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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Volume 107 Issue 19

Pretrial of suspect in CSUF stabbing delayed

Chris Chuyen Vo is charged for the August stabbing death of Steven Chan. LETICIA PEREZ Asst. Editor

LYDIA KELLEY Editor

Chris Chuyen Vo, the suspect in the stabbing death

of the former Cal State Fullerton administrator Steven Shek Keung Chang, was brought in front of a judge in Santa Ana on Friday, where his pre-trial was pushed for the third time. Vo’s pretrial has been postponed to April 17 and will continue to be held at the Santa Ana Justice Center. During Vo’s arraignment in

October, he pled not guilty to the charges. Vo is also being charged for special circumstances that could make him eligible for the death penalty. According to the district attorney’s office, further investigation is ongoing and is not yet clear if Vo will be considered for the death penalty. The later pretrial date was

given at the center on Feb. 28 by Judge Sheila Hanson. Following the pretrial, Vo and his attorneys will file for a preliminary hearing within a reasonable time. The fatal stabbing took place in the College Park faculty parking lot on Aug. 19, one week before the fall 2019 semester started. Two days later, Vo was

arrested at his home in Huntington Beach. During Vo’s time in jail, it has been confirmed that he was once held in the mental health housing and was separated from the main jail population for unknown reasons. Vo currently remains in custody until his new pretrial date.

Women’s basketball makes history CSUF clicbhed its first winning season since 1991 with wins over the weekend. BRYAN VALLADARES Asst. Editor

TREVOR VERNOLA Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball finished the weekend with back-to-back victories against the UC Riverside Highlanders and the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine to ensure the Titans’ first winning season in almost 30 years. Head coach Jeff Harada expressed how surreal the moment felt to achieve what no other coach had been able to accomplish since 1991. Harada said he knew the job was hard before being hired, but he was up for the

challenge. “I’m the type of person that likes doing what other people say can’t be done. That was my motivation,” Harada said. With the victory over the Rainbow Wahine, the Titans moved up to second place in the Big West conference with two games remaining in the season. If CSUF stays in second place, it will guarantee a game in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament at the Honda Center on March 13. On Thursday, CSUF completed the season sweep against UCR as the Titans’ defense made it difficult for the Highlanders to convert many shots. Riverside shot 27.98% for the game while only scoring four points in the second quarter. SEE RECORD

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Madison Freemon shoots a layup against Hawaii at Titan Gym on Saturday.

Nearly CSUF drops last two games of tournament 200K in funding allotted The Titans went 4-2 while hosting the Judi Garman Classic over the weekend. KASON CLARK Editor

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The Instructionally Related Activities committee approved requests Friday. DIANA TRAN Asst. Editor

The Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Program committee approved $197,368 of additional funding for 18 Cal State Fullerton programs Friday morning. Students from the academic year 2019-20 were charged a $39.07 IRA fee to fund these programs. A total of $250,000 in unused IRA reserves was available to distribute, but the combined sum requested by each program did not utilize the entire reserve. Dave Edwards, associate vice president for student affairs, said the remaining $52,632 would roll back into the IRA reserve for future use. The Daily Titan regained the $35,857 it had lost for the 201920 school year, which was the largest sum granted out of the programs presented. Editor-in-Chief Jordan Mendoza spoke before the committee made its decision, highlighting the low wages of the Daily Titan staff. He was backed by 10 staff members and adviser Walt Baranger who attended the meeting to show support. SEE MONEY

Cal State Fullerton softball ended the Judi Garman Classic at Anderson Family Field on Sunday with losses to the No. 2 Washington and Fresno State. The Fullerton oﬀense failed to gain any momentum as they only scored four runs over the final two games of the tournament. Their pitching also gave up a total of four home runs on the day, including three to Fresno State. The Titans started the tournament on Thursday with a 1-0 win over Texas Tech. Later that day, they continued their strong start with a 4-3 win over California. On Friday, the Titans defeated Boise State, 3-1, and on Saturday, they defeated Illinois, 4-3, in eight innings. The two losses on Sunday brought CSUF’s tournament record to 4-2 and brought the season record to 12-7. Despite ending the tournament with two straight losses, CSUF head coach Kelly Ford said she believes there are plenty of positives for her team to get out of the tournament. “You get out of the Judi Garman Classic 4-2, you’ve done well,” Ford said. “We definitely could see the potential that we have and a lot of great things happened this tournament.” In the early Sunday game, the Titans lost, 7-2, to the Washington Huskies. The Titans scored the game’s first two runs, but the Huskies went on to score the ensuing seven runs, which included four in the sixth inning. CSUF’s Zoe Richard started the scoring in the first inning

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Megan Delgadillo prepares for a pitch against Fresno State at Anderson Family Field yesterday.

