2019-10-03 by Daily Titan

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Thursday October 4, 2019

Volume 106 Issue 18

Officer pleads not guilty

Former Fullerton police officer faces disorderly conduct charge. MADELINE GRAY Editor

OLIVIA HAWKINS

Jose Paez, Fullerton Union High School’s ex-resource officer, pled not guilty to the charge of disorderly conduct, on Oct. 2 at the North Justice Center in Fullerton. While Paez was not present in the courtroom during his arraignment, his attorney Jacqueline Goodman, entered a plea of not guilty. Investigation into Paez began in the summer of 2018 on allegations of disorderly conduct while Paez was still on duty. The Orange County District Attorney looked into the last five years of Paez’s on-duty public interaction after allegations came out. The former Fullerton Police Department officer is in violation for using his personal cell phone to make recordings and take photos up a 16-year-old high school student’s skirt, according to the Orange County DA. However, Paez’s alleged misconduct as a school resource officer dates back to August 2017 when he adjusted his body camera’s angle to capture video of a female teacher’s skirt and upper legs during an interview. The evidence used to assess the alleged disorderly conduct was retrieved from the footage Paez pulled from his cell phone and body camera, according to Friends for Fullerton’s Future. The recordings were made while Paez was conducting a police investigation on the Fullerton Union High School campus. The incident occurred in November 2017. The duties Paez held as a school resource officer included linking students to crime preventative service agencies and connecting students to counseling provided on the high school campus. In addition, Paez investigated and reported on crimes involving students and worked alongside detectives for reinforcement. During the investigation of Paez’s career within the police department, he was relocated from his school resource officer position to a desk assignment. After eight years of employment with the department, Paez’s employment ended in May 2019. These events make up a portion of the 23 recorded incidents that occurred over the course of Paez’s career at Fullerton Union High School, according to Friends for Fullerton’s Future. Paez’s pre-trial is set for Dec. 2 at the North Justice Center, with Deputy District Attorney Jake Jondle assigned to prosecute the case. If the former Fullerton Police Department officer is convicted, he may serve a maximum of one year in the Orange County Jail.

Associated Students host semester’s first town hall HOSAM ELATTAR / DAILY TITAN

A panel of student leaders answered questions from audience members at the Titan Student Union.

Panelists addressed issues like security measures at Cal State Fullerton. CELESTE SHARP Asst. Editor

Associated Students held its first town hall of the semester on the Titan Student Union Grand Stairs on Wednesday morning, giving the opportunity for students to meet their student leaders and express their concerns. Isaac Gonzalez, the Associated Students chief communications oﬃcer, hosted the event, which provided free lunch, Associated Students scholarship T-shirts and a Hydro Flask giveaway that students could enter. Gonzalez took questions from the audience as well as read pre-written questions asked by students who could not attend the town hall. One issue students brought up was Associated Student’s

involvement with campus security and the possibility of adding cameras or a higher police presence. “The university is discussing the possibility of a safety town hall to take place later this month for students, possibly next month, for students to really get out there and get those concerns in terms of how they feel the university could continue to enhance that safety,” said Aaron Aguilar, Associated Students president. Psychology major Andrew Flores brought up the $1.5 billion surplus found in a recent CSU audit, and asked if it was going to be addressed by those sitting on the panel. Aguilar stated that they are continuing to look into the information they receive on the topic. He also assured students that the results of the audit were being looked at, and that it will not be forgotten about. “There seems to be this idea that there was surplus, other folks

may refer to it as a mischaracterized reserve in a sense, for the purpose of economic uncertainty for the entire CSU,” Aguilar said. “We’re not just going to take these words from the chancellor’s oﬃce or folks in university administration at face value.”

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The university is discussing the possibility of a safety town hall to take place later this month for students

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AARON AGUILAR ASI President Aguilar also touched on last week’s CSU Board of Trustees proposal to increase the salary wages of university presidents. “I personally don’t think we should be looking into salary increases when there are students with basic needs, food insecurity and housing insecurity and all

these diﬀerent issues we’re facing,” Aguilar said. “I would like to think that our university President Fram Virjee would agree with me on that.” Aguilar said that starting January 2020, the two Cal State Student Association representatives who sit on the CSU Board of Trustees will have voting powers. He added that Associated Students will advocate for more student representation on the board. Jessica Ferrer, a member of Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán de CSUF, said that at the first Social Justice and Equity Commission last week, Associated Students Chief Inclusion & Diversity Oﬃcer Monica Morales-Garcia said activists should calm their anger and aggravation through masturbation. Ferrer said that the statement is invalidating to marginalized students. SEE FORUM

CSUF Hall of Fame class announced Eight new members to be inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame. JORDAN MENDOZA Editor

Cal State Fullerton Athletics announced the eighth class of its Hall of Fame, which includes recognition of Titans in basketball, baseball, volleyball and now defunct athletic programs. Those announced include Bobby Brown of men’s basketball, John Fishel of baseball, Brittany Moore of volleyball, Heizaburo Okawa of fencing, Dick Wolfe of gymnastics and the 1984 football team. Brown played in the men’s basketball program from 20042007, and he left his mark en route to a professional basketball career.

