Volume 80 // Issue 8

Special Election Issue

Q&A with the candidates on pg. 5

Elections on April 9-10

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VOLUME 80 // ISSUE 8 APRIL 3 - APRIL 9, 2018

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Associated Students elections to be held next week ASHLEY GIESKE STAFF WRITER

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ith elections right around the corner many are anticipating who is going to become Sonoma State’s next Associated Students president and vice president, as well who will fill in seven other positions on the Associated Students Senate. Students who are willing to represent students and allow their voices to be heard are elected to these positions each year. The elections for the 2018-2019 school year begin next week. The winners in contested elections will be announced a week from tonight at Lobos at 7 p.m.

The candidates for president include junior transfer Trevor Chapman, a childhood development major who grew up in the Bay Area, and junior Manny Ojeda, who’s been an SSU student for seven

years, which he attributes to him finding his major in philosophy. A self proclaimed activist, Chapman told the STAR in a Q&A that the issues of asbestos on campus and constant increase of tuition are what motivates him to run. Both candidates have made the issue of mental health a staple within their campaigns, admitting CAPS could use more attention for the benefit of students. Ojeda, who has credited CAPS for helping him through various hardships within his life, hopes he can use the position to add another counselor to the program.

Both of these students have been going into different classes along their campaign trail to tell the student body about what they plan to bring to campus if voted in. Along with the presidential candidates, Carley Chatterley and Michael Downey are running for vice president.

Each candidate’s profile, from senators to presidential nominees, can be viewed on Orgsync using student’s SSU login information. Ojeda said he believes it is crucial for students to get acquainted with each candidate’s platforms before making a decision on the ballets.

“The whole process promotes active participation on issues that involve all of us,” said Ojeda. “We are in college for a very limited time, but there’s so many benefits to it past a college degree. One of these is learning the importance of voting.”

Executive Vice President nominee Carley Chatterley believes her experience in running for the position last year has helped her become more ready for what to expect.

“I’m excited and way more prepared for this process than I was last year! I

know what I am getting myself into and to think of serving the students for another year makes me smile from ear to ear,” said Chatterley.

Chatterley said it’s extremely important for students to get their voices heard and vote in the election.

“It’s the chance to exercise your voice! This is the chance for students to speak up about who they want representing them and if they don’t vote then they don’t really have a right to complain if things don’t go their way,” said Chatterley.

The elections will take place on April 9-10, and students are highly encouraged to vote. The process can be done through Orgsync using students SSU login information. Students should be receiving an email with a link to this site around election time.

AEPi raises money to support cancer patients KAILEY PRIEST STAFF WRITER

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he boys of AEPi raised over $7,000 and recruited over 120 individuals into the bone marrow registry this past week. One hundred percent of the profits from the 300 tickets sold for the finale dance will also be going to young adults struggling with cancer.

Philanthropy Chair and Pledge Master, Zach Faerber, finds this cause near and dear to his heart as he has lost both parents to cancer. Faerber is a senior medical anthropology major who has worked for three long months preparing for this event. He claims the organization has helped him through the toughest parts of his life.

“This is something that I, as a transfer student, use to help put on at UC Irvine,” said Faerber. “I have been so blessed and fortunate to be able to have the support of the founder of Cuck Fancer, Ben Teller and AEPi.” AEPi started off their philanthropy week with a table set out on Piersons lawn educating and informing people just exactly what their philanthropy was all about. With the plus of free pizza and fun props to take pictures with.

AEPi’s sweetheart, Jordyn Solny, was also out there supporting the sorority efforts and raising money while doing it. Solyn is a junior early childhood education major who was more than happy to get a little messy for a good cause. This year they were able to raise $1,200 from Pie a Pi alone, which was the event held on Tuesday.

“I love watching them all take part in spreading the word and getting involved,” said Solny. “Besides the sticky mess and the much needed shower, I love being able to sit in whipped cream next to some of my favorite guys while we all take part in being indulged in whipped cream!”

The next event in the week was learning how to save a life with one easy cheek swab for the Bone Marrow Registry. Love Your Melon, Lambda Kappa Pi, Be the Match, and Canine Companions teamed up with the hopes of attracting a bigger crowd. Participants who where willing to swab their cheeks gained free entry to play with puppies.

STAR // Carly Wade Alpha Epsilon Pi member Glen Kueffner soaks up the sun as his fraternity brother Zach Faerber cuts his hair.

“The easiest way to make a difference is to register to the Bone Marrow Registry, and the easiest way to get on the registry is a simple cotton swab to the cheek,” said Faerber. “In the past few years, Cuck Fancer swabbed over 2,000 students and raised over $100,000 at college universities.”

They ended their week of events with an Anything But Clothes rave Thursday night. All profits of this event will also be going to their philanthropy efforts to support cancer research and awareness.

Members of the fraternity have also created gofundme pages for each brother who will be shaving their head as another way to raise money for their cause. They asked for $2 donations to participate in the shaving of a head.

“Their philanthropy means a lot to me because of how much it means to the guys in AEPi.,” said Solny. “As someone who grew up with family members and friends who lost their lives due to cancer, it was important for me to get the word out to Sonoma to raise money and awareness.”

Memes attempt to bridge humor with serious issues KATHLEEN PERRY STAFF WRITER

“T Courtesy // Twitter A sign connected to a meme is held up during the March For Our Lives protest in Washington D.C. on March 24.

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he scariest thing in a school should be my grades.” This is one of the many signs that was held on March 24 at the March for our Lives protest. Created and organized by high school students, this event that called for gun regulation was one of the largest political demonstrations from young Americans in years. While sarcasm and senseless memes are linked to younger generations, they are now being used more seriously as younger people are finding their voices and using them in politics.

Young people are notoriously known for not voting, however, that is quickly changing. According to Census.gov, political involvement in voters 18-29 years old has increased when comparing voter turnout in 2012 to 2016.

More recently, the Parkland massacre directly affected student’s feelings about safety and political involvement from younger generations has skyrocketed. continued on Pg. 7

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THE STAR Editorial Board Shannon Brown, Editor-in-Chief Ethan Helms, Executive Editor Nate Galvan, News Editor Olivia Hunt, Opinion Editor Brigitte Maina, Ar ts & Enter tainment Editor Andrea Mendoza, Student Life Editor Bianca Sanborn, Spor ts Editor Alyssa Archerda, Photo Editor Alex Randolph, Copy Editor Alex Daniels, Adver tising Manager Paul Gullixson, Faculty Adviser STAR // Gabriella Novello

Staff Writers Kaytlin Abad, Stefanie Bautista, Jessica Bennett, Kathryn Catanzarite, Blake Davena, Jennifer De La Torre, Danielle Estrada, Danielle Factor, Ashley Gieske, Jacob Gonzales, Kendall Grove, Tanner Gunning, Casey Herrmann, Lindsey Huffman, Emily Jenkel, Heba Madi, Luis Mejia, Brooklynn Miller, Manny Ojeda, Kathleen Perry, Kailey Priest, Renee Rodgers, Roland Schmidt, Tatiana Serrano, Samantha Sinatra, Sierra Sorrentino, Jeno Veltri, Madison Villalobos, Aaron Waskowiak

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Trevor Chapman for Associated Students president

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ith the Associated Students elections next week, the STAR sat down with both Associated Students president candidates to learn more about their goals and campaign platforms. Students are urged to make a decision for who they will support in the upcoming AS election, which will determine who will hold each student government position for the coming 2018-2019 academic year.

Junior philosophy major Manny Ojeda is running against transfer student and early childhood studies major Trevor Chapman.

The two candidates had the opportunity to speak with the STAR on separate occasions regarding their campaign goals and what they believe are the biggest issues students face. After hearing from both candidates, the STAR staff and editorial board discussed their answers and positions on each issue.

