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Sonoma State slated to announce new Provost in March Edgar Sanchez Staff Writer

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he search for the new executive vice president for academic affairs, also known as the provost, is reaching its last phase as the university hosts the last of four open forums for the final candidates on Wednesday.

A hiring committee of professors, administrators, staff and students selected the candidates.

The four candidates for the position are Juan Meza, dean of School of Natural Sciences at UC Merced, David Schecter, vice provost at CSU Bakersfield, Jody Hironaka-Juteau, dean of the College of Health and Human Services at CSU Fresno and Lisa Vollendorf, dean of the College of Humanities and the Arts at San Jose State University.

Meza and Schecter both held their open forums last week while HironakaJuteau held hers on Monday. The forum for Vollendorf will be held on Wednesday from 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room No. 3001 at the Sonoma State library.

The forums provide attendees the opportunity to give anonymous feedback about the candidates. It is expected that the selected candidate will be announced in early March by the committee.

The selected applicant will succeed Jeronima Echeverria, a former administrator at Fresno State and long-time friend of current Sonoma State President Judy K. Sakaki. Echeverria came out of retirement to hold the provost position for one year, as Sakaki assumed the role of president and began the search for her executive cabinet.

From deans to vice provost, all four final candidates have previous work experience in the California State University system.

“The provost is the second in command at any university,” Echeverria said.

“They advise the president and are responsible for all the faculty and academic programs.”

The responsibilities of the provost also include analyzing the academic curriculum offered at Sonoma State and finding ways to make sure students are able to study what they want without being set back by impacted majors, which are majors with too many applicants and not enough space.

“We would like to reduce the number of impacted majors by either hiring more faculty for those majors or finding ways for students to choose other majors they are as interested in,” Echeverria said.

Currently there are 10 impacted majors in the Sonoma State curriculum.

These majors are biology, communication studies, criminology and criminal justice studies, pre-business, environmental studies and planning, kinesiology, liberal studies, pre-nursing, psychology and sociology.

“We are looking for someone who is willing to serve students and who is looking to put students first,” said AS Executive Vice President Rachel McCloskey. McCloskey is also the student representative in the provost hiring committee. “Advising is an area I would like to see the new provost work on. We need to put a lot more time and effort into advising in order to increase the four year graduation rate,” she said.

Students, faculty and staff are all encouraged to attend Vollendrof’s open forum on Wednesday.

“All the candidates have the right qualities,” McCloskey said. “This is an important position, so we want to make sure we have the best team and we are very confident about this group.”

For more information on the candidates, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/jobs.

Wine Business announces courses for this spring Tyler Heberle Staff Writer

W Youtube.com The members of Soul Pacific are Michael Paradiso, Zach Nieman, Gabe Duran. The band performed at the Lagunitas Brewery in Petaluma in 2015 for a Pints for Paws fundraiser.

Sonoma State alumni nominated for a Grammy Sonoma State alum Michael Paradiso and his band Soul Pacific was in contention for Best Remixed Recording. See Pg. 7 inside for results

Sonoma State website updates delayed

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Braden Cartwright Staff Writer

he official website of Sonoma State University will be getting a long overdue redesign into a sleeker, more dynamic website with additional features replacing the current website, which hasn’t been updated in six years.

This project has been in the works since 2015 and it will create a much different online profile for the university.

The design, which features more photographs and color, was created with a priority on prospective students.

Therefore, the home page will be for showcasing the university. This is apparent right away; at the very top of

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the page there is a beautiful video, shot by drone of the Sonoma State library.

There will be more high-resolution videos such as this one, perhaps of students walking to class or of a basketball game, with the goal of showing people what it’s like to attend Sonoma State.

Sandy Destiny, director of creative services for Sonoma State, is the one who originally decided to do this project.

“The homepage used to be kind of like a newspaper,” said Destiny. “It has now been redesigned to be for prospective students. Most students, when they come to the homepage, all they want to do is click ‘Login’.”

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ithin Sonoma State University’s School of Business and Economics, there exists a program for students who wish to work with the famous wines of Sonoma and Napa Counties — the Wine Business Institute. From seminars this spring to a new building in the fall, business is booming.

In 1996, former Sonoma State President Ruben Armiñana agreed to partner up with the wine industry to bring wine-related education to Sonoma State.

In 2008, Sonoma State became home to the first U.S. Master of Business Administration program for wine business, according to Wine Business Institute program coordinator Erin Ringstad.

What started as just one undergraduate accounting class branched out into a variety of wine seminars along with the Certificate in Wine Business Management program,

which is for Sonoma State graduates looking to break into the wine industry, Ringstad said.

Four courses make up the online certificate program, according to the School of Business and Economics’ website. The Foundation course level, a four-week introductory program, began on Feb. 2 and is in progress, Ringstad said. It will begin again on May 11, and a separate eight-week series of wine business workshops, called the Wine Entrepreneurship Certificate, begins March 15.

In addition to MBA programs and undergraduate courses for business majors with an emphasis in wine business strategies, the Wine Business Institute offers seminars that serve as continuing academic units for already graduated wine enthusiasts who want to strengthen their professional capabilities.

There is no prerequisite for these programs, Ringstad said.

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Intro to 420: legalize learning

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n March 11, our campus will host a medical cannabis symposium. But before we get into that, let’s rewind to Nov. 8, 2016 -- election day. The United States got a new president and California got marijuana.

California voters passed Proposition 64 making recreational marijuana legal in the state. Now with marijuana being legalized, the education into the cannabis industry is relevant and important.

This brings us to what’s happening on March 11 at Sonoma State University’s School of Extended Education and International Education - the medical cannabis symposium. The oneday course will be taught by the United Patients Group and offered to medical professionals, nursing students and the public.

The course will offer education on the history of cannabis, cannabinoids and terpenes, dosing, administration, legal implications and a variety of medical conditions such as cancer and neurological disorders.

With this one-day symposium, did Sonoma State just open the door to the possibility of having an actual accredited course about cannabis on campus? Well it’s not that simple. Since cannabis is illegal at the federal level and Sonoma State is a public university, it’s barred from offering courses on the cannabis business and entrepreneurship, but they are able to offer courses on the medical education of cannabis and the STAR believes this is a good start.

Cannabis-based courses in college are not a new thing. Many universities across the country are beginning to offer classes about the business, law, safety and medical side of marijuana.

Prestigious universities such as Ohio State, Vanderbilt and even Harvard Law are offering courses based around cannabis. The University of Colorado received a $839,000 state- funded grant to research the effects of high potency cannabis extracts, otherwise known as “dabbing.” Humboldt State offers the Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research, “a research and analysis organization created to fill various information gaps about marijuana issues.” Chico State currently offers a student organized cannabis club.

Cannabis Vocational colleges are also popping up around the country. Oakland’s Oaksterdam University was founded in 2007 and offers a variety of classes from cannabis horticulture to legal issues, politics, history, civics, economics, extracts, topical applications, business management, dispensary management and cooking with cannabis.

One of the reasons many schools are starting to expand their cannabis education opportunities is money. The cannabis industry is becoming one of the fastest growing industries in the world.

A study held by the research firm the ArcView Group, found that non-medical legal recreational sales grew from $351 million to $998 million in 2015. With California legalizing the recre-

ational use of marijuana, those numbers are expected to grow even more.

With the possible increased revenue in legal marijuana sales, more jobs are opening up in the cannabis industry. The economic consulting firm, “The Marijuana Policy Group” did a study after marijuana was legalized in Colorado and found that the legalization created 18,000 jobs and $2.4 billion in economic activity in its first year.

If these numbers repeat themselves in California, Sonoma State students should have the opportunity to be educated in this fast-growing new job market. With Sonoma State’s proximity to the “Emerald Triangle” region in Northern California, encompassing three counties, Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity, making it the largest cannabis growing region in the United States, it would make sense to see the future of education and the cannabis industry coming together.

Sonoma State has never shied away from being a pioneer in education system. In 2016 the university broke ground on its $9 million Wine Institute and recently offered a certificate on “Craft Beer Appreciation.”

So offering a course on cannabis does not seem out of the question. With the rising cannabis industry bringing jobs and revenue to California and Sonoma State’s location, it only makes sense for the university to join the party. Hosting this symposium is a good, safe first step.

But we hope it’s not the last.

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UC Berkeley protest blurs lines of First Amendment

Kitana Gachero Staff Writer

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he fine line between hate-speech and free-speech was exacerbated last Wednesday night at the University of California, Berkeley when initial peaceful protests resulted in $100,000 in damage to the campus.

Infamous Republican advocate and editor at Breitbart News, Milo Yiannopoulos, was scheduled to speak at UC Berkeley until hundreds of students expressed their opposition via protest until it was eventually cancelled.

Students attempted to keep the protests peaceful until 150 masked “agitators,” who were unaffiliated with the university, set a series of fires and broke windows of the UC Berkeley Student Center where the event was to be held as reported by CNN. Agitators went as far as to throw Molotov cocktails and set off commercial-grade fireworks resulting in damage to the surrounding buildings. Historically, UC Berkeley is known as a liberal campus and had garnered the reputation of unapologetically

exercising the right of free speech. Being notorious for the protests during the Civil Rights Movement, Free Speech Movement and Vietnam war, it was inevitable students would oppose the controversial presence of Yiannopoulos.

