CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 39 | NOVEMBER 10, 2016
D49er Love trumps hate. See page 2.
Johnny Romero | Daily 49er
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 39 | NOVEMBER 10, 2016
D49er Love trumps hate. See page 2.
Johnny Romero | Daily 49er
2 NEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016 DAILY49ER.COM | CITYD49ER@GMAIL.COM ELECTION
Final Vote 2016 panel focuses on concerns over Democratic state Students asked what could happen after Tuesday’s historic election. By Michael Garcia Staff Writer
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Cal State Long Beach students holding signs and flags of different countries march through campus grounds in protest Wednesday.
Post election results spark protests Students, faculty and staff march on campus against Trump’s victory. By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor
A student against Donald Trump’s presidency marches through campus ground Wednesday.
Students hang posters up by the LA-5 buildings against the election results Wednesday by Prospector Pete.
“He’s not our president!” Hundreds of Cal State Long Beach students, faculty and staff marched from the University Library to the Speakers Platform chanting these words. Tuesday night when Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the 2016 presidential election, protests broke out across the nation at universities such as UCLA, UC Berkeley, University of Texas- Austin and American University in Washington D.C. During their march, the protesters carried signs reading, “F*ck Trump,” “I’m not with the orange” and “We have not been defeated, we have been called to organize.” Once at the Speakers Platform, students, faculty and staff took turns addressing the growing crowd. They spoke about their reactions to Trump’s presidential win and how it has affected them and their families. One student, who identified as Latinx, said that upon hearing the election results he decided to change his major to political science. He said he hoped to change the political system from within. Faculty who spoke encouraged students to continue their education and never stop discussing their beliefs, especially with those whom they disagree with ideologically. In between speakers, the crowd chanted things such as “education, not deportation,” “united, not divided,” and “no Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.” Earlier in the day, a protest broke out near the Prospector Pete statue on upper campus. The group marched to the Speakers Platform as well. A sign hung behind the Prospector Pete statue read: “We were fighting yesterday, we fought today, we will fight tomorrow. La lucha sigue”
FACULTY REACTIONS “We need a new election system...there was a lot of unhappy people with the two-party system in this country and they sat out, they didn’t vote. Any other country in the entire world, the candidate who wins the popular vote wins office. We’re the only country who is antiquated in that way...there’s something really upside down about it.”
“I feel like we gave up on our own American idea. I just feel like the values of a liberal democracy have just been thrown up in the air, turned upside down, ‘Fuck you’ to liberal democracy and it’s a very very scary place to be.”
-Stacy Macias, Women’s Gender, Sexuality Studies Professor
-Jennifer Reed, Women’s Gender, Sexuality Studies Department Chair
The Anatol Center held about 200 students and faculty to process the election results for the conclusion of the Vote 2016 panels. Daniel O’Connor, interim associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, moderated the panel while journalism professors Christopher Burnett and Teresa Puente, Africana studies professor Maulana Karenga and communications professor Jose Rodriguez took questions from the audience. “Could a male democratic candidate have won the presidency? How were polls so far off on predicting elections results? What effects did third party candidates have on this election?” These were just some of the questions students asked. “Misogyny and sexism is real,” Puente said. “Sexual harassment is real. Some people were [not voting for Trump but] voting against a woman.” She said that even though the country is divided, it is still a democracy and people still have a voice. “Polls underestimated the surge of voter turnout in the more rural areas that typically do not turn out in the margins that they did,” Burnett said. Puente explained how Latino people made up 11 percent of the vote, which was up one percent from the last election. But people that chose not to vote at all had the biggest impact on this election. “Democrats didn’t come out to vote,” said Kyle Bourne, a master’s student in legal studies. “I think it was either people that didn’t want to vote or people that voted for a third party that led to a Trump victory.” Karenga said that third party candidates are important for voters who want another choice and that these candidates have the right to run, even if their inclusion on the ballot comes with consequences. “Jill Stein took some votes from Clinton and Gary Johnson drove votes away from Trump,” Burnett said. “Overall, I don’t think the third parties made a huge difference.” French major Joanna Tatro said she was pleasantly surprised to see the large turnout for the panel and that people were energized. “I appreciated Professor Karenga’s insight,” she said. “He said it was all about resistance and I think that was one of the most important words we heard tonight.” Concerns among audience members included civil rights and what kind of damage could be done to LGBT rights with a Republican president, House and Senate. Another concern was President Trump’s war powers and if it was possible to limit them. Rodriguez said the appointing of conservative Supreme Court justices would be the bigger issue to consider and would determine whether there would be policy changes that would affect the LGBT community Graduate Spanish student Hope Davies said she was completely disheartened by the election results. “I think it’s a big insult to the people in the country [who] are minorities, trans or people [who] are victims of sexual assault.” Burnett encouraged students to remember the Vietnam War, where public opinion had a huge effect on the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Puente urged people not to take everything they see on Facebook as fact and was skeptical over media coverage of both candidates. “We need fact-based reporting, and we need journalists now more than ever,” Puente said. “Cable news did an awful job covering these elections. What was so bad about Clinton’s e-mails? Where was the smoking gun?” Tatro said it is important for students to become more engaged politically and stay informed after this election’s results. “We need to put our iPhones down and stay involved and educated in this post-factual world,” she said. “We need to make sure the information we’re getting is real information.”
