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Volume 65 | Issue 8 | February 2, 2018

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Simmons and Smith's 50th Anniversary

University announces new library, study space

BY SUMMER CLARK ASST. NEWS EDITOR

A new, improved and spacious library will be built in 2020 on California Baptist University’s main campus behind the Wallace Theatre.

Students said they are excited about the new building coming to campus because of the increase in space and study rooms that will be available.

Designers at Gensler Architecture Firm are giving a variety of designs from which students can choose, letting them voice which design they feel would be the best.

On Jan. 24, in front of Wallace Theatre, designers asked students for their input from different design choices and document feedback from them.

Christina McDonald, se-

nior leadership studies and international business double major, said she believes the indoor outdoor option will be a great fit for students.

“I put outdoor-indoor for what would enhance the new library just because it gives you a option,” McDonald said.

She added that having a coffee shop would be convenient for her to both study and enjoy coffee and not have to go

to two different locations.

“Usually, I’m at a coffee shop when I sit down and study. It will be a lot easier if we had a place on campus to do that so I don’t have to leave,” McDonald said. “(A coffee shop in the study area) is just easier and will create a better atmosphere on campus.”

Gensler designers securing a final design proposal by October.

The designers said they will be referring back to student opinions throughout the design process.

Heidi Hampton, project architect for the new CBU building, said the goal is to make the library fit for different students attending CBU. “We understand there is a big need for the student study spaces and the design team is working hard to make a library

fit for all students’ needs,” Hampton said. “We are really trying to understand all the different types of students that are coming here.”

Preston Magalhaes, senior cultural anthropology and global community science double major, said he believes all of the designs shown to students to choose from are great

SEE LIBRARY | PAGE 3

Apodaca becomes first Lancer #11 signed by Major League Soccer

Forward

BY KRISTA ABRAHAMSEN SPORTS EDITOR

“I’ve spent a lot of my life working toward that moment,” said Aidan Apodaca, senior biology major and former forward for the men’s soccer team at California Baptist University.

“To see my name picked was all that work paying off.”

On Jan. 21, Philadelphia Union announced that they had selected Apodaca to join their team in the third round of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft by Adidas Soccer.

Coe Michaelson, head coach of the men’s soccer team at CBU, said that his initial reaction to learning that Apodaca had been drafted was pure excitement.

“We knew he had a chance to be selected but of course you just never know,” Michaelson said. “I’m really happy for him and his family, but I’m also very proud of him.”

Michaelson went on to say Apodaca’s development over the past year had been truly extraordinary.

“As a sophomore, Aidan scored three goals. As a senior, he scored 29,” Michaelson said.

“He has obviously worked very hard to improve. His fitness,

Courtesy of Athletics

Aiden Apodaca, senior biology major, attempts to score a goal at a home game against California State University, Dominquez hills during the first game of the NCAA Division II tournament. runs off the ball, combination be in the place he is now with- “They’ve been right all along and without them, this wouldn’t play and finishing have all im- out his coaches at CBU. “Two years ago I became have been possible.” proved dramatically over the Daniel Westholm, senior past year or so. This recent de- more mature and stopped lisvelopment is part of the reason tening to my own thoughts and business administration major you saw the explosion of goals started focusing more on what and forward/midfielder for the they were telling me to work men’s soccer team at CBU, said his senior year.”

Apodaca said he would not on in my game,” Apodaca said. Apodaca is a hardworking

player as well as a valuable teammate.

“Aidan was always a good presence in the locker room,” Westholm said. “He’s a great guy who was liked by everyone and who led the team by always giving 100 percent and bringing the fire every practice.”

Westholm also said Apodaca’s journey was inspiring to the other members of the CBU men’s soccer team.

“It has set a great example for the younger guys, who now know what they need to do and what level they need to play in order to get drafted and play pro,” Westholm said.

Michaelson said the reason Apodaca made it this far in his career is because of him taking control of his own destiny.

“We talked after his junior year and I told him he would be an All-Conference and All-Region selection again without improving his game at all but if he wanted to be the Player of the Year and an All-American, he had to improve in some specific areas. To his credit, he did that,” Michaelson said.

Michaelson said Apodaca always had potential professional qualities physically, but what

Austin

Gabe Taylor, during the points during

SEE APODACA | PAGE 6

Seniors create theatre company

BY NINASOPHIA STOWE BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR

Ninasophia Stowe | Banner

The actors all involved with Open Source Theatre’s first production set up for an open forum with the audience.

Friday, February 9 ASCBU HOMECOMING KICKOFF!

Events Center Plaza

11:00 a.m.

ALUMNI BOARD MEETING LUNCH

Copenbarger Dining Room

Recreation Center Gym

6:30 p.m.

WRESTLING

12:00 p.m. Van Dyne Gym 7:00 p.m.

BASEBALL SEASON OPENER

Events Center Plaza

ALUMNI AWARDS DINNER

6:00 p.m.

BLUE AND GLOW STUDENT EVENT

Smith/Simmons Lawn

8:00 p.m.

Student-run, student-led and student-featured. A dream come true for Caleb Leal, senior theater major.

Open Source Theatre Company debuted its first ever 10-minute play showcase, and with the help of 10 individuals the show had a great turnout.

Leal, along with friend and colleague Sean Lewis, senior theater major and public relations coordinator of Open Source Theatre, created a theater company from scratch.

Leal recruited Lewis to be

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apart of Open Source which ended up leading to the idea of the 10 Minute Play Festival.

The festival was made up

“

It makes me proud to see people who had a dream and accomplished it.

Maddison Rickard, senior theater major

of three contributions, a short play written by Leal, Lewis and Madison Haugland, junior theater major. Together, the three

short plays focused on a central theme of communication in relationships.

Each play featured a different young couple with different communication issues. The first performed play, written by Leal, highlighted communication issues within a young couple in three different stages of dating.

The second play, written by Lewis, was about a newly married missionary couple with very different desires for their future.

The third and final perfor-

SEE THEATER COMPANY | PAGE 10

Saturday, February 10 PEP RALLY/LANCER CHARGE

REUNION BRUNCH

Innovators Auditorium

10:00 a.m. Smith Lawn/ Lancer Lane 2:45 p.m.

PREGAME PARTY

REUNION MIXERS

Innovators Auditorium (10 year) Busb 103 (25 year) Busb 103 (50/60 year) 11:00 a.m.

LANCERS UKNIGHT CHARGE

Smith/Simmons Lawns

1:00 p.m.

Events Center Plaza 3:30-7:45

p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. BIOLA

Events Center

4:00 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. BIOLA

Events Center

7:00 p.m.

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February 2 · Volume 65 · Issue 8

THE BANNER Editor-in-Chief Kaitlynn Labit

staff

Business & Tech Editor Ninasophia Stowe Asst. Business & Tech Editors Kylie Voda Isabel Sterbenz

Managing Editor Alexandra Applegate Online Managing Editor Lauren Shelburne

Lifestyle Editor Victoria Paul

Photo Editor Robert Jordan

Asst. Lifestyle Editors Amber Jackson Shanice Shannon

Design Editor Juliana Bontrager

Sports Co-Editors Jeffrey Kissel Krista Abrahamsen

Video Editor Raegan Melfe

Asst. Sports Editor Cullen Holt

News Editor Tess Schoohoven

Social Media Director Niki Costa

Asst. News Editors Misty Severi Summer Clark

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Ashley Church, junior music education major, visits one of the vendors at the SoCal Etsy Guild Market and listens as Michael Sedano, creator of Area 90 Art, explains the inspiration and personal stories behind some of his handcrafted masterpieces.

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Mall hosts craft guild

BY TESS SCHOONHOVEN

Asst. Director of Student Publications Sonya Singh

NEWS EDITOR

Crafters, artists and creators alike met together for a weekend to showcase their handmade products at the Riverside Galleria at Tyler in the Etsy Guild Market.

Etsy, a website designed to give private creators and small businesses an outlet to sell their one-of-a-kind products, hosted the market to give local sellers a chance to expand their customers at a physical level and foster face-to-face interactions.

The Market occurs every weekend in different locations throughout Southern California with the Riverside dates landing on the last weekend of the month. The most recent Guild took place Jan. 26–28.

