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CSU ratifies agreement with CFA After months of negotiations, CSU faculty and staff have a salary increase. By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor

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The California State University Board of Trustees ratified a tentative agreement with the California Faculty Association regarding CSU faculty salaries, according to a CFA press release. The agreement, which was ratified by the CSU trustees on May 25, guarantees pay increases for faculty throughout the next year. As laid out in the agreement, faculty on active pay status or on leave will receive a 5 percent general salary increase on June 30. They will then receive a 2 percent general salary increase July 1, followed by a 3.5 percent salary increase on July 1, 2017. In total, CSU faculty will receive a 10.5 percent salary raise over the course

Police officers check and evacuate students after a shooting on the UCLA campus on Wednesday, June 1.

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The shooting prompted an hours-long lockdown, with students and faculty hiding in classrooms, dining halls and restrooms all around campus.

Cindy Masner named Interim Athletic Director Long-time Long Beach State employee Cindy Masner will be assuming new role on campus.

By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor

As UCLA students made their way to class Wednesday morning, their stress about upcoming final exams and papers was interrupted by a campus-wide lockdown after an apparent murder-suicide in the heart of campus. According to a UCLA press release, university police responded to a 911 call around 10 a.m. regarding an active shooter in an engineering building. The 911 call resulted in the rapid response of not only university police, but hundreds of law enforcement officials including the Los Angeles Police Department, the LA Fire Department, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. After Boelter Hall was cleared by law enforcement, Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck confirmed that the shooting took place in a small office in the engineering building and that the shooter was one of the two deceased parties. According to a Los Angeles Times article, a law enforcement official told the LA Times that “based on the appearances of the deceased, police believe that a professor has been shot by someone young

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FAST FACTS What: Apparent murder-suicide at UCLA sent campus into full lockdown Where: The fourth floor of an engineering building When: Just before 10 a.m. Wednesday morning Who: William S. Klug, Associate Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, unidentified shooter assumed to be a student of Klug’s

enough to be a student who then turned the gun on himself.” Students and faculty members identified the professor as William S. Klug. UCLA officials later confirmed his identity. Klug was an associate mechanical and aerospace engineering professor who also headed the Klug Research Group in computational biomechanics, according to his biography on the UCLA

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website. He was the father of two young children and earned his master’s degree at UCLA in 1999. The identity of the shooter has not yet been released. LAPD spokesman Capt. Andy Neiman announced that a note was found near one of the victims. At this time, LAPD has not confirmed

Cal State Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley announced in a press release Wednesday that long-time athletics employee Cindy Masner will serve as interim Athletics Director, effective June 1. The move comes after Vic Cegles announced that he was stepping down as Athletics Director to become the deputy athletic director at the University of Connecticut. This will be the second time Masner will be serving as interim athletics

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With Senator Boxer’s retirement, a coveted seat in the Senate is up for grabs.

By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor

For the first time in more than 20 years, California will have an open seat Senate election during the state’s primary election on June 7. When Senator Barbara Boxer announced that she would not be seeking reelection, Representative Loretta Sanchez announced she would be running for open seat. Sanchez, D, currently represents California’s 46th district, which comprises a majority of Orange County. During a conference call interview with various California State University newspaper editors, Sanchez said that once Boxer revealed that she would not run for her current seat in the senate again, California Democrats from the House of Representatives approached Sanchez and encouraged her to run for Boxer’s seat. According to Sanchez, the members of Congress who approached her said that whoever takes the seat in the Senate needs to have a good understanding of the U.S. military and its place in the world. Sanchez currently sits on both the House Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Homeland Security. Sanchez said that she’s proud of her work with the military. She has taken many trips to different military bases

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U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) is followed by supporters with signs after filing her paperwork to enter the U.S. Senate race, at the Orange County Registrar of Voters Office in Santa Ana, Calif., on March 8, 2016. In the race to replace four-term Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, the easygoing veteran Congresswoman is hoping to reach the run-off against front-runner Kamala Harris. throughout the world to visit with the troops. Sanchez said that during her over 20 years in the House of Representatives she’s kept to her convictions and voted with her conscience. When it came time to vote on authorizing President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, Sanchez voted against it. “When we took that Iraq vote, people spit on me,” she said, “... they thought it

