2019-12-16

Monday December 16 - Thursday December 19, 2019

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Volume 106 Issue 48

EDITORIAL Lack of funding may end the Daily Titan, silencing the student voices of CSUF

Four days a week, the Daily Titan newspaper is printed and distributed throughout Cal State Fullerton. Two thousand papers — and it used to be even more — are placed in racks and orange bins, from College Park to the campus dorms.

Unbeknownst to a largely commuter campus, student journalists make their way up to the 6th floor of College Park nearly everyday, covering issues that often go unnoticed by the campus community.

However, nothing is permanent. In the blink of an eye, print media publications have faced significant financial dilemmas. Most recently, OC Weekly was forced to shut down.

The Daily Titan is a vital news organization, not only for this campus but nationally as well, serving as one of only a handful of papers that prints daily.

The Daily Titan faces similar financial struggles, facing its own murky future as its advertising sales continue to decline.

As we write some of the last words for this publication, it’s necessary to bring to light how this newspaper has forever shaped our perspective of journalism and served as an invaluable experience for future journalists.

Though many of us will be graduating, we do not want to leave without being heard. So let us be clear, we hope that this daily paper — in its print and digital form — lasts for many years to come.

The current communications department curriculum doesn’t prepare students for the journalism field. It is the independent journalism organizations at CSUF that have empowered student journalists in ways that many may not even realize.

Opinion Writing The opinion section in a newspaper is the place where writers can strip their objectivity and bring light to the alternative sides of a story. These opinions spark conversations and elicit substantial change within the community.

Diane Ortiz, a former news editor for the Daily Titan, wrote a column about the internship requirement for the Communications Department. She highlighted the unjust reality that her work at the Daily Titan and Tusk Magazine would have been the equivalent of the work done at an internship, yet she didn’t receive credit for it.

The next semester, the Communications Department started accepting editorial positions at the Daily Titan as an internship opportunity for a communications degree.

Editorials, which are from the entire newsroom, speak on bigger issues and gives the public a glimpse into the heart and soul of the newsroom, including what we view as right and wrong based on the reporting that we do. Just like the editorial that is currently being read, problems and solutions are presented to the readers, and they can form their own opinions.

The nation was founded on an editorial: the Declaration of Independence. This document was an essay that voiced criticism of the political climate under British rule. Without that, our country would not have such a clear and concise foundation, one which united colonial Americans to form their own nation.

Sports Reporting Sports reporting is a necessary part of a school that has Division I athletic programs, however the classes that are taken on campus do not prepare an aspiring journalist for this task. This is one of the tasks best learned by doing, along with every kind of reporting. Journalism is spoken through many theories and practices but it’s difficult to understand the breadth of reporting without practical experiences.

Daily Titan offers this to students. It can come off as a daunting task to people who want to be reporters, but you won’t truly know the craziness of journalism until you get your foot in the door with an organization, whether it be Daily Titan, Tusk Magazine, Titan Sports or Al Día.

These programs do their best to prepare students for their perspective careers but it is important to note that a large amount of students are not aware of these organizations working to get the stories out.

As a senior going into his last year, Daily Titan sports editor Arnulfo Gonzalez severely underestimated what it was

like to be a journalist. It took about a month or so to get acclimated, but this did not mean that his best work was being put forward. He felt a bit of culture shock. Although, thanks to the amazing, driven peers at the Daily Titan he continued to grow. He can easily say that the Daily Titan has had a lasting impact, despite only two semesters on staff.

There were many events that were covered by the Daily Titan that was the hard work of the staff. Jordan Mendoza, editor-in-chief, spent a weekend working on the Big West Tournament for men’s basketball and was able to rub elbows with professional reporters.

This was not the only high profile event that Daily Titan covered that semester. The MLB hosted its inaugural MLB4 Tournament, of which CSUF was one of the four schools selected. Members of the Daily Titan were allowed five spots to go, but only the lodging costs were covered by the school.

Megan Garcia, a former sports editor and Gonzalez were two of the select few. Without school funding, these reporters had to make sacrifices and spend their own money in order to cover this event. While it was tedious to have to cover the costs themselves, it was an event that could not be missed.

Fullerton is not a school that has enough money to send reporters on all expenses paid trips to cover their teams, so students have to pick what is more important: advancing their career or spending their money on other things.

Sports reporting at CSUF deserves more respect, as they go to great lengths to report on their athletic programs.

Sports reporters use the insight they have gained from regular sports coverage to form better stories, something that other journalists might not be able to do as well.

News Reporting Going from required communication courses for journalism majors at CSUF to working at the Daily Titan or any other student media outlet on campus is like going from T-Ball to the Minor Leagues.

Classes should be geared towards contributing to the media outlets on campus. This would make up the most valuable experience the university could provide for journalists - give them real world experience that’s not included on an AP Stylebook quiz.

Under the core classes in the department, there is no instruction on how to cover city council meetings, elections and local crime. There is no instruction on how to analyze data important for stories regarding funding or finances.

There is no instruction of how to cover war zones or trauma or issues of race and racism.

At the Daily Titan and other outlets, students are thrown into the action, actually going out in the field and producing stories that cover most of these issues under realistic deadlines.

Only at the Daily Titan, Al Día, Tusk Magazine, Titan TV, OC News and Titan Radio do students get that experience and knowledge that make up the true essence of journalism.

These students face realistic consequences if their stories are inaccurate because they are published online. Their reputation is on the line before their careers begin. The pressure, stress and toil these students face on their mental and physical health is real. They are journalists in every sense of the word, prioritizing the news as their grades go down the drain.

The Daily Titan and these outlets are important not just to prepare aspiring journalists, but for the impact it makes in the community.

If it wasn’t for the Daily Titan and other outlets, who would have covered the stabbing death on campus when it happened? The death occurred a week before the semester, and yet the entire news desk came to campus, even editors who were new to the paper, to make sure students knew this horrible tragedy occurred. The Opinion desk, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor and other staffers were all ready to lend a hand.

