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Life can be like a game of chutes and ladders. One wrong move and it’s straight to the bottom of the board. Terri Hayes learned that the hard way. But now, she’s making the climb back to the top — one rung at a time, one day at a time.
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ing toward her. Then in the blink of an eye they were gone. She looked around. There was a mattress strewn to one side piled high with dirty clothes. The pile began to shift. Slowly, a heavy-set woman crawled out from under the clothes and told Hayes, “I am the mother of this alley. You need to go home.” Hayes had fallen through the cracks. She had made a mistake: not showing up to work one weekend. Instead she took a trip up to San Francisco. She remembers it well, it was the first time she drove in the snow. When she returned, she had lost her job as a certified nursing assistant. That was May of 2010. She applied for jobs but nothing came. The country was still in a recession. Then her car was repossessed while at the shop. Months went by and still no job. In October, a Sheriff’s dep-
uty knocked on her apartment door. Leave or I’ll make you leave, he said. She was homeless. Before she knew it, she was living on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles at the age of 52. It had all happened so quickly. “I don’t know how I ended up where I was because that sure isn’t where I started from,” said Hayes. And so she learned to listen. She listened to other people to find shelter, listened to other people to find her next meal, listened to other people to find clothes. She sat around in restaurants, in parks, in churches, in libraries. She cleaned herself in gas station bathrooms using a sock for a washrag. She washed the sock in a laundromat, using the soap people left spilled on top of the machines. But she was always scared. Scared
a man might force himself onto her. Scared someone might kill her in her sleep. People stumbled by, strung out, hollering down the street. She’d witnessed people standing right next to her getting stabbed. One minute she was talking to them, the next minute someone had come out of nowhere and cut them. She was always scared. This was a world she had only heard people talk about, but now she was actually part of it. She saw bony, drug-addicted girls selling themselves. She saw elementary-school- aged children going hungry. “When you looked in their eyes you saw the brightness, you saw the innocence, because they’re children, but also the sadness,” said Hayes. Sometimes she felt like she was
in a Feed the Children commercial. She couldn’t believe this was going on in her own country. She could have left anytime. Hayes has four brothers and a sister. She has four children, one who’s a biochemist and another who’s a Marine medic. But she was so ashamed, had too much pride—the same pride that kept her from ever asking for alms on the streets. Gradually she spiraled into a deep depression. She felt worthless. She missed her kids tremendously. “I cried all the time. Even when I was walking, I had to keep moving the water out of the way because I had to see where I was going.” Three years went by like this. That
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Exporting coal by the ton, importing criticism City Council approved the export of 1.7 million tons of coal and petcoke from the Port of Long Beach. By Rhiannon Williams Contributing Writer
The Port of Long Beach, known as “The Green Port” for its environment
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friendly policies, is facing serious criticism as it goes ahead with plans to export dangerous carbon material. Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest organization, has criticized the port’s recent decision to continue with two export agreements involving coal and petroleum coke, or petcoke, for the next 15 years according to the Long Beach Post. “This is a senseless project to lock these communities into 15 years of dirty coal pollution,” Adrian Martinez, a staff
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attorney at Earthjustice, said. “The coal goes overseas but its health impacts stick around for a long time if this project goes through.” The port, intent on making sure it is seen as a “Green Port” adopted a Green Port Policy in 2005, which focusses on making environmentally friendly decisions in regards to port practices. The policy outlines guiding principles, including protecting the community from harmful environmental impacts of
port operations and promoting sustainability. The port still plans to continue exporting petcoke and coal on a massive scale. “There has been a controversy over the coal, but it’s a material that’s going to be shipped out and we’re only doing about one percent of the coal exportation from the United States,” Lee Peterson, a media relations specialist for the Port of Long Beach, said. Petcoke comes from all the refin-
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eries in L.A. County, and is sent overseas where it’s used as a fuel and in the making of steel. It is brought in covered trucks to the Port of Long Beach where its loaded into covered sheds for storage until it can be loaded onto a ship via a closed tube to eliminate or minimize any dust from the petcoke, a solid carbon material similar to coal is a product of oil refining and con-
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continued from page 1 sists mostly of carbon and is criticized by environmental groups for being dangerous both to human health and the environment, Peterson said. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency petcoke produces more CO2 per pound than most other energy sources, causing it to be a contributor to greenhouse gases and consequently a driver of climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency stated on its website that it is particularly concerned about the health effects that could be caused by the export of petcoke because particles that are 10 micrometers in diameter are typically the fragments that pass through the throat and nose and can affect the heart and lungs and cause serious health effects. Earthjustice and other environmental groups, such as Natural Resources Defense Council came together to appeal to the Long Beach City Council. They argued that if passed, the
agreement would violate key provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act that entails appropriate environmental impact analysis and disclosure for projects. In a 9-0 vote, city council voted in support of the port to annually export 1.7 million tons of both coal and petcoke to the global market out of Pier G. “It’s deplorable that a port that calls itself the ‘Green Port’ has allowed for the movement of coal and highly pollutant petcoke through its harbor year after year, and will now extend and expand those operations without any second thought to the environmental ramifications,” Martinez said. Peterson said that the Long Beach Port ships petcoke because it is one of the greenest alternatives for shipping coal from a port. “We do understand the concerns about the use of coal around the world, but right now we’re here to facilitate international trade,” Peterson said. The port states on its website that in order to be a model to the world with their environmental policies and to “[have] made tremendous improvements to the environment in recent years.”
