Volume 77 // Issue 8

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Student Life: Annual Midnite Madness showcases student athletes. Pg. 8

Opinion: Government pipline project causes protests.

Pg. 3 A&E: Phantogram debuts emotionally charged third album. Pg. 6

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Sports: Men’s golf team wins first place at invitational.

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THE UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT RUN NEWSPAPER

President Sakaki talks about her first 90 days Charlotte Grayson Staff Writer

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STAR // Sara Wildman President Judy K. Sakaki spoke with the Sonoma State STAR on Oct. 11. Sakaki tackled questions ranging from the MasterCard Pavilion to her administration’s attempts to be as transparent as possible.

r. Judy K. Sakaki, Sonoma State University’s new president, took time on Tuesday to meet with the Sonoma State STAR to talk about her first few months on the job and her outlook on what is ahead for the university.

Accompanied by her Chief of Staff William Kidder and News and Information Coordinator Nicolas Grizzle, she spent more than an hour answering questions from the STAR staff. What follows is an edited transcript of that discussion.

STAR: How has your transition to Sonoma State been?

Sakaki: “It’s been a really fun transition here. It took some work, too. It’s been really busy because I had to move here. I had to meet and get to know all of the people I’ll be working with, and I had to learn how to get around. Just like whenever you come to a new community, I didn’t know where the grocery store was. You have to find all new things and learn a new community.

On campus, the people have been really welcoming and supportive, and I’ve been listening and learning a lot.”

STAR: You said in your convocation speech that you were surprised by the financial state of the campus. In what ways were you surprised?

Sakaki: “I think as I came here and learned, I realized that there were needs on campus. I heard from students that sometimes there were classes

that were hard to get into and that you needed them to graduate. So I was surprised that there wasn’t funding set aside to accommodate those needs. You want to think of it as enough money to do things that support students, and I didn’t have that in the way I would have liked. So that was a surprise. So it just means that we have these pots of money around, so you say that this is important, and it is, but you have to be very critical to look at where money was going and then prioritize based on your values.”

STAR: What is your biggest concern for the campus?

Sakaki: “My biggest concern is student success and students. How do we prioritize that, because that is what we’re about; we’re a university, and how do we make sure that we have counseling services, and academic advising, and courses, and what we need.”

STAR: What are the plans for the money now that the MasterCard Pavilion isn’t being built?

Sakaki: “The MasterCard agreement funded some of the series already, and the other part was to come after we built the pavilion. Then they would send $6 million. And since we stopped construction on that, and since that wasn’t operating money, which would have meant that in order to operate it, we would need to take money from somewhere else. So we’re still working in conversation with MasterCard about focusing that pledged $6 million on more academic initiatives.”

See SAKAKI on Pg. 5

From chalkboards to glass light boards Perla Alvarez Staff Writer

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ew technologies are introduced to the world on a seemingly regular basis. Classrooms seem to still be in the past though, with whiteboards being old-school, two-dimensional and potentially dismissal to some students who are taking online classes.

In the faculty center, located on the first floor of the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center, the glass light board has been introduced and is being used as a means to help online students and to supplement classroom learning.

Noelia Franzen, Academic Technology Manager, mentioned some features of the board include LED lights, a green screen in the backdrop, a camera, mirror and the glass itself.

It’s very simple to use and it engages the student. The instructor simply faces the classroom and writes the criteria they are teaching on the transparent board.

One would expect the writing to be backwards from the viewer’s perspective, but with the use of a mirror and camera projecting the image, the instructor can proceed to write from left to right and the student can see the teachings without the image distorted.

Franzen said that San Diego State University is currently using the ‘learning glass’ to enhance online courses and the

student’s experience. When asked if she thought this technology would spread in larger classrooms here at Sonoma State, she said it would take more staffing to do the recording and it would be difficult to integrate it in classrooms.

“It’s possible that light boards could begin popping up around campus in instructional spaces,” said Robert Bach, an information technology consultant.

Bach and an engineering student helped in the process of creating what was then called a ‘learning glass’ earlier this year.

“There appears to be a noticeable boost to student engagement when using the light board versus a traditional classroom whiteboard or chalkboard,” said Bach.

He also states that the tool would significantly improve the quality and versatility of video material for online courses.

Bach said he noticed the need for improvement one summer when he was surveying classroom technology for IT and noted how there was need for improvement on our campus with technology in the classrooms.

With the glass light board, students who take online courses can potentially focus more and be stimulated while concentrating on their studies.

“In my opinion, classroom technology allows SSU to stay competitive within the CSU system and beyond,” added Bach.

COURTESY // Sonoma State University The Sonoma State library has introduced the glass light board in an attempt to innovate online learning and stimulate student’s interaction with learning material.

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COURTESY // Forbes After recent cases of lithium ion batteries catching fire, the U.S. Department of Transportation has banned passengers from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on airlines.

Fearing fires, federal officials ban Galaxy 7 on flights Ronald Campos Staff Writer

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dark year for the release of the iPhone 7 and the Galaxy Note 7 became darker last week when the U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Friday that airline passengers will no longer be allowed to bring Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on airplanes — either in their luggage or in their pockets — starting on Saturday.

“We recognize that banning these phones from airlines will inconvenience some passengers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft must take priority,” said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in a prepared statement.

“We are taking this additional step because even one fire incident inflight poses a high risk of severe personal injury and puts many lives

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at risk.”

The concerns about Galaxy 7 phones arose after a series of explosions caused by their lithium ion battery.

Although this problem recently caught mass media attention, there were earlier incidents that occurred as a result from overheating, overcharging or applying too much pressure onto the device.

As a precaution, smartphone companies such as Apple and Samsung have withdrawn their smartphones from stores. In response, they advise their customers to stick with their phone’s manufacturer charger, that means no car chargers or tablet chargers.

As a courtesy, Apple and Samsung apologized to their customers and assured them this will not happen again.

For those who suffered extreme burns from their smartphones

exploding, Apple and Samsung offered settlements for the bodily damage.

“We had customers who would bring in their new iPhone 7s and Galaxy Note 7s with their charge ports burned and melted,” said a current Best Buy employee who has decided to remain anonymous. “Be careful if you also buy an external case charger because some are not totally compatible and in general they cause your phone battery to overheat even more.”

Despite the recall, the Galaxy Note 7 has been banned from use on planes.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration urges people to keep their smartphone off or at least refrain from charging it.

See SMART PHONE on Pg. 4

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Editorial

Oct. 18 - Oct. 24, 2016

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Editor’ s Pick This week’s can’t miss article:

“Campus MovieFest rolls out red carpet”

This years’ Campus MoveFest at Sonoma State University featured 16 short films all directed and edited by students.

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STAR // Julia Albo

Help Sakaki help you

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n the past 55 years, Sonoma State has seen an overwhelming amount of changes. For new President Judy K. Sakaki, learning everything about this university may seem like the toughest crash course she has taken.

On Tuesday, Sakaki visited the STAR to talk with us and answer questions about her experiences, as well as her feelings about the university. On the agenda were questions concerning the Mastercard Pavilion, asbestos and her new interim vice presidents.

(See AN INTERVIEW, pg. 1) After telling us an inspiring story about an “ah ha” moment she experienced as an adolscent concerning her potential, she told us about how she felt about coming to Sonoma State.

It’s been clear since she got here that Sakaki emphasizes the needs of students. We like her because she cares. Sakaki is and will continue to be a strong asset to this university -- she just needs time. When asked about parking on campus, she said she has been observing what lots get fuller the fastest and at which times. For students, we see an obvious solu-

tion; open the reserved lots during certain hours to help with traffic and overflow parking. It was a breath of fresh air to hear such a high figure, like Sakaki, appear to be in complete agreement over this suggestion.

For Sakaki, it takes students offering suggestions to make her understand what students want.

Yes, she’s here for the students and to help us succeed, but in order to do that she needs to be educated on how this university works, what’s important to students and how she can make our lives easier.

She gave an example of this when explaining library hours during finals week. She said she was told by Associated Students President Emily Hinton that only the first floor of the library was open 24-hours for students to study. This, according to Hinton, was a small inconvenience for students because it can often get crowded when only one floor is open. After hearing this, Sakaki simply said, “Well why don’t we just open more floors then?” Hearing this brought a chuckle from the staff. For years it seemed as though there were simple solutions to a lot of student issues on

campus. Class sizes and graduation rates, however, can get far more complicated, but there are many issues that could be tackled with the right management. Sakaki is learning new things about Sonoma State everyday. As her chief-of-staff, William Kidder, was taking notes during the meeting, one could assume Sakaki was taking mental notes in her head.

Sakaki can stare at numbers and our budget until she is blue in the face, but her real task is how she wants to improve the student experience.

This comes from knowing about campus life and learning what actually matters to students.

Her first year at Sonoma State, much like freshmen entering their first year of college, will be a crucial time to learn about the university.

It’s comforting to know Sakaki has years of experience in education, but it’s up to both the students and her to join together to make this school better.

Sakaki is listening, so as students we need to step up and help her learn more about what we want in order to make Sonoma State the best it can be.

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Opinion

Oct. 18 - Oct. 24, 2016

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Comcast fined for unauthorized charges

Travis Adams Staff Writer

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omcast corporation, the largest cable access company in the United States, was just handed a $2.3 million dollar fine from the Federal Communications Commision.

This is after thousands of Comcast customers complained about the corporation’s wrongful charging of services and programs without written consent.

The accusations range from DVR boxes to premium channels, which tack on a fees to each monthly subscription.

This resulted in an average plan being 10 percent to 30 percent higher for unauthorized consumer charges.

Comcast, who currently has up to 30 million subscribers nationwide, has seriously damaged the relationship with its customers, and has a sincere duty to them to make amends quickly.

