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16-Year-Old EEP Student Graduates from Cal State L.A. Math major shares his Golden Eagle journey and the next chapter of his academic career. Angeline Bernabe Staff Reporter
Among the many graduates this year at Cal State L.A. is William Hua, a fellow Golden Eagle who is on his way to earn his PhD at Johns Hopkins University. What makes Hua’s story a bit more unique is that he is the youngest among the senior class of 2015. However, Hua liked to think otherwise. “It’s not that unique,” he confidently says about his academic achievements at Cal State L.A. The sixteen-year-old math whiz continued, “A lot of Eepster Students get their PhD. There’s a ton of Eepsters doing this, and I’m not the only one obviously… It just definitely feels like an accomplishment to me.”
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Hua’s demeanor is cool and poised, despite the many accolades he has received for his accomplishments, including being accepted into four prestigious universities for his PhD. Hua responds to all the questions in the interview in a humble manner— it’s hard to believe that he’s only sixteen! At just 13 years old, after finishing his first year in high school, Hua began his college journey at Cal State L.A. in the Early Entrance Program, also known as E.E.P., an accelerated education
program designed for students who are as young as 11-years-old. Students in the program are fulltime college students and able to earn their undergraduate degrees in four to five years. As a student in EEP, Hua has accomplished a lot during his time at Cal State L.A. besides graduating in just three years. He has been the Vice President of the Math Club and worked closely with professors in research and presentations at conferences. On Super Pi Day (that’s March 14, if you didn’t catch that), Hua was among the many presenters at
the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) conference to speak about research he had done with a professor on campus. Graduating in three years however, wasn’t always a walk in the park. Even though Hua has been set for success, he learned that the hardest part of his college experience was making the hard decisions. For Hua, deciding on a solid career path was one of the hardest parts. Hua explained, “In the first few years, I didn’t know what my career path really was. I was juggling a double major of biochemistry and math and was unsure whether I wanted to go into a PhD in math, or pre-Med, or biochemistry.” It wasn’t until he started going to Math Club meetings that helped make his decisions. Hua explained, “The beginning of my sophomore year, I started going to meetings and found some talks interesting even though some theories went over my head.” Although it may seem like Hua has missed out on a traditional high school experience, he has no regrets because of how the Early Entrance Program has greatly influenced him. He says, “It’s had
a really positive impact on me. Not only because of the professors here at Cal State L.A., which are all really great and helpful in terms of pursuing my education, but also in terms of my peers… I’ve made a lot of great friends here.” With his many accomplishments, Hua guarantees he’s still your typical teenager. Before getting to this particular interview at the University Times, Hua was being a normal teenager by playing basketball with friends. He shares, “I love to play basketball--My friends and I try to play basketball a lot. And I play video games… obviously.” As for his ultimate future goal, Hua says he would love to be a professor at a top university and sees himself working in a field regarding statistics. He says, “I really enjoy teaching and doing research along with that.” With graduation around the corner and Johns Hopkins in the fall, the limit does not exist for Hua. With a focused mind-set, he has proven that anything can be achieved, regardless of age.
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ASI decrees to stop using student funds to pay for center. Anna Bobadilla Contributor
The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Finance Committee recently met on Friday, May 22nd to discuss whether student money would continue to fund the Anna Bing Arnold Children’s Center. Newly elected President of ASI, Ejmin Hakobian stated it does not make sense, “that ASI funds the Anna Bing Arnold Children’s Center when the center already gets money directly from tuition out of the IRA (Instructionally Related Activities) fee, which annually is $80,000. Essentially, students are funding this center twice.” Hakobian also said the University Auxiliary Services (UAS) bylaws state that the UAS is required to pay the rest of the funding for the Center if it is not met by ASI. However, UAS feels that ASI should continue to fund the Anna Bing Arnold Children Center.
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Patricia Ramirez-Ulloa, Director of the Center, said the money is needed to help students with children get through school and if funding was completely cut, they would have to cut hired student assistance as well. But Hakobian said the UAS has a budget of $35 million dollars compared to ASI’s $1.5 million and would like to fund other programs with that money, such as one for environmental research studies. He also wants to be able to send students from different departments to regional and national competitions. In addition, they also want to continue throwing events such as Spring Madness at Housing, as well as another music festival. Ryan Trend, a junior Computer Information System Major and former Anna Bing employee said, “From my time working there for two years, I’ve seen the resources allocated efficiently and fantastically. They allocate towards healthy food programs. I can’t imagine how much cutting the funds would affect them. Even the student assistant there (as teachers) help the kids in smaller groups, which is way better than having 30 students to one teacher.” Nicholas Carrillo, Student Vice
Chair on the University-Student Union Board of Directors feels otherwise. “I think the Anna Bing is a phenomenal center and is doing amazing things. I believe that the amount of funding that we give to them is disproportionate to the amount of students that are receiving that funding and its taking up a [fourth of our usable] budget and we can’t afford that anymore.” Antonio Canzona, the new Vice President of Finance for ASI said, “We have to consider the students and we have to consider the most effective way of spending money, so students can get the best return. And keeping our money tied up in the child center only effects like 73 students.” Canzona continued by saying, “They also have faculty staff administration who can afford higher prices and the prices are being kept low on the back of our students money.” At the end of the meeting, the Anna Bing Children’s Center was left with $85,315, which is down from the $125,000 received in prior years. There was also the added stipulation that the upcoming money could only be used for the salaries of student assistants at the Center.