NEWS 3
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CRIME BLOTTER
Vote on tuition increase postponed
Stolen cash boxes and car radio
ASI senators urge students to protest safely. By Meghan McGillicuddy Staff Writer
The Associated Students, Inc. Senate announced that the California State University Board of Trustees will vote on a potential tuition increase in March rather than January. If the CSU Board of Trustees votes to increase tuition, undergraduate students could pay an extra as $270 per semester and graduate students could pay extra as much as $312 per semester. It will affect all campuses in the CSU system starting fall 2017. The meeting will be pushed back until March, although the exact day is unknown. ASI senators said they will continue to plan events such as community forums where students can share their thoughts about the potential tuition increase. Students can also submit feedback
about the increase over social media using the hashtag #DearBOT. A survey will be emailed to students. The survey consists of three questions: if a student supports a tuition increase, how will students be affected by it and if a student is interested in attending the November meeting. Also on the agenda, ASI Vice President Logan Vournas said that students have already started protesting against president-elect Donald Trump. There are several places on campus that will allow students to share how they feel about president-elect, including the Nugget Grill and Pub located by the University Bookstore, where students can write messages on a board that is posted on the wall, Flores said. “Students have the right to protest on campus,” he said. “But if you do protest, please be safe about it.” Last on the agenda, Pam Lewis of the CSULB Residential Assistant Program announced that applications have opened for residential coordinators for the 2017 academic year. Applications are open to graduate
students only. Students who are interested in applying must be enrolled in a minimum of six units both before and during time as a residential coordinator. Applications can be found on the CSULB University Housing website. “The number of openings is dependant upon the number of residential coordinators who decide to return next year,” Lewis said. The deadline to submit applications is Nov. 16 by 5 p.m. and new coordinators will be selected in March.
FAST FACTS
POTENTIAL CSU TUITION INCREASE • Would affect all 23 CSU campuses starting the 2017-2018 academic year. • Undergrads could pay an additional $270 and grad students up to $312. • Students can submit their feedback on social media using the hashtag #DearBOT.
By Selena Gonzalez Staff Writer
Cash boxes stolen from engineering: Cash boxes were reported stolen from the Engineering 3 building on Tuesday. The cash boxes were inside a cabinet and the total loss is valued at $150. Car radio ripped out of car: A car theft was reported on Monday in Lot 12. The car, a black 2003 Acura which had been locked and secured, was found by the owner with the dashboard damaged. The glove compartment had been taken apart and the Engine Car Unit had been taken.. Student demands hard drive back: A student reported his hard drive stolen on Friday. The student let another classmate borrow it and after sending several text messages, which went unanswered, decided to have the police assist him on the recovery of his property. No report was taken, as the student had his hard drive returned by his classmate. Car taken from lot: A student reported his vehicle stolen on Monday. The vehicle, a 1999 Nissan Altima, was in Lot 20 and broken glass was found on the ground where the car had been initially parked. Car left unlocked: On Monday, student reported his backpack, binders and MacBook Pro stolen from his car in Lot 12. The car, a 2002 Honda Civic, was left unlocked. No report was taken as the student was unsure if the items were stolen or just misplaced.