No class offered at CSUF can prepare you to cover such a violent killing, yet these students did so because they knew it was their responsibility.

Who else would have told students that the alleged killer came to campus on the days following the crime; information the administration knew and shared with the academic senate but made absolutely no effort to communicate to students.

Senior Editor

Opinion Editor

Sophia Acevedo

Alyssa Lopez

Opinion Editor

Bernadette Steele

Cal State Fullerton master plan to be finalized

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After two years in the making, the plan proposes to double housing with an additional 3,000 beds for students.

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It was the Daily Titan who broke the story on Phi Sigma Kappa posting a flier with a racist watermark, an incident which led the Black Student Union to hold a town hall meeting to call out the racism that exists on this campus.

The Daily Titan holds the university and the CSU accountable and keeps students in the loop, something Associated Students Inc. fail to do.

Nothing is perfect, and neither is this newspaper. But the Daily Titan wants to improve and acknowledge the need for change. There’s a level of responsibility to writing about what’s happening in the community, and if errors are made, editors will own up to them and make improvements.

Student Journalism Deserves Recognition Even though journalism still faces scrutiny by many readers, the words that journalists write still matter.

Student journalists still matter. As Zack Johnston, a former Daily Titan editor-in-chief once wrote, “Our goal is to bring you the news that is most important, not the news that is most convenient.”

Student journalists are the unseen storytellers who dedicate their college years to understanding every story on campus, whether beautiful or dreadful. It’s student organizations that provide opportunities that allow student journalists to grow and value their right of freedom of the press.

News organizations on campus also deserve recognition for their efforts in shaping professional journalists.

Photographers, designers, and creatives alike are able to dip their toes into the editorial world through their involvement with Tusk.

Look at Al Día and Jesus Ayala, a professor that actually has students go to Tijuana to report at the border.

Thanks to the efforts of Ayala and the students, Al Día reporters, including Daily Titan Multimedia Editor, Dominic Torres, have won national awards for what they produced, and even became nominated for an Emmy in the 2020 College Television Awards — a first for CSUF. Alongside these organizations, the Daily Titan serves as a pillar of communication on this campus. Even if their work goes unrecognized, Daily Titan reporters will continue to juggle life as a full-time student, have a second job and still be a part of the newspaper.

Why Print Still Matters We hope that these words aren’t taken lightly, because this is about more than the future of one news publication.

Let these words inspire and motivate the fellow peers who we leave behind to work at this paper, as well as the future Daily Titan staff who have yet to write their first stories and see their name in the paper the next day. Their road ahead will always be difficult, but the search for the truth will always be within reach, as long as they are willing to fight for it.

Let this evoke a sense of action to all CSUF journalists. Stories are everywhere but you need to be willing to cover them. Journalism isn’t a passive profession. It’s an active one and journalists need to take it upon themselves to join these outlets and pursue transparency.

Let these words remind administrators and student leaders that every student education matters, but experience is a necessity in this industry. While other communication courses offer some insight into the profession, COMM 471 is one of the only classes that truly prepares print journalism students for the real world.

Do something that matters and actually see something change. Just like surgeons on the operating table, these editors are trying to keep physical change alive. Print and student organizations are the lifeline to our campus, and the campus and communications department must support it.

If funding and support for these publications continue to go down their current trajectory, the community will be nothing but a bystander to the death of campus publications— A death that will affect the community as a whole and eliminate a key player in the fight for transparency that must rage on.

With love and justice, Sophia Acevedo, Hosam Elattar, Arnulfo Gonzalez, Alyssa Lopez, Bernadette Steele

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Arnulfo Gonzalez

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MONDAY DECEMBER 16 - THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 2019

CSU offers free legal services for immigrants A one-time allocation of $7 million funds systemwide initiative for students and employees.

CELESTE SHARP Asst. Editor

OLIVIA HAWKINS Staff Writer

Earlier this year, California State University announced a systemwide plan to provide immigration legal services for all undocumented CSU students, faculty and staff.

The new plan is aimed to assist qualifying recipients in navigating the legal system without the strenuous financial burden.

CSU collaborated with the California Department of Social Services to contract four organizations to provide free services to 22 CSU campuses. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Immigrant Legal Defense, Central American Resource Center and Jewish Family Service provide services that range from help in submitting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals applications to free and full legal representation.

Though all the organizations provide similar services to undocumented students and staff, they cannot provide legal representation in deportation or removal proceedings.

Hazel Kelly, public affairs manager for the chancellor’s office, explained how this plan came to fruition.

“The legislature allocated the money to provide legal services,” Kelly said. “We remain committed to ensuring that all CSU students have the opportunity to pursue their higher education goals, regardless of their country of origin.”

The provision was initially funded by a one-time $7 million allocation from the 2018 Budget Act to the California Department of Social Services to, “implement direct immigration legal services programs on CSU campuses.” The 2019-20 budget allocated the same

amount for recurring funding of the program every year, according to the August press release.

For confidentiality reasons, the CSU does not track the number of students who take advantage of these resources. However, the university does estimate that there are approximately 9,500 students in the CSU who are undocumented. These students receive priority when requesting legal assistance.

The Central American Resource Center was contracted by the state of California to work with eight campuses around Southern California, from Cal State Fullerton to Cal State Northridge. It provides free legal services for their undocumented students, faculty and staff.

The organization was founded in 1983 by Salvadoran refugees that fled from persecution during the civil war. At the time, the center operated as the Central American Refugee Center.

At the beginning of the semester, the center released a statement in response to the Trump Administration and the treatment of asylum seeking minors: “CARECEN-LA will continue to fight for the rights of unaccompanied minors and defend the right of refugees to seek and obtain asylum.”

In August, the chancellors office sent out the press release announcing the free on-campus immigration legal services to its undocumented students, staff and faculty.

Sabrina Rivera, a supervising attorney working to provide services to Cal State Long Beach and CSUF, explained how attorneys meet with their clients on campus.

