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Intern gains worldly insight Accounting student acquires professional experience while still pursuing a degree

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Using recirculating water for ponds, installing drip sprinklers, and community outreach will all be part of the Arboretum’s plan to cope with the drought.

Arboretum copes with drought The 26-acre botanical New systems balance water conservation with mandate to garden is examining and analyzing its irrigation syspreserve flora DEANNA GOMEZ Daily Titan The Fullerton Arboretum will be implementing new systems and improving old ones in response to the worst drought on record in California.

tems and is expanding its current water-saving practices, said Greg Pongetti, nursery manager for the Arboretum. Some of these practices include using a recirculating water system for its waterfall and ponds as well as using drip irrigation when

possible. Drip irrigation, sometimes referred to as trickle irrigation, is a water-saving irrigation method that allows just the right amount of water to be dispersed at the root-zone of a plant by way of tubes or pipes. The process allows plants to get all of the water they need, without any water being wasted.

The Arboretum is currently installing another drip irrigation system to its orchard lawn and rare fruit grove. Using drip irrigation can decrease water usage by 30 to 70 percent compared to traditional sprinklers, according to the University of Maine. It also reduces the number of weeds because the

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areas where weeds normally grow receive little to no water. The Arboretum also boasts a large amount of drought- resistant plants and landscaping. The entire area surrounding the Pavilions at the Arboretum, for example, is drought resistant.

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Finding your niche Pencil Mileage Club

Animation and graphic design students gather to share and cultivate creative ideas

BRITTANEY CARPENTER Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s Pencil Mileage Club is made up of dedicated animators and illustrators. Going into its 18th year on campus, the organization hosts public speaking events, animation marathons and cafe sketching to help students supplement their education. Networking and social opportunities for visual arts majors are available through this campus outlet. Club president, Rachel Buecheler, a 22-year-old entertainment and animation major, has been a member of the club since her freshman year. She served as vice president and event coordinator throughout her years with the organization. Over the summer, Buecheler held a production internship at Nickelodeon. She held responsibilities like researching and coloring storyboards. During her time at Nickelodeon, she was working

Club members try to recruit new students during Days of Discovery.

on a new show that has yet to be aired to research on the network’s target audience. Buecheler was part of a group that went to local schools to test storyboards and record the audience’s

responses. She said that many opportunities are provided for club members to gain real-world work experience. The club hosted an internship talk during one of

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their meetings, which was led by Laura Neal from the Career Center. Neal provided information and advice for the students who need an internship in their field in order

to graduate. Some students have a lot of opportunities to intern at Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon, she said. SEE ANIMATION 4

Taryn Hoffmann-Torres, senior business honors student, went into the workforce after graduating high school because her parents never encouraged her to pursue a higher education. At the time, no one in her family had attended college. Like her parents, Hoffmann had to work full time, move out and earn her bread independently. In 2001, Hoffmann-Torres moved to Germany for an internship that she received through her volunteer work for civil service community projects. After civil service, Hoffmann-Torres went into sales and eventually became an administrative assistant. She left Germany at the end of 2009 and decided to enroll in college a year later, in search of something more fulfilling. While in college, she came across the Accounting Society, a professional student organization within Cal State Fullerton’s Mihaylo College of Business and Economics. This organization aims to promote social interaction with business professionals and accounting as an area of concentration. Through this society, students like Hoffman-Torres are exposed to opportunities for networking and career development. She is now the Vice President Correspondence of the society. “I’ve never considered myself to be at a good position because an administrative assistant never really advances,” Hoffmann-Torres said. “In Europe, much like here, they want to see a degree … I felt frustrated that I was not able to establish a career in the corporate world without a degree.” Hoffmann-Torres found herself maturing very quickly because she traveled at such an early age and was alone in a country where she did not have family. Learning a different language and getting used to a different mentality outside of her own was a difficult transition for her. “I know if I went to college years before, I definitely would not have approached it the way I did today,” Hoffmann said. “Today I am a business honors student, today I am heavily involved in the Accounting Society, and today I also mentor a lot of young students. I don’t believe I could have done that back then.” Hoffmann-Torres felt she was lucky to be able to pursue her career in a better setting compared to her fellow classmates who struggle working a full-time job and attending school full time. In order to graduate sooner and accumulate her units, Hoffmann-Torres was able to open an online jewelry shop with the support of her husband and dedicated the extra time to school. However, this was temporary and her sights were still set on a successful career. SEE INTERN

