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SU students could see more fee increases come fall 2012 due to a plan by California State Student Association’s (CSSA) to stabilize funding for their organization.

If passed, the A.S. fee would increase from 48 cents to $2. The choice to donate to the organization is made independently by each A.S. government, but CSSA is trying to implement more permanent, secure means of funding. CSSA may request the California legislature to make the fee mandatory, despite the

organization’s lobbying efforts against fee increases made by the legislature in recent months. “The legislature is a part of the reason why our fees have been raised,” said William Ryder, A.S. external affairs representative. “It’s a complete 180 because this time it benefits us.” Due to the optional funds

and budget fluctuations, CSSA is lacking the stability they require to properly serve students, said A.S. President Amanda Flavin. The organization is looking at three possible solutions for their financial struggles, one of which asks for mandatory fees, according to CSSA’s proposal, “Stabilization 2015.”

Another option would call for a referendum in which students would vote whether they want to pay the fee. The last option would give the power to A.S. presidents, who would vote in the CSSA, whether to pass the fee increase. “At this point it’s still unsure,” Flavin said. “CSSA is

a very rocky organization and we’re still asking ourselves if it’s really worth funding.” CSSA is an advocacy group and used as a means of keeping the Cal State campuses together, writing resolutions and forming committees. The plan will be discussed at the next meeting on Oct. 14 -16 at CSU Fresno.

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Sophomore Hugo Valencia, president of CSUN’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance, standing in front of one of the clubs meetings on Sept. 19. The L.A. Unified School District voted to promote a positive image of LGBT individuals, include age-appropriate curriculum, staff training, demand staff to intervene with anti-gay bullying and more. “I think this is one more victory for the queer community because people who have influenced our society in a positive way can now be recognized, despite their sexual orientation,” Valencia said.

he history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) will be included in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) curriculum after a Sept. 13 decision to teach students about the contributions of under-represented groups. This decision comes after Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 48, or the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, on July 14. “There isn’t a lot of people out there that know much

about the queer community,” said Hugo Valencia, CSUN’s LGBTA president. “Those people deserve to be recognized just like any other historical figure.” The school system has 60 days to develop a plan to integrate the new lessons, and there are three ways the resolution could be implemented, said Judy Chiasson, program coordinator for LAUSD. The first initiative will require teachers to intervene if they hear any anti-gay bullying in the classroom or on school grounds, Chiasson said. Creating an inclusive curriculum is next, Chiasson

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growing number of employers are searching social media to examine prospective and current employees, making students rethink what opinions and images they show to the world. Eighty percent of employers use search engines, such as Google,+ to research their

employees’ online presence, said Max Drucker, CEO of Social Intelligence Corp, which tracks publicly-available social media content and manually reviews objectionable material. Racist remarks, sexual material, violence and illegal activity, such as drugs, qualify as objectionable, Drucker told CNN. UCLA student Alexandra Wallace posted a racist video

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Continued from page 1 said. This involves discussing how gays influenced prominent events, and the roles that important gay figures played in U.S. history. For example, Alan Turing, a computer scientist who helped develop computer science, was prosecuted and committed suicide for being gay, Chiasson said. “What would have his career been like if he had not been arrested or killed himself?” Chiasson said. These are the kinds of lessons that would be integrated into a teacher’s lesson plans, she added. Stand-alone curriculum dedicated to LGBT culture and history is the third element for implementation, but will not be part of LAUSD’s plan, Chiasson said. The goal behind the law and resolution is to educate students, faculty and parents about LGBT history and sensitivity, Chiasson said. “This is not going to be

a major overhaul to what we already do,” she said. “We’ve always supported students.” Beginning in 1965, the California Department of Education started mandating inclusive curriculum, which, at the time, included history about blacks, Latinos and women’s rights, Chiasson said. “Historically, there’s always been a certain group that’s been selected to be discriminated against, whether it’s been Mexican-Americans, African-Americans and Chinese immigrants,” said Jorge Moraga, senior history major. “With the 21st century, now it’s gay Americans and lesbian Americans.” Having inclusive education about LGBT is great, Moraga said, but others think it could cause tension. “I think they should be able to choose if they want to be educated about it or not,” said freshman Margarita Ruvalcaba. Though Ruvalcaba thinks students and parents should have a choice about being educated on the subject, she supports LAUSD’s effort. “It’s good that they’re being

