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Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Ted Yu is wheeled out on a stretcher after sustaining injuries during a fire. Two engineering buildings were evacuated Tuesday after a chemical reaction sparked a fire in the Engineering and Computer Sciences building.
Fire injures professor and prompts the evacuation of two buildings.
air conditioner shaft. My students started coughing. Some said they felt like vomiting, so we left the building. An alarm went off soon after the fire started, prompting students to evacuate the building. Ted Yu, assistant professor of chemical engineering, was carried out of the building on a gurney after sustaining injuries from the incident. Nicolas Amyx, a senior chemical engineering major, said Yu appeared to have gotten chemicals on his face. “It was almost like the movies when there is an explosion, but there was white powder instead of the black powder [on his face],” Amyx said. “There was a really loud ‘bang’ that kind of shook you. We looked over and there was a white fire going on with some smoke coming out [of the room].” The explosion occurred in Yu’s chemical engineering lab. T.J. Higgwe, a junior chemical engineering major, was in the room with Yu, who was working with a bucket of chemicals. According to Higgwe, Yu was
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Two engineering buildings were evacuated at Cal State Long Beach Tuesday after a chemical explosion sparked a fire, injuring a professor. The Long Beach Fire Department was dispatched at approximately 1:23 p.m. in response to the fire, which started in the Engineering and Computer Sciences Building in room 114. According to Reza Toosi, professor of mechanical engineering, the cause of the fire involved a chemical reaction to lithium. He was teaching in the classroom directly above the lab when the explosion occurred. “We thought it was an explosion, a bomb or something,” Toosi said. “Immediately we saw some kind of vapor coming from the
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Smoke from the explosion and fire released through the Engineering and Computer Sciences building’s ventilation shafts.
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WORKSHOP
Let’s get ethical, ethical Ethics at The Beach: Empowering Ethical Leaders returns. By Jessica Jacobs Staff Writer
Between a full-time class schedule, work and social life, students don’t always have the time to reflect on themselves and the world around them — Associated Students Inc. hopes to change that. Ethics at The Beach: Empowering Ethical Leaders will be held March 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at the University Student Union ballrooms, and will offer students the chance to delve into a workshop focused on ethics. This event was formed by the Associated Students Organization Council, Student Center for Professional Development and the Ukeleja Center for Ethical Leadership. “As college students, we are often too busy with school, work and extracurriculars that we do not have the time to stop and think about who we are and what do we deeply believe in,” said Vanessa Torres, a junior majoring in human resources and an Ethics at
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Kathleen Lacey gives a presentation during the 2017 Ethics at the Beach. The event will return March 9 to provide students workshops to help focus on their core values.
The Beach chair. “This event will provide a space for students to sit down and reflect on their core values.” Melanie Washington, the CEO and founder of Mentoring A Touch From Above, will be the keynote speaker at the event. She mentors at-risk youths, incarcerated youths and men held in the Soledad Correctional and
Training Facility, a state prison. Washington was also awarded the presidential Point of Light Award by former president George W. Bush. This award honors those who make a difference in the country through volunteer work. “Melanie has had more than her share of hurt, pain and suffering which led her to help people in trouble,” Torres said. “Her
greatest core value is forgiveness, and she has dedicated her nonprofit and passion towards that, hence making her the perfect speaker.” Unlike last year’s event, the workshop will feature three Cal State Long Beach graduates who will share their experiences and ethical challenges they faced in society after graduating.
The three alumni are Ben Alvarado, a former executive vice president of Wells Fargo, Christopher Lengyel, a current recruiter for the online gaming platform Roblox, and Celeste Ahl, a current lecturer at the university’s College of Business. “I think it’s great that alumni are coming back to CSULB to speak to students about their experience after graduating,” said Bonnie Chen, a junior majoring in health care administration. “There is a sense of anxiety and fear as I am getting closer to graduation.” Students attending the event will receive a continental breakfast, a Passion Planner, a copy of Washington’s book, “Standin: In the Midst of The Storm,” and a certificate for their participation. The event is sponsored by Associated Student Inc., The Boeing Company, KIND Healthy Snacks and Target. “I’ve never heard of an ethics workshop before,” said Sierra Arteaga, a junior majoring in economics. “I would go if I could.” Those interested in attending must register by March 5. One can reserve a ticket for $5 and register on their website. Contact ucel@csulb.edu for any questions regarding the event.
