Volume 64 | Issue 12 | April 28, 2017
Rugby club – First club sports team competes against schools.
Succulent survival guide – How-to on extending plant life.
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Humanizing the Badge – OPS professor and police officer works on Netflix documentary.
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CBU dresses to impress, revamps logo design BY CAITLYN LLOYD STAFF WRITER
Courtesy of CBU Athletics
The cheer team performs their NCA Championship routine in the Van Dyne Gym April 1. The routine allowed them to secure first place and their fifth consecutive national title. The program boasted its fifth title along with its first-ever stunt group championship title, claiming first and third place.
Cheer brings home fifth-straight gold BY STEPHANIE PADILLA STAFF WRITER
California Baptist University’s cheer team took home its fifth straight National Cheerleaders Association Championship title in the Division II All-Girls category, April 7, remaining undefeated since 2013. Tami Fleming, head coach of
the cheer team, said the feeling of winning the NCA Championship was beyond incredible. “This is the fifth year in a row CBU’s cheer team has taken first in the NCA, but this year’s win (was) much more special than last year’s. Our routine at NCA was the best out of the season,” Fleming said.
Additionally, for the first time ever, two stunt teams went home with trophies. One team took home the group stunt title, while the other team placed third. One group achieved a zerodeductible routine to place first with a score of 54.60 for the first time in CBU history.
The first-place cheerleading stunt group was made up of Taylor Contratto, sophomore exercise science major and flyer, Taylor Frasca, sophomore kinesiology major and backspot, Dazmyn Dull, junior kinesiology major and base, and
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As California Baptist University transitions into a Division I university, CBU Athletics will be making logo changes to stand out against other schools in the Western Athletic Conference. Soon to be competing in the WAC, the program is making noticable changes from the traditional lowercase “cbu” logo to block uppercase lettering to match with most collegiate logos, giving a stronger appearance to the team uniforms and athletic apparel. Dr. Mark Wyatt, vice president of marketing and communication, is head of the design and processes for all athletic team uniforms and fan apparel then will slowly integrate the new logo per his instruction. The athletic department branding statement, “Purpose. Driven. Champions.” was put into effect one year ago,to complement the university phrase, “Live Your Purpose.” The next step is creating the new logo and integrating it into the athletics programs without disturbing the university seal and logo, which will retain the
same lowercase “cbu” writing. Micah Fuller, associate athletic director for marketing and media relations, said not only does the design matter, but all color combinations that are sketched out must be approved. Even the specific shade of navy and gold is taken into consideration. The subtle changes, such as the “CBU Crazies” design, will also undergo a minor alteration to complement the new design. “(The goal is to) try to find a theme and continuity and simplicity,” Fuller said. The new design is expected to be a bolder look and add to the overall aesthetic of CBU Athletics. “The new logo makes a bigger and bolder statement when we are competing against opposing teams,” said John Glenn, freshman communication studies major and member of the baseball team. “When you look good, you play good and this logo will stand out when our athletes take the field or court.” The Sports Information Department will be collaborating with Wyatt and Fuller in the logo redesign.
Students remember, love Stump BY KAITLYNN LABIT MANAGING EDITOR
“If you did not know Dylan, he was known for his warm hugs, his loveable grin and his contagious laugh. If I could describe Dylan with one trait, it would be love. He loved everybody and everybody loved him. He loved his family, his friends and he especially loved God,” said Lucas Mitose, freshman healthcare administration major, about his best friend, Dylan Stump, 19-year-old freshman computer science major. Stump was involved in a minor fender-bender on Interstate 22 April 13. The accident disabled his car and it would not start, leaving him stuck on the freeway, inside his car and with his hazard lights on. While awaiting the arrival of his family and California Highway Patrol, a car swerved to avoid hitting Stump’s idle car. The truck behind the car that swerved then hit the back of Stump’s car at 60 mph. According to the CHP, Stump was driving east on I-22 near Harbor Boulevard on his way to his home in Long Beach. The accident
occurred at approximately 9:44 p.m. The accident caused Stump to go into a coma. He was transferred to the intensive care unit at the University of California — Irvine Medical Center. At the hospital, Stump died April 16 of injuries sustained from the accident. More than 70 people comprised of Stump’s family, members from choir, friends, nurses, doctors and strangers gathered Easter Sunday for prayer and worship. “I can certainly say (the Easter Sunday gathering) was the most powerful, beautiful and non-traditional Easter service of which I have ever been a part,” said Chris Schulte, sophomore kinesiology major and Stump’s former FOCUS leader. “In the midst of Dylan’s death, we had hope in the fact Jesus conquered death.” Some residents of Smith Hall and Stump’s hallmates visited Stump at the hospital and united in prayer and hope with arms around each other as they surrounded Stump’s hospital room. “A memory forever branded in my head – 15 men, arms
locked together, surrounding Dylan’s bed,” said Luke Brungardt, freshman international studies major and hallmate. “Tears flowed freely as we spoke of his worth. His hugs were the greatest, though upon meeting Jesus, Dylan met someone who could hug better than him.” Austin Romito, freshman undeclared major, was a hallmate and close friend of Stump. “He had a genuine concern for others. He gave big, warm hugs to anyone who wanted them, and I’m sure anyone who knew him saw one of his classic smirks at some point,” Romito said. “Our friendship was defined by the most basic circumstances, but it encompassed the most meaningful and powerful aspects of a family — eager and relentless love and compassion. Romito said he knows Stump’s life made an impact so noticeable it was recognized by strangers. “I’ve only known him for eight months but he made a lasting impact on my life and on so many other people,” Romito said. “I talked to one of the nurses last night (April 18) and he said out of their seven years working here, the groups who
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Shelby Stump (from left), Dan Stump, Kelly Stump, Dana Stump and Dylan Stump in a family photo. have come to see Dylan over the last couple days are the largest he has ever seen in the hospital. This is a small glimpse and testament to how many people Dylan impacted.” Sunny Robertson, freshman undeclared major, met Stump during TWIRP week at a brother-sister hall event. Roberson said she has spent the past four months getting to know Stump’s kind, sweet, caring and selfless personality. “He is like my best friend,” Robertson said. “Hanging out with him were some of the best moments of my life. I am so
thankful and honored to know and to love Dylan, as well as to be loved by him.” A memorial service was held April 22 at Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach. Visitation was from 10-11 a.m., the memorial service from 11 a.m.– 1 p.m., and the reception at 1 p.m. All were welcome to celebrate Dylan’s life and legacy. Instead of flowers, the Stump family asked for people to consider donations to a scholarship fund for the California Baptist University’s Collinsworth School of Music courtesy of Kim Cunningham with
the specification, “In Memory of Dylan Stump.” The GoFundMe page created raised over $44,000. A graduate from Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Stump was a volleyball player and sang in his high school choir. After high school, Stump continued singing as a part of the Male Chorale at CBU. Dana Stump, Dylan’s mother, said he was able to donate his organs to save and further people’s lives. Stump is survived by his parents, Dan and Dana Stump, and his sisters, Kelly and Shelby.
Virtual kidnapping phone scam scares students, Americans BY KAITLYNN LABIT MANAGING EDITOR
“I answered ‘Hello?’ — and ‘Mamma,’ in scream. A man phone and said, an incident and
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the phone – then I heard, a terrifying came on the ’There’s been we have your
daughter,” said 60-year-old Laura Bontrager. She received a phone call from Mexico March 28 around 6 p.m. from a man who said he had her daughter hostage with a gun to her stomach. A young woman screamed for help in
the background. He didn’t use her daughter’s name, but her maternal instinct told her the cries were from her youngest daughter, Juliana Bontrager, junior graphic design major and design editor for The Banner. The only way he would let
Juliana go, he said, was to wire him ransom money. Laura panicked. There was one catch Laura would not know for two harrowing hours – none of it was true. The man explained he had
taken Juliana hostage because she witnessed a crime. “He asked me, ‘Do you know what child molestation is?’ I said, ‘Yes,’” Laura said, “and he said, ‘Well, some of my men got carried away (with a child) and your daughter saw some-
thing she shouldn’t have. She screamed to call attention to it and now she’s in trouble (with us),” Laura said. The man on the phone
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Editor-in-Chief Hannah Tamimi Managing Editor Kaitlynn Labit Design Editor Juliana Bontrager Asst. Design Editor Giovanna Berrocal Photo Editor Lauren Shelburne Asst. Photo Editors Abi Auer Robert Jordan A&E Editor Hannah Preston Asst. A&E Editors Audrey Stoddard Raegan Melfe
Asst. Lifestyle Editors Olivia Quebe Alexandra Applegate News Editor Nicole Klopfer Asst. News Editor Tess Schoonhoven Krysta Hawkins ~ Webmaster John Victory Opinion Editor Darlene Mercado Sports Editor Michele Munoz
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Asst. Sports Editors Jeffrey Kissel Sarah Brown
Brett Vowell, director of Chapel, announces names of fall 2017 incoming students and Taylor Neece, director of Undergraduate Admissions, greets the students.
