THE UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT RUN NEWSPAPER OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2, 2015VOLUME 75 // ISSUE 9

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Opinion: A serious side ef-fect of a fun night out. Pg. 3

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Student Life: The best, local Halloween attractions. Pg. 9

Alpha Sigma Phi reinstated after alleged conduct violation

Nikki Bridges

Staff Writer

Alpha Sigma Phi was found in violation of Sonoma State Univer-

sity’s code of conduct a week prior to the fall semester’s start and consequently had its charter revoked by the university. But as of this month, the fraternity has been reinstated to the campus, according to university officials.

President Ruben Armiñana signed an agreement earlier this month to bring the Epsi-lon Phi chapter of Alpha Sigma

Phi back as an active fraternity at Sonoma State. However ac-cording to the agreement, the organization will remain on pro-bation for the rest of the fall se-mester and will be released from probation in the spring.

Alpha Sigma Phi was founded in 1845 at Yale Univer-sity and came to Sonoma State in 2010.

When Alpha Sigma Phi was a fraternity on campus last spring they had 72 active members. The organization was kicked off campus by the In-terfraternity Council the week

before the fall 2015 semester started, however the national organization didn’t revoke their charter, allowing them the pos-sibility of returning to Sonoma State.

The reason why the fraterni-ty was derecognized by Sonoma State has not been made public. University officials will only say that it is related to events that occurred in the past which didn’t involve active members in the fraternity today.

“Past violations of the Stu-dent Code of Conduct is why Al-pha Sigma Phi was not a chapter

during the Fall 2015 semester,” said Vice President for Student Affairs and Chief Student Af-fairs Officer Matthew Lopez-Phillips. “However, Sonoma State has been working closely with the national headquarters along with the local chapter and have resolved the case.”

Lopez-Phillips also shared a joint statement made with the national headquarters of Alpha Sigma Phi, the local chapter and the university.

“Once Alpha Sigma Phi completes a process with Inter-national Headquarters and the

Division of Student Affairs they will have an even better campus organization and have full rein-tegration. The men are taking this opportunity to reflect and build upon a solid foundation, to return in good standing with both headquarters and the uni-versity.”

Members of the Greek organization are say they are glad their fraternity has been al-lowed back on campus and are thankful for another chance to be a part of

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Alpha Delta Pi wins spirited gridiron

tournamentJoseph eNciNas

Staff Writer

The residents of Sonoma State Uni-versity’s Tuscany

residence hall awoke to swarms of sorority girls, loud cheering and no avail-able parking spaces on Sat-urday when the 17th annual Crescent Classic, hosted by the women of Gamma Phi Beta, kicked off. The powderpuff tournement concluded with a champi-onship win by Alpha Delta Pi.

The event was a dou-ble-elimination powder-puff tournament, where the ladies are the football players and the men are the cheerleaders. Roughly 800 people came to show sup-port for the philanthropic event and the atmosphere demonstrated the support shown.

“It’s been an awe-some [Crescent Classic], everybody is high spir-ited, the crowd all seem to know we’re here to support

building strong girls,” said Lindsey Smith, a fifth-year human development major and member of Gamma Phi Beta who held a crucial role in planning the week-end’s festivities.

Each sorority that par-ticipated partnered with a fraternity on campus. The women of the sororities coached the powderpuff cheer teams, composed of pledges of each fraternity except for the men of Nu Alpha Kappa, who had ac-tive members making up their cheer squad. The players were coached by their partner fraternity.

The spirit of the week-end shined when the so-rorities hit the field to play an intense game of f lag football.

“I was impressed with how smoothly the event went,” said Freshman El-liot Olson. “The games were competitive, the crowd was respectful and excited, and the cheerlead-ers used every ounce of their breath to lead their

teams to victory.”The big game of the

weekend was between Al-pha Delta Pi and Phi Sigma Sigma, where ADPi was undefeated on the weekend and Phi Sig had only lost one game.

With these two teams meeting in the final, ADPi needed to win one game while Phi Sigma Sigma needed to win two to claim the championship. The double elimination rule came into much criticism during the championship game.

“The Crescent Classic was a great weekend, but the final game did seem to drag on,” said freshman Business Administration major Kyle Leach. “The double elimination rule makes sense for the rest of the tournament, but for the final game, the double elimination is pointless. One win should be the

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Women’s soccer earns conference title,

advancing to playoffsSee the profile of the team’s star player Kristal Luna on page 10.

STAR // Connor Gibson

Sonoma State University’s women’s soccer player Kristal Luna, junior, leads the team with four goals this season.

Students honor Andy Lopez, protest

police brutalityryaN greeN

Staff Writer

Sonoma State University’s So-cial Justice and Activism Club held a silent rally Thursday in

protest of police brutality and to honor the two year anniversary of Andy Lopez’ death.

Lopez, 13, was fatally shot on Oct. 22, 2013, while walking by a vacant Santa Rosa lot and carrying an airsoft gun that resembled an AK-47 assault rif le. Sonoma Coun-ty Sheriff’s deputy Erick Gelhaus

mistook the toy gun for an actual firearm. Lopez was one of several hundred people killed unjustifiably by law enforcement officers in 2013 alone, according to politifact.com.

The Lopez case was one of the many officer-involved shootings that resulted in where no crimi-nal charges being filed against the officer involved. Gelhaus is still on duty with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s office.

Lorena Guerrero-Diaz, the

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Senior Alpha Delta Pi member Amber Limacher sprinted from a defender during the 17th Annual Crescent Classic on Saturday.

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Sonoma State University Alumna Stacey Thompson has joined Summer Search as senior director of talent. Staff Writer Me-

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Editor: How nice to know that Governor Moonbeam and our ding-a-ling Legis-lature have made campuses safer, now

that firearms are banned here. The question is: Who, exactly, will be the

safer for it?And the answer is, rather obviously, the

bad guys - since they can now rest secure in the knowledge that their law-abiding victims

will be unarmed.I’m sure the poor dears will be overjoyed

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New college freshmen are the result of a dozen years of influ-

ence— family members, teach-ers, peers and society frame young minds with the idea that, in order to achieve a successful life, one must obtain a college degree.

Ironically, when one gives into the countless statistics thrown at them and decides to pursue a degree, they’re met with constant discouragement concerning their extended edu-cation.

In today’s world, little work and a big payout are glamorized through television and film. Hollywood takes one example of someone who didn’t earn a degree, and they make their story known to the world. Many see Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg and think to themselves, “If they could do it without a degree, why can’t I?”

The unfortunate truth is that these people are the excep-tion. Most of us are the rule.

In reality, employers look for two crucial elements when they consider an employee; rel-evant experience and a degree, more often than not a bach-elor’s degree. Not one or the other.

Most college students hear rumors that fewer jobs will be available after graduation, since more and more people are graduating college. A re-cent study has found otherwise.

According to the Public Policy Institute of California, California will be short 1.1 mil-

lion bachelor degree-holding workers by 2030. This is based on the assumption that if cur-rent trends continue, Califor-nia’s demand for workers with bachelor’s degrees will surpass its supply, making a degree not only valuable, but still very necessary to survive in the fu-ture job market.

Employers look for college graduates not only because they have been taught by pro-fessionals in their field, but because general education re-quirements shape students into more well-rounded individuals by teaching them how to think for themselves.

College is also beneficial personally. A university can give one access to support as they venture into the real world of careers and independence.

What many do not consid-er is the fact that there is not one achievement that will set you up for a career. A degree alone is not enough. Experi-ence is not enough anymore either.

One must have a combina-tion of both to be seriously con-sidered in today’s increasingly competitive job market.

This is one of the main rea-sons why so many college graduates complain about not being able to find a job. Most college students don’t consider they must acquire experience in their field during their stud-ies. Internships are a great op-tion when considering ways of doing this.

According to the National

Association of Colleges and Employers, in 2013, 60 percent of college graduates received at least one job offer if they com-pleted an internship. Only 38.6 percent of students with no in-ternship experience a received job offer.

Contrary to many people’s beliefs, a degree is not the only thing that one needs to effi-ciently progress one’s career. With pursuing a degree comes the opportunity to gain profes-sional experience.

One of the most common complaints that plague every campus in the nation is the cost of college tuition.

According to College Board, the average yearly cost of tuition for in-state students was $9,139 for the 2014-2015 academic year. Multiply this by four years, the average length it takes to complete a bachelor’s degree, and the average cost of a degree will come to $37,276.

While this sounds like a hefty bill without deeper an-alyzation, The Federal Re-serve Board of San Francisco reported in 2014 that a college graduate on average will earn $830,000 more in their lifetime than a high school graduate.

This covers one’s tuition about 22 times over. Yes, col-lege is expensive - but not earn-ing a degree is far more pricey.

