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Hopes were high entering last weekend, but were quickly shattered as both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were dismantled in their first games of the Big West Tournament.

Men’s basketball vs. UC Santa Barbara The Blue-Green Rivalry was rekindled in the first round of the Big West Tournament as the Cal Poly men’s basketball team took on UC Santa Barbara Thursday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Strong shooting from three-point range and a dominant rebounding perfor-

mance sparked an early 13-6 run for the Gauchos in the first four and a half minutes after the opening tip.

On the other end of the court, the Mustangs came out ice-cold, missing all eight of their attempts from beyond the arc in the first half. They did not find much more success in the paint as Cal Poly was outrebounded by the Gauchos in the first half 11-24.

Less than five minutes later, the Gauchos pushed even further ahead with a 13-0 run to put the Mustangs down 22. Sophomore guard Max Heidegger fueled the UC Santa Barbara deep-range attack, draining three shots from three-point range for nine points.

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At the half, the Gauchos led the Mustangs 45-18.

In the first half, the Mustangs missed all eight of their shots from three-point range while the Gauchos shot 6-14 from downtown. The Gauchos also led the Mustangs in rebounds 24-11.

The Mustangs made a concerted effort to get to the line in the second half, shooting 16 of their 24 total free throws after the break. Senior guard Victor Joseph narrowed the Mustangs’ deficit to 18 after a pair of free throws with 7:55 to play. This was as close as Cal Poly came to a second-half lead, falling 53-75 to UC Santa Barbara.

Ultimately, the Mustangs came up short

in every phase of the game, only shooting 27 percent from the floor while being outscored in the paint 16-34 and outrebounded 27-43.

Though three-point shooting is usually a strong point for the Mustangs, they only managed to knock down three shots from deep in the entire game.

The Mustangs finish their season 9-22 and 1-2 against the Gauchos this season.

Next season, Cal Poly will look to replace two top-scoring seniors from their team, Joseph and senior forward Luke Meikle.

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Time’s Up student activists release demands for administration regarding sexual assault on campus Gina Randazzo @ Gina_Randazzo1

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Students for Quality Education (SQE) released a statement March 6 including a list of nine demands for Cal Poly administration regarding sexual assault on campus. The demands were presented at the Time’s Up Cal Poly Town Hall March 7 at 7 p.m. in Phillips Hall.

The town hall included speeches from survivors, student activists, faculty and local advocacy organizations. The event also allowed for public comment after the speeches.

The nine demands are as follows: “1. Student organizations with multiple perpetrators of sexual assault are to be disbanded immediately.

2. We demand a legal fund for survivors.

3. We demand a statement, in writing, from President [Jeffrey] Armstrong, that acknowledges the epidemic of sexual assault and harassment on our campus, and also commits his administration to action.

4. We demand long-term mental healthcare and academic support for all survivors.

5. We demand the administration reinstate the campus escort service up to [one] mile off campus.

6. We demand more resources and funding allocated to Safer based on the recent influx in cases.

7. We demand that the administration remove all perpetrators of sexual assault from campus housing.

8. We demand that the administration remove all perpetrators of sexual assault (especially the serial rapist reported on last Fall) from campus immediately.

9. We demand that student fees may not be used to pay for these increased services.”

According to Time’s Up organizer and political science senior Mick Bruckner, Time’s Up activists sent a similar list of demands to Armstrong in January, to which the university did not respond. Bruckner said these nine demands are a revised and refined list to be “bolder and clearer.” However, Bruckner said the coalition is open to input from the community and the demands can be subject to change, especially after the Town Hall.

“Town Hall is really about building our movement so they’re up for discussion,” Bruckner said. “We’re going to definitely

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pose this as a work in progress and things can change.”

Bruckner added that aside from problems with Title IX at Cal Poly, the Time’s Up coalition wants to see a general change in campus attitude toward sexual assault in San Luis Obispo.

“Obviously there’s problems with Title IX technically; the system has its flaws, but even if there was a perfect Title IX system, our coalition doesn’t think that that would solve the problem on campus,” Bruckner said.

“We think that it comes down to a problem with the culture in this university’s leadership and how they are oriented toward survivors.”

