Volume 79 // Issue 4

IN THIS ISSUE

Counselors of color

ZAUM to begin taking entries

Seawolves of the week

SSU’s Black Student Union and CAPS will work together to hire more counselors of color. Pg. 9.

Sonoma State’s literary magazine, “ZAUM” is released every year and created by students. Pg. 6.

Read about volleyball player Caiti Wiesner and soccer player Bella Amyx in this week’s player spotlight. Pg. 10

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VOLUME 79 // ISSUE 4 SEPTEMBER 19 - SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

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Academic Senate set to fight CSU executive orders Sonoma State Academic Senate align with CFA to push back against the removal of remedial classes and placement tests STAR // Kayla Kring President Judy K. Sakaki and Associated Students President Wilson Hall begin their discussion.

Students voice concerns at ‘Pizza with the Presidents’ ANNA BURKE STAFF WRITER

I STAR //Kayla Kring Several Academic Senate members including, (right to left) Joyce Lopes, Damien Wilson, Lisa Vollendorf and Michael Young, discuss the positives and negatives of the removal of remedial courses.

Recent CSU orders could increase time of degrees RYAN ESTES

STAFF WRITER

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he Sonoma State University Academic Senate will take a hard stand against new directives from the California State University system’s Chancellor Timothy White that cap GE credit for students at 48 and drop placement tests as well as math and English remedial courses.

Executive Order 1100 changes GE in Areas A-E from four units to three units. Four-unit classes are allowable but the school must provide enough three-unit courses to offer students if they choose to complete just three-unit classes. These classes can still double count towards major requirements but those requirements could stay at four units, which would leave each student one unit shy during the double count.

“This is a disadvantage to students and it will extend time of degrees,” said Melinda Milligan, professor of sociology.

During its meeting Friday, senate members reviewed and edited a draft resolution to send to White stating the executive orders are not in the best interest of students and their ability to graduate. Some members of the senate reported that fellow faculty members have discussed leaving for other schools during “hallway discussions.”

“Faculty is talking and talking about walking to other campuses where they won’t have to deal with this,” said

Sakina Bryant, lecturer of English and philosophy.

The draft resolution states concerns involving the fall 2018 deadline for the orders’ enactment, inadequate consultation resulting in significant curricular changes, and impact on lecturers. The resolution calls for the chancellor to rescind the executive orders and allow flexibility and autonomy to each campus to preserve the distinctive aspects of general education programs.

“We are not concerned, but we object,” said Joshua Glascow, assistant professor of philosophy.

The senate will edit the draft resolution with suggestions made from senate members and will revisit it at the next Academic Senate meeting on Sept. 28.

“The Student Senate fully supports and will adopt the same resolution,” said Jason Gorelick, executive vice president and chair of the board of the Associated Students Senate.

In a statement sent out earlier this month, the California Faculty Association demanded to “meet and confer” over the executive orders not for their content, but rather because these changes “directly impact the faculty and our working conditions.” The current collective bargaining agreement requires CSU management to hold talks with the union over the terms of such changes.

“The need is to zero in on the lack of consultation and the lack of shared governance,” said Victor Garlin, emeritus faculty.

t is not every day students can eat pizza while they ask faculty and student leaders about what is happening and what changes are ahead at Sonoma State University.

But on Sept. 14 at noon, the Seawolf Plaza was transformed into an open forum for students to express their thoughts and concerns with campus officials. This was an attempt by the Associated Students to create a stronger bridge between students and student representatives to help recognize and solve campus issues.

“The purpose of Pizza with the Presidents is for Associated Students to work together with [Sonoma State President Judy K.] Sakaki and her cabinet to create another way for students to communicate their thoughts and concerns about our university,” said Madison Cline, vice president of finance for Associated Students.

Long tables with several stacks of pizza allowed easy access for any student to take a seat, eat lunch, and participate in a conversation about Sonoma State student issues. The tables directly faced a tent that housed the executive student leaders Jason Gorelick, Madison Cline, and Wilson Hall. President Sakaki and other members of the university cabinet were also present. A microphone in the center, as well as a handheld microphone being passed around, allowed students to easily voice and bring up issues.

Students actively participated and requested answers on several topics. Questions ranged from “How is the university responding to DACA being rescinded?” to “What measures [are being made] to address parking challenges on campus?”

Associated Students Vice President Jason Gorelick explained the organization’s plan for DACA being rescinded. Gorelick and Senator of Diversity Edgar Sanchez will hold phone banking sessions every Friday for the next six months, along with “Know Your Rights training” in support of DACA. The Associated Students officials present said that after 5 p.m, reserved parking is considered general parking.

See EVENT on pg. 4

Seawolves dominate in first conference games of the year Women’s volleyball

and men’s soccer go 2-0 in first CCAA play Check out the stories on pg. 10-11 STAR // Lauren Eipp No. 6 Courtney Seda, No. 2 Kelsey McIntire, No. 3 Morgan Annala and No. 21 Caiti Wiesner prepare a serve.

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DeVos’s perspective on sexual assault bound to effect victims

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pattern has emerged under the Trump presidency; one where no Obama-era rule will go unscathed by the end of his term. Trump created a mass media frenzy when appointing new cabinet members, one of the most harshly criticized being Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders fought hard to keep DeVos out of office. The secretary became notoriously unpopular for immediately making plans to cut funding to essential public school programs and scale back on student loans.

As if that wasn’t enough, DeVos is now attacking Title IX, a program designed to protect sexual assault victims on college campuses and bring perpetrators to justice.

DeVos believes that schools are not providing enough support and impartiality to the accused students. In a public address at George Mason University’s Law School, DeVos referred to the current campus reporting process as a “failed system that is increasingly elaborate and confusing.”

Although there are many flaws with how the law handles sexual assault cases, DeVos’ urgency to protect alleged attackers is alarming and uncomfortable. “The idea that we need to focus more on the rights of the accused would be laughable if it weren’t so terrifying and dangerous,” commented Nita Chaudhary, co-founder of feminist organization UltraViolet. Ac-

cording to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, an American is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds.

Trump has recently coined the term “both sides” in defense of neo-nazi’s versus Antifa, but it is critical that we do not synonymously use that slogan when it comes to sexual assault. “President Trump and Secretary DeVos are inviting schools to return to the days when survivors were shamed, blamed, ignored, and abandoned,” said Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.

The severity of campus sexual assault recently made national news when ex-Stanford swimmer, Brock Turner, was found guilty on charges including assault with the intent to commit rape of an unconscious person after attacking an unconscious woman behind a garbage bin on campus in January 2015. He faced up to 14 years in prison, but his sentence was quickly brought down to six months. He ended up serving three months.

Many believe that Turner would have received a harsher sentence if he wasn’t a straight, rich, white male.

According to RAINN, only 20 percent of college-aged females report sexual assault. Why might this be? Well, look what happened with Brock Turner.

Victims of sexual assault have little to no belief that the agony and trauma of reporting a sexual assault

and standing trial is worth the overall outcome. For centuries, women have kept quiet about their abusers because they knew it would only lead to more psychological damage for them and little to no repercussions for the rapist.

The head of the Department of Education’s civil rights office, Candice Jackson, is an anti-feminist activist who made a Facebook post during Trump’s campaign claiming that more than a dozen women who accused the president of sexual assault were “fake victims” lying “for political gain.” These types of people are the precise reason that victims are so reluctant to report assault and society is stuck in an unproductive cycle.

