2019-11-18

Monday November 18, 2019

Volume 106 Issue 39

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

LATINX FORUM

Democrat candidates share views Univision hosted several presidential hopefuls to discuss the Latinx vote.

NOAH BIESIADA Asst. Editor

Presidential candidates shared their views on a variety of issues on Saturday’s California Democratic Party forum hosted by Univision.

The forum is one of the only primary events focused exclusively on Latinx voter issues, serving as a chance for candidates to voice their goals to a voter base that is largely undecided.

A poll from Telemundo earlier this month showed that roughly 36% of voters have not decided who they are voting for in 2020. Despite over a third of the participants being unsure, others decided on former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders in the lead, with 26% and 18% respectively.

The forum included the majority of the Democratic Party’s candidates, however Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren were absent.

When journalist Jorge Ramos asked about Biden and Warren’s absence and if Democrats take the Latinx vote for granted, Sen. Kamala Harris emphasized that she spoke “only for herself,” but still offered a slight critique.

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Senator Cory Booker has vowed to fix the immigration system if elected.

Senator Kamala Harris returned to California for the event.

Getting down with the alumni

Titans win home opener

Homecoming’s pregame festivities featured games, dance, good vibes and a rocking time.

The Titans defeated Stanislaus State, 82-62, to win their homecoming game.

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LYDIA KELLEY

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members danced, guests played carnival games and popular hits blasted through the speakers at the homecoming pregame festival at Cal State Fullerton’s Lot D on Saturday.

The tailgate party was hosted by the CSUF Alumni Association to provide a space where students and families could gather to cheer on the Titans before the men’s basketball game.

The association’s website lists their duty to help build alumni relationships, provide an environment for engagement and advocate for student success.

Guests received wristbands upon entry and had the option to purchase a $10 meal voucher from an In-NOut Burger truck.

While families and students made their way across the stationed booths, adults were able to guzzle down a beer or two from Bootlegger’s Brewery, a CSUF alumni-owned brewery.

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Forward Josh Pitts dunking against Stanislaus State.

With pregame festivities taking place outside Titan Gym, Cal State Fullerton hosted its annual homecoming game for its men’s basketball team, with the Titans handling Stanislaus State, 82-62, Saturday night at Titan Gym. The game was also Fullerton’s first home game of the season after opening with three straight road games.

“Being home, there’s nothing like it. Something simple as sleeping in your own bed, there’s just something about it that makes you feel a lot more comfortable and gives you a different level of confidence,” said CSUF head coach Dedrique Taylor.

Senior guard Austen Awosika, who had a career-high 26 points, was the game’s leading scorer.

“My teammates and my coaches did a good job believing in me, just telling me to stay aggressive,” Awosika said.

The win over the Warriors was the Titans’ second straight after earning their first win against Wyoming on Wednesday night.

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MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Parking services explore alternatives as prices rise

Students call for more transparency amid increasing parking costs.

JESSICA RAZO Asst. Editor

WENDY CHAVEZ ARIANNA BURNS Staff Writers

Cal State Fullerton administrators and students sat down on Thursday to discuss methods to increase alternative transportation to campus. The meeting came five months after a state audit found that the CSUs failed to ensure campuses consider alternative transportation methods before investing in parking facilities.

Administration and the university have faced scrutiny from students in the past for the raising costs of parking permits due to the construction of a new $38 million parking structure. This year, permit costs jumped from $236 to $285 a semester, and will increase to $334 in July 2020, making the permits the most expensive in the CSUs. The discussion was held at a meeting by the Parking and Transportation Advisory Committee, which consists of 11 representatives — three of whom are students.

Danny Kim, vice president and chief financial officer for the Division of Administration, was going to close the meeting to the

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The Parking and Transportation Advisory Committee met five months after state auditors called out the CSU for not exploring other transport methods.

public after listening to student concerns and questions on the parking situation at CSUF. However, after student pushback, the meeting was kept open.

Maria Linares, Associated Students Inc. Board of Director’s vice chair, said the university has not communicated the changes with parking to students well enough.

“Administration is not prioritizing the student and their voices.

They also didn’t let students know that this (meeting) was happening, and then the fact that there’s only one meeting per semester or one in the fall twice in the spring. It’s not okay,” Linares said.

Linares asked that more members of the public come to the next advisory committee meetings,

The push for 100% renewable energy

Climate advocators want cities to use the Community Choice Energy program.

DIANA TRAN Staff Writer

Climate change advocate Jose Trinidad Castaneda and the Climate Action Campaign are trying to get California to use 100% clean renewable energy by 2030.

They believe the fastest way to achieve that goal is through a program called Community Choice Energy.

Instead of investor-owned utilities like Southern California Edison providing most people’s electricity, the program will have cities and counties take over the responsibility of purchasing electricity that is cleaner and renewable.

Castaneda addressed Southern California Edison’s monopoly on electricity distribution and the program when he visited Cal State Fullerton to speak on climate change on Nov. 14.

Castaneda said that residents will have the freedom to choose their provider and if they want to have 100% clean energy or natural gas.

“It’s time for choice. It’s the American way: choosing what religion you want to practice, choosing where you want to live, choosing (your) electricity needs to be the way for us,” Castaneda said.

