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Vol. lXVII, Issue 116 www.daIly49er.com monday, may 16, 2016
DAILY 49ERCalifornia State University, Long Beach
News 2 OpiNiONs 10Arts & Life 5 spOrts 13
HATS OFFGRADUATION ISSUE:
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CHICANO LATINO GRADUATION | See page 2 DAYCATIONS | See page 6 SOFTBALL OREGON REGIONALS | See page 13
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Chicano Latino Graduation sees additional ceremony
The Cal State Long Beach 27th Annual Chicano Latino Graduation introduced a second ceremony to ac-commodate the high volume of Lati-no graduates.
The two ceremonies took place at the Walter Pyramid on Sunday. Both ceremonies totaled nearly 700 stu-dents, though the total number of Latino graduates is upwards of 3,000 students, according to Latino Student Union Vice President Emelyne Cama-cho. Camacho is a Chicano and Lati-no Studies major who spearheaded the organization of the ceremonies.
“The students don’t have to help, but I feel like if it wasn’t for the stu-dents trying to help out … there wouldn’t be these little details in the ceremony,” Camacho said.
Various Latino student organiza-tions such as La Raza Student Orga-nization, Hispanic Student Business Association and the Chicano Latino
Studies Student Association contrib-uted to the planning for both gradua-tions under the umbrella of LSU, which is responsible for putting together the ceremony and performances.
A handful of those details came to light in the performances that took place before the ceremony. The per-formances included Los Graduados de Playa Larga, a Norteno group com-posed of four CSULB students, as well as Grupo Folklorico Mexica CSULB. Camacho said that both performers were chosen partly because student organizers wanted to support Latino student artists on campus by provid-ing them with a platform to showcase their art.
“I wanted the parents to see the organizations that are on campus,” Camacho said. “I think it’s a really bold statement for people to get 700 stu-dents to participate in the graduation and break down [Latino] stereotypes.”
Graduates walked into the ceremo-ny to the beat of Aztec drums and tra-ditional Aztec dances as the mistress-es of the ceremony made her opening remarks.
“I think it’s great that the college honors that we are all different, we all are proud of our cultures so [the grad-uates] voluntarily sign up for these graduations to support our culture,” said Limairy Molina, journalism ma-jor and a mistress of ceremony.
This year, part-time lecturer and CSULB alumnus Alfredo Carlos served as the Grand Marshal who led both graduations.
Though Carlos is optimistic about the increased number of Latino grad-uates, he said that it’s important to use this milestone as a way to seek out further socio-economic equality for people of color — namely, Latinos.
“It serves as a point for us to look back and really kind of interrogate what that really means. So we’re grad-uating more Latinos, which is histor-
ically a great thing — but is it enough to graduate Latinos?” Carlos said.
Carlos elaborated on this senti-ment with his echoing question to the graduates, “Why are you here?”
Robert Garcia, mayor of Long Beach and fellow CSULB alumnus, gave the keynote speech and echoed a similar message. “We’re going to be called a lot of names...but we all know that we are so much different than what some folks call us,” he said. “The truth is, as Latinos and Latinas we’re doctors, we’re teachers, we’re
business people, we’re social work-ers..we’re undocumented, we’re cit-izens, we’re straight, we’re gay, we’re feminists …and our community is special. We have corazon.”
Sheila Salinas, Mariana Lizbeth Rudas and Erick Moran were gifted with $500 scholarships during the course of the ceremony. The three were chosen out of 32 applicants for their academic achievements and will be finishing their degrees in the fall semester.
The scholarships were furnished by portions of the $35 graduation fee paid by those who participated in the event. The fee included two tickets, a graduation gift and a sash.
Graduating psychology major Sandra Lopez was one of the two stu-dents who delivered the “student per-spective” speech. She said she loved the idea of a more personal gradua-tion ceremony that was welcoming for bilingual families.
“It is great because even though it’s divided it’s more intimate,” Lopez said, “and students get to say something on stage... but at the regular commence-ment everyone just goes in.”
Camacho said that with the tu-multuous political state currently surrounding the Latino community, graduation spaces like the one offered at the Chicano Latino graduation are imperative for the Latino identity.
A high volume of Latino graduates call for a first-ever second cultural ceremony.
By Miranda Andrade-Ceja & Yasmin CortezStaff Writers
Yasmin Cortez | DailY 49er
A graduate of the Chicano Latino Studies department points to her mother in the crowd in the Walter Pyramid Sunday.
Cal State University Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley an-nounced Friday that campus police officers may arrest u n d o c u m e n t e d persons within their jurisdic-tion only if there is probable cause that he or she has violated a local or-dinance or state or federal law unrelat-ed to immigration.
General Or-der 55, which was originally made an interim policy on April 27, came as a result of the campus police depart-ment’s involvement in the deportation of Jose Alvarez.
