Daily 49er, March 1, 2018

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

VOL. LXVIX, ISSUE 55 | MARCH 1, 2018

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Coming soon to a plaza near you Photo Illustration by Sabrina Flores | Daily 49er

The Wellness Wednesday “What’s the 4-1-1 on 4/20?” workshop will teach you everything about marijuana, except how to roll a joint.

HEALTH

Much ado about weed

The Wellness Wednesday workshop aims to inform students about campus marijuana policies.

By Sabrina Flores

Assistant Photo Editor

As pot smokers seek the ideal spot to sneak in a less-than-legal toke on campus, they cautiously rubberneck for signs of authority.

While recreational marijuana legalization was likely the highlight of 2018 for California stoners, the herb is still not per-

mitted on campus. The Student Health Resource Center plans to address lingering questions students may have about policies surrounding the drug.

As a component of the Wellness Wednesday workshops, “What’s the 4-1-1 on 4/20?” will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room 303 of the University Student Union April 18.

Wellness Wednesday is a series that consists of a weekly session hosted by staff at Student Health Services. Geared toward providing knowledge on a variety of health and lifestyle trends, the workshop centered on marijuana use will aim to talk cannabis with students.

According to Heidi Ortiz, al-

cohol, tobacco and other drugs coordinator at the resource center, marijuana education has been a component of the program offered at Cal State Long Beach. Despite previous counseling programs that addressed cannabis abuse, this is the first time that the topic is scheduled to dominate the discussion of a Wellness Wednesday.

“We’re always thinking of new things to talk about,” Ortiz said.

“With the recent changes that have happened, there’s been a lot of questions about [marijuana]. I think there’s been a lot of students that I’ve encountered who kind of have misperceptions. We felt it was necessary to be clearer about campus policy.”

Ortiz wants students to know that while the intent of the workshop is “information dissemination” of legislation, they also aim to focus on harm reduction and abuse prevention.

“The campus’ stance on it is still...‘This is a federally funded institution, you absolutely cannot have it,’” Ortiz said. “Our stance has not changed one bit.”

Repercussions for bringing the herb onto campus are listed online in the policies section of the program website and will be covered in the workshop.

“Our kind of approach in anything that we do in ATOD has see WEED, page 3

TREND

Parking: A story that drives students insane Students discuss their problems with parking, while overflow is eliminated and permit costs increase.

By Kylie Canales and Sarah Vehrs Staff Writers

With over 103,000 applicants, Cal State Long Beach takes in more and more students each

semester, causing parking to become an increasingly difficult feat for some commuters to pull off.

Students are often seen driving around in circles, trying to find one out of 10,571 student parking spaces that exist on campus.

The university offered offsite overflow parking at the Greek Orthodox Church last September, but the temporary parking option was not offered this semester “based on decreasing parking demand on campus and low offsite overflow parking usage rates,” according to Parking

and Transportation Services.

However, it would seem that students are experiencing quite the opposite.

“Last semester when I had class at 11 a.m., I would have to come two hours early to get a parking spot,” said Julissa Campos, a third year business major at Long Beach. “If you hit the parking structures or any of the lots at the wrong time, good luck getting to class.”

Although there is no way to officially measure the peak parksee OVERFLOW, page 2

FAST FACTS

PARKING PERMITS CSULB Permit Prices (Semester) • Current: $130 • 2018-2019: $140 • 2020-2021: $175 Annual CSU Permit Prices • Cal State Los Angeles: $474 • Fullerton: $474 • San Diego: $330 • Long Beach: $246 • Dominguez Hills: $220

The University Bookstore and University Dining Plaza will undergo major renovations in three years.

By Kat Schuster News Editor

For prospective and first-year students at Cal State Long Beach, a major renovation of the University Dining Plaza and University Bookstore may be something to look forward to.

According to Michael Gardner, capital project manager at Physical Planning and Facilities Management, the project is currently gaining traction, but it is about three years away from any physical changes to these buildings.

“There’s definitely room for improvement [in the University Dining Plaza],” Gardner said. “Functionally it works — but physically, it doesn’t feel that welcoming.”

While no official dates have been declared and planning is still in an early phase, Gardner is conducting focus groups to figure out how to best accommodate the needs of campus members.

“We’re not only looking at what students needs are today but five to 10 years from now,” Gardner said.

“We’re looking at what students will be wanting [and] what the trends are.”

The student body has mixed responses to the proposal, with some agreeing that the dining plaza is in need of an upgrade and others wishing money would go elsewhere. “[I feel it’s] great if they’re adding air conditioning,” said Gus Krider, a junior economics major. “[It’s] unfortunate that the whole campus is under construction right now, so I’m sure there will be an element to it that’s inconvenient, but it’s definitely a building that needs [renovating].”