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Say my name, say my name The ASI Senate aims to increase the Campus Pride Index score. By Mindy Lockhart Contributing Writer
Students will now be able to register under a preferred name. The Associated Students Inc. Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to allow students to use a preferred name in California State University, Long Beach class roster sheets, Beach Board and student ID cards. The original intent of the resolution was to shield transgender students from being “outed” when professors or lecturers call their legal names during attendance. “It is a success for the LGBTIQ+ community on campus,” ASI Sen. James Allen said. “I think it is really going to be a step forward to create a more inclusive campus.” According to the resolution, the Office of Equity and Diversity is working on a system to ensure that students’ preferred first name would appear in CSULB records. The preferred name policy will mirror the policy at San Diego State University. Students at SDSU are required to complete a form to change their preferred name, which will allow students to receive a new student ID card. ASI senate passed another resolution
Wednesday to support the adding of a sexual orientation field to a student’s intent to enroll form. Adding a sexual orientation to the intent to enroll form will allow CSULB to gain “insight into graduation rates, academic success, and the services they utilize…to help the university with retention, and shaping services and opportunities for this demographic,” the resolution states. Allen said that the passing of the resolutions would also help raise the Campus Pride Index score. CSULB has a Campus Pride Index is 4 out of 5 stars and is ranked by a national nonprofit of student leaders, faculty and campus groups in order to create a safer, more LGBTIQ+ community. “This could really help the university start really focusing its programs that make sure it is providing for the LGBTIQ+ community,” Allen said. “Often these students are known for being at risk.” According to the resolution, “LGBTIQ+ students are at a higher risk for certain challenges that include harassment, homelessness, suicide, mental health problems, sexual health risks, substance abuse and self-injurious behavior.” CSULB received a score of 2.5 out of 5 stars in the LGBT recruitment and retention efforts category and the added information gathered from tracking the LGBTIQ+ community could raise this score. California State University, Northridge, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona have adapted a tracking system for LGBTIQ+ students.
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HOMELESS continued from page 1 was around the time she encountered the woman in the alley. “You need to go home,” the woman had said. “Child, you need to get your life together and do something with your kids.” “It was the first time in a long time someone had made her feel like she had any value.” Shortly after, she moved in with her mother and began receiving assistance transitioning back into the working world from the Mental Health America
Village in Long Beach. She started working out and stopped drinking. She saw her kids. She welcomed a new grandbaby into the family and now she wants to try roller-skating. “Every day is different. I’m happy about a lot of whole bunch things, especially about being alive and well and safe,” Hayes said. She got a part-time job as a custodian at the California State University, Long Beach. She’s been at it for eight months. Lately, she’s worried because they’ve been cutting her hours. Still, she hopes that by the end of the year she can afford to move out on her own. “You know how you say, ‘I can’t wait
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‘Holy screen adaptations, Batman!’ n i s k o o b c i m o c r fo t h g i l w e n s ' There . s n o i at pt a d a n o i s i v e l e t d n silver screen a After decades of shameful adaptatio ns and cringe-worthy special effects, the next six years are gonna be like a wet dream for most comic book fans... “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” this summer’s highly anticipated comic book feature film, is only the beginning. Together, Marvel and DC have almost 40 different films in the making, a number that doesn’t include the comic book adaptations from smaller, more indie publishers according to film announcements made by the publishers. It also doesn’t account for the superhero-based television shows stemming from their enterprises, which are likewise flourishing. DC’s “Arrow” and “The Flash” both consistently received rave reviews despite being outside the CW’s target demographic. Marvel’s “Daredevil” brought in an insane number of binge-watchers via Netflix. It also hit the internet as the second most pirated show of the week on its premiere, according to Entertainment Weekly Fans owe it all to Robert Downey Jr., the real-life Tony Stark who pushed Iron Man into the spotlight and the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the top of the food chain.
