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Vol. LXVII, Issue 8

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Week of Welcome

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Signs point the way during Week of Welcome on the California State University, Long Beach quad Wednesday, September 2, 2015.

Freshman Shar Ilar, 18, Nursing major shows her face on a Snapchat board during Week of Welcome on the California State University, Long Beach quad Wednesday, September 2, 2015. Week of Welcome is a biannual event where almost 300 clubs, campus departments and resources from CSULB converge to showcase their activitiesto attract students. It is split up on campus into eight different sections; academic, departments, sports, community service, Greek, religious, cultural, and special interests.

Left, Freshman Ellyse Scott, 18, Environmental Design major shoots hoops with Freshman Morgan Jolliffe, 18, Child Development major at the Basketball Intramurals booth during Week of Welcome (right) on the California State University, Long Beach quad Wednesday, September 2, 2015.

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You mentioned being a smoke-free campus within a year from right now – August 2016.

organize it. What we’ll do starting now is roll out a really robust educational campaign offering cessation programs through our health center for members of the community who want to do that.

We’ll also be offering other training programs…

We’ll have a three-year period of implementation, so next year on this day we will be smoke and tobacco free. We’ll have cards to remind people: ‘You’re smoking and we’re not supposed to.’

People clapped when I announced it, and we did focus groups and we had 70 percent strongly in favor of going smoke free so that’s pretty awesome. I would have expected maybe 50 percent… We had smokers on our taskforce too so they were letting us know what some of their challenges would be.

There’s been a great taskforce working for a whole year looking at best practices across other campuses, what people need to quit, how we should

Would you say that will be one of the larger projects you’ll have coming up for the next year or is there anything else that you think will take

Jane Conoley discusses campus renovations and the campus’ smoke-free future.

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California State University, Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley jumped right into 2015 with a convocation speech that detailed several changes for students and faculty.

The Daily 49er spoke with Conoley before the start of this semester about her goals for the year, making campus smoke-free and upcoming faculty negotiations.

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most of your focus? What should we be looking for?

You know we’re rolling out to another level of what we call student success 2.0 – kinds of tools that we hope students will use to keep themselves on track.

That has meant re-training advisors, getting the e-advising tool spread out to almost all the majors now and some additional programs for students who may need help in time management or study skills. So I think we should expect to see our graduation rates go up again. Our persistence rates from [year to year] have gone up dramatically. That of course takes a big, big focus.

We’ll also be working hard with our faculty and colleagues – they have an open contract, they’re negotiating, they’re at impasse right now and so it will be a little tense, so we’ll be working hard to try and keep the climate here as positive as we can and be always sending the message of value and care even though I don’t control the negotiations.

How do you expect to see that play out?

Faculty were asking for five [percent] – clearly faculty deserve five. I mean it’s not a question of should they get it, you know, it’s how do we pay for it? I also think faculty will experience a richer environment, there’s more money to help them with their research, for service learning projects with their students, for research with their students…

We’ll be in deep planning for student success building that will be a big renovation of Peterson 2. The freshman this year won’t experience that, but I hope by junior year, students who came in today will have a bright shiny new building from the inside out that will be air conditioned and seismically okay and we’ll have all student services in one spot so that students have a chance to really take advantage without hunting around for what we have to offer.

Obama has enough Senate support to uphold Iran nuclear deal President Barack Obama has locked up enough U.S. Senate votes to protect the Iran nuclear deal in Congress as Maryland Democrat Barbara Mikulski said Wednesday she will support the agreement.

Mikulski’s backing guarantees that if Congress votes to disapprove the deal this month and Obama vetoes that measure as he has said he will, the president will have the 34 Senate votes to keep Republicans from overriding.

In a statement, Mikulski said the agreement was “the best option

available to block Iran from having a nuclear bomb.”

On Tuesday, announcements by Sens. Chris Coons of Delaware and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania bought the president to within one vote of the number he needed in the 100-member Senate.

The deal would ease economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for curbs on the country’s nuclear program. Obama has lobbied hard for Democratic support and has made pitches to U.S. Jewish leaders to counter opposition to the deal

by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Two Senate Democrats are joining Republicans in opposing the agreement, while 10 haven’t announced a position.

