2019-09-30 by Daily Titan

Monday September 30, 2019

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Volume 106 Issue 15

Titans win streak comes to a halt

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Titan forward Owen Lambe prepares to dribble past LMU defender Gerardo Lopez and get a shot off, one of Fullerton’s 17.

Men’s soccer plays to a 1-1 tie agianst Loyola Marymount University. MARIAH ROSS Asst. Editor

Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer ended an overtime thriller in a 1-1 draw against Loyola Marymount University at Titan

Stadium Sunday night. The game followed a historic win over Cal Baptist University last Wednesday, where the Titans beat the record for the best start in the men’s program history after improving to 8-0. Sophomore Jessy Sotelo scored the lone Titan goal of the game with an assist from redshirt senior Oscar Flores and junior Christian Pinzon. Despite the minimal scoring, the

Titans put on a show on the oﬀensive side of the ball with 21 shot attempts and nine corner kicks. Defensively, goalie Paul-Andre Guerin made four saves, saving two back-to-back shots in the 46th minute of the match. Despite tying the record for most shutouts in the men’s program history after earning his 18th in the win, the record is in the back of Guerin’s mind. “The record is just a number,”

Guerin said. LMU entered Titan Stadium with a 5-2-1 record, falling only to Virginia Tech and fellow Big West competitor, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, averaging 1.33 goals a game and 14.6 shots. The Titans struggled oﬀensively in the first half of the contest, attempting only two shots. They fell to a 1-0 deficit early after LMU midfielder Gaetan Roux scored in

the eighth minute with an assist from Nick Dauchot. Coach George Kuntz credited a sluggish start for the first half struggles. “The game could’ve been over a lot earlier if we finished our chances. We weren’t aggressive. We were pensive, we were a little bit apprehensive,” Kuntz said. SEE DRAW

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Students demonstrate in the city of Orange and outside Orange City Hall.

Strikers address Arboretum hosts cuisine, wine and a fulfilling time climate concerns MADISON AMIREHTESHAMI / DAILY TITAN

Jeff and Monica Mayhew poured guests wine at their vendor, The Twisted Vine.

Fullerton Uncorked Wine and Food festival served locals and charities. JULIAN OROZCO MADISON AMIREHTESHAMI Staff Writers

Tucked away in the northeast corner of Cal State Fullerton is a lush botanical garden known for its environmental education

programs and a large collection of plants for sale. However, on Saturday, the Fullerton Arboretum was a host to the Fullerton Uncorked Wine and Food Festival. The garden was filled with vendors who uncorked wine bottles and served their finest gourmet dishes to local residents for a charitable cause. The festival is an annual fundraising event that raises money for several local charities, hosted by Fullerton South

Rotary Club. Fullerton South Rotary Club is a leadership based service organization dedicated to improving the community through Service Above Self, according to their website. Working one of the multiple informational tables scattered across the arboretum was Robert Jarvis, a member of the Fullerton South Rotary Club. SEE BOTTLES

Friday’s protests marked the end of the global climate strikes. DIANA TRAN Staff Writer

Johanna Speiser, 18, Jonathan Speiser, 15 and Julius Speiser, 11, have organized strikes almost every week at Orange City Hall, since February 2019, to demand action against climate change.

For the Global Climate Strikes at Orange City Hall on Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, over 200 people attended and joined the Speisers. The Speisers were inspired by Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old environmental activist who went from going on strike by herself in front of the Swedish parliament to being at the forefront of global climate strikes, which had at least 7 million people participate SEE EARTH

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Workshop teaches fire safety in California Residents learn how to landscape to protect homes from disaster. WENDY CHAVEZ DIANA TRAN Staff Writers

Over the years, increased wildfires in California have made it more important than ever for residents to be prepared, however most homes that burn are not a result of being exposed to fire. Instead, homes are caught on fire by traveling embers for up to 50 miles, said Marianne Hugo, the garden director for Orange County Coastkeeper. Hugo spoke about her experience with the Canyon Fire 2 that occurred in October 2017. An investigation revealed the probable cause being embers from a smoldering group of oak trees. “I had to leave my house with an hour’s warning, so I threw everything in my car that I could think of that I would possibly need, and I couldn’t come back for three days. It was really scary because the fire came really close to my house,” Hugo said. Hugo said her home was unscathed. She has been working to educate the public on taking action to make their yards more sustainable for a safer environment and community. She hosted the Orange County Coastkeeper’s third FireScape workshop at the Arboretum last Wednesday, and taught on how to organize plants at home in order to prevent house fires. The ideal plants to have are ones that grow close to the ground because they smother embers, such as an ice plant called fire spinner. Succulents are also great fire resistant plants because of their ability to store water, Hugo said. Thomas Truong, president and founder of Symbiotic Earth of Cal State Fullerton, learned at the workshop that aloe is considered a firewise plant. “(My) family grows a lot of plants just to grow them, but now I’m more conscious of the fire-resistant plants that are around,” Truong said. To prevent the spread of fire

