Week of Monday, September 27

Monday, September 27, 2021

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

CSUF disburses money to school funding Mackenzie Scott’s $40 million endowment will launch campus projects.

SPENCER OTTE Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton has announced allocation plans for the $40 million donation from philanthropist and

author Mackenzie Scott and her husband, Dan Jewett.

The decision was made with the input of staff, faculty, alumni, donors, the philanthropic board and other university stakeholders.

According to the “It Takes a Titan” website, this allocation of funds aligns with the goals of the university’s strategic plan and social

justice principles while balancing the university’s current needs.

A large portion of the funds were allocated toward creating endowments that will provide funding for the university far into the future.

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Volume 110 Issue 6

Titans win first conference match

After a scoreless first half, Titans claim 1-0 victory over UC Santa Barbara.

DAVID GOODKIND Asst. Editor

Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer picked up their first conference win of the season with a 1-0 road victory over the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Sunday.

The Titans got the match’s lone goal from freshman midfielder Karla Rodriguez in the second half.

The Gauchos started the match much stronger than the Titans, and controlled most of the time of possession while stifling Fullerton’s offense at midfield.

Santa Barbara also had a significant amount of more scoring chances in the first 45 minutes, and attempted five shots.

In comparison, the Titans did not get one shot off in the first half and looked overmatched despite the score being tied at 0-0 going into halftime.

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NEWS CSUF philosophy lecturer builds electric BMX bike.

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Reiki hands-on healing can soothe students’ anxieties.

The Titans, unable to get anything going on offense, had an offsides problem early on and were unable to gain traction with the ball.

They logged four offsides in the first and five total for the match.

Nevertheless, they held firm on defense and Santa Barbara was unable to break through and take a lead.

The match completely turned around at the start of the second half.

Immediately in the 46th minute, Fullerton finally attempted its first shot of the match off the foot of junior Kaya Hawkinson.

From that point on, the Titans really began to press and take back time of possession.

The change of aggressiveness resulted in three corner kicks in the half and multiple scoring opportunities.

Both Fullerton and Santa Barbara upped the intensity on both sides of the ball.

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LIFESTYLE Artistic Latinx students express their cultural identity.

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75% of students upload vaccine cards There are no current updates about on-site vaccination clinics at Cal State Fullerton.

MICHELLE IBAÑEZ Editor

After five weeks into the semester, the percentage of Cal State Fullerton students who have uploaded their COVID-19 vaccination cards is now at 75%, said ChiChung Keung, the director of media and communications at CSUF. Proof of vaccination was first announced in late July, when the Cal State Universities announced that everyone part of the campus community must be immunized against the COVID-19 virus.

Since then, the university has continuously updated the rules and regulations surrounding COVID-19.

CSUF made an updated announcement on Sept. 20 via Instagram that all members of the university have to wear a mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status, through at least Oct. 31.

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version of the Presidential Directive 22.

From the start of the 2021 fall semester, students have had to adhere to the changes the university has undergone since its closure in March 2020, including a new parking structure, improved library floors and housing construction.

The university designed a new website under the CSUF official website for everyone to access information about the university’s mitigation of the coronavirus.

According to the Titans Return website, individuals who have come in contact with someone with COVID-19, or who test positive for the virus, must notify CSUF’s Infectious Diseases response team, who will instruct the person to self-isolate to guarantee campus safety.

Nevertheless, the notification must come from the person infected using the COVID-19 Self Reporting Form.

“We have a team of leaders across campus serving on the Return Leadership Team committed to keeping our

campus community safe and ensuring accurate and timely communications to all Titans,” Keung said.

The website does not give information on how the university has been obtaining the number of cases, besides detailing the self-reporting form as a way to mitigate infected campus community from the main campus.

When asked how the university has been updating the information, Keung said the Titans Return website provides the campus community with the necessary forms.

“The university requests that any employee or student who tests positive for COVID-19 or becomes aware that they may have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for or is suspected of having COVID-19 report the positive result or exposure using the CSUF COVID-19 Self-Reporting Form.” Keung said.

“CSUF’s Infectious Diseases Response Team reviews and verifies COVID-19 confirmed cases and responds to concerns from the campus community on COVID-19.”