Sellers are able to set up a booth displaying their handmade products, ranging from jewelry to hats to paintings and chocolates.

Donna Medenhall, creator of Donna’s Truffles, set up a booth displaying her handmade gourmet truffles.

Medenhall and her business partner, Frankie Chapman, stumbled upon the event in De-

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cember and said they saw it as an opportunity to bring more awareness to their business.

The market was the first time Medenhall had brought her business to a booth-setting as she usually sells her truffles through direct online orders.

“It’s different and it’s very nice,” Medenhall said. “There’s so many times when we’re involved in country clubs and weddings and showers and birthdays or bar mitzvahs. Whatever occasion calls for truffles, then that’s where we are.”

Medenhall’s business is based in Riverside but the owners also take their truffles to other market’s such as the Redlands market.

Michael Sedano, creator of Area 90 Art, brought his original artwork to display and sell at the market.

His display of paintings represented a of lot his of emotions and inspiration, especially because it was all original, handmade work.

“All the vendors here, they make everything,” Sedano said.

“It’s like an art walk.”

Sedano said he has seen

many vendors start small in the market and increase their consumer market.

“I’ve seen people actually start here and branch out,” Sedano said. “They see how it works and just branch out. With me, I like it because it’s different locations. You never know who you are going to get.”

Sedano has been bringing his artwork to the Guild Market and other art walks in the area for three years.

He said he has seen his confidence and success grow because he has had the opportunity to share his artwork and the stories behind the work with others.

Ashley Church, junior music education major, said she enjoyed coming to the market and seeing everyone’s handmade work and that no two items were alike.

“I really liked that almost everyone there has a handmade item they work on continuously throughout months,” Church said. “It’s their art. It’s something they spend time doing and working on. It’s something that makes them happy but also can potentially make someone

else happy.”

The personal inspiration that drives the handmade items is admirable, Church said.

“It really does come from the heart,” Church said. “You’re putting time into it. That’s the coolest thing about (the Guild Market).”

Church said she knows people who currently create their own products but cannot find time to consistently improve their craft.

These sellers at the Etsy market producing their own products can be inspiring to anyone working on a product because of the dedication they show to the business, Church said.

“College students, especially, can learn from these sellers,” Church said. “Being reminded now is the time to be pursuing your artistic passions.

“The younger you are and the more time you have on your hands—that is the best time to get a head start on (creating your own products).”

Anyone interested in participating or attending future Guild Markets can visit www. socaletsyguild.com.

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The city of Riverside has officially approved a five-level parking structure to be constructed outside of the California Baptist University campus in Lancer Plaza with an expected completion date at the end of 2019.

The structure will provide more than 1,450 additional parking spaces and will be open for everyone to use, with student parking being the main objective.

The current timeline for the project will start with the demolition of the empty buildings adjacent to CBU’s Recreation Center, expected to begin in February. Construction is expected to begin in late spring or early summer.

Mark Howe, CBU vice president of Finance and Administration, said the current estimate for the project is $30 million.

However, the project has currently been sent to contractors for bidding.

“We will be receiving proposals from contractors with official cost estimates by the first part of February,” Howe said.

The lack of parking at CBU has been a concern of many students on campus, from both resident students and

Courtesy of The Office of Finance and Administration and International Parking Design commuters.

Kent Dacus, vice president for Enrollment and Student Services, said that while students may complain about parking, in reality, there are plenty of open spaces further away from the main campus.

“Every day we have available parking either at The Colony or the Health Science campus,” Dacus said.

Dacus also said CBU staff

members are not allowed to park in the Yeager Center lot and are assigned parking on the Health Science Campus instead.

Colleen Ndayishimiye, sophomore finance major, said she thinks the new parking structure will be beneficial to all students.

“Every car will have a place and so it’ll help with traffic since students won’t be in

such a hurry to find a spot,” Ndayishimiye said.

Howe said he would ask the CBU community to be patient over the next year while construction is underway.

“We expect parking will be a little more challenging in the next academic year,” Howe said.

“We simply ask that the campus community be patient and understanding as we work to add capacity.”

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Lunar Fest brings celebration

BY SUMMER CLARK ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Downtown Riverside was full of colorful decorations from beautiful lanterns to dramatic masks flooding the streets Jan. 27 at the Asian Pacific Lunar New Year Festival.

Riverside has supported the Asian culture for 27 years by hosting this event and is one of the only cities that holds celebrations for the Asian New Year, making it even more special for those who attend.

The event featured different ways to celebrate the new year such as traditional Asian music, dance performances, martial arts, art displays and taiko drums.

Starting at 10 a.m., attendees witnessed an entertaining Parade of Nations floating through the town.

King Zhang, Principal of the Inland Empire Chinese School, said this event is the largest Asian event in Southern California.

“There were about 80,000 people who attended this event supporting the culture,” Zhang said. “This event not only promotes Asian schools but the Asian culture as well. More people are coming and want to know more about the culture.”

Zhang said the festival is diverse and brings all people together.

“We, as a school, appreciate this event because there are not a lot of Asian ethnic groups in Riverside. You can really feel the cultural diversity from everyone and mingle among each other,” he added.

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Neliza Datu, participant from the Philippines, performs the Bulaklakan (flower dance) with other participants along the streets of downtown Riverside for the 2018 Lunar Festival Parade.

Four different performance stages were set up throughout the streets so entertainment surrounded festival-goers.

Dancers and singers filled the stages with diverse performances.

This event was family-oriented and featured free arts and crafts for children.

Visitors and entertainers dressed up for the occasion to show their cultural pride.

Joncel Gonzalez, sopho-

more pre-nursing major, said the festival is a great event for the Asian community to celebrate their heritage.

“This event makes Asians feel at home,” Gonzalez said. .Marquise Compton, sopho-

more aviation flight major, said he enjoyed different cultures celebrating among each other.

“It’s nice to see people from all ethnicities come together,” Compton said. “People from different communities were

able to experience a culture other than their own.”

Through events the festival, people from all cultural backgrounds were able to experience what the New Year means to the Asian culture.

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for the students.

“Everything looks amazing,” Magalhaes said. “Anything the students are deciding will be good.”

Maghalhaes said the existing library often can be too cluttered to study and for students to focus during the semester.

“During finals week, the library is not as quiet because there are so many people there,” Magalhaes said of the Annie Gabriel Library. “I would study more if there were more space in the new library and more spots that were available to just be quiet.”

This project for CBU is important to both students and faculty.

Nathan Iverson, program director of the industrial-organizational psychology master program and assistant professor of psychology, said the top request from students is for more research space.

“If you don’t have the (research space) to offer, it makes things difficult from a faculty perspective to not be able to offer all those things (to our students),” Iverson said.

Iverson also said he believes the new library will be a good space to foster positive staff and student interactions regarding class work or study questions.

“If students have a question like ‘hey remind me of what happened on Wednesday’ that would be a great oppotunity to have more natural faculty-student interaction,” Iverson said.

The student population had an important voice in the design of the new library as all input will be taken into consideration to create a useful space for all student types.

Students should look forward to more news about the project in coming months and will, no doubt, be excited to see their own ideas come to fruition.

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Fontana residents Nailah Barrera and her son Ethan pick up trash with claws and place them in buckets to dispose of properly during the Mt. Jurupa cleanup hike in Riverside, Jan. 27.

Trash cleanup hike accentuates clean living; enviromentally friendly lifestyle

BY MISTY SEVERI

ASST. NEWS EDITOR Residents of Riverside and Los Angeles counties collected just under 500 pounds of litter Jan. 27 during a hike that started at Martin Tudor Park and trailed up Mt. Jurupa.

The event was co-hosted by Trash Free Earth, a non-profit organization that travels to different cities and parks to clean up trash as a part of the #HikeInlandEmpire campaign.

Dulce Real, director of environmental education, said he works hand-in-hand with the organization’s president to help

educate the public about environmental issues.

“To us, cleaning is not a solution. To us, prevention is,” Real said. “If we are able to educate our volunteers and community, that creates more of a consciousness when it comes to any future action that could take place.”

After the hike, Daisy Martinez, president of TFE, spoke to the volunteers about changes they could make in their daily lives to help the environment.

