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SHOTS FIRED
U.S. court sets new precedent for migrant families By Cindy Carcamo Los Angeles Times
Alton Sterling was the 505th person shot and killed by police in the United States in 2016. COVERAGE INSIDE: Sterling shooting sparks social media outrage - Page 2 Should the public watch the Sterling video? - Page 6 NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE IN EACH STATE:
12 9 The most people were shot and killed by police in California with 63 fatalities. Of those fatalities, 20 are from Los Angeles County.
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Source: “Fatal Force ,” a Washington Post database compiling every fatal shooting in the United States by a Police officer since 2015. Data from this infographic is from 2016.
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President Barack Obama’s immigration policy was dealt another blow Wednesday when the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s opinion that child migrants who are accompanied by a parent and currently in family detention should be quickly released. It left the fate of the parents up in the air, however. The case centers on a 1997 legal settlement _ known as the Flores agreement _ that set legal requirements for the housing of children seeking asylum or in the country illegally. In July 2015, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles found the government had violated key provisions of the court settlement that put restrictions on the detention of migrant children. Department of Homeland Security officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Federal attorneys had argued that the Flores settlement only applied to unaccompanied migrant minors and not children accompanied by parents or other adult family members. Plaintiffs argued the settlement applied to all children. The 9th Circuit of Appeals panel sided with the plaintiffs. “This decision makes it clear that the Obama administration can no longer detain accompanied children for long periods of time in unlicensed, lockeddown facilities,” said Peter Schey, one of the lead plaintiff attorneys and president of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law. Schey and Carlos Holguin launched the lawsuit against federal officials and have served as court-appointed lawyers for all immigrant children in federal custody since the 1997 settlement “I think that this decision greatly strengthens the rights of accompanied children and will hopefully encourage the Obama administration to reconsider its entire family detention policy,” Schey said. The appeals court opinion, however, dismissed Gee’s opinion that the accompanying parents or adults of the children may have the right to be released, stating that the Flores settlement only focuses on children. The opinion leaves questions about
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Sterling shooting sparks social media outrage
By Yasmin Cortez
Multimedia Managing Editor
Tensions are once again heightened between the African American community and law enforcement after a video of the shooting of Alton Sterling had gone viral. The graphic video, captured by a bystanders, has sparked a strong reaction from social media after it showed the rough handling and excessive shooting of Sterling. On Tuesday, officers responded to a disturbance call from a complaint that a black man in a red shirt was selling CDs and had threatened him with a gun outside Triple S Food Mart in Louisiana
according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. According to the store owner Abdullah Muflahi, Sterling sold CDs outside of the store for years and was even given the nickname “CD man” by locals. Two white officers confronted the 37-year-old around 12:35 a.m. The videos that captured the incident show the two officers tase and then wresting Sterling to the ground before multiple gunshots were fired in Sterling’s chest and back from at least one officer. In the video an officer can be heard yelling “You [f***ing] move, I swear to God,” and shouted, “Gun!” before shooting about five to seven times. Sterling can then be seen lying on his back and bleeding from his chest. Sterling was pronounced dead at the scene. Lt. Jonny Dunnam said at a press conference that the body-cam footage may not be as good as investigators
hoped for because the cameras became dislodged during the altercation. Muflahi said that Sterling started to carry a weapon only for the last few days after a friend who also sold CDs was robbed at a different location. Louisiana is an open-carry state. Social media has had a strong reaction to the circulating videos and the #AltonSterling hashtag started trending Tuesday night on Twitter. On the Los Angeles Snapchat Story News section there was a ‘Reactions to Alton Sterling Shooting’, which showed people expressing their thoughts with captions of basic information about the incident. Celebrities like Zendaya, Olivia Wilde, Meek Mill and 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick have also taken to social media to express their opinions and send prayers to the family. “That video is everywhere now,” said Sandra Sterling, Sterling’s aunt, in an interview with the Washington Post,
“The video was difficult to watch.” “He had to watch this as this was put all over the outlets,” said Quinyetta McMillon, mother of Sterling’s 15-year-old-son at a press conference,
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Outrage towards police brutality reignited after Louisiana shooting.
The individuals involved in his murder took away a man with children who depended upon their daddy on a daily basis. -Quinyetta McMillon Mother of Sterling’s son
“The individuals involved in his murder took away a man with children who depended upon their daddy on a daily basis.” Over 200 protestors flooded to the streets in Louisiana Tuesday night to
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show support for Sterling by holding signs and chanting “No justice, no peace.” Sterling’s is now the 505 person to be shot and killed by a police officer according to the Washington Post database for people being shot and killed by police in 2016. A 2015 survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed that three out of five African-Americans say they or a family member have been treated unfairly by police enforcement because of their race. According to an analysis by The Washington Post and researchers at Bowling Green State University, cops are rarely charged for on-duty shootings. The officers involved in the shooting, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II, are now on paid administrative leave while the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division leads the investigation.
