Volume 65 | Issue 12 | April 20, 2018
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How would you react in a crisis?
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Ashley Navarette (left), master’s student in physician assistant studies, and Jolene Dickert (right), master’s student in athletic training, aid Ryan Lehfeldt, junior film studies major, in a disaster simulation hosted April 14 by the School of Nursing at California Baptist University.
Shooting simulation gives real-life disaster practice, tests reactions of graduate nursing, medical students BY AUSTIN ROMITO STAFF WRITER
Among the shrieks, screams and calls for help in a disaster situation, a healthcare professional must stay level-headed to provide the most effective aid to victims. The School of Nursing at California Baptist University hosted an active-shooter simulation April 14 to prepare healthcare graduate students for real-life crisis situations. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, athletic trainers, speech language pathologists, behavioral health sciences and public health graduate students all participated in the simulation. Before entering the Events Center, graduate students were briefed that there had been a simulated mass shooting at a CBU volleyball game and that fans were exposed to anthrax. CBU graduate students were expected to collaborate
with one another to provide disaster relief to victims. “As nurse practitioners, we are triaging patients and checking if they need immediate attention and making sure our resources go to the appropriate patients that need response first,” said Genevieve Monge, nurse practitioner graduate student. Each victim in the simulation wore a triage identification card around his or her neck identifying the medical condition of the “patient” so the healthcare students could note assessment of injuries. Patients were sent to one of four triage tarps set up in the simulation: green, yellow, red or black. Patients that could wait for treatment were sent to the green tarp, then patients needing attention would be sent to the yellow or red tarp depending on severity. The black tarp represented those who had died in the simulatuon attack.
Ryan Lehfeldt, junior film studies major, was one of the actors who “died” during the simulation. He works on campus as a standardized patient in the School of Nursing and off campus as an actor. Lehfeldt said he was inspired to participate as an actor in the simulation to have an impact on the healthcare students preparing to serve their community. “A scenario like this made me realize that things can change in an instant,” Lehfeldt said. “My scenario, hopefully, helped someone prepare for a real-life situation.” The disaster relief situation lasted for 40 minutes, completing Phase 1 of the simulation. For Phase Two, the graduate students entered debriefing groups where they heard from family members of those that had “died.”
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Split Checks encourages local artists, creates music into what they set out to accomplish as artists. Vandenberg recalled times the four While many artists look to achieve would go to Denny’s for late-night success by heading west toward Los pancakes. As “broke college students,” Angeles, Split Checks is a production Casillas would always be the first to let company looking to strike gold in its the waiter know they would like “waters all around and split checks.” own backyard. Aldaco described Hailing from Rivhow the name Split erside, Split Checks is Checks became synonycomposed of Jake Aldamous with their mission co, junior graphic design of bringing the entire major; Ethan Anderson, Riverside community graduate graphic design together. and digital media stu“It’s like splitting a dent; McKay Vandencheck — it takes multiberg, graduate English ple payments to comstudent; and Alex Casilplete the whole thing,” las, former California Jake Aldaco Aldaco said. “That’s Baptist University student. junior graphic design what we want to do with the community — inTogether they promajor volving everyone, bringduce electronic dance ing everyone together music with undertones and including them.” of house, trap, hip-hop Riverside County has given birth to and dubstep. While attending CBU together, the many well-known artists, such as Hitmembers of Split Checks created the Boy, Travis Barker, Bobby Hundreds company in 2016 after finding com- and Deladeso. However, the local mumon ground as artists who faced com- sic community is not as discussed as petition among their peers and came much given it is located inw neighbortogether with the idea of working as a ing Los Angeles. As event companies such as Brownunit to find success. While the group’s name might come ies and Lemonade, White Rabbit and off as simple to some, it carries a very heavy meaning that provides insight SEE SPLIT CHECKS | PAGE 11
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Sarah Hom, junior psychology major and Daniel Gottlob, senior Christian behavioral science major perform an acoustic cover of Ed Sheeran’s “How Would You Feel” during Open Mic Night to close the festivities of the event.
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Music brings memories to life for friends and family
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California Baptist University’s Community Life Office hosted an open mic night on April 13 where students were able to share their talents. Students performed everything from original songs to poetry, and snacks were provided for the audience. This was all coordinated by Kristin Holderman, director of Campus Activities. “It is a such a great night for the students because not only do the students get to share their gifts, but they are even being encouraged and supported by other students,” Holderman said. There was one moment in particular from the night that
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know I’ll be with him again.” For Martin and the other family and friends of Yeier, Open Mic Night was more than just a platform for hearing music or doing covers of songs. Through Open Mic Night, Martin was able to be encouraged by his community and express his own sentiments alongside close, supportive friends. After Martin’s song was over he said he was inundated by hugs, words of encouragement and applause. Martin said the song was a way for him to say “goodbye” to his friend and dedicate a special time to the memory of Yeier and everything he meant to Martin, as well as the rest of his family and friends. Closing out the night, Daniel Gottlob, senior Christian
stood out from the rest to the crowd in personal meaning for both the performer and student body. Daylon Martin, junior graphic design major, was one of the performers but rather than cover a song, Martin chose to present an original piece which he wrote with special meaning. The song, “Isaac’s Lullaby,” was played in dedication to his friend and former CBU student Isaac Yeier, who died in a rock-climbing accident in December. “He was an amazing friend and I was able to be with him in his last moments. For me, this song was me explaining how I feel and where I am at,” Martin said. “I’m a believer in Christ, and while it’s hard at times, I
behavioral science major, performed a rendition of Ed Sheeran’s “How Would You Feel” with Sarah Hom, junior psychology major. Gottlob said he enjoyed performing for his friends at CBU and having a friend onstage with him for the performance. “It’s always a good feeling playing music in front of people,” Gottlob said. “But it’s even more fun when you’re singing with a good friend.” Gottlob said he had a wonderful time and this Open Mic Night proved to be one of the highlights of his semester and senior year at CBU. Holderman said Open Mic Night brought in more than 200 students and faculty, and is a tradition that will continue for years to come.
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In the debriefing session, public health, behavioral science and speech language pathologist students were able to take the lead in developing a community family plan to recovery. “We want (the students) to have compassion and empathy, and realize that after all of this is over, there is still a lot of damage to be repaired,” said Dr. Dayna Herrera, department chair of inter-professional education (IPE) in the CBU School of Nursing. Herrera took the lead on planning this simulation. It was designed to promote inter-professional collaboration between graduate students and is the third and final course of required IPE curriculum for CBU healthcare graduate students. “The university is doing
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Jeremy Sloyer, master’s nurse practitioning student, provides ventilation to Ryan Lehfeldt, junior film studies major, after he was “shot” during the disaster simulation in the Events Center. a fantastic job at training us, preparing us for real-life and (teaching us) how to think through chaotic situations methodically,” Monge said. This is the second year the university has hosted the di-
saster simulation and more than 400 actors, students and faculty participated. “This is definitely a very valuable experience. (The simulation) is definitely getting much larger, more organized
and more like real-life each time,” Monge said. Next year, the simulation is projected to expand and incorporate social work and emergency medical technician programs.
