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Meet three organizers behind ‘Week of Action’

PHOTO BY JOHN HERNANDEZ

Chicano Studies major Janet Valenzuela uses a loud speaker to lead the march against Executive Order 1100 at CSUN.
“I knew there would be stu- I was in Gage Middle School through been involved with thus far. action was Spanish major and phi-
NATE GRAHAM
dents out there like me that want the experiences I had seeing high “Usually creating a message for losophy minor Kaya Tillery.
NEWS EDITOR to get involved or informed, all school students walk-out in pro- the cause falls under some type of Tillery is the President of the
t @LANATEGRAHAM they needed was a platform to test of HR 4437, anti-terrorism, and club or organization although in Black Student Union, so she felt
DEDE OGBUEZE organize around this issue hence Illegal Immigration Control Act of this unique case there was no orga- her involvement was almost a
on the nineteenth we had our first 2005,” said Valenzuela. “It was the nization,” said Valenzuela. “I’d like requirement.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
teach-in,” said Valenzuela. first time I saw my community come to think we had some sort of coali- “Well first, I am the president
t @DAILYSUNDIAL
The Chicano/a studies major together like that in large numbers, tion going but for the most part it of the Black Student Union, so part
explained how the unnatural disas- particularly young folks.” was just students.” of our mission is to advocate for
The outpour of frustration and
ter theme came about and how The sustainability minor spoke black and minority student rights
dissent that CSUN’s campus expe-
everything fell into place leading about the protest last week and how KAYA TILLERY on campus. So, it is kind of within
rienced last week was described by
up to the protest. it was unique from anything she has The de facto leader of the week of my job description to do that,” said
the organizers as ‘Week of Action:
“The conversations started off Tillery.
Unnatural Disasters at CSUN.’
with questioning these executive A North Carolina native Tillery
A hive of students united for a
orders to then reflecting on why said that the issue was originally
week-long protest in opposition
students haven’t been directly brought up in general body meeting
of Executive Order 1100, the CSU
informed from our administration,” and immediately got to work.
Chancellor Timothy P. White’s deci-
said Valenzuela. “It then made “I think I just got really involved
sion to eliminate Cross-Cultural
sense that we had to do something as far as coming up with the actual
Comparative studies (Section F) as
about it ourselves and the theme ideas for the protest just because I
a general education requirement by
felt fitting, we all saw this becoming didn’t want to wait, so I was like I
fall of 2018.
an unnatural disaster.” am just going to do something now
The demonstration concluded
This is not the first time the so when I take it to the group as a
with the CSUN faculty senate
Huntington Park native has orga- whole we can just vote, change and
voting not to implement EO 1100
nized something of this sort. depict little things instead of trying
Among the many minds and
“I became a facilitator for stu- to come up with a whole idea,” said
bodies behind the week-long pro-
dents and faculty in this space Tillery.
test, three student activists: Janet
with my previous experiences with The student activist says she
Valenzuela, Kaya Tillery, and Brit-
organizing through environmental also has some background in stu-
tney Harvey.
justice work in my community in dent led protests dating back to her
Huntington Park,” said Valenzuela. first couple college years at Eastern
JANET VALENZUELA
“Through my activism as a student, Carolina University. The protest
One of the most prominent
mobilization has been key for it occurred her freshman year and
voices heard shouting last week
forces bystanders to get informed or centered around a dorm building
was Janet Valenzuela, a student
to take a role in their community.” that was named after someone who
assistant at the Civil Discourse
Valenzuela went into detail on was in support of the disenfran-
and Social Change program. She
why it is important for her to be a chisement of black men and women.
explained that she first heard about
student activist and some of the “This protest, in comparison to
the executive order in a monthly PHOTO BY JOHN HERNANDEZ
change she has forged, participat-
meeting with faculty on the thir- Vice President of American Indian Studies, Freddy De La Paz (left), and
ing in activist events since she was President of the American Indian Students Association, Xavier Fierro
teenth of October and immediately
in middle school. (right), carry flags through the University Student Union during a student SEE ACTION PAGE 6
wanted to get involved.
“I’ve been a student activist since protest against Executive Order 1100.
 2 NEWS
CSUN faculty rejects Executive Order 1100
JULIO MENDEZ
ULLOA
REPORTER
t @DAILYSUNDIAL
AFTER HOURS of debate,
the CSUN faculty senate
voted to not implement
E xec utive Order 110 0
Thursday afternoon.
St u d e nt s a n d f a c-
ulty strongly oppose the
executive order because
it would eliminate “Sec-
tion F” of CSUN’s general
education requirement.
Section F is the por tion
of the GE that requires
underg raduate students
to take 6 units in compar-
ative cultural studies.
Before t he vote took
place, CSUN P resi-
dent D ia n ne H a r r i son
announced to t he sena-
tors and students present
t hat a n ag reement had
b e en m ade w it h C S U
Chancellor Timothy
W hite to keep Section F,
w it h some st ipulat ion s
included to accommodate
transfer students.
 of the EO 1100.
By voting to reject the
executive order, the fac-
ulty senate will not accept
the terms of the agreement
President Harrison made
with the Chancellor White.
T he senate meeting
marked the end of “Week
of ac t ion: Un nat u ra l
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disasters at CSUN,” a series
of protests organized by
students from CSUN’s var-
ious cultural departments
and clubs.