Alvarez was stopped by a CSULB police officer on February 21 for a bro-ken headlight. He was then held at the University Police Station after his name triggered a hit in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement database, for a 21-year-old nonviolent drug charge for
which he served prison time. Hours after being transferred to the
University Police Station, Alvarez was deported by ICE to Tijuana.
General Order 55 instructs the CSULB police department that “offi-cers shall not stop or detain persons for determining immigration status or arrest persons solely for alleged undoc-umented entry into the United States.”
According to the CSULB website, the University Police Department’s ju-
risdiction includes the “campus and areas adjacent to campus.” The de-tails of the geo-graphic boundary are outlined pur-suant to the Kris-tin Smart Campus Safety Act of 1998 and are available at the public’s re-quest.
“You can be certain this year’s graduation cere-monies will con-tinue CSULB’s
long-standing tradition of welcoming the family and friends of our graduat-ing students, regardless of their status,” wrote Conoley in an announcement. “... Now I can say to all of you that our campus policies match our aspirations. General Order 55 should reassure our Dreamers that Cal State Long Beach is behaving in ways that match their dreams.”
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Feeding a need
Cal State Long Beach is set to expand its current food pantry to address stu-dents’ food insecurity needs in the fall 2016 semester.
The current food pantry, comprising three shelves of canned goods, is located in the Soroptomist House and is operat-ed by CSULB’s Interfaith project, which opened the pantry in 2011. Associated Students, Inc. will handle pantry opera-tions to make the service more centralized and accessible to students dealing with food insecurity issues, according to ASI Vice President Miriam Hernandez.
The expanded food pantry will begin by offering nonperishable items such as canned soup, pasta, chips and cookies. Future goals include further pantry ex-pansion to house refrigerated items, such as fruits, vegetables and meats, as well as to address students with specific dietary needs such as halal, kosher and glu-ten-free options.
According to Hernandez, the food pantry will be open to all CSULB students but will be targeted to students with food insecurity needs. The California State University system utilizes the definition of food insecurity provided by the USDA, which rates food security on four levels: high food security, marginal food security, low food security and very low food secu-rity. Quality and variety of food decreases as a family becomes more insecure, and food intake is decreased altogether due to lack of resources at the very low level.
Approximately 21 percent of students across California State University cam-puses were estimated to be food insecure in the 2014-2015 school year, according to a report from a February 2015 study of homeless and food insecure CSU stu-dents by Rashida Crutchfield, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at CSULB.
Student self-reported estimates of food insecurity served to be higher, at 24 per-cent, according to a survey of CSULB students that received 1,039 responses. National estimates of students who ex-perience food insecurity are unknown. A lack of identification method to address homeless and food insecure students proved to be the second-highest concern in implementing such programs on cam-pus, according to the study, with 71 per-
cent of administration reporting such a barrier.
“Obviously we don’t want to out some-one for their economic status; we want to honor that [concern],” she said. “This pan-try will be open to over 37,000 students here on campus.”
Hernandez also touted the Soroptomist House’s centralized location on campus to make the food pantry accessible for stu-dents, but said the process will be as con-fidential as possible as food insecurity is often a discrete issue.
While any student will be able to en-ter the pantry area and walk out with the food they need, ID verification will be put in place to prevent non-students from ac-cessing resources, Hernandez said.
She related the story of CSU Fullerton’s food pantry, which proved so popular that officials had to install ID checks in response to exceeded demand for food from non-student community members.
Other programs set to open in fall 2016 to address food insecurity at CSULB include the installation of a CalFresh counselor on campus to assist students with the application process for state food benefits and the expansion of the Univer-sity Student Union’s Corner Market into a
General Order 55 made permanent
CSULB set to address food insecurity with expanded food pantry.
By Liam BrownSpecial Issues Editor
see PANTRY, page 4
12% 24%
26%
of students indicated housing instability
and/or food insecurity.
of students indicated that they always worry about a lack of
finances to pay for food.
of students indicated that they sometimes arenʼt able to obtain a nutritious meal.
The CSU system surveyed 4,945 CSU Long Beach students about homelessness and food insecurity. Of these students, 1,039 responded.
By the numbers: FOOD INSECURITY
Conoley aims to have ‘campus policies that match our aspirations.’
By Michaela Kwoka-ColemanNews Editor
You can be certain this year’s graduation ceremonies will continue CSULB’s long-standing tradition of welcoming the family and friends of our graduating students, regardless of their status.
-Jane Close Conoley,CSULB President
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Source: Serving Displaced and Food Insecure Students in the CSU report
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produce station offering fresh fruits and vegetables and accepting EBT. Additionally, ASI will introduce a smartphone app currently known
as “Beach Bites” that will notify students when completed on-campus events have extra food available.
The new pantry is the brainchild of Hernandez and incoming Vice President Logan Vournas. Hernandez and Vournas said they have ex-perienced food insecurity themselves and described how a lack of food is an issue that goes unmentioned in the community.
