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Parking Lot Salvation
New offsite lot located off Fremont and Mission | Photo by Pablo De La Hoya
Demand for parking has been addressed with an offsite parking lot in Alhambra.
already purchased their quarterly or annual parking permit. For those without parking permits it will cost $2 for all day parking, which is $4 less in comparison to campus parking. You will need your campus I.D. to get the discounted rate of $2.
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Shuttles will also go into effect in order to transport students to and from the lot. The shuttles will run from Monday through Thursday between 7:15 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
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“The Alhambra” on Fremont Ave. and Mission Blvd. will serve as a new parking lot for Cal State LA students and faculty. The lot will hold 500 spaces and is free for students who have
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“We are very excited,” said Chief of Police Rick Wall. “The goal is to have a shuttle there every 15 minutes to accommodate
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students.” The last shuttle will be leaving campus at 4:45 PM from the University - Student Union drop-off zone. Any time after that the Alhambra Community Transit bus will be available for students at 25 cents. The new lot is expected to open this upcoming week either Tuesday or Wednesday in hopes to alleviate parking congestion on campus. When asked whether parking permits will go on sale again Chief Wall responded, “We have to wait to see what happens.” There was no confirmation on the price for renting the parking lot or the shuttles. The shuttle
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drivers will cost $250 an hour, and there will be five active shuttles, in order to reach the goal of having a shuttle every 15 minutes. The location of the lot is also ideal, considering there are a couple of food options across the street. There is a Starbucks, Subway, Jamba Juice, Pick Up Stix, and Just Grillin’ located in the shopping center. The LA Fitness is also located in the same lot and shares one of the parking structures available. "The Alhambra" also has other businesses so the parking lots and structures are not only for Cal State LA students. “We are
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confident there will be more than enough space for students to find parking,” said Chief Wall. The addition of 500 spaces to the 5,375 spaces currently available is a good increase, but only time will tell if it is enough to decongest the current parking situation here on campus. Given that there was talks of a 1,000 space parking structure the 500 new spaces is definitely a relief for students. Parking is an ongoing issue for students and this new parking lot may offer up the solution many have been waiting for.
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The American Communities Program launches its 2015 - 2016 research theme ACP’s symposium explains how their theme connects mass shootings, bacteria voting, and the Harry Potter series. Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter
As dead hour came to a close on October 19th, students and presenters gathered in the San Gabriel room at the University-Student Union to hear the American Communities Program (ACP) -- a Cal State LA-based group which supports the humanities-related research on American society -announced its research theme for the 2015 – 2016 academic year: “relation.” “Our goal is to examine the concept of relation in order to deepen our understanding of American culture and generate thinking of how – both rational and irrational
– view our connections and ourselves,” said Dr. Maria Karafilis, Director of ACP, at the beginning of the symposium. Dr. Karafilis introduced the year’s theme through preliminary presentations by two Cal State LA professors and ACP fellows. The presentations, with a diverse range of subject matter stretching from relation between human and bacteria to the relation between children’s stories and mass shootings, focused on analyzing our society from the inside. Dr. Lucian Gomoll, a Liberal Studies professor for Cal State LA and the Honors College, discussed his teaching strategies, using his current sections of honors classes, called “Worldly Posthumanism,” to show how an interrelating of diverse backgrounds and disciplines can foster new and improved ways of thinking about multi-species relations. “This theme gets at the heart of almost everything I do; there is almost nothing that I do not understand in terms of relations,” Dr. Gomoll said.
