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VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 81 | MARCH 16, 2017

“DEFINE YOUR PATH, BELIEVE IN YOUR PATH, LIVE YOUR PATH.”

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Common speaks to a full house at the Carpenter Center Wednesday night, inspiring the audience with his empowering message about life. The night was complete with a Q&A and surprise freestyles.

He mentioned how he was honored to be at a memorial service for Ali over the summer, and was touched to see the different types of people who spoke to celebrate his life. “I’m talking Muslim brothers, Jewish sisters, Christian brothers, Baptist preachers, Native American leaders, lesbian teachers,” he said. Common referenced how Ali was known across the world as “the greatest,” and he was inspired to ask himself what makes a person “the greatest?” His answer was that when you achieve the highest potential within yourself that it changes people’s lives. Common said it begins by defining your path. “[Your path] is bigger than a profession, it’s bigger than the titles, bigger than an award,” Common said. “It’s a purpose, and it serves you and it serves others.”

Despite Cal State Long Beach not being an official sanctuary campus, the Associated Students, Inc. has began undertaking “sanctuary practices.” A move by the ASI Senate on Wednesday aims to establish safe spaces on campus for undocumented students. Details in the resolution prohibit ASI employees of the University Student Union and the Student Recreation and Wellness Center from working with or providing information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that assist the federal agency in detaining undocumented students. The senate passed the first reading of the resolution. ASI Vice President Logan Vournas said during the meeting that the senate would involve the University Police Department in the resolution. “We urge the university to take a clear stance on the implementation

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CARPENTER CENTER

More than just Common sense Rapper and actor inspires a packed CPAC. By Jason Enns

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Grammy and Oscar winning rapper Common hasn’t just branched into acting both in movies such as “Selma” and “Suicide Squad,” and television shows like “Hell on Wheels,” but he is also an activist who brought his inspiring word to Cal State Long Beach. Common spoke to a packed audience of fans at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center for “An Evening with Common,” presented by Associated Students, Inc. Beach Pride Events. Whether people were fans of his early rapping in the ‘90s, his more recent songs or they only knew him from his appearances in film, students greeted him and continuously inter-

rupted his speech with ecstatic screams. “Cal State Long Beach is really a warm and inviting crowd, with just open great energy,” Common said in a press conference after his speech. “I hope that each individual will just take away a spark to send them or keep them on the path that they always dreamed of, and I hope they were inspired to go higher and keep going toward those dreams.” He began his keynote speech by admitting that most people were probably there as fans of his music, so to pay tribute to that, he freestyled before getting into his talk. The freestyle spurred cheers and hollers from the crowd when he mentioned Walter Pyramid, the Carpenter Center, Parkside, Second Street and Hole Mole. He ended it by referencing the Muhammad Ali theory. This theory was ultimately his take away message for students, which was to “define your path, believe in your path and live your path.”

CAMPUS POLICY

Breathe Campaign: CSULB adjusts to smoking ban

By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman Staff Writer

Cigarettes, vape pens and all other tobacco related products have been banned on the Cal State Long Beach campus since last semester. Yet, while university administration is pleased with the progress being made, some students have found ways to skirt the policy. Certain parts of campus, such as behind the design and psychology buildings, are more or less secret places where stu-

dents go to smoke on campus. Junior English education Victoria Dries said that she tries to be respectful of the ban, even though she thinks it’s ridiculous. “I personally follow [the ban] to the best of my ability, but I’ve never been an obnoxious smoker,” she said. “Sometimes between classes when I don’t have time to walk to the streets and smoke, I definitely smoke in the hidden spots on campus not a lot of people walk around. But there’s a lot of us who sneak around. I don’t appreciate the little green shirt wearers who tell me I should get help.” The Fresh Air Advocates, comprised of students from CSULB’s Health Science Department, frequently wear green Breathe Campaign shirts when they’re on duty. They posted information signs, hosted informational booths and removed ashtrays around campus leading up to the ban’s implementation last semester.

