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NO MORE TWO-FOR-ONES DOWNTOWN BARS ASKED TO STOP TWO-FOR-ONE DRINK SPECIALS

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San Luis Obispo Downtown Association and the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) asked downtown bars and restaurants to stop serving two-for-one drink specials effective Jan. 22.

Bars affected by this include Mother’s Tavern, Creeky Tiki, Frog & Peach Pub, Marston’s Bar & Grill and SLO Brew, among others.

The purpose of this ban is to reduce the high intoxication levels in the downtown area, according to San Luis Obispo Downtown Association Executive Director Dominic Tartaglia.

Some of the downtown establishments said they were understanding of the new rule.

Mother’s Tavern will continue to offer a number of similar specials, but none that offer discounts on pairs of drinks, according to Mother’s Tavern manager

Nick Guggisberg.

“We hope that students will understand that this change will ultimately benefit the community as a whole and allow everyone to have a safer and more enjoyable experience when partaking in downtown festivities,” Guggisberg said.

While some bars and restaurants did not feel the new rule would negatively affect their business, not all students are pleased with the decision.

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LION DANCE

Cal Poly’s STUNT team wins all-girl Gameday Division National Championship.

This student-led troupe is the only traditional lion dance team on the Central Coast.

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“I don’t really think it’s fair of the city to do that,” sociology junior Maggie Curran-Levett said. “We’re broke college students that can’t afford to not have deals like that when going downtown.”

Along with safety enhancement zones during impacted times of year, this rule is another example of the SLOPD and the City of San Luis Obispo cracking down on binge drinking in an effort to make the city safer for students and residents alike.

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YOGA AND POETRY......................................4 CULTURE FASHION SHOW...........................6 LION DANCING ............................................8

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MILWAUKEE BUCKS ..................................14 STUNT TEAM .............................................14 MEN’S BASKETBALL..................................14

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CHECK IN | Mustang News sat down with Harmon and talked with her about her term so far and her plans going for ward.

Halfway through Mayor Heidi Harmon’s term

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Mayor Heidi Harmon ran on a platform of increasing inclusive affordable housing and working towards proactive community engagement. She also wanted to make San Luis Obispo a more eco-friendly city and reduce homelessness in the city. Halfway through her term in office, these goals have manifested in various ways.

Connecting to the community Harmon began a neighborhood walk program in June 2017, both as a way for residents to get to know their mayor and to encourage regular exercise. The walks also serve as an opportunity for people to bring up concerns and issues they may have with the city.

Harmon said she believes there is a core group of people who attend city council meetings and who will actively reach out to the mayor’s office to express concerns. The neighborhood walks provide a chance for her to hear different concerns and voices.

“I can tell you I have never had, that I can remember, someone coming to a council meeting and telling me about their concern about speed of traffic and traffic in general,” Harmon said. “But on every single neighborhood walk I’ve had, that’s been one of the number one concerns.”

Community engagement, and especially engagement with the Cal Poly community, is one of Harmon’s strong suits. Harmon has spoken at several on-campus events advocating for issues and causes she feels strongly about.

However, Harmon’s strong liberal stance on these issues worries some of the more conservative students on campus. These students said they are concerned that even if their voices are being heard they will not necessarily be taken into account.

“She’s so partisan that I’m not sure it really matters. I mean, theoretically, if you were very against the type of things she stands for, you could talk to her about it in one of these situations; but the idea of trying to build more of a community with her office is seriously subverted by the fact that she associates with such partisan groups,” construction management junior and Vice President of Cal Poly College Republicans Roberta Martin said.

Increasing affordable housing One of Harmon’s goals during her term was to accomplish a four-point plan to create more affordable housing in San Luis Obispo. One of these points, the repeal of the Rental Housing Inspection Program (RHIP), was accomplished within the first couple months of her term.

The four points of her plan are as follows: • Increase student housing on campus.

• Legalize tiny houses

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Making new developments housing by design • Repeal the RHIP “We’re very enthusiastic about Mayor Harmon and the job she’s done so far. And we look forward to supporting her for reelection in November,” economics senior and Cal Poly College Democrats President Sebastian Hamirani said. “Making sure housing developments that are coming into the city have a mixture of price ranges makes it so that people can bring their family to San Luis Obispo and take advantage of the opportunities here. Regardless of whether they have a low or high income.”

Progress toward sustainability Aside from housing, the city has also taken more steps towards becoming more environmentally friendly. The City of San Luis Obispo hired the first sustainability coordinator in it’s history and has also worked toward eliminating single-use plastic cups and bottles from city property.