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BY SUMMER CLARK ASST. NEWS EDITOR
One hundred and seventy prospective students of California Baptist University attended Lancer Night, April 10 to finalize their decision on whether CBU is the college for them. Students toured the CBU campus to discover what the school could bring to their college experience and were able to get to know CBU’s community on a personal level. CBU faculty and staff played an integral role in Lancer Night, helping possible students find their way around and become acclimated to a college campus. Lancer Night included a tour of the university, a reception and a dinner for the students, as well as a fair showcasing different departments on campus. Dustin Lowe, director of Undergraduate Admissions and participating planner of the event, said Lancer Night is held for admitted students. “This event is really to help students decide if this is really truly the school they would like to go to,” Lowe said. “These are accepted students so they are making their final decision before May 1.” Lowe said staff wanted this to be an event that finalized the question of which school students would decide to entrust with their education. “Students are trying to decide if this the place I want to begin ‘writing my story’ for my education,” Lowe said. “Writing their story is the theme of the night.” Sierra Dominguez, potential future student, said her mother
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California Baptist University students and faculty welcome the newly accepted Lancers in an event April 10 designed to encourage them as they prepare to make final desicions on what college they want to attend in the fall.
is the one who initially encouraged her to go and she was glad she followed through with attending. “CBU was not my first choice,” Dominguez said. “Then as soon as I stepped on campus, I fell in love.” Students were able to engage with current students and
faculty while observing the campus atmosphere. Dominguez was positive about her experience at CBU and her interaction with other CBU students as she toured the university. “Everyone is just so nice,” Dominguez said. “And I love that it is Christ-centered.”
Lancer Night continues to be a lasting experience that impacts possible students‘ decision to attend CBU and is a tradition that will continue to take place. Students can look forward to these future students joining the CBU family in the fall and semesters to come.
“Can we really trust the Bible?” This is a question many newcomers to Christ and skeptics ask. While the New Testament is a fundamental guideline for the Christian faith, some of the authorships of the books are questioned. So, can we trust the reliability of the Bible? Dr. Craig Evans, biblical studies professor at Houston Baptist University, addresses these questions in a documentary called “Fragments of Truth” that opens in theaters across the nation for one night. His mission is to prove the reliability and integrity of the New Testament. The documentary is a partnership between Fathom Events and Faithlife corporation, a company that specializes in providing churches with technological ways to expand their church, including mobile apps, books and Bible software. “The New Testament, and specifically the Gospels, is the foundation for the Christian faith. They point us to Jesus, they tell us that he is the one who can forgive sins. But most of us don’t have a clue as to the physical history behind the Bible that we carry,” said Reuben Evans, director of the documentary. “This film will immerse you in that story. Strengthen your faith and equip you to answer the most challenging objections to the reliability of the gospel record.”
Dr. Jeff Cate, professor of New Testament at California Baptist University, sent out emails to all of his students, hoping to spread the word of the documentary. Cate also serves on the International Greek New Testament committee, a committee of textual scholars from various countries that oversee editorial work and contribute their own expertise to projects. “There is a lot of discussion about the reliability of the New Testament,” Cate said. “Some scholars believe that because we don’t have original copies of any of the books, we can’t know the original wording of the text and because we can’t know the original wording, we can’t be sure that what we have is correct.” Cate said he hopes the film spurs on further discussion about biblical issues. “I hope students come away with a deep appreciation for how our Bible is given to us,” Cate said. “Today we can pick up our phone and read it or download an app, but in most church history that’s not the way the Bible was known.” Some students say they are excited for a documentary to support the Christian faith. “It’s about time that we have a documentary in theaters that defend and talk about our religion,” said Anna Torres, junior Christian studies major. Students can view the documentary at 7:30 p.m. April 24, at the AMC movie theater at Riverside’s Tyler Galleria.
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HOUSED, HEALED A GLANCE INTO HOMELESSNESS T
he sun was still rising that Saturday morning and it was already hot. The desert sand gleamed under the sunlight, and what little wind did flare up only seemed to toss sand around. A man with one shoe hobbled past the makeshift tents set up with sheets, insulation and tarps that acted as walls and ceilings. Broken bikes lay on their sides, their wheels slowly turning in the breeze. Collected bottles, boxes, grocery carts, tins and old furniture littered the ground in front of their tents — their homes. On the edge of Riverside County in Palm Desert, a small community of homeless men and women decided a small patch of sand next to Interstate 60 would be where they return every night. This vulnerable community is made up of some who collected bottles to recycle and earn money and others who had jobs at local businesses but did not earn enough to afford permanent housing. Danny Chcon, who has been homeless for almost four years after a bad divorce, owns a smaller, red tent on the edge of this encampment. He spends his days trying to stay cool in the summer, dumpster-diving for food or things to sell, and hoping he will be able to get off the streets in a few months. “It’s miserable. It’s windy, hot and dry. We only get water so often. It’s getting crowded, too,” Chcon said. “We want to be at peace but it’s hard when we have to watch over our shoulders. It’s tough.” Chcon’s story is one of far too many of its kind. California, in particular, has been notorious for the number of homeless who reside in its cities. According to a report from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development in 2017, Los Angeles has the second highest population of homeless people nationide while San Diego has the fourth highest. To estimate the size of the homeless community, HUD conducts an annual study called the Point-in-Time Homeless Count and Survey (PIT Count), which revealed an 11.5 percent increase in homelessness between 2016 and 2017, while the unsheltered count hiked by 21.2 percent in Riverside County alone. While HUD defines homelessness as a lack of permanent housing — whether it is in a shelter or a transitional housing program — “unsheltered” refers to someone who sleeps on the streets, under interstate overpasses and in parks — any place people are not meant to sleep. The PIT Count is run and conducted by volunteers on a specific day at the beginning of each year. The volunteers are taken to previously identified locations and instructed to interview homeless people based on a survey provided to them. If a volunteer deems the person cannot be interviewed, they fill out an observational survey. This means the actual number is most likely higher than the one reported. “The Point-in-Time Count itself is not that scientific. It’s a count. It’s a snapshot," said Emilio Ramirez, director of the Office of Homeless Solutions for the City of Riverside. "People know when the Point-in-Time is and, much like the census, if you don’t want to be counted, you don’t answer the door. Therein lies the flaw in the count.”
Chronically Homeless Underserved
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hile conducting the PIT count, HUD also grants Riverside County almost $10 million every year to provide services, housing and shelter to help put people on the streets directly into housing. Even with a $10 million government grant, some of the programs funded by HUD have reported few people exiting to a permanent destination and less than 100 percent bed utilization in their shelters, meaning beds are still going unused and many people leave the program without a place they can call home. The Housing Authority reported nine people exiting its program from August 2016 to July 2017, with only four of them exiting to an apartment or home. Another of the Housing Authority’s programs reported eight people transitioning into a permanent place of the 14 who exited from June 2016 to May 2017. Other programs report successful percentages of people exiting to permanent destinations, but the majority served were not chronically homeless,
which is defined by HUD as an individual who has been continuously homeless for at least a year or has accumulated more than 12 months in which he or she was both on the street and suffering from a disability — a more difficult path back to self-sufficiency. For example, from July 2016 to June 2017, Path of Life Shelter’s Rapid Rehousing program reported serving just two chronically homeless persons, and Valley Restart Shelter’s Rapid Rehousing program reported serving four people. The City of Riverside’s Rapid Rehousing program fared similarly, only serving three chronically homeless persons from November 2016 to October 2017. The numbers suggest these programs were focusing on people who had not quite hit rock bottom yet rather than attempting to serve those who might need it most — homeless individuals with mental disabilities. Even though beds are going empty as the rate of homelessness climbs, programs are returning some of HUD’s funding.