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educated about not bullying them,” she said. Ruvalcaba said she has not been criticized by her peers because of her sexual orientation, but more from her family members. “They think that every time they see a lesbian, they’re going to hit on every single girl,” she said. This is one of the stereotypes the resolution aims to address and inform, Chiasson said. Proponents of the additional curriculum said it is never too early to teach children the diversity of American history. “Kids are our future, and if we want inclusivity in our society, then we need to educate kids,” Valencia said. “I don’t see why it wouldn’t be appropriate. They’re not being taught about sex. There’s a difference between gay history and sex.” But for some people, it could be difficult to separate history from intimate details. “There is a lot of misinformation out there,” Chiasson said. “I think with the lack of information, people fill (their misconceptions) with their fears.” As technology and information becomes more accessible to young students, Moraga has no problems with children learning LGBT history. “Kids are growing up a lot faster these days,” Moraga said. “The more conscious and informed they are at a younger age about their fellow human being, I think that’s a good thing.”

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alifornia’s legislature voted to shine a light on state higher education instutions’ records and documents starting Jan. 1, 2012, when previously unavailable information will be made public. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill Sept. 7, after it moved through the state legislature for three years and endured two gubernatorial rejections. The ruling comes after Cal State Stanislaus students found shredded papers in April 2010 detailing how much money Sarah Palin was paid for speaking on campus, according to a press release from Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco. Campus officials denied the records existed, and an investigation was pending when the students discovered the documents in the trash. Senate Bill 8 will make available correspondence, contracts, financial and dona-

tion records previously kept from the public and maintained by third parties, which did not have to adhere to the California Public Record Act. Previously, budgets and expenses of these organizations and foundations have been kept behind closed doors, said Adam Keigwin, Yee’s chief of staff. “These establishments have been acting in secrecy, hiding the functions of running a university behind closed doors,” Keigwin said. “Using auxiliary agencies is good for the tax exemptions, but not at the cost of transparency and preventing accountability.” Organizations can now be scrutinized and held accountable for any discrepancies, Keigwin said. Brown could not be reached for comment. Donors’ identities will not be disclosed except in situations when the donor receives something in return worth $2,500 or higher, according to the bill. CSUN’s auxiliary organi-

zations include the University Student Union (USU), which handles events, such as Student Showcase, and the University Corporation, which manages the campus bookstore and marketplace. CSUN may have been ahead of the legislation according to Jason Wang, USU associate executive director. “Our contracts, financial budgets, procedures and audits are public records,” he said. Come January, anyone will be able to see the contracts and expenses of these two entities, for a fee. Auxiliaries will be able to charge for making copies of their records, but that is the only cost of this change, Keigwin said. Yee, co-author of the new bill, is not a stranger to openrecords laws. While on the San Francisco board of supervisors, Yee authored the Sunshine Ordinance, which grants the public access to what goes on at city hall.

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Continued from page 1 on YouTube in March about Asians in her campus library, giving example as to what can happen if your peers, and school, do not approve of your comments. After receiving many dislikes, angry comments, death threats and a disapproving public service announcement from the school’s dean, Wallace left UCLA. A Facebook poll conducted for this article found that out of 54 people, 23 said they have no reason to post anything incriminating, 26 people said they censor themselves, and five said they do not censor their posts. Sophomore theater major

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SUN’s regional champion Poetry Slam team, will be hosting auditions and an open mic, in the Games Room, Fitness Center, Wednesday, 8-10 p.m. “There will be comedians, singing, dancing, rapping, a lot of poetry and anything else creative the students can think of,” said Samantha Lui, of the poetry team. Espressions, a weekly open mic night at CSUN, will have short student performances, coffee, snacks and desserts, as well as Flypoet Entertainment, professional spoken word artists, performing between every few acts. “We want to create a coffee shop atmosphere for the open mic night,” Lui explained. There will be five judges there to evaluate their skills. The students with the top five scores will be on the team, Lui said. They expect to have upwards of 150 people for the event, she said. “I’m so excited to put the Poetry Slam team together and can’t wait to see who shows up,” Lui said.

