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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

DREAM BECOMES REALITY The Dream Success Center officially opened to undocumented students.

By Robert Guerrero Contributing Writer

A big red ribbon unfurled in front of the door to a “beacon of light” for undocumented students at California State University, Long Beach.

On Monday, CSULB held an open house for the new Dream Success Center that financially, academically and emotionally helps undocumented students attending CSULB. Over 100 people attended the Dream Success Center’s open house.

This marked the fourth center to open in the California State University system, joining Fullerton, Northridge and Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Zambrano, a senior English major and the vice president of Future Underrepresented Educated Leaders, said that the opening of a dream center on campus was a long and challenging process.

“Someone told us while our endeavors were commendable, we were too early in the movement,” ZambraCassandra Magdaleno | Daily 49er no said. “And that CSULB still needed A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the opening of the new Dream Resource Center on campus, which is the fourth center to open in the CSU system. time to learn and support undocumented students.”

Rafael Topete, the director of col“All we are looking to do is close the succeed here.” beacon of light for the undocumented resources, but most of all, it provides lege assistance migrant program and Zambrano spoke during the open students, because the center provides a a safe place that you can come to the the Dream Success Center, said he be- opportunity gap,” Topete said. “We have lieves that the opening of the dream students who are ready to succeed here, house about how finding the space, re- place for students to visit without wor- center and not worry that your uncenter is a big step forward for the uni- and through the use of resources that sources and funds to operate the facility rying that they will be judged “The center is a welcoming physversity. He said there are about 700 un- we will provide, information and refer- were huge roadblocks for the center. She See DREAM, page 3 rals, it will give them the tools to better said that the Dream Success Center is a ical space that students can go to for documented students at CSULB.

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The sustainability transportation program offers free bike “checkups” every second Wednesday of the month.

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California State University, Long Beach is surrounded by bicycle friendly streets.

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Student bicyclists can roll on over to the Dero Fixit Station near the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Wednesday for a free bike consultation.

The Parking Administration at California State University, Long Beach hosts safety sessions every second Wednesday of each month between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. with mechanics from Jax Bicycle Center.

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The most common problem overlooked by students is riding without proper tire pressure, David Hanson, the sales manager at Jax, said.

“They’re not inflating them to the proper PSI,” Hanson said. “It’s written on the side of the tires. There’s not a generic tire pressure that there would be for every bicycle.”

Other things to watch for include making sure the bicycle’s chains are well oiled and that bolts are tightened with a torque wrench to the manufacturer’s requirement at least once a month, according to Bicycling.com.

Two other bicycle repair posts are set up on campus next to the student dormitories at Parkside College and Hillside College.

The Fixit stations are equipped with tools to fix the most basic bike procedures, like an air pump for deflated tires

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Brake pads -- if they are squeaking, they need to be replaced.

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Proper tire pressure – pressure ranges between tire types and companies.

Check bolts on crank arm – They should be tight!

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Well-oiled bike chains -- this will improve performance and a longer-lasting chain.

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Continued from page 1 and wrenches to check those loose nuts and bolts. There is also a QR code for students to scan if they need instructions, Elissa Thomas, the CSULB sustainable transportation program coordinator, said.

“This [workshop] is being held at CSULB in order to provide a convenient

service to our students,” Thomas said.

Thomas said that the sustainable transportation program also offers a free traffic skills class to help cyclists safely ride the city streets. CSULB added bike lanes on West Campus Dr., Beach Dr. and East Campus Dr. to “make our campus

roadways safer and more inclusive of cyclists,” Thomas said.

Jax Bicycle Center offers complementary safety inspections and classes at their Long Beach store location on things like how to fix a flat tire and properly maintain a bicycle.

Hanson said the thought process behind the free service is simple because the cyclists of Long Beach and CSULB are all part of the same community. “[CSULB is] part of the city,” Hanson said. “And we’re just a couple miles down the street.”

Republicans send letter warning Iran on nuclear deal WASHINGTON - Republican critics of President Barack Obama’s efforts to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran are warning the Islamic nation’s leaders that Congress stands ready to reject any deal, an unusual step that Democrats and the White House labeled an attempt to undermine the president’s ability to conduct foreign policy.

In a letter drafted by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and signed by 46 of his Republican colleagues, the freshman lawmaker said Congress would consider any final product of negotiations between Iran and six world powers, including the U.S., “a mere executive agreement” unless it won ratification in the Senate as would traditional treaties.

