2019-12-05 by Daily Titan

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Volume 106 Issue 46

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Local Fullerton gets new city mayor juvenile missing DIANA TRAN WENDY CHAVEZ Staff Writers

Fullerton City Council appointed Jennifer Fitzgerald as the new city mayor. Outgoing Mayor Jesus Silva nominated Fitzgerald, and the motion was approved with a 4-1 vote. “There’s no better job than being mayor of the town you love,” Fitzgerald said. “You get to move an agenda along. My agenda is one of community improvement and strength, so having

that opportunity is such a special American kind of opportunity.” Fitzgerald has been a member of the city council since 2012 and served as the mayor pro tem this past year. Since 1904, Fitzgerald said that eight women have served as council members, and only five of them have served as mayor. “I think it’s really important for the women of this community to see other strong women and hopefully find a little bit of themselves in us, in me and Jan both, and in the other women who serve on city commissions, and have them start realizing that’s something they could do,” Fitzgerald said. Immediately following her appointment as mayor, Fitzgerald

nominated councilwoman Jan Flory for the position of mayor pro tem. Flory wasn’t expecting to become mayor pro tem, but she said she is happy with the position. “I actually felt like I was the one qualified to do it, but I

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decided to stand back,” Flory said. “I was quite surprised when Jennifer nominated me.” Flory is in her 13th year with the Fullerton City Council, and this is her fourth time as mayor pro tem. She was also the Fullerton mayor in 1998. Before moving on to regular city council business, Fitzgerald wanted to recognize Silva’s time as mayor. “Mayor Silva was a fantastic mayor from who I learned how positive it can be to have a gentle spirit, a patient persistence, a soft voice with big convictions behind it and to be tireless,” Fitzgerald said.

There’s no better job than being mayor of the town you love. My agenda is one of community improvement and strength.

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Jennifer Fitzgerald was appointed at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

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Imajanai Nicole Hunter, 13, went missing on Dec. 2.

Police say the teenager might have gone to Lakewood or Hemet. JESSICA BENDA HOSAM ELATTAR Editors

A 13-year-old African American female went missing in Fullerton on Monday. Police investigations indicate the teenager is a possible runaway. Imajanai Nicole Hunter was last seen in Fullerton on Dec. 2 at approximately 8:20 a.m., wearing black shorts, a white T-shirt and red basketball shoes. Hunter may have had plans to travel to Lakewood or Hemet, according to Fullerton police. “That’s just a possible location of where other friends could be,” said Detective Lloyd White, the main contact on the case. Police have requested the public’s help in locating the missing child. Hunter is 5 feet 2 inches tall, and approximately 160 pounds. Investigators have encouraged anyone who knows information about Hunter’s current whereabouts to contact White or anonymously call the Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1(855) TIP-OCCS. Lt. Jon Radus, public information oﬃcer for the Fullerton Police Department, could not disclose specific details because it is an ongoing investigation. “There’s certain things that preclude us, based on the fact that she’s juvenile, from disclosing a whole lot about the investigation,” Radus said. Comments on the Fullerton Police press release said Hunter is enrolled at Nicolas Junior High School, but White could neither confirm nor deny. The Fullerton School District has yet to respond to requests to comment. There were 4,533 reports of missing children in Orange County last year, according to the California Department of Justice. “With any missing person, it’s always our hope and our endeavor to find that person, to bring them back to their loved ones, and that’s what our investigators are diligently pursuing,” Radus said.

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Jesus Silva (right) will be replaced by Jennifer Fitzgerald (left) as the mayor of Fullerton.

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Mayor Jesus Silva and his wife Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva pose for a photo.

Titans fall short at Pacific

CSUF loses to Pacific, 62-59, for their third straight loss to fall 3-6. DANIEL BRITO Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball dropped its third game in a row Wednesday as they fell to the Pacific Tigers, 62-59, in a game that went down to the final minute. A missed 3-pointer from Brandon Kamga ended the Titans’ chances of forcing overtime. The Tigers started oﬀ the scoring with Jahlil Tripp and Amari McCray hitting back-to-back jumpers. It was a slow start for the Titans as Wayne Arnold turned it over and the Tigers capitalized with a Tripp layup to put the Titans down 6-0, but Arnold would make up for it with a mid-range jumper for CSUF’s first points. Six minutes into the game, a Vincent Lee layup tied the game for the Titans at 9-9. The Titans’ Daniel Venzant found Kamga open for three as he hit it to give the Titans their first lead of the game at 12-10. Kamga followed the 3-pointer by grabbing the board on the other end and going coast-to-coast to finish with a layup.

The Tigers’ Pierre Crockell II assisted teammate James Hampshire for a dunk, before Kamga hit a jumper to give him 10 points in less than nine minutes of game time to give the Titans a 16-12 lead. Pacific went on a 6-0 run and took the lead 22-20 oﬀ of a Broc Finstuen second chance layup

half with the Titans facing a 3126 deficit. Rebounding hurt the Titans in the first half as the Tigers out rebounded them 17 to 12. Both teams did not hit much from deep, as CSUF was 2-7 and Pacific was 1-3 from beyond the arc. SEE BUCKETS

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Wayne Arnold (11) scored 5 points against Pacific, his lowest total this season.

Lawyer defends Dreamers at Cal State Fullerton

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with just under five minutes left to play in the first half. The Tigers added four more points before the Titans’ Austen Awosika ended their scoring run with a layup to give him 4 points in the first half. Pacific maintained their lead for the remainder of the half as a Tripp layup closed out the first

Attorney Sabrina Rivera helps undocumented students at Cal State Fullerton navigate their immigration cases.