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Broadcast Director Aspen Taylor
Bus & Tech Editor Dominick Copas
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Asst. Bus & Tech Editor Ninasophia Stowe
Social Media Manager Randy Plavajka
Lifestyle Editor Jasmine Emeish
Social Media Director Paulina Pirveysian
High school students who have been accepted for the fall 2017 semester were welcomed at Lancer Night hosted by California Baptist University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions, April 4 and 11. Three hundred and fifty students and parents attended the April 4 Lancer Night and 380 attended the April 11 session. Students were able to meet other accepted students and take part in the CBU connect fair and campus and residence tours offered. Taylor Shelberg, visits and events coordinator for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, said the event is to give students another chance to
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come on campus after they have been accepted to CBU. “There were two sets of students at the event – those who are all in and were there to get connected while the other half, who are still on the fence about wanting to attend CBU, to help them connect with different offices and receive tours of the campus,” Shelberg said. “The goal was for the students to leave the connect fair and the tours to say they at least know some different offices and faces around campus.” Toward the end of the event, students and their parents enjoyed a dinner in the Van Dyne Gym, along with a signing ceremony at the end. The signing ceremony saw the accepted students who are attending CBU next fall have
their name announced by Brett Vowell, director of Chapel, walk across the stage, receive a Lancer hat and sign a board. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions partnered with FOCUS, to cheer on the new students at the signing ceremony in the gym. Michael Reid, sophomore business administration major and freshmen FOCUS leader, said through the event the students saw what the CBU atmosphere is all about. “The event had great energy that was parallel with the excitement from the new students and parents,” Reid said. “My favorite part was welcoming the students into the Lancer family as they walked down the stage and giving high-fives to all the freshmen incoming students.”
When the event was over, students and parents were given the chance to take pictures with “Lance” the Lancer, CBU mascot, and ask any questions the students may have. Danae Erber, 18-year-old high school student from Rim of the World in Lake Arrowhead, will pursue her degree in history next fall and said her favorite part was learning the ropes of CBU and getting excited to enroll in the university next semester. “I look forward to meeting new people, moving on campus during the first weekend, and going to the events CBU hosts,” Erber said. “I learned about joining choir from the event which I am looking to join. It got me excited about coming to CBU next semester.”
Speaker inspires health students BY PRISCILLA ARECHIGA STAFF WRITER
Susan Harrington, former director of public health for Riverside County, utilized her platform April 11 to inspire and educate students at the College of Health Science’s distinguished lecture series in Innovators Auditorium at California Baptist University. More than 100 students gathered at the event to hear Harrington speak about how to apply skills, passions, integrity, service and leadership to go into a health science career. Harrington’s experience of more than 30 years in various public health positions encour-
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aged students to keep moving forward no matter what challenges lie ahead. Allison Russell, administrative assistant of the College of Health Science, said the distinguished lecture series began a few years ago with one main goal: To make sure student needs are met and they understand the possibilities for their future. “(The lecture series) is for students to intermingle and network,” Russell said. Harrington said the lecture series is important because of the need for students to meet other professionals in their communities. “The lecture series brings
in representatives from the community, from different industries and organizations to talk about what it’s like to implement programs (and) what it’s like to actually practice what you learn when you’re in college,” Harrington said. The lecture series served as a way to get to know more about different careers in health science and how to find what career best suits the student’s passions as they move forward in their careers. “You need to find an organization or business you work for that really meets your needs, where you can make a difference, where you can serve and where you can really represent
yourself,” Harrington said. While discussing leadership in public health, Harrington reminded students to always look at what is new. Her message was to encourage them to be the kind of leader who keeps an eye on the horizon — taking every opportunity provided. Israel Alonzo, freshman communication disorders major, said he liked Harrington’s advice on how to balance priorities and how she managed to invest in all the areas of her life during her public health career. “It’s important to balance work and family life and I liked that she talked about that,” Alonzo said.
ASCBU hosts stress relief week BY NICOLE KLOPFER NEWS EDITOR The Banner Newspaper is an award-winning, bi-weekly campus publication that publishes 12 issues a year at California Baptist University. The newsroom is located in the James Building in Room 060 and can be reached at 951-343-4787. The Banner, a student-run newspaper, serves the CBU community with accurate and factual reporting on significant aspects of university life and subjects of concern to the readers. Students, faculty, staff, administrators and others in the university are encouraged to react to published material or to comment on matters of concern through signed letters to Hannah Tamimi, editor-in-chief of The Banner, at HannahRae.Tamimi@calbaptist.edu. If you have a story idea for The Banner, please let us know. If a business would like to advertise in The Banner, please contact Brittany McWaid at BrittanyAnn.McWaid@calbaptist.edu
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California Baptist University Associated Student Government held the first annual stress relief week, April 24-26, for students before finals start. The activities ran Monday – Wednesday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Each day consisted of a different activity. Monday had massages, coffee and boba available. Tuesday provided air hammocks and free In-N-Out food. Wednesday concluded the stress relief week with 20 puppies from Puppies and Reptiles For Parties in Torrance, Calif., and different desserts from Krispy Kreme, Kona Ice and Nothing Bundt Cakes. MaKenna Lammons, senior psychology and criminal justice double major and ASCBU president, said the goal for stress relief week was to cater to everyone’s needs. “We wanted to reach as many students as possible for the stress relief week and each
Hannah Tamimi | Banner Tyler Geertsma, junior criminal justice major, plays with a puppy during a stress relief week. food place that was brought on campus could feed up to 500 people, which reached the vast amount of the student population,” Lammons said. “We made sure to do a food part and ‘youdo-it’ part to have several things going on.” Each of the activities were held in two locations on campus: the Front Lawn and Stamps Courtyard. Kamonie Davis, junior psychology and leadership studies
double major, said she went to all the events that were held throughout the couple of days. “My favorite part was seeing the puppies because we got to play with them and they were cute,” Davis said. “This stress relief was helpful because it was something to look forward to and we don’t get this kind of treat this often.” Students were able to receive free food and desserts throughout stress relief week.
Stephan Taylor, junior criminal justice major, said he enjoyed being able to do something fun before finals and InN-Out including puppies were his favorite parts. “It was nice to get away from school and it was a really good distraction from finals,” Taylor said. “They have done RECESS before in past years, but this year was better and I hope they continue this tradition for the rest of the time I am here.”
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Robert Jordan | Banner Junior Duvu, junior health science major on team Wales, kicks the soccer ball away from Jacob Hernandez, senior nursing major on team Ireland, at the Lancer Cup on the Front Lawn as the teams fought for the title.
