2019-10-01

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Tuesday October 1, 2019

Volume 106 Issue 16

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Student sues university A year after a linguistics major was stabbed in an off-site CSUF lot, she looks to share her story.

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Newsom gives the power to the players “Fair Pay to Play” Act gives college athletes ability to profit off their name.

JORDAN MENDOZA Editor

After being passed by the California State Senate by a unanimous vote earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 206, or the Fair Pay to Play Act, into effect which will give college athletes the ability to earn profits off of their name, likeness or images.

The bill, introduced by Sens.

Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), would also give college athletes the ability to sign endorsement deals and hire agents for representation.

The signing of the bill was released on Twitter by Uninterrupted, an “athlete empowerment brand” founded by NBA athlete LeBron James and businessman Maverick Carter. The signing was part of the company’s HBO show, “The Shop.”

“It’s going to initiate dozens of other states to introduce

similar legislations and it’s going to change college sports for the better by having now the interest, finally, of the athletes on par with the interests of the institutions.

Now, we’re rebalancing that power,” Newsom said.

Should the bill overcome the expected legal battles it will have with the NCAA, it will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. The NCAA released a statement to Newsom’s decision, saying that while there needs to be more done to help college athletes, changes need to happen nationally to avoid conflict.

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An off-campus parking structure rented by Cal State Fullerton lacked sufficient security and training for staff, who ignored cries for help by a student who was stabbed and covered in blood there, according to her lawsuit filed in the Orange County Superior Court.

The CSUF student is seeking damages in a lawsuit filed Thursday against the university after she was attacked on Oct. 31, 2018 at the Fullerton Free church parking structure leased by CSUF. The lawsuit comes after a range of reported crimes in CSUF parking lots, including a man exposing himself to a female student two years ago and the stabbing death of former administrator Steven Chan this fall.

Students are now asking for more security measures in all parking lots.

Daniela Sanchez, 20, was in her first semester at CSUF as a linguistics major after transferring from Saddleback Community College in fall 2018.

She was attacked by a man with a knife who left several cuts on her left palm and right thumb, according to the lawsuit. Police later identified the man as Luis Edward Munoz after a short manhunt in the neighborhoods surrounding the church.

According to Sanchez’s claim, after she was attacked by Munoz, she was unable to call 911 due to the amount of blood on her hands.

A CSUF Parking and Transportation Services employee drove past her without stopping, according to her claim, which says that same employee came by several minutes later and asked if she was “kidding.”

When Sanchez said no, the employee ignored her and continued driving, according to her claim.

Parking and Transportation officials had the Daily Titan on hold after multiple requests for comment, but did not provide any as of Monday night.

Sanchez’s lawyers say CSUF and the Fullerton Free church, formerly known as EV Free Fullerton Church, failed to provide a safe atmosphere in the parking structure operated by a public university.

Sanchez is represented by Gregory L. Bentley and Wyatt A. Vespermann of Bentley & More LLP, a personal injury law firm based in Newport Beach, according to their website.

The claim specifically states that Sanchez’s legal team believes CSUF knew that student parking officers at the lot were not properly trained and that the university failed to change security policies after the attack.

The complaint also said that the university failed to warn students of any potential security risks in the parking lot, leading to a situation where Munoz was able to enter the parking structure.

A Daily Titan review of the building found that the Fullerton Free parking structure does not have the same safety features as on-campus parking structures, such as emergency blue phone stations that have a direct line to the university’s dispatcher.

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Dinner honors Democrats Politicians hope to hold on to Orange County seats through 2020.

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Congressman Gil Cisneros (left) was awarded freshman California congress member at the event.

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Following Orange County’s historic flip from red to blue in last year’s election, local Democrats heaped praise on four new Congress members at an upscale hotel over the weekend.

“I’m very honored to get this award. We spend a lot of time in

Washington. It’s nice to come back to the district and this big event that we are able to see and connect with a lot of people,” said Congressman Gil Cisneros (D Fullerton) to the Daily Titan.

A host of local elected officials, in addition to first-time U.S. House representatives Cisneros, Katie Porter, Harley Rouda and Mike Levin, came to the Hilton Anaheim Hotel for the Orange County Democratic Party’s 25th annual Harry S. Truman Awards Dinner on Sept. 28.

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American Civil Liberties Union urges closure of holding facilities at border.

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BRIANA TORRES Staff Writer

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A man taunts border patrol agents by climbing fence at the San Ysidro port of entry where the Southern U.S.-Mexican border meets the ocean.

Proposal to reduce detention centers Trump administration has been trying to restore enforcement of the immigration laws passed by Congress. And for two and a half years, misguided lower court decisions have been preventing those laws from ever being enforced — at immense cost to the whole country,” said White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, about the judge’s decision in a statement.

