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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013

DETOUR | CONVENTION

Gamers storm to Blizzcon Blizzard gave attendees a sneak peek of Warcraft and their upcoming games ERIC GANDARILLA

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Blood-stained barbarians, weapon-strapped space marines and blue-skinned trolls roamed the halls of Blizzcon 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Blizzcon is a two-day convention that celebrates all things Blizzard Entertainment. Fans of Blizzard games caught sneak peeks of upcoming games, met familiar online gamers for the first time and showed off the costumes they’ve been working on for the past couple months. After taking a year off, the convention came back to Anaheim with a lot to share about their upcoming games. Many of the major announcements to come out of the show were revealed during the opening ceremony on the first day of the convention. Day 1 The first gaming glimpse attendees caught during the opening ceremony was a cinematic, which began with Jim Raynor—the protagonist of

StarCraft II—in a dust-filled strip of land. At first, it seemed as if this might have been a StarCraft expansion, but as the screen began filling up with characters from various Blizzard franchises, it was clear that this was not StarCraft. As soon as the crowd realized what they were watching, they went nuts. The entire room roared with excitement at the sight of Blizzard heroes and villains duking it out in the game Heroes of the Storm—Blizzard’s take on a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA). Alpha footage of the MOBA followed the cinematic, along with an announcement that players could sign up for closed beta testing. Hearthstone, Blizzard’s online card game, also saw some stage time. The two pieces of news regarding Hearthstone were an open beta testing period for the game starting next month and two new platforms that the game will be released on, iPhone and Android. The last bit of news that came out of the opening ceremony was the name of World of Warcraft’s new expansion, Warlords of Draenor. SEE BLIZZARD, 6

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Cosplayers dressed as characters from Blizzard games at the two-day event.

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This selection of Cal State campuses shows a variety of funding levels, Cal State Channel Islands receives the second most funding per student in the system. Cal State Dominguez Hills is ranked ninth, while Cal States Long Beach and Fullerton are ranked 22nd and 23rd respectively.

The largest CSU campus, CSUF, gets less funding per student than any other

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Cal State Fullerton receives the least amount of funding per student in the 23-campus California State University, despite having the largest student body in the CSU, according to the CSUF Division of Administration and Finance. CSUF receives $4,782 per student from the 2013-2014 fiscal budget with 38,325 students enrolled in fall 2013. The amount of money each campus receives from the state is decided by a formula set by

the Chancellor’s Office. Enrollment is divided by the the student to faculty ratio (SFR) and allocates funding to the universities per student. The Chancellor’s Office calculates the SFR number, determining how much funding a campus gets per student. Each campus gets a target or number of students that they are supposed to teach, or full time equivalent students (FTES). The funding each campus gets is designed by the SFR. The Maritime Academy in the San Francisco Bay Area is ranked 23rd in enrollment and receives $23,184,576 in general allocation for roughly 1,000 students. They receive $20,963 per student. Elizabeth Chapin, a CSU representative, said the campuses

rely on the general fund allocation (state funding) and tuition fee revenue. The general fund allocation, which determines how much each campus gets from the state, is primarily based on the campus’ student enrollment. To do this, the Budget and Academic Affairs departments at the Chancellor’s Office work with their counterparts at the campus to determine what the effective enrollment target should be, Chapin said. CSUF is tied with Cal State Long Beach for the highest enrollment, but CSULB still receives $11 million more than CSUF, which is $423 more per student. Jon Bruschke, an at-large representative for the Academic Sen-

ate and the College of Communications representative for the Planning Resource and Budget Committee (PRBC), said in order to change these numbers, students would need to send letters to the chancellor, the Academic Senate and the PRBC demanding formal discussions on equity within the system. “It probably doesn’t seem like it to the students who have to spend 90 minutes looking for parking spaces every day but both the senate and the PRBC and the Chancellor’s office all do really believe that the most important thing is serving the students well,” Bruschke said. “So if the students express strongly an opinion, I think that has a lot of resonance.” SEE FUNDING, 2

NEWS | BUSINESS

Locals set up shop in Quad Entrepreneur Society brings vendors to campus for Small Business Bash BRIAN CHESTER Daily Titan

A collection of hand-carved soaps by Kiku’s Creations sat delicately on display tables in the Quad, cut to resemble colorful cupcakes, basketballs and delicate f lowers. Stylists from Sparrow hair salon worked their fingers through locks of hair, creating beautiful and fashionable braids. Another booth sold stacks of incense and promised to engrave a name on a leather bracelet in just five minutes. These local vendors, and

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more, set up shop in the quad marketing their products and services Tuesday for the second annual Small Business Bash hosted by Cal State Fullerton’s Entrepreneur Society (ES). Andrea Wang, 19, ES vice president of logistics, said the presence of big businesses often makes it difficult for small businesses to gain publicity. The event is designed to help support small local businesses around the campus, Wang, an international business major, said. “We want these businesses to have an entire day to promote and to sell whatever they want,” Wang said. Established in 2002, ES started with only 12 students.

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The club has been progressively growing, and now has 80 to 90 members. “I think our club is a really great way to really open up yourself, to pitch ideas, to let other people tell you what’s good and what’s bad about it,” Wang said. “Take small steps to actually start it.” With the expansion of ES, Wang said the business bash has doubled in size since last year, expanding from 15 to 30 vendors. Leone Seeds and Leather, a wholesale and retail shop from Riverside, filled their booth with handmade earrings, necklaces, purses and bags. SEE SMALL BUSINESS, 2

Cal State Fullerton student dies in fall at Angeles National Forest

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Dave Bigby of Stupid Good Popcorn sold flavored popcorn in the middle of the Quad.