Players compete in Lancer Cup BY TESS SCHOONHOVEN ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Every year, the California Baptist University intramural soccer participants compete for the highly coveted championship title in the Lancer Cup hosted by the Office of Community Life. The Lancer Cup is a CBU tradition that brings students together not only to participate in the sport, but cheer each other on, build community, encourage school spirit and de-
velop healthy, positive sporting competition. This year, the competition came down to two teams, Wales and Ireland, and ended in a 3-2 win for Wales. Carson Belmont, assistant director of Recreation Programs, said this year’s Lancer Cup brought new opportunities and a positive atmosphere for the students. “The global nature of the game of soccer creates an atmosphere of inclusion and welcomes in a lot of people from
the CBU community who are not as likely to come to other Community Life intramural sport events,” Belmont said. “We celebrate the achievements of those involved and are fortunate enough to provide a big stage for those to be recognized at this event.” Peter Thomas, freshman business administration major, said he came out to watch the game to support some friends he had on the Wales team. He said he has high hopes for his soccer team, New Zealand, to
make it to the Lancer Cup in future years. Thomas said he enjoyed how the game brought a lot of different cultures together and had diverse country representation. “(The most exciting part of the game) was probably when Ireland tied it at the end and Wales scored right after that,” Thomas said. “(This event) is a big deal because it brings all the cultures together.” Food trucks were also at the event and the first 600 students received vouchers from the Of-
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Your caller ID indicates that the call is coming from an outside area code. Area codes 787 and 939 are for Puerto Rico. Calls do not come from the kidnapped victim’s phone. Callers go to great lengths to keep you on the phone but refuse to let you speak with the hostage. Ransom money is accepted only via a wire-transfer service. This allows scammers to redeem the payment anywhere in the world — no matter their claimed location.
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demanded that Laura drive to the nearest bank and ask the teller to withdraw all of the money in her checking account and wire it to him. Laura said she would talk to her husband right away. “He said, ’No, no lady, you don’t make the rules around here,” Laura said. “You don’t talk to anybody. You don’t talk to your husband, you don’t talk to the police, you don’t talk to anybody if you want to see your daughter again.” Knowing she needed help, Laura ran down the street to meet up with her husband, 60-year-old Keith Bontrager. When he answered the door, she shushed him to stay quiet — she was still on the line with the kidnapper — walked inside the house and wrote “Juliana is kidnapped” on a piece of paper. As Laura and Keith got into the car to drive to the bank, the man on the phone instructed Laura on how to compose herself, what to say and what to do upon entering the bank, making her practice calling him “son” while he respond to her as “mother.” Although the bank was closed, Laura went to the nearest ATM and withdrew the maximum limit for an ATM withdraw transaction of $1,000. Laura wrote down that Keith should try to get in touch with Juliana and any of her closest friends. They couldn’t reach Juliana. Laura was on the phone with the man for an hour and a half and nearly wired him $1,000 when Keith stopped her. He’d reached Juliana’s boyfriend, Chris Davis, junior applied theology major. He said Juliana is OK and not actually in Mexico, but going about her day normal-
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fice of Community Life for a free meal from one of the seven food trucks. Ian Dawson, senior business administration major, played defensive midfield for Wales. Dawson said most of the students on his team had been playing together for three to four years and had good chemistry and experience. “We already knew how to play with each other,” Dawson said. “We were really hopeful (to make it to the finals). A lot of us had been (at Lancer Cup) be-
fore so we were hoping to make it back our senior year and we were really excited when we did.” Dawson said Ireland’s early goal in the game made it hard to come back for the team, but when they did recover, they tied the game and came out with the win in the last five minutes of the soccer match. Students will look forward to next year’s Lancer Cup competition with new teams, revived competition and an opportunity to impact the community.
NEWS BRIEFS Campus-wide lockdown stirs student body California Baptist University was put in a brief lock-down April 18 when public safety received notice from Riverside police that at least two armed suspects had entered campus. The suspects were fleeing police pursuit from the scene of an armed robbery in Riverside. Campus officials reported there were no injuries and no property damage.
Behavioral Sciences lecturer dies unexpectedly Dr. Beverley Sale, psycghology lecturer in the School of Behavioral Sciences, died March 26 from heart failure. Sale started her teaching caeer at CBU as a lecturer in 2009. The memorial service honoring Sale took place April 7 at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif.
Provider provides easy access to menus in new app Provider unveiled a new dining app April 12. The CBU Dining App is a free app that allows its users to view menu items, the hours of dining locations across campus and customize the menu with personal dietary needs. The app also allows for student feedback using a five-star rating system Provider will utilize to track and better understand dietary trends and meet the needs of students.
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Wiffle ball tradition unites students Intramural tournament eases school stress amid finals time BY JASMINE EMEISH LIFESTYLE EDITOR
The air blew through the holes of the plastic balls as players tossed them back and forth April 18, the first day of the California Baptist University’s annual Wiffle Ball Tournament. Players warmed up on the Front Lawn to play the game, a variation of baseball played with small plastic balls and bats. Logan Richardson, junior kinesiology major, said he was anticipating the competition of the day. “I wanted to be a part of the Wiffle Ball Tournament because it’s fun, and I have played baseball since I was 4. There’s a good community, and it’s good to be with friends and play baseball,” Richardson said. “This intramural is different because it is only two days, but it’s baseball and we don’t have anything baseball in intramurals besides wiffle ball. It’s nice to be around it again.” This year, 11 teams signed up for the tournament. The teams acted as their own score keepers and organizers. Competing in groups of three teams, while two teams played each other, the other would keep score and
oversee the game. Wiffle ball has been a part of CBU tradition for about a decade and has had many participants. Hannah Stadnick, senior communication studies major, also took the field. “I never played softball in high school but I am just out here to have some fun,” Stadnick said. “My favorite part is being able to relax and watch all my friends play and I like playing against them as well.” Students participated in the friendly competition and humourous joking. Tyler Cox, director of Recreation Programs, said he enjoys the light-hearted fun wiffle ball creates between friends and teammates. “It’s not as structured as some of the other intramurals; you just come out and have a good time,” Cox said. “It’s wiffle ball so it’s a kids’ game. Students just come out here and enjoy themselves and not be as serious.” The two-day tournament came to a close in the championship game, April 19. In the final game, the team Swing and a Wiff scored several runs in one inning, winning the game against the Wiffle Sniffles. Being outside and active can be great tools for reducing stress. Combining those tools with healthy competition can be even more beneficial. This year’s Wiffle Ball Tournament served as a reminder that students can come together in the warmth amid approaching finals and projects to have fun and compete.
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Dominic Nocito, freshman entrepreneurship major, steps up to the plate to swing as he comepetes for his team in the annual Wiffle Ball Tournament.
Student balances school, job BY ROBERT JORDAN ASST. PHOTO EDITOR
After being at school all day, most students try to take a nap or grab a snack before either hanging out with friends or doing homework, but for other students, there is only time for working on homework before going to work for the night. For Sarai Cruz, junior health science major, after driving home from California Baptist University to San Bernardino, she has to get school work done before heading off to work for the night at the Amazon Fulfillment Center located in San Bernardino. “I work the 6:30 p.m. – 5:30 a.m. shift every Wednesday through Saturday.” Cruz said. “It’s around 40 hours a week, but during the holidays I usually work around 50 hours.” Cruz’s job is to walk the aisles in the warehouse and pick all the items needed to
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Michaela VanSant, sophomore visual arts major and president of the Art Club, distributes succulent care tips to students. The Art Club frequently sells succulents in handmade pots to raise funds for the Visual Arts Department.