However, Terri Carbaugh, CSULB’s associate vice president of government and media relations, said that she was unaware of any smoking pockets on campus and that the smoking ban is viewed as a

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Some students and faculty take opportunity to quit, while some still smoke in secret spots on campus.

I don’t appreciate the little green shirt wearers who tell me I should get help. -Victoria Dries, CSULB student

success by administration. She credited the Breathe Campaign for its accomplishments saying that the campus community has been educated on the rules surrounding the ban and have wide-

ly been respectful of them. The Breathe Campaign launched in the beginning of 2016 to help CSULB transition to a smoke-free campus by September 2016.. In addition to the student-driven advocacy group, the university also turned to Student Health Services to help smokers kick the habit. Partnering with the Breathe Campaign, SHS began provided one-on-one counseling sessions to help students quit smoking, according to Health Education Assistant at SHS Allison Bordwell. She said that since the ban’s implementation, the cessation programs have seen an increase in participation not only from students, but faculty and staff as well. An exact number of the increase in cessation participation was not available. Bordwell said that the cessation services offered are curtailed uniquely to the needs of the individual.

“Our services are not only for people who are looking to quit smoking completely; we can assist with tobacco management for those who are not ready to quit but want to adhere to the tobacco-free policy,” she said. “For those who do want to quit, we need to take in consideration that everyone is different, so not all quit plans look the same … Overall, we have received very positive feedback from our students, staff and faculty who have used our services.” The decision to ban all smoking-related products on campus came in 2013, after the student body voted to approve a campus wide smoking by a 64 percent margin, according to a statement by Associated Students, Inc. The referendum saw a record turnout, with nearly 6,500 or 19.5 percent of the

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PANEL

Making history from her perspective CSULB takes a look at the problems the new generation of feminists face. By Xochitl Abarca Staff Writer

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continued from page 1 of a direct policy ensuring that the UPD would have no contact with ICE,” Vournas said. Senator-at-large Daniel Gomez said he didn’t want undocumented students to feel like the Future Underrepresented Educated Leaders, La Raza and the Dream Center’s spaces wouldn’t be safe spaces as well. “The reason why we chose these areas is because ASI has jurisdiction over [them],” Gomez said. “We aren’t saying that undocumented students shouldn’t go to FUEL, La Raza and the Dream Center. We want to show [the

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After the ‘Votes For Women: Suff rage & Activism’ event concluded Tuesday in the USU Auditorium, audience members were invited to meet with the panel of speakers. information from the event to use in their daily lives. The panel was moderated by Stonis and included CSULB history professor Sarah Schrank and CSULB history graduate student Brianna Nelloms, as well as Phyllis O’Connor, treasurer of the Long Beach League of Women Voters and activist Zoe Nicholson. Nicholson is most known for helping her male classmates escape to Canada during the Vietnam War draft and for publicly fasting for the Equal Rights Amendment inside the Illinois State Capitol in 1982. Nicholson has been kicked out of several political events by the Secret Service like the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy speech incident where she interrupted Senator Barbara Boxer’s speech on behalf of gay military members. The four women conveyed the notion that fighting for women’s rights is really fighting for everyone to live equal lives. “We [feminists] are social justice

resolution] to [these organizations] to ensure open transparent dialogue, so they wouldn’t be taken aback.” Richard Haller, ASI Executive Director, had a qualm about the resolution. “I know we operate these facilities, [but] we don’t technically own them,” Haller said. “We lease [the buildings] from the CSU … and the land that they’re on are state funded..” Facilities problems spark student worries Also in the meeting, student senators voiced concerns of falling ceiling tiles and poor and dirty ventilation systems in the Fine Arts-4 building. College of the Arts Senator Sofia Musman told the senate of Physical

activists, we are human rights activists, we are civil rights activists, we are change makers who are working day and night to advance the consciousness of humanity,” Nicholson said. The panelists called for activism “from all and for all” under President Donald Trump’s administration. “We are [at] the edge of change; we are creating change with our very lives. Time is calling us, now more than we’ve ever seen,” Nicholson said. The panelists also spoke about the negative effects of separatism and intersectionality in the feminist community, including the focus of white feminism in the movement. “Feminism is so wrapped up right now on what it means to be a feminine, what it means to be a woman, rather than what is needed to gain equality, I think going forward it has to be less identity and more about working together for the same goal,” Nelloms said.

