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tionately use menthol products Measure and die disproportionately from tobacco related diseases. That’s what is to be expected if the law to appear is not passed,” Gardiner said. “They are always talking on ballot about unintended consequences, let’s be clear, the intended con- Sebastián Abdon Ibarra sequences are that they have to LV Life Editor replace smokers each year be- cause half of them are dying,” Three days after the law was he said. signed, a proposed referendum Schachter still believes that was submitted to the attorney the bill will be passed by the general of California and on Jan. voters. Armida Carranza 22 the 623,212 signatures need- He pointed to the fact that the A man lights up in front of Ziggy’s Smoke Shop implementation of a new law which would have ed were verified by the secretary law passed both houses of the on Alpine Avenue in Stockton on Tuesday after- banned the sale of flavored tobacco products at of state, according to the Public legislature overwhelmingly and noon. A proposed referendum has delayed the retailers like Ziggy’s throughout California. Health Law Center. that polling shows the public’s The referendum will be on support of getting rid of flavored the ballot this year or the next, tobacco products. said John Schachter, senior di- However he is still wary of LaFetra College receives rector of advocacy communi- big tobacco companies. cations at Campaign for Tobac- “We are hopeful, but we also co-Free Kids. know that when big tobacco’s The group that spearheaded profits are threatened they will grant to boost diversity the efforts to get the referendum spend millions of dollars to passed was the California Coali- protect it with disinformation, Ryan Konrad School District, or PUSD. that included Anne Mangahas, tion for Fairness. lies, and exaggeration,” said Staff Writer “We’re working to find what Kristan Venegas and Juli John- “It is generally funded by the Schachter. are the needs of Pomona Unified son. tobacco industry,” said Phillip Schachter said that the pass- The University of La Verne and how students can help sup- The grant also signals the Gardiner, co-chair of the Af- ing of the law would do great LaFetra College of Education port the needs within the district University’s induction into the rican American Tobacco Con- things for the health of children, received a $400,000 grant from and also how we can reach out to National Teacher Preparation trol Leadership Council. “They and that it will save people’s the Branch Alliance for Edu- Pomona Unified and create this Transformation Center, a cohort spent somewhere in the neigh- lives along with health care dol- cator Diversity, which will go pipeline through our education of six universities nationwide borhood of $21 million to col- lars. toward the LaFetra College of studies undergraduate major dedicated to improving diversity lect all of those signatures and Even if the law is not passed Education’s efforts in diversi- and teacher education program in the teaching profession. putting out different lies about Schachter does not believe that fying the teaching profession and then back into the district,” “We have a pretty competi- what it would do and what it it will deter other states from in the classroom and within the Hsieh said. tive process for universities to wouldn’t do.” creating the same legislation. surrounding region. This “pipeline” is also the be accepted in the transforma- Gardiner said that the amount “Fortunately many other The Branch Alliance for Ed- tion center, including a visit to of money backing the California states don’t have public referen- ucator Diversity, or BranchED, the campus, a review of curric- Coalition for Fairness made it dums to overturn state laws so is a nonprofit that serves minori- ulum, talking to faculty, talking impossible to block the referen- we are hopeful. We are going to ty-serving institutions nation- ‘They’re to students [and] talking to dum. keep fighting at the federal level wide. expanding their school partners,” said Cassandra Schachter is in agreement and at the state and local level,” The grant will be used to- Herring, founder and CEO of with Gardiner. said Schachter. ward improving the college’s borders in terms BranchED. “I believe that’s the tobac- The law would prohibit to- education program by making of teaching “What we were very excited co companies, like R.J. Reyn- bacco retailers or any of the to- it more inclusive to students of underserved about is the way in which they olds and Philip Morris,” said bacco retailers’ employees from color and to the community as a are explicitly trying to deal with Schachter. selling, offering for sale, or pos- whole. communities.’ diversity, equity and inclusion in Gardiner said he hopes the sessing with the intent to sell a “For students with us this —Kimberly the curriculum and empowering law will be passed by the voters flavored tobacco product or a means really keeping them with- their teachers,” she said. come the next general election. tobacco flavor enhancer. in the program and making sure White-Smith, The grant reflects broader ef- California would join Massa- This includes menthol ciga- that they’re expanding their bor- LaFetra College of forts in reforming the teaching chusetts as the only two states rettes, one of the most popular ders in terms of teaching under- Education dean profession in the United States. to ban the sale of flavored to- flavors. served communities.” said Kim- White-Smith said about 80% of bacco products if the measure is The referendum will be avail- berly White-Smith, dean of the teachers in the United States are passed. able on the ballot during the next college of education. white and since students in K-12 “If you don’t do that you have general election. White-Smith added that the focus of La Verne’s Transform- education are increasingly more to realize that half the people that