FUNDRAISER
Giving Day to raise fast cash Campus hosts event to raise funds for programs on campus. By Grant Hermanns Staff Writer
The spirit of giving has reached Cal State Long Beach as the campus will debut its first-ever Giving Day Thursday, March 15. The fundraiser will be held over the course of 27 hours from midnight eastern time to midnight pacific time, during which students, faculty and off-campus residents are invited to donate monetary contributions to four initiatives: Basic Needs, General Scholarships, Beach Fund and Study Abroad. Kelsey Crane, assistant director of Annual
Giving, said the event was inspired by Giving Tuesday, the movement in which people gave back through gifts or donations the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. “We thought about participating in Giving Tuesday, but we really felt that Long Beach State deserves their own day,” Crane said. “We just want it to be a place where alumni, faculty, staff, students, friends, our entire Beach community can come together and give back.” Crane also hopes those donating will share the event through social media using the hashtag “#LBGivingDay” to spread the word across the nation. In addition to the 27-hour online fundraiser, there will be the Philanthropy Fair held on the North Quad next to Peterson Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will host different on-campus groups to discuss the importance of funding and how the money
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donated will help students as well as faculty members. “[Participating groups] will share with students how philanthropy impacts the campus,” Crane said. “[They will discuss] how does private support the programs that they utilize every single day here on campus.” Private support comes from off-campus organizations or individuals who extend a philanthropic hand through financial donations. Groups scheduled to speak include Shark Lab, the CalFresh program and the University Police Department, who will attend with detection dog, Avery. Though the off-campus donors and alumni have received emails notifying them of the fair, Crane is unsure how many people will attend. These groups will be set up at tables around the quad. At each table, students will
be handed a raffle ticket they can turn in for potential prizes at the event’s main tent. “Some of the prizes we’ve gotten [include] some Cal State Long Beach swag from the 49er Shop, from sweatshirts to t-shirts to water bottles,” Crane said. “We’ve also secured some gifts from places like Hangar 18 for memberships...and gift cards from places like Tutti Frutti and Frostbite as well.” Christina Salvador, assistant director of Prospect Research and Prospect Management, assisted in organizing the event. Salvador said she hopes students will realize how these donations “improve” education and learning on campus. “I think a lot of our students don’t realize how much we get in donor support and how it really benefits the different programs,” Salvador said. “State funding can only go so far, so donor funding helps to make those programs more vital and thriving.”
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The sounds of high school students fidgeting with empty water bottles filled the Anatol Center Tuesday afternoon. Their hands wrinkled blank application papers as they listened to a handful of university students and faculty explain the importance of attending college. College Bridge: An Ethnic Studies Exchange was hosted at Cal State Long Beach in the Anatol Center to introduce high school students to college life. Founders of the event are Emily Berquist, a history professor at the university and her former student Ana Orozco, who is now an ethnic studies teacher at Lynwood high. “We came up with the idea that we should do an event where we get our students together,” Berquist said. “They get to meet each other and try to have a more engaged discussion.” Orozco brought 50 of her ethnic studies students to attend the day-long event. The high school students attended Berquist’s history class, took a tour of the campus and heard from various presenters. Students attended a workshop that was geared toward the basics of college life. Art Medina, advisor of the Educational Opportunity Program, spoke to the group about the fundamentals of the application process. He encouraged students to not let barriers
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stand in the way of applying to any California State University. “Use your resources,” Medina said to the group. “We want you here.” Academic skill coaches from TRiO Student Support Services, Brenda Lopez and Helen Walker also led a tutorial on how to fill out applications for Federal Student Aid and scholarships. Current university students offered their advice, shared stories and promoted the resources they found helpful on campus. Justin Hatchett, president of the EOP Student Organization and business management junior shared the story of his journey to college and some of the opportunities that his organization provides. “It doesn’t matter where I come from, it matters where I’m going,” Hatchett said. “It’s going to be hard, but overcoming [challenges] and utilizing different organizations on campus can help your success.” Anai Sanchez, a history and Chicano and Latino studies senior, spoke to the younger crowd about the Latinx student life on campus. Sanchez is a board member for La Raza Student Association. “[La Raza] has definitely helped me make connections in school,” Sanchez said. “It’s helped me because I didn’t know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.” She said she hopes to participate in an outreach like this once every semester with different high schools. Berquist said she plans to have the College Bridge become an annual event to get in touch with prospective students. “We want to show that college is accessible,” Berquist said. “They can come here and succeed.”
