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Covered California deadline approaches Students may only have four more days to sign up for health insurance before fines increase.
By Abdiel Bustillo Staff Writer
Cal State Long Beach students may be feeling the pressure as the Jan. 31 sign-up deadline for healthcare under Obama’s law approaches.
Fines for not signing up in the next four days have risen 113 percent from $325 in 2015 to a $695 minimum in 2016. In order to avoid these fines, students should take the appropriate steps. Students can visit CSULB’s Student Health Services homepage and click the Frequently Asked Questions link,
Thursday, January 28, 2016 which will direct them to the information they need to get coverage. For students who would like to get in contact with the Covered California organization, the phone number is 800-3001506. Covered California’s website also offers a 6-step chart to help get insured.
That’s Wal, folks As part of a massive global store closure, Downtown Long Beach will lose one of its go-to spots today. By Ariana Sawyer & Valerie Osier Staff Writers
The once colorful aisles had been emptied to reveal slate gray shelving in row after row. The now former customers wheeled carts around in search of the best bargains. It wasn’t hard with everything at a 25 to 50 percent discount. The Wal-Mart Discount Store, a popular shopping spot in downtown Long Beach, is closing today. In what Wal-Mart describes in a statement as a “a disciplined strategy of actively managing its portfolio,” the company is closing 154 stores across the United States and 115 outside of the country In October 2015 the company conducted a review of the 11,600 stores worldwide and assessed each store’s financial performance and “alignment with long-term plans,” according to the statement. “Actively managing our portfolio
of assets is essential to maintaining a healthy business,” said Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart in the statement. “Closing stores is never an easy decision, but it is necessary to keep the company strong and positioned for the future. It’s important to remember that we’ll open well more than 300 stores around the world next year. So we are committed to growing, but we are being disciplined about it.” Approximately 300 employees from the downtown store will be impacted by the decision, according to Director of Communications Delia Garcia. Wal-Mart will try to place the employees at nearby stores, and when they cannot, the company will provide 60 days of pay and severance if eligible and if they have not been placed by the end of the 60 days. The nearest Wal-Mart location is about 4 miles away and there are seven Wal-Mart stores within 10 miles. It is so far unknown what will replace the store on 151 E Fifth St. This downtown Wal-Mart location has approximately 1.5 stars on Yelp, with some reviews describing it as “one of the sketchier Wal-Marts,” “the worst Wal-Mart ever,” and “ratchet.” Managers at closing Wal-Marts have been instructed to not comment to media regarding their stores.
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Shelves stand barren after shoppers cleaned Wal-Mart out during its closing sale. The Wal-Mart Discount Store, a popular shopping spot in downtown Long Beach, is closing today.
Smithsonian honors video from CSULB alums CSULB alumnus and Rose Parade float designer inspired a work of historical art.
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A video created by two students in the Film and Electronic Arts Department of Cal State Long Beach will be added to the Smithsonian Institution in the American History Collection. Rod Velasquez and Zachary Stuart created the tribute, titled “Mr. Rose Parade,” to honor architect and CSULB alumnus Raul L. Rodriguez, who died in February 2015. He is known for his work as Tournament of Roses Parade
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float designer, and his designs have decorated places such as Caesars Palace, Circus Circus, Tropicana and Flamingo Hilton hotels. In 1993 he was honored as distinguished alumnus at CSULB for the College of the Arts. “Once I researched Paul, I fell in love with his artwork and spirit, and ultimately felt compelled to do him justice,” Stuart, a production management
major, said in a statement. “It was an amazing experience about an amazing person.” Rodriguez created his first Rose Parade float when he was 15 years old, and has continued to design floral floats in the parade since then. In the history of the parade he won a total of 23 awards, such as the Sweepstakes Trophy, the Tournament of Roses Parade’s highest honor, which is more than anyone in
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history. “Raul Rodriguez had such an incredible influence on float design and I wanted to undertake a project where the facilitation between ideas, impact and artwork were fundamental in the presentation of the video,” Velesquez, a documentary production major, said in a statement. “Learning of Raul’s impact was very inspiring. It made me feel like anything can be possible.”
