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Volume 105 Issue 29

Special report finds no Russian collusion Attorney General William Barr announces results of Mueller investigation. KORRYN SANCHEZ Editor in Chief

NOAH BIESIADA News Editor

The investigation of President Donald Trump and his campaign led by Robert S. Mueller III was released Sunday. The report said Trump nor his aides have conspired with Russia. According to a letter released by Attorney General William Barr, the Mueller probe found no

evidence of collusion with Russia, but the letter was vague regarding the count of obstruction of justice, saying, “The Special Council states that ‘while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.’” Barr and Assistant Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded in the letter that the evidence gathered by the special counsel did not amount to obstruction of justice. Trump addressed the release of the letter and said the investigation began illegally. “There was no collusion with Russia. There was no obstruction, none whatsoever and it was

a complete and total exoneration. It is a shame that our country had to go through this, to be honest it is a shame that your president had to go through this before I ever got elected. It began and it began illegally and hopefully someone is going to look at the other side,” said Trump. The report itself has not been released to the public, as the Justice Department is currently working to figure out what portions can be released to protect grand jury testimony, according to Barr’s letter. Prominent Democrats, including House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are calling for a

full release of the special counsel’s report to the public and want more than the attorney general’s letter to Congress. “Attorney General Barr’s letter raises as many questions as it answers,” Pelosi and Schumer said in a joint letter released on the Speaker’s website. “Congress requires the full report and the underlying documents so that the Committees can proceed with their independent work.” The Mueller report led to a total of 34 people and three companies receiving indictments or offering guilty pleas, according to ABC News. Prominent campaign officials who have indicted include

Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign manager, Rick Gates, a campaign official, Roger Stone, a long time friend of the president, and Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney. Manafort was charged with 18 counts and plead guilty to eight, including submitting false income tax returns, bank fraud and failing to file reports of foreign bank accounts. Gates pleaded guilty on counts of conspiracy against the United States and lying to federal prosecutors. Stone was found guilty on five counts of false statements. Cohen was also charged on a count of false statements to Congress.

Editorial As a nod to Women’s History Month, it is important to have this special women’s issue to remind everyone of the importance of celebrating women and having their voices heard. One hundred years ago, Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Since then, numerous women have made strides in long-term change, giving the generation of women that followed a platform for success. Today more than ever, it is necessary for women to secure their place as equals. Females like Michelle Obama, Emma Gonzalez, Billie Jean King and Serena Williams embody what it means to be not only strong leaders but monumental in the

pathway to equality. Despite the obstacles that have accumulated throughout history, women have persevered and flourished. We at the Daily Titan believe that it is important to represent their accomplishments and determination. Activists worked hard to further women’s rights and demolish pre-existing barriers. The Equal Pay Act was signed in 1963 and prohibited wage discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sex. Title IX was signed in 1972 and stated that no person should be excluded from any education program or federal financial assistance due to their sex. The landmark case Roe v. Wade gave women the legal right to have abortions.

Women all over the world have fought to be recognized and treated with respect, from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who argued six landmark gender equality cases before the supreme court, to Malala Yousafzai, who took a bullet to the head while advocating for female education in the Middle East. Their boldness and relentless determination have provided examples of how to demolish barriers for countless strong women who are striving for their own success. These powerful figures represent what it means to be a woman - to be someone who can pave their own path, and someone who knows that there are no limits to what can be

accomplished. In this issue, we have decided to highlight women who have created their own definition of womanhood. We have made the effort to emphasize a woman’s voice by making sure women contributed to a majority of the articles written. As female journalists, we understand that women are still fighting to this day, each with their own personal battles, and each one deserves to be recognized on our campus and in our community. Representing those who dare to be a woman. Proudly, The female journalists of the Daily Titan