Florida agency reinstates protections for LGBT youth By Kate Santich Orlando Sentinel
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Children and Families has reinstated a proposal explicitly banning bullying and harassment of LGBT foster children in group homes — including so-called gay-to-straight conversion therapy — after a public outcry by civil rights groups, child-welfare advocates and former foster youth. DCF is also creating a position for a full-time ombudsman who will address complaints of discrimination from any child in the foster system via an anonymous hotline, officials said. “This has been a process of basically just listening to all involved,” DCF Secretary Mike Carroll said Wednesday. “Our role is really not political, and this is not a political fight for the bigger issue of gay rights. It’s specifically about how you best protect young people who have already been abused and neglected and who are the most vulnerable in our system.” The proposed rules ban facility staff from any “attempt to change or discourage a child’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.” Equality Florida, the state’s main lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights group, applauded the decision. “After months of lobbying with other child-welfare advocates for these changes, we are so relieved and encouraged that the department is doing the right thing,” said spokeswoman Hannah Willard. “I think the department heard us loud and clear that removing these protections for (LGBT) youth sends a dangerous message of empowering those who would do us harm. It’s undeniable that homophobia and bigotry are alive and well in our state.” Carroll said the June 12 shootings at the gay Pulse nightclub, which killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others, had no influence on the changes, which were already underway. But he added that they underscored the need for children to feel safe. “Our job is to protect (foster youth)
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Kyndall Whitley, 7, signs a poster as visitors continue to flock to the roadside memorial at the Pulse nightclub on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. 49 people were shot and killed by a gunman in the largest massacre in U.S. history, on June 12.
not just from abuse and neglect, but to protect what makes each of them special,” he said. But the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops criticized the revised proposal. “The rule goes too far in failing to consider the well-being of other children in a residential facility,” said the conference’s executive director, Michael Sheedy, in an email. “Many of these children are victims of abuse, and may not be well-served by sharing a household or even a bedroom with someone who ‘identifies’ as the same gender, but remains biologically different.” To address such issues, DCF plans long-term training for foster parents from nationally recognized authorities, Willard said. “We’ll continue to work with the de-
partment as this is implemented,” she said. “We know proper placement is the No. 1 factor in how well children fare in foster care.” Scott McCoy, senior policy counsel with the Southern Poverty Law Center, said the percentage of LGBT youth in foster homes is up to twice that in the general population — often because they are kicked out by their families. “So there’s the initial psychological trauma of losing your family and then you go into a system only to be traumatized again,” McCoy said. The reinstated provisions make better public policy, he added. The protections against bullying are virtually identical to the department’s original proposal issued late last year for the state’s 360 group homes, all of which segregate girls and boys. Ac-
cording to DCF documents, Carroll approved the proposed changes and set a hearing for Jan. 11. Soon afterward, though, officials from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Florida Baptist Children’s Home filed objections to the LGBT language, asking that it be removed — and the department complied. The Florida Baptist Children’s Home did not respond to a request for comment. Carroll said Wednesday that the department was “trying to find language that could accommodate everyone” and that “the last thing we want to do is alienate any group that serves kids because there’s room out there for everybody.” “The department’s intention was
always to protect every child from discrimination and bullying,” he said. No foster parent who is uncomfortable taking in an LGBT youth would be forced to do so, he said. The latest changes, published by the state this week, could be subject to another hearing if opponents request one. But another hearing does not necessarily mean the proposal would be changed a third time, Carroll said. “I hope that folks understand what we’re trying to do here. When we remove a child from a home … or a child has been kicked out of a home, our work just begins. Because if we don’t help them heal from the trauma they’ve suffered … they become at risk for so many other things” — including suicide, drug abuse, human trafficking and homelessness, the secretary said.
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No letup in Clinton email controversy By David Lightman
McClatchy Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Republicans took dead aim at Hillary Clinton’s already-shaky credibility Wednesday, using the FBI’s recommendation not to charge her as ammunition not only for wooing voters but also for unifying a fragile Republican Party. GOP lawmakers moved quickly to hold hearings on her use of a private email server while secretary of state. FBI Director James Comey will testify Thursday morning before a Republican-led House of Representatives committee on how he decided the case. Separately, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., sent Comey a four-page letter seeking more information. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, whose private half-hour meeting last week with former President Bill Clinton on a parked plane at the Phoenix airport became a volatile precursor to the Comey finding, is to testify before the judiciary panel next Tuesday. In the Senate, Republican leaders urged the FBI to make its Saturday interview with Clinton public. Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, sent Comey a letter seeking answers to 19 questions. Another committee chairman, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., sent Comey a letter asking for more details about his decision not to recommend charges against Clinton. Republicans were energized. They saw not only a strong weapon against Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, but also a badly needed way to bring together a Republican Party full of loyalists worried about likely nominee Donald Trump. “This adds more fuel to the fire for the Republican base,” said Nathan
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what the U.S. will do with the large number of children and parents who crossed the border last year. It’s unclear what the federal government will do next. Federal attorneys could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court or ask for a rehearing of the case with the full panel of 9th Circuit judges. For now, federal officials and attorneys on the other side, including Schey, are in settlement talks about children who are detained for days in Border Patrol stations in what legal papers describe as horrible conditions. Children are made to sleep on concrete floors with just a Mylar blanket and no access to clean clothes. The Obama administration has detained hundreds of parents and children at three detention facilities, two in Texas and one in Pennsylvania. Some are coming up on a year of detention.
