Daily Forty-Niner; February 6, 2023

They have made dead promises about seeing even helping us through diversity equity, and inclusion programs We call that ‘performative activism

CSULB student demonstrators gather at the quad to protest racism and police brutality that has been brewing

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CSU encourages students to participate in the new chancellor search

BY JAYLEN MINNICH News Assistant

The Implementation Committee for the Selection of the Chancellor will host open forums starting on Feb. 7 in search of a new chancellor after the former leader resigned under pressure last spring.

Mike Uhlenkamp, CSU senior director of public affairs, said the input from CSU community members, especially students, at these forums are to see what “is critically important” in the next chancellor.

“Students are our biggest stakeholder,” Uhlenkamp said. “We do need that student feedback and perspective about what is important in the skills, knowledge and abilities of the next chancellor.”

The search for a new CSU chancellor began after former Chancellor Joseph I. Castro resigned under pressure in February 2022. Castro stepped down from the position amid claims of mishandling sexual harassment allegations for six years. He said the move would be better for CSU’s educational mission and work.

Three hybrid open forums will be held across California’s northern, central and southern regions. Long Beach State is scheduled to host the first forum at the CSU Chancellor’s Office at Dumke Auditorium on Feb. 7 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 pm.

Students are highly encouraged to attend and put in their feedback, according to Uhlenkamp.

“It is an opportunity for all members of the campus communities across CSU to weigh in on the matter, but it is critically important to have that student’s

voice,” he said.

Uhlenkamp said the items discussed at the forums would directly affect the search for the new chancellor by creating a “leadership profile.” Comments and feedback from the forums will be reviewed by both the Implementation and Assessment Committees and then funneled into this profile, which will act as a guideline and position description for hiring.

“What our stakeholders have told us is critically important for the person who is going to be in this role,” he said. “That will ultimately let people know whether or not they have those characteristics and then the committees and Board of Trustees will see how closely the candidate pool matches.”

The forums are the beginning basis of the chancellor search that hopes to end by the summer, Uhlenkamp said.

Currently, the committees and board don’t have an outline or list of characteristics they are looking for in the new chancellor. Candidates may come from various backgrounds and no specific qualifications have been identified as the best fit.

“The goal is to cast the widest possible net to attract the best pool of candidates,” Uhlenkamp said. “Ultimately, the decision will be made by the full board of trustees, including representation from students and faculty.”

For more information, visit calstate.edu/csu-system/chancellor/ chancellor-search/

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We also acknowledge the Gabrieleño/Tongva (pronounced: GABRIEL-EN-YO/TONG – VAH) and Acjachamen/Juaneño (pronounced: AH-HACH-AH-MEN/JUAN-EN-YO) as the traditional custodians of the Los Angeles region along with the Chumash (pronounced: CHOO-MOSH) to the north and west, and the Tataviam (pronounced: TAH-TAH-VEE-YUM) and Cahuilla (pronounced: KAH-WEE-YAH) Nations to the east.

We respect and value the many ways the Tongva/Acjachemen cultural heritage and beliefs continue to have significance to the living people and remind us about the sacred and spiritual relationship that has always existed here at what we now call California State University Long Beach.

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OHOS protests CSU police, killing of Tyre Nichols

BY VINCENT MEDINA News Assistant

The Organization of Historically Oppressed Students marched through the Long Beach State campus on Tuesday, during the university’s Week of Welcome, to protest the killing of Tyre Nichols. Over one hundred students attended the demonstration.

Isaiah Sanchez, member of the Latinx resource center and OHOS, spoke during the demonstration. He accused the University Police Department chief of police John Brockie of false sincerity after Brockie sent a campus-wide email condemning the killing of Nichols.

“[University police] said they stand in solidarity with communities of color. For some of you ‘blue lives matter’ people who are naive enough to believe that, we people of color live in a totally different reality,” Sanchez said.

Nichols, 29, was pulled over by police in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 7, for alleged reckless driving. The young driver ran away, but law enforcement apprehended him at a different location, according to a statement by Memphis police.