Career wisdom for women in the arts BAYLEE MAUST Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts celebrated Women’s History Month by inviting six female alumnae to speak with students about their careers in the arts. The panel consisted of Michelle Hiraishi, Anabel Martinez, Cyrus Parker-Jeannette, Ashley Sinohui-Lara, Brandy Stiles and Nadine Tran. Dale Merrill, dean of the College of the Arts, said he wanted to create an event that showcased women in various stages of their careers. “I think it’s important because you don’t always want to see somebody who’s already made it. You want to see people who are still figuring out the path, people in the middle of the path and some people that have accomplished the path and might be transitioning into a new career,” Merrill said. Joelle Bergstrand, a firstyear student planning on majoring in illustration, attended the event hoping to get some career wisdom. “I know a lot of the industry are mostly a lot of male workers. I was curious to see how (women’s) experiences differ in the industry and how it could possibly help me to learn how to go about the world,” Bergstrand said.

Panelists shared that getting on the pathway to success has not been easy. Hiraishi, a 2017 CSUF illustration graduate, and Tran, a 2017 dance graduate, said that being Asian in the illustration and dance fields has gotten them some negative responses. “Sometimes the way people talk to you when they have a cer-

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Once I finally was kinder to myself and decided, ‘You don’t have to choose one thing, you can do all of them,’ that’s when my world opened up.

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The panel highlighted CSUF alumnae who are at various stages of their careers.

ANABEL MARTINEZ CSUF alumna and panelist tain image of who you are, they can maybe take advantage of you,” Hiraishi said. Tran said she similarly faced judgement from a director after being cast in a show. “She saw me with the rest of the company and said, ‘I don’t know if you’re a good fit.’ I really don’t think it had something to do with my personality or the way I was dancing. I think she noticed that I stood out in a different way,” Tran said. Despite their differences, Stiles, department manager at Blizzard Entertainment, said she was culturally brought up to be a leader. SEE PATHWAY

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From left to right, Cyrus Parker-Jeannette, Anabel Martinez and Michelle Hiraishi were three of the six panelists.

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LGBTQ flag to wave in Fullerton Fullerton decides to approve an annual display set for the month of June. ANGELINA DEQUINA Asst. Opinion Editor

Fullerton became the third city in Orange County, behind Santa Ana and Anaheim, to approve the annual display of the LGBTQ rainbow flag on their city hall flag pole after the Fullerton City Council approved the measure with a vote of 3-2. The council decided on March 19 that the flag will be displayed once a year from Harvey Milk Day on May 22 until the end of Pride Month in June. It will commemorate LGBTQ rights and Harvey Milk, who served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 as one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States, according to the Milk Foundation. Milk commissioned the flag to be made by Gilbert Baker. Shortly after the unveiling of the flag, Milk was assassinated on Nov. 27, 1978. California has the fifth largest LGBTQ population in the United States, according to UCLA School of Law Williams Institute. In Santa Ana, flying the LGBTQ flag has been a longstanding part of city hall. Santa Ana started flying the LGBTQ flag in Sept. 2015, three months after gay marriage was legalized nationwide in June 2015, according to Voice of OC. Anaheim was announced to be in the final phase of approving the display of the flag on its city flagpoles by the OC Register two months ago. The idea was proposed by Fullerton councilman Ahmad Zahra, who said that the flag would be a symbol of support for the LGBTQ community in Fullerton. “It is important, in my opinion, to show our community at large that we are a city that welcomes all, and a city that also acknowledges all communities and the issues that people are struggling with,” Zahra said.

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Laura Cantor, director of policy, advocacy and youth programs at the LGBT Center Orange County, advocates for the pride flag to be flown.