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Immigration attorney aides undocumented students

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Cal State Fullerton’s undocumented population has a new asset to assist them. Sabrina Rivera, a lawyer based out of Cal State Long Beach, is now a part of CSUFs Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers. Her role in the center is to help undocumented students navigate the intricacies of their immigration cases. Rivera said the plight of this marginalized group is something near and dear to her heart. While she is not undocumented, growing up in the rough streets of Long Beach, California heavily shaped the person she would become. Born and raised in California, Rivera’s family moved into a predominantly white neighborhood on the northside of Long Beach when she was a child. This was a neighborhood, like many in Los Angeles at the time, in the middle of white flight, according to Rivera. Her parents worked in a Juanita’s Foods factory to provide for their family. Her father had struggles with untreated mental illness and with law enforcement. After serving time in prison, he eventually left the family. Her family wasn’t the only one in the neighborhood dealing with instability. Many of her neighborhood friends were of mixed status homes that lacked a sense of stability, and lived with the fear of being deported. “I was very lucky that my parents decided to have me here,” Rivera said. “I have a lot of friends who are like, ‘Oh my parents happened to have me in Mexico,’ and because of that, their life was completely diﬀerent.” With both parents immigrating from Mexico and changing their citizenship through work and a previous marriage, Rivera was spared the plight of her friends. “It was really uncomfortable as a friend to know that my friends who I loved were going through such an uncomfortable situation, and the laws weren’t doing anything to help them,” Rivera said. Both parents pushed for Rivera to go to the best schools. Eventually, she was recruited to attend a prestigious academy — a predominantly white school in another part of town. “I did know I was

different when I was going to the schools,” Rivera said. “I was like, ‘How come I’m taking a bus? How come I’m taking three buses at 5 a.m., and you guys are getting dropped off by friends?’” One day, Rivera said she came home to her street blocked off by cop cars. “Police were all over the street and we were walking up, and turns out it was our house, and they had a dead body in our front yard,” said Rivera, who was 10 years old at the time. The man was killed in an altercation with police, according to Rivera.

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I really learned to appreciate people for their stories. Don’t judge people for who they are but their stories and what they bring to the table.

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Sabrina Rivera wields legal skills and life experiences to help unofficial citizens.

SABRINA RIVERA Attorney

Rivera was inquisitive as a child, which went against the teachings of her parents. As undocumented immigrants, Rivera’s parents taught her to keep a low profile. “Whenever I would ask why, they would get scared. Like, ‘Why do we have to respect the cops? Why can’t we just ask them why are they killing someone in our front yard?’” Rivera said. Events like this shaped Rivera and led her to start asking questions about her community. Eventually, that inquisitiveness led her all the way to college. Rivera was accepted to Loyola Law School, which taught her that just because she looked and spoke diﬀerently than the students around her, it didn’t take away from her ability to become a successful attorney. She learned to be more confident in her competence, and furthered her compassion for others. “I really learned to appreciate people for their stories versus what they look like, because that is what we are ultimately asking of my clients too,”

Rivera said. “Don’t judge people for who they are, but their stories and what they bring to the game.” Law school provided her the knowledge that she uses in her work with the California State University Project. The program began earlier this year as a collaboration between the CSU Chancellor’s Office and the state of California, with the purpose of contracting legal service organizations that provide legal assistance to undocumented students, staff and faculty throughout the CSU system. The Central American Resource Center leads the project and provides services to eight campuses. Rivera supervises a team of attorneys at both CSUF and CSU Long Beach. They offer any students, staff or faculty that qualify for DACA renewal, citizenship and family petitions for the opportunity of free representation. Anyone seeking out services can make appointments online and all information is confidential. Appointments are facilitated by Martha Zavala Perez, the

coordinator at the Titan Dreamers Resource Center. Zavala has been working with Rivera for just over three months, but she is appreciative for what she brings to the table. “She is everything you want in an attorney,” Zavala said. “Every time I have a conversation with her, I feel like I learn something new. You can very much tell she loves what she does, and chose this career as an immigration attorney because she cares about the work, because she cares about the people.” Rivera was only assigned to CSUF in September, but she has high hopes for the outcomes of her students. “I want them to achieve their dreams of becoming successful productive members of society, where they can give back, vote and be a part of the system, this democratic system,” Rivera said. “I hate to use the term, ‘come out of the shadows,’ but I really do mean that. Where they can really be a part, and be proud to be a part of us and our country.”

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Attorney Sabrina Rivera was assigned to Cal State Fullerton in September of this year.

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Japanese in Mexico were relocated during World War II

During World War II, Japanese Americans and immigrants were forced into internment camps in the United States. This also happened in Mexico, according to Jerry Garcia, vice president of Educational Services for Sea Mar Community Health Centers. Garcia held a presentation on Wednesday about the history between Mexico and Japan, and the treatment of Japanese Mexicans during World War II. The presentation, “Inside an Invisible Iron Wall: The Forced Relocation of Japanese Mexicans During World

War II,” is part of an Asian-Latin American series featuring guest speakers who discuss topics including immigration, culture and the integration of Asians in Latin America. “It is a topic that is really relevant, in the sense that you can see the same rationalization of racial profiling with the Latino/Hispanic communities here in the U.S. There is a lot to learn from history that can be applied to the present day,” said Juan Ishikawa, a modern languages professor and coordinator for Latin American literature. The cultural learning event was a collaboration between the CSUF Latin American Studies Student Association with the Latin American studies department, modern languages department and communications department. Ishikawa is of Japanese and

CONTINUED FROM 1 She gave Silva a gavel and a parking sign that read, “Reserved for Mayor Jesus J. Silva.” He said he would use it to reserve a parking spot for himself in his driveway so that his kids wouldn’t take it. California Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva also congratulated her husband with a gavel to keep at home. “This mayor has worked tirelessly this year, and I can attest many, many hours on behalf of Fullerton, to not only be available to the residents, but to tackle some of our crisis issues,” Quirk-Silva said. Tiﬀany Lee, who works for the oﬃce of Gil Cisneros, awarded Silva with a certificate for his term on behalf of California’s 39th Congressional District. “You showed a model display, professionalism, dedication and

commitment that serves as proof that a city is always as good as the wonderful individuals who tends to its needs,” Lee said. The council members also expressed their gratitude to Silva. “I do appreciate not only the leadership, but also the friendship,” councilman Ahmad Zahra said. Silva will continue to serve as a council member, but hands over the reigns to Fitzgerald. This is standard practice for the Fullerton City Council, who nominates a new mayor every year. “I’ve lived in Fullerton longer than anywhere else that I’ve lived in, so it is home and I’m going to appreciate those of you who grew up here,” Silva said. “Thank you for giving me the opportunity three years ago to get to serve you. Thank you to the council for allowing me last year to be your mayor.”

