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CSUF Perpetrator dodges CSUF police GOP seek action Fourth alert issued about man reportedly touching himself.

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College Republicans aim to present Canin resolution to ASI. JASON ROCHLIN Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton College Republicans club is working to have Associated Students Inc. (ASI) endorse a resolution encouraging University President Mildred Garcia to issue an official response to an altercation that occurred Feb. 8 between part-time lecturer Eric Canin and three members of the club.

Club President Chris Boyle said the goal of the resolution is to have Garcia “stand up for student safety” and ban Canin from campus.

Canin has maintained his innocence since the incident. After the altercation, he said he “did not touch anyone” and a Feb. 24 California Faculty Association (CFA) Fullerton statement said he “categorically denies” striking anyone.

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University Police described the suspect as a tall male of Hispanic or Middle Eastern descent around 20 to 30 years old. Students reported four sightings of the man from Oct. to March in Lot S, the student parking lot at College Park, between the times of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The search for a man who has been described as “aggressively touching himself on the outside of his clothing” continues after he evaded University Police for the fourth time March 9.

Crime alerts sent out between October and March described a tall man of either Hispanic or middle eastern descent in his 20s to 30s who if found, will face a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a lewd act according to UPD. He was reportedly seen in all of the incidents on the south side of Lot S, the student parking lot of College Park.

“He has been pretty consistent with his activity level and where he stands,” said University Police Capt. Scot Willey.

“We are starting to see a pattern, so that helps us out a little bit in what we are looking for.”

Around 10 officers responded to the March 9 call about the recurring man, Willey said. Three detectives, two captains, motor officers, community service officers and parking enforcement were “out there looking for him immediately,” he said.

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Persinger, Bryant lead Titans past Spartans Vanderhook said. “We left guys on third with less than two strikes. We should’ve beat that team 10, 12-0.”

CSUF second baseman Dillon Persinger and designated hitter Hank LoForte combined for five of the team’s seven hits. LoForte smacked the Titans’ only double of the game.

Redshirt freshman pitcher Erik Cha went three innings without giving up an earned run and recorded his first save of the season. Regardless of his p er formance, h e

Fullerton offense solidifies 6-1 victory in early innings.

ANDREW SALMI Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton baseball team (10-5) cruised to its third straight victory Tuesday, besting San Jose State (6-9) 6-1 at Goodwin Field.

Redshirt junior third baseman Taylor Bryant launched a two-run homer off Spartan starting pitcher Cameron Keup in the first inning, giving the Titans an early 2-0 lead.

“Trusting my work, going out there with confidence. Whether I’m 0-4 or 4-4, I’m going up there with the same body language knowing you can beat the pitcher by going out there and competing,” Bryant said.

Bryant, whose .400 batting average and 13 RBI leads the team, picked up his team-high 20th hit and also drew a walk against the Spartans.

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The Titans captured their 10th win Tuesday at Goodwin Field against the San Jose State Spartans. Fullerton put together six runs with just seven hits.

College transfer, put together a stellar performance on the mound to improve his record to 2-0 on the season.

“It’s always good when your defense is making plays behind you. It’s good to come away with a win,” Wills said.

Lorde is not a typical pop princess

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was quick to thank his defense for his success on the hill.

Starting her career as early as 16, Lorde has proven that she has more substance than most young singers.

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Although Fullerton coasted to an early 6-0 lead over San Jose State after just four innings, Head Coach Rick Vanderhook said his team took its foot off the gas.

“I thought we stunk. Seriously, we had a two-run homer in the first and get

a leadoff base hit in the second and we end up with seven h its,”

Biased politics will never find solutions

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March 9 campus demonstrators prove that no one side has all of the answers, resolution lies in working together.

Edberg shines again as Titans place sixth

Sports

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Martina Edberg carries the women’s golf team with an exceptional performance at the Fresno State Classic.

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At the expo, 34 faculty members were honored for taking part in the CSU system-wide Affordable Learning Solutions initiative from the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

Titan Bookstore offers affordability advice Presentations educate faculty on student success resources.