Zahra also mentioned that the flag had personal importance to him. He married his partner of 15 years in Fullerton and is likely the first LGBTQ Muslim city councilman in the United States, according to research done by Victory Fund, an organization that helps get LGBTQ leaders elected. Victory Fund had endorsed Zahra in his campaign for city council. “I’m a gay person and so, personally, it means a lot to me to know that the city I love and that I live in, that I’m dedicating my public service to, is a city that is also acknowledging me as a person,” said Zahra. The flag will be displayed along

with three other flags at city hall: the American flag, the California flag and the prisoners of war and missing in action flag. The city council was met with a variety of public comments before they made the decision to let the LGBTQ rainbow flag fly. Jose Trinidad Castaneda, a 28-year-old resident of Fullerton, said that he wanted the flag to fly because it makes the LGBTQ community feel loved. “I never thought that this would happen in my life. To see the pride flag fly in my city is going to be transformative for me. I lost friends on the way here and now I know I don’t have to go all the way to Los Angeles to celebrate

pride, I can be here in my community,” Castaneda said. Councilwoman Jan Flory was the first councilmember to second the motion to approve of the flag being displayed although she said she was originally unsure after surveying some people about the prospect of flying the flag. Flory said that she found there was a variety of opinions about whether or not the flag should be flown and suggested that the council display the flag on top of the front doors of city hall instead of putting it on the flagpole. Zahra insisted that the flag be flown on the pole instead of hanging it on the front doors. Zahra said it is

disrespectful and marginalizes the community. Flory also asked Zahra to consider limiting the amount of years the city council would annually display the flag. Zahra said that unless the LGBTQ community is granted full rights in a set amount of years, he stood by the idea that the flag should be displayed annually for an indefinite amount of years which received applause from some in the public. “I know that this is symbolic. It won’t hurt anyone but it will help a lot of people. This is a way to show that our city acknowledges every community and that no one is left behind,” Zahra said.

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Student finds new passion as an officer One semester from graduating, Brittany Wolfe decided to switch majors. NOAH BIESIADA News Editor

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Brittany Wolfe, a fifth year student, began her career at Cal State Fullerton as an animation major, with her ultimate goal being to work at Disney and Pixar Studios, but decided to make a change. “I was already halfway through what is most people’s senior year and decided to change my major,” Wolfe said. Wolfe realized that her classes were not satisfying her own artistic desires. “Art had always been a passion of mine, and it was super fun or whatever but I realized that I didn’t want to make that my job. I wanted to keep it a hobby. I wasn’t experiencing the same enjoyment out of it just because I felt like it was more like creating someone else’s vision rather than my own,” Wolfe said. While pursuing animation, Wolfe had initially hoped that her work with studios like Disney would inspire people and make a difference in their lives. “I have always been very passionate about people, and I knew that I wanted a job where I could be more hands-on with helping people. Originally, I did animation because in my mindset, I was thinking ‘I could impact people,’” Wolfe said. Wolfe learned about a potential job at the police station while working as a resident advisor her junior year. Wolfe became interested in law enforcement after realizing that she liked responding to

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different issues and situations to help people. “As an RA I learned a lot about myself as a person, just in how I was handling different situations with my residents and stuff like that, so I figured the CSO (community service officer) position seemed similar in nature but on a campus level,” Wolfe said. After applying for the program with a friend and making her way through her first semester as a community service officer for University Police, Wolfe realized that it was a perfect fit. “Because I am so passionate about people, being able to help people is just really rewarding and that’s, ultimately, why I want to go into it,” Wolfe said. “Honestly, just being out in the community is my favorite part personally.” As a CSO, Wolfe has been able to be more hands-on with her community, providing safety escorts for students and connecting them with resources. “I’ll run into someone on campus a few weeks later, and I don’t even expect them to remember me, and they’d thank me again like, ‘Oh thanks again for driving me to my car the other night!’” Wolfe said. “That’s kind of like when you’re able to see, oh wow, I made a difference in that person’s day.” After working as a CSO, she was promoted to a field training officer position. This promotion was not only a professional victory, but a personal one as well, as Wolfe recognized just how far she had come when she was given the task of training the incoming community service officers. “It’s been really rewarding because it came full circle because I very clearly remember when I was in training, so it’s just funny to think that now I am in the

Brittany Wolfe and friend Austin Monteilh joined the University Police Department.

