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NEWS

Ben Shapiro's arrival on campus sparks mass protest After President Covino rescinds his request that Cal State LA’s YAF branch reschedule Ben Shapiro’s event, protesters fill the U-SU. Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter

Long standing tensions between Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) and Cal State LA opposition came to a boiling point last Thursday, Feb. 25, as hundreds of protesters filled the University-Student Union (U-SU) to its capacity to block the doors to the U-SU theatre, where conservative speaker Ben Shapiro was scheduled to give his presentation “When Diversity Becomes a Problem.”

President Covino initially asked the chairman of Cal State LA’s YAF chapter to reschedule Shapiro’s appearance through email on Monday, Feb. 22. He wrote, “I have decided that it will be best for our campus community if we reschedule Ben Shapiro’s appearance for a later date, so that we can arrange for him to appear as part of a group of speakers with differing viewpoints on diversity,” according to YAF’s press release.

YAF stated in their press release that Ben Shapiro would hold the event, regardless of President Covino’s approval, in protest to “radical liberal” viewpoints and censoring students who attempt to broadcast alternative views. YAF also released a statement that “The Foundation is prepared to take legal action if the school fails to recognize these student’s rights.”

“Balance at [Cal State LA] only runs one way,” Shapiro said to the Daily Wire. “This event obviously threatens the feelings of precious snowflakes at the university. Tough.”

President Covino responded to YAF and Shapiro’s threat to show up on campus regardless of administrative permission through a campus-wide email sent out only a few hours prior to the scheduled event. He stated that the prior email asking to reschedule the event was simply a “request.”

“I strongly disagree with Mr. Shapiro’s views,” President Covino said. “But if Mr. Shapiro does appear, the University will allow him to speak. We will make every effort to ensure a climate of safety and security.”

Student and faculty protesters did not agree with the President’s decision to grant Ben Shapiro permission to speak. Filling up the lobby and the outside of the U-SU, hundreds of protesters formed

themselves into human barriers, blocking the entrances to the theatre with chants of “No hate speech!” and “Racists go home!”

One student protester, a communications major named Brian Young, had arrived to the protest with a rainbow flag to wave in the crowd.

“I’m here to advocate for the beauty of our University, a University of diversity and peace,” Young said.

“This group’s message threatens what our University represents, and they cross the line from free speech to hate speech.”

With Shapiro’s supporters chanting “Free Speech Matters” on one side and protesters chanting “No Hate Speech” on the other, the divide between the members of the room seemed to arrive at a question: When does a speaker cross the line from free speech to hate speech?

Jovanny Benitez, a member of Students United to Reach Goals in Education (SURGE), further defined the confusing line between these two terms.

“Today we are standing in solidarity,” Benitez said. “We’re all coming together to say that diversity is not a problem, and it supports so many different views. I’m not saying he doesn’t have the right to free speech or to speak here, but a lot of what he says sounds like hate speech.”

The right to be heard often depends on defining a boundary between acceptable and inacceptable speech. The Ku Klux Klan would not be allowed to speak at Cal State LA (though they’re still rallying in

Anaheim). A speaker advocating horrendous moral wrongs, such as child pornography, would never be allowed to speak at Cal State LA. Does Ben Shapiro—a man who denies the existing presence of systemic and subtle racism against people of color in present day society—cross that line?

At a panel discussion held the next day by students and faculty to discuss systemic racism—from the educational system to the prison system—and the conservative view on race.

Dr. Robert Weide, a sociology professor at Cal State LA, claimed that Shapiro’s rhetoric, through his denial of this systemic racism, is hate speech.

“What is this freedom that the people on the right wing talk about?”

Weide asked. “Is it the freedom to be educated here in a public university in peace? Is it my freedom to be able to teach here without being threatened?

Is it the freedom to live without fear and intimidation? Of course not. The type of freedom that they’re talking about is the freedom to offend, the freedom to disrespect, the freedom to degrade and marginalize other people, the freedom to harass, intimidate, and threaten other people. Ultimately, the freedom that they want is the freedom to exploit, dominate, and control other people. This isn’t freedom at all, this is oppression.”