In four seasons, Brown played a total of 116 games for the Titans, starting 103 of them. In his career, the guard from Los Angeles averaged 16.9 points per game, including a career high 20.2 in his senior year. Brown was named the 20032004 Big West Freshman of the Year and was named to the Big West All-First Team in 20052006 and 2006-2007. Brown ranks in the top three of many career records at CSUF, including being the alltime leader in points, field goals made and 3-point field goals made. SEE CLASS

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Titan alumnus Bobby Brown holds the record for most field goals made.

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2 News

THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 2019

City council passes homeless initiative A new overnight parking program will be established after a narrow 3-2 vote. DIANA TRAN Staff Writer

Opinions were split among Fullerton City Council members over a homeless security program passed at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The program is a six-month temporary safe parking program for people living in their vehicles. This program would allow overnight parking for 12 hours a night, seven days a week. Restrooms would be available exclusively to participants. To be eligible, vehicles must

be insured, have an active registration and the driver must have a valid driver’s license. There is no restriction on the type of vehicle, but the registration must be to a Fullerton address to prove residency. As of 2019, Fullerton has about 308 homeless individuals, said Matt Foulkes, development director for the city of Fullerton. This is more than double the number from 2017. Of those people experiencing homelessness, 30 to 50 are living out of their vehicles. Enedina Clements works with St. Juliana Falconieri Church’s outreach coordinators and helps individuals get their cars up to standard for recreational use. “We’re willing to help people get their (registration) tags.

We already help them fix their brakes, change their tires, and if the car’s not working, we send it to a mechanic and pay for it,” Clements said. The city has not chosen a location for the program. When the program is set, there will be onsite security to monitor the facility and enforce rules, such as keeping noise levels low and not camping outside the vehicle. One of the program’s primary goals is identifying services and housing opportunities to help move participants into permanent housing. A similar program in Los Angeles, known as Safe Parking L.A., typically moves transients into housing in three months, Foulkes said.

Jennifer Fitzgerald, mayor pro tem, came out as a strong opponent with doubts about the program’s outcome. “We can’t even manage the homeless problems we have. We are going to be adding to it with this. I am not saying that my heart doesn’t break for people who are having to live in their cars, and I would like to help them, but this city is not equipped to manage these programs,” Fitzgerald said. She also raised a concern about the the Illumination Foundation, a nonprofit that provides services to vulnerable homeless adults and children and would provide services for the program. Jason Lawford, the director of operations for the Illumination

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Tuesday’s city council meeting discussed a new homeless parking initative that would give residents security and future access to housing options.

Foundation, said his nonprofit has never done a safe parking program before. In the past, the foundation has only handled temporary emergency shelters and recuperative care sites. “I just caution this council that we are getting into managing things that we’re not qualified to do,” Fitzgerald said. Council Member Bruce Whitaker voiced concerns that the program may have the opposite of its intended eﬀect. “I think anything we’re doing should have the end goal of reducing and eliminating homelessness, and not have a combined set of actions which (do) the opposite and make this city a magnet and put out a welcome mat (that says), ‘Come to Fullerton,’” Whitaker said. Despite Whitaker and Fitzgerald’s misgivings, Council Member Ahmad Zahra is supportive of the program, while also taking these worries into account. “We are concerned about the residents, and this is the reason we are taking these steps. It is to get folks oﬀ the streets, into shelters temporarily and then hopefully into long-term permanent housing. As an early immigrant, I’ve slept in my car and it is not a pleasant experience. You are afraid of the elements,” Zahra said. Council Member Jan Flory voiced the same concerns as Whitaker, but voted in support of the program. “If we can see that it produces results of transitioning people who are just new and homeless and living in their cars, I think we ought to give it a chance,” Flory said. The item passed with three votes in favor and two opposed. Mayor Jesus Silva wanted this program to move forward because he empathizes with people that have to sleep in their vehicles. “If we help one family find a home in six months, I think that’s a win. (If) we help two families, that’s extraordinary,” Silva said.

Forum: Leaders listen to student complaints CONTINUED FROM 1 “When I talked about sex, not even about sex but owning your own sexual agency, I talked about that in terms of social justice,” Morales-Garcia said. “Lots of marginalized communities have been taken away sexual autonomy, and to get back your sexual autonomy, to me, I think masturbating is part of that.” Student leaders also addressed the 2016 resolution to increase enrollment numbers and support

black student success. The number of African American students has dropped since then. “I want to assure you that this is a priority. It’s something that I honestly have not been meeting on, yet it’s one of those things that circles around and we continue to try and push for,” Aguilar said. Marcus Reveles, a board of directors representative for the College of Education, who is on the

Associated Students governance committee, said that the committee is revisiting older resolutions that aren’t doing what they were supposed to. “That’s actually one of the resolutions that we’re looking over as far as resolutions that we can improve on and take action for it in order to do what it was intended to do,” Reveles said. Hosam Elattar contributed to this article.

