Daily 49er, November 9, 2016

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 38 | NOVEMBER 9, 2016

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PROPOSITIONS

High times ahead for Californians The state overwhelmingly passes recreational marijuana.

By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor

Californians age 21 years and older can now legally buy, smoke and be in possession of recreational marijuana.

With 36 percent of precincts reporting at 10:46 p.m. Proposition 64, also known as the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative or the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, passed with 56 percent of votes, according to the Associated Press.

Although marijuana is illegal at

the federal level, medical marijuana has been legal in California since 1996 with the passage of Proposition 215.

While possessing up to 28.5 grams of marijuana and eight grams of concentrated marijuana is now legal, smoking while driving and in public places remains illegal.

Proponents of the proposition, including Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Sen. Bernie Sanders, argued that legalizing marijuana will generate tax revenue and decrease law enforcement costs. “Criminal justice reform is the main reason I [wanted it to] pass,�

see 64, page 2

Proposition 64 Yes: 55.7% No: 44.3% 45.2% reporting

Lalig Tarbinian | Daily 49er

A patient sparks a medical marijuana joint to help ease her migraine.

Proposition 64, also known as the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative passed with 56 percent of votes, allowing Californians age 21 years and older to legally buy, smoke and be in posession of recreational marijuana.

HILLARY CLINTON

DONALD TRUMP

BY THE NUMBERS

How Donald Trump won the presidential election VOTES Hillary Clinton Votes: 55.9 million Electoral votes: 218

Donald Trump Votes: 56.9 million Electoral votes: 276

KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES Trump won: Pennsylvania (48.9%) = 20 electoral votes Wisconsin (48.6%) = 20 electoral votes Ohio (52%) = 18 electoral votes Florida (49%)= 29 electoral votes Iowa (51%) = 6 electoral votes Note: Results as of 1:35 a.m.

Graphic: Tribune News Service Sources: AP, New York Times

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

VOL. LXVIII, ISSUE 38 | NOVEMBER 9, 2016

D49er

PROPOSITIONS

High times ahead for Californians The state overwhelmingly passes recreational marijuana.

By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor

Californians age 21 years and older can now legally buy, smoke and be in possession of recreational marijuana.

With 36 percent of precincts reporting at 10:46 p.m. Proposition 64, also known as the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative or the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, passed with 56 percent of votes, according to the Associated Press.

Although marijuana is illegal at

the federal level, medical marijuana has been legal in California since 1996 with the passage of Proposition 215.

While possessing up to 28.5 grams of marijuana and eight grams of concentrated marijuana is now legal, smoking while driving and in public places remains illegal.

Proponents of the proposition, including Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Sen. Bernie Sanders, argued that legalizing marijuana will generate tax revenue and decrease law enforcement costs. “Criminal justice reform is the main reason I [wanted it to] pass,�

see 64, page 2

Proposition 64 Yes: 55.7% No: 44.3% 45.2% reporting

Lalig Tarbinian | Daily 49er

A patient sparks a medical marijuana joint to help ease her migraine.

Proposition 64, also known as the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative passed with 56 percent of votes, allowing Californians age 21 years and older to legally buy, smoke and be in posession of recreational marijuana.

2 NEWS

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RESULTS U.S. Senate

CA Senate

(D): 47 (R): 51

Kamala Harris (D): 65% Loretta Sanchez (D): 35%

51 to win majority

44.2% reporting

U.S. House

Proposition 55

(D): 184 (R): 235

Extends income tax rates for wealthy

218 to win majority

Yes: 61.7% No: 38.3% 47.5% reporting

Photos by Trang Le | Daily 49er

Onlookers tense up while waiting for presidential election results at the Long Beach Arts Theatre Tuesday night.

Election night celebrations

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Christopher Banes, a junior history major said. “I don’t think anyone should be incarcerated for smoking something that comes from the ground.”

In addition to legalizing recreational marijuana, Proposition 64 also establishes two new excise taxes.

The first tax is a cultivation tax of $9.25 per ounce for the marijuana flower and $2.75 per ounce for marijuana leaves.

Medical marijuana growers are exempted from this tax.

The second is 15 percent retail tax on marijuana, with prices being adjusted for inflation in 2020.

All money generated from the marijuana taxes will go to the California Marijuana Tax Fund, which will distribute money to marijuana research institutions, the California Highway Patrol as well as state and local health departments, among other places.