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The presentation discussed the dangers of displaced embers and protecting your houses from wildfires.

from one plant to another, plants should have at least two feet of space between them on flat ground. It’s also important to take into account a plant’s size, because a mature plant may require more space, Hugo said. She added that for trees, there should be 10 feet of space

between each tree, and foliage should be cut 10 to 15 feet upward from the tree’s base. For homes placed on slopes, fire travels faster uphill rather than downhill, so distances between plants and trees should increase to 30 feet. She recommends having a

hard surface such as concrete or gravel surround homes instead of having plants that touch. Plants must be watered regularly to prevent drying. An eﬃcient and water-saving setup for plants is hydrozoning. This is where plants with the same water requirement are

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Marianne Hugo, the garden director for Orange County Coastkeeper, discussed fire resistant plants.

around a home to reduce wasting water, Hugo said. Hank Samaripa, a former project manager for the Yorba Linda Water District, believes it is a homeowner’s responsibility to prepare against fires. “They leave it to their gardener, and the gardener basically wants to come and mow and blow and let the plant grow as big as possible and not trim it, shape it or control it so that it prevents a fire from basically burning the home down,” Samaripa said. Rain gutters can be hosts to fires if they are not cleaned out regularly. Installing grates on chimneys, retrofitting vents with smaller screens and removing any trees touching one’s home reduces the amount of flammable spots, Hugo said. Claire Schlotterbeck, executive director of Hills for Everyone, has replaced her concrete roof to an asphalt shingle roof in order to prevent embers from entering any crevices because she lives in a high-hazard zone, and installed ember-proof vents that seal shut when fire comes near her home. Schlotterbeck has also installed ember proof vents that seal shut with wax when fire comes close. “You cannot just rely on the firefighting agencies to do their job. You have to do your job. You have to be personally responsible for how you deal with a fire,” Schlotterbeck said.

Hank Samaripa, an attendee at the event, looks over several plants that can help delay fires outside of homes.

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“We’ve done nothing compared to what Greta Thunberg has done, but it gave us a platform. Even though we were on our own here and there are loads of cars driving by and we felt lonely, it gave us some hope that there is other children around the planet doing the same,” said Jonathan Speiser. It has only been a year since the Speisers moved to the city of Orange after living in England for 16 years. Growing up, they have always known about climate change and wanted to do something about it. Johanna Speiser wrote a letter to the Orange City Council in efforts of persuading them to declare a climate emergency. She is gathering signatures from residents in Orange residents before she sends her letter to show to the council that people care and support their cause. “The first step is to acknowledge that we’re in the crisis,” Johanna Speiser said about declaring a climate emergency. Patty Tutor, Cal State Fullerton alumna and founder of North Orange County Climate Action Network, is also reaching out to legislators to bring up environmental issues. Tutor has spoken about environmental issues with both Katie Porter and Gil Cisneros, who are representatives for California’s 45th and 39th congressional districts, respectively. “We got to get legislation in place,” Tutor said. “Right now, our current administration is actually taking away protections that we have. I’m fighting hard to get administration in there that will put those protections back.” Betty Valencia, an Orange FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN

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Strikers protest for local government to address global warming.

City Council candidate and CSUF alumna, said leadership should take action to fight for the climate. “All the other issues are secondary if we don’t have clean air, if we don’t have clean water. We’re talking about an issue that is for everyone. It is not a partisan issue. Climate change is real,” Valencia said. “It is a human agenda, and it is for every one of us to be concerned about.” Valencia said change will start at the local levels. She wants to address the city of Orange’s use of toxic pesticides and weed killers in order for the city to be more environmentally friendly. Valencia would also like to see restaurants have paper cups, get rid of foam dinnerware and to be responsible with their use of utensils. Another goal of hers is having water stations throughout the city to encourage people to carry refillable water bottles instead of buying plastic ones. Valencia feels CSUF should be involved in this movement as

well. “Let’s get Cal State Fullerton to start their own climate strike, and if not, bring them out here,” she said. Julius Speiser feels there should be more buses and bus stops to make it more accessible for riders, which he believes would encourage people to use public transportation often. The Speisers are a family of five and they share one car, using it sparingly. When he and his siblings strike at Orange City Hall, they walk for 30 minutes.The family plans to continue striking indefinitely. “I was promised when I was younger that if I work hard, I will be rewarded when I’m an adult. I don’t want to have a really stable and good job and then have to evacuate my house every year or so because of natural disasters that are threatening us. I’m here for the same reason that I study. I’m here for the same reason that I brush my teeth every morning,” Jonathan Speiser said. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Alumni advise students on careers Student Gear Up event brought new and old Titans together. JULIAN OROZCO Staff Writer

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Members from the Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Engagement helped students prepare for job searches.

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Sylvia Contreras, former Alumni Association president conversing with a CSUF student about life after college.

