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American rapper, Lil B took the stage at third annual, Music Tastes Good festival. After his set, he went into the crowd to take photos with eager fans.

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While developing the general education policy, the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement committee looked to remove the GWAR requirement, according to Associated Students Inc. Chief Academic Officer Emely Lopez.

The academic senate is currently reviewing and revising the GE policy. If passed, the removal of the GWAR requirement would not go into effect until subsequent academic years.

Lopez, who sits on the committee that reviews the policy, says the committee is looking into using the intensive writing general education class to replace the GWAR requirement. “[This means] we would no longer need the GWAR exam, which you have to pay for [and] you have to take a Saturday off for it,” Lopez said.

The ASI Senate also discussed providing more affordable housing options for students.

The city of Long Beach is looking to develop around 200 new affordable housing units in downtown Long Beach, according to ASI President Genesis Jara. She met with Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia to talk about issues including student homelessness. However, Jara said the affordable housing initiative is still not enough to address student homelessness.

“The thing is it’s just affordable housing, it’s not specifically affordable housing for students,” Jara said. “It’s not necessarily guaranteed for students, so my concern is that although it may help students, it may not as well.”

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PROFILE

Changing assumptions on autism Sociolog y major Christiana Koch wants to spread awareness about living with disabilities.

By Sahara Barba Staff Writer

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t age 8, Christiana Koch was diagnosed with autistism, but she felt different from her peers before then. She didn’t understand why her classmates avoided her, and felt that being homeschooled already made her strange enough.

“I was the weird one among the weird ones,” Koch said. “That says something.”

Koch, a senior sociology major, has only recently began sharing her story. Before, she was afraid of what people would think of her after they found out she’s autistic. She hopes to inspire other students with disabilities and show them they deserve the same opportunities as everyone else.

To better connect with the disabled campus community, Koch served as Associated Students Inc.’s commissioner of disability affairs from fall 2017 to spring 2018, and recently founded the organization, Students with Disabilities at Large.

Koch prefers to be called an autistic person, rather than a person with autism, saying she doesn’t feel the need to separate herself from the developmental disorder; It’s her identity. She also doesn’t use the terms “high-functioning” and “low-functioning,” because she finds it demeaning to consider someone to be functional or dysfunctional.

AUBREY BALSTER | Daily 49er Former ASI Commissioner of Disability Affairs Christiana Koch speaks during the Disability Day of Mourning event March 1, 2018. Koch helped set up the event to memorialize differently-abled individuals who have died.

Although Koch has her daily struggles, she said she doesn’t see being autistic as anything to dislike about herself.

“I’d be an empty shell of Christiana, and it’s so funny because people say that autism makes people empty shells of themselves, but I think it’s the other way around,” she said. “It’s a part of who I am and I should not see that as negative.”

Around Koch’s 21st birthday, she decided she wanted to advocate for people with disabilities. On July 26, 2016, she heard news about a massacre that took place at a center for the disabled in Sagamihara, Japan. The sadness she felt for the victims ultimately inspired her to spread awareness and advocate for people with disabilities.

Koch said she felt if she didn’t decide to become an advocate, she’d “never sleep again.”

She wanted to change attitudes and prevent injustices toward people with disabilities.

This led Koch to take up her position with ASI last year. As commissioner, Koch put together events and created opportunities for students with disabilities to gather and make connections. Some of the events Koch set up in ASI were a Disability Empowerment Week, Disability Day of Mourning and Deaf and Disability Tabling day.

After her yearlong commitment with ASI, Koch decided not to re-apply so she could focus on writing her thesis this semester for the Sociology Honors Program and devote time to her new role as president of Students with Disabilities at Large, a club that was re-

vived this semester.

Junior sociology major David Nguyen, the secretary of SDAL, met Koch at an Active Minds meeting, an organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness on campus.

