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LBPD: green beer is no excuse for drinking and driving The Long Beach Police Department will enforce DUI patrols on St. Patrick’s Day. By Madison D’Ornellas Assistant News Editor
For the past five years, nearly three quarters of drunk driving fatalities on St. Patrick’s day involved drivers whose blood alcohol levels were twice the legal limit, according to a press release from the Long Beach Police Department. The LBPD will be engaging in DUI patrols, stops and arrests during St. Patrick’s Day, according to a press release from the LBPD. The California Office of Traffic Safety provided the funding for the patrol, according to an article reported by the Long Beach Post on Friday. “No amount of luck can save you from a drunk-driving crash,” the press release stated. “If you know you’re going to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with alcohol, then figure out a plan ahead of time for how you’ll get home.” The patrol will be in addition to regularly scheduled officers. Officers will look for obvious signs of impaired driving. 31 people were killed on St. Patrick’s Day in 2013 due to drunk driving, according to the press release. “March 17th has become a deadly day in the United States, with a dramatic spike in drunk-driving fatalities,” the press release stated. The Long Beach Police Department encourages St. Patrick’s Day celebrators to decide not to drink during the festivities, assign designated drivers or use public transportation. “Before you take your first sip of green beer, leave your keys at home or give them to a friend,” the press release stated. “Enjoy non-alcoholic beverages and brag about your VIP (very important partygoer) status online using the hashtag #designateddriver.”
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Sister Cindy Smock holds a sign reading “whore” as she sits next to Jed Smock in the free speech lawn as they preached to students passing by on Monday.
VISITORS PROTEST PORN Signs that read “Whore, whore, whore” and “You deserve hell,” aimed to grab the attention of passing students, Sister Cindy and Jed Smock of Campus Ministry said. A crowd of about 100 students gathered around the free speech lawn to listen and occasionally argue with the Smocks’ message. Sister Cindy said that she and her husband expected a negative response from students. “At first, because nobody likes someone to tell
them what they’re doing is wrong and sinful, and that’s what we’re doing,” Sister Cindy said. Sister Cindy said that since her first visit to California State University, Long Beach 35 years ago, pornography has become one of the biggest issues to combat. “It makes men see women as a piece of A-S-S or vice versa…” Sister Cindy said. “It reduces it to animal-like or even more degrading. Even non-Christians are saying porn is bad and that it
might be one of our worst addictions.” John Nezzer, a senior English literature major and self-ascribed Christian, countered the Smocks’ messages with Bible verses. He said the Smocks were creating a negative portrayal of Christianity. “If we want to be a campus that’s about equality and accurate representation of all faiths, this isn’t one of them,” Nezzer said. “This is actually, more or less, turning against it.”
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The “super senior” struggle is real Four-year graduation is more of a dream than a reality for some students. w By Michael Mendoza Contributing Writer
Just as some students finish filing their late registrations and shell out $80 to look the part, many of their colleagues miss the four-year mark for graduation because they are balancing school and life obstacles. For Vicaria Norman, a self-ascribed “super senior,” the goal of graduating from college has been delayed, making her road to graduation a mental marathon. “As a freshman, my best friend and I felt discouraged by the facility when it came to enrolling us as pre-nursing majors,” Norman, a health science major at California State University, Long Beach, said. “They stressed the fact that one out of five [students] are probably going to get into this school, probably. And they just stressed the fact that you should probably do something else because…” She cut herself off mid-sentence and said, “I don’t know, I don’t know.” The chances of getting into CSULB’s nursing program are slim.
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CSULB graduate Daisy Rodriguez waves her diploma after receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies on May 23, 2014. According to Applicant Pool Statistics, 479 applicants applied for the fall semester and only 82 were admitted. One-hundred-and-forty-three applicants were deemed ineligible, and 336 were listed as qualified alternates.
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Students comment on Long Beach’s ranking as second worst- run city in the U.S.
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Rated by WalletHub, the city of Long Beach is ranked as the second worst run city in the U.S.