Robert Hardigree, treasurer of the College Democrats, likes the

especially members of ASI. “We were personally hoping to get more out of the meeting addressing specific student concerns and issues that we’ve seen,” said Aaron Aguilar, ASI president and committee member.

Aguilar also called for more transparency between the student body and the parking and transportation department.

While the audit and students financial concerns loom over the parking problem at CSUF, a commuter campus, the department continues to explore alternative transportation methods.

The parking department is looking to implement student use of Zipcar in spring 2020. Zipcar allows students to rent a car

between $7-to-$10, depending on the model, which will also include gas and insurance.

Elissa Thomas, a Parking and Transportation staff member, said that some residence hall students park their cars on campus and do not move them, which prevents commuters from finding parking.

Thomas said she hopes students who live on campus use Zipcar as an alternative to having their own cars on campus.

“The cost to insure a college-aged kid is astronomical, so to have that transportation option on an as-needed basis can really save a family a lot of money,” Thomas said.

However, students have the option of renting the university’s three vehicles for an hour or the entire day. In order for the campus to attain more, students must utilize the vehicle at 40% for another Zipcar on campus.

The committee also spoke about practices that the university will be taking during the 50th anniversary of Earth Week.

Thomas said that the department will have 17 tables at Titan Walk to showcase the impact that students can have on climate

change if they use alternative transportation.

The department is also working with Metrolink to offer a 500 two round trip commute by train for students again. This service was offered the past spring semester.

Despite alternative transportation methods, students like Linares still want parking permit prices to drop and for the university to find a new method to pay for the structure.

“We still owe a lot of money on all the other structures, so not all of them are paid off and a lot of students don’t know that,” Linares said. “The other thing that makes me kind of sad is seeing students frustrated when they can’t find parking, which is a lot.”

Linares said a lot of students have to take out loans to pay for parking permits and is really disappointed by the administration.

“I feel like a lot of students have to put in the work to reach out to administration instead of administration being that bridge and reaching out to students,” Linares said.

Another meeting will be held on Dec. 12 to further discuss future parking solutions for students on campus.

Levy said about climate change.

Kasra Motamedi, a public health major, said he is interested in climate change because he feels it is a problem that’s talked about in many countries and the elections.

“Going back into the Paris Climate Accord will definitely help because the United States has a big portion of the pollution in the world. California is helping a lot, but it’s ultimately the federal government’s job to oversee (climate change),” Motamedi said.

Kayhan Bakian, a computer science major, thinks it’s important to not only learn about the importance of climate change but also about what can be done to fix it.

He says more needs to be done so that climate change is no longer a partisan issue, but a universal one.

“Being able to get more information on the best method to fight climate change and seeing which candidate lines up with those beliefs is going to be important for the 2020 election,” Bakian said.

program for being able to give choices for individuals.

“I think climate change is an existential threat,” Hardigree said.

“It’s really important for us to have this on our minds often.”

The program has seen success in places such as Sonoma County. The default electricity service of Sonoma County’s community choice energy program provides nearly double the amount of renewable energy than the area’s traditional utility, along with creating 30% less greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Climate Action Campaign website.

Community Choice Energy is not being used by any city in Orange County so far, but the Irvine City Council is debating its decision to participate. Castaneda urges for people to come to the meeting at Irvine City Hall on Dec. 10 to show their support for a clean-energy future.

Andrew Levy, president of the College Democrats of CSUF, invited Castaneda to speak at CSUF because he felt that the members would like to hear from a climate change advocate.

“We believe that it is an actual real isDIANA TRAN / DAILY TITAN sue and we need to take action quickly,” Jose Trinidad Castaineda, spoke on climate change.

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“I’m here,” Harris said. “I think you have to judge people by their conduct and actions.”

Julian Castro, the former secretary of housing and development under the Obama administration, has largely failed to make an impact among Latinx voters, netting only 2% of support in the same poll and failing to qualify for the next round of televised debates, according to Fox News.

For an event focused on Latinx voters, many of the candidates avoided answering questions on foreign policy related to South America, specifically the recent departure of Bolivia’s President Evo Morales amid of what he calls a coup, according to the New York Times.

Both entrepreneur Andrew Yang and Sen. Cory Booker were asked whether they considered the recent events in Bolivia to constitute a revolution or coup, and while Yang declined to acknowledge the question, Booker addressed it, referencing his experience on the foreign relations committee in the Senate.

“We have to understand when you call something a coup, it triggers certain things to happen, so let me just tell you what I believe, and let’s not get into semantics,” Booker said. “The principle we should be fighting for before arguing over semantics should be going against corruption, dealing with poverty with our neighboring nations and making sure our Latin American countries have robust access to free and fair elections.”

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South

Bend, Indiana, ended up pulling ahead of other candidates in the key state of Iowa, according to a CNN poll released during the forum.

He currently holds 25% of the vote according to the poll, nine percentage points ahead of his closest competition, Sen. Warren.

“It’s extremely encouraging.

We’ve felt a lot of momentum on the ground, especially with the work we have been doing. Not just in terms of my visits to the state, but with over a hundred organizers there,” Buttigieg said.