One suggestion was to use personal glass straws at restaurants instead of using plastic ones.

Belen Martinez, Riverside resident, said she decided to volunteer after seeing advertisements from Hiking Inland Empire.

“This was fun, especially when you get to do it with people who think like you,” Martinez said. “You’re always aware of the trash around and so you start picking it up. You don’t think that you’re going to make a difference because there’s just so much but little by little, you make a change.”

Dr. Bonjun Koo, professor of environmental science at California Baptist University, said organizations such as Trash Free Earth help the

environment because volunteers pick up items that would otherwise fall into the water supply.

“It’s a very good idea especially because of water pollution,” Koo said. “Always pick up your trash; it’s something we can all do, all over. A clean up effort is huge if we can do it.”

Jonah Lay, president of the Environmental Science Club at CBU, also pushed the importance of keeping the environment free of trash.

“People don’t usually realize that if we litter on the street, it’s just going to end up in our water system,” Lay said. “That will come back and hurt not only

us but our neighbors and so that’s a huge reason to keep our environment clean.”

Students are able to recycle using the recycling bins CBU has set up around campus.

“I try to find a purpose in what we do, so why do we do this? Part of it is our biblical mandate to help protect God’s creation,” Lay said. “It’s not only protecting the environment for the environment’s sake, it is protecting each other as human beings.”

For more information on TFE or for future events interested persons can find the organization online at www.trashfreeearth.org.

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February 2, 2018 · Volume 65 · Issue 8

Simmons and Smith's 50th Anniversary

By Tess Schoonhoven News Editor

Loyalty and a deeply rooted community are what make the 50-year-old freshman living halls Smith and Simmons resident favorites at California Baptist University.

This year, the two living areas celebrate their semicentennial anniversary since original construction in 1968.

Historically, the buildings have been

freshman students to

because it brings

Smith Hall by introduc-

people together and

ing them to the origi-

fosters lifelong

nal founder, P. Boyd

friendships.”

Smith, with a portrait

Boaman’s experience

painting brought out to

with other residents in

every Smith Hall event,

Smith Hall was so

or an RA “totem” passed

personal that every one

down through genera-

of his groomsmen was a

tions of RAs in each

fellow hall mate in

individual hall.

Smith.

Austin Boaman,

Elizabeth Johnson,

resident director of

sophomore liberal

Smith Hall, lived in

studies major and

the dorms as a fresh-

Simmons RA, recounted

man, an RA and

some of the traditions

currently as an RD.

Simmons residents participate in each

home to all ages of CBU

year.

students from freshmen

“There are a lot of

to seniors. Now, the

traditions that come

halls house only

with Simmons,” Johnson

freshmen students with

said. “One example is a

one resident adviser

statue of a woman that

per hall, one community

is named ‘Bathsheba’

adviser and one resi-

and every spring, at an

dent director.

Both living areas

celebrate community and foster unity in many ways, whether through the tradition of welcoming new male

event called Simmons’ Boaman said the rela-

Showdown: Halls compete

tionships fostered and

against one another to

memories shared are

win Bathsheba.”

uncomparable to any

The history of Smith

other living area on

and Simmons leaves a

campus.

great impact on the

“I whole heartedly

current residents.

believe that nowhere

Celebrating 50 years as

else on campus is

a living area is an

community built like it

accomplishment that not

is in Smith and

many on-campus living

Simmons,” Boaman said.

areas can claim.

“The idea of having

“It is pretty cool

that many people

to be living in a

sharing life that close

building that has

together is amazing

housed college students

for 50 years,”

said. “To know h

growth has h

among women is i

Jakob Hartt,

more history ma

Smith RA, sa

would recount th

meeting residen

attend at the be

of the year as their favorite

“Most Smith re

would point

mandatory mee

the very firs

they moved in,

said. “The exc

of being i

Staples (room) w

the people yo

living with for

is electri

Hartt sai

exciting to se

traditions or

that origin

Smith and Simmon

expand to a camp

reach, integrati

students i legacy of

living

“An eve

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d th y

because it brings

ople together and fosters lifelong friendships.”

aman’s experience

ther residents in

Smith Hall was so

al that every one

s groomsmen was a

llow hall mate in Smith.

lizabeth Johnson,

sophomore liberal

studies major and

ons RA, recounted

of the traditions

Simmons residents

rticipate in each year.

here are a lot of

ditions that come

Simmons,” Johnson

“One example is a

e of a woman that

named ‘Bathsheba’

ery spring, at an

t called Simmons’

wn: Halls compete

st one another to win Bathsheba.” history of Smith Simmons leaves a

eat impact on the

urrent residents.

ating 50 years as

living area is an

lishment that not on-campus living areas can claim.

It is pretty cool

to be living in a

building that has college students

for 50 years,” Johnson

originated in Smith my

said. “To know how much

freshman year (2016-17)

growth has happened

called ‘Real Talk’

among women is incredi-

evolved into a

ble.”

campus-wide event this

Jakob Hartt, sopho-

year,” Hartt said. “It

more history major and

was awesome to see

Smith RA, said many

nearly all of the Smith

would recount the first

residents take issues

meeting residents must

like racial injustice

attend at the beginning

seriously and be

of the year as one of

willing to engage in

their favorite experi-

hard conversations with

ences.

their peers.”

“Most Smith residents

The culture of the

would point to the

two living areas has

mandatory meeting on

not been stagnant

the very first night

throughout the years.

they moved in,” Hartt

Rather, it is an

said. “The excitement

ever-growing and

of being in (the)

changing dynamic that

Staples (room) with all

brings new faces,

the people you’ll be

students and leaders

living with for a year

into the family every

is electrifying.”

Hartt said it is exciting to see other traditions or events that originated in Smith and Simmons halls expand to a campus-wide reach, integrating more students into the

semester. Current

legacy of the two

students who have been

living areas.

a part of the legacy of

“An event that

Smith and Simmons find themselves exuberant over the celebration of 50 years as a vibrant community of Lancers.

The living areas will continue to function as freshman housing, always extending a welcoming hand to all who enter the doors to unite them together in faith, community and loyalty.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Men’s and women’s basketball face off against Azusa Pacific University The men’s and women’s basketball teams played against conference rival Azusa Pacific University on the road Jan. 25.

The then 8-10 women played first and took an unfortunate loss with a final score of 71-76. Despite losing, the Lancers almost made a second half comeback, but came up short.

Tori Mitchell, senior kinesiology major and center, led in points with 24. Emma Meriggioli, junior liberal studies major and guard, also made a significant impact in this game, leading in rebounds and assists with 11 to-

tal rebounds and five assists, respectively.

The then 14-4 men played next and came up with a well-deserved 84-74 victory.

At one point, the Lancers trailed 43-40 to the Cougars.

However, they were able to pull through in the second half to earn a victory.

Kalidou Diouf, senior journalism and new media major and center, led the team scoring with 21 points.

Diouf also led in rebounds with eight total rebounds.

Diouf and Jordan Heading, junior kinesiology major and guard, also tied for the lead in assists with five each.

Women’s water polo earns first win of the season The women’s water polo team broke their losing streak with a 12-6 home win against Chapman University, which was the second part of the CBU Mini, Jan. 27.

However, in the first game CBU lost against the Univer-

sity of Southern California with a final score of 0-20.

Lizette Perez, junior health science major and driver, and Allie Coleman, senior nursing major and driver, led the team with 4 points each against Chapman.

Men’s and women’s swimming and diving earn honors in classroom The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at California Baptist University earned high honors from the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America team based on their academ-

ic performances for the fall 2017 semester.

The women earned a median grade point average of 3.30 while the men earned 3.36, which was tied for sixthplace in Division II men’s swimming and diving.

Women’s golf pushes through test against Division I school Women’s golf played against California State University, Long Beach, Jan. 27 at Canyon Crest Country Club in Riverside as part of the Long Beach State Fourball Championship.

The Lancers managed to tie with Long Beach State in

this tournament thanks to Sharon Oh, junior health science major, and Yifei Wang, junor business administration major. Both players shot a combined two-under to tie for the lowest and best score of the day.