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disposing of chemicals that had been left unattended in the fume hood. “We didn’t know what exactly it was,” Higgwe said. “What I think happened was Dr. Yu tried to find out what it was and something happened to activate it and it just went off.” Higgwe said that he saw white sparks and red smoke followed by a explosion, causing the students to run from the room.
Before an alarm sounded, students caught wind of something out of the ordinary when a synthetic odor filled the air. “We noticed the smell first and the bell went off,” said Ryan Cao, mechanical engineering senior. “It was some sort of pungent odor. Kind of like sulfur, but not as strong.” The alarm was shut off by 2:11 p.m. The Engineering complex buildings were set to remain closed for the remainder of the day and are expected to reopen Wednesday. Luke Ramirez, Lauren Martinez and Daniel Green contributed to this article.
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It is critical for graduating seniors in Civil and Mechanical engineering to pass FE examinations before they apply for Job Placement. The FE exam administered by NCEES is 5-1/2 hours long and is closed-book. Instructors for these seminars are distinguished faculty from CSULB, CSUF, UCI, and IIT. Irvine Institute of Technolgy offers a comprehensive 48 hour seminar with a Pass Guarantee. IIT/CSULB are pioneers in giving these seminars since 1972. Please refer to IIT website for Registration. The NCEES exam fees and Pearson exam center fees amount to over $300.00. The seminar fee for 48 hours is $684.00 and you will learn/relearn all subjects and prepare for exams and interviews. Day
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Red and yellow sequined lions bring good fortune to Cal State University, Long Beach by performing a dance at Maxson Plaza. The Chinese Student and Scholars Association will host the Chinese Lunar Gala on March 3 in the USU Ballroom.
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Chinese Student and Scholar Association celebrates Chinese New Year with traditional live performances. By Kennedy Trinkaus Contributing Writer
The day of celebration for Chinese New Year is confined to Feb. 16, but in China, it’s a month-long spectacular celebration of tradition and culture. In honor of Chinese New Year, Cal State Long Beach’s Chinese Student and Scholars Association will host the Chinese Lunar Gala from 5 to 8 p.m. March 3 in the University Student Union Ballroom. The holiday is based off the ancient Chinese Lunar calendar and functions as a religious, dynastic and social guide. Every new year is represented by one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs that circulate, this being the year of the dog. “In China it is a big celebration,” President of CSSC and international student
in technicolor from China, Xu Shi said. “Your whole family comes together and it’s a lot of fun.” This year marks the first time the celebration will take place at Long Beach. It has been at UC Irvine, USC and other Southern California schools over the years. The three-hour event will include singing, dancing and traditional Chinese musical performances. Many of the performances will be from students both from Cal State Long Beach and neighboring colleges, as the Chinese Student Association is a national club. One of the performances will be a traditional Chinese dance by students from UC Irvine. For many international students and faculty, the annual celebration offers a taste of the kind of traditional gathering most often seen in China, where citizens get the whole week off from work and school to honor the holiday. “Because there are so many Chinese students and people here in California, I have been celebrating [the holiday] just as much as in China and have been to about 10 different celebrations here in
America already,” Shi said. Another club member attending the event is PR manager of the club, Mengfei Song. “It is like a really really big festival in China,” Song said. “It’s like Christmas in China.” Attendees can sign up through the Chinese Association to reserve a special seat to view the various performances throughout the night. Those who do not reserve seating will have to arrive early as the event is first come first served. The event is informal with around 200 students already signed up to attend.
CHINESE LUNAR GALA Free When: March 3 Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Where: University Student Union Ballroom
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ou know of Spider-Man, Captain America and Black Panther, but you probably haven’t heard of Squirrel Girl. Yes, that’s really her name. Okay, her actual name is Doreen Green, but don’t tell the bad guys that. She has typical powers such as super strength and agility, but also has a tail, claws and the ability to communicate with squirrels. Green is the star of “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - Volume 1: Squirrel Power,” which tells the story of her first days attending college. This is a book that doesn’t take itself too seriously and knows how to have fun, which translates to the reader with ease. The book’s greatest achievements are its accessibility and efficiency. The creators use tools such as biographical cards and cast lists to briefly explain a character and other important information such as motivations and personality traits. These things allow the plot to progress without forcing the reader to flip through excessive pages of backstory. The selling points of this book are its action and comedy, and this method allows quick satisfaction of those desires. It is these same things that make the book accessible. This book, like many other Marvel Comics books, frequently contain cameos and references to other characters and stories. However, it uses those aforementioned cards and cast lists to explain all you need to know about anyone that appears within this book’s panels. Comics writers should consider using these tools because of how they set reader’s expectations of what they’ll see. Seeing what familiar faces will appear can be exciting, but something that can be even more exciting is a surprise. There is no rule stating that a writer has to reveal every character featured in their story at the beginning. I expect to see whatever is revealed to me there, but this also allows the writer to play with my expectations and deliver on something greater. To get acquainted with Marvel’s unbeatable but totally readable Squirrel Girl, get volume one of this series at the Main and Michelle Obama locations of the Long Beach Public Library or at the University Library via CSU+, a service used to share resources between all California State University libraries. Happy reading!