One hour prior the
faculty senate meeting hun-
dreds of students gathered
outside University Hall to
protest against the execu-
tive order 1100 and express
their frustrations against
campus officials for their
lack of communication.
Shortly after the meet-
ing started students and
faculty members sat on fac-
ulty senate meeting to hear
the decision on Section F
& Executive Order 1100
on the Northridge Center.
Students were allowed to
express their opinions for
over an hour in front of the IVAN SALINAS/ THE SUNDIAL
faculty senate. Faculty senators raise hands to vote “yes” on rejecting executive order 1100.
Theresa White, depart-
ment chair of Africana t heir opinions on t he finalized on paper we can’t the chancellor and create a said they will wait for the
Studies, praised students voting results. really celebrate.” student task force. ch a ncel lor ’s r esp on se
for being persistent for I s a ia h T h i b o de au x , He believes Section F is “I think [this] is going before they decide what to
fighting for what is right political science pre-law important to educate stu- to work, the chancellor do next.
and invite other faculty major, and vice president dents who might not look [Timothy W hite] at the “Section F is a repre-
senate members to vote of the Black Student Union the same as other groups. beginning wasn’t negoti- sentation and reflection of
against the implementation says students can’t be “We are forced to learn ating, and now he already CSUN’s rich history and its
happy until the decision about their culture K–12 is giving us section F,” Til- students. Their own per-
“I’ve never ever seen the is final. now they have to learn about lery said. “Now he has this sonal rich history, their
kind of passion, this is my “It’s a bittersweet vic- ours,” Thibodeaux said. little stipulation we are not culture, and their traditions
ninth year here on campus tory, it’s a victory in the Black Student Union going to settle for his stip- and we want them to stay
and I have seen this pas- sense we were able to orga- president and Spanish ulation we are never going here,” Tillery said. “This
sion from students on this nize everything and get major, Kaya Tillery said to settle and eventually I is why you go to college to
campus.” White said in people to actually [see] she thinks they were able think he’ll come around learn lifelong skills that are
front an energized crowd. they can’t underestimate to get something on paper because he doesn’t have really are going to prepare
A f ter t he me e t i n g the students,” Thibodeaux by having the senate to any other option.” you for the real world and
ended students expressed said. “Until everything is take responsibility to urge Tillery and Thibodeaux that’s what Section F is.”
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CRIME BLOTTER Lauren Turner Dunn

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An unknown suspect broke the damage and description of the hit

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25
Within a day an unknown suspect
damaged the elevator call buttons
on the first floor and second floor
of building 16 in the University
Park Apartments. Officials are still
investigating.
THURSDAY, OCT. 26
The investigation continues after
someone damaged a concrete
trashcan in Live Oak Hall.
CSUN officers cited a skateboard-
er for doing tricks on campus
near the Orange Grove. The
suspect was given a citation and
a seven-day restraining order.
plexiglass to a display case near the
Little Theater in Nordhoff Hall.
Someone used different color paint
to write graffiti in the men’s restroom
on the first floor of Chaparral Hall.
FRIDAY, OCT. 27
Someone used a black paint pen to
write graffiti in the men’s restroom
on the first floor of Sequoia Hall.
An unknown suspect stole an unat-
tended cellphone that was left in the
restroom of Sierra Tower.
Someone hit a vehicle in the G3
Parking structure without leaving
their information. The measure of
vehicle was not provided in the
crime log.
The investigation continues after
someone stole a laptop, two sweat-
shirts, and a box of ramen noodles
from building 14 in the University
Park Apartments.
SATURDAY, OCT. 28
Officials are investigating the details
of the fire alarm was falsely pulled
in Eucalyptus Hall, the suspect is still
unknown.
An unknown suspect broke into a
vehicle and stole a wallet, tools, lap-
top, purse, dash board camera, and
ignition keys in the F10 parking lot.
SUNDAY, OCT. 29
An unknown suspect stole both tires
and the seat of a bicycle. The bike
was secured to a bicycle rack near
University Park Apartments building
17. The investigation is being contin-
ued.
MONDAY, OCT. 30
An unknown suspect damaged
the first floor exterior elevator call
buttons in University Apartments
building 16, officials are still in-
vestigating.
Twelve residents were referred for
alcohol law violations in the University
Park Apartments.

