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C HRONICLE
ISSUE # 1 3
W EDNESDAY
VOLUME XLII
A P R I L 2 3 , 2 014
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
SPORTS
FEATURES
. 3 - Feeling run down before finals start?
Check out these super foods that can help
you finish u p the semester strong.
OPINION
4 - Ross Edmunds talks about his time at
CSUSM and being involved with multiple
entities on campus.
6 - Students weigh in on whether parking
prices, and penalties for failing to pay, are
fair on campus.
A&E
7 - Is Hemlock Grove worth binge watching
on Netflix? We review the storyline and its
character development.
Students take initiative for new Raza Center
B Y K ATLIN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Members of the student
body and various student
organizations are uniting to
advocate for the creation of a
Raza Center on campus.
Translating from Spanish
to mean People Center, a
Raza Center would function
as a means of providing support to Latino students and
cultural education to the student body as a whole. Primary goals including creating
a sense of community and
motivating students to succeed in school, a Raza Center would cater to the needs
Members of various Latino/a club members on campus coming together for one cause, photofromthe CSUSM's USCC Facebook page.
of the Latino population on
campus and those arriving in Combined with this title and own space is not isolating no issues on campus, which gas, Vice President of Operthe high volume of Latino yourself. We all have differ- resulted in the proposal for ations on ASFs Board of Diupcoming years.
The idea for a Raza Cen- students in the surrounding ent experiences, cultural be- a Raza Center. Students uti- rectors to learn more about
ter has continued to devel- communities, research was liefs and it is important to ac- lized multiple avenues in or- the process of creating a cenop as the amount of Latino conducted to develop a plan knowledge that everyone is der tó begin working towards ter. Vargas wrote an ASI Resstudents on campus has in- for laying out the foundation different. Our goal is that the their vision, which included olution for a Latino/Hispanic
creased, currently totaling 36 for the center.
center would be in the USU petitioning for support from center on campus, which he
"The school promotes uni- and would have a homey en- their peers and garnering presented to the Board of
percent of the student body.
In Spring 2010, CSUSM ty and working together, but vironment so that eyeryone about 600 signatures in total. Directors to be voted upon.
gained the title of Hispanic I also think that having your felt welcome ."
Participants, which included They also had meetings with
Serving Institution f rom the individual space where you
Established last year, Unit- M.E.Ch.A, Ballet Folklori- Arturo Ocampo, Associate
U.S. Department of Educa- can breathe, relax and be ed Students of Color Coali- co, United Students of Color Vice President of the Office
tion, whose guidelines man- yourself should be on cam- tion (formally known as Es- Coalition, S.T.A.N.D., Femi- of Diversity and Inclusion,
date that at least 25 percent pus and respected," United tudiantes Unidos) invited all nists Unite, Muslim Student who provided them with reof the . student population Students of Color Coalition Latino and multiple student Association and American sources and different routes
be Hispanic/Latino for this President, Thiana Ruiz, said. organizations on campus to Indian Student Association, that could be taken to make
distinction to be awarded. "I believe that having your participate in discussing Lati- also met with Cipriano Var- the center a viable possibil-
ity.
"We're in a new spot in
the CSU [system] where
money is going into higher
education. 2008 and 2009
[at CSUSM] saw major
cuts when tuition was going up, classes being cut
and teachers and staff with
the furlough days," Vargas
said. "Right now, this is an
opportunity where the state
is investing more in education and opportunities f or
growth."
The Resolution was passed
by the Board of Directors on
Feb. 28, 2014 and was then
sent to President Haynes to
be either approved C * disM
missed. It received positive
remarks, Haynes creating a
Work Group that will consider the possible development
of a center, with conclusions
decided on by the latest in
December 2014.
"When you bring in centers
like these, I have seen that it
is an opportunity to help Latino students and all students in
general," Cipriano Vargas said.
"Being a part of the ASI Board
of Directors, I've been wanting
to help establish this and start
the conversation about it."
Center continued on page 7
Lucas Dunn memorial scholarship to send students abroad
B Y AMANDA LENOX
FEATURES EDITOR
Dr. Veronica Anover and
the French Club try to keep
one student's memoiy alive
through the Lucas Dunn Memorial Scholarship after he
died from a rock-climbing
accident.
Lucas Dunn was a CSUSM
student who tragically passed
away on May 17, 2013, before he was going to leave
to study abroad in Aix-enProvence, France in the fall.
Dunn's life was cut short
while he was rock-climbing; a rock went loose and
hit him. Although he wore a
helmet and harness, it ended
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his life.
Dunn was one of Professor
Anover's French students in
her French 201 class in Fall
2011.
"Lucas sat in the back of
the class with a permanent
smile on his face. The first
time he spoke (in French!),
I was surprised by his deep
voice coming from a very
young face. And his French
was beautiful," Anover said.
Professor Anover felt
Dunn would be the perfect
candidate to study abroad in
France.
"I always mention to my
students the importance of
studying abroad and how it
is a life changing experience.
I give my students full support and help them prepare
their trip abroad along with
my wonderful colleagues in
Global Education," she said.
Because Dunn was unable
to make it to France, Anover.
decided to create a memorial scholarship to help fund
students to go to France and
study abroad. With the permission of Lucas' parents,
Kathy and A1 Dunn, Professor Anover was able to begin
raising money for the memorial scholarship.
To create an endowment
with Cal State San Marcos,
Anover and the French Club
must raise $25,000.
"An endowment is permanent. Cal State San Marcos
will give a percentage of the
funds ($25,000 is the minimum) for life. Lucas will
be "immortalized" for life.
A small consolation that will
never replace Lucas, but such
a big help for the students
who need financial support
to go abroad," she said.
Currently, they have raised
$10,000 and hope to reach
their goal by 2015. They are
currently organizing events
for next year to help in their
fundraising. In the Fall, the
French Club will hold a "garage8 sale" on campus and in
the Spring, Professor Anover
hopes to have a 5K run/walk.
To make a donation for the
scholarship you can go to
http://www.csusm.edu/giving/makeyourgift .html
(select "other" and write
"Lucas Dunn Memorial
Scholarship" in the box "I
would like to make my gift
to support" and then type in
the name of the scholarship.
Or you can contact Dr. Veronica Anover at vanover@
csusm.edu. Dunn's parents
will choose the scholarship
beneficiary once funds are
raised.
Lucas Dunn enjoying a day of rock climbing, provided by the
- Dunn Family.
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Celebrating the new USU
Feeling the beat in the heart of campus
B Y MIGUEL MAGANA
STAFF WRITER
The University Student
Union kicked off its Grand
Opening with cheers and
glee from all aspects of the
San Marcos community.
The grand opening is being called "The Beat: See it!
Hear it! Feel it!" because of
it's "heartbeat" function to
the campus. The union has
brought together students,
clubs and other organizations to create more sense of
a community. Students have
expressed the USU gives
more of a college feeling to
the campus.
"The USU is a great spot
for commuters on campus to
hang out between classes and
get some lunch or snacks! I
love going in the USU because it's really nice and
comfortable," commuter, &
student, Savanah McPhillips
said.
Sigma Chi member Jared Johnson said that despite
the food prices, the USU is
the focal point of the campus and makes Cal State San
Marcos feel more like a university. "I went to the Frozen
movie and felt like everyone
enjoyed it," he said.
The showing of Disney's
Frozen'was one of 12 events
CSUSM celebrations were at their best during theribboncutting ceramony.
Photo provided by Miguel Magana.
of the USU's two week
Grand Opening Festivities.
"Since I had never seen
Frozen, it was really cool
to be able to go to the USU
with not only fellow classmates but with members of
the community.
It was a definitely a success," women's golfer, Casanadra Stevenson said, with
over 300 people showing up
to attend the film.
Initially, USUAB had anticipated 100 attendants for
the event. The amphitheater
was nearly as filled for the
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony where student athletics,
Greek life, student organizations, faculty, staff, alumni and community members
gathered in anticipation.
The USU has enjoyed tre-
mendous success thus far
with their grand opening
events. These have included Commuter Appreciation
Day, where students that
drive to school were given food as they explored
the new USU Commuter
Lounge. Another was the
Art fUSUion event, where
a local artist led an art class
which kicked off this new
program on campus. There
also was USU Unplugged,
which will also become a series, where students played
acoustic songs.
A full list of the remaining
events can be found on the
University Student Union
website
at
http://www.
csusm .edu/usu/grand_opening/index . html#Past%20
Events.
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CSUSM offers ample parking for visitors, students/faculty and staff if willing to pay the price. Photo by Anne Hall.
Parking prices weigh on student body
Students held responsible for parking structure expense
B Y A NNE H ALL
DESIGN EDITOR
Students, faculty and staff
alike are frustrated as parking prices continually add
to the financial burden of attending CSUSM.
Since the completion of the
487,000 square foot parking
structure in July 2010, Parking and Commuters Services
has been trying to make up
for the $27 million expense
of erecting the additional
1,605 parking spaces that
were made available by the
six floors of parking that exist on the north end of campus.
Decisions to create the
parking structure were finalized by the administration to
accommodate the projected
growth of student attendance
since 2002. Parking fee plans
held what was called a parking service open f orum to
inform campus community
of the population growth.
Students had addressed their
disapproval of the development plans, according to Alexander Hoang, former ASI
President.
The students' disapproval was measured against
the issue of the progressive
growth, with the vote to
move forward with these
plans siding with the university.
These plans for projected
fees resulted in a decision to
establish parking fee increases as of January 2003, Fall
2006 and Fall 2009 for students and other permit holders for the sake of providing
additional parking over time.
Along with these plans
came an expense projection
to open a second parking
structure between 2015 and
2016 to add an additional
1,200 parking spaces "without future drastic fee increases," according to the Parking
Fee Plan (3 Tier), which can
be found at www.csusm.
edu/parking/parkingfeeplanthreetier.html.
There are now 10 lots on
campus for parking on this
fast-growing campus.
"Parking prices are ridic-
ulous. Where does $600 go munications major, Ron
to? That's per student, right? Summers, said.
Based on comparisons of
And there are about 11,500
that attend. Makes me won- cost between parking pricder. I pay about $320 a se- es at other universities in
mester because I go to school southern California, CSUSM
twice a week," Public Rela- students pay almost three
tions Club President, Tracey times more than other camEngleton, said.
puses for the privilege. Yet,
The campus was founded this campus shows to have
in North County as a satellite ample parking for students
campus for SDSIMn 1989, and guests and does not have
with a total enrollment of nearly as many complaints
448 students. By 2004, the for lack of parking availabilnumber of students enrolled ity.
at CSUSM rose to 7,000 stuFor students and faculty
dents. In 2013, there was a that absolutely cannot see
total of 8,180 full time stu- themselves spending such
dents on campus, with over high prices for parking on
10,000 students enrolled and campus, Parking and Comover 1,000 students on a wait muter services offer various
list for enrollment according options for assistance in findto campus attendance statis- ing alternate means of transtics.
portation. These include carBecause the Parking and pool options, bus and train
Commuters Services Depart- passes, as well as potential
ment is not a state funded en- fee waivers for special needs
tity, it is required to be inde- purposes.
pendently funded through its
" I'm glad that I have the
acquiring funding for paying option of taking the sprintoff the cost of development er, considering the cost of
and maintenance over time. parking on campus. It sucks
Thus, the establishment of to have to abide by the train
•parking fees charged to stu- schedule but you get used to
dents, faculty and staff.
it. You spend 1/3 the cost per
Estimates to reaching the semester f or transportation
fuU rate of the parking fees by taking the train. Not putwas estimated to be reached ting wear and tear on your
by Fall of 2011 at $338 per vehicle and gas mileage are
semester and $225 per sum- an added bonus when using
mer semester. This projec- the train," senior math major,
tion is reflected in the current Henry Brooks, said.
total fees for parking that
When inquiring about
students are paying as of parking policies and stanSpring 2014.
dards f or developing fees for
"Cost of parking is ridic- the cost of providing parking
ulous. Can I at least get va- ' for Cal State San Marcos, the
let?" senior psychology ma- Parking and Commuter Serjor, David Acosta, said.
vices Department declined to
On the other hand, non-bar- comment.
gaining unit employees are
This reporter was unable
charged $75 a month for to find any public record of
parking, while Vendors are how much of the campus
charged $30-$50 a month, population use public transthe Vice President is charged portation or utilize any other
$150. per month and Deans alternative means of travelare paying $130 per month ing to and from campus.
to park in designated lots
For more information,
on campus. If not attending Parking and Commuter Sercampus full time, parking vices can be reached at (760)
can potentially be more af- 750-7500. Suggestions and
fordable by paying $9 f or an comments can be submitted
all day pass.
to the department through
These expenses are "just the campus web site at http://
another ridiculous charge to w ww.csusm.edu/parking/
make education even more forms/suggestioncommentunaffordable," senior Com- form.html
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Dr. Dalakas leads efforts to bolster the inclusion of Sports Marketing
B Y JUSTIN DONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
The United States sports
industry is huge, according
to Plunkett Research, it's
$422 billion huge.
With that being said, it's
fitting that a college campus
offer a business class that is
focused on this market, and
CSUSM is doing just that.
Business professor, Dr.
Vassilis Dalakas, teaches
CSUSM's sports marketing
class. Dr. Dalakas received
his doctorate in marketing
from the University of
Oregon where he was involved with their Warsaw
Sports Marketing Center.
Between the many sports
marketing studies he has
conducted and his own personal passion for sports, Dr.
Dalakas is more than qualified to lead GSUSM's efforts
within this realm.
"It's only a two unit class,
we are hoping to turn it into
a four unit class to do more,
but the focal point is mostly Photo of the Dalakas family visiting the Sports Center Studio provided by
marketing to the fan and the
Dr. Vassilis Dalakas.
basics of sponsorship and licensing," Dr. Dalakas said.
CSUSM business profes- can reduce the likelihood of
One study done by Dr. sor, Dr. Ben Cherry, studied helping a person in need,
Dalakas and his colleague, how the disliking of a team
Dr. Cherry wore a white
t-shirt, a Chargers shirt and
bravely a shirt of the hated
Oakland Raider rivals, while
asking for money near the
San Diego Chargers stadium.
The comparison found that
wearing the Oakland Raiders shirt in Chargers' territory drastically decreased
the amount of assistance received.
For the many students interested in pursuing a career
in the sports industry, they
need to keep in mind that it is
extremely competitive.
The positive thing is that
numerous companies are
heavily involved in this mar-
ket in regards to advertising
through sports.
"A more creative way to
get into those sport related
careers would be to get jobs
with regular companies that
have a very strong sports
presence. You could be doing sports marketing while
working for Home Depot or
American Express," Dr. Dalakas said.
You have to be williiig to
start at the bottom and work
your way to the top.
Dr. Dalakas likes to remind
his students that the president of ESPN started in the
mail room.
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Nutrient-dense indicates
the ratio of nutrients per
calorie: vitamins, minerals,
Super foods are dense in antioxidants and phytonutrinutrients that benefit health ents.
An ANDI score means
and well-being.
What is it that makes su- aggregate nutrient density
per foods so super? Four key index system. It rates foods
concepts will help you un- on a scale from 1 to 1,000 for
nutrient content. For examderstand:
ple, kale has an ANDI score
Super foods, such as blueberries, kale and salmon, are of 1,000, whereas Coca-Cola
not only nutrient-dense, but has a score of 1.
The pH scale is the balance
have a high ANDI score, are
on the alkaline side of the pH of alkaline and acid in your
spectrum and have a high body - acid being prone to
sickness, disease and aging,
ORAC value.
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while alkaline oxygenates
yDur system to balance. Super foods help keep your
body at ideal pH levels.
Lastly, the ORAC, or oxygen radical absorbance
capacity value, measures a
food's antioxidant power
to overcome free radicals,
which lead to disease and
aging. The higher the ORAC
number, the stronger the
foods ability is to subdue free
radicals using antioxidants.
For better health, consider
adding a super food to each
meal that you eat.
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SPORTS COLUMNIST
As the highest peak within San Diego's city limits,
Cowles Mountain offers up
the ultimate view of San Diego County.
Clear days even gift views
of Catalina, San Clemente
and Baja, and they are the
perfect reward to hikers who
accept the challenge to reach
the summit.
The trail to the summit
boasts nearly a 1,000 ft. elevation gain. However, the
trail has plenty of rocks and
several steep steps that demand a bit of caution.
The hike is quite popular and can also be trekked
at night. During the recent
lunar eclipse, hikers' flashlights dotted the trail lighting up the mountain like
stars in the sky. Many hikers
converged on the summit to
watch as the shadow grew
across the moon and turned it
from bright white to a glowing piiik.
There is a parking lot and
restrooms located at the trailhead but no facilities are on
the summit. Four-legged
friends are permitted to hike
the trail and can be seen navigating the terrain like pros.
The entire route from trailhead to summit and back is a
three mile journey.
With awesome views plus
challenging terrain, this hike
can be summed up as very
gratifying.
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Leadership Spotlight
Ross Edmunds reveals strong force of passion for life
B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
After
transferring
to
CSUSM three years ago,
Ross Edmunds made the
unique transition from art
major to Kinesiology, which
has resulted in a wealth of
success.
It was Dr. Todd Astorino's
influence that sparked Edmunds' accelerating interest
in thé fitness and Kinesiology fields. In Astorino's
KINES 326 Intro to Exercise
Physiology course, Edmunds
worked as a teaching assistant to instruct students with
machines and as a research
assistant for a study that is
currently undergoing review.
He ended up continuing as a
research assistant for three
years and became a teaching
assistant for Dr. Sean Newcomer for two years.
"Dr. A has pushed me to
grow. He throws me outside
my comfort zone and has
kept pushing me to get more
passionate about the program
and everything we can do at
CSUSM and with the body,"
Edmunds said. "Dr. Newcomer has influenced me to
be in the best aerobic shape
of my life. He has made it
one of the highlights of my
week to go out and run. Sean's enthusiasm and passion
for learning has inspired
Ross Edmund tandem skydiving,
provided by himself.
me.
Edmunds has gone on to
work on a project entitled Effects of Foam Rolling Versus
Static Stretching on Recovery of Quadriceps and Ham-
strings Force, which he has
presented five times at various fairs and conventions.
In May, he will be going to
Orlando, Florida with David
McMillian and Amy Clarke
to present his project at the
National America^ College
of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Convention. Dr. Astorino has
been encouraging Edmunds
to publish the manuscript for
this particular project that
has received a high amount
of positive reviews.
Edmunds is the president
of the Kappa Omicron NuNu Upsilon Honor Society
for Kinesiology and Human
Development majors, vice
president of Kinesiology
Club, member of Sigma Chi fairs to encourage new stuand a member of the Greek dents to join Kinesiology.
honor society Order of OmeAfter he graduates this sega. He was the team captain mester, Edmunds plans on
for Relay For Life in which going to school to become
he represented the Kinesi- a Physician Assistant so that
ology Club, was a teaching he can do what he loves and
assistant for Dr. Astorino help people become the best
and works as a rehab aid at they can be.
San Diego Spine and Rehab.
"I like people that are drivEdmunds was also the team en, motivated to get better
captain for Relay For Life to and improve their lot in life.
represent Kinesiology Club Enthusiasm feeds off of enand helped organize a blood thusiasm. I 'm so glad that I
drive through Kinesiology came to this university. I've
Club. Throughout his time at just had so much fun on this
CSUSM, he has participated campus; CSUSM is one of
in the Susan G. Komen Race the best choices that I have
for the Cure, STEM Satur- ever made. I can't imagine
day, Zumbathon, Donate my life otherwise," Edmunds
Don't Dump and student said.
Improv alumni return for reunion show
B Y AMANDA LENOX
FEATURES EDITOR
CSUSM's Improv Club
brings comedy to the campus.
Currently, there are 16
members participating in Improv. Auditions are usually
held once a semester, after
the first show. Those who
audition are put through a
series of games. Downs explains that students aren't
"judged on how funny they
are, or even how good they
are." They are looking for
people who are able to "work
well on stage or can work on
a team and get along with
other people ."
President Ryan Downs explains that the club "holds
shows where people on
the team will get on stage
and take suggestions from
the audience and based on
those suggestions we'll play
games, we'll build scenes,
characters and we'll just
try and make the audience
laugh."
The team practices every
Monday from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. They practice methThe Improv Club will oc- include Frank John Tabaods and quick thinking, but casionally work with The rez, Ryan Suffridge, Sarah
everything at the shows is National Comedy Theater, a Gibbon and James Wallace
done on the spot and they professional Improv organi- competing against the curhave Xo be ready when zation, in San Diego. Mem- rent Improv team. The two
thrown curveballs, so the bers from the organization teams will be playing cometeam must learn to be able will come to a show hosted dic games against one anothto respond.
by the CSUSM team and er for points.
"It's built around teach- participate onstage.
If you are interested in joining people theater, acting,
The Improv Club will be ing the Improv Club, contact
emotion and how to tell a having an Alumni Show at 8 President Ryan Downs at
story. You learn a lot about _ p.m. on April 25 in Arts 101. downs005@ cougars csiism.
writing and storytelling," The show will comprise of edu.
Downs said.
a team of alumni which will
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CSUSM students could be
seen dressed to impress with
resumes in hand at this year's
Job Fair.
Located in the USU Ballroom on April 10, students
Alencastre, will be making had the opportunity to meet
with representatives from
an appearance at the event.
The film, which follows about 60 different potential
Salcedo's life in Guadala- employers, some of which
jara, her battles with drugs included Escondido Union
and her eventual activism School District, Fashion Infor HIV and the transgender stitute of Design and Mercommunity, will play at 5:30 chandising (FIDM), GEICO
p,m. on April 28 in Clarke Insurance, San Diego Police
Department and many more.
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Brenda Dumas, Employer
Gaypril ends with a univerRelations and Events Coorsity-wide Pride Walk parade,
beginning at noon in the dinator at the Career Center
USU ampitheater on May 1. hopes that students "get a
"My favorite part is the chance to see how their maPride Walk, because the jor can apply to some of the
number of allies who join us careers that are available out
is outstanding. I feel loved!" there or just gain information
about different companies
student Jairo Leon said.
The Pride Walk ends the that they might be interested
month by allowing those in in, and hopefully get some
LGBTQ culture, including interviews." She also enthose in the community who courages students to come to
ally themselves in solidarity CSUSM's Job Fair even as
with it's community, to pro- freshmen.
"This has been a fantasvide a visible show of support as the parade marches tic venue. Students are very
well prepared, they've been
around campus.
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Gaypril gives something to look forward to
B Y R YAN D OWNS
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
For the remainder of the
month of April, CSUSM's
Pride Center will once again
host Gaypril, its annual
month-long celebration of
LGBTQ culture and awareness. The celebration features events, lectures, film
showings and gatherings
throughout the month, bringing together the school's
LGBTQ community in unity with its allies on campus.
This all, of course, leads up
to the famed Pride Walk parade on May 1.
Gaypril is split into four
different weeks, with each
week focusing on a different
subculture in LGBTQ. With
the first and second weeks
focusing mainly on gay and
lesbian subcultures (respectively), the upcoming weeks
in the month will focus on
some of the more marginalized and less culturally prevalent LGBTQ groups. This
includes third week events
concerning Bisexual and
Queer issues and a fourth
week dedicated to transgender issues.
During the third week,
the center plans on hosting
events to raise awareness of
problems faced by those in
the bisexual community; including marginalization by
both straight and gay cultures that do not understand
them, the problems associated with actively avoiding
a label to one's lifestyle and
the increasing stigma of HIV.
The fourth week, which focuses on transgender issues,
includes the screening of
Trans visible, a documentary
about famed transgender activist Bamby Salcedo, who,
along with director Dante
Many businesses, state and government agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations attended the April Job Fair. Photo provided by Amanda Lenox.
coming in with resumes," a
representative for the Drug
Enforcement
Administration (DEA), Jackie Borboa,
said. "We have a vacancy
announcement opening for
the Special Agent position.
We're excited to have Cal
State San Marcos students
apply for our positions and
we look forward to working
with the University at future
career events."
" I'm graduating this year,
and I 'm looking for an entry-level job or an internship," Human Development
major, Nina Sonevongxay,
said.
There were many students
at the Job Fair trying to network with representatives
and learn about the different positions offered by this
year's participants. Students
are encouraged to participate
next year due to how many
opportunities it brings.
Ride Along with University Police Department proves to be exciting experience for aspiring student
B Y N ADA SEWIDAN
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
After accompanying Police
Officer David Angulo on a
three hour policeride-alongI
learned why CSUSM is recognized as one of the safest
campuses in'the state of California. .
It was 8 p.m. on a Friday
night. I was eager and wideeyed listening intently to the
officer as he gave me a tour
of the facility. He led me
through narrow hallways,
scanning his badge to gain
access to locked doors .
"The campus police office
is equivalent to a full blown
police department," Officer
Angulo said.
The CSUSM campus police facility is equipped with
two holding cells and one
padded cell. There's also
the evidence locker where
officers are trained on how
to book weapons, drugs and
other illegal items in possession. Hie officer then led me
inside an interrogation room
with a two-way mirror. There
were also cubicles, conference rooms, lockers and
even a little gym in the back
of the facility.
Officers on patrol work
12 hour shifts and rotate
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. while
graveyard officers^ patrol
from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m! During
my ride-along, I accompanied Officer Angulo on his
graveyard shift. I rode shotgun, next to a literal shotgun, which he immediately
showed me how to unlock. I
needed to know how to unlock it in case anything happens he said to me.
The officer's job is to patrol on campus and outside
of campus explained Angu-
deter people from reaching
campus and thus preventing
any incidents on campus.
"Our officers do a lot of patrolling off campus," Angulo
said. "About 98 percent of
arrests occur outside of campus."
An officer has the power
of authority to stop indivicir
lo. Police officers have juris- uals approaching campus. It
diction no more than a mile keeps individuals who are
outside of school. However, considered transients, indiofficers still hold the same viduals who do not belong
power regardless of where to the campus, from utilizing
the campus.
they are.
The officers at CSUSM
According to StateUniversity.com, CSUSM campus is receive the same training as
acknowledged as one of the any other police officers, in
safest campuses in the state addition to training tailored
of California two years run- specifically to the campus and its students. In an
ning.
"Our main priority is to event where an incident ockeep everyone on campus curs with a CSUSM student
where a campus police ofsafe," Angulo said.
Police officers patrol out- ficer has to be involved, the
side of campus in order to campus police are trained to
handle such situations differently.
"If a student on campus
commits a crime we have the
power of helping them out
when they make a mistake,"
Angulo said.
If an incident occurs, a student has two options, either
get arrested, or in certain cases answer to the Dean of Students. Sometimes it is better
to hit the students with what
Officer Angulo calls the spirit of the law rather than the
letter of the law.
"I understand they are college students and are young,
and sometimes they make
mistakes and that's why we
have to tailor to people differently here than other places," Angulo said.
If any students are interested in joining a CSUSM Police Officer on a ride-along,
they should contact the University Police Department
located on La Moree Road to
fill out the necessary forms
and schedule a time or call
(760)750-7530.
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B Y SADIB K HAN
CONTRIBUTOR
"Only White people can
be racist." "Only men can
be sexist." Have you heard
either of these statements before and not used ironically?
I certainly have not, until I attended a lecture at
our campus Gender Equity
Center earlier this semester.
Before the lecture I thought
that racism and sexism
were simply defined as the
discriminations based on
race and sex respectively.
