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HOME SWEET HOME Suspected chemical attack prompts U.S. military response By: Erron Franklin
The Syria Civil Defense rescues many of its citizens that are in danger
The rebel-held region of Khan Sheikhoun in NorthWestern Syria was hit by a suspected chemical weapon last week, killing at least 80 including nearly 30 children. The death toll is expected to rise as many of those who survived the attack are in critical condition.
runs the ambulance service in Idlib, told BBC News that around 6:45 a.m. local time, was when he heard about the blast. His team of medics arrived on scene twenty minutes later and found people, many of them children, choking on the street.
The attack happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Witnesses described seeing aircrafts dropping a bomb on a building in the neighboring city of Idlib where the sky was overtaken by a yellow mushroom cloud. Those who arrived to help the wounded were also killed after inhaling gas looming in the area.
Many Western countries including the U.S., are accusing the Syrian government and President Bashar al-Assad of carrying out the deadly attack. “These heinous actions by the Assad regime cannot be tolerated,” said President Trump. Also blaming his predecessor, “These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration’s weakness and irresolution.”
Although officially unconfirmed, many suspect that sarin gas, a banned colorless and odorless nerve agent was used in the attack. The injured exhibited symptoms consistent with the type of reaction caused by this chemical. Mohammed Rasoul, who
President al-Assad and other Syrian officials have continued to deny any involvement in the attack. "I stress to you once again that our army has never used chemical weapons and will not use chemical weapons,"
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said Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made an on-camera statement regarding the matter on Wednesday. “There’s no doubt in our mind that the Syrian regime under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad is responsible for this horrific attack,” said Tillerson. Also asking Russia to reconsider its support of the Syrian government, “We think it's time that the Russians really need to think carefully about their continued support for the Assad regime.” President Trump, who for many years implored that Obama refrain from involving the U.S. in Syria’s matters, took a bold step in response to the suspected chemical attack, when he ordered a US airstrike. "Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the air base in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched," said the president from his Mar-a-Lago estate in
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Florida. According to CNN's report, two American warships located in the Mediterranean Sea, launched 59 cruise missiles aimed at the Shayrat Airfield, the base that the U.S. believes housed the aircrafts which were used to carry out Tuesday's attack. This base was also used by Russian Military working with Syria’s government forces. They targeted aircraft, aircraft shelters, storage areas, ammunition supply bunkers and air defence systems at the Syrian governmentcontrolled facility, according to the Pentagon. Nine people, including four children in two villages, were killed in the strike according to Syrian state news agency SANA. Approximately 20 Syrian regime planes were destroyed in the US strike, according to two US senior military officials. The Kremlin warned that the airstrike may lead to
repercussions and President Putin categorized the US actions as "aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of international law." Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, told an emergency session of the UN Security Council that the strike was in the best interest of America's national security. "We are prepared to do more but we hope that will not be necessary," she said. "It is in our vital national security interest to prevent the spread and use of chemical weapons." Haley made it clear that the U.S. is willing and prepared to act, again, while calling on civilized nations to push for a solution in Syria. "We are prepared to do more. But we hope that will not be necessary. It is time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in Syria and demand a political solution."
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Conflict Everlasting: US Losing Patience The U.S. may take unilateral action against North Korea Miguel Arriola Intern During his election campaign, Donald Trump claimed he intended to pull the United States away from unnecessary military commitments with the exception of contributing to the fight against ISIS. Just over 75 days into his time in power, Trump has expanded U.S. military operations in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia, as well as resumed selling weapons to Bahrain. At the United Nations, the U.S. led a boycott of UN talks to ban nuclear weapons while the Trump Administration seeks to expand the American nuclear arsenal. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration has also stated it may take unilateral action against North Korea, an area of confrontation where the issues of U.S. military commitments and nuclear weaponry merge. Speaking to the Financial Times in an interview published on Sunday April 2, Trump said of North Korea’s nuclear program, “If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.” This comes on the heels of related comments made by Secretary of State
President Donald J. Trump hosts a breakfast and listening session with small business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
Rex Tillerson in South Korea. “Let me be very clear. The policy of strategic patience has ended…All options are on the table”. April 5 saw the latest of North Korean missile tests in a series of launches after the close of the U.S. and South Korean war drills carried out on the Korean Peninsula. The US is said to be deploying THAAD missile defense systems and attack drones, as well as the elite Navy Seal
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force credited with the death of Osama Bin Laden, SEAL Team 6. Al Jazeera reported in March that North Korean test missiles landed in the Sea of Japan, prompting one Japanese city closest to the area to hold its first drill to protect people against missile attacks. The same report also notes the current South Korean political crisis (in which the conservative President Park Geun-hye has been impeached), could pose a problem for U.S. plans for a harder stance on North Korea. This is because a liberal presidency could result in a less confrontational national posture than that of the anticommunist conservatives that have been in power for nearly a decade. In a Democracy Now interview aired on April 4, the world-renowned linguist and political dissident Noam Chomsky said regarding the Trump Administration’s developing policy toward North Korea, “The claim is well, we’ve tried everything, nothing works. Therefore we have to use force," Chomsky continued, "[In] 1994, Clinton established what was called the Framework Agreement with North Korea. North Korea would terminate its efforts to develop nuclear weapons; the US would reduce hostile acts. It more or less worked. Neither side lived up to it totally but by 2000 North Korea had not proceeded with its nuclear weapons program...The opportunity to produce, to
move towards a negotiated diplomatic settlement does not seem outlandish…” Chomsky explained that George W. Bush reversed course on the Framework Agreement, threatening North Korea rhetorically and imposing sanctions. North Korea responded by turning to the production of nuclear weapons. Both Bush and Obama rejected Chinese-North Korean peace
proposals similar to Framework Agreement.
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Chomsky added that North Korea has the memory of being the target of one of history’s most brutal bombing campaigns in which the U.S. committed war crimes including the destruction of dams. The Korean War is the United States’ longest war since there has been no peace treaty to conclude the conflict that began in 1950.