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Who will lead? Candidates can file to run in student government elections. By Courtney Heron Staff Writer
Filing is now open to be a part of Cal State Long Beach’s student government, Associated Students, Inc. Students have until 4 p.m. on Feb. 17 to apply.
They can do so by submitting an application on BeachSync and then emailing ASI at asi-elections@ csulb.edu. ASI controls the money that students pay in their semesterly Associated Students fees. Besides establishing the overall policy for the student government, ASI also awards grants to student organizations and provides both paid and volunteer opportunities for students. Roles that are up for the election include president, vice president,
treasurer, senators, trustees-at-large and senator for Academic Senate. ASI senators “serve as a voting member of the Associated Students Senate, representing the students within a particular college or the student community at-large,” according to its website. There are three trustee-at-large positions open, one on the University Student Union Board of Trustees, one on the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center Board of Trustees and one on the ASI Media Board of Trustees.
The Academic Senator will serve as a voting member on the Academic Senate at CSULB, a representative body of faculty and students that “reviews policies, practices, and procedures in matters of academic and professional concern and makes recommendations for implementing change, according to their website.” Candidates will begin campaigning March 7. Students can vote March 21-23, and the results will be announced on the following day, March 24.
In an effort to control the court-ordered release of offenders in the overflowing California prison system, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced his support yesterday for legislation that would specify which prisoners could go free. “Law enforcement and faith leaders” joined Brown in his endorsement of the amended Public Safety Rehabilitation Act of 2016, according to a statement. The initiative allows nonviolent offenders to seek parole if they have already completed the full sentence for their primary sentence and allows inmates to earn credit for good behavior. “This initiative – through its nonviolent parole and earned-credit provisions – will help ensure that any release of rehabilitated inmates is consistent with public safety,” according to Brown in a statement. The legislation would also emphasize education and rehabilitation for prisoners, as well as require judges to decide whether juveniles as young as 14 years old should be tried as adults. Currently, prosecutors have 48 hours to decide the matter. Out-of-state prisons are currently housing almost 5,000 California prisoners, and with no further action, the court will order the release of prisoners. The measure will appear on the November 2016 General Election ballot.
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Sonoma State University and San José State University will both have new presidents this summer. By Courtney Heron Staff Writer
The California State University Board of Trustees appointed Judy K. Sakaki as president of Sonoma State University and Mary A. Papazian as president of San José State University today. The two women will join seven other female presidents in the 23-campus system. “I am incredibly honored that the CSU Trustees have appointed me as
the next president of Sonoma State University, and I am excited to join a university as outstanding as this one,” Sakaki said in a statement. Sakaki currently serves as University of California vice president of student affairs and will be the campus’ second ever female president in its 55 years. She will succeed President Ruben Armiňana, who is retiring in June and has served as president since 1992. Papazian, the university’s 29th president and the third female president in its 159-year history, is currently serving as the president of Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut. She has more than 25 years of teaching and administrative experience. “I look forward to working alongside the many dedicated faculty and staff who guide students along their academic journey and prepare them
for achievements beyond the classroom,” Papazian said in a statement. Papazian has served as president of SCSU since 2012, leading a campus of 11,000 students and overseeing an operating budget of $210 million. “Dr. Sakaki’s combination of demonstrated achievements, leadership skills and academic credentials make her the ideal person to serve as the president of Sonoma State,” CSU Trustee Lupe Garcia said. Garcia served as chair of the Trustees’ Committee for the Selection of the President. Sakaki has been responsible for policies, services and initiatives relating to student access, affordability and success for all 238,000 UC students on 10 campuses, according to the CSU Office of the Chancellor. The presidents will take office July 1.
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Tristan, a Chihuahua mix breed, is scheduled for transport from Long Beach Animal Care. He is one of many animals that have been saved from roaming the streets.
