April 13, 2016 Vol. 16 No. 5

CSUDHBULLETIN

VOL. 16, NO. 202

CSUDHBULLETIN.COM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016

Union, CSU reach tentative salary deal Meeting today to help CSUDH teachers understand the proposed agreement

By Matthew Kessler Staff Writer

The California State University, Dominguez Hills chapter of the California Faculty Association will hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss the agreement tentative reached last week with the California State University

Chancellor’s office.

The meeting will be held Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. in the Loker Student Union Ballroom.

“We need to find out what this agreement is about,” CSUDH CFA chapter co-president Vivian Price said in an email distributed to all faculty sent [See MEETING, page 4]

If approved by union members, CSU, salaries would increase over three years

By Andrew Laszacs Staff Writer

Andrew Laszacs Bulletin

Faculty members practicing last week for the strike.

It wasn’t exactly a lastminute three at the buzzer, or a midnight deal, but the California State University and the union that represents most of its teachers reached a tentative agreement last week that removed the threat of a

Recent report estimates one in four CSU students are food insecure

6th Annual Pow Wow Honors Indigenous Americans

By Andrew Laszacs Staff Writer

By Juan Velez Staff Writer

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alifornia State University, Dominguez Hills is a vast institution of mixed culture and race. According to the school’s website, in fall, 2015, the student populations included 60% Hispanic, 14.5% African American, 10.8% Asian. However, one ethnic race is underrepresented.

Native American students make up only 0.1% of the campus population, and the numbers aren’t any higher at other California State University campuses, even though California has one of the largest Courtesy of Rohemah Muhamad, CSUDH Slice Intern populations of indigenous AmeriLast year's Pow Wow featured an array of colorful ceremonial regalia from native tribes. cans in the country. and Sunday, April 16 and 17.

As a way to help remedy this, the CSU Chancellor in 2011 The event honors the indigenous peoples of the Americas, established the American Indian Institute, which has a chapter and pays tribute to the diverse array of Native American culon CSUDH, in order to “increase the number of students from tures.

Tribal Nations who enroll and graduate from the CSU,” accordThe event is designed to both celebrate history-rich indigeing to the AII’s page on the school’s website. nous culture, as well as to educate other students who may not One way of accomplishing that goal is the Annual Pow Wow, which the AII is hosting for the sixth year on Saturday [See POW WOW, page 5]

Pizza without the president(s) Staff Writer

What was billed as “pizza with the president” Monday afternoon featured one president, Jordan Sylvestre, president of Associated Students, Inc., but university President Willie Hagan was a no-show.

However, three campus vice presidents were on

[See STRIKE, page 4]

Hunger Pains

Native Festival

By Steve Valencia

strike, which had loomed over CSU campuses across the state this semester.

The deal, which will be voted on by California Faculty Association members April 22-29, averts the seven-day strike that would have started today (Wednesday, April 13) and would have lasted until

hand to stand in for Hagan at the event, which was attended by about 30 students.

The event, which featured pizza and light refreshments, was held in the Palm Courtyard and was moderated by Maria “Bea” Gadduang, the current director of legislative affairs with the ASI. Basically, it [See PIZZA, page 5]

When most of us think of people who are hungry, we probably think of the homeless, or children in large families, or those who live in impoverished rural, or innercity communities.

Yet, a report released in February by the California State Unioffice Chancellor’s versity estimates that 21 to 24 percent of CSU students across the state are food insecure. No, they’re not starving, but it does mean that they face the “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods…or uncertain access to adequate food,” according to the USDA. That means nearly one in four of our fellow classmates may be struggling regularly with having enough decent food to eat.

And every campus is aware of it. In a campus-wide email sent March 1, by CSUSH president Willie Hagan, which ad[See HUNGER, page 5]

In Memoriam

CSUDH loses two key former administrators

By Mercedes del Real Staff Writer

Karl Ralph, a former Vice President of Student Affairs, and Larry Gray, former Director of Student Development died March 30 and March 31, respectively.

Ralph worked at the university from 1989-2006, and oversaw the university’s budget and served as the human resources liaison. He diligently worked to incorporate more programs for students and

was also an advocate for the LGBT community in the Long Beach area, according to his longtime friend, Lan Lu, the school’s facilities manager.

Gray, who earned his bachelor’s degree in English from CSUDH in 1970, was the school’s first Director of Student Development, a position he assumed in 1977 until his retirement in 2008.

For the full version of this story, see In Memoriam, at csudhbulletin.com

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EDITORIAL

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2016

CSUDH BULLETIN

NO BULL

Of strikes, wage hikes and a sports jinx?

By David Mora Editorial Page Editor

Welcome to No Bull, the biweekly column from editorial page editor David Mora, who will chime in on whatever he damn well pleases....

S This editorial cartoon was drawn by Shayne Branley, a senior in the studio arts program.

STAFF EDITORIAL

Strike takes a hike

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e are happy to see that the California Faculty Association and the California State University Chancellor’s Office have reached a tentative agreement in their battle over salary raises.

It is important that the faculty be recognized and respected through a wage increase. Like every other person on this campus, we couldn’t stop thinking about what was looming on everyone’s mind.

While most of us were no doubt worried (or looking forward to) a strike disrupting classes for a few days, in reality, the strike meant more than that.

Teachers were willing to risk having less money in their paychecks (yes, any teacher who did strike might have had their pay docked for the classes they didn’t hold) to fight for what they believe they deserved and it should not have reached that point.

The Chancellor’s office should have been willing to work with the very people that make

ONLINE EXTRA TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

Let us know your input on the outcomes of the strike at bulletin@csudh. edu. education happen; after all, isn’t education what drives the CSU system? Without our faculty what do we have?

While students are obviously essential, and administration is important, teachers are essentially the foundation of the CSU system and without them the system collapses.

What do you get when you have students and administrators with no professors? Not much teaching or learning.

We can all learn something from this and look at it as a lesson to us as young men and women who will soon be embarking on our career journeys.

We can’t sit idly by and ignore

a situation if we feel like it is putting us at a disadvantage. It should also teach us that we need to come together with others, especially when it directly affects us.

Our education was at risk of being affected by a strike. Many of us are seniors, some in our last semester. It would have been a travesty if all our years, and money, had been interrupted by a strike. Yet, there wasn’t one person on The Bulletin who didn’t personally side with our teachers.

We may be in the very same position as the CFA at some point in our careers and we will call on others to align themselves with our fight.

It might be a fight for better wages, better working conditions, or maybe even a fight to keep our jobs from being outsourced.

Whatever the case may be, we hope that others will sympathize and align themselves with our cause—just as the CSUDH student body would have done with the cause of our teachers.

trike Averted!

I guess we should all be happy that the faculty came to an agreement with the Chancellor’s Office but damn was I ready for yet another few days off. “MLB: 2k16” would have filled in nicely for readings and in-class essays.

Pending approval by the faculty membership, teachers will get their five percent plus another five percent over the next few years and we all get to spend more time in class. Hooray for us!