“It’s a huge problem that we don’t ever talk about a lot, it’s an invisible issue; it’s something that [if people are] insecure about they’re not going to come forward,” Vournas said. “As someone who knows how such a big problem it is but we never really talk about it I thought it should be brought to the forefront.”
Hernandez added how food insecure students face a constant strug-gle about which resources to donate their time and money toward.
“We do need affordable food [and] education; we are at a point where our food is so expensive on campus,” she said. “[It’s] a constant battle of whether it’s balancing your education or your health; our university should be able to provide food to students who do not have enough means.”
Hernandez estimated the specific number of food insecure students to be even higher than the CSU’s estimates due to the large number of low-income students the university serves. 80 percent of CSULB’s 37,430 students are low-income, according to her. A low-income stu-dent is defined as someone who makes $17,820 a year for a single-per-son family unit, as defined by the U.S. Department of Education.
Additionally, Vournas highlighted how food insecurity affects a large population of the LGBT community, as 40 percent of homeless individ-uals identify as LGBT according to a study by University of California Los Angeles’ Williams Institute.
CSULB is not the only CSU campus to address such issues. Accord-ing to the CSU report, 11 campuses currently have programs to help food insecure students, including food banks, vouchers and other ma-terials.
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Bowie honored by campus fashionistas
The 28th annual Campus Couture Fashion Show, held May 6, opened with a special David Bowie men’s tribute collection. Senior students from Cal State Long Beach’s Fashion Merchandising and Design program showcased their private collections in front of a full house at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Among the audience members was Ken Alcazar, the media design and relations manager for Style Fashion Week. Alcazar was there to judge for the Best Collection award, which was awarded to senior Mackenzie Robinson. Robinson now has the opportunity to showcase her collection at LA Fashion Week in the fall. According to Jasmin Garcia, head coordinator of the Campus Couture Committee, Robinson will also receive a cash prize ranging between $3,000 and $5,000. Aside from Best Collection, Robinson was also awarded the Outstanding Fashion Design Student Award, Pattern Draping Award and Knitwear Award.
Before the awards segment of last week’s student art exhibition event, “In-sights,” began, the event’s organizers scrambled across the room in hopes of finding enough seats for the long line of attendees waiting outside the University Art Museum.
However, a crowded room in this case meant an abundance of cheers, woo-hoo’s and smiling faces as student artists made their way down an aisle to receive awards and scholarships for their year of work.
Over $81,000 in scholarships were distributed during the “Insights” open-ing ceremony.
The awards service was the inciting agent that had the audience engaged to see the actual student art – when art his-tory professor and “Insights” presenter Karen Kleinfelder asked the audience if they were ready to see the artwork, the audience responded with a boming cheer.
“If you are among the students who are in the show you now have work
hanging in a museum,” Kleinfelder said. “Stand up! Stand up if you have work in the show,” Kleinfelder announced as student artists stood up from their chairs across the room to receive applause.
“Insights” recognized the work of the awarded artists. Each art piece hanging in the University Art Museum told its very own story.
One of those stories was told by print-making major Rosemarie Palacios.
“I feel like all the work I’ve put into it is worth it,” Palacios said regarding her piece displayed in the gallery.
Palacios creates artwork using lithog-raphy, a form of printmaking involving printing on a flat surface, normally a large stone, used to repel the ink except where it is needed for printing.
“Making art here, and especially doing it with a process like lithography, that’s hundreds of years old — doing it on an old stone, is what I really wanted to do for printmaking,” Palacios said. “I am so happy CSULB offers lithography.”
Palacios’ piece in the UAM is a small, but detailed print of young students on their way to school carrying large, old-fashioned backpacks.
Palacios, who mentioned she spent over 100 hours making the single depic-tion, said the inspiration for her litho-graphic prints came from photographs of American schoolchildren in the 1930s.
“I’ve always liked the past, especially the ‘20s and ‘30s — it’s all nostalgia and
memories,” she said.As one makes their way around the
exhibition they’ll notice the wide variety of artistry provided. From detailed por-traits to TV screens displaying an artist’s animation to decorated earthenware, “Insights” presented an exhibit inclusive of all types of art.
Senior ceramics major and English literature minor Lillian Babcock had her work of pottery embellished with maps and inscriptions presented in the exhib-it. Babcock was excited to share that she had been awarded a scholarship for her
ceramic artwork.Babcock mentioned how ceramics
became an interest for her over time, al-though not when she first arrived at Cal State Long Beach.
Her collection in the UAM consisted of an assortment of cups, each decorated with a different design – some with illus-trations of an imagined world, similar to map projections on a globe – while others presented imagery such as illus-trations of ships out at sea.
“I got into ceramics on an absolute whim,” Babcock said. “I was taking two
gap years at CSULB and didn’t intend to stay here. I was taking ceramics classes for fun and I got sucked in. I ended up declining my invitation to Mount Holy-oke College to stay here and study ce-ramics.”
