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Adam Kissel of the Founda tion for Individual Rights in Education focused on First Amendmen t issues in Thursday talk.
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Adam Kissel, an individual rights advocate for FIRE, talked to students about recent campus controversies Feb. 17.
The crops house incident, the Michael Pollan controversy and the Steve Hinkle case were all discussed on Feb. 17 in a speech hosted by the Cal Poly College Republicans. Adam Kissel, director of the individual rights defense program for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), spoke for more than an hour, highlighting rights issues and cases from across the nation, including some that have occurred at Cal Poly. Kissel was introduced by materials engineering senior Eric Blank, president of the College Republicans. “The College Republicans felt that there were a lot of free speech issues on campus. It’s a necessity for people to be able to freely say what they want,” Blank said. “We wanted to bring someone in to educate about it and let students know their rights.” FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain individual rights on college campuses, Kissel said. Those
rights include freedom of speech, conscience, equality, association and due process. FIRE is a nonpartisan group that will protect any individual or group having their rights denied, he said. The group is involved in numerous cases across the country and has offices located in Philadelphia and New York. “You have to protect everyone’s speech,” Blank said. “You don’t know when a majority view might become the minority view in terms of free speech.” Kissel began his talk with examples of violations of student rights from across the country. These violations included cases about controversial books being read in staff rooms, offensive postings on dorm room walls and shaming students for their beliefs. Kissel moved on to issues in California and then to Cal Poly. FIRE rates colleges on a green, yellow and red scale. There is a color rating for the policies a school has regarding student rights and also an action rating. The action rating is what the school actually does when students’ rights are violated.
Conference to promote social change Mikaela Akuna mustang daily
A two-day conference promoting social change via student activism will feature a speech by a former Ugandan child soldier. The young man and the nonprofit organization Invisible Children are coming to Cal Poly as part of the Change the Status Quo Conference that will also have different workshops and presentations on Feb. 26 and 27. This year the conference workshops are geared towards giving students “tangible tools” to use as advocates of social change in the world. The different workshops range from talks on world hunger to genetically modified organisms to ecological reform. Michelle Fox, a social sciences junior and one of the conference directors said she is looking forward to the variety of workshops being given. “I’m most excited about a workshop called ‘Who is Left behind’ that’s focusing on who is getting affected by the budget cuts
and the lack of funding for higher education,” Fox said. One of the other headlining workshops at the conference is
The best part is knowing that there are hundreds of students in one room who are there to make a change. Michelle Fox social sciences junior
about California energy and is being run by the Cal Poly students who started “HelpUsMom.com.” Help Us Mom was started by eight
Cal Poly students and alumni to encourage the nation’s youth to write letters of concern regarding climate change to local officials. Like that workshop, Change the Status Quo focuses on the student society and ways students can change the world without necessarily having to give money. Rather, it’s aimed at offering them ways to physically help and dedicate their time to different causes they might be interested in. Social sciences senior Morgan Roth said she is excited for this year’s event. “I think (Change the Status Quo) is a really good event for anyone to attend. I went the last two years and learned a lot,” she said. “Last year we had Family Care Network people come to teach us what they do and how they do it.” Fox said after finding Jacob, the former child soldier, the event began to take shape. “It was really important to see Conference, page 2
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us to get something grassroots because (the conference) focuses on student life, not just anyone,” Fox said. Invisible Children was started in 2003 by three students from San Diego to help the youth of Uganda affected by the mass genocide. Ugandan children are being forced from their homes and into a life of war. The group made multiple documentaries called “Invisible Children: Rough Cut,” featuring
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“There are no red lights at Cal Poly. They’re yellow lights,” Kissel said. “The school is better than average in terms of policies.” Despite a mid-range policy rating, FIRE has been involved in several cases at Cal Poly, including the Hinkle case. Kissel said the case was “one of the worse we’ve seen.” In 2002, Hinkle, then a Cal Poly student and member of the Cal Poly College Republicans, was putting up posters in the University Union (UU) promoting a black social critic the club was bringing to campus to talk about his new book. A Christian group gathering in the UU before a meeting said they found the posters offensive. An argument started and escalated until the authorities were called.
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the individual stories of some of these children, one of whom was Jacob. Chemistry senior Joe Bullen is working to start a chartered club here at Cal Poly affiliated with Invisible Children and will be participating in this weekend’s conference. “I’m hoping this will be more impactful for people with him being there to speak,” Bullen said. “I’m hoping this will get the word out to people even more than it already is.” Change the Status Quo kicks off Friday with workshop pre-
views from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is followed directly by a slam poetry session until 7. Then, the Saturday conference starts with an optional yoga session at 8 a.m. Jacob and the Invisible Children Road Crew will present at 9:15 a.m.; the conference lasts until 4 p.m. Fox said the conference works as a great starting point for people who want to get involved but don’t know how or where to begin. “The best part is knowing that there are hundreds of students in one room who are there to make a change,” Fox said.
Hinkle was punished by Cal Poly for “disrupting an event” and was asked to apologize to the individuals he offended. Ultimately, Hinkle sued the university and after a year and a half the case was settled. Cal Poly paid Hinkle’s legal fees, which Kissel said were about $40,000, and dropped all charges. The Hinkle case was FIRE’s first involvement with Cal Poly, according to Kissel. Since then there have been several rights issues on campus, including censorship of Smile and Nod posters, the disbanding of CARE-net and the crops house incident. These issues cause great concern to FIRE and were all serious violations of student rights, Kissel said. “Cal Poly is significantly below average in terms of violations of policies regarding the first amendment,” he said. Kissel said yellow light poli-
cies regarding student rights, like the ones at Cal Poly, can have a chilling effect on speech due to ambiguous wording. When the phrasing or language involved in a policy allows subjective interpretation, students can be unclear about what rights they might or might not have, he said. From there, administration can apply the policies as they see fit. Laura Freberg, adviser for the College Republicans and psychology professor, said she would like to see the university improve its individual rights protection. “Personally I would want the university to really attend to the expertise of FIRE. You don’t want to have another Steve Hinkle case. You don’t want (the university) to be on the national news as that case was,” she said. “I would want to see Cal Poly do what they need to do to get into that green light position.”