Like in the U.S., JapaneseMexicans were placed in internment camps. HOSAM ELATTAR Editor

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dominance in the world, Garcia said. “You can not talk about the Japanese experience in Mexico without talking about the United States,” Garcia said. He added that it is this racist ideology that led countries across Latin America, including Mexico, to follow America’s example and establish concentration camps in the ‘40s to detain people of Japanese descent. During World War II, Japanese people in Mexico were forced to relocate to Guadalajara and Mexico City after Mexico declared war on Japan under U.S. pressure. “Chiapas stands out amongst all Mexico, because unlike the rest of Mexico, the governor of Chiapas refused to send his Japanese to Mexico City or Guadalajara for the simple reason because of the development of that state,” Garcia said. Chiapas was where the first Japanese enclave was established

in Mexico. However, those who wanted to stay in Chiapas during the war had to pay a fee, according to Garcia. Garcia also spoke about his trip to Exhacienda de Temixco, a Mexican aquatic park that used to be a concentration camp. “You would never know that it used to be an internment camp for the Japanese,” Garcia said. “They don’t want to have memory of it, so they turned it into this beautiful aquatic park, and nobody ever questions what it was except for historians.” Garcia said the relationship between the Japanese and Mexicans is probably the best it’s ever been now. “There’s a tremendous amount of respect for Japan, Japanese and Japanese Mexicans in Mexico today. There has always been a little bit of friction over the years, going back to the early part of the 20th century, but I think in a contemporary period, 2019, relations are pretty good,” Garcia said.

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Mexican descent, and noted the importance of Garcia’s presentation. “He tells the history of a population that has been quite significant in Mexico, but has not been as widely known as a topic, especially when we’re talking about this particular period in time,” Ishikawa said. Garcia said Japanese people have immigrated to Mexico since the colonial era, but the first Japanese enclave in Mexico was established in 1897. He credits immigration to Mexico to the industrialization of Japan, when farmers were displaced by industries that took over their land. “You kind of had a perfect storm, where Japanese needed a place to go, and Mexico needed immigrants to come and fill its land,” Garcia said. The U.S. began manufacturing a racist ideology toward Asians and exporting it to the rest of the Americas in the early 20th century, as the country established its

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Column: The finals survivor guide to live by As exams quickly approach, here are some tips to survive your stress-filled week. LYDIA KELLEY Asst. Editor

As the last day of the fall 2019 semester approaches, it is about to be that time of the year again: finals week. This year, finals for Cal State Fullerton will be from Dec. 16 to Dec. 20. This is a time when students scramble to study an entire semester of material, while looking forward to the long break ahead. Are you a student who is seeking advice on how to ace your finals, but struggles with finding the motivation to open that textbook? If yes, you have come to the right place. Follow this 5-step classified guide made just for you, and you will have the key to passing all your finals this year. It is time to open the book of secrets in succeeding on finals. Are you ready?

a good grade. This leads to step two: study with a buddy. This is your excuse to finally talk to the guy or girl you’ve been crushing on in class. Studying with classmates and peers allows you to absorb the material from the class and possibly learn something that you didn’t know before. With platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter, reaching out to plan study nights with a classmate is easy. If you’re unable to study with a classmate, there is always the University Learning Center, which is located on the first floor of the north side of the Pollak Library. This is a place where you can schedule tutoring sessions to study not only for your finals, but all semester long. Step three: As students begin to make plans for study nights, it’s important to keep those plans. Step three

involves eﬀective planning by using an agenda. Making a note of deadlines, exams and other events is eﬀective, because it provides you with a structured schedule. A schedule is super important, especially during finals week. It forces you to set aside a specific time to study, ensuring that each subject is given a fair amount of your attention. If you plan your schedule throughout the semester, then you will be more prepared when it comes to finals week. Amanda Hoang, a freshman at CSUF, shared her perspective, as this is her first time experiencing college finals. Hoang said she feels very confident going into her finals, because she feels that her professors are really capable and understanding. Hoang said she uses checklists to see everything she needs to do, and utilizes the planner that CSUF gives to students. Advice Hoang would give to students during finals week is to,

“remember to take care of yourself first. Finals can be a lot of pressure. It’s okay to take breaks and rest during final seasons, even though you feel like you can’t.” Although students are faced with an immense amount of stress during finals, it is good to take a step back from all of the pressure. Rest is just as important as studying when it comes to this stressful time of year, because if your body is too tired to function, your brain probably is too. Step four: Take time for yourself, regardless of what that entails. Take a break from studying, go purchase that Starbucks peppermint mocha frappuccino you’ve been waiting for all year long, and just scroll mindlessly on your phone in the corner of the library for a few minutes. Another place students can go to relax after studying is the CSUF Recreation Center. The recreation

center oﬀers free yoga and zumba classes during the week, which are available to all students. You’ve spent enough time exercising your brain, time to start exercising your body. Let’s be honest, you’ve been telling yourself that for years now anyway. Step five: The final step in the classified guide is simple, yet crucial. Step five is to always have faith in yourself when going into each final. Take your exams with confidence, and reward yourself when it’s over. If you followed all the prior steps, you should be more than ready for your exams, even if that means going in with the goal of passing rather than acing. Set realistic goals, and believe that your hard work will pay oﬀ. At the end of the day, hope may be the only thing you have left to hold on to. Good luck to each and every Titan this finals season.

Step one: The first step in this book of advice is to utilize the study spaces provided at CSUF. There are many spots to study throughout the campus, including the resource centers located on the first floor of the Pollak Library, the Titan Student Union, Starbucks, The Arboretum and many more hidden spaces tucked in the corners of the 236-acre campus. As first-year freshmen are experiencing college finals for the first time, others are preparing to enter their last semester of college. Final exams unite all students together, as each student takes on the challenge of finishing their semester on a good note. Step two: When it comes to making it across the finish line of finals, it is important to note that you’re not the only one in the race to get

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REVIEW Series reminds viewers why dolls are creepy and nannys are untrustworthy. FRANCISCO PORTILLO Freelancer

M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ series “Servant” has been serving up the creeps since Nov. 28, when the streaming service released the show’s first three episodes. Created by Tony Basgallop, it makes perfect

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‘Servant’ is a psychological thriller with many chillers sense why more well-known producer and director Shyamalan’s name is all over the series’ marketing. “Servant” is a psychological thriller that follows a married couple from Philadelphia, Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) and Sean Turner (Toby Kebbell), as they cope with tragedy and trauma. Trying to get back to a sense of normalcy, the family decides to hire a new nanny, Leanne Grayson (Nell Tiger Free), who appears to be an

entirely ordinary 18-year-old girl. But things take a turn when it’s revealed that the baby she has been hired to take care of isn’t actually a baby. The baby in question is actually just a creepy and realistic doll, with which the show takes full advantage of the uncanny valley. The uncanny valley is typically discussed in the realm of computer-generated imagery, sometimes used to recreate actor’s faces for films. The idea