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From abandoned to adopted Long Beach Animal Care reduced rates of euthanasia to historic lows last year. By Yasmin Cortez Social Media Editor
Long Beach is no stranger to the phrase “man’s best friend.” Long Beach Animal Care Services had a record-breaking year in 2015 for saving animal lives. The percentage of impounded dogs and cats has decreased by 28 percent in the last 10 years from a total of 10,318 to 7,510. The total of euthanized dogs and cats has decreased by 64 percent in the last 10 years from 6,676 to 2,379 animals killed. Less animals are being euthanized and more animals are being found
homes due to an increase in volunteers and local partnerships. “Basically we have just been building partnerships in the last three or four years … we have been building our relationships with a lot of rescue groups and shelters in the area, so we have been able to move more animals,” Ted Stevens, manager of Animal Care Services, said. “…Partnerships with Fix Long Beach and Friends of Long Beach Animals that do spay and neutering help the animals from coming here.” In the city of Long Beach it is the law to have pets spayed or neutered. Long Beach Animal Care stresses that owners must spay and neuter pets to prevent the overcrowding in pounds, especially during the peak seasons such as spring and summer. Long Beach Animal Care is an open intake shelter that takes in all animals including dogs, cats, rabbits and occasionally snakes, horses and reptiles. In some
situations they take illegally possessed exotic animals. Dropping off an animal comes with a small fee to encourage owners to take care of their pets rather than dump them. “There are fees associated with relinquishing your animal and people don’t understand why that is,” April Devane, volunteer with the Animal Resource Team, said. “...As soon as [a pet] comes in the door and into a kennel, it’s going to have to have all its shots and [workers] are going to have to feed it and clean up for it. Even though it’s a city shelter and taxpayer dollars go towards it, there are still other costs.” Social media may have contributed to the higher adoption rates. Long Beach Animal Care recently developed smartphone app LB Pets where users can learn about animal safety and view what animals are in the shelter. “We had a professional photographer
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here with us, and when we started updating the pictures and doing more of a professional [shoot], making the pet look like one who could be in a home or with a family, we saw a huge spike in the animals that were being adopted,” Outreach Coordinator Kelly Miott said. About five years ago, the shelter came up with the idea of photographing the animals. The photographs were not by professionals and made the animals look scared and unfriendly, according to the shelter. It was not until the shelter hired a professional photographer that the pets began to look more appealing. “Having a photographer and using social media to help reunite pets with their owners was huge. We’re doing a lot more pictures to help them out in the first place, so it’s a culmination of so many different efforts including the volunteer efforts and just awareness,” Miott said.
Photographs of lost and found pets in need of homes are accompanied by a description and uploaded to the shelter’s Facebook and Instagram pages The shelter also created a new hashtag, #LBLostFoundPets, to organize the lost community pets to make it is easier to reunite owners with them. One of the most helpful ways to save an animal’s life is simply to have more volunteers. “The number one thing [people] can do is come to the shelter and volunteer,” April Devane, volunteer with the Animal Resource Team, said. “Or [just] volunteer with a rescue group like Fix Long Beach.” Devane said if people want to help out, Animal Care Services can always use volunteers on Saturdays. The shelter can be reached at 562-570-7387. “The more volunteers we have here, the more the animals have a chance to get out of the shelter,” Devane said.
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Sociology major Fatima Chavez prepares for the opening reception of the University Art Museum Wednesday.
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CSULB University Art Museum to welcome three new exhibitions come spring. By Shawnkira Sanchez Assistant Arts & Life Editor
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ith assembled ladders standing tall, scattered tools littering the ground and letters being stamped on the walls, the University Art Museum is a work in progress as staff scatter to prepare for the Spring 2016 exhibition to come. The exhibitions will feature a mixture of art installments from paintings to photographs to sculptures. Ranging artistic styles aim to satisfy any art lover’s visual taste buds. All students and the com-
munity are welcome to give their eyes a treat commencing Jan. 30. The University Art Museum will feature three new installments by local artists for their Spring exhibition, presenting “Dreams of Another Time” by artist duo Rebecca Campbell and Samantha Fields, “Prints in Process” by Wayne Thiebaud and “Art Versus Commodity” by artist group Frenemies. The UAM’s Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator, Shefali Mistry, says that an interest in connecting to the student body inspired this exhibition. “We like to connect to curriculum across campus; in the past we’ve connected to biology, German studies, film, history, English and just things you wouldn’t think of,” Mistry said. “There will be a curatorial vision for the exhibition and from there we
create educational programming that makes sense for the campus.” The “Art Versus Commodity” exhibition is a graduate student-run installation from start to finish; all in efforts to collaborate with CSULB’s Museum and Curatorial Studies program. The “Dreams of Another Time” exhibition is a byproduct of a CSU faculty collaboration between Northridge, Fullerton and Long Beach. This collaboration resulted in a program for graduate students within partnered campuses. An opening reception will be held on Jan. 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the UAM galleries and front plaza. Admission is free for students, as well as the community, and free parking passes will be provided between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. outside of parking structure 1.