If Obama can gather 41 Senate votes by getting most of those Democrats on board, they could block the Senate from voting on the agreement at all.

Coons, asked Tuesday in Newark, Del., whether Democrats can get 41 votes to preserve the deal, said it would be “a very close call.”

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He said he had spoken with all of the undecided senators and that he couldn’t predict how many would support or oppose the agreement.

The Republican-led Congress has until the end of the day Sept. 17 to pass a resolution disapproving the deal reached in July between six world powers and Iran. Overriding Obama’s promised veto would require a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate.

While Republicans have been united in opposing the agreement, only Senate Democrats

Charles Schumer of New York, the third-ranking Democrat in the chamber, and Robert Menendez of New Jersey have joined them so far.

Among the Democrats yet to disclose a position are Maryland’s Ben Cardin and New Jersey’s Cory Booker.

The only uncertain Senate Republican vote is that of Susan Collins of Maine, who remains undecided and is expected to make her decision after Sept. 7.

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Campus parking drives CSULB students mad

University officials encourage students to utilize sustainable transportaion to avoid congested parking lots.

By Mackenzie Martin Staff Writer

Welcome to the fall 2015 “Parking Games,” where students whip through lots and stalk fellow students all in an effort to be crowned parking spot victor.

In response to the rise in overcrowded parking lots, California State University, Long Beach partnered with the campus police to develop a parking plan to combat the school’s overcrowded lots and appease frustrated students.

The parking plan consists of several different strategies to remedy short and long term parking issues, like opening additional parking locations on and off campus, directing congested traffic and promoting the school’s sustainable transportation services, said Mike Uhlenkamp, executive director of news for CSULB. But despite the efforts, the university is still finding it difficult to keep up with the increased traffic, students say. Andrew Merdjanian, a transfer marketing major, said that he arrived two hours early for his first class and that it took him half an hour to find a spot.

“The first day of school was ridiculous,” Merdjanian said. “I felt super frustrated and stressed, and that it was just a huge waste of my time.”

In past years, the university directed overflow parking to the Marina lot as

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California State University, Long Beach parking lots overflow as students and faculty struggle to find parking. a way to deal with congestion, but this year the Marina is under construction.

CSULB consequently secured access to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church’s parking lot as a temporary solution for the first week of school, Uhlenkamp said.

CSULB also offers carpool spots in front of Brotman Hall for students and faculty who travel with two or more in

a single car, but the spots remain largely unused.

“I have class at 8 a.m. and never struggle to find parking,” senior public relations major Marissa Gomez said. “I guess I just got lucky with my schedule, because I have free reign of the lot every morning.”

Other alternatives included the launch a new off-campus shuttle this se-

mester that provides free service to students, faculty and staff with a valid ID. Campus police are also providing traffic direction to help with vehicle entry and departure, as well as directing individuals to other open parking locations, Uhlenkamp said.

Senior dance major Rhiannon Lutheran said that campus police directed her to an open handicap spot after twen-

ty minutes of searching for parking.

Uhlenkamp said that CSULB strives to increase student use of alternative modes of transportation in an effort to be more sustainable and reduce the university’s carbon footprint.

He also said that the university does not track the number of commuters, but this year’s enrollment is the university’s largest since 2008.

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CSU commuters pay the parking price California State University, Long Beach ranks in top ten cheapest parking permit prices.

By Abilene Carrillo Staff Writer

With 23 different California State Universities, research shows that a parking permit at California State University, Long Beach lands the school in the top ten lowest parking prices across the system.

Students at CSULB are required to pay $123 each semester in order to park in any of the nine lots the university offers, or an annual pass of $342 that includes summer parking. Motorcyclists pay a permit fee of $30 a semester or $105 for an annual pass.

Mike Uhlenkamp, CSULB’s executive director of news, said that parking fees are determined by an overall budget which factors in all the various costs of parking since it is a self-supported program not funded by the state.

“Compared to a community college which varies from $20 to 30, I think that it’s exponential to go up to $120 per semester,” said Joseph Tuitea, a student of the College of Continuing Professional Education. “I could understand maybe $60, maybe $70, but not $120.”