We then decided to endorse Trevor Chapman for Associated

Students president.

Chapman’s background on policy issues and knowledge of both campus government and statewide issues makes him a better choice for AS president.

Although Chapman still has a lot to learn about the background and details that go into the problems he is looking to tackle, his energy alone will make him a driving force for change. It’s important for Chapman to remember though that quality change takes time and therefore his personality and ambition alone can’t be his only tool. Like any great leader, he needs the facts and a plan.

When we spoke with Chapman, asbestos, mental health and the potential tuition increase were top priorities for him. As a member of the Students for Quality Education at Sonoma State, Chapman has a sense of the biggest issues students face. With talks of another tuition increase, Chapman said he plans to take a trip to CSU Long Beach to lobby Chancellor Timothy White and

Gov. Jerry Brown. At a time when tuition is at an all-time high, it’s important to have a student advocate voicing concern.

Both candidates focused most of their answers on student mental health and Counseling and Psychological Services.

Ojeda was very enthusiastic and has a real heart for wanting to improve mental health services on campus and frankly, it’s hard to disagree with him about the need.

Because of this, we hope that Ojeda will remain involved in student government as his voice about his personal experiences need to be heard.

Although he still has a lot to learn about the workings of student government and Sonoma State, Chapman has the potential to tackle the issues students care about because of his student involvement and activist background.

Students can vote through their Orgsync account April 9-10 for all the Associated Students positions.

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Adopting a citizenship question for the census will further limit immigrant safety

BROOKLYNN MILLER STAFF WRITER

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s this person a citizen of the United States?” This is the question that has sparked controversy, created panic among minority groups and caused many states, including California and New York, to sue the Trump administration.

Since 1790, when the country first conducted the U.S. Census, the Constitution has required a census every 10 years to determine state representation in Congress.

The uproar surrounding this question’s inclusion stems from the concern that the

2020 Census will be dramatically skewed due to fear and distrust of the U.S. government by the American public.

The number of electors representing each state in the electoral college is based on the state’s population, which they count via the census. California currently holds 55 electoral college votes, but this impressive and powerful number will drop like cement bricks in mud as soon as they distribute this census.

California isn’t the only state pushing against the Trump administration and its ideals for the next census. In fact, along with New York, the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington “quickly said they would join the lawsuit, with state officials condemning the citizenship question as an ‘arbitrary’ one that would ‘only do harm,’” said Nick Visser of the Huffington Post.

It’s easy to confidently state that California has a considerably immense immigrant population. According to the American Immigration Council, “immigrants now account for over one quarter of [California’s] population and comprise nearly

34 percent of the entire labor force.” The members of this specific population sustain an unmistakably firm role in determining California’s number of electoral votes.

It can easily be assumed that as soon as this census question hits the public eye, the immigrant population will suddenly disappear, and it won’t be a mystery as to why.

This may not seem like such a big deal, but it can actually cause devastating political consequences.

As soon as the census reveals for California, and other states, a lower or skewed population, these states could potentially have votes and seats taken away from them.

This census could force political power away from the public’s hands and toward the favor of a government that is unrepresentative of its own country.

This conclusion could arrive via one of two ways: undocumented immigrants or people in immigrant families will either answer untruthfully or not respond at all.

The question’s inclusion “could cause many immigrants to skip the 2020 census out of fear their information could be used against them,” D’Vera Cohn of the Pew Research Center said, “even though it is illegal to share a person’s census responses with law

enforcement or immigration agencies.”

Critics of the question agree this “couldn’t come at a worse time, as many in immigrant communities are already losing trust in officials and afraid to answer their doors,” said Catherine Shoichet of CNN. In addition to Cohn’s prediction of immigrants skipping the 2020 Census all together, another option to get past this seemingly sticky situation is to lie. Untruthful responses may seem harmless and even the safer, smarter route to an immigrant census taker, but in reality there are consequences to this too.

Beyond calculating the number of representatives each state gets in Congress, and the number of votes each state gets in the electoral college, the census helps to decide the amount of federal funding local governments get for programs like Medicaid, Head Start and the National School Lunch Program.

With so many delicate families, organizations, and livelihoods in the balance, is this question really worth it? The political climate and social constructs we live with every day support California and its fellow opposing states to be free and clear in their efforts to get the question removed for good.

Clean drinking water isn’t a privilege; it’s a human right

AARON WASKOWIAK STAFF WRITER

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pril 25, 2014: In efforts to establish a lower-cost water source, the Flint river begins f lowing into the small Michigan city as a temporary source until they construct a new pipeline.

In a statement, the Mayor of Flint, Dayne Walling, said “It’s regular, good, pure drinking water, and it’s right in our backyard.”

May 4, 2016: A little less than two years later, former President Barack Obama refers to Flint as a “tragedy that never should have happened” in a speech to residents.

In the two years between these statements, Flint Michigan declared a state of emergency. The local General Motors plant stopped its usage of Flint water due to “corrosive” properties. Water testing revealed high levels of lead content in residents’ drinking water.

The New York Times reported on doctors who urged Flint officials to stop using the water, due to the high levels of lead found in the blood of children.

The city of Flint adds anti-corrosive measures to the water to combat the lead leaching, and advises citizens not to use unfiltered water for any cooking, bathing or drinking.

Now it is April 2018, almost four years since the crisis began, and two since the former president addressed the situation. The nation’s headlines have largely moved on from Flint and its water. So where do we stand?

The Washington Post reported late last year on a working paper being compiled by two health economists on the effects which lead levels have had on fertility in Flint. The paper delves into the effects of lead on fetuses, comparing it to similar statistics found from the early 2000’s Washington D.C. drinking water crises, which ended up leading to the introduction of chloramine into public water systems, and left thousands of children with lifelong complications.

The researchers estimate that “between 198 and 276 more children would have been born had Flint not enacted the switch in water.”

These are horrifying statistics for any city to experience, and Flint should be the last city forced to en-

dure an ordeal like this. Based on U.S. Census Bureau data from 2016, the 65,000 population of Flint had the highest poverty rate of any U.S. city.

Forty-five percent of residents lived below the national poverty line, with a shocking 58 percent being minors, compared to the national average of 18 percent for childhood poverty.

The Times reported extensively on Flint’s plans for recovery last year, beginning with Mayor Karen Weaver ensuring residents that all lead infrastructure would be replaced over the course of a few years.

According to CNN, the U.S. Protection Agency and the state of Michigan are allocating millions in grants, but residents are understandably still outraged and concerned.

“Everyone is erring on the side of caution” said Marc Edwards, an environmental engineer who worked extensively in the testing of the Flint water.

With 48 criminal charges pend-

cosmopolitan.com Some Facebook users are deleting their accounts to protect their data.

Facebook users shouldn’t be shocked about data breach

In the world’s most powerful, wealthiest nation, it is an exceptional tragedy that clean drinking water should ever be an issue for someone.

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ing from Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, there’s hope for residents who want justice brought against those responsible. The legal process is just as gradual as the infrastructure improvements, and with four years of crisis under their belts, the residents of Flint deserve answers and help faster than they will receive them.

In the world’s most powerful, wealthiest nation, it is an exceptional tragedy that clean drinking water should ever be an issue for someone, let alone 65,000 people. People have already been disenfranchised by the growing wealth inequality, lied to by public officials and now seemingly forgotten by the media.

To those with the most power to push for change and justice, I urge you; do not stop this discussion. Keep Flint not only in your thoughts and prayers, but in your conversations and writings.

To end on a quote from Mari Copeny, an 8-year-old Flint resident who wrote former President Obama a letter asking to speak with him: “I am one of the children that is affected by this water, and I’ve been doing my best to march in protest and to speak out for all the kids that live here in Flint. This Thursday I will be riding a bus to Washington, D.C. to watch the congressional hearings of our Governor Rick Snyder.”

