Volume 81 // Issue 7

IN THIS ISSUE

Roller derby

Discover more about a couple students’ experiences being on a roller derby team on PAGE 8.

‘Woyzeck’ play

Conservative voices

Read an opinion article about how consevative’s feel at Sonoma State on PAGE 3.

Read a review of Sonoma State’s latest play set in 1800’s Germany, showing now, on PAGE 7.

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A year since the fires

For eight days, as many as 14 fires ripped through 245,000 acres across four counties, leaving more than 6,000 homes and other structures destroyed. Forty-four people died, including 24 in Sonoma County. Eighty Sonoma State staff or students lost their homes.

ASHLEY GIESEKE STAFF WRITER

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ne year ago the North Bay community was rattled when an outof-control wildfire destroyed at least 245,000 acres, killed 44 people, and caused about 14.5 billion dollars in destruction. Houses and businesses were burnt to the ground, when the wildfires broke out throughout six different counties. It was the deadlist week of wildfires in California history and its effects are still being seen a year later.

Students and staff on our campus were largely affected by the disaster and many are still struggling to rebuild what it torn down. Eighty staff and students lost their homes, Judy Sakaki, the university’s president, said at an event last month. She is one of those 80, and has moved six times since, as she attempts to rebuild her life after she lost everything in her house. She barely escaped, barefoot in the middle of the night, as the fire raged through her neighborhood.

Campus was closed for six days, and all classes were cancelled for more than a week. It threw the entire semester for a loop. Campus events paused, as everyone took time to regroup. Many students left the area because going outside meant breathing in smoke.

Professors were forced to abbreviate their courses for the semester.

The university policy was that students couldn’t be responsible for the same amount of work in a shorter semester.

Sonoma State has made an effort to help those affected by the fires in the year since. The university offered special winter semester scholarships to anyone who was greatly affected, set up a NomaCares center to offer psychological support, and raised money for relief. This summer, the Green Music Center hosted a benefit concert featuring Brad Paisley that raised $189,000 for fire victims.

Student Alina Robello remembers the event like it was yesterday.

She said that she remembered the night already being unusually hot and windy and even was talking to a few close friends saying how strange it was.

Robello was told by her friends this was a normal thing and to just go to sleep. The next thing she recalls was being woken up to her phone going off the hook from messages from family members and emergency alerts.

Robello’s parent’s house, where

COURTESY // Erik Castro “Where I often drove to fetch my kids after school, I became nauseous to see it so disfigured by fire. I walked over splintered telephone poles resting like fallen trees for a closer look at a school building that was once a place of comfort for my children. It was now a blackened skeleton. I stood for several minutes in the smoky silence, then looked back up the road and took this photo,” photographer Erik Castro said. His photography is featured in Sonoma State’s “Reflections: After the Fire” exhibit in the library. she grew up, was dead center in the middle of northeast Santa Rosa. When she realized that’s what was burning she instantly went into panic mode. She started frantically texting them and for what seemed like forever didn’t get a response.

All she could do was lay in her campus dorm room bed shaking and wondering the fate. They finally were able to get in contact with her very early in the morning saying that they were safe at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds and even managed to save their animals.

“I lost my home of 20 years to the Tubbs Fire that night,” Robello said. Her parents had to stay in an RV and she said how hard it was to all be separated after everything.

“I started having terrible nightmares that got so bad that I was afraid to fall asleep. There were times that I wouldn’t sleep for days,” she said. “I was in a perpetual state of fight or f light and everything made me panic.”

Robello was diagnosed with PTSD from the disaster and really struggled

having no place to go home to to feel safe. This is why she believes that there should have been more psychological help for those affected. She said that there should never be a problem asking for help and especially in times of need, the best thing to do is care for yourself and others.

As the one year anniversary of the fires approaches she said she can feel all of the memories coming back to her and knows she is one of thousands that will feel this hurtful memory.

Sonoma State professors, many of whom live in Santa Rosa, were also affected by the wildfires. “We only had ten minutes to evacuate, so everything from computers to birth certificates, photo albums to paintings, clothes to books… was burned,” said English professor Stefan Kiesbye.

At around 1:30 a.m., Kiesbye’s dog began to bang against his bedroom door which is what woke him up. When he got up to check on him, he faintly heard a popping sound but had no idea what he was hearing. He went outside, started to

smell the smoke and noticed that the air outside was almost foggy-looking. His wife and he began to do their research online to see what was going on but the websites lead them to believe it wasn’t close to them yet.

“It had already jumped the highway and was moving into Coffey Park. I only realized how close the fires were when my neighbor’s yard went up in f lames,” he said.

Kiesbye and his wife lost everything they owned that night. “The past is completely gone,” Kiesbye said, thinking about how to restart.

A year later and Kiesbye and his wife are still trying to rebuild what was so abruptly taken away from them.

“There are moments when I feel hopeful and energized, but more often, the setbacks -- delays at the permit office, insurance companies stopping rent payments after a certain amount of time, are jeopardizing my living situation.” see FIRES on pg. 4

Undocumented resource center undergoing changes EMILIANA MARTINEZ STAFF WRITER

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onoma State’s Undocu-Resource center will be undergoing changes throughout this academic year — a new name will be implemented as well as program expansion. Rosa Salamanca, the coordinator of the now called DREAM Center, shared that the name change is due to “a collaborative effort with the students to increase accessibility and visibility for the students who are served through this program.”

She also shared how she felt about these changes.

“It’s exciting to be part of the program and the changes that are taking place. All the credits should be given to the students, their strengths and resilience drive the vision and mission of the center’” she said.

“Thanks are also given to the campus community and the community at large for the continuous support.”

DREAM is an acronym that stands for Dreamers Resource Empowerment Advocacy Mentoring.

Salamanca explained this name change was necessary because there are a lot of students who are still struggling with self-identifying as undocumented.

This new name offers them a more comfortable way to self-identify.

Salamanca explained that the DREAM center is a place where undocumented students, student who have family members that are undocumented, or any

student that struggle with their immigration status can come and unwind their stress as well as seek resources and support.

Last year there were about 200 undocumented students attending the university.

She made it clear that she has legal experience but is not an attorney, so she can’t help with immigration paperwork but has the connections and resources to point students in the right direction for whatever their needs may be.

The DREAM center is planning on bringing legal services into the program so that students have access to professional help regarding immigration status. This will benefit students who are undocumented and would like to apply to become a permanent resident of the United States.

Another exciting change for the DREAM center is the possible expansion of programming, with the potential to start an entrepreneur program and independent contracting.

Also, the program hopes to offer more coffee-talk style group meeting where students can share their experiences and how they overcame difficult situations. This kind of group talk will hopefully bring about some positive change sin the lives of those students who struggle to succeed because of their immigration status. Rosa shared that “Student ideas are

bringing about this change.” She mentioned a conference last semester that about 75 students attended and they shared what they thought would improve the program and now some of those changes are being implemented.

“My experience with the DREAM center has been wonderful. The DREAM center has become a place where I know I will always find support and answers to my questions. Rosa has been so helpful and is always there to help me through tough moments,” Sonoma State student Yatziry Galvan said. “Although this is my last year at Sonoma State I am really excited to see how the DREAM center evolves over the years. I am hopeful that the school will eventually be able to provide a physical space for the DREAM center where undocumented students will feel safe and where student will be able to gather and socialize.”

Galvan said the DREAM center has provided her with answers to questions regarding the resources that she qualifies for as an undocumented student.

Undocumented students don’t qualify for all of the programs on campus, she said. “If it weren’t for the DREAM center I wouldn’t know where to go to ask those highly sensitive and difficult questions.” see DREAM on pg. 5

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COURTESY // Alexander Long

New bill aims to increase police transparency

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ast week, Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into law, making records of internal investigations by police officers viewable to the public.

In the past, many internal investigations of officers were held behind a dark curtain. Things such as misuse of force, negligence, lying on duty and sexual assault were all kept under wraps in the name of protecting the public.

With the passing of this legislation, the hope is that those days are numbered.

Senate bill 1421 focuses on giving the public access to internal investigations.

The second measure, Assembly Bill 748, involves releasing police officers body camera footage of officerinvolved shootings within 45 days of the incident.

Every day there are more and more incidences of malpractice committed by those who have sworn an oath to protect and serve their communities. We saw this in Ferguson where the Department of Justice had to overhaul their entire police deparment following the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

This is not to say that all police officers are the proverbial “bad apples,” but in a career where it is your job to hold a gun and watch out for others, there is no room for misjudgment.

We see these things on the news, such as in Dallas

in which a police officer shot a man to death in his own home or in Chicago where another police officer shot a young African-American man 16 times and killed him because he “feared for his life.”

The systemic problems that plague our country’s police departments are not going to go away by themselves. From racially biased traffic stops to sexual assaults, we the public need to know about these instances as soon as possible.

You cannot expect people to trust police if they are only getting half the picture.

To a great degree, the main reason why there is an influx of instances of police officers getting caught doing something illegal is that we are in the technological age.