E-cigarettes should be regulated strictly due to unknown effects

DETOUR 5

Fall Dance Theatre delivers eight numbers performed by students and faculty

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Men’s basketball face the Seattle University Redhawks tonight

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Vendors and student entrepreneurs sold various items such as clothing, hats and sunglasses.

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Rudy Sandoval began operating the small business 10 years ago when his wife Maria Leonor-Gaitan emigrated from Colombia. Sandoval and his wife are here to promote their products, lavished with earrings fashioned using orange rinds, and bracelets created with metal and coconut. “In my country, my mom and my family do that for tradition,” Leonor-Gaitan said. Sandoval said they have traveled to different colleges and universities in an effort to spread their name and gain publicity. “The profit that we pay for the place, it’s help to the (Entrepreneur Society),” Sandoval said. “We’re working together.” The business bash gave away consumer products in a raffle, which students entered by tagging the club on Instagram and Facebook. The event serves as a corporate platform for future entrepreneurs to get product publicity and receive feedback from customers. “A lot of these vendors are ac-

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Bruschke calls the current funding a “silent killer” for the quality of education. “The equity issue has been going on since they set the SFR number 20-25 years ago,” Bruschke said. “No one’s going to make an issue out of it if we don’t make an issue out of it.” Each department receives money to hire faculty to serve the number of students set by the SFR, which gives every department a huge incentive to hire part-timers instead of tenure-track faculty and to offer mass lecture classes instead of small seminars. The campus gets a set amount of funding per student that does not completely go to faculty. Spending on health care and facilities must be factored in, Bruschke said. “At Cal State Fullerton, we routinely try to make (upper division classes) mass lectures and that’s such a disservice to our students,” Bruschke said. “It’s all driven by the budget and it is made way worse on this campus than it is on other campuses because of the lower level of funding that we get.” Stephen Garcia, interim vice president for administration and finance, said the university has been engaged in active discussions with the Chancellor’s Office concerning the funding issue. “As Chancellor White acknowledged during his visit here

JESSICA PINEDA / Daily Titan tually members in our club that have started or are trying to start their own small business,” said ES Vice President of Membership Shumei Wong. Jessica Lee, 23, vice president of communication, said ES is a good way to help students start their own business. “It’s good for networking too,” Lee, a business administration major, said. “If you want to start your own business and you need help with marketing … we have some members that have their own marketing business.”

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A student browses through a vendor’s jewelry at the Small Business Bash.

In addition to events, ES also hosts company tours and brings in guest speakers. “We also plan a lot of social events,” Wong, 22, said. “We do bonding outside to get to know more of our members.” ES offers an annual retreat every semester, giving members the opportunity to make meaningful connections while traveling to Lake Tahoe, Big Bear and Las Vegas. The ES is funded by the Business Inter-Club Council, a committee that receives fees from

Associated Students, Inc. to be used for student benefit. The club’s meetings are informal and led by board members. Students of all majors can attend. “You look at it almost like a business opportunity,” Wong said. “You build a relationship with somebody, and you know that they do a good job at what they do.” The Entrepreneur Society holds its meetings every Tuesday in the Titan Student Union at 2:30 p.m.

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CSUF student Angelina Le displays a selection of fashionable bows in colors and patterns from reds to leopard prints for her business, Bowculture101, at the Small Business Bash Tuesday.

last May, Cal State Fullerton’s status as the CSU campus receiving the lowest state support per capita is an accident of history that warrants review,” Garcia said. Bruschke said the university needs to move from informal conversations between the president and the chancellor to having a concerted campus-wide effort where the budget committee, the senate and the student groups work together. “The core of the problem is—it is a political issue and political change happens when groups are able to organize,” Buschke said. “And what makes it hard for us to organize is we’re a commuter campus and the students are rotating constituencies, so every four years there’s a new group of students.” There are two ways to address inequity in the system. The Chancellor’s Office could change the formula for the funding per student number (the SFR) or the state legislature could give more funding to the system, which Gov. Jerry Brown has very publicly dismissed, Buschke said. A changed SFR number would mean that CSUF would receive more money without state government needing to approve it. However, there are other ways to make money, including increasing auxiliary service fees such as parking, grad fees and raising textbook prices. “We serve students who don’t have a pile of disposable income on a commuter campus,” Bruschke said. “Asking them to pay more for auxiliary services

because the Chancellor’s Office won’t allocate the same money to us that the Northridge students get is not fair.” Bruschke said it would be difficult to get the other campuses on board with the idea of changing the SFR percentages because in order to raise our numbers, the other campuses would have to lower their percentage, and could stand to lose money. “The point of public higher education is that every student should have the same access, and when Cal State Fullerton students get funded so much less than everybody else, our students suffer,” Bruschke said. If CSUF were funded at the same per student rate as its peer CSU campuses, CSUF would receive an extra $20 million in state support annually, Garcia said. He said the university could use the $20 million to spend on faculty, class sections, student success and initiatives, among other things.

Robert Turnage, assistant vice chancellor of budget, presented the 2014-2015 budget proposal to Gov. Brown last week at the Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach. The proposal recommended that $79.2 million be used to address a 5 percent increase in enrollment. The amount would enable the system to add approximately 20,000 full time equivalent students at less than $4,000 per student. “Our campuses are serving more students than they are getting funding for and it’s something that you can do in the short run,” Turnage said. “In the long run, it’s not a sustainable practice.” He said the state’s ultimate objective is to make sure they provide the resources not only to provide classes, but also to ensure that students obtain a degree. Brown will present his budget proposal to the legislature in January.

IN MEMORIAM

Kevin La, kinesiology major, died Monday. He was 19. La died after jumping from rocks into a pool of water at Hermit Falls in Angeles National Forest.