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 2019

Police officer and CSUF alumnus breaks previous DUI arrest record

University Police officer Steve Nelson has more than 40 arrests for the year. DIANA TRAN Staff Writer

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Officer Steve Nelson examining a breathalyzer, a common tool utilized by law enforcement.

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July and has gotten plenty of advice in regards to drugs and DUI investigations. “He’s got the brains. For anything drug or alcohol-related, he’s the guy to go talk to,” Chavez said. Nelson gained more expertise after working for three years as an undercover investigator for large-scale investigations. His team worked cases regarding narcotic sales and apprehended dangerous suspects.

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the suspect from the rear and he was struck by a bullet in the abdomen. That officer was right next to our car, and I could see him holding his stomach as he went to find cover. The suspect was soon shot by police and the situation ended,” Nelson said. The thought of selflessly serving citizens was what inspired Nelson to become a police officer. Officer Mirsa Chavez has been working with Nelson since

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Out of the 69 DUI arrests University Police has made so far in 2019, 44 of those arrests were made by officer Steve Nelson. “He’s phenomenal. I wish we had 20 of him,” said University Police Capt. Scot Willey. “When it comes to DUI’s, it really takes a special officer to want to focus on that.” Nelson’s motivation regarding DUIs comes from his mom, who was hit by a drunk driver in Orange County before he was born. He said his mom was not hurt, but the officer at the scene documented the incident as an accident and let the drunk driver go home. Willey said DUI arrests save lives. “We look at these (69) DUI arrests as (69) lives that we’ve saved. Either their own, or they didn’t kill somebody that night when they were driving, so there’s no family of four sitting at a stop light at 2 a.m. in the morning that gets run over by one of these DUI drivers, because we took them off the road and that family’s still alive,” Willey said. After graduating from Cal State Fullerton in 2008, Nelson worked as a high school track coach while putting himself through the police academy. He became a police officer in November 2010. “I first wanted to become a police officer after my father and I got caught in the middle of a gun battle in the city of Orange in 1997,” Nelson said in a follow-up email. At the time, Nelson was in sixth grade and was impressed by the police’s response. “An officer was approaching

He also worked on special surveillance cases on the ground and in a plane. “It was by far the most challenging assignment I have ever had, but the most fun,” Nelson said. It has been about a year since Nelson came back from his special assignment, according to Willey. “The fact that he’s jumped back in and is just killing it as far as DUIs is amazing. Our

numbers are double now what they were the year before because he wasn’t here,” Willey said. Nelson is slated to receive two awards for his record amount of DUI arrests. One award is from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which recognizes officers from agencies the size of University Police who have achieved 25 or more DUI arrests. “I don’t know how many he is going to have by the end of the year, but to go to this event and say that he’s probably going to have as many DUI (arrests) as some officers in larger cities and they have a much larger area to patrol. That’s an impressive number,” Willey said. The second award that Nelson will receive is the Ashley Nelson award, created by University Police. This award was made in honor of CSUF student Ashley Nelson, who was killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way on the 22 Freeway in November 2007. University Police officers are given the Ashley Nelson award for breaking the record of DUI arrests. Nelson won the award previously for having 38 DUI arrests in 2013. “Even before he left, he was a big-time DUI person. He would get us a lot of DUI cases in his first couple of years as well, so we’re glad to have him back for that,” Willey said. Nelson has made more than 130 DUI arrests since joining University Police. His goal is to make 50 DUI arrests before the end of the year. “The consequences can get much worse if you just allow an intoxicated driver to keep driving. A simple misdemeanor arrest can turn into a horrible death investigation or something much worse,” Nelson said. “To me, it’s something important to focus on to prevent and to stop as actively as possible.”

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4 Opinion

THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 2019

Credit student journalists, don’t use them Professional news outlets need to collaborate, not steal.

SOPHIA ACEVEDO BRANDON PHO Editors

Dear professional news outlets: the only difference between you and a college newspaper is the level of experience and financial security of your staffers. But even that gap is shrinking. We’ve both been factually inaccurate at times. We’ve both had to write embarrassing corrections. We both break good stories. And you still don’t take us seriously. When a Daily Titan staffer put out fiery commentary last month on Cal State Fullerton’s new Titan Promenade project — and whether or not CSU officials were being responsible with tuition dollars — a reporter for a high-level national news outlet reached out to her on Twitter hoping to look into the same issue. But instead of offering the Daily Titan staffer a contribution or byline on the story, the Chronicle of Higher Education reporter indicated her intent of using Daily Titan reporters as sources. Sources. To be considered a “source” implies — directly or indirectly, purposefully or non-purposefully — that those who are quoted in a news story are being quoted because they don’t have the means to write the story themselves. But Daily Titan writers do. Here’s an idea: maybe that news outlet could’ve invited CSUF

