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EOP Accused of Suppressing Dreamers' Voice
explained in the grievance how the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), who hosts the Dreamers Resource Center, has been actively trying to suppress Dreamers' voice. Ani Nalbandian During a capstone project Copy Editor interview of Rocio by Marrian Since the inauguration of Zhou, an undergraduate major, President Trump, outwardly Communications it seems the Cal State LA Assistant to the Director and Administration has been Associate Director Liliana supportive of undocumented Estrada stepped in to stop the students. However, several interview. “She quickly told Dreamers students have me to stop with the process come out in opposition of until I got permission from public affairs,” said Diaz. this assessment. Rocio Diaz, a Peer Mentor The official claimed that the at the Dreamers Resource pair needed approval by the Center and President of Public Affairs office in order the student club Surge, has to conduct any interviews, filed an official grievance which is odd given the lack with the Educational of policies or precedent Opportunity Program supporting that claim. Diaz and the Dreamers regarding the treatment of Dreamers students by Resource Center have asked the Administration. Diaz for a formal investigation, by an independent party, into the
Dreamers students are being let down while at their most vulnerable
event. They a l s o requested bilateral meetings between the EOP, DRC and the
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Administration in order to discuss how to resolve the ongoing issues. EOP does not finance the Dreamers Resource Center; however, in a bizarre twist, has authority over the Center. Rocio told us that, “The Erika J. Glazer Foundation’s 1.3 million endowment donation is what made the Dreamers Resource
Center possible.” The EOP’s role in relation to the Dreamers Resource Center is to provide financial assistance to those
students who are undocumented. “They [EOP] are not giving us the support
we need right now in these political
circumstances,” Rocio explained. Multiple EOP employees and Dreamers students have come forward to support Rocio’s allegations of Dreamer suppression by the Administration and EOP. Sophy, a former EOP Peer Mentor Advisor commented on the relationship between EOP and the Dreamers Resource Center. “It is a hostile relationship; I do not think EOP has the time or the vision to support the development and growth (Continued to Page 4)
Rosser’s Back on Campus
The University unveils James M. Rosser Hall to honor the former Cal State LA President
Our commitment didn’t change relative to excellence with diversity. Quality with commitment and support.” The College of Natural & Social Sciences, which is housed in the newly named hall, has a new dean. Although she has never worked with Rosser directly, in her speech she highlighted his efforts to support diversity, which are still evident after his retirement from Cal State LA.
Erron Franklin Copy Editor On Monday, Cal State LA held a dedication ceremony for the unveiling of James M. Rosser Hall; named after the University's longest serving President. Many Cal State University Administrators who served during Rosser’s tenure were present to witness this special moment. The afternoon was filled with praise and validation for the retired James M. Rosser, President Emeritus. This dedication comes at special time for Cal State LA, as the university is celebrating its 70th year of educating Angelinos and still gleaming after being named the number one university in the nation for upward mobility. For a greater part of those seventy years - thirty-four to be exact - Rosser served as University president. In addition to that, many of his efforts play a vital role in the results of that recent New York Times study regarding upward and social
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mobility. Current University President William Covino, who took the reins following Rosser’s 2013 retirement, presented his predecessor with a proclamation. “The building that we name today, James M. Rosser Hall, is a permanent hallmark to President Rosser’s enumerable contributions. The great leaders of the future
will study in this hall, great discoveries will be made in this hall and President Rosser's legacy will continue for generations to come,” said Covino. When Rosser took to the podium, he spent a great deal of time expressing gratitude and praise of the dedicated faculty who work to provide Cal State LA students with a
world class education. “Part of the reason why I came to Cal State Los is because the quality of the faculty at this institution,” said Rosser. “I remained here because the people here really did believe in what the mission of the institution said. And even though the neighborhood we were located in was beginning to change.
