Volume 75 // Issue 3

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Sports: Women’s Volleyball wins in record-breaking fashion. Pg. 11

Opinion: American education system flawed. Pg. 3 A&E: Stephen Colbert takes over late night television. Pg. 7

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Student Life: Sex Signals presentation proves educational Pg. 8 SEPTEMBER 15 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

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Private student information at risk after security breach

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STAR // Kaila Sanders More than 5,000 students’ personal information remains at risk after a security breach of the service provider We End Violence.

Aubrey Anzelmo Staff Writer

n email was sent on Sept. 3 notifying Sonoma State University students of the breach of security of the service provider We End Violence. The program was designed to teach students of the repercussions of sexual assault, and was required to be completed before registering for classes in the 2015 spring semester.

The email assured students that no Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or credit card information were disclosed. However, data such as passwords, gender, race, ethnicity, age, relationship status, sexual identification, student ID numbers, name and email addresses were compromised.

“To the best of my knowledge, the technical details of how the breach occurred have not been made public,” said Andru Luvisi, information security officer of police and safety services at Sonoma State.

From the information that has been provided, it can be determined that the breach was conducted through a third party vendor providing web-based sexual assault prevention training to students. According to the email, the web server has been taken down and is currently not available from this provider.

The deadline to complete the Agent of Change training will also be extended due to such service outages. Another email will be sent when the site is back up with the new deadline.

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New career adviser encourages students to use campus resources

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Kayla E. Galloway News Editor

ast year, the STAR reported the Sonoma State University’s Career Services was the smallest in the California State University system with only one career adviser to serve a student body of more than 9,000. While Career Services still remains small compared to other universities across the state, Sonoma State now has one more full-time career adviser, made possible by a grant funded from the California State University system.

Carrie Klaphake was hired by Sonoma State in June and works as a full-time career adviser in the campus career center. Over the summer, Klaphake went through in-depth training on how to improve the career center and make it a better resource for Sonoma State students.

Klaphake, originally from Minnesota, worked in her university’s career center while in college and credits her interest in a career in higher education to the job she held while pursuing her degree.

“Being a career adviser, I have experience working with different platforms within the student affairs realm,” said Klaphake. “I have experience in networking with employers to try to bring employers to campus to connect students with.”

New to the university, Klaphake hopes to be able to connect students with potential employers and assist students with networking and forming connections with companies.

“Not only is my communication helping students but it’s also connecting employers to our students and building those relationships,” said Klaphake.

Professor of Communication and Media studies Elizabeth Burch sees the Career Center as a resource students should take advantage of often throughout their college careers.

“The best thing students can do is to access the center’s materials on writing resumes and cover letters, conducting interviews, and researching job opportunities,” said Burch. “Unfortunately, students often don’t understand the basics of writing a simple killer resume.”

As far as the most important thing students can do in their college career, Klaphake advises students to never give up on their dreams and be clear in their goals and future ambitions.

“I think goal setting within the career realm is extremely important,” said Klaphake. “Students have the perseverance, creativity and the drive to do whatever they

STAR // Megan Corcoran The Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center at Sonoma State University celebrated its 15th birthday Thursday.

See the full story on the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center’s 15th birthday party on page 9

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Search for next university president begins Rachael Newman Staff Writer

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onoma State University President Ruben Armiñana’s successor will soon be selected after a process and a series of meetings are complete in the upcoming months.

Armiñana has dedicated 24 years to Sonoma State and does not have a role in selecting the new president. There is a search committee designed to find the next president and Sonoma State has an international search going on to help draw in the most qualified candidate to the university. Many meetings are being held that represen-

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tatives from different departments attend in order for the faculty and staff to provide input and help decide on who is best qualified to fill Armiñana’s shoes.

“I would hope the new president is someone who would deeply care for the students and do everything in their power to continue providing an outstanding education in a safe and happy campus environment,” said junior Katie Crabtree.

Vice President of University Affairs Dan Condron described the process for appointing a new president. The process begins with the Trustees Committee for the Selection of the President.

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The committee appoints an advisory committee, who then work together to find a new president for Sonoma State.

“The Trustees Committee, which is also known as the Search Committee, has six members, which are the chancellor [and the] chairman of the Board of Trustees, who will appoint four additional members to the Board of Trustees,” said Condron.

Condron said the advisory committee, who plays a role in choosing a new president, has a few members as well. The advisory committee is comprised of the Chair of the Academic Senate, (SSU Professor Richard Sen-

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ghas) and two other faculty representatives who are elected by the faculty.

The advisory committee also includes one member of the campus support staff chosen by staff, one student representative, one alum of the university chosen by the Alumni Association, one vice president or academic dean of the university and a president of another CSU campus chosen by the CSU Chancellor.

Sonoma State’s Vice President for Administration and Finance, Larry Furukawa-Schlereth, has been asked by Chancellor Tim White to assist and help facilitate in choosing a staff member to serve on the Search Advisory

Committee. He described a staff member as a nonfaculty employee who is identified as represented or confidential.

After committees have been chosen, four meetings will be held, some open to the public and others closed for just the committees. One public meeting will be on campus on Oct. 8 on campus and open for the public and students are encouraged to attend. That meeting is scheduled tentatively for 1 p.m. in the Student Center. The next meeting is on Dec. 1 and is only for the committees to attend. At that meeting, the committees will decide on who they will interview for the open

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position. On Jan. 10 and Jan. 11, the committees will conduct interviews with final interviews for the position held Jan. 25.

This is when the committees will make the final selection and make a recommendation of who they have chosen and pass that on to the CSU Board of Trustees. The CSU Board of Trustees will have the final vote on who will be selected as Sonoma State’s next president.

University officials say they hope to announce the selection of a new president on Jan. 27, 2016.

For more information the Board of Trustees policy for the selection of the president, visit calstate. edu.

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Editor’ s Pick This week’s can’t miss article: “Colbert drops the act, comes into his own” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” premiered earlier this week, marking the official passing of the torch from David Letterman to Colbert. Arts and Entertainment writer Justin Freeman writes a detailed recap of the premier and offers his own engaging commentary.

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Corrections/Clarifications In a story titled “InterVarsity reinstated by university system,” published in the Sept. 1 edition, it was incorrectly written that “InterVarsity requires students to recite and affirm the clubs doctrine, to confirm they abide by InterVarsity’s Christian beliefs, which include being of the Christian faith if holding a leadership position in the club.

This violates Executive Order 1068.” InterVarsity revised its bylaws to allow membership to consist of “all registered students” without regard to faith.

It is also stated that “As a Christian organization, InterVarsity was granted exception from Executive Order 1068...” InterVarsity was not granted an exception from Executive Order 1068. InterVarsity and CSU negotiated and revised InterVarsity’s bylaws allowing participation of active members in leadership positions regardless of faith.

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Agent of Change information leak leaves questions unanswered

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ccording to a 2007 study conducted for the National Institute of Justice, approximately one of every five women have been sexually assaulted while in college.

In an attempt to reduce the occurrence of the rates of both attempted and completed sexual assault at Sonoma State University, an online program called Agent of Change has now put more than one of every two students at SSU at risk of having their personal information stolen.

The information of 5,948 students has been compromised, due to a security breach discovered by We End Violence, the provider of the Agent of Change training that was mandatory for students to complete.

The full names, email addresses, usernames, student IDs and passwords of all who participated in the mandatory Agent of Change program are at risk. Given the fact that in particular, student usernames and passwords can be used to access sensitive information in MySSU accounts, this security breach raises many questions about the administration that we as students have so easily put our trust in.

That is, until now.

Regardless of the notification at the beginning of the program that claimed its ‘voluntary’ nature, SSU still threatened students with a hold on their spring 2016 class registration if the training is not completed. All student academic progress was being held hostage, and as a result, many obliged by completing the training.

The program used an interactive game-like structure to educate and to persuade its users that sexual assault is never acceptable. While the basis for this program is valid, the goal was poorly executed.

The program was basically one giant “I agree to the terms and conditions” page, of which most students rushed through in order to move on with their day. Clicking on a screen for an hour doesn’t guarantee good, moral character.

“The CSU is required under federal Title IX to provide sexual assault prevention education to students,” said SSU Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications Susan Kashack.

Unfortunately, simply giving reasons as to why students were forced to take part in this program does

not fix the problem.

The university dropped the ball and put students’ sensitive information at risk. We want to know what precautions were taken to ensure the security of student private information as part of this program and whythose security measures were insufficient.