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emocrats in California are showing how the party could undermine its own cause in November midterm
elections. By rebuffing the re-election bid of the state’s four-term senator, Dianne Feinstein, over the weekend, the Democratic left wing is exposing its preference for ideological purity over the pragmatism the party would need to turn widespread distaste for President Donald Trump into a historic political victory. Fewer than 40 percent of delegates to the Democrats’ state convention in San Diego voted to endorse Feinstein, while more than half supported her more liberal opponent, state Senate leader Kevin de Leon. That meant that neither candidate received the 60 percent needed for an official endorsement. The two will square off in a June 5 primary, with Feinstein well ahead in opinion polls and fundraising. The anti-Feinstein activists could have made a strong case for opposing the 84-year-old incumbent to promote generational change. The Democratic Party in Congress has an unusually elderly leadership. Instead, they framed their opposition as ideological: Feinstein, they said, is too accommodating to her Republican colleagues, unwilling to confront Trump, opposed to a government healthcare system and 15 years ago voted for the Iraq War. The left-wing bill of particulars ignored a lot of other things in Feinstein’s record. For example, she led a six-year effort to force disclosure of the details of the interrogation techniques and torture used in the battle against al-Qaeda, taking on bitter battles against Senate Republicans, the
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Central Intelligence Agency and the White House under President Barack Obama. She didn’t achieve full disclosure but Americans learned a lot about this unsavory period because of her determination and courage. Some of the left’s criticism is reasonable. For example, Feinstein spent a lot of time seeking common ground with Republican Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Grassley,
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who seems more intent on protecting Trump than on practical compromise. She did vote for the Iraq War in 2002, but so did a majority of Senate Democrats, including their last three leaders, Tom Daschle, Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, and two of the last three Democratic presidential nominees, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton (Obama wasn’t in the Senate yet). This was a mistaken vote for what
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The evolution of the five The NBA’s future is dependent on the stretch big man. By Kevin Colindres Assistant Sports Editor
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he NBA is a league with a diverse ecosystem that has evolved throughout time, from the early days of getting the ball to the big man in the post to today’s shooting-driven teams. While many have considered the big man a dying breed, he is adapting and evolving into something better. A big man usually plays the power forward or center position and can range from 6-foot-10 to above seven feet. A few days ago, I saw a clip show Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond dribble the ball from half court, hit two behind the back crossover moves and finish at the rim with an emphatic dunk. Two years ago, Drummond wouldn’t dare handle the ball near half court, but times have changed. And in order for the big man to survive, he must adapt. For almost half of a century, the league was dominated by centers. Wilt Chamberlain was unstoppable in the 1960s, Kareem Abdul Jabbar was a force in the 1980s and Shaquille O’Neal was nearly unguardable in the early 2000s. With the emergence of explosive guards in the 1990s such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, the league began to change. Everyone wanted to see fancy dribble moves and impossible deep shots being drilled with ease. The NBA started to feel more like a video game, and the big man looked like he was on the verge of extinction. So what had to happen to make centers
relevant again? They had to start shooting 3-pointers and spread the floor. The reason behind this lies in the concept of spreading the floor to create space for guards who are looking to score in the paint. Once the center is on the far end of the floor, it gives a lot more opportunities for offenses to get smaller guys near the basket. These changes not only make the center more effective, but the team overall, which is why big men had to adapt to the new style of play.. Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez built his whole career off being a menace in the post. His career average is about 18.0 points a game, which mostly come from his play in the paint. In the first six years of his career, he attempted seven 3-pointers and made none of them. Last season, he managed to make 134 3-pointers on 33.5 percent shooting. Lopez knew what he had to do to survive in the league, and it has made him an elite player in an evolving game. The newest generation of centers have made shooting and handling the ball a serious part of their arsenal. Kristaps Porzingis and Karl Anthony Towns are both seven footers who can handle the ball, dominate in the paint and shoot from the perimeter effectively. These players are under 23 years old and products of a changing game. Both players average 20 points a game and shoot nearly 40 percent beyond the arc. They were trained to play like big guards at a young age. The NBA has been slowly trending this way for the last ten years, but the movement of having a versatile big is as strong as ever. Gone are the days when the tallest guy on the court stands in the paint to make an easy lay up; you’ll now see the seven-footer in the corner ready to shoot with no hesitation.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns (32) scores a 3-pointer over the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis (23) on Saturday, Jan. 6, at Target Center in Minneapolis.
