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FEATURES | LGBTQ

Bill promotes social equality

Student says there is still work that needs to be done towards acceptance SARAH GERHARD Daily Titan

When Cassidy Lynn Campbell was named Homecoming Queen of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, she became the first transgender homecoming queen in the Orange County school district.

Campbell’s win came with some unexpected backlash. Despite her crowning, by the end of the night Campbell was not thrilled.

She uploaded a tearful YouTube video that shows the teen sobbing into the camera and explaining that she was the victim of a tremendous amount of bullying.

The 16-year-old student, who up until three years ago went by the name Lance Campbell, has undoubtedly paved the way for the future of transgender students.

Ashley Moore, a graduate as-

sistant at the Cal State Fullerton Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center, remains uncertain about Campbell’s win and the future for other transgender students.

“It sends a particular message, there still is a lot of work to be done,” Moore said. “While it is a sign of increasing acceptance, it’s a very particular kind of acceptance that relies on a lot of traditional norms, simply being given access to some trans people, although the backlash she received demonstrates that there’s still quite a lot to do.”

Marina High School is one of the first schools in the California school district to impose strict policies that would allow students, such as Campbell, to participate in any and all school events, sports, activities and more.

Mark Snyder, communications manager at the Transgender Law Center, spoke on behalf of the bill, which helps enable policies like the ones at Campbell’s school.

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Group protests Daily Titan public service ads

ETHAN HAWKES / Daily Titan Sarah Jackson and Ellen Lumderg, from the Women and Gender Studies Student Association pass out protest flyers against Daily Titan PSAs.

Criticizing recent PSAs endorsed by the Titan, club hands out flyers MIA MCCORMICK Daily Titan

A group of protesters took to Titan Walk on Wednesday to voice their concern over public service announcements published in the Daily Titan endorsing what they called “harmful themes.”

The protesters, members of Women and Gender Studies Student Association (WGSSA), handed out flyers featuring the ads in question and reasons why they believe they are inappropriate portrayals of sexual education and health.

“We’re out here trying to bring awareness to the fact that there has been sexism in our university’s news publication and we

want to visibly oppose that and make a presence on campus,” Sarah Jackson, 21, a women and gender studies major, said.

The group, which is supported

by WoMen’s Center on campus, is asking for a retraction from the Daily Titan and an apology for the ads and messages portrayed in the newspaper. WGSSA is also asking for the newspaper to put a halt to ads promoting messages of this nature.

“We want to make sure that the sexual health education that people get on campus is not shameful so people are not afraid to come forward if they were a rape victim,” Rachael Stickles, a 19-year-old communications major, said. “We just want to make sure everybody has information that doesn’t make them feel ashamed.”

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The Pint House in downtown Fullerton joins the cause against cancer by donating to St. Jude and the American Cancer Society.

Alum to ‘boot cancer’ Cancer fundraiser will support St. Jude’s in memory of a lost father KYMBERLIE ESTRADA Daily Titan

In memory of a regular who lost his battle to cancer, The Pint House will host a charity event Sunday Oct. 13 to help “Give Cancer the Boot.”

The all-day event will mark the end of a five-month fundraiser to benefit cancer research and patients.

The family-owned bistro pub has received over $600 in donations from community members.

The event was inspired by the loss of a long-time Pint Club patron, Scott Hodgson, who was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, slow-growing cancerous tumors in the bile duct, in July 2010.

“It was stage four cancer at the time of diagnosis and he was given four months max to live,” Adam Hodgson, Scott’s son and a Cal State Fullerton alumnus, said. Scott died at 52 on Thanksgiving last year.

Hodgson said they went to seven different doctors and several cancer treatment centers to seek help, but all had the same answer, “sorry, the cancer is too far advanced.”

Proceeds will go towards the American Cancer Society and St. Jude Cancer Center, where Scott was treated for

two and half years before his death.

“The nurses and doctors at St. Jude that worked in the cancer center were absolutely wonderful and helpful during the times that he went in for his treatments,” Hodgson said.

Hodgson said the American Cancer Society’s research

as well as community efforts, like Relay for Life, were impressive.

Adam’s girlfriend and Pint House general manager, Danielle Ventura, proposed the idea of hosting a cancer charity benefit.

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The Pint House offers all proceeds earned from designed T-shirts for the upcoming event “Give Cancer the Boot” to St. Jude and the American Cancer Society.

SPORTS | WOMEN’S GOLF

Women’s golf rally falls short Martina Edberg and Tisha Alyn Abrea both shoot 69 for new Fullerton record ABRAHAM JAUREGUI Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s golf team rallied and finished strong yesterday at the 14th annual Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational.

The Titans shot their best in their final round, one under par and ended with 17-over-par overall, placing them in third.

This third place finish in Las Cruces, New Mexico is the Titans’ best so far in this early season. Portland State pulled away finishing first with three over par, followed by UC Irvine at eight over par.

The UCI Anteaters were on top of the leaderboards after each of the first two rounds, but couldn’t hang on, having an eight over par performance in the final round. The Vikings took advantage and jumped

ahead of them when they shot an even final round.