Body camera footage showed multiple officers holding Nichols down and beating him. He died three days later from “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” according to attorney Benjamin Crump in a written public statement.

When Brockie responded to the body camera footage showing Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols to death Friday evening, he said he was “horrified.”

“Those in uniform, who truly chose this profession in the interest of public service and protecting our communities, condemn this appalling behavior,” Brockie wrote in the university-wide email.

Ayoola Fadonougbo, Black Student Union president, led the demonstration as

OHOS and other student cultural resource organizations marched through campus. He accused the police chief and university officials of “performative activism,” and said police are complicit in racial oppression.

“We have been beaten down and killed by the same system such as the police and our schools,” Fadonougbo said. “They have made dead promises about seeing us and even helping us through diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. We call that ‘performative activism.’”

Brockie said university police have worked with other groups on campus; however, they have yet to work directly with student organizations at the cultural resource center.

The police chief said the UPD had conversations with the leaders of the resource centers, but the Black Student Union and La Fuerza were “not ready to work with” law enforcement.

“I want to continue trying to work with those groups. I respect that they’re not in a place where they feel comfortable interacting with me directly,” Brockie said. “We have a lot more work to do before we’re able to meet in person.”

Brockie said he hoped if the police department is “intentional with their actions” and holds other officers accountable, they can build trust in the community.

“In the words of Malcolm X, ‘stick a knife in my back nine inches, and pull it out six inches, there is no daily progress,’” Fadonougbo said. “If you pull it all the way out, that’s not progress. The progress is healing the wound the blow made.”

While the protest focused on the deaths of Tyre Nichols, Keenan Andersen, Oscar Sanchez and other lives taken by law enforcement, OHOS also addressed CSULB’s plans to tear down the cultural resource center in the summer of 2024.

“The College of Health and Human Services, want to displace us without relocating us to permanent spaces,” Fadonougbo said. “[The cultural resource organizations] are working together to ensure that we get permanent spacing.”

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Students from the Cultural Resource Center protest at the Go Beach sign after the murder of Tyre Nichols.

MAVERICK MARCELLANA / Daily Forty-Niner Organization of Historically Oppressed Students marched to the Go Beach sign to protest the university police.

LUKE WINES / Daily Forty-Niner Protesters carry signs as tbey walk through campus.

Menstrual machines spotted on campus

BY SOPHIA SIPE Staff Writer

Students are often suckers for a quick vending machine pick-me-up. Those buttons are seductive. B6. C105. D47. They produce instant gratification, scratching the itch of the moment.

The anticipation of watching, waiting, as what you want makes its way toward you. The fix is coming. You know the feeling. The mixed drink of joy and relief as the treat falls to the bottom of the machine.

Now, students can take their fiendish tendencies to the next level, all while maintaining their wallet. Three new vending machines have popped up on campus.

Rather than run of the mill snacks, these new vending machines have tampons and pads.

While Long Beach State offers free menstrual products in the Health Center and at University Student Union restrooms, the machines expand the amount of free resources and locations that services students who may need a plug. With improved accessibility, faculty hope to ease the stress of purchasing such supplies.

In addition to improving accessibility, the vending machines may mitigate period poverty, or the struggle to afford menstrual products. Statistically, Latinx and Black people, which make up 45.3% and 3.87% CSULB’s student demographic respectively, are most at-risk to be impacted by period poverty.

Many have been forced to find cheaper and less sane alternatives, such as sponges and other alternatives that may result in infections.

Payments are technically necessary to utilize these machines, but the costs are covered by the school. With the use of a valid Beach ID, sanitary pads and tampons are free.

According to Angela Conte, director of operations of Student Health Services, students’ cards are preloaded with $20 in funds which automatically renew each month.

“Anytime we can offer a free supply or a service to a student, I think it’s a wonderful thing, especially for a normal bodily function, where students don’t have a choice [to take care of it],” Conte said.