Savanna Chute said she doesn’t do anything exciting enough to be incriminating. “I choose not to curse or air private business online because that is not the place to do it,” Chute said. “I have family and former students on my Facebook, so they act as personal censors.” It’s not just employers who scrub applicants’ digital reputations. Graduate schools and professional organizations have joined the trend, said Patricia Gaynor, Career Center assistant director. Gaynor said students should go through their profiles and erase content they might have thought was fun before, but could horrify them now. “If you don’t want it to be on the front of the LA Times,

you should think before you put anything in an email or any situation that could turn around and really cost you,” Gaynor said. Senior art major Joevin Ha said the only questionable content he posts on his Facebook page portrays “artistically grotesque” photos or words. Ha said he is not worried about these background checks because he avoids drugs and alcohol. But he knows this is not always the case for social media users. “People like Alexandra Wallace, however, should most definitely keep their eyes peeled,” Ha said. “In case they make the same mistake as she did and become the international talk of the day.”

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My life in bondage A human pet finds security and love from Master and Mistress' domination

Question of the Day KRISTIN HUGO / DAILY SUNDIAL Would you live as a human pet?

KAJIRA y whole life has felt like something was missing. I have never felt the happiness, feeling of belonging and feeling of being where I was meant to be, until I found it in the most unlikely place. I am a voluntary pet/slave/maid for a wonderful couple, and I am now happier, healthier and loved more than I ever thought possible. I have made many bad choices in my life. I skimmed through high school, only by being submissive to teachers and faculty. My relationships always failed, as my boyfriends always wanted to be submissive to me and I was looking for someone to be submissive to. These things were leading downhill fast, and I was just getting started on the downhill run. I put myself into debt, started gaining weight, became addicted to a very unhealthy lifestyle, became addicted to the web and went into a massive depression. My depression became so bad that I attempted suicide by hanging. After my failed suicide attempt, I found Second Life, an online world where I could be whatever and whoever I wanted. While there I found dominate people (Doms) and learned being a submissive can be more than a simple "teachers pet." I was most effected by hypnotic-Doms. I also discovered the Gorean culture, which is a culture of Doms and submissives/slaves. I found a professional Dom and realized that I was a submissive/slave. I was driven by praise and punishment. When that was taken away, my life began to crumble before my eyes. I always knew I was different from the other boys growing up, but was unsure why. I always wanted the girly things. I never thought of myself as a boy and wished that I was born a girl. I found a psychiatrist and discovered that I am transsexual. I identify my gender as a woman. I then started my transition to female, which made finding and keeping Doms very difficult. I made an advertisement on www.collarme.com, abut sadly that was fated to become a sex pickup website. Too many people wanting nothing but a good fuck. But luckily, one day a very lovely couple, I now call Master and Mistress, replied to my ad. They said They were seeking a slave for a full 24/7 Total Power Exchange (TPE) lifestyle. It was a dream come true — a way out of the hell I was in, and the way out of a terrible relationship I was stuck in. After talking to Them for a while, I read what Their goals were for Their slave, as well as the contract and rules that I would need to

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My entire life, my entire being is Theirs, and I would not have it any other way. sign. (They don't follow in a court, they are just so both parties get a fair idea.) At first, this all seemed quite scary, but in the contract it stated, in short, if anything goes wrong you can leave. So everything is all consensual. After a short weekend visit, I realized this was the life for me. I had complete motivation to keep Them happy, and They were so loving and caring. A few of my friends could not understand, as their view on slavery was what everyone heard about from the times of the Civil War and such. That is not at all similar to what I am doing. Modern day consensual slavery is for those that need control and domination in their life, and it is the most rewarding thing they could ever get. I could not be happier anywhere else. They keep me happy and healthy, and They aim to help me complete my goals. These include putting me through school, finishing my transition to a woman, saving money and forming a career. Everytime I breathe, eat, sleep, everything I do and say is for Them. My entire life, my entire being is Theirs, and I would not have it any other way.

Free housing, good food, a warm bed and a loving family: These are things we all want. There is a community of people who offer them to certain people, and all they ask in return is for a loyal human pet. These arrangements vary in their details, but the general idea is that a person or group of people host someone, take care of them and dominate them. The pet, in turn, must please his or her masters and accept rewards and punishments. It may sound like a questionable arrangement, but it may be tempting for someone to get their room, board, health care, education and discipline taken care of by someone else. Would you consider giving up some of your freedoms for the security enjoyed by a human pet?

