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Chancellor Timothy P. White speaks to CSULA students during a 2013 campus visit. |Photo By Timmy Truong

INSIDE:-ConvoCation Celebrates Covino's First Year

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-HousinG introduCes Gender neutral dorms.

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-asi President sHane vera sPeaks about uPCominG Plans PG 3

-new eleCtriC veHiCle CHarGinG stations on CamPus

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-new women's basketball Head CoaCH: Carter sHaw

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-voter reGistration reCaP

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-15 FasHion trends to Fol-low tHis Fall

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On Tuesday September 23rd, the California State University system officially announced the appointment of advocates for sexually assaulted victims on all 23 of its campuses.

The announcement was highly praised and applauded by U.S. Senator Barbara Box-er (Democrat-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Susan Davis (Democrat-San Diego), who introduced legislation in June to resolve the problem and urge California colleges to create such positions.

The legislation, known as the Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act (SOS Campus Act), would require every institution of higher ed-ucation that receives federal fi-nancial assistance to designate offices for on-campus, inde-pendent advocates for campus sexual assault prevention and

CSU System Appoints Sexual Assault Victim's Advocates to All Campuses Statewide

response.

The advocate will be sup-porting survivors of sexual assault and be responsible for representing the interests of the student victim regardless of conflict with the interests of the institution. Another part of the advocate’s posi-tion includes ensuring victims of sexual assault will have 24 hour access to:

-Emergency and follow-up medical care

-Information on how to re-port assaults to law enforce-ment

-Medical forensic or eviden-tiary exams

-Crisis intervention and on-going counseling

-Information on legal ser-vices

-Information on their legal rights and referrals to addi-tional support services

Advocates will also report to outside individuals outside of the institution responsible for investigating and adjudicat-

ing sexual assault complaints at the institution, and submit an annual report on how the supplied resources were used, including the number of sexu-ally assaulted male and female victims assisted. Public infor-mation campaigns on campus-es will also be conducted by the advocates.

“It is wonderful news that the California State University system has decided to imple-ment the Boxer-Davis SOS Campus Act voluntarily,” Sen-ator Boxer said. “This means that their 447,000 students will now have an independent advocate on each of their 23 campuses to help survivors of the harrowing experience of sexual assault.”

Cal State Chancellor Tim-othy White committed to ap-pointing advocates to each campus by June 2015; CSU Spokesman Mike Uhlencamp said six Cal State schools have already established offices.

In addition to voluntarily adding confidential sexual assault advocates to all of its campuses, the California State System will, for the first time, be hiring a system-wide Title IX compliance officer to en-sure its campuses are aware of their legal obligations, co-ordinate preventive training and response, share best prac-tices, and collaborate with all 23-campus-based Title IX Co-ordinators and their teams.

“Both the California State University and the UC sys-tems have demonstrated lead-ership in making the safety of their students a top priority,” said Representative Davis. “I hope this trend will continue on university campuses across the nation.”

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-Beginning Summer 2014, CSULA will contin-ue its construction on the University-Student Union Plaza Project. This project will add more seating, light-ing and landscaping to the Plaza and is scheduled to be completed at the end of the Fall 2014 quarter. While construction takes place, the Plaza will have a small pathway cut through for pedestrian traffic. For more information on the Union Plaza Project, visit www.calstatelausu.org/unionpla-zaproject.

-On Monday Septem-ber 23rd, CSULA’s Fall Faculty Day was held and the awards given were Out-standing Professors, Out-standing Lecturer and President’s Distinguished Professor. The recipients for Outstanding Professors

While You Were OutCAMPUSBy Yzzy GonzalezEditor-in-Chief

were Choi Chatterjee and Barry Hibbs from College of Natural and Social Sci-ences and Dr. Robert De-Chaine and Jun Liu from College of Arts and Letters. The Outstanding Lectur-er was awarded to Con-nie Wong from College of Health and Human Services. This year’s President’s Dis-tinguished Professor Award was presented to the Col-lege of Natural and Social Sciences’ Anthropology Professor James Brady.