Gomoll describes his teaching style as one based on critical discourse rather than lecture, which encourages conversation across different disciplines. He works to spark analysis and criticism of accepted ideas in the academic and social community, such as the concept of human exceptionalism. “Human exceptionalism is the attitude that our species is somehow unique compared with the rest of life on Earth,” Dr. Gomoll said. “However, evidence shows that our ‘unique’ characteristics are not in fact exceptional. An example is bacteria colonies, who communicate using proteins and can actually vote. This class shows how human exceptionalism is a mistaken concept that has drawn more on habit than on actual evidence.” Dr. Caroline McManus, an English professor at Cal State LA, focused the scope of her own relationality research on an interesting intersection between children’s stories, adult vs. child relations, and mass shootings. “So-called children’s books frequently address adult violence,”
Dr. McManus said, “Violence affects children as well as adults and it can be perpetrated by children as well as adults, an idea that does not fit well with our imaginary idea of childhood.” Dr. McManus acknowledged that, while her research focuses on the relation of children and adults through children’s stories, she has not been able to take her mind off of the recent influx of campus shootings. “The nature and magnitude of school shootings are particularly reprehensible,” Dr. McManus said, “As a college professor I am wrapped with the responsibility of not only teaching my children, but keeping them alive.” Dr. McManus argues that, by painting school shooters as monsters, we miss the relation between these individuals and the culture around them that promotes and profits from violence. The acknowledgement of this relation is particularly crucial to her as the adoptive mother of a son who spent his first nine months without a home. “It makes me see the other side,” she admitted.
By connecting these school shootings to the famous Harry Potter series, McManus appreciates J.K. Rowling’s ability to show Voldemort as both the villain of the story and as the history that created him. “The Harry Potter series repeatedly features violence against children on campus while showing the sad conception and nature of the villain’s childhood,” Dr. McManus said, “What can be done about the Tom Riddles of our world? The mentally ill and abused are our riddles and their societal isolation may create violence.” The solutions to both the problems of human exceptionalism and of two-dimensional villains are the same. Show the full picture, the full web of interactions and relations that make each being what they are. Dr. Gomoll advocates for the acknowledgement of co-evolution and inter-species relations; Dr. McManus shows how text and theory, such as children’s books, may paint different views of our actions and relationships. Both messages boil down to acknowledging relation.
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Fight for Five:
California Faculty Association holds all-faculty rally at Cal State LA CFA members and supporters gather to chant, speak their mind, and rally supporters for the CSU Board of Trustees meeting. Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter
Drum beats and a sea of red t-shirts drew attention to Cal State LA’s outdoor stage on October 21st, as the California Faculty Association (CFA) hosted an all-faculty rally from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM to protest the CSU’s refusal to accommodate their request for a 5% raise.
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The rally drew a crowd of top CFA members, including CFALA President Molly Talcot, the CFA bargaining team’s Lead Negotiator Kathy Sheffield, CFA President Jennifer Eagan, and past CFA president Lillian Taiz, as well as a mix of supportive teachers and students who stepped up to the microphone to speak of the plight that they had suffered on behalf of rising student fees and low faculty wages. The fight for a 5% faculty raise and a service salary increase began in May 2014 and has dragged on through the processes of bargaining and mediation, both of which have failed. The CFA and CSU, of whom are which now entering a final fact-finding stage, are reaching a point of no return. Ballot boxes were set up along tables at the rally and many attendees’ sported bright red shirts that read, “I don’t want to strike, but I will.”