with a home run over the fence in right field to give CSUF an early 2-0 lead. “She’s been a solid number three hitter. People fear pitching to her because of that long ball potential,” Ford said. The Huskies responded quickly the following inning after starting CSUF pitcher Sophie Frost gave up a single and a walk, Kelley Lynch hit a three-run home run just over the foul pole in left field which gave Washington the lead, 3-2. In the top of the sixth, after Frost walked two Huskie batters, Sis Bates hit an RBI single to right field to make it 4-2 Washington. After, another walk loaded the bases, backto-back RBI singles and a bases-loaded walk extended the Huskies’ lead, 7-2. Frost was given the loss for the game, as she allowed seven earned runs oﬀ of eight hits in 5.2 innings pitched. For the Huskies, Brooke Nelson got the

win after coming in for Lynch who gave up the home run to the Titans. Nelson pitched six innings, struck out four batters and gave up only three hits. The Titans oﬀense failed to get back on track as they lost, 10-2, to the Fresno State Bulldogs later in the day. The Bulldogs took the lead right out of the gate. In the top of the first, leadoﬀ hitter McKenzie Wilson hit a single, stole second and then reached third on a groundout. Then, she scored a run after a wild pitch from CSUF starting pitcher Trish Parks, and gave Fresno State the lead, 1-0. In the top of the third, Fresno State added to their lead after Broussard homered to right field, 3-0. Frost came out to pitch for the Titans in the sixth inning, and finished Park’s night. Park struck out four batters in five innings but allowed six hits, two walks and three earned

runs while earning the loss. The pitching change did not help as Broussard hit her second home run of the game, 4-0. The Bulldogs added six runs in the seventh, capped oﬀ by a grand slam to make it 10-0. The Titans added a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to make the final score 10-2. Fullerton next plays in the Louisville Slugger Invitational this weekend. They start the tournament on Thursday against Michigan in Los Angeles at 4:30p.m. After finishing the Judi Garman with two losses, Ford said she looks forward to preparing for the next tournament. “What I’m really looking forward to is getting back to work on Tuesday,” Ford said. “We’ve got to fix some things within our defense, within our pitching, within our oﬀense and that’s what I’m most excited about for starting this next tournament.” VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

Young Kim strives for 39th District victory The Republican would be the first Korean American woman in Congress. MAGNUS LIN Staff Writer

As Orange County gears up for this year’s crucial 2020 primary election on March 3, many people living around Cal State Fullerton will decide whether local Republican Young Kim will challenge Gil Cisneros, the area’s current congressman, in the November general elections. If elected, Kim would represent the 39th U.S. Congressional District of California, which includes Orange County cities such as Fullerton, Brea and Buena Park. Kim was born in Incheon, South Korea. In third grade, she went to school in Seoul, the country’s capital. After elementary school, she and her parents immigrated to Guam, a United States territory, where she finished junior high. After that she moved to Hawaii to finish high school, and went on to attend USC where she studied business with an emphasis in accounting. After graduation, Kim went to work in the private sector as a controller for a manufacturing firm. There she met Ed Royce, who was the state senator of California at the time. “I worked in his state senate office for just under two years, and when he was elected to serve in the United States 39th Congressional District, I naturally transitioned with him serving for the next 21 years as congressional staff,” Kim said. She left his office in 2013 to run for the 65th Assembly District. The thing Kim remembers

Young Kim, 39th District candidate, interviews with media at Panera Bread in Brea.

most vividly about her time in Guam is her mother taking her for routine trips to the beach, where Kim said they would pick up cans and bottles to give the recycled funds to a local church that would help with its construction costs. Kim said her mother’s act of charity left a lasting impact on Kim’s life. “She gave me so much encouragement and the sense of direction of what and who I want to be and need to be,” Kim said. Going into politics wasn’t something Kim always wanted to do. Growing up in the immigrant community with parents who made sure they were financially and economically stable,

she was told that it would be great if she became a businesswoman, entrepreneur, lawyer or doctor. “Being a politician or working in the political field was not something that was always in my mind, but once I got into it, I didn’t realize I had it in me.” Kim said. “What I really like about being in politics is the ability to help those who are in need, help the communities that really need help, help the vulnerable population.” Kim is the mother of four children, all her children being raised in the 39th District. Kelly Sewell, the second-oldest child, said her mother is a strong advocate for good and

affordable education. “I think she’s uniquely qualified for this because she’s spent 25 years of her professional career working directly in the district and with the constituents, so it’s not like she came out of nowhere,” Sewell said. “This is something that’s really a part of our family and a part of her professional career as well.” Sewell said Kim taught her and her siblings to think of what’s best for the community — it doesn’t matter if it’s a conservative or liberal issue; what matters is what is right for the community morally, ethically and financially. Linette Choi, a representative for Kim’s campaign, said her

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boss has “been in the community for such a long time.” “People know her. So I think she just markets herself, really,” Choi said. “Her focus is on listening to the community, listening to what they need and getting their input as she goes forward and figuring out how best to help the community.” Kim said she’s always had an “open door policy.” “My kids have always come to me when they have a problem. We solve it together through conversation, and that’s what I will promise the students, especially readers of the Daily Titan. The open-door policy is always there,” Kim said.

