Daily 49er, October 24, 2016

VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 28 | OCTOBER 24, 2016

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Batteries not included CSULB hosts a panel about renewable energy.

By Ivette Manriquez Staff writer

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CSU system proposes first tuition increase in five years The potential increase would be expected to bring in $77.7 million in revenue.

By Miranda Andrade-Ceja Managing Editor

Undergraduate tuition per Academic Year for full-time students (6.1 or more units) $6000 $5,472

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News of a potential Cal State University tuition increase broke on Facebook after California State Student Association advocacy officer Sarah Bentley posted a status detailing the proposed cost hike on Thursday.

CSSA is a student-advocacy organization that lobbies in Sacramento each year for the CSU system. There is an optional payment of a $2 CSSA fee on MyCSULB to support the efforts.

So far, there has not been a mass email sent to students informing them of the possible hike.

The tuition increase would be implemented for the 2017-2018 school year. With this hike, full time undergraduate programs would see cost increases up to $270 per year, credential programs would see costs up to $312 per year and graduate programs would see hikes up to $438 per year.

The proposal will be discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting Nov. 15-16 at the CSU Office of the Chancellor in downtown Long Beach.

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New batteries with a greater amount of energy storage could be the solution to the high demand of electricity during peak hours, according to a panel on renewable energy solutions held at Cal State Long Beach Thursday night.

“Renewable Energy Solutions...Batteries Not Included”, which took place at the The Pointe inside the Walter Pyramid, let engineering students discuss renewable energy with industry professionals.

The panel began with Josh Gerber, manager of Advanced Technology Integration at San Diego Gas and Electric.

SDGE is a regulated public utility that provides service to over three million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and approximately 900,000 gas meters in San Diego and Orange County.

Gerber said that a lot of that energy is managed by the California Independent System Operators, a company that administers the flow of electricity for about 80 percent of the lines of high voltage transmission and long distance in California and a small amount of Nevada.

SDGE is currently working on the “Expedited Storage Project,” which, according to Gerber, is a larger battery four times the size of their current one.

Gerber said that it will be easier to replace less efficient gaps with essentially zero carbon resources by creating bigger energy storages found in this battery.

Jeniffer Didlo, president of Applied Energy Systems Southland and AES Hawaii, said that AES generates electricity for

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LGBT

Another perfect score for Long Beach The city of Long Beach earns another perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign.

By Monica Gallardo Staff Writer

Rainbow crosswalks, an annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans pride festival and a mayor who openly identifies as gay — these are some of the reasons why the Human Rights Campaign has repeatedly acknowledged the city of Long Beach for its LGBT friendliness.

Since its inauguration in 2012, the Municipal Equality Index from the HRC has evaluated cities across the country on their laws, policies and services for the LGBT community. For the fifth straight year, Long Beach received a perfect score on its MEI scorecard.

The scorecard was broken into five sections.

The categories deal with the city’s non-discrimination laws, municipality as an employer, mu-

nicipal services, law enforcement and the city’s relationship with the LGBT community. Long Beach received additional points on its scorecard for its services offered to LGBT youth and those living with HIV or AIDS and for electing an openly LGBT municipal leader, Mayor Robert Garcia.

Long Beach resident Miguel Vargas, a self-identified gay man, said it’s no surprise that the city received another perfect score on

its MEI. “We have so many places here in Long Beach that cater to LGBT [identifying people]. We have church services, sports leagues, support groups — [and] the nightlife is great.”

A prominent resource is The Center Long Beach on Fourth Street. In addition to a library,

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Lobby Corps talks tuition hikes, voter registration The ASI subcommittee is working on educating students on state propositions and ballot measures.

By Saul Torres Staff Writer

Lobby Corps discussed the possibilities of a Cal State University systemwide tuition increase during its meeting Thursday night.

As a sub-committee of the Associ-

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continued from page 1 Following the November meeting, the proposal will be voted on during the Jan. 25-27 session.

In response, student advocates chalked the walkways running through the Liberal Arts buildings in protest, writing phrases such as “No more tuition!” and hanging a sign on the Prospector Pete statue reading: “Abolish student debt now!”

In a document released by the Office of the Chancellor, the tuition hike is being proposed in anticipation of insufficient funds allocated through the California government’s 2017-18 budget.