Yiannopoulos was asked to speak on the campus by the president of the Berkeley City College Republican group, but clearly was not welcomed by the entire student body.

Considering the circumstances of this event, it begs the question, does Yiannopoulos have as much equal rights as others to exercise the first amendment right to freedom of speech?

Fundamentally every citizen should have access to this basic right, however when your speech cultivates a culture of bigotry and provides a platform for discrimination to a point where students feel unsafe, then it should be prohibited.

According to the American Bar Association, hate-speech can be defined as speech that offends, threatens or insults groups based on race, color, religion, national orientation, sexual orientation, disability or other traits.

Yiannopoulos has earned the reputation of using very offensive rhetoric towards certain ethnic groups and organizations. He has recently spoke at several colleges across the country, many of which have been posted on Youtube and gone viral.

At the University of New Mexico, he heckled muslim women attending the talk by saying “You’re wearing a hijab in the United States of America,

what is wrong with you?”

This incident has only been a snapshot of the provocative discourse he consistently promotes. Additionally, at the University of Colorado several students lead a protest resisting his speech which resulted in two arrests as reported by Fox 31, Denver. During his talk at the university, he compared their school mascot, a buffalo, to feminists. “The buffalo- a huge foul smelling ugly beast quickly disappearing from the american landscape.. Just like feminists.”

CNN reports that UC Berkeley, UC Davis and UCLA have all protested against the appearance of Yiannopoulos on their campus. If one person is inciting this level of backlash, should they be allowed to freely speak in places as responsive as college campuses?

Especially if it causes such a high level of damage on not just one campus but several.

The protests across multiple college campuses demonstrate how problematic one person can become and how passionate people can be about resisting it. Yianopoulos is a vessel for spreading hate-speech and should prohibited from doing such.

Students’ right to protest against people or entities that are outwardly offensive or derogatory should be fully embraced. The first amendment allows this to be possible but it should not allow for hate-speech to be allowed as well. Considering the negative attention and chaos hate-speech can create, it should not be put on the same level as free-speech.

Concerns over contaminated marijuana

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ince the passing of Proposition 64, the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Californians have been anticipating the medical to recreational transition.

This legislation gained support from voters who support recreational marijuana and most agreed on the platform that marijuana has no significant negative side effects that are known.

It was recently reported that a Northern Californian cancer patient died from a rare fungal infection in his lungs. After two doctors became interested in the increase of deaths related to cancer patients and marijuana users, it was suggested that the source of the infection came from smoking contaminated medical marijuana.

Dr. George Thompson, who is a fungal expert at UC Davis Medical Center, told CBS SFBayArea that he saw patients getting sick while dealing with intensive chemotherapy. Thomp-

son said this caused them to have compromised immune systems.

A team of doctors at UC Davis then took 20 samples of medical marijuana from all over California and analyzed their range of dangerous bacteria and fungi. After this study, it was reported that 90 percent of the samples contained bacteria and fungi that was similar to the sick cancer patients. Klebsiella, E.coli, Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter were the main ones reported in the study.

Doctor Donald Land, who is a contaminated marijuana analyst, also began working with Dr. Thompson on this study. He said, “We sometimes see 20 or 30 percent of our samples coming through the lab significantly contaminated with molds.”

It’s believed the bacteria and fungi is developed through the way growers enhance potency.

The lack of research around cannabis makes it hard to confirm or deny many claims. Funding for research in the marijuana field is difficult to obtain because marijuana is not federally permitted. Dr. Thompson even had to leave the UC Davis Medical Center facility in exchange for a different research center so that he could continue with his marijuana research.

Although it’s only reported these bacteria and fungi are causing harm to cancer patients, it’s unknown what these could do to an average immune system over time. Marijuana users are unaware of the contaminants because

it is assumed that any medicinal marijuana sold at a medical dispensary is safe for patients.

In 2018, Proposition 64 laws will allow for businesses to apply for their recreational marijuana seller licences.

This will surely create an influx in marijuana consumption. This kind of an increase in dispensary sales should call for different regulations for publicly sold marijuana. Most marijuana is purchased from private growers by dispensaries, meaning the marijuana sold could all contain different bacteria.

In regards to cancer and chemotherapy patients, doctors should reevaluate the effects of marijuana.

Marijuana may be known to be less harmful than tobacco, but smoke still contains carcinogens which can damage lung tissues.

According to the National Institute of Cancer, cannabis has been found to positively impact pain relief, nausea and vomiting, anxiety and appetite loss cause from chemotherapy, but is this enough?

With a higher risk of lung infection, this could change the way many cancer patients receive treatment based on their need to relieve painful symptoms of the treatment.

Doctors should consider other ways of getting THC into a patient’s system and warn patients about the potential outcomes from smoking contaminated cannabis before recommending the use of medical marijuana.

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San Francisco first to go tuition free

Alex Daniels Staff Writer

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he City College of San Francisco just announced it’s offering free tuition to all San Francisco residents.

This was announced by the city’s mayor, Ed Lee, on Feb. 7. With expectations to begin next fall, it was made possible by charging a tax, which was approved by San Francisco voters.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the city plans to provide $5.4 million per year to cover the cost that students are currently paying, which is $46 per credit, coming from the tax.

The only qualification necessary to be eligible to receive free tuition is that a student must be a San Francisco resident for at least a full year.

This makes San Francisco the first city in the country to offer free tuition to students.

Of the total $5.4 million, $2.1 million will cover the cost of classes, while the remaining $3.3 million will help low-income students with the costs of books, supplies, transportation, etc.

“This commitment will provide our residents the opportunity to attend college, continue to learn, and create better lives for themselves. This is an investment in our youth, in our city, and in our future,” said Lee. With the idea of free college becoming increasingly popular, the city of San Francisco was the first to put the right foot forward. Citizens will have to pay a larger amount of money in taxes, but it’s for an important reason. Education is extremely valuable and everyone should get the chance to receive a college education no matter their income.

“Making City College free is going to provide greater opportunities for more San Franciscans to enter into the middle class and more San Franciscans to stay in the middle class if they currently are,” said San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim. With more people being able to go to college, the population as a whole will f lourish.

Kim believes the wealth of the citizens will increase with more people having the option to go to college.

Other states have proposed free college plans as well. The state of New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo created a plan to make college tuition free to families who earn less than $125,000 a year. But the plan for San Francisco City College is taking the next step, with allowing every resident to attend for free, no matter their family’s income.

With the City College becoming tuitionfree, some students can have a higher chance of transferring to a university after two years.

While students are attending City College, their families can save money they would’ve originally used to pay the tuition, for a university later on.

A college education is something that every young adult should be able to receive. Cities all over the country should be making steps towards fighting for free tuition at community colleges.

San Francisco has made a huge advancement towards bettering the education for residents living in the city. No matter what a family’s income is, students should be able to pursue a higher education.

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evertheless, she persisted,” are the words that Republican Senators used to justify the silencing of Senator Elizabeth Warren from delivering a speech consisting of a letter Coretta Scott King had written 30 years ago.

The importance behind the letter goes back to 1986, when King wrote the letter in an attempt to block Jeff Sessions nomination as a federal judge.

In her letter, she urged lawmakers to re-

consider Sessions under the grounds that he “used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens in the district he now seeks to serve as a federal judge.”

The letter goes on to warn against Sessions’ corporate interests and racist tendencies. In the latest clash over Trump’s cabinet, Sen. Mitch McConnell objected and ordered Rule XIX, which according to the New York Times, “prohibits debating senators from ascribing to another senator or to other senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a senator.”

Following the warning, Warren attempted to continue reading the letter written by the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but was ultimately silenced.

Sessions has been under scrutiny for being unqualified and an all around bad choice for attorney general. The Senate voted 49 to 43 to uphold the ruling, but claimed Warren “wasn’t punished for simply reading the letter, but for ignoring warnings about being silenced and delivering a disparaging speech.”

Further proving sexist undertones in the government, male democrats including Bernie Sanders took to the floor reciting King’s letter the very next day without objection.

Not discouraged by Republican colleagues, Warren took to Facebook live and streamed to her national following to recite the letter as she had planned. Approximately 6 million people tuned in to heed the words of King’s letter that has just recently become available to the public. Proving that she will not be censored, Warren tweeted, “I will not be silent about a nominee for [attorney general] who has made derogatory & racist comments that have no place in our justice system.” The twitter hashtag #LetLizSpeak exploded with popularity in support of fighting against the bigotry that is taking over this country.

The indisputable relevance of King’s testimony from three decades ago should be an indicator to lawmakers and citizens alike that the highest government positions are being given to the highest bidder. We are currently living within a flawed democracy that

forbids a voice of reason and truth. The highest paid officials in charge of running one of the most powerful countries in the world are strategically being placed under the wing of President Trump, who is oblivious to how to fulfill his Presidential duties. These puppets on a string are absurdly unqualified to do the jobs they have been given. This country is resorting to archaic approaches that can only be perceived as authoritarian and manipulative.

When even members of the government are being censored from speaking out, it shows the voices of the public are no longer important to the system. The mindset of division, hatred and bigotry that is being set as a global example, is one that the people won’t stand for.

As King wrote in her letter, “It is essential that the people selected to be federal judges respect the basic tenets of our legal system: respect for individual rights and a commitment to equal justice for all.” Considering the President has no regard for constitutional rights, the historical and continuous fight for civil rights will be anything but hindered.

