Spring Week 5 Issue 209.5

C A L I F O R N I A S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y, L O S A N G E L E SMay 4, 2015 Issue 209.6

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ASI GENERAL DEBATE UPDATES

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ARMENIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION REMEMBERS GENOCIDE

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SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF EARTH DAY

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Black Lives Matter = All Lives Matter

Protest on campus sheds light to ƚŚĞ�ĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ�behind Black >ŝǀĞƐ�DĂƩĞƌ͘

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6WDULQJ� YDFDQWO\� DW� KLV� ÀQDQ-cial aid award letter for next year, Jose Ramos looks distraught. The letter presents his worst night-mare—he will have to pay over $2,000 out of pocket each quar-WHU� LI�KH�GRHV�QRW�ÀQG�D� VFKRODU-ship soon. This year though, the )LQDQFLDO�$LG�2IÀFH�JHQHUDO� KDV�yet to release the general schol-arship forms to students. “What am I going to do?” worriedly asks Ramos, a 22 year old junior and Biochemistry major.

5DPRV� ORRNV� RQOLQH� IRU� ÀQDQ-cial relief by searching for on and off campus scholarships, though usually he depends on the general scholarship sponsored by the Fi-QDQFLDO� $LG� 2IÀFH� HYHU\� VSULQJ�quarter. Like many other students at Cal State L.A., Ramos depends RQ�ÀQDQFLDO� DLG� IURP�JUDQWV� DQG�scholarships to fund his educa-tion. However, for the past four months the Center for Student Financial Aid and Scholarships has displayed a red-clad ‘com-ing soon’ posting for the general scholarship application. Eager students wanting to apply wait without any indication why there is a delay by the Financial Aid of-ÀFH�

Director of Student Financial Aid Tamie Nguyen and Associ-ate Director Jonathan Choy, re-spectively, are aware of student sentiment. They have partnered up to improve the application SURFHVV�HIÀFLHQF\�E\�DQQRXQFLQJ�the upcoming launch of a new

General Scholarship improved

Gerardo AmezquitaStaff Reporter

Running out of funds? Use AcadmicWorks to apply for on-campus scholarships.

program. The program enhances scholarship management experi-ence that reviews, matches, and QRWLÀHV�DSSOLFDQWV�ZLWK�WKH�RYHU�400,000 scholarships offered. AcademicWorks is projected to go live sometime in May without D�GHÀQLWLYH�GDWH�DV�RI�\HW�

AcademicWorks will advance student experience through a QHZ� VLPSOLÀHG� SURFHVV�� JLYLQJ�student wider access by having an online application. Students can correct any errors or sup-plement any missed informa-tion 24/7 until the deadline date. When applying, students will not have to submit the usual in-formation because the material would be provided from student record data, with the exception of community service and ex-tracurricular activities. Students requesting letter(s) of recom-mendation from faculty will only submit them on Academ-icWorks, thus ending the endless paper trails.

Over a year of collaborating with the Division of Univer-sity Advancement and faculty support they have initiated ef-forts to implement an improved system to get students quicker, up-to-date information about their application’s status. Choy

Continues on page 3.

In the wake of the death of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died while in police custody, many around the coun-try in the past week organized in solidarity against police brutali-ty. Among those who organized peaceful protests included Cal State L.A. students of the Pan African Studies department. On Thursday, April 30th, students and faculty assembled in the free speech zone in front of the book-store to show support toward Gray’s family and shed light WR� WKH� GHÀQLWLRQ� EHKLQG� ´%ODFN�Lives Matter.”

The biggest misconception that some people have toward the term “Black Lives Matter” is that it only speaks of African American lives at risk by law en-forcement. In fact, it represents all people of color. With the multitude of recent accounts of police brutality in California, it OHDGV� D� QHZ� GHÀQLWLRQ� DV� PRUH�than a black issue, but an issue that affects every race. Cases in-clude Ezell Ford, a mentally ill black man who was killed by the LAPD last August, and Hector Morejon, a Hispanic teen who ZDV�DOVR�NLOOHG�E\�SROLFH�RIÀFHUV�

Angeline BernabeStaff Reporter

in Long Beach this past month.

“In California alone, we’ve seen so many Latino brothers and sisters shot by the police and suf-fer at the hands of police brutal-ity left and right,” explains Rosa Clemente, a Professor of the Pan African Studies Department. She says, “The way we see Black Lives Matter includes those that are Latino, Latina, Asian folks, Muslim folks—all centering the African American struggle around police brutality, but un-derstanding the global blackness and how the state responds to us as people of color.”

At the rally, students of many backgrounds stood together and voiced their concerns with what is happening in Baltimore and around the country. Some even expressed their own experiences of situations being stopped by law enforcement on the road as PRUH� WKDQ� WUDIÀF� YLRODWLRQV�� EXW�on suspicious acts because of what their race was. A student of Latin descent who shared her experience at the rally of being stopped on the road by the cops one night simply cried, “I didn’t know why they stopped me, I’m just living!”

While the protest was seen as

successful for organizers, it had a shaky start during the beginning of the week after Pan African 6WXGLHV�VWXGHQWV�DVVHPEOHG�WKH�À-nal elements of the rally. As news of the rally spread around cam-pus word of the event eventually travelled to campus police, who contacted Professor Clemente for information on the students who were behind the organization of the protest. At the rally, Clem-ente voiced her opinion of the act saying it was wrong for police to interfere.

Clemente explained, “College campuses should be the bastions of any type of academic free-dom.” In her 15 years teaching on college campuses, Clemente says being approached by police to dispel information about a sol-idarity rally was unacceptable. She further stated, “Their job is to not have any type of interac-tion with faculty governance or curriculum. What we say in our classrooms are sacred spaces for students and faculty.”