Shapiro, after himself and a few attendees were escorted into the theatre by police through the back door and elevators, argued that he and his supporters were being oppressed by the protesters, whom he called “rainbow unicorn gumdrop fascists,”

and by President Covino and “his thug rule.”

“In America in 2016, you have to use the back door if you want to participate in free speech; you get to block the front door if you’re a member of the left,” Shapiro said as he spoke over the blaring sounds of an alarm. “If this sort of language came from the right against the left, you’d be looking at suspensions or firings. The kid who pulled the fire alarm would be off this campus so fast it would make your head swim.

But not you out there, the protesters, those special magical leftist children protected from the consequences of living in the real world with my taxpayer dollars. You get to shut us down with your thug tactics and your nasty, pathetic, evil ideology.”

Shapiro went on to say that there were three kinds of diversity—the diversity of skin color or ethnicity, the diversity of fundamental values, and diversity of viewpoint. He claimed that the first two kinds of diversity, skin color and fundamental values, were “a complete waste of time.”

“The focus on skin color diversity makes people empty-headed and close-minded at the same time. Any problem people have, you blame on your skin color or someone else’s skin color,” Shapiro said, “You’re so focused on retreating like a turtle into this arbitrary group identity based on skin color that you blame all of your problems on someone else. That’s what this term ‘white privilege’ is all about.”

White privilege—in the administration’s reluctant allowance of a speaker who denies the existence of systemic racism—is exactly

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what protesters were angry about.

A #BreakwithASI campaign was spurred over the finance committee’s funding of the event and President Covino’s emailed statement that the event “was funded by the Associated Students, Inc.” Shapiro’s protesters are further demanding that President Covino resign from his position.

A large crowd of students marched from the U-SU to the eighth floor of the administration office while chanting “Covino, resign.” Protesters staged a sit-in in the hall outside the President’s office.

Cal State LA student Sesley Lewis held a phone conversation with President Covino to speak on behalf of the students, which was posted on the “California Student Union” Facebook page, along with a demand for President Covino’s resignation by Monday.

“I made considerable efforts in prior days to reconfigure this event,” President Covino told Lewis after she accused him of allowing an event that caused outsiders to invade the space of students and cause them emotional and physical harm, “The fact is that he intended to come here today, and my main concern was, in the face of that, creating as safe an atmosphere as we could without undue confrontation.”

While the physical protest is over, discussion of the Shapiro event remains rampant between Cal State LA students through sites such as Facebook’s “CSULA Book Exchange.” Further videos and updates on the situation can be found through the University Times Twitter handle, @CalStateLAUT.

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Two Perspectives on day of protest Anonymous Sesley Lewis Contributor (Note: Black Student President at Cal State LA)

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One of the biggest misconceptions that Ben Shapiro and his supporters continue to relay is that the students of Cal State LA are against free speech. We are not against our First Amendment rights, and we value those rights.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, including Ben Shapiro. Had there not been threats to our physical safety we would have been open to having an open debate because we are confident that our views would win.

The problem arises when so called free speech becomes hate speech and incites violence.

What is unfortunate about what transpired is that Shapiro’s supporters were literally there to antagonize us as students, and they were okay with doing this in what is suppose to be a safe space for Cal State LA students.

As we, Cal State LA students, gathered around to protect our space and bodies, we simply stood peacefully. Shapiro’s supporters came in and began pushing, shoving, and even hitting students.

Shapiro’s reporters were constantly putting their phones in our faces trying to provoke violent behavior in which they did not succeed. We stood our ground and remained nonviolent despite the constant taunting and violent outburst of the Shapiro supporters and Young America’s Foundation (YAF).

What was even more unfortunate was that President Covino was aware of this event weeks prior to it even transpiring. President Covino was also aware that students and faculty had received death threats from YAF members and Shapiro supporters.

There were numerous threats of people saying they would be attending the event and being armed with shotguns. Only two days before the event did President Covino decide to cancel it only to undue his cancellation the day before the event was originally suppose to occur.

As students, we were beyond disappointed and felt a complete disregard for our safety. A man was seen by six Cal State LA students walking across the University with a gun. This man was not a police officer, nor was he a student. Rather, he was an outsider to Cal State LA. Our lives as students were put at a high risk. The present security and police officers were protecting Shapiro and the president of the University.