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Money: IRA Panel examines state grants finances homelessness crisis to 18 programs

The nonprofit Toastmasters the diﬀerent ethnicities of those research regarding homelessness experiencing it, specifically with within Latinos, and stated that International hosted a Asian Americans and Southern 48% of people who live in diﬀerdiscussion on Friday. BLAKE MARA Staff Writer

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More than a week after California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the state’s homeless crisis a disgrace, Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational organization, hosted a panel discussion in Yorba Linda to discuss how the issue is aﬀecting Orange and Los Angeles Counties on Friday. “As of (2020), we have over 6,600 children who are in elementary school up to ninth grade that are under the poverty line,” said Ahmad Zahra, Fullerton City council member. “That is 49.4% of our kids in elementary school.” Zahra was one of the multiple panelists who spoke about the growing struggle of homelessness in the state. He said the crisis motivated him to run for city council and that homelessness is a big issue for college students. “I know students who have housing insecurities live in their cars,” Zahra said. “One of the things that I would love to do is start looking at student housing and low income student housing. That is something we’d have to work with (Fullerton) college and Cal State to put that together.” According to the most recent Cal State University study on student basic needs, which was conducted 2018, 11% of the students in the CSUs said they experienced homelessness one or more times in 2017. Students are not the only ones who are aﬀected by the crisis. Shikha Bathnagar, executive director of the South Asian Network, brought up the relationship between homelessness and

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Asians. “What is challenging for us, as South Asians and as the Asian American community in general, is that we’re often not associated with the homeless crisis,” Bathnarar said. “Very often, Asian Americans seem like there’s a much smaller percentage of them who are homeless.” She said that there is a demographic of homeless people who are considered hidden homeless, meaning there are people who don’t live on the streets, but rather they live in unsanitized locations, cars or even with other people. Melissa Chinchilla, a master of science candidate in health policy management at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, shared her view on the subject and its correlation to her work in building aﬀordable housing and healthcare in the L.A. County. She said that there is a lack of

ent countries rely on social networking for available housing. Chinchilla said the idea of tearing down houses and rebuilding them as luxury apartments is due to new forms of investments that come up rather than prioritizing and supporting workers rights and counting affordable housing costs. West Hollywood assistant city manager David Wilson said the use of funds for Measure H — an increase in LA County’s sales tax to fund services for homelessness — will go a long way to deal with the crisis in a multipronged approach. “It’s not just outreach and addressing people on the streets, but also aﬀordable housing, education and training and all those things that are required to not only address homelessness, but to help those at risk of becoming homeless for us, and we’ve had a major focus on that,” Wilson said.

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He shared the diﬃculty he was experiencing in pulling an orchestra together for the upcoming musical, “Jane Eyre.” Taulli said it is crucial for students to perform alongside live music and a conductor as they would in the professional field. Theater dance and arts was ultimately granted its requested sum of $17,000, and musical theater was given $13,000. On behalf of Greek study abroad, Toby Rider urged the committee to approve the program’s request for $12,600 to alleviate students’ costs for the trip. He is an associate professor in the department of kinesiology and helped organize the program. “The aim of this program from the moment it was initiated was to make it accessible for everyone regardless of their economic means,” Rider said. “Over the last few years, the IRA funds have been so important to help us squeeze down costs.” Rider mentioned the increased prices he has seen over the last year in Greece tourism. He said it is important to overcome the expenses to allow students to experience a new environment and grow. “Students that take the Greek study abroad program universally describe it as a transformative experience. It gives them greater self-understanding in prospective and cultural ways,” Rider said. The last speaker that advocated for additional funding was assistant professor Salvador Mayoral from the department of mechanical engineering. He said enrollment has increased from 30 to 250 students over the last seven years. The department has had projects such as building Formula One-style race cars, a Mars rover, a rocket and an aircraft. “We are a bit strapped for space, money and resources,” Mayoral said. “We still take on a lot of other fundraising activities.” Mayoral encouraged the committee to check out the competitions the students participate in that are both local and international. Mechanical engineering ultimately received $19,500. The committee concluded the meeting by discussing the document that outlines IRA’s duties and how decisions are reached. The governance document was not approved but was tabled for the next meeting because the members could not agree on the way in which funds would be allocated to students in the future. James Primbs, an associate professor of finance, was vocal in ensuring that the distribution of funds is done more fairly the next time the committee discusses allocating funds. “Some colleges have received, in my opinion, just a very disproportionate amount of funds. These funds come from the students, so we should try to return them to the students,” Primbs said. “I think it’s reasonable for them to expect to have opportunities in every college.”