-U.S. News & World Report 2015 “America’s Best Colleges” issue list-ed CSULA at rank #29 as one of the “Best Colleges for Veterans” in the West-ern US. This ranking coin-cides with the University’s recently opened Veterans Resource Center and offers counseling, guidance, and access to various services for veterans. Also ranked in the issue were CSULA’s engineering program at rank #41 and the Univer-

sity’s business program at rank #155. Overall, CSULA was rated rank #34 in the Top Public Schools for the Western region.

-Looking for Dolci-ni’s Café? Sadly, it’s no longer on campus. The food service facility in front of King Hall was removed from campus last Spring and is being replaced with more outdoor seating and additional lighting. As of now, the area is awaiting chairs, tables and lighting.

-The Simpson Tower Annex Open Access Lab is being converted into a 24/7 Hour Study Lab including a group study room, Mac and PC computers, and a com-fy lounge. Student Assis-tant positions are currently available for those wanting to work at the Lab.

-A new campus Gigabit wifi network was launched by Information Technolo-

gy Services on September 18th, called CSULA-SE-CURE. If you are having trouble logging onto the wifi, visit www.calstatela.edu/its/services/network/wireless or contact ITS.

-Golden Eagle Ex-press, a new campus con-venience store, has opened up in Corporation Yard,

across from the Transit Center. All kinds of snacks, drinks, and school supplies are available at the store. Conveniently located next to the hub of transportation for commuters, Golden Ea-gle Express may be easy to miss due the lack of signs, which should be in soon.

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With the dawn of a new school year, ASI President, Shane Vera, has been ahead of the game by working tirelessly over the summer to create an outline for the year and reclaim student ownership across all areas on campus.

Of the many things on his agenda for this year, implementing environmen-tal-friendly initiatives are at the top of his list. With a new sustainability policy, Vera says, “Administration has a bunch of different sus-tainability initiatives that they want every CSU to take the challenge of com-pleting.”

By assisting administra-tion in achieving eco-friend-ly initiatives, Vera and his cabinet have already worked on several projects this summer and are also in the process of develop-ing more projects for this year. Over the summer an aquaponics system was es-tablished in the garden by collaborating with a group of Engineering students.

Considering the current California drought, Vera says that it will be a new system that saves 90 percent more water than traditional forms of agriculture, and will be funded by a Gree-novation grant provided by the California State Student Association.

In addition to an aquapon-ics system in the campus

A.S.I. President Talks

CAMPUSBy Angeline BernabeStaff Reporter

garden, another way Vera and his cabinet will push environmental initiatives is by incorporating sustain-able solutions in every con-versation. In particular, one event that is being discussed is a spring music festival. When asked about this long-term goal, Vera mentioned that a music festival was a top priority and is expected to be a zero-waste event.

Starting this quarter, ASI members are also plan-ning to attend University Auxiliary Services (UAS) meetings and to focus on the Pepsi Contract, which has been an ongoing top-ic of discussion as well on campus. Vera says, “We want Pepsi to give us com-postable material so we can eliminate plastic on cam-pus. Everything on campus should be recyclable.”

By attending the UAS meetings, he hopes that stu-dent input will also be pro-vided in the decision-mak-ing process of what will take the place of the former campus favorite coffee and lunch stop, Dolcinis. Last year, Dolcini’s contract ended, and after careful evaluation, it was decid-ed to completely demolish the deteriorating structure. With a now vacant spot, Vera hopes a student task force will come together to help in the decision process of what should go there.

Since being in office, Vera has recognized the power of the student voice. After much demand last year for a Dream Center on campus

at the May Day Rally, Vera and his cabinet came to-gether this past summer to make that demand a reality, and students can now ex-pect a Dream Center to be open this quarter. Another demand by both faculty and students in the past that is now an exciting reality is a 24-hour study lab located in the annex by Salazar Hall.

With many other plans in store for the school year, Vera has made it a point to include student input in every decision made on campus, but also hopes to strengthen communication with faculty and admin-istrators. In November, CSU student senators will come together at the first Academic Senate Confer-ence, which is hosted by the Chancellor’s office. Vera says, “I think after going to this conference, it will shed a lot of light on unifying all the academic senates.”