“I’m glad that [marijuana] is finally getting addressed,” Jesus Zavala, a junior sociology major said.

“It seems like people want to be able to purchase marijuana without medical reasons and the taxes will be able to fund other things like education.”

Regulating marijuana now falls to Bureau of Marijuana control, formerly known as the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation.

*All information comes from Ballotpedia.com, a nonprofit organization that provides nonpartisan information on American politics and elections.

Raises tobacco tax by $2 a pack

Requires condoms for porn actors

46.6% reporting

Yes: 46% No: 54% 46.5% reporting

Long Beach resident Shushaina Farcirosyan and her son rummage through props to wear at a photography booth available at the Long Beach Senior Center Tuesday evening.

It is charged with licensing and regulating marijuana businesses.

However, individual counties and cities will have the power to legislate where businesses can be located and can completely ban the sale of marijuana within their jurisdiction.

In Long Beach, medical marijuana dispensaries have been banned.

However, under Long Beach Measure MM, which was passing with 56 percent of votes, up to 32 dispensaries will be allowed to operate within city limits.

While Proposition 64 had a large number of supporters, who raised over $22 million, some in the medical marijuana industry were not happy about the propositions passing.

“I work at a dispensary [and] we’re all against it,” human development major Clarissa Castañeda said. “[Proposition] 64 will hurt medicinal marijuana users and vendors… [it] will not fund schools, they’re going to use all the revenue to go into policing the shops.”

Although marijuana is now legal to smoke, licenses for business to sell it will not begin to be issued until around late 2017 to early 2018.

Amber Costa contributed to this story.

Proposition 60

Yes: 62.4% No: 37.6%

On Tuesday, outreach volunteers and organizers tried to coax out as many voters as possible by making polling locations the place to be.

Party at the Polls set up shop at seven locations across Long Beach, bringing live music, art, food trucks and social spaces to the streets.

The events were all non-partisan in nature and co-hosted by Downtown Long Beach and Place Make The Vote.

64

Proposition 56

Proposition 63

Proposition 67

Institutes a number of gun controls

Ratifies or overturns single-use plastic bag ban

Yes: 62.6% No: 37.4%

Yes: 51.5% No: 48.5%

45.3% reporting

44.6% reporting

Source: Los Angeles Times

FAST FACTS

CALIFORNIA MARIJUANA TAX FUND Breakdown: • $2 million per year to the UC San Diego Center for Medical Cannabis Research to study medical marijuana.

• $10 million per year for 11 years for public California universities to research and evaluate the implementation and impact of Proposition 64. Researchers would make policy-change recommendations to the California Legislature and California Governor.

• $3 million annually for five years to the Department of the California Highway Patrol for developing protocols to determine whether a vehicle driver is impaired due to marijuana consumption.

• $10 million, increasing each year by $10 million until settling at $50 million in 2022, for grants to local health departments and community-based nonprofits supporting “job placement, mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, system navigation services, legal services to address barriers to reentry, and linkages to medical care for communities disproportionately affected by past federal and state drug policies.”

The remaining revenue would be distributed as follows: • 60 percent to youth programs, including drug education, prevention, and treatment.

• 20 percent to prevent and alleviate environmental damage from illegal marijuana producers.

• 20 percent to programs designed to reduce driving under the influence of marijuana and a grant program designed to reduce negative impacts on health or safety resulting from the proposition.

Source: ballotpedia.org

NEWS 3

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Trump secures electoral vote CSULB students react to the election outcome.

By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor

In a historic election, Republican nominee Donald Trump won the presidential election over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

As of 11:53 p.m., Trump won 288 of the electoral votes, according to CNN. Cal State Long Beach students watched from the Nugget and the University Library as the former businessman racked up wins in key battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio.

Originally, Clinton’s campaign manager, John Podesta, announced that Clinton would not be conceding the election until all votes were counted and the election had been called.

Once Trump won the battleground state of Wisconsin, CNN reported that Clinton called him around midnight to concede the election.

Shortly after, Trump delivered a victory from his campaign headquarters

in Manhattan, NY, just two miles from Clinton’s headquarters.

During his speech, Trump thanked Clinton for her years of public services and congratulated her on her campaign. He thanked his family, supporters and political proponents While Trump is now president elect, many CSULB students expressed their frustration with his campaign and future administration.

