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March 14 marks the 31 day countdown until the start of the possible California Faculty Association (CFA) Strike, where California State University faculty will not hold classes, and will only show face at their respective universities with picket lines and human barricades demanding a 5 percent increase in salary.
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Cal State LA faculty will participate in the largest strike in public education history, with University faculty being led by Molly Talcott, an Associate Professor of Sociology. The strike will be held on April 13, 14, 15, 18 and 19, falling under weeks 3 and 4 of the spring quarter.
The Cal State LA community had the chance to experience the future of the automotive industry on Tuesday afternoon, March 8, when Varden Labs, an autonomous vehicle company created by Canadian college students, hosted demonstration rides around Cal State LA.
Talcott wears numerous hats under her belt as the California Los Angeles President—the position that sees Talcott as the President of the Cal State LA CFA— the Los Angeles CFA Secretary, and is a member of the CFA Bargaining Team – both positions that reside within the CFA as an organization in its entirety.
The company began as the “garage dream” of Canadian students Mike Skupien and Alex Rodriguez, the original co-founders. They took a summer off from the University of Waterloo to tinker with a golf cart, which they fondly named Marvin.
“Ultimately the power we have is in our labor; we don’t control this university, we don’t control the budgets. What we do control has to do with our bodies, so it’s a work stoppage. Faculty won’t be on email, they won’t be in their classes and they’ll be on the picket line.”
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However, not every faculty member is supportive of the CFA strike. Talcott explained that professors who would not participate in the picket line have asked that at the least, classes be cancelled. Since the decision, CFA strike support has discreetly increased throughout the weeks. “I think that every individual, acts according to their own conscious and that’s a decision that everyone has to make. What we generally feel like in union culture is that it’s an egregious
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violation to cross a picket line. If I’m a faculty member that decides to cross a picket line, I’m not just hurting myself but I’m also hurting my colleagues by weakening the job actions. But every faculty members has to make that decision for him- and herself.” In a previous University Times OPED, which surveyed student thoughts on losing out on classes during the possible strike dates, freshman Elizabeth Person, 19, felt that students would be thrown under the rug with
their opportunity to learn. “It’s not fair for students who are paying hard earned money to miss out on classes, even if I agree, in principle, for the reason the CFA is striking,” Peterson said. In response to angered students, Talcott explains that she is willing to take some of the responsibility. As a sociologist professor, she teaches her students about outcomes that can de-
“We were sitting around one day and we thought, wouldn’t it be cool if we made a golf cart drive itself,” Skupien said. “We talked about it a little bit more everyday, fleshing out the different ideas. Finally we thought, you know we’re not doing anything that important this summer, let’s just
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of spaces available for third year and above students will decrease to 350. This will allow for more first year students to be on campus and have a better opportunity to be active on campus.
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An increased enrollment has brought many changes to Cal State LA, including the lack of seats per class and the scarcity of parking, and now one more in the horizon; housing has declared that the number of spaces available for returning residents will be decreased. Students often want to return to housing and it leaves an increase in the wait list. Betty Kennedy, Associate Director of Operations stated, “there are roughly over 600 people on the wait-
The increase in spaces for students coming in helps the students commit to coming to Cal State LA. Oftentimes, students decide to go with another school because they do not get accepted for a dorm room. Photo By Matthew Gonzalez
ing list each fall.” The reason for the change is to equalize the opportunity for first and second year students to get housing.
es available here on campus housing and returners take 400-450 spaces. Although that is split down the middle there are more applicants from first year students.
There are approximately 990 spac-
Kennedy explains that the number
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NEWS Inside scoop on television shows filming on campus University grounds on television and movies. Leyah Galindo Contributor
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Overheated cell phones causing obscene fires. Kayla Hodge Contributor
Every night, before she goes to bed, third-year student Rebecca Sanchez, makes sure her cell phone is connected to the charger as she lays it next to her before falling asleep. “I am so addicted to my phone that it has to be with me at night. I fall asleep looking at Instagram or Snapchat, so by the time I fall asleep I don’t even notice that my phone is under my pillow,” said Sanchez, Psychology major. According to FOX news 61, fire officials state that cell phone and tablet chargers need space to breathe. These devices generate heat during charge cycles that must be dissipated by proper ventilation. Devices that
CFA Continued from cover rive from strikes. “I think that one of the jobs that we have to do is help teach students about the ways in which maybe a week of inconvenience or agitations is connected to a long-term vision of strengthening the public university system. We’re in a time where there is a false amount of scarcity that is being imposed on people.” That false scarcity includes longterm struggles that will continue to grow for students who wish to be professors in the future. As a professor, Talcott claims that several of her students wish to become educators in the future. The scarcity model that the CSU system currently has will affect student's dreams to become future educators. “I know for myself, I’m going on strike as much for my students as I am for my own well being. I’m mentoring students right now who want to be professors and as the conditions erode they’re going to have an even worse deal in ten years than I do. Then they’re going to try to teach their students why it matters to stand in solidarity with faculty.”