The GEC kindly explained Blog posted on September 2013 about the show, Dads, portraying ultimate
that their definitions of the discriminatory offenses at http://www.kissmywonderwoman.com/2013/09/
pilot-season-dads-racism-sexism-ageism.html.
words, which I understand is
also taught in some Women's just a way for people to ra- tragedies, but some people
Studies courses, also include tionalize racism and sexism do not see it that way. "Well,
a power component.
by calling them something the second scenario was definitely racism, but the first
Simply put, since White that sounds less severe.
The notion that only men one was only discrimination
people and men are in charge
of the world, only they are can be sexist and that only based on race." Why should
allowed to be Tacist and sex- white people can be racist is there even be a distinction?
ist respectively^ According based on the assumption that Do you expect me, or anyto that logic, since I did not an individual who comes one else, to believe that those
have the foresight of being from a group with power is terms can be separate but still
born into a White family, better off than an individual equal? If you read a quote
I can say whatever I want who doesn't. Inductive rea- that said, "All [insert race
about any race without being soning has never been a very here] need to be set o nfire
considered racist because my sound form of logic. Induc- do you need to know who the
discrimination is not backed tive reasoning is the root of speaker was to figure out if
racism, sexism and the belief the quote was racist or simup by an institution.
This article isn't about de- that tables are dogs because ply only discriminatory?
I believe that equality is
bating whether these defini- they both have four legs.
Think of this hypotheti- about balancing the scales,
tions have any validity. If you
want that answered, check a cal scenario: A White child not tipping them to the other
dictionary. It shouldn't mat- commits suicide after getting side by deliberately rebrandter who wrote the dictionary. bullied every day for the last ing racism and sexism to fit
I am also not accusing the year for being the sole White an agenda. I wholeheartedly
members of the Gender Eq- person in an all-black school. believe that whoever coined
uity Center of any intentional Now think of the same sce- those definitions doesn't care
wrongdoing. I know most of nario, but with the words about equality at all, because
discrimination
them, and they are very nice White and Black switched trivializing
around. Both
scenarios doesn't solve anything.
people. Although, what they
are preaching is essentially should be valued as equal
Teeth whitening naturally vs. over the counter
B Y LAUREN HAMMOND
O PINION E DITOR
Americans seem to be obsessed with dental hygiene,
particularly teeth whitening
treatments that help keep
smiles looking flawless.
However, many people
do not understand the severe side effects associated
to whitening treatments. In
2009, the Journal of Dentistry published a study stating
the harmful effects of tooth
whitening.
Over the counter treatments often have painful
effects on the gums. Over
whitening can cause the gum
line to recede, bleed and become inflamed. Excessive
whitening can also lead to
sensitive teeth and enamel
depletion. Enamel depletion
is the most harmful side effect, as it may lead to severe
internal tooth decay.
There are several holistic
remedies for tooth whitening. The benefits from using
natural products are that they
are more affordable and have
little to no side effects.
Coconut oil pulling is one
of the most effective natural remedies for whitening
teeth. When using this remedy, take a tablespoon of coconut oil and swish in your
mouth for 10 to 15 minutes.
Push the oil through the
teeth when swishing. Brushing with baking soda has an
amazing whitening effect,
but when brushing with it be
sure to only use this solution
once a week. Baking soda
can cause minor irritation to
the gums if used excessively. Swishing daily with food
grade hydrogen peroxide is
another affordable and effective remedy.
Ultimately, when it comes
to tooth care it is best to use
remedies that are naturopathic and that will not cause
one's oral health to be compromised. The holistic remedies as mentioned above
are especially convenient
for college students who
are looking to save money
any way they can. Instead
of spending your money on
teeth whitening items that
can cause harm to teeth, I
advise to spend a lot less on
a more effective, safer and
simpler natural product.
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The new "Ban Bossy"
campaign focuses on encouraging women to pursue their
ambitions, and changing
the conversation from what
women can't do to what they
can.
The campaign director,
Sheryl Sandberg, and Leanin.org confront the double-standard of women being
considered as "too stubborn"
and "hard-headed" when
they are being assertive,
while men who act assertive
are viewed as a "boss" and a
"leader" that was just taking
care of business.
Many women that I know,
myself included, are strong
people that are never afraid
to go after what they want. wards.
CSUSM students, male
None of them should ever be
seen as anything less than a and female alike, should take
leader. This is why I am in a second look at the words
love with the "Ban Bossy" we all use to brand others,
and try to recognize it's imcampaign.
pact. Ladies, do not be afraid
The campaign is made
to spread the awareness on to be ambitious. Please rethe word bossy itself. These member that you have the
negative terms prevent girls power within to lead, even if
from being leaders and there are people that are inspeaking out because she timidated by your strength.
risks being called "bossy" by I think we are all too beaumen and even some women. tifully complex to be called
These kinds of words can anything smaller than what
make women become less we truly are. So if anyone
interested in leadership posi- has labeled you a high handtions, and I do not think we ed and overbearing term, just
should be held back any lon- say to yourself-1 am not hard
ger. I am sure the word bossy headed, I am the boss. I am
has come out of my mouth not outspoken, I am the boss.
before, not even realizing I am not BOSSY, I am the
the weight it carried onto the boss.
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Letter to the Editor
Unjust treatment paying day pass prices
B Y ANDERSON G OULD
CONTRIBUTOR
I parked in the parking
structure and I purchased a
parking pass for the day with
my credit card. I placed the
ticket in the window in the
driver side window as advised. However, as I closed
the door and unforeseen
circumstances occurred, the
ticket fell off the dashboard.
I was on campus on a
Wednesday, which is the
only day I am on campus
the longest. I have a class at
2:30 p.m. and another at 5:30
p.m. These classes are back
to back and the last class
ends at roughly 8:15 p.m.
When I returned to the
parking structure and I approached the vehicle I no-
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ticed there was a green envelope on the windshield. I was
shocked knowing that I had
paid for parking. I looked in
the windshield and the parking permit was not there; it
was on the floor of the car.
I immediately called campus police and explained the
situation. I was told it could
be resolved by stopping by
the campus police office and
filling out the paper work. I
did and I waited to receive
a letter of a waiver or warning for the ticket. When I
received the letter, I was denied and forced to pay the
ticket for $65.
I was shocked because I
had proof that I had paid
for parking. Secondly, the
charge was on a credit card
and the last for numbers from
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permit ticket. I could riot believe I was denied knowing
I had honestly paid and with
proof of paying.
In the end, I paid for a day
pass of parking $9 and for
a ticket f or not paying for
parking of $65. Accidents
do happen that are out of
our control. I would understand having to pay for the
ticket if I did not have the
proof of paying. I thought
what would have been more
reasonable would have been
getting off with a warning
and having this incident being filed under driver/vehicle
information so if it happened
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For myself and many others, science fiction tells more
than mere stories. Science
fiction imagines our future
world.
It imagines a future where
humanity seeks life in the
stars, fascinated by and celebrating our differences
rather than shunning them.
This genre calls up a sense of
wonder for technology and
exploration that we might not
revel in today but could well
tomorrow. Science fiction is
the human testament to our
ability to hope. But there is a
darker side to this genre. As
desirable as it is to envision
a shining future, science fiction easily provides accurate
social commentary on the
nature of man. At times we
must b e forced to confront
the fact that the more things
change, the more things stay
the same.
Orson Scott Card creates
an air of shivering realism in
his novels. The most famous
of w hich,inder's Game, has
long been considered one of
the most renowned works of
science fiction for the past 30
years.
However, it is the sequel
to this novel that deserves
the brunt of the accolades.
Speaker for the Dead takes
place 3000 years after
Ender's Game, and the titular character, Ender Wiggin, seeks redemption for
the genocide he committed
during the war. Space travel
has allowed Ender to freeze
his body in stasis, letting
Ender search the universe.
His journey leads him to a
Portuguese colony on the
planet Lusitania, where new
alien life has been discovered.
Pig-like in appearance yet
communicative, there may
be hope for humanity to redeem itself with this new
alien race. But fear of the
unknown and the colony's
firm hold on Catholic ideals threaten to damage their
relationship. Ender must intervene before humankind
makes the same mistake,
destroying Lusitania in the
process.
Speaker for the Dead is a
gorgeous novel. It addresses
issues that humans face today while teaching tolerance
and accepting the different.
There is no science fiction
novel more worth the read
and I highly recommend it to
all. This novel has won two
prestigious science fiction
awards, the Nebula Award
and the Hugo award, since
its publication.
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Based on the novel by
Brian McGreevy, Hemlock
Grove is a Sci-fi original that
only appears on Netflix.
Some critics such as Entertainment Weekly's Jessica Shaw stated "Hemlock
Grove takes its time with
story lines, ensuring that
each one has plenty of room
to ripen. It carries out every
dastardly deed with gusto,
but still offers enough moments of levity" while other
critics such as The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Good-
Center continued from page 1
"We need the Raza Center to nourish confidence,
belonging, academic and
professional growth for students, specifically Latina/o
students who are the biggest
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man called it "plain bad."
I have to unfortunately
agree with the latter; I found
Henilock Grove to be unbelievably frustrating and confusing with its multiple plots
and storyline twists. Frankly they just tried to put too
much into one show. There
were werewolves (who were
more like shape shifters to
me), demons and other fantastical creatures that tied
in both as mystical beings
as well as with their own
sub-plots that include love
triangles, family drama and
a of hiding the truth. I talked to multiple people about
the show and those that
have read McGreevy's book
seemed to have a lot better
things to say about it than
those that had not.
Maybe that's the part that
I 'm missing, but it felt like a
low budget horror flick with
a cast they just threw together to see how their mess of
a story line would work.
Though, I will commend
the visual effects artists on
is the transformation scene
when Peter shifts into a wolf,
which was sick .
support, that is my vision. I
do however encourage other students to get involved
in this movement in order
to push forward a culturally intelligent and equitable campus inclusive of all."
Returning Golden Boy - Captain America 2
B Y L EXY PEREZ
STAFF WRITER
Every year, we find ourselves listening to Tony
Stark's witty comments as he
puts on that iron suit, admire
Thor's ability to be a masculine "Goldie Locks," root for
Peter Parker as he is trapped
in a "web" and watch the
Hulk turn into a big, green
guy, who clearly needs some
anger management classes.
Out of all the superheroes,
Captain America is the only
one that seems to be the
epitome of what we aspire
to be and hold principles
that we should abide by: to
be true to who you are and
stand for what , you believe
in. In this year's first superhero return to the big screen,
"Captain America 2: The
Winter Soldier" delivers everything that every Marvel
Fan would hope: Visual effects, gut-wrenching action
sequences and familiar faces
such as the characters Black
Widow and Nick Fury.
The film, reintroduced Steven Rogers (Chris Evans) as
the once scraggy soldier who
transformed into a "macho
man" with super strength,
speed, abs of steel and, not
to mention, glowing skin
and pearly white teeth that
makes-you wonder whether
he is a long lost relative of
Edward Cullen, Mr. Clean
and Barbie Ken. Dedicated
to stopping Hydra's evil plan
to control humanity, with assistance from Black Widow
(Scarlett Johansson) and his
new friend Falcon (Anthony
Mackie), Rogers is forced
to battle the bad guys, while
questioning the loyalty of
the U.S. government and his
S . HI .E .L .D. headquarters.
Adding more drama, Captain
America is acquainted with
Keanu Reeve's lookalike,
the Winter Soldier, a mysterious assassin questioned to
be a familiar face from his
past.
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guys. Call me old-fashioned,
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but I can't help but prefer a
film with a genuine story
rather than one that focuses
purely on Hollywood glitz
and glam and who can throw
a punch better. Although the
film is nothing short of being
an enjoyable, edge of your
seat "Superhero" tale, it is
the hidden vulnerability of
the story that makes it all that
much better.
As Captain America battles
new enemies, he consistently expresses his loyalty to
only doing what he thinks
is right for himself and society, refusing to let anyone
convince him otherwise. Being that Marvel already confirmed future installments, it
is pointless to add dramatics
over whether Rogers will survive at the end of the film. At
times it can almost seem as if
the film is a documentary on
Rogers' new transformation
to being the American Yoda
(Becoming Society's guidance and Patriotic "force").
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier," is proof that a
sequel can outdo the original. The Avenger becomes an
admirable and likeable hero,
proving to be more than just
a handsome man that can
throw a shield.
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When Masahiro Sakurai revealed trailers for his
fourth installment in the
popular Nintendo crossover
fighting series Super Smash
Bros, at E3 2013, fans across
the nation rejoiced. Along
with revealing a number of
returning veteran fighters,
Sakurai also unveiled a few
new characters joining the
fray for the first time: Villager from Animal Crossing, the
Wii Fit Trainer and, perhaps
the most exciting of all, Capcom's superstar cyber hero,
Mega Man.
Since then, Sakurai has
slowly but surely showed
little details about the game
as development went on, primarily through the pictures
he posts on Miiverse. Over
the course of these past 10
months since Smash Bros.
4 was unveiled for the first
time, they announced several
returning characters including Olimar of the Pikmin series, Lucario from Pokemon
and, much to Smash Bros.
Brawl fans' delight, Sega's
blue blur, Sonic the Hedgehog. In addition, Sakurai also
revealed two new characters:
Rosalina and Luma of Super
Mario Galaxy and Little Mac
from Punch Out, who was an
Assist Trophy character in
the previous installment of
the franchise.
On April 8, Sakurai devoted a full, 40-minute-long
Nintendo Direct to release
even more information about
the highly anticipated Smash
Bros. 4. Here he presented
several new aspects of the
game, including the differences between the 3DS and
Wii U versions.
The most recognizable of
these are: stages and game
modes. When Sakurai said
that the two versions would
have different stages, he
wasn't kidding.
As far as anyone can tell
right now, the only two stages the two games have in
common are the franchise's
signature stages: Battlefield and Final Destination.
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Sakurai also showed a game
mode exclusive to the 3DS
port: Smash Run, where four
players compete in a unique
competition involving a race
for power buffs that will be
used in a match following
said race.
Other than that, Sakurai
also talked about new and returning Assist Trophy characters from Brawl, including
Andross (Star Fox), Knuckle Joe (Kirby), Nintendog,
Skull Kid and Midna (Legend of Zelda), Dark Samus
(Metroid), Chain Chomp
(Super Mario), Elec Man
(Mega Man), and a rather
hilarious trophy called "Color TV-Game 15" that, as far
as Sakurai shows, is a large
game of Pong taking place
on the stage, knocking the
players around.
Although it's on the same
plane as every other franchise represented, Pokemon
has a special place in Smash
Bros in terms of items.
Whether a new fan .or old,
every player knows the value
of a PokeBall. If one drops
onto the stage, the reaction
of everyone is the same: get
it before the others! This
time around, however, those
red and white balls aren't the
only thing players will want
to get their Jhands on.
THIS time, Sakurai has included a new kind of PokeBall that is easily more valuable: the Master Ball, which
will only contain rare or
legendary Pokemon, where
a regular PokeBall will
contain common Pokemon.
New Pokemon include Arceus (4th generation), Eevee
(1st generation), Fennekin
(6th and newest generation),
Meloetta (5th), Gogoat (??),
for
Wii
Palkia (4th), Kyurem (5th),
Victim (5th), Keldeo (??),
and the well-known mascot
Xerneas.
Also, players who had a
problem with characters with
multiple forms will no longer
have that problem. ,In previous games Brawl and Melee,
Two returning characters
had alternate forms that they
could switch to in the middle of a battle: Zelda (Zelda)
could transform into Sheik,
while Samus (Metroid), by
using her Final Smash, could
shed her armor and become
Zero Suit Samus, while performing another Final Smash
would restore her armor.. In
Smash Bros. 4, these characters have all been split into
their own, solo forms, with
Zelda and Sheik getting new
attacks to replace the one
they would use to transform.
In addition, Sakurai also
made the anticipated confirmation of a returning fighter
who hasn't missed a game
yet: Yoshi (Mario), whose
revelation was delayed because the developers were
working on remodeling him
and didn't want to upset fans.
After Sakurai bade his fans
farewell, he dropped one
more trailer for us, dropping
two more exciting pieces of
information: the return of the
massively popular Pokemon
Charizard, now as a solo
fighter, and the introduction
of a new Pokemon fighter:
Greninja, the fully evolved
form of the 6th generation
starter Pokemon Froakie.
Super. Smash Bros, for
Nintendo 3DS is set to be
released in Summer 2014,
while Super Smash Bros, for
Wii U is set to be released the
following Winter.
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T HE C ULTURAL D IVERSITY E DITION
T4 H E C O U G A R
Issue #
Volume XLIII
C H R O N I C LWednesday
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OCT 22,2014
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Features
Sports
4 - Men's soccer team heads to AD
tournament.
7 - Muslim Student Association promotes
inclusion and diversity.
A& M
13 - Alumni and former staff writer
Bobby Rivera travels to Ecuador.
14 - Celebrate HaUoween with these ideas
for pumpkin season.
C S U s y s t e m f a c u l t y c alls f o r f a i r c o n t r a c t
I m p r o v e m e n t d e m a n d e d by p r o f e s s o r s and staff
By Ryan Downs
News Editor
#
Earlier this month, Cal
State University, San Marcos faculties have taken
action across the CSU system, demanding a renegotiation of their contract,
which expired June 30.
According to a press release issued by the California Faculty Association,
the call for renegotiation
stems from what many consider unsatisfactory hiring
and pay practices intended
as a response to the recession, but which have not
shown improvement over
the course of the last year.
"Much of the focus is on local campus presidents who,
during the recession, did not
use their discretion in hiring and spending to correct
whatever had become chronic problems involving unfair spending policies," according to the press release.
"As a consequence of the
economic issue, we wound
up with a salary structure
that both sides agree was
broken," CFA President Lillian Taiz said. "We had a
situation where faculty who
had been working for years
Photo by Chris Morales
CSUSM faculty assemble to demonstrate their support for contract reconsiderations,
had a worse salary than the faculty's contract and the need for good, quality educapeople who had just been issues regarding student fees tion in our state Universities."
hired. We have lost faculty and tuition, in order to fos- On Sept. 22, the California
who simply couldn't live ter a collective push against Faculty Association chapin California on the sal- alleged unfair spending on ter at CSUSM addressed
ary offered by the system." the part of the CSU system. President Haynes in an open
At CSUSM, the action According to the press re- letter, written by Chapter
took the form of the "It's lease, "Under the banner that President Dr. Darel Engen.
Time for Action" march on 'Faculty Working Conditions In the letter, Engen disOct. 7, when faculty and stu- are Student Learning Condi- cusses the proposed Equity
dents gathered to address the tions,' CSU Faculty will con- Pay Increase Program and
finance issues plaguing both nect their own need to earn a what the CFA would like
parties. This was in an at- living and support their fam- to see change on campus.
tempt to bridge the issues of ilies with students' urgent "The Equity Pay Increase
Program [would] address the
extensive salary inequity issues among CSUSM faculty," Engen said. "This resolution came on the heels of a
budget analysis performed by
Dr. Howard Bunsis...which
concluded that CSUSM
does not have the resources
to fund such a program."
The CFA letter disputed the
conclusion made by President Haynes and the Senate
that there were not sufficient
funds to approve the Equity Pay Increase Program.
"The CFA research office
has since acquired more data
and informed the chapter that
for mere pennies on the dollar—just 0.37% of the university budget-you, President
Haynes, could fund our campus' share of what it would
take to close the gap between
the CSU's and CFA's salary proposals," said Engen.
Other campuses that took
part in these protests include
Cal States Bakersfield, Fullerton, Fresno, Los Angeles,
Monterey Bay and Northridge, as well as at least 15
other state Universities.
According to EdSource,
the California Commission
on Teacher Credentialing
met on Oct. 10 to discuss
the annual report on teacher
prep programs and concluded that programs dedicated to the preparation and
credentialing of prospective
teachers have declined by 52
percent in the last five years.
From the actions of the
CSU system since, it would
seem the initiative has made
progress. According to the
LA Times, California State
University announced on
this past Thursday, Oct. 16,
to have reached a renegotiated contract with the California Faculty Association.
This new contract provides
a 1.6 percent salary increase
for teachers and faculty.
Although the increase is
tentative, the pact allows
the parties to reopen negotiations for salary benefits
for 2015 and onward, allowing faculty in the CSU
system to keep a level of
involvement in the contract.
"The contract doesn't fix
the problems, it just begins
the road to fixing them,"
President Taiz said. "On the
one hand, we're pleased with
the outcome, on the other
hand, we both recognize there
needs to be improvements."
G roups u rge c reation o f R aza C enter
P roposal w ould p rovide r esources, s pace f or u ndocumented s tudents, o thers
By Katlin Sweeney
Editor-in-Chief
Many members of the
campus community have
advocated that creating a
Latino/a center at CSUSM
is essential in order for the
campus to become more
diverse and welcoming.
CSUSM is considered a
Hispanic Serving Institution, which is an institution
of higher education where at
least 25 percent of the student body identifies as Hispanic or Latino/a. According
to CSUSM's "2013 Cougar
Stats," which breaks down
the diversity of the student
body, students that identified
as Latino/a were the second largest population. Out
of 10,610 students, 3 352
identified as Latino/a, only
surpassed by 4,205 students
that identified as Caucasian.
This trend of a large
Latino/a population extends
to the San Marcos community itself, as reflected in the
city issued demographics
that reports that 37 percent
of the community identify
as Hispanic or Latino/a. This
makes Hispanic/Latino/a
individuals the second largest population to those who
identify as Caucasian, which
amounts to 49 percent.
Proponents of implementing a Raza Center argue that
due to the high Latino/a populations in the community
and on campus, it is impossible to accommodate student needs without providing
certain resources. Proposed
resources to be offered at the
Raza Center include assistance in completing graduate school applications,
easing the transition for
first generation college students, providing information on Latino/a culture and
educating all students on
how to be supportive peers.
The center would also be a
resource for undocumented
students that struggle with,
or feel uncomfortable disclosing, their identity in order to receive help with various processes on campus.
"I think that the Raza Center would create a safe space
for immigrant students that
are afraid of coming out of
the shadows," Co-Chair of
S.TA.N.D., Julio Chavez,
said. "It would provide that
feeling of welcome and provide resources for us to figure out what we can do to
become better informed persons and help out our families since most of us are first
generation students that don't
have the support we need."
Various groups have
been involved in the work
to achieve getting a Raza
Center on campus, including members of S.T.A.N.D.,
MJE.ChA, United Students of Color Coalition, the Office of Diversity and Ballet Folklorico.
The plans for the Raza
Center are detailed in the
ASI Resolution for a Latino/
Hispanic Center on campus,
which was approved by the
ASI Board of Directors on
Feb. 28, 2014, then pro-
posed to President Haynes.
Currently a committee
has been created to research
the plausibility of bringing
a Raza Center on campus,
tasks ranging from visiting
Latino/a centers on other
campuses to creating a timeline for when the center
should be completed to finding a space at CSUSM for
it. In addition, students have
hosted four Raza Center
Forums thus far to educate
students on what the benefits to having the center are.
"Our goals are to engage
and support first generations
students to improve retention
and connectedness," Associate Vice President of Student
Affairs, Scott Hagg, said at
one of the forums. "We want
to partner with students to
develop an engaging and
vibrant community to facilitate students' sense of belonging and campus pride."
Many students believe that
the Raza Center will function
as a second home and motivator for individuals in search
of their niche on campus.
"This life is like a journey," said ASI Board of Director's VP of Marketing
and CMO, Christian Cayetano. "Within a journey
there are many obstacles that
you overcome. But when
things get tough, just know
that there are others that
will help and support you."
Students in support of the
center can post a photo of
themselves with the hashtag
#RazaCenterCSUSM to try to
get the Raza Center trending.
�One million dollars allocated to ACE
By Jasmine Demers
Community News Editor
The ACE Scholars Services at CSUSM has accepted
a one million dollar gift that
will provide a new Center for
the organization and will further the development of a program that enriches the lives
of participating students.
The Jan and Esther Stearns
Center for ACE Scholars
will be the official new home
of the university program
that assists former foster
youth students in their journey to obtain higher education. Jan and Esther Stearns,
who have adopted their
own children from the foster system, are generously
donating one million dollars towards ACE Scholars
in order to show their overwhelming support for the
program's purpose and goal.
"We strongly believe in the
mission of CSUSM's ACE
Scholar Services Program.
To be able to play a role in
these students' continuing
success and help them realize their dream of a college
degree is extremely important to us," patron and member of CSUSM's Foundation
Board, Esther Stearns, said.
ACE Scholars Services
began in 2007 with the intention to change the lives
of foster youth and provide
opportunities to achieve thengoals through education. Jim
Mickelson, Director of the
ACE Program, has been with
the organization since its beginning and has worked as a
social worker for 35 years.
"Foster youth have the lowest educational attainment
rates of all other non-traditional populations, with 49%
who receive a high school diploma and 3% who ever step
foot on a college campus. Of
that 3%, only half will earn a
Photo by Margaret Chantung
ACE Scholar Services members lookforward to what new funding allocations will mean.
degree. We developed a program that is geared towards
supporting and guiding this
population," Mickelson said.
With 57 students in the
program, more students per
capita than any other University in the U.S., and an
88% retention rate, Mickelson takes pride in the
ACE program and is ready
to take this organization to
new heights with the Center
set to open in early Spring.
"The new space that has
been given to us has far
more meaning to ACE students than just a computer
lab, a training room, and a
lounge. One of the things
we hear from them is that
they are given a place and
that they are a part of a
family. They have a sense
of belonging and a sense
of pride," Mickelson said.
Olivia Battle, CSUSM
Student and ACE Scholar,
has been part of the program for 5 years and she is
ready to see the change that
comes with the new Center.
"I think it's going to be
headed by Dr. Louie F. Rodriguez, an author who has
studied this issue in depth.
According to a report
published this past April by
America's Promise Alliance,
an organization that devotes
itself to "helping to create
the conditions for success for
all young people/' the country's high school graduation
rate has recently risen above
80 percent for the very first
time in United States history.
Moreover, the number of
students enrolled in "dropout
factories," "schools in which
the reported twelfth grade enrollment is 60 percent or less
than the ninth grade enrollment three years earlier," has
significantly decreased by 47
percent. However, a sizeable
gap still exists between Caucasian, and African American and Hispanic students.
Shockingly, "one in four
African Americans and
nearly one in five Hispanic
students still attend high
schools where graduating
is not the norm", according to an article published
by PBS on Feb. 3 of this
year. This substantially increases their odds of not
finishing high school at all.
In the United States today,
the bulk of these dropout
factories are located in urban areas, like Detroit and
New York. In areas such
as these, African American and Hispanic populations tend to be greater.
Additionally, other factors,
such as access to successful
adults, living in a schooloriented home environment,
regularly receiving positive
messages concerning school
achievement and being a part
of a community with a strong
support system (afterschool
programs, neighborhood organizations, etc.), also play
a crucial role in the determination of academic success.
The report also states that
"in spite of gains made by
all students of color over
great because right now everything is really squished
together and we share an
office with three other organizations. 1 think it will
be great that we will have
our own space," Battle said.
She explains her own personal experience with the
ACE program and how the
support she receives from
the counselors has helped her
throughout her college career.
"ACE scholars is a really great program because
they aren't really focused
on what happened in the
past. They are focused on
your future," Battle said.
The new Center for ACE
Scholars Services will be located in the University Student Union and will be celebrated with a ceremony in the
spring of 2015. Jan and Esther Stearns will be honored
for their dedication to this
program and for the value
that they hold for education.