Every person now has a camera in their back pocket, but it shouldn’t be the public’s job to catch these instances.

It should be the officials at the top of the totem pole that condemn these atrocities.

Senate bill 1421 has many supporters that believe this it can be a solution to bad policing. By having incriminating evidence at the public’s disposal, there is a better chance that these officers will be held accountable for their actions.

In addition, the passing of this bill will allow for closer examination of convictions from years past.

Lara Bazelon, a professor at

the University of San Francisco School of Law, said, “We are going to see a lot of skeletons falling out of the closet dating back years, if not decades. That means people who are convicted unjustly and unfairly will finally get a chance to be heard.

Those against the bill argue that releasing this information to the public before it goes through trial can put police officer’s lives further in danger.

Police officer unions across the state worked to shut down this measure fearing for the safety of these police officers and their families.

This past summer Brendon Tatum, a 15-year-veteran of the Rohnert Park Police Department, lost his job following a history of suspicious busts in which he was the arresting officer. Many complaints were made against him and his practices, so many that he was put on the Brady list.

The Brady list is a list of officers with potential credibility issues maintained by the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office.

The passing of this bill will allow the public, and more importantly, defense attorneys, to look back into some of these cloudy situations involving Tatum and other officers.

This is just another reason why transparency is the biggest factor with the trust issues between law enforcement and the public.

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Hollywood diversity still falling short

ALISON SNIDER STAFF WRITER

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ow that #OscarsSoWhite feels like a long forgotten relic, it seems as if Hollywood has become a wide, wonderful world of diversity. Unfortunately, all is not as it seems.

While films today appear to be opening the gates for more actors of color, the attention almost always returns to white cast members. It feels like almost every time a new movie or show boasts a diverse cast, the marketing, advertising, and media attention always goes to the white people—more specifically, the white males.

After the 2017 Academy Awards, the media attention was shifted towards how gracious the crew of “La La Land” was for handing over the award for Best Picture to “Moonlight,” almost as if the

film was not the rightful award winner in the first place. The narrative became about white graciousness instead of the impact of a black queer drama brought into the cultural limelight.

Something about Hollywood encouraged by American society makes it so difficult to accept diversity without a story getting watered down to white taste. Every film about slavery has at least one white plantation owner that is “nice.” Every Civil Rights movie has a white character that is speaking up for— and absolutely, definitely never over— their newfound black friends. In every case, it becomes about the white savior.

This is what TV Tropes, a pop culture media analysis organization, calls the “White Male Lead.”

The White Male Lead proves that no matter how innovative, inclusive, and diverse a film claims to be, the focus always falls on the heterosexual white man. Even in films that follow the story of a main character belonging to a minority group, if there is a white male present, whom is not the villain, he will likely be considered the real hero of the film.

Take for example the Netflix movie “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” It is a heartwarming romantic comedy with an Asian-American girl as the center of the narrative. Obviously, this is a massive game changer for the way Hollywood views their female romantic leads. The

main actress, Lana Condor, must be getting a significant amount of attention, but not exactly.

Almost immediately after the release of the film, the internet began to gush and rave over the newest heartthrob, the white co-star Noah Centineo.

Despite being the star of the movie, Condor has received only a small piece of the media hype compared to her white male counterpart. Centineo is now getting roles with far more weight and significance than that of Condor, especially with the recent announcement of his involvement in the new “Charlie’s Angels” movie.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 40 percent of the American population is non-white and 50.8 percent of the population is female. Yet the 2018 Hollywood Diversity Report from University of California, Los Angeles found that as of 2016, only 13.9 percent of lead roles in films were actors of color and only 31.2 percent were female.

With films that boast about diverse acting choices, such as “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” and the recent “Star Wars” flicks, it is easy to overlook that in the end, the media is still swaying towards the white male actors. While these works are a huge leap forward in terms of increasing diversity in film, Hollywood does not deserve brownie points for doing the bare minimum.

Jazz hands prevail amidst clapping anxiety

NICK CESCHIN

STAFF WRITER

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magine, today someone decides to walk to school, and a motorbike zooms passed him on the street, causing him to jump and spill his tea on his brand new jacket.

Perhaps, motorcycles should be banned from Rohnert Park.

Next, as a girl approaches the Student Center to purchase her daily Yerba Mate, her friend pops up behind her and scares her. Her friend was just greeting her, and didn’t mean to spook the poor girl.

But perhaps the victim of the intense friendly greeting should get a petition going to have her friend expelled anyways.

Finally, just as an elderly woman makes her way to Salazar Hall, a bird poops on her shoulder.

The good God above knows that this elderly woman is an animal rights activist as staunch as they come, but obviously the lesser of two evil decisions here is to ban birds from campus.

That said, the student union of the University of Manchester might believe that eradicating these things is the only way to achieve total tranquility on a campus, as they took action into their own hands— pun intended—to ban clapping from their school grounds.

According to BBC, Ms. Khan, who stands as the union’s current liberation and access officer, says, “Traditional clapping can cause issues for students with autism, sensory issues or deafness.”

Khan, believes using the British Sign Language equivalent of clapping, known as “jazz hands,” might make for an “environment of respect.”

Some people of our generation are actually taking these seemingly unnecessary and excessively inf lated steps for our own protection.

Others of us are just blind followers to this modern-day philosophy that if we have a problem with something in the real world, we can delete it as quickly as we can delete an obvious Instagram repost before anyone sees it.

The University of Manchester’s student union needs to reevaluate their motivations for removing clapping, and perhaps folks at home should decide whether or not this would be a form of censorship upon the right to freedom of speech in America.

This is not to say that the underabled should not be considered when organizing events.

For example, wheelchair ramps are built alongside stairs for easyaccess. However, stairs were not removed completely to accommo-

date a specific group of people, but rather stairs and ramps work together to get everyone into the same room safely and efficiently.

British broadcasters and television personalities alike shared their thoughts.

Piers Morgan of Good Morning Britain claims “Britain’s losing its mind.”

According to the New York Post, BBC host Jeremy Vine begs the question, “how does that prepare them for a world of football matches, concerts, marches, festivals, conferences?”

Think about what we are doing here.

Most people have fallen off a skateboard or two in their lives, but instead of calling on the city council to outright ban anything with a f lat surface on four wheels, the vast majority usually just stands up and gets back on the board.

So too should it be with challenges in life; there is no council that can vote away hurricanes, f loods, wildfires, and other natural disasters, so let’s stop pretending like it’s the right thing to do.

Someone who is deaf will be able to look around in a room full of clapping people and understand immediately that something obviously just happened that everyone agrees with.

If the goal really is to prohibit the triggering of a student’s anxiety or discomfort, the student union should definitely not encourage an entire room of people to explode in a f lurry of jazz-hand waves.

After all, the jazz-handers could poke someone’s eye out!

Immigration laws threaten humanity

KATHLEEN PERRY

STAFF WRITER

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veryday, thousands of innocents are forced to flee their home country trying to seek refuge from harsh circumstances such as wars, poverty, famish and political corruption.

Yet, everyday, countries including the U.S. are making their borders increasingly harder to cross. We need to treat these refugees as people first, instead of making them into a political project.

For many years, immigration and migration have been hot-topics on the political agenda for several countries. According to the U.N. Refugee Center (UNHCR), 68.5 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide. The UNHCR continues showing that more than half of these displaced people are children.

As a result to so many people fleeing, many countries began closing their borders, refusing more refugees. Some of these new policies include the U.K. putting a halt to their program which helps resettle displaced children, Germany sending refugees to Greece and Italy detaining and deporting fleeing migrants.

Many more countries have followed similar protocols, all according to CNN. Similarly, the U.S. is also creating stricter laws against immigration from several targeted countries as well as the separation of children from their parents for families crossing the border. This policy has left 500 children still detained and 1,488 unaccounted for, according to The Washington Post and The Guardian.

It’s easy to say “no” when it’s not you. In America, we are not faced with a war in our backyard. There are no bombs going off a mile away and we are not on the brink of starving to death in most places due to our currency being worth next to nothing.

Yes, we have our problems; however, they are not so extreme that we are fleeing to other countries terrified for our lives in mass numbers. But just for a second, imagine we were.

Imagine not knowing if you, your siblings, or even a child you know would make it to adulthood. Imagine looking at the people you love and watching them physically starve to death, or looking into their eyes and seeing genuine terror for the world outside their door.

According to World Vision, 6.3 million refugees come from Syria alone, trying to escape the war zone that has taken precedence there. Many of them fled to the neighboring country Turkey, who according to the UNHCR, is hosting 3.5 million refugees, more than any other country.

While Turkey originally welcomed Syrian war refugees, they are now beginning to encourage Syrians to go back, according to the Washington Post. They can no longer keep up with the needs and demands of the refugees, and with so many other countries closing their borders, the country is being stretched thin and does not know where to point them other than the direction they came seeking protection from.

Prime Minister Theresa May of the U.K. and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada have both also tried to have an open-door policy for those seeking asylum. They created the policies with the intention to save first, then work out the details.