Birotte Jr.’s decision will impact the Pacific Enforcement Response Center in Laguna Niguel, who according to their director Brian DeMore, process over 200,000 leads per year.

ICE, as well as the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency, had detained about 51,302 people combined on Sept. 21, the last time the data was updated. Thirteen people have died in detention centers since April 2018 with the last death occurring in July of this year, according to ICE. In a press briefing on Sept. 9,

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Mark Morgan, Customs Border Patrol commissioner, explained the support the Mexican government is providing toward the Migrant Protections Protocols. The Migrant Protections Protocols can deny migrants from entering the U.S. who are seeking asylum, if they have not sought asylum through Mexico or have proper documentation.

“The politics impact our students,”said Martha Zavala Perez, coordinator for the CSUF Titan Dreamers Resource Center. “A lot of our students may be U.S. citizens, but they may have parents or siblings who aren’t. Everything happening nationally very much impacts them as well.”

The center is located on the first floor of the south side Pollak Library inside the Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers. The Titan Dreamers Resource Center provides a space for students who have questions on politics, resources and the recent laws

More than 80 items from Democratic donors were auctioned off at the dinner with the proceeds going toward the party’s political recruitment and campaign endeavors.

Democratic sponsors and politicians gathered in an exclusive reception room during the dinner to talk about various current events. Among the sponsors were several supporters of the Abolish ICE movement.

Abolish ICE promotes the end of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which has been a key fixture in the controversial separation of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border. The agency is in violation of human rights and poses a threat to immigrant communities nationwide, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, an organization dedicated to reform, revise and defend the U.S. systems of democracy.

Anaheim City Councilman Jose Moreno kicked the dinner off by recounting some of the recent victories for Democrats, including a rise in the number of registered Democratic voters in Anaheim that was enough to surpass the city’s number of registered Republican voters.

“We are the largest city in Orange County and Democrats of the 138,000 registered voters in our city — over 62,000, or 42% in our city — are registered Democrats, with 27% registered as Republican. Even with that huge gap, we need to activate our people,” Moreno said.

The “blue wave” was a crucial point in almost all of the speakers’ speeches.

Rouda, in his remarks, urged the furtherance of Democratic reach over Orange County.

“It’s so important that we continue to work hard and make sure not only that we hold these seats but to get as many Democrats in every single office possibly in Orange County,” Rouda said.

Cisneros was awarded freshman California congress member.

Cisneros said the event was indicative of “the growing strength of the Democratic party here in Orange County. We have close to a thousand people here tonight.

Ten years ago this wouldn’t have happened, we wouldn’t have half this many people.”

Rusty Hicks, the state’s top Democratic Party official, took time in his remarks to point out a parallel between President Donald Trump, currently embroiled in

regarding immigration.

Immigration attorneys are available through appointments on select days for the Titan community, completely confidential and free of charge. This is done through the chancellor’s office and the state of California, which gives one-time funding for immigration attorneys to be provided throughout all 23 California State Universities, Perez said.

“Our undocumented community comes from all over the world, a lot of different races, cultures, ethnicities, religions, literally from all over the world and so, due to the media stereotype of what has been made of what an immigrant is, or what an immigrant looks like.

There is the stereotype that ‘Oh all undocumented immigrants must be Mexican,’” Perez said.

This year, ICE had a daily average of 52,000 people in detention centers for mid-September, according to the American Civil

Liberties Union.

Members from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be coming to campus for a career fair this Thursday.

Saavedra-Roman said the people of the U.S. need to know the truth about these detention centers.

“I felt hopeless, powerless and lost. I couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror. My hair started to fall out. I am now experiencing constant levels of clinical depression and anxiety. This detention center broke my spirit,” Saavedra-Roman said.

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I felt hopeless, powerless and lost ... This detention center broke my spirit.

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The American Civil Liberties Union issued a statement to the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship on Thursday, urging Congress to put a moratorium on the expansion of detention centers and reduce the number of its current centers by 75%.

The American Civil Liberties Union is a nationwide nonpartisan public interest organization.

Selene Saavedra-Roman, former Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient, described her experience of being detained for 38 days at the hearing.

Saavedra-Roman said she was bullied by guards and that people were put in isolation for long periods of time. Detainees were also threatened with write-ups that would affect their immigration and asylum cases.

“It was disgusting. We were given used underwear. We slept in freezing temperatures with no pillows and we were forced to do labor with threat of isolation if not compliant,” Saavedra-Roman said.

One day after the hearing, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from expanding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s authority to deport people without appearing before a judge.

California Federal Judge André Birotte Jr. also put an injunction stopping ICE from relying solely on databases to issue detainers on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times.

