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www.thelumberjack.org Wednesday, April 16, 2014Vol. 104 No.11

Revamped Bias Education Initiative

Live on airby Ian BradleyCampus

by Javier Rojas

Campus

Students or staff who have felt disrespected or harassed now have a new voice here on campus.

The Bias Education Initiative is relaunching at Humboldt State this semester. The initiative is based out of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and its plan is to support those who have experienced or witnessed any act of bias.

A bias incident may be anything — physical, spo-ken or written acts of abuse, violence or harassment. An incident can occur whether the act is intentional or unintentional and is directed toward an individual or group.

The initiative was first brought to HSU in fall 2011 and it became the first California State University to have a bias response team. While new CSU-wide policies shut down the program for a year this also led to the program centering more on education.

Bias education coordinator and sociology pro-fessor Jennifer Eichstedt said the new initiative will push to inform students and faculty of bias educa-tion while still supporting those students who have faced bias incidents and hate crimes.

“Our plan is to educate students and staff on bias events that might occur in or outside the classroom,” Eichstedt said. “When people ask ‘how do we act in bias situations and what do we do?’ we want people to know this a welcoming and safe campus that will support you.”

One other difference from the old initiative is the bias response team which used to consist of seven to eight people is now two.

“With two people it’s easier to monitor incidents then it was back then with a team,” Eichstedt said. “We want to keep things confidential with reports and protect the identity of those being targeted.”

Sheila Rocker Heppe works with the Bias Educa-tion Initiative and is also the director of Extended

Education on campus. Heppe has worked with the program since its inception and is working toward informing more people about it.

“We are working more and more on educating the language of bias education,” Heppe said. “I dont think we can move on in education if we have cer-tain barriers in the classroom. We need to make sure we help have more dialogue on this so people know where to go and what to do.”

The Bias Education Initiative also teamed up with the student-led program Check It, which helps bring awareness to sexual violence and stalking on cam-pus. They have collaborated by having upcoming ed-ucation bias awareness workshops and a bystander training program.

Another faculty member who is helping with the initiative is Y.E.S. House Coordinator Lorena Boswell who was also with the program since its launch. Bo-swell sees the new launch as a way to jumpstart the program and spread its message on campus.

“We’re at the beginning [of] how to get the word out to make this a powerful source for the staff and community at HSU,” Boswell said. “My biggest goal is to see that everyone is aware of the program and everyone knows to communicate when they see or experience bias.”

Boswell said educating staff and students on campus will help break through silence about bias incidents that might occur but never get reported.

“We want everyone to feel empowered to speak up when they experience or see bias incidents,” Bo-swell said. “ We want people to know there is a place to go and, if we can do it, then we can change the climate of this school.”

If you have witnessed or experienced bias you are encouraged to contact the Bias Education email at bi-aseducation@humboldt.edu, call by phone at (707) 826-BIAS, or stop by the Siemens Hall 209.

Radio Free Humboldt will be going live on the FM airwaves at 5 p.m., April 18. The station KRFH, which had previously only been online, will now broadcast on 105.1 and will reach listeners in Arcata, Eureka and parts of Trin-idad.

The transition was headed by 21-year-old Alex Fest, a Hum-boldt State psychology major and broadcast minor.

“I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of not just being on the air but owning a station,” Fest said. “What better way to learn than to take it to the next step.”

That next step was applying for a low powered FM broadcast license. Because HSU already has a full-power radio station broad-casting from campus, KHSU, the school was ineligible for an-other transmitter. In 2010 the FCC passed the Local Commu-nity Radio Act which opened the doors for schools like HSU to have low-powered broadcasters as well as full-powered ones.

“I was following it in secret, researching LPFM transmitters on my own when the LCRA passed,” Fest said. “I presented the idea to the student managers and Cliff

[Berkowitz]. They thought it was a good idea so we went forward with it.”

B e r ko w i t z , the faculty advi-sor for the KRFH program, said the transition will force a new level of responsibility on KRFH stu-dents, as they will now be subject to FCC rules and regulations re-garding appropri-ate content during broadcast hours.

“The students will have to sign a responsibility waiv-er, and we’ll add an FCC stan-dards test they will have to pass before they can broadcast,” Ber-kowitz said. “We have a pretty re-sponsible student body. They take it seriously.”

Fest was put in charge of the application process and oversaw the preparation and installation of the transmitter equipment. He had to hire an engineer to per-form a feasibility study, deter-mine where to put the transmitter and file the request with the FCC.

The first step was finding the doc-ument that validated KRFH as a university radio station.

“The LPFM app was quite an ordeal,” Fest said. “I had to find an old-ass statute from 1913. It was in an almost 1,500 page tome of everything the state legislature did that year. I had to find the one page that established ‘Humboldt Normal School.’”