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OP-ED: The Origin of Multiple Choice Exams
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The history and invalidity of multiple choice. Hannah Jacobsen Intern
The multiple-choice test is a disease of epidemic proportions. Standardized testing has followed many since elementary school, bogging down the end of every year. The SAT and ACT determine college acceptance. Heck, they even determine whether you can drive or not. As Cal State L.A. students spend this week desperately memorizing a list of facts and figures in order to prove our academic prowess, let us all take a moment to stop and wonder: why? Why does our ability to pick the right letter out of a list of cleverly tricky options have such a determining factor in our future success? Like everything else in our country, it all began with one guy trying to make a reputation for himself. During World War I, Doctor Robert Yerkes, President of the American Psychological Association and member of the Eugenics Research Association, was commissioned by the army to test the intelligence of recruits without the effort of previous oral and written exams. As a result, he created the first “credible” IQ tests. These tests were used to pick the officers from the laborers and, in many camps, no one who scored below C on the test had a chance at making officer. Sound familiar? There were 1.75 million recruits tested. Men were separated into different testing
sections, either written or picture based, depending on their understanding of English. In at least three camps, men who failed the tests were marked with the painted letter “P” on their bodies, meaning that they needed further psychiatric evaluation. About 8,000 men were discharged as unfit due to these tests. Many men in the Beta, or picture-based, tests received scores that did not match their intelligence due to the lack of translatable instructions. With the information from these army tests, Yertes developed the mass-produced written test of intelligence. Schools and businesses perked up their ears for an easy way to categorize people. “Inquiries flooded in from schools and businesses,” says Stephen Gould in his famous book The Mismeasure of Man, “A technology had been developed for testing all pupils. Tests could now rank and stream everybody; the era of mass testing had begun.” Yerkes managed to sell the idea of multiple-choice examinations to educational testing outfits. By 1930, seven million school children had taken one of the tests that Yerkes marketed to school administrators. One of his disciples, C. C. Brigham, later contributed to the creation of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which became a standard college entrance exam in 1926. Since this lucky sale, multiple choice testing has faded into the background as a validated method to determine our place in the classroom and in society. The web and even classrooms are littered with testing techniques labeled with laughable terms such
as ‘intelligent guessing’ and the forever-loved fallback: Just go with ‘C’. America’s mainstream educational system has become about learning to memorize mass amounts of information for a short amount of time. The focus centers on the standardizing of a static knowledge rather than the production of new knowledge. “More than anything else, when a multiple-choice question is given to students in hopes of measuring how well he or she understands something, it manufactures the illusion of right and wrong, a binary condition that ignores the endlessly fluid nature of information,” says Terry Heick, curriculum director at TeachThought. Countries outside the United States have long used methods outside the ‘right and wrong’, such as essays and projects, to assess the ability of their students in lieu of multiple-choice. Some states like New York, have moved closer to performance assessment in the recent decades, but many others in the educational system remain enamored with the ease of standardized answers that tell us nothing about the person on the other side of the pencil. The answer to this problem of incorrect assessment lies with finding a different goal in our educational values. In a world full of Google, Wikipedia, and Ask. com to answer the A, B, C and ‘all of the above’, the United States’s educational system should move away from teaching to the test and move towards teaching the student who is sacrificing their time and money to actually learn something useful.