“For two and a half years, the

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Baimei Guo singing the national anthem to commence the award ceremony of the evening.

an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats, and former President Richard Nixon, who resigned in 1974 following a scandal involving a Democratic Party office in Washington, D.C. known popularly as the Watergate scandal.

Hicks’ remarks ignited the crowd as he insisted that the Democrats would get Trump out of the White House.

“We as Democrats are unified and the more important thing is we will remove Donald Trump from the White House. Whether we impeach him or whether we vote him out, he will not be there in 2021,” Hicks said.

Talk of Trump’s impeachment continued through the night, until Congressman Ted Lieu of District 33 closed the evening by mentioning the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry on behalf of

the House of Representatives.

Lieu said in light of events this past week, the impeachment inquiries will hone in on a phone call between Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Trump allegedly sought to leverage foreign aid in exchange for political capital.

“The evidence is right in front of us,” Lieu said at the dinner.

In addition to the Ukranian scandal, Congress will also look at how Trump possibly benefits from the National Rifle Association in terms of his personal finances and reelection campaign.

“Impeachment is one of the greatest powers of Congress, second only to the power to declare war. It should never be our first option, (but) we’re gonna follow the facts where they may lead us,” Lieu said.

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2019

Laundry machines face constant repair

For the 1,900 students living on campus, there are 40 washers and 20 dryers.

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Cal State Fullerton’s on-campus housing offers only two laundry rooms for around 1,900 students in residence halls and apartments.

The laundry rooms are located in Juniper, a residence hall and Cypress, an apartment, said Tim Guesman, the associate director of facilities operations for housing and residential engagement at CSUF. Guesman said both rooms have a total of 40 washing machines and 20 dryers; referring to the dryers, he said they are “stacked.” Guesman added that CSUF falls within the acceptable range of a washer-dryer to student ratio that WASH Laundry Services provides.

He said housing has a “revenue share program” where a company named WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems fixes and provides the machines and also installed a wave rider feature, which Guesman said is the system that takes a credit or debit card instead of coins.

Guesman said the switch from coins to card was enacted in 2016, and that they also switched to more energy-efficient washers, which help reduce the amount of energy and water used to run them. “(It) was something that we saw a number of other universities and colleges doing, and obviously we saw it as a benefit to the residents from a standpoint of more convenience, more efficiency, not having to look for coins,” Guesman said.

He said that WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems will come to housing to fix the machines and students can use a free app called Fixlaundry to report any problems with the machines. Guesman also said that students are able to notify CSUF housing of any maintenance issues as well.

“WASH Laundry does the repair to the machines. The only thing that we would do is the drains themselves, where the washers drain into, we would actually have to make sure that those are clean and clear,” Guesman said.

He later stated in a follow-up email that the dryers rarely need repairs and estimates that one to two washers need service per week.

Guesman said that the machines are color coded with dots

and students have to use the corresponding colors of their washers and dryers. He said the reason for this is a joint charge to a credit or debit card.

“If we find that there’s recurring problems, then we let WASH know and they will do an exchange out of a machine. ” Guesman said.“The biggest challenge is making sure that when students and residents identify a machine that needs some sort of service, they kind of give us a little

more information on what it is.”

Guesman talked about the machines’ use and WASH. “With 2,000 residents using the machines, they get a lot of volume, a lot of use and what’s nice is that WASH is very receptive and responsive to coming out, almost sometimes even the same day,” he said.

Freshman psychology major Vanessa Mejia said the dryers could be way better.

“I often have to pay twice for my

clothes to be completely dry and so that gets annoying. The washers, they’re good. They just might be a little too small, because the dryers are way too big,” Mejia said.

First year biochemistry major Chayna Levy said the machines “get the job done.”

“The machines are decent. I mean, they’re not great but they’re also not terrible,”Levy said. “People need to leave the washing machine doors open that way they dont grow mildew.”

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Two laundry rooms are available for student use on campus at Juniper and Cypress Hall.

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Sanchez served CSUF with a claim in February, but it was rejected on April 2 by the university, according to the complaint.

CSUF issued a short response to the lawsuit through university spokesman Chi-Chung Keung.

“California State University, Fullerton is committed to providing a safe environment for its students, faculty and staff. Due to the ongoing litigation, the university cannot comment further,” Keung said.

Munoz is currently held at the Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana, and is set to appear in court Wednesday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s website.

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At the off-campus parking structure, two student parking officers were physically present at the time of the attack, according to the claim.

Fullerton Free was brought into the argument when the claim mentioned that the church was investigated by the city of Fullerton in 2018 for bussing unvetted homeless people to the church without “maintaining adequate supervision,” according to the claim.

The claim says a homeless person brought by the church broke into a local resident’s

home in April and threatened a 16-year-old girl. Since the incident occurred six months before she was attacked, Sanchez’s lawyers argue that the church’s actions put CSUF students at risk.