The meeting led to Koch recruiting Nguyen to become a board member for SDAL. “My favorite thing is definitely her ability to empathize and her flexibility,” Nguyen said. “Working with her has never brought up any significant problems and differences.”

Koch said she chose to start up SDAL because of the current “political turmoil.” She said she was particularly impacted when President Donald Trump made fun of a New York Times reporter with a disability.

“It’s time for us to make sure we stand our ground and make positive changes for us when we can,” Koch said.

Claire Viers, a speech pathology assistant, first met Koch in eighth grade. They have been close friends since high school.

Viers said that not a lot of people liked hanging out with Koch because she was “a lot of work.” She said Koch had a hard time understanding sarcasm and figurative language, so their friends had to be cautious with what they said around her. But Viers never considered Koch work, and was willing to explain whatever her friend needed clarification on.

“She would be impulsive in the way that she would make a joke and laugh at you right in your face,” Viers said. “Her conversations

wouldn’t be as natural as everybody else.”

Viers said that Koch’s social skills have greatly improved over the years.

As an autistic person, Koch said her biggest daily struggle is dealing with people’s perceptions of her.

When she’s walking to class, sometimes Koch talks to herself about her schedule and the tasks she has to complete. She said that people look at her like she’s crazy and she worries that they’re afraid of her.

Another struggle Koch has is that loud noises impact her concentration at school.

She faces anxiety when passing by noisy construction projects. When she goes to the restroom to calm down, the sounds of hand dryers and flushing toilets can make her anxiety worse.

“When I’m sitting in class and people are talking, I don’t just hear the sound. It feels like I feel the sound,” Koch said.

Koch doesn’t let these obstacles stop her from pursuing her goals. In the future, she wants to go to graduate school to get a master’s degree in disability studies and become a researcher or professor for sociology and disability studies.

Viers jokingly said she could see Koch as President of the United States.

“I know she’s going to be the head of something, some nonprofit organization or make her own nonprofit organization,” Viers said.

“She has the power and ability to influence a lot of people.”

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CRIME

Mystery bags, dorm fight and drinking problems

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Dog in action

There were two incidents over the past week that prompted campus members to call the police to inspect suspicious bags left around campus, both of which required the campus’ K-9 unit to investigate.

“We don’t send the dog out on something that we know is an explosive, but if it’s something suspicious like this, we’ll send the dog to smell for nitrates and explosives and see if they react to it,” University Police Lt. Richard Goodwin said.

The first incident occurred on Sept. 19 when a mysterious red, white and blue duffel bag was found abandoned by a trash can next to El Pollo Loco on the second floor of the University Student Union. After an investigation, the owner’s personal belongings were found inside, though the owner couldn’t be found.

The second incident happened the following day when a black-roller bag was found at a traffic light on the west turnaround on campus. Upon investigation, the K-9 unit found nothing suspicious in the bag. The owner returned to claim the bag shortly after the officers arrived.

Roommate fight

On Sept. 22, a resident of the Beachside dorms reported an assault/battery perpetrated by her roommate. Though she initially called in the morning for police assistance, she asked the officers to hold off on responding and said she would call back later about the incident.

A second call regarding the same issue came in later that night with the resident filing a full report, saying she and her roommate had a few physical confrontations before, with her roommate grabbing her once prior and pushing her twice before.

The police took the report and advised hall staff on the matter. The roommate had left for the day and would not be returning until the following day.

One too many

Police had two run-ins this past week with intoxicated subjects which required officers to intervene. The first occurred on Sept. 22 when a resident in the Hillside dorm reported a male subject with a mustache, white hat and s possible alcoholic beverage in his hand.

After arriving on the scene, police found the man laying down near parking lot G4 and arrested him for public intoxication, transporting him to the Long Beach Police Department jail. Goodwin said he believes the individual was not a Long Beach State student.

The second encounter happened Sept. 24 when multiple students complained about a man who may have been intoxicated and was bothering those on the fifth floor of the library. He was described as having a tattoo on his hand, and a tattoo on his shoulder. The police arrived and gave him a field sobriety test. Police advised him to leave the area.

