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ELECTION 2016
God help us (said the atheist); Trump wins
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Republican candidate for President Donald Trump campaigns at Dorton Arena Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 in Raleigh N.C.
By Troy Pope @troycpope
Well, it’s over. The train wreck of the last two-year presidential race is finally at an end. And in this historic race, we have decided as a nation to support fear and hate, and we elected Donald Trump our president. Joseph de Maistre, a French philosopher, wrote in 1811, “Every nation gets the government it deserves.” We have lost, for the moment, to people who seek to spread hatred and fear in order to take the most powerful office in the world – I hope it was worth it. Trump spread his hate and fearmongering of Mexicans and Muslims. He attacked veterans by saying Sen. John McCain wasn’t a war hero because he was captured in Vietnam – despite Trump not serving, himself. He constantly attacks women on their appearance and even admitted to sexual assault which he later blew off as untrue – despite him being caught on tape saying it. Every day, Trump went out and showed the world he had no real plans. The things he says are extremely vague – purposefully so. He said: “I know more about ISIS than
the generals, believe me.” Then he explained how he’ll deal with ISIS: “I do know what to do, and I would know how to bring ISIS to the table or beyond that, defeat ISIS very quickly. And I’m not going to tell you what it is … All I can tell you it is a foolproof way of winning.” On health care, he always says his plan is to “repeal and replace Obamacare.” Replace it with what? “Something terrific,” he says. Suffice it to say, a Trump presidency is likely to do irreparable damage to our nation and hurt us on the world stage. What do we do now? We support our president and tell him what needs to be done. We have to be louder than the racists, bigots and legitimate Republicans who elected this man. We have to say, “No, you may not spend trillions of our tax dollars trying to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants.” We have to say, “No, you may not ban people from our great country because of the god they pray to.” We have to say, “No, you may not cancel the insurance plans of the 30 million newly insured Americans who have coverage thanks to the Obama administration’s hard work unless you detail a plan that will go into effect immediately so no one loses coverage.”
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Hopefully Congress will now be able to get something done after their nearly decadelong temper tantrum of obstructing our first black president. They’ll be more amenable to working with “one of their own” and maybe actually govern for the first time. And hopefully they’ll keep President Trump in check when he tries to push for more radical and racist agendas – fingers crossed. For people who felt the Bern, like me, it’s now our job to keep President Trump on his toes. We’ve been defeated, but we shouldn’t throw a tantrum. We should work hard to ask Trump to look at issues important to us, and we should find another candidate for the election in 2020 (perhaps New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker who came out strong at the Democratic National Convention). For Trump supporters and Republicans, you’ve won the day. Congratulations. After Gov. Mitt Romney’s loss to Obama in 2012, the RNC did a post-mortem on what went wrong. One of the major findings was the platform lacked inclusiveness. But instead of expanding its base of white male adults, it drove hard and fast with making sure that’s – for the most part – the only group it appealed to. You’ve proven that you don’t need to include women, gays or minorities in your platform to win in America – for better or
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WOMEN’S HEALTH
Planned Parenthood: Not an abortion factory
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When Planned Parenthood opened its doors in October 1916, it was originally called the American Birth Control League. One hundred years later, it remains a leading provider of birth control and sex education in the United States. While abortion and the pro-choice and pro-life argument is still a hot button topic in US politics, it’s time to clear up the common misconception that Planned Parenthood uses federal funding for abortions and abortions only. In reality, the preventative care it provides vastly outweighs abortions by more than 80 percent. In fact, it could be argued that Planned Parenthood could be the No. 1 preventor of abortion. Only 3 percent of its services are abortions, with all of the rest being forms of preventative care, be it through birth control or cancer screenings. Unfortunately, Planned Parenthood still carries the stigma of being likened to an abortion factory by many, particularly those on the conservative side. However, the organization does its part to prevent
abortion by offering pregnancy testing and alternative methods of birth control, including free condoms. When it comes to options, Planned Parenthood offers the most with the least amount of partiality. While Planned Parenthood gets the majority of its funding through private sectors, 43 percent of its funds are government health service grants and reimbursements through Medicaid. People find fault with the fact that Planned Parenthood gets a large part of its funding from the government. However, the services that people receive from Planned Parenthood are far more practical and have less to do with performing abortions and more to do with women’s health. Its 2015 data shows that more than 600,000 tests were conducted in regards to women’s health. Tests like these bring attention to possible early signs of cancer, be it through breast exams or pap smears to provide early detection of cervical cancer. People being up in arms about Planned Parenthood offering abortions forget that in the last year, it provided almost 3 million people with birth control, be it through emergency contraceptives or general forms