How-to: Keep your succulents alive; brighten your living space BY ARIEL SAFAI STAFF WRITER
Everyone needs a little green in their life. Having live plants in a living space can really brighten up the room and potentially boost your mood and decrease stress levels. Plants may also help improve the air quality in the room. Even though college students enjoy the trendiness of succulents, keeping them alive can be difficult. Being a college student can be a challenge in itself, so here are some tips to help alleviate the stress by giving some guidance on taking care of
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your succulents. • Keep in brightly lit places for at least a few hours each day. • Keep in well-drained soil. Water the soil when it is dry, roughly about once a week. • The temperature should be kept about 75–90 degrees Fahrenheit. • The pot needs to match the volume of the roots and it should have a drainage hole because the roots may rot if too much water is added. • If you want to grow your own succulent, trimming off a piece of the plant, letting it dry in the sun and planting it in dirt and water will create
a new plant. If you have failed at taking care of your succulent or want to take care of one, the California Baptist University Art Club will continue selling individual, hand-potted succulents for $5 next semester to support the Visual Arts Department. The pots are painted by the visual arts and Art Club students. With these tips, hopefully, there is no more worrying about how to keep those succulents alive and more focus can go back to being a college student.
fulfill orders. “The aisles go from one to 225 and that’s on the floor that I’m assigned,” Cruz said. “By the end of the night I usually have walked anywhere from 10–12 miles.” Starting the job right out of high school, Cruz said she needed a way to help pay for college so she applied to become a “white back,” which is a temporary position. After working in the position, Cruz was hired on full time, and in July she will have worked there for three years. “Because I work at Amazon I have been able to pay for college and right now I have done it without taking out any loans,” Cruz said. Working full time and also being a full-time student does have its drawbacks. During the days that Cruz works, she averages about five hours of sleep. “Working full time and being a full-time student has messed up my sleep schedule so much,”
Cruz said. “The days I work I am trying to sleep during the day and the days I don’t work I am so tired in the morning and sleepy during the day and at night I am wide awake.” The long hours of work and school has affected Cruz in other ways, as well. Before the job at Amazon, Cruz would attend church every Sunday but now averages once or twice a month. Cruz said she has also noticed her time with family has decreased as well. “I hardly get to see them and when I’m at home I see them for a couple of hours,” Cruz said. “Then, either I have to go to work or they have to go to work so our schedules just contradict.” Cruz said she hopes that after graduating CBU she can receive her master’s degree at a physical therapy school and become a physical therapist for children with physical disorders.
Men discover importance of skincare BY PAUL AGANBI STAFF WRITER
In today’s society, stores are predominantly stocked with female skincare products and the percentage of men who pay attention to their skincare is low. Willie Woo, junior marketing major, said he believes culture has a strong role to play in why men do not actively take care of their skin. “It might be cultural,” Woo said. “Men aren’t seen as ‘pretty.’ Men aren’t seen to hold to a ‘pretty’ standard.” The awareness of skin diseases prompts the modern male to take care of his skin. Joshua Fregard, junior civil engineering major, said skincare is a priority for him when it is too sunny. “When it comes to the sun, I make sure I don’t go out any-
where without suntan lotion just because I have sensitive skin and it’s very frustrating getting sunburns,” Fregard said. In a society where skincare is not synonymous with men, Oars + Alps, a men’s skincare company, wants to remove the stigma. The primary objective of Oars + Alps is to provide men with the best possible skincare. The products range from solid face washes to natural deodorants. It was developed by two women, Mia Sainni and Laura Cox. Social media’s growing influence helps project an image of what the modern man should do to appear attractive and could be a factor in helping men decide to take better care of their skin. Anthony Cully, junior aviation flight major, said he believes social media will be a
catalyst for a spike in men’s skincare trends in the future. “(Thoughts on men’s skincare) could change depending on what the trends are,” Cully said. “If it starts picking up and people start seeing it on social media, more guys would accept it.” Men’s skincare is beginning to show its relevance and take up more market share. This means retailers in the near future will begin to give extra attention to men’s skincare. This could also mean the men’s grooming industry could see an increase in new retailers that enter the industry. Woo said he sees a potential for growth in men’s skincare. “There is a big opening for skincare to start going toward men because more men nowadays are worried about their skin and are worried about their appearance,” Woo said.
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Different learning styles encourages individual success BY OLIVIA QUEBE
think that you are different; you just understand that there are differences.” The finish line is in sight. The Once students discover the race for the 2016-2017 school best way they study and learn, year is almost over. However, Nielsen said he believes success the end also means finals are will be found when those study around the corner and stress is habits are applied. on the rise. “If you know how you learn, It is not uncommon to see then you can be able to study in students studying all over cam- that way,” Nielsen said. “Some pus. There is not one univer- people learn best in groups and sal way of studying because talking through their ideas and everyone learns differently. need to find a study group so Some stuthey can get dents learn best with other peoby reading the ple. If you learn “Once you know the best by yourself material, while others need vi- way you learn, you don’t in a quiet envisual aids. For you really think that you ronment, some, actuneed to find are different; you just that space.” ally engaging in an activity understand that there Caleb Holor listening to sophare differences.” comb, someone speak omore phoSteve Nielsen, tography and is effective. While writgraphic design director of Student ing notes may double maRetention jor, said he work for some individuals, learns best typing works better through hands-on application for others. or listening to study music. Many students discovered “I usually learn best with how they learn best during hands-on lessons, but I study their FOCUS class, whether it best in a quiet room with soft is through visuals, lectures or music in the background,” Holhands-on activities. comb said. “The best learning Steve Nielsen, director of technique I use is trying to apStudent Retention in the Office ply the material to something I of Student Success, said he rec- already know such as learning ognizes there are multiple ways material to the beat of a song.” people learn and it is important Nielsen encourages students to understand the facts. to visit the tutoring center at “For a long time we have the Office for Student Success, taught in basically one way. where they offer a variety of The professor stands up and places and ways to study. lectures and students are ex“We have group study, we pected to learn that way,” Niel- have one-on-one tutoring and sen said. “Once you know the we just have quiet places to way you learn, you don’t really study,” Nielsen said. ASST. LIFESTYLE EDITOR
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Choir tour schedule heats up BY GRACE WANYAMA & AUDREY STODDARD
STAFF WRITER & ASST. A&E EDITOR The Collinsworth School of Music ensembles get busy throughout the school year with concerts at various churches, but it gets busier as the semester closes with preparation of what is known as Maytour. The conductor, Dr. Judd Bonner, takes time during the school year to plan the end-ofsemester tours, which consume time and energy. The conductors contact various churches across the country to get the choir to go to various states to minister with the gift of music. “The coolest thing is we get to see how far our ministry of our music impacts people in the United States,” said Alexandra Gunn, sophomore vocal performance and music composition double major. “Last year, we went to the District of Columbia and drove all the way to Texas and it was really cool being able to see that even though students are far away, they still worship.” This year, the University Choir and Orchestra will be taking a two-and-a-half week long tour through various states from May 7 – 27. Starting in Fair Oaks, Calif., and ending in Montana, UCO will visit Oregon and Washington and will spend their nights with host families from the churches at which they will be ministering. “I am excited for this year’s choir tour as it is my first with the UCO choir and I cannot
Practicing for the University Choir and Orchestra summer tour, Dr. Judd Bonner, UCO director, leads the choir in preparation for their summer tour wait to know the choir better,” said Melody Leon, sophomore music major and member of UCO. Another aspect of Maytour
is the CDs UCO sells. “After concerts, people who are buying CDs come up to us. They will tell us how important these CDs are to them and how
much they have affected their lives,” Gunn said. After Maytour, the choir will get ready for another mini-tour in June for three days as part
of a worship conference with American worship leader Tommy Walker. Performances for the minitour will take place in the Mid-
Robert Jordan | Banner west and West Coast. The New Song Choir have a two-day tour in Arizona and Lancaster. Women’s Song Choir also is preparing for an eight-day tour.
Professor finds his purpose and glorifies God through release of EP BY SARAH DEAN STAFF WRITER
From the minute students step onto the campus of California Baptist University, they are told: “Live Your Purpose.” While not only finding but
living one’s purpose may seem like a lofty goal, professors encourage students to live out this motto daily, often setting the example of this lifestyle themselves. Hector Jimenez, associate professor of music, is living out
the purpose-driven lifestyle. Jimenez released his EP “Sea of Grace” in January, which he said is what God has designed him to do. “My purpose is to write songs that glorify God and lead songs that glorify God and get
people connected with the reality that we are all created to worship,” Jimenez said. The album, which features six original songs, is a result of years of dedicated writing and rigorous fundraising. “It wasn’t self-funded,”
Jimenez said. “I did a GoFundMe campaign and people were really supportive of it. I’m really thankful I even had the opportunity to be able to record it.” Jimenez said it is his prayer the songs will be encouraging to listeners and ultimately point
others toward or back to God. As for what is next for Jimenez, he said he never stops writing and future projects are in the works. ““I’m writing right now for whatever the next project is going to be,” Jimenez said.
Media changes stigma for officers BY HANNAH PRESTON A&E EDITOR
Rachel London | Banner Scharlett Vai, 64 (right), reads her poem to her daughter, Scharlet Vai, 11, at the SSgt J Lara Casa Blanca Library’s Blackout poetry event.
