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Freshman Angie Martinez, civil engineering major, carries her luggage towards the CSULB dorms with the aid of her brother Oscar Martinez Saturday morning.

IN THE ISSUE Convocation

Pie Bar

Women’s Soccer

President Jane Close Conoley kicked off the start of the new school year with announcements, updates and praise for the Beach community. Catch up on page 4.

What could be better than a freshly baked pie? Dozens of freshly baked, locally made pies, of course. Check out page 7 for the goods.

Classes have barely begun and the LBSU women’s soccer team is already clenching wins. Get the recap on page 15.

Illustrations by Miranda Andrade-Ceja

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Smoking ban enacted at The Beach Cigarettes, vapes and all tobacco-related products prohibited on CSULB campus. By Riva Lu

Contributing Writer

Nostrils and lungs will be spared from smoke this fall semester. Cal State Long Beach’s Breathe campaign will enforce a smoke-vapor and tobacco-free campus effective Sept. 1 2016, according to the campus’ tobacco and smoking policy. Michael Uhlenkamp, CSULB’s Executive Director of News and Digital Media, said in an email that for the next few years there will be a focus on educating people about the policy and what it entails. “As with any new policy, this will be a change for some members of the campus community,” Uhlenkamp said. “It is our hope that the previous and ongoing educational efforts resonate with the campus community and people will know that smoking and tobacco use is no longer allowed on campus grounds.” The ban on smoking includes traditional tobacco products as well as vapor products. In addition, smoking in personal vehicles will also be prohibited if

the vehicle is located on campus property. “Under state law, the university does have the ability to issue citations for violating the policy, but we don’t plan to take that type of action for the first few years under the policy,” Uhlenkamp said. Based on research conducted by the Breathe Task Force, CSULB found that educational campaigns such as Breathe are very successful in garnering compliance from the campus community, Uhlenkamp said. The Breathe Task Force is comprised of students, faculty and staff members who are in charge of the Breathe campaign. “The Breathe campaign started when the student body voted to institute a stronger smoke-free policy on campus during the spring 2013 semester,” according to the CSULB Breathe website. In response, President Jane Close Conoley established a campus task force to achieve this goal. The Breathe FAQ page says that establishing a tobacco-free campus preserves everyone’s right to breathe smoke-free air in a cleaner campus environment, while allowing adults who choose to use tobacco to continue to do so off campus. The campaign’s objective is to promote public awareness of health risks associated with tobacco use and exposure to smoke, including those produced by vapor cigarettes, Shayne Schroeder, Media

Expert from the CSULB Office of Public Affairs said in the online publication Inside CSULB. According to Inside CSULB, 15 students from the Department of Health Science trained as advocates to proactively educate the campus community in regard to the new policy. They also educated students about the availability of free services and tobacco cessation services provided by the university. “Think of their training as a ‘customer service boot camp’ where they have been trained to interact with members of the campus community who might be violating the policy,” Uhlenkamp said. “Some of these individuals who are smoking or using tobacco might not be aware of the new policy or are battling addiction, so it’s critical that the Breathe Advocates are sympathetic to the situation but also well-versed about the resources that are available.” Health sciences professor Claire Garrido-Ortega told Inside CSULB that the Breathe Advocates were trained to be compassionate and professional individuals and have seen positive reactions amongst the campaign. The campaign has also removed approximately 113 ash cans across campus, according to Inside CSULB. Currently, Breathe campaign advocates are working on a toolkit to provide resources for people who smoke, includ-

ing a page of mobile apps to help them quit. “There are physical resources called Breathe Quit Kits, that are available at the Health Center,” Uhlenkamp said. “Students or employees who smoke or use tobacco products and are looking to quit can also access patches and gum from the Health Center.” Uhlenkamp said that the Health Center is also providing counseling services and support groups for those who are trying to quit smoking. According to the Breathe FAQ page, this campaign will be beneficial to the campus in more ways than just promoting clean air. Financially, this campaign will save money because staff will not have to spend time cleaning cigarette litter and will be able to focus on other campus projects. The policy will also help prepare students for tobacco and smoke-free work environments. “The staff that had previously been designated with that responsibility [cleaning cigarette litter] can now be deployed to do other things,” Uhlenkamp said. “Less cigarette waste will also make our beautiful campus even more enjoyable.” The no smoking policy will apply to students, staff, faculty, visitors and vendors.