According to university spokesperson Matt Lazier, Dean of Students Kathleen McMahon attended the Town Hall. He said Vice President of Student Affairs Keith Humphrey is out of town, but would watch a recording of the event and brief Armstrong, who was at a California State University commitment in Sacramento.

“Sexual Misconduct in all of its forms is unwelcome at Cal Poly, and university administration supports its campus community members in voicing their concerns about the issue, so that those voices can inform the ongoing campus dialogue,” Lazier wrote in an email to Mustang News.

Bruckner said to start this conversation with administration, it is important Armstrong addresses the campus and acknowledge that sexual assault is a problem at Cal Poly.

“I think last quarter a lot of members of our

coalition were really shaken up about the reports of sexual assault on our campus, and I don’t think once we got an email directly from President Armstrong consoling us about the situation,” Bruckner said. “We want to hear more from him, this is such a serious and tragic and horrific issue and our university is pretty much silent in terms of supporting survivors after the fact.”

While Armstrong has not responded to Time’s Up Cal Poly, he released a memo Nov. 17, 2017 repeating Cal Poly’s stance on sexual misconduct and sexual assault resources on campus, shortly after Mustang News published an article regarding multiple sexual assault allegations involving the same person.

“It hurts me to know that members of the Cal Poly community continue to experience incidents of sexual misconduct,” Armstrong wrote in the letter. “We make it a priority to help when these incidents impact individuals’ personal and emotional health and wellbeing, as well as their academic and work success.”

Lazier concluded that administration will continue to collaborate with the campus community to work on addressing the issue of sexual assault at Cal Poly.

“Until such time as sexual misconduct no longer occurs on campus, administration will continue engaging with the campus community to determine how best to constantly improve its investigative and support services and its overall approach to the issue,” Lazier wrote in an email to Mustang News.

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Hungry and Homeless: New survey shows some Cal Poly students lack basic living necessities Sydney Brandt @ syd_brandtt

A study conducted by California State University (CSU) systems in January 2018 found that 41.6 percent of students reported food insecurity and 10.9 percent reported homelessness. These results are also reflected in a recent survey of Cal Poly students that yielded similar results.

It was found 26.9 percent of Cal Poly students surveyed reported food insecurity in the last year and 12.3 percent reported being homeless.

Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey said the issues seen in society are the same as those seen on university campuses.

“I think when you’re someone who isn’t sure where they’re sleeping tonight or sure where the next meal is coming from, or how they’re going to pay a medical expense, all of those things are absolute number one priority for the student. I don’t think one competes over the other,” Humphrey said.

Food insecurity The food pantry at Cal Poly was introduced

by PULSE in 2014 based on a need identified by students, staff and faculty. The pantry helps to directly provide food to students who experience food insecurity, according to Health Education Assistant Kimme Huntington.

Each student who comes into the food pantry meets with a staff member and receives nutritional support as well as a comprehensive look at their financial aid, according to Humphrey.

During the 2015-2016 academic year, 316 students utilized the pantry a total of 559

times, according to Huntington. In its second year, almost twice as many students utilized the pantry and the total number of encounters tripled.

From Sept. 1, 2017 through the end of January 2018, 598 students used the food pantry.

The median number of visits to the food pantry per student was five. Eighty-four percent of students who use the food pantry were juniors and seniors.

“We want to make sure that you’re getting food and nutrition, but if you’re coming in needing food, that might be a sign of something else in the bigger picture. We want to sit with someone and try to look at everything and see what we can solve,” Humphrey said.

“We want them to eat today, but we also want to make sure that they can eat and stay successful for the rest of their time at Cal Poly.”

Homelessness From the students who were surveyed, Cal Poly was able to identify 13 students who were homeless, according to Humphrey.

Cal Poly just completed a state-required study analyzing the cost of rent off-campus and found the average cost was $1,256 per month.

“Housing in San Luis Obispo off-campus is very expensive,” Humphrey said. “It’s particularly expensive for our students who should really put their time and energy into their studies and to extracurricular activities and not making money for their living expenses.”

Humphrey said students who are homeless often find living situations through couchsurfing, sleeping in their car or camping.