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Rebuilding communities in sociology’s name
By Jorge Paniagua Staff Writer
From volunteering to aiding unprivileged communities to advocating policies in an effort to better society, Cal State Long Beach’s Sociology Student Association is an engaged and active organization with an aim to provide students with the assets necessary to become successful academically and an essential part of their community. “More than an academic student organization, we are dedicated to exposing students to careers, graduate schools, internships and offer chances to give back to underprivileged communities,” Vice President of SSA Jessie Lopez said. “We also host events that invite students to take an active role on campus and in society.” SSA continuously takes part in several projects aiding disadvan-
taged neighborhoods either within or outside of Long Beach, such as its upcoming volunteer work in the city of Compton this Saturday. In collaboration with La Raza Student Association, another on-campus organization, SSA will take part in The Compton Initiative, a nonprofit organization devoted to restoring the city of Compton through its beautification projects solely with the help of volunteers and donations.
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We are dedicated to exposing students to careers, graduate schools, internships and offer chances to give back to underprivileged communities. -Jessie Lopez, Vice President of SSA
“They have been able to transform schools, homes, grow beautiful gardens and paint inspirational murals throughout the city,” Lopez said about the initiative, “They are dedicated to restoring Compton block
by block to a community full of love, positivity and potential.” SSA is also involved in political matters; members regularly attend city council meetings. “Some SSA members had the opportunity to attend the vote that just passed [to raise minimum wage in Long Beach],” Lopez said. Senior sociology major Fatima Chavez cites SSA as being a key component in her growth as both a person and an activist. “I’ve been a part of the the association for about two years,” Chavez said, “It has helped me put what I’ve learned in my major to action by helping others; whether it be individuals, other organizations, or the city of Long Beach. It has also helped me grow as an individual by helping me figure out what I want to do after college.” The association works with many advocacy organizations such as the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy to support new, beneficial policies being passed in Long Beach that financially assist students and the Long Beach community as a whole. In addition, several SSA members have already been given the opportunity to intern for this organization, according to Lopez.
The CSULB Sociology Student Association is tabling at Week of Welcome today, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Central Quad.
Some of the upcoming events SSA has planned for this semester include hosting a week of action in April and taking part in the Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles. The organization is also attending the civic engagement program called People’s State of the City in Long Beach, an event held to promote participation from Long Beach residents in their community.
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egarding Black History Month, and the “campus values that treasure diversity, tolerance, respect, civility and support and opportunity for all,” I think it’s worth noting that,despite CSULB touting the diversity of the campus, the school appearss on its face to be under-serving the local African American community. Over 9 percent of LA county’s population identifies as black, but the percentage of undergraduates who are black has declined by about 25 percent in the last 5 years— from five percent in 2010 to 3.8 percent today. In addition, only 4.5 percent of its graduate students are black. The diversity of Cal State Long Beach’s faculty and staff is worse. The 2010 accreditation report for CSULB found “that this diversity [of its undergraduate population] was not reflected in the faculty, staff, and administration.” CSULB adopted a “diversity plan” in response to accreditor’s criticism, but as CSULB acknowledged in 2015, “CSULB is a minority-majority institution (about 70 percent of students are non-Caucasian)— but minorities comprise only 37 percent of tenure/tenure track faculty. Minority faculty are underrepresented across all ethnic groups (for instance, African-Americans comprise 4.5 percent of students and 3.2 percent of faculty; Native Americans 0.8 percent and 0.48 percent respectively), but the misalignment between students and faculty is particularly acute with Latinos and Latinas, who make up 30 percent of the student body but only 8 percent of tenure/ tenure track faculty.” In fact, 39 percent of CSULB’s undergraduates are Latino/a, making the discrepancy between faculty diversity and student diversity worse than reported. In addition, the CSULB letter to its accreditor did not mention any progress made in the hiring of non-white staff or upper-level administrators in the past 5 years, though perhaps this was an accidental omission. As part of Black History month, it would be great for the administration to publicly discuss its plan to remedy these issues.