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“Part of what we do is promote proper climate-appropriate plantings,” Pongetti said. “By using those types of plants, we can then in turn use a lot less water.” The Arboretum has long practiced water efficiency, but some of the less drought-resistant trees have been affected by the drought. These trees include the Arboretum’s collection of coniferous woodland trees and large redwood trees. Since part of the Arboretum’s mission is to preserve the plants they grow, the trees and other plants that require more water will continue to receive just the right amount they need to sustain life. “The whole point of this place is to keep the plants growing, so we do need to apply extra water for them,” Pongetti said. Much of the Arboretum’s automated irrigation

watering takes place in the early morning to reduce evaporation, and parts of the Arboretum that are not irrigated are watered throughout the day with traditional sprinklers. Those areas, however, are limited. The animals of the Arboretum haven’t done anything to show they have been affected by the drought. Although they have to deal with the heat, they still have their water supply, Pongetti said. The Arboretum provides community education classes, which in the past have included a course on water conservation. It is possible the Arboretum might host more of these classes in the future, said Arboretum Director Greg Dyment. At the moment, the projects taking place at the Arboretum are focused on progressively making the Arboretum’s water usage better, and continuing to preserve and protect the plants it houses.

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Drip irrigation will replace traditional sprinkler systems in some parts of the arboretum to save water.

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The United States has begun airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria, a Pentagon official told ABC News. The airstrikes began late Monday with a mix of fighter, bomber and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, said Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby. President Barack Obama granted authorization to U.S. Central Command to carry out the attacks early Monday. Obama declared that the U.S. would “hunt down” terrorists and take action against ISIS in Syria in a national address earlier this month. As of Monday, the U.S. had launched nearly 200 strikes against ISIS in Iraq. - SAMUEL MOUNTJOY

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The owner of Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Company blames students using the parking structure as a reason for lost business. The complex is working on measures to stop students.

Tensions rise over vendor parking lot use Students using the retail structure leaves business owners without spaces for customers

CYNTHIA PLEITEZ Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton students using the patron parking lot for a local business have caused a stir with the restaurant’s management. The owner of Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Company in Fullerton is upset about non-patron students taking parking spots away from customers–which he said is causing a loss of business. “Parking has been a really big challenge and definitely is impacting our business, there’s no question about it. We hear it almost on a daily basis. It’s a very serious issue,” said David Haracke, the owner of Oggi’s. Parking became an issue in March–just months after the restaurant opened in January, Haracke said.

“On several occasions– actually more than several occasions–I’ve seen students park and walk directly to the school and take the parking spaces that were originally for the customers,” Haracke said. Oggi’s occupies a space in the mixed-use University House complex. The landlord has considered implementing a barrier gate to charge non-customers for parking. Technical issues with the gate have prevented it from being used consistently so far, Haracke said. Haracke suspects students to be taking the spaces due, in part, to his observations that parking lots are filling at about the same time that classes start at CSUF. “On several occasions at 10 a.m. in the morning, the parking is full before any of the retail opens up for business,” Haracke said. A lack of available parking spots can be

detrimental to a newer establishment’s reputation, customer base and revenue. Cancellations from upset customers can mean more than a headache. On multiple occasions, large groups coming to the restaurant have left when portions of the party couldn’t find parking, Haracke said. Those without a semester parking pass that may be making a quick stop on campus can avoid the $8 daily parking pass and opt to park in a Park and Pay location on campus. The rate for Park and Pay machines are $2 per hour with a maximum of two hours. Machines can be accessed at various locations in the parking lots and structures on campus. The rising consequences to unauthorized student parking can outweigh the perks of walking across the street to class, affecting patrons and business owners alike.

