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ew affordable housing for homeless and low-income families opened in the city of Long Beach, in an attempt to tackle community poverty. The Century Villages at Cabrillo opened the Cabrillo Gateway housing earlier this month in an effort to combat the homeless issue in Long Beach and to provide housing at a reasonable price for families. The Century Villages at Cabrillo campus is 27-acre residential community designed to break the cycle of homelessness. The new development has 80 units and is able to house up to 250 people. The ground floor of the facility is equipped
with a Federally Qualified Health Center, which is operated by The Children’s Clinic of Long Beach. It is also partnered with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. The CVC offers emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent housing. “Cabrillo Gateway expands our resources and enhances our ability to provide more housing and supportive services for people who need them the most,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a press release. “The city and all our partners on the Continuum of Care are taking a collaborative approach to addressing homelessness and related issues.” The Long Beach Continuum of Care is a collaboration of
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service providers working to end homeless and serves an average of 26,000 clients annually, according to the press release. The Multi-Service Center for the Long Beach CoC is one of the main sources for people who are homeless and are seeking homeless assistance. The CVC also has a an Oasis Community Center which offers programs for adults and children in order promote stability and self-sufficiency, according to the CVC website. The Oasis Community Center highlights skill-based knowl-
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Students talk smoking ban CSULB will implement a zerotolerance smoking ban starting fall 2016. BY DAILY 49ER STAFF
Following the smoking ban taskforce’s recommendation, President Jane Close Conoley announced that California State University, Long Beach will be going tobacco free starting fall 2016. The new smoking ban will encompass all smoking and consumption of tobacco, including cigarettes, vaping and chewing tobacco. “That’s bullsh-t,” biology major Veronica Arvoues said. “This is a public university. As long as we keep it to restricted areas, it should be fine. We are adults and we can make our own decisions.” In the California State University system, seven schools have designated smoking locations, nine require smokers to be 20 feet or more away from building entrances and six campuses are smoke and/or tobacco free entirely. “My goal is not to punish smoking, a very powerful addiction, but to offer help to those trying to quit,” Cono-
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ley said in a press release. “Research demonstrates the adverse health effects of smoking on both users and bystanders. The Breathe Campaign sends an affirmative reminder that everyone’s health depends on each of us.” CSULB has an Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs program through Student Health Services to help students quit smoking and kick other substance dependencies. “I think it’s going to be a drastic change,” senior English major Sabrina Burns said. “We do have a lot of people who do and don’t smoke on campus… It’s going to be an inconvenience to have to go off campus on breaks to smoke.” The university launched the Breathe campaign and website to educate the campus on “health risks of tobacco use and exposure to smoke, including vapor” in preparation of the impending tobacco ban, according to the press release. The U.S. Surgeon General’s report attributed 480,000 deaths annually to tobacco-related complications. The report also links diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, atherosclerosis and 12 types of cancer to tobacco consumption. The current smoking policy on campus is in accordance to California Assembly Bill 846, banning smoking within 20 feet of any building on campus.
CSULB will become the seventh CSU to ban smoking on its campus in fall 2016. Three of those seven, including Long Beach, will also be 100 percent tobacco free.
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edge in areas like career planning, personal growth, parenting, financial literacy, and computer competency. The Century housing is located at 2001 River Avenue near Pacif-
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ic Coast Highway. It was formerly a Navy housing site that served the Long Beach shipyards. The CVC was established in 1997 when the United States Department of Defense gave the land to the CVC under the McKinney-Vento Act, according to the CVC website. The McKinney-Vento Act is the first and only major federal legislative response to homelessness in the nation, according to the National Coali-
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tion for the Homeless. According to the Long Beach Community Action Partnership website, 22 percent of Long Beach residents live in poverty, with the national average across the United States around 15 percent. “Since the McKinney Act passed the Century Villages has served as a steward of the property, seeking to protect, preserve and enhance this critical community asset that is home
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to more than 1,300 residents on any given night, including more than 550 veterans,” the press release stated. The CVC provides veterans with the opportunity to obtain and maintain jobs through the U.S. VETS Work Re-entry Programs. The programs help veterans who face substance abuse, mental health abuse and lack job skills according to the CVC website. “This new development will sup-
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port veterans and families as they get back on their feet, receive the services they need and make our community stronger,” Long Beach councilmember Roberto Uranga said. The CVC has 24-hour secure entry, laundry facilities, career center, outpatient health clinic for veterans, affordable telecommunication services and recreational and social gathering spaces for residents.