Gonzales, a Washington-based political analyst. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., set the tone. “There’s a lot of questions that have to be answered. So we’re going to be asking those questions,” he told a Capitol Hill news conference. They all saw a huge opening, a way to keep the political narrative focused on Clinton and keep her on the defensive. Political surveys show both Trump and Clinton have unusually high negative ratings with the American public, and each stands to benefit from votes that are not for them but against the other person. That’s why the email controversy is valuable for Republicans. By 45 to 37 percent, voters in a Quinnipiac poll last month said Trump was more trustworthy than Clinton. Democrats continued to defend Clinton. Any decision would have been controversial, noted Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from Southern California who is the senior member of his party on the House Intelligence Committee. People who disagree with Comey “should not leap to assume some base or illicit motive, and the legislative branch should have respect for the institutional prerogatives of other coequal branches of government,” Schiff said. Republicans scoffed. They know the power of the email controversy. In McClatchy focus groups this year in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Illinois and Florida, the subject came up over and over among undecided voters. They may not know the details, but they saw Clinton’s use of the personal server reinforcing their concern that she’s arrogant and smug. Republicans mounted an all-out effort Wednesday to convince those voters that their concerns have merit. Ryan, the GOP’s 2012 vice presi-
Last summer, as an unprecedented number of women and children from Central America were illegally crossing the Southwest border, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson ordered that immigration authorities dramatically expand the number of detention beds for families. Johnson said at the time that he wanted to send the message that if people come to the U.S. illegally, they would be detained and then sent home. In addition, individuals held in detention are placed in an accelerated docket in immigration courts and can be removed from the country more quickly. More than 68,000 people were apprehended along the border in fiscal year 2014. They were detained while officials decided whether they had a right to stay. Initially, many were released with orders to appear at immigration offices throughout the country, because there weren’t appropriate facilities to house families. Then the Obama administration opened new detention centers for mothers and children.
John D. Simmons | Charlotte Observer
Hillary Clinton listens to President Obama as he speaks to the crowd of supporters at the Charlotte Convention Center on Tuesday, July 5 in Charlotte, N.C. It was Obama’s first campaign appearance with Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.. dential nominee, recalled that after the nominating conventions candidates receive a deep classified briefing. “I think the Director of National Intelligence (James) Clapper should deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during the campaign, given how she so recklessly handled classified information,” he said. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Thursday will be the first opportunity for the Republicans to make their points. Its chairman, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said the “fact pattern” Comey outlined Tuesday “made clear Secretary Clinton violated the law.” In addition to Comey, those testifying are Steve Linick, the State Department’s inspector general, who has also been critical of Clinton’s use of a private email server, and I. Charles Mc-
Cullough III, the intelligence community inspector general, whose request for an FBI investigation led to Comey’s decision. Republicans indicated Wednesday that they intend to examine every aspect of the probe that led to Comey’s decision. Among the eight questions directed at Comey in a letter, House Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte asked the FBI director to explain how Comey’s term “extremely careless” to describe Clinton’s handling of classified information differed from “gross negligence,” the words used to describe a crime under federal law. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Johnson asked a similar question in his letter to Comey. “If the evidence that the FBI collected about Secretary Clinton’s use of a private email account and server did
not constitute gross negligence, what set of facts would cause the FBI to recommend criminal charges under the gross negligence standard?” he asked. Grassley’s letter went further. Among his questions: “Did the FBI investigate, or is the FBI currently investigating, allegations of public corruption relating to the Clinton Foundation and former President Clinton’s speaking fees from foreign governments? If not, why not?” Grassley sought answers by July 20. All this will be wrapped into a succinct message Republicans want to hammer into the psyche of the American voter: “It’s a big disappointment that charges weren’t brought forward,” said House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La. (Megan Henney and Eleanor Mueller contributed to this article.)
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Angry demonstrators yell at those supporting stricter immigration laws outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 18, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Thousands flocked to the court to support laws that make it easier for immigrants to enter the country.
