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My pen pal is an inmate Alejandra Bell Contributor

Every Monday afternoon, eleven Cal State LA English Department graduate students and Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy discuss Higher Education in California prisons in Dr. Roy’s winter 2016 seminar “Words Uncaged: The Prison, The University, and Critical Pedagogy.” The seminar provides a platform where Master’s students and prisoners sentenced to life without parole (LWOP) engage in critical discussion, literary analysis, and political activism.

Professor Roy and Paws For Life, a dog rescue program, cofounded "Words Uncaged" to offer California prisoners, serving LWOP sentences the opportunity to participate in productive dialogues with people outside prison walls. As a part of the program, Dr. Roy teaches courses at California State Prison, Los Angeles.

Prisoners in his class are working towards a Bachelor’s Degree.

The progressive program is the result of collaborative work with prisoners actively trying to end the violence, racial tensions, and drug abuse that constitute daily prison life.

"Words Uncaged" unites graduate students and prisoners as

equal partners working to raise awareness and ignite conversations about the current education system in California prisons.

Discussions include sentencing reform and the psychological and emotional toll of prison life.

A key component of this project is that the graduate students offer writing and academic research support to the prisoners.

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Transgender student details experience in a Greek sorority

Through a weekly exchange of letters, graduate students and prisoners share and discuss their ideas. The communication produces active and engaging dialogs. However, this method of critical discussion has its difficulties.

“I think one of the more difficult tasks in responding to my partners is not having them in front of me to interact with in real-time,” said graduate student Alfredo Roman-Rodriguez.

“Having a dialogue with so much dead time in between results in so much lost valuable feedback.”

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“Transgender, a person born in the incorrect body. The way they feel on the inside does not match their exterior,” says Jack Oliver Villalobos, who was born female and formerly known as Jennifer Marie Villalobos. | Photo by Alejandra Bell

Still, the program is proving successful. An LWOP prisoner, who has been incarcerated for eighteen years, and wishes to remain anonymous, is already making plans for the future.

Working as a collective, graduate students and prisoners open a space for LWOP prisoners’ voices to be empowered and be heard outside prison walls. Their voices are an active force that can change society’s negative perceptions of LWOP prisoners.

“It is my goal to get a Master’s Degree after this program ends,” he said.

Dr. Roy began "Words Uncaged" in 2014. As the project evolves it becomes imperative to

keep it alive. "Words Uncaged" is currently changing individual lives but as Dr. Roy explains, this program’s future goals are to “make visible the prison, an aspect of our society that is largely hidden, and enable prisoner’s voices that have been silenced to be heard, thereby challenging us to expand our sense of who we are as Californians, as well as human beings.”

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day night’s 69 - 62 homecoming victory against Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Coming off of their best performance as a team in Saturday night’s win against San Francisco State, the Golden Eagles Men’s basketball team looked to carry that momentum over into Tues-

Early in the game, the Golden Eagles settled for a lot of quick shots that led to some easy fast break baskets for the Dominguez Hills Toros. After an early time out from Head Coach Dieter

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“Growing up, people would always confuse me for a little boy. I wanted to wear boy clothes, play sports with the boys, and not wear a dress,” says Villalobos.

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In 2015, the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon National Board of Directors officially opened up membership to people who identify with the transgender community.

One small step in the making of history for the transgender community for Greek organizations.

When Jack Villalobos first attended Cal State LA, he was otherwise known as Jennifer. During his college years, he joined the Delta Zeta sorority and became the president for two terms. When he graduated from Cal State LA in 2015 with a major in Communications and Public Relations, transgender acceptance was a sensitive topic, and even more so now in the Greek life at Cal State LA.

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Floats parade into the hearts of Cal State students Student Athletics take the gold for annual float parade.

Nico Triunfante Copy Editor

Spirit week at Cal State LA started off with a bang during the Associated Student, Inc. (ASI) sponsored annual float parade on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd.

Prior to the event, several student clubs and organizations were settled in between the music building and the library on Monday, Feb. 1st from the afternoon to 11 P.M. The representatives for each organization were issued gift cards to purchase decorations, and each participant for float preparations was given pizza and beverages.

However, students who participated in the float preparations on late Monday night believe that the undying wind and cold

air factored negatively into their work.

“The weather was pretty unbearable,” said Golden Eagle Radio representative, Jessica Mehdikhani. “I was so chilled to the bone that I could barely handle using the tools we had to make the float. I think the weather definitely hindered the preparation process.”

Although students were disturbed by the ferocity of the wind, most of the clubs and organizations that participated in the event were able to feel the school spirit as soon as the clock struck noon the following day.