The need for sexual assault awareness is certainly present on campus, but turning to web-based education by a separate and unfamiliar party to fulfill the conditions of federal Title IX was the easy way out of a complicated issue.

“To the best of my knowledge, the technical details of how the breach occurred have not been made public,” said SSU Information Security Officer Andru Luvisi.

That’s ironic, since it’s the public - the students that is most at risk. Not the higher-ups who let this breach happen in the first place.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are requiring all users who registered with We End Violence to change their Seawolf passwords,” Luvisi wrote in a campus-wide email to students.

An abundance of caution has not at all been demonstrated by the security team at SSU. This effort that they are showing now is simply a cleanup act out of desperation.

The need for sexual assault awareness is certainly present on campus, but turning to web-based education by a separate and unfamiliar party to fulfill the conditions of federal Title IX was the easy way out of a complicated issue.

Given these security lapses and the uncertainty of whether this program is making much of an impact on student lives, we believe the university should put the Agent of Change program on hold until these issues can be addressed and alternatives properly evaluated.

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The reality of educational priorities

Ryan Green Staff Writer

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ducation has been lacking in America. National Public Radio reports that every year, more and more countries outperform American students in areas like math, science and reading.

Americans are becoming more intellectually average. So what’s wrong with our education system?

Throughout my education experience, I have always been told that getting good grades would lead to success in life.

My teachers, parents and mentors told me this.

I was sure that if I got an A in my math class, I’d be making more money than I could imagine. This is exactly what’s wrong with the education system.

Because students are so focused on getting good grades, the vast majority of them don’t care to learn the material.

According to readingrockets.org,

“school children are constantly bombarded with new knowledge in multiple topic areas in which they may or may not be interested.” Their strategy is to study for a few days before the test, and then spit the material back out onto the exam. During those few days, the material is kept in short-term memory, where it can be dumped to make room for new material.

There is a huge amount of material as well. Our school system rushes to teach all it can to students while their brains are still developing, giving them a basis in the subjects that are deemed ‘necessary for success’.

However, up until the collegiate level, several of these topics are not necessary at all.

Why can’t our school system teach subjects that students would actually use in the real world?

When I was fresh out of high school, I could tell you about calculus, French and history, but I couldn’t fill out the deposit slip to cash a check.

So, with unnecessary topics and short-term memory students, the American school system has witnessed a decline in its students’ education.

Not only have America’s students scored poorly on tests, they’ve also scored poorly on cultural and political awareness.

Here’s what I mean: students have been trained to collect, repeat and delete data from their brains. Some of this data, from subjects such as language, government, and ethics, are profoundly necessary for success but gets deleted with the rest.

So a student could get all A’s, but not remember basics in geography and political science once they got a job or went to college.

So this is how I would change the school system. I would keep primary education (K-8) exactly how it is.

What students learn during these years is extremely valuable, and I wouldn’t change it. High school, however, would change drastically.

English would be required for all four years; history, foreign language, and science for three. Two years of math, a year of government (so that students know how to vote and be involved in our democracy), and a year of world cultures and religion (so that students would understand other

The detrimental drinking culture

Florencia Hasson Staff Writer

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glass of wine to balance out a dinner with the roommates, an ice cold beer on a hot day among friends, a casual picnic in the park with a bottle of sweet sangria, a deck of cards, and great company; these are the scenes where alcohol was typically found and consumed among the youths in Spain.

This past year I lived and studied in Madrid where I experienced the huge difference between our drinking cultures and came to the strong realization that we have an unhealthy relationship with booze, predominantly on college campuses across the U.S. Sonoma State University is certainly no exception to this observation. At the ripe, young age of 18 we allow our children to die in the name of service. We establish that they are mature enough to carry the responsibility of taking another person’s life, and allow them to purchase the means of doing so, yet prohibit them from purchasing a beer? This lacks a world of logic to me.

What happened in the 1920’s during the prohibition? Everyone partied like crazy and drank away their sorrows and much more.

Isn’t this same rebellious attitude towards prohibition resurfacing among our under aged college and high school youths of today? Has your age really ever stopped you from wanting to take that first swig from the bottle? No, because trying to prohibit and stigmatize something to adolescents generally happens to have the opposite effect and makes them just crave it more. Teenagers, for some reason, are rebellious by nature.

In Spain, the drinking age is 18 and I was probably asked for my ID twice my entire year there. I’ve been back three weeks now and although I’ve been 21 for almost a year now, I somehow feel like a deceiving criminal every time I present my ID to the bouncer at the Cotati Crawl or at our neighborhood Safeway.

The ID inspections never cease to be super intense and uncomfortable. My French roommate from Spain who came to visit for a week pointed out the same uncomfortable feeling he had every time we tried to enter a bar in the city. I’ve picked up the habit of telling all the bouncers “It’s fake!” as I present it to them, it takes off the edge a little and makes me chuckle.

“The drinking culture in the US is much more binge-focused. The idea, instead of enjoying the beverage, is to get as drunk as possible in as little of time as possible,” said Alison Peet-Lukes, a great friend that I made through our program that was sent to Spain, and a fellow Seawolf. “I think this stems from the intense criminalization of alcohol for people who are under aged. It is not only dangerous, but unnecessary.”

And it’s precisely that! Here we go out at 9-10:30 p.m., and the bars and parties end around 2 - 3 a.m. at the latest.

Naturally the goal of culture has become to get as wasted as possible, as fast as possible and do it all over again the next day. There is no such thing as casual drinking. Shots, handle pulls and keg stands are the images that come to mind when I think of an American party or drinking scene.

Whatever happened to those peaceful picnics with sangria, candlelit dinners with wine and the roomies, and those deliciously cold couple of beers?

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; the college drinking problems consist of “1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries. More than 690,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking. More than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape. More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem and between 1.2 and 1.5 percent of students indicate that they tried to commit suicide within the past year due to drinking or drug use.”

If the media is constantly sending us messages that range from “alcohol is bad and can kill you” to “alcohol is a necessity for a good time.”

Not enough of “alcohol in moderation is fine” then we are continuing to support this unhealthy relationship we’ve created with booze and drinking.

I cannot emphasize more how strongly I believe that if we don’t do something to change the way we,as a society view and use alcohol, than we’re not living in a society that has progressed far enough away from its prohibition era.

We will continue to have college headlines that read “Second Chico State Student dies after alleged drunken driving accident” or “Chico State rethinks party life after death” from sfgate, or as I’m sure we all remember; “Deaths of Irish Students in Berkeley Balcony Collapse.”

I’m not saying that these accidents will cease to happen, and they especially wouldn’t if our laws were to change.

However, I do attribute a lot of our culture’s idiotic mistakes and negative reputation to our crazy love to partying heartily and not remember the many mistakes of yesterday.

Sure, everyone enjoys a good night out, as do I, but all I ask for is to lower the stigma our culture has created around alcohol and allow for everyone to learn at a younger age of the consequences and what it means to drink responsibly.

“Heavy drinking is pretty much expected of you when you first come to college. It’s your first time away from home, no parents to give you rules and it causes you to push your limits in a way. I’ve been through both sides of the spectrum,” said Austin Burmester, a former Sonoma State student. ”When I was a heavy binge drinker, not much mattered. School wasn’t as high of a priority then. I don’t know if it has to do with the age restriction but after about a year after I turned 21, drinking became less important. My drinking slowed down and my priorities became more clear.”

So why not lower t he drinking age and with it the stigma and fear we have surrounding ‘the devil’s juice’?

cultures and respect their beliefs).

There would be a semester of finance, a class that teaches students how to manage money and a semester of social sciences, which would help students understand social situations and better their mature social lives. There would also be no homework (unanimous cheers), and more comprehensive and personalized testing, in order to eliminate the cookie-cutter testing system that America has today.

It’s no secret that our education system needs reform. And obviously, it’s not something that can be improved at the flip of a switch. But I do believe that our system of education can be reformed within the next decade, with the right people and the right ideas.

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Senior year, a chance to self reflect Peter Njoroge Guest Contributor As a senior and psychology major, I can’t stress the importance of self-reflection and gratitude in terms of where one is headed and where one has been. This is especially important for any graduating class.

This aspect of the mind was increasingly apparent when I began having a temporary existential crisis at Peet’s coffee after a morning bike-ride with a close friend.

As I read the school newspaper, I was triggered into a state of anxiety and mild lethargy in where I came to the realization that being a functional and productive member of society was required of me after the ritual which we call graduation, was over.

There I was, facing said responsibility with a quiet sense of apprehension.