“I mean, I’ve known friends that have been, like, sleeping in their car and [I have] not known and they keep a straight face when they’re in class and they still have academics

and social life to keep account of, with also having to go through worrying where they’re going to get their food and basic needs like where they’re going to sleep at night,” industrial technology and packaging junior Briette Pietrocini said. “I think it’s really important to be aware that not everyone has the privilege of a comfy bed to sleep in and three meals a day.”

University Housing has set aside “emergency housing” options on campus for students to find immediate shelter.

“We keep a number of [empty] spaces sprinkled throughout. We don’t want to create a specific apartment that is just for students who happen to be homeless because we don’t want a stigma that is attached to that in the community. So folks don’t know [they’re homeless], they’re just a new roommate that moved in,” Humphrey said.

Cal Poly Cares is a grant program for students that addresses any sort of unexpected or unplanned need, particularly around what is most clinically identified as the basic needs: hunger, homelessness, emergency medical needs and transportation.

The program is supported by a number of sources. The major source of support is the Cal Poly Foundation Fund for students, which was $1 million donated personally by the foundation board of directors to help address many of these issues including homelessness.

“Some of those funds allow us to hold spaces in the residence halls and apartment system for students who we find that are homeless so that we can move them into stable housing,” Humphrey said.

Cal Poly Cares offers individual students grants that can be as much as $2,000 and can

be received once a year, but students must have already taken advantage of all financial aid resources that are available, including loans. Several hundred students have already been awarded these grants during the two years the program has run.

“I think it’s been very successful, it’s helped a lot of students in a lot of unique situations,” Humphrey said.

Students, parents and other community members can donate to Cal Poly Cares to help support the cause.

“Cal Poly is a community that has a lot of individuals that come from backgrounds of financial privilege and we want to encourage them to share some of that with others in the community who don’t have that same privilege,” Humphrey said.

Many students who utilize Cal Poly Cares for emergency support tend to be upperclassmen and transfer students, as financial aid options tend to run out, according to Humphrey.

“We see it also with students who transfer to Cal Poly from community colleges,” Humphrey said. “A lot of students will spend more time at the community college to make sure that their transcript is competitive and ready for Cal Poly, and they will have exhausted more of their aid and they don’t have enough left in the federal aid to get through the last half at Cal Poly.”

University housing prices must increase to meet obligations, Humphrey said. Although on-campus housing costs have increased, Cal Poly maintains the lowest cost for on-campus housing in the state.

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ASI Board of Directors votes in opposition of Cal Poly Opportunity Fee James Hayes @ JamesHayesMN

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors approved a resolution in opposition of the Cal Poly Opportunity Fee (CPOF) Wednesday night.

The resolution stated that the ASI Board does not support the CPOF or the allocation of income gathered from the fee to the Cal Poly General Fund and the California State University Chancellor’s office. The CPOF would consist of a fee increase for out-ofstate students starting Fall 2018. This fee

would partially fund the Cal Poly Opportunity Grant (CPOG) for low-income, in-state students.

Board representative for College of Science and Mathematics Mitchell Collins, who was originally an author of the resolution, voted against it after changes were made to the original resolution.

“I didn’t disagree with the content of the resolution, which was against the fee which I agree with,” Collins said. “I felt that with the removal of any clause supporting the idea of the grant or the general commitment to low income students, [I could no longer

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| The Board came to a decison after more than an hour of representative comments.

support it.]”

Board representative for College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Sergio Dimas voted in favor of the resolution, calling on what he heard from his constituents and the Cal Poly community. “[The fee] is tying diversity and low income together, and as a result, when you saw a student with a diverse background, you might initially tie them with that low income,” Dimas said. “I thought it was not worth the risk to endorse this fee increase.”

Dimas does not see this as the end of the conversation about the CPOF and the CPOG. “I think the opportunity grant on its own should exist in a capacity,” Dimas said. “I think the big disagreement on the campus is the fee associated with it.”

Collins echoed those hopes for a continuing dialogue on campus.

“I just want to make sure that that conversation continues, and that we continue to think of solutions for a serious problem at Cal Poly,” Collins said.

Emma Kumagawa @ emma_kumagawa

Cal Poly Racing held Unveiling 2018 March 10, where three newly completed cars were revealed at Cal Poly’s Bonderson Projects Center.

