Daily 49er, September 6, 2017

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

VOL. LXVIX, ISSUE 3 | SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

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A large group of protesters march down to Brotman Hall, chanting against the termination of DACA. A woman, below, marches to Brotman Hall with a sign reading “All of us are immigrants. All of us are dreamers. Support our country’s future!”

IMMIGRATION

CSULB responds to DACA repeal The decision leaves 800,000 undocumented Americans in limbo for the next six months.

By Mac Walby Managing Editor

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n Monday, President Donald Trump announced he would fulfill his campaign promise to remove the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, letting down many after a tense Labor day weekend of waiting.

Protesters popped up around the country, with Los Angeles and New York taking center stage. But Cal State Long Beach students wouldn’t go unnoticed, with just short of 100 people coming out to voice their displeasure with the decision.

Sociology major Gedahin Kassaz was disappointed in the announcement, and marched Tuesday with the crowd.

“It’s a terrible thing that DACA is being shut down,” she said. “Because it’s proven how beneficial it can be for the education system.”

CSULB student Joseph Jackson came out Tuesday as well. Jackson said that his undocumented friend, also a CSULB student who wished not to be named, had a somber experience with his mother.

“His mom is telling him to get married now so that he can get citizenship,” Joseph Jackson said.

“He’s only 19!”

The program, started in 2012 by an Executive Order from former President Obama, was put into place mostly due to a lack of funding. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn’t have the money or manpower to deport the estimated 11 million undocumented people in the country at the time. DACA was a tactical response to the situation, with DHS focusing its resources in a more effective way.

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CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT

Added solar panels further campus sustainability plan In an effort to make Cal State Long Beach more environmentally friendly, more solar panels have been installed on campus.

By Sahara Barba Staff Writer

Students may have noticed several awnings in parking lots 7 and 14 — beyond providing shade, these structures further Cal State Long Beach’s endeavor to provide more sustainable energy.

To reduce CSULB’s ecological footprint, Facilities Management has added solar panels, which will produce about 15 percent of energy consumed by campus annually.

Solar panels aid in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, helping the campus reach its goal in the 2014 Climate Action Plan: to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Though the solar panels are up and the parking lots are open, the panels will not be functional until Dec. 1, when Edison hooks them up to the en-

ergy grid.

The grid is the network that connects the electrical distributors to the users.

“We intentionally scheduled and finished it so that it would not impact parking,” Michael Gardner, capital project manager and physical planning and facilities management said. “People are very sensitive about parking and so are we.”

The roughly $18 million project is the biggest solar installation in all 23 CSU campuses. Renewable energy comes at a high price, but the expense is not being paid for by the school.

With an agreement between SunPower and CSULB, the private developer will pay for all the costs of the solar panels upfront, on the condition that the school will pay SunPower for their energy produced. The electricity will be bought at a fixed rate over the course of a 20-year lease.

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The new solar panels installed in parking lots 7 and 14 will not be ready for use until Dec. 1.

Additionally, the campus will not be allowed to export any power as part of the agreement, and will have to store excess energy in storage batteries which can be used when the sun isn’t out.

The renewable energy produced throughout one year will make up for roughly 12.6 million miles of passenger vehicle emissions as shown by the EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator.

Though solar panels on campus may

seem like a novelty, they aren’t. The entire roof of Brotman Hall is covered with them.

Increasing the number of panels makes CSULB more eco-friendly, but renewable energy is just one way to alleviate environmental problems.

“More than half of our greenhouse gas emissions come from commuters coming to campus,” sustainability coordinator Holli Fajack said. “So that’s obviously a huge challenge, that we’re

primarily a commuter campus. And we’re in California and people like their cars.”

Based upon the agreement with SunPower, CSULB has already installed the maximum amount of solar panels allowed.

More solar panel installations are possible in the future, but campus facilities will have to see what the incentives are before making any other agreements.

CRIME BLOTTER

SENATE

Dorm misconduct, stolen property & counterfeit money

ASI revitalizes ranks

By Payton B. Cóplin Staff Writer

New trustee-at-large, vice chair and president designee were confirmed.

By Mac Walby Managing Editor

Hall staff impersonators Cal State Long Beach dorm residents spotted two suspicious male subjects entering the Parkside Dorm area, identifying themselves as “hall staff ” to residents at 4 p.m. on Aug. 27. They are described as two white males, both having blond hair, thought to be in their 20’s, wearing sandals and having tucked in their shirts. The color of their attire was unavailable for report and no crime occurred within any personal dorm rooms.

