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CFA ‘Fight for Five’ March Protests at CSU Board of Trustees Meeting Tensions increase as CFA protesters confront Chancellor White and the Board of Trustees. Hannah Jacobsen Photo by Pablo De La Hoya
In response to Dan Bridges’ retirement announcement, University president elects Mike Garrett as the replacement. Marrian Zhou Intern
Mike Garrett, a former American football player who won the Heisman Trophy in 1965 as a halfback for the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans, will become the new Athletic Director for Cal State LA. He succeeds Dan Bridges, who will retire on Dec. 31st after ten years in the position. Garrett was introduced Friday, Nov. 20th at a news conference on campus. He will officially begin his duties in Jan.
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1st, 2016. Garrett, 71, will oversee a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II program that fields teams in men’s and women’s basketball, soccer and track and field, baseball, and women’s volleyball, tennis, and cross-country. The Golden Eagles compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Before coming to Cal State LA, Garrett served as the Athletic Director at USC from 1993 to 2010. Pat Haden then replaced him after the NCAA sanctions, which involved the scandal surrounding football player Reggie Bush and basketball player O.J. Mayo. And then he was hired as the Athletic Director at Langston University in Oklahoma until he resigned last April. Garrett said he was approached by President William Covino and Jose Gomez, the University’s senior vice president and chief operating officer, to fulfill the position, according to L.A. Times.
Originally from Boyle Heights, he said he was attracted to the position by the challenge and the locale. The first thing on his to-do list would be meeting with coaches to explain his vision and expectations. “It’s great to be a Golden Eagle,” Garrett said at the news conference, “and it’s great to be in Cal State LA. We are going to do something in East L.A. [that has] never been done before”. Further mentioning his devotion to the community, “I was born and raised here and I know East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights about as well as anyone and I’ve always had dreams about making an institution in East L.A. that is dominant and respected as anything, I can’t think of a better place than Cal State LA.” He also expressed that he valued winning, and therefore he wants to not only educate the athletes, but also to graduate them with national championships.
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A sea of red gathered on the Golden Shores in Downtown Long Beach as board members and protesters convened inside the Office of the Chancellor for the CSU Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17th. “Over 1,000 faculty, plus students and community allies, are assembling to march on Golden Shores as a demonstration of our strength and the unity of our message: honor faculty, educate students, and elevate California,” said California Faculty Association (CFA) Associate Vice President Kevin Weir. The negotiation between CFA and the CSU, between a 5 percent raise and a 2 percent raise, began in May 2015 and moved to an impasse by July. Through months of negotiation and mediation, neither party has budged on their demands. They will begin fact-finding on Nov. 23rd, the final step before the threatened faculty strike is acted upon. The difficulty arises in the
enormous gap between the two proposals. While a faculty raise of 2 percent would cost $33 million, the CFA’s demanded 5 percent raise would cost $102.3 million, without including “me-too” clauses that would require similar raises for multiple unions. The CSU claims that this amount is simply not possible for a budget that is still recovering from the recession. “We value our faculty, but our reality is that we must live within our means,” said Lori Lamb, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources. “This is not a simple two is not enough, five is fair proposition.” The voices of CFA speakers told a different story. “You will hear from management today that faculty are well paid, that the CSU has committed to increased pay,” Weir said. “But these pay increases have not even kept up with inflation, let alone begun to dig us out of the hole that faculty find ourselves in after the last 10 years.” Weir’s reference speaks of a growing imbalance between management and tenure-line faculty over the last decade, which has led to a growth in the number of CSU managers and supervisors by 19.2 percent and a decrease of tenure-line faculty by 3 percent. Salaries speak loudly of misplaced priorities: managers and supervisors have enjoyed
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Continued from cover an increase of 24 percent in their already hefty salaries through the past decade, while full-time faculty salaries have increased only by 10 percent. As a result, 2014 salaries showed the development of a clear hierarchy in the CSU system. According to the CFA, the average full-time manager or supervisor in the CSU made $106,149 a year while the average full-time salary for a CSU faculty member was $64,479. “Faculty are hurting and angry,” said CFA President Jennifer Egan to Chancellor White and the board. “Faculty from all 23 cam-
puses are represented here. Last month, we had a strike authorization vote, and an astounding 94.4 percent voted yes. You insist that the CSU management is bargaining in good faith, and yet you want the collective bargaining process to play out without your involvement. Well, Chancellor White, we’re not bargaining anymore.” The clear tension between the CSU and its faculty, which has boiled over the course of summer and fall quarter and exploded in a sea of red at Tuesday’s meeting, led to the CFA filing an unfair labor practice charge against CSU management for “bad faith
Nov. 23, 2015 bargaining,” a charge which CFA President Jennifer Egan cleverly pointed out at the Board of Trustees meeting. This complaint, filed with the California’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) on Nov. 19th, claims that the Chancellor’s budgeting practice fails to act in good faith by deciding his stance on fair compensation prior to entering the bargaining process and then refusing to negotiate past that 2 percent. This is yet another large blow for Chancellor White after the CSU’s battle with the CFA received a statement of recognition by Sacramento at Tuesday’s
Fire alarms: drills or pranks?
