Monday February 25, 2019

Monday February 25, 2019

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Volume 105 Issue 15

Two wins secured in General education San Diego tournament system debated The CSUF Academic Senate discusses getting rid of “double-counting” classes.

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The Titans will play their first home game of the season on March 1 against Stanford.

CSUF baseball outscored opponents 17-11 during the Tony Gwynn Legacy.

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Cal State Fullerton men’s baseball closed out their February schedule winning two out of three games in the Tony Gwynn Legacy tournament in San Diego.

The tournament was hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State University. Titans played three games over the course of the weekend, facing Missouri State, Fresno State and Oklahoma.

The tournament was a homecoming weekend for a few Titans, including San Diego natives comprised of pitcher Michael Knorr and catcher Daniel Cope. The two

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took the field together on Sunday to start game three.

CSUF established their presence early in the first game of the tournament against Missouri State.

The Titans won 7-0 behind starting pitcher Tanner Bibee, as he earned his second consecutive win and shutout for the season.

Bibee pitched seven innings, allowing no runs on four hits and striking out eight batters..

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The California State University General Education Task Force released a report last week suggesting several changes to the current general education program.

This includes decreasing the total number of general education units, eliminating “double-counting” of units and minimizing the number of non-major requirements outside of general education courses.

The report was discussed at the Academic Senate Meeting on Feb. 21. Several senators expressed concern about the potential changes in regards to their own departments.

Senator Kristi Kanel, a professor and chair for the Department of Human Services explained that many departments would have to readjust their courses to align with new requirements.

This would have an effect on both faculty and funding within the various departments.

“Depending on what is eliminated, it’s going to affect in terms of how many course offerings each department can offer

because we base our funding of departments on how many students take classes compared to how many faculty teach,” Kanel said.

“It’s not helping morale of faculty. It’s certainly not helping the morale of my lecturers. It’s making it harder to invest the kind of long-term changes that you need to make equality,” said Senator Jon Bruschke, a professor from the Department of Human Communication Studies.

Dr. Mark Stohs, Cal State Fullerton’s Academic Senate Chair, said during Thursday’s meeting that the report was not an official listing of changes set to occur, but rather a suggestion to the Academic Senate of the California State University (ASCSU).

“I say it is now simply a recommendation. I think people around the system have been taking it a lot more than that, but it is a recommendation to the ASCSU, that is the statewide senate for the whole system, to consider changes in the GE program,” Stohs said.

President Fram Virjee said that the senate’s main focus should be redefining general education courses in a meaningful and comprehensive way for students and the CSUF community.

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Break a sweat on National Rec Day Students competed in activities to boost their energy and health.

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Cal State Fullerton students gathered around Tuffy Lawn to participate in National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day hosted by Associated Students Inc. Students were offered food and prizes as they participated in activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 22.

Recreational Sports and Fitness Day is an annual event by the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association.

National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association is a nonprofit that focuses on the promotion of sports, recreation and wellbeing through education and fitness, according to its Facebook page.

“I find it really fun and motivating because I know a lot of kids don’t like to go to the gym, just cause it’s the gym. But this kind of gives you a feel because they do other stuff, other than just the gym,”said Katelyn Lerch, a third-year psychology major. “They’re showing you what they have, which I thought was cool.”

Students checked in near the Student Recreation Center, where they received a punch card that said, “Complete 5 booths and earn a free food voucher and T-shirt!”

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Omar Perez, a health science major, raced against another student in the human hamster ball race at the Student Recreation Center pool.

There were eight booths in total, so students did not have to complete them all to win free food and a prize. To complete a booth, students visited stations where they completed a fitness challenge and earned a hole punch from each instructor..

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event, offering free white chocolate cinnamon almond bars to students.

“Technically, I work for Intramural Sports, so I work at the (Student Recreation Center), so I was already here for work. Then I saw the event was going on, and high-key wanted free food,”

Lerch said.

The first fitness challenge required students to sprint for a minute on spin bikes, some racing against each other.