“Our bargaining team made a reasonable proposal, and we think that’s fair,” Sheffield said. “It’s been over eight years since we’ve had real raises for faculty. In 2008-2009, our raise was never paid due to the recession. In 2009, our faculty was dealt a 10% pay cut because of the furlough year.” While undergoing mediation in September 2015, the CSU defended their refusal to budge from 2%, with the reasoning that every one percent salary increase costs the CSU $16.5 million dollars, which would stretch their limited budget. The multiple union groups have something called a “me too” clause, requiring that, if the faculty gets a 5% raise, these unions would receive a 5% raise as well. CFA members do not agree with this reasoning. “For every dollar they spend on us, the state of California earns about $5,” said Theresa Montaño, Vice President of the California Teachers Association. “The state of California can do better. They can make sure that students get faculty who do not have to work 2 to 3 jobs to make ends meet. We are tired of being treated like we don’t matter.” The argument that CSU faculty was not being paid livable wages was echoed again and again by faculty speakers. Every protesting CFA member expressed a frustration with the CSU’s obsession of increasing wages for the higher ups of administration. From 2004 to 2014, the average CSU president has experienced a salary increase of 36%; supervisors and managers’ salaries have grown on average by 24%. In contrast, the average faculty has received only a 10% salary increase in the past 10 years. “During good times and bad,
the CSU has never prioritized our faculty,” Taiz said. “Historically, they have obsessed over their own salaries, parking, and golden retirement packages while raising student fees and asking everyone else to tighten their belts.” Student activists – including Simeon Carson, a spoken word artist and undergraduate in the Pan-African studies and political science departments; and Daniel Osoy, a member of Students for Quality Education and undergraduate in the Latin American and Pan African Studies departments – voiced support for the Fight for Five and spoke of student suffering from both CSU wages and tuition costs. Many students have buckled under the burden of paying for higher education. Listed on one of the many CFA fliers was the fact that, while a student could pay off CSU fees with 346 hours of working at minimum wage in 2004, they would now have to work 608 hours to have any chance at paying for their education. “Student learning conditions are faculty teaching conditions,” Osoy said. “We both constitute a labor part of this university and we need to work together to earn a living wage for both of us. We [faculty] and students work on this campus and we are still making poverty wages. We often have to choose between books and food or books and rent.” While CFA rallies are rolling through campus after campus, the next major battle between the CFA and the CSU will take place in Long Beach on November 17th at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting. CFA and SQE encourage both students and faculty to attend and support the Fight for Five.
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Cal State LA’s support for breast cancer survivors continues.
Student Nurses Association, the County of Los Angeles Office of Women’s Health, Go Girl Energy Drinks, and the event’s main sponsor, Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC).
pus for years. We travel around, go to different college campuses, set up a booth, and talk to people about what they can do to reduce their risk and teach people about self-exams and early detection.”
Cal State LA held their annual Think Pink: 3K Run 4 Hope last Thursday, October 22nd as an ode to raise awareness for breast cancer.
B4BC is an organization founded by two professional women snowboarders who lost a friend to breast cancer. Their goal is not only to raise awareness for breast cancer, but also to educate both men and women about the importance of being aware of your own body.
The University Times had a chance to speak with Emily Ponce, a current Cal State LA student and teacher at St. Therese, who brought five of her energetic students that participated in the run.
The event attracted students and organizations from on- and off- campus to support the cause at the University Student-Union Plaza, including the CSULA
“Every October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we do a campus outreach tour,” said Lili Strasser, B4BC volunteer. “We’ve been coming to this cam-
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“For me this event means to raise funds for breast cancer and to bring awareness,” Ponce said. “In my case I have a lot of peo-
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Oct. 26, 2015 Continued from page 3 ple in my family who are diagnosed with cancer, and although I have a few who are [diagnosed with] breast cancer, it’s really good to bring awareness to the cause.” A former student of Cal State LA and friend of Ponce, Akeime Mitterlehner, participated in the run with the St. Therese team.
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Cal State LA Wind Ensemble on tour Featuring Crucial Advice from Director Dr. Emily A. Moss to Young Women. Marrian Zhou Intern
From Monday, October 26th to Tuesday, October 27th, the Cal State LA Wind Ensemble will go on tour to San Diego. They will visit Canyon Crest Academy, San Ysidro High School, Rancho Buena High School and perform at Fullerton College on their way back to campus. The mission of this tour is to recruit prospective high school students and transfer students to apply for Cal State LA, as well as give our students the opportunity to learn how to keep their performance fresh when they have to perform the same thing multiple times in a roll. The Director of Wind Ensemble, Dr. Emily A. Moss told the University Times, “[This tour] gives people, who are not from local areas a chance to hear the Cal State LA Wind Ensemble, get a better sense of who we are and what we do.” With the Department of Music, Theatre, & Dance and the College of Arts & Letters’ support, it is a win-win tour for the ensemble and its audience. At each high school, the concert will be a combination of clinic and performance. Every interested high school student will be able to sit next to a Wind Ensemble musician and play along with the band. They will learn more about Cal State LA and experience the magic of performing on stage with fellow musicians. The Cal State LA Wind Ensemble’s repertoire includes Courtly Airs & Dances by Ron Nelson, Don Ricardo by Gabriel Musella, Variations on a Korean Folk Song, John Barnes Chance, La Peri Fanfare by Paul Dukas, and Passacaglia by J.S. Bach. Cal State LA is known for its Music Education program, which is now led by Dr. Emily A. Moss. The number of students majoring in Music Education is growing with a well-balanced gender ratio. However, the percentage of female band directors is significantly low nationwide. A recent study conducted by MENC, the National Association of Music Education, shows that male high school band directors outnumber women in that field by a ratio of 3:1, not even mentioning the gender ratio of band directors at university level. Although Dr.