FAST FACTS

BREATHE CAMPAIGN • Who it applies to: students, staff, faculty, visitors and vendors • What it enforces: smokevapor and tobacco-free campus • When it’s effective: Sept. 1, 2016 • Where it’s enforced: campus grounds (including personal vehicles on campus property) • Why it’s enacted: to preserve everyone’s right to breathe smoke-free air in a cleaner campus environment • How it’ll be maintained: the Health Center provides Breathe Quit Kits, counseling and support groups for those who are trying to quit smoking

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Republicans have ideals for which we strive. During this election season, you will hear propaganda demonizing Republicans. President Regan set forth our ideals at the CPAC in 1977 much more eloquently than I can. Do we always live up to the ideals? No. Do we use the ideals to correct our course when we fall short? Yes. Don’t let political advertisements fool you. Look for the Republican ideals in our party platform. Click the red link “party platform” on http://www. gop.org and then on the blue link “full platform: “Our party must be the party of the individual. It must not sell out the individual to cater to the group. No greater challenge faces our society today than ensuring that each one of us can maintain his dignity and his identity in an increasingly complex, centralized society. Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business, galloping inflation, frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise. They are the residue of centralized bureaucracy, of government by a self-anointed elite. Our party must be based on the kind of leadership that grows and takes its strength from the people. Any organization is in actuality only the lengthened shadow of its members. A political party is a mechanical structure created to further a cause. The cause, not the mechanism, brings and holds the members together. And our cause must be to rediscover, reassert and reapply America’s spiritual heritage to our national affairs. Then with God’s help we shall indeed be as a city upon a hill with the eyes of all people upon us.” What are the effects of applying these principles? Will the laws applying these principles lead to a more stable, safe and harmonious society? Find the Democrat principles. Has the effect of applying the Democrat Keynesian tax and spend policies and divisive rhetoric in President Obama’s presidency left most Americans safer and better off?

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President Jane Close Conoley addressed an audience of students, faculty staff and alumni on Sunday at the Carpenter’s Performing Arts Center. She welcomed CSULB newcomers to the campus and reflected on the past year.

Convocation at The Beach The annual Cal State Long Beach Convocation addressed new achievements and new ideas. By Yasmin Cortez

Multimedia Managing Editor

Faculty and staff across campus attended the annual Cal State Long Beach Convocation at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center Sunday to hear President Jane Close Conoley address recent achievements, new ideas as well as welcome new colleagues. “We have many people to thank for our beautiful campus, it’s a great place to work and learn,” said Conoley. This year’s convocation brought remarks from Provost Brian Jersky, Academic Senate Chair Norbert Schürer and Associated Students Inc. President Marvin Flores along with a special guest performance by the Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir. The choir recently returned from winning the 2016 Choir of the World and Pavarotti Trophy this summer in Wales. Here is a breakdown of some key highlights from Convocation: Inclusive Excellence Conoley touched on inclusive excellence and on past campus turmoil. The turmoil she referred to involved a student brandishing a knife on campus, the deportation of Jose Alvarez and the potential California Faculty Association strike – all of which happened last semester. “Our diversity is not proof of inclusiveness,” said Conoley. “If we listen to and learn about each other we will value and respect a wide range of contributions that each member of our university brings to advance our goals.” Due to the incidents that occurred during the spring, Conoley said the campus is now working hard to rebuild trust with the students. Graduation rate CSULB is under a mandate from

Governor Jerry Brown to increase the four-year graduation rate. “We have a new challenge from the governor…by 2025 our four-year-graduation rate must go to 39 percent; it is currently at 15 percent and our average enrollment time is about five years,” said Conoley. Conoley said that Provost Jersky has assured her that it is achievable with support from across campus and is not a threat to quality of education. “We can have a fully funded course schedule, we can increase summer schedules, we can do winter session, we can do things to help those students to are on a four year pathway to succeed,” she said Breathe Conoley thanked the Breathe Task Force for all their work with the new Breathe campaign that will be implemented on Sep. 1 to help promote student health with the new smokefree campus. “Following two years of research and planning...we are now officially a smoke-, tobacco- and vapor-free campus. We all know kicking or getting rid of an addiction is very hard,” said Conoley. Skateboards and Bikes “Starting this semester we will work to decrease the number of injuries to pedestrians,” said Conoley. CSULB Police will crack down and enforce the “no cycling or skating” rule in pedestrian walkways. Conoley said the campus police is looking to decrease pedestrian injuries and be more insistent about pedestrian safety. Campus Parking The new upper campus parking lot will now have 150 more spaces and has eliminated the carpool spaces to ensure enough parking for students. New parking pay stations will use a new licence plate recognition system and virtual permits, as CSULB is striving for a more sustainable campus. “In terms of upgrades, I hope you notice the good news that we have on the other side of campus a new reconfigured parking lot,” said Conoley. “You’ll notice some changes in Lot 7 on Seventh Street with the addition of 150 new parking spaces.”