I’ve been like ‘definitely if there was [a shooter on campus] this would be my exit or this is what I’d do.’” continued from page 1 UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh commended the response time and cooperation of of At the time of the 911 call, a BruinAlert the local law enforcement. was issued, alerting all students, facul“I also want to the thank the all law ty, and staff via text message and email enforcement agencies of southern Calthat the campus was ifornia who reon lockdown until acted so quickly further notice. The to help secure the I am heartbroken by the lockdown was lifted scene and help us around 12:30 p.m. prevent further sight of SWAT teams Cal State Long damage to the running down avenues Beach sophomore campus,” Waugh normally filled with Ishoah Gramajo said said during a students that UCLA’s shootnews briefing. ing was too close to “We’ll learn -Eric Garcetti, home. from this event mayor of Los Angeles “UCLA’s not that and we’ll learn far, so that’s crazy,” how we need to said the English major. “[School shootwork as cooperatively as possible with ings] are almost typical at this point, the different law enforcement agencies which is sad.” to make sure that we can handle these Gramajo then said that gun violence kinds of situations effectively and safely on campuses is becoming so common, for the students, faculty and staff.” he knows it could happen anytime at According to Everytown Gun Safeanyplace. ty, an advocacy group, the shooting at “It could happen at our school,” GrUCLA is the 186th school shooting in amajo said. “I work at the bookstore, the U.S. since the Sandy Hook school [and] there’s definitely been times where shooting in 2012. By that count, a gun

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was very unpatriotic to go against the president.” Further, Sanchez voted against the Patriot Act and the bailout of Wall Street. The Patriot Act, according the the American Civil Liberties Union, has made it easier for the government to spy on ordinary Americans by the monitoring of phone and email communications, collecting bank and credit reports

has been fired at a school almost once a week since then. “This horrific event, at an institution dedicated to learning and mutual understanding, reminds us once again of the fragility of a peaceful society,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “Thankfully, the campus is safe nowbut I am heartbroken by the sight of SWAT teams running down avenues normally filled with students… I want to commend the entire UCLA community for its extraordinary grace and calm on a traumatic morning.” During a press conference held immediately after the shooting, Waugh announced that UCLA’s classes were canceled for the rest of the day, as well as all evening programs. He said that the normal campus operations would resume Thursday morning and finals will continue next week. However, all engineering classes have been canceled for the remainder of the week. “Faculty, staff and students should show up tomorrow and go through their regular routines and complete the quarter as planned,” Waugh said. UCLA is making counseling services available to students, faculty, and staff over the course of the next few days.

and tracking people’s internet usages. Born and raised in Orange County to immigrant parents, Sanchez said she had a lot of people invested in her education and would not have been able to attend college if it had not been for Cal Grants, Pell Grants and student loans. Due to her personal experience with the California State University system and the different financial aid programs available to students, Sanchez said stu-

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continued from page 1 of the upcoming school year. The CFA represents more than 27,000 faculty members in the 23-campus CSU system. Ratifying the agreement followed the CFA’s “Fight for Five” campaign, which saw faculty from all 23 CSU campuses prepare for a system-wide strike. During the Fight for Five campaign, the CFA demanded a 5 percent general salary increase, while the CSU offered a 2 percent salary increase. The tentative agreement is the product of months of negotiations and collective bargaining. During the process, a fact-finder looked over documents submitted by the CSU and the CFA. Fact-finder Bonnie Castrey, who is Cal State Long Beach alumna, sided with the CFA and recommended the 5 percent salary increase. CFA President Jennifer Eagan said in the press release that the CFA is happy that the strike was avoided and