APODACA

he is going to focus on both his nutrition and recovery in order to be the best athlete he can be on the field. what makes him stand out is “When playing at a prothat he is a goal scorer, which fessional level everyone is is rare in soccer. going to be just as talented, “He is explosive, fast and what separates athletes from very strong and these are each other is the discipline things that you can’t coach,” outside of the field,” ApodaMichaelson said. “Obvious- ca said. ly he’s become so much more Apodaca also said that the than that though, there are athlete who inspires him the lots of guys who are fast and most at the moment is Tom strong, but they aren’t all scor- Brady, because of how hard ing 29 goals.” he had to work Michaelson to get to where said that some he’s at today. things the CBU “As of resoccer coaching cently, I’ve paid staff teaches the more attention players is to take to his path to responsibility for being one of the their outcomes in greatest quarlife.

Coe Michaelson, terbacks to ever “Don’t blame play football,” head coach of men’s Apodaca said. your setbacks on your circumsoccer “Coming from stances, your a sixth round teammates, your draft pick and professors, your coaches or having to compete for a spot anyone else,” Michaelson said. with all odds against him his “Take responsibility for them whole life is inspiring. His and use them as an opportuni- dedication outside off the ty to reflect and grow. By doing field is inspiring as well.” this, you take control of your Apodaca said that when own destiny and this is what it comes to playing for Phil(Aidan) has done. adelphia Union, what he’s Westholm said that he has most excited about is playmemories that he will never ing in front of friends and forget with Apodaca both on family. and off the field.

“I’ve received enormous “Coming to CBU as fresh- amounts of support my men and rooming together the whole life and people have first year, that’s always going dedicated so much time for to be a special memory,” West- me that I want to show them holm said. that it’s all paid off and I’m Apodaca said that during grateful for every single bit the season as an MLS player of it,” Apodaca said.

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He is explosive, fast and very strong and these are things that you can’t coach.

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Anett Somogyi, sophomore nutrition and food sciences major, competes in the steeplechase in the NCAA Division II Championship for cross country Nov. 18 in Evansville, Ind. In this meet, the Lancers collectively earned third place. Runners will also be looking to transition to distance track this semester.

Athletes prepare for track

BY CULLEN HOLT

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR As the NCAA distance track season approaches, some runners at California Baptist University have turned their attention from the cross country course to the track.

Those runners on the Lancer men’s and women’s track teams will look to carry over success from the fall cross country season, in which both the men and women took home their fourth straight PacWest Conference Championships.

“We’d like just to build on that,” said Dr. Ben Gall, head coach of distance track. “We can have well over 10 athletes qualify (for the national meet) which, in terms of distance runners, would be probably the most in the country if we were to do that.”

In addition to PacWest championships, Gall outlined the team’s goals for the spring

2018 season.

“We’re at a point where our program, from the fastest runner to the back end, everyone is currently improving and healthy so we want to continue to see that,” Gall said.

William Ernst, junior computer science major, said, “We’re going to potentially have quite a few people able to qualify for nationals. Last year, we had a few guys in that range but this year we have double that.”

Gall said the standouts for this track season will be the same athletes that stood out in the fall cross country season.

This season, the men’s team will be without recent graduate, Valentin Robert, who competed in the steeplechase final at the NCAA National Championships last year. Gall said there are runners who have the potential to fill Robert’s shoes.

“In terms of that specific event, we’ve got a couple guys,” Gall said. “But in terms of just

leadership and probably the guy who’s going to excel at the highest level is probably McMarshall Hartzenburg” who is a freshman psychology major.

On the women’s side, Gall pointed out several returners who could continue to build on their success, including Annett Somogyi, sophomore nutrition and food sciences major.

“She’s significantly better than she was (last year), so she’ll be in contention,” Gall said. “Best case scenario: trying to win a national title, but certainly somewhere in that area.”

Katie Deimling, senior nursing major, laid out the goals for the women’s distance track team this season.

“Having quite a few of us make it to the national meet and then hopefully get quite a few to get All-American and place,” Deimling said.

When asked about transitioning a Division II track team to Division I competition, Gall

said it might be a bit easier for track than other athletic teams.

“Nationally, at the Divison I level, we’ve got a little way to go, but conference-wise, we have a good team,” Gall said. “We’re going to be competitive (in the Western Athletic Conference) right away.”

Deimling said the graduating seniors have to help prepare the younger athletes for the Division I years ahead.

“With all of us leaving, we’ve set a good example of what to expect and how to prepare for something exciting like that,” Deimling said.

With the Lancers ineligible for postseason competition next season, Ernst emphasized the need to have success in the final year of Division II championship eligibility.

“It’s still going to be serious training (next year),” Ernst said. “But without the nationals part, we’re putting more focus on this year than next year.”

CBU cheer Blue Crew gets ready for competition season

BY KRISTA ABRAHAMSEN SPORTS EDITOR

Competition season for cheerleading is just around the corner and the competitive cheerleading team, known as the Blue Crew at California Baptist University, is preparing to show off their stunts, athleticism and talent against other universities.

The upcoming season will contain five traditional cheer competitions as well as four STUNT competitions. STUNT competitions give the cheerleaders the ability to focus more on displaying their athleticism and stunts.

Kaitlyn Statham, junior public relations major and flyer, said her coaches are preparing the Blue Crew by increasing intensity and pressure at practices.

“As nationals get closer, the coaches will create distractions in the middle of our routines at practice in order for us to learn how to focus despite what may be happening,” Statham said.

Statham said competitive cheer is rewarding in multiple ways.

“My favorite aspect of competing is the feeling of putting the hours of hard work to use,” Statham said. “There is no greater feeling than walking onto the mat beside your best

friends that have all endured the hard work with you.”

Kendal Hutchings, senior criminal justice and political science double major and base, said their hard work can be overlooked at times.

“As cheerleaders, we get stereotyped and placed into categories that don’t exactly represent us,” Hutchings said. “We train just as hard as any other team on campus and we do it year round.”

Tami Fleming, head cheer coach, said one of the biggest challenges involved in competitive cheer is trying to keep everyone injury-free.

“Cheer is a contact sport and injuries occur, but we do our best to keep the team safe and focused,” Fleming said.

Fleming added that making sure everyone is psychologically prepared is just as important.

“We have to overcome any mental blocks and fears and make sure the team is mentally prepared for competition,” Fleming said.

Hutchings said she will never forget the bonds she has formed on the cheer team.

“The banners, rings, none of it matters if you don’t have the right people on the mat beside you,” Hutchings said. “I am so thankful to be apart of such an incredible program.”

Competitive cheer season will begin Feb. 10.

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The Blue Crew completes their performance at a competition last season by “Lancing Up” to the onlookers.

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February 2, 2018 · Volume 65 · Issue 8

Wrestling prepares for RMAC championship

BY JEFF KISSEL SPORTS EDITOR

The wrestling team at California Baptist University is preparing to take its first step towards the playoffs by competing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship in Colorado Springs, Colo. Feb. 3.

Lancers wrestling earned second place with a total of 100.5 points in last season’s RMAC Championship, Feb. 4, 2017. Returning Lancer standouts, such as Nick Fiegener, junior business administration major, and Daxton Gordon, sophomore biology major, who earned first place in the 184-pound and 149-pound weight classes, respectively, in last season’s RMAC tournament, will try to help improve this year’s placement in the RMAC Championship.

Christian Smith, senior kinesiology major, said he and the rest of the Lancers are preparing for RMAC by working hard every day.

“We have two-a-days on Tuesdays and Thursdays,” Smith said. “We are focusing on the technique that we need to work on and struggling with and executing on that.”

Smith said succeeding in RMAC is good for upcoming rankings in the NCAA Division II Super Regional Tournament and the NCAA Division II

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Slater Johnson, junior business administration major, puts a reversal on an opponent from Colorado Mesa University at a home meet that took place Jan. 25 Championship.

“It is a good place-setter to see where we are with competition,” Smith said. “I’d like to go to RMAC and win that. Next step is regionals and come up to nationals and win.”

Nolan Kistler, senior criminal justice major, said the Lancers have been practicing the

technical aspects of wrestling to prepare for RMAC. “Now, it’s just sharpening those skills and making sure we’re in shape because this championship is very high-altitude,” Kistler said. “It’s harder to breathe in Colorado and staying away from injuries.”