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CA Senate Passes Sanctuary State Bill The California Senate passed the “sanctuary state” bill 27-12 after heated debate, sending it to the State Assembly for consideration. Mimi Li Staff Reporter Beyond sanctuary cities and campuses, some California legislators are advocating for another solution: A sanctuary state. Senate Bill 54, known as the “sanctuary state” bill, was passed last Monday by the California Senate. Passing on a vote of 27-12, the bill will go to the state assembly for consideration. The bill was introduced by Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) as an urgency measure, which, if approved by two-thirds in both chambers, would go into effect immediately. He removed the emergency clause last week which would delay the bill’s implementation, if passed, until Jan. 1, 2018. The bill would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from using their resources for immigration enforcement, such as investigating, detaining, reporting, or arresting undocumented immigrants. It was passed after much heated debate between Democrats and Republicans. On one hand, Republicans argued that the bill would let dangerous criminals loose, as well as gain backlash from President Trump. On the other hand, Democrats argued that
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California must protect hardworking immigrants who help sustain the country’s economy. The bill’s author, de León, told TIME that the bill aims to encourage undocumented immigrants to report violent crimes and feel safe in contacting government institutions such as schools, hospitals, and courts. Around 10 million immigrants reside in California, with some estimating 25% that are undocumented. “This is about making our communities safer, not less safe,” he said. “Our role and responsibility is to protect all
individuals … We don’t have to collaborate and use our local tax dollars to enforce federal immigration laws. If they want to go after the bad guys, the violent felons and drug dealers, we are more than happy to continue to work with them. But if they want to split families up and deport the nanny, that’s not what America’s about and that’s not what California is about.” State Senate Republicans were not reassured the bill would assist law enforcement in detaining dangerous criminals. “This bill is unsafe,” said Senator Jeff
Stone (R-Temecula). “This bill is unlawful. This bill is designed to make California a sanctuary for certain dangerous criminals.” The bill has also received opposition from state law enforcement. Though it has the support of some law enforcement officials, California county sheriff's argued that it would allow criminals to “slip through the cracks.” In advance of the vote, de León amended the bill to allow local law enforcement to give the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a 60day notice before the release
of violent criminals and convicted felony offenders, to establish easy transfers of criminals to ICE custody, and to work with ICE task forces if the main purpose is not immigration enforcement. "We will cooperate with our friends at the federal level with serious and violent felons. But we won't cooperate or lift a finger or spend a single cent when we're talking about separating children from their mothers, mothers from their children," de León said on the matter. California State Republican Senator Jeff Stone argued that the state would lose federal funding if the bill were to become law. Since taking office, President Trump has ordered aggressive enforcement of immigration laws, expanding the definition of “criminal aliens” for deportation. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on March 27, that the Department of Justice would withhold grants from sanctuary cities, as well as try to reclaim past grants. "By passing this today you'll be kicking the president right in the groin, and I can imagine he's going to strike back," said Stone. “Will he strike back? We don’t know,” de León responded, when reporters asked how he thought President Trump would react to this bill. “We hope not. He is the president of the greatest country in the world. It is not about retribution. It is about bringing the country together.”
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Clicking with People, Not Computers Wellness Fair brings awareness to pornography addiction J. Aaron Delgado Photo Editor The Wellness Fair brings awareness to many issues regarding the well-being of Cal State LA students. The fair hosted by the Cal State LA Student Health Center took on various and interesting approach to reel in those walking by with a
Star Wars themed event. The intergalactic theme came to light by Diana Syariff, who is part of the student health advisory committee, to pay homage to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opening in Exposition Park in 2021, which is being funded by George Lucas, the creator of “Star Wars”. One of the ways the fair kept it interactive was handing out passports to students so they can explore two different
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stations from four different sections, which are labeled as iconic characters from “Star Wars”, for a total of eight stations. By visiting each station students were able to learn more about mental health, sleep & relaxation, nutrition & fitness, sexual health, and drugs & alcohol. Upon completing the passport, students were given a t-shirt or water bottle with the wellness fair’s slogan “may the wellness be with you” in Star Wars font. The wellness fair highlights the use of on campus resources for students to take advantage of. The promotion for wholesome mental health is encouraged through the use of the Student Health Center’s licensed counselors with ten free sessions per academic year to seek therapy when times are mentally tough. The way one can relax on campus, other than sleeping in the library, is
to check out Xtreme Fitness gym in the basement of the Student Union with their yoga sessions to simulate mediation and rest. Nutritional food was well represented with Mediterranean Quinoa salad and humus for those wishing to add something different to their diet. “Don’t do the new drug!” stated one of the boards at the fair which was referring to pornography addiction (and it's rising statistics amongst college students). The wellness fair put a great emphasis on this portion of sexual health to raise awareness of addiction to pornography by backing it up with studies that suggest 87% of college-aged men view pornography while 31% of women view pornography. Diana Syariff finds it important to emphasize pornography addiction, regardless whether someone has relationship experience or
not, because it is not stressed as much as it should be. “It’s not something that people want to talk about,” Syariff said “Raising awareness that it is a problem to show that if you do it [watch pornography] too much, you should be aware of that [the problems]” Many problems with pornography addiction among men include causing dissatisfaction in relationships, objectifying others and seeing them as a collection of body parts rather than a human being, and ultimately could cause someone to experience erectile dysfunction at age 24. The wellness fair invited students to take a healthy approach toward their lifestyle in all aspects and to click with a person, not a computer.
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Assessment and Training Cal State LA PD Undergoes on-site Assessment and Active Shooter Training Alex Montgomery Contributor On Wednesday, April 5, a public information session was held by the Department of Public Safety at the Annenberg Science Complex. The session was part of an on-site assessment of the Cal State LA Police Department by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). Several members of the University’s law enforcement community, including quite a few representatives of the Eagle Patrol as well as officers of the Cal State LA Police Department, were in attendance. Few members of the public however, appeared to voice their own personal concerns. CALEA was established in 1979 by several law enforcement affiliated organizations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA).
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Since then, the organization has accredited hundreds of law enforcement agencies worldwide, including and especially important to our campus, the Cal State LA Police Department. The Department was last assessed by CALEA in 2014.
The information session was administered by two representatives of CALEA: Karen Ashley, and Tom Nesko. To kick off the meeting, Ashley, leader of the CALEA investigative team assessing the Cal State LA Police Department, read from a scripted statement explaining CALEA’s function and their presence at Cal State LA. Ashley also explained why members of the public that came forward to voice their concerns did so with aplomb, and assured that the issues presented would be looked into as soon as possible. “Basically, there are over 400 standards that cover a variety of functions in law enforcement, from communications, property and evidence, patrol, traffic enforcement…” said Ashley in a post-session interview. “Agencies volunteer, they choose to be accredited through CALEA...they have to write their policies and procedures in accordance with the standards...and then they have to demonstrate they’re in compliance for three years, and that’s when a team comes
out (not associated with the agency) that audits the agency…” Ashley went on to explain that after members of the team conducted a thorough investigation (which might include conducting interviews, going on ride-alongs, etc.), they reported back to CALEA and it is determined whether or not the agency in question conformed or didn’t conform to the standards provided. CALEA is currently reviewing the Cal State LA policies asesment and will confirm their accredidation sharely.
