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CSULA Officially Inaugurates President Covino

NEWSAngeline BernabeStaff Reporter

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A.S.I. Election Results

NEWSCristina GalvanContributor

The polls closed on May 8th, the votes have been counted and the ASI General Election results are here. On Thursday afternoon, students anxiously waited outside the University Bookstore to hear the results.

At about 4:30PM, Malik McMillian, Election Orienta-tion Commissioner, read the results.

The winners for the 20014-2015 A.S.I elections are:

President: Shane Vera

Vice President for Finance: Ernesto Covarrubias

Vice President for Adminis-tration: Dean Truong

Vice President for Academic Governance: Nicholas Carril-lo

Secretary/Treasurer: Ruth Ramos

Representatives at Large:

Community Affairs Represen-tative: Diego Tinoco

Campus Affairs Representa-tive: Magali Espinoza-Cruz

Legislative Affairs Represen-tative: Sasha R. Perez

Academic Senators:

Undergraduate: Dennia Palm-er

Graduate: Uriel Serrano and Carmen Avalos

College Representatives:

College of Arts and Letters Representatives: Marina Vil-hena and Emmanuel Solis

College of Business and Eco-nomics Representatives: Karla Guardado and Norma Sierra

Charter College of Education Representatives: Cynthia Agu-ilar and Bruce Varona

College of Engineering, Com-puter Science, and Technology Representative: Paolo Galicia

College of Health and Human Services Representative: Nan-cy Flores

College of Natural and Social Sciences Representatives: Ali-na Carmona and Lisa Vitta-yarukskul

Over 1,900 students vot-ed during the elections, more than twice as much as last year’s voting turn out of 900 students. To improve turnout, there were polling stations on campus. One was located in front of the book store and the other in front of Dolcini’s Café. In the polling stations, there were laptops where stu-dents could log into their GET account and cast their votes.

Election Orientation Com-missioner, Malik McMilllan said that the candidates helped him improve the voting turn-out by providing him with ideas, such as having polling stations.

Newly elected president, Shane Vera is currently a Ju-nior and a Communications major. Vera has big plans for Cal State L.A. “I want to im-prove student pride,” said Vera. Vera’s ideas for the campus include having a mu-sic festival and implementing more green initiatives on cam-pus, like having fruit trees on campus so students can enjoy their fruit.

Voting took place over three days, from Monday, May 5th at 8:00AM until Wednesday, May 7th at 7:00PM. On May 19th, ASI will host an event in the University-Student Union Plaza where students can net-work and get to know the new-ly elected members.

Investiture Week came to an end last week with President Covino’s official investiture ceremony, also known as an inauguration, on Friday, May 9th at CSULA’s Luckman Fine Arts Complex.

Honorary guests at the In-vestiture included former Cal State L.A. President James Rosser, Chancellor Timothy White, President Covino’s wife Debbie Covino, and for-mer U.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis.

The event was hosted by the Master of Ceremonies and Vice Chair of the Califor-nia State University Board of Trustees, Lou Monville who helped announce those who had greetings for the Presi-dent such as the President of Sonoma State University, Ru-ben Armiñana, CSULA’s Aca-demic Senate Chair, Dr. Kevin Baaske, A.S.I. President, Luis Antezana, and Mayor Eric Garcetti, whose previously recorded message about how

Covino has always been a leader in L.A.’s civic life was projected on stage. Garcetti, who has also has a close rela-tionship with President Covi-no, mentioned how he looks forward to working with Covi-no to build the Cal State L.A. of tomorrow.

Similarly, all those who spoke and welcomed the pres-ident all had messages that commended his work in the community and admired his leadership since being ap-pointed as Cal State L.A. Pres-ident.

The Investiture provided the opportunity for students, faculty, and the community to learn about what Cal State L.A.’s 7th president is like and what kind of work he has done in the past which has ultimate-ly contributed to help him earn the position as Cal State L.A.’s president through his commit-ment to education.

With the help of his wife, Debbie Covino, spoke about

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New Bill May Help Starving College Students

Struggling college students have become the new poster child for hunger in California.

With the cost of obtaining a higher education skyrock-eting, the struggle to pay for tuition and books has made simple daily expenses such as food and housing more and more difficult to maintain. Though eligible California residents may obtain nutrition assistance benefits from the CalFresh program, the exist-ing federal law excludes stu-dents who are enrolled at least half-time in a higher-learning institution from receiving ben-efits unless they meet several specified exemptions.

The current law is not meet-ing the standards of what our students need. Senator Car-ol Liu, along with the bill SB999, wishes to change that. If passed, the Student Hunger bill will require the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Department of Social Services to provide clear guidelines for how one may qualify for help. In addi-tion, it will open up subsidized employment opportunities in California Community and State Colleges for those in the CalFresh E&T program.

In order to pass this bill in the Senate, Senator Liu has sent out requests for support from supporters such as No

More Starving Students, a non-profit organization on our own campus that works to as-sist college students in finding resources for food and mone-tary aid.

No More Starving Students has engaged in a constant bat-tle with the daily struggles of college students attending our school. Through events such as the Diet Information Ta-bling held in April, members of this organization attempt to spread information on both healthy eating habits and af-fordable options for obtaining nutritional food.

Hector Escobar, Representa-tive of the No More Starving Students Charter at Cal State LA and former ASI president, is one of the organizers of these important events.

“What we know is that it’s a choice to eat healthy,” Esco-bar said in a reflection on re-cent information tabling, “But the economy influences your choices… the lack of informa-tion causes our students to not think about the long term.”

The members of No More Starving Students know that this long term thinking re-quires a large movement on the part of both individuals and the government. Because of this, they have sent in a tes-timony on the need for Liu’s Student Hunger bill with per-sonal stories on students who have received help from their

program.

Milo Mitchell, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the organization, provided a testimonial on an anonymous student from a low-income family who pushed him to pur-sue a higher education.

When Mitchell met him in November 2013, this bright and charming young man was sleeping wherever he could find shelter on campus and willing to resort to anything for food. Even with these struggles, he was denied both food stamps and cash benefits from the government when he applied for welfare.

Though Mitchell was able to provide this student with ap-plications for programs such as The Food Exchange Pro-gram and The Starvin Marlie Emergency Grant Program, there are many students out there who are struggling to merely maintain the bare min-imum without any idea where to turn.

“We are working every day to erase the skepticism associ-ated with ending the altruistic ‘starving student’” Mitchell wrote in his testimony, “We are here to aid our downtrod-den students in their pursuit for education, one step at a time.”