According to the document, research revealed that “priority areas” in the CSU would require an estimated $346 million in new revenue; however, the CSU expects a government allocation of $157.2 million, which would leave a $168.8 million funding gap.

The CSU preliminary 2017-18 budget plan details these priority areas,

ated Students Inc. Inc. Senate, Lobby Corps works to make students’ voices heard in all levels of government, while encouraging students to engage in civic responsibilities such as voting. The group is also responsible for coordinating legislative lobby visits with district representatives.

Currently, Lobby Corps is coordinating a massive educational campaign to educate students, staff, faculty and administration about the proposed tuition increase for the 2017-18 school year.

With the proposed increase, undergraduate programs would see hikes of up to $270 per year, graduate credential programs would see costs up to $312 per year and graduate programs

allocating $75 million toward the 2025 graduation initiative and $40 million toward enrollment growth, among other things.

The last overall tuition increase occurred in the 2011-12 school year, when undergraduate program costs rose from $4,400 to $5,472 for full time students and graduate costs went from $5,472 to $6,738 for full time students.

This does not include the fall 2013 CSU executive order 1070, a student success fee that added an extra payment of $270 per year per student.

Bentley, who oversees all CSSA chapters, said CSSA intends on making an effort to increase student awareness regarding the increase as well as focus on proactive ways of funding the budget gap outside of tuition increases. She also said that CSSA is working on plans to discuss CSU funding with state legislatures.

“All of the other board members were informed about this [increase] just on [Oct. 16], so I know that every campus is working on plans to educate students — whether it’s holding open forums, having those discussions with

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would see cost increases of up to $438 per year. The increase will be discussed at the Nov. 15-16 CSU Board of Trustees meeting and voted on during the Jan. 25-27 meeting in downtown Long Beach As of now, representatives are waiting to hear on the outcome of Proposition 55.

According to Ballotpedia, if passed, Proposition 55 would extend the personal income tax increases on incomes over $250,000 in order to fund education and healthcare.

The organization is also coordinating voter registration drives.

Dale Lendrum, secretary for the system-wide affair, said that Lobby Corps

partnered with the New Voters Project and registered over 500 students to be able to vote in the November election.

The two groups are also working to educate students about the various state propositions and ballot measures up for vote in November.

Funded by ASI, the organization consists of 11 voting members: ASI secretary for system wide affairs, ASI secretary of city affairs, ASI vice president, three ASI Senators, four studentsat-large and an administrative vice president of legislative and external relations.

Lobby Corps also interviews and approves applications for the annual California Higher Education Student

Summits.

Each year, Lobby Corps provides opportunities for over 20 students to attend CHESS and lobby in Sacramento on behalf of Cal State University students, according to Lendrum.

There are currently two vacant student-at-large positions open. Students interested in joining Lobby Corps can apply through BeachSync or visit the University Student Union room 311 for more information.

Students wishing to apply for CHESS can go through BeachSync beginning today by going to BeachSync and searching for “CHESS” to fill out the application. The application is due by 4 p.m. on Nov. 18.

FAST FACTS

TUITION INCREASE PROPOSAL The last overall tuition increase occurred in the 2011-12 school year, when undergraduate program costs rose from $4,400 to $5,472 for full time students and graduate costs went from $5,472 to $6,738 for full time students.

students or having awareness campaigns,” she said.

Bentley said that there is little chance of the proposal dying before it hits the Board of Trustees floor on Jan. 25-27 in downtown Long Beach.

She hopes to pursue dialogue with students in the general population as well as connect with student activists in opposition to the tuition increase.

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A sign hung on the Prospector Pete statue on upper campus Thursday morning denounces student debt.

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Daily 49er sets the pace in D.C. The Daily 49er wins five Pacemaker awards.

By Micayla Vermeeren Editor in Chief

The Associated Collegiate Press recognized the Daily 49er with five separate honors during the 2016 Pacemaker Awards, including the namesake Newspaper Pacemaker Award, on Saturday in Washington, D.C. According to the ACP website, the Pacemaker is collegiate journalism’s preeminent award that recognizes excellence in content, quality of writing and reporting, design, leadership and more. Individual awards for categories such as breaking news and cartooning qualify those same traits on a smaller scale.