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The man who jumped a White House fence on Friday while wielding a knife had 800 rounds of ammunition in his car, according to the Associated Press. The suspect, 42-year-old Omar J. Gonzalez, allegedly also had a machete and two hatchets in his vehicle. He had been arrested earlier in the year in Virginia, also with weapons in his car, authorities said. He had circled the White House on a map he was carrying at the time, federal prosecutors said. The Secret Service has increased security measures since Friday, and Gonzalez could face ten years in prison. - RUDY CHINCHILLA

130,000 flee to Turkey Over 130,000 Syrians have fled into Turkey in the past three days following ISIS attacks on Kurdish villages in Syria. The new influx of Syrians has put Turkey in a difficult situation, as the country already houses more than a million refugees since the conflict in Syria began. On Monday, Turkish troops had to disperse crowds near the Syrian border as Turkish and Syrian Kurds protested Turkey’s recent border closing and ISIS’ advances. Turkey’s border closing came about as an attempt to prevent Turkish Kurds from joining the fight in Syria. - RUDY CHINCHILLA

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A documentary on Ruben Salazar supports Hispanic Heritage Month

CIARA GUTIERREZ Daily Titan Ruben Salazar was a young, pioneering journalist who dreamed of being a top-notch reporter. However, his personal struggle to discover his cultural identity left him in an uncomfortable position while working with a predominantly white staff at the Los Angeles Times in 1959. Salazar’s unique way of reporting separated his work from many other journalists. At one point, while covering the Chicano movement, he got himself arrested for public intoxication so he could be thrown into jail to report on the conditions and how inmates were being treated. Police brutality became one of Salazar’s main focal points and he found himself with many enemies at the Los Angeles Police Department. The determined journalist was shot and killed on Aug. 29, 1970 when a tear

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Ruben Salazar, a pioneering journalist, will be the focus of a documentary presented as part of Hispanic Heratige Month.

gas projectile was shot into the cafe he was in while taking refuge from an anti-war protest during one of LA’s

bloodiest riots. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences will be screening Ruben Salazar:

kind of national conference, it’s good preparation for them and a great way for students to meet each other,” Carrick said. The conference is open to students with research in any discipline, but this year the conference planners are planning to further integrate arts students. That effort includes Bill Cunliffe, CSUF professor of music and a Grammy award winner, as the conference’s keynote speaker. Normally arts students might be deterred by the research-focused event, but Terri Patchen, a professor in the College of Education and one of the faculty fellows with student creative activities and research, said that shouldn’t be the case. “It is a research conference, but students can contextualize their work within the field,” Patchen said. “They’re doing that all the time anyhow in order to distinguish what they’re doing, so this just has a format in which they can do it

in a more formal way.” Every student presenter stands to gain from the experience, though, Patchen said. “The conference allows students to present their work, so we’re sort of spotlighting their research or their creative activities in a way that allows us to highlight the work they’ve done and the ideas that they’ve generated,” Patchen said. Presenting their work at SCCUR is useful to many of the students who move from the regional conference onto national level symposiums and events. “SCCUR is a really nice place for them to learn how to–if they’re doing a poster–how to put a poster together, how to make a good presentation, and then from there they definitely build their confidence and can feel better when their advisor says, ‘OK, let’s go for another conference,’” Carrick said. Hosting the conference at CSUF has been a priority for SCCUR because, as

Man in the Middle, a documentary on Salazar’s life, on Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Portola

Pavilion A in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Thomas Wilson, the deputy who fired the projectiles,

shares his perspective on the day’s events in the documentary. The documentary portrays the cultural division Salazar faced as a Mexican-American and demonstrates his importance in acting as a bridge between two communities in a time of drastic change. Assistant Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, Monica Hanna, has high hopes that the documentary will change students’ perspectives from seeing Salazar as a martyr to seeing the value of his life and the example that he set as someone with a strong voice in the media. The screening will be accompanied by a guest panel including Phillip Rodriguez, the film’s director and producer, Felix Gutierrez, professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and Gustavo Arellano, journalist, author and editor of the OC Weekly. Salazar’s daughter will also be joining the screening and discussion, said Inez Gonzalez, the director of the Latino Communications Initiative at Cal State Fullerton.

Conference highlights student research Student research from over 50 universities will be presented at the November event

CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan Undergraduate students and their research will be spotlighted at the 2014 Southern California Undergraduate Research Conferences (SCCUR), to be held at Cal State Fullerton this November. The annual conference showcases research and creative activities by undergraduate students from the Southern California area. Research abstracts can be submitted until Oct. 6. It gives students the opportunity to practice presenting their work, many of them for the first time, said Nathalie Carrick, associate professor of health and human development and a faculty fellow for student creative activities and research. “(SCCUR) prepares them if they are going to do any

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Bill Cunliffe, CSUF professor and Grammy-award winner will be the SCCUR 2014 keynote speaker.

a large and centrally-located campus, it presents an opportunity to bring more student presenters into the conference. The campus will also set itself apart from past venues by making it easier for attendees to move among the presentations, Patchen said.