Moss is a member of this specific minority, she has never doubted her career choice. “I always knew I wanted to teach music since I was sixteen years old,” Dr. Moss said. “Showing these kids a little something to do differently and seeing them succeed are absolutely amazing.” However, many women have trouble choosing their careers in this field because they want to have a family in the future and it is difficult to be successful in both simultaneously. Working as a band director at a higher educational level is especially time-consuming and challenging. When asked about the secret of keeping work and life balanced, Dr. Moss replied with confidence in her decision. “For me, it was never a question,” Dr. Moss said. “This is what I’m doing, I’m [going to] do it and I’m [going to] make it work. And guess what, men have been having a job and a family at the same time since forever. You just have to find a life partner who will be okay with it.” Things are changing and even with doubts often in mind, women do have the power to achieve their dreams nowadays. A lot of times the most troubling obstacles are our own self-doubting thoughts. To young women who are not certain if they can succeed on their career paths and have a wonderful family at the same time, Dr. Moss has the perfect advice. “[I believe that] young men are having a better sense that their traditional roles no longer exist and [in fact] they want to get more involved. It’s not the old model any more,” Dr. Moss said. “[So] pursue your dream, and pursue the things you want to do. Just know that your personal life can work with it, go out and seek a partner that will work with you.” At last, Dr. Moss has three tips for all Music Education majors: -Be absolutely the best musician you can be on your own instrument, don’t think your own performance is not important. -All of the core classes (Music Theory, Musicianship, etc.) will be everything to a conductor even if they seemed hideous at the time you are taking it. -Make sure you spend a lot of time observing many different teachers and be sure to learn from them.
“It’s nice being able to come back to Cal State LA as a former student,” Mitterlehner said. “I haven’t been here in 20 years, and it’s really nice to support one of the teach-
ers from St. Therese, who is a student here at Cal State LA, and to bring her students here as well.” Though the actual run lasted less than a half hour, participants enjoyed refreshments, obtained event correlative medallions, and further informed themselves with the multiple booths at the plaza. For students and faculty who were unable to participate in the event donations and wish for more information about the fight against breast cancer visit www. calstatelausu.org/run4hope.
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Halloween Outfits Based on Fashion Icons
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You have always been inspired by fashion geniuses. Now you can replicate them through your Halloween costume. Row
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The busiest night of the year is creeping up on Los Angeles. Soon we’ll be feasting our eyes on the spookiest goblins, the scariest ghosts, and the creepiest pumpkins. Along with the best props, you need the most amazing, fashion-forward costume. Your favorite characters that inspire you can be mirrored through your costume, and I’m here to show you how it’s done.
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Probably the most popular character in the fashion industry to dress up as is Karl. Whether you are male or female, you can get on this look. Why? He’s a genius, and the most chic man you will ever know. He has never lost his class and style and his signature look is memorizing. His outfit only consists of a few key elements: white hair, black shades, a chic suit, and fingerless leather gloves. Get your Karl on!
That adorable man with the big fur coats you see interviewing the biggest stars at every red carpet event and sitting front row during fashion weeks is Andre. Who wouldn’t want to walk around wearing the biggest fur coat looking like a hot shot? For Andre, all you need is the fluffiest coat you have ever seen, black shades and a white-collared shirt with a black tie.
