Otter Realm
2016
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Otter Realm, January 28, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
"Fore!" - pros & celebs meet for the annual fundraiser -- CSUMB receives largest donation in history -- Welcome to the 2015 - 16 academic year, from President Ochoa -- AS President Emma Richardson: A letter from Associated Students -- YOCO (you only college once): Make the most out of your years on the Monterey Peninsula -- CSUMB Resources -- Spring 2016 Calendar -- Student veterans club seeks connections -- Zipcars to CSUMB are Imminent -- Where in the World -- What You Otter Be Doing -- Get a bird's eye view of Marina -- Segregated voting in Marina: East campus residents cannot vote in Marina elections, but Promontory residents can -- People on Campus: How are you sticking to your New Year's resolutions? -- Profanity in a classroom? In my opinion, fuck yeah! -- Justin Frago raises awareness for students with disabilities on campus -- Otter Realm launches Spanish podcast -- Went ham on the holiday ham -- What's happening at the World Theater this spring? -- A New home for HCOM: HCOM and SBGS Departments Relocate to Building 201 -- In Memory of George Redmon: A face to never be forgotten -- New Year's semester's resolution -- Caption Contest
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Otter Realm, February 18, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Dying for awareness: Black History Month kicks off with a silent march remembering Trayvon Martin -- Faculty Strikes Back: Faculty union authorizes for a strike across all CSU campuses -- Incoming: Human Development and Family Studies major -- AS President Emma Richardson -- CSUMB develops program to train school psychologist: Federal grant provides funding -- Former Congresswoman speaks on Affordable Care Act -- CSUMB applicants grow rapidly: CSUMB will put a halt on admission rates fall 2016 -- World Theater begins outreach efforts -- Comedy and dancing on upcoming Black Box Cabaret schedule -- #Oscars so white: Lack of diversity in this year's 2016 Oscar Nominations -- Run, Hide, Fight: Steps to take in an active shooter situation -- CSUMB honors Black History Month -- Poisoning the water supply: Domoic acid in Monterey waters poses a danger to both sea life and humans -- More than a mascot: CSUMB students raise awareness about sea otters and ocean conservation -- Son of a beach: Sand extraction leaves the coast in critical condition -- Sodexo, rollin like a big shot -- Farmers' Market: a look beyond the table -- No fracking way!: Local activists seek to ban fracking in Monterey County -- President's Speaker Series to focus on area workforce development: Discussion to provide expertise from three speakers -- Upcoming event: Songs for Women Living with War Feminist Pan: All students welcome -- Otter Ebert's Netflix Picks: What is Streaming on Netflix in February -- Otters up to bat: A new year brings a new season to the diamond -- You otter be on the lookout -- Big Wave Dreams -- Events in the area: Academic Events, Off Campus Events -- Nothing like Roots Reggae music -- CSUMB's International Club -- What you Otter Be Doing -- Caption Contest -- A Global Campus: The 2016 spring semester has the largest amount of international students for a year's second half at CSUMB
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Otter Realm, March 3, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Global crisis averted: CSUMB students participate in debate exercise at Middlebury Institute -- Attention Salinas commuters: Classes now offered in North Salinas -- Update: CFA strike -- Otter Realm breaks award record -- From kinder to college and beyond -- Combine courses to create a unique major: A unique major for the academically driven student -- #LetsTalkCSUMB: Students speak up against microaggression -- Understanding Latino men: Beyond Machismo -- We need to move, where are the breaks? -- Grouchy geek: leaders we are not (yet) -- Letter from AS President Emma Richardson -- Playing With Fire: After the sun sets at Asilomar Beach, light and dance collide to form an illuminated artform -- Let them Bee: Alumna brings beekeeping to CSUMB -- What's growing at the Watershed Institute? -- People on Campus: How engaged are you in the media? What is your preferred news source? -- CSUMB feels the Bern -- Honoring an activist: Students host series of events to commemorate Cesar Chavez -- Si se puede! United Farm Workers dedicate scholarship program to help students reach their dreams -- World Theater presents Noche Flamenca -- Otter Ebert's Netflix Picks -- Otter basketball Storms the court: Men's basketball face Humboldt State in first round of CCAA tournament -- Lady Vikings take charge: North Salinas High School girls' basketball aim for another Central Coast Sectional title -- Stereotypes, doughnuts & more: Police Chief Earl Lawson responds to students comments -- What You Otter be Doing -- Caption Contest -- Our strength is in herstory: Students campus-wide show support for Women's History Month