of birth control. With statistics like that, it could be argued that Planned Parenthood is the leading force that prevents pregnancy, preventing more abortions in the long-run. Planned Parenthood provides a place where women can get safe and affordable health care. Common sense says that everyone deserves a chance to receive top notch health care, no matter their social situation. For a country that is largely based in the middle class, Planned Parenthood is the most sensible institution for monitoring women’s health. Alternative forms of health care include Obamacare or barely affordable private insurance, but Planned Parenthood offers more thorough testing and services for little to no cost out of pocket. Another form of private women’s health care is the pregnancy care center. You may recognize the large RVs that linger around parking lots, accepting patients, but those services offer things like pregnancy and post-abortion counseling, but not actually abortion itself. These clinics stigmatize abortion and disqualify it as an option before one can even think to make a decision. To lure vulnerable women into pregnancy counseling to help make a decision
and bombard them with anti-abortion propaganda is not the same as fair, impartial health care. Regardless of conservative opinion, women are entitled to a choice when it comes to their bodies. It should be decided on a person-to-person basis what a woman wants to do when she finds herself pregnant, without consequence or judgement. I’m tired of middle-aged white men making decisions about my body and the bodies of women all over the country. Planned Parenthood offers services that help women lead healthy and happy lives, without worry of whether or not their insurance will continue to pay for their birth control, or whether or not they’re able to afford a mammogram out of pocket this year. We need to stop treating Planned Parenthood as an abortion factory and start qualifying it as legitimate health care for women at a reasonable price. There are women everywhere who are not receiving proper pregnancy prevention, care or health care and that is because there’s a stigma behind going to Planned Parenthood. Fair, impartial health care should be an option for all and it’s a shame that it’s not yet.
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Trump elected president in shocking sweep of the nation
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters at the Election Night Party at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
By Troy Pope @troycpope
After a bitter election process, Donald Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States. It was a shock to many, but it wasn’t a shock to Donald Trump, who has been boasting about achieving this since the day he announced his candidacy 17 months ago. “Working together, we will begin the urgent task of rebuilding our nation and renewing the American Dream,” Trump said in a speech shortly after clinching the election. Trump took the lead against Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, and every time she regained the lead, Trump batted her back down. But for the first time during the election, he spoke highly of his opponent. “I congratulated her on her hard fought campaign – she fought very hard,” Trump said late Tuesday night. “Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. I mean that very sincerely.” The deciding state came down to Wisconsin, according to the Associated Press. After the announcement – and after Clinton called Trump to concede – he talked about “making America great again.” “America will no longer settle for anything less than the best. We must reclaim our country’s destiny, and dream big and bold and daring – we have to do that. We’re going to dream of things for our country,” Trump said. Many disgruntled people took to the streets in anger after his election. Protests immediately broke out all across California. What started as coverage by local student newspapers, grew and were picked up by larger news outlets as thousands marched in different cities. It began at UCLA where a thousand people descended on the campus as the college newspaper – The Daily Bruin – scrambled to cover it after an exhausting Election Day.
The protest expanded beyond the campus and went into the community. After those reports came in, more protests sprang up at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, San Francisco State University, San Diego State, San Jose State, UC Santa Cruz, USC and CSU East Bay. The messages were simple: “F–- Donald Trump,” “Not our president” and “F–- the media.” Meanwhile, Fresno State’s campus lie dormant. Other protests took place at the University of Oregon, as well as in Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C. Clearly, the election result stunned many. “Like all of the rest of the political elite, I fully expected Clinton to win,” said Dr. Thomas Holyoke, Fresno State professor of political science. “She was far more organized than he was, yet he swept many blue states and held all of the red states. Incredible.” The Democratic Party’s diversity approach did not appeal to many white voters, Holyoke said. “The Democratic Party felt that its diversity outreach was going to bring victory. It did not,” Holyoke said. “Republicans won with what appears to be lower to middle class white voters, which Democrats used to represent. They will need to re-attract them, but at the same time remain the party of ethnic diversity, which will ultimately reshape the electoral map – just not this year.” CLINTON CAMPAIGN In an event at Hillary Clinton’s headquarters in Fresno, the mood went from excited to tense – then somber. The weight of the election was felt throughout Fresno, and for many, it was about people. “What's at stake for the United States for the people, for African-Americans, for Latinos, for Muslims, for people that don’t have health care – there’s a lot at stake, and it’s beyond me how Trump is even where he’s at – what he’s said about these people,” said