A late third round rally by the Titans helped place four players in the top 30, including Junior Tisha Alyn Abrea and freshman Martina Edberg tied for sixth place. Abrea, September’s Big West Conference Golfer of the Month, and Swedish native Edberg both shot a career best and school record 69, three under-par in the third round, they ended the tournament even with the golf course, two shots behind second place and eight shots behind the winner, the Vikings’ A Ram Choi. Edberg produced the Titans’ only eagle, an impressive shot on the 16th hole of the third round.

Junior Seri Lee jumped the leaderboard in the final round shooting one over par and ending in a six-way tie for 27th place along with fellow Titan, junior Makayla Mier. Coming off a career best in the second round where she shot a two-under-par 70, Mier struggled in the third round shooting a five-over-par

and ended tied with Lee at nine over par for the day.

Junior Kate Cho improved her scores each round, ending the tournament in 66th place at 21 over par.

Playing as an individual, sophomore Dakota Brown ended in a three-way tie for 59th place, shooting an 18-over-par 90 for the tournament.

The collegiate tournament, held at New Mexico State University Golf Course, consisted of 14 universities competing in a 6,258 yard, par-72 course.

The Titans began the tournament on a great pace ending the first of three-day rounds tied for third place along with Nevada at three-over-par and only three shots back of the leader, UC Irvine. Abrea shot a school record 69, 3 under par, in the first day and ended in second place overall. Edberg shot one back of Abrea with a 70, 2 under par, and finished tied for third place. As a team, the Titans shot 13 birdies in the first day, led by Abrea and Edberg, who each

earned four. The Titans also had six double bogeys and 15 bogeys.

The Titans hit a wall on Tuesday as they had a 13-over-par performance and fell to seventh place on the second day of play. As a team, the Titans shot seven double bogeys and 15 bogeys, while making 11 birdies.

Mier lead the Titans in the second round where she regained ground by shooting two birdies and playing even with the course the rest of the day.

For the tournament, the Titans shot one eagle, 39 birdies, 43 bogeys and 17 double bogeys.

Next for the Titans is the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, California. The tournament begins on Saturday and the two-day, 54-hole tournament will have 20 teams competing, including Big West rivals UC Riverside, Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Hawai’i.

For information on women’s golf and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

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Deans take a slice “Pizza with the Dean” event calls for input from students at Irvine Campus ALLY FITZGERALD Daily Titan

Associate Dean Van Muse and Dean Susan Cooper of the Cal State Fullerton, Irvine Campus gave an ear to students at the “Pizza with the Dean” student outreach event.

The event encouraged students at the campus in southern Orange County to take a slice of pizza and mingle with one another and the satellite campus’ administrative staff.

“As I’m serving them pizza, they have an opportunity to interact with me, ask questions, interact with some of our ASI and other people as well,” Muse said.

The Tuesday event was put on by the Irvine Campus branch of ASI Productions. ASI Films Coordinator Eric De Jesus and ASI

Special Programs Coordinator Meghan Pumphrey were both clad in spirited blue shirts with prominent elephant logos.

Pumphrey helped Muse hand out pizza to students while De Jesus helped students to enter a raffle put on by the school to win two meals to Veggie Grill.

Last month, the prize was an Apple TV. The prize was larger at last month’s event because they had a goal of getting student feedback about strategic means of outreach and improving the campus, Cooper said.

“We have a team here decide what kind of activities are good for our students,” Cooper said about the event.

The absence of places to eat at the campus has been a point of concern in past events.

Organizers were eager to note that the pizzas were purchased at a locally owned and operated pizzeria. “(Students) have noticed that food is missing at this campus,”

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De Jesus said. “All we have is a bookstore.”

The event is held on a different weeknight each month to ensure that as many different students as possible will be able to attend throughout the semester, Cooper said.

Michelle Fonseca, 27, a child and adolescent development major, takes three classes at the Irvine Campus and one at the main campus in Fullerton. She said events like the Pizza with the Dean are commonplace at the Irvine Campus, which she described as having a “smaller community” setting.

“I think it’s great that we get to meet the dean,” Fonseca said, “And it’s also a quick snack between classes, so it works both ways.”

Cooper also noted that being located in southern Orange County makes the campus beneficial to commuter students.

De Jesus agreed with that idea when he explained why he contributes to events at the Irvine Campus.

“Part of the reason that we do the events is for people who don’t go to every class at the Fullerton campus but want to get involved,” De Jesus said. “I don’t go to class every single day, but I wanted to be involved, so I decided to (get involved) at the Irvine Campus since I live out here.”

A list of upcoming events at the Irvine Campus can be found on the homepage of the campus’ website.

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The group drafted a letter to the Daily Titan Editor-inChief, Yvette Quintero, stating that particular PSAs that have run in the Daily Titan on various days in the past month were offensive and characterized by “sexist symbolism.”

The closing paragraph of this letter reads: “The implications of these messages are harmful. They make me feel judged by my university. … I ask, therefore, that the Daily Titan publish a retraction of the offensive ad campaign, issue an apology to the student body, and put an end to the production of advertisements that perpetuate rape culture, victim blaming, slut shaming, and the objectification of female bodies.”