Along with a seventh place award given to media staff for best multimedia story of the year, former Editor in Chief Greg Diaz won fifth place for newspaper page one design of the year, Video Editor Johnny Romero won third place for best feature photograph and former News Editor Ariana Maia Sawyer won first place for best four-year college reporter of the year.

Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, professor of

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(Left to right) Johnny Romero, Karen Maia Sawyer, Ariana Maia Sawyer and Greg Diaz attended the Pacemaker Awards in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 22. journalism and content adviser for the Daily 49er, said the wins reflected the dedication of the staff.

“I’m very happy for this hardworking staff that drove to Mexico to speak with a source for a very difficult story,” she said.

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continued from page 1 computers and volunteer opportunities, the center also offers free HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing, reading groups, Alcoholics Anonymous guidance and several support groups specified for various ages.

“If I ever feel like I need emotional support or advice, I know that I can go there because it’s a safe place – and it’s not just for LGBT [identifying people], it’s for everyone to use,” Vargas said.

Long Beach resident Michelle Wilson-Baiz is a frequent visitor of downtown Long Beach’s first gay nightclub, Hamburger Mary’s, and said she admires the city’s LGBT inclusion.

“It’s cool for me to see rainbow-colored

“They also stayed up late to report, write and produce so many great stories. They are incredible professionals and I can’t wait to see what they create in the journalism world.”

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crosswalks and flags posted at different restaurants showing their support,” she said. “So I know if I feel like that, then any gay, lesbian, bi or transgender person will feel accepted and not have to hide who they are.”

Despite the various resources offered around the city, Lauren Jensen, director of Cal State Long Beach’s LGBT support group Rainbow Cafe, believes things can still be improved.

“Both on campus and in the city of Long Beach, I think there is room for growth for providing access to resources for transgender and gender non-binary individuals,” she said.

Wilson-Baiz said she believes that Long Beach can also work on spreading LGBT acceptance throughout the entire city.

“We should see that support in North Long Beach, Bixby Knolls and even spread the love to neighboring cities,” she said.

as one of 30 nationwide finalists for the newspaper award in August 2016, with individual category nominates following shortly thereafter.

In addition to the ACP recognition, the Daily 49er is currently nominated for

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more than three million houses and businesses and is developing plans to substitute existing natural gas power plants in Long Beach, Huntington Beach and Redondo Beach.

Didlo said that consumers are in a time of massive electrical transformation.

“This industry has been completely static for six [or] seven decades and everything is changing,” she said.

She said that the interest of this company is to make a “game changer” in today’s infrastructure.

“The federal government is putting pressure to decarbonize all of our systems,” Didlo said, “they have the authority that they need to do that and they have implemented greenhouse gas

three Pinnacle awards under the College Media Association: best investigative story, best breaking news story and best news package. CMA will announce the final rankings during the Fall National College Media Convention in Atlanta on Oct. 29.

reductions, which is significantly important.”

Freshman engineering major Isaac Camarillo said that finding new sources of energy is important for the the future.

“I think it is important to learn about how to save energy because we don’t want to see that climate change is happening due to over using this huge amount of energy,” he said.

According to Didlo, the current consumption of energy is much more than it should be.

“Everybody gets off work, they come home, stand in front of the refrigerator [and] I don’t know why they think it changed from when they left in the morning,” Didlo said, “but they are opening the door with the TV on and what happens is the amount of electricity we are all using as a community sky rockets.”

Didlo said that the community needs to use less electricity to reduce our own personal carbon footprint and stop thinking that energy storage is the single solution.

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4 ARTS & LIFE Audiences are rooting for ‘Mascots’

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Star-studded original comedy hits silver screens and Netflix instant streams.

By Krista Brooks Contributing Writer

If you’ve ever gone to a sporting event with friends just for the entertainment, you might have gotten just as much amusement from the mascot as you did from the actual game.

Mascots control the crowd with enthusiasm and theatrics. In the Netflix original movie “Mascots,” the characters underneath the costumes take sporting competition to a whole new level. The comedy film is shot as a mockumentary about the lives of several finalists in the the world’s most recognized mascoting competition, the Golden Fluffy Awards.