Alternatively, Nathan Carbajal, sophomore political science major, said he feels there are other areas on campus that are in greater need of an update. see RENOVATE, page 2

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CAMPUS EVENT

Be our guest The first Hospitality Career Expo is coming to campus March 7 to recruit student workers.

By Jessica Jacobs Staff Writer

As spring and summer months crawl closer, positions in restaurants and hospitality-related jobs are on the horizon for students at Cal State Long Beach.

For the first time in university history, the Career Development Center will be hosting an independent Hospitality Expo in partnership with the Hospitality Management Department March 7 from noon to 3 p.m. in the University Student Union ballrooms.

The Hospitality Career Expo will feature over 20 employers including Hyatt Hotels, The Queen Mary, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, Catalina Island Company and Wedgewood Weddings. The

majority of employers are looking to hire students for full-time and part-time positions, some paid and unpaid.

“We’d love to see at least 500 students,” said Daniel Carlos, an employer and job development specialist for the Career Development Center on campus. “Even though this is an industry-specific fair, students of all majors are welcome to attend and learn about the diverse career opportunities in hospitality.”

According to the center’s website, only two of the 31 confirmed employers at the expo are seeking students majoring in hospitality.

“As a soon-to-be CSULB graduate, I’m hoping to find a potential post-graduate job at the expo,” said Dana Braverman, a senior majoring in hospitality management. “I definitely think that each year the expo has grown and gotten even better, so this year I expect great things.”

According to Carlos, the event will now be held in the ballrooms rather than its previous location

Courtesy of the CSULB Hospitality Management Facebook

Members of Hospitality Mangaement stationed at a booth in front of the pyramid during last years Hospitality & Tourism Career Expo. This year, for the first time, the Career Development Center will partner with the Hospitality Management Department for an independent Hospitality Expo on March 7.

at The Pointe. Renee Morris, a senior majoring in hospitality management, spoke of her experience last year.

“The room is filled with companies, so it’s a little overwhelming in the beginning, but once I

start talking to the recruiters, I got more confident in my answers,” Morris said. “It helped me gain experience in conversations about myself for a potential job.”

This job fair will provide students with exposure to possible

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future jobs and internships thanks to the collaboration between the Hospitality Management Department and Career Development Center. Participating students are expected to dress nicely and bring copies of their resumes.

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ing traffic, Parking and Transportation said that the busiest times are always between 10 a.m. and noon. Representatives from the department suggest arriving early to allow plenty of time to locate parking prior to class times.

Last year, Parking and Transportation Services made a total of $8,347,908 in 22,400 permit sales and had a total revenue of $11,071,817 and $12,278,704 in expenses.

According to the annual parking report, the revenue funds maintenance, construction and several other parking-related expenses.

Last year, there was a net operating shortfall of $1,206,887.

Every year, parking pays off its debts through its retained earnings and reserves fund.

As of July 1, parking representatives raised the cost of parking privileges for a number of different groups on campus.

This semester, the regular student parking permit increased by $7. Next semester, the permit will increase another $10, totaling to $140 to park. By the 2020-2021 academic year, students will have to pay $175 for a regular permit. Despite the rise in costs, the university retains the lowest parking permit costs among the CSUs. Other schools are experiencing the same issues with parking. At Cal State Fullerton, students have to pay $236 per semester for a parking permit — almost double the price of CSULB permits.

“Parking is pretty bad depending on the time of class,”said Jamie Gallagher, a second year business major at CSUF. “People will sit waiting for a spot to park for an hour or so.”

Annually, Cal State Los Angeles charges their students $474 to park, $474 for Fullerton, $330 for San Diego, $246 for Long Beach and $220 for Dominguez Hills.

Some have found different ways to mitigate the increasing cost of permits.

“I looked at my classroom in the [Social Sciences & Public Affairs] building and there’s like water coming out [of] the walls,” Carbajal said. “There’s [also] asbestos and ceiling tiles that are falling down versus right here in the dining hall, I think is very well-kept and very clean. I think that priority should be in the buildings where the students are at most of the time.”

Students may be relieved to hear that funding for such a large-scale update will not be coming out of their tuition.

According to Gardner, projects built for business operations on campus such as parking, housing and the 49er Shops are obtained through a loan from the state called the Systemwide Revenue Bond.

Members of 49ers Shops also recognize an inclination the students of tomorrow would prefer to swap their print and bound textbooks for e-books.

“Given the way people are shopping, I think we’re all realizing that the bookstore model was fine 10-15 years ago but it’s not so much today,” said Clint Campbell, contract administrator and facilities manager for 49ers Shops.