If an 8-year-old can get a response from the president, then think about what a campus of 10,000 college students have the power to do.

STAFF WRITER

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ust weeks ago, Facebook was nothing more than an innocent distraction we used to pass the time at work. Though as of last week, it might as well have adopted the role of “1984’s” Big Brother after they discovered that Facebook had handed over more than 50 million user profiles to a data analytics company without their consent, according to The New York Times.

The company in question: Cambridge Analytica, created in part with a university researcher who created an app designed to acquire information through personality tests and then pass said information on to those willing to pay for it, many of which included political campaigns. Over time the company grew, eventually claiming to have information on over 230 million American voters, and allegedly having been responsible for influencing the Brexit campaign and the 2016 presidential election.

Of course, none of these revelations would have come to the surface if not for Christopher Wylie, a former data scientist who worked with Cambridge Analytica and a newfound whistleblower in the wake of these developments.

“We spent $1 million harvesting millions of Facebook profiles,” Wylie told The Guardian. “You are playing with the psychology of an entire nation in the context of a democratic process.”

He is right, but more importantly, it’s frighteningly disconcerting that people are only realizing this now. Aside from the fact that Google has practically exercised its own version of this for years, plenty of websites as well as news organizations have relied on cookies to educate them on the demographics of their audiences. Cookies are

small text files stored on one’s computer and used by websites to track individual activity, engagement and preferences.

Naturally, this came with its fair share of backlash at the time of its introduction, and yet, since then most internet users seem to have grown numb to this practice both because it’s beyond their control and because others have made them aware of it.

In this case, however, the public has become aware that Facebook, another company familiar to this, hasn’t been able to maintain control of its data or do much of anything after learning that such a massive data breach occurred. But while many are justifiably outraged, what we ought to be is relieved.

Other than advertising, this is exactly how every single social media platform makes its money these days. Despite Facebook’s damage control claims that it does not share user information with outside influences immorally, should anyone really believe that at this point? After all, if Facebook figured out how to keep it concealed for as long as it did, it makes sense that similar platforms would have learned by now as well.

The blindfold has finally been stripped from many people’s faces and if the aftermath is a couple of million accounts being deleted, then perhaps this is a blessing in disguise best suited for the future. No one can say for certain if this concern will get better or worse, but with the rising tide of technological innovation and privacy debacles becoming a formality nowadays, at the very least we should stay informed.

Anyone who posts their personal information online is already at risk of having their information taken without their consent. Therefore, as cynical as it sounds, it is best not to lie to ourselves about it. According to The Verge, Facebook has since apologized, no longer allowing third-party data for targeting ads and issuing its routine promise to do better, but I believe we can do even better than that.

The internet has revolutionized the way we receive and understand information. If we do not revolutionize our expectations of these new media giants still protected by a generous blanket of nuance, then this wild ride is far from over.

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California faculty Association to protest CSU budget CASEY HERRMANN STAFF WRITER

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he California Faculty Association is planning a major rally in Sacramento Wednesday to protest the lack of funds Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing for the California State University system.

The governor is currently proposing a $92.1 million increase to the CSU budget for the 2018-2019 state budget, over three times less than the budget increase of $282.9 million that the CSU system requested this past November. This $282.9 million increase would be used to help pay for standard increases in costs, as well as a graduation initiative to help combat the projected deficit of available college graduates in the California workforce in the near future.

An update to the budget is scheduled to come out in May, meaning funding for state colleges could be increased. It will be up to the state Legislature and the governor to come to an agreement on a final spending plan for 2018-19 fiscal year. Chancellor Timothy White called the current budget, “concerning and surprising,” noting that the budget will limit critical university needs in the future.

The CSU system has been underfunded for over a decade,” said Elaine Newman, professor of mathematics and stats and chapter president of the CFA at Sonoma State.

“There was a change in priorities for the state. Back when your professors were in college, it was practically free.” Further complicating matters is a lack of space and classes, which exacerbates the upcoming labor shortage.

According to Jennifer Eagan, a professor of philosophy at Cal State East Bay and the CFA statewide president, CSUs turn away more than 30,000 qualified students each year because of these problems. Gov. Brown has yet to make an official response to criticism from the CFA and similar groups, but has stated his overall reason for prudence

in his budget plan: “California has faced ten recessions since World War II and we must prepare for the eleventh.” Gov. Brown’s fears of recession go back to the beginning of his most recent term as California Governor, where the state was in a $27 billion deficit.

If the CSU’s budget is not increased, they will transfer these costs onto current CSU students’ tuition. Eagan notes Brown has set aside $7 billion in a rainy day fund. “[The fund] was meant to protect the state when there is a downturn,” Eagan said. “But at the CSU, we never recovered from the last downturn.”

Eagan said that the CFA has not heard much interest in the CSU system from the governor’s office for some time now. “We think that it’s starting to sound like the governor doesn’t care about public higher education,” Eagan said. Newman noted that if the state wanted to accommodate every potential student in California, the budget needs to be increased by $400 million, more than either the Governor’s current proposal or the CSU administration’s current request.

This building frustration has led the CFA to hold a rally, working together with the CSU administration to try to get lawmakers to listen. Many teachers, students and administrators from across the CSU system plan to be there. “I strongly encourage students and faculty to come to Sacramento,” Newman said. “It’s important to show our leaders in Sacramento the people in CSU and their suffering.”

For students and faculty interested in going to Sacramento to support higher education in California, the demonstration is to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the state capital building Wednesday. If students are unable to drive or reach Sacramento by other means, the CFA is happy to help get them there. They will supply mass transit to those who RSVP. Once done, a shuttle will be available at the flagpoles near the main entrance of Sonoma State’s campus at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Sonoma State plans to leave by 2 p.m. To RSVP for this service, visit the CFA webpage here: https:// www.calfac.org/rsvp-freethecsu.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Santa Rosa

A 19-year-old man was found dead after a shooting in west Santa Rosa late last week between rival gangs, according to police. Santa Rosa police Lt. John Cregan said in a news release that the shooting was reported at about 8:23 p.m. Thursday by multiple 911 callers. According to police, one of the gangs drove down the 2300 block of Lemur Street and proceeded to confront a rival gang standing in front of a residence. One of the men in the car, a 19-year-old man who lives on Lemur Street, was treated for non life threatening injuries. Police believe others involved in the shooting arrived at the hospital and left a critically wounded man on the ground, who then later died from his injuries. As of Friday evening, the shooting remains an active investigation.

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Associated Students elections STAR // Gabriella Novello

Voting for Associated Students to take place April 9-10

PRESIDENT Trevor Chapman STAR: What issues specifically besides asbestos are you pushing for?

Chapman: (Chancellor Timothy) White – the head of the CSU system – he gave all of his people giant, massive pay raises, while we students here have basically been given the boot. They say“we work so hard,” but you get paid more than the Governor of California.

That’s a really big issue for me. There are major issues with the mental health situation here on campus. If you’ve ever seen Counseling and Psychological Services , it’s always packed. There’s always people in there trying to make appointments, which means there’s something wrong with the way this system is run if everybody needs mental health capabilities. There’s a huge gap in happiness index. As a school, we’re stressed out, and we’re not happy. That’s bad. Those are the sorts of issues I wanna pay attention to. Those are the sorts of things that really matter.

STAR: You refer to yourself as an activist. What past activism efforts have you been involved in?

Chapman: I started in my activism at the end of 2015, right when I got back from Europe. It changed my life. I decided to get into activism because I saw a lot of things going wrong. Mainly what I focused on was the presidential campaign.

I was a huge activist for Bernie Sanders.

So I did a lot of campaigning for him; phone calls, things like that. Once the election period ended and Sanders lost to Hillary Clinton, I kind of fell in a stoop.