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Gallery of Solutions Environmentalist art exhibition at the Luckman Gallery opens door to student’s minds. Esther Rodriguez Contributor
Up until June 15th, Luckman Gallery will be showcasing the “Gallery of Solutions,” a collaborative art exhibition by the 2015 Luckman Project artist Kim Abeles, faculty mentor Richard Wearn, graduate student mentor Albert Vitela and fellow selected Cal State L.A. students from the Art Department. These talented artists inaugurated this year’s event with a series of events, presentations and an opening reception. As the title of the event suggests, “Gallery of Solutions” is an exhibition featuring artwork that illustrates the Luckman Project student’s unique artistic abilities and depicts a key observation of human behavior towards the environment using recycled materials during the creation of their artwork. From traditional art forms such as paintings to more recently developed approaches like timebased media, this exhibition features the common theme of envi-
ronmentalism through different art forms. On Monday, June 1st, the gallery started off with a make-yourown Seed Bomb activity with Cristina Solis Brancamontes, a demonstration of Colin Ryan’s Genesis Project, and learning how to naturally dye cotton with Ryan Meehan. There was also an exciting and informative presentation by Professor Carole Frances Lung about Frau Fiber, her alter ego, on Wednesday, June 3rd. Carole Frances Lung and her alter ego, Frau Fiber, is an artist, activist, scholar and an Assistant Professor of the Department of Art, Fashion and Textile option at Cal State L.A. At the event, Lung discussed Frau’s textile tourism across the United States, Haiti, and Ghana. Talking in the third person about her work, Lung gave information about Frau’s Sewing Rebellion, her recycling projects, her pedal-powered sewing machine bicycle and her message, as an activist, to the people. Alexander Lucero, junior, student of the Fashion Design Program, and artist of the artwork on display titled, ‘A Family that Breaths Together,’ commented about the event. Lucero said, “It was very interesting. I’ve heard about Frau before but I never actually known what Frau does, who Frau is, so it was interesting
As water slowly becomes a major concern for Californians, Cal State L.A. makes a drastic change to saving water for the future. Asia Quiroz Contributor
to get the whole background.”
New Faucets on the Horizon Cal State L.A. is one of the many places that must comply with Governor Brown’s executive order to conserve water. In response to the order, the University is changing all the faucets on campus and will change the pressure on the toilets to condense the amount of water used from a gallon to a gallon and a half to half a gallon.
According to Lucero, “A lot of my work deals with gender, expression and Identity. I am gay and a drag queen, so there is always that question from people: Are you trying to be a woman?,” to which Lucero responds, “ No, I’m just a performer. [It is] kind of like Frau Fiber; it’s an alter ego that you create for yourself.”
“The toilets will be changed from 3.5 to 1.28 pints,” Mauricio Tejeda explains.
The Opening Reception was held on Friday, June 6th with a talk by Ron Finley, a TED-talk activist and designer whose projects involve planning to build an urban garden in South Central L.A. that will serve as an example of a well-balanced, fruit and vegetable oasis in this urban area.
James Campos, a senior Business major, at Cal State L.A., says he is supporting the changes. “I agree with it, when it comes to me using the bathroom as long as we have the appropriate water usage then it is fine. As long as we’re able to flush accordingly
Tejeda is the head supervising plumber and said that the University has, “Thirty days to cut down on the water used when students wash their hands and flush the toilets.”
and wash our hands then it’s not really an issue.” Dr. Manuel Aguilar, a History professor at Cal State L.A., encourages the process. Dr. Aguilar said, “I think it’s a perfect measure to try to save water because now we’re going to need to import water and it doesn’t matter how much we develop economically or socially without water we cannot survive.” Students will not have a problem flushing the toilets or washing their hands. The University has a policy to keep all facilities user friendly. Wendy Hernandez, senior, says she understands the importance of this. Hernandez states, “We seriously need to do something right away, even a little bit helps. I don’t want to ever run out of water or not be able to afford it because it’s being shipped.” On average, Cal State L.A. will save 27 million gallons in 18 months with the new system.
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After 5 years at Cal State LA, a Golden Eagle looks back. Roxana Hernandez Columnist
June 8, 2015
A Columnist's Realization of Life in College
College is said to be a time of self-discovery and early entrance into adulthood. Between switching majors back and forth and meeting so many different people, one can very easily drive past the initial course. We are told that we will find our true selves throughout college. When we leave, we exit holding a piece of paper that says exactly who we “are.” I came to Cal State L.A. in 2010 as a Political Science major and ended up with a B.A. in Fashion Merchandising. Flash-forward five years and here I am, ready to graduate and ready to drive on even further. I’ve completed all requirements and took part of various clubs and organizations, I made new friends, and I learned so much throughout the extended time here at Cal State L.A. Senior year is about to end, and although I couldn’t be more thrilled, fear is still there. As part of my capstone class, I recently had to assist portfolio reviews led by industry professionals. As Keyly Marquez, one of the reviewers, flipped through my portfolio she began asking me questions like: ‘what are you looking to do after graduation? are you taking part of merchandising or are you spreading your interests?’ The more I was asked these sorts of questions, I became more uneasy about my soon-to be career life. Although I was able to expand my learning and my experience beyond fashion merchandising, I began thinking ‘was it enough to make it in the fashion-writing world?’ wedding? If so, it’s truly terrifying. Marquez noticed my confidence drowning and quickly explained to me it usually happens that one can study something and possibly fall in different branches of the industry.
