March 3, 2020

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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Volume 107 Issue 20

CSUF is on a $200 million mission DIANA TRAN Asst. Editor

JESSICA BENDA Editor

Nicholas and Lee Begovich have committed to donate a vintage 15car collection that is worth $10 million to Cal State Fullerton in a private pre-launch of a landmark fundraising campaign — a seven-year effort to raise $200 million for the university.

The event on Saturday hosted about 300 donors and specially invited guests to honor the Begoviches’ donation and preview “It Takes a Titan: The Campaign for Cal State Fullerton.”

“This campaign is the first one in our 62-year history,” said Ellen Treanor, the assistant vice president of strategic communications. “It’s absolutely monumental.”

She said that the student population has been increasing while support from the state has been dropping since 1980. Treanor said the purpose of the initiative is to fund “student success, academic innovation, campus transformation and community enrichment.”

To reflect this first-of-its-kind campaign, a large tent was set up in the Quad and interior decorations included blue and gold laden tables, varieties of food and desserts and live music.

Treanor said that the campaign

has been in a leadership phase four to five years prior, when the university’s biggest donors came together to provide gifts. The campaign will be wrapped up by December 2022, she said.

In a speech initiating the event, President Fram Virjee said the campaign is at $126 million with the Begoviches’ gift.

He said CSUF receives about half of its money from the state and half from tuition.

“If we just took the money from the state and tuition, we wouldn’t have enough to run the university because we enroll more students than we get money for,” Virjee said.

Though the campaign’s goal was initially $175 million, it increased to $200 million, Virjee said. He added that the change was just a matter of believing that they could do it.

“Let’s aim as high as we can.

Let’s do the best we can, and we deserve it. Our students deserve it. I think it’s a clearly obtainable goal, and so I said, ‘Let’s just do it,’” Virjee said.

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Let’s aim as high as we can. Let’s do the best we can, and we deserve it. Our students deserve it.

I think it’s a clearly obtainable goal.

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The university is in the middle of a seven-year campaign to raise funds.

FRAM VIRJEE CSUF President

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CSUF students stand before the audience after their success stories were featured in a campaign video Saturday night.

million will be allocated to fund faculty and students from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in their gravitational wave research.

When Nicholas Begovich was touring the campus in 2016, he met Joshua Smith, the associate professor of physics, for the first time at the Gravitational Wave, Physics and Astronomy Center. This was just one year after Smith and assistant professors Jocelyn Read and Geoffrey Lovelace proved the last unproven theory of Einstein’s theory of relativity.

Read said that the aftermath of the discovery was surreal.

“When we announced the collaboration’s discovery of gravitational waves, I think that was the most media attention I’ve ever experienced in my life, which is not something you really go into physics for,” she said.

Although Smith said he is proud of his team’s discovery, he said that it was only the beginning. With the Bergoviches’ donation, the department will be able to advance their equipment and findings.

“Our detectors are only just barely sensitive enough to see gravitational waves, and that was enough for the first discoveries, but we’d actually like to take these detectors

and turn them into something that can do gravitational wave astronomy across the universe,” Smith said.

Nicholas Begovich said he found gravitational waves fascinating. He has earned a bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D in electrical engineering and spent 22 years with the Hughes Aircraft Company and became the director of engineering.

“I can’t imagine going through life not being aware, maybe not smart enough to not know all of it, but for God’s sake at least being aware of what’s happened.

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Men’s golf Intersection is notorious for accidents jumps to early lead LYDIA KELLEY Editor

Titans hold first in the Sacramento State Invitational with Jack Dyer at the forefront.

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TREVOR VERNOLA Staff writer

The Cal State Fullerton men’s golf team played the first 36 holes of the Sacramento State Invitational at Valley Hi Country Club on Monday.

The Titans followed up their impressive first round at the top of the leaderboard with an even more dominating second round that saw them jump out to a 13-stroke lead ahead of second place UC Santa Barbara.

The Titans left as champions of the two-day tournament in Elk Grove, California, last season, as Jack Dyer won the individual championship. Round one was a successful start to the tournament for CSUF. The team ended the round in first place at 9-over-par 297, three strokes ahead of UCSB. Fullerton sent Jack Dyer, Derek Castillo, Matt Rafter, Dalton Daniel and Garrett Boe to participate in the team event. Trevor McNarry and Jess Scheller are also participating in the tournament, representing CSUF individually.

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One of the busiest intersections in Orange County, located on Nutwood Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue near the Cal State Fullerton campus, has been the site of many accidents.

On Feb. 4, officers lined up along Nutwood Avenue to share preventative safety measures in observance of pedestrian safety week.

Recent statistics show that during the two-week University Police Pedestrian Safety Campaign, 1,018 pedestrians were contacted, 186 traffic vehicle stops were performed and 115 citations were issued to drivers.

“That is one of the most violated areas, especially with the Nutwood no turn on red,” said University Police Capt. Scot Willey. “It has been there for about a year and put in by the city. One of the things that we were seeing was drivers pulling into the crosswalk when there were still people crossing.”

Willey said that this rule is still being regularly violated by drivers.

Eric Bridges, the public information officer for the Fullerton Police Department, said that unprotected right turns mean that drivers do not come to a complete stop or look both ways.