Grand theft auto in parking structures A student reported their 1995 Honda Civic stolen from Parking Structure One near campus. The call came in at 3 p.m. on Aug. 29 and it is reported there were zero witnesses to this crime, and the investigation is ongoing.

A male student arriving to the Rec. Center at 8 a.m. on Aug. 31 reported his 1991 two-door gray Mazda RX-7 stolen when he returned to Parking Structure Two at 11 a.m. There were zero witnesses available for questioning.

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The student has posted on Reddit in order to spread the word as well as gain potential witnesses from those who may have seen any questionable activity. The investigation is ongoing.

Indecent Exposure A female student reported being inappropriately touched by a fellow dorm resident at 8 a.m. in the Parkside Dorm Units. This student alleged the male exposed himself briefly to the student while inside his dorm room. No

criminal charges have been filed.

Counterfeit Money Exchange A one hundred dollar counterfeit bill was exchanged at the Campus Bookstore during a merchandise checkout on Aug. 31 at 10 a.m.

The student said he acquired the bill through a transaction at his bank earlier that day. The student was unaware of the situation at hand and continued to finalize his purchase with another form of payment.

With a fresh semester upon us, President Jane Close Conoley addressed the Associated Students, Inc. senate to impart some words of wisdom on new and returning members, quoting an old Emily Dickinson poem about hope.

“I keep these in mind when I try to be a better leader,” Conoley said. “My leadership should be making it a little bit easier for those that follow me.”

After some advice from Conoley, the senate got in gear. Bylines for both the president and cabinet working rules were updated, as well as the shared governance policy, which details the separation of power and committees for the ASI senate.

Most of the changes to the documents were updates in language for senate committee positions that have come and gone, as well as the newer ones created in the last few years. Changes were also made to the minimum grade requirement for all senators to ensure they are in good academic standing.

Piya Bose was introduced and confirmed as the CSULB President Designee.

Bose comes to Cal State Long Beach after a stint at UC Irvine, where she directed the Palo Verde Graduate and Family Housing program. Just her third day on campus, Bose is excited to get started and acquainted with the job.

“I’m still getting a pulse of what’s happening here,” Bose said. She plans on hiring a new Student Life and Development director in the near future, once the job description has been updated.

Senator Stephanie Argent, Vice President of the College Democrats of CSULB, was also confirmed as ASI’s vice chair. She will help fill the gap left behind with the recent resignation of former president Daniel Gomez. Joseph Nino has now taken the reins, and Argent’s appointment should help fill up the ranks.

University Student Union Board of Trustees also got an official representative with the senate appointment of Simram Nath as trustee-at-large. Nath comes in after working on the Disabled Student Services Advisory Committee last year, and is ready to start a new challenge, but said she will have to “learn as she goes” in the unfamiliar position.

The next meeting will be 3:30 p.m., Sept. 6, in USU 234.

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A student marches to Brotman Hall, holding a sign reading: “Still Undocumented. Still Unafraid. With or Without DACA” at the protest yesterday.

The protest was organized with the help of La Raza Student Association and Future Underrepresented Educated Leaders CSULB, a student organization for AB-540 students, or non-residents who get help paying tuition from the state.

Under DACA, people who met the requirements were able to apply for deferred status.

One of the ways undocumented residents could fulfill these requirements was being enrolled in school. This was never a guarantee of citizenship, but in essence put some to the “back of the line” in terms of being a priority.

“I have friends in DACA and this could really affect their education,” said Eder Vasquez, psychology major. “All they’ve worked for

could be down the drain.”

Those with deferred status had to pay $495 to apply, and would have to reapply every two years. And if they ever want to travel abroad, including back to their home country, they have to pay another $575 and fill out more paperwork just for the chance.

President Jane Close Conoley addressed the decision to terminate DACA via an email en masse sent to all CSULB students and faculty. In her email, Conoley aimed to extend resources and information to students impacted by this action, stating that while DACA’s future was questionable — the AB540 status provided to eligible undocumented people by the state of California will not be affected.

“The change in national policy is disheartening,” Conoley wrote in her email. “When signing up for DACA our students and colleagues believed the information they pro-

vided to the federal government would afford them an opportunity to work and learn free from fear of deportation.”

In spite of its problems, the program itself has been popular and successful, with a recent Politico poll showing over 75 percent of Americans are against deporting those with deferred status.