FTO’s shoes,” Wolfe said. After her first semester as a CSO, Wolfe changed her major to criminal justice despite mixed reactions from friends, family and counselors. “Some people thought I was joking, to be honest,” Wolfe said. “There was a wide spectrum of reactions. Overall, I just kind of like took everything in to make my own decision.” Despite switching so late in her college career, Wolfe is

expected to graduate at the end of this semester, having completed the entire criminal justice major in just three semesters. “I had a lot of learning to do, and I had a lot of personal challenges to overcome, because I went from drawing cartoons all day to now; I’m studying criminal justice. Those are two very different worlds,” Wolfe said. “It’s been the right amount of challenging where I know I can do it, but it’s still not going to be

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easy.” After graduation, she hopes to attend the police academy and become a K-9 unit officer in or near her hometown of San Diego. “Basically, my goal is to become a detective, and have a dog be my partner to help people,” Wolfe said. “I love dogs and I love people, so if I can help people with a dog at my side, that just sounds like the ultimate dream job for me.”

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Pathway: Advice to living the artistic dream CONTINUED FROM 1 “I aspire to be an advocate for artists. If I want to be that leader, I have to be heard,” Stiles said. Merrill said that he hopes students will take away one pearl of wisdom from the panel that might help them on their own path in the arts. “I hope our male students will come to this event and see some of the ordeals that women have to go through to be successful in their careers that we as men sometimes take for granted. We don’t always understand some of the things that young women have to go through,” Merrill said. Finding her own pathway was a challenge that Martinez faced. “Once I finally was kinder to myself and decided, ‘You don’t have to choose one thing, you can do all of them,’ that’s

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when my world opened up. That was a really big change for me,” Martinez said. Even though Tran said that rejection was difficult to move past, she understands a new side to her career field. “It’s a reality of what we have today in the arts. I think what I took away from that was reminding myself that it’s something that’s a part of me and if someone cannot accept that, then I shouldn’t be working with them,” Tran said. Laura Neal, career specialist for the arts at the career center, hopes students will see that each pathway is unique. “There’s no one way to do it. Whether you’re a musician or graphic designer or a dancer, or a theatre arts major, how you get there and what it looks like is going to be entirely unique to that person,” Neal said.

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Although the event was catered to women, men were also encouraged to attend.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez influences politics AOC unites women across the board and fights for equality.

SOPHIA ACEVEDO Managing Editor

The Democrats have a new media darling worthy of the spotlight: New York House of Representatives member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman in history elected to Congress. Already given legendary initial status as AOC, Ocasio-Cortez is a noteworthy example of female representation in politics. Not only does she carry tremendous potential to be a prominent political leader due to her popularity and resilience but she shows what it is like to have a driven Latina in politics. To put it bluntly, having a majority of old white men in political leadership positions since the birth of our nation has been underwhelming. Being represented is not just about a matter of diversity. It is about having a sense of awareness that truly shows that the people in control of the major actions of the nation embody and understand the struggles of the whole. Ocasio-Cortez has fought tirelessly to voice her perspective on issues. She has argued in support of free tuition and Medicare for all and even proposed a New Green Deal. Even for those who don’t agree with Ocasio-Cortez’s strong left-leaning principles,

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they have to be willing to recognize that her very presence in politics serves as an important moment for women. Women everywhere need someone who is able to serve as an antithesis to the disgusting behavior of the current president that continues to be overlooked by supporters. President Donald Trump’s vulgar language to describe women from an Access Hollywood interview from 2005 was just the beginning. His Twitter account has been demeaning to women, calling them “horseface” or “ugly”. He clearly can’t construe articulate arguments so he must resort to the elementary language of a 5-year-old. It’s hard to believe that the current standing president has stated such revolting words like “grab ‘em by the pussy” yet this

Column: I am my own experiences Being told I pass as white devalued my identity as a person of color.