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Otter Realm, March 31, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
CFA Dispute Continues, Strike Is Imminent -- Burn no more baby -- Taking down Fort Ord -- Talking the talk: Oratory club comes to campus -- Science students to use $1 million grant to analyze genomic data -- Seniors, seniors: read all about it: Grad Fest is here to help -- Robots are coming! -- Letter from AS President Emma Richardson -- CAHSS Dean Welcome Students -- Update from President Ochoa -- College of business news -- The Power of Poetry -- Undergraduate research opportunities: Spring showcase, week of events highlight the possibilities -- Students find a net support -- A taste of Norway -- Building a Foundation for Future Writers -- New kids on the block -- People on Campus: What political issue would you like to see presidential candidates focus on? -- Caption Contest -- What You Otter Be Doing
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Otter Realm, April 14, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Kitchen Workers Vs. Sodexo -- Dreams of equal education -- Chronicles of an Internship from Hell: Exhausted Otters in D.C. -- Learning to be global citizens -- Stepping out of reality -- Rate your CSUMB experience -- Encouraging passions & careers -- Letter from AS President Emma Richardson -- Letter to the editor: "If you haven't grown up by the time you're sixty, you don't have to." -- Life Of A College Blacktivist -- I Solemnly Swear We Are Up to No Good -- Where in the world is Monte? -- CSUMB First Native American Student Group -- Skate to create: Student puts local skaters on the map in mixed media project Bermuda -- CSUMB theater reqinds time with Oklahoma! -- An inside on Outside the Walls -- People on Campus: With Earth Day in mind, what is your commitment to go green? -- The seafloor speaks: Underwater microphone to discover the sounds of the deep sea -- Tentative agreement between CFA and CSU Management -- Food Pantry to help support starving students on campus -- Mending Monologues -- Logging off... -- The guy that logged off forever -- New Campus Advocate to prevent sexual violence -- Behind the Scenes: Otter Athletes -- Otters splash toward championship -- Cycling In the sun -- What You Otter Be Doing -- Caption Contest -- CSUMB presents earth week
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Otter Realm, April 28, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Breaking Barriers between those with and without disabilities -- Inspiring youth to paint their future: Monterey Bay Art and Film Festival for the youth -- Ready, Set, Jet!: Students to teach English in Japan -- Providing a helping hand: New nursing internship -- App to improve social relationships -- From Interim to Dean: Frank Wojcik to CSUMB's first library dean -- Bold Campus plan to reduce traffic -- Farewell to Professor Garcia -- Moving out? Your stuff doesn't have to! Zero Waste Move Out --Every day is Earth Day One Home -- Memoirs of a Male Feminist: Does a religious background affect your feminist views? -- An introduction from the new Associated Students President -- Embracing the F-bomb: Students discuss whether or not they identify as feminists -- Crippling concussions: Student athletes react to the movie Concussion -- The Grouchy Geek: A battle's victory is not the end of unity -- People on Campus: What activities do you look forward to when the weather warms up, and why? -- Distraction that kills: Put your cell phone down, it's Distracted Driving Awareness Month -- Switching to solar is on the rise: Solar energizes potential to change into the future -- Certifying teachers of South Monterey County -- Protest student harassment: CSUMB students respond to anti-abortionists activists -- Find Your Healthy Roots: CSUMB offers alternatives that rethink traditional ideas of therapy -- Otter Ebert's Netflix Summer Preview -- Dom Kennedy comes to CSUMB: Students share their thoughts on the upcoming Dom Kennedy concert -- What You Otter Be Doing -- Register to vote! Step by step guide on registering to vote in the state of California -- Caption Contest -- Clubbin through campus: Can't stop, won't stop playing video games -- Let the birdie fly -- Vegans come out of the closet