Many felt the decision was unfairly targeting those that are undocumented.

“How can the Trump Administration say ‘we are for DACA students,’” asked Councilman Robert Uranga. “And forgive a sheriff [Arpaio] who disavowed all rules and profiled us, profiled me?”

Of the 800,000 current residents with deferred status, over 200,000 live here in California according to DHS. Another 500,000 are estimated to be eligible for the program, but have not signed up for one reason or another.

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The change in national policy is disheartening, when signing up for DACA our students and colleagues believed the information they provided to the government would afford them an opportunity to work and learn free from fear of deportation.

-Jane Close Conoley, CSULB President

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What Your Teachers Never Taught You Your Life is at Risk Dr. George A. Kuck (galbertk@aol.com)

Threats to a country are based upon capabilities, not intents. The “treaty” agreed to by President Obama with Iran and the “kick the can down the road” negotiations with North Korea threaten the very existence of the United States. Both North Korea and Iran have or soon will have both nuclear and satellite capabilities.

The threat is a single high altitude nuclear detonation above the US which will cause an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to blanket the nation and burn out the electrical grid and unshielded electronics. (https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_electromagnetic_pulse) All your electronics are unshielded so you will be immediately tossed back into the 1800’s. Where will you get your food when trucks cannot run?

Where will you get your water when the pumps cannot operate? How bad do you think the riots in the city will be when people are starving? I believe President Obama’s statements about Iranians not being able to build nuclear weapons was without factual basis and is “magical” thinking. The last time we had this type of threat was in the 1930’s when Adolf Hitler signed a treaty with British Prime Chamberlain who then said there would be “Peace in Our Time.” Hitler’s Mein Kampf clearly stated Hitler’s objective to dominate the world and the west did not believe him. The Iranians shout “Death to America” and some say we should not believe them either. Do you trust the Iranians with your lives since they have cheated on their nuclear agreements in the past? Would you trust them for self-inspection as agreed to with the UN’s IAEA? President Clinton signed an agreement to provide nuclear reactors to North Korea if they stopped their weapons development. Would you believe any new agreement with North Korea while they are firing Intercontinental ballistic missiles over our ally Japan and are preparing for a sixth nuclear weapon test?

These are just some of the important issues that we have to address right now. Do you think the turmoil caused by Democrats and their Antifa allies will help us solve these problems or put us more at risk? Do you think you should be concerned enough to discuss national problems such as these with your friends independent of your major area of study?

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These Spider-Men (above) conquered the influence of the Venom symbiote and became friends. Godzilla and his rogues gallery (below) take a break from destroying Tokyo.

LONG BEACH

A marvelous celebration of fandom The sun’s punishing blaze was no match for fans’ love of pop culture at Long Beach Comic Con.

By Carlos Villicana

Assistant Arts & Life Editor

Hundreds heroically fought off the heat on Saturday and Sunday to take part in Long Beach Comic Con 2017, a celebration of pop culture that extends beyond the sequential books the event takes its name from.

Some fans arrived to the event at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center with a phone to take snapshots of costumed aficionados and a bag for the goods they’d buy, while others cosplayed as their favorite heroes and villains — such as Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the Joker and Harley Quinn.

Lines grew as the sun rose, with hundreds of fans waiting to enter the air conditioned convention center. While in line, they could view a series of movie-themed vehicles, including a Hyundai Tiburon that owner Tom Piedmont customized to resemble a x-wing starfighter from the “Star Wars” franchise. “[This happens in] every parking lot [I park in],” Piedmont said as children surrounded his car in awe.

He started remodeling his car after he scraped the side of it while driving home after a fourteen hour work shift.

“At that point I was like, well I might as well have fun with the car,” Piedmont said.

Piedmont’s car sports signatures from R2-D2 actor Kenny Baker and successor Jimmy Vee. “Maybe I can get [C3PO actor] Anthony Daniels to record some lines,” Piedmont joked.

Next to Piedmont’s car was a Nissan 350Z equipped with laser blasters made with baseball bats and its own R2 droid. Owner Shawn Crosby built his car in 1999 and now uses it as his daily

vehicle.

“Repurposing [materials] was what ‘Star Wars’ was all about, so what we’re doing is keeping with that but on a larger scale,” Crosby said. “We’ve got guys [who do this] all over the country.”