While some would agree that modern technology is moving into the era of printless reading materials, others are not so smitten with the idea.

“Personally, I don’t agree with that,” said Shayna Morrison, a sophomore and business administration major.

“I think that there’s still students who want to use physical textbooks. While it may add a level of convenience, I think they should offer the hard copies of textbooks as well [as] any other resources.”

Grant Hermanns contributed to this story.

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Parking in Lot G6 filled to max capacity around noon. With an increased amount of applicants for fall 2018, students worry about parking becoming worse as more applicants enroll.

“I drive to school and park off campus in free parking on the street,” said Eric Johnson, a senior kinesiology major. “My girlfriend and I share a parking permit, so when one of us doesn’t have class, the other parks on campus and we carpool on days that we have similar schedules.”

Neighborhoods between Stearns Street and Atherton Street often provide free parking for students as well for a few hours.

The university does not plan to increase parking spots on campus, because that would deter their mission to meet emission standards, according to Jeff Bliss, executive director of media and digital news.

“We also have to keep in mind that we are trying to reduce our carbon footprint and meet the [South Coast Air Quality Management District mandate], to reach carbon neutral status by 2030,” Bliss said. “Creating more parking on campus would encourage more driving to campus, which would defeat what we are trying to accomplish. We really want to encourage students to take advantage of alternative ways to get to campus.”

As part of the Sustainable Transportation

Programs, the university encourages “walking, bicycling, carpooling, taking campus shuttles or participating in the U-Pass Program that allows qualifying participants to ride all Long Beach Transit buses for free,” according to the annual parking report.

“I longboard one and a half miles to avoid the permit, so I don’t have to deal with parking,” said Justin Kemper, a junior business finance major. “Sometimes, if I’m running late, I’ll just drive...park in a neighborhood and longboard the rest of the way.”

Parking and Transportation members hope these other modes of transportation will lower the rate of campus parking.

“I split a permit with someone who has the opposite schedule,” said Ramcel Apostol, a sophomore majoring in criminal justice. “I posted on Facebook that I only have classes Tuesdays and Thursdays, and luckily, I found someone who has Monday and Wednesday classes.”

The university plans to completely demolish and overhaul Lot 16 during the 20172018 school year according to the annual parking report, but there are no plans to expand parking at this time.

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NATIONAL

Stoneman Douglas students take first steps to normalcy

By Scott Travis, Lois K. Solomon And Anne Geggis Sun Sentinel

PARKLAND, Fla. — They took their first steps toward normalcy on Wednesday.

Surrounded by a heavy police presence, students returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High for the first time since a gunman killed 17 students and staff on Valentine’s Day. “We’re just going to try to support each other,” said Bradley Golub, 14, who was in the building where the shooting took place. He admitted feeling nervous going in.

Kim Singer walked to school with her 15-year-old freshman daughter Ella, who lost two friends in the massacre. Both wore the school colors.

“It’s very emotional,” she said.

“We’re grieving.”

When they first walked in, some students hugged one another or gave high-fives. Others walked pensively, alone and in groups.

A group of therapy dogs, which came from Connecticut at the request of the Coral Springs police, greeted them. In the parking lot were cars soaped with “MSD strong” and other messages.

That’s the school spirit that made Zareyah Simpson, 16, happy to return to the Parkland campus.

“I feel good to be back because this is my school, and I missed it,” she said. “It’s a little nerve wracking after what happened, but I feel like the school is much safer.”

Hundreds of police officers from dozens of agencies _ including a contingency from New York _ surrounded the school Wednesday to ensure the students felt safe and protected.

Rod Skirvin, vice president of the Police Benevolent Association in Broward, gave out 1,000 carnations donated by Field of Flowers as the students crossed Pine Island Road to enter the school.

“It’s something gentle, something refreshing. You can’t frown at a flower,” he said.

Rachel Jean, 16, carried a white stuffed bear with a heart to bring

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Shirt McKinney, 20, of Margate, Fla. and Luciel Tschumy, 20, of Miramar, Fla. hug at the site of the Pulse nightclub. Parents and students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and community members made a stop at the site of the Pulse nightclub attack on Wednesday, Feb. 28, on their way back home from Tallahassee.

to a friend. She said she was going to transfer until she talked it over with her mother.

“I’m going to be safer,” she said, gesturing toward the police.

Also there to provide protection: The Florida chapter of the Guardian Angels, wearing their signature red jackets and caps.

“We want people to feel safe and secure that we’re here,” said chapter leader David Cobra Clemente.