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Independent of CALEA’s assessment, the Cal State LA Police Department also conducted a simulated active shooter training exercise over spring break; Lieutenant Larry Bohannon elucidated on this matter in a separate postsession interview. “Every CSU campus is required to do an active shooter training...we teamed up with our neighboring agencies, which was the LA Sheriff’s Department, LAPD, CHP, LA City Fire, and LA County Fire...we partnered up with the
Criminal Justice Department here on campus, and they sent over several students to help us with role-playing,” said Bohannon. Lieutenant Bohannon stated that active shooter exercises are usually conducted once a year, on some scale or another, and made abundantly clear that the most recent was “very successful”. CALEA is currently reviewing the Cal State LA policies assesment and will confirm their accredidation shortly.
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Erika Glazer Dreams of Schooling for All Dreamers Resource Center honors Erika Glazer for generous donations Ricky Rodas Managing Editor Cal State LA is home to a community of undocumented students, who face financial and legal hardships on the road to attaining their degrees. Erika J. Glazer Family Dreamers Resource Center provides scholarships, workshops, and advisement to help them achieve their dreams. Cal State LA recently held a ceremony on Tuesday, April 4 to dedicate the center in honor of Glazer and her financial contributions. University President William Covino opened the event by sharing a few words about Cal State LA’s commitment to standing up for undocumented students against a U.S administration that vocally opposes them. “The divisive climate in the nation and the looming threat of deportation have had a tremendous impact on our students, undocumented students and their families now,” said Covino. “Our faculty, staff, and administrators are in search for ways to assist and protect our students and try to ease
our way through this time of uncertainty… We recognize that what threatens some on our campus threatens all on our campus.” Covino then introduced Glazer to the stage, who was treated to loud applause by university staff and students in attendance. She spoke about the beginnings of the center, and how her decision to help fund it began with wanting to set up a scholarship program for kids in need.
“In reviewing scholarship documents from many different organizations, it became clear that undocumented kids were specifically forbidden to apply [for various scholarships], and it was spelt out ‘no undocumented students’. So, being the contrarian I tend to be, I decided that’s exactly what we needed, [a scholarship] for only undocumented students.” Glazer has kept her commitment. Since 2006, she has provided more than $2 million in financial assistance to help undocumented students thrive at Cal State LA. In fact, Glazer and her family gave the school an endowment of $1.6 million to fund the Dreamers Center in 2015. Glazer believes that “unfortunately we can have an unkind nation; the Dreamers Center is here to bring a little kindness to the
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Cal State LA Campus.” Glazer’s generous contributions are an obvious indicator of her commitment to fight for undocumented students’ rights to college education. The Dreamer Center Coordinator Luz Borjon Montalvo is equally dedicated to their shared cause, as displayed by her passionate speech at the ceremony.
“Eleven-years ago in 2006, when Erika Glazer brought her scholarship to this university, it was the next step in the birth of SURGE [a student organization],” Montalvo said. “It was also a time [of] immigrants march[es] happening, and like a million immigrants showed up in downtown LA, and we saw the students marching in their caps and
gowns because they wanted a future and dreamed of being able to come to a university like this, and Erika responded to that need.” The Dreamers Center continues to provide help for students in need and encourage for academic success no matter where you come from.
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Fiesta en Dodger Stadium
cuadrangulares, al igual Los Dodgers dan inicio Los fanáticos angelinos se que Corey Seagee con sus hicieron presentes desde muy carreras. a la temporada de temprano en el estadio de béisbol los Dodgers para presenciar A lo largo de la temporada
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EFEMÉRIDES Efemérides de la semana Un día como hoy…
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Por Eduardo Ramos Estos son algunos de los sucesos sobresalientes para esta semana del día 9 al 15 de abril:
12 de abril de 1955 La vacuna de polio se desarrolla por Dr. Jonas Salk, declarándose segura y efectiva. La vacuna Salk contra la poliomielitis consiste en una dosis inyectada de poliovirus inactivados o muertos. A través del uso de esta vacuna se ha logrado la erradicación de la poliomielitis en la mayor parte del mundo y se ha reducido de 350,000 casos estimados en 1988, a menos de 2,000 casos en el año 2006.
9 de abril del 2003 Caída del régimen del dictador iraquí Saddam Hussein tras 24 años en el poder. Fue el 13 de diciembre del 2003 cuando Saddam Husein fue arrestado en una operación realizada por 13 de abril de 1975 efectivos kurdos iraquíes y Comienza la guerra civil en el ejército estadounidense mientras este se encontraba El Líbano, un conflicto que escondido en un sótano en los duró 15 años. Esta guerra civil libanesa alrededores de su lugar natal, mantuvo un conflicto entre Tikrit. religiones cristianas y musulmanas. Hubo, además, 10 de abril de 1972 de Siria Oberdán Sallustro, intervenciones presidente de la FIAT, es e Israel. Las principales tuvieron lugar ejecutado por guerrilleros del acciones entre la primavera de 1975 y ERP. Los guerrilleros exigían finales de 1990, aunque las la libertad de todos los presos acciones violentas no cesaron políticos, el mejoramiento de totalmente hasta que fue las condiciones laborales en aprobada una ley de amnistía todas las empresas de Fiat, en marzo de 1991. la reincorporación de los despedidos, la cancelación 14 de abril Del 2003 de las leyes represivas, y Se completa el mapa del un rescate de un millón de dólares. Luego de 20 días de genoma humano El Proyecto Genoma secuestro en Buenos Aires, Sallustro fue asesinado de Humano (PGH), fue un cuatro balazos el 10 de abril proyecto de investigación de 1972 cuando la guarida científica con el objetivo de fue descubierta por la policía determinar la secuencia de los pares de bases químicas federal. que componen el ADN. Además, parte del objetivo 11 de abril del 2002 Golpe de Estado en era identificar y cartografiar Venezuela contra el los aproximadamente 20,000 a 25,000 genes. En el año presidente Hugo Chávez Luego de una tarde 2000 un borrador inicial del de violentas protestas entre genoma fue terminado pero opositores y simpatizantes de el genoma completo fue Hugo Chávez, la madrugada presentado en abril del 2003, del día siguiente, el alto dos años antes de lo esperado. mando militar venezolano 15 de abril de 1987 anunció que Chávez había El barco RMS Titánic chocó renunciado tras habérselo solicitado. Inmediatamente, con un iceberg y empezó a militares opositores a Hugo hundirse. El Titanic fue el barco Chávez ejecutaron un golpe de estado que colocó en la transatlántico británico más presidencia a Pedro Carmona lujoso del mundo, en su Estanga. Luego de fuertes momento, que se hundió protestas de los simpatizantes entre la noche del 14 y la de Chávez y algunas madrugada del 15 de abril presiones internacionales, los de 1912. Murieron 1514 militares leales al gobierno personas de las 2223 que iban retomaron el poder y Chávez a bordo, lo que convierte a reasumió la presidencia en la esta tragedia en uno de los madrugada del 14 de abril de mayores naufragios de la historia.