are covered and unable to breathe may build up heat and lead to ignition. The lithium-ion batteries used in these devices have pressurized containers that may rupture if the temperature rises quickly, or may melt down if heated for a long period of time. Head Director of the Cal State LA’s Fire Protection Administration, Stephanie Nelson says, “I have not heard about this issue and do not know anything about it, but it sounds like our students of Cal State LA should be made aware of this.” On the other hand, this issue does not bother students like Johnathan Garcia. He says that his phone has had a burn out before. “One day I was with my friends, charging my phone and I guess my phone was overheating, my battery was fried, it ruined my phone, but I didn’t care because I just had my parents buy me a new one,” says Garcia, a sophomore Music major. Additionally, Talcott explains that the university has taken advantage of this scarcity model by constantly hiring countless temporary faculty. In turn, students who wish to acquire letters of recommendations from their professors are unable to do so since faculty members are continually getting flushed in and out of the system. To paint the picture further of the disadvantages of this scarcity model, Talcott mentions student tuition has gone up by at least 200 percent within the past ten years. During the time when the Board of Trustees, Chancellor White, and CSU executives were attending these public institutions, their education was nearly free. This same group of people implemented the idea of ‘Student Success Fees,’ which in turn keep students in debt, while offering scarce classes, and keep the higher-ups in the system with enlarged pockets. “The ways in which this university system pays administrators is obscene. Administrators make hundreds of thousands of dollars. Presidents in the CSU get car allowances of a thousand dollars a month paid for by the state and by student fees and tuition. They get a fifty or sixty thousand dollar housing allowance. The average faculty member doesn’t even make fifty thousand dollars a year.”
Moreover, student Paulina Rico says that her younger sister experienced this issue first hand. “One night we were all sleeping and our smoke alarm started ringing, my sister came out screaming that her phone was on fire. She was on the phone talking but didn’t know the phone was getting hot, it randomly caught fire and burned through her sheets and mattress,” says Rico junior Social Work major. DigitalTrends gives some tips to keeping your phone safe from explosions, fires, and meltdowns. A couple tips include:
Located in the heart of Los Angeles—metropolis of the film industry and hence many production companies—Cal State LA is home for shoots of television episodes or film scenes, such as “Castle,” “Glee,” “Law and Order,” and movies like “Coach Carter,” “Bring it On Again” and “Taken 3.” Cal State LA has also been used for State Farm, Ford, and Honda commercials. In order for production companies to shoot on campus, scouts must contact the Office of Communications and Public Affairs a few weeks prior to the shoot date to find out about the availability to visit campus. They then complete a film application and submit a script. Once approved, the production company pays $500 an hour with additional charges for other services, depending on the scope of the film project. Regardless of how many times production companies have filmed on campus in the past, they would have to pay the same rate to shoot on campus.
Keep your phone out of your pockets, or else they can cause phones to overheat; while charging iPads, tablets, or any other devices, make sure they are charging on an open, flat surface; avoid leaving devices in hot or heated areas, and always remember to unplug your phone when it has reached a fully charged battery.
The school currently does not allow filming while in session because they cannot accommodate the base camp that is part of every production including wardrobe trucks, equipment trucks, trailers, catering trucks, and crew parking. Therefore, any filming taking place is usually done on weekends or during quarter break so there is minimal disruption to the campus as well as for the production companies.
Talcott explained that student loan debt is common amongst the younger half of faculty members, including herself. As a graduate student in the early 2000s, hiking fees were applicable then and have grown since.
The possibility of the CFA strike will occur as soon as April 13. If the strike occurs and no agreement is reached to increase the wages of fac-
She explained, “All of us, but especially faculty who are educators, are the ones who love and care about our students. We want to be in the classroom. So we in part continue to help students understand what the real stakes of this are because they are also workers. They’re also going to be facing power struggles with their bosses who also don’t want to pay them a living wage.” Talcott is aware that education is important, not just for the students or for themselves, but also for Chancellor White. “Chancellor White is someone we have to keep educating about what it means to collectively bargain with faculty and other unions. He’s already violated some labor laws by submitting budgets before he’s negotiated with the faculty, which violates California State Law. He needs some education, and I don’t know if he’ll get it in Phase I or if it’ll take a couple more phases of concerted activity by faculty for him to truly learn about how to respectfully deal with unionized faculty."