Kistler mentioned what he

and the rest of the team need to do to succeed in RMAC. “We all need to focus on scoring as much as we can individually,” Kistler said. “We need to focus on being offensive and try to dominate in this championship.”

Kistler said he thinks RMAC is important because it is great

for the national rankings.

“How we do at the RMAC will determine our seed in regionals,” Kistler said. “Better ranking means better placement at regionals.”

Kistler also said his goals are to win the final championships.

“My goals are to win regionals and nationals and become

a champion in those tournaments,” Kistler said. “Hopefully, our team can earn a championship as well.”

The RMAC Championship for wrestling will take place Feb. 3 in Colorado Springs and the Lancers will try to dominate in this tournament to get to the next step in postseason.

CBU Events Center ranks top-five in attendance

BY CULLEN HOLT

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR After playing 13 home games this season, California Baptist University men’s basketball has averaged 2,262 attendees in the Events Center.

That number, according to ncaa.com, is the fourth-best average attendance in NCAA Division II basketball.

That number is quite the improvement from the 2016-

2017 season, when the Lancers brought just under 800 fans on average to home games in Van Dyne Gymnasium.

This increase in attendance is due, in large part, to students and CBU basketball fans, such as Will Yih, senior healthcare administration and business administration double major.

Yih estimates he has attended between 30 and 40 home basketball games while at CBU. “Basketball games on cam-

Rory Smith Undeclared

Catcher Freshman Martin Luther King High School

Three-time all-league selection in high school

Billy Rockefeller Business Administration

First Base Outfield

Redshirt Junior Cosumnes River College MVP of high school all-star game

pus are a fun and exciting way to enhance your college experience,” Yih said. “The excitement and intensity of seeing college athletes perform at such a high level is a must-see.”

For home games, Yih said being in the Events Center has made attending games thrilling.

“You almost get a professional NBA game experience,” Yih said. “And it’s been a very on-your-feet type of feeling.”

Stephen Bossert, senior avi-

RYAN Ryan MOTA Mota Sociology

Pitcher Redshirt junior Riverside Community College

2017 Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year

Pope Bryan pope Undeclared

Pitcher Freshman SAN juan hills high school

Holds his high school’s record for lowest ERA

Chris Burica

Harrison Spohn

business administration

Undeclared

Pitcher

Freshman Damien High School

Red shirt Freshman Creighton University Drafted by the San Diego Padres out of Orange Lutheran High School

Infielder

Team MVP in high school

ation unmanned systems major and head Crazie, said he appreciates having fans such as Yih at basketball games.

“It helps to know there are more students that want to come and cheer on their fellow Lancers,” Bossert said. “When students bring their own energy it translates to other students and creates a ripple effect.”

Vinnie Aven, assistant athletic director of Fan Engagement and Marketing at CBU,

said the Events Center is a place opposing teams enjoy visiting.

However, Aven said that only lasts until tip-off “Our students and fans have been getting louder each game,” Aven said, “making it harder on visiting teams to play, and giving a boost to our Lancers on the court.”

Aven went on to praise the fans energizing the team and pushing them to victories.

“It’s really our CRAZIE

Trenton King TRENTON KING Design Architecture

Outfielder Freshman Surrey Christian Academy Played six sports in high school

Ryan Silva Business Administration

Pitcher Freshman REDLANDS high school Named all-star in high school

student section, cheerleaders, Lancer pep-band, season ticket holders and community fans that create the real electricity to power our teams to victory,” Aven said.

As an experienced Lancer fan, Yih had some advice for current students.

“After you graduate from college, you won’t have that level of pride in your school’s team ever again,” Yih said. “Take advantage of it.”

Angelo capolupo Capolupo Undeclared

infielder Freshman Paloma valley high school

Male athlete of the year at his high school

Jacob McCarvel mccarvel kinesiology

Pitcher Freshman canyon springs high school

Cousin Ryan McCarvel played for St. Louis Cardinals

Jorge Valerio JORGE Kinesiology

Pitcher Freshman CItrus valley high school

Two-time league MVP in high school

FOR MORE STATS, players and game times be sure to check out the CBU athletics website at cbulancers.com

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Febuary 2, 2018 · Volume 65 · Issue 8

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Lifestyle staff members Victoria Paul, Amber Jackson and Shanice Shannon attempt to create no-bake cake batter truffles. They are the perfect treat to make when in a hurry and trying to impress, as they look a lot harder to make than they are.

Lifestyle Tries: No bake cake batter truffles

BY VICTORIA PAUL AMBER JACKSON SHANICE SHANNON LIFESTYLE EDITOR & ASST. LIFESTYLE EDITORS Most people would admit to sampling a piece of raw cookie dough or licking the cake batter off the spoon once or twice, but what if there was a crossover between the two that would not make you sick?

The good news is these no-

bake cake batter truffles will do just the trick.

This dessert is a cross between cake batter and cookie dough. These decadent truffles have both the sponginess of cake batter but the consistency of cookie dough.

To makes these delicious treats you will need 1-1/2 cups flour, 1 cup yellow cake mix, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 teaspoon

of vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 3-4 tablespoons milk, 2 tablespoons of sprinkles, 16 ounces (8 squares) of almond bark and pop sticks for dipping.

There are a lot of ingredients that go into making these truffles — but do not be discouraged because they can all be added in at the same time and stirred to perfection.

• To begin, we suggest having a big bowl in which to toss

the ingredients.

• Mix the flower, cake mix, softened butter, sugar, vanilla, salt, milk and sprinkles together until throughly mixed.

• Now comes the hard part.

You may want to try to make perfectly round balls, but we found that to be difficult.

• Our suggestion to eliminate the stress is to just have fun with it. They do not need to be perfect because they are so

good you will not have to look at them long.

• Roll the dough into oneinch balls, as best as you can, and place them on parchment or wax paper on a cookie sheet.

• Next comes the coating.

All you need to do is melt the almond bark in the microwave in 30-second intervals until fully melted.

• Place a stick inside each one - inch to dunk into the al-

mond bark mixture to create the outside coating. Throw some sprinkles on for a bit of color and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

This recipe is perfect for any occasion. It makes 24-30 truffles so everyone is sure to get at least one.

The best part is there are no raw eggs to worry about so it is like licking the cake batter off the spoon in every bite.

DREAM celebration inspires camaraderie

BY AMBER JACKSON

ASST. LIFESTYLE EDITOR Momentum and excitement for California Baptist University’s DREAM event has been building and the night is expected to be a success. The event will take place Feb. 8 from 7-9 p.m. in the Innovators Auditorium.

The night is in honor Martin Luther King Jr. and all he stood for as well as to portray the talent of CBU students.

Singing, dancing and poetry readings are a few of the things that will be showcased; any students who desire to perform something will have the opportunity to do so.

Community Life has put countless hours into creating a night for students to unite under the umbrella of equality and

strength.

George Martin, director of Cultural and Commuter Programs, voiced his excitement and hopes for the event.

“The DREAM event is meant to be an impactful opportunity to enrich our experience at CBU and inform students of the vast diversity of which they’re a part,” Martin said. “With our nation being so divided, a night celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and all that he stood for is greatly needed. We hope to highlight the love that God has for all of his children, and encourage students to appreciate the equality of the school they attend.”

Martin also noted some of the differences between last year’s event and this year.

“While there are no major changes, the DREAM entrance

will be brand new and we feel a lot of momentum from last year,” Martin said. “We were considering bringing in a bigname artist but decided to showcase the students’ talent instead. There will be singing, dancing, and hopefully some very impacted lives.”

The DREAM entrance will be one of the key components of the event. Athletes, student leaders and international students will be lined up along the walls of the auditorium and come together as one student body.

Steven Bankhole - Wright, Community Life intern and senior music education major, said that working on the event has disclosed a deeper purpose behind it.

“I enjoy the work that I do with the school because now I

know that they are working to promote the celebration of diversity on campus,” said Wright.

Danyella Wilder, junior journalism and new media major, said,“The idea of the DREAM event is to come together as a school and move forward under the influence of MLK’s dream.

It takes place during Black History Month, and gives students the opportunity to experience music and art from cultures apart from their own.”

“Working in a position that is seen by a lot of people helps keep me accountable for my own life, and I cannot wait to see the outcome of an event like this.”