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“I arrived at Cal State LA long after Dr. Rosser's retirement,” she said. “However since my arrival I’ve gotten to know President rosser through the great legacy and the work that has been done on this campus. For this wonderful science complex, to our long history of graduating students of color who go on to earn Phd’s in STEM fields, president's rosser's commitment to excellence and diversity and his love for science is clear,” she added. The dedication was followed by a reception that included a live jazz band, where attendees were able to mingle, shake hands, and congratulate President Rosseer. The newly named hall is is located in the Annenberg Science Complex.
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YAF Hosts Conservative Speaker Rick Santorum at Cal State LA Former US Senator’s presence is met with tensions from students Janice Peregrina Staff Reporter The Cal State LA chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) hosted former United States Senator Richard John "Rick "Santorum for an event titled “Leftist Bigotry,” which focused on “the importance on religious liberty and why the government should not violate your religious beliefs” according to the event description provided by YAF’s Facebook account. Santorum spoke at the U-SU theater on April 12. The event was made public to both students and visitors of the university. The event followed the recently dropped lawsuit against the university from Cal State LA YAF members earlier this year, regarding conservative speaker Ben Shapiro’s appearance at the university in February 2016. His speech was interrupted by student protests blocking entrance to the event, and YAF accused university
employees of violating the constitutional amendment protecting free speech.
Cal State LA has since changed its policies on free expression on campus, and this was confirmed by Robert Lopez, Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs. “As a public university, Cal State LA is committed to freedom of speech. [Rick Santorum and Ben Shapiro] were invited to speak by a student organization. Speakers from all sides of the political spectrum have spoken at the University.” YAF has hosted three other conservative speakers this year apart from Santorum. Santorum opened his speech with a comment stating that in his years of speaking at universities, he has never had to bring security, and that he believes it’s a “change that is most disturbing.” “College campuses have now become somewhat hostile toward certain points of view,” Santorum claimed. He went on to bring up the subject of tolerance, defining it as tolerating “opinions or beliefs that you don’t agree with” including those that are considered “hateful” or “evil.” Santorum felt that those on the conservative
right feel some opinions of the liberal left match these descriptions, and that it is “childish” the left shuts down any dissenting opinions. There was no standing protest at the event, though campus security guards were stationed at the entrances to the U-SU building and theater. The speech was met with some controversy, however. Spencer Brown, Digital Director at YAF headquarters, provided an example of a scheduled “leftist counter-event” hosted by Good Night Right Side that said they would rally against the event. “The group organizing the censorious protest supports violence toward conservatives, stifling the free speech rights of those they disagree with, and a campus environment where disagreement is meet with violence, not discussion,” said Brown. Ultimately no rally was held on campus. Chalkings drawn by students who opposed the event’s messages were scattered across campus and on the concrete seats in the U-SU plaza. Phrases such as “Love Trumps Hate,” “Education not Deportation,” and “No Ban No Wall” made up just some of student responses. The
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colorful display seemed to have cropped up in response to the numerous chalkings Cal State LA YAF members made to promote the event. There were some that simply named the date and time of Santorum’s speech, but there were also messages such as “Only 2 Genders” and “Proof of Legal Status Required Beyond This Point.” A video, since deleted from YAF’s Facebook page, featured students protesting the latter messages by pouring water on the chalk, eliminating the drawings. These messages did not have any direct reference to what Santorum was scheduled to speak on. Cal State LA is a university that protects the education of undocumented students, and the Gender and Sexualities Resource Center provides a respectful space for students of all genders.