The Office of Communications and Public Affairs usually doesn’t notify the campus because the production companies want anonymity on most film projects, and it’s challenging for these companies when people are trying to watch filming taking place. Some of the only departments involved throughout the entire process are Public Safety, Parking and Communications, Public Affairs, and the campus community. However, they are not notified prior to any production activity. Student notification and involvement are kept to a bare minimum when it comes to these productions companies filming on campus. However, there have been occasions when the school asked if any students were interested and available to participate as extras in an audience. Producers rarely have these requests, but when they do they are very last minute. Student requests to meet the stars of a show are not granted and are highly discouraged by the University because the companies do not have time to interact with the campus community. Nonetheless, when the TV show “Castle” filmed their Halloween episode in September 2015, one of the stars of the show took it upon himself to greet a couple of fans despite the immense security that was present to prevent anyone from approaching the cast or crew. However, this usually doesn’t happen. Although Cal State LA receives requests from production companies on a daily basis, there are currently no film projects taking place in the near future. For more information, contact The Office of Communication and Public Affairs at (323) 343-3050 or paffairs@cslanet.calstatela.edu. ulty across the CSUs, the CFA plans on entering Phase II of the strike in which details are yet to be disclosed.
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Golden Eagle Radio (GER) presented their first live broadcast on Thursday, March 10. Segments that were experimented for the live show included "The Gainz Time" with Nico “Blitz” Triunfante, Rapid Recipes with Kannie “SidderK” Pham, and the “3 Minute News Flash” with Al Castro. Additional help for the show’s production team was given by Mike Ante, GER’s Music Director, Chief Engineer Maxwell Lee, and Program Director Taylor Preza. Some of the feedback that the staff gave back included the fear of time being an issue and cueing the host to meet the required time mark. “Live shows are different,” Lee said. “There are always more nerves that everything goes smoothly without technical difficulties.” This is the first show that the production team was able to use the Enco Machine, a device utilized to switch between music and recording live. This added to the pressure the show hosts felt as they tried to continue the airtime with making as few mistakes
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Housing Continued from cover also improving social life for first year students. Vanessa Mariscal, a Public Health major, is in the end of her second year living in the dorms. Her reason for not staying is that after two years she has become tired of it. “That change doesn’t really matter since I don’t plan to stay here much longer,” Mariscal said. Despite the increase in spaces for
as possible. Kannie Pham, Biochemistry major and host for Rapid recipes, mentioned that some of the difficulties that she overcame by doing a live recording was her fear of getting tongue-tied and saying something different than what was planned from the original script. “I messed up and didn’t notice until 10 seconds afterwards and it was too late to go back,” Pham said. “I am not the greatest speaker and I hope the listeners won’t have a misconception on my intended message on what I tried to say.” Kannie’s segment consists of the process of making food and her show “Oishii music” consists of reviewing local restaurants from the Los Angeles area. ‘Oishii’ is a Japanese term that means delicious. Another segment that was performed for the live broadcast was Al Castro’s "3-Minute Newsflash." “I never thought I would see the day, where we can do a live broadcast…I feel alive and I feel humbled by the experience. And I wish to see the introduction of live segments become apart of Cal State LA history,” Castro said. Al’s show consists of topics ranging from news headlines, world news and campus news, currently aired on
first year students there is still a big waiting list and a lack of accommodating spaces. With numerous students applying for housing, Kennedy explains they use a first-come, firstserve system when deciding who gets accepted. Furthermore, there is no restriction for students applying for housing that live near campus. “We balance the need and desire of local area students to live on campus with that of out-of-area students,” Kennedy said. “They are at risk for not being able to attend as opposed to local students that may be able to commute.”
the live stream on Goldeneagleradio. org. Al’s new signature talk show is titled “Al Castro’s Off the Wire” and introduces topics that influence campus life such as the issue of the student parking and impacted by increased enrollment. Al hopes that his “3 Minute News Flash” show will eventually become the “6 Minute News.” Nico “Blitz” Triunfante explained the difficulties of going live. “It wasn’t necessarily the session itself, but rather the preparation and nervousness given right before the session,” Triunfante said. “A lot of people were asking me if I was ready, but as soon as I put the headphones on, my mind knew I had to zone out and focus to the best of my abilities for the first live session of ‘The Gainz Time’”. The Gainz time consists of a series of steps, techniques, and advice on how to maintain a healthy body. Nico is also the host of a hip-hop show titled “The Lunch Table” with his cohosts Ricky Rodas and Dj Chicho where they explain the culture of hip-hop. If you want additional information about Golden Eagle Radio you can contact Golden Eagle President Angeline Bernabe at Goldeneagleradio. president@gmail.com.