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Income tax assistance returns to Cal Poly Tim Miller mustang daily
Students from the Orfalea College of Business are putting their senior projects to good use by participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which serves students and community members. Accounting professor Janice Carr is in charge of the program and the class, which she said has been a public service for 18 years. Carr said she expects a good number of people to come in partly because of the educational tax credit that came into effect this year. “Last year, we did 700 returns over seven Saturdays, and if a year has more changes, then we get more people,” she said. The service will be offered to anyone making $50,000 or less, an increase of $8,000 from last year. Carr said while the amount is increased every year because of inflation, this year it was raised more because more people are struggling and can’t afford to have their taxes done by a professional. The students will be filing tax income reports every Saturday until March 15. Carr said the program is a great opportunity for business students
because they learn how to work together and with clients. “It’s great for them to work in teams of two, because everyone has a different management style, and if there is a conflict, they have to resolve it in front of the client,” Carr said. Business administration senior David Pochowski said the program has been rewarding from an academic standpoint. “It's not like reading something from a book or studying for a test. You actually get to talk to people and apply what you know," he said. The clients are first screened to ensure they have all the correct information, and then they fill out the tax forms, which the students file. A local certified public accountant volunteers to doublecheck the students' work. Our job is rather easy, you just take the information from the form and enter it into the software, Pochowski said. However, he added, it’s a balancing act of talking to the client and doing the return. “Since you are working with a partner, it makes things a lot easier. One person can talk to the client while the other will enter in the information,” Pochowski said. Business administration senior
Preston Sutter said the interaction with clients can bothstressful and rewarding. “The coolest thing is to be able to get money back for someone, but it sucks when they owe money; you’re getting to the end and you know they have to pay but you don’t want to tell them,” he said. Sutter also said it’s really rewarding because if these people don’t come in, they either have to pay to have their taxes done or try to do it themselves without the proper tax knowledge. The students also spend one Saturday in Santa Maria helping residents file their taxes in conjunction with United Way. The collaboration is made possible by a grant from Pacific Bank Corporation. Students who are not bilingual are paired with someone who speaks Spanish. Participants are asked to bring their Social Security card or ITIN number, 2008 tax returns and all 2009 taxrelated documents (including child-care expenses), childcare provider identification numbers and a phone number.
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Business administration seniors Randy McGlasson and Marisa Hubbs work on Vijan Riley’s tax return as part of their senior project in the business building on campus.
2010 census counts for dollars and politics Rhiannon Montgomery mustang daily
Participation in the 2010 U.S. census is not just a legal obligation for citizens, but also a way to guarantee fair representation in policymaking. The census is funded and administered by the US Census Bureau which has been the major source of population data for more than two centuries. The agency works under the Department of Commerce to track the population trends in the country. Cynthia Endo of the Los Angeles Regional Census Center said the census began in 1790 with people on horseback knocking on every door to count each person in the United States and has been done every 10 years since. She also said the census is part of the law. “It is required and a patriotic duty to participate,” Endo said. According to 2010census.gov, participation is mandatory. The census is part of the constitution under article 1, section 2. In the past, the census has been long and involved, making it more difficult to get people to participate, Endo said. There were 61 questions on the 2000 census form. This year, the census will be short and simple. The form consists of 10 questions asking the name, sex, age and ethnicity of each person in the residence and whether the home owned or rented. The form will go out in the middle of March to every residential address. April 1 is National Census Day and the date the Bureau wants people to mail the form, Endo said.
The Bureau works through regional and local offices to get accurate counts of the population. Mike Harmon is the program coordinator for San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, the local office responsible for a complete county count. He said the census is used to get an accurate picture of the county for federal funding; $400 billion is distributed annually based on census data. San Luis Obispo County receives 37 percent of its nearly $500 million annual
political power. Census numbers decide the number of house representatives for each state. California currently has 53 house members. It’s important for the state to have someone lobbying in Washington in order for California to have a strong education system and it’s all based on population numbers. Transient residents can have an effect on where that funding and power end up, she said. Students are directly affected by the dispersion of federal dol-
An undercount can mean losing up to $25 million over 10 years like last time. —Mike Harmon
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budget from federal and state funding according to last year's budget. Harmon said there was an undercount in San Luis Obispo County of 4,000 people in the 2000 census. "An undercount can mean losing up to $25 million over 10 years like last time,” he said. Maria Dupras, head of the district office in Santa Maria, said money isn’t the only thing at stake. Dupras said it’s important that everyone is counted not only because of federal funding but also
lars because everyone uses services provided through the government such as education, transportation, medical and social service programs, she added. There are nearly 18,000 Cal Poly students and another 11,000 at Cuesta College according to the schools' Web sites. Endo said students spend nine months out of the year in the town where their school is located, so they have to be counted as part of the San Luis Obispo County population because of their impact on local ser-
vices. Harmon said students living in dorms are counted in a group quarters category, and those living off campus will receive the same questionnaire as any other household. There will be kiosks on campus with census instructions for students living in dorms. If they
don’t receive one back, census takers will start knocking on those doors, Endo said. “Take 10 minutes to fill it out, and no one will come bother you,” he said. The Bureau has to have the data on the president's desk by midnight Dec. 31, and it will be made public shortly thereafter.