For first time participant and representative of HerCampus, Kammile Whitener, this parade became essential to the entertainment aspect on campus.

“I felt a sense of pride and joy in being part of something that a lot of clubs joined in on to form a larger community,” Whitener

said. “I definitely felt the school spirit and happiness while participating. That was the most fun event I’ve been to so far.”

As the floats made their way from the library, they scurried around campus and ended up at the University-Student Union, where students, judges, and Golden Eagle Radio DJs were waiting to set their eyes on every organization’s self-themed floats.

In third place came Phi Sigma Kappa, second place was given to the Cal State LA Cheer Squad, and first place was awarded to Student Athletics along with a grand prize of $600 to their organization.

Student Athletics created a Hunger Games inspired float with a slogan that read, “Hunger is not a game,” which directly correlated with their canned food drive that was open to students and faculty all week.

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Team Xtreme won big at Dodgeball Tournament No one dodged this Spirit Week event.

Cynthia Alvarez Contributor

The 4th annual “Bleed Gold” Dodgeball Tournament took place on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd, with a total of ten student teams participating in the big event. The winners of the tournament won cash prizes. First place took home $600, second place won $500, and third place won $400. The Dodgeball Tournament was part of many events that took place during Cal State LA’s annual Spirit Week.

Zeta Beta Tau and Cheer Squad kicked off the dodgeball tournament.

Cheer Squad quickly lost most of its players, leaving only one player in the field for most of the round. Cheer made a big comeback when the last player standing surprised the crowd

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and continuously caught the dodge balls, which brought back players to game. Unfortunately, Cheer Squad lost the game and ZBT won the first round.

During the first rounds of the Dodgeball Tournament Triple T’s, Paquetes Calientes, and Phi Sigma Kappa were eliminated from the tournament.

The Dodgeball Tournament started heating up when the semi-final rounds began. Team Xtreme and Madhouse played the first round of the semi-finals. Madhouse was skilled at dodging balls, jumping really high and quickly moving from side to side to dodge the balls.

Two of its strong players repeatedly caught the balls, which returned players back to the field, and kept the game going.

Team Xtreme, which was composed mostly of U-SU Xtreme Fitness student employees, played the

game very strategically. During the first thirty seconds of the game Team Xtreme did not attempt any specific moves. They closely watched their opponents to learn their strengths and see how they use their opponent’s own strengths against them to win the game.

The game went on to overtime.

Both teams called a time-out and substituted players during that time.

Team Xtreme won the round, but not without a strong fight from Madhouse.

During the next semi-finalist rounds Hunks and Baja Mula were eliminated from the tournament.

Zeta Beta Tau took third place and won $400 for their organization.

“It was not about winning,” said ZBT brother Josh Moreno. “It was about having fun and bonding with the brothers.”

Team Xtreme and Sigma Alpha

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did not place in last year’s parade. Ali Orlich, senior guard for the women’s basketball team, expressed her happiness for the student athletes work and felt that they were more involved than in previous years.

“We really want to put [the money] toward Make-A-Wish Foundation and the canned food drive that we’re having,” Orlich said. “We’re really happy with it.

We all put in more time this year, got a lot more detailed with it, and it just turned out great and everyone did a great job.”

ASI Lead Marketing Assistant Ryan Barbonio, attested that the parade brought attention to more students outside of camEpsilon played the final game. The game lasted seven minutes and went on to overtime.

“At the end we figured out these guys were pretty good,” said Chad Gammon, Floor Supervisor at U-SU Xtreme Fitness. “We figured once we have enough players we kind of just stay back. So if we have four on five, we stay back. We throw the ball make it look like we’re doing something until we have enough players.”

Sigma Alpha Epsilon took second place and won $500 for their organization. Team Xtreme won first place and the big prize of $600.

pus-wide organizations, and that the involvement that students had shown eclipsed that of last year’s.

“It was a really good time to represent Cal State LA, and represent our school as a whole,” Barbonio said. “From last year’s event there was definitely more people who came through, the music was definitely great, and the vibes were awesome.”

For students who did not participate in the event, ASI was supplying free giveaways, a Kogi Beef truck was stationed in the plaza with free tacos, an intricate performance was made by the Cal State LA Cheer Squad, and a flash mob saw numerous students dancing to “Payaso Del Rodeo.”

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GET Involved: A call for school spirit John Mikaelian’s hopes to bring out school spirit for networking opportunities.

know, but who.”

In a world where more people are graduating from college with a Bachelor’s degree, it has become increasingly difficult to find a job after graduation. Mikealian fears that many students wait too long to get involved and emphasizes that they are missing out on opportunities to network with someone that can help them in the future.

