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Volume 66 | Issue 7 | January 29, 2019

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Students raise funds through blood drive for service projects

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BY ALYSE MESSMER

ASST. LIFESTYLE EDITOR As so many California Baptist University students have been accepted into International Service Projects, these worldwide service trips are in need of major funding.

The CBU Mobilization website features a quote from Billy Graham: “The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless people of the world.”

ISP trips are purposed to spread the gospel and serve others across the world. That being so, ISP trips are not a free vacation for students.

ISP trips range in cost from $2,900 to $3,500, and all team members are expected to raise all of the funds for their own trips. ISP trips also require interviews to enter into the program, as well as training for four months prior to departure. For participants the cost and devotion these trips necessitate are worth it.

Dani Defoe, freshman communication sciences and disorders major, said ISP trips hold invaluable worth in the significant impact they can have on people’s lives.

“To be sent out or help send someone into all different parts of the world and spread the love of Jesus is a priceless opportunity that will change someone’s life,” Defoe said. “When you support a person going on ISP, you are not just supporting that person but you are also supporting all the people with whom person is going to share the Good News.”

Tammy Petit, assistant to the director of Facilities and Planning Services and leader of an ISP Encounter team, said the work leading up to trips is nothing compared to the importance of service.

“After attending a Chapel service

Donald Trump(R) Date Announced: Jan. 20, 2017

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Current Role: President of the United States

Julian Castro(D) Date Announced: Jan. 12 Former Role: U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

John Delaney(D) Date Announced: Aug. 10, 2017 Former Role: U.S. Representative from Maryland

Tulsi Gabbard(D) Date Announced: Jan. 11 Current Role: U.S. Representative from Hawaii

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Kirsten Gillibrand(D)

Students, staff remember late Richard Davis

Date Announced: Jan. 15 Current Role: U.S. Senator from New York

Kamala Harris(D) Date Announced: Jan. 21 Current Role: U.S. Senator from California

BY MISTY SEVERI NEWS EDITOR

The California Baptist University community suffered a loss over winter break with the death of Richard Davis, a CBU Information Technology Services analyst, who was killed Dec. 22 when a pickup truck collided with his SUV. Davis was driving just north of Tucson, Ariz., when a pickup truck crossed a median and collided with Davis’s SUV. Lynn Davis, Richard’s wife, and a family friend also died in the crash, along with the driver of the pickup.

Davis, a customer support analyst for the ITS branch of CBU Online, worked at CBU for 16 years, and his unexpected loss is felt deeply by his friends, family and co-workers.

“Rich was a very fun guy to work with. He had a unique sense of humor and always joked around.

That was the kind of guy he was,” said Jorge Mendieta, director of User Services. “He was not

Richard Ojeda(D) Date Announced: Nov. 11, 2018

Elizabeth Warren(D)

Current Role: State Senator from West Virginia

Date Announced: Dec. 31, 2018 Current Role: U.S. Senator from Massachusetts

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National parks suffer from partial government shutdown

BY SOFIA ENEQVIST ASST. NEWS EDITOR

After the start of the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, which began Dec. 21, 2018, national parks began to experience their share of the effects. The federal government offices affected were reopened Jan. 25 when

President Donald J. Trump signed a continuing resolution that reopens agencies through Feb. 15. However, reopened agencies may take some time to recover.

The shutdown was caused by a disagreement in funding over the border wall between the United States and Mexico. The shutdown affected the parks, which were left largely

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unattended, as well as those employed by the parks.

Some federal employees, including at the National Park level, were furloughed. Through the generosity of nonprofits, various states and partnering companies, certain parks were able to temporarily open with limited resources during the shutdown.

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Since the shutdown, volunteers and some off-duty employees stepped up to manage and clean the parks.

Parks across the nation asked their visitors to clean up after themselves, stay on the trails and respect the parks.

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BY JANE ROBERTUS ASST. NEWS EDITOR

With the start of the new semester comes new opportunities for the student leadership program. Student leadership allows students at California Baptist University to get involved on campus in a variety of ways through events and training, as well as the chance to serve alongside CBU interns and faculty in several different areas.

Student leadership roles come with many responsibilities and time commitments, but can also be extremely rewarding to those involved.

Molly Enns, sophomore business administration major and Spiritual Life compassion intern, noted how a role in student leadership has personally impacted her.

“I love my staff and my boss; I always learn so much when we interact. I also love serving other students,” Enns said.

“It’s really cool when we do Operation Christmas Child or Campus Nite — to do the prep and then see the outcome and how students get to enjoy it.”

A leadership role at CBU not only gives students the opportunity to serve fellow students, but also to form friendships and build community.

Rachel Toenjes, sophomore liberal studies major and Freshman Orientation and Christian University Success (FOCUS) group leader, said

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Sydney Munck, sophomore biology pre-medicine major, and Elizabeth Higgins, senior nursing major, help host a residence life event for College Park residents.

she appreciates the ability to form meaningful connections with other students at CBU, which her job in leadership has provided.

“I love how it allowed me to meet freshmen students and help them transition while building relationships with them,” Toenjes said. “I loved my freshman class and I also loved the community of other FOCUS leaders.”

The benefits of a role in student leadership expand beyond social opportunities.

While a job in leadership may take a certain level of time commitment, it is not without its rewards.

Taylor Rilling, program coordinator of CBU Student

Leadership, highlighted the positive impact a student leadership job can have, especially in future careers.

“It gives (students) experience that many employers look for — leadership abilities and administrative skills — not just a class on these things,” Rilling said. “Student leadership is an awesome combination of this and getting to relate to people and connect with them.”

The time commitment that comes with a job in student leadership is also designed specifically to be compatible with college students’ often busy schedules.

Rilling noted that the program is called “student

leadership” for a reason, emphasizing that the role of a student should take priority.

“All the positions go really well with being a student. More time-management skills are built. The time commitment is typically working anywhere from 1-10 hours a week. It also depends on the season and department,” Rilling said.

While the application process varies for each area of leadership, applications were due and submitted earlier in January. For those who applied, interviews begin Jan. 28 and will run until Feb. 15.

By March 1, all students who applied will receive the results of their applications through an email via LancerMail.

Campus Nite speakers raise student awareness of global justice issues

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Danielle Strickland, author and advocate against human trafficking, delivered an impactful message at the first Campus Nite of the spring semester.

BY MISTY SEVERI NEWS EDITOR

More than 100 students filled the Van Dyne Gymnasium Jan. 17 at California Baptist University for a night of worship and community.

Campus Nite, an event that occurs twice a semester, is a collaboration between the offices of Spiritual Life and Community Life that brings together students. Previous guests include Bob Goff, Lecrae and Grayson Boucher, who shared their testimonies with CBU students.

This Campus Nite featured author and activist Danielle Strickland.

“We invited Danielle because she’s a strong activist and really raises awareness of human trafficking,” said Jacob Ravenscraft, director of University Ministries. “We want

students to care about things that are happening, whether it’s within their community or outside of their comfort zone.”

Strickland gave an impactful speech that reminded students that, despite how the world and their own minds try to make it seem, children of God are still good.

“My son’s name is Moses, and every night when I’m tucking him in, I ask him, ‘Who made you?’ and he says ‘God made me,’” Strickland said.

“And then I ask my son, ‘And how did God make you?’ and he smiles and says, ‘He made me good.’ That’s something that we need to remember. God made us good.”

During the event, Strickland also told a story about a wedding that took place in an alley in Vancouver. Many in the community who suffer through

the struggles of homelessness appeared for the wedding. The couple wanted to share God’s goodness and compassion with their local community.

Strickland wanted to emphasize that Christians can use any occasion to bring attention to God. Priscilla Santos, the Territorial Anti-Trafficking Initiatives coordinator for Salvation Army, also spoke at the event.

Santos’ message was to step out of one’s comfort zone because God wants to use people.

“There’s a song that talks about how God is above the clouds, watching over us in our times of need,” Santos said.

“But that isn’t true – he is right next to us. That is what we need to be to victims of human trafficking. We need to be standing next to them and encouraging them to step outside of their

circumstance.”

Santos said the reality of human trafficking is that it impacts the marginalized most.

“It happens to those around us, we just don’t realize it,” Santos said. “The best thing you can do is educate yourself. Expand your social circle to include those who don’t look like you.

Add diversity to your friends.”

Natalie Codding, sophomore graphic design major, said she was pleased Campus Nite covered something related to social justice.

“Tonight was really informative on the issues going on, including human trafficking,” Codding said. “It also really inspired me to step out and pursue things that really matter.

These issues are things that should matter to students.”

The next Campus Nite is scheduled for March 7 at 7 p.m.

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Many national parks and forests have been closed during the government shutdown because of the lack of funding from the government. Among the parks affected was San Bernadino’s National Forest where they had to close a road.

National Parks Continued from Page 1 In hopes of keeping the parks open during the difficult time, NPS said it planned to use money from entrance fees to cover costs until further notice.

Smith said they put the funds toward cleaning up trash throughout the parks, maintaining the restrooms, employing law enforcement to patrol parks and reopening various areas of the parks.

“While the NPS will not be able to fully open parks (during the shutdown), and many of the smaller sites around the country will remain closed, utilizing these funds now will allow the American public to safely visit many of our nation’s national parks while providing these iconic treasures the protection they deserve,” Smith said.

In the coming months, NPS will use its funds to ensure the parks are protected and the public can access the full services of the park.

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The soil, plants and animals could face years, if not indefinite, damage as a result of some of these unregulated activities.

Dr. Bonjun Koo, professor of environmental science During the shutdown, the operations of national parks were in the hands of visitors and volunteers.

Laura Wattles, communications manager for Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau, said the Mariposa community and beyond came together in multiple ways.

A group called “Yosemite Facelift” began parking a truck and trailer full of supplies in the Yosemite Valley for those interested in joining the efforts to keep the park clean.

“Volunteers are giving their time to pick up litter, provide dumpsters, hand out trash bags and spread the message of Leave No Trace,” Wattles said. “We are happy to be part of a community that cares and collaborates to help as a unified team.”

Leave No Trace urges visitors to pick up after themselves and leave the parks better than they found them.

They intend to reduce the damage to the parks.

Dr. Bonjun Koo, professor of environmental science, said one of the reasons maintaining national parks is important is because they represent life in the community.

Koo said parks such as Yosemite and Joshua Tree benefit California economically, socially and environmentally.

“The soil, plants and animals could face years, if not indefinite, damage as a result of some of these unregulated activities,” Koo said. “Leaving parks open without staffing and resources or fewer rangers imperils the health and safety

of the visitors and long-term integrity of the parks.”