Feminists United, a burgeoning student club, joined on the student response to Rick Santorum’s visit and posted a press release to their Facebook page that stated their stance on Santorum’s invitation to speak at the university. “His appearance on campus is in opposition to or contrary to the values that our school upholds, which include diversity, women’s rights, and LGBTQ rights. Our organization condemns the hate rhetoric delivered by Santorum.” Santorum’s actual speech was around 15 minutes long and focused on some of his opinions on America’s traits and values. He praised America for being the first and only government that declared everyone has “unalienable rights given by God and not the government” to its citizens. Santorum explained that the First Amendment is a “structure to ensure that we
get along with each other,” and that ethnic tensions in America are “ameliorated or even eliminated” because “everyone’s allowed” into this country. The majority of the time allotted to YAF’s event was given to a question and answer session, where audience members were given the chance to discuss their opinions. Because of the limited time available, not much discussion was granted to each individual student. The majority of those who questioned Santorum asked challenging questions regarding his opposing stances on LGBTQ rights and his claim that we are all welcome in America. Santorum’s answers to each question further revealed his pro-choice, anti samesex marriage, and religious ideologies regarding government policies and laws. His answers were met with large criticism from many of the questioning students. One notable moment from the Q&A was a question posed by Michelle, a science major at Cal State LA. She challenged Santorum’s previous statement, that the Constitution allows us to form families without the government dictating their lives, which does not line up with his views on samesex marriage. He proposed that children from same-sex couples do not do as well as children from heterosexual couples, and Michelle stated that this was “subjective” and not based on any scientific evidence. The full speech is available on YAF’s Facebook page. For the full statement from Feminists United, visit the Fems CSULA Facebook page.
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Heating Diplomatic Fronts Russia, China, North Korea, Syria, who’s next to get in the mix? Miguel Arriola Intern The U.S. missile strike on the Syrian airbase on April 6 happened when Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, to discuss the U.S. and North Korean-Chinese tensions. In what might have been a surprise to the Chinese leader, Trump told him over chocolate cake that he had launched strikes on Syria and that “I want you to know that.” When speaking of this to a reporter, Trump misstated the country he attacked, referring to Iraq initially rather than Syria. Democracy Now reported President Trump’s comment came as he backtracks on aims to brand China as a currency manipulator. Meanwhile, U.S. intelligence officials cited satellite images as evidence of a possible upcoming North Korean nuclear test,
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which would be the sixth attempt. Responding to Fox News’ question of what the U.S. is doing regarding North Korea, Trump answered, “You never know…do you? You never know…” adding, “We are sending an armada, very powerful. We have submarines, very powerful, far more powerful than the aircraft carrier…and I will say this. He [Kim Jong-un] is doing the wrong thing.” The timing of the missile strikes might have been a diplomatic embarrassment for China, which is an ally of Russia, which in turn is the main backer of Damascus in the proxy and civil war that continues in Syria. Speaking on April 12, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up discussions with Russia’s President Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Trump said, “…Right now we’re not getting along with Russia at all…This has been for a long period of time…but we’re gonna see what happens…Russia is a strong country. We are a very very strong country…” Additionally, he declared that although NATO did not always fight terrorism, now it does. He had once
said NATO was obsolete but now it is no longer the case. He further stated that he hopes NATO will support Iraq. These comments were made one day after Trump approved the enlargement of NATO and the entry of the south east European nation of Montenegro into the alliance. The move is condemned by Russia, which is contending with large NATO military exercises on its borders. The U.S. accused Russia of seeking to cover up alleged Syrian government responsibility for the recent chemical attack, while Russia argued the U.S. was too quick to blame Damascus for the attack and charges the U.S. with breaking international law by attacking sovereign Syria without a UN mandate. In an interview by Democracy Now, Stephen F. Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies at NYU and Princeton, reminded viewers that the missile strikes were not the first time the U.S. has attacked the Syrian state, recalling that in 2016, Russia and the U.S. agreed on a ceasefire in Syria. This agreement, which occurred during the time of the battle
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for Aleppo, was broken when the Pentagon broke the PutinObama truce by bombing the Syrian army and killing several dozen soldiers. Cohen also noted the importance of comments made by Tillerson in his meetings with the Russian leadership. “There is no trust between us and that is not acceptable when you are talking about the two nuclear superpowers.” Cohen speculated that the Russian leadership asked Tillerson,
“Who is making policy toward us in Washington?” Another question would be what is the U.S. policy now toward Syria. The historian highlights that this is the most dangerous point in U.S.Russian relations since the Cuban Missile Crisis, and that it is arguably more dangerous because it is more complex than that crisis of the 1960s.