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The Pencil Mileage Club has helped several members obtain jobs in the industry by introducing them to professionals in the field. Some have gone on to work for Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.

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The goal of the club is to provide guidance and networking for students in the field, but also to build a community among the entertainment and animation majors, Buecheler said. The organization’s advisor is Charles Grieb, a professor for the

entertainment art/animation concentration. His role is to guide the club members down a successful career path. He puts them in contact with industry professionals and also assists with the logistics of the club. “I am available to provide my insight, expertise and guidance,” Grieb said.

The past three presidents of the Pencil Mileage Club have all landed positions with prestigious entertainment companies. “Our last three presidents all have jobs in the industry right now,” Buecheler said. “Last year was Kevin Lam, and he’s working at Nickelodeon on Breadwinners; and before that, James

Lien and he’s working at Cartoon Network, and before that was Garrett Eves and he is in Disney Feature Film.” Successful graduates of the club have gone on to further pursue their careers with industry powerhouses such as DreamWorks, LucasFilm and Disney. The Pencil Mileage Club

continues to turn out talented and knowledgeable graduates, so it is no surprise that the club currently consists of 46 members. A fear for many college students is graduating without a strong social network or set of skills that can be used in the workplace. Buecheler believes students should join the club

because of the connections and experience gained through this community, which is especially important for both the illustration and animation industry. The socializing and close friendships achieved are also a perk to the club. The Pencil Mileage Club meets every Wednesday at noon.

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Hoffmann-Torres said acquiring an internship during your college career provides a solid gateway to a full-time position. This past summer, she received the opportunity to intern for Deloitte, a Fortune 500 company. CSUF’s Accounting Society has direct connections with various firms that students are able to get involved with. The club gave her the opportunity to meet with professionals from the top four accounting firms which include: Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. Accounting Society President, Cindy Martinez, said they give their members plenty of opportunities to gain exposure to companies, and Hoffman is a great example of how important it is to get involved. “Our most popular event is Meet the Firms. This semester we have over 50 companies attending this event,” Martinez said. “And they will be heavily recruiting for internships and full-time positions.” The possibilities increase if students take advantage of the events available and make their presence known to the recruiters, Martinez said. Hoffman-Torress’ position as a global intern brought her to Brazil, and once again

she found herself in a foreign country. Hoffmann-Torres was faced with the challenge of learning Portuguese within a short period of time. Deloitte provided her with Rosetta Stone to learn the language three months in advance. The first four weeks of her internship were spent working in local sites as well as training at the University of Deloitte in Texas. The last four weeks were spent working on sites in Fortaleza, Brazil. Every morning, Hoffmann -Torres had breakfast and the concierge would wave her down to take a taxi to her client site for the day. Deloitte paid for all her expenses including taxi fares, flight expenses and food throughout her time there. In spite of the thousands of students who applied for this internship, Hoffmann-Torres was very fortunate to be one of the 17 interns chosen by Deloitte. “I hope to begin my promising career with Deloitte, and then after a few years, begin to apply for their Global Development Program (GDP), and see what opportunities become available to me,” Hoffmann-Torres said. Hoffmann-Torres accepted a full-time contract offered to her by Deloitte and she will start working with them after the completion of her bachelor’s in May. She does not plan to pursue her master’s.

