Daily 49er, February 4 2019

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LONG BEACH STATE | VOL. LXX, ISSUE 27 | FEBRUARY 4, 2019

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A student walks through the LA5 Plaza Thursday.

The campus experienced rain and thunderstorms Thursday lasting through the weekend.

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Gov. Newsom’s CSU budget proposal addresses graduation rates and enrollment numbers.

Cal State

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Newsom’s budget set to increase enrollment numbers The CSU system turned down a record number of qualified applicants last year due to lack of funding.

By Brelio Lozano

Contributing Writer

California Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his first budget proposal, allocating up to $562 million in permanent and one-time funds for the California State University system.

Newsom’s budget proposal consists of a $300 million ongoing general fund for operational costs, increased enrollment and for progress toward the Graduation Initiative 2025. The budget also includes $247 million in one-time general funds for the expansion of on-campus child care facilities serving students and deferred maintenance and $15 million in one-time general funds for student hunger and housing initiatives.

In comparison, Gov. Brown allocated $92 million for education last year.

Newsom prioritized the state’s community colleges and two university systems,

while maintaining a stipulation that tuition levels will stay frozen. The governor also emphasized expanding mental health services for students finishing their degrees.

Newsom’s budget reflected his ambitions as governor to support increased enrollment, and an expedited degree process.

“In his first budget proposal, Gov. Newsom reflects his commitment to reinvesting in higher education and the California State University,” said CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White in a statement. “This marks the single largest proposed investment by any governor in the history of the university and we are extremely appreciative of Gov. Newsom’s bold investment in us.”

The CSU proposed an operating budget of $7.32 billion for the 2019-20 academic year, with $3.12 billion coming from tuition and fees, $3.65 billion from the general fund and $554 million from an operating budget request.

President Jane Close Conoley said the

demand to receive an education at LBSU is at a record high.

“We received about 102,000 undergraduate applications for fall 2018, yet were only able to enroll 9,250 students,” Conoley said in a statement. “Fully funding the CSU would allow the campus to welcome more than 11,000 deserving students in fall 2019, provide additional support services and hire more faculty, all of which increase graduation rates.”

The 2019-20 CSU operational budget proposal stated that a continued investment of the Graduation Initiative 2025 would increase graduation rates by being able to hire and fully pay for faculty and in turn, having the necessary classes available for students.

Ted Kadowaki, Associate Vice President of budget and university services, said that Newsom’s has fulfilled his promises to education from his time as Lt. Governor. “[Newsom] regularly attended CSU

Board of Trustee meetings and he was always very supportive of the CSU,” Kadowaki said. “[Newsom] always said, ‘Don’t put it on the backs of students, and let the governor and legislature off the hook.’”

LBSU student body President Genesis Jara stated she was proud of the commitment shown by Newsom for the education of CSU students.

“I believe an affordable pathway to public higher education is essential to build stronger, more dynamic communities in California,” Jara said. “I have gained a lot from my education, and it is essential that the state fully fund the California State University system to give all students opportunities like the ones I have had.”

Newsom’s budget will undergo further revision in May, where changes will be made based on the latest economic forecasts. This summer, the budget that is passed by the California Legislature and signed by the governor will be enacted.

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PERSONNEL

UPD promotes Richard Goodwin to captain

By Jonathan Rulison Staff Writer

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Recently promoted Captain Richard Goodwin works in his UPD office Thursday.

ome mornings you might find Richard Goodwin rushing to campus to resolve a crisis; other mornings you might spot him in line for his vital morning coffee, or around campus participating in various outreach and education programs. No matter where he is, the recently promoted of the University Police Department is working to keep our campus safe.

Twenty-four years ago, Goodwin followed his passion of communication and helping others.

“That’s where I found my niche, in campus law enforcement,” Goodwin said.

In progressing from lieutenant to captain, Goodwin assumed the duty of the department’s patrol function which operates around the clock.

“I’m now responsible for all the men and women of the university police and what

they’re doing out in the field.” Goodwin said.

Even when he’s on the clock, his days are often as unpredictable as the calls he can get.

Although each morning he tries to complete his daily ritual of checking his calendar and getting his coffee, he likens his workload to that of a “juggler.”

“You can come in one day and think, ‘I’ve got all these projects I wanna do, I want to work on the K-9 program, I want to see about this community outreach, I want to see about what future programs we can put together for the University,’” Goodwin said.

“But I may walk in ... and maybe something happened the night before that demands my attention for the day.”

Despite the increased workload, evident by a crowded desk topped with an assortment of files, calendars and other stacks of business papers, Goodwin said he still considers his job both a privilege and an honor.

“I’m happy and honored to be here serving the university community,” Goodwin said. “The faculty, staff and students here are awesome and I’m glad to be a part of it.”

