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EXPANDING SCHOOLS

GRADUATIONBetween 2004 and 2014, every CSU has increased enrollement. The number of students at CSULB has gone up by 9.9 percent, or 3,330 students.

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The new academic year brings many new students to CSULB. Enrollment

is at an all-time high with 37,500 students, but applications are rising

even faster. The Daily 49er took a look at the acceptance rate of CSULB.

1996:CSULB received 23,171 aplications for fall admission, accepting 64.6 percent.

2004:CSULB passes 50,000 applications for fall admission (51,293).

1999:CSULB receives more than 30,000 applications, accepting nearly 60 percent.

2001:The school’s peak acceptance rate over the last 20 years at 67.4 percent.

2011:Acceptance rate reaches it’s lowest point in the past 20 years, 31.1 percent.

2013:More than 90,000 applications are submitted for the fall, with CSULB accepting 30,988 students.

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People clad in dresses and suits dating back to the Civil War gathered around a towering statue of Abraham Lincoln, while men in military color guard uni-forms stood stoically in front, facing the audience with flags raised and rifles at rest.

On Saturday, the Sons of Union Vet-erans led the rededication of Lincoln’s statue in Downtown Long Beach to mark its centennial anniversary. The ceremony, which took place at Lincoln Park, cele-brated the original dedication of the stat-ue on July 3, 1915.

“The legacy of what Lincoln did for our country and what the Sons of Union Vet-erans did to put this statue here is some-thing that is, in my opinion, worth much more recognition,” said Rhiannon Leigh, an attendee of the rededication.

Thomas Chumley, the leader of the Long Beach division of the Sons of Union Veterans, said that fundraising to build the statue took five years. It was the first replica of the famous “Standing Lincoln” statue in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, he said.

The ceremony lasted about half an hour and consisted of a flag ceremony and a speech on Lincoln’s achievements and virtues by Long Beach City Prosecu-tor Doug Haubert.

Haubert’s speech focused heavily on Lincoln’s fairness and incorrigible char-acter as a lawyer. Haubert noted that it was at this time that Lincoln earned the nickname “Honest Abe,” even once giv-ing a client back half of his money in one case because he had felt like they were overpaying him.

The statue stands at the Pacific Avenue entrance of Lincoln Park, which is locat-ed southwest of the intersection of Pacific Avenue and West Broadway in Down-town Long Beach near the Downtown Long Beach Public Library.

Lincoln statue celebrates 100 years

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By Sean GallagherContributing Writer

From a table at the front of the University Theater, seven artists stared out into a crowd of California State University, Long Beach stu-dents on Sunday as they discussed the aims and realities of becoming a professional artist.

The panel, part of the Greater Los Angeles Master of Fine Arts exhibi-tion, focused on how artists get their art in galleries, what goes into pre-senting art to curators and collectors and how the artist community inter-acts with each other.

Panelist and artist Kendell Carter said that with opportunities like stu-dio visits, “sometimes expectations generate disappointment.”

“You have to keep in mind that most studio visits are just studio visits,” said Michelle Joan Papil-lion, one of the panelists and owner of PAPILLION, a contemporary art gallery in Los Angeles. “It does not mean you will get picked up by a cu-rator or that someone will want to sell your pieces.”

Jamaal Tolbert, another panelist whose art focuses on social, polit-ical and cultural issues, said that the most important thing for artists looking to be noticed by curators is to be present and clean within their own art spaces.

“Sometimes, it doesn’t matter if you’re the smartest or best artist,” said Diedrick Brackens, a panelist and Assistant Professor of Fiber at

CSULB. “If you’re not present and in the moment, it’s very easy for someone to not be interested in what you have to offer.”

The panelists also fielded ques-tions about the art itself, like how to measure its change, effect and in-fluence on those who see an artists’ work.

Papillion said that the conversa-tion often starts now with social me-dia, allowing an open, continuous dialogue between artists and their audience.