Prohibiting turns on red lights helps limit the amount of moving vehicles on the road.

City of Fullerton traffic engineers and the Fullerton Police Department have a good relationship, according to Willey.

The two departments, the city of

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It’s always just trying to keep up with that challenge of the different incidents (that) are happening at that intersection.

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Nutwood Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue has been a hotspot for police.

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Nutwood would definitely impact the other streets as far as State College, Yorba Linda and Chapman,” Bridges said.

Bridges also said that Nutwood Avenue has the added danger of large groups of pedestrians crossing at peak traffic hours. He described Nutwood Avenue as a main thoroughfare for both campus and freeway traffic.

“Unfortunately, with those amounts of people, sometimes people will either cross out of the crosswalks or they’ll cross outside of the allotted time,” Bridges said.

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An October car collision on the intersection of Nutwood Ave. and Commonwealth Ave.

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Fullerton and University Police often meet to speak on changes to the intersection.

“It’s always just trying to keep up with that challenge of the different incidents (that) are happening at that intersection,” Willey said. “We just try to do the best job we can to keep it safe, and we hope everybody understands why we’re out there.”

At one point, there was a plan to completely close down Nutwood and convert it to a promenade with apartments and retail establishments, but it was eventually cancelled.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020

Titan finds success after setback After her dream school denied her, she co-founded two clubs at CSUF. ELIZABETH TOVAR KELLY BOONKRONG Staff Writers

In her short time at Cal State Fullerton, sophomore Mary Chammas went from nearly transferring to becoming the founder and president of both the Lebanese Social Club and the Southwest Asian North African organization, known as SWANA. Being a Titan wasn’t her or her parent’s first choice. After graduating from Diamond Bar High School, she had her eyes set on USC. “When I got into a Cal State, my parents were like, ‘What is happening?’ My older sister goes to a UC, and she got a scholarship for it,” Chammas said, adding, “They just expected a little more.”

Not getting into a dream school is disheartening, but when it happens, backups become the only option, Chammas said.

“I’d go to class, sit in my car, wait until my next class, go to class and then I’d stay in the library, get food at the TSU, go to the library,” Chammas said. “I’d have 30 minute breaks and literally drive home and then drive back. I just did not want to be on campus.”

Chammas said she tried making the best of her situation by finding a club where she could find her place.

After what felt like endless research, no club stood out to her as one that represented her own culture or any culture she could relate to.

“I typed in any Middle Eastern country, (and) nothing would show up,” she said.

As her first semester progressed, things didn’t seem to get better until her friend, Connor Ward, suggested that she create her own club.

After some hesitation and

persistent convincing from Ward, Chammas started the Lebanese Social Club.

The Lebanese Social Club was the first decision of many that led Chammas to decide to stay at CSUF instead of continuing her transfer process.

As Chammas became involved in running the Lebanese Social Club, she ran into the types of clubs on campus that she was searching for all along.

After coming into contact with members of the Iranian Student Association and Students for Justice in Palestine, they all collaborated on CSUF’s first SWANA week last year.

During the collaboration process, Chammas noticed the lack of resources for her community.

“Got to give the people what they need because the university won’t,’’ Chammas said. “There’s something that needed to change, and I saw it, and I wasn’t going to just sit there and not do anything about it.”

Chammas later decided to turn SWANA into a club in order to represent a larger population of people under one umbrella term.

“It’s basically a more inclusive term to use other than Middle Eastern. It also includes different regions within that area,” Chammas said. “That’s how we define SWANA, but we do not define the individual countries in SWANA because we realize the trial and error, and we don’t want to exclude a country that feels included, and we don’t want to include a country that doesn’t identify as SWANA but is in that region.”

Chammas has kept her hands full juggling school, spontaneous trips with her friends to the beach, time with her family, her double presidency and now her campaign for a seat on the Associated Students board of directors to represent the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics.

Chammas and her fellow candidates said they feel that it’s

important to run a campaign revolving around four pillars under the acronoym D.A.M.N: diversity, authenticity, mental health and sexual assault awareness and a needs not numbers slogan.

“If a student needs something, chances are other students need it,” Chammas said. “It’s important to build a bridge between us and the administration and to tell them the students’ concerns and to implement change.”

Seleena Mukbel, public relations representative of SWANA, said that she believes in Chammas’ actions as a leader.

Mukbel said that Chammas insisted the Freedom Dabke Group, a cultural dance group, should be flown from New York to perform a traditional Dabke dance as the final event for the first SWANA week as a celebration of all SWANA cultures.

Though Mukbel said the idea was out of reach, Chammas proved doubters wrong.

“It amazed me how she had big ideas, and not only did she say those ideas, but she actually made them happen into reality,” Mukbel said.

In 1985, Chammas’ father brought his family to California to escape the war in Lebanon.

He took care of his family of five, went to college and started his own business. Chammas has been told by her family she has her father’s heart.

She stopped her transfer process and took the initiative to start an organization to make the people she viewed as her family feel seen and heard on campus.

“When your family needs you, you just can’t leave,” she said.

“These people mean too much to me to leave, so I was like, ‘There’s no way.’”

