Wednesday April 17, 2019
Volume 105 Issue 39
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Clothesline Project supports abuse victims
ELIZA GREEN / DAILY TITAN
Sexual abuse victims and allies design and display their stories on T-shirts for supporters to read and reflect in front of the Humanities Building for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
CSUF hosts nationwide event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. BAYLEE MAUST Staff Writer
The idea behind the Clothesline Project comes from the idea that women would confine in eachother about their sexual assault experiences, only in places
where they felt totally comfortable — like while hanging their laundry on the clothesline. Program director for Waymakers, Vanessa Reyna, a sexual assault victim services and prevention education program, brought Clothesline Project installment to multiple locations including Cal State Fullerton during the month of April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. T-shirts with the stories from victims of
sexual abuse were displayed on clotheslines in the quad in front of the Humanities Building. Awareness surrounding sexual assault was once as rare as washing and drying machines. Women used to only be able to talk about their sexual assault experiences while doing laundry on the clotheslines said Waymakers “It started off with eight shirts and now we’re proud to say we have over 1,000,” Reyna said. “It
became a safe space for them to council each other, support one another, to validate their feelings and those moments.” Reyna said the empowerment that comes with creating a message surrounding sexual assault awareness indirectly gives those who have been victims of sexual assault the opportunity to speak about their experiences without being labeled. In addition to viewing the
colorful shirts, students could participate in activities hosted by the WoMen’s Center. “I will be helping with the tabling activities which include making positive affirmation stones where participants can make a positive affirmation and create a little stone they can carry around with them,” said Tal Jin, a violence prevention peer educator intern at the center. SEE T-SHIRT
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Track and Titan racer takes the wheel field set for event Mechanical engineering student designs Formula based cars for competition. DARLENE VASQUEZ Asst. Lifestyle Editor
Titans will take part in the Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific University. JULIUS CHOI Sports Editor
After having a split squad in the UCSD Triton Invitational and the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational this past Saturday, the Cal State Fullerton track and field team will make long strides when they compete in the Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa, California, today. Bryan Clay, the Azusa track meet’s namesake, competed for Azusa Pacific University in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) where he became an All-American and contributed to program by clinching the indoor and outdoor championships in 2002. Clay then represented the U.S. in the Olympics as a decathlete, capturing the gold medal in 2008, following a second place finish in 2004. Junior Marcel Espinoza led the Titans at the Los Angeles meet with his performance in the 400-meter dash. SEE SPRINT
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Working around the clock on designs, the Cal State Fullerton Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) team’s engineering room is crowded with people on computers and mechanical team members working on intricate machinery reminiscent to a scene from “The Fast and the Furious.” Titan Racing is Cal State Fullerton’s chapter of the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Composed of collegiate teams, schools compete by designing a Formula-style car and builds the car based on factors such as cost and presentation. This is where mechanical engineering major, Irwin Gill, spends his days working in preparation for his team’s upcoming competition in May. From Michellin to Michigan, travels for competitions with Formula SAE. “I’ve always loved race cars,” Gill said. “It [Titan Racing] has appealed to me for one simple reason, which is race cars.” Gill found out about Titan Racing through Discoverfest during one of his earlier years at CSUF. Not only has Gill discovered his niche on the engineering
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Irwin Gill, a junior mechanical engineering student, helps build race cars for the Titan Racing team.
side of Titan Racing, but he has also found some lifelong friendships with members who share the same interest. As an underclassman, Gill has already made impressive strides within the organization.
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“It was cool to have one of my parts that I do become official on the car this year as an underclassman. That was pretty cool to see,” Gill said. Though most underclassmen typically do not have hands on
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roles in the creation process of the race car, Gill defied the status quo and incorporated his intake assembly part to this year’s race car.
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