Maddy Jones, a fitness instructor for Crunch Fitness and the SRC, helped students adjust their saddle height and tightened

the straps on their pedals so that students used the stationary bikes safely.

In the second fitness challenge, students could work their arms and back with battle ropes, keeping the same pace for 30 seconds to gain a hole punch.

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Nonprofit event shows impact of heritage Asian Pacific American Resource Center hosts career panel.

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Panelists shared how their heritage inspired them to pursue nonprofit work at the “Getting Started In Non-Profit Work” panel discussion hosted by the Asian Pacific American Resource Center (APARC).

Kent Marume, community engagement manager at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, spoke at the event.

Marume said he started attending Cal State Fullerton as a psychology major hoping to become a social worker. In his second year, he took an introduction to Asian American studies class that changed his major and career.

“I got hooked instantly. In fact, the story I tell is I read the whole textbook in the first week that I was in the class because it was history that I knew deep down, but I’d never seen it printed before,” Marume said.

He said he struggled with completely accepting his heritage as he grew up because his family history involved incarceration for being Japanese. After that experience, Marume’s grandparents publicly suppressed any part of their lives CHRISTIAN AGUILAR / DAILY TITAN that was Japanese, said Marume.

Panellist discuss how they became involved in nonprofit organizations at an event hosted by Asain Pacific American Resource Center.

“My grandparents burned all their documents, all their photos “I found Asian Americans Ad- psychology and Asian American survivors of abuse, and provides organizations, but did not fit in beand they were just like, ‘we’re go- vancing Justice through an intern- studies, appreciated the panelists them with resources that are cul- cause most of the South Asian stuing to start anew,’” Marume said. ship,” Le said. “What made me sharing their experiences. turally sensitive and confidential. dents came from privileged back“Everything we stay was I was able “Thank you all for your transKazmi is the director of collab- grounds and she did not. tried to do that to connect with parency, and your incredible hon- orative programs at SAHARA. He Dadabhoy said she found was Japanese was I read the whole my community in esty, and your passion. I’ve in- appreciates the community that her niche first in internationvery behind closed textbook in the first ways that I never terned with non-profits before, APARC builds on campus. al human rights work, then lodoors.” thought I’d be able being at the bottom level and When he went to CSUF in 2006, cal human rights work to help her week I was in the Vy Le, a comto. watching everything that’s going resources for people of color were community. munity legal ad- class because it was I know that on. not available.

“I just wanted to work specifvocate at Asian history that I knew times are hard but They’re not being transparent “It’s really cool that you guys ically with my community beAmericans Adbeing able to talk with me and so to hear all of this, are taking advantage of it, and par- cause we do have the intersecvancing Justice, deep down, but I’d to them in their it’s very real and unfortunate but ticipating, and creating spaces for tion of working with Muslims, said that despite never seen it printed language and them also very motivating, inspiring, people of color on a traditionally and other religions. We cater to her initial strugto trust you be- and compelling,” Kim said. and historically very white cam- that,” Dadabhoy said. “When you gle, the communi- KENT MARUME cause you speak Two of the panelists, Bilal Ka- pus,” Kazmi said. have a certain identity that’s tied ty she has found in their language, zmi and Friyana Dadabhoy, work Dadabhoy, director of legal ser- to your ethnicity that’s not necesher nonprofit work built a sense of at SAHARA. SAHARA is a vices at SAHARA, said when sarily the mainstream narrative, motivates her to keep going and community that’s unspeakable.” foundation that serves the South she started at UCLA, she was a it’s sort of hard to find your group keep helping.

Minji Kim, who studies Asian community, specifically the part of a lot of different cultural and your tribe.”

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Academic Senate discusses potential general education revisions.

CONTINUED FROM 1 “We should, as a group, begin the discussion of what we believe as an institution GE should be at Cal State Fullerton. That is going to be tailored toward student success first and foremost and that is going to be indicative of who we are and who we want our graduates to be,” Virjee said.