The “Insights” gallery displayed an enthusiastic attentiveness towards stu-dent artists and their pieces; however, the School of Art did not overlook those in the department who do not necessarily create artwork.
Chief of Staff of Associated Students Inc. Gabriel Avila won a scholarship for his work as an art historian. Avila is a se-nior art history major.
“It’s really cool to see the recognition of the students and their work,” Avila said. “All of the departments within the College of the Arts are recognized and it’s really nice to see that they support us — that the faculty and administration support the students and our endeavors to succeed and be better students.”
Avila said that he hopes to someday run a museum and teach art history classes.
He advises student artists to use the art department’s faculty and programs if they ever need help.
“Insights” gave students the chance to share their artwork with the entire uni-versity and rewarded them after a long year of artmaking.
“Insights” will be on display until May 22 in the University Art Museum.
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Student artists in sight at UAMSchool of Art rewards students at annual “Insights” event.
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Student art is exhibited at UAM for “Insights” opening ceremony.
By Jorge PaniaguaOpinions Editor
After an intense week of finals, some of us may have forgotten that there is life outside of the library walls – but it’s time to wake up and see the art. Long Beach is home to a thriving art community filled with artists eager to show their work. Make it a goal to ven-ture into Long Beach this summer and discover some new artwork. Believe me, there is more to this city than the Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific.
1. The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)
628 Alamitos AvenueLong Beach, CA 90802Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Friday: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.Monday and Tuesday: ClosedGeneral Admission: $10Students: $7Free admission every Sunday
MOLAA recently celebrated its 20th birthday and its latest exhibit, “MO-LAA at Twenty: 1996- 2016,” draws
over 1,600 works from more than 20 Latin-American countries. Whether it’s traditional or contemporary art you’re interested in, MOLAA’s latest gallery is sure to have something that will catch your eye.
2. Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum 695 Alamitos AvenueLong Beach, CA 90802Wednesday - Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Monday and Tuesday : ClosedGeneral Admission: $5Students: $3
PIEAM offers a distinct collection of over 1,000 works of art and artifacts from places such as Fiji, Hawaii, Mar-shall Islands and Tokelau, among many
others. The large collection includes, but isn’t limited to, art in carving tra-ditions, body ornamentation and oral/musical arts. It’s a great way to discov-er artwork from diverse cultures of the Pacific. If you take your Cal State Long Beach ID, admission is only $3!
3. East Village Art District
Be sure to take a stroll down the East Village Art District, which is home to a plethora of shops and restaurants. If you’re in the neighborhood the second Saturday of the month then be sure to check out the 2nd Saturday Art Walk. The event, which starts promptly at 4 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m., takes place around the streets of Linden Avenue,
First Street and Broadway Avenue. Check out the local art galleries, street performances and live music. P.S. restaurants and shops in the district stay open later than usual during the event!
4. Long Beach Museum of Art2300 East Ocean BoulevardLong Beach, CA 90803Thursday: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.Friday - Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.General Admission: $7Students: $6
Head down to the Long Beach Muse-um of Art and enjoy a walk through the museum’s many exhibitions. From May 11 - June 19, the museum will present its latest exhibit, “Beyond the Frame: New Media Arts from Taiwan.” The ex-hibit will feature new media artists who use media technology to create their artwork.
The gallery includes the works of six Taiwanese artists who created their works with technology such as video art, virtual art, interactive art and robotics. The gallery is an opportunity for attend-ees to experience how art is evolving alongside technological advances.
5. Claire’s at the MuseumThursday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.Thursday 3 p.m.-8 p.m., only appe-
tizers and drinks are availableFriday: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.Saturday - Sunday: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Claire’s at the Museum is a restau-rant located on grounds of the Long Beach Museum of Art. The dining area overlooks a view of the Pacific Ocean– nothing like an amazing view to go with your omelette and mimosa! Who’s Claire you may ask? The restaurant is named after Claire Falkenstein who created “Structure and Flow,” the foun-tain at the very center of the restaurant.
6. Outer Limits Tattoo Shop22 South Chestnut at the Pike Long Beach, CA 90802Sunday - Thursday: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
And for those that don’t consider mu-seum-visiting artsy fun – maybe getting some artwork permanently inked on you is more your thing. Long Beach is home to Outer Limits Tattoo shop, the oldest tattoo parlor in the U.S., which has been continuously operated since 1927. The tattoo artists’ portfolios are definitely worth the visit. Walk in and say hi – check out the different tattoo flashes and talk to the easy-going staff. If you’re considering a tattoo, consider getting it at this local shop that’s been around longer than CSULB.
The City of Long Beach has approx-imately 345 days of sunshine each year, making summer perfect for checking out some art under the sun. Don’t let your school-free weeks go to waste without embracing the arts community of Long Beach.
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For graduating seniors the summer is the start of a new chapter, but for Cal State Long Beach senior and New American frontman Jonny Strang, it’s time to find the right balance between his devotion to music and a potential professional career.