I didn’t really do very much because I felt like the establishment beat us again.

It wasn’t until after the elections that I started again. We all know why. So I went to many different rallies, mostly in Oakland, because I love Oakland, it’s my

place. I went to a rally in Vallejo because I lived there for five years. I went to another in San Francisco, that was the science, The March for Science. I was there.

And then I went to another healthcare rally, and then a bunch of other ones too.

Long story longer, that’s my activism.

STAR: What qualities do you think make you stand out against the other candidates that might be running for these kinds of positions?

Chapman: Mostly, it comes down to my policies. I feel like I have really strong policies. I’m a policy guy. [But] you know, I’m an activist. I’m not a politician. Those are my qualifications. I’d like to be a politician, but I’ve never been a politician before. Let’s be real here. I want to be [a politician] so I can actually push for my activism more, you know?

Because I want my voice to count in all of this. I’m tired of it not counting for very much.

“There’s a huge gap in happiness index. As a school, we’re stressed, and we’re not happy Those are the sorts of issues I wanna pay attention to.”

PRESIDENT Manny Ojeda “I want to keep listening to the people, because that’s a really good way to analyze what’s going on.”

STAR: What were some of the plans you have as associated student president?

Ojeda: I want to push for more resources for the CAPS resource center. I have struggled with getting a meeting; which I think is a problem.

Budgets were cut and manipulated and divided amongst various departments like AS, So I want to fix the budgeting. We should have resources to be available for everyone when they decide they want to get help.

STAR: Is CAPS your top priority?

Ojeda: I wouldn’t say it’s my top priority, but it I definitely would put it up there.

STAR: So what is your top priority?

Ojeda: Well, I have been looking into tuition and how high housing cost is, because housing is much more than tuition.

STAR: How much power does AS really have with CAPS or housing or tuition?

Ojeda: From what I know, it depends. This year we got a new president in office, and what I really like is how

much she wants to help students. There was a project to add more seats to the Green Music Center for $10 million, but she cancelled that plan to have that money go back to helping the students.

As AS president you have direct access to the president of the school. So with a AS president and a president of the school who cares or are pro-student, a lot can be done. Power is limited, but we can do a lot.

STAR: Have you held any positions at SSU or have leadership experience?

Ojeda: I haven’t held any leadership [positions], but freshman year I took a class to be a CSA. I applied, but I didn’t take it because of personal reasons. I haven’t held a title, I’ve just taken a class that was really hands-on that had a lot of guest speakers.

STAR: How are you going to balance that position and classes?

Ojeda: Well I’m actually lucky, next semester I’m only taking 12 units and the semester after that I’m taking under 12 units.

I will only be taking major courses because I was undeclared for so long, so I’ve done all my GE courses. So I thought; “what could I do?” Since I’m not taking any GE classes, I think I can manage this very well. So as long as I devote time and effort and try to be successful as a president, it shouldn’t be a problem.

STAR: What current plans of the current president do you plan on carrying out?

Ojeda: I want to keep listening to the people, because that’s a really good way to analyze what’s going on. Also getting a team of people from everywhere on campus so you don’t just always hear me and hear people of other backgrounds.

THE BALLOT ASSOCIATED STUDENTS ELECTIONS 2018-19 CANDIDATES AS President Trevor Chapman Manny Ojeda

Senator of Student Services Fernando Mendoza

AS Vice President Carley Chatterley Michael B. Downey

Senator of Diversity Aracely Duron

VP of Finance Christina Gamboa

Senator for School of Social Sciences Luke Gover

Senator for School of Science and Technology Allan Chornak Delilah Milner Senator for School of Arts & Humanities Natalie Cackler Noelle Dahl Antonio Thomas

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APRIL 3 - APRIL 9, 2018

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‘Combat Sports’ marks The Vaccines’ return Review EMILY JENKEL STAFF WRITER

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fter a three-year hiatus, The Vaccines have said goodbye to their alternative rock roots and have made a striking entrance into the indie dance scene with their most diverse and energetic album to date, “Combat Sports.” After their third album, “English Graffiti,” flopped on the charts in 2015, the U.K band has steered away from their harsh indistinguishable instrumentals and redundant lyrics that once filled their albums and have taken the time to completely reinvent their sound.

After drummer Pete Robinson left the band in 2016, the remaining members, lead singer Justin Young and guitarists Freddie Cowan and Arni Arnason, decided to push the boundaries resulting in their latest album. “Combat Sports” is filled with catchy lyrics, upbeat guitar riffs and electronic beats creating feelings of nostalgia and euphoria. Taking a similar direction as other alt-rock indie bands such as Fitz and the Tantrums and Cage the Elephant, The Vaccines have created an album filled with dance anthems about love and sex targeted to a new fan base,

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rather than the alternative scene they were once a part of. Each song on this album holds its own thanks to the help of producer Ross Orton, who produced Arctic Monkeys’ most successful album, “AM.” You can hear Orton’s influence on standout tracks such as “Young American” and “Out on the Street.” In the track “Young American,” Young slows things down and expresses the emotions you feel when infatuated with someone. Stand out lyrics include, “Pull me into orbit with your hands / Then show me where you wanted me to land / Take me to the birth mark on your arm / And let me live forever in your palm.”

Fans of their previous work may feel the band has sold out with tracks like “Your Love is my Favorite Band,” due to the drastically softer pop radio sound.

Longtime fans may find the lyrics borderline bubblegum pop at times, but the originality and upbeat feelings the album brings to listeners is undeniable.

Longtime listeners will enjoy the tracks “Surfing in the Sky,” “Nightclub” and “Out on the Streets” for their high energy and the hints of the pop punk that The Vaccines originally became known for back in 2010.

“Combat Sports” is the comeback album The Vaccines very much needed, with something for everyone. The risk should pay off highly for the band who is beginning their tour in the U.K April 3 with two locations already sold out.

‘Fab Five’ revives the unconditional lives of nominees

Logic sequels his “Q sixth mixtape with ‘Bobby Tarantino II’

MADISON VILLALOBOS

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ogic, also called Bobby Tarantino, among other pseudonyms, released his new album “Bobby Tarantino II” on March 9. The sequel of the mixtape of the same name released in 2016, Logic’s 13-song tracklist extends for nearly 43 minutes, and brings zero disappointment.

A lot of eyes have been on the Maryland-born rapper after his suicide awareness song, “1-800-273-8255.” More than a chart-topper, it saved lives. According to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, calls tripled the night he and featuring artists performed it live at the 2018 Grammys. The song skyrocketed his fame and boosted his fan base, and he’s here to prove his music isn’t going anywhere. With features including Wiz Khalifa, Young Sinatra, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Marshmello, this album has something great for all music lovers.

Who better to open the album than the voices of Rick and Morty from Adult Swim’s hit television show of the same name to introduce his exciting new work. They bicker on the intro “Grandpa’s Spaceship” about whether the new work is “Album Logic” or “Mixtape Logic,” a struggle rap fans often deal with as they grow with their favorite artists.

According to Rick, this album meets in the middle, as tracks vary from mood to mood, with one goal in mind: “turn this s*** up.”

Logic’s purpose this time around feels less about moral messages and more about living carefree. “Overnight,” a beat that feels like new territory, boasts the partying lifestyle and money – different from his previous work. His flow isn’t going anywhere, though, as most of his songs follow his quick speed. “Wassup” is another, simultaneously proving that he can keep up with other flow icon, Big Sean. Again, Logic is here to impress.

The song “Yuck” closes with a voicemail from Elton John congratulating him on his Grammys performance and asking if he would do something for him. Adding the voicemail from an artist as respected as him left fans on the edge of their seats waiting to see what the two are possibly planning. Maybe a song together? Who wouldn’t love that?

“Indica Badu” takes it down a notch and relaxes the soul. This piece’s purpose is nothing but to make you feel good. It’s no surprise that the song has a feature from relaxation activist, Wiz Khalifa.