Sebastián Abdon Ibarra can college is focusing on removing ing and Overcoming Barriers in diverse, it is important to diver- use cigarettes die from them and be reached at sebastian.ibarra@ barriers that impact diverse can- Teacher Education Program, or sify the profession. African Americans dispropor- laverne.edu. didates. TO BE program. PUSD serves nearly 22,000 This includes standardized “TO BE is a data-driven, students and about 87% of those tests and replacing them with three-year commitment to diver- students are Hispanic, according Inside The Campus Times subject-matter waiver programs sify the profession and increase to the district’s fact sheet for the that were developed by LFCE the number of minority students 2020-2021 school year. Teaching about racism can be faculty in collaboration with the in the pipeline,” said White- “All students benefit from a first step to progress...... Page 2 College of Arts and Sciences. Smith. seeing a variety of different Clubs reach out to potential Betina Hsieh, a professor and She added that the program teachers with different strategies members...... Page 5 director of teacher education, was developed thanks to the and skills but are also linguis- Artist offers stark view of said the BranchED grant will BranchED grant. tically and ethnically diverse,” L.A. park...... Page 6 also help the University out- Hsieh was part of a group of White-Smith said. LV loses baseball legend reach to surrounding commu- faculty and staff from the LFCE Ryan Konrad can be reached Ben Hines...... Page 7 nities like the Pomona Unified who helped obtain the grant at [email protected]. Page 2 News February 12, 2021 Cemeteries segregated by social status Sarah Van Buskirk textile differences, she said she Staff Writer concluded that the “S” cemetery is at a lower socioeconomic sta- Kanya Godde Chrisco, asso- tus than the “R” cemetary. ciate professor of anthropology, Godde Chrisco said there shared her discovery that the were a lot of infants and children people of the cemeteries in me- buried at the “S” cemetery. dieval Nubia are being profiled “I figured that there might incorrectly, Tuesday at the facul- be some special youth area or ty lecture held via Zoom. some type of selection towards Medieval Nubia dates back to children and infants at that cem- 1700-1800 A.D. It is considered etery,” Godde Chrisco said. an island for a couple of weeks She took into consideration out of the year, however for the that a lower socioeconomic area rest of the year, it is considered is usually more prone to diseas- mainland. es. She said that during the Me- Nubia has no geographical dieval times everyone was sick border but to pinpoint its loca- and parasites cut across the low- tion, it is between Egypt and Su- er socioeconomic areas. dan with the Nile River flowing Godde Chrisco’s research through it. found a roughly 10 year life ex- During the lecture, God- pectancy difference between the de Chrisco talked about her two cemeteries. screenshot by Rachel Kendrick re-evaluation process to deter- Godde Chrisco also conduct- Kanya Godde Chrisco, associate professor of an- ture Tuesday. She discussed cranial metrics and mine the correct information, ed research to identify the age thropology, gives her presentation, “A Forgotten the similarities and differences she found while so she can provide justice to the pattern for which descendants Monastery in Medieval Nubia,” at the faculty lec- examining skeletal remains from the site. descendants. got buried at which cemetery. “There were some inferences “There was selection for put- dates due to missing information od was wrong, she said. She said “I need to sit back and let oth- in the research that I did not ting individuals under the age that cannot be rediscovered. that it was around 1700-1800 ers re-interpret the site and find like, that’s why it was import- of 18 years old at the ‘S’ ceme- She said that some literature A.D. the materials were too ad- new information and put it out ant to me to pursue this,” Godde tery.” Godde Chrisco said. publications have assigned the vanced to be assigned to an ear- there… I am definitely not the Chrisco said. Godde Chrisco is trying to time period 850-1400 A.D. for lier time period. end of the story,” Godde Chris- She found that there are two resolve a miscalculated time pe- medieval Nubia. Godde Chris- “So where are you going co said. cemeteries labeled “S” and riod that she found in some liter- co examined the architecture of from here?” asked Al Clark, Sarah Van Buskirk can be “R”. With evidence such as so- ature. There are some complica- the buildings, and the materials professor of humanities, who at- reached at sarah.vanbuskirk@ cial isolation, age at death, and tions trying to identify the exact used to justify that the time peri- tended the lecture. laverne.edu. Trustee remembered Teaching about racism can for love of learning Taylor Moore ty for the College of Education be a first step to progress Staff Writer and Organizational Leadership – the largest single donation to Alondra Campos posed to talk about it,” Tatum “How do you have a discus- Anthony LaFetra, Universi- the University in its 130-year Editorial Director said. “As kids, most people do sion in class about painful issues ty of La Verne trustee and pres- history – and the college was not have an adult they can speak when sometimes you’re the only ident and chief executive of the renamed the LaFetra College Beverly Daniel Tatum spoke to about their first race-related one in the room that resonates Rain Bird Corporation, died on of Education. on addressing issues of racism experience. That silence is so with those issues?,” asked Val- Jan. 29 from an undiagnosed Kimberly White-Smith, in academic settings and how to pervasive and you cannot solve erie Cummings, associate pro- cancer. He was 80. dean of the LaFetra College of be proactive in our own sphere a problem that hasn’t been talk- fessor of broadcast