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LGBTQ celebration centers around acceptance The President’s Pride Celebration honors LGBTQ Heritage Month. DIANA TRAN BRIANA TORRES WENDY CHAVEZ Staff Writers

The Titan community stood in alliance with the LGBTQ community as tables and seats were filled at the Golleher Alumni House for the school’s LGBTQ celebration on Tuesday. Nat Betancourt, the coordinator for the LGBT Queer Resource Center at Cal State Fullerton organized the event. Betancourt wanted this event to be casual as previous celebrations were formal events. “(It’s) just another fun event for people to be in community, to learn about diﬀerent resources that we oﬀer, and even for folks that don’t identify as queer, to learn more about and be allies to our community,” Betancourt said. A rainbow-colored balloon archway led students, faculty and administrators to a large dance floor. A DJ played upbeat music as people enjoyed food such as Mexican sopes, potato empanadas and fried shrimp. The layout of the dessert table

resembled the LGBTQ flag laden with colorful macarons, cupcakes and fruit. There were also activities that attendees could participate in that were inspired by the LGBTQ community. “We have airbrushing tattoos because tattoos are really important in terms of reclaiming our bodies, and we also have button making where people can learn the diﬀerent flags within the LGBTQ community,” Betancourt said. Fei Hernandez was a guest speaker that spit poetry about the night’s theme “the chosen family” and those they love. The chosen family is defined as non-biological kinship bonds, whether legally recognized or not, deliberately chosen for the purpose of mutual support and love, according to the Sage Encyclopedia of marriage, family and couples counseling. This is a term the LGBTQ community has come to adopt because of the rejection many have come to face from their immediate family. “We have to recognize that the fact that we’re here tonight where six years ago this celebration didn’t even exist on campus is the important milestone,” said President Fram Virjee. Since the center was founded in 2012, support for the LGBTQ community at CSUF has funded even more services on campus,

a c c o r d i n g to Virjee. Due to advocacy from the center and the Division of Student Aﬀairs, CSUF has been able to increase the amount of gender-neutral bathrooms by over 700% in 2017, according to Virjee.

The campus has made other progressions through including inclusive housing residents hall for students and making history as one of the first CSUs to raise a pride flag. “In 2016 our ASI passed a resolution in loud and proud support of our LGBTQ community, and our LGBTQ students leaders began to create places and spaces for queer people of color and the queer straight alliance to bring people together,” Virjee said. Charles Frausto, a business and marketing major at CSUF, said he had trouble making friends who are a part of the LGBTQ community on campus. SEE ALLIANCE 4

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Faculty member died

Students were asked to move on after the death of psychology lecturer. HOSAM ELATTAR Editor

A Cal State Fullerton professor committed suicide two weeks ago. Students in his class have taken to social media, saying the university did not disclose the information to them appropriately. Nathan Westbrook, 45, was a part-time faculty member in the psychology department and taught for 14 years. “He was a really good person, and that’s why I was really upset and taken aback by the news,” said Dawn Anoche, a third year psychology student. “He went to class to lecture every week and suddenly, he’s gone.” Anoche said she went to class last Thursday, and she did not see her professor; instead, there were staﬀ and faculty members from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the front of the classroom. “They introduced each other and then they said, ‘Oh, we’re sorry to inform you, but your professor is not here because he took his own life,’ and they stopped, and waited for us to react to it, and you can hear the whole class gasp, and then people started crying,” Anoche said. SEE CAPS 3

President Fram Virgee gave a speech on milestones as supporters listened.