After Chammas graduates in 2022, she said she intends on continuing her education to become a lawyer. Lulu Halisi, the community engagement lead for the Asian Pacific American Resource Center,

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Mary Chammas is the founder and president of the SWANA club.

said she believes Chammas will achieve that goal.

“She advocates for students’ needs and she fights for students on campus … I definitely see her at law school,” Halisi said. “I see her advocating for folks with less resources.”

Chammas’ energy keeps her moving toward one of her main goals, which is to see a SWANA resource center at CSUF. “As the semester progresses, everyone loses energy and everyone kind of starts having tunnel vision,”

Halisi said. “She is the one person that runs to the end of the tunnel and flashes her light at you to kind of make sure you get out of a dark place.”

While Chammas helped those around her, she said her peers guided her in the right direction at a pivotal crossroads in her school career that brought out the inner leader in her.

“Cal State Fullerton, at least with the SWANA community, wouldn’t be what it is today without Mary,” Mukbel said.

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Candidates aren’t afraid to make noise A record number of candidates are running to represent students on the Associated Students’ governing body. Among those running are Chief Communications Officer Isaac Gonzalez and presidential scholar Amaya Gregory, who are running for president and vice president respectively.

“We traveled to Sacramento to advocate along students to fix financial aid. One day I kind of asked her like, ‘Hey, I think we’re pretty like minded. I know this might sound a little crazy, but I’m thinking of running for president. Would you be interested in running for vice president?’” said Gonzalez.

Gregory said yes.

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Presidential candidate Isaac Gonzalez campaigns for the upcoming student body elections on March 10 and 11.

Money: Campus receives donation worth $10 million 1 Though neither of the Begoviches have been enrolled at CSUF, they have been supporting the university for over 60 years. In 2009, a gallery in the Department of Visual Arts was renamed in their honor.

For their contribution to gravitational research, Smith said the center has been renamed to Nicholas and Lee Begovich Center for Gravitational Wave, Physics and Astronomy.

The event also had several programs that set up tables to explain to donors the direct impact of their contributions.

Joelle Otteson, director of the simulation center for the School of Nursing, brought one of the department’s two high-fidelity mannequins to the event that cost $100,000 each. The mannequins mimic symptoms of a real patient, and offer students real-world practice to ensure safety and confidence in the field.

Sean Rafferty, who represented Titan Racing Baja, an off-road racing team that is part of the mechanical engineering department, said the donation would improve equipment in the machine shop and provide extra materials.

Associate athletic director Greg Paules spoke about building the golf team’s budget with additional funding.

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to different golf courses to get that extra practice, so they’re always going up to City of Industry or Yorba Linda or South Hills Country Club,” Paules said.

He said that the funding would allow them to recruit students to make the team even better.

The Arboretum will also be included in the campaign for the first time as it integrates with the rest of campus, said Linda Parton, a board member of the Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum.

She said they were looking to improve the lake and stream systems that were built 40 years ago when the Arboretum was founded.

Aaron Aguilar, the Associated Students president, said that he hopes to be able to give back when he’s an alumnus, whether it’s contributing to this campaign or a decade down the line.

“I think it’s incredibly true that it takes a Titan to really accomplish all these things.

To save lives, to discover gravitational waves, to make that difference, and I believe even though this event specifically is about the donors, what everyone here is collectively coming together to do is invest in our future for our university and our students, so it’s incredibly exciting,” he said.

The official public launch of “It Takes a Titan” is scheduled for Mar. 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Titan Student Union.

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ASI Vice Presidential candidate Amaya Gregory speaks with a student outside the Titan Student Union.

Virjee has publicly opposed the bill in the past, saying that it would allow the legislature to dictate the curriculum and take away the university’s autonomy to decide its own graduation requirements. The CSU Academic Senate has also opposed the bill.

“There are some things that campus administration proposes, but those are not the things students want. We are quite frankly ready to go toe-to-toe with campus administration and argue against them,” Gonzalez said.

Last semester, the Black Student Union held a town hall intended for the black community to address the campus climate, and they called on Virjee to support Assembly Bill 1460. This semester, members of the Southwest Asian and North African community demonstrated at the ASI town hall to call for more recognition on campus, as well as a resource center for their community.

Gregory said that if they were elected, the first thing they would do is work with those two communities and others to address their concerns and their needs.

“We’re going do whatever we can in whatever capacity that we can to try to fix that issue and really just building that gap between

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ASI and all communities on campus to make sure they know we’re here, we’re fighting for you, we hear you,” Gregory said.

Gonzalez is in charge of moderating the ASI town halls this year, and he said that one of his greatest achievements on the council is the creation of “Direct from the Board,” a monthly series that updates students on ASI board meetings.

Gregory said one of her biggest achievements last year was contributing to a mental wellness fair.

“A lot of people came, and it was just a very validating feeling for how much positive feedback we got in return from that event. A lot of people were like, ‘I felt so much better’ or ‘‘I felt a lot of clarity that day,’” Gregory said.

Currently, the vice presidential candidate is serving as a university affairs coordinator, and is helping to revamp a Title IX campaign called “It’s On Us” to educate students on sexual assault.

Gonzalez said that he took great pleasure in working alongside other leaders to establish a food pantry on campus. He hopes to extend hours of operation for the pantry if elected.