The one-page message, addressed as an “Open Letter to the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” reads as an effort to educate those who “may not fully understand our constitutional system” and notes that a new U.S. president could revoke a unilateral agreement.

“We hope this letter enriches your knowledge of our constitutional system and promotes mutual understanding and clarity as nuclear negotiations progress,” the letter states.

But it directly contradicts the White House’s own view that negotiations are in line with a president’s traditional authority to conduct foreign policy, citing a 2013 agreement with Syria to dismantle its chemical weapons

program that was not subject to a congressional vote.

The White House noted that Cotton has previously promised to use pending legislation that seeks to require a congressional vote on any Iran agreement as a means to force an end to the negotiations altogether.

“When you have a letter that is signed by 47 senators of the same party being sent to the leader of another country, it raises I think some legitimate questions about the intent of those who signed the letter,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters. Democrats harshly criticized the Republican letter and warned of the potential consequences.

“This is a highly inappropriate and

unprecedented incursion into the president’s prerogative to conduct foreign affairs and is not befitting this chamber,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, DCalif., said in a statement.

“Understand that if these negotiations fail, a military response to Iran developing their nuclear capability becomes more likely,” Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., said.

“These Republican senators should think twice about whether their political stunt is worth the threat of another war in the Middle East.”

— Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau

US immigration officials announce 2,000 arrests in nationwide raids WASHINGTON - Top immigration officials said Monday that the U.S. rounded up about 2,000 people who had been convicted of crimes and are living in the country illegally, an announcement made in part to show that agents are still aggressive about enforcement at a time of declining deportations.

The arrests came in a five-day national dragnet last week called Operation Cross Check, one in a series of such operations that began in 2011.

“Public safety is directly and significantly improved by deporting those individuals involved in crime,” said Sarah Saldana, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“By focusing on those who pose the greatest risk to our communities, we

are marshaling our limited resources in the most responsible manner.” Some of the 2,059 people had convictions for serious crimes, including manslaughter, robbery, rape and child pornography, they said. Most of those arrested were not convicted of violent crimes.

Nearly all of the 912 people with misdemeanors were convicted of driving while under the influence. And 476 of the felons had been charged with an immigration violation, trying to enter the country illegally. None of the people was implicated in terrorism, the officials said.

The announcement comes as the Obama administration has faced harsh criticism by conservatives for pulling back on immigration enforcement. In the most recent fiscal year, the agency

deported about 316,000 people, the smallest number since Obama took office.

About two-thirds of those were turned back from the border, and about 102,000 were sent out in socalled “interior removals,” mostly because of criminal records. That number was down 23 percent from 2013.

“The focus is on public safety and national security,” and quality over quantity, said Alejandro Mayorkas, deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

The declining numbers have also become an issue in the ongoing court fight over Obama’s plans to give temporary legal protection to millions of immigrants, mostly parents of U.S. citizens who’ve lived here since 2010,

without significant crimes on their record.

A federal judge in Texas, ordering a freeze on the president’s actions, said the “failure of the federal government to secure the borders” justified the states’ suing to block the program.

At the same time, Obama has been slammed by immigrant rights advocates who believe deportations are still too high.

“They have always tried to find a way to thread the needle” between the two sides, said Chris Newman, legal director for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, a group that has fought federal enforcement programs. ­— Joseph Tanfani, Tribune Washington Bureau

The first thing drivers and cyclists see when they cross over the San Gabriel River into Long Beach on Willow St. is a sign that reads, “Bike Friendly City.”

In fact, the city claims to be “the most bike friendly city in America.”

While the streets are by no means perfect for cyclists, the city has done a lot to improve safety and access for cyclists.

“They’ve made a lot of progress,” cyclist and bike mechanic Logan Espereti said. “There’s more bike lanes than there used to be.”

Espereti, who works for the Long Beach-based company Pedal Movement, said he is impressed with the changes that the city has made since he started riding eight years ago.

Travis Keeley, a senior environmental geography major at California State University, Long Beach is another avid cyclist. Although he said that he’s been involved in a number of accidents with cars, he agrees that Long Beach is a “bike friendly city.”

He said that increasing the number of bike lanes and awareness of traffic laws will make the streets safer for cyclists. Under a law passed last year, drivers must give cyclists three feet space when passing.