Long Beach second on list of worst-run cities in the U.S. A study conducted by WalletHub ranked the 65 most populated cities based on returns on publicspending investments. By Nicca Panggat Contributing Writer
After WalletHub ranked Long Beach the second worst ran city in the United States last week, Ed Kamlan, the Long Beach City Manager’s media contact, questioned the study’s research methodology. “We can’t comment on exactly how [WalletHub] reached their conclusion,” Kamlan said. “But clearly we are very proud of Long Beach’s efforts in all three of these areas and firmly believe that Long Beach is a very well-run city.” WalletHub’s list of 2015’s Best & Worst Run Cities in America clocked Long Beach in at second-to-last out of the 65 most-populated major cities in the United States. WalletHub based their findings off a scale of returns on public spending investments. In order of most to least weighted, the three departments surveyed for each city were the Education
Department, the Police Department and the Parks and Recreation Department. Only 40 percent of Long Beach students in the Long Beach Unified School District were within the average standardized test score range, which is the main reason Long Beach placed so low on the list, according to WalletHub. Kamlan said that the Long Beach City government does not actually run the school system itself. He said that those decisions are left up to the district. “However, Long Beach School District has been named one of the top five urban school districts in the world, and has won the Broad Prize for Urban Education (and been a finalist several times),” Kamlan said. WalletHub also calculated returns on investments based on crime rates and spending per capita and said that Long Beach had about a 3 percent crime rate in comparison to other cities, but a $585 per capita expenditure on police forces. “I think Long Beach shouldn’t be ranked the second-worst city in America because I feel it’s [more safe],” junior finance major Thomas Nou said. “Since I’ve been living here for 21 years, it hasn’t been something too dramatic where there’s shootings every single day and stuff like that. And where I live, it’s also not in a nice area, but I still feel like it’s safe.” Kamlan said that Long Beach is experiencing 42-year lows in violent crime and that the Parks Department was the
Gold Medal winner in 2013 for best in the nation. Heather Donner, a sophomore communications major, said she admits that she has not had much experience with the Police Department in the city, but that “they have a lot more on their plate” in comparison to her small hometown where police only “[write] speeding tickets and shut down parties.” Donner said that she thinks Long Beach has a “bad rap,” but that she still thinks more can be done to improve. Donner said she grew up in Northern California and had access to multiple parks in her hometown that were all within walking distance. “The kids in our apartment are always stuck playing in the tiny little quad in the center of our apartment, and I always feel bad that they don’t really have anywhere else to go to play,” Donner said. “I know there isn’t a ton of space, but I’ve noticed some random vacant lots or grass lots so I think it would be really beneficial to add some playgrounds.” Kamlan said the Parks Department won their 2013 award largely in part due to “efforts to increase park space in parkpoor areas of the City.” Fremont was the only other city to rank lower than Long Beach on the list. Other California cities studied include Anaheim at number 51 and Los Angeles ranked at 58. Texas had seven cities listed as best-run, including Lubbock in first place.
“I think Long Beach shouldn’t be ranked the second-worst city in America because I feel it’s safer. Since I’ve been living here for 21 years, it hasn’t been something too dramatic where there’s shootings every single day and stuff like that. And where I live, it’s also not in a nice area, but I still feel like it’s safe.”
“I don’t think it should be ranked the second worstrun city. I feel like there’s a lot of things we could improve on, but other than that, I feel like it’s a nice place to be, a nice place to live.” —Tristian Washington, senior, communications major
—Thomas Nou, junior, finance major
“I didn’t think it was that bad. Obviously it has the bad parts of Long Beach and the good parts of Long Beach, but I figure like every city has that. I don’t know, that is really surprising to me.”
—Caitlin Shields, sophomore, sociology major
“I’m really surprised, actually. I’m from Anaheim and I don’t really know the Long Beach area a lot, but when I go to school, the campus looks so nice and at least the immediate surroundings look pretty decent… I wouldn’t mind settling down in Long Beach.” —Josh Dulalas, sophomore, physics major
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Disabled Student Services began the process of cleaning out a storage facility Friday to make room for six new motorized scooters. By Mindy Lockhart Contributing Writer
Students who have temporary mobility issues at California State University, Long Beach will be able to rent a motorized scooter, starting fall 2015. “These scooters will help assist students [access] lower and upper campus,” Director of DSS David Sanfilippo said. The Associated Students, Inc. Senate passed a resolution last semester to allow students the option to rent a motorized scooter when needed to get from class to class. ASI Sen. Marvin Flores spearheaded the idea of the resolution after he tore his ACL and was on crutches for four months. “I would have to walk from [upper campus to lower campus] in crutches and my entire hand was filled with blisters,” Flores said. “It was unbearable.” Flores said that he tried to find help on campus so he could get to his classes on time but there was no program at CSULB to help students with temporary disabilities. “I just wanted to make it better for students to move around on campus,” Flores said. ASI, DSS and Student Health Services each will purchase two scooters, each scooter will costing $1,300. The scooter rental program for temporary disabled students is the only program of its kind in all of the California State University system. The scooters will be stored in two different locations on campus: one will be at SHS and
five will be in a storage room located near the Chartroom, a restaurant on campus. DSS is cleaning out the storage room in multiple stages this semester to make room for the scooters. They have removed much of the larger items and have tagged what remains to be removed. “We need to clean this out, fix and check the power,” Sanfilippo said. The storage room is currently filled with materials used for the Kaleidoscope Festival that used to be held here at CSULB every April. Students who would like to use the scooters will need to place a $50 deposit and have a reference of proof they need to use the scooter. “We don’t want to make it too expensive for students,” Flores said. “They will get it back once they return the scooter so it won’t be that big of a burden … obviously if it is a big burden we will figure out a way to help them rent the scooter.” The scooter will be available to the student for the duration of their injury. Each scooter will be numbered, and when a student is not using the scooter they will be expected to place it in the storage room, Sanfilippo said. Only students who are renting the scooters will have access to that room. Sanfilippo said that the ASI senators are following through with their resolutions after they are passed. “I really want to let our students know that we are here for them,” Flores said. “We are here for their needs and if they need anything, they can come to us and we will figure out a way to help them.”
