CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
VOL. LXVIX, ISSUE 20 | OCTOBER 16, 2017
By Kat Schuster News Editor
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n the wake of the deadliest shooting in American history, concerns about gun control and mass shootings have resurfaced — especially on college campuses. “I think it’s safe for me to say that people are a little paranoid these days, and I don’t blame them,” said Lieutenant Rick Goodwin of the University Police Department. “You don’t know what’s going to happen because these events have been happening more than we would like.” In the event of an active shooter on campus, anything can happen and reactions of those being fired upon can greatly affect the safety and survival of others. “If something like that were to happen on campus I’m not sure what I’d do,” said junior social work major Sara Seth. “I assume if I were in class there would be some sort of code red or lockdown. If I was in the open I’m not sure, it doesn’t seem like we have anything prepared in that situation.” Lt. Goodwin and UPD Sergeant Keith Caires have offered their advice on what to do in the event of a school shooting.
Step 1: Stay alert
According to Goodwin, communication is key. Keeping a firm grasp of surroundings and making sure to call UPD if anything suspicious is observed is vital. “If you see something suspicious, a male subject walking across campus with two large black bags that could carry rifles for example, we would want you to call [UPD],” Goodwin said. The sounds of a fire cracker or a car backfire can also be misconstrued as a gunshot, but Goodwin said that it should still be reported. Multiple reports of an incident usually helps police find out if the situation is legitimate. Once the incident is confirmed, police representatives hit a red emergency button. This will instantly send notification emails to students, faculty and employees that there is immediate danger.
Step 2: Run
This step is purely situational and will depend largely on your surroundings and proximity to the shooter. “If you hear a shooter upstairs and you’re downstairs, then get out,” Goodwin said. “If you’re in the quad and you hear gunfire then get out.” Caires recommends using the “run, hide, fight” model in such situations. “If you’re in an area where people are being hit, I’d recommend moving,” Caires said. The first response, run — get away from the scene as fast as possible as long as the individual isn’t in the line of fire. “If you can see the gun, the gun can see you,” Caires said. “You’ve got to get around the corner or somewhere that obscures your view.”
Step 3: Hide
After reaching a safe distance, hide. Get under a desk, behind a piece of furniture or wall to try to take cover. For professors in a classroom who have been notified of a shooter outside, their first move should be to run to the door and lock it. Goodwin recommends for classrooms that have windows on the doors, to cover the windows. After the door is locked, barricade the door with furniture. If you are stuck in a classroom or in any enclosed space when a shooter opens fire, get down. According to Caires, it is very important to observe the ground and understand the way that bullets may react to it. If the ground is hard or asphalt, Caires said getting down may still leave you in the field of fire. Caires also referred to the Las Vegas shooting, in which the terrorist Stephen Paddock was firing from above. “If a shooter is firing from above, your best bet is to run and get out of sight,” Caires said. “By laying down you’re exposing vital areas.”
Step 4: “Stop the Bleed”
If an individual is able and feels safe enough in doing so, creating a tourniquet for those who have been wounded may save lives. “Essentially what you find is that the majority of victims in a mass casualty, die from blood loss,” Caires said. The campaign “Stop the Bleed” is a class that is taught nation-wide and sometimes offered by UPD, it is designed to teach bystanders how to control bleeding. Caires added that if any students groups such as Associated Students Inc. or any others wanted to run a “Stop the Bleed,” course, it can be facilitated through UPD. “I recommend that people stay within their capabilities,” Caires said. “Make sure you’re going to survive the day but for others who have the ability to render aid, it may save lives.”