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WEBSITE: New features aimed at attracting students; promises to be more user-friendly Continued from Pg. 1

Sonoma State paid about $120,000 for them to do the redesign. The website was originally planned to debut on Feb. 28, but it’s being pushed back and its unveiling has not been determined.

New features include student testimony about the school, videos of the campus, links to majors, a social media grid and fun facts about Sonoma State. The News Center has been pushed down the homepage and is no longer the first thing visitors will see when they go to the website.

Seawolf Calendar is an aspect of the website that will become more interactive and user-friendly. Users will be able to purchase tickets and find information you need about events.

“We want it to be warm. We want it to be welcoming

and we want it to invite you to explore our campus,” Destiny said.

One of the biggest changes of the site will be responsive to the device you are using. Whether you are on your phone, tablet or computer, the site will rewrap so it can be easily read.

The website will also experience a major upgrade in the technology it uses. By using a more modern, up-to-date system, the site will be more data-friendly.

A new platform for managing content will allow for the website to serve as a database where only the information visitors actually need is displayed. Also, the redesigned website will be more accessible for people with disabilities, which was a driving force behind the upgrade.

Future website upgrades should focus on “making things easier for people to find, making it easier to update

things, and those kinds of things,” says Laura Krier, the web services librarian. The library’s website will remain the same for the time being, but it will eventually transfer over to the new design and server.

This is the case for most of the web pages that are currently in use. The pages that will be initially affected are the homepage, admissions, news and the calendar. All other pages will stay the same, but the process of transitioning them over has started.

“Nowadays you should be updating it every two years because people get tired of looking at the same thing, and you need to refresh it,” said Destiny.

The new site was designed by Kwall, a web design company that took the consultation of the web and marketing committee and developed it into what viewers now see when they visit sonoma.edu.

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“They’re geared towards people who are interested in either entering the wine industry or furthering their career in the wine industry,” he said.

Wine business seminars run this spring from March 16 to March 30, hosted by a variety of professionals in the wine industry. Ringstad said. Some covered topics include “Financial Accounting for the Wine Industry,” “Direct to Consumer Marketing” and “How to Build a Profitable Wine Club,” according to the School of Business and Economics’ website.

Ringstad said that Sonoma State’s focus on the wine industry’s business aspect makes its wine education program stand out from other universities’.

“Our main differentiation is that we specialize in wine business, whereas a lot of the other schools specialize in [viticulture] and enology, and they offer business as a side,” Ringstad said. “We focus solely on the business side and we cover the gamut of offerings, everywhere from these professional development offerings up to the MBA and executive MBA.” Susan Flannery Adams, interim director at the school of business and economics Career Center, said graduating with a wine business major can lead to a careers in financial analysis, direct-to-consumer work, wine club management and more.

“It covers almost all different functions within the business of wine,” Adams said. “We’re not just narrowly focused on one, such as hospitality or sales—it’s really quite diverse.”

According to WBI program manager Jessica Pozzi, seminars require a starting fee of $150, so undergraduate wine business strategies students might not find them to be the best financial fit.

Those interested in attending seminars but lacking financial stability can look into the Seminars Scholarship. Pozzi said this scholarship consists of $1,200

donated by an anonymous Wine Business Institute board member, and can be distributed to students who can prove they are unable to afford seminar fees.

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is Feb. 24, Pozzi said.

The Seminars Scholarship is one of six scholarships available to all wine business students this year, according to Liz Thach, distinguished professor of wine and management at Sonoma State. She said students who meet proper GPA standards and submit written applications can qualify for these scholarships.

Thach, who teaches introduction to wine business and global wine business, said William Silver has strengthened the Wine Business Institute since he became dean of the School of Business and Economics. She said she appreciates how Silver hired more full-time staff for the program, and how the wine industry made more donations to the institute under his leadership.

“For years, as faculty, we’ve been out in the industry doing lots of research, lots of consulting… but in terms of bringing money into actually get things going, that was the dean,” Thach said.

The first major donation to the institute under Silver consisted of $1 million from Gary Heck, the CEO of Korbel. The naming donation came from “Wine Spectator,” which designated the proceeds to the Wine Spectator Learning Center, which will finish construction sometime in the fall 2017 semester, Thach said.

Ringstad said the institute will divide the Learning Center between classrooms and student collaboration areas for wine business studies.

Going forward with the Wine Business Institute, Thach said she hopes to make global partnerships with universities so more international students can study wine business at Sonoma State.

“Our vision is to be the number-one wine business education program in the world,” Thach said.

For more information on available wine business scholarships, visit http:// www.sonoma.edu/sbe/admissions/scholarships.html.

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Residents of San Francisco to have tuition free education at local college Jew Staff Writer

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hile Sonoma State students face a possible $270 tuition increase this fall, some community college students will have their tuition burdens lifted. This includes students at City College of San Francisco who will soon see tuition disappear altogether, at least for city residents.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim announced last week that City College would become tuition free for all city residents.

Using money from a voter-approved tax on property sales of over $5 million, City College will now have the funding it needs to cover all tuition for anyone who has lived in San Francisco for a year or more.

There is also enough funding to offer an extra $250 a semester to cover the cost of books.

City College of San Francisco is leading the nation to realize America’s Promise Plan, former President Barack Obama’s plan to make community college free for all those who work for it.

“As a child of working-class immigrants, I know first-hand the importance of a college education and the struggles to pay for it,” Lee said in a prepared statement. “This commitment will provide our residents the opportunity to attend college, [and] continue to learn and create better lives for themselves. This is an investment in our youth,

in our city and in our future.”

The City College’s plan is similar to the Doyle Scholarship offered at Santa Rosa Junior College, which excites SRJC President Dr. Frank Chong.

“I applaud the Free Tuition Program at City College,” Chong said. He served as dean of student affairs at San Francisco City College from 1993 to 2003. “I know up close and personal the transformative impact that this program will have on lowincome students who may otherwise not attend college.”

Chong said he hopes the actions of City College will encourage local students in Sonoma County to explore the possibilities of their education.

“We are blessed in Sonoma County to have the Doyle Promise Program which provides scholarships to high school graduates with a minimum 2.75 GPA,” he said.

Since 1950 the Doyle Scholarship has handed out over $82 million in student aid.

According to Chong, Santa Rosa Junior College is planning to launch an extension of the program in fall 2017, which will provide an additional $1,000 for returning students. “If they maintain at least a 2.0 GPA,” Chong said, “they will qualify for another $1,000 in their sophomore year.”

Chong said he is excited to see students getting more opportunities.

“Today’s economy requires more than a high school diploma,” he said, “that is why it is so important to make college affordable for all.”

NEWS IN BRIEF

Butte County Authorities issued an emergency evacuation of nearly 200,000 people on Sunday for those living near Lake Oroville, California’s second largest reservoir. as it was feared a 30-foot wall of water could spill into the communities nearby. The evacuation order came after engineers spotted a hole in the 770-foot Oroville dam spillway and feared it would fail within the hour. On Monday, it was reported that water levels dropped, stopping water from spilling over the dam but not before thousands of people had already evacuated their homes.

Marin County Highway 37 could remain closed for an extended period of time due to flooding, officials say, as an estimated 330 gallons of water has flooded the area. Highway 37 is used regularlyby commuters through Sonoma and Marin counties. Officials originally believed the highway would be closed for up to two weeks, but they are now optimistic it will be closer to a week.

Blue Ridge, TX On Jan. 30, 300,000 gallons of oil spilled out of a pipeline in Texas, the second spill since the pipeline opened in 2016. The pipeline carries an average of 400,000 barrels per day from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Officials say the spill has been contained and has resumed service. Enbridge, the partial owner of the pipeline, is an equity co-owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline which just received its final permit needed to resume construction over the Missouri River.

Centre County, PA The son of former Penn State University Football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted of sexually assaulting young boys, was arrested Monday on sexual charges as well. Jeffrey S. Sandusky, 41, faces 14 criminal counts including sexual abuse, child pornography and corruption of minors. Investigators allege that Sandusky exchanged sexually charged text messages with one of his victims, two teenage girls, one of whom was under 16.

US.pressfrom.com Acting Chancellor of the City College of San Francisco Susan Lamb (left) talks with San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim after the announcement of tuition-free city college that will take effect in 2018.

Sonoma State to host workshop about the medical use of cannabis Bailey Young Staff Writer

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ow that California has legalized both the recreational use and medicinal use of marijuana, cannabis has become a hot topic in the business community as well as on college campuses.

Sonoma State University will be no exception.

On March 11, medical professionals, nursing students and the general public will gather on campus to take part in a symposium focused on the use of cannabis in the medical industry.

The United Patients Group is presenting the symposium, titled, “Medical Cannabis: A Clinical Focus.” It will be held in the Student Center.

There was originally some confusion on whether Sonoma State would be hosting a course focused around learning about the medical effects of cannabis.

“We are not offering it; simply hosting it as a way to show the community that there are workforce development possibilities in industries that use cannabis as part of their work,” said Robert Eyler, Ph.D., dean of the School of Extended and International Education.