The Student Hunger Bill will be reaching Senate Ap-propriations for a hearing in

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May after receiving total bi-partisan support in the Human Services and Education poli-cy committees. If passed, this bill may provide the first step

in pulling college students out of our economic downward spiral and back onto the path of what higher education is meant to be.

the beginnings of her hus-band’s journey to Cal State L.A. with the first prospect of possibly becoming the univer-sity’s president, to the large commitment he’s had for edu-cation from being the first per-son in his family to graduate from college, and to the later days of obtaining teaching po-sitions as well as being the for-mer Fresno State Provost.

She added her commitment to Cal State L.A. as the uni-versity’s first lady and said, “I want you to know I am com-mitted to this campus. With Bill, I will be out in the com-munity, spreading the word about this great university, helping him to develop new partnerships and offering our support wherever it is need-ed.” Furthermore, she wittily spoke about her appreciation to the golden eagle communi-

ty by saying, “Cal State L.A. is like a Golden Eagle’s nest where golden eggs are nur-tured and hatched.”

The keynote speaker of the ceremony, former U.S. Sec-retary of Labor, Hilda Solis, applauded Covino’s work and related to his story of being the first in his family to go to college. She mentioned how President Covino will be a good public investment to the community and how she is confident that Covino is ready to work hard to create opportu-nities for students.

In his inaugural address, President Covino talked about the events of the past week leading up to his Investiture, acknowledged former Cal State L.A. President, James Rosser for his leadership over the past 34 years, and ex-plained the theme of Engage-ment, Service, and the Public Good.

Despite a slight teleprompt-er malfunction that forced him to refer to the physical script, Covino acknowledged the great things about Cal State L.A. that he’s admired since his appointment back in the fall, the many mentors and mentees of CSULA, and ad-dress the theme of investiture week with visual aids without missing a beat.

In regards to the theme of last week’s events, President Covino began by explaining the first element of engage-ment with a video about a comical banter between a tod-dler named Leah and her Ital-ian grandmother, also referred to as Bisnonna. Instead of just telling the audience about what that term meant, Covino made sure to engage them with the video to explain that engage-

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May 12, 2014 University Times 3FEATURESHolland SmithContributor

A New Look at State Schools

As the school year slowly approaches its final few weeks, a new array of freshman and transfer students will enter the walls of not only Cal State LA, but also state schools all over the United States. State universities have become an affordable approach for many students looking to continue their education without spend-ing a fortune. However, rare-ly do state universities get the credit they deserve. When

comparing a state school such as Cal State LA or Cal State Long Beach to top universi-ties like UCLA, rarely does the state school come out on top. However, a new study may change all of that.

Last year President Obama announced plans to set up a new school ranking system. The new structure would an-alyze a school based on three main factors, graduation rate, affordability, and scholarships for low-income families. And while the Obama Administra-tion has yet to begin the pro-

cess, others have taken these ideas and started their own research. Not wanting to wait for the President, TIME took on the project itself. They took the three point of analysis from the Obama Administration and compared 2,500 schools across the United States. The results were shocking.

State schools ranked high-er than anyone could have expected. In fact, California State University Long Beach rounded out the top 15 school based on the formula of Gradu-ation rate of 32 percent, 29 Pell

grants received, and 39 percent affordability. Even USC, rated 26th wasn't anywhere near Cal-ifornia State University Long Beach. It was however, right below California State Univer-sity Los Angeles, ranked 25th.

Results vary depending on which of the three factors (graduation rate, affordability, and scholarships for low-in-come families) are important to you. You can go on TIME.com/71782/make-your-own-college-ranking/ and adjust the level of importance for each. TIME will then calculate

which schools would rank in your top 100.

While this new system seems like a dream come true, many schools are taking issue. TIME reported, “[university] presidents are convinced that the ratings proposed by the Obama administration would fail to capture the value of their schools.”

However the Obama Admin-istration stands behind their new system, hopefully giving state schools across America, and the students who attend, more credibility.

May is Asian Pacific Island-er Heritage Month and The Asian Pacific Islander Student Resource Center is display-ing a small exhibit to show the accomplishments of sev-eral Asian Pacific Islanders in the United States. The display contains pictures of public fig-ures that include politicians, celebrities, and athletes. One

of those portrayed is Elaine L. Chao. Chao arrived in the Unit-ed States from Taiwan at the age of eight and did not speak any English. She became the 24th Secretary of Labor under George Bush and served from 2001 to 2009 and was the first woman of Asian descent to be appointed to a presidential cabinet. Chao has been the re-cipient of 34 honorary doctoral degrees.

Mindy Kaling is also in-

cluded in the exhibit. Kaling was born in the U.S. to In-dian parents. Along with her roommate, Kaling wrote a play where she portrayed Ben Affleck. Greg Daniels, the pro-ducer of the hit show, The Of-fice, was in the audience. After seeing the play, Daniels hired Kaling to be a writer for the show. Currently, Kaling stars in the show, the Mindy Project.

Another figure includes Jerry Yang, who arrived in Califor-

nia at age 10. When he arrived from Taiwan the only English word he knew was “shoe.” Along with David Filo, Yang launched Yahoo.comOthers included: Bruce Lee, Jeremy Shu-How Lin, Dalip Singh Saund, Timothy Leroy Lince-cum, Michelle Kwan, Dwayne Johnson, and Vera Wang.

The small exhibit opened May 1st and will be on display until May 15th. If students want to visit the exhibit, it is

located in the Cross Cultur-al Center’s lobby, on the 2nd floor of the Student Union. The exhibition is opened from 8:00AM to 5:00PM. Through-out the month, other events will be held to commemorate Asian Pacific Heritage Month. “Celebrasian” will be held on May 13th and will showcase cultures, traditions, and histo-ries. There will be games and performances during the event, which will be held in the Stu-dent Union Plaza.

CAMPUSCristina GalvanContributor

Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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CSULA Among 16 Colleges Chosen for EcoCAR Competition

CAMPUSAshley ParkerContributor

Mental Health Awareness MonthNEWSGerardo AmesquitaContributor

With the celebration of the month of May comes the ideal seasonal enjoyment of spring and the teasing of sum-mer. The month of May also has been appointed as Mental Health Awareness month.

The National Institute of Mental Health, which priori-tizes supplementing informa-tion for the understanding and prevention of mental illnesses, has claimed that 1 in 4 adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder. If that is not enough, the organization mea-sures mental disabilities are the leading cause of American and Canadian healthcare costs.

Mental disorders vary in

their criterion from mood dis-orders, food disorders, anxiety disorders, and more. Besides accepting a full education in Cal State L.A., every CSULA student get the added benefit of receiving free services to counsel your mind towards a better health. The Student Health Center holds its con-centration towards these ser-vices in order to “reflect, re-build, and renew” an upstart to a healthier you.