All is good though. I didn’t want to spend the next week or two playing video games anyway. I definitely would much rather tackle that 20-page thesis.

I’m pretty sure the Chancellor had no choice but to open up his mind since the governor just signed off on that minimum wage increase a few weeks ago. After all, we can’t have our professors making just a bit more than the students they teach, can we? I was almost about to start donating some of my money to my professors since the Chancellor’s office seemed hellbent of keeping their coffers sealed so tightly.

Hike You Say? Speaking of the minimum wage hike, how great will it be for everyone to be making more money? But what about the prices of everything going up? If employers have to pay their employees more money, the price of basic necessities such as milk, bread and eggs (not to mention that Jack and Coke at your local tavern), will have to increase to pay for their private Learjets, right?

Instead of demanding more money, why don’t people demand that the government intervene when prices on items we need go too high? That answer is simple: if we make less and pay less then the government gets less from us in taxes. So enjoy your high wages California, you still won’t be able to afford anything once the prices rise with your pay. So when you’re fighting for $24 an hour, gas will rise to $12 a gallon, then when you get that $30 an hour minimum wage gas will only be $20 a gallon.

Toro Sluggers Jinxed by Bulletin Writer Our very own Carlos Ganarial does a great job over there in the zoo known as the sport section. I enjoy reading his columns but I have noticed something. Whenever he writes about our baseball team they go on a downhill slide Chase Utley wouldn’t even want to be a part of. I have started a petition to keep Carlos from attending all further baseball games, which should ensure them a healthy winning streak in the coming weeks. And if they do go on a nice little run, I’ll take all the credit.

In a probably unrelated occurrence the first game our women’s basketball team played after Carlos wrote about them, was a 29 point waxing at the hands of University of Alaska-Anchorage in the first round of the NCAA Division II tournament. How can we be sure Carlos was to blame? Easy, they only lost to Alaska-Anchorage by 21 the first time the two teams squared off last October. (With that said, kudos to the Lady Toros for doing something the UCLA men’s basketball team wasn’t able to do: play in the post-season!)

STAFF BOX NEWS EDITOR Matthew Kessler

ASST. NEWS EDITOR Andrew Laszacs

EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR David Mora SPORTS EDITOR Giovanni Padilla

LIFESTYLE EDITOR Jennifer Gordon OPINION EDITOR Cierra Haynes

COPY EDITORS Jacklyn Kim, Juan Velez, Darrel Wilson

LAYOUT MANAGER Mercedes Del Real SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER AND WEB EDITOR Kalie Calder ADVISER Joel Beers

REPORTERS Katherine Clements Dianna Diaz Carlos Ganarial Natalie Gear Andrew Hunter Crystal James Kyla O’Bannon

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OPINIONS

CSUDH BULLETIN

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2016

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When hairstyles are culturally offensive

By Kyla O’Bannon Staff Writer

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hen I think of cultural appropriation, the first thing I always imagine is some trashed white girl at a music festival with a headdress on.

Being half Native American and half African- American, this is one of the most irritating things I occasionally witness.

We colored folk, can’t have anything, can we? The white man murdered, raped, and gave diseases to my ancestors and stole our land but somehow, many, many, years after, they still find ways to steal and make a mockery of one of our most sacred accessories?

The worst part about it is that the majority who do it, don’t even know how it’s offensive.

For most of my life, my perspective on cultural appropriation has been indifferent. However,

after watching a YouTube video of a female African-American student mildly assaulting another white male student at San Francisco State, after claiming he was appropriating her culture, I began to reevaluate how I felt about cultural appropriation.

The woman scolded the man for having dreadlocks, a hairstyle which can be linked with many cultures including Rastafarian, African, Jamaican and even religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism.

At the time, I thought to myself, “I couldn’t care less, it’s a hairstyle” and that there are “bigger problems in the world that we should be focused on.”

As I watched the video, however, I began to understand the woman’s perspective and actually found myself agreeing with her.

Unfortunately, she handled the situation aggressively, which is never the best solution to a

problem. Now the gentleman will only remember her as the stereotypical angry black woman, and not the woman who tried to educate him on the cultural offensiveness, that his hairstyle brought upon others.

Not too long after the San Francisco State incident, I learned about the infamous superstar, Justin Bieber, and his new hairdo; dreadlocks.

After realizing that this was not a joke and that he really had dreadlocks. I could not have been more annoyed. Since he is a public figure it is all the more reason why he should be criticized for cultural appropriation.

Instead of ignoring the whole issue, Bieber should use his pedestal to understand and admit his mistake: that he appropriated a hairstyle that has sacred meaning to some cultures and religions.

Chris Brown premiered a new hairdo at the 2016 iHeartRadio Awards on April 3.

TORO TALK

How much do you think the CSU chancellor makes?

Story and photos by Christian Millan

Name: Angel Martinez Age: 26 Major: Public Administration Answer: $100,000

Name: Dillon Age:19 Major: Computer Science Answer: Probably....

Ballpark under the million.

Name: Mariana Romero Age: 20 Major: Psychology Answer: Way too much. If I’d have to guess I’d say about $500,000.

Name: Jeff Gogue Age: 22 Major: Kinesiology Answer: Over $100,000

Name: Omar Gutierezz Age: 20 Major: Math Education Answer: Around $50,000 per year.

Name: Lennon Torres Age: 21 Major: Chicano Studies Answer: Over $100,000 give or take.

Name: Yvette Castro Age: 20 Major: Clinical Science Answer: $50,000

Chancellor Timothy White actually earns:

$497,854 a year $391.5k in pay and 106k in benefits.

2011-2014 salary, according to transparentcalifornia.com

This time, it was not dreads (If it were, he too would be appropriating a culture that he does not belong to). His hair was straight.

Now, if you take it back to when straightening of African-American hair became popular, this shouldn’t be an issue because we have been doing it for years, right? But a little education goes a long way.

Black people, especially women, have been conditioned to think that our natural hair is not beautiful. So we began straightening it to look more like the majority.

Even though straight hair is worn by many cultures, does that mean African-Americans like Brown are appropriating a culture that is not theirs? I don’t have an answer.

After the San Francisco State and Justin Bieber incidents, Chris Brown’s hair is what really boggled my mind.

As someone who used to straighten their hair, I don’t know if I was ever appropriating culture and if I was, I am just like the clueless, trashed, white girl at the music festival wearing a headdress.

It is important that we all understand why we should not ignore seemingly simple issues such as this. It is not OK to have something that is sacred tuned into mockery.

In order to make a change, we have to be that change.

People can complain about pulling the “race” card or making a big deal out of something miniature, but it’s time that we stop ignoring the smaller issues.

By doing so, we don’t grow as individuals or as a community.

As long as we approach every situation in a non-violent way and educate on why it is wrong, then we can build a stronger community that is respectful of all cultures.

Gawker deserves this Hulk slam

By Alejandro Rodriguez for The Bulletin

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awker, a self-proclaimed news site, has had its share of ups and down in the past. Staying outside of what journalists often cover, it was able to reach a base on the Internet and continued to grow as old vanguards of journalism slowly began to fade away.