“There was a girl who Googled my birth name and found my ‘Alien She’ piece,” said LJ Roberts, a pan-elist whose art focuses on gender, queer and trans politics. “And [she] had it saved as her desktop wallpa-per for like a year and wrote me her story.”

Students have organized and cu-rated GLAMFA for the past 11 years as a response to CSULB being invis-ible to the arts community, accord-ing to the event’s homepage.

It now acts as a platform for graduate art students to display their pieces in the art community sur-rounding Los Angeles.

The annual exhibition, which will run from Aug. 24 to Sep. 3, will fea-ture submissions from master’s stu-dents from as far as Santa Barbara

and San Diego.CSULB student studios will be

open to the public from 4-8 p.m. on Aug. 31 only.

GLAFMA held its 11th annual exhibition, featuring several nationally renowned artists who discuss their works and the Art industry in a panel.

Renowned artists discuss the industry

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Seven panelists discuss the relationship between curators and artists as part of the opening reception of the Greater Los Angeles Master of Fine Arts exhibit on Sunday.

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Featured artist Jenalee Harmon from University of California, Santa Barbara looks at the art pieces on display at the GLAMFA exhibit.

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A three-day special between BBC and PBS titled “Big Blue Live” will dive right into the choppy waters of shark research with Chris Lowe, di-rector of California State University, Long Beach’s Shark Lab.

Lowe, a professor of biological sciences at CSULB who took up the mantle of director in 1998, studies trends and patterns in shark migra-tions, feedings and ecology using ad-vanced technology to help answer the question, “Why do sharks do what they do?”

This summer, as a part of an on-going project with other marine bi-ologists in Monterey Bay, Lowe took nine students with him up to North-ern California to study shark behav-ior during feeding and study them as they begin their migration to South-ern California waters.

The Daily 49er spoke with Lowe about the documentary, his role and where his research has led in his study of shark behavior.

Can you tell us about the docu-mentary and the role you serve in it?

The focus is on Monterey Bay and its ecosystem…

My part is focusing on white sharks because they’re an important part of that ecosystem.

Where we come into play is that white sharks feed in the Northern California coast, but they come to Southern California to give birth to their very own, so it’s really South-ern California that is the nursery for white sharks.

That’s how we got involved in the show.

Why do the sharks come south for nursing?

Many of the sharks come to the south… because of the high produc-tivity.

Our beaches, especially along our coastline, are very productive typi-cally in the summer.

The water is warm [and] it’s usu-ally shallow.

It’s our hypothesis that they come to our coast for nursing, and Baja as well because it reflects the type of waters we have in Southern Califor-nia…

We’ve noticed that in the past two years, our waters have been unusual-ly warm and the sharks are behaving different...

So we think that the change in be-haviors is attributed to the El Niño-like conditions we have in our waters.

How do the conditions affect the Sharks behavior?

These young sharks are looking for warm waters because it helps them grow fast and there is usually more food, typically in those areas.

Now in the past we’ve found, from tagging these sharks, is that in the winter when the water temperatures drop, typically below 60 degrees, they get cold and they migrate south to Baja.

Where they end up in Baja is typ-ically the same temperature of water than we have in the summer.

The sharks will spend the whole winter there, and in the spring or summer, many of the sharks will mi-grate back up north.

But for the last two years, pretty much none of the sharks have [mi-grated south]. And that’s because the waters haven’t reached below 60 de-grees.

But that may not be a bad thing, it just means that they’re not getting cold and they’re not migrating to warmer waters.

“Big Blue Live” will air at 8 p.m. PDT on PBS starting Aug. 31.

A joint network project features Chris Lowe and a team of students as they study shark migration in California waters.

Sharks in the water

Curteousy of CsuLBA television special on BBC will take an in-depth look at CSULB’s Dr. Chris Lowe’s shark research on migratory patterns to Southern California.

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Leather Tramp, the 12-piece folkestra out of Long Beach has recorded their first EP, but without the cabbage to master it, they’ve turned to crowdfunding to raise the necessary money.