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“I think it’s a good thing when we interact with the poverty in our city that’s right outside our door.”
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Full metal alchemist Student-artist displays ‘creepy’ items like rattlesnake teeth and dead butterflies in an entirely different light. By Miranda Andrade-Ceja Staff Writer
Whenever Halloween rolls around, the braver among us start digging the Ouija board out from its home in the closet. This spirit summoning board is usually associated with the occult or the paranormal. However a new student gallery will have rethinking the connotations associated with “creepy” objects. In her exhibit, fine arts major Valentina Moeur provides a glimpse into what she calls an “alchemist workshop.” Cosmic, ambient music flows throughout this fantastical workshop that houses metal-based art and knickknacks that Moeur has arranged in her exhibit. “When I started making work, I found that I kept going towards making work from a spiritual standpoint,” Moeur said. Her artistic vision is made clearer as you walk through the exhibit. Even the word “exhibit” doesn’t feel like an apt way to describe the experience of viewing Moeur’s work. Upon walking into the gallery, it feels as if you’re entering a quiet, private-space inhabited by an unknown presence. Despite the feeling of seclusion, the exhibit is by no means closedoff. Instead, the atmosphere created by the metal art and the animal and insect remains has an otherworldly feel, enticing the viewer’s imagination. “I wanted it to feel like the alchemist had stepped out, and you walked into their space. Something happens here,” Moeur said.
Black girl magic Non-comformist women undefining black hair. By Lynohila Ward Staff Writer
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3D media metal art major Valentina Moeur showcases her metal work, “Mysterium,” in the Student Art Gallery on Monday. Upon getting accepted to California State University, Long Beach, Moeur was told that she was suffering from cervical cancer. In one particular display, forged metal rings told the story of Moeur’s struggle with this disease. The rings represent the conflict and almost militarized “attack” on the female reproductive system by the cancer, as well as Moeur’s eventual victory against this disease. “As I was moving through treatment, I was doing a lot of spiritual work where I was using plant medicine, so I could extract whatever energetic blocks were
COLUMN The flashy colors, crocheted illusions, whimsical wavy textures and coiled kinks of Black women’s hair have been the object of enchantment, awe and even controversy. For all those whose childhood did not include a particular emphasis on hair, like extensive upkeep, social stigma and involuntary cultural significance, Black woman’s hair experiences are unique to their identity. “My hair journey has been dealing with other people trying to define how my hair should look,” Jada Augustine said while discussing hair, a favorite topic of the weekly California State University, Long Beach support group SisterFriends. “As a black woman there’s so many ways I can wear my hair, it’s very versatile, and that’s awesome.” Whether rocking colorful cornrows, straw sets, lace fronts, box braids, bantu knots, invisible parts, senegalese twists, faux dreads, af-
happening for me,” Moeur said. The exhibit entranced students filtering in and out of the gallery. Senior English major Lillian Babcock said that she found Moeur’s work to be both engaging and unique. “I think it’s an incredibly eclectic and whimsical collection of wonderfully handmade objects,” Babcock said. “I really am in awe of how well the artist has been able to use different materials to make such intriguing and lovely pieces of art.” Despite the idea of things like embalmed bugs and Ouija boards seeming “creepy,” the environment
is almost enchanting, in that it provokes and questions ideas of conventional spirituality. “I don’t think it feels dark, I just feel as though it gives homage to another world or to a different set of beliefs,” Babcock said. At first blush third year Trey Richards was mystified by the display “I didn’t really get how impactful this all was on people,” Richards said. But after spending more time inside the gallery he said he got a sense of the personal power the array of objects conveyed. Many items within this gallery
carry profound, spiritual meaning—Moeur has taken a part of her own self and laid it out for the public to absorb and interpret as they will. From the real rattlesnake teeth to the personal Tarot deck laid out for viewing, this exhibit evokes introspection, giving the viewer a sense of curiosity and a new perception on all things holistic. The School of Art displays student artist’s work in the Fine Arts Building 2-4, with new exhibits weekly. Visitors can experience Moeur’s gallery Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m.