At this point, it is difficult to assess the amount of damage done to each park. Some restoration efforts will take weeks or months, while others may last years. It is also unclear right now how much funding from NPS will go to each park.

Megan Aleksak, sophomore early childhood studies major, recently went on a trip to Yosemite and said she was able to drive into the park without paying an entrance fee.

“We heard from residents that the park was going to be run down. We only saw overflowing trashcans and empty buildings,” Aleksak said.

“The lack of bathrooms made it difficult to go far into the park and we were unable to go into the visitor center or any park buildings.”

Yosemite and many other national parks adopted an “explore on your own” mindset while they were unable to provide for the visitors.

A total of 58 parks were affected by the government shutdown.

Partial government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history

BY MISTY SEVERI NEWS EDITOR

The partial U.S. government shutdown, which began Dec. 22, was the longest in the nation’s history. The federal offices affected were reopened Jan. 25 when President Donald J. Trump signed a continuing resolution that reopens agencies through Feb. 15.

Stretching more than five weeks, the shutdown began after the Republican and Democratic parties failed to pass important spending bills and reach a deal over government funding for a border wall along the southern border of the United States.

The bills passed accounted for three quarters of the discretionary budget. The shutdown impacted the remaining quarter of the U.S. government’s discretionary spending, including parts of the Internal Revenue Service, the National Parks Service, Transportation Security Administration, Homeland Security and the Department of the Treasury, among others.

The result of this shutdown, however, was not complete closure of these agencies but rather a reduced number of

workers. This means 800,000 immediately.

“This shutdown has a ripple employees were temporarily furloughed, meaning they ac- effect on our economy. Some crued pay but will not receive agencies that are still running their checks until that section happened to have money on reserve, but if that money runs of the budget passes.

Medicaid, Social Security, out before the shutdown is fixed military pay and operations and then we’re facing a bigger probveteran services were among lem,” said Dr. Chris McHorney, the mandatory programs unaf- professor of political science and chair of the Department fected by the shutdown. of History and Students We should have the Government. “The at California Baptist same standards for solution of this lies in the hands of University our government; they Congress. We need may have should be able to find to put pressure on felt the effects of this a way to keep the Congress and the White House to shutdown government open. do their basic rein a variDr. Christopher McHorney, sponsibility, which ety of ways, including professor of political science is to sort out our budget.” extended McHorney said the Amerwaits in airports because of reduced staff, and an absence of ican people should hold high income if the main provider of standards for their government their family works for a govern- as they do for themselves.

“If this was our own housement agency, as well as limited hold, there would be major access to national parks.

Students concerned about problems we have to fix,” delays in tax returns do not McHorney said. “We should need to worry. The IRS an- have the same standards for nounced that 57.4 percent our government; they should of their furloughed workers be able to find a way to keep the would return to work Jan. 28 government open.”

Jordan Fuller, senior histoto start processing tax refunds

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ry major, urges students to listen to both sides of the border wall debate before taking a side.

“Students need to understand that the Democratic and the Republican sides should not be clouded by what they see on social media,” Fuller said.

“If they have an opinion, they should research that before making blatant claims about anything on either side.”

Mary Rutherford, junior early childhood studies major, stressed the importance of having a united nation, instead of one divided by politics.

“I hope students are learning from this government shutdown that a divided nation between Democrats and Republicans will get our nation nowhere,” Rutherford said.

“One crucial thing students should learn from this is the importance of voting for people who will do the right thing, not for their own political agenda.”

Students who would like to be more vocal regarding the shutdown can reach out to their senators and representatives.

Students who wish to find their state’s representative or senator, can visit house.gov or senate.gov.

just a team member but also a friend to all of us.”

Students who worked with Davis remember him as a funny, relaxed man who never took incidents seriously.

“He was really sarcastic but really sweet,” said Angela Buchholz, senior nursing major and ITS student worker.

“He would always check in on me to see how I’m doing or if I needed any help. But even if work was stressful, he would try to make us more relaxed by being funny.”

Brandon Cendejas, senior health science major and student worker with ITS who worked with Davis on multiple occasions, recalled moments he thought he was going to get into trouble for making a mistake.

Instead of responding with anger, Davis would reassure him that accidents happen while also keeping a good sense of humor.

“He would tease me about things for weeks after but in a funny way,” Cendejas said. “There was an incident when I broke something and I was all scared to tell him and disappoint him.

“Surprisingly, he was understanding, but he spent the next couple weeks saying things like, ‘Are you sure you don’t want more hands on this?’ and we would laugh.”

The news of his passing was unexpected to his co-workers and left many in shock.

Courtesy of the Information Technology Services Department “It hit us pretty hard. None of us took it lightly,” Mendieta said. “When I got the call on Dec. 22 I thought it was a joke.

I was like, ‘Stop joking like that’ and to this day, I’m still in shock.

“I can’t go back to where he used to work where his cubicle was and not see his face. I listen to his voice mail and I cannot stop the tears. He was a very good person.”

Cendejas said it was hard not knowing that the last time he saw Davis would be the last time he ever saw him.

“I remember he was going on vacation and I told him to ‘have a good break’ and it’s weird seeing his cubicle. It doesn’t feel real. It feels like tomorrow he could walk in the door,” Cendejas said.

A memorial service was held Jan. 18 at Magnolia Church to honor both Davis and his wife.

Mendieta said this is a huge loss he expects the CBU community will feel for a very long time.

New Laws in California 2019 Senate Bill 1343: Sexual Harassment Training This law, enacted Jan. 1, states that

by Jan. 2, 2020, all employers must provide sexual harassment training to all employees. The training must be completed within six months of being hired and employees must be retrained once every two years.

Senate Bill 10: California Gets Rid of Cash Bail Option Come October of 2019, California will be the first state to eliminate the cash bail option for suspects waiting for trial.

Assembly Bill 2034: Human Trafficking Training

By Jan. 1, 2021, employers who run intercity passenger rails, light rails or bus stations must provide proof of at least 20 minutes of human trafficking awareness training for all employees who are likely to interact with humantrafficking victims.

Senate Bill 1100: Gun Restrictions A reform to a previous bill, this law moves the legal age of buying or transferring firearms from 18 to 21 in California, beginning Jan. 1.

For more information visit: https://leginfo.legislature. ca.gov

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1. Migos will be releasing its upcoming fourth studio album, “Culture III,” in early 2019. The Atlanta trap trio released their previous two studio albums — “Culture I” and “Culture II” — in January 2017 and January 2018, respectively. Both records topped the Billboard 200 in the United States upon release.

2. The unnamed “Star Wars: Episode IX” will hit theaters starting Dec. 20, 2019.

It will be the third and final installment of the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy and the ninth and final installment of the main “Star Wars” film franchise, following “The Force Awakens” and “The Last Jedi.”

3. “Notes on a Conditional Form” is the upcoming fourth studio album by English pop rock band The 1975, expected to be released in May 2019.

4. A new mainline game in the “Animal Crossing” series — the first since “Animal

Crossing: New Leaf ” debuted on Nintendo 3DS in 2013 — is slated for a 2019 release exclusively on Nintendo Switch.

5. “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” is set to be released on June 7, 2019. It is intended to be the 12th installment in the “X-Men” film series and the sequel to “X-Men: Apocalypse” (2016).

6. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” returned Jan. 10 for its sixth season. On May 10, 2018, Fox canceled the series after five seasons. The following day, NBC picked it up.

7. “Kingdom Hearts III” is an upcoming action, role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the 12th installment in the “Kingdom Hearts” series, a sequel to “Kingdom Hearts II,” and the final chapter in the “Dark Seeker” saga.

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8. “The Last of Us Part II” will be released sometime in 2019. Set five years after the collision of the first installment, the story will, again, follow Ellie and Joel.

9. “Yandhi” is the upcoming ninth studio album by Kanye West. It was announced by West on his Instagram and Twitter on Sept. 17, 2018.

10. While the track list is unconfirmed, Bastille will be releasing its newest album, “Doom Days,” sometime in 2019.

11. “Avengers: End Game” will be the 22nd film in Marvel’s superhero universe.

The film is scheduled for release in the United States on April 26, in IMAX and 3-D. 12. “Head Above Water” is the upcoming sixth studio album by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne scheduled to be released on Feb. 15. It marks Lavigne’s first album to be released in more than five years since her self-titled fifth album.

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13. The eighth and final season of the fantasy drama television series “Game of Thrones” was announced by HBO in July 2016. It will have only six episodes.

14. “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu,” set to be released on May 10, is an upcoming science-fiction, action-comedy mystery film based on the 2016 video game of the same name.

15. “Far Cry New Dawn” is an upcoming first-person shooter and a spin-off of the “Far Cry” series and a narrative sequel to “Far Cry 5.” It will be released on Feb. 15.

16. Netflix Original series “Stranger Things” will come back with new episodes on July 4.

17. Miley Cyrus will release a new studio album sometime in 2019, following her latest Mark Ronson collaboration, “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart.”

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What is your New Year’s Resolution?

Adriana Jovanov, Senior anthropology major “My New Year’s resolution is to write more because it helps with a lot of my mental stress.”

Jennifer Amaya, Senior health science major “My New Year’s resolution is to eat healthier because it will increase my energy levels.”

Students gain new outlook on life through traveling abroad Traveling gives students new appreciation for cultures

BY MARIA GAMEZ

ASST. LIFESTYLE EDITOR College students who choose to travel across the globe gain beneficial and life-changing experiences.

Full-time college students often seek to experience independence. Choosing to experience a different part of the world while meeting new and unfamiliar faces can be the push to maturity and culture appreciation that countless young adults desire.

Often, college students are hindered by the intimidation that can come with traveling far from home.

Jumping out of one’s comfort zone can be challenging but incredibly rewarding.

Asujulae Mercadel, junior

marketing major, said she has always been nervous to travel to another country and loathes feeling out of her element.

“Traveling to a new foreign place scares me to the point of missing out on new and exciting experiences,” Mercadel said. “I have always been afraid to take that leap and leave my home.”

To help students feel confident in their choice to travel, various undergraduate and graduate programs at California Baptist University offer International Studies Programs.

These abroad and community outreach programs are designed to leave a lasting spiritual and educational impact on students who participate and the people they encounter.

Jamall Bradshaw, junior criminal justice major, traveled to Spain in June 2018 as part of an International Service Projects engagement team.

Bradshaw served the community by teaching English and organizing a sports camp.