Master Plan looks at possible changes CSUF hopes to become a living campus as opposed to a commuter one. JESSICA BENDA STEPHANIE DELATEUR Asst. Editors

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After months of planning, members of the Cal State Fullerton community gathered in the Titan Student Union pavillions, on Monday, for a forum about the campus’ master plan. The plan includes adding housing for up to 3,000 students, a 6,000-seat event center and facility upgrades across campus. Parking facilities, transit mobility hubs and a pedestrian bridge from College Park across Nutwood Avenue are also proposed new additions to campus. Emil Zordilla, CSUF campus architect and director of planning and design, said cost is not specified in the master plan. Attendees brought up concerns over the potential changes, such as the demolition of certain buildings and increased traﬃc brought about by the expansion in student and faculty housing. The plan is designed to cut down traﬃc by reducing the need for students to leave campus at

all, said Andrew Cunningham, architect from Flad Architects. “As we think to the future, the big idea is to really move from a commuter campus to a residential campus,” Cunningham said. CSUF is the most populous campus in the CSUs. In spring 2019, just under 40,000 students were enrolled, with more than 4,000 staﬀ members. The master plan states it will maximize available space to support its thousands of students and staﬀ. “As part of the master plan, the current housing that’s existing today is more or less going to stay,” Zordilla said. “There’s another aspect of housing that’s going to get built currently south of the gastronome, and then there’s a part of the current housing on the north side that is thought of as being renovated.” Sixteen years have passed since CSUF had a new master plan, as the last one was adopted in 2003, said President Framrose Virjee. “The purpose of this is to create a student-centered vision for who we are going to be and where we are going to go as a physical plan on our campus,” Virjee said. The 2003 plan had the construction of both State College and Eastside Parking structures and the Mihaylo College of

Business and Economics. New student facilities such as the Student Recreation Center, resident housing and an addition to the Titan Student Union were also added. “We’re not going to tear down all our buildings and build new ones. We know that’ll never

concrete plan, and has no set timeline of when construction would begin should the plan be approved, Virjee said. The plan will continue to be vetted this fall before it is presented for approval and adoption by the CSU board of trustees in spring 2020.

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happen, and so we shouldn’t plan that way,” Virjee said. “But, we are looking for building interactive learning spaces and communities. We are looking at providing community for our students.” The new preferred plan serves as a proposal as opposed to a

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Southwest Asian and North African week celebrations continue with an event that educates and feeds students.

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2 News

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2019

Signed bill will phase out private forprofit prisons in California by 2028 AB 32 was amended in June to include immigration detention centers. JESSICA BENDA Asst. Editor

California will phase out the use of private for-profit prisons and immigration detention facilities starting next year. By 2028, they will be completely phased out. New restrictions on the state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation now refer to new legislation, AB 32, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October. “It’s a great move by Newsom. There shouldn’t be profit incentives to lock people up, that only worsens our problems of mass incarceration in the United States,” said Andrew Levy, president of the Cal State Fullerton Democrats club. Jake Mansur, president of the CSUF Republicans, did not respond to requests for comment. The U.S. has highest incarceration rates in the world, according to a 2018 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. As of the end of 2016, nearly 2.2 million people were in jail. Brady Heiner, an associate CSUF professor and founder of Project Rebound, said the bill will likely not have a significant eﬀect on incarceration rates. The on-campus organization expands college access to formerly incarcerated people and gives them the chance to earn degrees. “It’s important for people to recognize that private prisons, while significant in terms of overall impact and footprint,

are a fraction of the prisons in the country,” Heiner said. Since 2016, 8.5% of the total state and federal prison population were held in private prisons and California’s private prisons held 5.4% of the state’s total inmates, according to a study by the Sentencing Project, an organization that promotes reform and advocates for alternatives to incarceration. Written by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, AB 32 was amended in June to include the closing of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s detention centers in California. “The stories we heard was

that those detention centers are overcrowded. They are not sanitary, and they’re dangerous for young kids who are living in them,” Levy said. Throughout the nation, 51,000 people are currently in ICE custody, with less than 8% of ICE’s capacity held in California, according to the Los Angeles Times. Heiner said that a major issue within the carceral system is the lack of care toward rehabilitating previously incarcerated people. On average, it costs between $74,000-$80,000 annually to keep a single inmate in prison,

but only $2,000 of that money is spent on rehabilitative programming, Heiner said. “We incarcerate more of our population than any other place on the planet,” Heiner said. “What percentage of that money is spent on any kind of programming that’s going to help folks come back to their communities more whole, more capable and more able to contribute?” Heiner said Project Rebound is a step in the right direction for a more rehabilitative system of criminal processing and justice. “(Higher education) leads to increased public safety

outcomes, stronger communities, and overall, a society that approaches questions of public safety holistically by investing in communities rather than disappearing people into cages,” Heiner said. Heiner added, even though the bill may not have a large impact in the number of people incarcerated in California, it will hopefully have a larger political impact. “It’s an exciting time to be in the state of California from my point of view because I think that there are a lot of exciting things happening,” Heiner said.