CSUSM hosts lecture on Black/Latino dropout crisis
Dr. Louie Rodriguez discusses his upcomming book which focuses
on black and latino education retainment.
Black and Latino students.
On Monday, Oct. 20
CSUSM hosted a lecture
on the Black and Latino
student dropout epidemic
in high schools across the
country. Hosted as part of
the 'Conversations that
Matter' lecture series that
seeks t o emphasize racial
diversity, the lecture was
By Courtney Jones
Features Assistant
In keeping with Diversity Month, CSUSM recently brought attention to
an endemic sweeping the
countries' universities, primarily a perceived issue
with graduation rates of
the past six years, - young
men of color continue to
lag behind other subgroups
of student", according to an
article published by GradNation in April of this year.
The graduation rate for African American men continues to hover between 50
and 60 percent, well below the national average.
In order to alleviate these
issues, the report suggests
that four key areas be addressed immediately: (1)
chronic absenteeism, (2) the
general lack of attention al-
lotted to middle* grades, (3)
the colossal amount of individuals between the ages of
18 and 24 who are, at present, not in school, not in
possession of a high school
diploma and not working
and, lastly, (4) the shortage
of positive role models in
low-income communities.
By concentrating of these
issues, the graduation gap
will begin to close and, it is
likely that, the United States
will be able to achieve a 90
percent national graduation rate by the year 2020.
If you are interested in
learning more about this issue, cruise on over to amazon.com and order a copy
of Dr. Louie F. Rodriguez's
book, The Time is Now: Understanding and Responding
to the Black and Latina/o
Dropout Crisis in the U.S.
Hogwarts Professor Severus Snape to lecture on wizardry
Educational event to allow students and community members to become pupils of sorcery
By Chelsey Schweitzer ter influenced Snape's acSenior Staff Writer
Turn t o' page three
hundred, ninety four.
In what is sure to be a first
for the campus, CSUSM is
going to be hosting a lecture held by Severus Snape
himself from the Potions
Dept. at Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
This unique experience,
which is sponsored by the
Arts and Lectures department, features performer
V. Nigel Taylor, as he portrays the character from the
famed Hariy Potter series.
In his lecture on November
4th, Taylor will be discussing
topics from the series such as
the common theme of bullying as it appears throughout the books, the misunderstandings surrounding
Snape and his status as hero
or villain and how Lily Pot-
s
tions throughout the story.
"(This lecture] can actually answer some questions [that] I have about the
story," said freshman international student, Rodolpho
Carvalho, who is planning
on attending the event.
Taylor will also include the
audience in his discussion by
interacting with them as Professor Snape would during
one of his potions classes.
"[The lecture is. like] real
life role playing. It seems
cool to actually experience [a Hogwarts style lecture] and not just see it iii
the movies,"; sophomore,
Breanna Maltby, said.
Fans of the Harry Pot-ter franchise will be able
to experience a completely immersive atmosphere during the lecture.
CSUSM to host Hogwart's most famous potions professor.
"The audience [will be]
seated in house sections,
like at Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry
(Gryffindor, Hufflepuff,
Ravenclaw and Slytherin),
and everyone is encouraged
to come in with witch and
wizard costumes," said event
organizer and Harry Potter
course (ID 370) instructor,
Professor Linda Pershing.
Currently, over 300 tickets
have been reserved for the
event, approximately 120 of
which are students of Professor Pershing's clafcs, and
this number is expected to
Photo by Chris Morales
grow much larger. Tickets
are free for current students
at CSUSM and can be reserved on the Arts and Lectures website. The rest of
the community is invited to
attend at $15 for adults, $5
for children and $7.50 for
faculty members. Every-
body needs to have a ticket
for entry, even students.
Through this lecture, fans
of Harry Potter will be able
to learn more about the series from a man who has
spent years honing his abilities in order to perfect his
role as the infamous potions
professor, as well as interact with fellow fans of the
series in a unique setting.
"[This lecture seems like]
a good way to bring the
Harry Potter community
together,"said junior, Isamara Aispuro, who hopes
to be able to attend herself.
To reserve tickets for the
event, which will be held
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
on Nov. 4 in the USU ballroom, visit www.csusm.
e du/al/c a lendar.html.
Further questions can be
mailed via Owl to Hogwarts.
�News Editor:
Ryan Downs
cougarchron.news@gmail.com
Transgender feminism lecture offers insight
A s afe s pace f or o pen c ommunication a nd d ialogue
By Jasmine Demers
Community News Editor
Earlier this month, students at CSUSM gathered
together in the Gender
Equity Center to discuss
important issues of the
transgender community and
emphasize the importance
of diversity and acceptance.
Held during U-Hour on
Thursday, Oct. 16, the lecture
allowed CSUSM students
to learn about Transgender
Feminism and its role in the
larger feminist community.
Chelsea Brown, a student
and peer educator at the Gen-
der Equity Center, hosted
the lecture event in order
to educate other students
about transgender issues
and expose them to differing feminist perspectives.
As a transgender individual herself, Brown
wants to teach others about
transgender identity and
allow people to ask questions in a safe space.
"I was male assigned at
birth, and throughout my
life I knew that I never
felt way [male.] Freshman
year of college was when I
knew I could no longer handle the pressure to be male
any longer," Brown said.
In her lecture, she was
able to tell her story and
share her own experiences as a transgender individual, as well as discuss
important feminist issues.
"A core tenet of feminism is that biology does
not and must not equal
destiny," Brown said.
"The idea that women
should not be held down
by traditional gender roles
plays a major role in all
feminisms. Trans Feminism expands on that premise to argue that people in
general should not be con-
fined by sex and/or gender."
Transgender feminism, according to Brown, is an amplification of feminist views
and progressive discourse.
"Trans Feminism argues
that everyone has a fundamental right to determine
their own identity and no one
has the legitimate authority to define a 'real woman'
or 'real man,'" Brown said.
Brown explains that
there was a time when
transgender
individuals
were viewed as mentally ill.
The American Psychiatric
Association has since corrected that notion, but the
dysphoria that a transgender person feels is still considered a mental illness.
"Psychiatrists believe that
the only way to cure dysphoria is to undergo gender transition because it is
easier tofixthe body than
the brain," Brown said.
Brown also discusses
the ways in which Trans
Feminism is disputed in the
larger feminist community
and the transphobia that has
been made clear by particular radical feminist groups.
"Transphobia in the feminist community isn't new
and it continues to be pro-
moted by individuals who
are known as Trans- Exclusionary Radical Feminists. Their ideas contradict
the entire idea of feminist
progression," Brown said.
Throughout the lecture, students found themselves engaged in a constant dialogue and were
eager to ask questions.
Chelsea Brown is hopeful
that she will host more lectures before the end of the
semester and encourages
anyone with further inquiries to contact her through
the Gender Equity Center.
R aising awareness f or 4invisible' disabilities
By Sydney Schabacker been undiagnosed, untreated ing and intrusive memories/ ing tours. This lack of con- "I'm not going to ask for and anger management, supStaffWriter
and even viewed with fear nightmares, increased irri- trol, "where they were used details. I don't ask about the port groups for significant
because of it. PTSD is a
Imagine that one moment normal response to abnoryou are in a classroom, and mal stressors, combat exthe next moment your mind periences being one of the
plummets you back into main examples of triggers.
the hostile and brutal envi- In the Conversations that
ronment of a combat zone. Matter: Veterans and InvisThis is an effect of PTSD, ible Disabilities lecture on
post-traumatic stress disor- Oct. 15, guest speaker Joe
der, an invisible disability Costello talked about many
affecting between 12 to 30 of the symptoms of not only
percent of the veterans re- PTSD, but also traumatic
turning from deployment. It brain injury (TBI), military
is the mind's way of remind- sexual trauma (MST) and
ing these people of the mo- acute stress disorder (ASD).
ments they desperately wish All have similar symptoms,
to forget but have not yet and may tend to overlap
come to terms with. Until in their development. Outrecently, many veterans had comes range from disturb-
tability, survivor's guilt, relationship/marital problems
to troubled sleep, engaging in high-risk behaviors
and even suicidal thoughts
and actions. In short, these
'invisible' disabilities are
too serious to not be recognized as true disabilities.
Even if a returning veteran
is fortunate to not develop
PTSD, "100 percent come
back with readjustment issues," Costello said. "All
of a sudden, [these veterans
havel no control, no say" in
the lives of their loved ones,
who have gone on with life
while the veterans were serv-
to life being managed," Costello said, is one reason why
so many veterans have issues
with integrating back into
everyday life, "[unaware]
they are a different person."
And of the self-identified
disabled veterans on campus, John Segoria of the Disabled Student Services says
he "only sees a snapshot of
what's out there. [The problem] is bigger than people
think." Perhaps that is because veterans with PTSD,
MST and T BI do not want to
admit this condition, because
if they do, someone might ask
them what the trigger was.
worst day or if they killed
anyone," Segoria said. When
the veterans go to seek help
anywhere, be it the Veterans Center in San Marcos
City Hall or Disabled Student Services, they will find
compassionate people who
understand these types of
disabilities and want to help.
The Disabled Student
Center offers exam time extensions and a referral system that helps the veterans
seek the correct help. The
VA Centers offer a slew of
services ranging from individual/group counseling,
workshops on stress, anxiety
others, counseling for MST,
PTSD and bereavement.
There are many resources
out there for veterans who
are struggling, but Costello
sees "22 to 23 year old veterans who don't see 18 to
20 year olds as their peers."
The disparity of experiences between those who
have served and those who
have not adds an extra level
of isolation for veterans.
Given that these veterans
bring so much valuable experieac^Jg the campus, it is
time we give something back
at least in the way of compassion, respect and acceptance.
F irst A sian P acific I slander s orority t o b e e stablished
Knowledge, Perseverence, Diversity and Legacy seeks to uphold the values of its name
By Katlin Sweeney
Editor-in-Chief
KPDL features a multidimensional college experience that allows its
members to prosper as
individuals,
community
members and students.
KDPL, a sorority interest group that has been on
campus since 2009, has been
moving towards their goal of
establishing the first Asian
Pacific Islander sorority at
CSUSM. The group has
been working with Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Nicki Croly, and
the existing Greek community in order to achieve this
goal. According to KPDL
President, Trisha Llanes,
this dream is transitioning
towards becoming a reality, approximately in 2015.
Reflective of its name,
which stands for Knowledge,
Perseverance, Diversity and
Legacy, KPDL works to instill aspects of each of these
four "pillars" in their members. To incorporate Knowledge, the group hosts a weekly, three hour "Study Hours"
session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, where members meet
up to do homework together.
Knowledge and Diversity are
represented in events such as
their weekly Hulu and Tahitian classes, which are open
to all members of the campus
community. Four-year KPDL
member, Heaven Quiban,
teaches these classes at 5
p.m. every Thursday in Arts
101. KPDL tries to get as
many student orgs, as possible to learn at least one dance
for the end of the year luau
as a way to come together
and celebrate while teaching others about API culture.
KPDL also participates in
events like the Breast Cancer
Walk, beach cleanups and
Friendship • <jfemes. KPDL
alms^to iriclude all students
iii their meetings and events,
not limiting themselves to
those who identify as API.
"One of the biggest misconceptions about joining
a culturally specific org. is
that you have to be fit into
that to be part of that group,"
Quiban said7 "A lot of people have asked us if they can
join even though they are
not Asian and don't know
anybody that is API. [With
KPDL], we're highlighting
diversity and we're trying
to break down the differences between us. Uniqueness makes us special, but
together we are complete."
KPDL President Trisha
The members of KPDL look forward to transition towards sorority status.
Llanes explained that having the group on campus
has made her experience at
CSUSM more enjoyable and
increased her friend base.
"I joined the spring of my
freshman year and liked it immediately," Llanes said. "The
past presidents and members
are the ones that have really
motivated me to get where
I am now. I would like to
see KPDL expand so that it
inspires other API women
to come onto this campus.
We need to bring that diversity on campus, and we're
here to make a statement."
Quiban joined KPDL the
fall of her freshman year,
and expressed how much
the members rely on one
another. She explained that
when KPDL is established
as a sorority, it will help
the campus community become even more diverse.
"I hope that new members
will always learn the roots of
where KPDL came from and
how hard it has been for us to
earn Greek letters," Quiban
said. "I want them to have
an appreciation for what they
will have when they become
a sorority because we have
Photo provided by KPDL
worked on this for so long."
KPDL meets every other
Tuesday, the next meeting taking place during UHour on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in
Academic Hall 205. Those
interested in the group can
like their Facebook page
at https://www.facebook.
com/csusmkpdl or follow them on Instagram at
K PDL_sororLty i nterest.
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T h e p revalence o f d iversity i n s ports
H ow d ifference h elps s ports t ranscend t o a n ew a nd b etter p laying f ield
By Burtland Dixon
StaffWriter
What if I told you there
was a realm in which the
pigment of your skin, the
dialect you are accustomed
to or even the way society
perceives you as a person,
is completely obsolete?
Well that realm is real. It
can be found in front yards,
public parks and residential
streets, to mention a few.
This world is none other
than the world of sports. The
cliché of "it doesn't matter if you're purple, green
or orange" applies liberally in this domain of life.
If you have ever played on
an organized sports team in
a league, your coach would
be the first to tell you that
it doesn't matter who you
are; if you can play you are
going to play. The same
doesn't hold true in other
areas such as positions of
power in the workforce or
media representation. In
other terms, you are not going to notice as many Denzel Washington's or Jackie
Chan's as you would a Tom
Cruise or even a Brad Pitt.
Then we have sports, a
magnificent creation indeed.
Let us take a second to delve
into a diverse scene. Steve
Nash, Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin; at least one of those
names should ring a bell.
Now what do all these people
have in common? They each
are players for the Los Angeles Lakers and love playing
basketball. The diverse and
uniqueness of those players is that they are Canadian, Black-American and
Chinese-American, respectively. Rest assured this trend
doesn't stop with basketball.
Now if these were still the since I was eight years old,
Glory days where certain and have never encounathletes would be scruti- tered any sort of prejudice."
nized and demeaned when It appears as if sports is the
exception to
they stepped foot
onto a court or "There is no the rule in refield if they were race in sports" gards to racism and other
of color, the topic
issues alike.
discussed here
would be different. For- This would serve sports as an
tunately for human sake, outlet for many people and
those days are long gone. they would hate to see that
"There is no race in environment tampered with.
sports, all players have the "The fact that sports are
capability to succeed and so diverse makes them
work hard," CSUSM sen- more enjoyable for me,"
ior, Abraham Vargas, said. CSUSM sophomore, Steph"I have been playing sports anie Ferro, said. "Athletes
and coaches have the same
goals, to get better as a
team and to win, so why
should race or background
have an effect on this?"
Whether it be for intramurals or the official school
teams, CSUSM is littered
with players of different
backgrounds playing side
by side. Why diversity is so
unaccounted for elsewhere
in life can be speculated, but
it's clear that sports breeds
diversity. When you toss in
factors like passion, determination and competition,
what is there not to love?
CSUSM men's soccer team prepared for stretch run
Team aims for s e c o n d A.I.I title in four years
By Erik Sandoval
StaffWriter
Students have taken a
stand against rape and sexual assault in an effort to
refocus the conversation
around supporting survivors.
Demonstrators rallied during U hour on August 26
in Library Plaza with posters, chants and demands for
change. Supporters included
Cathy Nguyen from Student
Health and Counseling Services, as well as members
of STARS, Active Minds,
the Health and Wellness
Center, Sigma Chi, MEChA,
STAND, the United Students of Color Coalition,
BSU and other CSUSM
professors and faculty.
The rally was organized in
response to the pending investigation of the Tau Rho
chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon. UPD issued a crime
report regarding allegations
that in May of this year, a
CSUSM student was sexually assaulted at an off-campus party hosted by members of TKE. Students have
responded to these claims
by protesting against the
victimization of survivors,
notably those at CSUSM.
Karen GuzmXn, who organized the rally along with
members of Feminists Anonymous, did this to specifically offer support to survivors of all sexual violence.
"Being survivors ourselves, we know what this
process feels like/' GuzmXn
said. "There Is~ so much
that goes into being victimized and we just want
this survivor to know that
we stand behind them."
Although TKE is not a
recognized organization at
CSUSM, the alleged sexual
assault is closely associated
with students and the surrounding campus community.
Jeff Salas, the chapter
President of TKE, explains
that fraternity members
are doing what they can
to aid the investigation.
"We have been cooperating with anything
that law enforcement has
asked us to do to help with
the situation," Salas said.
The university also responded to these reports by
focusing on student welfare and encouraging any
victim of sexual assault to
take advantage of confidential counseling services.
"The safety and well-being
of our entire campus community is our highest priority," CSUSM's Public Information Officer, Margaret
Chantung, said. "We will not
tolerate nor ignore sexual assault and we will hold members of our community accountable for their actions."
Chantung emphasized
the university's involve-
Photo by Cody Cook
CSUSM Men's soccer team warms up before practice in preperation for title game.
ment in this investigation
by sharing their partnership with the California
Attorney General's Office
arid local law enforcement.
These issues have resulted in an increase of stu-
Women's volleyball team
prepares for tournament
By Resty Grey
Sports Editor
CSUSM Women's Volleyball continues its hot streak
under head coach Andréa
Leonard with a win percentage well above .500 as they
look to finish off the season
and defend their Association
of Intercollegiate Institutions (A.1.1.) conference title.
As of Monday, Oct. 20,
cougars hold a record
of 16 - 8 on the season.
Cougars seem to have
struck a goldmine in its freshman class. Middle-blocker
Kristen Parker, libero Samantha Flores and outsidehitters Cheyenne Richards
and Ashley Kaylor have all
found a place in the rotation during almost every set.
Kristen Parker receives
exceptional
praise from Leonard.
"She's been really consistent for us, especially
for a freshman," Leonard said. "She's a kid that
comes in there with no
fear, she's a gamer. I think
we see her best when she's
in pressure situations."
Senior setter Alyssa Foster
continues to demonstrate exceptional leadership on her
team. Foster methodically
distributes the ball to every
one of the Cougar hitters on
the court, often displaying
her incredible volleyball IQ.
Composed and calm, nearly every set is dictated by
Foster, implementing lessons learned from Coach
Leonard during practice.
"Things we've been working on in practice is putting
ourselves in pressure situations in order to find a way
out of that and still be aggressive," Coach Leonard said.
"More importantly, mentally;
they have to keep their mental focus and stay aggressive.
We can't get complacent."
Junior outside-hitter Jordan Banich and senior
outside-hitter Alyssa Hubbard have combined to tally
more than 400 kills over
the course of the season.
"My setter is really good,"
Hubbard said. "I trust everyone around me and I know
I have to put the ball away,
there is really no other option. Any way I can help
my team to get a victory."
Cougars find consistent
effort and production from
their role players sophomore outside-hitter Brooke
Butler, sophomore middlehitter Morgan Willis and
senior middle-hitter Kelli
McLin, many times helping
to tip the scale in CSUSM's
favor during matches.
"We have players coming
of the bench and making impact points, which is really
hard to do," Leonard said.
"It's easier to be a starter, but
it's more difficult to come off
the bench and have to perform
right away under pressure."
The depth on the Cougars' bench seems to go on
endlessly as CSUSM continues to find excellent contribution from sophomore
setter Taylor Harris and
sophomore middle-blocker
Markisha Henderson-Diaz.
Despite earning plenty of
success against other teams
in the A.1.1. and N.A.IA.
conferences, Cougars are
still looking to improve upon
their volleyball proficiency
during competitive matches.
"There are definitely areas of our game we need
to work on and address,"
Coach Leonard said. "However we're battling. We're
back to that gritty determination, which is what
we really want to build up
towards the end of the season for a championship."
CSUSM will host only
four more home games before competing in the A.I.I.
tournament on November
14-15 in Denver, Colorado.
"This is exactly where
we want to be," Coach
Leonard said. "Rather
than fear that moment,
this gives us an opportunity to really embrace it."
dent concern and public
awareness of sexual assault
in the community. Karen
GuzmXn and other members of Feminists Anonymous explain that being able
to confront this violence is
the most important thing.
"We want to create a campus who is talking about it.
We want to facilitate those
discussions and eventually change our campus
climate," GuzmXn said.
Food Profil
Benefits of brown rice
The healthier alternative to white rice
By Beulah Supriya
StaffWriter
Rice has been grown
and consumed mainly in
Asian countries, but its use
is now slowly catching up
here in the United States.
Brown rice is not a different type of rice, rather
an unrefined version of the
white rice we now eat but
with much more nutrients
than its refined counterpart. Though it takes almost
double the amount of time
to cook it, approximately
40 minutes, brown rice is
definitely worth the wait.
Whenriceis refined, all that
is left is starch. Even in the
production of enriched rice,
quite a few essential minerals are lost in the process
which cannot be regained.
It is not only consumed as
a grain, but also as oil which
is made from the by-product
of refining brown rice into
white called rice branning.
According to the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition, rice bran oil can help
reduce cholesterol. One cup
of brown rice gives 5 grams
of protein and 3.5 grams of
dietary fiber, which aids digestion and helps maintain a
healthy weight. Consuming
100 grams of brownriceproduces 111 calories, which is
quite small when compared
to white bread that gives 289
calories, more than double
the amount found in brown
rice (USDA Database).
This rice is also known
to contain a trace element called Selenium.
"Some scientific evidence
suggests that consumption
of selenium may reduce
the risk of certain forms
of cancer," said the Food
and Drug Administration.
So be it for health or
just to have variation in
diet, brown rice seems to
be the right companion.
�Think pink in October, spread breast cancer awareness
By Ciara Walker
StaffWriter
The girls, boobies, TaTas, fun bags, hooters,
chests...whatever you call
them, October is all about
Breast Cancer Awareness.
One in eight women will be
diagnosed with the disease
and early detection is the
best prevention. Thefirstline
of defense is right at home.
You are your own healthcare
advocate and should begin with self-examinations.
Although, self-breast exams should not be used as a
sole means to identify cancer,
just an aid. The purpose is
for you ton become familiar
with your breast tissue, so in
the event a lump appears you
will be able to tell your doctor
whether or not it is abnormal.
Breast cancer is NOT limited to women. Although a
rare occurrence, men can
develop the disease as well.
However, women are nearly 100 times more likely
to be diagnosed than men;
breast cancer is the second
leading cause of death for
women in the United States.
The exact cause of breast
cancer is unknown besides
genetics, as is the case with
most cancers, but there are
a few lifestyle changes associated with decreasing the
likelihood of breast cancer
developing: Maintain an
active lifestyle by exercising and eating a well balanced diet, stop smoking and
limit alcohol consumption.
Heart
The Campus Recreation
Center at CSUSM has
started an intramural flag
football team for students.
Women are not always
the first athletes you think
about when you think of
football; many players
on these teams aré men.
One girl who decided it
would be fun to join is transfer-student Rashell Mascardo. This is not her first time
playing flag football though.
Rashell has been in the
military for seven years
and played flag football
for fun while she was deployed in Africa. She spoke
about her experience so
far as being the only girl
on the flag-football team.
"Sometimes it is not fair
because I have to prove
myself so my teammates
could trust me," Mascardol said. "The fact that I
was a complete stranger
made it a little bit harder."
Beat
Cultural views on health, wellness and exercise
If you have a family history of breast cancer, contact Student Health Services
at 760-750-4915 to schedule an appointment. If you
do not have medical insurance, you may qualify for
free or reduced health services. Contact North County By Alexis Saucedo
Health Services at 760-736- Sports Columnist
6734 for more information. Do your views on health,
wellness and exercise reflect those of your parents?
Are those beliefs dictated by
cultural practices? Let's face
it, we are living in a world
of wheatgrass, kale and protein shakes, but what are
these practices a result of?
Are they a result of us
breaking patterns of a sedentary lifestyle or elaborating on what already was?
No matter the culture, there
is always a stigma associated
with its lifestyle choices.
Despite having to over- The Hispanic culture is
come the female-athlete known for its hard workstereotype, Rashell exhibits ing individuals, rich family
exceptional play on the field, values and delicious food.
often matching the fitness However, Hispanic indilevels of many of the men. viduals have interesting, yet
Even though it seems like somewhat conflicting, views
a difficult situation, other on health and wellness.
female students should be Many individuals that
grateful that Rashell is tak- identify as Hispanic or Laing a stand to become the tino value hard work, parfirst female on the flag foot- ticularly physical labor.
ball team. She is a great asset This value is instilled early
to the team and it encourag-- on during childhood. Chiles other women to feel more dren are often put to work
comfortable to join as well. at a very young age. As a
result, they learn the impor-
Comparison among Hispanic/Latino, Filipino
and American Indian cultures
Flag fPardo team evolves to co-ed
ootball
By Shaina
Senior StaffWriter
Sports Editor:
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cougarchron.sports@gmail.com
tance o f p hysical l abor i n
family restaurants, on farms
or even around the house.
Hispanic/Latino individuals
associate exercise with the
strength and stamina that are
attained through the amount
of physical labor they do
associated with their jobs.
Strength and stamina carries
a certain level of pride with
it. This pride keeps Hispanics/Latinos from disclosing any sign of weakness,
especially regarding health.
For example, Mexicans
are historically known to be
taught to focus on the now.
Therefore, if he or she has
experienced an injury or a
health condition in the past
that is not present at a doctor's visit, it will likely go
unreported. More often than
not, Hispanic/Latinos are reluctant to seek treatment for
health issues
at all. Many
Hispanics/Latinos believe
in balance, if
that balance
is disturbed
they often rely
on natural or
h omeopathic
remedies, as well as their
deep spirituality to correct it.
Part of the Hispanic/Latino
culture is that many of them
do not believe in processed
or pre-packaged foods. Every meal is homemade, prepared with the utmost love
and care. Traditional Mexican meals include: beans,
rice, potatoes and tortillas.
"My family always says
that they will eventually die
Photo by Cody Cook
CSUSM has become a haven for witness and welness for members
of all races.
somehow, so they may as
well enjoy what they are eating," a Mexican student at
CSUSM, Luis Carrillo, said.
Carrillo has chosen to live
his life differently from his
traditional Mexican family. Carrillo served in the
military and is pursuing
his degree in Kinesiology
with an emphasis in physical education, so that he
can pass on his healthy habits to school aged children.
Hispanics/Latinos might
h é s keptical a bout h ealth
care but many Filipinos, on
the other hand, delve deeply
into the health care field.
Some Filipinos dedicate
themselves so selflessly to
the field of health that they
often forget about their own
well-being. Filipinos, like
Hispanics/Latinos,
also
have a culture full of hard
work, tradition and great
food. Filipinos are culturally known to measure their
success based on their hard
work and busy lifestyle.
Consequently, stress often accompanies hard work.
According to the National
Institute of Health (NIH),
heart disease is the leading
cause of death in Asian and
Pacific Islanders. The NIH
also states that hypertension is especially prevalent
in the Filipino commu-
wellness in order to educate
others. Health promotion is
important in order to educate
individuals about wellness.
"As American Indians, we
view health as being important because diabetes is
high among our race," an
American Indian student at
CSUSM, Linda Nieto, said.
"We know that we have a
genetic predisposition to the
disease, so we try to exercise
and eat right but we are not
perfect and many of us still
need more education on how
exercise and eating right affects blood sugar levels."