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Rainy days here to stay Long Beach experienced heavy winds and rain throughout the weekend. The rain is predicted to last until Tuesday, creating obstacles for students and the community. A sea of umbrellas (above) rush past the 49er Shops University Bookstore at noon Thursday. Construction fences (left) near lot E10 are blown down by strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday. Rain gutters (right) overflow by LA3 during a Long Beach rain storm.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Glamorizing the gruesome Netflix shows such as “You” and “The Ted Bundy Tapes” romanticize dangerous killers in an uncomfortable way.

By Rachel Barnes Opinions Editor rachelsalien

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Joe (Penn Badgley) holds Beck (Elizabeth Lail) hostage in his library basement in the Netflix original, “You.”

Oh my gosh he’s so cute, I’d let him kidnap and murder me!

Not. The Netflix show “You” romanticizing psychopaths and making them look like the perfect boyfriend makes me uncomfortable.

I feel like it’s a pretty gross and irresponsible message to be sending people.

Scrolling through my Twitter feed, I see girls tweeting about how cute the main character Joe (Penn Badgley) is, while completely overlooking the fact that he’s a literal murderer. It’s not like that fact is a small or glossed-over part of the show, it’s actually the main plot, so why is everybody choosing to ignore it?

Robert Hare, the scientist who invented the Psychopathy Checklist, said about 1 percent of the world, approximately 7.5 billion people, are psychopaths. “You” shows that they can be just about anybody you meet.

The protagonist of the show, Beck (Elizabeth Lail), is just an average girl that happened to collide paths with Joe. She was not portrayed as the sharpest knife in the torture chamber, but she’s meant to show other girls how easy it is for someone like Joe to edge themselves into your life and slowly take over.

We all like to say that it wouldn’t happen to us, but from the posts that I’ve seen, people are too distracted by a white boy with a nice jawline to use their critical thinking skills.

Even Badgley was taken aback by the things people had to say on Twitter.

One girl said she could look past all of the crazy murder and kidnapping because Badgley was attractive. He made sure, multiple times, on his Twitter to tell people like her that the show was not trying to send that message. This convoluted narrative may be hinting at a bigger problem, endearing a crazy killer.

I’m sure that the writers didn’t set out to make people think that murder is okay as long as you’re a cute boy, but the show

doesn’t do much to negate that message either. One scene even made Joe look like a hero for murdering a domestic abuser who beat Joe’s neighbor and her kid.

The relationship between Joe and his neighbor’s son, Paco (Luca Padovan), made him endearing to viewers. Even I had to stop myself from thinking, “Oh that’s so sweet of him to do for the kid,” by reminding myself about the gruesome way he murdered another character earlier on.

I think the show set out to do something very ambitious by bringing light to people like Joe and the dangers they can pose, but it had some questionable methods. These methods led girls watching the show to fangirl over a murderous psychopath the same way some girls did with Ted Bundy in the 1980s.

Bundy brings us into Netflix’s latest spotlight of dangerous men on their far-reaching platform. Its recent release of the four-episode docuseries, “Conversations With a Killer: the Ted Bundy Tapes,” is just giving more attention to psychopaths.

The similarity between the two Netflix originals is that the featured point of view is the murderer, which I find a tad problematic.

If I learned anything in my forensic science class it’s that murderers love attention. Ted Bundy would be over the moon if he knew how many people watched that docuseries.

The same director that made “The Ted Bundy Tapes” also released a new film based on Bundy’s case starring Zac Efron called “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.” The fact that Efron was in the running for People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” makes me roll my eyes thinking of how many hot Bundy jokes are no-doubt in my future.

As one of the most notorious serial killers in America, I don’t think Bundy’s case is starved for attention, so I don’t see the point in telling his story again. I think there are more important issues in the world that need to be talked about rather than murderers.

Just this week, Lifetime announced that “You” was renewed for a second season. I hope that in the time between seasons, people hone their critical thinking skills and stop crushing on murderous psychopaths.

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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Long Beach extends winning streak The 49ers return to the Walter Pyramid after sweeping the Lindenwood Tournament 3-0.

By Kevin Colindres Sports Editor kevinjcolindres

No. 1 Long Beach State continues its dominant play in the early preseason with a three-game sweep on the road at the Lindenwood Tournament.

The 49ers are now on a 10-game winning streak and remain undefeated, similar to last year.

“It was a good three days for us here in St. Louis, we had a tremendous week of practice and prep for this,” head coach Alan Knipe said via Twitter. “We got some different faces out on the floor, some different combinations of guys, but at the same time continued to play ball well at a high level.”

Thursday saw Long Beach take care of business with relative ease against the tournament’s home team Lindenwood 2519, 25-17, 25-19.

Senior outside hitters TJ DeFalco and Kyle Ensing led the way with 13 and 11 kills a piece, while senior setter Josh Tuaniga ran the offense with 34 assists.