“At the same time, there’s a long way to go, and there are a lot of states in this process, so I recognize the work we’ve got to do.”

Another major topic brought up at the event were responses to immigration policy implemented during the Trump administration, including debates over the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program enacted under former President Barack Obama.

When asked about the immigration situation in California, Harris distanced herself from some of Obama’s regulations, specifically the “Secure Communities” policy created to deport undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes.

“Californians, we know, 1 in 2 Californians was born outside the United States or has a parent born outside the United States,” Harris said. “They were picking up non-criminals by their own definition. That was wrong, I disagreed with it.”

Sen. Sanders attacked the

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Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders came to the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center on Saturday.

Trump administration’s stance on immigration, stating that within the first 100 days of his presidency, “comprehensive immigration reform legislation,” would be introduced, including a pathway to citizenship.

“There are some things that a president can do with executive order. So as president, I will undo every damn thing that Trump did by executive order,” Sanders said. “We can reestablish legal status for the 1.8 million young people and their parents eligible for (DACA).”

Supporters for the candidates also turned out in droves, with “Unidos for Bernie” and “I’m a Warren Democrat” plastered on signs throughout the building, sharing their enthusiasm for participating in the upcoming election.

“This is my first one, I’m so excited,” said Kelly Chinchilla, a second-year student at Long Beach College. “People tell you ‘I don’t know why you care so much,’ but throughout the years, you see that historically

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Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, leads the polls in Iowa.

people of color and people who are marginalized, their right to vote got suppressed.”

Rabel Castillo, an attendee in support of Buttigieg, passed out flyers to people heading into the event.

“I really like the stances and issues that Sen. Warren or Sen.

Sanders support, but I’ve always been somebody who wants to get some place in steps,” Castillo said. “I want to get a process to get to where all the progressive issues want to go, and for a lot of his issues, I feel like it’s that middle point, so we can eventually get to where the party’s going.”

of life here in California and we want to protect it. We’re going to do it in a common-sense way,” Sedgwick said.

Sedgwick advocated against universal healthcare, saying that most people are happy with their doctors, coverage

and insurance programs, and providing for a large amount of people would be too expensive.

“Why are we talking about spending $30 trillion for something that most people don’t even want?,” Sedgwick said.

Congressional candidate visits campus Staff Writer

The Mayor of Laguna Hills, Don Sedgwick, came to visit the Cal State Fullerton Republicans club on Thursday, sharing his views on race for a seat in the House of Representatives.

Sedgwick is the owner of a chain of jewelry stores with around 200 locations in California, and has had local government experience with 18 years on the Saddleback Valley Unified School District Board.

“Mainly it’s just an opportunity for Don Sedgwick to meet the club to tell us a little bit about his campaign for congress, and to see if anyone would be interested in doing some work to help out with that or just interested in the work he does in general,” said Jake Mansur, the club president.

Sedgwick is running for California’s 45th Congressional District and is fundraising for the campaign.

“The most important part of our preparations is to prepare a way to communicate our message so that the voters know the difference between the candidates and with being informed,

the environment, and that his stance is a departure from many Republicans who refuse to acknowledge the existence of climate change, including President Trump.

“We’re not down on environment, we love it. We love our way

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be able to make the right decision,” Sedgwick said.

Sedgwick discussed his position on topics like immigration, education systems, the environment, health care, religion and his struggles as a small business owner.

“I’m the only businessman in the race,” Sedgwick said. “I know what it feels like to make ends meet; to be able to make payroll and to hire people.”

Sedgwick also spoke on his opponent Katie Porter, who won the seat in the last election when Orange County had Democrats win over long-held Republican seats.

The most notable being Gil Cisneros taking former Congressman Ed Royce’s seat over Young Kim for the 39th Congressional District congressman.

“How can she tell all of us small business people how to run our businesses when she’s never even run the corner store?” Sedwick said. “Small businesses is what fuels our economy. It’s what strengthens our communities.”

Sedgwick said that there needs to be more support for President Trump’s securing of the southern border. He endorses legal immigration pathways, but spoke out against undocumented immigrants moving to the U.S. and the flow of illegal drugs over the border.

Sedgwick said that Republicans should “gladly” protect

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MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Women’s soccer falls in NCAA Tournament The Titans’ postseason ended in a 5-1 loss to USC. KASON CLARK Editor

The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer season came to an end after losing, 5-1, to USC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

USC got a good start as Trojan Penelope Hocking took the game’s first shot just a minute and a half into the game. However, Titan goalkeeper Noa Schumacher saved the ball as it was kicked directly at her.

The Trojans had another opportunity in the sixth minute, but the referees called them offside before they got a shot off.

The game went another 20 minutes until Trojan Ashleigh Plumptre took a shot after a Titan foul. Schumacher again saved the ball at the top-left end of the goal and kept the game scoreless.

The Trojans missed several more opportunities over a four-minute span to score when Schumacher saved another shot on goal. A minute later, the referees called the Trojans offsides again. The Trojans took two more shots, but failed to score, including a shot that hit the crossbar.

USC got its best opportunity to score in the first half when the refs called a yellow card on Titan Savannah Sloniger. On the free kick, Hocking missed the shot as the ball went over the net.

