Volume 81 // Issue 12

IN THIS ISSUE

Student remembrance

Campus murder

Banned reporter

Read about plans to install a plaque honoring the co-founder of Lobo’s Pantry on PAGE 8.

See if any progress has been made on the two-year-old homicide case on PAGE 5.

Read a writer’s opinion on Trump’s decision to ban a reporter from the White House on PAGE 3.

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VOLUME 81 // ISSUE 12 NOVEMBER 13 - NOVEMBER 19, 2018

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Sonoma State resumes classes despite poor air quality BRADEN CARTWRIGHT NEWS EDITOR

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fter suspending classes at the end of last week due to poor air quality, Sonoma State resumed classes Tuesday.

On Nov. 8, Sonoma State suspended classes at 4 p.m. because “the air quality at Sonoma State has continued to worsen due to the fires in Butte County and has now reached unhealthy levels.” The university cited a 168 figure on the Air Quality Index (AQI). An AQI from 151-200 is considered “unhealthy.”

On Nov. 9, the AQI reached a peak of 294, approaching the “hazardous” level.

The university anticipated this increase in danger when they originally suspended classes, and campus remained closed through the three day weekend.

The air quality worsened again on Monday night, to a level of 198, causing many schools to cancel classes. At 12 p.m. on Tuesday, the AQI was at a 167, getting better as the day went on.

“Our air quality has improved since last week when the conditions were much worse,” Sonoma State said in a campus-wide update Tuesday. The positive trend in the air quality was the main reasoning STAR // Braden Cartwright STAR // Braden Cartwright behind the decision to reopen. UniLecturer Susan Maggio and guest speaker Eddie Estrada both Senior Robbie Powleson rides his bike around versity officials are taking it day by disagreed with having classes today—they said they heard campus with a respirator mask to make it easier day. from multiple students that were upset about the decision. to breathe.

More pictures are on PAGE 5.

The university’s statement touted its high-efficiency HVAC air filtration systems, which en- your own health whether you can come makes me worried about certain stutributed, students were allowed to take as sure Sonoma State’s buildings have to school or not,” Associated Students dents with bad asthma, and they have many masks as they’d like, but now there “some of the best air in Sonoma president Carley Chatterly said. to make it to school with the air qualis a posted limit of one per person.

County,”, according to associate Jason Gorelick, the former Associ- ity not being healthy to breathe in.”

Sonoma State activated NomaCares, vice president for strategic commu- ated Students vice president, called the The university offered respirator a “one-stop shop for students and other nications Paul Gullixson. decision to open campus “reckless and masks to students at the front desk of Sonoma State community members who Other schools in the area opted irresponsible.” He said, “Many students the student center. have lost family homes or been evacuated to close on Tuesday, including Tech have to walk or bike to campus, so this Diana Palaf lox, the student emfrom family homes as a result of the fires High, the high school located on decision is affecting low income stu- ployee distributing masks at the front in Butte County or in the greater Los AnSonoma State’s campus, and Santa dents more heavily as well.” desk of the student center on Thursgeles area.”

Rosa Junior College.

Morgan Baldwin, a transfer stu- day, said the demand for masks was They encouraged students who feel The decision to resume classes dent, said, “Given that most schools in high. She had given out over 200 like the can’t attend class to contact Nomacaused concern from some students. Sonoma County are closed due to poor masks in the first hour of her shift.

Cares, which can be reached at (707) 664“Please make the decision for air quality and we’re one of the few open When they were originally dis2730 or nomacares@sonoma.edu.

CAPS offering more support groups ANALY BRAVO STAFF WRITER

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are dealing with a certain difficulty in their life and would like to meet with other students who are dealing with similar issues to better themselves or their situation. The groups offered are Common Thread, an LGBTQ+ Support Group, Fidget to Focus, an ADHD Support Group, Healing After Sexual Support, “I Want To Know What Love Is”, A Relationship Group, Self Care and Mindfulness for Wellbeing, Understanding Self and Others for Men, Women and Color Collective, Beyond The Binary, a Gender Diversity Support Group, Grief and Loss Group, and People of Color Support Group.

Director and licensed Psychologist Laura Williams asks students who would like to see a group added to the list that has not already been developed to send a request to her. “If we can get enough students

onoma State University’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers multiple therapy, support, and discussion groups once a week for students in search of a safespace surrounded by individuals who are facing issues common in a college setting.

CAPS welcomes the campus community to utilize their resources by making an appointment to meet with one of their counselors. Counselors will then recommend services within CAPS or off-campus in the community to meet their needs.

According to the CAPS website their goal is to empower clients and promote personal growth, effective communication, positive self-esteem, satisfying relationship, decision-making skills, and the clarification of personal values.

CAPS offers a short-term model of (no registration required, visit when you can) therapy, meaning a maximum of 10 indiSelf-care and mindfulness for wellbeing vidual sessions can Tuesdays 12-1 p.m. in Stevenson 3030 be scheduled per academic year to help adWomen of color collective dress issues common Wednesdays 12-1 in The HUB Cultural Center in a college setting.

CAPS offers a vaFidget to focus, ADHD support group riety of therapy and Fridays 12-1 in Salazar 2024 support groups on campus that meet once Common thread, an LGBTQ+ support group a week. These groups Mondays 12-1 in The Hub target students who

Drop-in groups

interested in a particular topic, we will try to run the group,” commented Williams.

The cost of attendance is covered by the Mental Health Fee all regularly matriculated students pay therefore insurance of payment of any kind are not required. Because CAPS uses student’s mental health fee to operate, only Sonoma State students may attend.

All groups are run by doctoral level psychologist CAPS staff members. Some of these members are

fully licensed and other are working on the last part of their training as post-doctoral fellows in the department. Specific groups are chosen by counselors based on interest of area or expertise.

Many of the groups are open for drop-ins without registration.

Attendance isn’t required—students are encouraged to visit when they can. see CAPS on pg. 5

Therapy groups (registration required)

“I want to know what love is” A relationship group Thursdays 12-1

Healing after sexual assault Fridays 1-2:30

Grief and loss group

Forming now­—contact CAPS

Understanding self and others for men Forming now­—contact CAPS

People of color support group Forming now­—contact CAPS

Beyong the binary, a gender diversity group Forming now­—contact CAPS

2 Editorial THE STAR Editorial Board Kendall Grove, Editor-in-Chief Braden Car twright, News Editor Luis Mejia, Opinion Editor Ashley Napier, Ar ts & Enter tainment Editor Haley Kara, Student Life Editor Brennan Craig, Spor ts Editor Alyssa Archerda, Photo Editor Lukas Brown, Adver tising Manager Christine Von Raesfeld, Social Media Manager Savannah Lizarraga, Copy Editor Gillian Chaffer, Copy Editor Mandela Linder, Copy Editor Corinne Asturias, Faculty Adviser Staff Writers Morgan Arancio, Jessica Bennett, Analy Bravo, Kaylie Boettner, Kelly Britton, Lukas Brown, Madeleine Brown, Nicholas Ceschin, Gillian Chaffer, Mar tin Contreras, Christian Francisco, Alex Funchess, Ashley Gieseke, Teresa Maria Gulli, Amanda Hadley, Emily Hoffman, Laurie Kelso, Mandela Linder, Nina Lopez, Mariah Maldonado, Carly Olsen, Kathleen Perry, Joseph Piombo, Kailey Priest, Mariah Ponce, Renee Rodgers, Alison Snider, Natalya Swensen, Michelle Tadlock, Emily Twisselmann

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Editor’s Pick This week’s can’t miss article: “SSU library agaisnt allowing hate groups” Staff writer Michelle Tadlock discusses the impact of the ALA’s statement at Sonoma State.

Read the story on page 4

Corrections/Clarifications An article in Issue 10 titled “Real Talk focuses on Latinx topics” contained errors. Quotes directly attributed to Shelly Gomez were paraphrased.