It was decided that the anten-nae would go on top of the The-atre Arts building. It was installed

on Thursday, April 10.Kenneth Ayoob, dean of the

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences said he had con-sidered putting KRFH on the air years ago but that it was too im-practical. He said the change can only benefit the radio broadcast program, and that he has absolute faith in the students.

“It’s been a quantum leap in the education the students get, going from online to broadcast,” Ayoob said. “They’re students but

they’re learning to be profession-als.”

Fest, who is graduating next spring, said he plans to stay in-volved in radio, but won’t reveal much more than that.

“I’d like to find a city to live in and build my dream radio sta-tion,” Fest said. “I don’t know where yet. Someplace that needs me.”

Javier Rojas may be contacted at thejack@humboldt.edu

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Passing the political baton

Associated Students elec-tions are coming up April 22-24 with a new voting process that attempts to give students a bet-ter voice.

Rebecca Mclachlan, a 22-year-old wildlife major, said she does not know how to vote in the upcoming AS elections.

“Nobody told me how. I don’t know how to vote. I don’t know what’s going on,” Mclachlan said.

Elijah Poppers, AS student elections commissioner, said the new method will help students with the voting process.

“This time, each ballot is personalized because of rank-choice voting,” Poppers said. “Students will not need to log on to MyHumboldt to cast their vote. This year, all students will receive a personal email sent to their inbox. Students can vote from there.”

Rank-choice voting is a meth-od for students to place three votes at once in order of pref-erence by choosing presidential candidates based on first choice, second choice and third choice.

“Rank-choice voting is great because you can feel you’re not wasting your vote,” Poppers said. “In case somebody doesn’t get a majority vote the first time around we don’t have to go to a runoff election because we have the second and third choice votes.”

Evan Needham, a 29-year-old theater major, does not think voters are as informed as they could be about campus issues.

“I pay attention to nation-al and state politics to feel in-formed,” Needham said. “I don’t know what campus issues are and I’ve never had anything given to me.”

Rashod Berkeley, a senior ma-joring in anthropology, is one of the candidates running for presi-dent. He said that more students would be involved in campus politics if they were more con-nected with the AS council.

“I want to work on commu-nication between council and

students,” Berkley said. “With different outreach methods like more banners, use of KRFH as a resource to inform students on issues and utilize video produc-tion.”

Tsolak Kirakosyan, a 22-year-old psychology major, is also running for AS president. Al-though this is Kirakosyan’s first time running for council, he is enthusiastic about improving the way AS communicates with the student body.

“If AS is supposed to be the voice of the student body, it doesn’t make sense that so few students know what AS does,” Kirakosyan said. “Rather than just posting the AS council meeting minutes on the website, I want a newsletter that would say what was actually discussed. It would be nice to have a blog on the AS website, a conversa-tional approach to the students.”

Forust Ercole enjoyed his time as president and recounts the improvements to student life on campus he helped pass.

“We plan to break ground on [remodeling] The Depot at the end of the semester,” Ercole said. “Plus, Founders Hall has not had a computer access lab for students. Now, the campus is turning room 128 in Found-ers Hall into a computer lab and should be ready for student use by fall.”

Nonetheless, Ercole is disap-pointed that expanding campus parking underground would cost millions and said this small cam-pus cannot afford that.

“Parking is an issue that is near and dear to me,” Ercole said. “If I could stress something to the next AS, it’s to continue to focus on parking, because although we made headway, parking is something we haven’t solved.”

New AS candidates have their own set of issues they want to address like sexual assault pre-vention and funding for diversity groups on campus.

Jerry Dinzes, a 35-year-old senior majoring in environ-mental planning, is currently a non-voting member on the AS council and will be running for

president.Becoming AS president

would be a step up for Dinzes and would allow him to decide what issues are dealt with, as op-posed to just bringing the issues to the table for consideration.

“Any student who tells you they are going to fix the parking problem is out of their mind,” Dinzes said. “I would like to see issues through, related to sexu-al assault prevention and fight against having to sign up for fi-nancial aid debit cards.”

Kirakosyan is a part of the LGBTQ community and presi-dent of the queers & allies coun-cil. He would like to see more done for student groups.

“My platform is to increase funding and visibility of the di-versity programs on campus,” Kirakosyan said. “Programs like the Multicultural Center, the Women’s Resource Center and the Eric Rufus Queer Resource Center are funded by AS and these programs need to be seen and funded.”

Also on the ballot is a pro-posed $6 AS fee increase. As-sociated Students says they will need to increase their fees by 16 percent over the next two years. This comes as a result of Califor-nia’s minimum wage increase. AS will have to subsidize the cost of student wage increase and is looking to a fee referen-dum as the solution.

While all these issues will be important, there are some students who would just like to see some simpler things done on campus. Amy Lester, 21, had a couple of suggestions.