However, Gonzalez said that not all the leaders in ASI have students’

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best interests at heart. Some are just there for the stipend, he said.

“We would work with the next board of directors’ chair to pass a policy change that would require each of the board of directors to be evaluated by their colleges,” Gonzalez said. “I can’t tell you how many times they’ve been frustrated in ASI right now. There are so many times when I’m like, ‘Why are you even here? You’re not advocating for students.’”

The candidates also touched on parking, which Gonzalez called a problem across all CSU campuses.

He said they’d work with the Cal State Student Association to address it with state legislators.

Gonzalez said he hopes students take what candidates say on the campaign trail with a grain of salt, including him and his running mate.

“Instead, look at what they’ve actually done. What have the candidates done in the past?” He said.

“You’ll see like, wow, Isaac and Amaya — they have gotten stuff done, so I can trust them to complete their campaign promises.”

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“Our main goal is just to make sure our students feel like there’s someone in their corner and someone willing to fight for them and making sure they have the best college experience they can,” Gregory said.

As a presidential scholar, Gregory said she would use her professional connection with President Fram Virjee to advocate for student needs and have what she described as the much-needed “difficult conversations.”

One of those conversations would be about Assembly Bill 1460. Both have talked to Virjee on the bill already, and they plan to continue those conversations.

Gonzalez and Gregory are both in favor of the bill, which would implement an ethnic studies course as a graduate requirement in the CSU.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020

‘The Bachelor’ deserves roses over judgment Sit back and let reality television absorb all the stress from your daily routine.

JESSICA BENDA Editor

When someone admits to watching “The Bachelor,” there are typically three reactions.

The first: indifference, “I’ve never seen it.” The second: a gleeful smile from another avid viewer who is eager to discuss the most recent season for the next hour. And finally, the third: a shake of the head and a face that says, “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed.”

“The Bachelor” has been no stranger to controversy throughout the years — and neither have its viewers. Members of the fanbase, referred to as Bachelor Nation, are familiar with the

Don’t praise a woman by her appearance There’s more to her than just beauty and grace, she also has a brain.

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An underlying narrative has been perpetuated throughout the course of history: women are pretty, fragile objects meant to be revered.

Young girls grow up watching the Disney princess archetype, aspiring to mirror their dainty and naive traits and waiting to be rescued by a handsome prince. Time and time again, the ideals of beauty and obedience are ingrained into their impressionable minds as the keys to happily ever after.

Over time, these young girls begin to believe in those ideals because frankly — and rather unfortunately — young females don’t have access to many other forms of entertainment.

As society begins to progress away from these outdated archetypes, Disney has begun to feature more strong female protagonists.

However, the closest representation of an intelligent princess, one whose mind matters more than her outward appearance, is the heroine of the animated Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast.”

Belle is an avid reader with a passion for learning, and she longs to cultivate a life of courageous adventure. But society views her aspirations as ridiculous. They write her off as peculiar and find her hunger for knowledge, well odd.

Meanwhile, the pompous and arrogant meathead Gaston lusts after Belle shamelessly and aggressively, ignoring all her rejections. He is only interested in Belle for one thing: her looks. She is the only princess remotely interested in expanding her intellectual horizons, yet she is made to look foolish by society for being both independent and a free thinker.

Belle ultimately maintains her curious spirit and free will, so she ends up with someone who appreciates every aspect of her personality — the Beast. The Beast is similarly outcasted for his appearance, so he identifies with Belle’s struggle. His personal experiences allow him to empathize with her and value her intellect before her beauty. This fairytale ending gives young girls hope, as they wait with bated breath, that their perfect prince charming will appreciate their intellect just as much as their physique.

For many girls, however, this fantasy comes with a catch. Oftentimes, women will downplay their interest in higher education, their career aspirations and their overall intelligence to appear more attractive to a man.

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men. There is a belief that women are incapable of both starting and holding intellectually-driven conversations, but, in reality, it is quite the opposite.

In the past few decades, women have attended and graduated from universities in higher numbers than men, and they often achieve higher grades than their male counterparts, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Even so, many men still show more interest in a woman’s physical appearance than her intellect.

And while some people maintain that the Gaston archetype is a ridiculous exaggeration of an over-confident man who knows what he wanted, the stereotyped, hyper-masculine symbol is not a far reach from reality.

A study from Columbia University sampled 392 eligible men and women in a speed-dating event. It was clear that right from the start, men only cared to engage with a woman more than once if she was attractive. This might seem understandable, but a woman’s intelligence should not be written off in the dating process.

The more shocking discovery in the Columbia speed-dating study was that the male test subjects did value a woman’s intelligence — that is, until it rivaled their own.

If her level of ambition suddenly exceeded his, the male found it to be off-putting in the potential partner.

That is where the true problem lies.

Many men do not want to be with a woman who is smarter than them, plain and simple. They would rather feel in control of the intellectual aspects of the relationship. In the year 2020, many men still care to comment more on the physical attractiveness of a woman rather than her intellect. This unfortunate truth continues the vicious cycle of the dangerous Disney narrative that promotes beauty and obedience over intelligence.

The truth is, there are men in this world who do find a woman’s intelligence attractive. However, the men who want to compliment a woman on her wisdom still resort to praising her good looks.

