Monday, Nov. 18, 2013

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Volume 94, Issue 42

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013

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NEWS | RESEARCH

Students walk to end Alzheimer’s Angel Stadium of Anaheim hosts thousands to raise money for research DANIEL OSTRIN Daily Titan

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Left: Yvette Harless, volunteer, offers her time up each week to provide supplies to the homeless near the Fullerton train station. Right: Dale Wallace, 54, has been homeless the past five years. Prior to being homeless Wallace worked as a chief, cook, warehouse hand and mason.

Homeless Life on the streets ROBERT REYES

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obin Rodriguez stands barefoot and shirtless at the Brea Dam Park wringing out the clothes he just washed in the park’s restroom. There is no one at the park except some bicyclists and two men emptying trash cans that morning to see Rodriguez, 54, bathing and doing his laundry at the women’s restroom sink, which is doorless and exposed to the public. After he is done, he will get on his bike and try to find some food and coffee. He is not sure where. Rodriguez is one of more than 4,000 homeless people in Orange County, some of whom resort to similar measures to get routine chores like laundry done. Rodriguez, one of 797 people who fall into the same category, is considered chronically unsheltered homeless, according to the Orange County Homeless Count & Survey Report released in June. Officer Mike McCaskill, a homeless liaison with the Fullerton Police Department, works day-to-day with home-

less people and those affected by homelessness. The homeless liaison program has doubled from two officers to four since McCaskill joined a year ago. McCaskill said he thinks the increase in officers is in response to the substantial growth in the number of homeless people in Fullerton over the last few years. The increase of homeless residents is caused by a mixture of people originally from Fullerton and others who have come from other cities and counties. McCaskill said the goal for the homeless liaison program is to get homeless people to comply with laws and to help get them into different programs, getting them off the streets. While McCaskill generally tries to avoid citing people for minor violations, like littering or trash digging, he uses enforcement tactics like arrests when he deals with people who do not want to get off the streets. “If you live on the streets for 20 years, Dale is a 67-yearold homeless Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy for eight years. During two of those years, he served as active duty aboard various aircraft carriers. He has been homeless for the past few years in the Fullerton and Santa Ana area. On Saturday night, Dale waits to enter the Fullerton Armory where shelter, bathing options, hygiene products and food are provided to all who come and sign in for the night.

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NEWS 2

Computer Science Department hosts Security Day, preps for new major

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sometimes people don’t want to change their ways,” McCaskill said. Dale, a 67-year-old homeless Vietnam veteran, who did not want his full name made public, said officers from local cities like Fullerton, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Garden Grove are hard on the homeless. Dale said he was sitting at Ford Park when a police officer threatened to give him a ticket for “camping” on Saturday if he did not leave. Dale said laws like anti-camping ordinances are used to discriminate against the homeless. “It’s not against the law to be homeless,” Dale said. “They say it is.” But Dale said the police are just doing their jobs, and there needs to be more understanding from the elected officials. “They got their fine homes, they have this big paycheck coming in all the time. They could care less about us,” Dale said. “We’re nothing.” Susan Faber, director of community ministries at the Fullerton First United Methodist Church in downtown Fullerton, said many of the homeless in Fullerton do not have access to medical and mental health programs offered in places like Santa Ana. When homeless schizophrenic Kelly Thomas died after being beaten by six Fullerton police officers, Faber and a group of community faith leaders went to Fullerton’s Hunt Branch Library to assess the needs of the city’s homeless population. At that time, the library was known for its growing homeless encampments. Before it closed, McCaskill said 75-80 homeless people were staying there. The library was closed in April after complaints from the library staff, who said the location had become dangerous. The group determined that needs like storage, medical care, a place to do laundry and shower were needed, in addition to the food offered by many Fullerton churches. Twice a month, married couple Jim and Roe Dodgen tow two trailers to the Fullerton First Methodist Church. One contains a pair of portable showers, and another is loaded with seven washing machines and seven dryers. SEE HOMELESS, 3

OPINION 4

The Army’s proposed policy on tattoos takes away a soldier’s individualism

Thousands walked Saturday at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim for the 2013 “Walk to End Alzheimer’s,” which benefits research on Alzheimer’s disease. About 3,771 people participated in the event, including 290 teams who raised more than $283,173 for the cause. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to University of Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders. “Today you’re all angels,” said Dennis Kuhl, chair of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. “You’re angels for being here and taking your time to walk and get rid of this dreadful disease.” Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain

disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ability to do simple tasks, according to the Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center. Angel Stadium was stained purple to represent the fight against the disease. “You can’t see what I can see, but people are stretched as far as the eye,” said Lynn Mullowney, vice president of Development at the Orange County Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. With multiple social fraternities and sororities alongside the Gerontology Honors Society, Sigma Phi Omega, and the Human Services Student Association, Cal State Fullerton was well-represented at the philanthropic event. Mullowney personally commended the Sigma Kappa Sorority chapter (Epsilon Tau) of CSUF. The Sigma Kappa Foundation is a National Gold Team within the Alzheimer’s Association. SEE ALZHEIMER’S, 2

SPORTS | MEN’S BASKETBALL

Titans blow out the Broncos at home

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The Titans huddle after their win against Santa Clara University Saturday.

Men’s basketball rebound from heartbreaking loss with a convincing victory ABRAHAM JAUREGUI Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team returned home and opened up Titan Gym’s first home game with a win by defeating Santa Clara University 86-73 Saturday afternoon. The 13-point victory moves the Titans to a record of 2-1, while giving the Broncos their first loss of the year; they are now at 2-1. This was also Head Coach Dedrique Taylor’s first victory at home in front of 1,154 fans. “Awesome win for our program to be able to come home and put our best foot forward,” Taylor said. “It’s just good to see these guys have a chance to get a win in front of their friends and family, especially coming off what we went through in Seattle, but it’s just good to see these guys come out and play as hard and play as well as they played.”

DETOUR 5

Blues artist Leo Keys & The Company to play at Becker Amphitheater

After a disappointing loss on the road to Seattle University last Wednesday, where they gave up an 18-point lead, the Titans were eager to get back to their winning ways. They took control of the game about halfway through the first half, and they never looked back. The Titans virtually controlled most of the game with lockdown defense, tough interior play, great ball movement and efficient shooting from inside and outside the three-point line. Defense is where Taylor wants to create an identity, and the Titans really backed up their coach by holding the high-scoring Broncos to a 37.3 total fieldgoal percentage, 33.3 percent from three-point range, and causing 14 turnovers. For the game, the Titans shot an outstanding 53.8 total fieldgoal percentage, 50 percent from beyond the three-point line, and 75 percent from the free throw line. On offense, their only slip-ups came on turnovers, as they had 16 in the game. SEE MEN’S BASKETBALL, 8

SPORTS 8

Women’s soccer falls to Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

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