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John Mikaelian, a Business student in his final year at Cal State LA has recently made a push for more school spirit on campus.

He is beginning his campaign by giving out t-shirts to clubs. On these t-shirts we see, “Golden Eagles Together Involved” in short “GET Involved.” A message to Cal State LA students to be more proactive on campus.

Mikealian first attended San Diego State University before returning home to finish his undergraduate degree in Business. His first reaction to Cal State LA was not very good.

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from San Diego,” said Mikealian.

He acknowledges that this campus is a commuter school, but explains that it’s not an excuse.

“The message I am trying to give to students is to get involved, because it is good for networking,” said Mikealian. “We have to remember that it’s not what you

Mickealian is also the author of the book Reality Check: A College Student’s Survival Guide, detailing various tips for students to help with subjects from picking your major to finances while attending school. The book has five stars on Amazon with students stating that it should be offered at orientation. In addition, Mickealian has another book aimed more towards entrepreneurs and their first steps.

The t-shirts Mikaelien is donating to the clubs aims to spread the word about being involved on campus. Currently, he has linked up with HBS, the Marketing club,

and Criminology club in hopes to reach more soon. On that list is Golden Eagle Radio, which has an overwhelmingly increasing presence on campus during spirit events.

Mikaelien hopes the administration will get involved and plans to reach out to ASI and President Covino. Mikaelien believes that ASI needs to make a push to tell students why it’s important to get involved as opposed to just showcasing the events.

“Perhaps even hosting an event explaining to students the importance of networking will persuade them to be more active.”

Cal State LA faces many obstacles in school spirit and some may argue that the lack of a football team doesn’t help. Mikealien expresses that his goal is simple.

“It’s not about the school, it’s about the students and giving them more to take into the world after graduation.”

CSI brings a little piece of the madness of Mardi Gras CSI hosts annual Mardi Gras “Mocktail” event for Spirit Week.

Ricky Rodas Contributor

The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) hosted a Mardi Gras-themed event in front of the University-Student Union (USU) on Thursday night, Feb. 4th.

Themed after the famous Carnival celebration held in New Orleans, Louisiana, the event sought to bring southern culture to the students of Cal State LA. A line of people stretched down the union walkway, indicated that students were eager for the evening’s festivities.

Continued from cover Horton, who emphasizes on defensive pressure, the team kicked it into high gear and stopped settling for bad shots and got into the flow of their offense.

Impressively coming off a 28-point outing Saturday night, Duce Zaid picked up where he left

Manuel Rojas, a freshman, was excited by the opportunity to enjoy some good food after a long day of classes.

“I definitely have a lot of work, but whenever I have time… I’ll definitely make time for an event like this”, Rojas said.

While ecstatic, he also expressed his desire for the school to do a better job at promoting events.

“I feel like it’s a great thing for the students, I just feel they should be promoted better,” Rojas said. “As a commuter school we need that, we need more events so people can actually enjoy this school.”

Another Cal State LA student, David Chioji, inquired with similar sentiments about the lack of promotion for the Mardi Gras

off pouring in 10 of his 17 points in the first half to help spark the Golden Eagles run.

The team held the Toro’s who are typically a prolific three point shooting squad to just six threes from beyond the arc. The Golden Eagles pressure defense had the Toros frustrated, holding them to a dismal 35% from the floor.

For the first time this season,

event.

“The bad thing is that not many people hear about it,” Chioji said.

“I’ve only been here since fall, but I just don’t know any of these events going on.”

Bryan Fasata, a Center for Student Involvement (CSI) volunteer attested to CSI’s effectiveness in promoting the event.

“I think we did a pretty good job of promoting the event because we’ve been doing it since last quarter. We’ve been telling people about it, we had a street team go out and tell people about it, and advertising as well,” Fasata said.

The event also experienced a timing setback, as it was meant to start at 6:30 P.M., but students weren’t admitted into the U-SU until 7:15 P.M. the team looked like they were finally gelling, which could not have come at a better time with the squad inching closer to the eighth spot in the California Collegiate Athletics Association playoff race.

Senior guard Josh Munzon shouldered the bulk of the scoring load, leading the way with 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting. As the team captain, Munzon was the

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Overall, the event served to provide a relaxing space for students to unwind and take their minds off their class workloads.

Each floor of the U-SU hosted different activities, such as a brief Mardi Gras museum detailing the history of the tradition, a live DJ accompanied with a jazz band, Louisiana-style food including creole cuisine, beignets and coffee, and “mocktails” sold by various campus clubs and orgaleading scorer and provided the team their spark for the game.

nizations. For hands-on activities there were arts and crafts stations in which students could create their own flipbooks and Mardi Gras masks.