In looking forward, Stohs assured the senate that he would be suggesting to the ASCSU that they take their time before making any final decisions about general education.

“What I will be pushing for is, the soonest that should happen would be the Spring of 2020 and maybe longer,” said Stohs. “Students, faculty, programmers and all of the above have had nothing but nightmares with all of these GE changes. There is no reason to rush this.”

Many senators such as Dr. Sean Walker and Dr. Kanel

agreed that the CSUs should take time to discuss the changes while others expressed concern about prolonging the process.

“While I do think it’s smart to wait, I’m, on the other hand, not too anxious to spend four or five years developing a curriculum branded around unlimited double-counting only to have that removed five years from now,” said Bruschke.

In the meantime, both President Virjee and Provost Pam Oliver encouraged senators to discuss these possible changes with faculty, staff, and students within their respective departments.

They hope to use this time to nurture collaboration and decide what a quality general education program should look like at CSUF. The senate is planning a retreat on Mar. 22 wherein they will continue to debate the future of the general education program.

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ASI scholarships Study abroad available until March 6 students reunite

Students can apply for up to nine financial awards to fund their education.

Kimberly Ball, director at Titan Shops.

“To ASI, we’ve provided over $346,700 in scholarships.

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There’s an equal amount we’ve provided to campus departments. We’re talking over $700,000 in scholarships,” Ball said.

In 1999, a textbook requisition rewards program was implemented so that Titan Shops could solicit funding for used books. Buying books in bulk cut down costs, so that extra money could go toward ASI scholarships, Ball said.

“Titan Shops is a separate auxiliary from the university.

We don’t get any state funds for what we do, so this is generated based on sales that we do in the store,” Ball said.

In addition to the nine scholarships ASI is awarding, Ball said Titan Shops gives out 35 book loan scholarships per semester. Next fall, Ball said she hopes to revamp the scholarship program that currently exists.

“We’re actually upping the book scholarships from 35 a semester and we’re going to provide 45 (book scholarships), so it will be a total of 90 starting this fall,” Ball said.

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Associated Students Inc. has nine scholarships to offer students for the 2019 spring semester, according to Saba Ansari, the ASI vice president.

Ansari said ASI sets aside about $8,000 for scholarships per semester. This year the deadline is March 6.

Keya Allen, ASI associate executive director, shared that past presidents and vice presidents have utilized leftover money to provide additional scholarships to students. To do this, leaders must get their scholarship approved by the ASI board of directors.

“So we look for ‘what are we missing in scholarships?’ At the end of the day, you do want to say, ‘hey, there is an opportunity for me as a student when I look at the list of scholarships that ASI has, is there something that I can apply for?’” Allen said.

Once scholarships are approved as permanent options, ASI sets aside a fixed amount of money for the next year’s leaders to utilize, Ansari said.

“For the following budget, it would be a line item.

We want to make it permanent for coming ASI leaders as well,” said Ansari.

In addition to leftover money, ASI receives funding from Titan Shops which began funding ASI scholarships in 1999 said

scholarship applicants. Ansari said the selection process is comprised of the board reading through applications for around three weeks.

“We assign each director with a kind of scholarship and we kind of give them a rubric and a how-to on how to grade them.

After that, once we collect all the scores, then we disperse the scholarships,” Ansari said.

Ansari shared that ASI is currently looking into expanding their scholarship options for specific underrepresented groups.

“We’re in the process of thinking about adding scholarships for students who were formerly incarcerated and also adding the number of scholarships for undocumented students,” Ansari said.

Because there are so many applicants, ASI or Titan Shops never have any unclaimed scholarship funds.

“We never have leftover money because there’s so many students who are in need, because of that, that’s why were interested in looking to see if we can expand the amount of scholarships we do provide,” Ansari said.

Allen said that there are always tons of students who apply each semester and it can be difficult to dwindle down the number of applicants who receive these scholarships after reading so many stories from students’ lives.

“We’re always looking to make sure that we fill the gap. That’s what ASI does is try to fill the gap and support in some way,” Allen said.