“Mascots” was released on Oct. 13, both in theatres and on Netflix. The writer and director of the film, Christopher Guest, also wrote for “Saturday Night Live” (1984-95), “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984) and “Waiting for Guffman” (1996). He makes a guest appearance as

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Don Lake (left), Ed Begley Jr., Jane Lynch and Michael Hitchcock host the Golden Fluffy Awards in “Mascots” (2016).

Corky St. Clair, reprised from his aforementioned ‘96 movie.

The movie features several well-known actors, yet focuses heavily on the lives of characters portrayed by unknown talent like Tom Bennett. This makes the humor more authentic, rather than laughing at actors whose comedic style is more widely familiar. However, the plot overshadows very popular actors, such as Jane Lynch, Ed Begley Jr. and Jennifer Coolidge by focusing on other subplots.

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“Mascots” is shot in a style made popular by Guest’s previous hit “This Is Spinal Tap.” It contains deadpan comedy and wit while touching on controversial issues.

The brief backstories about the competitive mascot characters include several social faux pas. The attitudes toward little people, married life, religion and racism are all explored in subplots of this movie. Characters have a conversation about disrespectful terms, shedding light on the public’s ideas of political correctness.

American and British comedic styles are both displayed in the buildup to the competition, introducing characters from the U.S., England and Ireland.

The story follows the relationships between different couples and family members that all have some tie to the world of mascots. Parker Posey stars as a modern dancer enthusiast with an armadillo alter ego who loves techno and glowsticks.

Lynch and Begley serve as judges for the event, in which they in are competition

with each other for the most decorated and famous retired mascot of their time.

“Mascots” is a slow build-up to the competition, which begins 40 minutes in. The movie uses the long beginning exploring the background of applicants, as well as displaying the committed performers and the unknown competitive nature of the mascot world.

The competition is entertaining and hilarious. The characters were original and their absurdity could be portrayed casually because of the premise of the movie. A giant bagel playing cards and a food truck burrito being cornered in a urinal are shown in this comedy.

The mixture of British and American comedy is well blended, with a recognizable casts from both nations, such as Chris O’Dowd from “The I.T. Crowd” (2006-16) as well as Fred Willard from “Anchorman” (2004).

Guest creates an original screenplay that has satirical elements not explored in many movies, but it is not a gut-wrenching comedy like his previous films. It is a short, entertaining film with a slow build to some hilarious mascot dancing and acting. The subtle laughs are worth the movie that is the same longevity of watching three episodes of a sitcom on Netflix.

ARTS & LIFE 5 Eminem doesn’t love the way Trump lies MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016 DAILY49ER.COM | ARTSNLIFED49ER@GMAIL.COM

Rapper Eminem announces his new album with the release of single “Campaign Speech.”

By Jason Enns

Arts & Life Editor

The real Slim Shady is standing up against Trump in his new single, “Campaign Speech.”

The rap artist Eminem, who has been quiet since his 2013 album “The Marshall Mathers LP 2,” reassured his Twitter followers Wednesday that he is still making music. The rapper tweeted, “Don’t worry I’m working on an album!

Here’s something, meanwhile,” with a YouTube link to his new single.

For a long time, Eminem has thrust himself to the spotlight and conversations by using provocative or controversial lyrics. He succeeded once again in getting people to talk with “Campaign Speech.”

He not only says he’s going to “dunk a bunch of Trump supporters underwater,” but continues on to rap this verse: “You say Trump don’t kiss ass like a puppet?/ ‘Cause he runs his campaign with his own cash for the funding?/ And that’s what you wanted?/ A f*ckin’ loose cannon who’s blunt with his hand on the button/ Who doesn’t have to an-

swer to no one?/ Great idea!”

Many Trump supporters admire the candidate because he claims he pays for his campaign out of his own deep pockets. Eminem asks if that is even commendable in a government that has relied on a system of checks and balances.

Some might be a little surprised to see that Eminem did not support the Republican candidate, considering Trump has shown support for the rapper in 2004. Along with internet circulation of the song is a video from a party Eminem threw in 2004 to promote his album “Encore,” and his new radio station on Sirius XM. Trump introduced the rapper at “The Shady National Convention,” and said: “When the Shady Party called and told me there’s going to be a convention, I said it’s got to be a really big one — and it’s got to be right here in New York.

