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Wednesday, January 28, 2014

What comes first—the grinder or the cage?

Reports from awareness organization Mercy For Animals reveal a slow transition for animal protection at farms.

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By Brooke Becher Diversions Editor

It has been six years since California passed Proposition 2, a statute that proposed a standard for confining farm animals, and time has run out for farmers to measure up.

All California farmers were expected to allot enough room for their chickens and livestock “to turn around freely, lie down, stand up and fully extend their limbs” by Jan. 1, 2015, according to section 2 of the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. Noncompliant farmers may be fined $1,000 or face imprisonment of up to 180 days.

But the problem with new, statewide regulations is enforcing them.

“Even if animals are going to be raised and killed for food, they shouldn’t be tortured in the process,” said Matt Rice, the director of investigations at Mercy For Animals, a national non-profit organization.

As described in their mission statement, the animal charity is “dedicated to preventing cruelty to farm animals and promoting compassionate food choices and policies.”

“My role is to work with the undercover investigators who document the conditions while they work at farms using hidden cameras,” Rice said. “The industry doesn’t think that they are being watched.”

With eight million votes from the Golden State, Proposition 2 passed with a 63.5 percent approval rate, according to the California Secretary of State’s website.

The most popular ballot initiative in America’s history continued to receive statewide support from a poll conducted by The Humane Society of the United States in 2014. The poll revealed that a 9-to-1 margin of Californians would frequent food businesses with a cage-free policy with 58 percent willing to pay more for cage-free eggs.

Rice discussed with the Daily 49er the cruelty that his investigations have revealed and the next step in awareness for organizations like Mercy For Animals.

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A phishing scam could drag students into committing a federal crime.

By Josh Barajas Contributing Writer

Cyber criminals could be looking to storm The Beach with a brand new phishing scam.

Information Technology Services at California State University, Long Beach sent out a press release via email on Friday to students outlining what to expect the scam to look like.

“The scam attempts to recruit students for jobs with fictitious companies,” the CSULB press release stated. “The ‘job’ requires the student to provide a bank account number to receive a deposit, then transfer some funds to another bank account.”

According to a press release from the Internet Crime Complaint Center, the “jobs” offered by the scammers are work-from-home jobs that seem too good to be true. Erwin Sarceño, a senior computer engineering major, receives spam email at least once a month.

“I’m paranoid, I’m untrusting of that kind of stuff,” Sarceño said. “So, I won’t open [spam email].”

According to a phishing activity trends report published by the AntiPhishing Working Group, the United States hosted more phishing websites than any other country during the second quarter of 2014. APWG also found 128,378 unique phishing websites during the same time period.

The most targeted industry sector was payment services at 39.8 percent, followed by financial institutions at 20.2 percent and retail/service at 16.53 percent.

Participating in any scam is considered a crime by the FBI, according to the IC3 press release. Following through with any illegal transfer of money could result in the closure of the participant’s bank account due to

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fraudulent activity.

The IC3 press release states one consequence is the possibility of being arrested and prosecuted in federal court.

The responsibility of protecting students from attacks falls more on the shoulders of campus technical services and students, said Steve La, CSULB Director of Network, Telecommunications and Security.

“It’s time consuming to collect enough data/evidence to prosecute cyber criminals,” La said via email.

“We spend most of our time to proactively protect students and faculty from Internet hackers. We’ve created security perimeters and intrusion detection/prevention systems to intercept and block any malware and traffics that may have harmed our users’ devices and compromise their data.”

CSULB’s press release also contains a link to an “easy-to-use” ITS website that offers tips on safe computing. The website provides advice on protection from a variety of cyber attacks and

traps. The website also contains tips on protecting computer devices, such as patching and updating software, using strong passwords and changing them often, and implementing a lock screen and pass codes on smart phones.

Students can keep track of phishing reports, recent attacks and any incidents on campus in the past 14 days on the ITS homepage. CSULB’s press release stated that the school has yet to receive any reports of students or employees receiving the e-mail scam.

