Daily 49er, February 23, 2017

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 69 | FEBRUARY 23, 2017

CHANCELLOR

CSU remains unaffected by immigration memoranda Chancellor Timothy White says university system will not impede DACA.

By Connie Ojeda Staff Writer

see MEMORANDA, page 2

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Many homeless people dwell around the Long Beach Civic Center with their belongings. This was among the issues addressed in the Long Beach City Council Study Session on Housing.

CITY COUNCIL

Long Beach talks affordable housing Council moves to conduct study on the price of housing in Long Beach.

By Samantha Diaz Staff Writer

If you live in Long Beach, or plan to someday, your housing options may soon become more realistic.

Long Beach City Council addressed the issue of the lack of low-cost housing Tuesday night by moving to conduct a study on the

resources available for affordable housing units in the area.

“To say the [housing] situation is becoming urgent is an understatement,” said councilwoman Jeannine Pearce who urged the council to come up with a plan that could help citizens sooner rather than later. “I want to make sure that we’re not looking at funding sources that are projects that can happen in ten years, but projects that can happen in three, that can happen in four.”

According to a city draft report, 47.2 percent of people living in Long Beach are cost burdened, which means that 30 percent of their income goes toward paying

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Chancellor of the Cal State University system, Timothy White, said in a statement Wednesday that the CSU will not honor immigration hold requests on behalf of law enforcement agencies, d e s p i t e TIMOTHY WHITE the issuCSU CHANCELLOR ance of two memoranda by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.

The two Homeland Security memoranda issued on Feb. 21 – which call for the implementation of stricter immigration laws as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive orders – will not affect the CSU nor will they affect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy intended for students without a legal status, according to White’s email.

“Unless otherwise required by law, we will not enter into agreements with the law enforcement agencies for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws,” said White in his statement.

College student homelessness is rampant, it is unprecedented, and it is a threat to the economic viability of our city.

-Elizabeth Waites, CSULB third year transfer student

rent. Furthermore, 24.3 percent find themselves severely cost burdened, meaning that their rent takes up 50 percent of their income.

The city hopes to drop these numbers by providing more affordable housing for seniors, college students, families and those with disabilities over the next few years.

The study session touched on the issue of college student homelessness, suggesting university-controlled housing or affordable housing adjacent to the university for students. Councilmembers shared their experiences with homeownership, saying that they want every college student to experience the “American Dream” of owning their

see COUNCIL, page 2

ASI

HEALTH

Project Rebound introduced in ASI Senate

CAPS appointment times for students continue to prolong

Formerly incarcerated, Dale Lendrum introduced a resolution to lead prisoners down the right path.

By James Chow Staff Writer

A mug shot of a dirty, shaggy-haired confused man holding a prisoner number was featured on the the projector.

Meanwhile, a clean-shaven man in a polo shirt and shorts spoke and pointed at the screen. “That’s me roughly 24 years ago,” he said.

Before Dale Lendrum was Secre-

tary of System Wide Affairs, he was the man in the mugshot who spent 10 years plagued by incarceration and addiction. When Lendrum was released, he went into community college – and, eventually, Cal State Long Beach.

“All I had was the passion and commitment to move forward,” he said.

“Lives change and can affect other lives.”

Secretary for System Wide Affairs Dale Lendrum introduced Senate Resolution #2017-18, which “reintegrat[es] formerly incarcerated individuals into society via higher education” to Associated Students, Inc. Wednesday afternoon.

see REBOUND, page 2

An increased demand for counseling leads to appointment waitlists.

By Matthew Ramirez Staff Writer

An increase of people setting appointments for Counseling and Psychological Services at Cal State Long Beach are requiring students, staff and faculty to wait up to three weeks for scheduled appointments.

Support for CAPS is expected to

arrive in the form of revenue from the fee increase made by Student Health Services. Director of CAPS Brad Compliment explained that the money received from the fee will go toward hiring more counselors to relieve the already rough workload.