“I don’t like the antics that Trump has,” junior mathematics major Laniece Whitefield said. “I believe that we need someone who respects women.”

Sophomore business major Joana Elias said that Trump’s anticipated victory is a step backwards.

“I feel like we took 50 steps back…

I feel like it says more about the country as a whole in terms of how they feel about minorities, about females, about bigotry,” she said. “I voted for Clinton just because voting for a third party serves no purpose.”

Others were just happy for this election cycle to be over.

“I don’t like either candidate and I really hate how it has created this riff,” said Alex Herskovich, a graduate psychology student. “People can’t accept

each other’s opinion and free speech, we need to be tolerant to people who are different than us and think different than us.”

Magbis Escarcega, a sophomore majoring in fine arts, said that Trump’s demeanor helped him win, while simultaneously getting more people to participate in the election.

“Although I am not in favor of Trump, I do applaud his audacity and because he has gotten so much uproar for the election he has gotten more people involved in politics – especially the younger demographic,” Escarcega said.

“I think it has been one really great political awakening in general.”

Both Herskovich and Escarcega agreed that they are just happy the election is over.

“I am so happy it’s over because this entire thing has been one big mess,” Escarcega said. “This is the first presidential election where I can vote and I am kind of disappointed in the system.”

Trump will be sworn in as president Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington D.C. Meghan McGillicuddy, Saul Torres and Amber Costa contributed to the article.

J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Newsday

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters after winning the election at the Election Night Party at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City early this morning.

LOCAL POLITICS

Long Beach passes marijuana measures

Measures MM and MA regulate and tax marijuana within Long Beach.

By Nubia Valdez and Michaela Kwoka-Coleman Staff Wriers

As of 10:02 p.m. Tuesday, Long Beach voters seem to be favoring two measures which have to do with regulating and taxing medical marijuana.

Under Measure MM, the city wide

ban on medical marijuana dispensaries will be repealed, allowing between 26 and 32 dispensaries to operate within city limits.

Measure MA will determine the sales and cultivation tax of medical marijuana, as well as recreational marijuana with the passing of Proposition 64.

Proposition 64 legalized the consumption, sale and possession of recreational marijuana for Californians 21 years of age and older.

According to the Long Beach Press Telegram, Measure MM was passing with about 56 percent of votes and Measure MA was passing with about 68

percent of votes.

Those in favor of Measure MM, including Long Beach councilmember Jeannine Pearce, said that this will protect children and patients while improving public safety and cleaning up neighborhoods.

They also believe it will keep children and neighborhoods safe because proof of age will be required, dispensaries will be prohibited in residential areas, limits on how many dispensaries there can be will be set and if there are any concerns, there will be community liaisons to serve as intermediaries.

“Measure MM establishes sensible

STATE POLITICS

Harris wins historic senate race Kamala Harris wins first open senate race in 20 years.

By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor

Kamala Harris, the current California State Attorney General, beat Rep. Loretta Sanchez for California’s open senate seat.

The two democrats were vying for an open seat left by Sen. Barbara Boxer, who served for 20 years.

With 64 percent of precincts reporting at 12:30 a.m., Harris had won with 64 percent of the votes.

Harris, the first black politician to represent the state in the senate and second black woman senator in the body’s history, was elected as attorney general

in 2011 and 2014. absent from school fall “I’m a fighter,” Harris below grade level by said on her website. “I’ve the third grade. Harris fought for the people is determined to create of California, especially policies that will help those most in need. And deal with children’s abnow I’m ready to take sences. that fight to WashingShe has focused ton.” her time in office on Harris has spent a issues such as housing, KAMALA HARRIS large part of her career education and the death focusing on education penalty. and children. Harris is responsible for Harris is responsible for enacting establishing the Bureau of Children’s the California Housing Bill of Rights Justice. The bureau oversees adoptions, in 2013, which prevents foreclosure if fighting against inequality in education, homeowners are working to pay off a human trafficking, and truancy prevenmortgage. It also gives tenants 90 days tion. to move when they have a received an The California Teacher’s Federation eviction notice. endorsed Harris for the U.S. Senate.

According to her website, Harris beXochitl Abarca and Meghan McGillicudlieves that children who are chronically dy contributed to this article.

regulations for the sale of medical marijuana within city limits,” said former Assemblyman Steven Bradford. “Patients can access safe, affordable medicine with tough lab testing standards for safety.”