A degree is one of many mandatory checkpoints when it comes to career qualifications.

No it is not the only one, but it is important, and one can’t skip that checkpoint.

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When American soldiers came home from the jun-gles of Vietnam, scores

of citizens accused them of being “baby killers.” Just a few decades later it seems the cultural attitude towards the military has shifted drastically.

Nowadays, one can expect to be accused of “hating the troops” for criticizing the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Offering an opinion that suggests our military may have committed a wrongdoing is met with severe condemnation from many Americans.

As someone who was born and raised in Oceanside, CA, I’ve been exposed to many aspects of Ameri-can military culture. This is because San Diego County’s northernmost city of Oceanside is home to Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton, argu-ably the most significant military installation on the west coast.

While growing up, many of my friends were children of military families. Plenty of people in my life now are either currently serving or retired from the military. I have witnessed the struggles of deploy-ment and PTSD firsthand and I have tremendous respect for anyone who dedicates so much of themselves to the armed forces. However, I also have tremendous frustration with people who think the military is a sacred institution that acts purely out of ethical concerns.

Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general of the 1800’s, once said that, “war is the continuation of politics by other means.”

While the American military

does undertake a number of humani-tarian missions, the primary role of our armed forces is to be ready for combat. That fact shouldn’t be for-gotten.

The idea of the military being a league of liberty-defending heroes tends to stem from the belief that America is truly the land of the free and home of the brave, and that it is our solemn duty to spread our prosperity to the rest of the world under the great f lag of democracy. (This bears an eerie resemblance to the colonial-era sentiment of White Man’s Burden, but that’s a whole other conversation).

When presidential candidate Jeb Bush was being questioned on his stance concerning the 2003 Iraq War, Fox News pundit Megyn Kelly asked, “to the families of those who died in that war, who say they liber-ated a country and deposed a ruth-less dictator, how do you look at them now and say your brother’s war was a mistake?”

It is true that Saddam Hussein is no longer in the picture, but whether Iraq is better or worse off because of this is a highly debatable issue, especially since Hussein was able to provide a level of stability to the region that is now noticeably absent, what with the Islamic State’s rapid incursion into Iraq.

The U.S. initially invaded Iraq under the pretext that Hussein had possession of WMD’s, but when no WMD’s were recovered, many pro-ponents of the war began to suggest our true victory was in removing an authoritarian regime from power.

Sidestepping a discussion in-volving the industrial military com-plex and several 9/11 conspiracy theories, it’s safe to say that the true reason behind invading Iraq had nothing to do with rescuing the Iraqi people from a brutal dictatorship.

If the U.S. were truly interested in eliminating repressive regimes, then we wouldn’t be actively sup-porting so many dictators through-out the world, such as those ruling Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan.

Our armed forces aren’t de-ployed to safeguard freedom; they

are deployed to serve our geopo-litical interests. This doesn’t neces-sarily mean that our military is the arm of a selfish empire, though. Nor does it mean that everyone in the military is a mindless pawn on the chessboard of greedy men in suits. It simply means that the military serves a purpose, and that purpose is not to be the champion of liberty.

It’s interesting that, despite the hero narrative associated with the military, that our country is plagued with systematic incompetency in serving veterans. In speaking with former Staff Sergeant Josh Hene-bry, he explained that, “The GI bill is barely keeping me above water.” The biggest help he has had by far has been from non-governmental charities, who recently helped him to purchase a car. Henebry also expressed his frustration with the Veterans Administration, especially when it came to medical care.

“Taking care of vets should be a part of the cost of war. If you can’t take care of ‘em when they come back, then don’t send ‘em in the first place,” said Henebry. As much as Americans talk about supporting the troops, that talk doesn’t seem to translate into action very well. Sur-prise, surprise.

The ideal of the American mili-tary being the superheroes of civil liberties and democracy is simply not accurate. Throughout history and up to the current day, our mili-tary has rubbed shoulders with lead-ers who spit on the notion of human rights.

For instance, we are currently aiding Saudi Arabia in an air strike campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen. This war-crime ridden cam-paign has killed thousands of civil-ians and drawn condemnation from much of the international communi-ty. But again, this doesn’t mean that the American military is comprised of a bunch of power hungry thugs.

It simply shows that the military is an institution like any other, one that is complex and deserving of a complex perspective, not the sim-plistic narrative many who claim to support the troops propagate.

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Alcohol: The not-so-silent killer

Christine edwards

Staff Writer

Alcoholism in today’s society is extremely prevalent, we see it in movies, music videos and

on T.V. It’s become mainstream and many college students are at an age where they will begin binge drinking for the first time. The media certainly glamorizes drinking, and movies such as “Beerfest,” “the Hangover,” “21 and Over” and the classic “Dude Where’s My Car” make light of binge drinking by laughing about trying to find one’s car after blacking out and/or attempting to piece together last night’s events.

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, binge drinking is a pattern of drink-ing in which a person’s blood alcohol content goes beyond 0.08%, typi-cally achieved when men consume five drinks and women consume four drinks over a two hour period. When I read this from the U.S. government’s Center for Disease Control website (CDC) I was fairly surprised. Here on campus and in my college years, I have witnessed fellow party-goers consume much more. Maybe it’s just the people I hang out with, but four drinks in two hours sounds pretty modest. In my ex-perience, teens usually start drinking well before the legal drinking age of 21, and according to the CDC, 90 per-cent of the alcohol consumed by youth under the age of 21 is in the form of

binge drinking, and more than half of all alcohol consumed by adults in the U.S. is also in the form of binge drink-ing. Binge drinkers are 14 times more likely to drive while impaired and alco-hol related deaths are the third greatest killers, only behind heart disease and cancer. Alcoholism in this country is a huge danger to the public and costs ap-proximately $249 billion annually in the form of health care costs, crime and loss of productivity.

So if alcohol abuse is such a prob-lem, why do we make light of the po-tentially serious ramifications of black-outs and joke to our friends the next day about how “hammered” they were? Hollywood needs to stop glamorizing and promoting these habits, which for the one in twelve or 17.6 million Ameri-cans, is a progressive disease that will likely end in jail time or death.

I come from a long line of alcohol-ics on both my mom and dad’s side of the family, I have seen the destruction caused by alcoholism. This disease is characterized by heavy denial, so by the time some alcoholics come to terms with their problems, it may be too late. They may have already completely alienated their entire support system, friends and family; they may feel so depressed and consumed by their addiction that they wind up killing themselves because it seems like the only way out. They may have permanent health problems such as cirrhosis of the liver, or worse, they may have decided to get behind the wheel after one too many and struck and killed an innocent person.

Drinking can not only negatively affect yourself, but everyone around you as well. Drinking and driving be-cause you want to get home to sleep in your own bed or eat your leftovers is just about the most selfish thing you can do, putting countless innocent lives at risk, not to mention the expensive con-sequences of a DUI.

Signs of alcoholism include black-outs, relying on alcohol to feel at ease in social settings, getting drunk when you had not planned to, an inability to turn down a drink when offered as well as the inability to stop once started.

If you have concerns that you may have a problem, I urge you to seek help and support from the many free re-sources available such as CAPS. As I mentioned, this disease is progressive and will only get worse, never better. It is important to seek help now if you think you may have a problem with con-trolling your alcohol consumption.

Peer pressure can lead many of us to consume more than we had planned on, but the consequences are extremely serious and DUIs are not just some-thing that happens to everyone else- it can happen to you even if you are just driving a block or two home, and it can potentially ruin your life forever. Think twice about why you are drinking, what mood you are in and the people you sur-round yourself with.

If you feel like you may have a problem with alcoholism or feel any of the symptoms, please see Sonoma State’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) in STEV 1088. Call them at (707) 664-2153 to schedule a free appointment.

Star Wars: Progress

contended by ignorance

noe Felix

Staff Writer

The first glimpse Star Wars fans got of Star Wars: Episode VII was the first taste they’ve had in 10 years. Instead of

it marking a moment of excitement and opti-mism at the start of a new trilogy, the release of the trailer was ruined by the ignorance of some people. Instead of discussing how am-bitious the next installment seemed, people chose to focus on the skin color of one of the main characters.

At around the twenty-one second mark of the first trailer released, viewers got their first sight of Finn, played by African American ac-tor John Boyega. Some fans were outraged by the fact that someone of color was leading their beloved franchise. Furthermore, they were mad because Boyega is a black stromtrooper, and in the cannon, stromtroopers are white. This is beyond stupid, why does it matter what color Boyega is? Shouldn’t the fact that he is a lead of color, in one of the biggest franchises to ever exist mind you, be a cause for celebration?

