2019-09-16

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Monday September 16, 2019

Titans fly past Eagles

Volume 106 Issue 7

Sinkhole causes halt to

campus water supply

CSUF remains undefeated and beat ranked Florida Gulf Coast University.

KASON CLARK Asst. Editor

The CSUF men’s soccer remain undefeated after upsetting No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast, 2-0, Sunday night.

The Titans are now 6-0 due to another strong performance from junior Christian Pinzon, who recorded a goal and an assist in the game.

The Titans broke the scoreless tie in the 23rd minute when FGCU senior Ernest Mitchell committed a foul that earned a red card, which gave Pinzon a penalty kick.

After recently missing a penalty kick, Pinzon felt motivated to take advantage of the opportunity.

“I was kind of angry with myself, a little frustrated,” Pinzon said. “So as soon as I got the (penalty kick), I knew I had to bury it.”

Pinzon scored the goal, and neither team was able to score for the rest of the half.

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Fullerton police officers sequestered the damaged region between Dorothy and Melody Lanes as construction workers sought to repair the sinkhole.

Flooding disrupted traffic by the Nutwood Parking structure on Saturday.

HOSAM ELATTAR Editor

On Saturday, students were alerted of a rupture in Cal State Fullerton’s water main, leaving

some parts of campus without water for an hour.

“It potentially turned into a sinkhole,” said Lt. Jon Radus of the Fullerton Police Department. “It’s a Public Works case, but that’s really all we have at this time.”

The sinkhole was later confirmed by the Fullerton Police Department’s social media.

Sinkholes form when water erodes the rock at the surface.

They can occur naturally or by human error. Man-made sinkholes are created when city developments compromise the structure of underlying rock, according to National Geographic.

Capt. Scot Willey of University Police said that the rupture temporarily affected the whole campus, causing the water supply to shut off.

“The facilities operations folks and our Trigen operators that

operate all the water on campus; they were able to get water pressure back all over campus, and now all the fire systems are on, all the water is on,” said Willey.

Both directions of State College Boulevard on the intersection of Dorothy Lane and Melody Lane were closed off as city employees addressed the issue, while water flooded the area.

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Faculty voice security concerns The legislative body evaluated CSUF’s capacity to ensure campus safety.

CELESTE SHARP Staff Writer

University Police Chief Raymond Aguirre spoke at Thursday’s Academic Senate meeting, to resolve confusion around the reported sexual assault last week.

Last Tuesday, students were informed of a reported late-night rape in the Nutwood parking structure elevator. It was later revealed that the incident did not occur on campus. This sparked conversation about the overall safety of students and faculty, and what can be done to make improvements.

Aguirre said increased nighttime security will continue into next week as University Police decides its next steps. Students are encouraged to use the blue emergency phones on campus for escorts to their cars, especially at night.

University Police reported 41 escorts were assigned to students on Wednesday night alone.

Kristi Kanel, a professor in the Department of Human Services, discussed the announcement that the sexual assault actually did not occur on campus, but

in Yorba Linda. She said that the alert nonetheless triggered and traumatized students.

Aguirre explained why the University Police has an alert system in place. “It is a law called the Clery Act,” he said.

The law was named after a female college student, Jeanne Clery, who was killed in her dorm at a university in Ohio. The lack of communication to the campus resulted in its enactment, Aguirre said.

Since then, University Police are required to provide timely warnings to students in light of a campus emergency. A report on last year’s campus crimes is set to come out this semester.

“We have to take every incident as serious and as real until proven otherwise,” Aguirre said. “I think if we put ourselves in the parents’ shoes of our students, I would rather know ahead of time what’s going on as opposed to after the fact.”

Aguirre emphasized that the university takes pride in its sensitivity toward victims and toward the student who was attacked.

He added that the University Police is pursuing a grant to prevent sexual assault that will be announced later this year if successful.

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Students waited in line at the Becker Amphitheater to get free airbrush tattoos and caricature drawings.

‘All Day ASI’ entertains students across campus

Students enjoyed free food, games, activities and a concert last Thursday.

MARIAH SANCHEZ Asst. Editor

Music blaring from the Becker Amphitheater masked the ringing alarms of the campus fire drills as students were more concerned with eating free foods than participating in the evacuation.

The Associated Students, Inc. hosted its annual All Day ASI event on the morning of Sept. 12, with a welcome reception that included free donuts for students.

The second event of the day took place in front of the Titan Student Union. This part of the

day included music, food, games and organizations tabling.

The alluring music from the Titan Walk area pulled students towards the fun as students were presented with vouchers that they could redeem at nearby food trucks.

According to those coordinating the event, the turn out for the event was a success.

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The former Secretary of Defense under President Trump spoke with Richard Nixon Foundation President Hugh Hewitt on a lifetime of military service.

Former defense secretary visited Yorba Linda Retired marine general Mattis advertised his new book at Nixon Library.

DANIEL STEELE Staff Writer

Former Defense Secretary and fourstar general James Mattis gave lessons on leadership from his memoir, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, in an interview with the Richard Nixon Foundation’s President, Hugh Hewitt, on Friday at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.

