Daily 49er, May 6, 2019

LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY | VOL. LXX, ISSUE 48 | MAY 6, 2019

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Long Beach addresses measles outbreak page 4

Men’s volleyball rushes the court after beating Hawai’i in four sets.

The 49ers raise the trophy, celebrating consecutive NCAA championships.

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The CSU system has revised Title IX guidelines to implement a new investigative model.

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CSU systems update Title IX A mandatory hearing could mean a second chance for students facing expulsion or suspension.

By Kennedy Trinkaus & Brelio Lozano Staff Writers

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he California State University system has adopted a new investigative model for Title IX sexual assault proceedings and was implemented on March 29, across all universities in the system.

This model will give the right to both parties to cross examine each other through a hearing officer during a live hearing, required by state law.

If a case is not settled, a hearing is scheduled. The complainant and respondent will identify witnesses and have questions that they want the designated hearing officer to ask of the other party and witnesses. The

previous policy was centered on a single investigator/adjunctor model rather than an investigation/hearing model.

“The [old] process did not include a hearing,” said Linda Hoos, the CSU Statewide Title IX compliance officer. “Under the previous procedure, the investigator would make factual findings after the investigation based on the investigator’s interviews of the witnesses and review of the evidence.”

The California Court of Appeals ruled that students accused of sexual misconduct who face severe discipline at any CSU have the right to a hearing. As of March 29, the Chancellor’s Office released these revisions to Title IX. The new changes to the investigative model has been welcomed by some faculty.

“I actually support having the hearing process … I support the process of having a hearing because there is a lot at stake for

both the complainant and respondent, ” said Shira Tarrant, a professor in women’s gender and sexuality studies at LBSU. Students are not required to have a hearing process, rather, it is an option when cases cannot be resolved amongst each party.

“When there is a hearing procedure on campus you’re not sending someone to prison… you’re educating … it’s not intended to be an adversary hearing process,” Tarrant said.

Furthermore, the Long Beach State Title IX website states the update only applies to cases where the respondent is accused of sexual misconduct as defined by Executive Orders 1096/1097, the respondent faces suspension or expulsion, and the credibility of any party or witness is central to the finding of whether the accused student engaged in Sexual Misconduct.

Larisa Hamada, LBSU director of Equity

and Diversity, said that for many cases, the credibility ends up being the focus of the investigations, due to little evidence or witnesses.

“Sometimes there won’t be a lot, or even no witnesses during the time of the alleged assault or rape occured,” Hamada said. “A lot of these cases end up really focused on the credibility of both parties … and that’s why the CSU system has had to change their policies.”

Hamada also noted the difficulty in keeping up with the changes.

“The challenge we are seeing now is that through litigation, the law is literally changing on a monthly basis,” Hamada said. “I think it can be difficult where our campus and as well as other many campuses are just trying to figure out how to provide the best services to students while the law keeps changing.”

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HEALTH

Long Beach State warns campus about measles outbreak An email sent en masse advised students, staff and faculty to update their vaccinations.

By Sol Mendez Staff Writer

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ong Beach State issued an email en masse to all faculty, staff, and students warning them of the risks of going without their measles vaccination, April 12.

The warning was in response to the seven confirmed measles cases reported in Southern California. The Long Beach Health Department reported the first measles case in the city since 2015, Saturday.

The email, which contained information on the current high risk of measles, urged

students to contact the Student Health Services if they experience cold symptoms, as they are often the same as those of the measles.

University of California, Los Angeles as well as California State University, Los Angeles put hundreds of students in quarantine after it was discovered that there may have been exposure to the virus on the campuses.

LBSU peer health educator Cassandra Cabading reiterated it was important for those on campus to get themselves up to date on their vaccinations or to get checked out at Student Health Services on campus.

“It is free for all student at CSULB so they should definitely come in,” Cabading said.

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The Long Beach Health Department reported the first measles case in the city since 2015 on Saturday.

The Orange County Health Care Agency recently confirmed their first case of the ongoing nationwide outbreak after a resident had exposure to the virus at an AMC movie theatre in Fullerton.

“There was a recent outbreak in Orange County, so we’re actually going to be [checking-up] more on the vaccination and the titers that we offer here for students,” Cabading said,“just so they can get that out of the way to prevent themselves from getting

infected.”

Additionally, LBSU has taken precaution by putting holds on some students fall 2019 registration until they can confirm their proof of vaccinations.

The mass email emphasized that the university “strongly encourage[s] all CSULB students, faculty, and staff to ensure that they are properly immunized against measles for the safety and well-being of our campus community.”