With the focus of the rally be-ing about the importance of lives of all backgrounds, the rally con-cluded with a solidarity circle of all participants joining hands in harmony.

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ASI Presidential Executive Debate

Marina AndalonContributor

Presidential and VP hopefuls dicuss their platforms.

The California Collegiate Ath-letic Association (CCAA) an-nounced they will impose penal-ties to the Cal State L.A. baseball team on Wednesday, April 29th, as a result of playing two inel-igible student-athletes in three Conference games. According to a posting on the CCAA website, “The two student-athletes were HUURQHRXVO\�FHUWLÀHG�E\�WKH�LQVWL-tution as eligible for competition, and they competed while inel-igible in three different CCAA contests. The Council voted to apply a form of the NCAA’s nul-OLÀFDWLRQ� SHQDOW\� WR� WKH� LQVWLWX-tion’s baseball team’s won-lost record in CCAA play.” Details of WKH� VSHFLÀF� LQIUDFWLRQV� ZHUH� QRW�made readily available.

The penalty is a 0.92 deduction from the team’s win percentage that took effect on Saturday, May 2. What it essentially does to the WHDP� LV�PDNH� LW� D�ELW�PRUH�GLIÀ-cult for them to make it into the CCAA tournament.

Baseball team penalized for ineligible players

Carlos D. EsparzaContributor

CCAA Tournament in question for Cal State L.A. players.

6SHFLÀFDOO\�� 7KXUVGD\�� $SULO�30th, before the series versus UC San Diego, the Golden Eagles (21-15) were in fourth place in the conference with a 0.583 win percentage. If the penalties had taken effect before the series, the *ROGHQ�(DJOHV�ZRXOG� EH� LQ� ÀIWK�place with a .491 win percentage and out of CCAA contention.

Ultimately, it makes for a dif-ÀFXOW� WDVN� IRU� WKH�*ROGHQ�(DJOHV�to get into the CCAA tournament, considering they will begin the series playing from behind. In or-der to have a fair shot, the Gold-en Eagles would have to possibly sweep or win three out of four games of their series versus the Tritons and hope that Cal State Dominguez Hills loses three or

all four games to Cal State San Bernardino.

According to the National Col-legiate Athletic Association’s 'LYLVLRQ� ,,� 3ULQFLSOHV� RI�1XOOLÀ-cation, “A penalty will be applied in two categories: the win-loss re-cord percentage and the strength-of-schedule index (overall and in-region if applicable).” In this case, the penalty was applied to the in region win-loss percentage which is a 0.023 percentage pen-DOW\�SHU�QXOOLÀFDWLRQ��

The future of this season can still be determined by the Golden (DJOHV�RQ�WKH�ÀHOG�ZLWK�WKHLU�VH-ries versus UC San Diego at Cal State L.A.’s Reeder Field.

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SPORTS TOP STORY

Associated Students ,QFRUSRUDWHG��$6,��KDG�WKHLU�ÀQDO�debate Tuesday, April 28th in the University-Student Union.

The Presidential Executive Debate was held in the Los Angeles room. Candidates campaigned about awareness, accountability, making Cal State L.A. less of a commuter school and having more transparency between faculty and students.

Running unopposed for ASI President is junior Ejmin Hakobian, who has expressed that KH·V�QRW�DIUDLG�WR�ÀJKW�IRU�VWXGHQW�rights.

Hakobian said that 80 percent RI� VWXGHQWV� UHO\� RQ� ÀQDQFLDO�aid and he wants to push the ÀQDQFLDO� DLG� RIÀFH� DV� ZHOO� DV�

WKH� UHJLVWUDWLRQ� RIÀFH� WR� KDYH�the correct operating database to manage the student population and make it more accessible to get the correct registration date.

“I will not be intimidated by faculty and administration and I will help students get their voices heard,” Hakobian said.

He also wants to have an environmental research study to expand the parking structure. Hakobian also wants to expand the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and advisement programs to help raise the numbers of Cal State L.A. graduation rates, which currently stand at only 7 percent of students graduating in 4 years.

Running unopposed for Vice President of Finance is junior Antonio Canzona.

Canzona said he wants to change the sometimes-negative image the University has by raising awareness to all the current areas the school excels in and highlighting students’ current successes.

Nicole McCue, a junior who is running unopposed for Vice President of Academic Governance agrees.

“If it wasn’t for the students here putting constant hours to their studies and work, our University would not be where it is at now.”

McCue also said she wants to make sure faculty are held accountable for advising students and making sure that advisement guides students in the best possible direction.

The two candidates running for Vice President of Administration are sophomore Matthew Gonzalez and junior Samuel Garza.

Gonzalez is currently the representative for the College of Arts and Letters and wants to encourage more students to get involved by planning more events and making the University feel less like a commuter school. Gonzalez also said he wants more advertisement for Homecoming next year and to make sure

students can give input for programs they want on campus.

His opponent Garza is currently a Residential Advisor Coordinator for Housing and said his time management, communication skills and motivation will help him get the job of making events around the campus enjoyable and interactive among students.

Approximately, 20 students attended the debate and instead of clapping when candidates made good points, they snapped their ÀQJHUV�

Freshman Brian Cortez said, ´7KLV� LV� P\� ÀUVW� WLPH� JRLQJ�to the presidential debate. It actually makes you feel part of

the campus, and the student life. Especially hearing the goals of the candidates it makes you look forward to next year.”