dent loan reform and making college affordable is an important issue of hers. Working towards affordable college tuition, Sanchez authored the All Year Access Bill and the Chance Act. The All Year Access Bill allows college students to use the Pell Grant during summer school. The Chance Act increased the amount of the Pell Grant to $8900 and lets students use it for 15 months instead of 12 months. Sanchez said she has fought to bring down student loan interest rates and believes the government shouldn’t be making money off of college students. “I’m totally in agreement with the president that with this whole issue of making community college free,” she said. In the upcoming academic year, Santa Ana Community College will be offering free tuition for all of its students, a program which Sanchez said she worked toward. The first project Sanchez funded was Orange County’s groundwater replenishment system – the largest water recycling system in the world which constitutes 90 percent of Orange County’s water supply. Sanchez said that considering the severity of California’s current drought, water recycling plants like this can and should be constructed throughout the state. Everything that Sanchez has been working toward in the House of Representatives she said she wants to continue in the Senate. According to Sanchez, those she is running against in the Senate race do not have the necessary experience or government connections. “I know how to work with people and I know how to get votes,” she said. “... I’ve been tough when it takes tough.”

campuses could continue to operate normally. “We are pleased that we managed to avoid a strike and come to a reasonable agreement that takes fair and necessary steps toward resolving long-standing… salary problem for the faculty,” Eagen said. “It was a difficult year, but we created a good outcome for faculty, students, and the system as a whole.” According to the same press release, the CFA maintains that the CSUs are underfunded by the state, and that there needs to be an increase in funding to better serve students. Both the CSU and the CFA have called for $101 million more than Governor Jerry Brown allotted in the 2016-2017 state budget. Gov. Brown added $25 million for the CSU in the state budget in May, although it is a one-time funding. “The CSU needs an increase in permanent and recurring funding,” Eagen said in a public statement. “... Students reappear. There are more of them every year. And that’s a good thing. California badly needs more people with college degrees. But, we need to restore ongoing funding to the system to be able to serve them all.”

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ON THE ISSUES

ROUND-UP

By Michaela Kwoka-Coleman News Editor

During the spring semester, the Daily 49er published “On the Issues,” a weekly series on the presidential candidates and where they stand on current political issues. With California’s primary only days away, here’s a quick reminder of who the candidates are and what they believe.

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Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Clinton, D, is a former New York senator and secretary of state under President Barack Obama. She is pro-abortion rights, but believes that abortion should be rare and that there need to be other options for women who are faced with unplanned pregnancies. At a primary debate in Iowa in November 2015, Clinton said that Wall Street needs to be reformed, and that “we have to go after what is called the shadow banking industry;” primarily hedge funds and insurance companies. Clinton thinks community college should be tuition-free; she also thinks public colleges and universities should be debt-free. When it comes to climate change and the environment, Clinton has said that the U.S. must combat climate change and create more clean energy jobs.

Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, has been a lifelong supporter of women’s reproductive issues, earning a 100 percent rating from the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League for his pro-abortion rights voting record. The senator has called for a modern Glass-Steagall Act type of legislation, which would better regulate Wall Street and big banks. Sanders thinks that public colleges and universities should be tuition free for all citizens and should be payed for by a tax on Wall Street speculation. He received a 90 percent rating from the League of Conservative voters for his pro-environment voting record. Sanders supports the idea that climate change is creating a international security crisis.

Donald Trump, R, was pro-abortion up until 2011, when he changed policy to being anti-abortion. Trump has said that Planned Parenthood has helped millions of women, but as president, he would defund it. The real estate mogul has pledged to bring back jobs from overseas and drastically cut funding to the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency. When it comes to higher education, Trump thinks the federal government shouldn’t be profiting from student loans and that steps need be taken to to help students with their debt. Trump said in a tweet on November 6, 2012, that climate change is a hoax created by the Chinese to supress the U.S. economy.

California’s primary will be held June 7. To find your polling place, go to http:// www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place/.

This article is the last of a weekly series informing students of where candidates stand on the issues for the 2016 presidential elections. Source: A ll information comes from Ontheissues.org, a nonprofit that keeps track of candidate voting records and public statements.

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Deal of the day: guide for affordable outings Eat and drink at popular local attractions without breaking the bank.

Wednesday Legends 5236 E 2nd St. 11 a.m.-12 a.m.