journalism. The announcement of his Education, said that his teach- of influence on Wednesday at ed about.” Translating pain into proac- death came from his family. ers took the time to sit with the annual Frederick Douglass Most people are reluctant to tive activity is key to these types Mr. LaFetra joined the Rain him and helped him understand Human Rights lecture through engage in an honest and produc- of painful discussions, said Bird Corporation in 1964. He his strengths as a learner, tell- Zoom. tive conversation about systems Tatum. originally served as a plant ing him, “You are an original Tatum is president emeri- of racism in our society, said “An empowered response is manager, vice president, and thinker.” White-Smith contin- ta of Spelman College and the Tatum. the response needed to issues executive vice president, ac- ued to explain that with their best-selling author of “Why “Where does race and race of social injustice,” Tatum said. cording to the Rain Bird Cor- encouragement, he mustered to Are All the Black Kids Sitting issues stand in classroom curric- “One of the things instructors poration. do well in school which led him Together in the Cafeteria? And ulums?,” Mathews asked. can do is shift the conversation In 1978, he replaced his to become not only a Stanford Other Conversations about Tatum said the idea of race to put more responsibility on mother, Mary E. LaFetra, as grad, but eventually a success- Race” and “Can We Talk about can be introduced as early as issues away from those target- president and CEO. ful CEO. Race.” In 2013, she received the middle school and to keep in ed and more to those who we As a first generation col- Mr. LaFetra is not only re- Carnegie Academic Leadership mind the other forms of discrim- would like to be allies.” lege student, who graduated membered for his success, but Award and is the 2014 recipient ination that are relevant in soci- Tatum also touched upon the from Stanford University, Mr. also for his love of learning. of the American Psychological ety too, such as ableism, sexism topic of color blindness and her LaFetra wanted to give other Lieberman recalled that Association Award. and anti-Semitism. first hand experiences with par- students the same opportuni- he loved nature and was al- Tatum’s lecture covered is- The language each individu- ents teaching their children to be ty he had received, said ULV ways curious. She described sues of racism and systems of al uses to speak about systems color blind in order to prevent President Devorah Lieberman. that every few years, ULV had racism in society as well as how of racism may not be used in racism. Lieberman said that Mr. planned a trip of a dozen to 20 to start conversations and find the same way across the board, “I hear most often white par- LaFetra had expressed interest people, and he would be on ev- solutions to these long-standing which can create confusion in ents tell their kids to be color in getting involved with the ery trip with her. issues. dialogue. blind and in response I would University over meetings with She recalled that they would College of Arts and Sciences Tatum defined prejudice as Continued on page 5 Lieberman, since ULV had take trips to Montana, where Dean Shannon Mathews moder- an attitude about people differ- ated the lecture with more than ent from one’s self based on ste- been in his life since he was a everything was outdoors. Corrections boy. “He loved the trip. He was 100 students, faculty and staff reotypes. The Campus Times is He had told her that he had always exploring,” Lieberman in attendance and allowed the “No one grows up escap- attended the Glendora School said. “It was a great joy for me audience to participate and ask ing the influence of prejudice,” committed to accuracy. District, and almost all of his to watch Tony LaFetra outside questions. Tatum said. When we make mistakes, teachers were ULV graduates. of work, outside of the board, To start off the lecture, Tatum defined racism as however, it is our policy These teachers played an im- and it filled him with joy.” Mathews asked why talking more than just discrimination to correct them as soon portant role in Mr. LaFetra Rod Leveque, University about race is still relevant in the based on skin color, but about as they are brought to eventually achieving the suc- spokesman, remembered Mr. present day but still very diffi- policies and practices that have our attention. If you find cult to talk about. shaped interactions in our world, cess that he did, he said. LaFetra to be a man of few a mistake in the Campus “I think that has everything to such as how resources are being In 2016, Mr. LaFetra donat- words. Times, please let us know ed $10 million to the Universi- Continued on page 7 do with the fact that we learn at divided as a consequence of an an early age that we are not sup- election. at [email protected]. Page 3 News February 12, 2021 Black gay publishers discuss their zines Jaydelle Herbert diaspora. He worked for a law Staff Writer firm in his day job, but he said he created the zine, which was In honor of Black Histo- published from 1995 to 2005, ry Month, the University of in response to the community’s Southern California hosted a yearning for such an outlet that virtual panel discussion cen- represented this aspect of black tered around four black gay men culture. whose publications in the 1990s “Buti Voxx affirmed who were groundbreaking. they were mentally, sexually,” The Feb. 4 panel titled “Black Victorianne said. “When they Gay Mail” was moderated by turned that last page they knew USC doctoral student Adrienne who they were.” Adams. Ajamu X, photographer and It featured publishers Alan publisher of Wickers & Bullers, Bell, Ajamu X, Gregory D. Vic- created content based on black torianne and Ric Irick to discuss gay politics. The name Wickers the origins and significance of in Trinidad means “I am a gay their publications during the