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Students reflect on their experiences in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Freshmen travel to Mexico and the Dominican Republic for service learning.

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First year students had the opportunity to reconnect and reminisce about their time in the Dominican Republic and Mexico at the Global Titan First Year Study Abroad Experience reunion on Feb. 22.

“Global Titans First Year Experience is a study abroad opportunity for only first year students. It’s actually the only option for first year students to go abroad,” said Abigail Segura, program coordinator for the Global Titans for First Year Experience.

The opportunity allows freshmen to go abroad during winter session and complete a weeklong service learning program to grow as professionals, academics and human beings, Segura said.

“As a freshman, it’s not priority on your list and we really want to start making that a priority because being a global citizen in this day and age is super important. Having this one week experience really pushes our students out of their comfort zones,” Segura said.

Thirty-nine students traveled to La Paz, Mexico or Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from Jan. 8 to Jan. 14. The trips were partly funded by the International Programs and Partnerships with $300 per student, Segura said.

Students who went on the trip paid $730 and were responsible for their own plane ticket and some food, she said.

“I honestly wouldn’t have spent a week of my break any other way. It was the best experience, I learned a lot. I feel like I grew just from the experiences. I enjoyed it a lot,” said April Mcelroy, a biochemistry major.

In Mexico, first year students had the opportunity to work with a community center, cleaning out a soccer field, painting murals and building benches, as well as snorkeling, making

tortillas and cheese and learning how to milk a cow.

In the Dominican Republic, Titans painted a mural with kids, learned to dance bachata, visited a village and learned about traditional conga dancing.

Both groups learned about the history of the country they visited and its societal issues, taking educational tours around the city, Segura said.

“Because this is a non-credit program, it focuses really heavy on service learning. They’re not getting credit for it but we want them to come back and be able to put that on their resume that they did some kind of service learning. They each had a community project,” Segura said.

Six students known as peer mentors recruit freshman for the trip, promote the program, advise students involved in the Global Titan program, and join them abroad. Peer mentors are required to have participated the year prior.

Vanessa Lara, a Global Titan peer mentor said that it is important to form a connection with other mentors.

“That’s sort of what it means to be a peer mentor. Not only the back side and the hard work and creating stuff but really connecting with the students and being that support in a different country when they don’t have that family,” Lara said.

Students engaged in the program asked for a reunion, and this is the first year one was held.

“They want to continue being in contact and we realized we need to have something where we’re closing the experience.

We made it happen,” Segura said.

During the reunion, there was a guided discussion where students were able to reflect on their learning experiences, how the experience changed them and what their future plans are.

“I always knew I wanted to study abroad while in college, so I thought as freshman it would be a great opportunity to start especially because not many undergraduate schools offer study abroad for freshman,” said Daryana Salgado, a participant in this year’s program.

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Classic photo represents classic misogyny V-J day kiss between sailor and nurse, was not consensual.

ANGELINA DEQUINA Daily Titan

When Greta Zimmer Friedman and George Mendonsa shared a kiss in one of the world’s most famous photographs, “V-J Day in Times Square,” the world saw it as an intimate exchange. However, the reality behind the photo is now raising questions about society’s treatment of women and the #MeToo movement.

On Feb. 20, CNN reported that a statue recreating the “V-J Day in Times Square” kiss in Florida was recently vandalized with the words “#MeToo” spray-painted on the leg of Zimmer Friedman.

Although the graffiti was removed, the act itself serves as a reminder of society’s blatant ignorance towards the truth behind the photo.

“V-J Day in Times Square” was shot by Alfred Eisenstaedt in 1945 following the immediate end of World War II. It is widely regarded as a symbol of the joy people felt when the war ended and a representation of love.

The identity of the two people in the photograph had long been a subject of contention until a book called “The Kissing Sailor” was published. George Galdorisi and Lawrence Verria, the authors of the book, used military and forensics photo ID specialists to identify Friedman and Mendonsa, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

In addition to their identities being revealed,Friedman and Mendonsa have since unveiled the story behind the photo throughout several interviews.

