CAMPUS TIMES DECEMBER 1, 2017 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE COMMUNITY SINCE 1919 VOL. 126, NO. 12 Students march against hate speech Giovanna Z. Rinaldo Editor in Chief Contagious messages of love and positivity spread across Sneaky Park in the form of col- orful signs and uplifting music, as honors students held “Dissi- pate the Hate,” a senior project event 11 a.m. Monday to edu- cate the University community about hate speech. Students then voiced their support for target- ed groups by participating in a march around campus, preach- ing inclusivity and advocating for equality. The event was organized by senior honors students kinesiol- ogy majors Jason Souriolle and Taylor Davis, journalism major Brooke Grasso and biology ma- jors Jenna Damon and Nahiely Torres. Before helping themselves to Hawaiian barbecue, participants stopped by booths hosted by clubs and organizations to learn about the different ways hate speech affects specific groups and how to combat it. “We are bringing awareness Celeste Drake to hate that Latinos face, for in- Senior psychology major Jedaun Carter, senior journalism ma- Sneaky Park. The event included booths for the Gender Sexuality stance what Trump is promoting jor Tyler Evains and junior sociology major Maria de los Angeles Alliance club, the Latino Student Forum and the University Multi- Continued on page 7 Hernandez Gonzales lead a march against hate speech Monday in cultural Services. Debate takes crown Fighting food insecurity Mulan Novilla Verne,” associate dean of stu- Students then picked up their at championships Staff Writer dent affairs Juan Regalado said. boxes at the Interfaith Chapel “I’m hopeful the Food Pantry from Nov. 20-22. Jose Brambila ability in the tournament. For three days before Thanks- will alleviate some of the needs Sophomore anthropology Editorial Director “I don’t ever expect to have giving, the Office of Religious and concerns that some of our major K’lema Burleson is the Brooke Grasso any result really,” Eberle said. and Spiritual Life distributed students may have.” student lead for the Pantry. LV Life Editor “Every round is different and boxes of food for students in According to a 2016 study “My first semester of fresh- every team is going to run a need at the Interfaith Chapel. by the University of California man year, I struggled as a com- The University of La Verne different set of arguments. You For the past year Religious Global Food Initiative, about 42 muter,” Burleson said. “Since debate team was crowned can see the same team four and Spiritual Life has been tak- percent of UC student respon- I didn’t have access to a meal the fall U.S. National Debate times, but you will hear four ing donations for the Leo Food dents experienced food insecu- plan, my main struggle was Champions Nov. 19 at the Cla- different arguments.” Pantry program – put in place rity. food. I really thought about the remont Colleges, and is now Some topics covered in the to help address the food inse- Food insecurity as defined by kids who are going through what heading to the World Cham- debate included; whether citi- curity experienced by an alarm- the U.S. Department of Agricul- I went through, and I wanted pionships in Mexico City this zenship should be a privilege ing number of college students ture is, “experiencing reduced to give (the Food Pantry) my December. not a right, if it’s okay to punish across the state. food intake at times due to limit- all because it would have been The debate team faced com- the innocent to prosecute the “As an educational institu- ed resources.” awesome if I had the food pantry petitors from University of Cal- guilty, that states should have tion, the most important thing For the past one and a half back then.” ifornia Berkeley, University of the option to secede from the is students are successful as stu- months, the Coalition has been She was in charge of packing Southern California, University U.S. every ten years, and if po- dents,” said University Chaplain taking in food and monetary these boxes and coordinating the of California Los Angeles, Pep- litical candidates should under- Zandra Wagoner. “If someone donations to prepare boxes for open house event that took place perdine University and Loyola go lie detector tests. is not eating, they cannot focus. students. Nov. 15. Marymount University among The winning topic was When your basic needs are not Request forms were available Around 70 students signed up others. After 10 rounds, the whether society has the right to met, it is difficult to have your to students on the Office of Spir- to receive boxes and 13 signed remaining teams for the final autonomy and privacy online. full attention on being a student. itual and Religious Life website, up to volunteer for the distribu- open round