KORRYN SANCHEZ Editor in Chief

A person’s experience should never be rescinded, undermined or negated. You have not had a single experience that is the same as someone else’s. Everyone goes through life differently, experiencing and interpreting things differently. I have always understood this to be true, but I did not understand the severity of it until someone took away the validity of my own experiences. I had the opportunity to attend a conference where a seminar was given on how people in leadership positions in the media can give minority’s voices an opportunity to be heard. As a person of color, this resonated with me and I went through the entire three hour training listening intently, trying to absorb everything that was being said. As the final hour approached I had my own epiphanies. I realized my mistakes actually resulted in me quieting the voices of minority groups on my campus and I felt guilty about it. I decided I wanted to share these thoughts with the person sitting next to me, and when I did the lecturer overheard and singled me out. “Your complexion allows you to pass, that’s why you have been making those mistakes,” she said. “I pass?” I asked. “You look white. So you don’t VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

have to deal with discrimination the way I do,” the lecturer said. I have heard the term “passing” before, but not frequently enough to associate it with its definition immediately. It was in that moment that I realized the severity of my mistakes. I have never felt so diminished. In one sentence she took my identity away from me. She took away the validity of my experiences. Carrying the last name Sanchez is something I have always thought to be an essential part of who I am. It is not only my name or my father’s name, but I have always felt that it helps identify my culture and where I come from, which is an important part of who I am. The way I have dealt with discrimination or profiling has not been harder or easier than anyone elses because there is no comparison. The lecturer’s experiences are her own and mine are my own. She does not get to compare what she has felt and dealt with to what I have because she has no idea how I experience things or what I’ve experienced. This is true across every platform. It does not matter the color of your skin, your sexuality or gender. What you go through and how you perceive things does not get to be judged or given validity by someone who has not had that same experience. As a woman of color who has a job that provides me the opportunity to give underrepresented groups a voice, I do believe it is my duty to give all underrepresented groups a platform to share their voice. That does not mean we should takeaway the majority groups’ voice or devalue their experiences. I am Mexican and that is an essential part of who I am. I might not have a dark complexion but it is not someone else’s place to tell me that the way I look disqualifies my experiences as a Mexican, a woman or a person of color.

is the brutish hell that the United States currently endures. In the United States’ current divisive political climate, leaders should not speak hateful words or embrace the behavior and rhetoric of an absolute pig. Citizens need a voice that can unify, not divide, which is exactly what Ocasio-Cortez does best. With humble beginnings, Ocasio-Cortez won her district against all odds during the incredibly important 2018 midterm elections. She became the voice not only for her people in New York but millions of young women across the nation. Since her victory in November, she has continued to mobilize people in support of women’s issues. During the 2019 Women’s March, Ocasio-Cortez appeared

in New York City and delivered a captivating speech that reminded women of their power in unity. “Let us remember that a fight means no person left behind. So when people want to stop talking about the issues that black women face, when people want to stop talking about the issues that trans women or immigrant women face, we have to ask them, why does that make you so uncomfortable?” Ocasio-Cortez said in her speech. During the State of the Union address last month, Ocasio-Cortez, along with many other Democrat women, wore “suffragette” white as a reminder of the revolutionary moment when Congress granted women the right to vote. “There’s so much more that we have to fight for: from wage

equality to paycheck fairness to protecting ourselves and believing survivors,”Ocasio-Cortez said. This is the language and rhetoric women need to hear from their political leaders. Women deserve to have a shining voice like Ocasio-Cortez to remind them that they are powerful and deserve to be heard. With it being the 100th anniversary of the women’s right to vote this year, it seems only right that women continue to shape the plaguing issues of politics and continue the fight for women’s rights. Ocasio-Cortez is an exemplary example of such, and with her power to unify people and support women, I am hopeful for the future of politics and her role in becoming a defining character in political history.