journalism students to write about the issue for them, instead of assigning a Washington, D.C. reporter to it, in a textbook case of parachute journalism. But there are other ways of taking student journalists seriously as well, with something called “credit.” Andrew Howard, a managing editor for Arizona State University’s student newspaper, The State Press, broke national news that Kurt Volker, executive director of the university’s McCain Institute think-tank, had stepped down as the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine. This came after a whistleblower complaint stating President Donald Trump was using his power in oﬃce to try to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election during a call with the leader of Ukraine. The State Press is Arizona State University’s award-winning student news organization, driven with the intent of “ethically serving, provoking, and challenging a large and changing University audience.” Dozens of professional news publications followed the student newspaper’s lead, yet some of the most prestigious organizations failed to give Howard the deserved credit. Dragging on with an unnecessarily extended lede, the New York Times held oﬀ until 3rd paragraph before mentioning that a student journalist broke the national story. Even more appalling, the news outlet waited until the 5th paragraph to state Howard’s name. Similarly, TIME Magazine waited until the 3rd paragraph before stating Howard’s name and providing further insight through an interview. Part of the need for professional organizations to take student journalists seriously entails attributing the information in a way that acknowledges the writer. A student journalist does not share the same notoriety and attention as a professional journalist,

and by being included in a national story before a reader loses interest — in the New York Times’ case it needed to be before the ad — can be a pivotal moment in a student journalists’ career. Credit becomes an even more serious issue when dealing with local news outlets who strive to deliver quality stories for readers directly in their community. If local organizations can’t properly attribute one another’s work, then they lose more than just some interested readers — they have failed in their duty of seeking and reporting the truth. The Daily Titan broke a story about the death of an exemplary CSUF student who was shot after a Halloween party. The OC Register published an article the day after, yet failed to attribute the Daily Titan’s story or give proper credit to the writer for reporting it first. Local news outlets work alongside one another to provide necessary information for their readers. Proper acknowledgement should be given to breaking news articles to cultivate a strong relationship between professional and student-run organizations. The Panther, Chapman University’s student newspaper, wrote an editorial denouncing what they perceived to be stonewalling by Lisa Sparks, its School of Communications dean. The Panther had been trying to reach Sparks for a story about her embarking on a 2020 congressional campaign to challenge U.S. 45th House District Rep. Katie Porter, the first-ever Democrat to get elected in that district. Their editorial captured the attention of Norberto Santana Jr., an adjunct journalism professor at Chapman and publisher of the local nonprofit news agency Voice of OC. Santana credited the Panther’s work and even called the student journalists “courageous.” That’s how you recognize. It’s also a good example of what a relationship between a professional

newspaper and student-run newspaper should look like. Professional newsrooms are going to benefit from the work of student newsrooms. That’s inevitable. Student journalists are having

their moment. They’ll also likely end up as co-workers of professional journalists working right now. So to professional journalists, from student journalists: co-write, don’t quote.

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Fast-fashion needs to slow down Forever 21’s fall will allow for a sustainable industry model.

MADELINE GRAY Editor

This past Sunday, fast-fashion retailer giant Forever 21 announced that it would file for bankruptcy amid a decrease in revenue and loss of its loyal customer base. The company will put a stop to its operations in 40 countries and close the doors on 350 of its stores around the world. This signifies the end of the Los Angeles-based brand’s era of consumers buying into its fast-fashion landscape, which impacted the trajectory of the fashion industry. This hardly

comes as a surprise, as online retailers have been rapidly rising in popularity over the years, while mall traﬃc has been on the decrease. Forever 21 has lost a lot of its integrity in the years leading up to the bankruptcy file. It has tackled a trademark infringement lawsuit filed from designer brand Gucci and a lawsuit from pop star Ariana Grande about copyright infringement and false endorsement due to a lookalike advertising campaign. The dissatisfaction from customers for its overly broad target market was also a major factor leading to its descent. The company’s bankruptcy speaks to the shift in consumer mindset that the American population is undergoing. While this is a step in the right direction for consumers to break away from egregious spending and buying habits, fast fashion retailers are continuing to hurt both wallets and the environment. The sooner they step away from the lure of outdated retail business models from the

likes of H&M and Uniqlo, the better. In a sense, Forever 21 has lost its place in the fashion industry. Brands that fall under the same category should follow suit to make way for the onset of slow fashion. There’s a reason why in this day and age, Marie Kondo’s minimalistic philosophy is making a lasting impact, and thrift stores seem to be thriving more than ever in sales and traﬃc. Customers have reached their tipping point when it comes to buying disposable fast-fashion products. While Forever 21 is one of the only retailers that has felt the major eﬀects of customers’ loss of interest, other brands such as H&M, Zara and Topshop have made their share of missteps as global fast-fashion stores. These fast-fashion retailers caught on to the growing trend in sustainable shopping and have used it to their advantage through their marketing methods. H&M caters to their environmentally-savvy customers

