Wednesday April 24, 2019
Volume 105 Issue 43
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Poetic justice in the Pollak Library
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Terisa Siagatonu, a poet, educator and community leader, spoke on taboo topics including climate change, racism and gun violence at a queer talent show on Monday.
Talent and raw emotions expressed at the Bops, Bars and Chill Vibes event. ESMERALDA FIGEUROA Staff Writer
One could easily forget they were in the Pollak Library as fairy lights adorned the walls and rose petals meticulously
strewn around a mic. Electric candles and mellow jazz provided an atmosphere reminiscent to that of an underground speakeasy. Guests were directed to a table in the back with treats: pork dumplings and vegetable samosas. The Diversity Initiative Resource Center hosted its second Bops, Bars and Chill Vibes last
Monday in the Pollak Library. Isaiah Acevedo, the community engagement lead at the LGBT Queer Center, said the the club held a tinier version of the event last year and wanted to expand on it this time around. “We don’t always have a lot of programs directed specifically toward us outside of the LGBTQ center. To have an
artistic program like this, specifically targeting queer students, is great,” Acevedo said. In celebration of the diversity of intersectional feminism, the queer expression event offered guests the opportunity to sign up for live performances. The one-hour open mic session had karaoke, French poetry, Spanish A capella and original prose.
“Having space to share stuff like this is such a privilege. A lot of people don’t get the opportunity, so it’s like, use your resources while you have (them),” said RJ Abesamis, a first-year Cal State Fullerton student who shared some of her own original poems. SEE HEALING 5
Baseball suffers from Provost shares progress UCLA hot hitting night of school reaccreditation
The No. 1 ranked Bruins used 15 hits to knock off the Titans, 8-3. MATTHEW MENDOZA Asst. Sports Editor
The Cal State Fullerton baseball team is now on a three game losing streak as they fell, 8-3, against the No.1 ranked UCLA Bruins last night. The Bruins offense recorded 15 hits on the night. “The end of that game was a run every inning for the last six innings. It’s kinda hard to play catchup and get back to it when you give up a run every inning,” said Titan head coach Rick Vanderhook, who was ejected from the game prior to the top of the ninth. UCLA’s pitching staff proved to be too much for the Titans, as the Bruins entered the game holding nation’s second-lowest
team ERA. On the night, UCLA sent six pitchers to the mound, limiting the Titans to six hits and four walks while striking out eight batters. CSUF stranded 10 base runners on the night, a strategy that did not please Vanderhook. “Situational hitting has been atrocious,” Vanderhook said. Bruins starter Jesse Bergin allowed three hits in five innings coupled with three strikeouts. With UCLA’s victory, Bergin improved to a perfect 5-0 on the season. Titan’s starter Joe Magrisi was the game’s losing pitcher during his second start this season. The freshman pitched four innings, surrendering six hits and two earned runs while striking out three. Despite allowing a home run, Magrisi was happy with his performance. SEE DEFEAT
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After nearly two years of research, the official report of the university is online. ANDRE SALAZAR Asst. News Editor
Pamella Oliver, Cal State Fullerton provost, addressed the university’s upcoming reaccreditation at the Associated Students board of directors meeting yesterday. The agency that will accredit CSUF is the Western Association of Schools and Colleges’ (WASC) Senior College and University Commission. WASC assists public and private higher education institutions throughout California, Hawaii and the Pacific. CSUF was first accredited in 1961, and has since been reaccredited about every 10 years until 2012, when the university received a seven year accreditation, according to Oliver. Some of the problems that led to the change in
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Provost Pamella Oliver shares the progress of the reaccreditation team.
frequency were the school’s funding, advising and the school’s lack of a strategic plan at the time. For the university to be reaccredited, Oliver said the school has gone through to preparation for the onsite visit, by conducting a self
study and using that information to create an institutional report. According to Oliver, the report took two years to put together and was submitted on Valentine’s Day. SEE WASC
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Open Letter: A lower GPA would have given me a degree
Column: Selena Quintanilla reshaped my masculinity
Cal State Fullerton did not take my unique circumstance into consideration and postponed my graduation date.
The Mexican-American artist helped put me in touch with my feminine side, even when my culture frowned upon it.
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