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MONDAY MARCH 25, 2019

CSUF student pursues childhood dream

Noah Michal, theater arts major, has aspired to be an actress since she was seven years old. CHRISTIAN AGUILAR Asst. Lifestyle Editor

As a child, Noah Michal’s stuttering was so severe that it caused her to twitch. Sometimes her stutter prevented her from formulating sentences, and she spent 10 to 11 years in speech therapy to correct her stutter. Much to the surprise of her parents, when she got on stage for her first performance in seventh grade, her stutter disappeared amid the spotlight that shone on her. Once off stage, her stutter returned. But stuttering did not stop Michal from following her passion; acting stuck to her like gum under the table in a lecture hall, and she is now a theater arts major. Despite her struggle with stuttering as a child, Michal has overcome her speech issues and established herself as an accomplished actor on the Cal State Fullerton stage, earning the respect and admiration from peers like Mykah Atkins, a theater arts major. “Noah is a phenomenal actress. Let’s say one day she is working on a character she doesn’t relate to, (theater professor Svetlana Efremova) won’t just be like, ‘I understand this is not your type of character,’ She’ll be like, ‘Why can’t you connect to this?’ She always pushes Noah to go beyond what she thinks she can do,” Atkins said. Out of all the colleges that Michal considered, she ultimately chose to attend CSUF to pursue her education in theater arts. She decided on CSUF because her mom was a Titan and she heard about the profound impact Efremova had on other students in the College of the Arts department. “That woman has changed my life. The best acting teacher I’ve ever had. She’s phenomenal,” Michal said. “Before training, I was just going into a role and (thinking) ‘Oh what feels right, let’s just wing it and see what happens.’ I get a role now, and I know the breakdown, I know who I am, I know what I want, and I know what I need to do.” Michal’s proudest moment in regards to acting was participating in “Bee-lutherhatchee” by Thomas Gibbons last semester. “Bee-luther-hatchee” explores the complexity of authorship and identity when a

Noah Michal is currently rehearsing for her role in ‘Lysistrata’ as Belfreshia, an Athenian woman.

white man writes the biography of a black woman under her identity. The play questions the matter of who has the right to tell one’s story. “It was really nice to have that discussion because we don’t really talk about things that make people uncomfortable, because it makes people feel weird. They kind of want to sweep things under the rug, but it was nice to put this show in front of an audience for 17 shows and have people think for two hours,” Michal said. Bernard Hefner, majoring in English and acting, played Sean Leonard opposite Shelita Burns, Michal’s character, in “Bee-luther-hatchee.” “(Michal) is a wonderful person and a very professional person. She comes having fun. Smiling is achieved through her working hard and giving the perseverance through every role. She puts in the legwork and that’s how she is able to have fun,” Hefner said. Michal also performed in an adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” called “Shakespeare’s R + J.” She performed alongside Leianna Weaver, who is a theater arts major with an emphasis in acting.

“I don’t know if she had done Shakespeare before, but she just excelled in that. She’s one of those people who’s just like, so solid, but also constantly growing, constantly looking for ways to grow, and she knows that she’s still learning. I think that is something that’s so admirable to me,” Weaver said. Even though Michal knew that one does not need a degree in performing arts in order to become an actor, she furthered her education anyway, she said. “As an actor, a piece of paper, no piece of paper, can you do the job? I came to school for acting, so I know that I know I can do the job. I wanted the training, I wanted the skill set,” she said. Currently, Michal is preparing for the role Belphragia in “Lysistrata,” which is a play about women withholding sex from men in hopes of restoring peace. “I’m doing a lot of stretching because I have a lot of back pain, and I’m kind of tense, so a lot of stretching before to warm up physically, to warm up vocally. It’s just a lot of playing. Going as big as you can, and if it’s too big, we can bring it down. But, for now, throwing things at the wall and see what sticks,” Michal said.

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After graduation, Michal wants to audition for film and television jobs. But being a woman of color her concern is typecasting, which is when an actor is limited and put in a box because of the performer’s skin tone and appearance. “In TV and film, we see a lot of black people, Latino or Muslim. We always see them playing the same thing. The ghetto black girl popping bubble gum, so that’s definitely something, but we are more than that … The fear is not wanting to get closed into a stereotype, something that is based on perception and not the truth,” Michal said. From Michal’s childhood dream of becoming an actor to now taking the stage at CSUF, words of motivation have pushed Michal to thrive in her performance and remember her origins for her love of acting. “No matter what happens, no matter what school you get into, what school you don’t get into, the part you get, the part you don’t get — continue to move forward, to doing what you wanted to do when you were seven,” Michal said. “If you can remember why you started this, why you love it. I think that will take you miles, and miles and miles.”