The resulting story is one of

disturbing significance.

Friedman, at the time, was a 21-year-old dental assistant and decided to walk to Times Square upon hearing rumors that the war had ended. Mendonsa was a sailor on leave who was revealed to have had a few drinks at the time.

The two were strangers to one another.

He was on a date with his future wife, Rita Petry, when the clamor of people celebrating Japan’s surrender prompted him to go outside. When he spotted Friedman, he grabbed her by the hip and kissed her, according to CNN. Friedman described his grip as “very strong” in an interview with Veterans History Project and said, “I’m not sure about the kiss because, you know, it was just somebody really celebrating. But it wasn’t a romantic event.”

Despite Friedman’s clarification that the kiss was not romantic, the photo is still classified by BuzzFeed as one of the most romantic photos of all time.

The fact that the photo is still viewed as “romantic” after the details of the story emerged shows that society is still void of an understanding of consent.

One could argue that because of Friedman’s indifference towards the situation, the encounter was not assault. The problem with this argument, however, is that it ignores the indubitable nature of the kiss. That is, it was non-consensual and should not be romanticized.

It is no one’s place to decide how Zimmer Friedman felt about the kiss, but it is important to understand that what happened to her was not consensual and should not be romanticized

just because she didn’t fight back.

An analytical article in The New York Times expanded upon this argument. It sought to determine the reasons why people don’t believe sexual assault victims, with “failure to resist” being one of them.

At the end of the article, the author asserts that jurors took

resisting into consideration to determine if an incident was consensual, but it ignores the fact that women are conditioned not to use violence.

The danger of “V-J Day in Times Squares” is that it hides behind the guise of a casual encounter. Allowing the normalization and romanticization of acts like kissing a random

woman for celebratory causes reverts all of the progress people in the #MeToo movement have made.

Understanding that it is not immoral to appreciate the photo for its composition and appeal, but realizing it is a mistake to ignore the importance of the story behind it in a world where consent is still misunderstood.

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CSUF lacks variety in healthy food options Nutritious snacks are not promoted enough in campus stores.

RIVKA PRUSS Daily Titan

Trying to find an apple on campus is a challenge if you don’t want to spend the money on an overpriced fruit bowl.

Last May, Cal State Fullerton joined the Healthier Campus Initiative, a national effort to create better eating habits at college and university campuses. CSUF agreed to introduce healthier food and beverage options in dining venues as part of a three-year plan.

Our campus wants CSUF students to eat healthy but provides next to nothing in nutritious options.

It’s almost been a year since the initiative and there have been few visible changes, which is embarrassing for a campus that claims to care about health.

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courses aren’t even offered on campus.

If CSUF actually cares about the health of their students, then they need to take action that matches national health standards or university health standards.

Ninety-five percent of college students fail to eat the recommended amount of daily fruit and vegetables, according to a 2014 journal from Healthier Campus Initiative.

Cal State Fullerton knows this fact wholeheartedly but offers basically nothing in terms of healthy options for students to get that’s on the main campus or that is affordable.

The United States Department of Agriculture suggests that people between the ages of 19 and 30 should eat 2 cups of fruit a day and 2 ½ to 3 three cups of vegetables per day.

Our campus is a part of this initiative and wants students to eat more fruits and vegetables.

However, at the TSU Food Court, a student cannot purchase low-cost fruit and vegetable options like apples, bananas, or carrot sticks.

The campus can’t preach a healthy lifestyle, when they don’t give students the proper choices.

LH Express does offer a very small tray of fresh fruit to students, but with over 40,000 students on campus, one fruit tray in the LH Express is scarce pickings. In addition, LH Express is only open until 7 p.m., so students who take night classes don’t have access to fresh fruit on campus unless they want to walk all the way to the Community Market.

There are affordable options

such as sugary juices and sodas are more accessible than healthy options like smoothies. Students may not make the healthiest choices if they do not have much money or time.