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current and future Titans. “Being more than 10 years out of having graduated from here is when I got the bug to give back,” Meza said. “Now that I’m here as an alumni and work here, I want to be able to open the doors.” Poblete experienced a similar type of fear of missing out. “I was not involved like a lot of our students were coming here. I just went to class and then left. It wasn’t until I graduated back in 2015, that was feeling like I was cheating the school out of something, and I didn’t know what it was,” Poblete said. Despite not having any experience working on a non-profit board, Poblete was presented a position to serve on the association in 2015 and has since been part of the organization.

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William Nguyen, the 22-yearold Cal State Fullerton student who was arrested for having a loaded revolver in his car while on campus, was released on bail Thursday night. Nguyen, a Westminster resident, was held in the Theo Lacy Facility for about a day before posting bail and being released. The Theo Lacy Facility is a maximum security prison in the city of Orange where Chuyen Vo, the man who was arrested and charged in the campus death of CSUF faculty member Steven Chan, is currently being held. Kimberly Edds, public information oﬃcer for the Orange County District Attorney’s oﬃce said the charges have not been filed against Nguyen. “Either there is potential that our prosecutor asks for additional information based on the investigation, or that it was submitted so late on Friday that it will be filed later,” Edds said. The CSUF student was pulled over and taken into custody last Wednesday by University Police on the corner of Folino Drive at Nutwood Avenue. Police said that they had been surveilling him for several hours after receiving information on Nguyen. After searching the vehicle, police discovered a .38 caliber Rock Island Armory M206 revolver under the driver’s seat. According to the California Penal Code, it is illegal to bring a loaded firearm on a college campus. The law also requires universities to post prominent notices at the entrances of campus to inform the public that possession of a firearm is prohibited on the property.

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This event proved to be unique in another way for CSUF alumni and academic advisor at Brandman University, Erika Orozco, who said she initially thought students would be looking for resume building help. “They were more interested in hearing about the other part. They wanted to hear about what my expectations were going out after graduation and searching for jobs.They wanted an expectation versus reality synopsis of how my job search went,” Orozco said. Rebecca Meza, the associate director for communications and operations at the alumni department, did not experience any interaction with alumni when she attended CSUF as a student, so she wanted to change that for

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Students filled the Golleher Alumni House last Wednesday to learn how they can be successful in their future endeavors. The California State University Fullerton Alumni Association, Career Center and Tuﬀy’s Basic Needs co-hosted the “Gear Up” event to connecti alumni to the current student body by oﬀering resources the students needed. This event was more than just a resource fair for student’s education, said Jordan Poblete, CSUF Alumni Association board member and vice president of Student Outreach. “We care about the Titan community, beyond just giving them an education. We really want to come alongside them in their journeys, wherever they are in life, whatever season they are in life, to be able to make sure that they’re prepared for what’s next and their jobs and their futures afterwards,” said Poblete. Poblete also said he had a special and more personal connection to the event because it reminded him from his own personal experiences of having to deal with some insecurities as a student. “There are students on this campus who are very much in need of physical things: outfits for jobs, or food, just emotional support, like, all those things. Those are the things that I had been through, and I understand what it means to go through them as a student,” Poblete said. Justine Budisantoso, student outreach specialist with the Office of Alumni Engagement, has experience with previous career workshops, but wanted to host this resource fair uniquely. “We thought, ‘Why not host an informal lunch and dinner so that way students can connect just over conversations,’” Budisantoso questioned. “In a casual way over some food —food is such a great unifier.”

The position gave him a platform to institute changes that he thought best benefited the community. Apart from the association, other organizations were at the event to inform students of what resources they have to offer. Meza said an event like “Gear Up” not only bridges alumni with students, but it also provides students with internal resources, like Career Services and Tuffy’s Basic Needs, and external resources like Women Helping Women, a non-profit organization based in Irvine. “We give folks the skills to find and keep a good job,” said Asia Vargas, assistant program manager for the organization. The organization provides job readiness courses, computer classes to teach members basic Microsoft Excel, advanced Microsoft techniques, how to use LinkedInand also provided professional attire so job seekers can have a good first impression when meeting with employers, she said. “It only takes employers usually 6 seconds when you walk into the door to know if they’re going to hire that person. A lot of it is what you appear to be. You want to put your best foot forward,” Vargas said. The event also featured a donation of professional apparel to Tuffy’s Basic Needs. “We had over 20 alumni donate professional clothing that were already dry cleaned, hung up, beautiful, and ready to go,” Budisantoso said. CSUF senior, Cristal Garcia, was initially attracted to all the free giveaways at the event, but decided to attend once she researched the event a little more. “When I read that it was targeted more for like career readiness, and talking to alumni, I thought it was a pretty good opportunity for me to get out here and pretty much build my network,” said Garcia. The association wants to create opportunities for alumni to get involved. They will be hosting the “Dinner with 12 Titans event” on Oct. 12 and 13. Sarita Espinosa contributed to this article.