Furthermore, reading about debt, despair, inequality, racism, sexism and any other modality of suffering we cause to ourselves as a species wasn’t helping. Chronic alcoholism or a retreat to a permanent state of cynicism was quite appealing at that point in time.

It wasn’t until a mother and three of her children walked into the room. Soon after, her daughter began waving and laughing at me when I waved back. This purely Gestalt moment, in where we were both present in body, mind and most importantly experience dawned on me as important in terms of its richness.

Keep in mind I was the friend who “happens to be black,” as comedian George Carlin put it.

Regardless, we both laughed back and forth, expressing a moment of joy, which was both emotionally and behaviorally expressive and devoid of preconceived notions, prejudices, ideologies, complexes or any other excessive defense mechanisms.

She reminded me of the joy that any moment can hold, but more significantly the importance of putting the known aside and, as Aldous Huxley said, opening another door to a different perception.

In retrospect, she was a reminder of the space between the known and unknown. A reminder which cued me to think of the possibilities after senior year. The change I can attempt to cause. The joy I can ignite or the suffering I can ensue. All were possibilities, but I was responsible for all choices I made and have made thus far into my academic career.

As I left Peet’s riding back to campus, my friend and I crossed Rancho Cotate High and I was forced to take advantage of the chance at reflection.

Encapsulating the whole experience, it’s important for seniors to take time out of their days and reflect on their own personal timeline and history. In other words, where have you been? What happened along the way that shaped you as an individual? From senior year forward, what can change? What can stay the same?

These questions are important for triggering a reflective mode of thought. Despite their importance, it’s also equally meaningful to remain grateful for all of the experiences that have manifested in your own personal time-space experience.

Lastly, let the space between the known and unknown guide you well after college.

Whether it’s graduate school, internships, moving back home or completely and utterly failing at being an “adult” let this space direct your path.

Don’t despair but also don’t be naïve, challenges are ahead but with these items in your toolbox, you should fare well in society.

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Seawolves SPEAK! Presidential Election

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Anna Kehrlein Staff Writer

ith President Barack Obama in his final year of office and the primary debates in our midst, every media outlet, from Facebook to CNN, is buzzing over who should be the next president of the United States. On the Republican side, the front-runner Donald

Trump boasts a tremendous amount of popularity due to the intensity of his comments and beliefs and the controversy that they spark. While many Americans are bewildered by his immigration policy, others like the fact that he speaks his mind.

In addition, Jeb Bush, former president George W. Bush’s younger brother is running, as well as several other candidates.

On the Democratic side, Bernie Sand-

ers, a popular name on campus and in social media, seems to be neck and neck with Hillary Clinton. Clinton, former secretary of state, governor, and first lady has extensive political experience, but many wonder if she has anything new to bring since she has been around for so long. Sanders, who identifies as a Democratic Socialist, is running as a Democrat, and receiving much support from a party he isn’t technically

“I think [Trump] has the most potential out of all of the candidates because he’s the one that is actually showing effort in changing the country and like benefitting it in a more positive way rather than just getting rid of everything and everyone as a solution and he seems the most reasonable.”

a part of. Many college students, including students at Sonoma State University, are included in this demographic, partially because of his proposals to reform upperlevel public education.

But what do Sonoma State Seawolves think? Students were asked for their opinions on the upcoming elections, and specifically, who they plan to vote for.

“I’d say Donald Trump. He’s an innovator.”

- Abel Cooper, fifth year sociology major

- Jaqueline Huynh, junior communications major

“I don’t think

“I like Trump. I think he’s doing well with the fact that he’s speaking his mind. I think we need someone who speaks his mind right now. I don’t think he’d be a good president but I think he’s a good person to put everyone else in the position to speak their mind and speak of the topics more effectively.”

I would vote

for either one.

One [Trump] is racist and

then the other

one [Clinton] is hypocritical.”

- Jasmine

Aguilera, junior

- Austin Mack, fifth year business major

psychology major

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want. [Set goals] to achieve those dreams no matter how far and in between they might be.”

Matthew Goodin, Student Services Senator in Associated Students, sees the Career Center as a place students should visit often during their time at Sonoma State. He hopes an additional adviser will offset the workload the center has had in the past.

“I think the Career Center has a high demand,” said Goodin. “One more staff mem-

ber will help the overload the [center had last year].”

In regard to the one-year grant that allowed the university to hire another adviser, Goodin hopes Sonoma State will bring on more advisers in the future and renew this year’s grant. “[The university] got a one-year grant to bring on another career services adviser,” said Goodin. “As a student, I hope [the university] will notice that the second adviser helps the career center, so hopefully we can get that grant again.”

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News in Brief

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San Francisco Giants Pitcher Madison Bumgarner neared perfection at Saturday night’s game against the San Diego Padres, pitching 7 2/3 innings without allowing a single base runner. With a hit in the 8th inning by Melvin Upton Jr., Bumgarner’s chance at history was relinquished with a swing of the bat.

Saturday’s game marks Bumgarner’s 10th career complete game and 18th win of the season. The Giants remain 7.5 games back of the Los Angeles Dodges in the National League West as of Sunday.

Cambridge, MA 21-year-old student, Abdisamad Adan, is beginning his freshman year at Harvard this fall after overcoming the struggles of growing up in Somaliland – and unincorporated region of Somali. Adan grew up with 18 siblings, some of whom remain illiterate and have never attended school.

Adan is the first undergraduate student from Somali (and surrounding regions) Harvard has admitted to the university in the last 30 years, according to institutional memory. With the help of an American financier, Jonathon Starr who set up a boarding school in Somaliland, Adan was able to get an education and now sets out to further it at Harvard.

New York City New York City’s subway got a little longer on Sunday with the opening of its first new subway station in 25 years. The station connects Times Square with Manhattan’s West Side and will primarily serve the city’s new Hudson Yards Project that will house 17 million square feet of hotel, office and residential space.

Washington, D.C. A recent study at Georgetown University has shown Resveratrol, a compound found in foods like raspberries, dark chocolate and red wine, can stop the progression of the Alzheimer’s Disease. The study, conducted over one year, included 129 people from across the nation with the youngest subject being 49 years old.

Green Music Center awaiting passage of senate bill Nikki Bridges Staff Writer The Green Music Center at Sonoma State University attracts people of all ages.

The newer addition of the music center to the university provides year round performances of classical, contemporary and jazz and names like Toby Keith and Colbie Caillat have played at the venue in the past.

The Green Music Center includes two halls where the entertainment is held as well as a lawn seating area.

At events held at the venue, people over the age of 21 can purchase beer or wine but under the California Alcohol and Beverage Control, wineries are not allowed to sell their alcohol at concert events even if they sponsor them. Senate Bill 462 would allow the GMC to sell the wine or beer companies that support the Green Music Center. The bill has already been passed by both houses of the

State Legislature and is now waiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature.

“We want to be able to secure sponsorship and advertisement from wineries because they help us with our budget so we would feature their wine at our events to help promote them,” said Larry FurukawaSchlereth, Sonoma State’s chief financial officer and the music center’s co-executive director.

The Green Music Center’s budget is roughly $9 million, which is primarily funded by ticket sales. However, with this bill being passed the university can expect about $400,000 annually for the first years of the bill being put into action.

“With more wineries me and my friends would definitely go more since were 21 and I think that going to the GMC events will become the thing to do,” said senior kinesiology major Natasha Benson.

The senate bill is currently awaiting Gov. Brown’s signature.

Students react to Sacramento City College shooting

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Joseph Encinas Staff Writer

n Sept. 3, the bustling campus of Sacramento City College came to a screeching halt when a verbal dispute turned violent. A drive-by shooting occurred in the South Lot near the baseball field of the Sacramento campus, leaving one dead and two wounded. Sacramento police believe the shooting happened after a fight between four men broke out. According to Robert Heisleman, outreach specialist at Sacramento City College, the initial campus police response time was five minutes. The campus entered a lockdown for the next few hours in order to ensure the safety of students, staff and faculty while an unidentified shooter remained at large.

Once the lockdown took effect, Los Rios School District Police and Sacramento PD worked together to evacuate all buildings on campus and search for the shooter. In tandem with police efforts, the emergency notification system at the junior college notified all students and staff of the shooting and lockdown via text and email.

“I have worked on campus for 32 years and I have never felt unsafe on campus,” said Heisleman.

In the case of an active shooter, campus police reacted quickly and with the assistance of the local police department, put into place the procedures to keep student’s lives safe. With violence in schools becoming more common, how tough is it to really ensure students and staff that they are safe?

