Daily 49er Nov. 12, 2015

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Nick Faust, Senior

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2 News Sexual assault reporting on the rise

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Officials cite increased education efforts as the potential cause of the increase in sexual assault reports on campus.

By Valerie Osier Assistant News Editor

At a campus that saw only two cases of sexual violence in all of 2014, police and California State University, Long Beach officials have seen at least eight cases of sexual assault reported this semester.

Although the numbers look dramatically increased, officials do not think the number of sexual assaults has gone up, but that students are reporting the assaults more often. Larisa Hamada, Title IX director at California State University, Long Beach, said that she still thinks there is severe under-reporting of sexual assaults, despite the increase this semester.

“I would love to say, ‘Long Beach State is a bubble and we don’t ever have any sexual assaults and with the numbers in the past, there was just one or zero’ really is true,” Hamada said. “But what I think was happening was: before, people were experiencing things and they didn’t know where to go, they didn’t know if it was safe to report, they didn’t know what their rights were, they didn’t know what was going to happen to them. And they didn’t know it was sexual assault …

One of our own CSULB assistant professor Treshawn Anderson is a Simms/Mann Fellowship recipient.

By Shawnkira Sanchez Staff Writer

An assistant professor at California State University, Long Beach is one of the first CSU faculty to receive an award

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Other times people are confused about what consent is … There’s a lot of cultural confusion about this topic in general.”

Sexual assault is a more broad, generic term that covers: rape, sexual battery, sodomy, oral copulation and unlawful sex with a minor, Detective Chris Brown, sexual assault investigator for the University Police, said.

In fall 2014, the Title IX office began ramping up their efforts with online sexual misconduct awareness training, which approximately 26,500 students completed, Hamada said. This year the training was required for all new students, including freshmen and transfers, which added approximately 10,000 students whom Hamada said are now “fully aware and fully trained” about sexual assault.

In addition, CSULB is conducting full training of staff and faculty, including student employees, with three online trainings.

“Also with all of our employees receiving a ton of training as well, we’re finding that our systems are working,” Hamada said. “So [Resident Assistants] are now reporting forward what a suitemate may have told them about a friend, or a faculty member said, ‘There’s something that happened in my class where a student said one of her friends was assaulted and I know I have to report forward even if it’s a third-hand statement.’”

Students have received three “Timely Warning” emails in their inboxes regarding a report of alleged sexual battery in the Library in August, an alleged rape in a residential hall in September and two alleged sexual assaults that occurred at an open party hosted by Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in October.

Police issue Timely Warnings when they feel as if there is an ongoing threat to students, Lt. Richard Goodwin of University Police said.

In addition to the sexual assaults mentioned in the emails, on Oct. 20, a female student reported being raped at the Hillside College Residential Hall, in which the alleged assailant was arrested and booked at the Long Beach Police Department jail. Police received a report of “unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor” in Los Cerritos Hall on Oct. 4, according to the University Police activity log.

On Oct. 27, a student reported an incident of sexual battery when a male subject allegedly rubbed himself on the student’s body. Police are also currently investigating a case of sexual battery in which a 17-year-old student reported being assaulted by an 18-year-old student. When consent was withdrawn, the sexual activity stopped. The victim does not desire prosecution, Goodwin said, but police are investigating because the incident involves a minor.

“I’ve been here for 21 years, and in that 21 years, I do not recall there being this many reported sexual assaults, sexual batteries or the like,” Goodwin said.

“But I do believe it has to do with the education of our community here.”

The University Police and the Title IX office do separate investigations with each sexual assault that is reported to them. Some cases may require a criminal investigation as well as a university investigation, and others may require a university investigation only, Brown said.

Investigations also depend on what the victim chooses to do. If the victim does not want to report to the police, they can choose only to report to the

Title IX office, or vice versa. Hamada said that the only caveat to that is if the victim is a minor, then the Title IX office must report it to the police.

“The way the Penal Code is written, there are very finite elements for the crime,” Brown said. “For example, rape is sexual intercourse against a person’s will by the use of force, fear, violence, intimidation, threats, things like that.

So when you run across an individual that had an uncomfortable sexual experience where there was no affirmative consent, it might not fall under the category of rape because there was no threats or force or violence or fear, there was just no consent. While that would fall under the avenue of sexual misconduct, and the University could

do their own internal investigation, it doesn’t meet the elements of the crime.”

Goodwin said that despite an increase in reports of sexual assaults, University Police are handling the influx on a case-to-case basis “professionally and to the highest standards of the department” with a team of investigators including one investigator specifically for sexual assaults.

In the Title IX office, Hamada said they are well equipped to handle cases that come to them with two investigators on staff, but they will have to grow in the future as the number of reports continues to grow. There are also two sexual assault advocates on campus: one in the Women’s Resource Center and one in the Health Center.

for early childhood curriculum.

Child Development and Family Studies Assistant Professor Treshawn Anderson was one of 13 recipients to be awarded with the 2015 Simms/Mann Faculty Fellowship as announced on October 29 on the Simms/Mann Institute webpage.

As one of the selected faculty fellows, Anderson will complete a year-long project transitioning neuroscience research into applications that can be integrated into classrooms.

“The fellowship will allow me to definitely put my research into practice,” Anderson said. “One of the stipulations of the fellowship was that we would translate what we learned at the institute, which was about brain science and brain development and how the early years are important in brain development, so we’ll be able to put together a program and actually put it into practice.”

Anderson has a bachelor’s degree in

Child Education and Family Studies and master’s degree in Elementary Education-Early Childhood, both from CSULB, as well as a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from Purdue University.

The Simms/Mann Institute for Education and Community Development offers programs and resources to select California Community Colleges and California State University faculty within various fields surrounding childhood development and education.

Anderson was among the first CSU faculty to receive the Simms/Mann Faculty Fellowship since the institute’s expansion to include the CSU faculty, commencing this year in efforts to build the CSU’s early childhood curriculum.

Fellowship recipients will work with other interdisciplinary professionals ranging in fields from early child education, psychology and medicine, amongst many others.

In a Simms/Mann Institute press release, the institute expressed the scarcity and rising need for professionals specializing in early childhood education and their efforts pertaining to the critical necessity.

“It’s important because it’s a growing field and a growing population with more than 60 percent of children under the age of three are going to school out of their homes,” Anderson said. “So it’s important that we put into research on the quality of early care and education. We want to make sure the early care and education they are receiving is up to par.”

Anderson’s particular concentration surrounds the improvement in the quality of care and early education children are receiving, starting with the teachers.

“What I research here is the professional development of infant and toddler teachers. Looking at what are the quality educators that will create

a successful teacher,” Anderson said.

“Whether it be their education level, the years of experience, their hours of training and also I’m looking at teachers’ beliefs about the appropriate child care and education. To determine if their beliefs will then influence their practice in the classrooms.”

Although the Simms/Mann Faculty Fellowship concentrates on the development and education occurring in the classroom, the effect of the child’s development and learning at home is also a factor Anderson is taking into account.

“Parents and families are the children’s first teacher,” Anderson said. “If children are not receiving optimal interactions in language and quality of care in the home, but they end up going to a high-quality child care center that can then buffer some of the effect those factors have on their development. So if they don’t get it at home then they can still get it at school.”

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A salute from The Beach

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In an annual ceremony, CSULB honored veterans on and off campus.

By John Broadway Staff Writer

Passionate speeches, a performance by the university choir, and free food highlighted CSULB’s annual Veteran’s Day celebration that took place on campus Tuesday afternoon.