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To be considered for the CSULB nursing major, students have to complete a series of prerequisites in addition to passing four science courses. Due to a lack of class availability, Norman was only able to finish two of the four science requirements. She completed one during her third year at CSULB, and another at El Camino Community College while being concurrently enrolled. Norman was in her third year and needed a backup plan. “It was just too much to try to get those [pre-requisites] done and declare my major at an acceptable time,” Norman said. “My parents were like ‘Oh, are you still pre-nursing?’ Unwilling to waste any time, Norman visited another advisor who encouraged her to switch majors. “Health science is similar to [nursing] and that’s why I decided to do the other route,” Norman said, with full intention to eventually pursue a degree in nursing. Norman’s story is one of many “super senior” experiences. When four-year expectations have turned into five and six-year journeys, the cap and gown commemoration becomes a pipe dream. According to CSULB’s graduate rates, the class of 2009 only graduated 15.5 percent of its class made the four-year mark. In 2014, 32.8
percent graduated in their fifth year. The remaining half of the class is still pending graduation. There are numerous reasons why students fail to achieve the status quo of four years. Jann-Eric Victoriano, a kinesiology major at CSULB, said that he believes students have themselves to blame. “It takes them so long because they take too little units or they procrastinate a lot,” Victoriano said. Despite being a freshman and unfamiliar with the obstacles to come, he sees himself graduating in four years. Juggling work and studies is a time-management struggle for Eric Lara, a sophomore business marketing major at CSULB. “I have to work; it’s not an option really,” Lara said. “It just depends on the situation, how much freedom you have, whether you have to work or not.” Dr. David Dowell, CSULB’s Senior Vice President who is in charge of enrollment planning, said that he believes working is not as impeding as it sounds. “I think that, to some extent, the fact that students have to work will slow them down a little bit,” Dowell said. “Although I think that’s much less significant a factor than many people [think], because a lot of people try to hang it all on the fact that students are working.”
Dowell has led CSULB’s Division of Academic Affairs for 11 years and has also helped improve the school’s admission process. “I do not accept the idea; working isn’t preventing them from taking classes,” Dowell said. “Students are earning plenty of units, they are earning more units than they need to graduate, so that suggests that they’re actually taking classes.” According to Dowell, CSULB students have an average of 144 units upon graduation, which are 24 extra units—the equivalent of eight 3-unit classes— above the national standard. Complete College America, which consists of 35 U.S. governors across the nation, stated that college students across the country are graduating with an average of 133 units. “I think students ought to be as upset about delayed graduation as they are about fee increases because they have the same effect,” Dowell said. “I mean, they’ve really changed the conversation about the student excellence fee system.” Dowell also mentioned recent legislative conversations across the state holding universities accountable for their graduation rates. “If the students would hold us accountable for graduation rates,” Dowell said. “[Change] would happen.”
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Swaying through histories A San Francisco-based dance school celebrated 30 years of hula at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on Saturday.