The cars will be tested throughout Spring 2018 in preparation for the approaching competition season.

“This is a really cool event for us to put on for sponsors, our own team members, family members,” Cal Poly Racing President and Baja team manager Robyn Ribet said.

With more than 125 members, Cal Poly Racing is the largest Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) chapter in California. The unveiling of the cars was put on by the Cal Poly Racing business team and organized by racing events coordinator and industrial technology junior Jordan Tomooka.

Cal Poly Racing is composed of two different building teams: the Formula SAE (FSAE) team and a Baja SAE (BSAE) team. Each team has a team lead, a tech director and a team manager to maintain organization within each area where they design different cars. Most of the building techniques used by each team are similar, yet the cars they engineer are very different.

Formula SAE team Each year, FSAE team members build two track cars: one combustion and one electric.

These cars are meant for endurance racing.

All preparation goes to their FSAE competition in Lincoln, Nebraska, which will be held June 20-23.

“It’s been a pretty long night and a long couple weeks leading up to this — a lot of work in the shops and getting the cars all built and ready to go,” FSAE team lead and mechanical HUNGRY continued from page 3

This decision was initially beneficial for financial purposes, but now the university is facing some problems as residence halls get older.

“We have a number of buildings that are aging that need their entire systems replaced and there is not the money set aside to do that. So the rates have to increase to generate the funds to make sure the buildings stay in good shape,” Humphrey said. “If we lose our buildings, it forces more students into the off-campus market and the more demand that we put off campus, the higher rates go off campus.”

With the addition of the new residence halls set to open in Fall 2018, Cal Poly will be able to house approximaely 1,000 more sophomores, juniors and seniors next year.

engineering senior Adam Menashe said. “The whole team’s been working really hard and we’re really excited with what we’ve brought.

We put the wheel on the ground last night for the first time and everyone was really happy about that.”

The SAE holds Collegiate Design Series competitions each year, where the Cal Poly Racing team enters their different cars to be judged.

In the 2017 competition, the Cal Poly FSAE team scored ninth out of 92 teams overall and ninth out of 29 teams for electric. This year, in attempt to further improve scores, the team made changes to both cars.

The electric car’s alterations focused on the vehicle’s powertrain, or the mechanism that translates drive from the engine to the axle, to optimize process improvement, serviceability and reliability.

Most of the changes made to the combustion car were mechanical changes, such as adjustments in suspension and pressure.

The team holds weekly meetings to discuss general information and uses Mondays and Wednesdays as work nights. Test drives will take place in the H-1 parking lot.

“I feel like I’ve learned more from Formula than I have the rest of my classes,” FSAE team member and electrical engineering sophomore Daniel Gutmann said. “It’s an amazing program, I love it.”

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| Curtains rose to reveal the newly completed FSAE and BSAE team vehicles.

Baja SAE team The BSAE team builds their one-person off -road vehicle yearly. In the spring, the car will enter two competitions; the first is in Mechanicsville, Maryland April 19-22, followed by the other in Portland, Oregon May 30 to June 2.

BSAE team’s greatest accomplishment thus far has been placing fourth at BSAE California.

The team redesigns and modifies the car each year, with the exception of the engine.

This year, many subsystems were introduced to increase reliability and mobility. The gearbox, powertrain system and overall suspension were improved, supporting the team’s goal of improving their speed record.

In addition to their weekly meetings, members attend Tuesday and Thursday work nights. The team drives to the Pozo La Panza Off-Highway Vehicle Area to test their cars over hills and rocks to familiarize themselves with an environment similar to a competition setting. According to Ribet, the team looks forward to testing their cars.

“Competition is one of the most rewarding experiences,” mechanical engineering sophomore Ribet said. “It’s when you really see like, ‘I built that, that’s on the track right now.’ Just to see the product of all this work is really in-

credible and rewarding to know that you do succeed, and you do make it, despite those long nights where you don’t think that you’re going to.”

The SAE holds Collegiate Design Series competitions each year, in which the Cal Poly Racing team enters their Formula SAE, Formula SAE Electric and Baja SAE cars.

The two racing teams had a past rivalry, but Ribet and the rest of the SAE board have made efforts to mend the relationship through bonding events.