Maddie Bennett took the first shot of the game for the Titans, but it was blocked. CSUF then took a couple of corner kicks but could not capitalize.

The Trojans dominated the Titans in several statistical categories in the first half. The Trojans had a possession total of 65%, which allowed the Trojans to take seven shots to the Titans’ one.

Coming out of halftime, the Trojans kept the pressure up and finally broke the tie. Off an assist from Alea Hyatt and Natalie Jacobs, Hocking got the ball past Schumacher to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead in the 48th minute.

Titans head coach Demian Brown believed his team executed their game plan well in the first half, but the goal allowed the Trojans to disrupt what they were doing.

“We just lost a little bit of focus on one play, and that’s all it takes at times against very good competition,” Brown said.

Hocking tallied another goal off an assist from Hyatt across the box, and in the 64th minute, scored a hattrick to extend the

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Forward Maddie Bennett (7) fighting for the ball with USC midfielder Jalen Woodward (15).

lead to 3-0.

The Titans got onto the scoreboard in the 72nd minute when Atlanta Primus scored her 12th goal of the season in her last game as a Titan. Her first shot was initially saved by Trojan goalkeeper Kaylie Collins but Collins could not hold onto the ball and Primus shot the ball into the unprotected net to cut the Trojan lead to 3-1.

However, the Titans could not keep themselves in the game. In the 79th minute, Savianna Gomez scored a goal after Schumacher came out of the net to defend extending the Trojans’ lead 4-1. Hocking then scored her fourth goal of the game in the 83rd minute to put the game away for the Trojans.

The Trojans had a possession total of 60% for the game with 16 shots, including ten shots on goal. The Titans only took four shots for the entire game. USC also had the edge in fouls with eight, and the Titans with 10.

It was the first loss for the Titans since Sept. 2 when they lost at Utah Valley. Since then, the Titans went 16 straight games without a loss. They won 12 of those games and tied four times.

The Titans finished the regular season as Big West champions as they went 5-0-3 in conference play. The Titans then dominated Hawaii and Cal State Northridge to win the Big West Tournament and clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time under Brown.

The Titans roster received several conference accolades for their performance this season. Primus was named the Big West Women’s Soccer Midfielder of the Year and Megan Day was named the Big West Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Year. Primus, Day and Maddie Bennett were all named to the All-Big West First Team.

Despite the season-ending loss, Brown made sure to remind his players of everything they had accomplished this season.

“Not many teams have the opportunity to do what we’ve done which is win both our regular season and conference tournament,” Brown said. “We want to make sure that they don’t forget that.”

Cross-country races in NCAA Western Regionals The men’s team finished 12th while the women’s team placed 16th.

JOHN CORONA Asst. Editor

As the nation’s top men and women’s teams participated at the NCAA West Regionals on Friday, both Cal State Fullerton cross country teams failed to qualify for the men or womens’ national championships because they did not finish in the top two for the regional race and were not selected by the committee to participate in the championship.

Unlike the regular season where the men’s squad competed in 8,000-meter races, the teams had to transition to 10,000-meter races for the postseason. The women’s race remained in the 6,000-meter category.

The men’s team finished 12th in the race and the women took 16th in the 6,000-meter.

Fullerton men scored 385 points making them third among Big West teams, just behind Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with 333 points.

Fullerton’s women scored

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Women’s cross country runners starting the 5K in the Mark Covert Classic on Aug. 31.

481 points to put them second among Big West teams; UC Davis scored 385 points.

Leading the men’s team in the 10K was Fullerton native, sophomore Jorge Sanchez with a time of 31:00.4, placing him at 55th place overall.

He was followed by freshmen Jacob Smith and Alexis Garcia, who finished with 31:05.7 and 31:19.9, respectively, putting them at 61st and 74th place overall.

Juniors Eric Jimenez and Erik Gonzalez rounded out the runners for Fullerton with a 94th

place (31:40.2) and 101st place (31:45.9) finish.

This is the second season in a row the men’s team has been led by Jorge Sanchez.

Samantha Huerta also led the women’s team this year with an average mile of 5:33.8. She

finished with a time of 20:45.1 in the 6K to place 33rd overall.

Last year, the women’s team finished in 11th place led by Huerta and the men’s team earned 20th place overall.

Huerta was followed by junior teammate Trinity Ruelas who finished with a time of 21:14.6 putting her in 68th place. They were followed by senior Sandra Flores in 119th, senior Kelsey Carroll in 125th and senior Alyssa Block rounding out the Fullerton womens’ team finishing in 139th place with a time of 22:01.0.

While the Titan’s season comes to a close, the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee went on to announce the full list of teams who qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships this year for men and women’s teams.

The championship will be hosted by Indiana State University Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11:15 a.m. for the women’s events, and 12:15 p.m. for the men’s events Eastern Standard Time at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Victory: Awosika scores career-high 26 points CONTINUED FROM 1 A strong second half performance separated Fullerton from their opponent, outscoring the Warriors, 40-28, in the final 20 minutes, which included a 10-0 run in a three-minute span to pull away with the win.