The Daily 49er sat down with the band members and California State University,

Long Beach students Lawrence Pi and Jake Abernathie to talk turkey.

Why did you decide to go down the crowdfunding route?

Jake Abernathie: The lack of money. Everything about the band is homegrown. We’re a huge band and the resources we’d need to get to a studio would be astro-nomical. We recorded and engineered the album ourselves. We’ve put in at least 100 hours of time into recording the album since October.

When will the EP come out?

Lawrence Pi: Whether we reach the goal or not, it will come out on Sept. 18.

Do contributors get anything in return for donation?

JA: Posters, limited edition T-shirts and signed drumheads. If you donate

enough, you can convince us to cover any song and record a video of it.

How would you describe your music?

JA: Indie rock with Americana ele-ments in it. If you had to choose a band we most sound like, I’d say Arcade Fire or Mumford and Sons—without so much banjo.

How many of the band members are associated with CSULB?

LP: Nine of us are either CSULB stu-dents or alumnus.

Will you be playing an album release show?

JA: Our album release show is Sept. 18 on the 12th floor of the Pacific Towers, an office building in downtown Long Beach. It’s all gutted with exposed bricks. Doors open at 6 p.m. and it’s free.

A local band looks for a little help from its frineds.

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Top and Bottom: Porky-N-Beans BBQ had a long line for its award-winning food during the Long Beach BBQ Festival on Saturday.

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C a m p u s V o i C eHow sHould media CoVer Violent sHootings on teleVision?

“I feel like we should censor it. They should record and censor so the violence is still portrayed but the

most violent parts are excluded.”

— Mabelle Theresa Denuna, senior

kinesiology major

“I’m not sure, media make it more import-

ant that it actually is … because it is a tragedy

or drama.”

— Niklas Wank, senior mechanical engineering major

“I think that media shouldn’t cover to much about the shooter, but rather pay respects to victims of violence.”

— Karloz Giron, junior marketing major

Nothing seems to attract audience attention more than watching people die on TV.

And now, the act of broadcast-ing death has become a full-blown media sensation.

For the last few days, water cooler conversation has centered on the on-air murders of Virginia news report-er Alison Parker and her cameraman Adam Ward.

While conducting an interview about community business growth on WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, the two were shot Wednesday morning as coworkers, producers and fiancés watched from behind live-feed mon-itors in the station’s control room.

Taking two lives that morning apparently wasn’t enough for the shooter—he had to make sure the gore was broadcast far and wide, in real time, to let his audience bask in the violence.

Shooter Lester Lee Flanagan II,

known to his former WDBJ cowork-ers as Bryce Williams, went as far as to record the murders from his own perspective and post them across his social media platforms.

“I filmed the shooting see Face-book (sic),” he tweeted soon after the shooting.

This type of journalism is heart-breaking and vulgar.

It’s fundamentally wrong and wholly unsettling to see people los-ing their lives on our handhelds.

But it’s also nothing new. Last summer, international media

exploded with the stories of two journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, who were beheaded on cam-era by members of ISIS.

The videos circulated at terrifying

speed, despite a number of attempts to keep them away from easily accessible online sources.

Again in June, an ISIS death was splashed on screen.

This time, the scene came from an ISIS soldier’s body cam. The two-minute clip shows the mo-ment the soldier was shot during an assault in Ramadi. We watched as he glanced towards the attack, was shot by a sniper and fell to the ground.

Whether part of news broadcast packages or the result of individual Google searches, the videos were kept at the forefront of the public consciousness for months.

It’s understandable with shows like “Game of Thrones” and “The Walking Dead” dominating television ratings, but the real-life victims don’t get up and head back to their trailers when the cameras are turn off.

The media tries to maintain its humanity throughout coverage and has remained conscious of the value of the lives that were so publically ended.