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(Continued from Page 1) of the DRC since they must put themselves together to manage its own program.” Jose Guevara, a DRC employee, expressed support for Diaz, saying “I would stand with her grievance and believe this could have been avoided if some responsibility would have been taken. They decided to ignore it and [it] is vital that an answer is given.”
(undocumented students) on several occasions I have asked for help and the staff at the EOP center either have been really rude, unhelpful, and an obstacle for me to provide services to students.”
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staff or EOP staff making disparaging comments regarding the DRC.” A second student who commented under anonymity said, “Rocio was doing her job by helping out a student towards an interview that the student had to do for a class. One of our specific duties as staff members in EOP and the DRC, is to help out students as much as possible in their academics, and I strongly believe that is what Rocio was doing prior to the incident. She has my support in this grievance."
Several other students expressed support, however, because of the negative connotations associated with being a Dreamer; they have decided to remain anonymous. One student said, “I was under the Maria Rodriguez, a impression that EOP and Dreamers Resource Center the DRC are collaborative Student Intern, has said entities. However, on “From my experience, I do multiple occasions I have not feel that the center is witnessed Dreamers treated In response to our request for helpful at all to our people with contempt by EOP comment regarding Rocio’s allegations, Executive Director for Communications and Public Affairs, Robert Lopez told the University Times that, “Cal State LA supports Dreamers. We are proud to be home to the Erika IMES J. Glazer Family Dreamers Resource Center, which is the Editor-in-Chief Staff Reporters only Dreamers Center in the Marrian Zhou Anthony Karambelas CSU funded by a permanent Janice Peregrina endowment.“
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Rocio additionally alleged that the Administration has failed to show support for the Dreamers students. She claimed that since Trump’s inauguration, neither President Covino nor other top administrative officials have stopped by the Center to offer support. “No one has been sent in to check on us since the inauguration. The only times someone has stopped in, it was to find imperfections in the Dreamers Resource Center operations,” Rocio said in an interview with the University Times. Dreamers students at Cal State LA are perhaps the most vulnerable on campus at this moment. It seems that instead of providing additional support during a difficult time, the Administration has decided to take a hard-line stance against assistance. Rocio explained that she only wants assistance for struggling students. “I hope sometime soon this will change and we finally earn the treatment and respect we deserve.”
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The Dye Hard Symposium offered new perspectives for the fashion industry The symposium presents experienced facilitators to talk about the process and creation of dye Marcela Valdivia Staff Reporter On Monday, April 10, the Cal State LA Downtown campus hosted the “Dye Hard Symposium” focusing on exploring contemporary dye practices. Professor Carole Frances Lung decided to hold the “Dye Hard Symposium” after attending the 2016 Surface Design Association. Taking a tour at Valdese Weavers, the symposium allowed attendees to participate in conversations about the process and thinking behind dye with a variety of facilitators. Mika Cho, Department Chair of the Department of Art, touched upon how the symposium offers educational discussions that allow for creative research to expand while facilitators share their knowledge about dye to others who are building their experience. “We are the researchers and without doing research we cannot do creative
work.” The symposium counted the presence of five facilitators from across the nation that were willing to share their experience and expertise in dye. The first roundtable discussion consisted of topics on community, technology, farming, and global. These topics focused on the process, inspiration, and techniques in creating dye. Marianne Fairbanks teaches at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the textile and fashion design department. Her extensive history of art making and dyeing concentrate on color in a solar textile research and artwork. She enjoys utilizing color as an attention grabber and intrigues people through fluorescent colors that are bold and bright. Molly Keogh is co-founder of a clothing company, Osei-Duro, that creates contemporary western clothing using local handmade textiles. The idea for the company came to fruition when she took a trip to Ghana with her friend and worked with resist dyers to create something completely new in the clothing industry. In Ghana she discovered traditional textiles of dyes including strip