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REMODEL

Renovated CBA Open Access Lab gives updated software and more space

By Bryan Aparicio

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The College of Business Administration unveiled its renovated Open Access Lab this semester with the area’s design and new gadgets stemming almost entirely from student input.

Rows of computers, 15 large cubicles for group projects and $25,000 Bloomberg Terminals are the newest additions available for all students in the renovated lab.

Ten terminals are in the lab and two are available for faculty at mobile stations.

According to Head of Instructional Technology Nupur Shah, the project cost around $800,000 with funds coming from the Student Excellence Fee, a campus mandatory fee that comes out of students’ tuition.

“The renovation was done to foster the growth of a synergetic environment and provide a better overall learning experience,” Shah said in a press release.

Shah said one of the biggest challenges was finding out students’ needs on campus

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Dozens of students sit at the rows of computers at the College of Business Administration Open Access Lab. The lab was renovated and reopened on Aug. 27, the beginning of fall semester. in order to succeed academically. CBA conducted interviews with its students, including members of student organizations and Associated Students Inc. senators representing their college.

Shah said the LBSU design department made it a class assignment to renovate the

lab from scratch. Six different design teams assisted with the process and integrated global design firm CannonDesign, which was hired to carry out its plans.

“People love it,” Shah said. “People definitely love more space … they really enjoy a more trendier work space that you’d see in

coffee shops.”

Business student Luis Lopez said that his favorite additions are having more group stations and a better overall look in the renovated lab.

“Compared to the way it used to look, it’s just a way better environment to be in,” Lopez said. “It has a nicer vibe, brighter colors and just feels refreshing once you come in.”

According to Shah, the Bloomberg terminals in the lab include a certification program that walks students through financial sectors that they are required to get certified in.

“We advertise this space during [Student Orientation, Advising and Registration] and during workshops,” Shah said. “We bring [students] in here to show them the space and resources, which also includes printing so we walk them through what kind of technology and resources they have available.”

The CBA Open Access Lab is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. It is located in room 237 of the CBA building.

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FESTIVAL

By Faith Petrie

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he general consensus on music festivals is that they’re hot, they’re packed and they’re expensive.

Long Beach’s Music Tastes Good is working to dispel that mindset. The festival opened Saturday, introducing thousands of attendees to its first day of live music and food in Downtown Long Beach.

Also known as Music Tastes Good Volume 3, the two-day festival marries music and food into an experience very unique for a music festival. Since it’s only in its third year, the festival is subject to smaller crowds compared to veteran-events as well as cheaper pricing — $149 for a single day pass at FYF versus MTG’s $85.

Along with a diverse range of food options, the festival boasts an interesting line-up ranging from alternative, rock and hip-hop. This year’s headliners include New Order, James Blake, Janelle Monáe and Broken Social Scene.

Something unique to the festival is its emphasis on featuring Long Beach as a whole.

Long Beach based alternative duo The Black Noise were first to take the spotlight on the Franklin Stage, one of two of the musical stages available at the fest.

While the crowd was patchy with early viewers, that didn’t deter vocalist Donovan Brown and guitarist Victor Ujadughele from performing with conviction.

The whine of Ujadughele’s guitar complemented the crooning that Brown was delivering center stage, mouth close to the mic as if it was only him and no one else.

The group says Long Beach has contributed to how its sound has transformed and developed.

“This city I think has allowed me to experience how a community can [help] float you, sustain you when other communities might not,” Brown said. “When in comparison to LA it’s a lot easier for us to do things [here in Long Beach], like people have just been more receptive to what we’re doing and happy to see us contribute to the scene and contributing to the art.”

Ujadughele agreed saying, “for the most part we just rep the flag of Long Beach.” “[Long Beach] is one of the best music scenes you’ll ever find so I think our ultimate goal is to bring that energy back over here which is why I support Music Tastes Good,” Ujadughele said.

