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THE UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT RUN NEWSPAPER

UC and CSU systems have financial records released, are failing to put students first Nathan Jew Staff Writer

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he University of California system is failing to prioritize students and education in favor of bloating management salaries and benefits, while leaving over $175 million in budget reserve funds, according to a report from the California State Auditor.

Last week, the CSA released financial records of the University of California and California State University systems. The CSA called the budgeting of both systems into question.

Based on the records provided by the UC system, nonresident students pay substantially more tuition and student fees than residents, $37,000 compared to $12,240 in the 2014-2015 academic year.

The audit claims the UC system has made considerable efforts to enroll more nonresident students to compensate for less state funding, going as far as accepting them to their school of choice while sometimes denying the same to state residents.

The system lowered academic acceptance requirements for nonresidents, and from 2006 to 2015 the UC denied nearly 4,300 residents admission despite having an equivalent or better median score than admitted nonresidents.

The State Auditor found that from academic years 2011 through 2015, resident enrollment decreased by 2,200 students, or 1 percent, while nonresident enrollment expanded by 82 percent, increasing

by 18,000.

The audit included amendments to these issues, saying the UC should tighten up admission standards, making the criteria for nonresident student acceptance closer to that of residents.

Students have not seen the benefit of the bloated funds from out-of-state tuition, as much of the money has not been distributed to any universities. In fiscal year 2014-2015, $886 million of state funding was not distributed to campuses for per-student funding.

The audit listed a total of 24 recommendations to improve the UC system, but administration has made no announcements to implement them. With the audits shedding a negative light on both systems, many are calling for the UC and CSU to reverse the recent tuition increase.

The CSU audit, while still critical of management compensation and benefits, did not find such a disparity between resident and non-resident students as University of California.

The CSU audit was critical of the disparity between management and faculty raises, finding that management positions received up to an 8.4 percent increase, with faculty receiving just 2.8 percent.

Cal State Chancellor Timothy White said the CSU will take various actions in response to the 11 recommendations made by the California auditor, and CSU spokesperson Elizabeth Chaplin responded by reassuring students and faculty that

COURTESY // educatius.org The audit reports from the UC and CSU system showed glaring problems in money managment. CSU Northridge enrolls the most students thoruhgout the CSU system at 40,000. funding is being well budgeted, and any increase in employment funding is for the graduation initiative.

“Hiring talented staff is central to the mission of the university,” Chaplin said.

“In addition to faculty, many other staff and administrators are involved in the development and implementation of programs and the delivery of services that support the success of CSU’s 479,000 students.”

Chaplin stressed that the Cal State University will be working to keep itself accountable.

“The CSU is committed to being responsible fiscal stewards of public funds, and we are pleased the State Auditor confirmed campuses operate within budgeted resources,” Chaplin said. “The university has many controls in place to ensure fiscal accountability and we will work with the State Auditor to ensure that audit recommendations are implemented in a timely manner.”

For more information on the audits of both university systems, visit https:// www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2016-122/ summary.html.

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Studio Blue’s annual film festival CineNoma celebrates local filmmakers

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rom lecture hall to red-carpet theatre, Ives 101 transformed and mingled the filmmakers and stars of Sonoma State Thursday night to house Studio Blue’s annual film festival, CineNoma. Dressed up in silver and gold balloons and stars, the hall engaged undergrads, grads, faculty and locals of the community to witness nine, twoto-six-minute student films in the main and experimental genres: comedy, suspense, POV and social commentary.

“I was hoping this would be the best CineNoma yet, and I think it was. It went super smoothly and it was [all around] a great night,” said Studio Blue general manager Sam Houser.

Assisting in the previous two film festivals, Houser spoke about the things he’s seen go wrong in the past two years and tried to

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“I’m beyond excited to have students be able to come here and showcase their work,” said Houser.

The festival’s premiere screening was “With Eyes Closed.” Directed by Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) student Miles Leven, the film embraced the ideology of being able to see and experience more by inhibiting your sight. It won the award for Best Cinematography. Although not in attendance, Leven was given an extended round of applause.

“Prequel,” directed by SSU graduate Mary-Madison Baldo and senior Bria Gabor, glimpsed the preparation stages for girls victimized by human trafficking. Gabor played the experienced victim who informed a fresh girl about the numbing pain you learn to suppress.

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or the first time in six years, students of both the University of California and California State University systems will be faced with paying a tuition increase in the fall — $282 for the UC students and $270 for CSU students. This would make students believe administrators for both the UC and CSU systems have thoroughly scoured the budgets with a tuition increase as a last resort.

However, this is not the case. The UC system alone hid a reserve of $175 million, including $32 million levied from schools that could have been spent on students, according to an audit by California State Auditor Elaine Howle.

Even though the UC doesn’t answer directly to our governor or state legislators, that doesn’t mean the UC administration should be able to get away with raising already ridiculously high tuition and stashing money into a fund without consequence.

The backlash the UC system has received over the audit spans from students to the news media and even to Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said on his Facebook page, “It is outrageous and unjust to force tuition hikes on students while the U.C. hides secret funds. The tuition decision must come back before the Board of Regents for reconsideration and reversal.”

The CSU didn’t squirrel away money into a

hidden fund. However, CSU administrators and management were hired and given raises in higher amounts than faculty or support staff. According to another recent state audit, over the last nine years, there was a 15 percent increase of CSU staff in management positions but only a 7 percent increase in faculty. On top of that, during the same nine years, management positions saw an 8.4 percent increase in salary while faculty saw a meager 2.8 percent increase.

Here at Sonoma State, students struggle to graduate in four years partially because there aren’t enough class sections open, often because we don’t have enough faculty to teach multiple sections.

Well-paid and more faculty directly benefits the students, yet last semester we saw faculty nearing a strike because their pay was stagnant — the CSU fought back on the 5 percent the CFA asked for, yet administrators saw almost four times the salary increase the faculty ultimately was given.

The UC and CSU administrators need to take a long and hard look at what their mission really is.

Students should be at the core of every decision made. If they continue to raise tuition, they will have fewer and fewer students who can afford to attend the schools — fewer students to serve— and fewer administrators will be needed.

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Shea Moisture misses the mark in new advertisement

Kitana Gachero Staff Writer

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hea Moisture ruffled some curls, coils and tresses this past week with their questionable advertisement depicting three white women raving about a brand predominantly purchased by black women.

The ad went viral Monday afternoon, catapulting to the top trend on Twitter with over 33,000 tweets as reported by the Advertising Age. By the end of the afternoon, the hair care heavyweight shamefully pulled the ad. However, the message received by women of color has had a more lasting im-

pression.

The black owned brand was founded in Harlem by two Liberians Nyema Tubman and Richelieu Dennis, whose mission was to build a skin and hair care brand that embodied the ingredients based from their African heritage. Starting from humble beginnings, the brand has soared in recent years, becoming a cult favorite in the African American community.

The video boasts the slogan “Break Free from Hair Hate” showcased two redheads and one blonde who said she “didn’t know what to do” with her hair while the redhead explained feeling so insecure about dyeing her hair blonde for “seven years of her life.”

The issues voiced by the white women seemed irrelevant to the brand’s purpose.

The ad’s attempt at representation of women of color was including a racially ambiguous woman with voluminous curls, an archetype found in many mainstream ads today that hardly represents the extent of the brand’s consumer demographic.

The slogan used in the ad coupled with

Conversion therapy bill reintroduced

Olivia Hunt Staff Writer

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istorically, the Republican Party has been an advocate for “rehabilitating” gay or transgender people.

Vice President Mike Pence faced criticism for comments he made in 2000 when he stated his support for groups that “provide assistance to those seeking to change their sexual behavior,” to which he insisted wasn’t supportive of conversion therapy.

Up until 1973, homosexuality was included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, according to Huffington Post. Among the various methods for “getting rid of” homosexuality, conversion therapy was the most popular, and is still considered a viable method to this day.

Conversion therapy refers to a psychotherapy method that aims to change a person’s sexual or gender identity.

The technique has been deemed extremely harmful to its recipients and are a continuation of inhumane methods such as electroshock therapy and castration, according to the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Senate Democrats have attempted multiple times throughout the years to pass a bill banning this archaic and ineffective technique, but have been unsuccessful.

Research has proven that the method poses dangerous risks for LGBTQ youth including depression, anxiety, drug use, homelessness and suicide. Currently, only seven states have banned the practice of conversion therapy, one of them being California.

Senate Democrats are continuing the fight by reintroducing the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act which would classify the provision and advertising of conversion therapy in exchange for monetary compensation as a fraudulent practice, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The bill is being pushed forward by Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Corey Booker of New Jersey.

“On this and so many other issues impacting the LGBTQ community, the Trump Administration has laid out a hateful, damaging agenda to undo hard-won progress, divide our communities, and hurt our friends, neighbors and family members just because of who they are or who they love,” Murray said.