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Before his stellar 2008 portrayal of the genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist, a trip into the past only reveals crash-and-burn adaptations of superheroes. Here’s looking at you Joel Schumacher. Schumacher’s 1997 film “Batman & Robin” practically killed the Batman series with a cheap mouthpiece and one of the corniest lines in film history—“I hate to disappoint you, but my rubber lips are immune to your charm.” It’s interesting to speculate how the comic book film boom will play out in today’s society. The challenge for film adaptations settling into their own is that the medium is not as timeless as the books. There, heroes can die and be reborn or pass the mantle onto a worthy protégé. In film, fans are heavily focused on what goes on behind the scenes, already speculating the end of Chris Evans’ run as Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s takeover and Robert Downey Jr.’s own exit as Iron Man.
There's also something to be said for how the films and shows deviate from orig inal plotlines...
Marvel’s titular villain in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” has nothing to do with the comic book character’s own origin story and powers, according to director Joss Whedon. Likewise, Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises” was only a villain by name and a sad puppet for Talia al Ghul in the film reality. TV show “Gotham” was a hot mess that changed the history behind almost every Batman villain they portrayed and introduced Bruce Wayne to Selina Kyle as kids. The success of these films and shows are important to comic books in every way. Regardless of what comic book purists have to say on the matter, the world thrives on the success of these stories crossing mediums. Mainstream or not, this is how society sees the subculture. The most-enjoyed adaptations tend to be the ones that stick closest to their gloss-cover cousins, like “Iron Man” and “The Flash.” Comic books in the past were a hidden gem enjoyed mainly by kids and the rare adult who could never give them up. Now, the storylines and characters are all dependent on which ones sail smoothest to high ratings.
“Guardians of the Galaxy” is a prime example. Star Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Groot and Drax all live on due to their miraculous Hollywood gains. No one but Marvel fans knew the Loser Crew before they took to the screen. The possibilities are almost endless. None of the cast actors for DC’s upcoming Justice League series look anything like their counterparts. For the first time, Wonder Woman will star in her very own 2017 release. Aquaman makes his first splash on-screen the year after that, and, despite all the fish jokes, his stellar New 52 run has most DC fans geeking out. Comic book films have come a long way from Tobey Maguire’s cringe-worthy dance scene in Spider-Man 3 – and yet, somehow not far enough. Marvel and Sony’s money-hungry plans for a third Spider-Man reboot and an animated film are a complete turn off. Still, it’s almost a second golden age for most comic book fans now. Twenty years ago, no collector would have ever dreamed of seeing his or her favorite superheroes take the silver screen. Now, it’s a question of finding the free time and funds to support the lifestyle.
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od put gold medal Olympian Bruce Jenner on this earth to deal with transgender issues, she said in an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC’s program “20/20” Friday. After the interview, Bruce Jenner gained my respect for the bravery and honesty it took to talk about such a personal issue. As a reality TV star, Jenner is criticized by society because her entire life is broadcasted for the public to see. “Yes, I am a woman,” Jenner said. “That female side is part of me. It’s who I am. I identify as female, and that’s very hard for Bruce Jenner to say.” The transgender community tends to go unrecognized in society, but according to the Williams Institute at UCLA’s School of Law, there are 700,000 transgender people in the United States. Although there are other transgender celebrities, Jenner has an enormous fan base, from when she was an Olympian to those who know her in “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” a reality television show. Having a big name celebrity like Bruce Jenner talk about her experiences dealing with her gender orientation could really change the public perspective on transgender people since she is such an influential person. By speaking out and going through with a sex change in the public eye, Jenner will show people that it is okay to have a different gender identity than the physical gender of birth. Society will see the transgender community in a different perspective by listening to Jenner’s story. Almost 17 million people watched Jenner’s interview and learned that
transgender people are born with a different gender identity than what their actual gender at birth was, according to USA Today. This idea is crucial in understanding that transgender people have no control over their gender identity and is one of the first steps in helping the transgender community to gain acceptance in society. Jenner said that during times of confusion she considered suicide, and now she is hoping to help the many other transgender people who are having similar thoughts by speaking publicly. In a more accepting society, less trans people would be ostracized
Transgender rights are still lacking, but perhaps they have found a new voice.