SARAH EL-MAHMOUD Daily Titan Faculty-provided affordable resources and services for students were the focus of the Affordable Learning Solutions EXPO and Faculty Recognition at the Titan Student Union (TSU) Tuesday.

Titan Bookstore and the Department of Online Education and Training (OET) hosted the event which featured presentations educating faculty on how to reduce student expenses and promote their success. Pollak Library, Faculty Support Services, Disability Support Services and book publishers presented their services at booths.

Titan Shops director Kim Ball said the program was designed to pull the many resources available to faculty, helping them lower course-material costs and allowing them to collaborate.

Thirty-four faculty members were honored for taking part in a CSU initiative from the Chancellor’s Office called Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$).

CSUF biology professor Merri Lynn Casem was one faculty members awarded. Casem participated in the summer training where she learned to implement

affordable materials into classrooms. “(The course) was really intensive, but it was also really exciting. I think one of the things I like best about those kinds of experiences is that you get to interact with your colleagues from all across the university,” Casem said. “To be able to talk and hear the perspectives from people who teach different kinds of courses in different colleges and departments was really valuable.”

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To be able to talk and hear the perspectives from people who teach different kinds of courses in different colleges and departments was really valuable.

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Portions of President Trump’s 2005 tax documents were leaked to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The documents show that Trump made $150 million and paid about $36.5 million that year, putting his payment at 24 percent of his income. It falls short of the alternative minimum tax of 28 percent.

The documents raised suspicions of Trump who refused to release tax information, saying he was being audited.

Trump supports eliminating the minimum tax which would make his tax rate equal to someone who makes less than $33,000 a year without the minimum tax, Johnston said.

MERRI LYNN CASEM CSUF biology professor Among the expo booths offering resources was Montezuma Publishing, a company at San Diego State University which designs and publishes textbooks for professors. These textbooks are offered at half of what the texts might cost regularly, said Kim Mazyck from Montezuma.

She said she enjoyed the opportunity to talk to faculty members face to face to better help them with their

needs during the expo.

Pollak Library Instructional Design librarian Lindsay O’Neill advocated for Open Educational Resources along with her colleagues.

O’Neill spoke on the use of Open Educational Resources to find instructional materials at her presentation. She said the long-term solution is to adopt library materials to give students free access.

Titan Shops’ new Titan Direct Access Program was also presented. The newly launched program provides online textbooks for free on Titan Portal until the add/ drop deadline of classes.

Willie Peng, interim assistant vice president for Information of Technology, said he felt it would be helpful for students to keep textbooks after taking the class because the material is often beneficial to keep.

Mike Dickerson, campus engagement specialist at Titan Shops, said that so far, he has received positive feedback from professors on the program.

Interim provost and vice president for academic affairs Anil Puri said that he hopes these implementations of resources such as the acknowledged Affordable Learning Solutions faculty will catch on to more classrooms because college is already a difficult endeavor, financials aside.

Jason Rochlin contributed to this report.

The city of Everett is suing Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, after spending millions of dollars combating drug abuse by its residents, according to the Associated Press.

The city accused the drugmaker of allowing its product to be funneled into the city through the black market and demanded compensation for the damages done to the city.

Purdue said it is “deeply troubled by the abuse and misuse of our medication,” adding that it was a leading company in developing medicines with properties that prevented abuse.

The company alleged a flawed portrayal of the events leading to the crisis and said it looks forward to “presenting the facts in court.”

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OC jury says election was not rigged An investigation by a grand jury reported a “flawless” voting process in several Orange County cities. This comes after allegations of a rigged election by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to CBS Los Angeles.

The grand jury reported that such allegations were without merit in Orange County.

A pilot program, under which the report said illegal voting would have been impossible, was introduced in heavily republican-registered cities and allowed voters to cast their ballot regardless of their residency. Of those ballots, 58 percent were mailed in.

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“We think since the unions are standing up against students and for violent professors. It’s really on our student government to stand up for the students,” Boyle said.

“We’re going to be petitioning them to do just that.”

CFA Fullerton Faculty Rights Chair Tyler McMillen called the College Republicans’ efforts to dismiss Canin a “disgusting witch hunt” in a text message Tuesday. CFA Fullerton also supported a petition created by eight CSUF faculty members calling for Canin’s reinstatement.