Nieto is a Kinesiology
major here at Cal State,
who hopes that her emphasis in exercise science will
help her educate her family, especially her son, on
how to live a healthier lifestyle on the reservation.
D iversityresources .com
says that animal foods, fried
bread and Indian corn are all
considered 'strong foods'
that promote good health. In
reality, these foods are high
in cholesterol and can be
linked to diabetes. According to diversityresources.
com, tribal religion and traditional healers continue to
be used to diagnose and treat
American Indian patients
on reservations. Although,
it is common for Native
Americans to seek
modern medicine
advice in order to
treat symptoms
as well as a tribal
physician to eliminate the cause.
As you can see,
our campus is a
melting pot. There
are so many different cultural views on health, wellness and exercise. Yet, we all
have a common goal and that
is to be the generation that
changes the cycle of poor
lifestyle habits. Perhaps,
the recent health revolution
is not just a fad, but a new
understood way of life that
we can all help share with
one another here on campus.
"As American Indians, we
view health as being important because diabetes is high
among our race,"
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nity due to diet and stress.
"My mom has been in the
health care field as a nurse
for as long as I can remember, yet she urged my brother
and I to take a more preventative route toward health
care when choosing our careers," a Filipino student at
CSUSM, Leila Cruz, said.
Cruz is passionate about her
own health and has chosen to
pursue a career in health and
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Immerse yourself in the Ashtanga
Yoga experience
Photo by Cody Cook
CSUSM students are more often finding stress relief through yoga.
By Joshua Copeland
StaffWriter
Need a stress-relieving
escape in between classes? The CSUSM Clarke
has got you covered.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays at U-hour, The Clarke
provides a free Ashtanga
Yoga class. Yoga is an exercise that improves strength,
flexibility, concentration
and balance. It encourages meditation and clarity and allows you a brief
intermission between the
everyday school grind.
The class begins with everyone sitting in a big circle
(depending on how many
participants arrive to the
class). Sometimes the instructor will sit in the middle
of the circle or join the participants on the outside. As the
class progresses, the instructor will carefully monitor
the participants in the class,
ensuring the safety and support of the poses. If a pose
proves to be too difficult, the
instructor will provide you
with an alternate position
with equivalent effectiveness to fit individual needs.
"The main goal is to teach
you guys [students] the
physical practice of yoga
but then also to show you a
little bit that it's more than
just a workout," yoga instructor, Louise McDugal,
said. "You learn a little bit
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about the breathing and the Sports Editor
MEN'S SOCCER 9-3:
mindfulness; a little bit about
10/25/2014 2:30 p.m., Opponent: Johnson & Wales (Colo.)
the philosophy and history,
weaved into the practice."
11/1/2014 1:00 p.m., Opponent: Antelope Valley
One óf the many highlights
11/4/2014 3:30 p.m., Opponent: Point Loma
of the class is the last pose
WOMENS SOCCER 7-2-5:
of the class - the Savasana
Corpse pose, in which you
10/24/2014 3:00 p.m., Opponent: San Diego Christian
lay on your mat complete10/25/2014 12:00 PM, Opponent: Antelope Valley
ly relaxed and do nothing but listen to the music.
11/4/2014 1:00 p.m., Opponent: Point Loma
"I love the class, and I
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL 15-8:
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E vents, l ectures set f or Diversity Awareness M onth
O ffice o f Diversity's inaugural event
By Courtney Jones
lead students in a powerful exercise aimed at promoting unity and strength.
The following day, Wednesday, Oct. 8, Noa Baum left
attendees amazed following
her stellar performance during A Land Twice Promised.
On Oct. 9, CSUSM's exceptionally diverse community had the opportunity to
mingle over a cup of coffee
during International Coffee Hour. The same day, a
screening of Underwater
Dreams, really knocked the
socks off of attendees as
presenters shared the "epic
story of how the sons of
undocumented Mexican im-
Features Assistant
Get ready Cougars, in addition to wearing pink for
Breast Cancer Awareness,
you can also attend a variety of events and lectures
all month long in honor of
Diversity Awareness Month.
The events and lectures are
among the resources provided by CSUSM and its speakers to encourage students
to learn and understand the
world and the diverse individuals who occupy it.
Tuesday, Oct. 7, marked
the kickoff of Diversity
Awareness Month as guest
speaker Suzan Shown Hario
Student
migrants learned how to
build an underwater robot
from Home Depot parts and
defeat engineering powerhouse MIT in the process."
During U-Hour on Oct. 14,
students had the option of
attending ASFs "interactive
and educational" anti-bullying event or playing a few exhilarating rounds of Loteria,
a Mexican game similar to
bingo, in the Kellogg Library.
On Wednesday, Oct. 15,
Joseph Costello hosted an
event at the San Marcos
VA Vet Center about veterans and the various "invisible disabilities" they combat on a daily basis. Also
still more to come. Feel free
to drop in on one or more
of the remaining lectures
taking place this month:
Ferguson: Racial Shootings, the State and Resistance
lecture from 12 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.
22 at the USU, Ballroom B.
Transgender
Identities lecture during U-hour
o n. Tuesday, Oct. 28 at
the USU, Ballroom C.
Love, Always: Exploring Identity through Spoken Word will take place
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on
Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the
USU, Ballrooms A&C.
The lecture, Frontiers in
that day, the Arts building
hosted guest speaker Sonia Gutiérrez as she spoke
about the "struggles, power
and responsibility of being
a bilingual writer today."
This past Monday, Oct.
20, Dr. Louie F. Rodriguez,
author of The Time is Now:
Understanding and Responding to the Black and
Latina/o Dropout Crisis
in the US. lectured about
a silent epidemic that has
been plaguing students of
color for some time now.
The above mentioned
events have been the events
that have taken place thus
far this month, and there's
9
organization
Science, will be held from
during U-hour Thursday,
Oct. 30 at Arts Building 240.
Also, if you're interested in exploring the Half
Moon Wall, then head on
over to the Study Abroad
Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at
the Kellogg Forum Plaza.
The last event for the
month, International Coffee Hour, will take place
on Thursday, Oct. 30.
Continue
celebrating Diversity Awareness
Month, Cougars as someone once said that "the
beauty of the world lies in
the diversity of its people."
spotlight
Muslim students organize to promote understanding
By Shanice Davis
Group s eeks to raise awareness o f its r eligion
Staff Writer
At CSUSM, there is an
array of student organizations that anyone can join
that caters to students' needs,
hobbies, beliefs and specifications; the Muslim Student Association (MSA) is
among those organizations.
CSUSM student Amber
Mahmood, president of the
Muslim Student Organization, explains that a major
component in the group's
mission statement is unity.
Mahmood also emphasizes
that the organization is open
to all students, Muslim or not.
"[Our mission statement
is] to unite both Muslims
and non-Muslims in order
to better understand one
another," Mahmood said.
With many different ste-
reotypes and misconceptions out there, MSA encourages students to understand
what being Muslim means.
"It means being the best
possible person one can
be," Mahmood said. "Our
religion encourages its believers to be kind, justT"
humble, a role model and
pushes for equality for all."
Photo provided by MSA
Some of the MSA's goals
MSA group members gather to plan ways to open communication
they are proactively working
on achieving include grow- with other campus students.
ing and becoming a better
known entity on campus in central theme of build- events for students to
addition to spreading knowl- ing a strong relationship participate in including
edge throughout campus. with God as well as oth- hikes, movie nights, rock
MSA also encourages others ers and striving to achieve climbing, ice skating and
to better understand Islam the best self one can be in many other activities.
and its principles and val- this life," Mahmood said. MSA believes in giving
ues. The org. hopes to better MSA has grown by nearly back and helping the comconnect with the campus and 50 percent within the last munity by participating in
the local community in order year and hopes to contin- ventures such as food doto help increase awareness. ue to expand on campus. nations to the homeless
"[In Islam] there is the MSA also holds fun and various other volun-
teer opportunities that arise
throughout each semester.
In addition, MSA is holding their biggest event of the
year—Islam Awareness Week.
"Each year MSA holds
Islam Awareness Week, an
entire week of lectures and
events dedicated to chspeiling misconceptions and
eradicating
stereotypes
about Muslims and Islam,"
Mahmood said. "We have
knowledgeable scholars who
have volunteered to come
to CSUSM and speak about
a variety of topics (Islam in
the Media, Jesus in Islam,
Muslims: America's newest minority, Islamic influence in Chicano Culture)."
These lectures will be
held from 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. from Monday, Oct.
20 through Thursday,
Oct. 23 in UHall 100.
Mahmood and fellow
members of MSA encourages newcomers from all
around the campus to join
or to attend at least one
meeting. The org. currently has biweekly meetings held during U-hour on
Thursdays. The org. gathers at this time in order to
discuss their thoughts on a
variety of informative topics and issues like Feminism
in Islam and Love in Islam.
For more information
on the org. email MSA at
m sa.csusm@gmail.com.
"We strongly encourage everyone to come out
and attend at least one
event," Mahmood said.
"It is a great opportunity
to build connections, clear
up any misunderstandings
and gain knowledge about
a highly discussed topic."
P riority Christian Challenge discusses c ommunity
S trengthening f aith w ithin C SUSM
By Celeste Morales
Outreach Assistant
CSUSM student org.
Priority Christian Challenge offers a safe environment where students can
come together and participate in shared prayer
along with other events
within the community.
The organization is spiritual based and promotes
connections and fellowship among students. Their
main focus is to help one
another stay on the spiritual
path through mentorship.
CSUSM student Karri Vitor, president of Priority
Christian Challenge, wants
to put the organization on
CSUSM's radar as a good
organization to join for those
students who want to build
strong relationships with
each other as well as help
others in the community.
One unique feature of Priority Christian Challenge
is that they interact with a
large part of the international student population.
"There is something like
forty-two different countries
represented at this school
who are looking for a way
to connect," Vitor said.
"We try to help with that."
The faculty advisor for
the org., Karno Ng, administers the International Coffee Hour where the organization comes together and
assist these international
students with transitioning
into CSUSM. Many of these
students are looking tofinda
sense of cohesive community.
Priority Christian Challenge creates this community during meetings where
students come together
and participate in Bible
study and fellowship. Vitor defines fellowship as
means of communication
that brings students closer
to one another and to God.
"Its a type of Bible study
that is concerned with
the connection with Jesus," Vitor said. "We hold
each other accountable."
One of the major events
they have coming up this November is called Operation
Christmas Child. Operation
Christmas Child allows students within the organization
to gather donated clothes and
food from around campus
and put
them in
shoe boxes. Once
they have
them all
packaged,
organized
teams
will ship
the donations to
c ountries
in need.
The organization also recently had an event called
"See you at the Pole" where
they organized a public
prayer by theflagpoles. The
group prayed for the campus,
the community and the rest
of the world. Some of the
students from Intervarsity,
a nother
s piritual
based organization on
c ampus,
joined the
organization in
prayer.
5
Priority
Christian
Challenge
hosts
such events in hopes to help
strengthen the faith of those
students who attend. The
organization wants to provide the new members a bit
"There is something like fortytwo different
countries represented at this
school who are
looking for a way
to connect/
of encouragement in continuing to follow their faith
and to help students realize
that there are others who are
willing to pray with them.
Vitor also believes that
providing a place for students to pray gives people
a sense of camaraderie.
"This "also inspires some
of our members to be more
aware of the concerns of others and the community that
we are in, since we think
about them as well when
we are praying" Vitor said.
Priority Christian Challenge is open to all students
on campus, and for those interested in joining, the org.
meets from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
every Tuesday and Wednesday in the USU 2310-A.
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Spetletz-homemade brown butter egg noodles
Traditional German recipe made easy
By Chelsey Schweitzer
Senior StaffWriter
If you are in the mood for
a noodle dish with a twist to
break up the routine of regular old spaghetti or macaroni
and cheese, then this German
dish is for you. Spetletz is an
egg noodle dish that is served
in browned butter. In Germany, it is also normally served
with sauerkraut and pork
mixed in for additional flavor. This recipe has been used
in my family for generations,
and now you can try it too.
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
6 eggs
Dash of salt
Cold water
Butter (as much or as little as desired)
Directions:
Mix flour, eggs and salt
by hand. Add cold water
until it has the consistency of a thick cake batter.
Boil a pot of salted water
(to a soft boil). Slice strips
of the batter into the water
and cook until fluffy. Strain
into a bowl of warm water.
Brown the butter in a small
pan by cooking at the highest heat until browned. Strain
the noodles, toss and butter them. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add sauerkraut
and pork as desired. Enjoy.
Do you have a favorite
recipe that you would like
to share? Send any recipes
or suggestions to Culinary
Corner at cougarculinarycorner@gmail.com
and
you may see your recipe
featured in the next issue.
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International students
start to feel at home
By Sydney Schabacker
StaffWriter
When students go to college, some seek to find
what makes them special,
what talents they may possess and what possibilities
await. For international students Brian Park and O.C.
Si, coming to CSUSM is a
means for self-exploration.
Brian Park, a Business
Major, came to CSUSM
to extend his study of
English. He finds American culture fascinating,
and very different from
his home in South Korea.
"In South Korea everywhere is busy," Park said.
"There are too many people and too many cars."
But here at CSUSM, Park
expresses how friendly and
helpful everyone is, whereas
in South Korea, people might
be less inclined to ask for, or
give, assistance and advice.
Park believes that studying English will help him
succeed in the business
world. He hopes to one day
help his father manage their
family-founded construction business, Shintaeyang.
Photo by Chris Morales
International students enjoy doin school work at the Global Education room.
"English is good for me
since English is a prominent
language throughout the
business world," Park said.
Another international student here at CSUSM also
believes how essential language can be in everyday life.
Communications major O.C.
Si wants to learn all about
the intricacies of English.
Si is originally from
Macao, China and was
influenced to come to
CSUSM by her brother.
"My brother studies
here, and he said it's a
good school and a nice,
quiet place," she said.
Si also expresses how busy
she has been since settling in.
"I have lots of things to
do: get a phone, water, gas,
an apartment," she said.
Despite the many extra responsibilities that are part of
starting a life in a new country, Si is excited to be here.
She loves the freedom of
American culture, delights
in the English immersion
and appreciates being part
of a diverse community.
Though both O.C. and
Brian are far from home,
their experiences here at
CSUSM are an exciting and
satisfying first step towards
their trans-global futures.
C S U S M r eaches z enith i n i ts 2 4 y ear c ourse
T he m apping o f the u niversity throughout' t he^eats
By Anna Maria Petrova well-developed campus."
StaffWriter
With record enrollments
this fall, CSUSM has been
named one of the fastest growing universities
in the Cal State system.
From the first graduating class of 1991 to the
2014 fall semester's record enrollment, CSUSM
has come a long way.
As the years passed and
more students were accepted, the university was
expanded, new buildings were added and new
programs were founded.
"It has changed a lot since
I started in 1991. Initially
we had only a couple of
hundred students without a
campus. We rented a part of
Business Park by Jerome's,"
said Literature & Writing
Professor, Dr. Yuan Yuan.
"Now we have over tens of
thousands of students on a
Editor-in-Chief
Katlin Sweeney
The current fall 2014 semester welcomed 12,853
students to CSUSM, which
included 2,175 new freshmen and 1,644 transfer students, surpassing the 12,000
student mark that had not
been broken in the past.
The CSUSM campus
has also been recently
ranked as one of the best
universities in the area.
"As a relatively speaking young institution, it
is admirable to be ranked
among the top 20 best universities in the area," said
Gezai Berhane Associate
Director of Operations of
Dean of Students Office.
Another notable accomplishment attained by
CSUSM is the recently
awarded Higher Education Excellence in Diversity or HEED award.
"The Office of Diversity was established three
Photo by Chris Morales
Craven Hall stands as a beacon of progress.
years ago, and within the
last couple of years we have
been operating off our strategic plan," said Marilyn
McWilliams, Administrative Assistant of the Office
of Diversity, Educational
Equity and Inclusion. "We
have five years of strategic planning, and based on
COUGAR
that plan we have been implementing a lot of things"
CSUSM's accomplishments and progress can be
first attributed to its unique
history. The CSU campus
held its first classes in 1979
at Lincoln Middle School
in Vista and served approximately 148 students. How-
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moved into a larger office
building in Los Vallecitos
Blvd., San Marcos, also
known as the Jerome's area.
"I was here the first two
years as a student, we didn't
take classes here thefirsttwo
years on this site we were at
what was back then the Jerome's area," Berhane said.
"CSUSM was founded in
1989, and that's when they
started hiring faculty and
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"I was one of thefirststudents
enrolled in the fall of 1990."
CSUSM was the twentieth
campus in the CSU system at
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Stacy, there were 12 other
founding faculty members.
In Feb. 1990, CSUSM introduced its first junior and
senior class with an enrollment size of 448 students
while the CSUSM campus
Was still under construction.
In May of 1992, CSUSM
had its first official commencement
ceremony
prior to the grand opening of the CSUSM campus.
In 1996, Jean and W. Keith
Kellogg II pledged a donation
to the school which helped
support the future development of the Kellogg Library.
Moreover, in 2010, the
university celebrated its
twentieth anniversary, and
the enrollment of students
reached 9,767 and has
continued to grow since.
With a ranking placing it in
the top 20 best Cal States, a
diversity award and record
enrollments, CSUSM has become one of the fastest growing schools in the region.
The
opportunities
CSUSM has to offer to
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S tudents' H alloween t raditions
C ougars r emember t he m ost m emorable H alloweens
By Shanice Davis
StaffWriter
It is that time of the year
where the leaves transition
to oranges, reds and yellows, where the air gets
cooler, days get shorter and
where for one night of the
year people dress up in costumes, scare little kids and
pass out cavity ridden candy.
Childhood Halloween
celebrations were riddled
with candy, trick or treating, scary movie nights,
halloween parties with
friends and getting dressed
in flirty or scary costumes.
When asked about Halloween traditions, our fellow
Cougars grew excited and
nostalgic from the simple
thought of Halloween alone.
CSUSM freshman Josh
Morones reminisced about
Halloween time with
his friends and family.
"When I was younger, or
still, my neighborhood has
been one of the most popular destinations for trick or
treating," Morones said. "We
would get people from Tijuana, we would get buses with
tons of people and my street
would get totally packed. We
would also get a huge mob of
people, some would be twenty-five and others would be
two years old. It would just
What halloween costume will you
wear this year?
be a whole bunch of people
trick or treating together."
CSUSM junior, Nicholas
Bruno, pondered his early
childhood as he mentioned
that he does not currently
have much of a tradition as
he once did. However, as a
child, he would get ready
for the festivities by preparing their home for the
mysterious night to come.
"As a kid, I'd paint ghosts,
pumpkins and spooky things
on my window," Bruno said.
CSUSM junior, Diana Garcia, celebrates the same way
every year, while sometimes
helping kids in the process.
"I watch Hocus Pocus every Halloween either by myself or with others and since
I've been working with kids at
Project REACH, I have them
watch it too," Garcia said.
CSUSM junior, Michael
Martinez, sticks close to
his Mexican heritage as
he describes that he and
his family commemorate Dia de Los Muertos.
R E S T A U R AN T
"Our Halloween tradition
is the Day of the Dead,"
Martinez said. "We would
place a table in our living
room and just have it open
to put food on it for those
who have passed away;
the ones (foods) we know
they liked, and we'll leave
it there for two nights."
Regardless of what Halloween traditions students have
grown up with-trick or treating, partying, apple bobbing
or just kicking back watching Halloween classics—it
still remains a holiday that
brings out the kid in us all.
Whatever Halloween shenanigans you're involved
in, be sure to have fun and
be safe out there Cougars.
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Minions: This is one of
Looking to get in the the popular ones this year.
Halloween spirit this year Basically get yellow shirts,
with some friends? Here sweaters and some overalls
are a few costume ideas or suspender straps. Glue
that can help you stand out. some Styrofoam cups to a
Mystery Gang:
Old headband for the eyes and
school but still works. you have minions. If you
Choose whoever wants to can get a tall guy to be Gru it
play which character and would be even more perfect.
dress accordingly. You Super hero group: Reccould even get a cardboard ommended for large groups.
like the Avengers or Justice
League that give you a wide
range of characters to dress
up as. Or if you feel like
messing with people, Mends
could dress up as a bunch of
different Deadpools for kicks.
Crayola Crayons: This one
is easy. All you need is a
T-shirt of the color you want
to be. Adding a cone shape
for headgear in the proper
color will add to the costume.
Pac Man and Ghosts: Get
a lot of cardboard and cut
out the shapes of the classic Pac Man shape and four
other ghost shapes to wear.
Tetris: Take a cardboard,
cut it in the shape that you
want and paint it any color.
For a group variation, have
everyone's pieces all fit together once they line up.
Beer Pong: This one
will get some laughs. Take
some cardboard, paint it
red and wrap it in a cylindrical shape to make it look
like a solo cup around the
person. Grab a volleyball
and start tossing it around.
H alloween
a round t he w orld
By Alex Maravillas
StaffWriter
There are different cultures around the world
that celebrate Halloween,
some are unique while others are rooted in tradition.
Halloween
originated
from Ireland and was a Pagan Celtic practice. Youngsters wore outfits and went
trick-o-treating and most
individuals went to occasions or gatherings with
family and companions.
In Latin America and Spain,
for three days, individuals
praised on All Souls Day(s).
On the third day they have
a traditional feast, which
begins on Oct. 31. The end
goal is to demonstrate their
endowment for the spirits.
There is also an altar with an
offering to honor the dead.
The French celebrate
Halloween by going to
parties, social gatherings,
bars or clubs. Individuals
celebrate by hosting parties with scary themes or
by going trick-o-treating.
Lastly, in the Philippines,
Halloween lasts up to three
days and is built upon a
Catholic foundation. Similar to Spain and some Latin
American countries, Hal-
loween in the Philippines
begins from Oct. 31 to Nov.
2. where Nov. 1 and Nov.
2 are used to remember
the deceased. During these
two days, families gather
at cemeteries to honor the
dead. Some individuals actually live in the cemetery in
homes made out of coffins.
Halloween is celebrated all
around the world. Furthermore, the common phenomenon that is Halloween connects students' traditions with
the traditions of other countries such as Ireland, Latin
America, Spain and France.
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request with the opening spacious space for patrons time being somewhat socialof Kettle Coffee & Tea. to enjoy food and special- ly and culturally connected."
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to open exactly this type tion, every seat has a per- to be the down-to-earth
of place, with the special- fect view of the main stage. type of cross section perty coffees being the main Even with every seat filled, fect for enjoying a good
focus and the featured art- the atmosphere remained cup of coffee and having a
ists supporting the atmo- very welcoming and open. pleasant conversation with.
sphere," co-founder/own- There is enough space to If you are looking for a
er, Tricia Howerzyl, said. freely walk around to any good local spot to either stop
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to be therightplace available and casually order coffee meet a friend, or to just relax,
at the right time when we, without having an obstruct- kick back, and listen to live
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October is National Diversity month, so now is the
perfect time to learn something new about a different
culture. One way to learn
about a new culture is to
build a friendship with someone who has a different cultural background than you.
Another way is to attend
the diversity events offered on campus. I've attended two such events this
month that each taught me
something new about cultures other than my own.
The first event was called
"A Land Twice Promised,"
and was about encouraging a better understanding
Check out diversity events on campus
of the complex relationship
between Israelis and Palestinians. The event involved
Israeli storyteller Noa Baum
doing a theatrical one woman performance which explored the idea that perhaps
Israelis and Palestinians have
more in common than they
think. Something she said
that really stuck out to me
is that "once you hear someone's story, there's no going
back." Which leads us to the
wise words of Gene Knudsen Hoffman when he says,
"An enemy is one whose
story we have not heard."
The second event was the
first installment of the three
part Community and World
Literary Series that's being
put on by the Literature and
Writing Department. Toni
Jensen, a published author entitled From the Hilltop.
and professor
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shed a new light for me on
the struggles being faced
by Native Americans in our
society. It was also a great
time because Jensen's work
is funny and refreshing.
All of this to say that attending the different events
and lectures which the campus offers for free to students is a fruitful way to
learn new things about different cultures. I encourage all students to attend at
least one such event each
semester in order to engage
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Q u e s t i o n i n g d i v e r s i t y at C S U S M
By USCC
Contributor
Knowledge, Awareness, Equity, Lunch official seal
Dear CSUSM,
As United Students of
Color Coalition, we are taking the initiative to communicate the vision we have for
CSUSM in hopes of helping
our campus live up to its core
values, mission and vision
statement. Despite reaching
the 25 year anniversary, it is
both tragic and unacceptable
that acts of racial and hatred
Globalizing education benefits students
By Alhijaz Althagafi
Contributor
It has been said by Kofi
Annan that "arguing against
globalization is like arguing
against the laws of gravity."
Edward Fiske says that
if Americans are to continue to prosper and to exercise leadership in this new
global context, it is imperative that that we understand
the new global forces that
have both shaped, and been
thrust, upon us. The alternative is to be at their mercy.
Technological advancement has created a new
global culture. Each part of
the world today is connected
with each other. A company
in Korea can sign a contract
with another company in the
U.S without physically meeting. A family in South Africa
can watch the National Geographic channel at the same
time as a family in India,
both in their own language.
Globalization and technological advances have
played major roles in shifting the world toward a common culture, and it also
enhances education and
peace by allowing learning,
understanding and connection between diverse groups.
Diversity is not only about
race, ethnicity and gender,
but also religion, sexual
orientation, status and age.
Globalization and diversity
go hand-in-hand. The United
States has worked to apply
diversity and globalization
to the education system,
e specially
in higher
6
e ducation.
But why is
g lobalizing
our campus
i mportant?
The first
reason is
expanding experience. For some
college students, interactions on campus might be
the first time they have had
interpersonal communication with people from different groups. A university
campus is like opening the
door to the entire world
without the need to travel.
The second reason is to
improve social development.
By interacting with people
{
from different backgrounds
you can partner and develop
relationships. Sometimes
we have boring conversations with friends who have
everything in common with
us, which is why interacting
with people from different
backgrounds is so important.
The third reason is that it
prepares students for career
success. Emerging markets
mean economic growth, and
therefore the
need to prepare
students for
jobs that require
new skills. Students will soon
be looking for
a place in an
interconnected
world as never
before. The changing roles
of the international community, the changing face of
U.S neighborhoods, the challenges facing environmental,
health and science, must be
understood and managed by
a new generation of workers,
citizens and leaders. Dealing
with all of these will require
an education system that
prepares future employees
to lead in a global context.
Why is
Globalizing
on Campus
important"
Joining BSU changed
my college experience
racism continue to transpire
on this campus. Over the last
few years there have been incidents on campus that have
served to increase the racial division among faculty,
staff and students, including racist and sexist grafitti,
harrassment of certain faculty and students and acts of
cultural misappropriation.
These incidents have negatively affected our community in ways that makes students feel like their culture
is under attack. Recently the
of
their
though these concerns tend
to be thrown under the rug
rather than immediately addressed. As students of color
we are working hard to make
a difference, but the university needs to do its part too.
In Solidarity,
United Students of
Color Coalition
Need for more diversity
on campus
found Black Student Union, felt like I did not belong with
cause I did not know or see NPHC Divine 9 on our cammany individuals like me. pus. It would not only spread
But that fall semester I saw diversity around the school
that CSUSM had a BSU and but also the Greek life.