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STUDENT RESOURCES
Food on the house for students in need CSULB hosts its second CalFresh Outreach Day in hopes of reaching foodinsecure students. By Lilly Nguyen Staff Writer
Put down those instant noodles — Cal State Long Beach’s Division of Student Affairs is presenting its second CalFresh Outreach Day at the southeast terrace of the University Student Union Tuesday afternoon. CalFresh is a subset of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federally-mandated but state-regulated program that works with counties to provide food benefits to aid low-income households. Benefits vary depending on household size, income and expenses such as housing, electricity and water. Beneficiaries receive monthly benefits that can be used to buy food at most markets, but excludes the purchase of alcohol, cigarettes and paper products. Eligible attendees of the event may receive a monthly stipend up to $196 to be put toward groceries. Students are also encouraged to attend the event to see if they might qualify for aid by filling out an application. Qualifying applicants can then expect to receive their Electronic Benefits Transfer two to three weeks after submission, which can be used around campus as well as other off-campus locations such as Trader Joe’s, Costco and some local farmers’ markets. Part-time workers, participants in the Educational Opportunity Program or Disabled Student Services, work-study students and Cal Grant recipients may also be eligible for aid. Applicants do not have to be on welfare to receive benefits from CalFresh. This is the second of the CalFresh Outreach Days hosted on campus this year, which is slated to be held once see FOOD, page 2
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Bathroom vandalism and campus theft By Payton Cōplin Staff Writer
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Last semester’s Job and Internship Fair offered students the opportunity to engage with potential employers.
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Rev up those resumes The Job and Internship Fair returns to offer students a chance at landing a job. By Hunter Lee
Assistant Photo Editor
This week, Cal State Long Beach students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of career options — and maybe even get a job. CSULB’s Job and Internship Fair will be making its return this week for two days in the University Student Union ballrooms. Sponsored by the Career Development Center, the fall fair will include around 120 employers looking to offer students full-time and part-time jobs, as well as internship opportunities. Beginning on Wednesday, students can expect to see about 75 businesses
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every semester in accordance with the two-year grant given to the university by the California Department of Social Services in October 2016. The introduction of CalFresh Outreach Days this year is expected to disseminate information to a potentially unknowing student body, which would otherwise not know the help exists. “Food security and adequate access to healthy food is essential for student success,” said Carol Menard-Fulthorp, the assistant dean of students who also acts as the campus’ manager of the program in a 2016 press release. “[The grant from
the first day and 55 on Thursday. “This is the first time in many years that we have had the event as a two-day affair,” said Peggy Murphy Hayden, a program coordinator for the employer engagement team at the development center. The Boeing Company, New York Life, Epson America, Inc., Child Development Centers Inc. and Terranea Resort will be among the companies offering jobs to students at the event. At the event, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in short interviews with potential supervisors. Students will be expected to wear business casual clothing and bring multiple copies of resumes and any portfolio material that may relate to the desired job location. “Employers pay attention to that, and it shows them that this student did more to prepare for this event,” Hayden said.
the California Department of Social Services] will help ensure that our eligible food insecure students have an opportunity to receive CalFresh benefits and focus more on their course work and less on their basic needs as they work toward their ultimate goal — graduation.” According to a report in 2016 by Rashida Crutchfield, an assistant professor in CSULB’s School of Social Work, 8.7 percent of students are displaced and 21 percent of students are food insecure. That means as far as CSU students go, one in every 12 students are likely to be housing insecure while one out of every five students are likely not to find food at the table. The university has made strides in ameliorating this gap with the introduction of the Stu-
“[The center] recommend that students look into employer backgrounds so they can be knowledgeable with the companies they are applying for.” In order to prepare for the event, job workshops and resume writing classes will be taking place on noon to 1 p.m. at Brotman Hall. Following the first day of the fair, an information session will be held with Teach for America, the Peace Corps., Summit Public Schools and Urban Teachers in room 205 of the University Student Union from 5 - 7 p.m. “These employers are looking for high-caliber students interested in educating or giving back to society,” Hayden said. “And this is the first time we have had a combined [information] session like this.” The fair will be taking place from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday in USU 250.