The CSULB CAPS staff is comprised of 11 accredited counselors and three pre-doctoral interns. It’s this team of fourteen people on campus that are expected to serve a student population of more than 37,000 students.

Causes for this waitlist include

see CAPS, page 3

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HOUSING

WHO’S THE FAIREST FOR THE JOB? The Career Development Center hosted a job and internship fair Wednesday in the University Student Union, which was packed with students looking to make their best impressions to potential employers. Students checked in with their student ID cards to get the map of tables and list of employers participating. The list also contained information regarding what job positions and internships different companies, like GUESS, Microsoft and AT&T, are currently looking for.

MEMORANDA

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The CSU’s flexible policy allows universities within the system to remain excluded from immigration enforcement laws, as CSU guidelines entail the systemwide commitment

REBOUND

continued from page 1 The resolution, also known as Project Rebound, was put together by a cluster of formerly incarcerated individuals, justice system-affected people and an assemblage of students from different majors, including social work, criminal justice and communications.

In Lendrum’s presentation, he showed his personal nightmares with the prison system, which included showing his mugshot during the height of his addiction and incarceration.

“I used to live in the alleys of Long

of remaining a safe and welcoming space for “all students, staff, alumni and members of the community.”

“Our university police departments will not honor immigration hold requests, and our university policy will not contact, detain, question or arrest individuals solely on the basis of being — or suspected of being— a person who lacks documentation,” White said.

Although there has not been no-

Beach Boulevard,” Lendrum said. “The gift of higher education changed my life and gave me a life.”

Lendrum hopes his resolution can give other formerly incarcerated individuals like himself a second chance.

Project Rebound would be a development from an associate’s degree program from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The current program offers AA degrees within the prison system and is connected to five community colleges in the state.

“These individuals need to transfer when they get out,” Lendrum said.

“Prisoners are most at risk when the [prison] gates open and come back to

tice of an increased presence of law enforcement officials on CSU campuses, Chancellor White is advising students, staff, alumni and members of the community to contact CSULB university police at (562) 985-4101 if approached by officials requesting official documentation or information on an immigration status.

CSULB University police is available for dispatch 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

society. If they have the opportunity to go to school and dedicate to something, their chances of success are 55 percent greater.”

Also, during the senate meeting, ASI Executive Director Richard Haller swore in a new Senator of College of Health and Human Services, Senator-at-large, Secretary for Sustainability, Secretary for Veteran Affairs and Secretary for Women and Gender Equity Affairs.

Leen Almahdi, the new Senator of CHHS, addressed in her interview speech the necessity to fix the facility management issues and to promote the Beach Pantry on campus.

“One of my main goals is fixing the buildings in the CHHS, like the Kinesi-

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ology building,” Almahdi said. “People have told me about air-conditioning issues … and falling tiles that need to be taken care of.” “[Also], one of our biggest problems is that people don’t know about the Beach Pantry” — the campus’ official food pantry that provides non-perishable food items to students. “The pantry needs to be advertised, as it’s a really good source for people to utilize.”

When elected for Senator-at-large, Kishan Patel was commended by other ASI senators for his “passion” and “interest” for the position. Patel listed Indian prime minister Narenda Modi as a role model for continually working and only sleeping three hours a day.

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abandoned shipping containers left behind by Hanjin shipping continued from page 1 on the port of Long Beach. Almost 15,000 containers are sitting at the port, according to own home. the Long Beach Press Telegram.