“I want to see more food options or another coffee shop put on campus. The Depot is too loud and the library is too crowded so I prefer to study at Starbucks in McKinleyville,” Lester said. “And I would like to see more organized music shows and student performances in the quad.”

by Nicole WillaredCampus

Nicole Willared may be contacted at thejack@humboldt.edu

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Nuestra Voz is a section where we usually ask a question to students in order to get their opinion. In light of recent events we have decided to leave this section blank with only the names of the people who died in the crash. We acknowledge that our community has lost some of its young voices. As an all Latina/o staff we sympathize with the family and friends of all affected because we were once in their position. None could have been prepared for such an event. As you grieve know that we also grieve with you.

Talalelei Lealao-Taiao

Nuestra Voz es una sección donde planteamos una pregunta para presentar la opinión de los estudiantes. Debido a los recientes acontecimientos, hemos decidido dejar esta sección en blanco con los nombres de las personas que murieron en el trágico accidente el pasado jueves 10 de abril. En nombre de todo el personal latina/o de esta publicación, simpatizamos con las familias y amigos de las víctimas y los afectados porque alguna vez estuvimos en su posición. Nadie podria haber estado preparado para este acontecimiento. Nosotros también sufrimos con ustedes.

Manuel J. Orbegozopuede ser contactado a:el-lenador@humboldt.edu

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La comercialización de tradiciones y costumbres pone en riesgo a la culturaNo hay respeto al respecto

Shareen McFallpuede ser contactado a:el-lenador@humboldt.edu

In honor of those we lostRise to excellence

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El restaurancito mexicano más cercano a mi casa solía tener exuberantes jaranas cada cinco de mayo. Las bebidas se vendían con descuentos atractivos y los borrachitos sudaban, se desesperaban, y avergonzaban con sus desvaríos. Las parejas, algunas felices en su estado ligero, bailaban al son de Hector Lavoe, unos con destreza, otros con insípida pasión, pero todos bajo las mirada lascivas de un grupo de fieras en busca de parejas pasajeras.

Siempre me pregunté por qué tanto alboroto. ¿Por qué despilfarrar dinero y alcohol se había vuelto popular en aquel día? ¿Que celebraban exactamente esos individuos y por qué?

Nadie, ni siquiera mis amigos más cultos (creía yo), me pudieron dar una elocuente respuesta.

La independencia de México, dijeron algunos.

Some mexican shit, dijeron otros mientras la chapita de su Corona recién abierta chocaba contra la mayólica. Fue así que comprobé que la ignorancia es el más atrevido de los males.

Tras esa noche dejé de prestarle atención no solo a esa fecha, también a los participantes que poca ayuda les podía brindar. Ahora solo me indigno cuando veo a instituciones o negocios promocionar dichos días festivos sin el respeto debido ni el conocimiento imprescindible y adecuado que merece cualquier festividad latina.

En los últimos tiempos el respeto a las creencias y tradiciones populares parece desvanecerse cada vez que una entidad amenaza con monetizar la fiesta. La venta de estereotipos y conceptos equivocados no es más que un insulto a la cultura, historia y costumbres de las gentes, pueblos, y personajes que viven o vivieron el momento con efervescencia.

Y es que al parecer ni los muertos se salvan del neoliberalismo luciferino.

El año pasado, la compañía Disney intentó privatizar los derechos de la celebracion prehispánica de Dia de Muertos.

La fiesta popular, arraigada en el corazón del misticismo mesoamericano, estuvo acechada por una inminente explotación desmesurada que prometía ponerle precio al culto.

El folklore se habia vuelto

una moda popular. Mentiría al decir que no

siento un poco de nauseas al ver tantas “Catrinas” juntas en esa fecha.

La gente que conoce el simbolismo de la Catrina diría que no es más que una sátira en contra del mal burgués mexicano, ese que tanto daño hizo durante el porfiriato. Dirían que la fiesta no se basa en asimilar al muerto, y si que recordar al difunto es motivo único de celebración.

Si alguno pretende pagar tributo a los muertos

maquillándose la cara como una Catrina, le recomiendo que primero vaya a Pomuch a ver como los vivos lavan y decoran los huesos de sus seres queridos con tanto amor, respeto y devoción.

La desconsideración que se tiene a muchas de nuestras tradiciones en este país no es nada nuevo.

Un par de semanas atrás me topé con un pequeño poster promocionando la apertura del comedor estudiantil “J” el 31 de mayo, en honor a Cesar Chávez por su día.

Me pregunté si esta no era más que una estrategia de negocios para no dejar ganar en días feriados.

Si bien el 31 de mayo conmemora al líder sindicalista, como dijo Arturo Rodriguez en su presentacion del lunes, el no estaria tan complacido con ello. Y es que su obra no hubiera sido posible sin el gran esfuerzo de las personas que lucharon por los derechos de las gentes sencillas, víctimas del trabajo no valorado.

