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>> NATASHA: HELLO AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER EDITION
OF CAMPUS CONNECTION, I'M NATASHA KALANI.
>> SHAWNTE: AND I'M SHAWNTE PASSMORE.
ON TODAY'S SHOW WE'LL BE DISCUSSING HOW BUDGET CUTS ARE
AFFECTING POTENTIAL TRANSFER STUDENTS
AND HOW HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ARE ALSO TAKING A HIT.
>> NATASHA: WE'LL TALK
ABOUT LONG BEACH STATE'S MUSIC DEPARTMENT
AND THEIR WEEKLY CONCERTS.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME POINTERS
ON HOW STUDENTS CAN PLAN THEIR OWN STUDY-ABROAD TRIP.
>> SHAWNTE: WE'LL SIT DOWN WITH THE CSU MEDIA RELATION
SPECIALIST FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR.
LATER IN THE SHOW WE'LL LOOK AT DIVERSE FASHION STYLES
FROM TALENTED DESIGNERS.
>> NATASHA: FOR SPORTS WE'LL SEE HOW A CAL STATE LONG BEACH
ALUMNI'S GOT FIRST PLACE
IN THE LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL CITY BANK MARATHON.
ALL THIS COMING RIGHT UP.
>> SHAWNTE: WE START THE SHOW WITH CAMPUS CONNECTION REPORTER,
NIDYA VASQUEZ, TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET CRISIS
WITH FACULTY MEMBER NANCY MATHEWS, HERE'S NIDYA.
>> NIDYA: THANK YOU LADIES
AND THANK YOU PROFESSOR FOR JOINING US.
I KNOW THAT YOU AND 2 OTHER STUDENTS RECENTLY TRAVELED
TO SACRAMENTO AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
WITH THE GOVERNOR AND DELIVER
ABOUT 2,000 LETTERS TO THE CAPITAL.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT?
>> NANCY: SURE, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND,
WHICH WAS A FURLOUGH DAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL
WITH MELISSA WHEELER [ASSUMED SPELLING]
AND SARAH YUNE [ASSUMED SPELLING] TO GO TO SACRAMENTO.
AND OUR CHARGE WAS TO DELIVER LETTERS THAT WERE WRITTEN
BY CAL STATE LONG BEACH STUDENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
BECAUSE WE HAD GOTTEN SOME PRETTY GOOD PRESS COVERAGE
BEFORE WE LEFT, WHEN WE LANDED IN SACRAMENTO WE WERE REQUESTED
BY THE GOVERNOR TO HAVE A PRIVATE MEETING WITH HIM.
WE DELIVERED ABOUT 1,000 LETTERS TO HIS OFFICE
AND THEN THE OTHER 1,000 TO 64 OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
>> NIDYA: OKAY, SO YOU SAID THAT THANKS
TO THE MEDIA COVERAGE YOU WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH THE GOVERNOR.
CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU GUYS DISCUSSED IN THAT MEETING?
>> NANCY: WELL, THE GOVERNOR WAS INQUISITIVE ABOUT THE STUDENTS,
WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THEIR CONCERNS WERE AND, ALSO,
WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY TO THE STUDENTS BOTH
FOR TAKING THE TIME BUT ALSO TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO TRAVEL
TO SACRAMENTO, SO, AND THAT WAS ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE CAPITAL.
WE MET WITH 6 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT DAY
AND EVERYONE WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY
ABOUT THE STUDENTS.
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER UNDERSTOOD SOME OF THE CONCERNS
AND LISTENED TO THE STUDENTS ISSUES,
WHICH WERE LOAN GRADUATION RATES, UNAVAILABILITY OF CLASSES
AS WELL AS A CONCERN THAT BOTH STUDENTS HAD
FOR THEIR YOUNGER BROTHERS
AND SISTERS WHETHER THE UNIVERSITY WOULD BE AVAILABLE
TO THEM.
>> NIDYA: OKAY, MANY PEOPLE SAY
THAT THE ASSEMBLY BILL 656 IS GOOD
BECAUSE IT SUPPORTS PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.
CAN YOU TELL US A BENEFIT OF THIS BILL?
>> NANCY: ASSEMBLY BILL 656, WHICH WAS AUTHORED
BY ALBERT O. TORICO [ASSUMED SPELLING],
IS AN OIL EXTRACTION TAX AND I THINK IT'S GOOD
FOR THE REASONS THAT YOU JUST SAID.
IT WILL FINALLY BE THE FIRST FUNDING SOURCE
FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.
BUT BESIDES THAT IT WORKS, IT MAKES SENSE.