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Long Beach’s showcase of tourist attractions is a part of what keeps this city thriving. Visitors come through and empty their wallets at the local hotspots, boosting the income of the many restaurants and bars – as well as the thousands of people employed in the industry. There are enough places to go out every day for a year and still not visit them all. However, as Long Beach residents, and students that so typically find themselves on a tight budget, every day can’t be lived like a vacation. Or can it? One of the perks of being local is knowing when and where to go out for a good time, grab a drink, maybe a bite to eat and still not break the bank. If you’re not sure when and where to get killer deals, allow me to help plan out your week. Monday Acapulco Mexican Restaurant Y Cantina 6270 E Pacific Coast Highway 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Legends is one of the most popular sports bars in town. Located on the lively strip of Second Street in Belmont Shore, it’s been voted best place to watch a game in Long Beach Post’s “Best of Long Beach Winners.” They too offer a variety of affordable drinks during their 3-6 p.m. happy hour, as well as a nightly special each day of the week and lots of great food. Wednesday is the night to be there, though, for the “Craft Beer-BQ.” From 6-10 p.m. you can enjoy the chef’s barbecue special paired with the beer of the night [for how much?]. You don’t need to worry about nursing that beer, because after buying the first glass each refill is just $1 until 10 p.m.. Thursday The Attic 3441 E Broadway Ave. 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Acapulco has a great solution for anyone who is suffering from a case of the Mondays: $2 Margaritas all day. Located off the water of the marina, the patio makes for a great place to unwind and breathe in some of that salty sea air with a salty margarita in your hand. And if that’s not enough to cheer you up, the Monday karaoke is sure to liven some spirits. Tuesday Reno Room 3400 E Broadway Ave. 6 a.m.-2 a.m.

To follow up The Attic’s popular Wednesday whiskey night, Thursday’s are their beer night. From 6-10 p.m. enjoy select beers for $3 a piece. The Attic is a place worth checking out if ambiance is an important factor for you. The building is really more of a house than a restaurant, but they offer a lot of outdoor seating. Though it has a homey atmosphere, the food leaves the impression of a fine dining restaurant– excluding their famous dish the “Mac n Cheetos,” that is. The popular plate is a three cheese macaroni pasta with crumbled Flaming Hot Cheetos as a crunchy topping. Friday Alex’s Bar 2913 E Anaheim St. 5 p.m.-2 p.m.

Broadway Avenue is home to some of the best dive bars in town, one of which is the Reno Room that offers a happy hour that virtually never ends. Any day of the week you can grab a $3 domestic beer or well drink between 6-11 a.m., or 3-7 p.m.. However, get there for super happy hour between 4-5 p.m. and they’ll only cost $2. The best time to be at the Reno Room, though, is 11am-11pm on Tuesday for some delicious tacos at only $1.50 a piece. While you enjoy your tacos, why not wash them down with a $3 margarita or Modelo offered during the same hours? Though it’s not the most lavish of local bars, the jukebox is always playing, the staff is friendly and it’s a good place for a game of pool.

This isn’t so much of a weekly deal as it is a recommendation for a fun Friday night. Alex’s bar is a venue that offers a concert almost every night of the week, when they’re not hosting trivia night on Tuesday or karaoke on Wednesday and Thursday. Shows typically cost $5 to $10. This Friday’s show has a full line up, featuring the bands Fartbarf, Kim & The Created, So Cal Tennis Pros and Thee Swank Bastards, so it’ll set up back the full $10. But, Alex’s Bar is worth supporting with your entry fee, because you’ll also be supporting local music. Unlike a lot of bars that have bands play just for publicity, or even charge artists to perform, they actually give artists a portion of that door money. Alex’s Bar is a cool place to hang out, it’s red walls, heavy drapes, chandeliers and velvet paintings create an appealing and intimate aesthetic.