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Cal State Long Beach students crammed into the University Student Union Beach Auditorium for “Women’s History Month: Votes for Women, Suffrage and Activism,” a celebration of women and feminism on Tuesday night. Around 150 students packed the room to get a chance to hear four powerful women speak on behalf of the radical belief that all people are entitled to equal civil rights. The celebration took place from 7-9 p.m. and was hosted by the history department and the Women’s and Gender Equity Center. CSULB’s Associated Students Inc. and Jeff Klaus, dean of students, helped fund the event and CSULB students from the History Graduate Student Association. CSULB students were offered free food, pencils, bookmarks and informational pamphlets. “Women’s History Month: Votes for Women, Suffrage and Activism,” consisted of a screening of the short documentary “Inez Milholland: Forward into Light,” followed by a presentation on suffragist Alice Paul. The documentary is written, produced and directed by Martha Wheelock and is based on the life’s work of suffrage activist Inez Milholland. The celebration concluded with a vibrant open discussion panel. The coordinators of the event, CSULB history lecturer, Michelle Stonis, and the WGEC Coordinator, Pam Rayburn, said they hoped “Women’s History Month: Votes for Women, Suffrage and Activism” would provide students with a historical understanding of women’s past, present and future political activism. They also said they felt confident that CSULB students in the audience would learn invaluable lessons and

We urge the university to take a clear stance on the implementation of a direct policy ensuring that the UPD would have no contact with ICE. -Logan Vournas, ASI Vice President

Planning and Facilities Management’s plans for the art building. “During Spring Break, PPFM will remove ceiling tiles from two classrooms [in FA-4] and see how the

The panelists agreed that the feminist movement needs to focus on institutional inequalities instead of the idea of changing women’s behaviors and controlling their sexual freedom. They also stated that women in the movement need to stop tearing each other down in the name of feminism. “Right now it is about competing women and trying to define femininity instead of recognizing that womanhood is multifaceted and fluid as well as different to people,” Nelloms said. The women of the panel stated the feminist movement needs to let go of feminism as a category, everyone’s experiences though different, are valid. “There is enough room for everyone in feminism,” Nelloms said. The final topic the panelists discussed was about millennials and their political participation. “I see the times changing because of fear under the current adminis-

tration and its affecting more people … society is changing and people are coming together,” Nelloms said. “Millennials are not complacent. We are becoming more civic-minded and are becoming more active in local politics.” Stonis believes that the weight of making society better shouldn’t all be on the shoulders of millennials. “It is going to take all hands-ondeck, we all have different passions, urgencies and identifications that we all have to fight for,” she said. A meet and greet as well as pictures with the panel was open to students after the event. Free copies of the documentary that was shown were available and the League of Women Voters registered students to vote. Students not only left the event with free goodies, but with a message. “No one is equal until everyone is equal … there is no equality yet, we still have ways to go,” O’Connor said.

sound is going to work for the rest of the semester,” Musman said. “There’s a lot of echo in the building.” After participating in a walkthrough of the building, Gomez told the senate of the buildings’ faulty ventilation. “One of the things [PPFM] will do is put air conditioning as well in the computer lab, which is full of Macs,” Gomez said. “We’re talking about really expensive software, and it was unbearably hot [in the lab]. There was a layer of dirt in the air conditioners.” Gomez also told the senate that he believed PPFM isn’t taking the building issue as seriously as it should. “They gave us this timeline in the beginning of the meeting, but as we went through the walkthrough, they

said they’ll be busy in the summer and they’ll see where their priorities land,” Gomez said. “This should be their first priority.” Art students have made art pieces with the building’s denigrating infrastructure. One photo, which was presented in the College of the Arts’ report, showed a sculpture of a guillotine made of fallen tiles. ASI also passed for a final reading the resolution that encourages the university to allocate health resources for trans and gender nonconforming students, faculty and staff; and passed the second reading for a resolution to provide free menstrual products in all restrooms.