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Midterm election is a step towards representation

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his midterm election has released recordbreaking numbers, allowing for increased representation in both the House and Senate, as well as multiple gubernatorial candidates in the epitome of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.

Ninety-two women have been elected into the House of Representatives and 10 joining the ranks of the Senate making it a record-breaking 112 female representatives in Congress serving at one time.

The movement began back in June when 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat Democratic incumbent Jim Crowley becoming the youngest woman ever to be elected into Congress.

After this shake-up, Ocasio-Cortez became a voice for all women wanting better representation in Congress.

The overdue election turn out not only allowed for better female representation in Congress but exceeded expectations when minority women were also given key seats allowing for the Democrats to win back the House.

The first Native American women, Deb Haaland was elected into the House, as well as the first lesbian, Native American woman to be elected, Sharice Davids.

Ilhan Omar is the first Muslim woman to be elected into the House, joining many other

minority women in Congress.

The election also brought great change for the LGBTQ community where an openly gay gubernatorial candidate and former congressman, Jared Polis, won governor of Colorado.

These candidates are only a handful of the many firsts elected into higher offices across the country.

Even then with so many minorities being elected into Congress and State seats, there were still a great number of minority leaders fighting for better representation in other states.

Mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, lost to GOP candidate Ron DeSantis in the race to be Florida’s first black governor.

Transgender candidate for Governor of Vermont, Christine Hallquist, also lost to GOP competitor Gov. Phil Scott.

Although these members lost, their triumphs do not go unnoticed. Every time a minority candidate runs for any representative office, it helps give a voice to the many underrepresented minority groups in this country.

This may allow for other minorities to want to run for elected office in the future.

For far too long our government has not been representative of its people.

According to the Washington Post, the 114 Congress, that served from 2015-2017,

was 80-percent male, 80-percent white and 92-percent Christian.

Because of this severe lack in representation, 2018 was a revolutionary year aptly titled as “the year of the woman.”

Movements such as #TimesUp and #MeToo have garnered an immense amount of attention and participation, most notably through the annual women’s march.

Many other movements have grown out of outrage such as the Black Lives Matter movement, which seeks to educate and raise awareness about police brutality against black-Americans.

Starting in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of young, black teen Trayvon Martin.

With such boisterous movements making wave this past year, it should be no surprise why this new Congress represents the people of America.

This Congress represents our frustrations, our anger, our need for our lawmakers to understand what we as a nation want and need.

Congress still has many years before it is proportional with what the American people look like, but this is just a single stepping stone on the way there.

If 2018 was the year of the woman, maybe 2019 will be the year of firsts.

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Another shooting, another routine Tinder drives man to change his age

ALISON SNIDER

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s the year begins to come to a close, we get to look back at all the amazing ways the American government has failed its people. Our government has grown so arrogant that it refuses to even nod in the direction of the general well-being of the nation.

Legislature would rather citizens continue to die en masse then consider reforming gun laws.

It’s the same story over and over again. It feels like every week there is yet another city in America that is the trending hashtag, then it falls to the wayside for the next, because it is.

According to USA Today, the Thou-

sand Oaks shooting is the 307th shooting in 311 days.

It’s a different place with a different number, but nevertheless, the same outcome. American people are dying because politicians are too busy licking the boots of the NRA for campaign money.

OpenSecrets reports that as of 2018, the NRA contributed 805,122 dollars to the election cycle. Ninety-eight percent of which was donated to members of the Republican party.

Coming from a majority blue state, it would be very easy to assume that we are safe from the NRA stronghold, but that is not quite so. There are 16 current member of Congress in California that received donations from the NRA. Ken Calvert, Darrell Issa, Duncan Hunter, Devin Nunes, David Valadao, Dana Rohrabacher, Kevin McCarthy, Tom McClintock, Duncan D. Hunter, Ed Royce, Susan Brooks, Paul Cook, Doug LaMalfa, Mike Thompson, Mimi Walters and Steve Knight all received donations from the NRA as of Oct. 2017, according to NBC Bay Area.

Many candidates were re-elected just last week, yet we are supposed to sit back and feel comfortable knowing that this will all blow over in a few weeks.

Soon the country’s focus will shift to an-

other town in another state with another mass shooting, and Thousand Oaks will be a distant memory for most of us.

But there is no blowing over for the families of the 12 in the Borderline Bar and Grill, or the 11 of the Tree of Life Synagogue, 17 in Parkland, 58 in Las Vegas, 25 in Texas, 49 in Orlando, Sandy Hook, Aurora, Virginia Tech, Columbine. This is only one more in a list of countless, senseless deaths due to a person with a gun and a drive to kill.

Perhaps it’s time to stop blaming the gun, and maybe it’s even time to stop blaming the men behind gun, but rather blame the culture and the legislature of our country that allows for this situation to be common place.

Normalization of gun violence is perpetuation of gun violence. It will not stop unless there is a blunt end to gun culture.

Our nation has a serious problem with admitting that our obsession with the Second Amendment has outgrown our duty to the safety of our people.

We don’t need anymore thoughts and prayers. The victims are not angels that God needed sooner. We need gun reform, and we need to acknowledge that these people were murdered in cold blood for no good reason.

Covergirl’s cruelty-free efforts better late than never

KAYLIE BOETTNER

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overgirl recently made the leap to become crueltyfree, meaning everywhere the cosmetics brand is sold will include products of which the ingredients are not tested on animals.

Covergirl itself posted about its brand new approach to makeup, “at COVERGIRL, we believe that you shouldn’t have to choose between the beauty products you love and the values you believe in.

As the biggest makeup brand to achieve Leaping Bunny certification in partnership with Cruelty Free International, we’re committed to getting affordable, ethical makeup into the hands of anyone who wants it.”

Covergirl is one of the larger drugstore cosmetic brands which is why this change is especially monumental.

While other drugstore cosmetic brands have been cruelty free for quite some time, such as Elf Cosmetics and Wet n Wild, Covergirl switching their practices opens the

door for other makeup behemoths to potentially make the switch as well.

Covergirl is now what is called ‘Leaping Bunny certified.’ The basis of the Leaping Bunny pledge is “A voluntary pledge that cosmetic, personal care, and/or household product companies make to clear animal testing from all stages of product development. The company’s ingredient suppliers make the same pledge and the result is a product guaranteed to be 100 percent free of new animal testing.”

To keep its cruelty-free status with Leaping Bunny, a company must recommit annually, making the Leaping Bunny seal one of the highest praised in the industry.

With consumers becoming more conscious of the products they buy and how they are made, it is no surprise Covergirl decided to change its cruel ways.

Rabbits and rats have long been some of the main test subjects for non-cruelty-free companies, but dogs are sometimes used as well.

Besides being locked in tiny and sense-deprivation cages, animals have chemicals injected into their eyes, are forced to inhale ingredients used in makeup, and other unspeakable acts, according to PETA. Covergirl is paving the way for larger and more well known makeup brands to switch over to being cruelty-free as well, as it should, leading an industry scrutinized for doing the opposite for years.

Covergirl is not only affordable and a popular drugstore brand but now it comes with a clear con-

scious when picking their products off of the shelves.

Other large drugstore cosmetic brands such as Maybelline, Revlon, and L’Oréal are now in the hot seat.

Covergirl made the switch so there is no reason other brands cannot make the switch as well. If at the very least for no other reason than to compete.

People use their money as a ballot, to vote for the products they not only enjoy, but believe in.

Everytime a customer purchases a cruelty-free product, they are sending a message to non-crueltyfree cosmetic brands that they do not agree with their barbaric practices, and would much rather support the ethically sound alternative.

Soon cosmetic companies will have no choice but to jump on the Leaping Bunny train if they want to keep up with the changing times.

In a world full of buyers actively going out of their way to support products that comply with their values, striving for cruelty-free should be a no-brainer for companies who care about their customers and take into account what they want.