4. Audrey Hepburn When you hear ‘Audrey Hepburn’ I know you all are thinking about the infamous black dress that we saw by Hubert Givenchy in the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It’s one of my favorite movies, and she’s an inspiration to myself and to many others. She blew up into stardom as an actress and became a style icon as well. For her Breakfast at Tiffany’s outfit, grab the sexiest black dress you can find (preferably long or knee length), long elbow-length black gloves, a stack of pearls resting on your neck, a long cigarette holder, black shades, red lips and subtle makeup.
2. Anna Wintour Who wouldn’t want to dress as the editor-in-chief of American Vogue? She has the most detailed look to her. She stylizes bobbed dirty blonde hair, her oversized glasses and the most chic dresses and skirts. Along with the bob and glasses, you need to wear your favorite chunky necklace (as she always wears one), your most stylish dress or skirt, and carry an American Vogue magazine while you strut the streets of L.A. Flip your hair and mirror Anna Wintour with flare! 5. Coco Chanel A black dress, long pearl necklaces, a cigarette in hand, and your hair tucked back into a loose bun are all you need to replicate Miss Coco Chanel’s look. The most well respected woman in the world, and wearing her costume needs to be done with perfection. Bring out the strong woman inside you and be Coco.
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RESUMEN DE LA SEMANA Por Jessica Magaña El jefe de estado en la prevención del abuso de la heroína: El presidente estadounidense Barack Obama tomó medidas federales este pasado miércoles sobre la epidemia de la adicción a la heroína. De acuerdo a los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades, la tasa de mortalidad cuadruplicó rápidamente desde el 2002 hasta el 2013. Se estima que durante este período 8,200 personas fallecieron en los Estados Unidos a causa del abuso de esta substancia. Una de las medidas federales que Obama estableció es aumentar la capacitación de médicos con el propósito de disminuir recetas médicas que contengan analgésicos como los opiáceos (extractos de la cápsula de amapola), ya que estos fármacos suelen causar adicción a la heroína. Otra medida de suma importancia que el mandatario realizó fue su propuesta al Congreso que consistió en la cantidad de $133,000 millones para restablecer y mejorar los recursos de prevención y tratamiento para los adictos.
Presidente estadounidense Barack Obama
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El disfraz del año: Halloween se aproxima y muchos se preparan para tan famoso acontecimiento conocido como “la noche de brujas” en Latinoamérica. Por lo tanto, un buen disfraz no puede faltar en dicha ocasión especialmente en la Ciudad de México donde se venden como pan caliente los disfraces del narcotraficante mexicano Joaquín Guzmán Loera, “El Chapo”. El traje se basa en su escape del penal de alta seguridad donde lo mantenían bajo cámaras y de donde logró escapar por un túnel
escavado por sus cómplices. Este tiene un valor de 300 a 600 pesos mexicanos e incluye una máscara, camisa rallada y una pala para complementar el controversial atuendo que está de moda en México.
Residentes fronterizos en nogales pintan la pared metálica Fotografía | Crédito: cdn.posta.com
El norte, símbolo de dominio y ego de superioridad Precio de la máscara del “El Chapo” por mayoreo
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Archivos no publicados de García Márquez: Se dieron a conocer los borradores que la Universidad de Texas estaba colectando para ser presentados en la misma institución. Además de los borradores de obras publicadas así como desconocidas hasta hoy, la exposición incluye correspondencia con grandes personajes como Fidel Castro y Bill Clinton, cuadernos, guiones y material de investigación. El artículo más preciado en la colección es el texto original de su célebre novela Cien años de soledad que fue mecanografiado y entregado a la imprenta en 1966. Dicho archivo también contiene numerosas fotografías que captan momentos de la vida del gran autor. Las imágenes muestran al galardonado del premio Nobel de Literatura 1982 siempre alegre y ocupado en escribir nuevo material literario.