Poor shooting doomed the Warriors, especially from the 3-point line, where they went 3-for-20.

Overall, they shot 42.4% on 25for-59 shooting, while CSUF shot 50.8%, making five more shots on the same amount of attempts.

For Stanislaus State, senior guard Ty Davis was the top scorer with 16 points.

CSUF struck first with a pair of free throws from Awosika, but then traded baskets with the Warriors as they each had six points at the first media timeout.

CSUF began to pick up the pace with 3-pointers, including one

by Awosika, who had nine of the team’s first 18 points. Stanislaus State kept the game within striking distance, never letting the deficit reach more than seven.

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head to head until CSUF extended their lead to 10 right before the half. The Warriors added a late basket, but the Titans ended the first half on top, 42-34.

Stanislaus State got six more shots off in the first half, but did not capitalize on the scoring opportunities, shooting 43.8% on 14-for-32 shooting, and going 2-for-12 from the 3-point line. CSUF shot 57.7% on 15for-26 shooting, and went 3-for9 from the 3-point line. Twenty of Awosika’s 26 points came from the first half.

The Titans got off to a hot start in the second half, extending their lead to 15 points in the first four minutes,and grew further for Fullerton, getting all the way up to 21.

Just as Stanislaus State began to cut into the deficit, Fullerton was quick to get it back and extended it further. With a little over four minutes left, the Titans got their largest lead at 25 points, capped off by backto-back 3-pointers from guard Wayne Arnold.

Arnold did most of his damage

from the 3-point line, as four of his five made shots were behind the arc. He finished with 14 points, the second most on the team.

“My teammates just kept talking to me, everybody just kept giving rhythm,” Arnold said.

Arnold also agreed with his head coach on the feeling of playing back at home.

“When the crowd is cheering for you instead of the other team, it feels good. It feels heartwarming, everybody cheering for you with no ‘Boo’s,’ especially with your family there,” Arnold said.

The Warriors attempted to claw their way back into the game, but CSUF still still took the game with a 20-point difference.

CSUF will attempt to win their third straight game on Sunday when they’ll host Hofstra at Titan Gym at 5 p.m. Despite now being at .500, Taylor believes there is still room for improvement.

“We’re still trying to get better, still trying to find a way to highlight what each guy does individually so that we can help our team collectively,” Taylor said.

“Hoftstra is the next group that we

gotta be prepared to go against, and more importantly, the players got to be ready to rock.”

As the environment of the homecoming game was one that was filled with a large audience, Taylor added that he wants

the same type of crowd for each home game this year.

“If we can have that atmosphere night in and night out, it totally changes the environment, and totally changes Titan basketball,” Taylor said.

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Forward Johnny Wang going for the tip-off against the Warriors.

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Fusion showcase celebrates talent with charity Musical performances, spoken word poetry and comedic acts echoed through the TSU pub.

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The Afro-Ethnic Student Association hosted the Fusion talent show in the Titan Student Union Pub on Thursday where students, guests and alumni showcased their talents and fed off each other’s energy as the night got darker and the cheers got louder.

Afro-Ethnic Student Association is a club under the Black Student Union that offers the Fusion talent show every fall and spring semester.

Free admission was offered to guests who brought a toy to donate for the Orangewood Children and Family Center, an organization that helps foster children.

The night’s charity work continued as members of the club are planning to go to the center before Christmas to provide the children at the center with gifts and volunteer work.

Alora Walker, a third-year communications major, is in charge of public relations for the club. Walker said, Fusion is an event where everyone in the black community comes together to showcase talents within the community.

Walker said that it’s a time that is shared amongst not only black people, but everyone. “I think it’s important, especially during this time of the semester after midterms, right before finals, we can get to stress relieve, wild out and be happy amongst each other.”

Naomi Belgrave, a fourth year biology major and president of the club, played a large role in planning the event at the beginning of the semester.

Belgrave was the former treasurer of the club and had the opportunity to perform at Fusion.

“Fusion is a showcase/talent show, a time for all the people in our community to come out and perform, sing, dance or spoken word,” Belgrave said.

Advice that Belgrave would give to nervous performers is to act like you’re in the African

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Performer Caleb Mack recites an original piece called ‘Lead Me Lord.’

American Resource Center with your family.

“We tell people this is an extended AARC, and we want people to feel safe,” Belgrave said.

Tatiana Tate, a third-year jazz studies major, took the audience to church with her rendition of ”My Help” by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, a song that is personal to her as she accompanied her set with a trumpet performance.

Following Tate’s performance, Caleb Mack, president of the Divine Servants Bible study group in the Black State Union, took to the stage with an original spiritual piece, “Lead Me Lord.”

“It’s always fun to be around people who just enjoy music and different talents as well.”

The night ensued with many more musical performances, spoken word acts and comedy routines.

Despite being a Cal State Fullerton event, the night allowed guests from outside of the university the opportunity to display their acts.

Nnamdi Agude, a poet who attended Sacramento State, was intrigued by an Instagram post of a friend who helped publicize the event and took advantage of the night as an opportunity to practice his written work in a physical setting.

“I’ve been writing so it’s a good experience to be on the stage and have a crowd to give your truth,” Agude said. “It’s nerve-wracking. You always think your stuff is good, but (it’s different) to hear the reaction from your audience that’s taking your poem itself.”