“The Leaping Bunny logo, meanwhile, will start to appear on the packaging throughout winter and next spring, just to make it official,” reported Glamour Magazine.

Covergirl wasted no time making the change to their brand so other large cosmetic companies should act with haste.

Finally consumers do not have to choose between a brand they know and love or one that sides with their morals.

NICK CESCHIN STAFF WRITER

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n this day and age, we have been able to get more creative than ever before with identification and labels by claiming certainties are really just fluid constructs.

Dutch “positivity guru” Emile Ratelband has begun a quest to legally turn back time and change his age (69) to match his physical standing, which Ratelband says doctors claim matches that of a 45-yearold.

Ratelband feels as though his standing age limits his success, and that if he were 20 years younger, he would automatically be able to pick up more work and have better luck meeting women on Tinder.

“I can take up more work. When I’m on Tinder and it says I’m 69, I don’t get an answer. When I’m 49, with the face I have, I will be in a luxurious position,” Ratelband said in an interview with The Guardian.

He compares his issue with his own age to one issue a transgender person might face with sex.

“Transgender people can now have their gender changed on their birth certificate, and in the same spirit there should be room for an age change,” Ratelband said.

Ratelband, you have truly outdone yourself; you’ve set a record-high for the modern-day “midlife crisis,” understood by most to be a period in someone’s life when he or she acts on a whim to cling to their youth, such as buying a new car, dying their hair, or changing their style.

It doesn’t matter if it’s 2018 or how sensitive we have become, collectively as a society.

A person can point to the sky and tell themselves that it is green because they feel like it’s green, but that person will still be wrong.

You can attempt to identify as an attack-helicopter because you are in one of those “moods,” and that’s perfectly fine... but you aren’t one.

And you most certainly cannot convince anyone that you are a 45-year-old man when you are nearly 70.

There are several more underlying issues with this situation.

The first and foremost being that Ratelband is not indeed 25 years younger than he actually is.

Furtheremore, the fact that Ratelband is as old as anyone’s grandpa and uses Tinder may also serve as concern.

What’s even more odd, however, is the fact that Ratelband’s main motivation to drop his age is because he believes that a 45-year-old equivalent of himself will have an easier time on Tinder.

He won’t.

The only thing stranger than a 49-year-old man on Tinder, is a 70-year-old man masquerading as a 49-year old man on Tinder, while lobbying on side for age-changing to become a legal privilege.

Ratelband must wake up and realize that someone can dye their hair blue and convince people that they have blue hair only as long as the dye stays in, but eventually the color will wash out.

On the other hand, say a person has always wanted a Ferrari LaFerrari, but is about 3 million short.

Maybe they should hassle federal officials to make it legal to claim dollar bills as any number they want, since our currency is really only backed by trust anyway, and numbers are more of a fluid concept these days.

CNN reporter banned from White House amid “assault”

NINA LOPEZ

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NN’s Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, has been accused of physically assaulting a White House intern during a press conference last week, resulting in the removal of his press pass and banning access to him into the White House.

After the supposed altercation aired on national television, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted that the White House will “never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job.”

She continued by stating, “The fact that CNN is proud of the way their employee behaved is not only disgusting, it’s an example of their outrageous disregard for everyone, including young women, who work in this Administration.”

Sanders then released her own clip of the event in order to justify the ban on Acosta.

However, many have begun to speculate the authenticity of the video since comparing it to the original footage that was released.

Believed to have derived from InfoWars, Sanders’ video didn’t have audio and was edited to make the harmless contact Acosta had with the intern look aggressive by slowing and speeding-up the video during specific time-frames, according to the Washington Post.

However, in the original footage Acosta is shown apologizing to the intern once their arms collide.

“Pardon me, ma’am,” Acosta can be heard saying in CNN’s footage.

Meanwhile, neither the President or anyone else in the press room decide to accuse Acosta in that moment of “putting his

hands” on the intern, because it was obviously an accident.

According to the Washington Post, “Side-by-side comparisons support claims from fact-checkers and experts such as Jonathan Albright, research director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, who argued that crucial parts of the video appear to have been altered so as to distort the action.”

Acosta, although having acted unprofessionally during the conference, had no intention of getting physical with the intern.

It was an honest mistake and has been blown out of proportion.

Having spoken to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about the incident, Acosta said, “I never thought in this country that I wouldn’t be able to go cover the President of the United States simply because I was trying to ask a question.”

The situation has been manipulated by the President and his staff in order to remove Acosta from the press corps.

Acosta has been known to ask questions that the President doesn’t want to address, such as his heinous claims against the people involved in the migrant caravan.

In reality, the White House isn’t concerned about the violence against women, instead, they’re manipulating this harmless altercation in order to suppress speech.

When the allegations of Brett Kavanaugh occured back in September, the White House immediately doubted the claims against him, but for some reason, they’re suddenly overtly concerned about Acosta’s arm getting entangled with the intern’s.

This ploy to frame Acosta as an abuser is not only disrespectful to him, but to the women around the world who have actually experienced acts of physical aggression.

The fact that President Trump accuses CNN of spreading fake news to the public only to have Press Secretary Sanders release an edited video of the press conference is not only ridiculous but incredibly ironic.

The White House Correspondents’ Association is not in support of the ban on Acosta and they “urge the White House to immediately reverse this weak and misguided action.”

As of now, the ban on Acosta still stands, and according to the President, it isn’t getting overturned any time soon.

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Food pantry handing out fresh produce MARIAH PONCE STAFF WRITER

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he new Lobo’s Pantry was started recently and gained great deals of attention within the little time it has been open.

Since then, the pantry has branched out and created a pop-up pantry. The pop-up was created to bring more attention to the pantry as well as making it a fun way to gain more exposure on campus.

The pop-up is a quick and easy way student can show their ID and get some food items while on campus. The pop-ups usually are located in the seawolf plaza located in front of the gym.

Seawolves created this pantry and the pop-up as a way to help other students to show those suffering from food insecurities aren’t alone.

Food insecurities are described by the website Healthypeople.gov as, “The disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money and other resources.”

It is shown that within the Sonoma State University campus roughly 40 percent of students that attend this university suffer from food insecurity. Students on campus took notice of this epidemic and wanted to make a change, thus creating Lobo’s Pantry.

Although it is fairly new on-campus. it is creating more buzz with every semester that passes. According to data provided by the Lobo’s Pantry staff it showed that within the beginning months, the pantry was feeding roughly 30 to 40 students and has now risen to 50 to 60 students.

Gabrielle Morin, Sonoma State student, states that working at the Lobo’s Pantry has been a way for her to motivate fellow students to realize that food insecurity is a problem that many students suffer from and they aren’t alone, the pantry wants to help. Morin describes the happiness it brings her to see the students gratitude to the program, always thanking her and the rest of the staff at the pantry for all they do.

Morin states, “We know that food is pricey and there are students on campus that face food insecurity and we want to alleviate that!”

Sonoma State seawolves are allowed to come in once a week with their student ID to receive some groceries, with students realizing this program Morin states that more faces are becoming regulars and more students are coming in to get help.

Food insecurity is a very common epidemic, impacting every community within the United States, especially children and college students. Not only is poor nutrition harmful to students health, it is also harmful to their education. According to feedingamerica.org it is shown that without sufficient amounts of nutrients one can see drastic changes in their daily lives as well as school work.

It is always preached when one comes to college that the

STAR // Mariah Ponce Student volunteers track the produce that students take after showing their school ID. “freshman 15” will happen to you if you don’t watch your weight, but to the majority of students, this is untrue.

According to Lauren Costello, sophomore at Sonoma State, “My sophomore year has been so hard to keep up with my nutrition, with trying to balance school work and trying to find the money to buy groceries, it is hard. I really do sometimes go to bed hungry because my fridge is empty because I couldn’t make it to the grocery store or I just didn’t have the money at the time”.