“It’s basic that a cable bill should include charges only for services and equipment ordered by the customer, nothing more and nothing less,” Chief of the FCC Travis Leblanc said in a press release on Tuesday. “We [FCC] expect all cable and phone companies to take responsibility for the accuracy of their bills and to ensure their customers have authorized any charges.”

The FCC has implemented a strict five-year compliance plan requiring affirmative consent from Comcast customers before adding additional charges to equipment or services. The company will be subject to sending confirmation of new or changed services or equipment aside from the monthly bill.

“We do not agree with the Bureau’s legal theory here, and in our view, after two years, it is telling that it found no problematic policy or intentional wrongdoing, but just isolated errors or customer confusion,” Comcast said in a statement directly following the sanctions. “We agree those issues should be fixed and are pleased to put this behind us and proceed with these customer service-enhancing changes.”

Just this past year, the FCC slapped AT&T with a $100 million fine for falsely advertising “unlimited” data plans to its customers. Pinning customers down to depend on full data coverage cannot be categorized as anything else than utterly criminal. In

this particular case, these mogul corporations are dependant on our intent to scroll through social media for up to 90 hours monthly, or watch up to 120 hours of television per billing cycle, the grim notion that they are pursuing further ways to charge their customers is head scratching.

The particular problem is Comcast is digging for additive charges for individuals that haven’t expressed interest in premium networks such as Showtimen or HBO. This sounds like the salesperson is doing the customer a favor over the phone, however the buyer is unaware of the fact he or she is paying for loads of charges from these channels. This is a corporation capitalizing on its product by wrongfully exploiting its customers.

Realizing this is something any major corporation like Comcast can do to its subscribers, is daunting to the average consumer. Just look at the previous example of AT&T, the world’s second leading mobile phone provider in the U.S., false advertising unlimited coverage. Commercial marketing is exploiting us, and sadly making bank off of it.

Hopefully the FCC will keep a close eye on corporations like Comcast. Scams are certain to be on the horizon, and with this in mind, the responsibility falls on us to have a watchful eye out for situations like this.

Hypocritical protesting of the pipeline

Taylor Berghoff Staff Writer

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he Dakota Access Pipeline has been making waves recently as protesters continue to cry out in fury over its construction.

The pipeline is a 1,172 mile underground pipe, 30-inches in diameter, that will stretch across four states from North Dakota to Illinois.

The pipeline will carry 470,000 barrels of domestically produced crude oil per day from the lands of North Dakota to various refining markets throughout the country.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, is protesting the construction of the pipeline in the name of environmentalism. The tribe has sued the federal government, stating they were never properly consulted about the project before its implementation.

“The construction and operation of the pipeline ... threatens the tribe’s environmental and economic wellbeing, and would damage and destroy sites of great historic, religious, and cultural significance to the tribe,” the formal complaint said.

Proponents of the pipe suggest these worries are not valid and many claim the pipe doesn’t cross into the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s land.

With focus so much on the protests of the pipeline, many forget to look at the many benefits the pipeline will bring.

This $3.7 billion project will create 8,000 to 12,000 local jobs during its construction and it’s estimated to generate $55 million dollars in sales and income taxes each year. This money can then be used towards schools, roads, emergency services and more.

The pipeline will help the United States become more energy independent. In 2013, the United States produced 7.5 million barrels of crude oil each day.

Without crude oil it wouldn’t be possible to heat homes, travel, operate cars, airplanes or trucks, or transport goods, things that are necessities for many Americans.

However, an additional 7.7 million barrels of crude oil were imported daily to keep up with consumer demand. The United States is the third largest producer of crude oil in the world, yet is the number one consumer. The pipe will greatly decrease reliance on foreign countries for crude oil.

The main use for crude oil is in the refining process of gasoline. This process consumes about 50 percent

of the crude oil that is available. The other half of the crude oil is used for things such as the creation of heating oil, kerosenes, diesel and jet fuel.

Without crude oil it wouldn’t be possible to heat homes, travel, operate cars, airplanes or trucks, or transport goods, things that are necessities for many Americans. Crude oil is a resource many people rely on in their everyday lives, and the pipeline will continue to provide it.

The pipeline is also much safer than many believe. According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation, using a pipeline to transport crude oil is the safest method available.

Countless incidents involving the transportation of crude oil via rail and truck have occurred over the years. Last year, a train carrying crude oil derailed in West Virginia prompting an evacuation and shutdown of the local water supply.

Dakota Access, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Crude Oil, also states using a pipeline is more environmentally sound and more costeffective than these traditional methods of truck and railway.

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a massive and expensive project, but can be a great investment in the creation of thousands of jobs and the generation of millions in revenue for the country.

Protesters have the right to stand against its construction, but must remember this pipeline is providing an essential resource in a more safe and economic manner while allowing the United States to become less energy dependent on foreign countries.

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New LAPD training addresses use of force

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Jeno Veltri Staff Writer

olice shootings in America have become an epidemic among law enforcement. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Commission told the LAPD they should start sharing more information to the public about shootings committed by officers and the force involved with them.

The commission believes this change will gain more trust through transparency around fatal police shootings. According to the Washington Post, 754 people alone have already been killed this year by the police and could increase rapidly before the end of the year.

With fatality statistics like this, it’s only right for the L.A. Police Commission to finally step into the situation with repercussions that could change the way police are involved in shootings in the United States.

The breakout of police shootings in Los Angeles has been affecting many communities and many of those who are surrounded within it. The results of shootings and harsh force has left many residents asking questions about why these acts were done and why they couldn’t be avoided. [“After a shooting occurs, there are often questions from the community - and rightfully so - about what happened whether the shooting was necessary,” said Commissioner Sandra Figueroa-Villa, who is an executive director of the nonprofit community group El Centro Del Pueblo.] It’s also very clear the public isn’t very pleased about the situations regarding the police not being transparent about police shootings.

The Los Angeles Police Commission is planning on using role-play training for officers showing officers how to use less serious force when bringing suspects into custody. It seems to be only police shootings make more big news headlines but many people are faced with other forms of acts by law enforcement which just don’t seem to make headlines. The Los Angeles Police Commission believes offering more training that includes reality based drills which will help reduce the risk of using lethal force and show how to handle taking in suspects better.

The role of police brutality in the Los Angeles community has been affecting many South Central neighborhoods for years, especially after the Rodney King beating during the early 1990’s. The role of police violence in Los Angeles is a problem that has been fluctuating through generations and will never see an end as long as police shootings continue.

“These latest batch of proposals are more of the same solutions in search of a problem,” said the union’s board of directors, in an L.A. Times article. The problems of the past are something that will always affect the future whether there are changes but words by the commission are nothing if actions aren’t made. The Los Angeles department is hoping this change will help make an impact among law enforcement based on to handle situations better out in the field and to prevent the risk of future shootings that could be avoided.

The changes by the Los Angeles Police Commission should not only be in effect in L.A., but should also grab the attention of all law enforcement across the nation. “Any healthy organization must pause every now and again to do some self-examination and make sure it’s using the best and most current methods,” said Matt Johnson, the Los Angeles police commission president.

The Los Angeles Police Commission hopes to make an impact in the future of law enforcement in Southern California as well to influence the rest of the country.

The future of our safety with law enforcement is at risk if big actions aren’t made soon to help prevent it in our communities.

Breast cancer research the most funded of all cancers

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Kendall Gtove Staff Writer

ithin 2016, it‘s estimated that 246,660 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States according to breastcancer.org.

Although breast cancer is common, breast cancer research is the most funded cancer out there. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation states on their website “for every dollar spent, 91 cents is committed to tackling this disease...With more than half a bil-

lion dollars raised to date, that’s progress.”

The American Cancer Society released statistics as of Aug. 1 on current grants from the federal government involving cancer and the amount each cancer was funded. Breast cancer received a total of 160 grants with a total of $88.2 million towards funding. This is at least $29,000 more than any other cancer receives in grant funding.

The breast cancer five-year survival rate is 89 percent, whereas the pancreatic cancer five-year survival rate is 7 percent. That means only seven out of 100 people with pancreatic cancer will live to five years past their diagnosis.

Pancreatic cancer is a hard to catch early and most do not catch it until it’s too late. The pancreas is a gland behind the stomach that produces insulin and it’s vital to life. Pancreatic cancer currently has a significantly less amount of funding from the federal government for research.

They only receive $16.6 million, which is only around 18 percent of what breast cancer research receives.

From all the breast cancer fundraising that occurs during the month of October, the research funding will continue to grow.

If donors switch the focus to other kinds of cancer, it could be very beneficial in simply raising the survival rate for cancers with very low survival rates.

Donating to cancer research is never a negative act, but it’s important to know where your money is most needed. It‘s easy to buy the pink product you see is labeled to help breast cancer research, but how much of those profits actually go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation?

Every year, many beauty products are revealed around October which claim to benefit breast cancer research with every purchase. Bobbi Brown released lip pencils for $50, but only $10 goes to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Clinique released a moisturizer retailing for $38 and $10 goes to the foundation.

There is a trend relating to the amount of money actually donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and it shows a lot

of products only give a fraction of profits to the foundation.

If you are going to donate to breast cancer research in October by purchasing something pink, it’s important to look for products that give 100 percent of their profits to research funding.

The NFL sells all the sport teams gear you could ever want with pink detailing and they claim 100 percent of their profits go directly to the American Cancer Society.

Breast Cancer fundraising is easy now.

If it’s pink and advertised as supporting breast cancer, consumers buy it. If you are going to purchase pink, make sure you know where your money is going.

If you would rather donate somewhere your money could be better used, look online and consider donating to other cancer research foundations.

The National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, The Leukemia Research Foundation and the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund are great alternatives and you can find how to donate on their websites.

