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VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 88 | APRIL 11, 2017
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series of recent international events have left the security, reputation and safety of particular marginalized groups threatened. Students have become more active in understanding their rights. Additionally, campus organizations are hosting panel discussions regarding topics such as immigration, Islamaphobia and transphobia.
Fear is fueling students to join progressive political movements in Long Beach Shocked by deportations, students look for answers and take action. By Chrystina Schwartz Video Editor
A surge in immigration raids throughout California, especially in cities like Los Angeles, has many Long Beach residents politically involved for the first time. A deep far-left leaning political wave of resistance to immigration sweeps has resulted in large protests in downtown Los Angeles and other major cities, but has also created a flurry of people joining political groups and grassroots coalitions. Cal State Long Beach College Democrats say they have noticed that after the election, a significant number of new people attended meetings and engaged in
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discussions. Gabriel Montoya, Vice President of the CSULB College Democrats, describes many students just looking for basic answers about the political process. “I think many students were very, very surprised by [Donald] Trump’s victory and are looking for answers as to how this happened and what’s going on,” Montoya said. Montoya is a senior economics and sociology double major and was recently elected to Vice President of CSULB College Democrats. He reflected on his earlier days in the organization, attending meetings where there were only 10 or so people. Now, he said there can be up to 40 students attending meetings. Jeanette Ramirez, a senior environmental science and policy major is the Treasurer of CSULB College Democrats. “We’re really working on teaching people the ba-
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CSULB students discuss restoring a ‘divided’ nation
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Controversial topics were tackled at the “Speak Your Peace” event on campus. By Ammi Ruiz Staff Writer
“Attack ideas, not people” was a common expression reiterated by organizers of Monday night’s “Speak Your Peace” event hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Students entered the University Student Union ballrooms at Cal State Long Beach around 5 p.m.,
where they were provided with food and refreshments before diving into discussions about Islamophobia, immigration, transphobia and activism. The attendees were engrossed in roundtable conversations, which were each led by a topic facilitator. Staff members were also in attendance, including communication studies professor James Sauceda and director of the University Art Museum, Kimberli Meyer. This was the second “Speak Your Peace” event hosted by OMA in association with Beach Pride
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TEACHER FEATURE
Anthropologist honored for international work
A passion for people leads Dr. Denise Cucurny to receive 2017 Advancement of Women’s Award. By Megan Hofilena Staff Writer
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Dr. Denise Cucurny with cleft palate patient in 2009 in Cuenca, Ecuador. advancement of women. Cucurny has taught at CSULB for over 20 years, leading an array of classes including Intro to Anthropology, Human Variation and Health & Healing, while simultaneously teaching liberal arts courses like human diversity and human sexuality at Laguna College of Art and Design. Cucurny calls herself the organization’s “Program Manager,” despite being a co-founder along with Dr. Amy Wandel. Cucurny works as the international liaison and coordinates Women for World Health medical missions, where board certified physicians and ophthalmologists travel abroad to perform corrective plastic surgery pro-bono. After traveling the world, falling in love with her husband in Ibiza, an island of Spain, living in South America and Costa Rica for a few years, she recalls where her career began. “I was a hippie with a backpack,” said Cucurny. “I didn’t go back to school until I was 27.” In 1977, Cucurny found herself