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A distinct presence The Journey to Success Initiative is working to help the 700 Cambodian students on campus.

By Amy PAtton News Editor

As part of an ongoing Journey to Success initiative, California State University, Long Beach representatives are working to offer Cambodian population on campus academic support.

CSULB has the highest number of Cambodian students in universities nationwide, University President Jane Close-Conoley said. Interim Associate Vice President of Research at CSULB Simon Kim said there are 700 Cambodian students at CSULB. “The have a low educational attainment compared to Chinese and Japanese for example,” Conoley said. “So, lumping everybody together is a disservice.”

Kim said that, according to desegregated Cambodian American data, Cambodian Americans have one of the highest high school drop out rates and one of the lowest college access rates. According to a study conducted in 2002 for the Sociological Quarterly, the college graduation rate of Cambodian students in America is 6.9 percent.

“No one talks about that because they’re often seen as Asians,” Kim said.

“And Asians are often considered as model minorities and don’t need any academic support.”

Cambodian student and senior kinesiology major, Ryan Ly joined Conoley and Kim in Sacramento last Tuesday to voice CSULB’s concern that the Cambodian demographic at CSULB does not receive enough attention or recognition in the California State University system.

“Cambodians in Long Beach are under-served and under-represented,” Ly said. “A lot of people make of the model minority: Asians are smart, they go to school, they graduate and get degrees. But it’s not true with the Cambodian popula-

Cambodian Americans have one of the highest high school drop out rates and one of the lowest college access rates.

tion; not many of them have access and resources and information to attend college.”

Conoley said the next step for CSULB to help Cambodia students is to ask for an increase in CSU funding so that CSULB can provide services like equal opportunity programs, internships, an increase in advisors and supplemental tutors. “[Cambodia students] are all smart,” Conoley said. “That’s why they got in, but they certainly come with a background

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Kim said that retention effort for Cambodian students is just as important as access and outreach efforts.

“Bringing students to campus is one thing, but if we don’t provide necessary support services, there’s a very good chance that they’re not going to survive,” Kim said.

The Asian American Pacific Islander Journey to Success Initiative started four years ago, Kim said. As part of the initiative, CSULB began hosting small workshops in the community about college basics to encourage Cambodian students to apply to college, Kim said.

“We’re talking about second-generation Cambodians,” Kim said. “We automatically assume that they don’t have any language issues, but what we found out was that there was a huge number of Cambodian Americans who need remedial English when they come to our campus.”

Kim said the meeting in Sacramento was intended to inform senators and assemblymen about the issue of underrepresentation in the CSU system.

“The outcome is not yet to be determined, but it’s heading in a positive direction,” Ly said. “They’re going to do everything in their power to help.”

Ly said the Asian Pacific Islander Journey to Success plans to continue to do outreach to young Cambodians in the Long Beach community. “[The assemblymen and senators] did listen, and I think they’re taking it into consideration and they’re going to talk it out,” Ly said.

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Woman harassed and assaulted

By Collin JAmes Contributing Writer

A man assaulted a female student in Parking Structure 1 at 6:15 p.m. on Jan. 22. Goodwin said that the man would not leave the woman alone as she walked to her car. He tried to prevent her from getting into her car and attempted to kiss her, Goodwin said.

“At some point, he put his hands around her neck, and it is not known whether or not force was applied,” Goodwin said.

Goodwin said the woman described the man as six feet tall with a thin build and spiky hair. The man was also reported to be wearing white shoes, a forest green shirt and a black backpack. Goodwin said that the man was “known to the victim.” Another person witnessed the incident and reported it to the police. University Police are investigating this incident.

Bike reported stolen during winter break Lt. Richard Goodwin said that a bike was stolen near the hillside commons during winter break. The bike was taken some time between Dec. 13 and Jan. 19 and was reported to the police on Jan. 21. The owner described the bike as a black 21-speed Giant mountain bike.