Students evacuated King Hall several times throughout the week due to pulled fire alarms.
meeting. Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins issued a subtle threat that money may stop flowing in from the state capital should the CSU remain at odds with faculty. “CSU has built up a lot of goodwill in the Legislature, and my colleagues and I appreciated the University’s approach of no tuition-increase threats, their relative restraint on executive compensation, and their working collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and alumni to make CSU’s case,” Atkins said, referring to CSU’s fight last year for an extra $97 million from Governor Jerry Brown. “I’m afraid that this impasse is going to be widely ony if someone were to be injured trying to evacuate,” Chief Wall said. “So it’s something we take very seriously, but as of right now we don’t have any leads on who did it. Additionally, attendees of the International Education Week event on Thursday, Nov. 19th in the Golden Eagle Ballroom had to evacuate the building due to another fire alarm going off.
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On the week of Nov. 15th, Cal State LA experienced multiple pulled-fire alarm incidents in King Hall: three times on Monday the 16th and twice on Tuesday the 17th.
sions, including students who were partaking in midterms and other examinations.
Students had to evacuate several times during their class ses-
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Chief Rick Wall, in order to get more insight on the situation. “It is a misdemeanor to activate a fire alarm without an emergency, and it could be a charge of fel-
However, this situation was slightly different from the other incidents that occurred during the week, as Chief Wall alerted the University Times that a smoke detector had went off in one of the restaurants on campus. This was a false alarm. The assumption is that these incidents occurred during this past week simply as a way for unprepared students to avoid taking midterms. Considering that
Previous winners of Start-Up Weekend return as keynote speakers
expand to the east coast and then fill in the gap. For more information about Roadiy and to sign up for a chance to win a free service visit: www.roadiy.com/signup.
Alumnus Bill Holden speaks to young entrepreneurs about his successful startup company. Pablo De La Hoya Web Editor
Start-Up Weekend is back this fall quarter, along with Cal State LA alumnus, Bill Holden. Holden, alongside his friends Jose Garcia and Roland Saenz won Start-Up in Garden Grove earlier this year. Since then they studied at the University of California, Berkeley to further their understanding of business. The three have began working on their new company Roadiy. They set out to make it easier for people to get their car serviced without any hassle. In an interview with the University Times, Holden speaks about the significance of their company. “The needs and wants of the consumer are different from that of ten years ago,” Holden said.
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Both Holden and Roland have always been drawn to the cars. Roland has worked in the car business, including his first job at a dealership. “I’ve always been drawn to car industry, it was a natural fit for me,” Roland said. Garcia is new to the car world, but continues to learn more as the company continues to grow. The three offered their advice to those partaking in entrepreneurship, not only for the weekend, but beyond as well. “You don’t really fail, you just give up,” Holden said. He further mentions
that treating the team you join as your own company is important. “You should also talk to your team beyond Start-up,” Saenz said. Both Saenz and Garcia met at a previous Start-Up, and they are now working together on this company. Garcia cautions students to not be intimidated. “When we first pitched we only received two votes for our idea,” Garcia said. Instead keep moving forward despite the results. With Roadiy still in the developmental process today, their goal is to reach a nationwide audience in five years. Starting with Southern California they hope to
seen in the capital as ignoring a component that truly makes CSU great: the faculty. There is a real potential path for additional funding to this institution, but we’ve got to all work together. I hope that this is not the end of the discussion, because, if it is, we’re going to have a rough year.” As we view our present - faculty threatening to strike, trustees discussing lifting restrictions of pay raises for campus presidents, and a task force recommending a tuition hike for California residents and out-of-state students - it looks like this may be a very rough year. they were pulled several times raises the presumption that others caught on to the possibilities that a pulled fire alarm can do in their favor. “A lot of times there are people who are unprepared to take a midterm, so we see those things happen during midterms and finals in the spring quarter last year,” Chief Wall said. “It’s not expected, but again it does create a problem because it takes emergency resources for the city fire and police departments to respond. It’s always troubling.” Chief Wall advises students to say something to Public Safety if anything similarly suspicious occurs on campus.