Cal State Long Beach third Shipping containers have been year transfer student Elizabeth repurposed into permanent food Waites shot back, saying that islots in Bixby Knolls, a project sues of homelessness are more known as Steelcraft. pressing to college students than Previous efforts have been homeownership. taken to combat the issue of “Homeownership is a great economically sufficient housing goal, but for a lot of us, we’ve givfrom the city by granting housen up on homeownership and we ing developers density bonuses. can’t even enter the renter’s marDevelopers are given more ket because it’s so competitive,” relaxed parking requirements said Waites. “College student and are allowed to build higher homelessness is rampant, it is in exchange that a percentage of unprecedented, and it is a threat the units, decided by Long Beach to the economic viability of our Development Services, will be city.” available as affordable housing Waites urged the council units. to consider the conversion of Cheaper housing units on school buses the coastinto housing al zone units, an idea of Long that is comBeach are monly used protectPeople and families are for road trips ed by the losing what’s already and vacations. one-to-one affordable to them faster “Since we ratio enactdon’t have ed by the than you can even rebuild. much space C alifornia to work with, Coastal -Jorge Rivera, let’s work with CommisLong Beach Residents the vehicles sion. The Empowered members we have at our law states disposal to that every create safe livlow-cost ing environhousing ments for people,” Waites said. unit torn down must be replaced Waites also delved into the ison a one-to-one ratio with the sue of renter’s protection, stating newer units. that if a college student can pay Long Beach hopes to extheir rent, there is nothing propand the one-to-one ratio law tecting them from being suddenthroughout the city, instead of ly evicted. only protecting housing units off Although issues of renter prothe coast of beach cities. tection were not on the agenda, The council was not only fomany citizens urged the councused on creating more cheaper cil to come up with a plan that housing options, but preserving would protect those renting now, the units that already exist. instead of waiting for construcCouncil members discussed tion of low-cost units. preventing the conversion of af“People and families are losfordable apartments into condos ing what’s already affordable to when vacancy rates are low. By them faster than you can even doing this, apartments will be rebuild,” said Jorge Rivera, an forced to lower their prices for active member of Long Beach the units available rather than Residents Empowered, a grasscreating more expensive ones. roots organization dedicated to The report on low-cost housthe creation and preservation of ing will come back to the councheaper housing. cil in the near future, where they Pearce also recommended that will discuss and vote on potential the council look into possibilities policies to increase affordable of creating housing units out of housing for residents.

“If a person like him in his sixties can work 20 hours a day, then I can do the same since I’m in my twenties,” Patel said.

Nhan Tran, Danny Helmy and Augustus Krider were also confirmed for Secretary for Sustainability, Secretary for Veteran Affairs and Secretary for Women and Gender Equity Affairs, respectively.

ASI also passed Senate Resolution #2017-17, now known as the Opposing Payment Peaks Act, for its third and final reading. The resolution would put pressure on the California State University Board of Trustees to freeze their current initiatives, thus freezing the tuition increase.

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an increased demand for psychiatric services as well as the workload counselors have to bear in order to complete their individual projects according to Brad Compliment, director of CAPS. Compliment reassures that those waiting for assistance in their mental health are at the highest priority for the psychiatric organization.

“We won’t leave students out on their own,” Compliment said.

Those in danger of a crisis are able to seek immediate help from CAPS given the severity of their situation. Upon entering, counselors will take the time to sit down with those in need of crisis

assistance and can provide additional resources for help.

The increase in the number of appointments is not new to Compliment or those working at CAPS. As part of the International Association of Counseling Services, other college campuses involved in the association meet throughout the year and share similar issues: an increased demand for mental help and a shortage of counselors to provide assistance to everyone.

Psychiatric appointments at CAPS operate in individually scheduled sessions; this is called the “intake stage,” where people attend one session with a counselor to see if further help will be necessary in the future. This is the stage that is quickly filled for appointments and creates the longer wait times.

Counselors must also be available

for an “on-call” shift. On-call shifts require a five-hour window of availability, should someone wish to speak over the

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CAPS

We won’t leave students out on their own.

-Brad Compliment, Director of CAPS

phone rather than scheduling an appointment.

Appointments and phone calls aside, counselors are also responsible for running group sessions and more delicate sessions for those handling a personal

crisis.

“We don’t have enough counseling appointment times that would cover the amount of students that want to use our services,” Compliment said. “The ratio does not add up to what we really need.”

The psychiatric service is expecting to add three to four more counselors as the health service fee increases. But, as the campus accepts more students at the beginning of each school year, CAPS is also expected to serve an increasing student population.

Compliment said that the fee increase is said to “make a significant dent,” but would still not be enough to fully resolve the current situation.