Students who do not have a valid parking permit are subject to a fine of $48, according to CSULB’s Parking and Transportation Services website. If a student displays a stolen, forged or altered parking permit the fine increases to $258.

Revenues collected from the parking permits go toward operations, parking structures, equipment, lot maintenance, upgrades, the U-Pass and both on and off campus shuttles Uhlenkamp said.

“The university typically does systematic reviews of the parking program including the pricing of the permits,” Uhlenkamp said. “But the current costs associated with parking remain the same for the current academic year.”

CSULB’s semester and annual passes do not include reserve parking or discounted permits. The university does offer free alternative transportation like the campus shuttles and a free TAP card to ride the Long Beach Transit buses.

Sindy Aleman, a senior history major at CSULB, said that $123 for a parking permit is already “too expensive” and that she would choose to carpool if it cost anything more.

The three least costly parking permits in the CSU system belong to California Maritime Academy, California State University, Bakersfield and Fresno State University.

The most expensive parking permits belong to California State University, East Bay, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and California State University, San Marcos.

CSUSM parking permits sell for $338 a semester, making it the priciest permit across all 23 the CSU’s.

“I think [San Marcos’ parking is] insane,” Tuitea said. “I mean maybe there’s some other stuff we don’t know about it probably goes towards parking cost or college tuition fee or what not.”

According to the CSUSM website, students have three options to choose from. Permit prices range from $254 to $338 per semester depending on how close students want to park to their classes, or paying $643 for the academic year.

Permit rates across the state

$250+

$200-$249

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo* East Bay* Cal Poly Pomona* San Marcos

Los Angeles* San Bernardino* San Francisco State Fullerton

$150-$199

$50-$99

Maritime Bakersfield* Fresno State Sonoma State

$100-$149

Humboldt State San Diego State Sacramento Northridge Stanislaus Channel Islands San Jose State

Monterey Bay Dominguez Hills Long Beach Chico State

*Approximate semester rates calculated for schools on the quarter systems.

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Hello people. We’ve got a long weekend coming up. Instead of succumbing to the Netflix tractor beam, I highly advise you go dance, mosh, nod your noggin, freak, booty pop or Tootsie Roll to some live local music. And whoa look! I’ve even gone and done all the detective work for you and sniffed out the best of the best. I even organized it in a neat little calendar. Don’t let me down.

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Paper Thin Hands Tacky Little Hat Shop Que Sera 1923 E 7th St, Long Beach 9 p.m.

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Rats in the Louve The Cuspidors Swampland DJ Red Baron Ashley’s Bar and Grill 1731 E 4th St, Long Beach 9 p.m.

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Saturday Buskerfest: Bloody Death School Rosie Harlow and the Tall Tale Boys Full Trio +more East Village Arts District Long Beach (1st Street between Linden and Elm Ave) 5 – 11 p.m.

All ages Free

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Alyssandra Nighswonger Tori Fleming Milo Sanchez The Previous Owners Ben Guichard Apostrophe Books 5229 E 2nd St, Long Beach 2 – 6 p.m.

All ages Free

Continuous Live Greek Music 66th Annual Greek Festival by the Sea 5761 E. Colorado Street, Long Beach 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.

All ages $3 donation suggested (Festival runs all weekend as well)

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The end of fiction genres?

A conversation with novelist and alumni Christopher David Rosales.

By Kevin Flores Arts & Life Editor

CSULB alumni Christopher David Rosales has released his debut novel “Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper,” which mixer called a “communal love child of Marquez, Bolaño, and Orwell, a child who inhabits an America that resembles Pinochet’s Chile, and yet feels uncannily (and frighteningly) familiar to present day Los Angeles.”

The Daily 49er spoke to Rosales about his novel, his time at CSULB and writing in general.

What was your major at CSULB? I changed majors more than a few times: film, photography, Spanish translation, and at one point fire science. Then I realized that the one thing I always did during all those majors—the habit or hobby or true love I never quit—was writing. So I threw myself into English literature with an emphasis in creative writing. I graduated in 2007.

