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Sextival engages students and faculty in lighthearted discussions of sexual health and activity.

By Micayla Vermeeren Assistant News Editor

“Come pin the penis on the scrotum!”

“Have you tried putting on a condom while intoxicated?”

“Do you want to color in a vulva?”

These questions aimed to draw students to CSULB’s fourth annual Sexual Health and Education Festival on Wednesday.

Sextival, hosted on the lawn in front of the bookstore, provided an opportunity for the campus community to educate itself on sexual health with the help of outreach representatives and campus organizations.

With interactive booths, educational materials, free contraceptives and carnival-style games lining the walkway, Sextival attempted to take away the fear of openly discussing sex and asking questions about protection.

“We want to bring awareness to the positive side of sex…to self-love, self-awareness, the benefits of having sex and how to protect yourself during activity,” said Sextival coordinator and Student Health Center Health Educator Christina Goldpaint.

Goldpaint put together the event with the assistance of nursing students enrolled in a community nursing class through the department.

“Part of our class is putting on an event to promote awareness,” said

94 for 5 California Faculty Association announced a 94.4% vote to authorize concerted action in wage negotiations.

By Micayla Vermeeren Assistant News Editor

California Faculty Association chapter presidents, faculty members, bargaining chairs, and supporters gathered together on the San Jose State University campus to await the results

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Freshman Jennie Lim, pre-Electrical Engineering major, tosses a ring meant to represent a condom onto a plastic penis at Sextival, an event hosted by CSULB Student Health Services on the grass outside the bookstore Wednesday afternoon.

Anh Nguyen, a senior nursing student currently enrolled in the community class, which focuses on positive interaction between health officials and the community they serve. “We want

to make it more comfortable and easier to talk about sexual health.”

The nursing students hosted a booth where participants could toss stuffed representations of sperm and sexually

transmitted diseases into hoops acting as latex and lambskin condoms to see what each material was capable of protecting individuals from.

Out of the Closet, Family PACT, the

Women’s Gender Equity Center and Project OCEAN also hosted booths with lighthearted, hands-on activities to further specific messages on sexual health.

of a vote to authorize concerted action Wednesday morning.

When the announcement came that the vote passed, giving allowance for a potential strike to further the “Fight for Five” campaign, applause and chants of “we don’t want to, but we will” erupted from the audience.

CFA members voted 94.4 percent in favor of the concerted actions, said CFA Statewide President Jennifer Eagan.

She maintained that the overwhelming majority vote stood as a testament to CFA’s dedication to their end of salary negotiations.

“Faculty has never been angrier, and rightfully so,” Eagan said. “94 percent of us don’t agree on anything, usually.”

CSU responded to the strike clearance with a statement that said, “The CSU remains committed to the collective bargaining process and reaching a negotiated agreement with the California Faculty Association.”

Before the bargaining process con-

cludes, a period of fact finding, in early December, will be the CFA’s last attempt at persuading CSU to concede to a 5 percent general salary increase.

“Fact finding hearings are currently scheduled for Nov. 23 and Dec. 7,” the CSU statement said. “The approval of the strike vote gives CFA’s leadership the authority to initiate a strike or other concerted activities in the event that the parties do not reach an agreement at the conclusion of the statutory impasse procedure.”

CFA and the California State University system have been locked in salary negotiations for the majority of the year and have yet to reconcile the gap between CFA’s 5 percent salary increase request and the CSU’s offer of a 2 percent increase.

CFA launched the “Fight for Five” campaign as a way to rally support for its salary request, and it has maintained a stance of doing whatever is necessary to receive the wage in-

crease.

“No one takes a strike vote lightly,” Eagan said. “But faculty is motivated to change this course…we are powerful.”

CFA members believe that the current salary being offered to faculty keeps them in a lower economic standing than they deserve for their work.

Bargaining chair for CFA Kevin Weir echoed the sentiment as he took the stage in SJSU’s rally room to speak on the economic status of faculty and why the 5 percent is so needed.