The city council also wants to end Columbus Day and instead celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day to make San Luis Obispo a welcoming city to all people regardless of documentation status.

In the second half of her term, aside from continuing to create more affordable housing, Harmon wishes to create effective solutions to homelessness.

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The Cal Poly Climate Action Plan (PolyCAP) Team has developed the Cal Poly Climate Action Plan to address new California State University (CSU) policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Overall, this will help the school decrease its environmental footprint and adapt to the effects of climate change.

The 124-page plan lays out an extensive process to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and reduce Cal Poly’s environmental footprint.

Prior development The project was first developed by a group of senior students as part of a two-quarterlong city and regional planning design studio course. Students who were part of the team were under leadership of the City and Regional Planning Department and worked to address the 2014 CSU Sustainability Policy.

“We essentially contracted with [the] City and Regional Planning [department] to do this as a student involved hands-on Learn

by Doing project, to develop our Climate Action Plan,” Director of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability Dennis Elliot said.

Students then presented this plan to the faculty working in Facilities, as sustainability is a large element that falls under their authority.

“Facilities as the organization within Cal Poly administration that is responsible for compliance with CSU Sustainability Policy and everything related to energy, water and waste, it is a natural home for climate plan-

THINK GREEN | PolyCAP’s plan lists

ning,” Elliot said.

This includes: Early last year, students presented PolyCAP • Reducing waste to the landfill by 80 to the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board percent by 2020 of Directors; however, the board decided not • Increasing recycled and reused items to endorse it. by 80 percent by 2020 “There were some issues last year that stu• Reducing GHGs 80 percent by 2040 dents were concerned with which is why • Increasing Renewable Energy 33 perthey did not endorse it, so we aren’t sure cent by 2020 if the authors are going to redraft it or if • Reducing water usage 20 percent by they will just move along with it,” 2020 ASI Board member for the • Increasing use of susCollege of Science and tainable food 20 percent Math and mathematby 2020 ics sophomore Ethan The scopes Alexander said.

Elliot said FacilThere are three ities has not curscopes used to mearently taken any sure carbon emisaction to pursue sions on Cal Poly’s formal adoption campus. or endorsement of Scope one considPolyCAP, though ered direct onsite emisit is something they sions that are released on KYLEE SINGH are hoping to achieve in Cal Poly’s property. Some the future. examples of this include com“This is something I am working bustion of natural gas from boilers in on, because it is my job, and it is the right the central plant and consumption of fuel for thing to do because it is driven by state law on-campus fleet vehicles. and CSU Policy. It is our desire to achieve Scope two emissions are under our control formal adoption or approval of the Climate but they take place elsewhere.

Action Plan, as a fundamental thing that Cal “For example, electricity doesn’t emit Poly is committed to achieve,” Elliot said. greenhouse gas here but it emits it somewhere else,” Elliot said.

The goals Some examples include water usage, elecBased on the 2014 CSU Sustainability Policy, tricity usage and discharge to the city sewer. schools have to reduce GHG emissions to Scope three includes elements that are 1990 levels by 2020 and to 80 percent less not on sight and not under Cal Poly’s conthan 1990 levels by 2040. trol, such as commuting, business travel and traveling overseas for study abroad.

Scope three is quantified by a Cal Poly Transportation Survey.

The CSU Sustainability Policies only apply to the first two of the three scopes. However , Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong recently signed the Second Nature Climate Commitment, making the school responsible for Cal Poly’s scope three emissions.

“This is important, because it is 50 percent of our carbon footprint. If we don’t try to address those and try to manage them, we are ignoring half of our total environmental footprint. That was a significant statement on the President’s part and a leadership statement to say we are going to go above and beyond state law, above and beyond CSU policy,” Elliot said.

Second Nature Climate Commitments is run by non-profit organization Second Nature. According to Elliot, almost a thousand universities are participating in the commitment, including all of the UC’s and more than half of the CSU’s.

Under this commitment, Cal Poly has promCHRIS GATELE Y | MUSTANG NE W S changes to make Cal Poly more sustainable. ised to achieve neutrality as soon as possible.

Everything we do has an environmental impact, has an impact on our health...

Cal Poly’s neutrality goal is set at 2050, but Facilities Volunteer Coordinator and Manager of the Zero Waste Program Colleen Trostle believes the goal is subject to change.

“Honestly, I think we are going to meet these goals way before the selected date,” Trostle said.