The taxes imposed by Measure MA will be used to pay for public safety, such as 911 response, police officers, homelessness services and city services.

Non-medical marijuana dispensaries will have their taxes raised by eight to 12 percent and medical marijuana dispensaries by six to eight percent.

Six to eight percent will be raised for processing, distributing, transporting

and testing marijuana related products.

There will be a tax between $12 to $15 for marijuana cultivation.

Those in favor of the measure included mayor Robert Garcia. Proponents believed that this will be funding public safety because it will invest in police officers, fire resources, public health and solutions to homelessness.

City officials have estimated the measure will generate around $13 million annually. *All information comes from Ballotpedia.com, a nonprofit organization that provides nonpartisan information on American politics and elections.

4 ARTS & LIFE

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‘Mentia’ examines mental fragility

Connor O’Brien takes a photo with his father Micheal O’Brien in their home, as part of his “Mentia” series.

Photography senior makes film about father’s dementia.

By Jason Enns

Arts & Life Editor

Upon entrance of the Merlino room in the student art galleries, visitors are greeted by bare white walls, ominous music and a large projection of Cal State Long Beach photography senior Connor O’Brien’s father.

O’Brien’s short film “Mentia” plays on loop, as if to reflect the daily routines the film represents. It follows the trials of a normal morning for O’Brien and his 68-year-old father Michael O’Brien, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2010. “‘Mentia’ not only acts as an intimate depiction of the rigors of caregiving and the severities of dementia, but also as a testament to the enduring love that my father inspired and continues to inspire,” O’Brien said in his artist statement.

The film follows the processes of assisted exit from a medical bed to the process of changing, bathing and feeding his father.

“I felt the clips informed his schedule and the eccentricities of caring for someone with dementia,” O’Brien said. “The pace... allow[s] the viewer to take time to breathe with him in his space.”

O’Brien says his father hasn’t been able to communicate with him for a few years, but by the smiles caught on film in “Mentia,” it would seem he still recognizes his son. “‘Mentia’ is a creative outlet that I use in order to communicate what I can’t verbally. This is a call out to the universe saying, ‘this is happening,’ along with ‘what is happening?’”

O’Brien said. “My father was such a positive force in the lives of so many, he deserves the patience and attention given in this film. He deserves much more than a life in dementia.”

His father’s condition has no doubt had a profound effect on the life of O’Brien and his family, but describes filming his father as though it is almost therapeutic.

“If anything, the filming has allowed me to separate myself from the situation and approach it as a photographer, not a son,” O’Brien said. “There is kind of peace in filming him, being able to simply exist quietly as he does with my focus on the space and the

shot; A focus on the moment and not counting down the hours and minutes until he needs his medication, food or to be cleaned.”

“Mentia” is a heavy and compelling film, whether or not viewers have been directly affected by the disease. Dementia is an increasingly common issue in health care services with the estimated number of people living with dementia worldwide 47.5 million and is projected to increase to 75.6 million by 2030 according to the World Health Organization.

The disease has made a profound influence on O’Brien’s life and made him to be mindful of the future.

“Dementia has informed me how I want to continue my life, who I choose to spend my time with, and what is truly important,” he said. “The possibility of inheriting dementia myself is a real concern that clouds my thoughts of the future.”

O’Brien says he sifted through about 5 hours of footage in the making of “Mentia,” but his final product has been narrowed to about 5 minutes. If you have the time to spare, O’Brien’s emotional film will be offering perspective to viewers at the student art galleries, which are open from noon to 5 p.m. until Thursday.

Photos courtesy of Connor O’Brien

Micheal O’Brien, 68, holds a photo of his younger self.

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Stocking the pantry for winter ASI Beach Pantry holds food drive to collect donations and spread awareness.

not a son,” O’Brien said. “There is kind of peace in filming him, being able to simply exist quietly as he does with my focus on the space and the shot; A focus on the moment and not counting down the hours and minutes until he needs his medication, food or to be cleaned.”

“Mentia” is a heavy and compelling film, whether or not viewers have been directly affected by the disease. Dementia is an increasingly common issue in health care services with the estimated number of people living with dementia worldwide 47.5 million and is projected to increase to 75.6 million by 2030 according to the World Health Organization.