through their sustainability updates published by H&M Group. Yet, reports from Bloomberg have shown that H&M takes part in the common practice of incinerating unused clothing or dumping it in landfills in thirdworld countries. On a global scale, nearly three-fifths of clothing produced either gets hauled to incinerators or landfills to be disposed of after a year that they are made, according to reports from McKinsey and Qantis. Customers should keep this in mind next time they wander through their nearest Zara location or bring bags full of clothing to H&M. This cancels out the positive eﬀorts made by H&M to be kind to the environment. While it contributes to the global environmental issues onset by the fashion industry, fast fashion remains one of the most polluting industries in the world. The negative eﬀects of the production, distribution and disposal of fast-fashion clothing items matter more than the benefit of making cheap

purchases. Due to the uncertainty that the future holds for fast-fashion retailers, shoppers should turn to slow fashion. In an age where many struggle with financial woes and people across the globe are taking part in protesting the issues regarding our environmental impact, slow fashion could help make things easier. That’s where sustainable brands make their way to customers, which means shopping at places with ethically and sustainably sourced textiles. The overall lifespan of clothing items from fast-fashion retailers like Forever 21 can be far shorter than those from brands like Reformation, which sets standards for each item to use the most natural fibers and the least amount of water and energy to make its products. Forever 21’s bankruptcy is going to majorly aﬀect the future of fast fashion, but it’s had its time. Customers’ shopping priorities have shifted. If the fast-fashion industry wants to keep up, so should theirs.

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Lifestyle 5

THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 2019

Political activist inspires involvement Cal State Fullerton alumna Andrea Guzman strives to foster positive change. BILLY HUYNH Asst. Editor

For Andrea Guzman, working on the Josh Newman state senate campaign is the culmination of years of determined political and civic engagement. Guzman, a Cal State Fullerton alumna, graduated in August of 2019 with a political science degree. During her time on campus, Guzman was president of the College Democrats of CSUF, where she helped organize events raising awareness for local issues. The 21 year old is currently

the community organizer for the Newman campaign and a member of both the California Young Democrats Latino Caucus and the Latinx Young Democrats of Orange County. Guzman’s willingness to participate in political aﬀairs stems from her desire to positively aﬀect communities and foster change through activism. The motivation to spark societal progress through advocacy began with the actions of Guzman’s mother. “It was my mom who really got me involved in politics because she was always a strong unwavering feminist,” Guzman said. “This fierce need to be independent is what really compelled me to become involved in politics because then I could

do things that weren’t for myself, but to help other people.” For Guzman, it was her mother’s pursuit of happiness for her family that was the catalyst to pursue a career that seeks to better lives. “She brought me from Mexico to the United States to be able to live a life that she never had. That bravery my mom showed was really big on me,” Guzman said. The CSUF alumna knew then that she wanted to help solve the issues that both communities and individuals face. Due to her citizenship status, Andrea Guzman cannot vote. However, the political activist was still able to choose a path that aligned with her intended goals. “I cannot vote. I cannot cast

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Andrea Guzman discusses logistics for the Josh Newman campaign with a colleague in their office.

my opinion or voice myself in a way that is official on the ballot. The closest thing that I can do is volunteer and be engaged in politics and try to get other people to do the same as well. For me being involved in politics is, as cliche as it may sound, is to help others not as fortunate as me,” Guzman said. Guzman’s efforts to evoke change through politics have not gone unnoticed. “Andrea brings a true commitment to active participation in the political process, which you do not always see in people your age,” said Josh Newman, candidate for the 29th state senate district. The various roles Guzman has held have allowed her to interact with others her age who aren’t as eager to participate civically. In Guzman’s discussions with younger individuals, she has encountered those who feel disenchanted and uninterested in politics. The 21 year old is empathetic to the younger people she meets who have negative dispositions against the democratic process. “I think people are apathetic because we’re not really taught to care much for it. We don’t learn about it in school,” Guzman said. “I think people are apathetic because we’re made to be apathetic.” Even with all the fulfilling moments she has had in this career, there was one particular experience while working on the Gil Cisneros congressional campaign that encapsulates everything that Guzman said she hopes to accomplish with her work. Upon the conclusion of the Cisneros campaign, which saw Cisneros defeat his opponent, Guzman was visiting campaign supporters, offering thanks for their backing. It was an interaction with a man who had originally shown a reluctance to vote

that proved to be a gratifying moment. “He felt that now he was more compelled to vote again because we were there to talk to him about how big of a diﬀerence his vote made to that. Being there for somebody that wasn’t interested in being part of the political situation, despite how ugly it is, and then convincing him their voice actually mattered. That was very validating,” Guzman said. While juggling the roles she currently holds with several political organizations, Guzman’s present goal is to help elect Josh Newman to the state senate. However, she is pondering her future and is unsure of what job she will hold in a few years. Guzman enjoys her present roles and relishes the daily interactions she has, but acknowledges that her determined nature pushes her to pursue an opportunity that would broaden her reach and give her the ability to invoke greater change. “One thing that I thought about is pursuing a degree in law, but specifically focusing on labor law,” Guzman said. “That’s one thing I want to do, is help regular hard-working people continue to work with the dignity and respect they deserve by making sure that employers do not take advantage of them.” Those who have worked with Guzman feel that she holds a bright future if she decides to continue in politics. “She’s the future of the Democratic Party. She’s the future of what it needs to look like. She’s the future that it will look like,” said Vincent Hennerty, volunteer coordinator for the Josh Newman campaign. While Guzman contemplates her future plans, she is certain that whatever path she chooses, the goal of helping individuals through civic participation and community engagement will remain.