Mattis co-wrote the memoir with Bing West, author and former assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs.

Mattis spoke to a crowd of military service members and fans about his book on his 44-year tenure in the Marines, where he led U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan before retiring from the United

States Central Command in 2013.

Mattis was the secretary of defense for the Trump administration for two years, but quit after disagreements with President Trump, according to Business Insider.

Mattis’ remarks refrained from mentioning the contentious presidential administration of his former employer, reflecting the nonpartisan nature of his role in the administration.

While the audience skewed older, Mattis told Time magazine that the intended audience for his book is young leaders from various walks of life, as the military leaders he found notably effective displayed diverse traits. He said that the purpose of his book was to illustrate that the best leaders bring out the best in people.

“Mentors come in all shapes and sizes,” Mattis said in reference to how young the leaders were. “Another thing is, we don’t need tyrants. That’s not a way to run any organization.”

“All of us right now, we’re just high school students who wear the uniforms every week because we have to. Coming here and listening to it has kind of

motivated us to work harder in the unit and share what we learned today with other cadets,” said Julianne Nguyen, a 16-year-old cadet from Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.

Much of Mattis’ interview centered on his personal history and life lessons, including a comparison of the moral tentpoles instilled through military service to his views on divisive matters, such as political media.

Mattis redirected the question of division in the media to leadership. He said Lincoln’s fear that the American democracy would end via “suicide” would be warranted if our politics continued to be “tribal.”

Mattis said once you began to govern the country you must unite the people and not divide them.

“Let’s get back to understanding each other and not classifying people as enemies of the state or something else just because they have a different idea about America,” he said.

On Hewitt’s criticism of the press, however, Mattis defended the media as integral to American democracy and

did not blame journalists like Barbara Starr, even when it made Mattis look bad because he said they were doing their “constitutionally privileged duty.”

“They’re not always right, they’re not always fair or accurate, but they don’t have to be right or accurate to do most of their duty to the country to keep people in power on their toes,” Mattis said.

Mattis’ two years as secretary of defense was notably absent from his book.

The only significant reference to it is his letter of resignation from the position, according to The Guardian.

Any talk of that time was also absent from his interview with Hewitt.

Mattis instead focused on current geopolitical issues in general terms during the interview, in addition to conducting a reenlistment ceremony for six men into the Marine Corps. He concluded with a book signing.

Mattis’ entire interview can be found on the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Facebook page as well. Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead is a No. 1 New York Times best seller and is available now on Amazon.

Scholarship initiative kicks off: Program to assist students in need Funding aims to bridge graduation gap for underserved students at Cal State Fullerton.

JESSICA BENDA Asst. Editor

This semester marks the debut of Tuffy’s Graduation Scholar Program, a program intended to assist students in reaching their full academic and vocational potential. The first team is comprised of 761 first-time freshman, coming together to form the fall 2019 cohort.

The program was invented to bridge the graduation gap between students from underserved communities and the general population, also referred to the equity gap according to Cal State Fullerton President Fram Virjee.

“We’re really excited about the program, really about its potential,” Virjee said in an address to the Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors. “If this is done right, then those students will persist at a much higher rate and will close that achievement gap.”

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course of the academic year and maintain an average 2.5 GPA. In exchange, they receive benefits exclusive to them.

The highlight is a new convertible laptop-tablet, which is theirs to keep if they remain in the program for a minimum of two years. Other perks include Titan Dollars for their TitanCard, which can be used at the bookstore or the Gastronome, as well as access to advising specialists and a community of other Tuffy Scholars.

Those eligible for the program include first-generation college students, those that

met the financial aid requirement or a combination of both. All candidates must not be involved in other scholar programs on campus in order to be eligible.

While graduation rates for both communities have risen exponentially, the gap between them still hasn’t been closed entirely, according to Virjee.

This effort to close the equity gap spans beyond CSUF and throughout the CSUs, which is encouraging its campuses to address and bridge the gap, said Catherine Ward, Executive Director of

Retention Initiatives and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.

Ward emphasized the potential of all students to graduate.

“We believe in the power of connection, and we believe that the students are at the center of this work, and that it is our job to help them connect with resources and the support that they need,” Ward said.

Ward added that the program is striving to assist students on their way to graduation, offering them an additional outlet as they aim for a four or six year college experience.

The creation of Tuffy Scholars was brought about by a partnership between departments; including academic and student affairs, as well as upper-level administration. One of its goals is to ensure that students feel like they belong and show them their identity as scholars, Ward said.

Earlier in the year, invitations were sent out to all eligible candidates, approximately 1,200 incoming students, and those who accepted their invitations have become part of the debuting cohort of Tuffy Scholars.

“They belong here, they can succeed here, they can persist here, they can graduate and they can make a future for themselves and their families,” Virjee said.

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Diversity Center embrace immigrants

The resource announced new methods of helping undocumented students.

MADELINE GRAY Editor

BRIANA TORRES Staff Writer

This year, the Diversity Initiatives and Resource Center is offering free legal services available for undocumented students, faculty and staff.

