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ASI Violent crime rising in Long Beach urges Greek adviser COMMUNITY

LBPD saw violent crime rates scale up in 2015 and expect it to increase in 2016.

VIOLENCE TRENDING UP IN THE CITY

Though still down from the highs of the early ʻ90s, violent crime has been on the rise in Long Beach over the last two years. LB police expect it to continue to rise through 2016.

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The Associated Students Inc. senate approved resolution to officially urge Student Life and Development to create and fill a position for a Greek life adviser during their Wednesday meeting. This position would act as an intermediary between Greek life and other organizations in addition to advising their members.

“I’ve been asked by students to get completely rid of Greek life off this campus because of the sexual assaults that happened last semester and this semester,” said Vanessa Coover, ASI senator for the College of Education, in response to the recent alleged sexual assaults at a Kappa Sigma party. “Obviously that’s not a probable idea because not all Greek life is terrible … they do a lot of great, great work.”

The Kappa Sigma chapter was suspended from campus after an unnamed female student reported that she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house party Saturday night.

A legal investigation is pending.

Kappa Sigma nationals will also be conducting an investigation of their own to prevent future incidents, according to Brett Waterfield, Student Life and Development director.

Additionally, Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s campus chapter was formally disbanded this week by its national council for violating codes of conduct, Waterfield said. Sigma Alpha Epsilon was suspended last semester after two reports of sexual assault.

Senator Coover, Natural Science and Math Senator Miguel Garcia and Senator David Kling are working to create an outreach program to bring sexual consent education to high schools.

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Violent crime escalated in Long Beach, according to a press release in January by the Long Beach Police Department. It increased almost 19 percent since 2014, with 17 of the 36 murders last year being gang-related.

This rise was consistent across the country, with some crime statistics as high as a 40 percent jump in major cities, said Deputy Chief Richard Rocchi of the Long Beach Police Department, Patrol Bureau.

Of the violent crimes committed within the city, there were 1,055 robberies, 179 rapes and 1,484 aggravated assaults, bringing the total number to 2,718.

Deputy Chief Rocchi pointed out that, although violent crime had risen, crime overall declined.

“Although the increase can look like a large amount, it can be misleading,” Rocchi said, “because in 2014, Long Beach saw the lowest crime rate in 42 years.”

In fact, crime rates in the last decade are lower than they were in the late ‘70s through the ‘80s, and significantly lower than 1990, when violent crime rates soared: there were 104 murders, 4,421 aggravated assaults and 7,137 grand theft auto charges in Long Beach that year alone.

But in 1991, crime plummeted, continuing to slope downward into the new millennium. Experts like Thomas Marvell and Carlisle Moody, who wrote the 1996 article “Specification Problems, Police Levels and Crime Rates,” credited this drop to innovative police strategies and increased incarcerations.

And while the LBPD continued to initiate preventative strategies, especially geared toward youths, such as monitoring school attendance and working with the Parks and Recreation Department to survey parks at

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Fresh Air for a Breathable campus Phase one of the Breathe Campaign has begun to make CSULB a smoke-free campus.

By Erik Örström Staff Writer

Anti-tobacco and smoking advocates at Cal State Long Beach launched

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phase one of the Breathe Campaign Monday to prepare for a smoke-free campus in the Fall 2016 semester.

The Fresh Air Advocates are a group of 15 students from CSULB’s Health Science Department that have been trained to perform campus outreach for the campaign.

Phase one includes the mounting of signs and posters on the Seventh Street marquee, campus shuttles, the University Student Union and along the lawns in order to raise awareness.

In the beginning of March, Student

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Health Services will be offering services for free in order to help members of the campus community quit their nicotine addiction.

The pair of lungs on signs and posters throughout campus is all part of phase one of the Breathe Campaign.

“The University Health Center will host information sessions in early March for students, faculty and staff,” said Michael Uhlenkamp, executive

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Naked man detained University police assisted Long Beach Police officers on a medical call about a 63-year-old nude man at 1725 Ximeno Ave. on Saturday at 7:42 a.m.

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Officers responded to a disturbance call at Lot 10 on Saturday at 12:40 p.m.

According to the report, a construction worker got into a verbal altercation with a parking officer after receiving a ticket. The male in question left the scene, but officers were able to locate the man and inform him of how to file a complaint about the ticket.