If a student wants something to drink, there are many soda options offered in various dining locations across campus, like Mountain Dew, which has 77 grams of sugar. This basically diabetes in a beverage.

The campus recently opened Pieology in the Titan Student

Union food courts, yet another hypocritical action that fails to promote healthy eating. Opening a pizzeria is only adding to the unhealthy food offered at CSUF. If a student needs a late night study session, the only dining venue where they can sit and enjoy a meal is the Late Night Café.

The on-campus dining website lists that the cafe offers pizza, snacks and treats.

It’s hypocritical that the

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campus promotes healthy eating habits, while the campus dining website advertises to students to indulge their “midnight sweet tooth.”

There are plenty of options for students on campus, but too many are unhealthy. Campuses need to take action and add more healthy options on campus, like having an easier access to fresh fruits and vegetables at an affordable rate and providing enough healthy beverages and restaurants.

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Diverse group sweeps 91st Oscar awards

After lacking equality for several years, representation increases in the industry.

MEGAN GARCIA NATHAN NGUYEN Daily Titan

Glitz and glamour were left in the crevices of the Dolby Theatre after “Green Book” captured the 91st Oscar’s with five total wins, including this year’s Best Picture award.

It was the award show of upset victories with Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”) winning for Best Lead performances, over Christian Bale (“Vice”) and Glenn Close (“The Wife”) who had swept those categories leading up to the Oscars.

The three and a half-hour ceremony kicked off with Queen and Adam Lambert performing “Bohemian Rhapsody” in honor of the Best Picture nominee. The montage of 2018’s blockbusters to independent hits that followed the performance was a gentle reminder of the awards’ purpose: to celebrate the art of cinema.

Impromptu hosts Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who repeatedly insisted they weren’t hosts, opened the show with their outlandish humor and quick wit.

After their jokes about microwaves producing movies and Mexico not paying for the wall, the trio presented the first award of the night to Regina King for Actress in a Supporting Role in “If Beale Street Could Talk.”

For the first time in 30 years, the Academy Awards went on without a host after Twitter imploded with the discovery of homophobic tweets from Kevin Hart, who was given the hosting duties for the ceremony. For an awards show that has seen a declining viewership in the last five years, the host shakeup provided a different headline other than

the show’s infamous runtime.

The lack of a host was a blessing in disguise with the absence of dragging monologues and awkward audience interactions.

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” emerged as an early frontrunner for the night with Hannah Beachler not only taking the Oscar for Production Design, but also for her emotional victory speech.

“I did my best and my best was good enough,” Beachler said while clutching the award as she held back tears. Beachler became the first African-American to be nominated for and win an Oscar in production design.

Alfonso Cuarón, the mastermind behind “Roma,” joined the diverse group of winners for this year’s Oscars, which was a stark

contrast from 2015’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy. Four years ago, activist April Reign created the movement after nominees in the four main acting categories were not diversely represented.

Cuarón made history at the Oscars with “Roma” being the first Mexican film to win Best Foreign Language film. Along with the history, Cuarón took home the awards for Cinematography and Best Director.

Although clear winners for the different categories were a mixed bag, musical performances were as bright as day.

Jennifer Hudson delivered a powerful rendition of “I’ll Fight” from the film, “RBG,” as the audience rose to their feet in standing ovation. Keegan Michael Key dropped into the audience Mary

CONTINUED FROM 1 ASI brought out a portable climbing wall, where students climbed all the way to the top, pressed a button, then came down to collect their hole punch.

The next two stations did not require any intense workouts but focused on students’ relaxation and enjoyment outdoors.

Students could earned more hole punches by receiving a massage from Maya Pacheco, a licensed massage therapist.

Next to the free massages was the SRC’s pool, where students could climb inside one of the two human hamster balls. Students stepped into sphere-shaped lightweight plastic balls and raced on water. Lifeguards held a rope that was attached to the hamster balls to help students get back to shore after their race.