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Summer musicals are in session and Long Beach has the fever. By Jason Enns Arts $ Life Editor
Are you speaking more theatrically? Have you been bursting into song? Do you catch yourself dancing all alone while imagining an ensemble around you? You should probably check your temperature, because you might have musical fever. However, remedies are available. If you need a song and dance fix, there are
a variety of local shows to experience in the weeks to come. Musical Theatre West is presenting “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at the Carpenter Center, weekends July 8-24. MTW has been a prominent local production company since they first began performances at the CPAC in 1997, and they take the stage again this weekend
Arts & Life to bring us a musical remake of a classic comedy. Based on the 1988 film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is a story of two con men in the French Riviera, which is apparently only big enough for one of them. To settle who will leave town, the two make a wager on who can be the first to swindle $50,000 out of an American soap heiress. MTW’s stage performance will not shy away from the risque humor the film is popularly known for, so it’s recommended to mature audiences only. The performance is directed by Billy Sprague, Jr., where he puts actors Davis Gaines and Benjamin Schrader in the contest for best con man. Evening performances begin at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees starting at 2 p.m.. Tickets cost anywhere from $17-90 depending on the night and seat section, and are available on MTW’s website. If one show is not enough to cure the fever, then you can spend an evening at the Long Beach Playhouse. Every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., the Playhouse will stage the Broadway classic “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
The play first opened in 1961, ran for 1,417 shows and won seven Tony awards. The story follows the meteoric rise of J. Pierrepont Finch from window washer to high-powered executive through the aid of his business success handbook. The Playhouse production, directed by Anthony Galleran, will be on stage until August 6 at 5021 E. Anaheim Street. Tickets cost $20 on the Long Beach Playhouse website. If you miss your opportunity to see these upcoming plays, but still crave theatrical fulfillment, then why not enjoy in one of Long Beach’s long-running cultural institutions. “Rocky Horror Picture Show” is performed live every Saturday at midnight at the Art Theatre of Long Beach located on 2025 E 4th St.. Rocky Horror takes place in a transgender mad scientist’s mansion. When a newlywed couple’s car breaks down they stumble upon the scientist and his cast of unusual guests having a wild party. The production may keep audiences out until 3 a.m. but tickets are only $11, and the interactive show extends the on-stage party into the audience. Musical fever may be spreading, but the cure is out there.
If these walls could talk, what would they say? Pow Wow Long Beach returns to color the walls of downtown. By Jason Enns Arts & Life Editor
The city of Long Beach, also referred to as the international city, is a hub for music, art and culture, and the walls of our vibrant downtown streets should reflect that. Pow Wow Long Beach is a gathering of artists dedicated to engaging the community, and is the organization re-
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sponsible for many of the murals that decorate this city already. Unfortunately a lot of art that gets painted on the walls of buildings downtown gets covered up or destroyed. However, from July 11-17, all of Pow Wow’s 26 artist participants will be painting new murals at various locations throughout the city. To try and catch one of these painters in action, a map of future mural locations is available on the Pow Wow Long Beach website, as well as tickets for various Pow Wow sponsored events throughout the week such as a the night dive at the aquarium on July 15.
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A career to grow from the Daily Show
CSULB alumni Jessica Williams is leaving Daily Show for her own scripted program. By Jason Enns Arts & Life Editor
Cal State Long Beach alumni Jessica Williams is leaving “Daily Show” to create her own Comedy Central scripted show. Williams, 26, started at “Daily Show” four years ago while studying at CSULB and performing with Los Angeles’s Upright Citizens Brigade. Proving herself to be one of the shows stand out performers, many people pushed for Williams to take the host seat when Jon Stewart left the program last year, but Williams pro-
claimed over twitter, writing that she was “extremely under-qualified for the job.” Trevor Noah host the show now, but it hasn’t retained the viewership it had with Stuart, causing fans of the show to ask if it would have been better if Williams had taken the position. Noah has taken on heightened scrutiny since taking the host job, a reaction Williams wanted to avoid. With “Daily Show’s” popularity decreasing and Williams’ following continually growing, Comedy Central decided to retain the talented actress. Williams will have her own Comedy Central program aimed at the millennial audience, co-produced by Naomi Ekperigin of Broad City and Difficult People. It will be a scripted sitcom about a socially smart 20 something that just doesn’t quite have it all together, and has potential to become another “Broad City”/”Workaholics”-style hit.
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Summer concerts had me a blast By Jason Enns Arts & Life Editor
Whether it’s at the park or the beach summer concerts are within your reach. Summer nights are not meant to be spent indoors, and with all the available art and culture waiting to be consumed there is no reason to stay home. As if live music wasn’t already accessible as it is in Long Beach, during the summer, concerts can almost become hard to avoid. Concerts at the Beach Concerts at the Beach is a series of performances happening on campus in the Legacy Courtyard at the Kinesiology Building. Concerts are hosted by Cal State Long Beach Alumni Association.