Classic poetry gets modern twist BY RACHEL LONDON STAFF WRITER
When thinking of poetry, the first thing that comes to mind might may be along the lines of “roses are red; violets are blue.” Yet, a local library is using newspapers, old books, magazines and Sharpie as mediums to create poems. The SSgt Salvador J Lara Casa Blanca Library, located at 2985 Madison St., hosted a Black Out Poetry April 19 that was free of charge for anyone who wanted to flex his or her creative poetry skills. Blackout poetry emphasizes certain words of a book or newspaper by using a permanent marker to color or “black out” words the author finds unessential to what he or she is
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trying to portray. This style of poetry was created by author, cartoonist and web designer Austin Kleon, who experimented with blackout poetry to get rid of his writer’s block. Impressed with the outcome, he uploaded the poems to his blog, where he received a lot of positive feedback from the public. Shortly after, Kleon released his first book on blackout poetry called “Newspaper Blackout.” Yesenia Littlefield, library assistant at SSgt Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library and coordinator of the event, previously took a blackout poetry workshop taught by author Isabella Quintero and was inspired to make an event at the library
that aims to introduce youth to poetry. “I really liked her poem called, ‘Gabi, a Girl in Pieces.’ It was really good,” Littlefield said. James Parvin, junior chemical engineering major, does not write his own poetry but said he can be considered a poetry enthusiast because of his love for what he calls “raw literature.” “It’s a form of communication that allows a person to be eccentric and fully expressive outside what is considered to be acceptable in civil communication,” Parvin said. Many associate this style as defiant and empowering, because it manipulates work someone has already done. “(The event is) a sophisticat-
ed way of rebelling and expressing yourself using someone else’s work, while at the same time maintaining the journalistic integrity of their work,” Parvin said. Alhough intimate, the event was bursting with creativity as participants ripped pages from books and colored them full of permanent ink to write their poems, each with his or her own unique style. Some poems were solemn and endearing and others were just plain comedic. All participants were more than open to read their poems outloud, and just as eager to shower each other with praise. Littlefield said she would like to have this event again in the near future.
Sometimes seen in a negative light, police officers are working on bridging the gap between them and their surrounding communities. Sgt. Aram Choe, adjunct professor with online and professional studies at California Baptist University, has been in law enforcement for 14 years and has recently worked with the activist group Humanizing the Badge. “We are not robots. We are not just a uniform and a badge,” Choe said. “(But) at least for me and many of the people I come in contact with, it is a professional – it’s not who we are, it’s what we do.” Stemming from the Ferguson riots in 2014, the non-profit organization Humanizing the Badge, began with a single letter written by Elizabeth Shiftwell titled, “Dear Officer, I See You.” The letter went viral, and thus began the efforts to bring positive views of law enforcement. Choe’s page, 911Strong, has close to 60,000 followers on Facebook and 18,000 followers on Instagram. Through his growing social media presence, Choe was chosen
to take part in the growing Humanizing the Badge movement. Working alongside Ken Nwadike Jr., otherwise known as the “Free Hugs Guy,” Choe traveled to Detroit and filmed two concurrent documentary series with Project Human, an event held by Humanizing the Badge. “We reach out to communities that are hard hit with strife between law enforcement and the community, and we try to rebuild that gap,” Choe said. Although some of Choe’s projects are still in development and will possibly be in partnership with Netflix, the documentaries will be seen on Motorola Solutions’ YouTube channel in a series called “Duty Runs Deep.” “Duty isn’t just in my profession – it is to my family; it’s as a representation as a Christian,” Choe said. Choe said effort within this organization is a step in the right direction. However, there is still plenty of work left ahead. “Our end goal is to do away with the negative stigma,” Choe said. “Realistically, (our goal) may never happen. As long as there is a human element to any profession, it’s susceptible to human scrutiny. We are going to make small impacts in every community that we are in.”
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Artist broadens creative horizons BY AUDREY STODDARD ASST. A&E EDITOR
Each year, California Baptist University’s College of Architecture, Visual Arts & Design hosts a senior showcase for its graduating students.. This semester, Thomas Rogers, senior graphic design major, was apart of CAVAD’s senior showcase, which typically displays the work of about 16 seniors. The CAVAD program helps students grow through connecting them with professionals all over Southern California while offering innovative ways of collaborative education. “(CAVAD is) great because the class sizes are small enough that the professors know your name and take time to get to know you. Because of that, you get critiqued fairly. They have more time to spend with each student,” Rogers said. “The professors are also working professionals so it makes it that much better.” Rogers said the program has helped him fine-tune and expand his artistic abilities. “My art has improved like crazy through this program. It’s progressed a lot and it’s opened up different avenues for different kinds of art that I had never thought of before,” Rogers said. “My logos from now are so much better than what I created freshman year.” Kevin Bice, CBU alumnus, took graphic design classes with Rogers and said that Rodgers stood out when compared to the
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Thomas Rogers, senior graphic design major with a web design concentration, practices his craft in the CAVAD labs in the James Building. After finishing his senior showcase, which featured nine works including a web page, Rogers finishes up the final touches on his designs before closing the chapter on his career at CBU. other artists at CBU. “He has more of a rocker style that a lot of people don’t have at CBU,” Bice said. Rogers displayed nine pieces in his senior showcase. The piece of which he said he was
most proud has a website to go along with it, as he has a concentration in web design. Last year, during a CAVAD trip to the desert, Rogers won the “salt-shaker” award, short for salt-of-the-Earth, which
is presented to someone who has been helpful within the program. “CAVAD does trips out to random spots and we usually go to the desert. At the end of the trip they pick someone who was
helpful and present, and he got that award,” said Jonelly Gomez, junior photography major. After graduation, Rogers said he plans to apply for graphic design jobs, and implement his skills and success from CBU
into the work force. “What helped me fall in love with (graphic design) is the fact that it’s everywhere. You can go anywhere and see something that’s been designed graphically,” Rogers said.
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The cheer team poses with their fifth consecutice NCA Division II All-Girls Championship trophy and banner. The team has remained undefeated since 2013 in this national competition held in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Evynn Richard, sophomore kinesiology major and base. The second-place cheerleading stunt group placed third with a score of 53.13. The group consisted of sophomores Raylene
Sadorra, healthcare administration major and flyer, Morgan Willis, undeclared major and base, Alexis Humphrey, criminal justice major and base, and Breanna Krumbs, junior kinesiology major. Willis said she did not know what to expect when the NCA began the stunt group awards
ceremony. “When they called fifth place and it was not CBU, relief and panic hit me. In my head, I was thinking we did not even place. Then, they said there was a tie for third and I automatically thought it was both CBU teams. They called our names and Oklahoma State University’s
and I was fulfilled,” Willis said. “I realized our stunt group was third out of 10 teams, beating Division I schools, and both CBU groups were top three in the nation.” The cheer teams celebrated the win together with their celebratory tradition at the beach. “As tradition, after receiving
Volleyball closes season with win, prepares for incoming freshmen BY CAITLYN LLOYD STAFF WRITER
Finishing its season with eight wins and 21 losses, the California Baptist Univerisity men’s volleyball team is now focusing on improving the team and having a successful season next spring. Jacob Terabetz, sophomore kinesiology major and setter, said despite the tough competition this season, the team always reminded one another they had nothing to lose. “We went into every game, no matter the opponent, with a goal of winning,” Terabetz said. “Moving people around, making up for injured players it was tough. The goal was to put the pieces together and make it work.” Robert Hadobas, senior marketing major and libero, acknowledged the difficulties the season brought. “This season was tough, but through the adversity, the team became closer, which helped us make a late-season run of winning several matches in a row,” Hadobas said. The team is beginning to make adjustments to the overall dynamic as nine new incoming freshman will join the team next season. Derek Schmitt, head coach, said the priority next fall is to teach freshmen what it takes to be a collegiate volleyball player. Schmitt said although it is a large group to train, the goal is to build power and enhance speed. The senior student-athletes have provided advice for the incoming freshmen in order to help with the transition
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Rohit Paul, junior exercise science major and outside hitter, sets up to receive on his final game of the season. into college volleyball. “Be willing to go outside your comfort zone and be ready to grow,” Hadobas said. “College sports can teach you so many lessons if you are willing to learn them. Enjoy the process.” Rohit Paul, junior marketing major and outside hitter, said he believes the returning athletes can develop a competitive and dangerous team as long as they continue gaining experience and continue working with the
incoming freshmen. Schmitt said the team builds motivation by playing each game to the best of the athlete’s abilities. Teams like University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern California and University of California Santa Barbara, bring a competitive edge and challenges the team to play harder. Schmitt said he owes a lot of credit to his coaching staff, Jason Quan, strength and con-
ditioning coach, and Michele Vasquez, athletic trainer, as they play a key role in the Lancers’ success. Schmitt said he is proud of how the team competed in a tough conference like the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. “After starting the season 3-18, we finished by winning five of our final eight matches,” Schmitt said. “The goal for next season is to see how high in the standing we can get.”