The song “Everyday” is a twist on Logic’s usual raps. Marshmello remixes the song into something unique and fun that anyone can sing along to. In the song, Logic raps about his hard work ethic and the day he deserves to have.

“Bobby Tarantino II” is an original mix of exciting new rap songs with a twist. Logic wanted a change in his music so he did something about it, and he’s shown in his recent work just how talented he really is.

ueer Eye for the Straight Guy” was the Emmy Award-winning series people didn’t know they needed. Originally aired on Bravo during the early 2000’s, the five-season series played into the stereotype about homosexuals being experts on fashion, interior design and culture by having a “Fab Five” give a heteroseuxal man a makeover. Better referred to as “makebetter,” the transitions included wardrobe updates, dietary advice and interior design.

Netf lix has brought the cheerfully-judgmental Fab Five back to revamp the cringe-worthy lives of their nominated male subjects on the rebooted, condensely titled series “Queer Eye.” The show has replaced the original cast with a new group: Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, and Tan France. They have dedicated themselves to reinvent their subjects by combining all the necessities to provide a successful makeover to give them a new breath of life. While the men gain a huge confidence boost, they also learn how to cook, moisturize and pick a pocket square.

The new, diverse group effectively demonstrates that not all gay men are f lamboyant, like grooming expert Van Ness. As noted in The Red & Black magazine, Brown is the first African-American man to be a ‘Queer Eye,’ just like Tan is the first Muslim. According to The New York Times, the transformation from its original cast is a heart-warming hoot. This series’ cast has explosive personalities who often steal the focus from the mission at hand.

Brown, the show’s culture expert, lifts up the subject’s confidence, allowing who they are to shine through. He incorporates everyday culture and religion in order for them to understand how to be the best version of themselves.

Porowski, the series’ nutrition proficient, teaches the subjects that it is just as important to feel good on the inside as it is on the outside. He creates healthy and delicious recipes for the men to make for themselves and their loved ones.

Berk, the interior design connoisseur, remodels parts of the subject’s home so they gain better control of their lives. Whether the subject has six kids or an old recliner chair from the side of the road, Berk makes it work. He takes pieces prior to the transition and restores them into something new, that people can look forward to. With the new remodel, the subjects grow more accepting with themselves and feel more confident to bring friends and significant others home.

Van Ness, the grooming guru, gives the men new haircuts, both on the top of their head and around their face. Van Ness has the biggest personality on the show, and he makes it known that the men should feel their best at all times, especially after he has worked his magic on them.

And France, the fashion professional, pushes the subjects out of their comfort zones to dress in an outfit more tailored to them. Their confidence exudes through their facial expressions each time they see themselves in the mirror.

It’s been 15 years since the original show aired. During that time the U.S. legalized gay marriage, but left the LGBTQ community still searching for continuous recognition. “The original show was about fighting for tolerance; our fight is for acceptance,” said France.

In a world with issues that have become quite controversial, it is refreshing to have a show that reminds us that at the end of the day we are all human and there are more things that bring us together than separate us. The writers and producers came up with a show that is inspiring, hilarious and heartbreaking all at the same time.

The “Queer Eye” reboot has a constant tug on the audience’s heart strings, leaving them begging for more. Netf lix has just announced that they have renewed this series for a second season that will debut on April 20.

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Easiness of memes engages more voices Continued from Pg.1

Memes are often seen as silly pictures with the sole purpose of entertainment; they are naturally childish. But with many young adults becoming more political, memes are going from mindless humor to standing for more serious messages. Many of these political memes take hot topics that seem complex and make them simpler to understand and more relatable to young people.

These politically-charged and sarcastic phrases and memes flooding social media vary from equal-rights issues to stricter gun laws. By simplifying these current topics to short phrases or memes, it takes larger issues and quickly puts them into perspective. This makes politics easier to follow and leads to more people finding their voice and getting involved.

At the most recent march, many signs did more than just call attention to political controversies. Young marchers carried signs that made direct jabs at President Trump’s comments as well as general unhappiness with congress, saying, “Grab ‘em right by the Midterms!”

Many similar signs were carried to remind everyone, especially young voters who do not have large voting turnouts, that voters are in charge of electing the people in government who create laws and if Congress is not representing what Americans want, then the members should be replaced.

The last time this many students took politics into their hands was during the Vietnam War protests. According to CBS, more than 200,000 people showed up to march in Washington D.C. and there were over 800 similar marches around the country. It took gun violence in a foreign country to make young people march in D.C. over 40 years ago, and now young people are rallying again against gun violence at home.

These meme-filled protests are not going unrewarded, either. CNBC reported that Remington, one of the oldest gun manufacturers in this country, has filed for bankruptcy protection after sales took a sharp decline. It is easy to say that these students protesting are just kids, but young adults are being heard and their voices are making a difference.

The usage of memes and sarcasm has resulted in more clear solutions. Students have simplified these issues into something that is easier to grasp through their usage of memes and twitter.com sarcasm. When holding signs that ask if guns or children are more important, it is a simple The meme inspiration didn’t stop at Spongebob, as other cartoons answer: children. No child should have to fear for their life, especially sitting in class. and memes served as templates and inspiration.

Relatable college situations get analyzed in ‘Grown-ish’ Review

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oving from high school to college can be hard as new large-scale responsibilities develop from newfound freedom and individuality. Freeform’s new series “Grown-ish,” the spinoff series to ABC’s “Black-ish,” follows Zoey Johnson, played by Yara Shahidi, as she begins to navigate life on her own as a college freshmen and provides high school and college age kids with their own survival guide to the ups and down of college.

The series’ pilot episode brings to life the struggles of almost every college freshmen in the first few minutes. The show details Zoey’s difficulties as she navigates the first week of college, including issues with registration, her first college party and struggling to find her place at her new school.

The episode opens with Zoey struggling to find the perfect outfit to wear to her first midnight class that no one wants to be in because they all had trouble during registration – a constant struggle in any college kid’s life.

As the episode progresses, Zoey meets some of her best friends in this class, and they all explain how they ended up there. Aaron, a love interest and activist, explains that he took the course because he tries to take every course taught by an African-American professor; while Vivek, a Drake-idolising, paraphernaliaselling Indian-American whose parents pressure him towards engineering, took the class because his side business conflicted with the times and he missed the deadline.

Other character’s stories carry similar themes, as one talks about their sexuality, while others reveal the restrictions being student athletes entail.

Zoey reveals her reason for taking the class is due to her first college party she and her first college friend Ana attend. Francia Raisa, known for her roles in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and “Bring it On: All or Nothing,” plays Ana. Ana, consuming too much alcohol, embarrasses herself in front of the entire party when Zoey leaves her behind to avoid association. As Zoey is waiting in the registration line the next day, she sees Ana and hides from her out of guilt.

Zoe’s desire to fit in and seem cool in front of her peers are constant difficulties that students experience throughout their time in college.

Alcohol and learning the limits have always been a relevant topic in college.

Ana later reveals this was her first time drinking alcohol and that’s why she drank too much, which is something that a lot of college freshmen experience throughout their first year.

As the season progresses, Zoey finds herself grappling with college life and all it has to offer, including difficulties balancing school and a social life which result in her trying drugs her friends deem not a big deal. Zoey also deals with boy drama as Aaron gives her the classic college hookup culture “You up?” text.

Her friendships begin to develop as she patches things up with Ana and her friends try to help her decipher the text from Aaron. “Grown-ish” is also relevant to the times, as it shows Zoey and her friends holding protests on their campus.

While some students may have different experiences and despite some moments of exaggeration, the writers of “Grown-ish” have captured the essence of life as a college freshmen. “Grown-ish” is an easy and fun watch with episodes all around the 20-minute mark, giving anyone the ability to binge watch the entire

Seawolves SPEAK!