dent Emergency Intervention and Wellness Program in 2015, which assists homeless and food-insecure students. The program helps students get access to food and shelter in order to continue pursuing their educations, offering temporary reprieve from the reported high levels of stress documented in Crutchfield’s report. These efforts have been made as a part of the CSU system’s Basic Needs initiative, which began in February 2015. “The fact that this is the second one this year says a lot about the dedication of the university to spread this information and help the students who need it the most,” said Taylor Bonish, a recent transfer student and third-year business administration major. She added that it was empha-
sized in the pre-SOAR orientation videos and that it attracted her attention because she felt it was touching that the campus cared so much about its students. “I thought the concept was fantastic. I just sat through the rest of the videos like a zombie.” Other sources of campus food help can be found at the Associated Students Incorporated’s Beach Pantry located at USU302, which first opened in 2016. Students that are unable to attend the event, but wish to apply for or receive aid from the program can still do so for the rest of the fall semester by going to the Student Health Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by scheduling an appointment at https://csulbcalfresh.youcanbook.me/.
Property theft The University Police Department responded to a call for assistance at 11 a.m. Oct. 6 when a student reported their bike stolen from the Beachside dorms. The bike is described as a red “Momentum” hybrid and was secured with a U-lock. It is valued at $500. Hate speech vandalism UPD responded to a call concerning a racially insensitive message written in the men’s restroom stall by Lecture Hall 151 and Liberal Arts 2. Cal State Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley addressed the crime with students through social media outlets. Replying to a student’s outrage of the event, she tweeted “We are on this. There is no room for hate at CSULB #GoBeach” at 11:30 a.m. Oct 9. Restroom defacement Vandalism to the men’s restroom on the first floor of Liberal Arts 5 was discovered at 11:30 a.m. on Oct 7. The vandalism included writing on the walls of the stall, but was removed by staff with no permanent damage. Public intoxication UPD responded to a call regarding an intoxicated female student in the International House at 3:30 a.m. Oct 8. She was transported back to her residence see BLOTTER, page 3
FAST FACTS
WHO’S ELIGIBLE FOR CALFRESH? • Part-time workers • Participants in the Educational Opportunity Program or Disabled Student Services • Work-study students • Cal Grant recipients Students can apply for the program to see if they qualify. CalFresh applicants do not have to be on welfare to receive these benefits.
NEWS 3
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2017 DAILY49ER.COM | CITYD49ER@GMAIL.COM CITY COUNCIL
Long Beach aims to bring energy storage to the 21st century Majority of Long Beach residents seek ADU regulations. By Cris Rivera
Staff Writer
Long Beach City Council unanimously approved to add a state-of-the-art battery storage facility in the Los Cerritos area. Battery storage facility Warren Blesofsky, a representative of Long Beach Citizens for Fair Development, filed an appeal which contends that council should not allow Applied Energy Services Corp — a global power company — to build a battery storage facility in Los Cerritos Wetlands. “AES does not care about the environment,” Blesofsky said. “They don’t care about renewable energy, they only care about their bottom line.” Larry Goodhue, Long Beach resident and regular council attendee, was also worried about the potential danger of a battery storage facility. Goodhue and other residents were concerned that the facility is set to be built so close next to residential homes.
“I’d feel more comfortable if they signed an agreement that would commit in writing that his [CEO of AES] family would live there forevermore,” Goodhue said. An AES representative assured the council that the proposed battery storage facility posed no immediate threat to the surrounding neighbors, and highlighted the success of similar projects. “This is new technology that is being implemented and embraced around the world in electric grid systems everywhere,” said Stephen O’Kane, director of sustainability and regulatory compliance at AES. According to councilmember Suzie Price, she and individuals who work on projects like the battery storage facility do live in the area and are not concerned about any potential hazards from the proposed facility. Accessory dwelling units The council also unanimously voted to draft an ordinance regulating the construction of “granny flats” on residential properties. “Granny flats,” legally known as accessory dwelling units, are secondary living units on a residential property — for example, a garage that is converted to a building where someone is able to live in would be considered a granny flat.
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at Beachside by UPD officers and cited for violation of campus regulations.