There are no restrictions as to how many products students can take, however the machines are wired to deduct $1 per product.

“The monthly amount is subject to change as we [faculty] see fit,” Conte said.

“We are hopeful that students will take what they need and leave some for others that may need it.”

Funding is derived from California Assembly Bill 367, which as of Oct. 8, 2021, requires and encourages public schools grade 6-12, to CSU’s, community colleges and private universities “to stock an adequate supply of menstrual products, available and accessible, free of cost, at no fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each campus and to post a designated notice, as provided.”

In compliance with AB 367, posters that read “free menstrual products” are plastered among student bulletins, restrooms and hallways. The flyers also display scannable QR codes that show nearby machine locations. In total, three machines are scattered among both upper and lower campuses.

“We played around with different ideas and looked at certain areas on-campus that were high traffic areas versus areas that could provide more privacy, but then we [faculty] spoke about that and realized ‘Aren’t we trying to normalize this?’” Conte said.

The initiative, in part, was led by then-student Melena Gevorkian, co-founder CSULB’s chapter of Days for Girls, a menstrual-focused organization.

“I was concerned about how other students get access to these products [tampons and pads],” Gevorkian said.

After polling which buildings at CSULB offered period products, Gevorkian found that most buildings neglected to offer supplies consistently. In hopes of adding more dispensers throughout bathrooms, Gevorkian emailed Karyn Gunn, CSULB’s provost and senior vice president.

To kick start the process, Gevorkian worked closely alongside Conte to bring the student perspective to light.

“A lot of the students are low-income and first-generation students. And 60% of CSULB’s students are female,” Gevorkian said. “As a woman from a low-income family, to be in that group really helped me understand what they [students] need.”

After deciding to make the switch from bathroom only dispensers to vending ma-

chines, the idea to supply students consistently became more feasible and attainable. That said, the work doesn’t stop there. Moving forward, Gevorkian hopes to see more awareness towards period poverty across all campuses.

In her words, “How can you ignore other things when you know that speaking up can change everything?”

SOPHIA SIPE / Daily Forty-Niner Products offered via vending machines, located near the College of Business, College of Liberal Arts and the Carpenter Performance Center.

Photo courtesy of CSULB SHS One of three vending machines on campus, located near the College of Liberal Arts.

Students are being met with a new type of vending machine on campus. Spoiler alert — these goods are free.

Long Beach student redesigns Canvas logo

BY NOAH GARCIA Staff Writer

A Long Beach State student has recently re-designed the logo for Canvas, the school’s online program.

The Academic and Technology services searched for students eager to redesign the logo. Academic and Technology services worked with Graphic Design Professor Tor Hovind and his students to develop a logo specific to CSULB.

Canvas is the online educational program used by the faculty to deliver course work and announcements to their students. CSULB has been transitioning from Beachboard due to the adoption of Canvas by the CSU system.

Professor Hovind said that he took the request and turned it into a project for his Advanced Graphic Design 423 class. Out of the 24 different logos, the design by Sandra Pulido won. Her design is symbolic and invokes the idea of The Walter Pyramid.

“How I go about for all my projects is looking at the back end, what everything stands for, like who I’m designing for and what they stand for,” said Pulido.

For this project, Pulido researched what would not only be visually striking, but would be easily understood and transferable on different formats. This includes making logos with different colors and creating assets which could be displayed on wider screens like smart T.V.s and smaller ones like smartphones.

This process is commonplace in graphic design, creating various versions of a logo for all kinds of digital and physical formats. Since Canvas is a program used across campus, the logo

needed to be flexible in how it’s viewed and printed.

Laura Emery, communications specialist in Academic Technology Services at Long Beach State, came up with the idea of having a student-made logo.

“We really liked Sandra’s design because it represents. It’s got the Pyramid and it is simple and elegant,” said Emery. “She offered us a lot of different color choices and different ways that we can incorporate this logo into our marketing assets.”