Sophomore Erica Dominguez has attended a handful of debates over the years and says, “With all these candidates answers today, I have high hopes for when they WDNH�RIÀFH�µ

Election results will be announced Thursday, May 7th at 4 p.m., at the University-Student Union Plaza. Be sure to vote online, on your GET account. <RX� FDQ� ÀQG� LW� XQGHU� WKH�$�6�,�Elections tab and you will be prompted with instructions on how to vote.

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Becoming involved in our city politics will take us to the root of oppression.

Solutions rely on a public voice

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Decisions made in RM 340 of Los Angeles City Hall go un-noticed by most students at Cal State L.A. Meeting in this room every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:00am – for hours at a time – is the Los Angeles City Council.

On Wednesday, April 22nd, I sat through the entirety of the council’s open session. The main discussion, in the spirit of Rent-er’s day, was largely focused on renter’s rights and the issue of homelessness. The public -- con-sisting of over a hundred activists wearing “I am a renter” shirts, Armenian artists, homeless indi-viduals, and families – took turns pleading and yelling into the mi-crophone about their troubles. One older man had a painstaking-ly-typed piece of paper, then soon gave up and spoke in Spanish with a translator next to him.

“I am from Boyle Heights and I want to tell [you] about what I live in: cockroaches, black spi-ders, broken walls and screens, and electric wires showing,” he said, “We need accessible hous-ing for people that make less than 24,000 dollars a year. I make no more than 1,000 dollars, my wife makes $150 in a month. What can I do? Do you want me to live in the streets? I pay over $700 a month for a roof.”

The council discussed the de-tails of corruption in the renting system and improper handling of homeless interactions. Districts, organizations and even different sections of the government have

been running on separate systems when it comes to handling the homeless ‘problem’, one that is deeply connected with the rent-er’s problem. Many consider the renters struggling to keep a roof over their heads as the future homeless, the ones teetering on the edge.

Council Member Gil Cedillo, representative of council district 1 and former California Senator, introduced the bundled proposals, which assessed the current direct and indirect spending methods surrounding homelessness. Ce-dillo proposed a new solution: a procedure for all organizations to work together, following an orga-nized system that ends homeless-ness rather than managing it.

“None of us are proud of what we see in the city,” said Cedillo, “This is a problem that plagues our city and we need to lay out a map for solving it.”

The Los Angeles Housing Committee found that $100 mil-lion dollars was being spent by the city on indirect “interface” with the homeless, such as en-counters with police and medical services. Cedillo and the hous-ing committee wanted to change spending purposes, making sure that the money spent on interface with the homeless leads them to solutions like housing and medi-cal help.

Homelessness and the renter’s problem are themselves symp-toms of a broader problem: the subtle oppression of minority groups in Los Angeles. The rent-er’s group present to protest were largely black and Hispanic and, while black individuals make up 9% of Los Angeles, they repre-sented 38% of the homeless pop-ulation in a 2013 Census.

This is not due to any racial-ized genetic preference for pover-ty, crime, or failure. Race is not a biological concept. It is oppres-sion. Oppression through poor communities being given poor schools. Oppression through ste-reotyping in career opportunities. Oppression through the mindset that those of us born in a certain skin tone do not deserve the same respect as a wealthy, white indi-vidual. So they are stuck on the merry-go-round of forced inferi-ority.

We solve this by showing up to the root of both the problem and the solution: the choices of those in power. If young citizens do not show support of groups -- such as Black Lives Matter and I Am a Renter -- oppressive DXWKRULW\�ÀJXUHV�ZLOO�FRQWLQXH�WR�view the common person with-out a human element and honest politicians will never receive the support that allows them to create real change. We must make our voices heard.

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describes the handicaps of the manual system used saying, “We are in the process of trying to im-prove the process…we are work-ing on trying to get the applica-tion as an online application. In WKH�SDVW��\RX�ZRXOG�ÀOO�RXW�D�QXP-ber of forms and then we would have to manually send applica-tions to each department causing long periods of uncertainty as to the student’s status.”

Since this is an introduction of AcademicWorks, the time frame

VWXGHQWV�FDQ�H[SHFW�WR�EH�QRWLÀHG�about their award winnings will be determined in late fall. Nor-mally, faculty members evaluate DSSOLFDQWV� DQG� SURYLGH� WKH� ÀQDO�decision sometime over April and May. This year faculty will review the material at the begin-ning of the fall quarter. The gen-eral scholarship application on AcademicWorks will be open for one month after its initial takeoff.

Ramos expresses, “Well I’m just glad they’re going to have it still. I thought they would never post the application. I hope this system works because I’m run-ning out of options and I need to pay for my classes.” Director and

Associate Director, Nguyen and Choy are planning for the release of this system to improve future management and eliminate con-VWUDLQW�LQ�WKH�)LQDQFLDO�$LG�RIÀFH��

Students can anticipate to be QRWLÀHG� DERXW� WKLV� QHZ� V\VWHP�through their Cal State L.A. e-mail within the coming days DORQJ� ZLWK� VSHFLÀF� LQVWUXFWLRQV�to familiarize students to the lat-est system. Also, the Center for Student Financial Aid and Schol-arships will be updating their website to include any new in-formation relevant to the general scholarship application to avoid further confusion.

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Movie On The Green

Crystal ZahlerContributor

A Night Under the Stars.

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Esther RodriguezContributor

Let’s celebrate Asian 3DFL¿F�$PHULFDQ�Heritage Month.

0D\�LV�$VLDQ�3DFLÀF�$PHULFDQ�+HULWDJH�0RQWK�DQG�WKH�$VLDQ�3DFLÀF�,VODQGHU��$3,��Student Resource Center is ready to start off the month with various fun activities. These events are designed to raise aware-ness, educate and celebrate with Cal State L.A. students about this national holiday.