I immediately joined and This would give opportuninever looked back. BSU is an ties to other young African
organization that makes sure American woman to have a
individuals have a safe place chance to have a sisterhood
to go to when you need to and have a life-changing extalk and an academically in- perience. Also, individuals
clined setting that allows you of other cultures will gain
to address your own opin- more knowledge of African
ions and to think critically. American college history,
Before joining BSU, I instead of only the oppreslooked at the Greek life sive history which they are
and was astonished by how taught. They will be enlightlacking it was in diversity. I ened and not so ignorant
looked at all the sororities' on our accomplishments.
By Darniesha Thornton I felt very uncomfortable be- them. That is why we need a
Contributor
The school is diverse, but
not as much as it claims to be.
When I look around the
campus, yes, I do see a variety of individuals, but there
is still a huge gap in the
number of individuals like
me. I am African American.
When looking at various
clubs and organizations there
are very few that have members with people that look
like me, let alone are run
by people that look like me.
Last year, my freshman
year of college, before I pictures and I immediately
Students raise their hands in solidarity in protest of police brutality.
Creating sense of
community at CSUSM
ful experience for me. We that I admire most about the
have discussions that are in- Black Student Union is that
Contributor
teresting to be a part of and they encourage anyone of any
I came from a
ethnicity to attend By Daniesha Thornton
campus that was
the meetings. They Contributor
slightly diverse.
emphasize that di- Having diversity on our
But coming to
versity is a won- campus is extremely imporCSUSM there was
derful thing to have tant to me. The reason I bedefinitely a noticeon our campus and lieve this is because diversity,
that we want every in my opinion, symbolizes a
able difference in
ethnic- , group to. thriving community/campus.
the diversity of the
embrace Jheir cul- '
campus. I decided
ture and Heritage. "Raving multiple cultures
to be a part of
n our campus
any
Black Student UnDiversity is cru- ondividuality allows mculi
explore
ion because they
cial^ ibf" campuses * tures, perspectives, topics,
were all incredto have because it beliefs, ideologies and many
gives students of key factors that make us as
ibly welcoming
all different races
and I really wantPhoto provided by BSU Facebook Page to learn and ap- students better critical thinked to learn more
that CSUSM
preciate the heritage ers. Iddo believeonderful job
about my culture.
has one a w
fellow- classmates, with integrating diversity beParticipating in the BSU they are very informative
as well. One of the things
meetings has been a wonder-
By Shalyn Reynoso
university received the prestigious "National Diversity
Award," giving a false representation of our university. A
university that does not have
enough faculty of color, that
does not have ethnic centers,
that does not have Chicana
studies, Black studies, or
Asian studies; and a university that has continued to fail
students of color on an institutional level is not diverse.
While we acknowledge
that the university is aware
of these issues, we feel as
cause I do love seeing people
on my campus that resemble
many different shades. But,
with that said, I do believe
as a campus we can do much
more to expand diversity.
Being a college student, it
is my goal to graduate and
get a career, but in doing so
I want to change the lives of
students that believe there is
no hope in going to collège.
I am motivated by the idea
that I can be the changing
factor in a student's decision to come to college. That
is why I am in the flourishing, cultural organization of
BSU (Black Student Union).
It is our goal to start serving within our communities
because we, as a cultural
organization, realize how
important it is to see a person that looks like you telling you to go to college.
One quote I love to read
and that I can relate to as a
young black woman is by
Maya Angelou which says,
"My mission in life is not
merely to survive, but to
thrive; and to do so with
some passion, some compassion, some humor and some
style." And with that I encourage you to be a leader
today, tomorrow and forever.
�My e xperience as an E gyptian A merican
cousins I didn't know existed
would join us for dinner.
I learned English along with
Arabic and had friends who
I played with after school.
I climbed trees and picked
mulberries off its stems and
watched sunsets with my
family from our balcony.
When I was ten, I remember packing a large suitcase
alongside my brother as my
mom told us of the adventures
we'd be having in America.
"We'll have a big house and
a backyard," my mom would
tell us with excitement.
I know now that what my
mom was searching for was
what many others from all
over the world were searching for. I came to the United
States with family who believed in the American dream.
When I arrived in the U.S.
I was shocked in every essence of the word but more
so, I was afraid of not fitting
in. Soon after, my mom enrolled me in the third grade,
and although I studied English in Egypt, it was still hard
for me to communicate with
classmates and teachers; language barriers became an enemy to my self-development.
Throughout middle and
high school I was asked
questions about my nationality. I was asked if I had lived
in a hut back in Egypt, or if
I had owned a camel, or if I
was somehow a descendant
of Cleopatra. I was always
surprised at how little people knew about Egypt and
how quickly people threw
stereotypes around. Some
people didn't even know
that Egypt was in Africa.
But what shocked me
the most was being told
by a classmate that "I'd
be afraid to ride in an airplane with you." Televi-
disrespectful and racist. Appropriating other cultures is
not harmless. It often contributes to negative stereotypes
of the culture being parodied.
T e reason appropriation
h
can be harmful is that rituals
and history that have a strong
meaning to the original culture are often be treated by
outsiders as "just for fun."
Then, the ritual or history is
treated in a way that is dis-
respectful and offensive to
someone who has it as a very
deep part of their culture.
Now, none of this is to say
that if you're not Chinese
you cannot eat that lo meiri
you bought for dinner. Eating a culture's foods, enjoying its music and learning the
language can all be enriching
ways to show your appreciation for a culture. Cultural
exchange and learning about
others' backgrounds can help
create understanding and
friendship around the world.
But wearing a cartoon-like
sombrero, poncho and heinous mustache isn't showing
respect: it's downright rude.
It's important to learn why
it's not okay for members
of a dominant culture to appropriate others. "Ethnic"
clothes and hairstyles are
still stigmatized as unprofes-
By Nada Sewidan
Features Editor
Identity is a culmination
of human experience, diversity and being part of a
community that connects
us. Being Egyptian American, my identity is closely
tied to both the life I lived
in Egypt and the life I live
here in the United States.
My experience in Egypt
consisted of living in large
apartment flats similar to
what you'd see in big cities
like New York, of Pyramid
adventures and camel rides
on desert ground. I remember
commuting through buses,
microbuses and trams, and
navigating through jaywalkers and traffic, side street markets and the many tourists.
I spent my childhood surrounded by my family— a silly, loud, funny family. We'd
have large family gatherings where uncles, aunts and
Photo provided by Nada Sewidan
Nada (left) and cousin on Nada's 6th birthday in Eygpt.
sion didn't help with those
kind of stereotypes either.
I soon realized that some
people's prior perceptions of
Egypt were automatically attached to me. Even if I tried to
crawl my out from under people's preconceived notions,
I'd find myself pulled back.
It's hard to form an identity when a part of you is
thousands of miles away,
the other part of you is
trying to adopt someone
else's identity and the rest
of you is being judged by
people's standards, stereotypes and their ideas of you.
There remains this large
disconnect between a picture
of the Egypt I knew then, the
Egypt I've grown unfamiliar with and my place in the
United States now. That's the
thing about living half your
life in one country, brought
up based on one culture's
ideals and then transported
to find yourself immersed in
completely different ideals you tend to lose who you are.
You may be wondering
why you should care about
my story, or any stranger's
story for that matter. But the
truth is, if you cared about
my story, maybe you'd see
me from a different perspective, beyond the superficial,
beyond stereotypes, beyond
brown hair and brown skin.
You'd see a world outside
your own; you'd see a perspective that television
screens won't show you.
Maybe you'd see a girl that
struggles with something
that everyone struggles
with—identity. You'd get to
know who I am, my life in
Egypt, my life now, and you
would no longer ask me if I
lived in a hut, or if I owned a
camel, or if I was a descendant of Cleopatra. You'd find
yourself relating to me and
maybe you'd find that we
all beat to the same drum.
Everyone has a story,
and their story matters. Ultimately, it's our stories
that keep us connected.
sional, "cultural" foods are
treated as exotic past times,
and the vernacular of people of color is ridiculed and
demeaned. People of color
are stripped of their ability to express their cultural
identities on a daily basis,
biit when white people do
it it's often seen as self-expression. This is a privilege
granted only to those of the
dominant culture. Fortunate-
ly, we as a society can learn
about these issues and work
to become more sensitive
to other people's cultures.
With all of this in mind,
please think before buying
that "Native American war
bonnet" from Urban Outfitters or dressing as a "sexy
Dia de Los Muertos sugar
skull." These are real people,
real cultures and real histories, not fashion accessories.
Cultural appropriation is not fashionable
By Nicole Holman
Contributor
Cultural appropriation is
the process by which a member of a dominant culture
takes or uses aspects of another culture (often a colonized culture) without any
understanding of the deeper
cultural meanings behind the
appropriated item. It is often
I s A m e r i c a r eally p o s t - r a c i a l ?
By Ciara Walker
StaffWriter
"I don't have a
gun, stop shooting!"
Those were the last words
spoken by Michael Brown as
he was fatally gunned down
in Ferguson, MO by a Caucasian police officer. Brown
was supposed to start college that following Monday.
We have all heard someone complaining and
thought, "It is not just because you are black." But
this time, it is. I have silently
watched various videos pop
up on my social media newsfeeds of African-American
men and teenagers being
unjustly arrested, beaten,
shot at and even worse, murdered - all of them unarmed.
Remember, the staff member on campus who was
thought to have had an assault rifle? It turned out to
be his umbrella and he was
able to walk away, later
joking about it on his Facebook. I wonder if it were
an African-American man,
would the situation have
been handled differently?
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about these occurrences? sentatives that you encounter. know what a person is going
cave in on myself
CSUSM boasts a diverse Learn about a race instead of through or has endured to
than let you in.
campus. This campus is no criticizing them. And having be sitting in class with you.
I am not another land you can ravage.
�Opinion Editor:
Noelle Friedberg
cougarchron.opinion@gmail.com
M y e xperience i n E cuador
By Bobby Rivera
Alumni
It has been said that a
young couple went to San
Pablo Lake, which is located
below Imbabura Volcano.
When caught, the couple
ran off. They then went to
a single tree high on a hill
that overlooked San Pablo
Lake. It was there that their
kiss blossomed into love.
The Lechero Tree still exists
outside of Quito, Ecuador in
a colonial town called Otavalo. The folklore ending
is that the two souls were
separated by rival families,
one being the lake, the other
being the tree. Today, many
in love take their vows at
the foot of this tree in hopes
of having everlasting love.
I went to Ecuador this summer to research a fictional
novel that took me to three
indigenous communities
within this beautiful scenic
country. My return trip to
Ecuador was motivated by
an Andean medicine class
which I took from Professor
Bonnie Bade in the summer
of 2013. What was to have
been a 5-week trip, expanded to 3 months after I fell in
love with the city of Otavalo
and the people of Ecuador.
My novel took me to the
three regions of Ecuador.
First, to the Highlands where
the city of Otavalo is located.
Then to the Coastal area in
the city of Santo Domingo
home to the Tsachila Nation.
Finally, to the Amazon region
where the town of Lago Agrio, where the Cofan nation
is located. What ties all three
nations is the respect and love
of mother -earth. They call it
Pachamama and it's shared
by many Andean villages,
towns, and cities where culture is preserved. It was quite
common to see homes with
gardens. It's a spiritual belief that connects our planet
earth to the outside cosmos.
The city of Otavalo can be
described as a highland colonial town. In recent years
the government took a moral stance and implemented
Buen Vivir (Spanish for the
good life) to their constitution to preserve and integrate
an indigenous language and
protect indigenous people. It
compares to where we stood
as a nation during the racial
conflict in the civil rights
era of the 1960's. Indigenous people were regarded
as second class and racial
stratification created a have
and have not way of life in
Ecuador. People of color
had fewer life opportunities
to improve economically
and lacked educational resources. Language is a common bond for the preservation of culture in Otavalo
Quechua
(pronounced
keechwa) is one of the remaining indigenous languages and Otavalo is a peaceful
town. Men wear their hair
braided and long and women
wear gold beaded necklaces
with white floral blouses. I
spent nearly a month there
learning Andean music,
rituals and customs. As a
contemporary sociologist
in making, I truly evolved
into an anthropologist.
I also met a musician, Ali
Lema, who enlightened me
on Andean traditional music.
He was awarded a scholarship to the University of
Otavalo where he is leading a grassroots movement
to bring Andean music into
academia. While studying
music, he also teaches other
students to play Andean instruments that can only be
found in the Andean Highlands. His family of five
lives on a few thousand dollars a year. His 104 year old
grandmother also lives adjacent to the home where his
wife Carolina sings along
with his 3-year-old daughter,
Palomita. They also open up
their home, which doubles as
a music school, to students.
From Otavalo I went south
to Santo Domingo, home to
the Tsachilas nation. They
Use a vegetable dye to paint
their hair red and they pride
themselves on being self-sufficient. The Tsachillas were
formerly called the Indios
Colorados (redhead Indians)
but a recent movement to
change that has elicited the
government to lead and correct this bias by using the appropriate name of Tshchilas.
It was just outside Santo
Domingo that I met Henry
Calazacon who represents
his nation by sharing his history and customs. Henry has
traveled the world and is eager to share his way of life.
Henry spent a day trying
to perfect my spear throwing technique and teaching
me the names of hundreds
of plants that they use for
teas and remedies. As the
son of an elder leader, Henry is responsible with the
teaching the global community about the Tsachilas
and the preservation of the
ancient language, Tsafiki.
It is one of the oldest spoken languages in the world.
The Tsachilas invited me to
spend a few days with them.
They still have numerous
Shamans that lead the community. They are made up of
a few thousand and are broken up into communities in
Santo Domingo. At one point
they had command of one
the largest indigenous areas
that stretched from Peru to
Colombia. But little by little, they have either sold
Photo provided by Bobby Rivera
Bobby Rivera shares a beautiful view with a localfromEcuador,
land or had it taken away to learn another indigenous marked with a personal
from past governments. language known as Aingae. epiphany of protecting those
I was privileged to be let I did a cultural exchange who lack the financial reinto the community as they where I was allowed to sources and luxuries that we
shared their history. It is not teach English in a school in see daily in most homes in
common to see westerners exchange for learning their the U.S. The Cofanes may
visit them and stay a few customs and history. The lack television, computers,
days to learn of their medici- Cofan nation once numbered and high end cell phones , but
nal plants and heritage. They in the tens of thousands. But their richness is in its peohave an incredible command as oil companies entered the ple. They have great pride
of the biological plants that area the numbers have dwin- and are very humble. They
surround them for medicinal dled to a few thousand. A are influenced by protecting
purposes. They thrive on the nearly decade long court bat- our planet and giving back to
land and have maintained tle over alleged oil spilling our mother earth. They have
song and dances that go back into the land and water table a communal system of sharthousands of years. From has many confused about ing that I was envious of and
Santo Domingo my jour- the future for the Cofan na- wish I could see more of here
ney took me to the northern tion. Yet the Cofanes have in the U.S. It is a contrast
Amazon town of Lago Agrio managed to protect what from what I see in corporate
along the Colombian border. little area they still control. America and those who live
The sound of an outboard I entered this tribal com- their lives for themselves
engine racing over the Aqua munity that dates back thou- and not to improve on the
Rico River between two sands of years with only human condition for others.
bodies of land. One side rep- my backpack, camera, and For anyone interested in
resents the Mestizos (Span- field notebook. I start my studying abroad I highly sugish mix) community and the initial meeting apologiz- gest contacting the Global
other the indigenous Cofan ing for not eating monkey Studies Department on camnation. The Cofan nation when it was offered to me. pus. The inner connection
rests in the Amazon area and It gave me a teaching mo- I made and shared will stay
they can be found in Colom- ment to our guests on pro- with me a lifetime. If you
bia as well. They live off tecting endangered species allow yourself to learn from
the land and receive a few of animals around the globe. those you meet, it will change
thousand dollars to live on It was the only odd moment your worldview and give you
from the Ecuadorian govern- I had during my visit and I a more accurate account on
ment. Once you have cross did not want to offend my global issues. I challenge all
the Aqua Rico River you hosts. I did drink a boiled who read this article to look
know you are in the Cofan water drink called caculo globally and help bring about
Nation from the sounds of (plantain drink) every 3 to 4 individual change. Who
monkeys, tapirs and chick- hours for my first day. Dur- knows . . . maybe you will
ens. There was no electric- ing my visit I also ate freshly also find yourself halfway
ity during my three-day stay roasted meal worms on a around our planet thinking
after it stopped from a re- stick and had wild boar meat. of ways to improve humancent storm. It was now time My summer of 2014 was ity, one chapter at a time.
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at home with parents or frat
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After summer's departure,
fall brings many new and returning TV shows this year.
A number of shows either
finally answer multiple unanswered questions from
last year's season finales, or
introduces new and upcoming actors who play unusual, funny, terrifying, strong
and even crazy characters.
The networks provide the
fun and gripping experiences of getting the chance
to watch many TV shows or
even TV Movies for audiences with different preferences.
Fall TV shows lineup
Mid-September had the
return of the exciting ABC
superhero show "Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D," also CBS's
navy crime drama NCIS with
an explosive new season and
its new spin-off, "NCIS:
New Orleans," joining from
last year's episode "Crescent
City Parts I and H." "NCIS:
Los Angeles" accompanied its counterparts in the
CBS lineup before the end
of the month. The network
also introduced couple new
shows to the fall TV lineup: "Scorpion," "Madam
Secretary" and "Stalker".
The CW started its October lineup with "Reign," the
story of Queen Mary of Scotland, and then double brother
trouble with "The Vampire
Diaries" and "The Originals"
in their second seasons. The
fan favorite "Supernatural"
returned for its tenth season after leaving fans with
a shocking cliffhanger. The
protector of Starling City
makes a comeback. "Arrow" (Wednesday nights)
and its spin-off, "The Flash"
(Tuesday nights) bolt in The
CW schedule. Fox brings
its own superhero drama on
Monday nights. "Gotham" is
the story of Detective James
Gordon in his early years on
the police force before the
legend of Batman began.
Another haunting thriller
returned in FOX, '"Sleepy
Hollow" with its heroes Lt.
Abbie Mills of the Sleepy
Hollow P. D. and Ichabod
Crane, come back for another season fighting for
the greater good against the
demon Moloch, Headless
Horseman and Crane's son
Henry. October also brought
forth on FX, "American Horror Story" which returned
with yet another chilling
season. A new creepier
theme is introduced, Freak
Show, set in the 1950's.
ABC brings back yet another thrilling season of
"Revenge" with a twist,
having Emily Thorne come
back from the dead but not
knowing if Victoria used
her to her advantage, especially after Emily placed her
into an insane asylum in last
season's finale. Then there
is "Castle," "Nashville" and
"Once Upon a Time" with
Elsa, the character of "Frozen," making an appearance
with actress Georgina Haig
portraying her. There also
some new comedies: "Selfie," "Cristela," "Manhattan
Love Story" and "black-ish."
ABC's "Resurrection"
made a comeback on Sundays with more questions
for its viewers. On Tuesday nights there is "Forever," a new show about
Dr. Henry Morgan, a New
York medical examiner who
just can't seem to move on.
He keeps coming back to
life every time he dies in a
horrible accident since his
first death 200 years ago.
This fall season made a
grand entrance with many
new and upcoming TV shows
and returning ones as well.
There is more to come in the
upcoming months, even next
year. So stay tuned and don't
miss all the comedies, drama, thriller and supernatural
shows these channels offer.
T he B ig B ang k eeps o n g oing
By Will McCtirdy
Radio Assistant
For eight seasons, the Big
Bang Theory graced us with
the laugh track comedy of
Chuck Lorre, an entirely
new take on the genre of intellectual comedy not seen
since the days of Frasier,
and, most importantly, the
gift of bringing Jim Parsons to the small screen.
The show performed again
and again with a colorful
cast of characters which
are why they've been able
to stay on the air as long as
they have, bringing viewers
despite some nerds admonishing it. It brought a larger
understanding of some of
the basic principles and concepts of the scientific community and even some that
are more advanced such as
theoretical experiments of
quantum physics (Schrodinger's cat). However, as
much as I dearly love the
show, there are some points
that need to be addressed
that will hopefully be revis-
Conversations that
Matter
Lecture covers the Ferguson Shooting
By Beulah Supriya
StaffWriter
This summer, a young African American man was
shot by a police officer in
Ferguson, Missouri, sparking
protests across thè country
against racial profiling and
the actions of Officer Wilson.
With conflicting eyewitness reports, it has been difficult to identify the reason for
the confrontation, but what
cannot be argued is how
the shooting has affected
people all over the country,
not to mention, the world.
On Oct. 22, CSUSM's
"Conversations that Matter"
lecture series will be hosting
a discussion about the matter,
titled "This time we call it
Ferguson: Racial Shootings,
the State and Resistance."
The lecture, organized by
the Office of Diversity, the
Sociology Dept. arid CHABSS, is to be heldfrom12 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. in the USU ballroom and will be followed
by a Q and A session with the
panel. The date of the lecture
coincides with the National
Day of Protest against police
brutality and racial profiling.
"The main aim of the discussion is to inform the community about the country
still being a racialized state
built on white supremacy
and containment of color,"
Sociology Dept. Chair, Dr.
Sharon Elise, said. "Some
other topics which will be
focused upon are: how the
law constructs race and racism, slavery and the his-
tory of white supremacy."
When asked how this discussion will help the school,
Professor Karen S. Grover
highlighted its importance.
"Racial profiling creates
a hostile learning environment for colored people who
have come to study, not to
live in fear," Dr. Glover said:
Dr. Elise also pointed out
that the sad case at Ferguson is not a single isolated
incident, but indicative of a
crisis happening all over the
country. An example closer
to home was the 2005 case of
Jorge Ramirez, a robbery suspect shot six times though he
was lying on the ground due
to a previous bullet injury.
There are many more such
incidents which have come
to light,. To learn more,
check out stolenlives.org.
ited and give the wonderful
program a sound conclusion.
First to be addressed in
formerly one of my favorite
couples on the show: Howard and Bernadette (Simon
Helberg and Melissa Rauch
respectively). When first introduced to Howard, he was
a sleaze ball. He was the guy
who you hoped your sister
would never catch the eye
of lest they accosted by displays of gadgetry and how
much hair gel can be matted on to the human head.
Through Bernadette's introduction, Howard changed
his ways and became a more
sympathetic character with
her quiet demeanor hiding a fearsome personality
that was both endearing and
haunting to audiences while
providing what Howard
needed to become a better
man. In the newer seasons,
however, their relationship ard and Penny (John Galecki
took a turn for the hostile and Haley Cuoco) who have
where there was love there is the same problem as Sheldon
now anger and lies that had and Amy as their relationno place in their dynamic. ship is going nowhere, but
Next are Sheldon and Amy it is made worse by the fact
(Jim Parsons and Mayim Bi- that after seeing season after
alik) with a relationship that season where they break up
is clearly going nowhere and and get back together repetithat is the "From the desk tively. I can't honp r o b l e m : of a concerned fan estly remember why
It is going who wants one of they're together. I
n o w h e r e . his favorite shows can understand why
these story lines drag
While Amy
to end well"
on because the writis com^^ ^ ^ ^ers want the show to
ing out of
her socially repressed shell, stay on television, but eveSheldon's anti-social per- rything has to end eventusonality and elitism have ally. They are approaching
more or less established him ten years on the air and now
as asexual with an almost is the time to start wrapping
abusive dynamic of lead- up loose ends. Fix Howard
ing Amy to a future with and Bernadette, make Raj
him that isn't truly there and nice again, have Sheldon and
needs to be remedied lest the Amy finally make a conneccomedy take a darker turn. tion and remind us why LeonFinally we come to Leon- ard and Penny are in love.
By Elizabeth Roush
get this season's favorite
drink. Most recipes are simple with minimal ingredients, and they're usually
much cheaper than their fancy coffee shop counterparts.
Pumpkin Pie— An oldie
but a goodie, the traditional pie can be made from a
can of pumpkin or from an
actual pumpkin, if you're
feeling extra adventurous.
(The sugar pumpkin required for this venture can
be bought at Trader Joe's
E mbracing
p umpkin s eason
StaffWriter
The first sign of autumn
isn't leaves changing colors
or the onset of cooler weather; it's the sudden arrival of
everything pumpkin-related.
From the infamous pumpkin spice latte thatfloodsour
Instagram feeds to pumpkinscented candles, pumpkins
and their assorted uses, scents
andflavorsdominate the season. We love pumpkin. But
if you aren't satisfied with
merely buying various things
made of pumpkin, it might
be time to take autumn to
the next level and try making
your own pumpkin products.
Why settle for something
you simply pay for when
you can have the satisfaction of concocting your own
pumpkin creations? If you
want to test your pumpkincraftiness, consider attempting these pumpkin favorites:
The Pumpkin Spice
Latte— Surprise, Starbucks
isn't the only place you can
and similar grocery stores.)
Pumpkin Soup— For
those looking to make
something slightly less traditional, pumpkin soup is
a delicious (and healthier) alternative to pies,
breads and sugary drinks.
It's time to embrace pumpkin season and try something different. Recipes
for these three projects are
readily available online,
along with many more for
other fun pumpkin treats.
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5 / 5 P AWS
A &E C ommentary: K ill Y our D arlings
By Alex Maravillas
Staff Writer
Different lights uncover
the bohemian kineticism
that thrived amid the 1940s
and 1950s in New York City.
Today marks the one-year
anniversary of the American biographical-drama Kill
Your Darlings, written by
Austin Bunn and directed
by John Krokidas in his
feature film directorial debut. Kill Your Darlings is
one of my favorite films.
I remember watching this
film a few days before Halloween last year. I was fixated by the film's overall
plot. I especially appreciated
the raw direction thefilmdecided to take. For example,
in thefilm,there are intimate
moments that do not revolve
around the traditional heterosexual narrative, which
were excellently portrayed
by the cast. The cast included Daniel Radcliffe as Allen
Ginsberg, Dane DeHaan as
Lucien Carr, Jack Huston as
Jack Kerouac, Ben Foster
as William S. Burroughs,
Michael C. Hall as David
Kammerer, Elizabeth Olsen
as Edie Parker, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Naomi Ginsberg, David Cross as Louis
Ginsberg, Kyra Sedgwick
as Marian Carr and David
Rasche as Dean John Cullum as Professor Steeves.
Daniel Radcliffe, widely
known for his lead role
in the Harry Potter series,
plays a young Allen Ging-
berg in the 1940s, in his
college years with some
of the earliest members of
the Beat Generation (Carr,
Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kerouac and Kammerer). The
chemistry between Daniel
Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan
was phenomenal. In an interview, Dane DeHaan confessed that as a result for
DeHaan to play this role, he
fell in love with Radcliffe.
This film revolved around
a murder case, associating
the future of the beat gen-
Movie Review
eration. New York City was
the place to be and thrive
for each one of the individuals who needed to evade
their center American life
to wind up free from their
roots. The writers for the
most part, the Beats (Allen
Ginsberg, Jack Keruoac and
so on), Norman Mailer, J.D.
Salinger and other people
came to New York became a
segment of the scene which
benefitted the 1960's. The
story was carefully and delightfully told with incredible dialogue and character
development that resulted
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from the charm of the plot.
In my opinion, in the
more prevalent social setting, whether you consent
with it or not, the individuals characterized by New
York were those who set
out to leave the security of
their made familial enclaves
in minor towns and stake
their case to impressionistic
and uninhibited declaration.
Their eternal words, music and craft are our legacy,
one that sustains to move
each yearning for craftsman
and reverberates all through
every aspect of society today.
