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Alhambra residents say 'Enough is Enough'
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Vice Chair of NBCUniversal Ron Meyer's path to success How an ex-marine become a head in show business. Marrian Zhou
Managing Editor On Monday, Jan. 11th, students were able to meet Ron Meyer, the Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal. It was an executive chat held at the State Playhouse, in the form of Q&A conducted by Bill Teitelbaum, an alumnus and professor of Cal State LA. According to Professor Teitelbaum, seven students from Cal State LA will begin their internships with NBCUniversal after the executive chat. Meyer said students weren't just given the job, they had to stand out from the 30,000 applications who applied. When asked how Meyer earned the Vice Chairman position two years ago, the story unfolded as the conversation went on. Parking Lot C | Photo by Pablo De La Hoya
There are 3.5 students for every parking spot on campus as it overflows to Alhambra. Ani Nalbandian Staff Reporter
Residents of the City of Alhambra finally had enough of students from Cal State LA parking in front of their homes. The residents of South Westmont Drive signed a petition addressed to the city, formally requesting for park-
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ing restrictions on students. The reason for the spillover of student parking into surrounding residential areas is because of the massive increase in student population this school year and the lack of additional parking spots. For approximately 27,000 students, there are only 5,375 student spaces available. There is only one parking spot for every 3.5 students. Shortly after the City of Alhambra received the petition, they were quick to hold a special community meeting a month later, on Nov. 16, 2015. Officials from the city in attendance were the City Manager, Public Works Director, and Chiefs of Police for Alhambra as well as community
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residents and administration from Cal State LA. The meeting reached an overall consensus that something must be done about students parking in the surrounding residential areas. As a measure of discontent, the city surveyed 572 local residents of the Alhambra Hills Tract/Midland Park area. The majority of those residents voted in favor of the creation of a Preferred Parking District. Residents were so upset about the student takeover of their street parking that they collectively decided to pay for permits to park in front of their own homes. However, there will be one hour parking exceptions to permit
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gardeners, delivery companies and other service contractors to perform their jobs. The city decided students would not have enough time to attend class and make it back in time for the onehour limit. The streets that will be affected by the parking restrictions are Orange Grove Avenue, Westminster Avenue, Avondale Drive, Westboro Avenue, and Warwick Road. Be sure to look out for any signs that ask for residential permits. The Preferred Parking permits will be required from 6am to 2am, leaving students a full 4 hours in the middle of the night to park in any of the aforementioned areas.
As a young man, Meyer looked for jobs in the agency business door to door. He didn’t know anybody in show business, so he went everywhere to deliver his applications. He ended up selling clothes until he got a call from Paul Kohner Agency that their messenger had quit and the position was vacant. Meyer’s career took off since then in 1964. In 1970, Meyer decided to move on and interviewed for the William Morris Agency in order to advance his career. When he got the job, he would research and study everything about the agency to make sure he would do a good job. Five years later, he and four other agents decided to open up their own agency due to internal conflicts. But the plan fell through and they were fired onto the streets. However, giving up was not an op-
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Minute to catastrophe University administrations meet to discuss future endeavors for campus changes. Matthew Gonzalez Advertising Assistant
The first Board of Directors meeting of the New Year started off rough with high tensions as to the inaccurate recording of minutes on file from previous meetings claiming that they provide very little detail as to what goes on these meetings. One response from the Board was that the shorthand of the minutes is supposed to be a synopsis, as opposed to ver-
batim of the actual meeting. While there was a motion to include greater detailing of the minutes it was overwhelmingly denied, but they did invite those on the Board to send in any additional details they wished to be posted on the minutes. ASI President Ejmin Hakobian said he would rather postpone the minutes in order to capture the full details on his message from the previous meeting down. The next issue was in response towards increasing the starting salary of campus workers. “In Los Angeles, they are increasing pay around other campuses of Los Angeles and I wanted to open the discussion for thoughts on this in the future,” Hakobian said. “Living in Los Angeles is very costly and I would like to see an increase.” The U-SU administration depart-
ment responded that they have the starting pay salary for a Level 1 student position to be $10.25, a salary base .25 cents above the minimum wage, but the Board agreed to postpone the issue for further discussion. Antonio Canzona, Vice President of Finance at Associated Student Inc., regarded that these Board meetings are setup to do nothing. It is a once a month, hour long session, and Canzona would like to increase the time by a half hour in order to get more of the problems across and discussed in greater depth. A member of the Board later pointed out that Alumni Association were being charged a significant disparity of rent to the U-SU compared to the other tenants like ASI, Wells Fargo and Sbarro’s. A member mentioned the reason for the disparity was because of the ideal location of the Alumni Association, and because before a change to their policy the
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Alumni Association used to charge dues to become a member. Since that is no longer the case, the University Times made an attempt to reach a comment from the Alumni Association but they were unaware of the situation. The discussion later turned over to issues with the Pit. The issues regarded possible changes to the layout of the Pit, or at least being more flexible for a requested changes and incorporating areas for the gaming community. The League of Legends gaming
club, one of the largest clubs on our campus, initially stirred up the issue as a result of an incident that occurred in the past. In rebuttal, the Board would like to see more students on the majority of this approval and if they do want to enact that change then they will. Though several issues were discussed throughout the meeting, Cal State LA students can only hope for the changes to be implemented into the near future.