After Pulido’s logo was accepted, the department offered her the chance to work with them as a student assistant during the summer of 2022.

Professor Hovind had his students create a marking strategy for the campus, having them consider how their work would be implemented into the campus. With the way the graphic design program is structured, it’s to allow students a chance to work on-campus and with agencies outside of the university to give the students real-world experiences.

Hovind said that Pulido’s work is an example of the type of professional work the graphic design bachelor’s program produces.

“That’s how we roll. I mean that’s, I don’t wanna say stereotypical, but she’s part of what we are as the BFA program is highly,” said Professor Hovind. “Behind all the other things, the brand, the marketing, they [the students] have to present as professionals.”

The Beach will officially convert completely over to the Canvas system this upcoming 2023 summer.

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The current Canvas Logo, provided by CSULBs’ Academic Technology Services was redesigned by CSULB student, Sandra Pulido, whose design won in contest of 24 logos.

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A view of the default dashboard menu on Canvas.

"The Whale" makes splashes in performance, but not story

BY NICHOLAS BROADHEAD Sports Assistant

“The Whale” has been considered a performance triumph, as Brendan Fraser and his cast mates have been praised for their stunning acting in this depressing drama of an obese English professor making amends with his life and daughter.

The notion has been confirmed with Academy Award nominations. Fraser is nominated for Best Actor and Hong Chau, who plays Liz, for Best Supporting Actress.

While there is no objection in this department of the film, the plot and its contents are what’s keeping it from a more legendary status.

One of the main questions that was personally asked throughout the film was, why didn’t the main character, Charlie, want to get better?

In this film, you are watching a man die.

Since he knows that he is dying, he is trying very hard to make amends with his daughter Ellie, played by Sadie Sink, after leaving her and her mother for his gay partner named Alan.

His caregiver Liz tells him multiple times that she wants him to get better and that although his condition is worsening by the day, he has the ability to go to the hospital and get help.

The film gives Charlie so many reasons to turn his life around and live for the ones he loves, but he can’t do it.

At a certain point, he stops himself from overindulging in sweets and snacks that got him to the position he’s in. But when deep diving into his condition and

The switch from Beachboard to Canvas is a downgrade

BY EL NICKLIN Opinions Assistant

At this point in the transition from Beachboard to Canvas, most CSULB professors have made the switch to Canvas. For the upcoming fall semester, the Beachboard platform will be completely phased out.

For many students, this change has been welcome. Canvas is commonly used by community colleges and high schools and familiarity is always a comfort. However, the drawbacks of Canvas outnumber its benefits.

One issue with Canvas is that there is no longer a drop-down menu for announcements. On Beachboard, regardless of which menu was open, students were able to open the “notifications” menu in a small window.

On Canvas, announcements and assignments are all in different menus that cannot be open at once in the same tab. Similarly, Canvas lacks the “discussions” drop-down tab.

Additionally, Canvas doesn’t allow for variations in formatting in announcements, meaning that professors cannot italicize or bold text when sending out an announcement. These features were available on Beachboard and helped with accessibility and clarity.

how deadly it is, he expedites the problem through his vices.

Because of this question, it tended the mind to be preoccupied while watching the rest of the film, keeping you from truly connecting with Fraser’s character.

But even with this question raised, the film did not fail to portray the emotions it wanted its audience members to feel at certain points.

From Charlie and his ex-wife feeling melancholy about how their relationship ended, to Liz showing her disdain for religion, this film seamlessly allows the audience to feel as if they are in the world with these characters, that these situations and emotions are real.

Not only this, but some of the parallels between Alan and Charlie’s death are interesting to look into. When shunned by his church and family, it is said that Alan commits suicide by no longer eating. Charlie eventually follows suit in the opposite way, by overeating.

Details like this keep audiences discussing the film after they’ve seen it, getting them to look into what they have seen and figure out if there are any other details that they’re still missing.

“The Whale” and its plot are not perfect.