man.” emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic. “Wickers & Bullers was the screenshot by Emily Alvarez Irick, who from 1993 to 1999 first commercially produced Ric Irick, publisher of Malebox, shares two issues event Feb. 4. The two issues, which Irick said are published Malebox, a month- black LGBTQ publication of his publication, which was centered around the his favorites, tackle the problems of male rape and ly magazine about the intimate launched at gay pride in Lon- Black gay male community, at the Black Gay Mail finding love in the Black gay male community. opinions, experiences and feel- don,” Ajamu X said. ings of emotions of Black gay Bell, president of BLK Pub- men, talked about both love and lishing Company, Inc., founded sexual violence among the com- in 1988 to publish magazines Ceremony honors grads’ munity. targeted to the black lesbian He said his magazine had and gay community, was also a stories in which men recount- pioneer who in 1977 he found- ed their rape experiences, and ed Gaysweek in New York, the achievements in pandemic it also had rape fantasy stories. first mainstream weekly lesbian Deja Goode detailed the work of her moth- cian assistant practice as part of One front cover, he recalled has and gay newspaper, and the first Editor-in-Chief er and Cesar Chavez, and how the first ever cohort to graduate a picture of a shirtless, black gay owned by an African American. their movement has inspired from La Verne’s physician assis- man with a hood covering his Bell said he wanted to balance The University of La Verne better work environments and tant program. face. entertainment for the black com- honored 2,337 graduating stu- provided aid in embracing com- The full commencement vid- Irick also talked about how munity with discussions about dents from Spring 2020 and munities as one. eo featuring all of the College of black men struggled with being HIV/AIDS. Winter 2021 in a series of virtu- “As Dolores loves to say, we Arts and Sciences speakers and openly gay. “We talked about AIDS from al commencement ceremonies, are all one human race, homo graduates can be found on You- Victorianne, a Los Angeles the beginning,” Bell said. and featured a speech from Do- sapiens,” Chavez read. “Our hu- Tube. native, creator and publisher of Jaydelle Herbert can be lores Huerta for the College of man race began in Africa. That Deja Goode can be reached Buti Voxx, the popular “gueril- reached at jaydelle.herbert@ Arts and Sciences, delivered by means we’re all Africans in dif- at [email protected]. la” zine representing the African laverne.edu. her daughter Camila Chavez, on ferent shades and colors. And Jan. 30. unless you’re Native American, Huerta is an American labor we are all immigrants.” leader and civil rights activist Chavez closed the speech CT wins national gold medal who co-founded the National congratulating the graduates Anabel Martinez er missed a single issue, even To deal with covering and Farmworkers Association with for completing their respective Staff Writer during that time, moving the coping with the multiple crises, Cesar Chavez. degrees during the tumultuous paper’s publication complete- Elizabeth Zwerling, Campus Huerta has been nationally times, and reminded them that The University of La Verne’s ly online. They highlighted the Times chief adviser and profes- recognized and received awards their success is a beacon of hope Campus Times was awarded the students, faculty and commu- sor of journalism implemented including the Presidential Elea- for a better future. Columbia Scholastic Press As- nity members’ stories and trials workshops on how to approach nor Roosevelt Award for Hu- Abigail Humphrey, a Win- sociation’s Gold Medal Award weekly through this trying time. these heavy topics. man Rights, and the Presiden- ter 2021 graduate who earned a for overall excellence for the “Our virtual newsroom was “We ended up doing some tial Medal of Freedom in 2012, bachelor of arts in English, en- 2019-2020 academic year. a Zoom call meeting, where we workshops in trauma and cri- which is the highest civilian joyed the graduation ceremony The award marks the publica- were just all in little blocks on sis reporting,” Zwerling said. honor in the United States. despite the complications with tion’s 17th CSPA Gold Medal in the screen,” said Alondra Cam- “That’s part of our curriculum “Hello students, on behalf the pandemic. the past 20 years. pos, senior journalism major and now.” of the president of the Dolores “Although I’m sad I wasn’t Campus Times editors and Campus Times editorial director. The Columbia Scholastic Huerta foundation and my able to walk across the stage, staff writers said the award, “We did not have that in-person Press Association, based at Co- mother, I am proud to join you I was grateful that more of my which is based on an extensive interaction... There wasn’t that lumbia University in New York, on this special occasion,” Cami- family was able to watch with it critique of all aspects including newsroom feeling as much, but is one of the oldest and most la Chavez said. being on Zoom,” she said. reporting, writing, editing, head- (we) made it work.” reputable international student A group of about 200 stu- Jerry Solorzano, who earned lines, photography and design, The staff wrote about health- press organizations. dents, dressed in their caps and his bachelor of science in busi- attributed their consistent suc- care workers, students’ journeys Submissions are reviewed by gowns, watched the speech via ness administration, also attend- cess to their rigorous peer men- through the pandemic, local judges who award points on a Zoom, their images displayed ed the virtual graduation expe- toring and editing process. businesses struggles and more, 1,000-point scale for the various during the virtual commence- rience, but was not particularly This success would not have the editors said. components of reporting, edit- ment