Strang is singer/guitarist for local Long Beach blues-rock band, New American, and the soon to be recipi-ent of a bachelor’s in business finance. However, he says he would rather be a struggling musician than a successful business executive.
“It wasn’t exactly that I got the de-gree because I wanted to be a suit, and I wanted to go be in finance and work at some credit union or something like that,” Strang said. “It was more that I just wanted to understand my sur-roundings … I wanted to understand the infrastructure that we live in.”
His summer plans may include job applications and cover letters, but more importantly for him, it will be spent creating new songs.
“It’s kind of nice now that school’s over we can all just really focus hard on writing good music,” Strang said. “I haven’t really had the time at all to put any time into writing music these last couple months.”
Strang and his band mates Alex Mendez, Chris Pleasant and Karim Be-dran already have studio time booked for their new songs. New American will be recording their third release, “another three- or four-song EP,” the
first week in July, Strang said.Strang expressed his zeal for the cre-
ative process.“I’m never tired of playing some
songs, but they just become a little more than muscle memory,” Strang said. “A good analogy is like having sex [with a long-time partner], it’s like yeah, it’s great, but the potency is gone. When writing something new there’s still mistakes you can make [and] ex-citing directions it can go.”
The semester’s end doesn’t just mark more time for Strang to spend with the band, but time to start planning for his post-graduation life.
“I think graduating college is
scary… it’s bittersweet,” Strang said. “It’s awesome because it’s an accom-plishment but at the same time you don’t really know what the next step is.”
Now that student loan payments are forcing their way into his priorities, a better paying job is something Strang strives for. Still, making music will re-main his focus.
“I don’t think I’m going to immedi-ately just drop my guitar and join the workforce,” Strang said. “Music is still a very high priority for me because regardless of what I do with it it still keeps me very grounded and happy.”
It’s important for Strang to know
what makes him happy. With no more academic milestones lined up, his main goal is to find creative satisfac-tion in whatever he does.
“I think at this time you really have to figure out what makes you happy, because if you can’t figure that out peo-ple will tell you what it is,” Strang said. “Otherwise you just end up getting lost in an office somewhere … you can just sort of float on and not have any real aspirations.”
Everyone has heard the saying, “love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life,” and as a col-lege grad one has more freedom and responsibility than ever to find work
they can love.“When you get out of high school
... you can be a burnout … or you can get just a normal job, you can go to the army, or you can go to college,” Strang said. “So you had four decisions to make, it was easy, you had to pick one. When college is done you’re just like ‘Oh there’s a million f*cking things I can do.’”
For now, Strang will keep making music with New American. To hear them perform, take a trip to the Pros-pector on June 7. Or, to get out of Long Beach for a night, New American is playing the Sassafras Saloon in Holly-wood on May 31.
New chapter for a New AmericanJonny Strang jams out of CSULB to keep jamming with New American.
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Chris Pleasant-Lead Guitar, Alex Mendez-Drums, Jonny Strang-Guitar/ Vocals and Karim Bedran-Bass Guitar as New American performing at the Nugget.
CONGRATULATIONSto CSULB Phi Kappa Phi Initiates 2015-2016
One of the oldest and strongest traditions that has evolved at CSULB is the recognition of Academic Excellence. This is the 53rd year that CSULB has honored qualified students who accepted membership into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. This group of 388 new members constitutes one of the largest groups received during one year by the CSULB chapter of Phi Kappa Phi
and one of the largest groups of new members accepted during one year by any chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.
COLLEGE OF THE ARTSRhiannon Rose Aarons – Art MFAPamela Sage Barton – Instrumental Performance MM Ashlee Brooke Blosser – Dance BFAAmberly Susann Chamberlain – Theatre Arts/Acting MFAJenny S. Cho – Drawing and Painting BFAKatharine Clark – Studio Art BAGabriela Y .Espana – Studio Art BACrystal Ferrer – Art History MASinead Finnerty – Art MAAmanda Jayne Fisher - Art: 3D Media: Metals BFA Marina Samir Habashi – Studio Art BAAndrew G. Hansen – Drawing and Painting BFAErin Hobbs – Music MMKaitlin Holt – Music Education BASung Sil Hong – Piano Performance BM Basil C. Mangra – Theatre Arts/Performance BAAsha May – Theatre Arts/Acting MFAChristian John McCormick – Studio Art BANicholas Alexander Mesquita – Theory and Practice Cinema BAKristen Negron – Ceramics/Studio Art BAJohn-Michael O’Brien – Jazz Performance (Piano) BMCamille R. Parillo – Art Education BAClare Madeline Samani – Printmaking BFAAdrienne Marie Larsen Satyapan – Music Education MAValerie Stanford – Theatre Arts/Acting MFAJenna Starr Steeve – Film and Electronic Arts - Theory and Practice BAGabriella Michelle Toledo – Design BAHaley Hema Toyama – Drawing and Painting BFAPamela Elizabeth Tuazon – Studio Art BANatalie Wong – Dance Science BA
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COLLEGE OF CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONStephen M. Brandenburg – Sport Management MA ESylvia Lee – Sport Management MA ETherese Norman – Geographic Information Systems MS EScott Thornton – Sport Management MA E
The Officers of CSULB Local Chapter 086 of Phi Kappa Phi offer their heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to our best and brightest Seniors and Graduate Students.