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All-day parking pass increases to $7 As fall semester commences, visitors will see an increased price in parking permits. By Miranda Andrade-Ceja Managing Editor

As of Aug. 15, the price for allday Cal State Long Beach parking passes has increased from $5 to $7. According to Executive Director of News and Digital Media Mike Uhlenkamp, the increased revenue will go to funding current CSULB parking projects such as the newly introduced License Plate Recognition System and construction work. Daily passes will also be subject to the License Plate Recognition System. The decision was the result of dialogue between CSULB’s parking department and the Parking and Transportation Committee, a group created by Associate Vice President of the Financial Management Division at CSULB, Sharon Taylor.

The task force is comprised of faculty and students, including current Associated Student Inc. President Marvin Flores, and aims to provide feedback to proposals posed by the Parking Department. Uhlenkamp said that because CSULB does not receive allocated funding for parking from the state of California, parking permits are the sole sources of revenue for all parking projects as well as salaries within the parking department. According to Uhlenkamp, CSULB’s all-day parking pass still has a relatively low cost in relation to sister schools, even with the added two dollar fee. “The fee was previously very low based on what our peer campuses are charging,” Uhlenkamp said. “We took a look at that, made the decision that this is an area where it could be more equitable in terms of, ‘Students are paying a certain rate, faculty are paying a certain rate, so guests could potentially pay a little bit more for that.’” Currently, an all-day pass at Cal State San Marcos costs visitors $9, and a pass at San Diego State University costs visitors $10.

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Hats off to the Dirtbags Join the Beach family at Angels Stadium.

By Jason Enns

Arts & Life Editor

Everyone can use a break from the stressors of a new semester, so why not take yourself to the ball game and join the Cal State Long Beach crowd? On Sept. 17 the right field of Angels Stadium will become CSULB student, faculty and alumni territory for Beach Family Day. Last year, the event hosted over 4,000 members of the Beach family. This year’s Beach Family Day will conclude with fireworks, and guests will receive a custom Angels hat with the purchase of their ticket. Every ticket comes with a grey hat with the iconic red Angels symbol and the yellow “Go Beach“ logo under the bill.

Tickets can be purchased for $25 on the CSULB website at web.csulb.edu/ alumni/events/angel.html. Doors will open at 4:05 p.m. for Beach Village, where several CSULB organizations are providing live music, activities, games and prizes. Former Dirtbag Jered Weaver will throw the first pitch for the Angels at 6:05 p.m. in their home match against the Toronto Blue Jays. Weaver had an impressive college career at Long Beach State going 37–9. During his final season in 2004, he became a top pro pitching prospect in the country, with Baseball America magazine begging the question “Where In The World Is Jered Weaver Going?” Weaver finished the 2004 season with 15–1 record, a 1.62 earned run average, 213 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 144 innings. He was then drafted in the first round by the Anaheim Angels. Toronto is no stranger to Dirtbags either. Troy Tulowitzki, who plays

The complimentary custom Angels baseball cap has the “Go Beach” logo under the brim. shortstop for the Blue Jays, was also a first round draft pick from Long Beach State. Tulowitzki had a batting average of .310, with 20 home runs and 117

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What plans do you have for the future of The Pie Bar? We are in the process of getting a beer and wine license and an outdoor patio built. We just introduced a two ounce shot glass and they’re pie shots. It’s $3 for one and we do a flight of them, you can get four different flavors for $10. We roll those out at happy hour everyday at 4 p.m.