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1 “Since we’re in our 60th anniversary as a publication, we’ve had to honor the sad reality of making roughly 60 cents an hour,” Mendoza said. “My co-workers work their tails off, and they don’t do it just for themselves, they don’t do it just for me, they don’t do it for their paper, they do it for CSUF.” Additional funding will allow the Daily Titan to have more students on staff without financial barriers to entry, print the paper in full color and ultimately increase the number of stories covered, Mendoza said. The committee was established to financially support “essential educational experiences and activities that aid and supplement the fundamental educational mission of Cal State Fullerton,” according to the Associated Students website. The IRA committee typically discusses distributing funds in the fall semester, but no meetings were held in fall 2019 because they weren’t able to get enough memberships, Edwards said. Committee chair Trevor Neal said that funding would be voted on as one item rather than approving or denying each individual proposal from every program. The committee came to a unanimous decision to approve all of the funding requests after representatives from a few of the 18 programs spoke at the podium. A total of four individuals who represented seven programs stated their case to the committee. Cinema and television arts professor Tim Maloney spoke for the feature film production and motion picture production II programs, which received $30,000 and $4,000, respectively. Maloney noted what issues could be addressed with IRA funding. “We try to get industry people who have careers, who have credits, who have worked on projects to come in, and that’s very difficult to do considering there is little or no pay for most of those positions,” Maloney said. He wants students to be prepared for life after college working as filmmakers, which he said is made possible by the university’s support in bringing the caliber of teaching to a level comparable to other institutions. “We stand a little taller now next to the big boys, the big money film schools around. That’s where your money’s going,” Maloney said. James Taulli, professor of theater and dance, stressed the importance of producing shows equivalent to professional-level plays and musicals to give students experience. However, the departments combined were given $33,000 less than requested. “When we received a little bit of a short fall this year, that has affected our students and our ability to produce at the level we’re accustomed to producing at,” Taulli said. CONTINUED FROM

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4 Lifestyle

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

Career center Improv comedy club holds workshop showcase rookies for introverts Without any props or scripts, the Funny People Society raises laughter.

A career specialist guides students through the realm of networking. ANTHONY ROBLEDO Editor

On Thursday, Cal State Fullerton students learned ways to navigate daunting social situations as an introvert for the necessary task of networking for their careers and future jobs. Shanda Ishaka, a career specialist with the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said she wanted to have a workshop that focused primarily on those who struggle or dislike communicating with others. As an introverted person, she said she understands what it’s like to be exhausted in social situations and preferring to socialize in small groups, and that introverted people are intimidated by extroverts and tend to isolate themselves during large networking events. “The idea with an introvert is that we have to also learn how to be an extrovert in different settings,” Ishaka said. “We need to learn how to socialize and network and having a growth mindset is to recognize that I may not have this skill, but I can learn it and develop it.” The key encouraged takeaway from the workshop was that introverted people should stop selling themselves short and have a growth mindset. A growth mindset refers to believing that one can work on their strengths and weaknesses, she said. When an introvert has a fixed mindset, they feel that their lack of social skills limit them and they just have to accept it. Ishaka addressed the misconception that being introverted is generally equivalent to being shy or antisocial. She said that this isn’t necessarily the case with everyone, but many struggle to understand what it’s like to prefer to be isolated or to be intimidated by large social situations. Introverts are simply more selective on how they socialize and who they socialize with. “We’re often misunderstood by extroverts,” Ishaka said. “This is the challenge to think and be careful when you do enter a work setting, because you don’t want to get perceived as being stuck-up, depressed, judgmental or a weirdo.” When it comes to networking, it’s important for introverted people to challenge themselves for the sake of career growth. It’s believing that they can become better speakers with practice. Another struggle students face is job interviews. While communicating with others and letting one’s personality shine is easier for extroverts, there is an alternative for

introverted people to thrive in an interview. Shameem Ahmed, a fourthyear graphic and interactive design major, said she struggles with small talk and social anxiety and found the event very informative and helpful. “I like how she gave steps to network and steps to identify, so how to find the job that fits you best, how to emphasize your qualifications, how to prepare yourself for the interview,” Ahmed said. Ishaka said she recommends that introverted people prepare extra for interviews. Beyond practicing multiple times, an introvert should focus on researching who they are going to be interviewed by. This extra step will make the actual interview easier, especially if there is a common topic that the conversation can center on. “As an introvert, we feel more secure, the more information we know,” Ishaka said. She said that when a company schedules a person for an interview it’s okay to ask for more information regarding who they will be speaking to. She shared a story about a previous job interview that she was nervous about. By heavily researching the person she would be speaking to, she managed to get the job. “During our interview, he didn’t even ask me any interview questions because we just chatted the whole time. I researched him and I knew what he liked. And, so I asked him about his projects he’s been doing and we just chatted about that, because we just shared our same passion,” Ishaka said. Ishaka also informed students about the strong attributes that introverts have. These consisted of being thoughtful on their choices, taking time to process things and researching when it comes to shaping a career path. “I do think that they excel at written communication and having a strong attention to detail and being able to work on projects independently but they also work really well with others,” Ishaka said. Toward the end of the workshop, Ishaka handed students a list of possible actions the students had to take for themselves. They wrote a check next to each goal listed on the sheet that they planned to work on. These included things like applying to internships, attending networking events and visiting the career center. After this, students paired up with each other and talked about the goals they set for themselves. “I wanted people to realize they’re not alone, that there’s other people like that. We’re social, we’re not antisocial, we can talk to people. And giving them the steps and tools for them to figure out what is next for them,” Ishaka said.