The police presence impressed Mackenzie Chapman, a 16-yearold junior.

“I feel safe, especially with that number of cops, she said. “It’s crazy.”

Of the school, she said: “We’re going to come back stronger than ever.”

Alek Pacocha, 17, a junior who was in the vicinity of the shooting, said, “It’s not going to happen again. If I just keep repeating that

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continued from page 1 been harm reduction or risk reduction, never abstinence,” Ortiz said. “So with marijuana we know...you can’t do it on campus.

But if you choose to [do it at home] let’s talk about DIY prevention, let’s talk about edibles. It’s very informative, very educational, our attitudes are never don’t do this don’t do that, it just doesn’t work.”

Students on campus have expressed

in my head every day, I’ll believe it.”

He said the hardest part of going back will be doing the schoolwork.

“We’re so far behind. I don’t know how we’ll catch up,” he said.

Still, the students will be on a shortened four-hour day all week to help them transition back, district officials said.

Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie offered a message of hope in a tweet on Wednesday morning.

“I pray that today is the beginning of our long and difficult journey from grief, sorrow and anger to a new consciousness of hope, compassion and love,” he said. “Thank you to our young people for leading the way. Welcome Back! #MSDStrong #NeverAgain” Around the school, neighbors lined sidewalks and posters let

mixed opinions on the workshop and some admitted that it did not appeal to them. “[It’s] nothing I’d be interested in going to,” said junior Theodore Vo, majoring in health science. “I would say cannabis on campus is pretty common, it’s just well hidden. I was addicted at one point to cannabis, I had an emotional addiction. [When I did] I wouldn’t go out there to try to get more help, I would try to fix it on my own, which I did.”

Daniel Yepez, a senior majoring in anthropology, said he’d be interested in attending the workshop.

students know “You’ve got this” and “We are with you.’”

Suzanna Barna, a 17-year-old senior, was not so sure about coming back.

“I’m a little bit nervous to see how different everything feels,” she said. “It’s going to take some time for me.”

Claudia Ortiz said her daughter Daniella, 17, didn’t want to come to orientation Sunday but is in school today.The mother said she has been watching the news a lot but stopped because “it was consuming me. Going back will give the kids a chance to be normal again.”

Jeannine Gittens and her son, Jevon, 16, moved to Coral Springs five months ago to stay with friends after Hurricane Maria ravaged the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she was living.

“It was just basic insanity, and you come here trying to get your

“There hasn’t been enough information out there for the general public to understand more of the medicinal purposes of cannabis,” Yepez said. “And I’d just be interested to find out more [about] that and recreational use, because California just approved it. So yeah, I would interested to see what the policies would be [on campus].”

Ortiz specified that while students may be curious about medicinal cannabis, the subject will not be the focus of the Wellness Wednesday.

Though medicinal purposes of marijuana will not be touched on at “What’s the

life organized and this happens,” she said.

Jevon was in the building where the shooting happened, she said.

“By the grace of God, he was saved,” she said. “One of the students who was shot ran into the classroom while they were taking a math class and yelled, ‘I’m shot! I’m shot!’ The math teacher sprang into action and locked the door, and that’s probably why all the kids in that particular class were not injured.”

Gittens said she felt comfortable sending him back to school.

“The kids are resilient, and I think in the past two weeks the school has rallied families and created a big support group,” she said. “The school is amazing.

They have counseling and every support mechanism is available to students and parents. The police present here is absolutely unbelievable.”

4-1-1 on 4/20?” the health resources center issues an evaluation at the conclusion of every workshop to encourage student suggestions. This feedback can result in the creation of new programs addressing a variety of issues.

“I think after this we will be able to see what else might be needed,” Ortiz said.

“Definitely we would talk about doing something else on campus that can address [medicinal use]. We want to do things based on the need and interest [of students] too.”

Eddie Diaz contributed to this article.

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BeerPosting: Wear the velvet glove

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A fiato string quartet performs at the Bob Cole Conservatory Tuesday night. The conservatory recently celebrated 10 years of providing students with an environment to hone their instrumental craft.

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Keep the music playing Bob Cole Conservatory of Music celebrates its 10 year anniversary.

By Samantha Diaz

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ost students who attend the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music practice at least six hours a day, attend all of their classes and juggle jobs and a social life. One thing most of these students don’t have to worry about however, is the cost of a private-school attendance — or even full Cal State attendance.

This issue is lifted off the shoulders of many students thanks to the Bob Cole scholarships given each year to over half of enrolled artists. The scholarships began in March of 2008 when Cole’s wife, Regena Cole, gifted the Cal State Long Beach School of Music an endowment with the goal of impacting students lives through music. This remains the largest single gift in the school’s history.