Tell me about your time at CSULB and how it helped you develop as a writer.

I really feel that the time at CSULB was the most formative in my writing career. I’ve gone on to receive an MFA and a PhD in writing. But the time at CSULB was when I realized I could make writing a career—it was in workshops led by Rafael Zepeda and Lisa Glatt. The program was particularly great for a B.A. program. We had critical discussions on the art of writing that I still take into account when I’m making decisions in work. There were op-

portunities to publish. Riprap literary journal there on campus was where I published my first creative nonfiction essay.

How long did it take you to write the “Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper”?

It took me a year to write it, but about five years of rewriting before I turned it into the publisher.

Could you give me a brief synopsis of your debut novel “Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper”?

The publisher calls it a blend of magical realism and dystopian fiction. It’s about an alternate America, specifically an alternate Los Angeles county based on city like Compton, Carmel and Long Beach; actually CSULB appears in a few scenes. A street assassin named Tre, a beloved brother and son, finds himself caught in a city where all its citizens, even its most dangerous, are potential targets in an on-going power struggle. Tre’s family is trapped on all sides by narco-trafficers, politicians, and guerillas and they feel that there is a need to escape.

What big ideas were you playing with in writing the book?

So I grew up in the 90’s when gang warfare was a profound social concern in Los Angeles County. And a lot of the times it was dismissed as a byproduct of pop culture, such as people are listening to too much rap music or as the gluttony of the people who are being afflicted upon by horrible social-economic circumstances and are really just trying to survive. The more time I spent away, travelled and researched this topic, the more I saw it would be important to legitimize the gang war and the violence you see on the news as actual war. We have a lot of wars that are fought every day here in America that aren’t officially sanctioned—we don’t see them as legitimate war.

Consider that researchers in Atlanta

interviewed more than 8,000 inner city residents and about two thirds had been violently attacked and half knew someone who had been murdered. At least one in three of those interviewed experienced symptoms consistent with PTSD. That speaks to me of the trauma that’s happening here at home. For some people in this country, day-to-day life does not feel like “first-world life.” In fact, for many watching television, the accounts given of life in America feel completely otherworldly.

There’s a great deal of cross-pollination between literary and genre traditions in

your work. Is this an individual quirk or is it reflective of a bigger movement or even a generational shift?

I think it’s mostly a generational shift.

You have literary forerunners like Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” which is a ghost story. Margaret Atwood has “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which is speculative fiction. You can’t deny that it’s happening, and in a way it’s been happening all along, even Shakespeare wrote genre.

At the same time there’s been this other tradition of genre writers who have been writing with literary merit, like Gene Wolfe, Octavia Butler and Roger Zelazny.

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Christopher Hernandez, a CSULB alumni, has just released his new novel “Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper.”

I think the wide exposure to so much that we have these days can only cause this cross-pollination. Absurdism is a genre.

The New Yorker short stories are a genre.

There may be some genres have been more historically valued by academics, giving them more legitimacy as capital L literature. But it’s about good writing. Every genre has its own constraints and the best writers know when to satisfy the genres expectations and then they also know when to light a stick of dynamite and blow them all out of the water.

I find your work exemplifies a wonderful quote by the Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa: “Literature is art married to thought, and realization untainted by reality.” Do you see the fantastical and the great tradition of magical realism, which very much permeates your work, as a tool that subverts reality in order to better focus it?

That’s a great way to put it. So magical realism subverts our notions of reality— the assumptions we all make when we say something is real or not real. If we can initiate a reader into a mode of thinking where they are constantly rethinking how the world “really” works, then that’s the writers and readers task; to cohabitate a world as a thought experiment and then return to this one with tools and weapons to make or break it.

What advice would you give to budding writers?

First step: read and read and read across all boundaries, sometimes because you love what you’re reading but especially when the reading is a chore. Sometimes the writing is rough, in which case you learn to not write badly. Sometimes it’s a chore because the writing is damn good, in which case you learn how to push yourself. But I don’t think you’ll never learn as much as when you apprentice yourself to experienced writers in person—forging a relationship.