University police responded to a disturbance at Stearns Street and Bellflower Boulevard where they detained a 22-year-old man for having opium paraphernalia Friday at 9:53 p.m..

The case was transferred to Veterans Affairs and they handled the call. The man was cited.

Campus police responded to a call from the Vivian Engineering Center Friday at 7:12 p.m. A club president reported that during winter break they had $3,000-$10,000 stolen from their safe. The report did not specify if a code was used or if the safe was tampered with.

Officers responded to a call in Lot 14A when a 23-year-old reported Thursday at 2:10 p.m. that her car was stolen.

Officers helped the female student search for her car in parking lot but could not locate the vehicle. The car in question is a 1989 brown Nissan 200SX.

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continued from page 1 night, Chief Robert Luna said that new legislation, including Proposition 47, AB 109 and Proposition 36 had a negative impact on their efforts. Because these legislations reduce sentences, he said, it leaves “more offenders on the street.”

Proposition 47, the most recent measure, was passed by California voters in 2014. This legislation reclassified most nonviolent, non-serious crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor and challenged sentences for those imprisoned under the original regulations.

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“Also available to students is one-onone counseling, group support, overthe-counter medication including gum and patches as well as prescription medications.”

Keanan Moreno, a freshman pre-mechanical engineering student, said that he occasionally uses a vaporizer on campus, which will also be banned in the fall. He believes that stricter policies on smoking areas should be applied

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measured beyond its first year, Proposition 47 has already released some 4,000 people back into the public with only a 5 percent return-to-custody rate, much lower than the 42 percent in 2013.

“Crime rates of any kind can be challenging to interpret,” said Robert Schug, assistant director of criminal justice and forensic psychology at Cal State Long Beach. “And there may be additional politics in play.”

He said that some criticisms of AB 109 derive from the new interpretation of what is considered “nonviolent.”

“It could be that some of these violent offenders that were formerly in prison (now classified as nonviolent) have now hit the streets of Long Beach and thus we see an in-

crease in the stats,” Schug said. “Of course that is only speculative, [in order to measure the increase] we would need to see who is getting arrested for violent offenses now and cross-reference that with the folks who were let out on AB 109.”

Although the exact ratio of these specific repeat offenders released under the new rulings is yet to be determined, the LBPD has coined a general term for those who go in and out of the system, many of whom are drug offenders.

“We call them ‘wobblers’,” Rocchi said.

He said the LBPD has seen a significant increase in petty theft.

These “wobblers,” he said, are often caught stealing to support their habit. And since these are nonvio-

lent crimes, offenders are given citations instead of jail time.

“There’s not even a wobbler anymore, [in this situation,] it’s just a straight misdemeanor,” Rocchi said. “So there is no longer jail sentences as incentive for them to go into a treatment program.

And if they don’t go into a program, then there’s still no jail time.”

It is still unclear if the new legislation will have lasting, positive effects, but the portion of the state’s budget that would be spent on prison inmates can now be allotted to other expenses, such as community health and public education.

Certain Long Beach jurisdictions stand to receive thousands in saved incarceration costs from the state, through the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund, but the city has yet to see that return, according to Rocchi.

According to a February 2015 report from the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office, the savings are estimated to exceed $100 million statewide.

Rocchi said these funds would go toward preventative and rehabilitation programs to strengthen the changing community, something the LBPD plans to implement alongside existing strategies to combat the rise in crime.

Deputy Chief Rocchi urges the timeliness of the “See Something, Say Something” campaign, citing the community as a huge support to the LBPD’s efforts.

“We want to be proactive, not reactive,” he said.

Although the police force and its partners continue their efforts to combat crime, Chief Luna said that he still expects crime to continue to rise throughout the year.

instead of making the entire campus smoke-free.

“If they became stricter about walking around and smoking, I think that would be OK if they still had smoking areas,” Moreno said. “For the people who actually have an addiction and need to smoke and have to be on campus all day, I think it is unfair.”

Students will be able to access these resources at Student Health Services at any time, according to Uhlenkamp. But the campaign for a smoke-free campus has raised skeptical thoughts among some students.

For more than 10 years, Claire Garrido-Ortega in the Department of Health Sciences and Natalie White-

house-Capuano from the Department of Health Care Administration have tried to make the school become a smoke-free and tobacco-free community, according to the Office of Media and Government Relations. They are now in charge of the campaign.