CBU is home to a diverse population of students. The Community Life office said they hope those who attend the event will leave feeling united.

Early Childhood Studies Club gives back to I.E.

BY VICTORIA PAUL LIFESTYLE EDITOR

The Early Childhood Studies Club is one of the many clubs on campus that allows students to partake in helping their community as well as aiding in children’s growth.

The club is one of the few service - oriented clubs on the California Baptist University campus. Its members hold many different fundraisers and events to help the Riverside community as well as the children of the Inland Empire.

“The Early Childhood Studies Club does a lot of local and service projects for families, schools and children,” said Alysha Burks, senior early childhood studies major. “We did a food drive, we are going to do a book drive, we helped with Operation Christmas Child, and next year we are hoping to help our students get CPR certified.”

The club held a canned food drive on campus in an effort to aid in child starvation. They spent weeks collecting different canned food to deliver them to Ramona High School in River-

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Members of the Early Childhood Studies Club collected cans to bring to Ramona High School to help their community. side.

“We collected the cans for more than a month so we could fill up a pantry,” said Dr. Kathryn Short, director of the early childhood studies program.

“We are really excited because this is our first ever endeavor to partner with them, so we are hoping we can continue on in the spring with more food and clothing.”

Many of the children receiving these cans may be eating them in a car or might not have the proper utensils to open the cans so the club chose to only collect cans with pop tops or easily open lids.

“The reason we choose to do the pop-top cans is because not a lot of children can use a can opener or families don’t have a can opener so we tried

to get them so they can easily open the cans and stick a fork in so they can easily eat it,” said Maddie Alexander, senior early childhood studies major.

Persons intested in getting involved, the next service event will be Feb. 10 at Homecoming weekend. The club’s booth will be making and passing out activity bags for all the children that attend.

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No need to worry this Valentine’s Day, men

BY VICTORIA PAUL LIFESTYLE EDITOR

There is a common misconception that when Feb. 14 rolls around, men will do just about anything to get out of the heartfilled day, but this does not always have to be the case.

It is true some men see Valentine’s Day as a made-up holiday created to get people to spend money. However, others see it as a day to show their creative side and step out of the normal dinner and a movie date.

When men hear the words Valentine’s Day, they should be filled with excitement and joy instead of anxiety and selfdoubt. It is meant to be a day to show the love and appreciation they have for their significant other — not who can spend the most money.

Feb. 14 gives men the opportunity to show their admiration for the one they love. This does not have to mean buying a stuffed bear bigger than his car.

Simply carving time out of his busy schedule to show his devotion is all she really wants.

“I am really busy during the week, so when Valentine’s Day falls on a week day I don’t have time to do something extrav-

agant,” said Sebastian Ayala, senior music education major.

“I usually just pick up some flowers and take-out so we can watch a movie at home.”

The heart-filled day is made to affirm love by doing little things one would not normally do. This could mean making a home-made dinner instead of going out or even a handmade card with an endearing note would do the trick.

“I hate going out on Valentine’s Day because everywhere you go there are so many people,” said Ryan Reed, senior bio-chemistry and molecular biology major. “You always end up waiting an hour just to get a table, so I would much rather stay at home and make dinner.”

The pressure to be the perfect boyfriend and create an amazing Valentine’s Day is created by society. More often than not, a girl could not care less about the long lines at the fancy restaurants because she just wants to spend time with her man.

At the end of the day, Valentine’s Day is not about the fancy chocolate, stuffed bears or expensive flowers; it is about spending time with the one you love, creating memories, doing things you both enjoy together.

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Februaray 2, 2018 · Volume 65 · Issue 8

Professor opens doors to city youth

BY NINASOPHIA STOWE BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR

January 13, Dr. Stephen Posegate opened up the doors of the Shelby and Ferne Collinsworth School of Music to the Riverside Art Academy for California Baptist University’s first official Youth Orchestra.

The Riverside Arts Academy has been working since 2012 to provide resources for visual and performing arts for underprivileged and at-risk youth. In relation to this, the academy has

paired with the educational institutions within the Riverside community including CBU. These partnerships created the Riverside Arts Academy Community Board, which started out in Los Angeles, which led to the Riverside affiliation of the Harmony Project.

The Harmony Project makes use of the teachers and facilities offered to the Riverside Arts Academy by the educational institutes in partnership.

It is a nationwide program dedicated to making a change in

the lives of underserved youth in Riverside through a music program with structure. With these resources, they were able offer a complete music program to students involved in the Riverside Arts Academy.

Dr. Stee Posegate, assoiate professor of music at CBU, was the one who created a program for the Youth Orchestra at CBU. He invited students from the Riverside Arts Academy as well as Poly and Ramona high school and Matthew Gage Middle School, all of which had

string programs. Noemi-Ruth Wheeler, violin instructor, is also a part of the program as the orchestra’s director.

The program offers private lessons taught by CBU music education majors, a music technicality class and an ensemble.

All of the private-lesson teachers are students at CBU who take time out of their schedules to offer these lessons to children for little to no pay.

The students, however, are getting music education experience they can put on their re-

sume. Daniel Dominguez, first -year music composition master’s student, and Kristin Nyquist, senior cello performance major, are both student-teachers for the program.

“I like music because it’s the same everywhere — even kids who haven’t had the same opportunities that I’ve had can learn and interpret the same things from the same music, but (they) come from a completely different background thn me,” Nyquist said. “It’s changed my perspective that not every-

one can have private lessons throughout his or her life. Being able to play music well is a privilege, so it’s really cool to offer that service to others.”

Dominguez explained that giving back to these students is a gift in itself.

“My pay is more than the money; it’s seeing someone make the decision to be a musician. I’m interested in giving someone the opportunity to say this is what he or she wants to do as a career,” Dominguez said.

Mars sweeps Grammys

BY AUDREY STODDARD A&E EDITOR

Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar won big at the 60th annual Grammy Awards, which took place at Madison Square Garden Jan. 29.

The show opened with a performance from Lamar, who was joined by U2 and Dave Chappel.

The night’s other performers included Kesha, Mars and Cardi B, Childish Gambino, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yanky, SZA, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Miley Cyrus and more.

“I enjoyed Kendricks’s performance overall. It showed a strong message of the struggles we face. He’s one of my favorite rappers — it’s always a lit performance whenever he’s on stage,” said Miguel Mendoza, junior communication sciences and disorders major.

Mars swept his competition and won every category for which he was nominated including, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of

the Year, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Album.

Rachel Bowlwear, senior communications studies major, said Mars’ wins were shocking.

“Bruno Mars winning all the awards did not only surprise me but it surprised a lot of people

“

“I was excited that Bruno Mars won the six Grammys because it was well - deserved.”

Abby Bulanadi, junior public health major

on the Internet as well,” Bowlwear said.

However, not all were upset with Mars’ many wins.

Abby Bulanadi, junior public health major, said she thought Mars was deserving of each of his awards.

“I was excited Bruno Mars won six Grammys because it

was well-deserved. His performance of ‘Finesse’ with Cardi B was entertaining and I loved the ‘90s vibe it gave off,” Bulanadi said.

Bowlwear said she thought the lack of female winners was odd considering the strong support for Time’s Up movement at the Golden Globes.

“Only one woman artist, Lorde, was nominated for Best Artist of the Year,” Bowlwear said. “One shock was that ‘Shape of You’ by Ed Sheeran won over so many powerful songs. Lady Gaga and Kesha impacted the industry greatly and I don’t think they got the recognition they deserved.”

The Grammy fashion was another part that made the 60th anniversary stand out from previous shows.

“This year was more somber because of everything going on in society, so black was more prevalent in many of the looks,” Bowlwear said.

“Blue Ivy was the bestdressed,” Bulanadi added.

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Ridley Scott’s latest movie “All the Money in the World” (2017) because the center of attention in Hollywood over a gender equality issue after Mark Wahlberg was paid exponentially more than his co-star Michelle Williams for reshoots.

In the film industry, gender equality is an issue that has always been prevelant. As of late, many of those issues have been brought to the forefront.

With the film already in post-production and its release a little over a month away, the cast was reassembled to do reshoots in December after actor Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual assault and replaced with Christopher Plummer.