DeVos and her followers have the ability to cause serious and irrevocable damage to the progress we have made and will prevent a thorough investigation into the plethora of systematic issues that contribute to the prevailing issue of sexual assault. Historically, college campuses have been ultimately unsuccessful in protecting victims and have gone to great lengths to brush sexual assaults under the rug.

The Obama administration pushed to hold campuses accountable in these situations and reassured victims that they would be protected if they reached out for help.

DeVos is now heading in the opposite direction and has no business tampering with a program that has been successful.

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“Printmaking, etching and lithography; oh my!”

Senior art student Sophia Larson found her passion in printmaking and etching at SSU. Read about the methods she uses to create her peices and the inspiration her family has given her.

Read the story on Page 6

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Uncontacted Amazon tribes vulnerable after slaughtering

KAITLYN HAAS STAFF WRITER

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he hunters are becoming the hunted once again. Uncontacted tribes in the Amazon of Brazil are under attack and shrinking in numbers at an uncomfortable rate. Last month, one-fifth of a small uncontacted tribe in the Javari Valley of the Amazon was brutally murdered by illegal gold miners.

The illegal miners came across the women and children of the tribe along a river while they were gathering eggs for

the rest of the tribe. The miners murdered the members of the tribe, cut them into pieces and threw them into the river. Later that evening, the illegal miners visited a bar on the border of Colombia, where they bragged about the murders and showcased a hand-carved paddle they stole from the tribe members as a trophy, all according to The New York Times.

This was the second attack on the Javari Valley tribes in the past year. This valley is the home to 20 out of the 103 uncontacted tribes, according to the Independent. These murders are all the result of recent major budget cuts by Brazilian President Michel Temer.

Funai, Brazil’s agency for indigenous affairs, used to receive seven and a half million reais in government funding but is now down to just two million reais, which is equivalent to $650,000 according to The New York Times.

Funai Coordinator Ms. Sotto-Maior said, “What can I do with two million reais? We had problems with the previous governments, but not like this.” Supporting these tribes just got a whole lot more dif-

Cruz’s Twitter has mind of its own?

ficult for agencies like Funai. Before this dramatic budget cut, Funai had 19 bases but now are only capable of sustaining five.

Temer does not have much regard for the indigenous life in the Amazon. He has cut all supportive funds to the bare minimum and has opened up portions of the Amazon for mining and deforestation, according to the Huffington Post.

Opening the Amazon for Temer’s projects is the reason the number of tribes is slimming down. Miners, landowners and hunters are coming into indigenous owned land and taking over. Sound familiar?

The indigenous people are a precious group that has never been respected. All over the world and throughout history, numerous tribes have been run out of land that is rightfully theirs and heinously murdered. If the murders continue without consequences, Brazil might have a genocide on their hands.

Indigenous people are so unprotected and vulnerable at this point in time that soon they could be facing extinction in Brazil. As we have learned in the past, when we protect indigenous land, they

Toxic flood water in Houston raises concern

MIKKI TAYLOR STAFF WRITER

LUIS MEJIA

STAFF WIRTER

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always knew there was something fishy about Ted Cruz, but I could never put my finger on it. This has nothing to do with his policies, his beliefs or even his disconcertingly striking resemblance to former Sen. Joe McCarthy. It is his smile, or lack thereof. A measly half-grin of bittersweet emotions escaping his soul each time a photographer asks him to look into a camera. With a smile like that, the “Zodiac Killer” accusations may have been on to something.

The Texas senator found himself in an ocean’s worth of hot water last Tuesday after he allegedly “liked” a video posted by a sexually explicit Twitter account. The title of the account in question is “Sexuall Posts,” a name for a social media page that is everything you would imagine, including the last thing Cruz or his publicist would like to hear about right now. Regardless of the laughs had at another politician’s expense, this mishap poses as more of a legitimate threat to the Republican establishment than jokes would have one believe.

Despite Cruz’s scapegoat-like excuse that it was due to a staff member’s finger slipping, the public has a hard time believing that is true. Cruz is a conservative, which at face value would not mean so much if he was any other politician who shared his beliefs. The dilemma lies in how much pride he takes in that. Among his peers, Cruz developed a reputation running on the platform of devotion to one’s country, God, one’s spouse, etc.

Jennifer Calfas, a writer for Time Magazine, said that “this likely includes his history of vilifying American sexuality over the years to uphold religious priorities.” Seeing as he is an accomplished individual with notable inf luence, it is clear that this has worked for him. By no means do those values deserve ridicule, but the hypocrisy of this story is undoubtedly the funniest part of all.

Here is a man who has supposedly lived his entire life with a clean slate regarding these sorts of things. Sure, I do not completely buy it, and potentially neither do lots of others, but if he aspired to have a moral high ground, making a living from applying his morals for others to live by, then someone of his status taking a blow over a porn clip does not look good for him, or for those he affiliates with.

As the plethora of social media outcries would suggest, watching two naked strangers on-screen (or three in his case) is not the crime here. Rather, the fixation is on Cruz having been caught. No one cares what Cruz milks himself to, but was he not the one to condemn taking part in such an action in the first place? Now, both his voters and political enemies will examine the hypocrisy for leverage.

Picture it now; the first GOP debate of the next presidential season, but instead of teasing Jeb Bush or making fun of the size of Donald Trump’s hands, Anderson Cooper asks Cruz if he has seen any good “movies” lately. “Frankly, this would be a relief,” said Cate Carrejo, a writer for Bustle Media. “It would make Cruz out to be a normal human being and not some anti-sex cyborg.”

According to Catherine Frazier, senior communications advisor for Cruz, the tweet has since been removed from his “likes” tab and reported to Twitter.

Now all that remains is for Cruz to decide whether he and Anthony Weiner will partner up as 2020 running mates.

thrive, and when we do not there are invasions that could lead to a wipe out of the entire group.

This ongoing issue is going unnoticed and with no attention or help, it is more than likely Brazil’s tribes will disappear within a few years. Brazilian activists attempt to bring attention, but many assemblies end in activist deaths.

According to The New York Times, over 50 indigenous groups, rural workers and land activists had been killed by the end of July in the last activist demonstrations.

While most of the world worries when they will get their hands on a new iPhone X, tribes living their own private lives worry about basic survival. We live in a small world, but every side of the world is different and it’s important to step out into other parts of it.

Brazilian tribes being mistreated and murdered is setting the rights of indigenous people back decades. Government protection for the indigenous is vital for their survival and there seems little to none in the near future under President Temer.

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here’s no doubt that Houston has suffered a terrible situation when Hurricane Harvey hit.

The storm broke hearts and engulfed homes, and the survivors are still discovering tragedy. Recently, toxic areas in Houston have spread due to the weather, making it even more dangerous to return to people’s homes.

An article on Forbes said that before the flood, residents were warned to not eat the fish and crab caught near the San Jacinto River Waste Pits site in Channelview. Even before the hurricane hit, The Environmental Protection Agency planned to start cleaning up the toxins in Channelview, but there

wasn’t enough time. Harvey had bigger plans; to spread the toxins around the city.

Channelview isn’t the only place in Houston that has contained harmful chemicals from the past. On the east side of Houston, researchers found toxins in Patrick Bayou. When it comes to the these large areas in the city, health departments are telling people to take precautions. Porfirio Villarreal, a health department spokesman, said, “We’re telling people to avoid the floodwater as much as possible and don’t let your children play in it. And if you do touch it, wash it off. Remember, this is going to go on for weeks.”

The United States Environmental Protection Agency also found that many of their waste treatments plants were failing; approximately 40 out of 1,219 of them are in danger.

