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Vol. LIX, Issue 615
The United States and Japan face off at the Walter Pyramid
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Todd Johnson | Daily 49er
Long Beach resident Shanelle DeAngelo speaks at a “We Are Trayvon Martin” demonstration hosted by the CSULB African Student Union at Bixby Park on Sunday.
Over 100 gather for Trayvon Martin The African Student Union and CSULB students react to George Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict. By Todd Johnson and Daniel Serrano Staff Writers
More than 100 people attended a peaceful demonstration hosted by the Cal State Long Beach African Student Union at Bixby Park on Sunday to voice their disagreement with George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the slaying of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The group in support of Martin discussed topics from addressing institutionalized racism to coping with the teenager’s death as passing motorists honked to show their support. Taharka Anderson, president of the
CSULB research proves shark population is not endangered By Andrew Spencer Assistant City Editor
Research from the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab has helped to keep the northeastern pacific population of great white sharks from being listed under the Endangered Species Act — by proving its not endangered. The National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration (NOAA) used research from the Shark Lab to determine that the shark is not in danger of extinction, according to marine biology professor Christopher Lowe, who runs the Shark Lab. NOAA began an investigation on the shark population last year after environmental groups WildEarth Guardians and Oceana filed two petitions, asking for the shark to be added to the
See Shark, Page 3
African Student Union, said that the group hastily organized the event to bring the discussion that was taking place on social media to a public space so people could come together in dialogue. “We believe that you find comfort around those who think like you and find growth around those who think differently from you,” Anderson said. “Everyone is explaining how they feel about America, how they feel about the case, and hopefully we can end on figuring out what we can do to
change institutions and really change America.” The gathering came a day after six jurors found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the February shooting death of Martin, an unarmed black teenager whom Zimmerman confronted after calling police about a suspicious man in his neighborhood. The verdict led to mostly peaceful demonstrations throughout Los Angeles, though some splinter groups turned violent, storming a Wal-Mart
and allegedly assaulting several people, including a television reporter and his cameraman, according to the Los Angeles Times. Many CSULB students, like junior kinesiology major Paul Hernandez, said they disagreed with the verdict by the Florida jurors. “The jury got it wrong — [Zimmerman] killed a teenager for no reason,” Hernandez said. “He should be in jail.” Casey Worsham, a senior interior
See Martin, Page 2
Focused on foldin’
Greg Hanson and his son, Cameron, learn how to make an origami kobuto, a Japanese soldier helmet, at the annual Origami Festival in the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden on Sunday. See story, page 2. Todd Johnson | Daily 49er