No player on Lindenwood was able to break double digit kills.

“As a team we hit .514 and that’s a shoutout to Josh [Tuaniga], associate head coach Nick MacRae said via Twitter.

“He was all over the place and he stuck his

sets.”

It was a quick turn around for Long Beach which went on to play Quincy the following day.

Ensing and DeFalco both contributed eight kills, but DeFalco’s five aces is what pushed the 49ers to an easy 25-18, 25-14, 25-17 victory.

Long Beach’s hitting took a significant dip (.362) from its previous game, but was able to make up for it with multiple hustle plays.

“It was a great opportunity for a lot of our guys to get on the floor tonight,” assistant coach Scott Touzinsky said via Twitter.

“They really showed what we’re able to see in the gym everyday.”

Long Beach did not come out as sharp Saturday against McKendree, almost dropping the first set.

The 49ers were able to bounce back strong, finishing the match 25-23, 25-13, 25-15.

Senior middle blocker Nick Amado had a career night with 10 kills while Tuaniga distributed 33 assists in the match.

“I thought the first set we weren’t at our best, but give McKendree credit they played well,” Knipe said via Twitter. “I really liked the composure late in that first set, then I think we settled in and played really well.”

Long Beach returns to the Walter Pyramid for a 6 p.m. Friday match against No. 14 Ohio State.

BIG WEST STANDINGS Overall Record

AUSTIN BRUMBLAY | Daily 49er Senior setter Josh Tuaniga serves the ball against USC Jan. 25 in a 3-1 win.

Long Beach State

10-0

Hawai’i

4-0

UC Irvine

11-2

UC Santa Barbara

9-3

CSUN

6-5

UC San Diego

5-6

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SAMANTHA DIAZ| Daily 49er Senior guard Deishuan Booker gets past an Irvine defender Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers fell to the Anteaters 82-80 dropping them to 2-5 in Big West play.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Long Beach drops fifth game in close contest The 49ers had a chance to win the game, but fell short after a missed buzzer beater.

By Alex Manfredi

Deputy Sports Editor alexmanfr3di

With 2.4 seconds left in the game, senior forward KJ Byers heaved a half court shot to win the game, but missed high and wide right off the backboard. Long Beach State men’s basketball fell to UC Irvine 82-80 Saturday night in front of a rowdy crowd of 2,344.

“If anybody was gonna take a half court shot, it’s KJ,” head coach Dan Monson said.

“For some reason he practices it every day and he makes a lot of them.”

Monson had a timeout to call on the final play, but a miscommunication between him and the players resulted in the half court

MEN’S BASKETBALL BIG WEST

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UC Santa Barbara

shot instead of running a set play.

“If it was under three [seconds] we were gonna call a timeout,” Monson said. “That’s not all on the kids, I can call that on the sideline and I thought we were an understanding [to call a timeout] and all of a sudden they took [the ball] out.”

Senior point guard Deishuan Booker led all scorers with 29 points and added five assists. Byers had 15 points and 10 rebounds while redshirt senior guard Bryan Alberts added 14 points.

Despite the five-game losing streak, Long Beach remains confident because of the team’s overall effort and energy throughout its last few games.

“Guys are hungry, guys are competing, guys want to win so I’m comfortable with where we’re headed,” Booker said.

Irvine was led with a balanced offensive

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attack as seven players scored seven or more points. Junior guard Evan Leonard led the Anteaters with 18 points and four assists.

In the first half, Long Beach came out aggressive on both ends of the floor. The 49ers were attacking the paint on offense and putting pressure on the Anteaters on the defensive side. Long Beach snagged three steals from UCI within the first five minutes of the game. Byers provided the energy for the 49ers, putting up nine points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals at the halftime break. Booker led all scorers with 11 points and three assists at the half. Irvine led 38-35 at halftime.

The second half was a back-and-forth barrage from both teams. Long Beach hit tough shots to keep itself in the game, but it wasn’t enough. Booker had the Walter Pyramid crowd up off their feet throughout the

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last five minutes, doing all he could offensively to keep Long Beach afloat.

The senior guard hit everything from a stepback three-pointer to contested layups down the stretch. Sophomore guard Edon Maxhuni hit a fadeaway three-pointer in the corner to put Long Beach up 79-78 with under one minute to play. With the game tied at 80, Irvine forward Tommy Rutherford scored a layup in the paint to give the Anteaters the 82-80 win.

“I really was proud of their effort, their attitude,” Monson said. “We came up just short today against a really good team. Our fight was there, I thought we really stayed together well.”

Next up for Long Beach is a 7 p.m. Thursday home matchup against Hawai’i at the Walter Pyramid. The Rainbow Warriors are currently 4-2 in Big West play.

Long Beach

UC Riverside Cal Poly

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