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Her blonde bob sways with her grand gestures, and her blue eyes are wide with enthusiasm. “Do you guys want to hear about my chimp story?” She digresses to describe her visit to a chimpanzee sanctuary in the desert, where she and her colleagues were greeted by an overly-excited chimp with a toe fetish. That’s one way to engrain primate behavior in students’ minds. An anthropology professor with a specialization in medical anthropology, Denise Cucurny is always alluring. Her lectures are peppered with anecdotes. She recalls strolling down the beach only to stumble upon a tibia bone only a matter of yards away, nestled in the sand. “It definitely belonged to a quadruped,” she says. Only the sharpest of eyes and experienced professionals would be able to identify a bone that joins the knee and the ankle. More specifically, Cucurny cites that it also happened to belong to a creature with four-legged locomotive patterns. With decades of experience in her field and in the classroom, Cucurny is as sharp as a tack. Not only an expert in anthropology, Cucurny is also the President and Co-Founder of Women for World Health, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free surgeries to underserved communities in developing nations. On Thursday, Cucurny will be the recipient of the 2017 Advancement of Women Award by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women at Cal State Long Beach, a commission dedicated to advocating for policies, opportunities and projects that enhance the campus experience for women and men alike. Each year, PCSW honors one student, one lecturer or tenured/tenure-track faculty member, one staff member and one administrator, each of whom have demonstrated a commitment to the
This is the spin off you get from people like Denise. They influence the next generation...it doesn’t just end with what she’s doing, she has created a great legacy. -Dr. Jed Horowitz, Plastic surgeon, colleague of Cucurny’s
in an anthropology class at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, not knowing its meaning but only that it fulfilled a general education requirement. After becoming enamored with biological anthropology, osteology and the primates, she was hooked. It wasn’t until the late ‘90s while kayaking through the Huntington Harbor Canals that she crossed paths with
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Dr. Larry Nichter, a plastic surgeon and founder of Plasticos Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in need of reconstructive plastic surgery in underdeveloped countries. He would later become her mentor, the man who “taught her everything she knows.” It was with Plasticos Foundation that Cucurny became the main coordinator for medical missions. In 2000, on a medical mission to Puerto Viejo, Ecuador, Cucurny roomed with Dr. Wandel, a plastic surgeon with a military background. Having each gone on multiple missions with Plasticos Foundation, they decided to venture out on their own to start Women for World Health in 2006. Most medical missions with Women for World Health typically last a week, despite taking months to prepare for. The organization’s last mission was to Pisco, Peru where the team performed cataract surgeries. Patients are pre-screened during the months of preparation. Cucurny says her team usually consists of anywhere
from 10 to 18 people, who allocate at least five intense days of working in the hospital. Women for World Health invites local doctors and nurses to collaborate with them and assist in the specialized recovery process for patients who undergo corrective surgery for ophthalmic cases, burn injuries, in addition to cleft lip palates and lips. “We don’t want anybody to think that we’re coming in to take over their patients,” says Cucurny. “Not at all.” She arranges all the travel, a huge undertaking. Beyond the United States, doctors, nurses and volunteers hail from countries such as India, Argentina and Japan. Dr. Jed Horowitz, a plastic surgeon based out of Newport Beach, describes the intricacies he has seen throughout the years after having participated in medical missions in Ecuador and Peru with both Women for World Health and Plasticos Foundation. In his experience, cases have ranged from cleft lips and palates to burn and limb injuries. “The first days are dedicated to screening each patient, while the subsequent days are dedicated to surgery and recovery,” Horowitz said. A friend of more than 15 years, Horowitz first met Cucurny through Plasticos Foundation, naming her an integral part of the team, and a founding member of the organization. “Denise is a great role model,” Horowitz says. According to Horowitz, all three of his daughters have been inspired by her. The eldest, 32, participated in the inaugural medical mission to Ecuador for Women for World Health, with himself following soon after. His youngest, 20, is traveling to Chile for six months to work with an organization that works toward providing better healthcare to women. “This is the spin off you get from people like Denise. They influence the next generation,” Horowitz said. “It doesn’t just end with what she’s doing, she has created a great legacy.” Today, Women for World Health is working on its 17th medical mission and anticipates that it will come to fruition in October in Peru. “Today’s lecture is on dating,” Cucurny said. “Not dating like meeting a mate.” A low laugh rose from the lecture hall. Smiles spread across faces. She has that effect on people.