OIL IS BEING EXTRACTED FROM CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS A RESOURCE
OF THE STATE OF THE PEOPLE, AND THAT RESOURCE SHOULD BE PUT BACK
INTO THE PEOPLE AND INTO THE STATE, AND WHAT BETTER WAY
THAN DOING THAT THROUGH EDUCATION.
>> NIDYA: THANK YOU AGAIN PROFESSOR MATHEWS
FOR JOINING US TODAY.
>> NANCY: IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
>> NIDYA: BACK TO YOU.
>> NATASHA: THANK YOU NIDYA.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN COOL MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR.
>> SHAWNTE: AND BECAUSE
OF THE BUDGET CRISIS CAL STATE LONG BEACH IS LIMITING THEIR
ADMISSION RATES.
APRIL HIROSE HAS MORE ON THAT.
>> APRIL: COMPARING THE [INAUDIBLE] STUDENT
FOR FALL 2008 AND FALL 2009 THERE WAS A 28% CUT FOR FRESHMAN
AND 37% CUT FOR TRANSFERRING STUDENTS
AND THIS IS THE WORST EVER IN ITS HISTORY.
>> THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE IS THE STATE BUDGET CRISIS.
WE TOOK ABOUT A $47 MILLION BUDGET REDUCTION THIS YEAR.
AND SO ONE OF THE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO TO COPE
WITH THIS BUDGET PROBLEM IS TO REDUCE ENROLLMENT.
>> APRIL: FOR SPRING 2009 CAL STATE LONG BEACH CLOSED
ADMISSION AND WILL BE CLOSED FOR SPRING 2010.
>> WE TRY TO SPREAD THE IMPACT ACROSS THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
WHEN WE CLOSE FOR THE SPRING THAT HELPS US OR THAT ENABLES US
TO MAYBE NOT BE AS LIMITED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER.
>> APRIL: CAL STATE LONG BEACH HAS MORE REASON TO OFFER.
>> ALL THESE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING
ABOUT LIMITING ENROLLMENT AND OTHER THINGS ARE AIMED
AT MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
THAT WE HAVE AND THE QUALITY
OF THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE ON OUR CAMPUS.
>> APRIL: BECAUSE OF THE ENROLLMENT CONTROL STUDENTS
WHO DO NOT HAVE A GPA OF 2 POINT 5 ARE NOT ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
>> LONG BEACH IS A COMPETITIVE CAMPUS, WE HAVE VERY,
VERY HIGH DEMAND AND WITH THE BUDGET CUTS WHAT THAT MEANS IS
THAT THE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS ARE HIGHER.
>> APRIL: THIS NEW POLICY IS ALREADY AFFECTING STUDENTS.
>> I TRIED TO TRANSFER IN THE SPRING 2009 AND I WASN'T ABLE
TO GET IN BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF TRANSFERS THAT THEY WERE TAKING.
>> APRIL: THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME CAL STATE LONG BEACH HAS
REDUCED ADMISSIONS.
THE UNIVERSITY'S NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATION OF FRESHMAN
AND TRANSFERRING STUDENTS FOR FALL 2010.
THIS IS APRIL HIROSE ON THE CAMPUS
OF LONG BEACH STATE REPORTING FOR CAMPUS CONNECTION.
>> NATASHA: AFTER THE BREAK WE'LL LOOK
AT HOW LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS ARE BEING AFFECTED
BY THESE BUDGET CUTS.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOUR MARRIAGE TODAY?
>> I GOT UP AND MADE MY WIFE COFFEE.
>> I PICKED UP MY HUSBAND'S DIRTY SOCKS THIS MORNING.
>> I SUPPOSE I DIDN'T YELL AT HIM FOR ANYTHING AT ALL.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WAS ABLE TO LET ME SLEEP IN BY TAKING CARE
OF HIM IN THE MORNING.
>> WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR MY MARRIAGE TODAY?
TODAY I FLIRTED WITH MY HUSBAND LIKE WHEN WE FIRST GOT MARRIED.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOUR MARRIAGE TODAY?
DO A LITTLE SOMETHING SPECIAL GET STARTED
AT FORYOURMARRIAGE.ORG.
A MESSAGE FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
[ MUSIC ]
>> SHAWNTE: HI AND WELCOME BACK TO CAMPUS CONNECTION.
DID YOU KNOW THAT A NUMBER OF ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE TAKING A HIT
FROM THESE BUDGET CUTS?
HOWEVER, WILSON HIGH SCHOOL IS ABLE
TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROGRAM'S FOUNDATION.
ADAM FULLER HAS MORE.
>> ADAM: THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
AT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL HAS BATTLED TO PLAY
AGAINST THE BUDGET CUTS.
EACH SPORT HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THEIR OWN FUNDRAISING AND EXTRA EXPENSES.