“It is important to join ISP and broaden your world view to see the miraculous works

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After seeing all my classmates travel and how it has changed their mindset, I am ready to experience it on my own.

Asujulae Mercadel, junior marketing major

of God going on in other countries,” Bradwell said. “If students choose not to go, they are potentially missing out on a chance to be doing what the Lord has commanded of us and the experience of witnessing the beauty of the country and its people.”

Experiencing diverse cuisines, cultures and communities broadens a young adult’s perspective.

Often culture shock can aid students in embracing all the blessings they encounter in their everyday lives.

Dr. Bruce Prins, professor of biology and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, said during his seven years of involvement as an ISP leader, he has witnessed the positive and lasting impact traveling has made on his students.

“Students learn so much about how others live, why they live that way, what it means to have an organized city, what happens when it falls apart and what it means to really be starving,” Prins said.

With the many positive factors that abroad programs and ISP trips have to offer, students such as Mercadel are willing to consider the benefits that are in store.

“After seeing all my classmates travel and how it has changed their mindset, I am ready to experience it on my own,” Mercadel said.

Whether students are traveling alone or venturing out with classmates, soaking in the many cultures of the world, while continuing a college education is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Dr. Jay Burke, Associate professor of psychology “My New Year’s resolution is to spend more time with my wife.”

Laura Sims, Junior public health major “My New Year’s resolution is to work on myself mentally, physically and spiritually.”

Marcus Martin, Sophmore architecture major “My New Year’s resolutions are to get physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.”

Omar Guerra, Junior theology major “My New Year’s resolution is to get a second job and possibly start a business.”

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Scott Enoch, Riverside resident and retired business owner, showcases his various assortment of jellies and peanut butters at the Riverside Farmers Market.

Farmers markets offer healthy food options to community

BY RANDI WUFLESTAD LIFESTYLE EDITOR

Riverside is home to multiple farmers markets, each offering a variety of organic products and home-grown goods sourced directly from local farmers.

Various goods such as fruit, vegetables, flowers, bread, meat and more can be found at almost any local farmers market.

Located in the parking lot of Barnes and Noble at the Galleria at Tyler, a farmers market is open every Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This market provides an array of vendors selling products ranging from fresh produce to handmade jewelry.

Scott Enoch, market vendor, said he has been selling homemade peanut butter and jelly at the Galleria at Tyler farmers market every Sunday for the past three years.

“It’s something fun you can do on your own. It’s so much healthier too, because there are no preservatives involved,” Enoch said.

With more people looking for healthier options, farmers markets are becoming a popular attraction.

On Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Downtown Riverside also hosts a farmers market on Main Street between Fifth and Sixth streets.

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“I always find unique things — stuff I can’t find anywhere else.

Marissa Nunez, sophomore business administration major Featured products at this location include homemade bread, nuts, hummus and locally raised eggs.

Many businesses are family-owned and rely on these farmers markets to interact with consumers.

Jenny Flack, market vendor and second-generation farmer, sells cold-packed homemade honey at the Galleria at Tyler and Downtown Riverside farmers markets, with several flavors ranging from avocado to orange blossom.

Flack said Bare Bees Honey has been in her family for generations and she has noticed an increase in people visiting farmers markets every year.

“We get more and more people coming here looking for healthier solutions than what industrialized food can provide,” Flack said.

Marissa Nunez, sophomore business administration major, said she enjoys going to

farmers markets when she has free time on the weekends.

“I always find unique things — stuff I can’t find anywhere else,” Nunez said. “It’s a really cool atmosphere to be in and most products are pretty reasonably priced.”

Also located downtown, the Riverside certified farmers market is open Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 4080 Lemon St. At the Riverside certified farmers market, visitors can expect to find vendors selling flowers, produce, plants, cheese and more.

Every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., another small farmers market is held at Kaiser Permanente between the medical center and urgent care buildings at 10800 Magnolia Ave. Farmers markets can serve as good shopping alternatives when searching for organic or healthier food options. They also support local farmers.

Students looking to try something different can visit such farmers markets and browse a selection of vendors offering handmade products and locally grown goods, including fresh produce, flowers, specialty foods and more.

These four farmers markets run yearround and are all conveniently located within 5.5 miles of campus.

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ISP Fundraising Continued from Page 1 where a speaker spoke about everyone having a reason of why not to serve, I realized that at that time in my life — I didn’t,” Petit said. “So I felt the call to check out ISP, which led me to become a leader for a team going to Poland this summer, and I am so excited about it. Everyone has a responsibility to serve, and maybe not all to go on these trips, but to support those who are going on trips.”

Raising the money for an ISP trip can be difficult for ISP members. Many ISP participants are still putting in the effort to gain people’s prayers and support for their trip. Some ISP participants are also teaming up with companies such as Threads of Hope.

Threads of Hope is a nonprofit organization that asks people in need of fundraising to fill out an application describing why they are fundraising.

If approved, Threads of Hope ships quality bracelets, bookmarks, camera straps and much more for approved applicants to sell.

Threads of Hope requires half the profits and any unsold products to be sent back at the end of fundraising and uses their 50 percent to help those making the products living in poverty in the Philippines.

Kenzie White, sophomore photography major, said she decided to team up with Threads of Hope to raise money for her ISP trip by selling its products and using half of the profit for her trip.

“When I was in eighth grade, someone once told me, ‘If it’s God’s will, it’s God’s bill,’ and

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Matthew Alexander, senior biology pre-medicine major, donates plasma to help raise money for ISP volunteers. This is Alexander’s fourth time donating blood plasma during the annual California Baptist University blood drive that benefits those in need of blood and students participating in ISP during the summer of 2019. that’s the best advice I’ve gotten. Also, that you get the best reaction and help from people you ask personally and those who you don’t think will give,” White said. “My fundraising has included social media

posts, calls, support letters and Threads of Hope” White said.

ISP members will be fundraising for the next four months using different methods in addition to mission letters and phone calls.

CBU hosted its second blood drive of the year Jan. 22 and 23 in Innovators Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., where every donator who mentioned an ISP participant’s name earned him or her $15 toward trip funds.

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With more than 300 ISP members stationed all around the globe this summer, the support needed to go on these trips can be challenging to obtain.

Through different CBUsponsored events, partner-

ships with companies, selling handmade products, personal letters and phone calls, ISP participants are working hard and looking for any prayers and financial support they can get as their deadlines approach.

Pinterest presents app to help users save money

BY RANDI WUFLESTAD LIFESTYLE EDITOR

Creating a Pinterest account could result in many things: a freshly do-it-yourself (DIY) craft, a new recipe to try, a different fitness routine, or perhaps even some budgeting tips to help manage monthly expenses.

Pinterest was introduced in 2010 as an application where people could share their ideas and discover inspiration for new interests.

Designed as a visual search engine, Pinterest allows its users to search thousands of posts, pin ones of interest and create boards devoted to a specific topic for easy navigation.

DIY posts encourage users to inexpensively create things that would regularly cost more to buy readymade.

Food, style, beauty, travel and DIY project inspirations are just a few topics with content available for users to browse.

Among other things, Pinterest offers monthly budgeting strategies to help users stay organized.

To help save money, users can utilize Pinterest boards to pin posts that give information on how to spend less when it comes to food, clothing, traveling and more.

Dr. Adele Harrison, professor of finance, said a good budget plan consists of three basic steps: giving, saving and spending — in that order.

“Setting up a budget, or plan, helps you keep your money going where you want it to go rather than it just slipping away each month,” Harrison said.

Harrison said being successful with money requires contentment and self-discipline, which does not come easy for some.

Allysandra Currie, sophomore engineering major, said she enjoys using Pinterest to find inspiration on different things from fashion and fitness to cooking and DIYs. “I find it useful, especially when it comes to saving money,” Currie said. “There are posts for everything and it is a good outlet for finding information on how to do things yourself rather than buying it.”

Through the use of Pinterest boards, users are able to simply find and pin posts that interest them for reference later for help or inspiration.

Pinterest can allow users to easily access tips and tricks to help people learn how to better facilitate a budget that works for their individual needs.

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Crowd favorite coffee shop, Augie’s, celebrates 10-year anniversary

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1. Augie’s Coffee had specially made shirts for the 10-year-anniversary celebration.

2. An Augie’s Coffee employee teaches a resident how to make latte art as a part of its 10-year anniversary celebration.

3. Sean McLeod sits and sips his coffee while reading a novel at Augie’s 10-year anniversary. McLeod says,

“I’ve been coming to Augie’s for a while, even working at one, and I just can’t get enough of the atmosphere.”

4. Augie’s birthday celebration had activities for all ages.

5. Augie’s celebrated its 10-year anniversary by throwing a block party with activities, decorations,and of course coffee.

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Spring sports kick off soon

BY YVONNE CHAVIRA ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

California Baptist University’s women’s water polo, softball and men’s baseball are all gearing up for their upcoming seasons. The three teams have prepared for the university’s transition into NCAA Division I, joining the Western Athletic Conference. These Lancers say they are looking forward to traveling to new places and facing new teams.

Jonathan Miller, women’s water polo head coach, said he is ready to get the 2019 spring season started. Miller said the team trained heavily throughout the fall semester, including multiple team scrimmages.

The team looks to face more competition and be in more matches.

“It will be nice to actually get to compete against some more teams and get a better feel for where everybody is at. It’s just nice to finally get to season,” Miller said.

Although the conference for women’s water polo remains the same, the transition to DI is still a prominent subject. Miller refers to it as “business as usual.”

“We like the strength of the schedule at the beginning of the season to really push us the first couple weeks and use that as a barometer for what we can work on for when we get to conference and league play in March,” Miller said.

Women’s water polo kicked off its first home game Jan. 26 when they hosted the CBU mini-tournament against the University of California, Irvine.

On the same day, the team competed against Claremont McKenna College to finish off the

one-day tournament.

CBU’s softball team is also fired up for this season of travel and new competition. This year’s roster includes eight seniors. The staff and team said they are thrilled for the transition into DI. Bill Baber, softball head coach said, “New places to go, playing Division I. Everybody is excited about the opportunities of where we get to go and play.”

The team has continued to train through its off-season in preparation for this spring season.

“Our objective is just to keep getting better every week before we get to the conference. That’s our main goal this year — to win the WAC conference,” Baber said.

Baber said the team has been ready for this season since returning to CBU in the fall.

“We look forward to going a lot of places. We’re going to be on the road a lot, but when we’re home hopefully we’ll get a lot of people to come out and watch us play,” Baber said.