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Common shakes hands with the student media after speaking to students at the Carpenter Center Wednesday.

continued from page 1 student population voting. According to Assembly Bill 846, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2004, tobacco users legally don’t have the right to expose those around them to secondhand smoke. Additionally, tobacco users don’t have protection against discrimination as other addicts do. Cal State Fullerton was the first CSU campus to enact a smoking ban, with the campus going smoke-free in 2013 after a resolution was passed through the Academic Senate. CSUF’s ban seems to be working as it’s rare to see someone smoking on campus, said Alex Valencio, a communication major at the university. “From what I know, it seems to be working because I never see anyone smoking on campus,” she said. “Unless that’s just a weird coincidence, but I honestly can’t recall ever seeing anyone smoking.” While CSUF was the first campus to adopt a ban, CSULB’s is the first ban to be approved by the student body. However, enforcement of the ban is slowly being phased in, according to previous reports from the administration. UPD spokesman Greg Pascal said in an email that UPD decided not to engage in enforcement for the first three years. “While we do get phone calls from time-to-time, given that directive, we have not established a complaint type and we don’t have any way to track those calls,” he said. However, once the policy begins being enforced, Pascal said UPD will keep a record of complaints. “We, the police, are not out there writing citations to someone who is found smoking on campus,” Lieutenant Richard Goodwin of CSULB UPD said in an email. “If we are called to assist with a ‘smoker’ we advise them of the university policy.” Pascal said that if someone is not smoking inside a building or within 20 feet of a doorway, then UPD refers them to the Breathe Campaign office. The Fresh Air Advocates have estimated that it will take three years to fully phase in a completely smoke-free campus. At that point, enforcement will also be in full effect, with violators receiving citations ad fines no higher than $100 under state law.

path. He quoted Nelson Mandela stating, “Your playing small does not serve the world.” Then said that you need to accept your greatness, and not “dim your light.” He referenced going to the Grammys alongside Kanye West and John Legend with three acceptance speeches in his pocket for his five nominations — truly believing he would win all five. When his colleagues all walked away with Grammys and he did not, he didn’t let it get him down. He got back in the booth the next week and got a Grammy the next year. Common’s final step to achieving greatness is living your path. “Living your path means that everything you believe and think is going to happen may not happen when you want it to,” Com-

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He said he first defined his path after making his first rap — which he then recited for the crowd — and he saw how it affected his friends. He then proceeded to say that no one can know your path the way you do, and that when he was recruited by a record label, his mom wanted him to stay in school. “My mother didn’t know my path the way I did,” Common said. “Fast forward, she’s like hurry up and make a new album, I need a new car.” According to Common, the next step to achieving greatness is to believe in your

mon said. “Living your path is knowing that challenges are going to come to you no matter how talented you are, no matter how intelligent you are, no matter how many obstacles you’ve already overcome.” He said that the challenges are there for us to reach the Muhammed Ali within ourselves. Lastly he asked the crowd, “What are you willing to die for? Live for that,” and to achieve greatness you only need a heart full of grace. He then stuck around for a Q&A of student questions. The audience members each became starstruck as he addressed them individually. The last request from the audience was, of course, for him to freestyle one more time, resulting in one final eruption of cheers before the event came to a close.

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Early Friday morning, Cal State Long Beach University Police received a call about an in cident at Parking Stucture 1, near the Walter Pyramid. According to the UPD activity log, the call came in at 5:57 a.m. and the Long Beach Fire Department was called to the scene. A Beach Alert was sent to CSULB students, faculty and staff Friday at 7:56 a.m. saying that Parking Structure 1 was closed until further notice. The alert said that there was no threat of danger and that the rest of campus was open as usual. Later, at 8:59 a.m., another Beach Alert was sent out saying that UPD had concluded its investigation and that the structure was now open. At 3:10 p.m., CSULB President Jane Close Conoley sent an email en masse to students, faculty and staff saying that the incident in Parking Structure 1 involved a young man who was dead at the scene. Associate Vice President of Government and Media Relations Terri Carbaugh said that she believes some CSULB staff members were on the scene first and were the ones who alerted UPD. Additionally, she said that while the man is not currently thought to be a CSULB student, it is believed that he had been previously en rolled in the university. In her email, Conoley said that an investi gation has been launched to determine who he is and what connection he has with the uni versity. The man’s age has not yet been confirmed, though he has been identified as “young,” Car baugh said “This is a tragic event. It may cause distress among some members of the Beach communi ty,” Conoley said in the email. “To assist, the university has a number of resources available