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is that humanoid figures, which are made to look indistinguishable from their human counterparts, are actually not, and become unsettling to look at as a result. Things only get weirder when the nanny begins to play along as if the baby is real. Add sexual tension and supernatural elements into the mix, and what viewers get is a seriously eerie show that, while unsettling, is worth the watch. The disturbing vibe of the series establishes itself in the opening credits and is further accentuated by the show’s aesthetics. Utilizing incredibly tight frames, the actors are able to heighten the feeling of unease through their performances. Ambrose does a great job portraying Dorothy, who constantly walks on a tightrope of emotion and tries not to lose balance. Throughout the show, the couple deals with grief in a very real way. At the start, the two seem to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but Dorothy isn’t as well as she appears. In moments where Dorothy becomes comatose, Ambrose knocks the performance out of the park, creating an intense sense of dread and horror. Shyamalan has done an amazing job at delving into psychological issues in his previous work, and “Servant” seems to be no diﬀerent. The best part of his greatest films has always been the exploration of trauma within his characters and, judging from the first act of season one, this series seems to have that in spades. This aesthetically dark show establishes and conveys the horrific material of the characters’

situations. The minimal lighting makes the show best to watch at night — if viewers are willing to cope with the horrifying sight of the creepy baby doll. The internet got a first glimpse of the show when the unsettling trailer was released on Nov. 6, which introduced Sean lifting a baby out of its crib by its legs, carelessly knocking its head on the edge. When the baby doll is revealed, it seems like something out of a nightmare. Aside from the doll, a lot of the horror and creep factors come from the nanny Leanne, who has accepted the job to look after the doll and begins to treat it as if it is alive. For the sake of avoiding spoilers past the first episode, viewers should take it upon themselves to delve into the psychological thriller. What can be said, however, is that “Servant” bares Shyamalan’s signature twisty and menacing narrative. The end of the first episode takes a sharp left-turn, which upends the entire premise that made the show intriguing in the first place. The episodes that follow dive into the supernatural elements of the series, begging the question: who is this mysterious nanny? Basgallop succeeded so far in making sense of the otherworldly situation, anchoring the absurd premise in a way that’s understandable and keeps the audience’s disbelief suspended. According to Shyamalan, “Servant” is meant to last six seasons comprised of 60 episodes. Streaming on Apple TV+, new episodes are released every Thursdays.

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North London indie girl group embraces ethereal melodies and synth beats. MADELINE GRAY Editor

British indie-pop group Girl Ray debuted with a rockbased sound on the album “Earl Grey,” but after hearing Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next,” the bandmates were inspired, creating an album with greater detail to production and more dance-inducing instrumentation. British indie-pop girl group, Girl Ray, added to the trio’s pop arsenal with their second studio length album “Girl,” released

Girl Ray pops off with style on Nov. 22. The experimentation with layered vocals and catchy beats made Girl Ray’s attempt at pop music a hit. The retro-inspired synths, mixed with their heavy North Londoner accents, gives the album a unique spin right from the first track. Two years after their last release, this album, released through Moshi Moshi Records, uses hints of jazz, rhythm and blues notes, all within 11 tracks. The little known band, comprised of vocalist and guitarist Poppy Hankin, bassist Sophie Moss and drummer Iris McConnell, hail from North London and formed in 2017, just before the release of their debut

album. The young musicians told Stereogum that they drew inspiration for their latest release from pop artists Ariana Grande and Rihanna. “Girl” kicks oﬀ with a song of the same name, and grabs listeners’ attention with its mellow sound and danceable beat. The band members sing about a casual romance that stems from friendship, with lyrics like, “Course of true love never did run smooth, I wanna move right up next to you.” “Just Down the Hall” creates the feeling of dancing under a disco ball with its rhythmic production. The steady drum beat will keep listeners grooving along, before the song

switches up to reveal a slower, jazzier bridge layered with symphonic sounds. Despite the upbeat nature of the tunes, the lyrics allude to the longing of wishing to be more connected to the person you love. The band sings, “Your body’s down the hall but / Tell me where is your mind / Are you thinking of me / Are you sleeping tight?” The album’s fifth track, “Let It Go,” is a soft ballad with breathy vocals that captures the array of mixed emotions that come with falling in love, staying in a relationship and self-growth. Those who have experienced love and heartache will find themselves comforted by the

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lyrics: “But how do you think I feel when you walk away / How you do think I feel when I lose your games.” While a majority of the album’s tracks are characterized by Hankin’s soft vocals and sweet vibes, the band doesn’t shy away from experimenting with new melodies. “Takes Time” takes the speed up a notch, combining slow verses with fast paced lyrics. Fans can hear the versatility of Hankin as she raps: “Take the time I need and I’ma blame it on the weed smoke / But how long before my mind just explodes.” The change of pace is welcomed after a slow intro, and the remainder of the track provides a rap beat that makes the song stand out. The dream-like state arrives on “Keep It Tight,” with sultry vocals and a smooth synthesizer sound reminiscent of fellow indie-pop band, The Marias. The lyrics are playful and fun, with lines like “I’ve had a few boys it’s true / He dipped me like a casual fondue / Join the queue.” The rhythm switches up on “Beautiful.” It’s a departure from the remainder of their pop-influenced production with a melody that’s reminiscent of a reggae track. With its light lyrics and soothing sounds, fans feel like joining the band in the red convertible on the album cover as they watch their worries fade away. Each track holds its own beside the next, adding layers to Girl Ray’s sound. The most consistent feature is the ethereal vocals, moving the LP along with seamless harmonies. Being a three-piece female group, the band may draw some comparisons to fellow female bands of a similar structure, such as Haim. However, Girl Ray can hold their own, even if they’re sitting among indie-pop bands with more exposure.