But the question remains, where was our protection? Shapiro was seen being snuck in through a back door by officials and University police while his supporters stood inside deliberately attacking and provoking students.

It is sad that Ben Shapiro views diversity and blackness as a problem, although, he is entitled to those unfortunate views.

Diversity is a beautiful thing!

Our campus is approximately 90% students of color. Choosing an extremely diverse campus as his ground for his speech was very intentional on Shapiro’s part.

Despite the negative connotations that surrounded the event, it was beautiful to see that we of all various ethnicities, came together and stood peacefully united for the same cause.

We are not against free speech, we are against hate speech and violence.

The space in which we spend a great deal of our time should be safe. We are demanding the resignation of President Covino for his complete disregard for our safety as students.

(Note: I should state that I do not agree, or am a member of YAF, in no way or form. I’m simply an immigrant Mexican-American senior trying to reach graduation who observed a simple abuse of what I thought was a sincere principle of the freedom of the flow of the exchange of ideas in higher education.)

A college campus is supposed to be where a free market of ideas can be exchanged and appraised no matter how unpopular. C’mon we’ve all heard this before, so why does this matter now?

Last week, President Covino announced the cancellation of the local chapter’s Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) event with speaker Ben Shapiro “When Diversity Becomes a Problem,” three days before the event and after having the green light by Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) funding committee; A move ASI said was motivated for nonpolitical opinions, which I commend them for. However, President Covino is another story.

His excuse for cancelling the event was that it be postponed to a later date with a few other panelists with “multiple viewpoints” to balance out the content of Shapiro’s speech, which was about trigger warnings, diversity, microaggressions, and the Black Lives Matter movement being a problem.

Now our campus has had so-called liberal political speakers before like Angela Davis, a communist and formerly in the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list and Tim Wise, who had no conservative balancing act, and spoke the day before Shapiro.

So does this mean President Covino has set a new precedent that future (political-affiliated) speakers be balanced out with an opposing side? And if so, who would enforce such conduct? I do want to note that that doesn’t mean if there were a feminist speaker to speak on misogyny that we have someone else pro-misogyny, simply because there is a clear line between reasonable inquiries and, well plain old haters, for the lack of a better word.

The content of Shapiro’s speech is a legitimate topic currently being discussed on universities everywhere with celebrities like Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock, and yes even President Obama declaring that students shouldn’t be “coddled” from opposing political views.

Going on to say, “I’ve heard of some college campuses where they don’t want to have a guest speaker who is too conservative. Or they don’t want to read a book if it has language that is offensive to African-Americans, or somehow

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sends a demeaning signal towards women.”

Doesn’t that quote sound eerily similar to our current situation on our campus?

On the other hand, if President Covino would have excused the event for security concerns, it would have been an entirely valid excuse for cancellation.

I know that a particular University professor got national attention from an internet troll, who was making fun of a Cal State LA student.

He simply stepped in to aid the student, which has gardened him constant death threats from a bunch of lonely, racist hate-mongers around the country. Not only that, but there have been rumors circulating online that outside invitees brought guns to campus on the day of the event.

However, I should note that it was never confirmed as a credible threat, and even so, that would have been valid for cancellation.

Having President Covino’s back-and-forth over Shapiro’s appearance to speak was a huge blunder on his part. I mean, what did he expect?

First he cancelled the event, then suddenly made a statement on the day of saying he would allow Shapiro to speak.

As students, we should be deciding what speakers we should allow on campus and not be told from faculty or administration. No disrespect, but some of the most vocal faculty pertaining to this event were somehow affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement on campus, which shows a clear conflict of interest.

I’m talking about professors who decree things like #AbolishThePolice, like seriously? Sounds more like #AbolishLaw&Order.

During the protest, many black, brown and white faces of the protesters did not know the distinction between hate speech and unpopular opinion. In what felt like a complete control by Black Student Union (BSU) and Black Lives Matter, many who do not come to our school, were starting the chants and telling people where to go.