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Otter Realm, May 12, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Done With the B.S.: $upporting $cholars -- Illustrating the future of science: Graduate students design textbook illustrations -- Stick up for a change -- Funding the future: Seaside Scholars -- Getting the best shot of Cuba's LGBTQ Pride -- Promoting students' health & wellness -- Committed to the cause: President's Award recipients -- Alumni Vision Award -- Social Justice Award for awareness of HCV -- Fun in the Sun -- Do you mind? Exploring the quality of mental health services at CSUMB -- Growing up, are we ready? -- General Election 2016: Which Candidate will you support? -- Sex on campus: Millennials and hooking up: Raunchy and risky or just sexually liberated? -- Falling in love with heartbreak -- Coachella and the New California Music Scene: Is Coachella the new Sunset Strip or Haight & Ashbury? -- Does social media make or break athletes -- On the road again...and again: The miles to CSUMB -- What You Otter Be Doing: Spring 2016 Capstone Festival
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Otter Realm, September 15, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Promontory's Flash Flood -- Editorial Epithets -- Meet the Staff Writers -- Promontory's Flash Flood: Paying the Price: 62 Students Displaced A Week After Water Damage -- Set Microwave to Red Alert: Food mishap causes shutdown of BIT building -- Sobranes Fire Update: County fire continues to burn for seven weeks -- The Big Read -- Monterey Downs Gets Delayed: Seaside Planning Commission stalls plans for large development near campus -- Intramurals Season Hits CSUMB: Students gear up to join in the sports fever as teams seek players -- Otters Score Tight Win Over Argonauts -- High School Students Going for the Gold: Integration of Disabled Students at North Salinas High School -- Women's Soccer Wins Kickoff Game: Otters pull ahead in high energy match with Notre Dame de Namur -- Weighing in on Food Waste: Weight Your Waste tips the scales towards zero -- Let's Go Clubbing: A crash course in this year's unique student organizations -- OSU Presents: Upcoming Events -- CSUMB Remembers: Candlight vigil held for victims of summer violence -- Victims Take a Stand: Elevated reporting of sexual assault empowers students -- Seeing Them for Who They Are: Introducing the developmentally disabled in our community -- Find Us on Social Media! -- Otter Realm Otherwise -- Q & A featuring Luis Camara CART Professor -- Say What!? How the language barrier effects international students and their experiences at CSUMB -- The Nerdy Girl Diaries -- Blvck//Cursed Skin: Discrimination is an everyday reality for people of color -- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -- When Financial Aid Says "Packages and Awards Will Be Available in June" -- Otters of the Bay
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Otter Realm, September 29, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Victory in the Kelp Bed --Editor's Elucidations -- What You Otter Be Doing September 29 - October 12 -- Job Fair Offers Business Experience Opportunities -- Japan Club Leads Exploration of Overseas Culture -- Santa Cruz Mountains Light Up the Night -- Research Assistance Available to Students of All Majors -- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Is Important at Every Age -- First Tie of the Year for Men's Soccer: Otters finish fast-paced home game against Wildcats scoreless -- Women's Soccer Goes 2-0 at Home: Otters finish fast-paced home game against Wildcats scoreless -- Otters Go Undefeated at the Kelp Bed: Women's volleyball finishes first weekend at home with two wins -- What's Going Down in Seaside: What the Monterey Downs could mean for the community -- Master Plan, or Traffic Nightmare -- Behind the Apron: A look at the hand that feeds us -- Have You Seen Them? Wildlife living among us -- Let's Get Hacking -- Modified Perspectives Safe Tattoos and Piercings: What to