Tickets are $35, but audience members will have a chance to win accommodations at fine hotels, gift certificates to acclaimed restaurants, wine tastings and tickets to theatre events. Proceeds go to the Alumni Association, which supports students through programs such as alumni grants. Genres will change over the weeks as different artists are performing every Saturday. July 9 – Stone Soul. July 16 – Tommy Tassi and the Authentics. August 6 – The Emperors. August 13 – Mo50. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for picnic dining. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Shoreline Symphonic Winds Concerts The cities Concerts in the Park are also going to continue all summer long. There are a variety of shows scattered in parks all across town. Shoreline Symphonic Winds will be having concerts before the showing of feature films outdoors as part of the city’s “Movies in the Park” pro-
gram. The following concerts begin at 7 p.m. before the films roll. June 27 at Cherry Park. July 13 at King Park. July 22 at Stearns Champions Park. August 5 at Wardlow Park. August 12 at Houghton Park. August 24 at Pan American Park Summer Concert Series at El Dorado Nature Center El Dorado Nature Center hosts concerts that only cost a $3 donation to Friends of El Dorado Nature Center. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. with concerts beginning at 7 p.m. You’ll want to bring low-backed chairs and picnic supplies to really do it right. 7550 E. Spring St. June 23 - Steele Parade (Steel Drums/ Calypso). June 30 - Sligo Rags (Celtic Rock). July 7 - The Salty Suites (Bluegrass). July 14 - Adam Topol Trio (Soft Rock/ Reggae). Voices on the Veranda The Aquarium of the Pacific is hosting
the third annual “Voices on the Veranda” summer concert series on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. Concerts cost $20, but there are a variety of different styles represented and a view of Rainbow Harbor at sunset. 100 Aquarium Way, July 6 - Paris Chansons - L.A.’s premier French band known for renditions of Brel, Piaf and Montand. July 13 - Iliana Incandela - A powerful soul singer in English, Spanish and Italian. July 20 - Crimson Apple - All-girl, pop-alternative band from Hawaii. July 27 - Katia Moreas & Brazilian Hearts - Singer Katia Moreas has performed and recorded with top Brazilian acts, including Sergio Mendes, Airto Moreira and Rita Lee. August 3 - Leftover Cuties - Prohibition era jazz sound, with sultry vocals. August 10 - Craic in the Stone - Celtic folk rock band named after the Irish expression for fun times. August 17 - The Americans - Original rock and roll with roots in traditional American music.
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August 24 - Quetzal Guerrero Multi-instrumentalist and performer expressing passions for love, life and dance with his voice, violin, guitar and percussion. Long Beach Municipal Band Concerts Lastly, Long Beach Municipal Band is in its 107th year. Each week they change the music line up and genre, with themes like “spirit of America,” “all that jazz” and “fiesta de la musica.” Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free through August 5. The municipal band works steadily during the summer, going to a different park every night. Tuesdays will be at Bluff Park, Wednesdays at Los Cerritos Park, Thursdays at Marine Stadium and Fridays at El Dorado Park West. The music available may not always be the most sought after styles or genres for college students, but it is available and there is a large variety of music to introduce yourself to. So get out, take a breath of summer night air and enjoy the tunes.
By Jason Enns Arts & Life Editor
The weekend is nigh, good people. And you know what that means: Time to close the books and burn a rug. I know you’ve all been waiting for this calendar all week, so without further ado:
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The Violet Mindfield The Ponderosa Aces Daydream Time Machine Que Sera 1923 East 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90804 9 p.m. 21+ $10
Long Beach Municipal Band El Dorado Park West 2800 N Studebaker Rd, Long Beach, CA 90815 6:30 p.m. All Ages Free
Saturday Twisted at the Pike 95 S. Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802 5 p.m. All ages Free
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Traditional Irish Music Session The Auld Dubliner Irish Pub 71 South Pine Street Long Beach, Ca 90802 4 p.m. All ages Free
Brain PartyTrivia Alex’s Bar 2913 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, CA 908048 8 p.m. 21+ $5
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Video footage of the killing of A lton sterling by a Louisiana officer has gone viral and is sparking outrage on social networks.
Why the Alton Sterling video must be watched Opinions Editor
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hen I saw the video of Alton Sterling, a black 37-yearold man, being shot at point blank range by a white police officer, I was enraged and disgusted. Enraged that yet another black life was taken by a white police officer, and disgusted at the fact that I had watched the final harrowing moments of a man’s life subside away in a convenience store parking lot. For those unaware, officers responded to a Baton Rouge food mart early Tuesday after an anonymous caller said a man selling music CDs and wearing a red shirt threatened him with a gun, as noted by authorities. Two officers responded and had some type of altercation with Alton Sterling, the man who was selling CDs, that ended with him dead on the
wouldn’t be making the same powerful impact without this video. Let’s face it – many people don’t understand the severity of a problem until they see the problem for themselves. The conversations so many are having regarding the injustice that black people face in this country as a result of police malfeasance may not be as expressive without this kind of raw footage being shared on social networks. I have to admit that before I watched the video I noticed it had gone viral. The fact that it was circulating on social media so extensively bothered me at first. I thought it was extremely inappropriate to watch a video of a man’s execution so plainly. The 48-second clip shows Alton being pinned down by police officers, his final movements a direct effect of the fear and anxiety he was feeling. One of the two police officers shouts, “If you move, I swear to God,” and soon after Sterling is shot dead. However, although hard to watch, this kind of footage is needed to bring justice to a community mistreated by
police officers so continuously. It’ll be two years next week since Eric Garner was choked to death by a white police officer and two years next month since Michael Brown was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson. The notoriety that these cases of police brutality and misconduct have gained, while upsetting, has sparked great movements for progress and change. “All I want is justice for my child,” Sandra Sterling, the aunt who helped raise Alton Sterling, told the Washington Post, “I want the same treatment y’all are giving that person in Marksville that killed that little white baby. I want that same kind of justice.” She was referencing the November 2015 shooting of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis, which led to the murder charges against two black police officers. In this case, the victim was white. For Sterling’s case, the investigation will not be led by the Baton Rouge police department but rather the FBI. Both officers involved in the incident have been placed on paid administrative leave.