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2019

Poet lends hand to first year students

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When Demetri Kelley is not writing or performing spoken word poetry, he serves as Cal State Fullerton’s first assistant dean of Student Affairs at the Office of First Year Experience, a role he has held since the beginning of the fall semester. “Every day has been rewarding and in different ways. I’m constantly learning and growing in this role,” Kelley said. His interest in student affairs comes from his past, where academia played a significant role in shaping his life. “I grew up in Barstow, California,” he said. “In a single-parent household with two older brothers. There were plenty of opportunities to get into mischief and get into trouble. My faith, my involvement in academics and sports kept me grounded.” Various high school psychology classes swayed Kelley to pursue a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Northern Arizona University. After graduating in 2014, he went on to earn a masters of arts in college student personnel at Bowling Green State University. In school, Kelley was challenged by a supervisor to pursue a career that involved providing guidance to students. “I used to tell my students all the time, do what you love, and you’ll love what you do. My supervisor challenged me to take my own advice. He said, you clearly love this work, you can see the positive impact here you’re having. Take your own advice,” Kelley said. At the start, Kelley had various objectives he hoped to accomplish. An immediate goal was to

CAPS: Professor passed away 1 Packets made by Counseling and Psychological Services were then handed out to students that contained information about grief and resources on campus. “I felt like it was insincere. It felt like it was just another procedure, another day like orientation or something like that,” Anoche said. No counselors were available to come to the class, but are offering priority appointments for Westbrook’s students, said Paul Levesque, associate dean for faculty and staﬀ relations in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. “This is a tragic event that we’re all struggling together, and let’s talk to each other as needed. Certainly reach out to (Counseling and Psychological Services) because we’re in this together. We’re here to support each other through this,” Levesque said. Counseling and Psychological Services’ phone number is (657) 278-3040. Anoche said a member of staﬀ acknowledged that it was a tragedy, and she encouraged students to move on, introducing a replacement professor for the class. Students then took a 10-minute break to absorb the information before proceeding. During the break, a student went up to the faculty and said the class should not have to transition so quickly as students were not in a position to pay attention, Anoche said. “For the other three classes, it was made clear to the students from the beginning that no class would be held that day, but the instructor would stay to talk. Even for the first class, we learned very quickly that more time was needed CONTINUED FROM

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for students to process the tragic information we shared,” Levesque wrote in a follow-up email. Anoche said their new professor then made the class participate in icebreakers. “If people were crying and taking it so sadly, I think talking about themselves is the last thing they want and she even saw us all crying,” Anoche said. “They just went on as if he never passed away.” Anoche said those who passed on the news should have talked about suicide awareness and prevention. “Therapists and psychology professionals, they have problems like we do. Just because they study it doesn’t mean they don’t have any mental problems. He was just human like the rest of us,” Anoche said. A memorial service will be held at 9807 Oak Glen Road in Cherry Valley, California at 2 p.m. on Oct. 26. Noah Biesiada contributed to this article.

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staﬀ at the oﬃce. “This year, it was his idea to have faculty here signup for scholarships,” said Gennie Guerrero, a student assistant. As a first-generation college student and black man, Kelley said his presence at CSUF holds some significance. “If in any way I can be a positive role model, a positive image of what a black man or a man of color can be, I want to be that,” Kelley said. Although he does not plan on leaving his current position anytime soon, Kelley said he envisions a future where his reach is larger and he can provide guidance to more students. “My dream is to one day be appointed as the U.S. Secretary of Education so I can help restructure and guide the development and recreation of our education system as a whole,” Kelley said.