CBU softball has two upcoming home games. The team will face Fresno State University Feb. 18 and the University of California, Riverside, two days later.

Head coach for men’s baseball, Gary Adcock, said he is nervous, anxious and excited for this upcoming season.

“We have our head down and just are working to compete at the highest level we can, giving God the glory no matter the outcome,” said Adcock.

Key players this season are Andrew Bash, Luke Navigato and Logan Rineheart.

CBU baseball will kick off opening day Feb. 15 at James W. Totman Stadium.

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Bryan Pope, freshman business administration major, works hard to keep the lead for the Gold team during California Baptist University’s baseball Fall Classic.

SPORTS briefs

SWIM & DIVE

Over the winter break, CBU hosted the Lancer Swim/Dive Invitational on Dec. 14 15. The men’s swim team finished first and the women picked up a second-place finish out of a field of six teams.

In the diving competition, the Lancer men took home first and the women finished the meet in second place.

Both teams picked up wins over Claremont-Mudd Scripps, and the women defeated WAC foe Grand Canyon University.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lancer women’s basketball went 2-2 over the winter break, including playing its first two conference games in the Western Athletic Conference.

Georgia Dale was named WAC Player of the Week heading into the break. She is currently averaging 9.9 points per game and 4.2 points per game.

Britney Thomas leads the Lancers in points per game with 14.7.

MEN’S BASKETBALL The CBU men’s basketball team had a successful stretch while students were out of class for winter break, winning four of five games.

The Lancers made a major statement in their first conference game by defeating preseason favorite New Mexico State, 82-76, in the Events Center.

Milan Acquaah was named WAC Player of the Week over the break for a week in which he averaged 28 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. That week, CBU went 1-1 in its first two conference games.

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Antonio Saldate(right), freshman film studies major, wrestles Brakan Mead in a match against Ohio State University. The Lancers fell to the Buckeyes 42-0.

Lancer wrestling team plans to finish strong out of winter

BY ADIT WRATSANGKA ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

With seven competitions left in the season, the California Baptist University wrestling team is focusing on applying a new game-plan and competing with all it has left.

Coming out of a loss against Fresno State University, Lennie Zalesky, head coach of men’s wrestling, said he believes losses can give the team motivation in learning and getting more tuned into their strengths and weaknesses.

“It’s a different style, a little bit more aggressive style in (NCAA Division I),” Zalesky said. “We’re getting acclimated to that, (and) acclimated to a lot of disciplines you need to do in this level.”

Having to face the best

wrestlers in the nation has affected the team’s work ethic.

“The change in competition has made us work a lot harder as a team. We are doing extra work to catch up with the teams that have been successful at this level for years,” said Zachary Schrader, redshirt sophomore marketing major.

The team’s struggle is more pronounced when facing the top teams of the nation.

“Our competition level has gotten drastically harder due to the transition to DI,” Schrader said. “We dove straight into the deep end, seeking out the best possible competition we can.”

Zalesky’s said the goal for the upcoming matches is for the wrestlers to compete well and to wrestle as hard as they can regardless of the score.

“The technical part and physical part takes time to develop. The mental part sometimes can happen overnight or within a relatively short time,” Zalesky said. “The mental part is definitely a major part of the DI game.”

Wrestling more competitively is a game plan Zalesky is trying to apply to the team. He said he believes this is the key for success in DI competition.

“We’re still behind where I’d like to be in that area, but it’s hard to be aggressive when you don’t have a lot of experience,” Zalesky said. “Having said that, we have some guys that wrestle semi-aggressively, but you really need 10 guys to do that.”

Being able to wrestle with more force will give the wres-

tlers edge in competitions.

“Wrestling (fiercely) helps us get to the technique we know and helps us set a pace that is indicative of the style we want,” said Bryce Buckley, junior accounting major and wrestler.

To achieve this goal the team’s mentality on every training session has improved to match the competition.

“Our intensity and attention to detail has definitely risen to the level of our competition,” Schrader said. “(It is) a result of moving to DI.” The team continued the season, losing a face-off against Stanford on Jan. 25 in Palo Alto and then moved to San Francisco, finishing first at the California Collegiate Open on Jan. 26.

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Play Live Nation offers game haven Game time can also be bought at the exchange rate of $10 an hour. However, PLN’s Play Live Nation, a premium membership plans are a much social gaming lounge, opened cheaper path to gaming.

When entering PLN, one inMarch 2018 on the second floor of the Galleria at Tyler Mall in stantly notices the array of flatRiverside, and offers the latest screen TVs with lounge chairs games for video game consoles on both sides of the building. such as the Nintendo Switch Arranged in the middle of PLN are gaming tables that can be and Xbox One. PLN also caters to many used both for card games and players of other games, such as PC games.

PLN does not uphold the “Magic the Gathering”, “Dungeons and Dragons” and other stereotype of the reclusive gamer either. Every day of the week classics, such as “Yu-Gi-Oh”. is dedicated to For Riverside The most the gathering of a residents, such as Christian Murilimportant thing group of people to play games such lio, PLN keeps his with these kind of as “Smash Bros.” gaming hobbies games is people. and “Magic the alive.

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“When we first started PLN, It doesn’t take much to play at PLN. Lounge because it wasn’t the biggest thing … but it is free if all that is desired is we created a community, by the to slam cards on a table, but community, for the communimashing buttons on a console ty, and we made it perfect. Now is a different story. PLN offers have 200 players,” Pamintuan monthly memberships for sin- said.

Unique merchandise, such gle-person accounts starting at $24.99, which includes 88 as Star Trek merchandise and hours of gaming time, discounts game console controllers, are on products. For $5 more, the also for sale, as well. In addition single person account can be to merchandise, PLN makes it easy to stay and hang out withshared between two people.

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ASST. BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR

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Jason Englert, Riverside resident, competes for first place in a virtual race by playing “Rocket League” at Play Live Nation in the Tyler Mall in Riverside, Calif. out having to go anywhere for snacks and drinks.

In addition, one of PLN’s unique benefits is its location in the mall, allowing customers the luxury of other businesses within walking distance.

According to PLN employee Arthur Rose people should not be discouraged if they have no experience playing card games or video games in a such a social setting.

“Regardless of what com-

munity you jump into, the people are really welcoming and patient to teach new players,” Rose said.

PLN is open Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to

9 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

To follow PLN’s activities, upcoming events, gaming tournaments and more information on membership pricing visit playlivenation.com.

Disneyland parks raise ticket and pass prices this new year

BY ALYSE MESSMER

ASST. LIFESTYLE EDITOR Disneyland continues to be known as “The Happiest Place on Earth” despite the rising costs of ticket prices increased on Jan. 6.

Many news sources have published that Disneyland raised its ticket prices by 25 percent, however, according to park representatives, this is not the case.

Liz Jaeger, Disneyland Resort spokeswoman, said one of Disneyland’s main focuses is to offer visitors a great experience

at a reasonable price.

“We continue to provide our guests with a variety of ticket offerings to meet their needs, while helping us to spread visitation, better manage demand and deliver a great experience,” Jaeger said.

One-day, two-park regular tickets for Disneyland and California Adventure have been raised from $117 to $129. The most limited passport also was raised from $369 to $399.

Disney released new local and domestic offers, such as three-day, one park per day tickets for $179.

As much as students at California Baptist University and California residents enjoy visiting both Disneyland and California Adventure, Disney’s “Annual Passports” are becoming more popular as an economical option for frequent visitors.

Tyler Doench, freshman business administration major, is an annual passholder and said he still plans on renewing his pass, despite rising ticket costs.

“I read Disney raised the prices, and while I am super-bummed they did, I understand the reason. It won’t stop me from going, though I will

definitely continue to renew my pass anyway because no amount of money can compare to the love and happiness I feel every time I go to Disneyland,” Doench said.

Becky Boyd, senior sociology and psychology double major, has also been an annual passholder for many years and said she does not regret it.

“It’s lame that the prices have risen. They have the intent of raising them for the sake of less people, but in reality people just continue to renew their passes and the crowds continue to get larger and larger,” Boyd

said. “A lot of my friends have passes and I love going, so I figured that buying a pass would be less expensive in the long run, given the number of times that I go.

“I’ll highly consider renewing my pass as I’m grandfathered into the SoCal pass, which they got rid of two years ago. It’s not expensive and offers more than the lowest pass.

Ultimately, I just love Disneyland and it is my splurge. Some people go to movies, some eat out, I go to Disneyland.”

While planning a trip to Disneyland on its website, one may

notice that ticket prices depend on the time of year, the number of cumulative days in the pass, if they are park hopper tickets, or if there are special events going on. The calendar is divided into “Value,” “Regular” and “Peak” days, making the expected busy days, such as weekends and holidays, more expensive.

For students at CBU who regularly enjoy visiting Disneyland, buying an annual pass can be a cheaper alternative to save. Passes range from $399 to $1399 based on blackout dates, parking and other passport holder perks.

Carnivores look out: plant-based burger imitates real meat flavor

BY MICHAEL HANSEN

ASST. BUSINESS AND TECH EDITOR

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Ray Curran, sophomore civil engineering major, does a blindfolded comparative taste test of traditional ground beef burgers and Beyond Meat, a plant-based, gluten, soy and GMO-free meat alternative.

To infinity and beyond — meat? Beyond Meat, a company based in El Segundo, Calif., is making plant-based, gluten, soy and GMO-free “meat” products for everyone to enjoy while attempting to make the world a healthier place for both animals and people.

According to Beyond Meat, its products are the “future of protein.” Beyond Meat produces “chicken strips, hamburger patties, sausages and beef crumbles,” and instead of having to go on a treasure hunt to get them in smaller stores they are avaliable in super markets.

They can now be found in many local stores, such as Stater Bros., Vons, Target, and restaurants such as Carl’s Junior and Del Taco and even at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

One of Beyond Meat’s most serious competitors is a company named Impossible Foods, which claims to make a burger that can fool tastebuds into thinking their “burger” is the real thing — beef.

Similar to Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat claims on its website that the Beyond Burger “looks, cooks and satisfies like beef.” There is only one way to fact-check Beyond Meat’s claim

though: by cooking its “burger” and eating it.

To see how true Beyond Meat’s claim really is, California Baptist University tested the theory with students Ray Curran, sophomore civil engineering major; Kristin Boyd, senior photography major; Jack Bramlett, sophomore communication studies major; and Riley Evans, junior business administration major, on Jan. 19 to conduct a blindfolded, comparative taste test between Beyond Meat burgers and traditional ground beef burgers.