New Initiative Working
‘We’re taking action. There’s not a lot of red tape so if we wanted to feed someone, we could feed them. If someone allows us to pray with them, we can do that too.’ — Monica Sapien
H
oping to remedy this problem, the City of Riverside voted unanimously March 13 to pass the Housing First Initiative. This approach is designed to put people in housing initially and then provide them with services such as substance-abuse counseling and job referrals to help them acquire the skills and resources to remain in that housing. It is a promising approach — Housing First was used successfully in 2016 to house most of Riverside’s homeless veterans, as well as veterans across the country. “Homelessness is often based on some form of trauma, whether you imposed it or it was imposed on you. So there is this need to recover from that trauma,” Ramirez said. “Their method out of it is not a unit — housing is not going to do it for them. They’re still suffering from the same trauma that they were suffering from when they were living outside (of a shelter). It would be irresponsible for us to not offer those social services. We can offer those supportive services that we know they need within the safety of a shelter.” This new Housing First Initiative hopes to reduce the number of homeless individuals in
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Riverside, but non-profits, churches or individuals can help fill the gaps on a humanitarian level that the local or federal government leave open. “Government can try, but the government was not designed to take care of people,” said Monica Sapien, executive director of recently founded, non-profit Social Work Action Group. “Every single community does have the resources to take care of their homeless or their at-risk individuals. The resources are there to help those people become self-sufficient. It’s really a matter of aligning those resources and try to coordinate those efforts.” Sapien is a former city employee who said she felt she could be more effective outside of the public sector. She and her husband Aaron Petroff, director of programs at SWAG, now work closely with individuals on the street to make connections to better help them. This could include taking people to a rehabilitation center, assisting them in getting new IDs, finding a safe place for them to live within a campsite, bringing professional therapists or counselors out into their encampments and more. SWAG is also working to create a better sampling system to discover a more accurate portrayal of the homeless population in Riverside County. Sapien and Petroff both felt they could be more
By Alexandra Applegate Managing Editor Photos by Phillip Ndowu
productive and work more intimately with people who are homeless when they did not have to wait for the wheels of government to turn. “We’re taking action. There’s not a lot of red tape so if we wanted to feed someone, we could feed them. If someone allows us to pray with them, we can do that too,” Sapien said. “We can truly work with an individual and whatever that may take. We can be creative and there’s no red tape we have to be mindful of.” While Sapien and Petroff both said housing is important, they believe the focus should be on addressing the opioid crisis and mental illness before placing someone in housing and, Petroff said, essentially setting them up to fail. “When people are working in the homeless arena, it’s well-intentioned. But everything is moving farther away from that person on the street. Those people don’t want help because they are battling with demons,” Petroff said. “It’s hard to understand until you’ve done it for months and years and you try every strategy to convince somebody (to get help). Then you can see how deep they are and how intensive our approach needs to be. That’s because of the opioid problem and mental health. People aren’t seeing that but that’s where the focus needs to be. Everything else is futile.”
‘We’re still human. Don’t downgrade us because we’re homeless. We do what we have to do out here. It doesn’t mean we’re at the bottom of the food chain because we’re not. We’re just like anyone (else). I don’t know why people look at us like we’re scum. It’s sad society thinks that way about the homeless.’ — Danny Chcon
Chronic Homelessness Could Decline
I
f the government continues to work along-
someone’s got a broken arm, but you can’t always
side organizations that are able to work more
identify if someone has a mental illness. We can’t
personally with people who are homeless,
prescribe when someone is going to be healed,”
Riverside County could begin to see the rate of
Petroff said. “But that’s why we’re in this situation.
chronic homelessness decline — a collaborative
There’s no easy fix. We want to combat homeless-
result of one’s emphasis on policy and the other’s
ness, but it’s hard to say you’re going to end home-
on people.
lessness.”
“It doesn’t work to expect that the whole of the
Chcon said he hopes to be into a home with a car,
village that the person needs is going to be built by
job, paid bills and a full refrigerator in a few months
one person,” Ramirez said. “(The city) needs to do
but, until that happens, he said he wants to be
what we can do, which is create the environment
treated like any other person.
that people will want to contribute — change the
“We’re still human. Don’t downgrade us
policy, change the zone and maybe invest a little bit
because we’re homeless. We do what we have to do
of money to make it viable.”
out here. It doesn’t mean we’re at the bottom of the
SWAG leaders also said they recognize the
food chain because we’re not,” Chcon said.
complexities of helping people in these multifacet-
“We’re just like anyone (else). I don’t know why
ed situations.
people look at us like we’re scum. It’s sad society
“Human beings are complex. You can see if
thinks that way about the homeless.”
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Amelia Czerwinska, junior undeclared major, practices hurdles for the PacWest Championship that is taking place April 27-28 in Fresno. After the PacWest Championship, the Lancers will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Division II Championship, which will take place May 24-26 in Charlotte, N.C.
Track team goes the distance for postseason preparations CBU runners continue to chase spots to qualify for championship BY CULLEN HOLT
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Just two meets stand between California Baptist University’s distance track and postseason competition. With championship meets looming, Lancer athletes are making a final push for spots in both the PacWest and NCAA championships. “We’re definitely ahead of where we were a year ago,� said Dr. Ben Gall, head coach of
track. “We really measure ourselves by how many students we can qualify for the conference meet and then the national meet and then how we do at those two meets.� Multiple runners for both teams have already earned provisional qualifying times for the NCAA Division II Championships. One of those athletes, Emeline Delanis, junior business administration major, picked up a Division II provisional mark when she set a CBU record in the 3000-meter steeplechase. “(Delanis) is just a hard worker,� Gall said. “She’s very diligent in what she does and really balances every area of her life to maximize her potential and just this last year, she’s really just starting to see that potential come out.� Delanis said she has lofty
goals for her third year at CBU and that running more miles has helped her improve. “ I hope to do 5K and steeplechase at nationals and for that, (be All-American),� Delanis said. McMarshall Hartzenburg, freshman psychology major, continues to carry over success from an impressive 2017 cross country campaign. Hartzenburg earned PacWest Track Athlete of the Week honors after competing in just his second track meet this season. “I see this (award) as motivation,� Hartzenburg said. “It helps me to push a little bit harder just to get better and try to keep my feet on the ground too and not get a big head.� Hartzenburg gave credit to his teammates and coaches in contributing to his remarkable freshman year and said big
things are in store for Lancer runners as the season continues. He also added he expects his team to perform even better. “We’ve been working very hard,� Hartzenburg said. “I expect that most of us will be performing much better and hopefully a few of us can qualify for nationals and do well at nationals.� This weekend, the Lancers athletes will be at both the Mt. Sac Relays and the Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific University. The PacWest Championship Meet is a week after those meets, taking place April 27-28 in Fresno. “This next week is really a big chance for a lot of them who are close to national qualifying marks to get those and so that’s our goal,� Gall said, “After that just rest up for the PacWest the following week in Fresno.�
Baseball works hard to finish strong, has playoff potential BY KRISTA ABRAHAMSEN SPORTS EDITOR
Most students at California Baptist University are able to go home May 1 for summer break to relax and not think about responsibilities for a while. However, for the baseball team at CBU, their story is completely different. The team will still have hard work to accomplish for the rest of the month. For the baseball players, the regular season does not end until May 10. They will still have regionals afterward, and championships take place the last week of May. Gary Adcock, head coach of the baseball team at CBU, said the team’s goal for the rest of the season is to simplify each
game and series into single our ability to slow the game down, especially in high leverpitches. “Just trying to win the pitch age situations,� Adcock said. in front of us and seeing where “Early in the year, we were that takes us at the conclusion finding ways to lose the game rather than ways we of the concould win.� test,� Adcock John Glenn, said. “Often sophomore comtimes, lookmunication studies ing at the big major and first basepicture puts man, added to his focus on too coach’s comments. many (uncon“Our team strugtrollable facgled early with fintors).� ishing games and Baseball Gary Adcock putting away teams season behead coach of when we had the gan in early February and baseball lead,� Glenn said. To improve and since then, win more games, AdAdcock said, he has witnessed growth in the cock said there are aspects he team’s playing style and men- still wants his players to work out before the season finishes. tality. “We need to continue to do “We have seen growth in
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the simple well (and) trust the process,� Adcock said. “Basically, react not think.� Glenn said the past two series for the Lancers have been better than past series. “We have started putting all the pieces together, so I’m excited about the upcoming games,� Glenn said. Dylan Stowell, senior business administration major and pitcher, said he was proud of his team and excited for the remainder of the season . “I am looking forward to seeing this team play our best, and all the hard work and preparation show as we push for playoffs,� Stowell said. The team will play at home May 1 against Academy of Art University after they finish a series on the road against Azusa Pacific University.