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Kimberli Meyer is selected for UAM Director Longtime MAK Director is ready to move forward. By Jason Enns Arts & Life Editor

Brian Trimble, who’s been the Interim Director for the University Art Museum at Cal State Long Beach for the past few years is stepping down to make room for Kimberli Meyer to take up the position as the permanent UAM Director. She’s worked at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles for nearly 14 years, but is excited to be moving on and moving to Long Beach. She sat down with the Daily 49er to discuss her new role at CSULB. Why are you leaving the MAK? “I love the MAK center and I’ve been here for such a long time that it really feels like part of my DNA, but I’m excited about taking on a new context, a new challenge. I’m a person that works very much through response to the site and the MAK center has been an incredibly interesting site to work from, but I think that the UAM is similarly also really interesting. I’m interested in the museum itself, I’m interested in Cal State Long Beach as a university, and I’m interested in Long Beach. I think it’s a fascinating city, so I think there’s a lot I could mine in that context that is really just very very different from the MAK center.” Why did you want to work at the University Art Museum on CSULB? “Cal State Long Beach itself has the biggest art department on the whole west coast and in Los Angeles. Long Beach is slightly under the radar, but in fact they produce incredible artists and have a lot of great artists in the faculty.

I was aware of the museum studies department because one of my colleagues, Professor Nizan Shaked, has been teaching there for quite a while and she and I have collaborated on several projects over the years. For me, it’s interesting to work in a museum that has a good museum studies program because I think museums have become more and more important as time goes on, and to be able to train students and really involve ourselves intellectually in what a museum is, what it means in society it’s kind of crucial. If you’re in a museum that’s not at a university and just out in the city some place you don’t necessarily have that kind of dialogue, you don’t take three steps back and question, ‘What does a museum even mean? What’s it supposed to do? Who’s its audience? What is its message?’ I think that you really have to deconstruct that in a museum studies department. So that’s another reason why I’m really interested in the UAM because it has that and they’re very joint, the two entities.” Was your decision influenced by the recent $300,000 grant from the Getty Foundation for the implementation of the monographic exhibition of artworks by Argentine-born artist David Lamelas? “I love David. David has been an artist that I’ve worked with in the past and I absolutely adore him, he’s a fantastic artist. It’s going to be a really great show and I really look forward to that as well. It’s part of this much larger initiative which the MAK center is also involved. The initiative is called LA/LA, which is Los Angeles/Latin America, and it’s actually going to be amazing. There’s like 60 venues across Southern California which are going to be showing exhibitions that somehow relate to latin america so it’s going to be amazing the Getty does this as part of Pacific Standard Time and they do this every few years and it’s always pretty incredible and they really put a lot of money behind

it but I am really pleased with what the UAM is doing i think it’s going to be a fantastic show and definitely will bring in a lot of people and a lot of publicity.” Do you have any plans already for exhibits you want to spearhead? “I have a lot of ideas about exhibitions I would like to do and programs that I would like to bring in and sort of concepts I would like to implement. So, this is something that I’m probably going to be working on, doing a lot of planning within my first couple months, planning for the next year, two years, five years. I always love to have a five year plan. A university museum has the opportunity to really explore its community and I think a university, in many ways, is like a small city. It has all kinds of different people, it has people that are there every day, it has people that just visit people that come and go and have kind of a life cycle at the university. So I’m very interested in thinking of the university as a city in and of itself and thinking about ways to engage the citizens of the university so that’s a concept that I’m going to be developing right off the bat.” P hoto courtesy of K imberli M eyer

What is your educational background? “I Have a Bachelor of Architecture, which is a professional five-year degree in architecture. I got that in Chicago and I practiced architecture for quite a while and decided to go to art school then I came out to California – to California Institute of the Arts in the LA area and did my MFA there and have been here ever since. So, I really have both art and architecture in my background and both are very important to me. I’ll definitely also be bringing architecture projects at the UAM as well.” What will you bring to the CSULB from your 14 years experience at the MAK center?

MAK Center Director for 14 years Kimberli Meyer will become the new permanent director of the University Arts Museum starting in July.

“One of the things that I would love to do which I’ve done at the MAK is provide a platform for artists and architects and curators and scholars and performers to sort of try new things and just experiment, and that’s the kind of place that the MAK was. It was a place where you can really try and fail if you wanted to and that’s something that I still very much believe in. I think that the university museum can also have that position. It’s about trying things, expanding ways of thinking about things and it’s about giving thinkers and creators a chance to try something

that’s maybe a little bit out of their usual habit – and that’s absolutely what I intend to continue doing at the UAM.” Meyer concluded her interview by stating: “I’m just really excited to try to engage the university community at Long Beach it’s going to be a very open door I want to try to make the museum a process and a program open and accessible for people m really interested in finding out more about the student body the faculty and the staff at the university so I look forward to meeting people and finding out more about what people are interested in.”