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It was an overcast day. University Place’s grill was fired up and the grilling began. The participants were skeptical and anxious. Twenty minutes later, the Beyond Meat burgers were ready, along with the groundbeef burgers.

The participants were each blindfolded and handed a plate with samples of each burger to

test their identification skills of both types of meat.

The mystery was soon gone with the wind, like the aroma of the burgers.

“That is definitely not beef,” said Evans in response to eating the Beyond Beef burger.

“Oh yeah, that’s beef,” said Boyd after eating the ground -beef patty. None of the participants were fooled by Beyond Meat’s charms of persuasion.

Curran immediately knew he had tasted the real deal.

“It tasted like beef because it was beef.” Curran said. “I actually liked the veggie burger. It had a savory flavor with spices mixed into it but it wouldn’t be my first choice over beef.”

With the results in, the question of why vegan companies are striving to replicate meat’s taste needed to be answered, and Rasmi Little, manager of Riverside’s vegan resturant, Monty’s Good Burger, offered her opinion.

“People are trying to replicate (beef’s taste) enough to teach people that you don’t have to eat meat to get this juicy, wonderful burger. You can use plant products,” Little said.

As to when vegan meats will blur the line between their competitor in taste, only future versions of vegan and vegetarian burgers will tell.

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Augie’s Coffee celebrates 10th anniversary

BY ADAM DOUGLAS

BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR Augie’s Coffee Roasters celebrated its 10-year anniversary last weekend in Redlands, Calif., bringing together friends, family and local businesses.

Augie’s 10-Year Anniversary took place on E. State Street in Redlands, squared off in between 7th and 8th street’s. The event began underneath the shaded trees overlapping the block, which was filled with the roaster’s fans, music, pet adoptions, giveaways and other festivities.

Several vendors attended the event, including ice cream parlor A La Minute, The Salted Pig and Riverside’s Arcade Coffee Roasters.

Despite being a celebration for Augie’s, the roaster was generous about sharing the spotlight with other coffeehouses in the area, such as Meekhouse, Hearthwood and Alto coffee that gave out free samples of their espresso.

“That’s been a big thing for us. It’s always the community in the coffee industry. They’re not competition or rivals,” said Austin Amento, owner of Augie’s Coffee Roasters.

Amento said he understands the value in having a strong community within the coffee industry and sees benefits to establishing relationships with other businesses.

“At the end of the day we all help each other out in different

ways and it’s great, it’s awesome,” Amento said.

One local organization, Redlands Friends of Sheltered Animals or REDFOSA, has worked closely with Augie’s over the years. Augie’s helped REDFOSA by offering a $50 gift card to each adopter, helping all of the animals find homes, including an 8-year-old, one-eyed Chihuahua named Chico.

“Augie’s invited us out here for the event,” said Heidi Taber, a spokesperson for REDFOSA. “We used to do pet adoptions when they had the old red building.”

The “old red building” Taber speaks of is the iconic red brick building on 5th Street in Redlands, the location of the first Augie’s. While still featured as Augie’s logo, the shop has relocated just a few blocks away to 300 E. State Street. What at first was an unfortunate last minute move turned out to be an excellent opportunity for the coffee house.

“We actually got kicked out,” Amento said. “It was kind of one of those crazy things, but it was a God thing and we ended up moving to this new spot with this outdoor patio.”

The new location is more spacious than the original and equipped with a full patio, allowing room for a handful of outdoor coffee tables.

“It was one of those things where it was crazy when we didn’t know what was going to happen because we had a short

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Karen Mendez, Redlands resident, and her husband sit with their dog enjoying their favorite coffee shop on it’s 10-year anniversary the weekend of January 19. time to turn it around,” Amento said. “Once we did it, looking back at it now, the potential here for the next 10 years … it’s so exciting.”

The event concluded with a raffle and cash prize for the winner of the latte art showdown.

The smiles around proved it was a well-coordinated night.

Speaking with Party Shoppe Rental, which supplied everything from tables, chairs and balloons, they were pleased with the attendance.

“We knew how big the event

was going to be but we didn’t know how many people would show up. Its a pretty good turnout,” said Josh McPeck, owner of Party Shoppe Rental. “They have a lot of fans. They really have a big customer base so we were happy to be a part of that

for sure.”

Augie’s Coffee Roasters is open seven days a week with two locations in Downtown Riverside with one at 4205 Main St. and its newest location in the Riverside Food Lab at 3605 Market St.

Choosing the right headphones Despite delays, overruns the F-35 soldiers on

BY CHRISTIAN SPANGLER

ASST. BUSINESS AND TECH EDITOR

Headphone, Bluetooth, wireless, Sony, Apple, Beats, Bose. Trying to select the right type of ear buds or headphones can be difficult given the myriad of options at all price levels.

Ron Raghoo, technical coordinator of Information and Technology at California Baptist University, said the most important thing is to invest in a quality product.

“When it comes to electronics, spend the money. If you know you want headphones (or ear buds) and this is an investment, get something that you like. Get something that is comfortable, but get something that is going to last,” Raghoo said.

Another important consideration for ear buds is fit. Some

people have issues with different ear bud shapes staying in their ear. Therefore, it is recommended to either try them on at the store or borrow a friend’s pair to ensure good fit.

For headphones, there are many Bluetooth options. Headphones, generally, offer the best sound quality and noise cancellation, but come at the cost of being bulkier than ear buds.

There are some budget options under $100 online with good reviews. However, to get the best sound quality one might consider offerings from Sony or Audio-Technica. When shopping for new headphones, read the reviews to ensure the right pair is selected.

For active use, perhaps running, working out or day-to-day use, Bluetooth or true wireless are probably going to be the

Higher Cost, Higher Quality $147 Apple Airpods: 4.4 stars on Amazon $298 Sony H900N Hi-Res Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones: 4.5 stars on Amazon $349 Bose QuietComfort 35 (Series II) Wireless Headphones, Noise Cancelling, with Alexa voice control: 4.3 Stars on Amazon $166 Jabra Elite 65t Alexa Enabled True Wireless Earbuds with Charging Case: 3.7 Stars on Amazon

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best option. For Bluetooth offerings that are quality, they will typically run around the mid - to high - $100 range. Sony, Apple and Bose are typically the highest rated on Amazon. Users should just be aware of personal preferences and what sort of activities they will do in order to get the right pair.

However, if one is on a budget, there are inexpensive yet reliable options.

Nick Cortz, junior English

major, said he just buys positively reviewed headsets.

“My headphones of choice are whatever $25 pair of ear buds I can find on Amazon that are positively reviewed. They generally last about a year,” Cortz said.

Wired ear buds are the cheapest option.

Devon Samuel, Junior kinesiology major, says he uses a wired pair for working out.

“I have the Skull Candy airbud 2.0s ... I have the ones without the speaker for my active use and then the ones with the speaker for my everyday use — for $20 bucks — not a bad deal,” Samuel said.

There are many options out there for headphones and ear buds. The main question is “is this headset going to work for me and my needs and goals?”

Lower Cost, with Adequate Reliability $25 Anker SoundBuds Slim Wireless Headphones, Lightweight Bluetooth 4.1, Earbuds: 3.9 stars on Amazon $23 Bluetooth Headphones TaoTronics Wireless Earbuds Sport Earphones: 3.8 stars on Amazon $27 Over-Ear Headset Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Hi-Fi Stereo Wireless Headset: 5 stars on Amazon $54 Skullcandy Smokinʼ Buds 2 inEar Bluetooth Wireless Earbuds with Microphone: 3.6 stars on Amazon Gabriella DiTaranto | Banner

BY CHRISTIAN SPANGLER

ASST. BUSINESS AND TECH EDITOR The F-35 Lightning II, the U.S. military’s advanced new fighter, brings cutting-edge technology and advancements to the table for both shooting down other aircraft and ground attack missions. However, it has also faced criticism and been plagued by cost overruns and delays.

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter is a multi-variant, fifth generation fighter. It has the agility and speed of a fighter, but all of the cloaking abilities of a stealth craft along with sensor and detection technologies. These qualities give the aircraft the ability to detect and engage targets before the targets know the F-35 is present.

Another benefit of the F-35 is that the Air Force, Navy and Marines can all use the F-35 and it could potentially replace multiple aircraft types in each branch. This is a perk of the F-35’s multi-role nature which allows it to engage air and ground targets with great effect.

However, with a cost between $90 million and $115 million per unit — depending on variant — and $1.5 trillion in funding over the course of the 55 years the program is expected to last, the F-35 is the most expensive weapon ever built by the United States, according to Avionics International.

Although it costs a large sum of money, fewer of these aircraft are needed to engage targets than in the past because of the improvements in technology.

This means that fewer aircraft types will be fielded, which means the government will be spending a similar amount of money on fewer aircraft. However, the new ones will be just as effective as the

larger fleets of the past.

Ryan Beck, sophomore aviation flight major and aspiring Army pilot, said he is willing to pay for the fighter as it is necessary for national security.

“It has to happen. It’s a program that works. It will provide the nation with a fighter that will protect its people,” Beck said.

Joseph Angel, senior aviation flight major, said he was skeptical but still in favor of his tax dollars going to the F-35.

“If it is more advanced and helps the United States gain an advantage, it is worth it — within reason — to do it,” Angel said.

Another concern is the F-35 project’s continued delays.

F-35s are being used by the United States, Israel, Japan and other nations; however, they are not fully combat-ready because they require updated systems and software.

On the plus side, the older F-35s can easily be brought up to the latest specs. While deadlines continue to be overshot, it seems likely that the F-35 will deploy in mid-2019.

While the F-35 design process has been slow and plagued with issues, its capabilities will allow the United States to maintain force parody with its rivals. This is best stated by Dr. John Marselus, professor and chair of aviation science and a retired Air Force pilot.

“We are facing far greater capabilities from possible adversaries than we did years ago.

It is important for our forces to have an advantage, and the F-35 provides that advantage we need today,” Marselus said.

Not only is the F-35 needed to keep pace with other countries in fighter technology, but also will give the U.S. military the edge in stealth, information sharing and performance that it needs to stay on top in any conflict with advanced foreign powers.

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January 29, 2019 · Volume 66 · Issue 7

Students attend ‘Wicked’ at Pantages

BY KORAH ROBINSON

A&E EDITOR California Baptist University students carpooled to Hollywood Jan. 13 to see the Broadway sensation “Wicked” (2003) at the Pantages theatre. Entering the theater, patrons were greeted by gilded ceilings and lavish decor while waiting for a thrilling show. “(The Pantages) is ornately designed. It’s rare, coming from Northern California, to experience that kind of art and culture rather than super generic-looking buildings. Being in Los Angeles and being that extravagantly designed, the building itself was really cool to experience,” Cantrell said.