Upon entering the convention center and escaping the blazing sun, fans could hit the convention center’s lower floor to interact with and buy from artists, authors and vendors. One such vendor was Jay Collins, a former owner of comic book shop owner.

“At a convention, you pretty much know you’ve got your clientele. It’s just more hands-on, you get to have longer conversations with people,” Collins said.

Collins recently sold the last of eight comic book shops he owned and now travels to different conventions, selling comic books at about two conventions per month.

“For me, it’s about experiencing life more than anything. When you’re in a store, it’s a different lifestyle. You go home at the end of the day, you’ve got a nine-to-five kind of job. Whereas owning your own business is not nine-to-five,” Collins said. “But in a convention? It’s kind of like you just hit it up!

[You] come into town, meet some people. Different people in every city, which is nice. I like new faces.

There’s a lot of regulars too.”

Though shouting about discounts for comics at his booth hampered his voice, his enthusiasm to talk with attendees was visible and returned. “‘What’s up man! How you doing? Nice to see ya’... I remember you,” Collins could be heard saying to a man looking at a box of “Star Wars” toys in his booth.

As fans, cosplayers and R2-D2 units roamed the alleys of the convention’s show floor, multiple rooms in the exhibit lobby hosted a series of panels and screenings throughout the two days.

Standing outside of one such room was Joshua Hoh, a Cal State Long Beach film alumnus whose film “Steven Spielberg and the Return to Film School” was screened as a part of the GeekFest Film Festival at Long Beach Comic Con. Produced in 2013, the film tells a fictionalized version of Steven Spielberg’s 2001 return to CSULB to complete the degree he began in 1965.

Actor Robert W. Laur stars as Spielberg in Hoh’s twenty minute short comedy film that features locations and references recognizable to CSULB students and film fans alike.

“There’s these pictures and all these stories,” Hoh said. “We obviously had our fun with it, there’s points that we have for comedic effect, but I think that just paying homage to this great director, that is a big hero on campus was the goal.”

Post-screening, Hoh joined other filmmakers to speak about their films and offer advice.

“Play the ‘I’m young, I’m a student, we’re a really small crew’ card,” Hoh said. “Put the money where you think it’s going to get the most out of the performance.”

Hoh told the audience to work with people they trust, use the entire crew as the marketing team via social media and always apologize for any morale deteriorating behavior.

“Luckily we didn’t have any [filming] locations fall out, that seems really bad. But probably even worse is losing friends over your films,” Hoh said.

The film looks dated to Hoh, but it earned him

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Harley Quinn takes aim outside the convention center.

awards for best short film and best film of the festival.

“I’m glad it still works,” Hoh said.

The awards presentation ended as 2017’s Long Beach Comic Con did. Fans emptied the venue and crowded into the front of the convention center, keeping the weekend long festivities going for as long as they could.

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Students gather around various campus organizations during Week of Welcome.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Students get a warm welcome to campus ASI gives students an opportunity to join clubs and meet new people.

By Kat Schuster and Samantha Diaz Staff Writers

For students seeking opportunity beyond their class schedule, fear not, Week of Welcome is upon us. Kicking off today, the central quad has become a sprawl of easy ups filled with club sign ups, food trucks, local vendors, music and of course — free stuff.

Students will be able to choose from a variety of clubs, ranging from cultural organizations such as the La Raza Student Association, which aims to create a safe atmosphere for the Latino community

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The main goal of Week of Welcome is to give students a chance to become more involved in the Cal State Long Beach community. Being a commuter-heavy school, any opportunity for students to create an attachment on campus is encouraged by Associated Students Incorporated.

“This event is open to all types of stu-

dents,” said ASI Program Manager Taylor Buhler-Scott. “Week of Welcome will have opportunities and resources to get students connected to the university.”

The event goes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will showcase over 200 CSULB clubs, 22 West Media and Greek Life. Student government, ASI and ASI programming board will also be present to guide students on how to get involved. There will be giveaways from the various clubs and organizations as well as opportunities to

meet other students.

“I like all the different organizations, clubs and the community here on campus,” said Brandon Ayala, fourth year and Beach Pride Programs assistant. “I see this as the perfect opportunity to take advantage of all the university has to offer.”

Both Ayala and Buhler-Scott encourage students to walk through the quad during Week of Welcome, network with other students and get educated on how to utilize organizations on campus.

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Trump falls to the will of the far-right President Trump’s actions signal a troubling turn for how the Republican party sees minorities.