to the point of contemplating suicide. There has been a lot of speculation in the media about Jenner and her gender for the past few months, but according to Jenner, this is something that she has dealt with her whole life. The television star brought up several important transgender issues that the public is often confused about. For example, Jenner clarified in the interview that she isn’t gay and still considers herself a heterosexual. “Sexuality is who turns you on,” Jenner said. “But gender identity has to do with your soul.” “What I’m doing is going to do some good. And we’re going to change the world,” Jenner said.
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With just three conference series remaining, both teams are looking to improve their Big West record. By Eddie Rivera Staff Writer
The Long Beach State baseball team is on the outside looking in for the playoff picture and will host Hawai’i for a three game series beginning Friday night at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (23-17, 8-7 Big West) are coming off of a Tuesday night upset over No. 2 UCLA. It was the third extra-inning game of the season and second victory in a row for LBSU. Head coach Troy Buckley said the win showed the team’s resolve and mental toughness. “No question it’s a positive when you can win late in the game,” Buckley said. “It helps when your bullpen throws up zeroes to keep you there.”
The Rainbow Warriors (15-26, 6-9 Big West) just dropped their weekend series against No.7 UC Santa Barbara. However, junior right-hander Tyler Brashears picked up Big West Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing 7.2 scoreless innings in Hawaii’s 1-0 victory over the Gauchos. Brashears is fourth in the conference with a 1.97 ERA. The rest of Hawaii’s starting rotation consists of junior right-hander LJ Brewster and senior left-hander Jarrett Arakawa. Brewster is 5-4 on the season with 2.51 ERA and Arakawa owns a 2-3 record with a 4.28 ERA. Freshman first baseman Eric Ramirez leads the Rainbow Warriors offensively with a .286 batting average and 26 RBI. Junior Alex Sawelson has become more consistent since switching to designated hitter and is currently hitting .285 with a team leading 41 hits. The Rainbow Warriors have the second lowest batting average and are second to last in the Big West in runs and hits. The only team worse than Hawaii in these offensive categories is LBSU. Freshman designated hitter Brock Lundquist said it’s no secret that hitting has been the team’s Achilles heel. “Everyone knows that we just got to get in there and try to find a way on base,” Lundquist said. “Basically, we are doing
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The Long Beach State softball team is alive, but on its deathbed in the race for the Big West crown. After dropping their series against CSUN, the 49ers (22-24, 9-6) need to win their remaining six games and hope the Matadors stumble down the stretch. LBSU visit the Cal Poly Mustangs (22-27, 5-10) for a three game series on Friday and Saturday. “Although we were a little disappointed with how we finished the series with Northridge, our focus is now fully with Cal Poly and trying to figure out their batters and get some wins this weekend,” assistant coach Stephanie Brown said. The Mustangs entered the season picked to finish third by the 2015 Big West preseason coaches’ poll. However, after a disappointing season Cal Poly is sitting in seventh place.
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through 72.2 innings. The final cog in the starting rotation for the Dirtbags is junior righty Tanner Brown. Brown is 4-2 on the season with a 2.69 ERA while only issuing 12 walks. The starting three do not like to hand out many free opportunities. The Dirtbags are 10th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Buckley said it’s going to be an uphill battle to make the postseason and that the team should embrace the challenge. “[We are] walking the tightrope with no net,” Buckley said. “[So just] shove everything out the door and let’s go compete.” The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday night at Blair Field.
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After pulling out a 2-1 win against No. 2 UCLA on Wednesday, Long Beach State will face Hawaii in a three game series starting on Friday at Blair Field.
Coach Sowder speaks
49ers must rebound against Mustangs
Long Beach State must win all three games against Sierra Hyland and her Mustangs if the 49ers want a taste of the postseason.