livestream. happy about the University’s ef- been possible without the staff’s Campos said the 2019-2020 ing, photography and more. Under their photos were in- forts. teamwork and dedication, said academic year was very eventful The Gold Medal puts the spiring senior quotes. Despite “Considering the amount of 2020 journalism alumna Layla both before and after the start of Campus Times in the top tier the quick appearance of their time the school had to try and Abbas, class of 2020, who was the pandemic. among roughly 1,100 newspa- faces, tears and smiles were plan this commencement, the editor-in-chief in fall semester She remembers reporting pers/hybrid publications from painted across the screen as ceremony was lackluster to say 2019. “It really is a team effort critical incidents before classes colleges and universities nation- Chavez delivered the speech. the least,” he said. “However, I in every aspect, from the begin- went fully online, ranging from wide. “The Dolores Huerta Foun- enjoyed the speech about finish- ning of the publication to the new laws and changes to adjunct “It serves as a reminder that dation is working to address sys- ing college in a longer time than day the papers are out.” faculty pay structure to online we’re doing our job as report- temic issues through policy solu- most because it showed that ev- Given that the award cov- scammers targeting students, an ers,” Campos said. “We’re sub- tions,” Chavez said. “One of the eryone’s journey is different but ers spring 2020, the start of the alleged campus hate crime and mitting professional and infor- ways we’re working to improve we can all be successful.” COVID-19 pandemic, when the the celebration of the Campus mative writing that other people the quality of education for all is The commencement ceremo- publication with all classes had Times’ 100th anniversary. recognize, and we’re fortunate advocating for ethnic studies to ny also included speeches from to suddenly go virtual under “Especially that fall there to have received it.” instill pride in students of color President Devorah Lieberman, stay-at-home orders, the editors was a lot of breaking news “Congratulations to every and teach all students the contri- Provost Jonathan Reed, for- said the Gold Medal Award, an- around a lot of different issues single staff writer and editor,” butions of immigrants, African mer Associated Students of La nounced in January, is a most around the University,” said Da- Abbas added. 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University clubs and events, To mark the start of the new two teams make a song on a top- it more difficult,” said Priscilla “As a new organization, we visit laverne.campuslabs.com/ semester, the Office of Student ic they were given and make it Price, a senior psychology ma- are incredibly proud of how engage/events. Life hosted a virtual Club Fair their own. jor and undergraduate president much we’ve built so far,” Price Sumiko Rudisky can be with several online events over The club changed the game for Psi Chi. said. “We are building the foun- reached at sumiko.rudisky@ the course of the week. to make it an informational song One club featured, Phi Epsi- dation for any subsequent se- laverne.edu. Instead of outdoor booths about when their next meeting on the quad as in pre-pandemic was. At the end the audience got times, the various clubs offered to vote on which team did better. activities during Zoom sessions, Students were eager to find some of which included as many clubs they were passionate as 20 students. about. The Psi Chi Honor Society in Kayla Yousef spent her whole Psychology hosted a “Name that time at the Psi Chi club meeting. Tune ” game with the chance to “It’s a great way to get more win a Starbucks gift card, before involved, because with this pan- taking questions from potential demic it is difficult to find … op- new members. portunities to get more involved The Black Student Union on campus,” said Yousef, a ju- members said they were excited nior psychology major. “Even at the potential to bring in new though we are having a virtual members. experience, it is nice how we “We are really excited to can still find these opportunities show off how creative we are to still connect with our peers.” with this virtual club fair,” said “Having gone to a virtual BSU president Kylie Fetui-Turn- format has been challenging er, a junior business major. in terms of more preparation The Black Student Union compared to in person. We like screenshot by Rachel Kendrick Priscilla Price, senior psychology major and potential new members on Monday at the virtu- Most students plan co-president of Psi Chi Honor Society, answers al club fair. Students could visit different clubs questions and discusses upcoming meetings for through Zoom and ask questions. to get COVID vax Racism... Abelina Nunez Most of the students surveyed Continued from page 2 Staff Writer said they were willing to take the vaccine not only for themselves like to say that it might be that ers view them. draw attention to injustices from In an informal survey of 10 but for their family and friends your child is color silent, not As students approach puber- police brutality, he’s making college students, eight students to stay safe and healthy. color blind,” Tatum said. ty, they start to think more ab- that visible through his sphere said they hoping to take the “I will take the vaccine be- Color silent is when an indi- stractly and symbolically about of influence as a public figure,” COVID-19 vaccine in the very cause I have grandparents who vidual refuses to see how skin one another, said Tatum. As they Tatum said. “Any of us can do near future. live with me, and I would like color impacts someone else’s take on their appearance, adults that in our own spheres of in- This is higher than a recent to do anything possible to keep life in many ways, explained view them differently. There- fluence as teachers, students, or