Ashlyn Nicole Ramirez, M.S.

In April 2018, Senator Kamala Harris was one of many politicians that backed FOSTA-SESTA, the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act.” The fall out for sex workers was devastating.
Salem, a traveling dancer in California, felt the direct impact of that bill by February 2019. This is just a piece of her powerful story.
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I met a small group of like-minded women that lived near San Francisco when I was maybe ten-years-old, living eight hours away. My parents didn’t particularly enjoy it, but they were like older sisters to me at the time.
We messaged through AIM chat like we were buddies that went to different schools. I can’t sit here and recall a conversation today, but I can discuss the impact it had to meet other creative people at that age.
To date, I don’t meet many other writers in my small town. When y...

When you help more than 1,200 Members on average each monthwith Stolen Vehicle Assistance, you get some really interesting calls. Like this one from 2019. #BeSafeOutThere
— OnStar (@OnStar) December 10, 2019

No, I don’t want to spend 15 minutes watching commercials during an hour-long episode of Game of Thrones. However, I’ll admit that I’ve found services and products through ads frequently.
The streaming service Hulu lets you choose your ad experience, so some places it’s not so bad to deal...

How many times will you check your social media platforms while reading this blog?Probably a bit–I can guarantee even the most anti-social is tapped in somehow. Media convergence is prevalent right now and it’s taken a whack at the digital divide.
So about the Big Five.
Everyone has one of the Big Five of social media: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube aka Google, Twitter and LinkedIn. They all cater to vastly different parts of the internet but at this point, they’re pretty vital to any part of t...

Learning multimedia is not easy. To some, it is first nature; it is a little bit of an unwanted appendage you grew to respect anyway. There’s a reason why some choose to learn in a class setting instead of watching YouTube videos on their own. Trying to wing something doesn’t usually end with enticing results. This is where media literacy comes into play.

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RokuTV owners might want to know about this deal ahead of Black Friday. The newest season of the RokuTV SoundBar is available to purchase before the holidays. To top it off, Roku is running more than one promo right now, meant to show that wealth is no longer a factor in truly enjoying revolutionary surround sound.
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Multiple EQ settings are available in the TV sound settings me...

With technology being so advanced yet so accessible nowadays, it’s easy to fall into an undiagnosed form of addiction, and the millennial generation is no exception. This attachment to technology has aided in unprecedented social withdrawal and the deterioration of mental health in young adults. Overworked and overstressed, college students are prime targets for becoming sucked into any screen in front of them.

The University Honors Program hosted its second annual welcome back event on Thursday in the Begovich Gallery, featuring an exploration theme which included three speakers.
Assistant professor in the Department of Physics Geoffrey Lovelace and Dean for the University of Extended Education were in attendence. Associate Vice President for International Programs and Global Engagement Kari Knutson Miller Ph.D., and junior math major student researcher Isabel Serrano gave presentations about gravi...

While the majority of the nation seems to sleep soundly at night, North Dakota has been host to one of the biggest standoffs in recent history, between Native Americans and militarized police.
Energy Transfer Partners, owned by Sunoco Logistics, is a corporate shill that has no business tampering with land that is not theirs. With the protests inciting a police presence, the cost of blocking access to the pipeline has risen over $10 million thus far, according to DemocracyNow.
However, the co...

In a matter of a few short years, vaping has gone from being a so-called healthy alternative to a worrisome trend. A new product that was said to be cheaper and healthier than cigarettes understandably created an excuse bandwagon. But over the summer, the bandwagon broke down for the younger generation following this vapor trail.
California Senator Ed Hernandez signed a regulation in June which prohibited those under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco products, finally including vapor.
Califor...

Just like the disastrous high-speed rail debacle, the fate of recreational and medicinal marijuana rests in the unfit hands of California Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown intends to merge the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA) and Proposition 64, which effectively severs the limbs of California’s booming marijuana industry.
A Feb. 14 report released by the U.S. Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) found that mending Proposition 64 and MCRSA together at this time draws uncertainty because...

Former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina spoke at Assemblywoman Young Kim’s campaign headquarters in Buena Park Wednesday morning.
The event was to help campaign for Kim, the running incumbent for the 2016 State Assembly election for the 65th district.
Fiorina, who was in Sacramento Tuesday night to endorse Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, spoke on behalf of Kim shortly before taking her leave.
Fiorina has been making appearances for individuals running for congressio...

There’s nothing like a fresh reminder that rape culture is alive and well, as it is perpetuated by celebrities and those giving them free passes for the horrendous crimes they commit. While there might be some good examples, they are few and far between.
The only somewhat positive response to sexual assault allegations comes in the form of Bill O’Reilly’s recent dismissal from Fox.
The so-called “King of Cable News” was involved in five sexual harassment lawsuits, equating to about $13 millio...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued almost $300,000 to Cal State Fullerton in order to fund a two-year pilot of the existing (STEM)² program called (STEM)³.
The program plans to expand the project to other neighboring CSU campuses and eventually apply for a much larger grant, according to interim dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Susamma Barua.
(STEM)² is a branch-off from the STEM majors on campus: Science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
This bra...

The Daily Titan has received 40 awards from 10 different organizations over the 2017-2018 school year.
Bryant Freese, former sports editor, received the highest student journalism accolade on April 9 when his story “Daron Park exits Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball amid allegations of misconduct” won a first place Hearst Journalism Award for sports writing.
Freese’s investigation was honored for getting nearly a dozen women basketball players on the record alleging that former CSUF wome...