“We try to keep a very collaborative environment between the teams, while still maintaining this level of professionalism so that we can still learn a lot from each other,” Ribet said.

During the first week of winter break, “build week,” both teams worked alongside one another, assembling their cars “all day, every day.”

As of March 5, approximately 2,400 rising sophomores have already signed up to live on campus next year.

“That’s a really, really good signal that students want to be on campus, that it’s priced appropriately for them compared to what they can find off campus, and we’re confident that we’ll fill,” Humphrey said.

One of the ways food insecurity and homelessness can be better addressed is not only having students on campus, but keeping them on campus, Humphrey added.

“It also allows us to make sure that we’re addressing issues of hunger and homelessness because we can see students, we can can make sure that they’re cared for. When students move off campus, it’s harder for us to care for them because our staff aren’t seeing them all the time,” he said.

University policy will enforce that sophomores will be required to live on campus given the university has enough oncampus housing.

Other colleges such as San Diego State and Ohio State already require sophomores to live on campus.

“A number of larger public universities are moving in that direction because they are seeing the same thing that we’re seeing, which is the strong academic outcomes for students who live on campus a second [year], compared to students who live off-campus,” Humphrey said.

Although Cal Poly is in favor of this new requirement, it is a work in progress.

“That’s many, many years away, I would say at least four or five years. We need to build about 1,500 to 2,000 more beds to be able to

comfortably say all second-year students will be required to live on-campus,” Humphrey said. “It’s taken five years from initial concept to opening for yakʔityutyu to come out of the ground.”

Although food insecurity and homelessness have shown to be issues for Cal Poly students, Humphrey said they have been better addressed in the past five years.

“I think it is about things like continuing to improve scholarships and financial aid for students, doing things like building financial aid into the cost of housing. I know of no other university in the state that’s doing that right now. I’m very proud of us for doing that, making sure that the resources are available for students on campus for students so that they don’t have to go homeless,” Humphrey said.

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Eighth annual Cayucos Sea Glass Festival crafters bring art and nature together Cassandra Garibay @ cassandragari

For hundreds of years, glass has made its way into the ocean and washed up again as sea glass — a treasure hunter’s dream, according to San Francisco street artist and sea glass enthusiast Katie Carrin.

“I just loved the idea of it, that a piece of garbage, like a bottle or dishware or glass item, got thrown into the ocean and Mother Nature turned it into something beautiful,” Carrin said.

Sea glass is glass that has been thrown into the oceans, broken down and naturally rounded into small, smooth pieces without sharp edges by the waves, currents and sand.

Carrin was one of many artists who brought their sea glass jewelry and artwork to the eighth annual Cayucos Sea Glass Festival March 10-11. The weekend kicked off with the second annual Mermaid Ball Friday, March 9.

The festival brought together collectors from all over the coast and sea glass from around the world to share and celebrate hand-crafted work with the Cayucos community.

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Although each artist at the festival shared a passion for sea glass, each came about in a different way.

stopped collecting. From trips to the coastline of northern England, which is one of Carrin’s favorite places to collect, to up and down the California Central coast. Carrin loves spendCarrin’s Artisan Sea Glass Jewelry ing time collecting these treasures.

Carrin’s love of sea glass be“You can hope and wish gan at a young age. As she for things, but it is up to looked back, she fondly Mother Nature what remembered walking you are going to find,” with her grandfaCarrin said. ther on their beach Carrin has made camping trips. He and sold sea glass would pick up garjewelry for more bage and recyclathan 30 years. bles and she would However, for the pick up sea glass to past 11 years, she add to her growing has sold her jewelcollection. ry on the streets of KATIE CARRIN Along with her fasSan Francisco. Since cination with sea glass, 1972, The San FranCarrin loved making her own cisco Art Commission has jewelry from a young age. Eventually, provided licenses for people who she married the two passions. wish to sell their hand-crafted art on the “It was just a natural fit that they went San Francisco streets. into my jewelry designs because they felt “I feel fortunate that I get to meet so many like little gems,” Carrin said. people from all over the world. Collecting Carrin, like many sea glass artists, never sea glass, no matter where you’re from, peo-

You can hope and wish for things, but it is up to Mother Nature what you are going to find.