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WARRIORS COME OUT AND PLAY
anything we can.” Shortstop sophomore Garrett Hampson continues to lead the way for the Dirtbags with 47 hits, 29 runs and a .294 batting average. He was also recently named to the Brooks Wallace Award watch list, which recognizes the nation’s top shortstop, for the second year in a row. Freshman righty Chris Mathewson is continuing his breakout campaign on the mound for the Dirtbags with this season with a 1.42 ERA, good for 12th in the nation. Senior righty Kyle Friedrichs continues to rack up strikeouts on Friday nights and leads the Big West with 85 K’s
John Fajardo | LBSU Athletics
Three-time Big West Coach of the Year, Kim Sowder, is on track to lead the Beach to another winning year with a 9-6 conference record. The only highlight in Cal Poly’s season has been sophomore righthander Sierra Hyland. The Mustang’s ace was named Big West Pitcher of the Year last season, and she is making a bid to win the award again this season. Hyland owns a 2.20 earned run average and a 17-17 record. She also leads the conference in strikeouts with 218 in 228.2 innings pitched. Brown said the 49ers were wary of the pitcher, but said she was confident going into the series. “Sierra Hyland did really well against us last year and we had a very veteran team,” Brown said. “We’re focusing on what her go-to pitches are. Hopefully we can attack those and kind of figure her out early.” Junior outfielder Haley Tobler said LBSU must learn from its mistakes against CSUN, and have patience going up against Hyland. “Everybody just needs to stay within themselves,” Tobler said. “And not get too anxious, I think that was our problem this past weekend. We were too anxious to swing the bat and we have to make pitchers work more.”
The Long Beach State softball team’s ninth year head coach looks back on the season, her playing career and the future.
By Josh Barajas Staff Writer
How did you arrive at Long Beach State? When I got to be 14 or 15, I got the opportunity to play on a top club team, the Panthers. I started to get little more focused on softball. I got offered a scholarship to LBSU from that club team. I had offers from different places, but LBSU at the time was a program that had just made it to the World Series the year before and I wanted to play for a top team in the country. And it was local, so a big part of my decision was being closer to my family. When did you begin coaching softball? The year after I graduated I was offered a position at [University of the Pacific]. They were in the same conference as ours, so I was very familiar with them. I coached there for two years, and then I was moving back [to Long Beach] because I was getting married and the assistant coaching position opened up [at LBSU]. So I as very fortunate to get the position and I’ve been here since. You’re in your ninth year as head coach at LBSU, what are the differences between now and your first year? It’s still the same to me, as the first year, because there is no manual for
coaching on how to make decisions. You’re constantly building your philosophy and changing it. I continue to learn from my mistakes and experiences. I just want to continue to get better. How is collegiate softball different now from when you were playing? It’s awesome to see [how far] our sport has come. [When I was playing] there were a lot less teams. Now there’s more opportunity in the postseason because there are more teams. There’s more media coverage and fan support because of the media coverage. The facilities are unbelievable, the sponsorships, the gloves, the uniforms, there’s just more of everything, which is great. How much longer do you see yourself coaching at LBSU? I’d love to spend my whole career here. I love this university. You can’t find a better place and better people to work with. Coaches have been here longer than I have. I love the family feel, and obviously you can’t beat the location and the weather. How would you sum up this season so far? It’s been a little inconsistent. But, I really am pleased, with the tough schedule we’ve had and the tough losses, I’m really happy with the way the team has stuck together. I like the way
we’ve found ways to win games at the end. I like the way that we’ve kind of continued to fight and believe in each other. [We still] have an opportunity to win the conference. Obviously now it’s not likely, but there’s still an outside chance. What is most important to you when it comes to softball? To me it’s to provide an environment and an atmosphere where these student athletes can come grow and reach their potential and come out of here more confident people, more knowledgeable and feel good about their experience. What do you miss most about the seniors that leave every year? When you coach these players, and watch them grow up from start to finish, you always grow close to them and it’s always tough to see people leave. But, I just enjoy watching them grow and I’ll continue to watch where they go after this. [What I’ll miss most] is their loyalty to the program; their passion for competing for our university and their commitment. You missed senior first baseman Ashley Holmes through injury for almost the entire season, what did you lose in her absence? She obviously has a huge bat. I think she could’ve really had a big impact as far as our offense and bringing in runs. Any time you lose a bat like that, with that experience, especially after having lost seven starters who were very strong offensively, every single one of them, to add another one to the list was unfortunate for us. What do you expect from the incoming recruiting class? We’ve got some good athletes coming in. I think Cielo Meza is somebody that we look to really contribute in the circle right away. She’s done extremely well in high school and travel ball, and I think that she’s got a lot of potential as a pitcher. I think she’ll come in and play a key role for us right away, as well as [Nicole] Fry. [Fry] is a shortstop and obviously with Shayna [Kimbrough] leaving we’re looking for her to come in and fill the shortstop position, which is going to be key.