“The thing is that no one could have predicted that this was going to happen,” said Alberto Serrano Jr, student at Sacramento college. “Even though the shooting did occur, they are doing an excellent job at making the students feel safe.”

According to Heisleman, the police presence since the shooting has been elevated, with officers on foot and patrol cars in pairs by entrances to the campus. Even with the increased police force, some students still feel a bit uneasy attending classes.

“It’s a horrible feeling knowing that we can’t get an education without the possibility of getting shot,” said Brandi Woolsey, a student at the Sacramento college.

In today’s society with mass shootings becoming more frequent, Sonoma State’s Police and Safety Services maintain that officers and staff are adequately trained and prepared for emergency situations.In the event of an active shooter being present on Sonoma State campus, the police have documented in their procedures that these situations evolve rapidly, demanding immediate deployment of law enforcement resources. With the shooting that occurred at Sacramento City College, the police took about five minutes to respond. How fast could Sonoma Police react to an incident on campus?

“I feel like if it did happen, they might be a little slow to respond,” said Sonoma

A senate bill awaiting signature of Gov. Jerry Brown would allow wineries who sponsor Green Music Center events to also sell their products at the venue.

State senior Steven Harrelson. “But I think that’s given at anything when you have a school that has one police station.”

Sonoma State is a smaller school in comparison to most CSU and UC campus, so some students feel like the police have an easier time patrolling the school.

“I believe the [campus police] are able to respond to a situation like that,” said Jazmyn Meza, Sonoma State sophomore.

“When I’m walking around at night, I always see them popping out of nowhere.”

It is imperative that the presence of safety figures be readily available, however, some students would argue that the police force is more covert than desired.

Sonoma State Freshman Bridget Abbene said she has only seen one police officer since school started and believes their presence could be improved.

If a shooter were to be on campus, the U.S. Department of Justice lists three options for individuals in this high pressure situation. Before tending to any of these options, it is imperative that the person be prepared mentally and physically to make the safest decision possible. The options are to run, hide, or fight. For more information on U.S. Department of Justice guidelines, visit dhs.gov/active-shooterpreparedness.

“Officers and staff are regularly trained through presentations, videos and drills on how to handle emergency situations and maintain a level head in the face of a stressful situation,” said Missy Brunetta, Director for Emergency Management and Continuity Planning at Sonoma State.

Having a well-trained staff is critical, but there are precautions that Sonoma State has put into place to be certain that the students are safe. The school has placed a number of emergency stations around the campus, as well as tried to make the campus well lit at night for those having to walk around the campus after hours.

“I feel safe in Sonoma State,” said Leo Rivera, a junior at Sonoma State.

“The police do a very good job in securing our campus.”

It is the duty of officers of SSU to leave no doubt in student’s minds that their campus is as safe as their home, because for a large number of students, Sonoma is their home.

“During the day, I feel safe,” said Jorge Bautista, sophomore at Sonoma.

“But at night, the campus can be a bit intimidating because some spots are pretty dark.”

It is the goal of the Police and Safety Services of Sonoma State that students, staff and faculty always feel safe and are constantly in a controlled environment so that the community on campus can thrive.

The campus has an emergency notification system that, in the event of a crisis, will send text messages to staff and students. A crisis can range from a shooter on campus, a fire or an earthquake. For any further questions regarding emergency preparedness, email emergency@ sonoma.edu.

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Luvisi stated he did not know whether or not this service was specifically targeted or whether the attackers just found a vulnerable server that they could exploit. However, he confirmed that 5,948 Sonoma State students potentially had some information compromised, including the username and password that they used to register for the training.

“Because many people reuse the same password for multiple accounts, we are requiring those students who registered with We End Violence to change their Seawolf password before the end of September,” said Luvisi. “We also recommend that they change their password for any other service with which they used the same password” Another follow up email was sent

on the Sept. 9, which requested students to change their Seawolf password early.

“The CSU is required under federal Title IX to provide sexual assault prevention education to students. Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity,” said Susan Kashack, associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications. “Student and employee’s personal information is a highest priority.”

The student body of Sonoma State University is in shock over the breach of information.

“I think it’s disturbing that information was accessed. I changed my passwords as the email requested but it still scares me that other people’s information is at risk,” said junior, Meghan Hill.

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Hollywood’s fear of powerful women

Noe Felix Staff Writer

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ast week I attended the showing of “Mad Max: Fury Road” at Campus Movie Night.

From start to finish, the movie captivated me.

It was an incredible movie because it did something that most movies, hell, most forms of entertainment don’t do.

It provided us with strong, empowering female characters that were not there to be sexualized.

I started to think back to other movies or TV shows that showed this initiative. Sadly, not many came to mind.

When I began to look back at the shows and movies I have been watching my entire life, women, for the most part, have been portrayed in stereotypical ways.

It’s frustrating to see women not portrayed as they should be.

Professor of women and gender studies, Lena McQuade, feels frustrated as well. She feels entertainment media doesn’t do a good job of making women feel empowered, as they are often portrayed in a demeaning way.

“I don’t look for empowerment in media,” McQuade said. “I find little strength in media, so I turn to history.” The fact that she has to turn to other sources to find empowered women, is cause for concern.

Very few movies and TV shows break the norm that we are used to. CBS’s “Elementary” does an excellent job providing a strong and memorable lead. The show is about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his detective in training, Joan Watson. They team up and solve a variety of different crimes together.

Joan Watson, played by Lucy Lui, is a very intelligent and capable character. The producers don’t go out of their way to dress her in provocative ways or make her feel as if she’s invaluable to the show. Quite the opposite, actually, the show doesn’t work without her. Sherlock Holmes needs her, in fact, he acknowledges that he would not be able to solve cases without her expertise.

Another show that is helping change the roles that women typically play is “Orange Is the New Black.” Dr. McQuade pointed out that this show is adding more diversity to the characters that women play.

“I don’t look for empowerment in media,” McQuade said. “I find little strength in media, so I turn to history.”

Very often in movies, we are treated to overly sexualized women that are there to, for the most part, serve a male audience. Take Black Widow from “The Avengers” as an example. Sure, she’s a smart, deadly character, but they dress her up in skin tight spandex to show off her features.

Even worse, they don’t make Black Widow feel as if she’s a valuable part of the team. That’s a problem with a majority of movies and TV shows, where they often make women characters feel more like objects, rather than actual human beings.

Transfer student Alyssa Vargo agrees with this.

“Ultimately, there are those shows where you are constantly seeing women in objectifying ways,” she said.

She feels the way women are portrayed in our entertainment inf luences how younger girls think about themselves as well as how they view their relationships with men.

I couldn’t agree more with her.

When women start to see how they are portrayed in movies or entertainment in general, they’re going to start thinking that’s normal.

We need more powerful women characters like the ones in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” By the end of this year, we’ll be getting the last installment of “the Hunger Games.” Those movies have given us a strong female lead from the start. Katniss Everdeen is exactly what comes to mind when I think of a strong and empowered character.

facebook.com Charlize Theron, who plays Furiosa in the film “Mad Maxgg: Fury Road” gives a rare portrayal of a strong woman in the media.

Student Spotlight: Erica Pecho Cassandra Owens Staff Writer

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s a team of twenty Sonoma State Sapphires pour their hearts into a new routine, the new potential members behind them begin memorizing the choreography they are being taught. The night before try-outs, team captain Erica Pecho leads the audition rehearsals for the last time.

As a senior, Pecho has danced for the Sapphires for the past three years and knows how to conduct a room full of dancers with both leadership and enthusiasm. Pecho is a business management major from Walnut Creek who hopes to one day possibly own her own dance studio, though there is much time for that in the future, it seems bright as she holds a 3.7 GPA, is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and holds two jobs as a tasting room associate in Santa Rosa as well as a hostess in Petaluma.

She also obtained two scholarships through her sorority, both the SCAP scholarship as well as the Leadership Conference scholarship.

It is clear that dance is Pecho’s passion as she has been dancing for 16 out of her 21 years, and enjoys all styles of dance. What she is most looking forward to this year as a captain is “being a leader and a mentor for the younger ones; to see their potential and push them out of their comfort zone. Also, taking the team to a different aspect- I love to see this be apart of the school rather than just competition.”

This year’s dance team is going to be much larger than in the past, with six seniors being a part of the twenty members, and open auditionsit’s a new structure where certain dances will be choreographed for certain small groups.

The dynamic that comes with the new structure is exciting to Pecho. “The best thing about the Sapphires is displaying our passion for dance to the community as well as the school,” said Pecho.