The songs played at the festival ranged from mellow head-bopping songs to bass-booming dancing music, causing the audience to react accordingly.

“In the beginning [of my career] all I wanted to do was make R&B music but now if you listen to our music you can call it folk, you can call it funk; you can call it jazz; you can call it whatever,” Ujadughele said.

Food is just as important to getting a holistic experience at the festival. This year, all attendees of MTG were offered entry to The Taste Tent, a food sampling station, unlike last year where only VIPs were granted access.

The tent was cool compared to the heated exterior festival-goers were greeted with outside and filled with chefs from all over the country.

Dina Amadril of Long Beach Creamery was a featured

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Food truck, Mad Dumplings offers hot plates of bulgogi fried waffles with Korean beef. The festival offered food made by chefs from around the country.

The fest combines food and music into one Music Tastes Good returns for its third year and reimagines the definition of a music festival. chef in The Taste Tent and offered guests a sweet treat.

“I think one element [that makes our ice cream special] is the organic nature and we try to go beyond organic a lot of times,” Amadril said. “Flavor is one thing that makes us different from a lot of other ice cream and the fact that we collaborate with a lot of local businesses.”

The flavor that “pays the rent” is burnt caramel, according to Amadril.

“It’s a very scary flavor to make in your first couple times making it but once you get used to it, you burn yourself and you get over it then you’re okay after that,” Amadril said with a chuckle.

Flitting between the Franklin and smaller, Golden Stage, visitors caught performances from groups including London-based punk group Shame, whose lead

vocalist stage dived into the eager crowd’s outstretched hands or from bowl cut-sporting Oliver Tree who danced around the stage in ‘80s inspired garb.

In between sets, attendees were seen lazing around in the grass under the protectant shade of trees, something that talent buyer for MTG, Jon Halperin boasted about in what makes the festival distinct from others.

As night approached, jackets replaced tank tops and more people appeared to see the final acts of the night.

Rapper Lil B performed to a sizeable crowd of earnest and at times dubious fans as he had them repeat lines like “Ellen Degeneres” and “I love food.”

When asked what his fans meant to him after an impromptu meet and greet in the crowd, Lil B said, “Everything. You see I’m out here with you right now, you know what I’m saying? Because fans are people.”

The final and arguably most anticipated act of the night was ‘80s English rock band, New Order. Joy Division and New Order shirts created a wave of black and grey while long-time fans listened to the nostalgic tunes.

“I’m pretty fucking excited,” Costa Mesa resident, Wendy French said before their set. “I grew up hearing New Order.”

Compared to other performances, phones were scarcely seen in the hands of onlookers as they took in the music and instead danced the night away.

Although Music Tastes Good does not have as many bells and whistles that other mainstream music festivals possess, its simplicity and dedication to representing the city make for a big presentation.

Charlie Steen, top, vocalist for the British rock group, Shame, howling to a crowded audience. Bernard Sumner, left, lead vocalist for the group New Order, performing their signature sounds of new wave. A couple, right, listening to New Order perform, headlining for Music Tastes Good festival.

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Author Cai Emmons speaks with Long Beach State students, offering writing and life advice while signing the first copies of her novel.

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Fiction author comes to campus to discuss new novel, “Weather Woman” After the reading, students participate in a Q&A and book signing with writer Cai Emmons.

By Tashfina Rahman Staff Writer

As a child, author Cai Emmons always dreamed of controlling the weather. Years later, Emmons fulfilled that wish in the form of her latest novel, “Weather Woman.”

On Thursday night, about 50 creative writing students and literature enthusiasts gathered in Long Beach State’s Anatol Center for a reading and Q&A with the fiction novelist.

“I also grew up in New England where the weather was always changing and I found myself wanting to control it. For example, it would rain on Halloween and I would have to wear a coat over my costume and I just wanted things to change,” Emmons said.” I got married in late May and it even rained on my wedding day.”