Eloise Theisen will direct the program. Nurses, physicians, and pharmacists will get continuing education credit for the course. It will be held in Ballroom A of the Student Center. About 150 participants will attend the symposium, that will cover the history and benefits of medical cannabis, as well as advocacy and resources.

Tickets are now available online for $99 or at the door for $120. The event will last until 5 p.m.

Due to enforcing regulations on medical cannabis, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and healthcare professionals are expanding their education about the drug, which has been medicinally legal in California since 1996. The passing of Proposition 64 has helped prompt this.

Prop. 64 allows people 21 and older to grow up to six pot plants at home, own up to an ounce of marijuana and use it for recreational purposes. It will allow the state, as well as cities and counties, to regulate and tax the growing and sale of non-medical marijuana.

Because the university is publicly owned, and cannabis is illegal at the federal level, the school is not offering anything more than medical cannabis education at this time.

According to John Malacana, founder of United Patients Group, the education and consulting nonprofit “is an unparalleled resource and trusted leader in Medical Cannabis for physicians, patients and organizations. UPG acts as a virtual hand for patients, by helping them navigate through this ever-changing industry.”

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It takes two to tango; Guitar duo visits the GMC Sam Evans Staff Writer

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he guitar is one of the most versatile instruments in modern music. Its use spans a wide array of musical styles from classical, to jazz, to rock and its various offshoots. It isn’t often that one instrument can appeal equally to both dignified classical musicians and greasy punk rockers, but it’s the cultural diversity of the guitar that fostered the distinctive experience of the Duo Deloro concert in Schroeder Hall at Sonoma State University’s Green Music Center on Friday.

This diversity initially caught my attention when I took note of the people filing into the concert hall before the show. Among the sharply dressed, middle-aged concert attendees that are typical of Green Music Center concerts, I noticed an unusually large concentration of younger people.

I followed two men into the venue. One wore a leather jacket and black skinny jeans. The other wore a beaten up denim jacket and long hair pulled back into a ponytail. If I hadn’t known any better, I would have thought I was going to a rock concert.

However, this potential misconception would have been rectified when the host of the concert came onstage and said, “This is not a rock concert. It’s quiet, so everyone please silence your cell phones.”

Duo Deloro is a contemporary classical guitar duo consisting of Adam Del Monte and Mak Grgić. When the two musicians came onstage, they settled down into two folding chairs with their classical guitars positioned delicately on their laps. Before beginning the first song, Grgic gave a brief and charismatic description of what they had planned for the night. He finished by telling the audience a famous Frédéric Chopin quote, “Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two.”

From there, the two musicians set out to prove the authenticity of this quote. They began by performing a piece titled, “Zambra No. 9” by Spanish composer Enrique Granados. This complex arrangement of harmonized fingerpicking had the two guitarists jumping back and forth between fiery, upbeat phrases and quiet, reflective segments.

The entire composition was built around a repeated 3-note motif that fit like a keystone into each different portion of the arrangement.

After cracking their knuckles, shaking their hands out and changing the tuning on their guitars, Del Monte and Grgić transitioned into “Los Majos Enamorados”, another composition by Enrique Granados.

This was a romantic piece that embraced passionate emotional expression. Grgić took the position of bass for this song as he anchored it to the ground playing mostly on the low E string. The tempo of this piece was very nonlinear. This resulted in a unique

STAR // Jade Eriksson Adam Del Monte and Mak Grgic performed a guitar duo in Schroeder Hall on Friday. ebb and flow effect.

After playing one more Granados piece titled, “Valenciana No. 7,” they got up, bowed and left the stage. Grgić came back alone and with a different guitar. He told the audience he was going to play a very famous Spanish piano composition called “Asturias” that was written by Isaac Albéniz.

He assured everyone that even though it was written for piano, “Guitarists play it more, mainly because it sounds better on the instrument.” After hearing his performance, he had me convinced.

Del Monte came back onstage after Grgić finished playing Asturias. The two sat down and played “Criolla,” a dissonant modern composition by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera. This was followed by another, even more grotesquely dissonant modern piece by Ginastera titled, “Malambo.”

After a brief intermission, Del Monte told the audience, “So now that you’ve eaten your vegetables, the next six pieces are Flamenco.”

The duo proceeded to play six traditional Argentinian tangos written by various Flamenco composers throughout the 19th and 20th century.

The duo finished the concert with three original Flamenco compositions written by Del Monte.

The transition from Romantic era classical to modern classical, to Flamenco over the course of just two hours made for a unique concert that highlighted the diversity of guitar music. However, cultural context aside, Del Monte and Grgić are both simply fantastic guitar players, and anyone with an appreciation for music would enjoy getting the opportunity to see them showcase their abilities.

“Forever in a Second” captivates audiences Alexis Austin Staff Writer

facebook.com Kehlani’s debut album “SweetSexySavage” was released Jan. 27.

Kehlani impresses with “SweetSexySavage” Brigitte Maina Staff Writer

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weet (adj): pleasing in general;delightful; pleasant and kind or thoughtful, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Sexy (adj): attractive or exciting; appealing. And Savage (adj): very great; severe; fierce. Add all three and enter the spiritually healing debut studio album released by Berkeley native Kehlani Ashley Parrish, formally known as Kehlani.

Landing the number one album on Billboard R&B chart as of this week, Kehlani’s talented journey is a true come up story beginning with her time spent in the quartet “PopLyfe” as a teenager. Performing throughout the Bay Area, the group auditioned and landed a spot in season six of America’s Got Talent. Finishing in fourth place, the Grammy nominee eventually left the group after taping, headed back to the Bay Area and began working on her first self released mixtape, “Cloud 19.” One year later, after releasing her grammy nominated mixtape “You Should Be Here,” Sean Combs thanked her for saving R&B. Now dominating 2017, Kehlani prepares for her 60-date world tour to perform the feels-snatching singles that make up “SweetSexySavage.”

Alternating between bangers and ballads, Kehlani’s use of retro beats, piano and guitar in previous works take a seat to make room for the increased 90s flare of uptempo and synthetic beats in singles “CRZY,” and “Do U Dirty,” whose lyrics theme the savageness the symbolic vixens radiate.

Starting with a monologue recited by poet Reyna Biddy, Kehlani dissects women’s essences and displays them through the rest of the album.

Discussing vulnerability, the “sweet” sides of SSS explore the uncertainty and rewards of love.

“If this isn’t love. Why do I feel this way?” opens “In My Feelings.”

Relatable hooks and heavy bass leave heartbroken souls harmonizing about the enticing power raw emotion towards another holds. “Not Used to It” takes the tough, hard headed girl who’s strategically built her protective wall while believing she’s undeserving of love and given her a lifeline.

But “Get Like” takes you back to the fluffy, sunshine and rainbow mood that is the honeymoon phase as the song chants the tune of that butterfly feeling we all know too well, backed by emotional instrumentals.

“Distraction” oozes sex appeal as Kehlani lays out her blooming relationship expectations on the top grossing single. The outdated idea that for women, sex is synonymous to a relationship, is quickly shattered by the bridge.

“I need you to give me your time / I need you to not want to be mine,” sings Kehlani.

This song in particular, like many others on the album, illuminates independence. Kehlani’s a busy girl.

Events nationally and internationally, collaborations, fashion shoots and more. She’s focused. Therefore, all the subject can really do is be a distraction. The self grind never stops and a fling won’t be strong enough to halt her many projects.

Experience the emotional rollocaster that is “SweetSexySavage” by stream through Spotify and Apple Music. Catch it live when Kehlani brings her tour to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium June 17.

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he dance concert “Forever in a Second: New and Renewed Dances by Kristen Daley” was performed on Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon in Ives 119. The show was a good length, giving audiences a full evening of interest and enjoyment. Each piece featured very precise and liberated movement, while brief pauses between numbers allowed the audience to feel relaxed. Only five dances were performed, making each very focused and meaningful.

“It was a humbling and thought provoking experience relevant to current events and a wake up call to all those watching and participating in it,” said dancer Anjelica Martinez.

The performance as a whole married simplicity with complexity. The style of dance throughout was modern and expressive and was executed in a seemingly effortless manner.

The costumes were very simple, a bit casual, and reflected modern everyday life. The set design was simply a quiet black curtain that met the dark floors and made the dancers stand out into the spotlight.

Kristen Daley has been a part of Sonoma State University’s dance faculty since 2003 and is currently a professor of dance. She inspired and choreographed each dance in collaboration with the performers and danced in two as well.

One of these dances, “Donna Anna Study” was first created in 2003, and featured only three dancers, the catch was only Daley danced. Robust opera music played and Daley flew across the stage emoting dramatic movements and a few moves, a bit silly, that conjured up a chuckle from the audience. All while her partner, Jared Wiltse, did absolutely nothing but stay out of her way and the other dancer Jenna Valez only entered the number to assist Daley in a move.

This pieced expressed empowerment and individuality.

The music throughout was fairly simple

and carefully balanced under the dancers, not distracting or overpowering. A few of the dances were scored with simple electronic beats, while others were more quiet, relying solely on voice and breath. Breath was actually used very distinctively throughout the show providing emphasis, in a sense, to movement.

The use of voice stood out in the number “I Can See Everything From Here,” a 2016 conception that featured original music composed and performed by Jesse Olsen Bay, along with Donna Denevan-Lynch, and Kaya Martischius. The singers subtly separated from the rest of the dancers and provided the musical accompaniment surrounding a single microphone.