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Pay it Forward Service Fair brings nonprofit opportunities to the students Whether you’re interested in helping animals, people, or the environment, Cal State LA has the connections you’re looking for. Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter
Simply through our access to higher education, Cal State LA students fare better than many in this world. As Thanksgiving rolls around - a holiday complicated by both its symbolic call for love and family and it’s history of colonization, greed, and cruelty - now is the moment to wonder how we can use our time to help organizations, which seek to create a more compassionate and healthy world for all living beings. On Monday, Nov. 16th, the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) kicked off U-Care: A Week of Kindness with a Pay it Forward Service Fair, which teaches Cal State LA students that every act of kindness is meaningful while providing them with resources to help their community. The Service Fair, located in the University-Student Union Plaza, hosted tables of non-profit organizations that work with children, animals and the environment in the greater Los Angeles area. Volunteer with Animals Found Animals’ Adopt & Shop operates out of Culver City and Lakewood to support the humane adoption for animals, as well as providing services such as doggy daycare, training, grooming and microchipping.
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“Our mission is to minimize the amount of euthanasia that occurs in animal shelters,” said Lianah Fabrigas, a volunteer with Found Animals. “We adopted out over 2,000 animals this past year, and we’re looking for volunteers to help with socializing animals, cleaning cages, customer service, and much more.” When Fabrigas began volunteering for Found Animals, she worked and attended college full-time, yet still found time to volunteer with the organization twice a week. She praises Found Animals for their flexibility when it comes to organizing the busy schedules of students. Volunteer with Los Angeles Children
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Multiple organizations at the service fair provide college students with the opportunity to impact the lives of children in the Los Angeles area. A Place Called Home provides a safe haven for children in South Central Los Angeles - 80 percent of whom live with families who earn annual incomes of $23,000 or less - through education, arts, and well-being programs. The famous Make a Wish Foundation came to Cal State LA to talk about Wishmakers on Campus, an opportunity for college students to plan fundraising campaigns for the nonprofit’s wish-granting programs. “As a volunteer wish granter, I go through the process of wish discovery, where we meet the child and family to get to know them, run wish approval, and then throw a surprise party where we reveal that their wish has come true,” said Rohan Jha, a volunteer for Make a Wish Greater Los Angeles. “Recently, I got to send one young girl to Disneyland to meet all her favorite Frozen characters.” While Make a Wish makes the lives of children with life threatening medical conditions a little more magical, the Violence Intervention Program (VIP) zooms in on the darker side of childhood by protecting and treating victims of family violence and sexual assault. Through the VIP Community Mental Health Center, they do this through therapy, providing academic resources, health and parenting workshops, and assisting families with basic needs. The VIP Children’s Village hosts a 24/7 forensic medical center for victims of abuse and sexual assault, a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Clinic, a welcome center for foster children, and an adult protection team for victims of elder and dependent abuse. “We’re located in Boyle Heights, and we have volunteers assist in services such as tutoring, child care, and mentoring,” said Ana Ramirez, Program Coordinator for the Violence Intervention
Program. “Volunteers make us able to treat victims as young as birth and up to 21.” Help the Environment Ciclavia is a widely popular non-profit that challenges the concept of Southern California as a car-only region by holding events, which open public space and community interaction. This fosters an awareness of car-free transportation, environmental awareness, and public health. Their next event will be taking place on Sunday, March 6, 2016 in the San Fernando Valley. “Ciclavia is an open streets event, so people can use it for walking, running, and bikes,” said Clarke Miranda, a Ciclavia volunteer. “Most of these events are run by one-time sets of up to 300 volunteers. I’m one of the outreach volunteers for the Valley Ciclavia, so we go out to people in the area about three months in advance to begin building awareness.” Two organizations called Bike San Gabriel Mountains and San Gabriel Mountains Forever follow a similar mission to this open space policy that Ciclavia works for: advocating to keep carfree options alive while loving and protecting the environment around us. “Bike San Gabriel Valley is an advocacy group,” said Andrew Fung Yip, volunteer of Bike San Gabriel Mountains. “We get grant money for bike lane infrastructure and education people on bike safety.” San Gabriel Mountains Forever works with students and recent graduates to protect the environment through a leadership academy--which is still accepting applications until December 4th-that trains individuals to advocate for the San Gabriel Mountains, rivers, and the community. Project money for forward-thinking entrepreneurs who finish the program and want to establish a culture of sustainability on their campus are also available.