As these plants are deteriorating from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, The New York Times funded many tests to further understand this situation’s severity. Tests are finding fecal contamination that is four times over the safety limit.

The Clayton Homes public housing, along the Buffalo Bayou, is one of the two areas of homes where researchers have found this contamination. Ac-

cording to the New York Times, scientists found what they considered astonishingly high levels of E. coli in standing water in one family’s living room.

This problem’s extent is huge; people are able to get back to their homes, but now they could all be affected by the bacteria. Lauren Stadler, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, said, “It’s warmer and the water has stagnated for days and days.

I know some kids were playing in the floodwater outside those places. That’s concerning to me.”

Many of the homeowners trying to go back to their homes are not aware that it isn’t safe. Winifred Hamilton, director of the Environmental Health Service at Baylor College said, “Mold is taking off all over the city, people with allergies or asthma are particularly sensitive to it. If people have bad headaches, respiratory problems, swelling of a limb or a bad rash, go see a doctor right away. Don’t assume it will go away on its own.’’

The contamination found across Houston isn’t something to take lightly. With these tragedies happening in Houston, and the aftermath of Harvey still affecting residents, the state government must do something.

Brock Turner: the literal textbook definition of rape

KATIE HAGA

STAFF WRITER

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emember the ex-Stanford all-star swimmer, Brock Turner? Many remember him by that title, but I remember him as a rapist who only got three months of jail time. The authors of “Introduction to Criminal Justice: System, Diversity, and Change Second Edition” want to make sure we brand Turner the title for the rest of his life.

In 2015, Turner sexually assaulted an unconscious young woman and was later charged with three counts of sexual assault. The charges amounted to a potential 14 year prison sentence but prosecutors recommended a “moderate” county jail sentence and decided on a six-year sentence.

When writing a letter to the judge asking for leniency in his son’s sentencing, father of the rapist Dan Turner said, “That is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life.”

Figures why Brock Turner

doesn’t feel as if he did anything wrong; his parents coddled him and endorsed raping someone.

Years turned to months when judge Aaron Persky made the final decision of a whopping six month sentence, giving a whole new meaning to the saying “boys will be boys.”

However, because of “good behavior,” the authorities released rapist Brock Turner from jail after only three months. And by “good behavior” I mean his white privilege and the failure of our disgraceful justice system.

Although the system failed the American people when letting Turner off with such a minor punishment, Callie Marie Rennison and Mary J. Dodge, the authors of “Introduction to Criminal Justice: Systems, Diversity, and Change Second Edition” published Turner as the definition of rape. Literally.

A freshman at Washington State University was doing her homework for Criminal Justice 101 when she came across Turner’s face. Hannah Kendall Shuman took to Facebook on Sept.

7 to express her opinion on her finding.

Shuman posted a photo of the text book page along with the caption “He may have been able to get out of prison time but in my Criminal Justice 101 textbook, Brock Turner is the definition of rape, so he’s got that goin for him.” The post has received over 41,000 likes, 91,000 shares and 3,500 comments and counting.

In an interview with Huffington Post Shuman said, “I didn’t

think anyone of status or wealth would ever want to bring him up again, it seemed like America just wanted to act as if he never happened.”

According to SFGate, the authors and publisher of the textbook released a joint statement on Thursday.

“Turner’s actions, as determined by the California Jury, fit the standards for the FBI definition of rape” the statement said, “as well as certain other state definitions, but not the California definition as of the time the final book manuscript.”

The authors seem to not care about any backlash they may receive for using Turner’s mugshot; many people are actually commending them. Especially the student whose post went viral.

One of the authors, Marie Rennison, spoke about her approach for the textbook in November when she received the Bonnie S. Fisher Victimology Career award, according to Metro News.

“Existing criminal justice books speak little about victims...in our book victims are front and center.

This is the way it should be,” said Rennison, according to The Sacramento Bee. Like Shuman said, it feels as if Americans forgot about the trash human being that is Brock Turner, but two individuals, women nonetheless, made sure that people will not forget about Turner and his pitiful, wrist-slap punishment. This textbook’s publication sheds light on the fact that not all heroes wear capes.

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Sonoma County sees rise in STIs MADI CABALLERO STAFF WRITER

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onoma State University students beware; Sonoma County has seen a large increase in the number of sexually transmitted infections reported. From 2008 to 2016, the number of reported gonorrhea cases in Sonoma County jumped from 69 to 554; chlamydia rose from 910 to 1,893; and syphilis went from a low of four to 63.

According to the Center for Disease Control, people between the ages of 1524 are 50 percent more likely to contract an STI. Sonoma County’s deputy health officer, Dr. Karen Holbrook, says the rise in STIs is a nationwide trend.

“Sonoma County is not alone in seeing these trends and it’s consistent with what is going on across the nation,” Holbrook said. “However, our rate is lower than the overall California STI rate.”

There are many reasons as to what is causing this eight-year climb. Some physicians believe it may have to do with the variety of popular dating apps like Tinder and Bumble. These apps have made casual sex much more obtainable for young people.

Halbrook provided a variety of reasons that could account for the skyrocketing numbers. These reasons include improved technology in diagnostic testing, improved reporting among medical professionals, changes in sexual behaviors, less condom use due to improved treatment of STDs like HIV, increased sexual partners and reduced barriers to healthcare access allowing people to seek treatment for STIs. There are many different ways in which students can keep themselves safe from STIs and steps they can take if they think they might have an STI, says Dr. Holbrook. The number one way to not contract an STI is to not engage in having sex at all. According to Dr. Holbrook, it is important to practice safe sex whether you are in a committed relationship or having sex with multiple partners. There are other

factors besides using a condom that go into practicing safe sex.

According to Holbrook, having good communication and feeling comfortable about having conversations with your partner about sex also play a role in practicing safe sex. Before sex, do not be afraid to ask your partner questions about their STI status, if they are having sex with other people on a regular occasion or if they are using drugs that involve needles. It is important to feel empowered when having these conversations because it is human nature to engage in sexual behaviors.

Even if students are not showing symptoms of an STI, Holbrook urges the importance of being tested on a regular basis if students are having sex with multiple partners, because people could have STIs that go unnoticed due to some not showing common symptoms. This can result in the transmitting of the infection to other partners and other possible long-term side effects.

If students think they may have an STI, there are a variety of resources on and off campus that students can seek out to get tested and learn more information. There is no free testing on campus, but the Sonoma State Health Center includes multiple STI tests. The tests range in prices between $18 and $50.

If students want to learn more, they can attend a Student Health Center Advisory Committee meeting from noon to 12:50 p.m. on Oct. 5 in the Health Center. Any student is welcome to come and ask questions. If students would like to schedule a free appointment with the on-campus Health Center they can call 707-664-2921.

If students want to seek help offcampus, free STI testing is available at Planned Parenthood in Santa Rosa.

Planned Parenthood offers free clinics for Sonoma State students who can reach them at 707-527-7656 for appointments and questions. They are the only free clinic available in Sonoma County.

STAR // Connor Gibson The Sonoma State Health Center includes STI tests ranging in prices between $18 and $50.

Yelp.com Planned Parenthood in Santa Rosa, the only free clinic available in Sonoma County, offers free clinics for Sonoma State students.

STAR // Kayla Kring Students eating pizza between the Recreaton and Student Centers at the “Pizza With the Presidents” event on Sept. 14.

EVENT: ‘Subpar classrooms’ a concern for students Continued from Pg.1

Hall encouraged those struggling to find parking to try the M lot near the Green Music Center, and said Associated Students was working with Sakaki and administrators to get better lighting for some darker parking lots.