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Coldplay returns with a musically and conceptually sophisticated album. TAYLOR ARREY Asst. Editor

Four years after their last release, Coldplay returned on Nov. 22, trading in their pop style for a sultry sound soaked with social commentary in “Everyday Life,” the band’s eighth studio album. The 16-track album is broken into two halves with the instrumental tracks, “Sunrise” and “Sunset.” “Sunrise” opens the album with the sweet melodic sounds of an orchestra, which eases fans into the experience of listening to the rest of the album. Coldplay opens strong with “Church,” a track that is reminiscent of the smooth pop sounds that listeners fell in love with in their 2015 album, “A Head Full of Dreams.” Lead singer Chris Martin’s soft vocals paired with Arabic lyrics sung by Norah Shaqur creates a sound that is both soothing and eloquent. The third track, “Trouble In Town,” packs a punch, commenting on the treatment of non-white people in Western countries. Listeners are greeted with a smooth beat and dark lyrics as Martin sings, “Because they cut my brother down / Because my sister can’t wear her crown.” As the song continues, the melody violently picks up, and Martin’s vocals are replaced by an audio tape from a 2013 incident in Philadelphia, in which a police oﬃcer named Philip Nace harassed a person of color. The tape and its sensitive content drive home Martin’s point about the mistreatment of people in this country, with the intensity of the music giving the song a sense of power. The British band’s newfound social agenda does not stop them from exploring new sounds, breaking cultural barriers and redefining genre.

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‘Everyday Life’ gets political “BrokEn,” the album’s fourth track, features a gospel choir. Martin leads a simple call-and-response chorus that is upbeat and fun as he sings, “Oh Lord / Come shine your light on me.” Aside from the variety of genres within the tracklist, the songs on this album do not shy away from multicultural influences and messages of unity and peace. “Arabesque” is Coldplay’s call for peace, blending Western-style music with Middle Eastern rhythms to create a sound that is both captivativating and catchy. The song embraces this idea that people are people, and music is the hand that brings everyone together, as Martin sings, “You could be me / I could be you / Two angles of the same view / And we share the same blood.” Nigerian artist Femi Kuti’s powerful line, “Music is the weapon, music is the weapon of the future,” stands out, along with French lyrics

from Stromae and Will Champion’s which help the song flow. This track will have listeners with their hands in the air, swaying along to beat and praying for peace. “Guns,” which kicks oﬀ the second half, hits close to home for American audiences as Martin sings about gun violence, critiquing America’s love for guns and the idea that gun violence can be solved with more guns. Alongside a peppy guitar beat, Martin sings, “All the kids make pistols with their fingers and their thumbs … The judgment of this court is we need more guns.” While the song does take a strong stance on a very prevalent issue, Martin falls oﬀ toward the end with jumbled lyrics and an attempt to critique too many topics at once. While following Coldplay’s attempts to heal the world’s problems with sweet melodies is entertaining, some of the album’s most sincere moments come when

Martin sings about his own personal experiences. It’s with songs like “Daddy” that listeners feel more of a connection to Martin, as he sings about fatherhood and the vulnerability of a child’s innocence. “Old Friends” is a simple ballad composed of sweet and sensitive lyrics: “When I close my eyes / You come through, you / Time just deepens / Sweetens and mends / Old friends.” With a soft guitar in the background to accompany Martin’s emotional reflection on his past friend, listeners feel a sincerity and tenderness that is sometimes missed among the jarring social commentary heard in other songs. Rounding out the latter half of the album are soulful symphonies that will have fans feeling like they’re sitting in the front row of a 1920s jazz club. In “Cry Cry Cry,” Martin is joined by artist Jacob Collier to sing, “We’re in this together, baby / We’re as singing is

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 5, 2019

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Davon Clare scored 7 points at Pacific, including his only 3-point attempt.

CONTINUED FROM 1 Kamga continued his stellar play for CSUF from the first half as he scored the first basket of the second half on a mid-range jumper to bring the Titans within three. Arnold found Davon Clare for a Titans 3-pointer and Arnold hit a three of his own to tie up the game with 16 minutes left in the second half. The Tigers began to gain control midway through the second half as they took an 8-point lead after a Gary Chivichyan 3-pointer. The Titans narrowed the gap as a Josh Pitts layup narrowed the deficit to 55-51 with just under seven minutes left to play. CSUF’s Tory San Antonio hit a three oﬀ an Awosika assist and Clare tied the game up at 57-57 with a layup. The Titans entered the final minute of the game down 61-59. Awosika and Kamga both

missed in the final 20 seconds and the Titans failed to score in the final minute, resulting in a 62-59 loss to the Tigers. Much of the stats were identical between the two teams, but the Titans only maintained a lead for eight minutes while Pacific led for 28 minutes. CSUF shot 47.9% and 33.3% from deep, while Pacific shot 50% and 44.4% from three, but on six less attempts. Kamga and Awosika led the Titans in scoring with 18 and 10 points, respectively, and both had eﬃciency grades of 8.0. Awosika also added six rebounds and three assists to his totals. The loss drops the Titans to 3-6 on the season and extends their losing streak to three. After being away for four straight games, the Titans will return home on Saturday to face Sacramento State at 6 p.m.

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Angels will stay in Orange County The Los Angeles Angels reached a new deal to stay in Anaheim until 2050. TAMEKA POLAND Asst. Editor

The Los Angeles Angels and the City of Anaheim have reached an agreement that will allow the team to be in the area for at least the next 30 years. On Tuesday, the City of Anaheim agreed to sell the Angels Stadium and the 133 acres of its surrounding land for $325 million to SRB Management LLC, of which the Angels owner Arte Moreno is a partner. The deal will last through 2050, making the Angels the first owners of the stadium for the first time in team history. It has not yet been confirmed if the team will renovate their current stadium or construct a new one. As for the Angels, next up is a meeting at the city council for a vote on the purchase, which will be held on Dec. 20. “The new agreement includes three additional optouts in five-year increments, extending as far as 2065. Included within a 153-acres purchase-price at about $2.1 million an acre are the stadium, 12,500 parking spaces and the City National Grove of Anaheim, a 1,700-seat live music venue,” according to ESPN. With this new deal, the Angels’ land will be a part of the city’s broader plans that include the nearby Honda Center, which calls for the development of restaurants, shops, entertainment and urban-style homes. The Angels were given until the end of this year to decide whether they would exercise an opt-out clause, play out their current lease that ran through 2029 or negotiate a plan to play in a newly renovated stadium. Between Mayor Harry Sidhu and Moreno, they considered

this new deal to be the best option for the team. “Anaheim is proud to own Orange County’s only professional baseball stadium, but things have changed. The trend is private ownership,” Sidhu said in a statement according to ESPN. “For every fan that told us to keep the Angels, this proposal would do exactly that.” The Angels were originally born as the Los Angeles Angels in 1961, and in 2005, Moreno reclaimed that name for them. They played their inaugural season at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles and four seasons at Dodger Stadium. As they searched for a place to call home, it led them to Long Beach and Anaheim. Long Beach just wanted the Angels’ title, but the city of Anaheim wanted the team. When Moreno opted out of the Angels Stadium lease last year, Long Beach pursued the team again, this time with a billion dollar waterfront ballpark. Yet, for the second time, the Angels remained in Anaheim instead of moving to

Long Beach. “When I became mayor a year ago, one of my top priorities was to keep the Angels in a

way that benefits our residents and neighborhoods,” Sidhu said in a statement according to ESPN. “In January, I reached

out to Angels owner Arte Moreno about a fresh start. That was the start of where we are today.”

