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October 17, 2018
Vol. LX, No. 2
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut, and LA Times photojournalist Raul Roa aim to inspire student journalists By Linda White & Laura Hernandez Staff Writers
On Oct. 9, award-winning photojournalists Nick Ut and Raul Roa shared their stories with California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) faculty and students, in a conversational format on stage at the SMSU Theater. Nick Ut’s 1972 Pulitzer Prize winning photograph the “Terror of War,” (commonly referred to as the Napalm Girl) was a central focus of Ut’s talk which highlighted his 51 years as an Associated Press (AP) photographer. Ut, a Vietnam native, began his photojournalism career in 1965, just weeks after his beloved brother, Huynh Thanh My, also an AP photographer, was killed during combat photography. Ut’s photos capture the agony and horror of war, but none more poignantly than the “Terror of War,” which graphically demonstrates the impact of battle on men, women and children, and in this case most particularly, a 9-year old girl by the name of Phan Thi Kim Phuc. The photo, taken on June 8, 1972, often referred to as
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Nick Ut (left) and Raul Roa (right) go in depth on the importance of photography when it comes to telling an impactful story. “Napalm Girl,” was captured by Ut just as the Mekong Delta, Trang Bang Vietnam area was being bombed with napalm. Phuc, was running down Highway 1 from the small village in the Mekong Delta, right towards Ut and fellow photojournalists. There were women carrying
babies and other school-aged children running toward Ut, but 9-year old Phuc was naked, running and screaming, “Too hot! Too hot!” Ut saw Phuc and realized that she had been critically burned by napalm. He and other photojournalists poured water on Phuc to ease her pain. Ut knew
that if he didn’t get this little girl to a hospital quickly, she would die from her injuries. He took her along with others in his van, and they rushed to the nearest hospital. If not for the heroic action by Ut, Phuc’s life would have ended on that fateful day. Ut’s photo became an
iconic image representing the horrors of war, and it influenced public opinion globally. He is appreciated and valued by many as one of the most highly praised photojournalists in the world covering the devastation and loss of life during the Vietnam war.
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Misconceptions of $55 million building By Karissa Lopez Contributing Writer
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Center for Global Innovation building will offer students a unique environment to interact internationally come 2020.
Through the disrupting noise of the ongoing construction, students await the completion of the new structures. The new Center for Global Innovation Building costs $55 Million upon completion. The new building originally started as a smaller project focusing on English language students according to Tatiana Karmanova, dean of CSUSB’s College of Extended and Global Education and Vice President of International Education. “The project grew to accommodate not just the small group of international students, but to accommodate the needs of the campus,” said Karmanova. CSUSB organized focus groups for students, faculty, and staff in order to fully grasp the needs of everyone for the new building. Karamanova raised the question of “What is important for you?” during these focus groups which led to the current
design of the CGI building. Since these focus groups not only involved students but also involved faculty opinions interviewing the Faculty Senate on campus was a necessity. “If they’re going to spend this type of money that tells me it’s very very important to everyone involved,” said Myers when asked what she thought of the total cost of the CGI building. Although the cost of the CGI building might be expensive some students do not mind the expansion of the campus even if it means raising their tuition to fund it. Kris Hardin, a second-year student at the CSUSB campus, estimated the cost of the new CGI building at 50-75 million dollars and has no issue if his tuition is being used to fund the construction. He even referred to himself as a super liberal snowflake who does not mind his money being used to benefit the future. “I have no problem with my money being used to help expand opportunities,” said Hardin.
The focus groups results for the CGI construction listed the need for spaces such as home away from home and social place. “They wanted not just classroom space, but students really wanted to see a space where they could interact with others,” said Karmanova.
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Inside This Issue Mayor Election Pg. 3 Womens Volleyball Pg. 7 Aids Walk Pg. 10
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Staff Writers Susan Acuna, Jon Anderson, Demi Botello, Melissa Cardonato, Adriana Contreras, Jacob Diaz-Jackson, Judith Diaz-Nungaray, Joshua Dominguez, Karina Escamilla, Brenda Fernandez, James Fisher, Laura Hernandez, Jordan Jerry, Alejandra Jimenez, Lorina Lemos, Margarete Li, Vanessa Lopez, Irma Martinez, Cristina Menchaca Vargas, Christopher Nuenkaw-Harris, Collin Pacillo, Marilyn Ramirez, Andrew Rivera, Scott Romo, Noah Simon, Xiomara Vargas, Linda White, Kenya Williams
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Raul Roa shared some details regarding the evolution of photojournalism and social media.
...Continued from Pg. 1 humble, honest and diligent.” His work has influenced many photojournalists, and Raul Roa is one of them. Roa, a Los Angeles Times photojournalist, has spent the last 24 years covering important news and sporting events all over Southern California. Roa and Ut have collaborated on various photographic efforts throughout the years, and they share a strong love of the craft. Roa shared his work and gave advice at CSUSB. “Bring the news to the people,” said Roa, “You are the eyes and ears of your communities, stay
His work included strong, impactful images full of emotion. He explained the importance of taking an impactful image like the one Ut took in 1972. “As long as you affect one person, you can start changing people’s minds,” said Roa. Roa addressed how the development of social media has changed the way photojournalists work, “There are images that are transcendent and it doesn’t matter whether they are online or printed. It will still impact. Social media just spreads it out farther and wider, therefore it affects more people.” With photos now becoming
permanent, Roa says, “Be conscious of your subject, you have a responsibility to tell their story in a way that is impartial and reliable.” Although Ut has now retired and Roa stays busy with his work, the two spend their free time together “shooting the moon.” Their astrophotography has become one of their favorite pastimes. The two have even taken to calling themselves “Lunartics.” Between these two photojournalists, so many important events have been captured and delivered to the world. Now they are capturing images beyond our planet.