This seems in part due to a slight oversight in assuming women only want to be complimented for their looks. It could also be that these men simply lack the language to articulate their admiration of intellect. So they call her beautiful because it’s easier.

But in all honesty, men need to do better. They need to find ways around merely showering women with praise for their outward appearances, and instead, understand how to express curiosity and recognition for a woman’s analytical mind.

Society needs to push beyond the constructed standards popular media has carved out for us and raise a new generation of young girls that don’t feel the need to wait mindlessly for a prince to save them.

They need to know that when their prince does come, he will value the marvelous minds they possess just as much as their outward grace. And that is something that, hopefully, he will be able to say to her face.

critique from those who believe to be above “trash television.”

But to those who look down on the series and its viewers: take a moment before casting judgment, because this show isn’t as bad as people make it out to be.

“The Bachelor” knows its brand.

It’s never pretended to be anything but “trash television,” and after its 24 seasons and 15 seasons of the spinoff show “The Bachelorette,” it’s more than familiar with its audience. “The Bachelor” offers viewers an escape from their daily routines.

For an hour or two on Monday evenings, and Tuesday if we’re lucky, viewers can delve into a world where the only source of stress is who’s getting eliminated at the next Rose Ceremony.

If a dating competition as competitive and cutthroat as the “Hunger Games” is someone’s outlet, why put that down? Out of all reality television, surely “The Bachelor” is not the worst show to invest in. Many contestants will make you feel better about yourself. As Pilot Pete’s current season of the show prepares for landing, there were a plethora of girls whose actions reassured viewers about their own life choices.

But amid the clout-chasers and Instagram influencers are the true gems. Hannah Brown, the most recent bachelorette, dumped her final contestant after finding out he started the show with a girlfriend and ended her season single. She’s built her brand on independence, empowerment and being genuine — nowhere near the cattiness that one might expect from reality television.

Brown is one of many who balances out the television drama with genuine emotion. Though “The Bachelor” may supply villains, it also highlights its heroes.

Rachel Lindsay was another bachelorette who was praised for being direct and level-headed, as she shut down cattiness in her own 2017 season. While there is no shortage of drama on “The Bachelorette,” there is a healthy supply of genuine emotion and positive role models to balance it out. In the midst of all the

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drama, there are successful relationships that emerge. Finding love on “The Bachelor” isn’t conventional, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real.

Granted, the majority of contestants are likely not there for the right reasons, but love on “The Bachelor” is possible.

The featured bachelor in 2013, Sean Lowe and contestant Catherine Giudici have been married since 2014 and now have three kids.

Colton Underwood, the bachelor in 2018, was willing to end the show early to be with contestant Cassie Randolph, and they ended up together in a happy ending after a famous fence jump.

Though many of the show’s romances die when the cameras stop filming, that doesn’t invalidate the genuine connections that are made on the show. If people want to seek love while competing against 29 other people, why judge? Just

because it’s unorthodox doesn’t mean it’s wrong — it’s just different, and that’s OK. Whether contestants are chasing love connections or Instagram followers, the viewers are just along for the ride. “The Bachelor” may not be everyone’s thing, but don’t be the person eye-rolling in the back while the rest are talking about last week’s elimination. Respect other people’s preferences.

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‘My Hero’ sequel goes plus ultra

The second full-length feature film promises a bright future for the anime franchise.

NICOLE TRINIDAD Asst. Editor

The anime movie “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” hit theaters in the United States on Feb. 26, and it surpassed the success of the first film, “My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.”

“My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” is the second movie based on the manga series “My Hero Academia” written by Kōhei Horikoshi.

Much like the first film, the second installment was extremely successful. It surpassed the first movie’s domestic gross and earned a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer.

The story follows the main character, Izuku Midoriya (also known as “Deku”), and his classmates who are known as Class 1-A on Nabu Island.

Nabu is an island in Japan with a crime rate that is basically nonexistent.

Class 1-A has been tasked to do hero work on the island.

Unlike past training sessions and internships, the class is on their own, so it is up to them to take care of the citizens of Nabu Island.

Unsurprisingly, what is thought to be a simple learning experience turns into a disaster when new villains show up.

The main villain, Nine, has the ability to absorb up to nine superhero abilities called quirks, but he also has a critical illness where if he overuses these abilities, his cell tissues die.

The start of the film sets the tone with a chase including the infamous League Villains who are hauling Nine in his life-support box while professional hero, Endeavor, battles to stop them.

Outside of the plot, the movie features great attention to detail that isn’t replicated in the anime. For example, whenever

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‘Shop Class’ ignites creativity

Disney Plus debuts reality competition series about kids building their own designs.

JASON SANCHEZ Staff Writer

Since Disney Plus’ November debut, the streaming platform has released a variety of original programs to compete with the success of Amazon Prime Video and Netflix.

On Feb. 28, Disney Plus premiered a new series titled “Shop Class.” The show focuses on a competition where teams of young builders work to complete one assigned task, and a panel of industry professionals judge their work based on creativity and functionality.

The teams compete tournament-style, and each episode, the winning team moves on to the next round. Teams hope to make it to the season finale and be named Shop Class Champs.

Each team also includes an adult woodshop teacher contestant from varying educational levels. The woodshop teacher supervises the building process and acts as a mentor for the group.