El pasado lunes, 3 de abril, Los Dodgers de Los Ángeles tuvieron una fiesta en el “Dodger Stadium” celebrando el “Opening Day” ante Los Padres de San Diego. Los Dodgers ganaron su primer partido de la temporada con un resultado de 14 carreras a 3. El tan ansiado “Opening Day” es para los fanáticos del béisbol, un día muy esperado cada primavera, se disputa el primer partido y da inicio a la temporada de béisbol de las grandes ligas.
este partido. Fue toda una celebración, donde se pudo ver la presentación de los jugadores y del cuerpo técnico para la temporada. Además, como siempre pasa en estos eventos, los fanáticos cantaron con orgullo el himno de Estados Unidos con una presentación espectacular y fuegos artificiales. Los Dodgers de Los Ángeles abrieron el primer partido de la temporada con su “pitcher” estelar Clayton Kershaw en el montículo. El equipo arrasó en la tercera entrada después de un “grand slam” de Joc Pederson, permitiendo hacer cuatro carreras consecutivas. Yasmani Grandal, también se lució con sus dos
habrá promociones en ciertos partidos donde los Dodgers regalaran playeras, gorras, toallas y más artículos alusivos al equipo y que a los fanáticos les encantan. Además, cada viernes en el estadio de los Dodger, será noche de fuegos artificiales al terminar el partido. De igual manera, los domingos, durante la celebración de “Viva Los Dodgers” habrá muchos juegos, música y entretenimiento. Para presenciar un partido de Los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, visita el sitio web www.mlb.com/dodgers para comprar tus boletos.
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Estados Unidos reacciona contra Siria
El presidente ordena el bombardeo de Shayrat Por Lissette Flores
Tras el ataque químico que mató aproximadamente 83 personas el martes pasado en Siria, el presidente Donald Trump ordenó atacar ese país. Estados Unidos lanzó misiles esa misma semana en contra del territorio, como represalia por el atroz ataque. El presidente sirio, Bashar al Assad fue acusado, por fuentes anónimas de la Casa Blanca, de causar los devastadores ataques de gas neurotóxico en contra de civiles de la aldea Jan Sheijun en Siria.
El jueves, el presidente de EE.UU. decidió bombardear la base aérea Shayrat, desde el mar mediterráneo con alrededor de 60 misiles Tomahawk. Los misiles fueron lanzados desde buques de guerra estadounidenses. Este ataque se llevó acabo a tan solo una semana después de que altos funcionarios estadounidenses declararan ante la ONU, que la salida de Assad del poder, no estaba entre las prioridades de Washington. Sin embargo, el presidente Trump tomó la decisión drásticamente sin avisarle al congreso. Según la cadena televisiva CNN el presidente ya estaba analizando las posibles opciones con su secretario de Defensa, James Mattis, quien al final le terminó ayudando a
tomar la decisión. Después que se hizo público el ataque, el presidente del país dirigió un mensaje a la nación con un tono emotivo, en el que expresó que Assad mató a indefensos y que incluso asesino a bebes cruelmente y que “ningún hijo de Dios debe sufrir tal horror”. Trump alertó que no consentiría el empleo de armas químicas. Además hizo un llamado a otras naciones para acabar con el terrorismo y la “matanza” en Siria. Aunque para Jon Sopel, editor de BBC, cree que rara vez se ha actuado con tal rapidez como lo hizo el presidente Donald Trump, y que ahora no se sabe si el ataque del jueves conlleve a una guerra no solo con Siria sino también con Rusia.
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The First ASI Candidates Debate
Students lay out reasons why they should be our elected representatives Ani Nalbandian Staff Reporter
Associated Students (ASI) had their first debate for the 2017 ASI General Election on Tuesday, April 4. The seven candidates at the debate are running for various positions. The final two debates over the following weeks will feature different candidates. Jesse Mora, the candidate running to be College Representative of the College of Arts and Letters, said he wants to “improve the campus community through events and guest speakers.” A second year undergraduate student, Mora cited executive leadership experience through his fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa, as a reason for being prepared to take on a role as a College Representative.
at-Large, is running for a second time in 2017. Lee is a second year undergraduate Computer Science major who believes “there’s much work in making our community better.” Lee is running against Yessenia Villacorta, who was not present at Tuesday’s debate.
“This is my second year running because community work is a passion of mine, I’ve always liked branching out service learning opportunities,” said Lee. “I like working with EPIC, they do a lot of good things like the Cal State LA Toy and Food Drive. They branch out to surrounding communities, low income families, and get them some food and toys, making their winter a little warmer.” There are also five candidates running to be the College Representative of the College of Natural and Social Sciences; Lili Nguyen, Laica Tolentino, Brandon Liu, Deborah Ascencion and Hector Marruji. All but Hector Marruji were present at the debate.
The only candidate for the Charter College of Education Representative position is Kenya Pineda. She intends to provide Charter College students with the best quality experience by “by advocating for the rights of students, planning and executing relevant and important events, and by working closely with CCOE clubs to help them flourish and grow.”
Nguyen believes her experience will help her resolve college advisement issues. “If elected, the main issues I want to address are the problems regarding advisement and the absence of social activities for students on campus,” Nguyen said. “I am passionate about helping people and want to represent the best interests of the students within my college.”