A report on the ASI Executive meeting for the winter quarter Strategic plans for the future set. CLASSIFIED AD
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An ASI Executive meeting was held on Tuesday, Jan. 12th, where executive members of the Associate Student Inc. (ASI) board, including ASI president Ejmin Hakobian and Vice President of Administration Samuel Garza were present. There were no action items on the agenda, so all issues introduced were for discussion only. The meeting started off by considering the correct policy for member resignations in direct response to an executive director quitting his position without telling anyone. The board reached a mutual agreement that required stronger communication within its organization. However, University Designee Jenifer Miller stated that it is up to the resigning employee whether or not they want to disclose that information. Vice President for Administration Samuel Garza brought up the point that the executive director position is desperately critical for ASI to run smoothly in its day-to-day operations. The position has been open for five months and no one has expressed interest in fulfilling the spot. After a short break, the issue of parking took precedent. Jenifer Miller acknowledged that Cal State LA does have a parking problem, but mentioned that UC
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Riverside students have an even worse situation with parking because of the additional students that enrolled for fall 2015 and so the issue was dropped. Next item on the agenda was ASI’s $7,500 plan to facilitate a strategic planning process toward improving their business and services for the campus. ASI Secretary and Treasurer Joselyn Diaz voiced her dissatisfaction with the constant miscommunication between ASI and the clubs/organizations on campus. She stated that she felt this should no longer be a part of the agenda because no action had been taken to resolve the issue. Additionally, Samuel Garza brought up the issues he had with the Executive Director. He stated that he believed someone else should take the Executive Director’s place due to the lack of haste with email responses and frequent contact with ASI.
Garza also states that he will continue to make contact with the Director until his voice is heard. Lastly, there was also a discussion on what type of questions they need to ask potential candidates interested in representing the various colleges on campus. All members agreed that different questions should pertain to specific colleges and that ASI members should sit in and help assist the interviews in future proceedings. If you wish to gather the agenda for the meeting visit the ASI website at asicalstatela.org, as well as the schedule for any future meetings. Meanwhile, ASI encourages students to come and observe the meetings with the next one planned for Jan. 26th at the U-SU Board Room 3030AB, unless subjected to change.
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The Career Development Center: An underused treasure trove
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Unopened doors on campus that lead to endless opportunities. Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter
While Cal State LA students often view the Career Development Center as a door they pass on the way to Salazar Hall, if not the place where student assistant applications go to die, the Career Center staff and the website services that they’ve developed offer a treasure trove of underused tools that are vital to the future graduate’s search for their dream job. One of the major misconceptions that plague the Career Center is the notion that it’s simply a place to turn in job applications. The center’s role in student success is actually much more complex. Dr. Christopher Lenz, Director of the Career Development Center, invited the University Times into his office to explain the potential that this building holds for students in dire need of career direction and preparation. “Essentially, the Career Center does two things,” Dr. Lenz explained. “We help prepare students to discover a meaningful career, and we give them the skills and tools to get a job while connecting them with employers. The Career Center is truly a linking and counseling mechanism.” On the counseling side of the Career Center’s ability to impact students, the center offers multiple resources, including individual counseling and workshops.