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foster an environment that emphasized student individuality. “I want our students to know, first and foremost, that they matter, that they’re not just a number coming to Cal State Fullerton. There’s over 40,000 students here, and it’s a predominantly commuter campus. We want our students to make sure that they have a sense of home,” Kelley said. Silvia Zamudio, the student support coordinator of the office, works in tandem with Kelley, helping ensure the office runs smoothly. Zamudio sees the goal of student individuality reflected in Kelley’s interactions with students. “He knows how to say the right things to support students, to support his peers and I think that makes him more accessible for students. He’s really easily able to motivate anyone to do whatever they need to be have done,” Zamudio said. “He’s very attentive. And I think he’s very caring.” Amid the challenges of transitioning into a newly created role, Kelley and the staff have begun constructing a framework for the best way to connect with students and impart upon them necessary knowledge. This process has culminated in the creation of events like “Painting Your Future,” an interactive painting workshop. The program is one of many new initiatives that seek to connect students and motivate them to think about future goals. Jennifer Romulo, CSUF senior, is a senior peer mentor at the office. Romulo said that Kelley is often conversing with students, asking them about their day. She adds that there has been a difference in interactions between staff and students. “I’ve noticed that switch to where our first years are not so scared of talking to our pro staff because everybody’s asking, ‘How are you doing?’” Romulo said. Kelley has also helped implement changes with students on

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Students share culture with pastries Southwest Asian and North African community bonded over hometown dishes. MADISON AMIREHTESHAMI JULIAN OROZCO Staff Writers

The smell of syrup-filled breads and pistachio-sprinkled desserts filled the Diversity Initiative and Resource Center on Tuesday where students gathered and socialized during Cal State Fullerton’s second annual Southwest Asian and North African week to learn about the diverse countries and cultures that are being celebrated. The second day of the weeklong celebration was titled “SWANA Sweets” where the Asian Pacific American Resource Center, Students for Justice in Palestine, Lebanese Social Club and Iranian Student Association collaborated to host the pastry-filled event. “We’ve got a lot of diﬀerent desserts from diﬀerent countries. We’re showing a slideshow of where each dessert is from and just giving everyone a taste of our food,” said Seleena Mukbel, vice president of Students for Justice in Palestine. The Southwest Asia and North African region applies to countries like Iran, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Palestine, Somalia, Armenia, Kurdistan and more. People who identify as Southwest Asian or North African are often categorized as white or Caucasian by the U.S. Census

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REVIE W ‘The Lighthouse’ brings a modern scare to a intimate thriller film. DANIEL STEELE Staff Writer

Director Robert Eggers’ latest period horror piece, “The Lighthouse,” is as unconventional as it is surprising. The film immerses viewers within a sullen and ominous world, as the plot slowly builds to an ending that is both

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Bureau, but do not receive the same benefits and privileges that other Caucasians do. President of the Lebanese Social Club, Mary Chammas, gave an example of a way this misidentification impacts the community. “We also don’t identify necessarily as white so it’s hard to get a resource center because we don’t have the demographics for (Southwest Asian and North Africans). So, we all try to connect with each other, we all try to be with each other,” Chammas said. The event included games and desserts that encouraged students to socialize and celebrate

the mixture of their heritage. Linda Halisi, who helped organize the event, is the community engagement leader for the Asian Pacific American Resource Center and works in public relations for Students for Justice in Palestine. “I thought it was important to have ‘SWANA Week,’ specifically because this is the way that we make connections in our communities back home because we don’t have a resource center. It’s really hard for folks who identify as (Southwest Asian and North African) to make those connections on campus,” said Halisi. Chammas also reinforced the

importance of creating a space for students that identify as Southwest Asian or North African at CSUF. “We enjoy being together. We all share the same heritage. We all share similar cultures. We all share similar traditions, so just coming together, bringing the community together, is a feeling of bringing home back to the Americas,” said Chammas. Sophomore student Maya Ady said the celebration makes her feel recognized for her Palestinian background. “A lot of people don’t know my culture or know anything about Palestine. Even with the