Fullerton Free church did not return requests for comment.

Sanchez is seeking monetary damages worth her “mental and physical distress,” and all possible recovery of economic damages, according to the claim.

The Cal State Universities’ top legal authority, the Office of General Counsel, assigned Gaelle H. Gralnek to the case, but she was unavailable for comment.

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He is charged with false imprisonment and resisting a peace officer, and has pled not guilty to

both charges.

His pre-trial is set to continue Wednesday.

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MODO INK

Fresh art finds new home on bare skin

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Artist and co-owner Mo Chen tattoos first timers and inked customers alike, sharing his single-needle style with anyone willing to lend him an arm.

A tattoo shop makes its mark in Orange County with Asian-centered art.

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Sitting on a cold leather couch as she watched the room fill with people and the faint buzz of machines, Christine Vu waited patiently for her turn.

She was getting her first tattoo, a dainty, delicate flower just above her collarbone.

“I have been sitting on it since basically I was allowed to. So since I was 18,” Vu said.

“I am turning 20 in a couple months and I felt this was the perfect opportunity to, with the grand opening.”

On Sept. 21, Modo Ink Tattoo opened its doors to the greater Orange County community, hosting a flash tattoo event to celebrate its grand opening.

The inside of the shop is a reflection of the style and mode of the artists’ work: a clean space with modern and elegant designs.

Slate-colored walls backdrop the black furniture decorating the space. Their previous works adorn the inside of the windows, giving customers a look at their previous work.

“Our shop is a new one but the team is old,” tattoo artist Chris Xu said. “We want to go into the environment for the local neighborhood so we have to post our design on the display or online so people can know us.”

Before they could finish their preparations, a crowd formed in the waiting area. As people began to file in, look at tattoo designs and wait their turn, it was all hands on deck as the artists set up their stations.

Even the owners themselves were tattooing clients. Co-owners Sam Lung and Mo Chen have

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Chris Xu, an artist who trained under the location’s owners, inked a delicate flower piece for Christine Vu.

both been tattooing for five years and own other tattoo shops in Tustin and Long Beach.

Five years does not seem like a long time to be doing tattoos, but these artists were putting pen to paper well before they were putting ink to skin. In one of their cases, that love for art completely changed their life trajectory.

Lung was living in China and going to school to study medicine. After graduating, she came to an unexpected realization.

“It’s not an easy decision because I graduated in medical college,” Lung said. “So after that, I realized I just don’t like it. After the first time I got my first tattoo I just wanted to become a tattoo artist.”

Her best friend was already a tattoo artist, so she learned how to translate her love of art onto a new type of canvas. After doing

it for a few years in China, she immigrated to the United States and connected with Chen to continue her passion.

Like Lung, Chen was also relatively new to the tattooing industry. Unlike Lung, he got his experience in tattoo shops in Los Angeles. While they have both been tattooing for the same amount of time, their styles are very different.

Chen is adept at tattooing with a single needle, a style that demands control and leaves little room for error. Single needles also leave a softer line, which is popular with younger customers.

“A lot of young people, they love small tattoos. It looks cute, and it’s easy to hide,” Chen said.

Lung is drawn to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e art, which translates to “pictures of the

floating world.”

“I think Japanese tattoos are based on Ukiyo-e art,” Lung said.

Some Ukiyo-e art is like a form of Chinese culture so Lung felt connected to that style and wanted to incorporate it into her work.

The owners brought on artists who shared their passion for tattooing and ones they personally trained in the art.

Xu explained that the process of learning to tattoo was not that easy.

“In the beginning I thought tattooing was just the drawing on the paper, arm or body skin,” Xu said. “But the leader told me it is not really simple. We can do like high quality professional tattoos. You have to know how to design and the basic skills. How to use the

Tattoo artist Jonah Tang tattoos his own personal style, Asian new tradition, onto customers who want to sport the Chinese watercolor look.

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machine. They teach me a lot.”

Tattoo artist Jonah Tang has been able to create his own personal style over years of tattooing.

“I call it Asian new tradition,” Chang said. “Every picture has a story inside or history inside and I will use, and draw Chinese watercolor to draw these people of history.”

Co-owner and artist Sam Lung showed off one of her favorite tattoos: A large design of a Hannya, a Japanese demon that wraps around her right arm. Lung said the meaning behind it is protection.

As the shop continues to grow and share their art with the community, Lung has one simple goal for Modo Ink: “We just want to bring our own style of tattoo to the people who trust us. That’s it.”

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2019

Discussion series debunks cultural myths

Central American’s for Empowerment workshop attacks colonial ideology.