“A ‘witch hunt’ would be us looking for professors who disagree with us and dragging them out and demanding that they be fired because they disagree with us,” Boyle said. “This is a professor who came up to a student and physically attacked him. I don’t think that asking for them to be removed from campus is unreasonable.”

Boyle said he talked with ASI Chief Governmental Officer Amanda Martinez about presenting his resolution in front of the ASI Executive Committee. Martinez said she directed him to ASI Board of Directors Chair Kayleigh Bates to learn more about the process of

getting an item on ASI’s agenda.

“Technically, this isn’t my role, but I’m doing it because I want to help students, and I care about all of them and will help them get to whoever they’re supposed to talk to,” Martinez said.

Boyle met with Bates Tuesday and brought his findings to a College Republicans club meeting that night at the TSU Underground Pub. He said the process can take “anywhere from three to five weeks.”

“First, it would have to go through a Governance committee, which would take about a week to happen if it even gets on there.

Then once it gets past the Governance, then it would have to go to the Board after that, so it’s a long process and it hasn’t even reached the Governance agenda yet,” Martinez said. “It takes a lot to really move things.”

A copy of the currently drafted resolution was also handed out to attending members at the club’s meeting.

“To get (ASI) to side with us-stand side by side with us on this issue-sends a powerful message to the entire student body that the students are one voice saying violence against anyone, no matter what their political beliefs are, is unacceptable,” Boyle said at the meeting.

CSUF College Republicans club resolution: Whereas, college campuses, especially those that are publicly funded, are intended to foster free speech and debate and; Whereas, universities have the responsibility to ensure the physical safety of their students, and; Whereas, on February 8 of 2017, Eric Canin, an adjunct professor employed by California State University, Fullerton physically assaulting a student and forcibly ended an exercise of free speech, and; Whereas, California State University, Fullerton students who identify as Republicans or conservatives have been made to feel fearful for their safety on campus and for their ability to participate politically, and; Whereas, the Associated Students Inc. of California State University, Fullerton’s Student Government and the Board of Directors is the foremost advocate for students at California State University, Fullerton; Be it resolved that the Associated Students Inc. of California State University, Fullerton urges President Mildred Garcia to bar Eric Canin from returning to California State University, Fullerton,and to issue a public statement assuring students that Eric Canin will not be allowed on campus.

The altercation occurred during a counter-protest to an anti-Trump march held on Titan Walk. An internal university investigation found that “a campus employee struck a student,” said Chief Communications Officer Jeffrey Cook in an emailed statement Feb. 22.

Cook has continued to refer to the Feb. 22 statement for comment, which said the university is “taking appropriate action.”

Canin was suspended following the incident.

Hayley M. Slye and Priscilla Bui contributed to this report.

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The resolution addresses the Feb. 8 altercation between lecturer Eric Canin (center) and members of the CSUF College Republicans club, including club President Chris Boyle (right).

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“We were all out there. I was even out there,” Willey said.

“We were there within a minute and we had people all over the place and there was a little bit of miscommunication on which way he was going but we had people in every direction … We might have just missed him.”

In Tuesday’s incident, a female student reported seeing the man.

Willey said the man was walking around acting like he was on the phone while the student was walking back to her car from class. She sat in the back seat intending to “study for awhile” before her next class.

“He went and stood right next to her and started rubbing himself outside of his clothing while he was acting like he was talking on the phone,” Willey said.

University Police pulled camera footage and determined that the man fled Lot S in a black or dark gray sedan down Commonwealth Ave. toward Nutwood Ave., turning right and heading toward the 57 freeway.

They believe he was “spooked” by an approaching group of students, Willey said.

“Now that we know that he has a vehicle, we are definitely going to be looking for that,” Willey said.

University Police was unable to determine the make of the car or any identifying information about it or the man because

the campus cameras were too far away and grainy, Willey said.

“We believe that he is watching (students) get into their vehicles and then goes and stands directly by them and looks into that vehicle,” Willey said.

The previous incidents occurred on Oct. 24, Feb. 1 and Feb. 23.