Bangers revitalized from an audio to a canvas Hip Hop Heads club promote artistic expression through illustrating album covers. MADISON AMIREHTESHAMI JULIAN OROZCO Staff Writers

Six weeks into the fall semester and students at Cal State Fullerton are already starting to feel the stress and pressure that comes along with juggling classes, homework and project deadlines. To alleviate the stress associated with academic expectations, CSUF’s Hip Hop Heads club hosted an Artwork and Hip Hop event on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The art-based event was held in a conference room on the second floor of the Student Recreation Center, where club members were provided painting supplies to recreate their favorite hip-hop album covers. Ashley Landa, Hip Hop Head president, supplied all the diﬀerent paint colors and paintbrushes.

Landa said she thought of the art and hip-hop concept because of her own positive experiences with painting. “I do this on my own a lot of the times. I see artworks that I like and I want to recreate it,” Landa said. “I wanted to bring that to other people and kind of like, do what you enjoy.” While several club members joined in the painting activity for a similar experience, others simply wanted to take their minds oﬀ midterm season. “I think everyone’s stressed out. It’s midterms right now, so I wanted to plan (the event) around this time so everyone could get to destress while listening to music, while doing something they like,” Landa said. Junior transfer student Randell Aranador joined in with a painting of Childish Gambino’s combined Mixtape/EP, “STN MTN / Kauai.” Aranador said the simplistic album cover reminds him of his childhood summers. “It’s been a tough week for

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me so it’s been nice to just kind of do something kind of like you’d imagine an elementary school classroom would do, but it was pretty cool just to do it now and take a step back from everything,” Aranador said. Julia Santana, Hip Hop Heads vice president, emphasized the significance of the Artwork and Hip Hop event. “The importance of the event is just giving appreciation to artwork, and that goes for rap albums because that’s another aspect of the creativity of music,” Santana said. “Everything you do for your art is intentional, and the artist had an intention with that song, so they use the artwork to reflect what they want for the song or for the album depending on what the artwork is for.” For Santana’s album, she chose to paint the cover of Tyler, the Creator’s 2017 album, “Flower Boy.” Santana said she has a very personal connection to the songs that make up the album. Others participated because of their passion for the hip-hop genre. A similar appreciation for music inspired CSUF student Alessandra Vazquez to paint Jaden Smith’s debut studio album “SYRE.” “Most of the music that’s out now it’s about lust, money and failed relationships. This one is more about just realizing that everything is not going to come out as you want it to be, but it’s OK,” Vasquez said. Whether creative expression, music appreciation or stress relief prompted members of CSUF’s Hip Hop Heads to participate in the group painting activity, the Artwork and Hip Hop event allowed students to successfully recreate their favorite hip-hop albums in a cheerful atmosphere.

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 2019

Slipping into spooky season celebrations Take a trip through Orange County’s best Halloween attractions and festivities.

Just remember to stay safe, and practice general party safety tips. Also, try to be mindful of homeowners in the surrounding area.

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The 17th Door Haunted House WHERE: Orangethorpe Avenue, Fullerton WHEN: Runs through Nov. 2 This is more than a do-it-yourself backyard haunt. Thrillseekers strap in for an immersive haunted walkthrough that will have its victims crying the safety word “mercy.” The 17th Door is one of the longest haunted walkthroughs in California at approximately 36 minutes. Groups of six to eight participants are guided through a series of rooms, each one locking behind them, as they are sucked into the appalling storyline of Paula and her traumatic experiences in a psychiatric ward. Continuing a storyline that began in 2015, The 17th Door builds on the anxiety and fear of its participants with jump scares, electric shocks and personal interactions. It’s not for the faint of heart, but it’s definitely for those looking for a fear-provoking night out.