“Every dream center, resource center, whatever they are called on campus, coordinates appointments for us and then they let us know of the appointments. Then, we go to the campus and provide those appointments to the students, and we provide follow-ups as well,” said Rivera.

Those seeking out these services at CSUF can do so through

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a confidential online process. Once the appropriate information is given, Martha Perez, coordinator at the Titan Dreamer Center, assists students in setting up their one-onone appointments, which are completely confidential and take place every other Monday.

To evaluate the immigration legal services on campus, Perez has also been asking students to take a confidential survey following their appointments to assess the need and value of the program.

“The majority of those students are telling us on that survey that this is their only access to legal consultation,” Perez said.

“That’s letting us know that we are serving a student population that does not have the resources to seek legal council.”

Campuses from Fresno State up to San Francisco State are handled by Immigrant Legal Defense, a non-profit that got its start earlier this year. The firm began with seven experienced attorneys who sought to be more responsive to community needs, and has since served hundreds of students and staff members, according to Barbara Pinto, managing attorney for Immigrant Legal Defense.

Similar to the other three organizations, Immigrant Legal Defense provides immigration legal screening, consultation and case representation. Service recipients have hands-on assistance with their legal needs from start to finish.

According to Pinto, the thorough involvement of these organizations is extremely necessary for students and staff who may otherwise remain uninformed or intimidated by the legal system.

“We regularly meet with students that this is their first time talking to a lawyer ever,” Pinto said. “Some of them are undocumented, and we’re able to find a form of relief for them to be able to obtain legal status that they didn’t know existed for them.”

The collaboration between the Jewish Family Service and the CSU has been labeled the Higher Education Legal Services

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initiative, and it serves San Diego State and Cal State San Marcos.

Like Immigrant Legal Defense, its services range from DACA renewal to assistance in the development of family petitions.

According to the Jewish Family Service website, its immigration attorneys and Department of Justice representatives “provide culturally-competent, trauma-informed, and reliable expertise to the campus community.”

In order to reach more of the community, each campus also coordinates presentations and workshops in both academic senate meetings and in more public settings.

The campuses of Chico State, Humboldt State, Sacramento State and Sonoma State receive their services through the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.

This new rollout provides the

resources the campus community needs, but rarely receives in an easy and affordable way. The organizations involved with the plan also involve themselves with community advocacy and activism in changing the current immigration policy.

For attorneys like Pinto, the greatest benefit of providing these services on college campuses is seeing the weight of legal status concerns lifted off the shoulders of an academically overwhelmed student body.

“You can just tell students are leaving more relieved, more informed and just understanding where they’re at,” Pinto said. “We want students to be focused on their studies, and not have to think, worry and feel really anxious about what their legal status is.”

Madeline Gray contributed to this article.

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MONDAY DECEMBER 16 - THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 2019

Campus master plan reaches final stage The proposed plan outlines a 3,000-bed expansion of housing.

HOSAM ELATTAR Editor

STEPHANIE DELATEUR Asst. Editor

ANGEL RAMIREZ Staff Writer

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commuting to and from campus is making more housing at CSUF. The plan also seeks to maximize the campus’ available space and cut down traffic by reducing the need for students to leave campus at all, according to Andrew Cunningham, an architect from Flad Architects during October’s meeting. Flad Architects are contracted as being one of the main designers of the master plan.

Cunningham said the big idea behind the plan is to convert a commuter campus into a residential one.

One of the other major new additions to the campus is a proposed event center capable of holding 6,000 seats.

“This will not only be for campus but also for the community. It’s a flexible building. It could be used for athletics, it could be used for entertainment,” Cunningham said.

CSUF is one of largest CSUs in terms of student population, but is relatively small with 241 acres of land. The plan proposes a total new addition of

EDITORIAL

Cal State Fullerton has reached the last stage of the campus master plan — drafting and finalizing — a process that has been two years in the making.

The master plan is a blueprint for creating a learning environment geared toward student success according to the master plan’s website. It outlines existing and expected needs for facility maintenance, old buildings, parking, safety, sustainability and technology for the future.

“Cal State Fullerton has a storied history of not only evolving to provide a safe and sustainable learning environment that supports student success into the future, but doing so in a way that is thoughtful, transparent and inclusive of our surrounding communities,” said President Fram Virjee .

During a forum in October, Virjee said the university is looking to use the plan to provide a community for students.

“More gathering spaces, more community, better connection among our buildings, better pathways to led to the creation of interdivisional and intercollege learning and experiences,” Virjee said at the discussion.

While Virjee said the plan is centered around students, the Associated Students’ President, Aaron Aguilar, was the only student of 24 members involved in planning on the Campus Master Plan Executive Task Force, a position that a student can only hold for a year. The majority of the task force is comprised of administrators.

During the last two years, CSUF has held forums for the plan to get input from faculty, students and the greater community.

The proposed plan outlines a massive expansion of housing at CSUF with an additional 3,000 beds next to the State College parking structure, doubling the current capacity for students living on campus. The plan also proposes faculty housing behind College Park to hold 350 units, a location that is currently the only student parking for that building.

Virjee said an attempt at decreasing

approximately 3.5 million of gross square feet of additional campus facilities.

The proposed plan from October 2019 includes potentially replacing portions of housing, buildings like the Visual Arts Buildings, the Goodwin Field Press Box, the Health Science, the Titan Bookstore and the Education Classroom buildings.

All programs in these buildings would be moved to new or renovated facilities according to the plan.

“There definitely some structures on campus that have perhaps have outlived their useful lives and should perhaps be repurposed,” Cunningham said at the forum. However, McCarthy and Langsdorf Hall, two of the oldest buildings on campus, were not on the list for replacement.

There is also a plan to construct a bridge crossing Nutwood Avenue. The intersection between Nutwood and Commonwealth avenues has been the scene of several car accidents and collisions in the past few months.