Titan Outdoors set up tents, a campfire, and an easy and difficult slackline to give students a taste

of their camping programs. For a hole punch, Titan Outdoors gave students a choice between roasting marshmallows to make s’mores or balancing on a slackline.

Leaderboards tracked students’ participation for two activities.

One challenge included flipping a tire and the other involved practicing free throws.

Treats that did not require punch cards were popcorn and free Juice It Up! strawberry and mango smoothies.

After students earned five hole punches, ASI gave them a food voucher to Chef’s Tasting Spoon.

The food truck let students and SRC faculty choose from macaroni and cheese, pork fried rice, teriyaki chicken bowls, barbecue pulled pork or garlic fries.

Throughout the event, independent DJ Lowso played songs by Rihanna, Cardi B and Tyga, so students exercised while they listened to music.

Participants climb a portable rock wall on Tuffy Lawn for National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day.

Poppins style to introduce Bette Midler, who sang “The Place Where The Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns.”

The most head-turning performance was Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, sharing the stage for their passion-filled live rendition of the Oscar-winning song “Shallow” from their Best Picture-nominated film “A Star is Born.”

Another star of the night, Mahershala Ali, dedicated his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor to his grandmother, saying he wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for her.

Even though “Into the Spider-Verse” earned the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the producers emphasized that they feel like they already won when they hear kids say a certain character

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from the movie looks like them or speaks the same language.

During Malik’s acceptance speech, the newly crowned Best Actor highlighted the parallels between himself and Freddie Mercury.

“I am the son of immigrants from Egypt, a first-generation American, my story is being written right now,” said Malek.

The biggest winner of the night was diversity.

The Oscars have come a long way since the controversial years in which people of color were not represented.

“It’s about loving each other despite our differences and finding out the truth about who we are, we’re the same people,” said Peter Farrelly, the director of “Green Book.”

Fitness: Physical challenges test students’ strength

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Mary Nutter Classic proved to be a challenge The Titans’ only win of the tournament came against Bethune-Cookman.

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For the past 16 years, the most distinguished collegiate softball programs from across the United States have made the pilgrimage to compete in one of the largest preseason college softball tournaments in the country: the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

The Cal State Fullerton softball team competed in four games and won one of the four.

For the third year in a row, the Titans took the field at the Big League Dreams Complex in Cathedral City, California.

Like many of their opponents, the Titans prepared for a series of doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, which included playing against the fifth-ranked Washington Huskies on Saturday and the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners on Sunday.

Unfortunately in the case of both matchups against the eliteranked schools, CSUF lost twice. The Huskies won 1-0 on Saturday and the Sooners won

9-1 the following day.

It is not often the case that the Titans struggle with hitting, but the Titans suffered immensely against Washington and Oklahoma. Between both matches, CSUF only got three hits, one each from freshman Alexa Neil and sophomores Deshea Hill and Janelle Rodriguez. .

While it is difficult to try and pull any positives away from the five-inning mercy-ruled loss against the Sooners, freshman right-hander Dani Martinez was both a weekend standout and the picture of tenacity on the mound, throwing six scoreless innings until giving up the only run of the game in the top of the seventh.

The second of both doubleheader games were slightly less challenging for the Titans, who defeated Bethune-Cookman University 4-0 on Saturday, but lost to the University of California, Berkeley 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.

On Saturday afternoon against Bethune-Cookman, the Titans struck a chord on both offense and defense after having fallen to Washington a few hours earlier.

Junior right-hander Sophie Frost pitched her first full-game shutout of the season against

The pitching staff has a combined 2.94 ERA and 72 strikeouts this season.

Bethune-Cookman while Neil and senior outfielder Ari Williams combined to give the Titans all four runs against the Wildcats.

The following day against Berkeley, however, Martinez gave up a two-run-homer in the top of the fourth inning that Fullerton could not overcome, netting only one run in the three

innings following the Bears’ tworun lead.

The Titans’ tough weekend was solidified by three losses to higher ranked opponents in accordance to NCAA’s Division I softball rankings. While a lack of dominance on the win column for the weekend might seem like a red-flag for Fullerton, the Titans have never been

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over .500 in the Mary Nutter Classic.