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Assistant architecture professor Troy Peters What did you do before you became an instructor at Cal Poly? I worked as an architect, and before that I taught at Ball State University, also as an assistant professor. I think it’s the only state architecture program in Indiana. That’s also where David Letterman went to school. I first went to the University of Illinois, in Chicago. And my undergraduate degree is in physics. I got that back. Then I worked in an engineering firm, designing grain elevators. I actually worked in the Soviet Union, designing grain elevators. But then it collapsed. It wasn’t my fault. What do you do with your spare time? I’ve been writing a computer program for designing passive solar buildings that I use in my studio. (A passive solar building) is a building that would be heated and cooled using only the climate. What is your favorite movie? My favorite movie is by Wim Wenders. The name of the film is translated as “Wings of Desire.” It’s a German film. I went on a whim, and I found it very moving, and then I became interested in film and filming and directors. What do you hope your students take away from your time as a teacher? The most important thing to me is self-learning, lifetime learning. Obviously I didn’t start out at 18 wanting to be an architect. I went back to school at 36 for my master’s degree (in architecture). If you could meet anyone alive, dead or fictional, who would you like to meet? I guess Albert Einstein. He seems like a really interesting person. And I got my undergraduate degree in physics, so… Where have you traveled? I’ve traveled pretty much throughout Western Europe. I spent a couple months on a couple of Greek islands. Then I lived in the Soviet Union off and on for probably about two years. What languages do you speak? I speak a little bit of German and a little bit of Russian. What is your favorite place in SLO? Probably the back courtyard of Linnaea’s.
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Obama’s new health care plan would target insurers’ rate increases Christi Parsons and Noam Levey mcmlatchy newspapers
President Barack Obama's new health care overhaul plan would give the federal government greater authority to stop rate increases imposed by health insurers, an administration official said late Sunday. The proposal, to be posted on the White House Web site Monday, would give the Health and Human Services secretary power to block premium increases that were deemed excessive. It also would set up a panel of experts charged with evaluating the health care market each year and determining what would constitute a reasonable rate increase. The board's members would include consumers, doctors, economists and insurers. Under the president's plan, rate increases outside the reasonable boundaries established by the board could be overruled by the HHS secretary, who would also have the power to require the insurer to revise its proposed rate changes or to order rebates for customers who overpaid. The current Senate bill already includes a provision to give state and federal officials more authority to review rate increases and to punish insurers that raised rates too aggressively. But the president's inclusion of the measure in his plan raises its profile, while positioning him to tap into a new supply of political support arising from the recent decision by Anthem Blue Cross of California to raise premiums by as much as 39 percent. Anger over that news has animated Democratic debate about health care lately. The administration official also said the White House will
include in its plan the essence of legislation proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in response to Anthem's premium hikes, which have been suspended until May 1 while independent actuaries hired by California's insurance commissioner review them. The rate increases had been scheduled to take effect March 1. And next week, state and federal officials are to conduct public hearings into Anthem's impending increases. Earlier Sunday, Senate Republicans relented and agreed to attend Obama's bipartisan health care summit after all. But the chamber's GOP leader is far from resigned to the Democrats' idea of cooperation. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said that he and his members wouldn't boycott the meeting set for Thursday and that he would come ready to participate "in good faith." But he said Democrats were still being "arrogant" in their refusal to throw out current legislation and start from scratch. "Apparently we're going to be there most of the day and have an opportunity to have a lot of discussion," McConnell said in an interview on "Fox News Sunday." "But if they're going to lay out the plan they want to pass four days in advance, then what are we discussing on Thursday?" The decision expands the summit's attendance list beyond Democratic lawmakers. House Republicans haven't said whether they'll attend. The meeting will be broadcast live on C-SPAN. The health care overhaul has been stalled in Congress since Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts won a special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat. That gave the GOP 41 seats, enough to sustain a filibuster. Brown campaigned on a promise to waylay the health care bill. In his weekly address, Obama
suggested he was willing to move toward Republicans in a couple of areas, including a measure that allows people to buy insurance from a company in another state. He said he might also be willing to support a plan giving small businesses the power to join together and offer health insurance at lower prices. "I don't want to see this meeting turn into political theater, with each side simply reciting talking points and trying to score political points," Obama said. "Instead, I ask members of both parties to seek common ground in an effort to solve a problem that's been with us for generations." Like their Senate counterparts, House Republicans have raised concerns about the ground rules for the summit, in particular with the working document, but also with the guest list. "What we can't help but feel like here is that the Democrats spell summit S-E-T-U-P," Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, who heads the House Republican Conference, said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "And all this is going to be is some media event used as a preamble to shove through Obamacare 2.0, and we're not going to have any of it." House Republican leader John A. Boehner of Ohio asked why governors weren't invited. With the National Governors Association meeting in the capital, four leaders of the group — two Republicans and two Democrats — summoned the media to a news conference and offered to help craft a compromise, The Associated Press reported. Earlier, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, urged Democrats and Republicans to find a compromise. "If you really want to serve the people and not just your party, I think you will find that sweet spot and you can get it done," he said.