>> WE REALLY START OFF EACH YEAR THINKING WE'VE GOT
TO HAVE OUR OWN FUNDRAISERS AND CREATE OUR OWN BASE AS FAR
AS A BUDGET IS CONCERNED.
OUR FUNDRAISERS ARE MORE DYNAMIC,
THERE'S MORE ALUMNI INVOLVED,
THERE'S MORE LOCAL COMMUNITY SPONSORS INVOLVED.
>> ADAM: ATHLETES ARE ASKED TO PRODUCE ON AND OFF THE COURT;
THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT PARTICIPATING
IN FUNDRAISERS IS JUST AS IMPORTANT
AS PASSING THE BALL TO THE OPEN MAN.
>> DONATIONS WERE A LOT EASIER TO COME
BY LIKE A COUPLE YEARS BACK AND NOW IT'S --
WE NEED MORE FUNDRAISERS
TO GET MORE DONATIONS 'CAUSE IT'S HARDER TO ASK PEOPLE
FOR MONEY NOW A DAYS BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET CUTS AND ECONOMY.
>> WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT MORE FUNDRAISERS THIS PAST YEAR.
LIKE, WE'VE DONE -- BASICALLY EVERY SEASON WE DO A FUNDRAISER
THAT WE NEED TO COME UP WITH ABOUT $150.
>> ADAM: THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM BRINGS IN LOTS OF MONEY,
WHICH HELPS SUPPORT MULTIPLE SPORTS TEAMS AT WILSON.
ORGANIZING OF SPORTING EVENTS HAVE BECOME MORE COSTLY.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THE FOOTBALL GENERATES HERE
AT WILSON REALLY GOES TO SUPPORT MOST
OF THE OTHER TEAMS INCLUDING A LOT
OF THE TEAMS ON THE GIRL'S SIDE.
OUR EXPENSES HAVE GONE UP.
WE HAVE INCREASED OFFICIAL'S FEES.
WE HAVE INCREASED TRANSPORTATION COSTS.
OUR VENDORS FOR UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT HAVE --
COSTS, THOSE HAVE GONE UP.
>> ADAM: SOME ADMINISTRATORS BELIEVE THE BUDGET WILL CONTINUE
TO BE A CHALLENGE.
>> I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S GONNA GET BETTER I THINK IT'S GONNA
GET DIFFERENT.
I MEAN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEW AVENUES OF RAISING MONEY
AND ONCE WE FIGURE THOSE
OUT WE'LL PROBABLY NEVER GET THOSE RESOURCES WE HAD BEFORE.
>> ADAM: DEDICATION BY STUDENT ATHLETES SUPPORTED BY PARENTS
AND ALUMNI HAVE KEPT THE TRAIN ROLLING FOR THE BRUINS.
THIS IS ADAM FULLER REPORTING FOR CAMPUS CONNECTION.
>> NATASHA: GREAT REPORT ADAM.
WITH ALL OF THE BUDGET CUTS HOW LONG CAN WE EXPECT THE CRISIS
TO LAST?
>> SHAWNTE: ANGIE TORRES IS HERE
WITH ERIC FALICE [ASSUMED SPELLING],
MEDIA RELATIONS SPECIALIST OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
FOR THE CSU CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.
MAYBE HE CAN GIVE US AN IDEA.
>> ANGIE: THANK YOU LADIES AND THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR BEING HERE.
>> ERIC: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> ANGIE: FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU,
IS THERE ANY MORE BUDGET CUTS PLANNED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR?
>> ERIC: WELL, THE BUDGET SITUATION
IN SACRAMENTO IS A LITTLE UNSTABLE AT THE MOMENT BUT WE
AT THE CSU CERTAINLY HOPE NOT.
>> ANGIE: WHAT ARE THE REPS
OF THE CSU CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE DOING IN SACRAMENTO
TO RECUPERATE AT LEAST PART OF OUR FUNDS BACK?
>> ERIC: WELL, ACTUALLY TODAY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS MEETING
ON THE 2010-2011 BUDGET, WHICH THE CHANCELLOR CHARACTERIZES
AS A RECOVER AND REINVEST BUDGET.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING
TO DO RECOVER THE ONE-TIME CUT
AND THEN REINVEST IN BUILDING THE CSU.
>> ANGIE: IN WHICH WAYS DO YOU THINK THE STUDENTS CAN HELP
TO PURSUE OUR STATE GOVERNMENT
TO STOP ANY FURTHER EDUCATION BUDGET CUTS?
>> ERIC: WELL, WE REALLY NEED STUDENT'S SUPPORT.