The sectors The plan has eight sectors, including agriculture, buildings, campus life, Public-Private Partnership (PPP), renewable energy, solid waste, transportation and water. Each of these sections plays a significant part in reducing Cal Poly’s environmental footprint.

Within each category there are various recommendations for the school to carry out.

“Some of this has to do with infrastructure and lighting fixtures and some of it has to do with the way we are using our water and agriculture land, some of those resources as well,” Alexander said.

Some examples of these recommendations are to invest in making the buildings more sustainable, improving the lighting fixtures, modernization of heating and air conditions and more.

“The recommendations are not mandatory in each area; they are areas of opportunity,” Elliot said.

The future and its impact Currently, the PolyCAP is still being developed and pursued by Facilities staff.

“We will likely collaborate with [the] City and Regional Planning [department] again and develop some new student projects to go do updates to the greenhouse gas inventory or to perform new transportation surveys, updating that data,” Elliot said.

Facilities staff — including Sustainability Coordinator Kylee Singh — said they believe students should become aware of all of the effects of climate change and our environment’s future.

“Everything we do has an environmental impact, has an impact on our health, on our economy, has an impact on us becoming a sustainable community,” Singh said.

Elliot said be believes if students are passionate about climate change and its effects, students should speak up and help the community be more aware of it.

“Ultimately it is up to executive decision but a student voice, especially from the student government, would be impactful to that conversation. It would be great if the student body, whether it came from a club, or ASI Board of Directors, or [Julian A. McPhee University Union] Advisory Board, or greek organizations, or anyone,” Elliot said. “Anyone who wants to support this and is passionate about climate change, by all means, have your voice be heard.”

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The teacher and the yogi: English professor combines passions into new art form Tabata Gordillo @ tabatagordillo

The clock approached 6 p.m. as yogis rolled out their mats in the dimly lit studio. Each individual focused on understanding their own intentions as they waited for their instructor to start the practice.

Leslie St. John began class as she always does: lighting sage around the room to create a sacred space. Each person drew an oracle card as a way for them to set an intention for the class and to connect. St. John explained that this connection is not specific. It could be a connection with a god, infinite consciousness, one’s higher self; whatever it may be, she said the goal is to drop out of the analytic mind and come into the metaphorical mind.

The opening meditation on that day was, “I am not my mind.”

“So often we feel that we are just our thoughts and our thoughts are usually so repetitive. Yoga is a great opportunity to realize, ‘No, we are bigger and freer than that,’” St. John said.

A dual passion English professor St. John said she considers yoga to be one of the major passions in her life. As she reflected back on her initial yoga journey, she said yoga served as an aid that pulled her out of difficult times in life.

During her early adult life, St. John faced multiple adversities that led to some of her darkest moments.

St. John struggled with an eating disorder for many years. At the age of 17, she experienced a traumatic eye injury that caused her to lose one of her eyes. In these moments of despair, yoga became her outlet.

“I started to feel like my body was this medium for experiencing the world and expressing myself and feeling strong and confident as opposed to all the diminishing ways we talk to ourselves about our bodies,” St. John said.

After years of practicing yoga, St. John trained in the practice and later began her journey as a yoga instructor when she moved to California.

Along with her passion for yoga, St. John said she has a love for creative writing and poetry. St. John has been teaching English at Cal Poly since 2007 and focuses on contemporary poetry, creative nonfiction, romanticism and rhetoric and composition. In her classes, St. John finds a way to tie in the spiritual values that yoga emphasizes and prioritizes the well-being of her students.

Nick Lampe, computer engineering junior and former student of St. John’s, said it is clear St. John cares deeply about her students.

“She really prioritized making sure that her students were getting the most out of her class, whether it be appreciation for literature, inter-

personal growth, or even help to understand difficult things that were happening in the world,” Lampe said in regards to the class he took with St. John during Fall 2017.

With such strong passion for both writing and yoga, St. John felt a division.

“I was an English teacher and a yogi, and the worlds did not merge,” St. John said.

Prose and Poses Although St. John said she found it difficult to embrace both passions as one, she said she always found herself connecting one with the other.

“When I was a writer I just had a hard time sitting down to write because I’m such a body and movement person,” St. John said. “I started to say, ‘Well, what if I move my body first as a way to cultivate that connection and then sit down and do that writing when I’m in this free-flowing, creative, associative place?’”

She explains that movement was the “prep work” to writing.

“When we move our bodies, I think we can connect more deeply to our truths,” St. John said. “So when we write from that place, we’re writing from a more authentic and truthful place.”