Iranian group and Lebanese group and everything, a lot of people just see us as an other and not as who we actually are. So, it’s a good way to represent ourselves,” said Ady. Turkish coﬀee was served at the resource center along with an assortment of desserts from Sweet Sisters Gourmet Pastries. Some of the sweets provided include baklava, qatayef, Persian gaz candy, knafeh with ashta, Armenian gata, riz bi haleeb, halawet el jibn and kanefeh shyreay (Hair). Chammas said her favorite is halawet el jibn because it is a dish her grandma used to make and reminds her of home. American games and puzzles were provided as well as classic Southwest Asian and North African card games like “Jackaroo” and “400.” “We decided to make this event more of a casual, coffee shop vibe. We wanted to show everyone also how we are when we’re social. In a lot of social gatherings, we have different kinds of board games, so we brought some board games that we learned when we were younger,” Mukbel said. The event did more than satisfy student’s stress cravings during this midterm season. It brought together multiple student organizations and encouraged students to learn about several Southwest Asian and North African groups, allowing these communities to represent themselves and their cultures on campus.

Shining a light on black and white maddening and satisfying. “The Lighthouse” pushes its characters to their breaking points in a gripping mystery about island cabin fever. The film is set in the 1980s, and begins with Ephraim Winslow, played by Robert Pattinson, arriving to a remote New England island to work as an assistant lighthouse keeper for Thomas Wake, played by Willem Dafoe. Both characters watch as the steam ship that brought them

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there gradually melts into the dense fog, leaving the “wickies,” as Wake calls them, alone on their small rock. The keepers set out to maintain the lighthouse for several weeks, and the mundane upkeep on the island gradually eats away at Winslow’s psyche. Viewers learn that Wake has worked the lighthouse for many years and may be going senile and hardened by his countless days alone. Then, Winslow catches glimpses of Wake’s disturbing behavior on top of the lighthouse and was caught, in which he was forbidden from entering the light room. Although the film depicts the day-to-day slog of a “wickie’s” life, its attention to detail and unusual cinematography portrays an authentic and relatable experience. The pounding waves and deep bellows of a steam ship’s horn accompany the cries of seagulls and creaky boards under the steps of heavy boots. Sound design of the film intentionally emulated the audio of an old black and white film. The vintage style firmly roots the characters in a moody seafaring landscape, which gives the island its own character in a way. Despite its homage to classic cinema, “The Lighthouse” is still contemporary. The picture is crisp and detailed, with every whisker on a character’s face visible in many close-up shots.

The film eﬀectively depicts the duo’s immediate reality through its sounds and setting while simultaneously calling to other worldly nightmares. Winslow begins to feel that the island is out to get him. Hallucinatory visions of the deep sea enter Winslow’s mind as his passions overcome him. Like in Eggers’ previous film, “The Witch,” paranoia consumes the characters as a mysterious force beckons. Outside of intimate exchanges between Winslow and Wake, the isolation eats at Winslow’s sexual frustration, where his only release is a mermaid figurine and its accompanying fantasy. A strong style and sense of place permeates the film, but it would not have been nearly as effective without excellent performances by Pattinson and Dafoe. Their moments within the cabin create the more subtle and human aspects of the film. Pattinson and Dafoe introduce an interesting dynamic between a bristly old seaman and shy wanderer. Dafoe as Wake, with his pirate-like speech and disheveled hair, is pointed yet playful as he questions Winslow’s past and motivations. He delivers eloquent monologues and diatribes, invoking the full metaphorical force of the sea with every line, creating the best parts of the film. Pattinson captures Winslow’s mysterious demeanor as he broods and grapples with Wake’s authority. That is, until he starts