WE ASK ANY FACULTY SUPPORT, THE ADMINISTRATOR'S SUPPORT
AND ESSENTIALLY ANYBODY OUTSIDE OF THE INSTITUTION WHO CARES
ABOUT PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION TO REALLY STEP UP AND ADVOCATE
FOR THIS RECOVER AND REINVEST BUDGET
AND FOR THE PRIORITIZATION
OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN SACRAMENTO.
>> ANGIE: IN WHICH WAYS DO YOU THINK OUR REPS HAVE FAILED
TO PUT THE MESSAGE ACROSS?
IT'S SPONSORING EDUCATION IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
THAN SPONSORING JAIL MATES.
>> ERIC: WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S A FAILURE OF THE MESSAGE.
AND I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PPIC AND OTHER POLLING YOU SEE
THAT CALIFORNIANS KNOW THE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION
IS IMPORTANT.
I THINK THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME LACK OF THAT IN LAW MAKERS
AND OTHER BUDGET DISCUSSIONS AND THAT NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED,
WHERE THE CSU FALLS IN THE PRIORITIES OF BUDGET MAKING.
>> ANGIE: CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THE RECENT OUTBREAK
IN NUMBERS OF STUDENTS APPLYING TO THE CSU SYSTEM?
>> ERIC: WELL, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE, FOLKS LIKE YOU AND THE MEDIA,
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP
AND HELPED US GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT YOU NEED TO APPLY EARLY
AND YOU NEED TO BE READY TO APPLY WHEN YOU DO APPLY.
AND THEN YOU ALSO NEED TO HAVE A BACKUP PLAN EITHER ANOTHER CSU
OR ANOTHER UNIVERSITY WHEN YOU'RE APPLYING
TO ESPECIALLY A HIGHLY IMPACTED CAMPUS.
>> ANGIE: IS THE CSU SYSTEM CONSIDERED
TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE NOW THAT ENROLLMENT'S BEING CUT DOWN
AND MANY MORE STUDENTS ARE APPLYING?
>> ERIC: WELL, OUR GENERAL SYSTEM STANDARDS ARE GOING
TO STAY THE SAME.
HOWEVER, CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO GIVE LOCAL PREFERENCE
TO STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE NEARBY, BUT THERE IS ALSO GOING
TO BE SOME CAMPUSES ARE IMPACTED AT EVERY SINGLE MAJOR
AND THOSE WILL BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE,
AND THERE ARE 2 CAMPUSES IN THAT SITUATION.
>> ANGIE: PERSONALLY, HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OPINION PIECE
THAT WAS PRINTED IN THE LA TIMES 2 SUNDAYS AGO?
IT WAS A SPEECH DELIVERED
BY FORMER TRUSTEE MEMBER JEFF BLIKE [ASSUMED SPELLING]?
>> ERIC: WELL, TRUSTEE BLIKE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A TREMENDOUS
LEADER IN THE CSU SYSTEM AND EDUCATION OVERALL
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE OUR EDUCATION LEADERS
OUT THERE SPEAKING ABOUT THE PRIORITIES
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> ANGIE: THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR BEING HERE.
>> ERIC: THANK YOU.
>> ANGIE: NOW BACK TO YOU LADIES.
>> NATASHA: THANK YOU ANGIE.
NOW ON A DIFFERENT NOTE CAMPUS CONNECTION REPORTER CECILIA
PAREDES COVERS THE UNIVERSITY'S MUSIC DEPARTMENT
AND THEIR WEEKLY CONCERTS PERFORMED
BY STUDENT MUSICIANS ON CAMPUS.
>> CECILIA: THE UNIVERSITY'S MUSIC DEPARTMENT SITS
ON THE FAR-END OF CAMPUS BETWEEN THE PYRAMID
AND THE EAST PARKING STRUCTURES.
JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEK HERE DURING THE SEMESTER CAL STATE
LONG BEACH OFFERS CONCERTS PERFORMED BY STUDENTS
WHO ARE CONSIDERED SOME OF THE MOST GIFTED MUSICIANS.
>> I'VE TAUGHT AT DIFFERENT PLACES AND I CAN SAY
THAT IN TERMS OF THE CAL STATE
AND CSU THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT WE HAVE IF NOT THE STRONGEST,
VERY NEAR THE STRONGEST MUSIC DEPARTMENT
IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
>> CECILIA: THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO GET THE WORD
OUT ABOUT THE CONCERTS.
>> WHAT I WOULD LIKE VIEWERS TO KNOW --
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT,
BECAUSE OF WHERE WE'RE LOCATED A LOT OF STUDENTS AND PEOPLE
ON CAMPUS REALLY DON'T KNOW WE'RE HERE, THAT'S A PROBLEM.
I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT WE EXIST, YEAH.
>> CECILIA: DOCTOR RICHARD BERKERMEYER [ASSUMED SPELLING],
A PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH, WANTS PEOPLE
TO KNOW THEY EXIST TOO.