“Every time I bring [the law] up, the [drivers] don’t even know it existed,” Keeley said.

Mark Bixby, the late community organizer, laid the groundwork for turning Long Beach into ‘the most bike friendly city in America,” according to Graham Baben, the president of Pedal Movement.

Baben, a CSULB graduate, said that Bixby’s vision came to reality because of the efforts of cycling activists and actions by the city.

“The people that are out there riding their bikes are taking that charge,” Baben said.

Long Beach is home to a number of groups that aim to make the city more ‘bike friendly’ by offering services to cyclists, such as valet parking and tune-ups, as well as advocating for safer streets.

Over the last five to seven years, Long Beach has seen a dramatic increase in the number of bike lanes in the city, including dedicated lanes on Second St. and Fourth St. Currently the city is constructing new bike paths along the shoreline that are expected to be completed by May of this year, according the city’s website.

Not all streets in Long Beach are equally safe. Keeley said Anaheim St. is one of the more risky routes to take, while Espereti said that Ocean St. in downtown is challenging to ride on.

Keeley said that crossing under the freeways could be nerve-wracking.

“There is no safe way to get through 405 [Freeway],” Keeley said. “You have to be the one looking out.”

Baben said that despite the improvements, most people still commute by car. He said that, “we can’t have bike lanes on every street,” yet cyclists can learn which streets are safest.

“As far as being the, ‘most bike friendly city in America goes,’ that remains to be seen,” Baben said. “We are going to live up to this statement.”

Even if Long Beach is not the most bike-friendly city, the city is certainly rolling in the right direction.

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documented status will be questioned, judged, or criticized on,” Zambrano said.

Edgar Romo, the coordinator of the Dream Success Center, said he agrees that there were obstacles along the way, but the impact that the center will have on undocumented students will be worth it.

“It took a lot of effort to get students, administration, faculty and the campus in general to really recognize the troubles that these students face,” Romo said. “It also took time to be provided with resources.

To open up this center took a few years.”

Romo said that the biggest resource that the center can provide is information on financial aid, academic resources, personal support and training for staff members.

University President Jane Close Conoley said she envisions the center as a place for students to connect with one another. She also said that she has no doubts that CSULB’s Dream Success Center will be the best in the nation in meeting students’ needs.

“Each of you who are in this undocumented AB 540 status, have unique experiences that only you can share with each other,” Conoley said during her speech at the open house. “And I think that is a great gift to offer your fellow students and to us.”

Top: DREAM Success Center Director Rafael Topete speaks at the open house on Monday.

Bottom: From left to right, Dream Success Center director Rafael Topete, President Jane Conoely and Doctor Carmen Taylor pose at the ribbon cutting portion of the Dream Success Center’s open house on Monday.

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An American flag flies on the courthouse lawn, looking out at the shops on the town square, on Feb. 4, 2015 in Stephenville, Texas. Jury selection in the capital murder trial of Eddie Routh, who is accused of killing American Sniper author Chris Kyle, and Chad Littlefield in February 2013 at an Erath County gun range, begins on Thursday in Stephenville.

LAWMAKERS WOULD BAR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES FROM BANNING US FLAG ON CAMPUS SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Outraged by an attempt to ban the United States flag from a lobby at the University of California, Irvine, Republican legislative leaders in California on Monday proposed a constitutional amendment that would protect Old Glory from being banished from state-funded colleges and universities.

The student executive council at UCI on Saturday vetoed a resolution approved by six undergraduate members of its legislative council that would have removed all flags from the common lobby area of the student government offices.

GOP state Sen. Janet Nguyen was joined by Senate Republican leader Robert Huff and Assembly GOP leader Kristin Olsen in proposing that the amendment be placed on the November 2016 state ballot.

“I came to this country as an immigrant searching for freedom and democracy, and I would not be here today if it were not for the American flag,” Nguyen said, adding U.S. military men and women “fighting throughout the world deserve for us to make every effort to ensure that the American flag is proudly displayed at public universities and colleges throughout California.”

Several Vietnam veterans attended the news conference to support the constitutional amendment, which will be introduced Wednesday. The Irvine incident angered veterans including Ted Adams, president of a Sacramento chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America.

“What is going on down in Irvine is really appalling to me because I lost good friends defending our flag,” Adams said during the news conference. “I lost blood myself. I was wounded twice, so you don’t mess with my flag.”