The Breathe Campaign will cost about $118,000, and includes such activities as producing new materials, mounting signs and posters and removing ash cans. There are currently 113 ash cans spread throughout campus, and according to Uhlenkamp, the facilities management team is aiming to have them all removed before the beginning of the fall semester.

The Fresh Air Advocates have been

working on mobile applications as part of a ”toolkit” meant to provide different methods and techniques for people who are trying to quit. These applications will be available for free through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Uhlenkamp believes that it is important to allow the campus community appropriate time to come into compliance with the new policy.

“Enforcement will be phased in,” Uhlenkamp said. “Education will be the primary mode of enforcement under the first few years of the policy.”

Deandre Zaragoza, a freshman chemical engineering major, uses

a vaporizer on campus and said he believes that the intention of the policy is good, but that it will not have the desired effect on the students’ smoking habits. He thinks that having designated smoking areas would be a more realistic method to apply.

“We’re all rebellious,” Zaragoza said. “I think the focus should be to penalize people who are not in smoking areas. But you honestly cannot stop a bunch of college kids from smoking.”

The Fresh Air Advocates have estimated that it will take three years to bring the campus into compliance with the new policy.

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Comic Expo flies into town The Long Beach Comic Expo brings good programming and classic comic convention staples to Long Beach.

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The time to dig up your capes and superhero T-shirts has come.

The Long Beach Comic Expo takes place this weekend on Feb. 20 and 21 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

What sets this particular comic convention apart from the others is its more intimate setting that still packs a punch with great programing. The expo kicks off on Saturday at 10 a.m. and goes through Sunday at 5 p.m.

SATURDAY The Art of Star Wars & The Fandom Behind It at 1 p.m. in the Danger Room Marvel Talent Talks Comics vs. Movies at 2 p.m. in the Danger Room Aftershock Comics at 5 p.m. in the Danger Room (this is a new comic company, but they have well established talent already attached to it) Geekfest Filmmakers Panel at 11 a.m. in the Film Festival room.

Versus! Who’d win battles between your favorite characters at 12:30 p.m. in the Rumble Room.

Breaking the Fourth Wall with Deadpool at 4 p.m. in the Rumble Room. (co-creator of Deadpool, Fabian Nicieza, will be there) LGBTQ Comics: Drawn From Life at 5 p.m. in the Rumble Room #MakeComics: Creating Amazing Covers at 10:30 a.m. in the Creators Lab #MakeComics: Successful Independent Publishing at 5:30 p.m. in the Creators Lab Age of Apocolypse panel at 10:30 a.m. in the Final Frontier room (this will be popular because of the upcoming x-Men movie) VR & AR: What’s the future? What’s Now? An Overview of the State of Technology at 4:30 p.m. in the Final Frontier room. (this is about 3D games, virtual reality, etc) Robin hood to Katniss: Why is Archery so Freakin’ Cool? at 5:30 p.m. in the Final Frontier room.

Video Games Version 2.0 at 2:30 p.m. in the Knerds of the Round Table room

SUNDAY Image Comic creators talk Image at 2 p.m. in the Danger Room Chris Claremont Meet and Greet at 11:30 a.m. in the Smallville room Celebrating Women in Comics at 10:30 a.m. in the Rumble Room The Making of the Nightwing Live Action Series at 2:30 p.m. in the Rumble Room #MakeComics: An Intimate Look at the Writing Styles of Successful Comic Writers at 2 p.m. in the Creator’s Lab I’ve Written A Book! How Do I Get It Published? at 3 p.m. in the Creators Lab Mars Rover Science: Instruments, Investigations, and Images at 11:30 a.m. in the Final Frontier room A Conversation With DC Comic Creatives at 12:30 p.m. in the Final Frontier room Down to Nerd: Time Travel with Chris Claremont and MARTY at 3:30 p.m. in the Final Frontier room

This year the event’s biggest draw is a meet-and-greet with legendary comic writer Chris Claremont, who has worked on some of the most well-known comics and graphic novels, such as “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Justice League of America.” Other notable guests in the lineup this year include Alan Tudyk (“Firefly”). Kelly Hu (“X-Men 2,” “Arrow”) and Tom Walker (Netflix’s “Daredevil”).