Many questions from the crowd focused on the struggles of graduating on time.

Some of them referenced the lack of ethnic studies courses offered on campus, despite the subject being a graduation requirement, and the general education pattern setting back students from achieving four-year graduation.

Some of the Associated Students’ responses to graduation-related concerns focused on the new Graduation Initiative created by the chancellor’s office. Sonoma State was awarded $2.1 million with this new initiative in hopes to improve graduation rates.

According to Hall, money will be going to full-time faculty and advisors, as well as new resource centers and transfer centers.

Sakaki also said this year’s general education package overhaul would be reviewed, and that it is one of the things she hopes to improve.

The rising prices of on-campus food locations, high tuition, and what some called “subpar classrooms” for the amount students are paying were also concerns vocalized at the event.

Cline reminded students that on-campus food prices are decided by Sonoma State Enterprises and that the organization matches prices with the community to make sure they are not overcharging students. However, students were also told there are some recently changed food policies, including the ability to bring outside catering and food trucks for student organizations.

Hall, the Associated Students president, said the organization may implement a farmers market on campus by next semester at the earliest.

For those who felt they were paying too much money for “subpar” classrooms, Gorelick explained that the new provost recently hired an associate vice president for academic resources. Gorelick gave the associate vice president a tour around campus to show him rooms that were not up to par.

Sakaki said she has a whole new team of administrators that is working to improve these room quality-related issues.

“We will address some of these issues,” Sakaki said. “We need to rebalance things a little bit so that every decision we make that costs money will focus on building up those labs and making sure the right faculty is here.”

Sakaki said she appreciated all the students’ feedback, since it allows student and university leadership to be more aware of student concerns.

“We can’t be the eyes and ears. You’re the eyes and ears,” Sakaki said. “By bringing and hearing issues whether it’s parking, housing, or courses – enables us as both the student leadership and university leadership to say: who’s on that, who’s working on that, and how can we do better because, we’re always in a place to make the university better.”

Gorelick said the goal of this event was to connect with students.

“I think there’s been a history of AS and our student leadership not connecting with students beyond the elections,” Gorelick said. “Our main goal is to keep students in the loop. And one of the most important things for me is to have students be involved in their own advocacy.”

Fifth-year student Miriam Hassman said being kept in the loop was exactly what she wanted.

“I just got back from study abroad, so I missed a lot of what happened in SSU in the past year,” Hassman said. “So a lot of why I came was just to figure out what’s going on, because I’m very out of the loop.”

Hall emphasized the importance of face-to-face interaction with fellow students.

“This event allows students to know that representation is there for them and that their leaders are tangible and accessible,” Hall said. “Just to hear student concerns directly from their mouths, lets students know that their representation is paying attention, and that they have a voice and we are listening.”

Sakaki emphasized the event’s theme of admitting the need for growth and encouraged students who feel their voices are not being heard to not give into that notion.

“Every single voice matters. Every voice and every single experience. And if you hold it in, it doesn’t help us get better,” Sakaki said. “I say that every student, every person at the university, should think about leaving the university better than it was when you got here. And the only way we’re going to get better is if we hear your voice.”

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NEWS IN BRIEF Sonoma County According to data from the California Employment Development Department released Friday, the unemployment rate for Sonoma County in August remained unchanged at 3.9 percent, the sixth lowest county in the state. Nationally, unemployment in August was 4.5 percent. According to the department, the state’s total labor force remained at 19.3 million, with 18.3 million people employed.

Sacramento Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to approve a measure to provide $4.1 billion in new funding for parks and water projects.

The bill, SB 5, allows the construction of projects such as Bay Area hiking trails, expanding Lake Tahoe beaches and building new inner city parks in Los Angeles. If signed, the bill would be placed on the June 5 statewide ballot. The bill allocates $2.83 billion for parks, and $1.27 billion to water projects, which includes flood protection, levee upgrades on rivers and in the Delta, water recycling and groundwater pollution cleanups.

Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech student Scout Schultz made a call to campus police to respond to a man reportedly wielding a knife.

Schultz was shot and killed by officers Saturday night. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Schultz left behind three suicide notes in his dormitory. Schultz, who identified as neither male nor female, led the university’s Pride Alliance and had a history of mental illness. Investigators said a multipurpose tool that contained a knife was recovered from the scene, however the statement does not mention whether the knife was displayed.

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6 Arts

SEPT. 19 - SEPT. 25, 2017 sonomastatestar.com

Printmaking, etching and lithography; oh my!

Fifth year creates prints using copper PAIGE HUNTER STAFF WRITER

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STAR // Paige Hunter Etching and sketching teqniches done by Larsen include ball point and watercolor, handworked lithograph, and drypoint etching on pexiglass.

s a little girl, Sophia Larsen would visit her mother’s art class and paint the room, using only her body as a tool. Years later, after leaving her hometown of Forest Knolls, Larsen came to Sonoma State to pursue her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in printmaking; more specifically, in etching and lithography.

“I like to see people utilize the medium of painting or drawing or printmaking to make something that is unique to their vision,” said Larsen.

To the unfamiliar, printmaking is the process of creating original work and transferring it onto paper. Under the umbrella of printmaking is the time-consuming, patience-testing process of etching and lithography.

Lithography is a process similar to etching, yet different in tools.

Using a slab of limestone as her canvas and grease crayons to draw, Larsen paints her work with gum arabic and other acidic chemicals.

After covering her copper slate with hard ground, an acid-resistant coating layered on for protection, Larsen uses a needle to draw her ideas and expose the copper underneath. “You cover the back so it’s not affected, and then put it in an acid bath” said Larsen, “We have three different types of acid, nitric acid, ferric acid, and Dutch mordant.”

During the bath, the acid erodes the copper, turning the sketches into indented grooves. Diluted with water, the amount of acid used within the bath effects the lighting of the print: the longer it rests, the deeper the indents and the darker the print. To complete the process, the hard ground

on the copper slate is washed off with various chemicals, revealing a ghostlike drawing, and then covered in ink.

The reverse stamp-like slate can then be put through the printing press and transferred onto paper.

“It’s literally magical. As long as the stone is damp when you use the ink-roller, the ink only sticks to the drawing.” said Larsen, “Once you have that, you can print it a million times.”

For inspiration, Larsen takes different creative outlets like sewing or cooking, and incorporates it into her art. As of right now, her current body of work is centered around specific memories and personal experiences throughout her child and adulthood.

With personal allegories, Larsen uses her work as a ref lection of her life and aims to target those warm feelings of nostalgia. “It doesn’t matter what language you speak, anyone can look at a piece of artwork and have some type of reaction to it.”

For final touches, Larsen uses pastels and pencils to add background color and spice up her work.

When it comes to art, Larsen appreciates originality and says, “I like to see people utilize the medium of painting or drawing or printmaking to make something that is unique to their vision.” For inspiration, Larsen takes different creative outlets like sewing or cooking, and incorporates it into her art.

It’s Larsens last semester at SSU and although she’s not sure for the future, her love for art steers her in the direction of a masters in Fine Arts.

Be sure to check out Larsen’s prints and follow her instagram at, copper_ baby_art.

A collection of covers rom past issues, the annual publication is distributed on campus, within the county, around the Bay Area and internationally.

Students distribute published work through “ZAUM” NOLAN BROUGH STAFF WRITER

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ests, quizzes and weekly readings do a decent enough job of educating students, but some classes offer innovative and intuitive ways to teach.