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pavement. Although pinned on the ground by police officers and visibly restrained, Sterling was shot multiple times by a responding officer. Bystanders recorded the incident and posted the graphic video to social networks where the footage went viral. The footage of Alton being killed by police officers is disturbing, but serves as necessary evidence of what black communities have been trying to make clear for decades – police misconduct towards black people is not only a reality but very prevalent in this nation. We’ve endured so many of these kinds of deaths. Yet, even with movements like Black Lives Matter passionately campaigning for an end to violence towards black people there is still an overwhelming feeling that nothing has changed. White authoritative figures are still killing black citizens when there is no reason to. The #JusticeForAlton hashtag currently trending on social media
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One must bear witness to the actions of those who are supposed to protect and serve...
The more this tragic video circulates the web, the more users will realize both the injustice and predominance of police misconduct towards black people in the U.S. The goal is to achieve justice for Alton. One must bear witness to the actions of those who are supposed to protect and serve, and to shudder at the sight of another black person shot dead by a white officer. Watch the video. Yes, it is disturbing, but it helps us better understand why so many Black Lives Matter protestors hold up signs which read: Stop killing us.
What are we really watching it for? Managing Editor
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n Tuesday, a man named Alton Sterling was shot upwards of five times at point blank range after being pinned to the ground by two Baton Rouge officers. The video of the killing was caught by a witness, and was almost immediately circulated around social media platforms and broadcast television. However, the video being shared on every Facebook wall, Tumblr dash and Twitter feed of Sterling’s brutal treatment and subsequent murder is
simply overkill. Multimedia such as audio recordings, video recordings and photos are an incredibly valuable source of evidence in a world where police
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Alton Sterling did not die to be a martyr... He did not “die for a cause,” and his video should in no way be ordained as the tool for getting white supremacists to care
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officers are not held accountable for their actions. But I have to ask: what do we achieve by watching a video of a black man being shot to death that we couldn’t achieve by reading an article and accessing our basic human empathy? Now, I’m not here to argue about what took place on Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge, LA. What transpired is another systematic notch on the belt of white supremacy — a black man was slaughtered in a public place by two white officers, and the same thing was happening in 1800s. Except now, instead of lynching — cops have guns. If you can read the headline: “Black man shot dead at point blank
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Warriors land prized free agent Kevin Durant By Marcus Thompson II and Diamond Leung The Mercury News
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant is joining the Warriors. Durant made his much-anticipated free agency announcement Monday, tweeting out an article written for The Players’ Tribune. In it, he declared he would be joining the Warriors before the site promptly crashed. The Warriors, in one of the biggest free agent acquisitions in NBA history, landed the former MVP, four-time scoring champion and seven-time All-Star. He joins a team that won a record-setting 73 games last season and fell one win shy of a second straight NBA championship. Durant will sign a two-year deal with the Warriors worth $54.3 million, with a player option in the second year, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. Durant leaves the Oklahoma City Thunder, the franchise with which he spent nine seasons and became a superstar and the league’s MVP in 2014. “The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player _ as that has always steered me in the right direction,” Durant wrote. “But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth. With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors.” Durant, 27, joins the Warriors’ core that includes AllStars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. To sign Durant, the Warriors must trade Andrew Bogut and renounce all of their free agents, a group that includes Harrison Barnes, Marreese Speights and Leandro Barbosa. Durant met with six teams over the weekend in the Hamptons area of Long Island in New York. The Thunder, the Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers, the San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and Boston Celtics all had a chance to pitch Durant. The Thunder closed with a second meeting. Several sources said it was down to the Warriors and Thunder. Golden State sent four players _ Curry, Thompson, Green and Andre Iguodala _ along with CEO Joe Lacob, general manager Bob Myers and coach Steve Kerr.