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Oct. 18 - Oct. 24, 2016

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For students who are homeless or missing meals, local help is available Tyler Heberle Staff Writer

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espite all the luscious green grapevines and diverse dining options present in Sonoma County, some residents are still not getting the food they need to get by on a daily basis.

The Sonoma County Hunger Index showed that the county missed 34 million meals in 2015. If spread evenly, this meant that each of that year’s 500,000 Sonoma County inhabitants missed one meal per week. In a February 2015 study commissioned by California State University Chancellor Timothy White, California State University faculty found 21 percent of students on their campuses to be food insecure, according to a January 2016 Cal State Report.

In addition, a Feeding America study showed that one in 10 food-deprived U.S. adults were students in 2013. Given those numbers, it becomes clear that hunger is a more widespread issue for college students than many might expect.

Allison Goodwin, director of programs at Redwood Empire Food Bank, stressed the importance of remembering that college students don’t always get the food they need.

“I think people are finally paying attention to the fact that college students are in that niche,” said Goodwin.

There are a variety of on-campus eating options for Sonoma State University students, including restaurants like Lobo’s and Weyden + Brewster, along with vending machines in halls throughout campus. But for cost-free food, students dealing with hunger or food insecurity may find more examples off-campus.

One Sonoma County food pantry is run by students, for students at Santa Rosa Junior College. The Phi Theta Kappa club organizes the food pantry, which is held Mondays and Tuesdays at the main campus’ Barnett Hall Kiosk. Phi Theta Kappa co-presidents Elijah Huerta and Sabrina Rodrigues order fresh fruit, vegetables, frozen burritos and more from the Redwood Empire Food Bank to serve hungry students.

“It just feels good to give back,” said Huerta. “It’s definitely given me a lot more responsibility, being in charge of something that’s genuinely doing good for the community.”

Huerta and Rodrigues said food is first-come, first-served with no discrimination toward any group of students.

“It’s just crazy how many students have to choose between paying for college or paying for food, or skipping meals to make sure they can buy their books,” said Rodrigues. “It’s such an important resource to be able to have your own easy, accessible food.”

Rodrigues said that Phi Theta Kappa donates leftover food to nearby homeless shelters and churches, such as the Redwood Gospel Mission in Santa Rosa.

“So much food goes to waste that doesn’t need to, it’d be silly not to take advantage of this opportunity,” said Rodrigues.

Another group providing leftover food to Sonoma County is Farm to Pantry, a Healdsburg nonprofit organization that harvests leftover crops through a process called gleaning. Farm to Pantry has gleaned over 120 tons of fresh produce since it started in Oct. 2008, according to its website. Program Director Dani Wilcox said they deliver around 2,000 pounds of surplus produce per week to places like Redwood Empire Food Bank and after-school programs in Healdsburg, Geyserville and Windsor. She said staff and volunteers box up the crops and deliver them after gleaning at Healdsburg farms that have leftovers.

“It’s about what’s available,” said Wilcox. “If a farm doesn’t have anything, we’re not going to go.”

Wilcox said that anyone who wants to volunteer can sign up, and that Farm to Pantry’s services are aimed at anybody with limited access to healthy produce.

“We do connect to community—we feel that’s how we accomplish what we do,” said Wilcox.

Beyond the Sonoma County community, University of California college cam-

COURTESY // Rredwood Empire Food Bank According to the Sonoma County Hunger Index, each resident of Sonoma County misses one meal per week. Programs such as food pantrys and Farm to Pantry serve to ensure people recieve meals. puses are working together to combat student hunger. Since its launch in July 2014, the UC Global Food Initiative has aimed to implement food studies into curriculum, operations, policy, research and service, according to the UC Office of the President’s website.

“The University of California Global Food Initiative addresses one of the critical issues of our time: How to sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population expected to reach eight billion by 2025,” said Katie Maynard, sustainability coordinator at UC Santa Barbara.

Maynard said the college’s Edible Campus program uses campus property for food-growing projects like an urban garden and a student farm.

“The Edible Campus Program works to grow food in underutilized spaces on campus to supply fresh produce for students in need,” said Maynard. “We have four major growing projects and one major educational initiative currently.”

When asked how other universities can utilize the program’s methods to feed its own undernourished students, Maynard said their model is widely applicable since it meets the requirements of all local, state and national regulations.

“We have documented our efforts in detail and are happy to share our best practices with any students from other campuses that need support navigating through the campus approval process,” said Maynard.

Regardless of where they’re from, some students may feel insecure asking for food. Huerta said that undernourished students should find an outlet for meals, whether it’s a food bank or a youth group.

“It’s ultimately just a thing you need to get over it, if one of your struggles is being hungry, then you need to find a way to provide yourself with food,” said Huerta.

SMART PHONE: Proper phone maitanence can prevent malfunction Continued from Pg. 1

According to Express News, Australian airlines Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have already banned passengers from using or charging the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 during flights over fire concerns.

However, it is important to understand that these smartphones themselves are not dangerous, rather it is how lithium ion batteries are prone to malfunctions.

In response, it is crucial for people to take care of their lithium ion battery by watching out where they store it, charge and leave it because they are capable of causing a fire.

“Based on the iPhone 7s I warrantied, I noticed that a few of the fires were a result from the phone being overcharged too long,” according to a current Apple employee who will remain anonymous. “The

reason lithium ion batteries are so popular is because they typically hold twice the charge of average nickel-cadmium batteries. However, these recent incidents prove that the lithium batteries are not entirely safe.”

If you are someone planning on getting a new smartphone soon, it would be best to hold off on it for a while until this problem is resolved.

“I feel that smartphone companies made a huge mistake in creating an unstable battery that has problems overheating,” said Emilio Oliveros, a Sonoma State University student. “However, failure is a byproduct of success. Before smartphones can get any better, they will eventually fail at least once, and it’s horrible what happened to people because of their mistake.

This should be a reminder to Apple and Samsung that the stakes are higher now to come up with a safer and better battery”.

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STAR // Reagan Dowd The Stevenson Hall roofing project is now scheduled to be done

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Changing weather delays roofing project Phil baculik Staff Writer

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tevenson Hall has been undergoing a new roofing project for the past month and a half. The project was originally projected to last until Oct. 2, but rain delays and various circumstances have pushed back the completion date. The project is expected to last until Oct. 28.

A crane was set up near Stevenson, which has blocked off a large section of the walkway. The blocked off walkway and the physical odor that comes from the fresh tar has made the environment around Stevenson Hall pungent and uncomfortable. Facility management has asked for students, professors and faculty to keep all of the classroom windows closed during this roofing project.

John Duke, director of operations for facilities management, has continued to engage Sonoma State University students and faculty with key information on the project. The latest update came on Friday, which described the situation and construction as still in progress. In past updates, it was revealed to the campus community that this project was ini-

tially slated for reconstruction during the summer, but due to extenuating circumstances was pushed to the fall semester.

Facilities has taken many steps to reduce the fumes in and around Stevenson Hall such as purging the hall with 100 percent outside air each night, turning the HVAC to recirculation mode to insure odor does not enter Stevenson and using additional measures to block fumes via the intake dampers.

Due to the complains of the odor of the tar, all work on the roofing project has been moved to the nighttime, from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.. With all work happening at night, the time frame for the project was extended to accommodate the night shift effort.

Since there has been rainfall that has been resonating on the rooftop, the company is now switching to an aquabased sealer. Beginning Monday, the tar application process changed from the more pungent tar kettle to water-based glue. According to Duke, the odor from the water-based glue will not be as concentrated as the tar odor. It is also a necessary step to complete the project due to the added moisture in the air from having to work during the night.

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STAR // Megan Corcoran President Judy K. Sakaki spoke to the STAR on Tuesday with her Chief of Staff Bill Kidder and Nicolas Grizzle, news and information coordinator, about her transition to Sonoma State University and ways to improve parking.

SAKAKI: Student success is priority Continued from Pg. 1

STAR: What is your opinion of Lobovision? Do you think it was a good use of money?

Sakaki: “It’s always challenging to take a question of a predecessor or a previous administration. So I’m going to say this: it’s here. I would have asked students: do you want this, or would you rather have something else? But, nevertheless, it’s here, so our issue is now that it’s here, because we can’t undo it, what is the best use for it?

How can we use it to our benefit?”

STAR: How do you plan to make Sonoma State a Hispanic-serving institution?

Sakaki: “To be a Hispanic serving institution the university has to get a federal designation, and we have to hit 33 percent…”

Chief of Staff Bill Kidder: “There are a couple of things, some of which are more challenging to us than others. One of the criteria is the percentage of the undergraduate student body is Latino. We hit that, and because of demographics and longterm trends, there’s no turning back on that. The challenge for our campus to become an HSI is to enroll more low-income students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds, including Latinos, but not only Latino students. Currently, we have about 32 percent of students at the undergraduate level who are low-income students. We would need to get that number up to about 38 or 39 percent in order to become eligible.”

Sakaki: “…And when you become an HSI, it helps the campus get access to federal resources that you wouldn’t normally get that could help the whole campus and all students, not just Latino students. So it’s a good thing, and it’s something that we’re working toward.”

STAR: What is the status of the Dream Center?

Sakaki: “When I was at the University of California, I was the one working with undocumented students across the system, and President Janet Napolitano, the UC system president, after listening to undocumented students, decided to allocate $5 million across the UC system for Dream Centers and extra financial aid for undocumented students, and I was responsible for making sure those centers were started, and that the money was going to financial aid. So I was surprised when I learned that Sonoma State was one of three CSUs that did not have a Dream Resource Center. I thought to myself, if anybody read my background on what I cared about and what I was doing, they would hurry up and build a Dream Center before I came here. We’re eventually going to have one. What I have to do is get a really good sense about all of the different needs, and work with my interim cabinet to see what all of the needs are across the university.”