“They don’t have to necessarily carry the weight of their undocumented status with them,” Newly appointed director Sofie Leon said, “It’s a free legal services available for students, completely confidential with a lawyer, contracted with Cal State Fullerton.”

Last Thursday, the center hosted an open house for the academic year to welcome students and emphasize its newly available legal help.

The legal services plan launched on Sept. 9. It is a CSUwide initiative for undocumented students and is available at CSUF through the Titan Dreamers Resource Center.

The center is comprised of five identity-based entities: African American Resource Center, Chicano/Chicana Resource Center, Asian Pacific American Resource Center, LGBT Queer Resource Center and Titan Dreamers Resource Center.

The center is located on the first floor on the south side of the Pollak Library.

“The resource center is here to foster a feeling of community, and of inclusion among that particular community,” said Leon.

Each center is equipped with a staff comprised of undergraduate students and graduate assistants.

This is the first instance in some time that the center has been fully staffed, Leon said.

There are students on campus that are advocating for a resource center for Southwest Asian and North African students, as well as a center for students with disabilities. In a forum last semester, Leon said she would assess if a center was needed for these students.

Leon said the center works with the Disability Student Services in order to widen the scope of the students that they can assist.

Cabinets in the center’s kitchen along with the signage along the walls have braille written to serve students who are visually impaired.

“We collaborate with DSS on initiatives on programs and making sure programs are accessible,” Leon said. “(This was) one of our many efforts to be inclusive for the students served by the DSS.” She also said the resource center offers several support to the Southwest Asian and North African students on the CSUF campus community, among others

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Vivid flyers were plastered across walls in support of opportunities and events for minority students.

who don’t fit into exactly one category.

Leon said Southwest Asian and North African students can reach out to the Asian Pacific American Resource Center coordinator, Jacob Chacko, who provides help to the center’s students.

The coordinator for the center, Nate Nguyen, said they have been able to provide a safe space that is inclusive for anyone even if they are not within the

identity-based centers.

The LGBT Queer Resource Center also has plans to expand on their programming.

“One of my goals, kind of stepping into this role was to expand our national coming out day into a week, so now we’ll be doing a whole week of programming as well,” said Natalie Betancourt, coordinator of the LGBT Queer Resource Center.

Leon said that marginalized

students who come to the center may feel as though they are alone and it’s important to have these centers so students know they aren’t the only ones in the campus community.

“That’s one of the really big things that DIRC does for our students, and it’s something students look out when they’re deciding what school they want to go to,” Leon said. “ DIRC is that home home away from home.”

Flood: Water damage strikes near Nutwood you know that there’s more to it.”

Water was restored to all buildings on campus at 1:40 p.m. While the campus was likely less populated than weekdays, students were still on campus for sorority recruitment and athletic events, Willey said.

The matter has been handed over to the city. Public Works was unavailable for comment at this time.

“This may be impacted still by the beginning of the week, unless they’re able

Senate: Police chief provides safety update

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“The City of Fullerton obviously is opening it all up right now so that they can go in and see what happened,” Willey said.”They’re cutting out a big square just to make sure it’s not a sinkhole or CONTINUED FROM

to get in and out real quick and get this done over the next two days,” Willey said.

Repairs on the sinkhole continued through the night, and the Dorothy Lane-State College Boulevard intersection remained blocked until Sunday Morning.

Willey said it is unclear what caused the incident and it will take hours for the city to dig up the area and find the root of the problem, although he stated

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Faculty members stated that security needs some improvements, especially when it comes to on-site and off-site parking.

John Patton, professor in the Division of Anthropology, brought up how the impacted parking lots and expensive permits can be major factors when it comes to student safety.

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just escorting them off the campus anymore.”

Lorren Baker, Associate Students, Inc. Board of Directors Chair, said that multiple students have approached her about increased security measures in the parking structures.

Aguirre made clear to all those in session that student and faculty wellness, as well as campus safety is a top priority.

“I want to thank everybody here for their support as we went through this week’s event,” Aguirree said. “We continue to make safety here on campus a priority.”

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The recently reported rape led the conversation on campus safety.

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the age of the water system could have caused it.

“They did all that construction over the last year or two on State College, all the way down to Anaheim— I believe it was — but that was the sewer system.

They didn’t touch the water that time so I don’t know how old this system is, but I’m sure it’s probably been around for a long time,” Willey said.

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Prison camp survivor aligns with immigrants Japanese American speaker Sam Mihara challenges younger generation to pursue change.

WENDY CHAVEZ Staff Writer

“History never repeats itself but it echoes,” said Kent Baecker, the Adult Services Librarian at the Fullerton Public Library.

Last Wednesday, Japanese-American national speaker, Sam Mihara, visited the Fullerton Public Library to share his experience with persecution as a former prison camp survivor and comment on the mass detention of immigrants happening today.

The event was held in the conference center of the Fullerton Public Library, where community members gathered to learn about the history of Japanese-American citizens’ mass imprisonment during World War II. Those who arrived early had the opportunity to meet Mihara as he stationed a book signing. Attendees were able to purchase Mihara’s book “Blindsided: The Life and Times of Sam Mihara” and take photos with the speaker.