However, recently Gawker lost a case to Terry Bullae, AKA Hulk Hogan, to the tune of over $140 million dollars.

And, as distasteful as so much of Bollea’s public—and, apparently private-- persona may be, it’s far less disgusting than Gawker’s overt choice to traffic in the muck of pathetic public titillation.

Bollea/Hulk, was already in a downward spiral when Gawker leaked a clip of him having sex with the wife of his friend, Bubba the Love Sponge. Since the clip was leaked without Hogan’s permission, he filed a lawsuit right away at both Bubba the Love Sponge and Gawker.

While Hogan settled out of court with Bubba the Love Sponge, Gawker stood strong with its case.

Gawker’s defense was that the First Amendment allowed for the publication of news that was of interest and concern to public. Basically, Gawker’s legal team was saying that since Hulk Hogan is in the public eye so often, it only makes sense that people want to see his penis.

For a while, Gawker seemed to be in control of the lawsuit and even went as far as to deny an order from a judge to take down its video of Hogan’s sex clip on its website.

As time went on, Hogan’s case began to gain momentum, until July 24, 2015 when the National Enquirer somehow got a hold on the transcript of what went on after the sex tape.

The transcript contained

multiple uses of the n-word and other racial epithets, and within 24 hours, Hogan’s life began to fall faster than any leg drop. The WWE quickly fired him and deleted any mention of him in their Hall of Fame and merchandise.

Gawker may have thought that this extra bit of bad publicity for Hogan would probably shift the jury its favor, but when the jury sided with Hogan, Gawker knew it had to fight back and even went so far to say that the decision went against its right to free speech.

I am a fan of professional wrestling and while Hulk Hogan did carry the WWE for many years and made professional wrestling immensely popular, I don’t like him.

He has used his former celebrity power to squash new wrestling talent in order to keep himself in the limelight. Hogan can be a pretty disgusting individual, and the discovery that he’s an admitted racist isn’t surprising, but that doesn’t mean Gawker was right for leaking a clip of him having sex.

I hate to take Hogan’s side on this, but there’s got to be some kind of journalistic code that Gawker should follow.

Gawker got slammed in the case. And it has appealed. But whatever happens financially, ethically speaking, it’s clearly in the wrong.

Free speech should be defended and protected, and not censored by uptight moral crusaders or lazy bureaucrats. But Hulk Hogan having sex with his friend’s wife is not one of those things.

As hard as you try to make it seem like Hogan’s penis is newsworthy, it’s not. This was an invasion of privacy, and for a media outlet like Gawker to go out of its way to condemn revenge porn, but say that a video of Hogan having sex is fair ground, makes seem like Gawker is full of hypocrites.

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NEWS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016

CSUDH to fast-track LAUSD students

By Dianne Diaz Staff Writer

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Unified School District announced a promise agreement with California State University, Dominguez Hills to guarantee admission to students at Local District South high schools, a south Los Angeles swath of the district around CSUDH, who meet admissions requirements.

This agreement still requires for student to complete all A-G course requirements needed to graduate high school as well as maintaining a certain GPA and meeting the SAT requirements.

Representatives of the district met with CSUDH President Willie Hagan April 8 at the university to sign the agreement to get this program into action.

According to an April 7 article in the Los Angeles Times, the goal of the program is to get more students from the district into science, technology, engineering and math fields, often referred to as STEM. But in the initiative is not limited to just those disciplines.

Kamal Hamdan, the director of the CSUDH Center for STEM Education,

believes this is a beneficial agreement for the university and the surrounding communities.

“I think it’s exactly what we, CSUDH and the surrounding communities needed,” he said. “The promise agreement offers access, hope, inspiration, and opportunities to students in the communities that CSUDH serves.”

The agreement will benefit both students in local high school as well as the campus, Hamdan said.

“Our university is known for the diversity of its student population, however, this diversity does not extend to all majors,” he said. “There is much work to be done to increase the representation of underserved groups in certain STEM majors.

“The promise agreement will help in offering access to such groups and will place our university in a position to be the leader in offering access to, supporting, retaining, and decreasing time to graduation for all students.”

Hamdan said he already is receiving emails from parents and students about the agreement, and believes this will definitely encourage high school seniors to want to further their education.

STRIKE From page 1

April 20.

That would have forced teachers to choose to either support the strike or to hold regularly scheduled classes, and would have led many students to worry about graduating on schedule.

“What the CSU faculty have done is historic,” said CFA president Jennifer Eagen, who announced the tentative agreement Friday alongside CSU Chancellor Timothy White. “We avoided the largest strike in U.S. higher education ever.”

If approved by union membership, and the CSU’s governing board, the agreement would increase faculty salaries 10.5 percent over three years. The union had demanded a 5 percent increase for 2015-16, but the Chancellor maintained all the CSU could afford was 2 percent.

The agreement means salaries will increase 5 percent on June 30 and 2 percent the next day.

Following are key developments that occurred since the last issue of The Bulletin: Monday, March 28: A report from an independent factfinder researching the stalled negotiations was made public. The report concluded that a salary increase “is in the interest of students, who need caring

faculty and certainly in the public interest as our country needs a well-educated population.”

Wednesday, March 30: In an email to the campus community, CSUDH Academic Senate President James Hill wrote that on March 16, the organization passed a resolution that “supports CFA’s call for a strike to take place on all 23 CSU campuses on April 13-15 and 18-19, if at the conclusion of the fact-finding process the Administration fails to come to an agreement with CFA on Faculty salary.”

Wednesday, March 30: CFA members visited lawmakers at the Capitol Building Sacramento to “explain that we fighting for economic and educational justice and that a reasonable salary increase is not just important for us and our families, but for the future of the CSU,” according to an email from CFA President Jennifer Eagan. “Support from the larger community continues to grow as well.

Just this past Friday, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the largest and oldest Latino/a civil rights organization in the country, endorsed our campaign.

Friday, April 1: In an email to the Bulletin, we were informed by the CSUDH chapter of the CFA that the majority of department chairs at the university,

CSUDH BULLETIN 35 in total, had endorsed and supported the CFA strike. A statement signed by the chairs stated, in part: “We support the CFA’s fight for a 5% salary increase and for re-instituting the salary step increases or SSIs. We think both are not only fair, but also necessary. Every faculty member on our campus deserves a fair salary…we have all been witness to the gradual undermining of one of the nation’s best public higher education systems.”

Tuesday, April 5: An informational picketing and flyering demonstration was held on the east walkway by the Loker Student Union at 11:45 p.m. Approximately 15 students and teachers held signs and chanted.

Wednesday, April 6: CFA President Jennifer Eagen announced that to “encourage fruitful talks, CFA and CSU management have agreed on a two-day ‘blackout period.’

CFA is asking the faculty to put strike preparations on hold to give both parties breathing room while we attempt to craft an agreement.

Please take a much needed rest from these preparations for two days, and stay tuned for another update on Friday morning of this week.”