It was St. John’s friend who prop osed the idea of combining the two.

“We were drivI want to help people TABATA GORDILL A | MUSTANG NE W S ing back from POETRY IN MOTION | St. John calls yoga “prep work” before writing. find their expression, Big Sur,” St. Seeking beauty John said. “I John said. whatever it is, whether don’t know why She also offers a class When asked what motivates her to put these I never thought called “Fall Back to two practices of hers into action, St. John it’s through their about it before Move Forward,” where simply replied, “Beauty.” bodies or words. but he just kind of she has her students reHer book of poetry is titled “Beauty like a gave me permission flect on their own stories Rope.” She explained it is reflective of the difLESLIE ST. JOHN to put these two pasby doing a back-bending ficult times she encountered in her youth. St. sions together.” practice that allows them to John acknowledged that she is a lot happier This idea was put in action move forward to a new story. now than when she wrote the book because about five years ago and later came St. John said she hopes these practices alit explored the most difficult moments in to be known as Prose and Poses: a practice low people to recognize their bodies as allies her life. of yoga and writing that embraces self-inand to cultivate intimacy within themselves.

“I feel like beauty is the thing that helped timacy and creativity.

Sara Wilson, a sociology junior and yogi, pull me out of a pit of despair.” St. John said.

Though St. John has continued to teach in said St. John creates a safe and uplifting space “When I’m feeling gray and unmotivated or San Luis Obispo yoga studios throughout to practice yoga. uninspired, I seek beauty, whether it’s in nathe years, she offers Prose and Poses sep“She truly embodies what yoga is all about ture or art or other relationships. That’s what arately, through workshops, retreats and by making all of the spiritual things she inspires me.” private sessions. talks about in class relatable,” Wilson said.

St. John said that along with beauty comes Although there is not a set sequence for “She really sees the importance of setting this longing for expression and confidence.

Prose and Poses, St. John says the classes an intention before you practice and in real “I have a desire to see people expressing involve opening movement followed by free life so it can guide you in the right direction themselves and having confidence and not journal prompts. and helps you connect with the intuitive being in their wounded version of their own One of the workshops St. John offers is side of yourself.” story. I lived that for so long and I don’t want “Flip the Script,” which focuses on changSt. John said the classes are helpful for her, too. that for them,” St. John said. ing the narratives of stories inherited by “I want to help people find their expression, As for Prose and Poses, St. John said she society through the practice of inversions whatever that is, whether it’s through their hopes she can continue to expand her pracin yoga. bodies or words,” St. John said. “I help people tice while making an impact on others. She “We literally turn upside-down because get unstuck and in doing that, I help myself plans to take Prose and Poses on an interwe’re turning the story on its head too,” St. get unstuck, too.” national Mayan Riviera Retreat April 15-18.

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Student models embody diversity at the Cross Cultural Centers’ Fashion Show Emily Merten @ e_merten

Heels clicked down the runway and gowns shimmered in the spotlight as student models showcased garments from various countries and cultures at the Cross Cultural Centers’ (CCC) fashion show Jan 30.

The CCC — comprised of the Multicultural Center, the Gender Equity Center and the Pride Center — hosted the second annual multicultural fashion show in Chumash Auditorium located in the Julian A. McPhee University Union.

Unlike last year, this year’s fashion show encompassed more than multicultural fashion.

Queer fashion and women’s fashion were also incorporated to celebrate intersectionality.

“The multicultural fashion show and the trans fashion show used to exist as separate entities,” sociology and comparative ethnic studies junior Francisco Gaspar said. “We wanted to focus on the concept of intersectionality with our programming, so this is a way for us to get models from different backgrounds who are underrepresented to come together in one cohesive event.”

Student models walked down the runway as hosts explained the cultural significance of their outfits to the audience .

“There’s a lot of ties to culture and identity with fashion,” Gaspar, a stage manager, said.

“This is a way for a lot of students to show who they are, because what they wear every day

may not be a part of their cultural tradition.” their presence and foster a sense of belonging Art and design sophomore Danielle Sher on a campus that significantly lacks diversity. walked the runway representing Israeli culKinesiology sophomore Garrett Brisbane ture. With the 12 tribes of Israel stitched in said the lack of diversity on campus hinHebrew on her jeans, a bright yellow top, a ders students’ knowledge of cultures unlike military-style hat and a traditional Jewish their own.