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exploit tax loopholes and bend bankruptcy law. But it’s okay, once in the Oval Office, he’ll make sure everyone plays fair. President Obama is a weakling. He can’t be trusted to go nuclear, can’t be trusted to bomb the ever loving sh*t out of the Middle East. Russia’s got a leader who rides a horse shirtless through Siberia. Admit it: we, too, need a swaggering, chest-thumping leader in order to recapture our former dominance. We need a leader who is not afraid to dismantle the Statue of Liberty and build a wall with it. Such a badass is he that according to him he hasn’t ever even “asked God for forgiveness.” So unapologetic is the man, not even facts can faze him. The editorial staff of the Daily 49er is proud to endorse Donald Trump for president of the United States. All aboard the Trump train!
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Night Bruined UCLA fights back from a 2-0 deficit to avoid the upset at home against the 49ers.
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After winning its first two sets, the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team dropped three sets in a row to fall to No. 1 UCLA, 3-2, on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion. No. 2 LBSU (6-2, 3-2 MPSF) stunned the top-ranked Bruins by jumping to a quick start and grabbing the first two sets. The 49ers had to overcome a 21-18 deficit in the first set. They rallied to tie the score at 23 after freshman outside hitter TJ Defalco delivered backto-back kills. On the next play, junior Eric Ensing’s serve resulted in an ace giving LBSU a 24-23 lead and the 49ers
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finished off the run by taking the first set, 25-23. LBSU parlayed its momentum into a 25-22 win in set two. However, UCLA (9-0, 5-0 MPSF) stormed back. The Bruins jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead in the third set. Sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz’s kill from the back row gave the Bruins a 23-19 lead and the Bruins eventually closed the set out, 25-19, to get on the board. UCLA closed out the third set and then forced the match into a decisive fifth set following sophomore JT Hatch’s kill to finish the fourth. Although the Bruins jumped out to a quick lead in the fifth set following three LBSU serving errors, the 49ers tied the set at 13 forcing UCLA to take a timeout. The Bruins’ freshman setter Micah Ma’a eventually finished off the 49ers with an ace, completing the Bruins come-from-behind effort. DeFalco led LBSU with 21 kills and 14 digs while Ensing tallied 16 kills and 11 scoops. The 49ers will play at UC Santa Barbara next on Friday at 7 p.m.
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SPORTS PREVIEWS Men’s basketball Who: UC Santa Barbara (8-10, 2-3) When: Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Where: Walter Pyramid TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket Need to know: Long Beach State (9-12, 3-3) and UCSB will face each other for the second time in just a week. The 49ers came out on top, 77-67, behind sophomore guard Justin Bibbins’ career-high 25 points in their first matchup of the season last Thursday. The Gauchos avoided a threegame losing streak on Saturday by picking up a 74-61 win against Cal State Northridge at home. The Gauchos’ leading scorer, senior guard Michael Bryson, led the way with 19 points and junior guard Eric Childress collected a career-high nine assists in the win. Who: Hawai’i (16-2, 5-0) When: Saturday at 10 p.m. Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawai’i Need to know: The Rainbow Warriors are undefeated so far in league play and have only lost twice. One of those losses came by only three points against the current No. 1 team in the nation, Oklahoma, on Dec. 13, 2015. The other loss came on the road against Texas Tech on Nov. 28, 2015. Long Beach State leads the all-time series 10-8, but the last time both teams met Hawai’i eliminated the 49ers in the first round of the conference tournament on March 12, 2015. The 49ers are likely looking for some payback, but they’ll have to slow down the No. 1 ranked offence in the conference on the road. Four players on Hawai’i’s roster, juniors Stefan Jankovic, Aaron Valdes, senior Roderick Bobbitt and sophomore Isaac Fleming, are all averaging