Fortunately for students, there are more resources available to them than just CAPS. CAPS performs an online screening

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via their website that provides a self-assessment that can supply those in need with resources that may be of help. The assessment recommends both on- and off-campus therapists and groups in the local area to help those in need. CAPS also provides a 24/7 phone number that can connect people to therapists at any time.

On-Campus Emergency Assistance Network, also known as Project OCEAN, is another on-campus resources that specializes in suicide prevention and awareness for those that may be at risk for self-harm.

Both CAPS and Project OCEAN provide contact information for their own groups as well agencies that can be found both on and off campus at the convenience of any students, staff or faculty who may need it.

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Julia Beaty as Tilly (center) intimidates Ammy Ontiveros as Agnes (ground) by raising the Eastern Blade of the Dreamwalker over her head.

Photo courtesy of Keith I. Polakoff

THEATRE ARTS

Cast kills performance (and monsters) University Players assume the role of dragon slayers in the first production of the semester.

By Jason Enns

Arts & Life Editor

Agnes is just an average girl living a seemingly average life, but behind closed doors — she kills monsters.

Cal State Long Beach’s University Players kicked off their spring season Feb. 17, with a production that is sure to make audiences laugh, and possibly even cry.

“She Kills Monsters” is the tale of Agnes, played by Ammy Ontiveros, who lost her entire family in a car crash.

This included her sister Tilly, the strongest Dungeons and Dragons warrior in all of Lakewood, played by Julia Beaty.

Though the seemingly dull Agnes never made much of an effort to get to know her imaginative and adventurous sister while she was alive, she chooses to get to know her after her death through Tilly’s own original module — written guideline for a D&D quest.

If my math is correct, the play takes place in 1996. It was a time when dial-up reigned supreme and there were no online role playing games like World of Warcraft. Antiquated concepts like geek-shaming and the idea that women were not allowed to be “nerds” were still in effect.

Hearing these perceived notions spoken in the narrator’s opening monologue made me immediately skeptical; however, by the end of the performance these outdated views are rectified — and then some — to reflect the social climate of today, where congoers are praised for their dedication to cosplay, and everyone is free to unleash their inner nerd.

The proudest nerd of them all, Chuck, played by Tommy Nguyen, quite possibly steals the show. He comes out after the opening monologue and quite literally cuts the onstage tension set by the narrators with a knife, or sword, or whatever else the audience suggests to him.

Nguyen takes the stage with total confidence and charisma, acting not only as Agnes’ dungeon master in the performance, but as the DM for the whole theater. In the opening scene he introduces the game of Dungeons and Dragons to the audience by involving them in a game of their own.

He improvises the game-play based on the unexpecting audience members’ roll of the 20-sided-die and answers to his question, “What do you want to do?” In Tuesday night’s production we fought an evil catfish, turning it into fish sticks using a fireball spell, a sword and by summoning “Dragon Ball Z.” We then transitioned back to Agnes, who now works as a teacher at Tilly’s old high school — where she would have be a senior. She recruits the help of Chuck to teach her the game her sister loved so much. She begins spending all her time him, much to the dismay of

her boyfriend Miles, played by Christian Sullivan.

Chuck takes her through Tilly’s module, where she finds Tillius the Paladin, her sister’s D&D character. They are joined by Tillius’ team, the demon queen Lilith Morningstar and the dark elf Kaliope Darkwalker.

It is a little confusing at first to see Anges — deemed Agnes the Asshatted — interacting with her deceased sister, and sometimes having extremely personal conversations with her.

Still, it is assumed and eventually evident that in the reality of the plot she is actually talking to Chuck the whole time, at times making him more of her therapist than her DM. Their journey to find the lost soul of Athens (Tillius’ soul) has a bleak irony that is not lost on Agnes or the audience.

Along the quest, the team recruits the demon overlord Orcus, played by Ryan Chiu, whose apathetic behavior adds an extra element of comedy in an already humorous show. I especially appreciated the abundance of ‘90s references such as TV/VCR combos, “Quantum Leap” and The Smashing Pumpkins.