The increase in space for first year students is a temporary fix that will be followed up with a new building for housing. Kennedy explains that they are in the works with a study to make sure they make the right choice, including planning, budget and space required. The new space is set to be a hall style. There is currently no expected date when students will see this building, but it has become a priority to accommodate students appropriately. Students are also encouraged to apply for off-campus Golden Eagle Apartments, located within walking distance.
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The next President of the United States is...
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Meet your next President, Bernie Sanders! Sanders is unequivocally in the lead after his surprising wins in Michigan, and on Super Tuesday and Super Saturday. He has defied virtually every poll in every state that has voted in the Presidential Primaries so far. Currently the United States is in the process of electing presidential candidates for the two leading political parties in the country, the Republicans and the Democrats. In order to become a presidential nominee you must meet the required delegate count for your party, which for the Republicans is 1,237 delegates, and for the Democrats 2,838 are needed to win nomination. It’s a process that entails every state in the Union to vote who they believe should be the representative of their party. The number of votes each candidate receives is translated into delegates and distributed proportionally. Certain states like
Self-driving Shuttle Continued from cover do it.” They worked on the golf cart for three months, creating the first prototype for what would lead to an incredible business opportunity. The presence of a public fascinated by driverless technology has led to demonstration drives with a rather diverse range of passengers from California college students, to His Excellency the Governor General of Canada. The golf cart was able to drive without a remote control through a high accuracy GPS on the roof. After pre-mapping routes ahead of time, they are able to set it off on its own
Texas, California and Florida are very important given their population size and delegate count and in comparison with states like Arkansas, have a much bigger impact on who ultimately becomes the nominee. Going into the Presidential Primaries, Sanders had a race against time given Hillary Clinton’s massive name recognition after many years as First Lady, New York Senator, Presidential candidate and Secretary of State. Everyone in America knows the Clinton name, including the guy living under a bridge. It is going to be hard for him to win some of the states at first because voters are just now being introduced to his name and stances on issues that affect all Americans. Bernie Sanders’ populist political agenda that focuses on the poor and middle class is inspiring the masses to spread his message to win favor with Democratic voters. His millions of supporters also bought him more time by contributing an average of $27 to his campaign, which comes to a total of more than $42 million for the month of February. In that same time, Hillary raised $12 million less with the help of only a few donors on Wall Street. According to the political news and polling data aggregator Real Clear course without any human guidance. In addition, the vehicle had Lidar technology that allows it to recognize and stop for obstacles, like humans, in its path. “After making this, we went back to the University of Waterloo and recruited our good friend Brandon, and it became the three musketeers,” Skupien said. “We were still in school at this point, and we thought: this is such an awesome technology, wouldn’t it be cool if we could use it on the campus road?” The University of Waterloo’s campus road, like Campus Drive at Cal State LA, twists around the entire university, with public traffic running along it. The University owned their road, and this gave them a way to get around the public road requirement that self-driving vehicles can only be driven as “test vehicles.” After
Politics, Bernie Sanders was projected to lose mostly Southern States with large African American voting blocs going into Super Tuesday on March 1, including Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama. Clinton was also set to win Minnesota and Colorado with double digits, however no such thing happened. Bernie ended up pulling off a miracle and took four states including his own home state of Vermont and had surprise wins in the swing states of Oklahoma, Minnesota and Colorado. Bernie gained necessary momentum from Super Tuesday and gave voters in upcoming states the confidence to vote for him to be the Democratic candidate. Unfortunately, the establishment media like our own L.A. Times immediately dismissed the results, barely including a paragraph in their articles about Bernie’s monumental wins. I mean riddle me this; when has Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee ever voted for the Democratic candidate in the general election? Super Tuesday momentum for Bernie proved powerful because on Super Saturday he outright beat Hillary Clinton, taking three out of the four states in the contest. Average polling out of RCP tells us that a few weeks before voting, Clinton had Kansas and Louisiana on lock, receiving campus approval, they became the first self-driving vehicle to drive on Canadian roads. After this initial success, the group made the big decision to drop out of school and make their driverless technology a serious career. “We moved down to San Francisco and started working on this technology full-time,” Skupien said. “We’re looking to make a 100 percent electric, fully self-driving vehicle that can sit between 4-20 people and work as a parking shuttle, or a campus shuttle, at a top speed of 15 miles per hour.” Cal State LA EcoCAR 3 team members, some of whom were able to take a ride in the self-driving shuttle, have been involved in this same race towards green and improved vehicle technology.