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Students seeking information, packed room 333 of Gordon Hall to attend the Central Americans For Empowerment’s first-ever workshop. The club is a student-led campus organization seeking to spread awareness for the Central American community by discussing ongoing social and political issues.

Marissa Banuelos, the club’s campus liaison, emphasized the importance of “building up representation for Central Americans and Central American allies and just really forming those bonds and just having the safe spaces.”

Chicanx studies lecturer

Mario Obando kicked off the discussion series by debunking myths surrounding the Central American country where he was born, Costa Rica. Obando gained his knowledge of Costa Rican history through extensive historical research during his graduate and undergraduate careers. He encouraged students to think critically and do historical research as well.

“I was very much invested in thinking through the place I call home. I call Costa Rica home, that’s where my family is at. But I hold it under a critical lens, and we should probably hold the places we come from under a critical lens,” Obando said.

One of the myths Obando debunked was that Costa Rica is a tourist paradise. One of the ways this was achieved was by revealing the cultural work that inconspicuous entertainment achieves,

as displayed in the 1993 film “Jurassic Park.”

‘Jurassic Park’ creates this narrative that Costa Rica is full of dinosaurs, which is obviously like easily debunkable, right. But the narrative there is that it reinforces this kind of empty space that is only for the colonial imaginary. So that’s, that’s the work I was trying to do, trying to reveal the neocolonial part of tourism,” Obando said.

In addition to debunking myths, Obando revealed the historical background and Afro-Latinx roots of Costa Rica’s national gallo pinto dish.

“It came from neither whites nor mestizos in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It came from Jamaicans who (were) mostly nourished when they were creating the railroad with rice and beans,” Obando said.

The lecture concluded with students sharing their viewpoints

about ideas ranging from identity to the colonialist ideology surrounding the tourism industry.

“We’re going to be looking at those, as a kind of war, as a racial construct almost and how that affects migration patterns to the U.S. I’m looking forward to kind of educating folks and seeing the kind of dialogue that emerges out of that,” Obando said.

Katie Melara, a kinesiology major minoring in Chicanx studies, attended the event to learn more about Central America.

“Most of the classes I’ve taken are very Mexican American focused. I wanted to get something that was more Central American,” Melara said. “I learned so much about Costa Rica and Central America, a little bit about Guatemala as well and how tourism affects their economy and how colonialism has also affected that.”

Martalinda Leiva, Central

Americans For Empowerment’s treasurer, was happy with the turnout for the discussion.

“I really liked how people were interested enough to come and actually hear about Costa Rica and actually listen to a lecture outside of the class time that they have,” Leiva said.

Marissa Banuelos stated the importance of discussions between students on recognizing the identity of their community and culture.

“It’s very important people educate themselves. To seek out resources workshops, just like this just to expand their worldview and expand just their interpretations of things and their perspectives,” Banuelos said.

The next Central Americans For Empowerment workshop covering the topic of Central America in the American Imagination is scheduled for Oct. 28 at 5 p.m.

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Chicanx studies lecturer Mario Obando encouraged students to be aware of where they come from and view their culture through a critical lens.

Drawing advice from a stop motion animator Lindsay Berkebile spoke to the Women in Animation club on finding success after college.

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Cal State Fullerton’s Women in Animation invited Lindsay Berkebile, a stop motion animator and coordinator, to speak to students at an event onhosted Saturday about their goals after graduation and their journey into the animation industry.

Cristina Zuniga, vice president of Women in Animation, said she hoped that the attendees would leave with a better idea of how to build their careers and find success following graduation.

“I always think it’s important that people think about the next step after they get their foot in the door,” Zuniga said. “Because initially, people are like, ‘I’m gonna be an animator,’ and then they get to that point and they’re like, ‘Okay, I’m stuck here. What can I do to make that next step?’”

Berkebile began the discussion by showing students her work with a character animation reel from 2018. She explained to the audience how she got into her career in stop motion animation when she was in New York City back in 2010.

She described the grueling journey of working in the stop motion animation industry and what

qualities a creator must have in order to find success. She recommends students not only engage in networking but that they also go the extra mile to be recognizable among studios so that people are able to put a face to the work an artist creates.

Berkebile first made her way into the industry with the help of her professor as she completed her bachelor’s degree in film and animation. She admits that the way she got into the industry didn’t occur in the traditional sense.

Today, she works as an animator and animation coordinator on major productions including “Robot Chicken,” “SuperMansion,” and “Buddy Thunderstruck.”

Though animation careers are often fantasized, Berkebile urged students to look beyond the dream and think realistically about whether a career in animation fits their vision for life.

“The main thing that I want them to gain from this is to be completely informed of the animation industry because a lot of people think it is fantasy,” Berkebile said. “It is fantastical and it is really fun, and you are doing cool stuff. But there’s a lot of other things to consider whenever you’re considering a career. What kind of lifestyle do you want? Can it support that lifestyle?”