4 ARTS & LIFE
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Students flock to check the tech Companies like Microsoft, HP an Apple came to CSULB for Tech Day. By Amber Costa Staff Writer
Even a hot day could not keep students away from computers, prizes and food at Tech Day on Wednesday. Tech Day is an opportunity for students to learn what kind of technological resources the school has to offer. It also allows Cal State Long Beach students to talk personally with organizations and vendors about advancements in technology. Students gathered around the Speaker’s Platform where booths were set up with iPads and computer screens open to vendors’ websites. Some of those booths housed campus organizations like Associated Students Inc., Academy Technology Services, Beach Scholarship and more. Helping students with the CSULB Mobile App was Hieu Vu, who is a staff member for ATS. “The idea of the mobile app is to supply students information they need,” Vu Said. “We have a simple survey to push so management can say that students
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A self-functioning robot moves on a table during Tech Day held at the Speaker’s Plaza on Wednesday. are looking for these features. We are just here to collect information from students, staff and faculty to see what they want in the new app.” A lot of the student organizations like ATS were at Tech Day to gather feedback on their online resources. ASI took surveys to get opinions from students about their website. Meet Trivedi is a computer science graduate stu-
dent, and is the lead web builder for ASI. “There are way too many activities that ASI provides you that you can be part of. You can be a volunteer, or vote for us or even go to the game center and play video games,” Trivedi said. “There [are] so many things people do not know about the website. We just want students to get involved.” On top of having campus stores like Amazon at
The Beach, there were vendors like HP, Apple and Microsoft that came to showcase their products. Chi Xiong, a junior psychology major, was working the Microsoft booth as a student assistant. “Tech Day is to inform students about upcoming technology. It is to give them a heads up that we are moving,” Xiong said. “I feel like Tech Day benefits both staff and students because a lot of professors have students submit homework online and that benefits the economy.” What attracted students the most at Tech Day was the “Fun Zone.” At the booth, students were able to spin a wheel for prizes that included a backpack, candy and a tote bag. Students could also enter into a free raffle for a chance to win an iPad, laptop or Chromebook. If prizes were not enough to draw students in, the first 300 participants were served a pizza lunch. “I heard about it on my BeachBoard homepage and I honestly came for the free laptop,” said Kelly Hall, a computer science junior attending the event. “I feel like the organizations like the scholarships that are on campus offer the most benefits and the people that came from other companies didn’t really benefit the students as much.” Students came to Tech Day to get the specs on the latest devices, and some even left with new gear of their own.
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tudents gathered in the Maxson Plaza Wednesday at noon for Cal State Long Beach’s fourth annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.” CSULB Greek Life and Prevention Awareness University Student Education hosted the campus event as part of an international march to stop rape, sexual assault, and gender violence. “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” asked men from the CSULB student body and faculty to step out of their comfort zones — literally, and into a pair of stilettos. Men walked a mile in high-heels in solidarity with women to spark community discussion about gender relations and men’s sexualized violence against women.
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Hector Benitez puts heels on in support for the Walk in Her Shoes event.
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Participants in heels hold a banner that encourages people to look for consent Wednesday in front of the Maxson Plaza.
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ARTS & LIFE 5
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Stocking the pantry for winter ASI Beach Pantry holds food drive to collect donations and spread awareness.
Long Beach Coca-Cola Company donated three cases of water, and Dunkin Donuts donated 240 donuts for students as well. O’Neill Surf, a national surf brand, is sponsoring the Beach Pantry by helping with advertising expenses, such as flyers. “You never know if your classmate sitting next to you is in needed” Nguyen said. Something members of the Beach Pantry didn’t expect was the support students who didn’t have any items on them but donated money instead. Student Emergency Intervention Wellness staff member Macie Lindsay-Clinton states that about 21 percent of students on CSU campuses experience some kind of food insecurity while in college. The Student Emergency Intervention Wellness program helps CSULB students by providing meals, temporary emergency housing, funds and academic counseling. “Having the Beach Pantry here on campus shows the interest and support students have for one another,” says Lindsay-Clinton. The Beach Pantry is located in USU 307 and is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. For more information contact the Beach Pantry at (562) 985-5264. On Nov. 9 the article titled “Stocking the pantry for winter” was not correctly run.