When students are able to take the reigns and spend the semester working together to create a tangible product, it creates a sense of accomplishment that sticks with the whole class, empowers and readies them for their professional career. Students in the English program here at Sonoma State get that chance when they enroll in ENGL 368: Small Press Editing. Classmates work together to create the latest iteration of ZAUM, a collection of student art, poetry and prose.

Beginning in 1996, ZAUM is a culmination of works from SSU and other campuses that gets distributed around the Bay Area and is published annually.

It has won multiple awards throughout the years from associated writing programs. Students from issues six and seven have even been awarded the coveted Pushcart Prize, which is awarded to young writers around

the country.

ZAUM is handled completely by students with a little advising from Gillian Conoley, an English professor at SSU. While Gillian is instrumental in helping ZAUM become a reality each and every year, all day to day tasks are handled completely by students. Spearheading the project is Alli Songuillen, an english major in her third year.

“I want to be an editor for a magazine,” said Songuillen. And what better place to be at SSU than the editor for ZAUM. Weekly class meetings are comprised of the ZAUM team going over submissions from students. The magazine consists of poetry, prose and art from students all over campus. The staff gets to vote on the content that goes into the magazine. Towards the end of the semester, students collaborate to decide every little aspect of the final print publication, from the font used throughout to the style of paper used in the magazine. This level of control gives students a unique chance to learn about editing and what it takes to put together something for public consumption.

This will be ZAUM’s 22nd iteration, and every version of the magazine totes a unique theme and cover art created by a student here at the school. Songuillen and the ZAUM team have not come up with this year’s theme yet, but hope to do so shortly. Last year’s theme was chaos, which prompted submitters to craft stories and poems centered around disorder and confusion.

ZAUM 21 featured 50 works of art, poetry and prose altogether, and past magazines have similar numbers.

Each edition differs in physical size and appearance and even layout, so each year the students can really say the end product is their very own.

“We’re eager for your submissions,” says Songuillen, as her and her team can’t wait to see what the students at SSU can bring to the table for this year’s ZAUM. Anyone hoping to take a shot and get a story in the magazine should email the team their entries to Songuillen zaummag@gmail.com to be evaluated by the staff. The team is taking priority submissions until Oct. 5, and still accepting submissions all the way up to Nov. 9, so students have plenty of time to get those creative juices flowing and create the best piece they can.

Entertainment 7

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STAR // Alice Tennigkeit Smokin’ Bowls, Rohnert Park’s newest food truck inspired comfort food phenomenon is now open at 295 Southwest Blvd and offers an entirely gluten -free menu.

Smokin’ Bowls smothers menu with flavor Review

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mokin’ prices, smokin’ f lavor, smokin’ bowls! One of the city’s newest additions, which made its debut Sept. 1, is the up-and-coming restaurant of Rohnert Park. From the outside looking in, the new restaurant Smokin’ Bowls, less than 20 days old, seems like a randomly placed holein-the-wall in a secluded part off of Southwest Boulevard. However, this new addition proves to be a diamond in the rough. “[Our location] is [by] such an interesting assortment of shops filled with fun, eclectic sort of things that I believe ref lects our food too,” said coowner Nick Topolos. When asked about its location, Topolos said the decentralized layout of the city made finding a

place that would get a lot of foot-traffic difficult. Despite this, the restaurant’s interior holds a welcoming, “come stay a while” vibe. And Topolos ensured that the food made at Smokin’ Bowls offers something for everyone.

“We make fun, food truck food that focuses on value and f lavor,” Topolos said. The menus’ variation of soul-warming comfort foods and relatively cheap prices, for a great amount of food, tie in all of the positive qualities of a food truck without the inconsistent location.

There’s a great variety not only to those who are on the picky side, but to those with food allergies, too. The owners and employees realize the difficulty of finding delicious and reasonably priced food that also aligns with a person’s diet; resulting in everything on the menus being peanut, soy, and gluten free. Future menu plans include vegetarian and vegan options, too, welcoming all with dietary restrictions.

Menu favorites include the “Rohnert Park,” a fry-based bowl with

barbeque pulled pork, bacon, and a cheese sauce that feels like a family barbeque all in one bowl; and the “Bowl Named Sue,” which contains southern style mashed potatoes, chicken and gravy. The bowl, Topolos’ favorite holds sentimental value to him since it’s named and inspired by his late mother, Sue, and her Oklahomastyle cuisine that he grew up on.

Smokin’ Bowls has already been approached by local gluten-free bakeries to start up a partnership, exciting the owners about the opportunity to promote small businesses.

A goal the owners are aiming for is to create a new hang-out for all age groups and encourage community interaction. Free wifi and outlet installations under each booth tend to lean towards the teenage and college crowd, however, sticking to their “We can keep both you and your laptop fed,” tagline stated on their website.

The large round table in the center of the restaurant would be perfect for study groups and to hold game or

theme nights; which Topolos expressed is a future goal. “Some of my favorite moments is seeing couples on dates, families hanging out just enjoying their time together at our restaurant.”

There’s no denying the name, Smokin’ Bowls, holds a certain connotation. Of course, the owners realize this but embrace their restaurant as being a place for cheap, late night eats. If you need a new place satisfy your all-day munchies, Smokin’ Bowls is the place to go, open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Apple celebrates 10 years with new releases Commentary NICK COATS

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ay hello to the future. The first-ever Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theater took place Tuesday Sept. 12 in Cupertino California, where Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook unveiled the future of the smartphone, the iPhone X. Other new additions to the Apple family were also revealed, included the iPhone 8 and 8-plus, watch series-3, and apple TV 4k. But all eyes were on the futuristic reveal.

It is not a huge surprise that on the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, Apple released the iPhone X, the “X” standing for the numeral, 10. But there were a few unexpected changes. It felt like tradition for Apple to release a phone and follow up with an “S” version of the same every other year. But this year, the tech-giant skipped a release of a 7s and 7s-plus, and went straight to the eight. Interesting enough, the new iPhone 8 feels a lot like what you would expect from a 7s,; and we’ll probably never see an iPhone 9, with the iPhone X starting a new era of smartphones for the corporation.

There are a lot of similarities between the three

new phone models, but a few big differences. The iPhone X is a beautiful and phenomenally powered device with a glass and stainless steel design, 5.8inch super retina display, a new innovative approach to security with Face ID and new ways to communicate with Animojis.

The new iPhone 8 and 8-plus will have eyecatching new glass and aluminum designs, along with countless advancements that enhance everything people love about iPhones. Since the new models are glass, Apple designed the glass with a 50 percent deeper strengthening layer for more protection.

If you are eligible for an upgrade but are on the fence about which new iPhone to buy, know you won’t have to decide between wireless charging and unmatched performances with Apple’s new A11 bionic chip since all three offer both.

The A11 Bionic will enable amazing new photography features like portrait lighting, and game changing augmented reality experiences in IOS 11. The chip also uses machine learning, on the iPhone X, to recognize changes in your appearance. Partnered with the true depth camera system, a unique facial map is created which becomes your passcode, and Face ID is attention aware which means the phone will only unlock when you are looking at it. Face ID is designed to resist photos or masks, and allows you

to pay with apple-pay in the blink of an eye. Since the iPhone X now has Face ID, the home button has been removed and replaced with a new gesture style of navigation. But not to worry, the iPhone 8 and 8-plus still include the timeless feature.

All three models will include a 12-megapixel camera capable of video recording at 60 frames per second in 4k resolution. The iPhone X and 8-plus have dual 12 megapixel cameras, and all three models have a 7-megapixel front camera with 1080p HD video recording. The iPhone X will also allow the front camera to take portrait photos.