They first saw them as people in need of help, and decided they would iron out the political kinks after.

These men, women and children are people, not just another legislative problem that needs to be dealt with.

Marginalization makes SSU conservatives speak out

EMILY TWISSELMANN STAFF WRITER

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he phrase “perception is reality” rings as true today as it did when it was coined by Lee Atwater in the 1980s.

What this means for a spectrum of conservative Sonoma State students now, is that they’re pretty much in the same boat on a variety of issues. To say the least, their boat sucks.

Multiple students and observant professors have come forward with their feelings and personal experiences. So far, the testimony has confirmed their collective frustration,

pain and fears.

For second year Communications major Sarah Morgan, her story involves being stereotyped.

“Just ‘cause I’m republican,” she said, “it doesn’t mean that I hate women. It doesn’t mean that you’re a Trump-loving, black-hating, homophobic asshole . . . You have to be aware that there’s a spectrum.”

Morgan is not alone. In fact, in an anonymous survey of 18 Freshman Year Experience students, 15 agreed that conservative opinions are not widely accepted on campus.

According to second year student Macy Howell, she once lived with a girl who made her feel like she couldn’t be herself. Appallingly, whenever the girl learned of a person’s conservative identity, she would make a vomiting sound. How unfortunate that any student should find themselves in a situation like this anywhere, let alone at Sonoma State.

Another second year student, Kennedy Davis, detailed a living environment that mirrored Howell’s almost exactly. “I feel like I’m not welcome at Sonoma State,” she says, “One of the girls I live with won’t speak to me because she knows I’m conservative.”

According to Davis, Howell, and others

like them, it’s both Sonoma State’s professors and students that employ the use of these largely inaccurate stereotypes.

A portion of Sonoma State’s faculty is also aware of this issue. Freshman Year Experience Coordinator Scott Miller was just one staff member that admitted his knowledge of political intolerance on the side of liberals on campus. “I know students feel lumped in,” Miller said, “and that’s a shame.

But it’s going to happen because there’s so much hurt right now.”

Freshman Year Experience Professor and member of the Kinesiology Department Dr. Lauren Morimoto also chimed in with her take on the root of this problem. “I think people don’t really know what conservative means,” she said. “Conservative isn’t necessarily Donald Trump. In fact, a true conservative might not believe the things that the GOP is putting out there right now.”

On the other hand, there are some students and professors who have admitted to not noticing political issues or to seeing misconceptions being spread by both sides.

“I don’t get a sense that students are involved in political affairs,” said history professor Jesse Markay. “When they are, it’s

generally on the liberal side, but there are a lot more Trump supporters than I imagined.

We’d make a mistake if we assume that a vast majority of students agree with us.”

For the most part, faculty agree that they’re rightfully attempting to take charge of both academic and moral responsibilities.

Regarding the academic side, Dr. Morimoto said, “I don’t want to influence what they think, I just want to influence them to think.”

Ultimately, everyone is in pain. The words liberal, Democrat, conservative and Republican are just labels. Sensitive snowflakes and racist gun-lovers are just generalizations. Everyone’s boat has splinters and holes in it, and we can’t fix anything by creating increasingly nasty stereotypes.

In saying Sonoma State should be a ‘marketplace of free ideas, it is worth having a full discussion for students to develop the necessary critical thinking skills with a diversity of viewpoints so that they can express them in a respectful manner.

Miller concludes: “Campuses ought to be the places that teach the world how to talk to each other. My dream is that, out of the pain of this reality, we can build the means of having the right kinds of conversations.”

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Sonoma State’s study abroad program nationally ranked LUKAS BROWN STAFF WRITER

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onoma State University has been nationally ranked by the Institute of International Education as one of the nation’s top five universities for study abroad.

The Institute of International Education, a leading nonprofit education and cultural exchange group, ranked Sonoma State University’s study abroad program as one of the top five degree-level colleges and universities for the number of students who study abroad for at least one year.

In the academic year 2015-2016, Sonoma State had 63 students study abroad for a full academic year and the number has dramatically increased since. In 2016-2017, the number of students grew to 89 students, an increase of 26 students. The growth of the program comes from support of faculty, academic departments, and students’ desire to live and study in a different culture.

Sonoma State University promotes students to study abroad by offering scholarships and implementing programs that allows students to take classes that transfer back to the university. The International and Exchange Programs Advisor, Hope Ortiz said, “Studying abroad often costs less than staying at SSU, and students are able to use all of their financial aid. Cost and affordability for students is very important, so students will often choose the program that best suits their financial needs.”

Informational meetings are held in the study abroad office, located in International Hall, for Sonoma State students that are interested in studying outside of the country. Students will be advised on areas such as, cost, location, and transferable courses. Top choices for Sonoma State students are the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Australia and Germany.

“I studied abroad last year in Rome, it was by far the best experience I’ve ever had. Getting to live in another country, meet different people from all over the world, and experience another culture while taking classes was absolutely incredible,” said Vince Emme, a senior ac-

STAR // Lauren Eipp Sonoma State student Emma Wells signing up for University Studies Abroad Consortium at the Study and Work Abroad Fair last year. counting major at Sonoma State.

Sonoma State also offers students the opportunity to participate in the National Student Exchange program. Since the academic year 20132014, Sonoma State has had 101 students study in various states across the country, including its territories (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands).

Other California University campuses across the state that also appeared on the list of top study

abroad campuses were Chico, San Luis Obispo, Monterey Bay and Long Beach.

Sonoma State also welcomes students from destinations all over the world. The university currently has 62 students, educators and scholars from out of the country.

“I encourage everyone to look into studying abroad because it’ll be an experience you’ll never forget,” Emme said.

FIRES: For some, life still hasn’t returned to normal continued from pg. 1

Other than the personal setbacks they are encountering, Kiesbye believes the City of Santa Rosa wasn’t properly prepared for the disaster.

He talked about how the night of the fires, there was no sirens audible and no phone alerts. The only warning he received was when a police car came down his street and uttered a few short words about evacuating. “My neighbor burnt in her sleep due to this.”

“It’s tough to understand how deep and long-lasting the effects of

the fires are. The reality is very nerveracking and will continue to be for a very long time”. Kiesbye finished by saying the hardest moments are the little things like reaching into his closet for his favorite shirt and realizing he’s lost it or waking up and forgetting where he is and what took place. He does have hope for the future though and said all we need is patience.

Many others were greatly affected by the fire, like Communications professor Ethan de Seife. According to Bloomberg, he had recently moved to Sonoma County with his wife and newborn son which took them quite a long time, due to how expensive housing is. They final-

ly found the perfect place for their family in Santa Rosa. This was very short lived and now they are having to pick up the pieces and start all over again. De Seife was one of the many whose house burnt down. He lost basically all of his possessions.

The fires that took place the night of Oct. 9 are something that Sonoma State will never forget. Never before has a

fire threatened the school like that.

Thousands were affected, and hundreds had everything they had reduced to dust on the f loor. The blaze not only lost lives and homes but it also made the already tight real estate market even more costly.

One year later, the effects are still being felt as some are just now getting back on their feet.

STAR // Ryan Estes A car in flames in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9, 2017.

COURTESY // Anne Belden A photograph of the destruction in Santa Rosa, titled “Coffey Chimneys,” is on display in the university library.

University hopes to buy housing development BRADEN CARTWRIGHT NEWS EDITOR

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onoma State is purchasing a 90-unit housing development in Petaluma available for employees of the university to rent at a market rate.

“We could start housing people in January,” Vice President for Administration and Finance Joyce Lopes said at an Academic Senate meeting.

The endeavor will pay for itself with the rent paid by tenants, who can sign one to three year lease agreements.

“It seems like a standalone project,” Lopes said.

“The university is still in due diligence annd negotiations with the developer,” Lopes said. They also need to get approval from the CSU Board of Trustees before moving forward.

The units will range from studio

apartments to three bedroom, two bath units. The facility offers close access to the SMART train, bocce ball, a dog park and more.

This project will not affect the university’s ability to do a project for more student beds on campus, Lopes said. A student housing task force was formed last year with the eventual goal of constructing more housing on campus by 2022.

“It’s not just faculty who have needs. This will be for any employees of Sonoma State,” Lopes said.

She also said that if the development isn’t filled by employees, the school could rent some portion to the general public if needed. With a vacancy rate of less than two percent in Sonoma County, the demand for housing is there.

NEWS IN BRIEF Washington D.C.

Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice by the Senate on Friday by a 51-49 vote. The vote fell along party lines, except for one Democrat, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, voting for him and one Republican, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voting not to confirm him.

New York

A limousine carrying several couples to a birthday party failed to stop at an intersection in upstate New York and struck a parked vehicle, killing 20 people in the deadliest transportation accident in the United States in nearly a decade.

Indonesia

The death toll in and earthquake and tsunami event has reached almost 2,000 people, with thousands more unaccounted for. On Sept.