To add to this atrocity, some extremist fans have created a crazy conspiracy that Episode VII is an anti-white movie. Why? Be-cause the movie stars a black man and a wom-an, which are aspects we rarely see in our en-tertainment. These people have gone so far as to start the hashtag “boycottstarwarsvii.” I re-member seeing one tweet that had this hashtag and it said “#boycottstarwarsvii because it will be ghetto garbage.” My blood boiled, what in the world is wrong with these people?

While some people are offended that a person of color is the protagonist in the up-coming film, it’s rare to see them in such crucial and important roles. If anything, Hol-lywood and most of entertainment outlets are dominated by whites.

If I were to ask you what was the last suc-cessful movie, both financially and critically, you saw that starred a person of color, how would you respond? I asked myself that ques-tion and struggled to come up with an answer. The only one that popped into my head was “Django Unchained.”

After that, I couldn’t think of any. When I start to think of all the big blockbuster movies that came out this year like “Ant-Man,” “Age of Ultron,” “Mission Impossible,” “Juras-sic World,” etc. they all starred white actors. Most of them lacked racial diversity. So when I hear people say that Episode 7 is anti-white, couldn’t I make the argument that 90 percent of films are anti-color?

It feels that they are that they are anti-col-or sometimes, due to Hollywood’s lack of ra-cial diversity. In a study conducted by UCLA in 2015, they found that an astonishing 83 percent of lead characters portrayed on screen where white. UCLA went on to find that a stag-gering 93 percent of show creators were also white. Also, 82 percent of directors and 88 per-cent of the writers were also white.

USC also conducted a study, where they examined the 500 top grossing movies from 2007 to 2012 and found that only 10.4 percent of speaking characters were black. To coincide with that, 4.2 percent were Hispanic, 5 percent Asian, and 3.6 percent from other mixed eth-nicities.

My question is why, after seeing these numbers, are we not seeing a bigger represen-tation of what America really is on screen? People of color are slowly starting to become the majority, however, our different mediums are showing one side of America.

Even when someone of color starts in a movie or T.V. show, they’re depicted in ste-reotypical ways. There’s always something re-minding us that they are of color, besides the color of their skin. What frustrates me the most is that when we see signs of progress, there those that respond out of hate, out of ignorance because they are afraid of changing the norm.

Boycotting Episode VII simply because the leads are a person of color and a woman is downright childish. Things are slowly going to start to change, and people need to be ready and for it. In the words of Boyega when he responded to the racist remarks when the first Episode VII trailer was released, “To whom it may concern… Get used to it :).”

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Sonoma State University’s Social Justice and Activism Club held a silent rally on Thursday in honor of the second anniversary of the fatal shooting of Santa Rosa teen Andy Lopez who died in October of 2013. The silent protest was also in recognition of and national protest po-lice brutality across the nation.

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president of the Social Justice and Activism Club, said the club mem-bers chose to hold a silent rally in order to emphasize the power of peaceful protest.

“We decided to do [the protest] because I feel like it’s not really what we’re saying, we can have a bunch of speakers and they can get to people, but what really matters is what has happened,” said Diaz.

Diaz said during the rally, she was approached by a student whose brother was killed by a police of-

ficer in Sacramento a few months ago. “She just came and told us that she doesn’t know what to do,” said Diaz. “It’s just the little things like this, they don’t have to be big, they just have to be known.”

Many Sonoma State students believe that police brutality has be-come common in the U.S. and are glad to see students organize things like Thursday’s silent rally.

“It is good to see that people care about these issues at SSU. This type of thing can happen any-where, to anyone,” said sophomore Hutchins major Scotty Santina dur-

ing the rally. “We have to do what we can to be sure these types of things stop.”

Ann Drews, a freshman nurs-ing major, said “The police have to stop abusing their power. They keep pushing people around like it’s their job. Their job is to enforce laws, not to enforce their own opinions.”

Matt Ramón, a sophomore business major, said that police brutality is “much too common in modern America, and it’s tragic that no one has the power to deal with it other than the police them-selves.”

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the Sonoma State cam-pus.

“It’s an awesome sec-ond chance and we’re ea-ger to step up and make an impact on the cam-pus. [We have] great new ideas for philanthropy and community service events,” said fraternity member Brian Fritsche.

Alpha Sigma Phi fra-ternity participates with five national philanthro-pies.

Those include the Rape, Abuse and In-cest National Network (RAINN), an anti-sexual violence organization, Aware Awake Alive, which works to prevent loss of life to alcohol poisoning by educating teens, the Humane Soci-

ety, an animal advocacy organization, Big Sis-ters and Big Brothers of America, which is a youth mentoring organization and resource injured vet-erans and their families.

In the past, the fra-ternity has held events to raise money to help all of these organizations.

The organization looks forward to continu-ing their philanthropy in the future.

Business major Tyler Lyn credits the fraternity with having a positive in-f luence in his life.

“The fraternity has boosted my confidence, has made me more mo-tivated in everything I do, and has equipped me with the tools as well as the connections I need to succeed.”

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Although having been reinstated, Sonoma State University’s Alpha Sigma Phi chapter will remain on probation for the rest of the fall semester.

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Study shows California will fall short in college graduates

Olivia Hunt

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If trends continue, the state of Cal-ifornia will fall short 1.1 million

graduates with bachelor’s degrees by 2030, according to a study re-leased by the Public Policy Institute of California this month.

The state’s higher education system being a critical factor of its economic progress, will the gen-eration being thrown into the ever-changing job market be able to com-pare to the positions left behind for them?

Even the arrival of highly edu-cated workers from other countries won’t be enough to plug this “work-force skills gap,” according to the study. This raises the question, given how important higher educa-tion is to the state’s economy, will the next generation be able to com-pete for the positions that are left for them and, if not, who will be able to fill these much-needed positions?

Over recent years, college grad-uates have been exposed to lower rates of unemployment and higher wages than other workers, despite the recession, suggesting that col-lege degrees have become increas-ingly more valuable in California’s job market.

The recession generated both a substantial decline in employment and a change in the architecture of occupations in California.

The economic situation also triggered extreme decreases in funding for public colleges and uni-versities, leading to restrictions on enrollment and increases in student debt, according to the Public Policy Institute of California’s study in the years of 2007-2009.

Looking into what the job mar-ket and economy will be like in 2030 incorporates the retirement of the baby boomer generation, which will cause a major population shift that will have significant effects on California’s job market.

“It’s funny because I don’t feel like [the study is] true, I feel like there’s not enough jobs out there for people,” said Sophomore Ariella Tiber.

According to recent economic trends,the institute projects 38 per-cent of all jobs will depend on work-ers with at least a bachelor’s degree, but only about 33 percent of Califor-nia workers will have one in 2030.

Many believe the severe de-mand for new highly educated workers is a tremendous challenge to fulfill.

The share of international im-migrants arriving with college de-grees, particularly in the technol-ogy field, has played an important role in increasing the percentage of young workers with bachelor de-grees, but unfortunately will not be sufficient enough to close the gap.

During the recession, the state lost nearly 8 percent of its jobs, leading economists to lower their long term forecasts of job growth. Some jobs lost during an economic crisis are recovered as the economy improves, but some do not return at all.

Even after several years of job growth, unemployment rates re-main far higher than they were be-fore the recession.

The increase in unemployment have been among workers with only a high school diploma. Even for workers with a bachelor’s degree, unemployment rates were higher in 2014 than in the pre-recession year

of 2007. But they remain far lower than the rates for other, less edu-cated workers—evidence of a con-tinuing strong demand for highly educated workers.

“On the supply side, we are likely experiencing a job matching problem, where our graduates are not ready for a lot of jobs, and over qualified for others,” said Professor of Economics Robert Eyler. “The demand side is fickle. [The market] wants relatively cheap labor that is talented, so there is a lot of import-ing.

Again, there is a mismatch is-sue there. We may not be preparing workers for what is being demanded by the rest of the world.”

According to the Federal Re-serve Board of San Francisco, a college graduate earns roughly $830,000 more in lifetime that an individual with a high school di-ploma.

These wage gains suggest that college degrees are increasingly valuable in the present job market.

Increasing college enrollment and completion has multiple, wide-ranging benefits. Wage premiums for college graduates in California are at an all time high and unem-ployment rates are far lower com-pared to less educated workers.

Improving educational attain-ment has other societal benefits as well, such as the creation of a more knowledgeable and engaged soci-ety.

If the state, its educational in-stitutions, and its people are able to improve educational outcomes, California and its residents will ex-perience a much more successful future, with higher incomes, greater tax revenues, and lower use of so-cial services.

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end.”During the anticipated half-

time show, the pledges of each fraternity gave a performance tai-lored around showing off their sul-try moves and being provocatively amusing to the family-friendly en-vironment. The atmosphere was noticeably different after the cheer-leaders put on a show for the crowd.