Her passion is clearly translated to her team, her coach and her co-captain, as they describe her as “inspirational” and “dedicated.” Her co-captain and a sophomore Hutchins major Jen Novero comments on Pecho’s position to the team. “She’s awesome. She always answers my questions even late at night. I never have to do anything by myself,” said Novero.

“We’re all going to have to step up and lead the team like she did. We all have to inspire each other.”

Their coach, Megan Bowcott, a Sapphire

COURTESY // Erica Pecho Senior Erica Pecho, captain of the Sapphires proves to be a role model to the rest of her team. alumna and SSU graduate, wants only the best for her senior captain. “She stepped up so much. If we didn’t have her, our team would fall apart. She’s responsible, she’s a good friend and a good leader, she is strong and there is a good balance of friend and authority. I want all of her hard work to pay off. Her work ethic is insane,” said Bowcott.

Juggling being captain, her sorority, her two jobs and class, is all taken care of by what Pecho gives credit to, “my planner, little sleep, and coffee.”

Pecho’s last year is inevitably in front of her, and when asked about her last year, she took a moment to herself and replied: “I realize how important this is to me. I want to give it my all. I want to push the team. I want to dance my heart out, really.”

COURTESY // Erica Pecho

Jewel’s ‘Picking Up the Pieces’ is a gem Jerri Cohen Staff Writer

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rop tops, episodes of Friends, platform sneakers, Jewel blaring out of the speakers in traffic. No it is not the ‘90s, but everything ‘90s is coming back into full swing and Jewel is no exception.

Jewel made her hit debut on the music scene in 1995 with her album titled “Pieces of You.” The album was wildly successful. One may recognize favorites like, “Who Will Save Your Soul” and “You Were Meant for Me.” The album was one of the best selling debut albums of all time, going platinum 15 times over. Jewel also branched into country in 2008 with her album , “Perfectly Clear.” In addition to singing, Jewel also co-hosted the T.V. show “Platinum Hit” on Bravo.

Her newest album, “Picking Up the Pieces,” nods to her first album and also insinuates a comeback. The style of the songs on this album are also reminiscent of her first album in that they rely heavily on the lyrics and are strung together by thoughtful and minimal guitar melodies.

The album is very ‘90s and gives the listener a sense of nostalgia. Your past memories of Jewel might be hearing it blaring from the speakers in your mom’s car, or sampling her music at the listening stations at Borders.

However, her lyrics aren’t as young. This album has a more mature sound. One of the best songs on this album is “A Boy Needs a Bike” which depicts her relationship with her father.

“Mom feels left out and now she’s starting to cry/ I wonder if all girls are crazy this way/ I wish pops would just get a spine/I said I know it’s kind of small but you can borrow mine/ He just smiled and said, ‘your mom means well son’/Most times are good it’s just some that are lean/But it’s love that makes up for those times in between.”

She stays true to her poetic style, but rather being about the trials and tribulations of love, or self-discovery, these lyrics lend to a more mature Jewel grappling with more mature topics.

“Boy Needs a Bike” is one of the stronger songs on the album.

Another song that stands out on the album is

“Pretty Faced Fool.” This song is the most downloaded song on iTunes from “Picking Up the Pieces.”

Again, Jewel sticks to a more mature tone in this song, looking back confidently on her choice to end a romantic relationship.

“What good’s a heart that’s too damn tough to break/ That’s too damn cool to take a chance on love/ Yeah I took a chance on us/ Now that I look like I’m just a fool I think you oughta know/ You’re just a pretty-faced fool who let one get away.”

What is great about Jewel’s mature tone is that it’s empowering to women. Few female lyricist have songs as confident as these, which is something that stands out about this album.

The weakest track on this album is “Nicotine Love.” It has almost a surreal-like sound in the sense that her voice fights the guitar’s melody for the dominant noise in the song. It was easily the most different song on this album, but it wasn’t to my liking.

Overall, I would give this album four stars. It was consistent with the style that Jewel started out with, bringing a real sense of nostalgia to this listening experience. Additionally, it still remained fresh, and is new enough that it doesn’t feel like she was repeating any messages that she had previously centered any of her other songs around.

This ‘90s singer-songwriter has surely picked up the pieces on this amazing new album.

facebook.com Jewel, an iconic pop artist from the ‘90s, makes a comeback with her new album “Picking Up the Pieces” released on Sept. 11.

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Colbert drops the act, comes into his own Justin Freeman Staff Writer

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tephen Colbert has returned. Last week, the highly acclaimed don of satire made his debut on CBS, replacing David Letterman as the host of The Late Show.

Colbert, who hosted “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central for nine years, is known for his portrayal of an absurdly opinionated fictional character, who Colbert himself has called a “wellintentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot.”

Multiple times, the audience performed a classic “Colbert Report” chant, in which they shouted out Colbert’s name repeatedly and in gradually quickening rhythm, until at last breaking out into applause.

However, this character is notably absent from Colbert’s newest program.

Fortunately, the comedian’s signature brand of humor remains intact, despite the disappearance of his famous alterego.

Also surviving the transition to a new network were many traces of Colbert’s Comedy Central legacy. Jon Stewart, for example, not only gave a brief cameo for the first episode, but also serves as an executive producer for the show.

What’s more, replacing Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra as The Late Show’s on-stage band is Jon Batiste and Batiste’s band Stay Human (In 2014, Batiste and Stay Human made guest appearances on The Colbert Report.)

Multiple times, the audience even

facebook.com The “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” premiered Sept. 8 and earned 6.6 million viewers for the season debut. performed a classic Colbert Report chant, in which they shouted out Colbert’s first name repeatedly and in gradually quickening rhythm, until at last breaking out into general applause. One may begin to wonder if Colbert will ever outgrow the impact he has already made.

While Colbert seemed comfortable in his new position, these first few episodes felt a bit like watching a man breaking in a new pair of shoes.

There were some very subtle moments where Colbert fumbled on his words or looked at the wrong camera, but

these moments were barely noticeable.

Colbert appeared most at home while sitting behind a desk, commenting on politics as visual graphics accompanied him to the side. He also did well in the various interviews he gave, which covered a range of topics.

With George Clooney, the show’s very first guest, the conversation went from Clooney’s humanitarian work in Africa to the fact that Clooney didn’t actually have a reason to be on the show, since the famous actor had nothing to plug. The interview with Clooney seemed

rather pointless.

Presidential candidate Jeb Bush appeared after Clooney. Bush began to speak on the extreme levels of partisanship found within Washington D.C. “In state capitols, this doesn’t happen to the same extent as it does in Washington,” Bush said, “We have to restore a degree of civility.”

Whereas hardly anyone clapped for Bush when he emerged onstage, the crowd cheered fervently as he departed.

On a more serious note, Vice President Joe Biden also made an appearance on the show, and was nearly brought to tears when talking about his recently departed son, Beau Biden.

When Colbert asked how Biden’s catholic faith gave him strength in his time of grief, the Vice President quoted existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, saying “Faith sees best in the dark.”

In comparison with David Letterman, Stephen Colbert seems to be more in touch with the younger generation.

For example, on the series finale of Letterman’s “Late Show,” Letterman made a joke referring to an obscure show called “Keeping up with the Gabors,” which was the most popular show on television when “The Late Show” with David Letterman first aired in 1993.

Colbert, on the other hand, made references to rapper Lil’ Jon. Speaking of hip hop, Kendrick Lamar was Colbert’s musical guest in one of the new episodes, and playing segments from his 2015 album “To Pimp a Butterfly.”

From asking Scarlett Johansson whether she would rather have hands for feet or feet for hands, to making ridiculous decrees with an oversized hat in the likeness of Genghis Khan, Colbert seems to be off to a good start at CBS. When “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon appeared in the first episode and, addressing Colbert, joked “See you in the locker room,” the feeling was that Colbert had officially joined the ranks of Fallon, Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno, and what’s more, that Colbert actually belonged there.

‘The Visit’ isn’t worth the trip Sean Curzon Staff Writer

Review

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he Visit,” by director M. Night Shyamalan is probably his best movie since “Unbreakable” but the film still didn’t meet expectations.

A horror, the film follows two young teens who visit their grandparents for the first time only to discover that something is off about them. The movie is shot using the found footage style.“The Visit” almost works, but doesn’t hit the right tone.

Rebecca (Olivia DeJonge) and her brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) visit their estranged grandparents (Deanna Dunagan and Peter McRobbie). Their mother, Paula (Kathryn Hahn) ran away from home as a teenager to elope with their father, who ran off with another woman a few years before.