The owner estimated its value at $150.

Goodwin said the bike was secured with a cable lock when it was stolen.

Alarms set off near the CBA Goodwin said that University Police responded to an alarm set off at 11:54 p.m. on Jan. 23 at the Beachcart snack station across from the College of Business Administration. Police stopped three juveniles who were suspected of setting off the alarm as they walked to Parking Lot 3. Police detained them and contacted their parents. They were turned over to their parents later that night. Nothing was reported stolen.

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Mormon Church backs some legal protections for gays, lesbians Mormon Church leaders on Tuesday voiced support for some housing and job protections for gays and lesbians in Utah and across the nation as long as the laws protect the freedom of religious people who in turn oppose such protections. Some people welcomed the announcement, while others said it did not go far enough.

In a news conference that included three members of the governing Twelve Apostles and one female church leader, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the first time called for a “fairness for all” approach that balances religious freedom with reasonable protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

The church has not changed its doctrine on same-sex marriage, namely that marriage is between one man and one woman.

“Accommodating the rights of all people _ including their religious rights _ requires wisdom and judgment, compassion and fairness. Politically, it certainly requires dedication to the highest level of statesmanship,”

Elder Jeffrey Holland said in a statement.

Equality Utah, an advocacy group for gays and lesbians, lauded the move.

“Many within the LGBT community are themselves people of faith,” Equality Utah Executive Director Troy Williams said in a statement.

“We look forward soon to the day when all Utahns have the opportunity to live and work freely in the state we call home.”

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, said it shares the Mormon Church’s commitment to freedom of religion but that the new stance still misses the mark.

“Symbolically, seeing the church leaders advocating so openly for these protections will no doubt be deeply meaningful to Mormon families with LGBT members, and provide encouragement to LGBT youth in the church,” said HRC legal director Sarah Warbelow. “But, as a matter of public policy, it appears deeply flawed.

“Nondiscrimination protections only function when they are applied equally,” she said. “All Americans should have the right to be employed, receive housing and services in environments free of discrimination.

We await the day the church embraces that fully, without any exceptions or exemptions.”

Officials with the American Civil Liberties Union also expressed concerns with the Mormon Church’s announcement.

The proposal “would allow a doctor

to refuse to care for a lesbian because of his religious beliefs, for example,” said James Esseks, director of the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project.

“There’s no reason that the rule should be any different for laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity,” Esseks said.

The church was surprised by the vehemently negative public reaction to its involvement in the campaign against California’s Proposition 8 _ the 2008 ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage _ and accusations against it of discrimination, said Patrick Mason, the Howard H. Hunter chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University.

“Ever since then, they have tried to be clear that with the exception of same-sex marriage, they support the full range of civil rights for all citizens,” Mason said.

He said the church is still worried Mormon clergy could be forced to perform same-sex marriages but has conceded that, in the political and civil sphere, such marriages will continue. “This statement is kind of an olive branch,” he said.

Utah state Sen. Steven Urquhart, a Republican, is sponsoring a proposal in the state Legislature that would add sexual orientation and gender identify to the state’s anti-discrimination statutes. In previous years, similar legislation has failed to pass.

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White speaks of student success

By Gene Kumagai Contributing Writer

Chancellor of the California State University Timothy White said he plans to further the CSU’s impact on the general public in his Graduation Initiative 2025.

“For six generations the CSU has turned student potential into success, and in so doing the University has transformed the state’s economy and society,” White said.

White said in the address that 10 percent of people employed in California are CSU graduates and 5 percent of all college degrees nationwide originate from a CSU. The San Francisco Bay Area Council stated that CSU students have provided a $4.50 return to state funds for every dollar invested in students’ education.

“Combining both state support, state appropriation and student division dollars collected, [the

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The initiative specifies that the CSU will commit to “increasing the graduation rate for freshmen by an additional nine percentage points to 60 percent system-wide by 2025,” White said. Part of this effort entails bringing the typical time it takes students to graduate from five years down to four. “[This would be a] tremendous improvement from less than a decade ago,” White said.