Friday: April 8: Eagen and the CSU’s White announce that a tentative agreement has been reached, averting a strike.

MEETING From page 1

the day before the agreement was officially announced. “The bargaining team is recommending that the Board of Directors of CFA endorse it, and if that happens it will go to a vote of the members.”

Along with discussing the tentative agreement, Price said the meeting “should also discuss the culture we are building at CSUDH and what it is we are fighting for... Talking to people over the past few months, students, staff, and faculty, I know there is a lot of things people care deeply about such as income inequality throughout the campus that the contract by itself won't fix.

“Something is really happening on campus. All of us know there are deep problems that need to be fixed. It feels like we are beginning to find ways to work together for what we think is important.

“I see the students watching us, and wanting us to inspire them, just as we are inspired by them.

This momentum has righteous ideas behind it that go beyond the fight for five.”

Send your letters, to bulletin@ csudh.edu

NEWS

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HUNGER From page 1

dressed the recently released CSU study, he said the administration is aware, and taking steps, to deal with the issue “The Division of Student Affairs assembled and engaged a group of administrators and staff in an effort to understand, document, and more fully address the challenges faced by some CSUDH students,” Hagan said.

Dr. David Braverman, the interim associate vice president of Student Life and Dean of Students is in charge of leading the steering committee dealing with the issue.

It is comprised of both students and teachers.

“CSUDH has taken some initiatives in the past and (we) are looking to enhance our services for students further,” Braverman said.

Students who face food insecurity should know that CSUDH has options available now. There is a modest food pantry available to all students in the office of student affairs. To access it, all you need is to be a current CSUDH student and have a student ID. Food options range from canned tuna, cups of noodles and canned corn. There is also shampoo and soap available.

Cheryl McKnight, director of the CSUDH Center for Service-Learning, Internships & Civic Engagement, co-started the food pantry in 2010 and is on the

steering committee. At the moment, the pantry only stores non-perishable items, something McKnight would like to see changed.

“We need to find a way to provide fresh fruits and vegetables, as that is what is needed the most,” McKnight said. “We are trying to find a way to get a refrigerator, which would at least keep the fresh food for a short time.”

Anna Liza Garcia, who works in the Office of Student Life, is now in charge of the food pantry and in charge of distributions and collections.

If you would like more information about the food pantry on campus email algarcia @csudh.edu (310) 243-208

POW WOW From page 1

be that well acquainted.

“I’m interested in participating with the Native American community here in Southern California as a Native American,” said Matthew Kessler, a communications student at CSUDH. “I know there’s not much representation anywhere in the United States especially here…I want to learn a little bit myself.”

This year holds an abundance of cultural treats for returning guests and newcomers. Featured this year will be the Yaqui Deer Dancers, a people currently based in Arizona, who wear headpieces and tall masks with antlers to

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 represent the beautiful deer, and tell an elegant story between the forces of good and evil.

“We want to bring them to the community so they could experience a dance that is only seen on a reservation,” said Steve Rosales, the arranger for the Deer Dancers and former student of CSUDH. The pow also hosts other prominent figures for the ceremony, including Spiritual Leader Jimi Castillo of the Tongva and Acjachemen tribes, Bobby Whitebird of the Southern Cheyenne tribe, and National Champion Hoop Dancer Terry Goedel of the Tulalip tribe.

Other authentic offerings to look forward to include an American Indian

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marketplace, fry bread, and Indian tacos.

All students are encouraged to volunteer for the event to gain an even more powerful experience.

“Students do everything from organizing volunteers to running the fry bread booth,” said Dr. Janine Gasco, a professor of anthropology.

The Pow Wow will be held in the Sculpture Garden next to Parking Lot 6.

The celebration is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Parking will be $6 on Saturday, and all parking will be free of charge on Sunday.

Students can sign up to volunteer by going to http://vols.pt/uQeNYA.

PIZZA

From page 1 was a question-and-answer session with prominent people involved with the university. Many topics were discussed, but several stood out, such as the food pantry for hungry students, the possibility of building a new student health and wellness center, and current and proposed fees, such as the student success fee.

Anonymous written questions were submitted and later read out by the moderator. One of the questions was directed to Dr. William Franklin, vice president of Student Affairs, asking what the university is doing to combat the issues of food insecurity, and homelessness among the study body.

“All 23 California State University campuses are partnering and the chancellor has commissioned the second of three studies that will be done up and down the system as to what is going on and what can be done to respond early and respond often to those students that are in need, specifically… this campus,” Franklin said.

Dr. David Braverman, interim associate vice president of student life and dean of students, said he is spearheading a collaborative group of faculty, staff, and students to begin not only looking at this issue more importantly, but to begin to respond immediately.

For the full version of this story see Pizza with the President, on our online newspaper at csudhbulletin.com

Contact the Bulletin at bulletin@csudh.edu

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TORO LIFESTYLE

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2016

CSUDH BULLETIN

Beneath the Sculpture A deeper look into CSUDH’s “Where Cultures Meet” monument, its fascinating journey to campus, and the artist who created it

By Jacklyn Kim Staff Writer

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owering 12-feet tall and lustrous in solid bronze, the California State University, Dominguez Hills “Where Cultures Meet” monument rests near the library’s first floor Cultural Art Center, carrying a special message for its students, as well as for the world: “We share the same planet.

We share many common themes in our lives. Let us embrace our similarities and respect our differences.”

These words, etched into its gray slate pedestal, are part of a vision brought to life by sculptor Benjamin Victor all the way from South Dakota.

At a distant first glance, the sculpture resembles a globe with an intricate surface, until the passing eye notices something much more breathtaking: 10 life-size figures of intertwining bodies stretched across the sculpture’s exterior, each face detailing a different ethnicity.

“We need to see the beauty in our differences and find the common ground – that’s the idea behind the piece,” says Victor.

“It’s just so powerful it gives me the chills even when I talk about it now six years later.”

Originally from Bakersfield, California, Victor now resides in Idaho. For college, he moved to

South Dakota to play basketball at Northern State University, but it was there he decided to study art.

It was only a matter of time, though, since much of his childhood was spent in and out of fascinating art museums, to whom he credits his grandmother, an art professor in California, for early exposure and encouragement to pursue a career.

It was during Victor’s life as a professional sculptor in South Dakota that a national call was put forth by Dr. Thai Ha, founder of PICTURE Art Foundation, in search for the perfect piece to be unveiled at the 2010 grand opening of the new library’s first floor gallery.

With an already booked schedule and other commissioned projects to work on, however, Victor wasn’t in the position to take on another, especially one of such large scale.

But something caught his eye: “Hoping you have time to enter for this.”

“Just that little note made it kind of stand out to me,” says Victor, explaining that artists receive calls all the time. But it was that small, personalized note from the foundation, combined with their idea for a piece to represent and celebrate different

cultures of the world, which caught his attention.

“I kept thinking in my head, ‘The world. Cultures. Different people. How can that come together in a single image?’ And it was that type of artistic problem that I found very exciting and inspiring.”

Victor couldn’t resist and ended up creating a design, entering, and winning selection.