however there was little to no polling done on Nebraska and Maine so it was going to be a tossup. Instead of letting Clinton take half or more of the states, Sanders defied the odds again and won Kansas with more than 67 percent of the vote, and Nebraska and Maine in a landslide with double digit leads. Like clockwork, the media backed by their corporate donors published one smear article after another about Sanders. They compared him with Trump, called him sexist, claimed he was racist and hammered him on his economic policies. The Washington Post even published 16 negative articles in 16 hours according to FAIR. Some of their headlines included, ‘Clinton Is Running for President. Sanders Is Doing Something Else,’ and ‘Bernie Sanders’s Two Big Lies About the Global Economy.’ The most exciting contest so far has to be Michigan on March 8. Louisiana and Michigan were voting on Tuesday and both were projected to go to Clinton in a landslide. However something else happened, Bernie had the biggest upset in primary history and overcame a 21.4-point deficit to beat Hillary in Michigan. You want to talk about a game changer…this is it! Even more noteworthy is Jewish Bernie Sanders winning 70 percent of the Muslim vote in Michigan; it was a This team, along with competitors from fifteen other college campuses, is competing in EcoCAR 3, an advanced vehicle technology competition that works to redesign popular cars into environmentally friendly vehicles. They will be turning a 2016 Camaro into a parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that runs on E85, a renewable ethanol-based fuel. “To imagine a greener future for this iconic car, the teams spent a considerable amount of time researching the needs and expectations of the regional consumer base. They looked at psychographic, demographic, and socioeconomic factors to gain a thorough understanding of how best to design and market the ultimate energy-efficient, high-performance Camaro,” as stated in the EcoCAR 3 organization’s blog. The broad research and practical
great day in America. For Bernie and Hilary’s contest there are 11 states left to vote this month. Taking away important lessons from Michigan, we cannot rely on polling anymore to get a realistic idea of who will win the upcoming states. Objectively, March is the most important month for Sanders in this race because based on voting results; it is proving his viability as a candidate. Sanders just bought himself a ticket to the California primaries in July after his performance in March. However there is one more ‘HUGE’ hurdle to overcome, and that is the contests taking place on March 15. Based on the Real Clear Politics polling averages, Clinton has Florida locked in, however Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina have the potential to swing Bernie’s way. If Bernie can pull out some wins next Tuesday I guarantee you he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party for the President of the United States. After March 15, every election vote will be for typically left-leaning and swing states. Those will all fall to Bernie Sanders, hopefully. If we can take away anything from the primary results it would be that this is going to be a long nominating contest. requirements for the EcoCar competition makes it an interdisciplinary effort, creating an environment for a diverse range of majors—such as engineering, business, finance, and communication—to collaborate and solve real-world problems in society. This is the second EcoCAR contest that Cal State LA is competing in. In the EcoCAR 2 competition, a Cal State LA team of over 150 students worked for three years to transform a 2013 Chevy Malibu into an electric vehicle. Six of these students have gone on to be hired by sponsors of the competition. Students interested in learning more about this environmentally friendly auto team can visit their “Cal State LA EcoCar 3 Team” Facebook page.
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Continued from cover the posting received over one million views within the first day. However, alongside the trailer, Television, Film and Media (TVF) Professor Jane McKeever was recently recognized for her work in the hit HBO television show. Excitement struck when her big moment hit during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20 of this past year. McKeever had not only been nominated, but was a part of the winning team for the Emmy category for sound editing. In addition to her Emmy, this only added to her vast collection. She won previously two years before, also for “Game of Thrones.” Prior to that, another Emmy for the same category for her foley work in the Starz Original Series, “Black
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McKeever is the co-owner of the post-production company, Happy Feet Foley, which works on the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video, and other media to enhance the audio quality in post-production. McKeever teaches in the Television and Film department at Cal State LA and spent much of her career focusing on Audio Production and Sound Design for Theater, Film, and Multimedia. One lesson she tries to teach to her audio students is to understand the workflow in the industry of entertainment. “This is everybody, it’s not just only the assistants deal with workflow, it’s from assistant to editor, to lead editor or all the way up the chain,” McKeever said. She stressed how important it is to be organized in a standardized way where students will be able to easily adapt in different working environments. No matter where students go, the system is extremely similar. “Companies may have a little variance, but it all follows the same principle,” McKeever said. She also emphasized that one thing that drove her to work on the hit television show, “Game of Thrones,” was because of those who surrounded her. “It was being aware and reflective of the types of people who I really enjoy working with,” McKeever said. The aesthetic and approach that those around her took were important factors in her decision-making of whether or not to stick around for another season. The story, behind it all intertwined with good company, was important in that process. She had some advice for those students who are trying to become successful in this industry. There is more to the recognition, money, and fame. “I think first and foremost, it’s about understanding what excites you about the industry because it’s not to say that everybody needs to be a creative brain. That’s not everybody, but you need to know what makes you excited,” McKeever said. Each student is different and enjoys different aspects when it comes to the entertainment industry. Finding what inspires students is important in her books. “Not everybody fits into one box. There’s lots of boxes and that’s what’s great about the entertainment industry,” says McKeever. “Leaving an institution and going into further education or right in to different positions within that career, you need to know which box to identify. That’s the most important thing because then, you will be inspired by it.” On top of all of her recent success and inspired by her theater background, McKeever is also the Creative Director and Founder of Deconstruction Arts, where the focus is on combining physical performance with multimedia. McKeever is currently working on the sound editing for Season 6 of the “Game of Thrones,” set to premiere on April 24 on HBO.