Though the performers keep the audience laughing throughout the show, there are plenty of emotional crises along the way. These moments mainly happen when it becomes apparent that certain characters in the module are based on students at Agnes’ school, i.e. her crush and her bullies.

The play comes to a tear-jerking close upon Agnes’ – and the audience’s

Photo courtesy of Keith I. Polakoff

Tommy Nguyen as Chuck uses a mic lowered from the ceiling to give his voice an omnipotent quality when announcing battles.

– realization that Tilly and her real life gang of misfits found solace in D&D by living in a fantasy that allowed them to become the people they dreamed of being; their happiest self. Ultimately, in Tilly’s absence, Agnes carries on her sister’s fantastical legacy and bonds of

friendship.

“She Kills Monsters” is sure to entertain as well as tug on the heart-strings of audiences through the end of this week, with 8 p.m. showtimes Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday.

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Get seats for ‘Fantastic Beasts’

Free movies in the USU continue this semester with the latest J.K. Rowling fi lm adaptation.

By Sommer Dalton Staff Writer

The first month of the semester is officially behind us. That means classes are rolling, homework is piling up and the stress is beginning to set in – you may be in need of a break. Thankfully, Movies on The House is back with a magical escape.

Today in the University Student Union building, Beach Pride Events will be showing “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” for a second consecutive day.

The popular film was written by the best selling author J.K. Rowling, who also created the Harry Potter series. The film is filled with adventure, taking its viewers on a journey filled with magic, mythical creatures and action.

Latifah Edobor, a junior and communication studies major, has been in

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‘Fantastic Beasts,’ starring Eddie Redmayne will be showing for free to students with a current CSULB ID at 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. charge of organizing the movie screenings this semester.

The program assistant was brought on after expressing her interest in the event.

“This is my second semester running this program,” Edobor said. “It keeps being brought back because students keep voting for it.”

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“Surprisingly, the animated mov-

ies are always a hit,” Edobor said. “We showed ‘Moana’ last time and students loved it. We had to actually turn people away from the night screening because it was too full.”

This semester, junior history major Ryan Taylor has been to two movies put on by Movies on The House.

Taylor was attending the 3:30 p.m. showing as a way to kill time before his night class.

“It’s perfect because I don’t have to leave campus,” Taylor said. “I can kick back and enjoy the movie without having to rush to get back to class later.”

Taylor says he would attend every Movies on The House event if he can.

It just one of the many things he enjoys about being a student on the CSULB campus.

“It’s really cool that they show good movies for free,” Taylor said. “Plus it’s a cool way to meet people…honestly the best part is that it’s free.”

The film being shown this week hit theaters last November. Since its still not out on DVD, students see this event as a special sneak peek treat for whoever attends.

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Letter from Breitbart’s ‘senior editor’ Alt-right code of conduct from an anonymous editorial staff member.

By Hanna Suarez Opinions Editor

Dear Milo,

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ear Milo Yiannopoulos,

I’ve been thinking about what you’ve said— a lot — and I do think that you definitely crossed the line when you spoke in favor of sexual relationships between underage boys and older, “consenting” men.

You argue, “I think it particularly happens in the gay world, by the way, in many cases those relationships with old men… this is one of the reasons I hate the left, this one size fits all policing of culture, this arbitrary and oppressive idea of consent which totally destroys the understanding that many of us have the complexities and subtleties and complicated nature of many relationships,” according to a Monday article by The Daily Beast.

You have left many of us editors here at Breitbart shaken and confused. But I think that conservatives are missing out on a wealth of pleasure and satisfaction when they dismiss the idea of brotherhood. The focus on the “gay” label is conflating well-rounded, quality fraternal support with promiscuous, radical queerness, and these are not one in the same.

After all, what is the glorious alt-right without all of its beautiful boys? Brotherhood is what ignites this movement, it is the lube that keeps our gears moving. Collectively, our biceps and boners are the most irresistible rhetoric — infiltrating everything from womb to White House.