With the arrival of spring and warmer weather, what is your favorite way to enjoy the sun or beat the heat?

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he skies are clearing, 50-degree weather is becoming the low, and the rainy season is winding down--it’s finally starting to feel like spring. The surrounding area caters to our outdoor drives when the sun comes out, with hiking trails and beautiful beaches; while movie theatres and indoor entertainment complexes help us when it gets too hot. Seawolves shared their go-to ways to make the best of the rising temperatures.

“If I have time off, I would like to spend my day beating the heat at Dorin beach. It is a great place to relax and even get some homework done!”

Haley Leffin, third year Hutchins major

“Going to a baseball game and eating ice cream is my favorite way to enjoy the warm weather.”

Joe Lacey, third year mathematics major

“To beat the heat, popsicles and slurpees are essentials for me.

Any day spent with good friends, food and fun makes warm days feel absolutely magical.”

Erin Furnary, fourth year Hutchins major

“I love to go to the beach whether I’m just there sitting on a towel watching the waves, swimming in the ocean, or getting my tan on!”

Valerie Rodriguez, second year undeclared

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University ordered to pay once again for asbestos

HEBA MADI

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n a disturbing trend that continues to turn up across the U.S., the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration charged Sonoma State University with nearly $6,000 in fines.

SSU discovered a low level of asbestos during the removal of two long-jump tracks near the football field last spring. Asbestos refers to six naturally occurring fibrous minerals that have the ability to resist heat, fire and electricity that may be harmful to health if exposed to.

The track material was tested for the presence of materials but all tests came back negative or with non-hazardous levels; therefore, the removal of the track continued while following standard construction regulations.

Soon after, two percent chrysotile asbestos in a layer below the rubber matting was found resulting in discontinuation of construction work and the hiring of an outside abatement company to remove the materials, said SSU Environmental Health and Safety officials.

“The university has taken steps to ensure that additional testing is performed in future similar situations,” said Tyson Hill, senior director for risk management and safety services.

Cal-OSHA cited SSU for multiple violations, including not providing workers with protective clothing and respirators and ensuring the proper disposal of the outdoor track to minimize asbestos.

“It’s important to note that when the issue arose in the spring of 2017,” Hill said, “The SSU Environmental Health and Safety Department contacted and worked with Ca-lOSHA to ensure proper notification was made

Sonoma State STAR Sonoma State’s track covers the area which used to belong to the University’s football program. and that the abatement of the low level of asbestos was disposed correctly and employees were informed.”

Three employees and a student-worker were informed about it and were provided the options of filing an injury report, seeing an occupational physician and requesting a chest X-ray. None pursed the offered course of action, officials said.

The former asbestos-related incident in Stevenson Hall of March 2017 resulted in more than $2.9 million in penalties, in addition to the $3.5 million paid in legal fees to take the case to trial.

More information related to the asbestos management plan and emergency response can be found at https://web.sonoma.edu/ehs/.

Students react to gun control activism DANIELLE FACTOR

STAFF WRITER

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eb. 14, a day meant to celebrate love, is marked by horrible massacre this year when an 18-yearold kid with a gun murdered 17 high school students in Parkland, Florida, sparking outrage all around the world.

Gun control has been a prominent topic of discussion due to the several mass shootings taking place at schools around the country, with the Parkland shooting adding more ful to the fire.

The survivors of the Florida shooting, as well as other student leaders, organized a march in Washington DC to “March for our Lives,” along about 800 more marches all around the world. Many schools in

the U.S. took part in massive walk-outs or participated in 17 minutes of silence as a tribute to the 17 victims of the shooting.

Sonoma State University held a walkout that lasted 17 minutes and was in between the student center and the rec center on March 14. Many students stormed the area, holding signs and listening to the speakers who were projecting themselves through a megaphone.

Many faculty members were among the students, joining in the peaceful protest.

“I didn’t participate but I watched the protest from the rec center, which made me very hopeful for our generation,” said Audrey Campbell, a junior psychology major. “I think it’s awesome that Sonoma State had representation for such a cause.”

Campbell noted how this all started with the call-

Grant towards Basic Needs Initiative allows Lobo’s Pantry to flourish KAYTLIN ABAD STAFF WRITER

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onoma State University will receive $67,000 towards the school’s Basic Needs Initiative, as reported by President Judy Sakaki.

The Basic Needs Initiative is a program implemented throughout all CSU systems that work towards meeting students’ basic needs through programs that help make basic necessities such as housing, food and others obtainable to students. According to Senate Bill 85, $2 million would be distributed throughout all 23 California State University campuses.

Senate BIll 85 also promotes the Basic Needs Initiative and focuses on the importance of higher education and addressing the insecurities students face while in college, and Lobo’s Pantry does just that.

“I think the money is being put into good use, and I’m more than positive many students can benefit from it,” said Tessa Gordon, a senior Hutchins and spanish major. “It also supports programs like Lobo’s Pantry to be on campus, which is important because there are so many students who don’t have cars or access to transportation to get anywhere off-campus.”

The Basic Needs Initiative promotes hunger-free campuses and funds programs such as the Lobo’s Food Pantry that opened on Feb. 23 of this year.

Lobo’s Pantry is a food pantry in the Zinfandel building of the university that allows students with food insecurities to come in and grab what they need for the day or the week.

May Lor, a junior business major and volunteer for Lobo’s Pantry, said many students on campus don’t want to admit they need help. In order to ease that insecurity, food pantry volunteers

allow students to come in and get what they need without any questions asked.

“It’s helping a lot of students because it’s providing them with a safe place to go and get food,” Lor said.

“Hopefully with the recently granted money, the pantry will be able to hold more than just food, but other necessary items for college like school supplies.”

Several students and faculty are members of the Basic Needs Initiative Committee, where they discuss and address the issues that were previously voiced by students throughout the campus.

Kimberly Estrada, Lobo’s Pantry coordinator and senior criminal justice major, says students were the ones to advocate for the food pantry on campus.

“Everyone involved with the Basic Needs Initiative Committee took part in the opening of the pantry, and student voices were a big push for it to start,” Estrada said. “We had a soft opening early last semester and officially opened this spring after the much-needed renovations for this room were completed.”

According to Estrada, the committee wants Lobo’s Pantry to have a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere, and they strive to provide that by playing upbeat music and staffing friendly volunteers. They hope to ease the stress of lacking basic needs in college for students who are already stressed by heavy academic coursework and jobs.

“It’s hard being a college student on your own, especially if you’re far from home,” Estrada said. “Getting food is a huge struggle for many of us, and I’ve seen the amount of people who come in every week and I see that it’s actually helping a lot of people.”

ing to action from one of the young Parkland survivors, Emma Gonzalez, and was really proud of how even the younger generation is standing up for what they believe in.

“I was pleased to see people expressing their first amendment rights,” said Brooke Armendarez, a psychology major. “I think the rallies that were held here and around the world will make a difference and open people’s eyes to the change that needs to happen.”

Soumana Sylia, a computer science major, said he has noticed that since the recent protests, he has not heard much more in support on the gun control cause.

“I think that in order for there to be change, rallies like these need to continue,” Sylia said. “Awareness needs to be continually spread or else people will forget about the cause until the next bad thing happens.”

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SSU student film to appear at Cannes Film Festival SAMMY SINATRA STAFF WRITER

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yan Harvey, a sophomore communications student, will soon be traveling to Europe to show his film “Fist Full of Cache” at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

The STAR had the pleasure to sit down with Harvey and get more insight on what’s about to be the experience of a lifetime.

STAR: What is Sonoma State’s Campus MovieFest?