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merican philanthropy has the tendency to sensationalize and forget; a callous attention span.

This past weekend marks the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Remember that? We have forgotten about the horrors and devastation the storm left in its wake, yet those affected by its initial impact are still living with the aftermath each day.

The Data Center estimates about $120 billion in damage. Under George W. Bush’s reign, the Federal Government dispersed approximately $61 billion for relief, never mind rebuild.

A Band-Aid on a gaping wound.

The world rallied together to donate other funds and services in in the affected area’s time of need, for a little while.

Long past the saturated media coverage in the first few weeks, homes and entire neighborhoods were still

Society forgets about global tragedies long before the scars heal. completely devastated.

Something terrible only exists in the American mind for a short period, and for many, once they’ve done their part it’s out of sight and out of mind.

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The photograph was a snapshot of desperation: a tawny-haired boy wearing nothing but a muddied pair of shorts, sitting on top of a collapsed fence in Biloxi, Miss. Mounds of debris filled the frame around him. He held his head in one hand, and a soggy teddy bear lay facedown at his feet.

This has been the case for generations of disasters and tragedies.

What about Ebola?

The U.S. outbreak — if you can call it that, as only 10 Americans were infected to date — subsided in a matter of a few months. Yet, over 22,000 people throughout Africa are infected annually. No longer in our own backyard, the genuine fear about infection have faded into the ether of our minds, a flitting thought.

Not a surprising phenomenon, multimedia at our fingertips consumes us at all and any times. It knows that

the attention span is shrinking. Give us images, give us pictures, give us quick.

We’ll care a heck of a lot we swear, until the next shooting or earthquake shatters millions of lives halfway across the globe.

Having such short attention spans towards national disasters doesn’t take away from the do-gooder attitude of American society. Every bit helps.

But we should be capable of monitoring the tragedies in the world and allocating appropriate concern and money.

People’s problems should not be a

US vs. the world on Iran A striking feature of the debate raging among American politicians over the Iran nuclear agreement is the virtual absence of references to international law. Republican presidential candidates compete as to who among them, if elected president, would be quickest to renounce the agreement, as if the United States were utterly free to do as it pleases without consequences.

Democrats, including President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John F. Kerry, apparently also take for granted that it is within American power to kill the deal. During his recent grilling by Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry predicted that if Congress passed a resolution against the deal and then overrode a presidential veto, the deal would be dead and Iran would then sprint toward a nuclear bomb, triggering an attack by Israel and igniting a catastrophic new war into which the United States might irresistibly be drawn.

Perhaps this was a case of fighting overheated rhetoric with equally overheated rhetoric, but it seems legally, logically and politically wrong. Neither a congressional resolution of disapproval nor a veto override will, or can, kill the deal.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed in Vienna on July 14 is not a bilateral agreement between Iran and the United States. It is a multilateral agreement signed by seven countries (China, France, Germany, Iran, Russia, Britain and the United States). Its merits being clear, it was subsequently endorsed by a unanimous resolution of the U.N. Security Council, and only one of the U.N.’s 193 member states — Israel — is publicly opposed to it.

This multilateral executive agreement signed by the United States is not a treaty; it does not require Senate ratification to be binding on the United States. Still, Congress could cause the United States to

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breach its obligations under the agreement by not releasing Iranian funds held in U.S.-controlled banks and by not lifting unilateral American sanctions against Iran.

However, this would not nullify the deal for other signatories. It would simply constitute a decision to opt out and not participate in the agreement, reminiscent of earlier American opt-outs from the League of Nations and the International Criminal Court. The other signatories would be perfectly free to honor the Iran deal and would be far more likely to do so than to follow the U.S. example.

After all, why should any other country (with the possible exceptions of Australia, Canada, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru and Palau, the only countries that habitually join the United States in supporting Israel at the U.N.) be inspired to breach the agreement or ignore the U.N. Security Council’s resolution simply because the U.S. Congress has expressed

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Celebrity endorsement is one of the hottest ways to sell a product, even disaster relief. During any crisis, Hollywood parades a line of celebrities behind the camera to tell us whom to donate to this week.

And it works.