Bryan Clark, a volunteer at the Hillary Clinton campaign event in Fresno. Clark said students should pay attention to what happens in this election. “It is, in all likelihood, going to shape the Supreme Court for the next 20 to 30 years, and that’s going to directly influence the young adults today and their children.” Before the result was official, people at the event expressed fear of a Trump presidency. “It’s very alarming. Like the young gentleman just told me, not only did we lose a good opportunity for a great president, if in fact, she does not win, but more importantly we’ve – as a nation – elected somebody that’s deep into bigotry, who doesn’t like women, who doesn’t like people of color, who doesn't like people that are in his eyes not [perfect],” Dr. Margarita K. Reyes said before the election was called for Trump. Reyes continued: “And that’s a very scary thought that will be perceived to the rest of the world. It will be perceived to the rest of the world that we’re not welcoming to other people, and we’re not good people and that’s a very scary thought.” TRUMP CAMPAIGN At another party in Fresno, an excited group of Trump supporters gathered to support their candidate as he swept the election. “He wouldn’t accept the establishment of the status quo that is heading the country in the wrong direction,” said Paul Deffebach, communications chair of the Fresno County Republicans Party. “He is approaching the issue of immigration, which is causing wages in America to go down. Also the trade policy that are exporting jobs out of the United States – he addresses those issues that the establishment and the Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. have been avoiding for decades.” As the back section of High Sierra Grill filled with Trump supporters, some would drink wine and beer while others would sit back and watch Fox News. Trump supporters cheered, “Trump, Trump, Trump” as they continuously heard the anchors
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announce Trump’s lead in the presidential race. Most people present were wearing red – one women wore a bedazzled hat and a matching shirt promoting Trump. Others would wave posters that say “Make America Great Again” and had American flags. “I think that the Democratic Party [underestimated] what was actually the will of the people, and it just seems like the groundswells – the votes that weren’t counted – those people who were not registered to vote and swing votes – Democrats switching to Republican ticket – I don’t think they counted that as effectively,” said Tom Sabatino who attended the event. “So many people, Democrats and Republicans, are sick and tired of the way things have been going and so it’s time for a change. Does Donald have flaws? Yes – Donald has flaws. I’m not going to do some pie in the sky thing, but considering our alternative [Clinton], devil in the deep blue sea.” Holyoke said it’s unclear what America should expect next. “We have no idea what a Trump Administration will look like. Trump himself never said. Now we will find out,” Holyoke said. “Can he build unity within his party? Can he build bridges to the Democrats to govern? Can he work with other world leaders? Will he try to lock up Hillary Clinton? We shall see.” Regardless of the result, President-elect Trump has a lot of work to do to fix the divided nation – a division that many say Trump himself was pivotal in creating. “Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division … to all Republicans, and Democrats, and independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people,” Trump said. “I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans … I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help, so we can work together and unify our great country.” Staff writers Chueyee Yang and Jenna Wilson contributed to this story.
FRESNO MAYOR
Republican Lee Brand elected as Fresno mayor .They are brand new voters and there aren’t many people catering to their needs.” Issakhanian said that it’s time for Fresno to have a mayor who accurately represents the community. “We have kinda done things the same way with our mayors for so many years. We’ve had Republican mayors from the north side of Fresno for over 20 years,” Issakhanian said. “I think kind of matching the diversity of the city with the leadership of the city. Issakhanian supported Perea for his positivity throughout the campaign “During the election, you kind of see how people run campaigns. [Perea] has been very positive ... versus Brand who has been doing a lot of negative campaigning,” Issakhanian said. “The kind of campaign you’ll run is the kind of administration you’ll run.” The atmosphere was even more confident at the Cosmopolitan in downtown Fresno where Brand and his campaign team celebrated as the first round of votes came in with Brand in the lead.