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STUNT team reminisces on winning season BY KRISTA ABRAHAMSEN SPORTS EDITOR
Two weeks after wrapping up the end of the season, the California Baptist University cheer team reflected on their sixth straight NCA championship, top-three rankings for their STUNT team and an unforgettable season. Two STUNT teams from CBU competed at Daytona, Florida and placed second and third in the competition. Tami Fleming, head coach of the CBU cheer team, said she was ecstatic when both teams’ accomplishments were announced. “It’s wonderful when all the hard work pays off and the athletes can really see and feel the fruits of their labor,” Fleming said. “I am so proud to have finished our time in DII on top and we are ready to tackle DI.” For the first time since 2012, CBU cheer went into finals in second place after making costly mistakes during their preliminary round but Fleming said she had faith in her team to execute a perfect routine. “One of the things I won’t forget was reminding the team that it is ‘like us’ to hit a routine and if they went out and threw a zero deduction routine in finals, the results wouldn’t matter because they would know they did their best,” Fleming said. The team did just that and
The Lancer cheerleading squad proudly shows off their championship trophy and banner at the NCA National Championship that took place April 5-7 in Daytona Beach, Fla. earned a zero deduction routine in the finals. Although the cheer team performed and looked their best during the competition, the preparation is not always as pretty. “We are all pretty exhausted and sore from the long season (because) injuries and illness
do happen a lot second semester,” said Jordan Arrington, senior kinesiology major and back on the cheer team. Fleming said the cheerleaders practice between 10-15 hours a week, and while they had setbacks, the team was always able to overcome any challenges they faced.
“As coaches, we always work to make the best decisions possible about the routine,” Fleming said. “Sometimes this means last-minute changes and that can often throw the team off, but the correct decisions were made this year and we were able to win it all.” Kaitlyn Statham, junior
public relations major and flyer, said she enjoys getting to display her and her teammates’ talent during competitions. “The best part about competing is being able to put all of our hard work in front of a crowd and doing it alongside your friends that turned into family,” Statham said.
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Arrington said the STUNT teams being successful on finals day and placing second and third was her favorite moment of the season. “It is what we worked all season for and actually accomplishing it was such an amazing and emotional feeling,” Arrington said.
Zalesky gets inducted to Hall of Fame in two states BY JEFF KISSEL SPORTS EDITOR
Lennie Zalesky, head coach of wrestling at California Baptist University, was recently chosen to be inducted to this year’s college wrestling Hall of Fame class in both Iowa and California. Along with the Iowa and California Wrestling Hall of Fames, Zalesky was also inducted into the Alaska Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010. Zalesky said one can never
be too disappointed with being inducted into a hall of fame. “I’ve been around a lot of good mentors and good coaches at the University of Iowa,” Zalesky said. “The wrestling community here in California is pretty successful.” Zalesky, who previously wrestled and coached at the University of Iowa and coached at the University of California, Davis, also said he owes much to the state of Iowa as he grew up in that state.
“I know I’m being inducted in Iowa mostly for what I did as a wrestler,” Zalesky said. “Iowa is very wrestling-oriented and I grew up around a great group of wrestlers.” Derek Moore, CBU assistant coach of wrestling, said it is an amazing honor for Zalesky to get inducted. “It was a well-deserved honor for him,” Moore said. “It is probably overdue in Iowa, but many great wrestlers come out of that state.”
Moore, who wrestled under Zalesky when he was studying at UC Davis, credits God for reconnecting him with Zalesky as an assistant coach at CBU. “The Lord has brought us back together at CBU,” Moore said. “It is such a great blessing because when I wrestled under him, I was clueless about what I was doing, but later, he saw potential in me and saw what I could do.” Nolan Kistler, senior criminal justice major and wrestler,
said it is great for Zalesky to get inducted. “He’s deserved (the induction) for a while,” Kistler said. “He made a big impact upon the Iowa wrestling program and as a coach and a wrestler, he’s phenomenal.” Kistler also said he enjoyed being coached by Zalesky. “Not only is he strategic, but he’s also compassionate,” Kistler said. “I’ve lost some matches earlier in my career, but he was very nice to me and told me
what I did right.” Kistler also credits Zalesky for being another father figure in his life. “He is always there for me, both on and off the mat,” Kistler said. “He always makes sure my academics are in line, and also that I am building my character.” Zalesky was inducted to the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2018, April 9, and will be inducted into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame, May 5.
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Review BY AUDREY STODDARD A&E EDITOR
ALBUM: “COSMIC”
Andrew Bazzi’s debut album “Cosmic” rose to meet high expectations when it was released April 12. The 20-year-old singer includes 16 songs in this new pop - R&B album, which he said took more than two years to create. Music-lovers may recognize the singer from his hit single “Mine,” which was released October of last year. This song also became a meme, making Bazzi a social media star and amping up the publicity for this single. The Michigan native has several hit songs on “Cosmic,” including “Dreams,” “3:15,” “Star” and “Soarin.” “Myself” and “Fantasy” are also standouts on the album as Bazzi’s vocals resemble a young Justin Timberlake. There is a certain familiarity about the star’s sound that makes Bazzi so easy to listen to. At times, “Cosmic” does sound slightly repetitive. When listening to the album through, there is little differentiation between songs and the beats get repetitive. Bazzi has yet to announce a solo tour. However, he is currently on tour with singer Camila Cabello, former Fifth Harmony singer. He will also be performing at festivals over summer, such as Bonaroo in Manchester, Ten. June 7 — 10.