Nathan Lee, an incumbent Community Affairs Representative-
Focusing on issues with college advisement, Laica Tolentino said,
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Students from the ASI general debate
“I will be the voice and the ears of my fellow students, to listen to them and speak for them as timely as possible.” Tolentino is a second year undergraduate Biochemistry major. As an NSS students, Brandon Liu believes the “Dean should listen to students.” Liu would be “… interested in contributing to event coordination,” and would like to improve communication between NSS and the Associated Students. Liu also expressed through his bio on the ASI website of his interest
in improving the office hours of professors with large class sizes. Deborah Ascencion said, “Student involvement is needed at a commuter school, people just come to school then go home. They don’t take advantage of the resources that our campus has for them.” Ascencion will bring fresh eyes to this problem and wants to promote networking as one solution. “The students in the College of NSS will have a voice and be represented at the Student Government in Cal State LA.”
Arts & Betters Receive Long-overdue Recognition Academic Success Honored at 2017 Arts and Letters Convocation Anthony Karambelas Staff Reporter It’s that time of year when every college congregates to recognize the outstanding academic achievements of its students. This past Friday, undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and staff from the College of Arts & Letters gathered at the State Playhouse for the 2017 Honors Convocation. Dean of the College, Dr. Rennie Schoepflin spoke first, congratulating all awardees as being among the firsts, the bests, and the onlys. Many of the gathered students, he said, were the first in their families to attend college. Others were at the convocation for the first time, and some were even in their first years. “All of you are the best at attaining top grades and all of you are the best at combining tenacity, talent and positive energy,” said Dr. Schoepflin. The Dean’s List honorees from each department were the first ones to be recognized. According to the University Catalog, these are students who exceed a 3.4 GPA in 12 or more units of traditionally graded
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coursework and who represent the top 5% of the student body. Second, graduate students maintaining a 3.8 GPA or higher were specially recognized. Students from the Honors College, across all majors, were also given recognition for their achievement. And lastly, majorspecific honors society inductees during the 2016 school year were applauded for their accomplishment. Dr. Schoepflin, in his speech, continued, “You will continue, during your student career and thereafter, as creative artists, scholars, and thinkers.
And as the only ones to do certain things well. To create unique gifts for the world. So you see? You do more than one only. You will collectively excel at many onlys.” Showing their commitment to student success, the Chairs from each represented department presented the awards to their recipients. Overall, eight colleges were represented, totaling an impressive ninety or so students, all clustered beneath the hot stage lights of the State Playhouse. The attendance was equally remarkable, filling the nearly 400-
seat auditorium. Family and friends cheered their students on, generating a thoroughly supportive environment. Especially on a campus where STEM so often takes the forefront, this incredible support for the arts was a pleasant sight. In his concluding speech, Dr. Schoepflin summed up the importance of the artistic discipline, “These are the real powers of those of us in the humanities. We take the passion of creative spirit and energy, and move from process to product. You are indeed someone who is member of a group of firsts, bests, and onlys.”
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Mujeres De Maiz: 20 Years of Artivism & Herstory En L.A. The Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities celebrates 20th anniversary with oral history project Sylvia Valdez Intern Cal State LA’s Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities hosted The Mujeres de Maiz Oral Herstory Project last week to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. For those of you who aren’t familiar with MDM, their mission is, “to bring together and empower diverse women and girls through the creation of community spaces that provide holistic wellness through education, programming, exhibition and publishing.” At the seminar held on Wednesday, some questions such as “Who has a right to claim it [the title of Chicano/a]?” and “What does it actually mean to be [Chicano/a]?” The terms Hispanic , Chicano/a, and Latino/a are often used interchangeably. “Hispanic” focuses on Spanish-speaking origin. This means Spain is included, but Brazil is not - because Brazilians speak Portuguese. “Latino” refers to people of Latin American origin. This includes Brazil but excludes Spain. To pay homage to Mujeres De Maiz, a panel of three students interviewed female activists of color and members of Mujeres de Maiz through the "Oral Herstory"
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project. This panel was presented in association with the Mujeres de Maiz Twenty Year Retrospective Exhibit. The panel included Pedro Martinez, Megan Pennings, and Gabriella Martinez. Through different perspectives, they attempted to extrapolate. After intense preparation, which included completing a threepage questionnaire, assigning team roles, and setting individual altars, the students began.
The first interview was conducted by Pedro Martinez, a Cal State LA student majoring in Chinax & Latinx Studies, minoring in Gender, Sexuality Studies, and feminist advocacy. He interviewed one of the founders of Mujeres De Maíz , Felicia “Fe” Montes. Montes shed light on the idea of healing. “Comedy is a way to reach the community,” she expressed. She went on to mention how comedy is a way to express and integrate an activism component into
community process, they were working side by side with each other to learn how research is done as a team,” said Professor Endy. “We want our guests to interact, and rather than have a one-way flow of information, we want guests to have conversations with other students and learn together.” Students and faculty were presented with several display cases and tables with archived sources, a slideshow featuring old photos, and a table with cookies and candy for guests.
Endy’s students, who conducted the research, were available to speak to those interested in learning more. Sources and photos cited in the display were all collected from the Special Collections and Archives in the CSULA library.
art. “Artivism: deeply transformative form of labor that is familiar to Mujeres De Maíz .” Montes also followed with how spirit activism is important in the MDM to create a connection with people. Megan Rennings interviewed Dr. Amber Rose Gonzalez. Rennings has a degree in Chicano Studies, Sociology, a minor in Women's , Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is now pursuing a master's degree in Mexican American Studies. Rennings’ objective was to better understand the reconnection to the mind, body, and spirit through social media. Rennings passionately expressed, “Once we’re all gone, the next generation will need to tell these stories.” The final interview was conducted by Gabriella Martinez, who is pursuing a bachelor in Sociology and Inequality Studies, and a minor in Creative Writing. Martinez interviewed Iris De Anda, a writer and poet. De Anda emphasized the importance of sharing messy childhood stories, “in order to decolonize from the westerntaught-heritage, create a loving path.” She stressed the feeling of being lost, by not being taught about her roots. Mujeres De Maiz is a safe haven that teaches and nurtures. For more information about this organization and their upcoming events, please visit their website, www.mujeresdemaiz.com
Making the Past Part of Our Future Student research displayed at the U-SU Carlos Gomez Web Editor On Tuesday April 4, students from Professor Christopher Endy’s class displayed their research on the history of Cal State LA in the San Gabriel room of the University Student Union. “To experience research as a
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Nancy Escalante, one of those students involved with the display told the University Times, “I have a lot of passion for Cal State LA...based on the campus’ past, there is significant potential for the present as well as the future in terms of progress.” Apart from the documents that were being displayed, which included the first issues of the Los Angeles State College Newspaper (now University Times), the students and faculty could look at old Cal State LA yearbooks with the Diablo mascot on its covers. The Diablo mascot was replaced by the Golden Eagle mascot in 1981. Nancy pointed out one particularly unusual event that she found in the yearbooks. “There was this thing called Men’s Week,” she said. “This was in the 50’s, and basically it was men dressed in drag saying that women were the root of all evil.” Jacob Yanit, another undergraduate History major who was displaying his research, spoke about the importance of students coming to the event. “To really know where the campus is today, you need to know the history.