The Oct. 26 UPD alert said the subject was seen “exposing himself in an apartment complex adjacent to Parking Lot S in June of 2016.”

Willey said University Police has increased enforcement in Lot S and will continue to search for the man, but limited resources in the department make it difficult to constantly monitor the area. On the day of the most recent incident, police officers were busy with an on-campus political demonstration.

“Americans for Trump were here and it was getting a little heated so our patrol officers were over at that site. When the call came in a couple of them had to scramble to their vehicles to get over to that area, so that was taking up our time and we were not in that area at that time,” Willey said.

University Police said the man comes to the College Park student parking lot around 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“We are hoping that we are the ones who catch him because we are definitely out looking day and night for this guy,” Willey said.

Oct. 26 campus alert:

Feb. 1 campus alert:

The CSU Fullerton Police Department recently received a report of a male who was “aggressively touching himself” on the outside of his clothing on Oct. 24 at approximately 9:00 a.m. in CSUF Parking Lot S (South side of College Park). The male was described as having dark skin, dark hair, in his early 20s and wearing white shorts and a gray CSUF sweater. The reporting party recalled the same subject described above exposing himself in an apartment complex adjacent to Parking Lot S in June of 2016. The unknown male subject was reportedly not aggressive in either incident. It is unknown if the suspect resides in an apartment close to campus.

On Feb. 1 the CSU Fullerton Police Department received two reports of a male who was “touching himself” on the outside of his clothing at 10:41 a.m. and 11:48 a.m. in CSUF Parking Lot S (South side of College Park). During the first call, the male was seen on his phone walking in the parking lot.

He was described as tall, with a beard and glasses, wearing a grey sweatshirt and jeans. The second report described the male as older, “Hispanic/ Middle Eastern,” tall with a thin build, buzzed hair, wearing a grey CSUF sweatshirt and “pretending” to be on the phone. The male subject was reportedly not aggressive in any of these incidents but caution is still advised.

Feb. 23 campus alert:

March 14 campus alert:

On Feb. 23 the CSU Fullerton Police Department received a report at 11:13 a.m. of a male who was “touching himself” on the outside of his clothing in CSUF Parking Lot S (South side of College Park).

The male was seen on his phone walking in the parking lot. He was described as approximately 30 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches, “tan skin,” wearing a brown shirt and white basketball style shorts and glasses (unknown type). Officers converged on the area in under a minute but were unable to locate this individual.

A witness in the area said she might have seen the same suspect earlier on a bike. The male subject was reportedly not aggressive in any of these incidents but caution is still advised.

On March 9, the Cal State Fullerton Police Department received a report at 1:05 p.m. of a male who was “touching himself” on the outside of his clothing in CSUF Parking Lot S (South side of College Park). The male was seen on his phone walking in the parking lot. He was described as approximately 6 foot 1, slender build, mid 30’s, close shaved dark hair, “Hispanic or middle eastern,” and wearing dark sunglasses (unknown frame type), black short-sleeve polo shirt with a white stripe on the collar, white loose fitting Docker-style pants. The witness could not recall any scars, marks, or tattoos or shoe type. UPD Officers converged on the area in under a minute but were unable to locate this individual. The witness stated that she saw this male subject enter a vehicle a few rows north of her then drive away. The vehicle is described as an older faded black or dark grey car (unknown make or model).

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Stop-motion Netflix show suffers from breakneck pace.

KALEB STEWART Daily Titan “Buddy Thunderstruck” feels as if the stop-motion whimsy of Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” was forced into a blender with the hyper pacing of Adult Swim’s “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.”

It lacks the charm of both of those shows, but occasionally delivers the kind of one-liners that will stick in the heads of overcaffeinated children.

The premise of this animated series revolves around racer canine Buddy Thunderstruck and his partner Darnell as they go on stop-motion animated adventures. These range from the expected participating in races to the not so expected, such as Buddy getting beaten up by a girl scout who sells her cookies like a drug dealer.

For better and for worse, the show never feels like it stops for a breath. Legitimately funny jokes and gags are left in the dust as the show seems more concerned with driving to the next punchline. More pit stops would have been appreciated, especially when the ratio of quality gags to lazy gags is particularly low. Many characters feel as though they are just there to spit out catchphrases just to say them without much rhyme or reason.