weaving, factoring printing, and resist dyeing. “Osei-Duro has always been trained as an experiment, a dialogue, a meeting of techniques, and aesthetics,” said Molly Keogh. Jane Palmer has a background in textiles and her inspiration of colors comes from where she lived. She spoke about her passion for natural dyes and how she opened the first natural dye house in the United States. However, natural dyes are challenging to produce and she shifted her focus into developing a high performing natural dye made from agricultural waste that helps reduce water usage. “Natural dyes are immense challenging because they use twice as much water as commercial reactive dyes, they fade really fast in the sun and for commercial purposes that is unacceptable, and they are also immensely expensive,” said Jane Palmer Laura Sansone, creator of Textile Labs, spoke about regional production systems and clothing in textiles. Her organization, Textile Labs, focuses on design and research to promote regional ethical textile production through education. Essentially, the mission of her organization is
to link regional textile systems together by connecting farmers, mills, consumers, and designers through community projects. “The goal is to get people to understand the environmental and social impact of the textile supply chain,” said Laura Sansome. Rowland Ricketts teaches textiles at Indiana University’s Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Art. His passion for dye emerged when he moved to Japan after graduating to teach English and discovered indigo as a powerful tool for dye. Living in an old farm house eventually sparked his artistic side and his passion for making different blue colored dyes. “My goal is to get the the indigo that I use out in the world and into the lives of others, while also using it as a vehicle to create connections, foster community, and engage others,” said Roland Ricketts. A second round of discussions involved topics about market demands, color, and jousting capitalism. These discussions concentrated on the process of thinking when dyeing through theoretical conversations. In the aspects of market demands, facilitators highlighted the importance of keeping individuality
in a product and satisfying what the consumer wants at the same time. The designer puts their soul into the work to reach a satisfying product that will impress the consumer. Also, designers take into consideration the trends or work on their own unique vision to reach market demands. Color is crucial to the development of dyeing clothing because there are different meanings in cultural contexts. Color is extremely technical and everyone consume color in various manners based on their relationships and experiences. Color is complicated to desire because it changes with seasons based on what is on trend. The jousting capitalism conversation touched upon teaching children about fashion and fast fashion. Facilitators highlighted the difference in price, quality, and work among fashion and fast fashion. These are issues people are not aware of when they purchase their clothing. At the end of the symposium, attendees were able to take away important aspects of dye and how to utilize dye in different manners through different creations.
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El “gran equipo” de gobernadores corruptos TEMAS GENERALES
Una lucha por la igualdad de salarios saldrían de la pobreza” si recibiera el mismo salario que los hombres.
Las mujeres son pagadas 20% menos que los hombres en Estados Unidos Por Marcela Valdivia En las redes sociales ha surgido un movimiento llamado #20PercentCounts (20 porciento cuenta). Este movimiento es para mostrar cómo en los empleos la mujer está en desventaja con los hombres. Hoy en día, las mujeres son pagadas 20% menos que los hombres en Estados Unidos. Estudios demuestran que las mujeres afro americanas reciben un 37% menos, y que las mujeres latinas reciben un 46% menos que los hombres. Esta diferencia de salarios perjudica a las mujeres porque el sueldo recibido no es suficiente para sostener a su familia. Según la página lenin.org, “3.1 millones de mujeres trabajadoras y sus familias
Varios artistas de la nación ya se han unido al movimiento para luchar por la igualdad de salarios para las mujeres. Artistas, como Enrique Iglesias, publicaron una foto en Instagram apoyando la causa “#20PercentCounts”. Además, le pidió a sus fanáticos apoyar a sus madres, hijas, hermanas y amigas para alcanzar la igualdad en su salario. También la actriz Gina Rodríguez se unió a la causa publicando un video en su cuenta de Instagram. Ella enfatizó que la diferencia del salario entre los hombres y las mujeres es un serio problema que afecta drásticamente a las mujeres.