over 10 points per game. Women’s basketball Who: UC Davis (11-7, 4-1) When: Thursday at 7 p.m. Where: The Pavilion, Davis Need to know: The Aggies are one of the hottest teams in the conference, winning five of their last six games to jump to second place in the Big West. Long Beach State (14-5, 3-2) barely leads the all-time series against the Aggies 14-13. However, the last time both teams met on the court UC Davis eliminated the 49ers in the first round of the conference tournament. This season, a dynamic duo consisting of redshirt freshman Morgan Bertsch and senior Alyson Doherty lead the Aggies. Bertsch leads the Big West with a 58.1 field goal percentage and leads UC Davis with 13.1 points per game while Doherty ranks fifth with a 49.7 field goal percentage and second on the Aggies with 12.9 ppg. Who: Cal Poly (10-8, 3-2) When: Saturday at 4 p.m. Where: Walter Pyramid Need to know: The 49ers own a dominant lead over the Mustangs in the all-time series, 41-19. LBSU has won five of its last seven against Cal Poly, with both defeats against the Mustangs coming in overtime on Jan. 18, 2014 and Feb. 14, 2015. The Mustangs’ biggest weapon is junior Hannah Gilbert. The 6-foot3-inch forward ranks first in the conference with 9.5 rebounds per game and fifth with 13.3 points per game. Gilbert is also fresh off a season-best, 24-point performance last Thursday against CSUN. The 49ers must also be weary of senior guard Beth Balbierz, who ranks second on the team with 11.9 ppg, and senior point guard Lisa Marie Sanchez, who leads Cal Poly with
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Junior guard Raven Benton is leading LBSU with 12.8 points per game and ranks second with 5.3 rebounds per game.
3.9 assists per game.
Men’s volleyball Who: No. 11 UC Santa Barbara (72, 3-1) When: Friday at 7 p.m. Where: Rob Gym, Santa Barbara
Need to know: The Gauchos’ 7-2 start to the season is their best since 2007. Long Beach State (6-1, 3-1) leads the all-time series 47-40, but UCSB has won four of the last six. The last time the 49ers and Gauchos met, LBSU snapped a three-game skid against UCSB by taking a 3-1 win on the road on March 4, 2015.
Junior opposite Matt Marsh leads the Gauchos with 3.64 kills per set and hitter Jacob Delson is second with 3.24. Both players owe their efficiency to two-time All-American, senior setter Jonah Seif, who has racked up 370 assists so far and ranks fourth in the conference with 10.57 assists per set.
49ERS IN THE PROS
Greener pastures A few former 49ers made moves over the winter, some of them with real hopes of joining the big leagues.
By Josh Barajas Sports Editor
Former Dirtbags pitcher Cesar Ramos found himself on a new team this MLB offseason after the Texas Rangers picked him off waivers on Jan. 5. The Rangers signed Ramos to a minor-league deal and will be present at spring training. Ramos spent the previous season with the Los Angeles Angels. A pair of minor league players who played college ball at LBSU also made moves in January. The Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent left-hander Adam Wilk to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on Jan. 19. Also, the Baltimore Orioles claimed first baseman Joey Terdoslavich off waivers from the Atlanta Braves on Jan. 21. Don’t sell the house Three former LBSU Dirtbags, Washington National Danny Espinosa, Cleveland Indian Bryan Shaw and
Pittsburgh Pirate Jared Hughes, avoided arbitration by signing for one more year with their respective teams. Espinosa’s deal, signed on Jan. 15, is worth a reported $2.87 million and is the biggest of the three. Shaw and Hughes signed for a reported $2.75 and $2.17 million on Jan. 14 and Jan. 15, respectively. Hibernating grizzly Since being traded from the Miami Heat to the Memphis Grizzlies in November, former Long Beach State basketball star James Ennis’ playing time has been scarce. The small forward played in only three games all December for a total of 23 minutes. He went two for five in those three appearances and totaled 11 points. In 2016, Ennis’ only participation came in the 107-91 loss to the Houston Rockets on Jan. 12. He logged two minutes in garbage time and made a layup in the final seconds of the game.
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Second baseman Danny Espinosa owns a .230 career batting average and 213 runs batted in in six seasons with the Nationals.