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| Collectors can turn their beach finds into jewelry at the Cayucos Sea Glass Festival.

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ple have fond memories from their childhood,” Carrin said.

Carrin sells her jewelry three days a week, usually in Embarcadero Plaza. Her prices typically range from $45 to $100, depending on the size, shape and color of the sea glass.

Carrin sells her work at the Cayucos festival every year and plans to continue to do so in the future.

Monica Branstrom Studio Monica Branstrom is another sea glass jewelry maker and returning artist to the festival. Branstrom is a mother of three whose youngest daughter is a freshman at Cal Poly.

Although Branstrom now calls the West Coast her home, she grew up collecting shells along the South Florida Coastline.

However, she did not discover sea glass until a surfing trip to Baja California, Mexico.

“I’ve always been a beachcomber collector but my first run in with sea glass was in Baja [California] and it was all uphill from there,” Branstrom said.

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| Sea glass collectors blend art and jewelry to make these beautiful creations.

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planet that has taken this type of art to this level,” retired University of California, Los Angeles professor and former business ownBranstrom said her fascination with sea glass er Sierad said. comes not only with its beauty, but its aspects Sierad began his unique creations when of “history and mystery.” he retired to the beach at the age of 55. Af“‘What did this come from?’ There is always ter writing a memoir about his time as a that question,” Branstrom said. “‘What was high-end electronics business owner, Sierad this a part of?’” picked up new hobbies of sea glass collecting Over time, Branstrom began to formulate and art making. an analogy for sea glass, relating it to the “I’ve always been into art, but I’ve never done journey of life. anything artistic in my life, so I gave it a shot,” “As we go through life, just as a piece of sea Sierad said. glass, we may start out really sharp and jagSierad said his first two attempts at makged with some areas of our life that ing art out of the sea glass were aren’t necessarily attractive inspired by the view from maybe,” Branstrom said. his yard. Although Sierad “And over time, bumpknew he had room for ing up against people improvement, he was or circumstances pleased with his or trials in our life, work and decided those circumstancto try once more, es kind of smooth this time replicatus and shape our ing the artwork of character. We beC.S. Escher, a Dutch come more smooth, artist who focused on more soft and actually mathematical woodJACK SIERAD more beautiful.” cuts and lithographs.

Branstrom said when “The real transition, I making her jewelry, she envithink, is knowing I could [repsions her customers, as people who licate] the Escher, and once I learned I understand that analogy or have personal and could do it, I knew I could do anything I wantemotional connections to sea glass themselves. ed to do, and then I had freedom,” Sierad said.

To advance her craft, Branstrom picked up Since then, Sierad has made more than 150 metalworking and uses recycled metals to inpieces that each have unique images and are corporate into her jewelry designs. typically two feet by three feet in size. AccordShe is now the founder and facilitator of a ing to Sierad, his pieces contain as many as week-long workshop in Florence, Italy, called 5,000 sea glass stones total and take roughly “Metalsmiths in Florence,” taught by a Florenthree weeks to create. tine master goldsmith who has more than 50 Sierad has created his artwork for the past years of experience. ten years or so, diligently collecting sea glass Similar to Carrin, Branstrom said she does every day. not alter the sea glass she collects, but rather His larger pieces range from $900 to $1,200. uses her metalwork to enhance the natural However, Sierad said, if someone truly conbeauty of the glass. nects with his work and cannot afford the piece, he will often lower the price for them.

Dr. Jack’s Sea Glass Art As Sierad said, he is more passionate about Another “sea glass purist” and artist who atsharing his love for sea glass than the money tended the festival, Jack Sierad, found a differhe earns from it. ent way to craft sea glass into art.

“The bottom line really is, I just love what I Although Sierad makes jewelry as well, his do now and I never thought I would be domain focus is creating mosaics out of sea glass. ing this in my life. You know, you never know “I am probably the only person on the where life takes you,” Sierad said.

The bottom line really is, I just love what I do now.

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Free Internet: The gateway to success for indie artists Chase Dean @ Chdean96

Chase Dean is a political science senior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this column do not represent the viewpoints or editorial coverage of Mustang News.