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continued from page 1 -sics of the political process, like who their representatives are and what their district is,” Ramirez said. “I was so surprised to meet people who had lived in the same area their whole life and had no idea who their representatives [are] or knew very little about them.” College Democrats are focusing their efforts on educating students on how to engage in politics. On Mar. 13 they encouraged people to call Rep. Alan Lowenthal for his bipartisan Resolution to protect public lands from privatization. On their Facebook page, they wrote step-bystep instructions on how to do so. “We want people to let representatives know that we are listening and that these issues are important to us,” Ramirez said. To date, it is still unclear whether Los Angeles is officially declared a “sanctuary city” due to the Mayor Garcetti’s vague explanation of the issue. “Well, two points – one, we’ve never declared [Los Angeles] a sanctuary city,” Mayor Garcetti said in an interview with NPR on Jan.27, “I’m still not sure what one is. And a study of so-called ‘sanctuary city-counties’ shows lower unemployment, safer streets in areas that have welcomed immigrants, and we’re certainly a welcoming city.” Homeland Security announced Feb. 13 that a total of 680 people were detained in roundups throughout the country, 161 of whom were taken from the Los Angeles area. According to KPCC and the LA Times,
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continued from page 1 and the Student Orientation, Advising and Registration department, according to the Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs, Jon Higgins. “The theme, which is ‘A Nation Divided: Conversation on Restoration,’ is about how can we, as a campus, respond conducively [sic] to a lot of the issues we’re seeing happening around us,” Higgins said. Each roundtable set up in the ballrooms had a number, which was related to a specific topic, such as “Beyond the Women’s March,” “The Fear of Islam,” and “Build the Wall… ?” “It sounded really cool. I’m interested in social justice issues, and I want to become more involved,” said third-year chemistry major Yasmin Elasmar about her decision to attend the event.
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop identifying themselves as police in order to get information on undocumented people. La Raza Student Association at CSULB has been ramping up their actions as a catalyst for immigration awareness and political activism. Student activist Sabrina Garcia-Diaz says she has seen a lot of people in the La Raza meetings after deportations happened just after Week of Welcome. “Fear brought people to La Raza,” Diaz said. Diaz says La Raza is informing students and undocumented folks all over Long Beach of their rights, which lawyers to contact about getting immigration cases pushed forward and influencing local representatives to officially establish Los Angeles as a sanctuary city. “Since the ICE raids have been happening, we’ve been having a lot of undocumented people call lawyers for [help] and a lot of lawyers are starting to even turn in their own folks, which is f***** up,” Diaz said. “So we are showing undocumented people who the right people are to talk to.” Diaz says La Raza has been handing out information cards written in Spanish with instructions in case one is undocumented and runs into ICE or police. “Another thing we are doing is telling people in the community they have to keep their IDs or passports with them, just in case officers really start to raid at a checkpoint, it’s important to have that with you,” Diaz said. Recently, La Raza hosted a Free the People March to send a message to Mayor
Elasmar is a member of the Muslim Student Association on campus. She attended the first “Speak Your Peace” gathering last fall but had arrived late and didn’t get a chance to engage in the discourse. This time, Elasmar arrived early and sat at “The Fear of Islam,” table where she and other students attempted to define Islamophobia and ways to combat against it. “For the most part, it’s very similar [to the first event], as in the structure of it; Being able to sit at a table that has a specific topic you can talk about,” said junior English major Kaila-Marie Hardaway. Hardaway served on the committee in charge of coordinating and promoting the affair. “I think the mission behind the event, to give students a voice about certain topics, is really important. I definitely wanted to be a part of bringing that to campus,” she said.
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Garcetti about officially recognizing Los Angeles as a sanctuary city, not just an “welcoming” city. “The only we can really do right now is push the office and keep calling and calling,” Diaz said. May Day Long Beach Coalition is a combination of several different grassroots organizations in Long Beach who work together to address issues such as immigration, police brutality and environmental injustice. They have hosted several rallies but are not slowing down their efforts to fight incoming policies that they feel negatively affect minority communities in Long Beach. Elliot Gonzalez, a vocal member of environmentalist organization called “Stop Fracking Long Beach” says that people are much more aware of issues than ever be-
fore, especially within their own political parties. “People are going after status quo politicians on every level, while there is always pressure or increased pressure on the Republicans … there is a lot of calling-out of the Democrats, [because they] lead the way for Trump to take over. Democrats failed to appeal to a lot of voters, colleges students and working-class people. What we are seeing a progressive sweep happening at every level on the local levels,” Gonzales said. Gonzales claims this trend isn’t exclusive to Long Beach or California but the whole country, progressive Democrats everywhere are mobilizing to make their voices heard in the party more than ever. Recently many of what Gonzales describes as “Bernie-crats”, progressive democratic voters who were supporters
of Bernie Sanders campaign, won a lot of local seats in the Assembly District Election Meetings, meaning they have more progressive delegates representing them in the party. “I think assembling coalitions is the most important thing at this point. What we need is a great sense of solidarity coming from a grassroots level from every community… it’s time we all start sticking up for each other,” Gonzales said. Maria Lopez, a Community Organizer for Housing Long Beach and has lead marches for the May Day Coalition. She describes a sense of unity from new and old members and dedication of the movement: people stay until the event has fully ended and signup sheets are flooded with signatures. “People are interested, maybe because of the political regime. And it is, but it’s also times we are seeing that a lot of our communities that have won this battle and have won many battles [must] go back down and that’s something they are not cool with,” Lopez said. However, looking forward, these activists describe a bleak future under the Trump Administration and admit they have their work cut out for them. “I think every day is going to be an attack on our civil liberties and is going to be an assault on the public domain. We are going to see increased privatization on everything, we are going an attack on worker unions, LGBTQ rights and the immigrant communities like we are already seeing,” said Gonzales. “I think all the communities that already feel marginalized are going to feel an increase in marginalization.”