The disease has made a profound influence on O’Brien’s life and made him to be mindful of the future.

“Dementia has informed me how I want to continue my life, who I choose to spend my time with, and what is truly important,” he said. “The possibility of inheriting dementia myself is a real concern that clouds my thoughts of the future.”

O’Brien says he sifted through about 5 hours of footage in the making of “Mentia,” but his final product has been narrowed to about 5 minutes. If you have the time to spare, O’Brien’s emotional film will be offering perspective to viewers at the student art galleries, which are open from noon to 5 p.m. until Thursday.

By Saul Torres Staff Writer

Upon entrance of the Merlino room in the student art galleries, visitors are greeted by bare white walls, ominous music and a large projection of Cal State Long Beach photography senior Connor O’Brien’s father.

O’Brien’s short film “Mentia” plays on loop, as if to reflect the daily routines the film represents. It follows the trials of a normal morning for O’Brien and his 68-year-old father Michael O’Brien, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2010. “‘Mentia’ not only acts as an intimate depiction of the rigors of caregiving and the severities of dementia, but also as a testament to the enduring love that my father inspired and continues to inspire,” O’Brien said in his artist statement.

The film follows the processes of assisted exit from a medical bed to the process of changing, bathing and feeding his father.

“I felt the clips informed his sched-

Saul Torres | Daily 49er

Students, staff and faculty donated a variety of food for students in need during the food drive held at the Speaker’s Lawn Tuesday. ule and the eccentricities of caring for someone with dementia,” O’Brien said.

“The pace... allow[s] the viewer to take time to breathe with him in his space.”

O’Brien says his father hasn’t been able to communicate with him for a few years, but by the smiles caught on film in “Mentia,” it would seem he still recognizes his son.

“‘Mentia’ is a creative outlet that I use in order to communicate what I can’t verbally. This is a call out to the universe saying, ‘this is happening,’ along with ‘what is happening?’” O’Brien said.

“My father was such a positive force in the lives of so many, he deserves the patience and attention given in this film.

He deserves much more than a life in

dementia.”

His father’s condition has no doubt had a profound effect on the life of O’Brien and his family, but describes filming his father as though it is almost therapeutic.

“If anything, the filming has allowed me to separate myself from the situation and approach it as a photographer,

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From Obama to Trump Trump’s messages of hate resonated with enough people to make his presidency a reality.

By Jorge Paniagua Opinions Editor

I

never thought I’d experience it — calling my mom, a Latinx woman, and hearing her cry over the results of a presidential election.

He did it and America helped.

Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United States come January and to say the least, I am horrified.

As I made my way to the voting polls yesterday afternoon, I was confident Hillary Clinton would win the presidency.

Was I “with” her throughout the campaign? Not in the slightest; however, I did predict a landslide win for the Democratic candidate.

For weeks, The New York Times’ Election Forecast had been reporting that Clinton’s chances of losing are “about the same as the probability that an N.F.L. kicker misses a 37-yard field goal” for weeks.

For those unaware of how football works — those chances are pretty small.

Furthermore, waking up and seeing Clinton leading in the forecast polls eased my wariness of Trump becoming president. I’ve come to realize that my gut is more trustworthy than the nationwide surveying of Americans.

How could a prejudiced, hate-driven white supremacist successfully make it to the White House? I can answer that — Trump’s victory is a reflection of the white majority’s nostalgic want to create a political and social environment similar to that of the 1950s.

During the 1950s, being conservative, straight and white was predominant and widely-accepted throughout the nation — at a time where the civil rights movement was merely a thought in the minds of marginalized folk, not yet put into action.

I’m convinced the majority of Trump supporters long for the kind of white, suburban world depicted in shows like “I Love Lucy” (minus the Ricky Ricardo).

Throughout his campaign, the businessman-turned-politician spread mes-

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Trump supporter reacts as Fox News announces Donald Trump will win Ohio at the Republican Party of Seminole County, Fla. Election Watch event in Altamonte Springs Tuesday, Nov. 8. sages of hate and intimidation to his opponents as well as marginalized people and now he will lead our country into what I predict will be ruins.

Trump made an abundance of farfetched promises throughout his campaign and now that his position as the leader of the free-world is solidified, it’s necessary to take them into account.