The animation provides the majority of the charm.

Each of the animals has a hand-crafted feel that is sadly lacking in most televised animation. It resembles “Robot Chicken” in its rough jerky

Lorde shows why she should be considered ‘Royal.’

SARAH EL-MAHMOUD Daily Titan As brand new sounds glimmer from Lorde’s mind to form her sophomore album “Melodrama,” debuting this summer, she remains an unconventional pop princess.

Lorde is a walking contradiction of an artist. She created her stage name from her fascination with royalty and aristocracy. Yet, she places herself outside of the materialistic world of gold teeth and Cadillacs in her biggest hit “Royals,” singing “we don’t care, we aren’t caught up in your love affair.”

In 2013, at just 16 years old, she crept up charts and buzzed through radios about the unsettling trends in popular music as she became a trend herself. She comments on a “live-in-the-moment” mentality, which describes the chaotic parties and careless spending promoted in hip-hop. Far younger than her industry and across the world away from New Zealand, Lorde is a peculiar teenage pop star.

Her performances like this week’s “Saturday Night Live” guest appearance, often feature dancing worthy of its own interpretive genre.

It’s hard to find a woman performing on stage in front of thousands–millions if broadcasted–who genuinely doesn’t care how she appears; or maybe she cares too much and actively seeks to be different. There are no backup

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“Buddy Thunderstruck’s” title character is a racer with an affinity for getting in trouble with the authorities. The show has fleeting moments of inspiration, but a relentless barrage of gags with no clear target demographic makes it more odd than humorous.

movements, which is suiting seeing that it came from the same studio. It is a real treat seeing such an old-school form of animation still being properly used, making it all the more disappointing that the writing is not as fresh.

There is an interesting tonal issue with “Buddy Thunderstruck” when it comes to classifying who it is being marketed for.

While it is labeled as a kids show on Netflix, its humor is just a bit too edgy for its target demographic.

dancers in sight, only Lorde and her song.

“Pure Heroine” was Lorde’s first album. It introduced a pop star wise beyond her years, detached from the tabloid-happy youth who have the same job description. She internalizes her experiences and says profound things about them, as she goes through the emotions of growing up. Lorde responds with “I’m kind of over gettin’ told to throw my hands up in the air, so there” in “Team” to a mainstream society with a repeating message of the “have-fun-when you’reyoung” ideal.

Lorde’s coming-of-age narrative is refreshing because of its unapologetic sincerity. The bright- colored fantasy world of a teenage dream is notably absent from her music. She sings about popularity and stature like it’s an infatuation of hers that she keeps finding herself in but wishes to be removed from. In “The Love Club,” she starts the verse with “I’m in a clique but I want out” and later sings “the other day I forgot my old address, I’m sitting pretty on the throne, there’s nothing more I want, except to be alone.” Her acquired social status, envied by many, is met by Lorde with a tiredness and boredom, as she feels an emptiness at the top.

She isn’t having all the carefree fun that is expected in her adolescence. In “Ribs,” she says “you’re the only friend I need, sharing beds like little kids, and laughing ‘til our ribs get tough, but that will never be enough.”

Apparent in the lyrics is her longing for childhood innocence and an indifference toward growing older.

After blowing up in 2013, Lorde didn’t revel in the bright spotlight she found herself in as many young artists do. Other than being asked to curate the “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1”

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For starters, almost all of the characters are irresponsible jerks, even when they are well-intentioned. The main hero Buddy is an immature manchild who gets everything he wants without much effort and has an ego the size of a hot air balloon. Yet, it lacks the crassness and dark humor that made programs like “Aqua Teen” or “Sealab 2021” such subversive treats in any young person’s diet.

Animated programs in the past have bridged the gap between adults and children

programming. Viewers have often questioned the appropriateness of “Ren and Stimpy,” but the cartoon was so unique at the time that it hardly mattered. College kids would seek it out because it was such a bizarre diversion. Not to mention that “Ren and Stimpy” was, in the metaphorical sense, a total acid trip.