28, the magnitude 7.5 quake turned loose, wet soil into quicksand-like mud, sucking homes underground

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The importance of student-faculty relationships According to Provost Lisa Vollendorf the following is a breakdown of positions held at Sonoma State University:

Professors

(Includes assistant professors, associate professors, and people at the rank of Professor—also called Full Professors).

They are tenure-track faculty: after a certain number of successful years as assistants they attain tenure and rank of associate.

They teach and do research, scholarship, and creative activity, advise students, and do service to the institution. They also serve as department chairs and as coordinators of programs or directors of centers. They have terminal degrees (usually doctorates) in their fields. They are hired as a result of national searches.

Lecturers

Faculty who often teach less than full time.

They are not on the tenure track: they do not earn tenure. Some do research and some do service, including advising, but their primary role is to teach.

Staff

Staff advisors, staff who work in departments, staff who work in Seawolf services, in landscaping, janitorial services, etc.

Leadership

Deans, associate vice presidents, vice presidents, and a President. These people are all managers and work to support the institution in their leadership roles.

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onoma State students might need some clarification in two specific areas regarding the cultivation of relationships with faculty.

The first is that there is a difference between faculty, staff, lecturers and leadership positions within the university system, and these differences dictate the role each should play in a student’s education.

“It is helpful for students to understand the different categories of titles, positions, and employees so students can best understand where to seek support for their specific needs,” said Provost Lisa Vollendorf.

Noelle Dahl, student senator for Arts and Humanities, thinks it’s important for students to understand position and title when choosing a mentor. “I think it’s really important for students to know this because we need to know the credibility of our professors,” she said. “It’s very easy to be swayed by a professor’s opinions.”

Secondly, it’s important for each student to be proactive in cultivating relationships with faculty mentors and to secure letters of recommendation for ventures after graduation. “As early as possible students should identify and work with professors who will write these letters of recommendation, which will speak to the students’ engagement in class, critical thinking and writing ability, career aspirations and specific intellectual abilities,” said Hollis Robbins, dean of Arts and Humanities.

Some students have not received this information. Sophomore Dennae Taylor does not recall being told by the school about the importance of building relationships with faculty, the need for future recommendation letters, or about the different positions held. “I might have heard about it from an upperclassman,” she said.

Others, however, were given this information by advisors. Melissa Zaragoza, a first-generation college student, has received guidance from the EOP program. “EOP mentors told me that if I ever needed a letter of recommendation I could ask them. They told me it was important to build connections with mentors from the start.”

Isabel Dombrowski, a Kinesiology major, has been to two advisors, the first of which she did not

find helpful. “I think in order for me to be helped I really have to go after it because no one comes up to me and asks me if I need help,” she said. “It’s all on me.”

Marco Calavita, a professor in the communications studies department, echoes Dombrowski’s sentiments about students needing to make the initial effort. “Talking to your professors outside of class about your interests, possible career path, and so on can be extremely helpful, and faculty are usually happy to do that,” he said. “But...students have to make the effort and show up. Instagram isn’t going to mentor anyone.”

Dahl receives mentorship, but said she doesn’t think other students are necessarily having the same experience. “Dean Robbins has been a very valuable person in my life and in my educational experience, but unfortunately not all students receive similar mentorship,” she said. She also thinks that students should be choosing mentors based on how their goals relate to professors’ accomplishments. “If a student’s aspiration in life is to be published and be a credible writer, if they don’t have mentors that possess that same skill, then how are they going to be on the road to get there?”

Dahl also wants more students to understand the importance of recommendation letters. “I think it’s really sad that a lot of students don’t even know about having recommendation letters. By the time they’re graduating they won’t have any due to people not talking about them,” she said.

“Maybe advising in the career center could promote this more.”

Robbins, who regularly writes recommendation letters, sends out a standard email to students with a checklist of duties for students to get the best – or any – response. Robbins requests that students respond with information such as which of their qualities they hope to emphasize, which classes they took with her, the work they turned in to her along with her initial comments on it and reminders about deadlines.

“Students should understand as early as possible in their university career that letters of recommendation from faculty who know the student’s work and know the student intellectually are of extraordinary importance,” Robbins said.

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Another Sonoma State student, Suhary Carmona, said “Ever since I was introduce to the DREAM center I’ve been

more involved on campus. It has introduced me to many scholarships which can be hard to find specifically for dreamers.” She noted there are many scholarships that don’t allow dreamers to apply. “

STAR // Alyssa Archerda Students gather in front of the library for a protest following Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ending DACA, which gives undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and allows them to be eligible for a work permit.

“The help that I get from the DREAM center and their knowledge of these scholarships does help reduce the stress and allows me be more attentive of my studies, allowing me to perform better,” she said.

According to Sonoma State’s website, 33 percent of the university’s 8,600 undergraduates are Hispanic. Last year, the campus was federally designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution. “It’s not enough to just open our doors to Latino students and others who have been traditionally underrepresented on college campuses. We must do everything we can to help all of our students succeed and graduate,” university President Judy Sakaki said after the school received this distinction.

“Students feel skeptical about who to trust and who not to trust under Trump’s administration” Salamanca said. The DREAM center allows a safe space for students to make meaningful and helpful connections that will help them in the future regardless of the immigration barriers they may encounter. She also said “I think student are more skeptical about sharing their identity publicly, hence the name change…under this administration being anti-immigrant has become normalized... levels of anxiety, stress, and uncertainty have risen for undocumented students.”

The DREAM center is on a mission to connect those students who feel like they do not have enough tools to succeed with people and resources on and off campus that will help them achieve their goals.

The dream center is a safe space for all undocumented students or students who have anyone in their family who is undocumented and needs to find a community that will help them succeed in the university. It is located in Salazar room 1060.

CAMPUS CRIME Crime

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Location

Status

Hit and Run

Sept. 30

Parking Lot R5

Suspended

Petty Theft

Oct. 1

Student Center

Suspended

Petty Theft

Oct. 1

Sauvignon Village

Suspended

Disturbance, Threats

Oct. 3

Cabernet Village

Closed

Trespassing

Oct. 4

Wine Spectator Center

Closed

Petty Theft

Oct. 4

Tuscany Village

Closed

Battery

Oct. 4

Sauvignon Village

Closed

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SSU Alum shares his secrets to success

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ife is full of ups and downs, but the most important thing to remember when pursuing your passions is to be persistent and work hard toward your goals. Sonoma State University alum, Sean Tadlock knows reality and doesn’t take the opportunities he’s been given for granted. Tadlock is a rising figure in the film industry, from humble beginnings and shows us that with the right attitude and dedication we can all achieve our dreams. Tadlock is working his way up the industry ranks currently as a production assistant. He has worked on major films such as “Hotel Transylvania 3,” the newly released movie “Smallfoot,” and the highly anticipated “Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse” which will be released on December 14.

Tadlock’s interest in the film industry started at a young age. “When I was eight years old my dad bought me my first video camera and that was the beginning.

I always thought I wanted to be an actor, but when I started recording myself I knew that I did not have what it takes and would much rather be behind the camera, directing or writing,” said Tadlock.

After that experience he began creating short films. For many summers he made little movies with his sister and niece for his family’s enjoyment and continued to make movies once in a while as he grew up. It wasn’t until Tadlock entered Sonoma State as a Communications and Media Studies Major that he realized he could turn his passion for film into something more than just hobby. That’s when he began to seriously pursue film as a career path.

Even in Tadlock’s first couple of years at Sonoma State he didn’t begin taking classes relevant to the film industry until his sophomore year. “An environmental studies professor my sophomore year really encouraged our class to follow what we love to do and that doing anything else would not be a life well lived. I realized in that moment that the only thing I was ever passionate about was making movies and telling stories,” said Tadlock. After experiencing that epiphany Tadlock spent his next

two years at Sonoma State participating in SSU-TV and taking any and all film courses he could, trying to learn as much as he possibly could before graduating.

In those packed two years Tadlock found a small group of likeminded students, collectively called Studio 1063, and began to make short films with them. Their hard work and collaboration during their senior year earned them an invitation to the highly acclaimed Cannes Film Festival to screen two movies they had made.

“After that amazing trip, it pretty much sealed the deal of making this industry something to seriously pursue as my career,” said Tadlock.

After graduation Tadlock moved back to his hometown of Sacramento and began to work in construction for his father.

“Let me tell you, it was far from what I thought post grad would be like,” said Tadlock. But after three long months he finally received a call from his fellow Sonoma State alumni, Anna, telling him she had just received a job in Los Angeles and was ready to move.

Despite not having any leads, Tadlock jumped at the opportunity and moved to Los Angeles. He then spent the following two months constantly applying for jobs without any luck, so he was forced to work at a nearby movie theatre for about six months. It wasn’t until about a year after he graduated that he was able to land his current job at Sony Picture Imageworks after a brief stint in CBS’s marketing department.

COURTESY// Sean Tadlock Since working for Sony Picture Im- Sean Tadlock, SSU alum, standing infront of the marquee showcasing ageworks, Tadlock just finished working on the latest movie, ‘Smallfoot’, he worked on.