HARVEY: It’s this film festival called Campus MovieFest, and every early fall they come to campus, and basically you have seven days to come up with an idea and make the movie. You can’t start beforehand, and it’s due at the end of that seven days, so it’s pretty restricted on the amount of time you have.

STAR: Is only one winner chosen?

HARVEY: At Campus MovieFest, four winners come out of every school.

They take the four winners and analyze them and decide, of those four winners from every school in the country, they pick out a certain amount of them and they give them an invitation to apply to the Cannes Film Festival, and then 45 films from Campus MovieFest move on to Cannes.

STAR: Is this your first year participating?

HARVEY: So I’ve done it two years now and I’ve won both years. If your film is good enough it gets nominated to go to the Cannes Film Festival, which is generally considered the biggest film festival on the planet and that’s in Cannes, France.

STAR: How many films did you enter into Campus MovieFest?

HARVEY: So even though you only have seven days, we ended up making two movies that both won and both got invited to Cannes. I’m going for my film and then one of the guys who starred in my movie, Jason Gorelick, he was the captain for “The Undocumentary,” which is our other film, and he’s going to be going with that. We’re each going for two films basically.

STAR: What is the basis of the Cannes Film Festival?

HARVEY: It’s a two-week festival, and you can drop in and out to whatever you want to go to. It’s just a showing (of various films). You can’t go as a member of the public; it’s between industry professionals to show off their work to one another. They are all going to be shown in this short film corner of Cannes, but

if you want to hold your own private screening you have to sign up.

STAR: When is the Cannes Film Festival? How are you feeling about it?

HARVEY: It is May 6-20. I’m so excited. It’s kind of a dream come true for anyone that’s into film – it’s a very big event. It holds a lot of prestige. To being going to that, I still haven’t quite processed that it’s really happening.

STAR: What’s the basis of your film?

HARVEY: My film is called “A Fistful of Cache,” as in geocaching. The idea itself is a few years old. I had this idea of a sort of western-style film, but instead of using actual weapons or props, just use finger guns and take it very seriously throughout the film. It’s funny because it’s clearly not serious at all. So I had this idea and at the beginning of the week we all sat down and I pitched it to our group and they all really liked it but our biggest concern was that we didn’t have costumes…so we decided we could do it more modern and still incorporate western elements. So we kind of merged those genres. And then as far as the actual plot; originally it was going to be a treasure hut, like this group of guys looking for something. I was thinking of the modern-day version of that and I thought of geocaching, and that also worked because we were trying to come up with, like, a catchy title that was a spin on a western movie. There’s a super famous western movie called “A Fistful of Dollars” and I was like, “Oh, this would be funny, ‘A Fistful of Cache,’ cash like cash, but also like geocache.”

STAR: When did you first get into film?

HARVEY: So I started making films when I was in third grade. My dad had a tape camera and I made little short things with that. I also used our family’s digital camera to make stop motions, which is the most complicated and time intensive film to make, but for some reason that’s what I thought would be fun to start with. So I started with that and I did that all throughout elementary and middle school for projects. I got to high school and got involved in media production, so I started doing a lot more live-action stuff. I got my ROP certification for news studio as well when I was in high school.

STAR: Can you explain ROP certification?

HARVEY: It’s a little outdated now, but if you have an ROP certification it’s like job training. So if you went to a news studio and said “I have ROP certification in operating and newsroom,” you could

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6 p.m.

Salazar Plaza

Ballroom A Mario Kart Tournament Wednesday,

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Courtesy of Ryan Harvey Sophomore Communications student Ryan Harvey will show his film “Fist Full of Cache” at Cannes Film Festival this May. get employed without going to college or came to college, I was thinking I didn’t want to major in film just because I wantanything; it’s like having the skills.

STAR: How did you decide on your ed to leave options open, but I really want to do film so that’s why I am a communimajor in college?

HARVEY: After high school and cations major and also why I was drawn making films on my own a lot when I to participating in Campus MovieFest.

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Seawolves split series with Pioneers

scoring in the following play to make it 4-1.

The Seawolves cut the lead in the bottom of third with Pioneer Jocelyn Baldon scoring off an RBI sacrifice f ly by Davis to make the score 4-2. The Seahe Sonoma State University softball team faced the Cal State East Bay Pioneers wolves came out fighting in fourth inning where they caught fire after a decisive last weekend in a well contested four-game series in Rohnert Park. During this error by the Pioneers that put the Seawolves back in the right direction, and Calweekend series, the Seawolves split the games with the opposing Pioneers. cany Blair was able to score off of it.

“We didn’t want the split with East Bay this weekend and were really pushing The Seawolves scored next after a single by Flores. Jenn Amaral also ended for three or four wins to help separate us more in conference from the up scoring off a defensive error done by the Pioneers, which helped bring the Seaother teams below us,” said junior utility Lindsey Calcany Blair. wolves to a 5-4 lead. They continued the momentum when Cameron Kirtlan hit On Friday afternoon, the Seawolves faced the Pioneers in a a two-run RBI single that brought in Davis and Holly Chandler and aldouble-header to start off the four-game weekend series. In game lowed the Seawolves to secure a much-needed win with a score of 7-4. one, the Seawolves fell to the Pioneers by a score of 7-3.

In game one on Saturday afternoon, the Seawolved fell to the PioCal State East Bay came on very strong in the opening neers 2-1 after a hard fought 13 innings of play. innings, where it picked up two runs in the second and The Pioneers picked up a 1-0 lead early after a RBI single by Baldon, scored in the third inning to make the score 3-0. which allowed Fukushima to score.

In the bottom half of the third, Karly MacadanThe Seawolves tied up the score in the fifth inning with an RBI single gdang homered to center field to bring in Juto third base that allowed Flores, who was hit by a pitch earlier in the inlie Davis and put the score at 3-2 after ning, to score. three innings.

The game remained scoreless for seven more innings until the PioCal State East Bay continued neers ended up scoring in the 13th inning to secure the victory for game its pressure into the later innings one of Saturday’s doubleheader. by stacking on four more runs by In game two, the Seawolves came away with the victory with a score the end of the sixth. The Seawolves of 4-2 to split the weekend series. were able to pick up one more run in After five innings, the Seawolves finally put some runs on the board the bottom of the sixth with an RBI double after Amaral scored to start off the fifth inning.

by Alex Flores, but came a little too late.

The Seawolves were also lead by Alee Balanon who smashed a threeIn game two of Friday’s doubleheader, the run RBI home run that brought Calcany Blair and Ruiz in to score, which Seawolves came out strong with a 7-4 victory brought the final score of 4-2. over the Pioneers.

“After these games we are looking to bounce back and continue strong The both teams started off quick by putthroughout the rest of the season. We are gearing up in preparation for some ting up one run a piece in the first inning, with tougher teams and are excited to get some big wins,” said Calcany Blair.

Macadangdang scoring for the Seawolves off an The Seawolves record with this series split will move their overall error by the Pioneers. record to 23-12 and 15-7 in conference play.

The Pioneers took back the lead in the The softball team will be playing a weekend series away against third with Sarah Fukushima smacking a Stanislaus State this upcoming weekend, starting at 4 p.m. on Fritwo-run RBI triple into right field and then STAR // Justin Santos day in Turlock.

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he Sonoma State University women’s tennis team lost to the No. 12 seed UC San Diego Tritons on Friday. The Seawolves played a tough game but still were defeated 8-1 and dropped to 13-6 while the Tritons improved to 10-9.

Sonoma State lost all three doubles matches against UC San Diego. Junior Jensyn Warren and partner Amanda Zuidema fell to UCSD players Ashley Chao and Rebecca Chou in the doubles one match.

No. 6 Warren came out on top during the singles matches and defeated No. 28 Chao with the scores (6-3, 4-6, 7-5). On Wednesday, Warren was announced as the No. 6 raking in the Division II singles, becoming the highest singles ranking in Sonoma State history thus far.