Fire near observatory, two detained
Promotions Staff Alena Awan, James Fisher, Jalyn Hayes, Alexis Ramirez, Israel Ramirez-Lopez, Adam Wilson, Richard Aranda, Vanessa Valencia, Vanessa Santana, Jisela Corona, Vanessa Quiñones, Andrea Serrano, Shauna Christie, Alejandra Lenos, Daisy Mendoza, Luis Sandoval, Garret Shimko, Kelsey Watts, Daniel Halverson, David Mitchell, Maria Rodriguez-Arias Staff Writers are comprised of students enrolled in COMM243A Practicum: Print & Online Journalism taught by Professor Joel Harris. Contact Mail Information California State University, San Bernardino Office:(909)537-5289 University Hall Room UH-037 Advertising:(909)537-5815 5500 University Parkway Email:sbchron@csusb.edu San Bernardino, CA 92407 Website:coyotechronicle.net The Coyote Chronicle is published every other Tuesday for distribution on Wednesday during the academic session by the Communication department. The opinions expressed in the Chronicle are those of the student writers and editors and do not reflect the views of the university, its faculty, or any other person or instituion unless expressly noted. The appearance of any advertisement in the chronicle does not represent an endorsement of the products or services advertised. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit or reject all materials submitted to the paper.
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Last friday a fire broke out behind the Murillo Family Observatory on the north side of campus. Though authorities have stated that they do not yet know the cause of the fire, the CSUSB alert system stated two people
were detained. Firefighters were able to react quickly and reach the brush fire via dirt access roads. The fire burned over 50 acres through light and medium brush. The rain over the weekend helped to contribute to the 100
percent containment that was achieved Monday afternoon. The smoke plume appeared threatening from campus but the CSUSB alert system kept students at ease with clear messages that the fire was no threat to campus.
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October 17, 2018
Gas tax repeal lands on ballot
By Lorina Lemos Staff Writer
Proposition 6 gains wide support as Californians seeks a gas tax repeal. Prop 6 is a proposition making headway in the 2018 midterm elections. The proposition, if passed, will effectively remove the gas tax legislation that was signed into action by Gov. Jerry Brown of California on April 12, 2017. On Nov. 1st, the gas tax increased gas prices by 12 cents to the gallon. This has come as a shock to many Californians who are already seeing increased prices for other everyday items such as food, gas (home utility) and electricity. However, those hit the hardest by the gas tax have been commuters.
California is abundant with commuters, including those that travel a far distance to attend colleges and universities. Students at California State University (CSU) report being directly affected by the gas tax and report increased financial instability as a result of increasing gas prices. However, although the gas tax has been somewhat burdensome to commuters, commuters have also complained about the roads and infrastructures they drive on. The gas tax purpose is to fix the problems commuters face daily. The gas tax was originally implemented in hopes of decreasing road congestion, fix damaged bridges and roadways and minimizing construction zones and durations. Unfortunately, Californians, including Califor-
nia State University, San Bernardino students feel discouraged by the lack of immediate change that has taken place this past year. Students are frustrated by the ever-growing congestion on Interstates and freeways, and can’t imagine the gas tax providing them any timely relief. Steven deWalden, a CSUSB student that regularly commutes to campus, believes the gas tax isn’t being used in the best ways possible. “They’re not using the previous taxes appropriately… If they were, they’d be able to finish previous projects,” deWalden said. He added that he would “like to know exactly where the money is going.” Regardless of the backlash by commuters, California politicians have been actively
campaigning against the passing of prop. 6. They warn that the repeal of the gas tax will put California in a dangerous position, costing the state an estimated $5 billion in tax revenue. Critics of prop 6 warn that crumbling infrastructure could seriously jeopardize commuter safety, potentially putting lives at risk. However, many Californians realize that the gas tax unfairly and un proportionately affect the already struggling middle and lower classes. A large number of commuters travel to and from school and work because the cost of living in those areas is too costly. Yet, people in the upper class and people who have a more disposable income to spend on gas, do not commute as much, or they have the resources to use more
eco-friendly options like electric or hybrid cars. Unfortunately, electric and hybrid cars are still financially out of reach for the struggling middle class and poor, leaving them with no other option than to pay the gas tax. It should also be noted that people with electric cars are not contributing to the infrastructure projects enacted by the gas tax because they do not require gas, despite being contributors of crumbling infrastructure, worn down roads, and heavy congestion. deWalden said he feels the tax “definitely goes against the lower income communities.” Funds are disproportionately disbursed and “most upper-class communities’ roads are better maintained” than lower-class communities’ roads.
SB mayoral candidates take questions By Scott Romo Staff Writer
San Bernardino Mayor Carey Davis and City Councilman John Valdivia duke it out at Ecclesia Christian Fellowship church answering controversial questions from the public on Thursday, Oct. 4th Mayor Davis responded to the public’s questions with his current plans of action which are already in place, while Valdivia promised that he would fix the city’s problems faster and more effectively than Davis has. The running theme of Valdivia’s answers was that the city is in need of real leadership, which he can provide. He said that the council he sits on is the one that makes all of the tough decisions. Davis responded to this with a list of controversial votes which Valdivia abstained from in City Hall, stating that he does not have the ability to make the tough decisions he claims to. “We have some serious issues when it comes to leadership,” said Charlie Pagan, a real estate agent who supports John Valdivia. “I’m going to go with the stronger leadership. I’m going to go with the visionary.” Both candidates seem to agree about many issues, like the homelessness problem causing major issues for the city’s economy. Mayor Davis claimed that the homeless population costs the city 30 million per year, not including the amount of revenue lost from the effects of panhandlers congregating outside of local businesses. Both candidates agree that
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R. Carey Davis has been mayor since 2014 and is the 28th mayor of the city of San Bernardino an increased police force is necessary, but where they disagree is on the city’s jail. While Valdivia believes it’d be best to allocate more funding to the jail in order to hold lower offense criminals. Davis, on the other hand, claims it would take funding away from the number of police officers on patrol which needs to grow, not shrink. Jesse Carrillo, citizen of the month in January 2017, is a San Bernardino business consultant who supports Mayor Davis. Carrillo worked with Mayor Davis on the Quality of Life team
which focuses on remedying issues of panhandling, homeless camps, and litter. “We do these policies to reduce the use of things that attract transients,” said Carrillo. “We can’t arrest our way out of a homeless situation.” The sparks started to fly during the conversation of the newly legalized marijuana dispensaries. Valdivia, who voted against marijuana’s legalization, said that since marijuana is now legal, we must do what we can to shut down illegal dispensaries and keep marijuana away from
schools and churches. Mayor Davis responded by calling hypocrisy on Valdivia for accepting donations from those illegal dispensaries he said he was interested in shutting down. When asked if he wanted to respond, Valdivia declined and asked to move forward with other questions. Mayor Davis proudly touts the fact that since he became mayor in 2013 he has taken the 45 million deficit the city was in and raised it to a 30 million dollar surplus. “With a 70 million dollar creation of wealth, that’s a track
record that’s hard to beat,” said Carrillo. “I hear all this talk about this surplus, but nothing about what is being done to keep that surplus growing,” said Pagan. “What are you doing to replenish this surplus?” Valdivia criticized Davis for not using funds to fix the city’s crumbling infrastructure or the downtown area, including the Carousel Mall. He said that a lot of promises were made and under him those promises would be kept. Mayor Davis responded to Valdivia by describing the slow process of getting the city out of bankruptcy and how the economy he inherited did not allow for the expenses necessary for such renovations. He said that the redevelopment of Downtown San Bernardino is happening, but it had to be possible first. Valdivia said he would use 18 million of the 30 million dollar surplus on fixing the city’s infrastructure. Davis responded with saying that the surplus needs to remain stable so it can be dipped into as needed on a long term basis. When asked about how to stimulate the success of disenfranchised races, Davis discussed how the issue would not be easily resolved, but he believes the answer to that problem lies in the education system. Valdivia stated that the city has been run by “Country Club Mayors” for 13 years and that the city is in need of a leader who has been through the same economic struggles. San Bernardino residents will decide who to vote to elect between the two opposing candidates on Nov. 6th.