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Pete Conaty, who advocates for veterans at the California Capitol, said the Irvine incident brought back bad memories of when he and others returned from Vietnam.

“When we came home, we weren’t very welcome,” Conaty said. “And we witnessed an awful lot of flag burning. One of the things we decided is, we are not going to let that happen to another generation of veterans. We were shocked when this occurred.”

A resolution was adopted by a vote of 6-4 Thursday by the legislative council of the campus’ Associated Students called for removing all flags from the lobby area of student government offices. The resolution says, in part, “The American flag has been flown in instances of colonialism and imperialism.”

On Saturday, the Executive Cabinet of the student government – the ASUCI President and four vice presidents – vetoed the ban on the display of flags.

“We fundamentally disagree with the actions taken by ASUCI Legislative Council and their passage of (the ban) as counter to the ideals that allow us to operate as an autonomous student government organization with the freedoms of speech and expression associated with it,” the Cabinet said in a prepared statement.

Also Saturday, UC Irvine issued a statement saying the student government vote was “misguided.”

Similar criticism was voiced by other lawmakers who joined Nguyen at a Capitol news conference Monday, including Republican Sens. Jim Nielsen, Jeff Stone and Jean Fuller, and Republican Assemblymen Matt Harper and Donald Wagner.

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Hypersexualization, or nah?

Jasmine Caputo Contributing Writer

A lot has changed since all the most popular songs featured innocent lyrics a generation or two ago.

For examples, listen to “I love the way you look tonight” by Frank Sinatra or “I want to hold your hand” by The Beatles.

They are all about courting and complementing women.

Songs today have taken a dramatic shift by becoming hypersexualized.

For instance, popular contemporary rhythm and blues performer The Weeknd sings, “Do you like the way I flick my

tongue or nah?” in his song about fellatio called “Or Nah,” featuring Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard.

A study done by the Broadcast Education Association in 2011 found that 91.6 percent of sampled music videos featured at least one of the following signs of sexual objectification: “close-up shots of individual body parts, self touching of sexual body parts, ample skin exposure, or sexualized dancing.”

With the increased amounts of sexuality on our radios or on our playlists, it’s easy to become numb to the raunchy lyrics and explicit images.

Modern music just doesn’t sell as well unless it’s full of suggestive lyrics and themes. So, if the lyrics aren’t sexy

enough, the music video will generally make up for it with hypersexualized images.

The shock factor that sex in music once had seems to have lost its effect.

“Lyrics in hip hop and rap can be very degrading but people have become just kind of numb to it,” Spencer Craig, a third year business economics major, said.

Increased sexuality in music may not necessarily be a bad thing, but the degradation of women that comes with it is harmful.

Many popular songs focus on raunchy sex and being unfaithful, or else they give off a general impression that the female in the song is only there to perform sexual favors and is otherwise useless.

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The BEA study found that objectification of women in music videos promotes the idea that women are just sexual objects. This study showed that the result of this objectification led to men having altered sexual beliefs and becoming less sympathetic to sexual abuse.

While it may seem like men are responsible for making the music industry sex-centered, women also objectify other women.

The over-sexed music industry may sound good on your stereo, but don’t take those demeaning lyrics for granted.

“Cultural and industry expectations motivate female artists to participate readily in their own sexual objectification,” according to the BEA study.

For example, Beyonce Knowles sings, “Fill the tub up halfway then ride it with my surfboard . . . Grinding on that wood ” referring to the surfboard sex position in the song, “Drunk in Love,” featuring Jay Z. In the corresponding music video, Knowles is featured in a bathing suit on a dark beach, wet and dancing suggestively.

Many people may take these songs and music videos light heartedly, or they may not notice the effects the hypersexualized music content has on their everyday behavior or thought processes.

“It influences a lot of the younger youth because they are the ones getting targeted by the music,” second year communication studies major Larry Fabela said. “Look at the way [young people] are

dressed, how they behave... I believe music has a lot to do with it.”

Even with all of the negative effects that hypersexualized music may have on young people, it’s difficult to avoid or pretend not to like the songs. Though the lyrics may be questionable, the beat, rhythm or melody in a particular song could still be enjoyable.

As long as we recognize and acknowledge that lyrics like these can be damaging if listened to in large doses, then we should be able to listen to a few sexual songs here and there without guilt.