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Devil’s Advocate Are body mounted police cameras a necessity? Body cameras are a great tool for police and the public HEATHER MYERS Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton University Police will follow in the footsteps of Fullerton Police Department and Anaheim Police Department in using body-mounted cameras. The cameras will be implemented as early as November. The cameras to be worn by police officers will benefit not only the public, but the officers too. They should generate a sense of accountability for officers in the field and decrease the amount of use-offorce complaints. Around the same size as a deck of cards the cameras will be used during every incident, except during cases involving sexual and child abuse, or if someone wants to report a crime. They will record both video and audio and will be attached to the front of the police uniforms. The Fullerton City Council approved the purchase of the body cameras from TASER International, costing $650,354 for 140 cameras, during the city council meeting last Tuesday. Body cameras can help citizens in cases of police misconduct, as they would automatically have evidence of the situation in question. Chief Tony Farrar, Police Foundation executive fellow, recently completed a yearlong investigational study of the effects of body-worn cameras for police officers and use-of-force complaints. The research was conducted

in Rialto, California, where frontline officers were instructed to wear the body cameras during their 12 hour shifts. The findings suggest more than a 50 percent reduction in the total number of incidents involving use of force. Additionally, there was a nearly 10 times reduction in citizens’ complaints, compared to the 12 months prior to the experiment, according to a Police Foundation study. Studies have shown that humans’ self-awareness shifts when the individual knows they are being watched, a theory known as deterrence. However, there is little research on if recording devices, such as cameras, have the same effect. “We note that self-consciousness caused by active mobile cameras will not necessarily lead people to follow rules, as this largely depends on who is holding the camera. In this research, however, we have focused solely on devices that were operated in the context of law enforcement,” Farrer said. “We therefore hypothesize that rational beings, including police officers, are unlikely to embrace socially undesirable behavior when videotaped.” These cameras will improve both police and the public relations, as long as the exceptions of sexual and child abuse stay in place. Police departments everywhere are continuously getting use-offorce complaints, so the cameras will act as an accountability partner for officers.

Farrer’s research resulted in twice as many use-of-force incidents with non-camera wearing officers than officers wearing the body cameras. Since the officers wearing cameras knew they were being watched, they had the self-awareness to be responsible with their decisions to apply use-of-force. Additionally, the cameras will serve as evidence that the police are doing their job correctly. Should any new complaints arise, police departments can check the footage of the officer’s shift for the incident in question and get definitive video evidence of the altercation. The general public benefits from the cameras as well. With these cameras set in place, police can no longer get away with questionable behavior. There will be coldhard evidence of the situation and that officer will face the consequences of his or her actions. “It is a great tool for law-enforcement agencies. It will assist us tremendously in the prosecution of our cases and ensuring that our officers are conducting themselves in a professional manner,” said Fullerton Police Department Chief Dan Hughes. Body-worn cameras are great tools to protect the public from the police and defend the police from the public. In Orange County, only the Anaheim Fullerton and CSUF University Police have adopted the use of these cameras, but hopefully all other city departments will follow suit.

Body cameras only have the police’s best interest in mind AMBER UDDIN Daily Titan Come November, all of Fullerton Police Department along with Cal State Fullerton University Police will be required to wear surveillance cameras on their uniforms. Fullerton is one of many cities in Orange County to start using the cameras. It’s debatable whether the interest of the public was in mind when this decision was made or if it was meant as a way to exonerate officers for alleged misconduct. Last week, Fullerton City Council approved the cameras for the Fullerton Police Department. The city is spending $650,354 for 140 TASER brand cameras with upgrades, support and software for only five years. That’s $4,645 per officer. When the contract needs to be updated or the technology improves, they will have to shell out even more. The cameras will replace the audio recorders which are now used, according to an article written by the Orange County Register. The cameras are lightweight, record in full color and are wide-angle, but you can’t see the officer and the camera takes about 30 seconds to buffer before the sound turns on. Having such a long initial delay seems impractical as oftentimes those first moments of an attack or arrest can give important context to an

incident. In an altercation between law enforcement and the public, it is important to know what kind of force the officer used. The body cameras only present one perspective of an incident; the officer’s. While the purpose of the cameras to provide more concrete evidence in court sounds like a great idea, in reality it’s not. Protection of a victim’s privacy is one of the main concerns about the new cameras. Officers will not be allowed to record sexual assaults or cases of child abuse, according to Fullerton Police Chief Dan Hughes. So on top of remembering protocol, procedure and priorities, officers have to remember to hit the pause button when intervening in a rape or an assault. The problem is that officers don’t need another thing to be fumbling with while trying to help anyone who is being assaulted. That one extra second of time can mean the difference between life and death. Police officers are the first responders to violent crimes and emergencies, which could lead to an officer forgetting to turn off their camera. The recorded video from the cameras can be downloaded locally to your own data storage system or be uploaded to evidence.com, TASER’s hosted digital evidence management solution, according to TASER’s