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Thanks to your tireless efforts to keep everything running smoothly by ensuring that everyone is on the same page, a coworker has probably already put in a good word for you. However, it could be awhile before you hear anything solid.

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8 Sports

MONDAY MARCH 25, 2019

Column: As a reporter, I stand alone In an industry of men, I am part of a small community of female sports journalists. MEGAN GARCIA Senior Editor

The baseball diamond in front me doesn’t differ from the chairs surrounding me. Everywhere I look, there’s a man. Maybe there’s a woman passing the stat sheet in the press box or adjusting the contrast levels for game photos, but for the most part I’m the only female getting a byline for the recap. I’m a female sports reporter. There aren’t many others like me at this level. As media grows, on-air talent is diversifying within gender and race. Female studio anchors and sideline reporters are gaining notoriety for their work in the field. As part of a small publication, the number of females getting bylines in the sports section is askew. I can’t be frustrated with the system because there aren’t more women in the sports section. Just like the pay disparity in professional sports between men and women, there’s an imbalance in sports journalism. So far, the most frightening instance I’ve experienced during game coverage was being the last person in a baseball stadium, with security nowhere to be found. I clutched my bags tighter and dangled my keys louder so the group of men in the poorly lit parking lot knew I had my guard up. In my experience, female students outnumber male students in the Communications Department at Cal State Fullerton, but the number gets flipped in the realm of sports. I see camaraderie within the industry when MLB Network’s Lauren Shehadi, ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza and Spectrum SportsNet LA’s Alanna Rizzo defend one another when an online troll targets them. While I’m

more than capable of defending myself, I wonder if people just scroll through the vulgarities in my mentions. Despite the online harassment, I see the interactions between those women and become eager that one day I’ll have that type of solidarity. I’m the type of person who needs guidance, and although I seek a female mentor in the sports field,. I’m still extremely grateful for Harrison Faigen, my Editor-in-Chief at SB Nation’s Silver Screen and Roll, who has taken me under his wing in the past few months. I’ve bumped into ESPN’s Courtney Sweet numerous times in the last month at CSUF men’s basketball games. While we only exchanged a few words in the handful of times we’ve seen each other, I still learned from her during those games. I found myself noting how she goes about her work. Between live game updates, she’d note stats on index cards. I rushed over to post-game interviews to analyze how Sweet asked questions, and how players and coaches answered them. By shadowing those interviews, I feel I’m a better post-game reporter. After meeting Bleacher Report’s Mirin Fader, we exchanged a few emails about reporting techniques for long-form journalism. My biggest takeaway from Fader was during a discussion with CSUF’s Society of Professional Journalists chapter. She said we have to accept that sexism and misogyny will occur when reporting on sports. Once when she was interviewing an NBA player, she was heckled by another player with sexist remarks. The interview was cut short, and she was embarrassed by the whole situation. No one within earshot came to her defense. At that moment, I accepted the fact that female sports reporters, particularly in print, are a rare breed.

The presence of nonwhite sports reporters is also sparse. I see more nonwhite women in long-form narrative journalism and anchor TV shows than daily beat reporting. I can do all three well, but I’m conflicted if I should be part of a statistic or create my own path. The only three Hispanic female sports reporters I know are MLB’s Maria I. Guardado, and ESPN’s Antonietta Collins

and Marly Rivera. These three women have influenced my sports journalism outlook and proved that a nonwhite reporter can make it into well-renowned outlets. I’ve even gotten some advice from Rivera through my best friend during the 2018 World Series, as the two met in Fenway Park. I’ve accepted isolation when reporting from the field. I don’t think I’ve faced any sexism in

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person, but I’ve certainly seen it in my Twitter mentions. It’s a grind having to put in double the work to get half the recognition in my field. There are extra eyes on my work to see if women can understand sports for the game itself rather than to spectate the players. But based on the path I’m on with three sports journalism internships, the work I’ve put in to prove the naysayers wrong is paying off.