Better yet, if we pay attention to the lyrics we listen to, we can avoid choosing to listen to sexually degrading songs. Since we, as consumers, control what the trends are, we can effect which songs make money and which songs are popular in the first place.

With that said, here is my list of the top 10 best sex songs in no particular order.

None of them are degrading, so you can listen guilt-free.

1. “Pussy is Mine” by Miguel 2. “Whatever You Like” (cover) by Anya Marina 3. “Take You Down” by Chris Brown 4. “Ride” by SoMo 5. “Earned It” by The Weeknd 6. “Motivation” by Kelly Rowland 7. “Body Party” by Ciara 8. “Climax” by Usher 9. “Neighbors Know My Name” by Trey Songz 10. “Drown in It” by Chris Brown featuring R. Kelly If you have any questions, comments or something you would like to read about, please email me at 49ersexpert@ gmail.com. Now go eat a baguette.

Jasmine Caputo is a first year journalism major.

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Professors’ lectures are Power Point-less

Jordan Robinson Contributing Writer

Universities are a breeding ground for interested young minds, eager to acquire a meaningful education with hopes of a promising career.

But why does school have to be so boring?

Professors have a responsibility to provide students with knowledge and experience, and Power Point presentations are not helping.

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Some professors teach their classes outdoors rather than using the same boring classrooms day after day.

As students, we choose to be here.

We wake up early, commute, sit in traffic and load up on coffee. We choose to challenge ourselves, participate in mandatory assignments and study for tests that our short-term memories won’t satisfy. We choose a major we are interested in, and our expectations of a

seemingly interesting class almost always fall short with an incredibly dated and boring curriculum.

“I am bored in all five of my classes because the teachers are just reciting information that isn’t relevant to you,” said Adrian Garcia, 22, a fourth year marketing major at California State

University, Long Beach. “It’s just a dry, pointless Power Point lecture. Teachers have what I like to call ‘nuggets of knowledge,’ which are interesting, but there is no real experience handoff.”

Even with the addition of 26 more smart classrooms this semester, where groups of students have their own

computers at round tables, and walls made to write on, professors use these new smart panels to display still more Power Point presentations.

Why can’t these mandatory classes kick it up a notch, and do something different?

“I never walk away from a semes-

ter feeling like I have retained all the information given to me,” fourth year sociology major Paige Kantor said. “A lot of my teachers just lecture and give irrelevant busy-work projects that are a huge waste of time and effort, because when am I going to refer back to this in the real world?”

A study conducted in 2006 by neurologist and teacher Judy Willis concluded that learning is one of the many benefits that come along with having fun. Yes—fun.

“The human brain and body respond positively to laughter with the release of endorphin, epinephrine, and dopamine and with increased breathing volume,” Willis wrote.

By making learning more fun for students, professors would actually contribute to the long-term learning process.

Our generation, the millennials, are the future of the professional workforce, and we need to be properly equipped with knowledge in order to succeed.

Many professors still utilize oldschool teaching methods, but now, more than ever, they must integrate technology and fun into our education so that we can actually benefit from all the time and money we spend in a classroom.

Jordan Robinson is a fourth year journalism student with a public relations emphasis.

LAST CALL in LONG BEACH Paige Pelonis Editor in Chief

A mere ten days before the festival of green, the Irish pub at the foot of the Pine Avenue hill is aglow with the sound of bagpipes. Dancing Jesse Solid Gold Lindell throws her green, shamrock-patterned skirts up and down – nevermind the creases in her skin that march across her eyes in tune. Dancing Jesse wears a wreath of flowers and a stubborn smile. She is a heartbreaker tonight.

The young man in the dark-red, button down shirt falls in love with every hoop that Dancing Jesse throws him through. He dances close, she pulls away, he sways his hips, she claps her hands, he dips her back and she is on her way -- off into the buzzing crowd.

He won’t take her home -- she’s with the rag-tag band and their many Irish jigs.

The night is young when bagpiper Christopher Michael Armitage kicks

off his set. He leads his musical tribe -- some in kilts, some in pirate hats, one in a flannel who looks out of place -- through the Auld Dubliner, playing the whole way ‘round the bar.

More than ‘Halfway to Patty’s Day’

A blonde in a loud pink-orange dress that boasts of her body’s youth pumps her fist as the group marches by. As they pass, the bar-fly behind her traces his hand along her body until it lingers uncomfortably, restlessly in her curves. The couple doesn’t quite match, but neither does the band, and everyone is in love tonight.