EARLIER THIS SEMESTER HE REQUIRED THAT ONE
OF HIS CLASSES GO TO THE BEACH CAFE CONCERT.
>> DOCTOR RICHARD: I RECOMMENDED
THAT FOR STUDENTS THIS SEMESTER KNOWING, FIRST OF ALL,
THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE REALLY A STRONG CONCERT.
AND SECONDLY, THAT IT WOULD BE PERFORMED BY THEIR PEERS,
BY STUDENTS THEIR OWN AGE,
STUDENTS THEY MAYBE GO TO CLASS WITH EVEN.
>> CECELIA: SO WHAT DO THE ACTUAL CONCERT GOERS THINK
OF THE PERFORMANCES?
>> I THOUGHT THE CONCERT WAS REALLY WELL-DONE.
I REALLY LIKE THE MUSIC, THE AMBIANCE WAS GREAT,
THE DIRECTOR REALLY KNEW HOW TO EXPLAIN THE PIECES.
OVERALL I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY NICE.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
LIKE, MUSICALLY ALL THE RHYTHMS WERE REALLY CHALLENGING.
LIKE, THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT.
I LIKED IT A LOT.
>> CECELIA: TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT CONCERTS ARE SHOWING VISIT
CSULB.EDU SLASH MUSIC.
REPORTING FOR CAMPUS CONNECTION I'M CECELIA PAREDES.
BACK TO YOU SHAWNTE AND NATASHA.
>> SHAWNTE: THANKS CECELIA.
LONG BEACH STATE IS FULL OF TALENTED STUDENTS.
>> NATASHA: IT SURE IS, AFTER THE BREAK WE'LL TALK
ABOUT STUDENTS GOING ABROAD AND TAKE A LOOK
AT DIFFERENT CLOTHING STYLES.
[ MUSIC ]
>> I USED TO HAVE A GOAT.
WHERE DID IT GO, IT WENT TO A FAMILY WHO REALLY NEEDED IT.
YOU SEE, GIVING A FAMILY AN ANIMAL IS
LIKE GIVING THEM A BUSINESS.
THE WOOL, MILK, EGGS ALL TURN INTO INCOME FOR MEDICINE,
SCHOOL, CLOTHING, A BETTER HOME, A SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD SOON
TO FAMILIES PASSING ON THE GIFT OF THE ANIMAL'S OFFSPRING
TO ANOTHER FAMILY WHO DOES THE SAME AND ON AND ON
UNTIL THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS LIFTED OUT OF POVERTY.
THAT IS WHERE MY GOAT WENT AND THAT'S WHY YOU GIVE
TO HEFFER [ASSUMED SPELLING] INTERNATIONAL.
>> NATASHA: WELCOME BACK TO CAMPUS CONNECTION.
LET'S FLY ON OVER TO THE STUDY ABROAD OFFICE
AS REPORTER JESSICA DELL TELLS US HOW STUDENTS CAN PLAN THEIR
OWN ACADEMIC ADVENTURE.
>> JESSICA: FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED
IN TRAVELING THE EDUCATION ABROAD OFFICE,
LOCATED IN BRATMAN [ASSUMED SPELLING] HALL IS THE PLACE
FOR STUDENTS TO VISIT.
THE OFFICE HELPS STUDENTS BY PROVIDING BROCHURES, WORKSHOPS
AND FAIRS THAT OFFER A VARIETY
OF STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS BOTH CAMPUS AFFILIATED
AND INDEPENDENT.
>> SO AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM PROVIDER IS SOMEONE THAT IS --
AN ORGANIZATION NORMALLY THAT'S BASED IN THE U.S.
THAT FACILITATES FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS THE APPLICATION
PROCESS, ACCOMMODATIONS, COURSES IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
>> JESSICA: STUDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO STUDY OVERSEAS
BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START CAN HAVE ALL
OF THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN JUST 1 OR 2 VISITS.
>> AFTER A STUDENT GOES THROUGH A WORKSHOP HE
OR SHE CAN MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT
WITH A STUDY ABROAD ADVISOR IN THE OFFICE TO TALK
ABOUT THEIR SPECIFIC INTERESTS IN A COUNTRY
OR HOW THEIR MAJOR WOULD FIT WITH A PARTICULAR PLACE.
>> JESSICA: ONCE STUDENTS HAVE SELECTED AND APPLIED
FOR A SPECIFIC PROGRAM THEY CAN PREPARE FOR THEIR TRIP
BY SEARCHING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, WORKING, APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT
ON CAMPUS OR EVEN FINDING A QUICK WAY TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE
OF THEIR DESIRED COUNTRY.