In 2005, a band of four boys from Sheffield, England had their entire world turned upside down after their friends uploaded their music to file-sharing sites and Myspace unbeknownst to them. The press eventually got a hold of the band’s internet-based success which not only changed the music industry, but the internet as a platform for indie artists to garner newfound fame. That band was the Arctic Monkeys.

The Arctic Monkeys are among many indie artists who can attribute much of their rise to fame to the internet. Indie artists are defined as artists not affiliated with a major record label. Despite net neutrality regulations not existing at this time, the model of the internet.

A platform that allows indie artists to share their music largely without fees is a resource that is indispensable for artists that don’t have the same resources as those signed to major record labels. However, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent rollback of net neutrality regulations could lock this gateway to success.

As of December 2017, the FCC passed an order to rescind current net neutrality rules in a 3-2 vote along party lines. The order was spearheaded by the Republican chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, who viewed the regulations as too restrictive. Net Neutrality rules were put in place by the Obama administration to prevent broadband companies from slowing down and blocking certain types of content. Without net neutrality regulations in place, broadband companies

would be able to charge consumers fees to access certain websites or faster speed tiers on certain websites.

This repeal has multiple implications for the indie music scene, most of which are harmful.

One of the ways this may affect the scene is that internet providers are now able to charge a fee to access popular music-sharing websites such as SoundCloud and YouTube. This means that for artists and consumers, a fee would be required to access websites designed for the free sharing of music. For artists signed to major record labels, this may not be a huge issue considering the resources at their disposal. However, it would force indie artists and independent record labels to fork out profuse amounts of money just to compete with larger labels who will pay more to boost their artists.

This would further drive down the already abysmal profits indie artists make through their music. For example, Spotify has admitted that on average, rights holders are paid somewhere between $0.006 and $0.0084 per stream. Of course, “rights holders” doesn’t just mean the artists themselves, but also the labels and publishers. In essence, if people frequent streaming sites such as Spotify less, those payouts will decrease, ultimately leading to indie artists losing their livelihood.

As of now, politicians have taken action in fighting this disastrous repeal. Both Republicans and Democrats have backed a Congressional Review Act resolution in the Senate to block the repeal, but they still lack the support to pass it.

Indie music is a staple of the music industry as it continues to defy the norms and expectations set forth by mainstream artists, further cultivating innovation in music. Without a free and open internet, indie artists will not be able to share their music or follow their artistic goals.

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65. Bad places to live 66. Large, wading bird 67. Witches 68. Cover with drops 69. Props up the head CLUES DOWN 1. Philippine province 2. Shallow channel 3. Type of acid 4. Cygnus’ brightest star 5. One who buys and sells securities (abbr.)

6. Ill will 7. Plant of the goosefoot family 8. Intellectual 9. Mineral 10. Shiny silicate minerals 11. Ottoman civilian title 12. What you wear when eating BBQ (2 words) 13. Soul and calypso song 21. Advises 23. “The Spanish Tragedy” playwright 25. Surrounds the earth 26. Paddle 27. Adjusted 28. Succulent plant 29. Forearm bones 32. Belonging to Egyptian ascetic Apollo’s colleague 33. Type of mental illness 34. One from Asia 36. 007’s creator 37. Direct toward 38. Pie _ __ mode 40. Large terrier 41. Hillsides 43. Patriotic women (abbr.)

44. Connects words

46. For each 47. Flower cluster 49. Closes a deal 50. Arabian desert 51. Vaccine against poliomyelitis 52. American state 53. Religion practiced in China 54. Type of sediment 57. Hall of Famer Ruth

58. “Layla” singer Clapton 59. Gamble 61. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.)

62. Midway between south and southwest

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LIBRA – Sept. 23/Oct. 23 Sassy and flirty is your attitude this week, Libra. Ask someone on a date and go somewhere fun! Walk down the street blasting BROCKHAMPTON Thursday morning.

TAURUS – April 21/May 21 Taurus, don’t let people walk over you this week. You have a strong voice that should be heard. Put yourself out there! Watch an interview with Gucci Mane Wednesday morning.