By the time the California Celts find their spotlight at the front of the drunk and dancing crowd, nearly all the breathing room is gone. Strangers and

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lovers and servers squeeze against each other like old friends.

A slight, shirt-tucked man and his friend stand across from the bar, glasscovered eyes roaming up and down without shame or awareness along the backs of the short-skirted women who huddle and laugh together. Hungry and excited, the awkward pair grin at each other, head to the bar and find themselves back in their place all too

soon.

Fast approaching is the moment when tonight becomes tomorrow. The band takes a break, but the groupies don’t quit. The dark-haired, lightskinned, small-eyed woman with the shirt that doesn’t close in the back is swaying to the rhythm of her booze or her trip; the man who will take her home is balding, beaming and breaking into a one-hit wonder that

may or may not bud into romance. The early, sleepy hours of tomorrow will find these two stumbling up the Pine Avenue hill, hand in hand and happy.

But in for the long haul is the greenluck music that pickles the clock on the wall counting down by the minute until March 17. Dancing Jesse’s hands come together high above the gold curl of her hair -- off-beat and proud, she claps at the crowd, inviting.

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Barry’s Beach Shack

5374 E Second St. (562) 433-4500 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

This Belmont Shore locale offers halfpriced drinks with the purchase of a food item and an exclusive $5.99 meal deal of sliders and a drink on Tuesday.

Hole Mole

1200 E Wardlow Rd. (562) 427-3124 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

As a part of a chain, this taqueria serves staples such as tacos, Mexican sandwiches and burritos. For $1.15 per taco on Tuesday, you can choose from a variety of different meat, such as, Ensenada fish, asada, chicken, carnitas, or al pastor.

The Matador Cantina

111 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton (714) 871-8226 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.

Matador Cantina features a Spanishfusion menu with margaritas and bar snacks in a clubby, dimly lit-space with ornate chandeliers.

This commute-worthy cantina is not just known only for its ambiance, but for its flavorful options.

Tequila Jack’s Restaurant and Cantina Shoreline Village Dr. (562) 628- 0454 3:00 p.m. – midnight

Refined dining rooms serving Mexican fare and cocktails with harbor views and a waterfront deck, Tequila Jack’s provides a casual ambiance with authentic $1.20 tacos and discounted drinks loaded with flavor.

Chronic Tacos

E Stearns St. (562) 493- 2211 5:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

This laid-back chain was opened by Jackass star Jason “Wee Man” Acuna, and serves a $1 build-your-own Mexican fare everyday after 5 p.m. with local ingredients. a casual ambiance with authentic $1.20 tacos and discounted drinks loaded with flavor.

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A CSULB art student utilizes everyday aluminum foil to create unconventional art works.

By Melitza Beltran Contributing Writer

An open sign made of a wrinkled sheet of aluminum foil hung over a table full of shiny Hersey’s Kisses and signaled guests to enter into the Marilyn Werby Gallery at California State University, Long Beach.

Variations of grays and tans reflected through three Plexiglas boxes containing crumbled pieces of flattened foil stacked into three, nearly identical, abstract structures. The wooden stands supporting the pieces resembled set flats, commonly used to reinforce playhouse stages.

CSULB senior Shane Aufdemberg premiered his collection of structural art inspired by theatrics in his BFA Senior Solo Show on Sunday.

Influenced and informed by his past as a photographer, the CSULB sculpting major said he is more interested in display framework and mechanisms rather than being inspired by someone or something.

“I guess it’s not so much about the objects as it is how the objects are displayed,” Aufdemberg said. “And the translation of those objects through light.”

A trip to Costa Mesa’s South Coast Plaza is partially to blame for his exhibit, but Aufdemberg admitted that the rest of his inspiration is credited to a night of one too many beers.

“There’s no meaning. I think that’s why I like it so much,” Aufdemberg said, referring to why he chose to use foil. “It’s a fairly empty object.”

Spectators seemed to be drawn to the other three-dimensional aluminum piece enveloped in a colored light reflected from the lustrous metal.

Julie Sadowski, a photographer who visited the gallery, enjoyed the simplicity of the piece, but also acknowledged how complicated it was.