While Republicans such as chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus, claims that the group does not advocate for conversion therapy, it’s worth noting that among the 23 co-sponsors of the bill, not one is a Republican.

We are living in a society currently dominated by bigotry and hate. While I’m sure some Republican views are more progressive than others, acting as a bystander is equivalent to being a full-fledged advocate for conversion therapy and other inhumane methods.

Politicians need to represent the beliefs and interests of the people, but instead they tend to express the opinions of a small handful of like-minded individuals who do not represent the majority.

The lifestyle of being gay or transgender has always been a controversial topic within the religious community, but church and state — although they often intermingle — are supposed to be separate entities. When world’s collide, there is either an opportunity to make progressive change as a united front, or butt heads and remain stagnant.

Whether someone is gay, transgender, gender fluid or non binary, their personal choices should never be policed by the government.

Sexual and gender identity are not a threat to society. It’s time to erase the dominant ideology of heterosexuality and embrace diversity in whatever form that may be.

the actresses portrayed is misleading because how can someone with hair that is the mainstream beauty standard break free from hate they’ve never experienced on a global scale?

According to InfoScout, dollars spent on Shea Moisture products by African Americans is over 80 percent while dollars spent among whites is under 10 percent.

Given the overwhelming statistics of who the top consumer is, the marketing and promotion of this brand should align with the consumer demographics. Considering this, the offense black women have taken to this ad is completely justified.

Being that the demographic of customers are predominantly women of color, by airing an ad that features mostly white women contributes to the erasure of black women the brand is responsible for. Furthermore, the main issue with the ad is the overall lack of visibility of women of color represented in the video. It isn’t problematic that Shea Moisture want to extend their consumer base to women of all ethnicities, however it’s problematic to exclude the main demograph-

ic that buys the brand from an ad campaign.

After receiving viral backlash for the ad, Shea Moisture issued a public statement on Facebook, apologizing for their mistake: “Wow, okay – so guys, listen, we really f-ed this one up. Please know that our intention was not – and would never be – to disrespect our community, and as such, we are pulling this piece immediately because it does not represent what we intended to communicate.”

After putting their consumer’s brand loyalty in jeopardy, the company should take the backlash received and create content representative of its large African American consumer base.

Shea Moisture’s attempt at being inclusive and diverse was received by black women as exclusive and misrepresentative. Their message intended to be harmless ended up being misconstrued and ultimately offensive to many women of color.

Going forward the brand should be more tactful and considerate of their predominant consumer base when creating national ad campaigns.

High drivers more common than drunk drivers

Kendall Grove Staff Writer

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ew reports from the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility and the Governors Highway Safety Association suggest that drugs such as marijuana are more likely to be the culprit in fatal crashes than drunk driving.

According to the association’s report in 2015, 43 percent of drivers involved in fatal crashes tested positive for drugs and more than onethird tested positive for marijuana.

This statistic may be easily blamed on the widespread popularity of medical and recreational marijuana, but should be just as easily blamed on the federal government’s failure to allocate funds to the research of cannabis.

With medical marijuana allowed in 29 states and eight states allowing recreational use of marijuana, it is hazardous for the federal government to continue ignoring the growing industry.

In 2015, analysis from News21

explained that the marijuana research done by the National Institutes of Health only $297 million was used for research on marijuana’s effect on the brain and potential medical benefits out of $1.4 billion. For the research of abuse and addiction, $1.1 billion of the $1.4 billion was allocated.

The discrepancy between marijuana research is something to be worried about. With marijuana use continuing to grow, the lack of intelligence on its effects have already created problems for law enforcement.

In 2013, a man named Mike Simmons was arrested in Washington for driving under the influence of marijuana. He was arrested because according to a police officer he had a “green film” on his tongue.

Simmons told Q13 Fox that, “As soon as the officer came to the vehicle, he asked me to stick out my tongue.”

Controversy was caused over this case because there is no scientific evidence of marijuana users having a “green” tongue after immediate use, but according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a “green coating of tongue” is included in under the Drug Evaluation and Classification of marijuana.

The lack of research on this subject makes it difficult to police the new policies as well as confusion when it comes to marijuana limits.

Since Colorado legalized recre-

ational marijuana, the marijuana DUI limit has been that five nanograms of THC, the psychoactive compound found in marijuana, are allowed in the blood stream. The set limit of five nanograms has received criticism and been labeled as too low over the past few years.

With the passing of a proposition last fall, the recreational use of marijuana in California will only add to the debate over how much THC is too much.

Margaret Haney, a Columbia University neurobiologist, told NPR, “the simple fact [is] that THC is fat soluble. That makes it absorbed in a very different way and much more difficult to relate behavior to levels of THC or develop a breathalyzer.”

Federal intervention is needed to ensure the safe use of marijuana in states that allow it, but this is difficult to suggest when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration claim it doesn’t “[approve] marijuana as a safe and effective drug for any indication” as well as only participates in research with the National Institutes of Health, which allocates less than a tenth of their marijuana research budget on the medical and psychoactive effects.

The confusion created by the growing marijuana industry should be a call for more advanced and government funded research on marijuana and its effects on the brain instead of the abuse and addiction, which only focuses on the negative context of the drug.

Downsides to technology in the classroom

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Alex Daniels Staff Writer

he integration of iPads and other electronic devices into classroom curriculum has been a rising trend in many middle schools and high schools.

As we transition into an electronic age, students are now taking notes, doing homework and turning in assignments through school programs on their devices.

Some schools are actually requiring every student to have an iPad, and if a family cannot afford one, they are able to rent one from the school for a cheaper price. According to Future of Working, as much as 60 percent of schools in America issue laptops or tablets to their students.

While some parents and teachers may believe this will be helpful and beneficial to students, it’s actually doing the opposite.

When electronics are incorporated in school at such a young age, students become reliant on the tools these devices can provide. By relying on spellcheck, students are losing the core educational value of knowing how to spell.

Of course high school students know how to spell, you may think.

But these students grew up learning to rely on their device to correct their misspelled words.

Another disadvantage is the lack of handwriting skills, especially learning cursive. If everything is completed on an iPad, the traditional use of pencil and paper is no longer practiced nor necessary.

Taking online quizzes for classes can lead to inevitable academic dishonesty. Students won’t truly learn the material if they can rely on looking up answers to get a good grade.

Future of Working also reports that 50 percent of students in middle school and high school use the internet to complete work three times a week. Slowly but surely, schools are transitioning into primarily using electronics for most educational tasks.

The ability to communicate well with others is a key skill in which most people should have in order to be successful throughout life. Technology is destroying the connection that occurs in face-to-face conversations.

Starting children at a young age with

communicating and conversing with their peers will lead to better communication skills when they’re older.

Having technology in the classroom creates more opportunities for “screen time,” leading to more hours that children are actively using their devices. Which then inevitably causes decreases in communication skills learning for the students.

Dr. Gwenn O’Keeffe, pediatrician and author, believes technology is taking away from children’s need for activities such as running and playing. The more time children are on their devices, the slower they take to develop key motor skills, she says.

According to a survey by AVG, an internet security company, 58 percent of children ages two to five know how to play a basic computer game, while a smaller 52 percent can ride a bicycle.

Many experts, parents, teachers and school administrators believe that integrating electronic devices in the classroom and curriculum will help students succeed, but the drawbacks are too often overlooked.

While it can possibly help students advance in the technological area, the more important skills such as motor and communication skills will be obtained at a slower rate. It’s necessary that young students learn and practice the skills that are acquired not from using technology.

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“This [project] is a revisit of a film I made junior year,” said Gabor. “I’ve learned a lot about human trafficking since then and I hear about it more in the news, a lot more.”

This revisted role earned Gabor Best Actress for her extended work.

“Charlie and the Narrator’s” Elijah Pinkman, directed by SRJC student Devin Lehrer, earned the award for Best Actor for the comedic piece. The film told the story of a boy who lived an extremely routined life, while being narrated by an English accent.

Also not in attendance, his award was accepted by director Lehrer on his behalf. Lehrer spoke about how his film “raises awareness for filmmaking,” for the last half of the film exposed the difficulties crews and directors go through when an actor or actress disagrees with the instruction or storyline.

The final award for Best Film was given to Levin’s suspenseful short, “Little Soldiers.” The film reminded us of the fun we’d have as kids, playing games like cops and robbers outside,

running around and being carefree. Joy turned to apprehension when one of the boys discovered a body in the nearby creek.

Ending on a light note, as kids, the game always went on. Levin received another round of applause for this award.

“I would say this year’s CineNoma exceeded my expectations. I was really impressed by the overall quality the films showed tonight,” said communications professor and Studio Blue advisor Ed Beebout. “[All] interesting films with a great variety of subjects.”