The night ended with a spoken word performance by Jeremiah Riggins, a first-year business finance major. The piece, “Being Black In America,” described the challenges that many black people experience living in this country.

“I wanted to get involved in BSU, and one of the clubs is AESA, and I heard that their Fusion talent show tonight, so I came,” Riggins said.

Though Riggins did not have initial plans to perform at the show, he had a change of heart upon receiving knowledge that they accepted walk-on performances.

Rigging had recalled performing this spoken word piece several months back in February at a different event and felt compelled to perform the same spoken word piece again, especially to a black audience.

“I really appreciate what AESA had to put on for us and I hope that we have more events like this and I get to connect with people at the BSU,” Riggins said.

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Tatiana Tate plays the trumpet to accompany her set at the Fusion showcase.

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Each booth held different carnival-themed games that were free for attendees and offered prizes such as stuffed animals and toys. Students and alumni competed as they played games including the coin toss, corn hole and a crazy driver game.

Between eating and playing for prizes, guests were also able to enjoy a swinging pirate ship ride, getting caricatures of themselves, taking pictures at a photo booth or decorating gingerbread cookies.

In the lively atmosphere of the parking lot, those in attendance got their groove on dancing in unison to “Electric Slide” and “Cupid Shuffle.”

Dancing in front of a crowd of alumni, students and administrators, the Titan community cheered before the homecoming games for women’s volleyball and men’s basketball.

As the CSUF Spirit Squad danced in front of the DJ booth on the dance floor, their enthusiasm brought out the excitement from attendees as they busted a move to songs such as “Pretty Young Thing” and “Uptown Funk.”

The DJ inspiring guests to get up on their feet was at the hands of alumna, Jenny Rodil, also known as Deejay Rosé. The CSUF graduate selected songs to spin on the turntables based on the crowd’s energy and their positive response to disco tracks.

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visited the university on Oct. 30 to rehearse the choreographed flash mob with CSUF students and staff.

“I feel like once they started dancing and getting everybody on the dance floor, their energy was contagious. It’s really cool to see alumni come back and be energized, and coming back and really being proud to have gone to this school,” Rodil said.

String lights streamed across two canopies connected the dance floor as Titans gathered together to spread their school pride, all while laughing, cheering and celebrating.

Students were able to volunteer with the festival by welcoming guests, registration, check-in and hosting game booths. Custom shirts designed by first-year CSUF student Shaya Cherie were given out to attendees upon entering the event.

Cherie was able to design the shirts from winning a contest for her design and artwork.

Bailey Carter, a first-year theatre arts major, said she remembers attending homecoming tailgates with her family while growing up, and was excited to volunteer for the festival this year now as a student.

She said attendees should create memories among their families and friends, and that students to use the event to connect with alumni.

“The rest of the Titan community should know about this event. Even as a student, I always thought it was just an alumni thing,” Rodil said. “I want to encourage them, even if they’re alumni, to come back and connect with folks because you never know who you’ll meet here, just dancing on the dance floor.”

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Cal State Fullerton alumni and students from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute performed a flash mob dance.

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Cal State Fullerton alumna Jennifer Rodil, also known as Deejay Rosé, played a mix of pop hits and disco.

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MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Queeraoke Night centers around inclusivity The karaoke event allowed students to sing, socialize and unite through identity.

ANALESE SANDOVAL Asst. Editor

Why combine karaoke with the word “queer?” The word queer incorporates a majority of the identities used within the LGBTQ community. It is inclusive, empowering and represents a united group and their allies.

On Friday, members of the Queer and Trans People of Color Collective and Queer-Straight Alliance collaborated on an event called Queeraoke Night, hosted

by Cal State Fullerton student Janica Torres at her house.

The evening consisted of meeting fresh faces and building new friendships in a relaxing setting where they sang songs like “Piano Man” by Billy Joel and various songs from the movie, “High School Musical.”

Members of the audience sat back, watched as people took to the stage and enjoyed the Filipino cuisine that was offered.

The food consisted of lumpia, traditional

pork and lumpia gulay for anyone who was vegetarian or vegan. This food was a personal choice as Torres said, “Every year I’ve inserted my culture so I provide lumpia Shanghai, which are egg rolls.”

Torres said the event is about “expressing who you are.” People can sing any type of song, and be whoever they want to be. “Letting loose and loving who you are in this space,” was her goal.

Torres has been the vice president for the Queer Straight Alliance for three semesters and has hosted the event every semester.

“I feel like this is a way for our community to de-stress,” said Queer and Trans People of Color Collective member RJ Abesami.

Abesami has attended the past three events held by both clubs, Queeraoke Night being one of them.

She is also a student lead at the LGBT Queer Resource Center on campus and the community advocacy cultural chair for the Pilipinx American Student Association.

The LGBT Queer Resource Center, which is a community for LQBTQ students and their allies, is located in the Pollak Library within the Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers.

The center provides opportunities for students to explore their own identities while

ANALESE SANDOVAL / DAILY TITAN Host Janica Torres sang karaoke with Queer and Trans People of Color Collective member RJ Abesamis at Queeraoke Night on Nov. 15.

also serving as a space where students can connect and gain support for coming out.