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Even though there are several potential renovations, none of the construction plans are definite, Virjee said. There is no set timeline or budget for the potential renovations or construction.

“When we determine what we’re going to build in the master plan currently, we’re not really assigning a cost to it,” Emil Zordilla, director of planning and design and campus architect said. “We’re really just talking about the development strategies for the campus.”

Should the master plan be approved, those details will be discussed in different conversations, Zordilla said.

Typically the master plan is updated after 10 years but CSUF’s current plan is 16 years old. The proposed plan will accommodate 32,000 full-time equivalent students.

“We are overdue, way overdue,” Virjee said at the discussion.

Next month, a final draft is supposed to go out to the cabinet and the task force to be presented for approval.

“As architects, we think a master plan is all about buildings but it’s not. This is all about student success. It’s about building opportunity for the future,” Cunningham said.

The university has plans for more construction projects on campus. After finishing the new promenade and as construction on the new parking structure continues, the university hopes to finish up renovations to the Pollak Library.

Danny Kim, vice president for administration and finance, said the campus is aiming for an April 2020 deadline for the completion of the Pollak library’s fourth and fifth floors.

Kim said the Center for Oral and Public History will be on the library’s sixth floor. He added that the lengthy permit process is the reason for the later completion of the library’s construction, due to the library’s age.

The renovations to the library are budgeted at over $22 million, including the creation of 70 ventilation windows for fire-life-safety purposes.

Kim said McCarthy Hall is also in need of fire life safety improvements.

They will be implemented in a $40 million to renovate McCarthy second floor with spaces for students to study.

A new visual arts complex will be built in May 2021 and open around December 2022, he said.

“It’s going to be a fantastic project for this campus and it’s going to look really really nice,” Kim said at ASI meeting earlier this semester.

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MONDAY DECEMBER 16 - THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 2019

Women’s basketball offense takes off

Taylor Turney scored a career-high 31 points in the 97-93 win over Cal Baptist.

KASON CLARK Editor

Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball defeated California Baptist University, 97-93, on Friday at home.

After trailing by 14 in the first quarter, the Titan offense exploded as Taylor Turney recorded a career-high 31 points The Titans kicked off the game with a layup from Aimee Book on their first possession. However, that would be their only score for the next four minutes.

The Titans took a 8-7 lead with just under five minutes left in the quarter thanks to a layup from Megan Nieto. Cal Baptist would then go on to dominate the rest of the quarter with a 19-4 run.

The Lancers led, 26-12, at the end of the first quarter. CSUF head coach Jeff Harada knew Cal Baptist would play well, but he did not let his team break from their game plan.

“We knew they were a good shooting team, they showed it in that first quarter,” Harada said. “We just couldn’t let that phase us.”

CSUF responded with a 12-2 run to start the second quarter to cut the deficit to four. Turney was the main force for the Titans during this stretch as she accounted for six points.

Cal Baptist responded with a 7-2 run of their own, capped off with a 3-pointer. The Titans ended that run with a 3-pointer of their own from Book.

The teams would go on to trade points for the rest of the half. A Turney basket pulled the Titans within four points with just under a minute left.

However, Tiena Afu converted her foul into a three-point play to extend the lead for the Lancers. The half ended with the Titans trailing, 45-39.

Cal Baptist struck first in the third quarter with a 3-pointer from Afu. Raina Perez scored eight points and shot two straight

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Aimee Book was one of three Titans who scored at least 20 points against Cal Baptist.

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Taylor Turney scored a career-high 31 points against the Lancers.

Men’s basketball loses sixth-straight contest

The Titans lost, 91-69, to San Francisco, falling to 3-9 on the season.

KASON CLARK Editor

Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball lost their sixth-straight game to the University of San Francisco at home on Saturday, 91-69. The Dons hit 11 three-pointers to pull away from the Titans for the 91-69 victory.

CSUF kept the game close early. The Dons opened the scoring for the game with a layup from Jordan Ratinho and Wayne Arnold immediately responded with a jumper. San Francisco then scored seven-straight points, four of those coming from Jimbo Lull. However, CSUF did not let the game get away from them as they fought to cut the deficit to 11-7.

The teams would go on to trade baskets and free throws for the next few minutes. Senior Jackson Rowe made a layup coming off the bench, his first time playing this season after missing the team’s first 11 games.

“I thought he was pretty good,” CSUF head coach Dedrique Taylor said. “He’s got to get in shape, but it was just good to see him running around out there.”

The teams fought to a 19-19 tie with just over 10 minutes left in the first half. However, that was the closest the score would be for the rest of the game as San Francisco went on a 14-4 run. Several Dons made an impact during this stretch as Josh Kunen and Charles Mindlend scored four points each. Ratinho also hit two 3-pointers to give the Dons a 3623 lead with just under six minutes left in the half.

Austen Awosika hit a jump

shot to cut the deficit to 11 points for the Titans, but San Francisco responded. The Dons scored nine-straight points to push their lead to 20 with nearly three minutes left before halftime. The Titans fought back by going on an 8-2 run to end the half as the Dons led, 47-33, at halftime.

Awosika and Arnold both led the Titans with nine points each in the first half. Despite the deficit, the Titans offense played well shooting 48% from the field, and going 7-7 from the free-throw line. However, the Don offense was even more explosive shooting 51.4% from the field, hitting five 3-pointers and going 6-6 from the free throw line.

Daniel Venzant opened the second half for the Titans with a jumper to cut the deficit to 12.

However, the Titans could not slow down the San Francisco offense as the Dons built a 66-46 lead with just under 12 minutes left in the game.

The Titans tried to get back into the game and cut the deficit to under 20 points at several times, but the Dons closed out the game for the win.

CSUF shot 51.9% from the field and 78.6% from the freethrow line. The Dons had similar stats shooting 51.6% from the field and 82.4% from the freethrow line. However, the Dons made the difference going 11-27 from the 3-point line.