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“It was grown into an awesome day event,” Hodgson said.

Ventura, 25, said the event is their way of encouraging the community to support “those who are fighting or know someone who is fighting cancer.”

Ventura, who is also the planning coordinator of Give Cancer the Boot, said the organizations were chosen because they “support the masses.” She said there are many types of cancers and The Pint House does not want to just support a particular one.

“After meeting with Lauren Christ, the Senior Manager for the American Cancer Society, we found that there is a great need for community support for both patients and those with friends and family suffering

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from cancer,” Ventura said.

The Pint House hopes to achieve three simple goals at the event; raise awareness, raise funds and to bring the community together.

“My dad may be the inspiration for the event, but this event is truly for cancer patients, current and past,” Hodgson said.

Ventura added that The Pint House hopes that its efforts and community support will bring awareness and raise funds to “boot out cancer.”

Admission is free and The Pint House will be open for business from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Proceeds from the auctions, custom printed T-shirts and pint glass sales and 20 percent of food and beverage sales will go towards the American Cancer Society and St. Jude Cancer Center.

Local businesses, such as Big Buddha Tattoo, Bootleg-

ger’s Brewery, Patty’s Cakes and Twisted Vine will be contributing art pieces, cupcakes, beverages and more at the event.

Customers and businesses have also compiled gift baskets, which will be raffled or auctioned off during the event Sunday.

Tattoo artist at Big Buddha Tattoo, Sam Ngo, 35, said he’s working on a stencil sketch piece that is “cancer-related.”

“All of us (the shop’s tattoo artists) are making art pieces that will be auctioned off at the event,” Ngo said.

The event will also feature live music.

The charity event will be held at The Pint House in downtown Fullerton located on 136 W. Wilshire Ave. For more information and to donate to Give Cancer the Boot, visit BootingCancer.com

Courtesy of The Pint House The Pint House team participate in The Relay For Life for the cause against cancer.

ersby to sign copies of this letter to send to Quintero in hopes of receiving a retraction and an apology from the publication.

“We want students to feel comfortable with the fact that the university isn’t judging their character based on the amount of sexual partners they have had, which is the insinuation of this ad, we feel,” Jackson said.

Jerry Kou, director of advertising for the Daily Titan, expressed that it was not the objective of the advertising staff to offend students.

“Our intention was just to inform students about avoiding STDs,” Kou said. “None of our intention was to offend anybody, to call women sleazes, or to offend women, slut shame ... none of that was our intention.

It was just misrepresented and the message was poorly portrayed.”

“We want students to feel comfortable with the fact that the university isn’t judging their character based on the amount of sexual partners they have had.”

Rachael Stickles

Communications major Kou, a 21-year-old advertising major, said the first of these PSAs ran in the paper on a

Monday.

“It was brought to my attention the Wednesday of the same week, so we took out the ad immediately the following day,” Kou said.

One of the PSAs that demonstrators criticized for its “offensive” implications focused on the legs of a female who is implied to be naked and passed out after consuming alcohol.

“The whole purpose of that one was letting people know that rape when someone is drunk is legally considered non-consensual sex and can be considered rape,” Kou said.

“We are not blaming alcohol for rape … We are just trying to prevent rape from happening and letting everyone know that you can be sued for this. This can become a crime.”

The Daily Titan has no plans to run a retraction for the PSAs as of now.

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DTBRIEFS Obama names Reserve chair NEREIDA MORENO

President Barack Obama appointed Janet Yellen as the 15th chair of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, according to USA Today.

If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen, 67, would be the first woman to head the nation’s central bank.

She could be the first Democrat to lead the Fed since 1979, when Paul Vockler assumed the post following a nomination from Jimmy Carter.

In the White House ceremony announcing her appointment, Yellen pledged to keep the U.S. economy growing and provide a strong and stable financial system.

“She is a proven leader and she’s tough, and not just because she’s from Brooklyn,” Obama said.

In addition to her years as Fed vice chair, Yellen served as a governor of the San Francisco branch of the Fed. She would replace Ben Bernanke, who was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve in 2006.

He is set to retire after his second four-year term is over on Jan. 31.

Brown signs abortion bill ANDRES GARCIA

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Wednesday that would allow nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives to perform aspiration abortions within the first trimester of pregnancy, according to KPCC. The legislation was authored

by Assemblywoman Toni Atkins (D-San Diego). Atkins said that the legislation will benefit those who live in parts of the state where access is difficult.

During aspiration abortions, a pregnancy is terminated by inserting a suction tube into the uterus.

The legislation was passed during a time when a number of other states have been enacting statutes to limit access to abortion.

Republican opponents of the legislation argued that it would increase risk to patients.

The American Journal of Public Health published a report in March that found there was no increased risk to the patient when the procedure was performed by either nurse practitioners, physician assistants or certified nurse midwives.

FBI tracks bank robber NEREIDA MORENO

The FBI released surveillance photos Wednesday of a man suspected of robbing a Fullerton bank twice within the past five months, according to the Orange County Register.