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“Push” by Common Market -Brian De Los Santos, sports editor
“All We Are” by One Republic -Tess Capacasa advertising executive
“The Call” by Matt Kennon -Katie McIntyre, news editor
“Wet and Rusting” by Menomena -Tim Miller, design editor
“Highlander” by Alaska in Winter -Haley Nahman, copy editor
“First Breath After a Coma” by Explosions in the Sky -Emilie Egger, editor-in-chief
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Hockey Night in Canada moved from Saturday to Sunday this weekend, as the hockeycrazed Olympic host nation put everything on hold for 2{ hours to watch Canada face off against the United States in the most anticipated event of these Games thus far. The stacked Canadian team, burdened with the gold-medal expectations of the entire country, was up against the carefree, inexperienced U.S. squad on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid. The game lived up to the hype with an electric atmosphere and a frenetic pace that probably had NBC executives second-guessing their decision to show ice dancing and skicross instead. But a 5-3 U.S. victory is not what the hometown fans had in mind, and shellshocked Canada will be feeling more blue than red Monday morning as the final week of the Olympics begins. A Brian Rafalski slap shot from above the faceoff circle 41 seconds into the game gave Team USA an early lead and hushed the raucous Canadian crowd and its ear-piercing "Go Canada Go!" chants. From that moment forward, it seemed the Canadians were on their heels, and the young U.S. team never trailed. "Obviously, having the lead most of the game kept the crowd out of it," said Rafalski, the 36year-old Red Wings defenseman, who scored again to give the United States a 2-1 lead at the first intermission. "We know we can beat anybody now. It's a huge step for the confidence of our players." Chris Drury broke a 2-2 tie late in the second period, and captain Jamie Langenbrunner added an insurance goal to make it 4-2 in the third. And that goal proved key. Canadian phenom Sidney Crosby gave the crowd a glimmer of hope, knocking in a goal to make it 4-3 with 3:09 remaining. The noise was deafening over the next few minutes. But U.S. goalie Ryan Miller, wearing a shamrock on his mask in honor of Jim Craig's mask during the 1980 Olympics, held steady. Any thoughts of a Canadian miracle were dashed with Ryan Kesler's empty-net goal with 44.7 seconds to go. When the buzzer sounded, the U.S. players hugged at one end of the rink, and the Canadian players watched in disbelief. The three goals by Crosby, Dany Heatley and Eric Staal were not enough. "We just kind of ran out of time there," Crosby said. "It's one game and you run into a hot goalie now and then, and we had some bad luck early on." It was the first U.S. win over Canada in men's Olympic hockey since 1960, and it advanced the U.S. to the quarterfinals. Canada needs another win to move on. Canada's Olympic committee spent $100 million on its "Own the Podium" program, aimed at topping the medal chart. That looks less and less likely, so Canadians are hanging all their hope on
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Canada forward Mike Richards gets a shot off as he is harassed by USA defenseman Brian Rafalski, left, and forward Zach Parise during a men’s hockey preliminary round match at Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday. the hockey team. From the moment executive director Steve Yzerman named the roster, Canada's hockey stars have been feeling the heat. Though it was just a first-round game, tickets were going for as high as $2,000, and media members had to apply for special tickets because of the demand for spots in the 500-seat press tribune. The game was expected to break every TV viewing record in Canada. Thousands of fans gathered to cheer on Canada on jumbo screens at Robson Square downtown and in Whistler Village. Canadian flags hung from the balconies of high-rise buildings on the edge of Chinatown, home of Canada Hockey Place arena. More than 90 percent of the fans pouring into the arena wore rep-
lica Canadian jerseys, and they were waving maple leaf flags big and small nearly an hour before game time. Some wore red sirens on their heads. Some wore red and white umbrellas. Many wore the now-hard-to-find red knitted Olympic mittens. As if Canadian fans needed any more riling up before the game, a video of Canadian gold-medalist freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau and in-house interview with him sent them into a frenzy. But their mood changed in after Rafalski's first goal. As the dejected Canadian fans left the arena, the Fleetwood Mac song "Don't Stop" blared through the speakers. Don't stop, it'll soon be here, the lyrics say. Maybe so. But not soon enough for anyone around these parts.
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The body became a canvas at “Embodiment” Katie Grady mustang daily
A green smiling monster with one eye and a corset with pink polka dot stockings are just a couple of the
designs that were painted on human canvases at an event called “Embodiment” at Native Lounge. Turning local bodies into canvases for artists by using paints and props, “Embodiment” was held ev-
ery Thursday at 8 p.m. for a month ending last week. The live exhibit went through four different themes that artists were expected to represent through their art. The first and seconds shows, “Urban” and “Surf ” were followed by “Student Art” and a surprise “Finale.” “Embodiment” was coordinated by Native Lounge nightclub managers, Tyrone Galgano and Johnny Kenny who have been employed by Native since December. There was fast-paced club music mixed by a disk jockey. Very few were underdressed except for maybe the artists who had their own “blue room” room in the back and decorations included ceiling lanterns and strobe lights. “This is an event you would see in big cities,” Galgano said. “It’s very different for San Luis Obispo.” Each show drew anywhere from 200 to 400 people.This is the second year “Embodiment” has appeared at Native, but the first year strictly featured tattoo artists. Last year’s themes included “Day of the Dead” and “Big Top Circus.” Artists this year spanned from big
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Native Lounge hosted the “Embodiment” show four times in the past month. Themes ranged from from week to week and included “Urban,” “Surf,” “Student Art” and a surprise “Finale” theme which took place last Thursday. name locals to college students of all ages. For “Surf,” Eric Soderquist, author of the California Surf Project painted two models together. He made wings out of surfboards which joined the two of them. Other local professional artists included Jeff Claassen, from San Luis Obispo’s Claassen gallery and artists from Forever Stoked, Chris Pedersen and
Charlie Clingman’s local art company. Megan Whitney, a Cal Poly graduate, works at Forever Stoked. Her first week painting she used a lot of bubbles for “Surf ” and coming back for the last week she wanted more of a feminine theme for Valentine’s day. see Embodiment, page 8
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Art Center hosts “primitive” collection Daniel Triassi mustang daily
A showcase of David Settino Scott’s work, titled “California Primitive 25 Year Retrospective” is on exhibition through the end of February at the San Luis Obispo Art Center. Walking into the center reveals Scott as an artist who depicts diverse subject matter. Scott’s work resides at the intersection of art history and following his own gut. One of his pieces titled “Birth of Pasta,” illustrates his love of Italian cuisine. In the composition, angels watch as a giant ball of spaghetti erupts while a cook and her assistants gaze at the culinary possibilities. But he also tackles tough subjects, as in “A Pure Working,” which features stylized portrait busts of various Vietnamese Buddhist monks who set themselves on fire in the Vietnam War. The exhibit marks a quarter century of achievement by Scott, said Gordon L. Fuglie, adjunct curator for the Art Center. Fuglie first found out about Scott in the
‘90s while at an opening reception for another artist in Riverside, California. “I went up stairs and walked into the gallery displaying ‘A Pure Working’ and I was brought to silence and stillness in its presence,” Fuglie said. At the opening reception for Scott’s exhibit, Fuglie said it was an honor to curate a retrospective with someone with such a vast body of work rich in human experiences, fantasy, spirituality and history. The audience seemed to echo Fuglie’s sentiments as some of them yelled “David rules!” and “We love you,” throughout the night. Morro Bay resident Ella Mcoy came to the opening because of Scott’s historical references. “I was interested because of the themes of Dante’s Inferno, Goya, slavery and the Vietnam War,” she said. “I’m also similar to him in age.” Scott’s art was shaped by his blue-collar upbringing. He dropped out of high school to take on a number of manual jobs. Scott later enlisted in the Navy.