White said repeatedly throughout his address that while student success yielded mutual benefit, it required mutual commitment both from faculty and the general public.

“I must agree with the governor again that students should not be the financiers of education,” White said.

White concluded by setting three goals to be maintained by the university through its 2025 Initiative: creating opportunity, sustaining equality and enabling success.

“The state of the CSU is strong because our community is strong,” White said. “The state of the CSU is stronger today because our community is stronger today.”

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10 reasons to start drinking local coffee Long Beach has a growing specialty coffee industry to rival places like Portland, Seattle and San Francisco.

Ariana Sawyer Opinions Editor

1. Did you know that dark-roasted coffees potentially contribute to the development of cancer?

A chemical called acrylamide is produced when the beans are roasted for too long.

That is why you see the warning signs at Starbucks and not at your local coffee shop.

The darker the coffee beans, the longer they have been roasted for, and the more carcinogenic it becomes, according to the American Cancer Society. Corporate coffee companies almost always roast their coffees darker because they are appealing to the parts of the nation with unsophisticated palates who are more interested in the traditional charred coffee of their grandparents.

2. Coffee, when not roasted too darkly, reduces the risk of cancer According to the American Institute of Cancer Research, since specialty coffee is usually lightly roasted, it still contains all of the good antioxidants, and this actually reduces the risk of cancer.

3. Local coffee just tastes better The packaging of the coffee you bought from the coffee chain lists flavor notes, such as blueberry, milk chocolate and caramel, but you can’t taste it. That’s because the coffee is essentially burnt. Lighter roasted coffees contain prominent flavor notes. For fruitier coffees, try a natural African from Lord Windsor on Third Street.

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4. Light roasted coffees contain more caffeine If you stayed up too late studying (or something) and you really need a kick in the morning, going to a specialty coffee shop will be much more effective.

5. Supporting local businesses helps our city grow The owners live right here in Long Beach, so if they profit, they will invest here too.

6. Look like a pro when you travel the world No one will think you’re just another ignorant American when you ask for a macchiato and then look confused when you get a shot of espresso with a spoonful of steamed milk on top. “Starbucks manipulates both the coffee and the language of coffee,” Makai barista and manager Allison Bellows said. As a result, it is a little more difficult to communicate in the coffee world with these inconsistencies.

7. Local specialty coffee is educational When you go in and order a drink, you can talk to the baristas about the farming practices, the processing and the science behind your coffee, making the experience that much more special. Coffee tastes better when you know things like its salinity and specific gravity, which baristas at Makai measure using a tool called a refractometer.

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“It gives us a way to quantify brewing recipes for coffee,” said Roscoe Gordo, roaster and barista at both Rose Park and Makai Coffee. “This allows someone to brew the same coffee consistently and equally tasty every single time.”

8. Local cafes with specialty coffee give better service Owning a small business isn’t easy, and buying the best coffee is expensive. This means that these cafes cannot afford to give you anything else but the best possible service, Bellows said. Also, many of the baristas are there because it is their career, so they are happier with their jobs.

9. Enjoy developing a better sense of your community Although coffee chains have long lines and robotic service, specialty coffee promotes socialization in the neighborhood. You are much more likely to make friends there.

10. Help to support a tradition that has been incorporated into almost all societies Countries all over the world enjoy coffee, but not everyone has a coffee chain around the corner. You will always have something in common with a friend in another country if you know more about how the rest of the world drinks it.

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Rideshare Justice Stop cheap rideshare applications from exploiting young people and immigrants.

Ariana Sawyer Opinions Editor

While out working one night, an Uber driver saw a post on the wall of a Facebook group page called Uber Drivers United announcing a meeting time and a Hollywood address with no explanation. He decided that it would be interesting to plug the address into his GPS and go there, to see what it was all about.