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Students splash away stress at Fun Friday The Student Recreation Center encouraged students to take advantage of the facility. JESSICA RAZO Asst. Editor

The final Fun Friday was held on Sept. 27, and had a relaxing ambience during a cloudy afternoon at the Student Recreation Center pool. Two Fun Friday events were hosted by the SRC’s aquatics program in September, giving students the opportunity to eat food, listen to music, take part in a raffle, swim in the SRC pool and participate in outdoor activities. These events incentivized students with free food and prizes while also giving them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the different services, equipment and activities offered at the SRC. Alison Wittwer, the aquatics and safety coordinator for Titan Recreation, helped organize the event at the pool along with her staff. Wittwer wants students to know that they should feel free to visit the SRC, and spend some time using the area to its full advantage, especially the pool. “I want students to come to a place of stress-free, inclusive zone where they can de-stress from being a student and family and friend obligations and just come and be themselves,” Wittwer said. Wittwer also had students fill out surveys asking about food options so that the SRC staff could better accommodate students in the future. Bailey Marrs, a lifeguard for the SRC pool, said students coming to events like Fun Fridays were also informed of the various programs offered through the SRC like the Aqua Bootcamp. Aqua Bootcamp is a program offered at the SRC pool that

holds sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The bootcamp, which is available until Oct. 31, is a 50-minute training that includes workouts on dry land and in water. The SRC aquatics department also offers bathing suit loans for men and women to use at the pool, said Marrs. Marrs said it’s important for students to know that they can visit the pool and the SRC so they can fully benefit from the services included in their tuition. “There’s more programs that go on specifically, but we have smaller things we offer every day. The ping pong is always out, the cornhole is always out, there’s hammocks and you can just come and hang out or, if it’s not too busy in the pool, you can ask the guard and they’ll help you with your stroke or things like that. It’s a good system,” Marrs said. The last Fun Friday played popular tunes from Maroon 5 with students enjoying some time in the pool, relaxing on the lounge chairs, lying on the hammocks, playing basketball, eating free ice cream and cookies and using the hamster balls in the pool. Tina Thomas, majoring in both dance and biology, said she would like to see more events like this in the future. There was also a raffle giveaway that consisted of a Hydro Flask, a Parkland backpack made out of recycled bottles and a swag bag with SRC branded items packed inside. The final Fun Friday had students enjoying the event well after the cutoff time, taking in the rest of the serene afternoon. Students can expect more fun events in the future from the SRC. Wittwer said that there will be November Nights, Wednesday nights in which students will be invited to come out and play volleyball in the pool.

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Hamster balls were available for recreational uses at the pool.

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Students lounged in hammocks during Fun Friday, taking advantage of the space to relax.

Book event showcased best of both languages Cultural Center, were also in attendance to inform the community about their organizations and programs available. LACMAt enrolled children in their NextGen LA program, where children and one adult can enter the museum for free. “We’ve spoken to over 633 people and that’s just the outreach that we’re doing. We’re getting so many different people from different backgrounds and everything. They’re coming for the books, they’re getting some education with art and everything. That is just icing on the cake for me” said Krystine Murry, a LACMA volunteer. Words in Spanish such as “nada,” “guerilla” and “suave” were peppered along the walls of the New Americas Center in the international languages department where attendees could find talks led by authors. Isabel Quintero, children and young adult books author, spoke about themes of writing and resistance within the Spanish speaking-community, stressing the importance of community. “We have voices, and sometimes we think our voices are too quiet, and that no one listens to us. But if we all start to write, and if we all start to believe, our voices will no longer be quiet. Our voice is really strong and people will listen more because we are a lot,” Quintero said in Spanish. LA-native hosted a workshop that invited children to express their identity as they made portraits of themselves with LA born artist, John Ildefonso. “Just like how identity is a polymorphous entity that changes through time, each layer represents a different epitaph of their life

and identity. So the first layer can be family, the second layer can be individual. And at the end, what we end up with is a family portrait with all the diﬀerent things family members share together,” Ildefonso said. Los Libros Festival brought authors such as Laura Lacámara, Honorio Robledo and Yesika Salgado and community members together with book signings. Jasmine Garcia came to the event solely to meet Salgado. “She is a really raw poet, she speaks from the heart and when she speaks, I feel her words very strongly,” Garcia said. Attendees lined up, wrapping around the courtyard and waiting to enter the Mark Taper Auditorium for the closing event, “Noche de cuentos”/ A night of stories.” “Growing up, my dad only liked us speaking in one language. It was always English or Spanish, if we ever butchered it up, the sandal would come flying and hit one of us in the head, and so I’ve had to give myself permission to relearn language and play with it and reclaiming what all of this means,” Salgado said before sharing one of her poems with the audience. Los Libros Festival allowed the community to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be bilingual. “I think sometimes we center on only Spanish and only English. Having both combined and appreciating both really allows both our culture’s to come in together and really show the presence of that here without stigmatizing,” said Patricia Valdovinos, a librarian at the LA Public Library, and a member of the Los Libros Planning committee.