La was a member of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity who enjoyed sports and video games. He was also involved with the Association of Chinese Students.

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DTBRIEFS Santa Ana woman cheats nuns HELENA REED An Orange County real estate agent was convicted Tuesday of three counts of wire fraud after stealing $285,000 from Roman Catholic nuns, according to the Los Angeles Times. Linda Rose Gagnon, 59, was convicted Tuesday by a Santa Ana federal jury after defrauding the U.S. Province of the Religious of Jesus and Mary. Gagnon promised to help the nuns buy a small home in San Diego for retired sisters, but instead used the funds to buy lingerie, lease an Audi sports car and pay off debts. Gagnon will be sentenced in February and could receive up to 20 years in prison for each count.

Congress approval is the lowest KAILEY DEMARET Gallup announced Tuesday that America’s approval rating of Congress has dropped to 9 percent, according to the Los Angeles Times. This is the lowest rating in Gallup’s 39year history of asking the question. Since the government shut down last month, the approval rating dropped significantly from 19 percent in September to 11 percent in October, according to Gallup’s recent polls. The last time ratings were close to the single digits was in 2012, when approval ratings sunk to 10 percent twice during the year.

Man pleads guilty to extortion ZEILA EDRIAL A computer science student from the Inland Empire pleaded guilty Tuesday to hacking women’s computers to secretly take photos with their own webcams, according to the Orange County Register. Jared James Abrahams, 19, targeted over a dozen women from different states and countries, including Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf. Abrahams anonymously sent emails to his victims and threatened to publish the photos online if they did not provide extra photos. Abrahams admitted he knew he was committing extortion and may face up to 11 years in prison and $1 million in fines.

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CSUF history professor Robert A. McLain, Ph.D., speaks on the important roles that the Soviet Union played during WWII and their successful tactics used against Nazi Germany.

Historian debunks WWII myths Professor Robert McLain, Ph.D., explains Soviet Union’s importance in WWII MATTHEW MEDINA Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton associate history professor Robert A. McLain, Ph.D., spoke Tuesday at the Fullerton Public Library to explain the importance that the Soviet Union’s forces had in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II. In a lecture for the library’s Town and Gown lecture series, McLain detailed the mistakes the Germans made throughout their campaign to invade Russia, which the German military codenamed “Operation Barbarossa.” Moscow 1941, a book from Rodric Braithwaite retelling the Battle of Moscow, noted that when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia in 1812, his army advanced more quickly into enemy territory than Hitler’s did in the same timespan. A significant mistake Nazi leader Adolf Hitler made was splitting his army in half, sending one half to Stalingrad and the other half to the south to capture oil fields in the Caucasus Mountains region, McLain said. In retelling what made the Soviet soldiers successful, McLain focused on their stubbornness and willingness to fight and die for their cause. “Between June and December (1941), the Red Army had 2.6 million men killed in action and three million taken prisoner,” he said. “Who can sustain that kind of loss and still be in the war? It boggles the historical imagination.” He also cited Russia’s strong intelligence network and communication with spies in Germany and Japan, which helped them to be adequately

prepared. Additionally, Soviet leaders were willing to mobilize their citizens in combat and industry more heavily. “(Soviet military forces) became experts at combinedarms warfare,” McLain said. “Absolutely pulverizing German positions, just pulverizing them … I’m so glad we never went to war with them.” McLain also debunked misconceptions regarding the war. One such assumption is the idea that Soviet soldiers were only able to hold off Nazi forces because they had a proverbial gun at their back, with severe punishments awaiting any deserters. McLain acknowledged that the Soviet army did have an official policy against desertion and cowardice, which was titled Order 227. The army would place soldiers who violated this policy into a “punishment battalion” to carry out suicide missions, and survivors could return to their normal rank and position. “It’s overly simplistic to say that they only fought because they had a gun at their back,” McLain said. “There are too many instances in the first six months of the war of Soviet soldiers fighting to the death. And it’s not the party, and it’s not Stalin, it is the nation. It is Mother Russia.” McLain also cited the Nazi policy to exterminate Soviet villagers as a major motivator among ordinary citizens who otherwise might not have been so devoted to the Communist Party’s cause. “When it’s apparent that the Nazis are slaughtering entire villages, do you really need a gun at your back?” he said. “That village is enough to motivate you all the way to Berlin.” Maureen Gebelein, director of the Fullerton Public Li-

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brary, said McLain has spoken four or five times in the past through the Town and Gown series. He is usually asked to come in November to commemorate Veterans Day by retelling war history. In one speech, he detailed issues relating to sex and war, such as the effects venereal diseases had during World War II. “It’s something a little different,” Gebelein said when

describing McLain’s speeches. Eric Ortega, a 26-year-old graduate student majoring in history, took two courses with McLain, including one that focused on World War II. He said he already had strong knowledge concerning the war, but wanted to have a refresher course. Ortega described the huge scale in battles on the Eastern Front and the losses the Soviet

forces suffered as an interesting aspect when studying it. He said McLain made a comparison to the battle of Helm’s Deep in the Lord of the Rings films, then said conf licts that large took place on a daily basis for four years. “It’s just massive death, destruction, chaos, bloodshed,” Ortega said. “Extremely tragic, but also just infinitely interesting.”

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The movement of German troops between the months of June and December 1941, in Operation Barbarossa.