These units currently remain under state regulations enacted by California Governor Jerry Brown in 2016. The state regulations allow for more leniency and freedom to residents who wish to build an additional unit. Fifty-two hundred square feet is the minimum lot size allowed to apply for a permit which also restricts the dwelling unit to two bedrooms, according to Linda Tatum, the planning bureau manager. Price wanted people to understand that what was being voted on is a response to state regulations that simply do not conform to the city’s needs. “This is a state mandate that is being imposed on the communities,” Price said. The council made three amendments, introduced by councilmembers Price and Daryl Supernaw, to the proposed resolution: Reduce from 1,000 square feet to 800 square feet for an ADU or 50 percent of the lot, whichever is less, increase 25 percent to 30 percent open space requirement and add preferential parking districts to the parking impacted areas Since the resolution has yet to be officially adopted, anyone who requests a permit would only have to follow state mandates. The next Long Beach city council meeting will be on Tuesday Oct. 17.
Auto burglary A student reported theft of property to UPD when they discovered their vehicle had been burglarized at 2 p.m. on Oct 9 in Lot 8. The vehicle was parked with a window left slightly open. Miscellaneous paperwork was reported to be missing from the student’s vehicle. Petty theft Two men were apprehended for attempting to steal a bicycle at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 9 from the area of Los Cerritos Hall. Suspects Philip Kluss, 29, and William Dykstra, 30, tried to flee the scene but were caught by University Police and taken into custody. Hit and Run A parked vehicle was the victim of a hit-and-run misdemeanor at 6 p.m. on Oct 9. The vehicle sustained damage to the rear bumper while in Parking Structure 2. No note was left by the other party.
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EATING BY THE RAINBOW by Dr. Libby Gustin 12:30pm – 1:30pm USU-305
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4 ARTS & LIFE
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April Sigman-Marx (above) plays Helen, a young woman struggling to find true freedom in the ‘20s in Cal Rep’s latest production, “Machinal.” The show will be running through Oct. 21 at the University Theater with shows at 8 p.m.
REVIEW
To deviate, reject factory settings “Machinal” questions if freedom for women was ever an option. By Lilly Nguyen Staff Writer
The drama begins with a whir, the sound of machinery and clacking — always clicking, clacking. The University Theater at Cal State Long Beach opens the stage Friday night with “Machinal.” The 1928 Sophie Treadwell play is set in New York in the ‘20s and follows one woman through her struggle for freedom in a society that wants to keep her caged. This is but the beginning of Sophie Treadwell’s 1928 classic, “Machinal.” “Machinal” tells the tale of stenographer Helen (April Sigman-Marx), who longs for freedom from her machine-like coworkers, her boss Mr. Jones (Tom Trudgeon), her husband and her mother. The play is episodic, broken up into nine different episodes that span the course of Helen’s life with a marriage proposal from a man she does not love as the catalyst. Helen begins the tale unhappy with her life, and increasingly becomes more detached from reality as her chances at freedom disappear one after another. She marries Jones to escape her stifling mother and a job she loathes, quickly finding that the obligations she has as a wife are more than she can bear. She has a daughter, but is disgusted by the child and seemingly trapped in the “cage” of motherhood. The play follows her decline as she tirelessly tries to find meaning in her life through marriage, motherhood and an affair but finds herself stifled at every turn until the constant pressure pushes her to commit a final act of desperation for her freedom. Her first true act of resistance comes in the shape of a nameless man that she has an affair with. In him, she finds her freedom but even he forsakes her in the pursuit
of his own interests. Desperate for that freedom once again, Helen at last takes matters into her own hands and must deal with the consequences that come with her liberation. A criticism of its time, “Machinal” asks audiences what is to become of an individual as society becomes increasingly mechanized. Everyone and everything in the play is meant to mimic machinery, depicting a society ran by machines rather than people. The adding clerk reads off numbers constantly and the telephone girl rambles off answers as if she were a telephone herself. Every sound, every song in the play is also mechanized. The show opens with the sound of whirring machinery. The music just outside of the two lovers’ room is a mechanical hand organ. The sound of tele-