I found that most of these feelings came from the fear of failure and also the expectation of society for a student to choose a topic and stick to it. One of my earliest role models, Daria Morgendorfer, character When portfolio reviews were over, from the 90’s show Daria, once I walked to my dorm with the re- said “My goal is not to wake up at alization that I was not a writer. forty with the bitter realization that I’ve been writing for the Universi- I’ve wasted my life in a job I hate, ty Times for two years, blogged for because I was forced to decide on a Her Campus for one, attended vari- career in my teens.” ous workshops on creative writing, and conquered a journalism con- When we leave college, we exit vention and yet, I was not a writer. holding a piece of paper that says exactly who we are. No wonder On my last months as an undergrad- life after graduation becomes inuate at Cal State LA, I was ques- timidating. We aren’t only what we tioning my chosen study—was this study, we don’t only know what our the equivalent to cold feet before a
Photo by Yzzy Gonzalez new title tells. We are not limited to just a few words written on a sash, we are more than that but linguistics simply cannot articulate exactly who it is we are. This is not to say college partook no role in who we are now. We are constantly changing and part of the reason we are who we are today is who we were shaped to be here at Cal State L.A. Our minds are now open, we have opinions of our own, we built mature characteristics throughout the years, and we became aware of our purpose and intentions. My experiences have helped create who I am today, and I have to say there were a tremendous amount of
experiences I will cherish forever: the amazing feeling of someone reading my column on a Monday morning, the satisfaction of waking up early to a fresh day and a fresh new start every first day of the quarter, being recognized for having worked hard on a branding project I put blood, sweat and tears to, pulling-off an all-nighter and persevering the best grades in the class, etc. Today I am Roxana Hernandez, a fashion enthusiast that is passionate about the art fashion brings. An art that allows self-expression and identity, and equally helps the actions we take and the thoughts we think to embody who we are. Today I am more than a degree, and tomorrow I will be …
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Track Athlete Gregory Veals Runs Through Life, One Obstacle At A Time
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Meet Wendy Carrillo Struggling and hard work does pay off, and with a little help from your confidence, your passion will shine through. Vanessa Gomez Contributor
Wendy Carrillo is a Cal State L.A. Communications alumnus, and a serious force in the media. Currently, she has a weekly radio show on KPWR Power 106 FM in Los Angeles. Wendy recently opened up to us about work, life and her advice to current Cal State L.A. students. Q. How was your experience at Cal State L.A.? A. I loved my experience at Cal State L.A. I originally wanted to go to UCLA, but I attended a Communications class with a friend who went there and I felt completely overwhelmed by the auditorium-style class with 100 students. I knew there was no way that I would have one-on-one interactions with the professors as I would have liked. I found that Cal State L.A. classes were smaller and I was able to build a trust with my professors quickly. Q. What were some of your success moments as a student and, which one stands out the most? A. I was the Vice President of Finance for the Associated Students Incorporated (ASI). Building out the Finance Committee for ASI was a special success for me because every student pays an ASI fee in tuition. Overall, I have always been proud to have had done it on my own. I worked three or four odd jobs at a time to pay tuition, pay rent and make ends meet. I didn’t let increases in tuition nor qualifying for financial aid get in my way. I fell into a very stupid grid of making “too much” to receive aid, but not making “enough” to actually really make it. It was a struggle, but I did it. Q. How did you deal with the uncertainty and fear of “I’m grad-
uating and I don’t know what to do next?” A. I never really had that fear. When you’re on your own and you’re trying to make it, hustle is in your nature. I learned very early on to believe in myself, not get in my own way and figure it out as I went along. I was open to making mistakes, owning those mistakes and learning along the way. I was never embarrassed to ask questions, but I also learned to not say, “I’m sorry, but…” because I had nothing to apologize for. You have to work on confidence. If you don’t believe in yourself and your own strength, no one else will. You also have to work on courage, which is doing something in spite of being afraid. It’s your life, why be afraid? Q. Which is more important: a good job or passion? A. Obviously, I think it’s important to have money in your bank account so that you can pay your rent and eat. If you find yourself in a job simply because it pays you well, but it is not something your heart desires, 10 years will go by and you will begin to wonder what you did with your life. You only have one. Make the best of it and be open to discover “new” passions. Passion shifts as we grow and learn. Be open to discover your journey wherever it may lead. Your life will adjust accordingly. We are all meant for greatness and success, you just have to believe in it and it will happen. Just go after it.