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Cal State Fullerton’s improv comedy club, the Funny People Society, hosted their second show of the semester on Friday night, and showcased their rookie members. The performance was held at the Titan Theater in the Titan Student Union. Unlike other forms of theater where the narrative is scripted, improv is completely improvised. The actors don’t use any props, and take suggestions from the audience while they think on the spot as they act. The night started with the club president Mina Barsoum, a fourthyear public health major, who introduced the performers and engaged the crowd in warm-up exercises before the skits oﬃcially began. Barsoum then picked four members of the crew to perform. The first half of the show focused on short-form, a form of improv where performers create random scenes from preset scenarios, known as games. Barsoum told the audience which game the team would perform, and asked the crowd for suggestions to guide the actors. The crew then performed their skit until Barsoum called “scene,”

and brought up new members to perform a diﬀerent game. That process was repeated until intermission. The second half of the show incorporated long-form improv scenes. Each member explored their characters through dialogue and acting, and members delivered fulllength scenes. Since becoming club president last semester, Barsoum said his goal with these shows is to make sure the audience and the crew members have fun. “My favorite thing has always been just to get people to laugh. It’s a great time. They come out, they have a laugh, and they want to come again. Seeing smiles is really my thing,” Barsoum said. “To teach other people how to make people laugh is fabulous.” Coming from a high school improv program, he said he noticed a major diﬀerence in the way CSUF runs its club. Barsoum said his high school program didn’t teach improv skills but instead they played games and performed scenes. When he came to Fullerton, Barsoum said he was struck with how invested the club was with its performances. “Everyone wanted to do improv,” he said. “In high school, the drama department was just there because they had time. They didn’t really care to do it. Here everyone is here because they want to do it. It’s all we do here pretty much.” Barsoum also said that he is

happy with his team’s effort and the passion they put into their performance. “There’s more dedication and more heart in it,” he said. He said that improv has given him and the people he knows many opportunities off stage as well, as he was even able to land jobs that he wouldn’t have been able to get otherwise. “I got an internship straight because of improv,” he said. “I had a group interview and they said ‘if you don’t know the answers just make something up’ and I was like, ‘I’ve been practicing for this my whole life,’” Barsoum said. He said that improv has given him more confidence in public speaking situations which has led him to host many prominent events at CSUF. “I’ve been able to host events outside of improv, too,” he said. “I was able to host the grad barbeque last semester,” Barsoum said. Improv has opened up many avenues for him, allowing him to open up in ways he didn’t know he could, Barsoum said. “Improv has helped me improve socially and I can communicate a lot easier,” he said. Social communication is a skill coveted by many college students, and Barsoum is pleased that improv has helped him achieve that. The Funny People Society is currently in their fifth year as an official club at CSUF. The club meets on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at the Titan Theater and always welcomes new members.

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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

The Daily Titan’s approved funding brightens student journalism’s future Letter from the Editor After nearly a year of fighting to restore our funding, including writing an editorial about why we couldn’t let a lack of funding end our student newspaper, the Daily Titan is happy to announce that the Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Committee approved our appeal to receive our full funding back on Friday morning. The approval was a huge win for a publication that has had one of the fiercest and most successful semesters in recent memory, and it showed. At the 2020 California College Media Association award ceremony on Saturday, the Daily Titan won a total of seven awards from the advertising and editorial side, highlighted by Hosam Elattar and Noah Biesiada’s achievement of best breaking news story. Despite the rigorous yet award-winning news cycle, we managed to get through the fall semester with less money than usual, which is a testament to every single person who put their utmost effort into the paper. This decision by the committee was not just a victory for the Daily Titan. It was a victory for all the other organizations that were fighting for their funding as well, Cal State Fullerton and most importantly, a huge win for student journalism as a whole. It was a long process to get the committee to meet in the first place, which added more uncertainty as to whether we even stood a chance in appealing the decision to have our funding cut by 30%. Seeing 17 other organizations in the same situation as the Daily Titan was difficult, especially knowing that the committee had the money to give. From Electrical Power System Analysis for Puerto Rico to Theatre Dance/Arts and everything in between, each program was in need of more, and the approval of each one of us means so much to every single student who dedicates time to their programs — the same way the Daily Titan staff does for the paper. It has been a challenging adjustment ever since we received the news in April 2019 that our funding was getting cut for the 2019-20 academic year. We had to make drastic changes to the layout of our paper, printing half of it in color and the other half in black and white just so we didn’t spend nearly as much when it came to printing cost. The paychecks of our staff were even harder to figure out. Even before the cut, the editorial staff made less than $1,000 for the semester. Going into the fall 2019 semester, they all were about to make nowhere close to the amount they deserve. Aside from the nearly 40 hours they spend working in the newsroom, most editors juggle outside reporting, other jobs and full time classes. Just to illustrate how bad the pay is at the Daily Titan, we are entering our 60th anniversary as a publication, and our way of honoring that number is by having our staff make roughly 60 cents an hour. Despite that the hours of many Daily Titan positions rival that of a full-time job, many editors have to take on additional part-time jobs just to earn minimum wage.