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Time to unplug electronic cigarettes People should not assume the alternative form of smoking is any safer ERIC GANDARILLA Daily Titan

The 1950s were a time when people had the freedom to smoke cigarettes indoors, with no regard for others around them, and it seems as though history is repeating itself. The only place it should be acceptable for people to smoke indoors is on the television during an episode of Mad Men, yet electronic cigarettes are leading people to believe it is once again tolerable to smoke indoors. The e-cigarette market is increasingly popular and according to NPR, the market is set to bring in $2 billion by the end of this year. E-cigarette users are buying

the product under the impression that they can be smoked in enclosed areas. It is not uncommon to see smokers pull out their e-cigarette inside a restaurant, a movie theater or any other establishment, believing the smoke generated is safer for those around them than normal cigarettes. The reality of the situation is that no one actually knows how much safer an e-cigarette is, or even if it is less dangerous at all. Some companies that sell e-cigarettes advertise to the public that it is a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes. Blu e-cigs use the slogan, “it’s about time we get our freedom back,” to attract smokers who have felt alienated for their habits. The problem lies in the ability for e-cigarettes to advertise on television as opposed

to their tobacco-filled counterparts. Tobacco products have been banned from advertising on television since the 1970s. However, e-cigarettes have been able to skirt away from this regulation by claiming their products are not tobacco based. Companies are not only able to avoid television advertising regulations, but are also not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to WebMD, ecigarettes were first developed in China in 2004. Electronic cigarettes have been produced and used for nearly a decade without any regulation. Unfortunately, there are consequences of this. One of them is minors being able to buy e-cigarettes. Since there are no federal regulations against the product, prohibiting the sale of e-

cigarettes to minors is not a federal mandate. While some states have banned selling ecigarettes to minors, others have not followed suit. While e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, some still contain nicotine and the possibility of addiction for users at a young age. Electronic cigarettes, unlike

“The reality of the situation is that no one actually knows how much safer an e-cigarette is, or even if it is less dangerous at all.”

most traditional cigarettes, carry nicotine cartridges that attract users with f lavors including chocolate or strawberry. E-cigarettes also lack regulation. This means that the product could contain a slight or drastic difference in how much nicotine is actually in the cartridge. Cartridges coming from competing companies may label their products as having 24mg/ml of nicotine on the box, but the actual amount could be more or less. The danger of e-cigarettes is fear of the unknown as opposed to the known. Researchers have not found any direct consequences with the use of e-cigarettes. Therefore, the FDA cannot impose any strict regulations. This uncertainty surrounding the products has misled users to believe they are safer than traditional cigarettes.

However, for smokers, an e-cigarette could be a better alternative for them and the people around them. The scent of chocolate or strawberry is much more appealing to the public than the stench of cigarette smoke that plagues many areas. The FDA is set to start regulating e-cigarettes as a tobacco product in the near future because the main ingredient, nicotine, is found in tobacco and is heavily addictive. Given the harmful elements of these products, a strict regulation is a step in the right direction for the FDA. Hopefully with a short leash, e-cigarettes will become uniform and standardized. After imposing regulations, the FDA can focus its attention to outlining exactly what is inside of e-cigarettes to determine exactly how safe they really are.

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Right to bear arms needed to serve and protect The Second Amendment is not at fault for the rise of gun related crimes KEITH FIERRO

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After every instance of a publicized shooting, the alarm to repeal the Second Amendment or to change its meaning sounds loudly from gun control advocates. The main fallacy here lies in the assertion that the cause of a murderous madman’s shooting spree—such as what recently happened at the Los Angeles International Airport—is a constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and not an unarmed public. It is important to know what the Second Amendment protects and what it doesn’t. To respond to my colleague Adrian Garcia’s argument, that the Supreme Court in 1938 interpreted the meaning of the Second Amendment to be limited only to state militia service, it is necessary to show that has never been the case. United States v. Miller, a Supreme Court decision, said an individual does not have a constitutional right to own and carry a sawed-off double barrel shotgun, not that they don’t have a right to own and carry a weapon disconnected with militia service. The Court’s interpretation of the Second Amendment has been amazingly consistent: There is a lawful right of American citizens to own a firearm in case of confrontation (even if they are not involved in a state militia), but

not to own whatever crude weapons they would like, such as a sawed-off shotgun or an automatic weapon. Similar restrictions have been placed on other fundamental rights. This is why threats and yelling “fire” in a crowded theater are not protected under the First Amendment. This explanation is key to understanding why gun control advocates are usually wrong. The Second Amendment protects the lawful use of legal weapons. That’s it. Adam Lanza’s shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary was not protected, nor was James Holmes’ at the movie theater in Aurora, Colo. And yet they committed their heinous acts despite acting illegally. Disarming law-abiding citizens by reinterpreting the Second Amendment to fit a socalled 21st century model is facially unrelated to reducing gun murder and mass shootings. In fact, attempts by governments to restrict gun usage of their citizens have resulted time and time again in an increase in gun crime and homicide. After England and Wales instituted their latest gun ban, homicide rose and stayed high, reaching a record 17.9 per million, up from 11.8 just five years earlier. The same results occurred in other foreign nations, such as Ireland and Jamaica. Here in the states, gun bans in Chicago and Washington, D.C. also caused a surge in murder rates. If disarming law-abiding

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citizens consistently increases the amount of people who fall victim to murderers, why would we want to try it at home? The FBI reported in its Crime in the United States report for 2010 that crime has steadily decreased since 2006. Gun crime in particular has dropped 14 percent. All the while gun sales and concealed-carry permit applications have risen.