President Jane Conoley and Director of Veterans Services Marshall Thomas hosted this event that serves to honor our nation’s veterans and service members, as well as the roughly 550 student veterans that are enrolled at CSULB. The ceremony opened with the singing of the national anthem by CSULB’s University choir and a performance by the ROTC Color Guard. Following the performances, President Conoley gave a speech in which she voiced her support for veterans and the many veteran-focused services offered on campus.

“This is a very special ceremony, giving us a chance to mark our special priority and regard for our veterans,” Conoley said in her speech. “The Beach serves a diverse group of veterans and we try to provide them with resources to make sure they have an equal, evened up shot for success here at The Beach.”

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Wendy Lewis, Associated Students, Inc. Treasurer and Navy veteran, applauds at the end of the Veterans Day celebration Tuesday. California State University Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley and Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley hosted the event in front of the University Bookstore to thank the 1,150 veteran students enrolled at CSULB and LBCC. dent veteran and ASI treasurer Wendy Lewis took the stage. While holding back tears, she gave a passionate speech about what her experience has been like as a student veteran as she named the people that played important roles in helping her succeed at CSULB. “I feel very blessed and lucky to be here, so I wanted to speak to the people who were an intricate part of helping me transition from the military to a student,” Lewis said. “I really got a welcome from the university with open arms, saying what can we do? How can we support you? So I felt it was very im-

portant not only to name those people, but to highlight the fact that CSULB has been so supportive to veterans.

I want [CSULB veterans services] to know that they are very important to our success.”

Beyond working to offer support for veterans, the Veteran’s Day celebration helped offer insight to civilian students as to how veterans should be viewed and therefore respected. Keynote speaker David Joseph mentioned that something we as Americans highly value is choice, and veterans willingly give up their right of choice when they

enlist.

Associated Students Inc. President Jose Salazar said this insight offered him a new perspective.

“Joseph said we weren’t there to see what their service was, and we should be thanking them for their willingness to say yes before they even know what the question is. I really took that to heart,” Salazar said. “I’m definitely going to have a different approach next time I see a veteran and I will make sure they know I appreciate the military and all that they do.”

The celebration wound down with

ROTC Color Guard, including Cdts. Grant Hildreth, a sophomore business economics major, right, and Nguyen Vincent, a sophomore biology major, left, prepare to open the Veterans Day Ceremony at California State University, Long Beach Tuesday in front of the University Bookstore to thank the 1,150 veteran students enrolled at CSULB and LBCC. ceremonial signing of a memorandum of understanding, acknowledging a partnership between CSULB and Long Beach City College in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and a cutting of a U.S. Marine Corps commemorative cake.

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In the early days, when the college was new, students showed the paper ixty-six years ago this to administrators for approval and week, the Forty-Niner, that seemed OK with students, acstarted printing on a cording to Patterson, one of the pamimeographed sheet per’s first editors. The paper evolved that was distributed outand became more independent. It side the first Park Estates apartments initially was overseen by Associated that became Long Beach State. The Students, which was then dominated newsroom consisted of a manual by the Greek community, a big influtypewriter housed in a tool shed that ence on campus in the 1950s. leaked when it rained.

When Lee Brown wanted to The newsroom grew to more become editor in 1959, he said he roomy and less drafty spaces -- the would kill off a gossip column on old LA 4 building, the dim SSPA Greek affairs that he thought was basement, then, last winter, the new, too fluffy for a newspaper. When refurbished LA Associated Students 4 building. Over said they would the years, students cut 49er funding if The Daily 49er learned to write he did, Brown ran turns sixty-six and edit deadfor and won a seat line stories over as ASI treasurer. this week. varyingly sophisHe did indeed kill ticated mediums, the column, yet all ask questions and talk of funding cuts collaborate with each other. They’ve ceased. won some awards and also made In 1961, Press Telegram columnist some mistakes.

Bob Wells, who opined that college They did this while working other newspapers possessed “as much jobs, and of course, going to class, sparkle as the unfinished drinks on taking tests. Usually. the coffee table the morning after,” Isabel Patterson, one of the first said he nevertheless found the 49er editors of the paper, informed her “fun” but a little too liberal for his professors in 1950 that they absolutetaste and a little too eager to “pick a ly could not give pop quizzes because fight,” particularly with conservashe had to get the paper out and had tives on campus and elsewhere. no time to study.

In June 1970, Long Beach State Patterson went on to a career as a and other colleges were near the teacher and real estate mogul whose peak of campus anti-war and other largesse brought us the child care activism. The Long Beach Indepencenter that bears her name. So appardent Press-Telegram, wanting to give ently she turned out all right. readers insight into the college mind, And #tbh, editors at the paper conducted an “experiment” and today occasionally skip class from printed an entire copy of the 49er in exhaustion or to tend to their duties its own paper. in the narrow, carpeted confines of And the phone lines lit up. the newish 49er newsroom. Students While many readers appreciated are in the newsroom all day and into being “much better informed on the night. They eat there and nap on college thought,” as one reader put it, the blue hand-me-down couch. They others were far less appreciative.

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The front page of The Forty Ninier’s first issue on Nov. 11, 1949 Many “grown-ups,” one reader said, are aware of the “incessant, puerile clamor of adolescents who insist, with the arrogance of ignorance, upon having the last word on complicated issues,” wrote one reader.

A few others called the supplement Communistic and another objected strenuously to the paper’s reporting of a black professor’s frustrating quest to rent an apartment in Long Beach.

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“We know there’s discrimination against blacks,” the reader opined, “by why let THEM know?”

Letting people know is pretty much the point of having a newspaper under the banner of a gloriously free press. Students have worked hard over the years to do this, with the varying degrees of success one might expect from a college paper, and just as much enthusiasm. On

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Sept. 11, 2001, the editors stayed in the newsroom and put out a special edition in defiance of campus officials who had ordered everybody out.

The old newsroom was dominated by a horseshoe desk that was the center of copy flow. In the early 1990s, it also became a theater-in-the-round for poetry readings, according to John Canalis, an editor with the Los Angeles Times. “Our features editor, an artist at heart, often stood in the middle of the desk, delivering verse to those of us lining the edges,” recalled Canalis. “This was, of course, the early 1990s, when the coffee house craze began to grip Southern California, and we, of course, took ourselves very seriously and would snap our applause when he finished his impromptu performances.”

The 49er editors of course ventured out to cover news, including national events such as the Los Angeles riots, which blazed into Long Beach in 1992. The 49er editors and reporters were nervous, but the twenty-somethings were eager to show they were up to the job. A photographer was injured and his equipment was stolen.

One former 49er told students, that when he was covering the melee in South Central Los Angeles for the old Los Angeles Herald Examiner, he looked up and noticed there was a CSULB alum on every corner photographing the action.

On Nov. 11, 1949, classes at Long Beach State were being held for 169 students in living rooms, bedrooms and garages of makeshift apartments.

The first editors announced that the new paper “finally gets off the bulletin board and on to the mimeographed sheet. Here it is -- Volume I, Number I. We hope you like it.”

The editors apologized for the “roughness” of the first edition.

“Everyone is just experimenting.”

Sixty-six years later, they still are.

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Keeping out the poor

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here has been a lot of talk among the 2016 presidential candidates about what immigration policies they would implement if chosen for office, particularly with respect to The Great Wall of America.

Eyes worldwide are watching Europe and the Middle East as refugees encounter barbed wire fences with armed guards who represent the interests of a few xenophobic leaders.

Israelis and Palestinians are killed daily on the borders that separate one ethnic neighborhood, or state, from another, both the old 40-mile-long Gaza Strip wall and the Israeli West Bank Barrier, which will be about 430 miles long at its completion.