Since then, the name of the school has been changed and the endowment has gained interest each year. It pays either full or partial cost of attendance for half of the roughly 500 enrolled students.

While also allowing many students to afford school, the scholarship has shifted the culture among attendees, according to conservatory director Johannes Stosch.

“Our students here are more serious about their education since the school has invested an interest in them,” Stosch said. “Unlike many private schools, there’s little sense of entitlement here.”

Stosch also claims during his 11 years working at the conservatory, he has noticed a higher sense of acknowledgement for talent within the school’s soundproof walls.

Among these accomplishments have been two championships for the Bob Cole Chamber Choir, the Concert Jazz Orchestra being

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invited to play nationally and the vocal jazz ensemble Pacific Standard Time being recognized by DownBeat Magazine for the past eight years in a row.

Our students here are more serious about their education since the school has invested an interest in them”

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Johannes Stosch, Conservatory director

While these triumphs don’t come from the scholarships, they certainly help to make them possible. Students enrolled in the program must attend private one-hour lessons, take double the classes most other majors require and are expected to practice outside of class. Additionally, those who receive a Bob Cole scholarship must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. These requirements, while not specific to the conservatory, are certainly made easier with the scholarship. Natalie Do, a third year cello and music education major, receives a $2,000 talent-based scholarship from the program annually. She said it is part of the reason why she chose the school.

“I think I probably would have still come here, but the scholarship definitely made it worth it,” Do said. “With my case, it was whatever school was most affordable and that helped. Sometimes when you’re receiving the scholarship and you’re not doing too well, you feel like you have to keep up with

everyone. Everyone feels the need to keep up with everyone else.”

This sense of competitiveness among students attending the school starts before they even take a seat in the practice room. In the years following the Bob Cole scholarships, the school has received an increase in applicants. It added a third year to its audition process, but is unable to do much else in terms of accepting more students.

“The school is landlocked so we can’t take anymore students than we have,” Stosch said. “So instead we take better students each year. Every student here takes music very seriously.”

The cultural shift and greater recognition only scratch the surface of how the scholarships have impacted the school. Inside the 24-hour practice rooms and booming classrooms, there are students who get to live their dreams of playing, singing and performing as a result.

GALA CONCERT When: March 11 Time: 2 p.m.

Where: Carpenter Performing Arts Center Price: Free w/ Student ID $10 for Public Tickets can be purchased by calling 562-985-5200 or by visiting www. csulb.edu/coleconservatory

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like my beer and coffee black.

Iron Fist’s Velvet Glove raises standards for what I expect from a stout.

Even though it’s overplayed at this point, Iron Fist brewing company is located in my hometown of Vista. I swear to God I’ll choose a beer from anywhere else next week.

I couldn’t avoid writing about this one since I lost a whole damn afternoon and a fair number of brain cells to a 22 oz bottle of this Imperial Stout last weekend.

To provide a point of reference, imagine this beer is Guinness but on a Barry Bonds level of steroids. It holds an extra heaping of that dirty bark dark stout taste, mixed with stale coffee grounds and a hearty thickness that beautifully hides its fading to a boozy-blackout strength.

As the Stout’s name suggests, it goes down smooth like velvet but the nine percent volume alcohol content punches with an Iron Fist. Pouring it into a glass is like looking into a starless galaxy; an infinite abyss with nothing staring back at you other than your own reflection.

Like a Siren in Homer’s Odyssey, the stout pulled me into a seductive symphony of robust flavor only to leaving me wrecked by my backyard pool.

That wreckage was partly due to the Gloves’ heftiness. I was both wasted and bloated after polishing off the whole tall bottle. It was like there was a coal black loaf of bread sinking in my stomach pinning me to the floor.

It’s typical for stouts to be that filling and I find that to be a bit of a turn off, but the Velvet Glove touched me in ways not many other beers can.

It’s both boozey and immensely flavorful.

It warms my heart like a raging bonfire on a dark night.

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Who knew America was so ‘High Maintenance?’

HBO comedy dives into political world from an optimistic view.

By Grant Hermanns Staff Writer

In the wake of the election of Donald Trump for President of the United States, many films and television shows have taken to using his victory as a lead-off point for biting humor and sharp critiques.

One show amid the vast ocean of the cable networks has taken to offering a different perspective on society following the election. HBO’s “High Maintenance,” structured as a series of vignettes, follows a nameless pot dealer known as The Guy as he rides around New York City delivering his product to various fascinating characters around town.

Going into the second season, the writers help the show evolve in a few major ways from its debut, the most important of which is their take on some major political issues which range from

the election results to the current state of the feminist movement.