Nonetheless, illegal shootings still occur. The truth is that criminals will always disobey the law. Those who are intent on committing mass shootings will march to their local gun-free zone—like the movie theater in Aurora, the grade school in Newtown, or a terminal at LAX—and begin their carnage. Unarmed citizens are sitting ducks. And efforts like assault weapons bans will only

create more of them. There doesn’t need to be more regulation. Federal background checks accompany almost all gun sales apart from transfers between friends and family. The question is only whether to continue and increase the onerous gun bans on lawabiding folk inside and outside their homes. If the problem isn’t a gun, but the criminal holding it,

then the solution is not to incentivize him to play out his murderous fantasies by disarming his targets. The solution is to free them to defend themselves adequately. Gun owners can take care of themselves and their families quite well. The founders knew this, and so included the Second Amendment to the Constitution to protect from arbitrary government restrictions.

Courtesty of MCT Pitting the responsibility of murders on the guns, not their users, is unfair and a threat to Americans who use guns for self defense.

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Thor: The Dark World Director: Alan Taylor

Cal State Fullerton’s annual Fall Dance Theater ends its run Sunday

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The raucous, energetic audience immediately fell to silence when it turned pitch black. The curtains of the Little Theatre rose, and the spotlight on two figures on stage broke the darkness. Music by Chopin echoed throughout the room and the dance began. Dancers twirled, lifted and leaped across the stage as they told a story with a turn of a foot and a twist of a hand. Last Thursday, Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Theatre and Dance performed for the annual Fall Dance Theatre. The show, coordinated by dance professor Gladys Kares, features eight numbers, four student pieces and four faculty pieces. “Students get to perform, and they also get to see their choreography realized,” Kares said. “This is a mainstage production, open to the public, that shows what students artists are thinking and what the faculty artists are thinking and gives our best dancers a chance to perform.” Although this show is not a culmination of a dance major’s work at CSUF, it’s a chance for them to get their ideas and talents made into a reality. With each piece requiring a much-experienced skill level, the student dancers seemed to make acrobatic moves and jumping up and onto stage props a piece of cake. Each performance evoked a feeling as if the audience was attending a professional Broadway production. While all performances were outstanding and very well done, there were two standout pieces in particular that sent emotions coursing through the audience with every plié, leap and pirouette. In the memorial piece In Sleep, We Dream, choreographed by CSUF student Brennen Renteria, the stage was decorated in a forest setting with a makeshift casket. Dancers Briannah Lee, Chelsea Neiss, Valere Oga, Richelle Rodriquez, Rachel

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Above: Natalie Baldwin (center) peforms a modern dance piece at the CSUF Fall Dance Theatre. Below: Kendall Russo, performs a brief solo in a student choreographed number.

Ruhe, Kendall Russo and Jessica Steele incorporated contemporary and ballet dance styles with some acting to express the cycle of mourning. The show’s final piece I’m Still With You, was choreographed by faculty/staff member Macarena Gandarillas of jazz/dance for musical theatre. It depicts a tragedy in which a husband loses his wife to an illness. Unlike the other pieces, I’m Still With You features live singing. The angelic hymns, sung by Amanda Achen, Talia Alofaituli and Catherine Traceski rang through the building, leaving the audience with goosebumps and a few tears. Maria Duran, a member of the audience who attended her first CSUF production, said her favorite pieces were In Sleep, We Dream and I’m Still With You. “I’ve seen other dance performances where you’re sort of left wondering what the message was,” Duran said. “But with these two, it was really pretty good. I was able to ascertain what they were trying to convey.” Judging by the number of notepads and pens in the crowd, it was obvious which attendees were there for a class assignment. The performances were so captivating, that the students soon forgot all about writing down notes and sat through the duration of the show. Students and faculty who

wish to have their work showcased during the Fall and Spring Dance Theatre go through a two-part audition process, one for performing and one for choreography. A panel of full-time faculty members reviews all entries and then decides which pieces and dancers will be featured at each show. The Fall Dance Theatre has been in production for over 40 years and is used as an instrument for dance majors to show

their talent to an audience and to demonstrate their knowledge of dance and discipline of the program. With finely detailed choreography, beautiful costumes, incredible music and ethereal set design, the Fall Dance Theatre is well worth attending. The Fall Dance Theatre will be held at Little Theatre and will run through Nov. 17. Tickets are $11 for general admission and $10 with an advanced Titan discount.

Bears step out of the circus Art exhibit tells a hidden message of coping with the struggles in our daily lives BRIAN CHESTER Daily Titan

Marvin Chow is taking angry bears to the circus in a unique new art exhibit. On Nov. 2, The Grand Central Art Center opened “Rage Bear: Juggling Awesome,” a concept created and developed by Chow. The Cal State Fullerton graduate student enjoyed his first spot as an art curator for his “Rage Bear” exhibition. Hailing from West Covina, Chow, 27, now lives in the residence spaces above the Grand Central Art Center in downtown Santa Ana. In 2008, Chow received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He continued his studies at CSUF where he is currently working on his master’s in illustration. “Rage Bear” is essentially an enraged bear who has been juggling for the circus. His anger allows him to juggle an

insane amount of objects into the air. Ironically, his anger comes from his hatred of performing in the circus. “The idea is that he breaks through,” Chow said. “From our daily lives, we have things like anger that make us mad. We want to do other things and just try to cope with it.” Beginning his craft with technical and industrial inf luences, Chow said his style of art has now changed. “Over time I’ve basically evolved,” Chow said. “I just have different inf luences and I pursue that going for my master’s, and that’s the style that you see today.” Chow’s art and illustrations are heavily inf luenced by Disney and DreamWorks. He said he was inspired by Moonshine, a publication by DreamWorks Animation that contains artwork from some of the best in the business. Chow now focuses more on illustration, which can be seen throughout his “Rage Bear” showcase, which contains ideas that stem from his personal life. “I’m not the most stable person, and I like jokes,” Chow said. “So I thought I’d put the

two together.” The idea for “Rage Bear” began as sketchbook pieces. Through collaborating with a friend, Chow decided to turn it into a show. He thought the combination of anger and humor would appeal to many people. In time, Chow gathered friends and fellow art center residents to create art for his exhibit. He was surprised to find such strong support for his concept, and received many art pieces that used an array of techniques including digital, acrylic, graphite and pencil. The exhibition now contains work from 30 artists that have all added their own unique touch to the display. Each piece portrays the bear in a different light. A digital display by Jack Sy shows a bear with his tongue hanging out, soaring into the air about to slam dunk a basketball, just as Michael Jordan would. Big Bang Bears by Kelly Delanty illustrates seven colorful bears cut out and assembled with archival paper, all dressed to resemble cast from The Big Bang Theory.