The expo’s programming has something for everyone whether they are comic newcomers, kids or people looking for industry advice. The Mars Rover Science panels, the #MakeComics how-to programs and the Movies vs. Comics panel are just some of the interesting things planned for expo-goers this year.

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For those who saw and loved the new “Deadpool” movie, co-creator of the comic character, Fabian Nicieza, will be talking about the Merc With a Mouth and his journey from villain to anti-hero in the “Breaking the Fourth Wall with Deadpool” panel on Saturday.

Of course, it isn’t a comic convention without plenty of opportunities to take pictures with all your favorite characters, which can be found at Cosplay Corner, near the concessions area.

Whether you want to rifle through boxes of old comics, pose with Batman, watch comic-related films or hustle form panel to panel, the expo has options on top of options for you.

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Despite tremendous success at the box office and on TV, there are apparently people who are not into superheroes. I know, I don’t get it either. But that is OK, because even if you are not someone who gets goosebumps at the latest Marvel trailer or gets excited to see The Flash visit Earth-2, you should have no trouble finding a story for your particular tastes.

Y: the Last Man (Vertigo) 60 issues (2002-2008) This is the place to start for novices to start reading comic books. “Y: the Last Man” tells the story of Yorrick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand navigating a world in which all males have mysteriously dropped dead. Brian K. Vaughan’s tale explores the dynamics of gender while still being a globe-spanning adventure. The layout of the art is what really makes this a hit for new readers, as the clearly defined panels carry the reader from page to page.

Locke & Key (IDW Comics) 37 issues plus two one-shots (2008-2013) This haunted house-style epic was written by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King, and he clearly learned his lessons from his old man. Telling the tale of one family and a generation-spanning encounter with evil, “Locke & Key” is part “The Shining” and part “The Stand.” Hill creates genuinely human characters and then refuses to let their actions exist without consequences.

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Sex Criminals (Image Comics) 13 issues (2013 and ongoing) Two people discover that they have the power to stop time when they orgasm and use this power to rob a bank. Let’s just get that ridiculous premise out of the way first.

Often very funny and often incredibly sad, “Sex Criminals” examines love, lust, hatred and relationships of all types. Its fourth-wall breaking narrative and chaotic drawing style fit perfectly with the heightened emotions of the characters.

Saga (Image Comics) 33 issues (2012 and ongoing) Another title from Brian K. Vaughan, “Saga” is an epic in the truest sense of the word. Set against the backdrop of a decades-long war on distant planets, Vaughan never loses sight of the true story at the center.

What could have felt incredibly removed from reality with weird-looking aliens and robots with TV screens for heads became incredibly personal through the lens of brand parents Alana and Marko, who are trying so hard just to make it to the next day. Add in Fiona Staples’ beautiful and boundary-breaking artwork and you will be able to see why this is consistently the pick for best comic book of the year.

Transmetropolitian (Helix, Vertigo) 60 issues (1997-2002) With a wise-cracking, F-bomb-dropping, violence-loving main character, “Transmetropolitan” is a comic that can win over anyone. Set in a dystopian future where even household appliances are on drugs, “Transmetropolitan” follows journalist Spider Jerusalem and his faithful “filthy assistants” as they work to expose alien hybrid cults and corrupt politicians. Spider Jerusalem doles out his own brand of justice (in one instance shooting the president of the United States with a diarrhea-inducing laser gun) in an effort to make the world a better place. Although the comic was originally published in 1997, it remains very relevant today, especially with the presidential elections drawing near.

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A history of the pros (and the cons) A look into the humble beginnings of the multibillion dollar convention industry.

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If you found yourself in New York City in 1969, you could have probably reached into your back pocket and pulled out at least $1.50 — coincidentally, that would be just the right amount of change to buy yourself a one-day ticket to the first ever comic art convention.

In the 21st century, it’s not so simple — or cheap. The international fan convention Comic-Con takes place in San Diego every year, pumping up to $60 million into the city’s economy, according to KPBS. If you deconstruct that, the numbers will read that the 26,000 Comic-Con attendees who rent rooms, buy food and pay for transportation contribute around $10,000 each day to San Diego’s economy.

So how did we get from point A to point B? Fan conventions went from being hosted at small-scale venues traditionally organized by fans to being com-

mercialized, massive meet-and-greets where fans of any subculture can meet and participate in panels, cosplays and getting signatures from famous figures within said subculture.