thousands of jobs,” Brand said. “I want Fresno to be a place where kids stay. Talented people … go on to the bay area or L.A. but I want to keep them here.” Brand, like Perea, said that a connection between campus and city police is necessary to create a safer city. “We need to get police on the streets more, we need to get a better presence,” Brand said. “We need to coordinate with the campus security, because that’s what it is – lack of coordination.” Kylie Brand, Lee Brand’s 16-year-old granddaughter was at the campaign party and said she hopes that young people took the time to vote. Khone Saysamongdy • The Collegian “It’s the future of their eduFresno City Councilman Lee Brand prepares for an interview at The Cosmopolitan restaurant in downtown Fresno on Nov. 8, 2016 shortly before being elected as Fresno’s mayor. cation,” Kylie said. “Their mayor does affect their future. It’s someBy Marina McElwee Perea said the cooperation Torres said. “That way more peothing they need to take interest in.” @MarinaMashelle between Fresno and University ple can visit downtown and that James Kraft, a political science police departments is the key to a way we can make the Fresno econmajor and senior at Fresno State, Fresno City Councilman Lee safer community. omy go up.” said that Brand will succeed in Brand has been elected as the “They could cross over each Tadeh Issakhanian, another boosting Fresno’s economy. mayor of Fresno, according to the other’s boundaries and it doesn’t volunteer for the campaign, has “I think it’s awesome that the Fresno County Registrar of Voters. matter whose boundary it is. It focused on reaching out to the ArRepublican Party could hold the He bested his opponent – Fres- matters to keep people safe,” Perea menian and Sikh communities. city of Fresno for four more years,” no County Supervisor Henry Perea said. “I think they are underrepreKraft said. “I feel that his policies – taking a little over 53 percent of Alongside reducing the crime will better allow for growth for the vote by 1:42 a.m. rate, Perea also mentioned creatthe city of Fresno. He will make The mayoral campaign parties ing a cleaner city that offers more getting a job in a year in Fresno a were on edge Tuesday night as jobs to young people is a priority realistic prospect.” votes rolled in and favored back to him. Kraft said students need to pay and forth between Perea and Victor Torres, a volunteer attention to local politics. Brand. for Perea’s campaign has been “Knowing who your mayor and Perea held his campaign party phone-banking, canvassing, and your assemblymen are as importat The Painted Table in the Tower trying to get as many people to ant because they are the actual District where his team and sup- vote as possible. people who impact your day-toporters anxiously waited the first “I grew up in Fresno and I’m day,” Kraft said. “They determine round of polling results. ready for a Democratic mayor. whether the pothole in front of Perea said one of the most im- Someone who is different, someyour house is fixed, whether the portant issues addressed in this one who is not from the north side police officers will respond to your election is public safety, especially of the city,” Torres said. “ Perea call … so state and local governin the Fresno State community. does represent, in my opinion, ment matter.” “This is a great example of people who have been left behind.” Brand is confident, but said this Khone Saysamongdy • The Collegian where the city and the university The mayor’s job is officially a it’s not over until the last vote is Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea prepares for an interview at the Painted can work better,” Perea said. “I nonpartisan office. counted. Table in Tower District on Nov. 8, 2016. know each has their own police Torres said the most important “We’ve worked so hard. Sevdepartment, but each kind of stays part of this election is the revital- sented,” Issakhanian said. “The Brand’s campaign is focused on en days a week for the last 10 within their jurisdictional bound- ization of downtown Fresno. Armenian community is big – has increasing business in Fresno and months,” Brand said. “So far we aries. We need to re-think how we “It’s revitalizing downtown, been here for over 100 years and creating more jobs. are doing good, but we’ve got more patrol and keep people safe.” and helping downtown flourish,” the Sikh community is emerging “What I want to do is create votes to count.”
DISTRICT 6
Bredefeld takes Fresno City Council District 6 seat
By Johnsen Del Rosario @TheCollegian
Garry Bredefeld has been elected to the Fresno City Council representing District 6 – the seat currently occupied by Mayor-elect Lee Brand. As the country watched who would be elected the next President of the United States, a few dozen people were at Pardini’s Catering & Banquets waiting to see if Garry Bredefeld would be elected once again as District 6’s new council member. Bredefeld served as the councilmember for District 6 from 1997-2001. After serving one term, he opted not to run for a second term as a council member, but ran for mayor instead. Bredefeld was unsuccessful.
He is now looking to replace mayoral candidate Lee Brand and once again serve as District 6’s representative. He is running against Jeremy Pearce. With 33 of 39 precincts reporting as of late Tuesday night, Bredefeld had nearly 65 percent of the vote. Community member Rick Nadeau said he’s excited for Bredefeld to run District 6 again. “With his history, his loyalty to the community and his core values, he’s going to do a great job for the community of Fresno,” Nadeau said. “He has a lot of great ideas.” Bredefeld said the two most important issues he would address if elected would be the escalating crime and homelessness problems in Fresno – but they’re not the only ones.
“We have to make sure our highways are beautified rather than blighted as they are now,” he said. “That can’t be tolerated anymore. We have to build parks. We have to green our city. But we have to make sure it’s a safe city.” Barbara Howsepian said Bredefeld has the right history to help our city. “Garry was in office before and he really helped our city tremendously,” Howsepian said. “He has plans to fix the crime and the economy as well. He has great experience. He’s going to do what’s right for Fresno.” Bredefeld said his past experience as a council member will definitely help if elected. “I understand how local government works and I understand the importance of working with your colleagues and with the
mayor to get things accomplished,” he said. While Bredefeld and company waited for the local results to come in, they spent their time watching the live updates on the presidential election. When asked about what his thoughts on the election were, Bredefeld said, “I think the apparent election of Donald Trump reflects how people are frustrated with Washington, D.C., how frustrated they are about not getting anything accomplished. With all the phony rhetoric that comes out of Washington, the taxes and regulations – Donald Trump spoke to that and I think that’s why people are supporting him.” But regarding his own election, Bredefeld said, “The next step would be to get on the council and start to address the serious problems that we face.”