national survey taken in Decem- them safe,” said freshman Sami- Tatum. The more someone fore, they will gather with oth- individuals.” ber of 2020, which found that ra Felix. “If we want to go back grows into their identities, the er students who remind them of A student panel discussion 60% of Americans were willing to normal, we have to do what is more they will want those iden- their own category and experi- followed Tatum’s lecture where to be vaccinated, according to necessary to get there.” tities to be noticed. ences. students had the opportunity to the Pew Research Center. The Yet, some students are hesi- Tatum also provided tips on Al Clark, professor of hu- ask Tatum any additional ques- study also found that only 39% tant to take the vaccine because how to teach children about race manities, said Tatum’s lecture tions. of Americans said they trust of how their bodies might react at a young age. reminded him that everyone Greta Taylor, junior commu- doctors and scientists to make to the vaccine. Their fears are in “Use the word ‘difference’ experiences things differently nications major, said Tatum’s sure it is safe and effective. line with the 62% of Americans instead of ‘race’ because it is based on their backgrounds. lecture left her feeling different “I would take the COVID-19 in the Pew study who said they important to acknowledge race “We hear and say things that compared to other Black History vaccine because many doctors are not comfortable being in the as an artificial construct,” Tatum may be commonly agreed in one Month events. have said that it was safe to use,” first round of vaccine recipients. said. “The genetic material that group, but may be a stereotype “I try to avoid events that said Aniyah Powell, freshman Lizzette Garcia, freshman determines our physical appear- for another group,” Clark said. have painful discussions during political science major. Powell communication major, said she ance is so small and irrelevant Clark referred to an exam- Black History Month because added that by taking the vaccine, is not comfortable taking the biologically but very important ple Tatum spoke about from her there are so many infuriating she’ll be able to return sooner vaccine since she is unsure of socially.” book “Why Are All the Black and sad things that were done to in-person learning with a bit what the vaccine is made of. Although children may not Kids Sitting Together in the to Black people in the past and of security, knowing that she is She said she is worried about know race labels at a young Cafeteria? And Other Conversa- it can make me feel depressed,” protected from the virus. it because when taking the flu age, they are able to understand tions about Race” where a white Taylor said. “But I left Tatum’s “I have had friends and fam- shot, she is prone to get sick and differences in skin color, and teacher encourages a black stu- lecture feeling empowered, opti- ily get it and turn out just fine,” does not want to have a similar parents can talk about those dif- dent to attend a school social mistic, and hopeful.” said freshman Lily Steward. reaction to the COVID shot. ferences that affirm the value of event because “her people love Taylor said Tatum’s advice to “I’ve seen the research behind “I will not take the vaccine light or dark skin, said Tatum. to dance.” stay proactive within her com- it and its effectiveness, and I be- because I’m nervous about what “If parents want to raise their After hearing this, the black munity pushed her to see the lieve vaccines work.” it will do to my body,” Garcia children to be anti-racist, they student reached out to a white victories against racism in the Steward said would like to said. have to instill the value of all friend about the teacher’s com- past. return to her previous normal “There have been many re- shapes and sizes, which can be ment only to be told to brush it “If we understand that racism and that vaccinations may be the calls on vaccines and medica- done through books, media, and off. is a hierarchy of human value, only way to reach it. tions before that have caused even shows like Sesame Street,” In addition to addressing but that human rights are for all Jasmine Gaeta, freshman birth defects and such,” added Tatum said. race and racism in the class- humans, we can therefore see history major, believes the best Kara Aguilera, freshman pho- Tatum explained the reason room, Tatum spoke about using how a hierarchy shouldn’t exist option to slow the spread is by tography major. why students still sit in particu- spheres of influence to address at all,” Tatum said. taking the vaccine so there’s a Abelina Nunez can be lar ethnic or racial groups today racial issues publicly. Alondra Campos can be possibility that COVID-19 will reached at abelina.nunez@ is because they seek people who “When someone like Colin reached at alondra.campos@ no longer be a threat. laverne.edu. will relate to them and how oth- Kaepernick chooses to kneel to laverne.edu. Arts, Page 6 Campus etc...Times February 12, 2021 Artist offers stark view of L.A. park Jacob Barriga Arts Editor