Students can make appointments for assistance with determining their career goals, their major, assessing their current situation, and for determining challenges that may hinder the achievement of their career goals. Oftentimes, these resources give students the ability to find out what it is that they want to do while gaining a professional tool belt that helps them to achieve that dream. “Our counseling aspect can be very important in an atmosphere where students may change majors several times during their college career,” Dr. Lenz said. “College is a time for searching and development, and we can really help with that process.” For those students who have already set themselves on a specific career path, the Career Center has services to connect employers with potential employees while teaching students how to develop desirable resumes, interviews, and connections in order to earn that dream job. This is an especially important resource to take advantage of due to the current epidemic of ‘skillless’ graduates. According to the Association of American Colleges & Universities, 58% of employers say that graduates lack the overall skills or knowledge base for even entry-level positions. A whopping 81% say that graduates lack most important specific skills. “A lot of people take it for granted that they know how to get a job, because they’ve gotten jobs before. This is similar to believing yourself to be a nutritionist because you’ve previously gone grocery shopping,” Dr. Lenz said. “Students need to utilize what the Career Center has to offer, because you don’t find these resources out in the rest of the
world.” If an in-person appointment seems like a daunting task, simply start by checking out the whole toolbelt of resources that the center has to offer on their website. Two majorly useful services to spend time with are Eagle iJobs and CareerExpress. “We encourage every student to create a profile on the Eagle iJobs site,” Dr. Lenz said. “There are thousands of jobs and internships offered here, where people are directly recruiting our students for job positions.” In addition, CareerExpress provides a comprehensive career development package, which includes job matching, interview practice, information on potential careers, and both job and internship postings. Both online resources are a must see for students who want to get on the success track for their post college careers. While the numerous direct services that the Career Center offers have the potential to deeply impact career futures, the center is already developing plans for a more integrational program, where they are the core of an institutional effort to improve and expand career preparation for Cal State LA students. In a time where many graduates are finding themselves without the skillset to qualify for even entrylevel positions, it is vital that we as students cheer that vision on. The creation of this more integrated and development-minded vision would greatly impact the success of the Cal State LA community by creating a collective, careerminded culture on campus, which collaborates to foster overall career and life success.
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Continues from cover tion for them. They found a simple office with a conference room and started their own company, named the Creative Artists Agency (CAA). They would sign clients from 7:00 am to 12:00 am, and seven days a week. The agency itself became a curiosity.
“I had a good sense of people,” Meyer said. “I was never good at numbers, but I had good people skills and I was very good at my job. I wouldn’t pretend anything I didn’t know. It was the combination of collaborations that made it work. Everybody brought their skills to the company.”
Jan. 19, 2016 He also commented that being an agent was a 24/7 job. You discover the talent, sign them, and you are responsible for them. You have to made the impression that you are here to serve your clients and you have to make yourself available for them. He then served as the President & CEO of Universal Studios, (formerly MCA), and held this position since
SPORTS The NFL is coming to Los Angeles
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With the move for the Rams set in motion, there are many implications to consider for Los Angeles before celebrating their decision with traffic and money being at the top of the list.
will help both teams in their use, the renovation is speculated to help Los Angeles in their 2024 Olympic bid. That money spent is minimal compared to the possible “$3 billion” new stadium, according to the Los Angeles Times.
on Sundays. With college football on Saturday and the NFL games scheduled on Sunday. The University of Southern California also plans to spend $270 million to restore the Coliseum at the end of the 2017 football season. Although the restoration
As for the new stadium being built in Inglewood, the City of Los Angeles and California will not have to bear the burden, as the stadium will be privately
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Although the Rams will officially be playing in Inglewood, the construction of their brand new stadium will temporarily take over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Coliseum, located just south of downtown along the 110 freeway will now be generating a lot more traffic
When asked what advice he would give to the students that are trying to find a job in the entertainment business nowadays, he told the University Times, “Unless you have something
Missouri’s taxpayers are still paying for the stadium that the Rams have now left. Many are asking the NFL to finish paying that off before approval of their move to Los Angeles since millions of dollars are still owed. With the Rams moving back to Los Angeles that takes away the $500,000 annual rent only increasing the amount of money put in by Missouri. Mayor Francis Slay of St. Louis stated, “the city will lose money in the short term.” Many are calling on the NFL to help pay the $100 million debt still left.