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CONT ACTION PAGE 1
that one, definitely got a lot more
student support. The one at ECU got
a little bit more negative backlash
and I didn’t really get anything neg-
ative, at least to my face, from this
recent protest involving Section F,
so I guess in that aspect it was a
little different; it was definitely a
little larger,” said Tillery.
Tillery says she believes this pro-
test was so influential just because
of the large reaching effect this has
on a number of CSUN departments
and students.
“If you have ever taken a class
under Section F, it affects you
whether you want it or you don’t
want it so the issue literally affects
our whole campus community,”
said Tillery.
She would go on to say how the
activists were somewhat pushy and
in people’s faces about the issue,
however it did not take a lot of con-
vincing for students to believe this
executive order is wrong.
BRITTNEY HARVEY
Brittney Harvey was one of the
student-leaders in touch with pro-
fessors from the earliest stages of
mobilization. Harvey was at the
very first “teach-in,” asking ques-
tions and attempting to determine
what action could be taken against
the executive order.
Her involvement during the
week of action ranged from print-
ing and posting flyers around
campus, handing out free food
while shouting into a megaphone
to tell students to boycott campus
dining, to marching throughout
campus alongside hundreds of
fellow students.
She fi rst became involved in
activism last semester after Donald
Trump was elected. She helped
galvanize the students who demon-
strated in front of the Oviatt lawn.
Harvey said the biggest differ- ALEJANDRO ARANDA/ THE SUNDIAL

ence between these demonstrations
against the executive order and the
election protests is the amount of
planning and how organized the
efforts were.
The “Week of Action” has been
rumored to be the biggest protest in
CSUN history. Harvey said it would
not have been done as efficiently
without the amount of strategizing
that was done beforehand.
Harvey, a senior deaf stud-
ies major, said that while she is
unsure what career route she
wants to take when she graduates,
she wants to use her education to
ALEJANDRO ARANDA/ THE SUNDIAL support communities of color and
Kaya Tillery is the president of the Black Student Unon. marginalized communities.
Brittney Harvey is a member of Students of Color Coalition.
“Being in college, and espe-
cially as a black woman it makes
me want to be an ally to all people
of color and to anyone who faces
discrimination,” said Harvey.
“I know what it’s like, so it’s my
responsibility to do something
when we’re under threat.”
She said her involvement in the
protests led to her developing a
bond between the many other stu-
dents and faculty who were involved
in organizing and educating people
about Executive Order 1100.
“I think that’s just what happens
when people of color and people who
are marginalized come together,”
said Harvey. “That feeling of sol-
idarity and of being together can
really bring people together, and
we’ve seen that in history.”
Harvey said she still isn’t at
ease. Even though the faculty
senate voted not to implement
Executive Order 1100, she feels
that the fight has yet to come to
an end.
“I’m pleased with how the vote
turned out, but I’m still weary,”
she said. “That’s just because I
know how these things histori-
cally go for marginalized people.
We can be hopeful but we have to
be diligent.”
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Halloween is the time of year for people to dress up as what they want. For some, it’s
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“I always loved Spider-Man,
Andrew Garfield is my crush. I
went to San Diego Comic Con and
after going there I thought I need to
step it up.”
Angie Medrano, 24,
Psychology major
“I’ve always loved Pirates and
I found it at the store and it had
a great quality to it. It just came
with the cuffs and the pants but I
really thought about the shirt.”
Vannessa Fuentes, 25,
Masters in Public Health
“It was either dress up as the
dinosaur from Jurassic Park or
Marshmallow Man. I love it, I
wasn’t too convinced until I put
it on and I thought ‘I love it’ and
everyone else seems to enjoy it.”
Rene Novoa, 20,
Sociology major
“Halloween is my favorite holiday
and every year I level it up to make
it more exciting and more real. This
year I’m supposed to be like the envi-
ronmental warrior. It’s a very heavy
pumpkin, it’s at least 10 pounds.”
Adam Cohen, 20,
Accounting major
“The joker is a really interesting
character, I’ve always been intrigued
by him and I think dressing as comic
book villains is really fun. I went for
a mix of different jokers over the
years and ended up going with that.”
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Theater major