The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and UCLA hosted their weekly lunchtime art talk, “Made in L.A. 2020,” to 74 par- ticipants via Zoom Feb. 3, fea- turing the work of painter Jill Mulleady. The discussion, led by Ham- mer Museum curators Aram Moshayedi and Nicholas Bar- low, focused on Mulleady’s piece “Someone Left the Cake out in the Rain.” The triptych painting por- trays images of MacArthur Park, located in the Westlake neigh- borhood of Los Angeles. Mulleady’s depiction of MacArthur Park in spring of 2020, pre-COVID-19, was a grim look into the reality of our society rather than a fanta- sy wrapped in the glamour one would imagine when they think of the Westlake area. The piece currently hangs in the Hammer and has been there all year with no audience to see screenshot by Christine Diaz it. Aram Moshayedi, curator at the Hammer Museum in Los Ange- 2020,” on Feb. 3. Mulleady’s work included a triptych of her depic- “The piece here at the les, leads a conversation about Jill Mulleady’s paintings as part of tion of present-day MacArthur Park, titled “Someone Left the Cake Hammer is lonely and lone- the museum’s short discussion series about artists, “Made in L.A. Out in the Rain.” some without the audience. All worker stuck in a never-ending Mulleady is attempting to Angeles than the glamour that style, almost naïve. Mulleady is dressed up with nowhere to go,” cycle of life within a swarm of poke holes in the fantasy of the city supposedly holds. trying to present a grander idea Barlow said. seagulls feeding off of the waste the affluent Los Angeles area “Mulleady evokes precedents through a simplistic painting The imperfection of life that run off from the city. through her reality and what she that once dealt with economic style. MacArthur Park is both Mulleady highlights in her piece Mulleady’s painting itself has sees in her daily life, he said. disparity and inner psychologi- grand and humble at the same is the beauty of ugliness that Los imperfections that reflect the vi- “The Westlake neighborhood cal struggle of contemporary life time and her use of bold colors Angeles holds in the heart of the sion she expresses in the piece. is now better known as a com- through a decidedly exaggerated capture both the vibrancy of the city. “There are areas that are hur- mon place for discarded bodies and often dream-like lens,” Mo- park and the immigrant commu- In her piece there is a smok- ried and unfinished that reveal and firearms in the ‘70s and shayedi said. nity it is in,” Trainor said. er fulfilling his vice, two dogs a lurking substrate and spectral ‘80s. Which tells a truer story of Laurie Trainor, retired docent The Hammer hosts these art engaged in a fight, a ghost par- as the old ghost nearby,” Mo- the city’s economic disparity of at Los Angeles County Museum discussions weekly on Wednes- alyzed and stuck for eternity, shayedi said. “Sketchy visual its immigrant population,” Mo- of Art, believes that Mulleady days at 12:30 p.m. over Zoom. and tipped over trash can with disruption as this one resembles shayedi said. is trying to represent the city of For more information, visit litter thrown onto a loosely a murky soup and contrast with Mulleady’s depiction of Los Angeles through this iconic hammer.ucla.edu. put together soccer field in the the neighboring areas of finer MacArthur Park feels grim, as landmark in the city. Jacob Barriga can be reached distance. There is a sanitation detail.” reality is much more real in Los “It is a simplistic painting at [email protected]. Contestants sing the hits at ‘Leo Factor’ event Angie Lopez-Yepes the crown. Unlike typical talent shows, get a second chance in a perfor- their favorite performance. Staff Writer Host Jej Vinson, a former performers had the opportunity mance.” said Qiu. Qiu won the audience vote, contestant on “The Voice,” was to reshoot their performances The final contestant was Avi- followed by Ayala, Avila and The Campus Activities Board able to help get the crowd ani- as many times as possible until la who not only sang the hit song Soto-Arredondo. hosted an “X-Factor” themed mated for the talents to come they were satisfied with their “Driver’s License” by Olivia CAB provides giveaways at talent show called “The Leo with his own performance. work. Rodrigo, but executed a music most events. Factor” Feb. 3 in which four “I thought the host was amaz- “I recorded three times be- video inspired by the original The first 100 people to RSVP University of La Verne students ing, especially the way he sang. fore I was satisfied with how it artist. for “The Leo Factor” each re- competed by presenting videos It definitely woke me up since I sounded. All three recordings “It took like three hours to ceived a ULV crew neck sweat- of themselves performing pop- had just finished my class,” se- were good, but according to film the shots and then the edit- shirt. ular songs. nior psychology and criminolo- the friend who was helping me, ing took another eight hours and “Part of the reason that I go With a successful night of gy major Denise Mendez said. it felt like I put more emotion then the audio took about two to these events is because I love over 100 attendees, the event At the beginning of the event, into the song on the third re- to three hours to finalize,” Avila getting the free stuff, because was fun filled with music and Vinson gained the audience’s cording, so we stuck with that said. who doesn’t. But I mostly go talent. attention by singing two songs, one,” said Soto-Arredondo, who Ayala also helped Avila to just to support other ULV stu- Freshman educational studies “The Way You Look Tonight” sang “Dancing On My Own” by add in all the beats and extra dents in this pandemic. I know major Jacob Ayala, senior music by Michael Bublé and “Weak” Calum Scott. sounds. how hard it is to go out there and major Yuan Qiu, sophomore bi- by SWV. All the way from Shanghai, “It made everything sound a perform in front of other stu- ology major Brianna Avila and The first video was by Ayala, China, Qiu dedicated his piano little bit cooler,” Avila said. dents,” Mendez said. junior business administration whose performance was an orig- performance of “Hall of Fame” Vinson ended the night by For more information on and Spanish major Cristina So- inal song built by looping musi- by The Script to all the front line singing two more songs, “When upcoming events, follow La to-Arredondo all displayed dif- cal instruments. workers. I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars Verne CAB on Instagram at ferent forms of their talents from “Looping an original song, I Qiu said he finalized his per- and an unreleased original titled @lavernecab. instruments to beats to songs play instrument by instrument formance in one take. “Boo