Rather than take the more critical or angered approach to illustrating these topics, series co-creators/co-directors Ben Sinclair (who also stars as The Guy) and Katja Blichfield offer a more optimistic view of the country.

The fifth episode, “Scromple,” was a key example, during which The Guy spends a weekend in a hospital after an accident, while a communications freelancer struggles at work and seeks medicinal relief.

The episode highlights two topics: religion in the LGBTQ community and amicable divorces.

Stories of religious conservatives disowning those openly embracing their sexuality are heard too often, leaving them uncomfortable to continue worshipping.

While working to promote the image of an LGBTQ-friendly church, freelancer Julia watches the congregation as they listen

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HBO’s comedy drama follows various characters and their journeys buying marijuana from one character, The Guy, above.

intently to the sermon. As she watches, the audience witnesses the warm community living their lives comfortably, offering a spark of hope for those going through similar circumstances.

Audiences later learn that Julia and The Guy used to be married, but now Julia lives down the hall with her girlfriend. They also learn that despite their divorce papers being ready, neither have signed, but more interesting is the reason why they haven’t: so Julia can still benefit from The Guy’s health insurance.

Divorces in media have always been portrayed with malice and aggression, but Sinclair and Blichfield offer a more amicable view through the characters’ divorce, partly due to their own divorce.

Prior to the start of the season, Sinclair and Blichfield announced their divorce, the latter moving just down the street and also beginning a relationship with another woman.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sinclair spoke of how writing the season with Blichfield so soon after their divorce worked as an “unexpected kind of exposure therapy.”

“Watching her move on with her new girlfriend was hard for me at first, but now I’m quite happy for them in a way that makes me feel really good, because it’s like a true kind of love where you want the person that you love to just be happy, whether you’re involved or not,” Sinclair said.

This is expressed beautifully onscreen, as Julia and The Guy

fall back into their old routines and chemistry, while also not driving them back together.

Even as Julia returns home to her girlfriend, Gwen, who visually disapproves of the divorce papers remaining unsigned, their commitment and The Guy’s commitment to his new girlfriend Beth remains unwavering, offering a more optimistic look at divorces.

One might think that a show focused on being more artistic while also delivering plenty of weed-related humor would play it safe in portraying the world around them, but the second season of “High Maintenance” stands out as both brilliant in its humor and unique with its hopeful outlook on an increasingly doomed society.

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Beach City Deli & BBQ; Pleased to ‘meat’ you Great sandwiches and barbecue only a short trip away.

By Matthew Ramirez Contributing Writer

Finding a good spot to eat is hard.

Finding a good spot to eat while juggling classes, clubs and other involvement on campus is even harder. But there are hidden gems found across Long Beach if one is willing to look.

Beach City Deli & BBQ is one of those gems.

The restaurant was founded in 2001 at an original location in San Pedro, but was forced to close six years later due to complications with the new owners and management of that time, which drove the guests away.

This is when the eatery moved to a new spot in Long Beach at a small shopping plaza on Clark Avenue and East Atherton Street.

The restaurant is less than two blocks from campus which makes it a very accessible place to eat if you’re is starting

This was where Schmiv III met the your journey from there, and a short owner of the shop, Mark McKim. The ride on the Long Beach Transit bus 121 chef ’s work ethic and skills with food will drop you off right across the street was what caught the owner’s attention. from the restaurant. This convenience He later took a position at the San Pemakes it the perfect place to try. dro location, where he implemented Such a great place can only be worked his own experience into improving the by great people and the sandwich chefs food and creating new meals. led by their manager, Roland Schmiv Beach City Deli & BBQ is not only III, live up to their reputation. known for its sand“I met the owner wiches, but also for through a friend I’ve visited the its barbecue. The of mine in culirestaurant mulstore sees a connary school and tiple times over stant demand for just worked my tail barbecue ribs, brisoff to get to where this past year trying a new ket and sides like I am,” Schmiv III sandwich each time, finding said. its potato and maceach dish prepared to perfecHe built his food aroni salad. Much tion. of their menu items preparation expecome from origrience at a grocery inal, homemade store job as a teenrecipes from McKinn’s background ager, where he worked as a butcher pregrowing up in Pennsylvania. Delis were paring meats and learning to prepare a common sight for McKim growing up several different cuts. He gained a fasso as he picked up on his food passion, cination and passion for food so by the he used his own creativity to create new end of his days working as a butcher in dishes. the deli, Schmiv III took his newfound And speaking of the food, every visit passion further and attended the Los Angeles Harbor College Culinary Arts paid to Beach City Deli & BBQ is guarProgram when he was 27-years-old. anteed to be a delicious one. I’ve visited

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the restaurant multiple times over this past year trying a new sandwich each time, finding each dish prepared to perfection. Aside from your usual pastramis, italians and BLTs, my recommendations are the Big Kahuna and the Monte Cristo.