He discovered his interest in art while in the Navy when he began to copy the pin-up girls from artist Alberto Vargas. He put one of his drawings in the ships locker to be his “girlfriend,” he said. Scott describes his art “odyssey” as beginning when he got out of the navy. Painting for the first time was difficult without any formal instruction. “Mixing colors everything came out as mud,” Scott said. Next, Scott’s artist odyssey led him to museums in Europe where he saw Goya’s etchings on the disasters of war. “That was very moving for me,” he said. “I thought, ‘This is important work, and this is saying something.’” Goya’s work made Scott committed to be an artist. After he came back from Europe, he enrolled in college. From the 1960s to ‘70s, Scott struggled with his artist identity and eventually gave it up altogether to become a flight instructor. Still, flying couldn’t replace his passion for art. “There’s something to be said when you do what you’re sup-
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Below, a piece from “A Pure Working,” features a stylized portrait bust of a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who immolated himself in protest against the government for its violent repression of their temples and monasteries. posed to do. What’s in your heart and soul to do, as opposed to what you think is best for you to do or what other people think is best for you to do,” he said. Scott returned to art with an encouraging public response in 1983. Art Center assistant director
Maura Johnston agrees that Scott’s work needs to be collected as part of the important historical art collection of the Central Coast. “He has a unique vision, he paints what he wants, he’s not painting for profit but because he has to, it’s what he loves,” she said.
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Floral demonstration for students on a budget Raquel Redding mustang daily
fun because their work will suffer. “If you don’t have fun, it will show (in the arrangement) and it won’t be your best work. If you’re having fun it will translate,” she said. “How can you not have fun if surrounded by flowers?” As a student chapter of the American Institute of Floral Design-
The Cal Poly Floral Design club will show people how to affordably design flower centerpieces Monday night. The event will offer styling tips for students and future event planners, as well as a chance to meet Oleta Collins, a certified designer from the American Institute of Floral Design. Danielle Ruais said being in the club serves as a creative outlet for many of the club members. Ruais is the president of the San Luis Obispo Student Chapter of the American Institute of Floral Designers. “We are a group of students that have a mccl atchy -tribu love of flowers and dene sign,” Ruais said. “We get t o work with different colors and ers they are textures, and obviously flowers. It’s required to fun to see everyones’ creativity and bring an acinterpretations of their arrange- credited designments and designs.” er to demonstrate It takes more than a good de- annually. Melinda sign to make an arrangement pret- Lynch, the adviser ty or well done, new member Ha- for Cal Poly’s Floley McCown said. Although she ral Design Club and recently became a fan of flower floral design lecturer, arranging, McCown said it is ob- said having an accredvious when a person is not having ited designer come is a
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great opportunity to get to know someone in the industry as well as to learn how to make designs work. “It’s great to expose students to real-world people. The demonstration will play a part in student lives after Cal Poly. From event coordinators to art students, they’re going to have events and this will h e l p,” Lynch said. The demonstration will be given by Collins who, according to her Web site Flourishing Art, b e came interested in flowers when she oversaw seven different floral companies in Los Angeles. Through these companies she learned about design, production and events, which led her to accreditation with the American Institute of Floral Design. The American Institute of Floral Design, according to their Web site, is the floral industry’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to establishing, maintaining and recognizing the highest standard of professional floral design. Lynch said that to be accredited by the Institute is the highest honor in the field. “To become a member they (applicant) must have their work evaluated, and the work has to be an ‘A’ to pass,” Lynch said. “It’s like a masters degree for floral designers.” Collins, who has to consistently participate in flower competitions to stay certified, will demonstrate how to arrange centerpieces that could work for an event or home. “This is mainly to educate yourself on how to do it correctly,” Lynch said. “There is a reason why she is doing the things she is doing, you get to learn how and why.” There are rules and basics in the way to arrange flowers Lynch said. Collins will go over the basics such as proportions. Lynch gave the example of a little container. The flower stems need to be cut even smaller than four inches to make it look good. But it isn’t just the basics that Collins will bring. Lynch describes her as a “kick in the pants,” who is entertaining as well as educational. “We wanted to bring a designer that was energetic and wonderful, while also having the audience feel like they learned something,” Lynch said. “We don’t want students to feel like we wasted their time and we don’t want to feel like we wasted our time.” The event takes place at 6 p.m. in the Floral Design Lab, located close to Campus Market.