Smallfoot, which was released on Sept. 28.

Tadlock commented on his experience. knowing it can take awhile to get your start using your resources at SSU to talk “I was a production assistant, essentially an foot in the door,” said Tadlock. to people in the field you want to be in. office assistant. I set up screening rooms, Tadlock’s current project is I wish I would have better utilized SSU got lunches, coffees, and did anything to “Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse.” to get a more accurate grasp on what the support the crew. It was nothing glamor- He’s helping the marketing team create industry was like. Professors may know ous but I learned so much about the ani- posters and all the visual advertising for alumni you could reach out to and the mation process and why it takes so long to the movie that comes out this December. internship coordinators are there to help build one of these movies,” said Tadlock.

“It’s been fun learning about this side you find opportunities! Gain as much ex“It felt like I was going to school again of the industry but I still am very focused perience as you can because you don’t because every day I would learn some- on being on the more creative, story side want to get your first gig in the business thing new. I got to sit in on reviews with of the business,” said Tadlock. and not know what the heck you’re dothe visual effects supervisor, producer, Finally, Tadlock offered this advice ing. College is a huge privilege that we and directors every day and really see about helping those looking to get into the have so make sure you take advantage of what goes on ‘behind the camera’. It was film industry. “I’m still very new to this all the opportunities it can give you,” said truly an amazing experience and I’m so industry, but I will say if you want to get Tadlock. grateful to be in this position, especially into film or any industry for that matter,

Fourth time’s a charm for ‘A Star is Born’ KASEY WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

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erms like “fantastic,” “truly remarkable,” and “must-see” have often been thrown around in the world of cinema, though not quite as often as their antonyms, and even far fewer of these high-praise terms are associated with sequels, reboots and remakes. Every so often, though, one of them comes along and steals the show.

“A Star is Born” has been made, in one form or another, four times since its 1937 original debuted (five if we count George Cukor’s “What Price Hollywood” from 1932). From Janet Gaynor to Judy Garland to Barbra Streisand, many prominent actresses have taken their shot at this story before Stefani Germanotta, also known as Lady Gaga. Nevertheless, she makes her case as arguably the best lead since Gaynor graced the screen over 80 years ago.

The film’s central role, though, belongs to the embattled, alcoholic country-rock singer Jackson Maine, played by Bradley Cooper, whose career has been in a tailspin for a while. Maine comes across and eventually romances Ally, a woman with all the talent but none of the luck, when he first sees her perform at a drag bar where she used to work. If this sounds like the makings of a Cinderella story, it is.

To the story’s credit, the first hour of the film is spent on developing a believable romance between the two, where most romances might have opted for some lengthier time jumps to speed up the meet-cute.

Screenwriters Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper, who also serves as director, understand the importance of actor/actress chemistry and spends the first act accordingly.

As the title may suggest, Ally becomes an overnight sensation while Maine subsequently stumbles.

Where previous renditions have overly-exalted the male’s career and emphasized his downfall in the shadows of the female’s ascent, Cooper’s rendition is careful to avoid that, owing as much of his downfall, if not more, to alcoholism as it does to her pop career

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trajectory.

Before giving too much away, the second and third acts come across a bit rushed, particularly when viewed after the first act’s slow build. The second act spends much of the time in an almost montage-like episodic view of their life on the road and at home, all the while providing a very parochial view of their time together. Rarely do we see the perception of their romance or careers from the outside, opting instead to focus on its two leads.

This is all trivial in the grand scheme of things, and likely will not play into the film’s potential awards season run considering the hype, and despite one producer’s sexual harassment suits, especially since the second half of the film only feels like it falters when compared to the first half’s brilliance.

While Cooper deserves as much praise as he is receiving, the rest of the crew deserves credit as well.

The camera work from frequent Darren Aronofsky collaborator Matthew Libatique, whose “Venom” debuted alongside “A Star is Born” last weekend, is superb and provides the film with a grounded, atmospheric passion from start to finish. Production Designer Karen Murphy incredibly stages massive, believable concert venues that place the viewer in the middle of the show, giving them an intimate experience with the actors despite all the chaos of the crowd. Top to bottom, this film looks and sounds every bit the $37 million production it was.

Despite the lack of necessity for a remake of such an old fable, Cooper and co. have crafted a very entertaining, earnest picture from an age-old framework that proves, once again, that reboots and remakes rule the multiplexes, often commercially, but more importantly, critically.

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‘Woyzeck’ parallels mental health today MADELEINE BROWN STAFF WRITER

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oyzeck” is not just another tragic love story, a classic “Romeo and Juliet” play. However the show was much less about the love story between Franz and Marie and directly highlighted the issue of mental illness.

The unfinished manuscript of “Woyzeck” was originally written

by Georg Buchner. It has been finished by a number of authors, editors, and translators since his death in 1837 and is now a remarkable and widely performed play shown around the world.

Born in 1817 in Germany and the son of a doctor, it is no wonder Buchner wrote a playwright based off of a case he was familiar with in Germany in 1821. Johann Christian Woyzeck was publicly executed in 1824 after a public health officer proves he is not clinically insane and in fact fit to withstand the consequence for his heinous/grotesque crime. His life consisted of bouncing from odd job to odd job just to survive after being orphaned at the age of 13 and provide. After reconnecting with is ex-lover in 1818 things took a turn for the worse.

“Woyzeck” follows a soldier named Franz Woyzeck who has a degrading mental state and a diet consisting of just peas for a science experiment that he is involved in for extra cash to support his lover and child. It is set in Germany in the 1800’s yet the complex issues of mental health and domestic abuse

highlighted in the plot are problems that are still all too familiar today.

The performance was captivating, humorous at times, and keeps you on your toes.

Right off the bat, actor Chris Goodman fantastically illustrates Franz’s issues with mental illness as he cries to his captain that he can hear voices coming from the ground and the wind while the captain dismisses him and even mocks him.

The audience gets a quick and clear character setup as the next sceneshows a townsperson calling Marie, Woyzeck’s lover, a slut for having a baby out of wedlock.

These first couple scenes wonderfully set up the plot and provide the audience with a clear understanding of the characters, who they are and what to expect from them.

Although the plot is set in the beginning of the 19th century, the language of the play and tone of voice had a very modern feel.

In addition, the tone was very slack rather than proper English that you would expect from a show set in the 1800’s. On the other hand, the costumes added to the time period and gave the audience a better sense of the setting.

This show is directed by Paul Draper who is Director of the Acting Program at Sonoma State University as well as a professor at Sonoma State University, teaching the Directing Workshop in addition to other cours-

es. He focus on Shakespeare, Büchner, Brecht and Comedy.

Draper has directed count less other theatre shows including “Twelfth Night, ” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “The Monkey King and Other Children’s Tales from Around the World” and many more.

“Woyzeck” will be showing in Ives 119 October 4 through 13. Tickets are free for Sonoma State University for staff and students with their student ID cards, as well as high school student groups. Tickets for the public range from $5-17.

COURTESY// James Wirth (Top) Chris Goodman’s compelling performance of “Woyzeck”, illustrating his mental illness. (Bottom) Student performers illustrate “Woyzeck’s degrading mental state in powerful scene.

Restaurant of the Week: Café des Croissants MICHELLE TADLOCK STAFF WRITER

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ou have probably driven past the little hut located in the Raley’s Shopping Center thousands of times, never looking twice as to what it might be. It’s in an unusual spot for a drive-thru cafe, yet you can find the tan and blue hut in the middle of the parking lot. This hidden gem is the place for quick, cheap, and a delicious bite to eat. With surrounding locations in Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Sebastopol; it’s perfect at anytime of the day.

Cafe des Croissants gives the option to either dine in or drive through, it’s the best of both worlds. Nick Mainaga, an Economics major at Sonoma State University states, “this place is bomb! I like to drive through so I can enjoy the food at home. I found Cafe des Croissant my sophomore year and I still go on the regular.”

Their actual restaurant is just to the right of Raleys which can be hard to miss, but if you have the time, dining in is the best option. It’s a casual set up where you can either seat yourself or order up front and take it home.

As you walk in, you’re immediately welcomed with radiant energy. The genuine employees make your experience more enjoyable due to their exceptional service.

As for the seating, it’s quite small with only a handful booths and a selection of tables it, but still able to not feel cramped and on a sunny day there’s outdoor arrangements available. If you’re in a rush, or feeling lazy the drive through is a convenient way to enjoy some of their delicious food.

Besides the convenience of their restaurant, they provide a diverse menu. Ranging from different croissant flavors to even croissant sandwiches, they also serve egg sandwiches, a buy 5 get 1 free bagel selection, salads, burgers, burritos and the list goes on.

Jena Plasmyer, a fourth year at Sonoma State University said, “I can always count on Cafe des Croissants to make a appetizing and inexpensive meal. I love their Jalapeno Sausage sandwich, it’s the perfect amount of spiciness.”