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New Bid Day Sparks Excitement By Alan Arreola Contributing Writer
The Interfraternity Council team has presented a new concept for Bid Day at CSUSB involving the bidding process for fraternities on campus. Until now, Bid Day has been confined to the yearly routine that each fraternity is accustomed to based their own fraternal secrets and rituals in the past. This is the first time fraternities are involved in a Bid Day event at CSUSB. During the first two weeks of every quarter, fraternities begin their recruiting process to
bring in Potential New Members. The event is very similar to the Bid Day sororities host every quarter welcoming in their new members. This event was held Oct. 5, 2018, in the lower commons during the last day of the rush week where the Potential New Members decide which fraternity/organization they will be joining in front of all the organizations. Students including sorority members also stand on the sidelines viewing and supporting the very first fraternal Bid Day. “I think it was a good idea because our Greek system as a whole is getting smaller giving
us the opportunity to see and experience part of the rush process of the fraternities.” said Halie Ramirez, current member of a sorority at CSUSB. “[I]t hyped up both the active chapter as well as the new members! They were able to claim the chapter they chose to join as their new group is cheering and screaming! I felt like it was a very positive, fun, and exciting experience.” said Vanessa Mendoza, CSUSB sorority alumni. Six fraternities in total participated in this event. Each welcoming their own respective number of PNMs per organization.
This event was to promote and better the Greek community at CSUSB by unifying all of the fraternities into one area and sharing the experiences of welcoming their new members into their organization. CSUSB has been stressing the unity of the Greek community supporting and helping each other to better Greek life. For years the Interfraternity Council (IFC) has tried to impose this idea of Bid Day but have been denied ever since. In addition, this is the first year the event is hosted amongst IFC. This event begins the process for each fraternity for their organizations to welcome and
initiate its new members. New members have joined the council and spiraled many new ideas including the Bid Day event. “The idea came about during an IFC meeting with the current council and the presidents from each organization. We came to a consensus that this year needed to be different, so we started to research other IFC on other campuses and create something that could work here,” said Andy Meza, IFC Vice President. Meza reflects on the success of the first event of its kind at CSUSB thanks to...
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Fontana: Developing or Declining By Karina Rodarte Contributing Writer
In the acts of recovering this fallen city, Fontana has become one of the most booming cities in California. Its projects, for example, Pacific Electric Trail, the Lewis Library and Technology, and even new homes and apartments have caught the attention of locals and others too. Fontana’s history in crime, damaged roads, and underdeveloped living arrangements made a surprising disappearance throughout the decades. “We’ve gone from being a laughing stock of San Bernardino County to being a standard of San Bernardino County,” says City Manager, Kenneth Hunt. Hunt explains the rollercoaster Fontana has gone through to get to where it is today. “We’re no longer facing financial ruin ¾ we’re now in a situation where we have surpluses,” Hunt says. Declining of the city fell into action during the bankruptcy of the Kaiser Steel Plant in the late 1980’s. Half of the plant was demolished and sold to the Chinese government, and the empty lot became what is known as the Auto Club Speedway.
As City Council member and resident since childhood, Amy Colbrunn describes the beginning of Fontana’s failure. “Recession happened in the early 90’s, a lot of people lost their jobs,” Colbrunn explains. Since then, Fontana struggled financially and economically. According to the Fontana Demographics database, Neighborhood Scout, Fontana has grown out of that. Since then, the city has increased in home value and crime is at its all-time low. With home value increasing in over 28%, it has eventually ranked Fontana a spot in the top 20% for its real estate accomplishments nationally. “We’re a big place, it creates a lot of challenges and things, I don’t say it’s an easy thing to deal with,” explains Hunt. The population has increased dramatically since the 1980’s. In the 1990’s, Fontana became populated with over 87,000 then doubling in size in the late 2000’s, with a population of 196,000. Fontana is now a home to over 209,000 people and continues to grow every day. Correspondingly, its community looks like it hasn’t grown only in population and real
estate. The city’s crime has also dropped tremendously. “It was a tough town,” Hunt recalls, “We were the San Bernardino of that era.” Fontana has become safer than 24% of U.S cities. According to the Neighborhood Scout on Fontana’s Crime demographics, it claims that 1 in 236 people would be a victim in a violent crime when compared to an overall in California where it is 1 in every 225 people. Local resident, Adrianna Hernandez, says “My garage used to always be broken into when I first moved here. But
since then I don’t really have issues”. Burglary is no surprise to any city. Fontana has some more improvement to do before its considered perfect. Another Fontana resident, Clarissa Serrano, shares, “It’s not Beverly Hills but it’s good enough.” The city’s newest additions such as its upcoming museum and its oldest treasure such as the theatre, Steelworkers Auditorium, has changed the way Fontana is represented. From the Fontana Days Parade to its Arts and Entertainment
classes, Fontana demonstrates that it is the city of a strong community and will continue work in efforts of keeping the city at its standard. “We’ve been recognized as being one of the [most] innovated cities,” Kenneth Hunt says. Fontana plans to build more apartments and more facilities for its locals to enjoy. The City also plans to improve their traffic signals and road construction. This city continues to work past its struggles and encourage its community and others that its modern, clean, vibrant, and connected.