If there’s two things most people like, they’re a good bar experience and pie. Laurie Gray had a vision to open a place for the community to gather and to enjoy pie baked with fresh fruit and dough made from scratch daily. This summer, Gray was able to make her dream a reality when she opened The Pie Bar at 450 Pine Ave. With a love of all things pie in my heart, the taste of a delicious Nutella banana hand pie on my tongue and questions buzzing in my head, I sat down with Gray to figure out all I could about this wonderful place. When did you get into baking? When I was a little girl my mom taught me how to bake. She was a stay-at-home mom so she baked everything from scratch; she was always cooking and baking so she taught me how to roll out baked pie dough… the lemon bar recipe that we use here is my mom’s. We’re going to do a brownie pie that uses my mom’s recipe. Why did you choose to specialize in pie? I think pie brings back a lot of childhood memories for people and it’s like the ultimate comfort food. It’s very labor intensive, so most people either don’t know how to do it themselves, or want to take the time to do it themselves. How did you get your start in the bakery business? I started as a pop-up shop selling out of the MADE in Long Beach store and then we expanded to wholesale, so we sell to coffee shops and restaurants around the area. I started in my home kitchen with a cottage food license (a license that allows home-made goods to be sold to the public) and then we outgrew that within a couple months. Now we do all the baking here on site. I like that it’s open and that you can see and smell the product being made. I wish I could find a way to pump out the smell. Why did you choose Long Beach?

Does most of your business come from wholesale or foot traffic? Foot traffic. Retail. We do have good wholesale business but we’re killing it in retail, like way more than I projected, and just by word of mouth we really haven’t done any advertising yet.

A flight of pie shots offered at The Pie Bar for $10 during happy hour.

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Say ‘hi’ to the pie The Pie Bar opens in downtown Long Beach. By Jason Enns

Arts & Life Editor

I moved here from Seattle 6 years ago because I wanted more sunshine; I wanted to be in California, wanted to be by the beach. I love it here. What I like about this spot here is we have all this quick street parking. People can just pull up but then behind us we have all the garages and it’s two-hour free parking. What is your most popular pie? Key lime. We’re famous for that already, it’s amazing, it’s my favorite. It’s our number one seller all year

long. We rotate flavors throughout the season, we try to do a spring, a summer, a fall and a winter, so [when I] I tried to pull off key lime and there was outrage. What sizes do the pies come in? We have whole pies, slices, the cutie pie jars which are an 8-ounce mason jar so that’s a portable pie. I like to take them to the movies, to the beach, to camping. They’re great for travelling; great for gifts.

Do your savory pies also sell well? They sell out every day. We do chicken, veggie and we’re going to be offering shepherd’s pot pie and some other savory pies in September. When are your peak business hours? We do a good morning, businesspeople coming in on their way to work on the weekdays, and then lunchtime, and then we get an after work bump and then kind of an after dinner bump between 8 and 9. What sets you aside from other pie shops? I think our product is different; I think we have different flavors than other people. We do alcohol infused pies; we do a whiskey peach. We’re doing a peach marionberry now, with marionberry whiskey. We do a Kahlua coffee pie so that twist makes us a little different, a little fun. Why did you want to run your own business? I wanted to open a pie shop so it wasn’t like I wanted to be in business for myself. I just wanted a place where people can come and enjoy each other, neighbors coming together enjoying good scratch-baked pie in a fun friendly atmosphere. It’s great being part of the downtown Long Beach neighborhood.

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Rio is closed but the beach is open By Jason Enns

Arts & Life Editor

An epic week of fun has begun, and no, I’m not talking about the first week of fall classes. The ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball begins today at 700 Shoreline Drive in downtown Long Beach, and will continue until Sunday. As the Olympics come to an end in Rio, the competition remains fierce in the realm of beach volleyball. Long Beach will host its fourth-annual WSOBV, a competition that draws the best beach volleyball player from around the world. The WSOBV is the Federation Internationale De Volleyball (FIDV) world tour season finale, where athletes will compete for the top prize of $57,000. FIDV is giving away $800,000 in total to the winning teams. American Olympians Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena will be competing in the men’s tournament. The duo was defeated in the quarterfinals by Brazil’s Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt, who went on to win the gold. Cerutti

