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Face-to-face classes at CSULB move to ‘alternative instruction’ due to threats of coronavirus.
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ong Beach State officials announced that face-to-face instruction will be canceled from March 12 through March 17 and “alternative instruction” will begin March 18 and will conclude April 20. “We’ll probably give a pause to face-to-face classes for a few days to give professors a chance to figure out how you will deliver your classes remotely and then from a period of two to four weeks after that we will be delivering remotely,” Presiden Jane Close Conoley told the Forty-Niner in a March 9 interview. The decision comes as four coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Long Beach. CSULB’s temporary closure marks what other California State University University of California campues are doing in response to the growing threat of COVID-19. “This action is a proactive step being taken because of our commitment to your health and safety and supports the concept of ‘social distancing,’” Conoley wrote in an campus-wide email. “As the number of cases grow in Los Angeles County, this step very well may save lives and it is on the advice of our medical professionals that we take this step.”
Although face-to-face instruction will be moved to online, Conoley said the campus will not be closing. “Campus offices and buildings will remain open and many operations will continue normally, including student housing and related dining facilities,” she said. “Students who need computers or WiFi will find appropriate resources on campus in the library and Horn Tech Center. Laboratory, performing-arts and physical-education courses will continue to meet in person at this time. “Students: please look for communications from instructors about plans for individual courses,” Conoley said. “Reach out to your instructors if you have questions.” Normal instruction is expected to resume Monday, April 20. “This action, I know, will cause great hardship,” Conoley said. “It is, however, the appropriate action for our community to take.” The Daily Forty-Niner will continue to provide updated coverage as the story develops.
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How ASI is responding to COVID-19
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CORONAVIRUS CURRENTLY, THERE ARE OVER 400 CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO THE LONG BEACH HEALTH DEPARTMENT, 110 OF THOSE CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN CALIFORNIA. AS OF MARCH 9, LONG BEACH HAS THREE CONFIRMED CASES.
The SRWC, USU, IPCDC and student government all fall under ASI. Here’s what the company has prepared for its auxiliaries for coronavirus.
SYMPTOMS: CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAS SAID THAT SYMPTOMS CAN BEGIN TO PRESENT 2 TO 14 DAYS AFTER INITIAL EXPOSURE.
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ith the growing threat of COVID-19, Associated Students Inc. and its various auxiliaries have started making plans in case Long Beach State opts to close campus. James Ahumada, communications manager for ASI, said plans for the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, student government, the University Student Union, the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center and the recycling center will follow what the campus decides. Campus has stayed open despite the face-to-face class closure that was enacted on Wed. March 11. “If the campus calls for a closure we would close those facilities as well,” Ahumada said. He said ASI has already decided to err on the side of caution, but said the SRWC opted to stay open during Long Beach State’s transition to alternative instruction methods. The SRWC has started to modify the events that it puts on to allow for less one-on-one contact. All intramural sports have been canceled and refunds have been given to those who already signed up. Open recreation, Beach Balance and Aquatics and fitness programs, including group and personal training, are still being offered. SRWC has also canceled the following events: • Climbing 201: Belay Basics on March 13 • Aromatherapy on March 17 • Women & Ally Night on March 18 • SRWC Members Night by the Pool on March 24 The SRWC has increased its cleaning staff, shut off drinking fountains to reduce the chance of bacteria spread and emailed students to wipe equipment. “The team here at the SRWC will continue to keep you as up-to-date as possible as we move forward and respond to the campus’s decision to move towards alternative instruction,” said Maureen MacRae, associated director of the SRWC. For student government, the weekly ASI meetings will continue to happen on campus, but senators will not be penalized for attending the meeting remotely for their safety. If the campus closes, meetings will be streamed through the video conference app Zoom. Ahumada said the app has been utilized in the past, so the senators are comfortable conducting meetings there. “Thankfully Zoom has [recording] capabilities so the meetings can still happen,” he said. Campaigns for new ASI government leaders have started, but the transition to online has affected the visibility of their campaigns according to Ahumada. Normally the ASI social media accounts don’t boost any candidates, but Ahumada said it might be necessary to make sure each candidate gets enough time to share their messages and ideas. Parents whose children use the IPCDC have already been sent a notice of the extra precautions that are underway. As of now the USU and every other ASI facility is open and running as normal. “If the campus does need to pause classes that would be more of a full closure than less people in the building,” Ahumada said
HOW IS IT TRANSMITTED?