API Heritage Month originated in 1977 in a congressional bill. Representatives Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California introduced a res-olution to the House of Representatives WKDW� SURFODLPHG� WKH�ÀUVW� WHQ�GD\V�RI�0D\�DV�$VLDQ�3DFLÀF�+HULWDJH�ZHHN��$�PRQWK�later, senators Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga introduced a similar bill in the

Senate. Both were passed. In 1978, Presi-dent Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolu-tion designating it as an annual celebration and in 1992, the entire month of May was GHVLJQDWHG�DV�$VLDQ�3DFLÀF�$PHULFDQ�+HU-itage Month and signed into law by former President George H. W. Bush.

Designated as an annual heritage month, May is a month to celebrate and pay tribute to the contributions generations of Asian DQG�3DFLÀF�,VODQGHUV�KDYH�PDGH�WR�$PHUL-can history and its culture.

$W�&DO�6WDWH�/�$��WKH�ÀUVW�ZHHN�RI�0D\�will begin with two cultural events. The ÀUVW�LV�WKH�$VLDQ�$PHULFDQV�6SHDN�2XW�IRU�-XVWLFH�([KLELW��ZKLFK�ZLOO�GLVSOD\�XQWROG�stories about civil rights, labor and hu-man struggles Asian Americans have gone through. This exhibit will begin May 1st and last until May 29th.

On May 5th, a Filipino folklore dance will light up the University-Student Union (U-SU) Theater. This dance is known as Tinkling and students will have the oppor-

tunity to learn this traditional dance and participate in the free dance tutorial that ZLOO�EH�RIIHUHG�RQ�WKH�ÀUVW�7XHVGD\�RI�WKH�May at 12:00p.m.

After Tinkling, the Masala Rainbow Comedy event will take place on Wednes-day, May 20th at 3:15p.m featuring Sap-na Kumar, a stand-up comedian seen in LOGO TV’s One Night Stand Up and NBC’s Last Comic Standing 4.

The screening of Mulberry Child will take place on May 21st in the U-SU The-

ater and the API Heritage Month activities will end on May 28th with ‘A Thousand Folds of Peace’, an event that will show students the art of origami and through sto-rytelling pass on a Japanese legend about paper cranes at 3:15p.m.

For more information about these and other events, make sure to grab a student calendar and get involved in the various campus activities that the Cross Cultur-al Centers have scheduled for this spring quarter.

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L.A. is going to get a whole lot brighter on the Jesse Owens Track this Wednesday.

‘Movie on the Green’ hosted by CSI is

playing Guardians of the Galaxy on May 6th at 7:45 p.m. A splendid mix of com-edy and superheroes makes this a not to be missed kind of movie. Plus, no one can forget the epic soundtrack containing oldies like “Escape” (better known as The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes or “Hooked On a Feeling” by Blue Swede.

Of course, it isn’t only the movie that is perking the interest of students. Anyone FRXOG�JR�KRPH�DQG�UHQW�RU�VWUHDP�WKH�ÀOP��but the atmosphere at the Jesse Owens track will be worth the while once every-one has arrived.

Hidden towards the back of the school, the track is located near the Wallis Annen-berg Sciences Complex. If the Eagles Nest Gym is on your right and the Engineer-ing and Technology building on your left, follow the stairs down and the path leads VWUDLJKW�WR�WKH�ÀHOG�

The Center for Student Involvement �&6,��KLUHV�D�FRPSDQ\�VSHFLÀFDOO\�WR�EULQJ�D� KXJH� LQÁDWDEOH� VFUHHQ� WR� GLVSOD\� WKH�movie, along with big speakers that can be heard from the back. Those who attend can bring blankets or smaller lawn chairs to re-OD[�RQ�WKH�ÀHOG�

Ana Laura Zelaya, Entertainment Events

Programing student assistant, wanted to provide a unique experience. Zelaya said, “I had heard of outdoor movies at events and I had always wanted to go to one be-cause I had never been before. They draw in big crowds and there was an event be-fore where students would be taken off campus on a bus of 40-50 students, but this way I thought we could do more with the funding.”

In the past, students would have their ride and movie paid for at a theater like The Grove, or Santa Anita. Students would have about an hour or more to walk around before the movie started and buy snacks.

During the fall quarter about 100 people ended up showing up to the outdoor mov-ie, which is double what would have been possible with the movie theater event. Hosting Movie on The Green also allows more money for CSI to purchase snacks. Attendees will be provided tons of free movie theater snacks as well from pret-zels, sodas, popcorn and plenty of other goodies free to all the moviegoers. Giana Marini, third year Television, Film, and Media major is eager to attend and said, “I think the appeal of being in an outdoor environment with other people watching a ÀOP��JLYHV�D�IXQ�DQG�FRPIRUWLQJ�IHHOLQJ�µ�Students like Marini are encouraging their friends to go and enjoy this fun night out.

Cal State L.A. students are allowed to bring a guest since CSI does not check student IDs for this event. So bring a friend and a blanket while enjoying free snacks and a fantastic movie this Wednes-day, May 6th at the Jesse Owens track.

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David NaranjoContributor

Get your card decks and capes ready; Eagle Con has landed.

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So what is Eagle Con? You might have heard the name tossed DURXQG��EXW� WKH� VSHFLÀFV�PD\�EH�unknown to you. The UT has you covered with all the questions anyone would need as we sat down with Christopher Johnson, Conference Co-Director for Ea-gle-Con to get information into what students and the general public can expect at Eagle-Con.

Eagle Con is a two-day event held at Cal State L.A.’s Univer-

sity-Student Union (U-SU) every year. This year, it will be held Thursday, May 14th from 1p.m.-7:30p.m. and Fri-day, May 15th from 12p.m.-5:30p.m.