their trophy and banner, the team ran into the ocean with their uniforms singing ‘We are the Champions,’” Fleming said. Frasca said she could not find the words to describe winning first place with her stunt team in Daytona. “The feeling after hitting a zero deduction routine on the
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bandshell was indescribable,” Frasca said. “Holding hands with my teammates and tears running down all of our faces was the best feeling.” The team puts in many hours to achieve success as they train year round. Frasca said all the time put into perfecting the routines was worth it.
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Rugby club grows into more organized team BY ANDREA LUNA STAFF WRITER
Among all the activities and gatherings of Club Rush at California Baptist University this semester, the rugby club has grown from a club to an organized sport on campus. The team uses the “Lancers” name during on-campus games and practices, but are known as the Spartans when playing games off campus. They are not allowed to identify as a CBU affiliated team when they play against other schools because of liability. After being on a rugby team in high school, Mickey Hike, senior aviation flight major and captain of the rugby team, decided to start the rugby club his freshman year at CBU and has remained dedicated to the club since that time. “I got super-passionate about it and wanted to keep playing. I got a bunch of guys together and created the club,” Hike said. “This year has really
become a lot more organized.” Vincent Camagay, freshman nursing major, said he has played rugby for five years and has sustained minor injuries, including cuts to the face, sprained ankles and a knee injury. “My mom was really scared about me playing because she saw we were tackling without any gear and she was worried, but she let me do what I loved,” Camagay said. “My dad loved the physical aspect of it.” Keegan Rivera, junior mechanical engineering major, said despite the loss in the game against Azusa Pacific University, the game was a learning experience for new teammates who are still learning the rules. “Hike told me there was a rugby club so I came out to practice a couple times and I was hooked,” Rivera said. Hike said starting the club during his freshman year was easy.
“We did have one guy get injured – not too seriously – but I think the school got concerned about, so they wanted to make sure they had all their ducks in a row before we started doing such a ‘dangerous sport again,’” Hike said. “After three semesters, (they) didn’t allow us to renew the club because they wanted to make sure they had it all worked out liability-wise.” To start the club again, the team had to disuss the club with to the Office of Community Life. The rugby club was reunited at the beginning of the 2016–2017 school year. Hike said he is hoping for a club sports program to start, because only then can the rugby team use the Lancers name and play against other teams. The team encourages students and family to watch their games. To view game times visit @rugby_spartans on Instagram.
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CBU rugby players clash with Azusa Pacific University athletes in an attempt to prevent APU from scoring April 2.
Baseball sets goals for outcome of season BY SARAH BROWN
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR As baseball playoffs approach, there is some uncertainty over whether or not the Lancers will be in post-season play. The team currently holds a one-game winning streak after games against Azusa Pacific University, April 13-15. The Lancers’ current record for 2017 is 27-15 overall, holding an 18-10 record in the PacWest Conference. Gary Adcock, head coach, said the playoffs is a goal that requires focusing on one game at a time. “With the last four series, we are just trying to stay on a single game focus theme. Sometimes when we get away from the simple approach we have struggled,” Adcock said. Adcock also said the team will only reach the goal if they are able to keep things simple. “(We will only achieve making it to playoffs if we) believe, do what we do, be great teammates and play the game not the opponent,” said Adcock. Ryan Williams, junior kinesiology major and outfielder, said in order to make it to the playoffs, the team needs to have faith and put its best foot forward. “The goal to reaching the play–offs is how it has been all season winning one game at a time,” Williams said. “We have a single-game approach so we can better focus and not overlook or underlook any team. We need to respect each opponent and give it our all every game.”
Ryan Williams, junior kinesiology major and outfielder, swings to produce a run in the baseball team’s recent home game against the University of Hawaii–Hilo, April 19. Williams also said injuries and trying to remain healthy have been a huge component while training for playoffs. “We are specifically working on overcoming a hard loss to the team, a relief pitcher who quit and a couple more injuries,” Williams said. “One
is a starting pitcher the other is the team’s power hitter, Tommy Bell (senior outfielder and communications studies major) who is still working through a broken finger, but is giving it all he’s got to get a couple swings for us as he was able to this past weekend.”
Furthermore, Williams said the overall goal is not making it to playoffs but shooting for a national title. “We plan on making the playoffs – we still have a good shot – and thus are still hopeful to attain a national championship,” Williams said. “We have
one more year until we have to wait five years before even being able to go to playoffs because of the jump up to Division I. After this year, we are still going for a national title.” The team still has a couple games before postseason spots are determined. If they qualify,
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the Lancers will attend the West Regionals, May 18-22. The team hosted its last home series of the season against University of Hawaii -Hilo, sweeping the series 3-0. The Lancers will ride the wave to Irvine, Calif., to face Concordia University in Irvine May 5.
Perillat runs for double honors
BY SARAH BROWN & EUGENE ACHIM
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR & STAFF WRITER
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Duncan Perillat, senior business administration major, hurdles in steeplechase.
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Duncan Perillat, senior business administration major, earned a PacWest Player of the Week honor for the second time this season after posting a personal best time of 8:25.23 in the 3000-meter run at the Aztec Invitational meet hosted by California State University San Diego. Ben Gall, head coach, said Duncan’s work ethic played a key role in his influence toward the team this season. “Duncan is a great person who gets along with almost everyone,” Gall said. “He also
works hard and strives to be the best athlete he can.” Perillat said he was brought to CBU by his teammate, Berenice Cleyet-Merle, junior psychology major, when she told him she was filling out college applications in California. “Coming to California to study and run for a college team was a dream,” Perillat said. “(Cleyet-Merle) gave me the information to contact Benjamin Gall and he offered me a scholarship.” Gall also said Duncan progressed significantly as a runner this season. “The biggest area Duncan has progressed in is competitions,” Gall said. “He has really struggled with competing to
the best of his ability, but he has matured this year and it will show up in the second half of this season as he strives for some pretty ambitious goals.” Perillat said he noticed two major differences in running styles between France and the United States. “The first big difference in France is we do less mileage than here, however, we do more workouts with intensity,” Perillat said. “The second big difference is the level of competition in America. The level is probably better than in all of Europe.” Ashley Smith, freshman undeclared major, said Duncan is an overall tremendous athlete and will go places in his career.
“Duncan is a running machine and was blessed with a lot of talent,” Smith said. “If he continues running like he is, he can take it to the next level and make it a profession.” Smith said Duncan’s personality on and off the track is amicable and encouraging. “Being Duncan’s teammate is really fun,” Smith said. “He is a supportive and encouraging guy and to be in his company is enjoyable.” After CBU, Perillat said he will continue running for his own personal satisfaction and to feed his passion. “I will continue running because I like it,” Perillat said. “I feel free when I run and I will just run for fun.”