This sudden rise in fan culture (and subsequently: fan conventions) wasn’t much of a rise at all, but a gradual force that came to be for a number of reasons.

Through the 1970s, cult television shows began to flicker across the screen of every household. Science fiction took hold of society, and in 1972 “Trekkies” began asserting a spotlight of their own.

“Star Trek’s” fan base throughout the 1970s resulted in the first and most widely publicized fan convention.

Ironically, this convention was held at the Statler Hilton hotel in New York – where the first fan convention was held a few years prior.

The ‘80s introduced a variety of fan-based revenue as classics with massive followings came into popular culture. Films like George Lucas’ “Star Wars” and new, futuristic comics like Marvel’s “Transformers” inspired a new kind of subculture.

This subculture was completely immersed in the ideas of space travel and robotics, which were met with a variety of conventions to complement every fanatic’s con needs.

But fan conventions didn’t stop there. As an immersion in popular culture through television, radio and film progressed throughout the remainder of the 20th century, conven-

tions began to encompass foreign subcultures – furry, ventriloquist and clown conventions became staple functions for obscure fanbases.

The laws of capitalism dictate that where there is a demand, capitalize on it. The introduction of commercialized conventions becoming prevalent in mainstream society is most notable in massive annual conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con International, Anime Expo in Los Angeles and WonderCon in Anaheim.

These conventions not only offer a place for fanbases to fraternize and partake in geeky greatness — but a place for massive amounts of cash to be spent.

Long Beach boasts its own fan conventions nearly every month.

The conventions range from bridal conventions to comic conventions. The Long Beach Comic Expo, a convention taking place at the Long Beach Convention Center this weekend, will feature prominent figures in the comic book industry such as “Wolverine” creator Len Wein, “Deadpool” co-creator Fabian Nicieza and a whole mess of cosplayers.

Though the fan convention industry has inflated into a massive, cash-flushed industry — one thing remains clear: fanaticism is what keep this industry thriving, and so long as pop culture continues to expand, we can predict a future full of pros (and cons).

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FBiPhone Even though the FBI has ordered Apple to create software to bypass security measures, the corporation refuses to compromise privacy.

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I like to think that I’m not a generally sketchy person, but the thought of a stranger having the ability to bypass my phone’s security measures to access my data makes my skin crawl.

I know there are some conversations saved in text messages that, if taken out of context, could land me in some hot water. And there are absolutely some photos of my friends that, if leaked, would make me public enemy number one in their eyes.

None of these are life-threatening concerns, and in the grand scheme of things I know my life could carry on without too much trouble if Apple were to make their way into my phone, but something about the potential invasion of privacy still doesn’t sit right with me.

My phone is my own little world, and I bank on security measures to keep what’s mine, mine.

Luckily, Apple seems to agree.

The FBI recently issued a court order for Apple to create a piece of iOS software that could help gain access to data held on an iPhone 5c owned by Syed Rizwan Farook, the gunman behind the December 2015 San Bernardino shootings.

Apple is refusing to design the software.

Now, there’s nothing new about gathering data from cell phones. The Patriot Act of 2001 defined new methods of technological investigation to reflect the changing field of emails, texts and mobile calls. Digital archives have been used in a number of cases to find incriminating evidence, so it’s not surprising in any way to see the FBI shift from data interception and tracking towards pulling data from its root source

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— in this case, a terrorist’s iPhone.

The FBI authorized a formal search warrant for the contents of the phone, but are unable to access any of the relevant information without help from Apple. Major justification for the order comes from the 1789 All Writs Act, with authorizes courts to “issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.”

On Wednesday, the technology supergiant published a message to customers explaining why they don’t feel comfortable with the creation of an encryption backdoor, regardless of what it will be used for, and thusly will not comply with the court order.

“The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers — including tens of millions of American citizens — from sophisticated hackers and cybercriminals,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the message. “The same engineers who built strong encryption into the iPhone to protect our users would, ironically, be ordered to weaken those protections and make our users less safe.”

Wow. Finally, an ounce of integrity is being shown by a corporation, and in a very large and very meaningful way. I don’t know what is going to happen to Apple in terms of legal pressure from here on out, and I don’t know what the FBI is going to have as a response to the published refusal, but I do know that Apple has skyrocketed in popularity in the last 24 hours.