Close contact with someone, such as shaking hands or hugging Contact with droplets from a sneeze or cough Touching of eyes, mouth or nose with dirty hands via Long Beach Health Department
ARE YOU AT RISK?
Have you traveled to an affected area within the past two weeks? Have you had close contact with someone who is infected? If yes to either, and you begin to present symptoms, go to your doctor and ask to be tested.
TREATMENT
There is currently no treatment for COVID-19, but the CDC recommends measures to contain the spread of the virus. Self-isolate, avoid contact with others including pets, only leave your house for medical attention, wear a face mask, wash your hands often, sanitizer must have over 60% of alcohol to be effective, clean “hightouch” areas everyday, alert health officials if you think you have COVID-19, monitor your symptoms Only leave self-quarantine once advised by a doctor via CDC
WHERE TO GET TESTED
Seventeen California public health labs in California are testing for COVID-19. These labs include the California Department of Public Health's Laboratory in Richmond, Alameda, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Monterey, NapaSolano-Yolo-Marin (located in Solano) Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Tulare and Ventura County public health laboratories. The Richmond Laboratory will provide diagnostic testing within a 48-hour turnaround time. More public health labs will soon be able to test for COVID-19. This means California public health officials will get test results sooner, so that patients will get the best care. via CA Department of Health
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Campus closure breakdown MARCH 9, 6 P.M.
MARCH 10, 4:30 P.M.
Big West Conference announces that the 2020 conference basketball tournament will go fanless for both the men’s and the women’s games.
President Jane Close Conoley says that CSULB is prepared to pause face-to-face classes in response to coronavirus. Plans started for a virtual commencement if the virus is not contained.
MARCH 10, 6:20 P.M.
The 50th annual American Indian Pow Wow celebration is postponed until November 2020.
MARCH 10, 7 P.M.
Housing and Residential Life confirms that student housing will remain open if CSULB moves to “alternative instruction” and has plans to evacuate all but one dorm if the campus is closed.
MARCH 11, 9:26 A.M.
The World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a world-wide pandemic.
MARCH 12, 9:56 A.M.
The Big West announces that the 2020 conference basketball tournament is canceled for both men’s and women’s games.
MARCH 13, 8 A.M.
MARCH 11, 9:14 A.M.
President Conoley announces that face-toface instruction is canceled until March 17 and “alternative instruction” will begin on March 18.
MARCH 11, 11 P.M.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an executive order suggesting that all large events be postponed or canceled until the end of March.
MARCH 12, 3 P.M.
Mayor Robert Garcia calls for the cancelation of all large Long Beach events through April including the annual Acura Grand Prix.
President Donald Trump declares a national emergency due to growing coronavirus cases in the United States.
MARCH 13, 12:24 P.M.
The Big West Conference cancels all spring conference and non-conference play for the remainder of the spring season.
MARCH 13, 7:55 P.M.
The Student Recreation and Wellness Center announces that it will close starting March 14 until March 17.
MARCH 18
“Alternative instruction” begins.
APRIL 20
Face-to-face instruction scheduled to resume at CSULB.
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How do you feel about the campus-wide temporary suspension of face-to-face courses? Will class suspensions affect your semester and education? By Kelly Nuñez
Kevin Reed Fourth-year, computer science major
Isobel Valdez First-year, studio art major pursuing animation
Tucker Shull First-year, pre-film major
“I think it’s a pretty good idea because we live in 2020 with technology and we already have all the resources in place for online classes. Since this is a commuter school, a lot of people have to spend a lot of money on gas just to make it to class.”
“It’s pretty stressful … because I have a painting class and we have to work at home and we’re not allowed to come to our painting class right now. My professor is trying to figure out a way to get through to us at home. But it’s an introduction painting class and we need a lot of feedback, so it’s kind of stressful right now. For my drawing class … we need to take pictures and it’s hard because it’s face-to-face and [the suspension of classes] might mess up our whole work. It’s very nerve-wracking because we don’t know if it’s going to affect finals.”
“I’m not exactly sure how we are going to handle the public speaking class because you need to do public speaking for that and I don’t really know how I’m going to do that online. We might come to the school, I’d be fine with that because there’s not going to be a whole lot of people here. I’m not particularly worried about how this will affect my education … I am a little bit worried because people are reacting a little bit more than they should. They should be concerned but I don’t think that anyone who goes here is at risk, at least most of us. I feel like this [class suspension] is going to make me feel a little bit safer but I’d be fine if this didn’t happen I think.”