ro-puffs, tight curls, choppy bobs or pixie cuts, the possibilities seem limitless. However, Black hair has always been a source of controversy and control. This past year, actress Zendeya Coleman was ridiculed by Giuliana Ranic, a host of E!’s Fashion Police, who commented on the inappropriateness and possible weed smell of Coleman’s hair style after she sported dreadlocks for the Oscars’ red carpet. Back in 2007 the predominantly Black women’s basketball team from Rutger University, was referred to as “nappy headed hoes” and “jigaboos” by Don Imus during an MSNBC radio show. Professional standards also regulate Black women’s hair. Last year United States Army set forth Army Regulation 670-1, outlining appearance guidelines that prohibited many natural hairstyles including dreadlocks, two-strand twists and certain braids. Despite the politicizing of Black hair, some Black women are unphased by society’s standards.
Alisia Thompson, a Student Life and Development Coordinator at CSULB, proudly sports bright purple natural twists, despite initial hesitation because of potential professional backlash. “The world is really changing and looking at hair differently, and I feel like a lot of it has to do with how you carry it [hair] and the confidence you exude, regardless of what your hair looks like,” Thompson said during a SisterFriends session. The natural hair wave in the Black community has been on an upswing. A 2013 study by Mintel, a global market research agency, found there was an increase of natural haired Black woman from 26 percent in 2010 to 36 percent in 2011. The same study found a 17 percent sales decline of relaxer products between 2006 and 2011. Huge natural hair communities have also emerged on social media sites, such as YouTube beauty vlogger Whitney Naptural85, who has garnered over 600,000 subscribers and 50 million views since launching in 2009.
However, the natural hair trend in the Black community comes in waves and it is neither a fad nor a political statement, said Renee Quarles, the owner of Black beauty supply shop Shades of Afrika in Long Beach. “Hair is a cultural statement, not necessarily a political one because a political statement is about where you slide your debit card,” Quarles said. “We are not our hair, hair does not define you, but the media pushes that [message] for profit.” A sentiment resonating with most of the women in SisterFriends was the experience of pervasive speculation about their hair. “There’s all these stereotypes and mystery around a Black girl’s hair, and I care about my hair, but I think it’s more of other people’s infatuation and misunderstanding that fuel the misconceptions,” psychology major Miya Washington said. No matter the style, its significance or lack thereof, the appraisal of Black hair tells a tangled story of race and politics.
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Q&A: Kristen Wiig says the ‘Ghostbusters’ blow back ‘really bummed me out’ After seven seasons on “Saturday Night Live” and an Oscar nomination for co-writing the breakthrough hit “Bridesmaids,” in which she also starred, Kristen Wiig has become something of an unstoppable force, with an agile versatility able to swerve between outsized hilarity and detailed emotional nuance. This year she has had starring and supporting roles in studio movies and independent films, comedies, dramas, on TV and streaming services: “The Martian,” “Welcome to Me,” “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” “A Deadly Adoption,” “The Spoils Before Dying” and the revived “Wet Hot American Summer.” Wiig recently finished shooting the new “Ghostbusters” for director Paul Feig. In “Nasty Baby,” Wiig plays Polly, a single doctor in Brooklyn who is trying to have a baby via in vitro fertilization with help from her best friends, the gay couple Freddy and Mo (Sebastian Silva and Tunde Adebimpe). Directed by Silva, best known for his road-trip comedy “Crystal Fairy” with Michael Cera, the film is a playful look at modern definitions of friendship and family that takes a boldly dark turn. Q: In a recent essay in the New York Times, film critic A.O. Scott asked whether you are one of the current “signifiers of snobbery.” A: Wait, what? What does that mean? Q: He described “a person who admires Kristen Wiig, but only in her serious roles.” A: “Only.” So that means you specifically don’t like me in comedic roles? I don’t know what to make of that. Q: This year you’ve appeared in the major studio release “The Martian” and independent films like “Welcome to Me,” “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” and “Nasty Baby.” In moving between bigger and smaller films, as well as between comedies
sad. Every time it doesn’t work comes through as frustration with the guys but ultimately I think it’s pure sadness and she probably cries every time. Fully expressing that, that she’s hurting, I think that happens in life, you get really honest about something and things change and you’re understood a little more. Q: Ever since the success of “Bridesmaids” there’s been a conversation happening, and it came back this summer with both “Spy” and “Trainwreck” … A: You’re not going to ask me the “women in comedy” question, are you?