“Shop Class” is produced by Hanger 56 Media, a Los Angeles-based production company that produces other reality competition shows such as Amazon’s “Ferrari Challenge.”

The show’s judges include architect Brooks Atwood, interior designer Lauren Makk and a different Disney Imagineer guest judge for each episode. In addition to picking a winner, the judges walk around during the building process to provide tips VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

Nine controls the weather, the dark clouds rolling in appear to be swirling as if they are a moving painting.

However, the most notable plot point in the movie was the fight that pit Nine against Bakugou and Deku. Bakugou is best known for being the annoying, short-tempered bully that constantly boasts that he will defeat Deku. The collaboration between the two illuminates Deku’s character while also redefining traditional hero tropes.

This act showcases what being a hero is all about: sacrifice. Most hero movies create protagonists that sacrifice themselves for the greater good through their strength and by laying their lives on the line for others. This is different.

This scene resonates with fans of the manga and the anime because the film invests in Deku’s story. Deku has repeatedly sacrificed himself, regardless of ability, rules or what society deems him worthy of.

This movie pushes the limits of what it means to be a hero.

It isn’t about the superpowers, the training, who characters know or what society says they should be.

Instead, it’s about having one’s heart in the right place and making tough decisions for the best outcome.

The dynamic between Deku and Bakugou creates strong scenes that will excite fans of the original manga series.

The author, Horikoshi, said in a statement that this movie had elements he wanted to put in the ending of the series.

He was worried because his past movie included a fight showing All-Might and Deku fighting side-by-side as student and teacher, and somehow this movie was supposed to best that.

Horikoshi topped it by showcasing an upcoming generation of heroes with a strong core value, and this shows great promise for the “My Hero Academia” franchise.

and question the teams’ design concepts.

The show is hosted by actor Justin Long who is best known for screwball comedies of the mid-2000s like “Accepted” and “Dodgeball.”

Aside from having preteen contestants, the show operates much like any other reality competition show as it includes confessionals, commentary from the judges, arbitrary time limits and suspense.

However, “Shop Class” makes a conscious effort to detach itself from the negative connotations of reality TV by emphasizing family-friendly values like hard work.

The mini-bios help achieve this goal by showing the different paths that led the contestants

and woodshop teachers to the series. In these segments, the audience finds that the contestants are from ethnically diverse backgrounds and have different levels of experience.

Fourteen year-old Romy learned the craft from her dad, a contractor, and had experience making simple items like wooden spoons and dolls. However, some contestants like 13-yearold Sam have actually taken woodshop courses and have won awards.

The American Dream and its limits are front and center in these segments. On one hand, these biographies show how much can be achieved in America through hard work despite one’s background and life experiences.

On the other hand, these segments put a spotlight on the significant gaps between opportunities available to people of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Not all children in America get to participate in a structured woodshop class.

“Shop Class” is also a noteworthy show, considering woodshop and other vocational programs have been fading from the U.S. education system in recent years, and STEM learning has swooped in.

Perhaps “Shop Class” is Disney’s way of promoting craftsmanship and active creativity in a time when more and more kids are concerned about screen time.

While these themes do exist in the show, the issues take a back

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seat to the main theme: the sheer brilliance of these young kids as they brainstorm their designs.

At times, the show can also feel like an advertisement for Disney magic instead of the magic of the children. In one scene, when a guest Imagineer judge gives a confessional interview on the importance of creativity and storytelling at Disney, it seems like an insincere corporate spiel with no place in a series aimed toward children.

In addition, this subject area has already been well-explored in another Disney Plus original, “The Imagineering Story.”

Having Justin Long as a host is another head-scratcher. While he is a competent host who provides comic relief, it is unclear what he has to do with a woodshop.

In the pilot, Kyle, a middle school woodshop teacher on the gold team, sums up this issue nicely. He said, “Justin’s sense of humor is hilarious, but I don’t know if he’s ever built anything in his life.”

A highlight of the show is the stress test segment, in which the judges test the builds for durability, among other factors. These scenes are incredibly satisfying because the outrageous methods of testing they use make for visual eye candy.

The stress tests also provide a few moments of real drama and suspense because contestants have to witness their projects work, efficiently or not.

“Shop Class” is the second family-friendly reality competition show to come from the Mouse in recent months. The dance competition show “Fam Jam” recently premiered on Disney Channel on Feb. 23.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020

Surfaces shines summer feels

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The new album “Horizons” fuses hip-hop and jazz with positive lyrics.

TREVOR VERNOLA Staff Writer

Surfaces released their newest album “Horizons” on Feb. 28, a year after their second album, “Where the Light Is.” Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki formed the musical duo in 2017, and released their first album “Surf.” In twofull years, they have climbed

the charts, toured the United States and now have almost 14 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Surfaces comprise Frank’s feel-good vocals with an array of uplifting beats created by Padalecki. Tracks from their second album took them from a small band to rising stars.

“Sunday Best,” the group’s most-streamed song on Spotify, became the background music to a trend on the app TikTok, and boosted their music video to over 20 million views on YouTube.

The duo mixes jazz, reggae,

pop and hip-hop to give their listeners a break from negative reality. With a lyrical focus on positivity and love, while giving a vibe of summer and relaxation through their beats, Surfaces sends the listeners on a three-minute vacation with each song.