Concessions and anticipation for post-fest photos kept the crowd cheery through the remaining five films. “SF Women’s March”, directed by sophomore Natalie Koenig, gave you a protester’s viewpoint of the human rights marches that occurred on Jan. 21 of this year in San Francisco.

“I think everyone had an awesome time,” said Houser, who had many round of applauses that night in gratitude for his year-round work.

Returning every spring, CineNoma will be back before we know it, crafting new filmmakers and ideas one plotline at a time.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Rohnert Park Sonoma State University Chief of Police Nathan Johnson will vacate his position at the end of July after serving as head of Sonoma State Police and Safety Services since 2010. Johnson has a public service career that spans 36 years, with varying positions such as system-wide chief law enforcement officer for the California State University system and public safety director at the University of San Francisco.

Johnson has served as the chief of police at Sonoma State since 1999 and has been on paid administrative leave since June 1 following an altercation with his stepson in Johnson’s Hayward home. Since the school placed Johnson on paid leave, David Dougherty has served as the chief of police for Sonoma State Police and Safety Services.

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STAR // Megan Corcoran Studio Blue hosted Cinenoma: 3rd Annual Sonoma State Film Festival on April 27th, with Nikki Downing and Samuel Houser as the hosts.

Over the weekend, the central United States was hit by torrential rainfall, high winds and deadly storms. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado tore through northeast Texas that was as wide as 17 football fields on Saturday.

Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi have been hit the hardest so far. The storms put 80 million Americans at risk from Georgia to New England as they head east.

As of Monday, the death toll appears to be at 15, although reports have differed, claiming different numbers throughout different local areas.

21 million Americans are under a flood warning spanning eastern Oklahoma to Indiana and, according to the National Weather Service, flood warnings will likely be extended to parts of Oklahoma, northern Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and more of Indiana. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has declared a state of emergency due to flooding in the area.

Washington D.C. On Monday a new temporary rule was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, to suspend sodium reduction requirements and wholegrain requirements in school cafeterias across the country. Taking effect at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, the change comes after complaints of palpability by students of the current food. In addition, USDA figures found school food requirements costed school districts and states an additional $1.22 billion in 2015. The current “Let’s Move!” initiative, emphasized by former First Lady Michelle Obama, was aimed at promoting better nutrition for students.

Sacramento, CA The first draft of the state’s medical marijuana rules were announced on Friday to regulate its multibillion-dollar medical marijuana industry.

The 211 page plan lays out standards for any marijuana business that wants to get licensed by the state, with rules for everything from how late cannabis selling shops can stay open to how much these same shops will be allowed to sell to patients in a single day. Over the next 45 days the state plans to take feedback through a series of public hearings before setting a final set of rules by Jan. 1, 2018 to start issuing licenses. These regulations come after Gov. Jerry Brown finalized the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act in 2015.

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Staff and students speak on textbook prices, privatizing university bookstore Braden Cartwright Staff Writer

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he cost of textbooks is a burden placed on students at the beginning of every semester and many students do what they can to alleviate this burden by looking for the least expensive option.

What this search shows to many is that the University Store, owned by Barnes & Noble, may be the most convenient place to buy books, but it is seldom the cheapest.

Sam Brannen, a math professor, does not see the University Store as a viable option for his students, who usually buy their books from North Light Books or online.

“Students can buy used copies online for less than $5,” said Brannen. “However, our bookstore is selling used copies for $356.25. This seemed outrageous to me.”

His department is using a third edition Calculus textbook instead of the current eighth edition to save his students money.

Keaton Skaggs, a junior and history major, went straight to Amazon and didn’t even bother checking the bookstore this semester.

“I figured they were going to be super expensive,” Skaggs said, but even buying online, he spent about $400.

Bria Donaldson is in her sixth year, so she has years of experience buying textbooks.

“Now that I know how to work the system, I pay about $200, but before, when I first started buying textbooks, I was paying full price so probably like $400 or $500 dollars,” she said. By “work the system,” she means avoid the bookstore unless it’s a last resort, and do research before automatically buying a textbook at full price. She uses websites like Amazon and Chegg and looks for PDF versions before she spends money.

With different textbooks required for different courses and many places available to purchase textbooks from, the cost of textbooks can vary drastically between students.

Steve Higginbotham is the General Manager of Sonoma State’s University Store, which Barnes & Noble has operated since 2006.

“The process used to select Barnes & Noble was lengthy,” said Higginbotham. “But designed to ensure our students received the most affordable texts possible while providing the best service, most efficient operations and most support to the campus.”

Prior to privatizing the bookstore, there were debates on if outsourcing was the right decision. At the time, the academic senate passed a resolution against going this route. “Bringing in a chain store that would siphon money out of the state while also competing with local book sellers who are much more supportive of their communities seems ill-advised,” the resolution stated.

Over 100 faculty boycotted the bookstore by not

STAR // Jeno Veltri When Barnes & Noble privatized the campus bookstore in 2006 there was debates on if outsourcing was the correct choice. Sociology proffesor Peter Phillips still participates in a boycott of the decision as he believes the contract was used to hide funds being diverted to the Green Music Center. submitting the reading lists to the store. Peter Phillips, a sociology professor and 26-year-veteran of Sonoma State, still participates in this boycott and advocated against privatizing the bookstore in 2006 when Sonoma State signed the contract with Barnes & Noble.

“The bookstore, at that point, had been run by staff and a longtime bookstore manager,” said Phillips. “All the profits went to the university. It was profitable and they were unionized state employees, so when they decided to sub-contract it out, a number of us objected to that.”

On top of that, Phillips said the contract was kept secret in order to hide that the funds were being diverted to the Green Music Center.

“The profits are leaving the campus, they go to a corporation. The corporation treats us like a colony; they take money out without putting money in,” Phillips said.

Smaller bookstores such as North Light Books were not considered to bid to operate the bookstore, a controversial decision.

Barnes & Noble College currently operates 770 campus bookstores and serves more than 5 million college students and faculty nationwide.

Daniela Zazzeron owns North Light Books, lo-

cated across the street from campus, providing an alternative to buying from the University Store.

“We’re guaranteed cheaper than the campus store, and a lot of the professors and students also like the idea that we’re independent, locally owned and we’re not a big chain like the bookstore,” Zazzeron said.

North Light Books provides every textbook a student may need, save for a few nursing books. In her 10 years owning the business, Zazzeron has seen the industry change from almost all sales to more rentals, as well as more emphasis on online options. These changes are due to students trying to save money.

By finding used books cheaply and passing that savings on to the student, North Light Books is able to compete with the larger University Store.

During the peak of book-buying season, North Light Books employs about eight people, and the Sonoma State bookstore employs up to 40.

Peter Phillips said the push to privatize the bookstore was driven by former president Ruben Arminana.

“I think there is an opportunity for her [Judy Sakaki] to reevaluate how the bookstore is operated and revert back to a school-operated bookstore,” said Phillips.

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Coachella lineup reflects changing cultural views on hip-hop Simon Cherin-Gordon Staff Writer

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ne of the greatest years in hiphop history was 1999. Mos Def (“Black on Both Sides”) and The Roots (“Things Fall Apart”) delivered their respective magnum opuses.

Dr. Dre’s aptly-titled “2001” was ahead of its time, as was the debut from his latest protege, Eminem. Method Man and Redman dropped “Blackout!,” JayZ released “Vol. 3,” and the first-ever Coachella Music Festival shoved DJ Shadow and some other scratchers into its two smallest tents.

Hip-hop has been disparaged in a myriad of ways. It’s been “dead.” It’s been “pop.” It’s been “violent.” It’s been “not music.” But even when it was “not music,” it has never really been “music.”

It has always been separate.

“Andre 3000 is really talented, for a rapper.”

“Illmatic is my favorite rap album.”

It has had ups and downs, as has every genre. The difference is that hiphop has been kicked while down without being lifted while up.

When rap has been praised, it has generally been backhanded. A Tribe Called Quest was “jazz rap.” Mos Def was “alternative rap.” The less rap you are, the more value your music holds.

Coachella has changed drastically, though incrementally, since its inaugural weekend. Mos Def and The Roots found their way into the lineup by 2001.

Kanye West and Common became the first rappers to take the main stage in 2006.

West became the first Sunday night headliner in 2011, though he had to share the honor with the Strokes. The next year, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg were the sole festival closers, an honor they decided to share with their dead friend, Tupac.

While this could have been seen as a seminal moment, there was something somber about it. Was rap in such a dire place that it needed to bring out holograms of its late stars in order to get top billing?

Truthfully, the outlook was less dark. Hip-hop had entered an upswing around that time, coming of a decade in which most rap was either uninspired songs about dance moves or half-hearted attempts at reviving the genre’s gold-

en age. Dre might have brought back Pac, but the next generation was letting go of its ghosts.