When Los Angeles City College student and former Los Angeles Taxi Service supervisor Ed Gutman got there, he realized that it was just a Rite Aid. Pulling in, he saw a group of about 100 people huddled in a parking lot full of Camrys and Priuses, some of the most popular cars to drive in the ride-share industry for being exceptionally fuel-efficient. He parked his 2012 Honda Civic and walked into a meeting of outraged drivers.

Uber, along with other companies like Lyft and Sidecar, “partner” with drivers who have a clean driving record and new cars to provide a peer-to-peer ride sharing service. They have enjoyed an enormous amount of success with consumers – many of whom have switched over from taxicab services – by constantly lowering their rates and recruiting friendly, hard-working drivers.

Beneath the seeming success of these companies is a war to out-price the competition, leaving the actual workers to struggle for survival on drastically lowered wages.

Consumers need to be made aware of these deplorable conditions and stand together with driv-

ers to demand better treatment, or else these convenient rideshare applications that many have come to enjoy will be no more.

Rideshare drivers demand that the government step in to regulate these companies. Lyft has been receptive to government regulations, but Uber has not.

“The overwhelming majority of these drivers were immigrants who may come from a disadvantaged socioeconomic background and speak English as a second or third language,” Gutman said.

“Some of these drivers have difficulties in understanding payments and policies.”

All they know is that every month, they are making less and less in personal profits. After the rideshare companies take their commission, and after the drivers pay for gas, meals, insurance and repairs, there is hardly enough money left over to make minimum wage.

According to Gutman, who was asked after this meeting to take on a leadership role in a group that calls itself a “Los Angeles driver community organization,” driver wages have been cut three times on the UberX platform, and drivers are now operating at .90 cents per mile while taxis continue to operate at $2.70 per mile.

Uber drivers have it especially hard since Uber tells its consumers, “Being Uber means there is no need to tip drivers with any of our services,” and “We’ve taken care of it,” thus creating an anti-tipping culture.

At least the riders for the Lyft

application have the option of tipping at the end of their ride.

Gutman claims that Uber is misinforming consumers about tips being included in the fare. On his paycheck, there is no section labeled tips or gratuities, he said.

“I strongly feel that Uber is suppressing wages and tips in order to keep drivers on the road longer,” Gutman said. “Some full-time drivers I’ve spoken to have told me they’re now working 10-16 hours per day while they chase their previous earnings.”

This could potentially create dangerous situations for anyone on the road with these sleepdeprived drivers.

Gutman also believes that Uber is intentionally doing this to prevent drivers from having the time or resources to unionize and demand better treatment.

But if that is their strategy, it isn’t working.

The drivers plan on getting together to protest these injustices on April 4, 2015, and they welcome their loyal consumers to join them in the spirit of fair working conditions.

To get involved, visit their Facebook page, Uber Drivers United.

Editors note: Ariana Sawyer is a former Uber and Lyft subcontractor, and worked with both companies for approximately five months.

A great deal of her knowledge on the subject comes from her experience as an employee with Uber and Lyft.

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Have you seen any changes on California farms since Prop 2 took action?

Since the proposition, we haven’t done any additional farm investigations in California. Our investigations have been taken elsewhere in the country [to farms] that still need to work to improve their conditions from places like New England [to the state of] Ohio.

What have the reports revealed?

Across the board, the vast majorities of chickens who are raised for eggs are kept in battery cages made of wire and are about the size of a file cabinet drawer. They contain up to 15 birds crammed inside of them. Our investigations have found out that [farmers] keep these cages stacked in tiers of about eight [cages] high and stretch out to about two football fields in length. So we’re talking about hundreds of thousands of millions of birds [each] living in less space than a single sheet of notebook paper for the duration of their lives.

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And how are the conditions?

What doesn’t come across is the overwhelming ammonia stench from the birds’ waste that these birds are forced to live in 24/7. One instance in New England, four of their workers, according to the State Department of Agriculture, were hospitalized from the fumes inside of the chickens sheds. What we’re seeing in these birds are swollen eyes and other injuries related to being in a toxic environment.