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Describing her model as a fairy, she used flowers and feathers for her designs. “It’s fun as an artist to work on a different canvas,” Whitney said. “With dimensions, it becomes a moving canvas ... almost like a sculpture, where your design takes on a 3D appearance.” Cliff Elbl, an art student at Cuesta college chose to do an abstract graphic of a bear from a book that he recalls seeing. “I thought I was going to paint a woman so I came prepared to do a beautiful swan, but I got a body builder,” Elbl said. “A the last minute I changed my idea by going more masculine and doing a bear. I put cute little paws on his hands though.” Other artwork included a skull and tongue on the back, a sunset on the stomach and morbid looking white faces that spanned over the shoulder and down the hips. Two artists worked with traditional Japanese art, one of which had a Komodo dragon wrapping around the model’s body. Sara Fox, a Cuesta college student, used a Japanese umbrella as a prop on the runway. Models are dressed in bikinis or underwear and have the option of going topless with pasties. “I was nervous about the no clothes part, but everyone else was too, so I figured if I was going to do it I might as well go all out,” Fox said. Paints used on the models include India ink, body paint and acrylic. Some models are painted for up to six hours for a show that lasts no more than 30 min. The venue, Native Lounge, consists of three stages, inside and outside that act as posing breaks on the runway. Jamie Evans, a wine and viticulture senior at Cal Poly, participated in an event called Fashion Sessions, a runway show for local designers, boutiques and salons held at Native Lounge in the Fall. She was called to join the Embodiment crew and has since participated in all three events so far. “I love that you can use your body to give art a personality,” Evans said. For the “Student Art” show, most of the models were very comfortable even though for many it was their first time getting painted. Eric Martin, a 2007 Cal Poly graduate who also participated in Fashion Sessions said this was his first Embodiment show. “I’m extremely ticklish,” Martin said.“You just have to hit me in the right spots. Otherwise it feels really good ... kind of like a spa treatment.” Martin commented that acting as a human canvas is a great way for local talent to get exposure. Before the show began, Martin’s paint among other models began to fade because of sweating and moving around. Not only was sweat an issue, but during the “Surf ” event, weather posed a problem with the outdoor runway. “During the show it started to rain lightly,” Galgano said. “Surprisingly little paint was lost. It was almost perfect. Right at the end of the show it started pouring.” With over 100 models showing up at open-casting in January, only 40 were called back to be in the
shows for ensuing weeks. The parameters range from being at least 18 to showing an ability to present yourself well, according to Galgano. “They are given no compensation, but do get full access to photos and the event,” Galgano said. Many models were sought out by the managers and others heard about the event through friends or posters. Logan Hunt, a general engineering senior at Cal Poly explains how his group of friends created something called “Classy Thursdays” where they would dress nice and go to Native Lounge in the evenings. “We started doing them for fun in the summer and the managers liked it so much, they started official Classy Thursdays at the club,” Hunt said. Hunt says that’s how he got involved with Embodiment, why he modeled twice for the shows and why the events were held on Thursdays. Hunt discussed how he felt like a tribal warrior with the artwork that consumed his body during Surf week. He did a yoga handstand on stage where he balanced his legs on his arms. He wanted to do a full handstand for the student art show, but was only successfully 80 percent of the time when practicing and didn’t want the other 20 percent to result on stage. Hunts main reasons for participating in Embodiment include the free champagne offered to models 21 and over, and getting to walk around in his underwear. “It’s pretty standard because I walk around in my underwear all the time when I’m at home so this time it was just in front of a group of people,” Hunt said. “I’m not going to shower for three weeks because it’s awesome. I’ve got some Axe body spray so it’ll be fine.” Some new faces showed up to audition for the “Student Art” show. They gathered in the lounge and began to strip down when the host informed them not to be upset if they didn’t get picked. Hunt commented that everyone in the room would be chosen after a quick scan. San Luis Obispo Beauty College did the hair and makeup for the models. Evelyn Kinner, a beautician from the school, is participating this year. “I look at the piece and try to enunciate whatever interesting thought is behind it,” Kinner said. “If it’s hard, I spike it up and if it’s soft, I use soft makeup. (Embodiment) empowers our love of our body through art and abstract thought.” Aside from the modeling, art and makeup, there was a live dance performance put on by Suzy Miller each week. As a freelance choreographer, Miller puts together a dance routine with local dancers to start off the night. “Where I go for work is more G-rated normally,” Miller said about her choreography. “We have to work really quick which is daunting but also exciting.” Trying to get the crowd involved, with short skirts and whips, one of her dancers in the performance was holding a cardboard book with the title “how to fuck like a man.” “The artwork is creative in a whole different way transforming the human body,” Miller said. “There’s adult sensibility with a different humor and different style.”