drinking. The two spend many nights downing their liquor, joking and dancing to cope with solitude, with Pattinson doing an exceptional job depicting drunken insanity and desperate rage. “The Lighthouse” is surprising in its tone as well as its style. There are many lighthearted moments outside of the gloom, putting the film in an odd space between disturbing and amusing. It is easy to smile watching Wake’s extensive deliveries and occasional farts, making him just as endearing as he is oﬀ-putting. There’s no mistaking it as a horror movie, especially near its end. But in capturing the life of two men alone on an island, there are bound to be moments of levity. That need for levity is eventually what sets oﬀ the film’s disastrous events. As the mystery of Wilson’s past unfolds, Wake and Wilson become more unhinged, but their performances never feel over-the-top. Pattinson’s performance feels appropriate as a man grappling with a guilty conscious. Previous horror films, such as “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” have successfully depicted paranoia and madness, and “The Lighthouse” can be added to that list. It cleverly depicts what a mind is capable of when dark secrets are brought to the surface, and the lengths it will go to keep itself in the light.

Alliance: Accepting love in diﬀerent forms 1 “I think the resource center will help me out with finding a community, and coming out to this event really helped me see that. There is a community, there is something to be talked about and that there is a support system here at the school,” Frausto said. Those who are interested in learning more or getting involved with the LGBTQ CONTINUED FROM

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community can visit the Diversity Initiatives and Resource Center at Pollak Library South 180, and further in is the LGBT Queer Resource Center in Room 189. Frausto shared from his personal experience before coming out as bisexual. “I did consider that for a long time because I come from a traditional family Catholic Mexican (household). We’re all

machismos, and I’m the eldest son, and then it was really hard. For anyone that I could give advice to, I would say to reach out to the people who you know will accept you and will love you for who you are,” Frausto said. Alecca Tapangan, one of the main emcees of the event, felt this celebration was important for people in the community. “It raises awareness of our

existence here on campus and throughout the world,” Tapangan said. “It’s also a chance for us to celebrate and be prideful of our identities and to know that being LGBTQ makes us powerful.” Michele Barr, co-president of the Pride Alliance, has been involved with the LGBTQ community for 25 years. She has been to many pride celebrations and said it has grown to a larger

presence. “I think when there’s enough events is when there’s no need for separate events. Why do we have to have a separate event for people who happen to be attracted or married to people of the same sex? Or who identify inwardly maybe as something that they’re diﬀerent outwardly. People are just people and love is just love,” Barr said.

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e l , y i t t s ’ s y j u m s p t a m a p r c e riod t ’ n o D Without open discussion, menstruation will continue to be taboo.

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After centuries of discomfort surrounding the topic of menstrual cycles, it can be said that many improvements have been made in society’s approach to its discussions and circumstances. We have come far from putting menstruating women essentially in exile,however, the unsettling feelings as well as the lack of understanding is still often present in coed conversations. To combat this unnecessary and often harmful stigma on periods, women need to own their cycle and to be comfortable talking about it. Although it’s a private aspect of life, it happens to so many people everyday. There is nothing shameful or embarrassing about discussing the topic of periods and its process. Dialogue can build understanding between the sexes, as well as encourage women to own their womanhood rather than being abashed by their body’s natural cycle. On the other hand, it is important for those who do not experience periods to ask questions. For the sake of not appearing invasive, these VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM

individuals should ask and talk to the women who have closer relationships with them. Conversations can prove to be uncomfortable at first, however most women would be happy to answer questions in order to work towards normalizing these discussions. The almost taboo nature of this topic not only creates a barrier in relationships, but also stirs up political inequity and gender discrimination. Unfortunately, our elected lawmakers, both state and national, are primarily men. Which makes issues that are specific to women, like periods, significantly less likely to be addressed. Women currently only make

up 28.9% of state legislatures and 23.7% of Congress and if the U.S. Census Bureau reports that our country is about 50.8% female, there are very real discrepancies when it comes to power. Hopefully in the near future, change for a more balanced and reflective demographic in our legislatures will occur. If substantial change is going to happen soon, men need to be involved with the reality of periods and stand for injustice, even if it does not aﬀect them. One major change that needs to occur is to remove taxes on menstrual products. However, it can only change when awareness and comfortability is created in regards to periods.