Berkebile also said that the competition for stop motion animators is rapidly growing. The possibilities of being able to work

at a studio as an animator assistant decreases as more artists increase the level of competition.

With job opportunities dwindling, weekly pay rates also decrease. Berkebile went over the common pay rates for stop motion animators, which range between $700 and $850 for assistants.

For college students, that may seem like a lot of money. But for animators who have to relocate to live in Los Angeles and commute to work in Burbank where most studios are located, that’s far from a living wage.

The stop motion animation industry also does not offer as much job security as it used to. Despite this truth, Berkebile still encouraged students to pursue what they are hungry for when it comes to choosing a career.

“I also want them to hopefully get a more concrete path. I guess if they, for example, go into stop motion, how they can get to where they want and in the normal ways of doing so,” Berkebile said.

She also added that though many stay animation assistants, some animators eventually transition out of production to take a break or work on other projects.

The movement of these assistants is crucial for new animators because it gives them room to come in and further their careers in new positions.

The event ended with a portfolio review, where three students were selected to have their

portfolios personally reviewed by Berkebile.

Diana Hernandez, one of the three students chosen to have their work praised and critiqued, said her reason for coming was because of the portfolio review. She also wanted to learn more about stop motion animation for her upcoming project for the 17th Annual 24 HOURAnimation Contest for Students, which will take

place among several participating campuses on Oct. 7.

“I’m a super senior and I really need to make sure my portfolio is on top when I get out of school,” Hernandez said. “I went to this event because it was stop motion also because I’m going to do 24 HOUR Animation, and my team is interested in doing a hybrid of stop motion animation and 2D animation.”

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Millennials should give up already: We’re all clowns in clown town, America Red-nosed, wig-wearing fools — yes, otherwise known as clowns — aren’t just in new movies and poorly-planned birthday parties. They’re everywhere, even on Cal State Fullerton’s campus, though not in the literal way that many people would think.

In case it doesn’t seem obvious, millennials and Gen Z are those said clowns, for caring so much about issues like climate change and gun control.

After all, there are far more pressing issues in politics, like trying to blame fake news or attacking members of Congress with poorly thought-out tweets filled with insensitive rhetoric.

Clearly, the U.S. president and many political leaders are on their way to making sure their legacy is memorable by deciding that an unwavering opinion that seeks to further divide political parties is better than coming to some sort of compromisable solution.

Party politics should eventually be watered down and dulled until each side only sees far-reaching stereotypes of one another while resolving nothing.

Commonly addressed by older generations is the idea that youth are immature and haven’t experienced enough in the world. According to a 2019 Pew Research study, about 4 in 10 millennials have a bachelor’s degree, more than previous generations. Clearly, this young generation lacks the ability to seek knowledge and try to better understand the world around them. They lack the drive to solve these issues despite how consistently they take it upon themselves to create change.

Thus, millenials and Gen Z should

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leave it to the wiser, more experienced generations to make change, even if it’s at a horrendously sluggish pace.

Art can be a clear indication of what people feel, representing themes that carry on for a specific period in time. For millennials, that art is clown memes.

In clown memes, there is an elevated sense of depression and disdain that truly encapsulates what it’s like to be young in a world where serious issues are everywhere, yet little to none of them are being addressed.

Let this art reflect these attitudes of impassioned young adult rage, because when only technology is left to keep all these records and take control of

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If the youth are clowns, it may as well be remembered that way. Though millions have gone out to protest the need to address the climate — even locally in Orange City Hall — and have been led by young activists, they clearly don’t deserve to be heard. It’s not like their actions are going to get any significant attention — only dozens of stories which have been published in the last few days and the attention of the United Nations.

The U.S. president, who has heard the powerful words that youth activist Greta Thunberg delivered to the U.N., has ignored these angered pleas.

“She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!” tweeted President Donald Trump, instead of taking the moment to hear her words.

When people dismiss these youth-driven movements and continue to lag on issues that aren’t resolved, it only results in the younger generations feeling like clowns. If issues like climate change can’t be taken seriously or heard with all the noise made by young students, then perhaps it isn’t worth it.

Instead of becoming infuriated by these thoughtful, clever political leaders, simply let it slide and embrace the last free moments of life, because the older generations, who are clearly so intelligent and proactive, are more likely to kill the planet before the younger generations get a chance to take political action.

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Rose City Collegiate Women’s golf continues strong start to season

CSUF shoots 9-over-par 585 to finish first day in first place out of 12 teams ARNULFO GONZALEZ Editor

The Cal State Fullerton women’s golf team continued their travels as they visited Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora, Oregon, for the Rose City Collegiate where they finished day one in first place with a score of 9-over-par 585.