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Turn that smile upside down, Ortiz Ortiz’s passive reaction after Mayweather sucker punch victory is head-scratching loco with lopez

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aturday’s megafight between welterweights Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz brought a wide range of emotions as the fight ended in the fourth round after a bizarre chain of events. The emotions, a few days later, are still conflicting. Mayweather was as classless as ever, but it was Ortiz’s lack of fighting spirit after the fight what was the most frustrating. It all started in the middle of the last round when Ortiz rammed his head against Mayweather’s after pinning him in a corner. Referee Joe Cortez immediately halted the action to take a point away from Ortiz. What happened after is when things became strange. After apologizing far too much for the headbutt, Ortiz gave Mayweather a hug while Cortez was looking the other way. When they released, Mayweather took a quick

step back, threw a left hook to Ortiz’s chin that caught him off guard, then followed with a rocket right hand that put Ortiz down for the count. As the doctor was checking out Ortiz in his corner post-fight, Mayweather briefly stopped his celebration for a half-hearted hug with Ortiz, this time choosing not to sucker punch him. Ortiz smiled wide and accepted it. Of all the possible emotions Ortiz would have been justified in expressing, happiness was the only one that wasn’t acceptable. He should have been in the face of Cortez, who clearly lost control of the situation. While it wouldn’t have been the classiest of moves to throw a tantrum, sometimes the only way to demand justice is by fighting fire with fire. What’s even more infuriating: Danny Garcia, Ortiz’s trainer, did not contest the outcome at all. As the most trusted person in Ortiz’s corner, it was Garcia’s responsibility to protect his fighter. He should have been the first in the ring to confront both Cortez and Mayweather, throwing wild punches and screaming vulgarities at anyone on the other side. Both Ortiz and Garcia, as well as anyone else associated with the Ortiz camp, should have incited a riot inside the ring immediately after the fight. Clearly Mayweather had no respect for the vastly less-experienced fighter, which is exactly why Ortiz shouldn’t have smiled at him and instead gotten in his face and expressed outrage at the cheap shots. Chances are, it would have been

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the most exciting moment of the entire event. Boxing has the capacity to be a gentleman’s sport, defined by a bond only garnered through several rounds of grueling – sometimes bloody, and almost always respectful – warfare. When a fighter decides to abandon this respect, like Mayweather when he chose to take advantage of the naive Ortiz, the gloves need to come off, literally. Is a bare-knuckle reply the most sophisticated solution to a bad situation? Certainly not, but at least

Ortiz and his camp would have walked away knowing they went down swinging. Ortiz is a nice kid. It’s obvious he’s good-natured, but when entering the squared-circle, a boxer must abandon the niceties and understand it’s a fight. Plain and simple. He felt bad for the headbutt and he should have. It’s dirty tactics used when frustrated and overmatched. Yes, Mayweather was winning rounds, and it’s likely he would have run away with a decision if not for the cheap shots, but Ortiz

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was still making him work much harder than he had in his last several bouts combined. There wasn’t a need for a headbutt, but there was even less of a need to apologize more than once. Ortiz is young, inexperienced and it was revealed in the most dramatic of ways. Lesson (hopefully) learned, Ortiz: Don’t inherently trust people are as well-mannered as you, especially in the middle of a fight. And if you do get burned, show a little backbone and stand up for yourself.

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What are the Matadors saying on the social network? Raiders lose, but still lead the division, coach. @coachbbras Bobby Braswell, men’s basketball head coach Raider fans will have to suffer through Bresnahan’s prevent defense scheme all season long. This should have been a win.

Crazy that an athlete can’t get access to the school gym. @violetalama Violet Alama, women’s basketball Shooting this morning was a fail... I think I need 24 hour access to our gym. #lifeofanathlete

Now that’s hot. @m_abalos30 Michael Abalos, men’s soccer Big draw on the road. Coming from 2 down. Keep digging #gomatadors

It’s going to take some time to adjust to the new challenge rules, but yeah, Al Davis, give it up. @CoachTrutanic Coach Trutanic, women’s basketball Only the Raiders would challenge an unchallengable (scoring play). Hilarious and they got a 15 yd penalty! #aldavisgiveitup

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From now on, there’ll be a chapter in every boxing book called: “Don’t get Mayweather’d.” @LWatson14 Lonnie Watson, men’s basketball Mayweather fight was funny af! PROTECT YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES

However, Lonnie Watson (to the left) found it entertaining. @Rafizzy07 Rafael Garcia, men’s soccer Worst fight ever!

Team kill leader is a sleepy morning person. @HoniHina Mahina Haina, women’s volleyball I need something to eat maybe that would help me keep my eyes open! I’m loving my #earlymorningclass :)

We wouldn’t call ourselves spies, sir. But look, you made it on the paper again! @AJiles24 Allen Jiles, men’s basketball My tweets ended up in my school’s newspaper!! Thats crazy.. I see i got some spies lol

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