“We ran into a little bit of a buzzsaw from the 3-point line, and when you play against those types of team, there’s little room for error, and we made way too many errors,” Taylor said.

The Dons also had the edge on the boards as they out rebounded CSUF, 36-26, eight of them were offensive boards.

The Titans could not grab a single offensive rebound.

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Awosika and Arnold both scored 14 points to lead the Titans. Rowe scored four points shooting 2-for-5 from the field in his first game this season. CSUF was missing Brandon Kamga because of an injury, who was a key contributor on offense averaging 11.5 points a game this season. Taylor hopes that Kamga will be able to use the off time to get healthy and return soon.

The sixth-straight loss dropped CSUF to 3-9 on the season. The Titans will look to end their losing streak at Loyola Marymount on Sunday, at 1 p.m., Taylor hopes his team will use finals week to get rest and figure things out.

“This is the perfect opportunity for us to reboot and really try to find our identity from the defensive side of the ball as well as from the offensive side,” Taylor said.

3-pointers to start the half. Perez credited her teammates pushing her for her hot start to the half.

“My teammates, they’re my motivation,” Perez said. “They’re the reason why I came out hot.”

With just under four minutes left, the Titans had tied the Lancers, 56-56. The Lancers would retake the lead with a free throw but Perez hit her third 3-pointer of the quarter to give the Titans a two-point lead. Perez then made a basket after getting fouled and hit the ensuing free throw to extend the Titan lead. Book then hit two free throws to give the Titans a 64-57 lead with just over two minutes left in the quarter.

The Lancers did their best not to let the game get away from them as they scored five-straight points to pull within two. The Titans finished the quarter strong as they had a 70-65 lead going into the fourth quarter.

CSUF scored seven-straight points to start the fourth. Turney led this run with two free throws and a 3-pointer to give the Titans a double-digit lead with less than nine minutes to go.

While the Titans only shot 5-for-18 on 27.8% from beyond the arc, they recorded an overall shooting percentage of 50.7%.

The Lancers shot 40.5% from the field, but hit 15 3-pointers on 42.9% shooting. CSUF dominated the boards, 53-30.

Three players for the Titans scored at least 20 points. Book scored 24 points off of 9-for21 shooting while Perez had 25 points off of 9-for-13 shooting and 3-for-5 from the 3-point line. It is the second-straight game Perez has scored at least 25 points, and is her seventh game this season with at least 20 points. She contributes her early season success to working hard outside practice.

“I’ve just been getting a lot of extra work outside our practices,” Perez said. “I think just repetition for me is just making me more consistent.”

Turney recorded 31 points, beating her previous career-high of 28 points at Nevada while she played for San Jose State as a sophomore. She also recorded a season-high 14 rebounds to record her first double-double of the season. Turney credited her patience and skills as a player for her career performance.

“My strong suit is getting to the basket, being crafty and getting my teammates open,” Turney said. “I just have to be patient and let my offense come to me.”

It was the second-straight win for the Titans as they improved to 6-5 for the season. The win put them at the top of the standings in the Big West, as they are the only team with a winning record. It was the fifth-straight loss for Cal Baptist after they started the season undefeated at 7-0.

CSUF will next play against Air Force at home on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Falcons are 2-8, but are coming off 68-61 victory over Nevada. Even though there are things he would like his team to improve upon for the next game, Harada is proud of their performance and looks forward to closing out 2019.

“We’re just happy that we were able to gut out a big win against a quality team,” Harada said. “We’re excited just to take our finals and look forward to the next game on Saturday.”

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Fluidity abound across genre and sound

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The former One Direction member experiments amid his successful solo career.

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Two years after the success of his future classic debut solo album, Harry Styles’ latest album keeps his signature, vintage sound while marking some of his most vulnerable moments as an artist thus far.

His sophomore album, “Fine Line,” made it to streaming platforms and shelves on Friday.

The 12-track record details the ups and downs of his last relationship among melancholic melodies.

“To Be So Lonely” opens with a prominent acoustic guitar sound, creating a simple and happy melody. However, the use of a cello within the chorus makes the song a little deeper than what listeners might originally think.

The initial guitar chord is a

distinct sound in comparison to the other tracks and creates an allure to what the rest of the song will sound like.

While it’s not a song fans will instantly fall in love with, the catchy melody and lonely lyrics make it an essential listen.

“Adore You,” the third single released, stands out amongst the rest. With a memorable chorus and guitar riff, it will prove to be an instant fan favorite.

The song details the emotions a person feels while under the spell of love. Something most people experience, especially within new relationships, is being entranced by their partner and feel like they would literally “walk through fire” for them.

This song tells that story.

“Treat People With Kindness” was a bit of a stretch for Styles.

Although the song is a grand gesture pleading for human kindness, a message the world needs to hear, the overall sound of the song does not fit his style.

It has a loud piano melody and an extravagant instrumentation like that of Elton John.

While that works for Elton John, it does not work for Harry Styles.

“Canyon Moon” can be described as an upbeat folk song that definitely draws inspiration from the seventies soft rock era.

It’s a feel good song for any good road trip playlist.

Styles reflects on a memory that illustrates the simplicity within love. Like sitting “under the canyon moon” with someone and listening to songs you’ve never heard of. This is translated through the guitar strum pattern and overall carefree sound. The lyrics help detail the story and is a looking glass for listeners into an intimate moment.

In “Falling,” Styles cries out, “What am I now? What if I’m someone I don’t want around?” as he questions his identity and worth after suffering a heartbreak.

Starting with a striking piano chord, the track is flooded with an

instantly somber feeling. Listeners may use this ballad to let out a much-needed cry to mourn their last relationship.

The album’s eighth track, “She” takes on an experimental edge with its instrumentation. Styles revealed that the whole band, including guitarist Mitch Rowland, were under the influence of psychedelics while recording this track, according to Rolling Stone. The nuanced guitar riffs are reminiscent of a ’70s psych-rock song.