4 . 5 / 5 P AWS
STAN LEE'S T he D escent d oes n ot d isappoint
COMIKAZE EXPO By Pierce Brenner
STAN LEE BRINGS POP
CULTURE FUN ON
HALLOWEEN WEEKEND
StaffWriter
A group of girlfriends have
a tradition in which they go
on a different adventure every year; this year, it's cavediving in North Carolina.
However, what starts out as a
fun vacation takes a turn for
the worse when the women
find a group of cannibals living in the caves. Trapped and
isolated, they mustfinda way
out before they all get killed.
That simple description
does-¿not do The Descent
justice. But make no mis-
take; it is the scariest movie
I have ever seen. After the
first 15 minutes give the
necessary exposition, the
movie shifts into a thrilling
horror film and never lets
you out of its grasp. There's
hardly a moment where
you aren't in a state of fear.
When the tension is piled
on, it is piled on, with the
girls' nightmares becoming yours. In the tradition
of great horror, the lighting,
music and even the claustrophobic cave itself all
come together to create one
very successful package.
THE
DESCENT
FACE YOUR DEEPEST FEAR
Netflix Review
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W inter i s C oming... a nd s o i s t he s oldier
By Zach Schanzenbach Rogers response is simple
Senior StaffWriter
By Faith Orcino
tendees insight to the life and
work of those of pop culture.
The Los Angeles Con- 2014 marks the event's
vention Center turns into fourth year and will truly
the ultimate party for fans special, calling itself "LA's
of all aspect of pop culture. Ultimate Halloween TrickStarting on Halloween, Or-Treat!" On Oct. 31, the
many will flock to join the convention will be holding
festivities including celeb- a special costume contest for
rities Kevin Smith, Tara kids and the exhibitor hall
Strong and Adam West. For will have candy for trickthree days, the area will be or-treaters young and old.
filled with costumed folk and The hall has many vendors
icons of various industries. ranging for sponsors, excluCo-founder and CEO Regina sive collectible sellers and
i ndependCarpinelli and
ent artists.
her staff plans
Multimany activities "LA's Ultimate
passes for all
for all to enjoy. Halloween TrickA ttendees
Or-Treat!" tahree adays
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vailhave chances
able online
to interact with
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$70.
members of the
entertainment industry and Single day tickets are $30
meet fellow fans. The team each while children under
filled their Guest of Honor the age of 13 are free with
fist with stars like "Game a paid adult. Comikaze
of Throne" actors Gwendo- Expo also has special fan
line Christie and Alfie Allen, packages for. those wantcomic book legends Jim t ee ing special VIP experience
and Brian Michael Bendis, with their favorite activiand internationally known ties and celebrities. Be sure
composer Yoshiki. Special to dress your best for 2 0l4
panels will be held giving at- Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo.
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Iron Man 3 and Thor 2
were decent, but Captain
America: The Winter Soldier
is just what you'd hope for
from a Marvel Studios film,
and maybe even then some.
This latest installment in
the Marvel Cinematic Universe takes some of the
world's favorite plots in the
film industry and rolls them
into two epic hours of Marvel goodness. The main plot
is reminiscent of the original
Mission Impossible, while
the twists remind me of Salt.
At the center of all this action
is, of course, S.HJ.E.L.D.
member and World War II
hero Captain America, a.k.a,
Steve Rogers (Chris Evans).
One of the film's main
premises is the super soldier's
struggle with what appears to
be a lack of integrity in this
strange world around him.
Director Nick Fury (Samuel
L. Jackson) seems to be lying
to him habitually. Tension
increases when Fury shows
Rogers three new helicarriers like the one in Avengers
that will launch into the sky
and work to eliminate threats
before they can happen.
but true: "We [fought] so that
people could be free. This
isn't freedom. This is fear."
This struggle with the
morality of S.H.I.E.L.D. is
not limited to the betweenaction scenes either. The
development has clear implications in the action as it
is revealed that the terrorist organization HYDRA
has infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D.
The subtitle character, the
Winter Soldier, is the strong,
silent type: donning a mask
for most of the movie. His
identity is revealed shortly
before the climax and the
twist is surprising. Although
the captain manages to whip
all his standard foes into
shape, the Winter Soldier is
the only character who stands
a solid chance against him.
Other characters include
Natasha Romanoff with the
alias of the Black Widow
(Scarlett Johanssen), returning from The Avengers
to once again play a major
role, along with S.HJ.E.L.D.
agent Maria Hill (Cobie
Smulders). Newcomer Sam
Wilson, a Jc.a. Falcon (Anthony Mackie), proves to be the
antithesis of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s
ambiguous morality, thereby
landing him the role of Captain America's new sidekick.
Then there's Sharon Carter
or Agent 13 of S.H.I.E.L.D.,
secretly assigned to protect
Rogers. She seems to be
on his side throughout the
film, being the first general
SHIELD agent to actively rebel against HYDRA's regime.
Rumor has it, she'll have
a bigger role in the future.
Well-crafted action sequences, a strong atmosphere
of conflict within and without, and afilmthat takes the
best of actionflicksand rolls
them into one makes Captain
America: The Winter Soldier
more than worth your time.
If you were disappointed
with Iron Man 3 and Thor:
The Dark World because you
thought they were lackluster
compared to their predecessors, then I'm certain you'll
enjoy this film much more.
On the other hand, I ' ve heard
people say that this film is
better than The Avengers.
Do I agree? Well,
I don't disagree...or
agree. Oh, never mind.
See you in the Age of Ultron.
To read die full review,
visit the Cougar Chronicle's
website, or got to Zach's
blog "The Reluctant Critic."
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and having all of the control.
The band is very lyric and music-driven, but
Castellani says that the
music is what kicks off
his songwriting process.
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When asked to describe his
band, PlayFight in one word,
vocalist Kyle Castellani jokingly replied, "RockaFunkBlues...does that count?"
From an audience's perspective, it certainly does.
As the recent winners of the
2014 Temecula Valley International Film Festival's Audience Choice Award, PlayFight likes to blur the lines of
musical genres, mixing upbeat, high-energy guitar riffs
with smooth, modern blues
rhythms and witty lyrics.
With Castellani fronting the band, Matt Clayton
joined him as lead guitar-
By Lexy Perez
A&E Assistant
There comes a time
where you find yourself
engaged in a book that reminds you why you loved
reading in the first place.
If you're an avid reader
like me, there's nothing better than a story that enraptures you with its twists,
turns and revelations leaving
you wanting more. When I
was younger, I found myself engulfed in "Nancy
Drew" novels; solving a
juicy mystery has always
been a guilty pleasure. While
"Nancy Drew" allowed me
to channel my inner Sherlock Holmes, those mysteries were simply a warmup for the mystery works
of author Gillian Flynn.
Her best selling novel
"Gone Girl" is a work that
completely alters the meaning of the mystery genre.
While it's no child-friendly
mystery, it is evident that
it is in a league of its own
joining the ranks of other
mystery successors: Stephen
King and Agatha Christie.
The story centralizes on
Nick and Amy Dunne, a couple which gives new meaning to being in a relationship
and "it's complicated." Nick
is a struggling writer coping
with the loss of his job, owning a bar with his sister and
living in the shadow of his
prestigious wife. Amy is the
daughter of an Ivy-League
family, forced to forever live
as a created product to her
parent's well-known book
series "Amazing Amy,"
After meeting, falling in
love and getting married,
the morning of their fifth
anniversary changes everything for the couple. Amy
goes missing, leaving Nick
and readers on a journey to
solving the mystery of what
happened to her and whether
there is more than meets the
eye to Nick and Amy herself.
The novel takes readers
through the trials and tribulations of the Dunne marriage,
revealing secrets and scandals, via Amy's detailed diary, surely to make you wonder what kind of relationship
they had. The best thing
about this novel is it never
seems to follow the cliché
mystery formula: "murder
+ evidence + suspicious
people = mystery solved."
This novel introduces you
to an alternated formula:"
murder + evidence + mind
confusion + headache + willingness to throw the book
across the room because
you are unable to figure out
where this story is going."
While its twisted, dark
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interest, the only negative aspect of this book is its ability
to give you a headache, becoming the novel version of
brain challenged "Inception."
What sets this mystery
apart from others is its
ability to engross readers. This isn't a story that
can just be read. It's a story
that you become a part of.
Although Gillian Flynn
has other successful thrillers,
"Sharp Objects" and "Dark
Places," it is "Gone Girl"
that dignifies her position as
mystery writer. I'm not sure
if she will ever be able to pen
another novel as brilliant as
this one, but with a successful film adaptation starring
Ben Affleck, it is discernable that Gillian Flynn is
just beginning to make her
mark in the literature world.
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THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH EDITION
T HE C OUGAR
C HRONICLE
WEDNESDAY
FEB 18,2015
ISSUE # 9
Volume
XLIII
C ALIFORNIA S TATE U NIVERSITY, S AN M ARCOS, I NDEPENDENT S TUDENT N EWSPAPER
Features
Sports
Opinion
THERE !S M R T O ME THAN IDHAf Y OU SEE.
OE
BEYOND THE SIEREOTYPE
is HISTORY:
4 - Men's basketball aims for a
successful season.
5 - Student leader, Kevin Adson, leads by
example.
8 - Palomar hosts event to raise HIV
awareness.
12 - Beyond the Stereotype campaign
challenges cultural appropriation.
ACE Scholars help foster students succeed
jjMEsther Steams
flor ACE Scholar
BY SONNI SIMMONS
COMMUNITY N EWS E DITOR
CSUSM
recently established a new center on
campus in order to promote student well-being,
facilitate
engagement
and advance its commitment to student success.
ACE Scholars Services
provides a comfortable,
close-knit environment and
individualized scholastic services for extended and former
foster students at CSUSM.
After a $1 million donation
by Jan and Esther Stearns,
ACE, which began on campus in 2007, now has its
very own building. The new
Jan and Esther Stearns Center for ACE Scholars was officially opened on Feb. 10
and features a lounge, study
area and conference room
for ease of study and focus.
"[The ACE Scholar Services] is a place to call home
and belong," said Leigh Quijada, ACE coordinator and
counselor. "ACE students
now have access to comfortable, welcoming spaces."
Along with access to the
new Center f or ACE Scholars, students are offered per-
Photo courtesy of Christine Vaughan
From left to right, County Supervisor Dave Roberts, Esther and Jan Stearns, ACE Scholar, and Jim Nicholson at the grand opening of the
Jan & Esther Stearns Center for ACE Scholars.
sonal support from the three own identity and be proud."
Jan and Esther Stearns have
ACE Scholars staff members,
personal assistance in navi- been involved with ACE
gating the financial aid pro- Scholars Services for several
cess, emergencyfinancialas- years now and they are looksistance, financial assistance ing forward to many more.
for textbooks, recreational They hold a certain passion
events and priority class for supporting foster youth,
registration and advising. and have three adopted fos"The goal is to remove ter children of their own.
"We consider it a blessbarriers for success," Quijada said. "We want our ing to be connected to this
students to develop then- University . .. and to be
able to support a program
with a proven track record
of changing so many young
lives f or the better," Esther Stearns said. "We have
found kindred souls in Jim
Mickelson, in President
Haynes, and in many others
in this campus community people who are committed
to identifying needs in our
society . .. and taking bold
action to make it better."
During the Grand Opening, President Haynes took
some time to thank the
Stearns f or their generous donation and recognize
them f or their outstanding
dedication to the community.
"We know that those coming from the foster care
system are confronted with
unique challenges in getting into, and through, college," said Haynes. "But
we also know that, if given
the chance, these students
have much to offer our
University, our region and
the world. Cal State San
Marcos is so fortunate that
two
community-minded
heroes share that appreciation for our ACE Scholars."
There are 55 students currently involved in the ACE
program with more students
projected to join the program
in the following months. The
national retention average
of college students is 50%
and, due to their focus on
foster student's success, the
ACE retention rate is 88%.
This is a significant accomplishment, considering the
average college graduation
rate for individuals formerly
involved in the foster care
program is between 3-10%.
This new center is sure
to have a long lasting effect on former foster youth
students for years to come.
For those CSUSM students
who wish to get involved
with ACE Scholars Services,
the organization is currently
in need of tutors, specifically f or math and the sciences. If you are interested
in tutoring f or ACE, call the
Candlelight vigil held in memory of lives lost in Chapel Hill shooting
BY JASMINE DEMERS
N EWS E DITOR
CSUSM
students are
standing in solidarity to
mourn losses and to support one another in a powerful movement to end religious and racial violence.
About 40 students, including members of the Muslim
Student Association (MSA)
and Afghan Student Association (ASA), gathered f or
a candlelight vigil on Thursday evening, Feb. 12, at the
Cesar Chavez Courtyard,
in memory of the Chapel Hill shooting victims.
The incident occurred on
Tuesday, Feb. 10 in Chapel
Hill, N.C. Three university
students, Muslims of Arab
descent, were shot and killed
in their homè after what the
police described as an ongoing dispute between neighbors over parking. Newly-
Photo courtesy of Chris Morales
mourn the loss of the three indiStudents and members of the Muslim Student Association gather to
viduals killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
weds Deah Barakat, 23, and
Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, and
his sister, 19-year-old Razan
Abu-Salha are said to have
been respected members of
their community and engaged
in several volunteer based
activities such as feeding the
homeless and providing dental care to Syrian refugees.
The alleged shooter, neighbor Craig Stephen Hicks, dis-
appeared from the scene but
later turned himself into the
police. Hicks was indicted
by a grand jury on Monday,
Feb. 16, and is facing three
counts of first degree murder.
While the specific motive behind the shooting remains under investigation,
some observers speculate
that Hicks may have acted
out of hatred for the victims
and their religion. This is
based largely off of reports
about his outspoken disdain for many different religious beliefs displayed in
his social media rants. The
incident has caused public
uproar and community members are in disbelief over
what they are calling racial and religious injustice.
Students are looking to
spread awareness f or these
issues and stop the violence.
In an interview last week,
Leena El Maleh, MSA
President, explained her
concerns with how the media handled this particular event and her hopes to
change these perspectives.
"This was a very tragic
event where three accomplished and generous young
people were shot and killed.
In the media, it didn't get
portrayed correctly and it
was downplayed," El Maleh
said. "We heard things like
'they were in the wrong place
at the wrong t ime', but they
were in their own home."
El Maleh is hoping to
gain the support of the student community in order to
change the portrayal of Muslims in American society.
"We encourage the community to learn about Islam
and the true meaning of being a Muslim instead of
just blindly following the
media's depiction of our religion. The generosity and
compassion of the three
victims encompasses the
most highly regarded values
in Islam," El Maleh said.
Noha Khalil, MSA Event
Vigil continued on page 3
�CSUSM organizations to host
Black History Month events
THERE IS MORE T O ME THAN UJNAT Y OU SEE.
p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday,
Feb. 26 in the Social Justice Training and Resource
Center (USU 3300). This
THERE IS HISTORY."
combination event ties together Black History Month
and National Eating Disorders Awareness Week by
bringing attention to minorities with eating disorders.
BSU President, Akilah
Green, comments on the orPhoto courtesy of Kellogg Library ganization's admirable mission and highlights the emteractive activities such powering message that Black
BY SYDNEY SCHABACKER
as Double Dutch, solidar- History Month creates.
SENIOR S TAFF W RITER
ity posters and dance crazes.
"Our mission statement is
This is just one of the many to promote a belief in ourCSUSM students are
coming
together
this events planned to celebrate selves, strive to succeed
month to recognize and Black History Month. An- and to unite as one. Believe.
celebrate a legacy that is other event to look forward Strive. Unite," Green said.
Jamaela Johnson, BSU
rich in history and culture. to is Black History Month
On Feb. 19, the Black Stu- Movie night from 5:30 p.m. member and the ASI Student
dent Union (BSU) is hosting to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20 Representative for Diversity
a commemorative festival in the USU Amphitheater. and Inclusion, explains what
to celebrate Black History The movie will be a special she and other students hope to
Month. Themed "Still We screening of "Selma," which achieve through these events.
"We hope to spread culRise!," to honor the late Dr. chronicles Martin Luther
Maya Angelou, the festival King Jr.'s march from Selma tural awareness throughwill be held during U-Hour to Montgomery, AL in 1965. out our campus community
The Student Health and and encourage all people to
outside of the Library Plaza.
Counseling Services will educate themselves about
This is an annual festival,
and is the BSU's biggest also be doing their part to black culture," Johnson said.
The Black Student Union
spring event. It will highlight celebrate Black History
various African-American Month along with featured encourages all students to
performance pieces rang- authoress Stephanie Coving- attend these events, eduing from spoken word, po- ton-Armstrong. The event cate themselves about Afetry and songs. Some light entitled "Not All Black Girls rican American culture and
entertainment and food will Know How to Eat - A Story of keep showing their support
be provided, as well as in- Bulimia", will be held from 5 for Black History Month.
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opposed the SAI because Academic Senate Chair, Dr.
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With many students find- Friday classes, Haddad said especially a large change
ing themselves waitlisted that the new time blocks do for department chairs when
for classes that they need in not require students to be on they are creating schedules."
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student populace, which to- available space is in the eve- February meeting," Stowell
tals 12,152 students as of nings after 5 p.m. and on said. "At our March meeting,
last semester. This reflects Fridays," Haddad said. "But there will be a second reada large growth in student even if we begin utilizing ing to take action and vote."
enrollment since fall 2013, evening time slots after 5
If the SAI were to rewhen the campus popula- p.m., we can only accommo- ceive Senate endorsement
tion totaled 10,610. The date the surplus of students in March, it is likely that the
SAI would restructure cam- for maybe a year or two. That proposal will be implemented
pus schedules so that some is not enough time to get a in the spring 2016 semester.
three unit classes would new building, which means
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Haddad said. "If we accept should also endorse its imThe Academic Senate
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es, the question is not wheth"There are a lot of ques- Wednesday, March 4. Sener or not we come to cam- tions and concerns from fac- ate notes from each meetpus on Fridays, but how we ulty and staff as to how these ing are accessible at http://
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Vagina Monologues bring
V-Day events aim to educate students
on sexual violence
women's stories into spotlight
B Y J ASMINE D E M E R S
NEWS EDITOR
BY NICOLE HOLMAN
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
CSUSM students, teachers and community members
will be participating in an annual monologue performance
in hopes to raise consciousness about women's issues.
The Vagina Monologues,
written by Eve Ensler, is an
episodic play that debuted
on Oct.3, 1996 in New York
City. Esteemed playwright
and feminist Eve Ensler
spent years interviewing
women from various socioeconomic backgrounds and
collecting their stories of
feminine experience. Ensler
realized a trend in these interviews: that despite the wide
range of the women's backgrounds, they were all affected by similar experiences.
Since its initial performance in 1996, the Vagina
Monologues has gained recognition for bringing wom-
en's stories and experiences
to center stage and is still
performed on hundreds of
college campuses today. The
monologues focus on topics
such as sex, relationships
and violence against women, and range from the hilarious to the heartbreaking.
Student activist and Monologues performer, Karen
GuzmXn, spoke highly of the
play's message to viewers.
"We live in a patriarchal
society that allows us to talk
about men's issues more so
than women's. That's why
this play is important: it
prioritizes women's voices
and women's issues," she
said. "This play opens audience's eyes to the backlash of patriarchy such as
rape culture, femicide and
violence against womerii*
From the stories shared
during the Vagina Monologues, the audience learns
that the negative effects of
a patriarchal society span
throughout the world. These
are experiences and issues
not often discussed in our
society, but that affect millions of women every day.
"These performances allow women to be heard by
large groups of people. It
lets women talk and relate to
each other on topics we are
told never to talk about, from
rape culture to women's
sexuality," GuzmXn said.
While the Vagina Monologues does address very
serious issues, it is hot
without comic relief. Audiences are encouraged
to engage in many of the
more upbeat monologues.
Performances of the Vagina Monologues will be held
on Friday, March 13 and Saturday March 14 in Arts 111.
Tickets are 5 dollars each and
one hundred percent of the
proceeds go towards organizations who are committed
to helping women. Fellow
students, family and community members are welcome
and encouraged to attend.
Campus leaders develop plans, timeline
for Latin @ Center opening
B Y K A T L I N S WEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
After President Haynes'
announcement
confirming the implementation of
a Latin@ Center in the fall,
many students, faculty and
community members anxiously await the Center's
relatively prompt opening.
The Center is a result of
the combined efforts of multiple student orgs., depts.
and campus leaders who
have been proposing its inception for years. Much
of the work from the past
year has been the product
of student orgs, working
together, including United
Students of Color Coalition,
S.T.A.N.D. and M.E.Ch.A.
In her email announcement on Jan. 28, President
Haynes confirmed that Vice
President of Student Affairs, Dr. Lorena Meza, has
been selected to "develop
the operational structure,
budget, location and timeline
for the Center's opening."
Dr. Meza confirmed that
the Latin® Center is set to be
opened at the start of the fall
semester and will be housed
in the USU. She also said
that she has received multiple emails from students,
faculty and staff expressing
their enthusiasm about the
Center's
implementation.
"This [Center] is a good
opportunity to be transparent about our diversity that
we value and pride ourselves
on," she said. "Not only do
we walk the walk but we talk
the talk, and it is exciting to
see things flourish as they
get delivered and accepted."
According to Dr. Meza, the
process has already begun to
find a director for the Center.
The Center will also hire peer
educators to help the Center's
director with programming
and student mentorship.
"The Center's director
will be reporting to the Associate Vice President of
Student Academic Support
Services," she said. "We are
looking for a student services
professional that has the skill
set to handle different levels
of development, as well as
providing referrals and support to the students. There
has been interest in the position already and we will
choose whoever we feel is
qualified to provide that level
of guidance to the students."
Students that have advocated for a Latin® Center
voiced similar expectations
for the future director. United Students of Color Coalition President, Thiana Ruiz,
has been involved with the
proposals for the Latin@
Center for more than a year.
She also was part of the work
group tasked by President
Haynes to develop the proposal for the Center, which
was submitted in December.
"Finding the right director
will be key to the way the
Center is run," Ruiz said.
"They will help a lot with the
programming and we need
someone who is inspirational, motivational and has a
passion for helping all Latino
and undocumented students."
Having a Latin@ Center
at CSUSM in the fall will
provide a diverse range of
resources to students, notably those who are Latino/a
and/or undocumented. In
spring 2010, the U.S. De-
partment of Education recognized CSUSM as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
This distinction is given to
universities where at least 25
percent of the student populace identifies as Hispanic/
Latino. In 2014, students that
identified as Latino/a were
the second largest group
on campus, accounting for
35.6 percent of the population while Caucasian students totaled 35.8 percent.
According to the recently
released Cougar Stats for
2015, CSUSM students
that identify as Latino/a are
now the largest population
on campus. 39 percent of
the student populace identifies as Latino/a, surpassing the Caucasian student
population by 6 percent.
However, the Center is
not intended to be a resource solely for Latino/a
and undocumented students, but the entire campus.
"We hope that it is a positive place, a place of resources, culture, acceptance
and diversity where all students can go to learn about
different centers," Ruiz said.
"I think that the value of
having a center for the campus, with almost 40 percent of our students being
Latino, is that it is a place
for dialogue where we can
gain understanding about a
lot of cultures," Meza said.
"This is an opportunity for
understanding other Latin
countries, dialogue about
their richness and culture
and enrichment for faculty
and students. It is a place to
have those conversations.
This is an exciting time
to implement the center."
CSUSM students and
health educators recently
took part in a global phenomenon in order to represent
important social issues and to
take a stand against violence.
V- Day, held on Feb. 14,
is an annual, worldwide
movement to end violence
against women, and to raise
awareness for related issues.
On Feb. 10, organizations such as Student Health
& Counseling Services
(SHCS), the HOPE and
Wellness Center, Active
Minds, Students Talking
About Relationships and
Sex (STARS), Planned Parenthood and North County
Health Services, gathered
together to create interactive education opportunities for CSUSM students.
Organization booths and
tables were set up right
outside the University Student Union (USU) and surrounding the Library Plaza.
Students were able to participate in activities and educate themselves on issues
regarding women, including
health and sexual violence.
Cathy Nguyen, CSUSM
Health Educator and HOPE
and Wellness Center Coordinator, explained that VDay was created after the
Vagina Monologues took off
in 1996. She hopes that they
will be able to reach out to all
students and encourage them
to take part in this movement.
"Our message for students
is more along the lines of
what is considered sexual
violence, what is considered
consent and if you have consent, how do you engage in
Photo courtesy of Chris Morales
Sister Develyn Angels and Postulant Dolly Mama discuss safe sex
techniques.
sex and make it safer. We |
then, of course, want students
to know what their resources
are and what their options are
as survivors,11 Nguyen said.
The V- Day effort also gave
life to another powerful event
called One Billion Rising.
Launched in 2012, One Billion Rising is a flash mob that
has taken place in over 200
countries and allows for the
expression of outrage against
women's injustice, gender
violence and patriarchy.
"The One Billion Rising dance is an accompaniment of V-Day to express
sexual violence awareness artistically. We will
be performing it at the Vagina Monologues on March
13 and 14," said Nguyen.
Karen GuzmXn, student
activist and campus leader,
says that the importance of
V-Day and One Billion Rising is that they have the ability to evoke empowerment.
"As women, you are
taught to only take up a
small amount of space and
to be quiet. We want to rebel
hijab, the Muslim religious
dress, I could be singled out
Vigil continued from page 1
to be subjected to harassment
and maybe even murder"
Coordinator and Model
ASA member and vigil orUnited Nations Club, mem- ganizer, Zala Askarzoi, highber, also commented; on lighted the importance of
the role of the media in sharing these issues and rethe portrayal of Muslims, membering the fallen victims•
"Although I understood
' The reason ASA decided
that the negative depiction to put together the candleof Muslims in the American light vigil was mainly for
media will have an impact two reasons. First, we wantof some sort, I never thought ed people to become aware
that this would manifest in the of the Chapel Hill shoothorrific crime that took place ing since a lot of people on
in Chapel Hill, killing three campus were not aware,"
Muslims inside their homes, Askarzoi said. "Second, we
execution style " said Khalil. wanted to let our fellow stuAs a transfer student from dents know that the Muslim
the American University in community at Cal State exCairo, Khalil has experi- ists and we have a voice "
enced violencefirsthand, and
MSA and ASA members
she said that she is frightened urged all students to eduby the persecution that she cate themselves on these
can still be subject to in here. issues and most impor"For the first time in the tantly, educate themselves
US , I was scared to walk in on the Islam religion in ora parking lot alone, scared to der to break down stereostay alone at home when my types and shift the portrayal
brother was in his volleyball of Muslims in America.
practices," Khalil said, " I
" I would like people to
lived during the revolution in know that the negative depicEgypt and have seen how vi- tion of Muslims in the media
olence depicts itself in many is causing hatred in the Amerforms. But I couldn't imagine ican society and is causing
that because I am wearing the Islamophobia amongst the
against these social norms.
In One Billion Rising, we
are taking up space and being loud," said GuzmXn.
She highlights the need
for students and community members to be an active voice in these issues.
"One in three women
around the world will experience a form of abuse in
their lifetime. We want to put
faces to the numbers and tell
people that it is time to stand
up and do something. This is
why we rise," GuzmXn said.
CSUSM students are encouraged to take part in this
movement to end violence
against women and to initiate change amongst the student body and community.
For students who have
experienced any type of
violence, SHCS offers free
confidential counseling and
a safe place to connect with
other survivors. For more
information on campus support and health services, visit
their website at http://www.
csusm.edu/shcs/ or http://
w ww.csusm.edu/hope/.