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ellness Week 2017 kicked off yesterday at 12:15 p.m. with a “flash workout” followed by the “Great Beach Walk-on,” an appropriate start to the “Exercise is medicine” themed week, said Wellness Week co-chair Ayla Donlin. CSULB President Jane Close Conoley was there to clap along as she encouraged the walkers. She congratulated participants, and thanked LifeFit for “enhancing life at The Beach.”
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Discover documentary with directors Women use bikes to show their strength growing up in harsh conditions. By Jordan By Staff Writer
The Department of Film and Electronics at Cal State Long Beach has organized a free screening of the 2016 documentary “Ovarian Psycos” in the University Theatre tonight at 7:30. The Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade is a group of women who ride their bikes at night through the neighbor-
hoods of east Los Angeles. The group is led by their founder Xela de la X, a single mother, activist and poet. De la X defines her group as “a refuge for the runaways and the throwaways” and says riding their bikes gives them a voice by showing they aren’t scared to be on the streets after dark as women. The film is directed by Joanna Sokolowski and Kate Trumbull-LaValle, both of whom will be in attendance for the screening to hold a discussion after the film. The Psycos were established in 2010, recruiting young women of color and showing them leadership as well as a different perspective of the world. The group has a credo that they believe in
that reads “feminist ideals with indigena understanding and an urban/hood mentality.” The film closely follows de la X through her daily struggles as a single mother and activist. Viewers can also travel with another leader of the group, Andi, a street artist who is estranged from her family as well as new recruit Evie, who grew up in poverty with her Salvadoran mother. The Psycos overall mission is to create peace for all family, friends and neighbors that grew up on the violent streets of east Los Angeles. Riding their bikes with more members, and having this documentary made, are the beginning steps to their goal.
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Don’t forget ‘Your Name’ The Japanese animated fi lm tugs on heartstrings in this memorable experience. By Ross Siev Staff Writer
It has been a long-running joke among the Daily 49er staff that I dislike most films, but while some recent works have met my expectations, no other has blown me away more than Makoto Shinkai’s “Your Name.” Although the film was originally released in Japan last year, an English version was made available by Funimation and made a full American theatrical release April 7. Given the option to watch the film through either English subtitles or dubbing, I ended up picking the former since I wanted to engulf myself in the cultural experience. This quirky adventure is punctuated by a stunning narrative of two strangers who randomly swap bodies. It’s not a new premise, but it’s adorned with surprises and an enthralling experience around every corner. The distinctive tone between the city and country life, mixed with adolescent-comedy and tragedy, provide a strange take that eventually pays off through well-loved characters and terrific Japanese voice acting. Mitsuha Miyamiza (Mone Kamishiraishi) is a teenage girl residing in the Japanese countryside, who performs family rituals dating back to the town’s initial creation. Wishing that she would live in the city as a boy, her dreams come true when she wakes up as male high school student and waiter
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“Your Name” hit theaters on April 7 and has been highly acclaimed by reviewers and critics. living in Tokyo, Taki Tachibana (Ryunosuke Kamiki). What she didn’t take into account was that in exchange, Taki would wake up in her body. As the two eventually find out that their body swaps aren’t just dreams thanks to their friends recalling previous events, what begins is a zany comedy as the two teenagers explore each other’s lives and get into awkward situations in their new bodies. The theme of dreams continually rise up over and over again. As with trying to remember a dream, it’s difficult to fully interpret the full events until you experience it all over again. As the first half of the movie sets up the idea, the second half
pays off through rising intensity and a conclusion that nearly made me weep. In the beginning, the comedy quickly shifts through a series of montages of both characters setting up guidelines and changing the lives of the other. It barely explores much story from Taki’s perspective in Misuha’s body, as Misuha’s background relates to upcoming major events. Taki does, however, become a core focus in the second half of the movie, once he gets to explore Mishua’s family history and its relation to a comet that appears every thousand years. It’s an absurd romance story (with barely any romance) that could be best credited to Shinkai, whose other works such as “5 Centimeters Per Sec-