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Veals shares his story and his biggest fan, his mother’s tough love. Solomon Kirven Contributor
For Cal State L.A. track athlete Greg Veals, the success he has had on the track comes a long way from starting as a youth in South Central L.A. Encouraged by his mother, who was one of his first coaches, Veals found a knack for running. “I ran for a track club and it was called the La Jets. You can start at the age of five and when I was five she asked me if I wanted to run and I said no. When I was six I said no, but then when I was
seven I said I’ll give it a shot,” Veals said. With the tough love that his mom instilled in him on and off the track, Veals was able to utilize his talents and earn a scholarship to Cal State L.A. out of high school. Veals credits his mom for teaching him that there is more than the street life, which included heavy gang activity at a young age. “She would tell me all types of stories and things like that I never wanted to experience, so I guess scaring me was a way of teaching me. But really she didn’t have to tell me much because she knew I wasn’t like that at all.” By not being in the streets, Veals was able to focus on education and sports, which paid off. Veals has become a 2-time All-American and won 11 Cali-
fornia Collegiate Athletic Association Conference championships in 100-400 meter races and relays. With all of this success, Veals has heavy consideration on becoming a professional athlete. “My coach is talking to some other coaches right now, hopefully they can work with me on a professional level so I can get faster and get sponsored by Nike or something, so that’s the plan right now, to go professional and [build a] career in track,” stated Veals. For many youths that are from South Central L.A., Veals says that you should always stay true to yourself and never fall into peer pressure. “Don’t fall into the hype, don’t start gangbanging because your friends are doing it and stuff like that. Just be you and work hard so you’ll be successful.”
Q. How do students balance coming out of school and doing jobs to pay their bills versus pursuing their passion? A. Much like college, you have to set goals and work backwards. We can play the game of imagine yourself ten years from now. What are you doing? What does your home look like? What kind of car do you drive? What do you wear when you go to work? Is it a suit? A uniform? Casual? If you can begin to envision those things, you can begin to work backwards and start taking the steps that will take you there. Before you know it, a year, three, six will pass. Are you any closer? If you were honest with what you wanted and worked at it, hopefully you are. Don’t become a slave to money. It’s nice, but you have to work to live, not live to work.
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INFORMATIVA NACIONAL Identidades en peligro
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“Por un México sin el PRI y sin elecciones” Continúa la violencia anti-electoral en Guerrero Por Xanni Valentín Chavira No es novedad que se hable sobre la corrupción que existe en las campañas electorales mexicanas. La ineficiencia del gobierno para combatir el crimen organizado y otros factores que agreden a la población de México ha orillado a sus ciudadanos a no apoyar a ninguna campaña o partido político de la república. El 4 de junio, la revista Proceso informó que las sedes estatales del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) en Guerrero fueron irrumpidas y vandalizadas por parte de maestros que se oponen a las elecciones. Miembros disidentes han continuado con las protestas que iniciaron el mes pasado, esta vez el jueves por la mañana en Chilpancingo, Guerrero. Primero, atacaron la sede local del PRI,
lugar donde quemaron mobiliario y propaganda electoral. Después, confrontaron a policías municipales en las inmediaciones del Congreso del Estado. A la misma vez, un grupo adicional de profesores se estableció en la zona centro de la capital y tomó el edificio de finanzas del gobierno del estado. Posteriormente, cuerpos municipales finalizaron la protesta utilizando gas lacrimógeno y golpes. Las denuncias gráficas no se hicieron esperar, estos grupos pintaron frases que han formado parte de protestas contra el gobierno desde el año pasado, tales como “Vivos se los llevaron, vivos los queremos” y “Un México sin el PRI y sin elecciones”. Finalmente, el cuerpo docente educativo se trasladó a la sede del Congreso, donde quemaron propaganda en uno de los accesos.
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Descubren momias en Orizaba Pruebas del peligro en la montaña más alta de México Por Martha Orellana Tres momias fueron encontradas en la montaña Orizaba, la más alta de México ubicada entre los estados de Veracruz y Puebla. Unos alpinistas que se encontraban en el lugar descubrieron una de las momias e inmediatamente avisaron al Instituto de Antropología e Historia de México (INAH). Estos hombres fotografiaron a la momia y publicaron la imagen en las redes sociales, lo que causó que la Asociación Mexicana de Alpinistas se enterara de lo sucedido. Los integrantes de esta asociación subieron al lugar y descubrieron que los cuerpos disecados eran dos, uno abrazado al otro. Las momias fueron encontradas
en el área de la montaña conocida como “hielo negro” la cual es la zona rocosa más peligrosa de aproximadamente 5, 270 metros de altura. “Los cuerpos disecados no han sido recuperados debido a las condiciones del clima que imposibilitan el ascenso a la montaña” declaró La Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil de la Secretaría de Gobernación. Por lo tanto, hasta el momento no se sabe cuando se recuperarán los restos. Habrá que esperar por los resultados de las pruebas genéticas y saber si los cuerpos son de personas pertenecientes a un grupo que intentó subir a la montaña por una de las partes más peligrosas en 1958. El escalador Francisco Rodríguez quien subió al lugar el pasado jueves indicó, “Los restos fueron encontrados aún con ropa y otras pertenencias”.