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Fontana’s theater, Steelworkers’ Auditorium, promoting their upcoming play, Grease.
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Love shouldn’t hurt for teens By Yesica Gonzalez
Comm. Features Reporter
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The 71,000 square foot building will house resources for students, faculty, and visitors.
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Ole, a student from Nigeria also commented on-campus construction and compared it to that of his native country. Ole reflects on how loud construction is back in Nigeria due to workers constant yelling compared to the CSUSB’s workers. “In Nigeria, they would increase school fees even if it is just a new toilet there will be an increase in school fees,” said Ole when asked if raising tuition to help fund school projects would bother him. He described that his fees for college back in Nigeria would increase even if there were no new additions to the campus. “If there is an increase in school fees there should be something to show for it,” said Ole. Students can rest easy when it comes to new structures on
misconception that our tuition helps fund these projects was debunked by Karmanova when asked how the CGI building was funded. “The College of Extended Learning is a self-support unit. We had to demonstrate to the chancellor before they approved the building that we had money to pay for it,” said Karmanova. Karmanova even compared to paying for the building like a house. The College of Extended Learning had to put a down payment and will be making payments until it is paid off. In the past couple of year’s construction has been prevalent on the CSUSB campus. CSUSB has recently completed numerous projects from the library stairs, the new commons, piping all around campus, the new student dorms, however; one project is still not
finished after breaking ground in December of 2017. The CGI building was first estimated to be a 20,000 square foot building and ultimately grew to a 71,000 square foot building that will house 24 classrooms, faculty offices, and a 250 seat auditorium for guest lectures and various events. The CGI project grew because the campus was deciding its “master plan” for the entire CSUSB campus according to Karmanova. The master plan showed the need for all students to have more space. Although student Kris Hardin is all for expansion of the campus he commented on how he wishes the school would use money to renovate University Hall, a building he described as one of the most run-down on campus.
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Adults are often oblivious that teenagers may experience dating violence. Dating violence is defined as a physical, sexual or emotional hostility situation occurring within a relationship. During high school, teenagers start dating without being well educated on what domestic violence is or when it is happening. The lack of proper education can emotionally or physically effect teenagers in the long run. Marina Rodriguez, an advocate for survivors of abuse, shares reasons why it takes a longer time for teenagers to recognize abuse. “It really depends on the resources and if their high school or middle school have a partnership with their local domestic violence agency,” said Rodriguez, “Most parents don’t formally sit down and talk about it or have formal education about it. I’ve even heard of students who see the healthy relationship in their parents, so they didn’t recognized the abusive signs because they never seen it before.” According to Rodriguez, the rate of dating violence is higher among teenagers with at least one out of three relationships. Where as with adults, it is typically one in four. University student, Daisy Choudary shares that during high school, she wasn’t exposed to much domestic violence awareness. “Not really, there were counselors that noticed students and would try to reach out to them, but someone reaching out for help, not as much,” said Choudary. Majority of the hostile dating situations happens in teen years and victims don’t seek out the help they need until their twenties. While working at House of Ruth, a non-profit organization that aids victims of domestic abuse, Rodriguez noticed that the average domestic violence relationship was about six years,
starting in their adolescence, before speaking to someone about it. As a former victim, Choudary shared that she felt as if there wasn’t many options for choose. “For me, when I was in that position, I felt boxed in. I would have gone and talk instead of staying in that relationship, but sometimes we go for help when the situation becomes really bad,” said Choudary. When it comes to helping out or watching out for signs in either teens or adults, there are characteristics in domestic violence that are incredibly specific. “It’s really about power and control. If a person is feelings that their partner is trying to control them in any way, that would be the biggest warning sign. Manipulation tools like jealousy, is a major piece of control. For teenagers, they think jealousy means love,” shared Rodriguez. When it comes to our culture, the red flags become confusing due to movies displaying the situation of someone who is really jealous as an indication of love. When a person is shown bugging their crush for a date in a film or television show, it is interpret as the person caring for their interest, but in reality it’s known to be stalking. Messages like these that are found in the media, teaches that abuse is love and passes it onto their audience that soaks it in. When a loved one, a friend or anyone that feels like they can’t make their own decisions, feels guilty for living their own lives during a relationship, this is another sign that there is something is off. Every individual should be in control of their own lives, even when it comes to being in a relationship. “If the person has a partner who is healthy and safe, they are more as a cheerleader. Whatever their goals are, their partner would support them through that saying they have your back and vice versa,” said Rodriguez.
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Alpha Delta Pi’s Hazing Prevention Week By Alejandra Jimenez Staff Writer
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Many attendees of all different backgrounds came to celebrate with their freinds and families.
Fontana Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
By Ana Tapia Copy Editor
Residents of Fontana gathered at Miller Park Amphitheater for La Gran Fiesta on Oct. 6th to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The event was free and open to the public. California is a highly diverse state and many people of diverse backgrounds attended the event with their friends and families. Guests of the event were able to enjoy various styles of Spanish music and live entertainment from Como La Flor Band: A Tribute to Selena, Orgullo Mestizo Folk Ballet, Evie Dance Studio, and Marimba Tropical. Local artists from various areas in southern California were at the event to display and sell their art inspired by Latino culture. Francisco (Frankie) Castillo, a local, mixed media artist, uses these mediums to create urban expressionism and abstract art for viewers and clients. “I’m from Guadalajara, Jalisco but raised in Anaheim, California since I was three years old. I love Anaheim, but my blood is Azteca,” Castillo said.”You can see my passion in my artwork.” Another artist, Julio Jimenez, was at the event creating an anamorphic 3D mural for guests to watch and as a gift to the City of Fontana in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Anamorphic 3D is the illusion created from a one point perspective through which people use cameras on a technological device to see the piece properly.