None of these stop-motion puppets are particularly foulmouthed. They exclaim “fart nuggets” instead of cursing, but most of the best lines will be completely over-the-head

of small tots. Little homages to “The Dukes of Hazzard” involving Buddy getting into comical mischief with the police will go over the heads of viewers under the age of 20.

There are a few highlights among the show’s 12 episodes, one in which Buddy becomes a police officer and begins arresting people for minor annoyances, such as when he arrests a trio of infants for crying. Another episode where Buddy helps an acquaintance find a “bro” is clever in how it skewers the romantic cliche of

finding a girl at a bar by having it be about “finding a best friend” instead.

However, it is still difficult to figure out who “Thunderstruck” is made for. Kids will likely be confused unless they have their parents there to explain many of the jokes. Animation fans, especially those who get cases of the munchies late at night, will be able to appreciate the hardwork that went into the visuals. Sadly, they may not laugh much as they admire the craft behind the show.

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The bright-colored fantasy world of a teenage dream is notably absent from Lorde’s sophomore album. She sings about popularity and stature like it’s an infatuation she keeps finding herself in but wishes to be removed from.

soundtrack and being featured on the Disclosure song “Magnets” in 2015, there was a four-year gap between albums. She remained fairly off the grid, which allowed her to grow apart from her teenage anxieties and into a woman on the border of her 20s. The suburbs of her youth became a memory.

Her lead single “Green Light,” released on March 2, is a fluorescent break-up

track about the euphoric moment just before finally moving on from someone and starting over. While “Pure Heroine” uniquely strayed away from writing about love, Lorde says she decided it was time for her to tackle this topic in a Beats 1 interview after experiencing her “first major heartbreak.”

A spring in her step is masterfully illustrated through a pounding keyboard in the

chorus.

This reintroduction signals a new era for Lorde into more mature territory and through a more confidently pop lens. Lorde’s most recent release “Liability” complements her new sound but revisits her fear of fame and popularity in her lyrics “the truth is I am a toy, that people enjoy, ‘til all of the tricks don’t work anymore, and then they are bored of me.”

In her upcoming album “Melodrama,” the musician’s honest commentary on her own experiences will seemingly match that of “Pure Heroine,” as she leaves teenage years behind and bares her old soul. Lorde’s unique talent to brush off the polished routine of being young and famous is what separates her from the pack of pop stars but makes her just as celebrated.

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‘Sunny’ still funny at season 12

FXX sitcom feels as irreverant as it did over a decade ago.

KALEB STEWART Daily Titan

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is the kind of long-running show that never seems to find a stumbling point. After over a decade of one crudity after another, FXX’s comedy about middle-class white jerks running a bar in Philadelphia is just as funny as it has ever been.

“Sunny in Philadelphia” stands in the same court as Comedy Central’s “South Park” as crass and politically incorrect programs go, somehow being able to be embraced by mainstream audiences and critics despite its low-brow humor.

In this new season, the gang (as the cast is most often referred to as) finds itself in a greater variety of scenarios than ever before. A visit to a local waterpark that ends with a bloody AIDs scare, a musical episode where the gang experiences prejudice firsthand as they inhabit the bodies of African-Americans and a main character coming out of the closet are just a few examples of the season’s insanity.

With the jovial fun-making came a few lapses in decision-making. An entire episode dedicated to the character of Cricket, a man whose life has been ruined time and time again from the exploits of the gang, comes across as a quickly slapped-together attempt at creating continuity between episodes. An episode titled “Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare” is a great piece of fan service, but most of the references aren’t going to stick with more casual viewers.

In fact, the only real downside of the season as a whole is that it assumes the audience already knows these characters well. Again, not unlike South Park, there are such a continuous flow of callbacks that it can be quite

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alienating to newcomers; that is, if Danny DeVito going down a waterslide with no water while screaming “It burns!” wouldn’t have done that already.

It is rare to see a show so willing to mock social movements but in the same breath, do something a bit progressive. While “Sunny” had frequently teased at the character of Mac being gay in ways that are often retrospectively less than commendable, it was nice to see him actually come out. Even more impressive is that it hardly changed the character of Mac at all.

He is still Mac, and the rest of the character’s were happy for him finally confessing it.