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GEMINI – May 22/June 21 You’re in the dumps for good reason, Gemini. Things aren’t going your way and you’re throwing a pity party. Only you can get yourself out of this funk. Listen to Nickelback all day Saturday.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov. 23/Dec. 21 It’s a really important time for your friendships, Sagittarius. Work on people that mean a lot to you and lose those who don’t. Take a bath while listening to Etta James Tuesday afternoon.

CANCER – June 22/July 22 You’re feeling flirtatious vibes coming your way, Cancer. Take a hold of them and take a chance! Listen to “Angles” by The Strokes Friday night.

CAPRICORN – Dec. 22/Jan. 20 Take it easy, Capricorn! You’re too stressed and it’s affecting your work. Take things one day at a time. Watch Arctic Monkeys music videos all day Friday.

LEO – July 23/Aug. 23 Your outgoing personality might be hiding something not-so-fun going on, Leo. Let good friends in and don’t be afraid to talk about it.

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AQUARIUS – Jan. 21/Feb. 18 Aquarius, money troubles are front and center this week. Start saving for something you really want. Dance to Michael Jackson Wednesday afternoon.

VIRGO – Aug. 24/Sept. 22 Virgo, it’s time to go back to your roots. Take a pause and reconnect to realize the place you are in life. Cry to Adele Monday night.

PISCES – Feb. 19/March 20 A serious talk is coming, Pisces. Get ready.

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EARLY EXIT | The women’s basketball team will look to replace seven seniors next year, including the record-setting twin sisters and senior guards Dynn and Lynn Leaupepe.

BASKETBALL continued from page 1

Women’s basketball vs. CSU Northridge After earning the No. 2 seed in the Big West Tournament and a two-round bye, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team squared off against Cal State Northridge (CSUN) in the semi-finals Friday afternoon. The Mustangs fell to the Matadors 50-73.

After the Mustangs’ final regular season game in Hawai’i last week, more than half of the Mustangs’ team personnel ended up with norovirus, according to head coach Faith Mimnaugh. Several players and Mimnaugh were not allowed to board the plane in Hawaii for the return trip, while four more players who were originally allowed to board were hospitalized once returning to California.

“There’s absolutely no way we could have played on Tuesday or Wednesday,” Mimnaugh said. “We tried to practice Wedesday, but we were terrible. I’d like to clobber somebody in Hawai’i, whoever gave this to us.”

The ailing Mustangs kept pace with the Matadors early in the first quarter, but quickly found themselves down by double digits. Senior guard Dynn Leaupepe could not find her rhythm from the floor after draining her first two shots.

The Matadors took advantage of the Mustangs’ slow start and poured in a 16-3 run over six minutes, ending the quarter with a 24-9 lead over Cal Poly.

The shooting woes continued for Cal Poly in the second quarter as the team connected on less than 20 percent of their shots from the field. Ball movement proved to be a ma-

jor obstacle for the Mustangs to overcome on both sides of the ball, only tallying one assist in the half, while the Matadors racked up 13.

While the Mustangs only mustered seven points in the second quarter, the Matadors pushed their lead to 20 points by halftime, 36-16.

Midway through the third quarter, another big run by the Matadors after the break pushed their lead to 30 points, 50-20. The Mustangs tried to swing the momentum of the game by switching to full-court press defense after the break.

While their defense yielded 19 turnovers in the game, the Mustangs’ offense could not get anything going. Dynn and senior guard Lynn Leaupepe combined for 19 points, while shooting a mediocre 9-30 from the floor. In the regular season, Dynn aver-

aged 21 points per game on her own.

The Mustangs connected on just three shots from beyond the arc and were outscored 32-24 in the paint.

Meanwhile, Matador senior forward Tessa Boagni and junior forward Channon Fluker steamrolled the Mustangs down low, combining for 34 points and 20 rebounds.

Ultimately the Mustangs’ comeback attempt came up short as Cal Poly fell 50-73 to the Matadors.

Next season, the Mustangs will have to replace Dynn and Lynn, both of whom are in the top 20 in points scored and rebounds in Cal Poly women’s basketball history.

“In the end, it was a blessing to be able to play with my sister,” Lynn said. “It’s been a fun ride, and overall, I’m just so proud of my teammates and how they grew on and off the court.”

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