“I was very humbled and honored to be named one of the top 10 players in the country,” she said. “I love so much playing for my coaches and teammates, so it truly is an honor and I am very proud of myself for my recent accomplishments.”

The future is limitless for Warren. “I hope to continue with tennis after I graduate and start playing some professional tournaments and see where it takes me. I want to continue all the hard work I have put in thus far into my tennis career and hopefully it will take me somewhere.”

Zuidema came up short against competitor Chou during singles round (6-1, 6-4) and Freshman Carolyn Brooner fell to Alexandra Well in the singles three match scoring (7-6, 6-3).

The ladies in blue will be traveling down to Marin to take on the Penguins of Dominican University. The match will begin at 11 a.m. on April 6.

STAR // Christine von Raesfeld Jensyn Warren and Amanda Zuidema partner up for the doubles match (top), Hannah Highsmith waits for the serve (bottom).

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nother loss for the Sonoma State University men’s tennis team against a Division I school, the competitors of Portland State Vikings. On Thursday morning Sonoma State battled it out on the court and came up short against the portland vikings, ending the match 5-4 and lowering the Seawolves overall record to 12-5.

Playing doubles and defeating the vikings were SSU sophomores Alec Wong and Max Nudell against vikings Sam Roberts and Majeed Bukhari. With the final score of 8-6 they were the only Seawolves to win in the double matches played that day.

“I think my biggest issue on the court is to remember to have fun. I need to enjoy the moment,” Wong said. “It’s always a good feeling getting a doubles win, so for us it was big because our overall score could have lowered more.”

More victories for the Seawolves followed during the single matches. Junior Sean Alves crushed D1 opponent Tommy Edwards (7-5) and (6-0). Allan Lock defeated Viking Avery West with the scores 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Junior Igor Pissarenko battled against Roberts during a singles match coming up as yet another victory for the Seawolves (6-2, 6-3). Lastly, during the singles round senior Nate Oppenheim lost against Nathan Boniel in three sets (7-6, 6-3, 6-2).

Sonoma State is traveling to Oakland to finish off the regular season, taking on competitor Holy Names University. The match will begin at 10 a.m. on April 7.

“Going into the last matches of regular season, I kind of need to enjoy the process, because I only have two more season after this and it is all going by super quick,” Wong said. “I need to give my all in every match.”

STAR // Justin Santos Conner Mengert and Sean Alves partner up for doubles (top) while Alex Wong sends the ball over the net (bottom).

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STAR // Emily Jenkel No. 17 junior catcher Daniel Hawkins sends the ball into the outfield as his opponents watch.

Seawolf baseball team claims two victories against Cal Poly Pomona Broncos

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hursday began the Easter weekend series with the Sonoma State University baseball team facing Cal Poly Pomona Broncos. With the Seawolves’ record at 14-12 and the Broncos 15-11, the series was expected to be a close.

The Seawolves came up short the first two games, resulting in the first two losses of the series. Pomona took the first win of the series 11-4 and the second 10-3. With Pomona taking the first two games in the series, it was the Seawolves’ turn to get back in the game and end on a good note.

Friday’s second game is where the Seawolves got their first win in the series against the Broncos, 5-3.

The game began with the Seawolves leading 1-0, but the Broncos didn’t make it easy for Sonoma State to pull it out. Pomona got a run in the third and two more in the fourth to put them back on top.

Sonoma State turned it around in the sixth inning to cut the lead deficit to one, when Jake Sahagian got a hit down the right field line resulting in a double to score Rayson Romero.

Romero ended the game going 2-3, with two runs scored and two RBIs to help the Seawolves earn the win over the Broncos.

“I think after going down 0-2 in the series we just really came together as a group,” said Romero. “The mindset was to do whatever it took to win so that we could have the chance to split the series on Saturday.”

Saturday was the last opportunity for the Seawolves to tie up the series and leave Pomona on a high note. The Broncos took the first lead of the final game of the series, putting up three runs on the board in the first inning. But the Sea-

wolves didn’t give up just yet.

Nicco Toni and Nathan Mann each singled before pulling off two steals prior to Bryce Nagata’s walk, leaving the Seawolves with the bases loaded. Romero pulled off a 3-2 pitch to the left side, clearing the bases with a double. With the momentum of three prior runs scored, Anthony Clyma followed up with a double to the right side of the field, allowing Romero to score.

The Seawolves added another three runs to the scoreboard by the end of the fourth inning, and it didn’t stop there. Sahagian hit a sacrifice f ly to right field bringing home Romero.

With bases loaded, senior outfielder Matthew Richards took a 3-2 pitch to the body bringing home Clyma.

The final run was scored with Nagata’s second hit of the game, Richards crossed the plate to end the game 9-7. The Seawolves came out with another win over the Broncos, officially tying the series 2-2.

“I think in the first two games we caught some bad breaks and allowed big innings for them to score,” said Richards. “But with the last two games we knew we had to match their offense, so we came out with a more aggressive mindset to finish the series.”

“Coming from behind for victories in game three and game four showed a lot of character in our guys,” said Romero. “In order to be a playoff team in this league, we will need to grind out deficits and be able to come from behind to beat teams.”

Sonoma State’s record is now at 16-14 and are 12-12 in conference play. In their next four-game series, the Seawolves host the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes at the Seawolf Diamond.

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Women’s Water Polo (5-15 overall) The Sonoma State University women’s water polo team lost against Cal State East Bay, 13-9. The loss against its WWPA Conference rival placed their season record at 5-15 and their WWPA conference record 1-3. The Seawolves gave it their all, but it was not enough. Junior Taylor Brown lifted the Seawolves’ hopes as she scored two goals by the 5:17 mark. This placed Sonoma in a 2-1 lead for a brief moment. Within the next 3:49 East Bay scored once again which allowed them to thrive without contest for the rest of the match.

As the seawolves struggled to catch up with East Bay, freshman Taylor Brooks scored twice in the second and third period. Lily carlson and Cassidy Mundt each also scored within the match. Sonoma State’s goalie Lisa Rodarmel was able to save six throws. There is still hope for the Seawolves to improve their record next Sunday at home against Cal State Monterey Bay at 1 p.m.

Women’s Track and Field

Sonoma State’s Women’s track & field participated in the San Francisco State Distance Carnival in Hayward. Many of the Seawolves recorded career and season bests from running, jumping and throwing. Emily Thompson qualified for her conference in the 400 meters at 60.29. Hayley Chimienti moved to seventh all-time discus chart with a throw of 36.10 meters. Sophomore Garvey Buchongo had a season personal record in the long jump with a mark of 4.66 meter. Distance runners had their career bests in the 1500-- Sierra Downum with 5:00.09, Camille Schutze with 5:07.19, and Gina Rowley with 5:16.35. Jasmine Casillas had a season best of 4:57.66. Junior Taylor Towne then set a new personal record with 2:24.30 for 800 meters.

Women’s Track & Field will return to participate in the Chico Distance Carnival & Twilight Invitational.

Sports Schedule

Tuesday, April 3

Friday, April 6

Saturday, April 7

Women’s Golf Sonoma State Spring Invitational 8 a.m.

Women’s Track @ Chico Distance Carnival & Twilight Invitational

Women’s Track @ Chico Distance Carnival & Twilight Invitational

Women’s Tennis @ Dominican 11 a.m.

Men’s Tennis @ Holy Names

Baseball vs Cal State San Bernardino 2 p.m.

Women’s Tennis @ Holy Names 1 p.m. @ Mills 5 p.m.

Softball @ Stanislaus State 4 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Baseball vs Cal State San Bernardino 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 8 Softball @ Stanislaus State Noon & 2 p.m.

Baseball vs Cal State San Bernardino 11 a.m Women’s Water Polo vs Cal State Monterey Bay 1 p.m.

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