Eagle Con is different from other comic book conventions in that it incorporates themes into the event every year. These themes strive to incor-porate critical thinking into how comics are incorporated into our everyday lives. This year’s theme is Engineering Science Fiction-- exploring the connection between sci-HQFH�ÀFWLRQ� OLWHUDWXUH�� DUW� DQG�technology.

The event will cost $15 for each day or you can buy tickets for both days for $25 through calstatelausu.org/eaglecon. Students at Cal State L.A. will be able to get discounts on tickets in a variety of ways. One way would be to simply cosplay (dress up in costume) to the event to receive free admission. Students may also simply take a picture with one of the cutouts that will be placed starting this week in the U-SU. If the students post it with the #ECLA15 they will also receive free admission simply by showing the picture

of them with the cutout. Students may also go as part of a class if their professors would like to take them, this way the students will also receive free admission to the event.

Eagle Con will be bringing a va-riety of exciting panels this year. For fans of the show Arrow on the CW, Eagle-Con will be bringing Oscar Valderama the script su-pervisor for the show. He will be discussing along with comic book writer Brandon Easton to discuss the behind the scenes of Arrow. They will also be discussing the differences between Arrow in the show and Arrow in the comics.

Going with the Engineering Science Fiction theme, Rob Man-ning, chief engineer for NASA’s JPL Mars Rover mission, will be

hosting a panel discussing differ-ent aspects of the rover’s mission to Mars. The panel will be hosted on Thursday, May 14th. This is but a taste of all the exciting pan-els Eagle Con will be hosting this year.

Comic book stores will be there selling comics and other collect-ibles. Independent comic book companies will also be at the event selling materials that they created directly to the students at Cal State L.A.

There will be three main events that students can take part of at (DJOH�&RQ��7KH�ÀUVW�HYHQW� LV� IRU�those that love the card playing game Yu-Gi-Oh!, which will be hosted by Gamma Nu Chapter of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity taking place on Thursday at 2p.m. in the

Pasadena Room. For video game DÀFLRQDGR�V� &DO� 6WDWH� /�$�·V�Black Student Union will be hosting an Injustice Gods Among Us tournament for Xbox in The Pit on Friday at 1p.m. Eagle Con ZLOO�DOVR�EH�KRVWLQJ�WKHLU�ÀUVW�HYHU�(DJOH�&RQ�0DVTXHUDGH�WKDW�ZLOO�be the closing event to wrap up Eagle Con. The masquerade ball will be judged by The Costume Designers Guild and will win a prize from the professional de-signers.

Eagle Con is expecting over 1,000 people to attend the event and with everything going on at Eagle Con it will be hard to pass up. Remember the event will be held May 14-15 at Cal State L.A’s U-SU. To purchase tickets simply go to: calstatelausu.org/eagle-con.

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Andrew L. Beltran Contributor

A preview of Cinematic Vision’s 18th Annual Film Festival.

Film Festival 2015

The 18th Annual Cinematic Vi-sion’s Film Festival will be held at the University Student-Union Plaza on Friday, May 29th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 30th at 8:00 p.m.

The festival gives students LQWHUHVWHG� LQ� ÀOP� DQG� PHGLD� D�chance to submit their projects and be recognized for their movie making and production submis-sions. The festival is free for stu-dents, family, friends and faculty.

This year’s theme is “Back to the Future of Film” and includes a red carpet premiere of student and DOXPQL� VKRUW� ÀOPV�� 7KH� IHVWLYDO�will include a photo booth, a live band, and Cal State L.A. Presi-dent Bill Covino is scheduled to make an opening speech.

Following the festival theme, the Back to the Future “DeLo-rean” will be one of the biggest attractions at the festival to give students a feel of an actual movie set, made possible by the advisor

of Cinematic Visions, Dr. John Ramirez.

“This event is very important because it will showcase work of Cal State L.A. students who have D�SDVVLRQ�DQG�ORYH�IRU�ÀOP�µ�VWDW-ed Araceli Velasco, Secretary of Cinematic Visions and Commu-nications major. “Students have the opportunity to network, not only with other students interest-ed in the entertainment industry, but with professionals who are going to attend also.”

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“I am very excited for this fes-tival. It’s an event that involves several other clubs with the intent of having something for everyone to enjoy. I have some shorts that will be screening,” said Televi-sion, Film and Media major Aar-on Mora See.

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6RPH�RI�WKH�VKRUW�ÀOPV�VFUHHQ-ing include The Expression of Me and A Thoughtful Chew.

The second day of the event will consist of a red carpet event, an award ceremony, and the an-nouncement of the Film Festival winners.

President of Cinematic Visions, Cruz Castillo said, “A major award is given out every year; the Award of Excellency will be awarded to Zachary Drucker who is a transgender artist and execu-tive producer of the Amazon se-ries Transparent’.

The winners will be chosen by students and faculty who review the submitted work, consisting of HLJKW�FDWHJRULHV�WKDW�ZLOO�ZLQ�ÀUVW�place: Best Animation, Drama,

Horror, Experimental, Comedy, Documentary, Ethnographic and Music Video.

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Buying a new car out of college is one RI�WKH�ÀUVW�VWHSV�RI�EHFRPLQJ�DQ�DGXOW� LQ�the real world. You drove your beat up 1993 Honda Civic throughout your entire college career and now it is time to move in to something more modern. While there may not be anything wrong with your current car at the moment, you will need something a bit more reliable for your dai-ly commute to and from work. However, buying a car is not as easy as it sounds. There are a couple of issues that you need to address before taking on the responsi-bility of a monthly car payment.