“Two percent doesn’t even keep up with inflation or begin to dig us out of the hole we’ve been in for the last 10 years,” Weir said.

This marks the fourth strike authorization to be passed since 2007.

The only instance in which an authorized vote materialized into campus walkouts, though, was seen on the Easy Bay and Dominguez Hills cam-

puses in 2011.

Strike plans have yet to be made by CFA, but “whether or not [it] does go down hinges on Chancellor White’s decision,” Eagan said.

If the strike were to materialize into a reality, CFA representatives suggested it would be of a far larger scale than the 2011, spanning more campuses and lasting longer than a day.

The CSU system recently received an additional $97 million in funding from Gov. Jerry Brown and has said the additional money “enables the CSU to hire more staff, academic advisors and tenure-track faculty” in a budget press release.

On Nov. 17, the fourth anniversary of the 2011 strike, CFA members, labor and community allies, CSU students and other supporters will be holding a demonstration at the CSU offices in downtown Long Beach.

Eagan said it would serve as a “preview of all things to come.”

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UC Merced stabbing spree started as fight in a classroom The suspect, described as a male stuPolice at the University of California, Merced shot and killed a knife-wielding dent in his 20s, was shot and killed by student Wednesday after a bloody stab- UC police, according to Merced County bing spree wounded four people at the Sheriff Vern Warnke, whose agency is assisting in the investigation. pastoral Central Valley campus.

University spokeswoman Lorena Two of the victims were students, one was a university staff member and one Anderson said two victims, includwas a construction worker doing a job ing Price, were airlifted to hospitals in Modesto while others were treated on on campus.

The male student, whose name hasn’t the scene.

“None of the injuries appear to be life been released, apparently set upon several students with a knife during threatening,” Anderson said.

The incident forced the closure of the an altercation in a classroom and then stabbed the worker as he opened anoth- UC Merced campus as police secured er classroom door to view the distur- the crime scene. Officers also went in search of potential additional victims bance, authorities said.

The stabbings occurred at about 8 and even sent in a bomb squad as a prea.m. inside the university’s Classroom caution to ensure that neither the staband Office Building, a structure known bing suspect nor anyone else might have left an explosive devices. No such device by students as the COB. Keith Dick, a father from Gilroy, or other victims were found.

Frightened sturushed to campus to dents, barred from meet his son, Justin, areas near the 20, a computer scicrime scene, hudence major who wit- He said he saw dled in their dorms nessed the eruption everything, including of violence in his sothe police officer kill or packed up their books, papers and cial studies class. the guy. He is pretty bedding and left the “He said there was campus. some scuffle and ev- torn up.

“My parents erybody started getjust want me to go ting stabbed,” said -Keith Dick, home,” said CanKeith Dick, who af- father of UC Merced student delaria Amezcuita, terward followed his 18, of Sacramento, shaken son’s car on the drive home. “He said he saw every- who was leaving campus Wednesday thing, including the police officer kill afternoon with friend and fellow Sacramento resident, Nohely Alcala, also 18. the guy. He is pretty torn up.”

The two freshmen had been schedAfter the incident, a wounded 31-year-old worker, Byron Price, was uled for an afternoon class in the buildrushed to Mercy Medical Center by ing where the stabbings occured.

From their dorms, the students knew co-workers of Artisan Construction, which was working on a classroom re- something was wrong.

“We just heard sirens –and then we modeling project in a nearby building.

“They heard a scuffle in the class- got an email that someone got stabbed,” room right across from where they were said Amezcuita, describing a campus working and it sounded like a fight,” warning that advised students to stay John Price, Byron Price’s father told the in place. “I didn’t think it was true. And Merced Sun-Star. “So (my son) opened then we saw police. And then there was the door and the guy lunged at him. another email saying someone got shot.”

The campus community first was noIt got the (attacker) outside the room, tified of the attack shortly after 8 a.m. away from others.”

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Merced County Sheriff SWAT members enter the University of California, Merced campus after a reported stabbing on Wednesday in Merced, Calif. According to campus officials, three victims were treated on site and two were flown to area hospitals. According to campus spokeswoman Lorena Anderson, UC Merced campus police have shot and killed a suspect. when school officials issued an alert on Twitter, advising students to avoid the area around the Classroom and Office Building. Students arriving for morning classes found a campus on lockdown and activities canceled.

Amezcuita, a political science major, described the university response to the incident as “very professional.” But the two girls were still anxious as they were leaving campus.

“It happened in our writing classroom where we were supposed to be later today,” said Alcala, a history major.

She clutched her pillow as she carried her laptop and personal belongings in a backpack and tote. “That freaks us out.”

Alex Raj, a sophomore from Sacramento who is studying applied math-

ematics, said he chose the Merced Campus because he thought its rural, tranquil location would allow him to concentrate on his studies. The campus of 6,700 students is surrounded by grazing lands and a county park, where geese wander around a small lake.

“It’s a really great campus, where students can learn away from distractions,” said Raj, 18.

He then reflected somberly on the events.

“I heard there was an argument and somebody went crazy about it. It’s sad,” Raj said.

He said he was going to spend Wednesday night at the off-campus apartment of fellow student “just to diffuse the tension.”

“I’m just going to hang out with a friend, chill out and pray for other people.”

Wednesday’s stabbings at UC Merced were another in a long string of recent violent incidents on college campuses across the country. Many of these have been shootings rather than stabbings, and have produced more lethal results.

Some apparently stemmed from fights, such as the fatal shooting of a man on the Sacramento City College campus Sept. 3. Others have been seemingly random acts, such as the 2014 shooting and stabbing spree by Elliot Rodger near the UC Santa Barbara campus that left six students dead.

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China to end one-child policy A universal two-child policy will be implemented to address an aging population.

By Lynohila Ward Staff Writer

All of Chaoyang Hao’s friends from Beijing, China are like her, an only child.

Growing up, her cousins were like the siblings she never had, so it was not like she was missing out on anything. With all the love and attention she got from her parents, who would want to give that up, she asked.

“We don’t actually have a choice though, it is a policy that applies to

everybody,” the senior nursing student said.

The one child-policy is now set to change after China’s top family planning agency announced its end. In its place, a universal two-child policy will be implemented to promote balanced population development, a press release last week from China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission said.

China is the world’s most populous country with over a billion people, according to United Nations data. But large societal and economic concerns about an aging population spurred the Chinese government to act.

An aging population presents economic challenges of a shrinking workforce and the issue of providing fiscal support for retired elders, said Teresa Wright, China scholar and California State University, Long Beach political science de-

partment chair.

As China moves to shift its economic model from export-led development to domestic consumption-based development, the one-child policy has been an obstacle, Wright said.

People are saving more to prepare for old age out of fear that their only child may not be able to provide for them, thereby restricting consumption and preventing an economic shift.

Hao ‘s family structure embodies what Wright called the 4-2-1 problem. A dilemma many families face, where there are four grandparents, two parents and one child who is expected to support them in old age.

“It’s like good and bad: all the love, but all the pressure,” Hao said.

“All their hope is on you, if you’re not on the right track it feels like the whole family is destroyed because

you don’t have siblings to count on and that can be a lot of pressure.”

In addition to potentially curbing negative economic challenges, ending the one-child policy will bring an end to the harsh methods that were used to enforce it.

“There were definitely cases where women who had a child beyond their allotment was forced to be sterilized and maybe had complications as a result of that, but there were some really ugly ways that this policy was enforced,” Wright said.

Although the announcement of official changes is recent, it never was the case that every single couple in China was restricted to having only one child.

Couples, typically wealthy ones, could pay fines if they wanted more than one child. There were also local variations of the policy. For example, in many places in the countryside, if the first child was a girl

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parents could legally have a second child, Wright said.

Over time China has been incrementally relaxing the one-child policy. In 2013 the Chinese government legalized exceptions, permitting couples who were both only children to have more than one child.

Wright said that people should not rush to assume that though the population will surge as a result of ending the one-child policy, She said that it is pretty clear in China that most people, especially urban Chinese, do not want to have more than one child.

“Most of my friends, we won’t [have more than one child] because we know that it will cost a lot,” said sophomore and Chinese international student Yingchun Tao. “Some say, ‘okay if I need to have [a child] I can only have one because I don’t have so much money to support them.’”

Senate discusses mental health support ASI decides on how best to support students and clubs through mental health resolution and room allocation.

By Valerie Osier Assistant News Editor

Associated Students, Inc. Senate discussed Wednesday a resolution

to provide additional mental health services for students for when the Genocide Awareness Project brings its display to campus.

The resolution passed its second reading and states that when groups such as GAP come to campus and show graphic images to gain awareness of their cause, it can trigger mental health needs for students.

“Obviously we cannot tell this group that they can’t do that because that’s a violation of their first amendment rights, so that’s why this was a resolution to provide

support for students,” Sen. Vanessa Coover said.

The resolution, drafted by Sens.

Coover and Logan Vournas, states that ASI will provide on-site counselors, as well as signs that warn students when graphic images will be ahead and suggest an alternate route if a student does not wish to see the display.

During the public comments, Secretary of City Affairs Gabriel Avila spoke to the senate about Grupo Folklorico Mexica being unable to host the CSU Folklorico Show for 2016 because of an

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inability to book the theater on campus. The group decided to ask the founders, Los Danzantes De Aztlan at Fresno State, to host it in Fresno when they could not secure a theater space, on or off campus, which was large enough.

“There’s something to say about this situation, because we can think: how many other groups or how many other club entities, perhaps have had the same thing happen to them? And I’d like to see that diminish,” Avila said.

Sen. Kelsey Kimmes mentioned that clubs and organizations get-

ting big enough spaces for their events has been a problem.

Vice President Miriam Hernandez said that she and President Jose Salazar are working together on a resolution to take a stance on the Friday class proposal that will force departments to utilize classroom space on Fridays.

There will be an ASI Town Hall meeting Thursday at 4 p.m. at The Pointe in the Walter Pyramid. The meeting is aimed at freshmen and students in housing, and students can bring any concerns or complaints to ASI at the meeting.

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Fiberlicious... definition make them artists go loco The latest art exhibit Fiberlicious is turning heads.

By Yasmin Cortez Staff Writer

Not to be confused with the hit Fergie song, “Fergalicious”...FIBER-licious is a little less on the sassy side but has a similarly bold statement.

“Fiberlicious” is the latest art exhibit at The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Hollywood.

Carol Shaw-Sutton, the recently retired chairperson of the Fiber Program and professor of art at California State University, Long Beach, is co-curator the exhibit. “[Fiberlicious] was the name picked

by Scott Canty, the other curator and he wanted a title that was jazzy and exciting that would appeal to all kinds

of people… It’s all kinds of material, all kinds of processes, very open minded and yummy; you know delicious.

I think that’s where the ‘liciousness’ came from,” said Shaw-Sutton Traditionally fiber is fabric and threads and yarn, but a lot of artists use paper, twig, rags, plastic, recycled clothes or anything that has to do with textiles, according to Shaw-Sutton Some of the 16-featured contemporary artists are also very familiar with CSULB, ranging from alumni to visiting artists.

“CSULB is the only school in Southern California that has a full program in fiber. It’s in our art department and is one of our media, so somebody can major in that, ” Sutton said.

A number of CSULB alumni displayed their work in the show such as Krista Feld, Tina Linville, Jennifer Reifsneider and Dawn Ertl. Another artist associated with CSULB is Diedrick Brackens, the new Fiber

wool, single-use plastic and took approximately six months to make.

It uses at least 50 songs layered on top of each other as the cherry on top of the piece.

“The song I used for this piece is, ‘Wait,’ by M83. There is also three layered music pieces woven into the weavings themselves played on three sets of speakers, so when you walk through the weaving installation you can hear familiar bits of songs you might know.”

The exhibit runs through Jan. 3, 2016 from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursdays through Sundays and noon to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of the month. Attendees will have an opportunity to have conversations with the artists and to attend free art workshops.

There is no reservation required and free admission.

If someone can’t make it to “Fiberlicious” there is still a chance to see fiber art at CSULB, made by actual students, located in the fiber department.

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FIBER-licious runs through Jan. 3, 2016 from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursdays through Sundays and noon to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

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Featured Artist and CSULB student Dawn Ertl, who received her MFA last year from CSULB, was honored to work alongside with Shaw-Sutton.

“Carol asked me to be in the show when she saw my thesis exhibition last

semester in the Gatovo. She was on my thesis committee, so I have been working with her for, well basically the whole time I was in grad school.”

Ertl’s piece is called “One Nation Under God.” It’s an installation made up of 12 weavings that are made of

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The quest for the best taqueria in Long Beach continues.

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Taco diehards: This week I spoke to taco scholar and food blogger Bill Esparza about… well you guessed it: tacos. We discussed what makes a good taco and what to look for in a taqueria. Read on after the Q-and-A for this week’s batch of Long Beach taqueria reviews.

What is a taco?

A taco is a filling that is inside of a tortilla. That really includes burritos too. Burritos in Mexico are a regional type of taco. It’s a dish where the filling is the most important thing.

In your opinion, what makes a good taco?

It has to come together as a dish. Often times people will just place something inside a tortilla and there’s no connection to the tortilla; it’s often dry. Just how you wouldn’t take ham and put it between two pieces of bread and call it a sandwich. There has to be some sort of moisture created so that when you bite into a taco it becomes like a stew inside of your mouth.

When you go to a taqueria,

what are some of the things you look for?

I’d say for the layperson they should look for freshness of ingredients as well as ties to a region; little Mexico is always better than big Mexico. That means a place that says they serve tacos from the republic of Mexico; that says, “We have Mexican tacos,” I don’t know what that means because there are 31 states and a federal district in Mexico—32 regions in total. There’s not really a taco place that can represent Mexico. There are typically more expectations if someone is calling out there state. People don’t represent their hometown in a half-assed way.

What are the signs of a competent taquero/a?

They should be skilled. If it

Tacos El Jaliciense 5923 Atlantic Ave.

Tacos: $1.17+

looks like the weekend warriors put together your taco, that’s what it’s going taste like. They should have knife skills, always sharpening their knives like a chef in a restaurant. They should move quick and accurate whether they’re cutting steak or carving off the el pastor—you want to see the guy spinning the spit and quickly slicing down the meat and keeping the mound well manicured.

I’ve been to a few places that offer al pastor yet don’t cut the meat from a spit. Is that acceptable?

No. These are Mexican-American places where you have 20 different meats and they’re all cooked on the same flattop.

That’s not the way it’s done in Mexico. And while it’s not

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necessarily about being authentic or doing it just like it’s done in Mexico, but here’s the thing, those guys have already figured out how to cook the [meat] that’s suitable to the cuisine. If a place is doing al pastor on a flattop, adobo is going to get on the flattop and make everything else taste like al pastor.

The other thing is that they’re cooking steak on there and calling carne asada, which is not carne asada because it’s not cooked on mesquite; it has to be.

I want different textures. What happens at the places that cook everything on the same flattop?

It all tastes the same and has the same texture.

Is there a difference between how the taco is thought of in the U.S versus Mexico?

It’s part of Mexican and American culture. In Mexico it’s just part of snack time. It’s what you do after you get out of the movies. It’s what you do when you’re at the bars. It’s what you get after work before dinner. It’s a convenience thing. Tortillas are our lunchbox. In the U.S. there’s a sort of fetishizing of the taco as a product; people go crazy for them.

Is there a certain way to eat a taco?

With your hands. You can tell someone is experienced if they can hold it. It doesn’t matter the size of the taco or the condition of the tortilla is, you should be able to eat the whole thing, standing up, without it falling apart if you have the proper pinch technique.

Through a screen door, you’ll find a man-and-woman duo running this North Long Beach taqueria. There’s a salsa bar with fresh cucumbers, radishes, and limes. The habanero salsa is as spicy as you’d expect while the taqueria-style salsa verde is vinegary but smooth.

The asada here is well charred and smoky. The cabeza is succulent and rich.

The tortillas are handmade and melt in your mouth. Although the atmosphere is a bit lacking, these are some solid tacos.

Taqueria Cuernavacas Grill 823 South St.

Tacos: $1.50

It’s never a good thing when you leave an eatery asking, “What did I just eat?”

I ordered two asada tacos and got two tortillas full of chunky bistec. The handmade tortillas were a nice touch but the asada was further from anything I’d ever think to call asada.

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Detainees walk along a hallway of the largest immigrant detention facility in Southern California that is located in Adelanto.

Hunger strike against prison injustice Ariana Sawyer Contributing Writer

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everal detainees went on a hunger strike Monday for quality dental care, warm meals and better treatment of family visitors at the Adelanto Correctional Facility in Adelanto, California, according to ThinkProgress.

The detention center, about 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles, is privately owned by The GEO Group and contracted with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for about a $13 million profit per year. The GEO Group has a history of inadequate care and of violating

human rights, despite a policy that claims otherwise.

“We are detainees and not prisoners,” the strikers said in their list of grievances obtained by ThinkProgress.

The 20 imprisoned men are immigrants from various countries, mostly in Central America who were caught living in the United States without legal documentation and now face deportation. They said the demands are based on their “rights as humans under the law.”

According to their hand-written manifesto, dentists were opting to pull teeth out rather than perform root canals, fillings and other procedures, and the detainees received cold slices of turkey instead of full meals.

The detainees also complained

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Nearly a quarter of all people imprisoned in the U.S. are immigrants, legal or otherwise, according to the Center for Immigration Studies, while undocumented immigrants only account for 3.5 percent of the total population.

Yet immigration reform in Washington is at a standstill.

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THURSSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

49ers move past Fullerton, ready for Hawaii After a successful trip to Orange County, LBSU gears up to face the firstplace Rainbow Warriors on Friday.

By Josh Barajas Sports Editor

The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is set to host No. 6 Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid after defeating Cal State Fullerton 3-0 on Wednesday in Titan Gym without any complications.

LBSU’s (25-5, 10-2 Big West) matchup with the Rainbow Warriors has been looming over the 49ers since they dropped a thrilling 3-2 game in Honolulu on Oct. 11. Yet, before the big game on Friday, 49er head coach Brian Gimmillaro wanted his players to give all their attention to the Titans (0-22, 0-10).

“This is a very, very important match [against Fullerton] tonight,” Gimmillaro said before the game.

“It’s an opportunity to get one match closer to the NCAA playoffs. It’s an opportunity to execute under stress one more time and the players need to mentally see it the same.

“You need to respect your game, respect your team and respect your opponent no matter what. So, this game is much more valuable today than Hawaii on Friday.”

The 49ers paid more than enough attention to Fullerton by picking up a quick 1-2 season sweep against the Titans.

LBSU dominated in the first set, winning by 12 on a kill by freshman middle blocker Peyton Grahovac.

Grahovac totaled six kills with no hitting errors.

The Titans grabbed the early lead

in the second set, before the 49ers bounced back to take the set 25-18.

By the end of the second set, LBSU hit at a .352 percent compared to the Fullerton’s .197 hitting percentage.

Redshirt freshman middle blocker Sherridan Atkinson made her way back onto the court, after missing the first 29 games of the season through injury, for the 49ers and recorded two kills for .500 hitting percentage.

LBSU finished out it’s night with a .340 hitting percentage with junior outside hitter Nele Barber leading the 49ers with 12 total kills for a .385 average.

With Fullerton out of the way, LBSU’s sights are dead set on the Rainbow Warriors. Barber admitted that Hawaii has been lingering in the back of her team’s minds.

“In practice we kind of looked forward to Hawaii already,” Barber said.

“A little bit, not too much.”

Barber said LBSU’s performance in Hawaii (21-0, 10-0) gave her team confidence for the rematch and highlighted Hawaii’s near impenetrable block as the biggest obstacle.

Hawaii is the best blocking team in the conference averaging 3.43 blocks per set. Middle blockers Olivia Magill, Emily Maglio and opposite Nikki Taylor rank first, second and third, respectively, in the Big West with 1.61, 1.34 and 1.23 blocks per set.

However, Barber also said she hoped playing on a familiar court will give LBSU the extra push that was missing in the first meting with Hawaii.

“I feel like being at home is always an advantage,” Barber said. “ Hopefully we have the majority of the crowd behind us. Someone mentioned that there would be a lot of Hawaii fans coming, so we’ll see.”

LBSU hosts Hawaii in the Walter Pyramid on Friday at 7 p.m.

Kayce Contatore also contributed to this article.

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Senior Val Margerum, who earned her first All-Big West Team selection, boots a long ball in LBSU’s 2-0 win against UC Davis on senior night.

6 named to All Big-West team Three players received first-team selections, two earned second-team honors and one 49er earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team.

By Mimi Nguyen Staff Writer

The Big West released its all-conference women’s soccer team on Tuesday, naming Mimi Rangel, Val Margerum, Ashley Gonzales, Melanie Fox, Ashton McKeown and Rocio Rodriguez as part of the team.

This year counts as Rangel’s third

consecutive selection to the first team. Rangel is the fi ft h player at LBSU to be selected three times in a row for the first-team.

First-team selections included senior defender Margerum, junior midfielder Rangel and sophomore striker Gonzales. Second-team recognitions went to senior defender Fox and junior goalkeeper McKeown. Lastly, midfielder Rodriguez earned a selection to the Big West All-Freshman Team.

Margerum has started all but one game as defender, playing 1,692 minutes so far. She received her first career All-Big West award after leading LBSU to a league best 11 shutouts and a 0.65 goals against average.

Her partner in the backline, Fox, earned a second-team selection. Despite playing primarily as a defender

all season, Fox netted four goals to rank second on the team.

Gonzales, the defending Big West Freshman of the Year, also earned herself a spot on the first team. She leads the 49ers with eight goals and 16 points.

McKeown earned a spot on the second team despite missing out on three league contests due to a shoulder injury. However, she was still able to finish the regular season with a Big West-leading .847 save percentage and 0.59 goals against average.

Rodriguez was LBSU’s seventh Big West All-Freshman Team honoree in the last four seasons. Rodriguez played in every game with nine starts and added a goal and an assist.

The 49ers start the Big West Tournament at Titan Stadium on Thursday, taking on UC Riverside at 5 p.m.

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Men’s water polo Who: UCLA (22-0, 6-0) When: Sunday at noon Where: Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center Need to know: The last time the Bruins visited the 49ers they went home with a 5-3 defeat in the MPSF semifinal. It was an upset victory for the 49ers, which is trailing the all-time series against UCLA 19-72-1.

Both teams have already faced each other this season, in an exhibition match as part of the UCLA Invitational. The Bruins routed the 49ers 13-4 on Sept. 12.

Junior attacker Ryder Roberts leads all Bruins in scoring with 42 goals.

He had a game-high seven goals against Pepperdine on Oct. 2, that’s the second highest single-game total in the MPSF in 2015.

The Bruins are coming off a resounding 11-5 win against No. 2 Pacific.

Roberts led the scoring attack with a hat trick while juniors Patrick Fellner, Chancellor Ramirez and Sophomore Max Irving each had two goals.

Sophomore center Duncan Lynde (12) takes a shot in LBSU’s 9-8 win over Golden West College on Saturday.

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