Border fences exist to control and regulate the mobility of poor people.

Death rates of immigrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border have increased each year despite heightened security measures, including higher numbers of border patrol guards, according to a report

by Mexico’s National Commission on Human Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union.

So far this year, 117 bodies have been recovered even though fewer immigrants have set out to cross the border, according to the Los Angeles Times. Last year, authorities counted 108 bodies during the same period of time.

Construction of the Mexico-United States barrier is currently on hold at about 600 miles long, mitigated by “virtual barriers” characterized by motion detectors and cameras and naturally inhospitable dessert or mountainous areas.

If finished, it would be almost 2,000 miles long and the largest in the world.

President Barrack Obama has put

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Jaren Rodriguez, 20, stands in line at the pedestrian border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 10, 2014. Born in Honduras, Rodriguez was brought to the U.S. when he was 4 and grew up in San Jose, Calif., where he graduated from high school. Rodriguez self-deported in an attempt to legalize his immigration status. He joined a rally organized by the National Immigrant Youth Alliance that hopes to bring students and families back to their homes in the U.S.

the project on hold for now, but a Besides these violations, “Borchange in the White der Patrol agents House could see routinely ignore or construction of the misunderstand the Border fences wall resume. limits of their legal only exist to According to authority in the United States law, course of individcontrol and U.S. Customs and ual stops, resulting regulate the Border Protection in violations of mobility of poor authorities have the constitutional people. extra-Constitutionrights of innocent al rights within 100 people,” according miles of any border to the CNDH and on land or sea, ACLU report. allowing them to search and arrest Two-thirds of the United States people without a warrant. population lives within this 100-mile

‘Talking’ is not dating Jasmine Caputo Sophomore journalism major

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his Halloween brought an array of ironic costumes including my personal favorite: a t-shirt that solely said “commitment” because it was bound to scare a majority of college students.

Committed relationships in college can be hard to come by, especially since we’ve introduced the concept of “talking,” a term that means two people romantically involved and are essentially behaving as if they are in a relationship except without the commitment and label.

This has become more common

than actual relationships during our college years and could actually be ruining our relationship with, you guessed it, relationships.

This stems from our generation’s inability to commit to one thing or person in the event that something better may come along. It is much easier to end something that isn’t clearly defined, allowing people to leave their options open the entire time they are seeing someone in case they are no longer satisfied by their current situation.

According to a survey done by Gallup, in the last 10 years, the rate of non-committed young adults has risen about 12 percent. This further shows that our generation is guilty of this lack of commitment because of our obsession with keeping our options open.

The culture of “talking” has only allowed us to continue feeding this problem and making non-commit-

The trend of “talking” reaffirms our fear of commitment in college relationships.

ted relationships become the norm.

I realized this was a problem when I spoke to a girl who seemed madly in love and was very excited to be “talking” to her guy and stated hap-

zone.

Furthermore, CPB, the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, continues to have problems with corruption and abuse of immigrants, according to a report from the Department of Homeland Security.

CPB officials have said recently that agents will not be required to wear cameras on their persons, despite recommendation reports to the contrary.

After all, it’s only poor people who have anything to worry about, as only desperation could motivate such a risky journey across the

border.

When is the last time an American died trying to cross to Mexico illegally?

There are no records of illegal American immigrants, though Americans make up the largest alien population in Mexico at about 1 million people, mostly in vacation and retirement communities like Cabo San Lucas and Lake Chapala.

There, these wealthy retirees have no need to worry about deportation or visa denials, since if they are caught without legal papers, they need only pay a fine.

pily that “in a few months maybe we might actually start dating!”

The title of an actual relationship seems like a trophy that must be earned through months and months of basically being in a relationship without pressuring the other person with commitment.

While college is a great time to explore and meet as many people as possible to help figure out who we are, faking relationships won’t get you any more satisfaction than figuring out if what you truly want is to be single or in a relationship.

All of the confusion that comes with this kind of relationship hinders a successful bond between two people while also taking for granted the time another person may be giving you. Leaving our options open by not completely committing means that

we are continuing to feed the mentality that there must be something better out there that you would miss out on if there was a commitment.

The most important thing we can do to fix this generational phenomenon is know what we want and not settle for less, whether that is being single or in a relationship. We owe it to the people we are dating to state our true intentions, and we also owe it to ourselves to have what we truly want.

If we genuinely like the person we are “talking” to, we need to let go of our fear of commitment and let go of “the grass is greener” mentality that is holding us back from enjoying what we have. We deserve stop letting our fear of missing out hinder us for getting the satisfying relationship we were looking for in the first place.

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After a rough start with head coach Dan Monson, Maryland native Nick Faust embraces fresh start with LBSU and the urgency to create a legacy.

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histles echo jersey became symbolic. t hroug hout ‘This is my second time making the Walter my big mark. My junior year [high Pyramid. school] I made a big jump I wasn’t The sound really rated and I put in a lot of work of players’ sneakers squeak across the that summer and after one weekend floor while head coach Dan Monson with Boo Williams I was rated the commands his troops.

No. 16 player in the country,” Faust It’s “Free Throw Friday.” said. “So this is kind of my second One player can be heard louder time to really prove a lot of peothan the rest. He’s amped. He’s in ple wrong and make another jump good spirits, clapping for his teamagain.” mates, cheering them to make their His family stayed behind in Balfree throw and avoid a down and back timore but like a lot of college stusprint. His teammate makes it. dents away from their families, it With his thin frame, sporting No. didn’t seem to bother Faust in the 2 on the gold Long Beach State jersey, slightest. he takes the ball and steps to the free “I don’t get homesick. I’m focused,” throw line. He stares at the rim with Faust said. “It’s all about business this the upmost assurance. He already year and getting the job done.” knows the outcome.

Despite playing in the highly comHe makes it. petitive ACC and for a traditional This is fifth-year senior Nick Faust. power, Faust has yet to play in the Originally hailing from BaltiNCAA tournament. It’s become his more, Faust was the hometown kid “holy grail” and that driving force who spent three years at the Uniinside of him. versity of Maryland where he put up “The ultimate goal is to make it to 944 points. However, in the spring of the NCAA tournament,” Faust said.

2014, Faust wanted a fresh new start “I feel as though if everyone on the and sought his release to sign with a team is doing their job and if I take new team. care of my job and everything should “We kind of stumbled on him,” fall into place.”

Monson said. “I didn’t even know his Coach Monson believes Nick name. I never even watched him play wanted to go to a program where but at the same time in April when he could make a significant impact Nick committed to Oregon State, we and be a featured player and where had an openthe outcome ing here and relies on him. we hired asHe didn’t sistant coach want to go Myke Scholl, to another This time last year which recruitMaryland we didn’t see eye-toed Nick in where there eye. We didn’t have high school. may be five or the same vision for When OSU six guys that our program and fired Craig are just like his career. I’m just Robinson, him. He wantvery proud of how Nick opened ed to be chalcoachable he has been his recruitlenged. It gave in a year and now he’s ment up and him an assura captain.

Coach Scholl ance that he said he had was needed -Dan Monson, the perfect at LBSU and LBSU men’s basketball coach guy.” gave him an Faust ceropportunitainly welty on the big comed trading in the brutally cold stage to play the nation’s best teams winters of Maryland for the great on national television. weather and beaches of Southern The relationship between coach California. He saw this opportunity and player has its ups and downs just as a rebirth for his career and with like anything that involves the prothat came change. After wearing No. cess of mentoring young people but 5 in Maryland, the No.2 on his 49ers the investment is expected to pay off

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Senior guard Nick Faust averaged 9.3 points, 2.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game in his first three years at Maryland before transferring to Long Beach State. dividends.