>> THEY, AFTER TIME, WOULD BE MUCH BETTER
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNICATING EVEN ON,
YOU KNOW, AN ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
>> YES, I DID TAKE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRIOR TO MY TRIP.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS YOU TO BE ABLE
TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNS.
THAT'S ALWAYS USEFUL ESPECIALLY AT TRAIN STATIONS.
I THINK IT'S JUST GOOD FOR A BASIS TO GO OFF
OF WHEN YOU'RE EATING, EVERYTHING.
>> JESSICA: PROSPECTIVE STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS
WHO DO NOT HAVE TIME TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE SHOULD NOT FRET.
SOME STUDENTS THINK THE UNFAMILIARITY
OF A NEW CULTURE CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR EXPERIENCE OVERALL.
>> MY FAVORITE PART
ABOUT STUDYING ABROAD WAS MEETING NEW PEOPLE NOT ONLY
FROM CAL STATE LONG BEACH BUT ALSO IN THE COMMUNITY
WHERE I WAS STAYING AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE A GOOD EXPERIENCE
TO GET OUT OF THE BUBBLE THAT WE'RE SO USED
TO HERE IN LONG BEACH.
>> JESSICA: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET STARTED
ON PLANNING YOUR OWN STUDY ABROAD TRIP VISIT THE EDUCATION
ABROAD OFFICE LOCATED RIGHT HERE AT BRATMAN HALL.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF PROGRAMS FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM.
THIS IS JESSICA DELL REPORTING FOR CAMPUS CONNECTION.
>> NATASHA: THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION, JESSICA.
I KNOW I'D LIKE TO GET AWAY.
>> SHAWNTE: WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR
TO EXPERIENCE NEW CULTURES.
TRISTAN WYNN CHECKS OUT AFRICAN MUSIC AND FASHION BY HEADING
OUT TO CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE.
>> TRISTAN: CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE'S ANNUAL CULTURE SHOW
IS PUT ON BY THE AFRICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION AND ITS PURPOSE IS
TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE AFRICAN CULTURE.
>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHERE BLACK PEOPLE COME FROM,
WHERE OUR POWER COME FROM,
WHY WE BRAID OUR HAIR, WHY WE WEAR COLORS.
LIKE, WE WANT YOU GUYS TO LEARN AND SEE AFRICA.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO AFRICA TO LEARN ABOUT AFRICA.
>> TRISTAN: THE SHOW CONSISTS OF AFRICAN DRUMMING, DANCING,
MARKET PLACE AND FASHION SHOW.
[ MUSIC ]
>> IT'S VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF IT.
I LOVED BEING A MODEL AND JUST DOING --
I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL MODEL BUT I LOVE, YOU KNOW,
GETTING ALL DRESSED UP AND GETTING MAKEUP AND HAIR DONE
AND WEARING THE CLOTHES, SO.
>> TRISTAN: MANY FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS LINED
UP TO EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF THE AFRICAN CULTURE.
>> I KNOW ACTUALLY A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT'S GONNA BE
IN THE FASHION SHOW SO, YOU KNOW, I COME TO SUPPORT
TO SEE WHAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW,
AFRICAN CULTURE CLOTHES I'M A SEE.
>> TRISTAN: LIKE STUDENTS PARENTS ALSO FEEL THE FASHION
SHOW IS IMPORTANT.
>> THIS IS A PART OF THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
AND IT'S NOT JUST A FASHION SHOW, LIKE YOU SAID,
YOU'RE RAISING AWARENESS
ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
>> TRISTAN: ONE FEATURE DESIGNER
IN THE SHOW IS A CAL STATE LONG BEACH STUDENT
WHO SAYS SHE IS TRYING TO GET AWAY
FROM THE TRADITIONAL AFRICAN LOOK.
>> PEOPLE THINK AFRICAN FASHION AND THEY THINK HEAD TIE AND,
YOU KNOW, JUST WRAPS SO I'M TRYING TO USE THAT SAME FABRIC
TO MAKE MORE CONTEMPORARY LOOKING ITEMS.
>> TRISTAN: THE AFRICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION IS TRYING THEIR
BEST TO KEEP THIS ANNUAL EVENT GOING.
>> WE NEED MORE ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS BESIDES GOING OUT THERE
TO THE CLUBS; THIS IS A SECOND ALTERNATIVE.
>> TRISTAN: THE AFRICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION
OF CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE IS ADDING A UNIQUE
AND ARTISTIC FLAIR TO THEIR SEMESTER WHILE RAISING AWARENESS
OF THE AFRICAN CULTURE AND APPLYING IT
TO TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY FASHIONS.
REPORTING FOR CAMPUS CONNECTION I'M TRISTAN WYNN.
BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE STUDIO.