The ‘tampon-tax’ is a system that penalizes women for being women. Since menstrual products are an expense that men do not have to worry about, but a continued necessity in a woman’s life. There is no logical reason for the government to be capitalizing on it. It is estimated that through the tax, women spend an additional $150 million per year on menstrual products. In May, Gavin Newsom passed a tax exemption for the state budget that will only apply from 2020-22 that allows menstrual products to be tax-free within the state. This temporary fix will exist alongside 34 other states that still have it. Some argue that removing

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this tax can put financial strain on a state or country. Although removing a tax allows less money to be given to the government for these products, there are many outlandish and unconnected products that are not taxed in many states. While women are set to face a tax, the following are not taxed in the state of California: fruit trees, breeding racehorses, fertilizer, pets from shelters, gatorade and kombucha. Even farm equipment has a discounted tax rate, yet tampons and pads hold a stagnant tax rate. By reversing the roles, injustice of society’s reaction to periods is clearer. Imagine if the nation decided to tax men $150 million in order to even out the amount women pay yearly on these products alone. The uproar would be enormous. There is no equivalent product to compare that men are taxed on, even the comparison of Viagra is outlandish since all prescription drugs are exempt from taxes. This only furthers the clear reality that periods come with not only physical discomfort, but an expense that men do not and never will have to worry about. The only way real change will happen, is if women’s voices are elevated and everyday experiences are shared. This is how we can build understanding and empathy for the unique struggles that come with each gender. If this continues, not only will more laws be put in aﬀect to protect the interest of everyone, but also those who represent our states and country will start to reflect a more accurate picture of what our country’s population and needs.

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2019

CSUF to host conference leading UCI Men’s soccer has allowed the most goals in the Big West at 10. KASON CLARK Editor

Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer continues their conference schedule against UC Irvine, and come into the game with a record of 9-5-1, and are 1-3 in conference play. The Titans are tied for last in the Big West with Cal State Northridge and UC Riverside. CSUF won its first Big West game of the season after the double overtime victory over Sacramento State, 2-1. The win ended a five-game losing streak after an undefeated start to the season. Rei Dorwart and Alex Juarez scored the only two goals for the Titans, which was the first game where the Titans scored more than one goal in seven games. The Titans are led by junior Christian Pinzon and redshirt-sophomore Oscar Flores, who lead the Titans with five

goals. Pinzon also leads CSUF with seven assists this season. The Titans average 1.33 goals per game, but they have fallen to .75 in conference play. Defensively, the Titans rely on their senior goalkeeper Paul-Andre Guerin, who has started every game this season. He has recorded four shutouts this season, only needing one more to break the all-time program record, but has not recorded a shutout in seven straight games. Guerin allows 1.22 goals a game this season, but that average has jumped up to 2.38 in Big West play. Guerin has recorded 67 saves this season, the most by any goalkeeper in the Big West and 16 ahead of Sacramento State’s Ryan Curtis in second place. Guerin has a save percentage of .779, second to UC Davis’ Wallis Lapsley in the conference. UC Irvine come into the game 6-4-5 this season, but 3-0-1 in the Big West, putting them in first place in the conference. UCI has won two games in a row against UC Davis and No. 12 UC Santa Barbara.

Anteater goalkeeper Ford Parker is second in the conference by allowing .99 goals a game. As a team, the Anteaters allow 1.13 goals a game. Oﬀensively, the Anteaters rely on its leading scorers, Christian Gutierrez and Victor Falck, who are tied for the team lead of four goals. The Anteaters average 1.47 goals a game. Last season, UCI won, 2-1, on double overtime in their game against CSUF. The Anteaters have won two in a row, with the Titans’ last win occurring in 2017 in a 3-1 victory. The Titans are 7-1-1 at home this season, while the Anteaters are 3-2-4 on the road. The Titans will finish their season soon with four more games. In order to have a chance at the conference title, they must clinch the sixth seed of the tournament and CSUF will need to end with a better record than CSUN and UCR The Titans host the Anteaters Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Titan Stadium.