Coachella’s 2017 lineup honored those game changers. There was Future, who has turned the mid-2000s crutch of auto-tune into a tool. There was Schoolboy Q, who’s Black Hippy quartet has led a revolution in fresh flows, styles and subject matters—a movement that carried Danny Brown, Odd Future and even, in a strange way, Drake to the critical forefront.

The next generation was also present. There was Travis Scott, a reconstructor of traditional song structure.

There was Lil Uzi Vert, who, like Young Thug before him, has mixed a modernized southern production aesthetic with Lil Wayne-esque vocal play, flow dexterity and free association.

However, it isn’t as if Coachella went out of its way to pay respect to the genre. Rather, hip-hop is what people are listening to. The aforementioned rappers, along with many others, litter the Billboard Top 100. Hip-Hop had a strong showing on the charts 10 years ago, too, but the artists that sold were not nearly as musically interesting or critically acclaimed as today’s stars.

The music is better and selling more, but the former is not the exclusive cause for the latter. Good music can still go unrecognized, especially when there are prevailing social assumptions that a genre isn’t on the same plane as others in terms of artistic viability. Those assumptions, clearly, are dissipating.

That shift spreads across all art forms. The year’s top-grossing and most-acclaimed movie is Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.” Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” won the Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy. Whether or not this means anything tangible about where we are heading as a society, it is an undeniablygood thing that hegemony and art are going their separate ways.

Five years after Dr. Dre’s set, Kendrick Lamar graced the stage on Coachella’s final night. The difference is that Lamar released “DAMN.” less than a week prior, and every single song off the album has moved into the Billboard Top 100 since.

The other difference is that Lamar was preceded by Scott, Uzi, Schoolboy, Future, Mac Miller and Gucci Mane.

DJ Shadow appeared in the same time slot as he did 18 years earlier, but this time he was the oldest hip-hop act with the earliest set, rather than the youngest with the latest.

Gorillaz returnz after six years with “Humanz” Sean Curzon Staff Writer

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he Gorillaz are back with their first album since the 2011, “The Fall.”

The Gorillaz is a virtual band created by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and comic artist Jamie Hewlett. The band members are bassist Murdoc, vocal singer 2-D, Russel Hobbs on drums and guitar by Noddle.

The band, created in the late 90s, was a comment on the MTV culture that existed back then. Gorillaz is a blend of alternative rock, electronica and hip-hop.

“Humanz” is a great album with some amazing beats that touches on the current political climate without being overt about it.

Gorillaz broke onto the scene with the album named after the band. Their first big hit was “Clint Eastwood” which came out in 2000. In a 2012 interview with The Guardian, Albarn said that he and Hewlett had a falling out after their last album due to Hewlett feeling his art was becoming less central to the band. The two seems to have made up as Gorillaz have released their first album in six years.”Humanz” boasts 20 new tracks from the band, hitting the electronica hard.

facebook.com Kendrick Lamar performed songs from his new album “DAMN.” on the Coachella mainstage.

Like previous Gorllaz albums, “Humanz” features collaborations with other artists such as Vince Staples, Popcaan, D.R.A.M. and Benjamin Clementine. The single “We Got The Power” was even cowritten by Noel Gallagher. Gallagher was in the british rock band Oasis, which was Blur’s biggest rival in the 90s.

A major theme of the album is coping with the aftermath of a huge life changing event. The songs on “Humanz” feel surprising, terrified, sad and hopeful despite it all.

That is something a lot of people are feeling in this day and age. While no song contains lyrics about current political events, there is plenty of subtext.

The music video for “Hallelujah Money” was released the day before President Trump’s inauguration. They’re obviously talking about current events but the songs are left ambiguous enough that anyone can feel these emotions. It’s political without being overtly political. It’s always impressive when something can have its cake and eat it too.

Several singles for the album have already been released. “Saturn Barz” had a music video released on March 27. It features the band members moving into an old house, only to be visited by various creatures.

This seems to be a call back to music videos for their first album, which were slapstick and joke heavy in nature as opposed to the more story focused videos from their second and third album. “Humanz” is a nice return to one of the best cartoon bands out there.

facebook.com “Humanz” was released April 28 after a six year hiatus from Gorillaz.

“Outlast 2:” The newest additon to the horror game genre Joey Magill Staff Writer

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ear, anxiety and terror are just some of the feelings you will have while playing “Outlast 2.” This game not only tells a riveting and interesting story but one that will have players unable to sleep for nights to come. It will make the player sad, mad, happy and scared all at the same time as having a positive gaming experience. Like the original “Outlast,” “Outlast 2” continues to be a driving force for quality horror games that are often lacking substance.

“Outlast 2” plays on many of the same aspects as the first in the series but adding a lot of nice changes. Some of these being updated visual graphics, quality gameplay and of course expert storytelling. The quality of this game is one of the best, stacking up with some of the other heavyweight games that are often known to be the best like “Skyrim.” Having a different story arc than offered in the first game is a strong suit as it was crafted to have a similar play style but a new set of characters, locations and ideas.

Red Barrels Inc. created the “Outlast” series as well

as an online comic that really bring new original content to a increasingly content recycling industry. Many of the highlights from the first “Outlast” were brought over but with new mechanics implemented they can often leave a player feeling unsatisfied to say the least.

The story of “Outlast 2” has the player as Blake Langermann, a cameraman who with his wife Lynn, investigate a town in the wilderness of Arizona called Temple Gate. However, this is no ordinary town. It was started by a man named Sullivan Knoth and his fanatical group of cultists preparing for the end of the world.

On the helicopter flight you lose power and crash. Which leaves you to wake up to a ruined helicopter, your wife missing and seeing your pilot has been tortured. Then the game begins as you descend into Temple Gate and the hellscape it holds.

While still having smooth gameplay and similar mechanics as the first “Outlast,” this sequel does bring some frustrating mechanics. The survival horror genre that this falls into is pushed to the extreme with more enemies and more places to hide. The first game had simplicity but elegance in its enemies and hiding places that were overlooked with the sequel. The flair and writing of the story is on par with the first, keeping you immersed in the world of Temple Gate.

The new updated graphics adds a nice touch to the “Outlast” series as well as some new puzzles, more challenging than the first. Though not perfect, this game definitely shows quality original content is being produced

and should be played by fans of horror or action genres, or just good storytelling.

“Outlast 2” has some great new graphics to offer players, and a terrifying story to tell. But it does have some mechanical gameplay issues regarding over complicating aspects of survival and hiding that should have stayed closer to its grandfathered content.

facebook.com “Outlast 2” was released April 25.

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University Art Gallery exhibits student work Emma Capper Staff Writer

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hat pairs best with Cabernet Sauvignon? Try some aged gouda and a gallery opening. The Sonoma State University Art Gallery celebrated the end of the academic year with their annual BFA exhibition on Thursday, which treated guests to complimentary wine, appetizers and live music performed by the Joe Kelner Trio.

The show featured the work of 13 students who are graduating from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program this year. Friends, faculty and family danced through the gallery, admiring not just the art, but also the years of hard work BFA students have put in to achieve their level of skill. The sculpture, photography, prints, ceramic pieces and paintings did not represent a specific theme, but were a collection of work the students produced throughout their time in the Art Department and in their personal time.

Student Stephanie Haikyan displayed work that is reminiscent of her Armenian heritage. Her painting “Pom of my Eye” pictures her grandmother in medical school framed with pomegranates, which became symbolic of strength and life in Armenian culture after the horrific events of the Armenian Genocide. Across from Haikyan’s work, guests took turns sitting on a vibrating massage table made by recent graduate James Blake.

“All of the pieces are very well accomplished and show how hard the students push themselves,” said studio art Professor Nathan Haenlein. “The quality of work here compares to that of a graduate program.”

The BFA program is an option for art students who want to continue their education at Sonoma State, differing from the Bachelor of Arts degree in its requirements and intensity. BFA students often plan to continue onto graduate or professional studies and use their extra time as an undergraduate to improve in their concentration.

“The BFA program has given me a revelation. I’ve found reasons within myself for why I want to make things,” said Sean Patrick Shadduck. “My degree has made it important for me to integrate art into my life outside of school.”

Shadduck has four pieces on display in the gallery, three of which he made after he completed his academic career in the fall. One of these led to a series of double takes as visitors arrived at the opening. It’s a stoplight installed over the entrance accompanied by a sign that reads “one person per green”.

The BFA show is a way to present prospective students with the level of skill that is achievable through the program. It is hoped that the pieces will help students diverge from intimidating factors of the program and emphasize the benefits of continuing their degree.

“BFA is a big commitment, but there’s a good chance everyone will go to graduate school,” said the Art Department’s retired technician, John Scott. “The exhibition is a chance to show students what’s possible.”

The show succeeded in this light as complex installations left onlookers dazzled while paintings were confused with those lining the walls of MoMA. The interactive

STAR // Emma Capper Guests converse and look over the different works presented at the BFA Exhibition in the University Art Gallery. Thirteen different students completing the BFA program presented their work in the gallery. qualities of the work made this one of the most dynamic openings of the year.