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August 1995, until he was promoted in 2013 to the Vice Chairman position. He was the longest serving chief of a major motion picture company in the history of Hollywood.
waiting for you after you graduate, you are going to be in the job pool as hundreds and thousands of students competing with each other. So you have to do anything and everything, with honesty and the right morals, to get a job. . . . I sat in the exact place as you guys, and you can make it happen. It’s not easy, but if you let go of that grip, you are making it easier for someone else.”
funded. There is no word as to who the private funders are at the moment. Both the Chargers and Raiders have expressed an interest in joining the Rams. The NFL gave the Chargers the first choice, allowing them one year to make a decision. If they refuse to move then the Raiders will then be given a year to join the Rams. However, both the Raiders and Chargers have been offered $100 million by the NFL to build stadiums in their respective homes as of now. Fans have collectively celebrated the return of the Rams, and many ask for the return of the Chargers as well. The Rams left Los Angeles in 1980 because they couldn’t sell out The Memorial Coliseum. As of right now there have been no official statements from the Chargers to join the Rams. However, it is safe to expect two NFL teams in Los Angeles with either the Raiders or Chargers to join the Rams in the near future.
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Grace Lee sparks conversation about The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs Independent Visions screening stimulates conversation beyond the theater.
evolution and working through contradictions is really useful,” said director, Grace Lee. “The idea is that you can actively work for change, but you also need to combine it with reflection.” However, not all students were on board with every aspect of Bogg’s ideals, but were encapsulated by what the director had to say about the filmmaking process and how Bogg’s theory of conversation is a form of activism to be practiced.
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Production Manager Independent Visions of the Cross Cultural Centers presented American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, as the second of their six installments of films for the winter quarter on Thursday, Jan. 14th. The film, directed by Grace Lee, explored the life of her like-named friend Grace Lee Boggs. As a Chinese American philosopher, writer, and activist who lived in Detroit in the mid1900s, Boggs fought alongside, and led Blacks in the civil rights and Black Power movements for 75 years until her death in Oct. 2015. Black Power intertwined with Marxism, and the appearance of a Chinese American woman in her late 80s had left students and professors with more than just a taste of another activist
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documentary. Guest speaker and awardwinning filmmaker for her documentary, Grace Lee, led a lively discussion following the Independent Visions screening, where students and faculty engaged in the conversation of activism from behind the walls of different ethnic backgrounds. Lynnée Denise, Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Film Professor, quickly engaged herself in
the open discussion to further implement her erudite knowledge from the screening. “I appreciated the way that Grace Lee used the documentary of film as a way to sort of combat our ignorance of not knowing someone like Grace Lee Boggs and the face of really vicious stereotypes,” Denise said. There was controversial conversation of how Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese American
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fighting as a part of the Black Power movement and speaking as if she was Black, but was not. Although she did not look the part, she still played a significant role for many, including Grace Lee, who had spent several years alongside her, documenting her activist journey.
King Coffee becomes the hottest go-to spot on campus for coffee, snacks, and other delicacies.
and it has become a favorite for students seeking a quick purchase of coffee, food, and snacks across campus.
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Cindy Ixta, who helps manage King Coffee and works under the University Auxiliary Services (UAS), has previous experience in food service and says their service is one of the best on campus.
Since the beginning of fall quarter, the first floor of King Hall saw the opening of King Coffee,
“We’re definitely closer to [the students],” Ixta said. “Sometimes students have a 10-minute break, and spend those 10 minutes just
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to come to King Coffee to get served quickly, with a smile, and with fresh hot food for everyone.” According to Ixta, students see this coffee stop as their go-to refill location. The store receives an infinite amount of students at any time during the day, especially right before class, during breaks, and once again after classes end. “We have a lot of repeat customers, staff, and students who come more than once a day,” Ixta said, “Sometimes they don’t even want to get in line anymore,
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day having just followed, the recent screening encouraged viewers to walk away from the discussion only to continue on the conversation of activism beyond the walls of the University.
“I feel that making this film was like spending time with an elder who could give me some hints on how to move forward and I think that this revolution is
The next Independent Visions screening, (A)Sexual, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 21st at 6:15pm in the U-SU Theater.
so they pay extra for a refill and come back later and get it. That’s how easy it can be to come here and get your coffee.”
option to the campus and I love their apples.”
In regards to the regular customers, King Coffee employee Kheanna Walker believes it’s the haste and personality of the staff that keeps students coming back for more. Walker, who also works at the Salazar Hall coffee shop and the University Club, recently started working at King Coffee and easily spotted differences between the three locations.