Members of the foundation even flew out to South Dakota to view the model before its full-scale construction.

For the next year, the artist practically lived in his studio in a race against time, only spending rare hours away from the sculpture to sleep and eat, with most of his meals consumed in the studio as well.

“It was way too big of a project to take on [but] I didn’t want to give up because it was the most enjoyable piece I’ve ever worked on,” says Victor. “But there were definitely moments where I wanted to ask for an extension.” He laughs. “I wanted to call them and just say, ‘Look, if you guys just give me one more year…’”

But seeing the excitement in his clients and having the complete freedom to sculpt a piece also conceptual in design

Photo courtesy of Benjamin Victor The sculpture “Where Cultures Meet” is near the first floor Cultural Art Center of the Library South Wing.

was a rare jewel for Victor, and he powered through.

Victor used two human models, one male and one female, to sculpt the figures, and around 12 models to sculpt the faces. He felt clothing would stereotype the ethnicities down to one specific region and wanted viewers to be able to focus on their common thread.

“If you’ve never seen it before it definitely catches your attention,” says Stephen Janes, station manager at KDHR, which is just around the corner from the monument. “It’s just a shame it’s not in a better location like in front of or center of the school.”

But two of Victor’s pieces are available for view at the U.S. Capitol in Washington,

D.C., and another at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. He goes on to share how sculpture presents interesting hurdles for its clients and galleries: they’re often heavy, expensive, and need a lot of space.

Yet the finished result is absolutely worth the challenge – it’s a sculpture that can withstand the harshest weather and waters for thousands of years, Victor says.

“You never want to pit the arts against each other because they’re all different…but if you look at the lasting nature of sculpture, it’s completely unmatched, especially bronze,” says Victor. “I love that the artist can really leave their mark in bronze and it’ll be there long after all of us are gone.”

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Off-Campus Diversions: The Educational Kind

By Jennifer Gordon Lifestyle Editor

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s a public service to our fellow students, the staff of The Bulletin decided to work on a story of educational things we could do for the week that teachers were going to be on strike. But, with the announcement Friday that a tentative agreement had been reached, averting the strike, everyone will be in class.

Courtesy of Battleship USS Iowa Courtesy of the International Printing Museum But that doesn’t mean A vintage printing press at Carson museum.

Learn what it was like to be a sailor on the Battleship USS Iowa through their self-guided tours. you still can’t check out the historic and educational sites to preserve the fragile coastal son, (310) 515-7166. 10 a.m.-4 just a short drive from our The Queen environment, and the creatures p.m. Saturday, by appointment campus.

Mary, Long who live there. It’s a great way Tuesday and Friday. Closed Here are five: Beach: If you are to see humans displaying how Monday. $8-$10. printmuseum.

The International Printing in the mood to take much they care about animals. org.

Museum, Carson: The Intera tour right on the Not only can you take a tour of The Marine Mammal Care national Printing Museum is water, The Queen the facility but you can volunteer Mary ship is alCenter, San Pedro: The Marine home of the largest collection your time to help these animals.

Mammal Care Center at Fort of antique printing presses in ways interesting.

3601 South Gaffey Street, MacArthur (MMCC) in San the United States. It’s devoted Calling Long #8, San Pedro, (310)548-5677.

Pedro is considered a hospital to bringing the history of books, Beach her home Open to the public every day of for sick and injured marine printing and the book arts to life since 1967, The the year during daylight hours. mammals, stranded along the for diverse audiences. Founded Queen Mary Parking and Admission is free, Los Angeles County coastline. in 1988 by David Jacobson and is considered a but donations are welcomed.

Come and see the “patients” Ernest A. Lindner, this public “floating atmarinemammalcare.org. currently being cared for and non-profit organization holds traction,” and Dominguez Ranch Adobe learn about marine science and some very unique antiques. serves as a hotel, Courtesy of the Queen Mary Museum, Compton: California ways in which people are trying 315 W. Torrance Blvd., Carevent-center, and A close-up view of the Queen Mary’s helm. is home to an array of historeven a wedding ical sites, and the land around venue (there’s also our campus is no different. Just a really cool art battleship museum on the west consider the Dominguez Ranch deco bar). coast, it provides a glimpse into Adobe Museum. The signifiConstruction originally began the past. cance of this museum is that it’s in 1930 and suffered from some You can take a self-guided the first Spanish land grant in major setbacks. However, in tour and learn about the life of a California and the home (owned 1936, The Queen Mary emsailor at sea during wartime. The by the Dominguez family) was barked on her first voyage and USS Iowa carried many soldiers completed in 1826. Get a tour of traveled the world. and presidents at sea during and the house, a history of the local All the tours are legendary but after World War II, and she is area, and a taste of the family for legend has it when the sun goes only ship of her class to have whom this university is named down the spirts come out. Cue served in the Atlantic Ocean after. the spooky music. during World War II. 18127 S. Alameda Street, 1126 Queens Highway, Long 250 South Harbor Blvd, Berth Compton, (310)603-0088, GuidBeach, (877)342-0738. Go to 87, Los Angeles, 877-446-9261, ed Tours, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. queenmary.com for hours of Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except on Wednesday, Saturday, and operation.

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Walk This Way For More Dining Options Close to Campus

By Natalie Gear Staff Writer

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f you’re a California State University, Dominguez Hills student, you might think your dining options are limited to the Loker Student Union or the fast food places you pass by on your way to campus.

However, if you want to expand your choices considerably, and at a reasonable price and with amazingly speedy service, then consider the food court at the Rancho Tech Center.

Natalie Gear Bulletin An easy 15-minute walk, The Green Olive located at the Rancho Tech Center. or $4.48 Uber Ride less than a mile from campus on the northwest corner of Victoria and your wallet, as rarely will you spend more Wilmington, the seven eateries include than $10, whether it’s a tasty salad, fresh fare ranging from Vietnamese and Medisandwich or delicious noodles. terranean, to Mexican and Chinese.

Seven restaurants comprise the food Not only is it close, but it won’t break court at the RTC, which is a business

park that includes retail, office, medical services and light industrial businesses.

Some of my favorites include Salads 2000, which makes salads to your order, flavorful Mediterranean food at the Green Olive, homemade pizza, calzones, Natalie Gear Bulletin and pastas at Ferraro’s One of the homemade pizzas at Ferraro’s on the Hill. on the Hill, and a taste of Vietnam cuisine at the Pacific Noodle House.

The RTC is located in a nice secluded If you’re tired of Subway, you can complex where you can have the peace switch it up at Quiznos. and quiet to do any type of schoolwork There are also Mexican and Chinese or reading that you’d like (something that restaurants in the mix, so if you have that most college students are looking for). one friend who can never agree about So give your car a break, grab a pair where to eat, this is the spot everyone of comfortable shoes and take a walk to could find something they like. lunch.

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Art pieces showcased at the “Doppleganger” exhibit, in the Torrance Art Museum.

A view of the Torrance centers Japanese garden, which also features a koi pond.