“The theme of the event influenced what kind of imagery I can share here with the city of Fontana,” Jimenez said. “I came up with an Aztec statue of an acrobat and it looked like it was enthusiastically looking down at something, so I decided to be a little playful and add something that modern society can relate to like an iPad.” Aside from artisanal shopping, the event also provided interactive art exhibits, play zones for children, and authentic food vendors throughout. Local Fontana resident, Brandi Peters, was present at the event with her family. “We live in Fontana like just around the block, so we enjoy coming out every time there’s an event here,” Peters said. “I enjoy eating food and want to see what else is going on.” The performers and artists greatly expressed their appreciation of their Latin roots. Mariella Romero, a folkloric dancer in a Folklorico Club at Fontana High School, explained what Hispanic Heritage Month meant to her. “It means to embrace your Mexican culture and get back to your roots because Mexico can be far away and people can’t go visit all the time, especially if you’re an immigrant from there,” said Romero. “To me it’s recognition, you know, of our culture as a whole: South America, Central America, North America. It’s one of our needs as humans to be recognized,” Castillo adds. Overall, for some, the month is meant to remember and respect your ancestry. “This month is meant to cel-
ebrate your ancestry and all they great things they’ve done and to respect your culture, to live it on and keep it going,” Aztec performer, Oscar Hernandez said. Apart from the celebration and entertainment, La Gran Fiesta is also a learning experience that teaches guests more about Hispanic culture. “Well I’m not Hispanic but I enjoy learning about other cultures, so I would come out to anything just to learn about other cultures and have my son exposed to different cultures as well,” said Peters.
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Hazing is often used to ‘initiate’ someone into a group or team and is supposed to be a fun way to include new members. But often times it is humiliating and those involved have to perform dangerous tasks. Since 1969 there has been at least one university hazing-related death per year. On September 17, 2017, Alpha Delta Pi Alumna sister, Rae Ann Gruver lost her son, Max Gruver, due to a tragic hazing incident. Max Gruver was only 29 days into his college career at Louisianna State University before passing. Following the incident, the Gruver family established The Max Gruver Foundation to spread awareness and try to bring an end to hazing. The non-profit foundation strongly believes hazing has no place on a college campus. For Hazing Prevention week, Alpha Delta Phi partnered with The Max Gruver Foundation to raise awareness directly on college campuses. Their week-long event consisted of table-ing in front of the Santos Manuel Student Union and having students go over to sign a pledge card stating that they would take their part in “#Stop the hazing, #Fly High Max” and leave their handprint on a poster. A good question to ask is ‘why is hazing still so popular among not only the Greek community but also other sports and clubs, knowing that it can lead to someone getting injured’. “I personally believe it’s an act of superiority within social groups. When in larger groups
may want to be seen as a leader especially to younger members; however, this can easily be taken advantage of as we’ve seen on many college campuses” said Audrey Huizar, president of CSUSB’s Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Often times new members are afraid to say that they don’t want to participate in the activities because they do not want to seem like buzzkills. They also might feel like their loyalty to the group might be questioned. Maybe these groups think that something like this could never happen to one of their own. But the reality is that this can happen at any school and according to statistics has happened at least once a year for the past 48 years. Overall there are many reasons as to why hazing continues to happen and a lot of it comes from being peer presured and not wanting to feel excluded. “In order to continue to spread awareness on this issue. I believe we need to keep each other accountable. Although it seems cliche ‘See something, say something’ because you may be the one to save someone’s life. I strongly believe that when an issue is brought to light people are more likely to get involved to make a difference,” Huizar said. More universities are starting to take hazing seriously and are taking the initiative to raise awareness. It all starts from within the organizations and having the members say that it’s not the ‘cool’ thing to do anymore. The more awareness brought to hazing will hopefully have an impact. Joining a group should be something that should be fun and welcoming rather than full of intimidation factors.
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Various local artists attended the event to showcase their art inspired by Latino culture.
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CSUSB Volleyball No. 1 in Nation
By Noah Simon Staff writer
Starting the 2018 season ranked No. 11 in the nation, the CSUSB women’s volleyball team is now ranked No. 1. Last year’s seasonender against No. 21-ranked Florida Southern in the NCAA quarterfinals was nothing short of an unbelievable year for the California State University San Bernardino Women’s Volleyball team. but for them it was yet another reason to come back stronger than ever for the upcoming season. They started the season sweeping both Metropolitan State University of Denver and Fresno Pacific University. They then went on to beat Seattle Pacific University in the FalconWildcat Invitational volleyball tournament. Key players such as senior Hailey Jackson, junior Sascha Dominique and senior Jayann DeHoog have been a tremendous help to the Coyote’s success for the beginning of the season.
With a blink of an eye, the Women’s Volleyball Team has sprung to the #1 ranked women’s volleyball team in the nation having defeating Cal Poly Pomona (No. 25), California State University Los Angeles (No. 16) and improving their record to 9-0 in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and 16-1 overall after a 12-match winning streak. Setter Jayann DeHoog states, “the team is more determined and confident than ever. Every single girl on this team is bought into what we are striving for, and is consistently pushing each other both on and off the court”. Some players are hurt and unfortunately have to miss the season because of injuries. Junior Kaili Scott says, “although it is tough not being out there and helping the team out on the court, I still do everything I can to support them. I make sure I still push everyone and show them that with a blown-out knee, if I can still put in the work each and every day, they can too. I make sure that I am the loudest on the
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Sascha Dominique and Asia Clarke atempt to block an incoming hit from Cal Poly Pomona sideline and give the positivity and energy that we need from set 1 all the way through till the last point of set number 5.” Certainly we can give much of the credit to the girls playing their hearts out on the court,
but they would not be the team they are without their coaches, head coach Kim Cherniss, assistant coach Mike Gutierrez and assistant head coach Danny Scott. With just five games left in
the season, these girls continue to perform and get better and stronger every week and have one thing on their mind, and that is to end this season as the Division II National Champions.
CSUSB Fall sports updates
Men’s soccer wins Senior game with comeback. - The CSUSB Coyotes celebrated their nine seniors prior to Sunday’s match against CSU San Marcos and promptly followed with a come-frombehind victory over visiting CSU San Marcos, 2-1. The Cougars scored the first goal the match at 47:04, but the Coyotes responded with the equalizer just nine minutes later when Isaac Campos placed a perfect ball to the back post that Jesus Ortega finished on the left side. The Coyotes then scored the game-winner which also came off the foot of Ortega, in the 71st minute, when Danny Ortiz slipped a pass behind him near midfield and Ortega took it the distance beating his defender and the keeper. “Full credit to the guys today on a wonderful response to the CSUSM goal,” head coach Darren Leslie said. “I felt really good about how we were playing after we matched the goal relatively quickly.” In the 39th minute Ortiz placed a shot off the post, almost pushing the Coyotes ahead there. CSUSB led in shots, 12-7 and 5-3 in shots on frame. The Coyotes (9-4, 6-2 CCAA) will finish the regular season on the road, beginning with Cal State East Bay next Friday at 7 pm. Playoffs are right around the corner for this team in good form at the moment.