There are many good things to say about the new iPhones, but also a few negatives that stick out like sore thumbs. First, the price of the new iPhone X starts at a staggering $999 for 64 gigabits of storage, or $1,149 for a 256-gigabyte model. Second, Apple has eliminated the 128-gigabyte model; so if you have one now, you may feel forced to go with 256 gigabytes model.

The new iPhone 8 models hit stores on Sept. 22 along with the new watch and apple TV. The iPhone X will be available for pre-order Oct. 27, and will hit stores Nov. 3. Don’t expect your new phone to come with a wireless charging pad since Apple won’t be releasing the AirPower mat until 2018. The slowly dying lightning port will live on for a little while longer.

8 Student Life

SEPT. 19 - SEPT. 25, 2017 sonomastatestar.com

Career Services helps students get LinkedIn ANDREA MENDOZA STAFF WRITER

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he many college students who are concerned with securing jobs after graduation may want to look into the assistance provided by Sonoma State University.

Career Services hosted a LinkedIn workshop Sept. 12 from 1 - 2 p.m. The department, once part of Academic Affairs, is now connected to Student Affairs and is located in Salazar 1070.

The workshop highlighted the advantages of having a LinkedIn account to facilitate job searches and networking, while also providing an overview of the several features provided by this professional network. It focused on guiding students in creating a LinkedIn profile and the importance of having this social network.

“I think that it’s a good place to be in Student Affairs,” Career Services Coordinator Ann Mansfield said. “We are very student-centered in terms of our product offerings.”

Mansfield said that Career Services is looking to hire a professional career counselor to come in and further provide professional advising for students.

“The main goal of Career Services is to help students prepare and navigate their own career development,” Mansfield said. “My main goal is that students have a career plan, whether it be getting an internship or graduate school.”

Mock interviews, which can be set up with Mansfield by appointment, are among the services provided. For these interviews, students come in dressed up and prepared as if they were in a real job interview, answer common interview questions and are later given tips and suggestions on how they can improve.

Other services provided include a career closet, career fairs, workshops on specific career-related tools, and info sessions for different types of employers and careers.

Aubrie Russo, a junior communications major, holds a public relations and marketing position at Career Services. Her main job is to boost the face of the department through its social media accounts.

Russo said she helps market the department through several of its social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and LinkedIn, where she not only advertises the services provided, but also future events and workshops.

“We manage the Seawolf Job Link, which is a service available to Sonoma State students,” Russo said. “On there we provide on-campus and off-campus job opportunities where students can also do an advance search for a major-specific job.”

According to a presentation at the workshop, LinkedIn has over 450 million

Courtesy // pixabay.com Career Services’ LinkedIn workshop stressed the website’s importance as a professional recruitment tool. members in over 200 countries, and about 85 percent of recruiters go to LinkedIn before going to any other recruiting tools.

Lexi Phan, a junior kinesiology major and student team lead at Career Services, said she didn’t have a LinkedIn profile until she started working for the department.

“I didn’t know how important it was when you are a professional and going into the workforce,” Phan said. “I think it’s important for students who are still in undergrad to start connecting with individuals, especially if they’re students at Sonoma State, because we have something in common.”

Career Services provides a calendar of events on its website and Facebook profile, making it easy for students to keep up with the many workshops offered and notice when potential employers will be on campus.

The department’s next workshop will focus on resumes and cover letters, and will take place Sept. 26 from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

“We want to point our students in the right direction and encourage them to come to us at Career Services,” Russo said. It’s never too early or too late to come in and take a step in the right direction by coming here.”

STAR // Kayla Kring By participating with the Joining Us Making Progress program, students are able to volunteer on-campus at the Garden Classroom every Monday.

Students dig into community service at Garden Classroom JANA DUNCAN STAFF WRITER

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very Monday from noon to 2 p.m. students can grab some gardening gloves and become a part of the growing, harvesting and composting of food.

Located next to the Environmental Technology Center in the northwest region of campus, the Garden Classroom is a garden where students play an active role in the cultivation of crops which are donated to a local food pantry, Neighbors Organized Against Hunger. By experiencing firsthand how some foods are tended to and grown, students can enter not only a working environment, but a learning one.

Peter Forte, a second-year liberal studies major and sustainability coordinator for Join Us Making Progress, an on-campus organization better known as JUMP, said he believes in creating a learning opportunity for students who visit the garden.

“If we have new members that come out, I think giving them a tutorial of the

garden is a good idea… and getting their feedback,” Forte said. “That definitely requires, on my part, getting new [students] out so we can educate more people. I think that’s one way we can really lessen our global, ecological footprint.”

In celebration of Earth Week, JUMP recently held a party event at the campus garden where several students were able to assist in a gardening project.

Forte said he continues to search for more student input on similar events that could draw more students to the garden One student volunteer who highly values what the garden has to offer is Stuart Alexander Lee, a senior geology major. Lee said his main role in the Garden Classroom is garden steward. Garden stewards, alongside the agroecology class and JUMP, help in the garden with a more hands-on approach.

Lee said he spent the summer as one of the sole caretakers of the garden.

“I’ve learned a lot about gardening… it’s really rewarding to give all the food to the local food bank every

Wednesday,” Lee said. “That’s been one of the best parts… being able to see how much people benefit from the garden and all the hard work that we put in.”

Lee said he sees the student-run garden as a way of making a community and allowing students to experience learning outside of a textbook.

Mikayla Martin, a second-year undeclared student and new volunteer at the garden, said she enjoyed getting her hands dirty with some weeding and tilling of the garden beds.

Martin said she saw the difference just a short amount of hard work can make, and views the campus’ garden to be invaluable.

“I think it is important for college campuses to have gardens because the food can be… donated to people in the surrounding community,” Martin said.

“It’s also a great way to educate people on plants, where their food comes from, and an opportunity to work with the Earth.”

As someone who did not have much previous gardening experience beforehand, Martin said she was able to reap

what she sewed, which inspired her to keep coming back for more.

Forte, who organizes and leads garden volunteer days, said he is aware of the hard work of everyone who contributes to the garden and hopes for more opportunities to share the benefits with the rest of Sonoma State.

“I really hope that [people] appreciate what other students are trying to do here… what type of a space this could be for people, and what it is for people right now,” Forte said.

Forte said a campus garden may not be an innovation, but for someone as passionate about the garden as he is, it is an important part of the Sonoma State community.

“The fact that [the garden is] up and running, the fact that it has people to work it is pretty amazing,” Forte said.

“The only thing is the rest of the population needs to know about it. I’m really proud of my school for having a place like this.”

For questions about volunteer opportunities or garden events, contact jump.sustainability@sonoma.edu.

Student Life 9

SEPT. 19 - SEPT. 25, 2017 sonomastatestar.com

Black Student Union and CAPS aim to hire counselors of color SUZETTE PLUMLEY Staff Writer

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onoma State University’s Black Student Union is working with Counseling and Psychological Services, better known as CAPS, to hire more counselors of color, one of many goals proposed in the union’s list of demands.

This list was made during the fall 2016 semester to promote diversity and support black students at Sonoma State.

The staff at CAPS currently consists of five psychologists and one post-doctoral fellow. Of these six staff members, two psychologists, Rociel Martinez and Isabel Avila, identify as women of color. None of these staff members are bilingual, though some CAPS counselors identify as LGBTQ. Aareona Miles, the union’s financial director and a fourth-year criminal justice major, said it took about a year for CAPS to post a job search for counselors of color.