“It is pretty electric,” said Adam Thompson, third year mar-keting major. “There’s a lot of ex-citement in the air. Everyone is re-ally happy and pretty juiced to be here. It’s a lot of fun.”

Although the event seemed to go off without a hitch, the planning along the way proved a bit chal-

lenging for the Gamma Phi Beta philanthropy group.

Smith organized all of the cheer squads and ensured all of the chants, cheers and dances were family appropriate, yet still humor-ous enough for the crowd to experi-ence some enjoyment.

“The toughest part about put-ting [the Crescent Classic] together is planning for injury,” said Smith, “We are all about building people up and not tearing people down.”

The event reeled a lot of at-tention and a quality amount of spectators, with the help of parents weekend at Sonoma State being the same weekend as the tournament, the pool of possible spectators was larger than usual.

“The idea was pretty damn awesome,” said Freshman Milo Moré. “It’s a really fun event, a great idea, and I think it was a per-fect time for this type of event.”

The biggest winners of the weekend were the ladies of Alpha Delta Pi, winning the tournament and becoming champions of the 17th Crescent Classic. For the powder-puff event, the men of Alpha Psi came away as winners, boasting a lot of acrobatic flare and spirited dancing.

“My advice for the men of next year, don’t be afraid to go all out,” said Moré. “If you’re going to dance, go all out. Don’t screw around, dance your ass off, and don’t be afraid to laugh at yourself.”

Rohnert Park

A 19-year-old Rohnert Park resident has been arrested in connection to an assault of another man that took place outside of a Rodeway Inn on Redwood Drive. The suspect, Dakotah Goodin, turned himself in yesterday and has been booked into Sonoma County jail with bail set at $150,000. The victim was allegedly punched in the face by Goodin and then kicked after the victim fell to the ground. Ac-cording to witnesses, the attack was unprovoked though Goodin and the victim may have known each other.

California

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is encouraging California resi-dents to buy flood insurance as a pre-caution against this winter’s expected El Niño storm. AOL reports that 70 to 90 percent of California residents who live in areas that are high risk for flood don’t have flood insurance. With the expected rainfall to hit this winter, even the most drought-stricken areas are at risk for extreme flooding.

Dover, Del.

Seven students were injured at a homecoming picnic at Delaware State University when a drunk driver drove his car into a group of students on Saturday. The driver, Gregory Ligon, 28, intended to park his car and ac-cidently pushed the gas pedal instead of his break pedal. Ligon will be charged with vehicular assault and driving under the influence of alcohol according to Dover police.

Washington D.C.

The White House and Congressional leaders are nearing a decision regard-ing a two-year budget agreement that aims to increase military and domestic spending in return for long-term spending cuts to social security and Medicare. The agreement could potentially increase the federal gov-ernment’s borrowing limit by 2017, preventing a potential default that could occur next week. Negotiations between the Congressional leaders are still underway.

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Sophomore Alpha Xi Delta quarterback Elena Daniel breaks a tackle.

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‘Hummingbird Wars’ attacks modern-day adversity

Matisyahu to host ‘intimate evening’

Florencia Hasson

Staff Writer

Rated R by the lead actor for its intense and broad subject matter; the “Hummingbird Wars” is a metaphor for the fragility of the American mid-

dle-class that is explored in this satirical, dark comedy.Sonoma State University’s production of “Hum-

mingbird Wars” follows a middle-class family based in Minnesota, and tells the story of an Afghan war-hero and father; Warren, who’s efforts to assimilate back into a family lifestyle prove to have many more challenges than expected.

The play is described as a “new satire that captures the outrageous and harrowing extremes of life when a man and his family fight against the threat of middle-class extinction in the twenty-first Century,” by the Theater Arts and Dance department.

Carter Lewis, the writer of “Hummingbird Wars”, “ripped” his contemporary story from today’s headlines, as seen by his consistency in following many of today’s taboo political issues.

Warren, the protagonist, is faced with many contem-porary issues throughout the play, such as cyber-bullying, gun control, PTSD and pharmaceutical conspiracy theo-ries, many of which he confronts with his family.

Anyone who has picked up a newspaper in the past few years might be familiar with these nationwide issues.

David O’Connell, a Sonoma State alum of the theater arts and dance department plays Warren Rieves, the fa-ther of the family.

“[Warren] acts like a sort of crisis manager for the family, trying to keep balance and cling to the comfort-able and the familiar in the face of the constant avalanche of everything that is not fine.”

O’Connell appreciates that the show touches on many of his concerns in modern American society, such as compromised political and educational systems, phar-maceutical companies and mental health, gun culture and school shootings, war, bullying, online privacy, and basic advertising, and a general bureaucratic idiocy.”

O’Connell expresses his excitement for the produc-tion. “It tackles so many issues and that’s kind of the ma-jor theme of the play,” he said. “It deals with putting out a whole bunch of tiny fires all at once and by the end of the play it’s built up so much that the sort of thought that ‘it’s fine, I can handle this’ becomes ‘no, we have to do some-thing about this’, and that’s what I’m looking forward to, is seeing people respond to that.”

O’Connell compared many of the themes in the play and how the characters deal with them to how our society views these issues.

“There’s some sort of exaggerated element on the is-sues regarding guns,” said O’Connell. “The son keeps finding loaded guns everywhere and that’s not a realistic scenario but it’s one that when you look at the prevalence of guns and gun culture in America, they seem to show up everywhere, and that showing up in the play is a sort of metaphor for our cultural consciousness of our society, and that’s sort of a metaphor.”

Playwright Carter Lewis has worked closely with the director and the Sonoma State cast and has been involved in the process of the production. “Hummingbird Wars” is a fairly recent work of his that has been rewritten and edit-ed over the past couple of years since it was first released.

Lewis came in for the first read-through of the script, and gave the cast a chance to pick his mind about the pro-duction. Since it’s such a recent work, it’s still undergoing an ongoing creative process, so much so that the ending of the show was entirely changed to “a more obviously hopeful ending than the previous one,” said O’Connell.

This will be the third time the show is performed and the first time Lewis sees it in action. Carter Lewis will be the guest at a pre-performance talk “$5 Friend and Family Night” on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m.

This new and contemporary show will first hit the stage on Nov. 5, and will be playing until Nov. 12. Show-times are at 7:30 p.m on Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-days, with a 2 p.m. matinee. Seawolves are admitted free to all Sonoma State productions with a valid student ID. Non-Sonoma State students and seniors are $10, Sonoma State Faculty and Staff $15, and regular admission is $17.

lawrence ricardo

Staff Writer

Known for his blending of Orthodox Jewish themes with reggae, rock and

hip-hop beat-boxing sounds, singer and rapper Matisyahu will stop by Sonoma State on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. to perform his show “An Intimate Evening with Mati-syahu.”

Matthew Paul Miller, known by his Hebrew and stage name Matisyahu, was brought up as a Reconstructionist Jew in White Plains, New York. Struggling with his faith, Matisyahu dropped out of high school and began to immerse himself in drug culture.

It wasn’t until his stint at a rehabilitation center that he got his life back on track. Being identified as the “token Jew,” drove him to search for his iden-tity, which then lead to his music writing incorporating his iden-tity as a Jewish individual.

Matisyahu first made an im-pact in the United States with his Top 40 hit, “King Without a Crown,” in 2005, peaking at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song became Mati-syahu’s biggest hit which was and used in the movie “Knocked Up” in 2007. After his big break, Matisyahu went on to release four studio albums as well as two live albums, in addition to two remix CDs and two DVDs featur-ing live concerts.

Senior Philip Gilbert ex-pressed excitement when learn-ing that Matisyahu was coming to the university as he himself is

half Jewish. “I remember on my trip to Israel a few years back, my whole family would talk about Matisyahu,” said Gilbert. “It’s great to see someone have such pride in their heritage through the music they produce.”

Matisyahu’s songs are heav-ily inf luenced by the teachings that inspired him, in hopes to touch people through the mean-ing in his songs to make them think.

Matisyahu has also dipped his feet in another performing art during his professional career. He has starred in two indepen-dent films.

“The Possession” and “A Buddy Story.” “The Possession” is a 2012 supernatural horror film in which a newly separated couple becomes intrigued by an old wooden box that has Hebrew letters engraved on it. Matisyahu plays a wise Jew named Tzadok who helps guide the couple from

the repercussions of opening the engraved box.

The 2010 independent film, “A Buddy Story,” is centered on a struggling musician living in New York City travels around the North East to search for rep-resentation within record labels. Matisyahu plays Chassid, one of the people the musician comes in contact with during his journey.

On Campus Presents, the program series designed for the students is offering a hefty line-up this year in addition to Mati-syahu’s visit, including Laverne Cox, Nick Swardson, and Lake Street Drive among others. Past performers of the On Campus Presents series included Matt Nathanson, Aziz Ansari, Antho-ny Jeselnik, and Jason Mraz.