The meaning of the song is complex with the lyrics, “She lives in daydreams with me” and “A woman who’s just in his head / And she sleeps in his bed / While he plays pretend.” The woman in his daydreams may allude to the visions he sees in the act of self-pleasure.

The lyricism, Styles’ falsetto and the piercing electric guitar gives the song its sensuality.

While “Sunflower, Vol. 6” carries with it a joyous, island-influenced rhythm sure to get listeners grooving from left to right, it

throws off any pattern that the album may have shown.

The lyrics reflect on a fresh start, as Styles sings, “Your flowers just died, plant new seeds in the melody / Let me inside, I wanna get to know you.”

This track changes up the slower, rock-based melodies that Styles has become known for and opts for synthesizer effects that replicate sounds associated with a day on a tropical beach.

From “Sunflower, Vol. 6” to “Canyon Moon,” the experimental sound is appreciated, but doesn’t make the mark.

Styles’ second full-length album doesn’t match up to the expectations he set following his debut release. While some songs including “Cherry,” “Adore You” and “Lights Up” are set to become instant classics in Styles’ repertoire, for longtime fans, it might disappoint.

Styles will take off on his joint European and American tour from April to October 2020 performing with opening act, Jenny Lewis.

Mary Pomonis is an artist, educator and mother Cal State Fullerton’s new art professor draws inspiration from her family members.

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At the start of the semester, Mary Anna Pomonis assumed the position of assistant professor of art education in the Department of Visual Arts at Cal State Fullerton.

During this time, Pomonis taught art in child development, a course for students who are interested in becoming art educators or teaching.

Pomonis grew up in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois in the 1970s, a campus town centering around the University of Illinois.

Her father, an immigrant from Greece, instilled the importance of education and heritage to his three children. The lesson stuck with Pomonis as she grew older, influencing her art and humbling her experience.

“I think that ethic has influenced every single part of my practice as an artist and as a teacher,” Pomonis said. “I’m always conscious and aware that this labor that I get to do, that intellectual labor is such a gift.”

Her father decided to leave school to open up bars and restaurants with her mother, one of the family businesses that she would eventually work throughout college.

“I had a really interesting family and a really interesting education because I grew up kind of on campus at the (university),” Pomonis said.

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single art gallery growing up, her parents’ collection of record albums fed Pomonis’ interest in art. The airbrush paintings that decorated ‘70s record albums is an art form that continues to influence her current work.

Shortly after her mother passed, Pomonis found art as a way to connect with her memory, as it was a shared passion the two had bonded over through arts classes and studio space. Pomonis continued her passion for becoming an artist in tribute to her mother.

“When she died, it became really important for me to not let that part of my life die, and I think that that’s one of the reasons I am an artist. It’s a really living, tangible connection to her,” Pomonis said.

She went on to pursue higher education at the University of Illinois where she received her bachelor’s degree and later received her master’s in Missouri at Washington University in St. Louis studying art.

Her inspiration to attend Washington University came from her mentor Sabina Ott, a new professor at the university at the time.

Alongside her mentor, Pomonis noticed that many famous artists had studio space on campus and wanted to be a part of that lineage.

It was her position as an undergraduate student teacher where she realized that she wanted to pursue the profession of being an art educator.

“I think that the wonderful thing about being an art educator is it’s this perfect balance for me of working with community and working with myself, so that I don’t feel like I have to work in total isolation,” Pomonis said.

When Pomonis moved to Los

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Angeles, she applied to many parttime teaching positions. She started a job as a high school teacher at Herbert Hoover High school in Glendale, where she stayed for the following 17 years.

During her time at Hoover, she established a program for students to run an arts study on Saturdays known as a gifted and talented teenager program that continues to exist today.

After 10 years of working at Hoover, Pomonis once again began teaching at the college level at the California Institute of the Arts. After five years of working as a part-time instructor, Pomonis quit to work full-time at Cal State Long Beach.

When a tenure track teaching position became available at CSUF, Pomonis decided to

apply.

“I knew I wanted to apply for it because it just seemed like such an incredible school with an incredible history,” Pomonis said.

Pomonis recalls artist Judy Chicago who began her first feminist exhibition at CSUF, and known for founding the women’s study program in the U.S. Once becoming pregnant, Pominis feared her career wouldn’t excel as it had before.

Many people around her discouraged artistry, she said.

“I was 30 years old, and everyone told me basically my career was over, and I was not going to be an artist anymore,” Pomonis said.

Determined to focus on her work, Pomonis received advice from fellow artist Kim Abeles,

who shared how being a mother and an artist at the same time would not inhibit her from her craft. Instead it allowed Pominis to become more successful and receive more opportunities to further advance her career.

Throughout her journey in motherhood, Pominis envisioned herself achieving each milestone with her daughter by her side.

Pominis describes her daughter as an inspiration and creative force that motivates her in her craft.

For the upcoming year, Pomonis is designing a curriculum called art and social justice, a community service learning class where students will be teaching inmates at the women’s prison in Chino.

Pomonis said that it is humbling for students to teach in these spaces because it leads to growth in the studio.

In 2020, Pomonis will be in two solo shows — one at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, and the other at the Ladies’ Room in LA, both of which are centered around the theme of light and space.

“I want to create that sacred space within the museum and hopefully give people a space to meditate and look at my work for a long time and have that experience,” Pomonis said.

Despite the incredible work Pomonis has accomplished as an educator and artist, Pomonis tributes her daughter as her proudest accomplishment.

“I’m most proud of being a working mother and a mother who has been able to maintain her own identity and be hardworking and successful and hopefully raise a daughter that is motivated to do those things too for herself,” Pominis said.

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Column: Rave culture is about acceptance, freedom and growth

Music festivals foster a community ensuing lifelong memories and friendships.

KRISTINA GARCIA Editor

If it’s one thing that electronic dance music creates that no other genre I listen to fosters, it’s a community — a culture that embraces the oddities, worships the music and creates life-long memories alongside everlasting friendships to take to the grave. Whether you’re a headbanger, shuffler, prefer trance over trap or categorize yourself in any other subgenre, you’ll always find a family like no other to submerge yourself in.