Many students like Costello struggle from this issue, wanting to balance everything that college has to offer as well as keep a healthy nutrition. It can be almost impossible at times. Lobo’s Pantry has seen how this has affected students and have taken action to make a difference.

Morin states, “We always have food for students.” With many students starting to realize Lobo’s Pantry, Morin wants to reassure students that they will always have food for students and the

pantry will always be ready to give out eight items of food to one that needs it.

Lobo’s Pantry is recently starting this semester to hold pop-ups around campus as well as in front of the student center to bring more attention to the program to students as well as upperclassmen seawolves that may not know much about the program. The popups will occur once a month.

The pop-ups will be providing fresh produce items such as bell peppers, bananas, apples, tortillas etc., with hopes to bring more attention and help end food insecurities that some seawolves are suffering from.

The next Lobo’s Pantry pop-up that will be occuring on campus will be on Nov. 28 from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Students are required to bring their student ID’s to the popup and receive some produce for free to help end food insecurities and keep the Sonoma State campus healthy.

SSU library agaisnt allowing hate groups

MICHELLE TADLOCK STAFF WRITER

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he American Library Association is the largest library association in the world who guides libraries across the nation. The ALA has their own Bill of Rights to follow and this past April they updated these right with the access for social justice groups and hate groups to hold meetings in libraries if they please.

Specifically stating, “If a library allows charities, non-profits, and sports organizations to discuss their activities in library meeting rooms, then the library cannot exclude religious, social, civic, partisan political, or hate groups from discussing their activities in the same facilities.”

Responses to this was immediate across the nation due to the political climate the country is in. The dean of Sonoma State’s library immediately was involved to help remove this amendment, to have the ALA at least reconsider the verbaged used, and to overall redraft it; according to Catherine Fonseca, the outreach and inclusion librarian at Sonoma State University. It wasn’t until two weeks ago where they finally created a redraft of the amendment and a voting will be held in January for approval.

The Supreme Court states, “we must tolerate insulting, and even outrageous, speech in order to provide adequate ‘breathing space’ to the freedoms protected by the First Amendment.” By not allowing these hate groups in the libraries across the nation it goes against their freedom of speech and expression, which is protected by the First Amendment.

As of now, libraries are in a state of limbo until the ALA gives them more responsible wording and policies regarding who is allowed and how they will police that. Fonseca states, “I don’t expect hate speech or groups to be a problem at Sonoma State yet due to the wording of the ALA it could come off

Sonoma State STAR The library is holding an forum to get feedback on the future of the libray on Nov. 13 and 14. as an invitation.” Although, Americans take pride in having the freedom of expression and speech this can also go against the safety of others whose morals are different. Libraries are seen as a safe space for people so if hate crimes or expression there of are allowed it could interfere with one’s safety and comfortness.

In 1967, Neo Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell came to Sonoma State University during the spring semester. It was a hard decision for Professor Hector Lee to make at that time but they allowed Rockwell to give his speech to those who wanted to listen. According to Hector Lee, a professor at Sonoma State University, Rockwell gave an abusive speech to the community leaving students silent.

This is the most recent history Sonoma has with hate speech occuring on campus, yet similar instances has happened to surrounding cities like Berkeley..

Catherine Fonseca spoke at the free speech forum in Seawolf Plaza a few weeks back and at this forum she gained an understanding of this tension between teaching faculty and students. Fonseca states, “teaching faculty who have a commitment to the first amendment, they want to exercise their academic freedom to push student to expand their world view

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and to feel uncomfortable but they do this without a controversial factor of trigger warnings.” A trigger warning is when one may expose students to controversial material or material that may be traumatizing to students who have been affected poorly in American history. Fonseca also aligns herself with students because she thinks their voices should be heard for what their desires are on certain topics and it should be considered instead of looked as if they are trying to argue. Essentially there is a strong divide between old school thought processes and a new guard which is where it gets complicated when wanting to implement new school policies.

At Sonoma State’s library they hold material that may be offensive or could potentially cause PTSD. The library carries Mein Kampf which is Adolf Hitler’s manifesto and has material on Japanese internment camps. To which these contents can cause students to feel uncomfortable or triggered. Fonseca states, “we should be able to collect and preserve these materials for those who want to gain scholarly expertise to value these materials, yet we must be careful to protect these things for those who have been affected.”

Free speech has been criticized and divided throughout the country, which is why it’s so imperative to rethink the implications of public safety. With having hate speech allowed inside libraries, a place where people consider it a safe zone, it goes against the protection for the community.

The library will have some space changes due to the reconstruction of Stevenson, some professors offices will be moved into the library for the time being. There will also be some renovations made to the furniture and study rooms to help make it a better learning experience. The dean has invited the community to an open forum discussing what designs and furnitures students would prefer to have.

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The death toll in the most destructive and deadliest fire in California history has reached 42 and is expected to rise.

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Los Angeles County

The Woolsey Fire continues to burn near Malibu. The inferno has killed two people, forced mass evacuations and destroyed hundreds of structures, affecting thousands of residents, including celebrities who live in wealthy enclaves west of Los Angeles.

Petaluma

A 53-year-old man died following a hit-and-run on Saturday night on North McDowell Blvd. Police are using surveillance video and a piece of a car to try to find the suspect.

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Two years later, murder still unsolved EMILY TWISSELMANN STAFF WRITER

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irk Kimberly’s body was discovered partially buried on Sonoma State’s campus a little over two years ago, after the 18-year-old was last seen alive by his family on Oct. 17, 2016.

Since then, no suspects have been named, no arrests have been made, and very little evidence has been released to the public, despite a reward that has reached over $14,000 for useful information regarding the murder.

What we do know about the case, according to Sonoma County Sheriff’s Sergeant Spencer Crum, is that Kirk was stabbed multiple times and killed “on the west side of Sonoma State where Kirk’s body was located.”

The unidentified murder weapon, as well as the white Cannondale Quick CX 3 bicycle and Bose speaker that Kirk was last seen with have yet to be located. However, while discovery of the speaker and the bike seemed crucial initially, police have since determined them to be much less important.

The case’s most recent update came in April 2017 when pictures, candles, Sonoma State STAR and f lowers placed at Kimberly’s memorial site on West Sierra Avenue were stolen and disposed of.

The photo that was distributed of Kirk Kimberly after he went missing on In a note left at the site’s place, vandals explained that they were members Oct. 17, 2016. of a motorcycle safety group and that they were, “removing this because it’s a hazard, and it’s dangerous, and it’s against the law.”

Despite the lack of media coverage Kimberly’s murder received in the last year, Sgt. Crum spoke with the case’s lead detective who says that the case is still active.

“He assured me he’s constantly working on active leads in this case,” said Sgt. Crum, “and he’s in close communication with Kirk’s family. There’s no new information that he’s willing to release to the public as he doesn’t want to compromise the investigation.”

Additionally, he continued, “We believe there were multiple people there at the time of the murder and multiple people know about this… We hope our article will encourage possibly previously frightened people to come forward” Kirk loved being active. He was described by his loved one’s as a popular high school graduate who loved camping, dirt biking, scuba diving, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He was COURTESY // Press Democrat incredibly close with his mom.

Sonoma County Sherrif’s Office investigators and coroner officials carry a gurney with Anyone with information regarding his murder is enKimberly’s body away from the wooded area where he was discovered, west of the Green couraged to come forward and call the Investigations BuMusic Center parking lot, on Nov. 3, 2016. reau at (707) 565-2185.

STAR // Natalie Dolan CAPS’ office is located on the first floor of Stevenson Hall.