The rest of the dance was supported with these stunning and instrumental voices. The dancers as well spoke in this number, “I Can See Everything From Here” was said in all different ways, tones and volumes, from various places on the stage. This was theatrical and exposed the authenticity and imaginative style of Daley and the dancers.

Jesse Olsen Bay’s original music was used in every dance aside from “Donna Anna Study” which used Mozart’s Don Giovanni. In the premiere piece “The words we have forgotten,” Bay’s music was hectic and suspenseful, bringing in sounds that represent the chaos of life.

The finale “Interface,” Daley began working on in 2012. The number was the highest energy of the night. Voices carried over the music speech written by Peter-Peringer Battan that asked various thought provoking questions regarding technology, communication and social media.

“If you can read the minds of others what is the need for speech?” one asked.

The dancing demonstrated movements that reflected the questions and gestured to one another and the audience. The elements in this number, the music, the speech and the dancers paired together and worked towards a common goal.

The dance expressed the significance of human connection and interaction in a world flooding with technological advancement that threatens to disconnect us from the beauty of life itself.

COURTESY // David Papas Dancers come together to perform “In The Absence.”

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A fresh take on the worn-out zombie story Nolan Brough Staff Writer

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COURTESY // Soul Pacific Soul Pacific, including Michael Paradiso, Zach Nieman and Gabe Duran, was nominated for “Best Remixed Recording” at the 2017 Grammys.

Sonoma State alumni takes a trip to the Grammys Emma Capper Staff Writer

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ichael Paradiso, local musician turned surgical consultant, may have put his music career on hold, but his band, Soul Pacific, has not gone unnoticed. When the Sonoma State alumni checked his email he was surprised to see a message from 75th Wall Street.

“I thought it was spam,” Paradiso joked. But spam it was not. Paradiso soon understood that his song “Cali Coast” had been selected as a Grammy nominee for Best Remixed Recording for their song “Cali Coast.”

“Once I proved I was the rights holder they sent me a ticket just like that,” Paradiso said humbly.

Now, the band whose roots sprouted just outside Stevenson Hall, is on its way to Hollywood. Paradiso met student Gabriel Duran while performing on campus outside Stevenson. They began to exchange lyrics and sing each other’s songs. Soon after, the two collaborated with drummer Zach Neiman and bassist Charlie Albright and became Soul Pacific, with Duran serving as a vocalist and Paradiso as the lyricist. Paradiso had fantasized about recording an album and had even built his own recording studio.

Forming a band made that fantasy a reality. After recording their debut album “Awake,” they continued to perform locally and around campus at openmic nights and on KSUN, Sonoma State University’s radio station. In addition, they played at local venues such as Lagunitas and HopMonk Tavern. When Paradiso graduated in 2014, he decided to find work that corresponded with his kinesiology degree. Nev-

ertheless, Paradiso stayed passionate about his work on “Awake.”

“Awake” delivers stunningly heartfelt lyrics and a sound defined by the elements of reggae, pop and rock. It showcases a purity that is found when music is produced for the love of the art.

“It was always less of a band mentality and more of a creative outlet mentality,” Paradiso ref lected.

Generated are sublime melodies that resonate as soothingly familiar.

“The idea was to capture the sounds of the west coast,” said Paradiso.

The acoustic guitar in “California Coast” transports the listener to a state of bliss while the fusion of reggae and soft rock imitates a relaxed mentality often found on the west coast.

Lyrically, Paradiso hoped to convey the importance of opening your eyes and seeing things for what they really are. He wrote the song “Awake” after his realization of what the music industry is really about.

“In the music industry, people are always after your royalties,” said Paradiso. “Awake is about staying pure. They aren’t going to stop me.”

Remarkably, the decision to remix “California Coast” is what brought Soul Pacific their nomination. “Cali Coast” is a fast paced, electronic or “EDM” version of the original. Their goal was to produce something that people might want to hear in a club. Clearly, the remix delivered more than the reaction they were looking for. Artists like Kaskade, RAC, The Chemical Brothers and Paul McCartney & The Wings are nominated alongside Soul Pacific.

CURZON'S CORNER Film Reviews

“The Lego Batman Movie” Sean Curzon Staff Writer

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fter the massive success of “The Lego Movie,” it makes sense to make another movie in the same universe. Instead of going with a sequel, Warner Brothers opted to make a spin off with fan favorite character, Batman. Will Arnett reprises his role as the lego-fied Dark Knight. “The Lego Batman Movie” is not as strong as its predecessor, but still a great film for Bat fans of all ages. It shows you can poke fun at a franchise but still love and respect it.

The film follows Batman as he tries to rid Gotham of the Joker (Zach Galifianakis) in order to prove himself a better crime fighter than new police commissioner Barbara Gordon (Rosario Dawson). Batman must also deal with his butler Alfred (Ralph Fiennes) who wants him to raise the orphan, Dick Grayson (Michael Cera), that Batman accidently adopted. Batman takes his new son under his cape as Robin.

This film has the most original take on Robin and Barbara in a while. In this movie, Robin is a naive boy looking for a family instead of the snarky leader to be. Barbara is now a no-nonsense, by-the-book police officer as opposed to the head strong vigilante she normally is. The movie actually makes it work. These are characters that have been reimagined more times than one can count. To see such drastically different takes on the characters is actually quite refreshing.

“The Lego Batman Movie” is one giant love letter to Batman. It contains nods to nearly every Batman film and tv show there is. Billy Dee Williams finally gets to play Two Face after playing Harvey Dent all the way back in the 1989 Tim Burton film. Bane wears his luchador mask from the comics, but the actor is clearly doing an impression of Tom Hardy’s interpretation from “The Dark Knight Rises.”

Nearly every Batman villain makes a cameo, even Crazy Quilt and Zebra Man. Yes, those are real villains from the comics. Fans will probably spend hours pouring through the film, looking for hidden jokes.

The film can get a bit repetitive at times. Batman acting like a child to Alfred’s advice is used as a punchline several times. What made Batman a fun side character in “The Lego Movie” kind of makes him a weak main character. His small name, big ego bit does grow tiring to watch scene to scene.

Batman also has a strange attraction to Barbara. It’s brought up twice and goes nowhere. It’s not as creepy as other Batman/Batgirl romance because Barbara is such a radically different character than other canons, but it still feels odd.

The story is still heartfelt and Lego Gotham is a vibrant world. The animation and the editing work together to create exciting action scenes. Most of the jokes are really strong.

For it’s faults, the story does have a lot of heart.

facebook.com “The Lego Batman Movie” earned a whopping $56 million its opening weekend.

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very once in awhile, a TV series comes around that really stands out. In a world of cop shows, sitcoms, murder mysteries and dramas, “Santa Clarita Diet” truly stands out by embracing and mocking cliches set in place by these genres.

“Santa Clarita Diet” is a new Netflix original show about a small family with a dark secret. Created

by Victor Fresco, it stars Drew Barrymore as Sheila Hammond and Timothy Olyphant as Joel Hammond, two real estate agents living a comfortable life with their teenage daughter, Abby. One day while showing a house to an eager couple, Sheila quite suddenly and violently projectile vomits across the floor of the master bedroom while they are showing the couple the house. Taken aback, the couple leaves the room with Joel as Sheila retreats to the restroom to tend to her unexpected predicament. Amidst the remainder of the house tour, Sheila’s heaving and gagging is too much to handle for the couple and they leave. Joel rushes upstairs to check on his wife. To his horror, he finds the walls and floors of the bathroom adorned with vomit.

Absolutely every surface is caked with it, and Sheila is laying on the floor unconscious. Joel begins to break down just as Sheila pipes back up, feeling refreshed and better than ever.

As time goes on, Sheila acts stranger and stranger, living her routine life without a care in the world. In fact, she’s upbeat and spunkier than ever. There’s just one catch: she’s dead. The family discovers that Sheila has no heartbeat and she doesn’t bleed. But other than that, she’s fine. The worried family turns manic when a few days after her incident, she chows down on a coworker. Yes, Drew Barrymore plays a full blown cannibal/zombie in this show. When Joel discovers the scene, the couple begins their spiral out of control to maintain their family dynamic while trying to find a cure for Sheila’s condition.

This show is hilarious. From the pilot to the cliffhanger season finale, the show will split your sides with every scene. The characters are written perfectly, with witty quips flying by you in a “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Arrested Development” style. The tone is very upbeat and silly, which strangely blends together quite well with the gruesome nature of the show. Whimsical melodies often find themselves awkwardly pacing scenes of Sheila putting her victims’ limbs through a blender or amidst Joel talking himself into murdering a potential meal for his wife.

The Hammonds always find themselves in the craziest situations imaginable, due in part to the fact they live in between two cops who constantly give them a hard time. The plot stays simple while introducing a litany of obstacles as the family tries to cure Sheila.

These obstacles range from recovering evidence from a murder site, family issues, finding more information about Sheila’s disease and of course, looking for Sheila’s next meal.

Instead of embracing one genre, “Santa Clarita Diet” picks and chooses themes from all over the entertainment spectrum, resulting a delightful smorgasbord of tropes that’s easy to binge and hard to turn off.

It’s a great show to watch and is wonderfully packaged in 20ish minute episodes which is a nice change from the hour long episodes that can seem daunting to start.