and Schmidt are also participating in music. This year’s events will have live the WSOBV as well as Rio’s bronze DJ sets by Thomas Jack, Branchez, Jilmedalists from the Netherlands. lionaire, Team EZY and Filthy Gormen’s tournament will feature threegeous. time Olympic gold medal winner Kerri There’s also an amatuer adult comWalsh-Jennings — former partner to petition for people who’d rather be in Cal State Long Beach Alumni Misty the action than watch. Teams can regM a y - Tr e a n o r ister a six-man or — with her new six-woman team partner April online for $400. Ross. The two are The first place Long Beach will host its just coming off a men’s and womfourth-annual WSOBV, bronze medal vicen’s teams each tory in Rio. They receive a $1,000 a competition that draws will face up again prize. There is also the best beach volleyball with the Brazilian a coed four-perplayer from around the team they beat son team compeworld. out for third, as tition where regiswell as the Gertration costs $200 man team that for a chance at a won the gold. $500 prize. It is a televised event airing on NBC There will be a “first serve celebraand NBC Sports Network, including tion and movie night community event” live broadcasts on Saturday at noon for on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Long the women’s semifinals, Saturday at 8:30 Beach Terrace Theater Plaza in the Conp.m. for men’s semifinals, and Sunday at vention & Entertainment Center. May1:30 p.m. for the women’s finals. or Robert Garcia and Councilmember The event kicks off at different times Jeannine Pearce will be welcoming in each day, so to get a detailed look at the the event, with the company of worldtournament schedule go to wsobv.com. class athletes, food trucks and a screenThe website also offers tickets to reing of “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of serve a seat in the first three rows for a Justice.” fee, but the rest of the seats are free, fillSo at any point this week, if your ing up on a first come, first serve basis. schedule permits it, get on down to the Those who don’t get seats can still beach, enjoy this lively event and try to hang around the beach to catch some catch some air time.

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World Series of Beach Volleyball returns to Long Beach.

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Conflict in Syria: War rages on A look into how bloody the war has become. By Jorge Paniagua Opinions Editor

is name is Omran He’s rescued from under the rubble and taken to an ambulance to receive medical attention. He’s surrounded by a chaotic environment — fire, destroyed buildings, citizens yelling at the top of their lungs. This area in the northern city of Aleppo has just been bombed. He is a 5-year old boy, named Omran Daqneesh, and video footage of his bloodied body, covered in dust, has taken the online world by storm. The boy sits in an ambulance, perplexed and gazing into the distance. He seems shocked, but dazed, after surviving such an event. He rubs his temple at one point in the video, and when he notices blood on his hand — he is surprised but overall, numb. Thankfully, he survived the airstrike; however, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, his older brother Ali has died as a result of his injuries after an aerial bombardment earlier this week. This young Syrian boy is now an-

other emblem representing the Syrian people’s struggle. Social media has made the 5-yearold a symbol of the country’s despair — though his photo is not the only one that has caused millions to realize how bloody the situation in Syria has become. The Syrian war is one of the most frustrating and heartbreaking conflicts in the world. An end must be put to it. Instead of focusing on the CNN reporter who held back her tears while watching Omran being pulled from rubble, we should focus on Omran, and the millions of Syrian refugees and citizens looking for an end to the war in their homeland. Images of dead and blood-soaked Syrians are shared daily on social media. Photos displaying pieces of people’s bodies — arms, legs, heads — being recovered from under rubble are shared with alarming regularity online. Some 1.5 to 2 million people continue to live in the city of Aleppo, once deemed Syria’s largest city but now a hostile war zone divided into rebel-held and government-held areas. From March 15, 2011 through Aug. 18, 2016, 18,598 civilians have been killed in Aleppo – 4,557 of them children, according to SOHR. Those numbers are small compared to the entire country’s death toll. Since 2011, 11.5 percent of Syria’s population has either been wounded or killed. Moreover, 4.7 million Syrian people

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A screenshot from a handout video made available on Aug. 18, 2016 by Syrian activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC) shows a 4-year-old boy with a bloodied face sitting in an ambulance after a house was destroyed in an airstrike on Aug. 17 in Aleppo, Syria. Eight people, including five children, are said to have been killed in the attack.

have escaped and sought asylum in neighboring countries. Nearly one million refugees have applied for asylum in Europe. Upsettingly, thousands of those searching for new lives meet their deaths in the Mediterranean Sea. As reported by the International Organization for