Have farmers been compliant with Prop 2 since its passing in 2008?

It’s hard to say. There have been certain farmers who have left the business because they didn’t want to comply with it. There are others who have made substantial changes to their facilities and have gone cage free or free range. There are others who have switched to colony housing systems, which are basically battery cages but provide a little bit more room for the birds, but in my opinion, I’ve been able to determine from reports that these are definitely not compliant.

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What exactly does “free range� mean?

Unfortunately there isn’t a government standard for what a lot of these terms mean. So different companies are interpreting them as different things. I think it’s important to clarify that even cage-free and free-range animal farms are not cruelty free. For example, in cage-free farms some of the birds have the tips of their beak cut off with a hot blade. At the hatchery, about 50 percent of the birds that are born are male ‌ [which] are killed immediately by being thrown into grinding machines and being grounded up alive.

What’s next for Mercy For Animals?

We’d like to see more states implement some more laws like Proposition 2—or even better than that, federal legislation. For example, the Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers, which produce about 90 percent of the eggs in the country, teamed up for a law that would require more space for egg-laying hens nationwide. The bill was killed by the pork industry because they saw the regulations [as a threat to their industry].

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Sleater-Kinney slays their comeback

The band’s last album is older than the first iPhone.

By Jesus Gonzalez Radio Producer

After a decade without making music, a band might get a bit rusty—but this is not the case for indie rockers Sleater-Kinney.

A hiatus is always an awkward time for a band, especially for Sleater-Kinney after their decade of dormancy since devout fans’ expectations have run through the roof.

It has been 10 years since they released their previous album, “The Woods.�

Sleater-Kinney’s lead guitarist and supporting vocalist, Carrie Brownstein, has been busy on other avenues of entertainment.

The album might have been a bit of a surprise for her followers considering the success of IFC’s Portlandia, a short-based comedy series in which Brownstein both writes

material and stars.

However, even with other gigs, Brownstein and her band mates managed to drop a well-crafted album.

Within the first couple seconds of the first song “Price Tag,� the listener is in for a familiar ride.

Lead singer Corin Tucker shouts lyrics like, “The bells go off / The buzzer coughs/ The traffic starts to buzz� to start off the album.

The band wastes no time getting settled and immediately takes to an audience-awakening shred session.

Many of the songs are incredibly infectious and catchy, but never cheesy. “A New Wave� and “Gimme Love� will manage to stick with the listener in a way a pop song might—without the guilt that comes along with dwelling on the Top 40.

The title track of the album, “No Cities to Love,� reflects on the hustle and importance of a fast lifestyle.

Tucker sings as Brownstein chimes in with back-up vocals on the track. The chorus is flamboyant: “There are no cities, no cities to love / It’s not the weather, it’s the nothing we

love! / It’s not the weather, it’s the people we love!�

Subpop Records released a music video for the title track of the album; it features friends of the band including Gerard Way, Andy Samburg, Sarah Silverman and of course, Fred Armisen, Brownstein’s co-star on Portlandia.

In the video, most of the celebrities record themselves singing the song with headphones plugged in, creating an accapella like version of the track.

The video is just as fun as the actual song itself. The track is an anthem about how people never fall in love with the place itself, but rather the community that comprises the place.

The way the album begins is electrifying, but it winds down with “Fade,� appropriately easing the listener out of the neurotically explosive experience.

For a band that has been under the radar, Sleater-Kinney managed to remain constant in world full of change.

While some change is potentially good, it is comforting to know that the band was able to pick up where it left off.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 Men’s BasketBall

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ON A ROLL The 49ers will make the short trip to Fullerton and seek their fourth straight win.

By Oscar Terrones Sports Editor

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LBSU forward Temidayo Yussief continues to give a spark from the bench with both his offensive and defensive efforts.

Progress report Temidayo Yussuf’s progression has given the LBSU men’s basketball team an unexpected boost.

