DAILY 49ER California State University, Long Beach
Vol. LXVII, Issue 21
Thieves snatch 12 textbooks from summer to fall
The Educational Leadership department estimates the missing textbooks to be valued at $1,200.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
LBSU’s Croatian sensation
By Ross Siev Staff Writer
Thieves made off with 12 teacher edition textbooks in two isolated incidents within a three month-span, according to University Police. In two separate incidents in July and September, thieves stole a total of 12 textbooks from the Academic Services building at California State University, Long Beach, according to a report filed with the University Police. Police officials said that the thieves stole eight textbooks in July and four in September. Kimberly Word, associate director of Educational Leadership, said that the total estimated loss of the textbooks was roughly $1,200. Lt. Richard Goodwin of University Police said that this specific situation was “unusual,” as most textbook thefts typically occurred in high-student populated areas, such as cafeterias and libraries. Word said that in the first incident, eight newly ordered textbooks meant for a teacher education instructor disappeared from an office within the Educational Leadership Department in July. One of the staff members inspected the textbooks by opening the shipping box the orders arrived in. The box was then set aside on a table and was left there for two weeks with the books still inside. During those two weeks, a cleaning crew put the box on a top shelf, Word said. When Word arrived to check on the box after those two weeks, the books were gone. “We know in a matter of a week, or two, that the books were gone,” Word said. In the second incident, four new textbooks belonging to professor William Vega of the Educational Leadership Department disappeared in September, Word said. Vega ordered four textbooks to use for his class. He left the textbooks on the shelf for a week. He later discovered the books missing from his office, Word said. “Because we order so many books in our department for our faculty members, he thought he misplaced
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Senior Pavo Ljepopio, 22, international business major, is the goalkeeper for the mens’ water polo team at California State University, Long Beach.
49ers goalie Pavo Ljepopio opens up about his journey from Croatia and his career at LBSU. By Josh Caudill Staff Writer
Fresh out of the water, his brawny stature resembles a warrior returning from battle. His look is one of both exhaustion and satisfaction. He walks with confidence before introducing himself. “Hi, I’m Pavo,” he says. This is Pavo Ljepopio, the goalie of the 49ers water polo team. Still dripping with sweat from an evening practice, he sits down and reflects upon just how he got here.
Hailing from Dubrovnik, Croatia, the goalie had to express pride in his hometown and its connection to his current one. “I’m a big ‘Game of Thrones’ fan,” Ljepopio said. “Funny fact for you ‘Game of Thrones’ fans. My hometown is [the fictional set of] King’s Landing, so I really like that show.” Ljepopio’s journey to the campus of LBSU was long. Having played water polo since he was 8
years old, Ljepopio faced a crossroads as he approached the end of his high school career in Croatia. “You either go pro or you choose education,” Ljepopio said. “My older friends that came over here told me that it was amazing, you could go to college and play water polo and if you’re real good you can get a scholarship. That’s
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A voice for the missing
Remembering the missing 43 Normalista students one year later. By Abilene Carrillo Staff Writer
A small rectangle room fills as students voice their feelings towards Mexico’s government and its social injustice. Students for Quality Education at CSULB held an open dialogue Monday night in remembrance of 43 still-missing students. SQE screened Vice News documentary, “The Missing 43: Mexico’s Disappeared Students.” The documentary followed the story of the missing 43 students who upon traveling by bus on Sept. 26, 2014, planned to protest at the Mayor of Iguala wife. Reportedly, the students were stopped and detained by the municipal
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police of Iguala who opened fire on the students. In total, 100 students from Raul Isidro Burgos Ayotzinapa Normal School entered the city after nightfall. “The students who went missing were doing a political action against the mayor’s wife because they don’t agree with what they do as in the government there,” said Norberto Lopez, event organizer for SQE.
SQE is a political advocacy group for higher education on campus. The organization believes higher education should be free to all students, so that everyone can be given the right to broaden their horizons regardless of what their background is, according to CSU Students for Quality Education. Lopez said that the students were attending school for their teaching credentials. This is not the first attack on students fighting for social justice in Mexico, according to the George Washington University National Security Archive. “You can relate it to the Tlatelolco Massacre in 1968 where the same thing
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CSULB organization Students for Quality Education hosted a screening of Vice documentary “The Missing 43: Mexico’s Disappeared Students” in remembrance of the missing students. happened” Lopez said. “Students were uneasy about the government and all the money they were spending on the Olympics.” Military personnel opened fire on the students in 1968 in La Plaza de las Tres Culturas, killing hundreds of protesters.
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“Now in 2014 you have the government involved in the disappearance of the students trying to inflict fear on the people who believe in social justice,” Lopez said. “ So it matters to us because we
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