Supuesto espionaje de China a Estados Unidos Fotografía | Crédito: www.iprofesional.com
China podría ser responsable del robo de información privada Por Martha J. Orellana Un ataque cibernético ha puesto en riesgo la seguridad de funcionarios del gobierno estadounidense. La información de unos cuatro millones de personas ha sido jaqueada. Estados Unidos señaló que el robo cibernético proviene de China. Sin embargo, el país desconoce si los hackers trabajan por su cuenta o si son identidades del gobierno chino. China negó las acusaciones por parte de Estados Unidos sobre su
presunta responsabilidad en el ciberespionaje. Macarena Vidal Liy declaró en su artículo publicado en El País que “en la rueda de prensa diaria del Ministerio de Exteriores, el portavoz Hong Lei sostuvo que ese tipo de ciberataques suelen ser anónimos y transfronterizos y es difícil establecer sus orígenes.” El robo de información fue hecho en diciembre pero se informó sobre lo sucedido hasta abril. Este ciberataque es uno de los más graves en los últimos tiempos que afecta los datos en poder de la Oficina Federal de Gestión de Personal (OPM, por sus siglas en inglés). Las autoridades encargadas de la investigación declararon que el robo de información privada, como el número de seguro social, hasta el momento no ha afectado al país pero que podría poner en
peligro la seguridad nacional. La ciberguerra en Internet entre Estados Unidos y China ha afectado la relación entre estos países. El artículo “Un ciberataque afecta a millones de funcionarios de Estados Unidos”, publicado en El País, señala que esta guerra cibernética entre ambos países no es solo por asuntos de seguridad nacional, sino también por espionaje industrial. La denuncia del gobierno de Estados Unidos coincide con el debate sobre la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional Estadounidense o Agencia de Espionaje Electrónico (NSA). Los poderes que dicha agencia posee en el Internet la convierten en una columna de la ciberguerra estadounidense que lucha por proteger la seguridad nacional.
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¡Qué-sorpresa! Resuelven enigma de los agujeros del queso suizo Por Mindy Galindo Después de 130 días de ardua investigación, un grupo de científicos suizos de Agroscope y del Empa (Laboratorio federal de ensayos de materiales y de investigación) afirma haber descubierto por qué cierto tipo de quesos suizos tienen agujeros. Durante más de un siglo, se pensó que los hoyos en el queso suizo eran el resultado del dióxido de carbono producido por bacterias, como lo afirmaba la ciencia popular. Otras creencias surgían de la imaginación a través de los dibujos animados. Estos sugerían que las marcas en el queso eran hechas por las roeduras de ratones.
El personaje animado “Speedy González” Fotografía | Crédito: Warner Bros. ¡Arriba arriba ándale yeppa!
Estas versiones han sido sustituidas por investigaciones recientes. Según los expertos del laboratorio suizo Agroscope, los poros del queso obedecen a pequeñas partículas de heno, muchas veces invisibles al ojo humano, que se acumulan en los cubos de la leche empleada para elaborar los quesos.
De acuerdo a las investigaciones, estos son el resultado de estudios de los últimos quince años que muestran la existencia de partículas microscópicas que producen hoyos más grandes conforme el queso va madurando. Este último hallazgo ha dejado sin imaginación a grandes y chicos sobre el misterio de los agujeros en este producto lácteo.
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June 8, 2015
10 Things I Learned from College and Probably Nowhere Else It’s not the end goal that’s important, but the journey to get there. Carol Venegas
Web Editor/Copy Editor When you’re nearing the end of your senior year and preparing your graduation, it’s a never-ending trainwreck of emotions. Although it’s an unnerving feeling, there will be a moment of clarity from all the chaos. From this moment, I was able to extract all the lessons I’ve learned from my time at Cal State L.A. I can honestly say, gathering these lessons weren’t easy. These lessons were given to me in two ways; from making a mistake or having an epiphany. Fortunately you don’t have to have either of those things happen to you to relate. Here’s a list of what I believe are the best lessons I’ve learned from my years of college that I will carry for the most part, the rest of my life. 1. Make Mistakes I’ve tripped and stumbled through my freshman year, thinking, ‘How the heck am I going to survive this? Did I really need to take more than
four classes? Probably not. Should I have gotten my parking pass sooner rather than later? Yep.’ The thing with making mistakes in college is that no one will really hold it against you. Your time during college is all about learning and breaking down conventions, don’t put yourself down just because you make mistakes. Everyone is human and that does not exclude you. 2. Learn From Your Mistakes
This might not make sense, but after making mistakes (purposeful or not), it’s your job as a student to learn from what went wrong. Why else would you be in that sticky situation? After finding out I took a whole quarter-full of classes I didn’t need, I clenched my fist and swallowed my pride. Sometimes you might need help from outside sources or seek guidance, so don’t be afraid to ask for help. Heck, it’s better to have made mistakes so you can learn more about yourself in that Psychology class, right? 3. Appreciate The Small Things When you’re in the groove of the quarter system, everything comes and goes in the blink of an eye. Papers are flying, coffee is your main diet, and dark circles under your eyes are your best friends. However, there are moments in your life as a college student
that bring things to a slow pace. Sometimes students forget how much is happening because of the fast paced environment around them and enjoying the little things in life is what makes the hectic lifestyle all the worthwhile. Cherish it. 4. Follow Your Passion There will come a time where you’re confronted with a hard decision. Should you or shouldn’t you take a path that you love, but might not benefit your degree? Deciding whether or not to stick to a degree can be hard, especially when it comes to deciding if it will benefit you in the long run. Don’t let this damper your passion. Maybe take on a minor if you’re hesitant, or even a whole second degree. The choices you make in college can carry on later in life, feel good about them. 5.
