The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Monday November 5, 2018
Volume 104 Issue 29
CSUF student Vigil held in honor of stabbed in EV Pittsburgh shooting victims parking lot The suspect was apprehended by police and now faces two charges. NOAH BIESIADA Asst. News Editor
A 20-year-old Cal State Fullerton student was stabbed twice in the hands around 1 p.m. Wednesday in university parking at the Evangelical Free Church on North Brea Boulevard, according to the University Police. The Fullerton Police department arrested Luis Eduardo Munoz, a 24-year-old Anaheim resident, after finding him almost two hours later hiding in a nearby neighborhood. He was booked into Orange County’s Central Men’s Jail and was charged with one felony count for the stabbing and with one misdemeanor for resisting and obstructing a police officer, according to court documents. The stabbing victim was transported to a local trauma center; her wounds were not life-threatening according to the Fullerton Police Department. Munoz had another arrest recently. He pleaded guilty Oct. 5 to falsely representing himself to a police officer, according to court records.
CSUF rents 550 parking spots in the Evangelical Free Church parking structure to supplement campus parking. This semester, 519 CSUF students own permits to park in the lot, said Kristen Jasko, director of Parking and Transportation Services at CSUF CSUF police officers will be posted at the Evangelical Free Church parking structure for the next several days. Two student parking officers or Campus Security Authorities, are stationed at the lot at all times, Jasko said. “I see them often, just patrolling the area,” said Brian Salgado, a third-year CSUF student who regularly parks in the lot. “I’ve always felt safe, even last year I would get here around 6 o’clock when it was dark and I would feel safe as well.”
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Students, faculty and community members gathered in solidarity at the Cal State Fullerton Becker Amphitheater.
OC Hillel hosted the event at CSUF to support the Jewish community. ANDRE SALAZAR Staff Writers
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Luis Eduardo Munoz, the suspect.
Heads bowed in prayer and hands clasped around candles at the CSUF Becker Amphitheater during a vigil commemorating those killed and
affected by the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the Jewish tradition, these candles represent the flame that “exists in every human and is created in the image of God,” said Daniel Levine, director of Jewish Student Life for Orange County Hillel and leader of Tuesday’s vigil. On Oct. 27, a gunman shot and killed 11 people inside the Tree of Life synagogue. The assailant, Robert Bowers,
was apprehended by the Pittsburgh police and brought to a hospital for treatment. Bowers made anti-Semitic remarks on social media prior to the shooting, according to CNN. The synagogue shooting is the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in United States history, according to a press release from the Anti-Defamation League, a nonpartisan Jewish organization focused on civil rights and human relations. SEE VIGIL
‘Frankenstein’ exhibit opens Men’s
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soccer falls short
Highlanders’ Daniel Castaneda scored in overtime to sink the Titans. KATHRYNE PADILLA Asst. Sports Editor
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People crowd the Frankenstein Meme exhibit which featured diverse student artwork inspired by the creature himself and Mary Shelley’s influence.
The Frankenstein Meme art exhibit showcased student artwork and research. BROOK FARIEN Staff Writer
A familiar monster invaded Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 27 as “The Frankenstein Meme Art Show and Special Collections Display” was set up in the Pollak Library. This exhibit is part of the 200th anniversary and celebration of Mary Shelley’s famous book “Frankenstein.” Her work, seen as a huge literary influence, is rooted in science fiction but tends to resonate just as well in the horror genre. “We know (memes) as fun. You can see how people take the same picture and put new words
on it. They change it, they shift it, and pass it on,” said David Sandner, a Cal State Fullerton English professor who started the Frankenstein Meme project. “We are looking at Frankenstein and the literary influence of Mary Shelley’s story, so thinking about it as a cultural meme.” The celebration of Shelley’s “Frankenstein” was a unified work of art put together between the English and art departments at CSUF, as well as special collections from the library. The library extended its collection of science fiction work to this exhibit, hoping to bring life to forgotten pieces of the genre. Over the past two years, Sandner’s students were challenged with the task of unearthing all the “Frankenstein” novels or
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novels influenced by “Frankenstein.” Their work was then brought to life in the form of an online searchable database, where 200 years of literary work was compiled through research work. Sandner’s students also received help from the Special Collections librarian Patricia Prestinary for the database and designer Laura Black for the look of the exhibit. The art in the exhibit comes from professor Cliff Cramp and his students, who were tasked with the creation of artwork related to “Frankenstein.” Together they created physical representations of stories that have been passed down generations and take the shape of many different forms of “Frankenstein.” “Our university already has a strong connection to science
fiction and you could say that science fiction as it is today was birthed by Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein.’ People consider it to be the first work of science fiction,” said Nicole Vandever, former president and founding member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Club. Sandner described his desire for students to engage and resonate with the story as a closer look into the cultural connection it has played throughout the years. He referred to the “Frankenstein” meme as something that spreads, changes and can keep mutating forever. As part of the “Frankenstein” celebration, there was also a marathon reading of Shelley’s famed work on Halloween day. The Frankenstein Meme exhibit and displays will be open to the public until Dec. 21.
Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer ended its chances for another Big West title after a goal in overtime put UC Riverside on top, 3-2 in the semifinal round. “Our guys played with a lot of heart,” said Titans head coach George Kuntz. “I’m proud of their resiliency, the way they played tonight. They’re disappointed but we stuck to our guns, we’ve played the way we always played.” In the first minutes of the game, Fullerton had two opportunities to get the advantage but the Highlanders defense deflected both chances. The duration of the first period was a battle for possession between both teams. However, UC Riverside pushed to complete passes as it had seven shots over the Titans six in the first half. It wasn’t until the final seconds of the first half that a shot from Highlanders’ midfielder Daniel Aguirre found its way past the reach of goalkeeper Paul Andre-Guerin’s hand for the first goal of the game. SEE KICK 6 VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM