DAILY 49ER California State University, Long Beach
Vol. LXVII, Issue 38
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
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Several papier-mâché skeletons, created by Miguel Linares, play poker in the Dia de los Muertos exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art. More photos on page 5.
Return from the Dead
The annual Day of the Dead family event returns to MOLAA this weekend. By Emilio Aldea Design Editor
Happy death day to you. Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a holiday that celebrates
TEDX-ing on the Beach Board of Control approves first readings of big ticket events. By Mimi Nguyen & Valerie Osier Staff Writers
News 2
the lives of relatives deceased. The holiday is most often recognized by colorful “sugar skulls,” which are usually adorned with vivid colors and traditional Day of the Dead patterns. The Museum of Latin American Art will be hosting its annual Dia de los Muertos family festival Sunday. The event will feature several activities that celebrate the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. Notably, there will be several altars exhibited that have been constructed by families from the local area honoring deceased family members.
“The goal is to have the community see themselves in the artwork,” MOLAA Education Curator Gabriela Martinez said. According to Martinez, the event saw 3,500 attendees last year and the museum is hoping for 5,000 this year. There will be free parking in front of MOLAA on a first come, first serve basis; however, there will also be an auxiliary parking lot set up by the Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Convention Center. Parking will be $10 and MOLAA will be providing a free shuttle service to and from the auxiliary lot
from 11a.m. to 5:45p.m. The museum will host several art workshops, musical performances, and docent-led tours through the museum. Attendees can also expect to see an altar dedicated to Mexican pop star Selena, in honor of the 20th anniversary of her death. There will be a large exhibit in front of the museum featuring various photographs of her family as well as messages from her fans. The exhibits inside the museum will feature pieces from the private collection of Cheech Marin, along with other pieces from artists in the
Los Angeles area. The pieces will be exhibited next to the community-built altars honoring the dead. Many of those who participate in the festivities surrounding the holiday also can have their face painted with the sugar skull theme in honor of the dead. The Mexican holiday is a way for MOLAA to reach out to the community to make them aware of Mexico’s rich cultural heritage. “We hope that the community comes out,” Martinez said. “We are really looking forward to seeing everyone.”
TEDx is a little closer to happening at California State University, Long Beach after the Associated Students, Inc. Board of Control moved the request for $40,000 to the second reading. The BOC has amended the request to a lower price that will be determined and approved for a second reading. Graduate student Matthew Choi represented TedxCSULB, a campus organization charged with organizing the next TEDx event on campus, at the BOC meeting. The event is scheduled for April 9, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. While there is no decision on a
room location yet, Choi expects an attendance of 500 or more people. TEDx will present video and live speakers combine to open dialogue to a discussion in a small group of community leaders and students. On the agenda was a motion to vote on splitting a scholarship for LGBTQ+ students in half, to make it available to more students. This was the only vote where Associate Vice President of Finance Sharon Taylor voted in favor of. Taylor usually abstains from all action item votes. “This is something I actually believe needs to happen,” Taylor said. The BOC approved an $8,000 re-
quest for a second reading for the Association of Computing Machinery to host a Hackathon, an event that challenges competitors’ software and hardware programming skills in a competition where they build a program within 24 hours. Graduate student Michael Botsko said the association plans to rent out the entire University Student Union for 24 hours with a 400 to 500 person attendance estimation. The agenda item request was amended from $13,000 to a price of $8,000. In regards to the Hackathon, the BOC brought up the ethics in funding an event where not all the
attendees will be CSULB students. Richard Haller, Executive Director of ASI, commented on deciding how to separate CSULB students from other students during the Hackathon event. “A student, is a student, is a student,” said Haller, as he granted a USU rental fee waiver. Haller reminded the BOC that any agenda item requesting funds over $5,000 requires two readings before a motion to approve could be made.
Arts & Life 4
Opinions 6
See BOC, page 3
Sports 7