For students who are unsure of where they want to take their college experience, campus gallery openings are a great place to socialize with professors and students of widely ranging departments, while enjoying the work Sonoma State students and contributors have to offer.

facebook.com Blackbear released “digital druglord” April 21.

Blackbear drops first studio album, “digital druglord” Matthew Koch Staff Writer

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lackbear is an American hip-hop recording artist who has collaborated with several well-known musical artists such as G-Eazy, Childish Gambino and Pharrell Williams, as well as Mike Posner in their collective known as “Mansionz.”

Blackbear released his first studio album “Deadroses” in February 2015 and “Help” the following November. In March 2017, the Mike Posner and Blackbear collective “Mansionz” released a self-titled album. Now we have “digital druglord,” an album that is as much beautiful as it is haunting. “Digital druglord” is an album that delivers relaxing and chill elements that fabricate themselves into an oddly sophisticated sound.

On the track titled “hell is where i dreamt of u and woke up alone,” the listener is immediately thrown into Blackbear’s world.

“My nose is burning/ too much cocaine/ got caught in Brooklyn/ with gasoline backed up with cellophane,” he says.

As the words present themselves over the auto-tune Blackbear has supplied, the compiled sounds feel like listening to a beautiful hell on Earth. In fact, a lot of the auto-tune used on countless parts of this record feel reminiscent to that of Kanye West’s 2010 album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” in which West utilized the audio processor to create some pretty outlandishly stellar tracks that still hold up in the test of time. Blackbear now uses some of those same wonderful char-

acteristics, bending them to his own twisted will to paint a picture of unrequited love, drug use and life as a numb 20-year-old.

Towards the middle of the album, Blackbear addresses how completely finished he is with the sight of his old fling on the track, “do re mi,” also serving as the album’s single.

“Do, re, mi, fa, so f*ckin’ done with you, girl/ so f*ckin’ done with all the games you play/ I ain’t no Tic-tac-toe/ send all the X and O’s on another note,” he says, hitting high falsettos with a punching and bitter take on Julie Andrews’ “Sound of Music.”

Towards the end of the album, Blackbear depicts an emotionless castle party on the epic anthem that is “chateau.” Here the synth is manipulated to make the listener feel as though they are somewhat royal, the mighty feeling accompanied with Blackbear’s voice weaving in and out to the catchiness of the beat, as he says, “No love, no love, no love,” constantly in order to serve as the chorus to this deeply disturbing, yet fun-filled sound.

The closing track, “make daddy proud,” finds Blackbear, yet again, dissing his previous love interest in a closing “f*ck you” track that is, like Blackbear’s prior work, sonically ironic. With lyrics that fire evident shots towards a woman he once knew who isn’t quite herself these days, Blackbear has discovered a serious formula for making the cold, cruel and distant sound like a catchy, tropical dance track as he says, “Started spending all of his money/ tell me how’d you get so codependent, girl/ all of his money/ justify your independence, girl.”

Though the lyrics on this album are hauntingly real, the production value of the beats create a paradoxically chill and relaxing filter for even the most darkest and sordid of tracks to pass through. He creates elements that the listener can’t help but keep stuck in their head when engaging in their daily endeavors.

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French elections earn global attention Tyler Heberle Staff Writer

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he people of France will vote on May 7 in the second round to determine their next president, and the circumstances are a bit different than usual.

What started as a lineup of 11 nominees from multiple parties was narrowed down on April 23 to the final two presidential candidates, according to BBC. Emmanuel Macron, of the non-partisan En Marche movement, narrowly received more votes than far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, but both candidates beat out candidates from France’s typically dominant Socialist and centerright Republican parties.

This gives Le Pen, a candidate who has said she will ban legal immigration into France and denied the country’s involvement in Jewish persecution during World War II, potential to win the presidency, according to the article.

Justine Le Goas, a Fulbright foreign language teacher’s assistant at Sonoma State University, said Le Pen revised the National Front party, originally led by her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, by making the rhetoric “more attractive” and distancing it from more overt racism and skinheads. “[Marine Le Pen and her father] know what words to use to rally people with them,” Le Goas said. “They’re populists—they’ve always been populist voices in France.”

Joanna Guerrero, president of Sonoma State’s French Club, said many French voters may view Macron as an “establishment candidate” like some Americans saw Hillary Clinton, which could strengthen the appeal of populist talking points from Le Pen, who plays on voters’ fears like Trump did during the 2016 presidential election.

Many French citizens are opposed to public religious expression, according to Guerrero. She said there are more Muslim citizens in Paris than in the U.S. cities she’s visited, which gives citizens an easy “scapegoat” to pin their problems on.

“Marie Le Pen is going to these small little countryside villages that no one ever goes to because she knows this is where… that deep-seated sort of anger is,” Guerrero said.

Macron’s centrist policies may make him the more unappealing candidate for undecided voters, Guerrero said.

“That’s also a little bit frightening… I think in France specifically, if people don’t know where you stand, they don’t trust you,” Guerrero said.

Kimberly McCartney, school director at the Alliance Française in Santa Rosa, said Le Pen will most likely lose the election, and that Socialists and Republicans will probably back Macron.

But Le Pen’s victory could have troubling results, especially if she removes France from the European Union and returns to using the Franc as the country’s official currency, McCartney said.

“The cost of leaving the Union would be incredibly expensive,” McCartney said. “The markets that would be lost, and what effect would it have on commerce between the United States and France… I sincerely suspect it would just make things more expensive, and no one can afford that.”

Guerrero said the EU imposes regulations that might make Le Pen’s populist plans appeal to French voters the same way Trump’s appealed to Americans.

“The French, just like America, they want to make it ‘great’ again, they want to go back to the olden times when it was just the French and it was just the Americans,” Guerrero said.

French politics elections are far more complex than those in the U.S., according to McCartney.

“You never have any one party elected in the first round,” McCartney said. “It always goes to a second round…the top four [in the current election’s first round] were very close to each other.”

McCartney said French politicians usually all attend the same Grande Ecole school, regardless of their affiliations, which gives politics an “elite element” many voters may be wary of.

“The French are not just critical, but they’re also pessimistic,” McCartney said. “So that means that even against their best interests, they’ll sometimes not go out and vote.”

Le Goas said she expects some French voters will engage in a “utilitarian vote” against Le Pen, rather than enthusiastically voting for Macron.

“When you actually go on [Macron’s] supporter’s pages… it’s never about turning to Le Pen,” Le Goas said. “It’s rather voting for Macron, or abstaining, or voting blank.”

Le Goas said she hopes French voters will live up to their “French Revolutionary spirit” by having better turnout than American voters did in 2016.

“France went through World War II with

the Resistance… some people are comparing the election to resisting or not doing anything,” Le Goas said, “Because there were many French who didn’t do anything [during World War II] and if all French hadn’t done anything, then the outcome of the war would have been very different for France.”

McCartney said she believes that young American citizens can help prevent injustice in France through various forms of networking, such as crowd-sourcing campaigns.

“Anything that [young people] can do to link up and work with people in France, even if it’s only on an information-sharing basis… I think that’s where we’re all going to start helping each other a lot more,” McCartney said.

In the U.S., people who do not feel properly represented by either of the two main parties should join a smaller party and start new political conversations with others, Le Goas said.

“What I always say for a topic that I feel strongly about [is] if I even change one person’s opinion, then I did my job,” Le Goas said. “Because if I feel very strongly… and I manage to convince them, then it’s one more person who can then feel strongly the same way about the same thing, and then convince other people.”

Le Goas said it is important for both U.S. and French citizens to express their political views beyond just voting, in ways such as writing their representatives or joining organizations.

“I think that the biggest mistake and threat for democracy right now is apathy,” Le Goas said.

Seawolves celebrate first annual 5K run Jade Eriksson Staff Writer

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n Saturday Sonoma State University held its first 5k run titled Undocu5K: Educacion sin Fronteras. The 5k run, walk or jog was aimed to raise money that would be donated as scholarships for undocumented students.

The event was hosted by Students for Quality Education and partnered with other campus organizations including Unite for Reproductive Rights and Gender Equity, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social and the Undocumented Scholars Coalition at Sonoma State.

The 3.1 mile course began at 8:30 a.m. and continued until 11 a.m. with check in beginning at 7:30 a.m. on campus at the Sonoma State Lakes.

All students, children and adults were welcomed to participate in the event. Registration was $15 for children and $25 adults or students before April 27, the fee increased to $30 for later registration. Shirts were also given to all who registered.

The first Undocu5k was held last year at CSU Long Beach. The event made its way to Sonoma State and was organized by 19-year-old sophomore Briana Rodriguez. Rodriquez is a psychology major with a Spanish minor. She is also the co-chair for Students for Quality Education on campus.