Creative writing professor Suzanne Greenberg took the initiative to bring Emmons to the university to speak to her students in the English department.

“I’ve known Cai for over 20 years,” Greenberg

said. “We’re friends and we have gone to conferences together and I knew she had a new book coming out, so I thought she’d be an exciting author to bring out for our students.”

Greenberg says the English department tries to bring a few authors to campus every semester to inspire students.

“I think meeting the writers lets them know that [writing a book] is work and they revise a lot and there’s nothing magic about it,” Greenberg said. “But, it also shows them that there are possibilities for them in the future with their own work.”

Emmons read excerpts from “Weather Woman,” a fantasy novel that centers around a young woman, Bronwyn Artair, who holds the peculiar ability to manipulate the weather.

The excerpts showcased a point in the novel when the protagonist tries to reveal her secret powers to fellow meteorologists, but is only met with skepticism and humiliation.

Emmons’ works include “The Stylist” and “Her Mother’s Son.” After Emmons’ 25-minute reading of “Weather Woman,” she opened the floor for questions. The crowd of aspiring writers

buzzed with excitement at the chance to pick Emmons’ brain as many students raised their hands.

Many attendees were curious about what kind of research Emmons had to do in order to write a book that involves meteorology.

“One of the challenges of writing this book is that I wanted the main character to seem like a credible meteorologist and science student,” Emmons said. “I actually did a lot of research, including reading a lecture series by a wonderful UCLA professor called ‘The Wonders of the Weather.’ I also read other meteorology, physics and neuroscience books.”

Students were also inquisitive about Emmons’ brainstorming process when she begins writing a novel.

“I usually start off with a ‘what if’ question,” Emmons said. “With this novel, it was ‘what if this woman had the power to change the weather?’ I like to have a general arch of where the plot is going to go and what is going to move it. But other than that, I don’t outline. I just write questions and ideas about my characters freely in blank notebooks.”

Prior to beginning her book signing,

Emmons delved into her background that eventually brought her to fiction writing.

“In high school, I would write poetry and I always had a love for language arts, which is why I began writing,” Emmons said. “I also used to be a screenwriter in the film industry. Working in film really taught me the importance of structuring my novels.”

After the Q&A portion, Emmons held a book signing where students were able to purchase “Weather Woman,” before its official release date of Nov. 13.

Besides inspiring students to write, the reading also gave students a chance to experience a novel through the eyes of the author.

“I loved the reading because she put her own voice to her work,” said senior journalism major Carmen Aguila-Torrero. “It’s different to hear the author read their own work because usually that’s just a voice in your head, so it’s left up to your own interpretation. To hear the novel through the author’s actual perspective is a completely different experience.”

“Weather Woman” is currently available for pre-order via Amazon.

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ALBUM REVIEW

Logic delivers a flawless throwback-style album The fourth installment of the Young Sinatra series brings back the classic boom-baps.

By Mark Lindahl Staff Writer

If you’ve ever seen the skit by “Rick and Morty,” used by Logic as the first track in his mixtape “Bobby Tarantino II,” where the two characters argue on which alter-ego of Logic they’re going to listen to, then you may very well be aware of the enigma that is “album Logic” versus “mixtape Logic.” Album Logic will deliver, “A message about how I can be whatever I want,” but when its mixtape Logic then you’re getting, “Good old ATL style, club rap,” according to Rick.

Whichever alter-ego you prefer, Young Sinatra versus Bobby Tarantino, vintage-style boom-baps versus trap or thoughtful bars versus gangsta rap, Logic’s latest album, “Young Sinatra IV” brings all aspects together of his music career to create a perfect balance for new and old fans. The finished product doesn’t only show how far he’s come as an artist, but also as a public figure in America.

The rapper continues his theme of doing concept albums, as opposed to his mixtapes that are more often a collection of head bangers. Logic smoothly transitions between the ‘90’s flavored songs with piano keys and snares galore while presenting ideas and elements that are consistently presented throughout the whole project such as struggling growing up as a kid in a bad situation.