Go down the rabbit hole with the Hammonds, Fresco’s quirky comedy won’t disappoint.

facebook.com Netflix’s newest original series“The Santa Clarita Diet” stars Drew Barrymore as a suburban real estate agent turned zombie.

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STAR // Sara Wildman Marlie Cymberg, left, and Bailey Kaufman, right, converse about the Hilel club at the Involvement Fair inside the Student Center on Wednesday.

Campus organizations get seawolves involved Alyssa Archerda Staff Writer

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onoma State University clubs and organizations gathered on Wednesday to showcase what they are all about. The spring Involvement Fair helped give students who are looking to get involved a chance to meet various campus groups.

“I went to the involvement fair because I was curious of what clubs Sonoma State had to offer. I expected to see a lot of new groups of people who are passionate about something,” said Michelle Fernandez, an early childhood education major. “The fair was way more crowded than I expected to be, but I was still able to navigate through the booths.”

While disappointed in not finding a club for her major, Fernandez said she was surprised to find sports clubs and Greek life in attendance and was able to find an interest in Join Us Making Progress.

Sonoma State does its best to help these clubs and organizations promote themselves to those who may not know they are out there.

Arguably the most important reason to want to get involved, is the fact that students who are involved, in any way, are more likely to be satisfied

with their college experience. In return, involved students are more likely to graduate.

Other beneficial reasons are that it eases the transition away from home and into college, it helps you meet new people with similar interests and gain experience to build on your résumé.

According to a study conducted by The University of William and Mary, published in 2006, campus involvement can greatly affect student success.

According to the study, which focused on the effects of involvement in clubs and organizations on the psychosocial development of first year and senior year college students, found that students who participated in an organization on campus were more highly developed than those who weren’t in student organizations.

In addition, the areas of higher development included educational involvement, career planning, lifestyle planning, lifestyle management, cultural participation, academic autonomy and establishing and clarifying a purpose.

“I believe that it’s very important to be involved because it opens many doors to your future. Personally, it has made my time here at Sonoma State so much better. I feel as I have a purpose on campus, which is student outreach,” said Angela Egbuchulam, a bio-

chemistry major and member of the Student Health Advisory Club, or SHAC. Egbuchulam said that her goal for the involvement fair was to get more Sonoma State students to ask questions regarding the club and hoped to get more students to sign up for SHAC. “I find that it’s really important to get involved. I just kind of felt lost and if I never had gotten involved in my sorority, I would just go back to my dorm and frequently go home,” said Lesley Henriquez, second year mathematics major and member of Phi Sigma Sigma.

Sonoma State is home to almost 170 different clubs and organizations. From Greek Life to Bible Club, and even a Beer Club.

“I have made a lot of friends and I also feel like I really belong at Sonoma State. I no longer want to transfer,” said Henriquez. “Being involved has brought me a sense of my own community and I feel like this is where I am supposed to be.”

For more information on why you should get involved, go to https://www.sonoma.edu/campuslife/ clubs/get-involved.html.

For more information and contact information for the clubs and organizations home to Sonoma State, visit www.sonoma.orgsync.com.

Influenza finds host at Sonoma State Konrad Schoffer Staff Writer

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here are more than 9,000 students at Sonoma State University excluding staff. Most students don’t realize that touching keyboards, doorknobs and countertops place them at risk for sharing common ailments, including the f lu.

The number of inf luenza cases in Sonoma County has increased significantly according to the Press Democrat. Many hospitals in the region are also seeing an increase in cases compared to prior years.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, inf luenza is on the rise. For this reason, the CDC recommends that “the best way to avoid the f lu is by getting a f lu vaccine each year.”

The CDC also recommends that those who have the f lu, or are at high risk, seek treatment with antiviral drugs. Inf luenza symptoms usually occur suddenly according to the CDC and may include all or some symptoms of cough, sore throat, headaches, fatigue, muscle or body aches, runny nose and occasionally a fever. “[We’re] currently seeing [students] with the f lu,” said Toni Boracchia, health education nurse at Sonoma State. “If you are having body aches, fever and a cough you are more than likely having the f lu instead of a cold.”

Sonoma State offers inf luenza immunization for $15 for students. The immunization is a “quadrivalent vaccine” and covers four different f lu viruses broadening the range of protection against the various viruses currently circulating. “Immunizations are good until the end of May. We want students to come in if they have a fever and cough and are not feeling well,” said Boracchia.

Inf luenza symptoms can last for several days but usually last less than two weeks according to the CDC. Complications can also occur with “people that have preexisting condition like asthma and diabetes,” Boracchia said.

The CDC reports that “Young children, adults age 65 years and older [and] pregnant women are among those groups of people who are at high risk of serious f lu complications, possibly requiring hospitalization.”

“When you touch a refrigerator door then touch your nose or your eye you are inoculating yourself,”

said Boracchia. “Washing your hands frequently is the number one thing to avoid [getting inf luenza].

Hand sanitizers [also] work good against the f lu.”

“If you are having body aches, fever and a cough you are more than likely having the flu instead of a cold.”

Students with private health insurance may consider getting the immunization for free. Contact your health provider for details. Students traveling abroad should consider the seasons in the locations where they are traveling. See the Sonoma State Student Health Center Services website for suggestions.

“Let your professors know if you aren’t feeling well, most professors don’t want a coughing student in their class,” Boracchia said.

According to the Kaiser website, “Cold and f lu

viruses are spread through the air.” Covering your cough or staying home limit exposure to others.

“We want to see [students] sooner rather than later,” Boracchia said “You never wait around at the health center to be seen. You don’t [have] to pay to see us at the health center even if you are a patient at another health center”.

“If you have a sore throat or for any injury [and] you call ahead we can arrange a M.D. appointment.

If you have an acute injury we can see you anytime, but we do like to work by appointment, ”Boracchia said. ”Keep the community healthy by immunizing,” she added.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for f lu information: https://www.cdc.gov/f lu/index.htm Student Health Center Services is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday - Friday or call (707) 6642921 for information. https://www.sonoma.edu/shc/

STAR // Ethan Helms Providing health services for students by both walk-in and appointment, the Student Health Center can provide general health information, fill prescriptions and doctor vistis or check-ups.

Student Life Career Fair to showcase student job opportunities CAREER FAIR 2017

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Jacqueline Huynh Staff Writer

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ith plenty of competition when job hunting, college students or recent graduates may find themselves in a rut when it comes to seeking a job.

Once a year the Career Fair is held at Sonoma State University, where students can practice and prepare to meet employers and get a taste of industry exposure.

The Career Fair is an event hosted

by Career Services and organized by Ann Mansfield, the school’s career advisor. She makes sure the employers and companies involved, are just as ready to network and build potential relationships as the students attending.

Located in the Ballroom of the Student Center, this is a place for college students and alumni to look for a full time or part-time job, or even an internship. This opportunity lets students get out of their comfort zone as they approach employers and market themselves on a professional level.

March 1 will mark the fourth annual Career Fair, which Mansfield has been preparing for since October in an effort to attract 1,200 students.

“We recruit and build relationships with companies to let them know Sonoma State has great talent and [to] educate them on utilizing Career Services to help fill their employment needs,” Mansfield said.

This year the fair will have 122

employers represented, from familiar companies such as Lagunitas, State Farm Insurance and corporations like Target and Walgreens. The fair will also highlight police departments from all over the Bay Area.

Students can also prepare themselves by attending a preview called Professional Development Week that will be leading up to the event.

Professional Development Week consists of workshops held from Feb. 20 to Feb. 23 where students are taught how to dress, present themselves and answer questions correctly. The week leading up to the fair allows students to receive feedback on their resume from an industry professional.

“This is a growing opportunity for students in enhancing their professional brand. You put a face to your resume, so having the one to one contact with employers will strengthen their candidacy,” said Monica Lopez, a fifth year business major.

Passionate about the Career Fair, Lopez has attended the past three fairs and is now working under Mansfield’s wing to help students build confidence and achieve their fullest potential.

“We want our students to be as well equipped as possible,” Lopez said.

Students attending for their first time can be caught off guard by the size of the fair.

“Walking into the ballroom and seeing so many employers is overwhelming, but that shouldn’t stop anyone from talking to them,” said Myla Thompson, a student scheduled to work

Student Life Calendar

Wednesday, Feb. 15 SPOKE ft. Black History Month Celebration 7 p.m.

The HUB Open Mic Night 8 p.m.

Lobo’s Friday, Feb. 17 Screenagers 7 p.m.

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Register Online Monday, Feb. 20 Queer Lecture Series 12:05 p.m.

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COURTESY /// Jenna Valle-Riestra The Career Fair allows students and alumni to talk with busniess professionals from many industries over 100 different companies. the fair. “They are here to help us students and this is the perfect chance to ask questions and learn what they really want from an employee.”

The event can be beneficial for students of all grades and ages, especially those lacking experience.

This event is free and students are

encouraged to attend. For more information, and to pre-register visit www. careerser vices1.wixsite.com /careerfair2017.

Students can also sign up on-site before entering as long as they are professionally dressed, and have a résumé in hand.