Mihara was recommended by Kristine Dennehy, a California State University Fullerton history professor, who raved about the former internment survivor to librarians.

“I get a lot of requests and honestly I can’t honor every one of them,” Baecker said. “But the difference with him is that a lot of times you don’t get firsthand accounts of people who were there.”

Upon his introduction, Mihara thanked the audience members for their attendance and warm welcome. As the conference lights slowly dimmed, Mihara displayed a series of black and white photographs of Japanese families through a PowerPoint presentation.

He recounted how the discrimination of Japanese-Americans began after the

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Sam Mihara shared his experience with being incarcerated while drawing similarities to current immigration issues in the Fullerton Public Library.

bombing of Pearl Harbor. Fearful of a recurrence, the government issued mass incarcerations of Japanese-Americans into prison camps to ensure the safety of Americans.

At 9 years old, Mihara and his family were relocated to Wyoming, where they were forced to live in confined concentration camps for the following three years. Mihara, alongside thousands of prisoners, faced poor living conditions, lack of proper nutrition, exposure to illnesses and much more.

Throughout his talk, Mihara addressed how his experience closely resembles the detention centers that are currently confining undocumented immigrants in America. By drawing similarities between the two groups, Mihara encouraged listeners to question the country’s leadership and the direction that it is taking.

“The problem has to do with the type of

housing, the separation of children from their parents, the treatment that some of these children are obtaining — all of these I see characteristics that are even worse than what we went through in World War II,” Mihara said.

Baecker, the librarian who coordinated the event, said that it’s important to hold open discussions about discrimination to help raise awareness.

“The same emotions that cause racial hate, that caused Japanese internment are happening now against people who are the most defenseless,” Baecker said. “I think it’s important to bring up the past talks in order to highlight the current.”

It was a call from the U.S Department of Justice that commenced Mihara’s career as a speaker after retiring from Boeing, where he worked as a rocket scientist. Speaking

upon his experience growing up in a prison camp, Mihara has been able to tour across the country and advocate for non-criminals who are facing similar racial injustices.

Mihara’s intends to continue to educate as many listeners as possible about his experiences to help advance the next generation of decision makers.

Linda Gardner, a Fullerton resident who attended the event, said that it was frightening to realize just how similar the two racial groups had in common.

“Most of these people are seeking asylum, they’re coming here because they fear for their lives and their children’s lives and what are we doing, we’re throwing them in cages,” said Gardner. “We’re doing almost the same thing at the border. It’s happening again, maybe not exactly the same way but it’s happening again.”

Movie

‘Hustlers’: Strippers scheme to survive

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This isn’t your clean-cut version story of an underdog winning or losing — it’s about surviving. “Hustlers” is based on a true story from an article written in The Cut by Jessica Pressler.

The infamous article titled ‘The Hustlers at Scores’ is about a group of former dancers who stole thousands of dollars from men in a scamming plot involving drugs, alcohol and strip clubs.

Director and screenplay writer Lorene Scafaria portrayed the band of dancers as anti-heroines mixed into a modern American crime story.

The film centers around Destiny (Constance Wu), an Asian American stripper who works as a dancer in a strip club to take care of herself and her small family. The other dancers who were part of the scheme included ringleader Ramona (Jennifer Lopez), Mercedes (Keke Palmer), and the adorable Annabelle (Lili Reinhart).

The story unfolds through flashbacks as Destiny tells her side of the story to a reporter named Elizabeth (Julia Stiles). Destiny’s testimony begins before the economic crash of 2008, when she started her job at a new club.

Ramona’s first shown popular strip performance sets the glamorized tone of the club. Utilizing her natural dancing ability, Jennifer Lopez’s act gave the audience a nostalgic memory from her singing career.

This marks the first time Destiny meets Ramona.

After Ramona takes Destiny under her wing, they form a strong friendship that is a joy to watch. The powerful dynamic duo is comparable to that of Batman and Robin.

A group of determined women cunningly strip privileged Wall Street men of their fortunes.

JESSICA RAZO Staff Writer

“Hustlers” portrays more than the glitter and glam of female strippers. It emphasizes that these women have real lives, despite what their club personas may say about them.

Ramona and Destiny are both single moms who know what it’s like to fend for themselves. Mercedes, the embodiment of a “homegirl,” is stripping to get by and live a nice lifestyle. While Annabelle is more innocent and sweet, she was also kicked out by her family for choosing this profession.

The movie could have done a better job of showing Annabelle’s past to better explain her motive to be part of the hustle. Regardless, Anabelle is a lovable character and was the comedic relief viewers needed to make the intense scenes more entertaining.

The subject of motherhood is highlighted as the movie displays how far a woman will go to take care of her family. The group became creative to beat the odds against powerful Wall Street men and took advantage of their arrogance to outsmart and toy them with their desired attention from women.

“Hustlers” also showed the significance of the

economic crash of 2008 and its effect on the narrative that the film follows. Wall Street men would come and throw their money at the women in these strip clubs, but there were fewer of them after the crash. Still, Ramona came up with a plan to take advantage of these men and do some good for herself, her family and her crew.