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Long Beach State freshman outfielder Leonard Jones walks back to the dugout after striking out in the ninth inning of Long Beach’s 1-0 loss to Arizona State.
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Long Beach loses a 1-0 heartbreaker to ASU The Dirtbags were inches away from a comeback win against the Sun Devils. By Luke Ramirez
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Long Beach came within inches of erasing a forgettable hitting performance Tuesday against Arizona State, but a ninth inning rally was snuffed out after Sun Devils’ left fielder Trevor Hauver dove and robbed a potential game-winning hit from the Dirtbags. “He made a heck of a play,” Long Beach head coach Troy Buckley simply said. ASU (3-4) beat LBSU (2-5) after holding the home team to just four hits, the fourth time this season that Long Beach has seen its offense total less than five in a game. “We just didn’t have any competitive heart, and we didn’t put any pressure on the defense,” Buckley said. Arizona State pounced on freshman starting pitcher Adam Seminaris for three hits and a run in the top of the first inning. The RBI came on a sharp single into right field by freshman left fielder Scott Mehan. Seminaris was able to catch his breath and settle in nicely, allowing only two baserunners over the next three innings. He struck out the side in the top of
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Long Beach State freshman pitcher Adam Seminaris delivers a pitch to an Arizona State batter during Tuesday’s game at Blair Field.
the fourth inning, placing his mid 80s fastball on both sides of the plate and dropping in the occasional breaking ball to keep hitters off balance. He threw 5 ⅓ innings and struck out eight batters, but was ultimately tagged with his second loss of the season. Seminaris ran into trouble in the top of the sixth inning after allowing a base hit and a walk with one out. That forced Long Beach to go to the bullpen and call upon junior Eli Villalobos, who had been pegged as the team’s Saturday starter for the
first two weekend series. His last outing came Feb. 24 when he only recorded one out and walked four batters against No. 7 TCU, using 30 pitches. Villalobos needed only two pitches against ASU to induce a ground ball to freshman third baseman Chris Jimenez, who stepped on third for the force out and threw across the diamond to complete the double play. Villalobos was impressive over his 3 ⅔ innings in relief. He struck out five consecutive batters in his first relief appearance and finished the game with six
total. Long Beach pitching totalled 14 strikeouts between its two pitchers in the loss. “I think I trusted my stuff out there more than I have been lately,” Villalobos said. “I needed that. Going out there and doing what I needed to do was good. I feel good.” Jimenez gave the Dirtbags lineup a spark with two outs in the bottom of the seventh after dropping a flair in front of a diving Bishop Hunter in right field. The ball got away from Hunter and Jimenez was able to advance to second base for a double. Tor-
res was the next batter and drew a walk which made Arizona State go to the bullpen and bring in junior closer Connor Higgins. Buckley countered by calling junior Domenic Colacchio on to pinch hit for Hughey but grounded out to end the threat. In the bottom of the ninth, it was Jimenez again who doubled, following a single by junior right fielder Brooks Stotler. That brought junior Shaq Robinson up in a pinch hit situation and he lined a two-strike offering into shallow left. Hauver took about three steps before laying out full extension and snagging the baseball before it touched the ground. If the ball would have gotten by, Jimenez could have walked home as the winning run. “Our best at-bats came at the end of the game, but what happened to the first eight innings,” Buckley said. “When you get that kind of pitching performance you’ve got to try to win… especially on a Tuesday.” With the recent injuries, the team will need more freshman like Jimenez to step up and be a part of the team. Senior Laine Huffman will be out for around one month after injuring his right shoulder last weekend, thrusting freshman Santino Rivera into an everyday role. “We just have to step up and be big for the team,” Jimenez said. “We’re not freshman anymore I can tell you that.” Long Beach and Arizona State will square off again Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Blair Field.