Rage On, a graphite display by Aaron Jones, depicts brawny, powerfully built bears, akin to the structure of robust Greek gods. An acrylic portrait by Paul Grab, creatively christened Bear Pong, creates a play on a popular college drinking game. For Chow, humor is a palette for expression and a way to take unpleasant scenarios and turn them into something you can joke about. “This probably isn’t the best situation,” Chow said. “But I can make it funny.” As he nears completion of the master’s program at CSUF, Chow aspires to open his own business, while still doing freelance work on the side. “I enjoy what I’m doing,” Chow said. “And if you enjoy it, you’re going to work hard.” As he continues his artistic journey, Chow maintains a positive attitude, keeping his creative spark and lust for innovation. “Life’s fun,” Chow said. “And I would like to keep it that way.” “Rage Bear: Juggling Awesome” remains free and open to the public at the Grand Central Art Center until Dec. 31.

The sequel Thor: The Dark World is riveting as it takes the audience, for a second time, on an adventure through space, different worlds and endless scenes of fighting evil villians. Lead actor Chris Hemsworth (Rush) plays Thor, a Marvel Comics hero, for the third time. In The Dark World the superhero is presented with his biggest journey yet; to save Earth and the nine realms from the evil Dark Elf Malekith, played by Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), who tries to send the universe back into darkness. The movie takes the audience back and forth to Earth, Asgard and the Dark World. The realm jumping helped the movie’s quick pace and was easy to follow. Golden Globe Award winner Natalie Portman (The Black Swan) plays Jane Foster, Thor’s love interest from the original movie. They reunite when Thor comes back to planet Earth to protect her after he left her for two years to return to Asgard. In the movie the love story is sparked once again between Thor and Jane but turn of events put their lives in danger. Thor brings his hammer, wittiness and accent to theaters in a performance that captivates the audience through his handsome superheroism and most importantly through brilliant cinematography by Kramer Morgenthau. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the movie has earned $86.1 million, dominating the weekend box office as it opened at No. 1, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Marvel Studios production takes the audience back in time long ago when Bor, the father of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) clashes against Malekith whose intentions are to destroy the universe using a weapon called the Aether. The film also provides an interesting twist of family drama after Thor turns to his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) for help.

Loki has been imprisoned in Asgard for his war crimes against planet earth which was shown in The Avengers a year prior. It may surprise audiences that Thor is turning to his brother, who believes he is the rightful heir to the throne. Viewers sat and watched as they wondered if Loki would pull through or betray his brother, family and homeland. The film takes you through countless thunderous fighting scenes and characters jumping through the universe. Each set is unique and uses bright hues and darker shades of color to enhance the differences between the worlds. The humorous parts squeezed in throughout the movie gave the audience comic relief, since most the content of the film took on a serious tone. One member of The Avengers makes a cameo, which caught the the audience by surprise. The second time around, the actors seemed more comfortable in their roles, which gave the film a sharp presence. Although most characters are returning actors, the movie also welcomes new faces. Director Alan Taylor balanced the scenes between the different worlds and made it easy to keep up with the script, which was written by Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Audiences who liked the first film will be interested to see the sequel, which offers more action and visual enticement with special effects and an amazing cast. The two-hour movie is a little long, but leaves you with an ending that makes us believe there may be third movie in the process. Make sure to stick around after the ending credits. Marvel is known to throw in an end credit scene, but this time they place in two, one mid credits and one at the very end.

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Courtesy of Muckenthaler Cultural Center A smaller version of Frank Romero’s familiar Going to the Olympics, a 22 feet by 103 feet mural that covers a portion of the 101 Freeway, is one of the many pieces that is on display at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center.

Chicano artist brings LA to Fullerton A former member of Los Four displays his work at the Muckenthaler ABRAHAM JAUREGUI Daily Titan

Los Angeles based artist Frank Romero wolfs down a tamale and carne asada taco, chewing over his artworks’ intentions—to bring “a little bit of awareness of what’s going on in culture.” Over 60 of Romero’s art pieces are on display at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton until Dec. 31. The exhibit showcases Romero’s half-century-long career that incorporates automobiles, Los Angeles cityscapes and still portraits. “It’s kind of a funny sense, kind of cartoon style, but it’s very expressionistic and colorful,” said the 72-year-old acclaimed artist. “The colors are very Latino and Chicano.”

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A couple features of the new expansion will be updated character models for the original races, the maximum level cap growing by 10 and a whole new world (Draenor) for players to quest and explore. To top it all off, each game they talked about during the ceremony would be playable on the show floor. After the opening ceremony concluded, there were many activities attendees took part in. Panels were open throughout the entire day on various stages, eSport competitions were played in separate halls and playable game stations were on location for visitors to play. The stations featured early versions of upcoming Blizzard games. In addition, convention sponsors offered free swag for participants who completed some sort of task. The potentially free stuff attracted a lot of people to these booths. Like many other popular conventions, the name of the game at Blizzcon was “lines.”