My Facebook feed is flooded with links to Apple’s message alongside statuses of praise and gratitude. My Twitter is exploding with Orwellian comparisons being raised against the FBI. Yes, it may have taken an iPhone to make it happen, but there is some beautifully legitimate discourse about the boundaries of government and what it means to have privacy in 2016.

I won’t be surprised if some sort of executive order forces Apple to develop the software regardless of opposition. I will be if Apple does so quietly.

And I will remain thankful that even in the face of direct FBI orders, Cook and his colleagues at least try to do right by us.

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Put away your Tritons LBSU wins its sixth straight after a stellar performance from the service line.

blockers Bryce Yould and Amir Lugo-Rodriguez, the 49ers took a 12-6 lead that forced Ring to call a timeout.

LBSU maintained its lead, 19-14, after Yould’s kill and second service ace of the set, forcing a second Triton timeout.

The 49ers closed out the set, 25-19, after the referees called UCSD on the net.

The 49ers jumped to a 4-0 lead in set two, thanks to kills by Tuaniga and Lugo-Rodriguez and a pair of points by Kyle Ensing’s kill and service ace. LBSU kept the Triton comeback at bay before going on an 11-2 run to take the set, 25-12.

The 49ers got off to a much faster start in set three, opening up a 17-7 lead at one point. LBSU never looked back and won the final set 25-14.

Freshman outside hitter T.J. DeFalco led the team once again with 11 kills and freshman setter Josh Tuaniga led with 36 assists. DeFalco extended his double digit kill streak to 12 as he helped the 49ers hit over .400 for the fourth time this season.

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In a match between the first and last place teams in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the No. 1 ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team eased past UC San Diego, 3-0, on Wednesday night inside the Walter Pyramid.

A light crowd of 584 watched as the 49ers (12-2, 9-2) hit .466 along with 12 service aces to move past the Tritons (312, 0-11) for their sixth consecutive win.

“I hope [this teams isn’t playing at its best],” LBSU head coach Alan Knipe said. “We talk all the time, we think there’s lots of meat on the bone, [a lot] for us to improve on.”

The 12 service aces are the most since the 49ers hit 13 against Stanford on March 7, 2008. That mark also ties for the fifth most in school history; LBSU hit 12 service aces against Pepperdine on April 6, 1988.

“They were just putting pressure on us,” UCSD head coach Kevin Ring said.

“They were hitting the ball with good pace, they were hitting the gaps and

A much tougher opponent awaits the 49ers as they take on UC Irvine next, but Knipe said his team won’t prepare any differently than it did for the Tritons.

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Junior middle blocker Bryce Yould spikes the ball as UC San Diego’s Shayne Beamer goes up for the block in LBSU’s 3-0 win over the Tritons on Wednesday inside the Walter Pyramid.

they had a variety of serves. T.J. [DeFalco] mixed in some off speed serves that came in short.”

Ring said he thought his team battled

throughout the match, but the closest they ever came to leading was early in the first set.

Both teams started the match by

trading points. With the score tied at five, LBSU began to gain some separation. After kills by sophomore outside hitter Bjarne Huus and junior middle

“For us it’s the same prep we do for any quality team and that means any team in our conference,” Knipe said.

“We’ve got to be way more concerned with our side, of how we play and how we’re invested into the match.”

The 49ers return to the Walter Pyramid for a matchup with the No. 11 Anteaters on Friday at 7 p.m.

SPORTS PREVIEWS Women’s basketball

Softball

Who: UC Riverside (17-7, 10-0) When: Thursday at 5 p.m.

Where: SRC Arena, Riverside

Who: Stanford (3-2) When: Saturday 12:30 p.m.

Where: Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium, Palo Alto, California

Need to know: The Highlanders are the top team in the Big West with a perfect 10-0 record and are on an 11game winning streak.

Long Beach State (18-6, 7-3) leads the all-time series 8-6, but lost the last meeting against UC Riverside on Jan. 13. Since then, the 49ers have won six of their last seven games.

UCR has three of the top five leading scorers in the conference. Senior guard Brittany Crain leads with 21.0 points per game, junior forward Rejane Verin is second averaging 17.4 ppg and freshman guard Annalise Ito is fourth with 13.9 ppg.