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Dances, prances and stances Undergraduate choreographer pieces debut this week at the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater. By Logan Cross

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Spoken word, fluorescent lighting and Rick Astley are just a few of the featured elements audiences can expect when Cal State Long Beach College of the Arts and Department of Dance presents “Contemporary Concert B” at the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater March 16-18. This dance concert showcases a collection of six new works created by undergraduate student choreographers Ashlee Blosser, Madison Clark, Makenna LaFortune, Daniel Miramontes, Maili Schlosser, Solly Sfeir and Blair Shearer-Pope. The works of these seven students aptly demonstrated voice and originality, and were selected by faculty to be developed into full-fledged productions. The performances are largely student-run, and are overseen by concert director Lorin Johnson. “It is driven by the vision of the students, and supported by the faculty,” says Johnson. “[We try] to be good sounding [boards] so that they can verbalize and physicalize their imaginative ideas and learn from being courageous enough to try them out.” Opening the concert is LaFortune’s “Perception Overlay.” The piece explores lighting, shadow and movement. It draws inspiration from the choreographer’s interest in and engagement with black and white photography. Following LaFortune’s work is Schlosser’s “Let Go or Be Dragged,” a piece that features an original poem by the choreographer herself. The work deals with the feelings of grief and loss, feelings Schlosser thinks many can relate to. “[It] makes the piece very relevant to the human condition. Seeing another human experience and struggle with these things on stage can be uncomfortable … but also very healing,” Schlosser said. “I think many audience members can see something of themselves within the struggle.” Up next is Shearer-Pope’s “B.A.R.E.,” a group performance that focuses on ideas of authenticity

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“Contemporary Concert B” highlights a series of performances created and choreographed by seven undergraduate students. The concert will take place March 16-18. and identity. Dynamic partnering in twos, threes and fours entices and challenges dancers and viewers alike. Blosser draws from personal experience in “absorbed self-less-ly.” The piece comments on the balance between selfishness and selflessness, while also exploring the beauty and freedom that can be found in sadness. “That’s what I love about themes,” says Blosser of the layered thematic approach in her work. “They evolve throughout the process, [and] usually [are] dependent on where you are in life.” The collaboration of Clark and Miramontes in “honor roll” begins with a gold mylar curtain and a red shirt with really long sleeves, and ends in a “Hustle”-esque duet to Rick Astley’s single “Never Gonna Give You Up.” At first glance, the piece

is humorous and fun; however, deeper themes of insecurity and self-celebration are revealed as the simple movement “debunks theatrical convention,” according to the press release. “The theater should be a place where an audience can feel invigorated, re-energized and refreshed,” Clark said. “This piece does just that. We are putting ourselves in front of the audience with no hesitations and no apologies.” “We want to show how beautiful things can be and how simply they can be presented on a stage,” Miramontes added. The final piece is Sfeir’s mathematically precise “Apparatus Malfunction,” set on a deconstructed stage and lit by hanging fluorescent-looking light fixtures. The work centers on abstract movement for movement’s sake.

“I recently realized that more abstract pieces...can be relevant,” Sfeir said. “They are a necessary distraction from all the heaviness in our world.” “Contemporary Concert B” performances will take place March 16-18 at 8 p.m. with an additional matinée March 18 at 2 p.m. Following the performances on Thursday evening and the Saturday matinée, the choreographers will engage with the audience in a Q&A about their work. Performances are located in the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater on the CSULB campus. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $16 for seniors, students, faculty and staff with valid ID, and Dance Resource Center members. Tickets are available at www.csulb.edu/dance or at the College of the Arts Box Office off of Atherton.