The film flips back and forth between the dark, dramatic scenes and genuine family and friendship moments. Compared to their hustling schemes, the bright light settings in which white furniture was apparent were seen as a symbol of purity and wholesome goodness, which is what the band of hustlers aspired to be.

The strip performances in the film matched the soundtrack perfectly. At one point, Destiny mentions that 2000s heartthrob, Usher, came to her and Ramona’s club. Understandably so, all the strippers rushed on stage to give an ultimate celebration strip performance, while one of Usher’s popular songs, “Love in the Club,” played in the background.

“Truth Hurts” singer Lizzo and rapper Cardi B made cameos in the film playing fellow strippers, but their parts were minor and severely misleading in the advertisements for the film.

In retrospect, the film’s depiction of the article it was inspired by explored themes of true friendship, morality and justice. The women showed that everyone is trying to survive in any way they can. In comparing the world to strip clubs, Ramona cunningly states, “you have people tossing the money and people doing the dance.”

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Concert REVIEW

Summer send-off with John Mayer

The musician strummed on heartstrings during the final stop of his tour .

hits including Tom Petty and the Grateful Dead through his covers of “Free Fallin’” and “Fire on the Mountain.” Since the singer has been touring with the Grateful Dead spinoff group, Dead & Company, he emulated their extensive guitar solos on his “Fire on the Mountain” cover, accompanied by psychedelic graphics reminiscent of the Grateful Dead’s logo.

Mayer transitioned to a slower vibe when he opened the second half of his set. With the stage all to himself and his acoustic guitar, he sang, “I’m gonna steer clear, burn up in your atmosphere.”

The 41-year-old musician kept the mood relatively light singing some of his slow, soulful tracks including “Gravity.” The crowd followed along on the lyric “keep me where the light is” as their phones were lighting up the arena.

Mayer told stories between some of his most prominent tracks from topics like inspiration behind songs to the life of a hit, specifically, “Your Body is a Wonderland.” He jokingly explained his relationship with the song to an eager audience.

“About two years ago, I ran this song out in the world … let me tell you something, you have to be very innocent to write a song called ‘Your Body is a Wonderland.’ But I’m gonna sing it to you tonight. And yes, it has the phrase ‘bubblegum tongue.’ I’m even gonna sing that one from the heart,” Mayer said.

Mayer touched on how it is acceptable to “ironically celebrate your past,” even in regards to embarrassing songwriting choices.

Mayer closed the show on a high note with his indie pop reminiscent hit, “New Light.” The stage was lit up in bright pink hues, emulating the happy vibes of the track.

As Mayer began to sing the last chorus, pink confetti dropped from the ceiling and amplified the cheerful energy of the 18,000 attendees.

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An intimate jam session in front of a not-so-intimate sold out arena in Inglewood, California rocked The Forum this weekend as John Mayer graced the stage and serenaded the symposium on the last stop of his summer tour.

This was the first tour in Mayer’s career where there was not an opening act, allotting extra time for Mayer to play 26 songs.

Multicolored rugs covered the stage, one for each member of the band. The performance was free of major production effects, aside from the lighting design used to set the mood for each song and colorful graphics playing from the big screen behind the band.

Fans waited patiently for the musician to step out and greet the audience, to which he finally made an appearance after 40 minutes and kicked off the night with the soulful opening guitar riff of “Belief” from his 2006 album, “Continuum.”

Despite the chill nature of Mayer’s music, the crowd was loud and energetic with many audience members standing and dancing along throughout the performance.

The Grammy-winning song, “Waiting on the World to Change,” left the audience with a sense of familiarity, singing along with every word as Mayer laid the foundation for the track.

Mayer satisfied fans as he played a variety of songs from his repertoire with older hits; like “Why Georgia” from his debut album, “Room for Squares,” to “Carry Me Away,” which was recently released early this month.

Mayer closed out his first set by paying tribute to classic rock

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John Mayer’s last stop of his three month summer tour kicked off Saturday night at the Forum.

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Pink confetti falls as John Mayer closed the show with “New Light.”

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“So far, the feedback that we’ve gotten is pretty positive. A lot of people came by to get shirts or to get the food vouchers. I know a lot of people just come for free food, but to show support and walk around the expo has been really cool,” said Charissa Yuen, chair of the Association for Intercultural Awareness.

Henry Sampson, a student assistant for Information and Services, co-hosted the Information and Services booth where students could spin a wheel to earn free prizes. The main goal of the booth was to inform students about the different discounted tickets they offer for purchase at TSU. “It’s a really good experience, especially for transfer students or incoming freshmen to get exposed to different sides of what ASI promotes in general,” Sampson said.

Titan Radio also had a table where they were handing out raffle tickets and flyers for an upcoming performance by Katzù Oso on Sept. 18.

Aside from visiting the array of tables on Titan Walk, many students also stood under the hot sun to get a free airbrushed tattoo or caricature drawing.

Following the event, students headed over to the Student Recreation Center for an open house that featured food, fitness demonstrations and a pool party.

Directly inside the Student Recreation Center check-in gates were raffle boxes where students could deposit their vouchers for a chance to win electronics or even Disneyland tickets.