Durant called and talked to NBA legend Jerry West, and executive board member, on Saturday night. The Warriors invited Durant to come make history with them. And though Oklahoma City, which raised Durant from college prodigy to Hall of Fame candidate, was pegged as the heavy favorites to keep Durant, the Warriors’ offer proved too good to pass up. Durant has had his eye on the Warriors for some time, per sources. He built a relationship with Curry, Thompson and Iguodala with Team USA in 2010. Durant, Curry and Iguodala have a connection as men of faith, and Green and Durant have grown friendly over the years. The Warriors added to that by becoming a power in the Western Conference with a style of play that fits Durant’s game. The Warriors’ ball-movement, shooting and transition game plays to his strengths. And with three other AllStars, Durant won’t have to carry as large a burden as he did in Oklahoma City. The Warriors are also willing to spend. They are based in a booming area of the country, which is good for Durant’s manifold business interests. And they are planning to move into a state-of-the-art arena in San Francisco in 2019. Oklahoma City is an elite team in the Western Conference with Durant. But the Thunder has failed to capture that elusive title despite having two of the league’s best players in Durant and Russell Westbrook. Oklahoma City reached the NBA Finals in 2012, but followed by trading key piece James Harden to Houston in part to avoid paying three huge salaries. Since that move, Oklahoma City has struggled to rediscover that third piece of the puzzle. Oklahoma City looked to be headed back to the Finals in May, when they had the Warriors down 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals. But the Thunder squandered that golden opportunity, continuing a trend of falling just short despite looking for stretches as good as it ever has. Durant was expected by many to return and try to finish the job, deliver Oklahoma City that championship. But Westbrook is a free agent next season and could leave, which meant the Thunder’s run as a contender might have had but one more year anyway. Durant wrote that in the time after the season, it was “by far the most challenging few weeks in my professional life.” “It really pains me to know that I will disappoint so many people with this choice, but I believe I am doing what I feel is the right thing at this point in my life and my playing career,” he wrote.
Federer stares down three match points to reach Wimbledon semifinals By Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times
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Switzerland’s Roger Federer serves against Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Federer advanced, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
LONDON — Roger Federer has won 307 Grand Slam tournament singles matches, more than any player. So it’s only natural that many of those would run together in his mind, just more clicks on the odometer of his illustrious career. That was not the case for the seven-time Wimbledon winner in a men’s quarterfinal match Wednesday that automatically earned a spot on the mantle as one of the Swiss star’s all-time classics. Despite losing the first two sets and being nudged to the very edge of the abyss, staring down three match points in the fourth, Federer somehow held on to beat Croatia’s Marin Cilic, 6-7 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3, as the Centre Court crowd roared with approval. “I don’t remember coming back from two sets to love here,” Federer said. “This is huge for me, my season, my career.” With the victory, Federer broke his tie with Martina Navratilova for Grand Slam event victories, and matched Jimmy Connors’ record of 11 semifinal appearances. The crowd was heavily pro-Federer, although Cilic seemed unfazed, saying: “Roger is liked everywhere, and especially here. Had
so much success. ... But it didn’t bother me.” In the second match on Centre Court, another crowd favorite also won in five sets. Scotland’s Andy Murray, who won Wimbledon three years ago, outlasted France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6 (10), 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1. Murray moves on to the semifinals to face Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who beat France’s Lucas Pouille, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2. Cilic had never lost a match in which he led, 2-0. Federer, 34, coming off knee and back injuries that forced him to sit out the French Open, hadn’t played a five-set match since the quarterfinals of the 2014 U.S. Open, when he dug his way out of an 0-2 hole. “To win a match like this, to test the body, to be out there again, fighting, being in a physical battle and winning it is an unbelievable feeling,” said Federer, who will play Canada’s Milos Raonic in the semifinals. Raonic put an end to the most surprising story of the tournament by beating 28th-seeded Sam Querrey, who eliminated No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the third round. Querrey, playing his first Grand Slam event quarterfinal, lost a battle of big servers to Raonic, 4-6, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. “I knew he had a big serve, obviously, but I was really impressed with his net game,” Querrey, a California native, said. “He really
didn’t miss a volley today. He kept coming forward, kept the pressure on me, and I felt it.” The most memorable drama of the day unfolded between Federer and Cilic, with spectators including David Beckham and Bradley Cooper. Two days earlier, Jack Nicklaus attended a Federer match. Reminded that Beckham and Cooper were in attendance, Federer said he didn’t speak to them before or after but said “it was nice to see them there.” “Back in the day, I was nervous playing in front of my family, in front of famous people, then in front of famous sports people, famous tennis players,” he said. “At the end of the day today, what makes me nervous is really legends of our sport. That’s the only thing that still gets me nervous, when I see guys sitting, watching my match. I feel like, ‘Better play well. You don’t want to disappoint legends of our sport.’ “ Without question, Federer breathes that rarefied air, and his comeback against Cilic only underscored that. Facing elimination, on two of Cilic’s three match points Federer was down to his second serve before winning the point to stay alive. He didn’t double-fault all day, and those times when he missed on his first serve, he boldly hit his second. “I think Pete (Sampras) once said, ‘You’re only as good as your second serve,’” he said.