At first I thought the issue was about diversity as whole, but in this case it only meant diversity if you’re black. Not once did I hear about the LGBTQ, Latinos, or immigration. I occasionally saw some colorful displays with rainbow flags, but most, if not all of the discussion was focused on Black Lives Matter. This made me think 'Should I be supporting them at all?' It was great that our student communities like the LGTBQ and Hispanic/Latino groups were there, but why were they on the sidelines of this protest?

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NEWS/OPINION

State bill aims to help CSU students graduate in four years Graduation rates come at an ease with “California Promise”.

Claudia Reyes Contributor

The “California Promise” bill is designed to reverse one of the nation’s poorest four-year graduation rates.

As few as five percent of students in the CSU complete their degree in 4.7 years, as reported by KABC7.

Alexa Lafonte, 23, senior biochemistry major, who has attended Cal State LA for over six years now hopes this new bill will help her little sister.

“It’s so frustrating having to work and be a full-time college student hoping to graduate in four years,” Lafonte said. “It’s stressful because rarely does that ever happen. But I’m hoping that when my sister comes

here, this bill will actually be effective and she won’t take over four years to graduate like I did.”

Senator Steve Glazer, who proposed the “California Promise” bill, says that if a student commits to taking fifteen units per semester and passes the classes with at least a “C” letter grade, that student’s tuition would freeze at the amount paid from when they first started. And then the student would get priority registration and academic advising.

The bill has twenty co-sponsors in the California State Senate, with support from Republicans and Democrats. But Carlo Dominguez, 24, a senior Communications major, has his doubts about the bill.

“Taking 15 units is a lot. We only have 24-hours in a day and unfortunately many of us have to work in order to pay for school,” Dominguez said. “The bill is great and all, I just don’t think it will be beneficial for many middle-class or low-income students.”

An extra year can cost up to $26,000 more for tuition, books and housing. At Sacramento State, just nine percent of students graduate on time. The chances of graduating at Cal State LA in four years are six percent, for Cal State Dominguez Hills it’s five percent, and fifteen percent for CSU Long Beach. System-wide, fewer than one in five freshmen graduate in four years.

Mando Davis, 18, freshmen whose major is undecided feels he would be able to benefit from this bill.

“I think this is a great idea because it will cut out all of the unnecessary expenses schools seem to add to our tuitions each year and the sooner I can graduate, the sooner I can start to work and not live off of my parents anymore,” Davis said.

For the system statewide, completion rates are at a 10-year high. The average time to a degree is 4.7 years.

To find more information on this bill, go to www.losangeles.cbslocal.com.

Continuation of OP-ED Continued from page 3 Being in the eye of the storm of what was the protest on Thursday was also a bit disheartening. I went around asking students if they knew what they were protesting for, or the content of Shapiro’s speech, but a majority were clueless. In fact, the most common response I got was,"Oh, I came here because I got a text from my friend that stuff was going down.”

Many of the chants were “Hell no, we won’t go!” or “No violence,” ironic since, many of the student protesters were actively engaging in by shoving, punching and kicking. The ugliest scene I saw was where an African-American student with a black shirt and the BSU logo was shouting anti-Semitic slurs at a middle aged women. I’m in no way excusing the other side--the outsiders, who did not belong to this campus--who would engage in violent shouting matches with students and faculty.

The only silver lining after this event was that students shared in discussion about the importance of allowing speakers, even those with unpopular beliefs, to speak at college campuses. Some were exploring their stances and were being exposed to opposing students views; whether pro, against, or neutral.

I like to think that if this event had just gone on without placing any of this attention, then no one would have showed, maybe three people max, that’s if food and refreshments were provided. We know this happens in all our student events.

But President Covino and those opposing students' drew attention to this because I feel they wanted attention, for whatever reason it may be. All I ask of students is to think for yourselves and don’t let anyone, even a peer, to make your decision for you. As a minority student I’m tired of people telling me how to think no matter how much they think they are on my side.

Now, I in no way agree with YAF and Shapiro’s beliefs. I even wonder whether I would have gotten into this university without affirmative action, but I won’t lie that I am somewhat curious as to the opposing argument that could be made against diversity, trigger warnings, and so on. After all, I’ve only ever heard one side of the argument. Maybe it’s time to hear the other side, no matter how much of an unpopular opinion it may be, because after all, that’s what a college education is for.