Chai necklace (a symbol of life), Sher brought “I see a lot of different people just staying a modern Israeli look to the show. in their bubbles and being comfortable with “I was going back and forth bepeople who look just like them and tween trying to find something speak just like them and think that was traditionally Jewjust like them. But that’s ish, but that wasn’t realrepetitive and you don’t ly reflecting who I was grow that way,” BrisThis is a way for a lot or the actual modern bane said. of students to show who Jewish population in Brisbane sportIsrael or the modern ed a long, slitted they are, because what values,” Sher said. purple skirt and a they wear every day may While orthodox fringed crop top; traditional styles he was one of the not be a part of their are still abundant and models representing cultural tradition. present in Israel, Sher queer fashion. said she wanted to reflect “Queer fashion is FRANCISCO GASPAR her own personal style. about doing whatever you “I’m a bit nervous because want, not worrying about genI’m one person representing my der norms especially,” Brisbane said. entire culture. My idea of what Judaism is “It’s about throwing gender norms out the might not be what everyone in my culture window and doing what challenges you if you would agree with,” Sher said. “But the point feel confined to gender roles. It’s about getting is for me to get on stage and show that I am outside your comfort zone.” here. I am one of the people part of Judaism, Brisbane hoped the show encouraged stubut I’m not the only one. This is not the only dents to learn more about people who may representation, but I am one person.” not share their cultural background.

The show’s theme “I Am Here” allowed un“Hopefully people will become more tolderrepresented groups on campus to assert erant of people who aren’t just like them.

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BREAKING NORMS | Kinesiology sophomore Garrett Brisbane struts in his queer fashion-inspired outfit.

TR ADITIONAL

Hopefully it’ll make them curious and hungry to explore other peoples cultures, ask people questions and hang out with people of a different culture,” Brisbane said.

Industrial engineering sophomore Nora Kabbani has participated in cultural fashion shows since she was a child, but this was her first show at Cal Poly. For this show, Kabbani wore a Palestinian dress made by her grandmother who lives in Jordan.

“Continuing it on in college is a big thing for me,” Kabbani said. “I’ve been growing up doing it every year with my family, but going voluntarily on my own in college is a huge statement saying that I’m going to continue this tradition because it should never end.”

Kabbani said the dresses help her feel rooted in Palestinian culture despite a tense political climate.

“Palestine isn’t really a country anymore, but I can still feel it grounded into me,” Kabbani said. “I won’t shy away from my culture.

Instead of taking the route of forgetting it, I want to bring more attention to it.”

And the dress did. The colorful patterns on Kabbani’s dress were inspired by objects in nature — trees, the moon and stars. “[The dress] shows that we’re still present and we’re still here, and our colors are still more vibrant than ever,” Kabbani said.

“We’re making a statement with what we’re wearing. We won’t be swept under the rug.

We’re still here making an impact.”

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| Nora Kabbani and Nadeen Eliya sported Palestinian garments called thobes.

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PR ACTICE

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| Ellen Liu smiles at a lion head as the team practices behind Davison Music Center.

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UPCOMING | The Lion Dance team rehearses for their Feb. 3 performance at the Veterans’ Hall.

Cal Poly’s Lion Dance Team celebrates Chinese culture Sabrina Thompson @ sabrinaswriting

Rehearsing on the asphalt behind the Davidson Music Center (building 45), the Chinese Student Association’s (CSA) Lion Dance Team prepared for an upcoming performance. The student-led and student-taught troupe is the only one on the Central Coast, made up of 37 dancers of various majors, dancing backgrounds and cultures.

The tradition Lion Dancing is a traditional Chinese dance once used to ward off demons. Today, it is used in celebrations and is also considered a way to bring good luck.

There are two dancers in each lion costume, which feature bright colors and beading complete with a moving lower jaw. One dancer controls the head while the other acts as the body. The dancing is done to the beat of drums, cymbals and gongs. Much of the dancing is done with the lions weaving in and out of one another while they follow a dancer outside of the lion who guides them around the room. The dances are choreographed by captain and biological sciences senior Adam Lin as well as other senior members. Their elegant costumes have been passed on through the years, with new ones coming all the way from China.

The Lion Dance Team at Cal Poly was founded in 1957 by Young Louis and has been a part of CSA ever since. Without a faculty advisor, they educate students and the community about the traditional Chinese dance.

“Lion Dance Team’s performances for blessing businesses during New Years and grand openings help maintain the cultural ties that the Chinese community in San Luis Obispo would otherwise have to give up,” according to the team’s website. Food science and nutrition freshman Joakim Nguyen said these cultural roots are key parts of dancing.