When Paula’s parents later contact her asking to spend a week with their grandkids, she relents. Rebecca is an amateur filmmaker and decides to make a documentary of their visit to their grandparents. When they get there, their grandparents begin to act stranger and stranger.

There are definite Hansel and Gretel parallels that can be made.

The atmosphere does feel erie at times, but where the film falters is in its tone.

Shyamalan seemed to hear the critiques that some of his movies have become unintentional comedies, so this time around he tried to make a real one.

He takes all the awkward unintentional funny things from his other films, weird inflections and non-

sequiturs, and plays that for laughs on purpose. It almost works, but Shyamalan can’t seem to find a balance between the humorous scenes and the frightening scenes.

One moment there is a tense scene, and the next moment you are looking at old lady butt. It creates a serious mood whiplash, while the jokes themselves tend to fall a bit flat.

It’s hard to take the base climax scene seriously when there is a poop joke in the middle of it.

The found footage style doesn’t work. The movie does back flips to explain why the characters are filming everything instead of using the footage to help build atmosphere.

The film falls into the pitfall that many other found footage does.

The camera work looks too good to be shot on a cheap camera, with perfect lighting and sound. The tired method of “drop the camera and run because you are about to die” graces the climax awkwardly.

“The Visit” has the added bonus of large day captions a la “The Shining.” Shyamalan uses the documentary angle has a way to get out easy exposition. The movie might have worked better if it was shot normally.

The acting is natural, with the purposeful exception of the grandparents. It’s nice to see Shyamalan discard the flat monotones and the awkward pauses that had plagued his previous movies.

While far better than M. Night Shyamalan’s more recent attempts at filmmaking and does manages to create some creepy moments, “The Visit” can’t quite get the tone right. It does have the signature Shyamalan twist, but it does work far better here than it does in the past.

It’s reliance on the found footage gimmick hurts it as well, but it’s not even the worst found footage out this year. If you are curious, wait for the home video release.

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Sex Signals advocates sexual assault prevention Olivia Hunt Staff Writer

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ex Signals is slowly becoming one of the most popular sexual assault prevention programs on school campuses, and for good reason. Catharsis productions sends highly trained educators to military bases, corporate agencies and college campuses, aiming to make even the smallest difference along the way. The charismatic duo of Anthony DiNicola and Hilary Williams are just two of the many educators who are involved in this engaging program.

On Wednesday, they delivered a light hearted yet informative performance involving issues such as rape culture, gender stereotypes, racial discrimination and violence. Most people find it hard to discuss such triggering topics, but bringing them out into the open and discussing them in a safe environment leads to more awareness and responsiveness within a community.

During their first improv, they discussed gender stereotypes and asked the audience how they should have their characters act, which led to a discussion about slut shaming and the countless double standards that are ingrained in our society.

“You’re not entitled to have sex with ev-

eryone who is nice to you. If I did I would never leave Target,” Williams said.

When asked what girls get called when they try hard to be pretty or sexy, the audience quickly responded with “sluts.” This is a sad but true realization that both men and women alike are held accountable for.

“The rules are too restricting, we can’t win,” said Williams. Before starting their performance, they asked the audience to look under their chairs to which they found an exceptionally crisp piece of red construction paper marked with the word “STOP.” They urged those who felt as though the victim were in potential danger to raise the sign during the set. Following this, a small discussion would be held to analyze why certain actions were inappropriate.

DiNicola led the topic from gender stereotypes to discrimination by presenting the question, “Who’s more often hurt by stereotypes?” To which the audience responded, “minorities.” DiNicola added, “When we label someone as a minority whether they’re black, lesbian, gay, bi, trans, we start marginalizing them. It’s important that we look at the terms we use.” Williams joined in to say, “Stereotypes often create bias which then creates prejudices.” Acknowledgement and understanding of these issues is important in order to prevent taking stereotypes

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Their most powerful piece was the staged interview of an accused rapist who failed to see the error in his ways. One can only imagine the amount of red “STOP” signs that rose into the air like a crowd wave.

The act was set in an environment of a college party between friends in order to show that not every rape is the stereotypical “guy jumps out of a bush in a park and attacks a young blonde girl” scenario. The importance of showing the diversity in harmful situations such as these is extremely vital in raising awareness of the reality of rape.

The subject of consent was undeniably the most important issue of the skit, emphasizing the importance of communication during sexual escapades.

DiNicola brought up how satisfied he was with the fact that California is a “ yes means yes” state, meaning the partner has not given full consent until saying “yes.”

Although this is a definite achievement, he also expressed that the fight is long from being over, mentioning his disgust with company Budweiser following their bottle slogan, “it takes the no out of the situation” which was soon shut down after its release.

DiNicola and Williams stressed that a majority of rapes go unreported despite the fact that 1 in 5 women are, at some point,

subjected to rape, and only 1 in 10 report it.

These victims don’t come forward because they are worried they won’t be believed, or feel as though the legal system would fail them. It is crucial that victims of these horrendous adversities know there is help out there.

Andrew Kerlow-Myers, school Psychologist, sat in on the event in order to provide support to students.

“In terms of crisis advocacy, [CAPS] is available…to provide information and support students in deciding about reporting, helping them locate on and off campus resources…obtaining restraining orders, having a forensic medical exam, assisting them with contacting professors to make arrangements regarding missed classes, and contacting housing if they need to move their room in order to feel safe,” said KerlowMyers.

The goal of Sex Signals is for viewers to take something away from the acts, including thoughts about cultural gender roles, accountability for crime, importance of consent, and safe communities. The powerful messages that they spread are topics that need to be more universally discussed in order for society to advance and prevent people from falling victim to these kinds of behavior.

Preview: Sportsapalooza Lawrence Ricardo Staff Writer

“I

t hurts to hear that folks do not know that certain sports teams exist on campus,” said Rob Smith, the campus life advisor for the sports clubs at Sonoma State University. Smith’s efforts to promote Sportsapalooza is important to the campus community because of the attitude he has about club teams.

On Thursday, Sept. 24, Smith and the Sonoma State sports club teams invite students to come to the Seawolf Plaza and learn about the different club teams that are available.

The teams will have information about joining as well as game and practice schedules.

“Folks can learn to toss a Frisbee, catch a rugby or even learn how to shoot a bow,” Smith said.

Senior Erica Pecho, captain of the Sapphires dance team, will be in attendance at the event. The Sapphires are Sonoma State’s dance team who can be found performing at NCAA sporting games, Greek events and ASP events.

“We are hoping that Sportsapalooza will bring more awareness to our club and what we actually do on campus,” Pecho said. In addition, the Sapphires also compete in national competitions through the United Dance Association and the United Spirit Association.

Ryan Vanvakaris, captain of the men’s club volleyball team said, “[Sportsapalooza] is definitely something that is time-worthy and is better than Big Nite because with the sports clubs, we don’t have to compete with the fraternities and sororities, and you don’t have to compete with the carni-

val theme that’s out there too.” Vanvakaris also mentions the convenience and openness of tabling at Sportsapalooza. “You’re not crowded. It’s a really open space to showcase just the sports clubs and all our success.”

Smith also mentioned that sports clubs travel and compete on a weekly basis. “Last year, several of the teams competed in national competitions including Men’s and Women’s Volleyball and Archery,” Smith said. Vanvakaris also spoke about the competitiveness of the Men’s Club Volleyball team.

“Within the last six years, we made the National Division II Title three times.”

While they might not be Sonoma State’s official athletic teams, they do hold some notoriety. “Several athletes spanning across five sports were recognized by all conference or all league status. This goes to show the commitment and dedication,” said Smith.

While teams appear to be accomplished, both Pecho and Smith mentioned that their main focus is the overall awareness and school spirit.

“I would love to see large groups of fans supporting our sport club teams at home events and bring the noise to these competitions,” Smith said.

Smith’s ambition to promote awareness for the sports club teams has initiated upcoming promotional events, in addition to Sportsapalooza. “New events such as Match of the Month and Sport Club Play Day will allow student avenues to participate and engage with SSU sport club teams and even learn more about the sports that are on campus,” Smith said.

To find out more about the sports club teams, stop by the Seawolf Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 sonoma film institute: still dreaming (ives 101) 7 p.m.

facebook.com The Sonoma State women’s volleyball club is just one of the numerous teams that will be featured at Sportsapalooza.

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STAR // Megan Corcoran The Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center celebrated its 15 year anniversary with food, games and speakers who discussed the evolution of the library through the years.

Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center celebrates fifteen year anniversary Samuel Davis Staff Writer

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n Thursday the local community gathered for the 15th Anniversary of the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center. This event commemorates a special moment for Sonoma State University as they are celebrating 15 years of support for student learning, research, information, student scholarships and grants.

The birthday party was open for the public to attend and celebrate the memories of the Jean and Schulz Information Center. There were three speakers to commemorate the library. The library Head of Communications, Victoria Billings, first year Dean of Students, Karen Schneider and Sonoma State President, Ruben Armiñana. There were six activities for all ages that ranged from drawing a comic, decorating water bottles, spinning a prize wheel, playing trivia games and taking a picture with Snoopy. The library team was happy to see the turnout of nearly four hundred people from the Sonoma community.

Over the last 15 years, the library has been on campus, it has transformed with time, being able to adapt to technology and student learning. “This is a

very special occasion for the fifteenth anniversary of the building, one of the things we want to stress,” said Billings. “This building was designed in the 1990’s and completed at a time when most people did not have WiFi. We are really moving into a new phase of the building, because the education and university have altered so much over the last fifteen years, that this is a dawn of a new era for our library.” She was happy to be able show the Sonoma State community what the library had to offer for the special occasion.

Schneider was thrilled to able speak at this event.

“This was fabulous. I just love to see the library full of people, the library staff did an amazing job getting people here and putting on this event,” she said. “It is an outstanding function. I love that it is filled with former alumni, past donors and student body board members. We have a lot of history in this room right now.”

Schneider believes this is a monumental step for the library. “Opening this library fifteen years ago was a very big deal, it is a really different sort of library,” she said. “We have over 600,000 walk-ins per year and our main service is not the books on the shelves, but rather the students in these seats. We are already looking at the next 15 years, and how we can better service students with futher data, more electricity, stronger

WiFi and extra study rooms. I feel the turnout here is inductive, and people here care about the library and personally want it to continue to grow.”

This was a special moment for president Arminana. Throughout his presidency at Sonoma State he has had a vision to create a library as the centerpiece of campus.

“It is wonderful to be able to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary which has been the seminal building that has been able to transform this university. This is the heart of what a campus should be, the library is a repository of knowledge where people come to learn and expand their intelligence,” said Armiñana.

With President Armiñana retiring after this year, he was asked what direction he believes the library will go in his absence from campus. “It will continue to be ever changing as the world of knowledge continues to alter greater technology,” said Armiñana. We will publish more interesting books and people will relate to that knowledge in different ways then back when I was a student. That is what this library is configured to adapt to, changes that will come.”

As the world’s technology changes, the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center will continue to adapt in the future.

Farmster promotes local sustainable farming Nicole Detmers Staff Writer

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here is only so much school can teach you about the trials and triumph in taking on a start up. Allison Jenks graduated last year from Sonoma State University with a degree in Environmental Science and is now a cofounder of the local startup, Farmster.

“Running a startup feels a little bit like spending a month at Disneyland, you are having an a ton of fun but you are also extremely exhausted,” Jenks said.

Jenks, Dustin DeMatteo and Tomio Endo graduated from Sonoma State with degrees in environmental studies and planning and anthropology. The three worked to establish sustainable practices at SSU such as Students for Sustainability, and the Sonoma State Growers Cooperative – both clubs on campus. Jenks served as senator for sustainability on Associated Students for two years and DeMatteo was the sustainability ambassador for Culinary Services.

The goal of Farmster is to create a way for people to become more aware of their produce. Mainly, where it comes from and how it’s grown. With a focus on staying local and developing a sustainable business model, Farmster plans to stay in Sonoma County and hopes to work among crop producing individuals in the area.

The process of starting a company can mimic that of a farm. Cultivating ideas and advice, developing a business model, following through with a plan, tending to what chang-

es need to be made and following through to produce a successful crop.

In a drought that’s four years running, the Farmster crew plans to practice sustainable means in tending to their crops. Food is a fundamental part of life and the team believes that there is a concerning disconnect between the food people buy and where the food actually comes from.

“There are five main stages of the food system; production, processing, distribution, retail and waste. We seem to think of food mainly when it is in the retail stage,” said Jenks.

“My personal vision for Farmster is to make a place where the Rohnert Park, Sonoma State and Sonoma Mountain Village community can all engage with food at the forgotten stages.”

The team hopes to start with five acres and grow from there, working on producing and providing sustainable crops while educating and encouraging individuals to go local.

According to their website, the Farmsters have a desire to create measurable change in regional food systems. The trio continue to describe their own ‘urgent sense to take action’ in this changing world. With a mantra of thinking holistically and going local, they plan to do just that.

“Right now we are focusing on getting up and running smoothly but keep an eye on our facebook group. We plan on hosting workshops and other events along with internships,” Jenks said. Farmster has recently tabled at Big Nite and have been working closely with both JUMP and the Sonoma State Growers Cooperative. E-mail farmster.info@gmail. com for more information.

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Men’s soccer remains unbeaten through weekend

Women’s soccer benefits from Southern California road trip

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he Sonoma State University men’s soccer team is flying high, starting undefeated with two victories to open the season. The Seawolves looked to continue their stellar play while going on the road last week to take on The ConcordiaIrvine Eagles and The Point Loma Sealions.

The Seawolves cruised to wins against both Simon Fraser and Fresno Pacific in their previous matchups where they relied on their fast offensive attack and dominant goalkeeping of Mitch North.

The Seawolves found themselves nationally ranked number 21 overall by the NCAA division II ratings this last week.This is the first time Sonoma State has been nationally ranked since 2012.

“Being ranked is a great accomplishment for this team and program, it speaks to how hard we worked this offseason,” said junior Armand Coronel. “For now, it is just a short term goal that we hope to build on.”

Looking to stay in winning form, the Seawolves matched up against Concordia-Irvine Thursday night. This was the first contest ever between the Seawolves and The Eagles; Concordia-Irvine is a newcomer to Division II soccer, joining the PACwest conference this season.

The Seawolves came out confident, scoring first with a rebound goal in the 19 minute from junior forward Raspreet Sandhu. The offensive onslaught began quickly after when junior forward TJ Perez punched in a breakaway goal in minute 38 to put the score at 2-0.

With a two goal lead going into halftime, the Seawolves did not seem to slow down whatsoever. Junior Forward Armando Coronel extended the Sonoma State lead at the start of the second half with a breakaway goal of his own.

Freshman midfielder Johnny Blake was then able to score his first college-career goal in minute 52. To cap off the rout of The Eagles, junior defensive back Dane Shaffar blasted in the game-sealing goal in minute 66 to lock up the match 5-0.

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S sonomaseawolves.com Junior Armand Coronel celebrates his second goal of the season in the Seawolves’ 5-0 win over Conordia.

Goal Keeper Mitch North held off his second-straight shutout, stopping all seven shots the eagles sent his way and recording three saves during the match.

The victory was the largest win since Sonoma defeated CSU East Bay 9-0 in 2011.

Armando Coronel helped lead the Seawolves to victory with four total shots, two assists and adding a goal. This was his second-straight game with a goal.

Coronel gave credit to his team for his big day on the field.

“Our offense was just clicking,” said Coronel. “We got into a rhythm and made the game open up; Credit to our defense as well, who continuously won the ball allowing us to counter back.”

This is only the fourth time in school history where the team has started 3-0. On Saturday, the Seawolves squared off against The Point Loma Sealions.

Senior Brenton Frame drilled in his team-leading goal of the season in minute 20 of the game to put SSU on top early. The Seawolves would hold their lead on Point Loma all the way through the first half of the game.

Then in minute 56, things took a turn for the worse for Sonoma.

Two red cards were handed out to Eric Alvarado and Ryan Rohane,

meaning the Seawolves would have to play down two men for the remainder of the match.

Rohane’s red card led to a penalty kick for Point Loma, when Manu Montal of the Sea Lions sent in the opportunity strike to tie the game at 1-1. The Sea Lions looked after to apply an immense amount of pressure on the Seawolf defense with having a two-man advantage.

After going into double-overtime and as a result of no one scoring for the remainder of the match, the game concluded in a 1-1 draw.

Goal Keeper Mitch North showed great finess against the Point Loma attack, defending 25 shots with 15 being in the second half when the Seawolves were down two men.

Head Coach Marcus Ziemer was very proud of his team’s defense in the tie.