NOTICIAS
These stories are available on The Collegian website in English and Spanish. Estos artículos están disponibles en el sitio web de The Collegian en español e inglés. MIÉRCOLES, 9 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2016
¿Cree que el voto latino juega un rol importante en las elecciones? “Es tan importante que los latinos vayan y voten porque su voz tiene que ser escuchada. Y si no está incluida en esta elección, entonces al final, de todos modos los resultados nos van a afectar a todos.” Angelica Reyes Año escolar: Cuarto año Especialización: Sociología y Español
“Claro que sí, tiene un gran impacto en las elecciones ya que somos la gran mayoría. Pero desafortunadamente, muchos de los estudiantes latinos ya sea, no presentan su voto o no saben cómo hacerlo y es algo que tiene un gran impacto en nuestra sociedad. Pero definitivamente, creo que el voto latino es algo muy importante”. David Barrera Año escolar: Tercer año Especialización: Español
“Sí, creo que es muy importante el voto latino, en especial porque creo que nosotros como latinos no estamos acostumbrados a votar por la simple razón o el hecho de que creemos que todo es una corrupción. Entonces, por ser la minoría más grande en este país creo que tenemos un rol muy importante de poder hacer valer nuestro voto y nuestra voz”. Jovana Lopez Año escolar: Posgrado Especialización: Español
“Sí, el voto latino va ser muy importante para las elecciones de este año. Porque, de una manera u otra siempre hay ese mensaje negativo, que dice que el voto latino no cuenta. Pero, creo que en estas elecciones, ya sean presidenciales, para el congreso, para alcalde o para congresistas van a ser muy importante porque yo pienso que el voto latino y los votos de otros grupos llamados minoritarios van a ser muy importante para las elecciones”. Oscar Maciel Año escolar: Cuarto año Especialización: Ciencias Política
“Yo creo que el voto latino si tiene un impacto grande en la elección. Porque como latinos no somos muy abiertos a nuestra opinión, asi que votando podemos decir que aquí estamos y tenemos la voz para decir lo que a nosotros nos importa. Y como latinos somos muchos así que nuestra voz sí tiene algo en decir en la elección”. Karina Ramirez Año escolar: Primer año Especialización: Negocios
“Absolutamente, yo creo que sí juega un rol muy importante. Especialmente cuando ciertos candidatos han hablado, muy honestamente, de sus sentimientos hacia los latinos. Entonces, yo pienso que al conseguir que los latinos salgan a votar hará una gran diferencia en el resultado de la elección”. Connor Esraelian Año escolar: Cuarto año Especialización: Mercadeo
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VOTING PREP
Students prepare to vote with free Dutch Bros
Fresno State students wait in line to receive free coffee on campus during the Get Out the Vote event on Nov. 7, 2016.
By Hayley Salazar @Hayley_Salazarr
The lingering smell of coffee grounds coming from a Dutch Bros vending vehicle welcomed students to the Free Speech Area on Monday for a free cup of coffee; all they had to do was pick up a Voter’s Guide to Get Out the Vote. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) organized Get Out the Vote, an educational drive designed to provide students with unbiased information regarding the California propositions listed on the 2016 voter ballot.
As an incentive for picking up a Voter Guide, a paper with brief descriptions of the propositions and the arguments for/ against, students would receive a free cup of coffee courtesy of Dutch Bros. Coffee. Brandon Sepulveda, ASI Vice President of Finance & CEO, assisted in the organization of the event and commented on the overall goal of the drive: “This is obviously a big election for students.” “There are 17 propositions. It’s a contested presidential election,” Sepulveda said. “We just want to make sure that students are exercising their right to vote and are informed about the issues when they
get out the vote.” The event proved to be popular among students as they formed a long line along the Free Speech Area towards the Henry Madden Library. The 200 free cups of coffee purchased by ASI were out within the first hour. The organization purchased additional cups to fill the demand of the second hour. Alongside ASI, the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan group on campus which aims to inform students on policy, hosted a table with pamphlets and stickers encouraging students to vote on Nov. 8. Andrew Dadasovich, League of Women
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Voters Vice President, described the importance of student votes in the political process. “There are too many things at risk in this election,” he said. “We have to think about not only the national election, but the local elections that are happening.” “We have mayors that are being elected, we have congressmen, congresswomen, and senators. We have propositions on the ballot that anybody would love to vote for: death penalty, plastic bag bans, marijuana. College students should be excited this election.” said Dadasovich.
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POLITICS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016
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MARIJUANA
California’s approval of recreational pot use is seen as a milestone It’s now legal to possess but not yet to purchase
Daily operations continue around the clock in a legal marijuana growing facility in Monterey County on Oct. 6, 2016 near Salinas, California.