By sampling classic tracks from Nas, J. Cole and more, Logic provides another blockbuster album, but this time instead of keeping his two styles separate, he masterfully combines his ability to deliver lyrics with punch and style while still following his trend with his albums discussing real-life issues and struggles as opposed to words that sounds appealing when first heard.

“I give you this very important album! It is meant to be consumed as a whole! So enjoy it as such like we used to do back in the day when albums came out,” said Logic on Twitter the night before the album released.

“YSIV” contains a setlist of 14 songs with a wide range of featured artists from rappers such as Wale and Slaydro, and old friends Big Lenbo and Lucy Rose. He even rounds up the members of the Wu-Tang Clan for an eight-minute long track.

With singles, “One Day (feat. Ryan TedIn the track titled, “YSIV,” on the album, der),” “Everybody Dies,” and “The Return,” Logic pays homage to his friend and inspiraalong with music videos to accompany the tion, the late Mac Miller, at the end saying, first two gaining lots of attention, the album “We love and miss you Mac. For those of you gained plenty of notoriety early on from who don’t know man, Mac is the whole reafans faithful during Logic’s Youtube days son I’ve been doing this Young Sinatra before he signed a deal to those who are just shit.” now discovering him from the radio.

He also opens up about his Logic already has many accolades under family, the influence of money his belt such as a earning triple platinum and his struggle to reach the honors for his song, “1-800-273-8255,” top in songs “Street Dreams multiple gold-certified albums and his II,” “Legacy” and “ICONIC third studio album, “Everybody” debuting (feat. Jaden Smith).” at number one on the Billboard’s Top 200 “YSIV” breaks the stereowith 247,000 album-equivalent units. type of “album Logic”, that the The album follows suit with the Young songs can’t be hard hitters and Sinatra theme, with cover art as handbreak down the truths Logic drawn portrait of Logic meant to retells about his life and struggles semble the likeness of the classic Frank in the spotlight.

Sinatra mugshot in 1938 by Sam Spratt, Through first listen, it who has done all the artwork for Logic’s may sounds like a mixture of albums. “[It’s] a love letter to the rattpack ‘90s-style boom-baps and slick (his musical group) … A nod to where it word-play, but if you listen started,” Spratt said on Twitter. closer you’ll find the deeper The album begins with the track, message Logic is sending.

“Thank You,” with the last two minutes featuring sound bites highlighting many fans sharing their love for Logic and the inspiration they’ve gained from his music and overall motto: “peace, love and positivity.”

One of the biggest reasons Logic became so popular is his love and appreciation for his fans, and he makes sure to address this in his album that explores his grind to reach the top.

Often going above and beyond when it comes to interacting with his most outgoing followers, he decided to fly out a group of lucky fans for an early listening of the album, which he then posted on Youtube.

Not only does Logic show us who he is as a person by interacting with his fans, he also delves into deep subjects about his life Def Jam Recordings once he made it big in The hand-drawn album cover of “Young Sinatra IV,” where Logic recreates Frank Sinatra’s 1938 mugshot. the music industry.

10 OPINIONS SEXUAL ASSAULT

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Red tinted misogyny

In light of the Kavanaugh hearing, Republicans are working tirelessly to reverse the effects of #MeToo

By Jorge Paniagua Staff Writer

Christine Blasey Ford addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday to deliver her testimony of sexual assault allegations she made against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee.

Republicans have, surely, noticed the widespread effect of the “#MeToo” movement and its capability to disgrace the societal status of powerful men who have been found guilty of sexual assault. Ford’s credible testimony may end up impeding the Republican effort to create a conservative-leaning majority in the Supreme Court. This means Republicans are attempting to reverse the effects of “#MeToo” while attempting to discredit the courageous testimony made by Ford.