“Nick and I have come a long ways,” Monson said. “This time last year we didn’t see eye-to-eye. We didn’t have the same vision for our program and his career. I’m just very proud of how coachable he has been in a year and now he’s a captain. I could have never imagined trusting him to be a captain a year ago.

“He’s got that urgency to have the best year. I see urgency in Nick every day to maximize his opportunities here. Nobody works harder than him and that’s contagious when your fifth year captain has that attitude every day.”

During Faust’s 2014-2015 redshirt season he had to sit out per NCAA rules and view the game from the sideline as his team struggled but he believes it was for the best to progress his game.

“I appreciate sitting out last year.

I got to see a lot of things differently from the sideline, which made me better,” Faust said. “Coach Monson really believes in his guys. He feeds you a lot of positivity but he also lets you know the negative side and learn and grow as a player. That’s what I did for about a year and a half redshirting. Coach just coached me through all of my mistakes, and [I] became a better player over time. He’s got great confidence in me.”

Faust, the guy whose teammates have grown accustomed to his pregame ritual of eating Skittles, will be heavily relied upon to provide the offensive prowess for LBSU this season. The former 2012 AllACC Freshman team member once dropped 17 points on a North Carolina team equipped with multiple NBA players. That’s the type of impact Faust has showcased.

Although his favorite player is

Houston Rockets’ James Harden, coach Monson sees shades of a former 49ers star in the senior.

“As I told a pro scout, I think he’s got James Ennis’ ability and athleticism,” Monson said. “I really think he has some good qualities that are going to make him some good money if he continues to go where he’s at whether that’s in the NBA or overseas. You can’t teach guys at 6-foot-6 to have the explosiveness he has and Nick is also a very good defender.”

Faust knows this is his last shot to make his mark on a collegiate career he isn’t satisfied with quite yet. The redshirt senior is focused on a Big West title, an NCAA tournament appearance and a chance to showcase his talents against one of the nation’s toughest schedules.

“We have a legacy here,” Faust said.

“We just have to build on it.”

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Sixth-year senior Chantel Dooley missed the entirety of the 2010-11 and 2013-14 seasons at LBSU through injury. The guard has averaged 5.7 points in her career as a 49er.

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Chantel Dooley is playing a rare sixth season at the collegiate level after multiple injuries failed to stop her.

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brings our relationship a little bit closer and a little bit better,” Dooley said.

Not a lot of college athletes can say that they’ve been with a coach, or even a team for six years. Dooley is a special circumstance. Because of all the injuries she’s endured during her athletic career at LBSU, Dooley was given a sixth year medical hardship exception and was allowed to play this season.

“I’m extremely blessed to have, not just her, but all of my coaches be who they are. For her [Wynn] to even petition to get me a sixth year, not a lot of coaches go through that,” Dooley said.

The guard explained the process of what she had to do to get the sixth year exception. She had to write a two-paged letter explaining why she thought she deserved a sixth year back, what she would do with the sixth year, and why she wanted it.

“I felt like I was bearing my heart out to the NCAA, like please let me get another year,” Dooley said.

The coaches provided the NCAA with Dooley’s medical records and list of injuries, while the athletic department had to do compliance paperwork.

“It was just a lot on their part.

Which I’m really thankful for them for doing that,” Dooley said.

Dooley explained that while she waited for the approval, she hoped for the best but prepared herself for the worst.

“You don’t really hear a lot of stories of people getting their sixth year back…so I didn’t have my hopes up too high,” Dooley said.

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itting in the bleachers in the Walter Pyramid, watching the women’s basketball team practice, the sounds of shoes squeaking up and down the court surrounded you.

On this day, LBSU’s women’s basketball point guard Chantel Dooley is talking to Head Coach Jody Wynn and it seemed like two friends just talking. At one point during practice, Wynn is holding two basketballs and talking to another player when Dooley runs up to her and steals one of the balls right out of her hands. Wynn and Dooley immediately started laughing.

Anybody watching could tell their relationship is special.

“We don’t really see a lot of relationships in basketball where you have a relationship off the court,” Dooley said.

She explained that many times coaches just feel that a player is just a player, “but not with her, [coach Wynn] takes the time to actually learn about you and grow with you.”

Wynn has been Dooley’s coach for six years now.

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I felt like I was bearing my heart out to the NCAA, like please let me get another year.

-Chantel Dooley, LBSU senior guard

and 3.79 rebounds a game in her career at LBSU, onlookers watching Dooley play on the court wouldn’t suspect her to have sustained so many injuries.

Since her freshman year at LBSU, Dooley has had several injuries. A

week before school started, in fall 2010, Dooley suffered a Jones fracture and had to have surgery the first day of school. Because of her injury, she had to miss the first three days of class. It was a six-month process until she was back into full practice with the team.

However, while trying to do a layup drill, Dooley tore her ACL. These injuries were both in her first freshman redshirt year.

In her second year, Dooley broke her thumb but also had meniscus surgery.

In her third year, Dooley found out she no longer had an ACL. It had disintegrated after her first surgery.

Dooley had to have surgery for that as well and was out for the entire season.

Luckily, Dooley suffered no injuries during her fifth year. She did have to have clean up surgeries to remove scar tissue from her knee, but she didn’t feel it was extreme.

Dooley explained that the biggest obstacles have been her injuries.

During high school she didn’t have any injuries, and then to come into college and have so many was emotionally difficult.

“I don’t know if a lot of people know, but having injuries really brings

you down mentally,” Dooley said.

If it wasn’t for her amazing support system, Dooley said she probably would’ve quit basketball.

Her teammates would check up on her and ask her how she’s feeling, so she still felt like she had a purpose.

Her mom also helped her get through it and motivated her.

“My mom’s my world. If anything would happen to her, I’d probably just shrivel,” Dooley said.

Because Dooley is a sixth year senior, she has the most experience in the game. She feels like it is her duty to help mentor the younger players.

She explained that it’s good to have a teammate outside of the coaches that just talks to you and teaches you.

Dooley is currently in the sports management grad program and will graduate in January 2016. She wishes to pursue a career involved in social media, but said nothing is set in stone.

In her last season, Dooley said she wants the team to reach the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

Dooley said, “We’ve gotten close in my last years, but close obviously isn’t good enough. I want to take it to the next level.”

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Five tips to surviving a basketball game Follow these guidelines for a fun experience at a basketball game inside the Pyramid.

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inter is coming, and with it means basketball season at Long Beach State.

At LBSU, attending a basketball game is like an initiation to truly becoming a 49er. You won’t find better student spirit than at a basketball game, especially when the school is playing rival team Cal State Fullerton, or better known as “Foolerton” in the Pyramid.

Not only does our team play in one of three pyramids in the United States, it also has the largest on campus screen in the nation with a 60-foot wide display.

If it is your first time attending a basketball game, here some simple tips so you can get the most out of your time in the pyramid.

1. Sit in the student section Every school has a student section for a reason. That is where the party is really at on game day. At LBSU, we have a special student section group known as the Maniacs. There is no better group to sit with at a basketball game than with the Maniacs.

The student section gets so rowdy during the second half of the game that when the team is shooting free throws towards the student section, the percentage is far lower than the first half.

You can sign up to be a Maniac and receive a membership shirt, bus trips to various road games and free food at certain home game events.

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The Monson Maniacs try to distract Fullerton’s free throw shooters in LBSU’s win against the Titans at the Walter Pyramid on Feb. 1, 2014.