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Sorry Los Angeles Times, but, according to Hawaiian cultural standards, newspaper organizations are only successful once a song has been written about them. Dancers from the San Franciscobased Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu hula school performed at The Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University, Long Beach on Saturday. Performers wearing kukui nuts on their wrists and necks interpreted ancient Hawaiian stories through dance, blending traditional Hawaiian styling with contemporary genres. The women donned floral-patterned “pa’u” knee-length skirts and the men adorned a light-yellow “malo” loincloth. “Learning hula is synonymous with learning about the culture. They are not two distinct things,” Patrick Makuakane, the director and founder of Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu dance school, said. “Learning hula is not only learning the dance, it’s learning the Hawaiian culture, society and how they live, the way they fell in love, their
religion and their government.” Makuakane incorporated the tumultuous evolution of Hawaiian newspapers from 1834 to 1948 into Saturday’s show. “The newspapers loved having songs written about themselves,” Makuakane said. “They go on-and-on about how fabulous they are, how they honor truth and integrity and they usually talk smack about other newspapers; it makes for an interesting read.” Makuakane added that there are no Hawaiian language newspapers today, but the huge amount of information that the newspapers published is being translated and made accessible online. Another popular historic-staple that made it into the show was the legend of the volcano god, Pele. Hawaiian native Jason Laskey, a choreographer of the show, explained that Pele’s sister, Hi’iaka, retrieved the chief that Pele fell in love with, but he was dead. Even though the separation from his lover killed him, Hi’iaka was able to revive the chief and reunite him with Pele. Laughter broke out from the crowd in a later scene called “Birth Certificate Hula,” a dance inspired by the controversy of whether or not President Barack Obama’s Hawaiian birth certificate was legitimate. Makuakane jokingly said that he
tried to get Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu to perform during Obama’s inauguration, but the White House had already booked Beyoncé. “The roots of hula are widely debated. Some people think its religious based, some believe its based on warriors dancing,” Laskey said, giving his take on hula’s history. “Just like any type of culture or art form, it stayed true to tradition but it has evolved over time and introduced new elements to the dance.” While the school honors Hawaiian classics, it fuses hula with modern-day genres such as jazz and pop-music chart-toppers like Cameo’s “Word Up” and Rihanna’s single “Only Girl in the World.” “That was the directors way of interpreting “hula mua,” or hula that moves forward,” Hawaiian-native Desiree Woodward-Lee, one of the show’s performers, said. She explained that the term encompasses an approach of taking familiar music that people in the U.S. are comfortable with and putting a nice hula to it. “We are continuing to push forward the culture,” Woodward-Lee said. “[We are] holding onto the foundation of Hawaiian dance [while] stepping outside the box with a little bit of modern dance.”
Dancing to traditional Hawaiian songs, students from the Na Lei Hulu I Ka Weiku hula school perform on Saturday at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Courtesy of Nā L ei Hulu I K a Wēkiu
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What do students think about ASI elections? The student government elections started on Friday, and they end on Wednesday. Are students voting? Do they even know they can?
“It’s not really like one vote is going to change anything, but I still go here. I still have a say. And there was nothing else to do, so I just voted.” —Mary Ellis, third year math major
“I think, too, when they don’t put a lot of information out, like it doesn’t make it easy. It honestly makes me feel like I have to kind of search and research. There’s not enough information on who’s running and what they stand for.”
“I feel like they do try to let us know about [voting], it’s just most people don’t care. We can’t really change people’s drive to want to know. I think it just feels very separate from us. I don’t feel like anything is getting done, even if there are things getting done, I don’t know. “
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From left to right, David Samuels, Tyler Lamb, Dan Monson (front center), Eric McKnight (back center), McKay LaSalle, and Mike Caffey, holding his niece, cherish their last home game during Senior Night in the Walter Pyramid on March 5.
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Long Beach State pitcher Tanner Brown attempts to pick off a Utah Valley runner at first base on Feb. 21 at Blair Field.
BACK IN BROWN Tanner Brown’s collegiate career has taken off after a slow start.
By Eddie Rivera Contributing Writer
Tanner Brown’s journey from pitcher in junior college to starter for the Long Beach State baseball team began almost a year ago. The junior right-hander began his collegiate career at Golden West College in Fountain Valley after going undrafted out of high school. Brown was not highly recruited, but his passion for baseball never dwindled. “I’ve always loved the competiveness that baseball brings,” Brown said. Bert Villarreal, the head coach at Golden West College, told Brown he had one last shot to tag on with a Division I school as a walk-on with either Cal State Fullerton or LBSU. After throwing bullpen sessions for both teams, he decided to join the Dirtbags. A major part of Brown’s decision was the opportunity LBSU presented. The Dirtbags lost three starting pitchers to the either graduation or the MLB draft, so Brown immediately jumped at the
chance to fill the void. “[Head coach Troy] Buckley told me what my role could be, and I thought it was a great opportunity,” Brown said. LBSU’s reputation for putting guys in the majors was another reason for Brown to become a Dirtbag. The Dirtbags have a history of developing pitchers and have produced guys like all-star right-hander Jared Weaver. “There are a lot of scouts out here,” Brown said. “Buckley has a way of helping guys get to that next level.” Buckley saw some weaknesses in Brown’s delivery, most notably his penchant for rushing while on the mound. Still, the strengths outnumbered the deficiencies in Brown’s game, and Buckley saw a high upside pitcher. “I liked the arm action I saw out of him and thought his body was great for pitching,” Buckley said. Brown’s ability to throw strikes has served him in his first season with the Dirtbags. He is 3-0 on the season and batters only have a .149 batting average against him. He has only surrendered four walks and 14 hits in his 27 innings pitched with a 1.65 ERA.