By Joel Vaughn Staff Writer

Trump’s far-right sympathies can’t be excused as lip service.

Laying blame on counter protesters at Charlottesville and pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio marks the Donald Trump presidency as not just complicit in institutionalized and blatant racism, but also supportive of it.

On Friday Aug. 26, President Trump followed through on his promise to pardon Arpaio, as he alluded to during a Phoenix, AZ rally. Arpaio, the former Maricopa county Arizona sheriff, was found guilty of criminal contempt of court in July due to refusing to end policies that profiled Latinos.

Arpaio’s hostile policies didn’t stop at encouraging his officers to indiscriminately pull over Latinos; it also extended to his treatment of undocumented immigrants.

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Undocumented immigrants convicted of minor crimes were held in tent cities by Arpaio’s deputies.

“I already have a concentration camp, it’s called tent city,” Arpaio explained in a speech at his local Italian American Club.

Housing inmates in mercicily hot and poorly insulated tents, after a day of chain gang labor while wearing Arpaio’s mandated pink undergarments, perfectly exemplifies cruel and unusual punishment.

The pardon screams of a Republican White House that doesn’t just hold the sentiment that we should crack down on immigration for economic reasons; rather, it paints Trump as a man who supports the unfair and hostile treatment of immigrants, should they be undocumented or legal immigrants unfortunate enough to be hounded by Arpaio’s goonish police officers.

Further illustrating his troubling relationship with racism, Trump’s comments in the wake of the militant-turned-violent white supremacists protest in Charlottesville reveal an unwillingness to deny support from the extreme-right.

The basic timeline for the president’s series of blunders in response to the violence breaks down into the follow-

ing: placing the blame on both white supremacists and counter protesters, half-heartedly condemning racism and violence, and then walking that back to blaming white supremacists and counter protesters equally.

This shows that President Trump is either content with the support of white nationalists or is desperate enough for support that he won’t completely distance himself from these cartoonishly racist and xenophobic fringes of the right.

Trump’s campaign made many promises to those fringes, one of those was a wall stretching across our southern border. He also swore that he would somehow strong-arm Mexico into footing the bill. Unsurprisingly, to date they have refused to pay for this steel and concrete security blanket.

That is yet to deter the president from his lofty promise, while Mexico’s president has consistently denied the possibility.

He’s turned to holding congress hostage with the threat of a government shutdown if they don’t kowtow to his demands for funding the wall. The president isn’t only acting hostilely to our country’s closest neighbor; he’s now threatening his own congress for being unwilling to turn a nation founded by

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Trump may not truly be racist or xenophobic, but he is a desperate authoritarian sending a clear message that persecuting minorities, white nationalism and strong-arming your way to victory are all acceptable.

The man proposes a dangerous standard for how our country’s representatives should enforce law, address the public and make policy. Are we as a country accepting of that?

During President Trump’s first months in office, I tried to be a level-headed liberal. I wanted to see the new administration as just another Republican White House, one that would possibly be marred by dog whistling the far-right, but never quite acting on it.

I did my damnedest to hope his campaign promises of building a wall, the immigration ban and all the other hallmarks of xenophobia were just paying lip service to a fearful base with no actual power. Time and time again this hope has been dashed away.

For the sake of my fellow Americans, I hope that Trump’s true colors aren’t those of the majority of his supporters. I hope a sizable portion of American voters voted for a man they didn’t actually believe in.

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Q&A with women’s basketball head coach In his first year, Jeff Cammon looks to create something special.

By Alex Manfredi Staff Writer

Though newly appointed Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Cammon has yet to lead the 49ers onto the court in 2017, he is looking forward to making a difference with the program. LBSU won the Big West Conference championship last season and made the school’s first NCAA appearance since 1991-92. The Daily 49er sat down with Cammon to talk about the transition and his plan for this year’s team.

What has the reception been like so far from the team, community, fans, etc.?

It’s been nothing but love. The five years I spent here, you know, sometimes you don’t know the impact you’ve had and the relationships and here in Long Beach it’s a close-knit community. It’s genuinely a family environment, so even if you leave here, you never leave here. I feel like nothing has ever changed, it’s like I’m just starting where I left off, so to speak. The community, donors, boosters, fans — they’ve all been supportive. Ex-players have contacted me and they’re excited about the future and my journey here and taking over the program. It’s been positive and there’s been a lot of love.

What are your thoughts on the coaching staff you assembled and what do they bring to the table?