Migration, more than 3,770 migrants were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2015. Not to mention, some countries have promised to allow refugees in but have failed to do so. For instance, Turkey made a deal with the European Union in March to allow in millions of refu-

gees but the country eventually became overwhelmed with the masses. Turkish authorities have been gathering refugees and deporting groups

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continued from page 9 of about 100 Syrian men, women and children back to Syria on a near-daily basis since mid-January, as reported by Amnesty International. The Arab Spring, 2011 It’s important to understand how this conflict began. Before it became a war, it was a call for a president to resign by the Syrian people. In 2011, the Middle East saw a series of anti-government protests and uprisings that spread across the region. The “Arab Spring” began with a successful uprising in Tunisia against former leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali — which led to similar anti-government protests in many neighboring countries, including Syria. Pro-democracy protests erupted in Syria in March 2011. Protesters began to demand President Bashar al-Assad’s resignation. Assad responded with brutal military force against its citizens which only hardened the protesters’ resolve. It’s disturbing to realize that what Syrians wanted back in 2011 was a democratic society and an end to Assad’s regime, but instead received war

and hell. It is now 2016 and the counof certain areas. Now the Islamic State try is destroyed while Assad remains holds large parts of Syria in its possesin power. sion creating an even bigger problem By 2011, people were doing more for Syrian civilians, and the conflict than protesting in general. on the streets And while across Syria; there are world they began to leaders who take up arms in want to take Asan attempt to Before it became a sad out of powrid local areas of er, there are also government milwar, it was a call for a those who want itary forces. him to remain — Violence bepresident to resign by Vladmir Putin, tween governleader of Russia, ment forces and the Syrian people. is one of them. rebels escalated More ove r, quickly and a Iran’s leader is civil war ensued. another supFighting reached porter of Assad’s the capital Damascus and Aleppo in regime, as he does not want to see 2012. Syria lean in a politically democratic By June 2013, 90,000 people had direction. been killed in the conflict. Getting rid of Assad doesn’t appear The Arab Spring was a movement likely in the future, which is unfortufilled with great hope — the protestnate news for the people suffering in ers hoped for a new and better way of Syria. living if they participated. They failed to realize that Assad would rather see The Future of Syria the country he “leads” in shambles The future of Syria lies in the hands and its citizens dead than to resign of major world leaders; however, it and see progress flourish in the Midseems as though no leader knows dle East. exactly how to handle the situation. Moreover, the country’s civil war Russia’s intervention has killed apmade it a vulnerable place for radical proximately 2,704 civilians since its Islamists to come in and take control forces interceded last September, as

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reported by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. In comparison, the Islamic State has killed 2,686 people since it’s come to power three years ago. Leaders must first realize what the root of the problem is before dropping any more bombs that take hundreds of civilian lives at a time. Without a proper understanding of this complex issue, little progress will be made in Syria. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has vowed to play a “more active” role in the next year in an effort to put an end to the Syrian conflict. Any world leader offering help to Syria sounds like a hero, but can we really place trust in the Turkish government, who had its own military try and attempt to overthrow it in last month’s coup d’etat? “We say the bloodshed needs to stop. Babies, children, innocent people should not die. That’s why Turkey will be more active in trying to stop the danger getting worse in the next six months, compared with before,” said Yildirim to reporters in Istanbul. Moreover, Yildirim stated that Assad “can’t have a role in Syria’s future,” which is confusing to imagine when Russia, one of the major world powers, backs Assad’s regime. The future of Syria seems dark and

violent. If the war continues we might be looking at a Somalia-type situation. A country divided and at war which faces consistent destruction would soon institutionalize a war economy, giving warlords and terrorist factions a motif for the Syrian war to continue. The Syrian refugees who left would have no reason to return to their homeland, as it would be completely destroyed and overrun with violence. Those who decide to stay would be left without schools or any financial opportunities beyond becoming a part of the war. Already over 6,500 schools have been destroyed since the conflict began in 2011, according to Syria’s Ministry of Education. Syria has not yet reached the point of no return, though. It’s not until we truly understand the nature of the Syrian conflict and realize who is fueling this war that we can urge our leaders to bring it to an end. With proper initiative from the the world’s powers we can put an end to the killing of innocent civilians and the displacement of the Syrian people.