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Thanksgiving in L.A., go or stay? Students differ with their turkey plans for the upcoming holiday. Michael Gonzales Contributor
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Goodbye L.A., hello family Cal State LA students travel back home for the season. Juan Galvan
For sophomore Art major, Jessica Jung, going home won’t be a problem since she commutes from Rowland Heights.
“I have to admit that at times I want to stay away from home, but I’m honestly thankful that Contributor I have my parents around, I have no idea where This coming Thursday, Nov. 26, campus will my life would be if it wasn’t for them.” Jung said. be closed to celebrate Thanksgiving. But just as some students go home and With all the stress students go through and others rest from their daily commutes, there are finals right around the corner, they need some students on campus that do not have the luxury time to relax. So, what are students planning for of spending this weekend with their loved ones. the festivities? For senior Accounting major, Gabriel Santos, Some students are ready to go back home who is a transfer student traveling back to with their family and friends, like freshman Colorado, said going back home will not be an Biology major, Alexia Garcia, who is more than easy task. prepared to go back to Northern California for the holidays. “I sometimes wished that I stayed home, but I wanted to enjoy California and be successful “I came to L.A. because I wanted to in LA,” Santos said. “I know that my family experience independence, but now that the supports my decision, I will be visiting until holidays are coming, I feel more homesick than winter break, but for now I’m thankful for my ever,” Garcia said. “My time in L.A. has been second family I made at the dorms.” great and I met a lot of new friends, but it is true what they say, ‘There’s no place like home.’ Enjoy this Thanksgiving and be safe. I can’t wait to hug my mom and thank her for Remember, campus will be closed from everything she has done for me.” Thursday, Nov. 26th to Sunday, Nov. 29th.
Pumpkin pie, breaking the wishbone and arguing with your siblings is what Thanksgiving is all about. But not everyone gets the chance of doing that. Take Martha Burt for example, a 19-year-old sophomore Business major from San Francisco. “I would love to spend the holiday with my family, but I can’t afford to miss work, pay for a flight and pay my monthly bills,” Burt said. “I will actually be working and probably be having takeout.” But many students actually do go home for the holidays, but it takes months in advance of planning, which is the case for Andrew Contreras, 21, a Criminal Justice major. “I try to make it home for every holiday because I enjoy and miss my family,” Contreras said. “I set aside a certain amount of money every payday specifically for my flight back to Texas.”
And many will argue that as tempting as it sounds to go home, staying in Los Angeles may be more beneficial. “Going home for the holidays would be fun but it’s not worth sitting on a plane for 5 hours to have one dinner,” said Communication major Jenine Fyfe. “I have work and other things that need to be done. Dinner with my coworkers is what I’ll be doing.” However, heading to the hometown of a friend for Thanksgiving is also fun. “I will be going back to Louisiana for the holidays and I am actually bringing my roommate with me,” said Health Science major Jessica Warren. “I am very blessed in the aspect of being able to afford to go home. If I couldn’t go home I’d FaceTime during dinner & get takeout.” So perhaps many go home for the holiday and many stay in the city. Whichever you decide, just be sure to give thanks. After all that is what the holidays are all about, giving back and enjoying the comfort of humanity as a whole. Here in Los Angeles we tend to forget that, but it is never a bad thing to stop and appreciate others.