Una representación de políticos mexicanos que da vergüenza Por Claudia Landeros La corrupción en México está latente continuamente, sabemos con certeza que es un hecho real y que ocurre en todos los niveles. Hay ligas mayores en el gobierno donde es más redituable la profesión de estafador y ladrón, otras son pequeñas instituciones locales que tienen menos recurso a su alcance para echarse a los bolsillos, pero igual lo hacen. Los catedráticos de la delincuencia organizada son nuestros grandes representantes de la nación, los que transgreden el título de dirigentes y protectores del pueblo y lo trasforman en un descarado desfalco. Esta noticia vuelve a resonar porque hace tan solo uno días, el ex gobernador priísta de Tamaulipas, Tomás Yarrington, acusado de lavado de dinero y delincuencia organizada, fue capturado en Florencia, Italia. El ex mandatario enfrenta cargos no solo en México, sino también en San Antonio y Corpus Christi, Texas. Se le acusa, además de extorción y
colaboración con los carteles de la droga. La investigación a Yarrington comenzó en el 2012, pero se cree que sus actividades delictivas comenzaron desde los años noventa, cuando fue primero alcalde de Matamoros, y después gobernador de Tamaulipas, de 1999 a 2004. Lamentablemente, Yarrington no es un caso aislado. Hay una lista de ex gobernadores y alcaldes que enfrentan distintos tipos de acusaciones. De todos los casos pendiente, solo uno está en la cárcel, Guillermo Padres Elías, ex gobernador de Sonora; hay otro prófugo, Javier Duarte de Ochoa, del estado de Veracruz, y el resto están libres. En los últimos siete años, hay un grupo de aproximadamente diez gobernadores que están siendo acusados e investigados por la Procuraduría General de la República, por enriquecimiento ilícito, nexos con el narcotráfico, lavado de dinero y desvío de recursos públicos. Los nombres que más suenan son: Javier Duarte (Veracruz), Rubén Moreira (Coahuila), Ángel Aguirre (Guerrero), Miguel Alonso Reyes (Zacatecas), Fausto Vallejo (Michoacán), Roberto Borges (Quintana Roo), Guillermo Padres (Sonora), Jorge Herrera Caldera
(Durango), Egidio Torre Cantú (Tamaulipas), Cesar Duarte (Chihuahua) y Rodrigo Medina (Nuevo León). Hay un nivel de saqueo a los bienes de la nación, inimaginable. No es exclusivo de los priistas, pero con la cabeza de la nación del mismo partido, es más fácil delinquir libremente. La última camada de gobernadores son una vergüenza para el pueblo, más que nunca roban con absoluto descaro. Expertos en el tema, entre ellos la politóloga Denise Dresser, cree que esta es la generación de gobernadores más corruptos en la historia de México. Además agrega “antes los exiliaban, los sacaban del poder o los mandaban a alguna embajada, pero en este sexenio hubo una licencia para actuar así, porque así había actuado Peña Nieto en Atlacomulco y esto está profundamente enraizado en el ADN del PRI que actualmente gobierna.” Gracias al acceso de información, a los medios de comunicación y al trabajo de organizaciones civiles, se puede concretar una investigación. Los gobiernos seguirán cuidándose las espaldas, pero nada puede quedar oculto y lo justo es que todos enfrenten cargos penales por el daño causado a la nación.
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Una de las lunas de Saturno podría albergar vida La NASA confirma que Encélado contiene los nutrientes para la vida micro orgánica Fotografía. Crédito: http://www.elsolnews.com
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Por Lissette Flores Finalmente después de 13 años de la exploración de Cassini en Saturno, la NASA anunció el jueves pasado que la sonda espacial había detectado abundantes moléculas de hidrógeno en Encélado, una de las lunas del planeta gaseoso. La importancia de este descubrimiento es que esto significaría la existencia de microorganismos vivos en esa luna. De acuerdo a un artículo
publicado en la revista Science, Cassini encontró, en el 2005, chorros de agua helada y vapor irrumpiendo hacia el espacio, estos fueron estudiados y se notó que había un océano salado debajo de la superficie de Encélado.