STAR: How will you improve the parking situation?

Sakaki: “I think parking is an issue at every university, and some have differential fees. I have to admit, I haven’t spent a lot of time focused on parking, except for hearing about the concerns and noticing where parking is congested and where parking is wide open but reserved. I probably notice where I park more. In Lot A near Stevenson, I’ve never seen it filled up. So I started thinking, why don’t we just take a section of it and make it open instead of reserved? I think we should open up more parking.”

STAR: What are your goals for your administration regarding transparency?

Sakaki: “When I think of transparency, I think open and accountable. My feeling is, if I know something, you’ll know something. I want to be transparent and open and accountable to you. I will tell you want I know, and together we will think about and come up with the best idea about how to solve something.”

Recreational use of marijuana may soon be legal in California Ronald Campos Staff Writer

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or the second time in California history, voters will be facing an initiative that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana and hemp for adults over 21. As opposed to a similar measure, Proposition 19, which lost in 2010, this one appears to have a good chance of passing.

According to the latest Field Poll/ Institute of Governmental Studies at University of California, Berkeley survey, six out of 10 likely voters say they will vote yes on Proposition 64 to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes.

Proposition 64 would create two ways to tax marijuana. One calls for a 15 percent tax on the retail price of cannabis, while the other would be a cultivation tax of $9.25 per ounce of flowers, and $2.75 per ounce for leaves. The purpose of these taxes is to help cover the costs of administering and enforcing Proposition 64. Local government agencies have the ability to assess additional taxes.

Proponents say the measure is worded such that the majority of the state tax revenue would be distributed to drug research, treatment and enforcement. In addition, 60 percent of the remaining revenue will be used for youth programs, including drug education, prevention and treatment. Twenty percent would go to prevent and alleviate environmental damage from illegal marijuana producers. The other 20 percent would be used for programs designed to reduce driving under the influence of marijuana and to support a grant program designed to reduce negative impacts on health or safety resulting from the proposition.

By and large, students at Sonoma State University say they are supportive of the legalization attempt because of the health benefits marijuana provides. Furthermore, students who support Proposition 64 perceive marijuana to be safer than most over the counter medicines.

On the other hand, some of those who are against proposition 64 believe marijuana is a gateway drug and it can still lead up to using other hardcore drugs, or eventually

develop an addiction. In addition, those against Proposition 64 worry that people will begin to drive under the influence because there is no blood-alcohol-like test for marijuana. “Throughout my entire high school years, I suffered a lot of anxiety and pressure to get into a UC. Once I made the decision to settle for Sonoma State University, I thought the work load would get easier, but it didn’t,” said Emilio Oliveros, a Sonoma State student who got his legal medical marijuana card during his freshman year of college. “I found myself experiencing more anxiety to keep a 4.0 GPA, so I went to therapy to find a way to cope with it. Rather than taking six prescription pills, I asked if marijuana could be another solution. Once I started, it definitely changed my perception on my life in a positive way and continues to offer a different perspective outside the box we live in.”

As opposed to previous generations, the millennials have much more information about the long-term effects of marijuana, which makes the topic easier to approach.

“As a millennial, we grew up in an era where marijuana was and still is used as a substitute for over the counter medicine or recreational use,” said Kevin Valencia, a Sonoma State student who does not have a medicinal marijuana card. “Before our generation, marijuana was taboo because we did not fully understand the effects and long term symptoms it causes.

Now that we do, public figures are more open about it because our generation perceives it as medicine rather than a harmful drug.”

For Sonoma State students, Proposition 64 would not have an impact on campus housing. Director of Campus Housing Nicole Hendry said the campus will not only remain a smoke-free campus, but students who receive funds from the federal government such as financial aid and research grants requires the university to comply with the federal laws. Even though California may legalize marijuana, the federal government still considers it illegal.

Studies on drug policy state black and Latino communities are disproportionate-

COURTESY // Ballotpedia Proposition 64 will be on the ballot Nov. 8 and will be the second time California voters will decide whether to legalize recreational use of marijuana. The latest field poll shows six out of ten voters are likely to vote yes. ly targeted, incarcerated and damaged by discriminatory enforcement of marijuana laws. As a result, by voting yes on Proposition 64, this unregulated market would be protected under the rule of law. Furthermore, it would reduce and eliminate criminal penalties for marijuana offenses and overall reduce the harmful impact in discriminatory criminalization.

According to the California Growers Association, in 2014 there were 13,300 felony arrests and 6,411 misdemeanor arrests for cannabis. In 2008, there were 17, 126 felony arrests and 61,388 misdemeanor arrests for cannabis.

“There have been concerns expressed that the economic impacts of Proposition 64 will actually increase crime in communities where cannabis is prevalent. There is significant evidence that socio-economic conditions are related to crime,” according to the California Growers Association’s website citing concerns with the proposition. “Simply put: less

jobs lead to more crimes. Consolidating the cannabis industry will result in catastrophic economic collapse for huge swaths of California and the impacts will be especially acute in communities where cannabis is prevalent.”

On the other hand, the Drug Policy Action Campaign supports Proposition 64. because small growers will be able to start up their businesses, thanks to the delay in cultivation license done by the Adult Use of Marijuana Act 2016. As a result, small growers will have the opportunity to establish themselves in the market and Proposition 64 restricts large producers from integrating with each other by forming a monopoly.

Furthermore, the Drug Policy Action Campaign believes this will lower crime by offering people an opportunity to start a growing business and Proposition 64 will help alleviate the overburdened criminal justice system from petty marijuana possessions.

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Phantogram highlights love and loss on “Three” Jahred Nunes Staff Writer

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reenwich, New York natives Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter started the dream pop duo Phantogram in 2007. Earlier this month, Phantogram dropped their third and latest album, aptly named “Three.”

After signing with label after label from 2007 to 2010, Phantogram finally found a place at Republic Records in September 2013 alongside artists such as Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd and Drake. There they released their second and third studio albums establishing their place as the festivalready, pop power duo on Republic’s roster.

“Three” features ten fresh tracks with the single “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” leading the album onto national charts. However this album arrives with a bittersweet beginning.

This past January, lead vocalist Sarah Barthel’s older sister took her own life, a tragedy that loomed over the production of their third album.

A unique experimentation with sound that pushes the boundaries of pop, “Three” begins the musical journey with “Funeral Pyre,” a slow-progressing song that perfectly lays the groundwork for the tracks to come.

Blending pop-rock and electronic beats with Barthel’s glossy alto vocals, a sense of mystery and suspense is created as ears turn to the next track.

“Same Old Blues,” the album’s second track is an upbeat, pop-rock anthem in the guise of electronic blues and perfectly introduces the lead single of the album, “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore.” This track is reminiscent of the teenage angst tones of a pop-punk hit mixed with a shadowy rhythm, making any fan of Paramore circa 2007, proud.

The next track, “Cruel World,” starts smooth and simple. A piano riff matches with Barthel’s soft-sung simplistic lyrics to introduce an unrelent-

ing dark synth beat that ties the whole song together.

The following song, “Barking Dog,” builds suspense from the very beginning, luring listeners in with vulnerable lyrics and Josh Carter’s vocal debut. The song concludes with a poignant emotional tone, as the ever suspenseful rhythm ceases and Carter’s vocals are laid bare.

“You’re Mine,” the sixth track on the album and perhaps the soul-sister to the dark pop beats of “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore,” seems almost like an homage to The White Stripes sharp rock verses but then follows with a smooth chorus. Carter and Barthel split the vocals on this track, however the latter highlights the chorus with the flare of her brilliant vocal runs.

The most deep-cut and personal track on the album, “Answer” is largely a tribute to Barthel’s passed sister.

“My sister passed away,” Barthel said to Women’s Wear Daily, “My only sister passed from suicide. She was also one of Josh’s best friends... we thought [David] Bowie was bad and then that happened. And Prince passed. One of the lines I think I’m most proud of, lyric-wise, is in the song called ‘Answer.’

It’s basically, ‘All my heroes are gone, but I know they’re out there.’”

“Answer” truly delivers an unidentifiable sense of tear-jerking nostalgia.

Every bit of loss Barthel felt was poured into this track.

The next track, “Run Run Blood” reveals more about the mourning process. It paints a fiery and angry image in listeners’ heads with a heavy yet unsettling rhythm.

The final two tracks, “Destroyer” and “Calling All” are an epic call-toaction, not only to listeners but to the duo themselves. After feeling dark and angry in “Run Run Blood,” Barthel has begun the process of recovery in “Destroyer” with lyrics that almost seem to apologize for her previous lashings out.

“Calling All” has a strong dance beat and unites listeners by championing the message to keep moving forward, while learning from past mistakes.

Overall, Phantogram’s “Three” is a fresh and almost cinematic take on an emotional journey.

facebook.com Phantogram released their third studio album “Three” on Oct. 7.

STAR // Nicky Homen Contestants Adam Holm, Becca Garner, Jason Gorelick and James D’Haiti took the red carpet before Campus Movie Fest began Thursday night.

Campus MovieFest rolls out the red carpet Sean Curzon Staff Writer

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he annual Campus MovieFest (CMF) was held Thursday night.

This year, the short films made by students covered a wide variety of issues including rape, racism and suicide.

Despite some technological problems, the festival played 16 different films made by students. The big winner of the night, “What I Wore” not only won a Jury Award, but the Silver Tripod for best directing and acting. Other winners of the Jury Award where “Release,” “Dial N for Noodles” and “Over Troubled Waters.”