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Thanksgiving, family, and backyard football Turkey Bowl, a student guide to calorie loss and fun for the holidays. Fernando Hernandez
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Rudolph, the red cupdrinking reindeer.
Starbucks,” said Ponce. “It is only two months out of the year that they decorate their festive cups, so why not keep decorating them? I always look forward to the cute designs.”
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Starbucks, however, says that this year’s plain red holiday cups were meant to be a blank canvas Contributor for customers to create their own stories and doodle Every year Starbucks reveals their red cups on them, like they have done and drawn on them meant to signify the holiday season is arriving. for years. However this year, instead of letting everyone And students like senior Business major Jason know that the holiday cheer is coming, the red Morales, 22, doesn’t see anything wrong with just cup is stirring up some controversy all over red cups, because, well they are just cups. social media. This season Starbucks went with the sleek, simple, yet sophisticated look with just a plain red cup and the usual white and green Starbucks logo, instead of their usual festive designs like a snowman or reindeer. As simple as they may be, these cups have stirred up much debate, which is more than Starbucks could have imagined.
“These cups are filling up my Twitter and Facebook feeds and I am so annoyed with it,” said Morales. “They are just cups for crying out loud. If coffee cups are really affecting your life that much or define your Christmas, than boy you do need Jesus.”
Jackson Smith, 19, a sophomore Communication major agrees. People all over social media are buzzing that Starbucks is waging war on Christmas with “Christians are upset that Starbucks cups are their plain red cups, and think it is disrespectful just red and no longer decorated, but when did to some Christians for taking off the Christmas snowflakes and a reindeer represent Christ?” said designs. People have created “challenges” to tell Smith. “Go feed a homeless person or something.” the barista that their name is ‘Merry Christmas,’ so the barista has to write it on the cup. They Celebrities like Rob Lowe, Donald Trump, and then take a picture of their Starbucks cup and even Ellen Degeneres have been giving their input upload the image onto social media to spread on the debate and joked about having solutions for holiday cheer. the red cups. Singer Demi Lovato even tweeted But students like freshman Gabbie Ponce, 18, on social media, “Why doesn’t Starbucks at least thinks otherwise and believes that Starbucks make the cups about the actual season, also why do should continue to keep their red cups festive as we care so much about a cup?” they always have. It seems we are in a cultural debate over a red cup and whether you like them or not, they are here to “My mom always told me don’t fix what stay, at least for the rest of this year. isn’t broken, and that would be my advice to
For Alex Davalos, 20, Kinesiology major, the smell of Thanksgiving morning means a lot more than just food, family, and watching football. It is a combination of all those things, as his family and him gear up to participate in an annual “Turkey Bowl” football game before the big feast. “I can’t wait for the Turkey Bowl,” Davalos said. “I’ve been excited for it since last Thanksgiving and so has my family. We have been trash talking each other since the last game and it has only added more suspense for this year’s game. Last time around my team lost, so this year I’m going to try even harder to earn some bragging rights.” The “Turkey Bowl” is an annual backyard game of generations coming together to play football. And while the game may not hold any significance to others, for Davalos, this game is everything. “Honestly, Thanksgiving has become my new favorite holiday because of the Turkey Bowl,” Davalos said. “It used to be Christmas because of the gifts, but as you get older you realize that spending time with family brings you more joy than any gift ever could.”
While the game may be aimed at entertaining the family, there are also the benefits that come from exercising ahead of Thanksgiving dinner. According to the Calorie Control Council, the average American consumes more than 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat during the holiday. “My family holds a Turkey Bowl every year said Business major George Avila. “Even though it is just a game, I look forward to it throughout the year because it feels amazing to see all of my relatives together and having fun. It is a good workout and with all the food that we eat on Thanksgiving, any exercise is beneficial.” Apart from the health benefits, the chance to bond with those who are closest to you is an added incentive. “Normally we just gather around as a family, we eat and that’s about it,” said Erick Huape, 18, a Communications major. “It would be a neat idea to have some sort of activity such as a Turkey Bowl to participate together as a family.” While football has a reputation for being rough, Thanksgiving football games don't have to be dangerous. “We used to play tackle football back when I was in high school, but every year someone would get injured so we had to switch it to two hand touch,” said Civil Engineering major Ramon Ollivares. “This year we’re going to try flag football to make it a little more interesting.”