For starters, the candidate has boasted about a giant, concrete wall he plans to build. One he claims will be one foot taller than the Great Wall of China, along the 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexico border. Trump plans to make his signature campaign promise a plan by making the Mexican

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government pay for the billion-dollar construction.

Will this wall ever be built? The quick answer is no, it will not. As a result of the balance of powers within the U.S. government coupled with Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto’s decision to not fund the building of a wall — it’s a promise that will fall flat on it’s big, discriminatory face.

Although a wall seems unlikely, I do believe that Trump will succeed in making this country “great” again — his definition of great, that is.

By “great,” Trump has always meant something along the lines of, “Make this country’s political and social environment

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I believe Trump rallies are proof of the kind of environment Trump aims to create throughout the country — rallies filled with majority white supporters who are eager to fight any and all who publicly oppose Trump’s plan of lowering America to his standards.

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According to an article written by Lydia O’Connor and Daniel Marans titled “Here are 13 examples of Donald Trump being racist” for the Huffington Post, “When Trump was serving as the president of his family’s real estate company, the Trump Management Corporation, in 1973, the Justice Department sued the company for alleged racial discrimination against black people looking to rent apartments in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.”

America elected an intolerant president, this should be more than enough proof that racism is still alive in this country. Although not all Trump supporters are openly racist, I believe they condone racism through their support of Donald Trump’s bigoted ideology.

However, it’s time to look into the kind of America we’ll be living in for the following four years.

Among the many alarming promises Trump has made, like barring Syrian refugees from entering the country, being the “greatest jobs president that God ever created” and ending birthright citizenship, his foreign policy plan is exceedingly startling.

Trump has a secretive plan to defeat the Islamic State in the Middle East, which is to “bomb the shit out of ISIS.” Trump’s discriminatory views of Muslims come from his lack of knowledge of Middle Eastern affairs. Moreover, his undeniable support of the Israeli government forces me to conclude he has no concern for any civilians in the Palestinian territories.

As someone who is passionate about foreign policy, particularly the Middle East, it disappoints me to know that a U.S. president will once again create more turmoil in that region of the world.

The “silent,” aka white, majority made its voice heard in this historic election.

Although a Clinton presidency wasn’t exactly something I looked forward to, a Trump administration was something I did not expect to become a reality.

Simply because I assumed American voters weren’t going to elect such a joke of a candidate to be the leader of the freeworld.

All I can say is that as university students, our job is to make this world progressive, tolerant and a better place to live in — we can still continue to do that, no matter who is in the white house. Our voices matter and it’s time to unite against nationwide discrimination and bigotry.

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Long Beach State finishes regular season The Long Beach State finishes regular season with two-game homestand.

By Matthew Simon Sports Editor

With two games left in the 2016 regular season, the Long Beach State men’s water polo team will finish at home with games against Loyola Marymount today and UC Irvine Friday.

Today at Lindgren Aquatics Center the 49ers (12-8, 2-2) take on the Lions (11-14, 4-2) who are coming off a 14-13 win against Santa Clara Saturday.

LMU is led by senior attacker Jon Beck, has scored 26 goals this season.

Along with Beck is freshman attacker Alex Athimaritis, is second for LMU scoring 21 goals.

Junior goalie Dominick Beaudine is a 6-9 record with a total of 116 saves.

The 49ers are coming off a 13-7 win against San Jose State Nov. 4 that ended LBSU’s 3-game losing streak.

After their match against the Lions, LBSU will face UC Irvine in its final regular season game before the start of the Golden Coast Conference Tournament on Nov. 18.

Bobby Yagake | Daily 49er

Long Beach State men’s water polo prepares for the end of its regular season finish with game against Loyola Marymount and UC Irvine.

Anteaters’ sophomore attacker Jack Trush lead UCI with 38 goals and junior attacker Ryan Warde follows Trush with 35 goals. Freshmen attackers Ian Fleenor and Bryant Jou-

drie have combined to score 50 goals this year.

Senior attacker Nolan McConnell will be the spark for the 49ers’ offense after scoring 37 goals this sea-

son. Along with McConnell, sophomore attacker Austin Stewart will need to be leaned on after scoring 21 goals.

On the defensive side of things,

sophomore goalie Thomas Freeman has 126 saves on the season.

UCI will be tough to beat, but it serves as a warm-up game for a tough GCC Tournament.