The Big Kahuna is a delicious layering of pork loin, ham, swiss-american cheese, pineapple and their signature Kahuna Sauce. This was my first sandwich from the deli and it was love at first bite. The flavor falls on the tongue so smoothly with the pineapple and the sauce begs for another bite of sandwich.

The Monte Cristo is another “wow” sandwich. Served with ham, turkey, swiss cheese and their Raspberry Chipotle sauce that has a very distinct, sweet and peppery taste to it.

Beach City Deli & BBQ is a great spot if you are looking for a good sandwich.

Subway is a solid option when on campus, but it just doesn’t compare to the work done at this unique shop. The staff are all friendly, sociable people so a good sandwich, good conversation and good time are all guaranteed. I passionately recommend it for anyone near or on campus.

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It’s time to graduate to the real issues With serious problems plaguing the country, Long Beach students should do better.

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n response to the rising amount of school shootings across the country, high schoolers have begun to speak out in favor of stricter gun laws. Cal State Long Beach, a left-leaning campus on issues like immigration and police brutality, has done rather little to aid high school’s like Parkland in their efforts.

Instead the campus body has allocated its efforts to miniscule issues, including graduation ceremonies, that don’t extend past the school’s borders.

From the Occupy Wall Street protests at UC Davis to the Kent State police shooting, organized gatherings on school campuses are nothing new. Protests have long been the instrument of change in the United States and their presence grown with the ever-increasing problems that plague the country.

Long Beach has seen its own fair share of demonstrations including a protest last fall over assuring the safety of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students. However, recent campus movements have digressed to small-scale issues that don’t necessarily warrant such public gatherings.

Less than a month ago, the Cal State Long Beach administration went over students’ heads with changes to the commencement ceremony for the

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spring 2018 graduating class. In an attempt to conserve money, the administration opted to remove live music from the ceremony and move the location from the quad to the “intramural field.”

With many students upset over the disregard displayed by administration, a petition to bring back the live music to the ceremony began early February, which collected over 6,000 signatures.

After public pressure, the live music was reinstated but the change of location was set.

Some students were still troubled and took to the Speaker’s Platform last week to voice their unhappiness, though nothing

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At around the same time on the other side of the country, Parkland High School suf-

The main issue I have with these high schoolers taking the lead on gun accountability and reform is that it shouldn’t be their responsibility to tackle this issue.

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fered a tragedy with a school shooting that claimed 17 lives.

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students began to exercise their right to protest and went straight for the National Rifle Association.

While both issues carry their own weight in significance, we should take a look at the issues that truly matter. One threatens the safety of thousands of students while the other merely upsets a handful of students. A change of location will allow for easier accessibility for the handicapped and elderly attendees and will in no way threaten students from graduating.

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as if Millenials have become so desensitized to the violence that they have become complacent with it. Meanwhile in retaliation toward the continuing tragedies, Gen Z has refused to sit idly by.

The Parkland students have taken to social media, held rallies, and debated the NRA in a forum hosted by CNN. These students have spearheaded a movement that the adults who have sworn to protect them failed to accomplish.

The main issue I have with these high schoolers taking the lead on gun accountability and reform is that it shouldn’t be their responsibility to tackle this issue.

It should be the adults who push for change, instead we are focused on things like live music. While graduation is a significant occasion and a reflection of all the hard work students have poured into their future careers, a change in location should not spark this much outcry. I don’t see the importance as every graduation I have been a part of has been a truly forgettable experience.

To be a part of a movement that calls on Congress to reform gun-related laws would prove a much more memorable experience than a protest that changed the location of a graduation that would rarely be reminisced about.

While I mean no disrespect to those who long for their dream graduation experience, I believe students must evaluate their priorities. If we as a campus can come together and gather over 6,000 signatures to protest graduation changes then we can work toward more serious issues that affect a wider audience.

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Dirtbags offense back on track after historic inning LBSU tallied 12 hits and 16 runs over ASU to split the two-game homestand.

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One night after being shut out

by Arizona State, Long Beach broke out for a 10-run bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday as part of a 16-4 victory over the Sun Devils. It was the first time a Dirtbags lineup scored 10 or more in a single frame since 2007.

The offense entered the game with 16 runs scored over the first eight games of 2018 and evened that total in just one night.

“I thought [the offense] was very efficient with runners in scoring position, and I thought guys shortened up their swings much better tonight,” head coach Troy Buckley said.