“He was just a kid who loves reading manga and wearing cool hats.”

Too Young, Too Frail

“He was that guy that if you needed help with anything, he was there,” said Rodriguez, sophomore TVF major. “I often told him I had problems with looking for work and he showed me the steps to getting a good job and not to slack off. He sat with me and another friend of ours in class while we did our work.”

Managing Editor Cruz Flores, 19, Engineering major at Cal State LA, and his 16-year-old brother Jesus Flores, passed away due to a fatal car accident on Feb. 19, Friday, 5:10 P.M. in Palmdale.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff Lt. Ron Shaffer, the brothers were in a Toyota Camry when it collided with a Buick at the intersection of 15th Street East and Lasker Avenue.

The tragedy was striking to Rodriguez as it was to many family members and close friends.

“When I heard the news yesterday, I just couldn’t believe it and started crying that a close friend of mine who I just spoke to last week just died,” Rodriguez said. “He was just a kid who loves reading manga and wearing cool hats.”

Cruz was driving Jesus to swim practice and made a sudden U-turn into the path of another car. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

Since the brothers were very popular within the community, the vigil was held at a park on Saturday,

knew to come to me and just hug me when I was down. I never had to say a word to him. His brother was the same.”

Jonas Rodriguez, good friend of Cruz Flores, was shocked by the accident.

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According to Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch supervisor, the other driver was taken to the hospital, but no information was immediately available about that person’s age, gender or condition.

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Feb. 20, where numerous family and friends had left candles in the shape of a heart.

Joie Ortega, cousin of the Flores

brothers, claimed the two were always close — Cruz joined the swim team at Palmdale High and Jesus followed.

He also planned to study engineering, just like his older brother.

“I just want people to know that my cousins were leaders and they changed a lot of [lives] while they were here with us,” Ortega said. He

The family has set up a GoFundMe memorial fund in the teens’ memory to help their mother who has three other children, and must now bury two of her sons. You can find more information on https://www. gofundme.com/s5q33pek.

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NACIONAL Rediseño de la estatuilla del Oscar

DEPORTES Vive la fiebre del fútbol La Copa América Centenario 2016 está lista para llegar a los Estados Unidos

Por Marcela Valdivia Los grupos y partidos para la Copa América Centenario 2016 quedaron definidos tras el sorteo en Nueva York.

Este verano, la fiebre del fútbol llega a la cuidad de Pasadena, California.

Dieciséis selecciones nacionales competirán con sus máximas estrellas por el tan codiciado campeonato.

En el Grupo A se encuentra Estados Unidos, Colombia, Costa Rica y Paraguay. El Grupo B está compuesto por Brasil, Ecuador, Haití y Perú. En el Grupo C están México, Uruguay, Jamaica y Venezuela. Argentina, Chile, Panamá y Bolivia quedaron en el Grupo D. Hay una variedad de seis equipos que jugarán en la sede del torneo para que

los amantes del fútbol puedan asistir.

Esta edición de la Copa América será una de las más históricas ya que se llevará a cabo por primera vez en los Estados Unidos. El torneo ocurrirá del 3 al 26 de junio en diez distintos estadios alrededor del país.

Equipos como Brasil, Colombia y México jugarán en el Rose Bowl de Pasadena. El 4 de junio Brasil se enfrentará ante Ecuador. El 7 de junio jugarán Colombia y Paraguay.

El último partido en este estadio será el 9 de junio entre México y Jamaica. Estrellas como Neymar, James y “Chicharito” se harán presentes con sus selecciones.

La manera más efectiva de asegurar la compra de boletos es adquiriendo un pase para los tres partidos en el sitio web ticketmaster.com.

También habrá venta de boletos para un partido en particular pero no es seguro obtenerlos porque los pases pueden agotarse con rapidez.

Para más información sobre los partidos y la compra de boletos de estos eventos visite la página web: http://www.ca2016.com.

Latino puliendo la estatuilla de un Oscar.

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Los leves cambios del Oscar afectan a muchos latinos Por Martha J. Orellana La empresa de la casa R.S.Owens en Chicago empleaba alrededor de 60 trabajadores latinos que se dedicaban a elaborar el prestigioso Oscar.