My first rave was 2018’s Nocturnal Wonderland at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino. After months of my closest friends trying to convince me to go with them, I finally gave in and bought my ticket. At the time, my anticipation was low, and I wasn’t expecting much. But upon arrival, I was exposed to a world of music, love and fashion unlike any other.

As my love for the music and its culture began to blossom, to my surprise, I found that every rave was like attending another family reunion. I’m always trailing back to the same energy and celebrating with people who were coming from all over the states to “turn up” in unison.

I soon found myself attending every rave I could afford. My love for the music and its culture began to blossom as I attended massive, annual raves such as Beyond Wonderland or Electric Daisy Carnival, and the smaller ones like Project Z or Zedd in the Park.

Raving is unlike any other music festival, it harbors a community that is wholesome and so specific that my friends and I were able

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to spot out all the ravers among festivalgoers at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

You could see the excitement and blissfulness all over raver faces, paired with colorful outfits and unadulterated happiness.

But look at a festivalgoer and they were self-centered, only caring about their image, making repulsing faces at those who didn’t seem to fit in.

It was at that moment that we realized rave culture is unique, special and irreplaceable.

For those who haven’t attended a rave or refuse to cave in to the “beep bop” music craze, here are some of the key components that’s crafted such a familial environment.

Just like any other genre, it’s the music that brings everyone together. There’s nothing better than grabbing the person next to you and bonding over the deafening bass that all headbangers love to rock their heads to.

It’s the rush of hearing your favorite DJ play his newly-released hit, or the visuals that’s captivated you into a trance as you fall down the rabbit hole. It’s the butterflies that flutter in your stomach when you’re up on someone’s shoulders. It’s the feeling of hearing those soul-crushing lyrics that shatter your heart into a million pieces, only to be carefully glued back together, shard by shard, by those around you.

From house to trance to hardstyle and everything in between, there’s always going to be someone to meet you on the other side: someone to bond, dance and create experiences with, all in the name of music.

Music When people think of electronic dance music and raves, they think of beats and bass. People think of the simplistics of the genre and don’t understand its appeal, but it’s more than meets the eye.

“Plur:” Peace, love, unity

and respect “Plur” — a concept that everyone learns after submerging into rave culture. It’s not just a silly bracelet trade, it’s a sacred ritual that allows people to bring back memories and friendships while fostering an appreciation for the people you deem special or unforgettable.

I’ve received and given some insanely unique bracelets, seeing the other person’s face light up after reading their bracelet or the joy that overcomes their body when they notice a perler bead attached, makes me feel bubbly inside. Every trade is a genuine encounter and for others it means more than a bracelet. It’s a means of realizing that other people love you, and you aren’t in this alone.

During the Electric Daisy Carnival last year, I went through a rough breakup and it didn’t help that my previous partner spent all three days at the festival with me. At one particular set where I had enough of him, I escaped to

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another part of the crowd as I tried to focus on the music, letting my emotions bubble inside. But with a sorrowful face and tears dwelling in my eyes, I was spotted by the guy beside me.

He didn’t have to talk to me to know my heart was aching, he could see the tears bleeding out my eyes. All he did was wrap me in his arms until I felt better.

Dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts, he reassured me that I’ll come out stronger on the other side and wanted to give me a special bracelet.

It was a yellow-beaded bracelet that read, “aloha,” with a small, yellow toy ninja hanging from it. Receiving that bracelet meant the world to me because it came from someone who helped me through a tough time; even though he was a stranger, and it was only for a few moments. He reminded me that feelings are temporary, but these memories are forever and pulled me in for another hug before leaving.

From that day on, I kept that bracelet with me, until I came across someone at another festival who was having a rough time.

Telling them my story and seeing their mood switch as I bestowed upon them something so dear to me was incredible and fulfilling.

It was my turn to be the stranger to hug them, tell them everything will be OK and remind them that soon they too will come out shining on the other side.

It’s a simple ritual that leaves behind a world of sentiment and belonging.

Fashion I’ve never been one who was comfortable in my own skin.

I’ve always felt out of place and found ease in my graphic T-shirts and jeans. It was agonizing for me to wear anything that was even remotely suited for women, because I wasn’t comfortable with the way I looked.

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It’s this consistent momentum that persuades others to admire your poise.

A steady and sustainable rhythm allows you to shine without stress. When you are in a hurry, you tend to forget the finer details. Unconsciously rushing toward a goal is how you trip and fall.

Adopting a playful attitude makes magic happen right in front of your eyes. Silver linings are easily found when you are capable of seeing the positive in a negative situation.

Your passion runs deep and you may find yourself at a loss for words now.

Although most people seem to superficially respond to the events of the day, you can’t help but act with somber diligence.

Art is in the eye of the beholder. Colorful ideas quickly turn to practice once spoken out loud. From intuition to concept to action, your analysis and execution are admirable.

You want everyone to notice how your positive attitude creates ripples that spread through your sphere. However, others may only see your attention to detail that results in your efficiency.

Major shifts in your world view can produce opportunities where none existed previously.

Philosophical discussions with coworkers and friends are catalytic to your thinking today.

Whenever you create a plan of action, you build contingencies along the way. However, irritation may take root when people interrupt your process or join in unsolicited.

Projects come to life when you let go of your expectations.

Nevertheless, you’re driven to push your agenda forward with sheer willpower today in order to get things done.

People spinning in your orbit may be mirroring your current circumstances. Whether you realize it or not, synchronicity is your best friend now.

Oracles do not need crystal balls. The practice of bringing yourself to stillness can be enough to manifest visions and make miraculous solutions appear.

You live by design, from your original urge to the final action plan. Moving from one objective to another can be done gracefully or not; the key is in giving yourself credit for a job well done.