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Colorful banners decorated the Los Angeles Public Library during the event.

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The gold trim of the chandelier in the rotunda of the Los Angeles Public Library shined on families where they created stories in the form of arts and crafts on Saturday afternoon, at the first Los Angeles Libros Festival. Organized by the LA Public Library, the VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

free festival sought to celebrate books “en dos idiomas,” meaning in two languages. The event was held in collaboration with LA Librería, a bookstore that promotes children’s books in Spanish, and REFORMA, a national organization to promote library and information services to the Spanish-speaking community. “The overall goal is to reach out to all Los Angeles residents who speak English and Spanish, in particular Spanish. Our main theme for today is a celebration of bilingualism,” said Lupie Leyva, senior librarian at the Robert Louis Stevenson Branch, and an event organizer. LA County Museum of Art, the Armory Center for the Arts, and the Skirball

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Cultures blend at student-led event Multicultural Festival brought together groups on campus for food, games and entertainment. MARIAH SANCHEZ Asst. Editor

diﬀerent popular Koren snacks for students to try, one of the options was a sweet wafer-like cookie with a strawberry, white cream or chocolate filling. The club also featured a popular milkbased carbonated drink called Milkis, in the flavors: original, peach, banana and apple. The clubs in attendance at the Multicultural Festival acknowledged the importance of events like this to the entire community at CSUF. “Events like this are important because it’s not only to see our culture but it’s important to get to know other people’s culture as well because, it really does play a huge part of who we are in this world. I feel like events like this show us the beauty in all of these diﬀerent organizations that we don’t get to experience every single day,” said Kyree Jackson, president of Sister Talk. Sister Talk is a club that focuses primarily on improving the experience of African American women. However, Jackson said that all women are welcome, especially other women of color. Sister Talk invites successful women to speak to its members about their personal experiences and navigating the professional world as a woman of color. A large part of the club is focused on promoting success, self-growth and providing a safe space for all women in the club. While the Multicultural Festival is AICA’s major event of the semester, the organization also helps sponsor other events including cultural nights. “It’s just really important to be informed about everybody’s culture and background and appreciate it,” Contreras said.

Cal State Fullerton’s Association for Inter-Cultural Awareness (AICA) hosted their annual Multicultural Festival in front of the Becker Amphitheater on Thursday afternoon. The festival’s goal was to spread awareness and showcase all the different cultural groups on campus, said Jennifer Hashimoto, vice chair of AICA. Throughout the festival, there were MARIAH SANCHEZ / DAILY TITAN live performances by some of the culturStudents put their cultures on display with ethnic foods and traditional games. al clubs. Ballet Folklorico de CSUF, Japanese Anime Club of CSUF, Kpop club CSUF and CSUF Soulful all expressed different cultures through their dancing skills. “This is important to me because it’s a very beautiful visual expression of my culture. It’s a very bold statement of the beautiful parts of where I come from,” said Montserrat Contreras, the president of Ballet Folklorico de CSUF. Ballet Folklorico de CSUF is a student-led club that focuses on teaching its members different dancing styles from Mexico. Every semester, the club picks two states and teach the members many songs that derive from those regions. Members then perform the dances around campus and at the club’s events. In addition, Sandra Leo, president of the Japanese Anime Club, said that MARIAH SANCHEZ / DAILY TITAN the dance they performed is part of the Organizations like Students for Justice in Palestine served a traditional flatbread called Mana’eesh. club’s maid cafe and the first dance they have learned this semester. Each club in attendance had a table where they presented food and activities that represented their cultures. “We have Latina figure coloring pages with a little description of how they contributed to our community, just to learn a little bit about our community,” said Sofia Selerino, community service chair for Hermanas Unidas de CSUF. Hermanas Unidas de CSUF is a Latin based club aimed at providing a home away from home with networking opportunities and resources for members. The three pillars of the club are community service, academics and social interactions. The goal for the Kpop Club CSUF during the event was to debunk myths about Korean culture and Kpop fans while providing snacks to students. MARIAH SANCHEZ / DAILY TITAN The Kpop Club CSUF had a few Ballet Folklorico de CSUF performed dance styles that originated from states in Mexico as students visited the organizations tabling at the event.