ond” and “Children Who Chase Lost Voices” have also explored romantic themes with great tragedy. It’s through his style of absurdity, the film shifts into a tragic tone that splits through the comedy and romance. And it fantastically works. Shinkai has openly stated that he felt the plot is fine as is, but despite this, he said the film is unfinished. And I do agree. Certain avenues aren’t fully explored or explained before a sudden reveal. These boil the plot down to a simplistic beat of one revelation after another. Still, through simplicity lies beauty — which this film has plenty of. Every scene, even if it’s only visible for a second, is like a painting. From the cozy village to the bustling city, the showcase on the scenery is a collective of realistic locations around Japan to the point that it makes me want to visit each and every one the film has explored. Critics have compared Shinkai to the legendary anime director Hayato Miyazaki, and it certainly shows with regard to everything “Your Name” has presented. The high-school aged characters and the mystical premise of “Your Name” give audiences the notion it was created for a somewhat younger viewer. The film plays it relatively safe, but Shinkai’s direction and writing, and Japanese rock band Radwimps’ soundtrack made the film a thrilling ride from beginning to end. There is hardly any romance aside from the tension-building final moments of the film, where I found myself wishing the film didn’t suddenly cut to credits. Like a comet streaking across the night sky, “Your Name’s” beauty is only there for a limited time in theaters. So, let your eyes soak in the picture-esque beauty by watching the film on the big screen.
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Cigarette tax could allocate funds to protect California Medi-Cal and persuade smokers to quit. By Marilyn Isabel Ramirez Staff Writer
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ast fall, California passed Proposition 56, which increased the cigarette tax by $2 a pack. I was pretty satisfied upon hearing the news. I’m not a regular smoker, and I was interested to see if people would actually quit smoking and how much revenue the tax would bring to the state. This April, multiple cities throughout the state are finally implementing the law in many areas. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 14 percent of adults over the age of 18 are cigarette smokers – that’s over 35,000,000 people. If every single smoker bought one pack of cigarettes after the tax increase, $70,000,000 would go back to state. Before I get into the opposition — which will never deteriorate, but that’s life — there are crazy benefits in the tax that can have a lasting impact not just from the funding, but also on the health of California. For one thing, the tax revenue can keep Medi-Cal alive. Governor Jerry Brown proposes that the cigarette taxes go into the state’s general fund, but the final destination of those funds could land anywhere. If a percentage of the funds could be given to eligible recipients of Medi-Cal that were victims of the budget cuts in 2009, they’d ensure the health of low-income Californians who will, as a result, be able to continue working. President Donald Trump was dangerously close to pulling the health care from millions of Californians without consideration of the implications; if there were a way for the state to fund its own health care, its inhabitants wouldn’t have to worry about being at risk. Health benefits can also come from the creation of more smoke-designated
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crease of cigarettes overall can convince people to smoke less or quit completely. Paying $7 for a pack of 20 cigarettes is outrageous — and I hope habitual smokers will learn that too. $7 can get you two cups of coffee at Starbucks, a meal at McDonald’s, an all-day Metro pass, two pairs of socks, two cans of fish food, a day parking pass at CSULB — the list is endless. Just like any addiction, it’s always better to allocate one’s personal funds to items that will actually benefit them in their lives, such as food and transportation. Yet, with more money coming in the form of taxes from people smoking, more money could go back into curing the diseases that come along with it. Not only are 9 out of 10 lung cancer cases caused by smoking, but, according to the CDC, “In the United States, more than 7,300 nonsmokers die each year from lung cancer caused by secondhand smoke.” Also, more than 480,000 smokers die each year from the habit. Along with slowing down smoking rates and riddling the state with awareness campaigns on the aforementioned consequences of the act, funding cancer research and other medical assistance that could help smokers quit more easily would not only benefit second-hand smokers, but the smokers themselves. Of course, there are reasons people may oppose the tax. One ceaseless argument is that the tax will impact low-income communities because they tend to smoke more than the wealthy. I agree that this is definitely an issue, but if the funds go towards preventative programs, it would aid low-income smokers to kick the habit and spend their money on things they actually need. Another popular argument is that despite the $2 increase, people will nonetheless continue to purchase their precious Camels and Marlboros. If they do, all I can say is good luck to their lungs and pockets. The good news is that California has the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, and if people took advantage of alternatives like vaping or healthier habits, then perhaps we’ll find ourselves closer to a smoke-free state in the future.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Long Beach State gathers for a team huddle during the 49ers’ sweep of Cal State Northridge Saturday.