2. Go with friends Sure if you sit in the student section you can make friends, but if you all have a night off from work and want to do something that is fun and free, go to a basketball game. Even if you don’t watch basketball, the atmosphere inside the pyramid is like no other and is one that you and your friends won’t soon forget.

3. Get spirited A basketball game is the perfect time to show off all the school spirit

you have. Go all out wearing your best black and yellow gear and paint your face. You can even create your own silly sign to distract the opposing school when they are shooting free throws towards the student section.

4. Go early for the free stuff This one is pretty self-explanatory.

The marketing team often does theme nights for the games and will hand out free gifts to all the students, such as t-shirts or cups. Kirsten Makowiec, the director of marketing and fan

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experience, said that giveaways and theme nights are the games with the highest student attendance.

“We always try to do creative theme nights for the games and promote that to bring in the students,” Makowiec said. “Our Mario theme night and shirt was the big, popular thing this past year.”

Just make sure to go early so you are guaranteed a proper size shirt.

Wait until tip off and you run the risk of missing on LBSU swag altogether.

5. Attend Homecoming Not only is Homecoming the first basketball game of the season, but it is also an unforgettable college experience that you should have at least once.

Homecoming is one of the only games where there will be a tailgate party and pre-game festivities such as face painting, caricature, inflatable playpens and various food vendors.

The 49ers kick off the season with the Homecoming game against BYU-Hawaii on Nov. 14.

Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Location Time

Justin Bibbins, sophomore guard

A.J. Spencer, senior guard

Nick Faust, senior guard

The little floor general is expected to take over the reigns of the offense from Mike Caffey. Bibbins played in all 33 games for the 49ers last season serving as a suitable back-up point guard.

Spencer missed the 2014-15 season due to a knee injury after coming on very strong the year prior. He averaged 9.1 points per game while shooting 46 percent from behind the arc in the 20132014 season.

Faust is expected to be the primary offensive scorer on this year’s team. He made the 2012 All-ACC Freshman team and averaged 9.4 points per game over three years with Maryland.

Gabe Levin, sophomore forward

Roschon Prince, sophomore forward

Levin is the third transfer starter for Dan Monson’s 49ers. At Loyola Marymount, Levin averaged 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds in his last season with the Lions. Levin is a versatile big man who can step out from the occasional mid-range.

The Southern Cal transfer will be heavily relied upon to fill the void down low. Prince averaged 4.2 points per game and 2.7 rebounds per game in limited action for the Trojans. Career highlights include 14 points against Boston College.

11/14/15 vs. BYU Hawaii 11/16/15 vs. BYU 11/19/15 vs. Seton Hall 11/20/15 Charleston Classic 11/22/15 Charleston Classic 11/27/15 at Oklahoma State 12/01/15 vs. San Diego State 12/03/15 at Colorado State 12/05/15 vs. New Mexico State 12/06/15 at UCLA 12/09/15 at Pepperdine 12/12/15 vs. Tampa 12/18/15 at Oregon 12/22/15 at Arizona 12/30/15 at Duke 01/06/16 at CSUN 01/09/16 vs. UC Davis 01/14/16 vs. UC Irvine 01/16/16 at Cal Poly 01/20/16 at UC Santa Barbara 01/23/16 at UC Riverside 01/28/16 vs. UC Santa Barbara 01/30/16 at Hawai’i 02/06/16 vs. CSUN 02/11/16 vs. Cal Poly 02/13/16 at UC Davis 02/20/16 vs. Cal State Fullerton 02/24/16 at UC Irvine 02/27/16 vs. UC Riverside 03/02/16 at Cal State Fullerton 03/05/16 vs. Hawai’i

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New season, new chance The quest to repeat last year’s unprecedented success begins on Friday for the 49ers.

By Will Hernandez Contributing Writer

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he Long Beach State women’s basketball team will begin a new season on Friday night against San Diego State in the Walter Pyramid, and will take on Portland State on Sunday afternoon.

The 49ers are coming off one of the best seasons in head coach Jody Wynn’s tenure, finishing 22-10 overall and getting into the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. It was also the first time LBSU cracked the 20-win mark since the 1990-91 season.

For that reason, junior guard Anna Kim has had this game against the Aztecs pinned on her calendar for a while.

“Our team is super excited,” Kim said. “You know San Diego State brings a good team and we’ve been preparing for a long time and I think it’s time for Long Beach to see what women’s basketball is all about.”

Coming back this season for the 49ers are seven letter winners from the 2014-15 squad including junior guard and leading scorer Raven Benton and Kim, who said she has taken the role of being a team leader.

Kim said that staying healthy will be the most important component for the 49ers success this season.

Injuries derailed the 49ers last season, the most striking was an injury to Benton. A dual-threat for LBSU last season, averaging 11.5 points and 5 rebounds per game, Benton went down with a season-ending injury on Feb. 14 against Cal Poly.

However, if the injury bug bites again, this year’s team is more ver-

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Point guard Anna Kim dribbles past a Cal Poly defender in LBSU’s 58-57 overtime loss on Feb. 14 at the Walter Pyramid. satile than last season’s because of players like junior forward Madison Montgomery. The six-foot-one junior forward can play in front of the basket and also shoot the ball from anywhere on the floor.

Like LBSU, SDSU heads into this matchup returning eight letter-winners and several starters from a year ago. Although the Aztecs record last season was 12-19 overall, the 49ers aren’t underestimating their opponent

who also added four new transfers.

“They’re going to be athletic, quick, and aggressive,” Kim said. “I’m pretty sure they have a couple tall girls, but I know that they’re athletic and they’re going to trap. I think we have to run at our own pace, be composed and it will be a really good game.”

Since both teams play a similar style of defense, Wynn believes Friday night’s opener will be a competitive match.

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“[SDSU] is extremely talented, they got a lot of high-caliber recruits on their roster,” Wynn said. “A couple fifthyear seniors, so they’re experienced and athletic. They love to push the tempo and play full court press and love to generate points off their defense.”

LBSU dominates the all-time series against the Aztecs, having won 51 of the 57 games played. The 49ers defeated the Aztecs 74-62 last season at San Diego. The 49ers are 4-0 in home

openers at the Walter Pyramid since Wynn has been at the helm.

“We’re happy to open up at home in front of our friends and family,” Wynn said. “Win or lose, we’re going to compete on every possession and play our hearts out.”

Friday night’s game against the Aztecs will start at 7 p.m., while Sunday’s game against the Vikings is scheduled for 2 p.m. Both games will be played at the Walter Pyramid.

Women’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Location Time

Anna Kim, junior guard

In her third season at LBSU, Kim is focused and ready to take on the role of a leader. Kim started in 26 games last season and had one of her best shooting performances against USC on Nov. 21, completing seven of her 10 attempts and finishing with 16 points.

Jewelyn Sawyer, junior guard

The Paramount native will be relied on to crash the boards for the 49ers. Last season, Sawyer played in 24 games and had one of her best performances against Cal Poly on Valentines Day when she grabbed a season-best, nine rebounds.

Raven Benton, junior guard

Before Benton went down with a season-ending injury against Cal Poly on Feb. 14, she was one of the 49ers best players. Despite missing the last five games, Benton was the 49ers scoring leader, averaging 11.5 points and 5 rebounds per game.

Madison Montgomery, junior forward

The six-foot-one forward played in every game and became one of the most consistent players for the 49ers.

Montgomery averaged 5.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game a year ago.