Say Yes!
You’d think a person used to saying yes to everyone could confidently say this is an easy thing. It’s really not. I have a comfort zone that I usually never leave and when I do, I’m afraid. However, when I look back at my decisions that I could have said no to, I realized those were the best memories of my life. Being an overly anxious and shy person, saying yes to things I normally wouldn’t is a huge feat. However, if it doesn’t
involve hurting yourself or others, it’s definitely worth it. Probably. 6.
Say No!
Sometimes you’re that person who always says yes, spreading yourself really thin. I know from experience that not only will this tire you mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, it’s really unhealthy. So learning to say no was one of my hardest decisions I’ve ever made, but it was definitely worth it. When you learn to focus on one thing rather than everything, it can give your mind a rest while appreciating it. 7.
Your Support Group
...Will make or break you I can’t stress enough that the people behind me have created the best support of all. If I didn’t have my friends and family to support me, I don’t know where I would be. I give the absolute thanks about how much love and care they have for me because every time my classes knocked me down or felt discouraged, they were ready to lift me up. Having that support system is absolutely important even after college; those people will always have your back through thick and thin. 8. Network Your support team can also be a network team for your future when it comes to landing a job. Connecting with people of every area can greatly improve many things for you like improving your social
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skills, possible future employment, long lasting friendships, and expanding your perspective. These things can always help you in the future and wouldn’t hurt to try. 9.
Your Degree
...Doesn’t define you I can’t stress this enough because every time I’m asked what I want to do, it has to do with my degree and if I want to stay in my degree. Obviously, I don’t have any other interests other than my degree. Wrong! I don’t know when people started thinking like this, but it should really stop. I know a lot of people who have different passions that aren’t conventionally the same and that’s okay. It’s the diversity in our education that creates a versatile human being, why not celebrate this idea instead of focusing on one? 10. Keep Learning! Every since I can remember, I’ve always loved learning. Whether it was for my benefit or not, learning had always given me tools for life. For most young students, going to college is because their parents force them to. However, when a person’s mind becomes open to the endless possibilities in a classroom, this is where curiosity can be a powerful tool. Learning is something everyone does everyday and contains the imagination, another hey idea that everyone should cultivate. This is probably the most underrated lesson I’ve learned, but it’s by far the most precious to me.
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June 8, 2015
Graduating Seniors Equals New Recruits Cal State L.A. men’s basketball adds 7'1" center Geoffrey Frid to the roster. Tony Romo Contributor
Coach Dieter Horton along with his team of scouts have definitely been busy these past couple of months. Earlier last week, it was announced that Geoffrey Frid will be joining the Cal State L.A. men’s basketball program. Frid is a whopping 7'1” center transferring from Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a junior. Horton has acquired a valuable asset to the team. Being that Frid is 7 feet 1 inch tall, he can potentially boost offensive
and defensive rebound percentages. Frid made an appearance in 11 games at NAU and managed to get a total of 33 minutes on the court. In this time he gained four rebounds, one assist, and two steals. Although his numbers are not impressive, his most successful season was at Mira Costa College where he played a full season. At Mira Costa College, Frid put up 13 points per game in overall competition and 16 points in conference play. In the same season, he recorded a season high of 28 scored points in one game. In addition to his offensive contribution, Frid averaged 10 rebounds per game and gained a career high of 16 rebounds on two different games in one season. “He will be able to give us a strong interior presence on the defensive end and he’s some-
one who can finish around the rim. Geoffrey also brings a very strong basketball I.Q. He has been coached by some fantastic coaches and we look forward to him having a tremendous two years here at Cal State L.A.,” said Horton to Cal State Athletics about the new additional player. Being redshirted (part of a team but not allowed to play in competition) his first year at Cal Berkeley, and not playing a full season at NAU has left Frid to prove himself in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Cal State L.A. men’s basketball team is long overdue for a CCAA Championship, the last recorded championship win was in the season of 1958-1959. Since then, the Golden Eagles have only made playoff appearances but always end short.