Volleyball Captain wins national award. -Jayann DeHoog was selected as the Hero Sports NCAA Division II Volleyball Player of the Week, following her impressive performances last week for the No. 1 CSU San Bernardino Coyotes. On the week, she led the No. 1 team in the nation to two road wins, averaging 12.88 assists per set and 4. 12 digs per set. She recorded a career-high 21 digs against UC San Diego and her 65 assists in that match were a match-high in the CCAA this season, eighth all-time at CSUSB, and just six short of the team-high in the CCAA this year. She added 38 assists against CSU San Marcos to go with 12 digs for two double-doubles on the week. “The outpouring of love and support I received from the entire university was incredible,” Jayann DeHoog said. “I had professors sending out emails to their classes and it means so much to me that everyone rallied to support me.” Despite not being voted the conference player of the week in the CCAA, DeHoog won the national award by a margin of 77 votes with a vote total of 1,205. She will carry the award into tonight’s matchup with local rival and No. 24 Cal Poly Pomona in a 7 pm match in Pomona. The team is going to lean heavily on Jayann down the stretch.
Women’s Soccer: Gabby Evaristo continues hot season. -With a pair of goals in a road victory, Cal State San Bernardino’s Gabby Evaristo has earned CCAA Player of the Week for Oct. 1-7. Evaristo, a senior from San Diego, scored both of the Coyotes’ goals in a 2-1 win at Humboldt State. After netting a pair over the weekend, Evaristo now stands as Cal State San Bernardino’s second leading scorer with three goals on the season on just 10 shots. This marks Evaristo’s first career weekly honor. Next up, the Coyotes host national No. 1 UC San Diego Friday at 3:00pm
Men’s Soccer: Danny Ortiz leading by example. -Danny Ortiz, the Cal State San Bernardino senior has once again been selected as CCAA Player of the Week for Oct. 1-7. Ortiz, from El Paso, Texas, scored two goals with three assists, and had a part of all five scoring plays for the Coyotes on the pair of weekend road shutouts at Humboldt State and Sonoma State. Overall, Ortiz has assisted or scored in 18 of Cal State San Bernardino’s 26 goals. He currently rates second nationally in assists per game (1.0) and 18th in points per game (2.27). This is Ortiz second player of the week honor for Ortiz.
Upcoming Fixtures: Women’s Volleyball: Oct. 19 vs SF State Oct. 20 vs CSUEB Oct. 26 vs CSUDH Oct. 27 vs CSULA Nov. 3 at CSUMB Men’s Soccer: Oct. 19 vs CSUEB Oct. 21 vs CSUMB Oct. 25 vs CSUDH Oct. 27 vs CSULA Women’s Soccer: Oct. 19 vs CSUEB Oct. 21 vs CSUMB Oct. 25 vs CSUDH Oct. 27 vs CSULA
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Senior forward, Alyssa Campa, looks downfield while dribbling passed her opponents.
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The deep creep beneath
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Dr. Joan Fryxell (left), professor of biology, will lead this year’s hike to the San Andreas Fault at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 18 meeting near the biology building near parking lot N.
Linda White Staff Writer
Though the deep creep may sound like a horror film, it is quite the contrary. It describes a seismic discovery that shakes up current earthquake prediction models and impacts the lives of every person in the Southern California region. The deep creep constitutes the thousands of small
earthquakes that occur 6 miles below us in the San Bernardino basin. The deep creep was discussed in Newsweek last month as they reviewed a research study published in the Geophysical Research Letters. Researchers emphatically state scientists should not use information produced by small earthquakes near San Andreas (SAf) and San Jacinto faults (SJf) to forecast major earthquakes.
Scientists have been digging deeper into the complex fault structures of the SJf and SAf in the San Bernardino basin. This basin shows movement that is not representative of expected horizontal slip, as many of the earthquakes have also exhibited vertical movement. Scientists use crustal deformation models to demonstrate that vertical movement can be produced as the SJf continually creeps at
depths of 10 km (6 miles), while the SAf is constantly locked with no sign of movement at similar depths. Dr. Fryxell, Professor of Geology at CSUSB, addressed this current research in an interview on this topic. Q. Dr. Fryxell, can you share your thoughts on how this vertical movement happens in the San Bernardino area? A. The top 8-10 miles of the crust of the earth, is generally cold and brittle rather than malleable. Imagine pressure pushing on a brittle surface; when the energy builds up and finally releases, the surface can crack or break, and the movement created can be vertical. At greater depths, more than 10 miles below the surface, the rocks are warmer, so they behave more like cookie dough, which is malleable, so they do not store stress but are more flexible. The two faults are not quite parallel, and behave differently, as one is continually moving at depths greater than 6 miles (SJf), while the other locked to depths of 12 miles (SAf). The findings of this study demonstrate that the many small earthquakes that occur regularly adjacent to and between faults
can have a different style of deformation than the large ground rupturing earthquakes produced along active faults, thus the challenge of forecasting major earthquakes is increased. Q. Moving on to basic safety concepts that we should employ on campus relative to earthquake preparedness – what is your advice should a major earthquake occur while classes are in session? A. The timing of this interview is very good since the Great California Shakeout will be held at CSUSB on October 18 at 10:18 a.m. Basic safety precautions will be discussed by faculty in each of the classrooms and lecture halls. Duck and cover when possible; and the most important safety precaution we can each employ is to have access to drinkable water in our homes, workplace and car. At home, you should have enough water to sustain each person for 4-5 days should a major event happen – keep in mind, it is not if a major earthquake will occur in our region, but when.