As a Chicano artist, Romero has produced famous artworks accentuating the various layers of the Hispanic culture. He has also portrayed historical injustices involving law enforcement with paintings such as Death of Ruben Salazar and Arrest of the Paleteros. “I paint a lot of police brutality or injustices because that’s just part of what I see around me,” Romero said, who’s also a board member for Plaza de la Raza, a center for Latino art, music and dance. Born and raised in Los Angeles, much of Romero’s artistic influence are found in the city’s landscape and design. He references the city’s skyscrapers and freeways in his art. He attributes that connection to the various employments he’s held with famous architects and designers of the city such as Charles Eames, Frank Gehry and David Martin.

The food stands had lines, the bars had lines and in an amusing case of “opposite day,” even the men’s bathroom, had a long line. But past the panels, away from the eSports and down the hall from the game stations in a small corner of the convention was one of the most popular attractions of the event. It was a cluster of capsule toy slot machines. There was never a moment throughout the convention when there wasn’t a herd of people surrounding these machines. Paul Zhang, a Blizzcon attendee, and his group of friends spent $50 on these capsule toys. At $1 a pop, they ended up with 50 capsule toys. One of the capsules the machine spit out for them didn’t have a toy, it had a slip of paper that would make the $50 they spent on $1 toys very worth it. “We won basically the number one prize here, it was a murloc pet from Blizzcon one and it’s something that none of us expected that we would get,” Zhang, 26, said. He said his group would either randomly choose one of their members to keep the in-

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Romero gained attention as a member of Los Four, a Chicano artist collective consisting of himself, Carlos Almarez, Gilbert Lujan and Roberto de la Rocha, father of musician and activist Zack de la Rocha.

“I decided the only way I could paint it was with brooms because brooms are like giant brushes.” Frank Romero Artist

Los Four was instrumental in advocating for the Chicano movement during the ‘70s. They brought Chicano art to the

forefront when they showcased their work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1974. It was the first time a conventional museum recognized and appreciated the importance of Chicano art. Carro de Muerte will be on display at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, a piece Romero humorously would like to update. Since he and de la Rocha are the only two surviving members of Los Four, he is thinking of painting himself and de la Rocha running from a skeleton driven car with Lujan and Almarez sitting in the backseat, as a satirical metaphor for their allusion of death. Another of Romero’s recognizable works is Going to the Olympics, which depicts the familiar 22 feet by 103 feet mural that can be seen while passing Los Angeles on the 101 Freeway. “I decided the only way I could paint it was with brooms because

brooms are like giant brushes,” Romero said. The freeway mural that received about $18,000 from the Los Angeles Olympics Fine Arts Committee in preparation of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. For the detailed areas of the mural, Romero said he used whiskbrooms. Romero named it Going to the Olympics because the mural would be representative of the banners on display in Greece during the ancient games. Within the mural itself, Romero inserted key elements that would magnify Los Angeles’ history with the Olympic games, such as a stamp commemorating the 1932 Olympics held in Los Angeles and a flying iron from Dr. Zarkov, a fictional character from the movie Flash Gordon. The character symbolized the Olympic gold medalist Buster Crabbe who played Flash Gordon. The cars found in the mural signify the different designs and

styles of the automobile industry throughout the decades. Going to the Olympics has been known as one of Los Angeles’ most famous murals until Caltrans began to cover it up due to graffiti and damage. With the efforts of chicano muralist, Willie Herrón III, and the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, most of the Olympic murals are in the process of being restored in time for the 30-year anniversary of the 1984 games. A smaller version of that mural is on display at the Muckenthaler along with numerous other works from Romero’s 40-year career, most of which delve into Romero’s personality said Matthew Leslie, director of exhibitions. “He sort of redefined the fine arts form as being part of culture and people,” Leslie said. The Muckenthaler will have a community gallery tour of the exhibit Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

game item or they would sell it and split the money. A couple listings on eBay have Murky the murloc priced around $2,900. If it sold for that price and they split it six ways, they would each make around $483. Not a bad payout to come out of a plastic ball. The day ended with a costume contest hosted by comedian Jay Mohr. During the contest an impromptu proposal occurred between a couple cosplaying as barbarians. Day 2 There were only two major announcements, which came out of day two. Blizzard revealed the plot of the upcoming Warcraft movie would revolve around a human and orc conflict with the main characters of the movie being Lothar and Durotan, two prominent figures in the Warcraft lore. The second major event of day two was sOs, a professional gamer, winning the StarCraft II world championship. His victory over veteran Jaedong, the player favored to win, not only gave him the title of world champion, but $100,000 as well. A few steps away from the Starcraft stage, was a recruitment station, where people looking to land a job at Blizzard could present their resume to be professionally reviewed. Two Cal State Fullerton students, Kelly Mai, 22, and Courtney Chilson, 25, made sure to take advantage of that opportunity. “I talked to the portfolio rep and I also talked to the university rep on how to get into their internship program,” Chilson, an illustration major, said. Both said they hoped to work at Blizzard one day. So they took advantage of anything that would give them an edge on one day landing a spot at Blizzard.

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A World of Warcraft cosplayer posing for the audience during Blizzcon’s closing ceremony costume contest.

“As an illustrator, the artist panel they have here showcased a lot of the Blizzard artists,” Mai, an illustration major, said. “It was really exciting to see their work, their process and

ask them questions.” The convention ended with a musical performance by Blink-182. The band that would close out the show was a last-minute

announcement from Blizzard. But judging by the cheers and noise level from the crowd, Blink-182 ended up being a pretty good decision on Blizzard’s part.