If Angelia Jolie cares about curing AIDS, so do I. Right?

We are blinded by the glittery-ness of their complexion and we move from cause to cause as often as they change their hair.

The trend of being philanthropic is unique to the millennial generation,

and it should continue to grow and thrive. The quality and time span of such dedication, however, should be increased.

In its diamond anniversary this year, the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina are still felt along the Gulf. New Orleans’ population alone decreased from 484,674 in 2000 to 230,172.

The city, impacted the most by the hurricane, still only has 79 percent of its former population. Many were displaced and unable to rebuild after the storm.

Even if we’ve forgotten, Gulf residents still haven’t.

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The United States may take a cavalier, if not willfully ignorant, stance toward its legal obligations, but other countries take international law seriously. They also recognize that the Iran deal dramatically reduces the risks of a catastrophic war involving Iran and Israel. There is no reason to doubt that all its other signatories would respect the agreement even if the United States opted out.

This is especially true of Iran, which, according to the unanimous view of all 16 U.S. intelligence services, has not had a military nuclear program since 2003. Any breach by Iran would immediately reverse the sanctions relief that it has for so long struggled and negotiated to achieve. If Iran were to sprint toward a nuclear bomb, it would surely invite attack by nuclear-armed Israel.

Iran has every incentive to uphold the deal and, by doing so, reap the benefits of

its reintegration in the global community and the world economy. An American opt-out would only serve to isolate the U.S. and prove to the world that its word cannot be trusted. The U.S. may take its legal obligations lightly, but when it breaches them, others will take note, with untold long-term consequences.

Since World War II, American leaders have felt a right and an obligation to lead the world. Were the United States to isolate itself over the Iran nuclear deal, it would not risk imminent war but, rather, grave damage to its credibility and potential for future world leadership.

Such a self-humiliating folly can be avoided. It remains to be seen whether Congress will have the wisdom and genuine patriotism necessary to avoid it.

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MEN’S WATER POLO

Fresh face 49ers ready for opener LBSU will start three freshmen and two sophomores at the Triton Invitational.

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The LBSU men’s water polo season is finally here, and the team has hopes of building off of its 22-7 campaign a season ago.

The 49ers enter the season ranked No. 6 in the nation as they prepare for the Triton Invitational in La Jolla where they will face three Top-15 ranked teams. Although the 49ers have some impressive senior leadership, they are not the same team from a season ago.

“Last year’s team was an old team. This year’s team is a predominantly young team,” head coach Gavin Arroyo said. “We’re starting three freshmen and two sophomores. We got a whole bunch of good ones but they’re young.”

The University of Redlands is the first opponent to start off Saturday’s competition.

The Bulldogs had an abysmal 2014 season where they finished 9-21 for the year and will have a hard time replacing their graduated leader Tommy Hartwig.

The 49ers will get their youthful roster even more experience on Saturday afternoon, when LBSU, led by senior defender Zacchary Kappos, will take on No. 7 U.C. Santa Barbara in the weekend’s most anticipated showdown.

The Gauchos posted a 17-11 record in 2014, and struggled to close out the year, dropping six of their last seven games. However, they return sophomore attacker Shane Hauschild who tallied 27 goals and 16 assists.

The 49ers have a tall order ahead of them on Sunday as they face No. 14 Loyola Marymount at noon and No. 5 Pacific later that evening.

Loyola Marymount, despite suffering a losing season last year, brings back senior

L eslie Gonzalez | Daily 49er File P hoto 2014 Senior defender Zacchary Kappos will lead a young 49er team in 2015. Kappos led LBSU with 66 goals last season. attacker Milutin Mitrovic. The Serbian native racked up 37 goals last season setting the school record for most goals by a freshman.

Pacific will be an uphill battle and present the biggest challenge for LBSU during the Triton Invitational. wThe 49ers will have their hands full with All-American junior Ben Stevenson, who scored whopping 54 goals averaging 2.08 per game.

Stevenson’s teammate, senior Krisztian Laczkovics will also be a nightmare for opponents on the offensive end. The Hungarian native is a dominant attacker notching 44 goals

in 2014 to average 1.69 a game.