No me pareció digno utilizar la imagen del hombre abnegado que fue Chávez, ya que dicha estrategia de marketing en sí no refleja los valores que representó. Al no honrar al trabajador, tampoco se honraba su memoria. Y justamente Chávez dijo que la lucha no es siempre con los frutos, si no más bien con el trabajador.

Días en que se celebran los logros y tradiciones latinoamericanas puede ser para alguien ajeno a ellas un simple motivo para tomar en exceso, generar ganancias o no asistir a la escuela.

Es importante conocer la historia detrás de cada costumbre y tradición que deseemos practicar y no caer en estereotipos de espíritu mercantilista, así como es necesario mostrar el debido respeto hacia una cultura o ideología. Es lo correcto y lo justo.

I knew them, is the resounding echo of a bang heard bouncing off the broken pavements, paletero trucks, bus stops and a family's paper-thin walls.

Walls so thin you could hear a cellphone ring in the next room and listen as the muffled voice from a person in a newsroom asks, “May I speak to the survivor.” They don’t know survival is a term that is all too common to us.

In the Southern Calif. that we come from, our education is a ticket to freedom. Yet being a first-generation comes with its struggles. As students boarded the bus at dawn they carried their families’ dreams on their shoulders. I know because I did too at one time.

I may not completely

comprehend a parent’s loss but I do know what it means to get a call from my grandmother telling me to sit while the walls felt like they were spinning and I was told my god-father had been found dead.

He was the one who walked me down the aisle for my quinceanera. I always thought he would be here for my graduation.

I know the feeling of the world moving so fast under your feet you let gravity consume you into the ground as you grieve. The helplessness of being too far away from home and thinking that maybe if I was there it would have been different.

To the families and friends of the students who were just on their way to visit HSU for spring preview all I can say is lo siento.

Lo siento, because I’m sorry for their loss. Lo

siento, because I can feel their hurt. Lo siento, because brown bodies like ours are already confined behind four walls and bars, and we can’t afford to add another to our human gardens. Lo siento, because we really can’t afford to lose our hope.

In our community we know pain as it flickers through the street corner candles tinted with santos and crosses laid like Xs on the ground.

As we spoke over the phone my mother remembered the day too. She said, “four years ago you were doing the same thing, looking for a better future.”

I can remember the awe and excitement I felt as we entered Northern Calif. I could only compare it to images on the big screen and kept wondering when a vampire or werewolf would cross my path.

To the survivors I say rise. From this moment forward it will seem like it will never get easier but you need to keep rising and reaching for what may seem impossible.

I hope to see some of you next year walking to Don’s at 3 in the morning just because you can. I can’t wait for you to experience the effect that four years away from home can have on you. When I go back to South Central and East LA it all seems a little grayer. My perspective of the world is different because I was given the opportunity to leave and see the greater picture. You will know what I mean once you leave.

It may sound selfish now but listen to me when I say that you should come here with an open mind. Humboldt literally grows on you. Commit to a major because you like it, not because your family wants you to be a doctor or lawyer.

This is your time and it will seem to pass so fast.

If you are awkward like I am and not prone to hang out with the cliques up here, it’s ok, you don’t have to and I don’t either. Find your people or a good book. Personally I like the kids who sit quietly and listen because they are the smartest ones.

There are some events in life we can’t change but you should take ownership of the ones you can.

We are all just looking for a better future.

illustración por Jeff Posadas y Esteban Castillo

Adrian Barbuzzapuede ser contactado a:el-lenador@humboldt.edu

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Artículo de fondo

por: Adrian Barbuzza

Como la polución puede ser opresión Justicia para la tierra, la gente y la comunidad

Marissa López, estudiante de primer año, creció cerca a una autopista y a una fábrica que contaminaba el aire con humos tóxicos. No podía respirar.

El año pasado López asistió al preestreno de primavera (Spring Preview) de la Universidad Estatal Humboldt (HSU) y se dió cuenta que era más fácil respirar en el norte que en el sur de California.

En su primer año en HSU, López estudia estudios críticos de raza, género y sexualidad (CRGS). Ella recuerda su primer reconocimiento del daño al medio ambiente y cómo le afectaba a la gente de color y gente de comunidades humildes. Su ciudad natal, El Sereno, es un poblado en el este de Los Angeles con una gran población latina de bajos recursos.

El reconocimiento nació en el segundo año de la preparatoria, en lo cual fue evidente a López

López reconoció el daño al medio ambiente cuando cursaba su segundo año de secundaria en la escuela Woodrow Wilson y se percató que vivía de en un desierto de comida.