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Women’s basketball loses third straight The Titans fell to the San Francisco Dons, 71-63, to fall to 4-5 this season. DANIEL BRITO Staff Writer

A late comeback attempt fell short, as Cal State Fullerton’s women’s basketball dropped its third game in a row to the University of San Francisco Dons Wednesday, 71-63. The Titans cut the deficit to three with less than a minute left, but a personal foul

committed by Amiee Book sent the Dons to the free-throw line to put the game away. CSUF now sits at 4-5 on the season after the loss to the Dons that saw them fall behind early, but fought back near the end. The Titans won the opening tip-oﬀ and Janette Mensah

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kicked off the scoring with a layup, which the Dons followed up with a layup of their own by Ioanna Krimili to tie early. Four possessions of the ball would go by where neither team could score, before CSUF’s Carolyn Gill hit a jumper to give the Titans the lead. The score was tied 4-4 when Mensah would get called on an offensive three seconds in the paint violation, but the Dons would be unable to capitalize after the turnover. Raina Perez, Titans student-athlete for the month of November, scored her first basket on a driving layup to give the Titans the lead 6-4. The Dons Lucie Hoskova hit the game’s first shot from 3-point range and back-to-back scores from teammate Dolapo Balogun with a shot from beyond the arc and a fast break layup put the Titans in a 12-8 deficit. The Titans were unable to get the lead back for the rest of the quarter and went into the second quarter down 19-14. Nearly two scoreless minutes went by before San Francisco broke the drought, with Krimili going to the line on a shooting foul. Krimili hit 1-2 free throws and teammate Abby Rathbun grabbed the offensive rebound and dunked the ball to extend the Dons lead to 22-14. The Titans would get their first three of the game from Gill and on the next possession she was fouled leading to her making 1-2 free throws to narrow the Dons lead to 24-18 with six minutes left in the second quarter. San Francisco dominated the remainder of the second quarter, highlighted by back-toback triples from Kia Vaalavirta and another triple came from

Rathbun to give the Dons a 3724 lead going into half time. Three-point shooting was the difference in the first half as CSUF could only hit one on four attempts, while the Dons drained six in the first half. The Titans continued to falter in the second half, with the deficit at one point reaching 15 as the Dons came out of half time scoring. CSUF fought back in the third quarter, narrowing the Dons’ lead to 52-47 with a Perez triple and Book jumper aiding the comeback effort. To inch closer, CSUF kicked off the fourth quarter with a Taylor Turney jumper, but the Dons answered back and went on a 5-0 to gain control again. With two minutes left to play, the Titans were down 63-58 and took a timeout to make a few substitutions. The Titans got close, as a layup and free throw from Perez put CSUF only down by three, but a personal foul on CSUF’s Book would send the Dons to the free-throw line and two free throws from the Dons’ Mikayla Williams iced the game away as it pushed their lead to 66-61. The Titans would go on to lose 71-63. Perez led the Titans with 19 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds and Joy Krupa had a big day on the boards for CSUF as she tallied 15 rebounds. The difference in the game was three-point shooting and getting to the free-throw line, as the Dons hit six more threes than CSUF and had 12 more points from the line. This was the first of a twogame road trip for the Titans, as they now will head to San Diego on Saturday and look to end their three-game losing streak versus the Toreros at 2 p.m.

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Big West basketball off to sluggish start Women’s has struggled in its nonconference while men’s has been steady. KASON CLARK Editor

Big West men’s and women’s basketball have been playing for the last month, and even though they have not started their conference schedule, early season play may be a sign of things to come, both good and bad. So far, men’s basketball has been balanced this season. A few teams have been strong, others have been mediocre and a few have struggled. Hawaii has the best record in the Big West men’s at 6-2. With 6-1 record at home, the Rainbow Warriors have used home court at the Stan Sheriﬀ Center in Honolulu to their advantage, with only one game played on the road or at a neutral site. One of their key wins was over the then undefeated San Francisco Dons, 85-75, on Nov. 29. Hawaii’s leading scorer, Eddie Stansberry, averages 18.8 points a game, which is good for second in the Big West. Another key contributor for the Rainbow Warriors is Zigmar Raimo, who is fourth on the team with 10.4 points per game, and fourth in the Big West with a team-leading seven rebounds a game. UC Riverside has also used home court to their advantage to currently be second in the conference, as they are undefeated at the SRC Arena. They are on a four-game home winning streak after defeating Redlands, Denver, Longwood and Southern Illinois Edwardsville, all at home. However, they lost last night at California Baptist to end their overall winning streak. The team’s 6-3 record is their best start since the 200809 season, where they began 7-2. Callum McRae leads the team in points, rebounds and shooting percentage. He averages 12.3 points a game while leading the Big West with nine rebounds a game. McRae is also fifth in the Big West, shooting 60.9% from the field. Coming third in the Big West are UC Santa Barbara Gauchos with a 5-3 record. After starting the season 1-3 with road losses to UCLA and Oregon State, the Gauchos have since won four games in a row. Their leading scorer is freshman forward Amadou Sow, with 15 points per game. He also leads their starters with a 52.9% shooting percentage. In fourth place are last year’s Big West Tournament and regular season champions UC Irvine. For the third straight season and the sixth time in seven years, the media chose the Anteaters to win the Big West regular season title in their preseason poll. While they are 2-0 at home, they have struggled on the road and at neutral sites with a 3-4 record. During one stretch of five straight games outside Irvine, they have lost three in a row, including a 69-53 loss to 25th-ranked Colorado. They defeated Louisiana and Eastern Michigan by over 20 points in back-to-back games to climb back over 0.500. Collin Welp leads the Anteaters with 14.6 points per game. Welp is also tied for second in the Big West, shooting 50% from the 3-point line. Seniors Eyassu Worku and Evan Leonard are second and third on the team, averaging 12.8 and 10.5 points per game, respectively. They are looking to build upon their impressive careers by becoming the 28th and 29th players in UCI history to score 1,000 career points. In fifth place are the CSUF Titans with a 3-6 record coming oﬀ three straight losses to Denver, Santa Clara and Pacific. Austen Awosika leads the Titans with 15.6 points per game, which is fourth in the Big West among leading scorers. Tied with the Titans for fifth