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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
49ers cruise to finish line With its sweep of Cal State Northridge, the LBSU men’s volleyball team is primed for postseason run. By Jordan Py Staff Writer
On senior night, No.1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball cruised to its 20th straight set victory of the season over conference for Cal State Northridge at the Walter Pyramid Saturday. The win sends the 49ers streaking heading into the MPSF Tournament. After a closely matched first set, LBSU shook off the jitters of the pregame ceremony and returned to the consistent play it has enjoyed all season. LBSU sent Northridge home quickly by dominating each set (25-18, 25-15, 25-17). “I thought our guys did a good job of serving tough and created a lot of out of system blocker defense opportunities and we got a lot of converts out of that,” coach Alan Knipe said. “I thought we were able to establish some things offensively that we have been working on but more importantly we were able to keep the momentum in our favor by executing and keeping the pressure on them.” With the victory, LBSU clinched the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title and home court advantage throughout the tournament. Many of the players felt the pressure of facing a conference opponent with home court on the line. “I felt like we came in here with a pretty straight mindset,” senior middle blocker Bryce Yould said. “We kind of knew what we needed to do and in order to host the playoffs and we needed to come out firing.” With so much on the line and it being senior night, LBSU had to avoid all the distractions and treat this match like it was the playoffs. “I think we came in with a really good attitude to this game,” said senior libero Andrew Sato. “We treated this like a playoff game, they were a team that was going to come out and play hard and we can never underestimate them and that’s how
Long Beach State setter Josh Tuaniga goes up for a set during the 49ers’ game against Cal State Northridge Saturday. we prepared.” With the conference title and home court clinched, LBSU can now focus on the MPSF tournament and its ultimate goal of winning a championship – but the team knows there is a lot of work to be done. “We get to stay at home, we get to be more in our routine and we get to play in our building in front of our fans,” Knipe said. “Other than that, we have to go out and play good volleyball.”
LBSU knows it can’t let the number one in front of their name affect the games, but being at home gives the 49ers a sense of comfort they have been working toward all season. “It feels amazing. It is a huge relief that it is finally here and our body of work led us to get to this point. It is always nice to play in front of our home crowd,” Sato said. LBSU will host USC in the quarterfinals on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid at 7 p.m.
Bibbins will be leaving LBSU Men’s basketball team sees most departures from team since the 2012-2013 season. By James Chow Staff Writer
Long Beach State men’s basketball guard Justin Bibbins will be among the laundry list of university players who won’t be returning next season. Bibbins will be the fourth basketball player this roster to leave LBSU after the departure of forward Roschon Prince and guards Noah Blackwell and Loren Jackson. During the 2015-16 season, Bibbins averaged 13 points, five assists and three rebounds per game, and led the team in steals with 44. He had one of the school’s breakout performances during the Big West Tournament, after scoring a career-high 27 points and six assists against Hawai’i March 5. The junior guard was selected Preseason Big West Player of the Year before the 2016-2017 season. Junior forward Roschon Prince received All Big West honorable mention. Prince earned nine double-doubles in the season, averaging nine points and seven rebounds per game. Other than Bibbins and Prince, guards Blackwell and Jackson will be leaving LBSU, depleting the team’s starting lineup. Although Blackwell sustained a left foot injury toward the end of the season, he still averaged eight point per game and shot 38 percent from behind the 3-point line, a team high. In his freshman year, Jackson averaged 5.8 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 turnovers in 18.9 minutes per game. While the team has lost a few key players from this year’s team, LBSU will be welcoming some players with something the team was lacking — size. Over the past month, the 49ers have received commitments from 6-foot10-inch Milos Apic, 6-foot-8-inch Jordan Roberts and 6-foot-6-inch Ron Freeman.