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continued from page 4 Saturday The Federal Bar 102 Pine Ave. 11:30 a.m.-12 a.m.

Speaking of aesthetic, nothing will make you feel more lavish than walking through the double doors of the old bank building and into the rich stained wood and crystal chandeliers that greet you at this popular downtown hotspot. $39 maybe a pricey brunch for some, but it’s still money well spent. Saturday and Sunday, $39 will get you two brunch entrees and two bottomless mimosas. The covers two people so you’ll need to bring a date or maybe a friend with equal enthusiasm for mimosas and breakfast food, but the two of you can help yourself to a hearty meal and as many mimosas as you can drink while you relax and listen to some live Jazz.

Sunday Gallagher’s Pub & Grill 2751 E Broadway Ave. 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Gallagher’s is a popular Irish pub, which might lead one to expect it to be a dimly lit dive bar, but the atmosphere is far from it. Nearly every inch of wall is decorated with vintage Irish liquor signs, sports memorabilia or TV screens usually airing Premiere League soccer games. The street level wall is all windows that let in plenty of natural light from their full service patio, making Gallagher’s a great place to have Sunday brunch. Buy any meal at the price of $7.95 or more and get bottomless mimosas for only $6 extra. Stay as long as you like, but drink your fill before 2 p.m. when the mimosa deal ends.

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Harambe: Protective or Unpredictable? Why the Cincinnati Zoo made the right choice. By Jorge Paniagua Opinions Editor

hen I first read about Harambe the gorilla being killed at the Cincinnati Zoo, I was fairly upset at the fact that the 17-year-old western-lowland silverback gorilla, was shot by zoo officials in order to save a 3-year-old boy who had fallen into the exhibit. “Why couldn’t they tranquilize the gorilla instead of shooting it dead?” I thought. After all, silverback gorillas are a critically endangered species, with the World Wildlife Fund reporting that their numbers have dramatically reduced by 60 percent over the past 25 years. However, after analyzing the incident closely, I’ve realized that putting Harambe down was unfortunately the most sensible choice in order to save the young boy’s life. It’s nice to think that all gorillas are heroes like Mighty Joe Young or Tarzan’s adoptive family, but they’re not. They’re wild animals and according to the Cincinnati Zoo director, Thane Maynard, the child’s life was in serious danger. “People who question that don’t understand you can’t take a risk with a silverback gorilla – this is a dangerous

animal,” Maynard, said. “Looking back, we’d make the same decision. The child is safe.” Footage shot by a witness shows the 450-pound primate dragging the child through the enclosure’s moat as a crowd of observers clamor in shock. Gorillas are identified as some of the deadliest mammals alongside lions, bears and tigers meaning not even zookeepers enter the exhibit with them. Zookeepers and these mammals are always divided by some sort of protective barrier. Therefore, a child falling into this exhibit could have been a fatal ordeal. But according to supporters of the #justiceforharambe hashtag currently trending on social networks, the boy was not in any grave danger at all. Many users claiming that the child was actually being protected by the gorilla – which although optimistic, is a very unrealistic way of approaching the situation. A social media post, which attained a few thousand likes on Instagram, read: “I am sorry that ignorant humans deemed your life to be inferior to that of a human’s. I am sorry that humans assume you were going to hurt the child when in reality you were protecting it. I am sorry that @cincinnatizoo murdered you because of the mistake made by one of their paying customers.” It’s unfortunate that Harambe had to be killed, and although it is necessary to talk about how the situation could have been prevented, it’s important to accept the fact that a boy’s life was in imminent danger. Zoo officials handled the situation in a way that would save the child from a