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Undocumented parents, worried children Mixed immigrant status families fear being deported and being split apart. By Jeffrey Kaye Los Angeles Times

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Michael Clara, a community activist, signed power of attorney papers for two families who feared deportation and wanted to ensure their children would be looked after. holds in which one member or more is here legally and the others are not. With Executive Order No. 13768, the Trump administration has put them on notice. The federal government is poised to displace and disrupt American families on an unprecedented scale. Trump says “bad hombres” are at the top of the deportation list, but his press secretary, Sean Spicer, makes no apology for casting a wide net. “Remember,” he warned at a Feb. 21 briefing, “everybody who is here illegally is subject to removal at any time.” It was a stark reminder to millions of people who have built lives here. Like Lupita and Pepe, most immigrants in the country illegally have lived here for a decade or more. They have planted deep roots. Lupita came from Mazatlan in 1995, when Mexico was experiencing an economic crisis. Companies were going bankrupt, workers were being laid off, and Lupita couldn’t find a job. So she came to Los Angeles to work and send money back home to her mother. She went to school to learn English, which

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is where she met Pepe, who had moved from the Mexican state of Michoacan two years earlier. These days, Lupita is a soccer mom who, when she can, chaperones on her daughters’ school

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upita has been having nightmares. She dreams she is being chased. The fear persists during the day, particularly when she watches news about President Trump’s promised crackdown on immigrants in the country illegally, such as her and her husband. “Every time I see something, I panic,” said the 40-year-old Los Angeles domestic worker, who asked me not to print her last name. “Whenever I see the news, my heart is horrible. I’m afraid I’m going to have a heart attack.” Her husband Pepe, a construction worker, is more stoic. He doesn’t show his emotions, particularly when their two daughters are around. “But,” said Lupita, “he’s terrified too.” About 11 million people live in this netherworld of fear. The actual number of immigrants in the country illegally has held steady since 2009, according to the Pew Research Center. What has increased since Trump took office is an atmosphere of dread. Rumors of immigration checkpoints spread on social media. The Los Angeles mayor’s office is distributing cards in English and Spanish advising people not to open their doors to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Lupita and Pepe’s daughters are frightened. The children were born in the U.S., and so, unlike their parents, who overstayed their visitor visas, have all the rights of American citizens and are not subject to deportation. The 10-year-old is less aware of the threat than her 14-year-old sister. The teenager is given to crying bouts. “She doesn’t want to talk about it,” explained Lupita. “I’ve told her that we have to be prepared. We’ve given her the option to stay or not, but she doesn’t know what to do.” At least 9 million people are part of similar “mixed status” families, house-

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ture, educational system, religious life, you name it. By sheer force of numbers, they are not the “other” — they are part of us, spread throughout our society. Deportations multiply the difficulties. If deported parents make the Solomonic choice to leave their children behind, the kids are likely to face “internalizing symptoms (depression, anxiety), externalizing behaviors (withdrawal, aggression), and social and cognitive difficulties.” If the children leave the U.S. with their parents, they “often feel like exiles, and experience difficulties with language and discrimination.” Families are preparing for the worst. Lupita fought back tears as she filled out a power-of-attorney form, granting custody of their daughters to Pepe’s parents, both legal residents, should the need arise. She held back tears as she checked the various boxes that would allow her daughters to stay in the place where they were born and raised. “This is their country,” she said. “This is all they know. It will be devastating for them to go to a place they don’t know.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The result can go either way Long Beach State is in NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992 and anything can happen. By Grester Celis-Acosta Staff Writer