The Nov. 11 performance of-fers students to receive tick-ets half off, pricing at $17.50 or $22.50 depending on seat loca-tion.

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‘Hummingbird Wars’, A new play that brings current event headlines to life debuts Nov. 5.

Justin Barrientos

Staff Writer

The upcoming Sonoma State University Theatre Arts and Dance production of “The Humming-bird Wars” examines several key elements of liv-

ing in the suburbs in today’s America. While this is a satirical play that shows the extremes of these circum-stances, “The Hummingbird Wars” sheds light on situ-ations that many Americans are going through every single day to varying degrees of extent.

Within the play, technology plays a key role in the progression of the storyline including a cyber-bullying theme. Technological advances have been prevalent throughout the entire millennial generation, and it only seems to increase as the years progress. The way peo-ple communicate has changed drastically because of it. With the play’s theme used as inspiration, the STAR asked students, “Do you think technology, including smartphones and other devices, threatens the documen-tation of day to day life in the twenty-first century?”

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“With smartphones becoming an integral part of people’s daily lives, everyone knows what their friends and

followers are doing at any given point. The term

“private” has just become a more relative term, as we are losing more and more of it.” -Karishma

Jain, fifth year kinesiology major

“I believe smartphones and other tech promote

connectivity and socialization in today’s society. With everyone

always on the go and the fast paced world we live in, it’s nice to have such

a convenient method of media.” -Melanie

Carlsen, fourth year Hutchins major

“Smart phones and social media leave no semblance of privacy anymore. Everything you do or post is out

there for everyone to see. Ironically, in an era of people vying for more

personal privacy people willingly give away

that right.” -Thomas Gonzalez, fifth year geography major

“With how far technology has come, there is no such thing

as a ‘private life’ anymore. Everything that a person does is

documented and posted through social media and shared with the world.” -Robbie Witkowski, fifth year electrical engineering major

Movies releasing this week

“Burnt” - starring: Bradley

Cooper,Omar Sy, Sam Keeley, Lily

James

“Our Brand is Crisis” - starring:

Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton

“Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” - starring: Patrick

Schwarzenegger, Tye Sheridan,

Halston Sage, David Koechner

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5 seconds of bummer

A sloppy bio-pic

AnnA Kehrlein

Staff Writer

Review

On May 21, 2012, three teenagers sat on a couch in Mr. and Mrs. Hemmings’ living room in Syd-

ney, Australia, strumming softly into a camera mic on their laminated acoustic guitars.

In the years to follow, Luke Hem-mings, Calum Hood, Michael Clifford and drummer Ashton Irwin would grow from friends to co-stars, as their living room jam sessions on Luke Hemmings’ YouYube channel would become fa-mous.

Hemmings, Hood, Clifford and Ashton Irwin became a self-proclaimed “pop punk” band called 5 Seconds of Summer, and have drummed up an enormous following, mainly consist-ing of tween girls. After a series of hit singles such as “Hey Everybody!” and “She’s Kinda Hot,” they released their debut album “Sounds Good, Feels Good” last Friday.

Many students at Sonoma State University might recall when pop punk was a huge craze in the early 2000’s, and will be disappointed or even angry to discover that 5 Seconds of Summer sounds nothing like the genre they grew up with.

Their voices sound far too synthe-sized and squeaky clean to be consid-ered any kind of punk, lacking the emo-tion and authenticity behind real punk music.

Additionally, the music itself is too slow and simple, and doesn’t seem to fit in anything outside of pop, with only a few song exceptions, which only stand out because their melodies are slowed down versions of songs that have al-ready been made.

The first few songs on their album are singles that have already been re-leased. The opening track, “Money,” re-mains as one of the better songs on the album due to its diverse, catchy rhythm and great beat.

Their next two songs, “She’s Kinda Hot” and “Hey Everybody!” even more clearly fit into the pop genre, but, like

“Money,” lack meaning in their lyrics and overall message.

For example, the chorus in “Hey Everybody!” is as follows: “Hey every-body, we don’t have to live this way/ We can all get some, yeah, we can all get paid.”

The verses describe the struggles of broke people; people who can’t afford to take the bus, buy gas or pay their rent, but are just as poorly written.

The part that doesn’t make sense is how these broke people are expected to just get paid. Having never been broke or unsuccessful, 5 Seconds of Summer offers no actual insight or concluding message to the piece.

The next track, “Permanent Vaca-tion,” was released in advance as a sneak peek for the album. At first listen, these lyrics seem more creative than prior tracks because of the use of bigger words, but on closer inspection they are just as meaningless.

“Situation: no motivation/ destina-tion: permanent vacation,” they sing, the message being that if you feel lazy, just stop working forever.

It’s clear that the band likes slap-ping random words and phrases that are frequently used in typical pop punk songs to make nonsensical verses like “corporations, calculations/ we are the new generation.”

The rest of the album consists of new and original music, which is just as much of a disappointment as their previ-ous music.

What defined the pop punk culture more than anything else were young people rebelling against the status quo.

The pop punk bands of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s offered provocative lyr-ics about controversial issues like the school shootings (“Teenagers” by My Chemical Romance) and the war on ter-ror (“American Idiot” by Green Day).

5 Seconds of Summer’s lyrics have no substance, and in poorly trying to copy the style of so many bands before it, are actually conforming rather than straying from the norm.

At least boy bands like One Direc-tion had the decency to admit that they were pop rather than defacing an entire genre. Frankly, 5 Seconds of Summer did to pop punk what Iggy Azalea did to rap.

KAilA SAnderS

Staff Writer

Review

In the four years since the death of Apple co-founder Steve

Jobs, Hollywood has been infatuated with telling his story.

Although people have been making mov-ies about Jobs as early as 1995, since his death in 2011 nine different fea-ture films and documen-taries about him have been made. Directed by Oscar winning Danny Boyle, “Steve Jobs,” was released on Oct. 9 mak-ing it the third feature film focusing on the tech guru’s life.

As a whole, the film is greatly exaggerated and very loosely based on actual facts. The en-tire movie is structured around three of Jobs’ iconic product launches. With the conventions of traditional storytelling out the window, the film actually consists of just three main scenes that seem awkwardly thrown together with f lashbacks to when Jobs was just a hippie working out of his garage.

Taking on the role of Jobs, Michael Fassbend-er’s character is a fairly harsh portrayal of Jobs’ authentic personal-ity. The film seemingly shows only one side of the complicated man, as he is depicted as rather cold and ruthless. How-ever, Fassbender’s act-ing is commendable and does indeed show the more contradictory side

of Jobs’ career that has defined him in the pub-lic eye.

At all three product launches the film takes the audience backstage for a first-hand look at the problems and emo-tions involved with each launch. Since the major-ity of the movie takes place backstage of the launches, we never actu-ally see his products in-troduced or his passion behind them.

I n t e r t w i n e d throughout the launches is Jobs’ up and down relationship with his daughter Lisa. The fa-ther-daughter relation-ship actually stood out as one of the film’s main focuses.

Lisa’s intelligence and ability to see right through her father al-lows viewers to see an-other side of Jobs that is nonexistent with his oth-er relationships. Howev-er, the film places a huge negative emphasis on the period of time that Jobs was still young, immature and denying paternity to his out-of-wedlock daughter.

Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet plays the for-mer marketing chief of Macintosh, Joanna Hoffman. She stood as his right-hand man, or rather his “work wife,” throughout the entire film up until the launch of the iMac, when in re-ality Hoffman was long gone from Apple before Jobs returned.

Seth Rogen takes on the role of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who is inaccurately por-trayed as nothing but a constant annoyance

who continuously ha-rasses Jobs to publicly acknowledge him and the rest of the team that worked on the Apple 2.

Jobs was a meticu-lous man with a dedica-tion to creating products of the highest quality. However, in the film, his dedication and re-fined taste is depicted as pure arrogance. “Steve Jobs” illustrates a man who was unwilling to compromise or listen to others when in fact he was known to have been open and eventually accepting to contrary views raised by employ-ees.

Jobs was without a doubt a difficult man filled with f laws. He was not perfect, he lied and he was unnecessar-ily rude and aggressive at times. But focusing on this aspect of Jobs’ character, “Steve Jobs” fails to demonstrate Jobs’ growth throughout the years that lead him into the best part of his career.

“Steve Jobs” does have many captivating scenes and high points, however, the way they are thrown together comes off a bit confusing to the audience. Many scenes seem displaced and out of context, caus-ing one to continuously question what is actually happening.

In no way is this film worthy of hatred, but it ultimately seemed to lack f low and a sense of purpose. However, as a man with such com-plexity and rebellion, it’s no easy task for any one movie to fully cap-ture his captivating indi-vidualism.