Adding an interesting twist to the event was an animal petting farm that included animals indigenous to its equally interesting Louisiana area landscape like a possum, armadillo, owl, boa snake and baby alligator.

Cal State LA fans were out in full force for the homecoming game.

The Golden Eagles put on a show for a crowd that was amplified by the homecoming festivities sending everyone home with a smile on their face.

“I haven’t been to a game in a while, but I don’t ever remember seeing this many people excited and engaged at a game since I’ve gone to school here,” said Cal State LA student Andrew Smith.

The men’s basketball team played this past weekend on Feb. 6th against Cal State San Marcos and will play Dominguez Hills again on Feb. 13th in Carson at 7:30 P.M.

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Feb. 8, 2016 Continued from cover place where I can be who I really wanted to be and grow as a person,” recounts Villalobos.

Cyrena Salinas, a senior majoring in Anthropology and Jack Villalobos’ best friend, connected the moment they met each other in Delta Zeta.

“I support him completely, I have always known from day one, when I met him as a girl,” Salinas said. “I knew he was going to transition, so when he first told me I was more than happy for him.”

Salinas is one of many supporters for Villalobos and the LGBT community.

After doing research and getting involved with The Queer Connection (TQC) on campus in his junior and senior year, he grasped his identity as transgender. Once Villalobos graduated, he found himself in a slump and did not know where he belonged and didn’t feel true to himself. It was less than a year ago when

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“I have the freedom to no longer hide, and be who I am,” Villalobos said.

Phi Sigma Kappa at Cal State LA hosted a fundraiser, The Miss Phi Sig Pageant, on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd, at the University-Student Union Theatre where Villalobos had been crowned in 2012. Without any hesitation, Phi Sigma Kappa wanted to bring him back to be on to the panel and extended an invitation for this year’s rendition.

“I want to thank Phi Sigma Kappa and every other [organization] for their support and allowing me to be part of this event,” Villalobos said.

Support came from all sides of campus Greek organizations including sororities Alpha Theta Pi, Delta Zeta and fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa.

“Now in the Greek community we are seeing growth and diversi-

ty and the gentlemen of [Phi Sigma Kappa] support him and his transition one hundred percent,” said Chapter President of Phi Sigma Kappa Paolo Arciaga. “He has been one of our biggest supporters, always contributing and participating in our social events.

For him to come back after graduating, we are more than happy and privileged to have him on the judge panel.”

Jack is attending the LGBT Center in West Hollywood, and is currently on hormone therapy, taking testosterone, preparing for the next chapter of his life.

“Next, my physical transformation will start occurring. Legally, I am taking steps to correct my birth certificate,” Villalobos said.

With the vast feedback of support and welcoming arms of students, Villalobos is more than willing to come back to Cal State LA to talk to students struggling with similar issues, so be sure to look for him in any future events or discussion panels in the Center for Student Involvement calendar.

Cal State LA launches free subscription to LA Times Students and faculty are now eligible for a free subscription through a new college program.

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Production Manager Extra, extra, read all about it! Students and faculty at Cal State LA can do just that as they now have unlimited access to the Los Angeles Times e-newspaper. Both have partnered together to bring a new program to the campus, called the LA Times College Connection.

The newly launched digital readership program grants students and faculty access to more information along with current events going on around the Los Angeles community and beyond.

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Jack came out to his peers about his true identity. Now at 28 years old he is able to feel comfortable and happy with himself.

“The Los Angeles Times was inspired to create the College Connection program to introduce college and university students to [the] award-winning journalism and live events, foster civic awareness and engagement among a population that is of age to participate in elections, and connect students with the broader community,” stated Hillary Manning, LA Times Communications Director.

Through College Connection, students receive school-sponsored premium digital access to the Latimes.com. Students can activate their free subscription to the e-newspaper through their school email and instantly receive the day’s LA Times’ newspaper via mobile device or computer.

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Now that students and faculty have free access to the LA Times, there is a higher chance that the newspaper will soon play a key role in the curriculum. The newspaper is being looked at as a credible source for students to gain information about current events and awareness of what is going on in the world.

Non-discriminatory towards any particular major, the source can be used in many classroom settings.

“Textbooks are increasingly expensive and there are many ways in which the faculty who are teaching, can tie their assignments into what is happening in Los Angeles. They can do research on the city with the LA Times,” said Dr. Michelle Hawley, Dean of Cal State LA’s Undergraduate Studies.

Cal State LA pays a significantly discounted rate for each student or faculty member that activates his or her subscription. That price is $1 per person.

Although it comes at no charge, some students tend to think it is a great idea, but still are unconvinced and fail to activate their subscription.