Un desierto de comida no es un lugar escaso de comida, al contrario significa que hay demasiada comida que no es saludable, mientras la comunidad no tiene acceso a comida saludable y orgánica.

Estudiantes y maestros se aliaron para cultivar un jardín comunal en la escuela y promover una vida saludable y conectada con la tierra. La escuela tuvo que discontinuar el jardín porque la tierra estaba llena de tóxicos. Como el jardín, la escuela cortó el agua de unas fuentes porque la tubería estaba vieja.

“La escuela siempre nos daban una excusa. Con el jardín fueron los químicos tóxicos que estaban en la tierra. Con las fuentes de agua, que las tubería estaban viejas. Pero sabíamos que no iban arreglar el problema pronto,” dijo López.

El poder y privilegio

son llaves a la educación, sistema político, y al estatus económico.

“Frecuentemente gente de bajo recursos no tienen el mismo nivel de educación ni contactos en el gobierno. Esto lo hace más difícil para organizar,” dijo Kathleen Lee, profesora de ciencias políticas en HSU.

Lee explica que las industrias que contaminan el medio ambiente utilizan

el argumento del pollo antes del huevo para sus justificar sus acciones. Una excusas es que la gente que vive en áreas contaminadas de por sí ya carecen de buena salud.

“No ves plantas de polución en los suburbios de gente burguesa. Ves esas plantas de polución en comunidades de baja recursos,” dijo Lee.

“Mi padre me recogió de la escuela y me dijo que me tapara la nariz y la boca hasta que llegáramos a el hospital,” dijo Daniela Martinez, estudiante de HSU.

Martínez estaba en la guardería cuando la fábrica de Chevron en Richmond explotó por primera vez. La fábrica de Chevron en Richmond ha explotado tres veces. Richmond, como El Sereno, es un area de

muchos latinos pero con más diversificaciones de minoritarias. Una similitud que comparten las dos ciudades es que la población caucásica es un minoría y la pobreza es común.

Cuando ocurrió la tercera explosión en la fábrica, Martínez se encontraba en HSU. Ella hizo una investigación y dentro de su búsqueda encontró que le costaría menos a la compañía

de Cheveron dejar que la planta se explotará que hacer los arreglos apropiados.

Es difícil obtener Justicia en estos desastres que afectan la tierra, el aire, el agua, y las comunidades.

“Sí hay comunidades que previenen la polución pero estas compañías solamente se mudan a otra área para contaminarla,” dijo Lee.

López piensa que es necesario educar a la gente para desarrollar un cambio social.

“La gente de la comunidad no debe ser dependientes de los grandes mercados o las grandes compañías, pero por nuestras comunidades propias,” dijo López.

"Cuando creces cera una autopista, una población pesadamente popularidad, y grande compañías que tiran humos tóxicos en el aire es la razón que es tan dificil respirar dia a dia,’’ dijo Marissa Lopez.

Marrisa Lopez a first year student at HSU become aware of environmental racism in her second year of high school. Living in a food desert, an area with limited access to healthy food, Lopez felt compelled to act by the economic and social inequality. A student teacher alliance built a garden on campus to promote green living but was removed due to toxic chemicals in the soil.

HSU political science professor Kathleen Lee explains how polluting industries justify establishing business in low income neighborhoods. The industries response to environmental damage affecting human populations is that those people are in poor health anyways.

Second year HSU student Daniela Martinez experienced first hand how companies allow

contamination of the environment because of cost efficiency. Martinez grew and went to school near the Chevron factory in Richmond which has been allowed to explode because it was cheaper to explode then fix.

Community empowerment through education and promoting green living Lopez feels can bring about the social change to remedy these injustices to the environment, people, and communities.

Summary of spanish articlesJustice for the earth, the people and the community

Feature

by: Adrian Barbuzza

I remember almost every cinco de mayo since I moved to the U.S. ten years ago.

It’s always been a memorable day, but not exactly for the right reasons.

I would get embarrassed every time I saw people who didn’t seem to know exactly why they celebrated.

To me it was like these groups of people, I would categorize as buffoons, used it as an excuse to drink heavily.

When it got to celebrating Día de Muertos, I would

often get angry when the streets got clogged up with women, children, and men wearing La Catrina make-up, as a proof that this tradition had been marketized.

When Cesar Chavez day happened this year, I wondered whether the HSU J diner was actually paying honor to Chavez's work when they decided to open their cafeteria on the day or if it was just a marketing strategy to avoid losing money on a holiday.

I began to wonder whether people cared about our traditions, our holidays, ergo our people.

by: Manuel J. Orbegozo

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• Cut into chunks• 1/3 Cup lime juice• 1 Cup white sugar• 1 Cup whipping cream, whipped• 4 Eggs• 1 (12 fluid ounce) Can evaporated milk• 1 (14 ounce) Can sweetened condensed milk• 3 Cups whole milk, divided

1. Place the avocado, lime juice, and sugar into a food processor. Cover, and puree until smooth; set aside. Beat whipping cream in a large glass or metal mixing bowl until medium peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the tip of the peak formed by the whipped cream should curl over slightly.