Baseball earns first sweep of the season

The Titans scored 17 runs on 26 hits against Long Beach State over the weekend. MEGAN GARCIA Senior Editor

As the days lead up to their first conference game on March 29, Cal State Fullerton baseball puts the final touches on a three-game sweep against Long Beach State with a 5-1 win on Sunday. Behind starting pitcher Michael Knorr’s second career-high seven innings, 11 hits propelled the Titans for their first sweep of the Dirtbags at Blair Field since March 2013. The CSUF hit parade did not start productively, as the Titans left six runners on base throughout the first six innings. But the tide turned in one inning as CSUF settled into a rhythm. When the Titans loaded the bases in the seventh inning, shortstop Sahid Valenzuela had the Titans’ only run in the game. When he smoked a triple into right-center field over the leaping Long Beach State second baseman, Valenzuela helped CSUF earn all four runs. While the line drive put the Titans in the lead, head coach Rick Vanderhook thought the head-first slide at home plate in the next at-bat was more impressive. “The triple was just OK. The ball-in-dirt read and going home that was bada--,” Vanderhook said. Through four innings, the Titans stranded four runners on base, which contributed to their slow start to the game. Catcher Kameron Guangorena had the Titans’ first extra base hit in the Sunday matchup in the fourth inning. Knorr’s outing matched VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

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Freshman pitcher Michael Knorr allowed just one run in 14 innings pitched in his last two starts.

fellow starting pitchers Tanner Bibee and Kyle Luckham in tossing seven innings in each of their starts against Long Beach. Bibee and Luckham kept the Dirtbags off the base paths with a combined 17 strikeouts and three runs allowed in 14 innings pitched in the first two games. “(Knorr’s) been good two times in a row. So yeah, we tried to send him out for training, but it got a little too much

for him but he did what he was supposed to do,” Vanderhook said. The freshman pitcher recently found success, allowing just one earned run and striking out eight batters in 14 innings pitched in his last two starts. “I’ve just been keeping it simple. It was more on the mental side today, since it was a big series,” Knorr said. With CSUF not capitalizing

on their seven hits, Dirtbag starting pitcher Sagun Gainey pitched a career-high 4.1 innings. The scoreless effort from Gainey did not put him in line for the decision of the game as he exited two outs early for the required five-inning minimum. In the midst of the Titans starting a three-game win streak, infielder Hank LoForte

snapped his on-base streak. LoForte safely reached base in 64 consecutive games until Saturday when he went 0-for-5 at the plate with three strikeouts and no walks. His streak that started over a year ago ranked as the best in the nation. LoForte restarted his on-base streak with a single into center field to lead off Sunday’s game for the Titans. But the second baseman was quickly erased from the base paths as he was caught stealing second. As loud as the bats were in the final game of the series, neither team manufactured many runs from the traffic they created on the bases, particularly in the first six innings. The Titans and Dirtbags left 11 runners on base on 12 hits with two runs to account for it. The Dirtbags jumped on the Titans early with Calvin Estrada hitting a sharp ground ball to Titans starting pitcher Knorr, who could not glove it cleanly, which gave Long Beach State their first lead in the series. “It had some spin to it. It hit my glove weird and it just shot off but it’s whatever,” Knorr said. Estrada’s RBI was the seventh run Long Beach scored in the series, while Fullerton erupted for 17. It was a series of broken and extended streaks. With LoForte snapping his on-base streak, center fielder Mitchell Berryhill extended his on-base streak to 30 consecutive games, and pushed his hitting streak to 14 games. With the Titans firing on all cylinders, they approach conference play with long-outing starters, a rested bullpen and a hot-hitting offense. “We still got Pepperdine on Tuesday so we’re focused on Pepperdine first and then we’ll see what we can do against Santa Barbara,” Valenzuela said.