Not to mention, their fresh squeezed orange juice, homemade smoothies, coffee, tea, and soda. Their coffee and smoothies are favored by many, it’s a must have.

As if you thought it couldn’t get better? Their pricing is excellent especially for a college diet. Inside it’s a guarantee you won’t be paying more than $14 for a meal. As for their drive through, each item is less than eight dollars.

Although everything on the menu is very satisfying, the egg sandwiches are a must have. The Great Santa Rosa ($4.49) comes with your choice of either sliced bread, a bagel, or a croissant. The flaky warm croissant typically pairs nicely with the ham, egg, american cheese topped with their thick cut smoked bacon.

You would have never guessed this savory meal was only five dollars. If you have a sweet tooth their specialty crepes ($9) are to die for. The SouthBay Style crepe is filled with nutella and freshly cut bananas, with drizzled nutella and shavings of coconut to top it off. It’s something that continuously melts in your mouth up until your last bite.

Their breakfast wraps are definitely something to not look past. They may look like simple breakfast

COURTESY// Café De Croissants burritos but they are truly delightful and only costing $6.25 or less.

Next time you’re in the Raley’s shopping center, give Cafe des Croissants a try. You’ll always have exceptional service and an appetizing meal. Whether you drive through or decide to dine in, it will be an experience you won’t regret.

Instagram’s parent company takes over

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he app Business Insider calls, “Facebook’s cooler younger sibling” is about to step it up a notch.

Instagram now has more than 1 billion monthly active users. With its massive popularity among society, it shocked the public when the founders of the app, Kevin Systrome and Mike Krieger, stepped down a little over a week ago after wanting to break away from CEO Mark Zuckerburg.

Instagram’s parent company Facebook officially appointed Adam Mosseri in their place last Monday. Adam Mosseri’s beginnings stem from his education at NYU’s Gallatin School of Interdisciplinary Study, studying media and information design where he created his own design consultancy, a crucial component Instagram has that Facebook lack’s in comparison to. Mosseri joined Facebook in 2008 as a design director, then later transitioned to product management and oversaw Facebook’s News Feed. He

played a crucial role in transforming the platform into, what was then, the world’s most popular social media platform and the driver of billions of dollars of advertising profit. Earlier this year, Mosseri accepted the role of Vice President of product for Instagram. What is in store for the ever growing platform is now under his wing.

Mosseri is now in charge of balancing the needs of Instagram including headcount, engineering resources and growth, in addition to the priorities of Facebook including cross-promotion to Instagram’s younger audience and revenue to contribute to the corporation’s earnings reports. Users might now expect to see a shift in notifications and shortcuts linking back to Facebook, or more ads in the Stories and feed. Instagram hasn’t highlighted the ability to syndicate your Stories to Facebook, which could yield a massive hit for the sister platform. According to Tech Crunch, Instagram Stories average 400 million daily users whereas Facebook

Stories and Messenger Stories’ have about 150 million users combined.

Mosseri will also be responsible for keeping Instagram from being used as a pawn for election interference in the runup to the 2018 U.S. mid-terms. Mosseri’s experience dealing with the unintended consequences of the News Feed, such as fake news in the wake of the 2016 election, will help him with this in addition to predicting how Instagram’s growth will affect culture, politics and user well-being.

The vast diversity amongst users is one of the tool’s biggest advantages, according to Time Magazine and one of the most important things for the company to support in the transition of leadership.

Mosseri exhibits extensive personability and sharp, serious and empathetic traits to those he encounters. He both embodies the spread of Facebook and its umbrella of apps making a positive impact in the world, while also aware of the work and complex choices necessary to prevent misuse.

On the rise of this diversity spectrum, users can expect to see growth in, is the recent trend of vertical video, which has now become popular enough that YouTube and Vimeo have adopted it as well. Augmented reality and virtual reality filters are becoming more and more popular and have become a key tool in making Instagram stand out amongst other platforms including Snapchat, where it began. For example, pop-singer and founder of Fenty beauty, Rihanna and Kylie Jenner, CEO of Kylie Cosmetics, created filters which people can unlock only by following those celebrities accounts on Instagram, no other app has developed that feature. Mosseri will oversee the continuation of technology advancement and development.

Facebook chief of Product Officer Chris Cox, Mosseri’s boss, writes, “Kevin and Mike, we will never fill your shoes. But we will work hard to uphold the craft, simplicity, elegance, and the incredible community of Instagram: both the team and the product you’ve built.”

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COURTESY// Michael Baker Photography The Resurrection Roller Girls team after a game on Sept. 2.

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SSU students welcome roller derby league

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athryn Conklin, a senior at Sonoma State University, is one of the students that’s fallen in love with roller derby. Conklin plays for Rohnert Park’s very own team: The Resurrection Roller Girls. “Our league provides opportunities for athletes to achieve their maximum potential through the sport of amateur roller derby while remaining active in our local community,” their website states. Their home rink is Cal-Skate.

Conklin met some of the team at Big Nite last year when they were tabling and joined that fall. Her experience growing up with skating is what made her want to try it out. The team has “Back to Basics Night” every Tuesday at Cal-Skate where they allow anyone at any skill level join them.

Conklin then participated in the Resurrection’s two week boot camp where she was able to strengthen her skating skills and learn how the game is played. “The rest, they say, is history.

I caught the derby bug, and I don’t ever see myself stopping,” Conklin said.

For those that are unfamiliar with the fast pace contact sport, roller derby requires quad skates and mandatory protective gear. This includes helmets, wrist and mouth guards, elbow and knee pads. Each team can have up to 14 players on their roster and only five players on the track at a time. There are three blockers, one pivot and one jammer. The helmets of the pivots and jammers are labeled with a stripe or a star and each team has the same base color helmet. The game has two 30-minute periods.

The skating pack consists of the

blockers and the pivot whose responsibility is to prevent the other team’s jammer from advancing past them.

The two teams skating packs go around the rink trying to stop the opposite team’s jammer from going past while trying to allow their jammer in.

Each time a team’s jammer passes a member of the other teams pack, they earn a point.

In addition to their games, The Resurrection Girls are very involved with the community as well. They take pride in volunteering, donating and much more. Some of the team’s charity partners are Red Empire Food Bank, American Red Cross and Verity.

On Thursday Sept. 29, the team played against B.A.D. Girls Berkeley Resistance and gave a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to Sonoma State Lacrosse Club. The team is

open to everyone over the age of 18.

The Resurrection Girls compete in a competitive league, but there is also a recreational league with less time commitment that is open to all gender identities.

To join the team, the process is the same as Conklin’s. Go to a Basic Night, there’s no experience needed and the first session is free. The next step would be to participate in the intensive Boot Camp which is hosted both in the summer and January. The tryouts include passing minimum skills test which is necessary for a full contact sport. The requirements are of the Women’s Flat Derby Association (WFTDA). When attending a match at Cal-Skate, you can expect a full bar, raff le prizes and a half time show. The next home game is open to anyone, on Oct. 27 at 6:45 p.m. The student tickets are only $8.

COURTESY// Natalie Dolan (Right) Lily Torres and Carly Coffman sitting in the provided blow-up chairs to watch “The Princess Diaries” on Oct. 5, 2018 in the Seawolf Plaza.

(Left) Manu Lopez, student staff of the event, jotting down notes about how the movie night was going.

Royalty comes to Seawolf Plaza MARIAH MALDONADO

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he wall outside of the Recreation Center was beaming with royals last Friday evening. LoboVision not only provides students with the most up to date information about what’s going on at Sonoma Sstae University, but also has a full audio package that allows movies to be played. The larger than life screen has over 4,000 people walk past it every day, making information and news easily accessible to all on campus.

Sophomore Manu Lopez is a member of Student Involvement and assisted in putting on the evening event for students. These movie nights encourage and allow students to get out of their dorms and get further involved here on campus.

Lopez stated “We love having these movie nights because they’re super fun and who doesn’t like a free show and snacks?”

Students were gifted a double feature last Friday, the “Princess Diaries” and “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement” along with free popcorn.

The famous line “Me? A Princess?

Shut up!” rangout through Seawolf Plaza. The Princess Diaries film series tells the story of San Francisco teen Mia Thermopolis who is informed that she is next in line for the throne for the kingdom of Genovia. Alongside Hathaway is well-seasoned acting veteran Julie Andrews who plays Mia’s grandmother and queen of Genovia.

Their royal roles have kept the two mega stars close, even 14 years after the first movie premiered. On Oct. 1, Hathaway took to Instagram to post a heartfelt birthday message to Andrews.

The post included a still from the ball scene where Mia is officially introduced as a princess in “The Princess Diaries”.

“The importance of grace,” the post

began. “The knowledge that power is nothing without respect; Why one must have patience, positivity, perspective, manners, kindness, and humility.

Always, To everyone, (No exceptions)...