While the website does not provide information on consequences or measures CSUF will take against students who do not self-report and put the campus community at risk of exposure, faculty have instructions on how to navigate their exposure.

On Aug. 26, CSUF’s academic senate approved an increase of virtual instruction for in-person classes, two weeks longer than the typical 20% would allow.

In the announcement, Carolyn Thomas, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Steve Stambough, the chair of the academic senate, said that the change was an effort to offer faculty the flexibility to mediate certain situations.

“This change was passed without dissent as a way to provide faculty with additional flexibility during this semester as our university transitions back to a primarily in-person campus while implementing both mask and vaccine mandates to protect the health and safety of our entire Titan community,” according to the

announcement.

The resolution does not limit the increase to only situations in which there is a notification of exposure in the classroom nor to situations of self-quarantine, they said.

The Titans Return website also has a tab for faculty with questions about safety and exposure while on campus, but there is no visible student FAQ tab.

In the Human Resources Diversity and Inclusion website, the last recorded information of a vaccination clinic at CSUF is from Aug. 13-20 at the Titan Gym. CSU employees may visit St. Jude’s vaccination site or any other vaccination site during work hours, according to the CSU’s Expanded COVID-19 Relief Leave program.

While no announcements have been made on whether the university will be offering future on-site vaccinations, as other CSUs have done, Keung said CSUF is planning to offer more clinics, with no specification on whether they will be on-site vaccination clinics or pop-up clinics.

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CSUF lecturer builds alternative transportation

Austin Duggan improves commute with makeshift electric BMX bike.

JOSHUA VILLAFRANCO Staff Writer

How does someone go from being a sound engineer and working with the Foo Fighters, to getting their Ph.D. in philosophy and working on electric bikes? Austin Duggan, a philosophy lecturer at Cal State Fullerton, refuses to be limited to just one interest.

One of Duggan’s biggest passions is building bikes.

After experiencing the long commute to Los Angeles to CSUF, he began working on a titanium electric BMX bike with a “High-Drive” system in 2019.

“I need a better way to get to work and it needs to be fun,” Duggan said.

Duggan said he looked at other ways of transportation such as motorcycles, various trains, busses and finally landed on an electric bicycle. He said he previously heard about them before, but he found that all the electric bicycles on the market were very heavy and did not go very fast.

“I got discouraged at first until I realized that it was pretty easy, at least for me, to just start pulling parts off the shelf and building something of my own,” Duggan said.

In 2019, Duggan pieced together his first version of the bike made from an old BMX frame that he converted into an electric bike weighing in at 41 pounds and going around 40 miles per hour, to help him get around quicker.

“I guess no one had really done that before — it was an electric BMX. It made going to and from work a blast,” Duggan said. “I would go from Koreatown down to Downtown L.A. in like 12 to 15 minutes, in rush hour traffic. While everyone was sitting in their cars miserable, I could be speeding the whole time to get to the Pacific Surfliner, the train that takes me down to Fullerton.”

After seeing the positive looks that he was getting while on a bike he put together from spare parts or as he calls it his “Frankenstein” bike, he became excited to refine the design.

Nick Nieminen, a mechanical product designer and colleague of Duggan who he met at Cornell and Aaron Laniosz, a designer, who also works on electric bikes, hopped on the project to help Duggan design the first official prototype of the bike.

One of the main features that Duggan wanted for the bike was for it to be lightweight.

Many electronic bikes on the market tend to be on the heavier side.

To combat this, Duggan decided to go away from the traditional location of the engine system on electric bikes and ended up putting it higher up on the frame, hence the name “High-Drive’’ system.

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Professor Austin Duggan demonstrates the electric BMX bike he built. (Daniela Navarro / Daily Titan)

the design process from his home even during the quarantine period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Working on the bike while also working as a lecturer doesn’t come without its cons.

“I don’t have much of a social life and I don’t sleep much,” Duggan laughed.

This drive to get the project done while also learning how to do it as he goes is what has impressed people.

“It’s super impressive how far he has gotten working on a pretty tight budget with still another full time job,” Nieminen said. “It’s cool to see somebody waltz into a new thing and learn really quickly.”