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Daniel Beimford, sophomore theater major, stares into the distance after performing the song “Giants in the Sky” as Jack from during a production of Sondheim’s “Into The Woods.”
Theater production offers audience escape from finals, stresses, anxiety BY MISTY SEVERI
ASST. NEWS EDITOR California Baptist University’s theater production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into The Woods” offered students and audience members an escape from the stresses of life, or in the cases of college students, final exams and projects that are just around the corner. In a world where stress and anxiety seem to be a more prominent part of mainstream culture, going back to childhood dreams of fairytales when life was easier can be the perfect fix. Of course, “Into The Woods” is anything but a normal happy fairytale; there are deaths, giants, a wolf, a witch and misleading princes around every corner.
The story of “Into The Woods” revolves around several key storybook figures, including Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack from ‘Jack and the Beanstalk,’ Little Red Riding Hood, the Baker, the Baker’s wife and the princes of Cinderella and Rapunzel. Each of these cast members worked hard on their performances and brought those classic fairytale characters we all know to life. However, the real star of the night was the Witch from Rapunzel, played by Julie Ann Oleson, junior theater major, who served as the show’s villain. The musical revolves around the characters walking into the woods for various reasons. In the case of the Baker, played by
Art gallery hosts yearly senior art show, dislpays student work BY ADAM DOUGLAS ASST. A&E EDITOR
Seniors of the College of Architecture, Visual Arts & Design at California Baptist University came together in downtown Riverside to showcase their work to friends, family and peers. The showcase’s opening night gave the audience a look at the projects the seniors had worked on throughout their entire career including graphic design, photography, fashion and other artistic mediums. It was a full house April 5 as the audience flooded the floor of the art gallery. As the crowd settled, they gathered in a circle around the main floor. Nancy Ward, lecturer in art, gave her students a message as they prepare to graduate and enter the next phase of their lives. “I want you all to remember to go in confidence. You’ve had some great training from some great people, but that’s not the only reason to be confident,” Ward said. “The real reason I want you to go in confidence is because you’ve been gifted by God and you carry his grace and mercy into the world and in everything you do. That’s the reason you have confidence.” Ward’s message was a reminder to students that their true confidence does not come from their looks, talent or creativity, but their devotion to Christ and the gifts that has been bestowed upon them to spread God’s word.
After her speech, Ward then gave the floor to students who each gave a 30-second elevator pitch to the crowd, detailing their projects and how they were conceptualized. This part also served as practice for potential job opportunities. The first of the elevator pitches came from Kaira Santos, senior graphic design major, who said she has found a way to integrate her faith into
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“I learned that designing, you get to experience God in a deeper way.” Kaira Santos senior graphic design major
her passion for graphic design. “I love the graphic design program. The professors are the best in the field,” Santos said. “Initially, I wanted to just be a graphic designer in a church, but my professors challenged me that design and faith can be applied outside of the church, which is amazing.” Santos said being in the graphic design program has taught her about God’s design in her own art. “I learned that through designing, you get to experience God in a deeper way,” Santos said. “We also learned in school that the way we design is the way that God designs, which is in goodness, truth and beauty.”
Another soon-to-be graduate, Craig Bond, senior graphic design major, said he found the program has taught him how to be an entrepreneur in the design world. “I looked at it as they were teaching us graphic design, but at the same time they were also teaching us how to be an entrepreneur,” Bond said. “I joined the program because I noticed how motivated people were and everyone was basically a self-starter — that attracted me to the program.” Bond said he has taken what he has learned and used it to develop his own clothing brand. As an entrepreneur, Bond understands what comes with it, which is why he believes it is important to keep his faith strong. “You don’t really know where (the field) is going to take you, and at the same time, you don’t know where God is going to take you,” Bond said. “You have to have faith in your career journey as well as your faith in where that’s going to take you.” Along with their degrees, some students brought home awards. Juliana Bontrager, senior graphic design major, won an award in graphic design and digital media while Connor Schuch, senior photography major, won an award for photography. The next senior showcase will take place May 3 at CBU’s gallery where visual art students will present their work.
Ethan Park, senior theater major, and thr Baker’s wife, played by Ashley Essex, junior theater major, the two are collecting the ingredients the Witch requested to lift the curse on the Baker that prevents him from having children. They are to collect a “cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn and the slipper as pure as gold.” From the beginning, Oleson stole the show. Dressed in a cloak and mask, she terrorized the Baker and his wife, convincingly portraying the Witch. “You’re so nice. You’re not good, you’re not bad, you’re just nice. I’m not good, I’m not nice, I’m just right. I’m the witch, you’re the world,” Oleson sang during “Last Midnight.”
While technically the audience knew this was just a character in a story, Oleson’s deep alto voice mixed with the higher voice of Katie Kostecka, senior journalism & new media and theater double major, Rapunzel the perfect blend of light versus dark. Another stand out of the night was Mark McMillan, junior theater major, and his portrayal of both roles as the Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella’s prince, both roles differed significantly but also shared a similarity of being flamboyant, a trait most actors choose to show in both characters. The final standout was Maddison Rickard, senior theater major, who portrayed Little Red
Riding Hood. Other highlights of the night were the duet by the Princes with their song “Agony,” which offered comic relief to the show, Jack’s song “Giants in the Sky,” which he sang when he came back down from his giant beanstalk and the first act’s finale “Ever After,” which was a song about how everything was finally going well for them going into Act II. This musical causes a roller-coaster of emotions in its audiences but nonetheless leaves them feeling happy to be a part of the cast’s journey “in and out of the woods.” The remaining dates of the show are April 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee at 2 p.m. at Wallace’s Book of Life Theatre.
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April 20, 2018 · Volume 65 · Issue 12
Students participate in writing, editing the fifth edition of literary journal ‘Dazed Starling’ BY AUDRY STODDARD A&E EDITOR
A collection of students’ writing was bound together for the fifth edition of the annual literary journal “Dazed Starling” at California Baptist University. The literary journal combines a collection of short stories, flash-fiction, creative non-fiction and various forms of poetry. CBU students began writing and editing the journal as early as January with Dr. Derek Updegraff, associate professor of English and creative writing, as the Journal’s founder and adviser.