One of their essential ser-vices is the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) that provide profes-sional expertise for individ-uals and groups to ease the cognitive symptoms of stress

or other more serious moods. Considering we are in mid-term territory, these are helpful services that would only serve to value you personally and academically.

In American society, there has been a solemn underesti-mation of the harmful effect stress could have. For this very reason the CAPS offers special workshops to reduce stressful or anxious feelings through time management and relaxation techniques. Anoth-er special service the CAPS focuses on is the psychological effects of substance use. They offer individual counseling to overcome the medical, men-tal, financial, legal, and social costs of substance abuse.

Cal State L.A. has wide di-versity of people, but many students encompass a first generation college status. As a first generation college student they may develop difficulties harmonizing their academic, work, family, and social life. Fortunately, they offer ser-vices for that too. No matter your nationality these services are open to all Cal State L.A. students, so why not go and visit after all your paying for it through your tuition.

If you wish to seek these services or further information about their workshops, visit the student health center lo-cated next to the career center and across from the biological science building.

Mission: Redesign the en-gine system of one of Ameri-ca’s most iconic and jaw-drop-ping sports cars, the Chevrolet Camaro. Now take that engine system to new heights by mak-ing it eco-friendly. Mission impossible? Not for one small but mighty Cal State LA engi-neering team.

On April 24th, the U.S. De-partment of Energy announced a new four-year competition for collegiate engineering: EcoCAR 3: Advanced Vehi-cle Technology Competition (AVTC). Cal State LA is the only university selected to rep-resent California in the Eco-CAR 3 competition.

Team faculty adviser, Pro-fessor David Blekhman said in an interview with CSULA Public Affairs, “Being select-ed into the EcoCAR 3 com-petition is a huge win for [Cal

State LA] students and all of those who support the team.”

The AVTC is challenging students to rebuild the Chev-rolet Camaro, to squeeze in even more fuel efficiency, and reduce any harmful emissions, all while keeping muscle car fanatics satisfied. In addition, students must consider cost of materials and explore innova-tion and invention, while hold-ing true to the vehicle’s overall performance, safety, and aes-thetic appeal.

Teams will follow an Eco-CAR Vehicle Development Process (EVDP) to design and integrate their advanced technology solutions into a production light-duty vehicle donated by GM. During the process, they will gain hands-on experience with indus-try-leading engineering tools and the latest vehicle compo-nents and technologies.

For Cal State LA, EcoCAR 3 is nothing new. Engineers

have been working for the past two years on the EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future com-petition in which the group was assigned to redesign a Chevrolet Malibu. The team took home 2nd place overall for Year Two of the project and is well on their way to even more victories. They have also received the Green Leader-ship Award by the LA County Board of Supervisors.

CSULA’s interdisciplinary EcoCAR 2 team consists of four departments that carry out all the engineering, busi-ness, and outreach efforts for the project. The team is man-aged by one team leader, five department leads, and two faculty advisors. A similar organization will be used for EcoCAR 3.

This June, the team will be facing their final EcoCAR 2 challenge in Milford, MI, and Washington, DC, while the EcoCAR 3 initiative is just starting up.

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Greek Week: Let the Games BeginCAMPUSLinda ArdianContributor

Greek Week is a tradition that started 3 years ago in or-der to bring Greek unity back to the CSULA campus. It not only emphasizes campus in-volvement but promotes giv-ing back to the community.

This fun-filled week of events is not only meant for those involved in the fraternity and sorority life but also seeks all students to get involved in cheering on their friends and favorite teams. Greek Week is intended to bring spirit into the CSULA campus. It’s an oppor-tunity for Greeks to showcase their many talents and take pride in their organizations.

For those of who are unfa-miliar with how Greek Week works, here are the basics: all fraternities and sororities are split into four teams of red, blue, green, and yellow. Each team fundraises for a philanthropy they’ve decided to sponsor, each day there is a different activity for the teams to compete against one anoth-

er.

By the end of week, the win-ners are decided by the total of points received and money raised. To top off the friendly competitive week, on the final day all Greeks come together to participate in a community service day.

This year’s theme is the

popular movie, Monster’s University and each team has chosen a different fraternity or sorority based off the movie. Monday starts off at the U-SU Plaza with the ever so difficult game of “Can You Picture It” at 2PM. Each team has col-lected as many canned foods as they can and use them to design images that the judges choose. Fun fact: all canned foods are then donated.

On Tuesday, the Greeks are to give the performances of their lives in the exciting “Greek Idol!” at the U-SU pla-za at 6PM. The teams show ev-eryone their best dance moves and lip sync to their favorite songs while they are judged on creativity and originality.

Following the next day, Wednesday, is everyone’s fa-vorite game show, “Family Feud” at 3PM in the U-SU Theatre. The teams are asked questions based on Greek life. On Thursday, the Greeks bring on their game face as the event is the “Greek Olympics” at 3PM on the Track and Field. This event includes three re-lays; the potato sack race, team builder race, and finishing off with the human pyramid.

Lastly, what better way to end an exciting week of games then to dedicate a day to com-munity service? The event is called, “Cal State LA Day of Service” on Friday. The Greeks are heading off to the LA food bank to spend the day give back to the community.

Greek Week is sponsored by the Center of Student In-volvement and the participat-ing organizations. Its intend-ed purpose has been to show that CSULA students do have school pride in them to partic-ipate in an event that brings the campus together. Although CSULA is a considered a com-muter school, it takes an event

such as Greek Week to give students something to look forward to, to pump them up, to make them want to spend more time on campus. After all, part of the college experi-ence is to enjoy time spent on campus, there’s no reason to not enjoy the activities provid-

ed by services at CSULA.

So whether Greek affiliated or not, come out to show some spirit, plus it’s nice to get away from the stress of midterms. May the best Greek Week team win!

Day of the EducatorCAMPUSJennifer CarrilloContributor

The Day of the Educator was held last Thursday, May 9th, inside the Golden Eagle Ballrooms, to recognize the class of 2014 candidates rec-ommended for credentials to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

They recognize expertise areas of elementary teaching, secondary teaching, pupil personal services, and admin-istrative services. Among rec-ognition for the event were recipients of the friends of the Charter College of Education (CCOE) scholarship, out-standing local school districts partners, master teachers, and field supervisors.

The event was held for over 20 years but was recently giv-en a new name. Rosa Cessna, staff member of the CCOE, said it used to be called Day of the Teachers. All the creden-tial completers of Fall 2013 to Winter 2014 were recognized at the event.