Since becoming regulars at the Mary Nutter Classic in 2014, the tournament has had little bearing on CSUF’s ability to take home three consecutive Big West Championships from 2016-18, where the Titans went 1-4, 1-3, and 2-2 in the nationwide competition.

Titans’ four-game win streak comes to an end CSUF men’s basketball found themselves down by 20 points in the first half.

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Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball was no match for UC Santa Barbara’s defensive prowess that ended the Titans’ fourgame winning streak in Saturday’s 82-67 loss.

CSUF is in second place in the Big West behind UC Irvine and Santa Barbara is in third.

Both teams averaged 73 points per game in the season so far and were similarly matched in rebounds per game, as well as percentage of free throws made, field goals and 3-pointers.

With about nine minutes left in the first half, the Gauchos jumped to a 20-point lead on a layup made by guard Ar’mond Davis.

Fullerton’s rough start kept them playing catch-up for the

remainder of the game, and as a result, the team began to grow frustrated.

CSUF guard Kyle Allman Jr. missed an uncontested dunk after a steal in the first half. He was able to score 12 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers, to help reduce the deficit to 10 by the end of the first half.

The Gauchos were a defensive powerhouse in the first half with six steals and four blocks.

Although the Titans ended the first half on a 13-3 run, they were unable to change the overall tempo of the game.

CSUF guard Khalil Ahmad stepped it up in the second half, scoring 20 of his game-high 27 points with Allman Jr. limited to four points on 1-of-5 shooting.

Santa Barbara remained in the lead for the entirety of the game with help from the bench, who scored 27 points. Meanwhile, all eight bench points for the Titans came from guard Jamal Smith.

The Gauchos made 74 percent of their free throws while the

Titans shot 61 percent from the line.

Santa Barbara out-rebounded the Titans 39-24. The Gauchos grabbed 10 offensive rebounds compared to the Titans’ five.

With the teams so evenly matched, it was an aggressive game with 35 total fouls committed. UCSB guard Max Heidegger was called for a technical foul with 7:18 left in the second half after slamming the ball into the scorer’s table.

CSUF’s 67 points was below their average of 73 points per game for the season, with 41 of them coming in the second half.

Guard Jaquori McLaughlin sealed the win for the Gauchos after scoring on an emphatic dunk with just over two minutes left on the clock, making it a 16-point game.

This marks the second loss in the last 11 games for the Titans.

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Guard Khalil Ahmad has been the starter in 25 of 27 games played.

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Offensively, the Titans scored runs in five different innings with the bulk of them coming in the fifth. Pavletich led the team with two hits including a homerun and three RBI. In the second game against Fresno State, the Titans struggled offensively, scoring two runs on eight hits.

Timothy Josten received the

start against the Bulldogs, his second appearance this year.

Josten tallied nine strikeouts while giving up only one walk, and pitched for six innings surrendering five hits and three runs.

Six of the Titans’ eight hits came from three players, with Hank LoForte, Daniel Cope and Mitchell Berryhill had two hits apiece. LoForte yielded the

only hit to offer extra bases as he doubled to right field during the third inning and eventually scored the Titans’ first run after a sacrifice fly by Brett Borgogno.

CSUF played their last game Sunday morning against Oklahoma. The Titans were able to hold on to beat the Sooners 8-6.

Michael Knorr pitched one shy of five innings, giving up six

runs on nine hits.

Pitching through the final four innings, the Titans allowed only two hits and no runs. The three pitchers included Landon Anderson, Kyle Luckham and Michael Weisberg.

Fullerton’s bats also came to life against the Sooners as they posted 15 hits coming from seven different players. Hank LoForte continued to post great

numbers with four hits in six plate appearances.

CSUF scored in every inning between the third and the sixth to bring their scoring total to eight, while allowing the Sooners to score three runs in the second and fifth.

The Titans produced 17 runs on 34 hits while allowing 11 runs over the course of three games.