Who: UC Santa Barbara (9-16, 6-5) When: Saturday at 2 p.m.

Where: The Thunderdome, Santa Barbara Need to know: The Gauchos lead the all-time series 14-6, but the 49ers defeated UCSB in their first meeting this season on Saturday, 60-52.

UCSB’s top scorer is sophomore guard Makala Roper. She is averaging 12.4 points per game and dropped 16 points in the first meeting against LBSU. The 49ers have to also be weary of junior guard Onome Jemerigbe, whose 4.0 assists per game rank fifth in the Big West.

Women’s water polo Who: North Dakota State (2-3) When: Saturday 3 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.

Where: Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium, Palo Alto, California

Who: Saint Mary’s College (2-3) When: Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

Where: Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium, Palo Alto, California

Who: Azusa Pacific (2-6) When: Saturday at 10 a.m.

Where: Thompson Aquatic Center, Redlands

Need to know: Long Beach State (3-6) defeated Azusa Pacific in both of their previous match-ups, leading the all-time record 2-0.

The Cougars are coming off of an idle week, but before that they earned their first two victories of the season in back-to-back wins against Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Both wins came on Feb. 6 The Cougars’ goalie, sophomore Erica Marquez, made 19 saves against Pomona and 13 against Claremont, earning Golden Coast Conference weekly honors.

Need to Know: The Cardinal leads the all-time series 12-9-1 against Long Beach State (2-3) and won last season’s meeting 11-5 in eight innings.

Sophomore Haylee Snyder is the ace on the Cardinal pitching staff. She recorded 38 strikeouts in 112.2 innings last season before going down with an injury.

Need to Know: The Bison won two of the three all-time meetings against the 49ers. North Dakota State shutout LBSU 8-0 the last time these two faced each other on Feb. 15, 2012.

A player to watch is senior second baseman Cheyenne Garcia, who has 42 career doubles and 25 home runs.

Need to Know: LBSU leads the alltime series against the Gaels, 6-1. In the last meeting, the 49ers blanked Saint Mary’s 9-0 in five innings on March 8, 2011.

A key player for the Gaels is junior pitcher Katie Moss, who has recorded 15 strikeouts and a 2.16 era in 16.1 innings pitched this season.

Men’s volleyball

Men’s basketball

Baseball

Who: No. 11 UC Irvine (4-9, 3-8) When: Friday at 7 p.m.

Where: Walter Pyramid

Who: Cal State Fullerton (9-16, 2-10) When: Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Walter Pyramid TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket

Who: Holy Cross When: Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.

Where: Blair Field

Need to know: The Highlanders are the top team in the Big West with a perfect 10-0 record and are on an 11game winning streak.

Need to know: Long Beach State will open up its season with a first-ever meeting with Holy Cross.

Need to know: Long Beach State (12-2, 9-2) owns the all-time series against UCI, 40-24, but has lost the last three meetings against the Anteaters.

Nonetheless, the No. 1-ranked team in the nation will be looking to put an end to that skid.

The No. 11 Anteaters won their first road game this season against No. 3 UCLA, upsetting the Bruins in five sets 3-2 last Thursday. However, LBSU has a 5-1 record at home this season and will look to extend its winning streak to seven.

Long Beach State (18-6, 7-3) leads the all-time series 8-6, but lost the last meeting against UC Riverside on Jan. 13.

The 2016 Preseason Patriot League coaches’ poll picked Holy Cross to finish in second place behind Navy.

UCR has three of the top five leading scorers in the conference. Senior guard Brittany Crain leads with 21.0 points per game, junior forward Rejane Verin is second with 17.4 ppg and freshman guard Annalise Ito is fourth with 13.9 ppg.

The Crusaders return junior first baseman Anthony Critelli, who hit .307 and led the team with 40 RBIs in 2015, and junior right-hander Brendan King, who had a team-best 2.16 ERA.

Who: Redlands (0-2) When: Saturday at noon Where: Thompson Aquatic Center, Redlands

Need to know: The 49ers will play Redlands University immediately following their match with Azusa.

The 49ers’ all-time record against the Bulldogs is 5-2.

Redlands lost to Loyola Marymount and Cal Baptist two weeks ago at the Cal Baptist Lancer Mini-Tournament. The 49ers defeated the Bulldogs last season 20-6 on March 7 and 16-2 on March 21, 2015.