“I think it’s good because we are being informed of things that happened and we don’t have to worry about paying,” said Rosiario Ladera, 25, a junior Child Development major. “But, I think a lot of students are just worried about coming to school and taking care of that. We don’t see it as an advantage or disadvantage.”

“I think that the fact that it’s offered is really good because we’re in the LA Community, but I feel that people kind of ignore it because they already have Yahoo News or CNN, so I don’t feel that they would go the extra five minutes to register,” said Marina Andalon, a senior Television Film Media Studies major.

Dr. Hawley does encourage students to activate their subscription.

Currently, there is a sweepstakes going on. For students who activate their subscription before Feb. 29th, are automatically entered for a chance to win an Apple Watch.

For more information about the program, visit http://collegeconnection.latimes.com.

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The search is on for the new Miss East Los Angeles As Cal State LA student Emma Andreini ends her time as Miss East Los Angeles, the program searches for a new woman to crown.

While these platforms do not require previous community service experience, they do become the framework for the community service work that Miss East Los Angeles is responsible for. Community service work is one of the multiple requirements in the pageant’s program, which are meant to show young women how to be strong and competent members of their community.

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As Cal State LA student Emma Andreini nears the end of her year as Miss East Los Angeles, the Miss America affiliate is again searching for contenders who will compete in 2016 for the crown, scholarship money, and a chance to move up to the Miss California competition.

Connie Oliver, the Executive Director for Miss East Los Angeles, has been with the Miss America organization since 1988, working to prepare young women for both the stage and the world beyond it. She has been working with the current titleholder to find Cal State LA candidates for this year’s competition.

“What I love about recruiting col-

form, and most women bring an idea to the table in the very beginning of the process,” Oliver said. “A lot of our women design their platforms based on personal life experiences or passions. Emma, who dealt with an eating disorder and self-esteem issues as a younger woman, decided to work to bring a positive body image to others as her own platform.”

The current Miss East Los Angeles volunteering in the community Photo Courtesy | Miss East Los Angeles Facebook Page

lege students is that there are women here who really need their scholarship dollars,” Oliver said. “For Emma, it was wonderful because she earned scholarships through both the local and the state competitions, so she received over two thousand dollars from just one year of competing.”

While the Miss America program began as a beauty contest designed to extend warm summers on the Atlantic City boardwalk, and has often retained that reputation, the present day organization focuses strongly on talent and persona, striving to provide dedicated young women with scholarship money to further their education.

“In California, we give out more scholarship money than any other state,” Oliver said. “And this money is not restricted to traditional fouryear institutions, recipients can use the funds for art school, trade school, or even to pay for books. We support the full range of educational pursuits.”

The Miss East Los Angeles Pageant is open to women, ages 17 to 24, who are community service oriented and preferably in need of assistance to pay for their educational goals.

Major parts of the pageant itself are the competitor’s ability to passionately and articulately express a platform.

“Each contestant has to have a plat-

“Older adults who interview my girls learn how intelligent these young women are, and that they really want to change the world and make it a better place,” Oliver said.

“Women go through training and mock interviews, they learn skills that help them to land that first real job, know how to dress, act properly, and answer tough questions.”

For many young women who compete, these networking skills are a main reason for their participation.

“The interview process has given me the skills to walk into any interview room with confidence,” Andreini said. “Being able to speak to a panel eloquently on any topic really increases your chances to get that dream job or internship off the stage.”

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For the winning pageant competitor, this networking experience only increases after she earns the crown.

Miss East Los Angeles becomes a community celebrity, using public events to promote her platform and give the community an opportunity to have their individual voices heard.

“Miss East Los Angeles has the ability to greatly impact the community, because she gives the community the opportunity to have her come to a fundraiser or business to promote both her platform and their organization,” Oliver said. “She helps that program by just being a celebrity figure and bringing notoriety to these venues, and it gives Miss East LA the opportunity to talk about her platform.”

Interested candidates can apply either by emailing Connie Oliver at coliver2002@att.net or go onto the Miss East Los Angeles website.

Any major is accepted, and the Miss America organization is actively searching for women majoring in STEM programs to give scholarships to.

“We’re really looking for women interested in STEM,” Oliver said.

“So many of these women think that because they’re supposedly in a ‘man’s world,’ STEM and pageants can’t mix. However, our program believes that these majors contribute so much to the world, and we’re looking for women in these majors to give scholarships too.

Applications are due by Feb. 29th.

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Las medidas disciplinarias son diferentes en cada familia Por Claudia Landeros Establecer reglas en casa no implica imponerse, ser inflexible o estrictos con los hijos. Antes los padres mandaban y los niños obedecían sin cuestionar.