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My best friend is a transgender male who is un-dergoing hor-mone replace-
ment therapy – he’s been on what he calls “T” — short for testosterone — for over a year now. The effect the testosterone has had on his body has been successful and the guy’s looking the way he’s always wanted to.
However, during his first few weeks on testosterone, walking into a men’s restroom was a difficult, nerve-wracking situation for him. He would become distressed and tell me he couldn’t do it because he was afraid that someone might spot his “feminine features” and start a prob-lem.
Something as simple as entering a restroom was not only problemat-ic but depressing for someone I care about so deeply. And it depresses the hell out of me just thinking about that time.
When I heard the Obama admin-istration’s plan to direct schools na-tionwide to provide transgender stu-dents with access to suitable facilities which match their chosen identity, I thought to myself, “It’s about damn time.”
Transgender men and women should be able to enter the public ac-commodation that fits their gender identity, but folks – and I’m especial-ly talking about the social conserva-tives in North Carolina – are freaking out over the administration’s direc-tion when there’s really no need for any freaking out.
Bills against transgender people entering the facility of their choice are being created, and while they’re promoted as “protective” by con-servatives, they’re actually a way of instilling fear of trans people in the general population.
Conservatives in North Carolina created House Bill 2, which invalidat-ed the ordinance set by the Charlotte City Council which sought to end discrimination against gay and trans-gender people in public accommoda-tions in Charlotte. House Bill 2 used an unsubstantiated fear tactic to get its way by simply stating, “No men in women’s bathrooms.”
Basically, every social conservative thinks like senior fellow of the con-servative Family Research Council Peter Sprigg, who claims he supports
the anti-transgender bathroom bill because of the “legitimate fears that people have about their safety.”
These “fears” are best depicted in a grotesque Houston television ad aiming to get voters to vote against the city’s Proposition 1, which would have allowed transgender people to enter facilities matching their identi-ty; however, the majority of Houston voted against it.
The ad depicted a young school-girl nonchalantly entering a restroom when a man, which the ad depicts as someone claiming to be a trans wom-an, follows her into a stall and attacks
her. There are a plethora of things
wrong with the ad but one problem stands out – the ad confuses pedo-philes with transgender people.
There have been zero cases of transgender people attacking non-transgender people while using the restroom which fits their gender identity, according to both the Hu-man Rights Campaign and the Amer-ican Civil Liberties Union.
If you want to ban pedophiles and sex offenders from restrooms, then do it, but don’t ban trans people from going into the facility of their choice.
These fear tactics implemented by conservatives are getting old, fast. Let’s not forget 2008’s Proposition 8 ballot here in California. Prop 8 sought to make same-sex marriage illegal using claims that the “core values” of marriage, which according to proposition supporters should be between a man and a woman, would be destroyed.
Supporters of the proposition even claimed that religion would be ru-ined because the clergy would have
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As this year comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on all the years that have passed. College has been a wild ride.
While flipping through my brain’s Time-hop, memories of parties, heartbreak and laughing to the point of urination cross my mind. With graduation ap-proaching, I still carry this inclination that I have absolutely no idea what I am doing. Even if that may be true, I still have learned quite a bit these past four years. So Cal State Long Beach, I owe you a couple of thank yous:
Thank you for showing me that I am not the only freak in the world. I knew I was a little different when I asked oth-er kids in kindergarten what the color of their angry pillow was…mine was gold. Apparently, other children didn’t punch holes in walls and other mothers didn’t have to protect said walls by using pil-lows as a substitute, but what can I say … I went through my emo stage early. I didn’t choose the punk life, the punk life chose me. K-12 taught me that there are some real assholes in the world and some-times your inner Beyoncé is not going to be accepted. But, like Beyoncé, you can’t let the pressure of the Super Bowl trip you up. Catch yourself like the queen you are because in college, you will get into forma-tion with your true soulmates.
Thank you for teaching me the value of opinion. Subjects such as politics and religion had never been on the top of my priority list, but now I realize that compla-cency is boring. Being informed and con-structing an opinion on a hot topic gives you and those you communicate with valuable exchanges (as long as it is open and you both know what you’re talking about). Doing your research and having an open mind is key. These conversations not only build self-esteem, but also help make the world a more accepting echo chamber for progressive ideas.