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The latest film about the late Steve Jobs tanked in the box-office, earn-ing a disappointing $7.3 million its opening weekend.

Albums releasing this week

The Neighbourhood - “Wiped Out!” (Rock)

Kirk Knight - “Late Knight Special” (Rap)

Bryan Adams - “Get Up” (Rock)

Escape The Fate - “Hate Me” (Hardcore Punk)

The Chills - “Silver Bullets” (Rock)

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The time had come for me to plan my trip home. I opened my planner, turned to the month of November and began to panic.

Black and red ink filled the page and it seemed like every day I had a commitment to do something.

Every which way I looked at my month, I was going to have to miss something if I went home. It wasn’t until after I made my decision and booked my flight, that I began to wonder about my classes.

This got me thinking about my priorities while in college. Family will always be at the top, but I had to ask myself if I was putting my education on the back burner.

Before I left for my second year of college, my dad told me that my number one priority is to get that piece of paper. Get my degree he said, and then I can worry about adulthood.

That’s a lot easier said than done as I’ve come to learn. I went to college to get a degree with the hopes that I could be a functioning adult in society one day.

However, in order to be the best adult I can be, I need to do more than just stay up late studying for my midterm on dinosaurs.

Students need to ask themselves if making the Dean’s List is more important than doing some-thing they want to do that will get them further in their field of study.

If I truly want to get the most of my time here, then I need to understand that there are sacrifices that I must make.

As hard as it can be to admit, working, attend-ing sorority functions and spending time as an edi-tor of The STAR are all things I do that take away some time from my classes.

Before, I felt bad for this. I didn’t want any-thing taking my attention away from my education. But as I’ve come to realize, maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

All of the extra-curricular activities I do make me a better person in a different way. Isn’t that what college is supposed to be anyways? A time to grow up and learn to be better person.

Yes, students are here to enhance their knowl-edge and viewpoints of the world, but they can do that through other outlets besides a three unit class.

The commitments that I have scribbled throughout my planner all have one thing in com-mon; they’re all voluntary.

Yes, I know that I didn’t have to join a sorority and I know I didn’t have to be on the editorial board of The STAR, but I wanted to.

I also knew the time commitments of both and I was prepared for how it would affect the focus on my studies.

Time management is a difficult thing to do. I’ve tried to learn it through many points in my life and I’m still trying to master it today.

As college students, It’s almost impossible to put the same time into classes as other extra-curric-ular activities. Whether it’s work, club involvement or sports, students are always going have to rank them in order of importance.

Don’t get me wrong, my classes are important to me. I turn in my homework assignments on time, go to class and to the library on a weekly basis but am I actually making my studies my main priority in relation to everything else I do?

It’s important that students take a step back and evaluate their priorities. School isn’t necessarily something I would drop everything for.

In a time where college students are competing more than ever, it’s difficult to just have that piece of paper when they graduate.

Students recognize this and know that in order to be successful after graduation, there needs to be more on their resume than just a degree from Sonoma State University.

Every student will be different, however. One may want to focus all of their time on a single class and not hold any outside jobs or participate in other activies and that’s okay.

For me though, I have come to the realization that I don’t necessarily have to put school above else to be successful.

Because, at the end of the day, I know that I’ll be walking across that stage and receiving that piece of paper just like the rest of my peers.

Only, I’ll have the experiences and memories from my sorority, knowledge and writing abilities from The STAR and a strong work ethic from my job. It’s with these that I can now graduate and be-gin my life in the real world.

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priority?

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Student Life Editor

Commentary

Alumna Stacey Thompson discusses at-risk youth

Megan CorCoran

Staff Writer

For low-income teenagers, the dream of getting a college edu-cation can often seem out of

reach. The goal of organization Sum-

mer Search, is to help teenagers pur-sue their college careers and reach their full potential, despite where they come from.

Summer Search’s Stacey Thomp-son was featured as one of the guest speakers for the Women and Gender Studies Feminist Lecture Series at Sonoma State University on Oct. 22.

Thompson’s lecture was titled “Summer Search: Fostering and Em-powering Marginalized Youth.”

She explained to students in her introduction that the mission of Sum-mer Search is to help low-income teenagers transform what they believe is possible for themselves and develop the skills they need to become col-lege-educated leaders who give back to their families and communities.

As a Sonoma State alumna, Thompson is the first to graduate from college in her family and holds a B.A. in Women and Gender Studies.

She began working at Summer Search where she spent three years as a program director to help launch the New York office, before returning to work at their offices in her home-town of San Francisco. She is now the senior director of talent at Summer Search.

The organization was started in 1990 by Linda Mornell and took off in 1995 when Jay Jacobs and Kather-

ine Kennedy joined the team. Jacobs opened their first satellite office in Boston and Kennedy helped Mornell expand their San Francisco offices.

Summer Search is now a national organization, celebrating their 25th anniversary this year with offices in seven U.S. cities- Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, North Bay San Francisco, San Francisco, Seattle and the Silicon Valley.

The Summer Search program is a seven-to-nine-year period start-ing with sophomore students in high school. With highly trained mentors, students are taught personal and prac-tical skills to aid them in their future and assist them with getting into col-lege.

“I liked Stacy’s lecture because she was interactive with the group and talked to us, not at us. Her passion for Summer Search shined through her lecture,” said Sonoma State junior Marika Vivier.

Nominated by a teacher for Sum-mer Search as a sophomore in high school, she was accepted into the program and it soon changed her life. With a rough adolescence, Thompson was the “caretaker” in her family.

“Summer Search introduced a new way of thinking and also a con-sistent outlet for me to let stress out,” Thompson said. “It became a way for me to reflect and think about what my life is like and what I want to men-tally create for myself, regardless of the barriers that existed.”

Summer Search’s success rates are skyrocketing, with 98 percent of their students graduating from high school, 94 percent of them going on

to college and 77 percent of them on track to graduate.

Their goal for the next year is to reach out to men of color, as they have 55 percent women of color and are trying to even those numbers to 50/50. They also want to expand their offices to more cities to give as many students they can the chance to suc-ceed.

Sonoma State freshman Nicholas Silva attended the lecture and shared that he is a Summer Searcher. Silva described his first Summer Search meeting.

“I was with students who had straight A’s, enrolled in AP classes, were more intelligent than me and have dedicated most of their time to school, community service and sports. I felt out of place,” Silva said. “I thought that I had no chance against these students, but the promises Sum-mer Search made enticed me to give it a chance.”

He is now an English major as-piring to be an English teacher. “I am proud to be a Summer Searcher. If it wasn’t for Summer Search, I would not have even graduated high school, nonetheless attend Sonoma State Uni-versity. Summer Search is the great-est thing to happen in my life besides birth,” said Silva.

Summer Search is impacting stu-dents’ lives in a positive way and Thompson expressed her passion through her lecture. “The students are always at the center of Summer Search,” she said. “They matter above all else.”

For more information visit sum-mersearch.org.

Tuesday,

Oct. 27

The Significance of a Guilty

Mind

12 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.

Stevenson 1002

Las Cafeteras

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

Wednesday,

Oct. 28

A Shot of Reality: With a

Comedy Chaser

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Student Center Ballroom A

Lake Street Drive

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

Bootstrapping: A New Tool For

An Old Test, Math Colloquium

3:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Darwin 103

Thursday,

Oct. 29

Study Abroad Information

Meeting

10 a.m.

International Hall

Friday,

Oct. 30

Sonoma Horror Story Writing

Palooza

12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

SSU Writing Center

Pack the Den

6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

The Wolves’ Den

Saturday,

Oct. 31

Scene It Big Screen Movie

Featuring “Hocus Pocus” and

Halloween Costume Contest

9 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Ives 101

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Staff Writer

Jean Chatzky visited Sonoma State University last Thursday to give advice about financial

literacy and financial wellness. Chatzky is the financial editor for NBC’s “Today Show” and is a best selling author for multiple books, including “Money Rules: The Simple Path to Lifelong Secu-rity”, which was handed out after her talk. She teamed up with Red-wood Credit Union to help guide those in need of financial advice.

She enthusiastically spoke to the audience and related her own struggles to what many Ameri-cans experience. “Money is an uncomfortable issue for many,” Chatzky said. “More than half of Americans are insecure about it.” She discussed loans, credit, debt, retirement and investing. She said each person has different strug-gles and issues with finances so she was able to give a broad over-view of important knowledge.

She referenced her book “Money Rules” quite frequently. It gives straightforward advice and includes 94 rules to help lead those to financial security. Chatzky emphasized important rules from her book that can help improve one’s financial situation. The first being making a decent living. Descent, as in comfortable living including be able to pay rent, purchase food and gas and even a vacation as well as save, with no worries.