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Column: Being a Laker and a Clipper fan While the city of angels is split on who to root for, I appreciate the basketball Los Angeles has to offer. DANIEL VENEGAS Staff Writer

This season, Los Angeles basketball fans find themselves in the envy of enthusiasts across the country, as the LA Clippers and the LA Lakers are both favored to win the NBA Finals. Ever since the Clippers moved to LA from San Diego in 1984, the organization has fought hard to receive the same amount of attention as their counterparts. Lakers fans look at the Clippers as a little brother who is so far behind, they’re not even in the same conversation. Clippers fans look at the Lakers as a culture of entitled, hype-fueled babies who cheer for a team that buys their way into winning championships. Regardless of which flag you represent, I am here to tell you that there is room for both teams in the heart of every Angelino. Fans of the Lakers or Clippers should stop hating the other team and come together to cheer for both. I’ve been a fan of both teams since I was a kid. My family is a die-hard Lakers family. I was introduced to the Lakers, and basketball, during the height of the Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal days. Their style of play was so dazzling and dominant, I was hooked from the start. From then on, I wanted to watch basketball all the time. When the Lakers weren’t playing, I would be upset there wasn’t any basketball to watch. My dad noticed my sadness and decided to introduce me to the dark side. One night, he betrayed the family’s purple and gold allegiance and put on a Clippers game for me. I was dumbfounded to learn that LA had two basketball teams to watch. I will admit, it was weird watching the Clippers, which was led by Corey Maggette and Elton Brand, play at first. Both teams played in the same arena, but the colors were wrong. There were no championship banners hanging from the rafters, Billy Crystal was the only star sitting courtside, but damn, were they exciting to watch. They play like the hungry underdogs, and I’ve been hooked ever since. It’s strange to be a part of both fandoms. You experience several highs and lows that regular fans don’t have to deal with. First, you’re not identified as a true fan of either. Many times when talking to a fan who likes only one of the teams, you get labeled as a follower if any team reaches success. But that’s like saying you can’t love Tommy’s Hamburgers and In-N-Out; they are both Southern

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California staples and they are both equally delicious. Just because they are two competing burger shops, it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them both. Not only that, but I would happily eat them both at the same time. You also experience double the pain when the teams aren’t doing well at the same time. The retirement of Kobe Bryant and “Lob City” times were filled with immense promise, only to be dashed by injuries and lack of depth of quality players on both squads. To see one team go through this was lousy, but to see them both go through it at the same time was downright miserable. It can also get a little expensive being a fan of both. When they moved the Lakers to the Spectrum network’s

“Sportsnet,” I had to switch cable providers to watch games. Seeing both teams live on a regular basis becomes an exercise in load management for credit cards, and don’t even get me started on merchandise. But it’s not all downside. If anything, there are positives to being a fan of both teams that you can’t get when cheering for just one. First oﬀ, you now have double the basketball games to watch on TV. There is no better feeling than knowing you almost always have a game to watch on TV. This season, there is also double the chance a team you cheer for will make it to the playoﬀs and potentially win it all. When they play each other, no matter who loses, you win. It really is the best of both worlds.

As good as both teams are, it doesn’t make sense why you would deprive yourself of championship caliber basketball. Both teams are representing this city. And at the end of the day, that’s what matters the most. They are both LA. So much so, that each team has players like Jared Dudley and Lou Williams, and staﬀ members like Jerry West and Tyronn Lue, who’ve been a part of both teams. Keep in mind this is a city still hated by every basketball city in the country. In the postseason, it doesn’t matter what color the jersey is, “Beat LA!” will still be lobed at both teams all the same. I get it — as fans, we always need foils to root against, but we still have those in spades

without looking for one in our own backyard. There are plenty of teams this season that wish they could be half as relevant to root against. We can laugh together at the Golden State Warriors who still think they are still contenders. We can joke about the Houston Rockets, thinking their playoﬀ problems can be solved by adding another ball-dominant player to their backcourt. We can look down on the Milwaukee Bucks, thinking that they have a chance because they have the reigning MVP on their team. At the end of the day, they are both our teams. Both Staples Center. Two sides of the same coin. With two LA teams featuring the duos of Lebron James and Anthony Davis, and Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, why close yourself oﬀ to just one?