place is Long Beach State while UC Davis is behind them both in seventh place. Long Beach State is 3-6 after going 1-3 in the Wooden Legacy last week. Their one win came in a 6665 victory over Providence on Thanksgiving. Chance Hunter is third in the Big West, averaging 15.8 points per game, and leads the conference with a 53.3% 3-point shooting percentage. UC Davis is 3-7 but just snapped a six-game losing streak after winning, 85-66, at Northern Arizona. Last in the Big West is Cal State Northridge with a 2-7 record. However, they are coming oﬀ a 73-72 victory over Fresno State for their first victory. They then won, 71-64 at Portland State for their second straight. The team has been playing without reigning Big West Player of the Year Lamine Diane, but they have gotten production from Terrel Gomez. He leads the Big West, averaging 22.1 points per game. In the Matadors’ win, Gomez scored 31 points, making it his third 30-point game this season. He then scored 28 against Portland State. Women’s basketball in the Big West has not been as successful in their nonconference schedule, as none of the teams has a winning record. Tied for first are Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara. CSUF fell to 0.500 after going 0-2 in the Titan Classic last weekend. They lost to Delaware before losing a nailbiter to Montana. They then fell under 0.500 after losing to San Francisco last night. . Raina Perez leads the Titans and the Big West by averaging 21 points per game. Hawaii just hosted the Heineken Rainbow Wahine Showdown, where they went 1-2. They lost to North Texas, 66-60, before losing to North Carolina State, 68-59. Their lone win came against Texas. UC Santa Barbara has had more success at home this season compared to away and neutral games. They are 3-1 at home, including two straight home wins over USC and San Diego State. In scoring, they are led by Danae Miller and Ila Lane, who average 17.1 and 15.8 points per game, respectively. The rest of the Big West has a losing record. CSUF fell to 0.500 after going 0-2 in the Titan Classic last weekend. They lost to Delaware before losing a nailbiter to Montana. They then fell under 0.500 after losing to San Francisco last night. Raina Perez leads the Titans and the Big West by averaging 21 points per game. In fourth place is UC Irvine

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Amiee Book shooting free throws for the second-place CSUF Titans.

with a 3-5 record. Their biggest loss of the season came by 29 points on the road to seventh-ranked Oregon State. They are now on a three-game losing streak, which started in the Thanksgiving Pioneer Classic in Denver. In fifth place is Cal State Northridge at 3-6. They started the season 1-6, with five of those losses coming by double digits. However, they have won two games in a row over Indiana State and Loyola Marymount. De’Jionae Calloway leads the Matadors in both scoring and rebounding, with 13.9 points and 9.1 rebounds a game. Her rebounding ranks third in the Big West. Tied for sixth place at 2-5 are Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Long Beach State and UC Davis. In all of their losses, Cal Poly has lost by at least 10 points,

including a 96-66 loss to Denver. While Abbey Ellis leads Cal Poly and is fifth in the Big West with 15.4 points per game, she has been ineﬃcient, shooting 39.6% from the field and 27.8% from three. Long Beach State has an average scoring margin of -4.7, but that has been skewed by their 94-47 victory over Westcliﬀ. Last week, during the Cal Tournament in Berkeley, the 49ers went 1-1 when they defeated Penn State, 64-56, and then lost to UC Berkeley, 68-45. Their leading scorer is Justina King, with 14.1 points per game. Cydnee Kinslow, who averages 7.4 rebounds a game, is good for fifth in the Big West. UC Davis started 0-4, including a one-point loss to Santa Clara. They then won two games in a row against San Francisco and Sacramento

Hawaii leads the Big West at 6-2 while Cal State Fullerton is in fifth place.

State in double overtime. A bright spot for the Aggies is Katie Toole, who averages 18.6 points per game, second in the Big West behind CSUF’s Perez. She is second in the conference, shooting 56.5%, and is first in the Big West, shooting 56.5% from beyond the arc. Last in the Big West is UC Riverside at 2-7. The Highlanders’ lone wins this season came against New Mexico State and Utah Valley. However, they are on a three-game losing streak, including a 70-27 loss to 24thranked Arizona. They lose by an average of 12.5 points a game. Big West play will begin for CSUF’s men’s basketball when they host Hawaii on Jan. 9. Conference play for CSUF women’s basketball begins the same night, when they travel to UC Santa Barbara.

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 5, 2019

Asians aren’t represented in media Stereotypical roles and typecasts restrict their true identity.

NATHAN NGUYEN Editor

There are currently 7.7 billion people in the world, and of those 7.7 billion, Asian people make up approximately 60% of the population. Even though Asians make up the majority of the world population, they are not accurately represented in the media, and that needs to change. Even when an Asian person makes it into mainstream media, they are typically typecast as a certain role. This can take the form of a martial arts or zen master, musician, dancer, doctor, nerd, foreigner or a host of other character types that often negatively perpetuate Asian stereotypes. Some of the most famous Asian actors in cinema history have played karate masters, such as Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee

and Jet Li. While they did make it to the big screen, they had to play characters that did not offer much more than high-flying kicks and kiais. These actors were used as mere props and punching bags for Hollywood, all while having little to no character development in the process. Even now, Asian actors have to play the part of the stereotype before they can venture on to roles that actually portray their true personalities. The first Hollywood movie with a full cast of Asian actors, “Crazy Rich Asians,” premiered in August 2018. Though it was a breakthrough for Asian representation in the media, it still did not accurately represent Asian people and cultures as a whole. The title itself, “Crazy Rich Asians,” perpetuates the stereotype that Asian people are rich and crazy. The story itself portrayed characters that were from one of Asia’s most wealthy families, living lavishly in Singapore. Though the main character, Rachel Chu, played by Constance Wu, comes from a middle class family, she becomes immersed in the elite 1%. Many Asian people are on the opposite end of this spectrum, living in developing countries and working their entire lives