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Other groups such as “I Want To Know what Love is” A Relationship Group, Healing After Sexual Assault, Understanding Self and Others for Men, People of Color Support Group, and Beyond the Binary are therapy groups and require registration that can be done in person through the CAPS office. Participants of these groups require in-person registration, paperwork, risk assessment, discussion of potential benefits and risks of participation, etc. because they will be considered as clients for CAPS who will have therapists responsible legally and ethically for monitoring their wellbeing.

These groups require pre-registration so that CAPS can inform students of potential risks and benefits of participation in order for them to make an informed choice about participating. A screen for areas of risk, such as current suicidality, can help develop an overall treatment plan for students interested.

Attendance for drop-in groups usually varies from only a few individuals to 15 or more. CAPS has not had the circumstance occurs where more students showed up for a drop-in group than could be accommodated in the meeting room. “Even if one student shows up, we will try to provide something of value to them,” said Williams. If attendance to a particular group cannot be increased in future sessions, it will most likely be canceled.

For the majority of groups, similar groups have been offered by CAPS in the past such as the Sexual Assault Survivor and Women of Color Collective groups have run in some form for many years now. The Fidget to Focus group is the first of its kind to be offered in a group setting. “We try to expand our groups programs each year so that we can serve more students,” said Williams.

At the beginning of every academic year discussion of which groups will be available to students occurs between the CAPS staff. Determining if a group should be run staff members ask themselves, “Is this a group that was successfully attended in the past? Is this group being requested by students? Would this group help to build a community and accessibility to support a historically marginalized group? Might this group reduce student demand for individual counseling? Does a staff member have particular interest or expertise in running this group?,” said Williams.

In case a student who wants to attend a certain group but cannot due to conf licting schedules there is the potential to start a second group at another time and there are both enough students to attend and an available counselor to run it, it will be done.

STAR // Braden Cartwright Top: Senior Roberto Lopez rocks his respirator mask while he talks with friends outside.

Bottom: Student Garrett Kaiser wears his respirator mask on his way back from class.

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Student Spotlight: Bella Wenneberg

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aking her debut as a dancer as the Mouse Queen in “The Nutcracker,” senior Isabella Wenneberg has come a long way, now performing and choreographing in the 2018 Fall Dance show. As a lifelong “bunhead,” Wenneberg shares her story about how dance has transformed into a lifelong passion.

Wenneberg grew up in Mountain View, “the town that Google took over”, and danced classical Russian ballet for 15 years starting at the age of three.

Although she dabbled in soccer for a year at a young age, Wenneberg admits she has always been a “bunhead”, a slang term used to describe someone who is extremely dedicated to dance.

In high school, she managed to balance her time between dancing for the Pacific Ballet Academy, her school’s advanced dance group Dance Spectrum, and the high school cheer team. Wenneberg decided to focus more on lyrical dance, jazz and hip-hop over ballet. “I wasn’t getting any of the big parts and was told I wasn’t going to make it basically,” she said.

From there she spent a week in New York with Dance Spectrum, dancing with some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Alvin Ailey from American Dance Theater and Broadway Dance Center. During the last two years of high school, Wenneberg found time to compete with her high school cheer team and became captain her senior year.

After she graduated high school, she knew she wanted to do something theatre arts or dance related.

She chose Sonoma State because she “loved the idea that [SSU was] a really prestigious arts and dance college. It was cool to be known for that and I was really into that and I thought that was really beautiful.”

Once she reached Sonoma State, Wenneberg was ready to branch out and try something new. “I came to Sonoma and found a whole new world, it was definitely shell shock,” she said.

Coming out of high school as captain of the cheer team, Wenneberg initially inquired about the cheer team

at Sonoma State, however she decided to become a dance major and focus on that. After graduating, Wenneberg will go back to school to study kinesiology and become a sports medicine therapist for dancers.

Throughout her time at Sonoma State, she has participated in a range of theatre arts and dance productions.

The week of November 29 through December 2, Wenneberg will be participating in the Fall Dance production for her third time. The show is a collaborative performance directed by the head of the dance department, Kristen Daley, although it is mostly a student-run production.

From stage managers to light designers to dance choreographers, students can explore multiple career opportunities with this production. It is completely student choreographed, giving the dancers the chance to engage their creative sense and try something fun and new. It is an open audition, so no matter how they perform everyone gets to participate.

Wenneberg is dancing in one piece for this semester’s show and has choreographed another separately. “I did not put myself in my own piece because it’s really hard for me to see when I’m not on the outside seeing everything,” she said.

The piece Wenneberg choreographed for the 2018 Fall Dance show is titled “LADY” and is influenced by female empowerment. “I wanted to show that women can be soft, strong, sexy and bad ass,” explained Wenneberg.

Wenneberg, having choreographed a piece for the 2016 Fall Dance show, said that, “From the audition to putting the dance on the stage, it is at most a 10-week process.”

When asked what her favorite style of dance to choreograph is, Wenneberg responded “I really love all different styles...I like to do what I do now which is modern contemporary dance. It’s very body-based and improvisational.”

At 21-years old with 18 years of dance experience, Wenneberg is truly a dance aficionado. Her love and passion for the sport shows throughout her career, having been part of three teams during high school and devoting her studies and time to dance in college.

COURTESY// Bella Wenneberg

Ariana Grande deserves ‘Billboards’ Woman of the Year award Commentary MARTIN CONTRERAS STAFF WRITER

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ovember was another great month for superstar artist Ariana Grande.

She was named Billboard’s 2018 Woman of the Year, another amazing feat that Grande can add to her list of accomplishments and awards.

In 2018 alone she has received and been nominated for various awards, this one being one of her most prestigious.

In August 2018 Grande released her fourth studio album titled “Sweetener.”

The fifteen track album debuted at the top of Billboard’s Top 200 in its first week, making it the third album she’s released to do so. The album as a whole produced three top 30 hits on “Billboard’s Hot 100.”

“No Tears Left to Cry” rose to no. 3, “God is a Woman” climbed to no. 8 on the list and “Breathin” peaked at no. 22.

Ross Scarano, ‘Billboard’s’ vice president of content, commented on Grande’s

success and why she was awarded this honor in an article written by ‘Billboard.’

“Ariana Grande is a star on her own terms, never bending to any particular musical trend or path in the industry,” said Scarano. “She’s got guts, she’s making some of the best music of her career, and she’s absolutely deserving of Woman of the Year.”

Aside from her popular music, Grande takes advantage of her position to support causes that she believes in. Earlier this year she took part in the powerful “March for Our Lives” movement advocating for gun control laws. Grande also uses her social media accounts, such as Instagram and Twitter with a combined 192 million followers, to spread awareness for and support topics such as gender equality, LGBTQ Rights, mental health awareness and the black lives matter movement.

After the devastating bombing at Manchester Arena outside one of her concerts in May of 2017, Grande helped to organize the “One Love Manchester” benefit concert that helped to raise more than $23 million to aid the families and victims that were affected.

Despite all these amazing feats, Grande’s career hasn’t come without struggle and heartbreak. The two most recent and most impactful scandals the superstar has been a part of include her relationship with the late and beloved Mac Miller and her whirlwind romance turned engagement with Pete Davidson.

Despite these two scandals, Grande has stood strong and been resilient throughout. The superstar dropped a new single, “Thank U, Next” in early November that not only pays tribute to Miller’s death but also is a symbol of her strength and independence as a woman after ending her engagement with Davidson.

In the song, she also thanks her past lovers for their impact on her life.

Grande will receive this award on December 6th at the 13th Annual Women in Music dinner and awards Gala in New York and will join the likes of Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Madonna and Taylor Swift.

When all is said and done this award was given to her for all that she’s done so far, but after she receives it many will be looking to see what she does from that point on.

If she will use this as a stepping stone to continue to help those in need, or if she is just going to keep writing music and pleasing the public.

Anyone who has followed her since the beginning has seen how Grande reacts to heartbreak and tragedy. She will rise up to whatever challenge faces her and will continue to not only create powerful music but also to help and advocate for the pressing issues of our time.