Junior catcher Eric Hutting said Brown is one of the most impressive transfers he has ever worked with in his three years as a Dirtbag. Hutting called Brown a competitor, and advised not to mistake Brown’s quiet personality in the clubhouse with indifference. “The way he has handled himself, stayed consistent and competed has been great,” Hutting said. “He doesn’t get too high or too low and stays evenkeeled on the mound.” Buckley said Brown was more of an internal thinker than an outspoken personality. He said the team often discusses Marvel comic superheroes, and had an interesting comparison for Brown. “Brown might be more Peter Parker in real life,” Buckley said. “[He] acts more like Spider-Man when competing.” Brown’s cerebral mentality helps him keep his composure on the mound. Brown said he finds inspiration from Dodgers Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw. “I love how he competes, holds his composure and gets after it,” Brown said.
Ca m p u s Vo i c e
Who do think will make the Final Four?
“I’m going to say Louisville because they have a lot of experience and Rick Pitino is a really good coach.” —Andrew Gonzales, health science major
Ohio State, they look like a pretty good team from what I’ve seen so far from the season.”
“I think Kentucky is definitely a top team. That whole team is going to end up being pros.”
—Shellv Candler, A basketball fan and student
—Edgar Romo, Academic Advisor, Center for Undergrad Advising
An up-and-down season reviewed The future appears to be bright for LBSU men’s basketball after early tournament exit. Oscar Terrones Sports Editor
An early exit from Big West Tournament play encapsulated all the weaknesses and flaws in the Long Beach State basketball team. Now five days after its season has ended, here is the final look back on an expectation-filled season that left many disappointed. There was a lot of discussion before the start of the season regarding head coach Dan Monson’s decision to schedule some of the toughest opponents in the country – something he said would prepare his team for what really mattered: conference play. For the most part, Monson’s strategy was paying off. Sure, the 49ers had their share of ugly losses against some of the top programs in the country – 66-49 at St. Johns, 85-67 at Syracuse, 63-48 at Louisville. LBSU returned home in early January and looked like a completely new team, as if there was a massive sense of relief since the worst was over. The 49ers went on to win seven of their next eight after a six-game December losing streak. Finally, they were going to go on the roll that would carry them through Big West Tournament and into the NCAAs. Not many teams have the luxury of relying on an allconference guard to carry them on a nightly basis. Monson built his team specifically around senior point guard Mike Caffey, a Big West Player of the Year candidate, and David Samuels, a perimeter big turned low post scoring threat. For the first half of conference play, Caffey and Samuels’ efforts were enough to cruise by Big West opponents. Samuels averaged nearly a double-double in league play, while Caffey was well on his way to solidifying his Player of the Year status. The 49ers’ fatal flaw, what ultimately cost them against Hawaii in the Big West Tourna-
ment, was the lack of a third scorer. Monson could always rely on Caffey and Samuels to score and create offense, but LBSU just did not have that last scoring threat that could have put them over the top. For a while it looked like sophomore forward Travis Hammonds was going to be the guy. Hammonds led the team by scoring in two of the last three regular season games, but managed only four points in the season-ending loss against Hawaii. Senior guard Tyler Lamb ideally would have been the guy to take on the role after averaging 15.4 points per game in 2013-14. But he struggled all season with his shooting and never quite established a rhythm. Losing senior guard A.J. Spencer to a torn ACL before the season was a major blow, but one that was supposed to be mitigated with the depth Monson had assembled. The 49ers can begin looking forward to next season, where they will have a brand new lineup. Caffey, Samuels, Lamb, guard McKay LaSalle and forward Eric McKnight are gone after making a combined 135 starts. Fortunately for LBSU, the backcourt will be in good shape with transfers Nick Faust and Roschon Prince being eligible to play. The 49ers will also get Spencer back after he redshirted this year. Freshman point guard Justin Bibbins has shown what he’s capable of, and an increase in minutes after a year of sitting and learning from Caffey will serve him well. Hammonds and sophomore guard Branford Jones will also be back, along with incoming freshman guard Noah Blackwell. Like this year, there will be talent on next year’s squad. The challenge will be to translate that talent to on-court success.