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“I don’t really agree with her too much or the idea of a Marxist society, or some of the radical ideas she has,” said Eric Yoo, 24, Marketing Management, senior. “But the two things I liked, is the conversation and the ideas developed through conversation and how you reinforce them.”
“King Coffee is a lot more fast paced,” Walker said. “Here we sell more basic snacks, salads, and sandwiches, along with drinks.” Their most popular items include their French Roast coffee and pastries that range from muffins, bagels, and Danishes, to croissants, cereals, and fruit snacks. Students who are seeking heavier meals can find pizza slices from cheese, pepperoni, and barbeque, to sandwiches, wraps, fruits and burritos. “I love King Coffee,” said Jasmine Salgado, 19, junior, TVF major. “I like how they really have tried to provide a healthier
Betania Santos, Department Coordinator for Pan-African Studies, enjoys the fact that the shop is a 5-minute walk from her workplace in King Hall. “We’re a one person department. It’s really hard to close sometimes because I have to close the department when I leave,” Santos said. “King Coffee is a complete blessing to me because sometimes I’d be starving in the morning and I can’t get my day going unless I have coffee or breakfast.” However, despite how many customers stumble upon the coffee grounds, their doors remain closed on Fridays. Students and staff members who are on campus on Fridays see the sealed doors as an inconvenience. “Before [King Coffee] I would have to close the department for 20 minutes,” Santos said. “On Fridays it completely sucks now because it totally messes up my day.” Until Cal State LA reopens the doors of the hidden gem on campus, King Coffee takes cash, credit, and debit, and is open from 7:30am to 6:30pm on Mondays through Thursdays.
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LITERATURA Recordando a Juan Rulfo Vida, obras y controversias del escritor célebre Por Cecilia Lara
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“El Chapo” y Kate del Castillo
De izquierda a derecha: “El Chapo” Guzmán, Sean Penn, Kate del Castillo Fotografía | Crédito: www.elcomercio.pe
Surgen dudas en cómo lograron recapturar a Guzmán Por Jessica Magaña Después de la polémica sobre la recaptura del narcotraficante mexicano Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán el pasado 8 de enero, se critica fuertemente la relación entre la actriz Kate del Castillo, el actor estadounidense Sean Penn y el “Chapo”. Según rumores, estos famosos fueron los primeros en entrevistarlo ya que según ellos, querían hacer una película sobre la vida del fugitivo. De acuerdo a los medios de comunicación, se cree que el narcotraficante y la actriz mexicana iniciaron una relación en el 2012. Durante ese año, la actriz expresó en las redes sociales que el capo debía utilizar sus habilidades para hacer el bien al pueblo mexicano. “Hoy creo más en ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán que en los gobiernos que me esconden verdades aunque sean dolorosas”, dijo Del Castillo en su cuenta oficial de Twitter.
La relación de la actriz con el delincuente es controversial porque la acusan de no reportarlo a la justicia. Estas acusaciones se deben a la entrevista de siete horas que la actriz realizó con la colaboración de Sean Penn en el refugio del traficante durante su búsqueda. Por otra parte, el subsecretario de Derechos Humanos de la Secretaría de Gobernación, Roberto Campa, piensa que el encuentro entre estos actores y “El Chapo” tuvo un impacto positivo en la recaptura del fugitivo. Campa menciona en El País que “al final, el inesperado encuentro entre los actores y ‘El Chapo’ facilitó la captura”. Aún continúan las investigaciones del escándalo. Por ahora sólo se sabe que “El Chapo” y Kate del Castillo intercambiaron varios mensajes de texto para arreglar su encuentro. El Gobierno Mexicano descubrió los mensajes y los reveló el pasado12 de enero. Aún no se ha aclarado si la famosa escondió información o si ayudó a la recaptura.
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¡Cuidado con el norovirus! Cientos de Californianos se contagian cada año Por Graciela López
A principios del 2016, se identificaron cientos de personas contagiadas del norovirus en California. Este virus, también conocido como gripe estomacal o intoxicación alimenticia, causa cólicos estomacales, náusea, mucho vómito y diarrea. Las autoridades sanitarias recomiendan que los residentes se laven las manos constantemente y desinfecten la comida que preparan. También es recomendable que evite contacto con los contagiados porque se contrae con facilidad.