The man is suspected of holding up a Bank of the West branch at 3201 Yorba Linda Blvd. last Friday and on May 10.

No one was harmed in either robbery.

The suspect, known as the “Big A bandit,” wore an Angels baseball cap and sunglasses during both incidents.

The man allegedly passed a note to the bank teller demanding cash during each heist.

Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman of the FBI, told the Register that he stuffed money into a black nylon briefcase before fleeing the scene.

The suspect is described as a 50 to 55-year-old male with shoulder length, dirty blonde hair. He is about 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 250 pounds, according to officials.

Graduate student Chris Saldana conducts a study session at the tutoring center.

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SGMH tutoring center garners high demand Stephen G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics center becomes a mediator ERICA MAHONEY Daily Titan

As the madness of midterms nears, the Stephen G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics Tutoring Center prepares for high demand.

Students are able to schedule 30-minute appointments and information systems and decision sciences (ISDS) students may come in during walk-in hours for tutoring in some of the most challenging business courses.

Briana Tham, an office coordinator for the center, said that tutoring traffic has increased over the years.

When she first started four years ago, she said there were only a handful of students who took advantage of the tutoring services. Today, appointments need to be set up a week or two in advance sometimes.

Undergraduate and graduate students are hired by the center as tutors, as well as volunteers from Beta Alpha Psi accounting honors society.

Available tutoring subjects include beginning and intermediate levels of accounting, finance, economics, business writing and ISDS. ISDS is a business statistics course that is known to be an especially difficult course in the business department, partly because each professor teaches the subject differently.

Currently, there are no 400 level courses available for tutoring services. Neda Ghafouriam, an accounting, finance and business writing tutor, explained that all of the tutors are current students, meaning that most of them are currently enrolled in 400 level classes and are therefore not knowledgeable enough to teach the material.

Shams Zreigat, a Beta Alpha Psi volunteer, said tutoring is not only beneficial to the student, but that it also helps reinforce concepts and subject matter for the tutor as well.

The tutoring center also offers room reservations for group study sessions and even offer tutoring via skype for ISDS course studies.

Due to high volumes of traffic, students are limited to one appointment per subject, per day. Students are encouraged to come prepared, with all necessary materials for assignments they need help with.

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Ghafouriam and tutor Chris Saldana said students should come to their appointments with specific questions or concepts to better utilize their 30-minute window, and material should at least have been practiced or attempted before they arrive.

According to the center’s website, students are warned that the tutoring center cannot “work miracles and repair writing and other skills overnight.”

After students have received services, the tutoring center highly recommends filling out a satisfaction survey, to establish feedback for

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“We can be a mediator between the students and the professors and what they need.”

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both the tutors and the center itself.

The tutoring center is privately funded through the executive council for the college of business and rely on student testimonials to gain funding and resources.

Although the center is primarily serves business majors, they are open to help students outside of the college who have business related assignments.

Tutors hold a more comprehensive role than just helping students review material.

Ghafouriam said that last year, when finance students struggled with their department final, she contacted the department chair and asked them to create a review session, so all students could become familiar with the objectives and testing style of the upcoming final. The review session was a success, and has become a semiannual occurrence.

“We can be a mediator between the students and the professors and what they need,” Ghafouriam said.

Zreigat encourages students to save the time it takes toiling over difficult problems and come to the tutoring center for timely, efficient help.

All tutors invite students to come in and visit the center in SGMH 2404.

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is used for Philadelphia Civil Rights Act 1965 “Affirmative Action”the first time 1969 Order 1954 of Education 1964

Brown v. Board

School segregation ruled unconstitutional. A year later, black college enrollment at 4.9 percen

the term

Landmark legislation passed to end discrimination by large private employers on the basis of race and gender regardless of any government contract.

President Johnson uses term for the first time in Executive Order 11246, requiring federal contractors to take “affirmative action” to ensure quality employment. The Executive Order is extended to women in 1968.

Nixon presents “goals and timetables” for reaching equal employment opportunity in construction trades.

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Affirmative action is not the solution Colleges should focus on student success instead of unfair diversity policies IAN O’BRIEN

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As another attempt to end affirmative action makes its way to court, it remains to be seen when American universities will recognize how unfair and detrimental the practice is.

The case in recent memory happened in 2008, when two women who were rejected by University of Texas at Austin filed a lawsuit against the administration on the basis of racial discrimination.

Plaintiffs Abigail Fisher and Rachel Michalewicz complained that they were not admitted into UT Austin because they were passed over in favor of minority students despite being qualified

for admission.

Fisher did not graduate in the top 10 percent from her high school, which would have made her eligible for automatic admission to the University of Texas.

However, she scored an 1180 out of 1600 on the SAT and had a 3.59 grade point average.

She actively participated in extracurricular activities outside of her high school, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and participating in the orchestra and math competitions.

In a 7-1 decision by the Supreme Court, Fisher v. University of Texas was sent back to the appellate court for further consideration.

The issue is hardly over, as the high court will hear arguments for another affirmative action case, Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, next Tuesday.