Muslim community," Khalil
said, " I encourage anyone to
research and study to know
more about Muslims and Islam without using the jmainstream media as a source. I
am very happy when people
come and ask me questions
about why I wear the hijab and why I am Muslim."
These organizations' leaders are planning for future
events and they welcome the
student body to participate as
well. They said they intend to
keep advocating against violence and continue to push
these issues towards the forefront of the American psyche.
"We are planning an interfaith dialogue in collaboration with the other clubs
on campus to create a space.
where students from different faiths can have place to
discuss and share topics, to
harbor an environment of understanding on campus. Professor Kim Quinney was very
generous to help us make
this possible," said Khalil.
To take part in these upcoming events, contact MSA
or ASA for more information. Follow die organizations on social media by sharing
#MuslimLivesMatter.
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BY BURTLAND DIXON
SPORTS EDITOR
Heather Thompson is
a 5-11 forward from Escondido, California currently in her senior year
here at CSUSM. Thompson
is nothing short of a warrior on the basketball court.
Recently winning the A.I.I.
player of week award only
cements how much a great
player Thompson is. The
A.I.I. is the conference the
sports teams here at CSUSM
compete in. With the tons
of athletes in the A l l . from
all the 18 schools in the
conference, that is a big ac-
complishment, not just for
Thompson, but for any player.
"There are many amazing athletes throughout the
nation and I feel blessed
that I was chosen to represent the female athletes," Thompson said.
Not only is Thompson a
great individual player, she
understands what it means
to be a successful team
and has the utmost confidence in her teammates.
Photo by Jessamyn Trout
"Usually when statistics
Senior Heather Thompson shoots for success.
are spread evenly among a
team, those teams are the
most successful," Thompson dies that have what it takes going into post-season play."
Speaking highly of your
said. "We have a hard work- and more to finish the season
ing and talented group of la- strong and with momentum teammates is usually the po-
The Real
Super Bowl MVP
Tom Brady gave up his MVP truck for good reason
BY AMY CHASTAIN
STAFF WRITER
It goes without saying
that Super Bowl XLIX will
forever be defined by the
goal line interception where
Patriots cornerback, Malcolm Butler, picked off a
pass from Seahawks quarterback, Russell Wilson.
Moments before that play,
it seemed as if the Seahawks
were a lock for the Lombardi
Trophy. The Seahawks were
second and goal at the one
yard line with 25 seconds left
in the game. Instead of running for one yard, the Seahawks ran a pass play, where
Russell Wilson dropped
back to the eight yard line to
throw to his target. Rookie Malcolm Butler jumped
the route and intercepted
the pass. Butler effectively
sealed the Patriots victory in the last possible moments of Super Bowl XLIX.
There is no need for a
statement about that play,
because Deion Sanders already summed it up perfectly
when he stated in the postgame broadcast that the pass
play by the Seahawks was
"the worst play call in the
history of the Super Bowl."
Instead, there is reason to
argue that the Super Bowl
MVP should not have gone
to Tom Brady, but should
have gone to Malcolm Butler. The Super Bowl MVP
should go to the player who
is the most memorable and
impactful out of all the athletes on the field. Tom Brady
was solid, with a quarterback rating of 101, but when
thinking back to this Super
Bowl, people aren't going
to be talking about the passes that Brady made. Instead,
football fans will reminisce
over Butler's goal line interception because it shocked
a stadium and a nation of
football fans who were convinced they were witnessing
the Seattle Seahawks win
another Super Bowl title.
With 25 seconds left on
the clock, no one ~ not even
Tom Brady who was quietly sitting on the sidelinescould have predicted that
Butler, an undrafted rookie free agent, would have
made a game-changing interception when it mattered
the most. Fans are going to
remember Malcolm Butler
and his critical interception
as the highlight of the Super Bowl, and that is why
he is deserving to be the true
MVP of Super Bowl XLIX.
litically correct path players
usually take, but Thompson
is sincere with her remarks.
You can tell honesty from
an athlete when you ask
them about individual statistics and they have the
response Thompson had.
"I am always trying to
score, rebound and block as
much as I can and I am disappointed when my numbers
don't exceed my averages,"
said Thompson. "Statistics
are a way of measuring my
effectiveness on the court."
With stellar averages of
13 points and 9 rebounds
to go along with 1.7 blocks
a game, all bets are on if
you are betting on Heather
Thompson being effective.
This
being
Thompson's last season, you can
only hope the best for her.
"The ideal way to end the
season is to win out the rest
of our schedule, win the
conference tournament and
compete in the national tournament," Thompson said.
Some may see those statements as unachievable goals,
but others view them as
achievements within arm's
reach; place Thompson in
the latter category. If you
ever see Thompson around
campus, be sure to wish her
luck on her final season.
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CSUSM Men's Basketball tearing up the courts
Men's hoop team playing lights out
BY BURTLAND DIXON
SPORTS EDITOR
Public service announcement to the kind folks here
at CSUSM, the men's basketball team is no joke.
If you or a friend were not
already a fan, now would be
the time to ride this wave.
During the 2013-14 season,
the Cougars accumulated a
total of only two losses out
of 34 games. During that
season, they went on a 24
game winning streak. Some
teams do not even achieve
24 wins after two seasons respectively, the Cougars
combined! You would think are a force to be reckoned
that would be a tough act with. These impeccable acto follow, but this season complishments may seem to
it appears as if the Cougars be the epitome of achieveare up to their same tricks. ments, but the future is even
Currently on a nine game brighter than the present is.
winning streak, The Cougars
Big changes are on the
are clearly bent on progress- way. CSUSM currently coming further than they went petes in the NAIA which is
last year. With the NAIA technically speaking, a step
game of the week against down from the widely known
Concordia on Feb. 7 in the NCAA (National College
books, which extended the Athletic Association). In
Cougars home game winning our next season however,
streak to 25 wins, the sky is we too shall be competing
limit for the Cougars. Hav- in the NCAA. That autoing players like Blake Nash matically means two things.
and Wade Collie averaging First, it gives us the poten-"
17.4 and 10.2 points a game tially to recruit players of a
higher caliber, as if we do
not already have enough fire
power. Second, we will finally have our own gym which
will make it that much more
of burden for opponents to
try and withstand the debacle we place upon them
when they travel to play us.
It is almost safe to say that
at this point, one wouldn't
think twice if he or she was
told that the CSUSM Cougars played the Los Angeles
Lakers and came out victorious. That is not a knock on
the Lakers and how abysmal they look without Kobe
Bryant, but more of a welldeserved praise towards our
Photo by Bruce Sherwood. File Photo.
Cougar athlete goes up for a score.
great team. Even when you should bring a smile to the
attend one of the games, faces of all the fans and playthe atmosphere is chaotic. ers out there. Our Cougars
Imagining what it will be are nothing to mess with
like with our gymnasium now, and moving forward.
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STUDENT ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT
THE
18,2015
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Black Student Union
Promotes student activism
ulty," Antonette Herndon,
fellow BSU member, said.
In addition to fellowship,
In 2011, CSUSM's Black BSU's other goals include
Student Union was re-rec- raising awareness about low
ognized as an organization, enrollment rates in higher
according to their now presi- education, with only 5.6 perdent, Akilah Green. On cam- cent of San Diego County
pus, there's mostly Cauca- consisting of African Amerisian and Hispanic students; cans. It plays a part with
Green recalls being in a state schools having lower perof shock upon first arriving. centages of Black students.
She found there weren't
"We have local high school
many
African
Ameri- students who have guarancans students at CSUSM. teed admission to our uni"I was looking for some- versity by meeting basic rething of blackness, some quirements and a lot of these
community to belong to; it students are not African
was a culture shock. I 'm used American. How do we reach
to seeing Black and Latino out to those students to let
everywhere," Green said. them know about this great
In Fall 2013, CSUSM had opportunity?" Green said.
only 3 percent African Amer:
BSU also seeks to make
icans. Because of that, BSU sure that currently enstrives to be a group for Afri- rolled African Americans
can Americans to connect, as graduate and raise awareone of their goals is to make ness about societal issure African Americans are sues like police brutality.
aware of their presence.
"It's not only effecting
"BSU has given me the Black communities, Latino
opportunity to have that communities; it's effecting
black community and has al- a lot of people," Green said.
lowed me to meet the most
It's Black History Month
amazing people and fac- and BSU has many upcom-
B Y SHANICE D A V I S
A SSISTANT FEATURES E DITOR
Photo courtesy ofDaniesha Thornton
B SU members gather to hang out with friends.
ing events for February.
"We have a Natural Hair
Show on Feb. 10 in Ballrooms A&C from 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. Our texture is looked
at as bad, it needs to be
permed, weaved, changed,
but we should embrace our
natural beauty," Green said.
The Natural Hair Show is
only one of multiple events
for Black History Month hap-
pening throughout February.
"We have "The Harlem Renaissance Revealed" exhibit,
[it is] highlighting individuals who drove the movement
and highlighting the cultural
awareness of bringing about
Black Power," Green said.
"We also have our Black
History Month Festival on
Feb. 19 in the Library Plaza
during U-hour and we are
screening Selma on Feb. 20."
BSU is about progression and alliance amongst
people, as their motto
is "Believe, strive, and
unite," proudly cites Green.
However, a time when
BSU felt discouraged occurred last semester during
the release of the Michael
Brown verdict. Immediately,
BSU showed support but
was bothered by students'
nonchalant demeanors. Even
though eyewitnesses say
Brown assaulted the officer,
BSU felt the situation was
mishandled. Students reacted, 'Well, he robbed a store,'
"That doesn't justify his
death, he should've been in
jail, that's what jails are for.
He robbed a store, but have
you ever done anything bad
in your life? Have you ever
broken laws in your life?
If someone murdered you,
how would your family
feel? You wouldn't deserve
that; due process is what
you'd deserve," Green said.
Incidents like this case
is why BSU is passionate in their endeavors.
"People need to know,
when people say, 'That stuff
happens all the time,' we
can't have that, that attitude's
not progressive," Green said.
"It happens all the time, but
when are we going to say
something? When are we
going to change laws so it
doesn't happen all the time
and when it does, we have
an emotional response."
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Kevin Adson
Goes beyond the units
the Gender Equity Center.
After just one year at San
S TAFF W RITER
Marcos, Adson received the
We all come to cam- Outstanding Freshman of
pus, take classes and go the Year Award, given to stuhome, week after week. dents who display outstandBut have you ever con- ing academic performance,
sidered taking your col- as well as on campus and
involvement.
lege experience beyond the community
most basic requirements? Up until December of last
Kevin Adson, a 19-year-old year, he held the role of
sophomore here at CSUSM, president of the LGBTQA
shows us how he juggles organization, serving as
a full schedule of classes, peer educator and discuswhile also pursuing ambi- sion facilitator to the group.
When asked about his fatious career and life goals.
When Adson first arrived vorite organization to work
at the university as a fresh- with, Adson said that would
man, he knew that he had to be the Greek life associamake his mark. Once he set- tion. He is not only a memtled into the 15 units he takes ber of the fraternity known
every semester, he got in- as Sigma Chi, but also serves
volved with different organi- on the Greek Leadership
zations on campus, such as Council and is the Scholarthe Black Student Union and ship chair for his fraternity.
B Y P IERRE Y A L D O
Even with this overfilled
plate of responsibilities, Adson still finds time to chase
his own academic passions,
and even finds time for fun.
He hopes to chase his dream
of getting to the bottom of
neurodegenerative diseases
and psychotic disorders by
going to medical school.
Adson's endgame is to become a neurosurgeon, a position he believes will put
him in the best place to help
the people he cares about.
For the freshman and sophomores that are still hesitant
to get involved on campus,
Adson says it is one of the
best decisions he has made,
and he would not be where
he is today had he not gone
past taking his 15 units.
"Nowadays, college is not
just about youi; academics;
Photo by Chris Morales
Pierre Yaldo.
Student leader Kevin Adson engaged in conversation with staff writer
there's another aspect of Month, I couldn't leave for people in my commuschool, where a lot of jobs without asking Adson what nity," he said. "I wouldn't
look for a more diverse and this historic time of cel- be here in this position, I
well-rounded student. Just ebration means to him.wouldn't even be in college,
"[It is] a time to celebrate if there weren't people who
take it slow, and don't overextend yourself," said Adson. all of the things that African stepped up for the lives of
Since it is Black History American Icons have done African American people."
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Y um Y um D onuts
Cure for the midnight munchies
BY MICHAEL MARINO
STAFF WRITER
It was 10 p.m. on a Monday evening. I had just come
home from a long, stressful day of school and was
craving something sweet.
My roommates suggested
that we all get some donuts.
I thought this idea was absolutely preposterous because
obviously no one sells donuts at this time, unless you
want to eat the stale, leftover
round things at Seven-Eleven. Then one of my roommates explained to me that
there is a 24/7 donut shop
located in San Marcos. I was
hesitant to believe him at
first, but eventually decided
to go after some convincing.
After a few minutes of
driving, the three of us finally arrived to our destination. There, in front of me,
was a lit-up sign that said,
Yum Yum Donuts, Open
24/7. Feelings of excitemént and joy were overwhelming at that moment.
We walked inside and
began ordering. Each individual donut cost 99 cents,
a half of dozen costs a little over 5 dollars, and a full
dozen (includes two extra
donuts) costs roughly 9 dollars. These are average prices and something I would
Photo by Chris Morales
Yum Yum Donuts open all night for your late night cravings.
expect from a donut shop.
I ended up ordering a
glazed and a raspberry jellyfilled donut. From my expe-
CULINARY CORNER
Mexican lime salad
BY AMY CHASTAIN
STAFF WRITER
The majority of flavorful
recipes online don't travel well when packed and
brought to campus. Mexican
Lime Salad is a collection
of several recipes with an
added twist and a campus
friendly meal that is full of
flavor
Cilantro Lime Ranch
Dressing
1/2 cup light mayo
1/3 cup Greek yogurt
1/3 cup milk
2 tbsp. Ranch seasoning
mix
Handful of cilantro
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lime, juiced
Sriracha Lime Chicken
2 chicken breast
3 tbsp sriracha
fridge and let it marinate for
at least 20 minutes to an hour.
It may be helpful to prep the
chicken and come back later
tofinishthe rest.
5. Once the chicken is marinated, cook it over a grill or
in a pan.
6. Let the chicken cool and
then cut it into strips.
Dressing
1. Put all ingredients in a
blender and blend until the
cilantro is pulverized and
the dressing is a light green
color.
Photo by Chris Morales
Salad
1 lime juiced
1. Drain black beans and
Himalayan salt
corn and set aside.
Salad
2. Seed and dice a desired
*Add desired amount of amount of tomato.
the following*
3. Take a plastic container
Layer 1:
and layer the beans, corn and
Black beans, Corn
tomatoes on the bottom.
Diced and seeded tomato
4. If you are going to put
Guacamole or Salsa
guacamole or salsa in the salLayer 2: Lettuce
ad, add it to the bottom layer- Adding wet ingredients
Layer 3:Cheese
Tortilla strips or broken to the bottom will help the
lettuce stay crisp and fresh
tortilla chips
Sriracha lime chicken cut when stored.
into strips
5. Then layer lettuce on top
Steps:
of the corn, beans and tomaSriracha lime chicken
toes.
1. Whisk together the srira6. Top the lettuce with
cheese, tortilla strips and
cha, lime juice and salt.
2. Put chicken breast in a chicken strips.
7. Put dressing in a sepaZiploc bag and add the marrate container and pack with
inade.
3. Make sure the marinade the salad.
is spread around evenly.
4. Put the chicken in the
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rience, the glaze donut was
a little on the dry side. It did
not taste freshly cooked and
the bread of the pastry was
a little too stale for my taste.
The glazed frosting was excellent, but I did not feel that
there was enough to cover
that taste of the bare bread.
My gustatory system was
not impressed. If you want to
enjoy an outstanding glazed
donut, I'd recommend making a trip to your local Krispy
Kreme. Of course, this only
applies to those fortunate
enough to have one nearby.
The raspberry jelly-filled
donut was a different story. I
am a huge fan of jelly-filled
donuts and I have to say, Yum
Yum's take on the classic creation was absolutely amazing. The bread of the pastry
was very soft and instantly
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melted in my mouth. The jelly portion was sweet, but not
too overwhelming. This is a
mistake that I have noticed
most donut shops will make.
Overall, my experience
at Yum Yum was impressive. The service was great,
employees were pleasant,
and the donuts were quality. I would recommend going earlier in the day when
the baked goods are more
fresh. Stopping by late at
night seems to be a hit or
miss situation. If you are
looking for something available, fair priced and pretty
tasty, then make your way
over to Yum Yum. I'll see
you jelly-filled lovers there!
COMMENTARY
Fashion statements
made at the Grammys
Celebrities model the latest trends
BY ANNA MARIA PETROV
STAFF WRITER
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards, held at the Los
Angeles Staples Center, celebrated many mainstream
artists and showcased both
spectacular
performances
and elegant fashion styles.
Four time host, LL Cool
J, introduced the first performers of the night, AC/
DC, known for their 1979
track, Highway to Hell
and new 2014 song, Rock
or Bust. LL Cool J sported a navy blue with black
accent tuxedo and wore a
sapphire diamond ring with
a black classic ascot cap.
Performers also dressed
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as their voice qualities. For ley. Cyrus modeled a cutexample, Sam Smith, winner out black dress and Nicki
of four Grammy's including Minaj wore a shimmering
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and Venetian red striped
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alongside Mary J. Blige. Ad- unique pieces also made their
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Reflections on
work of Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Racism is two-way street
The truth about racism and
why we need to hear it
Laws don't create
justice, beliefs do
BY CALEB
HOGLAND
STAFF W RITER
Martin Luther King Jr.
Does anyone really remember who he is or what he
did other than have a dream
and tell the world? It must
have been a moving speech.
MLK, Jr. was a black
Civil Rights activist who
was unjustly beaten, jailed
and eventually assassinated for his convictions.
He was an inspirational,
charismatic
spokesman
who won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1964 by rallying a nation to stop racism.
What more is there to
know? How about how he
became a great leader, how
about what he rooted his
reasons and convictions
in, how about how he was
able to change the world?
King is one of the greatest Civil Rights activists
because of his character,
convictions and education,
all of which encouraged him
to fight for social justice.
MLK, Jr. was a pastor like his father and his
grandfather. Also, like his
father and grandfather,
he graduated with a B.A.
degree from Morehouse
College in Atlanta, Ga.
He studied theology at
Crozer Theological seminary
in Pennsylvania, graduating
with a B.D in 1951 as the
class president and went on
to receive his doctorate from
Boston University in 1955.
In his most famous speech,
"I Have a Dream," delivered
at the feet of the Lincoln
Memorial 100 years after the
Emancipation Proclamation,
he called for the end of racism and demanded justice
as it was promised to them.
In his "Dream" speech,
he reminded the people
that all men are created
equal; and there would not
be satisfaction in treatment of anything less.
He spoke of justice as if it
was something to be grasped
- like a virtue independent
of those withholding it. He
spoke of men being created
equal as if there were some
sort of transcendent laws that
gave all men intrinsic value.
Could these same ideas be
grounded in anything today?
When beliefs run rampant
and culture is so quick to
say that no one's judgments
are valid or invalid, how
do we advocate for justice?
Where did or does justice
come from? Can justice be
defined by those who wield
the pens of legislation?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
believed in a Creator of the
universe, a Creator of transcendent laws and a Creator of justice. He was moving because he appealed to
those that held the same beliefs. He appealed to reason.
Another of his most moving works is the collection
of letters from the Birmingham jail - less famous yet
more eloquent, persuasive and filled with reason.
In these letters he explains
the importance of his non-violent direct action methods.
With these methods he sought
to create tension - a tension
that we must never be afraid
of. Tension forces those who
refuse to negotiate to act.
His methods, as he says
in his letter from Birmingham jail, were inspired
from
specific
Biblical
characters, Christian persecutions by the Romans
and Socrates in Greece.
There are those who are
still ignorant enough to
blame religions for racism and slavery. It is time
to face the reality that one
of the greatest Civil Rightsactivists was highly educated through a Christian
and theological education.
MLK, Jr. recalls that
"everything Hitler did in
Germany was
'legal,'"
and through Hitler's example, we know that it is
not laws that create justice.
No law can make any immoral action good. Like a
man losing his sight who
doesn't know it, these
wrongs will only become
acceptable and no longer
realized.We still face issues
of racism. We still face issues that are deemed legal or socially acceptable.
As MLK, Jr. sat in jail, he
described his frustration with
the moderates. Moderates are
those who know what to do
yet will not act. Moderates
are those who know when a
wrong is occurring and when
injustice is happening, yet
do not have the character to
stand up for what is right.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
knew that life has meaning.
He knew that we are not
just animals that evolved
by accident. He knew that
justice was not a product
of culture but a virtue to
be grasped by all people.
This is what is important to know about Martin Luther King, Jr. This
is why he and his convictions remain relevant.
if
Photo by Chris Morales
Preconceived notions can impact both parties.
BY ZACH
SCHANZENBACH
SENIOR S TAFF W RITER
It's no secret that racism
was deeply embedded in
American culture in the past.
In fact, black men didn't
succeed in obtaining the
same rights as white men
until President Lyndon B.
Johnson signed the Civil
Rights Act in 1964, a mere
50 years ago. Since then, the
prevailing ideology is that
all men are equal, regardless of skin color, and that
no one should be treated less
because of the skin color.
That's how it's stated, but
is that how it's lived out?
Sure, black men as a whole
are no longer explicitly treated as inferiors, and that's a
good thing. But racism still
exists in America. Anyone
who says otherwise is either
ignorant or in denial. They
are ignorant if they don't
understand that racism is a
philosophy as opposed to a
set of laws, in denial if they
don't want to acknowledge it.
Interestingly enough, the
only time I personally have
noticed racism getting no
attention is when the tables
are turned. In other words,
if a black man expresses racist thoughts towards a white
man, the media will shrug
and say that he's just venting anger. If a white man did
this to a black man, everyone
would lose their minds and be
condemning him for racism.
As you read this, one word
may come to mind: Ferguson. The riots that broke
out when a white cop killed
a black criminal were a horrifying response to what
the protesters believed was
an act of blatant racism.
What many people fail to
understand, however, is that
racism is, as I like to put it,
a two-way street. It goes
both ways. Look it up in the
dictionary and you won't
read that it's when a white
man hates a black man. You
will read that it's the belief
that one skin color is superior to another. So if a black
man hates a white man because his skin is white, he
is just as racist as a white
man who hates a black man
because his skin is black.
A white man who calls
a black man racist as a result of a hateful or racist action against a white
man will be ignored, even
though he's correct in pointing it out. Flip the tables,
and the world will sympathize with the black man.
A man who calls white
hatred for black people and
black hatred for white people
what it is, namely racism, is
a man who can be trusted.
Why we are afraid of some police
B Y K I A WASHINGTON AND K E ANDRE W I L L I A M S - C H A M B E R S
CONTRIBUTORS
Living as a black individual
in
America
is not an easy thing.
As events in the present
and recent history have
shown, those responsible
for public safety oftne present life and death fear in
many non-white individuals. Those who cause the
fear are sworn to protect the
general public in instances
that can be both domestic
and foreign. Yes, we are
talking about the police.
Recent events ranging
from the Ferguson events
still fresh in everyone's
minds to the infamous Los
Angeles Riots that rocked
not only southern California but the rest of the nation,
have the common theme of
police brutality. Such repeated incidents have left a
sting of heavy and legitimate
fear in the black community
for the intents behind many
officers' desires to protect.
Many ask, "from what?"
Growing up as black individuals, we have been
instilled a code of conduct
around officers, passed down
throughout the generations.
We are told to uphold as
much forward respect as we
can and not give any officer
any reason to assume we
are doing anything wrong.
As "ThisIsACommentary"
YouTube channel star Tre
Melvin notes in his social
analysis of the invasion of the
"BlackLivesMatter" hashtag
by the "AllLivesMatter"
hashtag, black individuals
do not even have to commit a crime to be labeled by
many as criminals, when our
crime is simply being black.
Furthermore, Melvin notes
that two things commonly
occur when black individuals
take a stand for themselves
and try to get their message
heard. He notes that black
people are more often than
not painted as savages by the
media and then, when any
sort of truth is heard by the
general public, it is somehow
assimilated into a general
message that robs the original movement of its mean-
ing. While ^AMLivesMatter"
is a valid hashtag that people
should live by, it overshadows how much "BlackLivesMatter" strives to achieve.
It erases the visibility that
black people try to reach on
the scale of life and death in
the eyes of the law enforcement that has made habits
of trying to victimize black
people and pass it off as the
inevitable end "black-onblack crime" would bring.
Not all police officers are
bad. Many do their job with
the sole intent of serving and
protecting the public from
harm. While we do sincerely
respect that, it is those few
who abuse the power that
leaves us wary, and the lack
of visible punishment for
those who abuse that power
that leave us afraid. Inaction
has been shown in history to
be taken as a sign of consent
in this day and age, and isn't
much of a leap to believe that
the absence of punishment is
encouragement of this behavior. Otherwise, history would
not continue to repeat itself.
"If you have done nothing
wrong, what do you have
to hide?" remains as valid
justification for many ethically, morally and legally
wrong actions taken by law
enforcement towards not
only black individuals but
all people of color. This
causes us to believe this
era of fear is far from over.
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Let's stop HIV together
Taking a proactive approach to awareness
wanted to raise awareness poet and advocate within.
as well as address some of
Nick Sabree recited "Who
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Disappointed about my performances, Nestor coor- a more positive lens. Khalid
failure to keep up with Black dinated three different test- AbuDawas spoke emotionalHistory Month happenings, I ing sites in the TriCity area ly about being labeled whitedecided to be proactive and where students received free washed. Isaac aka Astroboy
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The room was rather chilly, ing for a year. His message
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tivist for a while and the attendees, inclusive of the we are gonna fight this disBlack Lives Matter Move- organizers and speakers, yet ease, we must fight it togethment is especially impor- it was still a profound show. er." There were a few more
tant to him. He and his team It definitely awakened the poets and professors who
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STAFF WRITER
took the stage in what eventually turned into open mic.
The poor turnout is alarming considering all the lives
HIV/AIDS claim each year,
African Americans comprising half of the total. There
are approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV
in the United States (including 14 percent who are unaware they have it). Over half
of that number is made up of
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make up 12 percent of the
Activists speak for HIV prevention.
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What Black History Month means to me
B Y C IARA W ALKER
STAFF WRITER
It is a time to pay homage to
my ancestors and reflect upon
all the strides we have made
as a people while never becoming complacent. There's
so much work left to be done.
I am re-dedicating my
life's purpose and being a
part of the change in which
I wish to see and instilling
in my children all the traditions and cultures I had
growing up. I am reenacting
the past and learning beyond
the surface of Black History.
There's more to our great
race than MLK, Rosa Parks
and Harriet Tubman. I am
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and privileges that I have to-
day. I don't take it for granted.
Black History Month is
about all of that and so much
more. Let's not get bored
with it. Let us all vow to be a
part of our future generation's
history books. What you do
today can in fact make a difference and positive impact
tomorrow. Most importantly,
Black History Month means
the freedom to build my
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Using SPRINTER offers many benefits
Dismantling stereotypes about public transportation
B Y T IFFANY T R E N T
STAFF WRITER
There are many stereotypes associated with riding
the SPRINTER. Let me take
a moment and set the record
straight. As a rider of the
SPRINTER myself, here are
stfme of the comments I 've
heard that just aren't true.