“More than the team itself, the dancing is part of my way of accepting my culture and being able to express it in ways I hadn’t before,” Nguyen said.

For many of the students, the lack of faculty involvement promotes student leadership and flexibility. Lin worked his way from co-captain to captain in the three years he has been a part of the team.

“It’s a lot of fun knowing that eventually one day, if one us works hard enough, we could become the boss, lead and help out,” industrial engineering sophomore Megan Chan said.

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A family bond The bond between the teammates is strengthened through weekly rehearsals and traveling the California Coast for performances. Many members said they share fond memories of their annual visit to Hanford, California. The trip, which starts with a caravan of members’ cars getting on the road in the early morning, is an all-day performance at restaurants and venues.

“It was the first big performance we had and also the first time I hung out with a lot of people on the team, and also see everything we do,” biological sciences freshman Kelly Hongkham said.

Bonding between team members occurs in and outside of rehearsals.

Before practice starts, and even during, members goof around and hang out, spending time after lunch playing video games and talking. For freshmen and sophomores, the upperclassmen are seen as mentors.

“They basically became my family,” Chan said. “We hang out at the library a lot and so I have never felt alone on campus because I know if I just hang out at the library, I’ll find someone I know.”

The Lion Dance Team can be seen performing at the Central Coast Chinese Association New Years’ banquet Feb. 3 at the Veterans Hall, in addition to local restaurants and elementary schools.

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OPINION

Will Johnson @waj_william

Will Johnson is a biomedical engineering sophomore and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this column do not reflect the viewpoints and editorial coverage of Mustang News.

When I think of Millennials, two pictures pop into my head. First, of course, are the tireless jokes Baby Boomers crack about avocado toast and safe spaces.

The second picture, however, stands in pride, in solidarity and in anger. For all the problems we’ve inherited from yesterday’s world (i.e. global climate change, capitalism, Trump, the return of the Nazis), we certainly are fighting back and fighting together. One such example is the international Women’s March, with two Millennials at its head, may yet serve as the proverbial icon of our generation’s unique hardiness and dedication.

Despite all the solidarity, togetherness and teamwork we boast at protests, we are hurting.

According to “Psychology Today,” our generation suffers the worst mental health in medical history. Suicide rates among college students have increased exponentially since 2000. It’s now our second-leading cause of death, and it accounts for twice as many student deaths as alcohol-related accidents or injuries. We’re hurting from a pain different than any age group before us has ever experienced.

It’s the pain that silently stabs our self-esteem when the Snapchat face filter suddenly disappears. It’s the pain we must trudge through every time our stories don’t get as many replies as our friends’, every time our Tinder profile seems to invite only left swipes. It’s the pain delivered to our fingertips and felt in our heartstrings when the touchscreen shows us body, social and fashion ideas that we know we will never match. It’s the pain that arrives, eager and absolutely dripping with egotistical guilt, when social media enters the picture.

Multiple scientific, peer-reviewed studies of social media indicate that our use of Instagram, Snapchat and the like are changing the way we interact with others – and not for the

With social media in hand, we become the authors of our projected lives...

HIDING BEHIND A SCREEN

better. The platforms and apps we spend so much time with have been shown to only increase the ways we compare ourselves to others. With social media in hand, we become the authors of our projected lives and the audience of everyone else’s. We don’t hesitate to manipulate the way we publish ourselves, and we certainly don’t hesitate to compare our true, honest selves to the twisted, manipulated ideals beneath the touchscreen.

The studies have found that gender doesn’t matter. No matter where on the gender spectrum you identify, your Instagram feeds, Snapchat stories and Facebook updates are all

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| Johnson argues that Millennials often hide their pain using social media.

competitions for admiration. Are there any real winners?

We are the ironic generation. The interconnected isolation we suffer every day — at our own hand, no less — strikes our self image with terrible blows. It shows no signs of letting up. We show no signs of letting up.

But, of course, we are the founders of the Women’s March. Our parents can laugh at us all they want, but one thing is for sure: we look to fix things. So how might we fix this? Obviously, social media — or at least, the way we use social media — explains much of the mental “un-health” our age group faces.

Perhaps the adjustment to adult life and the day-to-day stresses of being a full-time student also play a role, but they don’t account for the dramatic difference between our genera-

tion’s self-esteem predicament and previous generations’.

When I think of Millennials, three ideas come to mind. First, I think of avocado toast. Second, I think of a hurting generation in hiding. We hide our true selves, the versions of ourselves with the most potential, behind the manipulations and Facetuned pictures of social media.