But building bikes wasn’t

always a hobby of his. Duggan’s first career path came from his passion for music.

Though he initially didn’t plan on attending college, his close proximity to Nashville — a national hub of music — led him to Middle Tennessee State University, which offered a Recording Industry Program that taught people how to become recording engineers.

Duggan said he moved to New York in part to pursue a career in sound engineering, but also to pursue his own creative passions.

When Duggan arrived in New York, he said he ran sound for the Foofighters, Peaches, Ministry and other huge acts. Still, he didn’t feel fulfilled.

“I was really at the center of it all and I was so unhappy,” Duggan said. “As fun or as cool it might’ve been, it wasn’t challenging to me anymore.”

To make up for the dissatisfaction he was feeling, Duggan said he turned to literature. Non-fiction works interested him the most — in particular the work of Jorge Luis Borges.

Like Borges, Duggan said he was intrigued by philosophy so much that it became a bit of an obsession. He enrolled in courses at Brooklyn College City University of New York, where he realized he wanted to go to graduate school and pursue a degree in philosophy. His time at Brooklyn College led him

to getting into a doctorate program at Cornell University. At Cornell, Duggan said he developed his dissertation around the notion of moral responsibility and whether humans have free will. His research found that a main concern that humans have about free will is that “we are worried about the value of our actions.”

He also said he found that there weren’t many authors who were pinpointing the meaning behind these ideas which is why he decided to write his dissertation on the topic and that led to him getting his Ph.D. Duggan said as he was nearing his graduation, he felt he needed a change which led him to move to Los Angeles in 2017.

Duggan first worked at Cal State Long Beach, but eventually found a position at Cal State Fullerton in the philosophy department.

Although Duggan enjoyed philosophy, he was missing something that was more physical — something that he could see in front of his eyes and measure the success he was having and not just be told he was doing good.

This is what led him to woodworking out of the garage of his apartment in Los Angeles.

“What’s nice about when you do something like woodworking is when you get done with a project, you can sort of look at it and tell whether it’s any good or not,” Duggan said.

The same concept applies to his current projects with BMX bikes, which he said was a lot of hands-on work.

Duggan’s “High-Drive” bike is coming closer to being released to the public. He said he hopes that in two or three months his company, Chimera Cycles, will be able to go ahead with a launch.

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Campus celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month CSUF honors Latinx culture through campus events featuring art and dialogue about race.

NICOLE MARIONA Asst. Editor

In continuation of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latinx Community Resource Center continues to celebrate the intersectionalities of Latinx culture through verbal and artistic exchange.

In an art exhibit held at the Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers (DIRC) located in the Brave Space on Sept. 23, the Colors of Culture art gallery exhibited art from Cal State Fullerton students through the theme “Amplifying Latinx Voices.”

The artwork reflected the values of community inclusiveness, critical learning environment, cultural humility and community ownership.

A painting at the exhibition “El Ballet Mexicano” from third-year criminal justice major Brenda Quezada, said she painted the piece two days before all artwork was due to DIRC on Sept. 16.

She said her artwork was inspired by her older sister, who’s in Ballet Folklórico, and used red and

green colors to represent the Mexican flag.

“I called it ‘Ballet Mexicano’ because you say ballet and everyone thinks of tutus and tights, but for me ballet is also this Mexican dance,” Quezada said.

Daniel Sotelo Villarreal, third-year biology major, said his painting, “Las Almas de Mis Ancestros,” stands for the Mexican holiday, “Dia de Los Muertos,” that commemorates loved ones who have died, and specifically remembering his grandparents who died.

“Each petal was supposed to be the soul of one of my ancestors,” Villarreal said.

Communications and graphic design lead for DIRC, and fifth-year women and gender studies student Ang Cruz said the center connected with art clubs and posted on their social media to grab the attention of students who could potentially submit their art pieces for the gallery.

“We’re really happy to provide this resource for folks to be able to express themselves creatively and to be able to showcase what they can do,” Cruz said.

Among the events that represent students from the Latinx community, the LCRC hosted an event discussing the experiences of

The “Colors of Culture” art exhibit showcases the artwork of Latinx students. (Nicole Mariona / Daily Titan)

Afro-Latinx students at CSUF through “Triple Consciousness: Afro-Latinx Experiences” on Sept. 20 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 180 in the Pollak Library.