Chantel Dooley, senior guard

Dooley is a sixth-year guard who brings a lot of experience and versatility to the 49ers. The Northridge native put up a season-high 15 points when LBSU lost to UC Davis in last season’s Big West Tournament quarterfinal.

11/13/15 vs. San Diego State Walter Pyramid 7:00 PM PT 11/15/15 vs. Portland State Walter Pyramid 2:00 PM PT 11/19/15 at Houston Houston, Texas 5:00 PM PT 11/21/15 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 12:00 PM PT 11/27/15 vs. Northern Arizona Las Cruces, N.M. 2:00 PM PT 11/28/15 vs. Northwestern State Las Cruces, N.M. 12:00 PM PT 12/02/15 at Pacific Stockton 7:00 PM PT 12/06/15 vs. Colorado Walter Pyramid 2:00 PM PT 12/08/15 vs. San Francisco Walter Pyramid 7:00 PM PT 12/13/15 at USC Los Angeles 2:00 PM PT 12/18/15 vs. UTEP Walter Pyramid 7:00 PM PT 12/20/15 vs. UNLV Walter Pyramid 2:00 PM PT 12/28/15 at Denver Denver, Colo.

6:00 PM PT 12/31/15 at Seattle University Seattle, Wash.

2:00 PM PT 01/07/16 vs. Hawai’i Walter Pyramid 7:00 PM PT 01/09/16 at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton 4:00 PM PT 01/13/16 vs. UC Riverside Walter Pyramid 7:00 PM PT 01/16/16 at UC Irvine Irvine 2:00 PM PT 01/20/16 vs. Cal State Fullerton Walter Pyramid 7:00 PM PT 01/28/16 at UC Davis Davis 7:00 PM PT 01/30/16 vs. Cal Poly Walter Pyramid 4:00 PM PT 02/04/16 vs. Cal State Northridge Walter Pyramid 7:00 PM PT 02/11/16 at Hawai’i Honolulu, Hawaii 3:30 PM PT 02/13/16 vs. UC Santa Barbara Walter Pyramid 4:00 PM PT 02/18/16 at UC Riverside Riverside 5:30 PM PT 02/20/16 at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 2:00 PM PT 02/24/16 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 7:00 PM PT 02/27/16 vs. UC Irvine Walter Pyramid 12:30 PM PT 03/03/16 vs. UC Davis Walter Pyramid 7:00 PM PT 03/05/16 at Cal State Northridge Northridge 4:00 PM PT

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A.J. Spencer is making his way back on the court, after recovering from his ACL injury, where he’ll lead a 49er team replete with new faces.

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or A.J. Spencer, guard using] Snapchat – if you’re on social on the Long Beach State media that’s your guy right there,” men’s basketball team, said teammate, junior guard Branlife is good. ford Jones. “He’s always fun to be He’s merely days away around.” from leading the 49ers into a new Even when you’re not around Spenseason, the Kansas City Royals are cer, Jones said No. 15 on the 49ers will World Series Champions and his find a way to make you laugh. knee feels normal again.

“He has this thing where he does Spencer grew up in Shawnee, Kan‘story time with A.J.’ on Snapchat,” sas, a suburb just outside of Kansas Jones explained. “I’m talking about a City, and has been a Royal fan his engood 400-500 seconds of him telling tire life. He endured year after year of a story. And he does it about once a mediocrity, but now he gets to finally week. And he has theme music [the celebrate his favorite baseball team’s ‘Fresh Prince of Bell-Air’ theme] berecent title, much like the 800,000 fore he starts it and he’s like, ‘Coming fans that invaded down town K.C. up next, it’s story time with A.J.!’ And did during the Royals’ celebration that’s when I know not to watch his parade on Nov. 3. story because I do not want to click “I remember when Royals tickets through all that all day.” were like two Because dollars,” Spenhe waited his cer joked. “I’m entire life on over-exaggerthe Royals, ating, but they the six-footI just remember were cheap.” three guard That’s who is no strangseeing him go down A.J. Spencer er to waiting and holding his knee. is, almost allong stretches There weren’t any ways a good of time to get coaches in [the gym], humored perwhat he wants, son in the face which came so everybody was kind of hardship. in handy in of just freaking out.

The jokester the last year. in him came On Saturday, -Branford Jones, out during Spencer will LBSU junior guard our interview play his first when he was official game asked who his with the 49ers role models were. He pointed at his in exactly one year and eight months. nearest teammate, senior guard Nick That’s because on one fateful day in Faust, and indicated the Maryland late October last year, Spencer did transfer was his biggest role model. some damage to his knee that kept “A.J. is a very social, outgoing perhim off the court his senior season. son. He loves cracking jokes [and Spencer was visiting potential re-

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cruits for the LBSU men’s basketball team. During a quick pickup game, with the prospective 49ers, Spencer awkwardly came down on his knee.

When he stops to remember the day his 2014-15 season ended, he points and gives a slight chuckle at the exact spot on the Walter Pyramid floor where the ligaments in his right knee gave out.

“It was right there. It was an open gym for some recruits that didn’t even [end up going] here, except Mason [Riggins],” Spencer corrected himself. “Mason was here… I went up for a rebound, and an ACL [tear] is a non-contact injury, so I planted on my knee and I heard a pop.”

Jones was at the gym that day and remembers the panicked atmosphere around the Walter Pyramid when Spencer tore his ACL. “I just remember seeing him go down and holding his knee. There weren’t any coaches in [the gym], so everybody was kind of just freaking out,” Jones remembered. “We were kind of like, ‘Oh, s---,’ because whenever you see someone hold their knee it’s like, ‘Damn, I hope it’s not bad.’”

It was bad. Spencer, the man with the jokes and smiles, didn’t have either for some time.

“I’m not even going to lie, it took me a while [to get over the injury],” Spencer admitted. “I tore my meniscus too, so I wasn’t able to walk for four weeks. A regular ACL tear you can walk out of surgery and put pressure on it. For me I couldn’t do anything for four weeks. Not being able to get up and move around and stuff, it was just hard.”

Jones, who is also far from his hometown of Missouri City, Texas,

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Senior guard A.J. Spencer finished the 2013-14 season by starting 28 of the last 29 games with the 49ers. He averaged 9.1 points in his first and only season so far at LBSU. remembered how Spencer and himself struggled with long-term injuries. “[I told him] to stay prayed up.

You’ve got to keep it positive, man,” Jones said. “Just take it one day at a time because when you’re like that, being far away from home, no one wants to go through that. Coming out here [to Long Beach] and hurting yourself it’s like, ‘Man, what do I do now? I came out here to play basketball and now I’m on crutches, I’ve got to do surgeries.’ It’s just tough.”

Spencer didn’t have to wait 30 years, like the Royals, for his knee to get better, but a year away from a basketball team in college feels like an eternity. It was disappointing for

Spencer, and all of LBSU, after a great season where he averaged 9.1 points per game in 28 starts, but more importantly he brought a spark to the team by crashing the rims and diving for basketballs.

Despite all the struggles, Spencer’s smile eventually crawled back on his face.

“I don’t like to be sad,” Spencer said. “That’s not healthy.”

This season, he won’t lead in scoring, assists, rebounds or blocks, instead he’ll be the consistent guy making his teammates better. Spencer has one year left to make his mark and an impression on teams looking for a dynamic two-guard. He’s all jokes off the court, but on it he’s all business.

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Who: Loyola Marymount (11-11, 4-2 WWPA) When: Thursday at 3 p.m.