Because this is the best city anywhere in the world. Am I right? Of course I’m right. I’m always right — I’m Donald Trump, I’m always right. I know a winner when I see one, and Donald Trump is telling you right now, Slim Shady is a winner. He’s got brains, he’s got guts, and he’s got Donald Trump’s vote!”

Though the Trump bash is what has most people talking about the new track, it is just one small portion of the eight-minute, near 1,500-words-long song.

Slim makes a rhyme about every five syllables, often changing the emphasis of words and enjambment of sentences to find a rhyme in unexpected places.

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Eminem released the album “Recovery,” with popular songs “Love the Way You Lie” and “Not Afraid,” in 2010.

The song has no melody and no chorus, so it’s not likely going to gain the popularity some of his other more recent work has gained, like “Not Afraid” or “Rap God.” But, it is a good demonstration of his word play skills.

The song is full of one liners like “Stegosaurus, Chuck Norris with a thesaurus.” However, many of the lyrics, like all other Eminem songs, are explicit to the point that many consider his

words crude and offensive. His rhymes, though clever, often delve into overtly sexual content like the “Campaign Speech” line, “Met a contortionist, said, ‘When you wanna get sexual?’/She said, ‘However I fit in your schedule. I’m flexible.’”

He raps over a minimalist, ominous synth tone with no beat. The rapped words create the song’s rhythm, which changes depending on the stanza. This

makes the song sound like a freestyle session – which, knowing Eminem’s history of rap battling and recording impressive freestyles, it very well could be.

Overall, the song is not catchy; it’s not something you would dance to, or hear anywhere outside of an internet search. But, Eminem fans are sure to have it in their earbuds this week, and anyone who can appreciate a good rhyme scheme should as well.

6 OPINIONS

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Trumping Muslims in Long Beach How my visit has solidified my stance against the Republican candidate.

By Chrystina Schwartz Staff Writer

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n a city that has a longstanding majority of democratic or left-leaning voters, a Donald Trump campaign office sprouted in an unlikely place: Cambodia Town in Long Beach.

I walked into a building with few windows around 5 p.m. on Friday and made my way to the second story, as directed by two women at the front door.

The campaign office looked hyper-patriotic and had Trump’s name plastered on nearly everything.

Signs and posters reading “Build A Wall” and “Make America Great Again” were abundant and scattered throughout the building. The copious amounts of propaganda assured me that I was in the right place. Pictures of Trump adorning the office helped remind me what the candidate looked like, in case I forgot during my visit.

The passionate loyalty supporters have for Trump’s campaign was a daunting reminder for what I was in for. Trump has been labeled xenophobic, racist and sexist by media news outlets and opponents.

These allegations, albeit harsh, are justifiable due to Trump’s past comments.

However, the people present in his office were more optimistic and jubilant than I anticipated.

Los Angeles County Regional Director of the Trump campaign Rachel Gunther and County Latino Coalition Representative Victor Blanco were more than happy to inform me on matters such as upcoming events; however, I felt they were doing nothing more than avoiding the controversies that Trump has dug himself into throughout the election.

Despite the jovial mood both Blanco and Gunther seemed to be in, they both abruptly declined to answer any questions regarding Trump’s recent sexual assault allegations.

The rejection stonewalled the conversation which was disheartening but they both masked the awkward moment with talk about “real issues” and upcoming Trump campaign events. I suppose topics like misogyny and sexual assault aren’t “real” enough for these supporters.

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Trump supporter, Michael Paulus, sporting a Donald Trump mask at the Trump campaign office in Cambodia Town, Long Beach.

“I won’t address that.” Gunther said, repeatedly while the other Trump supporters seemed to relish the chance to answer my “controversial” questions. Several of the questions I had were in regard to a Clinton presidency and Trump’s sexual assault accusations.

However, the conversation with the supporters took a sinister turn when they unearthed their bigoted views of Muslims.

Supporter Michael Paulus and a woman who only wanted to be identified as Katherine went so far as to claim that under a Clinton presidency, the Islamic State would successfully take over the country.

For a moment, I thought Katherine was joking but the urgency in her concerned (yet friendly) tone of voice convinced me otherwise.