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For the Daily Titan — Halloween is all month For some people, it means pumpkin spice lattes, scarves and Instagram candids at the pumpkin patch with a VSCO filter to taste. For others, it means you can really start dressin’. But for most, the beginning of October signals spooky season. Whether it’s celebrating the occult and paranormal, or the fashion and frat parties, the Daily Titan — all month long — is here to satisfy everyone’s frightening fervor for what some people consider the best holiday of the year: Halloween. From haunted hayrides and tours to ghoulish freights at rumored paranormal sites, here are our picks to keep your skin crawling for the month of October. Halloween campus

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While Cal State Fullerton isn’t known as a party school, there’s never been a shortage of Halloween functions happening in the surrounding area’s host of frat houses and oﬀ-campus apartments. If you don’t know which parties are where, hotspots of party-going crowds are typically spotted on weekend nights during the last two weeks of October. They can be seen walking along Greek row on Associated Road, between Yorba Linda Boulevard and Bastanchury Road. Parties are also common around this time at the University House apartment complex on Commonwealth Avenue — though if the constant smell of weed around that area is any indication, things are pretty crazy there year-round.

Museum of Death WHERE: Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood WHEN: Year-around Take a trip beyond the grave at the small, but eerie, Museum of Death. Visitors venture through a self-guided tour of serial killer artwork, memorabilia, funeral arrangements, crime scene investigations and infamous suicide cases. Learn about the Manson family’s murder spree and for those with strong stomachs, check out the Black Dhalia’s crime investigation. The museum’s purpose is not to exploit death, but for visitors to recognize that death is all around us, with some cases being more gruesome than others. Visitors will find themselves captivated by the graphic nature and uncensored

photographs of those whose lives were abruptly brought to an end. Although the museum appears small, one shouldn’t be fooled by its size. The inside is filled with memorabilia, facts and artifacts that cover its walls from ceiling to floor, making the 45-minute walkthrough a day-long attraction for those with curious and deranged minds. Los Angeles Haunted Hayride WHERE: Griﬃth Park, Los Angeles WHEN: Runs through Nov. 2 Griﬃth Park’s famed Haunted Hayride attraction returns. In addition to its staple tour of the park this year, promising new attractions like the Midnight Falls attraction immerse guests in a town set in 1985 with “strange and sinister secrets.” The event’s website cautions that the attractions may be too intense for children 12 and under, and tickets start at $34.99.

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Haunted Orange County: Old Towne Orange Ghost Walk WHERE: Royer Mansion — Chapman Avenue, Orange WHEN: Runs through Oct. 27 Actively engage in eerie endeavors by taking a stroll through Old Towne Orange with friends, family, and lingering spirits. Orange’s annual ghost tour is the perfect mixture of supernatural myths and haunted history, presented in an otherwise average stroll around town, if not for the concept of old places and antiques harboring a mysterious past. Paranormal investigators and ghost hunters are welcome to bring their equipment. Though this is meant to be an entertaining event, there’s no predicting one’s fate when embarking on a ghost walk. Fox in a Box WHERE: Amerige Avenue, Fullerton WHEN: Year-round

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CONTINUED FROM 1 He is also second in minutes played and third in total assists and steals. Brown holds the record for most points scored in a game, with 47 against Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 16, 2006. Brown went on to play 10 years of professional basketball, including four seasons in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers and the Houston Rockets. Fishel played on the baseball team from 1982 to 1985, and had a key role in the 1984 season when the program won the College World Series.

After securing CSUF’s second title, Fishel was named the most valuable player of the tournament. Fishel currently holds the NCAA record for games played with 295, as well as most career at-bats with 1,114. His 379 career hits are the most in CSUF history and rank fourth in NCAA history. The outfielder also holds CSUF records in RBIs (281), doubles (72) and total bases (596). Fishel is in the top 10 of home runs (2rd), runs (2nd), walks (7th) and stolen bases (3rd). Volleyball standout Moore played for the Titans from 2005 to 2008, and currently ranks in

the top 10 of 11 statistical categories. As well as being the leader in career block assists with 294. In her final season at Fullerton, Moore was named an All-American and won Big West player of the year. After her time with the Titans, Moore played for the Women’s U.S. National Team. Okawa served as the fencing coach of CSUF from 1980 to 2006 after a successful career in the sport he coached. Before coaching at Fullerton, Okawa was part of Japan’s first Olympic fencing team in 1960. He later participated in the 1964 Tokyo Games and the 1968 Mexico City Games.

At the time of his retirement, CSUF was the only California school to have an NCAA fencing team. In his final 11 years at CSUF, the Titans placed in the top 30 of the NCAA Championships 10 times. Wolfe, who passed away in June 2017, served as the men’s gymnastics coach from 1968 to 1991. Before moving to Division I-A in 1975, the Titans won three College Division NCAA Championships in 1971, 1972 and 1974. During his career, Wolfe won 10 conference titles and was named National Coach of the Year four times. The 1984 CSUF football team

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 2019

Men’s soccer loses first game of the season Titans fall in overtime 1-0 against James Madison University. DANIEL BRITO Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer fell to the James Madison Dukes on Wednesday, losing 1-0 in overtime in a battle between two top 25 ranked teams. CSUF entered the game undefeated on the season and ranked 14th in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

After the loss, the Titans now sit at 8-1-1 on the season, the best record in the Big West. The Titans traveled to Harrisonburg, Virginia to face the 16th ranked James Madison Dukes at Sentara Park. After starting the season with two losses, the Dukes now sit at 8-2 after their overtime win