consisted of two “People have the ability to We want to make sure our stu- where they could sign up until tion at the open house held in ULV teams, USC and UCLA. post stuff online and create dents have enough to eat.” Nov. 15 to receive a box custom- Stu-Han residence hall. The team of junior sociolo- their own online persona,” Mr- The first Leo Food Pantry ized with their food preferences. Continued on page 2 gy major Michael Eberle and sich said of La Verne’s winning event held in December 2016 senior political science and argument. “People go through led to the formation of the Uni- INSIDE THE CAMPUS TIMES speech communications double phases, for example maybe a versity of La Verne Food Co- Films commemorate major Joanna Mrisch walked girl loses her dad and decides to alition, a committee of staff, trans people ................................ Page 2 away as the champions. Fresh- post nude pictures online. Later faculty and students dedicated man political science major she should have the ability to to addressing the issues of food Students find income Tania Ruedas and junior crim- erase that permanently, but she deficiency and planning the food in unique jobs ...........................Page 6 inology major Hannah Reyes doesn’t because it will always pantry program. Murals imagine won first place in the novice be stuck in metadata.” “Food insecurity has been city’s future ................................ Page 8 division. ULV’s debate team returned a growing issue among college Rojo is honored Eberle said he was focused from a debate in Oxford, En- students nationally, and this as an All-American .................. Page 12 on performing to the best of his Continued on page 2 includes the University of La Page 2 NEWS December 1, 2017 Films commemorate trans people Layla Abbas Assistant Editor The Center of Multicultur- al Services celebrated National Transgender Awareness Day on Nov. 20 by playing a series of movies celebrating and inform- ing people about the transgender community. A handful of students gath- ered at 2 p.m. for the first show- ing called “Treasure: From Trag- edy to Trans Justice; Mapping a Detroit Story.” The documentary follows 19-year-old Shelly Hilliard, an African-American trans woman living in Detroit. Claudia Ceja In October 2011, officers Jaysin Brandt, Monique Mondragon and Kassandra Guerrero watch styles as they compete. In celebration of Trans Remembrance Day, found Hilliard in a Motel 6 in the documentary “I Am The Queen” in the Multicultural Center Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs Misty Levingston hosted Madison Heights with a friend Nov. 20. The documentary focuses on a transgender youth beauty three documentaries during the day, each depicting the struggles and a bag of marijuana. The of- pageant in Chicago, where characters offer a glimpse of their life- and celebrating the lifestyles of the transgender community. ficers demanded Hilliard to call pageant. The pageant is a cele- “When people learn about event to expand her knowledge Fuentes said. “We talk to each the marijuana dealer and order bration of transgender partici- the adversities this community on the transgender community. other to make sure what we are a delivery to her room to avoid pants in the Puerto Rican com- faces, it can help to bring aware- “This event will benefit me in doing is right. We bounce ideas arrest. munity. ness and advocacy, as well as my career by teaching me about off of each other and they keep After Qasim Raqib or “Red” Levingston has been at the empathy, rather than judgment,” different types of cultures and me grounded here.” and Marquita Clark were arrest- University of La Verne for three Mondragon said. people,” Guerrero said. “If soci- Fuentes said the center is a ed, the officers informed them months and was surprised to see Mondragon learned the ety makes more of an effort to place to share opinions on cer- of Hilliard’s help with the arrest. the amount of gender neutral struggles and acceptance strains become educated about the trans tain issues to create a healthy Red and Clark were released a bathrooms in the Athletic Pavil- transgender people endure with culture, then we will no longer dialogue. few hours later and three days ion. not only societal standards, but have this negative stigma sur- Levingston expressed the later Hilliard was found dis- She considers the Center of also within the family structure. rounding transgender people.” importance of open mindedness membered and scattered around Multicultural Services and the Levingston said that through Guerrero said watching the and acceptance of the transgen- parts of Detroit. entire college campus a safe educational events like the one screening of “Treasure,” made der community. She encourages Her death in 2011 was a re- space for everyone.