Cessna said, “We have made it into a bigger program were we have all [of] our creden-tial programs represented and honored. Since our credential

completers are not part of the graduation because they earn a credential, they don’t earn a degree, this is our opportunity to go ahead and honor them and give them a moment to recognize the accomplishment that they have done.”

Andrea Farley, a recipient for credential education spe-cialist for special education, has been working in her field for three years. Originally, Farley did her multiple subject but there weren’t any vacan-cies. “Job opportunities were in special education, so I did it and I’m not looking back,” said Farley.

She loves working with her students. “Special education is my calling,” Farley stated. The kids, helping them, see-ing their face and like making a difference are some of the reasons why she enjoys her career. Kristin Lee, Farley’s guest and co-worker, believes she’s a great candidate.

A small dinner was provid-ed alongside a live jazz band before the award ceremony. Congratulations to the class of 2014 credential candidates and best wishes!

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The Academic Senate Welcomes Maria Elena DurazoCAMPUSAngeline BernabeStaff Reporter

The Academic Senate wel-comed the Executive Secre-tary-Treasurer of the Los An-geles County Federation of Labor, AFL – CIO, Maria Ele-na Durazo, on Tuesday, May 6, as the first and inaugural Aca-demic Senate Distinguished Lecturer on Engagement, Ser-vice, and the Public Good.

Durazo ended day two of Investiture Week by speaking about Engagement, Service and the Public Good with a lecture about the many strug-gles she faced growing up, and her activism activities when she was older to help strength-en the quality of the environ-ment workers labored in.

As the daughter of farm-workers growing up in the fifties and sixties, Durazo first told the story about the harsh working conditions as she helped her parents work in the fields and explained how difficult it was as a child when she and her siblings had

to make school a second pri-ority. When she spoke about the day she left for St. Mary’s College in Northern California on a scholarship, she held back tears when she mentioned how her father felt incompetent be-cause he was not paying for her college education.

She related the beginnings of her story to the similar humble beginnings of many students at Cal State L.A. who face relat-ed situations and commented about Cal State L.A.’s unique quality of offering opportuni-ties for students to strive.

Durazo commented, “I don’t know how many students on this campus come from differ-ent backgrounds similar closer to mine, but I certainly hope and am confident that this uni-versity will continue offering young people who enjoy few opportunities and privileges in life the same chance that my college gave me.”

In her early days of activ-ism, she had kept in mind the many lessons Durazo learned growing up even when she

joined the hotel and restaurant worker industry.

With influences of the farm-workers’ movement from indi-viduals such as Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, and the teachings of the Catholic Church that guided her from an early stage in life, Durazo is still fighting and mentioned her current activism in the community for individuals who work in tough conditions such as trash facilities, and spoke about how minimum wage is affecting many.

The solution to many of the issues she presented all lead back to one main idea; Edu-cation, or a personal desire to learn and have the power to af-fect change in the world.

When asked about one piece of advice she had for students who are in the process of over-coming struggles in life, she replied, “You have to be tena-cious. I know a lot of obsta-cles are put up our way and we just have to be adamant.”

Furthermore, in regards to

the theme of Investiture week as Engagement, Service, and the Public Good, a piece of ad-vice Durazo gave for students was to be more engaged in the community. She also said to simply start at home and care about your parents. She ex-plained, “Ask questions, and care about what your mom and dad do. Maybe you can help them deal with problems at work… don’t just let them

deal with it. Care about your older brothers and sisters, and really become aware of what is out there, what is wrong, and how we need to change it.”

Cal State L.A will award the Honorary Degree Doctorate of Humane Letters of 2014 to Durazo during the one of the commencement ceremonies in June.

Celebrating Investiture Week: Student FestivalCAMPUSCristina GalvanContributor

On Monday May 5th, stu-dents gathered in front of the Student Union to take part in the Student Festival. The festi-val was part of the Investiture Week celebration for President Covino.

While supplies lasted, stu-dents were given free food. To get a free meal, students first had to get in a line and get their CSULA identification card swiped. Once their I.D. was swiped, students were given tickets which could be redeemed at the food trucks.

Food trucks offered an array

of food options. The Fry Girl food truck gave students the option of choosing between sa-vory, mini corn dogs and fries or fried zucchini and fries. If students were craving tacos, Don Chow allowed students to pick between: Chinese BBQ pork, Kung pao chicken, carne asada, or soy ginger tofu tacos.

The Burger Monster food truck served hamburgers. To

compliment the warm day, Chunk-n-Chip Cookies gave students ice cream sandwich-es.

While enjoying their food, students enjoyed live enter-tainment. Throughout the event, Golden Eagle Radio played music and kept the crowd engaged. A Mariachi ensemble also took the stage for an hour and played joyful songs which added to the fes-tive atmosphere.

Students, staff and pro-fessors also got together on the stage to play the guess-ing game, Taboo. During the game, one team member had to make the rest of their team guess a word that is on a card

by providing them with clues.

There were other free good-ies for students. By down-loading the new Cal State L.A. app, students received free sunglasses. Students were also able to enter a raffle and win prizes such as sweaters and stickers.

A photo booth allowed stu-dents to take pictures with their friends using fun props, making the event memorable.

Students were encouraged to wear Cal State L.A. merchan-dise to show school pride. The event took place from 1:30PM until 4:30PM.

Vehicles built by students on display during the grand opening of the Hydrogen Research

Facility | Photo by Timmy Truong

Student Fest | Photo by John ReyesCharon D'Aiello Sandoval and Daid Sandoval

react to the unveiling of the new Student Services Center named in their honor.

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Sports Complex Groundbreaking CAMPUSTimmy TruongCo-Managing Editor

World-renowned tennis player and Cal State L.A. Alumnus, Billie Jean King attended the ground breaking of the Rosie Casals/Pancho Gonzalez Tennis Center on Tuesday, May 6th. The new tennis center will be located on the Cal State L.A. campus and will be a new addition to the existing Billie Jean King Sports Complex. This event was the third of ten events during the week of May 5th celebrating the investiture of President William A. Covino.

The 7,000-foot-center is named after two of Kings col-leagues and friends, legendary tennis players Rosie Casals and Pancho Gonzalez. Ros-ie Casals, along with family of the late Pancho Gonzalez, Danny, Greg, and Mike Gon-zalez were in attendance to ac-cept the honor. Sitting on stage with them were Dan Bridges, Cal State L.A. Athletics Di-rector, James M. Rosser, 6th President of Cal State L.A.

and the 7th and Current Presi-dent, William A. Covino. Also in attendance was internation-al tennis hall of famer, Pamela Shriver.