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Redlands Passenger Rail Project By Christopher Nuenkaw-harris Staff Writer
San Bernardino County’s public transportation is growing. Furthermore, San Bernardino County Transit Authority (SBCTA) is extending rail service east towards Redlands. A new rail project on the horizon is called Redlands Passenger Rail Project. Redlands Passenger Rail Project is a new 9-mile rail service connecting University of Redlands to San Bernardino Transit Center using the old Union Pacific Freight Line. The new rail service is designed to include five new stations connecting Redlands to Metrolink, Mountain Transit, Omnitrans, Pass Transit, Riverside Transit Agency and Victor Valley Transit. The five stations planned are San Berardino Transit Center, Tippecanoe Ave. Station, New York St. Station, Downtown Redlands Station and the University of Redlands Station. The new rail service, “Arrow Service,” is operated by Omnitrans. Redlands Passenger Rail Project will begin construction on the mainline in early 2019 and service will operate in mid-2021.
The rail service will serve up to 25 round trips between San Bernardino Transit Center and the University of Redlands. With the population growing, vehicle transportation will increase in surrounding areas and freeways. This creates congestion within roads and highways which decreases air quality in the surrounding regions. SBCTA is developing the Arrow Service to provide more options for residents to travel around San Bernardino. The project was influenced by California multimodal of transportation to have different transit travel systems: pedestrians, bikes, cars, transit buses, rail, ferries, and air. This will provide jobs during and after construction as well as create potential business opportunities to grow along with the rail project. The locomotive units SBCTA and Omnitrans intend to use Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs). DMUs run on cleaner energy, produce less air pollution, less noise and are smaller compared to standard locomotive hauled coaches such as Metrolink. It would be costly for Metrolink to extend its service from San Bernardino Transit Center towards Redlands; as a
result, SBCTA conducted research for more efficient trains. In the future, DMUs can change out their diesel engine to a zero-emission energy source. “One of the most exciting things coming out of the Redlands Passenger Rail Project is a state grant for $30 million dollars that SBCTA received to buy an additional vehicle core DMU, conduct research and development to transition that vehicle from being a diesel power generated vehicle to zero/ near zero emission train. We will be progressing that work simultaneously while the construction of Redlands Rail Project is going on,” said SBCTA Director of Transit and Rail Carrie Schindler. The SBCTA will have Positive Train Control (PTC) on the Arrow Service. PTC is a computer-monitoring system which monitors the train speeds and distance between trains and signals, which adds more safety throughout the system. The Arrow Service will be running on the same tracks as Metrolink. They are required to install PTC on their rails and trains. Arrow Service will have quiet zones around the railroad crossings. This means the train will not sound off its horn at every crossing unless it is an
emergency. “We have designed the corridor to include quiet zones so each of the cities that are along the alignment will adopt a quiet zone ordinance. What the quiet zone refers to the train typically have to sound its horn at every crossing so this requirement will be alleviated on the Arrow Service. The trains will not sound off its horn at every crossing because there will be improvements safety enhancements along all rail crossing,” said SBCTA Chief of Transit & Rail Programs Andres Ramirez. The project is estimated to cost $290.5 million of which includes different components from construction, designs, environment, DMUs and acquiring
properties. The operation and maintenance cost after the system is fully constructed would be between $8 million to $10 Million. Redlands Passenger Rail Project is another public transportation service that will be added to the San Bernardino county’s mass transit system. This new service will extend rail service east traveling from San Bernardino Transit Center to the University of Redlands, serving more communities. Redland Passenger Rail Project is a progressive regional transportation project that will add more options for residents, tourists and businesses to travel around San Bernardino and its surrounding cities.
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The constant fight against AIDS By Judith Nungaray Staff Writer
Around the world, 22 million people have died from AIDS-related causes ever since the epidemic began. Different breakthroughs have helped the HIV/AIDS community survive, from the creation of medication to governmental help. Today, there is an estimate of 1.1 million people living with HIV, and the stigmas society has created against the disease. “The rumors were; if you looked at someone with HIV you would get it” said Patricia O’Brien, advocate on the fight against AIDS for more than 20 years. “Anyone can get it… you can get it from a needle, you can get it from a transfusion,” added O’Brien. Many HIV-positive people struggle with getting access to the right medication. “Thousand and thousands like me felt there was a real need to come together and mobilized and to show people living with HIV and AIDS that they are cared about,” said Craig Miller, founder of AIDS Walk Los Angeles as he explained the history of the AIDS movement. Since its creation, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has faced a lot of difficulties. “Initially a challenge was to get people beyond the LGBT communi-
ty to identify with the AIDS epidemic as something that was worthy of addressing,” Miller explained, “currently a challenge for AIDS Walk is to cause people to realize that this cause remains important. To be able to reach people into this issue at the time where Brent Kavanaugh has been confirmed to the Supreme Court and the President of the United State says outrageous and insulting discriminatory things on a weekly basis, there are a lot of problems and a lot of distractions out there¨ “In our society we have something called compulsory education where we require parents to send their kids to school and we require children to be educated so given that´s the framework it would seem, to leave sex education out of the mix negligent, and the public school definitely have a role in promoting sexual health and sex education,” added Miller as he explained the importance of having sex education as part of our school system. 1-in-4 new HIV infections occur in youth ages 13 to 24 years old. “Take personal responsibility for protecting one’s own health and the health of one’s own sexual partner, that’s really important,¨ said Miller. ¨Another big lesson from the years of the AIDS epidemics and the AIDS Walk is that we can not necessarily rely on our government to be
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Its not only walking, you can also donate online to the AIDS walk by going to their website fair, dispassionate and wise in confronting problems including health problems that we as individuals and as community prepare to act when our government won’t and have to be prepared to take our government to task for their failures,” Miller added. Every year thousands of people gather up in Downtown Los Angeles to fundraise and bring awareness on the fight against AIDS. “I am very aware of the capacity of our government to miss an important issue or to fail to take action that they need to take, and we as individual people and as a community, have to act on our own to protect ourselves when our government won’t,” Miller explained. “We come a long way in confronting HIV and AIDS and the things that we did were very successful like organizing
ourselves, and we need to be prepared to do it again for the next problem that comes down the pipe cause the government might again drop the bomb,” said Miller. Nowadays, there are many organizations helping people living with HIV and AID such as APLA Health. “APLA Health is there for you,” said Miller “APLA Health has facilities all over Los Angeles County to provide health care to people who otherwise can’t afford it or couldn’t access it, to provide health care that is particularly sensitive to the needs of LGBT people. It is also a resource for dealing with all kinds of physical and mental health issues including substance abuse, healthy sex practices and the intersection between those two topics which is hugely important, most college students who
acquire HIV, acquire HIV in the context of alcohol or drug use and sexual behavior” Miller added,“APLA provides a lot of resources to help people of all ages confront both issues of addiction, sexual compulsion, and sexual health¨ In the last three decades, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has worked hand in hand with different foundations.“There are 19 to 20 organizations that benefit from this walk,“ said Bert Champagne, Event Director of AIDS Walk Los Angeles which will be held this year on October 21st in the City of Los Angeles. “I started volunteering at the APLA food pantry, I would see people come in and you would see someone for a couple months and you could see their health declining,” said Champagne. “It is a lot of work but it is the labor of love.”