2. Beat the eggs lightly in a saucepan, stir in the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and 1 cup whole milk. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until simmering. Continue simmering until very hot, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Stir in the avocado mixture and the remaining 2 cups milk. Use a rubber spatula or wire whisk to fold 1/3 of the whipped cream into the avocado mixture. Gently run the spatula through the center of the bowl, then around the sides of the bowl, repeating until fully incorporated. Add the remaining whipped cream, folding just until incorporated. Cover and refrigerate until cold.

3. Pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency. Transfer ice cream to a one or two quart lidded plastic container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer for at least 1 hour or overnight.

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Desde el 12 de febrero, las protestas en Venezuela han dejado un total de 41 personas muertas 9 de ellas eran miembros de la Guardia Nacional y más de 2000 personas han sido detenidas. Además el gobierno de Venezuela está

investigando a 97 miembros de las fuerzas armadas por supuestas torturas y maltratos contra las personas que fueron detenidas. Venezuela, Caracas

Un autobús turístico en Veracruz deja más de 33 muertos después que el vehículo se incendió al estrellarse con un camión que estaba estacionado.México

Los Yasunidos recolectaron más de 755.000 firmas para proteger el parque nacional Yasuni, en Ecuador. Este parque nacional es muy importante para la gente de Ecuador ya que es uno de los lugares más ricos en biodiversidad del mundo,

y también es uno de lugares más utilizados por el gobierno ecuatoriano ya que esa tierra es rica en petróleo. Quito, Ecuador

Es considerado el peor incendio en más de seis décadas. Este incendio arrasó con más de 270 hectáreas (660 acres) dejando un resultado de 16 fallecidos, más de 500 casas en cenizas y 10,000 personas sin hogar. Valparaíso, Chile

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El presidente de la Unión de Cam-pesinos se hace presente en HSU

Arturo S. Rodriguez, el sucesor de Cesar Chávez, visitó el campus el lunes por la tarde para inaugurar la semana de Justicia en el Medio Ambiente.

El president de la Unión de Campesinos se reunió con alumnos en salon Kate Buchanan previo a su presentación en el teatro Van Duzer.

Rodriguez habló sobre la historia del sindicato, enfocándose en los derechos de los trabajadores que muy a menudo son menospreciados.

“Cesar no estaría muy contento con un día en su nombre,” dijo Rodriguez. “El quería que reconozcan también a todos los trabajadores que lo apoyaron en la causa.”

Rodriguez se refirió a la tragedia del jueves pasado, en el cual fallecieron 10 personas, cinco de

ellas estudiantes de secundaria.

“Como ellos, yo también fui el mayor de mis hermanos y el primero en ir a la universidad,” dijo Rodriguez.

Despues de su presentación, Rodriguez se reunió con los estudiantes en el centro multicultural para conversar con ellos y responder algunas preguntas.

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LIFE &ARTS17Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Trista Dowdy wants your trash.

From May 10 to 17, Dowdy will help run the Donation Dash program, a project hosted by Humboldt State’s Waste Reduc-tion and Resource Awareness Program (WRRAP). Every year, WRRAP’s efforts on campus keep 25,000 pounds of waste out of Humboldt landfills.

“[Donation Dash] is our ef-fort to help students divert their waste while moving out of the dorms,” Dowdy said. “We help students by giving them options to compost, recycle and donate their unwanted items.”

Dowdy, 21, is a soph-omore environmental sci-ence major. She directs one of WRRAP’s waste-reduc-tion projects, the Reusable Office Supply Exchange (R.O.S.E.), which recycles office supplies and distrib-utes them to students for free.

WRRAP is so commit-ted to the cause that volun-teers actually show up in the dorms when students are moving out and help students sort through their stuff. Organizers feel this process has caused students unnecessary embarrassment in the past and want to avoid that this year.

“Most of the students wouldn’t expect that we stand there and ask them to separate their waste if they haven’t done it already,” Dowdy said.

This year, there will be three donation stations on campus. Large dumpsters will be set up at The Hill, College Creek and

Creekview Residential Halls.Maddy Carelli is an 18-year-

old psychology major moving out of student housing in May. Carelli thinks moving out the green way is a good idea and plans to donate to the cause. However, Carelli is a little con-cerned about volunteers moni-toring what students throw into the dumpsters.

“I don’t think it’s that big of a burden to separate your stuff since you’re moving out and al-ready going through it,” Carel-li said. “But, I wouldn’t feel comfortable with them going through my trash if I’ve already donated stuff.”