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and dramas, do they seem the same to you? Do you do them for different reasons? A: Well, they all start with the same base, which is a desire to do the project, which usually comes from the script and/or the director. But mostly the script. It sounds so simple, sort of trivial, but I just get a feeling and if I want to do it, I try to do it. Q: Does it strike you as unusual when you appear in a movie like “The Martian”? A: Why wouldn’t I want to do a Ridley Scott movie about someone stranded on Mars starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain? Aren’t we supposed to do as many things as possible and wear as many colors as we can? That’s why I like this art form.
Q: With “Nasty Baby” you came to the project on very short notice. You seem pretty busy — why not just take that time off? A: I wanted to work with Sebastian, and (actress and co-producer) Alia Shawkat told me about it and asked if I would read the treatment, and then I saw “Crystal Fairy” and I was like, “Oh my gosh, I have to work with this person.” Everything about it was so enticing. We shot it in like two weeks, we had no budget, we brought some of our own wardrobe and just kind of ran around Brooklyn with the camera. It was a style of filmmaking and creating that I really loved being part of. Q: What did you like about your character? A: I liked that she was this single
girl in Brooklyn who wanted to have a child and her two best friends were trying to help her out. You get the feeling it’s been going on for a while. Sebastian wanted to play up her persistence, so some scenes he would say, “I want you to be kind of annoying, like pestering.” And I liked that about her, there is an uptightness about her that I really liked playing. Q: There’s a great moment where you are talking to the two guys about the difficulty of trying to get pregnant, full of expectation and disappointment, and it’s more emotionally raw than other scenes. A: Throughout the beginning of the movie there’s this character who wants something really, really badly and I think in that scene you finally see her as a person and that she’s
Q: In a roundabout way. Why do you think the question keeps getting asked? What about it hasn’t been answered? A: I think the fact that people keep asking it implies that it’s something we need to explain or defend. If (people) would watch movies or look at comedy and see how many talented, funny women are out there and have been since the beginning of time, people would stop asking that. The other side of it is we’re still not there as far as opportunities. But people are doing the work. Q: I also feel obligated to ask you something about “Ghostbusters.” A: Sure. I may not be able to answer, but that’s not my fault. Q: Have you ever made a movie that had so much attention and even controversy attached to it as you were making it? A: No. And the fact there was so much controversy because we were women was surprising to me. Some people said some really not nice things about the fact that there were women. It didn’t make me mad, it just really bummed me out. We’re really honoring those movies. —By Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, TNS
Movie review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Burnt’ seems a little half-baked MOVIE REVIEW
“Burnt,” starring Bradley Cooper, feels slightly familiar, you might be remembering Cooper’s short-lived turn in the TV series “Kitchen Confidential” about a decade or so ago. That series was based on the volatile, no-holds-barred memoir of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, and in “Burnt,” Cooper plays a volatile, no-holds-barred celebrity chef who’s trying to make boths amends and a comeback. Imagine it as a “Kitchen Confidential 2,” wherein Cooper’s brilliant but troubled chef character has kicked the almost all of more self-destructive bad habits he picked up in the wild and wooly world of high-end restaurants. To be fair, “Burnt” is a decidedly different beast than the 30-minute TV comedy. Written by Steven Knight and Michael Kalesniko, di-
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Bradley Cooper in “Burnt.” rected by John Wells, the screenplay attempts to plumb the depths of Adam’s psyche, while the film’s style depicts his obsessive, meticulous dedication to his craft. The story picks up during Adam’s self-ordained penance for his sins, shucking a mil-
lion oysters in a casual New Orleans joint. He’s been driven out of Paris, where he made his career, earning a couple of Michelin stars along the way. But he flamed out in fantastic fashion, which we know based on the extreme reactions of his former