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THE SECOND TIME AROUND

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Long Beach holds the NCAA national championship trophy after defeating Hawai’i in the final round. The men’s volleyball team are the first program in school history to win back-to-back NCAA titles.

Clockwise from top.s, Head coach Alan Knipe and Long Beach State President Jane Close Conoley embrace each other after winning the national title. The student section cheers after the 49ers win the third set of the match.

Long Beach cuts down the net after defeating Hawai’i for the national title.

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The dawn of a new political era Four women embark on harrowing journeys to win congressional seats in the Netflix documentary ‘Knock Down the House.’

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The documentary, “Knock Down the House” featured Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s journey to election last fall.

By Jeremy Porr Staff Writer

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efore the viral tweets, outrage over hoop earrings and gaslighting from across the aisle, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was just a bartender trying to make ends meet in the Bronx.

Those familiar with the story of Ocasio-Cortez will find delight in the latest political documentary from Netflix, “Knock Down The House.”

Over the course of the documentary’s brisk hour-and-a-half runtime, viewers wit-

ness the tireless work of four women from across the country running for congressional seats in the 2018 midterm election.

Director Rachel Lears said that after the 2016 presidential election, she reached out to progressive grassroots organizations like Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress to profile prospective candidates.

Lears chose four women to highlight: Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York; Amy Vilela, D-Nevada; Cori Bush, D-Missouri; and Paula-Jean Swearengin; D-West Virginia — each with starkly different backgrounds, united for a common cause, putting political power back into the hands of the people.

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doors, calling constituents to fundraise, attending rallies and crushing debates.

Viewers won’t get to see that same level of energy reciprocated by the incumbent candidates that the women have decided to challenge. At one point, Ocasio-Cortez’s political opponent, Joe Crowley, didn’t even show up for a debate. Instead, Crowley opted to send one of his staffers.

Each of the women profiled reveal what their opponents have done, or not done, to address issues plaguing their community.

All four have a personal stake in the competition, which only ups the level of anxiety viewers have while watching, hoping that all four take home a win.

Vilela began her campaign in Nevada shortly after her daughter died due to a pulmonary embolism, due to her lack of healthcare coverage.

Vilela reveals she immediately sold her home and turned down an executive level position in order to run against Congressman Steven Horsford.

“My daughter didn’t die for nothing,” Vilela said in the documentary.

Swearengin joined the fight for political office in West Virginia after watching her community become ravaged by the disastrous effects of coal mining. Swearengin, who lost her father in the mines, got emotional as she stared out at the Appalachian Mountains.

“Where are the jobs? We don’t have to do this. If another country came in here, blew up our mountains and poisoned our

water, we’d go to war, but industry can,” Swearengin said.

The film then cuts to remarks from her opponent Sen. Joe Manchin, who has accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from coal companies over the years.

Bush, a registered nurse and ordained minister, resides in Missouri. She decided to run against Congressman William Lacy Clay shortly following the death of Mike Brown.

The least amount of time is spent on Bush, the sole Black candidate in the film, and little detail is provided as to what inspired her to run, other than living mere minutes away from Ferguson at the time Mike Brown was murdered.

My sole complaint about the film, other than the time it allots to each candidate, was that it was too short. I easily could’ve spent another hour watching any of these women assemble their campaigns, speak to the public and effectively shut down their haters.

I’d have loved to see sit-down interviews with each of their opponents, given the slim chance that any of them would have agreed.

Though we already know the outcome, watching Ocasio-Cortez run into a bar to view the election results still brought tears to my eyes. Perhaps “A Star Is Born” would’ve been a more apropos title for this incredibly moving piece of work, which largely focuses on the rise of Ocasio-Cortez.

Despite your party preference, “Knock Down the House” is essential viewing that provides hope in what, at times, appears to be a hopeless political system.

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TRACK AND FIELD

49ers overcome injuries in Big West decathlon Long Beach placed five athletes in scoring position at conference decathlon and heptathlon.

By Max Perez Staff Writer

After injuries struck two decathletes, the 49ers were able to power through and finish with five athletes in scoring positions at the end of the Big West Conference decathlon and heptathlon.

The men totalled 11 points with three athletes contributing and the women scored a total of four. For the men, senior John Broadhead placed second overall, scoring eight points. He was able to solidify his second place finish in the javelin throw event, when he broke his personal best in the event by 18 feet with a distance of 188’ 2”.

He was followed by junior Derreck Affor, who placed seventh and scored two points.