“The Muslims don’t have abortions, they might kill a few women while they’re pregnant, but they don’t have abortions,” Katherine said. “They want to populate and that’s one of their plans on the Islamic state is to take over; by overpopulating they can take over without firing a shot [but win] by the numbers.”

The other supporters in the room silently agreed, creating a real sense of pan-

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ic within me. Although not every Trump supporter may think the exact same thing about Muslims, I’ve concluded that an opinion similar to Katherine’s is popular among many supporters.

Paulus was quick to speak up about the constant attacks to Trump’s character and reaffirm why Clinton could not enter office.

“He who is without sin, cast the first stone. Trump is not a perfect person but Hillary is far, far from perfect,” he said.

The other supporters in the room agreed as he went on about how the “media” isn’t asking Hillary tough questions about her husband’s affairs by painting a mental picture of what the country is “becoming.”

“When people ask me about all the things being said about Trump, I would say, why don’t you ask why the Democratic party has created the racial divide in this country? Or how come the news doesn’t cover all of the things WikiLeaks has released on Clinton?” Paulus said.

Paulus continued to divert the conversation in order to further attack Clinton, while also trying to make the Democratic party seem like the real racist party.

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After hearing so many bigoted opinions from Trump supporters on Islam, I felt a whole new level of fear for the safety of Muslims in this country.

According to research based consulting company Gallup, when Trump made his controversial statement that Muslims should be barred from entering the country, his net favorability continued to increase because these people were giving their support.

This blatantly xenophobic theory that Muslims are trying to take over the U.S. would have been something I would expect from a loud, insultive person in a bar –the kind of frustrated drunk who always interrupts you while you’re attempting to counter their intolerant views.

Yet, I wasn’t in a bar and Katherine wasn’t rude at all. She was an extremely polite, older white woman wearing a bright red sweater with a Trump/Pence 2016 button and a dainty bandana around her neck. She was rather friendly, which astonished me — how could someone so articulate and kind come to such a malevolent conclusion about Muslims?

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Although Katherine and Paulus seemed well-spoken and prepared with research, they were both terribly misguided to the point where they were convinced that the religious rights of Christians were most at risk in the U.S. Even objective evidence proving a spike in hate crimes towards Muslims couldn’t convince them otherwise.

Trump’s grassroots-style campaign has gained so much support from a solidified base that won’t stop backing him, no matter what bigoted remarks the candidate has made.

These supporters weren’t insane tinhat wearing folks, but calm and collected in telling me their insane views toward the “threats” that face this country.

They already support a candidate who has openly suggested barring Muslims from entering the country, as well as keeping a tracking database on them.

What happens if Trump suggests internment or confiscation of their guns?

I don’t realistically see these supporters putting up any opposition toward the candidate, but instead welcome unconstitutional advances for the sake of keeping the country “safe.”

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LBSU can’t handle Trojans’ attack

Long Beach State men’s water polo team loses to No. 3 USC Saturday.

By Miguel Vargas Staff Writer

After jumping out to a 3-2 lead in the first quarter, the No. 6 Long Beach State men’s water polo team lost to No. 3 USC 13-8 Saturday at Lindgren Aquatics Center.

Against a tough opponent, the 49ers took an early 3-2 after the first period, but the defense wasn’t able to hold up once the Trojans’ offense got going.

“We knew it was going to be [a tough game] in the beginning,” USC junior driver Mateo Morelli said. “This is a tough pool [to play in], [it has] a good crowd.”

After holding the Trojans to only two goals in the first quarter, LBSU gave up nine goals in the second and third periods.

“It was a really tough game in the beginning,” Morelli said. “As the game went on we scored a couple goals and the momentum went our way.”

The 49ers scored two more goals in the second quarter, trailing USC 6-5 going into halftime.

“A couple moments, they got some

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Long Beach State’s Austin Stevenson (2) and Thomas Freeman (1) look to stop USC’s Blake Edwards (12) from scoring a goal. The 49ers went on to lose to USC 13-8 Saturday at the Lindgren Aquatics Center. easy goals on us and we needed to get stops,” LBSU head coach Gavin Arroyo said. “I’m not big on blaming the officials, but the officials helped them stay in the game a little bit.”