My research was on the faculty here on the campus, since they also had a role on the campus.” Professor Endy also wanted to give a big thanks to Azalea Camacho, the Director of Special Collections and Archives, for allowing original copies of documents to be displayed outside of the reading room. Special Collections and Archives is located on the second floor of the library in room 2079, and contains many important documents from Cal State LA’s past. Although the history of the University is concrete, the future is very much moldable based on the actions of current students and faculty. The decisions made by students today will undoubtedly determine the fate of Cal State LA. Joining campus organizations and excelling in courses will transform Cal State LA into a force for progress. Students should go ahead and take photos of big campus events and daily activities because they may eventually be archived in the University Library years from now. If you would like to visit the Special Collections and Archives department to learn more about the history of Cal State LA, it is located at the library in the center of campus. You can also visit their website, http://calstatela. libguides.com/SCA, in order to learn more information about what they do.
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A Talk About Nationalist Political Movements is highly Eurosceptic, AntiImmigration, and Anti-Islam.
Dr. Cheryl Koos and Dr. Choi Chatterjee speak at the "Democracy in Action" Series forum
The Party for Freedom of the Netherlands led by Geert Wilders was established in 2004, which is Anti-Muslim/ Islam, Anti-Immigration, and Anti-EU. The National Front established in 1972 is led by the French Marine Le Pen. The National Front is Anti-European, Anti-Islam, Anti-Immigration, AntiEstablishment, and AntiMarriage equality. Frauke Petry is leader of Alternative for Germany, an Anti-Europe, Anti-Immigration, AntiFeminist, and Anti-LGBT rights party that was founded in 2013.
Marcela Valdivia Staff Reporter On Tuesday, April 4, the University Student Union Theatre opened its doors for another forum on “Democracy in Action: Educational Forums on PostElection Federal Policies.” Dr. Octavio Villalpando, Vice Provost for Diversity and Engaged Learning, presented “Nationalist Political Movements: What May Lie Ahead for the U.S.” “We began this two months ago as a way to help our campus community better understand the policies that are being driven by our new presidential leadership in Washington D.C.,” said Dr. Octavio Villalpando. “We try to make sense of it here at home to try to understand how it impacts the lives of our students, faculty, staff, and the community.” Dr. Cheryl Koos, Professor of History and American Council on Education Fellow, spoke about the nationalist political movement in Western and Central Europe. Her teaching expertise focuses on Modern Europe and France. Dr. Cheryl Koos emphasized the impact that nationalist
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Democracy in action panelists, Dr. Koos(L) and Dr. Chatterjee(R)
populism has on electoral politics in Great Britain, Austria, the Netherlands, France, and Germany. All these countries have similar driving forces of nationalist populism politics. Some aspects include Anti-Elitist, Anti-Intellectualism, AntiEstablishment, economic insecurity, fear of downward mobility, and others.
“I chose to focus on these because this is where nationalist populism has been very present in electoral politics in Western and Central Europe and in the sense has been at the front of global and international news because of the leadership of these countries within the European Union” said Dr. Cheryl Koos. “Populist nationalism has been a fact of European politics
since the late 19th century.”
Dr. Cheryl Koos found a connection between the right wing nationalist populist parties in Central Europe with the current situation of the United States under President Donald Trump. She argues that aspects of nationalist populist parties are represented within the Republican Party, White House appointees and members of Congress. The United Kingdom Independence Party, established in 1991, is strongly Anti-EU, Anti-Immigration, and Anti-Islam under its leader Nigel Paul Farage. The Austrian Freedom Party founded in 1956 by former Austrian Nazis is currently led by Heinz-Christian Strache. The Austrian Freedom Party
“All these things should resonate both in how the election is being analyzed as well as what happened during the campaign and what has happened since. This has been going on very much in Europe, particularly with the rise and the increasing presence of right wing nationalist populism,” said Dr. Cheryl Koos. Choi Chatterjee, Professor of History for the College of Natural and Social Sciences, spoke about whether the United States should be afraid of Russia. Her research topics focus on Modern Europe, Russia, and the Soviet Union. She explained how people have been scared of Russia for centuries because of its immense size. However, the reality of Russia consists of a smaller economy that cannot become a world power due to a lack of army.
“What Russia is really good at is ideology - this is what the Soviet Union was all about,” said Dr. Choi Chatterjee. “They know how to package a message and know how to get it out, which is something liberal countries like the United States simply cannot due because they are designed to be dysfunctional and prevent tyranny.” Russia's dictatorship under Vladimir Putin reflected the wrong type of nationalism. Under his rule, he wanted to stop internal and external wars, bring the billionaire class under control, and give ordinary people representation within society. On the other hand, Anna Politkovskaya reflected a true sense of nationalism towards Russia. She wanted her country to do the right things despite being kidnapped and beaten. She was against committing genocide in the 21st century. Anna Politkovskaya fought for her country and to this day she is remembered for her actions. “The way we respond or the way we resist ultimately to me determine the fate of the country so let's not give more power to the leaders than we need to,” said Dr. Choi Chatterjee The Democracy in Action: Educational Forums on PostElection Federal Policies are held biweekly on Tuesdays at 12p.m. in the UniversityStudent Union Theatre.
Get Your Hands Dirty for Greener Earth
CSI welcomes new volunteers for community garden service trip Janice Peregrina Staff Reporter Center for Student Involvement (C.S.I.) has planned a volunteer service trip
on April 22 to Proyecto Jardin, a community garden in Boyle Heights. The service trip ties into the Eagles Care series this semester, as well as the green theme for the month of April. With the planned trip landing on Earth Day, Proyecto Jardin is a perfectly fitting activity for those excited to do their part for the environment and the community.
