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river in the city
By Sophia Lepore & Jordan Daniels Staff Writers
By Kevin Flores Arts & Life Editor
Victor Hugo Zayas
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world to create a hybrid landscape. Zayas’ dedication to the Los Angeles River rivals that of Claude Monet’s to his lily ponds. Zayas, whose studio is located just a few miles from the river, has been painting the river for
over 20 years. “We live in a concrete society where we are surrounded by buildings. One day I walked down to the river and started seeing how beautiful it was. Even the areas that are ugly were beautiful to me,” Zayas said during
Art & the L.A. River: A Panel Discussion at the Museum of Latin American Art, where his paintings are currently being displayed. See MOLAA, page 6
49ers strong-arm Buffs LBSU continues its hot start and remain undefeated at home. By Will Hernandez Contributing Writer
It was a fight to the finish, but the Long Beach State women’s basketball team managed to hang on and defeat Colorado 59-42 on Sunday inside the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (7-1) are off to another fast start to the season. It is the second straight year that LBSU has started off the season with only one loss in the first eight games, something that hadn’t been done since the 1990-91 season. From early on, the 49ers’ stingy defense took the Buffaloes out of their game and forced Colorado (3-4) to turn the ball over 22 times. “We knew their defense was like that, we played them last year and remember that,” Colorado head coach Linda Lappe said. “They never let you get comfortable, they’re always
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Fear for safety abroad Students and faculty discuss studying abroad in the aftermath of Paris attacks.
MOLAA exhibit and panel sparks conversation about Los Angeles River revitalization.
The Los Angeles River in the paintings of Victor Hugo Zayas’ is rendered through changing light, through different levels of smog and pollution, through neighborhood lines, through time, lucidly and dreamlike, and yet the works manage to make the river feel coherent. Earth tones emerge as the unifying color palette of the river. Lines smudge, bleed and create networks. The metaphor is clear: humans and nature are inextricable. They are part of the same ecology. Our infrastructure and chemicals merge with the natural
Monday, December 7, 2015
f lying around and trying to get charges. They take you out of your rhythm offensively and that is what they did to us.” Last season, the 49ers knocked off the Buffaloes, 62-56, on the road in Boulder, Colorado. This time was no different; however, the 49ers needed to scrap for the win. Given the size of LBSU’s roster, the 49ers understood that they needed to play smarter and tougher. “We’re small and everyone knows we’re small,” LBSU head coach Jody Wynn said. “We’re not going to get any bigger, [but] we can play bigger, play smarter, play tougher, and today was a full 40 minutes of being tougher.” Despite their lack of size, the 49ers outscored the Buffaloes 34 to 12 in points in the paint. “We made a concentrated effort of getting the ball in the paint,” Wynn said. “Our guards did a good job of penetrating in the lane and they themselves scored in the paint as well.”
See BUFFS, page 8
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Junior forward Madison Montgomery pulls up for a jumper in LBSU’s win over Colorado on Sunday, Dec. 6, inside the Walter Pyramid.
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The importance and love of traveling is no foreign concept to many students at California State University, Long Beach. However, in light of the Paris attacks and terrorist threats around the country, the value of safety has become an important component to students going abroad next semester and to prospective students who plan to travel alongside their course study. “I really wanted to study abroad, but my parents aren’t allowing me to anymore,” human development major Gabriela Neely said. “Honestly it’s just a different world now, and I wouldn’t feel safe going right now, but maybe in the future when things calm down.” The International Program advises students to remain educated on current world affairs when faced with the prospects of traveling. The study abroad office does provide safety information for students and emphasizes the importance of doing so. “For every program for both faculty and students, we have a thorough orientation,” said Jeet Joshee, the associate vice president of international education. “We give safety tips, like a do’s and don’ts of foreign travel.” Despite the Paris attacks, in which CSULB student Nohemi Gonzalez was killed, the program has not seen a decline in enrollment for study abroad programs. According to the CSULB website, more than 20,000 students have taken advantage of the international program in its existence. The program’s website lists many reasons why studying abroad is important, including degree credits and life See ABROAD, page 2
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