“As a black person, many people cannot relate to how we feel,” Miles said.

Miana Coleman, a third-year art studio major with an emphasis in painting, is the president of the Black Student Union.

Coleman said many students participated in a phone call-in protest in hopes of getting a response from Sonoma State President Judy K. Sakaki about the list of demands. “[Sonoma State’s administration] called our demands ‘requests.’ It seemed like they weren’t too happy about it,” Coleman said when asked about administration’s response to the demands.

Gregory Thomas, the Black Student Union membership coordinator, said “it would be hypocritical” for administration to stress the importance of diversity without supporting the union’s demands.

“For black students, one of the biggest issues has to do with our actual identity: being a black person in America,” Thomas said. “If I were to talk to a white counselor, there would be certain experiences that they wouldn’t understand. Maybe they would have a hard time empathizing simply because they’ve never experienced it.”

Thomas, Miles and Coleman all said they know former Sonoma State students who have transferred due to lack of diversity and racial issues on campus.

Laura Williams, a California-licensed psychologist and the director of CAPS, is working on diversifying the organization’s staff.

Williams said this process has been in the works for years prior to the Black Student Union’s demands.

“Everything we do, from our hiring and interview process to staff training and development, we focus very much on multicultural issues,” Williams said. “Social justice is a passion of every single person that works here.”

Courtesy // sonomastatebsu.org The Black Student Union’s list of demands includes hiring more black counselors to work in the CAPS department.

CAPS has posted two job listings for part-time work, seeking “a post-doctorate or licensed therapist that has a specialization in working with AfricanAmerican or black-identified students.”

“Historically, it’s been really hard for us to attract a really diverse pool,” Williams said.

According to Williams, multiple factors make it difficult to attract diversity in the department. She said Sonoma State’s salaries are not competitive enough compared to nearby universities and jobs, and that Sonoma County itself is “not as diverse as other areas in California.”

CAPS will not have access to the pool of applicants for a few more weeks, but Williams said she remains hopeful that they will find someone for the task at hand.

Over the summer, the department posted a wider job listing to recruit multicultural and bilingual counselors, but did not receive a large enough applicant pool to hire anyone.

“I’m hopeful but not assured that this will give us the pool we want to have,” says Williams.

According to Williams, two factors that are affecting CAPS’ goal to diversify are budget and space.

Williams said that even if the department were to find more diverse counselors, it “wouldn’t have the funds or the space.”

CAPS is supported by the $56 mental and health service fee paid by Sonoma State students.

Those who pay this fee are eligible for ten free therapy sessions and unlimited access to any group therapy services provided by CAPS, such as the

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Sept. 24

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The HUB

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Sept. 25

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“A Better High” with

Women of Color Collective.

This service fee covers CAPS’ budget, which primarily consists of salaries and benefits, as well as operating expenses.

“We just don’t have enough to get everything we want to fully serve students,” Williams said.

Williams acknowledged that students often come to her with concerns about lack of diversity on campus. According to Sonoma State, in fall 2015 49 percent of the student body identified as white, while in fall 2016, about 65 percent of faculty also identified as white. Williams said she encourages patients to get more involved with clubs that promote diversity.

“Being in a community where you’re surrounded by a predominantly white institution is a different feeling,” Miles said. “When you come to a BSU meeting and can be surrounded by people of color, it gives you joy.”

Diversifying the staff at CAPS is only one of the demands that the Black Student Union has set for Sonoma State.

Other demands include creation of a Black Resource Center, scholarships for black students, blackthemed housing, and an Africana major and minor.

The Black Student Union meets every Monday at 7 p.m. in the Dry Creek Valley meeting room, and its list of demands can be found at http://www.sonomastatebsu.org/demands/.

The CAPS job listings can be found at http://web. sonoma.edu/aa/fa/prospective/counseling.html.

For more information or for personal concerns, contact CAPS at (707) 664-2153.

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10 Sports

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Sports Schedule Tuesday, Sept.

19 Men’s Golf Sonoma State Invitational 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 Women’s Soccer @ Humboldt State 12 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 22 Women’s Soccer vs UC Santa Cruz 12 p.m.

Cross Country SF State Invitational Women’s Volleyball @ Humboldt State 5 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball @ SF State 7 p.m.

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Men’s Soccer @ Humboldt State 1 p.m.

Men’s Soccer vs Holy Names 4 p.m.

COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com No. 21 Caiti Wiesner totaled 32 kills in the team’s first conference matchups against Cal State San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona.

Women’s volleyball team open CCAA’s with two commanding wins CHAD SHAVER STAFF WIRTER

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he Sonoma State University women’s volleyball team capped off a strong weekend with two wins against Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino.

Coming off a close loss in their last game against the still undefeated Northwest Nazarene Crusaders, the Seawolves determined to conquer.

“We knew we had to come out strong and with a lot of energy because Pomona has always been a high energy team,” middle blocker Morgan Annala said.

They did just that, taking all three of the sets, 25-16, 25-21 and 25-8. The Seawolves played with few errors and totaled 41 kills compared to the Broncos’ 32.

The Seawolves secured the victory with help from Caiti Wiesner’s 13 kills, Annala’s nine, and Calan Seitz’s seven, assisted often by Courtney Seda who totaled 33 assists.

On the defensive end of the court, Annala had the net covered with seven blocks on the day, while Seda picked up two blocks of her own. For digs in the first game, defensive specialist Megan Bohorquez held it down with 11, along with Wiesner with 10 digs.

On Saturday the Seawolves took on Cal State San Bernardino in a fourset game that resulted in a Sonoma State Victory, 3-1. In the first set of the game the Seawolves came out strong,

but so did the Coyotes.

The points went back and forth the whole set, but the Seawolves were able to pull off the win, 25-22. With a total of 18 kills and only eight errors, the Seawolves were able to pull off another victory in the second set, 25-19.

Unfortunately, the Seawolves were unable to keep their momentum in what could’ve been the game-winning round and lost the set 25-21. A strong fourth set clinched the Seawolf victory, winning 31-29 against the Coyotes.

Contributing to the Seawolves’ victory on the offensive side in this game was Wiesner, Kelsey McIntire and Annala. They all had double-digit kills: 19,18, and 15 respectively.

On the defensive side in Saturday’s game, Annala totaled eight blocks, along with Bohorquez’s 20 digs. Closely following her were teammates Wiesner and Seda with a total of 18 and 12 digs.

“San Bernardino has always been a rival for us, and they have some physical players. Being up two sets, I think we relaxed a little, and San Bernardino took advantage of that. We had to fight our way back, but we stayed calm through every match,” Annala said.

The Seawolves are now 8-3 overall, 2-0 in CCAA play. The Seawolves will take on San Francisco State, Humboldt State, Chico State, and Stanislaus State later this week.

Seawolves of the Week Bella Amyx

Caiti Wiesner

Class: Junior Position: Forward Hometown: Mill Valley, CA

Class: Sophomore Position: Outside Hitter Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA

Last week’s Seawolf of the Week, Bella Amyx, has been play-

Outside hitter Caiti Wiesner has been an asset to the women’s

ing soccer for Sonoma State since her freshman year in 2015. In

volleyball team since her freshman appearance in 2016, when she

her debut season, she scored three game-winning goals and

led the team with 2.96 kills per game, totaling 246 kills that season.

started in all 20 games.