compatriots, who have now decamped to London. Adam’s superpower is that everyone’s a little bit in love with him, and Cooper’s electric blue eyes and the sarcastic charm he brings to the performance lend themselves well to this. He talks his way into running the restaurant at an upscale London hotel, managed by his old buddy Tony (Daniel Brühl), and even gets some of his old pals to come work for him, along with a few new faces. In prepping the restaurant to earn him his third Michelin star, he works everyone down to the bone. He pulls all-nighters with chef Helene (Sienna Miller), whom he has manipulated into working for him; he screams and yells and flings tools and food. “Burnt” doesn’t overly concern itself with the details of Adam’s brilliance — it’s repeatedly alluded to and whisked over in montages, but the problem is that his talent is assumed, not proven on screen. Much of the story is told in montages, compressing time and eliding details that might prove him to us. Everyone around him excuses his bad behavior because of his genius in the kitchen,
but if the audience can’t completely buy into it, then that’s a fatal flaw. The film is at its best when it reaches into Adam’s background to try and uncover his demons. This comes out in scenes with the excellent Emma Thompson, as a therapist who gives him weekly drug tests, and with Helene’s daughter Lily (Lexi Benbow-Hart), whom Adam seems to relate to best. But this psychological deconstruction gets swept away in the frenzy over the Michelin stars, and a very misguided subplot about a French drug dealer collecting his debts. “Burnt” is impeccably made, with slick food photography and rapid-fire editing that tickles the senses. There is potential to dig into some interesting themes around psychology, power, and control in the swaggering Wild West of restaurant kitchens, but “Burnt” gets distracted by petty dramas. Without enough meat on the bones of this story, it’s just not as satisfying as it could be, evaporating quickly into thin air. —Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service, TNS
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alloween is upon us, which means a surplus of pumpkin everything, and pop-up costume shops dotted throughout the county. Oct. 31st is the premier night of the year to show off your costuming prowess in an outfit that will wow friends and fellow partygoers. Yet more and more often, the costumes of choice are ones that should never see the light of day...or the dark of Halloween night. Keep yourself from being one of those people this weekend, and stay away from common costumes rooted in racial, cultural or gender-based stereotypes.
1. Native American alter egos: We all know that Native American feather headdresses are stunningly beautiful, but under no circumstances do they belong in a Halloween costume-- especially if the costume belongs to someone with no cultural ties to a tribe that uses headdresses. Legitimate headdresses, sometimes referred to as war bonnets within tribes, serve as a visual representation for acts of bravery, valiance and honor that were recognized with the presentation of a feather. They serve as a status symbol as well as a huge cultural marker, but have been bastardized down to nothing more than an aesthetically pleasing hair accessory, typically paired with equally inaccurate dresses, face paints, vests and shoes.
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Some of the costumes at Spirit Halloween are straight from current pop culture headlines.
2. Dia de Los Muertos sugar skulls: Another physically gorgeous representation of a heavily symbolic cultural practice, the “sugar skull” style makeup associated with Dia de Los Muertos ceremonies have become a cornerstone of American costume choices. But, again, it provides an aesthetic appeal that mass consumers completely detach from the cultural and historical importance of Dia de Los Muertos. The Mexican tradition of honoring the dead comes right on the tails of Halloween and is often categorized as a spin-off celebration. In reality, Dia de Los Muertos has been around for hundreds of years, and provides a space for memories of lost friends and family to be honored in good company.
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Halloween costumes can walk a fine line between creativity and cultural insensitivity.
3. Gangsters:
4. Geishas:
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In theory, dressing up as an old-timey gangster with a zoot suit and Tommy gun really doesn’t offer up much to get offended over. In execution, though, modern gangster costumes have morphed into racist portrayals of African-Americans garbed in fake tattoos, chains and bandanas. In the aftermath of police brutality cases that have been flooding media for the last year, over-exaggerated costumes based around hoodies and sagging basketball shorts do nothing but perpetuate the idea that being black means being a thug.
Ever since “Memoir of a Geisha” turned into a pop culture supernova in the late 1990s, costumes made to resemble traditional Japanese geishas have flooded the female Halloween market. Between fetishizing Asian women and providing an inaccurate, over-sexualized image of actual geishas, the bright kimonos and plaster-white face paint create the perfect double-whammy of racial and gender-based stereotype perpetuation and should really be left on the dressing room floor.