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Affor was also able to top his personal best in the decathlon with a score of 6586. Senior Herman Day came into the Big West decathlon ranked first in the conference.Throughout day one of the competition Day was on pace to put together another strong performance before injuring his hamstring in the 400m dash, the fifth event of the 10 total, that led to him finishing eighth overall and scoring one point. Junior Devon Alvarado was on pace to top his personal best.

But on his first attempt in the javelin throw, event nine of 10, he injured his shoulder which led to him finishing last in the event, and pushed him out of a scoring position. Because of the injury, Alvarado had to tape his arm completely to the side of his body so it wouldn’t swing during the last event of the day, the 1500m run. During the event, Day stayed back with his teammate to

help him cross the finish line.

“Even though Day gave up his personal placing to do it,he did it because this group is a family,” head coach Andy Sythe said.

The two 49er heptathletes also had to battle as well to ensure that they wouldn’t go home empty handed.

Headed into the final two events of the competition, juniors Sydney Barnes and Kaylee Shoemaker were hanging on to scoring positions but needed to perform well in the javelin throw and 800m run to ensure they would score points. Both women were able to do that as they both broke their personal bests in the javelin throw.

Shoemaker took second in the javelin with a distance of 129’ 2” and Barnes finished fourth at 115’ 11”. They were able to carry that momentum into the 800m run where Barnes and Shoemaker finished with times

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of 2:44.98 and 2:40.62, both personal bests.

Barnes ended the competition in sixth scoring three points and Shoemaker finished eighth and scored one.

“It was a good performance from our end of things but far short of what we were capable of doing,” Sythe said. “ Nonetheless the importance was how they did it, and not so much on what they did.”

The 11 points for the men currently has then tied for second with UC Davis and three points behind UC Santa Barbara.Sythe hopes that the showing the decathletes and heptathletes had this weekend will inspire the rest of his team to come prepared next weekend and perform to their top potential.

“They will bring back their mentality with them and pass that on to their teammates, that’s the spark and what we need to going into this upcoming weekend,” Sythe said.

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End of an era at Long Beach State

By Kevin Colindres Sports Editor kevinjcolindres

Long Beach actually did it. I didn’t think they would pull it off. The 49ers looked tired, defeated and lost for most of the first set and the beginning of the second. But everyone was shown once again why there’s so much hype surrounding this team.

The greatest dynasty this school has ever seen. Not just for success on the court, but the culture that the team has created for the city.

The city loves the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team, and the team loves them back.

A few hours after the game, wearing their championship shirts and hats, the team was able to recollect their thoughts and reminisce on the last few years.

“Everything that the city has done for us, its something I’ll never forget,” redshirt senior Nick Amado said. “Long Beach will

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The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team shake hands with Hawai’i after winning the NCAA national championship Saturday. always be my home, I’m thankful for everything.”

TJ DeFalco, Josh Tuaniga and Kyle Ens-

ing sat together and for the first time in two years, they dropped their humble act and celebrated like champions. The trio went out

on top as the best players in the nation on the best team in the nation and they knew it.

Getting one to two percent better everyday finally paid off.

DeFalco and Tuaniga are household names for fans of volleyball, but also for everyone in Long Beach.

At the California Journalism Awards Gala held in Long Beach Saturday night, public editor of the Press Telegram Rich Archibald gave updates as the event went on.

Bars like Legends and EJ Malloy’s held watch parties and hosted after party events.

Mayor Robert Garcia, is doing Long Beach a favor and giving this historic team a parade through downtown or Second Street.

There may never be a team and recruiting class like this again. The 2019 class brought four years of greatness for a school that hasn’t seen much success in its athletic programs in the last 20 years.

Another NCAA championship banner will hang in the Walter Pyramid, and this team will go down as the greatest in school history.

TENNIS

Long Beach falls in first round of NCAA Tournament

By Manuel Valladares Staff Writer

MALIBU – Long Beach State women’s tennis lost 4-2 to Berkeley in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The game had some impressive back-and-forth rallies, but in the end the 49ers were unable to use their collective talent to pull out the upset.

Long Beach came into the matchup as Big West Conference champions, having had a comeback victory that saw them overcome their flaws. The same issues arose against the Golden Bears, who took advantage right out of the gate.Doubles exemplified the team’s outing as a whole, losing two of its three matches. The duo that won its match, freshmen Wiktoria Rutkowska and Dominique Meyer, played a great 6-4 set against opponents that ranked 17th in the nation.