Thank you for making me a better friend. In the few communication cours-es I have taken, I learned that one of the most important actions you can do for someone is listen – really listen. Many people do not get a chance to tell their sto-ries without interruption and they really appreciate when someone is engaged. I was probably the worst culprit – constant-ly butting into a story to tell my own. But
I learned that how you make a person feel when they are speaking to you says more about you than anything you could have told them. People like to be around others that make them feel important.
Thank you for allowing me to take chances. Granted, not all the risks I took were constructive, but they all led me to the (somewhat) stable life I am living now. I took chances on relationships that left me in debt and a state of emotional cha-os, but inspired me to write some kickass songs. I took a chance on reporting for the Daily 49er and acquired loads of knowl-edge and know-how from the supportive crew that runs it. I took a chance on kale salads and found that if you read about its nutritional benefits while you’re chewing (for what feels like forever), it doesn’t taste that bad. Now I have decided to move to New York in the fall and that is probably one of the biggest gambles I have made in my life so far, but I wouldn’t be brave enough to do it without these past incre-mental steps.
Thank you for pushing me to my lim-its. I am no stranger to procrastination – we are basically BFFs – but having to take 18 units three semesters in a row has taught me how to keep things organized and manage my time. Planners were my safety net, my scholarly Jesus, if you will. There was nothing more satisfying than finishing an essay with hours and days to spare. Seriously though, if my slacking buttocks can survive a six-class semester, anything is possible.
As we look forward to the unknown abyss that is the future, we are met with confusion, anxiety and excitement. Some people have it all figured out: a job set up, connections established, a master’s pro-gram to start and that is great! But if you’re like me, clueless with only a destination in mind, I want to tell you that it is OK. We will find our way. We spend so much time worrying about the future, sometimes we forget to appreciate the present. As corny as that sounds, for most of us that’s true.
So as the waves of finals flood your thoughts with stress and anxiety, remem-ber that the end is near and the future is as bright as you make it. Don’t be afraid to fall right on your ass, I’ll probably be sittin’ right there beside you. There is still learning to be done outside the walls of educational institutions. Those lessons are often the most important. You’re welcome for the wisdom you’ve probably already heard from a bazillion adults, but for the homies who haven’t, I hope this helps ease your mind.
Good luck, fellow graduates! And for the rest of the undergrads, hopefully this thank you letter will help you see the value in your college experience.
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The next stepMost of us are scared about the future but here are some things I’ve learned from my college experience.
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to conduct same-sex weddings.But now that same-sex marriage has
recently been legalized nationwide, we can all see that these catastrophic events predicted by conservatives never hap-pened.
And let me just say, these “core val-ues” of traditional marriage must suck because the divorce rate in the United States is at 45-50 percent for first mar-
riages, according to the American Psy-chological Association.
North Carolina isn’t alone in banning trans people from restrooms – several states, including Arizona, Florida, Tex-as and Kentucky have considered or are considering enacting laws framed as measures against “sexual predators.”
Voters should see these “bathroom laws” for what they really are – a way of fear-mongering from social conser-vatives. Don’t let these fear tactics stop you from supporting LGBT people from gaining equal rights.
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The Long Beach State softball team closed its regular season sweeping Hawai’i in Saturday’s doubleheader to push it into the postseason to face Bay-lor on Friday in Eugene, Oregon.
The 49ers bounced back after losing to Hawai’i on Friday night on a day they honored the four seniors on the team.
LBSU (32-20, 12-9) trailed Hawai’i 1-0 after the Rainbow Wahine (24-30, 8-13) scored a run at the top of the sec-ond inning after senior second base-man Tayana Mata hit a lead-off single and scored after two hit batters and a bases-loaded walk.
The 49ers answered in the bottom of the fourth after senior third base-man Darian Tautalafua got a rally started with a lead-off single. Junior first baseman Julia Lombardi followed with a double to push Tautalafua to third base. Tautalafua scored on a passed ball to tie the game.
Freshman shortstop Nichole Fry
gave the 49ers a 2-1 lead with an RBI single to score Lombardi.
Hawai’i tied the game in the sixth after junior pitcher Christina Cler-mont hit two batters to put two on with two outs. Freshman utility player Sarah Muzik then hit an RBI single to tie the game at 2.
LBSU took the lead for good after sophomore catcher Irma Sanchez hit a 2-run single in the sixth inning to give the 49ers a 4-2 win.
In game two, Clermont and Hawai’i pitcher Kanan Alna Cabrales were locked in a pitcher’s duel.
The two pitched five scoreless in-nings until the sixth when LBSU broke through to score after freshman designated player Tierra Falo hit the game-winning single to score senior centerfielder Alley Perkins.
The RBI single gave the 49ers a 1-0 win to finish the regular season and send them to the postseason.
LBSU softball beats Hawai’i, sending the 49ers to the postseason.
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49ers heading to Oregon regionals to face BaylorSOFTBALL
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Members of the LBSU softball team gather at the pitcher’s mound to talk things out.