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Turkey visa ban leaves

students worried
DANIELA BARHANNA
REPORTER
t @DAILYSUNDIAL

THE U.S. announced it was

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suspending most visa services
at its diplomatic facilities in
Turkey earlier this month.
Turkish tourists, students
and business people, among
others, have been banned
from obtaining necessary
paperwork to enter the U.S.
Shortly after the U.S.
announced the ban, the Turk-
ish government issued an
almost identical statement
against the U.S. in return, cre-
ating a mutual visa suspension
between the two countries.
The news of the latest visa
ban has led to tension among
a particularly affected group:
students.
Sandra Jardin, assistant
director for International
Admissions at CSUN, assures
that current students should
not worry.
“Continuing students from
Turkey will be able to continue
attending. The dispute con-
cerns new visas only,” Jardin
said.
But how many students
from Turkey attend CSUN,
a school with more than
3,900 international students?
According to Jardin, total
enrollment has been low.
“Over the years, we have
not had many students from
Turkey attending CSUN. For
the past five years, the total
number is generally between
15 and 20 continuing students
from that country. For Fall
2017, we had 23 applicants
from Turkey,” Jardin said.
Though the number of
international students from
Turkey at CSUN is relatively
small, those who are attending
have been affected by the ban.
Almila Oguz is one of them.
“I feel kind of trapped,” said
Oguz, a communication stud-
ies major. “After being here
for four years, if I move back
to Turkey, I won’t to be able to
come back and visit this place
again, and to not be able to
visit ever again, that kind of
scares me.”
Oguz is only one of the
Turkish students at CSUN
affected by the ban.
Cansu Topaloglu is a
Cinema and Television Arts
major at CSUN, and a friend
of Oguz.
“We have friends here that
are in the same situation as
us,” said Topaloglu. “I gradu-
ate this December, and after
I heard about this, I realized
that if I go back to Turkey now,
I won’t be able to come back,
and after six years [in the U.S.],
it is really weird.”
The Basis For The New Ban
The initial decision by
the U.S. came after the
arrest of a Turkish employee
at the U.S. Consulate in
Istanbul.
The employee, iden-
tified as Metin Topuz, is
accused by a pro-govern-
ment media outlet in Turkey
of “aiding and abetting” the
escapes of “Gülenists” from
The Turkish flag flies over the plaza at the monument to Mustafa
Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey.
Turkey.
The term “Gülenist” is
used to refer to supporters of
Fethullah Gülen, a 76-year-
old cleric accused by Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdo-
gan of orchestrating the failed
coup attempt against him in
2016. Gülen has been living in
self-imposed exile in the U.S.
since 1999.
I realized
that if I go back to
Turkey now, I won’t
be able to come
back, and after six
years [in the U.S.], it
is really weird.
- Cansu Topaloglu
Cinema and Television Arts
major
The already tense rela-
tionship between the U.S.
and Turkey stems from many
other things, but the U.S. gov-
ernment’s refusal to extradite
Gülen is a key factor.
R e l a t io n s bet ween
Turkey and the U.S. have
deter iorated fur ther
during the Syrian Civil
War. Early on in Trump’s
presidency, the U.S. allied
with Kurdish-dominated
forces in the fight against
ISIS in Syria — an alliance
Turkey will not accept,
because Turkey considers
them terrorists.
CSUN Students Left
Worried About The Future
“I can not imagine not
being able to come here
because of a stupid ban,” said
Oguz.
Though the ban won’t
directly affect continuing stu-
dents at CSUN, it has left some
worried about the future.
PHOTO BY MATT SCHOFIELD/MCT
“I am planning on applying
for OPT,” said Topaloglu. “If I
go home [after graduating] I
can’t come back.”
Optional P rac ti-
cal Training a l low s
international students to
work within their major
area of study for up to 12
months after graduating.
When applying for OPT, a
student must request a new
I-20, a document issued by
the school one is attend-
ing that verifies one’s legal
status, an OPT I-20.
“From the outside it looks
like continuing students won’t
be affected but I think every-
body gets affected [in different
ways],” Oguz said.
“Imagine if [a relative] dies
in Turkey, and you can’t go to
the funeral, so many things
can happen,” Topaloglu said.
The ban has even driven
some to take drastic measures.
“One of my friends from
CSUN married his girlfriend.
They were planning [to get
married] next year, but they
decided to do it now instead,”
Topaloglu said.
According to Al Jazeera,
hundreds of Turkish citizens
have been affected by the ban.
After the announcement that
visa services were stopped,
visa appointments were can-