If I know anything about any of this, It’s because I was lucky enough to have learned from the very best at the very beginning. Happy Birthday Julie, Queen Eternal. All my love, Annie” The film was a worldwide success grossing over $165.3 and receiving a sequel, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. The sequel premiered in 2004 but received generally negative reviews from critics, although making over $134.7 million. The film follows Mia’s return to Genovia post-graduation, with hopes to take the reign from her grandmother, if, and only if, she finds a hand for marriage. The second film features America’s leading man Chris Pine as Hathaway’s love interest.

Friday evening’s movie night

featured blow up couches, chairs and popcorn for free. First year students Madori Smith and Nikki Mansubi were both finishing up dinner in the cafeteria, saw the film playing, and decided to stop by.

Some students went out of their way, even traveling from off campus to make the double feature at LoboVision.

Katie Burroughs is a sophomore that has a warm spot for the film series, and knew she had to take the opportunity to see both of them again.

“I’ve seen The Princess Diaries a lot growing up throughout my childhood and the movie never fails to make me smile and reminisce on my childhood.” Burroughs explained.

The next LoboVison movie night will be on Oct. 19 following the Scene It movie version of “The Incredibles” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Seawolf Plaza.

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FAASSU prepares for gold at annual games NINA LOPEZ

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onoma State University’s largest multicultural club, the Filipino American Association of Sonoma State University, otherwise known as FAASSU, is currently training for the 33rd annual Friendship Games taking place on Oct. 20. This year, our seawolves are aiming for gold.

The Friendship Games are held at California State University Fullerton where over 40 Filipino American Student organizations across California, Nevada and Arizona come together to celebrate culture, diversity, friendship, fun and the adrenaline of some good-oldfashioned competition.

Mt. San Antonio College’s Filipino organization, “Kasama”, claimed victory during the very first Friendship Games back in 15. Since then, the games have been recognized as a highlight event for many college campuses.

The event has expanded quite a bit since then and currently consists of five different games that allow the 40 plus organizations to dwindle down to the top three. Those games include: Alpine Green, The Nasty, Up and Under, Big Groundhog and Conveyor Belt.

From here, the top three organizations compete in an

obstacle course race known as Final Rampage.

According to FAASSU’s Friendship Games coordinator, Matthew Ortega, last year Sonoma State was recognized as the strongest competitor out of the Northern California colleges, and because of their athletic success, they have been chosen to referee the games this year. Ortega believes that this opportunity has allowed FAASSU to “establish dominance” over the other organizations and he’s confident that they’ll rank within the top 5.

This year, Ortega will be competing in Alpine Green, The Nasty and Conveyor Belt, each of which he had to try out for, much like everyone else. FAASU starts recruiting team players for the Friendship Games as early as the first few weeks of school, according to Sonoma State fourth year, Alexis Lammawin.

Lammawin participated in last year’s Friendship Games and was quick to share that “all the athletes and everyone involved in Sonoma State FAASSU work really, really hard. It’s intense. Do it if you’re brave.”

But despite the competitive pressure that comes with the Friendship Games, it’s also a day of celebration and of course, friendship. FAASSU’s vice president, Ashley Dela Cruz, describes the atmosphere of the games to be similar to that of a “huge hangout or party that’s really fun,” as well as being a place where

COURTESY// SSU News FAASSU at the 2015 Friendship Games at Cal State Fullerton.

she can identify with others who share her Filipino culture.

However, it’s not surprising to see people of various backgrounds when at the Friendship Games or if you happen to look at the overall demographics of FAASSU’s club members. This is because FAASSU is “a big family that welcomes everybody no matter who you are, where you’re from or what your ethnicity or race is,” according to third year, Gabriel Amen.

When speaking with FAASSU’s president, Maddie Lam, she said that the organization’s main purpose is centered around acceptance and how FAASSU “loves to spread culture and spread our love for everyone else’s culture.” In addition, members of FAASSU view their club as a safe space where Sonoma State students of color can come together and be accepted as they are.

FAASSU is always looking for new members and highly recommends their recruits to participate in the Friendship Games. You can catch the athletes of FAASSU practicing for the games every night, Monday through Thursday, at Stevenson Field if you’re interested in finding out what the games are like. In addition, the opportunity to join FAASSU is open throughout the entire semester and they’d be more than happy to welcome anyone into their family.

COURTESY// FAASSU FAASSU will be attending the annual Friendship Games this October.

Club Spotlight: Trans and Gender Questioning Group CARLY OLSEN STAFF WRITER

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onoma State University has many different clubs and groups on campus that you may not be aware of. Of course there’s Greek life and a variety of well-known clubs like JUMP, but one group that might not be on everyone’s radar is the Trans and Gender Questioning group. This student-ran organization was founded by student Carly Solberg about a year ago.

While it’s not officially a club, the Trans and Gender Questioning group consider themselves a small branch of the Queer Straight Alliance, or QSA, on campus. Students get together every Monday from 3 - 4 p.m. to discuss the experiences they’ve gone through or

encounters they’ve had as members of the LGBTQ community.

When asked how this group was founded, Carly Solberg stated how they took this group under their wing and made it into what it is today.

“At first, we were going to CAPS together but we found that it was difficult to find a time where everyone could meet at the same time a counselor was available, so I decided to take it into my own hands.” Solberg said.

Solberg’s extremely relieved with the group and proud of what it’s become. Solberg and their fellow group members have grown very close, as sharing their personal experiences with each other really

helps them get to know each other on a deeper, meaningful level. Whether someone has gone through something hurtful, wants to share their coming out story, or has exciting news about changing their name, this group provides a great sense of support and community towards one another.

For privacy reasons, this group doesn’t advertise their events to the public, however they are proud to announce that they are having a game night on Friday, Nov. 9. At this event, they plan to meet up and talk as usual, but some fun board games will be included.

For anyone interested in going, you can email Carly Solberg at solberg@sonoma.edu and they

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Thursday, Oct. 11

Strike a Pose! Queer

Brownbag Roundtable:

Yoga

To Be or Not to Be Latinx

4 p.m.

12 p.m.

The HUB

University Library

Wednesday, Oct. 10

Friday, Oct. 12

Interventions: SCR110 &

ASP Late Nite Art

Intersex Self Advocacy

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

Ballroom A

would be happy to provide you with more information about the event.

While Solberg doesn’t know if they will turn Trans and Gender Questioning into an official club. They don’t think it’s a huge deal to have that title.

“We don’t feel as though we need a club advisor or anything...we like where our group is going and we still get together every week to talk and support each other, which is all you really need for a group to be successful. We provide a safe space for students to share their stories and I think that’s the most important thing.” Solberg stated.

For those who don’t know, October is LGBTQ History Month. This has been in place

since 1994, when Rodney Wilson, a high school teacher from Missouri, believed that we should dedicate a month to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history. Many teachers and community leaders were on board with this idea, so it was born and set in stone.

October was selected to be the month because National Coming Out Day, on Oct. 11, was already an existing tradition. It was also selected because school is in session during this month, so it provided teachers a month to educate students about the LGBTQ community and celebrate the achievements of 31 icons every year, according to the LGBT History Month website.

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Men’s club soccer takes it all in San Diego CHRISTIAN FRANCISCO STAFF WRITER

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his season for the Sonoma State club soccer team is proving to be an exciting one. They have shown the rest of the collegiate club soccer teams that they are a force to be reckoned with. The team's trip to San Diego for the Aztec Cup was successful for the Seawolves as they ended up taking the championship back home after beating San Diego State, Northern Arizona University and Cal Poly Pomona in the finals.

The President of the club soccer team, Garrett Kustin, found himself extremely proud of this years group.

Kustin spoke out about the team, "I had high expectations for this group going into this tournament but I didn't know just how well we would play together!"

As the president, Garrett Kustin has a major role in deciding who makes it on the roster, running the practices and has also prioritized the chemistry of the group, this year it has proven to be successful. The team's ability to take home the championship encompasses all the team's hard work.

Kustin comments about the team's work ethic, "All of our hard work we put in the offseason showed and we really came together not only as a team but as a unit."

The men's club team would meet San Diego State in the first round winning comfortably, 2-0. Moving into the next round they would face Northern Arizona University and would also improve in the tournament standings with an impressive win against the Lumberjacks, 3-1.

For the championship game, they were matched up against Cal Poly Pomona.

In order to win, the Seawolves would have to play defense because they could take home the championship if the game ended in a tie. With having six goals in total for the tournament compared to Cal Poly Pomona's four goals of the tournament, the Seawolves were in the best standing coming into the championship game.

The championship game would bring drama to the Seawolves as Kustin would dislocate his shoulder right

COURTESY // Sonoma State Men’s Soccer Club before the championship game. This comes after losing another member from a shoulder injury, Gabe Russo, three-weeks ago against Chico state. This injury would be a scare for the club soccer team.

Fortunately, another player would fill in for Kustin's place and would provide major contributions to the Seawolves championship win. Taylor Barstow stepped up in place for Kustin and proved himself as an asset for the Seawolves.

Kustin would speak about Barstow, a third-year biology major, "He stepped up and locked down the goal and helped us win the tournament.” Barstow's efforts were recognized by the club president as he was a crucial aspect for the Seawolves championship win.