CMF is an annual student film festival where students across the country are given film equipment and one week to make a fiveminute film. This year, 35 different teams entered at Sonoma State University. The 16 top films were shown at CMF. The night was hosted by CMF intern Alissa Lederer and Rachel McCloskey, senior communications major and executive vice president of associated students. The duo held raffles in between the films, handing out prizes and throwing t-shirts into the crowd.

“Students here made films that talked about amazing issues like sexual violence and mental health, but there was also films that were funny,” said J.R. Hardman, senior tour manager for CMF. There were some technical problems throughout the night. The film “Sleep to the Stars” played with its dialogue muted initial-

ly, but was later played with complete audio at the end of the festival. “Husband and Wife” cut to black a few times before they were able to fix it and play it fully.

“What I Wore” is about a girl explaining what happened when she was raped. It was inspired by the writer and director’s MaryMadison Baldo’s own experience. Baldo is a senior English literature and childhood development major.

Baldo won best director and the film’s star, Bria Gabor, won best performance. Gabor was not present to accept her award but Baldo accepted it in her place.

“I really hope that people realize that anybody can go through it,” said Baldo. She called it a worldwide problem.

Other winners of the Jury Award were “Release” directed by Patrick Fennell. “Release” is about a man reading letters from his mother.

“Over Troubled Waters” was directed by Jason Gorelick and made by Students Offering Support. It’s about a man dealing with a difficult college life, shot from the first person point of view.

The final winner of the Jury Award was “Dial N for Noodles.” A humorous tale about roommates who take fighting over noodles a little too seriously.

According to director Ryan Harvey, freshman communications major, they filmed the entire movie in one Saturday. He called winning an added bonus and said “It felt pretty great.”

All films can be found on the CMF website at campusmoviefest.com.

STAR // Nicky Homen Contestants Kayla Yahnke, Aldana Fernandez, Madison Williams, Maddie McKean and Kyle Williams attended CMF on Thursday night.

“Rise of the Tomb Raider” makes it to PS4 Noe Felix Staff Writer

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ise of the Tomb Raider” is a tale that transpires in a world where discovery is around the corner. Ancient tombs are chiseled into mountainsides, crypts are hidden in gorges and the remnants of a civilization long passed are scattered throughout the landscapes. Wildlife, both dangerous and peaceful, inhabit the piercing cold in this Siberian adventure.

“Rise of the Tomb Raider” is Lara Croft’s finest and most entertaining adventure yet, one that’s sense of wonder and discovery overcomes its flaws.

“Rise of the Tomb Raider” is a journey revolving around Croft’s hunt for the lost mythical city of Kitezh, the Russian Atlantis. Along the way, Croft’s resolve is tested, as she battles for her life against an ancient organization.

“Rise of the Tomb Raider” does a great job of throwing the player into a world full of things to do. One minute, I’d be hunting for deer in order to skin it in hopes of getting my next bow upgrade, the next I’d be climbing up the side of cliffs in search of a tomb nearby. Whether it’d be taking on mini story-driven side missions or hunting down relics in order to level up your Greek and Russian

comprehension, the open environment is littered with meaningful tasks to undertake.

The game makes sure that everything you do benefits the player in one way or another by offering rewards that push Croft’s progression forward. While hunting down documents or caches might be chores in other games, “Rise of the Tomb Raider” takes away from the mundane by having those items reveal glimpses into the past. Stories unfold and more understanding of the game’s story come to light.

The tombs also offer the best aspect of the game, as puzzles in each of the tombs offer different unique challenges that will have players scratching their heads. Their design is steller, not being overly challenging but giving just the right amount of queues in order to complete it.

While the world exploration and puzzle solving are fun, the game isn’t without its flaws. The animation feels wonky at times and would cause Croft to jump or move in directions that weren’t intended.

Combat can be incredibly frustrating at times. Conversely though, the stealth mechanics in the game are fun, which offered some of the most satisfying gameplay moments. Nothing felt better than using my trusty bow to take out an entire camp of enemies without being detected.

But the gunplay is frustrating as all hell. The aiming system doesn’t move fast enough in order to target enemies, and when enemies come super close to you, become impossible to hit. It lacks finesse and is sure to

cause many players to scream an insane amount of obscenities at their TV screens.

Lastly, the game’s writing has room for growth. Luddington can only do so much when the games supporting cast are just throwaway characters. The main villains can be bland at times, and while the story itself is good, it has to be measured towards the standards set by its peers.

“Rise of the Tomb Raider: Twentieth Anniversary Edition” is a re-release of last years game but on PS4 with some new content. New DLC and modes are abound and while they don’t make the game better, they’re a good addition to add some more value to the game “Rise of the Tomb Raider” is a highly enjoyable game, one that offers the best Lara Croft adventure to date. With a fun world to explore and a multitude of different activities for players to indulge in, one would be foolish not give it a look.

facebook.com “Rise of the Tomb Raider” was re-released for PS4 on Oct 11.

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“Waiting for the Parade” stirs emotion Kitana Gachero Staff Writer

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aiting for the Parade” is a play that profiles five women named Janet, Eve, Margaret, Catherine and Marta who lived in Calgary, Canada.

They were housewives, mothers and daughters of men that fought in WWII between 1939-1945.

The Sonoma State University Theater Arts Department has taken on this classic play and interpreted it in their own way. Instead of the usual venue of Person Theater, this smaller production is being featured in Studio 76 in Ives Hall.

The characters Catherine, Janet, Margaret, Eve and Marta restlessly spent their days sewing, preparing care packages, singing chants in an effort to support the young men in their community going to war. In the play, these women’s lives revolved around the war and the production reflected how the war was incorporated in all aspects of their lives.

The portrayal gave key perspective on what it was like to be a woman during wartime in Canada. It also touched on topics like sexuality, feminism and fidelity.

Catherine, played by Katee Drysdale, gave a captivating performance of a housewife who achingly missed her husband and was utterly transparent about her experience with him being gone.

During one scene, Catherine received a telegram notifying her husband had gone missing. Assuming the worst after receiving the telegram, Catherine gave a heartfelt monologue reminiscing about her husband.

“To tell a story about a man that goes away one piece at a time… that’s what really hurts. First his arm, then lips, then teeth all fade away one piece at a time until I completely forget,” said Catherine.

This was significant because it represented how their loved ones had been gone so long they now only seemed like a distant memory.

An interesting perspective was highlighted in this production was that of a daughter of a German family named Marta, who was outcasted by the other Canadian-born women. Janet, the self proclaimed bossy leader of the women played by Anna Leach in one scene expressed how anti-German she was and continually tried to stifle Marta’s open display of her heritage.

However, as the plot progressed, it showcased how Marta was more similar to the women than different, considering her father was in a German soldier camp, and Marta was unsure of his return.

Ultimately, Marta experienced the same emotions of anguish, fear and resonated with the women, although Germans were considered “the enemy” during this time.

COURTESY // David Papas The all-female cast of “Waiting for the Parade” featured Anna Leach as Janet, Emily Rice as Eve, Kat Ray as Margaret, Katee Drysdale as Catherine and Valerie Ruiz as Marta.

Towards the end of the play, all five women delivered heartfelt monologues about their experiences with the return of their husbands. You could feel the audience hanging on to every word.

The audience could see how the attitude of the wives transformed throughout the play from being hopeful and anticipating the arrival of their husbands, to the disappointment, anger and sadness they reflected once they came back.

It was commendable how this production exposed an event like war can not only change a person’s life, but change their character as well. In the beginning, the women humbly did their housewife duties and began to incorporate war as a part of their life.

As the play continued, their anxious thoughts, fears and ultimate dissatisfaction was exposed during the climax of the play.

At the end, the women celebrated the ending of the war joyously, however, the event notably changed their characters completely. The well developed plot and dynamic characters make this production a must-see.

The Theater Arts and Dance Department will present “Waiting for the Parade” Thursday, Oct. 20, Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m., as well as Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. in Studio 76 in Ives Hall.

“The Accountant” doesn’t add up

“The Exorcist” revamps the cult classic Katie Haga Staff Writer

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ne of the most well known horror films has made its way to television just in time for Halloween.

“The Exorcist” on FOX mimics the terrifying 1973 film with a modern day twist.

Said to be the greatest horror film ever made, “The Exorcist” broke box office ratings when it was released and frightened audiences across the nation in 1973.

Loosely based on true events, a young girl named Regan MacNeil, begins to experience levitation and speaking in tongues. Her mother seeks medical attention for her daughter, but a local priest believes she is possessed by the devil.

The priest then asks the Catholic church for permission to perform an exorcism. This horrifying film was nominated for several academy awards, winning two. Four decades later, it has passed its legacy down to a TV series.

Set in Chicago 40 years after the events shown in the original film, the audience is introduced to two very different priests. The priests are polar opposites of each other, but they share the same goal; helping the Rance family.

Angela Rance (Geena Davis) feels that there is a presence in her home. After hearing voices in the walls as well as odd things occurring around the house, she seeks help from Father Thomas (Alfonso Herrera).

Although this particular line of work is out of his league he reaches out to a man who appears in his recurring dreams, Father Marcus. Father Marcus is antipodes to Father Thomas. He is a priest gone rogue after an incident that occurred while performing

an exorcism.

The first few episodes were very surprising and have already thrown in some plot twists. The show goes back and forth from the lives of both priests to the lives of the Rance family. Not only are we introduced to the priests, but we also become familiar with the Rance family.

The Rance family is comprised of Angela Rance, her two daughters Katherine (Brianne Howey) and Casey Rance (Hannah Kasulka) along with her husband Henry Rance (Alan Ruck). The audience gets a sense of how things used to be in the the Rance family prior to Katherine’s accident and Henry’s head injury.

As well as how they are dealing with their more recent difficulties and possible demonic presence who has latched itself onto one of their children.

Director Rupert Wyatt, known mostly for his direction for “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and “The Gambler,” intends to make some connections back to the original film.