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A community at Brewsters

KATHLEEN PERRY STAFF WRITER

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ood food, good service, and good location-- it must be Brewsters Beer Garden.

Located in the historic area of downtown Petaluma, Brewsters is a restaurant for everybody. The outdoor seating is great for pets, children and adults. The fire pits and heaters keep guests warm, while entertainment includes bocce ball. It’s a home for good food to be enjoyed with even better company.

“We set out to create a community gathering place, more than a restaurant,” owner Benjamin Hetzel said. “We wanted to create a space that felt like a backyard barbecue, with your closest friends and family.”

If the ambiance doesn’t draw you in, the food certainly will. On the menu, you can find anything from salads and small bites to burgers and barbecue. According to their website, they strive for sustainability and local foods, basing their menu off of South Carolina’s barbecue. “Think southern barbecue meets California produce with a refined touch of explosive flavors.”

One of their most popular food choices is the Chicken Sando ($15). The meal includes fried chicken with romaine lettuce, house made bacon, garlic mayo and their decadent goat cheese sauce on a village bakery challah bun with fries or salad. Reminding customers to eat their veggies, Brewsters also offers a selection of greens and salads which includes their own take on a caesar salad. They toss all the things we love about the traditional caesar salads with kale rather romaine lettuce to make a tasty and healthy choice ($13).

To accompany the hearty food menu, the

restaurant also offers a list of 30 craft beers on draught, local wines, and a full selection of cocktails to enjoy with the meal.

The menu choices are carefully curated, as is everything else the beer garden has to offer. “[We have] well thought out and seasonal cocktails, natural wines and a food menu that celebrates the bounty that surrounds us,” Hetzel said. He goes on to explain that details are everything, and that’s why they pay attention to things such as what crayons they give out and how their napkins feel. To support local produce and ranches, they work to make responsible decisions about how their food waste is used.

While visitors savor the food and company of close friends, they can focus their attention towards the stage where there is occasionally live music. Brewsters offers more than just what is on their menu; they offer an experience in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

“I love working here!” Alex Brody, a student at Sonoma State and server at Brewsters, said. “It is a positive environment that reflects Petaluma’s friendly community and shows we’re a family as well.”

Their goals are to be a place that is more than just a restaurant. Both Hetzel and the webpage emphasize the same values: a place for people looking for more than just a tasty meal. A place for a community gathering where people want to have fun; they have succeeded in just that.

Next time you’re in a situation where everyone is hungry but nobody knows where to go, it shouldn’t take 20 minutes to decide. The answer is Brewsters. . . It’s always Brewsters.

COURTESY// Brewsters Beer Garden (Top) Three Little Pigs Sandwich. (Bottom) two Brewsters customers playing Bache Ball as they wait for their meal.

‘Super Mario Party’ New Netflix series is ‘fright-filled’ tests skills and friendships Review

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TERESA GULLI

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ll you scary movie lovers out there drop what you’re doing because this new Netflix original is just what you didn’t know you needed. With plenty of fright-filled moments and just enough psychological thrillers mixed in the loop, it’s a season that is sure to keep you on your toes.

This 10-episode season directed by Mike Flanagan is also known for many other films within the horror movie genre, such as “Hush”. “The Haunting of Hill House” is based on the novel by Shirley Jackson, published in 1959, and there is no doubt it has come a long way.

The back-and-forth time frame deals with the young Crain family as they live in Hill House, while the current version shows them as adults with careers and married lives. The different versions of the characters take some piecing together, so don’t look away for too long or you might miss something important.

The incredible cast is what makes the show, with the young versions played by different actors than their older counterparts.

Young father Hugh Crain is played by Henry Thomas, while the mother, Olivia Crain, is played by Carla Gugino. The oldest of the siblings is Steve, played by Paxton Singleton, and the second oldest is Shirley, played by Lulu Wilson. The middle child, Theodora, is played by Mckenna Grace, and twins Nell and Luke are the youngest, played by Violet McGraw and Julian Hilliard.

The current version of the cast takes us into the lives of the Crain family after they’ve moved out of Hill House, and it shows how it has taken a huge toll on the family. The older

version of father, Hugh, is played by Timothy Hutton, while wife Olivia is still played

by Carla Gugino. Steve is played by Michiel Huisman, and Shirley by Elizabeth Reaser.

Theodora is played by Kate Siegel, and the twins Nell and Luke are played by Victoria Pedretti and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.

The cast may be a lot to keep up with but once you have it down you are good to go. Unlike ordinary scary films, this one seems to project more of a psychological thriller feel. Director Mike Flanagan creates an intricate storyline that slowly pieces itself together without giving away too much.

A scary story is always more chilling when it is based on a true story, which in fact it was, or at least multiple stories compiled together. According to Publishers Weekly, when writing the book Shirley Jackson took from different experiences at different estates to compose, “The Haunting of Hill House.” The original author took “ historical accounts of haunted houses and pictures she collected of spooky estates-- from the Castle Neuschwanstein in Germany to the Winchester Mystery House near her hometown in California,” says Publishers Weekly.

The series is definitely one you won’t want to stop once you’ve started. The Netflix original offers something for everyone, from jumpy scares to a suspenseful love story, plus a ghost every now and then. So go ahead, grab a cup of warm tea, some popcorn and make yourself comfy because once you hit play don’t count on getting up anytime soon.

COURTESY// Netflix

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et’s switch to party mode with family and friends as Nintendo cranks up the volume from the memorable Mario Party series.

The impressively titled, “Super Mario Party,” is one of the newest installments to the Nintendo Switch that will not only test your skills but your friendships.

This is a four-player game that has four different storyboards to choose from. Based on the number of dice you throw, you can navigate through the digital board, similar to monopoly, to achieve the most stars.

Coins are given based on the spots you land on and by skill-based miniature games played after each round, so as to obtain enough coins to be able to purchase the stars and items placed throughout the game.

“Super Mario Party” is a fantastic social game for friends, roommates and family, or if you prefer to play solo, a great single player mode.

This game is great for occasional video game players as it is loaded with simple instructions that are easy to follow.

From the many options to choose from, you can decide how long the game can run based on the amount of turns that you pick are perfect that can even make playing a quick game before class possible.

Additional features of “Super Mario Party” is where teamwork is vital for success.

Within each mode, 80 miniature games can be chosen from so there is never a feeling of repetitiveness throughout your gameplay, which is important to advance in the story and collect stars.

Classic and beloved characters from the “Mario Party” series such as Luigi, Yoshi, and Bowser return to the game. A new addition to the game

is that the characters are given specific options bringing more variety and random dice rolls to the board for better results and chances.

Be cautious when playing, as this game can raise tensions and bring on frustration between you and your friends and family as someone dominates the board by gaining most of the stars.

The single player mode is a great option to avoid feuding. There is also the feature of online mode to play with strangers, offered for the first time by the “Mario Party” series.

According to Paste Magazine, “Mario Party” can be calming when playing alone versus playing with others, as there can be anger in the playing environment when a human player steals a star, or even has plans from the start to sabotage.

According to Polygon, there is a discount when “Super Mario Party” and a pair of Joy-Cons controllers are purchased together.

This is a great deal to take advantage of as the holidays are approaching. Joy-Cons, the controllers for the Nintendo Switch, will be available in neon green and neon yellow, making multiplayer easier.

During your holiday shopping, picking this up for a friend, roommate, family member or even yourself is highly recommended. You will not want to put it down.

Nintendo plans to release new games in the future including, ”Let’s Go Pikachu” and “Let’s Go Eevee”, as well as “Ultimate Super Smash Bros”, which is another Nintendo classic that you may have played as a kid.

Just remember that you can never be too old to play video games, especially the nostalgic ones.

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Paulette Quiba remembered in Lobo’s Pantry plaque

CARLY OLSEN STAFF WRITER

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t’s been just over a year since Sonoma State University lost one of their very own.