wild animal’s grip. A plethora of memes are, of course, circulating social media either belittling the zoo officials, the child’s mother or the child himself. O n e popular m e m e being found o n Facebook a n d Twitter, for example, features a picture of Harambe and bold words that read: “Not sure why they killed me. I was doing a better job of watching that lady’s kid than she was.” I can see why certain people believe the boy was being protected by Harambe. Footage shows Harambe standing over the child in what seems like a protective stance – there’s even a moment where the gorilla stands the boy up, a moment resembling a nurturing affair between the two. All this before Harambe drags the boy around the moat strenuously. But even if the gorilla was in fact “protecting” the child, Harambe most likely had no intention of freeing the

boy, according to an eyewitness who spoke to CNN, Kimberley Ann Perkins O’Connor. “[Harambe] pulled the boy back in, tucked him underneath and really wasn’t going to let him get away,” O’Connor said. Harambe had no plans of letting the child go. The gorilla most likely would have ended up seriously hurting, or killing the child, not because of malicious intent, but because of the gorilla’s size

and strength. Furthermore, another eyewitness who spoke to Cincinnati local news affiliate WCPO, Bruce Davis, claims he witnessed the gorilla throw the child 10 feet in the air, and saw the child land on his back – something not caught on tape. So, why not put the gorilla to sleep with a tranquilizer instead of killing him? Both Maynard and animal expert Jeff Corwin agree that a tranquilizer may have taken too long to take effect and might have agitated Harambe, which would’ve worsened the situation. “In some situations, depending on what the medication is, it can take upward to 10 to 15 minutes,” Corwin said. “It may take multiple shots.” It’s discomforting to know that an endangered gorilla is now dead because of a mother’s lack of attentiveness, however; the 3-year-old child is alive and well, recovering in a hospital. Zoo officials made a tough choice in order to save a life. All I have left to say is – Parents, keep your kids on a leash if you have to.

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The men’s volleyball team takes on Pepperdine earlier this year at Walter Pyramid.

A tournament of their own Big West approves creation of men’s volleyball tourney. By Matthew Simon Sports Editor

The Big West Conference announced Tuesday that it will be creating a men’s volleyball championship beginning in 2018. The creation will be the 18th conference-sponsored event that the conference will conduct as an annual championship, and is the first NCAA Division 1 conference to do so. There will be five Big West schools in the league while a sixth team, from UC San Diego, will join the group as an associate member. That will give the con-

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continued from page 1 director. In 2005, she was in the same position ten months before LBSU hired Cegles. In the press release, Conoley said that Masner is a highly skilled and experienced administrator who is well respected within the athletics community. Masner, who has been working in Long Beach’s athletics for more than 30 years, served as the Senior Women’s Administrator and Senior Associate Athletics Director. “As Athletic Director over the past

ference the minimum six teams needed for a postseason NCAA automatic qualification. UC San Diego, a Division II school, is eligible to compete as an associate member in the Big West because it participates in three or less championships. The championship, will be conducted one week prior to the NCAA Championship Selections and will use a double round-robin format for a total of ten matches. “I really believe that this is one of the single best things I’ve seen happen to men’s volleyball in all the years I’ve been a part of it as a player, assistant coach and head coach,” Long Beach State head coach Alan Knipe said in a press release by LBSU. “I do believe that it’s going to give men’s volleyball a stronger position to have a traditional conference back our sport. My ultimate goal would be that it owuld help spur

10 years, Vic has done a tremendous job moving our department forward,” Masner said in the press release. “I am excited for the opportunity President Conoley has given me as the interim Athletic Director, to continue building a winning athletics program which is centered around the welfare, as well as academic and athletic success, of our student athletes. Having such dedicated, hardworking coaches and staff in the department will help continue the tradition of excellence in our journey forward.” Masner will oversee Athletics while LBSU conducts a national search for Cegles’ replacement in the near future.

even more growth throughout men’s volleyball and within our championship with the NCAA.” The six teams that will compete in the tournament are Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and Hawai’i. In the Big West’s press release, they mentioned that the schools involved have won five NCAA national championships, 12 runner-up finishes and 26 Final Four appearances since 1970. “The Big West is to be commended for their support of men’s volleyball and their decision to become the first traditional division one conference to sponsor men’s volleyball,” Hawai’i head coach Charlie Wade said in the Big West press release. “As a coach, I am very appreciative of Dennis Farrell and his leadership team for believing in us and making this happen.”