The event consisted of speeches by President Covino, King, Casals, the Gonzalez’s and brought a crowd of around 250 people, including students and student athletes.“This is not just going to be a tennis center for us. We are a uni-versity without walls; it is going to be for the communi-ty,” Covino said in his speech. “We’re going to open up this facility to kids from our neigh-borhoods, providing athletics services and access to the chil-dren of east L.A. We’re going to form the Billie Jean King Tennis Academy hosted right here at the Rosie Casals/Pan-cho Gonzales Tennis Center.”

Along with the Billie Jean King Academy, the Tennis Center will also be home to the Richard “Pancho” Gonza-les Youth Foundation. CSULA is also in discussion with out-side partners like the YMCA and numerous others whom

President Covino said are “lin-ing up to be included in this effort.”

“This is like a community outreach program, that we can have our students, student ath-letes, our faculty, and adminis-tration come here, and use it, but more importantly I think the positive addition is that we are reaching out to our east la community,” said King. “They [the students] should be proud of it [the tennis center], it’s part of what Cal State L.A. is, and the students embody that here, and the athlete students embody it.”

The proposed building will be two stories, the first con-sisting of locker rooms, train-ing facilities, offices, and a concession kiosk. The second floor will have indoor and out-door viewing areas for tennis, soccer, and track and field competitions.This center is the first of series of projects in plan to eventually upgrade all the facilities in the Billie Jean King Sports Complex. The center is expected to be com-pleted by Fall 2016.

Billie Jean King and Rosie Casals sign hard hats after the groundbreaking. | Photo by Timmy Truong

Billie Jean King entertains the crowd with a dance before the groundbreaking. | Photo by Pablo De La

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SaludPor Cesar BanderasContribuyente

La obesidad enlos niños

Crédito: Cesar Banderas

NoticiasPor Linda RomeroContribuyente

La obesidad infantil en los Estados Unidos es un problema grave que preocupa tanto a los médicos como a los padres. Según la Academia Americana de Psiquiatría Infantil y Adolescente (AACAP según las siglas en ingles), la obesidad en los niños ha incrementado significativamente del año 1980 al 2012. Se estima que hoy entre el 16 y el 33 por ciento de los niños son obesos.

Para ser considerado obeso, según la AACAP, el peso del niño debe ser al menos un 10 por ciento más alto de lo que se considera normal.

¿Qué causa la obesidad? Hay muchas razones; incluyendo

factores genéticos y de comportamiento. Los niños se vuelven obesos debido a un pobre manejo de los hábitos físicos y alimenticios. La baja autoestima y los eventos estresantes, como separaciones familiares, muertes y abusos también pueden llevar a un niño a la obesidad.

Se ha determinado que si uno de los padres es obeso, la probabilidad de que el hijo también lo sea es de un 50 por ciento. Si ambos padres son obesos, el porcentaje sube al 80 por ciento.

Los niños con obesidad enfrentan riesgos y complicaciones como las enfermedades del corazón, la presión arterial alta y la diabetes, entre tantas otras. Este flagelo puede convertirse en un problema para toda la

vida si no se toman medidas para enfrentarlo.

Afortunadamente, hay muchas formas en que se puede combatir la obesidad. Iniciar un programa de control de peso es una alternativa. El control de porciones y consumo de calorías también puede ser fundamental para perder peso. Mantener a los niños alejados de los restaurantes de comida rápida también puede ayudar.

Alrededor de 300 mil muertes ocurren cada año a causa de la obesidad infantil.

Para obtener más información sobre la obesidad en los niños, pueden visitar la pagina de la American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry en www.AACAP.org

Este pasado miércoles (5-7-2014), autoridades federales entraron a los hogares de personas sospechadas de estar involucradas en el tráfico

de drogas sintéticas. Project Synergy, la organización policial más grande en los Estados Unidos, encargada de intervenir en asuntos de salud pública y seguridad nacional, hizo incursiones en 29 estados.

Las drogas sintéticas son vendidas típicamente en

gasolineras y tiendas. Para los dueños de estos negocios, la venta de las substancias implica grandes ganancias. Los ingresos son enviados a otros países en el Medio Oriente y esto es alarmante para las autoridades, debido a la conexión entre el narcotráfico

y el financiamiento del terrorismo.

El tipo de droga que buscaban eran los cannabinoides sintéticos. Por lo general, esta droga está compuesta de substancias muy peligrosas ya que las fórmulas químicas cambian constantemente y

el tamaño de las dosis no son siempre las mismas. De acuerdo al Drug Abuse Warning Network, en el 2010 hubo 11.406 visitas a la sala de emergencia por víctimas de cannabinoides sintéticos. Un tercio de ellos tenían entre 12 y 17 años de edad.

La guerra contra las drogas sintéticas

EducaciónPor Israel Enrique Curiel Contribuyente

El Gran Desafio Latino

Recientemente, la Campaña para la Oportunidad Universitaria hizo público un reporte donde resalta que por primera vez en el sistema de universidades estatales de California, se han matriculado más estudiantes latinos que “blancos no hispanos.” De 61.000 estudiantes matriculados, el 28.8% son latinos, el 26.8% son anglosajones, y el 36.6% son asiáticos.

Según el reporte, la estadística no solo refleja el cambio demográfico que está ocurriendo en el estado—donde el 49.4% de jóvenes de 15 a 24 años de edad son latinos—sino también el cambio en políticas gubernamentales y programas de ayuda a estudiantes de minorías.

De acuerdo a Luis Megid, reportero de Noticias Univisión, estas estadísticas reflejan una mejora en la calidad de educación que reciben los estudiantes latinos

lo que a su vez ayuda a que ellos sean aceptados en este sistema universitario.

A grandes rasgos, esto puede ser visto como una buena noticia; sin embargo, esta información se ha difundido a medias. Claro, es bueno que haya más latinos ingresando al sistema universitario, pero es mucho más importante que ellos se gradúen. De acuerdo a Michele Siqueiros, Directora Ejecutiva de Campaña para la Oportunidad Universitaria: “Comparados con estudiantes anglosajones, afro-americanos o asiáticos, es menos probable que los estudiantes latinos graduados de la secundaria se matriculen en alguna universidad; menos probable que se matriculen de tiempo completo; y aún menos probable que egresen con algún certificado o licenciatura.”

La representación latina en universidades como la nuestra es visible e importante, pero aún más importante es tener una representación afuera de las aulas, en el ámbito profesional. Ese es, en verdad, el gran desafío latino.