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Jenner, Pepsi stir up controversy Television spot shows protest, receives large public backlash BY KRYSTA HAWKINS
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Pepsi ignited anger with its new ad “Jump In” April 4 featuring model and reality star Kendall Jenner protrayed as a hero during a mock protest. In the ad, Jenner joined activists and used a can of Pepsi to demonstrate an act of peace with a police officer. Although many had their own thoughts on what the protest was about, the company was not clear on the focus of the protest, as their actors carried vague signs that read, “join the conversation” and “love.” With America constantly battling race relations and politics, the company set out to create what seemed to be a politically correct ad that grabbed the attention of a younger audience. However, these efforts to win over the young demographic backfired quite quickly. Lindsay Mihalko, sophomore accounting major, explained how the ad had a negative impact on the media. “It was really insensitive for the current social climate,” Mihalko said. “I was shocked someone actually thought it was a good idea.” As the second model to ever receive the role of a spokesperson for Pepsi, Jenner expressed excitement for her debut. The ad shows Jenner as a model who becomes distracted by a group of protestors of various ethnicities, many portrayed through cultural
stereotypes and professional backgrounds. Eventually, Jenner leaves her photoshoot and joins the protest by offering a police officer a can of Pepsi. “A lot of people thought the ad was about police brutality,” said Channon Young, junior business major. “I saw Pepsi attempting to speak on equality, which many other companies aren’t doing.” The climax of the advertisement was when Jenner handed the police officer a can of Pepsi. The advertisment caught the attention of many because it resembled the award-winning photo of Ieshia Evans being arrested at a police brutality protest for Black Lives Matter in Baton Rouge, LA. This moment appeared to the public as an imitation of the photo, in which Evans remained still while being arrested. Despite the company attempting to possibly emulate this moment in activism, the imitated image was viewed by the public as Pepsi hinting the issues of America could be resolved with a can of soda. The day after the release of the advertisement, the company removed the video from all of its social media and made a statement apologizing directly to Bernice King in response to publiccriticism over appropriating Dr. Martin Luther King’s actions during the Civil Rights Movement, along with many other recent protests for equality. Pepsi’s public apology tried to quell the uproar by saying “they missed the mark.” Since Pepsi’s public apology, there has been no further word from Pepsi or Jenner about the commerical or for what it actually stood.
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Zac Chapman, senior business administration major, is a commuter this semester and decided to make a little extra cash by driving for Uber. He works throughout Riverside, often picking up college students like himself. Chapman said he enjoys the opportunity to meet a variety of people while driving.
Uber releases statistics on workers that show race, gender imbalance BY DOMINICK COPAS
BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR Uber publicized its employee diversity data March 28 revealing a huge shortcoming of women and minorities, most notably in technical positions within the company. According to The Washington Post, women make up only 15.4 percent of technical positions, but the numbers fare even worse for some racial minorities. Black workers hold a meager 1 percent of technical positions. Uber’s release of data comes after a string of sexual harassment allegations within the company. Travis Kalanick, chief executive officer of Uber, is a strong proponent of his company releasing its employees’ demographics in a way to move forward from their status as an unequal opportunity employer. “I know that we have been
too slow in publishing our numbers — and that the best way to demonstrate our commitment to change is through transparency,” Kalanick said in a statement. “To make progress, it’s important we measure what matters.” In addition to releasing numbers, the company has pledged recruitment techniques focusing on black and Hispanic groups as well as donating millions of dollars to organizations that support these communities’ recruitment. While Uber has made efforts, the company has an extensive amount of work to do before it reaches its ultimate goal of equality. According to Susan Fowler, a former Uber employee who published a blog post in February centered on what she called rampant sexism in the company, and she charged the organizational culture of Uber with
alarming problems. In her post, Fowler wrote how her superior had propositioned her for a relationship, female co-workers being groped, and a homophobic slur being used against employees. “Over the next few months, I began to meet more women engineers in the company,” Fowler said. “As I got to know them, and heard their stories, I was surprised that some of them had stories similar to my own.” Aside from the anecdotal evidence, Fowler provided hard numbers as well to support her piece. This included the statistic that showed only 3 percent of site reliability engineering teams, groups of workers focused on making software used and developed by the company reliable, were women. Fowler cited a “political war raging within the ranks of upper management” as a main
Builders post plans for border wall BY ALYSSA KLIEBERT STAFF WRITER
President Donald J. Trump’s administration has made progress in following through with his plan to build a wall on the Mexico-U.S. border and has made requests to contractors. Many companies have already submitted their proposals. Designs for the wall were due to the Department of Homeland Security by the end of March and were narrowed down to a few finalists April 4. After that date, prototypes will be built in San Diego County. Companies such as Granite Construction Inc., Vulcan Materials Co. and Martin Marrieta Materials Inc. are all companies that may potentially be involved with building the wall. According to the San Diego-Union Tribune, one of the preliminary guidelines is that the wall needs to be 30 feet tall. In addition, the wall should be visually appealing from the U.S. side, while looking imposing from the Mexican side. The Department of Homeland Security is accepting plans for concrete and non-concrete walls. The height and materials used will determine how much it will cost. Trump estimates the project will cost around $12 billion, although other estimates are much higher. It is unclear how the wall will be funded. Trump has suggested budget cuts from certain programs so American taxpayers will help pay for the border wall. However, the president has also claimed Mexico will
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contributor to statistics such as this. Uber is not the only company guilty of these statistics. According to The Washington Post, women hold 19 percent of technical roles at Google, 23 percent at Apple and 17 percent at Facebook. The statistics are even worse for minorities, with blacks and Hispanics often garnering less than five percent of technical roles. Zac Chapman, senior business administration major, drives for Uber while also enrolled at California Baptist University. On the front lines, Chapman has little exposure to any problems but was concerned when he became aware. “I can’t say I know why this is occurring but I’d hope these companies are not looking at gender or if a person is a minority,” Chapman said, “but rather a person that does the job best.”
Internship site offers insight on local positions BY NINASOPHIA STOWE
ASST. BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR
Illustration by Sarah Dane | Banner pay for the wall. Lizette Padilla, senior kinesiology major and daughter of immigrants expressed her concerns over the building of the wall. “We should be focusing our money on correcting poverty, funding the arts, education,
things that actually matter,” Padilla said. “It’s just really unfortunate. I understand they want to keep illegal immigrants out, but there are other ways to do that.” The Mexico-U.S. border stretches approximately 2,000 miles and travels along four
American states. Trump intends for this entire stretch to be included in the border wall plans. Kaenan Husen, senior political science major, explained how he thought the wall could be beneficial. “The wall is a useful tool for
the administration to use to regulate immigration on the southern border,” Husen said. “The wall will encourage immigrants to come here legally, so they will have the proper documents and participate in society in a way that is easy to manage.”
The Riverside Internship Connection website is available as an internet resource that offers a variety of Internships for students as of April 14. The website is a free online portal where different organizations and companies post available job or internship opportunities for students. The website is connected to the Career Center website, which can be found under the Internship tab on InsideCBU. The website specifically caters to college students in Riverside. Users are able to create a personal profile on the site, where they can connect to positions relevant to their fields and experience level. The internships range in fields, pay and hours. Ramzy Ali, junior liberal studies major, said while he would normally go directly to employers, he would use the website to look for internships. “A website centralizing opportunities would be amazing,” Ali said. “It would save time and make various opportunities more apparent.” Kayla Master, counselor at the Career Center, sent an email to explain how the site could help students in their careers. Master said the website is perfect for “developing valuable skills and establishing connections all while serving in the development of our community.”
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LANCER ON THE STREET What is your greatest takeaway from CBU?
Luke Brungardt Freshman International studies major
Rachel Kann Sophomore undeclared major
Adrien Deloffre Junior finance major
“The importance of community and brotherhood in times of difficulty.
“The fact that everyone is really friendly and nice.”
“I have made lots of friends on campus and we all have different values and we all enjoy being together.”