Ahora los tiempos son otros, las relaciones familiares, como todo lo demás, también han tenido cambios. La disciplina familiar es enseñar valores y poner límites de lo que está y no está permitido.

Estos son los principios en los que creían nuestras generaciones pasadas.

La disciplina es un proceso permanente y continuo en las familias, en las escuelas y en la sociedad en general. Se modifica conforme los hijos van creciendo.

Los métodos disciplinarios no son los mismos para un niño pequeño que para un adolescente aunque los valores sean los mismos.

A medida que el niño crece, todo cambia. Sus motivaciones, su perspectiva del mundo y la forma cómo se relaciona con las personas son diferentes.

Los padres no pueden seguir tratándolos como si fueran niños

pequeños. Esto podría representar un conflicto y provocar malestar y rebeldía.

Es necesario aprender a equilibrar la presión que se ejerce en casa. Es muy fácil cruzar la línea de la disciplina y llegar a la agresión. Son dos términos que se confunden con facilidad y se utilizan deliberadamente.

En el proceso de disciplinar a los pequeños, es necesario crear un ambiente seguro para ellos.

Estos deben sentirse protegidos, aprender a respetar y a conducirse por ellos mismos, al igual que tener control de sus conductas.

Los cambios sociales han modificado la forma como se disciplina hoy en casa. Los padres se multiplican entre muchos compromisos y no pueden evitar que maestros o familiares se involucren en el proceso. Por necesidad, más que por gusto, comparten la responsabilidad con otras personas.

No hay una fórmula que enseñe cómo disciplinar. No existe un modelo fijo que sea efectivo para todos. Existen claves y estrategias que los expertos aconsejan para favorecer el proceso. El enfoque común de todos los padres debe ser criar a los niños con amor, enseñarles a convivir, a comunicarse, a respetar las reglas y a conducirse con valores.

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Letreros en India que indican que no está permitido tomarse selfies.

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India es el país con más muertes causadas por las selfies Por Jessica Magaña Las famosas selfies son la causa de muchos accidentes que ocurren en la actualidad.

El año pasado se reportaron 20 muertes causadas por tratar de tomarse selfies en lugares peligrosos alrededor del mundo. En India ocurrieron la mayoría de esas muertes.

El pasado 31 de enero, en la cuidad de Chennai, un adolescente fue arrollado por un tren al intentar tomarse una foto mientras éste pasaba por detrás. El joven no se dio cuenta de que el tren se aproximaba con rapidez mientras él sacaba su teléfono celular y perdió la vida.

En la ciudad de Junagadh, una turista austriaca se cayó a un pozo al intentar sacarse una selfie demasiado cerca de éste.

Por suerte, la mujer fue rescatada por personas que escucharon sus gritos. Otra mujer no corrió con la misma suerte ya que murió al caerse con sus dos amigas al mar de Bombay.

Debido a estos casos, la policía prohibió las selfies en 16 diferentes zonas de India.

Algunos de estos son lugares turísticos como la playa Girgaum Chowpatty y los fuerte de Sion y Worli.

El jefe de la división de trenes en Thiruvananthapuram mencionó en Times of India que “ya hay reglas que restringen las fotografías en lugares públicos como las estaciones de tren.

Quienes intenten tomarse selfies peligrosas estarán rompiendo las normas y poniendo sus vidas

en peligro”. También explicó que la atención debe centrarse en crear conciencia sobre las consecuencias de arriesgarse tanto por una foto.

Otros países también están pasando por la misma situación.

Dos muchachos murieron en Rusia. Uno de ellos en un puente de Moscú y el otro en un rascacielos.

En Rumania, una joven murió de una descarga eléctrica al tratar de obtener una selfie en la parte superior de un tren. En Indonesia un turista cayó al mar rodando por el cráter del Monte Merapi al querer sacarse una foto en un acantilado.

Otras muertes han ocurrido en el parque nacional de Yellowstone en Estados Unidos. Tres bisontes atacaron a unos turistas que deseaban capturar fotografías muy cerca de dichos animales.

NOTICIAS DE LATINOAMÉRICA $100.000 por la novela más destacada del 2015 El premio Bienal de Novela Mario Vargas Llosa se otorgará en abril Por Martha J. Orellana La segunda edición del Premio Bienal de Novela Mario Vargas Llosa se celebrará en Lima, Perú. Ésta premiará al escritor de la novela más destacada con 100,000 dólares y la oportunidad de convertirla en referencia de las letras españolas.

Esta celebración se llevará a cabo en la sede de la Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC). El festival tomará lugar del 18 al 21 de abril en la presencia de unos 40 escritores e intelectuales iberoamericanos.