Sitting in the mezzanine, students watched as “Wicked” (2003) characters Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West), Glinda (the Good Witch) and their fellow Ozians told the story of “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) from a different angle. The story follows a plot not shown in the 1939 classic; it is the story of a time when Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West were best friends.

Andrew Cantrell, freshman computer science major, said he was a big fan of the theater itself, as well as the all-star performance. Having seen the show before, he said this year’s cast performance was even better than he had expected.

“The vocal performance was incredible. Compared to other live musicals I have seen, it’s an eight out of 10,” Cantrell said.

This limited-engagement run of the show was a favorite of longtime fans and newcomers alike. With cult classic songs, such as “Popular” and “Defying Gravity,” composed by Stephen

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Surrounded by eager theater-goers, the Pantages theater in West Hollywood welcomes California Baptist University students for an evening of magic at the Jan. 13 performance of “Wicked.”

Schwartz, the actors cast a spell and had the audience hanging on every lyric.

Gianina Chera, sophomore communication sciences and disorders major, said for her, musicals have an entertainment factor like no other.

“Going to see a show is a really unique experience; there’s nothing really like a live performance. You can watch a movie, but the human interaction aspect is what really sets the the-

ater apart for me. That’s what drew me in as an audience member,” Chera said. “Being able to have an interaction with the actors themselves and knowing the people around me are sharing the same experiences and emotions. ‘Wicked’ (2003) did a really great job of drawing the audience in with the relatable characters, fun music and insane props and sets.”

CBU students have Community Life to thank for their abil-

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ity to attend the show, as it sold a limited quantity of discounted tickets to students. Lancers lined up Jan. 9 outside of the Community Life Lounge in the early hours of the morning for a chance to purchase them.

Eighty lucky students got tickets to the show.

Kristin Holderman, director of Campus Activities, said the students enjoyed themselves.

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“They have provided a way to get a break from the intense studying and spend some time with friends,” Cantrell said. “It’s a bit of a struggle to get tickets, but it’s absolutely worth it.”

Holderman said Community Life has planned more events to come this semester, including Lancer Cup, CBU’s intramural soccer championship, Lancer Takeover at Castle Park, and a new event called The Gathering Dinner.

‘Bandersnatch’ film gains attention on social media

BY ABBY WOLF

ASST. A&E EDITOR

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that they can experience something new and unique with their fellow Lancers,” Holderman said.

“It’s our hope that through our variety of events and programs, community and a greater sense of belonging to the university is built.”

Cantrell said these events, sponsored by Community Life, have given him opportunities to experience things that he would not be able to otherwise.

Stefan Butler had two options. What type of cereal should he have for breakfast?

Should he take a job working for an exclusive video game programmer or work from home? Even more importantly, what should he do with a dead body?

For the first time in Netflix history, these are some decisions viewers of the new film “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” (2018) get to make. In the interactive, choose-your-ownadventure film, the life of Stefan Butler is under the control of the viewer.

On Dec. 28, the creators of the eerie futuristic TV series “Black Mirror” came out with the exclusive film “Bandersnatch,” directed by David Slade.

The movie follows a young programmer who adapts a disturbed writer’s fantasy novel into a video game. While the film’s plot is not necessarily compelling, it is groundbreaking because its interactive experience is unprecedented in TV content.

While choose-your-ownadventure stories have been around for decades, “Bandersnatch” is the first ever big-budget entertainment piece to let the viewers make decisions on behalf of the protagonist that is not on a gaming platform.

Dr. Brett Biermann, associate professor of emerging media, said entertainment like this was long overdue.

“Interactivity has become a central feature of most technological platforms, so big-budget TV content was inevitably going to go down this road at some point,” Biermann said.

Alyssa Gowling, junior communication sciences and disorders major, watched the film with a group of friends.

Gowling said she was impressed by the film and how something as simple as choosing a type of cereal impacted the storyline. She said the storyline was very true to life in this way.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “Bandersnatch” star Fionn Whitehead explained the differences between an interactive film and interactive games.

“You can’t win. All you can do is experience. There are no winners in this. It’s not something you can complete,” Whitehead said.

Gowling also commented on her excitement over an interactive film.

“Sure, games do it, but this is a movie, which makes it kind of revolutionary. This is something you can sit down and do with a bunch of friends and take turns making decisions. It is a fun new twist to any movie night,” Gowling said.

Kate Fuller, junior graphic design major, said she was also influenced by friends and social media to watch “Bandersnatch.”

“I started watching ‘Black Mirror’ two years ago and when ‘Bandersnatch’ came out people said it was blowing their minds,” Fuller said.

Fuller said she admired the technique and attention to detail required to create an interactive film.

“The scenes flowed together really well, transitions were crisp and there was no clear separation from what you were choosing and what followed,” Fuller said.

“Bandersnatch” contains five different endings and more than one trillion different sto-

rytelling options depending on the choices viewers make throughout the story.

While many are raving about the film, Biermann had some critiques.

“I found the user experience to be pretty seamless, while the story was interesting. But it seems future versions of this type of content could integrate the user-choice function with a more fully developed story line,” Biermann said.

There are many different opinions on how the release of “Bandersnatch” will impact the future of entertainment and how stories are told. Gowling said she believes “Bandersnatch” could be the first in a whole new genre of films.

“They will make more interactive films. However, they’ll have to be careful not to overdo that because that will lose its ‘wow’ factor if it is overdone,” Gowling said.

Biermann explained how the release of “Bandersnatch” could affect the bigger picture of entertainment.

“More and more content will be enjoyed alone rather than in group settings through things like virtual reality headsets,” Biermann said.

Fuller said she believes the producers of “Black Mirror” have begun and will continue to pave the path for cutting-edge content in the future with this interactive style.

“The goal of ‘Black Mirror’ has always been to tear down screens,” Fuller said. “I am excited to see how they continue on this creative route of interactive film-making.”

If the film industry follows “Bandersnatch’s” lead, the future of film, including the decisions and entire lives of characters, lies in the hands of viewers.

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January 29, 1019 · Volume 66 · Issue 7

Big name headliners excite goers at Coachella

BY ROBERT JORDAN

ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR

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‘Surviving R. Kelly’ elucidates previous assault allegations

BY SARAH BOUTIN ASST. A&E EDITOR

The new year kicked off with the release of the television documentary series about singer Robert Kelly, publicly known as R. Kelly. The series shocked both viewers and the internet.

Starting Jan. 3, the television network Lifetime released a sixpart documentary series titled “Surviving R. Kelly” (2019). The show focuses on the past sexual assault allegations against R. Kelly and features interviews from his accusers and professional peers.

R. Kelly is an American singer known for his R&B and hip-hop music. Since the early 2000s there have been many sexual assault allegations against him. Some charges include sex with underage girls, possession of child pornography, luring girls into a sex cult and failing to disclose an STD. At this time, R. Kelly has denied all claims and has not been charged with any crimes.

The new series attempting to expose Kelly premiered with 1.9 million viewers, which became Lifetime’s best ratings

activists when talking about the performance in two years.

Many celebrities have spo- movement and the public does ken out about the series and the not get to see a more diverse allegations against Kelly. Some side telling their stories.

Dr. Kenya Davis-Hayes, prosingers who collaborated with Kelly have apologized for their fessor of history, said society involvement with him, includ- has never been keen on listening Celine Dion, Christina Agu- ing to minority women.

“Thinking about it historilera, Chance the Rapper, John ically, minority women have Legend, Lady Gaga and more. always gone unSome artists heard. If a womwho had collaboan or a person ration songs with of color is strugKelly have since gling or suffered removed them in some way, from streaming it is not someservices.

Stephanie Gonzalez, thing modern Further, in earsenior business society has been ly 2018, Spotify and Apple Music administration major interested in,” Davis-Hayes stopped promotsaid. ing Kelly’s music.

Ebony Chew, senior acIn coordination to try to silence the singer, the Women of Color counting major, watched the Branch of the Times Up move- “Surviving R. Kelly” series and ment created a hash tag called said she was shocked.

“I was speechless at first. #MuteRKelly to be used in protest against the singer on social You never know who people are behind closed doors,” Chew media.

The documentary series has said. “I applaud the victims who been a major topic of discussion had the courage and braveness with many people speaking out to share with the world their life saying this is a new era for the experience.”

After the series debuted, the #MeToo movement. The media usually focuses on certain #MeToo movement began fo-

“

Women who are minorities also need to feel that they, too, matter.

cusing on more diverse groups of women and their voices are being heard. With the change in society accompanied by social media, every one has the power to speak out — especially women who are used to fighting for people to listen to them.

Stephanie Gonzalez, senior business administration major, said it is amazing that all women are finally being heard.

“It is incredible that more women are becoming braver and feel safer in coming out and sharing their story. For the longest time, women felt ashamed of having gone through abuse, but this stigma is starting to dissipate,” Gonzalez said. “Women who are minorities also need to feel that they, too, matter and that they are just as equal as white, female celebrities who have gone through abuse.”

After the series aired, Kelly has been investigated and plans to take action against the creators. The series opened the eyes of many about an industry that deals with these kinds of situations almost daily.

With access to social media, everyone has the ability to speak up.

Coachella: the unofficial-official start to the summer music festival season. On the weekends of April 12 and April 19, the 20th installment of the festival will commence. The lineup was released Jan. 1 and tickets went on sale Jan. 2. Advance tickets, which went on sale June 11, sold out in two and a half hours, so it was no surprise that people scrambled to purchase regular tickets when they went on sale.

With big-name headliners including Childish Gambino and Ariana Grande, the lineup is also filled with more intriguing acts later down the list such as The 1975, Maggie Rogers, Diplo, SOFI TUKKER, Jauz and Weezer. It is rumored by online influencers that, because of the fact that his last minute request for a different stage was declined by festival promoters, Kanye West was replaced by Australian psych-rock group Tame Impala in the main Saturday headline slot.

“The best description I’ve heard of the Coachella 2019 lineup is that it’s very ‘now,’” said Vanessa Franko, digital director of entertainment for the Southern California News Group. “Ariana Grande is one of the biggest stars on the planet right now. Even the notable throwback act on the bill, Weezer, is having a moment because of the cover of Toto’s ‘Africa’ and the ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch.”

Franko, who has been covering the festival since 2007, has been able to watch the festival grown into what it is today over the years.