In 2006, 58 percent of the state voted in favor of the Mich-

igan Civil Rights Initiative, a ballot proposal that banned affirmative action in the admission process for institutions of public education.

“...affirmative action could have the potential of excluding other communities of color.”

Opponents tried to overturn the initiative, proving successful when the case made it to the sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled the initiative unconstitutional in 2011.

This ruling was upheld again a

year later after Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette asked the full appellate court to review the case. The full court upheld the earlier decision, prompting Schuette to take his case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A key point that both sides are likely to make is that enrollment of black students has gone down by 30 percent at University of Michigan since the ban became law, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Opponents of the initiative can argue that a ban on affirmative action causes a decline in minorities enrolling at universities, but it remains unclear whether they can argue the success of minority students who are admitted under affirmative action programs.

The idea of equality being achieved with affirmative action needs closer examination as well.

While affirmative action may

bring in more minorities, it could have the potential of excluding other communities of color that have been overrepresented in universities.

Affirmative action has been designed as a way to negate the discrimination minorities endured back in the civil rights era.

This line of thinking may backfire. It makes it seem that minorities are unable to move up in society without assistance from public policy, reinforcing the idea that they are perpetually inferior.

While it may be a valid idea to assist individuals who have been historically disadvantaged, it makes no sense to punish groups of people for having consistently performed quality work.

It is not possible to choose what race or family an individual is born into, so a better ideal of equality would mean evaluating everyone on the same basis.

Public universities should

take a more results oriented approach to its admissions policies. If minority applicants with lower than average qualifications are seen to have the potential to succeed in college, the universities evaluating their applications should send their information to a less selective university that has the resources to help them succeed.

Admitting an applicant, regardless of color, who is underqualified to combat the rigor of a university’s curriculum could inadvertently strain the university’s resources, as the student may take longer to graduate.

Policymakers should look at ways to level the playing field earlier on in elementary, middle and high school, before it comes time to apply to college.

With more attention being paid to equity earlier on, college admissions teams will not have to take shortcuts.

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Affirmative action is upheld, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admissions.

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Supreme Court rules set-aside programs unconstitutional unless specific industry wide discrimination can be proven.

State constitution amended to prohibit consideration of race, sex, or ethnicity in public employment or education.

Sixth Court of Appeals rules state ban on raceconscious college admissions policies unconstitutional because it places unfair burden on minority interests.

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Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to Circuit Court of Appeals to be re-evaluated.

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Chain of command hurts justice and victims Courts and juries should decide sexual assault cases not commanders ERICA MAHONEY Daily Titan

Sexual assaults in the military undergo a lengthy process of reporting before perpetrators can be punished.

Faced with the mountains of red tape that must be cut through to bring justice to their offenders, many victims decide not to report the assaults at all.

Victims are afraid to confront their situation, fearing that the revelation of their case will affect their role in the military.

Even more problematic is

that the victim must report it in their chain of command which can pose hardships for the victim, Capt. Lory Manning explains in an article for PBS titled “Emails shed new light on military sexual assault case.”

“In the military, reports of sexual assault in a unit ref lect poorly on supervisors, because it shows they can’t discipline their unit,” Manning said.

“That makes it more likely for junior supervisors to discourage reporting up the chain of command and even to retaliate against the victim.”

Manning served in the United States. Navy for 25 years, and now directs the Women in the Military Project. She is not alone in voicing her opinion on the shortfalls of the way

the military handles sexual assault issues. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff also recognizes there is a problem.

“If a perpetrator shows up at a court-martial with a rack of ribbons and has four deployments and a Purple Heart, there is certainly the risk that we might be a little too forgiving of that particular crime,” Dempsey said.

The most prominent military sexual assault case as of late revolves around Air Force Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, who was accused and convicted of aggravated sexual assault against a female houseguest.

He received his conviction by a military jury panel and was sentenced to a year in prison and dismissal from service, but Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin overturned the decision just three months later, according to the Air Force Times.

Franklin not only overturned the decision, but also reinstated Wilkerson into service, claiming that after

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“Reports of sexual assault in a unit reflect poorly on supervisors, because it shows they can’t discipline their unit.”

Capt. Lory Manning Director of Women in the Military Project

reviewing the evidence, he found him to be innocent. PBS reported that Franklin also tried to secure a military promotion for Wilkerson.

The Air Force Times reported that Franklin had offered Wilkerson personal advisement and was working to get

Wilkerson’s security clearance increased.

Unsurprisingly, Franklin’s decision to overturn the jury’s verdict sparked a media frenzy, and rightfully so.

No commanding officer, no matter the ranking he or she might hold, should have the ability to solely overturn a verdict.

Some argue that interfering with these rules hurts the military’s highly honored chain of command, but the system is clearly not working.

The Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military for the 2012 fiscal year reveals that there were 3,374 reports of sexual assault. Of those reports, only 302 actually proceeded to trial.

The 3,374 reports encompass both restricted and unrestricted reports.

The Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention or SHARP program through the Army explains that restricted reports are for victims who do not wish to open a case

against their assailant, but only seek medical treatment and/or counseling.