Where: Burns Aquatics Center, Los Angeles Need to know: The No. 14 Lions look to avenge an eight-game losing streak against the 49ers before they enter the WWPA Championships. In the last meeting, the 49ers took down the Lions 11-8 at the Triton Invitational on Sept. 6. Redshirt junior goalie Kirk Wilenius has totaled 76 saves in the past nine matches for the Lions.

Who: No. 12 Santa Clara (13-5-2, 6-1-2 WCC) What: NCAA Tournament – Round one When: Saturday at 1 p.m.

Where: Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara Need to know: The 49ers have faced the Broncos twice in the NCAA Tournament and lost both matchups in the first round in 2010 and 2012. Santa Clara also owns a 7-1-0 all-time record against LBSU. If LBSU wants to advance to the second round, they’ll have to keep junior midfielder Julie Vass in check. Vass leads all Broncos with eight goals, five of them game winners, and one assist for a total of 17 points in the season. Right behind her are freshman forward Grace Cutler, five goals and one assist, and senior midfielder Dani Weatherholt , three goals and two assists.

Who: Pacific University (21-3, 7-1 MPSF) When: Saturday, Nov. 14 @ Noon Where: Stockton Need to know: LBSU lost to the Tigers in the first ever meeting between the two teams at the Triton Invitational on Sept. 6. Junior Ben Stevenson is at the front of the offensive efforts for Pacific totaling 52 goals on the season with 11 other players for the Lions scoring in double-digits.

Who: San Jose State (3-22, 0-8 MPSF) When: Sunday at noon Where: The Aquatics Center, San Jose Need to know: The Spartans are hoping to break a seven-game losing streak in the final two matches of their regular season. The 49ers have won seven out of eight meetings with the Spartans, with the match-up in 1980. Sophomore goalie Matej Matijevic guards the cage for the Spartans totaling 227 saves for a 12.40 GAA.

Women’s Volleyball Who: Cal State Northridge (5-19, 4-8 Big West) When: Friday at 7 p.m.

Where: The Matadome, Northridge Need to know: The Matadors have gone 1-8 in their last nine matches after starting the conference season with three consecutive wins. Junior setter Maddie Leiphardt leads the team in assists with 403 in her first season with the Matadors while sophomore libero Katie Sato leads the team with 268 digs.

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Snoop Dogg and other local artists team up for “Beach City” mixtape.

By Lynohila Ward Staff Writer

West Coast gangsta rap seems to be making a comeback after Snoop Dogg, staying true to his Long Beach roots, brought together local hiphop artists to collaborate on the mixtape “Beach City.”

“This is some groovy sh-t right here...all coming together for one cause: making that good music, keeping it hood and ending all that of ignorance we been going through for years, as a unit,” Snoop Dogg says at the end of the mixtape’s debuting city anthem “Beach City.”

“Beach City” dropped last week on hip-hop mixtape website DatPiff. Under the banner of Long Beach Movement, DJ Drama and Snoop Dogg sponsor “Beach City.”

However, Snoop Dogg’s homecoming did not sit well with all the homies.

In “Chess not Checkers: The Beach City Documentary,” the first of three documentaries posted last week to Worldstarhiphop, a masked man called out Snoop Dogg and denounced the Long Beach Movement.

“He still reppin’ 213 when we 562, cuz’ lost in the sauce and I ain’t feelin’ it,” the masked man said.

Snoop Dogg’s reputation was questioned before, in September when news reports claimed that he was pressured to leave his old stomping grounds by members of the Long Beach street gang Rolling 20s.

Snoop Dogg responded to the “negative energy” quickly via a You-

tube video dubbing himself the “King of Long Beach” and letting the streets know to respect his movement.

“I’m the one that took the whole set across the globe, that’s me, that’s who,” Snoop Dogg said in the video.

“But now I’m doing positive things now, I’m enlightening homies and showing them how to get it a different way.”

Regardless of the controversy, with 20 tracks of modernized G-funk sounds unique to the streets of Long Beach, “Beach City” bangs from start to finish.

Snoop Dogg reigns over two solo tracks in addition to being featured on five more. He is the first to rip the mic with “Back Up,” a bass heavy track where he reminisces on his youth in the streets while acknowledging how he has changed.

“I used to drink Gin. Now it’s Vodka mayne,” a play on words referencing Snoop’s Grammy nominated 1994 hit “Gin & Juice.” References to past hits and other rarities unique to the streets of Long Beach, such as Poly High School and Ocean Boulevard, are sprinkled throughout the verses.

From Crips to Bloods, OG’s to YG’s and everything in between, “Beach City” shines a spotlight on the plethora of talent reppin’ the LBC. It features over 10 local artists, including Willie Mammuth, Beefy Bankz, Fade R.R. and Ju Da Truth, just to name a few.

The self-proclaimed “young homies” come together as a symbol of peace within the streets. In “Chess not Checkers” the young artists discuss what brought them together, referencing the Black Lives Matter Movement and promoting non-violence.

Though most of the tracks are authentically hard-core and gritty street, the message behind the creative outlet is what separates the Long Beach City Movement from other cliques in the game.

For example, rap group Young Money focuses on their cash flow.

Evidenced by a number of songs where the artists rap about their wealth, such as “Steady Mobbin”

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Meanwhile Atlanta cats like Future, Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan seem to be all about that trap music and auto-tune.

The contemporary LA West Coast Movement is really not a movement when compared to the 90’s when gangsta rap groups like N.W.A, Cypress Hill and Da Lench Mob were supreme. Instead contemporary artists like YG and Kendrick Lamar are diffused and only reach success as independent artists.

The young artists also display an

impressive level of innovation and creativity. Many of the tracks preserve the hip-hop sound Long Beach is famous for while incorporating the artist’s own uniqueness.

Cue track nine, “G-Sh-t” by Young Zeke, a renovation of Warren G’s 1994 hip-hop classic “Regulate.”

Adding a modern spin to the classic, Young Zeke is introduced by the DJ as “Young Zeke is on fleek.”

Or cue track 18 “Love Me In A Special Way” by Half Dead and Snoop Dogg. You can’t help but groove to this song, as Half Dead sings over light instrumentals and Snoop Dogg lends his smooth rhymes in a laid

back, Long Beach fashion. “Love Me In A Special Way” assumingly pulls inspiration from the late west-coast legend Nate Dogg who was famous for his raspy gangsta melodies.

More is to come from the Long Beach Movement according to the group’s social media sites. The group will continue to release music videos and the remainder of the documentary series. The group also has plans to release a second volume of the mixtape comprised of female artists, according to their Instagram. So stay tuned for what will hopefully be more unifying, gangsta rap that will put the West Coast back on the map.

Inspiring awareness ‘Like a Girl’ Lucid Moose Lit’s new anthology explores the struggle of feminine identities.

By Jordan Daniels Staff Writer

Telling someone they act like a girl is a common insult on the playground. Being “girly” is equated to being insignificant, but what does it really mean to act “like a girl?”

Is it a sign of weakness to be seen as feminine? Is it a sign of strength to handle all the responsibilities and struggles that a woman has to deal with in her daily life?

These are all questions that Lucid Moose Lit, a small literary press based in Long Beach, believes will contribute to a bigger discussion: “What is it to be like a girl?”

Founded by social activists Nancy Woo and Sarah Thursday, the mission of LML is to inspire conversation through literature about social topics while promoting diversity and literacy.

Woo said that the name Lucid Moose came to her in a dream and represents being “conscious and aware with gentle strength and compassion.”

LML’s tagline is “Social justice meets the arts.” They’ve released two anthologies, one being a collection of pieces from people who have experienced poverty and homelessness and the most recent being “Like a Girl,” which is defined as a “compelling anthology of prose, poetry and art that honors, explores and celebrates the feminine experience.”