By Saul Torres Staff Writer
November is here, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and during this holiday season everyone deserves full bellies. The Association Student Inc. Beach Pantry is taking the opportunity to stock the campus food pantry that helps students in need. The organization heldw a food drive that took place Nov. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the speaker’s platform. They asked for students, staff and administration to bring items such as non-perishables, canned food items, toiletries and school supplies. According to CSULB communications major Cynthia Nguyen, stated they had a good turnout and participation of students stopping by and donating was higher than expected. Students and faculty came down and donated food and other school supplies, such as scantrons and green books. Professors donated erasers, pencils and other school supplies. The food pantry’s main objective for this event is to spread awareness for the
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Students, staff and faculty donated a variety of food for students in need during the food drive held at the Speaker’s Lawn Tuesday. new ASI Beach Pantry and collect items for CSULB students in need. According to Rudy Ojeda, communication and political science major and Beach Pantry assistant, students are allowed to pick five items per visit three times a week. Students may qualify by showing proof of financial need, such as pay stubs or
proof of financial aid as well as a CSULB student ID. Nguyen said more than 80 students have benefited from the Beach Pantry since its doors opened on Aug. 29. “As far as the demographic of our attendees goes, I believe our campus and student body is very supportive for one
another,” said senior communication major, Ahmad Shehadeh. “I have felt that vibe so far while working on this event. We should have a positive turn out.” According to senior communication major, Claire Weaver, they have exceeded their goal of receiving 100 items.
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6 OPINIONS
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Heads up, your free speech may be in jeopardy Administrators hold an inordinate amount of power through vague policies. By Karrie Comfort Contributing Writer
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al State Long Beach was given a red-light rating due to its unclear sexual harassment policies which are vaguely written and could possibly incriminate certain conversations and protests held on-campus. Going even further, policies instituted by the Office of Equity and Diversity allow for derogatory drawings or cartoons to also be punishable, if so determined by the university administration. It may be easy to ignore a policy that doesn’t seem to affect you in the moment; however, the unclear nature of these policies could become unexpected setbacks for students attempting to exercise their First Amendment right on campus. Have I ever been censored on campus? No. However, I believe it’s necessary for students to know and exercise their First Amendment rights. It’s important for the campus population to realize how much power administrators have when it comes to free speech. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, FIRE, rated CSULB poorly for its free speech policies which is alarming. This means university officials could censor campus-wide conversations and protests. FIRE, a nonprofit political organization whose stated mission is “to defend and sustain individual rights at America’s colleges and universities,” has a college rating system based on the “stoplight” system. According to FIRE spokeswoman Laura Beltz, the red-light rating represents a campus with at least one policy that clearly and substantially restricts freedom of expression. The yellow light rating means that a school has at least one policy that could easily restrict speech due to its vagueness, and a green rating showcases a school that does not imperil
free speech. For those unaware, the current CSULB Campus Regulation, under General Campus Policies B3, is not very specific or direct, stating: “‘Sexual harassment is characterized as unwelcome, offensive attention, requests, invitations, innuendo and/ or conduct of a sexual or suggestive nature.’” I agree — our campus should be free of sexual harassment or xenophobic protests. With that being said, FIRE’s recent red-light rating of CSULB’s campus has me convinced that the administration’s powers could be used to limit the campus’ freedom of speech in general. In order to prevent this from occurring, it’s necessary to stay informed about these key campus policies. As a result of these campus rules ambiguous nature, it’s our job as students to prevent campus officials
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CSULB students against Donald Trump’s presidency march through campus grounds Wednesday. from allowing us to freely voice our thoughts. Beltz stated that, “This extremely broad definition could include everything from legitimate harassment that meets the Court’s standard, to a single off-color joke.” I don’t feel that the free speech policy was meant to hurt students; however, I am deeply concerned that in the future it very well could. It would be unfortunate to see it misused at the detriment of an unsuspecting student. But that’s not all. Although our sexual harassment policy is the only red-light rating CSULB possesses, there were several yellow-light rated policies that I also find worrying. There are six yellow light rated policies in total, including some that regulate demonstrations, protests, and picketing. Yet, there’s one specific yellow light policy that caught my eye.