Unrestricted reports are for those who want to press charges. In 2012, 816 reports remained restricted, and 2,558 were unrestricted.

It is relieving to know that there is the restricted option available to victims who just want treatment, but the culture of oppression of sexual assault victims is still too present in the military.

Men and women need to feel safe when reporting sexual assault, and confident that their reports will not affect their work, rank or reputation, Manning said.

The United States military should stand as a shining example of justice and honor, neither of which are evident while commanders can overturn charges as serious as sexual assault, just because they disagree with the verdict.

Something needs to change, and quickly, before the military loses any more respect.

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Haley Pollack moved to California from New Hampshire and has had to deal with homesickness and finding her place at Cal State Fullerton.

Courtesy of Affy Mohammad Affy Mohammad poses at a book signing for her children’s book.

Leaving home and going off to college can be a scary event in any young adults life.

A crucial advancement in common life, many students leave the comfort of home and migrate to college campuses, hoping to experience a life beyond what they have known.

For Haley Pollack, a Cal State Fullerton freshman, leaving her home in New Hampshire was an act welcomed with open arms.

She was born in Seal Beach and moved to New Hampshire with her family when she was five.

Pollack, a biology major, said she moved back to California because she wanted to be here.

“I absolutely love it. It’s the perfect fit,” Pollack said.

One of the hardest parts for individuals moving away from home is leaving behind family and friends.

Maintaining contact with loved ones keeps a connection to known roots and may lessen the feeling of being alone for those establishing themselves in a new environment.

Setting up agreed times to speak over the phone, Skype and/or other modes of com-

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Assembly Bill 1266 was enacted to help transgendered students feel more like their “authentic selves,” Snyder said. “(The bill) sends a strong message to LGBTQ youth that California doesn’t discriminate. The law clarifies existing state and federal law so that schools understand their responsibility to allow transgender students to fully participate in all school programs and facilities.”

The bill is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2014 California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill in August 2013 with hopes it would send a message of acceptance and promote better social acknowledgement of the cause.

Although many states, such as Washington, Colorado and Connecticut have adopted various policies to protect transgender students, California was the first state to address the issue head on.

AB 1266 has stirred up a lot of controversy.

Ultimately, these boil down to issues regarding the choice of bathrooms and gender for sports teams; the bill opens the option for transgender students to choose.

Indications of whether or not the bill will expand its purpose nearing the effect date has yet to be seen and the intent of the details, limits and boundaries will ultimately depend on the

munication assists college newcomers in the transition away from the comfort of established social groups.

“I text my mom every day,” Pollack said. She added that she contacts her parents via Skype every weekend.

While Pollack finds herself far from home, she never seems to be far from family.

Her aunt and uncle live in Norwalk, which is about 20 minutes away from CSUF. While many students leave most of their physical family life behind, Pollack stands as one of the exceptions.

She spends her weekends in Norwalk with her family and says it helps her to not feel alone.

“I’m not just plopped someplace where I don’t know anybody,” Pollack said.

Students can enhance their experience at CSUF by living on campus.

The residence halls provide students an easier way to socialize with others outside of class.

Approximately two thousand students are housed on campus this year.

Pollack explains why she is content to live her first year

administration of that school.

“I think that the trans community is, right now, the least accepted of all and the least publicized,” Tobi Goode, a 19-year-old CSUF student, said. “I think many trans people have to hide their true inner selves due to social stigma associated with who they are.”

To the public eye, some of the transgender community is not only relatively unknown, but some may also argue it is ignored.

“Transgender stuff is just years and years behind gay stuff,” Moore said. “I think the fracturing that the gay rights movements partially endorsed, which is ‘gays not trans,’ and cutting gender issues out of the movement is kind of responsible for that, so while it’s LGBTQ, the ‘T’ has never really had a lot of political support over the last couple of years.”

Transgender society remains doubtful in general, stemming from what seems to be its frustration with the trans community essentially being treated as outcasts of our society.

The ignorance many transgender people deal with is greatly impacting their mental state, as recent surveys have shown.

A report put by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force found that 41 percent, almost one in two transgendered people have attempted suicide.

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on the Fullerton campus in the residence halls.

She said she spends most of her day in the dorms with other students.

“We all watch shows and movies together. A friend of ours brought a Wii,” Pollack said.

Joining a social group, sports team or volunteer organization is one of the recommended cures for those leaving home for the first time.

“I’m constantly busy and never hanging out in my room by myself,” Pollack said.

Cindy Martinez, Ph.D., a CSUF Student Health and Counseling Center psychologist, said students should get involved on campus by either participating in the residence hall activities or joining clubs.

“Make friends by reaching out to others. Homesickness will pass if you concentrate on being active instead of sitting in your room crying,” Martinez said.

Pollack is enrolled in the Army ROTC program, which occupies around seven hours of her week.

Morning trainings held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday keep Pollack active and

ing with these kinds of demons in any one of her emotional YouTube videos where she is clearly distraught over the bullying she has had to deal with.