Hasta el momento 11 obras son finalistas de las 255 obras que fueron enviadas para competir por este premio.

Entre los seleccionados se encuentran los argentinos, Samantha Schweblin con

Mario Vargas Llosa y Juan Bonilla recibiendo el premio Bienal de Novela Mario Vargas Llosa

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Distancia de rescate y César Aira con El santo; los colombianos, Juan Gabriel Vásquez con La forma de las ruinas y Héctor Abad Faciolince con La oculta; el mexicano, Héctor Aguilar Camín con Adiós a los padres.

También compite el peruano, Renato Cisneros, con La distancia que nos separa; el nicaragüense, Gioconda Belli con El intenso color de la luna; la dominicana, Rita Indiana con La mucama de Omincunlé; el uruguayo, Fernando Butazzoni Las cenizas del condor; el chileno, Carlos Franz por Si te vieras con mis ojos y el español Luis Mateo Díaz con La soledad de

los perdidos.

En la primera edición de este premio otorgado en el 2014, el español Juan Bonilla destacó entre los 350 participantes con su obra Prohibido entrar sin pantalones.

El jurado de esta competencia está compuesto por el director de la Real Academia Española, Darío Villanueva; Juan Jesús Armas Marcelo; el narrador peruano, Alonso Cueto; el ensayista y crítico mexicano, Gonzalo Celorio; la hispanista sueca, Inger Enkvist; y Will H. Corral, profesor ecuatoriano.

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Women’s Heart Alliance touches beyond the heart

related conditions is by taking necessary precautions like eating healthy, exercising etc. But let’s face it, with today’s busy schedules it is a miracle if you get to eat an entire meal a day, let alone an entire healthy meal.

“A lot of the time what causes a large number of these heart-related issues are processed foods and too much red meat in your diet,” Westbey said. “A lot of times when people have high cholesterol that runs in their family, unfortunately it is the bad cholesterol some people just naturally that create more plaque in their systems, which is why it is so important to have a healthy diet and exercise.”

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The importance of maintaining proper dieting throughout the year to fight the ‘ladykiller’.

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With life being so busy and hectic trying to accomplish daily tasks along with responsibilities that come with being a student, making time to go to the doctor’s office can be an almost impossible task.

On Wednesday, Feb. 3rd, the members of Women’s Heart Alliance knew this and that was why they reached out to universities throughout Southern California and collaborated with them in hopes of reaching out to students and assuring that they had the opportunity to get their heart’s health checked out, while en-

hancing their knowledge of their hearts condition and their overall health.

“Knowing your numbers is extremely important, it is a crucial part of your heart and plays a large role in assuring that your heart remains in good health,” said Melissa Westbey, the lead screener for Women’s Heart Alliance.

Although the event was open to the entire student body, their main target were women, considering women are primarily affected by heart disease.

“Heart disease kills women once every minute, so it really is a big issue,” Westbey said.

The heart is the most important organ in the human body, by taking necessary precautions you can help prevent preventable heart conditions that might be detectable in time if one takes time to learn about the essential health

risks and prevention procedures.

According to goredforwomen.org, cardiovascular diseases and stroke cause 1 in 3 women’s deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every 80 seconds.

Along with conducting heart check ups, the members of Women’s Heart Alliance basically conducted a full medical screening for any interested and willing students, checking a variety of health-related issues.

“We’re doing practically a full biometric screening. What we are testing today is your good cholesterol, bad cholesterol as well as your blood sugar along with checking body mass index, blood pressure, waist circumference which is used to see if there could possibly be a metabolic issue,” Westbey said.

We consistently hear that one way to prevent a lot of these heart

Burrito Project wraps up a perfect recipe for homeless Kappa Delta Chi assembles 700 burritos for homeless in Skid Row. Johanna Esparza Contributor

The smell of beans, rice and warm tortillas rose from the Atlantis Banquet Hall on Cesar Chavez.

Inside, over 50 volunteers gathered to assemble 700 bean and rice burritos. The participants of this Burrito Project gathered in small eight assembly line styled groups to meet the 9 P.M. deadline.

Kappa Delta Chi members came together for their second annual Burrito Project with the help and support of family and peers they were able to assemble seven hundred bean and rice burritos. Solely based on donations and volunteers, Marissa Jimenez, active President

This was not the first time that this event took place on campus, they put on an event back in October during the fall quarter, they had such a good turn out that they decided to conduct one this quarter as well.

“We were here back in October, we saw roughly around 275-300 hundred people, and even though it was raining, some of the students were willing to stay out here in the rain with us, so this time around I came prepared expecting to screen at least 300 students,” Westbey said.