There were 12 teams who participated in the Rose City Collegiate hosted by Portland State University. The hosts finished in second place behind the Titans with a score of 18-over-par 594.

Seattle University and Northern Colorado University rounded out the top four finishers. Seattle scored 23-over-par 599 and

Northern Colorado was one stroke behind them with a score of 24-over-par 600.

The Titans stayed in form as they had three golfers who placed in the top 10 in the individual standings after the first round.

The three golfers were Lisa Djerf, Elsa Lundquist and Brittany Shin. Djerf and Lundquist were tied for first place with Portland State’s Valerie Hernandez as they all shot 2-under-par 70.

Freshman Shin shot 1-over-par 73, which placed her in sixth place at the end of the day.

Nodoka Honda shot 4-over-par 76 in the first round, tied for 16th place.

Sofia Legaspi rounded out the Fullerton team as she shot 8-over-par 80 which tied her for 43rd place.

Overall, CSUF ended the first round in first place, four strokes ahead of Portland State.

After day one of the Rose City Collegiate,

the individual leader was Eastern Washington University’s Madalyn Ardueser, who shot 5-under-par 139.

The Titan’s best ranked golfer after day one was Shin as she shot one stroke behind Ardueser, with a score of 4-under-par 140.

Shin had five birdies in the second round, four of them coming from the back nine. This brought her total to seven birdies on the day, with two in the first round. She also managed to only shoot three bogeys on the day, all of which came in the first round.

Djerf and Lundquist shot 4-over-par 148 for Fullerton along with Portland State’s Katie Harris which put them in a three-way tie for fifth place after day one.Djerf had a better first round as she shot three birdies and one bogey, but in the second round, shot four bogeys and one double bogey in the fifth hole.

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Lundquist was able to get her fifth ranked finish despite shooting two bogeys, a double bogey and quadruple bogey in the back nine.

Honda shot 5-over-par 149 to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place with Portland State’s Jasmine Cabajar and Seattle’s Krystal Hu. In the first round, Honda shot 3 birdies, but to no avail, and shot five bogeys and one double bogey she shot in the 10th hole.

Legaspi had the worst individual finish for the Titans as she shot 15-over-par 159 along with four other golfers that tied them in 47th place.

She shot eight bogeys in the second round, bringing her total to 16 on the day.

The Titans will return to Langdon Farms Golf Club Tuesday to finish out the Rose City Collegiate.

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Titan athletics mingle with community

Athletes and coaches bring Titan pride to downtown Fullerton.

DANIEL VENEGAS OLIVIA HAWKINS Staff writers

Mingling with the Downtown Fullerton community, the Titan athletics department attended Cal State Fullerton Night at the Fullerton Market on Thursday.

Although it’s usually an event for local vendors and growers to sell their goods, it transformed into a night for the community to connect with CSUF Titans Athletics. Banners and tents from the university dotted Wilshire Avenue as residents strutted up and down the strip.

Working the athletic department’s booth were Devyn Billingsley and Jasmine Meza. Billingsley is a marketing assistant for the Titan athletics department and Meza is a marketing intern for the same department. They engaged visitors at the booth and handed out university swag to

people to drum up excitement for several upcoming games.

Meza specifically handles ingame promotions for the women’s soccer team, as well as helps marketing assistants like Billingsley with anything they may need. As someone who works in marketing, she pays attention to the fan turnout for the women’s games.

“It’s been good. We obviously would want more. That’s why we’re really pushing our October 20th game. That’s our big promotion game and we’re giving out the thundersticks,” Meza said.

She said that same Sunday game will allow free admission for kids and the team will host a post-game autograph session.

As the afternoon went on, coaches and athletes moseyed in with the crowds to enjoy the party-like atmosphere themselves.

“It’s the farmers market, of course. And so athletics is out here trying to bridge and create community partnerships and reach out here,” said Cortney Stafford, assistant track and field coach.

Track and field is riding high after its past spring season. CSUF women’s track and field won conference for the first time in the school’s history. There were also several athletes who made it to NCAA nationals to compete in several events.

Stafford didn’t bring any athletes with her due to many of them being in class. She said she knows her sport isn’t in season, but Stafford understands the importance of being there as a part of the community.

“I mean we’re track and field, so we’re not till spring. We’re boosting all the other events. But still like, ‘Hey, when the sun is shining, in the spring, come and say hi,’” Stafford said.

Jeff Harada, head coach of the women’s basketball team, brought along some athletes.

Harada strolled the grounds with sophomore guard Clarissa Rodarte and several other players in tow, stopping at booths to check out the local goods and periodically sample them.