There are still numerous events led by students in both clubs for the remainder of the semester, the details of which can be found through the center.

Abesami said the event can be a good way for the community to learn

about each others’ clubs and to recruit like-minded individuals.

Queeraoke Night was an intimate engagement centered around inclusivity, and a night for everyone to sing and have a good time. Torres provided a welcoming environment with food, drinks and karaoke, all within the comfort of a home.

Workshop teaches resilience in perseverance Series on empowerment featured a discussion on resiliency and self-love.

JESSICA BENDA Editor

Students dove into a discussion about resilience, optimism and self-compassion at the WoMen’s & Adult Reentry Center’s We Slay Resiliency workshop on Thursday.

Evelin Franco, a graduate assistant, led the workshop that defined resiliency as the ability to adapt when faced with difficulty or trauma, and bouncing back from difficulties.

“No one’s born resilient,” Franco said. “That all happens depending on what you’re put through in your life. Whatever you go through can look completely different from what everyone else goes through,

but resilience is still developed.”

Franco said the way resilience develops varies from person to person. She explained that it is something learned over time, and that different challenges lead to new skills and viewpoints.

The workshop examined several factors of resiliency, which included emotional awareness, empathy and impulse control. Papers rustled and pens scribbled as participants jotted down the factors, some pondered over what they feel they were best at.

Beatrice Ta, a fourth-year psychology major, said their favorite part about the workshop was how the activity prompted students to see things about themselves that they can be proud of.

“We’re naturally prone to undercutting ourselves or not necessarily reflecting deeply and genuinely on what we’re good at or our accomplishments,” Ta said. “I’ve

never thought about or had to write out a quick list of what I’m good at in terms of resiliency.”

Making connections, moving toward goals and nurturing a positive view of oneself can all foster resilience. Franco recommended keeping a journal for self-reflection and writing one positive thing about oneself per day to practice self-compassion.

She discussed the difference with how they treat others and the way they treat themselves. She noted that people are naturally their own worst critics.

“Resilience doesn’t mean you have to be right all the time, and it doesn’t mean you have to be strong all the time,” Franco said. “People can have moments, life gets hard.

It’s when you don’t give up that you demonstrate resilience.”

Franco read the story of entrepreneur Ping Fu, who was separated from her parents as a child

and faced almost 10 years nearly starving, abuse and child labor as a factory worker and soldier during China’s cultural revolution.

Fu travelled to the United States at 25 with little money and limited knowledge of English.

Despite her obstacles, she navigated through school as a computer programmer.

She became the founder and CEO of the successful software company Geomagic, and was named Ink Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005.

Franco explained part of Fu’s resiliency was shown not only through her success, but also through remaining kind and compassionate.

“When faced with a lot of adversity, it’s common for people to become resentful and angry throughout all that, but she stayed a loving and kind person,” Franco said. “To me, I

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Fu was just one of several faces of resiliency. Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Hudson and Sandra Oh were some of the many resilient women discussed in the workshop— each with a different story about how they remained resilient throughout life.

Another workshop will be held at noon on Dec. 4 in the WoMen’s & Adult Reentry Center. The next is about building healthy relationships, which will be held at noon on Dec. 11 and at 5 p.m. on Dec. 12.

While students await and look forward to upcoming workshops , Franco encouraged practicing self-compassion and self-love.

“Even if it’s just taking some time for yourself, going for a walk or something, just give yourself some credit,” Franco said. “You’re stronger than the world lets you believe that you are.”

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MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The media industry fails inmates on death row If all convicts were given equal coverage, innocent lives wouldn’t be lost.

REBECCA MENA Editor

There is no doubt that the criminal-justice system and news cycle does more to benefit white people than it does for people of color.

When a white person commits a crime, the media will add a narrative that revolves around their mental health or childhood. But when a person of color commits a crime, no dice.

There is too much evidence to be procured on the racial disparities that exist within the justice system and the media industry within this country. The statistics

for people of color who are arrested, convicted and incarcerated for crimes illustrates a significant inequality within the criminal justice system, which favors people who are white.

Hardly anyone listens to the plethora of stories told by people of color who are victims of the injustices enacted by this prejudiced system, especially prisoners waiting on death row.

Ray Jefferson Cromartie is one of those victims whose voice has been silenced.

On Wednesday, Cromartie, a Georgia prisoner on death row who had been convicted of malice murder and had been in prison for 22 years, was pronounced dead by a lethal injection.

Cromartie had been sentenced to death for the murder of Richard Slysz, a convenience store clerk in Thomasville, Georgia, April 10th, 1994. He had also allegedly shot a deli employee three days earlier, in an attempt to rob the Madison Street Deli.

Although Cromartie allegedly fit the “terrible mental health” and “childhood trauma” narrative that is so easily used with white criminals, his attorney failed to present evidence proving so.

In general, there are too many faults

with Cromartie’s sentence, considering the incriminating testimonies against him that were not backed by strong evidence.

For instance, one witness, Carnell Cooksey, testified that he saw Cromartie’s cousin give him a gun. However, during the state habeas proceedings, Cooksey claimed he never saw that happen.