Students who identified with Latinx and Black cultures could open up and validate their struggles of belonging and self-identity at the event.

Alexis Vigil, fifth-year entertainment and tourism communications major, said that the dialogue in the presentation showed her that she is not alone in her experiences.

“When you go into the real world, sometimes you kind of box yourself in and you kind of shut out your individualism,” Vigil said.

“In college, you don’t have to do that, you really can embrace your uniqueness.”

In another event portraying the uniqueness of Latinx culture, the event “Mi Cultura Cura,” held on Sept. 23 in Room 180 in the Pollak Library from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., students were able to learn about the history of calligraphy and typography in Latinx culture.

Third-year graphic and interaction design student and main speaker at the event, Karla Bobadilla said she wanted people to recognize how the Latinx community uses the black letter font, known as Gothic font, to create bold statements but has derived from colonialism and negative history.

“It’s just funny how neither side knows the true history of that font like how it was viewed as a form of violence, oppression and intimidation,” Bobadilla said.

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news media director ChiChung Keung.

Scott’s $40 million gift was part of a donation spree of over $2.5 billion that was split among 286 non-profit organizations.

This included donations to three other universities in the Cal State System — Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State University Channel Islands and Cal State University Northridge.

It is the largest single donation the university has ever received and came without stipulations on use from Scott.

Last year, the university faced a baseline budget cut of $24 million, while this year, the budget was increased by $27 million.

CSUF ended this fiscal year with $62 million in gift commitments, which broke last year’s record by more than $25 million.

Virjee said that the 2020 fiscal year also broke the record for the highest amount of donations from faculty and staff.

“The bottom line is we are in much better financial shape than we were a year ago,” Virjee said.

Because of the donation, Virjee announced that the university was raising the fundraising goal of the “It Takes a Titan” campaign, which was originally set at $200 million.

“Considering our success and our momentum, I am proud to announce that we have decided to up our campaign goal to $250 million,” Virjee said.

Virjee said that even before

Scott’s $40 million donation, the campaign had reached 90% of its goal.

If it reaches its new funding

goal, it will be the largest fundraising campaign in university history and the third-largest in the history of

the CSU system.

Virjee said that the university has already raised 89% toward the new goal.

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“The overwhelming takeaway was that the goal should be to leverage the impact of this gift so that it impacts generationally — it impacts generations of Titans,” CSUF President Fram Virjee said at the 2021 State of the University on Sept 9. $3 million of the donation will be placed into a fund through which students and faculty can apply for grants before a committee of campus stakeholders.

The details of this process are not yet finalized but will be widely shared with the campus community once they are. $2 million each was allocated toward funding for Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity programs.

Half of those funds will be placed into an endowment for future use.

The use of this money will be decided by the leadership of those areas.

A significant amount was set aside to establish a matching gift program in hopes it will motivate large donors.

From now until June 30, 2022, the university will be offering a 50% match on certain large donations up to $2 million made toward endowments or projects on campus.

Matching will also be available for small donors during crowdfunding events like #TitansGive.

The final details of the allocation may not be fully in place, but the amounts allocated indicate the university’s priorities, according to CSUF

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FOR THE RECORD A previous version of the story, “Smog art inspires climate awareness,” incorrectly identified the person in the photo as Kim Abeles. The correct identification is Niccole Ugay-Clavesilla.

In a previous version of the story, “CSUF Latinx groups celebrate heritage,” the Daily Titan incorrectly spelled the name Celeste Grajeda as Celeste Rajada.

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Column: Set the tone for fall with some moody tunes STEPHENY GEHRIG Editor

As we enter the fall season, finding music that fits the fall vibe will really set the mood.

For anyone who is looking for fall season energy that is best captured by indie, alternative and indie rock, these six songs will make you want to watch the leaves change colors, eat a piece of pumpkin pie and cozy up next to a fireplace.

“Back to December Acoustic” by Taylor Swift As a Swifty, I have to include one of Taylor Swift’s most iconic fall songs — “Back to December - Acoustic” from the 2010 “Speak Now (Deluxe Edition).”