celed, and students were
among those hit worst by the
action.
“I’m just thinking about
those kids that got accepted
to a school, getting ready to
come here, and then you lose
one year of your life because of
this,” Oguz said.
As for those currently
studying at CSUN, Jardin
advises students from Turkey
not to leave the U.S. for the
time being.
“We cannot know what will
happen if they need to return
to their country,” Jardin said.
“I would recommend caution,
and that the student not travel
home at this time.”
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Diversity in Beat The Blues week
NICOLE MERINO
REPORTER
t @DAILYSUNDIAL
BEAT THE BLUES week put
together by the Blues Project
is a week full of events that
reignite conversations about
suicide and depression, with
their theme this year, Unity
in Diversity.
Stephanie Guzman, Psy-
chology and Japanese major,
fourth year and Vice Presi-
dent of the Blues Project said
that the theme for this year
is Unity in Diversity, an envi-
ronment to include everyone.
“Unity in Diversity means
we want people to feel more
connected even though we
come from different back-
grounds,” she said. “So that’s
why we have different panels,
like the Asian American
panel and the Pan African
panel just so everyone feels
more included.”
All week, starting Tues-
day, Oct. 31 to Friday, Nov.
3 will be events every day
including workshops and
activities ranging from
Yoga on Bayramian Lawn
on Wednesday, to a candlelit
vigil at Sierra Quad on Friday.
The Blues Project is a
volunteer-based group that
helps educate the com-
munity on suicide and
suicide prevention along with
Left to right: Alyssa Peter, Celeste Mar, and Walter Linares giving the community information on
brain chargers like substance abuse.
depression and the resources
available.
All of the activities this
week are all about bringing
awareness and with different
presentations and workshops
that cover topics like “How
Much is too Much” and a
Healing Drum Circle with the
CSUN Music Therapy clinic.
Guzman said her favorite
event from Beat the Blues
Week is the candlelight vigil.
“Last year was my first
Beat the Blues week and
I went to the candlelight
vigil.” Guzman said. “So I
went to that thinking that
it wasn’t going to be that
emotional, but once I got
there, I just started crying a
lot and I felt really connected
to everybody.”
Every year, beat the blues
week is held to bring more
attention to depression and
suicide prevention to the
whole community.
The Blues Tabling Fair
included a room full of differ-
ent programs on CSUN like
MenCARE, Project D.A.T.E.,
the Pride Center and many
more. All these events are
educational based and about
depression and suicide.
Guzma n suggested
attending these events to
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come discuss these topics that
aren’t always talked about.
“Whether or not you can
relate to depression or suicide,
I think its still a good topic to
learn more about because you
never really know if anyone is
going through depression or
suicidal thoughts,” she said.
“So anybody who is debating
to come or not they should
come down and meet the
Blues Project and everybody
else and see all the different
resources and peer education
books. So just come down and
be part of our family.”
For more information, visit
The Blues Project website.
CULTURE 9
Submit your
artwork
Dear CSUN artists,
My name is Ivan Salinas and I am the current Cul-
ture editor of The Sundial. I am inviting you to
contribute your artwork to be published this semes-
ter in our annual Arts & Literature issue. This year
we will be releasing it on November 20th.
For this year’s theme The Sundial is focusing on
the culture behind students’ art. At a time when
xenophobia is a current topic, LBTQ related themes
topped 2016’s banned books, and both ethnic and
cultural studies department on campus feel threat-
ened, this is an opportunity for you to share your
perspective of the world through self-expression
with the CSUN community. Whether it is poetry,
prose, non-fiction, short stories, photographs, illus-
trations, comic strips or paintings.
Don’t forget that The Sundial is available in all
digital outlets including all social media sites and
website which includes our very own YouTube and
SoundCloud page, so for those filmmakers and
musicians or artists who work with multimedia
tools, do not hesitate to submit your art.
Please have all your work submitted by November
13th and send your work to me at: ane@csun.edu.
Once I receive your e-mail I’ll get back to you as
soon as possible. Also, feel free to come into The
Sundial’s office located inside Manzanita Hall, room
140. I hope this brief message encourages you to
share your art with others.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ivan
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Educating the future: The origin of equality