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MONDAY DECEMBER 16 - THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 2019 Coming to a place where I saw girls and boys all around me wear whatever they want, and feel powerful and confident in their own bodies — it sparked a change in me. These men and women were accepted by everyone as compliments and encouragement filled every conversation.

With a slow adjustment, I began dressing in more rave attire — things that were more girly, revealing, stuff I wasn’t used to.

After being able to dress however I wanted in an accepting community, it boosted my self-confidence and allowed me to feel more comfortable to dress in outfits that my high school self

would never dare step out of the house in.

It helped me become more accepting of my body outside the rave community and into everyday life. To finally accept myself for who I am and my body for what it is, is the best thing that’s ever come out of the raving lifestyle.

With the good, there’s the bad — or at least the questionable.

Raves have been associated with a drug culture that engulfs a community’s youth, leaving room for addiction, overdoses and death.

While people may take drugs, raves make the effort of trying to make the festival a safe environment by providing free-water

stations and the collaborations with nonprofit organizations such as Conscious Crew and DanceSafe, to help spot those who may need attention.

Raves don’t allow drugs in their venues, but no matter what, people will always do them. The best alternative is to at least be available for people when things take a wrong turn. To assist individuals without them fearing getting in trouble and letting them know it’s OK to ask for support helps to propel a safe environment.

It’s better to help an individual feel safe rather than let them fear for not only their freedom, but also their next breath.

Rave culture encompasses a

Anderson .Paak hosted the third annual .Paak House In the Park with live music.

sound of endless music, dance and activities rang throughout the park as hundreds of people came to witness a legendary lineup of artists and entertainers that rivaled the Rolling Loud Festival across town.

Unlike most music festivals, attendees had to guess who the performers were this year among a list of artists’ pseudonyms. From Freddie Krueger to .Frank No Ocean and The Rest of Drake’s Set, guests were given a challenge to decipher the code names for each artist.

However, it was a group of unnamed artists not on the list that stole the show. The Los Angeles Parmelettes Drumline marched around the park in formation while laying down a blissful and boisterous beat that set the tone early on.

Anderson .Paak himself led the charge as he paraded with an entourage of fans and phones following his every step. The drumline made its way across every corner of the park before parting the crowd to form a drum circle in lieu of where a mosh pit would typically be held.

On stage, members of Justice

by Uniting in Creative Energy, also known as J.U.i.C.E., breakdanced while also breaking misconceptions about hip hop.

The group focuses on the arts of hip-hop culture while providing a safe space for youth to express themselves whether it be through music, dance or any other forms of artistic endeavors.

Tommy the Clown, the leader of a hip hop dance group, brought out his group of groovers as a dance battle raged on stage. Anthony Anderson, who was the host and emcee of this year’s event, went up against his son in a showdown.

The elder Anderson busted out an array of athletic moves that shook the crowd out of their shoes, tip-toeing to catch a glimpse of the spectacle.

After all the dancing and moving, it was time to start the music as Mereba graced the stage to perform a cover of “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley.

The Free Nationals, Thundercat, JD Beck and Domi joined Mereba on stage as they performed “Black Truck.”

myriad of different elements to make it a community worth loving. At the end of festival season, raves are more than the expensive lifestyle and drug culture that it’s been criticized to be. For me and

others like me, it means freedom, acceptance and growth. Raves aren’t just about the music — it’s about the experience, the relationships and the chance to love the person you’re becoming.

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The sound of a drumline echoed faintly through MacArthur Park early Saturday morning, signaling the start of a festival full of musical mayhem, madness and memories that will resonate with people for a lifetime.

On Saturday, artist Anderson Paak, also known as Brandon Paak Anderson, hosted the third annual .Paak House in the Park, a charity concert to support the community through arts, education and “unique experiences to expand the imagination.”

Building off the success of the past two festivals, Anderson .Paak announced on Dec. 2 that the annual concert would return to MacArthur Park, encouraging guests to bring their family, friends and even strangers — an open invitation to those young and old and everyone in between.

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Show: Sounds serenade the city of Los Angeles CONTINUED FROM 7 came on to bust it down to his hit LA locals and people from all Weilding a pink bass guitar, song “Thotiana.” across the spectrum came togethThundercat unleashed a sensational Compton native rapper, The er to enjoy a day full of music and solo that seemed to last for an eter- Game, joined the stage to sing fun activities all for charity. nity. Soul singer Emily King fol- their latest song “Stainless.”

In a video on Instagram, lowed up with a serenade of sweet To close out the guest artists, Anderson .Paak addressed all songs including “Look at Me Now,” YBN Cordae arrived to perform those who attended saying, “Distance” and “Ever After.”

“RNP” with .Paak.

“Shoutout to everybody helpAccompanied by JD Beck on To conclude the concert, Ander- ing out, .Paak House in the Park the drums and Domi on the key- son .Paak and the Free Nationals for the kids, see you next year. board, Thundercat continued to let performed “Come Down” as the I’m overwhelmed with joy, it’s it rip before jazz trumpeter Maurice crowd moved, grooved and vibed to amazing man. Can’t wait until “Mobetta” Brown and saxophon- the flow of the music. the next one . . . yes lawd!” ist Kamasi Washington joined in to complete an ensemble that electrified the atmosphere.

Anthony Anderson joined in on the action as he hopped on the keys to play a melodic tune while Free Nationals pianist T.nava sang a freestyle autotuned to the sound of T-Pain.

Joined by the Free Nationals, who just released their debut album, Kali Uchis sang “Time” and a cover of “Lovefool” by The Cardigans.

Freddie Gibbs and Anderson .Paak collaborated to rap “Giannis” and “Crime Pays.” Chants of “Go Freddie” rang louder and louder as the rapper laid down a heavy, but steady flow of rhyme and prose.

Anderson .Paak took the stage to perform his hit song “BubOMAR SANCHEZ / DAILY TITAN blin” before rapper Blueface A multitude of artists performed at MacArthur Park on Dec. 14.

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