Updegraff began teaching at CBU in 2013, bringing the literary journal with him. He said he came up with the title “Dazed Starling” from a Richard Wilbur poem called “The Writer,” which discusses the difficulty of the writing process. “At one point, there’s a bird trapped in a room and it’s trying to get out but there’s only one open window and it doesn’t know which is the right one. It keeps smacking into the glass,” Updegraff said. “Finally, it finds the open window and flies away. He is essentially saying that being a writer is like that — it’s hard work. Eventually, you
find the right word or phrase — or whatever it is — and it’s like clearing the sill of the world, like flying through a window.” Updegraff said the journal had more than 200 submissions. The writing pieces are submitted to him, where he removes the name of the author and replaces it with a number so the submission process is anonymous. Then, the student editors from his literary journal editing and publishing class use a scoring system to rank each piece. Natalie Carter, junior English major, said each year’s edition of “Dazed Starling” is different as each year’s batch of
editors have creative freedom on how to assemble it. “The theme this year is life and death — the whole cycle of the human experience. It’s a really interesting balance of love and loss, death and life. It’s all inspired by our submissions that we receive,” Carter said. Katie Mockary, senior English major, worked as an editor on the journal. “This year’s journal gets deep and our peers have some of the coolest minds and are extremely creative in how they approach different topics,” Mockery said. “Our classmates get honest and this journal shows us what they’re think-
ing about, what they’re experiencing and how they’re coping with it all.” Cynthia Clark, senior creative writing major, said she is publishing five poems in the journal. The poems include topics from a child’s imagination to the pain humans face on an everyday basis. Clark said the process of publishing her work has helped her grow as a writer. “Because of to the different writing workshops that I’ve done, I’ve noticed that my writing is more fluid and specific. Other writers and poets were able to see the flaws in my work
and helped me improve in places that my eyes could not see,” Clark said. “When I edited my peers’ work, I looked at how they were able to keep the story flowing and how they used description to convey a certain mood.” The journal’s launch party will take place as an open mic April 25 from 5 – 7 p.m. The launch will be tied to the bachelor’s of fine art reading in creative writing where four graduating students will be giving a reading. After this reading, students who took part in the journal will be invited to take the mic to read their journal pieces.
Technical theater roles go to students BY MISTY SEVERI
ASST. NEWS EDITOR Interest in design and stage management with the theater program at California Baptist University has casued a resurgence among students in these off-stage roles. The theater program at CBU offers training in a wide range of theatrical designs and specialties. Among these are sound design, lighting design, stage managing, wardrobe, hair and make-up and directing. Roles working in these specialties are open for students to fill, should they have an interest in doing so. However, because of a decrease in interest among stu-
dents for student-run design in the last several years, the theater program filled those vacant spots with faculty and staff. CBU’s latest show “Into the Woods” consists of students in the major tech positions — sound design, lighting design, hair and make-up and stage managing. “I’ve always felt that there’s no better way to be a designer than to be given a design,” said Lee Lyons, professor and director of theater. “Our students go through training to become these designers and this year we were fortunate enough to have students who were prepared and wanted to take on these roles.”
Stage managing is one ex- them plenty of opportunity to ception to this; the assistant show that. “Some students leave here stage manager and stage manhaving managed ager positions four shows and are always some have left filled by a stuafter managing dent. just one.” “ S t a g e This year, managers are the CBU theater top students program has who are usually seen students upper-division fill technical students but roles in every we have given Lee Lyons production so it to lower-diprofessor and director far, including vision students major design who have a of the theater program roles, such as strong interest sound design in stage manand lighting design. aging,” Lyons said. Students say they’re hon“If a student is ready, then we’re ready and we try to give ored that the professors trust
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them enough to give them the opportunity to show where they want to go in their career fields. “A lot of our shows recently are student-driven and it’s really cool because they really push us to show our talent and allow us to do what we’re passionate about,” said Tianna Mason, senior theater major. “Allowing us this freedom lets us decide if this is really what we want to do, because if it isn’t, we’re going to back away from it instead of giving it our all.” Lyons added that major universities allow students to take on these design roles in smaller, blackbox produc-
tions but CBU is different because all of the students’ work is seen on the mainstage and sometimes as many as 2,000 people are in the audience to see them. Mason has filled the role of sound designer for “A Christmas Carol,” which ran last semester, and is currently the stage manager for “Into the Woods.” Mason will be among nine graduating seniors from the theater program at the end of this semester. The theater program will be holding its third annual Courtyard Shakespeare Festival at CBU during the summer and return to Wallace Theatre in the fall.
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BUSINESS & TECH April 20, 2018 · Volume 65 · Issue 12
Arcade Coffee Roasters promote CBU artist BY NINASOPHIA STOWE BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR
Local coffee shop Arcade Coffee Roasters gave local artist and student at California Baptist University new space for a mural on its building. The coffee shop plans to expand its shop outdoors for summer and it started with a new art piece done by Arcade employee and CBU student Andrew Pirkle, sophomore applied theology major. Starting out as just a pop-up shop that now has its own central location, Arcade wants to continue to draw more customers and continue to stay true to its mission. “We want to enrich lives by inspiring others to create shared moments, relationships and a sense of belonging for all,” said Shane Levario and Stevie Hasemeyer, Arcade owners, on their website in the mission statement. Pirkle started out as a social media intern in 2016 at Arcade and is now a full-time employee as a barista. Pirkle was given a month to complete the idea for the mural and execute it. After creating the design, Pirkle got to work
on the wall and finished in only three days. “When that area actually opens up and people are out there at that point I know people will finally see it and really appreciate it,” Pirkle said. “But right now it’s just humbling to do something and have to sit on it and wait and not get immediate recognition for it. But, I’m OK because I’m just grateful for the opportunity.” Hasemeyer spoke to Pirkle about doing a mural outside of the shop because they were already planning to expand outdoors and said he wanted to give the area more life. The idea behind the project was to make it a place that customers would want to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or breakfast pastry. When talking about doing a mural outside they kept in mind that they were planning to do outdoor seating and wanted to turn it into a place where students or locals could hang out come summertime. Chanelle Canfield, manager at Arcade coffee and CBU alumna, explained the importance of using someone they knew to do the artwork and what it would mean to customers and friends
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Andrew Pirkle, sophomore applied theology major, provided Arcade Coffee Roasters with a mural in the back of its building at Video Town in Riverside. of the artist. “Pirkle was the best artist that we wanted to have do it. Plus, he’s a great part of our team and we wanted to honor him in that way. Art is a pretty big thing for Arcade and we work with a lot of designers. We have a lot of talented people
on our team and we wanted to showcase that,” Canfield said. When asked about the possible outdoor setting, Canfield said, “We are looking to revamp the outside of our building. We did it starting with repainting the outside of our building charcoal grey to make it look a
little cleaner, a little nicer. We don’t know exactly what we are going to do with the space yet but we definitely want to make it more solidified.” The mural itself includes the skeleton of a cow and chopped up pieces of meat that are spread out all over the walls.
Hasemeyer gave Pirkle the original idea of meat on a cow and Pirkle ran with the idea and incorporated the skeleton. Canfield said Arcade Coffee Roasters plans to continue to make their mission statement to be a place for all people and to create shared moments.