While Williams was paid a per diem of $80 during 10 days of reshoots, Wahlberg was paid the per diem plus an additional $1.5 million.

Wahlberg’s big payout sparked fury within the industry as other filmmakers and activists began to voice their opinions on gender equality.

“I think its become painfully clear that we have a huge problem and that we’re going to have to face it,” said Professor Croteau, film program director. “It’s a fight that women are going to have to continue to fight probably for the rest of their careers, they need to enter into the industry with their eyes open and prepare to fight a civil battle in their professions and not compromise.”

For aspriring actresses, witnessing such large division in pay between genders can be discouraging, however, some are remaining positive about the future of the industry.

“It is intimidating but we are making big improvements to

the working condition of women in the industry so it’s also an exciting time for it,” said Brittany Severi, junior theater major.

With the recent #MeToo movement, dozens of actresses have been opening up about their negative experiences in the industry, allowing them to raise awareness for their cause.

This same form of activism has been used to help defend Williams.

“Hollywood is making great strides toward gender equality but aren’t anywhere near it yet,” Severi said. “It’s important that we continue on getting there, especially with women as agents and in a producing and directing capacity.”

By speaking up for themselves, women are beginning to shake up the industry.

After being met with criticism, Wahlberg came to an understanding, donating the $1.5 million he earned for reshoots to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund in Williams’ name.

In addition to Wahlberg’s hefty donation, his agency, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, announced they would be contributing a donation of $500,000 to Time’s Up. Women have shown strength in solidarity as they continue to make an impact on the industry with the 2018 Oscar nominations.

This year, Rachel Morrison became the first woman nominated for cinematography for the Netflix Original “Mudbound” (2017) and Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” (2017) was nominated for best original screenplay, best picture and best director. That nomination makes Gerwig only the fifth woman in history to be nominated for the best director award.

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BUSINESS & TECH February 2, 2018 · Volume 65 · Issue 8

Virtual reality expands with new headset

BY ISABEL STERBENZ

“Powered by WorldSense, a new technology created by Google that understands your Virtual Reality headsets had movement in space without the become a major trend in 2017. need of external sensors, MiNow Google and Lenovo have rage Solo allows you free range partnered up to develop the of motion,” Lenovo stated.

Users are now able to be next new and improved virtuimmersed in the virtual reality al-reality headset.

Most of the headsets that world where anything is possihave been released have re- ble. Google and Lenovo encourquired the user to have a smart- age users to move around, to be phone compatible with the able to dodge or jump virtual obstacles headset for that might it to work. be in the way.

Google Lenvov statand Lenoed, “Netflix vo wanted and binge” to change will be anthat and other level of came out experience. with Mi“VR crerage Solo John Kenchner, Senior ates an imand Mirage p r essive Camera.

Design major immersion T h i s headset does not require any experience that brings games other device for users to have a and visual experiences to life in new ways never seen before,” VR experience.

“A headset shouldn’t get in said John Kerchner, senior dethe way of VR, and Mirage Solo sign major. “With the improved was designed to be comfortable sensors, built-in processor and that you’d forget you had it on,” competitive price, this headset Lenovo stated on its official may open up VR to more people site, “Expertly weight-balanced and provide designers with betcoated with breathable, thick ter tools to create more immerpadding and adjustable for sive experiences.

“However, as VR is still a your precise measurements.”

Mirage Solo includes the fledgling technology, we must headset with a controller to be cautious as to how this headhelp the user navigate through set affects the user and the way the virtual world. Mirage Solo that this technology could make has a 4GB of Ram in the actual us even more isolated and disdevice but has a slot for a 64GB connected from the real people and world around us.” microSD card.

Lenovo and Google plans on Google and Lenovo wanted to make something that did releasing this VR headset this not require their users to be spring and hopes that their ushooked to any cables limiting ers get the best experience from the virtual reality. their movements.

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Freshman Spencer Maynard, political science major, and Jun Ha Lee, criminal justice major, try Toi Moi’s boba milk tea and Italian ice for the first time.

Toi Moi stand-alone, sweet shop brings healthy treats to Riverside community

BY KYLIE VODA

ASST. BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR After its grand opening in 2015, Toi Moi is celebrating three years of operation this February.

Toi Moi, a quaint mom-andpop shop owned by kind and generous people, caters to a variety of different cravings with its expansive menu.

This stand-alone sweet shop offers many options such as smoothies, açaí bowls, Italian ice, boba teas and even Dole Whip, the classic Disneyland pineapple dessert.

“In the beginning it was hard because not many people knew about us, but we find that every year (the increase in customers

coming to the shop) gets better and better,” said June Lee, owner of Toi Moi. Though the pace of customers coming to the store started out slow, the owners at Toi Moi cater to the popularity of Instagram-worthy photo opportunities along with tasty desserts such as ice cream, as well as healthy alternatives such as smoothies and açaí bowls.

“We do advertising in the local newspapers but many young people come because they heard about us through Instagram,” Lee said.

The menu is displayed on a large chalkboard wall, stretching across the shop. One corner even has chalk art for customers to admire, pose in front of, and

share photos of on social media.

“Over the last three years, we’ve noticed that young people lean toward natural foods like açaí bowls,” Lee said. “We see açaí bowls and smoothies as the future for our shop and we already serve that.”

In addition to Italian ice and ice cream, Toi Moi offers other fruit-filled treats.

The options at Toi Moi are seemingly endless with limitless combinations of flavors at a decent price.

“I’ve only lived here four months, but (Toi Moi) has the best boba I’ve had on the West Coast,” said Spencer Maynard, freshman political science major. “I’d recommend it because it’s inexpensive and close by.”

Toi Moi is painted bright pink and decorated with other bright colors and knickknacks, giving a fun and homey feel to the shop.

“I liked it because it brought me back to my past and my South Korean roots,” said Jun Ha Lee, freshman criminal justice major. “It had that certain South Korean vibe with the vivid colors, small decorations, and chalkboard. I would definitely recommend (Toi Moi) to a friend.”

Toi Moi is located at 10181 Hole Ave., adjacent to the Tyler Galleria.

With its wide range of sweet treats as well as healthy options, Toi Moi is sure to satisfy any type of craving.

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Ethan Park, senior theater major, and Alexis Safoyen, junior public relations major, perform in a short play.

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mance, written by Haugland, featured a couple about to have their first child and the struggles and fears that come with being new parents.

Each play was distinctly relatable to the young audience, the actors and the writers.

At the end of the performances, the cast, writers and administration of the Open Source play festival all sat in front of the audience and opened up the floor for a discussion about all of the performances.

The dialogue that took place was open to everyone in the room and allowed for the audience to offer either praise or criticism.

Daniel Beimford, sophomore theater major, cast in “Practical Guide to Dating,” the 10-minute play written by

Leal, spoke on his experience working with Open Source Theatre.

“A lot of the time, when you see theater, it’s not done by people your age; it’s usually people who have already graduated or are older and they kind of lose perspective on certain things,” Beimford said.

“I really hope that it succeeds, not only because we get to see theater that is done by people we know, but also just because they’re my friends.”

Maddison Rickard, senior theater major, also acted in “Practical Guide to Dating” and had a similar response.

“It’s such a great opportunity for people to see theater that hasn’t already been done. It’s all brand new stuff that they’ve been working on.

It’s really great to see theater performed by your friends and colleagues. I really hope that it continues to do more theater, more things that get people to talk,” Rickard said.

Leal, senior theater major, is the creative director and founder of the company. After doing theater for several years, Leal said he wanted to create something of his own that would be supported by his peers.

“This has been a dream of mine for the past two years,” Leal said.

Leal said he saw people outside of CBU creating their own theater and after consulting with a professor decided that it was what he wanted to do for and with his peers.

Leal said that he spent a lot of his time garnering people into the Open Source Theatre project by seeking out likeminded individuals.

“We’ve had meeting after meeting. We’ve had draft after draft of each script, auditions and rehearsals and we even had to push back the date at one point, but we are here now. We got it done and it is truly a dream come true.”

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Seeing this company flourish and grow was a major achievement for Leal but also for the actors. Rickard said it was inspiring to see her friends and peers succeeding at accomplishing their dream.