Lavarse las manos con frecuencia puede prevenir el contagio del norovirus. Fotografía | Crédito: www.trome.pe
Otras medidas para evitar su propagación es evitar tocarse la boca después de haber tocado alguna superficie. El virus puede ser contagioso incluso antes de que aparezcan los síntomas. Por el momento no hay tratamiento médico para curar esta gripe estomacal, pero los afectados pueden reposar mucho y tomar muchos fluidos para evitar la deshidratación.
El pasado 7 de enero, se cumplieron 30 años de la muerte de Juan Rulfo. El escritor hizo gran aporte a la literatura captando las singularidades de su país. Su trabajo literario más conocido se compone de dos obras, Pedro Páramo y El llano en llamas. Rulfo es recordado porque éstas son, como Gabriel García Márquez afirmó, “tan perdurables como las de Sófocles”. Sin embargo, también hubo controversia acerca de la autoría de Pedro Páramo. El escritor mexicano nació en Sayula, Jalisco, el 16 de mayo de 1917. Vivió la Guerra Cristera de México entre 1926 y 1929. Él tuvo acceso a los libros después de que su familia quedó encargada de una biblioteca. Más tarde trabajó como vendedor de llantas y luego como funcionario de migración. También se destacó como fotógrafo y como encargado de publicaciones del Instituto Nacional Indigenista. Rulfo publicó sus primeros cuentos en las revistas Pan
Juan Rulfo, escritor. Fotografía | Crédito: www.vive.in
en Guadalajara y América en la Ciudad de México en 1945. Publicó El llano en llamas (1953), una recopilación de cuentos entre los que destacan “Luvina” y “¡Diles que no me maten!”. El escritor publicó Pedro Páramo en 1955. No obstante, se dijo que Juan José Arreola, contemporáneo de Rulfo, tiró al aire las hojas escritas que componían esta novela y que Rulfo las juntó en el orden que hoy se conoce. Otra controversia que surgió fue acerca de la corrección de ésta misma que supuestamente fue hecha por Alí
Chumacero y Antonio Alatorre. Al final, ambas versiones fueron desmentidas por los tres personajes envueltos en la controversia. El texto original se mantiene guardado en el Centro Mexicano de Escritores. Juan Rulfo continúa siendo uno de los escritores mexicanos con más lectores. Sus libros han sido traducidos a más de 30 idiomas y se siguen imprimiendo. Sus obras han sido reconocidas por grandes escritores como Carlos Fuentes, José María Arguedas y Jorge Luis Borges.
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Avance etnolingüístico en Perú Reconocimiento del alfabeto de lenguas aborígenes Por Martha J. Orellana El Ministerio de Educación peruano ha reconocido el alfabeto de 31 de las 47 lenguas indígenas de Perú. El pasado jueves, 14 de enero, 20 grafías del kapanawa (lengua hablada en la selva norte del país) fueron oficialmente reconocidas. El Estado ha propuesto trabajar las equivalencias de traducción. No obstante, existe preocupación porque las grafías de equivalencia de estas lenguas no existen en los sistemas digitales informáticos. Por ejemplo, Jacqueline Fowks informó en El País que en el 2014,
Dibujo animado de hablantes de lenguas indígenas. Fotografía | Crédito: www.c-t-s-y-v-ii.webnode.mx
un ciudadano quiso inscribir su nombre “en la lengua murui muinane, que tiene un acento especial en la letra i. Para esto, hubo necesidad de reemplazar el punto por la diéresis para registrar a Fïnora Medina”. En el pasado, problemas como estos no existían ya que los registros se realizaban manualmente lo que facilitaba la
escritura correcta de las grafías de las lenguas aborígenes. Pero después de su reconocimiento en Perú, se podrán mantener fuera de peligro de extinción. Para leer el informe completo visite: http://cultura.elpais.com/ cultura
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Alumni Report: Elizabeth J. Cron Cal State LA Alumni Elizabeth Cron shares a rather magical life story that beckons the childhood dreamer in all of us.
Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter
Cal State LA alumni Elizabeth Cron has spent her January training for the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to represent the United States in Miss Tourism Sri Lanka International 2016, an international pageant that will take place at the end of February to showcase the diverse cultures and tourism opportunities of competitors’ home countries. With a 5’2” stature and an adorable pixie cut, Elizabeth laughed at the fact that a “pageant competitor” was often the last thing that people guessed when they saw her. As a nontraditional competitor with a similarly intriguing life
story, Elizabeth shows the value of maintaining a Peter Pan-like penchant for following childhood dreams.