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over the Titans. The Titans struggled early in the game as Jame Madison got off to an aggressive start. The Dukes pushed the pace early with two shots and forced two corner kicks within the first 10 minutes of the game. At the sixth minute, Dukes midfielder Clay Obara shot at the bottom center of the goal, but it was saved by Titans goalkeeper Paul-Andre Guerin. The Titans struggled to get good looks with Oscar Flores, Tre McCalla and Sebastian Cruz getting the only shots off within the first 20 minutes of the game. James Madison regained momentum quickly, getting off four more shots before the end of the first period. Paul-Andre Guerin had three saves in the first half for the Titans and the score remained 0-0 going into halftime. Out of halftime, the Dukes made four substitutions compared to the Titans’ three and the Titans continued to be overwhelmed by the Dukes’ offensive attack. After a shot on goal by the Dukes Niclas Mohr went bottom left Guerin made another save at the 50th minute. The Titans offense struggled to get off the ground after halftime until Christian Pinzon took a shot in the 59th minute. In the 79th minute, Sebastion Cruz was substituted into the game for the Titans and provided a quick spark for the offense with their first shot on goal of the game just two minutes after he came in.

The shot went bottom right and was saved by Dukes goalkeeper T.J. Bush. The Dukes got back-to-back corner kicks after Cruz’s shot, but failed to score on either and the game remained scoreless. They fired off two more shots on the CSUF defense, one of them on goal and saved by Guerin. Regulation finished with the game tied 0-0 and the teams took a quick water break before beginning overtime. The overtime period got off to a messy start with three fouls on the Titans. After a Titans foul on Oscar Flores, the Dukes gained possessioned and capitalized quickly. Dukes Tyler Clegg broke the tie with a goal in the 94th minute to win the game, giving the TItans their first loss of the season. CSUF struggled offensively all game, having only seven shots compared to James Madison’s 18. The Titans only had one shot on goal all game, while the Dukes had nine. Both teams played sloppy, with a combined 27 fouls between both of them. Guerin added eight saves to bring his season total to 43, which is second in the Big West. The Titans will stay on the road their next two games, as they face the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday at 4 p.m. and Cal State Northridge on Oct. 9 to open Big West play.

Women’s soccer to open Big West play CSUF takes their 7-2-1 record on the road against UC Davis. DANIEL BRITO Staff Writer

Coming off a tie with the University of San Francisco Dons, the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer looks ahead to their first conference matchup of the season against the UC Davis Aggies on Thursday. Despite the draw against the Dons, the Titans have not lost a game since Sept. 2 against Utah Valley, and were on a five game win streak prior to the game. The Titans have had an excellent season thus far, which has allowed them to stand alone on top of the Big West standings at 7-2-1. They are on the cusp of breaking into the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll after receiving eight votes. Much of the Titan’s success can be attributed to their top notch offense that is averaging a staggering 2.3 goals per game, which leads the conference by a wide margin of .70 over UC Santa Barbara. Two key players in the Titans conference leading offense are Atlanta Primus, who is tied for third for most assists in the NCAA with eight, and Maddie Bennett, who was named the Big West Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week after being involved in all of the Titan goals. She scored a goal and chipped in two assists in the last game against the Dons, which ended in a 3-3 tie. Bennett and Primus have scored seven goals each this season and are tied for second place in the conference in goals. The third place position is currently held by Cal State Northridge’s Alexis White with only three goals. Although CSUF’s defense isn’t as strong as their offense, it has been solid throughout the season. They have shut out five

out of their ten opponents and are allowing an average of 1.25 goals scored against them. Goalkeeper Noa Schumacher has started seven games for the Titans, recording 12 saves on a .545 save percentage. Despite their solid play throughout the season, the defense allowed three unanswered goals against the San Francisco Dons, which ended the game in a 3-3 double overtime tie. A big key to the game against the Aggies will be if the Titan’s defense can rebound from their defensive lapse against the Dons and slow down the UC Davis. UC Davis is looking for a comeback after their last two matchups, as they are currently holding down fourth place in the conference with a 5-5 record. Their offense is led by two second year players in redshirt freshman Leslie Fregoso and sophomore Casey Palmer, who have scored three goals apiece. Palmer has only played 232 minutes this season, but she is averaging one goal per 77 minutes on the pitch. Together, Fregoso and Palmer spearhead an offense that is averaging 1.4 goals on 15.1 shots per game. The Aggie’s 151 shots this season ties them with CSUF for the conference lead. Goalkeeper Nicki Rucki has played exceptionally for the Aggies, leading the conference in save percentage at .840 and average goals allowed per game with .67 goals. Rucki splits time with Jessica Lima as goalkeeper. Lima is having a solid season herself, being fourth place in the Big West in save percentage with .774. The Titans high flying offense against the Aggies outstanding goalkeepers will be a matchup to watch during the game. CSUF will host the Aggies at Titan Stadium Thursday at 7 p.m.