Crédito: voanoticias.com

Crédito: Linda Romero

May 12, 2014 9University Times

Rodriguez Comes to the Luckman StageCAMPUSMercedes BarbaContributor

Accounting/Business Majors Recruiting SeasonCAMPUSMaria SalazarStaff Reporter

Tough economic times have led to high competition for re-cent graduates in the job mar-ket. Students must strive to obtain a job offer before they graduate. The 2013 National Association of Colleges and Employers student survey found that graduating seniors with an accounting business degree had the top major for early employment.

If you are a business ac-counting major and your goal is to work for one of the Big Four accounting firms (KPMG, EY, Deloitte, PwC) or even the medium-size firms, it critical that you begin to net-work. Recruiting season for these high revenue firms with an average starting salary of $50,000, begins a year before actual start dates, which means if you are planning to gradu-ate in the Spring 2015, recruit-ing season for you begins this summer 2014.

You can begin building your network today by getting in-volved on campus with the multiple professional clubs and organizations, such as, The Accounting Society, His-panic Business Society, The Marketing Club, ALPFA (As-sociation of Latino Profession-al in Finance and Accounting) and Beta Alpha Psi Honor So-ciety.

Attending meetings and events with these organiza-tions will give you the oppor-tunity to meet professionals, obtain their contact informa-

tion and improve your social networking skills. These orga-nizations also have informa-tion on off campus meetings, career fairs and social mixers, where you can begin making an impression on associates working for the firm of your choice.

Often students are not sure what industry they want to work in, the service they would like to specialize in or even which firm they would like to work with. By getting involved and meeting profes-sionals working in the indus-try they gain knowledge and refine their interests. Knowing where you want to work will allow you to take advantage of the early recruiting season this Summer/Fall 2014.

Former president of CSULA Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society, Class of 2014, Kenneth Sau stated, “To stay on top of the competition, it is important early on to expose yourself to a professional organization in your major, become a leader in it, and network with pro-fessionals at different events. Standing out to these employ-ers requires a lot of time and effort, so it is ok to start off slow and work your way up. Failure is the key to success when going through recruiting season.”

Upon graduation Sau will begin employment with a pub-lic accounting and consulting firm Crowe Horwath LLP. Golden Eagles, get involved, learn and prepare to make this business Summer/Fall 2014 recruiting season a success.

The infamous Rodriguez will be hitting the Luckman Fine Arts Complex stage on Saturday May 31st at 8PM. This will be a very rare perfor-mance for the singer.

The story of Sixto Diaz Ro-driguez began all the way back in the 60’s when he began his underreported success in the music industry. Sixto, also known as just Rodriguez, was born July 10, 1942, and had a short-lived folk music career when he was based in Detroit, Michigan.

Said to be “the new Dylan,” Rodriguez’ career in the States had two little-sold albums but,

unknown to him, his work had traveled to South Afri-ca, where his music was the soundtrack for the revolution of millions for the struggle against the apartheid.

Rumors had circulated around in South Africa that Rodriguez had committed sui-cide at one of his concerts on-stage in 1970, but all the fans were in shock when in 2012 the Academy Award-winning documentary Searching for Sugarman was released doc-umenting that Rodriguez was very much alive and working construction in Detroit, Michi-gan where he still lived.

Rodriguez was immediately shot up to stardom again and since has been the headlining act at many music festivals

and concerts throughout the world. Rodriguez is finally gaining the success for the al-bums that he produced nearly 40 years ago through the work of this documentary.

Rodriguez has hit singles like “Sugar Man,” “Street Boy,” and “I’ll Slip Away” and has two albums; Cold Fact and Coming from Reality.

Searching for Sugar Man won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary in 2013 and was nominated for and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2013.

Tickets are available to stu-dents and the public via Tick-etmaster or the Luckman Box Office. Prices start at $55.

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Hydrogen Station Opening CAMPUSRichard SalasContributor

On Wednesday, May 7th, the state-of-the-art CSULA Hydro-gen Station & Research Facili-ty was unveiled to the Cal State LA campus. A vast crowd was present for the historic day, in-cluding students, alumni, and various news stations. Three years in the making, various speakers and representatives were present to talk about the journey and long-range goals of the facility.

Emily Allen, CSULA’s Dean of Engineering and Master of Ceremony, introduced the opening of the facility with a memorial to James Etarro, the late Technology professor

whose Phd dissertation helped launch the facility’s construc-tion in 1995. “It’s the largest college hydrogen fueling sta-tion in America. The facility will act as a living laboratory, and a central part of the uni-versity’s fight against climate change. It will provide a bright-er future in where we live and work,” said William A. Covi-no, newly appointed President welcomed speaker.

The fruition of the Hydrogen

Facility was only made possi-ble with the help and donation of external parties. The parties were represented with various speakers who showed their own appreciation for the proj-ect. “The facility is the future of transportation,” said Steve Mazor, an Automobile Club of

Southern California representa-tive, “Hydrogen-powered and other alternative-fuel vehicles will move us into the future.”

Also present was Greg Pettis, councilmember of Cathedral City, who focused more on the local benefits of the facility. Pettis remarked, “It will open up options for people in the East LA area, improve the air quality for Southern California. I’m looking forward for the city to work with CSULA in the future.” Once hydrogen-cell vehicles are introduced to roads in 2015, the facility will act as one of the most integral charging points in the city, with the close proximity to Down-town and major highways.

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Can You Handle The Long Drives?FEATURESNorma DominguezContributor

Students enrolling in next year’s school system have more to worry about than books, teachers and expens-es. These students have to consider transportation and decide whether they want to commute or live in dorms.

Many of us might be shocked to learn that our peers travel an hour or two to arrive on campus. Students commute from long distances such as Temecula, the Valley, and even Ox-nard. When hearing about those areas you are probably thinking to yourself, “why the long drive?”

When attending a university we must take into account affordability, quality of campus, and reputation. One major reason why people opt to live at home rather than on-campus is the to heavy cost and fee. At CSULA, housing costs are approximately $2,000 a quarter, depending on the size of the room and how it is shared. Dorming seems more practical to those that live far from campus, dislike long drives, and can afford the housing costs.

Another reason why people com-mute long distances might be because their residential areas don’t offer much college variety. Since most universities are located in states capital cities, those living in the smaller neighborhoods are

forced to drive into the city to receive their education.

Aside from financial stress and col-lege availability, there might be another unfortunate factor that may contribute to long distance commuting. This oc-curs when students restrict themselves to one specific college or only qualify for one college.