In this business you interact so much when you’re on the road recruiting, going to high school practices, talking to

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Jeff Cammon was introduced as the women’s basketball head coach in May. Cammon was athletic director’s Andy Fee’s first hire at LBSU. club coaches and it’s a small network.

You get to know people and I like to build relationships, it’s not just about going to talk to get the player, to me it’s about genuine relationships. I’ve been able to do that and you kind of get a feel for the people who are trying to coach at this level or coach in a place where they want to follow a certain philosophy. I’ve known Brian (Camacho) for eight or nine years — since I’ve been on the women’s side of basketball. As soon as I started coaching high school, we met and automatically clicked. We’re both competitors and both love impacting lives. He has a great defensive mind and I think he’ll help us a lot.

Kevin Adams, I’ve known him since we started scrimmaging his teams at Cal Poly Pomona when I was an assistant here [Cal State Long Beach]. Their teams were always disciplined, played

hard and carried themselves with integrity and he was a big part of that. He brings some things behind the scenes, he’s really good with social media and video. He’s a jack of all trades.

With Laura (Dinkins), she just fell in our lap and I thank god. We had someone in mind but in this case Laura was someone that I always thought would be a good fit. I didn’t know she would be able to leave Fresno (Fresno State) just because she had a great role there but she wanted to be closer to home.

Laura has played college basketball, played professionally and she’s very good with people. She’s had so many different experiences so she brings a wealth of knowledge as a player and as a coach. She’s someone the girls can come to and directly relate to.

Behind some of the returning players,

is the starting five/rotation wide open?

We have six returners and the other seven are new, so it’s wide open. Obviously Jessica Gertz, Cece Wilson and Martina McCowan all played major minutes and have won a lot of games since they’ve been here, so they’re veterans and have that experience competing against some of the best competition in the country. They’ve been great as leaders and have kind of set the precedence and the tone for how we want things done. But, there’s competition [for this leadership role], we have some really talented kids coming in, but they’re freshmen and they’re still going to have to figure out how to transition into being a student-athlete. There’s no starting lineup yet, but I do expect the older players to carry themselves like they’ve been here before, I expect them to be ahead of the game. We’re about

competing and doing what you have to do to earn minutes so hopefully we’ll play a lot of our girls. We want to play as many as we can but the young ladies have to earn that.”

What does a new coaching staff do for players and coaches as far as offering a fresh start?

Well, the transition is familiar to them because we’re gonna do a lot of things that they’ve done in the past — and I think that’s huge, because there’s less anxiety and less thinking.

The other thing is that there’s new opportunity which is special and unique.

Collectively, the thought and mindset that we’re going to create something special is there. We’re going to build on the tradition and success that has been established here. I think the players are excited about the new beginning.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Win streak snapped by No. 17 Golden Bears LBSU women’s soccer allow one goal to the Golden Bears.

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After traveling up north to take on No. 17 Cal, the No.25 Long Beach State women’s soccer team lost to the Golden Bears 1-0 Sunday at Edwards Stadium.

The result snapped LBSU’s three-game win streak after it shut out three straight opponents in Northwestern, San Diego State and Dartmouth.

The 49ers fell 1-0 to the Golden Bears, as Cal’s junior forward Miranda Nild scored her second goal of the season to break the tie.

LBSU (3-2-1) had chances early on in the first half, so did Cal (4-1-0) but the Golden Bears converted on an opportunity in the second half.

In the 73rd minute, the Golden Bears’ sophomore Mia Corbin delivery inside the box found Nild with her back at the goal. Nild then spun and delivered a shot that slipped by LBSU junior goalkeeper Imani McDonald.

McDonald recorded five saves in the game, four in the second half. However, the 49ers offense was flat as they only had six shots, while Cal’s offense was responsible for 11 shots in the match.

With LBSU playing ranked opponents early in the season, Ingrassia is preparing his squad for the Big West conference games starting in October.

The 49ers only have four games left before conference play, with the last three games on the road.

LBSU will return to George Allen Field when it plays at 7 p.m. on Friday at George Allen Field against the University of San Diego. After the San Diego game, the 49ers will have a threegame road trip against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 10), UConn (Sept. 14) and St. John’s (Sept. 17).

Senior Tori Bolden helped the 49ers to a 1-0 win in Friday’s match against Dartmouth.

Joseph Kling | Daily 49er

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Mikayla Florez (12) leads the way at the Pepperdine Invitational en route to her first-place finish and a team win for the women’s team.