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CONTINUED FROM 1 “It’s great that (people) come to a food and wine festival, but at the same time, their money that they’re spending is also going to help these charities,” Jarvis said. Tickets were available in packages that included VIP parking, limited table service and various table reservations. Jarvis said that Fullerton Uncorked is the rotary’s largest fundraising event, raising money for almost the entire year of donations to charities like the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fullerton, the Women’s Transitional Living Center, Inc. and Tara’s Chance. Morelia Rodriguez, representative for the women’s center, was also in attendance to spread awareness of the nonprofit organization which supports survivors and victims of domestic violence and human traﬃcking. “It’s a hard topic to talk about but, mixing anything with drinks and food, it makes it easier to, kind of, digest what this is for. It’s a great cause,” Rodriguez said. One of the event’s beneficiaries, Tara’s Chance, is a unique horseback-riding therapy that benefits the cognitive, physical, emotional and overall well-being of people with disabilities and special needs. Although missing an information table for Tara’s Chance, Jarvis was able to give more insight about their initiative. “Some of the children are handicapped, and maybe they’re paraplegics or some may be quadriplegics and it gives them that therapy so that they can actually build up some muscles and in their body,” Jarvis said. The crowd of attendees VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

wandered through the arboretum balancing wine glasses and cups of beer with their stacked plates of food. Vendors from restaurants across Orange County were lined side by side, featuring a variety of beverages and cuisines. Over 30 diﬀerent restaurants, bakeries, breweries and wineries including Gonzo’s Tacos, Roman Cucina, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Patty’s Cakes and Desserts, Towne Park and Twisted Vine provided for over 1,000 guests. Towne Park Brew Company representative, Matt Armstrong said the Anaheim-based brewery takes part in more than just the Fullerton Uncorked event. “Every type of charity event that goes on, especially if it’s within our local area, we always try to participate and figure out any way we can give back,” Armstrong said. Towne Parks’ motto, “It’s your town, paint it” provides the community with the option to choose through their wide selection of beers. “We don’t only do IPAs. We have a double IPA, a single IPA, but then everything else is a different style between Bavarians, Belgian beers, German-style beers, so that when you come in no matter what we can make sure we find the right beer for you,” Armstrong said. Despite this event heavily focusing on alcohol, not all guests came with the intention of drinking. Leah Yamamoto, a supporter of the rotary club, doesn’t drink alcohol but attended Fullerton Uncorked for the desserts. Patty’s Cakes and Desserts is a Fullerton-based, family-owned business that has lent their vending services to the festival since 2011.

Co-owner Patty Gomez stressed the importance of volunteering at an event that gives back to the community. “You have to give to receive and to help those who don’t have the opportunity to do so. It’s the best way to give, even if it’s in cupcakes,” Gomez said. “So that’s why we do it. To be quiet helpers.” Live music played in the background throughout the evening festivities. One of the bands that took to the stage was Pulp Vixen. While the majority of songs they played were modern, other classics from the ’70s and ’80s were heard throughout the event as well. As the live bands performed on one end of the venue, Gonzo’s Tacos had their DJ spinning records at the opposite end. Guests enjoyed the DJ’s mixes of funk and oldschool hip-hop. Even if attendees didn’t have any rhythm, they were able to let loose after sampling drinks from the various wineries and brewing companies. Fullerton Uncorked has donated more that $1.3 million back to the community, including Titan Athletics. The CSUF athletic teams that receive support from this event showed their gratitude as they offered their members to pick up trash and cater to guests. The communal benefits of this event were made possible by sponsors like Chevron and OC Handyman. No matter the original intent of attending Fullerton Uncorked, by the end of the night all those who joined in the festivities left the Arboretum a bit tipsy, their stomachs full and a feeling of fulfillment.

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Self-driving cars are an inevitable reality Revoluntionary vehicle technology paves the way for safer driving.

DANIEL BRITO Staff Writer

When the concept of self-driving vehicles was first introduced, it seemed like something out of a science fiction movie set hundreds of years into the future. The reality is, self-driving vehicles are no longer just a concept and will become a widespread presence on the roads in the coming years. ABI Research projects that eight million self-driving vehicles will be shipped by 2025. Viral YouTube videos have hit the web where individuals are shown sitting back in their Teslas, as the vehicle does the driving for them. This is only the tip of the iceberg, as self-driving vehicles will revolutionize transportation as well as greatly improve safety for everyone on the road. Many companies are chasing the technology for autonomous vehicles and are pouring mountains of cash to get ahead in what is soon to be an extremely competitive industry. The software engineering company Argo A.I. formed in 2016 with only three employees, and it took less than a year for the company to receive a one billion dollar investment from Ford. Later in 2019, the company received a $2.6 billion dollar investment from Volkswagen. There have been self-driving qualities for quite some time, as many modern-day vehicles have features such as lane assist and automatic braking that are implemented when cars get too close to another vehicle. There are only a few truly self-driving vehicles on the road. Today Cadillac, Nissan and Tesla all have vehicles on the road with the capability for the driver to take their hands oﬀ the steering wheel and sit back. Other major companies, such as Google, have invested heavily into the technology