Moreover, Vera hopes that these specific changes and plans will create a more stu-dent-centered campus, and will influence students to show more interest in their campus in the future. He encourages the golden eagle community to join a com-mittee (which can be found on the ASI website) and be-come involved.

Stay updated with more ASI events and goals by picking up an ASI weekly newsletter.

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A.S.I. President Shane Vera |Photo by Paul Khoury

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Last Tuesday on September 23rd, students and faculty gathered on the U-SU Walkway to register to vote. To some, voting can be a civic duty.

For others, voting can be an act of expressing their views and stances. Believe it or not, there are people out there that do not have experience with voting. With the changing times and the youthful attention spans moving quickly, there have been unique approaches to charm the young voter into stopping for a moment to digest the message: Voting is your voice, make your voice be heard.

During the voter registration, many performances that showcased the art of speaking out, like spoken word performances and public speeches by public figures. Some spoken word artists from LACHSA that performed a duet that harmonized the examples from the meaning of “Somewhere in America” where somebody, somewhere is struggling and we need to take action.

There was another spoken word piece by Cal State LA Forensics Team member, Justin Ballatore, as

well as a strong piece by Alumni Matt Sedillo, that expressed, “If a ballot fills a box and no one knows what they’re voting for, does it still count?” These performances brought to light the importance of not only voting, but also being an informed voter.

Various public figures came out to share their relationship with voting and why it is so important to register.

President William Covino attended and stated that voting is our “personal and civic responsibility.” Other remarkable figures like Hilda Solis stated, “We can make a difference by putting truth to vote!” There was also some insight on the struggles that our forefathers went through to give people the power to vote. Warren Furutani said, “The blood that was shed, the time that was spent…” in reference to the anguish and dark history behind the fight for the right to vote.

If students were not able to make it to the event, they can still register to vote until October 20th. Election day is Tuesday, November 4th.

Voting Voices Ring on Campus Grounds

CAMPUSBy Sophia BiggsStaff Reporter

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In accordance with their mission statement of “glob-al citizenship,” Cal State Los Angeles Housing Services has managed to dwell deep to ev-ery sense of their avowal by making the residential life bet-ter acquitted to diversity of all types, including sexual orien-tation.

Housing Services has launched a new effort to make the lesbian, gay, bisex-ual, transsexual, and queer (LGBTQ) community feel “safe[r], inclusive, comfort-able, and supportive” by intro-ducing Gender Neutral Inclu-sive Housing (GNIH).

This supportive and new ele-ment makes it possible for stu-dents to room with someone

Housing IntroducesCAMPUSBy Gerardo AmezquitaStaff Reporter

of the same gender, if it makes them more comfortable.

Not sure what constitutes to the sort of individuals they are seeking?

GNIH is established for students who possess gender fluidity, are in the transitional phase of discovering their gen-der identity, or any LGBTQ student who feels more com-fortable with students of the same gender.

Housing Services has made it strictly clear that GNIH was not placed to support romantic partnerships of any kind with-in the dorms.

They also do not want to see this great opportunity be

abused by students who might terminate the decision because of the lack of concern to the issues of the LGBTQ commu-nity.

If you or you know any stu-dent interested in applying for GNIH, contact Housing Ser-vices or e-mail Rebecca Palm-er, the Associative Director of

Residential Life, at rpalmer@cslanet.calstatela.edu

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Gender Neutral Dorms

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Carter Shaw, a longtime NCAA Division I assistant coach who has been a ma-jor part of several successful programs, has been named the head women’s basketball coach at Cal State L.A., Direc-tor of Athletics Dan Bridges announced on August 8th.

In 16 years as an NCAA Di-vision I assistant coach, Shaw has been a part of nine regu-lar-season championships, seven conference tournament titles and nine trips to the NCAA Tournament. He had coaching stints at the Univer-sity of Utah, Colorado State, UC Santa Barbara, Ball State, Colgate and UC Riverside.

He enjoyed a particularly successful six-year run at UC Santa Barbara for retired head

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CSULA Women's Basketball Head Coach Carter Shaw |Photo Courtesy: CSULA Athletics

coach Mark French when the Gauchos won five regular-sea-son titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times. The highlight was a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004.