Science says this wounds our self-esteem in indescribable ways. Science says the scariest thing we can do is to stop hiding.

Straddling the fence between those two ideas comes the third: our potential. Older generations make fun of us because they see, for the first time in history, an attitude of “we can do it.” And we’re not wrong. We can do it. We will do it.

But only if we come out of hiding.

TUESDAY • JANUARY 30, 2018 | OPINION | MUSTANG NEWS

The Ironic Generation

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Don’t second-guess yourself when it comes to a cause you believe in. Treat yourself to a Hershey’s bar Saturday afternoon.

TAURUS – April 21/May 21 You are overwhelmed this week, Taurus.

Treat conflicts with a level head and a fair heart. Eat a 100 Grand bar Tuesday afternoon.

GEMINI – May 22/June 21 You have been cold and rude to people that just want to help you, Gemini. Reach out to someone you’ve hurt. Have a Tootsie Roll Friday morning.

CANCER – June 22/July 22 You might have to learn an important lesson the hard way, Cancer. It’s in your best interest though. Get yourself a Twix bar Wednesday night.

LEO – July 23/Aug. 23 Procrastination has been your best friend, Leo. Prioritize! You can get it all done. Treat yourself to Air Head Extremes Tuesday night.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov. 23/Dec. 21 Some big news is headed your way, Sagittarius. Be ready to think fast when it comes, you might have to make a snap decision.

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CAPRICORN – Dec. 22/Jan. 20 Once you start on a project, it’s hard for you to focus on anything else, Capricorn. Don’t worry about being a perfectionist, your best is good enough. Eat Crunch-a-Bunch at the movies Friday night.

AQUARIUS – Jan. 21/Feb. 18 You are killing it in the social scene, Aquarius!

Making friends is easy for you, so keep at it.

People have been loving your positive spirit.

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STUNT team wins all-girl Gameday Division National Championship

TUESDAY • JANUARY 30, 2018 | SPORTS | MUSTANG NEWS

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The Cal Poly Cheer/STUNT team traveled to Orlando, Florida earlier this month and competed in the National Cheerleading Association Collegiate Championships at a new venue in Disney’s ESPN Zone. This was the first big event held at the complex designed specifically for cheer and dance.

According to senior captain Kate Panos, the Mustangs had some tough competition from an in-state rival.

“Our rivals Sacramento State, made a comeback in our division,” Panos said.

“Knowing that all season, knowing we’re competing against them was super intense, always lots of emotions and excitement backstage.”

While talking to the other captain, senior Kristen Forster, Panos described the fun of the competition.

“Even with the teams in California it’s fun because we all have practiced together. We were practicing with San Diego State, Sacramento State, and Cal State San Marcos and it was fun because you get to see your friends KENNY CAMPBELL | MUSTANG NE W S and cheer on your friends,” Panos said.

VICTORIOUS | The STUNT team displayed their trophy and medals from their recent victory at the men’s basketball game Thursday night.

The Mustangs were able to beat Sacramento State and the rest of the field on know, stuff like that.” and really puts into perspective the scope For Forster, cheerleading at Cal Poly is their way to winning the National ChampiThe Mustangs finished ninth overall in of the competition, that it is truly national.” more than just a competitive sport and havonship in the all-girl Gameday Divithe all-girl Division I competition.

Both Panos and Forster have been on the ing fun with friends. In her four years on sion, a new division opened this The competition featured a team for all four years of their college career. the team, she cheered with her older sister year. According to Panos, number of universities According to Panos and Forster, this year’s for two years and her younger sister, who the Gameday Division is from all over the country. team has a great combination of veteran is on the team now for the last three. judged more on a teams’ The multitude of highleadership and talented underclassmen.

“It’s exciting to be with a member of my This team is super overall ability to pump ly-competitive squads “This team is super talented ... really just family and do what I love with someone up the crowd and not left some on the Musstrong in all aspects,” Forster said.

I love and then be able to see our skills talented ... really as much on a team’s tangs’ stunt team Though the team was focused on succeedgrow over the years,” Forster said. “I was just strong in choreography and in awe. ing on the floor, they also made a concerted obviously in college before her and seeing dance routine.

“Being at a school like effort to always have fun while striving for her transition from a high school cheerall aspects.

“It really focuses on Cal Poly and practicing greatness. According to Panos, having fun leader to a college cheerleader is just super more of the traditional next to some of the teams is key to the team’s success. exciting to me.”