Plenty of research and decision-making takes place when getting into a new auto-mobile. Not to mention the obstacles you need to overcome while at the car deal-er. When speaking to Glendale Nissan’s Internet sales director, Joon Yi, he had this to say, “Typically what determines a purchase is income, down payment, cred-it history, and the price of the vehicle.” These factors are critical in the car buying process.

Credit history goes a long way in the car buying process. Having bad credit will hinder your car buying experience and will determine whether or not you can ÀQG�D�EDQN�WR�ÀQDQFH�D�FDU�IRU�\RX��+RZ�do you build up your credit? Armen Mar-tirosyan, an Internet sales manager under Yi, said, “You have to start early when you are building your credit. Get a credit card from the bank you use and start us-ing it. Don’t get too crazy with it though! You can’t be maxing it out every time you use it or it will drop your score. Use only about 30% of your credit limit and pay more than the minimum payment every month. Banks like to see a credit history of about 4 to 5 years so that they know whom they’re dealing with. Today a good score is between 700 and 800, but as long as you’re in the 600 mark we can get you a GHFHQW�UDWH�IRU�D�ÀUVW�WLPH�EX\HU�µ�

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The do's and don't's of buying a new car

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What You Need to Know about Buying a New Car Before Leaving College.

need to worry about your down payment DQG� D� PRQWKO\� SD\PHQW� WKDW� ÀWV� ZLWKLQ�your budget. You have to think about what FDU�ÀWV�LQ�\RXU�EXGJHW�ZKHUH�\RX�FDQ�VD\��‘I can easily manage that every month.’ Banks review everything when it comes down to buying a car. They see your pay stubs, bank statements, who you have out-standing balances with, how many years you have been at your job and so on. When asking the General store manager of Glen-dale Nissan, Hamid Wafa, about what kind of customers they deal with on a daily ba-sis he said, “I’ve been in the business for 20 years and I see the same thing over and over again. People come in looking for the top of the line car on a used car budget. You have to be realistic!” He also men-tioned that if you had spotty credit you will need a good down payment of about $2000-$5000 depending on how bad your credit is or have a good co-signer with a 700+ credit score.

So what kinds of deals are out there? What can you expect when purchasing a new car? Fortunately for students, many automakers have created special programs that target recent college graduates. When asked about the programs offered by Nis-san to college graduates Yi said, “The college grad program is designed to help college graduates purchase a new car by giving you a discount on select vehicles. Typically what Nissan offers is a couple hundred dollars below the invoice, which is already lower than the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price and low rate if you have the right credit score. It takes the has-sle out of buying a car because you know what you’re going to get. You’ll see this program on our Versas, Sentras and some Altimas. A basic starter car really.” These programs reward your accomplishment by giving you a new car at a great price!

Buying a car is still a major responsi-bility and it requires a lot of research and planning out. If you still have some doubts about buying a car or if you are not sure of what to do, always ask for help. Take someone that has bought a few cars in their lifetime from big name dealers with you. Check out special offers and rebates on the car manufacture website, review them thoroughly and print them out as a reference. Most importantly, review your budget and make sure that a new car is a responsibility you can take on. Good luck and have a fun car buying experience!

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Summer vibes are slowly creeping up on us, which is the ultimate sign to start preparing for the best

three months ever.

Summer Mood BoardThe Los Angeles sun is shining, tem-

peratures are rising and spring quarter will soon be coming to an end. Some of us are graduating, others are having summer off until fall and then there are those that are fresh meat to the Cal State L.A. block. Ei-ther way, our favorite time of the year is al-most here. Yes, I’m talking about summer, when ice cream milkshakes and refreshing drinks are all we have during the day and when the sun goes down, we get to enjoy the L.A. nightlife. When we wake up at noon and go to sleep at 4a.m. to where it feels normal, tanning out in the sun to get that orange-brown glow and working your butt off at the gym to stay in that bikini. ,·P� GHÀQLWHO\� IHHOLQJ� WKH� VXPPHU� YLEHV�slowly creep up on me and I’m feeling a mood board to show you the feels I am get-ting for summer right now. Read this guide and I promise you, you’ll be one step clos-er to having the perfect summer.

Know how to quench your summer thirst

Whether you want ice-cold lemonade, or a frozen margarita the drinks you want to drown in should be ice cold because let’s face it, in Los Angeles it gets scorching hot. My obsession right now are pome-granate daiquiris. The secret to this ice cold drink is frozen pomegranate seeds, frozen green grapes, or frozen kiwi. Anytime you garnish your drink in the summer, keep it frozen because by the time you take a third sip it’ll already be melting. Wine lovers, I suggest you go for a sangria; you will get your wine craving, plus it’ll be refreshing and cold. Whether it is red or white wine, add some frozen strawberries and it’s a party. For those days where you just want a glass of lemonade, put a twist to it and add cucumbers, slices of lemon and maybe even rosemary (all frozen of course). Choose your bikini wisely

We already know we’re going to be in our bikinis for three months, so our swim-suits better be cute and fun. If you want a seductive and teasing look to your bikini, I suggest having Nasty Gal on your list of bikini shopping sites. They have seriously taken raw to a whole new level. If you’re the girl that loves to stand out, I recom-mend Triangl Swimwear, which is an Aussie brand, that looks like pop culture and bikinis clashed. You’ll love it. The classy California girl bikinis are at Asos and the modern, sexy and scandalous look would be Victoria’s Secret. Bikinis are MXVW�OLNH�ÀQH�FORWKHV��\RX�KDYH�WR�EX\�WKH�best ones out there and you must care for them extra well.