“I am always judged and I am always looked down upon,” Campbell said.

Although Campbell’s home-

alert as she trains for future confrontations.

The ROTC program, made up of four platoons, each with approximately 30 students each, extends Pollack’s connection with the campus.

Ines Marie, a 21-year-old foreign exchange business student from Paris, has adapted to the campus in stride.

“I really love studying here,” Marie said. “Everyone is so nice here and it is so easy to meet people and to have new friends.”

While the majority of the individuals Marie has met have also been foreign exchange students, she said she enjoys spending time with her four roommates.

Pollack and Marie embrace college life as individuals moving away from their comfort zone.

Martinez reminds students to understand that the moving out experience can be both exciting and frightening.

“You are making a major life transition, so expect to have a period of time where you are getting used to the new surroundings, obligations, expectations and freedom,” Martinez said.

coming win is a symbol of acceptance on behalf of the state of California, given recent backlash, we still have a lot of work to do.

“As more people meet and hear the stories of transgender people, acceptance will grow,” Snyder said.

Courtesy of MCT Cassidy Lynn Campbell won homecoming queen at her high school.

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It was a normal family outing to an ice cream parlour.

Affy Mohammad got some mint chocolate chip, while her younger brother, Wahlid, got his usual vanilla with sprinkles.

However, Sahil Khan, their baby cousin, was not going to be left out.

He was given a small cup of lemon ice cream by his older cousins. It was his first time eating ice cream.

It is a story Sahil is probably too young to remember. However, Mohammad remembers the moment quite vividly.

Mohammad’s baby cousin had such an animated reaction that she decided to write a book about it, titled Lemon Ice Cream.

“All (of) my cousins, including myself, we’re all pranksters. It’s our goal to torture each other when we see each other,” Mohammad said.

A lot of that spirit comes from Mohammad’s mother, who Wahild said once threatened to put Nair in his shampoo.

“My mom really likes to do stuff to us,” Wahild said. “It keeps the family alive.”

Sahil was given spoonful after spoonful of this frozen treat he had never tried before.

The combination of the coldness and tartness of the ice cream made him shiver and tightened up his face.

“His reaction was hysterical, so we just kept doing it over and over until he started crying,” Mohammad said.

The writing experience for Mohammad was fun, but also soothing.

“With all the stress from school and working two jobs, just sitting down and doing something, that is just fun is very, very calming for me,” Mohammad said.

Although this may seem like an act of toddler torture, Mohammad grew up in an extremely spirited environment.

Mohammad wrote stories in high school and submitted them to a variety of contests.

Once she turned 21, she began submitting her stories to publishers.

Mohammad was disheartened at first because she didn’t hear back from the publishers.

“I was rejected so many times in the previous years that I stopped writing completely for a while,” Mohammad said.

However, Mohammad would not surrender her dreams to rejection.

Her perseverance paid off when Lemon Ice Cream was published.

Then, the bookmaking process began.

From turning in the manuscript to the book going to print, the total process took six weeks.

“It was so fast. It almost felt fake,” Mohammad said.

Lemon Ice Cream was just the beginning for Mohammad. She recently sent in another manuscript to Publish America, called Pouring Pancakes, which has been accepted to be published.

The new star of Mohammad’s book is none other than Sahil’s little sister, Aria.

A New Course Mohammad took her first psychology course during her junior year of high school and it stuck.

“If I can help my crazy aunts and uncles, I’m going to go into this field,” Mohammad said.

Mohammad’s school courses led her to work at Laura’s House, a center to help victims of domestic violence.

She works closely with children and this has led her to approach writing in a unique way.

She is looking to break the status quo in children’s literature.

Mohammad wants to incorporate her schooling to address some complex topics, such as gender roles and a healthy family unit.

“I kind of want to touch on that because you have to teach them young what a healthy relationship looks like and what a healthy family looks like,” Mohammad said.

Whether it’s writing about lemon ice cream or raining breakfast, Mohammad has managed to blend a lifelong passion of hers with great enthusiasm that she brings to her work with children.

Although proud of her work, she is still humble about it all.

“I will always live for children though, to serve them, educate them and make them laugh,” Mohammad said.

As for Sahil, his mother, Weeda Marufy, said that he is ready to give lemon ice cream another try.

At the moment, however, he’s sticking to plain vanilla.

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Fresh off their shutout victory over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team returns to Titan Stadium to face UC Davis on Friday and Sacramento State on Sunday in Big West action.

Playing just two of their 10 matches in 2013 at home, where they split the pair, the 4-6 Titans begin a stretch of three straight home games in the Big West Conference Friday, starting with the Aggies of UC Davis.

The Titans go into the weekend tied for second with UC Irvine in the Big West’s South Division with three points.

Before snatching a 1-0 win away to Cal Poly SLO in their last match, the Titans had a rough go in a 3-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara at Harder Stadium.

After their game Sunday against Sacramento, CSUF will have faced all four teams from the league’s north division.

Senior goalkeeper Bryan Escalante returned as the starter to record six saves and his first shutout of the season in the match against Cal Poly SLO. Escalante has 38 saves on the season and a 1.67 goals against average but his stellar play has only resulted in a 2-5 record.