Por Martha J. Orellana La barra metálica que divide a México y a Estados Unidos ha ocasionado reacciones negativas tanto a los mexicanos como a los estadounidenses. La artista Ana Teresa Fernández pintó el símbolo de unión para las sociedades que han quedado divididas por esta estrategia migratoria inhumana. La barda divisora fue construida hace varios años para detener a indocumentados que entran por esta frontera; el tema de la pared genera controversias en las sociedades de ambos países, pero sobre todo en la política estadounidense. Fernández, quien reside en San Francisco, California, inició un proyecto artístico
en el que pintó de color celeste una porción de la pared metálica entre Nogales, Sonora y Estados Unidos. El área pintada cubre diez metros de ancho por seis de alto, lo suficiente para que los residentes de la zona engañen su vista por unos instantes sobre la existencia de la valla. Ella dijo que el color azul cielo genera una ilusión óptica de invisibilidad y da la sensación de libre paso entre las dos comunidades separadas. En este proyecto participaron organizaciones y residentes de ambos países. Ana Teresa considera que al perderse el moho de los barrotes, se puede divisar una abertura que aparte de alentar a estos vecinos fronterizos, envía un mensaje al mundo para concientizarlo de las acciones absurdas de los gobernantes que dividen a los seres humanos. La barrera ha sido el argumento más resonante en las campañas de los candidatos a la presidencia estadounidense. En los recientes
debates, el republicano Donald Trump ha propuesto reforzar esta pared de hierro para que sus vecinos mexicanos no puedan pisar el suelo estadounidense. Miles de vidas humanas han sido afectadas por las crisis económicas y políticas de sus países, un hecho que impulsa a la gente a buscar subsistencia en el extranjero, pero en vez, han encontrado la muerte tratando de cruzar la cerca metálica entre estos países. Entre 1998 y el 2014, unas 6.000 personas han perdido la vida en la frontera México Estados Unidos. La realidad es devastadora, mientras que el tema sobre la pared de hierro representa la posibilidad de alagar el ego para algunos políticos, mientras que para los familiares de las personas fallecidas representa un sentimiento de tristeza e impotencia al verse derrotados por unos pedazos de metal.
NOTICIAS DE LATINOAMÉRICA El huracán más peligroso de la historia Ciclón tropical categoría 5 Por Xanni Valentín Chavira El huracán Patricia se ha registrado como el más peligroso de la historia. El pasado 23 de octubre, éste se reportó como categoría 5 en la escala de SaffirSimpson. Este fenómeno ha provocado fuertes lluvias cerca de Jalisco y las costas del estado de Colima, México.
“Gabo” trabajando en sus grandes obras Fotografía | Crédito: bbc.com
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De acuerdo al portal Aristegui Noticias, la Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA) señaló que Patricia “presenta desplazamiento hacia el noroeste, siendo un huracán extremadamente peligroso que favorecerá lluvias intensas a puntuales torrenciales en los estados del occidente del país”. A consecuencia de esto, las zonas de San Blas, Nayarit
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hasta San Telmo, Michoacán se encuentran en estado de prevención. Mientras que desde Punta San Telmo, Michoacán, a Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, se reportan como zonas de vigilancia debido a los efectos que pueda causar esta tempestad. Los directores de CONAGUA han confirmado que desastres naturales afectarán a los estados de Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, Durango, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guerrero,
Guanajuato, Sinaloa, Estado de México, Querétaro, Distrito Federal y Morelos. Alrededor de las 10 de la mañana del pasado viernes, el huracán alcanzó una velocidad de 325 kilómetros por hora. Siendo así, el más catastrófico en la historia. Además, se espera que en los siguientes días el oleaje en las zonas marítimas del Pacífico central mexicano alcance los 12,5 metros de altura.
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Support the P.L.U.R. Rave culture remains prominent with millenials. Lupe Garcia Contributor
Peace, love, unity and respect, often shortened to P.L.U.R., is the credo of the rave culture. Over the years, music festivals have become a rite of passage for the millennial generation, as they indulge in the notion of getting lost in the music. People have been marking their calendars for the next Halloween-themed festival such as Insomniac’s “Escape” and Hard’s “Day of the Dead.” But as the hype grows for these events, so does their association with the use of drugs and not so much on the culture behind it. Some music lovers have withdrawn from attending such events because of the alleged use of illegal substances. “I enjoy EDM,” said Jasmine Uribe, Senior and Political Science major. “I listen to it all the time but I haven’t attended a music festival because it seems like the place is polluted with drugs and that’s not my scene.”