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After his impressive sophomore campaign, Long Beach State pitcher Darren McCaughan added to his accolades by earning a spot on the 24-man USA collegiate national baseball team. The righthander went 10-1 with a Big West best 1.98 ERA to pace the Dirtbags as they became the winningest team during coach Troy Buckley’s tenure. The Big West Pitcher of the Year becomes the 12th Dirtbag to make the USA team. The team began play in Taipei, Taiwan. McCaughan made his first appearance July 2 against the Academy Barons in Compton. In that outing, the sophomore pitched one inning, giving up three hits to load the bases before getting out of the inning with two strikeouts and a pop-up. With the invite to play with the national team, the sophomore joins exclusive company as all 11 LBSU players before McCaughan have gone on to be drafted by a MLB team. The most recent is Garrett Hampson, 2016 Big West Defensive Player of the Year, who was selected in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft. The USA will compete throughout the month of July with its series against Chinese Taipei, ending July 9th. The team will then travel to Japan for a five-game series against the Japanese before finishing its play in Cuba July 23-27.
Kerri Walsh Jennings, right, and teammate Misty May-Treanor react after receiving their gold medals during their awards ceremony in women’s beach volleyball at Horse Guard Parade during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England, Wednesday, August 8, 2012.
‘She is an icon’ LBSU alum Misty MayTreanor takes over as director and coach at LBCC. By Matthew simon Sports Editor
One of Long Beach State’s brightest volleyball stars will be making a run at coaching. Misty May-Treanor took over as the new director of volleyball operations at Long Beach City College July 5. Along with her duties May-Treanor will be the head coach for the women’s volleyball team and newly created beach volleyball
team. The Olympian will also oversee the men’s volleyball team, which won the state title in its last season. The hope is that May-Treanor will immediately become a recruiting force for the women’s volleyball team that won only seven games last season. “She is an icon in her sport and longtime Long Beach resident with deep roots in our community,” LBCC President Eloy Ortiz Oakley said in an official statement. “She will serve as an inspiration to our students and a strong leader in our athletics department.” May-Treanor is no stranger to competition, winning three Olympic gold medals for the USA in beach volleyball in 2004, 2008 and 2012. The accolades don’t end there for
May-Treanor. She is an indoor volleyball champion, with one bronze medal from the Pan American Games in 1999 and one NCAA Division 1 Championship from LBSU in 1998. Professionally, May-Treanor is a fourtime AVP most valuable player and an 11time AVP best offensive player. With her academic record, it’s no surprise that May-Treanor made the move to coaching. She has a master’s degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University. “I’m excited to join the LBCC,” May-Treanor said in the statement. “My family lives in Long Beach and I want to help to help the next generation of players in my community. I’m very excited to help the players at LBCC and advance the volleyball program.”
59 Long Beach State student-athletes earn honors LBSU Student-athletes earn Big West Academic honors for winter and spring. By Matthew Simon Sports Editor
After successful seasons, the Big West Conference announced 59 Long Beach State athletes as recipients of Academic All-Conference honors. In order to be named to the list, student-athletes must compete in a Big West sponsored
sport while participating in over 50 percent of the team’s competition and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. LBSU had four student-athletes named to the Winter All-Academic team. For the men’s basketball team, Roschon Prince earned the honors along with women’s basketball players Chantel Dooley, Jessica Gertz and Gigi Hascheff. The Dirtbags had six student-athletes earn the honors as Spring Academic All-Conference. Those athletes were Joshua Advocate, David Banuelos, Zack Domingues, Garrett Hampson, Daniel Jackson and Luke Rasmussen. The softball team had three members award-
ed in Christina Clermont, Irma Sanchez and LT Torres. The Beach Volleyball team had four firsttime honorees in Nele Barber, Rachel Nieto, Ciana Wagner and Morea Wagner. There were a total of four golfers named to the team in Daniel Chian, Savannah Knox, Shawnee Martinez and Kassidy Teare. Five members of the women’s tennis were named to the team: Laura Eales, Julie Gerard, Maeva Razakasoa, Hayley Thompson and Ebba Unden. The track and field team had a total of 29 athletes combined on the men’s and women’s teams. For the men’s team, Willie Alexander, Sam
Bautista, Tim Bergstrom, Luis Briceno, Josh Carr, Robert Marlow, Dylan McCloskey, Michael Montgomery, Conner Rouse, Cody Smith, Paul Thenard, Sullivan Wall and Dustin Wert were honored. On the women’s side, Brittany Anselmo, Lauren Bartsch, Chaylene Bruggeman, Ashley Carrera, Ashleigh Chambers, Riley Cooks, Lea Fong, Jessica Henslee, Chandler Johnson, Pauline Mandel, Cassandra Nychay, Natalie O’Dwyer, Nikki Puerner, Koquise Richards, Marina Shelton and Fatima Vergara made the team. Rounding out the list is the women’s water polo team, which had four members honored. Those four are Jessica Brooks, Alexandra Massier, Emily Matheson and Virginia Smith.