LBSU has been working hard in the offseason and will need the freshmen to make a quick transition into college water polo and be ready to take on the best of the best.

“It’s been really tough. We’ve been grinding all summer” freshman center Zack Minott said. “It’s a huge transition. The first time I came here I was dying but you get used to it.”

The seniors have been encouraging the freshmen to just to work hard and push through the growing pains, Minott said. The newest 49ers will be relied on to come up big if LBSU is to have a chance at a solid start.

Triton Invitational Schedule 09/05/15 Redlands at 9:50 a.m.

UC Santa Barbara at 1:20 p.m.

09/06/15 Loyola Marymount at noon Pacific at 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

49ers face familiar

No. 23 LBSU The 49ers join the top teams of the nation.

LBSU looks to build on its impressive start to the season.

By Josh Barajas Sports Editor

By John Broadway Staff Writer

Junior goalkeeper Ashton McKeown is one shutout away from tying Kaitlyn Gustaves for the second most career shutouts in LBSU history.

However, if McKeown wants to achieve this milestone she will need to be on the lookout for San Diego juniors Victoria Walker and Jacqueline Altschuld.

The LBSU women’s soccer team will be on the road for the first time this season to take on San Diego on Friday, before coming home to take on Portland State on Sunday.

The 49ers have opened this season with a 3-1 record, including a 1-0 upset against then No. 4 UCLA. LBSU will look to continue its good run against the Toreros and Vikings.

Three games into the season, Walker has already scored two goals while Altschuld has netted once and recorded an assist. Whether McKeown gets the shutout or not, junior midfielder Mimi Rangel is convinced Friday night’s game will be a good one.

“It’s always a big game when we play [San

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Senior defender Val Margerum hits a long ball in Sunday’s game against Bucknell. Margerum has played every single minute of the season so far.

Diego],” Rangel said. “It’s tough against them every time because they know us very well and they do a good job of defending against us.”

LBSU and SDU are quite familiar with each other considering the programs began facing off regularly in 2008. They have met almost every year during the fall season since then and have faced off multiple times in exhibitions during the spring.

“Our coach [Mauricio Ingrassia] and their coach [Ada Greenwood] are really good friends,” McKeown said.

The last three regular season games have all been close, however the 49ers have not beaten San Diego in three years. The last time they did was in 2012, when they defeat-

ed the Toreros 1-0 at George Allen Field. The last two games resulted in a 1-0 loss for the 49ers in San Diego in 2013 and a 0-0 double overtime tie at George Allen Field last year.

The 49ers will then return to Long Beach to host the Portland State Vikings (0-3-0) on Sunday.

It will be the second meeting between the two; LBSU won the first matchup 1-0 on Aug. 27, 2006.

LBSU will need to watch for two-time AllBig Sky First-Team selection Cori Bianchini.

The senior midfielder has netted 10 times in her career and has provided 10 assists.

Portland State, however, has yet to score a single goal this season, and has started the year on a three-game losing streak.

The Long Beach State women’s soccer team broke into the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top-25 rankings on Tuesday for the first time since September 2014.

The 49ers (3-1-0) currently stand at No. 23 in the nation. Head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said being nationally ranked is gratifying, but should not take any focus away from the team’s real objectives.

“Our goal is to win the conference and bring the conference tournament back to Long Beach,” Ingrassia said. “But yes, being recognized brings a greater awareness to our program and that helps with recruiting, helps attract big name opponents and helps to expand our fan base. It’s basically free publicity and you can’t beat that.”

LBSU impressed early in the season with a win against then No. 4 UCLA on Aug. 21 and a very narrow loss against Auburn on Aug. 23. Since then, the Bruins have dropped to No. 14 and the Tigers have moved up to No. 11.

Ingrassia said the atmosphere around the team would remain the same despite receiving national recognition. He said that the culture at LBSU doesn’t leave room for egos. “[The ranking] doesn’t change a thing for us, you will get our best effort on a daily basis,” Ingrassia said. “That has been established in our program for quite some time, and I’m very proud of that.”

The 49ers will visit the San Diego Toreros on Friday at 7:30 p.m.