Barstow would comment about Kustin, "Having Garrett say that I had major contributions to the championship game feels great. It’s always nice to get recognition and see that your efforts aren’t going unnoticed but

we all had major contributions to the win".

Barstow would add, "Every single player played a crucial role to all of our victories from the returners that always give their best and leave it all on the field to the new guys who came out hard and played with everything they had and without any one of those guys we might have had a different outcome".

The team's work on improving their chemistry is proving to be worth it as the team is seeing success, winning comfortably against the teams they're playing. Barstow has been on the club soccer team for three years and he thinks that this year feels different than years past.

Barstow comments about this years team, "This squad is something different. This team is going to do big things just wait and see.” The Sonoma State club soccer will have a doubleheader this weekend as they will face UC Davis and their rival Chico State.

Sports Schedule Thursday Oct. 11 Women’s Volleyball vs. Cal State LA 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer @ Chico State 7 p.m.

(Friday)

Sunday Oct. 14 Men’s Soccer @ Stanislaus State 11:30 a.m.

Friday Oct. 12 Men’s Soccer @ Chico State 4:30 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 13 Women’s Volleyball vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer @ Stanislaus State 2 p.m.

Tough weekend for the ladies in blue JESSICA BENNETT STAFF WRITER

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riday night Sonoma State played California State East Bay. Sonoma’s overall ending that game was 8-10 and 4-5 in the conference but fell to the California State East Bay Pioneers.

Entering the first set Sonoma didn't get too a good start, they were down 3-1 right off the bat but then fell by ten. After falling short during the first set Sonoma got it together. For a while they wereahead 2-0 and gained a ten point lead over the East Bay Pioneers before losing it and falling 25-19 with yet another loss during this match.

The third match came around and East bay was on top of it, gaining a 6 point lead over the Seawolves and then another four with a 10-4 lead, ending the final

STAR // Jessica Bennett Adriana Baysinger, 12, and Caiti Weisner, 21, go up to block the ball

match 25-12 in East Bay’s favor. It was a tough loss for the Seawolves but they tried to not let it get them down as they had another game the night after.

During this game, Freshman Emily Eaton saw the court and got 11-kills. Tate Battistini, a key athlete for the Seawolves, obtained two aces. Also during this game, Jenna Miller had 30 assists, and number 21, Junior Caiti Wiesner, saw 10 digs.

Mudd said, ”I think to get ready for the weekend’s games we’ll definitely be working a lot harder at practice this week because we can’t really afford to not give 100% all the time anymore. It is rough because we have a lot of injured players so they take the weekdays light in order to be ready to play hard on the weekends and I think that’s been hurting us a little.”

She continued, “This past weekend’s losses did not feel great for anyone but if anything I think we can use it as motivation to play hard this weekend and to make the most of the season we have left.”

Our Seawolf ladies traveled to San Francisco State University on Saturday for a brutal volleyball game. Unfortunately, this match against the Gators ended in a loss for the Seawolves putting Sonoma State 8-11 overall and 4-6 in the CCAA. San Francisco advances with 10-7 overall and a tie, 5-5, in the conference.

Starting off the first match Sonoma lost the set 25-21. Going into the second set Sonoma had a tie match 6-6 to begin. They jumped ahead with a lead 11-9, and then the Seawolves were tied again at 21-21.

Sonoma State was not going down without a fight and was ready to bounce back for the second match. Sadly, the second match did not turn up in the Seawolves favor, losing again 25-23. Concluding the game with the final match, Sonoma state could not get out of their grove and fell short to the Gators in a 25-19 defeat.

During this game Sonoma State player Tate Battistini had 10-kills., Number 11 Jenna Miller had one block and 29-assists, and finally, junior player Lexi Mudd had 13 digs.

With the losses this past weekend number 11 Miller said, “Every loss is a hard loss, but we will continue to work hard in practice and prepare ourselves for upcoming matches.”

Practice makes perfect and our Sonoma State Seawolves are coming back to their turf Oct. 11 to go head-to-head against California State Los Angeles Eagles at 7:00 p.m.

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Snow club anticipates upcoming winter season

ALEX FUNCHESS STAFF WRITER

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f you’re interested in joining a club team to have fun without too much of a time commitment, the Snow club is for you. All student skiers and snowboarders are encouraged to check out the Sonoma State Snow Club.

Led by Club President, Lauren Bracken, the student run sports club invites Seawolves that share the passions of all snow-related activities.

Students of any skill level are welcome as the organization attracts 80 members every school year. Keep an eye out for club members in the Seawolf plaza and don’t hesitate to stop by their table.

Their favoriote area for snowboarding and skiing is Lake Tahoe.

They go to different spots such as Heavenly Ski Resort, NorthStar, and Kirkwood Ski Resort. They also do camping trips to places such as Lake Sonoma.

“I joined Snow Club for the social events,” said Nick Deleissegues, a senior at Sonoma State.

The club offers several opportunities and activities for students to get involved in, including bus trips to Tahoe where members snowboard and ski. The organization hosts several events during the offseason as members take part in bonfires and fundraisers throughout Sonoma County.

The club has raised money in the past through local businesses and raff les, offering tickets to local events. Past Snow Club events have included fundraisers at Lagunitas Brewing Company in addition to a recent camping trip at Lake Sonoma.

“The biggest accomplishment of our club in previous years is being one of the largest sports clubs on campus, serving as an outlet for Sonoma State students to find friends and go on fun outings,” said Deleissegues, who has been a part of the club for three years.

The club serves to notify the student population of snow related activities at Tahoe resorts. Members of all skill levels are invited to participate in club events.

“The camping trip this weekend was really great. We had a great turn out and all of our members had a lot of fun socializing and playing games at the lake,” Deleissegues said.

Over 70 students visited the Liberty Glen Campgrounds last Friday as they camped, hiked, and took part in outdoor activities at the lake. Nick and the rest Snow club look forward to more social events this year as they expect to add

COURTESY // Sonoma State Snow Club more members. The club will announce more bus trips in the near future.

The best part about Snow Club is that it is a very welcoming environment. It is a diverse group that’s main goal is to make sure everyone is having fun. When it comes to snowboarding or ski experience, the club varies on all levels. There are people on the club team that are still getting the hang of their sport, and then there are those like Deleissegues who are proficient at it.

The club meets in the student ballroom once a month but announces information every week regarding various social settings on social media.

Those interested in joining may sign up with a $60 fee for new members and a $50 fee for those returning. Stay up to date with the club on Facebook.com/ sonoma.snowclub and Instagram, their username is @sonomasnowclub.

The Sonoma State Snow Club looks to bring together snow lovers whether you’re on or off the mountain. If you have any questions concerning upcoming events or membership, contact the club directly at sonomasnowclub@gmail. com.

Seawolves Speak!

NATALYA SWENSEN

What is your favorite sport and why?

STAFF WRITER

“I love watching hockey because I grew up watching it with my dad who taught me all there is to know.

Along with the fact of how fast paced the game is, and best of all, when the gloves are thrown and a fight breaks out.”

Sophie Loughran-Smith Senior Hutchins major

“Hockey is my favorite sport to watch because I think it’s so much more intense and fastpaced to watch than any other sport. The goalies are amazing as they can save just about anything. And can’t forget the fights that can happen between the teams.”

Sydney Allison Sophomore English major

“Football is my favorite sport to watch because I always watch it with my family. I think it’s exciting to follow it all the way to the Super Bowl.”

“Being a lacrosse player, my favorite sport to watch is lacrosse because it’s so relatable. It makes me want to get out on the field and play.”

Bailie Doll Sophmore Environmental Studies major

Sadie Barthelemy Freshman Undeclared

“Football is my favorite sport to watch because it requires a lot of skill and strength to be good at it. It is also a family tradition for many years to watch football games everyday Sunday.”

“My favorite sport to watch is hockey. Team sports are always my favorite because of the communication and focus that’s required to function efficiently.

The fast paced and intense sport always gets me pumped when I watch it. Let’s go Blackhawks!”

Rohit Basu Senior Economics major

Jarod Romandia Junior Kinesiology major

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Student performers steal the stage

COURTESY // James Wirth Christopher Goodman and other student actors performing in Woyzeck.

STAR // Luis Madrigal Korean performer handing out flags to the audience .

STAR // Luis Madrigal Wooden figurine showcased at the Indigenous Wisdom & Shamanism Conference.

STAR // Luis Madrigal The crowd watches as the Korean performer performs the Gut Purification Ritual

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13,defends the ball again

STAR // Natalie Dolan Janelle Santos serving popcorn to attendees at the movie night in the Seawolf Plaza.

STAR // Natalie Dolan Lily Torres and Carly Coffman (bottom right) enjoying the movie with other attendees at the movie night in the Seawolf Plaza.

STAR // Natalie Dolan (Right)Sam Layman stealing the ball from the opposing team on Oct. 7. (Left) Kamryn Haiber, No. 13,defends the ball against opposing team, using great ball control.