The historic inning began with a leadoff walk to senior left fielder Tristan Mercadel, spelling the end for ASU (4-5) starting pitcher Fitz Stadler after he held Long Beach (3-6) scoreless for the first four innings. Two more walks loaded the bases for junior cen-

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ter fielder Clayton Andrews, who ripped a pitch from Sun Devils’ sophomore pitcher Spencer Van Scoyoc down the first base line and all the way to the wall in right field. He ended up with a triple and three RBIs on the play, but the Dirtbags were far from done doing damage.

“Tonight was a ton of fun,” Andrews said. “Everyone wanted to

get a turn up at the plate.”

Andrews finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBIs. Long Beach batted around as Mercadel came up in the inning again and singled through the left side of the infield, allowing senior first baseman Luke Rasmussen to score. Freshman designated hitter Steven Rivas and junior catcher Antonio Torres both came

through with 2-run doubles.

When it was all said and done, Long Beach sent 15 batters to the plate and scored all 10 runs with one out in the inning. The Sun Devils needed five pitchers to record three outs.

“We stuck to our approach pretty well tonight and when you get going like that, hitting is contagious,” junior left fielder Brooks

Stotler said. “Everyone was just rolling tonight.”

Arizona State had taken a 3-1 lead over the home team thanks to a 2-run home run by freshman first baseman Spencer Tolkerson in the top of the fifth. He added another long ball later in the game for his fifth and sixth home runs of the young season.

Stotler has emerged as one of the most consistent Long Beach hitters. He was 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs and scored three runs as the Dirtbags’ cleanup hitter. “[Tonight] gave us huge confidence and more momentum than anything else,” Stotler said.

Long Beach had five players with multiple RBIs and six players with multiple runs scored in the game. They were 9-for-10 with a runner on third and less than 2-outs and 3-for-3 with the bases loaded in what Buckley dubbed a “sigh of relief ” for the lineup.

“It was a good day for our first [weekday] win, which is going to be important for us as we continue to unfold here,” Buckley said.

Long Beach now looks ahead to a three game series against one of the SEC’s top teams in Mississippi this weekend at Blair Field.

The Rebels (8-0) should be a good test for an offense who may have just hit its stride.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Long Beach spikes the past goodbye With a team full of new faces, Long Beach looks for a comeback following a heartbreaking season.

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After dropping two sets to LSU in the NCAA championships last year, the Long Beach beach volleyball team packed their bags and headed home heartbroken.

No. 7 LBSU (0-0) is ready to come back stronger this year and take the NCAA championship after losing to Pepperdine and LSU last season.

After finishing 26-10 in the last year, the team is primed with young talent and seasoned veterans ready to rise in the ranks and take it all home.

The season begins with two matchups at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday against CSUN and Bakersfield at Northridge, both Big West opponents.

The team has a historical season to live up to after reaching its first NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship appearance and finishing ranked No. 7. With many of the players from last season graduat-

ed, the team is looking for a way to expand on its last accomplishments while successfully mixing old and new players.

Developing the new players while still capitalizing on the talent on the team is vital to the coaching staff.

Head coach Mike Campbell, who is also the assistant coach of the women’s volleyball team, said the two things the team has to focus on are building relationships and increasing competitiveness.

A game built between two One of the main points of focus for this team is to have better communication on and off the floor.

A large emphasis for the season falls on how well the players can connect with each other.

“One of the most important things is building relationships and it’s hard to develop those relationships in such a short window,” Campbell said. “A lot of these girls haven’t played together for more than six or eight weeks so I think that’s a big challenge to get to a point where we’re vulnerable and we trust each other and that makes things a little bit smoother as we go through the year. It’s definitely an uphill battle but the kids are working really hard and they’re a good group.”

While most of the team consists

of fresh faces coming in, seniors Nele Barber and Rachel Nieto who went 25-11 last season as a team, are on the back end of their career playing at Long Beach State.

The pair said they are eager to share what they’ve learned with the newcomers and improve their own game for what they think will be the best season yet.

“Because we’ve been here for so long...we know the Long Beach State traditions and culture so I think it’s nice for them to look up to us in those aspects,” Nieto said.

The girls were also named AVCA First-Team All-Americans and All-Big West selections last May after winning fourteen straight matches to start off the 2017 season.

This season is their last to leave a mark in Long Beach State history, a challenge they’re eager to take on.

“I think we’re going in with a lot of excitement to make this the best season ever, but it’s going to be a little sad once it’s over,” Barber said. “We prepare so hard and so far in advance, we know what we need to do to beat the teams, it’s just a matter of execution.”

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