“We’re extremely pleased to welcome Carter as our new head coach,” Bridges said. “We believe Carter’s affilia-tion with successful programs throughout his career has en-abled him to develop excel-lent recruiting contacts and we were impressed with his pas-sion for student success. Ev-eryone I spoke to about Carter talked about his organizational skills and how well he relates to the student-athletes.”

Shaw got his introduction to collegiate coaching as a men’s basketball volunteer for for-mer University of Utah coach Rick Majerus. He later became an assistant coach for Utah’s women’s team from 1997-

2000 and helped the Utes to a pair of Western Athletic Con-ference titles in three years.

He then went to Colorado State, where he was on a na-tional top-25 program that went 49-14 over two seasons.

Shaw then spent six years with UC Santa Barbara, where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for six seasons for French, who re-tired following the 2008 sea-son. Shaw then spent time at Ball State, Colgate and UC Riverside.

“I want to thank President Covino, Dr. Bridges, Dr. Shei-la Hudson and the search com-mittee members for selecting me as the next head women’s basketball coach at Cal State L.A.,” Shaw said.

“I look forward to building a program that will represent

the Cal State L.A. communi-ty on and off the court. I was drawn to Cal State L.A. be-cause it strives to help people maximize their potential and is a place where strong relation-ships are built. It’s evident in the rich diversity, sense of pur-pose and clear commitment to excellence that Cal State L.A. is an attractive place for stu-dent-athletes who are serious about success.”

Cal State L.A. finished the 2013-14 season with a 17-11

overall record and advanced to the semi-finals of the Cali-fornia Collegiate Athletic As-sociation Championship Tour-nament.

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As ridesharing rivals Uber and Lyft continue to battle each other for the crown to be the most dominant trans-portation service like they are LA’s very own Montagues and Capulets, there’s a window of opportunity that comes to light that most (broke) college stu-dents will want to seize.

There are two main rea-sons why ridesharing compa-nies like Uber and Lyft have had a sudden Cinderella-like surge of popularity that seems to have emerged over night: One, it’s a faster, cheaper, and convenient alternative to the complicated taxi system that is literally at your fingertips (via app), and two, it’s easy money. For the drivers, that is.

In case you haven’t

caught wind of the “rideshar-ing” buzz that’s been a huge topic of discussion in big cit-ies like Los Angeles, here’s the rundown.

Companies like Uber (known for their big glowing “U” seen on car windshields) and Lyft (known for their big, furry pink mustaches seen on car grills) have created a trans-portation service in the form of a smartphone app that eas-ily helps you get rides around town.

Tap a button, and you get picked up minutes. Essential-ly, it’s a taxi, but way cheaper and more comfortable.

What’s setting these com-panies apart from taxi compa-nies is that the people that pick

An "Uber"

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Need a "Lyft"?

you up are every day normal people picking you up in their own car and taking you wher-ever you want/need to go. It’s your “friend with a car,” as Lyft says on their website.

Anyone can sign up to be a driver, making $15 to $35 an hour (rates fluctu-ate with how busy you are or how many people you’ve picked up) just to drive people around.

Do you have schedule con-flicts with school or work? Not a problem. You make your own hours and can drive for the companies whenev-er you want, as long as it’s during business hours (which usually end around 3AM).

At the tap of one button on the app turns on your “Driver Mode” and you’re set to go. Drivers get 80% of the pay-ment from passengers, which is deposited into your account weekly.

Some drivers have made up to $800 just driving on Friday nights and weekends.

To become a driver, you do have to submit an ap-plication, which the company will look over.

Following the application process, they’ll run a back-ground check and a check for a clean DMV record (i.e. no DUI’s).

Requirements also include having a car that is a 2000 model or newer (some require 2004 or newer), and having your own auto insurance (Lyft and others provide up to $1M liability insurance).

Drivers consist most-ly of people in between jobs, or who are enrolled in school. Uber spokesman Taylor Ben-nett stated that “their drivers are full-time students working to earn their degrees, parents and young adults in need of extra cash, and people who take the job full time.”