A perfect cocktail of fall energy — fall months, heartbreak and “Twilight” — Swift sings about September, December and heartbreak, while alluding to her relationship with “Twilight” werewolf, Taylor Lautner.

A must listen to start fall, Swift sings, “And I think about summer, all the beautiful times / I watched you laughing from the passenger side and / Realized I loved you in the fall.”

“Roslyn” by Bon Iver and St. Vincent Continuing with the “Twilight” theme, “Roslyn” by Bon Iver and St. Vincent, is the epitome of a fall song.

Featured on “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” movie soundtrack, the sultry voices of both singers are enticing and the haunting lyrics of saving Roslyn welcome those fall feelings as the artists sing: “Wings wouldn’t help you / Wings wouldn’t help you / Down / Down fills the ground, gravity smiled.”

Desire, longing and pain give the song the allure of fall, however the instrumentals outshine the lyrics.

“Wasteland, Baby!” by Hozier “Wasteland, Baby!” by Hozier is a phenomenal track that you can enjoy while you stare out of your window on a rainy day and watch the raindrops race each other on the glass.

Hozier’s deep melodic voice, along with the sultry guitar and lyrics of

“In The Darkness,” by Mxmtoon From her 2021 EP “True Colors (From Life Is Strange),” Mxmtoon released “In The Darkness,” which is about forming new relationships and moving past obstacles.

Fall is the season of change — Mxmtoon’s lyrics of growing, learning and persevering combined with the song’s slow tempo make it great to reminisce to, as she sings: “Move forward / And try to let yourself in / It’s not a bad thing to be brave / I’ll march on a path that I will pave.”

“Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls Singing about the pain of being unable to fix a relationship, the 1998 song, “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls, secures a spot in this fall playlist.

Love can be painful, especially when both people in the relationship realize that there is no way to fix it — this alternative rock song depicts the hurt and the want to hold onto something familiar, as the song goes: “And all I can taste is this moment / And all I can breathe is your life / And sooner or later, it’s over / I just don’t wanna miss you tonight.”

“One of Us Cannot Be Wrong” by Father John Misty Off of his EP “Anthem +3,” Father John Misty’s “One of Us Cannot Be Wrong” is the definition of the fall season.

Although it’s a cover of Leonard Cohen’s version, Father John Misty tacks on an extra three minutes.

Spanning seven minutes and 32 seconds, his execution is even more beautiful, mesmerizing and heartbreaking than imaginable.

He sings about being in love, losing that love and the pain he faces, “But you stand there so nice, in your blizzard of ice / Oh please let me back into your storm / Please.”

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falling in love for the first time makes this an essential song for cuffing season, “And that day that we’ll watch the death of the sun / That the cloud and the cold and those jeans you have on / And you’ll gaze unafraid as they sob from the city roofs / Wasteland, baby / I’m in love, I’m in love with you.”

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Healthy food places near campus me the spot, and since it’s local, I decided after class I would walk and try it out, and ever since then, I love poke,” Lopez said.

As a student, when choosing a healthy spot to eat, she makes sure they have good carbs, which means high in protein and high carbs.

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There are many food options around campus and it can be difficult to filter through what’s junk and what is nutritious. It begs the question, “What does it take for a student to find a tasty, health-conscious restaurant near campus?” Don’t worry.

If you are looking for healthy food options within a 10-minute drive from campus, then this list is for you.

Chicana Vegana The Chicana Vegana’s menu is composed of 100% vegan options. It is a plantbased Mexican American inspired restaurant that offers numerous options like tacos, burritos, burgers, desserts and vegan drinks. It is located in

Green Tomato Grill Green Tomato Grill’s menu features fast, healthy food with various gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan options. This is less than a 10-minute drive from campus, located between Brea and State College boulevards.

Jacob Lemos, the flex general manager at Green Tomato Grill, says that their three most popular dishes are the

He recently became vegan and said that this energy levels have improved since then.

“If I lived in an area without any healthy food places, I would probably run out and go somewhere where there is,” Magana said.

Magana said that what he likes about Chicana Vegana is that no matter what he decides to get from the menu, he can feel safe that he’s not going to be eating any animal products.

Chicana Vegana features a very artistic atmosphere with bright colors all over the restaurant.