With the Big West Championship victory and celebration now behind, the No.15 Long Beach State women’s basketball gears up to take on No. 2 Oregon State in the NCAA Tournament. The 49ers finished the regular season 23-10, making it the third straight year the Beach picks up 20 plus wins. The Beavers finished the season 294, becoming the PAC-12 regular season champs and finished second place in the PAC-12 Tournament. The question on everyone’s mind is whether or not the 49ers will pull off an upset over the Beavers. After all, LBSU was once a dominant basketball program in the 1980s, when they went to the NCAA Tournament for 10-straight seasons stretching from 1982 to 1992. Within that stretch, the 49ers had two Final Four appearances and had an NCAA Tournament record of 18-11. The short answer, however, is no. But the 49ers’ do have a slim chance of winning. There are a few reasons as to why the 49ers won’t defeat the Beavers. One of those reasons is that Oregon State ranks seventh in the nation in scoring defense. On the season, they have held opponents to score 54.1 points per game. LBSU isn’t even in the top 50 in scoring defense, but did finish third in the Big West Conference allowing 63.2 points per game. Oregon State also have great perimeter defense, ranking 18th in the nation in three-point percentage with teams

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Long Beach State’s Anna Kim goes up for a lay-up during the 49ers’ Big West Championship win. LBSU will now face Oregon State in Corvallis on Friday at 2 p.m. only shooting an average of 27.7 percent from behind the arc. The 49ers are known to be one of the best three-point shooting teams in the nation, being ranked 16th in threepoint attempts with 801, 17th in makes with 261 and also 31st in threes made per game with 7.9. But the Beavers aren’t too shabby either, as they are ranked 11th in threepoint percentage shooting 37.8 percent. So, this game could be decided from who wins the three-point battle. A strong argument that can be made

for the LBSU pulling off an upset is that earlier in the season, the 49ers beat No. 22 University of Southern Florida on Dec. 16, 2016, defeating them 73-68. The victory against the Bulls marked the 49ers first victory over a Top 25 ranked school since Dec. 13, 2014 when they defeated No. 18 Cal, 58-56 in overtime. The 49ers have broken a lot of droughts this season and broken several records. One of those records was the most three-pointers made in a single. That record was broken by junior

Jessica Gertz, who dropped nine triples in a 84-55 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 9. The Beavers are also not the only team with a stingy defense because the 49ers are ranked 15 in the nation in turnovers forced as they have forced teams to cough up the ball an average of 20.6 per game. The 49ers also rank 30th in the nation in steals, with 321 overall. So even though Oregon State has the edge in the ranking, the 49ers are a team that can give the Beavers a run

for its money and has an opportunity to pull off an upset. But despite that, LBSU will not pull off the upset because it’s rare when a team a top-seeded team, especially the No. 2 ranked team, loses a game from a much lower ranked team. Not only that, but the Beavers also get an extra edge since the game is going to be a home game for them. So, the 49ers are going into the enemy territory to get a win — which at the end won’t happen — but the game will be close and LBSU will fight hard.

SOFTBALL

Half inning nightmare Long Beach State loses three games before final tournament this weekend. By Estela Garcia Staff Writer

After a week of rising temperatures in Southern California, the Long Beach State’s softball team was burned by a 10-run sixth inning in a 10-1 loss against Texas on Wednesday. A double from catcher Taylor Ellsworth started off the inning for the Longhorns that would remove starting pitcher for the Beach senior Christina Clermont. Texas produced runs the 10 runs off seven hits and a fielding error made by junior left fielder Han-

nah Cookson. LBSU freshman relief pitcher Devyn Magnett also gave up a walk with the bases loaded and hit a batter. Head coach Kim Sowder said after the game that “[the team] knows what they’re doing and hopes they can find momentum again.” The Beach (7-16-1) is now on a six-game losing streak. The score didn’t tell the story of how the game was scoreless through four innings as a pitchers duel to the start as Clermont battled Texas’ sophomore pitcher Brooke Bolinger. The two pitchers both got strikeouts in the first inning. LBSU also had a 1-0 lead after enior outfielder Sammi Gyerman got the first hit for the Beach with a single to left field. She was tagged out at second base while attempting to steal.