The start of the second half didn’t go the way the 49ers wanted as the team

gave up five goals in the third period to head into the fourth period trailing, 11-6.

“We kind of just let it slip, there was a couple of calls we were not ready for, a couple of turnovers that lead to their capitalization,” 49er freshman utili-

ty Jack Dodson said. “It was the little things like [those] … that we could not come back in time [from].”

Arroyo mentioned that USC is a great team and they will find a way to take advantage of those scoring opportunities.

“[Overall] we just got to get more composed under pressure,” Arroyo said. “We are trying to put ourselves in a position where we are competitive in conference championships.”

The 49ers will take on Pacific University in Stockton Friday at 7 p.m.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Chrsitian Gonzales | Daily 49er

Junior point guard Justin Bibbins, right, puts pressure on freshman point guard Loren Jackson, left, during the men’s basketball team’s Black and Gold scrimmage Saturday at Walter Pyramid.

First look at Long Beach State Men’s basketball team invites season ticket holders to Black and Gold scrimmage.

By Christian Gonzales Assistant Sports Editor

The men’s basketball team hosted its black and gold scrimmage for season-ticket holders Saturday inside the Walter Pyramid.

The black team consisted of junior forward Gabe Levin, freshman guard Loren Jackson, sophomore guard Noah Blackwell, sophomore forward

Temidayo Yussuf, freshman guard Jordan Griffin, sophomore guard Alex Rifkind, redshirt freshman LaRond Williams and freshman forward Javonntie Jackson.

The gold team roster consisted of junior guard Evan Payne, sophomore forward Mason Riggins, junior forward Quentin Shropshire, junior forward Barry Ogalue, senior guard Anson Moye, junior guard Justin Bibbins and junior forward Roschon Prince.

At halftime, the teams were tied at 43 with both teams shooting above 50 percent from the field.

Payne led the gold team with 18 points while making six of his 11 shots.

“It felt good to be out there [on

the court],” Payne said of his first half dunk. “You saw me on the fast break get up a little bit, so you know the adrenaline is pumping and it’s fun.”

While Levin dished the ball in the first half, he connected with teammates for four assists, while scoring 11 points.

In the second half, the gold team pulled away, playing tough defense and making stops. The black team couldn’t fight the gold team’s offensive attack, led by Bibbins, who controlled the tempo of the game.

Bibbins finished the game with 20 points and a game-high seven assists.

Ogalue was shut down in the first half with only four points. He showed up in the second half by attacking the

TOP PERFORMERS

GABE LEVIN

26 POINTS, 7 REBOUNDS, 5 ASSISTS

BARRY OGALUE

28 POINTS, 8 REBOUNDS, 2 STEALS

boards on both ends and finished with a game-high 28 points and eight rebounds. “[Ogalue’s] activity [helped and] none of his shots were jump shots,” head coach Dan Monson said. “It was in the paint by offensive rebounds or cuts or slashing and we need that junkyard dog; we need somebody that’s going to give us something besides jump shots and this team is married to the three but he gives us a different dimension.”

Ogalue was happy to get back on the court in front of fans for the first time before season starts.

“It felt good because I want them to know [season-ticket holders] we are going to put on a show for them,”

Ogalue said of playing in front of the fans. “That we are going to play hard every night for them and give it our all and win games; this is for them, they put money into us and so I feel like I have to give them a good show and play hard.”

The men’s basketball had been practicing for three weeks before the live scrimmage.

“It’s great and exciting because you know it’s a new year and showcasing what’s new,” Monson said. “I think it’s good for people to be able to see a sneak peek and come back in two weeks and hopefully we are improved.”

The 49ers will welcome Cal Tech for their homecoming game on Nov. 5 inside the Walter Pyramid at 4 p.m.

2016 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DATE

MATCH

LOCATION

TIME

11/05

Cal Tech

Walter Pyramid

4 p.m.

11/11

Cal State L.A.

Walter Pyramid

7 p.m.

11/13

Wichita State

Wichita State. Kan.

5 p.m.

11/15

North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC

5 p.m.

11/17

Louisville

Louisville

1 p.m.

11/20

UCLA

Los Angeles

7 p.m.

11/22

Washington

Seattle

8 p.m.

11/25

Binghamton

Fort Myers

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