The Cultural Arts of Torrance

By Trevor Song Staff Writer

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alifornia State University, Dominguez Hills offers a lot for students, from music, to dance, to theater and fine art.

However, did you know that just seven miles away, the Torrance Cultural Arts Center offers artistic entertainment, recreation, and activities year-round?

According to the TCAC website, the center contains “meeting and banquet rooms, visual and performing arts studios, a 502-seat theater, two spacious outdoor plazas, and an authentic Japanese garden.”

One of the hidden attractions of the TCAC is the Torrance Art Museum (TAM).

The current main exhibit at the TAM is “Doppelganger.”

According to TAM, the exhibit pairs German and U.S. artists to explore “the links between SoCal art and other centers of artistic production.”

The “Doppelganger” exhibit runs from now until May 28.

The TAM has hosted a wide variety of exhibits over the years.

Suzan Hubert, president

of the Torrance Art Museum Advocates, said one that stuck out to her was an exhibit called “Beyond Knowing”several years ago.

“The thing I was most intrigued by were the sculptures,” said Hubert. “The paintings and the sculptures were all very minimal. (It was) as if they needed the viewer to exist.”

Hubert currently volunteers at the front desk of the TAM in addition to her role as president of the TAM to raise funds.

“As part of the TAM, we like to contribute education to the South Bay about contemporary art,” Hubert said. “There is a lot of misunderstanding and no understanding about contemporary art.”

The offerings of the TCAC are very rich in what they provide to the public, according to Hubert.

“I find the offerings to be extraordinary,” Hubert said. “This is why I volunteer here.”

Jordan Rumery, senior business manager for the TCAC, said the TCAC has been around for

over 25 years.

Rumery has worked at the TCAC for over a decade, starting out in the Armstrong Theater as a theater technician and eventually working his way up from various positions in the TCAC. “We are here to service the community,” said Rumery. “We are here as a cultural venue… we are very much focused on the community here in Torrance and the surrounding South Bay.” Rumery said the TCAC has around 15 permanent staff and about 30 part-time staff.

The TCAC serves a big community in Torrance.

The population of Torrance is getting larger, according to Torrance’s community development department.

The census data shows that the population has increased significantly from 133,107 people in 1990, to 137,946 people in 2000, to 145,438 in 2010.

Even though the population in the community is expanding, there are no plans to also expand the TCAC at this time according to Rumery.

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An art sculpture at the “Metanoia” exhibit in the art museum.

“We got some capital projects for facility improvements, but not as far as adding additional rental venues,” said Rumery.

Rumery explained what interested him the most in the TCAC. “I’ve worked in theater before and I worked in other facility maintenance type jobs,” said Rumery. “I love how involved we are in the community that we interact with... I really love the inner connectivity.”

Upcoming events at the TCAC in April and May are a Peninsula High School choreo concert at the James Armstrong Theater on April 19-21 for $13, Yes4arts spring fashion show at

Why we should consider veganism

By Camila Romero Staff Writer

As a college student, keeping myself in good shape has always been at the top of my priority list. It’s always been such a struggle due to the fact that I am exposed to nothing but unhealthy foods and people my age who consume it on a daily basis.

So, I have taken it upon myself to learn a healthier eating habit, namely, veganism.

The more I’ve researched veganism—a choice to not consume any animal products, including dairy—the more I’ve been inspired to embrace it not only for the health benefits to my body, but for the health benefits to the world at large.

Issues about animal suffering, personal health, and the environment all come into play when it comes to a person’s choice to be a vegan. Some make the switch exclusively for one reason, while for others it’s a mix of reasons.

Let’s consider each of these topics in turn: One of the main problems with animal agriculture is that meat, milk, and eggs taste about the same regardless of whether they come from animals who were well

treated or brutally abused.

And it turns out that many of the most widespread practices in animal agriculture entail profound cruelty.

For people uncomfortable with needless killing, it’s important to know that all farmed animals are sent to slaughter, even dairy cows and layer hens. In fact, virtually all commercially raised animals are slaughtered before they reach middle age.

Health benefits are obvious with a vegan diet. A strong case can be made that an appropriately planned vegan diet is at least as healthy as any other diet.

Most vegan foods contain no cholesterol, with a few exceptions such as nuts, and tend to be lower in both total fat and saturated fat than animal products. And while animal products contain no fiber whatsoever, most whole vegan foods are loaded with fiber.

Given that vegan foods are often much lower in calories than their animal derived counterparts, it’s hardly surprising that vegans often have lower body weight, less hypertension, and lower blood cholesterol levels than omnivores.

Additionally, vegan or near-vegan diets have been used as part of successful programs for management of heart disease

and diabetes.

A number of vegan athletes have attained remarkably high levels of fitness.

Carl Lewis, winner of nine Olympic gold medals, said, “I’ve found that a person does not need protein from meat to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.”

Finally, from an environmental perspective, a switch to a vegan diet makes a lot of sense. This is especially true where beef and fish are concerned, the production of which are clear environmental menaces.

In the United States, federal grazing deals extended to ranchers result in the extermination of wildlife on huge swaths of land.

On top of that, nearly all beef cattle spend the final months of their lives at feedlots, where they are fed a notoriously inefficient and resource intensive cornbased diet. Because they have digestive systems that rely upon fermentation, cattle emit huge amounts of methane, a gas tied to global warming.

The methane produced by pigs and poultry likewise accounts for a lesser but still significant amount of greenhouse

the Toyota Meeting Hall on April 30 for $20, “James and the Giant Peach, Jr.” at the George Nakano Theater on May 5 for $15-20, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art Family Art workshops at the Katy Geisser Civic Center Library on May 7 for free (but you must register).

For further inquires about the center regarding rental of facilities or questions about an upcoming event, please visit them online at torranceca.gov/9009. htm or call 310-781-7150 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

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gasses.

Some, however, believe there are disadvantages to consuming a vegan diet.

Although, going vegan can help save animals and the environment your body still might suffer from deficiencies that some animal products provide that are necessary for the human body to absorb, such as Omega 3 and Omega 6, commonly found in fish.

Additionally, relying so much on fruit can elevate sugar levels. Plus, one of the mainstays of a vegan lifestyle, soybean farming, also possesses destructive environmental impacts, according to bcgavel. com.

The website claims that as the demand for soy is increasing, many rainforests and diverse ecosystems across the world are being turned into soybean plantations.

Biological diversity is necessary for an ecosystem to survive and these plantations are detrimentally creating monocultures.

While a vegan diet might not be perfect in every way for everyone, it seems clear to me that any course of action that limits animal suffering, makes you feel healthier, and which reduces environmental degradation, is definitely something worth considering.

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Greens are good for these guys Our resident sports columnist doesn’t let his admitted lack of knowledge about golf stop him from checking in with the CSUDH golf team

By Carlos Ganarial Staff Writer

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ith the conclusion of the Masters still fresh in our minds, The Bulletin thought that now would be the perfect time to talk about the Cal State Dominguez Hills golf team, and what better platform than my sports column, The Toro Pen. There’s only one problem, my knowledge of golf is limited to putt-putt at Mulligans, “Happy Gilmore,” and illegal midnight fishing on the pond at my hometown golf course.