Movies to help with anxiety and depression By Yesica Gonzalez Staff Editor
People that deal with either anxiety or depression, handle it in different ways. But one coping mechanism is finding comfort in movies that can help out relieve the ache. Disney’s Inside Out displays the importance of having joy and sadness in life. Not only is it important to express happiness, but that it is just as important to express sadness. The film interprets that showing feelings are valid even when the worst happens, there can be unpredictable good outcomes from it. Not only will the movie uplift you, it’ll make you smile and realize that each emotion brings something valuable even when the mind seems to be running. In The Perks of Being A Wallflower, a high school student named Charlie suffers from a his-
tory of trauma while struggling through tough experiences he encounters in school. He’s an introvert that has a hard time making friends and when he does, he fears losing them. This distress makes him constantly anxious, in which anyone with social anxiety can correlate with. But in the end, he decides to participate more in life and looks forwards to the future. The film touches topic such as depression, PTSD and anxiety in such a realistic way that there are moments that many can connect with to help overcome the hardships in life. Silver Linings Playbook beautifully showcases how a mental illness can affect someone, but it can’t break them. After losing his wife and job, Pat Solatano, who has a bipolar disorder, meets a young widow dealing with depression, Tiffany Maxwell. They go on a journey that
involves hilarious and relatable life situations. The film demonstrates how to embrace life, find meaning in living and loving life. The Breakfast Club demonstrates that any person from any background can find refuge in each other. Five high school students are forced to endure a Saturday detention together, where they learn each other’s stories that changes the perspective they had upon each other before. The movie displays how not to judge anyone from a different path because everyone has their own struggles. A few are good at expressing it, but others are better at hiding it. In The Pursuit of Happyness, life becomes a struggle for a single father, Chris, when he becomes evicted from his home, tries to keep his job and takes care of his son. With no place to go, they endure the difficulties that life
throws at them. Despite all the obstacles, Chris refuses to fall into the pit of despair to maintain the hope that he will create a better life for himself and his boy. The rough journey that they go through illustrates that no matter who tries to remove that last string of hope, they won’t be able to as long as you cling onto it until find yourself in absolute delight. In It’s Kind of a Funny Story, has a suicidal teenager, Craig who checks himself in a mental health clinic due to an attempt suicide and the pressures of high school. There he meets Noelle, where they create a close bond and seek help in each other while dealing with their issues. After his stay at the clinic, Craig discovers how to get through life with the help of his friends and family. There are displays of relatable situations in which can give anyone hope and possibly a
different perspective on how they are living life. Finding Neverland defines human emotions, the troubles of a young boy and how to deal with it. The story is about the life of Peter Pan’s former author J.M. Barrie and the relationships and events that influenced his famous written work. He friends a widow, Sylvia and becomes close with her four sons where he eventually comes up with an idea for a play, a group a children who don’t want to grow up. In the end, the movie teaches how one’s troubles all come down to love and understanding from the people who always around you. Any mental illness can make a person feel lonely, as if no one in the world can correlate with their situation. That’s when movies sweep in with the emotion of love and connection during the midst of anxiety.
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Hell Fest more like fail fest
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Hell Fest’s characters barely manage to come off as one-dimensional horror movie tropes.
By Scott Romo Staff Writer
A group of teenagers looking for a fun night in a horror theme park end up being prey to a murderer while the audience struggles to stay invested in this tension-free slasher titled Hell Fest. The gimmick of this film is
to have a scary theme park maze which might actually kill you, but this premise is so paper thin there is nowhere to escalate the tension beyond the characters being aware a killer is hiding the maze, which is saved for the final fifteen minutes. For long stretches, the audience is treated to drawn-out scenes of characters walking through mazes, intercut
with footage of the killer being nowhere near the main characters. Yet in the mazes, the camera hangs and the music swells as if the audience should be on the edge of their seat. Most of the characters would be improved by being one-dimensional horror tropes because then there would be at least an attempt to characterize them.
Three out of five of the main group of characters are only describable as “a college student” besides of course the short-haired tough girl who doesn’t take any disrespect from men who was most likely a studio-mandated character to offset the other female character who is given a trait: the virgin. A small bit of humanity is rectified in the characters by having them portrayed by actors who seem dedicated and professional despite them given nothing interesting to do throughout the film besides walkthrough horror mazes. The semi-decent acting isn’t assisted by the overly referential meme-fueled dialogue which highlights the already present fact that people in their forties wrote the screenplay. Though the writers do seem quite plugged-in by referencing memes, lingo, and pop culture which young people are actually interested in, they seem to confuse relatable terminology with a substitute for legitimate characterization. Having the film set in a theme park allows for the
utilization of colored lighting which might distract from how little thought was put into Hell Fest’s cinematography, but anyone interested in aesthetic will become quickly bored by the film’s flat static television-quality shots of characters walking and talking. “It was like one of those bad straight-to-Netflix movies. I have no idea how it got in theaters,” said Iris Gonzales, a disappointed viewer. If anything, some of the designs and visuals in the hell fest park are impressive, but you would be able to enjoy them much more if you were in an actual theme park, not watching a film which should be prioritizing the elements which Hell Fest neglects. Horror fans are likely to leave Hell Fest quite disappointed about the lack of thrills. There are a handful of gory scenes and aesthetic shots which are interesting enough to break up the boring monotony, but not enough to justify the price of admission. Stay away from Hell Fest, as if your life depended on it.
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Hell Fest fails to use the idea of a spooky amusement park to full potential.
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