New 3-D printing advances; Apple releases new emojis to represent various disabilities moving into metal alloys BY ISABEL STERBENZ
ASST. BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR In the past decade, 3-D printing has been increasing in popularity and demand. When it comes to creation, this printing style is known as a great advancement in technology. Whether making toys or making 3-D printed houses, this creation has left a mark on history. 3-D printing has seen many advances throughout recent years and has become more popular to the general public and students at California Baptist University. “3-D printing is a new technology that has some extremely interesting implications for all aspects of engineering,” said Robbie Schertz, freshman mechanical engineer major. “Basically, we can make just about anything we want so long as we can model it. The durability can be an issue depending on the filament used by the printer, but so long as you can model it, you can print it.” In 2018, 3-D printing has developed ways to print with metal but has met some difficulties trying to make the structures
safe to be industrialized. For example, 3-D printing metal becomes hard because the printer can make microscopic holes in the structure and make the durability of the structure unsuitable for industrial application. Schertz explained that when 3-D printers print at a basic level, trying to print something correctly can be a challenge. Despite the current difficulties, companies have tried to print structures with metal alloys. NASA has successfully been able to print a rocket part with two different types of metal alloys. They will continue to try to advance its success. Many people would never have thought a 3-D printer could print a one-time vaccine but in 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers proved the world wrong. They invented a way to distribute one vaccine at one single time. They print little cups that contain multiple vaccines in one, and the cups can slowly degrade over time. The engineers were able to precisely be able to learn the exact time of the degrade of the cups and matched it with
the time line where children get their booster shots avoiding clinic visits. They used a technician called StampEd Assembly of Polymer Layers to print vaccine cups and they presented this to the pharmaceutical industry last year. “3-D printed vaccines seem especially exciting as a potential mechanism for giving multiple drugs at one time or giving multiple dosages that can be released at various specified times,” said Dr. Bruce Prins, professor of biology. “The exciting part is how it could reduce the need for multiple visits and injections. In an area where few healthcare workers are available— think Third World countries one injection may be all that is needed for childhood immunization.” These advancements in 3-D printing have changed the medical field and made advancements that 20 years ago people did not think were possible. The 3-D printing industry is still inventing ways to make the public’s lives easier and more efficient for their future.
BY LAUREN SHELBURNE ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR
In the modern world of technology, emojis have transformed from fun pictures to a form of communication and representation. As the list of emojis have grown to encapsulate users’ daily lives, Apple has submitted a proposal to Unicode Consortium to include new disability-inclusive emojis. The American Council of the Blind, Cerebral Palsy Foundation and National Association of the Deaf worked with Apple to formulate 13 proposed emojis. These were not meant to be an all-inclusive take on the life of anyone with a disability, but rather a starting point to raise awareness and start a conversation about different perspectives of life. The list of illustrated emojis included service dogs, blind individuals with canes, an ear with a hearing aid, a wheelchair user, prosthetic limbs and more. “Currently, emojis provide a wide range of options, but may not represent the experi-
ences of those with disabilities,” Apple said in its proposal. “Diversifying the options available helps fill a significant gap and provides a more inclusive experience for all.” The use of emojis not only shows representation and inclusion but sparks conversation among users. Normalization of disabilities can happen slowly with increased visibility in the media. The availability of emojis that remind students with disabilities of themselves has positive potential. “It’s hard for disability students to feel included because they feel different all the time and this is a little tool to help them say, ‘Hey this is normal, this is OK,’” said Keila Mazariegos, senior psychology major and student worker at Disability Services. “Even if you are different, you are still accepted and represented.” Disabilities are an under-represented minority that—apart from a couple awareness days a year with trending hash-tags— lack attention from the media. In the proposal, Apple stated one in seven people around
the world live with a disability, whether physical, mental or invisible. Austin Cary, adjunct professor of ASL at California Baptist University, has used the app Buzzsticker for more than year, and it includes animated hands signing commonly used words, phrases and slang. Cary said he worries the new Apple emojis that feature signs will not be helpful without the animation— all current emojis lack. Bitmoji, another personalized picture app that has gained popularity and become a form of communication, has begun to experiment with animated features. Cary said the addition of more animation could be a more helpful way to display ASL through the Bitmoji characters. The language of ASL is not just limited to signing, but also incorporates body language, facial expressions and nonverbal mouth movement. While the proposal of disability inclusive emojis does not encapsulate the life experience of every individual, it is a step in the right direction of mainstream inclusion of an often marginalized community.
Ugly Coffee debuts coffee cart BY KYLIE VODA
ASST. BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR Ugly Coffee is an up-andcoming coffee cart featuring products from talented separate companies such as Slightly and August Uncommon. Once proper permits and documents are obtained, the coffee cart is estimated to be open for parties by the end of May or the beginning of June this year. “Our main goal is to partner with passionate and talented people, and to showcase their products,” said AJ Deseo, co-owner of Ugly Coffee. Rather than creating a new coffee shop and competing with other local small businesses, the owners of Ugly Coffee decided to partner with other small companies who would thrive with more customers. “I’ve worked with these guys before and they are super talented,” said Brenna Warolin, senior international business
major. “I’m really excited that they’re not only using quality products but showcasing those companies for others to try. I think the coffee culture in Riverside is a huge part of this city so it’ll be fun to watch (Ugly Coffee) grow, be a part of it all and bring some great coffee to the table.” Deseo explained these small companies specialize in brewing “excellent coffee and tea experiences for customers,” so partnering with such brands allows the industry to be expanded while in alliance with one another, rather than one small company breaking through a confusing and always changing industry. “We want to really take the term ‘coffee community’ and see how far it can go,” Deseo said. “We find that by collaborating, instead of competing, the drinks taste better in a way that would never have come about if we had just tried to do everything ourselves.”
Ugly Coffee received its name as a unique marketing strategy for the cart, according to the owners. “Ugly Coffee is the name for no other reason than the fact that it sticks in people’s heads and it is a conversation starter.” “And I guess the two owners are ugly too,” he said with a laugh. According to Noah Castellanos, co-owner of Ugly Coffee, the title of the coffee cart has no real theme, allowing for the cart to remain open for a variety of collaborations. “A big part of our operations is to properly showcase quality products, and give them proper credibility.” Instagram is the company’s current platform for scheduling events. Students and business can schedule the cart to be featured at a party or special event. In order to make a reservation, simply follow the coffee cart Instagram, @ugly.coffee, and send the owners a direct message.
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Ugly Coffee, a soon-to-be Riverside business, will be located at 5180 Caldera Court scheduled for open the end of May.
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Students find downtown interesting BY NINASOPHIA STOWE BUSINESS & TECH EDITOR
Downtown Riverside has much to offer as a city and as a community from local business to events. Many of the business owners in the city work together and work with local artists and vendors to give Riverside residents the best experience possible. Daniel Mesa, senior photography major, works at the Mission Inn hotel seasonally and through this job has spent a lot of time in downtown Riverside. Mesa speaks of the downtown area’s one-of-akind nature. “Downtown Riverside is much smaller than most downtown cities. However, what makes it interesting is that there are a bunch of small mom and pop shops scattered throughout the city. It’s awesome to see that it isn’t overrun by big business,” Mesa said. While downtown Riverside has a variety of interesting business that all have much to offer. The community of downtown is also supportive of smaller local businesses and the arts, from the Art walk, which takes place the
Split Checks
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Space Yacht continue to grow and source out to well-known venues in Los Angeles, Split Checks looks to build on the music communities and venues that are already established
first Thursday of each month, allowing different vendors to come out and sell self-made merchandise and expand their businesses, to the Mission Inn holiday festivities, which have similar opportunities, to the several open mic nights and events that are regularly hosted by Back to the Grind. Mairin Deasy, senior communication studies major, has personally experienced downtown Riverside and what it can offer. “Riverside is just so full of life all the time; something is always going on,” Deasy said. “There’s not a lot of corporation and a lot of it’s all privately owned and you can tell that the businesses mean a lot more to the owners. A lot of love and time has been put into it and that is a huge part of the loving artistic and caring culture.” Downtown Riverside has various businesses that appeal to both college students and locals. With diverse tourists stops such as the Mission Galleria antique shop or the California Baptist University Gallery or Casey’s Cupcakes, the downtown area has many different stops from which to choose.
in Riverside. “We have really good venues such as the Riverside Municipal Auditorium, the Fox Theater and the several smaller parts are good spots too,” Anderson said. “The venues have had nothing going on, but are finally starting to get things like White Rabbit and Havoc now.”