But, really, since when has being ignorant of a sport stopped sportswriters from talking about it as if they were experts? So let’s get to it.

The Dominguez Hills’ golf team isn’t the best or brightest in the nation. The next Arnold Palmer isn’t here (yes I googled “best golfers of all time”).

In five spring tournaments, the Toros’ cumulative team score (which I guess is how these things are tallied) have been at

the bottom, or near the bottom, of each.

The season as a whole may be stuck in the rough- yes that was a golf pun, but there have been some noteworthy individual performances this season.

Chris Pham is a prime example. Pham took home a tournament championship for CSUDH after tying for first place in the 66th annual SoCal Intercollegiate at Carlton Oaks Golf Course after shooting a 2-over 218, which is good I assume.

“Winning this tournament means a great deal,” said Pham, a junior from Huntington Beach who transferred from Golden West College. “It really helped boost my confidence. I’ve been battling through injury and I don’t think my recent scores have shown how I have performed. It’s nice to put the name of this university on top of the leader board.”

Fifth-year senior Bret Gleason, who grew up at Edwards

Air Force Base, has also created some magic with his strokes this season. His scoring average of 77.76 is second on the team to Pham’s 75.59, and his score of 70 in the third round of a tournament hosted by the Arrowhead Country Club is the lowest one-round total of any player this season.

Although he hasn’t been as consistent as Pham, Gleason Courtesy of CSUDH Athletics still enjoys representing the school out there on the holes.

Chris Pham, SoCal Intercollegiate co-champion, sinking a putt.

“I’ve had some low rounds and some high rounds. It’s just could imagine that the youth and 1-iron. Not even God can hit a golf really, it’s the nature of the amateurism of Division II level 1-iron.” sport. I still love going out there golf is a fun sight for fans of the A side note, the Sports section each day and competing,” Gleasport, which again I am not. of The Bulletin has decided as a son said.

To conclude this article, I collective that I no should longer With an eye to the future, want to leave you with words of write about the Baseball team. freshman Andrew Banuelos has wisdom from Lee Trevino, who After every article published the team’s lowest finish in a tour- according to Wikipedia is one of they have gone on to be swept nament, excluding Pham’s win. the greatest golfers of all time. the next series. With baseball traThe Pico Rivera native finished Disclaimer: I have no idea what ditionally being a superstitious 15th in the Tim Tierney Pioneer he is trying to say here. sport, we thought it in the best Shootout in late February.

“If you’re caught on a golf interest of both my reputation Although this looks as a course during a storm and are and this paper’s, as well as the sport for the aged and wise, I afraid of lightning, hold up a team’s.

Softball looking to finish strong

By Katie Clements Staff Writer

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he California State University, Dominguez Hills Softball team finished its 2015 season at 23-29-0, just shy of qualifying for the California Collegiate Athletic Association championships. That gave the squad optimism heading into this season.

Unfortunately, the Lady Toros 2016 season currently stands at 13-32-0, and they are last in the CCAA, with a 6-26 record.

However, last week saw their longest win streak of the season, four games, and while the team as a whole hasn’t exactly lit the diamond on fire, there have plenty of standout individual performances.

One issue with the team is that eight seniors graduated last year, leading to a loss of experience.

However, a combination of new players and veterans have kept the Lady Toros in a number of games.

On the new side, freshman Damari Simon leads the team in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (30), along with a .613 slugging percentage. She leads the conference in home runs and is third in slugging Courtesy of CSUDH Athletics percentage. On the veteran side, senior Jasmine Ruiz leads in runs Madison Murphy up at bat against UC San Diego. and hits, and is second in homers and RBI’s, and junior Madison losing nine straight games, including the Murphy, an all-conference honorable first two of the tournament, the Toros swept mention last season, has seven home runs. the next four, highlighted by a game April 3 Junior Analise Nicholson leads the team in when senior left-hander Jamie Duran earned batting average, at .342. (Sophomore Alexis his first no-hitter in an 8-0 victory over Viramontes leads the conference in one of Academy of Art. Later that day, Murphy hit the most painful statistics: She has been hit a solo shot during a 3-3 tie in the sixth, to by 17 pitches). Pitching has been the team’s help the team to an 8-3 victory over Hawaii shortfall this year, as it is ranked last in the Pacific. league in team earned run average, allowing The Toros have four games remaining this 5.1 runs a game. season, including two at home versus Cal The team’s brightest moment this season State Monterey Bay, April 15-16, and two came during the Tournament of Champions, road games against Sonoma State, April held in Turlock earlier this month. After 22-23.

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Falkner’s got the answers

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LA Galaxy brings college atmosphere to games

By Giovanni Padilla Staff Writer

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he Los Angeles Galaxy will host its fourth annual Toro Night at the StubHub Center on Saturday, April, 23 at 7:30 p.m.

This event is catered towards bringing students, faculty and alumni from California State University, Dominguez Hills together. Special ticket rates are available to students as well as their friends and family.

Twenty dollars gets you a ticket to the game in a specified student section behind the goals, as well as a commemorative CSUDH/Galaxy scarf for the first 500 students.

With ticket prices ranging from nose-bleeders at $20 to sideline seats at $300, Toro Night allows the student body to see the Galaxy at an affordable price.

Due to the success and high turnout of last year’s Toro Night (750 CSUDH students in attendedance, according to Galaxy interns), this year the team has extended the invitation to other campuses around the southland.

Students from California State University, Long Beach, University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, among others, are also available to receive a discounted rate for tickets to the game against Real Salt Lake.

For those students, this game is being billed as College Night, in an effort by the Galaxy to create a

very department on this campus, whether it’s the communications or theatre and arts departments, or the office of Student Affairs or Financial Aid, needs someone to oversee it.

It’s no different Courtesy of CSUDH Athletics for the athletics CSUDH Athletic Director Jeff Falkner. department and that person is Athletics Direcbusiness operations. tor Jeff Falkner, who was hired Also, our budget, corin June, 2015, after a nationwide porate sponsorships, the overall search. management and visioning for Falkner, who was born in the department.”

Gardena, previously served as Q: What do you enjoy most athletics director at New Mexico about being athletic director?

Highlands, Graceland University A: “No day ever feels like a in Lamoni, Iowa, and Brescia job and it’s something I enjoy University in Owensboro, Kendoing- being around sports, my tucky. co-workers, and the students we He received his bachelor’s work for. I work in the business in communications from Grand of dreams.”

View College in Des Moines, Q: What do you least enjoy Iowa, and his master’s in about being Athletic Director? intercollegiate athletics adminisA: “Any job has its frustrations. tration from California UniverThere are times you have to prosity in Pennsylvania, outside of vide discipline and that’s never a Pittsburgh. fun thing to do.”

We caught up with Falkner Q: What are ways that stuand asked him a few questions dents can access information about his job and his role on about schedules and games on campus. campus?