This is, of course, not to say that “Sunny in Philadelphia” has softened its irreverence. For example, in the body-switch episode where the gang finds themselves in the bodies of African-Americans for a day, the assumptions they make about race and status are rather illuminating. What makes it humorous is that these particular characters, who are portrayed as moronic, make very ethnocentric assumptions about racial relations.

It brings it more in line with the show “All in the Family,” where it is very clear the writers of the show are nowhere near as pig-headed as the characters on the screen.

The humor is at the expense of characters who think narrow-mindedly and is not actually supporting those views.

It isn’t going to make any new fans, but the new season of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” solidified its status as one of the better long-running sitcoms in recent memory. It isn’t for all tastes, especially not the easily offended, but it has the uncanny ability of saying absolutely nothing important in one episode to discussing something strangely profound in the next. Well, profound in a drunk-out-of-their-mindfrat-boy-kind-of way, but that is why “Sunny’s” fans love it.

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OPINION

PAGE 6 MARCH 15, 2017 WEDNESDAY

Partisanship solves nothing Campus demonstration proved both sides to be just as bad.

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he far left is just as bad as the far right, and if there ever was proof for this statement, it happened on March 9 at Cal State Fullerton when proTrump demonstrators came to provoke students.

The conservative group Americans for Trump reserved a space on Titan Walk and showed up wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and carrying signs with controversial messages. Large groups of students gathered to criticize the demonstrators and loud arguments ensued until police escorted the demonstrators off campus for their safety.

The overall result of this heated exchange, not surprisingly, was nothing.

The efforts of the provocateurs and of the students angered by them created nothing of substance and should not be confused with real political discourse.

The demonstrator’s signs brought said things like “Islam is rape culture” and “deport illegals.” They said their presence at CSUF was a reaction to the Feb. 8 altercation between lecturer Eric Canin and members of CSUF College Republicans club during a protest on campus. Canin was subsequently suspended.

The demonstrators on Thursday saw the altercation as being indicative of free-speech restrictions prevalent on this campus and took to CSUF to stir the pot and make an example.

While there is merit in pointing out the free-speech issues that do indeed plague CSUF, this demonstration was a

poor attempt.

There are many good ways of showing your support for the right to speak freely, but intentionally provoking people who disagree with you is not one of them. Whatever free-speech message this group came to campus with was laced with condescension and oversimplification.

Conversely, the CSUF students who engaged with these demonstrators did not make the situation any better.

The fact that police had to escort the remaining demonstrators off campus to “ensure their safety,” according to police, should be quite alarming. This means that students were so enraged by hearing opinions they did not agree with, the University Police thought they might become violent.

If the demonstrators’ sole intention was to provoke students, then they succeeded greatly. The CSUF students only proved their point by allowing the arguing to escalate as far as it did.

It’s nice to know CSUF students stand their ground, but a better way to show these demonstrators they weren’t welcome would have been to pay them no mind at all.

From all angles, the events of this incident were bad. What could have been a spirited public debate was nothing more than a mass of incessant yelling.

Certain individuals–students and demonstrators–did actually pose real arguments, bolstered their opinions with facts and engaged in actual debate. Unfortunately, they had to be drowned out by loud noises going on around them.

Anyone who thinks that their political view is the be-all-end-all view with all the right answers is delusional. Virtually all political issues are complex, nuanced and almost never have a simple answer.

If those on the left and on the right both continue to cling to the notion that their opponent is always wrong, then America is certainly headed for failure.

For those of us who didn’t participate in Thursday’s shouting match, let us take this as one example of the problems of hyper partisanship and meet each other over in the middle.

Letter to the Editor In response to:

Daily Titan staff and CSUF student body In the article published on March 13, “Restrictions on sex offenders not strict enough” by Ashlyn Ramirez of the Daily Titan, I, Nicholas Taurus, found several elements of the article regarding the protests which took place on March 9, 2017 that I would like to refute. I would classify the story that was published as “fake news.”

First, I’d like to dispel the accusations of Jake Wascher, as I did not call anyone a racial epithet that day. I called the gentleman a homophobic slur that rhymes with “maggot” in response to the same insults that he and his friends hurled toward our group that entire day.