website. In a day and age where anything posted to the web can potentially be hacked, posting any private data anywhere on the web is a calculated risk. When a photo or video is leaked onto the internet, there is no taking it back. These types of issues in the technological age are more common than ever and can be devastating to the individuals involved. One such instance occurred in 2006 when Nicole Catsouras, an 18-yearold Orange County woman, died in a car accident. California Highway Patrol took photos of the wreckage, an officer emailed it to a dispatcher, the dispatcher emailed it to a friend and so on. The photos were posted all over the internet and the Catsouras family was harassed and bullied to the extent that the family is still unable to use social media or email. This kind of damage is not something a victim or their family needs. Perhaps the video recorded by police cameras will no longer be reserved for an investigator or judge’s eyes only, but for the whole world to see. Although officers hope to use the footage to present more evidence in a case, with so much room for errors, it’s hard to say how much evidence they will actually provide. As it stands, police cameras, as an imperfect tool, will only fuel more public speculation.

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From your dreams to the pavement Self-driving cars will make the roads safer for all ALEX GROVES Daily Titan Imagine a high-tech, cutting-edge world where cars could drive themselves, reducing instances of accidents and giving people much needed relief during times of heavy traffic. Such an idyllic future is not far away, as General Motors (GM) announced plans earlier this month to release a fully automated, hands-free and foot-free car on the market by 2017. The move comes on the heels of Google’s announcement that it plans to test about 200 self-driving cars of its own at its Mountain View, California headquarters. Not only do such movements point to the start of a prosperous and innovative era in the automobile industry, they point to a safer one. Self-driving vehicles, if implemented on a larger scale, could greatly reduce accidents on roadways, according to a Rand Corporation study released earlier this year. Rand isn’t alone in forming that assessment. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety concluded in a recent report that approximately a third of the drivers involved in accidents on the road could have avoided those accidents if they had a forward collision or lane-departure warning systems in their vehicles. Self-driving cars, which would have such systems, could tremendously lower

the number of accidents. These cars could increase mobility for individuals who might otherwise be unable to drive. Take for example Google’s autonomous vehicles, which would have no steering wheels or gas pedals; these cars would be entirely self-driving. This could be great news for disabled or elderly individuals who cannot drive a car using their own faculties. An additional benefit that’s being touted by various groups is a relief on parking infrastructure. Drivers of self-driving cars might not have to worry about finding parking nearby when they can simply have their vehicle drive itself to a nearby satellite parking facility. This technology could free up parking in areas that might otherwise be impacted. Of course, such a benefit is a distant reality, but the opportunity to foster such ideas begins now. That’s why it’s wise to support the endeavors of companies like GM and Google when they seek to strengthen a movement toward commercialization of these types of vehicles, which are still in the development phase. As with any new technology, its debut can undoubtedly be scary or foreign, but it’s important to consider the positive benefits it can bring before chalking it up as irresponsible or an ill-advised project.

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Letter to the Editor Re: The double standards of sports DULCE CARRILLO With all the commotion surrounding the domestic violence cases involved with the NFL athletes that have been surrounding the media these past weeks, I never knew that Hope Solo had a domestic violence case. It occurred to me that women’s sports are becoming less important compared to male sports. The media should balance their coverage of men and women, rather than to focus so much on male sports. This bugged and intrigued me, as to how the media can control the viewers’ perspective and have them follow and agree to whatever they are

given, instead of giving the viewers a moment to reflect and be able to point out their opinions. Following up with the Solo case, this has disappointed me. Men and women come across the same factors of life, but are critiqued differently. How is that so? If I were a mother, I wouldn’t want my daughter to look up to a woman who hurt her family because she was drinking and lost total control of her behavior. The administration (United States Women’s Soccer Team) should take Solo’s case in consideration and remove her from the team. Yes, women’s sports have

not succeeded as much as men’s sports. Both sports should be treated equally with the same punishments, especially when domestic violence is taking place. I admire how far Solo has gone with her career as a professional athlete, but she should be taken out or be sent to rehab after the domestic violence she allegedly committed. This definitely changes my mind about the media; they either find what will sell or hide what won’t be important. What do you think about it? Will the media get worse with the sports industry or will it continue to grow publicity?

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