Within the first few episodes he makes reference to the film, but plans to make the show its own thrilling experience. Davis originally starred in “Beetlejuice” and “Stuart Little” and delivers a much more powerful performance in this role compared to any other role she’s played. The audience can really feel her fear for what is happening and what may happen next.

The realistic sound effects of snapping bones and ripping flesh make it difficult for the audience not to cringe or even shudder away from the screen. The demonic voices make one feel like they’ve entered the seventh level of hell. However, the plot of each episode keeps us wanting more. It isn’t long until we uncover our eyes and are pulled right back into the gruesome, horrifying, yet oddly enjoyable show.

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pretty useful with his fists.

Flashbacks to Wolff’s childhood keep the viewer interested and make the character more relatable. A look into his tough love upbringings help the audience learn why Christian does what he does.

Right as he’s about to finish the case at “Living Robotics” and find out who the thief is, a murder takes place which causes Christian’s entire project to be canceled, and he soon finds himself in a twisted conspiracy.

Meanwhile, a retired Treasury Department worker Ray King (J. K. Simmons) is on his tail, hiring Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) to do his dirty work in finding Wolff.

What was so profound about this film was even though Wolff’s character did not know how to show emotion, Affleck was really able to portray him in a way the audience could relate to.

Overall, the story was interesting, but the layers of subplots made the story almost too overwhelming. At times, it was difficult to keep up. There were so many different aspects to the story that the audience was left asking questions when it was all over.

art autistic mathematical genius, part killing machine. That’s one way to describe the main character from the new movie “The Accountant.”

This movie directed by Gavin O’Connor was an interesting, yet perplexing look into the life of a mysterious man living a double life. Although this movie was definitely entertaining, it’s mixture of dramatic subplots were so confusing it made your head spin.

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) plays a normal accountant working in an Illinois strip mall who secretly does business with some of the most dangerous organizations in the world, sniffing out embezzlers.

Thinking the government might be onto him, Wolff takes on a safer client and accepts a job with a robotics company called “Living Robotics” who specialized in making robotic prosthetic limbs. His job was to investigate if and how $60 million dollars went missing from the company.

We learn throughout the movie that Wolff was raised by his father, a military man who thought the cure to autism would be to expose him to everything he feared.

He taught him martial arts, by forcing him to have fist fights with kids at school.

As an adult, Wolff uses this knowledge of fighting along with his amazing ability facebook.com to be a human calculator as his main two weapons. He also demonstrates how he “The Accountant” earned $24.7 knows his way around a sniper rifle and is million its opening weekend.

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Cotati’s Hot Spot remains student focused

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Sierra Straub Staff Writer

n the service industry the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is one many are familiar with. However, owner of the Hot Spot, Reggie Slater, takes this to a whole other level.

“We’re big on what people want,” said Slater of his Cotati restaurant.

Slater and his wife Sheila Young-Slater opened Hot Spot in February 2014 after reading a business plan their daughter Natasha Slater developed while at Sonoma State University. Frustrated with the lack of late-night options, she wrote a business plan for a restaurant with late hours.

“She came home with the business plan and my

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wife, [who's] quite an accountant, [was] looking at it going these numbers would work with the right overhead,” Slater said.

Young-Slater said they had no idea their daughter’s idea would turn into what they have now. “We took a giant leap of faith and truly tried to avoid setting expectations. I would have never imagined receiving so much support and kindness from the community. It just warms my heart.”

The menu is made up of mostly Young-Slater’s recipes, and features a mix of traditional foods such as meatloaf, soups and salads. It also features new ideas, like toasted peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a ‘pizzawhich’, which consists of pizza ingredients sandwiched between two toasted sourdough slices.

“The toasted banana and Nutella sandwich is definitely one of my weaknesses. The most popular item on the menu is the bacon cheeseburger,” said YoungSlater.

If something is not on the menu, customers can call a few days ahead to ask and Hot Spot will create it for you. Have a food allergy? They’ll try to adjust the recipe. They’re also vegan and vegetarian friendly.

“We try to be accommodating to all dietary situations,” Slater said. “If there’s something you want to eat and we don’t have it, give us a few days and we’ll try to make it, as long as it’s not anything too crazy.”

In addition to being friendly with the customer’s, Hot Spot also aims to be friendly on the wallet.

“We strive to keep our prices low and our portions big. We want people to have the opportunity to go out and enjoy a meal and not break the bank,” said Young-Slater.

Located in the heart of downtown Cotati, Hot Spot is surrounded by bars frequented by Sonoma State students partaking in the 'Cotati crawl', the local bar scene.

On weekends, a large portion of Hot Spot’s cus-

tomers are Sonoma State students.

“We see quite a few Sonoma State students. The most exciting thing is when we see them return the following year or when they bring their families in to introduce them to us,” said Young-Slater.

“They’ll come wandering over, some stop to eat here, they kind of bee-bop all around. We seem to be the last stop in for a milkshake or a nightcap,” Slater said.

A fan of German beers, Slater keeps a variety on tap. If he does not like it, he does not have it. After a few customers from Paso Robles requested 805 beer, he added that too. Nights when Slater is at the restaurant, he can be found mingling with customers or sitting on the patio.

The Slaters have developed a good relationship with some of the surrounding bars. So much so that they feed some of the local employees.

“We’re here to take care of our locals. Many guys will come over and take their break over here, but then it’ll get crowded so they’ll say ‘hey, can you just bring it over to me?’,” Slater said.

But delivery is not limited to local employees, Hot Spot also delivers to customers at any of the local bars.

“You don’t have to come to us, we’ll come to you,” Slater said.

Slater see’s the restaurant as a quiet place for customers to do whatever they need to do. He has seen people come and meet with their real-estate agents, people come and sit on the patio with their dogs, Pokemon Go players, and some late nights he see’s people come in and wait for their Ubers.

Slater said owning The Hotspot has been a learning experience, but also an enjoyable one.

“In many ways it’s been so fun to interact with the community. We’re a friendly environment and we wouldn’t want to do this anywhere else than Cotati, and our success is based of that,” Slater said.

Circle of Sisterhood helps promote female success

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Amanda Buth Staff Writer

orldwide, women face poverty, human trafficking and are unable to contribute to their economy because of their lack of education. Panhellenic at Sonoma State University has teamed up with Circle of Sisterhood, distributing information about the organization to students on campus.

The goal is to fundraise enough money for women in underprivileged communities across the globe to attend school.

Panhellenic members so far have raised $57 of their $800 goal with tabling this week. Tabling for school supplies and donations from students on campus began last week in the Seawolf Plaza.

Upcoming events include having speaker Nicki Croly, Circle of Sisterhood campus resource manager, present on campus Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in Ballroom A. Croly’s presentation will include information about why Circle of Sisterhood was founded along with what the organization does and how students and people everywhere can get involved.

Open to students on campus, there will be another tabling event Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. in the Seawolf Plaza for donations along with entertaining games and giveaways being featured. Ending the week on Oct. 26, speaker Ailis Garcia, founder of the Strong Movement program, will give a women’s empowerment speech, followed by a workshop educating one women in Panhellenic ways of staying organized and stress-free in college. Ending the day, Garcia will also be teaching a one hour workout class.

“Students should definitely be excited about the cause and the upcoming events. We as college students are so fortunate to be here learning and planning for a bright future and I cannot think of a better way to address our gratitude than to help others get here as well,” junior and Panhellenic team member Jenna Valle-Riestra said.

This year Panhellenic has switched things up by bringing different events and speakers compared to last year.

Founder of Circle of Sisterhood and Alpha Xi Delta Alumni Ginny Carroll, and was the speaker for last years event. With

her busy schedule, it was unfortunate she could not make this year's event. However, Panhellenic is hoping to she will speak again on campus in the next couple years.

“Through these events, we hope that all Panhellenic women in Greek life, and all students will understand how fortunate enough we are to have education.

We want them to understand how critical it is to give all women and men the same opportunity in underprivileged communities,” Senior and Panhellenic member Michelle Grgurich said.

Since partnering with the organization in September 2010, Panhellenic has helped Circle of Sisterhood raise enough money nationally to impact 22 countries on four continents. The fundings have covered 10 schools being built, helped pay boarding school fees, offer scholarships, provide tutors, teachers and computers; while also installing electricity in a school in Peru.

Donations help women earn a living, stand up for themselves and ultimately live a better life. According to the Circle of Sisterhood website, educated women

earn 25 percent more income and when women earn an income, they reinvest 90 percent into their families, helping break the cycle of poverty.

Sorority women have a huge impact in this organization, utilizing the strong bond of sisterhood and Greek unity to help other women achieve their goals.

According to the website most sororities were founded in the 19 century in order to beat the obstacles of achieving a college education women were faced with. Today, sorority women fight for the same dream by reaching out to help other women stand together for the same cause of helping girls and women go to school around the world.

“Before being on Panhellenic Executive Board, I didn’t really know too much about Circle of Sisterhood, but now that I am on the committee, I have a better understanding of what the money being raised goes towards," Recruitment Coordinator Counselor Katelyn Foley. "At first it sounds like the organization just helps women get an education, we are also raising money for sorority women to go build schools for all children around the world."

Local fraternity donates to breast cancer research

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Marcella Richmond Staff Writer

reast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States alone according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, INC. On Thursday, Alpha Psi held their sixth annual Bouncing for Boobs

event on the Person Theater Lawn.

The men of the fraternity set up a bounce house, a donation spot and a raff le booth. Monster Energy even stopped by to pass out some free drinks.

“My grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. I knew about breast cancer, but I didn’t think that something like that would hit so close to home” said junior Jacquan Brown, mixer, merchandise and public relations chair for Alpha Psi. Many of the Alpha Psi members have a connection with breast cancer, so the event means a lot to them.