Summer hair, don’t care

Yes, we love to let out our beautiful hair, but there will be days where you just want to cut it all off because of how much sweat you have from the summer heat. I know we hate to put it up, so go for the braid! It’s a classy and chic look to your appearance and it’ll spice things up, too.

Makeup is your enemy

We all dread wearing makeup in the summer because it leads to more touching up than actually hanging out. Ladies, put away the liquid because all you’re going to need is concealer, waterproof mas-cara, and a nice bronzer. If you really do not want to put on makeup, I suggest you dab concealer on the areas that need to be smoothed out rather than pouring liquid over the entire face. Brush a little bit of powder foundation if you need to, but just embrace your natural skin. Eyeliner is a no, which is why we will be wearing mas-cara because it lifts the volume of your lashes that makes your eyes stand out. Finish it off with a light bronzer to give yourself a glow and you won’t have to touch your face for the next 12 hours!

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Wedge-gasm

Who says you can’t have height during the day? If it’s too hot for those pumps, then bring out those wedges because it’s the perfect time to wear them. Your go-to place is Nordstrom, or if you don’t want to break the bank go for DSW. Trust me, its all the same thing. Plus your stinky feet will be wearing the shoes all day, so I sug-gest not to spend a fortune but still look FKLF��VR�JHW�WKH�FXWHVW�RQHV�\RX�FDQ�ÀQG��


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La Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles HV� XQD� RUJDQL]DFLyQ� VLQ� ÀQHV�de lucro situada en el centro de Los Ángeles. Esta organización ofrece talleres gratuitos para personas que son elegibles para DACA.

La Consideración de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia, (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés), es un mandato presidencial que entró en vigor en agosto de 2012. Este programa permite que los inmigrantes indocumentados residan en los Estados Unidos sin ser deportados. A su vez, ofrece la oportunidad de trabajar legalmente, obtener un número de seguro social y una licencia

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Las personas elegibles para solicitar esta acción diferida son aquellas que llegaron a los Estados Unidos antes de cumplir 16 años, que han residido en este país continuamente desde el 15 de junio de 2007 hasta la fecha en que emiten su solicitud, no haber tenido un estatus legal y haber sido menor de 31 años el día 15 de junio de 2012, entre otros requisitos que se pueden encontrar en la página web www.uscis.gov.

Las estafas están a la orden del día, al igual que los excesivos costos por los servicios de algunas agencias legales. “Entendemos cuán difícil puede ser encontrar servicios económicos. Pagar la tarifa de inmigración de $465 es incluso a veces casi imposible”, declaró Michelle Saucedo,

Defensora Legal de DACA y miembro de la Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA. “Por esa razón estamos comprometidos a brindar servicios legales de calidad sin costo alguno”, agregó Saucedo.

Estos talleres se llevan a cabo todos los días jueves, de tres D� VHLV� GH� OD� WDUGH� HQ� OD� RÀFLQD�de la misma agencia legal. Sin embargo, se requiere programar una cita para poder asistir y recibir ayuda legal de un experto.

Para concertar una cita se puede contactar a la organización por medio de correo electrónico a [email protected] o llamando al (213) 241-8885.

Dirección: 1145 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor; Los Ángeles, CA 90017

1. Baltimore arde en llamas Tras los enfrentamientos

ocurridos en la ciudad de %DOWLPRUH� VH� KDQ� LGHQWLÀFDGR� D�los seis policías responsables de la muerte de Freddie Gray, un joven afroamericano de 25 años de edad.

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caso de Gray, Marilyn Mosby, menciona las posibles sentencias GH� ORV� RÀFLDOHV� LQYROXFUDGRV�en el caso. Una de estas es para el policía Caesar R. Goodson Jr., quien conducía el vehículo, enfrenta una posible sentencia de treinta años en prisión si es declarado culpable por homicidio de segundo grado.

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Goodson es el de homicidio involuntario al igual que la VDUJHQWR�$OLFLD�'��:KLWH��HO�RÀFLDO�William G. Porter y el teniente Brian Rice. Los seis acusados enfrentan otros cargos mínimos LQFOX\HQGR�D�ORV�RÀFLDOHV�(GZDUG�M. Nero y Garrett E. Miller.

Del 15 al 17 de mayo se llevará a cabo la cuarta edición de LéaLA, la Feria del Libro en Español de Los Ángeles, en el Centro de Convenciones de la ciudad. En sus primeros tres años este evento se realizó de forma consecutiva; tras un año de receso en el 2014, por razones de cambio de administración, se reanuda esta feria cultural.

Este evento, como se PHQFLRQD� HQ� OD� SiJLQD� RÀFLDO�www.lea-la.com, “tiene como propósito la promoción de la lectura y el libro en español, así como el reconocimiento a

la población latina, su cultura y sus costumbres. LéaLA es una iniciativa respaldada por la Universidad de Guadalajara sede Los Ángeles y por la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara”.

La directora del evento, Marisol Schulz, mencionó que este es un espacio para que la comunidad latina se una y celebre la lengua española. La feria en su tercera edición tuvo una asistencia de más de 85 mil personas. Los organizadores desean sobrepasar ese número y este año esperan una asistencia de 100 mil angelinos.

En esta edición, los organizadores informan que se le ofrecerá un homenaje a Gabriel García Márquez, quien murió el 17 de abril del año pasado.

Además, como en sus ediciones anteriores se celebra a una ciudad de habla hispana, este año se escogió a la ciudad de México.

Shulz informó que la feria tendrá alrededor de cien autores de diferentes países de Latinoamérica participando en múltiples actividades con los asistentes. Entre las actividades se encuentran charlas, lecturas, presentaciones infantiles, entre otras.