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The myth of ‘too big to fail’ a prelude to bigger problems There is no such thing as “too big to fail.” The British Empire failed, the Soviet Union failed and even the Roman Empire failed. Many politicians have tried to argue the opposite though: that some financial institutions are so big that their collapse would be catastrophic for the United States’ economy, and therefore the federal government must bail them out. This is horribly ironic. Many politicians have argued that we should not allow financial institutions to become what they call “too big to fail”, which is a phrase I find to be indefinable. The irony is that they are running the federal government. I’d imagine we could all agree that the collapse of our federal government would be much more catastrophic than the collapse of any of our financial institutions. Additionally, by bailing out financial institutions the federal government got bigger, and thus ensuring that if it were to collapse that it would be a more devastating affair. And I highly doubt that anybody who says our federal government can’t fail knows their history very well. The government is all about power and the phrase “too big to fail,” serves to expand that power. Under the guise of “too big to fail”, federal officials have given huge sums of taxpayer money to financial institutions, which in-
So tell me, what right do smokers have to walk down Via Carta trailing their smoke? And should the feelings of one person overwhelm the feelings of the possibly tens of people who trail behind them? I am very anti-cigarettes and the smell truly bothers me. Nothing is worse than walking to class right after it rains, enjoying the crisp air and then getting a few good whiffs of tobacco smoke. Truly the inconsiderate ones are the smokers. Your roommate is so bothered by the smell she febreezes everything, but anyone downwind from her is forced to smell it? —Steve In response to “BLOG: Smoker
terestingly enough, an odd number of federal officials worked for these very same institutions prior to working in the administration. I do not appreciate my money being given away to private firms because of some big fear I’m suppose to have that they will “fail”. Here we see fear being used to justify the transfer of billions of dollars. Another tactic the federal government uses for power is the guise of kindness or benevolence. For example, social security was set up to “help” seniors in their retirement. Social security however, will very likely not be around for our generation, and yet we’re going to have to pay into it. Social security was created back in 1935, and in 1965 the federal government set up Medicare, also to “help” seniors pay for medical care. Again, Medicare is broken – it is an unsustainable system and it is a failure. It is no less a Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff ’s Ponzi scheme; it’s
actually much worse because it’s compulsory and done on a much larger scale. A pattern begins to emerge here: the federal government time and time again has set up social programs that are failures. I think the way the government has treated the failed financial institutions shows how they want to be treated; even though many major government programs are failures, they think the federal government as it functions now should be kept going, despite the obvious fact that it is unsustainable in its current form. The federal government bailing out failed financial institutions is like one person who’s drowning in debt taking on more to help a friend who’s also in debt. As if that person can afford to help their friend though. When you’re drowning you need to save yourself first before you can rescue others. Besides, if the federal government really had our
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ly come to the obvious conclusion that our “leaders” are simply yanking our chains in order to benefit themselves and their friends, this country will collapse.
Politics has become akin to gang warfare. See your rival’s colors? Shoot on sight! However, while the MD’s comments sections are riddled with ideological meanness (just as in the Harvard Crimson, the NY Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, or the Chicago Sun Times), it bears repeating that there ARE exceptions. Among the vitriol, I also see an ongoing dialogue among reasonable people who, despite their opposing viewpoints, really do want to have a thoughtful, civil, fact-based discussion that actually gets us somewhere as a nation. May that discussion continue… —Anonymous In response to ' “The process of ending partisanship in government begins with us” Divide and rule is the game being played. Unless both sides quick-
—Anonymous In response to In response to ‘ “The process of ending partisanship in government begins with us” For those who think no one’s rights have been violated on the Cal Poly campus, it is clear that you haven’t talked to the right people … or maybe these are people who you feel ‘deserve’ to have their rights trampled. Be careful, the quick path towards institutionalized abusive behavior is a slippery slope. Cal Poly is about to make a significant misstep … stay tuned. —Roger Freberg In response to “Fighting Fire with FIRE: Freedom of Speech on Campus”
best interest at heart, they’d realize that a few financial institutions collapsing is not as painful as having social security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc. all collapse. The federal government is the monster in the room – it’s eating up other people’s resources and wasting a lot of them along the way. I’d think even if personal liberty isn’t a huge deal to a person that they’d still see the enormity of the federal government and how unsustainable it is in its current form. Asking the federal government to take care of health insurance is analogous to somebody asking somebody who’s filing for bankruptcy for financial advice. That’s not exactly somebody who you want helping you with your finances, judging from how they’ve handled theirs. It’s also like keeping your money at a financial institution that has failed, been bailed out, but hasn’t changed their business practices. They’re likely to fail again, and you’re most likely going to lose your money. More and more Americans are waking up to the insanity that is the unsustainable federal government. We need to change course soon or the future really doesn’t look too bright. Aaron Berk is a computer engineering junior and Mustang Daily political columnist.
You claim that freedom of speech is becoming “freedom of liberal speech” on college campuses. First, it seems a bit weird for you to write that in the long-running conservative column. More importantly, you didn’t do a very good job proving your point. I’ve read all your columns, and — at least politically — we have little in common. Still, I read your columns because I’m genuinely interested in what you think/how you interpret the world. Your whole premise — that colleges are suppressing conservative speech is supported by one example from 8 years ago. And in the end, Cal Poly settled the matter and paid out. You complain that they didn’t admit wrongdoing in the settlement, but that’s the way most settlements go. —Scott In response to “Fighting Fire with FIRE: Freedom of Speech on Campus”