When applying to colleges, many students are excluded from applica-tion fee waivers and are forced to pay in order to apply. Paying for college applications doesn’t only limit our university options but it also reduces the chances of getting admitted to a university. Compare a student who has unlimited access to various universities to another who has to pay for his or her application and only applies to 3. The student who applied to several colleges is more likely to have more choices than the one who applied to just 3.

Commuting from a distance isn’t al-ways an option, but this is not to say that some people don’t like the travel distance. In fact, others have said that they prefer to travel out of their neigh-borhood because it provides them with a different location experience and presents them with a different vibe.

Many believe that the idea of a long drive is crazy but to others this may seem preferable.

Prescription AddictionFEATURESRyan SzamosszegiContributor

Drug dealers in the past have been described as ‘shady people,’ hiding out in the shadows and associated with gangs. However these days, drug dealers are beginning to look very dif-ferent. The drug dealers that are ruin-ing people’s lives now wear white lab coats and carry a pad with them.

According to the Clinton Founda-tion, the addiction rate of prescription drugs users has risen 95 percent since 1995 and the use of these drugs among college students has skyrocketed with a 394 percent increase. Not only col-lege students abusing these drugs, one person is dying every 19 minutes due to a prescription drug overdose.

According to The ChapHillNews.Com, 45 percent of college students in 2013 reported participating in high risk drinking and using other people’s prescription drugs. The increase of col-lege partying has caused a 30 percent increase in the drop out rates of college students.

“My brother became addicted to

meth after abusing Adderall, a drug that he was not prescribed, and he commonly used Oxycodone and other pain killers.” Said Michelle Padilla, 25, student here at Cal State LA. Amphet-amine aka Adderall and other stimu-lants are used to treat attention deficit disorder, or ADD, and are commonly used to stay awake longer and focus.

However, according to The Clinton Foundation, the constant use of them can cause dependency and lead to the cheaper street form of the drug known as speed, or methamphetamine. Anoth-er drug commonly abused are painkill-ers such as Vicodin and Oxycodone, which are known as opiates. The con-stant use and abuse of these drugs can cause dependency as well, and lead to the cheaper alternative, which is hero-in.

The prescription drug epidemic shows no sign of stopping. If you think you may be dependent on prescription drugs, you can log onto: www.drug-re-habilitation.com/prescription_drugs.

We are glad to report that Michelle’s older brother, now 30 years old, has gotten the help he needed and has been drug-free for over 2 years now.

ment is the “active, generous, and often lively interaction with others.”

He utilized his teaching skills and transformed his inaugural address to that of a lecture when he projected a second visual on stage of his grand-father’s mandolin and played a music piece involving a mandolin, playing slowly at first and escalated into a cre-scendo of a rapid tempo.

President Covino explained, “The mandolin is typically tuned by the gui-tar, and the guitar is typically tuned by ear,” and said that being in tune is an element of engagement. He alluded to rhetorician Kenneth Burke and devel-oped a complete understanding of en-gagement through his descriptions.

The relationship between engage-ment and service, President Covino explained as giving others time, atten-tion, and energy. He said, “An act of giving and sharing is an act of service. Sharing can be easier when we have a common heritage or set of experiences to begin with, but proves to be more challenging when we encounter per-sons, ideas, and problems that are un-familiar with us.”

Finally, the public good is the contri-butions of people, or giving back to the community and referred to the words

of Robert Greenleaf, “Caring for per-sons the more able or less able serving each other is the rock in which a good society is built.”

President Covino received a stand-ing ovation after his speech and given a medallion by Chancellor Timothy White to commemorate his presidency. After the ceremony, many gathered in the USU Plaza to enjoy refreshments and live music from the Music Depart-ment’s Commercial Class Music Class band, the 444’s.

When asked about what people are looking forward to during President Covino’s presidency, Provost, Dr. Ash-ish Vaidya said among the many things he is excited for is how the theme of engagement, service, and the public good can be incorporated and posed the question, “How can the institution play an even greater role in revitalizing the communities in our region?”

With the pomp and circumstance of Investiture Week finished, many like Provost Vaidya are looking forward to the coming years with President Covi-no have in store, and what can possibly occur to lead Cal State L.A. to infinity and beyond.

Catch the full audio and visual cov-erage of the Investiture by Golden Ea-gle Radio and Golden Eagle TV on our website!

Covino InauguratedContinued From Pg 2

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Bring Back Our GirlsNEWSTrinity JosephContributor

Envision a primary school aged child. Envision that child as educated, joyful, and safe from danger. Envision drop-ping that child off at school where s/he should be protect-ed. Now instead of just envi-sioning that one child, envi-sion 276. Imagine a massive kidnapping by militants where each of those 276 children have been taken away. Now remem-ber what you did on April 15th. Picture every detail of that day in your head.

Once you have that image replace it with the story of one of these little girls. This lit-tle girl’s story also took place on April 15th in Nigeria. This beautiful little girl along with 275 others were resting in their beds when armed men forced them into trucks. The Nigerian girls were abducted at a school in the country’s northeast re-gion -- a hotbed for the Islamist group Boko Haram. Then those trucks vanished into the dense forest bordering Cameroon. 53

of these girls managed to es-cape but 223 are still out there not resting in their beds, not being protected, but are serv-ing as slaves and doing sexual services. These children are no longer free. Now stop envision-ing this story and start telling it.

‘Bring back our girls’ is trending across news platforms and social media. “I saw a post on Instagram with the #bring-backourgirls. It’s important to spread the word because we as a community should get in-volved. We need to care just as much as if it took place in our own school because these are our little girls. If it can happen there, it can happen somewhere else. It doesn’t need to be close to home to be close to our heart,” stated Shaniqua Bates, a senior and Biology major at Cal State LA.

Not only is this tragic event trending online, protestors are also standing up for these girls. According to CNN, 100 dem-onstrators gathered outside the Nigerian High Commission in London again, where they chanted, “Bring them back!”

as well as “Not for sale!” and “African lives matter!”

Protesting also took place here in Los Angeles where ded-icated people carried posters that said #BringBackOurGirls. Protesters also gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to denounce what they described as a poor response by the Nigerian gov-ernment to save the girls. Nige-rian President Goodluck Jona-than addressed this devastating kidnapping stating, “Wherever these girls are, we’ll get them out.”Boko Haram’s name trans-lates to “Western education is a sin.” The group opposes the ed-ucation of women. According to Sharia law, women should be at home raising children and looking after their husbands. Education is not permitted. The number of missing girls can in-crease and further information is still being collected.

Hug your child a little tight-er tonight. Tell your little sister you love her again. Tell your mother and father you appre-ciate them. After that, lets find these girls so they can do those same things.