“As a computer science major, I do a lot of programming and a lot of it is just by myself on a computer. Every week I probably spend two to three hours of driving, which is a lot … if I didn’t have to drive that often I would have a few extra hours a week that I could be spending learning, eating food at my house for an affordable price and saving money on gas. It would help a lot.”
Adam Cisneros Transfer student, electrical engineering major “We actually don’t know what we are going to do. Our professors haven’t gotten back to us yet and they say that they are going to be doing this online conferencing called Zoom, which has been effective previously in a winter class I’ve taken before but it was a five-week course of just go-go-go and it was very difficult.” “For more intensive subjects like engineering and any of the hard sciences … it’s a little more difficult to do online conferencing. It might be affecting us as a campus, as a community and as a whole just because a lot of people don’t feel motivated to come to class anymore and for people like me who live 20-miles away, it’s a little bit more difficult.”
When it comes to health, closures are a necessary evil Though younger generations will survive the virus, the people they pass it to might not. The elderly and immune deficient are at serious risk. By Eric Bailey Staff Writer
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ith the World Health Organization declaring coronavirus a pandemic it leaves a great deal of people asking a reasonable question; “Should I be worried?” The answer is “yes” even if you are not in too much danger, some of the people you could spread it to would be. With the decision made to suspend all face-to-face classes on campus, many CSULB students have had mixed responses to the handling of the situation. Though there are no cases to have been confirmed on campus as of yet, it hit home when three cases were confirmed in Long Beach March 9. Even though every news outlet from the Daily Forty-Niner to CNN is covering this pretty much around-the-clock, it’s still easy to make light of the situation. We’ve all seen the memes and reddit threads. I’ve laughed at a couple myself.
It was extremely easy to shrug off a situation even after the city declared a state of emergency. According to recent statistics published by ZME Science, the biggest age group affected by COVID-19 is 50-59 year olds, and only 5.3% of cases confirmed are critical. Take into account the average age of a CSULB student is 23, why should any of us worry? We might be fine, but we can transfer it to family members or friends that might not be. We don’t even need to mention the fact that existing health problems, regardless of age can complicate treatment and recovery. All we’d have to look at is the fact that COVID-19 isn’t showing any discretion as to whose affected. “Riverdale” has suspended production due to COVID-19. Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for COVID-19. NBA all-star Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the remainder of the NBA season to be suspended indefinitely. I don’t think this is something that can be reduced to memes of Vick’s Vapor Rub and a bottle of ginger-ale being the haymaker that’s going to knock out coronavirus.
I also don’t think it’s something that we all should sit around and wait to care about until it hits home. If it means that we skip a few basketball tournaments, miss a few classes, or push back a hang-out at Disneyland, so be it. The necessity of preserving and protecting public health greatly outweighs whatever selfish compulsory need we have to satisfy our own needs. Sports venues, college classrooms, movie theater lobbies, and amusement parks will all still be here in a few weeks, disinfected, and better prepared to handle the crowds once more. This will get better. But in order for that to happen, we have to calmly, but firmly, take precautions that will keep as many people as safe as we can. We may not like having to stop the indulgent lifestyle we’ve all become accustomed to, but a serious global threat demands that serious action be taken to combat it. We as Americans need to stop joking and take this seriously. The rest of the world is. We need to as well.