SQE was established by students to promote and help provide educational rights in higher public education. The purpose of the event was to raise money for scholarships for undocumented students while raising awareness and involving both the students and community.

“I wanted this event to take place at Sonoma State because I want students to feel like they belong here and have every right to pursue their education,” Rodriguez said. “I want this event to become an annual thing so that many other students can continue to get a further education without the financial burden.”

Some of the challenges she faced included getting people involved.

Rodriguez expressed her hope for the continuation of the event, and hopes to expand further than simply Sonoma State and CSU Long Beach. “[Undocumented students] deserve to have the opportunity to come here with financial aid and support from other students.” says Kylie Walker.

“I wanted this event to take place at Sonoma State because I want students to feel like they belong here and have every right to pursue their education.”

Sophomore Kylie Walker, president of URGE helped with bringing the run to Sonoma State. Walker, a 20-year-old double majoring in English and women’s and gender studies, attended a conference at CSU Long Beach during the time of the original event.

After seeing the event and what it involved, Walker believed a 5K run would be the perfect event to organize at Sonoma State. Walker explained that she believes this is a crucial time to protect our undocumented students, and feels this event is a step in the right direction.

For anyone interested in finding out more about the Undocu5K run, how to donate to the cause or about the scholarships that will be offered as a result visit bf5k.weebly.com

STAR // Konrad Schoffer Participants of the first annual Undocu5K run at Sonoma State on April 29, helped raise funds and earn donations for undocumented student scholarships.

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Celebrá el cinco de mayo

El Cinco de Mayo en los Estados Unidos

Annie Finck Periodista de Plantilla

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l cinco de mayo se celebra en todos partes de los Estados Unidos, es un día lleno de tradición, comida y festividades. El condado de Sonoma ha mantenido una tradición de la celebración de esta fiesta durante muchos años y en todo el condado hay varias cosas de hacer para hacer este cinco de mayo un para recordar. La fiesta de cinco de mayo se extiende por varios días aquí. La lista tiene varios eventos para todos, y es un gran oportunidad para expandir su conocimiento de esta fiesta nacional.

Evento uno: Windsor tiene un celebración anual para el cinco de mayo, este año es el 17 anual celebración. La ubicación está en el Windsor Town Green a las 5 p.m. hasta las 8 p.m. y el evento es gratis para todos.

Las festividades del evento incluir; vendedores de comida, entretenimiento local y actividades divertidas. Algunos entretenimientos se occuría son Orquesta la Original y ballet folklórico sarita. Este evento es un gran oportunidad para tener un experiencia con mucha cultura, este año el evento espera tener aproximadamente 3000 participantes en el asistencia.

Evento dos: El 12 anual Roseland cinco de mayo festival, la ubicación es la escuela primaria de Roseland de 4 p.m. hasta las 9 p.m. la celebración tiene un paseo de trolley de Foodmax estacionamiento en Sebastopol camino a el festival.

El año pasado el evento tenía 12,000 personas celebrando este festival de cultura. Este año el evento tiene 50 vendors de comida y un escenario para actuaciones.

El evento tiene músico vivo, ballet folklórico, comida y mas.

Evento tres: En el seis de mayo, Carneros Brewing Company en Sonoma tiene un celebración de cinco de mayo, es gratis para todo y si son 21 años puede disfrutar 12 cervezas en la canilla. Por las personas que no hay 21 años Carneros tienen otros actividades para disfrutar.

Carneros tiene música para bailar como salsa, merengue, bachata y mariachi. También ustedes tienen comida auténtica como tacos y comida de la calle de México.

Un otro parte de este evento es la competición de bailar. También ustedes tienen piñatas para los dos jóvenes y viejos.

La celebracion es sobre todos, las horas son de 11 a.m. hasta las 5:30 p.m. este sábado. Es un gran oportunidad para aprender nuevos partes de esta cultura.

Evento cuatro: Con muchas celebraciones gratís y todo incluido, Robelo Family Wines tiene un experiencia diferente, en el seis de Mayo ustedes tiene un cinco de mayo fiesta y boletos costar $65.

Para esta evento de cinco de mayo es mandatorio hay 21 años.

El evento incluido vino y comida para los personas en la asistencia. Robelo tiene actividades para participar como bailar.

Evento cinco: En el siete de mayo, la luz, un celebración de cinco de mayo en Sonoma Plaza tiene muchos atracciones para todos. El evento es gratis con comida y bebidos para venta. El tiempo de la luz es mediodía hasta las 6 p.m.

Un nueva parte para el evento este año es un jardín de cerveza patrocinado por Lagunitas. También el evento tiene música vivo de LoCura y otras grupos.

El evento será divertido para todos y tiene muchas actividades como un moje el tanque, videojuegos y las personas responsable del evento esperan conseguir que un toro mecánico para la gente monte y disfrute.

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amos a aclarar algo, el cinco de mayo no es el día de la independencia de México. Nuestra independencia de la corona española la celebramos orgullosamente el 16 de septiembre. Pero, aunque muchos no lo sepan, el pueblo mexicano también tiene mucho que celebrar el cinco de mayo. En 1862, Benito Juarez, un abogado de la tribu indígena Zapoteca y presidente de México, junto al General Ignacio Zaragoza y más 2,000 valientes Mexicanos, vencieron al poderoso ejército franceses en Puebla. Francia tenía planeado invadir y apoderarse de México, pero no les fue posible gracias a la determinación de los soldados mexicanos, los cuales la mayoría eran indígenas.

En México, el cinco de mayo no es celebrado nacionalmente. La celebración más grande es en la misma Ciudad de Puebla. En los Estados Unidos, sin embargo, el cinco de mayo es celebrado en ciudades con altas cifras de mexicanos. Música, antojitos y ballet folclórico forman parte de la celebración y demuestran nuestra rica cultura.

Desgraciadamente, también en los Estados Unidos el cinco de mayo es festejado en maneras derogatorias y burlescas para nuestra cultura. En muchas universidades, incluyendo nuestra universidad de Sonoma, estudiantes utilizan el dia para tomar alcohol descontroladamente y vestirse estereotípicamente como “mexicanos”.

Hace diez años, cuando recién migre a Estados Unidos de Mexico, no sabia el significado de lo que celebra el cinco de mayo. No fue hasta que llegue a la universidad que conocí la historia de mi país, mi propia historia.

En el clima político en que vivimos, saber información como el significado del cinco de mayo es crucial. Como dice el dicho: “el saber es poder,” y la sabiduría nadie nos la pueda quitar. Ahora que sé que un grupo de indígenas vencieron a colonizadores, me enorgullezco más de mis país, de mi gente y de lo que representamos. Al mismo tiempo, defiendo mas el orgullo que me trae celebrar el cinco de mayo y me siento en la posición de denunciar cualquier acto que quiera desmantelar lo que este día deberás significa.

En los Estados Unidos, la apropiación de culturas extranjeras no es un problema nuevo. Por eso, como mexicanos el asegurarnos que este día tan especial sea celebrado y honrado en una manera correcta es nuestra responsabilidad. Tenemos también que difundir el mensaje que aquella batalla en Puebla en 1862 nos deja hoy: no importa que tan grande sea la amenaza, unidos sobresaliéremos.

La misma resistencia que los soldados mexicanos usaron contra los franceses es la que debemos de usar contra las pólizas del actual presidente que quieren separar a nuestras familias. En 1862, el pueblo usó palos y machetes para vencer los franceses, hoy nuestra armas más poderosas son la educación y la información.

Entonces este cinco de mayo, sin importar cual sea tu nacionalidad, celebraremos con orgullo y dignidad. ¡Viva Mexico!

Los Lobos de Mar OPINAN! “Para mi [el cinco de mayo] no tiene mucho significación. Viví en México por un año-y-medio en la escuela primaria. Yo he visto como lo celebran en México, y no es de gran importancia. Sí es una celebración en México, pero no es uno de los más importantes. Se ha volvido en un evento capitalista donde personas van a tomar. No es lo mismo que el día de San Patricio, pero es otra evento que es atado a un grupo étnico en que uno toma y se divierte. Los americanos no entienden lo que el día realmente implica. Lo han equivocado con el día de independencia [de México], y es una día donde visten en supuestamente sombreros mexicanos y bigotes. Eso es apropiarse de la cultura.”

-Patricia Ayala Macias estudiante de cuarto año de negocios y estudios de chica- no-latino y menor en español.

“Soy mexicana pero no lo celebró [cinco de mayo] porque pienso que no tiene sentido. La celebration está americanizada y los mexicanos ni lo celebran, entonces por qué debería yo?”

-Lesly Dzay estudiante de segundo año estudiando sociología.

“No hay mucho que pueda hacer sobre la americanización de la fiesta, pero la mejor ruta para tomar es una de enfoque educativo. De esta manera se puede celebrar el patrimonio y todo lo que sea de ser mexicano. Hay muchas fiestas y personas que no tienen idea de lo que están celebrando.