When it comes to equipment, we are far behind compared to other publications. We have cameras that are outdated or unusable, leaving us with the desire to upgrade many things. With this funding, we can begin to do that and more. We can send more people to educational conferences across the country, as this semester we could only send four people to the College Media Association’s spring convention in New York, when we usually send eight. It’s old news that student journalism is declining across the country. Publications have gone from daily to weekly, weekly to monthly, monthly to just online or simply no longer exist. We do not want to fall into that trend. As the last standing daily paper in the Cal State Universities, we do our best to represent the 23 CSUs, because we know their situation is out of their hands. Seeing how other editor-in-chiefs care about their paper as much as I care about mine only makes it harder to know they are struggling, but all of those who I have met — do not give up because the win is just within reach. Getting our funding back shows that student journalism still has relevance and we cannot stress enough how important our jobs are. Staff members put in so much work to make sure our faculty, fellow students and community know what’s happening on campus. When the Daily Titan meets the other schools in New York next week, we will spread word of our funding win and that there is still hope for student newspapers to stay alive, because we won’t go down without a fight. To those who reached out to the Daily Titan and asked how to help keep us alive and donated, thank you from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to know that there are people who care about this publication, and your support has carried us throughout this time. For those who are or wish to be student journalists, don’t give up on that dream because we haven’t either. We are excited for you to show why student journalism is the best type of journalism.

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Jordan Mendoza Editor-in-Chief, and a proud student journalist

Natural black curls need more screen time Media misrepresents hair to appease white audiences.

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The cultural significance of black hair and its diversity is a conflicting conversation with many layers. For black women, accurate representation of black hair has been an ongoing battle and plays a huge role in how they view themselves. This concept has been argued on all fronts, but the advocacy of Black hair in mainstream media is often ignored. The general population’s discomfort of black women sporting their natural hair can be chalked up to anti-blackness, not to mention the discrimination accompanying various textures of black hair. Sadly, this notion has found its way to television, in which Black female characters seldom rock their natural hair on-air. The TV show “The Flash” introduced its resident journalist Iris West-Allen, played by Candice Patton, to the media’s reaction as DC’s first African-American female lead. Patton became a source of representation for black women everywhere, who often don’t see themselves characterized on TV. Because her comic book counterpart is white, the choice to bend the character was a step in the right direction for diversity. While casting a black woman as lead character is monumental, the lack of investment in her race reveals a surface-level commitment VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

to showing black women on television, especially with something as fundamental as hair. Throughout the 122 episodes, West has had straight hair or ironed curls. While Patton’s hair is naturally curly, the notion of reflecting her character’s hair the same way was lost in the production process. After advocating to wear her natural hair, the show finally let her wear her natural hair style for one episode. Despite Patton’s eﬀorts, the choice to have her character continuously wear straight hair across various settings, circumstances and storylines during the entire course of the show reaﬃrms the notion that straight hair is more presentable. This disparity enforces the bias that natural, curly hair isn’t seen as beautiful or appropriate enough to be broadcast on television, let alone worn in real life. It needs to be noted that the decision to have West wear her natural hair has only come at the agreement of showrunner Eric Wallace, who is also African American. Patton has previously advocated for diversity behind the screen, which includes hiring hairdressers who know how to style black hair. This opens up a larger conversation about network television and its need to make white audiences feel more comfortable. Natural hair is a huge part of black culture, and its absence can indicate the networks’ view of textured hair overall. While Iris West-Allen is seldom allowed to rock her natural curls, strides have been made to showcase the versatility of black hair in the media. Annalise Keating, played by Emmy-award winning actress Viola Davis, not only was able to wear her natural hair on the series “How To Get Away With Murder,” but even went without a wig in one episode. This is especially important, because not only does it reflect the preparation process for black women, but it added a sense of vulnerability to the character’s

background. Protective hairstyles such as weaves, wigs and box braids are often overshadowed by the Eurocentric standards of straight hair. While black women straightening their hair does not mean they want to emulate such beauty standards, that specific hairstyle has become synonymous with a professional style. Black women in the workforce who choose to sport their natural hair are often met with backlash and negativity from their management, or even worse, face consequences. They are told to

compromise by straightening their unkempt hair to fit society’s standards, which can cause deep-rooted self-hatred and insecurities. A black student in South Africa was even told she wouldn’t be able to take her exams until she tied her hair up to make it more beautiful. For many black women, hair-relaxing, which is the process of chemically straightening hair to reduce curl pattern, is a recent memory. For years, their hair has been burned, bumped and essentially fried by heat to straighten their hair as much as possible. Damaging their hair was the price they were

forced to pay to make their white counterparts feel comfortable. For this reason, the least that network television can do is represent various types of hair textures on screen. Hair may not seem like a huge deal for some people. After all, it’s essentially a protein called keratin. However, a call for accurate representation of black natural hair has been written oﬀ. For black women, hair means everything. It’s about showcasing their blackness, versatility, history and is a means of expression. It’s time to reflect that on screen.

