders Giovanny Vazquez and Nic Harguindeguy, while midfielder Connor Salmon has their lone assist

in the young season.

Goalkeeper Elliott Rubio has recorded one shutout and two saves, and has allowed two goals this season.

Harguindeguy and sophomore forward Gui Leme are tied for the lead with three total shots each. However, all of Harguindeguy’s shots have been on goal.

The Titans will face the Wolverines Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Titan Stadium.

Volleyball prepares for undefeated Towson

CSUF’s losing streak is at three entering Towson Tourney.

DANIEL LUCATERO Daily Titan

Quick start or catch up.

That’s the way Cal State Fullerton volleyball has been

playing this season.

The Titans (2-4) are trying to find their groove early after coming up short in a nail-biter (3-2) against Southern Utah University, swelling their losing streak to three.

Errors have been a factor in the Titans slow start as they have 135 total so far; the only team with more is UC Santa Barbara, who remains

winless on the season.

CSUF has the opportunity to turn things around as they prepare to compete in the Towson Tournament on Sept. 7. The Titans are set to face the Towson Tigers in their first match, who have only lost four total sets in six games.

If they can find a way to hand the Tigers their first loss

of the season, the Titans may have an easier set of games the rest of the way as they face Lafayette (1-4), Eastern Michigan (3-4) and Quinnipiac (0-8).

Every time the Titans have snagged the first-set win, their play has led to victory, but they have lost every match when they’ve failed to do so.

The Titans will lean heavily on outside hitter Madeline Schneider, who leads the team with 87 total kills in the first six matches which ranks third in the Big West Conference.

Freshman Savahna Costello will look to continue her defensive work as she leads the team with 98 total digs, placing her fifth overall in the

Big West and fourth for digs per set.

A quick start in the Towson Tournament could help the Titans match their six overall wins from last year.

CSUF will have a final opportunity after Towson in the Indiana State Tournament to fine tune tweaks before conference play starts in mid-September.

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