Con su trabajo, ellos contribuían al reconocimiento de miles de personajes que por años nos han entretenido en el medio artístico.

Por años, este prestigioso premio ha sido posible por el trabajo de los latinos que una vez más, muestran la importancia de su contribución

en el desarrollo de este país.

Este 2016, la vida y el futuro de estos trabajadores ha cambiado debido a que la compañía encargada de la manufacturación ha transferido esta labor a la empresa neoyorquina, Polich Tallix. Ésta se ha encargado del rediseño de la figura del Oscar que en el pasado creó Cedric Gibbons para su primera aparición en 1929.

La envejecida figura notará un sutil cambio, ‘facelift’ (un leve levantamiento facial) después de sus 88 años de existencia. A lo largo de este tiempo, ha enorgullecido y alentado el ánimo, espíritu y alegría a todos aquellos que la han recibido por su gran desempeño en el medio artístico. La Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas anunció que en esta edición, las estatuillas “han restaurado sus facciones de

forma sutil” pero que se mantendrá el diseño original de Gibbons.

La estatuilla tiene la figura de un caballero apoyado en una espada de cruzado en lo alto de una lata de película. La academia anunció que la figura se mantendrá casi inalterada. Además, conservará el mismo número de aspas (cinco) en la bobina de la lata de película. Estas aspas representan las cinco primeras ramas de la Academia: directores, productores, guionistas, técnicos y actores.

El tamaño del Oscar permanecerá dentro de las mismas dimensiones de aproximadamente 35 centímetros de altura y un peso de 3.5 kilos. Está elaborada de bronce sólido con un baño de oro de 24 quilates.

Cada vez más personas con VIH en Estados Unidos

El trofeo de la Copa América 2016.

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INVITACIO La Onda hace una cordial invitación a todos los estudiantes de español que deseen publicar artículos, noticias, anuncios o cualquier otro escrito sobre temas relevantes para la comunidad estudiantil.

Nuestro objetivo es mantener informados a los alumnos de esta universidad y nuestra misión es conservar el legado de nuestra página periodística en español con la participación de ustedes.

Nota: tener trabajos publicados no sólo les ayudará a reforzar su español, sino también a construir un currículo más fuerte. Además, si están trabajando en su licenciatura, pueden agregar sus publicaciones al portafolio para que sea más convincente.

Hombres de la raza negra corren mayor riesgo de contraer el VIH Por Jessica Magaña Alrededor de un 50 por ciento de los hombres homosexuales o bisexuales de raza negra podrían estar contagiados del Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH) en los Estados Unidos. Esto fue lo que estudios gubernamentales indicaron después de ver el alto porcentaje de VIH en países como Mauritania y Senegal donde prevalece el virus. Es de estos lugares de donde se sigue esparciendo dicha peste a zonas americanas a través de hombres negros homosexuales o bisexuales que se contagian del virus.

El programa ONUSIDA de las Naciones Unidas reportó que el 44 por ciento de los hombres africanos homosexuales y bisexuales tenían VIH en Mauritania hace dos años.

Senegal no se quedó atrás con un

Tubo que contiene sangre de una persona contagiada de VIH. Fotografía | Crédito: www.lapatilla.com

42 por ciento de portadores del Sida con la enfermedad.

Por lo tanto, se estima que hombres de descendencia africana que tengan relaciones sexuales con otros hombres tienen 250 más posibilidades de contraer el VIH. En la comunidad latina, uno de cada cuatro hombres homosexuales o bisexuales puede portar el VIH. Los hombres blancos son los que tienen menos probabilidades de adquirir dicho virus. Según informes realizados por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC por sus siglas en inglés), sólo uno de cada once hombres blancos puede estar infectado.

Los agentes de CDC hacen estas referencias para continuar la prevención de este virus no sólo en los Estados Unidos sino en todo el mundo. Actualmente, la unión americana tiene más de un millón de personas contagiadas. En el 2014, casi 37 millones se reportaron infectadas a nivel mundial.

Estos números siguen aumentando.