“We showed a lot of heart to battle out there for 55 minutes with only nine men,” said Ziemer. “Mitch North made a few incredible saves that really kept us in it the game the entire time.”

The Seawolves remain unbeaten with a 3-0-1 record heading into the start of CCAA conference play on Friday, Sept. 18 at 7:00 p.m. against Cal State L.A in Los Angeles.

The SSU soccer team returns home Sunday, Sept. 27th to face off against archrival Chico State.

onoma State University women’s soccer team hit the road en route to Southern California this weekend, going unbeaten in two games.

Playing California Baptist University to a scoreless draw and coming out victorious over Point Loma Nazarene 1-0, the Seawolves improved their record to 2-1-1 on the season.

On Thursday, Sept.

10, the Seawolves made their way to Riverside, California to take on the Lancers of California Baptist University.

The Seawolves came in with a 1-1 record and sought to break the .500 record mark early in the season. However, the Lancers, seeking their first win of the season, had other plans in mind.

The Seawolves came out in full attack mode, outshooting the Lancers 17-5 in regulation, but it was the Lancers who came out firing in overtime, shooting three shots total to the Seawolves zero.

Sonoma State goalkeeper Ashley Luis was unfazed by this sudden offensive surge, saving two of the shots on goal, making for three total saves on the day.

As extra time expired, the score on the board read zeroes for both teams and each team received one

point in the standings for the draw.

The Seawolves looked to build on their strong defensive performance as they faced the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions in San Diego on Saturday afternoon.

The game marked the fourth in a series of seven straight games on the road to start the season for the women’s soccer team.

In what turned out to be yet another defensive masterpiece by the Seawolves, they held the Sea Lions scoreless despite being outshot 11-7 and with 4-3 shots on goal.

Luis put up an impressive third shutout of the season in just four games played.

The difference in the game came in 15 minutes into the second half when Seawolf striker Kristal Luna headed the ball into the back of the net off of a corner kick for her first goal of the season.

The victory moved the Seawolves to 2-1-1 on the season.

Three games still remain on the road trip as the Seawolves seek to weather the storm before the home opener against rival Chico State on September 27. The Seawolves will make their way back down to Southern California again this weekend for games on Friday and Sunday against Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills respectively, with a mid-week game against Humboldt State next Wednesday.

Seawolves Sports Tuesday, Sept. 15 Women’s Golf at U-Indy Fall Invitational All day Courtesy // Maria Hurtado The woman’s cross-country team finished second in their season-opening meet.

Women’s cross-country records best finish yet Olivia Lucchese Staff Writer

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his past weekend, the Sonoma State University Women’s Cross Country team had their season-opener meet against Humboldt at Patrick’s Point State Park in Trinidad, California.

Maria Hurtado ran the best race of her career, finishing fifth at the Humboldt State Invitational in a time of 22:36.

She led the team to a second place finish out of six schools, an all-time best for the Seawolves.

“The meet Saturday was great, all of us were excited for the season-opener and to see how much our hard work has paid off over the weeks of training,” said Hurtado. “Even though we had a rough start, we came together and pushed each other.

“We all ended up beating our best times and it was truly a great way to kick off the season,” said sophomore Sierra Downum, who finished 20 at the invitational with a time of 24:36.

Sonoma finished with a team score of 60, finishing behind host and invite champion Humboldt

State, which garnered just 24 points on Saturday.

Dominican finished third with 65 points, Notre Dame de Namur and Simpson tied for fourth with 126 and Mills College finished sixth with 156 points.

The season-opener was a great preview to what the Seawolves can expect for the fresh, upcoming season.

“Everyone on the team gets along great; we root for each other and work as a team which I think is going to make this season one of the best ones yet,” said Downum The Seawolves are now looking stronger then ever and determined to go far this season.

“I believe this season is going to go great the team is very strong and motivates each other to become better and we push each other every day in practice and on the course” said Downum.

SSU will compete next in the Aztec Invitational in San Diego this coming Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9:30 a.m. Following the Seawolves’ trip down south, they will take a week off before hosting the 6th Annual Sonoma State Invitational on Oct. 3, at Spring Lake Park in Santa Rosa.

Thursday, Sept. 17 Women’s Volleyball at Cal State Monterey Bay 7:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball at Cal Poly Pomona 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 20

Friday, Sept. 18

Women’s Soccer at Cal State Dominguez Hills 11:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer at Cal State L.A. 7:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer at Cal State Dominguez hills 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer at Cal State L.A. 7:00 p.m

Monday, Sept. 21

Saturday, Sept. 19 women’s Cross Country at aztec invitational 9:30 a.m.

Men’s Golf at Oredigger invitational/ ncaa national preview all day

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Women’s volleyball handles Holy Names in record fashion Aubrie tolliver Staff Writer

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ith the sweet taste of a CCAA and West Region Championship still lingering on their palettes, the Sonoma State University women’s volleyball team took to the court in hopes of defending its titles and possibly gaining a new one, a National Championship.

Last week, the 22-ranked Seawolves added two important wins to their existing 2-2 record with a hard fought victory over the Dominican Penguins (14-25, 2520, 25-17, 20-25, 15-8) Friday and a sweep of the Holy Names Hawks (25-20, 25-11, 25-8) on Saturday.

Not once during any of the three sets did the Hawks lead in points. The Seawolves ended the game with more than double the amount of kills and hitting percentage than Holy Names.

STAR // Megan Corcoran Senior Caylie Seitz goes for the kill against Holy Names University defenders in the Seawolve’s home opener.

Madelyn Densberger accounted for 26 of her team’s 64 total kills in the game against the Penguins, a career high for the senior outside hitter.

She also led the team with 19 digs.

Sophomore setter Courtney Seda came in close second behind her with 16 digs.

After dropping the first set 25-14, SSU showed resilience, taking the next two sets 25-20 and 25-17.

During both sets, the Seawolves obtained hitting percentages of .375 and .205, compared to the Penguins’ .229 and .167 percentages.

Both defenses battled in the fourth set; Neither team recorded over a .200 hitting percentage, but it was Dominican that forced a fifth set with a 25-20 finish.

That was when the Seawolves ex-

ploded. They landed 10 kills in 23 total attempts, while their competitors only managed to land five in 21 attempts. It was a kill by Caylie Seitz, which was set up by Seda, that ended the game and improved SSU’s record to 3-2.

The following night, the Seawolves entered the Wolves’ Den, facing the Hawks of Holy Names in their 2015 home opener.

The 200-plus fans that packed the stands let out an excited and communal roar after Caylie Seitz spiked the ball over the net for the first point of the game.

From then on, it was smooth sailing for the Seawolves.

Not once during any of the three sets did the Hawks lead in points. The Sea-

wolves ended the game with more than double the amount of kills and hitting percentage than Holy Names.

The first set was the closest for the Hawks.

Although they possessed a higher hitting percentage in that set, Sonoma’s 20 kills and three service errors is what put the Seawolves on top 25-20.

SSU ran away with the second and third set, winning by a 14 and 17-point margin in each.

If the impressive victory over the Hawks was not already enough, the Seawolves recorded a .536 hitting percentage as a team, a new program record for best team percentage in a single game, topping a .529 effort in a 3-0 win just last year

against Cal State L.A. on Oct. 18, 2014.

Leading the violent attack were seniors Seitz and Densberger, who recorded 17 and 13 kills respectively.

Sophomore Calan Seitz assisted 30 of the team’s 59 total kills and possessed three service aces as well.

On the defensive side, Kaitlyn Connolly led with 16 digs. Densberger trailed just behind her with eight digs.

After steaming past Holy Names, the Seawolves improved to 4-2 on the season while the Hawks fell to 1-6.

The Seawolves will take on four CCAA opponents on the road before returning home to play the new addition to the conference, Cal State San Marcos, on Sept. 29 at 4 p.m.

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The Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center celebrates 15 years

STAR // Brennan Chin Students pose for photos with Snoopy during the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center anniversary celebration.

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STAR // Megan Corcoran The Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center celebrated their 15th anniversary on Sept. 10, 2015.

Cake was offered to the attendees after the song “Happy Birthday” was sung to the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center.

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STAR // Megan Corcoran SSU student and library employee Rachel Beckham celebrates with Woodstock.

Before cake was served, SSU President, Ruben Armiñana addressed the crowd at the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center.

STAR // Brennan Chin Attendees enjoyed snacks, refreshments and cake at the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center celebration.

STAR // Megan Corcoran Champagne was served at the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center celebration.

STAR // Megan Corcoran SSU students and library employees Selene Li and Yadira Garcia celebrate.