By Patrick McGreevy Los Angeles Times/TNS
SACRAMENTO — Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, an initiative that makes California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, setting state officials in motion to build a massive retail sales system to accommodate the new law. The ballot measure was buoyed by a flood of $16 million in campaign cash from supporters including former Facebook President Sean Parker. The approval of the ballot measure will create the largest market for marijuana products in the U.S. It comes six years after California voters narrowly rejected a similar measure. Activists lauded the passage as an important moment in a fight for marijuana legalization across the U.S. “Proposition 64 will allow California to take its rightful place as the center of cannabis innovation, research and development,” said Nate Bradley, executive director of the California Cannabis Industry Association. Discouraged law enforcement officials said they will closely monitor implementation of the ballot measure.
The initiative allows Californians who are 21 and older to possess, transport and buy up to 28.5 grams of marijuana and to use it for recreational purposes. That expands the law that 20 years ago legalized marijuana for medical use in California. California is the largest of five states that were considering the legalization of recreational marijuana use Tuesday and approval here was seen as a milestone in the effort to end prohibition of cannabis nationwide. Another four states — Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska — have previously legalized cannabis. The new California initiative would allow adults to grow as many as six plants for personal use. In addition, the ballot measure allows retail sales of marijuana by licensed shops and imposes a 15 percent excise tax. Although the measure’s passage would immediately allow adults to possess and grow marijuana, there may not be places to legally purchase it for some time. The measure only allows non-medical marijuana to be sold by state licensed businesses, and it gives the state until Jan. 1, 2018, to begin issuing sales licenses for recreational retailers. The approval of Proposition 64 sets off
a scramble by state agencies, law enforcement, university researchers and local governments to prepare California for a system that allows people to legally buy and use recreational marijuana. “We’re in a period of massive transformation in cannabis policy,” said Assemblyman Rob Bonta, an Oakland Democrat and a leading lawmaker on marijuana issues. The issue of when people can legally buy marijuana is one that the state Legislature is expected to grapple with when it returns in January. Bonta said lawmakers will probably consider allowing existing medical dispensaries to be given temporary, interim power to sell marijuana for recreational use until the new licensing system is in place. “We have to consider honoring the spirit of the law and making it work,” Bonta said. “If it’s legal to use but there is nowhere to buy, then I think we could consider a special, conditional, time-restrained license that could be operative for a short period of time while we bridge into the new regime that Proposition 64 envisions. That is definitely possible.” Some in the industry would prefer to let cities and counties approve temporary licenses to sell recreational pot to avoid
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delays while people are allowed to possess marijuana. “If you don’t fill that vacuum with regulated sales, then people are going to go to the black market,” Bradley said. The Legislature will also have to decide whether to reconcile differences between Proposition 64’s regulation of recreational pot and the law approved last year by the Legislature for medical marijuana — or to have two different regulatory schemes. The state is expected to create a task force to look at which rules to merge. Some of the changes will be easy. The name of the state agency that will regulate and license marijuana sales will immediately change from the current Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation to the state Bureau of Marijuana Control to reflect its broader mission. Lori Ajax, who was appointed to head the bureau last spring, is hiring staff and holding public meetings to draft regulations on issues that include licensing. The approval of Proposition 64 also triggers a five-year, $15 million study by the California Highway Patrol to develop standards and protocols for determining when a marijuana user is too impaired to safely drive a vehicle.
CONGRESS
Republican Party maintains hold on House and Senate By Razmik Cañas @raz_canas
The Republican Party held on to their party majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate on election night.The GOP will continue their six-year streak under the direction of reelected House Speaker Paul Ryan. “The fact that we [kept] this great majority in and of itself in a very, very difficult year is pretty darn good,” Ryan said. Ryan was under fire the past month after announcing he does not support Donald Trump as the next president. “He will spend his entire energy making sure that Hillary Clinton does not get a blank check with a Democrat-controlled Congress,” Ryan said. After the announcement Ryan urged fellow lawmakers to follow their individual interests over the GOP as a whole. “You all need to do what's best for you and your district,” Ryan said.
The GOP also grabbed House seats from battleground states including Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, which were in the eyes of Democratic hopefuls. Incumbent Carlos Curbelo kept Florida’s District 26 seat over Congressman Joe Garcia. Florida was also a key state in the presidential race having 29 electoral votes were clutched by Trump. “I pledge to continue working to change the culture in Washington,” Curbelo said, “There is a lot of work to be done.” In Oklahoma, Tom Cole won his eighth term as the state’s District 4 representative. He will be representing a state Trump won election night taking seven electoral votes. “I’m very grateful, and I appreciate the support, particularly in an era where there’s a lot of distrust in government. I want to congratulate my opponents for running spirited and principled campaigns,” Cole said. Cole among others is hopeful that the party majority in the House will lead to progressive legislation in the Republican movement.