Known for these genre-bending and mood-boosting tracks, the group has once again followed suit with “Horizons” by staying true to their style while delivering original songs.

“Rising,” the first track of the album, is a masterclass from Padalecki. The song

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doesn’t have any lyrics and only uses his beats to set the tone for the first half of the album.

Frank makes his vocal presence felt in the second track, “Take It Easy.” The long notes in the chorus allow him to show off his range, while Padalecki backs the lyrics up with an atmosphere that sends the mind on an island vacation.

Surfaces released the single “Good Day,” which is the third track of the album, in 2019 and currently has over 12 million plays on Spotify. The song reflects on a lazy weekend afternoon, doing nothing but laying around, enjoying life and being stress-free.

The feeling of relaxation from “Good Day” carries over into the fourth track, “Lazy.”

The verses from Frank are easy to memorize and are as catchy as the chorus, which draws the listener into three minutes of humming along and bobbing their head to the beat.

“Bloom” was also released as a single before the album’s release. The song picks up steam early as it tells the story of two lovers spending forever together.

The music video that the duo released in mid-December truly pulls the listener into the lyrics, and feels like a movie.

If listeners didn’t know that someone singing about making eggs could induce a good mood, Frank’s singing in “Sunny Side Up” will change their minds. The lyrics combine the task of cooking breakfast with spending quality time alongside a loved one. It is hard to believe that anyone could turn something mundane into a work of art, but Surfaces breaks the norm on a regular basis.

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“Sky Interlude” marks the halfway point of the album and similar to the first track, it creates a new tone for the second half of “Horizons.” The beat from Padalecki grabs the listener and lifts them to the clouds for the last five tracks.

“Remedy” preaches positive energy for when life gets hard.

The softer, more light-hearted beat combines perfectly with the harmonies behind Frank’s lyrics.

A faster and simpler rhythm allows for Frank’s vocals to take over once again in “Dancing With Nobody.”

The instrumentals play a vital part in “All Around.” Frank and Padalecki intertwine with each other to create a flow that keeps the listener focused on both the beauty of the lyrics and each incoming note.

The title track, “Horizons,” slows it down and provides something a little out of the ordinary for the band. Frank hits multiple notes that give the essence of Post Malone on this track, which alone makes it worth the listen.

The final track on the album is “Keep It Gold.” This is the lone song in “Horizons” that feels as though it would be a song on their second album.

The summer night atmosphere transports the listener to the perfect ending of the duo’s third album.

For over three years they have managed to weave their way through multiple genres, all while keeping their uplifting sound.

Surfaces is capitalizing on their popularity by releasing music frequently to keep up with the demand of their audience, but “Horizons” feels like it had been years in the making.

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Even small actions can carry broader, deeper meanings now. As desirous Venus in your 12th House of Subconscious makes a tense square to Saturn in your 9th House of Expansion.

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Repeat: CSUF 13 strokes ahead

CONTINUED FROM 1 Castillo’s round had an even par through the first seven holes. He collected an eagle on hole eight, only to watch his fantastic start disappear on hole nine after a quadruple bogey. He finished the round 1-over-par 73, which was enough to tie for third.

Dyer finished just one stroke behind Castillo at 2-over-par 74, and they tied for ninth place. Dyer had a clean round, as he collected 14 pars, three bogeys and one birdie.

Rafter tied for ninth with Dyer by posting a nearly identical scorecard after the first 18 holes, as he collected 14 pars, three bogeys and a birdie.

Daniel had a solid start to his day, as he shot 1-under-par on his first nine holes, but five bogeys on the back nine left him at 4-over-par 76 for the round. Boe finished behind Daniel, 9-over-par 81.

The individual leader after one round was Eric Hagen from the University of Denver. Hagen shot 1-under-par 71.

After posting the best score in the second round, Dyer reclaimed his spot atop of the tournament as he finished 2-under-par 70. He started the ensuing round and collected a birdie on the first hole and followed

it up with four more in the round.

He capped his day with a birdie on the 18th hole, bookending the round with exceptional play.

Castillo fell off slightly in the second round, 2-over-par 74. He compiled three bogeys in the back nine of the round, including one on the last hole, but he was still able to finish tied for third after his first day on the green.

Daniel tied for eighth by the conclusion of the second round, 1-overpar 73. Although he collected four birdies, Daniel countered his efforts for the round with a bogey on three holes and a double-bogey on hole 11. Rafter struggled mightily to start the second round. He scored over par on six of the front nine, but he reclaimed his footing on the backend of the round by scoring birdies on three holes. He finished the round 5-over-par 77 to tie for 12th place in the tournament.

Boe improved his performance from the first round as he went 3-over-par 75 to tie for 30th place.

McNarry and Scheller finished day one of the tournament in 41st and 49th place. The Titans will play the third and final round of the tournament today hoping to grab the invitational’s championship for a second consecutive year.

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Baseball begins series against Arizona State CSUF will attempt to win their first home series of the season.

KASON CLARK Editor

Cal State Fullerton baseball returns tonight to host the Arizona State Sun Devils for a twogame series at Goodwin Field.