Ford alleged that during a 1982 house party in Maryland, Kavanaugh and conservative writer Mark Judge, attempted to rape her. She states how Kavanaugh, specifically, grinded his body against hers, attempting to undress her while holding his hand over her mouth.

During Kavanaugh’s testimony, the Supreme Court nominee attempted to render himself as a champion for the advancement of women in political circles. Furthermore, he listed names of women who he has remained friends with since high school and ultimately denied all sexual assault allegations made against him in an attempt to clear his name as a sexist, misogynist or sexual assailant.

These hearings have allowed Republicans, a majority of the current administration, to show their true, victim-shaming colors.

Once again we hear rhetoric from conservative men who are completely defending the abusers’ reputation while framing the victim, who in this case has a background as a professor at Stanford and Palo Alto University, as a total liar.

The Republican effort to place abusive men whose political-ideology aligns with theirs in power is relentless. We saw these efforts during Donald Trump’s ascent to presidency and now with Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.

“My life is totally, and permanently, altered,” Kavanaugh said during the hearing.

The nominee frequently claimed, in a victimized manner, that he has been accused of a crime that would haunt him for the rest of his days and one that would, unequivocally, ruin his reputation.

During the hearing, Republican senators often stopped asking questions altogeth-

er to speak out in Kavanaugh’s favor. “You have interacted with professional women all your life — not one accusation,” Republican Senator Lindsey Graham affirmed in Kavanaugh’s favor. “It’s been my understanding that if you drug women and rape them for two years in high school, you probably don’t stop.”

It takes an abrupt amount of fearlessness to come forward and share one’s story of sexual assault. In fact, according to a report by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, only 310 out of every 1,000 sexual assaults are reported to police. Moreover, out of every 1000 rapes, only 57 lead to arrest while a mere six rapists will be incarcerated.

Women are often reprimanded for not reporting cases of sexual assault or rape soon enough. Yet, when many of them do come forward with these allegations, they are painted as liars attempting to bring down a man’s reputation.

This kind of backward ideology is not only rampant within our misogynistic society — it’s ingrained in our nation’s history.

The #MeToo movement has created powerful ripples throughout our society in how sexual misconduct claims are heard and approached. Yet, I am convinced that the current administration — whose very leader, President Trump, has also been accused of sexual assault — is working relentlessly to reverse the effects of the movement.

After all, the very foundation of American conservatism is to conserve many of the ideologies that were present in the nation’s founding which, for example, include keeping wealthy, straight, white men in power and protecting their reputations and careers

to an inordinate extent.

Ford provided a fearless account of the traumatic event involving Kavanaugh and Judge. It’s daunting to realize that the only punishment Kavanaugh will expect, if found guilty, is to not be exalted to the nation’s highest court. He may walk away, perhaps not as a Supreme Court justice, but still as a free man. This is the kind of societal norm that we as a nation should not accept. We shouldn’t accept living in a country where rapists and sexual assailants aren’t held accountable for their crimes.

It’s time to believe credible assault and rape accusations made by women. #MeToo should not become a mere blip of justice in our country’s historical timeline, but should serve as a solidified foundation in the pursuit of trusting sexual assault victims and bringing the assailants to justice.

OLIVIER DOULIERY | Albaca Press, TNS

Demonstrators opposed to the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hold signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept. 27, 2018.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Long Beach conference opener ends in a draw

By Sierra Martinez Assistant Sports Editor mistjournalist

AUSTIN BRUMBLAY | Daily 49er

Senior midfielder Dana Fujikuni avoids a slide tackle from Fullerton. Long Beach’s Big West opener went to double overtime resulting in a tie.

FULLERTON — Amidst a sea of orange at Titan Stadium, Long Beach fans jumped out of their seats when a goal off the left foot of senior midfielder Dana Fujikuni tied the game in the second half.

The goal pushed the game into double overtime, but neither teams had enough to come up with a win. Long Beach State (5-4-2) tied Cal State Fullerton (3-7-2) with a score of 1-1 in a rivalry game that set a competitive tone for the rest of Big West conference play.