Another Middle Class Flim Flam Impeachment Damage Dr. George A. Kuck (galbertk@aol.com)
Our Constitutional republic has suffered a major blow by the recent impeachment proceedings. President Trump was impeached on “Trumped up charges” (pun intended). This hoax is viewed as a “soft coup” attempt by approximately 50% of the country. Our value system which allowed a peaceful change of government every 4 to 8 years has been weakened. On display was a two tier justice system that was systematically put in place by the political left. The political right was as upset at the election of President Obama as the political left was at the election of President Trump. Republicans were traditionalists so they did not even think of impeaching President Obama. There was due cause because of 14 scandals under President Obama that were not publicized by the media. “By the current standards of impeachment, once Obama lost the House in 2011, he would have been impeached for “Obstruction of Congress” and “Abuse of Power” for the Fast and Furious scandal and for invoking “executive privilege” to justify administration officials’ refusal to testify to Congress. Also impeachable by the new standard: political corruption at the IRS that was sicced on conservative groups during the Obama reelection bid; the lies and obstruction about the Benghazi disaster; the hot-mic quid pro quo promise Obama made to the Russians that resulted in the dismantlement of Eastern Europe missile defense in exchange for Putin’s good behavior to the benefit of Obama’s reelection campaign; the abuse of executive orders to nullify federal immigration law; the failure to consult Congress on the prisoner swap with the Taliban; the lying under oath to Congress by both the CIA director and the director of national intelligence; the secret monitoring of the communications of Associated Press reporters and Fox’s James Rosen, along with former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson; the deliberate nullification of the constitutional treaty-making prerogative of the Senate during the Iran deal, whose secret accords were never disclosed to the American people; and the warping of the CIA, DOJ, FBI, and National Security Council respectively, in their unethical and often illegal efforts to mislead the FISA courts, surveil the Trump campaign, unmask and leak the names of U.S. citizens whose communications were tapped, and disrupt a presidential transition. Before 2019, none of these offenses would have been impeachable; all now, and things like them, will be in the future….. ,,,,, The most baleful legacy of the current Trump hatred is a new model of out-of-power administrations that never quite leave. Instead, apparently from now on, the retired, the fired, the voted out, the emeriti, and the transitioned will become opposition activists who seek to destroy their successors whose record they cannot abide and whose agendas they deathly fear.” (Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 21 Jan 2020) Thanks Democrats. Our republic has taken a major hit.
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MARK LINDAHL | Daily Forty-Niner
The women’s basketball team plays Cal Poly in the first round of the Big West tournament fan-less at the Walter Pyramid March 1o. The Big West Conference announced March 13 it will be canceling all spring competition “effective immediately” due to threats of coronavirus.
SPRING SPORTS STOPPED Collegiate athletes across the nation have had their spring seasons ended early due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus. By Mark Lindahl Sports Editor
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he spread of COVID-19 has dramatically shaken up the sports world as professional and amateur leagues suspended or canceled play world-wide. “It’s one of the most unique occurrences in sports history,” said Andy Fee, Long Beach State athletics director. In an attempt to limit the spread, but keep the players’ hard work spent during the season at interest, the Big West Conference first announced it would host the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments without spectators on March 10, shortly before the first round tip-off at 6 p.m. “I’m sure [Cal Poly] had family drive down to watch the game, so they had the same exact disadvantage, or advantage if you want to call it,” sophomore guard Justina King said after Tuesday’s loss in the first round of the women’s Big West tournament. “I wouldn’t say it necessarily affected our performance basketball-wise, I think it was just a weird thing in general.” The usually lively Walter Pyramid eerily echoed with the voices of basketball players calling out defensive assignments and yelling during free throws on the sidelines, which is normally drowned out by the school band and cheers from the small, but engaged crowds. “It happened so quickly,” women’s basketball head coach Jeff Cammon said. “We found out at 3:30, [or] 3 o’clock, so I don’t think we really had a chance to process it. I know we had conversations, but you don’t really have a chance to process something like this.”
But not every team at the Beach was given the opportunity of closure at the end of its season, or even given a chance to get halfway through, like the women’s basketball team (13-17, 8-8 Big West) was. Currently No. 12 in the nation, the Dirtbags (10-5) have been steadily climbing up the college baseball rankings after one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory in 2019. Fee told the Forty-Niner that the Dirtbags were approved for travel to New Orleans, Louisiana to face No. 23 Tulane, but a few hours after take-off head coach Eric Valenzuela would be notified mid-flight by Fee that the series had been canceled and all play was suspended. Fee and Valenzuela had spoken, “in the evening [before flying the next morning]. It happened so fast. There was no guarantee, we talked about the possibility [of having to come home],” Fee said. Fee and the rest of the nine Big West schools would soon find out mid-day March 12 that play would be indefinitely suspended for all spring conference and non-conference competition, “effective immediately,” after a vote by the Big West executive committee. It was followed by an announcement the next day that all competition is officially canceled. “People are working really hard,” Fee said, “but it’s not worth someone’s health.” Looking to capture the first threepeat in men’s volleyball since UCLA to win four in a row in 1991-94, No. 4 Long Beach State (10-1) announced its high-profile matchup vs No. 3 UCSB was canceled six hours before beginning. “Anyone that tells you your season is over before competing for a championship is disappointing,” Fee said.
