Thursday May 9, 2019

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Thursday May 9, 2019

Volume 105 Issue 52

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

City council commits to restoration

Softball nears Big West title Titans need two wins against UC Riverside to take the conference. ARNULFO GONZALEZ Asst. Sports Editor

JORDAN MENDOZA / DAILY TITAN

The “Brown Car” mural is one of the Lemon Park murals that may be restored over the next few years according to Fullerton Councilman Ahmad Zahra.

Fullerton votes to improve Lemon Park mural “Los Niños del Mundo.” ANDRE SALAZAR Asst. News Editor

Applause was heard during the Fullerton City Council meeting held on May 7 after council members approved the restoration of a

mural near Lemon Park. The 4-1 vote allowed the city to allocate $8,500 from the Fullerton Parks and Recreation budget to refurbish the “Los Niños del Mundo” mural, which will be the third time that Lemon Park art pieces have been restored since 1998. Fullerton Mayor Jesus Silva approved the restoration of the mural, citing it as a preservation of

the city’s history that could be used as an educational tool. Silva also said the community should have decided which mural would be restored. “That neighborhood is an old neighborhood in that a lot of people who grew up there still live there. They’re still involved so I would have liked to see them decide,” Silva said. Councilman Ahmad Zahra

requested that the restoration be placed on the council’s agenda because he said it is the easiest one to do and the most visible, which can help get residents excited for future mural restorations. However, Zahra also said the council may have another discussion about which mural to restore. SEE HISTORY

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The Cal State Fullerton softball team currently holds a 15-3 record in conference play and looks to clinch their fourth straight Big West championship in the final regular season series this weekend against UC Riverside. The Titans have won all six regular season series against conference opponents this season, with three of them in sweep fashion. In CSUF’s most recent sweep against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the Mustangs were limited to three runs in three games while the Titans mustered 10 runs. As the beneficiary of a fourgame win streak, Fullerton is two games ahead of Hawaii and is one win away from clinching at least a share of the title, while two wins would give the Titans the championship. SEE FINALE

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CSUF author writes her own story Height doesn’t stop human services major from achieving her goals. CHARITY CLARK

Asst. Social Media Editor

Although she is 26 years old and 4 feet, 2 inches tall, Madison Clark is a Cal State Fullerton student who chooses to make the best out of her life. Clark was born with achondroplasia dwarfism, which is a form of shortlimbed dwarfism. Through it all, Clark doesn’t let size prevent her from reaching her passions and dreams as she views herself fully capable of accomplishing whatever she sets her mind to. A junior studying human services, Clark said her hardships of growing up as a little person inspired her to start writing a book. On July 8, 2015, she published her own book titled, “Always Looking Up.” Clark’s parents helped her come up with the name of her novel and after hearing the suggestion she instantly fell in love with it. “I’m like, that’s perfect because it has a double meaning ‘cause I’m always looking up, literally…. And I am always looking up when it comes to (facing) my daily struggles,” Clark said. After contacting different publishing companies and getting rejected multiple times, Clark continued to push forward to make her dream a reality by self-publishing her book. The creation of the book started off as simple journal entries that acted as a safe space for Clark to write down her thoughts and feelings. When Clark was younger, she couldn’t help but vent to her mom and teachers about different negative altercations that happened to her, such as getting bullied. “Things don’t come easy for me, I am treated differently every

CHARITY CLARK / DAILY TITAN

Madison Clark, a human services major, self-published her novel “Always Looking Up,” which details her life experience with achondroplasia dwarfism.

time I leave the house,” Clark said. “People look at me, people stare, laugh, take pictures, kids will become confused … of course, kids are just curious and I don’t mind that but it’s when the adults make fun or take pictures … and there are so many people like that.”

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Her parents and teachers advice to her was to start writing her experiences down, and that’s what she did. Clark continued to keep multiple diaries throughout her life until high school, where she felt as if she had a story to tell.

“It’s all about educating the world about dwarfism,” Clark said. Clark said a common misconception people have is that those with dwarfism cannot think for themselves and can’t function as normally as a person with

average height. “Each of us is striving to be someone and do something just like everyone else. There’s lawyers, there’s doctors, we can be whatever we want to be,” Clark said. SEE BOOK

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