The up-beat attitude of the men sparked the interest in passing students. There was always a crowd around their tables and people in the bounce house.

The members were also passing out pink bracelets they made to show their support for breast cancer.

All of the money raised goes directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which currently funds over 200 researchers in six continents and 13 countries.

“Thank you to everyone who came and supported breast cancer awareness. I think it was a fun event for a very great cause.

See you all next year,” said Mike Arata, the president of Alpha Psi. The men were overjoyed by the turnout this year and could not be more excited for the next Bouncing for Boobs.

Usually the fraternity members stay out there for 24 hours. However, due to the stormy weather conditions, they were forced to end the event earlier than planned.

“We were disappointed we had to end the event early, but we are still happy with how the day went. We could not have done it without the student’s support,” said Max Bieber, the coordinator of Bouncing for Boobs.

According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation website, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Breast cancer is also the second leading cause of cancer death among women. Knowing the facts about breast cancer is important because women all over the world are affected everyday.

“The statistics are scary. Once I learned how many women are affected, it made me even more passionate. Alpha Psi is driven to raise money to help find a cure,” said Brown.

Alpha Psi’s donations go straight to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. According to their website, the mission of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation is to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world’s most promising research.

Since 1993, the foundation has funded $10,876,960.

They are the highest rated breast cancer organization in the United States.

“One of the reasons I joined Alpha Psi was because of this amazing philanthropy. Breast Cancer Research Foundation has done an incredible job raising money and I wanted to be apart of that,” Bieber said.

Fraternity members came together with the students on campus to raise money for a charitable cause, and despite ending their event early they managed to raise over $1500.

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Midnite Madness introduces Seawolf athletics

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Karlee Budge Staff Writer

e all know that Sonoma State University lacks a football team, which is often the core of any college, but who’s to say that Sonoma State can’t have just as much school spirit as any other school?

Every year the Student Athlete Advisory Committee along with Associated Students Productions organizes Midnite Madness, an event held in the Sonoma State gymnasium. This event is essentially a kick off for the seasons of the Sonoma State men’s and women’s basketball teams. Everyone is welcome and the more students that can attend is highly encouraged.

Members of each athletic team on campus attend and are introduced to the crowd throughout the night by two MCs who are Sonoma State students.

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee, the Associated Students Productions and the Midnite Madness Committee’s goal for the event was to bring students and student athletes together to create excitement and school spirit for the upcoming basketball season, and other sports seasons.

Every year these organizations plan to create an even more successful night than they had previously by adding new performances and surprises.

Bill McKibben to speak on environmentalism L ucy L opez Staff Writer

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eople have contaminated Earth to the point where the government had to build a giant spaceship as an alternative to living on earth.

This is the description of Disney’s "Wall-e," but according to Bill Mckibben’s talks about sustainability, we aren’t that far away from this being our reality.

Our planet has been battling with global warming for years and it continues to get worse. We have recently seen on the news that bees are on the verge of extinction and our Great Barrier Reef is almost dead due to high amounts of stress from our environment.

According to Bill McKibben, author and environmentalist, it's too late to put an end to global warming, but we can keep it from getting worse. His website states that the biggest problem facing our planet is the fossil fuel industry.

The industry is the wealthiest industry and because of that they have control over our government. For years the industry has been using Earth irresponsibly, and if they keep doing so, the will destroy our planet.

McKibben wants more people to be aware of the problem so they can be part of the solution.

McKibben is very passionate about sustainability and is the founder of the 350.org campaign; the first world-wide climate change movement. He has

written several books about climate change, and in 2014 McKibben was awarded the Right Livelihood Prize.

There have been at least 20,000 rallies around the world and more are being planned.

The goals for the campaign are to keep carbon on the ground, help build a low carbon economy and pressure the government into limiting the emissions released into our atmosphere.

McKibben will be at Sonoma State University Oct. 18 to kick start the Sustainability Day campaign.

Sonoma State has also been involved in sustainability measures. The campus has installed refillable water bottle stations all over campus and uses recycled materials.

“This is the third year Sustainable SSU will be putting on Sustainability Day,” said senior and communications major Riley Nichols. "To bring awareness to climate change and sustainable steps, Sonoma State is taking to create a brighter future for our world.”

Sustainability Day will take place on Oct. 19 in the Student Center, Recreation Center and Seawolf Plaza.

“Sustainability Day is an event where students can get informed about how our Earth is changing in a negative way and how we can change our lives to keep Earth healthy,” student Julianna Ponce said.

For more information on Sustainability Day students can visit the website at http://www. sonoma.edu/sustainablessu/.

“I must say Midnite Madness was a complete success this year. The committee and I were skeptical about attendance considering the event was held on a weekend and it had been raining," said junior Mariann Bukich.

"Despite the rain, we still managed to attract a large crowd, which was one of our main goals. I believe that adding a DJ to the event really helped to energize the crowd and made the event very lively.”

"Something I believe we could improve for next year is to ensure that we put more emphasis on the steps taken leading up to the event. For example, tabling and creating more awareness about the event can really help to increase the amount of students that attend,” Bukich said.

One of the most exciting additions to Midnite Madness was the “free tuition shot” taking place at the end of the event.

Students enter a raff le and if they are chosen they have the chance to make one shot in the basketball hoop in the hopes they will win a semester of free tuition.

“One of the ‘goals’ of SAAC was to continue the partnership with ASP and Programming to put

on Midnite Madness.

"It’s been a great relationship and we look forward to working with them on this event every year. For all three groups, we wanted to keep the event free. The Midnite Madness Committee wanted to change a few things up for this year’s event,” said Assistant Athletics Director and Senior Women’s Administrator Shannon Percell.

“Our plan was to have a pre-celebration outdoors in the Stevenson Quad with a DJ and fun giveaways.

Another change the group has made this year is bringing in a DJ rather than a dunk squad. Our basketball team has some guys that can dunk so we are going to showcase their talents and add some music from the DJ for a fresh look to Midnite Madness,” Percell said.

Along with a DJ and the free tuition shot at the end of the event, Midnite Madness also features the members of the men’s basketball team dunking, relay races, a performance by the Sonoma State Sapphires and cheer team, and finally a dance competition between students who are randomly chosen from the crowd.

Each of these events bring excitement to the crowd and help create a memorable night for all who attend.

“Midnite Madness has always been one of my favorite events to go to during the year with it’s fun activities and involvement with both the sports teams and student body. Seeing each year get better and better it was only fitting on my senior year that this was my favorite of all the years I’ve been here,” said Sonoma State student athlete Jordyn Kearny. “Everything about this event is my favorite due to the continuous support from everyone who goes.”

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Women’s soccer dominate with back-to-back shutouts The Seawolves now hold a three-game shutout streak

against Cal State San Marcos, Cal State Monterey Bay, and San Francisco State.

Annie Finck Staff Writer

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he women’s soccer team has been fiercely battling their competitors this season, and after completing three consecutive shutout games, they are taking the season by force and dominating the field.

On Friday the Seawolves defeated Cal State Monterey Bay 4-0. Sara Van Wagoner assisted in three of the four points that led the team to victory. In doing so Wagoner tied Sonoma State’s record for most assists in a game, the first time this has occurred since 2006.

The game verses Monterey Bay was a quick scoring game for the women of the Sonoma State team. Not even three minutes into the matchup, Miriam Bloom scored the first goal after being assisted by Van Wagoner and Taylor Enzler. The second goal followed quickly, taking place only 17 minutes later by Kristyn Lerma, who was also assisted by Van Wagoner.

The third and fourth goal of the games were made in the second half. The third by Enzler, and the final goal of the game was made by Courtney Shoda.

“I was really happy with the effort we gave today. It was a great team performance and reflective of what we’ve been working on in training. The team keeps improving and that’s our main goal overall,” Emiria Salzmann Dunn said to Sonoma State University Athletics.

Following the game on Friday, the Sonoma State women’s soccer team took home another victory Sunday. The game was moved to Cook Sypher field in Santa Rosa because of the rainy weather.

Sundays game verses the San Francisco State Gators was more of a challenge for the team.

As the matchup progressed, neither team had yet to score, which led the game to enter overtime.

Not even a full minute into overtime, Sam Layman successfully scored her first goal as a Seawolf, winning the game.

This game not only marked Layman’s first goal, but it was also Allison Hadidian’s fourth shutout of the season, marking a substantial milestone for the goalkeeper.

The women of the team not only have maintained a bold offensive game, they have also been dominating on their defensive end. In Friday’s game against Monterey Bay, out of the 35 total shots taken, only four of them were not from the Sonoma State team. Only one of the four shots attempted by Monterey Bay was on target.

Sunday, the team had a similar experience. There were 26 total shots made, 21 by Sonoma State and five were attempted by San Francisco State. Out of the attempts made by the Gators, none of these were on-goal shots.

After two successful games, the women of the Sonoma State soccer team are nationally ranked at 19. They are also second to UC San Diego in the CCAA rankings with 23 points.

With two games approaching against Chico and Humboldt, the women of the Sonoma State team will fight it out in the attempt of surpassing UC San Diego for the number one spot in CCAA.

COURTESY // Jenna Qualls The women’s soccer team hold a 9-2-1 overall record, 7-1-0 in conference play.

Seawolves send first competitor to Oracle Cup in four years

T COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com Karlee Budge (top left), Kaitlyn Haithcock (top right), Amanda Zuidema (bottom left), and Julie Rea (bottom right) from the women’s tennis team.

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raveling all the way down to Surprise, Arizona, sophomore Sonoma State University women’s tennis player Jensyn Warren competed in the 2016 ITA Oracle Cup. On Oct. 1, Warren took the championship at the Fall Regional in Azusa, which led her to compete in Surprise. Warren entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed.