Coming into the match, the Mustangs had been the highest scoring team in the nation.

Also against Cal Poly SLO, senior defender Jamie Cano scored his second goal of the season, as the Titans continue to receive positive contributions from multiple players this season.

The Titans have seen scoring from nine different players so far this season, including a team high three by junior midfielder Ian Ramos who leads the Titans in points with six.

The UC Davis Aggies come into the game Friday with a 5-51 record on the season and 1-1 in conference play. The Aggies are 2-3-1 on the road this season.

Having topped UCI 2-0 in their Big West opener, the Aggies dropped their last match 2-0 to No. 6 Cal State Northridge.

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Aggies have conceded just 10 goals this season to opponents.

Senior goalkeeper Omar Zeenni has started every match for the Aggies in 2013 and has limited opponents to less than a goal per game while only needing to make 30 saves.

But as strong as their defense has been, UC Davis has floundered offensively. The Aggies have a paltry seven goals in the 2013 season.

Sophomore midfielder Ryan Gross leads the team with five points on two goals and one assist, but only six other players on the roster have so much as a point for the Aggies.

If the Titans can match the three goals they scored in their match against Grand Canyon University, it will put the low scoring Aggies under a considerable amount of pressure on Friday.

As for the Titans’ opponent on Sunday, not much has gone right for the Hornets in 2013.

The Hornets sit in last place of the Big West North Division and are one of two teams to not have a point thus far in Big West play.

Sacramento State lost to CSUN and UCI in the league’s

opening weekend.

With a 2-5-3 record overall and a 2-2-1 away record, they actually top the Aggies in terms of futility in front of the net with just six goals on the year.

Hornets junior forward Chimdum Mez has been the one bright spot for the team thus far this season with two goals and three assists.

But with the Hornets’ overreliance on Mez, if the Titans manage to mark the forward out of their match Sunday, the likelihood of the Hornets scoring is slim at best.

After managing a split over the course of a very difficult opening weekend in Big West play, Ammann’s men should be bubbling at the chance to play two winnable matches at home this weekend.

With difficult matches against UCI and CSUN looming over the horizon for the Titans, maximum points from this weekend’s matches is a must if they hope to keep pace on their path to the Big West tournament and a possible automatic NCAA berth.

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The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team will put their undefeated conference record on the line on Friday when they travel inland to face fellow unbeaten foe UC Riverside in an early battle for first place in the Big West Conference.

After beating the University of Hawai’i in an overtime thriller last Friday, the women of CSUF were held to a 1-1 draw with visiting 2012 Big West tournament champs Cal State Northridge. At 1-0-1 in the Big West, the Titans’ four points are good enough for second place in the conference, just two points behind the Highlanders of UC Riverside.

Just 5-7-1 overall, the Highlanders are the surprise of the Big West thus far defeating CSUN 3-1 in their opening match before downing Hawai’i 2-0 on Sunday. In addition to their perfect start, UCR also enters their match against CSUF boasting Big West Defensive Player of the Week, Elizabeth Silas. The sophomore goalkeeper posted a shutout against Hawai’i and has led the Highlanders to their best start since 2005, subsequently the last season CSUF and UCR finished as the top two teams in the Big West standings.

On the Titans’ side, CSUF is also led by stellar play between the posts. Senior goalkeeper Lindsey Maricic has been a rock for the Titans, helping the team with a Big West best 0.71 goals against average. With four shutouts in her 11 starts, Maricic’s 69 saves already matches her career best from 2011 and her .074 GAA is the third best in Titans’ single season history.

Play on the offensive side of the ball for the Titans has been a different story though.

With just 13 goals total as a team, CSUF is last in the

Big West offensively. The Titans have been shut out in four games this season and have not scored more than two goals in any of their matches.

Capturing Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors last week and scoring points in five straight matches, senior midfielder Erica Mazeau leads the Titans in both goals and assists. Her three goals and four assists are good enough for 10 points on the season, while the next closest CSUF player, forward Christina Burkenroad, has managed only five points on two goals and one assist.

Titan Head Coach Demian Brown has recently been tinkering with formations to get the best out of his players offensively. Deploying three forwards at times and even attempting to push captain Chelsey Patterson from her defensive midfield position further up the pitch to get her touches closer to goal, nothing has seemed to jumpstart the Titans’ offense this season.

Despite saying he has been happy with his forwards’ work rate in matches thus far, Brown has admitted after matches the lack of a final product has put a strain on the team’s confidence going forward. While Maricic has done well to bail the Titans out with her shot-stopping ability, the Titans have to know the pressure they are putting on their defense to be perfect each game has got to give sooner or later.

The Highlanders are the only perfect team through two matches of play in the Big West and CSUF will have to be prepared accordingly. In their first Big West road game, it will be up to the Titans to take the game to the Highlanders, while creating and converting at a much higher rate than any of their previous matches.

By Sunday, there may be only one undefeated team in the Big West. It will be the Titans if their forwards step up in a big way.

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