“In the years since, the festival has grown immensely in size in both the number of people on-site and in the number of artists and stages. Also, there are permanent bathrooms now.” Franko said. “In recent years, the increase in amenities, such as food and beverage options, has been a big change we hadn’t seen before.

You didn’t have pop-up restaurants from top chefs (before).”

California Baptist University students have not let the lineup release sway their opinion on attending the festival. Rather, they are more excited in getting to be a part of the festival experience.

“I’m mostly looking forward to seeing The 1975, Chris Lake, Zedd and Dillion Francis. They are all some of my favorite artists, so I was stoked to see them on the lineup this year,” said Kaitlyn Statham, senior public relations major and second-year Coachella attendee. “I really like weekend music festivals, and Coachella has by far been the best experience for me.”

For first-time Coachella goer Josh Walters, junior civil engineering major, it is more about experiencing something different from a normal weekend.

“I feel that you pay for the whole atmosphere, in general, and not just the lineup,” Walters said. “The whole (environment) around Coachella and being surrounded by music and having that little escape for the weekend is what I’m looking forward to most.”

Netflix’s ‘Bird Box’ ruffles feathers

Netflix thriller breaks records, wins favor on social media

BY SARAH BOUTIN ASST. A&E EDITOR

Throughout 2018, Netflix became even more known for its noteworthy original television shows and movies. During the holiday season, Netflix proved itself again as it released its newest thriller, “Bird Box” (2018).

The thriller was originally based on a 2014 book by the same title, written by Josh Malerman. The movie adap-

tation, directed by Susanne Bier, was released on Netflix on Dec. 21.

The story takes place in an apocalyptic setting where the world is plagued by an entity that makes people commit suicide upon seeing it. To protect themselves, survivors must blindfold their eyes so the entity does not take over their bodies. The only way the survivors can know an entity is among them is from panicked birds chirping.

The movie occurs in both the present time and in flashbacks of the life of the main character, Malorie, portrayed

by Sandra Bullock. The flashbacks details how a then-pregnant Malorie witnesses the start of the apocalypse and

Editor’s Review

London-based singer-songwriter dodie released her latest independent EP “Human” (2019) on Jan. 18. The album looks to celebrate and honestly expose all that being human entails.

Beginning on a YouTube channel where she would post both covers and original songs, dodie has now amassed a fol-

lowing of 1.7 million on her channel, doddleoddle, and 1.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Her following continues to grow on every platform and her music continues to evolve into something of which most singer-songwriters only dream.

The EP only has seven songs, leaving fans yearning

the present time shows the dangerous journey of Malorie and her children as they try to reach a safe haven.

After its release, Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 64 percent. It was then announced by Netflix that, within seven days of its premiere, it became the mostwatched Netflix film in the platform’s history, with more than 45 million subscribers watching.

Bryce Acosta, sophomore computer science major, watched the film before it became a social media phenomenon and said he was happy that he did.

“I watched it before it was hyped up, so I did not have any expectations. It was en-

tertaining. The suspense with wondering whether they show whatever is out there kept building and that was good,” Acosta said.

The movie gained social media attention from platforms such as Twitter and YouTube where users created memes and viral video challenges “Bird Box” (2018) initially split audiences on their opinion of the film. Some viewers liked the aspect of the loss of sight, as well as its themes and suspense. Others felt the movie left unanswered questions and even compared it to the film “A Quiet Place” (2018).

Dr. Melissa Croteau, professor of film studies and literature, said the unanswered questions did not affect the

ALBUM: “HUMAN” ARTIST: DODIE for more. Dodie paints a raw picture of what she believes encompasses everything that comes with being human.

With singles, such as “If I’m Being Honest” (2018) and “Monster” (2019), the EP rounds out nearly every emotion any human may feel at one time or another.

From difficulties compar-

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ing herself to other people to battling with her mental health disorder and her tu-

film at all.

“There may have been a longer version of the script where some of those questions were given answers. However, someone must have chosen to cut something out without harming the core narrative. I do not think answering those questions would help or hinder the film,” Croteau said.

“Was it on purpose? One way or another yes it was. Filmmakers had to cut out what was not crucial to the narrative,” Croteau added.

Rachel Simmons, senior business administration major, said the media around the film caused her to watch the film.

For her, it was not what everyone had made it out to be.

“I had seen a few memes on

Facebook and I wanted to understand them. I thought it was an interesting concept. It was not well-explained, at least not as well as I would have liked.”

Simmons said.

“The movie was maybe a little over exaggerated, so I went in with higher expectations than I probably should have.”

“Bird Box” is one of many successful Netflix original movies to premiere recently.

The film has distinguished itself from other known films because of its compelling narrative and suspense, keeping Netflix subscribers eagerly watching.

Not every film is perfect, so viewers can decide for themselves whether the movie lives up to the hype.

BY KORAH ROBINSON A&E EDITOR

multuous experiences dating, dodie perfectly envelops the things we all think when situations seems most dire.

The overwhelmingly melancholy tone lends itself well to dodie’s lilted voice and specially crafted lyrics.

A master of music theory, dodie weaves threads of symbolism in tone and lyric

throughout every new song and begs listeners to set the album on repeat.

Since her last EP, “You” (2017), dodie toured around the United Kingdom and the United States, selling out nearly every venue she booked.

With the new EP, her newest tour, named after the album, should be no exception.

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January 29, 2019 · Volume 66 · Issue 7

Acquaah makes it look easy

BY JOSH AVENDANO ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

For the second time this season, Milan Acquaah, sophomore business administration major and guard, was named Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week for his efforts from Dec. 31 through Jan. 6.

Acquaah attributes his success this season to his time on and off the court with peers, professors and teammates.

“I definitely have to give the credit to the environment here at CBU,” Acquaah said. “The coaching staff helped me feel comfortable here, which led me to feel confident on the court.”

During the week, Acquaah averaged 28.0 points per game with 55.6 percent shooting from the field and an impressive 91.7 percent shooting from the freethrow line, in addition to averaging 5.5 rebounds during the stretch.

Head Coach Rick Croy said he believes Acquaah had a smooth transition from his former school, Washington State University. “(His transfer) has been seamless,” Croy said. “I think God has him right where he wants him. His work has been paying off. He puts in a tremendous amount of work and he plays with a special swagger that shows up on game night.”

Acquaah led the Lancers to fourth place in the Western Athletic Conference standings with a 10-7 mark while being 2-2 during conference play, leading the team with an average of 32.4 points per game this season.

Croy said he believes that Acquaah has been a leader on and off the court, which has helped contribute to the men’s basketball team’s success.

“He carries himself (as a leader) and has been a great fit for our program since Day One

Lancers plan to splash in the aquatics conference this season

BY ADIT WRATSANGKA ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

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Milan Acquaah, sophomore business administration major, celebrates victory in the Lancers first conference game. and we felt that, and I believe he felt that as well,” Croy said. “It has been seamless and our guys are proud to represent CBU. I think he loves it here and I believe that he is going to build a great legacy.”

Acquaah said that after a rough first year at Washington State, it was an honor to win two WAC Player of the Week awards and he gives the credit to God. “Last year, I definitely struggled and went through some

Cullen’s Column: WAC play crucial for CBU to establish DI presence The first season of the NCAA Division I competition for California Baptist men’s basketball has had its fair share of exciting story lines.

The season started with a statement from Lancer fans when they broke an attendance record at the team’s season opener.

In the team’s first true DI match up, Milan Acquaah, sophomore business administration major, sank a halfcourt buzzer-beater to lift the Lancers to their first DI win. The moment earned top play of the day honors on the Los Angeles edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter.

Lancer fans were energized further when CBU traveled to the University of California, Riverside, to pick up an emphatic win in the first episode of the highly anticipated Crosstown Showdown.

In late December 2018, Acquaah built on an impressive start to the season by earning the Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week.

Non-conference play was a wild and exciting ride for the Lancers and their fans, but questions remained with conference play looming.

Doing damage in the Western Athletic Conference would cement CBU as a formidable mid-major force.

The Lancers shocked the WAC on Jan. 3 when they hosted and beat New Mexico

Lancer aquatics set to dive into new year

State University, a team that made the NCAA tournament a year ago and was picked to win the conference again this season.

That was quite the entrance. Not knowing what to expect, the easiest way for college basketball fans to gauge the Lancers capabilities is to measure them against successful DI teams.

With the win over the Aggies, CBU’s team flexed its muscles by upsetting a tournament team and conference favorite in the WAC opener.

However, the Lancers still have work to do. After the statement victory over NMSU, CBU stumbled with losses to the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, and the University of Missouri, Kansas City. The Lancers bounced back with a road win over Chicago State.

Speaking of road wins, the Lancers are one of 23 DI teams with five or more true road wins. This comes in their first season of Division I competition.

On Saturday, Jan. 26, the Lancers have yet another chance to prove themselves with a match up against Grand Canyon University.

The best way for CBU to flex its proverbial muscles would be a respectable finish in the WAC regular season standings, and the Lancers have their work cut out for them with the bulk of conference play still to come.

growing pains, but it helped me grow as a player,” Acquaah said.

“I (came in) wanting to compete to the best of my ability and trust God and trust the work that I put in before games and throughout the summer while playing with confidence and playing to the best of my ability.”

On Jan. 9, Acquaah was nominated for the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List.

He currently leads all WAC players with 21.6 points per game.

Acquaah said it is an honor and blessing to be recognized for his efforts.

“It is a huge honor especially after the rough season I had last year,” Acquaah said. “I had a lot to prove to myself and those accolades mean a lot.”

Acquaah and men’s basketball’s next game will be in the Events Center Feb. 7 against Chicago State University.

California Baptist University’s swim and dive team ended its first half of the season on a high note and is looking to keep improving after two weeks of Christmas break training.

“The morale is strong enough that we made it through (Christmas training) as a team,” said Rick Rowland, head coach of swim and dive. “We trained really hard but we also had a lot of fun at the same time doing some different things that are quite unique.”

During training over the break, apart from putting in more hours in the pool, Rowland mixed things up to bring the team together by scoring relays in teams, running up Mount Rubidoux and holding lip–syncing contests.

“Typically, what we find out after a good two weeks of Christmas break training is usually a rebound off that a couple weeks later and swim pretty well,” Rowland said.

He said he believes that “the proof is in the pudding,” and the team put in the time during Christmas training.

Rowland said he expects to see solid performances from the team in the upcoming meets against the University of California, San Diego, and Air Force Academy.

The training week gave swimmers a boost.