Another rule Chatzky dis-cussed is related to rule number 62 from her book, is to spend less money than you make. She men-tioned that life is different from the past, expenses have changed. Chatzky said many struggle with materialistic satisfaction and one’s brain gets more aroused from that and does not light up

when it comes to one’s future and retirement. “Money and love make people behave in ways that don’t make sense, and logic goes out the window.”

“For some, money means power or security and sometimes makes perceptions and values change,” said Chatzky. One has to trick their brain into doing the right thing and avoid sporadic, ir-rational spending.

Chatzky talked about rule number 18 which is that one will spend more with credit than debit, and more with debit than cash. “Keep big bills in your wallet,” Chatzky said. With 50’s in a wal-let, one is less likely to break the bigger bills and avoid the small unnecessary items.

She briefly touched on num-ber 6 which is investing diversely. She said owning bonds and stocks are helpful for security as well and It’s important to keep emotions in check when it comes to one’s money and investing. “History teaches us, cashing out of the mar-ket doesn’t work, but uncertainty or fear kicks in,” said Chatzky.

She did not direct a lot of in-formation to students in college or soon to graduate but she did em-phasize the importance of paying all bills on time, every time. She said it’s important for everyone to check their credit score because it determines interest rates, cars, homes and even some jobs. “Ev-ery birthday, check your weight and credit score, one should be going up,” said Chatzky.

She concluded with the im-portance of giving back, that grat-itude is the key. Something mun-dane, one should view as a gift. Chatzky strongly urged those who are lost to seek financial guidance. It is important to know everything about your finances and will help one into lifelong financial secu-rity.

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Halloween is filled with ghosts, costumes, can-dy and horror and is a

time of spooky movies and par-ties. If students are looking for ways to celebrate this spooky occasion, they can look no fur-ther then their own backyard.

In Sonoma County there are several corn mazes to ex-plore. Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze boasts a four-acre maze with 10-foot tall corn stalks with only one way out. Costing only $5, The maze is open all week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a night maze on Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for $9.

The Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze is located at 450 Stony Point Road.

Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch has Sonoma County’s largest corn maze at seven acres and admission costs $6.

Visitors can also enjoy hayrides and face painting. It’s open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on week-days and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri-days and Saturdays.

Word of warning though, the corn maze closes an hour before the pumpkin patch clos-es. Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch is located at 5157 Stony Point Rd.

For those looking for some-thing spookier, there are haunt-ed houses to visit. NorCal Fear located at 175 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma, hosts Hell House and Zombie Hunt for $13 each.

NorCal Fear is open from Oct. 28-29 and Nov. 1 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Oct. 30-31 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Blind Scream in Rohnert Park hosts three haunted houses including Blackout, Carni-cus and The Swamp Shack.

Desigenr and producer Drew Domingueze explained the Blind Scream is a family affair.

“The storyline follows one single family, the Hunters,” said Dominguez. “It’s kind of like a soap opera, only these people are really horrible.”

“The Last Ride” is a unique attraction in which one can ex-perience what it’s like to ride in a coffin from a funeral home to the grave. According to Domin-guez the ride is one of only 75 in the world.

It’s $10 per haunted house and $5 for The Last Ride. Blind Scream is at 1500 Valley House Drive in Rohnert Park.

Dominguez invites every-one to experience this Hallow-een destination.

“When you come to my haunted house, don’t be a tough-guy, scream.”

Costume parties are also being hosted. The Mystic The-ater is hosting The Foreverland and Fleetwood Mask Hallow-een Bash on Oct. 31. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. with the show starting at 9:30 p.m.

There will be live music performed by Foreverland, a Michael Jackson tribute band and Fleetwood Mask, a Fleet-wood Mac tribute band. There will be a costume contest with prizes worth up to $500. The show is for those 21 and over. The Mystic Theater is at 21 Petaluma Blvd N. and the entry fee is $22.

The Copperfield in Santa Rosa is throwing a costume party as well. Wicked Under-ground Halloween Party will feature Gregory Maguire, au-thor of “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” and “After Alice”. Maguire will also be a judge in the costume contest.

The price for entry is $20.

Wicked Underground Hallow-een Party will be on Oct. 31 beginning at 8 p.m. at 2777 4th Street, Santa Rosa.

Movie-lovers have plenty of films to pick from this Hal-loween to see in theaters. 90s lovers will dig “Goosebumps”, starring Jack Black. It’s a fun and goofy movie for fans of the book series and a throwback to 90s kids films. Black plays a fictionalized version of “Goose-bumps” author R.L. Stine who finds that his monsters have come to life and have begun to wreak havoc.

For those looking for more horror, Guillermo Del Toro, best known for directing “Hell-boy” and “Pan’s Labyrinth”, re-leased “Crimson Peak”, a gothic horror film following an author of ghost stories at the turn of the 20th century trapped at a haunt-ed mansion.

The popular found footage franchise, “Paranormal Activ-ity” released what is billed as the final film, “Paranormal Ac-tivity: The Ghost Dimension.”

For those looking for things to do on campus, Sonoma State University has a few activities to choose from. The Writing Center will host a Horror Story Writing Palooza with free pizza from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Schulz Information Center.

The Green Music Center is hosting Phantoms and Fugues, which will feature a showing of the Halloween classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” followed by selected songs played by organist David Parson. Phantoms and Fugues is on Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.

Finally, the Scene It: Big Screen Series will play the 90s Disney classic “Hocus Pocus” in Ives 101 on Oct. 31 from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Haunted Halloween happenings

STAR // Brandon Stachnik

Above: The Blind Scream hosts three different haunted houses, including “The Swamp Shack”, featuring Mama Sante Hunter, the VooDoo Queen. Below: Students can visit the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze through Halloween.

COURTESY // Will Bucquoy

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Tommy Call

Staff Writer

The first-place Sonoma State Univer-sity women’s soccer team has not lost in 11 straight games, with eight con-

secutive wins in that span. The Seawolves put their winning streak

to the test this past week against division ri-vals Stanislaus State and Cal State East Bay.

With a win this weekend, the Seawolves would not only clinch a playoff berth, but also capture the CCAA regular season con-ference championship.

The Seawolves are sporting an impres-sive (10-1-2) record with an undefeated re-cord in CCAA conference play at (7-0-1).

Their stellar play on the soccer field has placed them on top of the CCAA conference and given them a national ranking at No. 8 in the country.

Sophomore forward Alex Sifuentes is thrilled to be nationally ranked.

“Being a top 10 in the nation is big,” said Sifuentes. “We are always checking to see if we move up because it’s so exciting to see how we compare to the rest of the coun-try.”

The Seawolves received more good news over the weekend, when the NCAA released its first regional ranking. The Sea-wolves were listed as the No. 2 team in the West region.

The top six teams in the final rankings will qualify for a postseason seed in the 2015 NCAA tournament. If the Seawolves remain in the top two seedings, they will be able to host the first and second round of the tourna-ment at Sonoma State.

Currently, Western Washington Uni-versity holds the top spot in the West Region.

Sonoma State would attempt to transfer all this positive energy onto the field against Stanislaus State.

Stanislaus State has won the last three meetings against the Seawolves. Sonoma State wanted to change that when they met

Friday at Seawolf Soccer Field.The match was a defensive battle

through the first 90 minutes as the game was pushed into overtime.

After two periods of golden goal over-time, the game still remained scoreless, end-ing the match in a 0-0 draw.

Senior Ashley Luis performed like a brick wall in goal again for the Seawolves, with four saves on the day, which extended her shutout streak to eight games.

On Sunday, the Seawolves seniors walked onto the Seawolf Soccer Field for the final regular season game of their careers, taking on Cal State East Bay.

The Seawolves honored a total of six seniors on Senior day, led by defender Ma-rissa Marable and goalie Ashley Luis.

“Senior Day was great, but, it was very emotional,” said Marable. “I never knew how much it was going to hit me until I was in that moment with all my teammates, coaches and family. I just felt really sup-ported.”

Even though it was Senior day, the

Sonoma State sophomores were shining bright on the field in their matchup with the Pioneers.

Sophomore forward Sara Van Wagoner was able to blow by the CSU East Bay goalie in open field to score the first goal of the match in minute 18, putting the Seawolves on top early.

Later in the first half, fellow sophomore Alex Sifuentes blasted in another goal, com-ing off a cross from senior Margi Osmund-son, to give the Seawolves a 2-0 lead going into halftime.

“It was an emotional day, we are truly going to miss our seniors,” said Sifuentes. “We all were playing with a little extra fight today for them.”

The 2-0 score stood pat for the next 45 minutes, as the Seawolves defense was stout again, holding the Pioneers to only five shots and no score.