Es por eso que centros de salud piden que las personas se hagan pruebas para determinar si tienen el VIH. En caso de que contraigan este virus, pueden comenzar un tratamiento de inmediato. También se recomienda a las personas que aún no han sido contagiadas que se protejan.

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Cal State LA team competes as finalist against the globe for a chance to travel to Europe.

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Red Bull Student Brand Ambassador.

“They will then go through several checkpoints throughout Europe in seven days and then the final finish line is in Paris.”

To enter the contest titled, Red Bull Can You Make It, teams of three at universities worldwide were to create a minute long video of why they should be chosen to go to Europe.

Two teams from Cal State LA entered the competition.

One hundred sixty five student teams from over 50 countries will have the opportunity to travel for free, across Europe for seven days.

The catch? They will have to use only cans of Red Bull as currency to survive. It’s all a part of the Red Bull marketing stunt.

The top 18 entries with the most votes from the United States: West region are eligible for a final team selection. A panel of judges will then select four teams from the 18 highest-voted entries to participate in Europe.

“The teams will fly to Europe, get dropped off and be given a case of Red Bull, and they have to use that case to get to the next checkpoint,” says David Sandoval, Cal State LA’s

The contest leaves three students at Cal State LA particularly excited.

The Cali B’s, which includes students Robby Gomez, Malia Wooten, and Jordan Cramer, have made it to the finalists round.

“I would be so stoked if I won.

Since this contest, I’ve been more social at Cal State LA than I’ve ever been in my four years,” says Wooten, a senior TVF major. “I think that it’s really cool that they have us interacting with not only people at our school, but with people from different countries as well.”

Although the other team from Cal State LA called FAFSA Squad did not make it as one of the top 18 finalists, contestant Colburn Junus explains how entering had altered his campus life.

“This competition really pushes us to create engaging content,” said Junus, senior TVF major. “For me, I’ve spent time with two other guys and for the first time I’ve walked the Hollywood Trail just to get content for the video.”

Among the top 18 in the West Region include teams from Cal State LA, Arizona State University, University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Stanford, and more.

From the pool of finalists, a panel of judges will select the most creative, funny, up-for-anything teams to participate in the final round.

Calstatelaut

The four teams from the West region will be selected on March 7 at 8 A.M. It is a journey full of adventure, charm, and strategy that leaves one question: Can you make it?

Para La Onda: Jefa de Redacción:

Graciela López

Editores: Martha J. Orellana Jessica Magaña

Gerente de publicidad: Martha J. Orellana Consejero de la Facultad:

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Feb. 29, 2016

EVENT CALENDAR

MONDAY 29th

THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS

TUESDAY 1st Farmers Market 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Main walkway

Talk & Reading by Susan K. Harris and William J. Harris 2:00 p.m.

U-SU Los Angeles Room

Deadline for FAFSA Application ACP Works-In-Progress Colloquium: Poetry, Politics, and Place 3:15 p.m.

Montebello Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU

President's Distinguished Professor Lecture: Andrea Zetlin 1:30 p.m.

Golden Eagle Ballroom 2

From Hattie to Viola: Black Women on Screen and Beyond 12:00 p.m.

Los Angeles Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU

Faxes, Friendship, and the Rise of Chicana Feminist Literature: Reading Helena María Viramontes' Letters and Fiction - A Talk by CSGS Faculty Fellow Dr. Linda Greenberg 3:15 p.m.

Montebello Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 8:30 a.m. - Saturday, April 16 12:30 p.m.

Salazar Hall 343

THURSDAY 3

rd

WEDNESDAY 2nd

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance until April 16 - 12:30 p.m.

Salazar Hall 343 State of the College with Dean Bowman 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

USU Theatre

Mindfulness & Relaxation 2:00pm - 3:00pm U-SU, 3rd Floor, Reflection Room

Va-Jay-Jay Chronicles: Open Mic Night 6:15 p.m.

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

FRIDAY 4th

Open Mic: Dreamers Voices 12:00 p.m.

Pasadena Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU

College of Business & Economics Career Fair 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Golden Eagle Ballroom

Making Education Possible: The Chicana/o Latina/o Educational Pipeline 3:15 p.m.