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Because free food isn’t enough, students took advantage of free bowling and billiards in the Titan Student Union, happily entertained with the inexpensive activity for the day.

As the day started winding down, students headed down to the Tuffy Lawn in front of the Student Recreation Center for more free food, catered from El Cantarito Restaurant.

To conclude the event, lights and lasers lit up the night as a concert took place on Tuffy Lawn featuring three unique artists.

Nathin Mabale, or Sketchy Nate as he is known on stage, introduced the first set with house music. Mabale is a CSUF alumnus, who currently works for the school’s Mechanical Engineering Department.

“I have never been to one of these concerts at all,” Mabale said. “I think it’s pretty cool how ASI and everything tries to get everybody out, especially since this is a commuter school.”

The next trio of performers Jason K. Lee (JayKayEL), Dylan Hunt (Broshi) and Kristopher Luong (Foxen) were also CSUF alumni who played similar sets of electronic dance music.

They preceded the last performer JSTJR, a 27-year-old New England-native DJ/producer.

After the concert, there was an after-party in the Student Recreation Center where students could go and listen to more music curated by DJs. For Yuen, she wanted this event to bridge the gap of communication between students and ASI. “I think it’s important for students to interact with their campus and really feel like it’s somewhere they want to be at rather than they have to be at,” Yuen said.

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6 Opinion

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Athletes have a right to profit from their name athletes.

In 2014, Los Angeles Rams’ running back Todd Gurley was suspended four games for selling $3,000 worth of his signature on various team merchandise during his time at the University of Georgia, despite his jersey being sold in teams stores for $134.95 and $89.95.

In 2017, Donald De La Haye, a University of Central Florida kicker, was deemed ineligible to be a part of the team and had his scholarship taken away for making advertisement money from his YouTube vlog channel that detailed his life as a college athlete. Today, De La Haye now has nearly 2 million subscribers to his channel.

The only reason Gurley’s and De La Haye’s choices were scrutinized was because the revenue they made did not go into the NCAA’s pockets.

Actions such as these show the greed and corruption the NCAA poses along with their stronghold on college sports.

Rather than opening avenues for athletes to explore throughout their playing careers, participants are forced to conform to a blatantly broken system that mismanages the distribution of the wealth generated.

Allowing athletes to stake a claim for themselves during their collegiate career would alleviate the pressure they have to go professional as soon as possible, while also allowing them to inherent financial responsibility before earning their first professional contract.

The NCAA should be a platform that athletes use to elevate themselves to the next level of the careers, not limit them, whether that is in their respective sport or not. Paying every student athlete clearly isn’t ideal, but allowing an athlete to market themselves and build a brand during their time in college would prove to be beneficial for their life post-graduation.

California SB 206 must be passed to ensure proper student compensation.

ADAM MALDONADO Asst. Editor

For the amount of work NCAA athletes endure and the revenue it generates for colleges, it’s ludicrous that not a single one is entitled to any fiscal compensation.

California, however, is introducing a new bill that would allow college athletes to profit from their collegiate endeavors.

Senate Bill 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act, would allow athletes to sign state legal professional agents and earn compensation for their name, image or likeness while competing in school. The bill was unanimously passed through state legislature and if signed into law, is set to be enacted on January 1, 2023.

Neither the NCAA, nor universities are held financially responsible for paying athletes. The proposed bill would not make college athletes university employees, affect the cost of attendance or change the scholarship value awarded to athletes. However,it would contradict NCAA’s amateurism policy, which bars student athletes from earning any monetary compensation for their name, image or likeness.

In lieu of the bill’s progress, the NCAA Board of Governors has reached out to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom to deter

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him from signing the bill into law, deeming it “unconstitutional” because it violates interstate commerce.

It was also pointed out that the state would receive a recruiting advantage over others.

“This bill would remove that essential element of fairness and equal treatment that forms the bedrock of college sports,” the NCAA Board of Governors said in a letter sent to Newsom.

“A national model of collegiate sport requires mutually agreed upon rules.”

Despite the NCAA’s opposition, California should take a stand and sign the bill into act, even if the NCAA threatens to disqualify the state from postseason play.

The disparity of talent between programs in the NCAA has proven that fairness isn’t its ideal goal to set across the

spectrum.

For example, the University of Alabama and Clemson University football teams have consistently found themselves in the national championship debate each season while other schools just desire to make the top 25.

Regardless, if California is able to attract top-recruits across the nation because of this legislation, it in no way proves that California universities will have an unfair advantage over their competitors.

If recruiting is going to be of concern to other colleges once the bill is enacted, then it’s imperative for other states to be willing to offer the same rights to student athletes.

South Carolina has already followed California’s lead and has drawn out a similar bill, giving student athletes the same

opportunities.

The NCAA’s barring of California’s legislature exemplifies the monopolization the organization has possessed for years and its unwillingness to give up.

By allowing athletes to be paid, more competition would be created between athletes, universities and the NCAA for sponsorships deals.

In this internet-crazed age, imagine if an athlete as prolific as Zion Williamson, was able to sign sponsorship deals the first day he walked onto Duke’s campus. Rather than just sponsoring the school, companies would more likely find interest in supporting an athlete.