Although Charlie is able to somewhat redeem himself as a person and father before his death, the further questions about his motivations to die rather than trying to live for others keeps this film from growing in general.

Even with this downside, the films actors, their interactions and its ability to make you feel you are part of the world you are watching entirely translates those emotions from screen to soul.

Beachboard, videos, PDFs, and links all have different icons, making the files easier to sort through.

Another issue of clarity is the way in which files are downloaded on Canvas. There is no download button, instead students must click on what appears to be a hyperlink in order to download a document.

The “modules” menus are just as awkward. On Beachboard, tapping “content” for a class would open up a table of contents on the left and the actual contents on the right. Because of the list on the left, it was easy to navigate between all of the content for a class.

However, on Canvas, students must scroll through all of the modules, which automatically expand when the modules menu is opened, making them more lengthy to navigate.

Although this may only be a temporary drawback during the transition, Canvas does not yet have pages for certain majors and organizations. This means that if students want to look at announcements from their department, or organizations like ASI, they will likely still have to check Beachboard.

online materials, discussions, and updates.

On the topic of clarity, Canvas also does not use different icons for types of files. On

While each of these flaws might sound insignificant on their own, the overall picture painted is that Canvas is an overall loss. It’s been difficult enough for students to balance their coursework between two separate platforms and it’s unfortunate that this sacrifice is being made for a worse website.

EL NICKLIN / Daily Forty-Niner Canvas is the new platform that students and professors will be using for

Courtesy of IMDb and A24 Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a morbidly obese gay man trying to reconcile his past with his teenage daughter.

LBSU sweeps CSUF Titans in fifth consecutive win

BY SONNY TAPIA Photo Assistant

The LBSU men’s basketball team pushed its streak to five consecutive wins by continuing to dominate the glass.

The Long Beach State men’s basketball team moved its win streak to five straight after beating the California State University Fullerton Titans 70-67.

The Beach’s junior guard Marcus Tsohonis had 21 points in the game after hitting eight of his 24 field goal attempts.

His shots came from beyond the arc as he hit three shots from three-point range, the most in the game for the team.

“I love those types of games where all the pressure is against us,” Tshonis said. “We only had a handful of fans there, so it’s great to come out and get this win.”

The LBSU bench showed emotion after he hit a couple of shots.

Tshonis said that the team acts like that because it took the loss to Fullerton last year before the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament personally.

LBSU played its rival in The Titans home gym and had to endure the team’s fans.

Another contributor to the win for The Beach was sophomore forward Lassina Traore who had 17 rebounds in the game.

Traore controlled the boards offensively and defensively throughout the game and so did the entire LBSU team.

The team had 52 rebounds compared to Fullerton’s 37.

LBSU head coach Dan Monson implied that The Beach is the best rebounding team in the entire NCAA.

“We practice everyday because we miss every shot, so you become a good rebounding team when you can’t shoot the ball,” Monson said.

Currently, The Beach averages 42 rebounds a game and sits just behind the University of Alabama in the number two spot by just over three rebounds.

Traore is number 11 in the country with 228 rebounds on the year and sophomore forward Aboubacar Traore is tied for 35th in the country with 201 rebounds.

Tsohonis said that overall when the team is having a bad shooting night, it can rely on the rebounding category.

Throughout the game, the score went back and forth without a definitive leader.

The two teams shot for nearly identical field goal percentages at 38%.

Even though the shooting percentages were nearly even, The Beach sealed its victory with a late layup from Lassina.

Another part of the game sealing transition came from redshirt freshman guard AJ George who blocked a late drive by Fullerton at the rim.

The Beach moved its streak to five consecutive wins and swept its rival in the regular season.

LBSU defeated UCI on Saturday, 9388 in overtime for its sixth consecutive win.

LBSU women’s basketball defeated California State University, Fullerton with a score of 65-53 on Thursday in a performance manufactured by the teams defense.

This game was important for The Beach as it puts them just one game behind UC Irvine who is currently seated in first place in The Big West.