Y si intervinieran para dar un poco de información de antecedentes, se puede explicar ‘no es el dia de independencia’ y ‘no es esto’, eso ayuda promover educación y conciencia de lo que es ser mexicano.”

-Giovanna Castellanos estudiante de segundo año, doble estudios en inglés, y mujeres y género.

Michelle Violetti Periodista de Plantilla

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l viernes es el cinco de mayo, una día de importancia histórica. Este día, hace 155 años atrás, fue cuando los mexicanos ganaron la batalla contra los franceses.

Era una gran batalla en que México no debería haber ganado debido a desventajas significante.

Por ejemplo, los franceses tenían cuatro mil más soldados que los mexicanos y los mexicanos poseían una equipada pobre comparada a los franceses.

Recordando este día de la batalla que los mexicanos ganaron de milagro, nos recuerda de las ganas y poder de los mexicanos.

En los Estado Unidos celebran el cinco de mayo, pero desafortunadamente la historia se ha perdido.

Los americanos celebran el día entendiendo que significa algo de México, y la mayoría no tiene la información correcta. Y más peor, muchas asumen que es el dia de independecia de Mexico.

Este día es un dia en que se celebra la cultura mexico-americana. Los restaurantes mexicanos reciben un aumento de ventas este dia.

Sirve en favor de los que están en el negocio de ventas. Era importante preguntar a los estudiantes de Sonoma State University sobre este tema.

Los estudiantes fueron preguntados “que significa el cinco de mayo para usted?” Estas son sus repuestas.

“Yo solamente lo celebró [cinco de mayo] porque tenemos eventos de la comunidad en Santa Rosa. El desfile que sucede cada año en Roseland en la Sebastopol Road siempre une a los vendedores del área, incluyendo artistas, danzantes, y músicos. También refleja los diferentes aspectos culturales de México en todas sus formas. Se unen para celebrar y para recaudar dinero. Aqui [en los Esta dos Unidos] hemos aprendido cómo capitalizar con esto. Es posible que se escuche mal, pero los vendedores necesitan sostener a sus familias. Al final del dia, necesitan hacerlo por sus hijos. Hasta cierto punto estoy de acuerdo de capitalizar el evento. Al mismo tiempo se perpetúa este ‘día de fiesta’. Hay dos maneras de ver esta situation.”

- Pam Rivas de cuarto año, doble estudio en inglés, escritura creativa y estudios de chicano-latinos

“Mi abuelo es mexicano, pero [cinco de mayo] nunca era significante para nosotros. En mi familia nunca decíamos ‘es cinco de mayo’. Nunca lo celebramos.”

-Evangeline Lopez estudiante de segundo año y estudiando criminología y estudios de justicia criminal.

“Es difícil porque nací en una familia chicana-americana. Y como mi mamá vino aquí desde sus dieciocho años, nosotros nunca lo celebramos. En mi experiencia conociendo el cinco de mayo fuí en la escuela y recuerdo que aprendí y participaba en baile folklórico y en MEChA en la escuela para conocer las raíces de mi cultura.”

-Zonia Diaz estudiante de segundo año de psicología.

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STAR // Konrad Schoffer Senior Trevor Abrams connects with the ball against Cal Poly Pomona. Abrams, Jackson Leslie, Dylan Hecht, Aldo Severson, Ricky Clark, Matt Hammonds, Cody Bennett and Haydon Turpin were the nine seniors honored in the pre-game ceremony on Sunday.

Seawolves can’t break Broncos on Senior Weekend Jake Tucker Staff Writer

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he Sonoma State University baseball team took their positions at the Seawolf Diamond for the last time this season. After winning its midweek matchup with Holy Names 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon, it was swept by Cal Poly Pomona in its three-game Senior Weekend matchup.

The bullpen was key for Sonoma State in Tuesday’s win. After the Broncos took a 3-0 lead on the Seawolves in the third inning, Michael Byerline, Dylan Hecht, Kyle Stevenson, and Mitch Coombs combined for 6.1 innings, allowing two combined hits, and nine strikeouts collectively. Meanwhile, Sonoma State ran away with the scoring with a runscoring error in the fourth that plated Trevor Abrams, two sacrifice f lies in the fifth by Kory Brown and Abrams, followed by an RBI single in the sixth by Patrick Tolbert. Coombs earned his first save of the season and lowered his season ERA to 3.28.

“It’s Senior Weekend, so everybody wants to send the seniors out with a win,” Coombs said. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t put all the pieces together and get that done. We will have a hard last week of practice to make sure we end the season on a good note with a series win over Dominguez Hills.”

The two teams took the field again for a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. The Seawolves were shutout in game one, 7-0. The Broncos’ right fielder, Daniel Pitts, commenced the scoring with a home run in the fourth, followed by an RBI single in the fifth by center fielder Jacob Bernardy.

They put up four more in the sixth on an RBI

single by third baseman Jason Padlo, a two-run single by left fielder Brennan McKenzie, and a sacrifice f ly by second baseman Bryce Graddy. They finished off their seven runs with a run-scoring groundout in the seventh by first baseman Nic Hernandez. Haydon Turpin was tagged with the loss for Sonoma State.

Game two was more competitive, as the Seawolves struck first when Grant St. Martin extended his team-leading RBI total to 30 with a sacrifice f ly in the home half of the third inning.

“It has been a great experience for me being able to play with such great seniors,” St. Martin said.

“Even though the last home series didn’t go the way we would’ve liked, it was great playing with those guys on our home field one last time.”

The Broncos quickly retaliated. Padlo drove a single into left field in the next half inning that plated their catcher, Cody Martin. They tacked on another run in the fifth on a run-scoring single by shortstop Chris Stratton. They would put up two more runs in the eighth on two RBI singles by Pitts and Padlo, bringing their lead to 4-1, before the Seawolves put up their final rebuttal run in the home half of the eighth on a bomb over the field fence by junior outfielder Bryce Nagata.

“This weekend was all about the seniors,” Nagata said. “They’re a great group of guys and it’s unfortunate we couldn’t get a win for them. Moving forward, we have a strong group of guys returning next year and know the mindset and culture we need to set upon us. We need to put this series behind us and focus on finishing the season strong.”

The Broncos handed senior Matt Hammonds a tough loss, only his second of the season, despite throwing seven innings with only one earned run.

Hammonds has been dominant this year, as he boasts a 1.64 ERA in 60.1 innings pitched. He only has one start with more than two earned runs, when he allowed three runs and his only two home runs of the entire season against UC San Diego back in March.

Fellow senior Ricky Clark, who threw the other two innings in game two, also owns a polished ERA of 1.41.

“It was a tough series in more ways than one,” Clark said. “On the field we didn’t take care of business. For the nine seniors it was tough playing our final game at Seawolf Diamond. Next weekend we’ll try to finish the season strong and do some damage down in LA.” The Seawolf seniors took the field for one final game Sunday afternoon—a match the Broncos ran away with. They went up 8-0 in the first five innings.

Graddy began the scoring in the second inning with an RBI single to center field, followed by a third inning homer by Martin, putting them up 2-0 early.

They put up two more in the fourth on two RBI doubles by Bernardy and Frankie Nogales.

In the fifth inning Pitts had an RBI single to center field, followed by another RBI single by Hernandez, and concluded with a two-run double by Nogales in the right center gap. Jackson Leslie put up the Seawolves’ lone run in retaliation in the bottom of the eighth with a solo homerun to left field.

The Broncos put up one more run in the ninth on a single through the left side by Padlo, finishing the scoring at 9-1.

Sonoma State falls to 21-21 overall and 16-19 in conference play. Its next scheduled matchup is a double-header this Saturday in Carson against Cal State Dominguez Hills. First pitch is at noon.

Softball team drop three in Chico to end regular season Jeno Veltri Staff Writer

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ith the end of the season in sight, Sonoma State University’s softball team hoped for some big victories in the season-ending four-game series against the Chico State Wildcats at Chico State University on Friday and Saturday.

In game one on Friday afternoon, the Wildcats got the ball rolling from the start with a huge two-run homerun to center field from Claire Wayne that allowed Ari Marsh to score, as she was on base from an error earlier in the inning. The Wildcats struck back again in the bottom half of the fifth inning by securing two RBI doubles from Kristin Worley and Marsh, which extended the lead to 4-0.

Chico State was able to put up one more run in the bottom half of the sixth inning, which lead them to a commanding 5-0 lead going into the final inning.

The Seawolves were able to pick up one run in the top of the seventh, but came up short to the Wildcats with a score of 5-1.

In game two on Friday, the Seawolves hoped to bounce back from game one, and they came out swinging. In the top half of the first, Sarah Langley singled to left field, which allowed Jenny Collazo to score and put the Seawolves at a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats quickly bounced back with two RBI singles in the bottom half of the inning that brought the score to a 2-1 lead in favor of the Wildcats. In the top of the second, the Seawolves were able to bounce back up to a 5-2 lead by way of two RBI singles, one RBI double, and an unearned run.