In the L.A. area, nearly 60 percent of Lyft drivers are in show business. Drivers like these are flocking to rideshar-ing companies for the flexibil-ity they need for their Holly-wood careers.

Not only is being a driver ideal for a student or someone looking for an easy part-time job, it’s also a great network-ing opportunity for any and every one.

Drivers are encouraged to casually interact with passen-gers and engage in friendly conversation.

So to the full and half time students with or without jobs looking to make a little extra side cash or need to pay for some books, and to the stu-dents who don’t have any-thing better to do on a Satur-day night looking for a little side hustle: this is all you.

Opportunity:

“Their drivers are full-time students working to earn their degrees, parents and young adults in need of extra cash, and people who take the job full time.”

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Cal State LA’s University Convocation brought much excitement for many who at-tended on Monday, September 22nd. The morning event cel-ebrated many alumni and ac-complishments, and highlight-ed the completion of President Covino’s first year at Cal State LA.

Guests that day in-cluded presidential medallion recipients Univision Reporter, Norma Roque, who shared that Cal State LA is an important part of her journey; 1965 alum and 41st District Attorney of LA county, Steve Cooley, who mentioned that Cal State LA activities were key proponents to his success; and Retired LA Sherriff, Lee Baca, who com-mented that the “medallion re-flects the ethos of CSULA.”

After being welcomed to the stage with a short vid-eo of a golden eagle soar-

Covino Soars Into The Future CAMPUSBy Angeline BernabeStaff Reporter

ing to with the Steve Miller Band’s, “Fly Like An Eagle,” President Covino took the stage and began to under-

score many of the past year’s achievements, and what will be in store for the new school year.

With “Fly Like An Eagle” as his mantra, and En-gagement, Service, and the Public Good as his vision, he’s carried both hand in hand in each task that he’s completed so far such as something com-plex like hiring new tenured faculty, to something simple like shaking the hands of stu-dents at commencement.

Leaving not one sub-

ject out of discussion, Covino honored all faculty and staff, and students; addressed the quarter to semester system that will come into effect in 2016; spoke about new programs and new centers on campus; and even left the floor open for audience members who had questions for him at the end.

In addition to the new quarter to semester system that will take place in 2016, Presi-dent Covino mentioned a new GE requirement of commu-nity service that students will be expected to complete. The new center for Engagement, Service, and the Public Good will be of use for this new re-quirement in the future by pro-viding students with commu-nity service programs.

In addition, the center for Engagement, Service, and the Public Good will be work-ing closely with students in a new youth program called, “Go East LA,” which will help prepare students for a college curriculum. The educational system will be redefined when the campaign, “#iServeLA,” launches in regards to the ini-tiatives of Engagement, Ser-vice, and the Public Good.

Of President Covino’s many priorities, his main goal is to help students feel more

engaged in the university. With new programs in the pro-cess of launching, including a Dream Resource Center, a campaign called “Mind Mat-ters” (which will be launched by his wife, Debbie Covino), and even the launch of a pos-sible record label called “Artie Records,” President Covino hopes to influence the way students think about their uni-versity and wants to help them become engaged.

While many in the audience had questions for President Covino, faculty members’ concerns leaned to-ward his hiring of new tenured faculty, and students’ concerns spanned across several topics including a request from for-mer ASI College of Business and Economics Rep, Brian Wu, about the development of a CSULA football team, and a question from former ASI President, Luis Antezana, about how administration can help student organizations and clubs on campus.

One question in par-ticular that sparked the atten-tion of many was from ASI Vice President, Nick Carillo, about the efforts to demilita-rize the campus police force. President Covino replied by saying that he has great confi-dence in campus public safety and police, and that they are dedicated to the creating a safe setting on campus.

By taking into con-sideration the concerns of students and faculty, and initi-ating action to create specific programs on campus for stu-dents regarding Engagement, Service, and the Public Good, President Covino has shown a sense of progress and prom-ise for the year ahead. In his words that he mentioned in his speech that day, he painted his concept of Cal State LA by saying, “Together, we aren’t just slippin’ into the future, we’re soarin’.”

CSULA President William A. Covino speaking during the 2014 Convocation |Photo by Timmy Truong