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Top: CSULB art major and senior Shane Aufdemberg stands in his senior solo showcase on Sunday at the Marilyn Werby Gallery.

“I love how it turns into almost like a landscape, and the round projection is almost like a moon,” Sadowski said. “It’s like a weird spatial experience.”

Aufdemberg said that the piece began as a crumpled up piece of aluminum foil that was scanned and carved out on a CNC in foam and then finally re-cast back into aluminum. It hung companionless in the back of the gallery.

Aufdemberg originally planned to fill the gallery with fog for a more theatrical feel, but could not do so without setting off the alarms.

Despite the missing fog, the room projected harmonious and tranquil vibes that visitors found very appealing.

“I think, for this, it’s appropriate that it’s very quiet in here,” CSULB School of Art graduate Christine Kurata said. “It’s

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CSULB senior art major Shane Aufdemberg shows unconventional work featuring flattened foil and wooden stands in the Marilyn Werby Gallery on Sunday.

nice because there’s a lot going on [in other galleries]; I appreciate this kind of atmosphere.”

As an art major, Kurata was curious about the contrast between the forms and the environment, elements the art-

ist himself still bring into question.

“It’s beautiful,” Aufdemberg commented as he looked at his own work.

“I’m still figuring this one out myself.”

Aufdemberg’s exhibit, which is in FA1, will close on Thursday.

“Unfinished Business” fails to seal the deal Vaughn, Franco and Wilkinson join forces and deliver more mishaps than laughs.

Director: Ken Scott Starring: Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, Tom Wilkinson Run Time: 91 minutes Rating: R

By Michelle Vazquez Contributing Writer

This weekend, moviegoers had the option of watching a live robot, a ramshackle hotel full of British retirees or three American entrepreneurs on a business trip.

Sadly, the slapstick funny-guys – Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson – fall out of their element when suiting up, making for a film that is easily outdone by its much more captivating trailers.

The raunchy comedy made $5 million during opening weekend, resulting in Vaughn’s worst opening weekend to date, according to Time.

Vaughn stars as St. Louis business-

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man Dan Trunkman who leaves his job over a pay issue and sets out to work for himself, inviting anyone who is willing to join him.

Recent retiree Tim McWinter, portrayed by Wilkinson, and a young Mike Pancake, played by Franco, are the only ones who join Trunkman into entrepreneurship.

After a year of minimal success, the trio flies to Berlin in order to seal their big break with a handshake. Trunkman then discovers that his former boss, Chuck Portnoy, portrayed by Sienna Miller, is trying to sabotage his business.

Que the drama and adventure.

One of the film’s biggest flaws is a lack of clarity.

Their trade involves a metal residue called swarf, which are leftover scraps

produced during machining operations.

Yet the film does not give explicit insight as to whether the group is in the market to purchase or sell it, how it generated their grassroots enterprise or anything else for that matter.

Refraining to tell the audience crucial details created a domino effect of confusion.

As the audience trips trying to keep up with the film’s relentless corporate commercialese, the group’s absurdities are likely to slip right over viewer’s heads instead of triggering comedic relief.

Pancake’s character development has more inconsistencies than the corporate-soaked dialect.

He is introduced as a cheerful but very naïve young man, often portrayed as constantly confused with his head in

the clouds from scene to scene. Then, in the next scene, Pancake makes decisive moves in the three-man company’s sales report, ultimately leading to a success for the trio, despite never understanding what the deal consisted of.

Franco’s character development grows in every other scene, but his inconsistent metamorphosis makes for a distractingly weak transition.

Although this particular collection of comedic actors is known for lightening up a room, the only thing “Unfinished Business” lightens is its standards.

In one scene, Trunkman finds himself in a room at a German gay bar with penises coming at him from every direction—no pun intended. Not even Vaughn’s in-your-face, quick-witted cracks could save the unbearable awkwardness.

On the flip side, Pancake’s adorable innocence steals nearly every scene, and McWinter’s sexual fantasies deliver a few mediocre chops in the film.

Despite the drawbacks, the film is not a total money pit; scenes between Vaughn’s character and his insecure son attempt to level out the crass folly by brining attention to serious issues such as bullying.

Amidst all the alcohol, business jargon and speech impediments, personal experiences that people can relate to made the film livelier.

Though “Unfinished Business” provided a few laughs, it failed to break even.