graph instruments and typewriters remains omnipresent even long after the first scene which takes place in the office. Helen is constantly reminded that she is supposed to follow commands, like a robot. The drama was inspired by the 1927 Ruth Snyder-Henry Gray trial, where Ruth Snyder, a housewife in Queens, New York, and her lover murdered Snyder’s husband and were convicted of murder. It is the performance of Sigman-Marx that drew the attention — and later, standing ovation — of the audience. Her maddened delivery of Helen’s soliloquies and the timing of her gasps in between fits of hysteria command the attention of her audience from start to finish. Trudgeon also performs spectacularly alongside Sigman-Marx. The dominant and submissive relationship of the two is portrayed well in
the way that Sigman-Marx jumps at Trudgeon’s touches and the juxtaposition of Trudgeon’s animated delivery against Sigman-Marx’s monotone in their scenes together work well in creating an atmosphere of discomfort. Nearly a century after the play’s initial debut, its message still remains: what will happen to the humans that resist the hierarchal systems in place and what would become of the women who finally declare their rebellion? “Machinal” will be playing through Oct. 21 at the University Theater with shows at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and with Thursday shows at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for students and faculty of CSULB and $20 for members of the general public and can be purchased online or at the box office.
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Oktoberfest by the sea Hundreds came out to The Pike Outlets for Taste of Brews’ annual fall festival. By Mac Walby
Managing Editor
Long Beach residents were treated to another fall festival Saturday, as Taste of Brews took over The Pike Outlets rooftop, hosting the third annual Oktoberfest in the city. The daylong festival featured back-to-back two and a half hour sessions, and hundreds of beer and cider fans were given unlimited small pours from 10 breweries, as well as food and music atop the Nike store with a view overlooking Shoreline Aquatic Park and bay. Under a bright green shade with comic-styled art posters and banners, SKA Brewing stood out against a sea of black and white banners. The art is no coincidence according to Tanya Bultsma, Southern California Sales Rep for the brewery. “The original business plan was drawn out as a comic strip
by the founders,” she said. “So all of our labels and signs have the same feel.” Bultsma had spent 11 years working for the retailer Gap clothing before finally jumping ship to SKA, the brewing company based out of Durango, Colorado. “I worked for about two years at different events like these,” she said. “Just for the love of beer.” She had a few offers from different brew companies, but felt SKA had the right fit. “We do a good job of keeping music and beer together,” Bultsma said. In addition to traditional German and street food with beer, a small crowd of attendees crowded around a giant Jenga setup, with inebriated guests taking turns attempting to remove a block to try and put it back atop the stack while balancing on tip-toes. The sun was out and the event didn’t feature a lot of shade, but that didn’t stop 41-year-old Tom Thompson from making his annual appearance, dressed in his “traditional” lederhosen German outfit for men. “Oh, the outfit is good at least two to three times a year,” he said with a laugh. “It’s been an inter-
esting time to say the least.” Though this was the third time the event has been put on, it’s also the third different location. The first was at the Promenade Walk corporation, which didn’t work out as hoped due to the space. Last year was on the lawn by the Rainbow Lighthouse, a much bigger venue. Mike Kingsbury, General manager for Taste of Brews series, said The Pikes was the best of both worlds. “The lawn by the lighthouse was just too big to handle, [The Pike] is much easier to manage,” he said. “We’re going for a smaller, more turnkey approach this time around.” The event was a bit hit with over 700 people coming down to Oktoberfest. As of 2 p.m., the second session was already sold out. The vendors seem to like the event too, with Kingsbury and event organizers only having room for the 10 breweries invited. In addition to SKA, companies like The Dudes Brewing Co. from Los Angeles were there, as well as local favorite Ballast Point. “We had quite a few more interested,” Kingsbury said. “We like to change up the rotation of breweries for each event as much as possible.”