Volunteer to help others, not yourself physically help to some extent, they are feeding right into narcissistic “voluntourism.” Participating on trips like these requires cultural appropriation and it requires being present and speaking truth such as those you meet. I am not diminishing the power of volunteering abroad and the positive effect it does have on communities if it’s done well. Don’t just sign up for just any “serve abroad” orBY GIOVANNA BERROCAL ganization out there. Do your ASST. DESIGN EDITOR research and find out where your money is going and if the The motive behind global activities performed when volunteerism determines the visiting the country actually effect your actions have on peo- impacts the life of the people ple from developing countries. there. There are ethical concerns Search for well-established, among activities such as paint- non-governmental agencies ing a wall, building a house or that have visible prosperity in playing with children from an the specific country. Search orphanage because of the habit for an organization that proof documenting the experience, vides jobs to locals or educates and mainly talking about how young girls. it changed you. Activities that Going into these projects seem humble and right might with the mindset that you are be damaging to these cultures, superior and you have come especially orphan children. to “save” them from their unChildren from happiness and unprivileged counmisery is what tries should not just stains these onEducate yourself be objects of affecgoing efforts to in every aspect tion or contribute to before taking time make our world one’s “perfect Facea better place. out of your life to book profile picture.” Going to a new go abroad and They shouldn’t be country and not treated as a playing knowing anyvolunteer. object. If the motive thing about the behind an overseas trip is to culture builds a barrier befeed one’s own traveler’s ego tween you and the people who with orphan-hugging pictures, reside there. think before you go. Educate yourself in every I grew up in a developing aspect before going abroad and country; I know what it feels volunteering. It shouldn’t be like to be on the other side and something you just check off to not be the one leaving to re- your bucket list. turn to a modern country where Going to developing nalife is simply easier. tions shouldn’t just be about Children in developing photographing children in countries do look up to Ameri- poverty and feeling good about cans and the truth is that some yourself. It should be about idolize Westerners more than physically helping and loving they should. If the right inten- those who are different from tions aren’t portrayed and the you without thinking less of right mindset isn’t there when that culture or people group. traveling to these countries to
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Emily Sutter Junior bio-medical engineering major “That people are great if you just give them a chance.”
Collin Magness Freshman pre-nursing major “The community—in hard times and joyous times how people are able to surround and support each other.”
Offer journalists truthfulness
BY HANNAH TAMIMI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “It’s an interesting time for journalists,” people typically say as I tell them my major. “Yeah, it is,” I respond in the most nonchalant way I can muster. But what really is the underlying message in the “interesting times” of which these people speak? The Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics
says to seek truth and report libel is libel and journalism is it. “Ethical journalists should truth,” Gideon Grundo of the be accurate and fair. Jour- SPJ wrote in his response to nalists should be honest and the president’s tweet. courageous in gathering, reThe thing about real, auporting and interpreting infor- thentic news and “fake news” is mation.” You’re right on that one has been sought after and one, SPJ. the other has been spun to suit Seeking out the truth is the the reader. “Fake news” is not a journalist’s main priority — the new trend, “fake news” about truth for the people. “The fail- the president is. Couldn’t one ing @nytimes has disgraced declare tabloids and supposed the media world. celebrity scandals Gotten me wrong as fake news? ProbThe journalist is ably, but the presfor two solid years. Change libel laws?” not the criminal ident didn’t say it President Donald so nobody is up in J. Trump tweeted in this situation. arms over it. March 30. A series of Because POTUS angry tweets pointtakes to Twitter ed at journalists and the “fake when headlines upset him, his news media” has flooded the supporters do the same, targetTrump Twitter timeline, and ing the journalist as a criminal. it appears it isn’t stopping any- The journalist is not the crimitime soon. nal in this situation. “Changing libel laws won’t In late February, several stop any press from commit- news outlets, including CNN, ting acts of journalism because the New York Times, Politi-
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co, the Los Angeles Times and Buzzfeed, were barred from a press briefing. In response, the Associated Press and Time decided not to attend. As Trump continues to call the media dishonest, the American people begin to distrust the journalist, making it an interesting time for journalists, indeed. Journalists bridge the gap between the American people and the presidency. If certain outlets are barred from briefings, who are the people supposed to trust? To be a journalist in a time in which half the country is against you and the other stands by you is the most important thing to be — a reporter of the truth. Instead of trying to ban the journalists, welcome them with open arms and present them with the truth. The First Amendment was put into place by the people and for the people, after all.
Netflix original addresses teen suicide
BY KAITLYNN LABIT MANAGING EDITOR As I procrastinated all of my essays and assignments, I started to scroll through my Twitter feed and found it to be flooded with GIFs, photos and thoughts about Netflix’s recent series, “13 Reasons Why.” I continued to procrastinate and watched all 13 episodes; this series made me quick to think instead of
quick to rewatch. Just a heads though it has received some up: There are spoilers in this criticism. How can someone piece. portray suicide and shy away Based on Jay Asher’s novel, from the horrific and intense “13 Reasons Why,” the episodes moments that lead up to the are revolved around solving act itself? This is not a show to why 17-year-old Hannah Baker “ship” the romantic relation(Katherine Langship forming beford) killed herI do not think tween Baker and self. Answering the Clay Jensen (Dylan this show should Minnette) or Jessi“why” question to be watched to ca (Alisha Boe) and her suicide entailed listening to 13 tapes simply cross it off Justin Foley (Branshe recorded and left your list of Netflix don Flynn). for the 13 people on It is a show shows. It needs whom she blamed meant to make you to be watched to think — to make her death. When I first start- face the reality of you aware of the our day. people around you ed the series and was only a few episodes and to make you in, I was trying to figure out how consider the way you treat peoI felt about it — mainly about ple, whether it be in small or how much blame the story puts large ways. on others for someone’s death. “13 Reasons Why” is After finishing all of the epi- not a show to brag about sodes, I feel the need to applaud binge-watching, it is a show the cast and crew. worthy of discussion. From the Yes, it is a dark show. It is graphic scenes of two rapes and intended to be that way, even Baker’s suicide to learning Alex
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Standall (Miles Heizer) might have shot himself and seeing Tyler Down (Devin Druid) evidently planning a shooting, the series does a shockingly effective job at making people feel a greater need to be aware of their surroundings. I do not think this show should be watched to simply cross it off your list of Netflix shows. It needs to be watched to face the reality of our day. The reality is that we live in a world where school shootings and suicides happen, where people are mistreated and unfairly judged and where rightful justice to those who hurt others is not always a given. As much as I am a person who would rather focus on good instead of bad, it is time to acknowledge how broken the world is and be aware of the immediate ways we can better treat, better love and better help those around us.
Be the difference among criticized millennials BY DARLENE MERCADO OPINION EDITOR As an almost-college-graduate, I am ready to take on the world one degree hotter and one entry-level job at a time. Many people my age enter the workforce with a feeling of entitlement and give all millennials a bad reputation. Some graduates enter the workforce expecting to be handed everything in life while doing the bare minimum. Ev-
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eryone deserves respect, but not everyone deserves their absolute dream job without having worked for it. Some graduates are under the impression that as they walk across the stage at commencement, full knowledge and wisdom has been thrust upon them. Not quite. Yes, as college graduates we have received a higher education and are equipped to take on the world, but we have to
build to achieve such success. We have to be willing to humble ourselves and take on jobs that are not necessarily our dream. Sometimes you have to start from the bottom to reach your ultimate goal. The highest-paid employee at your dream workplace did not stumble upon the job opening fresh out of college and land it. That man or woman worked hard to get where he or she ended up.
This sense of entitlement often comes out directly in the workplace when a 9-5 job is simply too much and the workload isn’t ideal. Acting like an ungrateful child in the workplace is humiliating and immature. Although this may all sound harsh, it’s what most Baby Boomers think of us. Although I agree with their opinion of our generation’s sense of entitlement, it indicates we have
self-worth. We don’t just want to go through life saying “yes” to everything; we do, however, deserve happiness and fulfillment. We are allowed to love our job and enjoy life daily knowing we are fulfilling our needs — just know we have to work for a bit before we get there. Don’t expect to be handed anything, work hard at it and be the difference among our heavily criticized generation.
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Crossword Puzzle: SUMMER
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Across 3. Wear this to protect your face from the sun’s rays 5. The result of not wearing enough sunscreen 6. The opposite of sunrise 7. Wear this everyday to avoid burning
1. The opposite of sunset 2. Summer brings a lot of _______ 3. Protects your eyes from UV rays 4. Make sure your sunscreen has a high ______ for max protection
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