“I always thought (Republicans) would maintain the majority in the House (of Representatives),” Cole said. “The real question is: Will we be the point of the spear moving legislation to a Republican president, or will we be a firewall preventing a Democrat president from going overboard like Barack Obama did in 2009-10?” The House will now be in partnership with a Republican majority Senate in the lawmaking process after a night of victory for Congress. It was announced Tuesday evening that all of Congress would now be under majority rule after the Republican Party took the Senate. The GOP barely meets the minimum requirement for a Senate majority with getting exactly 51 seats. Two Senate seats have grabbed by two past GOP presidential candidates Marco Rubio and John McCain. Rubio won his second term as a US Senator for the state Florida. This state was also hard fight between both presidential nom-
inees and stayed at a close tie until Trump claimed the victory. “America's going to be OK. We will turn this country around,” Rubio said, “As we return to work in Washington, D.C., can set a better example of how political discourse can exist in this country.” Across the state in Arizona former 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain won his sixth term as Senator. McCain said this was one of his toughest races yet claiming a 52.5 percent vote over Democratic revival Ann Kirkpatrick with 42.1 percent. “I’ve never been more honored by anything than the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate," said McCain, “I’ve never taken it for granted, and I never will. I’m as grateful to you tonight as I was when you first elected me.” America will begin the new presidential term with a great number of Republican incumbents coming together in Congress with hopes of future legislative movements.
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BASKETBALL
Basketball teams ready to make noise By Daniel Gligich @DanielGligich
Both the Fresno State men’s and women’s basketball teams are set to start their seasons with the teams playing back-to-back Friday in a doubleheader at the Save Mart Center. The women’s team plays first, starting at 5 p.m. against Biola University. The men’s team follows at 7 p.m. against the University of Texas at San Antonio. Both teams played one preseason exhibition game and both came out on top. The men defeated Cal State San Bernardino, 7669, last Tuesday, and the women defeated Azusa Pacific 75-47 last Friday. After making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001, the men bring back a team without its main leaders from last season. But the Bulldogs have plenty of new talent to go along with returning starters and senior forwards Paul Watson and Karachi Edo. Head coach Rodney Terry enters his sixth year in charge and has put together an impressive resume in his time in Fresno recruiting and developing top players. Terry said that Watson is the leader of this team now, and Watson has proven to Terry that he is ready to lead this team. “I think Paul Watson has been probably, of the seniors right now,
the most consistent guy both on the court and off the court,” Terry said after the preseason game. Terry also named Edo as a leader. But due to academic issues, Edo will not be able to play with the team until the fall semester ends. Terry also said that senior forward Cullen Russo has not done everything right and has not shown leadership. Russo was held out of the exhibition game by the athletic department due to an administrative issue, but should be ready to play come Friday. Junior guard Jahmel Taylor returns along with junior center Terrell Carter II. Taylor played his first season with the Bulldogs last year and should get much more playing time since last season’s three top guards graduated. Carter saw his role improve last season, and he is set up to play an integral role this year. Redshirt junior transfer guard Jaron Hopkins will play his first season as a Bulldog and should be a key player. Hopkins transferred from Colorado and is a childhood friend of Watson from their time in Mesa, Arizona. Terry’s recruiting class is headlined by five-star recruit William McDowell-White from Brisbane, Australia. McDowell-White is finishing up some prep school work and is expected to join the team midseason. The Bulldogs finished the season 25-10, 13-5 in the Mountain West finishing second in the con-
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Left: Redshirt freshman forward Nate Grimes (#32) dunks the ball during a game against Cal State Bernardino at the Save Mart Center on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Right: Sophomore Tory Jacobs goes for a layup against Azusa Pacific on Friday night at the Save Mart Center.
ference. They defeated San Diego State in the conference championship game and lost to Utah in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The women’s team is led by third-year head coach Jaime White and is coming off a 22-12 season, finishing second in conference with a 15-3 record. The Bulldogs lost to Colorado State in the conference tournament championship game. Returning starters are sophomore guard Breanne Knishka and
junior center Bego Faz Davalos. Faz Davalos made the preseason Mountain West All-Conference team, and was last year’s Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year after leading the nation in blocks with 136. Freshman forward/guard Kristina Cavey led the Bulldogs in the exhibition game with a game-high 18 points. The game started out close, with Fresno State leading 17-14 at the end of the first quarter, but the Bulldogs pulled away largely due to Cavey.