The Beach was able to get one run back in the bottom of the fifth, when Gyerman scored off a RBI single from junior infielder Lauren Lombardi. Clermont got into trouble in the top of the third, as she gave up two hits and a walk to load the bases, but the the senior was able to get out of the jam. The last chance to rally for the 49ers was in the bottom of the sixth — however, they failed to get anything going. The game ended by the run-rule, which is when a softball game may end after five innings if a team scores 10 or more runs. LBSU will compete in their last tournament of the season this weekend, March 17-19 in Santa Clara, playing five games against Grand Canyon University, Northwestern, Lehigh University and Santa Clara.

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Senior pitcher Christina Clermont went 5 1/3 innings with seven hits and five runs in a loss against Texas Wednesday at LBSU Softball Complex.

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Long Beach State Dirtbags celebrate after a walk-off win against Washington State Wednesday night at Blair Field.

BASEBALL

Luke delivers walk-off victory Long Beach State baseball team makes things interesting in win against Washington State. By Luke Ramirez

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Junior designated hitter Luke Rasmussen was the hero on Wednesday night against Washington State University, erasing his 0-for-5 night at the plate with the game-winning line drive over the leaping third baseman’s glove. “I love that situation,” said Rasmussen. “I feel like I shine when the pressure is on in big spots like that.” After the hit, Rasmussen did his best to flee from his teammates as they chased him into centerfield, swarming him and emptying water bottles over his head. One night after beating the No. 3 ranked team in the country TCU, the Long Beach State Dirtbags made it two wins in a row with a thrilling 8-7 walk-off victory against Washington State University on Wednesday night at Blair Field. LBSU (8-8) didn’t play their best baseball, but took advantage of several miscues by the Cougars (10-5) en route to their win. “When you’re not playing very well and you can still win a game, you’re going to take it,” said head coach Troy Buckley. With a one run lead in the top of the fourth inning, LBSU freshman starting pitcher John Castro was touched up for back to back solo home runs by right fielder JJ Hancock and left fielder Justin Harrer to give the Cougars a 3-2 lead. LBSU answered with a two run inning of their own, taking advantage of two errors made by WSU. Sophomore second

Luke Rasmussen was the hero in Dirtbags 8-7 win Wednesday night at Blair Field. LBSU has now won two consecutive games before heading to Malibu this weekend. baseman Jarren Duran lifted a sac fly deep into the outfield, which allowed sophomore right fielder Garrett Nelson to score. Sophomore relief pitcher Tyler Radcliffe came in to make his first appearance of 2017, but was greeted rather rudely by the Cougar offense. The first batter Radcliffe faced was WSU’s second baseman Dillon Plew, who sent a fastball soaring over the wall in right field. The solo shot tied the game at 4-4. LBSU pitchers continued to struggle keeping the ball in the park when freshman reliever Connor Riley gave up a

pinch-hit three-run home run from WSU freshman Jon Burghardt. The big blow came in the top of the sixth and was the fourth home run allowed by Dirtbags’ pitching in the game, the most this season. “We’ve given up a lot of home runs already this year,” Buckley said. “It’s becoming somewhat of an issue and we have to deal with it.” The home team answered the big inning again, scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth thanks in part to 2-out double by junior third baseman Ramsey Romano. The clutch hit extended Romano’s hitting

streak to 11 games and cut WSU’s lead to one run. Down 7-6 in the bottom of the seventh, the Dirtbags had bases loaded after two drawing two walks and the third error of the game from the Cougars. Nothing came of the rally after senior Alex Muzzi struck out looking to end the inning. However, LBSU never went away quietly as Duran reached first base in the very next inning after WSU sophomore shortstop Andres Alvarez made the team’s fourth error of the game. Duran scored later in the inning after advancing to third

base with two outs and scampered home to tie the game at 7-7 after a droppedthird-strike. In the bottom of the ninth, Rasmussen stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and one out and delivered the hit of the game. WSU pitcher Scotty Sunitsch threw a 1-1 changeup that stayed up in the strike zone and the LBSU slugger was all over it. With momentum in its favor, LBSU heads to Malibu Saturday for a doubleheader against Grand Canyon University and Pepperdine University.