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Titans seeing red in the Emerald City Men’s basketball travel to face the Redhawks of Seattle University tonight ASHLEY BINION Daily Titan

With a convincing victory in their season opener, the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team looks to continue their hot start when they travel to Seattle. In their first match of the 2013-14 season, the Titans offense came to life in a 84-55 victory over Montana State. The Titans were able to fend off the Bobcats by shooting 53.6 percent from the floor, while

holding Montana State to 34 percent shooting. Their opponents struggled shooting behind the three-point line, only making 2-20 shots. Junior guard Alex Harris scored a game high 20 points and had a 61.5 field goal percentage from the floor. Harris is the top returning scorer from last season, where he averaged 10.5 points a game. As a redshirt sophomore, he appeared in all 32 games and made 23 consecutive starts. For the rest of the Titan squad, redshirt senior guard Michael Williams, senior forward Marquis Horne and sophomore guard Jared Brandon all contributed with double digit scoring in

the win over the Bobcats. In the offseason, former Arizona State assistant coach, Dedrique Taylor, took over as head coach for the Titans and looks to regain winning ways for the Titans after a disappointing 201213 season. With the Titans’ win over Montana State, he became the fifth coach in Titan history to win their first game as head coach. Last season, the Titans went 14-18 overall and 6-12 in Big West Conference play, earning them an eighth place finish. They were eliminated in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament. The Titans will continue their

season-opening road trip against the Seattle University Redhawks. Seattle University opened their season with a loss against the University of Washington Huskies. This loss continued the Redhawks 35-year losing streak to the Huskies. The Redhawks were able to contain the Huskies on the floor, as they only shot 41 percent from the field and only converted five shots from behind the threepoint line. But fouls made the difference in their season opener as Washington converted 33 of 41 shots, 80.5 percent, from the free throw line. Overall, Seattle shot 44.8 percent from the field, 7-of-21 be-

hind the three-point line and 57.9 percent from the free throw line. Seattle junior guard and former Titan Isiah Umipig led the team with 22 points scored against the Huskies. Clarence Trent, a senior forward, produced a double-double off of 18 points and 12 rebounds. Trent also had two blocks in the loss. Last year, Trent led the Redhawks with an average of 9.8 points per game and was second in rebounds with 5.8 per game. Redshirt sophomore forward Deshaun Sunderhaus added 11 points in the home opener, while senior guard D’Vonne Pickett Jr. scored nine points and had four assists against the Huskies.

This is the second season the Redhawks will be in the Western Athletic Conference. Their first year in the conference proved to be disappointing. Seattle ended the season with an overall record of 8-22 and a conference record of 3-15. They started their first year in a new conference going 0-5 in conference play. For the fifth year in a row, Seattle is led by coach Cameron Dollar. Throughout his half-decade reign over the Redhawks, he has a record of 48-71. Look for the Titans’ hot shooting and lockdown defense to continue on the road against the Redhawks tonight. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Park looking for first CSUF win The Titans will take on the Mountain West champs, the Fresno State Bulldogs ABRAHAM JAUREGUI Daily Titan

After a season opening loss, the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team will host Fresno State (1-1) this Saturday at noon as they look to get Head Coach Daron Park’s first win of the 2013-14 season. The Titans (0-1) hold the all-time head-to-head series matchup record against the Bulldogs at 19-11, 11-3 at home and a five point win in their last meeting on Nov. 28, 2006. Prior to that game, Fresno State held a six-game win streak against the Titans spanning less than 13 years, beginning on Dec. 4, 1993.

Unfortunately, the Titans did not start the season off on the right foot, showing signs of last season’s disappointment from their nine point loss to South Dakota University last Saturday. The Titans showed signs of promise in their undefeated preseason and have set up high hopes with their entirely new coaching staff. After shooting a low 38.3 percent from the field, 20 percent from three point land, the Titans are looking to get their first win of the season by taking on a tough Fresno State team that went 24-9, 13-3 in the conference and won the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Led by three returning starters, eight overall letterwinners returning, the Bulldogs are looking to rebound at the expense of the Titans after

coming off a loss at home by nine points to USC. The Titans are returning with several starters from last season, including key contributors junior forward Chante Miles, senior guard Alex Thomas, senior forward Mya Olivier and junior forward Kathleen Iwuoha. However, the team could be without Olivier after she suffered a right knee injury during their loss to South Dakota on Saturday. She is listed as day-to-day. Park is looking to tinker with the rotation by bringing Miles, last season’s leading scorer with 10.5 a game, and Iwuoha, last seasons leading rebounder with 6.9 per game, off the bench in the season opener. Miles dropped 12 points, three rebounds, three assists

and three steals in the season opener, while Iwuoha led the Titans with 14 points and seven rebounds. The Bulldogs will head to the showdown in Titan Gym on Saturday led by second year Head Coach Raegan Pebley and with preseason expectations of winning the Mountain West Conference for a second year in a row. Fresno State returns their top scorers from last season, including forward Alex Sheedy who averaged 10.4 points and guard Taylor Thompson who averaged 10.3 points. In two games of play, Sheedy is averaging 10.5 points and eight rebounds per game, while Thompson is averaging eight and half points and six rebounds a game. Other key contributors for the Bulldogs this year also in-

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Junior guard Chantae Miles drives toward the basket looking for a layup.

clude forward Bree Farley and guard Moriah Faulk. Farley is averaging 16 points and five rebounds a game, while Faulk is averaging eight points and two rebounds a game. The game this Saturday marks the last home game in Titan Gym before the Titans embark on a road trip. The Titans begin the trip with backto-back games in New York

versus Albany and Columbia before returning back for the Saint Mary’s College Hilton Classic Tournament in Moraga, Calif. The Titans do not return home until Dec. 4 when they face the Toreros of San Diego University. For more information on the CSUF women’s basketball team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com.

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