"I thought we played well as a team,” White said after the game. “I think we are a little deeper than I thought. For the most part, we stayed out of foul trouble, so that is nice to see." The Bulldogs played in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) last season and lost in the second round. Both the men’s and women’s teams were successful last season and have the chance to repeat their success if the young players have an impact.
SOFTBALL
Fresno State softball head coach Linda Garza comes back home By Tania Gonzalez
Special to The Collegian
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Home is where the heart is, and there is no doubt that hers is in Fresno. Fresno State softball head coach Linda Garza is a Fresno native and lifetime Bulldogs fan. Garza was born and raised in California and attended Hoover High School. She went on to play at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she played softball from 1998-2001. Upon graduating, Garza went right into coaching. Her coaching career started in Arkansas, where she served as the assistant coach for two seasons. She then became an assistant coach in Tulsa for one season, followed by four years at Purdue. In 2010, she decided to take on the head coach position at Wright State. However, Garza decided to move back to California in 2012 where she went back to being an assistant coach for Cal Poly and moved on to coaching for University of California, Riverside from 2013-2016. Garza said coaching at Fresno State was her dream job because this is one of the most successful softball programs in the nation. The team made it to the Nation-
al Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship 30 times. Garza grew up being a fan of the softball team, witnessing its success through the years. She said her success comes from her coaches. “The challenge of working with young adults is helping them grow on and off the field,” Garza said. She said she wants her players to win in the classroom, as a person, as spouses and in life. She said making work enjoyable is the goal. Garza describes herself as competitive, fiery and passionate. Senior left fielder and Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Kierra Willis said she never thought she would end up at Fresno State, but she loves the school and the softball program. Willis said her decision to choose Fresno State stemmed from the previous coaches because she thought it would be a good fit for her. Willis said she initially did not know much about Garza besides the fact she was a Fresno native coming from Riverside. “I just told myself to be open-minded. Not all coaches are the same, so I knew things were going to be different,” Willis said. “She seems like a coach that wants to go out and win.” Willis hopes to lead the young
team by providing experience and strong veteran play. “I plan on just going out and playing as if it’s another awesome year,” Willis said. “This team is young, but very strong, and she [Garza] is capable of taking this team a long way.” Senior second baseman Malia Rivers transferred from the University of Georgia, and she said she fell in love with the Fresno community. “They have such great support from the fans,” Rivers said. She said she was really excited when she found out about Garza becoming head coach. “Hopefully she is the little push that we’ve needed to get us through regionals,” Rivers said. “We are already a competitive team, but she brings that out even more in us. We will have more energy. We want our presence to be heard on the field, and we want our pitchers to feel the energy we have behind them.” Fresno State’s softball program is among the top 25 out of 300 in the country. Garza said her goal is to take the team to regionals, super regionals and eventually bring home the College World Series title. “This is my last stop. This is where I want to be,” Garza said. “There are 300 jobs in the country but this is what I want.”
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Aleisha Coates is this week’s Top Dog after her outstanding performance against San Diego State University. Coates totaled 13 kills, a season-high 14 digs and contributed 18.5 points in the team’s 3-1 win over the Aztecs.
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JW: What do you plan on doing once you graduate? AC: I want to be a physical education teacher when I graduate. JW: What’s the funniest thing that’s happened to you during a match at Fresno State? AC: At Fresno State, the funniest thing that has happened to me – I think I was running after a ball and completely missed it and just straight up fell. Like I got tripped by a ghost. JW: What’s the hardest part about volleyball for you? AC: That’s a hard one. I
think serving, to be honest, because it’s so mental and it’s the only part of the game you’re by yourself on. Everybody else, they use teamwork, so that’s why it’s hard for me. JW: What do you think is the biggest misconception about volleyball or volleyball players? AC: That we just like the spandex. Or just that we like rolling around on the floor for no reason. JW: Do you have any superstitions or rituals that you do before games? AC: Before every single game, I listen to “I Smile” by Kirk Franklin. I listen to Yolanda Adams’ “Fasho,” and I listen
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to “I Can, I Will, I Must,” the Dick’s Sporting Goods motivational speech, every game. JW: What’s the best part about being a collegiate athlete? AC: I think the best part is just knowing that you have the opportunity to do something that other people really wish they could do and don’t have the opportunity to do it. JW: You transferred from New Mexico last year, what’s the best part about Fresno to you? AC: I think the best part about Fresno is being close
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to home, getting to see my mom and dad, and I’ve had a lot of awesome opportunities here. I think one of the greatest things that I’ve been able to do is work with Coach Lauren [Netherby-Sewell]. She’s really helped as far as being an outside hitter, and then of course, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes). JW: What does it mean to you to be a Bulldog? AC: It really means the grit, the passion, exactly what I came here for: to pull out that Bulldog tenacity and just play hard and have fun.