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Green Tomato Grill offers vegan alternatives to fast food.

Chile Verde bowl, chimichurri chicken melt and the ranch wrap.

Lemos said he considered having a well-balanced meal important to avoid feeling heavy.

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The Poke Co. gives customers the choice to customize their bowls.

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“I used to be in sports, so always eating healthy was the go-to,” Lemos said.

Green Tomato Grill is welcoming, and the aesthetics fit the healthy and green atmosphere of the restaurant.

The Poke Co. The Poke Co. menu features a build-your-own poke bowl from base, toppings, veggies, protein, dressings and garnishes.

It is located between Commonwealth Avenue and Harbor Boulevard — a seven-minute drive from campus.

Karina Lopez, a second-year criminal justice student at Fullerton College, has been a customer of Poke Co. for about six months and she enjoys being able to customize what she wants to put in her bowl.

“One of my friends at Fullerton College recommended

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Chicana Vegana puts a vegan twist on classic Mexican dishes.

downtown Fullerton between Commonwealth Avenue and Harbor Boulevard and about a seven-minute drive from Cal State Fullerton.

Cristian Magana, a legal assistant at Sundance copy service, said eating healthy is very important to him.

There are a lot of food options around campus; however, the difficult part is finding healthy spots within short distances. So these three restaurants are perfect for offering numerous options for every person looking for health-conscious grub.

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Reiki can heal students’ worries The ancient Japanese healing technique dissolves energy blockages stored in bodies.

VANESSA SIGUENZA Editor

Plucking the strings of negative energy and emitting high-frequency energy waves to the soul encompasses Reiki’s divine practice.

Reiki is a 2,500-yearold Japanese energy-healing technique that purifies trapped energy, such as a physical injury or a blockage of emotional pain. With the power of therapeutic touch, clients enter a serene world.

In its essence, Reiki masters channel universal energy to clients through palm healing. As different as the practice may sound, Reiki is a spiritually complementary treatment that anxiety-ridden college students should dive into.

Although there is not sufficient clinical evidence of Reiki’s effectiveness, many clients testify that it miraculously enables relaxation, ramps up bodily healing and reduces symptoms of illness.

According to Forbes Health, Dr. Rachel Lampert, a professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, and her colleagues studied 37 patients after suffering from a heart attack.

The patients were categorized into three groups: patients who rested, patients who had a Reiki session with

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a nurse and those patients who listened to tranquil music. Afterward, the researchers measured the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which regulates heart rate, breathing, blood pressure and digestion.

Subsequently, Lampert and her team delved into the heart rate variability, a measure of heartbeat patterns controlled by the ANS. The higher the heart rate variability after a heart attack, the better the medical diagnosis for the patient.

The study revealed that patients who had a Reiki session had higher heart rate variabilities and improved emotional states.

As some college students push aside their emotional needs or minimize severe burnout symptoms, their cognitive state is muddled with responsibilities, chores, homework, 9 to 5 shifts and more.

Anxiety weighs down many students as the semester tosses hurdles left and right.

With the guided assistance of a Reiki master, they can dissolve energy blocks that impede their well-being.

Reiki sessions are described as a similar process to acupuncture but without the presence of needles.

When settled in a private area, clients will lay down on a massage table and shut their eyes as the Reiki master’s hands target and extract anxious nerves or aching pains.

For a

one-hour Reiki session, a client could pay between $25 to $100 as health insurance only covers it if it’s part of hospital treatment.

Although Reiki is gaining mainstream popularity, more than 800 hospitals in the United States alone already provide Reiki services for patients.

“Sometimes we’ll visualize the client as healed.

But always we’ll set a positive intention for whatever they need at the moment that would serve their highest good. We don’t know what that is and don’t presume to know. We let reiki do what it needs to do,” said Nat Newton, a researcher

and Reiki master in Orange County, in an interview with Forbes Health, Not only did Reiki cultivate a glowing radiance in the client, but it created a tingling and warm sensation throughout their body.

Once the session comes to a close, the client will feel centered, as though the weight of the world has been lifted from their shoulders.

College students cannot miss out on the light touch of a Reiki master, as their worries and cares melt away.