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who was moved into the infield from catcher.The error on Busby gave up a run and advanced two to scoring position. On Saturday, sophomore righthander Mason Radeke pitched six strong innings for Cal Poly and recorded a career-high seven strikeouts in a 10-6 win. The Mustangs attack was led by Brayton who went 3 for 4 on the night with three RBIs. Senior outfielder/designated hitter Luke Yoder and freshman outfielder Mitch Haniger hit solo home runs for the Mustangs, which were the first two of the season. “It all starts with the starting pitching and Radeke was very good tonight,” Lee said. “Offensively, we were much better tonight and answered back when they scored.” Beginning in the second inning, USC loaded the bases with nobody out and a 2-0 count on Trojans catcher Luis Castillo. Following a mound visit from pitching coach Jason Kelly, Radeke responded by striking out three consecutive batters to end the inning. “I just needed to bear down after I lost focus a bit,” Radeke said.“It was a make or break situation and I just dug in deep and battled.” The Mustangs responded by scoring the first run of the ball game in the bottom half of the second inning when Busby singled home first baseman Brayton from second.Yoder ledoff the third inning with a solo blast to deep left center. Cal Poly added another run in the frame on Brayton’s
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Monday, February 22, 2010 RBI groundout to second, which gave the Mustangs a 3-0 edge after three innings. Radeke faced trouble in the fourth inning following a leadoff walk and a double by Trojans third baseman Mike Hart. With runners on second and third and one out, Radeke came recorded back-to-back strikeouts to end the frame. He left the mound with an emphatic fist pump as his teammates streamed out of the dugout to congratulate him. Cal Poly broke open the game when they chased in the fifth inning. Jensen drew a four-pitch walk with one out and stole second base. Brayton singled home Jensen with a line drive up the middle. Sophomore right-hander Ben Mount, who inherited two runners on base, relieved Smith. Haniger singled home Brayton, but was thrown out trying to take second base. Busby added another run for Cal Poly with his second RBI single of the night. In his final inning of work, Radeke battled through another tough inning. After surrendering a leadoff home run to right-fielder Alex Sherrod, Radeke gave up a double and hit a batter. Following a sacrifice bunt, he was able to strike out the next batter and retire the next man on a ground out to third. Radeke finished the night throwing 110 pitches. “I just went straight after them with hard fastballs,” Radeke said. “I wasn’t scared at all and I kept thinking that my stuff was better than theirs.” The Trojans closed the gap in the seventh, scoring three times off senior reliever D.J. Mauldin to make the score 7-5. The Mustangs responded with three insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to seal the victory. On Friday night, The Mustangs
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Sophomore pitcher Mason Radeke threw 110 pitches in seven innings Saturday night. He finished with two earned runs and seven strikeouts. posted a three-run effort in the first inning. Brayton stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and got the Mustangs started with a two-RBI double to shallow left field.The ensuing batter, designated hitter DJ Gentile, grounded out to first, but the hit allowed Matt Jensen advance from third to home. The Mustangs would add another run in the fourth inning. Yoder connected on a long line drive to the outfield wall and legged out a stand-up triple and an RBI. Cal Poly didn’t cross home plate
for the rest of the game and fell to the Trojans 9-4. While Cal Poly’s pitchers only allowed five earned runs, errors contributed to the other four. “It was a good experience to see what the product is and where we need to go from here,” Larry Lee. “I thought it was a great learning experience and we are looking forward to what ahead.” —Brian De Los Santos, Patrick Leiva and Sean Hanrahan contributed to this article.
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Senior guard Ashlee Stewart scored 14 points in her final game in Mott Saturday. Cal Poly was led by junior forward Kristina Santiago, who scored 24 points. The Mustangs had five players score in double figures.
Guard Brittany Lange, Forward Becky Tratter and guard Ashlee Stewart all stepped into Mott Gym for their last game on their home court as a Mustang. The trio combined for 49 points as the women’s basketball team (17-8, 10-3 Big West) convincingly beat Cal State Northridge, 100-78, in its last home game of the season to maintain its undefeated conference home record. With the wind the Mustangs kept hold of first place in the conference with three remaining conference games. The game featured double-digit scoring by the trio of seniors, junior forward Kristina Santiago and sophomore guard Ashlee Burns Saturday night against the Matadors(4-20, 2-10). Although the Mustang’s point total hit triple digits for the first time since 2001, Cal Poly started slow. It took 10 minutes for the Mustangs to start crashing the boards and sinking long-range shots. Burns and the senior backcourt, Ashlee Stewart and Brittany Lange, all hit four threepointers. “I just think that they (seniors) played amazing,” head coach Faith Mimnaugh said. “I think that they were a big part of our success.” The Mustangs squeaked out a narrow lead at half, 40-39, and never surrendered it. “In the locker room we just get all pumped up,” Santiago said. “We know we have to come out strong; Northridge was fighting the whole game. We knew we had to get after them.” The floodgates opened at the start of the second half. Cal Poly got off to an 8-1 run, initiated by a layup from senior forward Becky Tratter and three from Lange.The Mustangs established a double-digit lead toward the end of the game: 26 points with less than two minutes to play. Even with the lead, the Mustangs still felt pressure from the Matador’s strong post presence. Tratter couldn’t contain the game’s leading scorer, Northridge sophomore forward Jasmine Erving who scored 31 points. “It was frustrating,” Tratter said. “I was just pissed that she was making all of her shots. I didn’t feel like I did my
job.” Erving also took a series of blocks from Santiago that Northridge’s head coach Staci Schulz argued. “Make her earn it,” she said to her players when Santiago reeled off 11 consecutive points. High point totals were distributed throughout the team, including Stewart, with 14 points, who normally sets others up with efficient passing “When Kristina and Becky are getting double teamed I got to knock down something,” Stewart said. “It was good tonight that I finally hit some shots.” The Mustangs will face Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.
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Maybe it was just rust. The Mustangs (1-2), hindered by five total errors, fell in two of three contests against USC (2-1), in their season opening series this weekend. “Errors are going to be made,” Catcher Ross Brayton said. “Every once and a while problems like that will happen.” With most errors coming in key moments, the Mustangs were crippled by mistakes in their first series of the season. “Overall, it’s good to get (our) feet wet and (we) had some positive moments. It was a learning opportunity for both teams.” Evan Busby said.“We all just try to stay positive.” Sunday, Cal Poly scored twice in the first inning for a 2-1 lead. Second baseman Matt Jensen’s sacrifice fly tied the game at 1-1 and Brayton singled to left field to give the Mustangs the advantage. USC tied the game in the third when Matthew Foat hit into a double play, but Cal Poly regained the lead in the fourth on Busby’s RBI single through the right side of the Trojan infield. Sophomore Kyle Anderson, in his first weekend start for Cal Poly – he started four midweek games as a freshman a year ago – gave up four runs, including a two-run homerun belted by designated hitter Cade Kreuter, giving the Trojans a 4-3 lead. Cal Poly answered with a run in the bottom of the eighth on sophomore catcher Elliot Stewart’s two-out RBI single to center field, tying the game at 4-4. Ricky Oropesa hit a homer to center field leading off the ninth inning, ending the tie and sparking Southern California to a 9-4 victory over Cal Poly in the clincher of a season-opening three-game nonconference series. Busby changed position to third and received a ground ball that he overthrew to first baseman Brayton, see Round-up, page 11