Moonlight Breakfast A Success
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Stressing out from finals never felt so great thanks to pancakes and karaoke. Camber Whitford Contributor
Cal State L.A. held their annual ‘Moonlight Breakfast,’ on Wednesday, June 3rd in the Golden Eagle Ballroom. The event served free pancakes, eggs, turkey sausages and bacon all dished out by staff members. The line to get tickets started at 7:30p.m. while doors opened at 8:00p.m. All students needed were their student ID, but tickets were given out for different time slots. This helped in getting students inside the ballroom without running out of food too
quickly. “It was my first time ever going since I’ve been at Cal State L.A. and honestly I’ve been missing out! I thought it was really cool and different event. The staff were kind and always smiling! I’ll definitely be going back again.” Brandon Gonzales, junior, Television, Film and Media major said. The night started off with Bon Jovi’s “Its My Life” as part of student karaoke. Attendees continued singing the night away with everything from Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8ter Boy” to “Forget You” by Cee Lo Green. Junior year, Art major Bree Martinez and many others were excited to have a break from studying for finals. “I always look forward to Moonlight Breakfast.
It’s a great stress reliever right before finals. My roommates and I get to meet new people and we like to cheer the students on during karaoke. Overall, it’s always a fun experience!” Moonlight Breakfast gives students an opportunity to make new friends as well as get together with old ones right before the school year ends. This year the school gave away free portable chargers to all students who attended the event. “Moonlight breakfast was surprisingly good. It was my first time experiencing the event at the school. All the faculty members were extremely nice, making the event feel very homelike,” said junior Television and Film major, Nico Triunfante.
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June 8, 2015
Civil Engineers try for Championships
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From making concrete mixes to dealing with vandalism, ASCE deals with it all. Crystal Zahler Contributor
Building a concrete canoe may seem impossible to some, but for a group of Cal State L.A. civil engineers, they are well equipped for the challenge. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) builds one every year. Luis Martinez, the co-captain of this year’s Concrete Canoe team said, “Thanks to the help of
the team, the final product looked amazing this year. They’ve put a great amount of their personal time into the sanding, patching, and painting. I think they’ve reset the standard of Cal State L.A. made canoes.” The canoes are built to be sturdy and quick with a solid hull design. The construction begins with measurements of the canoe and how the depth of the canoe will be compared to the rest.
Claudia Sifuentes, Civil Engineering major, broke down the process behind their procedures. “The process begins with creating a hull design, which is the shape or body of the canoe. Then a group of students begin to test our concrete mixes, improving on previous ones that had faults.” The hull design is constructed to have the maximum speed, optimum stability, and straight-line tracking.
“The canoe was made up of three layers of our own light weight concrete mix separated by fiber mesh reinforcement,” Martinez said. Concrete mix can be made less dense than water, which is what these civil engineers calculated for quite a while before beginning to build the canoe.
The concrete mixes combine different aggregates, or a mix of fragments and particles, to create concretes that have different densities. In order for concrete to be able to float in water, the density of the concrete has to be less than the water. In technical terms, the concrete mixes have to be less dense than 999.97
kilograms.
of the canoe.
“Typically, concrete does not float, yet we created a concrete mix that is lightweight and less dense than water, which allows it to float. Even when the Nemean was fully submerged it still was able to float,” Martinez said.
More concrete was added the next day to try and fill the gaps and spaces that were created, but when the canoe was finally tested in the lake, it did not have straight-line tracking. The canoe steered sideways because one side ended up being heavier than the other.
Some materials were heavier than others, so tests were done to make sure they had the lightest concrete mix possible. The changes were made to the concrete mixes to reduce the unit weight, while still increasing the strength and workability of the canoe. This year’s Team Nemean faced issues of vandalism. As concrete was drying over night here on campus, handprints were found the next day on that layer
Ultimately the vandalism and change of weight distribution held them back from winning a major competition in Phoenix for members of ASCE. Sifuentes is sure the team will be more cautious during the next construction process and has high hopes for next year’s competition.
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Students Open Q & A Q: My new roommate has a four-yearold daughter. When I'm around her daughter, I want to teach her proper manners, but I don't know if that's overbearing. What should I do?
A: Be careful stepping your boundaries. I would
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talk to the mom and ask her what the boundaries are for her; you want to be in the clear and have an understanding of whom you're dealing with. Last thing that should happen is upsetting the mom's feelings. Also, you should set the best example for the daughter. I think approaching the problem like that is something important because one day she will be an adult and it's important to mold anyone so you're being helpful in a way. Email Tania G. your Q for A at: advice.universitytimes@gmail.com
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