But even for teams lower in the Big West standings, the men’s basketball team (11-21, 6,10 Big West) scrapped its way through the end of the season to earn the final spot into the Big West tournament, only to have it canceled while the team was warming up in the Honda Center in Anaheim. “It’s minute-to-minute at times,” Fee said about the fluidity of the situation, noting the disappointment among head coach Dan Monson and the players. For the first time since 1939, there will be no March Madness, which is arguably the biggest sporting event aside from the Super Bowl. Senior track and field star Jason Smith was set to be the first Long Beach State athlete to compete in two separate events (long and high jump) but had his dreams dashed while preparing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “It’s not easy to have to tell coach Sythe and Jason Smith that they have to come home. We know how hard our student-athletes work,” Fee said. “One of the worst parts of the job is making that phone call.” The NCAA has since announced, “eligibility relief is appropriate for all Division 1 student-athletes who participated in spring sports,” which will be discussed and worked on in the, “coming days and weeks,” a release read. With many athletes once seeming to have had their last game stolen away, there is now a chance to rewrite their final play, which was best described by redshirt senior softball (13-12) catcher Abby Lockman. “I’m not ready to be done,” she said after the NCAA’s final collegiate game played in spring 2020 against Boston University March 12. “I don’t think any of the student-athletes are done.”
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LAST SEASON FOR LOCKMAN Redshirt senior catcher Abby Lockman may have played in her final collegiate softball game due to COVID-19. By Mark Lindahl Sports Editor
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The Big West Conference announced March 13 it will be canceling all spring competition “effective immediately” due to threats of coronavirus. Redshirt senior catcher Abby Lockman told the 49er that “a lot of girls are sad.”
ess than an hour after redshirt senior catcher Abby Lockman launched her fourth home run of 2020, she was told by head coach Kim Sowder, along with the rest of her team, that their season could possibly be coming to an end. “A lot of the girls are sad,” Lockman said. “We have so much left. It’s unfair if it does end up being the last [game].” The Big West Conference announced Thursday morning that all spring competition would be suspended, “effective immediately,” due to threats of the spread of coronavirus. It was later followed by the NCAA releasing a statement echoing the same sentiments for, “all remaining winter and spring championships.” “Our goal is to always play every game possible, to have the best record possible to win championships and develop leaders,” Long Beach State Athletic Director Andy Fee told the Forty-Niner Tuesday. “However, the health and well-being of our students, staff, and coaches is the most important factor in our decision process and if needed we would err on the side of safety.” Lockman, in her fifth and final year of collegiate eligibility, was hoping to leave it all out on the dirt one last time for the Beach. “This is my last season. [I went] into this year with no regrets,” Lockman said. “Not finishing out the season would be bummer. If [the season] ended today I would be devastated.” Lockman spent three years playing for the University of Tennessee before transferring to Long Beach State for graduate school. “I still have school, I don’t know, I’ve never been just a student before,” Lockman said. “Not coming to the clubhouse every day and seeing my best friends.” Looking for one last swing in the college softball circuit, Lockman currently leads Long Beach in home runs (5), is second in RBI’s (14), tied for second in doubles (5) and fourth in hits (19) with a .302 batting average. But instead of focusing on not being able to play, Lockman is keeping a positive mindset throughout the adversity. “I’m staying optimistic,” she said. “[I’m] still in hopes this isn’t my last game. A lot of the girls worked hard in the fall for the season … I hope we can continue.” Although Lockman would like to be able to finish the season, she agrees with the Big West Conference and Long Beach State’s decision to cancel upcoming games for the spring semester. “[The virus] spread like wildfire. I agree with online classes … It’s a smart thing to do to slow down the spread,” Lockman said. “I hope the NCAA and other conferences work together to figure something out so we can continue to play.” Even though the scene was “quiet and sad” after the teams’ 8-0 win over the University of Boston in what may have been the NCAA’s final game played in the spring 2020 semester, the team is still keeping its eyes on its goals set at the beginning of the year. “I’m not ready to be done. I don’t think any of the student-athletes are done,” Lockman said. “I told the team, ‘We better be bringing our bats home to get some swings in, because we’re not done yet.’”