Sonoma State Junior Paulette Quiba was tragically killed on Nov. 5, 2017 when a drunk driver crossed into her lane on Lakeville Highway and caused a head-on collision. The 21-year-old Business Major was a well-known leader on campus and contributed much to the school.

She was deeply involved as a member of many organizations, including sorority Phi Sigma Sigma, the Filipino American Association, and the Accounting Forum. She also belonged to Join Us Making Progress program, also known as JUMP, where she worked as the Days of Service coordinator and planned community service opportunities for students.

Quiba was a huge help to many of her peers in JUMP and worked closely with them in starting the Lobo’s Food Pantry, which opened earlier this year in February. The pantry provides a variety of non-perishable foods and other supplies for students who can’t afford it. This resource is located in Zinfandel and is open Monday through Wednesday for all students.

Quiba played such an important role in JUMP, her peers wanted to honor her with something special, as it’s been a difficult year without her. They want her to always be remembered and made the decision to put up a plaque in her name along the Food Pantry walls.

Last year’s director of Human Ser-

vices, Casey Elbert, and one of the coordinators for the Lobo’s Food Pantry, Kim Estrada, came up with this idea.

Estrada, who worked closely with Quiba in JUMP and belonged to the same sorority, knows how passionate she was about the Food Pantry and can’t wait to honor her with the plaque.

“When she passed, it was really difficult for the JUMP family because we’re all so close. We want Paulette to always be remembered and want to show others how much she meant to us with this plaque,” said Estrada. “She had a big heart for helping others and was always talking about how excited she was for the pantry to open. We love Paulette and will always carry her in our hearts.”

Gabriella Morin, who is currently in charge of the Food Pantry, thinks the plaque will be a great dedication to Quiba and all of her hard work in her time with JUMP. “Paulette was a constant volunteer with JUMP even before she worked as a coordinator. She attended countless Days of Service and wanted to share that passion with others,” Morin explained. “She was a great addition to our team and had a strong passion for giving back to the community, so we think it’s important to dedicate this plaque to her.”

While they don’t have an official date set in place yet, JUMP has put in a work order for maintenance to put up the plaque. They chose to hang it in the Food Pantry because of how much effort Quiba put into this project and she wasn’t there to see the grand opening.

COURTESY// Paulette Quiba

COURTESY// Francisco Carbajal The ribbon cutting ceremony for Lobo’s Pantry this past February.

STAR// Emiliana Martinez Produce available at Lobo’s Pantry.

Seawolves Lead hidden gem at SSU EMILY HOFFMAN

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eawolves Lead is a workshop hosted by Student Involvements very own Joanie Ly. This workshop brings working through conflict to the Erin Fisher room on the second floor of the student center on Nov. 7.

Each month, this workshop focuses on different topics designed to build and develop clubs and organizations, although the program encourages any students who wish to participate as well with open arms.

Ly is the Campus Life adviser for General Clubs at Student Involvement and Student Affairs. She has been with the university for two years and transformed Seawolves Lead out of its parent club, Blueprint.

She took the new workshop under her wing, creating and running the topic based workshops each month and even brings in guest speakers when able.

The point of this workshop is to support clubs and organizations so that their members can take those tools and excel both within their organization and in life beyond Sonoma State.

By making a different topic to pick apart and work through every time, students are constantly learning and

making their clubs and lives deeper and better. “Everything you learn in a club is real world skills. Here you learn how to practice them,” Ly says.

Bryen Mariano, senior and president of Sonoma State Dance Marathon Club, recalls a Seawolves lead workshop brought to the club last year.

The workshop was called “True Colors”, in which participants learn through guided activities how their color spectrum (color coded personality trait cards) affects all relationships, both professional and personal.

Mariano said, “The True Colors activity helped our club become closer together as members, allowed us to see hand and hand what characteristics made us unique, and provided a vision for our organization on how we can progress as a club to enhance our successes down the line.”

Ly explained that students begin to incur stress and problems regarding how to navigate through to the end of the year.

Since this is the last workshop of the semester, conflict resolution was an appropriate topic for students to gain skills to work through all they might encounter for the rest of the semester and beyond.

“Clubs have problems.

People have problems. It’s totally normal. I hope the message reaches all clubs and orga-

nizations possible to know that support is here, “ Ly says.

Ly reports a resume building workshop a while back that focused on how to put involvement in clubs on a resume in the best light possible, which was one of Seawolves Lead’s biggest successes because the students took her tips, redid their resumes, and sent them into her to follow up even after the workshop was over.

Daisy Agers, member of multiple clubs and organizations on campus, including Love Your Melon and president of Alpha Gamma Delta, talked about the importance of working through conflict, “I think delegation and communication is the key to success in any club.”

The emails sent out by Seawolf Living about what is going on on campus can be easy to skip over since they are distributed weekly and can seem less important than what is on the forefront of our personal lives.

These workshops in particular are typically small and cozy, averaging 5 people or less. This allows students to focus on what they are learning and get maximum benefit.

So stay tuned to your emails or make a habit of checking the Seawolf Living Website for future workshops from Seawolves Lead and more, because there are always so many rich resources at your disposal.

COURTESY// Student Involvement Joanie Ly, the Campus Life adviser for General Clubs, helps organize Student Lead events.

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Club spotlight: Hillel of Sonoma County MORGAN ARANCIO STAFF WRITER

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illel of Sonoma County is a club at Sonoma State that holds the mission of connecting students and empowering their Jewish identity.

Hillel of Sonoma County has been at Sonoma State since 1999, with roughly 25 active members.

The group serves Jewish student communities at Santa Rosa Junior College as well as Sonoma State.

Hillel participates in community service projects and lead religious services.

On their website, it explains other activities they engage in, “It’s a place to hang out with old friends, make new ones and participate in social action, Jewish learning, Shabbat dinners, arts and entertainment events”.

There is no membership required and open to any and all students.

Club President Marlie Cymberg took on the role of president in 2017 and has been active in the club since fall of her freshman year.

Cymberg explains that she joined because she “didn’t want to leave [her] Judaism back home” when she came to college.

The club hosts Shabbat dinners biweekly and between those dinners they host social events to celebrate Jewish holidays.

The Shabbat dinners are held to commemorate the Shabbat, which is referred to as the Jewish Sabbath, from Friday evening until Saturday morning. Each week, the Shabbat dinner has a different themed food. The next Shabbat dinner, held after Thanksgiving, will feature Israeli food.

The Shabbat dinners are usually held on campus, but with no designated Hillel of Sonoma County space on campus, it’s difficult for the club to keep activities accessible.

“There’s not one central location,” said Cymberg.

Cymberg also explains that the inf lux of new members that are new freshmen without cars has created a problem with limited space on campus.

Many college campuses, such as San Francisco State University and UC Berkeley, have buildings on and around

COURTESY// Hillel of Sonoma County The Hillel Club hosted a group event Saturday Nov. 3, in which they went to go see the film Bohemian Rhapsody. campus to ensure the accessibility of space.

“I’ve grown up in a Jewish environment ever since I was born and it was important for me to continue that important connection in college,” said Cymberg.

“Sonoma State and the surrounding areas don’t have a large Jewish community, so it’s important for Jewish students to know that they have a home with Hillel whenever they need it,” Cymberg said.

The importance of Hillel on campus is to ensure a sense of belonging

and with recent current events, it’s more important now than ever to support diversity on campus.

“You do not have to be Jewish to join! Anyone is welcome who wants to learn and experience another culture and religion,” Cymberg said.

On Thursday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m., Hillel of Sonoma County will host a Hanukkah celebration to light the menorah. This event will be hosted on campus, but the location has yet to be determined. Stayed tuned to sonomahillel.org or join their mailing list to get updates about the event location.

COURTESY// Hillel of Sonoma County The Hillel Club host a group event, Saturday Nov. 3, in which they went to go see the film Bohemian Rhapsody.