for the benefit of their families and the next generation. There are not enough portrayals of working class Asians and immigrants who’ve left everything behind for a chance of a better opportunity somewhere else. Actors like Constance Wu and Randall Park are most well known for the television series “Fresh Off the Boat,” which tells the story of a working class immigrant family in America. Though it is a comedy, the title of the show is problematic in that “fresh off the boat” has historically been used as a racial slur toward Asian immigrants. The Netflix original movie “Always Be My Maybe,” starring Ali Wong and Randall Park, tells a love story between two individuals who are the product of their parents’ sacrifices, or lack thereof. Park’s character, Marcus Kim, doesn’t leave his hometown or further his career because he wants to take care of his father. Wong’s character Sasha Tran makes it big as a professional chef, but misses the simplicity of a home-cooked meal and suburban life in San Francisco. Though the story sounds simple and the plot is straightforward, this movie portrays a more accurate picture of Asian

people in America, living their lives and dealing with issues just how people from every other race and place do. Although Asians look distinctly different from people of other races and ethnicities, there has always been a stereotype that they have smaller eyes, and are soft-spoken, weak and eat nothing but rice. These stereotypes have been ingrained into people due to the media’s portrayal of Asians, and it needs to change. There is no such thing as a positive stereotype, since a stereotype groups people together simply because they share some of the same experiences. In the realm of sports, Asians are most known for only being good at ping pong. The movie “Balls of Fury” is a prime example of this repetitive negative stereotype, which is distastefully inaccurate. Yao Ming, who played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets from 2002 to 2011, is one of the most well known basketball players in the world, but even he was a victim of verbal stereotypes simply for being Asian. Standing at 7 feet 6 inches tall, people still considered him soft, weak and gave him nicknames such as “The Great Wall of China,” “Ming Dynasty” and “Beast from the Far East.” Ming was inducted into the Naismith

Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016, one of the highest honors in the sport. In February 2012, NBA player Jeremy Lin had a breakout month where he averaged 26.8 pts per game as the New York Knicks went on a six-game winning streak. This run is forever immortalized as “Linsanity,” and Lin went on to have a successful career in the NBA, but one of the reasons he became so popular was because he was Asian. When Lin played for the Houston Rockets, people said he was only in the league because he was Asian, and that the Rockets were using him as a publicity stunt, hailed as the next Yao Ming. Last year, when he won a championship ring with the Toronto Raptors, people made the same remark. When will the time come for Asian people to be recognized for being themselves? Asian people are stereotyped as working hard in every aspect of their lives, or by considering everything as a competition, so why are they not recognized for their hard work, talents and abilities rather than by the way they look? There are over 4.5 billion Asian people in the world, and over 4.5 billion stories yet to be told.

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Fake university offers fake hope Homeland Security uses corrupt tactics to control immigration.

JORDAN MENDOZA Editor

Since President Donald Trump implemented an executive order on stricter immigration reform in January 2017, people have criticized how the Department of Homeland Security, specifically Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has handled sending undocumented immigrants back to their countries of origin. Whether it be dragging people out of their cars or raiding businesses and homes, ICE has proven that there is no limit to what agents will do to find those who are not U.S. citizens. The methods employed by ICE are ethically questionable, and while it can be argued that its agents are just doing their job, there are times when the government exceeds its boundaries, just like it did in Michigan this year. Since January, over 250 people have been arrested by ICE for attending the University of Farmington, a fake institution in Michigan, which granted student visas that would then be overstayed. While it is a problem that people were being granted real visas to attend a fake university, the main issue is the fact that the face behind the mask was none other than Homeland Security, which shows its true corrupt nature. While it may seem like it was an obvious ploy that should have been noticed by prospective students, Homeland Security made sure its lie seemed as legitimate

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as possible. When the website was functioning, it looked like a real university website. There, it described itself as “a nationally accredited business and STEM institution located in Metro Detroit,” and stated that the institution could be traced back to the 1950s. It also included stock images and lists of undergraduate and graduate programs oﬀered at the institution. The icing on top of the cake was the factoid tab, which stated that 100% of students discuss classwork with a professor

outside of class, 98% work fulltime in the area of study, and the president, who was never mentioned by name, could speak four languages. The school also claimed it was authorized to admit foreign students by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. On the oﬃcial website, it states that Homeland Security closed the university, making it look like the government figured out that this university was a scam; however, Homeland Security does not acknowledge that it was the one behind it. Any person looking to join

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an institution in order to stay in the U.S. would have likely jumped at the opportunity to enroll at Farmington, given that the school seemed like a golden ticket of opportunity. The commitment the government had to the whole scam shows that it tries to manipulate those who it deems naive, seemingly non-white people, and was just looking for ways to “cleanse” itself from foreigners who were just trying to set down roots in a new place. While Farmington had an actual address located in a business park, there were no classes, classrooms or professors. It was

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part of the plan. To defend their actions, attorneys from both organizations said that students should have realized that the university was not real because there were no actual classes, however, students were receiving emails stating that classes would eventually be held. When people think of ICE, they associate it with the deportation of Latinx immigrants, but most of those arrested through Farmington were from India, showing that people of all origins are on the Homeland Security watch list. In ICE’s most recent yearly report, 611 people of Indian origin were removed from the United States, 150 more than reported in 2017. The numbers are not just increasing with people from India. Overall, removals have gone up 30,000 from 2016 to 2017. The increase in numbers shows that the government is cracking down on undocumented immigrants, and their methods are becoming more elaborate. According to Detroit Free Press, eight individuals were charged with recruiting people to attend the university. However, those individuals were told that if they helped recruit people, they in turn would get tuition credits, only further asserting that ICE was desperately trying to create a mirage. The whole situation Homeland Security crafted was the image of the American dream, the same dream those immigrants were chasing. What they thought was a chance to build a new life in a great country turned out to be nothing more than a scam. The U.S. government has proven that it will scam whoever it has to in order to control who makes up the population. Seeing the extremes the government is willing to take to deport people raises the question of whether or not making the life-changing decision to immigrate to this country is truly worth it.

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