Another important fact that was omitted was that our group started the day with six protesters and three left due to scholastic and employment responsibilities. Also, we were only escorted off campus after our time slot from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. had ended. We did not leave early or were silenced by the cowardly, ignorant and fanatical cadre of CSUF Social Justice Warriors and their cohorts which comprise the current CSUF student body.

One student in particular, after she found out I had attended school at CSUF, said “I’m ashamed you went here.” However, after watching the mindless and vitriolic display of the current CSUF student body, I’m ashamed I went to CSUF as well. Today’s collegians will complain about the “1 percent” yet support the open-borders policies which sustain the power of American political and corporate elites and destroy nations.

Today’s collegians call themselves “feminists” fantasizing about a mythical rape culture on college campuses yet ignore the very real and brutal rape culture which exists in the Islamic World. In short, modern campus culture at CSUF and campuses across the United States is truly as benighted, decadent and hypocritical as the students who comprise these supposed “institutions of higher learning.”

Nicholas Taurus, CSUF alumnus Laguna Hills, CA

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SPORTS

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Senior Martina Edberg shot an even par 72 in the final round of the Fresno State Classic to top off a 4-under par 212 performance. As a result, the five-time Big West Conference Female Golfer of the Month clinched her fourth win of the season.

Edberg torches competition in Fresno

Women’s golf places 6th, senior wins 4th tournament this year.

TODD HADLER Daily Titan

Martina Edberg finished first overall at the Fresno State Classic for Cal State Fullerton women’s golf,

driving a 4-under par 212 through the two-day competition. As a team, CSUF found itself in the middle of the pack (43-over par 907), placing sixth of 12 teams at the tournament.

It was another strong outing for Edberg, who finished in the top five for the seventh straight tournament. Edberg, who just earned her fifth career Big West Conference

female golfer of the month, now has four first-place victories this season.

The Titans completed the first round of the tournament on the wrong foot, hitting a combined score of 312, and placing one spot ahead of last-place Cal State Bakersfield.

Fullerton brought it back in the second round, playing a combined team best of

293 strokes. This was also Edberg’s best round as she shot a score of 69.

The Titans, however, did not continue the momentum from the second round into the final day of the tournament, leveling out in the third round with a score of 302.

The rest of the Titans could not catch up with Edberg as next-best Titan

Pauline Welker (15-over par) tied for 34th overall.

Following behind Edberg and Welker were Elsa Lundquist (17-over par, T40th overall), Lou Daniella Uy (18-over par, T43rd overall) and Britney Sok (26-over par, 66th overall).

The team found most of its success on par 3s, shooting 9-over par and coming in 4th overall in that category.

The Titans struggled on par 4s and par 5s, coming in ninth and 10th overall, respectively.

The University of Nevada, Reno took the tournament crown with a 27-over par 891.

Fullerton is to set to play in the Sacramento State Invitational at the Sierra View Country Club Monday and Tuesday.

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Redshirt junior Niko Pacheco went 1-3 with a single and dropped a SAC bunt for an RBI in the bottom of the third inning against San Jose State.

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“No pressure. I don’t really let the external pressures of the game or anything really affect me. I really think the defense came through today. They made a lot of plays, so I think the defense helped me out today,” Cha said.

San Jose State tried ignite the offense in the second, when Spartan outfielder Chris Williams smoked a double into right field with

one out, advancing shortstop Aaron Pleschner to third base.

However, Wills and the Titans quickly put a stop to the Spartans’ momentum when Bryant threw out Pleschner at home on a fielder’s choice.

The early hole proved too much to overcome for the Spartans. First baseman Shane Timmons knocked in the lone run for the Spartans in the top of the eighth inning, putting an end to

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Fullerton’s shutout attempt.

Up next, the No. 7 Titans will take on No. 12 University of Arizona at Goodwin Field Wednesday with first pitch at 6 p.m.

“They play bad teams, let’s be perfectly clear of that. They played Nebraska and lost, Texas Tech and lost,” Vanderhook said.

“And have beat up Hartford, Eastern Kentucky and we haven’t played many of those. So we’ll see how good they are tomorrow.”

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