Alison and Adam were killed

just two days before the American Society of Journalists was set to hold a ceremony honoring James and Steven with the Conscience in Media Award for the “notable cost or sacrifice” they gave in the name of pursuing journalism.

But people like Williams and

members of ISIS play directly into our fascination with violence, but we are the ones that give them the playground to create frenzy.

But all of this doesn’t negate the morbid fascination with being able to access images and videos of lives ending.

Point, aim, drop cameraMicayla VermeerenStaff Writer

Blatant murders should stay off the airwaves.

Last Wednesday two journalists’ deaths were broadcasted live. The shooter, ex-WDBJ reporter Lester Flanagan II, held his phone and filmed as he shot and killed his former colleagues Alison Parker and Adam Ward.

Teenagers who watch one hour of TV a day are four times more likely to commit aggressive acts in adulthood, according to a 17 year-long study from Columbia University and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

For every child that watches 25 hours of TV a day, by the time that child turns 18, he or she

will have watched over 40,000 broadcasted murders.

Between 1998 and 2002, scenes depicting the use of guns during the second hour of primetime increased by

200 percent.

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Saint Mary’s knocked off the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team 3-1 on Sunday at the Walter Pyramid.

Head coach Brian Gimmillaro said fatigue was the main reason his team fell. The 49ers (2-1) were fresh off beating Alabama 3-1 on Friday and then picking up a 3-2 win against Duke that Saturday.

“We had more nets in one set than in the past two games combined,” Gimmillaro said. “That’s how you know you’re just tired.”

LBSU started off each set strong, but recurring mistakes and holes in the block had the team stumbling midway through. Saint Mary’s (2-1) capitalized in the first two sets, tak-ing the first 25-21 and the second 25-19.

LBSU managed to win the third set 25-22, maintaining a little life. The Gaels and 49ers traded points in the beginning of the fourth set until Saint Mary’s pulled away, winning 25-20.

“We were just tired, too many peo-ple were out, and we asked the peo-ple we already used so much to play more.” Gimmillaro said. “[Losing games] is going to happen, we just wish it didn’t.”

Due to the amount of pressure being put on the more experienced players this season, Gimmillaro said

players that don’t normally get as much playing time will train heavi-ly, “to take some of the burden off of the players we use more.”

He said it is his intention to rotate players on and off the court more of-ten so the new faces could get accli-mated to his style of play. The 49ers’ focus at the moment is on continued and consistent training.

Sophomore middle blocker Ash-ley Murray supplied a team high 16 kills, however it was not enough earn LBSU the win. Murray said that the team simply dug itself into a hole that they couldn’t easily recover from.

“Our focus for the next game is getting techniques even better,” Murray said. “We had lots of plays we couldn’t use because the tech-nique wasn’t there.”

49er freshman outside hitter Car-ly Beddingfield took the defeat to heart, holding herself accountable for the loss.

“I think I personally let the team down, I dug us into these holes,” Beddingfield said. “I need to work on defense and consistency.”

Beddingfield played well in the previous two games, totaling 18 kills against Alabama and Duke.

The 49ers dominated Alabama

on Friday despite being hindered by mounting injuries. Senior setter Jenelle Hudson and junior outside hitter Nele Barber fronted LBSU’s victory against the Crimson Tide.

The 49ers then beat Duke on Sat-urday. The Blue Devils went up 2-1 before LBSU stormed back to take the next two sets and win the game. Hudson provided 41 assists and Bar-ber added 19 kills.

LBSU will return to the court next weekend for the Harvard Inter-national in Boston. The 49ers will take on Illinois State on Friday be-fore playing Rutgers and Harvard on Saturday.

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

49ers suffer first loss of season

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Sophomore middle blocker Ashley Murray and junior outside hitter Nele Barber attempt to block against Saint Mary’s.

Ankles away

The Long Beach State women’s vol-leyball team added to their injury list during its opening weekend matches.