Garfono's Pizza

ENTERTAINMENTTaylor James WiseContributor

Saved By The Bell had The Max, Boy Meets World had Chubbies, Cheers had... well they had Cheers. California State University, Los Angeles has Garfono's? Garfono's is the closest bar to campus without going to The University Club. Whether you want to grab a drink between classes or just enjoy drinking the night away with friends, Garfono's is the place. Owner Jose Duarte has been operating Garfono's for over 20 years now and he makes it a very comfortable environment for student, even faculty.

While Garfono's might not be the epitome of a tradition-al bar, it’s also a pizza parlor, but the beer is exactly why it is popular for California State University, Los Angeles stu-dents. It’s the only bar within in a 10 mile radius where you can purchase a gallon of beer. Literally a gallon. The gallon

is perfect for large groups of friends.

Garfono's offers a wide va-riety of food as well. Their main calling card is the pizza, though they also sell every-thing from hamburgers to sal-ads to fish and chips. A helpful hint, make sure to let the pizza cool down for 5-10 minutes before you eat it or it will burn the roof of your mouth. Other than that, get ready to enjoy some delicious tasting pizza at a reasonable price.

This bar is a mainstay in California State University, Los Angeles’ night life. Garfo-no's is the one bar that every-one seems to know. Garfonos is the type of hole in the wall spot that is great for catching the game with friends.

Garfono's is located at 5468 Valley Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90032 right off of Lillyvale before the 710 South entrance. It’s a quick 5-minute walk from campus.

Photo courtesy of facebook.com

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May is blooming with color, adventure, delicious cuisine, fresh ideas, and spicy treats. I’ve put together a moodboard of everything I find will be blooming big this May.

A lot has changed from the last two months. For one thing, a very obvious change in temperature has settled in. It is no secret that warm weather always brings softer tones and subtle details in the environ-ment.

Pink tones seem to be gain-ing popularity this month, and a nice pink lip can make you look very chic and very fem-inine.

Pink lips aren’t the only thing around that looks good. Colorful low rise sneakers are in and ready to be walked in. Comfort is key during warm weather, and if we speak of comfort we cannot leave be-hind our comfort food. Who doesn’t love pizza! It’s the

greatest invention in the world of food, and guess what? Bak-ing homemade pizza has ulti-mately become the it thing to do this year, and now bigger than ever this month. Throw in some mozzarella, left over tomato basil sauce, mush-rooms and oh, let’s not forget the trending spicy jalapenos on everything. Yes, you got that right! Jalapenos are being added to everything now. For a nice kick in your margaritas, slice up some jalapenos and enjoy freshness.

Did anyone say fresh? That brings me to renovating your cozy space into a fresh space. Blend in those pinks, whites, greens into your walls furni-ture and décor. This will help your place feel ready for the warm weather, making you feel fresh and at ease.

Another trend that has hit big since the beginning of the year is shoulder length hair styles. Great long manes are beautiful, but to cool down and look chic try this length and keep it simple. If you don’t

want to keep it simple, you can find those gorgeous Tea-length skirts in floral prints every-where.

And where to wear your gor-geous printed tea length skirt? Picnics! Everyone is rishing to find a nice spot under the tree to place their picnic set of pillows, blankets, and hy-drating foods. A great choice for picnic foods is any kind of melons. I know a lot of us are looking to slim down for summertime, fruits with lots of water in them not only hy-drate you and fill you up, they are delicious and absolutely colorful.

Last but not least! I want to send a huge kiss and hugs to all the wonderful mothers and mother figures out there, because Mother’s Day has passed and what better way to say I love you than with spring time colorful flowers. You don’t have to wrap them up..try a couple of nice flower pot with beautiful and colorful flowers inside.

Fashion isn’t only about the clothes we wear, the style of our hair, and the way we walk. It’s about what is trending all the time, because that is where designers get their inspiration from. You see pink dinning ar-eas, I see a pink lip. You see a

warm day out by the park en-joying a picnic, I see retro hair. You see lots of potted plants in color, I see flower printed skirts. Everything comes to-gether, and moodboard help us identify those links and at the same time inspire us as well.

May Mood BoardFASHIONRoxana HernandezColumnist

Photo collage by Roxana Hernandez

CalendarMAY 12-18 WEEk SEVEN12Monday2PM Greek Week: Can You Picture It (Canned Food Drive) U-SU Plaza

3PM Criminal Justice Career FairCareer Center

3:30PM University Times MeetingKing Hall C3098

7PM Crackin’ the Books Phase II Lounge, Housing Services

13Tuesday9AM 10th Annu-al Student Research Conference Center for the Study of Gender and Sexualities 3rd Floor, U-SU

12PM Celebrasian U-SU Plaza

2PM HHS Spring ExtravaganzaKing Hall Walkway

3:30PM Etiquette for the Job Search Career Center

6PM Charter College of Education: Spring Into ActionKing Hall Walkway

6PM American Communities Program, David L. Kubal Keynote Speaker: An Evening with Dr. Lauren Berlant 3rd Floor, Los Angeles

Room U-SU

6PM Greek Week: Greek Idol (Lip Sync Presen-tations)U-SU Plaza

6PM 10th Annual Student Research Con-ference Center for the Study of Gender and Sexu-alities 3rd Floor, U-SU

7PM Crackin’ the Books Phase II Lounge, Housing Services

12PM Survival Fair 2.5U-SU Plaza

3PM Greek Week: Family FeudU-SU Theatre

3:15PM Fashion Drag Show: Exploring Gender Performance Through Fashion 3rd Floor, Los Angeles Room U-SU

14Wednesday 3:15PM Friends Helping FriendsStudent Health Center, Room 210

7PM Crackin’ the Books Phase II Lounge, Housing Services

15Thursday12PM DIY, Crafty Thursday Hair Care3rd Floor, San Gabriel Room U-SU

2PM Job Search Strategies Career Center

3PM Greek Week: Greek OlympicsJesse Owens Track and Field

3PM 16th Annual Distin-guished Women Awards3rd Floor, Golden Eagle Ballroom, Golden Eagle Building

4PM Geosciences Career Day & Open HouseKing Hall 4044

6:15PM Independent Vi-sions: The Fat Body (In)visible U-SU Theatre

7PM Crackin’ the Books Phase II Lounge, Housing Services

16Friday9AM CSULA Gives Back: A Day of Community Service

2PM ASI and RHA Pres-ent Spring MadnessPhase II Basketball Courts, Housing Services

7PM Crackin’ the BooksPhase II Lounge, Housing Services

7:30PM The John Lion New Plays Festival 2014Intimate Theatre at the Luck-man facebook.com/CsulaUTCsula_UT CsulaUniversityTimes