With the victory, the Seawolves were crowned regular season champions of the CCAA conference. This is the first time the Seawolves have won a regular season cham-

pionship since originally joining the CCAA.Senior goalkeeper Ashley Luis extend-

ed her scoreless streak to a whoopping 780 minutes of play.

The shutout against CSU East Bay was Luis’ 12th of the season, tying a program re-cord set in 1993.

“She has been such a leader in the back and has come up big when we needed her,” said teammate Marable. “The scoreless streak just shows the leadership and com-mitment she brings to every game.”

The Seawolves defense is now only one shutout away from tying the program re-cord for the most consecutive shutouts at 10 games; a record that has stood since 1991.

The Seawolves overall record now sits at (11-1-3) with two games remaining in the regular season.

The Seawolves will now go on the road to cap off the regular season against CSU San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona.

The CCAA Championship tournament starts Friday, Nov. 6 in Pomona, where the Seawolves will be the No. 1 seed.

COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com

Sonoma State’s women’s soccer team clinched the CCAA title on Sunday and will now come in as the No. 1 seed for the CCAA Championship tournament on Nov. 6. The team is currently on a nine-game win streak.

Women’s soccer celebrates senior day with CCAA crown

aubrie Tolliver

Staff Writer

K ristal Luna stood just 25 yards away from the net. Although she’s a mid-fielder, she was the one to take the

shot. Past every defender and the helpless goal-

keeper, she scorched the ball in the upper right of the net.

Head coach Emiria Salzmann Dunn re-ferred to it as the “shot heard ‘round the world.”

The goal gave the Seawolves the lead and eventually the win against San Francisco State on Oct. 2, which kept their undefeated streak alive—a streak that still stands almost four weeks later.

“She brings so much to this team,” said Salzmann Dunn. “We have a player on the team that at any moment can win the game for us.”

Luna, a junior midfielder for the Sea-wolves this season, has seen nothing but suc-cess since putting on the blue and white jersey in 2013, earning starting spot on the field and All-CCAA Honorable Mentions for the past two years.

This season hasn’t been any different. Luna leads her team with four goals; two

of which were game-winning set pieces against CCAA opponents.

Before her career as a Seawolf, Luna grew up in Sunnyvale, where she attended Fremont High School. Her primary soccer coaches were her older brother and father, who was a former forward for the San Jose Earthquakes in the 1987 season.

“Everyone in my family plays soccer,” said Luna. “They always wanted me to play further than the club level.”

And she did just that. After being recruited by Salzmann Dunn,

Luna packed her bags and headed for Rohnert Park.

Although Luna admits that adapting to the college level of play was extremely dif-ficult, primarily because of the amount of fit-ness needed to play collegiately, she started the first game of the year as a freshman and every game that season.

Luna says the best memories of her time here at Sonoma State are not only ones made

the soccer field; they are the ones made with her teammates off the field as well.

“I didn’t think it was going to be like this. From the freshmen to the seniors, we’re just very well connected,” said Luna. “These are the people that I will probably stay friends with for the rest of my life.”

Head coach Salzmann Dunn believes that Luna is, no doubt, a critical part to the team and will continue to be until her final season next fall.

“She is a player that you can never really replace,” said Salzmann Dunn. “It will be hard to find another player like her because she is so unique.”

Salzmann Dunn also says that Luna’s light-hearted spirit and hard-working attitude makes her a natural leader on the field. She wishes that after graduating, she will continue her soccer career as a coach.

“My hope for her is that she stays passion-ate in this area where she is so talented,” said Salzmann Dunn.

When her collegiate soccer career comes to an end, Luna plans on graduating with a Ki-nesiology degree with a focus in lifetime fit-ness. As for now, Luna says that her ultimate goal this season is to become a better leader for her teammates. She will continue to practice, train and play—all while proudly wearing the number 10 on her jersey.

“Sometimes you’re out there so much and training so hard that sometimes you think ‘Is this for me?’ and ‘Why am I doing this?’” said Luna. “But then you go to the field and you find the reason why you’re still playing the sport you love.”

COURTESY // sonomaseawolves.com

Luna has been a key centerpiece for the Seawolves since she joined the team in 2013.

Kristal Luna leads Seawolves to success

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Thursday, Oct. 29

Men’s soccer at Cal

State San Bernardino12:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer at Cal

State San Bernardino3:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 30

Men’s tennisat Pacific

Tiger Invitational

All Day

Women’s volleyball

vs San Francisco

State7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 31

Men’s tennis at Pacific

Tiger Invitational

All Day

Women’s soccer

at Cal Poly Pomona

11:30 a.m.

Men’s soccerat Cal Poly

Pomona2:00 p.m.

Women’s volleyball

vs Cal State East Bay7:00 p.m.

Sunday,Nov. 1

Men’s tennis at Pacific

Tiger Invitational

All Day

Women’s basketball

at San Jose State (Exhibition)2:00 p.m.

Sammy DaviS

Staff Writer

History is in the making for the Sonoma State women’s volleyball team; the Seawolves broke a program record with their 12th consecutive win

after defeating Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday night.

Nothing seems to be getting in the way of the record season for the Seawolves, as they now stand 16-3 overall. The Seawolves are at the top of the CCAA conference standings at 12-1.

The four leaders of the game were senior Madelyn Densberger with ten kills, three blocks and one ace.

Junior Lexi Reddick was not far behind with seven kills, six blocks and a pair of aces. Sophomore Kelsey McIntire had six kills and six blocks. Lastly, senior Cay-lie Seitz had six kills.

The Seawolves pride themselves on being a complete team.

Senior Calan Seitz is embracing her journey with this amazing team.

“Its very special to be a part of this season; It’s an amazing feeling to contribute to such a hard working tal-ented team,” said Seitz. “We are working hard every day in practice to continue to get better as the season contin-ues.”

Seitz was asked what the driving force behind the team was and how they will attempt to keep the streak alive.

“We play every opponent as if it was toughest match of our season.” The Seawolves record shows how hard the

team has worked all season.The Seawolves hard-working team will try to keep

the winning streak alive against San Francisco State at home in the Wolves’ Den on Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Volleyball breaks program record with 12th straight victory

STAR // Nicole Detmers

Senior Caylie Seitz goes for the kill in between three defenders.

Olivia luccheSe Staff Writer

At Sonoma State University, the club hockey team is a Division 4 participant of the WCRHL (Western Collegiate Roller Hockey

League). They train all fall on the track and in the rink,

and now the games are finally arriving. The club members are all extremely excited for

the season to begin and are still open to new members joining their team.

The goal of the hockey team at Sonoma State is to build a community and opportunity for students to play hockey.

The club plays at indoor rinks with roller blades. With the many clubs here at Sonoma State, the hock-ey team is hoping to expand their team.

With the club growing each year, the objective is to create a competitive but fun environment, where students can play against their classmates and friends.

Currently, they are a 12-member team and prac-tice in the outdoor rink at Snoopy’s in Santa Rosa. They also rent out the dry ice rink in Oakland as well. Practices are held on Friday and Saturdays and con-sist of both conditioning and scrimmaging.

“President of the club team, Chase Watson, has been a great leader for this team and is helping the program grow,” said junior treasurer Adam Roth.

This past Sunday, the club hockey team was able to compete in San Jose.

The team beat UC Davis and lost to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, but both were great matches for the club overall.

The club will have a total of four matches this semester. In November, they are heading down to Huntington Beach to compete in a tournament and also will be competing in Chico later on in the se-mester.

The fees on this team are very minimal; all you need to pay for is your jerseys and gear, which in-cludes a helmet, hockey stick, gloves, shin and elbow pads and skates.

“It is such a great group of guys we all get along

so well,” said Roth. “We don’t turn anyone away, whether you have 10 years of experience, or none at all, we welcome everyone with open arms.”

All of the members encourage anyone who is in-terested to come out and give it a shot or check out their Facebook page at Sonoma State Roller Hockey.

“I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world; it has opened up so many opportunities for me and get-ting to know all of the guys has been amazing,” said Roth.

If one is interested in joining the team or would like more information, contact club president Chase Watson at chasewatson@gmail.com.

“I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world; it has opened

up so many opportuni-ties for me and getting to know all of the guys

has been amazing.”

Hockey club laces up for a fresh season

COURTESY// Adam Roth

Sonoma State’s club hockey team competed in San Jose last Sunday to kick off the season.

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Sonoma State equestrian team competes at the UC Santa Cruz horse show

STAR // Nicole Detmers

Pamela Martin competed over fences at the UC Santa Cruz horse show last Saturday.

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Senior Julia Caruana prepared to compete in the UC Santa Cruz horse show on Saturday.

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Senior Nicole Elsineitti competed in fences last Saturday at UC Santa Cruz.

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Women’s volleyball defeated Cal State L.A. 3-1 on Wednesday.