Thursday,

Bitter Brown Femmes:

Nov. 15

Community, Activism,

International

and Self-Care

Education Week:

5 p.m.

Research Day

Ballroom D

Registration waits for no one.

12 p.m.

International Hall,

Thanksgiving Special

Alexander Valley

Dinner

Room

5 p.m.

The Kitchens

Wingo 3 p.m.

Friday,

Stomping Grounds

Nov. 16 Game Night with

Reading the

Lobo

Revolution: Prison

8:30 p.m.

Abolition

Lobo’s

WINTER INTER SESSION

5 p.m.

2019

The HUB

Don’t miss your chance.

Stop #gradu-waiting Classes run January 3 - 16

For more info, visit: sonoma.education/Winter2019

10 Sports

NOV. 13 - NOV. 19, 2018 sonomastatestar.com

Women’s basketball starts season with a win

KASEY WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

T

he way things looked over the weekend for the women’s basketball team, the Seawolves should be in store for a fruitful holiday season.

After finishing with an overall record of 12-15 in the 2017-18 season, the Seawolves looked to start the season out on the right foot against Notre Dame de Namur, a team SSU beat handily last season.

On a smokey Friday night in San Rafael, the Seawolves prevailed against the Argonauts 59-47 in a non-conference game to officially begin their 2018-19 stint.

Within their first 30 second frame, SSU’s Serena Santos drilled a three-pointer that put the Seawolves up 3 and they never seemed to look back.

Sophie Northern led the way for the Seawolves with an incredibly efficient 12 points and three steals in 18 minutes of play.

Not to be outshined, though, was the Seawolf defense, which limited Notre Dame to only five points in the second quarter to close out the half. They would en-

ter halftime with a 21-point lead, which they would retain until the waning minutes of the fourth quarter The Seawolves would finish the game shooting a healthy 42 percent from the field and 29 percent from beyond the arc.

They followed up the win on Friday with a game against the Dominican University Penguins at the Conlan Center Gymnasium, their home court.

It would prove a more worthy contest as the Penguins trounced the Seawolves 94-79 in last year’s contest and a large number of players from last year’s Penguins remain on their roster this season.

Despite a strong second-half push from a balanced Seawolf squad, the team would come up short, losing 58-64 early Saturday afternoon. Their record now stands at 1-1.

While the Seawolves were able to get a more balanced offensive attack from their starting crew Saturday, their inability to control the ball on offense led to 22 turnovers and 24 Dominican points off turnovers to SSU’s seven.

In spite of the loss, SSU chose to focus on what worked in the second half, where the Seawolves managed to outscored the Penguins and come within a few points of tying the game early in the fourth quarter.

“With nine new players, we are still getting to know how each person plays,” said Northern, who finished with 10 points and two steals.

“It’s really exciting to see how we played with intensity and grit in the second half and how that is going to translate to the rest of the season.”

While beginning the season with a 1-1 record may not be as glamorous as 2-0, there was plenty of positives to take away from the back-toback contests.

The offense, despite the turnovers, is shaping up to be an efficient and consistent source of pressure for opposing teams. Ugochi Anudokem, SSU’s 6’1” center, had a stellar second game, recording 15 points, 16 rebounds, and five assists.

Her ability to reel-in offensive rebounds has not only provided the Seawolves with some much-needed points in the paint, but has also freed up the perimeter for SSU’s guards to get open shots.

The backcourt consists of multiple returning veterans, including Serena Santos, Kylie Kiech, and Northern. That trio combined for 23 and 31 points on Friday and Saturday respectively, roughly half the team’s final tally in each game.

The Seawolves next face the Point Loma Sea Lions at their home court in San Diego this Saturday at 6 p.m. in their final non-conference appearance of the season.

Sports Schedule Friday Nov. 16 Men’s Basketball vs. Notre Dame de Namur & vs. SF State in Rohnert Park 5 p.m.

Mens Basketball vs. Concordia 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 17 COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com Top: Kylie Kiech,12, pulls up for a shot over the Santa Clara defenders Bottom: Ugochi Anudokem, 42, wins the tip off

Men’s Basketball vs. Notre Dame de Namur 4 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. Concordia & vs. SF State in Rohnert Park 2 p.m.

Women’s Basketball @ Point Loma 6 p.m.

Sports 11 Equestrian club aims for Nationals

NOV. 13 - NOV. 19, 2018 sonomastatestar.com

JOEY PIMOBO STAFF WRITER

T

he Equestrian Club was founded in 2008. Since then they have been competing in shows across the country. Each club member is not required to have a horse or riding experience.

The club consists of two types of riders, english and western. First, the english riding stable is located down the road from campus on Petaluma Hill Road. English riding is unique because this category does jumping with the horses.

The western stable is located nearby in Sebastopol. Western is unique because it has more rodeo style characteristics. People can perform roping and racing. The club primarily does Equitation. This consists of basically how one looks when riding a horse.

The club begins competitions better known as shows in the month of October and end in February. The club has had four shows in October already and are competing this month as well.

After February the club must try to qualify to compete in Regionals and

then Semifinals in Florida with the goal of making Nationals in Kentucky.

The team competes for both individual and team points. One can qualify for the next competition in both ways.

At these shows each contestant actually never knows what horse they will be riding until the moments leading up to the competition. They draw names from a hat ensuring that no competitor gets an unfair advantage.

This is interesting because each club member often trains with the horse they choose. In competition their real skills are tested with another horse.

The club competes in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. Here they travel around California competing against schools like University of California, Davis, Stanford University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Monterey Bay and others.

Last year went well for the club. When talking to club President Marissa Mullins, she described last year's accomplishments saying, “Last year we sent two girls to nationals which is in Kentucky and they were from the english

COURTESY // Equestrain Club

team.”

Fourteen members compete for the english team with fourteen members also competing for the western team. Normally each club member only competes in one category.

Having girls represent their club in Kentucky was a huge accomplishment for the girls.

With the season already underway the club has been competing often. Every show they compete for points too eventually qualify for more competitions.

When asked what the teams goals for this season are Mullins explained, “We want to send our entire western team to Semifinals in Florida.”

If the girls continue their success throughout the season their goal will be obtained.

The club works towards this goal weekly. They meets each week to have a meeting on campus.

Each club member trains on their own time meaning that the club is only successful if each girls sticks to her individual training each week.

The club's next competition is this weekend. The western team will be competing in Davis.

The next competition for the english riders will be taking place in the month of February.

Visit ssuequestrian.weebly.com to follow the club on their journey to nationals.

The team produly shows off their trophy

Seawolves Speak!

“What is a way the school could get more attendance at sporting events on campus?”

NATALYA SWENSEN STAFF WRITER

Lailie Muzaffery Marine Biology Major, Junior “More advertisement maybe, I only really see flyers and ads in the plaza.”

Brad Neuerburg

Business Management, Senior “I have a friend on the basketball team so I usually go to games based off word of mouth through him and other friends.”

Shirley Shaughnessy Psych Major, Senior “Honestly if there was a featured food and mid game show from an organization like a frat or another sports team.”

Sean MacSween

Business Accounting Major, Junior “Host a Greek night with a reward for the chapter with the highest attendance.”

Hannah Krackow Undeclared, Freshmen “I’d say more flyers.

Especially

around

the

dorm areas because those always grab my attention, personally. “

Sabrina Myers

Hutchins track 3, sophomore “The school should advertise the sports teams more often. I almost never hear about when games are happening unless I am told by my friends who are going or by people I know who are on the team.”

12 Photo

NOV. 13 - NOV. 19, 2018 sonomastatestar.com

Greek life bounces for a cure

STAR // Natalie Dolan Ryan Somera (right) pressing his own shirt at Alpha Psi’s philanthropy event “Bouncing for a Cure” on Thursday.

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