Any civilized man such as yourself understands the importance, the necessity of the preservation of history. You, with your Greek bloodline, might have a particular pederastic inclination — but how could we forget the greatest accomplishments ancient Europeans made for the modern state?

The identity of our European brotherhood should be celebrated in all it’s erotic glory. Our fellow fraternities lead by example with their drunken college debauchery.

According to End Rape on Campus, an organization that provides support for rape victims and spreads education to campuses and communities, fraternities are seen as very “dangerous places for women,” and their members are three times more likely to commit rape than unaffiliated counterparts.

But listen, all this talk about diddling kids and

I’ve been thinking is it too late to teach an old dog new tricks? xoxo, BREITBART

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Father Michael distracts us from the important things: the need for outreach that is passed on from generation to generation.

All of these liberal activists are stealing all of our young men and turning our breeders into fierce intersectional feminists.

The left is throwing around terms like “rape,” and “sexual assault,” groups like EROC claim to protect girls on campus, but they are really just luring them into dangerous lesbian sex dens. Interdisciplinary studies are poisoning young, patriotic men who are trying to benefit the community with their fertile seed.

Now more than ever, we need to stand united as brothers and fight back against this slander that we have dealt with for far too long.

We have stood by your side this long, and ap-

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plauded your misogynistic, transphobic, Islamophobic and xenophobic comments, but some including Simon and Schuster are now limiting the extent of your free speech, according to The Huffington Post. You must understand the severity of the situation at this point — we can not formally reinstate you back on board.

But you will leave a lasting impression in our hearts. If it is any consolation, just know your bed buddies at Breitbart will be waiting for you, biting our pillows in anticipation.

You let your tongue slip. But I’m sure you could still teach an old dog like me some new tricks, if you know what I mean. I know I was anonymous in my comments to The Washingtonian, but rest assured, I was merely taking precautions.

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crecy. What other office takes such pride in their restroom glory holes?

We as leaders of the alt-right nation need to keep a trim, yet subtle appearance, use Richard Spencer as a model. His Nazi-youth comb over and pressed fitted suits scream macho, fascist camp — while continuing to maintain his good boy facade.

Nevertheless, I’d still like to see you play dress up for me sometime.

Milo, I said I was disgusted in the aforementioned article, but really I am just jealous. You in all of your pasty, buff, English glory have paved the way for our movement.

Soon we will seize pride from the homosexual drag queens, and utilize it to gain visibility.

We will fuel the fires of our fraternal friction, one promotional fleshlight at a time.

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It’s about how you finish, not how you start

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The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team celebrates a 3-1 victory over Cal Baptist game Wednesday

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

49ers roll by Cal Baptist

Long Beach State men’s volleyball win seventh straight match.

By Jordan Py Staff Writer

After No. 2 Long Beach State men’s volleyball lost its first set in six matches, the team made quick work of the Cal Baptist by winning three straight sets Wednesday to beat the Lancers 24-26, 25-12, 2514, 25-19 at the Walter Pyramid.

After a sluggish start, the 49ers quickly regained their composure between the first and second sets.

“I think we were pushing it a little bit — pressing sometimes,” head coach Alan Knipe said. “You know,

a technique sport like volleyball is very much like golf — when you press a little too much you don’t get the results you want. You’ve got to be in your routine and we weren’t really in that for a while, but once we got into it we played pretty well.”

The Lancers won the first set after LBSU had six hitting errors.

The Lancers (3-12, 1-10) were led by senior outside hitter Luis Palos, sophomore middle blocker Philip Schick and opposite Kevin Vaz who each had eight kills.

LBSU dominated the rest of the match in straight sets, with a 2512 win in the second, 25-14 in the third and won the match in the fourth set 25-19.

The 49ers were led by sophomore outside hitter TJ DeFalco, who had 17 kills and said it was all about their foundation to pull out the win.

“They came out, played strong

and took us by surprise,,we just had to come back and respond to it,” DeFalco said. “It was just about getting back to the basics for us.”