In a highly stimulating environment where humanity is hardwired to experience constant stressors, college students have to unearth the fine

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line between harmful and beneficial stress.

Fortunately, there are Reiki practitioners who await their next client.

Professional associations, including the Reiki Alliance, the International Reiki Association and the Internal Association of Reiki Practitioners, guide clients to local practitioners.

Hands-on healing provides a spiritual experience for those seeking a sudden halt to their frenzied and strewn-out thoughts.

When college students immerse themselves in the Reiki sphere, they will drift off into a deep sleep as they release their strained energy.

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ARIES Getting early starts

LIBRA Moving on from

to your days this week can prove to be helpful for you, Aries. The earlier you start the more productive you’ll be.

something might not be your strong suit, but holding grudges will only drag you down.

Give yourself some time this week to learn about healthy ways to move on from broken relationships.

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TAURUS Things are looking

SCORPIO You might find

up for you this week. You might find yourself feeling more creative and more outgoing. Allowing yourself to be a social butterfly this week, and divulging in your creativity will prove to be the best choice for yourself.

yourself second guessing your relationships this week. Although feeling insecure is a natural part of being human, letting yourself be open about these feelings is a key skill to forward these relationships.

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GEMINI Take some time

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this week to set out for an adventure. Giving yourself the option to start a new task could be the push you need to establish new goals and find new interests.

SAGITTARIUS Your resilience

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CANCER Doubt might come

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to plague your week.

You might find yourself doubting what your friends and family tell you, so make sure to acknowledge that doubt. Finding some peace of mind by researching or asking for clarity can be the solution you need.

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this week, Capricorn.

You might find that your intuition is right about a lot of things, so learn to be more in tune with it and learn to trust your intuition.

AQUARIUS Conflicts might be more prevalent in your week. They might arise at home or in the workplace, but if you give yourself some time to process the issues and find a compromise, you might be able to find a solution.

PISCES Busy, busy days

VIRGO Creativity is all around this week. Keep an eye out on your surroundings. You might be able to find your new inspiration this week.

will be key to overcoming this week. You may face many obstacles but your ability to stay strong and bounce back will be what saves you. Remember to be kind to yourself this week.

CAPRICORN Trust your gut

LEO If you spend your time waiting for things to happen, everything will pass you by. Find some time this week to get things started for yourself. Put yourself out there and allow yourself to try new things.

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are in sight this week.

Although you may feel like the week will start slow, it’ll quickly pick up and you’ll have your hands full. Be prepared.

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Goal: CSUF triumphant on the road

In the 71st minute, Gauchos defender Alyssa O’Brien picked up a yellow card on a challenge. That aside, it was a fairly clean game by both sides.

In the 73rd minute, CSUF finally broke the scoreless tie with Rodriguez’s goal.

Midfielder Haley Brown assisted along with forward Katelin Bebe’s cross into the box to set up Rodriguez’s perfect header into the back of the net.

The game-winning goal was Rodriguez’s fourth goal and ninth point of the season.

She is currently tied with senior Callie Petrey-Juarez in team goals and is second behind her in points with nine (Petrey-Juarez has 11).

After the goal, Fullerton continued to press and closed out the match still on the attack and successfully

foiling Santa Barbara’s counterattacks.

The Gauchos applied more pressure after the goal, but the Titans were able to hang on and bounce back from a difficult overtime loss to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Sept. 23.

After the match, CSUF head coach Demian Brown lauded his team’s effort in the victory.

“This was a great team effort today,” Brown said. “I’m very proud of how our women bounced back after the disappointment on Thursday.”

In goal, DeAira Jackson continued her strong freshman campaign with five saves, including an outstanding stop against a free kick in the 82nd minute of the match.

Her efforts gave Jackson her first full-match clean sheet of the season.

The win moves the Titans to 1-1 in conference play and 4-7 overall on the season.

CSUF will return home for a four-game homestand starting Thursday against the UC Irvine Anteaters.

The Anteaters enter with a 5-4 record on the season and are 0-1 in conference play after a 1-0 loss against UC San Diego on Sunday.

Fullerton will face Irvine for the second time this season after they dropped their first contest, 2-1, in Irvine.