The NCAA has shown it isn’t particularly interested in athletes who earn any revenue from the organization, as it only cares to hoard the revenue it makes on the backs of student

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

California’s trashy recycling system needs reform Addressing plastic pollution must be the responsibility of companies, not consumers.

EMILY MIFFLIN Editor

California loves to pride itself on being a leader of environmental consciousness but if this state desires to continue to boast this title, it must drastically change the way it perceives and handles waste.

Even with seemingly progressive legislation deterring the usage of plastic bags and straws, California has barely scratched the surface of what it needs to do to combat its ever-growing environmental issues.

This state will have to tackle the issue of waste management head-on, especially at such a critical time, since China has refused to accept the United States’’ waste as of 2018.

In 2016, China collected 16 million tons of United States waste products to be processed and recycled, according to Science X, a research news website. As of 2018, China enforced that National Sword, China’s customs inspection program, deny countries from sending most plastics and waste products to their recycling processors. This policy has given the responsibility of recycling to the countries that produce the most waste.

Recycling centers have been shutting down at a rapid rate, as they cannot keep up with the sheer quantity of waste products and recyclables that their country uses. The material that is produced in recycling centers is far more expensive than virgin material, which mainly takes the form of newly produced plastics.

Due to the lack of resources and dwindling market, many of the remaining processing plants have to find alternate ways to deal with the overload of waste

products. A majority of plants have had to put perfectly recyclable products in landfills or refuse to take them at all.

Even though California is only a state, it still holds a lot of responsibility in being a leader in changing the broken recycling system and its infrastructure.

California’s economy is larger than any other U.S. state, and is considered to be the fifth largest in the world, according to Forbes.

This state’s waste impacts the land and economy beyond its borders, both nationally and globally. California can lead the country in efforts to consume more environmentally-friendly products and reduce the amount of waste it produces, creating a guide of which other places can follow.

Laws restricting the use of plastic bags and straws were only passed because they placed the responsibility of recycling and use of plastics on American consumers, not on the companies that produce literal tons of single-use plastics.

Californians need to push the state government to follow through on its promises to regulate the production of single-use plastics and revive the recycling industry.

All of this depends heavily on new legislation and how congressmen plan on implementing laws that will limit the number of single-use plastics that companies produce and sell.

There are three bills that could become law in the near future.

Assembly Bill 792 is one of the most imposing, as its main goal is to prohibit the sale of beverage containers that are not made of recycled plastic. This piece of legislation would give companies a phasedin recycled plastics mandates where every four or five years, the number of required recycled plastics in beverage containers would increase by 25%.

The legislation’s main goal would be to have all plastic beverage containers completely made of recycled materials by the year 2030.

This measure is considered to be far-reaching. Companies don’t want to be held responsible for the manufacturing of recycled plastics and think the phases in the timeline cannot be realistically achieved.

These companies do have a point,

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however, that should not give them an excuse for neglecting responsibility for the mountains of garbage that inevitably end up in landfills across the United States and in surrounding oceans.

The other two pieces of legislation, Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080, would start the state on a path to eliminate single-use plastics, like utensils and wrappers, and increase the production of recyclable and compostable products.

After 2030, all single-use plastics would be required to be recyclable.

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8 Sports

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Women’s soccer tames the Tigers Fullerton has outscored opponents 8-4 in their last three games.

ARNULFO GONZALEZ Editor

Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team defeated the University of Missouri, 3-2, building a 5-2 season.

The game got off to a quick start as Fullerton forward Taylor Salgado began the scoring in the fifth minute of the game, with an assist from defender Delaney Lindahl.

The Titans doubled their lead in the 20th minute, when Kaya Hawkinson found and assisted midfielder Haley Brown.

The goals kept coming in the match as the Tigers pulled one back in the 38th minute assisted by forward Sarah Luebbert, marking her fourth goal of the young season.

Missouri kept pressing offensively and eventually tied the game in the 43rd minute with a goal from Macy Trujillo, her second goal in her collegiate career.

The Titans and Tigers exchanged several shots on goal in the heat of their tenacity.

CSUF had 11 shots in the first half, while Missouri had six.

Offensive outbursts from both teams resulted in a 2-2 tie in the first half.

CSUF wasted little time at the start of the second half, as they took back the lead in the 49th minute, as Brown scored her second goal of the game.

This proved to be Brown’s first ever game-winning goal.

Brown surpassed her season highs for goals and assists in seven games this season with three goals and three assists so far.

She was the driving force for the Titan offense as she had five shots, four of which were on target and two that ended in the back of the net.

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The goal was assisted by forward Atlanta Primus. The assist was Primus’ seventh of the season, the highest of the team and the Big West conference.

CSUF goalkeeper Allison Poole had a decent outing between the

posts as she faced four shots on goal and got two saves on the day, one in each half.

Missouri goalkeeper Peyton Bauman was called on more than her counterpart.

Fullerton had 10 shots on target,

which resulted in Bauman constantly on her toes.

Bauman made seven saves on the day, but the other three shots beat her and were Titan goals.