Inspired by the feminine care company Always’ campaign #LikeAGirl, the book is an amalgamation of perspectives that explore the struggles of womanhood, embracing the power of women and

breaking the idea of subservience or weakness.

One of the poems in the anthology by F. Douglas Brown “Dear Defiance” reads: “One day I want you to stand up / to your brother and if need be, punch him / in the face or last resort, the ding-ding. / In fact, I want you to have your girliest/-girl stuff on when this moment manifests… A surge of feminine power/sparking across your brother’s head.”

The book does not hold limitations on perspectives nor does it limit female voices. Woo said that during the process of accepting submissions for entries in the book, all perspectives on femininity were invited regardless of one’s gender identity.

In the satirical essay by Michael Cantin called ‘“Not All Men. Or, I’m sorry, I will let you finish, but first we need to address that this poem is really about MY balls,”’ the concept of male privilege is challenged.

In the essay, Cantin speaks about

how easily men get offended when women speak out against them and that despite men claiming that they are feminist or on a woman’s side, they still assert their masculinity over a woman’s words. All these feelings culminate with a poem: “These balls are feminist balls / These Not All Men balls / And you really should be paying attention to them / This all about me and my balls! / Why are you getting mad?”

With over 800 submissions, LML chose around 90 pieces to represent the theme. With the blend of perspectives and identities, Woo said that she hopes the book will help readers explore issues and experiences that they may not have thought of before and start discourse about it.

“I believe that feelings lead to thoughts,” Woo said, “And your thoughts lead to your actions.”

“Like A Girl” and other Lucid Moose Lit publications can be purchased on their website: http:// www.lucidmooselit.com/

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Corn: CSULB professor to lecture on the culture of maize at MOLAA.

By Miranda Andrade-Ceja Staff Writer

Population increases throughout the decades have demanded a need for efficient methods of food production. As a result, the way corn— one of the world’s most produced crop—is processed has gone from stone quern to machine mill in order to maximize its production.

MAIZ: Lecture & Tasting is an event being held by Chicano & Latino Studies professor Griselda Suarez. During this presentation, Suarez will discuss the evolution of corn as well as the colonization of countless cultures heavily influenced and molded by the growth and use of maize, or corn.

“It’s fascinating, the expanse of maize through conquest—the conquest brought maize to Africa, Turkey, England,” Suarez said.

Before that contact, American Indians were using it for thousands of years.”

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Maize has both male and female reproductive organs, Suarez said. For this reason, the indigenous people of Mesoamerica often correlated it with their ancient deities, who were bi-gender or “two-spirited.”

Cited by the ancient texts of Aztecs, Mayans and Incans, the use of maize is deeply rooted in Mesoamerica. The Popol Vuh, which is the Mayan creation myth, describes the origins of humans to be rooted in corn. The creators, Heart of Sky and six other deities, wanted to create human beings with souls who could “keep the days.” After a few failed attempts, the creators molded human beings from yellow and white corn.

Suarez says that the culture and history of maize has been lost as mass production of food products has expanded.

The way corn was initially processed—a method innovated by the indigenous people of the Americas—has been erased and substituted with chemically-engineered corn production.

Corn’s biodiversity has also been impacted.

Suarez said that throughout the years, the 300 types of corn originally found on this continent have dwindled to 100.

The act of processing corn is called “nixtamalli” by the Aztecs. This is a thousand-yearold process crafted by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, and Suarez said that it took trial

and error for these communities to process corn in a way that made it more nutritious than modern-day processed corn.

Under the North American Fair Trade Agreement, subsidized corn in the United States left the Mexican corn industry in shambles. Suarez said that she plans on discussing the way in which NAFTA has affected families within Long Beach, and how the introduction of GMOs to corn resulted in a massive loss of jobs within Mexico.

“After the U.S. took control of NAFTA, a lot of pueblos were left empty,” Suarez said. “The act of stone-ground corn is slowly dying, it’s no longer the heart of the town.”

The event will include both a presentation and a tasting of maize. Suarez said that she hopes that people will attend her event with a deeper understanding of not only the food, but also the culture and history.

“Hopefully, they will leave understanding that maize is not just “food stuff,” as it is called in so many academic journals because it is heavily processed,” Suarez said. “But corn is a part of our culture. We have roots to corn being part of our souls, part of our being. Our true spirits.”

The event will be hosted at the Museum of Latin American Art in Downtown Long Beach on Friday from 7-8:30 p.m.

Kernels of knowledge Baby corn is literally baby corn. The premature corn is harvested before the core gets too tough to eat, which is why in contrast to mature corn, you can eat “cornlettes” cob and all.

Is corn a fruit of vegetable? Studies show that corn is neither.

Corn is a grain high in fiber, vitamin B and some minerals.

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The first ears of maize harvested by indigenous people were only a few inches long and had only eight rows of kernels.

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Soulful words to swoon by Singer-songwriter David Ryan Harris opens up to the Daily 49er about love songs, his roots and where he is heading next.

By Madison D’Ornellas Opinions Editor

David Ryan Harris is a crafter of soulful melodies. He has worked alongside several artists including Lupe Fiasco, John Mayer and Guy Sebastian. He preaches truth, love and relationship basics through his lyrics and hopes to stick to his bluesy guns during his current tour of his album “Lightyears,” which was released last July. Harris is playing at the Federal Bar in Long Beach on November 17 at 7pm.

How did your music career begin?

I was born in Chicago and raised in

Atlanta. My folks both really loved music; the turntable was always going in my house. My dad was really into Bebop and a lot of chant stuff. My mom loved Chicago blues and just classic AM radio and the 70s—which could be anything from the Doobie Brothers to The Family Stone. I always sang. My grandma used to say that I could sing before I could talk. [Music] has always been a part of who I am.

I got my solo record deal in ’97. It was sort of an eclectic album for Columbia, and they said it was so eclectic that they didn’t know what to do with it. We didn’t date for very long, Columbia and I. I moved on and started another band called the Brand New Immortals. We got signed to Electra. Just before that, I started doing acoustic shows and playing Eddy’s Attic, which is a famous room for singers and songwriters. I became friends with John Mayer and moved to Boston. We paddled around for a year and then it sort of folded. Then I moved to Los Angeles and soon after that John asked if I would come out and play guitar and hang out. He said that there was

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So I went out and it was only supposed to be a short run, but I was there for nine years or so. I made myself comfortable.

What are up to these days?

I just put this record out and I’m touring it in support of it. But the record actually has been out for a while, like 2

years. It is a snapshot of my life, of what it was. I just didn’t put it out. I just wasn’t sure. Now is such a different time to release records. You kind of only have one shot to put it out. If it finds its way to people, it will find its way.

The most I can do is make [the record] available and try to get on the road

and in front of people, watch the people respond and hopefully they will go out into the world and do my bidding. [I’m going to] release music in much smaller batches, like put out some EPs. Now more than ever I can reach the public almost instantaneously; I can record something on Monday and it can be in the world by Tuesday morning. I want to take advantage of that. It pushes me to move forward.

Who would you like to collaborate with?

Jon Brion. Kanye West, I like his production sensibility.

Since many of your songs have to do with romantic love do you have any relationship advice?

Be yourself. A lot of times we exhibit first-date behavior. As long as you can show who you are, I think it’s a much more gratifying love; the person who is falling in love with you is falling in love with the truest part of yourself, warts and all. To get there, once you’re in the relationship…it’s kind of like driving a car: you can take your eyes off the road for a second but not for very long.