Tierra, el descubrimiento hace a Encélado el mejor candidato para albergar vida en otras partes del sistema solar,” dijo Hunter Waite, científico planetario del Instituto de Investigación del Suroeste en San Antonio, Texas.
Según los científicos, en el 2015, cuando Cassini dio su última vuelta por los chorros de agua, descubrió que el océano contenía gas de hidrógeno. Ésta presencia significaría que los microbios, si es que existen, podrían utilizarlo para obtener energía combinándolo con dióxido de carbono disuelto en el agua. A ésta combinación se le llama “metanogénesis,” la cual fue la que le dio origen a la vida en la Tierra.
Thomas Zurbuchen, administrador asociado de la misión científica de la agencia aeroespacial (NASA) considera que esto es lo más cercano que ha llegado, ya que nunca antes habían identificado un lugar que tuviera los ingredientes necesarios para un entorno habitable.
“Debido a que dicha química proporciona energía para la vida microorgánica en la
Aunque aún no se han encontrado microbios en Encélado, hasta hoy, para Hunter Waite lo importante es que hallaron “su comida,” lo que es verdaderamente necesario para la creación de vida.
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Marquez gave a lengthy and informative presentation on not only the dilemmas facing queer youth of color (especially those with Latino/Latina background) nationwide in regards to institutional representation/ acknowledgement, but provided the audience with his own background and education as a queer man of color working on behalf of LGBTQI individuals at the secondary and post-secondary educational level.
Alex Montgomery Contributor In the Los Angeles Room of the University-Student Union on the evening of April 12, issues facing queer youth of color today like intersectional identity and support systems within an educational environment found articulation and advocacy in Dr. Rigoberto Marquez, the keynote speaker of a panel discussion titled “Supporting Queer Youth of Color in Schools and Communities”. The attendees of this event were largely made up of graduate-level students in Allison Mattheis’s Queer Studies in Education course. Mattheis is an Assistant Professor with the College of Education. While not actually organizing the event herself, Mattheis was integral in arranging Dr. Marquez’s visit to campus. “So really, I utilized the resources of the Cross Cultural Centers to help bring
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Dr. Rigoberto Marquez speaking to the crowd
Rigo to campus. So I knew Rigo through my national professional organization, and I knew that he was local, so basically I thought, if I could get enough money to just pay his plane ticket, he could come here and he would have a place to stay.” Mattheis also helped to arrange the participation of the panelists that followed Marquez’s initial presentation during the first half of the event. Marquez, a Los Angeles
native, is an Assistant Professor of the Teachers College at Columbia University, and a postdoctoral fellow conducting independent research on top of teaching classes. “All of my research is in LA, a lot of my research is based in LA communities.” Marquez noted. “So because my work is on queer youth of color, I’m always thinking about those intersections of race, gender, and sexuality, and how those things look on the ground and how people are engaging in
After the presentation, Marquez answered questions from the audience before surrendering the floor to three panelists: Ari Gutierrez, Jorge Diaz, and Judy Chasin. Representing the Latino Equality Alliance, Bienestad, and the Los Angeles Unified School District respectively, these panelists have held a previous panel discussion on similar topics discussed by Marquez. The event and discussion were for the most part organized and moderated by Alejandro Murro, the coordinator for the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
within the Cross Cultural Centers at Cal State LA. Murro has held their position here since July of last year, but has been working in similar spaces (cultural centers, gender and sexuality resource centers, etc.) since 2013. “We do a lot of events centered around the LGBT community, but they aren’t always necessarily academic, or they aren’t always necessarily kind of like, presentation style,” said Murro in a post-discussion interview. When asked what sort of queer-oriented events one might look for in the future, Murro gave a promising, but vague, response: “We’re definitely looking forward to partnering up with different academic departments to have that academic lense, in terms of like queer theory, or education, sociology, philosophy, all those different things.” It seems that public discussions like this one, which draw attention to queer youth of color in a localized context aren’t going away anytime soon, and the community is none the worse for wear as a result.