Boo.” Angie Lopez-Yepes can be and much more. and at the end, there is a full “I only recorded myself once While he was singing, it was reached at angie.lopezyepes@ Qiu wound up taking home song,” Ayala said. because in real life, you don’t time for the audience to vote for laverne.edu. Sports Page 7 Campus Times February 12, 2021 LV loses baseball legend Ben Hines Jorge Martinez “We should all aspire to be Staff Writer Ben. A guy who does his life but always goes back to his roots, Ben Hines, former La Verne and hopefully I can do the same baseball coach and hitting coach one day,” Winterburn said. for the Los Angeles Dodgers, The University of La Verne died Jan. 13. He was 85. Faculty and staff members will He led the Leopards to an never forget Ben Hines. Pro- NAIA title in 1972, the first fessor of Humanities Al Clark national championship for La had the chance to interview Ben Verne in any sport. He also Hines previously. Clark would earned a World Series ring with meet with Hines when he was in the Dodgers. the city or just visiting. The Leopards’ home field The La Verne baseball field, was named Ben Hines Field in which was named after him in his honor in 1989. 1989, was built by him and his Hines was raised in McFar- players back in the 1970s. land, California, and enrolled Hines dug trenches for the at La Verne College in the mid wires and made the dugout for 1950s. the team. The field sat at the cur- He was a three-sport athlete rent site of the Abraham Campus in college, playing baseball, Center and was moved to its cur- football and basketball. rent location at Campus West in After graduating in 1958 2011. Hines was signed by the Balti- Hines was a competitor, he more Orioles as a catcher and loved to win and that made it infielder. Following a brief mi- harder for his opponents to beat nor league stint, he returned to him, said Professor of Human- La Verne as a baseball coach ities Al Clark, who interviewed in 1960. During his coaching Hines for the University of La years, Hines won more than 500 Verne oral history project. games and took the Leopards “Hines created a system to the playoffs every year from where a coach must recruit good 1968 until his departure in 1980. players to see a good outcome,” Hines took his Leopard teams Clark said. to the NAIA World Series five Clark says that Hines encour- times and won the national title aged other coaches to recruit and in 1972. He led La Verne to eight find good players to bring back Southern California Intercolle- to their teams, in hope of win- giate Athletic Conference titles, ning a championship. Clark said including five straight from he hopes La Verne will remem- 1976 to1980, and was named ber him as a committed coach, Coach of the Year in 1977. hardworking faculty member In all, Hines coached 63 and caring mentor. Leopards who went on to play Hines is survived by his wife, professionally, including eight Wanda and his three children future Major League players and Steve, Bruce, and Kristi. one future Major League man- Bruce Hines, who played for ager. Most notable was three- his father at La Verne and has time All-Star Dan Quisenberry, coached throughout the major who helped lead the Kansas City and minor leagues, will join the Royals to their first World Series Los Angeles Angels as first base championship. and outfield coach for the 2021 After his departure from the season. file photo by Christopher Guzman University of La Verne in 1980, Jorge Martinez can be Hines served as an assistant reached at jorge.martinez4@ Ben Hines (center) visits the original Ben Hines burn (right) in 2011. Hines, who won national baseball coach at Arizona State laverne.edu. Field with former baseball coach Owen Wright championships as a coach at both the college and University for three years. In (left) and current baseball coach Scott Winter- professional levels, died Jan. 13. 1983, Hines made it into the big leagues hitting coach for the Se- attle Mariners. LaFetra... He moved on to the Dodgers Continued from page 2 from 1985-1986 and 1988-1993, serving as hitting coach and “When he spoke, he had an have overcome tremendous ob- first base coach and helped the impact,” Leveque said. “His stacles in their own lives so they Dodgers win a World Series in comments were always mean- could continue their education,” 1988. ingful and insightful.” Lieberman said. During his time as a coach, “He had a passion and com- She added that she will never Hines wrote a book called “The passion for our students,” said forget that Mr. LaFetra used to Swing’s the Thing” which dis- Loretta Rahmani, retired ULV say that “a leader’s responsibili- cusses baseball, hitting and dean of student affairs. “I also ty is to change and lead the right swinging levels. loved his smile and laugh.” change.” He continued to stay active Mr. La Fetra will be remem- In return, she said to him: with the La Verne baseball team bered by the LaFetra College of “Tony, you’re very successful, Education, dedicated to prepar- but you’re not just successful, up until his death. A FAMILY OF FOUR SPENDS $1500 “I remember the days Hines ing students to become effective you’re significant, and that’s and I would go down to the field educators and advocates for so- what people will remember you A YEAR ON FOOD THEY DON’T EAT and talk about baseball and how cial equity within the communi- for.” hitting levels are important,” ty. He is survived by his two current baseball head coach Both Lieberman and White- children, Suzanne LaFetra Col- Scott Winterburn said. Smith described how his endow- lier and Michael LaFetra, as Winterburn said he admired ment helped fund the “overcom- well as his sister, Sarah Lynne Ben Hines because he was a gra- er” scholarship. Ludwick. cious person who never forgot “He wanted it to go to stu- Taylor Moore can be reached his roots. dents who have persisted and at [email protected]. 300 miles

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