San Gabriel Room, 3rd Floor, U-SU

Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble 7:30 p.m.

State Playhouse

Commercial Music Ensemble 7:30 p.m.

State Playhouse

NEWS

SPORTS

ASI hosts no events for Black History Month

Cal State LA displays a lack of AfricanAmerican support and appreciation.

feels that Cal State LA and ASI could do way more to acknowledge Black History Month.

Kayla Hodge

Rodriguez says that the issue goes back to school spirit and the lack of student participation on campus.

Every February, Towan Adams, a senior Pan-African and Political Science major, walks around at campus and it feels the same every year. He notices no signs, no events posted by Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), and even fewer people talking about Black History Month.

“We could be more visual, but that’s why we encourage students to come by to pitch events and speaker series,” Rodriguez said. “We want to empower the student population.”

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“Majority of our campus fails to acknowledge our black experiences; from honoring Black History Month, to listening to black students demands for more black representation of more black students, faculty, counselors, and administration,” Adams says. “The lack of Black History Month events on campus is a deliberate attempt to deny blacks, and other ethnicities, the opportunity to learn about great successors and intelligence of black figures.”

A walk through campus shows the only buildings that acknowledged Black History Month and promoted events are the Music Building and King Hall.

According to Marcus Rodriguez, ASI Director of Programming and Leadership, students are able to pitch event and keynote speaker proposals through the Wing of Commissioners. Additionally, ASI social media groups supports Cross-Cultural Center (CCC) events by their Twitter feed.

However, Naim Reece, senior TVF major,

“This University has failed to put an emphasis on anything dealing with Black History Month,” Reece said. “Our school can and needs to do way more.”

Cross-Cultural Center Director, Frederick Smith, thinks that minorities should be represented throughout the whole year.

“We should not make it seem as though we are only important for one month,” Smith said. “As the Director of the Cross-Cultural department, I will hope that for next year our campus will put forth a little more effort, and I will do my part as well.”

Although February is coming to an end, ASI, CCC, and Educational Participation in the Communities (EPIC) have intentions on planning events for next year, including a Black History Month start-up with a Martin Luther King Jr. service event.

“We have to start planning now, ahead of time,” Rodriguez said. “But it is difficult when we go through new administration every year. “ ASI is hoping to change culture, and have large celebrations in which every student can participate whether it is individually, in groups, or within a club.

Photo by Chelsey Michaelis

Tennis team in love with victory over Warriors Golden Eagles bounce back with 8-1 sweep.

Chelsey Michaelis Contributor

The Golden Eagles Tennis team is 2-2 in this early season. On Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Cal State LA Tennis Complex, they resumed play after coming off a 4-5 loss, took the court against the Stanislaus State Warriors.

The Eagles won two of the three doubles 2-1 and swept the Warriors in straight sets for the singles 6-0, to post the final score 8-1.

The number 1 singles player, Nozomi Matsuoka dominated throughout two sets won, where she won first set 6-1 and second set 6-3.

The number three singles player, Kayleigh Hall battled against the Warriors, Cassidy Ferrell and went back and forth going into multiple tiebreakers. Hall showed a lot enthusiasm with every point. She ultimately finished the sweep over the Warriors, defeated Ferrell 7-6 first set and 6-2 second set.

The number one doubles team, Iris Railenua and Nozomi Matsuoka jumped out to an early

advantage 3-2, but lost the advantage and saw themselves in a late hole.

After the match Matsuoka talked about being doubles partner with Railenua.

“We work good together, we communicate well with each other and I like her as my partner,” Matsuoka said.

Railenua and Matsuoka fell short ultimately to the Warriors 8-6 in the match.

But singles and doubles player Raileanu is happy to be Matsuoka partner.

“I think because we just work well together as doubles and we communicate well with each other. My weakness is Matsuoka strength and Matsuoka weakness is my strength,” says Raileanu.

The Eagles number two doubles team battled throughout the match to cut an early deficit of 2-5, to take the match 8-6 and third team kept the lead throughout the match ultimately won 8-4.

On the singles team, the Eagles swept the Warriors 6-0, bringing the final score to 8-1.

The Eagles next match is at home against Villanova on Mar. 2 at 1:30 P.M.