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6 Sports

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

Woes continue for men’s basketball The Titans are tied for the last seed in playoffs after being dealt two loses last week. KEITH KRIKORIAN Staff Writer

The Cal State Fullerton’s men’s basketball team had a busy weekend of travel, as they suffered losses against both Hawaii and Cal State Northridge. The two defeats mark the Titans’ third straight loss after coming off one on their home courts to UC Santa Barbara the week before. CSUF’s overall record is now 10-19, with a 5-9 record in the Big West conference. Fullerton is now ranked seventh in the conference, and is tied with Long Beach State. The Titans now lead Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, which is in last place, by one game for the final playoff spot with two games remaining in the season. Only the top eight teams in the Big West make the conference tournament. On Thursday, CSUF fell to Hawaii, 70-59. The Titans jumped out to an early lead after a Brandon Kamga 3-pointer got the night started. Fullerton held the lead until before the middle of the first half, but a series of turnovers allowed Hawaii to take advantage. Turnovers plagued the Titans on the offensive end as they committed 22 turnovers. They turned the ball over 14 times in the first half alone, which resulted in 18 points scored for the Rainbow Warriors. Heading into the locker room at halftime, Hawaii led 38-36 over CSUF. It was the closest the game got for the Titans as the Rainbow Warriors gradually built upon their lead. Hawaii extended the Titan’s deficit to as much as 16 points before putting the game away with a victory.

Fullerton’s Johnny Wang scored a career-high 21 points, while he also grabbed three rebounds as he came off the bench for the Titans. Wang shot 7-for-9 from the field and 6-for6 from the free-throw line. The Rainbow Warriors’ starting five had an efficient night on the hardwood, as they all netted a positive plus-minus rating for their performance on the court. Drew Buggs scored 20 points and contributed three assists, five rebounds and steal. Eddie Stansberry added 15 points and four rebounds in the Rainbow Warriors’ winning efforts. CSUF had another competitive game against CSUN on Saturday, but lost, 99-92. The Titans started strong, and held the lead for an early portion of the first half, but lost grasp when the Matadors capitalized on a few minor errors by the Titans and took the lead going into the second half, 43-33. Although the Titans outscored the Matadors in the second half, CSUF was never able to erase their deficit as it fell to as much as 25 points around midway into the second half. All five starters scored double-digits for the Titans. Kamga, Jackson Rowe and Austen Awosika led the scoring all with 18 points each. Davon Clare recorded a double-double that consisted of 14 points and 12 rebounds. Rowe contributed a double-double as well, as he tacked on 11 rebounds on the night. Wang had 10 points to round out the starting cast. Northridge’s Lamine Diane and Terrell Gomez were the biggest factors in the game as both players scored 27 points each, and led all scorers and propelled the Matadors to win. CSUF will look to get back on track against UC Santa Barbara this Thursday at 7 p.m. at UCSB.

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A part of your daily life appears to be expanding now and it may require a leap of faith to take it to the next level. If you’re feeling stifled in your work, break out of your day-to-day routine.

There’s tension between your personal values and those of a larger group today, which could make it difficult to make any progress at all. Perhaps there’s a topic you feel needs more debate.

A project that once inspired you may be experiencing some growing pains now. There’s stress happening between your personal creative impulses and those of the collective.

Be careful what you say and who you say it to today! You’d be wise to hold your tongue where authority figures are concerned.

A miscommunication with a relative or someone you live with could create tension on the home front today. Your 7th House of Relationships creates a stressful square to the Sun in your family sector.

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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

Record: Titans win four out of last five games CONTINUED FROM 1 Four of the five Titan starters concluded the game in double figures. Taylor Turney and Amiee Book finished the night with 13 points, while Carolyn Gill ended with 11 points and seven rebounds. Raina Perez led the team with a double-double, as she scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Perez shot an efficient 10-14 from the floor, including 4-4 from the three-point line. The Titans recorded 21 assists as a team and shot 43.54% from the floor, which capped off one of their best performances on the court this season. On Saturday night against Hawaii, Fullerton assured they would finish the season with a winning record for the first time since the 1990-91 season. Hawaii, however, possesses a similar record to CSUF Turney, who has been one of the team’s top contributors all season, said she is grateful to finally be part of a winning team. “It feels amazing,” said Turney. “I’m a transfer, so I never got to experience a winning season, even at my old school, so this is pretty awesome. This is why I transferred; for the work to pay off.” CSUF battled Hawaii in a toss-up game until the end of the fourth quarter. The Titans and the Rainbow Warriors had six lead changes and five ties during the contest. Turney led the Titans with 23 points and six rebounds.