With 11 corner kick opportunities and two 10-minute overtime halves, Long Beach was not able to put up a winning goal. The 49ers defense struggled in the first half when a goal by Titans junior forward Atlanta Primus was scored just under three minutes.

Senior forward Ashley Gonzales fought to score a record-breaking goal in the conference opener with two shots missing the net by a hair and a header hitting the crossbar. Badawiya stood out on the offensive end, faking out the Titans defense and accumulating three shots total.

Despite the tie, The Beach showed improvement from last year’s matchup, where they fell to Fullerton 2-0.

Long Beach will travel for a 10 p.m. Oct. 4 matchup against Hawaii for its second conference game of the year.

WOMEN’S VOLLEBALL

49ers drop two on the road

By Kevin Colindres Sports Editor sportswriterkev

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team evened up its Big West record after falling to UC Santa Barbara and No. 15 Cal Poly this past weekend.

The 49ers dropped their four game winning streak when they were defeated by the Gauchos in four sets 23-25, 25-23, 17-25, 2225 Friday. Long Beach (10-7, 2-2 Big West) started right behind Santa Barbara (11-5, 3-1 Big West), but ran out of momentum in the third set and never recovered.

The Mustangs took care of business Satur-

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day sweeping LBSU 18-25, 16-25, 18-25. Cal Poly extended its nearly perfect record (15-1, 5-0 Big West) after Saturday’s game that only saw two leads from Long Beach.

It was a tough back-to-back weekend for Long Beach (10-7, 2-2 Big West), hitting .205 and .177 respectively. Senior outside hitter Tyler Spriggs led the 49ers with 17 kills and 10 digs against the Gauchos, while junior outside hitter Hailey Harward led the team with nine kills and eight digs against the Mustangs.

The team has shown resilience at home with its 5-1 record, but on the road it has struggled to maintain the same level of play going 3-4.

The 49ers will stay home Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. to face UC Irvine (8-7, 2-1 Big West) and UC Davis (9-7, 1-3 Big West).

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CLUB SPORT

LBSU Club Hockey returns

By Robert Hollar Staff Writer

Three things happen when the temperature drops below 70 degrees in Long Beach: restaurants break out the heat lamps, students start stressing about midterms and the LBSU club hockey season begins in Lakewood.

Long Beach (1-1-0) is in a position to follow up on an eventful last season, where the team reached the conference championship before losing to Northridge. Frank Mitrano returns for his fifth season as associate head coach of the 49ers. He led the team to its best record (14-11-0) since 2014-15 last year. However, many of this year’s players did not experience that playoff run since a third of the roster is new to the team.

“It was a decent recruiting class for this coming season, it’s still early so we’re still trying to figure out where guys best fit to try to optimize their skill sets,” Mitrano said.

Still, fans will see several familiar faces

including left winger, Luke Miller. Miller has three years of Division 3 experience playing for Suffolk University.

“When I was there I was constantly in and out of the lineup, so it was pretty difficult and very mentally straining on me, but it was a great experience, I got to play some really good hockey,” Miller said.

Miller led LBSU with 34 points last season and already has four goals this year.

“He’s definitely a top player on this team,” Mitrano said.

Forward Matthew Dove returns for his fifth season with LBSU. The Valencia native proved himself a clutch player last year, scoring twice in an upset against San Diego State to carry the team to the final.

“It’s been great having [Dove] here, he’s a good leader,” Mitrano said.

Dove and Miller each assisted the other on goals against Chapman on Saturday.

The 49ers embarrassed Chapman 19-0.

The 49ers return to the ice 7:35 p.m Friday against UCSD at The Rinks in Lakewood.

The home game marks a rematch of last year’s playoff upset.

AUSTIN BRUMBLAY | Daily 49er

Forward graduate student Luke Miller chases the puck in the offensive zone against Chapman University Saturday.