I
n light of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, actress Alyssa
Milano revived the #MeToo campaign (initially created
by Tarana Burke) on Twitter. She urged anyone who has
been sexually harassed or assaulted to tweet #MeToo and
share their personal stories in order to expose the scale of
sexual abuse.
Here’s the thing: hashtags are temporary, and they do little
to nothing to actually change society. Don’t get me wrong;
spreading awareness is never a negative thing. Yes, it starts
a conversation, and yes, it is good that we are having this
conversation, but beyond the conversation, what is there?
Talking about a hashtag is like putting a Band-Aid on a wound
instead of looking at what caused it in the first place. Noth-
ing is ever going to change until we deal with the actual root
of the problem. At the risk of sounding like a cliché, change
starts with us.
We live in a society that normalizes or trivializes sexual
assault and abuse, a society in which we teach people “how
not to get raped” instead of teaching people not to rape.
It sends a very clear message to society when we give a
rapist a three-month jail sentence, but we sentence people
who commit nonviolent crimes to life behind bars. It sends
a message when a judge is worried prison will ruin potential
opportunities an athlete may have in the future, instead of
worrying about the future of the woman he raped (e.g. Brock
Turner case).
We blame the victim.
If you want something to change, how about instead of
fearing the word feminism, embrace it for what it really stands
for: equality between the sexes. What feminism actually does
is set men free from the stigmas of masculinity and the socie-
tal expectations for them, as well as promoting equitable and
equal opportunities and respect for women.
If we look at the world of sports, or the structure of
some of our families and our colleges, it is easy to see
how boys learn from an early age that aggression is a pos-
itive trait to have as a male. Similarly if we look at Disney
movies, what we are taught is that girls are princesses; And that made us more powerful than men. The word “femi-
vulnerable and dependent on the males who often play nist” felt antiquated; there was no longer a use for it.
the role of the savior. “In America, a woman’s body seemed to belong to every-
Former Czech-Swedish-American supermodel Paulina body but herself. Her sexuality belonged to her husband,
Porizkova wrote an article for “The New York Times” describ- her opinion of herself belonged to her social circles, and
ing how moving to America, after having lived in various her uterus belonged to the government.”
countries around the world, made her realize the impor- T he idea that a
tance of feminism. Porizkova also wrote of her experience in woman can own
Sweden, which contrasted with her former life in Czechoslo- her own sex-
vakia and her later life in America: uality and her
“I was 9 when I first stepped into a Swedish school. Freshly own body is
arrived from Czechoslovakia, I was bullied by a boy for being a notion that
an immigrant. My one friend, a tiny little girl, punched him is sort of taboo
in the face. I was impressed. In my former country, a bullied in the U.S. In the immortal
girl would tattle or cry. I looked around to see what my new words of Carrie Bradshaw:
classmates thought of my friend’s feat, but no one seemed to “Sex is so bottom shelf,
have noticed. It didn’t take long to understand that in Sweden, paper bag.” We don’t
my power was suddenly equal to a boy’s.” talk about sex, and we
The last sentence speaks volumes when we compare it to definitely don’t talk
America, a country where we tell little girls that “if a boy hits about it from a young
you it’s because he likes you.” Swedes and the Nordic countries age.
are ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to equality, We may tell both
especially at school. According to Sweden.se, the official site our boys and girls that
of the country, gender equality is strongly emphasized in the they can do and be
Education Act, the law that governs all education in Sweden. anything, but we kick
The principles are being incorporated beginning in pre- girls down as soon as
school “by using teaching methods that counteract traditional they actually try to
gender patterns and gender roles.” By teaching boys and girls prove it. Until we start
from a young age that they are equals as opposed to reinforc- teaching little boys and
ing gender roles, we teach them that they are humans first. girls that they are equal,
Porizkova continues: absolutely nothing will
“Condoms were provided by the school nurse without ques- change.
tion. Sex education taught us the dangers of venereal diseases I propose less hashtag-
and unwanted pregnancy, but it also focused on fun stuff like ing, more educating.
masturbation. For a girl to own her sexuality meant she owned
her body, she owned herself. Women could do anything men Daniela Barhanna is a
did, but they could also — when they chose to — bear children. reporter for The Sundial.