It would be irrational to say that the use of illegal activities does not exist but to say that everyone is “on something” is not true. Maribel Mata, Sociology major, who started to attend festivals five years ago, continues to enjoy the humility and friendships she has established there.
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drugs.” Many events like Coachella, impose strong security on festival grounds and have police officers roaming the area in the lookout of anything suspicious activity. They have also made it clear that they don’t condone or tolerate any drug use.
“I frequently hear this via social media and the news. It does not influence me because I feel the information they advertise is not true,” Mata said. “I have many friends and know of many people who rave and do not consume drugs.”
But, for many new ravers, the talk of drugs didn’t scare them to go out and get lost in the music. Christian Cardenas was drawn to attend one event after hearing many of his friends rave about the fun experience. To him it’s more than just the music that reaches out to him--it’s the people.
Holly Madison, author, model and spouse to Insomniac’s CEO, has also weighed in on the issue, saying it’s not the culture that imposes the substance use.
“The vibe is so different at an EDM event,” Cardenas said. “People are so much nicer and aren’t judgmental. They’re there to have a good time.”
On her social media accounts she expressed, “I see nothing but great opportunity within large gatherings; opportunity to promote health, happiness, individuality, and human connection. We all need to do our part in creating a national dialogue that educates our youth and encourages them to be accountable for their choices, especially when it comes to
One moment that stands out to him the most was at this year’s Insomniac’s “Nocturnal Wonderland,” where he met a doctor from Texas whom he spoke with about racial tensions in the United States. Regardless of their ethnic backgrounds, they both shared the same views. “That’s
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welcoming people are at those events,” said Cardenas, who will be attending music festivals from now on. Amid the heated discussion over drugs, strides are being made. Festivals like Shambhala Festival offer free, hassle-less, drug testing for attendees. The service is offered as an alternative policy to drug enforcement. It provides partiers the proper tools so they can educate themselves in order to make better, smarter decisions. In the past 18 years, the festival has only seen one death, an indicator that the harm reduction policies are effective. The massive growth of music festivals is still on the rise. They contain a huge line of top performers, diversity in music genres, and tons of social media buzz. In 2014, a staggering 32
million people, among half of them being millennials, attended at least one music festival, according to Nielsen Music. They have everything they love, music, friends, unique experiences, a community of fans and the perfect get-away from the pressures of school and work. When attending, fans get to experience tons of performances in just one arena. It is about the culture and music. Colbourn Junus, Television, Film and Media Studies Major and Senior, says that the notion of P.L.U.R. is commonly expressed at music festivals. “Peace, love, unity and respect. These are the four principles that I live by and that helps me be better as an individual,” Junus said. The level of respect and vibe you get from attendees differs from when you’re out in the real world.
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APALA Participant Applications Available (All day) Cross Cultural Centers, 2nd Floor, U-SU Golden Eagle Awards Of Excellence Applications Available 9:00 a.m., Center for Student Involvement, 2nd Floor, U-SU
The Clothesline Project: Voices Over Violence 3:30 p.m., Los Angeles Room BC, 3rd Floor, U-SU 2015 Midnight Madness “Nightmare Before Christmas” 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Eagles Nest Gym
Independent Visions: No Más Bebés (Featuring Q&A with Filmmaker!) 6:15 p.m., U-SU Theatre, 1st Floor, U-SU
Harvest Festival Featuring Movie on the Green 4:30 p.m., U-SU Plaza, 1st Floor, U-SU Black Community Honors 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Los Angeles Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU U-Lead: Why Study Abroad? 3:00 p.m., San Gabriel Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU
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THURSDAY 29th Graduate and Professional Schools Recruitment Day 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Main Walkway (Between JFK Library & Biological Sciences)
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