The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Thursday October 18, 2018
Volume 104 Issue 23
Mother wants justice for son Refugees share stories
North Korean panel spoke on the political climate in their home country. WILLIAM ROBBINS Staff Writer
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Charmaine Lawson and supporters gather in front of the humanities building on Tuesday, asking for justice for her son, David Josiah Lawson.
Students for Quality Education held a vigil for David Josiah Lawson. SAMMY JONES Staff Writer
Cal State Fullerton’s Students for Quality Education held a demonstration Tuesday in front of the humanities building to spread the word around campus about a CSU student who was killed in April 2017. The student, David Josiah Lawson, was a 19-year-old
African-American sophomore who attended Humboldt State University. He was stabbed in the city of Arca ta in Humboldt County and later died at a nearby hospital, according to Humboldt State Now. Josiah Lawson’s mother, Charmaine Lawson, spoke at the gathering and voiced her frustration about how the case has been handled. “The chief of police that was in charge when my son’s murder took place has resigned. I think he left because he knew that his department did absolutely nothing to save
my son’s life and to investigate his murder the way it should’ve been done in the first place,” she said. Charmaine Lawson said it has been 18 months and the case has yet to be solved. Police initially arrested Kyle Zoellner at the scene, but after five days of testimonies a judge ruled that there was not enough evidence to convict the 23-year-old at the time of the crime, according to Humboldt State Now, the university’s news service. “This was (a way) to get Josiah’s name out here on this campus. It’s really just to show how (CSUF
students) can be better allies to our black students of color on campus,” said Andrew Flores, a Students for Quality Education representative. The demonstration began with a moment of silence in remembrance of Josiah Lawson, followed by a brief background of the night he was killed. Charmaine Lawson then said a few words about her son. She said she never thought she would be in this situation or have to give a speech about her son’s death. SEE SQE
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Following the summit of North Korean leader Kim Jongun and United States President Donald Trump earlier this year, North Korean refugee, Geum Hyok Kim, said nothing has changed. “What is the difference? No other difference. Kim Jong-un just wants to show other people that (North Korea) is a normal country, and (that) he is a leader. But human rights in North Korea never changed and the nuclear problem never changed. There is no impact,” Kim said. Kim and other North Korean refugees spoke at Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday to raise awareness about North Korea’s trafficking, sexual exploitation and human rights conflict, and shared their personal accounts of finding refuge in other countries. The event was hosted by the United Nations Association on campus, and invited the Liberty in North Korea organization to provide a presentation and panel about their movement. SEE WORLD
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Teammates trek Review: 17th Door frightens to college together This Halloween maze takes thrillseekers on a 36-minute adventure. KRISTINA GARCIA Copy Editor
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Haley Carmo (left) and Gaby Barcelos (right) met on their high school team.
Elite competition prepared two CSUF volleyball players for their first season. JARED EPREM Sports Editor
In her last two seasons of Santa Margarita Catholic High School volleyball, she won two Southern California regional championships, a California Interscholastic Federation championship and a state championship. In April of 2018, before signing a letter of intent to a college program with 11 combined wins over the last three seasons, Gaby Barcelos thought to herself, “Can I do better?” She and high school teammate Haley Carmo now play vital roles in the Cal State Fullerton volleyball program. Titans head coach Ashley
Preston said their dedication to winning is what made them stand out to her. “The true thing about those two, for them to be playing at such a high level since high school, their commitment level to the process and to the program — you can never doubt them. They are really great learners of the game,” Preston said. The duo became friends during their freshman year at Santa Margarita. Although Barcelos played on junior varsity while Carmo made the varsity squad, Barcelos said they were a part of the same friend group and were partners on the school’s beach volleyball team. However, they both said the thought of going to the same school was never brought up in conversation. SEE REBUILD
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The 17th Door is easy to miss; the only thing leading thrillseekers in the right direction is their GPS and a thin banner hanging on the side of a 99 Cent Store pointing in its direction. Passing the front of the building on Orangethorpe Avenue and Brookhurst Street, I expected something cheesy. But after turning the corner to the back of the store, all I could think was, “We aren’t at the 99 Cent Store anymore.” Guests are greeted by unhinged psychiatric patients and insidious doctors who walk around the outside of the maze. A watchtower hovers over participants as ghostly smoke fills the top of it and the ground around the entrance. A police bus is parked by the watchtower, completing the unsettling and unwelcoming atmosphere through the criminals, guards and patients who lurk the rooms of the 17th Door. The 17th Door is an immersive Halloween horror walkthrough in Fullerton that steps it up a notch from the typical Universal Studios haunt. Guests are taken through a series of rooms with each room playing a role in the storyline. Unlike many other haunts, participants never run into the group ahead of them. “At times you’ll laugh, at times you’ll be scared and you’ll scream. Some people get upset about things too and they cry and they want to get out, which is great. It’s such an emotional
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One of the scare actors patiently waits to frighten guests.
rollercoaster. It heightens all your senses of what you’re doing,” said Kevin Monroe, the haunt’s cast coordinator. The walkthrough is approximately 36 minutes, making it one of the longest haunts in California. Throughout the haunt, guests enter 17 different rooms and in each room groups of six to eight participants are locked inside for a specific time. Those who cannot take the intensity of the room may be escorted out to the next room with the safety word “mercy.” Robbie Luther, co-creator
of the 17th Door alongside his wife Heather, had the idea of guests being trapped in a room for around a minute, where they would be forced to engage with the actors and scenes. Robbie Luther calculated the time lengths between transitions and rooms, which ultimately led him to the decision that 17 doors would be the perfect number of rooms to bring his idea into reality, said Wyatt Barclay, media creator and scare actor for the haunt. SEE DOORS
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