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CROSS-COUNTRY

LBSU cross-country leads the pack Women take home both team and individual win.

By Luke Ramirez

Assistant Sports Editor

The Long Beach State cross-country team wasted no time hitting its stride in the 2017 season as the women won both team and individual honors at the Pepperdine Invitational on Friday.

Junior Mikayla Florez crossed the finish line first out of 44 other runners, securing her first

collegiate win at Alumni Park.

“I didn’t really have too many expectations since this is a completely new team, so I was just trying to go out there and see where we stood,” Florez said. “I really wanted all of us to be in the front which we pretty much were, and it was great to start out.”

Florez set the winning pace in the 4K with a personal best 14:41.96, while freshman Mauren Fitzsimmons placed sixth (15:09.92) and junior Alexis Ceballos finished eighth (15:19.39) in both of their LBSU debuts. Three runners in the top-10 was more than enough to outscore all five of their opponents including CSUN, CSU

Bakersfield, Pepperdine, UC Irvine and USC. “It’s always fun to win and it’s a great way to start the season,” second-year head coach Shawn Winget. “Now that we’ve tasted steak we don’t want to go back to eating burgers.”

The men’s team didn’t fare as well as the women, but senior George Martinez finished in eighth with a personal best 5K time of 16:01.83.

Freshman Joey Del Valle Rutherford (16:28.40) and Ezra Sotelo (16:36.39) rounded out the 49ers’ top three runners at 14th and 17th place, respectively.

“I always try not to start the season off without big expectations on the first meet, because

the [athletes] are tired and only six returners from the roster last year,” Winget said.

Florez and Martinez anchored the core of veterans in the Pepperdine Invitational and will look to continue that throughout the season.

Next on the schedule for LBSU is the UC Riverside Invitational in Riverside on Sept. 16.

“Now we know where we are and it’s a big confidence booster for us,” Florez said. “We know that we should be in the front and do really well in conference.”

As for how Winget feels about the big win in the 49ers first meet of the season; “We’re going to really surprise some people this year.”

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Women’s volleyball comes home winless from Utah Valley The 49ers could not find a way to win at the Wolverine Invitational.

By Kevin Colindres Staff Writer

The women’s volleyball team came home without a win in the Wolverine Invitational hosted by Utah Valley.

Consistency and maintaining leads were a big problem for the 49ers in this past weekend’s tournament. While LBSU showed toughness against challenging opponents, it was not enough to muster a win.

On Thursday, LBSU was swept in the first match 25-22, 25-23, 26-24 against the Montana Grizzlies.

LBSU had a lot of trouble maintaining momentum. The team started off strong in each set but were never able take over.

After all three sets, junior outside hitter Megan Kruidhof led the team with 13 kills, and added four digs and three blocks. Harward added nine digs and two aces.

The 49ers were challenged again facing No. 9 Kansas on Friday.

LBSU followed its matchup with Montana, ending with a four set loss against the Jayhawks.

The 49ers looked like a completely new team in the first set getting on the board quickly and never looking back.

Even after a tough loss the 49ers came in confidently and easily took the first set, 25-17.

The next three sets proved too much for the 49ers ending with a loss in each one 25-19, 25-14, 25-23. The team that had started the match was non-existent.

LBSU could not keep up the pace, often allowing the Jayhawks go on massive runs with no answers.

Kruidhof had a career high 17 kills, while also adding seven digs. Sophomore middle blocker Yizhi Xue had

eight kills and had a hitting percentage of .571.

LBSU could not finish the tournament strong, losing to the host team Utah Valley in four sets. The 49ers would take the second set 25-12, but would lose the rest of the sets 25-21, 2725, 25-18.

Long Beach State consistently struggled when going down early, and it was apparent that it was becoming a recurring thing over the weekend. LBSU showed improvement in its second set against Utah Valley easily taking it, but showed that they could not maintain the momentum in the later sets.

Utah Valley prevailed against LBSU 3-1 and the 49ers were going home without a victory.

Kruidhof had a double-double beating her previous career high with 19 kills, while also adding 11 digs. Harward showed up with 22 digs and two aces.

LBSU now has a record of 1-5 and returns home to face Loyola Marymount on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Los Angeles.

Joseph Kling | Daily 49er

Freshman Monika Simkova spikes the ball against Iowa in Aug. 26 at the Walter Pyramid.