For the timeline of events in Syria, go to page 12

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War in Syria: Defining events 2011

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March: Syrians, inspired by the Arab Spring, protest against more than 40 years of tyranny. Pro-democratic protests sweep nation. Security forces repeatedly open fire on unarmed protesters.

January: Government begins bombing cities regularly. UN reports more than 7,500 Syrians have now been killed. June: Syria shoots down Turkish plane. Turkey says if Syrian troops approach Turkey’s borders they will be viewed as a military threat.

April: Civilian death toll reaches 200. Syrian people call for an end to Assad regime.

July: Red Cross declares conflict in Syria a full-scale ‘civil war.’ In Jordan, the Za’atari refugee camp opens which homed over 120,000 refugees.

May: Protests continue to spread. Army tanks roll into Deraa, Banyas, Homs and suburbs of Damascus. July: First signs of an armed opposition emerge. Free Syrian Army is founded by a small group of army defectors. Peaceful mass demonstrations continue. Assad begins to release Islamist Jihad leaders from regime jails.

2013 March: Over 1 million refugees searching for asylum. April: Abu Bakhr al-Baghdadi announces formation of Islamic State group. August: Assad regime uses chemical weapons in attack on rebel-held areas. British government rejects the proposal for military intervention in Syria.

2014 January- February: UN resolution demands an end to bombing of innocent civilians. Human Rights Watch announces that Assad regime has dropped bombs containing chlorine gas on civilian areas. May: Government retakes Homs from rebels after three-year siege. September: US and five Arab countries launched airstrikes against Islamic State group around Aleppo and Raqqa.

2015 June: UN reports that indiscriminate attacks on civilian-inhabited areas are committed across Syria by both the Assad regime and ISIS forces. September: Russia carries out airstrikes in Syria claiming they were targeting the Islamic State group saying they were targeting the Islamic State group, but Syrian opposition says the airstrikes were mostly targeting anti-Assad rebels. December: Syrian Army allows rebels to evacuate Homs. Syria’s third-largest city is returned to government control after four-year siege.

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Women’s volleyball team primed for success Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is ready to surprise in 2016. By Matthew Simon Sports Editor

With the right mix of youth and veteran leadership, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is looking to make some noise in the Big West after finishing second to Hawai’i last season. Although the team has seven freshmen, the 49ers will have plenty of experienced returners who will make an impact on a team that went 25-6 in 2015 while going 13-3 in the Big West Conference. Head coach Brian Gimmillaro said that the team has a lot of youth, but he expects returners sophomore libero Mykah Wilson and redshirt sophomore outside hitter Anete Brinke to make large contributions. Along with Wilson and Brinke, lone senior Nele Barber and junior Ashley Murray are expected to bridge the experience factor and provide a lift on the court. “I think it just comes down to doing my part and playing my role,” Murray said. “As long as I take care of what I need to do and do what I need to do on the

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Freshman middle blocker Kjersti Norveel hits past the block during the women’s volleyball team’s alumni game Aug. 20 in the Walter Pyramid. court, I’ll gain that respect that I need to be a leader, even if I am one of the younger people on the team.” While Murray will lead by example, Barber will look to provide comfort to the team by being vocal on and off the court. “[I will] motivate the freshmen by

making sure I talk a lot to make them more comfortable,” Barber said. “I feel if they have someone next to them who speaks more, who encourages them to do something, I feel like that’ll make them more comfortable than someone who doesn’t.”

While the 49ers will be without Jenelle Hudson, setter and former Big West Player of the Year, redshirt sophomore Missy Owens will be called on to take over the setting for LBSU. Even though Hudson won’t be on the court with the team, she will be close

by as an undergraduate assistant coach. Hudson’s eligibility with the indoor team is up, while she has one year remaining with the beach volleyball team. “It’s really helpful [having Hudson around] technique-wise and [with] situational stuff, she tells me what to do tempo-wise and how to fix things,” Owens said. After two years of watching Hudson, Owens believes that she’s learned a lot that will help her same and lead to team success. “It was nice to work hard under Jenelle and just see what she does and try to copy and do what she does in my own way,” Owens said. As the 49ers prepare for their upcoming season, the Big West Conference released its annual preseason poll and the 49ers are projected to finish second to rival Hawai’i. While LBSU knows it’ll be a tough season, they’re ready to turn some heads when the season gets going. “I think we got a little doubted,” Murray said. “But at the same time we do have a lot of rivalry and competition when it comes to Hawai’i. So I feel like it’s going to be a great game but I think we can pull through and surprise a lot of people.” The 49ers’ season will begin on the road as they travel to Oregon for the Portland State Tournament Friday. They will face host Portland State Friday and take on Texas Tech and Colorado Saturday.