Junior Guard, Kristyna Jeskeova was a major contributor on the defensive side of the ball for The Beach, as she led the game with five steals and 13 rebounds. Two of her steals came early on in the first quarter setting the tone for the LBSU defense.

“We stay hungry and humble, which that’s what we have to continue to do in order to win this,” said Jeskeova.

The Beach totaled 15 assists during the game and three players scored in the double digits. Tori Harris led the way scoring 16, followed by Ma’Qhi Berry and Malia Bambrick who each put up 11 points.

Bambrick would however exit the game in the fourth quarter due to an injury.

“It’s never a good thing when your player goes down ... that’s part of the game, it’s things that everyone’s dealing with,” said head coach Jeff Cammon.

There were a total of eight lead changes throughout the four quarters of the game with The Beach leading 37 minutes and the Titans only leading for 01:17.

The majority of The Beach’s points came from the paint scoring 28 points and allowing The Titans to score 26 points from inside their own paint.

The Beach was able to limit The Titans to just 21-54 on its field goal attempts and a silent 4-14 performance from the three-point line. Meanwhile, The Beach shot 26-60 converting 43.3% from the field goal, and never got it going from beyond the arc going 3-16 and making 18.8% of its shots from the three-point line.

“They’re just a great group of young ladies and I think the result is obviously what people look at,” Cammon said. “We try to focus on the process and, you know, all the lessons we learned along the journey and through the process.”

The Beach defeated UCI on Saturday, 52-50, making it their eighth win in a row and are now in first place. They will be returning to the Walter Pyramid on Saturday, Feb. 11 to take on CSU Bakersfield.

LBSU women’s basketball defeats CSUF Titans

BY EMMANUEL BARRERA Sports Assistant

ARMANDO JACOBO / Daily Forty-Niner Guard Ma’Qhi Berry attempts a lay-up in a 65-53 win over Cal State Fullerton, extending their win streak to seven consecutive games.

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As the net sweeps to the side, LBSU sophomore forward Lassina Traore tries for a putback layup during the win on Thursday night against CSUF.

LBSU outlasts Loyola Chicago in five set thriller

BY MARLON VILLA Staff Writer

In a close match at the Walter Pyramid that went to five sets on Friday, The Beach won against Loyola Chicago 3-2 to continue its six-game winning streak.

The Long Beach State fans made their presence heard, taunting the Ramblers during each serve and arriving in pajamas as they shouted chants all game long.

Junior outside hitter Nathan Harlan explained how he gets into the moment with a full crowd. “Being a serving sub for the last two years has prepped me into games like that,” Harlan said.

LBSU junior outside hitter

Clarke Godbold was a key player in the victory, as he compiled a total of 20 kills by the end of the game; setting a career high.

The Beach had 41 digs as they edged the Ramblers by the narrowest of margins.

Sophomore outside hitter Sotiris Siapanis demonstrated why he earned the chance to be on the floor by serving three aces in the match. With a dive that made him run into the announcers, Siapanis was able to rescue the third set for The Beach.

It was a back-and-forth match that seemed that it would end in the fourth set with LBSU winning sooner, but the Ramblers remained persistent and extended the match to a final set.

With 65 combined assists LBSU demonstrated what it’s like

to effectively work as a team.

Redshirt junior setter Aidan Knipe heavily contributed to the total amount of assists finishing the contest with 54.

Throughout the match, the middles for LBSU were efficient to the point where head coach Alan Knipe said this is the best he’s seen them up till now.

“It’s something we’ve been pushing in practice, we’ve been trying to have a big presence in the middle of the court, front row and back row,” Knipe said.

The Beach will continue to put their winning streak to the test when they visit UCLA on Thursday Feb 9.

“The details I won’t get into. They’ll be good, they’re a talented team and we’ll worry about that next week,” Knipe said.

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The LBSU men’s volleyball team celebrates after securing the win against Loyola Chicago.

With a full crowd, The Beach is continuing its six-game winning streak.