The Titans go into the game with a 4-7 record. Fullerton opened the season with two straight wins at Stanford, which pushed them into the D1 Baseball Top 25 ranked teams in the nation. Since then, the Titans have gone 2-7, losing home series to Tulane and San Francisco.

CSUF ended their series with the San Francisco Dons on Sunday with a 7-6 loss.

The Sun Devils are 8-4, which is the fourth best record in the Pac-12. The highlight of the Sun Devils’ season so far was a sixgame winning streak that included a sweep against Boston College, an extra-inning victory over

New Mexico State and two wins over Nebraska this past weekend.

That winning streak came to an end when Nebraska beat Arizona State, 18-10, on Sunday.

The teams are nearly matched when it comes to getting on base.

The Sun Devils have a batting average of .260 and the Titans have an average of .223. Arizona State has recorded 99 hits so far this season while Fullerton has 83.

The ASU offense has the edge when it comes to getting on the scoreboard. The Sun Devils have hit 13 home runs this season in 12 games while the Titans have only hit two in 11 games. Their home run leader, Spencer Torkelson, has hit five home runs alone, more than double the entire CSUF offense.

ASU has also recorded 81 runs total to go along with 69 RBIs compared to CSUF’s 42 runs and 34 RBIs. Fullerton pitching does have the edge, as they have an earned run average of 3.39 compared to ASU’s 4.05.

Infielder Zach Lew leads the

Titans with a .349 batting average, 15 hits and eight runs.

Another contributor to the Titans’ offense this season is Josh Urps with a team-leading seven RBIs. The Sun Devils’ offense is led

by Torkelson, Drew Swift and Trevor Hauver. Swift leads ASU with a .362 batting average and 17 hits.

CSUF looks to slow down the ASU offense early in the game with starting pitchers Kyle Luckham, Tanner Bibee, Joe Magrisi and Michael Knorr. Luckham leads CSUF with a 1.8 earned run average and a 2-0 record in three games started.

Bibee leads the team with 27 strikeouts and has a 1.93 ERA. However, he has a 1-2 record in three games started this season.

Magrisi is 0-2 this season in three games started. He has a 3.63 ERA and has struckout 14 batters. Knorr is 0-1 in two games started this season. In only five innings pitched, he allowed seven earned runs to give him a 12.6 ERA.

The Titans’ offense will try to get it going against the Sun Devils’ starting pitchers. Tyler Thorton is ASU’s ace, as he has a 2-0 record in three games started.

Cooper Benson has a 3.77 ERA and a 1-1 record in three games started.

Fullerton is looking for a win

that can get their season back on track. They are looking to return to the postseason after missing out last season, which was the first time the Titans missed the postseason since 1991.

First pitch for tonight’s match is slated at Goodwin Field at 6 p.m.

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Joe Magrisi gave up four runs at home against San Francisco on Sunday.

Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis splits weekend The Titans are now 7-3 after traveling to Northern California.

KEITH KRIKORIAN Staff writer

Cal State Fullerton’s women’s tennis team traveled up to Northern California over the weekend to compete against both Santa Clara and San Jose State. The Titans went 1-1 overall with a loss against Santa Clara on Saturday and a comeback win against San Jose on Sunday.

Saturday was a heartbreaker for the Titans who lost their duel

against Santa Clara 4-0 after a series of close matches.

The day started with the Broncos taking the 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point, with victories from Elvena Gevargiz and Madison Clarke over Garcia and Suh, and Jamie Schroer and Caitlyn Frankel over Acidera and Valenzuela. The match between Maddie Pothoff and Katya Tabachnik against Zeidan and Torband was left unfinished because Santa Clara had already clinched the doubles point.

The lack of momentum did not deter the Titans from fighting hard in the singles matches, but the Broncos were able to take the first

three matches in the first two sets, which meant the Titans would not get to finish their remaining matches.

Despite the loss, The Titans had several standout performances including Petra Such, who was well on her way to victory before the match was called off. She led Giulia Hayer 6-4, 5-3 before the unceremonious end of the duel.

Another standout athlete was Camila Garcia, who battled back after a loss in her first singles set to win the second set 6-2. She was looking to take a victory home for the Titans in the third and final set, but she was also stopped short.

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Sunday was a nail-biter, with the Titans earning a narrow 4-3 victory over San Jose.

The doubles point was clinched after Camila Garcia and Yuseung Suh won 6-1 against Tamara Culibrk and Laura Malsert, and Jadie Acidera and Genevieve Zeidan received a forfeit win due to San Jose not sending out any opponents.

Eira Tobrand and Petra Such were in the middle of a 3-4 match with Savannah Sendar and Lara Marco Mas when it was called off due to the Titans claiming the doubles point with their two wins.

After CSUF swept the doubles set to earn the first point, San Jose fought back during the singles

portion and earned three points to knot up the score. It all came down to the final set of Acidera’s match with Culibrk, where Acidera was able to dominate the set, 6-1, securing the singles point and the team win for the Titans.

Tobrand picked up a win over Rozalina Youseva, and Taylor Valenzuela earned a forfeit win due to having no opponent from San Jose. Suh, Such and Garcia all had competitive singles matches but were unable to walk away with wins.

The Titans will return in their first Big West conference duel against Long Beach State on Friday at 2 p.m.

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