Editorial: The importance of cultural literacy

P
hrases like “global awareness” and
“human diversity” dominate the
description of the CSU’s GE require-
ment. The text goes on to explain
the necessity for an education that reaches
beyond limitations of major or field. Yet, new
requirements of CSU’s Executive Order 1100
prompted the question of whether CSUN
would be allowed to keep a GE requirement
unique within the CSU system. Our campus
community rallied last week. Papering our
PHOTO BY JOHN HERNANDEZ
Vice President of the Black Student Union
Isaiah Thibodeaux (left) marches to protect
Section F from Executive Order 1100 at the
USU on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.
halls with calls for protest, our students put
into question the validity of the CSU’s dedica-
tion to that ideal education.
This quiet struggle within the CSU system
reached a boiling point on Thursday. The
potential scraping of CSUN’s Section F, or
Comparative Cultural Studies, requirement
was halted when the Faculty Senate voted to
hold their ground and refused to adhere to
Executive Order 1100.
The clamor surrounding the order pro-
voked a conversation of the purpose of General
Education, of the Comparative Cultural Stud-
ies requirement, and of the true nature of this
executive order.
Despite recent actions that may sug-
gest otherwise, the CSU’s description of
GE expressed many legitimate reasons for
the existence of GEs. There is a reason that
English majors have to take a bit of math, sci-
ence majors have to take history, and business
majors need to know something about art; we
do not exist in this world as isolated beings.
Some may try, but we can’t proceed through
life without some grasp of the world beyond
our own interests.
A focus on culture is perhaps the most
precious of these requirements, but it also
seems to be ignored by the education system.
In America, much of our lower school system
is dominated by a distinctly Eurocentric and
ethnocentric style of learning. We are taught
that Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but rarely
given details of the deaths that followed when
he reached land. We are urged to believe Man-
ifest Destiny was righteous, but the Trail of
Tears is presented merely as a footnote. It isn’t
until college that such illusions are shattered.
History requirements stitch the wound closed,
but being taught the wide array of cultures and
religions and people that exist in this world
heals the infection that is ethnocentrism. We
grow to possess cultural literacy.
CSUN’s comparative cultural studies
requirement legitimizes the education we
receive. It also forces those who are unaware of
the falsehoods taught in K-12 public school to
face the realities of our nation and the impact
that colonialism has had on the world.
One must question the validity of 1100.
Although backed by a supposed need to expe-
dite the process of transferring between CSU
campuses and to streamline students through
their college experience, it’s stipulations
mostly apply to CSUN. With only two classes
required for Section F to be satisfied, this is
not a heavy price to pay, particularly consider-
ing diversity is a quality of the CSUN campus
which makes it unique and may prompt trans-
fers in the first place. If the true goal was to
help students graduate on time, why go after
culture and not science or math? Why not
lessen GE requirements across the board
rather than cutting a single subject which is
so precisely representative of their description
of the goals of General Education? Is culture
expendable?
The Faculty Senate’s decision represents a
win for CSUN’s students. However, the fight
against 1100 illustrated the need for vigilance
against future attempts to limit our education.
The Sundial Editorial Board stands with
students in the fight against the whitewash-
ing of our education. Abolishing section F is
cutting our nose to spite our face, and it is irre-
sponsible and directly contradicts the ethos of
Cal State University Northridge.
Dede Ogbueze is the Editor-in-Chief and
Samantha Fuller-Hall is the Opinion Editor for
The Sundial.

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CSUN soccer: Big West

Tournament preview
ETHAN HANSON
SPORTS EDITOR
t @ETHANAHANSON
Women’s Soccer (8-4-7): #2 seed
CSUN was not considered a playoff team
in the preseason rankings given the youth
and growing pains the team was supposed to
experience. Fortunately for head coach Keith
West, those pains never happened. A mixture
of talented freshman along with core veterans
have helped the Matadors re-enter the Big West
Tournament.
Player to watch, Cynthia Sanchez: The
Matadors second all-time leading scorer will lead
her team Thursday night and has been a primary
staple of this team’s offense the last four seasons.
Sanchez will be double teamed throughout the
playoffs, so look for her to get her running mate
Marissa Favela, involved along with emerging
freshmen Amy Aquino and Bret Guarino.
CSUN wins the Big West Tournament if:
The Matadors can execute in front of net. CSUN
has been plagued all season by letting front of
the net chances go to waist. CSUN goalkeeper
Jovani McCaskill is starting to return to form
from last season, but she will need to be more
aggressive when there are bodies entering the
goal box.
X Factor Lindsay Kutscher: Kutscher
scored a goal against Long Beach State in the
last regular season game. If Kutscher can add
another goal to go along with her shut down
defense, it gives CSUN another weapon to rely
on in both ends of the field.
Men’s Soccer ( 9-8-2): #2 seed
The defending Big West champions come
into the tournament having lost two games
in a row, but have enough experience to carry
itself to a title. Emmanuel Usen Jr. leads the
way for CSUN after scoring eight goals this
season. Henrik Regitnig is one of the best
goalkeepers in the country. The Matadors
will need a collective effort, and that starts
by playing in control in the opening minutes.
Player to watch, Danny Trejo: Trejo is
one of the most skilled freshmen in the coun-
try whose speed and agility matches his feel
and high IQ for the game. If the Matadors
can get him into favorable spots, CSUN has
a chance to win its second consecutive con-
ference title.
CSUN wins the Big West Tournament
PHOTOS COURTESY OF GO MATADORS
if: The Matadors midfield can do a better
Sanchez hopes to add to her historic season with a deep run in the Big West Tournament. (above)
job of maintaining possession and creating Daniel Trejo looks to carry momentum from a successful freshman season into playoffs. (below)
opportunities. Head coach Terry Davila has
said “Penetration is the key to scoring.” But
penetration can’t come without establishing
possession and then attacking a gap. Given
the volume of forwards the Matadors have
in its arsenal, scoring should never be a
problem, but the midfield needs to establish
where the game goes.
X-Factor, Jordan Kinoshi: Kinoshi is
one of the fastest and most dynamic players
CSUN has to offer but hasn’t scored since
early September, against Utah Valley State.
If Kinoshi can find his balance, the Mata-
dors should have no problems scoring goals
consistently.