The team is crediting their win streak on the extra time they are spending in the gym, watching videos of their games and staying consistent with their preparation before each game.

“It’s mainly because of how hard the guys are working, you know, in the gym they are doing a heck of a job,” Knipe said. “We’ve identified a few things that we thought were really important at the beginning of the year that we were struggling at and the guys are doing a good job of coming in and getting some extra video on it and being focused on it.”

The 49ers will next host USC Friday at 7 p.m. The last time the two teams faced each other on Jan. 11, the Trojans beat LBSU 3-1.

“You know, we are going to treat them like how we should treat them,” Tuaniga said. “They are going to be a really good team, they got us early on in the season so there is a little fire underneath us to beat them. But, again, we are going to work really hard tomorrow in practice and focus on some of their key guys.”

With a seven more conference games on its schedule, Tuaniga believes the key to LBSU success down the stretch is to stay close “like a family.”

“Every team in the MPSF is really good and there have been some pretty big upsets and some pretty big wins for every team,” Tuaniga said. “So, we just need to put our focus into each team for the week and take them one at a time and really fight with an all-out effort in practices.”

Sometimes you have to fail before you can succeed.

That’s the case for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team.

With a tough road schedule and injuries to junior forward Gabe Levin and sophomore guard Noah Blackwell, the 49ers had to rediscover themselves through trial and error.

To start conference play, the men’s basketball played a lot of inconsistent basketball that led to the team losing winnable games and struggling to find its identity.

“It took a long time to adjust with the injuries,” Monson said. “But we’re getting healthier [and] Blackwell is getting healthier.”

But, after playing with the same rotation and understanding what they need to do to be successful, the team has won four of five games with three games remaining in regular season.

LBSU(13-16, 8-5) will now host Cal Poly tonight in a game that can bring them in contention for a top spot. Men’s basketball coach Dan Monson believes that regardless of the standings, the team can’t focus on where they are in the standings.

“I don’t think you worry much about the standings as much as much as you worry about how you’re playing,” Monson said. “I think this team is getting better and getting more confidence.”

Monson knows that the key to making it deep into march is getting the team to play to its potential.

“The best team today is not going to when the tournament,” Monson said.

“It’s going to be the best team in three weeks. So, we’ve got to take every day and not waste any of those days the last three weeks of continuing to get healthy and better.”

SOFTBALL

LBSU heads to Palm Springs Long Beach State kicks off 9-game road trip with four games this week.

By Matthew Simon Sports Editor

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Freshman pitcher Devyn Magnett looks to redeem her previous start as she gave up five runs against Utah Feb. 19.

After having its first eight games at LBSU Softball Complex, the Long Beach State softball team is heading to Palm Springs for the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

The softball team kicks off the classic today against Oklahoma State and finishes against Texas

A&M at 3 p.m.

With two losses in their last three games, the team will look to improve on as they hit the road for the first time this season.

“We’re trying to take one game at a time right now,” LBSU softball coach Kim Sowder said. “We have a very tough schedule, which is a great opportunity, and we need to use it as an opportunity to find where we need to make adjustments.”

On Friday, the team will face Oregon State at 5:30 p.m., its third PAC-12 opponent, and LSU at 3 p.m.

“I think [in] the Utah game we faced a tough pitcher and I think there’s a lot that we can learn offen-

sively about our approach,” Sowder said. “We’re going to see a lot of the top pitchers the next two weeks.”

Coach Sowder is hoping to see gradual improvements as the team continues its season. “[We want] to keep the team moral and keep trying to get better,” she said. “[We] really want to focus on us as a team and not so much our opponents, but we want to feel good about what we do every day when we show up to the field and how we play – not so much the outcome.”

The road trip will continue for the softball team after this week as they travel to Cal State Fullerton March 2-5 for the Judi Garman Classic.

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BASEBALL

Dirtbags’ Jack of all trades After injury, Long Beach State senior first baseman becomes leader on and off the field.

was complete.

In a remarkable run, Jackson went on to be the Dirtbags’ leading offensive force batting .321 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs. He attributes his success in 2016 to the journey he had to take while recovering from surgery — fighting just to see the field

By Luke Ramirez again.