Fullerton plays next on Sept. 19 at Loyola Marymount at 7p.m.

Titans surpass win total from 2018 CSUF goes 2-1 in Abilene Christian tournament to bring season record to 7-2.

MARIAH ROSS Asst. Editor

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team improved their season record to 7-2 after going 2-1 at the Wildcat Classic in Texas this past weekend, passing last season’s win total of just six games.

The first game of the weekend took place Thursday afternoon, as the Titans defeated the home team, the Abilene Christian Wildcats, 3-0. The win marked the fifth straight for the Titans, and the squad’s third straight sweep.

CSUF saw their highest hit percentage in the first set where they topped the Wildcats 0.382 to 0.280 in the 25-22 set win. They tallied seven more kills, 17-10, and dominated in total attacks, 34-25.

CSUF went into the second set energized as they racked up another 46 attacks and 16 kills to take the set, 25-21. The Wildcats improved their total attacks to 29, but fell short in hit percentage with 0.207.

Statistically, CSUF had its least impressive set in the third and final round. Despite the drop in productivity, the Titans came out on top of the Wildcats, 25-19, to win the game. They finished the match with a total of 113 attacks to 75 and a 0.283 kill percentage to the host team’s 0.160.

The freshmen came out strong as Julia Crawford led the team with 15 kills and 35 total attacks, while Elizabeth Schuster accomplished her fifth double-double of the season with 15 digs and 33 assists. Junior Alicia Dennis followed closely with 11 kills and 24 attacks.

The Titans fell short in game two of the weekend where they were trounced, 3-0, by the North Texas Mean Green. The loss ended CSUF’s five-game winning streak and set them back, 1-1, in the tournament.

CSUF endured its lowest hit percentage of 0.053 in the first set as they were defeated, 25-15. The Titans were held to nine kills and 38 attacks while the Mean Green rounded out the set with 14 kills and a 0.312 percentage.

The Titans earned 20 more kills in the next two sets, nine in the second and 11 in the third, and North Texas continued with 14 in each.

Crawford earned 11 of the

team’s 29 kills and 30 of the 126 total attacks. Junior Makenzi Abelman led the team with 25 of the 27 assists made throughout the three sets. Fellow junior Savahna Costello carried the team in defense with 23 total digs.

In the third and final game of the tournament, CSUF beat Prairie View in a reverse sweep, 3-2. Despite falling short the first two sets, 26-24 and 25-20 respectively, the Titans were able to hold on and end the tournament with a 2-1 record.

The turning point came in the third set where CSUF held on defensively and battled their way to a 25-16 win.

The Titans forced a fifth set after a back-and-forth round that ended in a win for CSUF. In the fifth and final set, the Titans took an early lead as they went on to win the final set, 15-11, for the victory.

Crawford had the most successful match of her college career, earning 27 kills and 16 digs. Costello replicated her earlier performance by being the dominating defensive force for CSUF, gaining 31 digs.

The Titans begin their next tournament Friday, Sept. 20 where they are scheduled to play Seattle in the UC Riverside Classic.

Volleyball remains second in NCAA in digs per set with 20.81.

“Positioned themselves better, get their shoulders tucked in a little bit more and bracing for tackles and just trying to get there first.”

Senior goalkeeper Paul-Andre Guerin recorded his 18th career shutout, moving him up to second all-time in the program. He now only needs two more shutouts to have the all-time record for the program.

While he would be content getting the record, he believes he would not be in reach of it without the play of his team.

“I get the credit but I think the

whole team should get the credit too,” Guerin said.

Kuntz compared Guerin to some of the best goalkeepers from CSUF, including the ones he faced when he coached for UC Irvine.

“There’s a lot of great goalkeepers that were here because I coached against this school for many years,” Kuntz said.

“There’s some great goalkeepers, and he’s just jumped up and skipped over those guys.”

The Titans just came off an overtime thriller where they defeated Air Force, 3-2, Friday night

thanks to a goal from Pinzon in the 100th minute to win.

Oscar Flores also scored two goals in the first half before Falcons sophomore Tristan Trager scored his second goal from a penalty kick to tie the game and force overtime.

The Eagles came into the game 3-1-1 after suffering their first loss to UC Riverside Friday night.

FGCU were ranked 14th coming into the week while the Titans came in 23rd.

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In the 72nd minute, Pinzon assisted the game’s second goal when redshirt-sophomore Mario Gomez scored.

Both teams played physically, but head coach George Kuntz credited their experience from playing FGCU last year when they played to a 1-1 tie.

His team knew they were going to be undersized, so they were more physically prepared.

“I think the guys braced themselves a little more,” Kuntz said.

San Francisco Sunday night at 5 p.m.

San Francisco is 2-3 this season, but are on a two-game winning streak after defeating San Jose State, 3-0, and UNLV, 1-0.

Despite remaining undefeated, Kuntz believes his team has a lot to work on, particularly with eliminating offsides and putting away games earlier.

“It gives me a number of topics to cover this week,” Kuntz said.

“We’re going to focus on getting our guys healthy, deal with recovery and get back to work.”

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