Last minute ideas for Valentine’s Day Antonia Van Winkle Staff Writer

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s Valentine’s Day has rapidly approached once again, most people are probably experiencing one of two emotions, dread or excitement. Maybe you have something special planned with your significant other, a fun night out with the girls, a hot blind date, or perhaps nothing at all. Though we all know that this day of love comes around once a year, it seems like somehow most of us end up unprepared every time.

It’s Feb. 14 and although the day doesn’t feel any different, many are expected to organize something more romantic than any other day of the year. As it turns out, there are tons of good ideas out there for under $20.

1. Make Dinner Together Though this sounds simple, it can actually be an exciting way to do something memorable without the stress or pressure of having to brave the crowds at a restaurant. All you need is a few ingredients, music and someone you genuinely enjoy spending time with to make this a night to remember. This will allow you to talk, be playful and appreciate something that you created together. “You Won’t Be Single For Long Vodka Cream Pasta” is the perfect recipe that is sure to stir up some love. The full instructions can be found at www.foodnetwork. com/recipes. Added plus? Leftovers the next day.

2. Groupon - When in doubt or a time crunch, this is the way to go.

Simply search areas such as Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa or Windsor and you

will find a wide array of affordable options. Groupon users can find choices like a 60 minute deep-tissue massage at Perfect Touch Massage Therapy in Rohnert Park that is 39 percent off and located in Rohnert Park, all the way to personalized M&Ms for that special someone, varying from $15 to $50. There are other options, including things like movie tickets, flowers and even pizza coupons. Not only will your loved one smile, but most Groupon vouchers are for at least two people, so you’ll get a gift too.

3. Create a Thoughtful Gift The best gifts aren’t necessarily those that are over the top and expensive.

Sometimes the sweetest way to say “I love you” is by thinking about what a person would truly appreciate. Use a memory, an inside joke or an interest to make something completely catered to them. Some examples include love notes, unique crafts, a personal coupon book or even a baked good.

At the end of the day, you know this person best, so do something from your heart.

4. Attend the Valentine’s Day Magic Show - Take a trip to San Francisco with your valentine to enjoy a $15 magic show at the Marriott Hotel located on Fisherman’s Wharf.

This is a chance to stray from a normal date night while still not breaking the bank. A magic show can ensure that couples won’t have the pressure keeping the entertainment alive on their own. The show also gives you plenty to talk about on your car ride home. Changing the pace from normal date experiences allows those celebrating to have a Valentine’s Day that is one for the books.

5. Netflix and Chill - This might be the cheapest option on this list. All you need for this is some comfortable clothes, snacks, a Netflix subscription (or a friend’s password) and someone to snuggle with. Though this takes the least amount of planning, it is still a great way to hang out and spend time with someone you love. The informality of the setting creates a vibe that is low pressure and relaxing.

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Softball team struggles in Monterey Chad Shaver Staff Writer

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espite coming off a 7-0 victory against Western New Mexico, Sonoma State University’s softball team struggled against Cal State Monterey Bay this weekend in a four-game series on Saturday and Sunday in Seaside.

The series started off rough for the Seawolves with a first game loss of 4-1. In the first inning, the Otters scored one unearned run due to an error and ultimately stole home to score.

Unearned runs seemed the theme of the game for the Seawolves. In the second and third innings, the Otters scored again, collecting all their runs off errors. This gave the Otters a 4-0 lead over the Seawolves, which they held for three more innings.

Finally in the sixth inning, the Seawolves showed some light, scoring infielder Jenny Collazo from third base on a single by catcher Sarah Langley. Although Sonoma State was able to collect one run, it was not enough to defeat Cal State Monterey Bay. The Seawolves lost their first game of the series and the first game of the double-header.

Despite this loss, the Seawolves needed to regain focus for the next game later that day. The next game started at 2:30 p.m., once again against Cal State Monterey Bay. In this matchup the Otters again came out hot, scoring 11 runs in the first three innings. In the first inning, Julia Garcia of the Otters homered to right center with two runners on base, which put CSUMB up 3-0 over Sonoma State.

Overwhelmed by the home run in the first, the Seawolves tried to stay strong, but in the third inning Julia Garcia of CSU Montery Bay arrived to the plate again. This time with no runners on base, the Seawolves pitched and she again answered back with another home run to right center. With the inning to still play, the otters scrapped together seven more runs.

Despite the big inning for the Otters, the Seawolves bounced back in their following at bats. In the fourth inning with one runner on, Lindsey Calcany Blair arrived to the plate and blasted a ball to left center scoring Madison Barto.

Calcany Blair came up to bat again with runners on in the fifth, connecting with the ball and scoring a runner on a fielder’s choice. Unable to score any more runs, the CSU Monterey Bay advantage was 11-3. Unable to break the lead, the Seawolves fell in the second game of the double-header.

The next game of the four game series was at noon on Sunday. Trying to bounce back, the Seawolves again had a tough first inning. The Otters again came out with hot bats and scored five runs early in the first. With the momentum of the game still in the hands of the Otters, they managed to score another three runs in the fifth inning. With the game in total control of the Otters, the Seawolves end up losing 8-0 to the Otters.

The last game of the series started at 2 p.m. after the first game on Sunday, with Teresa Danenberg pitching.

“I was really motivated, I was excited to have my turn to face the other team,” Danenberg said.

This time it was the Seawolves’ turn. Two RBI’s

by Barto and a huge double by Jenn Amaral, which scored three runs, gave the Seawolves five runs to start the game. With Sonoma State’s biggest lead of the series, 5-1, they knew they must capitalize on it.

In the third inning, the Seawolves struck again with a massive home run by catcher Langley to right center. “It just felt so good” Langley said.

The Otters, not giving up without a fight, hit a homerun in the third inning by Garcia which brought the score to 6-3, Sonoma State still leading.

With no one scoring for two innings, the Seawolves continued their hit streaks by scoring five more runs in the fifth. Able to keep the lead, the Seawolves won 11-3.

“We had a discussion about turning the page and then we just let it all out. We came together, put up our runs, and played behind our pitchers the way we know how to. Teresa Danenberg, our pitcher in the final game, also killed it,” Langley said.

Hopefully the Seawolves can continue to stay hot for the rest of the season after this much-needed victory.

Waterpolo woes continue Annie Finck Staff Writer

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t was a rough weekend for the women’s water polo team, losing three of the four matchups in San Diego State University’s Triton Invitational. After losing three consecutive games, the Seawolves were able to escape with a close win against Santa Clara University.

Saturday was a tough day for the women of the water polo team after both of their competitors annihilated them. The day started off with a hard loss against Arizona State with a score of 18-3, leaving Sonoma State University with a 15 point deficit. Following the game against Arizona State, the women didn’t have any better luck as they took a hard loss of 14-5 in their game against California State Long Beach.

In the first game of the tournament, the women found ruthless competition in Arizona State. In the first quarter they quickly pulled ahead of the Seawolves, only to grow the gap rapidly before the end of the second quarter. The Seawolves were able to sneak in three goals before the end of the first half, before Arizona State shut them out during the second half of the game.

Lyndsie Williams and Nicole Groat were the only two to make any offensive contributions to the game.

Following the hard loss, the women took on Long Beach. Once again, they failed in their offensive efforts, making this game a hard one to swallow. Unlike their game against Arizona State, the Seawolves started off strong with hopes of being worthy competitors. However, in the second half these hopes all quickly disappeared as the Long Beach 49er’s drove the score up, leaving Sonoma State treading water.

Carleigh Robinson and Cassidy Mundt each were able to score for their team, helping contribute to the five points scored throughout the game. Williams led the team with two goals, allowing her to lead the team with five points for the first day of the tournament.

Day two of the tournament started off with a disappointing 8-6 loss against California State East Bay. The East Bay Pioneers started strong with a 2 point lead, which was quickly tied up after the Seawolves had back-to-back goals by Taylor Brown and Williams. The women played hard and tried to catch up throughout the game, but were never able to succeed.

“In the first game we had trouble executing our offense. Before our second game we made some adjustments to the plays we ran which was the main factor in us pulling off a win,” said Lily Carlon. “Our defense and communications also played a huge

role in our success.”

Even through the tough weekend, the women stayed optimistic and kept their hopes high going into their game against the Santa Clara Broncos.

“We definitely faced some challenges with the losses,” Williams said. “After that, we really wanted to come out because we had nothing to lose and everything to gain.”

This optimism lead to a 5-4 win against Santa Clara. The Seawolves started off strong by scoring the first three points of the game, and were able to keep the Broncos from getting on the board until the end of the second quarter.

“We wanted to be the first ones on the board. The fight for the first goal sets the tone for the game,” Carlon said. “We got the first goal, which was a great feeling, and we used that feeling to propel us through the whole game.”

COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com The Seawolves overall record dropped to 3-8 after a rough start to their season.

Women’s basketball team snaps losing streak with weekend victory over Cal State Monterey Bay Kevin Brill Staff Writer

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he Sonoma State University Seawolves played back-to-back matchups against the Cal State East Bay Pioneers and Monterey Bay Otters this weekend. After losing to Cal State East Bay earlier in the season, the Seawolves hoped to turn things around and pull out a victory. Unfortunately, Sonoma State was unable to succeed in the close match against the Pioneers, but bounced back for the win on Saturday against Monterey Bay. Sonoma State began their two-game road series at the home of the Pioneer’s on Friday. The game went back and forth during first half, with the Seawolves holding the lead 25-24 at halftime. The Pioneers came out strong in the third quarter and took the lead,

COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com The women’s basketball team hold a 7-9 CCAA record, 11-11 overall.

which left the Seawolves in a deficit they could not return from.