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Mairin Deasy, senior communication studies major, admires the plants showcased at Piep Plant House while enjoying her tea from Back to the Grind, both locally-owned businesses in Downtown Riverside that are popular with students at California Baptist University. Riley Tom, junior business administration major, works as the community outreach and programming intern at Piep Plant House in downtown Riverside. As both an employ-
ee and a student who visits the downtown area, she can attest to the communty aspect. “I love how unique it is. It gets me out of the CBU bubble and it’s just really nice to just
experience the culture that is different from where I live,” Tom said of her experience in downtown Riverside.. “I like just meeting the different kinds of people.
“Each business has a story and someone was passionate enough to start it so it’s cool to get to know them and hear their story and how they get involved in the community.”
As venues are relatively pricy to rent, the members of Split Checks decided to take things into their own hands. On Halloween, Split Checks had its first official event at Aldaco’s home, which solidified them as a group. Accompanied by an hourlong Halloween Soundcloud mix, Split Checks hosted the
event from Aldaco’s home in Riverside. “We’ve had a few different events so far but it seems like our Halloween parties are the most packed out,” Casillas said. “This last one was a ton of fun, with maybe 40 or so of our good homies just hanging out listening to good music and having a good time.”
With less than a year under its belt, Split Checks is still in its infancy but has already thrown some successful events and shows no intention of stopping. Each member of Split Checks has individual projects he is working on, but they still work together on projects, as they under-
stand the benefit of solidarity with othersin the music business. Moving forward the group intends to increase its awareness through branding and continuing its traditional house parties as Split Checks. To listen to their music, visit their page at Soundcloud. com/split-checks.
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LANCER ON THE STREET What are your summer plans?
Alyssa Rios Junior Liberal Studies major
Charmae Reese Graduate Forensic Psychology student
Lauren Hackett Senior Graphic Design major
Courtney Chandler Sophomore Graphic Design major
Jerome Heidrick Senior Psychology major
“Working Thomes Farm as a cashier in candy and produce.”
“Just be in school and go to the gym.”
“Going to Australia for a few weeks then training to go pro in volleyball.”
“I’m going to be a camp counselor in Sacramento.”
“I’ll be traveling around Europe training for a bunch of swim meets and next season.”
Get involved, stay dedicated in major, programs
BY KAITLYNN LABIT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF When I was deciding to apply to California Baptist University and declare journalism
and new media as a major, I thought about the negative connotations of going to a small, private campus and choosing a major in which the career path isn’t certain or necessarily pays well. I was encouraged by my high school English teacher who, to this day, I owe my decision of following my passions. She read “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and it gave me the confidence to “take the one less traveled by.” Here I am, four years and 25 issues later, my time at The Banner has come to an end. I’ve written numerous stories and opinions, but I’ve never strug-
U.S. should let more Syrian refugees in
BY ALEXANDRA APPLEGATE MANAGING EDITOR The awful civil war in Syria has raged on since 2011, devastating a large portion of its citizens in the process. President Bashar al-Assad and his administration has used aggressive attacks and chemical weapons against citizens rebelling against the government. In the first five years of the war, the U.N. Envoy for Syria estimated more than 400,000 Syrian citizens had been killed because of this war. Additionally, millions and millions of Syrian refugees have fled the country in hopes of finding peace and safety away from the place they have always called home. The U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees stated there are more than 22.5 million Syrian refugees worldwide at this moment — 24 percent of the world’s refugee population. About two weeks ago, the Syrian government dropped bombs filled with toxic gas on Eastern Ghouta, the last rebel-held town in the country, and killed or injured more than 500 people. Then last Friday, the United States, France and United Kingdom launched airstrikes on Syria to damage their chemical weaponry plants as well as respond to the country’s attack
on its own people. “This is about humanity, and it cannot be allowed to happen,” stated President Donald J. Trump early last week regarding the decision to take action within Syria. While I respect and agree with using our own country’s power and resources to address a humanitarian crisis killing hundreds of thousands of people, the United States is not addressing the issue completely. There are more than 22 million refugees fleeing their country, traveling miles to safety and trying to find asylum in another country, yet the United States. has only accepted 44 Syrian refugees into our country since October 2017, the beginning of the fiscal year, and 11 refugees since January. This is unprecedented. In 2016, the U.S. resettled 15,479 Syrian refugees and 3,024 in 2017, according to the U.S. State Department. Also, back in September 2017, Trump lowered the refugee cap to 45,000 people — the lowest cap since 1980, when the modern refugee admissions system was established. At the current rate, the United States. will resettled less than 22,000 refugees in 2018. Caring about other people who are fleeing from their own government launching attacks against them and their families should not only be for show or to demonstrate power over another country. If we are claiming to care about the Syrian people enough to get involved in their civil war, then why can’t we also take them in and give them a safe place to live? If the U.S. wants to care for Syrian citizens and the injustices being committed against them, we should also give them a way out of their war-torn country.
gled so hard to write an opinion like I did this one. It feels like I’ve been a part of this program longer and it’s because I wish I had. Without applying to be on publications and without The Banner, I wouldn’t feel prepared for anything that might come next both in my professional and personal life. This program has impacted my life so much so that I feel compelled to tell others how important it is to get involved and stay committed to your major and experiences. I,obviously, wouldn’t have a portfolio or the writing skills I do now, but the most important things being a part of The
Banner taught me were how to apply myself, surround myself with the right people, work through the chaos and see the good through everything. Throughout my time, I’ve learned the importance of being productive and efficient. I have gained a group of people who are supportive of my pursuits and so intelligent and talented that it’s inspiring. You may not know this, but producing issues one through 12 required little sleep, a lot of coffee, planning, some improvising and the “Have a Great Day” Spotify playlist to keep morale high. Even if stories fell through,
if sources didn’t respond, or if printing on time looked unlikely, the staff persisted. Because of this staff, I’ve learned how to navigate through trials and to always take time to look around. This staff has humbled and taught me more than I expected and to them I am grateful for the laughs that broke the silence of stress, trusting me to lead them and allowing me to be a part of their lives outside of the workplace. There were times where I thought I’d spend every other Tuesday morning watching the sunrise through the frosted windows of the James Building basement (the newsroom) and
two weeks away from graduation and publishing my last issue of The Banner, I wish I had more time to do so. There are great things that come from getting involved and staying dedicated to your passions, your major and the people around you. Programs and college are what you make it. You’re never “too young” to get involved and the only time when it’s “too late” is after you graduate. I encourage you to “take the one less traveled by.” Keep walking into the unknown and stay dedicated. It made all the difference for me and I can promise you, you’ll love where it leads you, as well.
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Crossword Puzzle: All Things Dog Breeds
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5. Dog who slightly resembles a hot dog
1. Fireman dogs or the stars of a Disney movie
7. The star of “Homeward Bound” (1993)
2. Largest dog breed
8. The star of “Lassie” (1994)
3. Dogs who have breathing problems 4. Dogs who look like they have dreads 6. Type of dog Queen Elizabeth owns
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