Middle blocker Sherridan Atkin-son and outside hitter Anete Brinke sustained season-ending injuries be-fore their season started. Atkinson was sidelined with a dislocated ankle, while Brinke suffered a torn labrum in her shoulder.

Three more 49ers were stuck on the benches for this past weekend’s tournament with new injuries. Senior libero Lindsey Lawmaster sustained a scratched cornea during practice, sophomore defensive specialist Sam-mee Thomas sat out of the tourna-ment with a blister on her foot and freshman middle blocker Peyton Grahovac sprained an ankle during Friday nights match against Ala-bama.

“I have astigmatism, so I put some of this solution in my eyes and it end-ed up scratching up the surface of my cornea—it hurt really bad,” Lawmas-ter said. “My doctor ended up pre-scribing me a lot of steroids so I could heal.”

Lawmaster sat out for much of the tournament, seeing the court for only a few plays against Duke and St. Mary’s.

“[Coach Gimillaro] is definitely not playing me as much,” Lawmas-ter said. “I don’t know if it’s because they’re afraid of bad juju or what.”

For Thomas and Grahovac, it’s a day-to-day process to determine when they will be ready to return to the court.

By Kayce ContatoreAssistant Sports Editor

49er freshman Fatmata Kamara comes up big in the victory over Bucknell.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

49ers claim dramatic overtime victory

In a game the 49ers were expect-ed to win, nothing came easy for the LBSU women’s soccer team in its 1-0 overtime victory on Sunday at George Allen Field.

Coming off a victory against Iowa State on Friday, the 49ers (3-1-0) dominated the ball throughout the match. The 49ers outshot Bucknell 18-3 leaving their goalkeeper Ash-ton McKeown with little to do but watch as her teammates desperately tried to find a way to score.

“It’s one of those things. You go through adversity and you just have to find a way to get it done,” head

coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “I’m happy for the kids because they found a way.”

LBSU was unable to capitalize on their opportunities for 90 minutes, forcing the overtime. But the 95th minute, freshman Fatmata Kamara finally broke the tie, scoring on a free kick. Her teammates immedi-ately stormed the field in celebra-tion, dashing Bucknell’s hopes of escaping with an unexpected tie.

“During halftime, J.J. [assistant coach Jeff Joyner] said any time you get a free kick I know you have a good foot, get on it,” Kamara said. “I had watched Real Madrid play and James Rodríguez took the same shot, just opposite foot, so I was like here’s my chance.”

Ingrassia’s growing confidence in Kamara has been apparent; The San Jose native saw her playing time in-crease from 43 total minutes in LB-SU’s first three games to 50 minutes on Sunday alone. He was rewarded with Kamara’s first career goal at Long Beach State.

“I started crying,” Kamara said. “I’m very happy, I’m very excited. I’m working my way up with more goals to come.”

Bucknell (1-2-1) was proficient on the defensive side of the field. Their defensive efforts offset junior midfielder Mimi Rangel’s five shots, which included a miraculous save in the 31st minute by Bison goalkeeper Jessica Ratner.

In the 33rd minute LBSU had an-other opportunity to break through and score. Freshman midfielder Ro-cio Rodriguez perfectly executed a header off of a corner kick, howev-er Ratner was there yet again, and made a second diving save. Ratner totaled 7 saves on the day.

For all its endurance on defense and heroics in goal, Bucknell was practically nonexistent on offense, leading to a majority of the game played in its own half. The Bison had zero shots on target and one corner kick in 95 minutes.

The Bison were also down to just 10 players by the 75th minute after

junior defender Kelsey Witt received her second yellow card of the game.

The win gives the 49ers some mo-mentum as they prepare to face San Diego, Portland State, and Loyola Marymount over the next two weeks

before a much-anticipated, televised match-up against USC in mid-Sep-tember.

LBSU will travel to the University San Diego for its next game against the Toreros on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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Junior Mimi Rangel dribbles the ball past a Bison defender. Rangel totaled five shots in the game; four were on target.