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SALUD Consejos para reducir el estrés alimenticia y consumir porciones mayores de vegetales, frutas y granos.
Cómo sentirse relajado durante el año escolar Por Graciela López Desde el comienzo hasta el final del trimestre, los estudiantes nos saturamos de trabajos escolares. Al mismo tiempo, la mayoría de la sociedad estudiantil se ocupa de responsabilidades extras tales como un empleo o estar al cuidado de la familia. A causa de estas obligaciones, la tensión del cuerpo aumenta mientras que la energía no da abasto. Una vida estresante nos puede traer resultados psicológicos y físicos negativos. En la actualidad existen numerosas técnicas eficaces para reducir el estrés hasta eliminarlo por completo. El dormir por lo menos siete horas diarias ha probado ser la solución más destacada contra la tensión. No obstante, una jornada de sueño completo es muchas veces imposible de completar por el exceso de trabajo. A pesar de esto, es crucial conciliar el sueño las horas recomendadas o nuestro cuerpo podría sufrir también de obesidad, depresión o diabetes. Llevar una dieta saludable es otro gran consejo que escuchamos continuamente. La vida de estudiante es conocida por recurrir a la comida rápida puesto que, como su nombre lo indica, la obtenemos al instante sin necesidad de tomar el tiempo de prepararla nosotros mismos. Este tipo de comida disminuye el nivel de energía que necesitamos para continuar trabajando. Por lo tanto, es recomendable seguir la pirámide
El ejercicio es fundamental en nuestras vidas ya que reduce la ansiedad de una manera considerable. Los expertos recomiendan ejercitarse por lo menos treinta minutos cada día, de tres a seis días por semana. Cabe destacar que es preferible realizar un tipo de actividad física que sea placentera para el individuo, un deporte favorito por ejemplo. Podemos recurrir a unas otras actividades que complementan nuestra ocupada rutina: -El escuchar música clásica o sonidos de la naturaleza puede ayudarnos a bajar la presión sanguínea y los niveles de cortisol, el cual está vinculado con el estrés. -Sustituir la cafeína por tés naturales. El café y las bebidas energizantes suben la presión sanguínea mientras que el té contiene un antioxidante que relaja el sistema nervioso.
Huntington Beach al atardecer. Fotografía | Crédito: comfortkeepers.com
Las cinco mejores playas para visitar estas vacaciones Por Marcela Valdivia Se acercan las vacaciones de primavera. Aquí en California hay muchas playas y un clima cálido para que los estudiantes disfruten el receso primaveral. Las mejores cinco playas que se recomiendan para visitar son: Huntington Beach. Mejor conocida como “Surf City”. Está localizada en el condado de Orange. En el verano se practican actividades famosas como el abierto de surfistas y torneos de vóleibol. Además, cada martes hay un mercado al aire libre que cuenta con una variedad de comida
y entretenimiento. Huntington Beach es la playa más visitada por turistas durante el transcurso del año. Hermosa Beach. Es otra playa en el área de Los Ángeles. Ésta es reconocida por ser la más limpia y por tener buena calidad de arena en la que se puede jugar libremente. Muchos de los residentes y visitantes se aseguran de limpiar la playa frecuentemente. “The Strand” es un largo camino pavimentado que atrae la atención de muchas personas para dar una larga caminata. Este camino es de aproximadamente veinte millas y se extiende por el Océano Pacífico. Las personas pueden caminar, correr, o andar en bicicleta al mismo tiempo que disfrutan del bello paisaje que la caracteriza. Al igual que en Huntington Beach, aquí también hay torneos de vóleibol en las diversas canchas a lo largo de la playa.
por sus casas de colores vibrantes que las distinguen de otras casas de estructuras más comunes. El lugar es tranquilo. Las olas son calmadas. El viento es muy escaso. Cada septiembre, se celebra el concurso de castillos de arena, una actividad que permite a la gente que utilice su creatividad mientras se divierte. Manhattan Beach. Apodada “Perla de la Bahía Sur” en el condado de Los Ángeles, Manhattan Beach es pequeña y tranquila. También es conocida por las casas finas y elegantes. Éstas tienen una arquitectura única que llaman la atención de los turistas. East Beach. Esta playa se encuentra en Santa Bárbara y es distinguida por la variedad de palmas altas que dan una vista única. Los fines de semana, hay varios eventos en los que toda la familia puede participar. Esta playa también es conocida por sus torneos de vóleibol durante el verano.