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in hopes of coming out as industry leaders. While these corporations have shown their interest through cash investments, the general public should be both interested and optimistic in the coming era of autonomous vehicles since it will greatly increase safety on the roads. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, 94% of all serious crashes happen because of human error. This includes driving while intoxicated or texting, doing makeup or eating while driving. People regularly drive distracted and under unsafe conditions, or simply make a mistake such as not yielding at an intersection. An autonomous vehicle can’t become intoxicated or text its friends while going 75 mph on the highway. Having these self-driving vehicles on the road will produce a much safer environment for driving, and the public needs to realize the potential these vehicles have to save lives. Statistics from the Driver Knowledge website states that three million people are injured in car accidents each year in the United States alone, and more than 90 people lose their lives in car accidents each day. A large number of these accidents can be prevented through autonomous vehicles, but safety is not just

limited to car accidents. Uber and Lyft, the two leading rideshare companies, have a staggering amount of users, with Uber averaging 99 million users monthly and Lyft giving over one million rides per day according to DMR business statistics. While it is very rare, there have been cases of crimes committed by the drivers of these rideshare applications. A CNN investigation conducted in 2018 found that 103 Uber drivers had been accused of sexual assault or abuse in the four years prior to the investigation. With the convenience of these rideshare applications, it’s easy to forget that one must step into a stranger’s car. Although Uber and Lyft drivers go through background checks, there will always be a level of uncertainty for passengers when they are essentially hitchhiking a ride. Stepping into an autonomous vehicle will ease that uncertainty, as there will be no reason to worry about who is driving you around. While self-driving vehicles are inevitable, there is room for concern. Uber and Lyft employ between two and 3.9 million drivers respectively. The increased use of self-driving vehicles by these companies will put a lot of their drivers out of work. The impact of the autonomous

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Titans open fall season with scrimmage

The softball team held an interteam game that the navy team won, 6-2. JULIAN OROZCO Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton’s softball team held an inter-squad scrimmage Friday night to kick oﬀ their nine-game fall schedule. Despite the navy team winning with the final score of 6-2, Titans on both the navy and white teams previewed an aggressive style of play that they are sure to bring to the plate this season. Early in the game, sophomore Dani Martinez had trouble locating her pitches but was picked up by an amazing display of defense by junior shortstop Sam Kennedy, ranging to her right on a ground ball and making a strong throw to get the runner at first.

The white squad was the first to score. In the bottom half of the first inning, a leadoff double by senior Kelsie Whitmore and a sacrifice bunt by sophomore Evelyn Sablan put a runner on third for redshirt junior Ari Burns. Burns then roped a double down the third-base line to score in Whitmore. After retiring five straight batters, including two strikeouts, Martinez gave up a home run to junior Janelle Rodriguez. Martinez’s location troubles caught up to her in the third as well, when navy squad leadoff hitter Megan Delgadillo worked a walk. The walk proved to be costly as the next batter, sophomore Alexa Neil, tripled in Delgadillo and the white squad never regained the lead after that. Senior Sophie Frost experienced her own sort of pitching woes as she was called for an illegal pitch multiple times. Frost smiled it off and continued her dominance from

last season where she posted a 2.61 ERA in 123.1 innings pitched. Janelle Rodriguez came into relief in the top of the sixth inning and closed the game out. Since an exhibition game allows the rules to be altered a bit, Rodriguez stayed on the mound to face both teams to end the game. After surrendering four doubles and three runs to the navy team, Rodriguez settled in quite nicely and neither teams scored after that. The 2-2 score through four innings proved that this team takes pride in playing clean defense to back up their pitcher. Even with the pitching troubles, this scrimmage proved how tough these Titans are going to be to beat during the 2020 season. The Titans will continue their fall schedule when they travel to Bakersfield on Saturday, Oct. 12 for a double header against Fresno State and Cal State Bakersfield.

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Ice hockey skates to season opening victory

CSUF club hockey team beats Chapman, 8-5, in season opener. DANIEL STEELE Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton’s club ice hockey team beat Chapman University, 8-5, in their first game of the season Friday night. With nearly twice the shots on goal as Chapman, the Titan’s strong oﬀense and puck possession proved successful despite the close score throughout the game. Chapman found its stride early in the game when they took advantage of a penalty and scored on a power-play goal in under a minute. The Titans missed a chance to tie with a powerplay of their own two minutes into the period, when Chapman instead scored for a 2-0 lead. CSUF began to turn the game around over seven minutes in with a goal by defender and captain