KRISTEN FORSTER aspect of cheerleading,” — like Alabama and Ken“We really have fun on this team when The team was honored this past Thursday Panos said. “So crowd leadtucky, these huge schools big we’re on the floor performing, more so than at halftime of the Cal Poly men’s basketball ing and leading the crowd, getting football, big cheerleading — it’s other teams I think,” Panos said. “When we game against Long Beach State with a certhe crowd pumped as opposed to the other just really surreal,” Panos said. “Standing are just out there having fun and really just emony at center court and a picture with division which we also competed in, which there, warming up for your routine and you doing our thing, then it really shows in our Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong. Each is more of the elite division where we get to look over and the University of Alabama is performance and those are the performancmember of the team wore the medals they more showcase skills and dance and, you right next to you, that was just really cool es that we look good in and that we win.” received at the competition.

Cal Poly alumnus Joe Prunty to temporarily replace Milwaukee Bucks’ Jason Kidd Erik Engle & Megan Healy @ erik_engle & @ HealyMegan

Cal Poly alumnus and assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks Joe Prunty has temporarily replaced the Bucks’ head coach of four years, Jason Kidd. Kidd was fired after an underwhelming 23-22 start this season with a team many experts predicted to finish near the top of the Eastern Conference.

Kidd originally hired Prunty as an assistant coach while Kidd was the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in August of 2013. He

brought Prunty with him to the Bucks after Kidd was hired as Milwaukee’s head coach before the 2014-2015 season.

Prunty, a California native, graduated from Cal Poly with a speech communications bachelor’s degree in 1991 and started his coaching career at University of San Diego High School and St. Augustine High School the following year.

Among the players Prunty coached in San Diego were Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach Luke Walton and former Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior.

While coaching at the high school level,

Prunty got word of a coaching opportunity with the San Antonio Spurs and joined the franchise as a video coordinator. Soon after, he began his assistant coaching career with the Spurs.

“He seems like one of those guys who just grinned things out,” Cal Poly Athletic Director Don Oberhelman said. “I think it demonstrates what a work ethic can do and I think Cal Poly probably had a lot to do with instilling that in him.”

The Cal Poly alumnus has been the assistant coach for the following: • San Antonio Spurs (1996-2005)

• Dallas Mavericks (2005-2008) • Portland Trailblazers (2008-2010) • Cleveland Cavaliers (2010-2013) • Brooklyn Nets (2013-2014) • Milwaukee Bucks (2014-2018) Prunty has served as an interim head coach twice before in Kidd’s absence, first for two games in the 2013-2014 season with the Brooklyn Nets, and second for 17 games in the 2015-2016 season with the Bucks.

“It’s good for all things Cal Poly,” Oberhelman said. “It’s ‘Learn by Doing’ I think at its best.”

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The men’s basketball team continued to struggle in conference play as they lost to UC Davis 80-56 Saturday at the UC Davis Pavillion. The Mustangs (6-15 overall) still hold only one conference win while the reigning Big West champion Aggies (14-4 overall) improved their Big West Conference record to 5-2.

The Mustangs never had the lead after an early 2-1 advantage with 19:13 left in the first half. Cal Poly allowed UC Davis to shoot an astounding 53.6 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from three.

Even though Cal Poly shot more than 47 percent from the three-point line, the Mustangs shot a mediocre 38.8 percent from the field.

The Aggies also out-rebounded the Mustangs 38 to 21 and dominated inside, scoring 38 points in the paint compared to Cal Poly’s 12 points inside.

This continues a troubling trend for the undersized Mustangs, who have been

out-rebounded by an average of 12.7 rebounds per game during their six-game losing streak.

Junior guard Donovan Fields finished with a team-high 13 points and senior forward Luke Meikle added 10 points for the Mustangs. Senior forward Chima Moneke had a game-high 21 points and junior guard Siler Schneider had 11 points for the Aggies.

Cal Poly senior guard Victor Joseph has continued to struggle, only mustering up six points on two-for-six shooting. This is the third game in a row where he has not scored in double digits.

UC Davis utilized a 10-0 run to pull ahead 19-7 early in the first half and scored 12 of the first 14 points in the second half to lead 56-24 with 16 minutes to play.

With the loss, Cal Poly remains eighth in conference play, only leading UC Riverside in the Big West standings. The Mustangs will take on the Highlanders Wednesday night at Mott Athletics Center.

TUESDAY • JANUARY 30, 2018 | SPORTS | MUSTANG NEWS

Cal Poly drops sixth in a row, routed by hotshooting UC Davis

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