Before the announcement of the tournament, the teams had been competing in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation since 1993. “It should be noted that the creation of this championship is the culmination of a year’s worth of work within the conference that has engaged both the sport’s coaches and administrators,” Knipe said in LBSU’s press release. “UC San Diego’s consideration as a member in men’s volleyball has been discussed throughout that process and has no relation to its current consideration of Division one membership.” The move supports athletes that compete in the sport and give them another incentive at the end of a long season. “Having the Big West Conference establish the first Division one men’s volleyball conference was an important step in solidifying a commitment

to the sport and the student-athletes that participate,” Micahel Izzi, UC Irvine Director of Athletics said in the Big West press release. “The league athletic directors are committed to the highest level of success academically and athletically by our student-athletes. The growth and success of the sport aligns perfectly with the Big West’s values and goals. Along with the creation of the tournament, coaches believe that it will provide more competition across the country. “From its inception the Big west will provide our fans with an exciting and nationally competitive schedule. UC Irvine head coach David Kiffin said in the Big West press release. “Five of the six schools have qualified for the NCAA Tournament during the past seven years and continue to be among the nation’s best men’s volleyball programs.”

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Dirtbags snag Big West Honors Eight members of the Long Beach State baseball team were named to All-Conference teams, six of whom received Big West First Team Honors.

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TD Ameritrade Park Omaha will be the host of the College World Series. The Dirtbags will try to make it there as they go for the NCAA College Baseball Championship.

Road to

OMAHA

By Matthew Simon Sports Editor

Before Monday’s NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show, Long Beach State head coach Troy Buckley had confidence his team was going to make the postseason. It was just a matter of which regional the team would be competing in. But with 62 teams announced for the 64-seed tournament, the tension was high as the Dirtbags had yet to see their name during Monday’s ESPN special. Surrounded by supporters in the Walter Pyramid at the team’s viewing party, the room became filled with joy as LBSU was finally announced. “I’m happy for the team. I think (the NCAA committee) made the right decision,” Buckley said. “[The team] invested a lot and for them to see some fruit at the end of the work is outstanding.”

The Dirtbags, the No. 3 seed in the Regional (36-20, 14-8), are heading to the Coral Gables Regional in Florida to take on the No. 2 seed Florida Atlantic on Friday to kick-off the double-elimination regional. LBSU added uncertainty after the team failed to beat Cal State Fullerton for the Big West Championship during the last series of the regular season. After dropping the first game of the series the Dirtbags won the second with sophomore pitcher Darren McCaughan on the hill to even the series. In the third and Big West championship-deciding game LBSU lost 2-1 to the Titans. The loss dropped the team’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI) and pushed them from at-large lock to a bubble team. “(It was) a little nerve-wracking,” Buckley said. “I think it was the last one on the board, the last regional site, but at the same time I think we

felt good, but you never know.” This year’s tournament made history after there were no regionals west of Lubbock, Texas for the first time since 1994. That makes the Dirtbags one of the few teams heading east to represent the west coast. “We got to get ready to compete and represent the west,” Buckley said. “We owe it to the west coast to play well. Not only for us, [but] for our conference and our region.” In 2014, the Dirtbags headed east for their regional so the team has an idea of what to expect. “[We need to] just get adjusted to the time change and the weather,” Buckley said. “We dealt with massive delays with rain in Gainsville in [2014].” Friday’s game against Florida Atlantic will be nationally televised on ESPN 3 at 10 a.m. PST. The Daily 49er will have updates online.

Garrett H ampson

Big West Defensive Player of the Year, First Team shortstop

Zack Domingues

First Team third baseman

David Banuelos

First Team catcher

Darren McCaughan

Big West Pitcher of the Year, First Team pitcher

Luke R asmussen

First Team designated hitter

Austin McGeorge

First Team pitcher

Teams competing in the Coral Gables Regional:

Daniel Jackson

Second Team first baseman

Daniel Jackson

Second Team outfielder