Since then, she has continued to prove herself an indespensable player for the Seawolves, scoring the determining goal to start the 2017 season off against Fresno Pacific, assisting the game-winning goal against Dixie State the following week, and hitting another game-winner against Asuza Pacific the same weekend.She’s averaged 1.3 shots on goal in the first seven games this season.

So far this year, Wiesner has averaged 12 kills per game, totaling 129 in just 11 games. In the CCAA openers last week, she had 13 kills, one block, and 10 digs in game one against Cal Poly Pomona. The next day, she tacked on an impressive 19 kills, one block, and 18 digs against Cal State San Bernardino. Both games ended in triumph for the Seawolves, thanks largely due to Wiesner’s offensive prowess and defensive plays.

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Men’s soccer team off to 2-0-0 start in conference play BIANCA SANBORN

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hree worthy collegiate contenders couldn’t impede the momentum of the Sonoma State University men’s soccer team as Fresno Pacific, Cal State Monterey Bay, and Cal State East Bay each fell victim to the Seawolves’ offensive tenacity.

The team faced the Fresno State Sunbirds on Tuesday night, their last matchup before entering conference play. Just 10 minutes into the game, sophomore midfielder Luis Mendoza launched a shot from 20 yards out, finding the back of the net for his first goal of 2017.

“Scoring my first goal of the year against a great opponent felt amazing,” Mendoza said. “It’s always a great feeling scoring and knowing you were able to help the team and raise not only my own confidence, but also the team’s confidence to push through and get the win.”

Freshman midfielder Kyle Owings secured the lead with a goal of his own, firing a left-footed dart just beyond the reach of the Sunbirds’ goalkeeper. Without even a moment to recover, STAR // Kayla Kring Sonoma State notched another goal in the No. 17 Luis Mendoza form of freshman forward Sebastian Santos.

The lead was too much for Fresno Pacific, who could only break the defense once to put the final score at 3-1.

Friday’s game sparked another domination by the Seawolf pack. A heated

Women’s Volleyball (2-0 CCAA)

match resulted in two red cards per team and scattered blame for seven yellow cards. Combating the aggressive Otters, Sonoma State was able to scathe off their offensive attempts while maintaining a strong lead throughout.

Offensively, Owings got the ball rolling in the 26th minute with another leftfooter, assisted by sophomore midfielder Evan Roehrig. Up 1-0, defender Eric Alvarado put himself on the board for the second time this year, rocketing a penalty kick to secure the 2-0 victory.

“I think we just played with heart and worked really hard,” Owings said. “It was the conference opener so we were all fired up to get the win away from home.”

Entering the regular season with an assertive win kept the pack hungry for another, and, unfortunately for them, the East Bay Pioneers found themselves in the midst of a hunt. Senior forward Andrew Ogilvy was the first to attack just seven minutes into the game, scoring off an assist by Josh Sanchez. East Bay, unable to reciprocate, defended unsuccessfully as Ogilvy and forward Marco Barragan went in for the kill. The 3-0 lead was too much for the Pioneers, and the Seawolves sent them home scoreless.

“Entering the CCAA, our coach just had us focus on one goal: to remain hungry and play our hearts out on the field,” Mendoza said. “Our priority was circulating the ball and picking our moment to go forward. Knowing when to attack and hold back, tactically using the field to our advantage, and most of all, putting our teams away early.”

After three back-to-back wins, the men’s soccer team holds a 4-2-1 overall record and remains undefeated in the CCAA. “To continue this streak I think we just need to keep pushing each other and growing as a team. We have a long season ahead of us, but we are willing to do whatever it takes,” Owings said.

The unit hopes to continue their success next week against Holy Names on Thursday at home, then at Humboldt State on Sunday in Arcata.

Women’s Soccer (1-1-0 CCAA)

vs Cal Poly Pomona (3-0 win)

@ Cal State Monterey Bay (1-0 loss)

vs Cal State San Bernardino (3-1 win)

@ Cal State East Bay (2-0 win)

Men’s Soccer (2-0-0 CCAA) vs Fresno Pacific (3-1 win)

Men’s Golf (Rounds 1 & 2) (TBA)

@ Cal State Monterey Bay (2-0 win) @ Cal State East Bay (3-0 win)

Seawolves split conference-opening weekend KEVIN BRILL

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he Sonoma State Seawolves split their weekend games on Friday and Sunday, adding one win and one loss to their overall record. Sonoma’s first loss of the season came against Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday, which broke its five game winning streak. The team played both games on the road, but the Seawolves were determined to bring home a win for Sonoma as they shut out Cal State East Bay on Sunday to improve their record (6-1).

The Seawolves’ were handed their first loss of the season in a heartbreaking match that went into overtime against the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters. Sonoma State was looking strong as it had five shots on goal in the first half, while the Otters had a mere two against the Seawolves. Though it was a scoreless game at halftime, the Seawolves applied pressure as they shot on the Otters’ goal seven times in the second half. As the remaining final minutes drained out of the second half, both teams knew that overtime was on the horizon. There was no doubt that each team wanted the win, but in the eighth minute of overtime, the Otters‘ sophomore forward, Haley Nishimoto, knocked in a goal and left the Seawolves both devastated and defeated at 1-0.

After the loss against the Monterey Bay Otters, the Seawolves were eager to get back on a new winning streak. On Sunday, Sonoma travelled to the stadium of the Cal State East Bay Pioneers and it was clear the team

came to fight. Nine minutes into the first half, Sonoma’s forward Alexis Espitia, attacked the Pioneers’ net and scored a goal for the Seawolves. The Pioneers were unable to answer but they made the Seawolves work on the defensive end. Just when the game seemed like it was over, Sonoma turned up the heat and scored another goal in the 86th minute of the game. The Seawolves’ Paige Martinsen, freshman forward, rifled in a shot that made it clear there was only a victory in Sonoma’s future. With the final score 2-0, Sonoma was able to bring home the win it had longed for and proved that the team was worthy of its national ranking at No. 10.

“We used our loss as a motivator to make sure we came out strong all game long to get the win. Our mentality was very focused. The loss hurt us but we aren’t going to let it keep us down,” senior forward Sara Van Wagoner said.

After the tough loss on Friday and victorious win on Sunday, the women of Sonoma State look to take on one home game and one away game this coming week. The Seawolves start on the road against Humboldt State at noon on Wednesday, and have a quick turnaround time as they play UC Santa Cruz at noon on Friday, back on Sonoma’s territory.

“The plan is for us to keep up our 2 percent better mentality for every game and practice so that we can get better than we were the day before,” Espitia said.

Sonoma hopes to pick up where it left off, restart the winning streak and put the loss behind it. No team is perfect, but the Seawolves strive for excellence and there is

no doubt that they will come ready to play.

COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com The Seawolves took the Otters into overtime before losing 1-0 when Monterey scored in the 98th minute.

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STAR // Lauren Eipp Courtney Seda, No. 6, sets up Morgan Annala, No. 3 to get a point for Sonoma State.

STAR // Lauren Eipp Kelsey McIntire, No. 2, tips the ball over her opponent.

STAR // Lauren Eipp Calan Sietz, No 10, spikes the ball over the net.

STAR // Lauren Eipp Seawolves celebrate together after their win against Cal Poly.

STAR // Lauren Eipp Seawolves dance the night away while being covered in paint at Paint the Night on Thursday on Person Lawn.

STAR // Lauren Eipp Seawolves start a dance battle in the middle of the crowd while being covered in paint at Paint the Night on Thursday on Person Lawn.

STAR // Lauren Eipp Stundents cheer in anticipation for more paint at Paint the Night on Thursday on Person Lawn.