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49ers look to improve after first round exit Long Beach State womens soccer team is poised for another playoff run. By Christian Gonzales Assistant Sports Editor

As the defending regular season Big West Champions, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team knows teams will be looking to knock them from the top. But with key returners in senior goalkeeper Ashton McKeown, junior forward Ashley Gonzales and senior defender Mimi Rangel, the 49ers are primed to repeat as Big West champions. That sentiment was solidified as the team was selected to repeat as BWC champs in the Preseason Coaches Poll. Along with repeating, the team is prepared to go further after losing in the first round of the playoffs to Santa Clara last year. The 49ers plan to succeed with the addition of players at almost every position; they also have returning players who will make an impact. “We are one year older, more mature and [we have] have more depth

at every position,” head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. Players to watch this season Freshman forward/defender Kaitlin Fregulia is one of the newcomers expected to make an impact on offense and defense as an immediate starter for the team. Fregulia was a leader for the West Torrance High School soccer team as it won four straight Pioneer League titles. Gonzales, member of the 2015 AllBig West team, will be crucial for the team’s offense while also providing leadership to the incoming freshmen. Her counterpart Rangel, senior midfielder and first-team All-Big West and second-team NSCAA AllWest Region returner, is expected to help set things up for Gonzales and other forwards on the field. Another key component, according to Ingrassia, will be senior defender Mimi Akaogi who made 19 starts last season while appearing in 22 games. Akaogi is one of the team’s one-on-one defenders. Fortifying a senior-heavy defense will goalkeeper McKeown who earned second team All-Big West honors last season. After a shoulder injury last season, Ingrassia looks for her to be a vocal leader for the defense.

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Gonzales does it all as LBSU wins first game Long Beach State women’s soccer team dominates in first win of the season. By Christian Gonzales Assistant Sports Editor

After scoring only one goal in their first game, it took 60 seconds for the Long Beach State women’s soccer team score their season total to take a 1-0 lead against Fairfield University on Sunday at George Allen Field. The 49ers (1-0-1) went on to beat the Stags 4-0 in their second game. Junior forward Jessica Vincent scored from 12 yards out after sophomore defender Alyssa Alvarez put the ball in perfect position for Vincent to deliver a shot to the bottom right corner of the net. That wasn’t it for LBSU, as sophomore forward Rocio Rodriguez scored to make it a 2-0 lead after junior forward Ashley Gonzales crossed a pass that Rodriguez took advantage of. LBSU controlled the first half with 11 shots while Fairfield only had four. Senior goalkeeper Ashton McKeown had her first shutout of the year while saving four shots. In the 45th minute, junior forward

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Junior forward Ashley Gonzales tussles with a Fairfield player during LBSU’s 4-0 win Sunday, Gonzales dominated the game scoring her second goal of the year while dishing out one assist. Tori Bolden scored another goal to give LBSU a comfortable 3-0 lead at the end of the first half.

LBSU was able to create mismatches that weren’t there when the 49ers faced Kentucky on Friday.

“It’s a Sunday match so it’s a little slower,” head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “Kentucky is a team from a

big conference. This team [Fairfield] was a smaller conference team so they approach the game differently and we did a great job keeping possession and going through their lines.” During the second half, LBSU played their game by keeping possession and controlling the pace of the game. LBSU took a 4-0 when Gonzales scored her second goal of the season in the 65th minute. “We stuck to the game plan and played our game,” Gonzales said. “We didn’t let our level of play change from the first half.” Along with their first win, the 49ers made 12 substitutions and a total of 29 players got playing time. It was a game of opportunity as nine players had chances to score, but only six of 14 shots were on goal. That will be the production LBSU needs moving forward. The 49ers will have a tougher match-up when they host University of Southern California on Friday at 7 p.m. “We are going to take the next game as any other game,” Gonzales said. “It’s a bigger opponent — they have a bigger name and everyone is going to see that but we are going to prepare just the same as we did for these past two games. Nothing is going to change.”

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