By Oscar Terrones Sports Editor

Freshman forward Temidayo Yussuf’s steady development has made him a valuable asset sooner than expected for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team.

Before the start of the season, head coach Dan Monson said Yussuf, or as his team calls him, “Temi,” was more a prospect than a player ready to contribute.

Yussuf’s progression has been a pleasant surprise to a team that desperately needs rebounding and an inside presence.

“I think he’s improved a tremendous amount in the first month,” Monson said. “I just hope he stays humble and hungry to continue to get better. I think he will.”

A recruit from Oakland, Yussuf’s breakout game came on a rare early season start, a 66-57 home win against Nevada. He recorded his first doubledouble with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

He added three blocks on defense for good measure.

“I really didn’t need to start,” Yussuf said. “I just wanted to come in and be effective any way I can whether it’s inside on defense, passing, defense or whatever. As long as I am in there affecting the game in a positive way there’s really no difference for me if I start or not.”

Yussuf credited his teammates, specifically the team’s senior leadership, for helping him gain confidence both in practice and in games.

“Everybody’s been telling me I’ve been doing well,” Yussuf said. “It’s really been the support of my teammates and the coaches for believing in me. That’s instilled more confidence in me than

anything else.”

A massive upper-body, combined with the impressive height typical of a Division I college basketball player, Yussuf is more brick-wall than power forward. Physical talent doesn’t always translate into on-court success, and Yussuf knows he has a lot to improve on.

“I feel like there’s room for me to improve every single aspect of my game,” Yussuf said. “I’m not a perfect player, I’m just at the tip of the ice burg with the way I’ve been playing. I feel like if I keep going at the pace I’m going right now, I’m going to keep rising just like my team is right now.”

Senior guard Tyler Lamb has been especially impressed by Yussuf’s development. He said Yussuf has grown a lot during the season, both physically and mentally.

“He’s getting stronger,” Lamb said. “I still don’t think he realizes how strong he is and how much stronger than everybody else he is. He’s doing great, along with all the other freshmen. They come in ready to work and they want to win.

Player’s like that only help our program.”

Monson has been searching for a consistent frontcourt partner to play alongside senior forward David Samuels for much of the season. Samuels has started 19 of 21 games, leading the team in rebounding with 8.9 per game. Coach said he hopes Yussuf can emerge as that consistent presence next to Samuels.

“He’s a really good kid who’s worked hard,” Monson said. “As long as he keeps [working hard], I think he can be a big factor.”

The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will continue Big West Conference play as it heads to Fullerton Thursday night before returning to the Walter Pyramid to host Hawaii on Saturday.

The 49ers (10-11, 4-1) are off to a strong start in Big West Conference play, the near opposite of CSUF’s (812, 0-5) start in league. Head coach Dan Monson isn’t one to take an opponent lightly, no matter how much that team has struggled.

“I think Fullerton is one of the best

offensive teams in the league,” Monson said. “We can’t let them get comfortable at home. We have to disrupt them.”

The Beach will be looking to slow down Fullerton’s senior guard Alex Harris, the Titans’ leading scorer at 15.3 points per game. Harris and junior guard Lanerryl Johnson (12.9 PPG) are the only Fullerton players averaging double-digit points.

Monson has designated Lamb as the team’s defensive stopper, the player responsible for guarding the opposing team’s best scorer. He noted how well Lamb guarded UC Santa Barbara’s Michael Bryson and Cal State Northridge’s Stephan Hicks. “[Lamb] has struggled offensively the last few weeks,” Monson said.

“He’s focused defensively, though.

He’s helped the team win in different ways. The last two games he’s taken the top wings in the league and really done a good job with them.”

Lamb said he welcomes the challenge of playing the opponent’s best scorers. He said it becomes personal when someone scores on him, and he does not want to be the one let the

team down.

“As a leader,” Lamb said. “I go at it with a lot of passion. It’s not just me guarding the other team’s best player.