Morgan Greene, freshman forward from Cal State East Bay, was the biggest threat for the Seawolves, contributing 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and snatching 12 rebounds for the Pioneers. Shomari Harris, a senior guard for CSU East Bay, accompanied Greene, adding 12 points and dishing out five assists, allowing the Pioneers to take charge of the game.

Although Sonoma State had three players scoring in double figures, it wasn’t enough to bring home the victory. The Seawolves’ top scorers of the night were Kylie Kiech, Madison Burroughs and Jessica Mitz, who combined scored 39 of Sonoma’s 54 total points. The Pioneers defeated Sonoma State by a final score of 60-54 in a tough loss, which the Seawolves hoped to make up for the following night against Cal State Monterey Bay. “We focused on getting ourselves better daily and on situational awareness and defense, as well as boxing out,” said junior center Molly Donovan.

With a quick turnaround time, the Seawolves traveled down south to play Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday. Sonoma State was in desperate need of a win after their fourgame losing streak, and knew they had a tough game after a thrilling matchup earlier in the season, winning by only one point against the Otters.

Burroughs put on a show and was unstoppable, shooting 12-17 from the field and totaling 27 points, a season high for the junior guard. Donovan scored 11 points and pulled down eight boards to help the Seawolves clinch a victory over the Otters. The Seawolves conquered their second close win against Monterey, leaving fans hopeful and eager to welcome home the Seawolves as they return for their last two home games of the season.

“We have to focus on getting better and becoming more confident every day,” Donovan said. “We may have lost to them earlier in the season, but we learned from that and have come a long way. We look back seeing it not as a loss, but rather using it as motivation.”

These two away games put the Seawolves to an overall 11-11 record on the season.

Sonoma looks to finish the season strong as they face Cal State LA and Dominguez Hills back-to-back this weekend.

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COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com Luke Cochran, #34 and Armani Nicolis, #1 defend against Cal State East Bay Simon Cherin-Gordon Staff Writer

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hile the Sonoma State University Seawolves’ 64-55 win over the Cal State East Bay Pioneers on Friday was more textbook in score, their 52-39 win over the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters the following night was more indicative of how they have played during their six-game winning streak.

While their names might indicate otherwise, the Pioneers and Otters are both bottom dwellers. East Bay is 12-13 (5-12 in CCAA play), while Monterey Bay is 3-20 (1-16). Half a game out of first, the Seawolves (17-5, 13-3) were looking for an easy weekend sweep.

Things did not start out according to plan. The 34 points East Bay scored in the first period were the most Sonoma State has allowed over its past 12 halves, and the most since its last loss on Jan. 21.

“We came out a bit flat,” said junior guard Jackson Gion. The Seawolves found themselves trailing 29-34 at the break, but some halftime adjustments got the defense back to its stifling ways. They allowed just 15 points over the first 17 minutes of the period.

As has often been the case with this year’s Seawolves, their defense held while their offense searched

for a spark. With 2:56 remaining, a Gion 3-pointer ignited them. The shot broke a 49-49 tie, and the team scored 15 points over the game’s final three minutes.

Against another struggling team the following night, the Seawolves made sure not to dig another early hole.

While Monterey Bay is even lower in the standings (last in the CCAA), the Seawolves could not afford to come out lackadaisical, especially because senior starting point guard Khalid Johnson was out with a knee injury.

Johnson’s absence forced senior guard Ronnie Harris into the starting lineup. Normally an instrumental reserve for the Seawolves, he knew he had to fill a different role.

“When I come off the bench I get to see how the other team is playing…I can make adjustments accordingly,” said Harris. “When I start, it’s really about setting the tone.”

Harris did just that in what was his first start of the year, scoring a team-high 12 points on only six shots. He also went 4-4 from the free throw line, while refraining from turning the ball over.

“Ron is a great player and he was taking what the defense gave him,” said Johnson. “There’s no drop off when either of us are in the game.”

Harris and Gion—typically the team’s top two guards off the bench—provided the necessary offensive fire with Johnson sidelined and others struggling from the field. The two combined for 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while the rest of the team went 9-of-34.

Neither team had much going offensively early. It was a 4-3 game after five-plus minutes, and while a brief scoring burst expanded the Seawolves’ advantage to 217, they again cooled off. At halftime, the lead was only 27-21.

The defense again held long enough for the offense

to heat up, and for the second straight night, it was a Gion triple that led to a game-sealing run. This time, the score was tied at 29-29, when Gion provided the first three of 13 unanswered points.

“I think it gives us confidence when me or any of the other guys are knocking down shots,” said Gion. “We know our defense is going to get stops.”

The Seawolves expect to have Johnson back next weekend, and his presence will be key in keeping their winning streak alive against two tougher opponents in Cal State Dominguez Hills (12-10, 8-8) and Cal State LA (13-13, 8-9).

As long as the team continues to defend, rely on its depth and enjoy timely offensive bursts, however, there’s little reason to expect the scorching Seawolves to cool off.

Tennis team split weekend matchups Jake Tucker Staff Writer

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fter a rainy forecast cancelled the Sonoma State University women’s tennis team’s first match of the season against Holy Names and being shutout in their second scheduled match against UC Davis, the team was really hoping for some literal and metaphorical sunshine this weekend in their first two home matches.

“As a senior, I can say I have never experienced this much rain during my four years here at Sonoma State,” Karlee Budge said. “Despite the weather, our team has been working relentlessly, whether it be conditioning at the rec or driving to Santa Rosa to play indoors. We always find a way, which is something that makes our team unique.”

Saturday afternoon, Mills College traveled up from Oakland to face off against the Seawolves.

It was an extremely successful endeavor in the Seawolves’ favor, as they completely swept them 9-0 to claim their first win of the young season.

The Seawolves’ lineup consisted of Jensyn Warren, Jordyn Kearney, Amanda Zuidema, Jenna DeTurk, Budge, and Hillary Fazekas. Each player won their singles match 6-0, while only losing one game in their three doubles matches.

“Our team has been a bit skeptical about how our season is going to play out due to the fact that we have been dealing with several injuries within our team,” Budge said. “Once again we have managed to overcome that obstacle and are training to become the strong and tenacious team that we turn out to be each year.”

Tuesday Feb. 14 Men’s Golf @ Stockton Cactus Thaw Baseball @ Academy of Art 6 p.m.

Thursday Feb. 16 Men’s Tennis @ BYU-Hawaii 2 p.m.

Women’s Tennis vs BYU-Hawaii (in Kona, HI) 4 p.m.

After a nice confidence boosting shutout on Saturday, the 22nd ranked Seawolves headed back out to the SSU tennis courts Sunday afternoon to take on the 25th ranked Academy of Art. This match was stronger competition for the Seawolves, as they would eventually be bested 3-6 by the Academy of Art. They changed their lineup slightly, as they sent out Warren, Kaitlyn Haithcock, Zuidema, Kearney, Katherine Long, and DeTurk. Warren was the only Seawolf to walk away victorious in their singles matches. She defeated Academy of Art’s Monika Stanikova 6-3, 6-4. Haithcock showed fierce competition, falling to AAU’s Maria Andrisani 6-4, 6-4. Zuidema fell to AAU’s Annika Schneider 7-6 (7-5), 6-0. Kearney fell to AAU’s Klara Thell-Lenntorp 6-2, 6-2.

AAU’s Paula Alcantara defeated Long 6-0, 6-3, and finally AAU’s Alma Thell-Lenntorp bested DeTurk 6-4, 6-1.

The Seawolves had better luck in doubles competition, as Fazekas and Long paired up to defeat Stanikova and Schneider 9-7. Zuidema and DeTurk also performed very well, as they came out on top of Andrisani and Alcantara 8-3. Warren and Kearney didn’t have as much luck, as Alma and Klara Thell-Lenntorp bested them 8-1.

“These kinds of matches are exactly what our team needs to groom us for the tough season we have ahead.” Budge said.

The Seawolves fall to 1-2 on the season, and will play next at 4 p.m. Thursday against BYUHawaii in the Holua Tennis Challenge in Kona, Hawaii.

COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com Seawolf tennis players Jensyn Warren (top) and Karlee Budge (bottom).

Sports Schedule Friday Feb. 17

Baseball vs Fresno Pacific 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs Cal State L.A. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Feb. 18

Women’s Tennis vs Hawaii Hilo (in Kona, HI) 11 a.m.

Women’s Tennis vs Chaminade (in Kona, HI) 10 a.m.

Men’s Tennis @ Hawaii Hilo 2 p.m.

Men’s Tennis @ Hawaii Pacific

Softball @ Cal State Dominguez Hills 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs Cal State L.A. 5:30 p.m.

Softball @ Cal State Dominguez Hills 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Baseball vs Fresno Pacific 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs Cal State Dominguez Hills 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Waterpolo vs Cal State Bakersfield (in Davis, CA) 12:15 p.m. @ UC Davis 4 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs Cal State Dominguez Hills 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Waterpolo vs Fresno Pacific 1 p.m.

Sunday Feb. 19 Women’s Waterpolo vs Fresno Pacific 1 p.m.

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