“At one that was a strong win for them,” coach Jenny Hilt-Costello said. “We had ourselves in a position to win the doubles point ... so I hope we learn from that.”

The other two doubles performances fell

short at differing levels. Sophomore Lolita Devarakonda and junior Natalia Munoz, the team’s most consistent duo, lost in a lackluster 6-2 set.The final duo, freshman Zara Lennon and sophomore Carlota Casasampere, could have swung things Long Beach’s way if it weren’t for a 7-5 ending to a set that saw them falter at the most crucial moment.

The transition to singles did not change much for the 49ers, with many players keeping matches close but not putting points on the board. Two players were able to overcome this, Munoz and sophomore Sadaf Sadeghvaziri, winning their matches in two sets. After making major strides through the season, Devarakonda didn’t allow a ranked opponent to stop her from competing, losing her two sets 6-3, 7-5. Even those who lost by more substantial margins like Rutkowksa and freshman Emma Bardet competed in their respective matches. Their ranked opponents were able to make the adjustments needed to win and in different circumstances the 49ers could have came out on top.

“We had a lot of deuces that could’ve went to either side,” Rutkowska said. “I’m not happy but it wasn’t the worst.”

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Sophomore outside hitter Ethan Siegfried attempts a kill against Hawai’i Satruday in the NCAA championship game. The 49ers went on to beat the Rainbow Warriors 3-1 at the Walter Pyramid.

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Sweet repeat for the Beach The 49ers earn back-to-back titles after defeating Hawai’i 3-1.

By Bryan Aparicio

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It was a battle between two Goliaths, featuring Long Beach State and Hawai’i in front of a crowd of 3,824. As expected, the Walter Pyramid received another thriller between familiar foes, and the 49ers came out victorious, claiming back-to-back national championships with a 3-1 win.

Fans were eager to celebrate a historical moment with the 49ers. They wanted to storm the court but weren’t allowed. Still, fans rushed the floor and some were tackled by security. Amidst the madness, senior outside hitter TJ DeFalco noticed a few familiar faces make it out of the mob of people.

“Living here, being [in Long Beach] on my own for the majority part of college, and then to see running down the court, my literal entire family, was very special for me,” DeFalco said.

The Long Beach vs. Hawai’i saga was everything it lived up to and more. In a match that could’ve gone either way, with each set finishing so closely together, the tide shifted toward Long Beach on a night where it claimed glory yet again.

“Once it hit those ‘20s’ it’s like, ‘alright now we got to buckle down and execute some good volleyball,’” senior setter Josh Tuaniga said. “Having some composure late in some of these sets was a huge get for us.”

With this victory, the men’s volleyball team became the first program in school history to repeat as NCAA champions, cementing their legacy as one of the greatest to ever set foot inside the Pyramid.

In their fourth meeting, the conference rivals each gave everything they could, responding to every attack either team handed out. After a shaky first set, Long Beach trailed 21-13 at one point, but the 49ers regathered themselves and rallied to cut the lead at 23-22.

Unfortunately for Long Beach, it wasn’t enough. Hawai’i was able to collect themselves to close the set out 25-22. But that rally served as the building block toward the ensuing sets (22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23).

After looking dominant throughout the first set, Long Beach brought Hawai’i back to life with added service pressure and extraordinary blocking.

“They had their biggest guys getting after it on the service line, they were bringing a lot of pressure,” Hawai’i senior setter Gage Worsley said. “Defensively, that created the most issues for us.”

The Rainbow Warriors were able to keep the majority of the 49ers attacks in play, being in the right place at the right time. After seeing each other so often in such a short span, both teams figured each other out.

But then, senior opposite Kyle Ensing decided to mix it up. In the fourth set, instead of attacking with full force and hitting it as hard as he could, Ensing got crafty and

served Hawai’i a couple of offspeed kills, something he rarely, if ever, had done.

“We went into this match thinking we had to bring our physicality to another level and so did [Hawai’i],” Ensing said. “I just thought maybe mix up another shot and it worked.”

Head coach Alan Knipe reiterated the difficult matchup and the culmination of what the showdown between these two teams turned into.

“What an incredible match and what an incredible series,” Knipe said. “It felt like an NBA Finals to me, going back and forth and playing these big physical matches against and incredibly talented and well-coached team.”

Tuaniga orchestrated the offense with a match-high 43 assists, capping off with a set-up to senior libero Jordan Molina, who set it for DeFalco, sealing the match with a kill and a dagger into the Rainbow Warriors’ hearts for the title.