Elizabeth grew up an hour outside Philadelphia, where she was raised on wild meat from her father’s hunting voyages and freshpicked food from trips out to the fields with her mother. While she looks back fondly on her time in Pennsylvania, Elizabeth knew that she was meant to be in Los Angeles ever since a visit to her aunt when she was thirteen. At the same age, she found her passion for the performing arts. “At thirteen, I became an apprentice to Middle-earth Studios, a company which travels the world doing costume story telling,” Elizabeth said. “We dressed up infants, one-hundred year olds, and even dogs to tell stories and help people act it out!” Middle-earth Studios gave Elizabeth her chance to see pieces of the world. She told stories in Orlando, Florida and at the Oregon State Fair. She even lived in Singapore for a month out of her senior year of high school to deliver stories in an amusement park with the owner of the
company. These precious years showed her the capacity of the imagination for touching human lives and gave her the confidence to follow her dreams. “I spent my teenage years learning to play pretend. It taught me that it really is up to us to create our own reality,” Elizabeth said. “I think that it’s helped me stay a kid at heart, one of the aspects that led me into pageantry in the first place. I want to reach out to all the little girls who are watching me and let them know that they can grow up to be anything they want. When you’re a woman, you can be president, and when you’re a man, you can be a professional dancer. My storytelling past taught me that anything is possible, and I bring that up with me to the stage.” However, Elizabeth had a rather late start at pageantry. When she first saw a call for Miss California contestants in a 2009 craigslist ad, she had just fulfilled her long held dream of living in Los Angeles. It would be many more years before she stepped onto the Miss California stage. Three thousand miles away from the familiar world of Pennsylvania, Elizabeth achieved remarkable success by pursuing not just one but also all of her performance passions. She landed acting roles in a short, a television show, and a movie, rediscovered
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her love for dance. Eventually she arrived at Cal State LA as a transfer student and a dance major, where she reveled in the program’s behind-the-scenes aspects and proudly worked towards a degree. “While I majored in dance, the program involves so many courses on acting and production, so I had the privilege of experiencing the other side of theatre. I was so lucky with the wonderful professors at Cal State LA, many of whom work in the field and introduced me to connections. I even got a job making that production side happen in the College of Arts and Letters and the Luckman Theatre.” As the 2014 Miss California USA pageant grew closer and Elizabeth found herself truly es-
tablished in Los Angeles, she became determined to have her day on the stage. “I was 26 years old, and this was the last chance. I didn’t pay any of my fees or fill out paperwork; I just went to the orientation fully prepared to pull out if it felt too weird or if the girls were snobby. Instead, as I got there and listened to the speakers, I was home. I found myself surrounded by strong, empowered women, and it felt like the sorority I was never able to find.” While Elizabeth did not win or place in the pageant, she found herself hooked and soon discovered that there were a whole va-
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ly and competed in a pageant just like that!” Since that first competition, Elizabeth has thrived in pageantry while maintaining two parttime jobs at Cal State Los Angeles, establishing a production company called Baby Mooo Cow Studios with her boyfriend, and developing the scripts for a dance documentary and a sci-fi horror movie which features an intriguing combination of LGBT issues, road trips, and the extraterrestrial.
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Elizabeth now holds the titles of Miss North Hollywood, Princess of the Pacific, Miss Western States, and Miss US Woman of Achievement. Through these competitions, and by forging connections with numerous pageant role models, she has been able to earn donations for the Women in Need (WIN) foundation-- which provides empowerment and abuse recovery--as well as promote her three platforms: redefining beauty, movement heals, and the lovetruth campaign.
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All three platforms cement the lessons of a life story that should inspire us all to embrace our own strengths and imperfections in order to find the courage to take risks and let our inner child out. “My experiences have shown me that, with imagination, hope, and faith, we just can’t lose,” Elizabeth said. “I experience this in all the questions that have come up in my life: can I go back to school? Do I want to take chances? Do I want to create a movie that no one’s ever created
before? By loving every imperfection, every mistake, you begin to lose your fear of making mistakes, of taking risks; and that’s really beautiful.” To support your fellow Cal State LA alum and receive news on a big send-off party (which all Golden Eagles are invited to) happening just before Miss Tourism Sri Lanka International 2016, you can follow Elizabeth on instagram (@yearofthecron), twitter (@travelCRONicles), or Facebook.
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