>> SHAWNTE: GREAT STORY ON THE FASHION SHOW TRISTAN.
WHAT A CREATIVE WAY TO BRING AWARENESS ABOUT AFRICAN CULTURE.
>> NATASHA: SPEAKING
OF CREATIVITY 2 FASHION DESIGNERS ARE EXPRESSING THEIR
BELIEVES THROUGH ART WITH THEIR CLOTHING LINE.
HERE'S APOLONIO COLUNGA WITH MORE ON THE STORY.
>> APOLONIO: AT COLLUSIVE'S [ASSUMED SPELLING] RECENT
HOLIDAY SPRING PHOTO SHOOT WE GOT A GLIMPSE AT SOME
OF THE NEW MEN AND WOMEN'S CLOTHING LINES.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH COFOUNDER,
ALEX KOLTIVEWAD [ASSUMED SPELLING].
HE EXPLAINED WHY HE STARTED THE COMPANY 3 YEARS AGO.
>> ALEX: I ACTUALLY TRULY STARTED THE COMPANY
BECAUSE I WANT TO INSPIRE THE WORLD.
GROWING UP, YOU KNOW, I GUESS,
IN A VERY NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENT IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT
TO BE A PART OF ANYTHING POSITIVE.
>> APOLONIO: EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE FUN
AND GAMES IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS.
CO-OWNER MICHAEL SANS [ASSUMED SPELLING] REMINISCES
ON WHAT IT TOOK TO START THE COMPANY.
>> MICHAEL: IT'S HARD WORK
AND THEY CALL IT GRINDING, IT'S GRINDING.
LIKE, SERIOUSLY WE USED TO NEVER -- WE WOULDN'T SLEEP.
I WOULD SLEEP LIKE 2, 3 HOURS A DAY.
I'LL GO TO SLEEP 4 OR 5 IN THE MORNING EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
LIKE, THERE'S JUST SO MUCH TO GET DONE.
IN THE BEGINNING YOU KIND OF HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING YOURSELF.
>> APOLONIO: COLLUSIVE IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE PEOPLE
TO DO WHAT THEY LOVE AND BE WHO THEY WANT TO BE INSTEAD
OF FOLLOWING THE SOCIAL NORMS.
WITH EACH UNIQUE PIECE NO MATTER WHAT THE GRAPHIC MAY BE THERE'S
ALWAYS A POSITIVE MESSAGE BEHIND IT.
>> MICHAEL: I THINK EVERYONE,
EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT THEM AND IT'S KIND
OF LIKE, IT'S YOUR JOB TO LIKE REALLY FIND WHAT IT IS UNIQUE
ABOUT YOU AND LEAVE YOUR MARK ON THIS WORLD AND KIND OF,
YOU KNOW, INSPIRE OTHERS THROUGH YOUR OWN WORK.
>> APOLONIO: WITH ALL THE HARD WORK HAS COME MUCH
TO THEIR SUCCESS.
COLLUSIVE CONTINUES TO GROW AND PUSH THE ENVELOPE AS A COMPANY
WITH THEIR CUTTING EDGE DESIGNS AND CONCEPT TEES.
WITH THEIR GROWING SUCCESS COLLUSIVE HAS NOT FORGOTTEN
TO GIVE BACK TO THOSE LESS FORTUNATE.
>> MICHAEL: ON OUR ONLINE STORE
FOR EVERY $50 YOU SPEND WE GIVE AWAY A FREE COLLUSIVE SHIRT
TO THE FOUNDATION PROJECT RESTORE PHILIPPINES
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA SHIP OUR WHOLE SHIPMENT
OVER TO THE PHILIPPINES FOR US.
>> APOLONIO: TO HELP GO TO CALUSIVE.COM AND CLICK
ON THEIR ONLINE STORE, AND FOR EVERY $50 YOU SPENT
FOR THE WHOLE MONTH OF NOVEMBER COLLUSIVE WILL GIVE AWAY A FREE
TEE SHIRT TO RESTORE PROJECT PHILIPPINES.
I WANT TO SAY SPECIAL THANKS COLLUSIVE AND ESPECIALLY KYLE
FOR GIVING US A SNEAK PEEK
AT THEIR NEW WINTER SLASH HOLIDAY LINE.
THIS IS APOLONIO COLUNGA SIGNING OFF FROM CAMPUS CONNECTION.
>> NATASHA: THANKS APOLONIO.
AFTER THE BREAK WE'LL HAVE THE SPOTLIGHT
ON A FORMER LONG BEACH STATE RUNNER IN OUR SPORTS SEGMENT.
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>> MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE IS AN INTRICATE PUZZLE.