Chris Johnson is the compost technician for WRRAP. He said the program is set up to help students manage their trash and donate unwanted items such as clothes and appliances. Johnson said that he feels that the pro-gram can be a burden for stu-dents.

“We would appreciate it if students would not go around us,” Johnson said. “We are not here to police the students. We are here to help them. Anything

can be reused and donated. Even if appliances are broken, we can recycle them through E-waste on campus.”

Johnson said that if trash is not sorted into categories like recycling, e-waste, clothes, and office supplies then it’s all dumped in a landfill. The school also pays more if waste disposal is not managed properly.

“The rules are different here. Stuff has to be pre-sorted here before it goes to Humboldt Waste Management,” Johnson said. “We pay by weight. So the heavier the trash, the more we pay to get rid of it.”

Sara Campos, an 18-year-old biology major, is also moving out of the dorms in May. A Los Angeles na-tive, Campos appreciates HSU’s efforts to promote sustainable living.

“There is so much lit-tering that takes place in L.A. County. It’s not man-dated there like it is here in Humboldt. In Humboldt, everywhere you go there are options to recycle,” Campos said. “There are several bins outside The Hill. It’s subtle but the campus does make it eas-ier to recycle.”

She said that HSU’s green liv-ing is the reason she chose the school.

“HSU treats the Earth well. I learned about Humboldt’s waste rules at a seminar during Spring Preview,” Campos said. “Mov-ing here, I knew I was going to be surrounded with beautiful-ly-minded people.”

Nicole Willared may be contacted at thejack@humboldt.edu

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“— Trista Dowdy Environmental major, 21

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Back on topJacks win Tournament of ChampionsSoftball

by Javier Rojas

After six long seasons, the Humboldt State softball team can once again call them-selves winners of the Tourna-ment of Champions.

HSU made sure they wouldn’t make it seven los-ing seasons as sophomore Liz Perez threw a five-hit shutout propelling them to a 4-0 win over Sonoma State.

The Jacks were the last team standing after they won six of seven games at the tour-nament in Turlock, Calif. The annual tournament has been around for 13 years and HSU has per formed well, winning the event a conference best five times.

The championship game was a meeting of two of the bet ter teams in the California Collegiate Athletic Associa-tion. Sonoma State entered Sunday’s matchup as the win-ners of 14 straight games.

Coach Shelli Sarchet t said that the team’s mindset en-ter ing the tournament was to get back on top of the stand-ings.

“We knew that we had to play these teams hard and come out strong,” Sarchet t said. “We had to get back at the top and we have to prove that we do belong there.”

Sarchet t said the pivotal moment in the tournament was a loss to Western Oregon on Fr iday.

“We had lost our intensity and after the game we talked and said ‘we can’t have this if we’re gonna win this tourna-ment,’” Sarchet t said.

One of the stars from the ser ies was junior Hannah Wil-liams, who went 8 for 21 at the plate. Williams said the tournament win was a team effor t that showed the team deser ved to be highly ranked.

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r ight there with them,” Wil-liams said.

“Winning this tournament was huge for us moving for-ward and even with one loss in the tournament we proved a lot.”

Junior Dani Randall also contr ibuted to the tournament champion-ship by hit ting a three-run home run that gave the Jacks a lead they nev-er relinquished.

Randall said that win-ning the Tournament of Champions for the first time in six years was a special moment that boosted the team’s con-fidence.

“It’s always a good feeling when ever yone does their par t and es-

pecially when the team has a chance to take the tourna-ment,” Randall said.

As the Jacks move forward and return to conference play, Sarchet t said they will use the tournament win as a remind-er that they can compete with anyone going into the tail end of the season.

“It feels good, we went in there with a goal and came out on top,” Sarchet t said. “Going forward, it means our confidence level is hit ting at the r ight time and we need this if we want to go far this season.”

The Jacks’ next game is Fr iday at 1 p.m. against the UC San Diego Tr itons.

Javier Rojas may be contacted at thejack@humboldt.edu

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OPINION19Wednesday, April 16, 2014

8 annoying things about working in a coffee shop

You’re nobody till somebody loves you?

by Contessa Ricci

by Natalya Estrada

1) Throwing moneyI am not a str ipper. When being rung

up, don’t throw your money.

2) Rude peopleYou might be paying $5 for a coffee

drink but keep perspective: if you bought a $5 meal at a restaurant, you wouldn’t be picky or entitled about it. And if you are picky and entitled, coming here is point-less because we will never make anything

good enough for you. Or maybe if you want it “just r ight,” you should ask polite-ly, understand it’s a nicety when we go out of our way to do something special for you , and maybe you should leave more than a 10 cent tip you cheap bastard.