Dylan Kammer to make it a one goal deficit. The Titans turned up the aggression after scoring on a powerplay to tie it up, 2-2. Less than a minute later, the Titans scored another goal on a breakaway shot by James Hayton. The first period ended with CSUF leading, 3-2. Kammer attributed his team’s strong offense and ability to make plays on their goalie. “He was a little jittery in the beginning, but he stepped up and made a ton of saves for us and it really helped us secure the win,” Kammer said. Over 12 minutes into the period, neither side could score until each team had a player in the penalty box. Chapman fended off the Titan offense until they were back at full strength, leaving the Titans down a player. Chapman soon scored with a clear power-play shot on goal to tie it up, 3-3. CSUF maintained constant pressure in Chapman’s zone in the last

four minutes with two close shots on goal but could not score even after a five-on-four advantage. The Titans scored less than a minute into the third period giving them a 4-3 lead. Seconds later, Chapman received a second penalty to give CSUF a five-to-fourman advantage. The Titans scored soon after to make it 5-3. Chapman made a comeback with a slick pass in front of the net and a shorthand goal two minutes later to tie the game once again. With six minutes left in the game, CSUF began to pull away, leaving the score 6-5. The Titans kept the puck in their opponent’s zone and intercepted several plays within their own zone in an intense back-and-forth battle. Chapman’s attempt for a tie could not match the Titans intensity. CSUF scored again to make it 7-5 with two minutes left in the game. Chapman made a final push to catch up by pulling its goalie with under a minute to go, but CSUF sealed the win with a goal on an

attacker managed to “hold her own.” “I think sometimes when things aren’t going our way it can get a little tough, but we’re working through it,” Costello said. Junior Tyler Fezzey, a rightside hitter, also hoped for CSUF to focus on serving well. “We were hoping that when that ball comes back over, it’ll be simpler on us to execute and I don’t think we did that today,” Fezzey said. In future games, Fezzey said that she wants to see an improved performance with oﬀensive play. In the beginning of the first set, the Gauchos began pulling away with CSUF struggling to catch up. UCSB continued its

lead in each of the remaining sets, setting the tone for the rest of the match. The Titans went on to lose the first set, 25-15. Fullerton found themselves at a 6-1 disadvantage early in the second set and could not hit a streak to tie or surpass the Gauchos. CSUF regularly made two to three points, only to face stiﬀ resistance against UCSB attackers. The Gauchos often set up strong spikes that made it tough for the Titan defenders to dig. The set came closer to a tie when the Titans jumped up to 12-7 from 10-4. Fullerton then made one point after the Gauchos hit a streak to put them at 16-8. The Titans made another push with two points but could

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empty net. CSUF finished the game with eight goals, 10 assists and 33 shots on goal. The team “exceeded our expectations,”said Tony Cortes, the Titan’s head coach. “There were a couple points in the game where I grabbed a couple

of guys and said, ‘Hey buddy, I need you, let’s get this done,’ And they went out there and executed it,” Cotes said. CSUF will play an away game against Loyola Marymount University at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Skating Edge Ice Arena.

Volleyball off to slow Big West start Titans get swept for the second consecutive game in a row after losing to UCSB. DANIEL STEELE Staff Writer

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team lost to University of California Santa Barbara, 3-0, in a sweep on Saturday. UCSB showed a more potent oﬀense throughout the game with more kills each set as they had 44 with CSUF earning 30. Junior Savahna Costello, the Titan’s libero, said her team tried to combat their opponent’s “big hitters” with good serves and blocking strategies from the outside, but their strongest

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not match the Gauchos’ consistent oﬀense. UCSB scored an average of three points for every point that CSUF made. The set ended with the Titan’s second loss, 25-13. The Titans dug in on the third set and gave their strongest single performance of the game despite a similarly scoreless beginning. They began the match with a 6-0 disadvantage, then a 10-1 deficit. UCSB continued to score multiple streaks, which put them at 12-4, then 17-5 lead. CSUF held strong with a 6-point streak to close the gap, 17-11. Their blocking strategy, along with some well-timed spikes, raised Fullerton’s energy late in the game.

However, the Gauchos resumed their scoring, mostly one point at a time, to eventually win the set and the game, 25-17. Freshman Julia Crawford led the team with 11 kills that night. Sophomore Nicole Shuhandler scored the second most with six kills, followed by sophomore Haley Carmo with five kills. Costello earned the most digs out of any player that night with 21. The loss puts CSUF at 8-6 for the season and bumped UCSB up at 13-1. The Titans will play their next game on Saturday Oct. 5 at 10 p.m. at the University of Hawai’i in Honolulu.

Draw: CSUF stays unbeaten after tie 1 The single shot on goal made in the half from CSUF came from Pinzon. He is currently ranked third in points in the Big West conference with five goals and six assists. The struggle to maintain possession weakened for the Titans after halftime, as they started the first 10 minutes of the second half with five shots attempts. LMU attempted no shots in that stretch and failed to until the 66th minute of the half. The Titans remained unselfish with the ball with nine players taking shots throughout the game. The method proved eﬀective when junior Clayton Torr CONTINUED FROM

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tied the game with his first goal of the season in the 83rd minute with an assist from Pinzon. It was all about helping the team for Torr, and said “the backline kind of messed up in the first half,” and he “wanted to fix it in the second half.” CSUF would go on to take 17 total shots and take five corner kicks. Guerin had 10 saves and, with nine games left, still has a chance to break the school’s shutout record. CSUF is currently ranked number one in the Big West division as the only team who remains undefeated. The Titans go on the road Wednesday, Oct 2 to face James Madison in a non-conference matchup.