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Eight men’s teams advance to this season’s tournament at Honda Center, March 12-14. Thursday’s quarterfinal games will include seeds #1 vs. #8, #4 vs. #5, #2 vs. #7 and #3 vs. #6 and all will appear on PRIME TICKET. The bracket will be reseeded for Friday’s semifinals, pitting the highest remaining seeded team against the lowest remaining seeded team in one game. The other two quarterfinal winners will meet in theen second semifinal, with both games televised

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In the fall, head coach Dan Monson called they just have to be average, or at least not outthis year’s Long Beach State basketball team one right awful. Rebounding well will allow LBSU of the deepest in school history – and with good to get the ball to Caffey in transition and its imreason. pressive collection of outside shooters.

Prime Ticket Along with all-conference point guard Mike Guards McKay LaSalle and Branford Jones #4 LONG BEACH STATE UC Santa Barbara Caffey and returning starters Tyler Lamb and are reliable outside shooters, and it will be up to David Samuels, LBSU’s incoming freshmen Caffey to find them. If LBSU’s shooters can con#6 UC RIVERSIDE were considered so good that several players sistently make shots and pull the defense away 8:30 pm PDT from lastSCHEDULE year’s team transferred for fear of not from the paint, it will give Caffey enough space 2015 MEN’S TOURNAMENT ESPN2 Game 3 getting enough playing time. to get to score at the rim or get fouled.

Thursday, March 12 - Quarterfinals The 49ers also welcomed Florida Gulf Coast There’s also the issue of playing too many 6 pm PDT Session #3 - Prime Ticket Prime Ticket who guys. Monson, who has not #8 CSUN vs. #1 UC Davis transfer Eric McKnight, Noon UC Irvine #5 Hawai‘i vs. #4 Long Beach State pm was an integral2:30 part been shy about using his bench #6 UC Riverside vs. #3 UC Irvine 6:00 pmof the EaGame 6 #3 UC IRVINE #7 Cal Poly vs. #2 UC Santagles’ Barbara pmSixteen in run to the8:30 Sweet during the season, will have to 2013. shorten his bench considerably *9 pm PDT or Friday, March 13 - Semifinals Execution, not Session #5 - ESPNU/ESPN3 None of that potential mate30 minutes after when the 49ers play Hawaii. #7 CAL POLY UC Santa Barbara Highest Remaining Seeded Team vs.

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Wednesday, March 11 No. 1 Hawai’i No. 5 UC Davis Session #2 season. Hammonds’ playing time has slowly The lack of available players for head coach No. 5 UC Davis crept up in the last few games, and he’s a threat Jody Wynn has forced her to play starters for No. 7 CSUF to score in the paint and from the outside. longer minutes, leading to fatigue earlier in the Game 3 The bright spot of a mostly average defense game and eventually running out of gas in the CSUN 2 No. Game 4 has been the play of its wing defenders. Lamb is fourth quarter.

3:00 pm PT No. 3 Cal Poly No. 4 LBSU 6:00 pm PT the defensive stopper in charge of guarding the Senior guards Hallie Meneses, Alex Sanchez 8:30 pm PT Prime Ticket ESPN3 opposing team’s best scorer. and Lauren Spargo can make up for Benton’s ESPN3 Game 13 Caffey,Text Hammonds and freshman guard Justin offensive production, but Hudson’s injury has Bibbins are rarely beat off the dribble and do a good been killer in terms of clearing the boards. In No. 3 Cal Poly No. 4 LBSU job of keeping opposing guards out of the paint. their three losses without Hudson, the 49ers One of LBSU’s biggest weaknesses has been were outrebounded 42-28, 44-27 and 50-31.

No. 7 Cal State Fullerton No. 3 Cal Poly its rebounding. The 49ers are the second worst Fortunately for LBSU, sophomore forward Game 10 rebounding team in the Big West, just ahead of Madison Montgomery grabbed 11 rebounds Game 2 CSUN 2 No. No. 7 CSUF 8:30 pm PT UC Davis. Samuels is a consistent rebounder, in the 76-66 win against CSUN on March 7. If 2:30 pm PT ESPN3 and Lamb and Hammonds have proven to be ef- Montgomery can give the 49ers enough inside ESPN3 fective on the boards when they want to. presence, LBSU has the three-point shooting to No. 2 CSUN No. 6 UC Riverside The 49ers don’t have to be great on the boards, beat anybody. *30 minutes after Game 1

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