The match will take place at Titan Stadium on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

Following a victory against CSU Bakersfield, CSUF volleyball lost in five sets to Cal Poly SLO.

Fullerton and Bakersfield battled it out into the fourth leading to 10 ties and six lead changes. Fullerton finally prevailed with another 25-22 win over Bakersfield in the fourth set.

Both teams completed over 100 digs each throughout the game, but Fullerton’s junior libero Neena Dimas accomplished a career-high 31 digs against Bakersfield. Sophomore setter Elizabeth Schuster also posted a double-double with 22 digs and 45 assists for the Titans.

Both Riddlesprigger and Barcelos led the Titans with 12 kills each while junior middle blocker Nicole Shuhandler put up a total of six blocks by the end of Friday’s match.

The Titans continued their fight into Saturday’s match against Cal Poly SLO at Titan Gym. Cal Poly entered the match 3-9 overall and 1-0 after their first Big West conference match against Long Beach State.

Pushing it all the way to five sets, Fullerton capitalized on their opportunities against Cal Poly SLO with 66 kills and 123 digs. Unfortunately for the Titans, the Mustangs answered back and claimed the match.

Fullerton kept the score relatively close at the start of set one before Cal Poly SLO went on a five-point run, 1610. A kill from the Mustangs’ outside hitters Amy Hiatt and Jamie Stivers secured their last two points of set one.

However, Fullerton did not waiver and continued to keep the scores close in set two as they tied the score with Cal Poly SLO 10 times. They continued to fight until the end of the second, sending the set to 28 points in extended play.

The Titans had all the momentum going into the third after a nail-biting second set and led in total kills over Cal Poly SLO, 33-29. Both teams went back-and-forth before tying the score at 22. Fullerton secured three more points and went on to claim the third set.

The fourth set was no different from the first three as both Cal Poly SLO and Fullerton tied the score seven times and sent the set into extended play again. Ultimately the Mustang’s offense prevailed and pulled out a win to claim their second set of the match.

It all came down to the wire in the fifth and last set. Cal Poly SLO kept their

momentum and energy from the fourth and started off with a 4-0 lead. A kill from the Stivers and two attack errors from Fullerton’s side of the net gave Cal Poly SLO the last three points of the final set and the victory.

Despite the loss, sophomore outside hitter Julia Crawford accomplished her seventh double-double of the season with a season-high 35

digs and 18 kills.

Fullerton’s setter Schuster also completed the match and led the team with 50 assists.

Next up, CSUF will hit the road to compete in their third conference match on Tuesday night in Long Beach as they look to build upon their 1-1 conference record. The Titans, who are now 4-5 overal,l will face Long Beach State at Walter Pyramid at 7:00 p.m.

Karla Rodriguez (left) attempts to beat a UCLA defender off the dribble on Aug. 22. (CSUF Athletics)

Volleyball splits Big West matches

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Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball hosted their first two home games of the Big West conference on Friday and Saturday at Titan Gym. The Titans beat Cal State Bakersfield on Friday, and lost to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Saturday.

Fullerton kicked off the weekend with a conference match against Bakersfield where they claimed a 3-1 victory over the Roadrunners.

Unfortunately Fullerton could not keep their momentum going into the Saturday night’s match against Cal Poly SLO. The Titans carried their efforts into a fifth set with the Mustangs, but ultimately lost the game, 3-2.

Fullerton trailed the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners, 2116, in the first set. A kill from junior right side hitter Gabrielle Barcelos initiated a fourpoint run for the Titans before Fullerton took the first set from Bakersfield, 25-22.

The second set was closer than the first as Bakersfield and Fullerton tied the score 11 times while producing three lead changes.

Tied with the Roadrunners late in the set at 23, a hitting error from Bakersfield and a kill from Titan junior middle blocker Maya Riddlesprigger claimed the second set for Fullerton.

Bakersfield managed to avoid a loss to Fullerton in straight sets in the third after claiming a 25-17 win over the Titans. The Roadrunner’s junior right side hitter Milica Vukobrat led her team with five kills while her teammates and middle blockers, Hana Makonova and Brooke Boiseau, followed close behind with four kills each. Bakersfield’s defense produced 25 digs, just two more than Fullerton in the third set.

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