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Junior sprinter Isaiah Johnson trails a Cal State Fullerton runner during the men’s 400m dash at the Jack Rose Track Friday. Johnson finished third in the event.
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TRACK & FIELD
Beach men win 10th straight title Long Beach State reigns supreme at contest between Big West foes Saturday at Jack Rose Track.
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Long Beach State’s track teams had no problem rising to the occasion on Friday for Senior Day at the Jack Rose Track, taking first place in the Big West Challenge on the men’s side for the tenth year in a row. The men’s team earned an overall score of 197 and the women’s team finished in second place with a score of 182.5. The challenge was between three other Big West schools: UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Fullerton. After the meet, 17 seniors in total were honored in front of friends and family. “Being able to go here has been a blessing, it’s been super fun,” senior thrower James Hubbard said. For the men’s team, they took first in five total events on the day. Notable performances came from sophomore Kemonie Briggs in the 400m dash with a personal best time of 46.91 as well as a personal record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.28. Also, junior Vincent Calhoun won the high jump with a mark of 2.16m, placing him fifth all-time in the Long Beach State record books. In the pole vault, seniors Paul Thenard and Xander Cooper took first place with a height of 5.10 m. Lastly, senior James Hubbard won the hammer throw with a new personal record of 66.23 m, placing him fourth alltime in the record books. Head coach Andy Sythe made it a point to recognize the men’s team after
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Long Beach State sophomore John Broadhead placed fifth in the men’s high jump Friday during the Big West Challenge. their first place finish. “The fact that we came away with the men’s title today, the tenth in a row, is just a confirmation of what we’ve seen from our men’s team for years and years and they just expect to win and they find a way,” Sythe said. “These guys should be very proud of this win because the team’s that we went against today are good. And they’ll come back at us in a month and a half.” On the women’s side, they came away with six event victories on the day. Notable field performances came from junior De’Ondra Young in the hammer throw with a school record of 61.41m, captain Riley Cooks in the long jump with a personal best 6.05m jump and senior Shelby Crider in the javelin with a personal best of 45.19m. “The team is excellent, we had a fan-
tastic day today,” Crider said. On the track, junior Ashleigh Chambers won the 200m dash with a personal best time of 23.82 and the 4x100m relay team took first place with a time of 45.13. “With the group of women we have, we’re so set to go and today was a great example of what we can do,” Crider said. “Of course we came in second and there’s a few things that didn’t quite go right but if we keep improving, no question we’re gonna win [conference].” Sythe was also very pleased with his team’s results Friday. “I felt that the performance from our team today was outstanding. Across the board we had people elevate their game and come with their very best and that shows in the results,” he said. Sythe also mentioned his thoughts on the team’s chances when they compete
in the Big West Conference Championships in May. “I saw fantastic performances that show that we’re ready to win a title. We’re gonna have to go through some people to get there but with the effort and focus that I saw today, we’re gonna be right there,” Sythe said. “This is our women’s year. Our men’s they just keep doing it and doing it. For our women, this is our year to do this.” When asked about his senior class, Sythe said, “The seniors have left their mark but they are not finished. They want their mark to be bringing home a team title this year.” Long Beach State will be back next week to host the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate on Thursday followed by the Beach Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Jack Rose Track.
• Junior De’Ondra Young set new school record with 61.41m hammer throw. • Senior Riley Cooks set personal record in long jump with leap of 6.05m to win the event. Also with the jump, Cooks tied the seventh best jump in LBSU history. • Sophomore Kemonie Briggs won the men’s 400-meter with a time of 46.91. • Sophomore Bria Palmer earned a first place finish in the high jump with a leap of 1.75 meters. • Junior Isaiah Johnson finished third in the 400 meter dash with a time of 48.55.