“I feel stronger after (that) week; it boosts my confidence,” said David Miller, freshman nutrition and food sciences major.

Over the break, both the men’s and women’s teams had a dual meet against WAC opponents University of Wyoming and Grand Canyon University.

The men lost both meets and the women won against GCU. “We struggled against the two WAC opponents but we were also coming off a tough week. I think in the future we’ll be able to beat them,” Miller said.

The tough training week plays a major factor in the men’s team loss.

“We were all just super-beat up and tired,” said Scott Tolman, junior computer science major. “Knowing that we could still put up a really good score against them, as we were really tired, we’re going to look really good at WAC.” The women’s team got a boost of confidence following their win against GCU. “We surprised ourselves,” said Isabella Rhodes, redshirt and freshman civil engineering major. “We did really well against our WAC opponent. It’s good for our confidence going into conference.”

Approaching the end of the season, the whole team is motivated to finish on a high note.

“I feel like the (team) got a new energy in them. (We) also got a little more motivated,,” Tolman said. “Because we’re on the last stretch, we’re all just feeling really good.”

The WAC Conference Championships are Feb. 27 to Mar. 2 and both men’s and women’s teams have three more meets before competing.

Former Lancers return to Totman

BY JOSH AVENDANO ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Before the baseball season begins, the Lancers will be hosting their annual alumni baseball game Feb. 9, while also hosting their first-ever golf outing Feb. 8.

The first golf outing will be open to the public, with tickets still on sale until Feb. 4. It will be held at Hidden Valley Golf Course in Norco.

Head baseball Coach Gary Adcock said he first started the alumni game as a way for current and former players, as well as supporters, to connect with one another.

“I wanted to create a time and place for our baseball alumni, community and supporters to get together and have a great time reconnecting with the past, see the present while keeping an eye on the future,” Adcock said. “(I wanted to) connect the present with the past and together build the future of the program.”

Adcock said he expects at least 50 former Lancers to attend the alumni game.

The day’s events will include batting practice held at 9:30 a.m., and a home run contest at 11:15 a.m. Then at noon the alumni game will begin.

The alumni game will allow current Lancer players the opportunity to play and work on their game before their season begins.

Nick Plaia, junior kinesiology major and center fielder, said he looks forward to the game and getting to play against former players.

“Playing with players from the past is fun,” Plaia said.

“The former players tell us stories. We learn about how the program used to be and we

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The Lancer baseball program is set to host its alumni baseball celebration, welcoming back former Lancers with a golf outing, home run derby and alumni game at Totman Stadium. get a chance to see how much we have grown as an organization from our small beginnings to now being a part of DI.” Ryan Mota, senior sociology major and utility player, talked about his excitement for the upcoming game.

“Seeing all of the past players is always fun,” Mota said.

“Getting to compete against them and getting to see them have fun and seeing that they still got it (and what excites me the most) is the possibility to face Tyson Miller.” Miller was drafted after his time at CBU.

The 2019 season will mark the Lancers first season in DI after playing in DII for many years and finishing with a 3519 record. Adcock said he looks forward to competing at a new level and believes his team is ready.

“We have our head down and just are working to compete at the highest level we can, giving God the glory no matter the outcome,” Adcock said. “(We are) nervous and anxious and excited — it kind of goes hand in hand. (We have) Andrew Bash, Luke Navigato and Logan Rine-

hart as some key players who everyone should be watching.”

Plaia added his expectations for the new season. “(Being in DI) feels great.

It has always been a dream of mine,” Plaia said. “And now that we are here it is fun because we get to prove that we belong. I am looking forward to playing against some of the teams because I will be playing against players I grew up playing with.”

Lancer baseball will open its home season Feb. 15 playing against Northern Illinois University.

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January 29, 2018 · Volume 66 · Issue 7

Should politics be involved in art and entertainment?

Carissa Rivette Sophomore Environmental Science major

“It should be because art has a major effect on people and it makes them see things differently.”

Mason Moore Junior Criminal Justice major

Madison Haugland Senior Theater major

“I don’t think art should really influence politics because art is art, but I don’t have a problem with expressing political views in the form of art.”

“Art is a great outlet for a lot of things and politically there are a lot of times in which politicians could help the arts be more than what they are.”

Kenyce Lytle Senior Psychology and Sociology double major

“Art is an expression of what people are feeling, so if it ends up political, it is understandable.”

Jacob Adler Junior Applied Theology major

“Yes, art is a creative expression of the mind that can’t be tapped through any other means. In politics, there is a lot of creativity involved.”

Equality is more complex than some may think

BY NINASOPHIA STOWE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

After the presidential inauguration in January 2017, nearly 500,000 people marched in

Washington, D.C., and in many other cities around the world.

Two years have passed and Americans are still marching.

The Women’s March is a social movement of intersectional feminism, which includes people from all marginalized groups. Those who are a part of the movement are fighting for equality for not just women, but all people groups who have been marginalized.

Thousands of people from different backgrounds, races, cultures, religions and ethnicities flooded the streets of Los Angeles Jan. 19 to march in solidarity to City Hall.

Organized peaceful protest-

ers turned out to voice their dissatisfaction on subjects such as the Equal Rights Amendment, Violence Against Women Act, immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, universal healthcare, reproductive rights and more.

Many opinions have surfaced in the past years since the first march in 2017. Many have posed the question: “What’s the point?” Protesters have been told: “Women already have equality” and “all these marches do is close roads and interrupt daily life.”

The Civil Rights Movement took place during the ’50s and ’60s and while large strides have been made against racism

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Each generation brings in a new resurgence of passion for equal rights. The fight for equal rights does not move in quick strides, but inch by inch.

and sexism, America still has a lot of work to do.

Each generation brings a new resurgence of passion for equal rights. As older generations become tired, burnt out and discouraged because of the

lack of change, younger generations appear with a new hope for change. The fight for equal rights does not move in quick strides, but inch by inch.

In response to those comments and questions, one would only need to take a look at social media. Since President Donald J. Trump’s appearance on the political scene, society’s dialogue has shifted.

With greater visibility for daily events afforded by social media, people around the world are now privy to incidents of violence and dysfunction that were previously happening under the radar in America.

The Women’s March move-

ment has disrupted the passive behavior of allowing injustices to pass as casual. With sub-movements, such as #MeToo, #TimesUp, Black Lives Matter and more, the Women’s March is reaching toward a country with true equality.

We do not want to make America great again, we want to make America better. Not everyone is a politician, but everyone’s voice deserves to be heard.

We have to change people’s minds before they head to the polls and vote laws into action.

I march for progress because I refuse to be content with a tolerant culture.

Pause before going to graduate school

BY SIENNA DARULA MANAGING EDITOR

I have heard the terrifying phrase, “A bachelor’s degree is the new high school degree,” far too many times for comfort.

As a student, the idea that all the hard work, stress and accumulation of debt caused by a college education has become average and unimpressive is completely petrifying.

In the past, graduating high school was an accomplishment in itself. If a bachelor’s degree is the new high school degree, then graduating simply means one has finished a big landmark but might not be done with higher education yet.

Just as some students decide to take a gap year (or several) after graduating high school, students also have the option to wait before attending graduate school. There are many valid reasons that students should take a break before graduate school.

Students should keep in mind that employers are always searching for qualified job candidates with experience and getting a degree is not the same thing as having an internship or working in one’s field.

If one leaves college with an undergraduate degree and goes straight into a master’s program

with very little experience, he or she may have a difficult time finding a job because of a lack of experience in the field despite educational credentials.

In addition to needing job experience before being recognized as qualified to employers, most students leave their fouryear program with a massive amount of debt already. The class of 2017 of college graduates left college with an average of $39,400 of debt, a six percent increase from the previous year, according to Student Loan Hero.

Plunging straight into yet another college program and accumulating more debt can lead to becoming overwhelmed by payments while still searching for new jobs. Especially if one cannot find a fitting, high-paying job directly after graduation, beginning life apart from school can be difficult.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 7 million job openings by the end of September 2018. With so many jobs readily available, any undergraduate student should be able to find a job after graduating. Even if it’s not a dream job, anyone with an undergraduate degree will still be employable.

Postponing a master’s program after college should not be viewed as taking a break. It is a great opportunity to pay off college loans, gain experience in a field and potentially get a job that will support paying for a master’s degree later.

Be content with where you are and do not let the pressure of continuing education get to you. Graduates should be able to work at their own pace and pursue their passion as they discover it, without feeling the need to get a master’s.

To conquer toxic masculinity start by holding other men accountable

BY ADAM DOUGLAS B&T EDITOR

During these times its nearly impossible to go on social media without seeing the polarizing commentary regarding political issues. The latest thing to divide the internet has been a

controversial Gillette ad.

In short, the ad asks men to do better, stop making excuses and hold each other accountable for our actions. While the message is positive and progressive, a large portion of viewers in the videos comment section overlooked that message and instead found issue with how men were generalized in the video.

The first half of the video shows men displaying toxic behavior, asserting dominance over women in the workplace, and at one point shows them all nodding their heads agreeing that “boys will be boys.”

While this depiction of men was unsettling to some, Gillette got its message across. The video was made to make men upset and think of why they are being

depicted that way.

After watching it a few times, I started to understand why that generalization was important and it has to do with what actor Terry Crews says around the one-minute mark; “Men need to hold other men accountable.” This ad is made for men, by men, by a company that promotes the idea of men being “The Best a Man Can Get.” As a man and as a father, I understand my duty to respect women, ask for consent, and raise my son to do the same, which is why I couldn’t identify with the men in the video. The truth is: Yes, some men don’t identify with this portrayal, but some men are not all men.

Gillette is asking men to hold each other accountable for our actions. If we are upset that

the world is “shaming” men and categorizing us with bullies and those who commit sexual assault, the logical thing to do would be to conquer that stigma and show we are not part of the problem.

Even if we think some men feel they aren’t the problem, but know a friend or colleague who does harass someone yet we don’t speak up, we aren’t doing our job as men. By not holding those men accountable we inadvertently endorse the behavior and become part of the problem.

In the wake of the #MeToo movement bringing forth countless accusations of sexual harassment against men, it’s time for men and for society to take a step back to examine their actions.

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Across 3. A penguin named Mumble moves his feet to the beat in this 2006 movie.

6. This popular animated film was released 14 years after the first in the series.

Down 1. Harrison Ford plays an archaeologist in this series.

2. “Tidying Up with ___________” hit screens Jan. 1.

4. Quentin Tarantino cult classic.

5. The sequel of this Marvel film starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly will be released Jan. 29.