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The policy states that several punishable forms of harassment include, “visual acts or displays, such as derogatory cartoons, drawings, or posters, or inappropriate gestures.” Unfortunately, I think this policy could cross into a journalist’s or activist’s territory in negative ways. As someone who is politically active and enjoys writing about controversial topics it alarms me to see, for example, “derogatory cartoons” listed as a possible form of harassment. Although the title of a “derogatory cartoon” is normally reserved for racist imagery — it may very well extend to depictions of, for example, political figures like the president elect Donald Trump or their supporters. Yesterday there was a protest surrounding the recent election of Trump’s presidency, if, for example, a student holds up a sign with a comedic illustration of the president-elect,
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the administration has the power to punish the student — which is far from acceptable. Throughout the years cartoons and various images have been used to poke fun at political candidates or public figures. If, I as a political activist, create a protest surrounding, let’s say a school administrator and student government official that involves the use of a cartoon or eye-catching words, I could easily be censored. Sometimes, less is more: this is not one of those times. FIRE is right — several of CSULB’s policies are too vague in their current form, which could potentially lead to the punishment of a student who is freely exercising their First Amendment rights. CSULB could do a better job of clarifying their policies and take a stronger, more constitutional stance on free speech, so as to not leave unclear powers to administrators.
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Long Beach State’s junior point guard Justin Bibbins will look to lead the 49ers to a Big West Tournament title and a berth to the NCAA Tournament.
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High expectations for 49ers LBSU eyes Big West title and NCAA tournament berth. By Christian Gonzales Assistant Sports Editor
With a mixture of returners and newcomers, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team has the same mindset it has had over the last couple of years — win and compete. “Our expectations haven’t changed here,” LBSU head coach Dan Monson said. “We feel like our program is at a level where we should compete for a Big West Championship every year,
we should win the Big West Tournament every year and we should go to the NCAA Tournament every year.” Last season, the 49ers fell short of expectations, losing to Hawai’I 64-60 in the Big West Tournament final. After the loss, the team didn’t make the NCAA Tournament, but received an invite to the National Invitation Tournament. In the first round of the NIT, LBSU lost 107-102 to the University of Washington in Seattle March 15. Over the summer, the 49ers lost their top scorer guard Nick Faust, who graduated last spring. Along with Faust, the team will also be without A.J. Spencer and Travis Hammonds.
Even with the departure of two of the team’s top three scorers, LBSU is confident they will compete for the Big West title and make a push to the NCAA tournament. Leading Monson’s 49ers this year is junior point guard Justin Bibbins, who was voted to the Big West media preseason All-Conference team and will be leaned on to lead the offense. Last season, Bibbins dished out 164 assists – the third-highest single-season total in school history. Last year Monson saw a change in Bibbins’ studying of the game that led to his success after a shaky freshman year. “[His transition has] been difficult,” Monson said. “It took him a full year to understand exactly what he could do at his size at this level
and what he couldn’t. He initially lost some confidence and played sparing minutes and that kind of sets you back, but he’s a very astute player of the game and he really figured it out quickly.” Bibbins, who is expected to continue improving, is joined by Levin and Loyola Marymount transfer Evan Payne, who is expected to make an immediate impact after he averaged 16.7 points per game as a two-year starter for the Lions. Monson also mentioned that this year’s team has a lot of players with the same attributes, which will help the team’s depth from starters and reserve players. “What’s impressed me is the parity in our players,” Monson said. “There’s
not a lot of difference between one player and the other. We’ve got a lot of balance – I don’t know how good, but our depth is very balanced and so, I think that’s a strength of ours that we’re going to utilize. “ While the team has a lot of returners, Monson knows with new faces and returners the team will take some time to build chemistry. “Just because you return a lot of players, doesn’t mean you’re going to be good,” Monson said. “Every year chemistry is a trust, one guy change your chemistry so you know it’s always an building process and we’re still in the midst of that.” The 49ers will be back at Walter Pyramid to take on Cal State Los Angeles Friday at 7 p.m.
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