3) “Can I get a rinse?”No, because 80 percent of the time it’s

a mocha you bought two days ago with extra chocolate, whole milk, and extra whipped cream, finished it in two minutes, and left it in your car without r insing your

tr iple-your-daily-sugar-intake drink from your travel mug. Do I look like your mother? No, I get minimum wage to deal with you. Rinse your own mug.

4) “Can you steam honey into it?”No! Again, I am not your mother.

It is r ight there, r ight in front of you, next to the half-n-half and the sugar. You can do it yourself.

5) “What cakes do you have?”Specific to my coffee shop but ap-

plicable anywhere selling pastr ies, desser ts, etc. Everything is labeled. READ. If you have a specific ques-tion, I will gladly answer it, but I won’t read you everything we have because you don’t want to move your eyeballs.

6) “Give me a blended mocha with nonfat milk. Oh and make sure there’s no whipped cream.”

Really? Because whole milk and whipped cream are what’s going to cause weight-gain here. We use a

powder full of chemicals and sugar (but still deemed safe for consumption by the FDA!). Plus all the refined sugar in the chocolate or other sweetener. Worried about gaining weight? Really? Then don’t buy a blended drink!

7) The health food trendsMost health food trends are just that —

trends. Investing all the funds into obtain-ing enough stock for our customers is ex-pensive enough, but then to continuously stock for every trend that comes around is just bad business. If it’s still popular then it might be available at our business in a couple years, but until then buy your own milk made with newborn baby tears and lion hear ts, put it into your own coffee and stop preaching to me, a counter worker at the bottom of the power chain, about how we should carry your magical elixir.

8) We are your verbal punching bagsTrue, we are your day-time bar tenders

with fewer tips and you will inevitably tell us about your new diet or your kids.

But when you’re in a bad mood and blow up for waiting five minutes for your drink during a rush and you’re already late, you can STFU. One, don’t make a pit stop when you’re late. Two, I really, truly and genuinely cannot tell you how much I don’t care. We’re working as quickly and efficiently as we can, so if you’re waiting it’s because there are 20 drinks before yours. You don’t get special treatment because you’re cranky. Calm your roll, or make your own coffee.

Since the age of five I’ve listened to Dean Mar tin. The voice, the sound and the simplicity about love mold-ed me into the woman I am today, however there’s one song of his that I absolutely hate. I hate this song be-cause it made me feel incomplete.

“You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You.”

Wait … does that mean I’m no-body? I’m guessing Dino here isn’t refer r ing to family and fr iends; no he was referr ing to romance. And to that I say, I am somebody. My rela-tionship status will not define me.

I think of this and directly relate it to conversations with var ious men and women I’ve met at Humboldt State.

They say things like, “you don’t understand, I can’t fall asleep alone,” and “I feel so alone all the time.” Or the inev-itable, “if they reject me it’s because I’m not good enough.”

Not good enough? Good enough for what? Society tells us that if you’re not in a relationship then you’re basically weird, useless, unlovable and unat tractive. For-get the fact that you’re get ting a college education, or that you’re employed. No, none of those things mat ter because they didn’t respond to your text, IM or Face-book post.

But you are looking for the one. Kind of like Romeo and Juliet, you want that kind of love. Well if I remember correct-ly, some girl rejects Romeo before he met

Juliet and then they both spiral into a dis-turbing, obsessive relationship that ends in bloodshed and suicide.

I’m here to tell you that being alone is good for you. Not just for your mentali-ty, but for your physical being. You learn things about yourself in those rare mo-ments of solitude.

Cer tainly being in a relationship, a healthy relationship, is also good for you. Where do you draw the line between hav-ing a par tner and being engulfed by them?

Two years ago I was at a par ty with a bunch of fr iends from my Spanish class. I saw my fr iend David, whom I met fresh-man year at HSU. Though I hadn’t seen him in a few months, Facebook told me he was in a commit ted relationship. Im-

mediately I asked, “Hey where’s your girlfr iend?”

He looked surpr ised. “She’s at home, why do you ask?”

I had no idea why I felt the need to ask about his relation-ship. Perhaps it was just a con-versation star ter or perhaps I felt compelled to ask him about something my mother would re-gard as “his other half.” I didn’t answer.

“Why does ever yone ask me that?” he asked and then through some hesitation explained why he was at a par ty without his girlfr iend.

He was at the par ty because he wanted to be. He wasn’t chained to this relationship and no one should be. Just because David had a girlfr iend, it didn’t make him a different person. It

didn’t mean he was excluded from hang-ing out with fr iends.

The problem is people treat relation-ships like they are binding. You star t to blend your life into another’s and sudden-ly you wonder where your own personal-ity went. You can be an individual, and you cer tainly can go to par ties, events and even the movies alone. Not because you’re pathetic, not because you’ve been rejected but because you, yourself and not anyone else have the power to make your own decisions.

Natalya Estrada may be contacted at thejack@humboldt.edu

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