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SALUD Cigarros que matan Fumar envejece más rápido el cerebro Por Xanni Valentín Chavira El pasado 17 de noviembre, la revista Molecular Psychiatry publicó un estudio donde señala que el “fumar acelera el proceso de envejecimiento del cerebro y puede empeorar la capacidad para tomar decisiones y resolver problemas”. Este estudio se realizó a 504 mujeres y hombres en la Universidad de Edimburgo. Los investigadores analizaron datos de resonancias magnéticas, resultados de una técnica que se utiliza para obtener imágenes detalladas sobre órganos y estructuras del cuerpo humano. El cincuenta por ciento de los participantes eran fumadores activos o antiguos y todos de aproximadamente 73 años de edad. Los resultados de este análisis mostraron que la corteza cerebral de los fumadores disminuyó en grosor con mayor rapidez a comparación de las personas que evitaron el tabaco a lo largo de su vida.
De acuerdo con el portal informativo Excelsior, médicos afirmaron que “la zona dañada es una región del cerebro ligada a funciones básicas de la mente humana como la memoria, la atención, el lenguaje y la conciencia”. Por su parte, el autor principal de la investigación, Ian Deary, sugirió que evitar el consumo del tabaco podría permitir que la corteza cerebral regrese a su estado natural. Se dedujo que el córtex, capa de tejido nervioso que cubre los hemisferios del cerebro, puede regenerarse debido a que los participantes que habían dejado el cigarro tenían una corteza cerebral más gruesa. Sin embargo, las personas que continuaban consumiéndolo o tenían poco tiempo de haberlo dejado contaban con una corteza más delgada. “Dejar de fumar es el mejor modo de reducir el riesgo de daño cerebral, demencia y otras enfermedades. Este estudio revela que abandonar el tabaco, incluso en la mediana edad, aporta grandes beneficios al cerebro” afirmó James Goodwin, jefe científico del proyecto británico The Disconnected Mind.
El performer habla sobre sus obras artísticas Por Graciela López El profesor Pablo Baler presentó al famoso Stelarc el pasado lunes, 16 de noviembre, en el campus de Cal State LA a una audiencia curiosa de ver lo que el artista tenía preparado. Stelarc no hizo ninguna demostración pero compartió diversos videos en los que se muestra realizando obras de arte con su cuerpo para llevar a cabo sus creaciones. Éste comenzó por enseñar los trabajos de suspensión que ha hecho a lo largo de su vida.
De izquierda a derecha: Sterlac, Nestor Díaz de Villegas y Pablo Baler. Fotografía | Crédito: Esther Hernández
Además de las suspensiones en donde se cuelga con ganchos ensartados en el cuerpo, otro gran trabajo que ha realizado es la implantación de una tercera oreja en su antebrazo. Los maestros y estudiantes se quedaron sorprendidos cuando Stelarc mostró la inusual oreja que por el momento no tiene funciones auditivas. Sin embargo, en el futuro podría estar conectada a internet donde se escucharía todo lo que sucede a su alrededor. Asímismo, éste explicó un poco acerca de los numerosos trabajos de arte, de los cuales muchos están relacionados con la robótica. Algunos de estos son el llamado exoskeleton, el brazo ambidextrous, el humanoide y el más reciente que es el Propel,
un brazo de robot que se mueve a través de su conexión con el cuerpo humano. Con cada una de las hazañas que presentaba en video, el artista incluía una anécdota que aportaba humor a su exposición. A la misma vez, su risa muy particular y simpatía resaltaban y hacían la presentación más interesante. El evento finalizó con una sesión de preguntas dirigidas al performer. La audiencia seguía ansiosa por saber qué lo llevó a dedicarse a este tipo de arte abstracto. En su respuesta, él explicó que al fracasar en la escuela de arte, su pasión lo llevó a crear invenciones relacionadas con el concepto del cuerpo humano como algo obsoleto.