-Nuestro cuerpo y cerebro también necesitan distraerse de la agenda llena de deberes. Rodearse de personas que nos brindan apoyo es una opción más en la lucha contra la ansiedad. Asimismo, encontrar fuentes que nos hagan reír ayuda a la liberación de endorfinas que tienen un efecto relajante.
Un sistema para desbloquear el iPhone
Estos son algunos de los varios métodos que atenúan la estresante vida de estudiante que llevamos. Cada individuo puede explorar distintas maneras de relajarse, lo cual es lo que nuestro cuerpo y mente más necesita en esta etapa de estudios.
La lucha entre los gigantes que debaten el tema de la “seguridad”
Capitola Beach. Ésta se encuentra en la bahía en Santa Cruz. Es conocida
TECNOLOGÍA
Por Martha J. Orellana La seguridad del país y el derecho a la vida privada de los estadounidenses es un tema que causa preocupación en los expertos de las agencias más altas encargadas de proteger esta nación como por los dirigentes de la gigantesca millonaria, Apple.
Estudiante estresada por tareas escolares. Fotografía | Crédito: www.familyanatomy.com
El general Michael Hayden, ex director de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA por sus siglas en inglés), dijo estar preocupado por la insistencia del FBI para que Apple elabore un sistema que desactive el iPhone de Syed Farook. Hayden agregó que esto puede traer graves consecuencias para los estadounidenses.
Michael Hayden, ex director de las agencias de seguridad CIA. Fotografía | Crédito: www.independentsentinel.com
En encuestas realizadas por los medios de comunicación, muchos ciudadanos expresan su apoyo para que Apple acceda a esta petición del gobierno. No obstante, los expertos calculan las graves implicaciones que esto podría causar. Hayden estuvo a cargo del programa de recolección masiva de datos de telecomunicaciones en su país. Éste expresó entender la decisión de Apple en mantener perniciosa la posibilidad de acceder
al teléfono del asesino. El ex agente, comentó que apoya la decisión de Tim Cook, CEO de Apple Inc de no desactivar el famoso teléfono. Él explicó que hay temas constitucionales que se pueden discutir, como el equilibrio entre la privacidad y la seguridad, por ejemplo. “La encriptación completamente impenetrable es esencial para la seguridad de América y los americanos en el futuro”, agregó.
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Beware the Ides of March Presidential Primaries are underway for 2016 candidates. Steve Rothman Contributor
With the March 15 Presidential Primaries approaching, I am reminded of the soothsayer in William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” His strident warning to “beware the ides of March” seems even more relevant in our 2016 election that has gone from theatrical farce to potential tragedy for our country. As a theatre and television director, I was at first amused by the antics of sometime billionaire and full-time reality television star Donald Trump. He has made the Republican debates “must see TV” and has turned the American voters into excited and ac-
tive participants in voting Presidential candidates “off the island.”
This mash up of the world of entertainment and American politics is nothing new. California has always been a leader in taking performers and turning them into office holders. Song and dance man George Murphy became a U.S. Senator, Clint Eastwood as the Mayor of Carmel, Sonny Bono in the role of Mayor and then Congressman, Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the Governor, and of course Ronald Reagan as Governor, and then President. And other states have also contributed with office holders ranging from former star of “The Love Boat,” Congressman Fred Grandy to wrestler and Governor Jesse Ventura. And let’s not forget the current Senator from Minnesota and former Saturday Night Live personality Al Franken. So what is different with Presidential candidate Donald Trump? Why is he an alarming candidate compared to Mayor Eastwood, or even President Reagan? Ronald Reagan knew how to act presidential. And he understood how to talk to a camera from his GE Theatre days. Watch one of his old episodes where he talks directly to the camera and then view a Presidential address from the Oval Office. They are very similar. And look at the style. He was folksy, positive, supportive, and caring as he presented a vision of America as a “shining city upon a hill.” Now watch Presidential Candi-
date Trump on “The Apprentice” or “Celebrity Appearance.” Then view any of his Presidential debates. They are quite similar, and the television watchers are eating it up. His humiliation of contestants and his firing of celebrities we love seeing taken down a peg or two on his former shows has now become a new form of election reality television. Presidential Survivor is bringing in the biggest debate numbers in recent history. And remember when TV produced “water cooler” conversations the next day at the office? Well, Trump has recreated that former phenomenon with discussions about “Little Marco,” and Donald’s hand size and all that that implies. Things seemed a lot simpler and a bit more benign in the days of MTV’s “boxers or briefs” discussion with Bill Clinton. Trump is making reality out of the fantasy that was the film "Network," the acclaimed movie that put “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” into the American lexicon. And now the man who got audiences at home riled up when he would tell someone the last words you ever want to hear on the job, “you’re fired,” is putting the electorate into a feeding frenzy. Poor Jeb Bush never saw this one coming and neither did the Republican establishment. Mitt Romney has inserted himself into a discussion he cannot win. “Little Marco” seems puny when described by Trump. The most recent Saturday Night Live (SNL) episode is not helping by pointing out how
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Ted Cruz looks like a comic Dracula (a younger Grandpa from "The Munsters?"). I am not sure how SNL beat Trump to the insult punch on that one.
“Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” We have made celebrities out of nobodies and made their outrageous behavior the norm in our living rooms.
The American public is “mad as hell” over wages, the Arab Spring becoming a killing ground, Congress as a joke ranging from incompetent members texting pictures of their private parts to Americans being shot in our streets by police and thugs. It has all become one ugly reality television series playing out every night on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, and CNN.
Into this mix we have added the greatest reality star of all, Donald Trump. A man who says nothing of substance while preparing to “fire” Mexicans, Muslims, and anyone else who stands in his way of the American reality show he intends to live in at the White House.
And we the people fell in love with “Duck Dynasty,” “Jersey Shore,” “The Osbournes,” and of course,
The Ides of March arrives on Tuesday the 15 and if Trump wins big I believe America will soon understand Shakespeare’s words in a frightening clarity.
State of the college event promotion
Cancellations of events show lack of consistency of the University’s communication. Ricky Rodas Contributor
Dr. Scott Bowman, Dean of the Natural and Social Sciences (NSS) at Cal State LA, was scheduled to speak and talk to students at the University-Student Union (U-SU) Theater on March 2. However, when I went to the theater and tried to open the front door, it was locked. I spoke to the receptionist at the U-SU information desk to see if the event had been moved to a different location or rescheduled for a later date. After she searched through the event database, the receptionist told me the State of the College event had not even been registered and scheduled to occur. I was caught completely off guard by what she had just told me, and even asked her to check one more time. After checking again, the same shocking truth was repeated; this event did not exist. Now, many reading this article might say, “what’s the big deal if this event didn’t exist? It must not have been important in the first place.” My reasons for caring so much about its cancellation is that it points to a communication and organizing failure between various Cal State LA organizations and departments. Determined to find out why Dean Bowman’s lecture failed to take place, I went to the NSS office the following day, hoping to speak with Dr. Bowman himself. I asked the receptionist at the NSS office if I could speak with Bowman, and was told he was not in his office at the moment. I did, however, get an opportunity to speak with Amy A. Miller, a staff member of the NSS College. During our conversation, Miller told me the reason Dean Bowman was not on campus because he was currently on medical leave (I did not specifically ask about the nature of his current health condition). She informed me
this was the reason the event was cancelled, and that the NSS College notified Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) to let them know Bowman would no longer be speaking on the intended date of March 2. According to Miller, ASI was responsible for organizing this event, which means they were also responsible for making sure the event was cancelled. I was supposed to cover it on behalf of the University Times. However, it seems as though we were not notified that this event had been cancelled for weeks now. When I did a Google search of “State of the College with Dean Bowman,” a Cal State LA link came up that supposedly had more information about the event. When I clicked on it, the page said it was temporarily unavailable, and that it had been only updated 10 hours ago. Going to the NSS office to try to speak with Dean Bowman was illuminating, because it provided answers to some of the questions surrounding the communication failure between the NSS College and ASI. A week later, I went to the ASI office to speak with NSS college representative Hanz Legaspi to hear her side behind the lack of promotion for the cancellation. “We used to have bi-weekly meetings with the Dean, but again he got really sick, so that’s just how we planned everything, a lot of communication with the college (NSS),” Legaspi said. She talked about the different methods used to promote the event such as social media, posters, and word of mouth. When ASI realized that Dean Bowman would not recover in time for the event on March 2, they took down posters and social media advertising, but not all. “We did what we could to do,” Legaspi said. “The process went as smoothly as it could have been.” Legaspi told me that if any students have any questions about the cancellation of any event on campus, they could go into the ASI office located on the 2nd floor of the U-SU. There is no word on yet whether Dean Bowman’s event will be rescheduled at a later date.
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American College Dance Association Baja Regional Festival State Playhouse Opera Concert 7:30 p.m. State Playhouse
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University-Wide Strategic Planning Workshop 9am-12pm Golden Eagle Ballroom 3
Women of Color in STEM: A Display 10 a.m. U-SU Cross Cultural Centers
American College Dance Association Baja Regional Festival State Playhouse
American College Dance Association Baja Regional Festival State Playhouse