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Lagunitas Brewing Company came out for Oktoberfest at The Pike Outlets, showing off some signage to bring in beer-lovers Saturday, Oct. 14.
Taste of Brews has been putting on similar events around Long Beach for years now, and is trying to set a consistent schedule. The next event being put on by the company in March is “ten-
tative” according to Kingsbury. While the March event has yet to be finalized, Long Beach beer lovers can look forward to another Taste of Brews coming soon.
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Zionists on campus seek dominance, not dialogue The Israeli lobby silences its critics and stifles free speech on campus. By Nidhin Varghese Contributing Writer
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supported the establishment of a Jewish-state in Ottoman Palestine and the migration of Jews around the world to the future-state of Israel. Zionism as a political movement is different from Judaism, which is a faith. From a Palestinian perspective, Zionism can be seen as inherently racist, ethnocentric and colonial. The atrocity of Zionism is that it uses the tragedy of Holocaust victims as a prop to bolster its manifest destiny agenda, conceived decades before Nazis even came to power. When Zionists on campus say they want dialogue, what they actually want is hegemony. Hegemony, a concept developed by Italian Marxist-theorist Antonio Gramsci, argues that the dominant group in power shapes the cultural life of the society through its values, beliefs and perceptions. They decide which ideas are acceptable and which are not. The Israeli lobbies wield considerable influence in
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Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewish Rabbis demonstrate their support for the Palestinian people during the re-launch of direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, outside the Department of State in Washington, D.C.
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n May 10 this year, the Associated Student Inc. senate passed a resolution to divest ASI funds from companies profiting off the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Many of my friends who worked on the Divest Coalition and the senators who voted for the resolution were blacklisted online by Canary Mission, a website targeting pro-Palestinian activists. This well-funded punishment campaign orchestrated by pro-Israel groups poses a threat to academic freedom on campuses and aims to reproduce settler-colonial narratives by erasing Palestinian identity altogether. The intimidation from Israeli lobbies such as Canary Mission and Stand With Us isn’t just limited to students, but extends to academics who have participated in divestment campaigns or have adopted a critical stance toward the Israeli occupation. On April 26th, Cal State University Fresno cancelled a search for professorship in Middle-Eastern Studies, which was named after late Edward Said, a prominent Palestinian literary critic known for his interest in postcolonial studies. Pressure from outside groups and individuals are attributed to the cancellation because anyone who fails to fanatically support Israel, such as Said, is labelled “anti-Semitic.” Middle-Eastern and Muslim students are falsely accused of being “terror-sympathizers.” The Zionist movement was established in 1896 as a response to the historical persecution faced by Jews in Europe. It
The atrocity of Zionism is that it uses the tragedy of Holocaust victims as a prop to bolster its manifest destiny agenda.
American politics, especially in foreign policy. These groups have convinced Americans that Israel’s national interests are indistinguishable from that of the United States. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee lobbies Congress to pass Israel-friendly policies, rewarding politicians who support Zionist agendas while punishing those who challenge them. Israeli propaganda has infiltrated its way through our media, politics, educational institutions, corporations, NGOs, and churches. At Cal State Long Beach, I have seen Hillel and
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Senior George Martinez had a 18 minute time in Saturday’s meet at UC Riverside’s Agricultural Operations Course.