Karly Macadangdang and Alyssa Cuffia secured the two RBI singles, and Langley picked up an RBI double to right center which brought the Seawolves to a 5-2 lead going into the bottom half of the inning. The Wildcats came back, tying the game at 5-5 after an RBI single and a two-run homer. The Wildcats continued to keep the pace going by putting up three more runs in the bottom half of the third inning, which brought the score to an 8-5 lead in favor of Chico State. The Seawolves were able to put up one more run in the top half of the fifth, but ultimately fell to the Wildcats by a score of 8-6 in the final game played on Friday afternoon.

On Saturday, the Seawolves were able to put up the first runs on the board, which started in the top half of the third. In the top of the third, Macadangdang hit an RBI single to center field, which allowed Bridgid Ruiz to score. In the top of the fourth, the Seawolves were able to score and reach base on an error hit by Langley.

The Seawolves had a 2-0 lead going into the bottom half of the fifth inning until the Wildcats bounced back with an RBI single to bring the score to 2-1. In

the top of the seventh, the Seawolves were able to put up an insurance run by way of an RBI single by Collazo, which brought the team to a 3-1 lead and ultimately led to a much-needed victory in game one of the double-header on Saturday afternoon.

In game two on Saturday, the Wildcats came out in the bottom half of the first with a 1-0 lead with a RBI single by Marsh. It was a very quiet game going into the top half of the seventh until the Seawolves were able to get a run on the board from an RBI single to center field by Jordann White, which allowed Macadangdang to score. The Seawolves were able to bounce back in the late innings but ultimately fell to the Wildcats in extra innings with a score of 2-1.

Unfortunately, the Seawolves didn’t get the results they wanted this weekend.

With the tough loss, the Seawolves hold a 36-18 overall record, 26-14 in conference play. The Sonoma State softball team will not qualify for the CCAA tournament after finishing fifth place overall, but will hopefully qualify for the NCAA tournament after placing fourth in the West Region.

STAR // Alyssa Archerda No. 7 Sarah Langley waits for the bunt opportunity.

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Women’s water polo team places second in WWPA Championship Tournament Annie Finck Staff Writer

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he Sonoma State University’s women’s water polo team made school history this weekend when it placed second at the WWPA Championship in Geneva, Ohio. It was a long fought battle, but the women proved themselves a threat to their opponents. Starting the tournament off as the No. 3 seed school, they beat the odds by making it to the finals against the No. 1 seed UC San Diego.

The Seawolves started their journey to the championship game off strong on Friday when they faced off against the Gannon Knights. They set the tone early on when Cassidy Mundt, Nicole Groat and Keira Dailey each found the back of the net. The Knights weren’t able to score until right before the first quarter came to a close, and only scored their second goal with a little more than three minutes left in the first half.

The third quarter was one to remember for the Seawolves when they sank five points total to pull even farther ahead of their opponents.

“Playing our first game against Gannon was definitely a positive. We were able to get out all of our nerves

to prepare for East Bay,” Groat said. “The most exciting part was that everyone played a role in all of our games this weekend, primarily in our first game.”

In their matchup against the Knights, seven of the women scored. Carleigh Robinson and Groat led the team on points in this win. Starting off with hot hands, they made it nearly impossible for the Knights to catch up.

Ending the game with a winning score of 12-6, the Seawolves were ready for their second game against Cal State East Bay. It was back and forth the whole game, but the women were able to maintain their momentum and pull off a 7-6 win with less than a minute on the clock.

“Any team is beatable on any given day,” Sonoma State’s head coach Chelsea Hennen said in a postgame interview. “We have the talent to do it, we’ve spent the last time not necessarily scouting on the other team, focusing on our fundamentals and what works for us as Sonoma State water polo.”

The Pioneers gained a 3-1 lead against the Seawolves early on during the second quarter until Sonoma State snuck three consecutive goals past the Pioneers to take control of the game with a 4-3 lead with less than four minutes left in the third quarter.

East Bay was able to steal the lead again taking the

score to 5-4, but the Seawolves were able to tie up the score when Groat scored before the end of the third quarter.

With just under five minutes left, the Pioneers slowly edged back into the game, bringing the score to 6-6. It was looking like the two teams would be battling it out in overtime until Robinson blew everyone away by scoring the winning goal with only 32 seconds left on the clock.

“Defensively we knew they would stay back and try to protect the post because we had been looking to get it in on the posts. Carleigh’s hot; when Carleigh wants it, Carleigh puts it away,” head coach Hennen said in her postgame interview. “So she went in and put it in the back of the net for us. What a great feeling for this team and for this program.”

The tournament ended with the Seawolves losing to UC San Diego 15-4. The top seeded team is No. 18 and has six WWPA titles. Sonoma State’s Goalie had 12 saves against this tough competitor, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough.

This is the best Sonoma State has ever placed in the tournament, with three players chosen for the WWPA All-tournament teams: Robinson, Plorin, and Lyndsie Williams. Plorin and Robinson gained first team honors while Williams received second team.

COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com After a game-winning goal by Carleigh Robinson, the women’s water polo team fell to UC San Diego to take second in the WWPA Championships.

Sports Schedule

Thursday May 4

Saturday May 6

Monday May 8

Women’s Track @ CCAA Championships

Women’s Track @ CCAA Championships Baseball @ Cal State Dominguez Hills 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Men’s Golf @ NCAA West/South Central Regional

Friday May 5 Women’s Track @ CCAA Championships

Women’s Golf @ NCAA West Regional

Sunday May 7 Baseball @ Cal State Dominguez Hills 11 a.m.

Men’s golf team place fifth in CCAA Golf Championship Kevin Brill Staff Writer

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he Sonoma State University men’s golf team headed to the City of Industry, California to take part in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship series, where it played in the first and second rounds of the tournament on Monday and the final round on Tuesday. The Seawolves finished in fifth overall out of nine teams, playing at the challenging Industry Hills Golf Club course.

Justin Shluker, senior from Park City, Utah, and Ian Hofmann, junior from Redding, California, both played exceptionally well, each shooting 74 in the first round and 73 in the second. This sent Sonoma State into Tuesday’s final round, where the team ended with an overall score of (599; +31), leaving it in fifth place at the 2017 CCAA Men’s Golf Championship. After playing the first and second rounds on Monday, Sonoma State’s Chase Dossa and Spencer Clapp tied for 26th place, scoring (153; +11). Devin Gregg tied for 34th place as he shot (157; +15).

On Monday, Chico State finished in first place

as they shot an overall (883; +31) and Stanislaus State ended in second as they fell one stroke short of tying Chico, shooting (884; +32). In third place, Cal State East Bay shot (890; +38) and Cal State Monterey Bay took fourth place, scoring (892; +40). The top four teams had the privilege of continuing play on Tuesday for the Medal/Match Play. Unfortunately, Sonoma State was unable to advance as it finished four strokes behind Cal State Monterey Bay in the final round of the CCAA semifinals.

During the Medal/Match Play semifinals on Tuesday, the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters ended up defeating the Chico State Wildcats 3-1-1. The Stanislaus State Warriors went up against the Cal State East Bay Pioneers and Stanislaus came out with the victory 3-2. These two semifinal games led to the final matchup between the Otters and the Warriors.

The Stanislaus State Warriors claimed the CCAA Men’s Golf Title for the third time in the past four years. The final score was 3.5 to 1.5 in the Medal/Match Play finals.

Overall, Sonoma State had a fantastic season, finishing top 10 in most

of the invitationals. The Seawolves victoriously took first place at both the Sonoma State Invitational in the fall and the Stanislaus State Invitational in the middle of April. Sadly, the team will miss two seniors, Dossa and Shluker, but Sonoma State will have seven returning players with great talent.

Sonoma State has a bright future as they look forward to coming back stronger than ever next season.

With a regional ranking of No. 7 in the West Region, the Seawolves will anxiously wait until they find what is in store for them in the NCAA Tournament. Sonoma State must remain in the Top 10 to qualify for the tournament. If it qualifies, it will be its fifth straight appearance, which it has participated in the last 11 out of 12 years.

The Seawolves will find out if they qualify for the 2017 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship on Friday, which will be played in Stockton, California starting the week of Monday, May 22.

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STAR // Alyssa Archerda Tumua Faasua and Karlie Eacock, top left, SSU Students, top right, and Carly Solberg, bottom, lead chants against a protestor in the The Mario Savio Speakers’ Corner.

STAR // Alyssa Archerda Tressa Filippi decorates her poster for the Take Back the Night march.

STAR // Alyssa Archerda Natalie Vilata, left, explains Demin Day to a student during tabling.

COURTESY // Shelby Jones Members of the STAR win the intramural basketball championship game.