C.S.I. has worked to facilitate events in monthly theme for the Eagles Care series, which
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has taken place once a month every semester for the past few years. Jasmine Salgado, a Service & Major Events Student Assistant at C.S.I., talked about how her peers and supervisors develop their ideas for upcoming events. “We get to decide which organizations we want to help, and we find those organizations on our own.” For the month of April, they “wanted to do something more eco-friendly” to honor Earth Day. C.S.I. found Proyecto Jardin through their research and decided that the community garden needed their help. “They recently got kicked out of their place,” Salgado explained, “which is really unfortunate, and then they got something stolen from them. So we’re gonna try to rebuild that up.” Proyecto Jardin is an organization that has serviced its community since 1999. According to their website, the garden “cultivates and promotes community health and wellness, social cohesion, cultural self-determination, and grassroots people power through urban agriculture, traditional healing arts, artistic expression, and community organizing.” The garden is public and ran by volunteers,
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so the produce, gardening classes, and education promoted by the organization is welcome to all. Proyecto Jardin used to be a ⅓ acre farm, but with some trouble renewing their lease according to the terms asked from their previous landowners, Proyecto Jardin has been “forced to evacuate their land,” according to Salgado. “They have been at their new place, which is in Boyle Heights, for about four months now.” C.S.I. recently announced student signups on Monday, April 3 for volunteers interested to help the organization get back on their feet after these recent pitfalls. “This is a great way where Cal State LA can step in and help, and we’re going to be collecting seeds, shovels, kneepads, any gardening tools really,” said Salgado, the event
assistant. For those unfamiliar with working outside in a garden, the trip promises new and exciting experiences. “What students can expect is to get their hands dirty and really dig into the dirt and plant new plants...things that you would expect from your own garden at your house.” The service trip will take place on Saturday, April 22. Check in is at 8 a.m. outside of the U-SU, where volunteers will receive an Eagles Care t-shirt and button for participating. Transportation to the garden and lunch will be provided by C.S.I., and the service trip is expected to finish at 1PM. C.S.I. will be taking about thirty volunteers total. For those unable to attend but still want to help, donations to the garden will be accepted at the C.S.I. front desk up until the day of the event.
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All We Need is A Little Light
The opening of Words Uncaged Gallery
One specific person consistently mentioned by everyone was Dr. Bidhan Roy, an English professor at Cal State LA. He teaches at the Lancaster prison every week, and very committed to this project. “The idea was to create an artistic voice for the men in Lancaster,” said Dr. Roy. “We wanted it to be challenging, pleasing, beautiful, but we also want it to be political for people to think about what are we doing in this society where we incarcerate so many people for so long, in a really nonrepresentative way.”
Marrian Zhou Editor-in-Chief A small gallery in East Los Angeles was especially crowded on the night of Saturday, April 8. Cal State LA students, faculty, families, and arts fans swarmed in the warehouse-looking complex. Although the attendees were very diverse, everyone was there to support one particular group of studentsthe incarcerated men from A-Yard, California State Prison, Lancaster. Photographs of inmates sentenced Life-withoutParole covered the walls in the welcome room, with captions placed above the photographs “I am a modern day slave. I am not a lost cause. I am daddy to four, a brother, a son. I am a human being. I am no longer who I was. I am lost. I am found.” Their artworks were displayed on another wall, and their first journals filled with heartfelt stories found home in many attendees’ hands. Tonight was especially meaningful to family
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Inmates' artworks received countless complements from the attendees.
members of the inmates. Kadillak Kaz (alias) came to support his cousin Allen Burnett who was in one of the photographs presented. “I feel that if you look into the eyes of these pictures, you see the pain, you see the mistakes, you see life, you see progress, you see growth, you see struggle. This is what I feel, and we all make mistakes. Some of us are
being held more accountable than others. It’s a beautiful reflection right now.” The last time Kaz saw Burnett was in 1999. Julie Friedman’s boyfriend is one of the writers for the journal. “I’m excited about the gallery. I’m so appreciative of Dr. Roy for giving all the inmates a voice, especially [my boyfriend]
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obviously, but just to provide a space where this forgotten population can be heard and seen and humanized is really important and special for me and for everybody in here.” Friedman continued, “[my boyfriend] is very excited to hear about how the event went, what it was like, and to find out if there were a lot of people. It was just finding out how the community is responding to something like this… Writing has always been his thing.” Friedman went to see her boyfriend the next day. Professional photographer F. Scott Shafer took the photos for the inmates. He was recruited by Dr. Roy last year and went to the prison three different times to take the photos. It was a long process for him to get permission for his camera to get in the prison, and make arrangements with the Warden and the Lieutenants. “Other photographers had been in there before but not to do anything formal, so they expect me to just go in and snap some shots and leave. We were lucky that we were able to do really formal portraits because we [had access] to lights in the prison.” Shafer had an inmate who used to do music videos in the 90s helping him with the photo shoots and he expressed that the photos came out strong and powerful. When asked about working with the inmates with Life-without-Parole, Shafer emphasized that the men were very appreciative and kind. “[They were] so thrilled, sweetest guys, really appreciative, very approachable,” he said. “It was not what you would think. I thought it might be intimidating, [or] frightening, it was just absolutely the opposite… [The inmates] accepted where they are, they know they are not getting out, and they are making the best out of it. They are choosing to rehabilitate themselves.”
Cal State LA is the only university in California that offers courses at a prison, according to Dr. Roy. He worked for Paws for Life before and incorporated the pen pal idea into his classes. Soon later, the Director of Community Engagement Taffany Lim brought it to the institutional level and made more possibilities happen. The main message behind this project was meant to change Life-without-Parole in California. “The U.S. is really the only developed country that has Lifewithout-Parole… We think we are liberal in California, but we have some of the worst sentences for prison,” said Dr. Roy passionately. “Human nature changes. If you recognize people as being able to change, then the sentence makes not only no logical sense, but it’s unethical.” Dr. Roy believes that after 25 years of someone’s sentence, you will re-assess him or her. If you think they are dangerous to society, they stay in prison. But if they pass the re-assessments, they deserve a second chance to rejoin the society. “In my experience, everyone I know in the A-Yard at Lancaster, I will not only trust to let them out, I would let them live in my house. I trust them that much,” said Dr. Roy firmly. “It’s not getting rid of the life sentence, it’s life with the possibility of parole.” Dr. Roy also expressed that his students at Lancaster are very proud and thinking about the opening night of the gallery, with their families taking selfies in front of their portraits. “Just a few years ago, for a lot of the guys, there was no light outside the prison. [It is] a very closed system, suddenly now there’s light out. This is a little light shining in the darkness. I know they feel that, [and I] feel their presence.” Some of the written works will publish on the University Times’ website and if you would like more information on the program, you can visit http://www.calstatela.edu/ academic/english/wordsuncaged.