consider before going under the needle -- At the Movies With Otter Ebert: Blair Witch Vs. The Magnificent 7 -- League of [Professional] Legends: The world of eSports and the students involved -- Flipping Out: Shanghai Acrobats visit CSUMB -- Otters of the Bay: A Otter Realm collaboration introducing the members of the CSUMB community -- Register to Vote & Win Extra Cash! NAACP @ CSUMB holds registration contest for student opportunities -- Beyond the Blue: My interview with UPD Officer Heather Murphy -- Welcoming Diversity: Reintroducing NCBI -- Spiritual...And Not -- How Not to Major in Overcommitting: The struggle to embrace our own needs in conjunction with life and its responsibilities -- Goldfish Syndrome: How our ever decreasing attention span affects our...oh, look, something shiny! -- Close at Heart, Far Apart: A guide to a lasting long-distance relationship in college
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Otter Realm, October 13, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
New Students, New Programs -- Sustainability and You -- College and Politics: The Same Lesson -- What You Otter Be Doing October 13-26 -- Otter Open House: New students and new developments -- New Signs Open Door to Gender Inclusivity -- Ocean's Forum Seeks Questions: Regional candidates to discuss issues before public at World Theater -- Lighting the Way: Campus event helps fight the stigma of mental illness -- Mindful Madness Eases Student Stress Halfway Through Semester -- Otters Come Up Short Against Cougars: Women's Soccer team loses to CSU San Marcos, 3-1 -- Monterey Loses Hard Battle Against San Marcos: Soccer team falls during defense of home field -- Otters Struggle for Court Control at Kelp Bed -- World Championships Held in San Francisco: Campus League of Legends Club goes to see the pros -- Who Was Robert Chapman? -- National Clown Scare Reaches Campus: Recent clown sighting reminds students to stay safe at night -- Welcome Back to the Bay, Selka -- The Wonders of Pebble Beach: World-famous sights right in our backyard -- Real Food Challenge: Rallying for Sustainable Foof on Campuses -- Where's the Beef? Veganism 101: Plant-Based in College -- The Race Is on for Mayors: Salinas Decides on Homeless, Violence and Fracking -- Local Leaders Vie for Votes: Marine a College Town or "Marina or Juanaville" -- Seaside: Redevelopment Going Down -- I'm With You: An evening and beyond with Grouplove -- Chief Eats: Paris Bakery, Monterey -- Otter Ebert's Newest Netflix Picks: The Ones below, Narcos -- Otters of the BAY: Why do you think this coming presidential election is important? -- Quienes Somos? -- Faith and Worship Without Boundaries -- Mythbuster Going Abroad: Clarifying the Misconceptions You May Have About International Studies in Three Easy Steps -- From Toilet to Table: Not Sure About What Plants Crave? -- Great Expectations: Dating in the turbulent tides of the digital age
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Otter Realm, October 27, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Indecision 2016 Otter Realm Election Edition: What to Know for November 8 -- Not Voting? Not an Option -- Our History Is a Weapon -- What You Otter Be Doing! October 27TH - November 9TH -- The Bittersweet Celebration: VPA's Dia de los Muertos event honors the famous Mexican holiday with cultural traditions, remembrance, and festivities -- Please Enjoy Responsibly: Be Aware of Booze highlights the misconceptions surrounding college drinking -- Alumni Swim Back for Raft Weekend: Homecoming festivities featured under this year's new name -- Volleyball Struggles During Homecoming: Otters win one game during their three-game homestand -- After Game Thoughts: A Q & A with Anela Visesio, Otter Volleyball -- Otters Squash the Banana Slugs: Otters successful against UC Santa Cruz, break 2 school records -- Men's Soccer Shuts Out Holy Names University: Otters beat the Hawks 2 goals to none -- Planting the Seeds of Inclusion: Student interns assist elementary school garden clubs in Monterey County -- All in Good Fun: Building a campus community through intramural sports -- Ni Voz, Ni Voto? The Dreamers Speak! Undocumented Students: they may not have a vote, but they have a voice -- Where's the Beef? II -- Unsustainable Racism: Jacqueline Patterson on inequality, health, and environmental justice -- Soothing the Bern: Life after everyone's favorite socialist democrat left a 3rd degree on our hearts -- Becoming Aware: Bree Newsome on activism, racial injustice, and her famous Confederate Flag removal -- Prop it Like it's Hot: A quick proposition rundown for student voters HCOM 385 -- SQE AND CFA: Yes on Prop 55 -- Prop 64: Mary Jane Headed Toward a Household Name: Marijuana Legalization to be voted on in early November -- Ocean Forum; Diving Into the Issues -- Chief Eats: East Village Coffee Lounge, Monterey -- Ruins, but Not Ruined: A look at the former Fort Ord buildings around campus and its surrounding areas -- Otter Ebert's Newest Movie Picks: Holding the Man, The Accountant -- Letter From the AS President-- Decisions of a First-Time Voter: Why deciding between "the lesser of two evils" is not as difficult as some might suggest -- On Judaism: Spiritually Coming Home -- Around the Clock Mental Health Support: A little extra help from the PGCC when students need it most -- Person-First Versus Identity-First: How to respectfully acknowledge both people and their varying identities -- You Should Go and Love Yourself: Targeting the worldwide dilemma of negative body image and the role social media plays -- Otters of the Bay: How your political views differ from your family? -- I Love You, I Love You Not
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Otter Realm, November 10, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
Because Black Lives Matter -- Graduation...or Bust? -- Meet Multimedia -- Oops! -- Students rally for justice and tell their stories... -- Because Black Lives Matter -- Students Oppose Possible Tuition Hike: #DearBOT: Please don't take more money -- Death of Professional Journalism? -- Otters Tussle With Broncos -- Another Win for Men's Soccer -- Women's Rugby Takes ON SCU: The Otters keep the score close in Nov. 5 game against SCU -- Strong Finish for Women Soccer: Last two games of the soccer season end in a mixed bag for CSUMB women's team -- Player Profile: Jessica McIntyre Cross Country, Junior, Environmental Science Major -- To End Racial Profiling: CSUMB NAACP Chapter Calls for Police Reform -- The Light at the End of the Rainbow Tunnel: October events commemorate LGBTQ+ history and identity -- Safety First: Safety Committee meets, recognizes UPD's response to gas leak -- One Stop Shop for Veterans -- Dance, Honor, and Celebrate: Native American Heritage Month -- Chief Eats Coffee: Coffee Mia, Marina -- Otter Ebert: Peculiars and Marvels, Oh My! Doctor strange, Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children -- The Sky Is the Same Color: Iranian American Stories in Film -- Rambunctious Roommates: 7 things to remember before adopting a furry friend in college -- Working for You: Associated Students fight against possible CSU-wide tuition increase -- International Expectations Versus Reality -- What it Means to Make Meaning -- Thanks, But No Thanks: What do we really have to be grateful for? -- Cheaters: A Blessing in Disguise -- Ain't Nothin' but a Number: Does a wider age gap matter during college-age relationships? -- Fun-ish Games -- What does Thanksgiving mean to you?
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Otter Realm, December 8, 2016
California State University, Monterey Bay
And Now What? -- Women and the Election -- A Journalism Journey -- Capstone Festival -- And Now What? Undocumented students in the age of Trump -- Post-Election Reflections -- Men's Basketball in Heartbreak Bay -- Dance Around! CSUMB's Dance Team performs in Salinas Parade of Lights -- Otters Struggle at the Season's Start -- Player Profile: Michael Loncaric, Senior, SBS, Rugby -- Sharp Nine Performs at World Theater: CSUMB band blends latin jazz with their own beats to create unique sound -- Chief Eats; Grandma's Kitchen, Seaside -- Otter Ebert: Nocturnal Animals & Fantastic Beasts -- Mending Monologues Holds Auditions -- Review in 2016 -- Vision Overdue: Discussing Black Housing -- Absolutely True Reading Begins in FYS -- Dakota Access Pipeline Discussion: A Conversation Cultivating Understanding -- Congratulations, Luis Valdez! -- AS Announces 2017 Upcoming Events -- So You Graduated...Now What? -- Submission to God: The Faith of a Muslim -- I Didn't Wake Up Like This: Turning the mirror on makeup and the pressure to be beautiful -- Oops! -- Holiday Blues: Can breaks break you apart? Surviving the Holidays away from your Significant Other -- Games and Fun: Just in case you need a brain beak -- What was the best thing that happened to you in 2016?