Amiee Book caught fire from downtown, as she shot 4-for-5 from the 3-point line and finished the game with 22 points. Book attributed her efficient shooting to her teammates, specifically Turney and Perez, for drawing defenders in and allowing her to get open looks all night. “That’s just my teammates putting me in the position to be successful. When Taylor and Raina attack, they draw some much attention to them that it opens me up for the three so credit to them,” Book said. CSUF took control of the game early as they went on a 9-0 run in the first quarter. A made free throw by the Rainbow Wahine marked their first point just over halfway into the first quarter. Hawaii battled back and ended the quarter down, 14-11. The Titans shot the ball an efficient 42.1% from the floor, which included a phenomenal 46.7% from beyond the arc, as they went 7-for-15. CSUF also cashed in on 15for-20 free throws, as 10 of them came in the fourth. The Titan defense held the Wahine to 33.9% from the field and 26.7% from the 3-point line. CSUF will play their next game at the Walter Pyramid against Long Beach State on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m, and will wrap up their season on Saturday at home against UC Irvine.

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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020

Titans drop home series against the Dons The University of San Francisco closed the weekend with a 7-6 victory yesterday against CSUF. ERICK VALENCIANO Freelancer

The Cal State Fullerton baseball team lost the final game of their three-game series with the University of San Francisco, 7-6, and dropped the home series against the Dons, on Sunday. The Titans (4-7) hosted the Dons (4-7) at Goodwin Field and lost two of the three games. Tanner Bibee and Kyle Luckham pitched excellently, but the Titans continued struggling at the plate. CSUF is batting .223 as a team through 11 games. Titans head coach Rick Vanderhook said he was disappointed in his team’s oﬀensive output, but is optimistic it will turn around. “We’re not making teams play defensively, we’ve got to hit the ball,” Vanderhook said. Titans infielder Brett Borgogno mimicked the sentiments after Sunday’s game. “We’re going to keep on grinding,” Borgogno said. “Things aren’t going our way right now, but we’re going to figure it out and keep on battling at the plate.” The Titans dropped game one of the series on Friday to San Francisco, 3-1. Bibee pitched brilliantly for Fullerton, as he threw a complete game, and only gave up three runs on seven hits while striking out nine. But, CSUF’s bats continued to slump as they failed to bring any runners home until the final inning. Through three starts, Bibee has compiled a 1.93 ERA with 27 strikeouts, and only allowed five runs. But the Titans are hitting .145 (9-for-62) in his last two starts. After six scoreless innings to start the ball game, San Francisco took the lead in the top of the seventh when designated hitter Jacob Munoz singled to left field, scored

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Miguel Ortiz stands at the plate against the University of San Francisco at Goodwin Field yesterday.

both runners on base and put the Dons in front, 2-0. Munoz later added an RBI single in the ninth and increased the lead, 3-0. The Titans threatened to tie in the bottom of the ninth, and scored a run oﬀ a wild pitch. With the tying run at the plate, the Dons’ reliever Jesse Barron struck out Demitri Colacchio looking, which secured San Francisco’s third win of the season. CSUF batters struck out 14 times in the game, and left eight runners on base. The Titans flipped the script Saturday in game two of the series as they won 5-4. After taking a 3-2 lead in the fourth, the Titans loaded the bases in the sixth inning where they were able to extend their lead. San Francisco relief pitcher Julian Washburn threw two consecutive wild

pitches, and allowed the Titans to score on both, and increased their lead, 5-2. The Titans proved to be patient at the plate, as they consistently went deeper in counts and drew seven walks. Luckham was stellar on the mound, as he pitched 6.2 innings and allowed just two runs and struck out seven. He worked out of jams in both the fourth and sixth innings to hold down the Titans’ defense. Luckham is now 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in three starts this season. The CSUF bullpen preserved the lead deep into the game. Fullerton native Evan Adolphus secured his second save of the season, and got the final two outs to seal the win. The Titans were unable to complete a comeback against the Dons on Sunday and lost the final game

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of the series, 7-6, despite a strong showing from behind the plate. Titan Miguel Ortiz hit a solo home run over the left field fence in the fourth inning, and broke the tie, 2-1. It was the first home run a Fullerton player hit this season. However, the Titans could not hold the narrow edge. CSUF’s pitching collapsed in the seventh. The Dons broke the game open as they scored five runs on four hits and two walks in the top half of the frame. Jacob Westerman widened the gap with a pinch hit 3-run home run which gave San Francisco the lead, 5-2. The Dons added another run in the inning to extend it, 6-2. However, the Titans didn’t falter despite the deficit. Ortiz led the bottom of the seventh with a hard-hit double to left field. Three batters later, Borgogno singled, and moved

Ortiz to third. With two outs and runners on the corners, Urps hit a 3-1 fastball over the left field fence for a 3-run home run. The Titans trailed by only one run going into the eighth inning, but the momentum quickly shifted in San Francisco’s way again. The Dons added a run in the top of the frame, which increased their lead, 7-5. The Titans scored in the ninth, but with the tying runner at the plate, relief pitcher Jesse Barron struck Borgogno out, and completed a five-out save to win the game. “You should get more than eight hits on Sunday on a day game,” Vanderhook said. “It’ll work its way out, but right now, it’s terrible.” The Titans open a two-game series against Arizona State starting on Tuesday night at Goodwin Field at 6 p.m.

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