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undefeated. He has also recorded 10 saves in the Titans’ first nonwin of the season as they tied, 1-1, against No. 24 Loyola Marymount. The senior goalkeeper needs one more shutout to break the program’s all-time record.

Leading the Big West with a save percentage of 0.854, Guerin has recorded four shutouts and 35 saves in the season. This is the second time the Big West honored Guerin as the defensive player of the week this season.

The Big West honored CSUF’s Bennett for her performance on Friday night against the San Francisco Dons. She had participated in all three of the goals shot, as she scored the game’s opening goal and assisted on the next two.

However, the Titans did not win the game as they allowed three straight goals, which led to a 3-3 tie with the Dons.

Bennett now has seven goals this season, tied for second in the Big West. She has recorded 17 points, third in the Big West, thanks to those seven goals and three assists. This is the fourth time this season the Big West has named a Titan the offensive player of the week, after senior forward Atlanta Primus, junior midfielder Haley Brown and Bennet for the first time three weeks ago.

Men’s soccer has not lost this season as they are 8-0-1, its best start in school history. They are currently ranked 13th in the nation, the only Big West team

involved a conditioning-heavy focus to prepare the team for the upcoming season. Its first exhibition game isn’t until the beginning of November, so the team took the opportunity to stop and enjoy the evening.

“It’s Fullerton night here. It’s a good time to come out and enjoy the market, and all they have to offer, and to mingle with some

local residents. Let them see what we’re all about, and invite them to our games for support,” Harada said.

The city of Fullerton showed some love back with plenty of people coming out to the event, some wearing the orange and blues. If this was a home game, it would be a packed house at the Fullerton Market.

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Head coach Jeff Harada and player Clarissa Rodarte eyeing a vendor’s menu.

Titans’ soccer collects more Big West honors

Men’s and women’s soccer teams bring home player of the week accolades.

KASON CLARK Editor

The Big West honored Cal State Fullerton’s men’s and women’s soccer players for their play over the last week. Men’s soccer player Paul-Andre Guerin won the Big West defensive player of the week and women’s soccer player Maddie Bennett won Big West offensive player of the week.

Guerin received the award after recording another shutout in CSUF’s 1-0 victory over Cal Baptist last Wednesday to remain

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Guerin looks to continue his strong defensive performance this week on the road against James Madison University and the University of Maryland. James Madison is ranked 20th in the nation and is on a seven-game winning streak. This marks the second meeting between these teams, as they tied, 1-1, last season.

The Maryland Terrapins are the defending national champions, but are 4-3-1 this season. This will be its second ever matchup against the Titans, the first ending in a 7-0

victory for Maryland in 2005.

Women’s soccer are 7-2-1 this season, already surpassing the total of four wins from last season. While they are not nationally ranked, they have received 15 votes from United Soccer Coaches.

Bennett and the women’s soccer team open Big West play this Thursday night as they host UC Davis. The Aggies are 5-5 and are on a two-game losing streak.

The Titans lost to the Aggies last season, 2-1, and have not won this matchup since 2015.

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“The NCAA agrees changes are needed to continue to support student-athletes, but improvement needs to happen on a national level through the NCAA’s rules-making process,” the NCAA said in the statement. “We will consider next steps in California while our members move forward with ongoing efforts to make adjustments to NCAA name, image and likeness rules that are both realistic in modern society and tied to higher education.”

California is not the only state to introduce a bill like this either, as South Carolina and New York lawmakers introduced a bill in September similar to SB 206.

When the bill was passed by the senate on Sept. 11, the NCAA Board of Governors asked Newsom to veto the bill, saying it would give California schools an unfair recruiting advantage and in result, would end in those schools being unable to participate in NCAA-sponsored competition.

“These outcomes are untenable and would negatively impact more than 24,000 California student-athletes across three divisions,” the NCAA said. “The NCAA has consistently stood by its belief that student-athletes are students first, and they should not be employees of the university.”

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Athletes took to Twitter to voice their approval to the bill being signed into law, including former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon, who sued the NCAA, Electronic Arts and the Collegiate Licensing Company for the use of college athletes likeness in video games, photographs and apparel.

“College athletes can now CONTROL their own names, images and likenesses ..what a beautiful yet simple thing,” O’Bannon said in a tweet.

O’Bannon was part of the segment on “The Shop” when Newsom signed the bill. Others on show were James, Carter, WNBA player Diana Taurasi, former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi and sports agent Rich Paul.

James, who did not attend college, said that financial hardships were the reason he went straight to the NBA out of high school.

“Part of the reason why I went to the NBA was to get my mom out of the situation that she was in. I couldn’t have done that if I had stepped on a college campus,” James said. “This is the number one reason why we created this platform; to be able to have moments like this where we got the governor of California signing a bill to allow athletes in college (to do this).”

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