As students sat and filled out the necessary forms providing all necessary information for the screening while waiting to be called in for their testing, one student expressed her appreciation that something like this was available.

“It is a great idea, and it is great that it was available to us, it was very informative and it provided me with good tips regarding cholesterol,” said Tandis Shams, senior Organizational Communication and Public Relations major. of Kappa Delta Chi, expresses her joy of bringing this new tradition to Cal State LA. “Last year we made three hundred burritos and it was a great success, this year our goal is to make five hundred burritos,” Jimenez said.

It took the volunteers about an hour to roll the beans, rice and veggies and salsa into 700 tortillas.

After that came the most rewarding part: driving down to Skid Row and distributing the burritos to the homeless people in Downtown Los Angeles.

In the land of glitz and glamour, the forgotten people of Skid Row have made the streets their home.

With an estimated 26,000 homeless people living in the streets of Los Angeles, the city has been dubbed the homeless capital of America.

“It is an eye opening experience to see how poverty does roam the streets and very little is being done,” Eduardo Alcantar said. Alcantar was one of the many volunteers who worked both the assembly and distribution shift.

The Burrito Project is a grassroots organization that relies on

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Not too many young adults really stop to reflect on their health, whether they believe to be invincible or simply just trying to be a productive member of society by chasing their education. This allows them the opportunity to take a break, reflect and take action.

“I this this is a genius idea, it is very helpful and it helps you engage and reflect on your health,” said RJ Amalfard, senior Communication and Public Relations major.

It is good to know that Cal State LA faculty as well as the members from Women’s Heart Alliance care about the students at [on campus] enough to take the time to organize an event such as this one. It is good news that they hope to have a minimum of two events once the quarter system switches to semesters.

“I am hoping that since we did one in October last quarter and one this quarter I am hoping that it will be a continuous thing, because students are always going to be changing,” Westbey said.

When asked what advice Miss Westbey had to offer there were only a few words she had to say.

“Get tested, #know your numbers, that is my biggest thing, it really just gives you a baseline where to work off of,” Westbey said. “I know a lot of times people are more excited to see us in the new year because everybody wants to start a new diet, my personal thing is just moderation on everything.”

With such a great turn out this quarter as well as last quarter, one can only anticipate to see how the next event put on by Women’s Heart Alliance will turn out. the collective power of volunteers to feed the homeless in the greater Los Angeles area. “We are not the solution or a band-aid to the homeless problem here in Los Angeles County…but a starting point, a new perspective on community and personal responsibility,” states their website.

Jimenez introduced the Burrito Project to her sorority last year when Kappa Delta Chi was just a prospective colony. She had participated in the Burrito Project with Allen Pinel, one of the Co-Founders of the Burrito Project.

“We decided that was a really amazing thing to bring to Cal State LA, because we are only five minutes away from Skid Row and we wanted people at Cal State LA to see the need,” Pinel said. “These homeless don’t get to eat every day.”

Kappa Delta Chi hopes to see this annual event grow and flourish in the years to come. If you would like to learn more or participate in future events visit theburritoproject.org for further information. The Burrito Project is a monthly project with five different locations, including our very own campus.

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EVENT CALENDAR MONDAY 8 th

Muffin Monday Meets Open Mic 2:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Room A, 3rd Floor, U-SU Cup of Culture: Group Discussion about "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez 3:15 p.m.

Los Angeles Room BC, 3rd Floor, U-SU

THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS

TUESDAY 9th ACP: Animals/Aesthetics/ Adolescence: A Reading by Jennifer Clark Caloyeras 11:30am Los Angeles Room BC, 3rd Floor, U-SU

Anxiety Management 3:15pm to 4:15pm Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services, Top Floor, Station #4

Healthy Romantic Relationships 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Dare 2 Dream Part 1: An Introduction 3:30pm to 5:00pm USU San Gabriel Room

3:15pm Alhambra Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU

FRIDAY 12th

THURSDAY 11th DIY Hearts & Crafts Party

One Campus, One Book: An Afternoon with Steve Lopez, Author, Soloist 3:30pm Los Angeles Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU

Independent Visions: The Deportation of Innocence (Q&A with filmakers!)

6:15pm U-SU Theatre, 1st Floor, U-SU

A&L Activity Workshops 3:15pm to 5:15pm El Monte/Montebello

STARS: Time Out! Self-Care and Balance for Students who are Parents

Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services, Top Floor, Station #4

12:00pm U-SU Plaza, U-SU

WEDNESDAY 10th

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Asian Pacific American Leadership Academy 8:00am to 6:00pm 3rd Floor, U-SU 10th Annual Evidence-Based Research Day 8:00am to 12:00pm Cal State LA Golden Eagle Ballroom