Warren prepared for this tournament by practicing against the men’s tennis team for stronger competition.

She also prepped for AZ by physically practicing the right amount before the tournament, but mentally preparing by not getting in her head and having too much pressure.

The tournament began on Oct. 13, with Warren matched against Alexandria Maciel of St. Mary’s Texas. Warren took a tough lost with the scores of 6-3 and 6-2.

“This tournament was an important experience for her, to see that she can win a tournament like this,” said by Coach Joaquin Lopez.

Warren was the second Sonoma State women’s tennis player to compete in the ITA Oracle Cup in four years.

“Working and competing with Warren is always a privilege, she is such a hard worker and super motivational. She puts a hundred percent into every practice and match and makes everyone around her want to do the same,” said senior player Jordyn Kearney.

Going into the consolation semifinal match planning to play against Armstrong, ended taking turn of events due to a player being injured.

Warren took upon a match against Gabriela Siembab of NYIT to finish fifth place. Warren’s finish succeeded her to mark history, by making it the highest finish in Sonoma State women’s tennis history.

“Going to this tournament she had to win regional’s in L.A., which was already a big accomplishment. She played against tough opponents, and only being a sophomore, as a coach I am super proud,” said Lopez.

“Our goals are to do our best as we can do to hopefully win conference this year and play each match to the best of our abilities,” Kearney said about the upcoming season.

However, the Sonoma State women’s tennis team are currently dealing with the difficulties of injuries. Currently, three of their top six players are injured and cannot compete this fall.

“I’m hoping for everyone to be healthy and that we can peak again by end of January, but right now focusing on personal growth,” Lopez said.

Due to weather conditions, the Seawolves had to cancel their home opener, which will not be rescheduled.

The Seawolves will be back to open their season in Turlock on Oct. 21 for the Warrior Invitational. With Warren leading the way and strength from the rest of the team, the Seawolves hope to go far in Turlock.

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Shluker leads Seawolves to first place finish Trevor Abrams Staff Writer

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ustin Shluker led the Seawolves to their fourth consecutive Sonoma State University Invitational victory at Foxtail golf course, shooting a season low of 66 in Tuesday’s final round. En route to capturing their fourth SSU Invitational title in the corresponding amount of years, the Seawolves shot an 857 (-7) 20 points ahead of the runner up Cal State East Bay. Shluker and his teammates came in expecting to win, and they did just that. ”We knew coming in that we had to play well and win this tournament to move up in the rankings,” said Shluker. Although they’re coming off a big victory, the Seawolves know there is still work to do.

“We felt as though we played really well in the first and third round but the second round continues to be something we need to work on as a group,” he said. “This group of guys play foxtail really well and we had been playing well up into the tournament so we knew we had some positive momentum.”

Shluker’s 54 hole total 205 is the lowest score in SSU Golf history for anyone other than former star golfer Jarin Todd. Factoring in Todd, Shluker’s week earned him the third lowest score in the 14-year history of the Sonoma State men’s golf team.

“I felt really good about my performance,” said Shluker. “There is still some improving to do all around but it is great to be compared with someone like Jarin.”

Along with Shluker, golfers Spencer Clapp, Chase Dossa, Devin Gregg and Ian Hoffman all had solid performances.

Clapp finished the week at par, earning himself a top five finish in the tournament. Chris Dossa turned in a 220 (+4), Devin Gregg a 222 (+6) and Ian Hoffman a 224 (+8), all earning themselves top 20 finishes.

The team’s stroke total of 857 is 15 strokes better than last year’s Foxtail record-setting 872. The rest of the field finished as follows: Cal State East Bay recorded a 877 (+13) for the week to finish second, followed by Dominican (881; +17) in third, Cal State Dominguez Hills (885; +21) in fourth and Holy Names and William Jessup tied for fifth with an 894 (+30). Notre Dame de Namur (898; +34), Redlands (913; +49), Academy of Art (925; +61) and Chapman (968; +104).

Sonoma looks to finish strong as they head to the Otter invitational next week, the last tournament for the fall season.

“The Monterey tournament is going to be a very good tournament to see what we need to work on in our offseason,” said Shluker, the CCAA golfer of the week. “The field is stacked and we need to play really well in order to put ourselves into contention. We just need to keep our momentum going and play well down there.”

The team will take the winter off after the Otter Invitational before returning to action in February.

Making the jump Commentary Naaman Hightower Staff Writer

Tuesday 10/18

Friday 10/21

Men’s Golf Otter Invitational

Women’s Tennis Warrior Invitational

Women’s Golf Sonoma State Invitational

Men’s Soccer @ Chico State 4:30 p.m.

Bianca Bucket’s 21st Bday

Women’s Soccer @ Chico State 7 p.m.

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Volleyball Vs CSU Monterey Bay 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer vs Humboldt State 12:30 p.m.

Saturday 10/22

Women’s Soccer vs Humboldt State 3 p.m.

Women’s Tennis Warrior Invitational Women’s Cross Country CCAA Championships 10 a.m.

Volleyball Vs Cal State East Bay 7 p.m.

Sunday 10/23 Womens Tennis Warrior Invitational

omeday, I’d make sure my mom would never have to work again.”

Those words were the most poignant out of Terrance Ferguson’s well written essay on The Player’s Tribune, a blog site dedicated to professional athletes and coaches.

The 18-year-old basketball star from Oklahoma was a five star recruit according to various notable scouting sites, and was on his way to play at the University of Arizona before he made the jump. The jump to go from high school to playing professional basketball overseas in Australia.

Many look down on athletes for not finishing college, so one can only imagine the criticism Ferguson has taken for skipping college altogether. Ferguson is likely to play a lone season professionally overseas, then transfer to the NBA. Questions still loom-why not go to college?

What if he gets injured? Why not take advantage of a free education? What is a young kid like that going to do with all that money? Those are all viable questions if you don’t take into account the actual person.

Ferguson could just as easily get injured in college, so the commonly asked question about getting injured is ineffective. As far as the free education goes, college will always be an option for him if he ever chooses to return.

Recent NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal was a notable athlete who left school to pursue NBA dreams, then returned to achieve not only his bachelor’s, but his doctorate in Human Resource Development from Barry University.

But the biggest argument is the financial responsibility. No one wants to see another kid get millions of dollars and then go broke, aka the parable of Allen Iverson.

High-level recruits often weigh their options and speak to many professionals about their chances or likelihood of playing in professional basketball. It is not just a random guess, as most people believe. Along with that comes financial advising. The Rookie Transition Program helps NBA first year players adjust to the celebrity life.

“The league-wide initiative is built to prevent catastrophe and mishandling of finances among younger players,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

Every athlete’s situation is different when it comes to the motivation for making the jump to the pros. Take Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore for example.

Many people are slow to listen and quick to judge when an athlete chooses to leave school early. As a freshman at Kansas, one would likely assume that Mclemore was highly recruited and sought after his entire life. Few would ever assume that he came from a poverty-stricken upbringing, which saw as many as 10 relatives living in one room.

Behind the flashy appeal of being a basketball star on television, many believe these athletes are overpaid superstars who have been pampered their entire life. In the case of Ferguson, a longing to finally be able to take care of his mother lead the decision.

According to the NBL, a first year non-local player for the Adelaide 36ers can sign a contract for between $150,000 to $200,000.

The contract finances are tax free because of playing basketball overseas. Also, Ferguson is rumored to sign a hefty endorsement deal with Under Armor.

None of these opportunities would have been awarded to him had he chose to play for Arizona, under the restrictions of maintaining amateurism while in college.

Also, college athletes have an NCAA limited amount of practice time, on top of keeping up with school work. So when Ferguson arrives in Australia, all he will have to worry about is basketball.

“I mean, think about it, I’m going to be a professional basketball player,” Ferguson said. “I get to take care of my family. That’s every kid’s dream.”

Men’s soccer raise undefeated streak to seven John Dolan Staff Writer

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ain or shine, it doesn’t matter, the show must go on for Seawolf soccer.

Despite the home game being forced to move to Petaluma because of the rain, it didn’t stop the Sonoma State men’s soccer team from getting a 2-1 win over the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters.

During minute 32, the Seawolves took advantage when Evan Roehrig was able to break away and get past Monterey Bay’s goalkeeper to score his second goal of the season.

In the second half, the momentum belonged to the Seawolves. They were able

to increase their lead when Maury Lopez scored in minute 55.

It was no time to celebrate as the Otter’s attempted to make a comeback, which fell short despite a goal from Otter Michael Maul to make it 2-1.

The Seawolves defense were able to hold off the Otters and preserve a 2-1 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay. “Aside from the goal we allowed, our defense was solid,” said Head Coach Marcus Ziemer.

“Eric Alvarado and Ryan Rohane are tough in the middle and Dane Shaffar and Devin Anderson do a great job wide. All four of them are tenacious but can also handle the ball in build up.”

With a seven game unbeaten streak, the

Seawolves stand in second place in the CCAA standings with 17 points and a 6-25 record overall. This puts them only two points behind first place UC San Diego.

“We are looking forward to building off our last game,” said Seawolf forward Armando Coronel.

“We have a lot of players coming back from injuries and we want to get back on track. We are excited to get back on the field and close out strong.”

On Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., the Seawolves will be hosting the visiting Humboldt State at the Seawolf Soccer Field.

The Seawolves will be playing their final regular season road game on Friday at Chico State before the CCAA championship tournament at the end of February.

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Midnite Madness gets students pumped for upcoming season

STAR // Brennan Chin Lobo greeted students as they entered the gym at Midnite Madness on Friday night.

STAR // Brennan Chin The Saphires danced with student athletes, left, and the men’s basketball team celebrated after a student made the half court shot, right.

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