LéaLA 2015 es un evento gratuito que tomará lugar en: Centro de Convenciones de Los Ángeles, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Ángeles, CA 90015. Los horarios de los 3 días de la feria serán de 10 a.m. a 7 p.m. Para más información visite la página www.lea-la.com

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2. Sismo de 7.8 en Nepal El terremoto que sacudió a

Nepal el sábado 25 de abril, dejó a más de 6,000 muertos y alrededor de 14,000 heridos. Estas cifras siguen aumentando a medida que las labores de rescate llegan a cada rincón del país afectado. El sismo ha sido el de mayor magnitud en el país nepalí en los últimos 80 años.

La ayuda de diversos países no

se ha hecho esperar. Los Estados Unidos puso su granito de arena con un millón de dólares y México envió a los famosos rescatistas, “Topos”, para localizar todas las vidas humanas posibles. Demás naciones, tales como Australia, el Reino Unido, Francia y Uruguay,

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3. Muere “La India María” La madrugada del pasado

primero de mayo, falleció la actriz mexicana María Elena Velasco, mejor conocida como “ La India María”.

Según la empresa mexicana de

televisión Televisa, este personaje de la pantalla grande murió a los 74 años de edad a causa de cáncer en el estómago.

La Sociedad de Directores

Realizadores, mediante un comunicado lamentó su IDOOHFLPLHQWR�\�OD�FDOLÀFDQ�FRPR��“Una de las vengadoras de todas las afrentas a los desheredados, de los pueblos originarios de México y América Latina. La India María tomó el lugar de &DQWLQÁDV�FXDQGR�HVWH�WUDLFLRQy�D�su gran personaje y se convirtió en Mario Moreno. Ella nunca se traicionó, fue coherente hasta el ÀQ�\�GH�DKt�VX�JUDQ�PpULWRµ�

La actriz participó en 21

películas y en el programa de televisión ¡Ay María, que puntería!.

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Sunscreens can be challenging when shopping. They are made by dozens of companies that advertise why theirs is better than the competitor. A few key things you should know when shopping for sunscreen are:

A: Is the sunscreen water resistant? Water resistant sunscreen can be useful when swimming as it adheres to the skin and will not run off with water.

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Here is what you need to know before picking the right sunscreen for your skin.

B: How high of a sunscreen do I choose? Sunscreen comes in all levels. Although, there are sunscreens that reach up to 100, a level 50 is more than enough. All sunscreens should be re-applied every two hours, especially if you are consistently being exposed to the sun.

C: Chemical versus Physical? This is where it becomes tricky. If your skin is normal and you do not consider it sensitive, you can get away with any type of sunscreen. If you are sensitive and prone to breakout, perhaps its best that you stick with a sunscreen made of Titanium Dioxide or Zinc Oxide as those are physical base sunscreens that will be gentler with your skin type.

Summer is otherwise a perfect time to enjoy with family and friends. It is a time to enjoy the beauty of California, but always remember that sunscreen, which is your best friend around this time. Happy summer!


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in American countries have set a day to celebrate motherhood: May 10th.

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comfort mothers who lost their sons in war.

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ment,there is going to be an event called, 'DIY Crafty Series: Moth-er’s Day Edible Arrangements.'

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Shopping has never been easier! You can do it from home on your computer and never step foot in a store. Unlike other days during the year, some shopping websites open a new tab just for Mother’s Day gifts. Without looking too hard, it shows up right from the homepage of your shopping site to promote the wonderful woman you’ll be getting a present for.

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I Will Always Love You, No Matter What

6:00p.m., San Gabriel Room 3rd Floor, U-SU



Relationship Group10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m., Student Health

Center, Station #4, CAPS

Ethnic & Inter-Disciplinary Studies Meet & Greet

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DIY Cra!y Series: Mother’s Day Edible Arrangements

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Movie On "e Green7:45p.m. to 10:30p.m., Jessie Owens Track

Shik Shak Shok: Belly Dance 1013:15p.m., LA Room BC 3rd Floor U-SU

A.S.I. General Election Results Announcement & Mixer

4:00p.m. to 6:00p.m., U-SU Plaza

Independent Visions: "e Mask You Live In

6:15p.m., U-SU !eatre 1st Floor

Track & Field9:00a.m., North Field/Jesse Owens

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Students Open Q & A

The Alhambra Community Transit (ACT) is making it easier for Cal State L.A. students to travel for less than a dollar.

Smaller and more comfy than a regular bus, the ACT bus is a cheaper alternative for students who want to get groceries, food or do fun activities around campus.

“It makes it a lot easier than waiting for the regular bus and it offers more variety food wise,” says Freshman Maria Gutierrez.

For Housing residents without cars or reliable transportation, the ACT bus stops right in front of the dorms. So after class, students can hop on and head out to get groceries at Target, Costco or Albertsons.

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resident, says the ACT bus helps her get around.

“I have ridden the ACT bus on multiple occasions and enjoy the convenience of it being right in front of the dorms,” she says.

The ACT bus is also an option for students who have large gaps between classes and may want to grab something to eat off campus, without having to worry about gas or securing another parking spot. The ACT bus makes stops near Jack in the Box on Valley Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue, near the Souplantation restaurant.

Another advantage is the ACT bus is only .25 cents compared to the $2.25 riders normally pay to catch the Metro bus one way.

Senior Amit Unprety initially had never heard of the ACT bus but says it’s something he would be interested in because “it’s cheap.”

The ACT bus has a blue line and a green line. The blue line runs Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Then starts back up again at 2:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Its various stops include Fremont Avenue, Valley %RXOHYDUG��DQG�*DUÀHOG�$YHQXH�

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