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49ers run over old record times in Irvine Two LBSU runners beat their personal records on Saturday. By Cassidy Jones
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Long Beach State’s cross country teams raced through the finish line Saturday, with new individual running times to show in the record. Senior George Martinez and junior Mikayla Florez achieved their personal best this past weekend, as they surpassed their
previous times in the 6K and 5K races. The LBSU men’s and women’s meet was held at the Highlander Invitational at UC Riverside’s Agricultural Operations Course. The men ran the 6K, coming in eighth out of 13 teams with a total of 163 points. While the women took home fifth out of 16 teams in the 5K race with an overall score of 142 points. Martinez surpassed his personal best at 18:0.0 in fourth place, a mere two seconds behind the third place winner. Other notable runners for
LBSU include freshmen runners Ezra Sotelo (34th, 18:38.1) and Joey Del Valle Rutherford (36th, 18:40.3) who finished 34th and 36th, respectively. For the junior runners, Faustino Diaz took home 42nd place at 18:46.5, while Patrick Burciago came in 56th place with a time of 19:02.5. Not far behind was Trevor Stangle running a 19:26.8 for 77th place. Florez placed 11th overall for the women, beating her old time of 17:48.0 earning a new record time of 17:47.8. Following behind her was freshman runner Taylor Owen
(22nd, 18:09.8) and sophomore Julie Vargas (28th, 18:17.7) taking home 22nd and 28th place. To finish off LBSU’s top five was junior Alexis Ceballos crossed the finish line at 18:30.2 for 40th place, followed by freshman Mauren Fitzsimmons (49th, 18:36.7) to round out LBSU’s notable performance. In the men’s race, Pepperdine’s junior Nick Heath was the individual winner of the 6K, course with a time of 17:49.7. Cal State Fullerton took home the overall win with a score of 58 points, followed by UC Irvine (72 points) and UC Santa Barbara in
third (78 points). The women’s 5K individual winner was UC Santa Barbara’s senior Jenna Hinkle with a time of 16:48.0. UC Santa Barbara also took home first place overall for the women’s race with 50 points, followed by Cal State Fullerton (67 points) and finishing the top three was UC Riverside (71 points). The next cross country meet for LBSU will take place on Friday at the Titan’s Track Complex in Fullerton. The women will start the 5K course at 5 p.m. and the men’s 8K race will begin at 5:30 p.m.
MEN’S WATER POLO
No. 7 LBSU falls short against two ranked teams The 49ers losing streak continues over the weekend on the road. By Alex Manfredi
Assistant Social Media Editor
Now on a five-game losing streak, the No. 7 Long Beach State men’s water polo team has dropped to a .500 mark, standing at 9-9 on the season and 0-2 in Golden Coast Conference play. On Friday, the 49ers went up against the No. 9 Pepperdine Waves in their first conference road game of the season. LBSU struggled to get the offense going against the Waves, only scoring two goals through the first three quarters of the game. Pepperdine’s defense proved to be too suffocating as the 49ers fell 10-5. Senior utility man Jacob
Fujioka led LBSU on offense with two goals, both coming in the fourth quarter. With a short turnaround after a frustrating loss, the 49ers were met with the No. 2 UCLA Bruins on Saturday night at the Spieker Aquatics Center. UCLA jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second quarter and never trailed for the rest of the game. Heading into the final frame, LBSU trailed 5-4. Sophomore attacker Nemanja Bakic and senior center Duncan Lynde scored goals, but it was not enough as the Bruins came out on top with an 8-6 win. UCLA’s offense was led by a hat trick from freshman attacker Nicolas Saveljic, who helped the Bruins to their 100th all-time win against the 49ers. Next up for LBSU is a home matchup at 6 p.m, Wednesday at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center against the No. 12 UC San Diego Tritons. The 49ers will have a six-game homestand that will last until the end of October.
FAST FACTS
MEN’S WATER POLO Next six home games: • LBSU vs. UC San Diego (Oct. 18) at 6 p.m. • LBSU vs. UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 20) at 7 p.m. • LBSU vs. California (Oct. 22) at noon • LBSU vs. Golden West College (Oct. 22) at 3 p.m. • LBSU vs. Stanford (Oct. 28) at noon • LBSU vs. Long Beach City College (Oct. 28) at 3 p.m.