Living in Long Beach means experiencing the residents in all their glory, whether they’re cutting you off in a beautiful sports car on PCH or asking for a warm meal on a street corner downtown. The homeless population is a prominent aspect of Long Beach life, but nothing that should be condensed into a costume and turned into a gag for the evening. Turning a life of abject poverty, increased exposure to natural elements and human violence, and heightened risk of avoidable diseases and illnesses into a cheeky get-up is classless and kicks the legitimately homeless while they’re already down.
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Ennis makes Heat roster, Dirtbags shine in big leagues Several former 49ers continue to make names for themselves in the month of October. By Josh Barajas Sports Editor
Keeping his talents in South Beach When the Miami Heat’s training camp started, former LBSU men’s basketball star James Ennis was on the outside looking in for a roster spot. He had a disastrous Summer League where he shot 29.7 percent from the field, 8.7 percent from the three-point line, and had 23 turnovers in seven games. On Saturday, the Heat cut their roster down to the league-max 15 players and Ennis found himself still on the team. The small forward made the cut after shooting 47.2 percent from the field in six preseason games; that included a 19-point performance on 8-13 shooting against Atlanta on Oct. 18. The ex-49er dislocated his finger against New Orleans on Friday, but Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald said the injury would not keep Ennis off the court for long.
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The Heat’s James Ennis grabs a rebound in the first half against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014.
First of many? San Francisco Giants third baseman, and former Long Beach State Dirtbag, Matt Duffy wrapped up his impressive rookie season on Oct. 4. Duffy finished with a .295 batting average, 169 hits (the most among National League rookies), 77 runs and 77 runs batted in. He is considered a contender for the 2015 N.L. Rookie of the Year Award alongside the Cubs’ Kris Bryant and the Dodgers’ Joc Pederson. However, Duffy already has an award to his name this season. On Oct. 2, Duffy won the 2015 Willie Mac Award, given annually to the most inspirational player on the Giants. Players, coaches, training staff and fans vote on the award named after Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. The ex-Dirtbag is the first rookie to receive the award in its 35 year-history.
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The San Francisco Giants’ Matt Duffy after Duffy won the annual Willie Mac Award.
Dirtbags put the LB in MLB Marco Estrada got three starts for the Blue Jays in the playoffs and put together a 2-1 record with a 2.33 ERA. His most impressive start came in game five of the ALCS where he threw for 7.2 innings allowing only one run on three hits. Troy Tulowitzki only hit .205 in the postseason, but had some big moments to propel the Jays’ deep run. On Oct. 11, the former LBSU shortstop went 2-3 with a three-run homerun and four RBI in game 3 of the ALDS. Tulowitzki then went 2-4 in game three of the ALCS with another homerun and three RBI and went 2-4 again in game five with another three RBI. The Kansas City Royals eliminated the Blue Jays in six games, much to the benefit of another former Dirtbag.
Dirtbag in the Fall Classic All of the ex-LBSU ball players crashed out of the postseason except one. Left-hander Jason Vargas is currently a Kansas City Royal, however his season ended on July 21 after he tore his ulnar ligament in his elbow in a start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Vargas will still receive a ring if the Royals win the World Series. His only highlight this postseason came when teammate Jonny Gomes swung his daughter into Vargas’ infant child’s head after Kansas City clinched a trip to the ALCS on Oct. 14. Look it up on YouTube.
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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Hangin’ with Peyton The freshman standout took the time to tell about her volleyball beginnings and growing up with an athletic family.
What was it like the first time you met coach Gimmillaro? The first real time and I had a real conversation, it was before my junior year and I came to a summer camp here. That was the first time he really saw me play more than just a little game here and there. He came and he was talking to me and he’s like, you are what we like in players here. He knew who I was before, which was really cool because he’s one of the best volleyball coaches ever and I have so much respect for him.
By Kayce Contatore Assistant Sports Editor
Long Beach State women’s volleyball freshman middle blocker Peyton Grahovac was bred to be an athlete. Grahovac’s father, Mike Grahovac, played college baseball at Chapman University and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round in the 1989 amateur draft. In her athletic career, Grahovac is averaging 2.11 kills per set for a .256 hitting percentage halfway through her first season as a 49er. The Daily 49er sat down with the freshman standout to discuss her first interaction with head coach Brian Gimmillaro, her minor stint in gymnastics and Hawaii.