"Oh my gosh, the
SPRINTER is dangerous!"
Let's be honest for a moment, shall we? Everyone
knows there is a belief that
the SPRINTER is dangerous.
Even my own boss refuses
to ride the train. Last May
one of my co-workers was
graduating from CSUSM
and some of us were going
to his commencement ceremony. Let me just put all
of your train-related fears
aside. First of all, there are
security guards who regu-
Photo by Cody Cook
The SPRINTER offers an affordable and convenient mode of transporation for many North County
residents.
larly ride the train to check
tickets and maintain order
and safety. Secondly, I have
been taking the SPRINTER
for over a year and I can
honestly say that I have yet
to see Freddy Krueger or that
dude from all the SAW movies riding the train (I think
they're more of the hitchhiking type, but that's just my
opinion). I have, however,
seen students, workers, elderly citizens, teens and kids
on the train. If any of these
groups of people scare you
in the slightest then I highly recommend staying far
away from the SPRINTER.
Otherwise, you'll be fine.
A semester permit here
costs a whopping $338.00.
I don't know about you,
but between tuition and
books and luxuries like
food and rent, I do not have
that kind of money to be
shelling out for parking.
A one-way ticket for
the SPRINTER that lasts
two hours costs two dollars. A month long pass for
CSUSM students is $40.00.
If someone bought monthly
passes for the whole semester, it would cost $160.00.
Something about $160.00
is just so much more appealing
than
$338.00,
but maybe that's just me.
"Taking the SPRINTER
wastes time."
While taking the SPRINTER to campus can take anywhere from five minutes
to an hour depending on
which station you depart
from, you can use that time
to get homework done. I am
a world-class procrastinator
and getting last-minute studying done on the train has
saved me countless times.
The train comes with free
Wi-Fi which is also helpful.
"A SPRINTER that size
must be bad for the environment."
Actually the SPRINTER
is very eco-friendly. An estimated 8,500 hundred people
take the train on an average workday. That's a lot of
emission, smog and pollution saved compared to if
even half of those passengers
drove a car for their commute instead. The SPRINTER is like a enormous carpool, only you don't have
to wear a seatbelt and you
don't get stuck in traffic.
Does it get better than that?
In light of all of this, I
challenge you to set your
preconceived notions of the
SPRINTER aside, and try it
out as your new method of
getting to and from school.
Black Student Union presents first annual
Natural Hair Show
BY C IARA W A L K E R
STAFF WRITER
How many of you have
wondered if your black female classmate cut her hair
whenever she wore it curly
and suddenly her tresses
shrunk several inches?
What about judging the
texture - does it feel as soft
as it looks? Does it stink?
What exactly is holding
that afro together? Why put
smoothies (hair concoction
of different kitchen ingredients usually for deep conditioning/moisturizing) in
your hair - doesn't it make
its own oil? Is she wearing
a weave (as if she can't grow
long, healthy hair)? What is
good hair? What is bad hair?
These are some of the
questions and unspoken concerns that were addressed
via a student-led panel of
seven women and one man.
BSU President Akilah
Green had this vision for
a little over a year, simply
wanting to persuade more
people to embrace natural
beauty and what better way
than to show off the many
different types of kinks and
curls? The panel on Feb. 10
included a natural hair show
where each model was introduced, as well as their hair
motto, which centered on
self- love and acceptance.
Brianna Cordova says
that her natural hair journey
helped her to find her identity because she can be free
and feel beautiful. She said
she is comfortable in the skin
she's in through her hair because once she accepted her
naps, she accepted herself.
"Nappy" is a term originally
coined to describe kinky hair
that used to have a negative
connotation, but now it is
more frequently associated
with a more positive message. People are actually
happy to be nappy. Mikal Davis says that his hair has become his icon because it is an
identifier. People recognize
him close and afar just from
his hair. He said embracing
his natural hair is difficult
and managing it is time-consuming. However, it's worth
it because he loves his hair.
Hair journeys and regimens were shared. A video
of interviews of people
from around campus shed
light on the misconceptions
of good and bad hair. They
were also asked to think
about how companies target a certain demographic
through their marketing. Unless it's a product specific to
"ethnic hair care" then you
don't usually see an African American woman being
featured on the commercial.
A brief clip of some of
the models candidly talking amongst each other
about their hair was also
played. There was spoken
word, laughter and it drew
a very diverse audience.
Most importantly, what
seemed to be the central
theme of loving yourself
from the crown of your head,
was repeatedly reiterated.
Although I am against
perming (chemically altering
my natural hair) and I rarely use heat, I want to stress
that there is nothing wrong
if you choose to do either.
The problem is if you are doing so solely because society
teaches that is the only way
to be beautiful. Or you are
doing so because you don't
like your natural self - that's
more of a self-esteem issue
as opposed to hairstyle preference. My personal message about embracing your
natural beauty is to make
sure that behind the layers
of makeup, underneath the
tracks of weave/hair extensions, without your fly outfit,
even on a bad hair d ay....
love who you are. Don't feel
inadequate just because you
don't have to fit into the prototype of mainstream beauty.
Don't worry if your big,
beautiful afro makes others
uneasy - relax. Pun intended.
True gentlemen show courtesy in everyday life
a few simple ways to express oneself as a true genSTAFF WRITER
tleman in everyday life:
Holding/Opening Doors:
A popular theme in today's A guy who takes the time to
culture is the evolution of the open or hold a door for a girl
average woman. Many wom- shows that he is putting himen have gained a radiating self before her, and it is simsense of empowerment and ply polite; Even if this gesture
independence, simply by ex- lasts for only a few seconds,
pressing their individuality. it is highly appreciated.
Sharing Food: They say
However, even though some
that "the only way to a man's
women exert confidence
and boldness, men should heart is through his stomstill treat them with respect. ach," and this usually apDespite popular belief, pears to be true. However,
chivalry is not dead, and even if a guy can relate to
it does not take a dramatic Joey Tribbiani from Friends,
gesture for a man to show ("Joey doesn't share food!"),
his (current or potential) saving the last bit of food or
significant other — and even sharing his dessert says that
his platonic female friend in that moment, he cares
* that he cares. Here are about the girl he is with
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BY KAT DILTZ
more than the food he was
eating, and that says a lot.
Appreciating Her Family:
A guy who does his best to
find common interests with
his girl's father or puts in a
good word for her mother's
cooking says that he is ready
for commitment, or at least
expresses his good intentions.
Endures Through Something Girly: If a guy agrees
to see the latest chick flick
instead of an action movie with his girlfriend, he
knows that it will resonate
with her in a positive way
~ even more so if he doesn't
expect anything in return.
Helping Her With Her
Jacket/Pulling Out Her
Chair: Both of these actions
are things that women have
Photo by Cody Cook
Even the smallest gestures have a big impact.
zero problem doing on their
own, but it is gentlemanlike to do so, especially if
it's cold out, or if he knows
that she's had a stressful day.
Small acts of kindness will
always be appreciated, and
can turn someone's whole
day around. Being a gentleman does not mean that
a guy has to be a knight in
shining armor. It just means
he is willing to take the time
to show an important woman in his life that he cares.
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Adventures in Europe opens student's eyes
Traveling fosters learning and self-confidence
BY MELISSA DERR
STAFF WRITER
This winter break I had
the opportunity to explore
Europe, a trip which included London, Paris and
Rome, three of the most
influential and iconic cities in the European Union.
Traveling has always been
a dream of mine. As a history student I have always
wanted to see the many
places I have studied as
well as experience new languages, cultures and scenery.
This trip proved to be
the adventure of a lifetime.
I ended up seeing Big Ben,
Abbey Road, Westminster
Abbey, Stonehenge, the
Eiffel Tower, Versailles,
the Roman Forum and the
Coliseum, as well as soak-
ing up the local culture
through the cuisine, music and quirks of each city.
Thefirstcity that I encountered was London, which
was similar to New York
City in its vibrant nightlife
and beautiful structures.
Although the food was
disappointing (big shock,
right?!), the people were extremely polite and charming.
The second city which I
arrived at via the English
Chunnel, also known as the
Channel Tunnel (an experience in itself), was Paris.
Our group ended up arriving here 20 minutes after the
tragic terrorist attacks at the
Charlie Hebdo office. This
prevented our group from
going into the heart of the
city because of strict security measures, but two other
girls and I snuck out via taxi
and got our much anticipated Eiffel Tower "selfie."
Our last destination, which
captured my heart, was
Rome. Rome was more than
I expected. It was a mixture
of antiquated buildings from
centuries ago but amongst
the ruins were also apartment
buildings in which young,
hip, modern people dwelled.
Among my favorite parts of
Rome were obviously the
red wine, the cappuccinos,
as well as discovering my affinity for opera. I felt that of
all the cities Rome was the
friendliest. With a Mediterranean climate much like that
of San Diego, people are out
and about all the time and are
always willing to help if you
get lost. The culture there
was captivating in that it was
so different from America.
I recommend travel to
students in college because
it not only gives you confidence but opens your eyes
to how others live and view
the world. Through this
experience, I was able to
also solidify my plans after
graduation. Because of the
experience, I realized that
I want to teach English in
Italy. Although I will have
to brush up on my Italian,
without traveling I never
would have realized how
much I was missing and I
would have never fell in love
with a country and a people.
Photo courtesy of Melissa Derr
A london scene with Big Ben in the background.
Learning how to avoid distracting your classmates
Resolutions for the new semester
masses of loose papers that down for class, and maythey'll inevitably grow into. be it's time for us to start
A new semester has the thinking about what that is.
Classroom etiquette is the
feel of a new year— a clean
slate, another chance to ex- sort of thing we all learned
cel. We want better grades back in kindergarten, when
than last semester and to get a wide-eyed, enthusiasmore involved on campus. tic teacher taught us abouf
applesauce,
We want to do more than "criss-cross
make awkward eye con- hands in your basket" and
tact with that hot piece of the alphabet. It starts with
classmate sitting across the simple things, like paying atroom. A lot of hope and ex- tention, not talking while the
pectation can be mingled in professor or another student
Photo by Cody Cook the first few weeks of a new is and not making unnecessemester, and with a fresh sary, distracting noises. A
Acting out in the classroom can be disruptive.
schedules and professors, semester in front of us, may- comment to your neighbor
B Y ELIZABETH ROUSH
our legs are re-acclimating be it's time to make a new can wait until after class,
STAFF WRITER
resolution. and it wouldn't kill you to
Spring semester is just to the scores of unavoidable new-semester
There's arightand a wrong actually listen to the lecture.
beginning. We're all get- stairs and our binders are
And what about phones,
ting a feel for our new class yet to become the chaotic way to behave when we sit
tablets and laptops? Simple
ideas of classroom etiquette
get more complicated with
the infusion of technology
into the learning environment. Personally, I love
technology in the classroom.
It's engaging, easy to manage and more organized than
a binder. But that doesn't
mean that any and all technology-driven activities are
sanctioned in the classroom.
The same grade-school
rules can be applied to technology. Don't talk while
the professor is speaking;
texting is a digital form of
talking. Even if your professor doesn't hear your conversation, you're still being
disrespectful. Be attentive;
checking your Facebook
rather than taking notes on
your laptop, or working on
an assignment for another
class, is not paying attention.
The concept behind these
absolutely novel actions is
really very simple: respect
people. Instead of putting
the focus on petty rules, you
can think of classroom etiquette as an act of honoring
people as valuable human
beings. Respect your professors enough to not interrupt
them, respect your peers
enough to not distract them
and respect yourself enough
to actually learn and grow
even in the smallest way.
New Year's resolutions: The Other Side
Solution for the common failure of resolve
laying it out before January
1. Next thing you know, it
would blow to smithereens.
New Year's resolutions.
Okay, that's a very rough
Lots of people make them. 99
(and puzzling) sketch of
percent of people break them.
how resolutions have failed
me, but you get the point
No, that's not an official
statistic. I wouldn't be surand, unless popular culture
prised if it was, though, given
has thrown a massive lie to
the knowledge of how easily
me, you can probably relate.
these resolutions are made,
Last December, as the year
only to be broken in less than
was nearing its close,I reflecta week. Of course, there are
ed on the year that just went
by and briefly considered
making resolutions before
I abandoned the idea. What
Seeks funf caring summer staff that reside in or good are resolutions if you
can't - excuse me, you won't
near the San Fernando & Conejo Valleys
- follow through with them?
Exactly. So this year, I did
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Instead of listing a bunch
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BY ZACH SCHANZENBACH
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
those who successfully stick
to their resolutions, but they
are few and far between (or
so the culture has told me).
These past couple of years,
I tried making resolutions, or
some variant thereof, but I
would wind up with a scatter-brained mess that lacked
a solid foundation. Oh, I had
the materials for the foundation, but I never bothered
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myself and how I do things.
I decided that I wanted to be more dynamic.
Dynamic has two popular
meanings: constantly changing and full of energy. If you
asked our Editor-in-Chief if
I was a dynamic person, she
would probably say yes. If
you asked the people I went
to high school with if I was a
dynamic person, they would
probably say yes (assuming
that they remember me). After all, I got voted as having
the most school spirit as a
senior. My energy, however,
has dwindled significantly
since I left high school, and
I want to bring it back up.
I'm doing okay so far.
But enough about me. The
point is, instead of listing a
bunch of things to change,
I decided to pick one word
and focus on improving
Photo by Nick Nootbaar
Relaxing and reducing stress is a great N ew Year's resolution.
that part of me in 2015. I
could have picked a number of words: selfless, kind,
patient, outgoing (actually,
I wouldn't pick that one).
There are a lot of words I
could pick, and there are a lot
of words you can pick, too.
If you don't feel up to the
challenge of writing a list of
things, or you know you're
gonna fail, pick one word, one
concept, and resolve to work
on that throughout the year.
If resolutions work for
you, then go ahead and make
them. But they probably
don't. So take my advice: one
word or concept. It's simple
enough... and I 'm sure you'll
get results. I know I am,
even if they're small to start.
�Sleater-Kinney's "No Cities to Love" Long Beach Comic Expo honors the late
Dwayne McDuffie
B Y N ICOLE H OLMAN
ASSISTANT N EWS E DITOR
B Y F AITH O RCINO
A & E E DITOR
Fans of indie rock girl
groups rejoice as Sleater-Kinney releases their newest album, "No Cities to Love."
After a decade of studio silence, Sleater-Kinney returns
with a fun and upbeat album
that is fantastic from start
to finish. Sleater-Kinney
formed in Olympia, Washington in 1995 and was a pivotal part of the "riot grrl" and
indie rock scene for a decade
before they called it quits.
But Sleater-Kinney is
back with the familiar
sound their fans love yet
sung with fresh vocals.
True to form, Corin Tucker's lead vocals are nothing
short of powerful. New listeners may recognize lead
guitarist Carrie Brownstein
from the hit comedy show
Portlandia, who absolutely
kills on every track. With
Janet Weiss (of the Shins) on
drums, each track delivers an
expressive yet clean sound.
If you haven't heard any
of Sleater-Kinney's work
before, they have a similar
sound of some of The Black
Keys and Bikini Kill's work.
Sleater-Kinney's first single
off the album, "Bury Our
Friends", definitely pays
homage to The Black Keys
and the two bands' ongoing influence on each other.
Deviating from their more
recent LPs, "No Cities" is
a fast-paced and more optimistic album, yet it still
retains the band's classic
blend of social commentary and fantastic riffs.
The lyrics throughout
this album are incredibly
Organizers of Long Beach
Comic Expo (LBCE) will
be hosting its annual event
and announcing the first recipient of the Dwayne McDuffie Award of Diversity.
They opened submissions
smart. Addressing relatable
experiencing from as the for nominees during the 2014
draining monotonous dai- Long Beach Comic Con back
ly grind of everyday life to in September. McDuffie
expanding all the way to cri- passed away Feb. 21, 2011,
tiquing artistic mediocrity, leaving a legacy in both com"No Cities" leaves listeners ic books and animated telewith plenty to think about. vision. The animated series
Never a band to shy away Static Shock was his iconic
from a more aggressive creation as well as Milesound, Sleater-Kinney de- stone Media, the comic book
livers an energy in their new company he co-founded in
album that is sure to make 1993. His writing brought
you want to get up and move. in diversity arid more repWith this album's energy resentation of minorities in
and powerful vocals, this the industries. The award
is what you should be play- will be presented on Feb. 28
ing as you and your friends recognizing the winner for
drive off toward warm promoting inclusiveness in
weather and Spring Break. his/her comic. LBCE invit-
MOVIE REVIEW
ed writer and former BET
President of Entertainment
Reginald Hudlin as the keynote speaker for the event.
Looking at comics now,
especially mainstream titles,
the cast of characters has
grown to gradually reflect
the modern population. Recently, Marvel passed the
mantles of title superheroes
to new faces: Latino high
schooler Robbie Reyes as the
Ghost Rider, a woman now
carries Mjolnir as Thor, African American Avenger Sam
Wilson as Captain America.
While there is a diverse
presence in the fictional universes, the industries are slowly building
a workforce that is inclusive of diverse creators.
Writer Joseph Phillip IIlidge commented in his
Feb .9 installment of his
Comic Book Resources
column, "The Mission,"
about DC Comics's Convergence event and the recent hiring of Ming Doyle,
David Walker and Gene
Luen Yang, three critically
acclaimed writers of color.
"It shouldn't be news that
the publisher of comic books
for more than seventy-five
years, of the thousands of
tales about heroes such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, hired people of
color to write, give or take,
one-twentieth of their monthly comic book output. But it
is. It shouldn't highlight the
lack of equality in the hiring of writers of color on the
part of DC Comics' competitor, because there shouldn't
be one," Illidge said.
Hopefully
the
news
will be part of the bigger strives for more diversity in their workforce.
Long Beach Comic Expo
will be held at the Long
Beach Convention Center
Feb. 28 and March 1. Tickets are available for purchase
both online and on-site. For
more information, visit http://
longbeachcomicexpo .com/
1 .5/5 P A W S
J upiter A scending d isappoints v iewers
B Y P IERCE B RENNER
V for Vendetta being the lone I don't remember being
bright spot since the end of named), we get to marvel at
Jupiter Ascending follows the Matrix franchise. I was all the glorious looking charthe story of Jupiter Jones even more worried when the acters, landscapes and sets
(Mila Kunis), who works movie was pushed back seven that only masters of CGI-art
as a maid when an alien months from its intended re- can create. There's also some
warrior named Caine Wise lease day. However, I believe decent humor. I didn't ex(Channing Tatum) suddenly every movie has potential pect it to have any, but there
visits her. Jupiter learns that to be good, so I went to see were a few bits of clever diashe is the heir to the throne it. Sure enough, I was com- logue that put a smile on my
of a planet that is in the pletely right to be worried. face, at least when the movie
grip of civil war, and must
First, I'll give credit where wasn't unintentionally funny.
stop a tyrant (Eddie Red- it's due. Like most WaUnfortunately, that's all
mayne) who wants her dead. chowski movies, the visual the good things I have to say
Right from the time it was effects are fantastic. Sure, about Jupiter Ascending. If
announced, I was skeptical there are a few times where you took away the stunning
about Jupiter Ascending. Its the CGI falls flat, but the visuals, it was a pretty terdirectors, Lana and Andy Wachowskis and their crew rible movie. The worst part
Wachowski, have been in show that visuals are then- was probably the acting; evea slump for over a decade, greatest strengths. When ryone from top to bottom was
with their writing credits on we gv i to the J/IWUV» (which bad. It was pretty disappointW t g et IU WW planet v "
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ing to see Channing Tatum,
who has come so far from his
Step Up-days, fumble after a
hot streak. But the worst was
the Oscar-nominated Eddie
Redmayne as the evil Balem.
He was so bad in this movie
that I now think his chances
at winning Best Actor for
The Theory of Everything
might be all but torpedoed. I
don't blame the actors. Most
of them are talented and have
given good performances
before. The blame lies with
the Wachowskis, who have
showed multiple times that
they're better at directing
visuals than people. Moreover, the story was a complete
mess. It was too long, ' too
—
convoluted and filled with
clichés. Even the action,
which you'd expect the Wachowskis to be able to do,
is stale and poorly directed.
I desperately wanted to
like the Wachowskis. Bound
and The Matrix were great
movies, and I'm still not
convinced that they were
just flukes. But it seems that
they lost their touch a long
time ago. They had already
failed with Speed Racer and
Cloud Atlas, and now Jupiter Ascending is getting
negative reviews and doing
weak business. It's going to
take a lot to revive their careers, but that revival is looking increasingly unlikely.
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Terry Gilliam brings Monty Python elements in quirky film
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BYWILLMCCURDY
ASSISTANT TO THE E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
Monty Python. For some,
they are the British gods
of absurd comedy while
to others they are those
weird fellows who got arrested by the authorities
while in medieval costumes.
For those who aren't diehard fans of the troupe, their
premierefilm,Monty Python
and the Holy Grail, was directed by two of the Pythons:
Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. After the group split
apart, Gilliam stuck with
directing and created a film
wherein an elderly man with
a rather large nose and a
splendid hat is shot out of a
fish, That film is The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
The story begins in a town
probably being besieged and
barely holding out under
the guidance of the Right
Ordinary Horatio Jackson
and his myriad of bureaucrats who don't particularly
care for Sting. A young girl
by the name of Sally (Sarah
Polley) serves as the film's
main narrative focus as her
father puts on a show about
the legendary figure, Baron
Munchausen. The production is brought to a sudden
halt when an elderly man
(John Neville) marches into
the theater, brandishing a
sword and claiming to be the
real Baron Munchausen as the spirit of death, the Baron
well as the cause of the bar- rides on a hot air balloon
rage by the Ottoman Turks. made of undergarments to
While recounting the tale, save the city from the Sultan.
Thefilmis delightfully silly
the audience is treated to a
flashback featuring the Bar- with a mix of colorful characon's companions whose feats ters and absurdity trademark
are more audacious than the of a Python, but with somber
man himself including the elements and genuine quesfarsighted marksman Adol- tions about how one might
phus (Charles McKeown), view the world which serves
the iron lunged man with as the background plot of
superb hearing Gustavus the film. There is the reason
(Jack Purvis), the freakishly and order thrown about by
strong Albrecht (Winston the Right Ordinary Horatio
Dennis) and the lightning Jackson which does serve
fast Berthold (Eric Idle). to keep the city from being
Upon having his story inter- overrun by the Turkish army.
rupted by a cannon blast and Only through pandering and
diplomacy where he cannot
even convince the Sultan to
surrender on Wednesday. In
stark contrast you have the
Baron, the personification of
all the tall tales and wonder
what the world was before
enlightenment forced the
discarding of idealistic notions for a more controlled
world governed by laws
and logic. Although obscure
and not quite contemporary,
The Adventures of Baron
Munchausen is a fun film
good for a laugh and possibly a glimmer of wonder
in the midst of rigid society.
�A & E Editor:
Faith O reino
cougarchron.arts@gmail.com
Spring Library exhibit: Beyond the Stereotype
B Y B E U L A H S UPRIYA
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Each semester, the Kellogg
Library conducts a series of
educational exhibits open
to students and the campus
community. This semester,
it is poster collection called
"Beyond the Stereotypes."
It is open throughout the
spring semester during the
regular Kellogg Library
hours. Since its opening, it
has received a huge response.
The various groups represented include African
Americans, American Indians and Asian Americans.
The posters show a person
from that ethnicity por-
trayed with confidence tearing the stereotypes generally
related to them and a historic figure of an influential
leader in the background.
Dr. Joely Proudfit, Director of the California Indian
Culture and Sovereignty
Center (CICSC), was one of
the many orchestrating this
labor of love and said that
it took 13 months for the
posters to become reality.
She acknowledged the help
from various student organizations and people from the
CSUSM community including Dr. Arturo Ocampo, Associate Vice President for
Diversity, Educational Eq-
month designated as Black
History Month, being able
to learn more about various
ethnicities is appropriate.
Since it is also the twentyfifth year of CSUSM, the
conversation under the spotlight definitely deserves consideration. As the college
continues growing in various spheres, Dr Proudfit reminds us that this conversation is extremely important.
Some of the events
planned for the semester are
workshops: one for faculty,
one for students and one for
bystander intervention. For
those interested in knowing more can check out the
uity, and Inclusion, Black there. One of the models
Student Union, The Cou- that was willing to be a part
gar Chronicle, PR Club of this project was business
and Gender Equity Center. student Michael Murphy.
"All of the photo shoots
"This is the best campaign and I hope it goes were done at our very
Kellogg
Library,"
national," Proudfit said. own
When asked what she he said. "The image porhopes to happen through trayed is that of confident
these compelling visual and empowered people."
Sitting Bull was the hisaids, she answers that good
conversations may emerge toric character for Miposter. Murphy
and that the university will chael's
see value in this, which will shared his experiences with
at
school.
help many more groups stereotyping
"Yes, at first I used to block
to be covered, be it religious, LGBTQ, gender, etc. it out my mind during school
She also pointed out that but now I see it as an opporthe students are very coura- tunity to inform them of my
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are encouraged to make
full use of the opportunities of learning and resources provided by CSUSM.
Escondido Center for the Arts features Beethoven
Professor Ching-Ming Cheng featured as the guest pianist
The performance will be
conducted by Dr. Joe Stanford (of Palomar College)
and guest conductor, John
LoPiccolo (of Poway Symphony Orchestra). Our very
own professor of music, Dr.
Ching-Ming Cheng, was
asked to join these talented
conductors as a guest pianist.
As the classic works for
Beethoven are well known
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STAFF WRITER
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by many, I stopped to consider the value in performing
the particular pieces for the
public and asked Dr. Cheng
if she felt there might be a
disconnect, between the music and present day society.
"I actually don't think there
is a disconnect," said Dr.
Cheng. "I feel that, our North
County community especially, that they are still very sup-
and performing on campus.
This event is one of the
few chances of this season
that spectators will be able
to witness and partake in the
splendor of the melodies carried out through her hands.
The performance will
take place at 3 p jn. on
Sunday, March 1. For
tickets visit art center,
org or call 800-988-4253.
portive. For younger generations, however, there might
be a little less interest."
Seeing a performer who
mastered such pieces execute
the work is far more dynamic than just listening to the
music on an iPod or watching a recording on YouTube.
Dr. Ching-Ming Cheng
presented examples of her
divine skill while working
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Lana Del Rey, formerly
known as Lizzy Grant, is an
American songstress who released her second full-length
album,
"Ultraviolence."
This came after hitting it
big with singles like "Video
Games" as well as the LP
she dropped shortly after,
"Born To Die." With this record, she continued to drop
big tracks like "Summertime Sadness", "Blue Jeans"
and the title track to the LP.
The fusion of vintage vocals and chamber pop vibe,
mixed with hip-hop beats,
is the focus of Del Rey's
sound prior to her second
full-length album, "Ultraviolence". Some critics
discredit her by calling her
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Volume 43, number 9 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue is a Black History Month Edition. Other topics include the announcement of ACE Scholars and a candlelight vigil for students killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
ACE Scholars
Black History Month
Black Student Union (BSU)
Chapel Hill shooting
enrollment
HIV/AIDS
Martin Luther King
Pride Center
racism
Raza Center
sexual assault
sports
spring 2015
Sprinter
study abroad
Valentine's Day