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Sigue la corrupción en México Las autoridades no han podido comprobar que Joaquín Guzmán es narcotraficante Por Jessica Magaña
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Joaquín Guzmán Loera conocido como “El Chapo” es uno de los narcotraficantes más conocidos de México que ha alcanzado reconocimiento mundial. Se sabe que fue encarcelado por primera vez en 1993 por las autoridades mexicanas cuando la Procuraduría General de la República lo acusaba de tráfico de drogas. Aún así hasta hoy día, los judiciales no han podido inculparlo por esa fechoría debido a la falta de pruebas. Este convicto de la justicia, escapó de la cárcel en el 2001 durante su primera etapa en el penal. Algunos de los cargos que le imputaron durante su estancia en prisión fueron de delincuencia organizada, posesión de armas militares y uso de vuelos prohibidos. Tras su fuga, los asesores judiciales anularon las acusaciones de narcotráfico porque no habían pruebas
contundentes para acreditar la incriminación de manejo de drogas. En 2014 la fiscalía le levantó cargos a Guzmán durante su recaptura pero ninguna de estas faltas eran por narcotráfico sino por delitos contra la salud. Investigadores de la Universidad de Guadalajara aseguran que la falta de pruebas refleja la corrupción del gobierno mexicano y el poder que “El Chapo” posee en sobornar a las autoridades. Las leyes indican que cada recluso debe cambiar de celda con frecuencia. Sin embargo, este individuo permaneció en el mismo lugar por un año y medio, lo que regularmente no es permitido. Los investigadores
“El Chapo Guzmán” arrestado en el 2014. Fotografía | Crédito: www.clarin.com
dicen que le brindaron muchos privilegios durante su estadía en la cárcel. Este tipo de libertinaje pudo haber facilitado su escape el pasado julio. Estos expertos notan la colaboración entre los árbitros judiciales y “El Chapo Guzmán”. Se presume que el dirigente de seguridad de la prisión donde se encontraba el famoso narcotraficante resultó ser uno de los jefes del Cartel de Sinaloa. Es por eso que el detective de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Rene Jiménez Ornelas, agrega en BBC Mundo que “a nadie parece convenirle que recapturen a ‘El Chapo’, ni a los funcionarios ni al narcotraficante”.
Nov. 23, 2015
University Times
Afflicted Nature: Artistic Inspiration to Get Tested Marrian Zhou
required to disclose something [as] major as an HIV diagnosis.” Even though many people are trying to raise awareness and promote prevention methods, there are still much ignorance and stigma in our society regarding the disease.
At the end of 2012, there were an estimated 914,826 people living with diagnosed HIV infection in the United States, according to statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). By 2013, there were approximately 47,352 more diagnoses of HIV infection made across the nation. And almost 1 in 8 (12.8%) of those people are not aware of their infection.
In a dance/gallery event hosted by DConstruction Arts, the artists used choreography to raise awareness of the continual spreading of HIV. Ultimately they wanted to inspire more people to get tested and to be more cautious. DConstruction Arts is a non-profit multimedia and arts organization founded by Tavi Stutz and Jane Rose McKeever, who is a professor from the Television, Film and Media department at Cal State LA.