“It makes me so proud to see people who had a dream and accomplished it. There’s a lot of talk in theater of ‘I’m going to do this and that’ but Caleb and all of the members of Open Source Theatre did something,” Rickard said.

Open Source Theatre Company is currently in the midst of creating more original works as well as other more familiar productions but also looking to put on another performance this spring.

Dates have not yet been announced but all information on shows can be found on their Facebook at facebook.com/ OpenSourceTheatre.

“We want to create shows that create a conversation with the audience,” Leal said.

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LANCER ON THE STREET What do you want to see in the new library?

Cat Baugh Sophomore graphic design major “Glass windows. Very open and spacious areas.”

Brenna Warolin Senior businesss administration major

Thomas Clark III Junior communication studies major

“Books written in different langauges.”

“A café.”

Extreme positivity is toxic for individuals

BY TESS SCHOONHOVEN NEWS EDITOR Our culture has elevated positivity to a toxic level.

There is a movement going on that sets up being happy and joyous all the time as the standard to be achieved for one to seem normal.

But this expectation of constant positivity does not actually encourage people to grow in personal contentment but instead creates a false persona of joy that can be detrimental.

Positivity that is forced upon people who may not be in a circumstance that is actually enjoyable may make them feel pressured to seem happy.

The forced joy that comes from toxic positivity takes away the reality of having to deal with our internal issues and hardships rather than push them aside to seem socially acceptable and happy.

Rather than forcing ourselves to be happy and stay positive despite any trial, we should be honest with ourselves when we are struggling and really seek to work through our problems.

This is not to say that dwelling on our problems is the better option. There is a difference between staying stuck in our

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issues and acknowledging them in order to handle our problems to move past them.

If we are unable to see a resolution to our problem we should not push them to the side and put on a temporary mask of joy.

Instead we should self-reflect, seeking to find the root of our issues to come to a real positive conclusion, also admitting that not every problem can be solved overnight.

Having issues that are complex and take time and commitment to solving does not make anyone less socially acceptable.

The truth is that we all deal with hardships but the habit of our society has become to hide those struggles and instead only present an atmosphere of positivity.

By only publicly presenting joy, regardless of whether or not it is real, makes others feel they too must be constantly happy to fit in, thus creating the cycle of toxic positivity.

Breaking this cycle starts with us. It starts with real people dealing with real struggles and being willing to admit when they are going through hardships and having vulnerable and honest communication with those around them.

We need to destroy the expectation of constant joy. Recognizing that everything is not always going to be positive is OK. Toxic positivity and the societal pressures that come with it need to be abolished and replaced with vulnerability, authenticity and people who are eager to share with each other, whether it is full of joy or sprinkled with sorrow.

We need to destroy the expectation of constant joy.

Recognizing that everything is not always going to be positive is OK.

Meghan Ustrell Sophomore nursing major “Big, comfy chairs and space.

Big glass windows are always a plus too. ”

AJ Ursua Senior Instrumental performance and biology double major “Open 24/7 with access to private study rooms.”

New laws inhibit equal opportunity

BY LAUREN SHELBURNE ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR President Donald J. Trump addressed the country Jan. 30 in the annual State of the Union Address with the promise to build a new, better America “with American heart, American hands and American grit,” leaving little room for anyone who did not fit the mold.

After a brief mention of

helping immigrants who meet specific criteria, most discussion centered around the group’s involvement in gangs, crime and drugs.

There was no talk of the advances or culture immigrants have brought to this country — no chance to prove themselves.

My grandfather entered the United States from the Philippines as an immigrant.

He worked hard every day as a janitor to provide for his wife and four children, not a lavish lifestyle but one they loved.

From that immigrant jan-

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itor came my mother, a University of Southern California graduate and doctorate degree holder. He did not travel to this country to live a life of crime or laziness but instead passed down the hard work ethic and respect that led my mother into a prosperous career path.

She then passed along that hard work ethic onto me as I saw more doors open the harder I worked and pushed myself.

“If you work hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believe in America, then you can dream anything, you can be anything and together, we can achieve anything,” Trump said.

When one exhibits hard work ethic and dedication to grow, their background, race or class should not determine their acessibility to work and opportunites.

With new immigration laws and walls along our border put in place by Trump, I worry that the perception and mindset toward immigrants will change and prejudices will form.

As a second-generation American citizen I am aware that I have so many more opportunities in front of me than my grandfather had. I worry that no matter how hard those entering our country may work, they will not have the opportunity to grow and watch their families prosper with new laws being instated.

We must question if opportunities are at an equal playing field for all of an equal work ethic.

When one exhibits a strong work ethic and dedication to grow, their background, race or class should not determine their accessibility to work and opportunities.

#MeToo should represent the world

BY ALEXANDRA APPLEGATE MANAGING EDITOR It’s safe to say that most everyone in America knows about #MeToo — a national movement to give victims of sexual harassment a voice online and throughout the country.

While I fully support victims finding their voice and empow-

ering themselves against people who have broken them, this issue is so much larger than the Americans who have been affected.

Yes, sexual harassment and assault is prevalent in America and has been for years. However, it is also an issue across the world for people of all races and origins. The statistics and numbers are a bit overwhelming for how widespread and deep-seated this issue can be.

Worldwide, more than one in three women have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization study. One in three.

In specific countries, the number is even higher. Seventy-one percent of women in Ethiopia and 50 percent of women in Tanzania have re-

ported domestic violence, according to the same WHO study.

In South Africa, 80 percent of women had experienced some sort of abuse, according to a 2015 ActionAid report.

On the other side of the world, ActionAid discovered in Brazil that 86 percent of women had been subjected to harassment or sexual violence in public.

This is not strictly relevant to Americans. Women cannot say they stand for women’s rights and fight for these injustices against women to stop if we mean we only care about women in this country.

In fact, we should care more about women in other countries because they do not always have the power, support or voice that we are fortunate to have in America.

Here, when a woman speaks

out about her abuse or assault, people listen. The media and our own use of social media has given victims the ability to call out these injustices.

However, in many countries, women are forced to silently suffer every day of their lives.

In many countries, such as Zimbabwe, women reporting their abusers or speaking about what happens to them comes with extreme repercussions — being ostracized, suffering more abuse or losing the man of the household who makes the money.

In America, we are fortunate to have the ability to start a movement that is encouraging more women to take leadership and run for public office.

But this is not the case in other countries.

If you claim to fight for women, you must be for all women.

Celebration over Salling’s suicide needs to stop

BY KAITLYNN LABIT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Suicide should never be celebrated.

I didn’t even think any other opinion existed that contradicts that statement.

At the age of 35, Mark Salling, most famously known for his role as Noah “Puck” Puckermann in “Glee,” committed suicide by hanging himself.

Salling was scheduled for a sentencing March 8 after pleading guilty to the possession of child pornography.

His crime was undeniably terrible, but his life, like all of ours, is undeniably precious.

Salling was a son and a

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brother; he was someone’s fam- and has only maximized the ily and someone’s friend. It is pain his family and friends are feeling. incredibly sick Having comof people to celeHis crime was passion toward brate him taking his own life. undeniably terrible, those who are deeply affectJust like but his life, like all of ed by Salling’s there is nothing ours, is undeniably death does not anyone can say make excuses to a family who precious. for his actions. lost a loved one It certainly to make them does not affect feel better, there Internet users is nothing any Twitter user can tweet to re- in a negative way if they were to act as decent human beverse the wrong he did.

However, there are words ings by allowing the space, the that have been said that can time and the respect his fam-

ily and friends deserve during this time.

I, like many others who share the same opinion as me, are not defending Salling and his actions.

I, like many other decent people, am making an effort to be mature enough to think about all the parties involved, to think about the family and friends who will be gathering around a casket to say their goodbyes.

Thankfully, there are people who realize that suicide is something that should never be celebrated.

No one was OK when YouTuber Logan Paul made a joke out of a man who committed suicide, so why are some people celebrating Salling’s suicide?

No one has the right to say who deserves to live or die. No one has the authority to place a value on someone’s life and dictate whether or not his or her death should be mourned.

Salling’s actions will never be excusable, but his family deserves the privacy to mourn and the sympathy of loss.

Suicide is never is the answer. It has never been and it never will be.

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