If such empty allegations were allowed in the courtroom, the jury should have doubted the handling of the case from the very beginning.

There were only two pieces that led to Cromartie’s conviction, a surveillance camera that made the suspect indistinguishable due to the quality of the recording, and no other witnesses besides Cooksey.

There was a lot of foul play from the beginning, which affected how the trial played out.

Two jurors for the case should have been excused due to their relationship with the state’s witnesses and prosecutors. Additionally, two other jurors had professional connections to the convenience store industry, and several other jurors were exposed to pretrial publicity, yet they were deemed fit for jury duty because they claimed they held no biased opinion on the case.

Unfit jurors aside, Cromartie had

requested to dismiss several witnesses, including accomplice, Corey Clark because he contended that their testimonies were unreliable. That appeal was denied.

One accomplice, Thaddeus Lucas, was not on Cromartie’s list for dismissal, suggesting that he trusted Lucas to be honest and fair. But that did not play in his favor.

Clark and Lucas testified against Cromartie, plead guilty to lesser charges, were sentenced to prison and are already released, while Cromartie had to serve out a death sentence.

Unfit jurors aside, Cromartie had requested to dismiss several witnesses, including accomplice, Corey Clark because he contended that their testimonies were unreliable. That appeal was denied.

One accomplice, Thaddeus Lucas, was not on Cromartie’s list for dismissal, suggesting that he trusted Lucas to be honest and fair. But that did not play in his favor.

Clark and Lucas testified against Cromartie, plead guilty to lesser charges, were sentenced to prison and are already released, while Cromartie had to serve out a death sentence.

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Leading up to Cromartie’s execution, Lucas came forward with new evidence, according to Ryan Kruger, a news reporter for the Atlanta news company, 11Alive WXIA. “I keep hearing that Jeff Cromartie is the shooter, and I know that is probably not true,” Lucas wrote in an affidavit that suggested Clark was the actual shooter. “I have not wanted to talk about this before. I have not told anyone what Corey said about shooting the clerk because I was worried that it would ruin my life more than it already has.”

At the very last minute, Lucas decided to come forth with this new evidence that could have saved Cromartie’s life had it been brought to light earlier.

Despite the request made by Cromartie’s lawyers to block the execution until they were able to conduct DNA tests on the evidence procured from the crime scene, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court denied the request.

To add to the plethora of counterweight to Cromartie’s death sentence, the victim’s daughter even wrote a letter to the Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia, urging them to permit DNA testing.

“My father’s death was senseless. Executing another man would also be senseless, especially if he may not have shot my father” Elizabeth Legette wrote.

“Today I learned that the State has set a date to execute Mr.

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Cromartie without doing any testing. This is wrong, and I hope that you will take action to make sure that the testing happens,” The fight for DNA tests and the new testimony are not the only red flags that may have hinted at Cromartie’s possible innocence. On October 23rd, seven days before his original execution, Cromartie had the opportunity to file a pardon to reduce his sentence, or a clemency petition.

The Georgia prisoner made the unprecedented decision to not file for the pardon, to which his attorney explained, “Filing a clemency petition would have required Mr. Cromartie to ask for a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, but there is simply too much doubt in his case to ask for this sentence in good faith.”

And why would he ask for it, Cromartie had constantly insisted that he was not the one who

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Cromartie’s trial was a mess: the jury was wrongfully chosen, the prosecution was built on empty allegations and erroneous statements, which only added unnecessary severity to Cromartie’s case. Everything was stacked against him in this case.

The one thing that could have possibly saved him from the death penalty was denied by the Supreme Court, showing just how much respect they have for black citizens. Cromartie was deprived of his rights as a citizen to both a fair trial and treatment.

Cromartie was probably aware that his chances of making it out were slim. He had lost faith in claiming his innocence and receiving a fair trial. It then comes as no surprise that he declined to make any last words before receiving the lethal injection.

No last words were needed

from Cromartie, who had said enough during his unjust trial.

Despite everything, to correct its wrongs, the state of Georgia still needs to move forward with the DNA test and face the consequences that may come with the results, otherwise they will fail Cromartie once more.

It is hard to come up with a reason, other than racial bias, as to why the Supreme Court proceeded with the execution instead of taking the time to grant Cromartie a stay of execution.

He is not the only black man who has died from a deeply-flawed trial, and he will most likely not be the last. Cromartie was the 1,510th person executed in the U.S. since 1976, and Rodney Reed is close to becoming part of the statistic.

Rodney Reed was scheduled to be executed on November 20th, 2019 but The Texas

Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay of execution. Like Cromartie’s case, explicit evidence has been uncovered at the last minute that may prove his innocence. Maybe things would have been different for Cromartie if he had the same amount of media coverage and celebrity support as Reed.

It would be best if the state of Texas listens to what Reed has to say and breaks the damning cycle of executing men of color who have not had a fair chance to prove their innocence. Prisoners who have any chance at proving they are not guilty of a crime should not be considered innocent only from media influence. Rather, they should be considered innocent because history has proven that whenever there is the slightest chance of foul play in their due process, injustice will be served on a hot platter.

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