Staff Writer “I don’t think I’d be the player I am right now or that I have been without that recovery process before my juefore Long Beach nior year,” Jackson said.

State’s senior first Dirtbags’ hitting coach Greg baseman Daniel Bergeron has been Jackson’s swing Jackson became the coach for the last two years and had Dirtbags’ best hita front row seat to the rehab he enter, his career was in dured. jeopardy of ending before it even got “He’s been through a lot of adverstarted. sity and still became the player he is,” As a sophomore in 2015, Jackson Bergeron said. “It’s been awesome to injured his right shoulder to the point coach him. I love that kid – on and where surgery was the only option he off the field he is about the right stuff.” had if he wanted to throw a baseball Jackson also had some good things again. to say about his coaches and how they “I ended up with three tears in my have helped him over the last four labrum, so when years.

I got those sewed “I’ve had a up in surgery, great time here,” my shoulder was Jackson said.

“I don’t think I’d be the just always tight,” “I’ve grown into player I am right now or Jackson said. a man and I’ve The road to gained some that I have been without recovery was a solid core printhat recovery process long and painciples in my time before my junior year.” ful one for the here and it’s all Dirtbags’ slugthanks to the -Daniel Jackson, ger. Jackson went coaches, who first baseman through a sixhave been awemonth period some.” where he did not Jackson led hit or throw — the Dirtbags to something he did every day prior to their second NCAA regional appearthe injury. ance in three years with the program All he could do was go to physical in 2016. LBSU played Florida Atlantic therapy three times a week and work in the semifinal of the tournament on improving his range of motion. and it was a towering three-run home “I cried every time I went to ‘PT,’” run hit by Jackson that sealed the vicJackson said. “I was pushing so hard tory. to get back, but my shoulder hurt all “The Miami regional was defithe time.” nitely the best experience I’ve had Jackson began to get very discourhere,” Jackson said. “I was tight with aged when he didn’t see himself proa lot of the guys last year and it was gressing at the rate he wanted. He put good to play the last couple of games all he had into his recovery, but the with Garrett [Hampson] who was my 2016 season looked more and more roommate for the past three years.” out of reach.

Now entering his final season at “One day, a Navy SEAL came down LBSU, he looks to lead his team to anto the field to talk to the team,” Jackother NCAA appearance. son said. “He talked about making “We want to win the Big West. little improvements every day. That That’s all I’m focusing on,” Jackson really helped me grow.” said. “I’ll do whatever I can do to help The inspirational visit was a turnthe team win the Big West, host a reing point for Jackson and he began to gional and get to Omaha. I think we see himself recover little by little. Afhave a chance. We’re good. We just ter he had to watch the first 18 games need to stay on the grind and stay fofrom the bench, Jackson’s comeback cused.”

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In his final season as a Dirtbag, senior first baseman Daniel Jackson looks to build off a career-high 2016 season. In 2016, Jackson set personal bests in batting average, home runs, RBIs and fielding percentage.

Being the high-caliber player he is, Jackson will certainly have a shot to play at the next level when he graduates from LBSU this May. “He has [the] work ethic,” Bergeron said. “He has some tools like his pow-

er and for a big guy he can run a little bit, which I think surprises people.”

Jackson will leave behind a big hole that the Dirtbags have to fill next year, both offensively and as the heart and sole of the ballclub.

“I just want to be known as a Dirtbag,” Jackson said. “That’s all I’ve ever wanted. To me that means being known as a good teammate, a good leader, and someone who everyone respects. I’m a Dirtbag.”

FAST FACTS

SENIOR FIRST BASEMAN DANIEL JACKSON HAD CAREER YEAR IN 2016

.321

Led team in batting average after missing the first 18 games of the 2016 season.

6

Led team in home runs along with having 51 hits with a .491 slugging average.

18

Number of games Jackson missed to start the 2016 season before making his return.

.995

Moving to a new position, Jackson had one of the high fielding percentages on the team.