CSUN will host UC Riverside in the CSUN plays host to Sacramento State
semifinals on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the semifinals on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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McCaskill hopes to fulfill NCAA tourney dreams

ETHAN HANSON
SPORTS EDITOR
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CSUN G OA L K E E PE R
Jovani McCaskill will
attempt to lead CSUN to
its second Big West tourna-
ment title starting Thursday
against UC Riverside.
It’s 25 minutes after prac-
tice and most of the CSUN
women’s soccer players
have gone to get treatment
for their aching bodies. Drill
cones are put away, the
mudded up penny jerseys are
in bags and the balls have
been stored. Well, most of
them anyway.
Out in the distance,
shots are being blasted left
and right. Cynthia Sanchez
and Marissa Favela, who are
CSUN’s leading scorers, are
peppering their goalie with
shot after shot. McCaskill,
even as a senior, still prac-
tices and plays with the
same hunger and passion
that has led her to become
the program’s all-time shut-
outs leader.
As the shots and crosses
ring out with rapid fire and
pace, McCaskill is flying
and diving. The breaths
she takes are deep and she
carries a glaring look in her
eyes. With an unusual 100
degree heat bearing down
Goalkeeper for CSUN’s women’s soccer team and shutouts leader with 28 shutouts Jovani McCaskill during a practice game at
CSUN’s practice soccer field, Oct. 25, Northridge, CA.
on her in October, McCaskill
knows that the pressure is
on. The one thing she hasn’t
achieved which is getting
her team into the NCAA
tournament.
“I know for our seniors
we are refusing to let it be
the last game on this field,”
McCaskill said. “It’s gonna
be a battle regardless of
who is in front of us. We
are going to go out there
and play the best soccer
that we know how. We are
going to get the results.”
The NCAA isn’t unfamil-
iar territory for the Matadors
who won its lone Big West
tournament in 2012. The
team has always had talent
to play at an elite level but
history has shown this team
has faltered when the lights
were brightest. CSUN was
mere minutes from achiev-
ing its NCAA aspirations
before seeing them crushed
by Long Beach State in the
conference final last season.
McCaskill knows the
value of having a team
that has her back. Defen-
sively, CSUN in 2016 had
the fifth best shutout per-
centage in the country.
She has elevated her game
even further after a season
ending knee injur y to
defender Amber Edemann.
Despite the late season
loss, the Matadors have
PHOTO BY DANIELA BARHANNA
won four games and earned
seven straight results in
that span.
“I have this amaz-
ing team in front of me,”
McCaskill said. “I wouldn’t
be here without them and
this amazing coaching staff.
Getting yelled at multiple
times and all of that is a
combination of what drives
me and us to be what we are
right now.”
McCaskill’s season has
been anything but flaw-
less this season. After being
named Big West Conference
goalkeeper of the year last
season, she gave up three
goals against both Wash-
ington State and in the
conference opener against
Cal State Fullerton. CSUN
coach Keith West said her
issues didn’t stem from the
lack of effort or talent. Instead
McCaskill’s flaws came to the
lack of detailed execution.
“Sometimes in life we
lose focus on what is import-
ant and just missed some
details,” West said. “This
year the goals did start
going in and with a great
keeper you get shaky. But
like any great player you
start working on them and
get back to the basics. All I
told (McCaskill) that he just
needed to get back to what
made her great before.”
Now CSUN’s all-time
shutouts leader will need
to play at the best soccer
of her career. It’s one thing
to win four games in a row,
but McCaskill will need to
do more and that starts by
executing when the moment
presents itself.
“I’m ready for it, our
seniors are ready for it and
our freshman are ready”
McCaskill said. “It’s a big
commitment: to get this
Big West Championship and
then head off to the NCAA.”

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