Q: What is your role as athletic A: “GoToros.com is our website, director? and you can download calendars A: “To oversee everything into your outlook just by going (sports related). The 10 varsity to GoToros.com and clicking on sports, cheer and dance, athletschedules. You can follow us on ic training, compliance, sports Twitter and there are Facebook, information, academic advising, Instagram and YouTube accounts

dedicated to our department, as well as a text messaging option.”

Q: What is Title IX? A: “It’s a broader subject as it relates to college campuses.

Sexual harassment and other types of cases like that. The protocol on how you file things, document things and what you make public. It’s about equality, making sure percentages of your student body match percentages of your athletic student body in terms of male-to-female ratios.

It’s making sure that if a campus has a glaring desire for a sport, you are looking into those things and listening to what’s out there.”

Q: Why does Dominguez Hills not have a football team, men’s track and field team, and men’s volleyball team?

A: “Adding football sways the male to female numbers (and) that certainly is a title IX issue.

But more than that, with us, it’s a funding issue. There are only so many dollars to go around and

broader college atmosphere at the game.

“We do not have that one signature event on campus where a majority of the students have a fun experience amongst themselves,” said StubHub Center intern and CSUDH business administration major Jason Loyola. “This is a good opportunity to get together and make it something that everyone talks about on campus.”

The day of the event, the StubHub Center parking lots will be open at noon as tailgating is permitted.

This can be a great way for many college students to network with other students from different schools. CSUDH students with parking permits are able to park at any of the university’s parking lots.

“I moved down from Sacramento, so I do not know many people at the school,” said StubHub Center Intern and CSUDH sports entertainment hospitality major Victor McGinnis. “This is a great opportunity to meet people and have a good time.”

Toro Night has the potential to become the student body’s marquee sporting event as the athletic programs on campus do not draw large crowds.

The Los Angeles Galaxy are currently in fourth place in the Western Conference standings through the first four games of the Major League Soccer regular season. To purchase tickets or more information visit lagalaxy.com/tickets/collegenight.

football is an expensive sport, so we are happy with the 10 sports that we have. I can certainly see us adding sports in the future.

Men’s track would be a good one, as would bringing back men’s and women’s cross country, adding women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis. Those things are all possible, but they largely come down to funding.”

Q: What makes the Cal State Dominguez Hills athletic department Unique?

A: “I want us to recognize what we have to offer and promote ourselves. Whether we have the most funding or the least funding, or the best facilities or the worse facilities, when a student-athlete chooses to participate in athletics at Cal State Dominguez Hills, they will be surrounded by people who care about their success. And, with the rest of the campus, there are resources there to help them be successful. We want our students to leave here with championship

experiences in the classroom, community service, professional development, conference championships and national championships, if that’s possible.

I think that this place can be a path to anywhere for a student. If you care about your own future and you want to be successful, I believe that we have everything we need to help people accomplish those goals.”

Q: What would you like students, faculty, and staff to know about?

A: “I’d like everyone to know that we are all Toros and we are all in this together. It isn’t Athletics versus academics, or Facilities Services versus Housing, etc., and the more that this campus can be proud of what it does and how many lives it affects and realize that we are all in this together for the same things, to enrich the lives of students, our community, and each other, the better off we are all going to be.”

BULLETIN ATHLETES OF THE BIWEEK ● March 24-APRIL 10/ By Carlos Ganarial

MADISON MURPHY

CHRIS PHAM

Sport: Golf Year: Junior Major: Communications Key stats: Shot 2-over 218 in the Socal Intercollegiate tournament, tying for first. His 75.59 scoring average leads team.

Pham achieved greatness in between issues of The Bulletin, as he tied for first in the 66th SoCal intercollegiate tournament in San Diego County March 21-22. Sixty golfers participated in the event.

It marked the first time since 2010 that a Toro golfer has placed first in a collegiate tournament.

Sport: Softball Year: Junior Major: Business marketing Batting average: .259 (7 for 27) RBI: 7 HR: 3 This has been a tumultuous season for the lady Toros but they had their finest moment at the Tournament of Champions April 21-23, when they won four of six games. Murphy was maybe the brightest spot, as she homered three games in a row, and knocked in seven runs.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016

If you wish to become a part of raising and promoting awareness of the LGBT community of CSUDH, attend the Safe Space Program taking place April 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the LSU. Training is limited to 2025 people. To RSVP for the event, contact Arnecia Bryant at abryant@ csudh.edu or Steven J. Rice at srice@csudh.edu.

Join the Student Health Center MRP to discuss and promote healthy eating. The event will take place April 14 in LSU MR from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information, please contact JoAnn V. Aragon at jaragon@csudh.edu.

••• April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and the Women’s Resource Center and will be hosting several events throughout

the month. R.A.D Self Defense Training by University Police starts April 14 and will continue all through the month taking place in Gym A104. For more information, please contact the Women’s Resource Center at 310-2432486 or visit SCC 148.

Come watch WINE IN THE WILDERNESS at the Edison Studio Theatre on campus. It is a play by Alice Childress being directed by Elveria Wilson. April 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. April 17, 24, and May 1 at 2 p.m. Prices range from $10-15. Contact the Theatre and Dance department for more information at 310-243-3588.

Don’t miss the 6th Annual Pow Wow hosted by the American Indian Institute to honor the Indigenous Peoples of the

AROUND CAMPUS Americas. The event will take place April 16 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and April 17 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Sculpture Garden. For more information, contact the Center for Service Learning, Internships, and Civic Engagement at 310-243-2438 or visit SCC 330.

The well-traveled UniverSoul Circus will be held at the StubHub Center in Lot 12 through April 17. More information and tickets can be purchased at universoulcircus.com.

The Career Center will be holding a PartTime and Seasonal Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 19 in the LSU Ballroom C. For more information, visit the Career Center at WH D360 or call at 310-2433625.

CSUDH has partnered with Ultimate Exposures to offer graduates the opportunity to have professional portraits taken in cap and gown. To make an appointment, visit Ultimate Exposures CSUDH 2016 Cap and Gown Portraits. The next available dates to take photos will be April 20 and 21 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. in LSU 320. For more information, please contact Kimberly Larson at klarson@csudh.edu.

Want to help out our planet? Discover ways to save the planet and reduce climate change at CSUDH’s Earth Day located in the East Loker Walkway by the LSU. The event will take place April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

••• Missed the previous Commencement 101s? No

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worries. Commencement 101 will take place April 21 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in LSU DB – B. For more information, please contact Kimberly Larson at klarson@csudh.edu.

The L.A. Galaxy II will play the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 22 at the StubHub Center.

The game will begin at

7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at lagalxy.com or at the box office located at the front of the StubHub Center.

The L.A. Galaxy will play the Real Salt Lake on April 23 at the StubHub Center. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online at lagalxy.com or at the box office located at the front of the StubHub Center.

Looking to advance your leadership skills?

Passport to Leadership is a worthwhile experience for students both looking to get involved and current student leaders. Workshops are around 60 - 75 minutes long. This event takes place April 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact the Office of Student Life at 310-243- 2081

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