By Matthew SimonSports Editor
Big West OVR
17 - 4 43 - 141. Cal State Fullerton
14 - 7 34 - 222. Cal State Northridge
12 - 9 32 - 20 3. Long Beach State
11 - 10 28 - 284. UC Santa Barbara
10 - 11 32 - 195. Cal Poly
8 - 13 32 - 226. UC Riverside
8 - 13 24 - 307. Hawai'i
4 - 17 15 - 358. UC Davis
StandingsSOFTBALL
After two solid games from their Fri-day and Saturday starters, the Long Beach State baseball team’s hitters came up big on Sunday as they beat San Jose State, 6-2 to complete their second sweep of the season.
Senior Tanner Brown went three in-nings on Sunday giving up six hits and two runs as the Spartans (16-36, 6-21) jumped to an early 2-1 lead in top half of the fourth inning after designated hitter Josh Nashed hit a home run to left field.
That was it for the Spartans as senior Ty Provencher, who replaced Brown, got out of the inning stranding one base runner.
LBSU (31-18, 11-7) wouldn’t trail long as junior first baseman Daniel Jackson tied the game at two in the the fourth in-ning with a solo home run.
The Dirtbags took the lead for good af-ter freshman centerfielder Brooks Stotler lead off the fifth inning with a triple. He scored after freshman second baseman
Jarren Duran hit an RBI single to take a 3-2 lead. Junior Garrett Hampson extend-ed the lead to 4-2 with his own home run.
LBSU scored a run in the seventh and eighth inning to take the 6-2 win and its-their fifth straight.
Sophomores Chris Mathewson and Darren McCaughan took care of business Friday and Saturday as LBSU won 6-2 and 2-0. McCaughan threw a one-hit com-plete game shutout as he dominated.
“Today I was like I’m just going to keep doing what I was doing all game which is really just throwing the ball,” McCaughan said. “It was really big time to finish like that. I don’t see why we can’t do it again next week.”
The Dirtbags now head to Loyola Ma-rymount Tuesday before traveling to UC Davis for a weekend series. The games will start at 2:30 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday.
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Dirtbags snag second straight home sweepStandings
Big West OVR
14 - 4 32 - 171. Cal State Fullerton
11 - 7 31 - 182. Long Beach State
10 - 8 32 - 15 3. UC Santa Barbara
9 - 9 28 - 224. Cal Poly
8 - 10 28 - 215. UC Irvine
8 - 9 20 - 246. UC Riverside
10 - 11 31 - 167. Cal State Northridge
9 - 11 19 - 268. Hawai'i
BASEBALL
LBSU sweeps San Jose State and wins fifth straight game.
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Dirtbags’ pitcher Darren McCaughan hurls the ball toward home plate. On Saturday, the sophomore pitched his first complete game shutout.
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CongratulationsClass of 2016
The Daily 49er would like to send well wishes to the following seniors who are graduating or have completed their eligibility playing at The Beach:
Selene PolamaluHaley Tobler Alley Perkins
Amanda Hansen Darian Tautalafua
Nick FaustBranford Jones
A.J. SpencerAnna Kim
Taylor NelsonMelanie Fox
Marie MackenzieVania Robles
Celeste DominguezHannah SandersVal Margerum
Jessika OseguraRenee MendiolaJohn La Rusch
Edgar PalosDan GlamackJohn Henry
Taylor Gregory
Davis CannonAmir Lugo-Rodriguez
Cody MartinAndrea McHugh
Mike ChenDaniel ChianZach KannyKevin Lee
Shawnee MartinezKassidy Teare
Savannah KnoxJanelle Sua
Timothy BergstromAlexis TrujilloDominic Mah
Willie AlexanderCameron Glasgow
Catherine MartinezRiley Nunes
Brianna WilsonTiffany ForbitoRobert Marlow
Dylan McCloskey
Cameron PantojaJessica Rotter
Marina SheltonBrianna ViltzDevin Hickey
Nicole PuernerKody RobisonRyan SandersCaleb Wood
Jasmine AskewMichael Perez-RogersChaylene BruggemanAlexandra Cervantes
Kayla GoosbyKristina Goosby
Victor Martin Conner Naas
Koquise RichardsCaitlin TurnerJodi Lambert
Natalie O’DwyerColin Steinbronner
Anais Dallara
Ebba UndenPatrick Goodenough
Lee GriffinDimitrios Lappas
Pavo LjepopioNolan McConnell
Josh TiceLeigh Auth
Kayla RobertChristine MacLennan
Emily MathesonWarner Rich
Jessica BrooksAlexis ButlerEric Hutting
Zack DominguesTy Provencher
Ryan CruzTanner Brown
Vaughan Berberet
Big West Champions: The LBSU Men’s Track and Field Team won its fourth straight champsionship. Senior Willie Alexander, who scored a school-record 42 points, won the triple jump while finishing as the runner-up in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and long jump.
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