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Our Very Own Speech & Debate Team presents their year-long work in Spring showcase before heading off to national tournament Anthony Karambelas Staff Reporter Last Monday, April 10, Cal State LA’s Forensics Speech & Debate Team wrapped up a very successful year with a final showcase, displaying the final product of their hard work for all to see. The hour-long event provided momentum for the team before they jetted off to defend their first place title at the 2017 National Forensics Association (NFA) competition. Under the roof of the USUTheater, it was a packed audience, including a few very notable dignitaries. President of the University William Covino, Provost Lynn Mahoney, Interim Dean of Arts and Letters Rennie Schoepflin, Assistant Dean Andrew Connors, and Communications Studies
Four student members were featured, each performing one ten-minute long piece for the attending audience. Rashad Freeman, who is currently in his first year of Forensics, performed a Prose Interpretation piece. In Interpretation pieces, students draw from and perform published material, with an added self-written introduction, in which they clarify the importance of the piece. A Prose event, more specifically, requires that competitors draw from material written in the form of novels or short stories. Freeman’s piece discussed the father-son relationship through the lens of a man who finds it hard to relate to his son. The man, who had a much tougher upbringing, cannot appeal to the gentle innocence of his son’s youth. With a son who only recently turned five years old, Freeman in many ways relates to the material. “We were born in very similar geographical locations. Personally we have become numb to violence and aggressive behaviors
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as a product of adapting to our environment. Like the prose describes I also have experienced horrific acts of violence. Personally the prose is my story. I hope my son never has to learn of the trails I have faced and I hope he never has to experience any for himself,” Freeman said.
Over the past year, Freeman has become very involved with the team, performing in the fall showcase earlier on this year and at Cal State LA’s Preview Day. Alike many other members of the team, participating in Speech has had an impact not only on an academic level, but also interpersonal. “I’ve heard stories from people across the nation who have very similar ideologies, backgrounds, and particular types of experiences that I thought were unique to myself,” Freeman said. Daisy Villalobos, who performed an After Dinner Speech (platform speech with elements of humor), noted more benefits of Speech. “Forensics has given me that outlet to become more aware of what’s going on in the world right now and also the
communication skills to talk to audiences on another realm,” Villalobos said.
Also featured at the showcase was Monica Roldán, President of the Forensics team. Although she also performs Dramatic Interpretation (use of a play or script) and Poetry Interpretation (use of a poem/s), Roldán showcased her Persuasion speech on the early promises and later deficits of Pantsuit Nation. As is often taught in GE Communication courses, Persuasion speeches typically involve persuading the audience to adopt a specific course of action. As president of the team, Roldán was particularly delighted with the ability of the showcase to bring Speech to the forefront of the school’s attention. “One thing is that not a lot of people on campus know what Forensics is unless you’ve been in the class or you’re on Forensics, which is a very small amount of people. So it was to show the rest of Cal State LA what we are and that we are actually a thing, and to celebrate what we’re doing and give thanks to our coaches and to show everyone that
it’s not just the performers,” Roldán said David Olsen, Chair of the Communication Studies Department, also stressed the hard work of the speech coaches at Cal State LA. Coaches are responsible for both directing and producing student pieces. In charge of facilitating rehearsals, they work one-on-one with students over the year to elevate their performances to a competitive state. This past week (last Tuesday through this Monday), the Speech team has been competing at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire to defend their title as first place NFA champions in Division II. If you’re ever interested in Forensics or see what it’s all about, stay tuned for the next Forensics showcase or feel free to contact the Director of Forensics, Holland Smith. Or you can just do what Roldán recommends and stop by the squad room at KH C3012A. They’ll be expecting you. What’s the dally for? Join a winning team!
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