I’m guarding him but my teammates are helping me in defense, too. I take the responsibility. It’s something I value.”

While he has struggled with his shooting for much of the season, Lamb does not let his inconsistent offense affect his defensive duties.

“Defense is all attitude and effort,” Lamb said. “It’s not really about technique. It’s about staying low and just effort. It’s not like offense where you can work on your jump shot.”

The Titans rank near the bottom in all major offensive rankings in league play. Senior guard Tyler Lamb said the team cannot afford to relax when facing weaker opponents, something the team did earlier in the season.

“The goal is staying focused every week,” Lamb said. “Staying focused on getting better and knowing where we need to be at. If we stay focused we’re going to be one of the Big West teams others have to deal with.”

The 49ers will return home Saturday to play Hawaii in the Walter Pyramid. The Rainbow Warriors (147, 2-3) are led by sophomore guard Aaron Valdes. Valdes leads Hawaii with 15.3 PPG and an excellent threepoint shooter at 40 percent.

“We’re not going to shut everybody out,” Monson said. “But hopefully we can disrupt them.”

The 49ers will go for their fourth consecutive win at Cal State Fullerton on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m., then return home to play Hawaii on Saturday at 4 p.m.

WoMen’s BasketBall “In the first half we moved the ball well and everybody got a wide-open shot,” Kim said. “Of course, it’s a lot tougher to make a shot with a hand in your face, even if you’re a good player.”

This will be the 30th consecutive year LBSU and Hawaii have met head-to-head. Wynn said she expects her team to be tougher in Hawaii in order to match their physicality. She said the theme for the weekend is toughness.

“They hit you on every cut,” Wynn said. “They bump you.

They’re tough-minded kids.

They defend really well, and they have quite a bit of talent on the offensive side of the ball.”

BoBBy yagake | Daily 49er That offensive talent includes top scorers Shawna-Lei Kuehu LBSU guard Hallie Meneses drives past her CSUN defender on Saturand Ashleigh Karaitiana. The day at the Walter Pyramid. The Beach will try to bounce back from the senior guards are averaging loss as they face Hawai’i on Friday.

12.3 and 10.7 points per game, respectively. Hawaii is the secThe Long Beach State women’s basketball team will face ond best scoring offense in the Big off against Hawaii in Honolulu West.

The 49ers will have a quick Thursday night before hosting Cal State Fullerton in nationally tele- turnaround as they host CSUF (99, 3-2) Saturday night at the Pyravised game Saturday night mid. Senior guard Chante Miles, The 49ers (17-2, 4-1) will travel to the Hawaii (11-7, 3-2) with a who is the second leading scorer in the conference, plays nearly the narrow, first-place lead in the Big West Conference and a small entire game at over 38 minutes per chip on their shoulders after hav- game.

Wynn said she is looking foring their 15-game winning streak snapped last Saturday against Cal ward to a great environment Saturday night.

State Northridge.

She said the fans stay for the na“We have to get better,” head coach Jody Wynn said. “We need tionally televised game following to get better at offensive rebound- the men’s basketball game against Hawaii. ing, moving the ball and getting “I don’t expect any game to be better at getting stops. We also The second slated game a blowout by any stretch of the need to come out in the second imagination,” Wynn said. “It’s gohalf more focused than we did of the week for LBSU is ing to come down to the wire. The against CSUN.” against rival Big West The Beach will need to do some- for this weekend and those teams thing resembling its first half per- in particular is being mentally and opponent Cal State physically tough for 48 minutes formance against CSUN if it wants Fullerton. each game.” to stay atop the conference.

Two days after the 49ers play Sophomore point guard Anna Kim said the team’s offensive ex- against Hawaii, they will return ecution in that game was right home to play against local Big

By William Hernandez where it needed to be and is some- West foe, Cal State Fullerton (9-9, 3-2) Saturday night at the Walter Assistant Sports Editor thing they will need to duplicate in Pyramid.

Honolulu.

Chance to bounce back in Honolulu