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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
LBSU cannot find a way to hang on The 49ers suffer a 3-1 loss to Hawai’i. By Kevin Colindres Staff Writer
Despite an underwhelming season, fans of the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team showed up in full force to the annual matchup against Hawai’i. The rivalry game brought out some competition that has been missing from the home team. LBSU (5-15, 2-5 Big West) finished the fourth week of conference play with a loss to long-time rival Hawai’i (12-6, 6-1 Big West). In the series’ storied history, this was the first time since 1985 that former head coach Brian Gimmillaro and former Hawai’i head coach Dave Shoji were not facing each other. The Walter Pyramid was packed with various members of different LBSU athletic teams, season ticket holders and fans from both sides. The game had a feel to it like no other, almost as if the whole season hadn’t mattered up until now. For starters, LBSU head coach Joy Mckienzie-Fuerbringer made an adjustment in the lineup by positioning junior libero Hailey Harward as an outside hitter, and placing senior defensive specialist Rachel Nieto in the libero position. “I’ve hit for my entire life so I felt very comfortable playing outside,” Harward said. “It felt good to able to contribute a lot more than usual.” The contribution by Harward not only came through her offense, but also leadership, pouring emotion onto the court and establishing the tone for the rest of the match. “There was an energy from the crowd that gave us the fire to compete,” Harward said. “It was really fun out there and the whole team felt positive.” It was a different story for LBSU as they started the match off strong, unlike previous games. The 49ers came out vigorously on defense, denying Hawai’i from hitting a positive percentage.
Sophomore libero Hailey Harward had 12 kills with 18 defensive digs in a loss Friday night against Hawai’i at the Walter Pyramid.
They communicated effectively on the floor, leading them to a 2516 victory. The team ended the set with a .226 hitting percentage, while leaving Hawai’i at -.026. Hawai’i fans in the crowd were stunned and in disbelief after LBSU easily took the first set. The 49ers set the pace of the match, but they could not hold on. The tides turned in the next three sets, and Hawai’i looked like its normal self again. “It was disappointing to see
the girls lose the energy they had in the first set,” Mckienzie-Fuerbringer said. “We continued to compete, but it was hard for them to stay locked in all the way.” Even though Hawai’i performed dominantly, the 49ers found a way to keep the match close, suffering with low hitting percentages holding them back from taking sets. Hawai’i was not aggressive on defense, but the team could not take advantage. LBSU could not find a rhythm
offensively, and its lack of hitting was detrimental. “We couldn’t find a way to put ourselves in a position to attack,” Harward said. “As soon as we got the opportunity to attack we couldn’t take advantage of it.” Hawai’i took three sets in a row, resulting in a 16-25, 25-16, 25-20 and 25-22 for LBSU in the loss. Harward had a double-double with 12 kills and 16 digs in her first night as an outside hitter for the team. Nieto felt comfortable
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in her new position due to her experience as a defensive player, and turned in a career-night with 18 digs. Junior Emma Kirst had a solid performance with a season-high eight blocks for the team. LBSU continues conference play with a three-game road trip this week. The 49ers take on Cal State Fullerton at 7 p.m. tomorrow, and follow it up with matches against UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly on Friday and Saturday.
FAST FACTS
WOMEN’S SOCCER AT UC SANTA BARBARA The 49ers were shutout on the road in a 3-0 loss to the Gauchos on Sunday at Harder Stadium. LBSU (7-6-2, 1-3-1 Big West) had a total of eight shots in the match but only three were on target. The Guachos (5-7-4, 1-3-1 Big West) were led by senior Amanda Ball who scored two goals. While sophomore Shaelan Murison capped off the third goal in the 75th minute.
Big West Conference Standings • UC Irvine 4-1-1 (13 points) • UC Davis 3-0-1 (10 points) • CSUN 3-1-1 (10 points) • UC Riverside 3-2-0 (nine points) • Cal State Fullerton 2-1-1 (seven points) • UC Santa Barbara 1-3-1 (four points) • LBSU 1-3-1 (four points) • Cal Poly 1-4 (three points) • Hawai’i 1-4 (three points)
Next three Big West Conference games: • LBSU vs. UC Riverside (Oct. 22) at 6 p.m. • LBSU at CSUN (Oct. 26) at 7 p.m. • LBSU vs. UC Davis (Oct. 29) at 2 p.m.
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