AND PIECE BY PIECE THE WOMEN AND MEN
OF ROVERY [ASSUMED SPELLING] HAVE WORKED HARD
TO FIGHT HUNGER, PROMOTE LITERACY
AND MOVE THE WORLD TOWARD PEACE, BUT THERE'S STILL MUCH
TO BE DONE, STILL SOME MISSING PIECES,
AND ONE OF THOSE MISSING PIECES IS YOU.
ONLY YOU CAN HELP ROVERY PUT TOGETHER A BETTER WORLD
AT ROVERY.ORG.
ROVERY, HUMANITY IN MOTION.
>> NATASHA: THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US.
SPORTS REPORTER TUCKER SAVOYE INTERVIEWS ELI RODRIGUEZ
[ASSUMED SPELLING], WINNER OF THE LONG BEACH MARATHON.
>> TUCKER: ON OCTOBER 11TH MORE THAN 5,000 MEN
AND WOMEN TOOK PART IN THE LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL CITY
BANK MARATHON.
25 YEAR OLD ELI RODRIQUEZ, A WHITTIER NATIVE
AND RECENT LONG BEACH STATE GRADUATE WAS FASTER
THAN EVERYONE ELSE.
>> ELI WINNING THE MARATHON WAS A BIG SURPRISE,
THERE WERE SOME PRETTY FAST GUYS IN THE RACE AND COMING
IN HE WASN'T IN THE BEST SHAPE AND, YOU KNOW,
HE WAS JUST HURT THE PREVIOUS 3 WEEKS AND HE HAD SHIN SPLINTS
AND BIGGER THINGS SO HE WAS ONLY RUNNING EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> TUCKER: AFTER HIGH SCHOOL RODRIQUEZ ALMOST GAVE
UP RUNNING.
HE TOOK A YEAR OFF AND CAME BACK JUST HOPING TO MAKE THE CUT.
>> ELI: I WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE TEAM
SO THAT JUST MOTIVATED ME MORE TO, YOU KNOW, TO RUN MORE
AND BE MORE DEDICATED.
COMING HERE TO LONG BEACH STATE REALLY HELPED PUT ME ON SCHEDULE
AND ON TRACK AND SEE WHAT IT WAS ABOUT TO REALLY BE COMPETITIVE
AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL LIKE DIVISION 1,
SO I THINK IT HELPED ME A LOT TO MOVE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
>> TUCKER: RODRIQUEZ EXCELLED IN CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK
BUT HIS TEAMMATES AND COACHES REALLY LIKED THE WAY HE
APPROACHED THE SPORT.
AND IN 2006 HE WAS NAMED THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL RUNNER
AT LBSU.
>> ELI SHOWED US WHAT DETERMINATION WAS ALL ABOUT.
WE REALLY LIKED WHAT HE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.
HE WAS A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE ON AND OFF THE TRACK FOR US.
NEVER, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY
THAT WOULD DO ANYTHING BUT EXEMPLARY THINGS.
AND SO WE NOTICED WITH ELI, YOU KNOW,
RIGHT AWAY THAT HE WAS PRETTY INSPIRATIONAL JUST
BY HIS ACTIONS.
>> TUCKER: 4 ICR TRACK CLUB MEMBERS
AND LONG BEACH STATE ALUMS FINISHED IN THE TOP 10
FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BOTH THE MARATHON AND HALF MARATHONS.
THAT SUCCESS BEGAN AT THE BEACH
AND WITH RODRIQUEZ ONCE AGAIN LEADING THE CHARGE.
>> WE HAVE BUILT A REALLY GOOD TEAM HERE AT LONG BEACH STATE
AND IT CAME FROM A GROUP OF ATHLETES
THAT WERE RECRUITED SEVERAL YEARS BACK.
WHEN ELI FINISHED OUT HIS CAREER
AT LONG BEACH STATE HE WAS THE ONLY SENIOR ON THE TEAM
THAT YEAR AND HE PROVIDED A LOT OF LEADERSHIP
FOR THE YOUNG GROUP THAT WE HAVE TODAY THAT'S SUCCEEDING WELL.
>> TUCKER: RODRIQUEZ HOPES TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS.
HE SAYS IF HE CAN FIND THE PERFECT RACE HE THINKS HE CAN
GET THE TIME HE NEEDS.
THIS IS TUCKER SAVOYE REPORTING FOR CAMPUS CONNECTION.
NOW BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE STUDIO.
>> NATASHA: GREAT STORY TUCKER AND GOOD LUCK TO RODRIQUEZ
IN QUALIFYING FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
>> SHAWNTE: THAT CONCLUDES THIS EDITION OF CAMPUS CONNECTION.
THIS IS SHAWNTE PASSMORE.
>> NATASHA: AND NATASHA KALANI SAYING THANKS FOR WATCHING
AND SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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