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Supporters of the candidate assembled on campus on Tuesday.

JIYO CAYABYAB ELIZABETH TOVAR Staf Writer

Chants of “Not me, us!” could be heard on campus during the Bernie Sanders presidential rally that was held in the quad yesterday afternoon.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign sent representatives to Cal State Fullerton in response to the Bernie 2020 smartphone application, which placed Fullerton in the top three universities that showed support.

Students for Bernie at Cal State Fullerton has been getting students to sign up for the app since August 2019.

“We won this privilege,” said Jamie Blanke, vice president of the club. “I’m really proud of Cal State Fullerton.”

Student organizers began the rally by speaking on how important it is to have someone like Sanders become president.

“We have an obligation to make sure that we win this election and start a movement. We need to protect the world,” said Kayhan Bakain, the club’s president.

Many attendees said that Sanders’ ideas personally resonate with them due to situations that they believe can be fixed by changing current policies.

“If he were my president, it would be a lot more accessible for me to go to school, and I’ve been out of school for some time,” said Olie Mendoza, a rally attendee.

Representatives of all backgrounds came together to motivate students to vote in the presidential primary on March 3and to remind them of what Bernie stands for.

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, an indigenous rapper, environmental

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Students showed pride for the democratic candidate. ELIZABETH TOVAR/ DAILY TITAN

Signs were paraded in support for Sen. Bernie Sanders.

activist and leader, performed a spoken word poem in both English and his native dialect about the current generations who have fought for change and reformation, as well as the generations who will continue fighting in the future.

At 19 years old, this will be Martinez’s first time voting, and he emphasized the importance of voting, as many people in the country are unable to.

“I am voting on behalf of many of my relatives who do not have the right to vote,” said Martinez. “The immigrants and people who have come to this nation and have not been given the right to vote.”

Rather than speaking about ways voters could benefit from a Sanders presidency, Zina Pretcht-Rodriguez, manager of political communication and cultural organization for the Sunrise Movement, a youth oriented campaign to end climate change, focused on Sanders’ relatability.

“Bernie is not a political savior. He is representative of the movement that is going to save us. Bernie has been fighting for the same issues since I’ve been alive,” Rodriguez said. “He sees and he recognizes the fire and the passion that is blatant in all young people across the country.”

The main speaker of the rally was Philip Agnew, a co-founder of Dream Defenders, an organization that is fighting for change in the prison system. Agnew began by leading the crowd in chants and having them recite the introduction to Kendrick Lamar’s “Hiiiipower”.

Agnew focused his speech on Bernie’s opposition toward billionaires.

“We actually know who makes this country run: it’s the cooks, it’s the cleaners, it’s the drivers, it’s the domestic workers, it’s the tunnel workers, it’s the waiters, the chefs, our mothers, our fathers, our tios, our tias,” Agnew said.

Agnew’s speech was filled with analogies of the lives of people who he believes make America great, such as immigrants, middle-class workers, underpaid teachers and aspiring students who cannot afford college.

Sanders’ 2020 campaign is pushing itself as a social justice movement instead of a political movement. Speakers and supporters who stand by him have said that they see him as the only way to have their voices heard in the government.

‘Not me, us’ is not about Senator Sanders. It’s (about) each and every person that wants a better life from themselves. We’re not worshipping Senator Sanders like some people do their presidents. We’re saying, ‘this is a real opportunity to win for ourselves,’” Agnew said.

Plan: Buildings to undergo renovation

CONTINUED FROM 1 The request for funding was submitted for approval and construction would occur through 2022-24 if passed .

The six buildings in the visual arts complex are set to be renovated, with the expectation to correct programmatic deficiencies. The renovation would include the addition of one building and if approved, will begin May 2021 until December 2022.

McCarthy Hall is also set to begin its first phase of renovations. A preliminary plan is currently under review, which would remodel the second floor and upgrade fire safety throughout the building.

“The vision was to create student friendly and student spaces,” Kim said. “There will be plenty of places for students to hang out and also collaborate on class projects. Simultaneously, we will be working on, again, addressing another fire safety issues of the building itself.”

Construction is set to begin in July 2020 and continue until July 2021.

If approved, upcoming projects include the replacement aging structures in the corporation yard and the construction of a 92,000 square foot building to

replace wet labs in McCarthy Hall, which would be constructed from 2021-23.

Kim also updated the board on current projects, including the new parking structure and the long-awaited opening of Pollak Library South.

Kim said that the initial April opening of the fourth and fifth floors of Pollak Library South could be pushed to May due to a delay in the delivery of material. Both floors were closed down after earthquake damage in 2014.

The new floors will include a family room and meditation room, new paint, flooring and lighting. Both floors were scheduled to open last summer, but was delayed after fire safety regulations required the installation of 70 windows.

Kim discussed the progress on the second Eastside Parking Structure, which is on schedule and will open in the fall. The six-story structure will have 1,900 parking spaces and include improvements to East Campus Drive.

“We will also have camera systems in there already built into the parking structure, so security will be much easier to implement in the structure,” Kim said.

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