Do you have any other role models? Every other girl can say Misty May-Treanor. I had one girl, she is now playing in Washington, and when I was in seventh and eighth grade, she was my inspiration. Chrissy Jones, she grew up around here. I really watched her and she was my idol growing all through middle school and high school. [Also], I would say [former LBSU middle blocker] Chisom Okpala. I [love] her, she was one of my favorite players. She was so determined and such a good athlete. We played each other a lot when I would come to the camps and sometimes she comes to [our] practices, so that’s really fun.
Q&A Did having a dad who was a professional athlete affect your decision to play sports? All of my family, everyone is involved in sports. That’s kind of where the pressure is. Everyone is so athletic in my family, like my cousins and my little brother even. I have to compete with him. Everyone is expected to be good at a sport. I never played softball, and my dad was a baseball player. That was the one thing that people were like, why didn’t you play softball. It’s pressure because I want to be good because he was good. But it’s also fun having a
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Freshman Peyton Grahovac is averaging 2.15 kills per set and 2.4 points per set in conference matchups this season. dad that was good at sports because he knows what it’s like, he understands.
What has it been like as a freshman being apart of the defending Big West champion team? We’re expected to get second, and starters get hurt and you’re like, well maybe we’ll get third or fourth. But I’m like, “no, let’s get second.” We got recruited here for a reason and we have to prove ourselves. We’re not here because we’re backups. We want to earn a spot. I feel like we deserve to get second or first, even though we have already lost two. I feel like if we keep playing the
What do you see for your future at Long Beach? I want to [learn as much as I can] from Brian because I have so much respect for him as a coach. He always tells us, “I’m always right.” Over the last few games I’ve realized, no matter what he says, no matter how crazy it sounds, just listen to him and he’s right. It’s insane. I want to get as much as I can from him. I love playing in the [Walter Pyramid]. I want our team to do [well] and even though we have starters out, and we’re not in the top 25, I want to get back in the 25, and get higher rated.
way we are. I think we can do it.
What’s it going to be like playing Hawaii again and do you believe you can take the championship title? Nov. 6, I have that date engrained in my head. [The Hawai’i] game was the first time I was on the right side so they didn’t really know what to expect from me individually, and us as a team since we made a lot of changes. So they know what to expect and they’ll be ready for it, but we also know what to expect as well, so that will help us and be a benefit.
How did you start playing volleyball? I started in fifth grade, I was on the soccer team for club, and the coach was like, I think I’m going to be starting a club volleyball team, you’re going to be tall, you should join. After that I started playing volleyball, and they were like, you’re tall, just keep going. I did gymnastics and then they found out I was supposed to be 6 foot 3 inches, they were like, that’s enough. I loved [volleyball] way more than anything else.
STANDINGS & SCHEDULE
Results:
Schedule:
Men’s Water Polo Win vs. Pepperdine, 11-10 Loss vs. California, 15-14 Win Long Beach City College, 12-11
Men’s Water Polo Oct. 31 vs. Stanford @ Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center at noon.
Women’s Soccer Win vs. Cal State Northridge, 1-0 Win vs. Hawaii, 3-2 Women’s Volleyball Win vs. UC Santa Barbara, 3-0 Win vs. Cal Poly, 3-2
Oct. 31 vs. Golden West College @ Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center at 3 p.m. Women’s Soccer Oct. 29 vs. UC Davis @ George Allen Field at 6 p.m. Women’s Volleyball Oct. 29 at UC Irvine @ Bren Events Center at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at UC Davis @ The Pavilion at 7 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball
Big West games W
L
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Long Beach State Cal Poly
All games W
L
Pct.
0
1.000 18
1
.947
7
2
.778
17
5
.773
7
2
.778
15
5
.750
UC Davis
5
4
.556
10
13
.435
CSUN
4
4
.500
5
15
.250
UC Irvine
4
5
.444
10
11
.476
2
7
.222
7
15
.318
UC Santa Barbara
2
7
.222
6
14
.300
Cal State Fullerton
0
8
.000
0
20
.000
Hawaii
UC Riverside
Pct.