HIV statistics reaches new high. Intern
Following Charlie Sheen’s latest revelation of his HIV diagnosis, the almost forgotten disease reappeared in the spotlight. “I simply took issue with a double standard in the industry,” Jenny McCarthy wrote on Twitter, the 43-yearold actress who played Sheen’s love interest many times in the show Two and a Half Men, “I believe that if an actress has to disclose all of her business before kissing a male co-star, that actor should be
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The gallery was held on Saturday, Nov. 14th, at the Gleason Theatre in Hollywood. Stutz and McKeever’s choreography was filmed and projected in the theatre next to the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The film was played in a loop, therefore the guests had the pleasure to enjoy their work and the quilt at their leisure, as well as amazing live performances by Womack & Bowman and Lamonte “Tales” Goode. Stutz
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inspiration of this project was the AIDS Memorial Quilt and the popular play in the ‘80s Angels in America by Tony Kushner, in which two characters met in a dream. They were both working in the theatrical community in the ‘90s. Stutz was in New York City and McKeever was in Chicago. “There was a really strong community about AIDS awareness and prevention, which inspired us [to create this project],” McKeever told the University Times, “A lot of narratives were lucidly taken from one of the characters in the Angels in America, [Prior and Harper], and it was really important for us to tie in the imagery of the quilt”. The first part of the film featured Stutz as a patient infected by HIV and McKeever as the nurse taking care of him in the hospital. The characters then entered a state of hallucination, where they used body languages to illustrate elements of the quilt. In the last part of the piece, they added in their aerial performance with excellent acrobatic skills to portray the after death experience, the big “What If” and to remind people that we could change this ending. Guests included Leah Pablo, a postproduction coordinator for Secrets and Lies on ABC and Edwin Rivera, a television editor on FOX. Rivera told the University Times, “It was a very beautiful display of performance. Stutz is very committed to not only awareness, especially for HIV, and for many other issues. It’s great to see them so dedicated to art and they are constantly figuring out new things to do”. People seem to forget that HIV is still a present day issue and it’s not a gayexclusive disease. “Nowadays, HIV is no longer the death sentence that it was in the ‘80s,” Stutz said. “But it is still a major problem. It’s something that’s
passed from person to person, if we have the information, there’s no reason why we can’t stop it”. He also agreed that education is the key. The more information people have, the better they can prevent it. He said there are a lot of people out there who don’t know they are infected. Some of them know they are HIV-positive but continue to think it is the responsibility of others to be cautious rather than have the duty of disclosing their diagnosis. “Everyone thinks ‘each man for himself,’ as opposed to we are a collective community and let’s work together,” Stutz stated the core issue of transmitting disease. As co-founder of DConstruction Arts and community engagement enthusiast, Stutz believes that as people, we are more alike than we’d care to admit. We get caught up by our own lives, in which we feel fear and anger being separated from each other. But if we say that we are all alike, then we can relate to each other and learn to appreciate, honor and respect one another. Stutz and McKeever have the opportunity to give back to the community through their artistic projects. “I want to be able to see the impact I made and work with the people because I’ve been given a lot,” McKeever said. “I wouldn’t get the training I needed without people’s support.” This gratitude also inspired her to teach. As a professor at Cal State LA, she engages with students, see them develop and become inspired. She also used a number of our students on this project. “The key component is always outreach, social engagement in community,” she said in the interview, “we are trying to create commonality.”
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Nov. 23, 2015
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Golden Eagles fall on Senior Night
Gomez, who had four kills, says that the team was not physically tired going into the match but did find it challenging trying to prepare for these late season matches. “I don’t think being exhausted is an excuse but we definitely had a draining week of preparation and the CSUSB game [the day before] was one of our most draining fights all season,” Gomez said. In the third and final set, the Golden Eagles came back from an 18-11 deficit, which was lead by Lofrano’s serve. Two kills by freshman Outside Hitter Lexi Resch and Lofrano gave Cal State LA a 19-18 lead. The Tritons would later commit a couple attack errors to give the Golden Eagles a 22-20 lead but then responded with four straight points to take the set.
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Volleyball team struggles in last game of the season. Solomon Kirven Contributor
The Cal State LA volleyball team celebrated senior night for their decorated Senior All-American Outside Hitter Iona Lofrano
on Saturday, Nov. 14 against the UC San Diego Tritons. But despite the recognition, the Golden Eagles could not end the regular season on a good note, as they were swept by the Tritons (25-14, 25-13, 25-23). The loss put Cal State LA (19-10, 11-9) in sixth place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and UC San Diego (1810, 14-6) claimed the third place
spot. After dealing with a heartbreaking five set loss the previous night to Cal State San Bernardino, the Golden Eagles did not have an answer for the Tritons who easily won the first two sets. UC San Diego had a 41-24 advantage in kills and a 7-0 edge in blocks, which contributed to their dominance. Junior Outside Hitter Lauren
Despite losing her last home game, Lofrano has wrapped up an amazing career at Cal State LA, which includes being No. 3 all-time in kills in school history and leading the conference in kills twice. She credits her nonstop work ethic that allowed her to be successful. “The only way to be successful in college athletics is to be one step ahead of your competition through watching film not only on yourself and your opponents, but on professionals to see the new techniques and skills that work for them and incorporate them into your own game,” Lofrano said.