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Golden Eagles Find Winning Formula Against Seawolves
innings for Sonoma State and took the loss. Rickey Clark had a good outing for the Seawolves and didn't allow a run over the next 4 2/3 innings.
Cal State LA's baseball team used an effective formula to record a big California Collegiate Athletic Association series win over Sonoma State.
The game was scoreless until the Golden Eagles put together a big fourth-inning rally. Christian Broussard, Jr., started the inning by getting hit by a pitch and Sean Watkins singled to put two runners on base for Garcia, who smacked his second home run of the season. Andrew Hermanson followed with a single and eventually came around to score on a run-scoring single by Alexander to make it 4-0.
Cal State LA Athletics Contributor Three Golden Eagle pitchers limited the Seawolves to just three hits, Jorge Garcia belted a threerun fourth-inning home run and Cal State LA beat Sonoma State, 4-1, Sunday at Seawolf Diamond. Cal State LA (18-13, 11-10 CCAA) took two of three games from Sonoma State (14-13, 10-11 CCAA) in an impressive road performance. Greg Humbert was outstanding for a second straight week and led a dynamic pitching effort. Humbert, who picked up an important win over Cal State East Bay last Sunday, blanked Sonoma State over six innings to record his second victory. He allowed
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only two hits, walked one and struck out one in a crafty performance. Justin Davis limited the Seawolves to only one run and one hit over the next two innings and Gabriel Gentner struck out two in a
scoreless ninth inning for his sixth save of the season. Cal State LA got all four of its runs in the fourth inning, three of them courtesy of Garcia's second home run of
the season. Mike Alexander singled in another run later in the inning to stake the Golden Eagles to a 4-0 lead. Aldo Severson allowed five hits and four runs over 3 1/3
Humbert kept the Seawolves at bay during his stint and got out of a twoon, two-out jam in the sixth inning before turning things over to Davis. Alexander was 2-for-4 with one RBI for the Golden Eagles. Cal State LA will return to action next Saturday with a doubleheader against San Francisco State at Reeder Field beginning at 1 p.m.
Miles Has A Big Day At California Collegiate Invitational
Cal State LA's men's and women's track and field teams returned to action Saturday at the California Collegiate Invitational with some outstanding individual performances. Cal State LA Athletics Contributor Sophomore J'Liyah Miles had a tremendous day, placing third in three events behind only NCAA Division I competition and then running a leg on a first-place 4x100 relay team. Miles set a new personal record in the long jump, recording a leap of 19-2.75 that eclipsed her California Collegiate Athletic Association championship effort of 19-1.25 last season. Her jump on Saturday was a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Division II Championships. Miles was also third in the 100 with a time of 12.06 and third in the 200 with a mark of 25.41. Miles also teamed up with Darian Puckett, T'Icis Fernandes and Jhaylen Ball to win the 4x100 relay with a time of 48.46. It was also a great day for
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Ericka Taylor, who was fourth in the 800 and improved her provisional qualifying mark to a lifetime best 2:12.50. Omar Edwards posted a big season's best in the shot put
while finishing sixth with a throw of 51-00.50. Matthew Sherrills was strong in three events for the Golden Eagles, taking third in the 100 in 10.96, fourth in the 200 in 22.21 and teaming up with
Johnathan Hill, Clifford Scott and Ingvar Moseley to take third in the 4x100 relay with a time of 42.28. Scott was also fourth in the 100 with a time of 11.11 and
Hill was seventh in the 200 in 22.56. The Golden Eagles will return to action next Friday at the Cerritos College Invitational.
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Monday Dye Hard Symposium 10:00am Cal State LA Downtown, 801 S. Grand St., Los Angeles Introduction to Time Management Presentation 3:00pm to 4:00pm JFK Memorial Library, First Floor, Palmer Wing, Room 1039
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Women's Tennis Team Wins Big on Senior Day
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Oscar Alanis Intern The Cal State LA women’s tennis team, ranked 23, has won 6 out of their last 7 matches, following a satisfying 6-3 victory over 21st ranked Azusa Pacific on Mar. 5. With the home win, the Golden Eagles boosted their record to (12-5). Prior to the match, seniors Kayleigh Hall, Nozomi Matsuoka, and Iris Raileanu were honored for their contributions to the Cal State LA women’s tennis team in a special ceremony at the Cal State LA Tennis Complex. The Golden Eagles managed to take command from the get go with an amazing performance in doubles. Junior and sophomore Elizaveta Sokolova and Luciana Di Laura ,respectively, got things started off by winning their match 8-4 at the No.3 spot. Their brilliant performance was followed by Raileanu and sophomore Isabella Lopez knocking off their opponent 8-6 at the battle of No.2’s. The duo is on a two match win streak of their own.
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Nozomi Matsuoka (left) and Kayleigh Hall (right) highfiving during a doubles match with Asuza Pacific
In order to complete a sweep in doubles, Matsuoka and Hall had to battle out an intense match at the No.1 spot. The pair of seniors did just that and despite it being a close match at the beginning, they ended up winning 9-7.
matches in singles to seal the deal and get the team win. Fighting in a match of No.6’s, Lopez battled through and secured the Golden Eagles’ 4th point over the visitors. In doing so, the sophomore extended her winning streak to 5 matches.
After sweeping Azusa Pacific in the doubles competition, the Golden Eagles went up 3-0 and needed to win just two
It was Sokolova who clinched the overall win for Cal State LA as she took down her opponent in No.3 singles. The junior won her
match 6-4 and 6-2. Recording the 6th and final point for the Golden Eagles, Di Laura duked it out at No.5 singles in a match that came down to a tiebreaker after both sets. The junior lost her first set 4-6 then came back to win the second set with 6-2. In the tiebreaker, Di Laura prevailed and came out with a 10-5 victory. Unfortunately, Cal State
LA’s 3 losses came at the expense of their seniors. Raileanu went down 6-3 and 6-4. Meanwhile, Matsuoka dropped her sets 6-2 and 6-0; she is on a 5 match losing streak, while Hall is on a 4 match slump after a 6-2, 6-1 loss. The Golden Eagles have plenty of time to recover from their last home match, as they have an away contest with UC San Diego on April 15 at 11 a.m.